bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Economia e literatura: o problema da delimitação das necessidades humanas
Authors: Muller Rafael
Published: January 2025

O artigo revisita perspectivas do que seriam os objetos de estudo das ciências econômicas, desde a racionalidade econômica até relações socioeconômicas em sistemas sociais instáveis. Tomando a filosofia como fonte das ciências humanas e sociais aplicadas, traz subsídios de disciplinas como literatura (ascetismo e abjeção) e psicologia (behaviorismo) para o debate teórico. Como resultados, identificou-se: a) tendência a considerar como causas das escolhas de consumo o que, em verdade, seriam consequências; b) desconsideração da aprendizagem da autorregulação e manejo das contingências ambientais pelo próprio sujeito para suas decisões econômicas; c) efeito da arbitrariedade, da utopia e da abjeção nas decisões. Concluímos que: a) a literatura funciona para descrever os comportamentos humanos e hierarquias de valores que fazem com que o sujeito tome sua decisão racional; b) a suposta racionalidade limitada do sujeito é um problema de conhecimento limitado do observador sobre as contingências que afetam ao sujeito observado.
Analysis of whole loading process of concrete beams reinforced with hybrid rebars allowing for confinement effect
Authors: Hao Xin-Kai , Zhong Liu-Feng , Deng Teng , Zhou Xin-Zhu , Zheng Jian-Jun
Published: January 2025

Concrete beams reinforced with hybrid longitudinal reinforcements (a combination of steel and FRP rebars) exhibit superior performance in ductility, stiffness and durability compared with conventional concrete beams. However, most available approaches rely on some empirical assumptions and ignore the slip between longitudinal rebars and adjacent concrete and the confinement effect of steel stirrups on concrete. The purpose of this paper is to propose a generic analytical approach to overcome these limitations. The main advantages of the proposed analytical approach are that it requires only the shear-friction and bond-slip material properties of concrete beams and can reasonably predict the whole loading process of concrete beams reinforced with longitudinal steel rebars, FRP rebars or a combination of both. Finally, a parametric study is conducted to investigate the effects of stirrups and longitudinal reinforcement on the behaviour of concrete beams. It is found that stirrups have a significant effect on the strength and ductility of concrete beams and hence cannot be ignored in the design of beams.
Impact of Oil Prices on BIST City Indices: Regional Differences in Company Performance
Authors: Bulut Emre
Published: January 2025

This article examines the impact of WTI crude oil prices on nine city indices traded on the BIST, using daily data from 2014 to 2024. The study employs unit root tests, cointegration analysis, and FMOLS estimation to investigate the long-term relationship between oil prices and city indices. The results indicate that oil prices and city indices exhibit a symmetrical and significant relationship in the long run, with different degrees of impact across city indices. The XSANT Index, comprising companies in and around Antalya province, is the most influenced by crude oil prices, whereas the XSIST Index, comprising companies in Istanbul province, is the least affected. The findings have important implications for investors and policymakers who need to monitor oil price fluctuations and their effects on financial market indices.
The Impact of Export Diversification on Economic Growth by Provinces in Türkiye
Authors: Benli Muhammed , Gültekin Sümeyra
Published: January 2025

Beyond being a national measure of success, export diversification is closely linked to regional development, local employment, innovation capacity, and economic resilience. In the current study, we investigate the impact of export diversification on economic growth by provinces in the case of Türkiye for the period 2004-2018. For the purpose of the study, we employ static panel data models using Fixed Effects (FE) and Random Effects (RE) estimators, which account for unobserved heterogeneity. The findings of the study show that there is a significant negative relationship between per capita income and export intensity (HHI and GINI). In other words, as export diversification increases, per capita incomes increase. On the other hand, the coefficients obtained for the THEIL index are statistically insignificant. Therefore, it can be argued that indices measuring different dimensions of export diversification reflect different effects despite their conceptual similarities. The findings suggest that promoting export diversification can enhance regional economic growth and resilience, indicating that policymakers should prioritize strategies that encourage diversification of export portfolios, especially in underdeveloped regions, to foster balanced economic growth.
BİST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksine Kayıtlı İmalat Sektöründe Faaliyet Gösteren Şirketlerin Yeşil İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi Boyutlarının İçerik Analizi Yöntemiyle Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Yaşar Uğurlu Özlem , Ateş Nurperi , Sevimli Özge
Published: January 2025

