bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Supplementation with Omega-3 fatty acids in the supportive treatment of depression – systematic review
Authors: Chmielarz Karolina , Zapała Magdalena , Hunek Adrian , Kaziród Karolina , Wiśniewska-Skomra Joanna , Tylutka Kinga , Hapon Anna
Published: August 2023

Omega-3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) with a double bond present at the ω-3 carbon atom. Recently, many neurobiologists and psychiatrists have been studying the involvement of inflammatory factors and mechanisms in the pathogenesis of depression, including factors like an improper diet with an excess of omega-6, gut dysbiosis, obesity, and autoimmune diseases. The present study focuses on the impact of unsaturated fatty acids on mood improvement and cognitive processes in elderly patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) resistant to standard treatment. This form of depression is often associated with autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus, and inflammatory bowel diseases. The influence of omega-3 supplementation on depression prevention and its effects on childhood depression were also examined. It should be noted that some publications do not confirm the antidepressant effects of omega-3. However, this article provides evidence of the supportive role of omega-3 in depression treatment, based on neuroendocrine, metabolic, and immunological reactions.

Objective: Literature review on the impact of omega-3 on depression treatment, considering its forms, inflammatory mechanisms, neuroendocrine factors, diet, lifestyle, and age.

Materials and Methods: Literature review based on available sources from PubMed and Google Scholar.

Conclusions: Omega-3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that positively affects the functioning of the body. Many research studies confirm its antidepressant and anti-inflammatory effects, making it a potential adjunctive treatment for depression, especially in elderly patients with major treatment-resistant depression (MDD) coexisting with other chronic diseases. The results of studies on the relationship between omega-3 and antidepressant action also depend on various environmental factors and lifestyle choices.
Endometriosis as very common cause of chronic pelvic pain – overview of actual knowledge
Authors: Miszczyk Karolina , Gonet Malwina , Kania Agata , Lazar Michał , Maj Patrycja , Maternia Jakub , Mozer Piotr , Sergiel Natalia , Serwik-Trandasir Aleksandra , Włodarczyk-Cybulska Karolina
Published: August 2023

Introduction and purpose of the study: Endometriosis is a prevalent condition that affects women in their reproductive years. Diagnosing the condition and determining its manifestations can be complex and uncertain, as they vary among individuals. The symptoms of endometriosis have a detrimental impact on the overall quality of life for patients, leading to decreased well-being, limitations in physical activity, and impaired social functioning. The available treatments for endometriosis are determined based on the primary symptom (chronic pelvic pain or infertility) and are primarily focused on surgical interventions, hormonal therapies, and analgesic medications. These treatments often come with numerous side effects and rarely offer long-term relief. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge regarding endometrosis, including its pathophysiology, diagnostic methods, and the existing treatment options.

 

Materials and methods: The analysis relied on examining materials obtained from both the "PubMed" database and books. The search was performed using the keywords: "endometrosis diagnosis", "endometrosis therapy", "dysmenorrhea", "combined oral contraceptive", "laparoscopy".

 

Summary: Endometriosis poses a significant health concern due to its correlation with compromised daily functioning and infertility. Appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic management of endometriosis contributes to a significant improvement in the wellbeing of patients, including a reduction in pain and improved ability to function both physically and socially. Conservative treatment consists of hormonal therapy, which regulates the menstrual cycle, reduces the severity of pain symptoms and inhibits the development of endometrial foci outside the uterus. In situations of advanced endometriosis, pharmacological treatments may not be sufficient and surgical therapy is required.
Cancer in pregnancy. Does it make the patient's prognosis worse? Methods of treatment, diagnosis
Authors: Sosna Monika , Misiło Adriana , Mordoń Krzysztof
Published: August 2023

Cancer in pregnancy is a rare phenomenon. Pregnancy is a period when a number of tests are performed, thanks to which irregularities can be quickly diagnosed. The most common cancers during pregnancy are breast cancer and cervical cancer. Particular care should be taken in the diagnosis and treatment, as the teratogenicity of some of these methods must be taken into account. Treatment is used if it is supported by a multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, midwives, psychologists, psychotherapists and physiotherapists.
Materials and methods: The literature available on PubMed and Google Scholar was reviewed using the worlds
„Gynecologic cancers in pregnancy”, „pregnancy”, „cancer”
Cervical cancer in pregnant women. How does it affect the course of pregnancy. Methods of diagnosis and treatment.
Authors: Sosna Monika , Misiło Adriana , Mordoń Krzysztof
Published: August 2023