Günümüzde küreselleşmeyle birlikte artan kaynak kıtlığı beraberinde çevre sorunlarının da artmasına ve buna bağlı olarak iş dünyasında farklı problemlerin ortaya çıkmasına neden olmuştur. Bu problemlerin çözümü işletmelerin çevreye daha duyarlı ve daha çevreci politikalar yürütmesine yön vermiş olup daha sürdürülebilir uygulamalar seçmelerine yol açmıştır. Yeşil İnsan Kaynakları da bu uygulamaların başında gelmektedir. Yeşil İK, sürdürülebilirlik kavramını ve çevre sorunlarını uygulayan, aktaran insan kaynakları yönetimi yaklaşımıdır. Yeşil İK yönetimi, işletmelerde çevre bilincinin oluşmasını sağlayan, çalışanlara bu bilinci entegre eden, işe alım süreçlerinde bunu kurum kültürüne uygulayan beraberinde sürdürülebilir bir iş ortamı sunmayı teşvik eden bir yaklaşımdır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacı, 2022 yılında Borsa İstanbul Sürdürülebilirlik endeksine kayıtlı olan ve imalat sektöründe faaliyet gösteren 24 firmanın 2021 yılına ait faaliyet raporları ile web sitelerini incelemek, yeşil insan kaynakları boyutlarını ne kadar uygulayabildiklerini ve benimseyebildiklerini, bu raporlardan hangi kodların ön plana çıktığını ve bunun sektörel bazlı farklılıklarını irdelemektir. Böylelikle yeşil insan kaynakları uygulamalarının özümsenme düzeyi hakkında genel bir bilgi edinilmesi planlanmaktadır. Ayrıca yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimine geçmek isteyen işletmeler ve bu alandaki araştırmacılar için araştırma sonuçlarının bir rehber niteliğinde olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Duygulanımların Yenilikçi İş Davranışı Üzerine Etkisinde Öz Şefkatin Aracı Rolü: Karma Bir Araştırma
Authors: Kırmızı Canan , Özpeynirci Rabia
Published: January 2025

Bu çalışmanın amacı hissedilen pozitif-negatif duygulanımların yenilikçi iş davranışı üzerindeki etkilerini tespit ederek öz şefkatin bu etkiler üzerinde bir rolü olup olmadığını araştırmak ve katılımcıların deneyimleri üzerinden kavramlara yönelik derinlemesine bir bakış açısı sunmaktır. Karma yöntemle açıklayıcı sıralı desen üzerinden yürütülen araştırmada kadın girişimciler örneklem olarak seçilmiştir. Nicel aşamada 286 adet anket toplanmış ve veriler analiz edilmiştir. Fenomoloji temelinde yürütülen nitel aşamada ise 12 kadın girişimci ile yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiş, bu görüşmelere ilişkin betimsel ve içerik analiz sonuçları raporlanmıştır. Nicel aşama sonuçlarında öz şefkatin aracılık rolü saptanmış olup nitel aşamayla da nicel sonuçların zenginleştirilmesi ve kavramlara yönelik ayrıntılara ulaşılması sağlanmıştır.
Sanayisizleşme ve Kentin İflası: Detroit’in Yükseliş ve Düşüşüne Yeniden Bakmak
Authors: Olgun Hakan
Published: January 2025

Bu çalışmada sanayisizleşme sürecinin Detroit kenti üzerindeki tesirleri konu edilmektedir. 20. yüzyılın ilk yarısında bir otomobil üretim merkezi olarak yükselişe geçen Detroit 1940’lı yıllardan itibaren sermayedarlar ile örgütlü iş gücü arasındaki ihtilaflara sahne olmuştur. Bu ihtilaflar sonucunda otomotiv şirketleri kenti terk etmeye başlamıştır. Bunun yol açtığı sanayisizleşme kentte uzun vadeli bir işsizliğe, yoksullaşmaya ve nüfus kaybına yol açmıştır. Kenti iflasa kadar sürükleyen bu sorunlar karşısında Detroit, on yılı aşkın bir süredir yeni birtakım stratejilerle tekrar ayağa kalkmaya çalışmaktadır.
Financing Challenges of the Agriculture: A Comprehensive Sectoral and Company-Level Financial Analysis for Türkiye
Authors: Şahin Arzu
Published: January 2025

In this study, a financial analysis was conducted on the agricultural sector of Türkiye—which has a disproportionately low share in the real sector and stock market relative to its added value—as well as on a selected listed company within the sector for the period 2016-2022. The findings indicate that the sector’s reliance on short-term borrowing to meet its external financing needs arising from low asset turnover and profitability increases financial risk and weakens both liquidity and profitability. The company chosen for the analysis managed to reduce borrowing costs and improve profitability through a strong financial structure and agricultural incentives. Despite structural and financial challenges, the sector offers growth and profit opportunities for companies with robust financial foundations.
A Qualitative Research on Exemption and Exception Practices in Accommodation Tax
Authors: Demirbozan Adem , Polat Sedat
Published: January 2025

This study has been prepared in order to evaluate the perspectives of various parties of the tax on the current exceptions/exemptions in the accommodation tax in the Turkish tax system as well as the exceptions/exemptions accepted in the global practices of this tax. In this context, semi-structured interviews have been conducted with 35 participants. As a result of the study, it has been determined that the majority of the participants support the current exemption/exception practices and have an expansionary approach at this point. It has also been found that exemptions for social purposes related to disabled individuals and age status have been generally accepted, whereas exemptions for accommodation below a certain fee and for domestic tourists have not been accepted.
Testing the Serially Mediating Role of Consumer, Perceived Product and Brand Innovativeness in Services
Authors: Yavuz Akay Meryem , Kıymalıoğlu Aslıhan
Published: January 2025

The purpose of the study is to investigate the serially mediating role of consumer, perceived product and brand innovativeness between product type (goods vs services) and consumer responses which are brand attitude, purchase intention and willingness to pay more. Two scenarios were developed and directed to participants together with survey questions. The hypotheses were tested with Model 6 of the process macro in SPSS. The findings revealed that the serial mediation of innovativeness types is effective for services increasing consumers’ brand attitude and purchase intention.
Poverty, inequality, and atmospheric colonisation: Pointers for the school history curriculum
Authors: Gustafsson M
Published: January 2025

There is an interest in having the school history curriculum cover pressing and inter-related social issues: rising inequalities, even where there is a democracy, and the need to reduce poverty and confront climate change. These focus areas align with another interest among many history teachers: using statistics and data better to understand the past. Since around 1980 income inequalities have worsened after a couple of centuries of decline. This is a key reason why the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations prioritise greater equality. While measures of inequality warrant attention, quantitative and qualitative knowledge about the more normative concept of poverty is arguably easier for secondary school history students to grasp. Remarkable declines in poverty since the Industrial Revolution should be understood against the enormous environmental cost of industrialisation. Moreover, in terms of the increasingly used concept of "atmospheric colonisation", colonising countries have been inordinately large contributors to changes in the earth's atmosphere, changes that drive climate change and are likely to worsen poverty. Students need to understand these complexities, in part so they can form opinions around a fair sharing of the burdens of emissions reduction and adaptation to a changing climate. Such matters will become increasingly important when voters must choose between parties in national elections. There are clear implications for history curricula, which are only beginning to receive attention. While the article should be of interest to history teachers anywhere, specific content recommendations are made in terms of the South African secondary school curriculum.
Insights into the Implementation of Curriculum Reforms in Zimbabwe: Heritage Studies and History in Mutare District Secondary Schools
Authors: MashayamombeI; E , van den Berg G
Published: January 2025