Cervical cancer is now a common occurrence in both non-pregnant and pregnant women. The sooner cancer is diagnosed, the greater the chance of cure and better prognosis for the future. Treatment is used if it is supported by a multidisciplinary team including doctors, midwives, psychologists, psychotherapists, physiotherapists. Diagnostics and methods of treatment of pregnant women for a complex process. These methods must be carefully analyzed and applied in accordance with the guidelines and the implementation of treatment and diagnostics in the event of damage to toxicity and risk to the mother and fetus.
Matrials and methods: The literature available on PubMed and Google Scholar was reviewed using the words: „cancer and pregnancy”, „cervical cancer”
What are the most common running-related injuries? – empirical research based on anonymous surveys among people regularly involved in amateur long-distance runs
Authors: Pająk Monika , Grużewska-Piotrowska Kinga , Hubka Joanna , Grużewska Agnieszka , Wcisło Wojciech
Published: August 2023

Introduction: The aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess the most common injuries in people regularly involved in amateur long-distance runs by empirical research based on anonymous surveys.Materials and methods: The research material was collected using an anonymous online survey in May 2023. The obtained results were analyzed and verified on the basis of scientific literature and statistically processed using Microsoft Office Excel.Results: Of the 124 long-distance runners, 78,2% reported having a running-related injury in the past. The predominant site of these injuries was the lower limb especially foot, ankle and shin. 65,3% researched runners chose hard surfaces such as asphalt or pavestone.Conclusion: Definitely the highest number of injuries in our research is caused by an excessive training load. Most runners chose hard surfaces such as asphalt or pavestone which were not in line with the rules of injury prevention. Keywords: running, injury, running-related musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, rehabilitation.
The growing cyberthreat to critical national infrastructure
Authors: Hughes Mark
Published: August 2023

There is no more attractive target for cyber attackers – especially those linked to nation states – than critical national infrastructure (CNI). Organisations working in sectors that comprise CNI are subject to attacks ranging from ransom attempts to cyber war. Governments are becoming increasingly nervous about these threats, but often left the industry itself to do something about them. So what are the threats, how are they evolving and what do we do about them?
Remote working is here to stay, but security issues persist
Authors: Iqbal Sohail
Published: August 2023

The pandemic forced remote working on many organisations. Most have now adjusted and remote and hybrid working practices are well established. However, the security threats raised by this change linger, with many of the basic issues remaining unaddressed. It's time for organisations to catch up if they are to safely reap the many benefits that remote working offers.
Defensive cyber security: continuous controls enforcement and infrastructure hygiene
Authors: Sood Aditya
Published: August 2023

With the exponential rise in cyber attacks, organisations need to implement mature cyber security strategies for handling cyberthreats at scale and minimising the risk to the business. In this article, we look at the cyber security model of continuous assessment and controls enforcement (CACE), including the importance of maintaining infrastructure cyber hygiene.
They walk among us: AI-based social engineering attacks
Authors: Sendhil Samudhra
Published: August 2023

Cyber criminals have not been slow to see the benefits of artificial intelligence. They have adopted generative AI as a means to improve their credibility and success rate in social engineering attacks. So how do you detect this abuse of AI, and what do you do about it?
Criminalisation of Sex with Disabled People with Cognitive Impairments in Commonwealth Countries
Authors: Arstein-Kerslake Anna , Maker Yvette , Deutschmann Anita , Richardson Siane
Published: August 2023

Sexual offence laws in many Commonwealth jurisdictions criminalise sexual activity with disabled people with cognitive impairments. Many of these laws were created with the intent to protect disabled people with cognitive impairments from sexual abuse. However, they often preclude the possibility for the individual to consent to sexual activity. This preclusion from consenting to sex has the potential to create significant hardship for disabled people with cognitive impairments. It can create barriers to sexual expression and romantic relationships. In addition, it may interfere with the right of disabled people with cognitive impairments to sexual agency, which is protected as part of the right to legal capacity in Article 12 of the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Many of these sexual offence laws are either colonial remnants or may be a product of colonial influence. Many of the most restrictive laws date back to colonial rule and bear remarkable similarity to laws in the United Kingdom (UK) around the time of colonisation. The UK has since enacted reform in this area and has less restrictive laws. However, even these reformed laws often present barriers to the recognition of sexual consent from disabled people with cognitive impairments. This article reviews sexual offence laws across Commonwealth jurisdictions and analyses their compliance with Article 12 of the CRPD. It identifies a potential need to reform antiquated laws that appear to be a remnant of colonial rule and more modern laws that may continue to create barriers to sexual expression and romantic relationships for disabled people with cognitive impairments.
The Intersectional Disadvantages for Disabled Women Students in UK Higher Education
Authors: Meadows-Haworth Claire
Published: August 2023