The study provides insights into the implementation of Zimbabwe's 2015-2022 curriculum, particularly to determine the successful implementation of the Heritage Studies and History curriculum reforms in line with official guidelines. Although Zimbabwe's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education issued a circular in January 2017 mandating the implementation of curriculum changes for secondary schools between 2017 and 2022, the directive alone may not have guaranteed successful adoption and implementation. While curriculum reform implementation is meant to ensure national goals, global evidence suggests various factors hinder successful curriculum implementation. The study used a qualitative approach, employing a case of secondary schools in Zimbabwe's Mutare district to generate data. The conceptual framework adopted a five-step cyclical model for curriculum implementation review. Data was generated through interviews, complemented by document and website analysis. Ten teachers from ten secondary schools in the Mutare district participated in the study. It was established that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has made important efforts to enhance the successful implementation of the new curriculum through teacher workshops and instructional materials. However, the dissemination of curriculum information and the training of teachers through workshops were rushed. The education ministry failed to monitor or evaluate the implementation process at the grassroots level. The study identified challenges, including overloading teachers with work, restricting learners' choice of subjects, a shortage of instructional resources, and a lack of qualified teachers for the newly introduced subject, Heritage Studies. Based on these findings, recommendations have been made.
Re-Writing His-Story: Exploring the Censorship of History through School Textbooks and Public Artefacts
Authors: Bharath P , Human D
Published: January 2025

This article, titled Re-writing His-Story: Exploring the censorship of History through school textbooks and public artefacts, explores how ideological and political differences of those in power can censor history, affecting how future generations engage with the past. As new regimes ascend, they promote a distinctive cultural narrative that could alter or omit longstanding historical narratives. Textbooks and historic monuments are cultural artefacts created at a specific time, in a space, and a particular context. In South Africa, for example (as in many other countries), historic monuments and public statues have been (re)moved, and selectively replaced by alternative heroes. Likewise, post-apartheid textbooks have been rewritten to include cultural diversity. Our principal concern is the restricted access to key symbols of the past as future generations lose crucial historical facts and a sense of identity as different histories are propagated. Located in the interpretive paradigm, the study utilises a desktop review incorporating critical discourse analysis to understand how meaning is conveyed about textbooks and public artefacts in print media and online platforms. Using a wide range of case studies as its empirical base, the findings indicate that textbook content is censored due to the influence of socio-political, cultural, and religious reasons. Similarly, monuments, statues, and other public artefacts perceived as outdated or representing controversial histories are often targeted for removal.
lingoma (Tradtitional Songs) and Izibongo (Traditional Poems): Implications for History Teaching and Learning in South African Schools
Authors: Mvenene J
Published: January 2025

This article examines the embedding of iingoma and izibongo as valuable historical sources that should be utilised by educators in history classrooms in South African secondary schools. It shows how these sources can be used effectively by history teachers to re-enact the past in the classroom. Interviews with elderly people and iimbongi as well as written sources showed that traditional songs and izibongo are valuable historical sources that can be used to present a balanced account of the past in the classroom. Iimbongi claim that the use of izibongo in teaching history enhances understanding of South African history. Thus, iimbongi gave their own perspective on the significance and implications of employing izibongo as historical sources in the decolonisation ofhistory. Written sources and interviews with iimbongi and elderly people were used as a basis for arriving at why and how sources like iingoma and izibongo may be incorporated into the history classroom to decolonise South African history. Using these historical sources in the teaching and learning of history helps to present different perspectives on the history of South Africa. The incorporation of iingoma, freedom songs, and izibongo in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase, as well as in Social Sciences, is a strategy to acknowledge and address the biases that exist in written history. It became evident that there is a link between written history on the one hand, and iingoma and izibongo on the other hand. The link is critical for engaging in the process of transforming and decolonising South African history. It is recommended that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) should conduct in-service training/workshops for history teachers.
Üst hava yolu hacmi, maksiller morfoloji ve osteomeatal kompleks ilişkilerinin konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi ile değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Arpay Gümüş Nursel , Zafersoy Akarslan Zühre
Published: January 2025

Amaç: Üst hava yolu hacminin, maksiller morfolojiye ve osteomeatal komplekse ait yapıların birbirleri ile ilişkilerinin değerlendirilmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: 18-35 yaşlar arasında bulunan 83’ü erkek ve 117’si kadın toplam 200 genç erişkin hastadan alınan Konik Işınlı Bilgisayarlı Tomografi (KIBT) görüntüleri retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. ITK-Snap yazılım programı kullanılarak ölçümler yapıldı. Üst hava yolu hacmi, maksiller iskeletsel genişlik, maksiller dental genişlik, palatal derinlik, nazal kavite genişliği, nazal kavite taban genişliği, apertura piriformis açısı ölçüldü. Bu parametrelerin yaş, cinsiyet, iskeletsel maloklüzyon ile ilişkileri değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Erkeklerde, üst hava yolu hacmi, maksiller iskeletsel genişlik, maksiller dental genişlik, palatal derinlik, nazal kavite ve nazal kavite taban genişliği daha yüksek iken, apertura piriformisin maksiller açısı istatistiksel olarak daha düşük idi. Sınıf I iskeletsel maloklüzyona sahip hastalarda, maksiller iskeletsel genişlik, apertura piriformisin maksiller açısı Sınıf III iskeletsel maloklüzyona sahip hastalara göre daha yüksek; palatal derinlik istatistiksel olarak daha düşük idi. Hasta yaşı ile nazal kavite (p=0.004) ve nazal kavite taban genişliği (p=0.001) pozitif yönlü, maksiller iskeletsel ark genişliği (p=0.011) negatif yönlü anlamlı korelasyon gösterdi. Üst hava yolu hacmi ile maksiller iskeletsel ark genişliği (p<0.001), palatal derinlik (p<0.001) ve nazal kavite genişliği (p=0.023) arasında pozitif yönlü ve apertura piriformisin maksiller açısı (p=0.005) arasında negatif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı korelasyon belirlendi.
Sonuç: Genç yetişkinlerde, üst hava yolu hacmi, maksiller morfoloji ve osteomeatal komplekse ait yapıların boyutları birbirleri ile ilişkili olabilmektedir.
Üniversal rezin kompozitlerin mikrosertliği, yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve renk değişimi üzerine farklı ağız gargaralarının etkileri
Authors: Bulut Ayşenur , Dağdelen Ahısha Cansu , Bala Oya , Akgül Sinem
Published: January 2025

ÖZET
AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, üç farklı üniversal rezin kompozitin (Omnichroma, G-aenial A’chord ve Charisma Diamond One) mikrosertliği, yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve renk değişimi üzerine farklı ağız gargaralarının (Andorex ve Listerine Cool Mint) etkisini araştırmaktır.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Çalışmada kullanılan rezin kompozitlerin her biri için 30 adet olacak şekilde toplam 90 adet örnek hazırlandı, sonrasında yapay tükürükte 24 saat bekletildi. Başlangıç mikrosertlik ölçümleri Vickers sertlik ölçüm cihazı, yüzey pürüzlülük ölçümleri profilometre cihazı ve
renk ölçümleri ise spektrofotometre cihazı kullanılarak yapıldı. Sonrasında, hazırlanan örnekler rastgele üç gruba ayrıldı. Grup 1’deki örnekler yapay tükürük içinde, Grup 2’deki örnekler Andorex ağız gargarasında, Grup 3’teki örnekler Listerine Cool Mint ağız gargarası içerisinde 24 saat bekletildi. Takiben, her örneğin mikrosertlik, yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve renk ölçümleri tekrar alındı. Elde edilen veriler tek yönlü varyans analizi ve Tukey çoklu
karşılaştırma testi ile istatistiksel olarak p<0.05 anlamlılık düzeyinde analiz edildi.
BULGULAR: Tüm üniversal rezin kompozitler ağız gargaraları içerisinde bekletildikten sonra mikrosertlik değerlerinde azalma, yüzey pürüzlülük değerlerinde ise artış olduğu gözlendi (p<0.05). En fazla renk değişimi, Andorex ağız gargarası içerisinde bekletilen gruptaki örneklerden
elde edildi. Andorex ağız gargarası içerisinde bekletilen Omnichroma ile hazırlanan örneklerin renk değişimi diğer gruplara göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksek olduğu görüldü (p<0.05).
SONUÇ: Üniversal rezin kompozitlerin mikrosertliği, yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve renk değişiminde kullanılan ağız gargaralarının içerikleri rol oynayabilir.
Human Voice: Legal Protection Challenges
Authors: Budnik Ruslan , Evpak Evgenia
Published: January 2025