In a recent systemic review of research on Disabled*1 students in Higher Education (HE), Kutscher and Tuckwiller (2019) highlighted the lack of any intersectional examination of disability and argued that research examining the intersections of disability and gender, race, sexuality, et cetera. are urgently needed. In the UK, a House of Lords Committee released a report that highlighted the many disadvantages still faced by Disabled students in UK HE, highlighting issues around access, support, and performance –finding that there is an attainment gap for Disabled students in UK HE (Hector et al., 2020). This article uses intersectionality as critical social theory (Collins, 2019) in the examination of the success (or otherwise) of Disabled women in HE in the UK. Defining “success” as completing a degree and attaining “Good Honours”, the aim is to identify how the success of Disabled women students in the UK compares to non-disabled women, Disabled men, and non-disabled men. The findings suggest that there are intersectional disadvantages for Disabled women students; suggesting that there is an attainment gap for Undergraduate students and differences in the likelihood they continue and gain their intended award at postgraduate taught level. This paper is the first to examine the intersectional effects of gender and disability in UK HE students, and as well demonstrating this it highlights areas for future research.
Problematising the Problem
Authors: O’Connell Noel
Published: August 2023

Employment inequality is recognised as a problem for deaf people. What is rarely understood is that what often lies behind that inequality is less a “deaf-centered” problem, but rather the issue of “hearing privilege”. Hearing privilege refers to the unearned advantage granted to hearing people on the basis of their hearing identity in a society characterised by ableism. Despite a proliferation of research on the employment disadvantage experienced by deaf people, hearing people continue to dominate in leadership positions in deaf community voluntary organisations. By drawing upon scholarship from Privilege Studies and social justice education, this article “problematises the problem” by discussing the importance of viewing deaf people’s experience of disadvantage through the prism of hearing privilege. The article offers insight into how privilege awareness workshops can be hugely influential in educating hearing people about their privilege and encouraging them to take responsibility for challenging their unearned advantage.
Current Issues Bulletin
Authors: Carpenter Sue
Published: August 2023

Universities in the UK are currently inaccessible to students with intellectual disabilities, although alternative non-matriculating programs for these students are growing throughout the rest of the world. The UK is far behind in this international movement although leading in the field of inclusive research. Incorporating student voices, this article explores the many benefits of inclusion in universities for these students as well as consequently for an academic community as a whole. It discusses stumbling blocks toward this aim, including ableism, and lists a number of potential models of inclusion that universities could adopt. Finally, it describes the goals and mission of the advocacy group IHE (UK) and outlines steps that have been taken so far to rectify this situation.
Indonesia’s anti-extramarital sex legislation: why and how should policymakers respond to prostitution
Authors: Hung Jason
Published: August 2023

On 6 December 2022, Jakarta passed a controversial law criminalising extramarital sex within Indonesian territories. In this policy article, in response to Indonesia’s recent criminalisation of extramarital sex, the author problematises how such legislation compounds domestic sex workers’ encounters with poverty. Then, the author visits Indonesia’s minimum tolerance of prostitution, arguing how such an impractical policy hinders Jakarta from eradicating the socioeconomic root causes of prostitution. Next, the author suggests policy directions that Jakarta should take into account in order to deconstruct the problems of underprivileged, marginalised and impoverished women and girls entering the sex industry. Here the author emphasises that Indonesia can deny the recognition of prostitutes, but it has to recognise prostitutes as local citizens. Therefore, social protection schemes designated for domestic citizens should be made accessible on a gender-blind basis, regardless of beneficiaries’ socioeconomic backgrounds.
Informal care trajectories over the lifecourse in the Netherlands
Authors: Verbakel Ellen , Visser Mark , Raiber Klara
Published: August 2023

This study sets out to identify and describe informal care trajectories over the lifecourse in the Netherlands, and evaluate theoretical ideas on informal care trajectories. We conduct latent profile analysis on a sample of 949 respondents who retrospectively reported on all informal care episodes they had ever experienced, based on the number of episodes, age at first caring episode, duration and overlap. We identified four informal care trajectories – the one-time partner, mid-aged parental, serial and lifelong care trajectories – and assessed their differences in felt obligation, intensity and task complexity. The theoretical ideas of Keating and colleagues find support in our empirical evidence.
Monuments and Memory: Civil War Statuary, Public-Facing Scholarship, and the Future of Memory Studies
Authors: Cox Karen L.
Published: August 2023

Abstract: In the aftermath of George Floyd's 2020 murder, there was renewed focus on Confederate monuments within ongoing debates and protests about racial justice and racist violence. Civil War historians are constantly asked about monuments, regardless of whether they study them. In part, this roundtable seeks to help all those scholars feel comfortable engaging with these questions while also considering where the field of Civil War memory studies is and where it goes next. Bringing together eight scholars and history practitioners, the roundtable covers a range of topics, including discussion about northern monuments, African American commemorations of the war, the impact of a commemorative landscape filled almost exclusively with statues of white men, whether protests have shaped historians' views of Confederate monuments, how to understand more recent Civil War memorials, the role of historians in public debate, the role of "presentism" in history, and the future of Civil War memory studies.
Freedom from the Law and the Experimental “Third Use”
Authors: Paulson Steven D.
Published: August 2023