Focused on the phenomenon of human voice, the paper purports to develop approaches to legal protection of ordinary people's voices and those of artists as the technologies for sound synthesis, music and vocal performance are becoming more sophisticated. It was demonstrated the problem of legal protection of human voice has become especially pressing one in the context of artificial neural networks such as vocaloid designed for sound synthesis and voice cloning. The study provides a systemic arrangement of legally meaningful knowledge of human voice useful for the development of legal provisions to protect this personal good. The legal substance of vocal impersonation as a way to simulate and manipulate a synthesized voice was explored. Theoretically applicable legal constructs for protection of voice and computerized cloning technologies were analyzed. A trend to use copyright rather than patent for protecting vocaloid-like generative neural networks and other technological solutions for vocal synthesis was identified. The concept of voice was critically analyzed to propose a viable legal provision for its protection. The primary and auxiliary features of the concept of voice were parametrized for possible use in disputes on the legitimacy of voice cloning or vocal impersonation. The concept of vocal identity of ordinary people and artists was proposed for legal protection of this personal good as a set of performative sonic features including the basic parameters of singing voice as well as acoustic-phonetic and articulatory features of vocalization. A comprehensive legal and technological methodology for the protection of vocal identity was proposed.
Keystroke Dynamics: Prospects for Comprehensive Law Regulation
Authors: Tsvetkova Anna
Published: January 2025

The rapid digitalization of all spheres of society leads to the appearance of large volumes of typed texts, as well as the formation of the task of determining the performers of such texts. In this regard, it is necessary to develop applied research on keystroke dynamics, including through the prism of jurisprudence. Author of the article identifies sector of public relations related to ensuring the rights of citizens to personal and family secrets, the secrecy of correspondence; protection and processing of biometric personal data; state registration of persons based on their keystroke dynamics; disclosure and investigation of crimes in which typed texts are the subject of encroachment or the means of committing an illegal act; procedural proof of the involvement or non-involvement of a particular person with the creation of a typed text; as well as with the control of labor discipline and ensuring safety of production processes. In all these areas the beneficial fruits of processing keystroke dynamics is potentially high, that, however, is accompanied by significant risks of protecting information that is harmful to human persons. In this regard, author proposes models of regulatory regulation of all these areas in order to maintain a balance of public and private interests. The author's goal was to justify that the prompt resolution of the problematic issues raised would improve the effectiveness of law enforcement, protect the rights of citizens, and ensure the national security of the state. For this purpose, methods of logical definition of concepts, modeling, questioning, analysis and analogy, as well as systemic legal method were used. Conclusions were formulated about the prospects of both voluntary and mandatory state registration of users of computer devices and the Internet on the basis of their keystroke dynamics at the expense of the resources of the Center for Biometric Technologies. With the help of information from this database, as well as through investigative actions and operational search measures, it is possible to introduce keystroke dynamics into the field of forensic identification of the typist. To do this, it will be necessary to conduct a computer-technical examination, the results of that may be used as the basis for procedural evidence. Automated processing of information about keystroke dynamic can be used to monitor compliance with the work and rest regime by employees, independently fulfill their employer's orders, and prevent accidents at the workplace. Based on the totality of all the considered aspects, it is concluded there is a need for a deep understanding of keystroke dynamics in various fields of jurisprudence. It permits to form a regulatory system for the integrated regulation of public relations related to the processing of this phenomenon.
Bar-Seq Library Preparation and Pooling: Preparation of Sera-Mag SpeedBeads v2
Authors: Alperovich Nina , Ross David
Published: January 2025