Abstract: This article addresses the Lutheran discussion of the “third use” of the law. From the doctrine’s origin in Philip Melanchthon’s Annotations on Romans and Corinthians (1522) to the attempted application in the Church Visitations, the attempt was made to apply the law to the baptized as a moral guide without the law’s trademark accusation. The shoehorn for prying a third use into our lives comes from the misguided attempt of preachers to “read their audiences” and aid in a congregation’s moral improvement. The fear of absolution leads to the notion of “dead faith” that must be dealt with beyond the gospel. Though Luther did not imagine such a thing, Melanchthon’s students continued the discussion into the Formula of Concord VI. This article’s thesis opposes attempts to add law to the Gospel: freedom, as Paul astutely argues, is not a passage to something else. It is its own goal and purpose: “For freedom! Christ has set you free” (Galatians 5:1). Freedom frees from the law—not into it. The imaginary third use of law opposes the chief doctrine of justification and is best put to rest.
A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies Evaluating Antiracist Program Techniques for Children and Adolescents
Authors: Weems Carl F. , McCurdy Bethany H. , Scozzafava Mikaela D. , Pina Armando A. , Varela R. Enrique
Published: August 2023

Abstract: This systematic review synthesizes studies that used experimental designs to evaluate techniques theorized to foster the development of antiracism among youth in school settings (19 published reports; 23 independent studies; participant ages 3–19 years old, primarily White). Our goal herein was to identify unique program components, design elements, and outcome measures; and to critically evaluate the existing studies in terms of potential public health impact. A number of specific programming elements were distilled that may be included in future interventions. Overall, interventions that leveraged cognitive and educational components to help increase positive outgroup contact seemed most promising. However, most of the studies testing such programs lacked methodological robustness (e.g., probable gaps in internal validity from the absence of intervention manuals or equivalent, fidelity checks, reliance on outcome measures with unknown psychometric properties, and follow-up designs). Future research would benefit from establishing adherence to implementation (fidelity to protocol), including pre, post, and follow-up assessments, as well as using outcome measures appropriate for determining both short-term and long-term change. There is a clear need for the funding of technique development, manualized programming for delivery, rigorous evaluation of these with standardized outcome measures, and adequately powered studies testing outcomes across development.
‘Physicians of the Soul’: Clerical Responses to Demonic Temptation and Possession in Early Modern Reformed English Protestant Theology
Authors: Walsh Brendan C.
Published: August 2023

Abstract: Recent scholarship has highlighted the centrality of demonic temptation (to commit sin) in early modern Reformed English Protestantism. This article develops this argument further by examining the manifestation of, and the clerical response to, demonic possession in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. Demonic possession is framed here as an expression of intense conflict with demonic temptation: a reading that emphasises the spiritual effects of this affliction on the soul. Moreover, it presents English clergymen—particularly those of Puritan convictions—as predominantly concerned with treating the effects of demonic temptation on the soul. In this role, they thereby fashioned themselves as ‘physicians of the soul’. Through examining a range of early modern English works of practical divinity, demonology, and demonic possession, this article establishes the broader ‘Godly’ concern with demonic temptation, along with how this concern shaped their conceptualisation of demonic assault and spiritual healing.
The Most Moderate of Radical Demonologists? The Amphibian Nature of Jean Bodin’s Démonomanie des sorciers
Authors: Campagne Fabián Alejandro
Published: August 2023

Abstract: The ‘Démonomanie des sorciers’ by Jean Bodin is, along with the ‘Malleus maleficarum’, not only one of the most famous demonologies ever written but one of the most commercially successful. However, one aspect of its argumentation seems to have been overlooked by scholars so far: the paradoxical coexistence of the providentialist foundations of Bodin’s doctrine, typical of the moderate demonology of the Church Fathers, and the merciless brutality of the suggested judicial procedure for the extermination of witchcraft. In other words, the harsh repressive stance associated with Bodin’s book does not follow logically from the Augustinian basis of his anti-scholastic demonology. The key to understanding this inconsistency lies in Bodin’s non-confessional political theory, for which atheism (one of whose evergreen incarnations is witchcraft) should be seen as the most dreadful enemy of any state, regardless of its Christian or non-Christian origins.
Ecological Impacts and Environmental Perceptions of Mining in Europe, 1200–1550: Preliminary Notes
Authors: Geltner G.
Published: August 2023

Abstract: The proliferation of mines in Europe since the late twelfth century is well documented, but only recently have scholars begun to fathom the scale of the industry’s ecological impact, on the one hand, and its role in stimulating environmental thinking and action, on the other. Focusing on the extraction and processing of metal ores, this article begins by illustrating how the renascent sector reshaped different ecosystems, as traced by several palaeo-scientific methods. It then turns to cultural-historical sources to propose that, rather than becoming passive, unwilling, or ignorant victims of a polluting industry, contemporaries criticised what they perceived as extraction’s harms and sought to reduce them, but also developed ways to justify their risks. Communities’ actions, which mingled with the materiality of mines and their surroundings, wrote a major chapter in Europe’s environmental history, one whose ongoing impact remains poorly understood.
Backward multiplex coherent anti-Stokes Raman (CARS) spectroscopic imaging with electron-multiplying CCD (EM-CCD) camera
Authors: MURAKAMI YUSUKE , Yoshimura Minami , Klement W.J. , Oda Atsuki , Sakamoto Ryo , Yakabe Miho , Matsumoto Atsushi , Oketani Ryosuke , Leproux Philippe , Ikenouchi Junichi , Browne Wesley , Kano Hideaki
Published: August 2023

A multiplex CARS imaging system, equipped with an EM-CCD camera, was developed to improve the sensitivity of backward CARS imaging in biological analysis using an inverted microscope. The signal-to-noise ratio was improved by a factor of ca. 3 compared to a conventional CCD mode through the use of EM gain. When imaging cultured epithelial cells in the backward CARS configuration, intracellular organelles such as lipid droplets and nuclei were spectroscopically identified with an exposure time of only 100 ms/pixel.
Optimizing freeform lenses for extended sources with algorithmic differentiable ray tracing and truncated hierarchical B-splines
Authors: Heemels Alexander , de Koning Bart , Möller Matthias , Adam Aurele
Published: August 2023

We propose a method for optimizing the geometry of a freeform lens to redirect the light emitted from an extended source into a desired irradiance distribution. We utilize a gradient-based optimization approach with MITSUBA 3, an algorithmic differentiable non-sequential ray tracer that allows us to obtain the gradients of the freeform surface parameters with respect to the produced irradiance distribution. To prevent the optimizer from getting trapped in local minima, we gradually increase the number of degrees of freedom of the surface by using Truncated Hierarchical B-splines (THB-splines) during optimization. The refinement locations are determined by analyzing the gradients of the surface vertices.
We first design a freeform using a collimated beam (zero-etendue source) for a complex target distribution to showcase the method's effectiveness. Then, we demonstrate the ability of this approach to create a freeform that can project the light of an extended Lambertian source into a prescribed target distribution.
An underground fiber cable discrimination method based on laser interferometer
Authors: Wang Bo , Song DQ , Wang Guan , Pang Zhongwang
Published: August 2023

The maintenance and repair of optical fiber networks often requires the discrimination of underground cables among a group of buried ones. Presently, the methods commonly used are either inefficient or harmful to the fiber cable. In this paper, we evaluate the effectiveness of fiber optic vibration sensing method on underground fiber cable discrimination. We find that the typical vibration sensing method-distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is not suitable for fiber cable discrimination. Especially for long distance scenario, due to “frequency grafting” effect, the DAS method will give a false response on the spectrum of knock events during cable discrimination process. In response, we propose an underground fiber cable discrimination method based on laser interferometer, and demonstrate it on the 40-km urban fiber cable connecting Tsinghua University and Yongding Road. It can give an obvious and real response to the knock event, and can be used in practical applications.
Exploring differential effects of an intervention on historical inquiry tasks: a qualitative analysis of 12th-grade students’ progress
Authors: Wilke Marjolein , Depaepe Fien , Van Nieuwenhuyse Karel
Published: August 2023

Multiple-documents-based (inquiry) tasks are often used to examine historical thinking, as they require students to apply discipline-specific ways of reasoning and writing. Intervention studies using such tasks have often relied on principles from cognitive apprenticeship to make these discipline-specific heuristics explicit to students. While several studies have found positive results, they offer little insight into how and where exactly students’ progress on historical thinking manifests itself, nor into the differential effects of the intervention. Building on essay data gathered during an intervention study on students’ historical inquiry skills, this study explores differential effects of the intervention according to students’ initial historical inquiry ability. To this end, a purposeful sample of students was selected for whom the intervention was particularly effective. The qualitative analysis of students’ essay tasks (pretest and posttest) revealed remarkable differences between students with high and low pretest scores. Although both groups made progress on all aspects of the essay task, they differed in terms of where and how this progress manifested itself: at posttest, students with a high initial score outperformed others in evaluating sources and rebuttals. This study offers insight into patterns of progress in students’ historical inquiry skills which can inform differentiation in instructional practices.
Exploring the link between green energy, CO2 emissions, exchange rate and economic growth: Perspective from emerging South Asian countries
Authors: Rahman Mohammad Rifat , Rahman Md. Mufidur , Akter Roksana
Published: August 2023

This paper investigates the nexus between renewable energy use, CO2 emissions, exchange rate, and economic development within emerging South Asian nations, namely Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) framework. It examines annual data spanning from 1990 to 2019, examining key indicators of renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, exchange rate, and economic development. The ARDL bounds test results demonstrate the existence of co-integration among the variables in the long run. The empirical result finds that the renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and exchange rate have a significant impact on economic growth in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the long run. In India no significant relationship found in the long run. In short run assessment, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka also found same relationship with economic growth and renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and exchange rate. Interestingly, In Pakistan no significant relationship has found in short run estimation analysis. Furthermore, study tried to determine the causality direction by using the Toda Yamamoto granger causality approach, which reveals bidirectional causation between exchange rate and CO2 emission in India. In Pakistan, study also found  bi-directional causality among the variables renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and economic growth. Finally, this paper emphasizes developing the policy as well as making a concrete decision regarding the renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, exchange rate, and economic development for ensuring sustainable economic growth in South Asian region. Future research could extend this work by including different dimensional data, additional countries, or using alternative or supplementary modeling techniques.
Relationship Between Integrative Leadership and Performance of Public Boarding Secondary Schools in Selected Counties Under the FCDC Kenya: The Mediating Effect of Employee Motivation
Authors: Dahir Mohamed Abdinoor , Kathula Domeniter Naomi , Machoka Paul
Published: August 2023

An integrative leadership framework from an educational perspective is vital in understanding the efforts that are put in by school leaders to support overall school performance. Integrated leadership is also critical in the management and the development of partnerships aimed at increasing the quality of school performance. An integrative kind of leadership motivates members of the school community to maximize their overall performance. Integrative leadership combines the qualities of servant leadership, authentic leadership, and value-based leadership while simultaneously addressing their weaknesses. This paper sought to ascertain the mediating effect of employee motivation on the relationship between integrative leadership and the performance of public boarding secondary schools in selected Counties under the FCDC Kenya. This paper critiqued empirical studies linking the relationship between integrative leadership and performance and the mediating role of employee motivation. This study adopted a pragmatism research philosophy. This study also triangulated data using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The target population included all public boarding secondary schools from four FCDC Counties namely Lamu, Isiolo, Samburu, and Wajir. The study also targeted student leaders, teachers, principals, stakeholders (Board of Management representatives, County, and Teachers Service Commissions (TSC) Directors). The sample included 300 student leaders from 16 public boarding secondary schools in four FCDC Counties. A sample of 96 teachers, 16 principals, 16 Board of Management (BOM) stakeholders, 4 county directors of education and 4 TSC county directors; and 4 representatives of development partners also formed part of the sampling units. Therefore, the total sample size was four hundred and forty (N=440). Questionnaires were used to gather information from the teachers and students while interview guides were used to gather information from the school principals, BOM representatives, and County Directors of education. Interview guides were open-ended and detailed. Data was analysed using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis approaches based on the research objectives. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize quantitative data and the results were presented in frequencies and percentages, while inferential statistics were used to test the study hypothesis. Qualitative data on the other hand was summarized and reported in themes. The study revealed that integrative leadership has a significant relationship with the performance of public boarding secondary schools in selected Counties under FCDC Kenya. Further, the study findings indicated a partial mediating effect on the mediating role of employee motivation on the relationship between integrative leadership and school performance.
Comparación de la métrica Sigma calculada con tres métodos de estimación del sesgo en 33 magnitudes químicas y 26 de inmunoensayo
Authors: Ercan Şerif
Published: August 2023

Objetivos

Aunque la métrica Sigma se puede calcular mediante una sencilla ecuación, la diversidad de fuentes de las que se extraen los elementos de la ecuación pueden arrojar diferentes valores Sigma. El objetivo de este estudio era investigar la importancia de las distintas estrategias de estimación del sesgo para el cálculo de la métrica Sigma.

Métodos

Se calculó la métrica Sigma de 33 magnitudes químicas y 26 magnitudes de inmunoensayo en un analizador Roche Cobas 6,000. El sesgo se calculó mediante tres métodos: a) calculando la media del sesgo mensual obtenida en los estudios de control de calidad externo (EQA, por sus siglas en inglés); 2) calculando los valores de sesgo mediante una ecuación de regresión a partir de datos obtenidos del EQA; y 3) calculando la media de los valores de sesgo mensual de los eventos de control de calidad internos (IQC, por sus siglas en inglés). Se realizó una métrica Sigma para cada uno de los dos niveles de muestras de IQC empleando tres métodos para calcular el sesgo. Los valores Sigma obtenidos se clasificaron en cinco categorías, en función de las reglas Sigma de Westgard, siendo ≥6, <6 y ≥5, <5 y ≥4, <4 y ≥3, y <3.

Resultados

Al clasificar la métrica Sigma, calculada aplicando tres métodos de estimación del sesgo para cada magnitud, se observó que 16 magnitudes químicas en los niveles 1 y 2 de IQC fueron clasificadas en categorías Sigma diferentes por al menos uno de los métodos de estimación de la desviación. Del mismo modo, dependiendo del método de estimación del sesgo empleado, se clasificaba en diferentes categorías a 12 magnitudes de inmunoensayo con niveles 1 y 2 de IQC.

Conclusiones

La métrica Sigma puede variar dependiendo del método empleado para calcular el sesgo, lo cual debe ser tenido en cuenta a la hora de evaluar el rendimiento analítico o programar eventos de IQC aplicando el método Seis Sigma.
Rodent models for mood disorders – understanding molecular changes by investigating social behavior
Authors: Reinhardt Patrick R. , Theis Candy D. C. , Juckel Georg , Freund Nadja
Published: August 2023

Mood disorders, including depressive and bipolar disorders, are the group of psychiatric disorders with the highest prevalence and disease burden. However, their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Animal models are an extremely useful tool for the investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying these disorders. For psychiatric symptom assessment in animals, a meaningful behavioral phenotype is needed. Social behaviors constitute naturally occurring complex behaviors in rodents and can therefore serve as such a phenotype, contributing to insights into disorder related molecular changes. In this narrative review, we give a fundamental overview of social behaviors in laboratory rodents, as well as their underlying neuronal mechanisms and their assessment. Relevant behavioral and molecular changes in models for mood disorders are presented and an outlook on promising future directions is given.
Effects of random selection tests on second language vocabulary learning: a comparison with cumulative tests
Authors: Kanayama Kohei , Iwata Akira , Kasahara Kiwamu
Published: August 2023

Cumulative tests (CTs) require learners to recall previously learned words. The scope of the tested words gradually increases with increased study sessions. A potential limitation of CTs is that less learning may occur for words introduced later than earlier. This study proposes random selection tests (RSTs), which may compensate for this problem. We randomly selected the tested words from all target words, such that learners can review all words in a balanced manner. To investigate whether RSTs compensate for CT limitations, the study randomly assigned 69 Japanese learners of English to the RST or CT group. They were given 45 Japanese and English word pairs and weekly small tests across three weeks. The CT group recalled 15 words per small test, in which the scope of the tested words increased (15 → 30 → 45 words). Alternatively, the RST group recalled 15 words, which were randomly selected from 45 words, per small test. The posttest revealed that the RST group compensated for the limitation and retained the second and last 15 words better than did the CT group. The findings suggest that RSTs enable L2 learners to study all words in a balanced manner.
POD-ROMs for incompressible flows including snapshots of the temporal derivative of the full order solution: Error bounds for the pressure
Authors: García-Archilla Bosco , John Volker , Katz Sarah , Novo Julia
Published: August 2023

Reduced order methods (ROMs) for the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations, based on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), are studied that include snapshots which approach the temporal derivative of the velocity from a full order mixed finite element method (FOM). In addition, the set of snapshots contains the mean velocity of the FOM. Both the FOM and the POD-ROM are equipped with a grad-div stabilization. A velocity error analysis for this method can be found already in the literature. The present paper studies two different procedures to compute approximations to the pressure and proves error bounds for the pressure that are independent of inverse powers of the viscosity. Numerical studies support the analytic results and compare both methods.
Development of approaches to the formation of organizational structures of the enterprise based on the principles of flexible management
Authors:   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Svinarova Hanna , Filyppova Svitlana ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to methodological aspects of the evolutionary development and transformation of the organizational structure of management under the influence of innovative changes that occur in the external environment on the basis of flexible management. The main stages and features of the development of organizational structures are considered. It is proposed to use the latest Agile Management methodology in the process of transformation and adaptation of the organizational structure of the enterprise, which is able to ensure the effectiveness of the process of adapting the enterprise management system to changes by integrating modern management approaches, which allows the enterprise to gain additional competitive advantages.
Scientific and Methodological Approaches to the Assessment of the Level of Competitiveness of the Domestic Enterprise in the International Market
Authors:   Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics of KNUTE, Khachatryan Valentyna
Published: August 2023

The article substantiates the conceptual basis for assessing the international competitiveness of the enterprise. The classification of the available set of methods for assessing international competitiveness is proposed. The main analytical methods for assessing the international competitiveness of the enterprise are substantiated: HerfindahlHirschman index, Rosenblut index, four-particle concentration index CR4, model with a perfect point. It is determined that the studied methods make it possible to determine the level of international competitiveness of the enterprise using different characteristics of the enterprise, but the assessment involves choosing a set of methods to be used, because the analysis based on all known methods of modern science is almost impossible.
Formation and Implementation of Non-Financial Reporting as the Main Tool of Socially Responsible Activities of Urban Electric Transport Enterprises
Authors:   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Voloshchuk Lidiia , Selivanova Natalіа ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Fraiman Anastasiia ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University
Published: August 2023

This article examines the formation and need for further implementation of non-financial reporting as the main tool of socially responsible activities of urban electric transport enterprises. The main definitions concerning the concept of «non-financial reporting» in the accounting and economic literature in recent years are considered. The main competitive advantages of non-financial reporting implementation for responsible business entities are identified, as well as its impact on the activities of urban electric transport enterprises. The main components of non-financial reporting are formed, and the main stages of its formation are highlighted. An alternative version of the main components of non-financial reporting of urban electric transport enterprises is proposed.
Transformation of entrepreneurship in the digital economy
Authors:   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Frolova Larisa , Boiko Iryna ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University
Published: August 2023

The article examines the essence of the digital transformation of enterprises, summarizes scientific views on the interpretation of the essence of "digital economy", investigates the current problems of the development of the digital economy in Ukraine. The main stages of the transformation of entrepreneurship in the digital economy have been identified.
Monitoring The Reactions of Athletes With History of Rectus Femoris Proximal Tear Healed With Different Methods to Training Load With Thermography
Authors: BAYRAK Ahmet , ERGENE Mehmet Celalettin , CEYLAN Murat
Published: August 2023

Although rectus femoris (RF) injuries are rare, it is an important muscle that should be considered because of its contribution to actions such as shooting and fast running in football. In the literature, there is no consensus on which conservative or surgical methods should be preferred in RF total rupture. Although MRI is the gold standard method in the detection of injury, there is a controversy in the literature for post-injury imaging and follow-up. In addition, there is a lack of diagnostic imaging methods in the literature on how training load affects athletes. In current study, the effect of training load on athletes is evaluated by thermography after treatment of the RF muscle with different methods. This study is worthy of being a case report in terms of providing evidence on how the training load affects the sports lives of athletes who return to sports after surgery or conservative treatment.
Effect of Reiki as a stress management technique for parents of hospitalized neonates
Authors: Mayra del Carmen Ortega-Jiménez , Brenda Hidalgo Mares , García Campos María de Lourdes , Eloy Maya Perez , Marcela Ortega -Jiménez
Published: August 2023

Objective: To determine the effect of Reiki, as nursing care, on parental stress in mothers with hospitalized neonates. Materials and methods: Explanatory, pre-experimental study, carried out on mothers of hospitalized neonates. Sampling was by availability and a total of thirty-two mothers over 18 years of age participated voluntarily. Results: 9.4% of the participants had an excessive level of parental stress, with the highest level of stress occurring in the parental role. The pre- and post-intervention parental stress scores had a difference of 12 points (p<0.004). Conclusions: Because the levels of parental stress following Reiki Therapy decreased, with significant statistical difference, the research hypothesis is accepted. The results of the intervention offer an alternative to be considered as a nursing intervention within the NICU in the management of parental stress.
Optimal symptom control in last days of terminally ill patients
Authors: Narayanan Vijayakumar
Published: August 2023

Death is a biological imperative and inevitable. Adequate control of symptoms of a terminally ill patient is a challenging task for most end-of-life care professionals. The sole aim to provide comfort till the end of life with a holistic approach is necessary. In keeping with Liverpool Care Pathway as a guide, care of the terminally ill in their last days should be individualized from a more humanistic perspective. It should not be a ‘Tick Box Exercise’ and never a ‘One Size Fits All’ type. Once a ‘diagnosis of dying’ is made, spending on unnecessary medical interventions should be curtailed and natural death process should be allowed to continue. If available, it is always desirable to seek the opinion of specialist palliative care service team in the management of terminally ill patients. Shared decision making and open communications with all concerned are of paramount importance in end-of-life care. This mini review attempts to identify common physical symptoms and an appropriate intervention.
Acute respiratory infection in children: a rising concern, effort, challenges, and future recommendations
Authors: Edward Majani , Hayford Emele Arthur , Korkuvi Antonio Yayrator
Published: August 2023

Acute respiratory infections in children have emerged as a growing concern in recent years, prompting intensified efforts in understanding, prevention, and management. This commentary delves into the challenges posed by these infections, the efforts undertaken to address them, and potential future recommendations to mitigate their impact on pediatric health. With an emphasis on early detection, vaccination, and hygiene practices, the discourse highlights the need for a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach to safeguard the well-being of the young population.