This protocol describes the preparation of Sera-mag SpeedBeads with PEG-salt buffer for downstream use in the Bar-Seq Library Preparation and Pooling protocols (see the Automation Instructions & User Instructions).
3. Data Generation - Systems with an Area Detector v1
Authors: Hammer Mathias , Schroth-Diez Britta , Acevedo-Hueso Luis-Francisco , Bakker Gert-Jan , Barna Laszlo , Beer Sebastian , Berno Valeria , Cesbron Yann , Faklaris Orestis , Gaudreault Nathalie , Guilbert Thomas , Heintzmann Rainer , G Martins Gabriel , McFadden David , Nelson Glyn , Nitschke Roland , van der Oord Kees , Srinivasan Sathya , Zeug Andre , Grunwald David
Published: January 2025

This protocol describes the measurement procedure to produce dark and inhomogeneously illuminated images with a light microscope system equipped with area detectors. The protocol can be followed according to the three different aims of microscope characterization described in the introduction of the protocol collection "Characterization of the Photon Conversion Factor, Noise, and Dynamic Range of Light Microscope Detection Systems". The protocol uses the microscope slide for inhomogeneous illumination described in protocol 2 and generates data which can be analyzed with protocol 5, to obtain the photon conversion factor, readnoise, and dynamic range of the detection system.
T2_15N_HSQC.nan v1
Authors: KB NAN
Published: January 2025

This protocol describes running 15N T2 HSQC experiment with CPMG spin-lock, temperature compensation, sensitivity enhancement, gradient coherence selection, water flip-back, and optional 13C decoupling. This is a pseudo-3D experiment, with the third dimension F1(T2) sampling T2 relaxation delays, which are defined by a loop counter list provided in a separate text file. Temperature compensation involves application of pulses prior to recycle delay delivering the same total RF power for each T2 delay. This experiment is primarily used for studying protein backbone dynamics on the picosecond to nanosecond scale in combination with 15N T1 HSQC, {1H}-15N HNOE, etc. Required isotope labeling: U-15N, or U-15N,13C (with or without 2H). Also suitable for samples with selective ("sparse") 15N-labeling of certain amino acid types. Optimal MW is ≤ 30 kDa. For larger systems 15N T2 TROSY may be more appropriate. This protocol uses the Topspin library pulseprograms hsqct2etf3gpsitc3d (long CPMG cycle) or hsqct2etf3gpsitc3d.2 (short CPMG cycle).
2. Sample Preparation - An Easy-to-Prepare Sample Slide v1
Authors: Berno Valeria , van der Oord Kees , Acevedo-Hueso Luis-Francisco , Barna Laszlo , Beer Sebastian , Cesbron Yann , Faklaris Orestis , Gaudreault Nathalie , Grunwald David , Hammer Mathias , Heintzmann Rainer , Aslihan Koksoy Ayse , McFadden David , Nelson Glyn , Nitschke Roland , Podder Santosh , Schroth-Diez Britta , Srinivasan Sathya , Zeug Andre , Bakker Gert-Jan
Published: January 2025

This protocol describes how to create a high dynamic range fluorescent sample using basic office and microscopy lab tools. The protocol is based on the usage of the ink of a fluorescent text marker to create a thin fluorescent layer on a microscope cover glass (Olevsko et al., 2021). The result is a carrier with a thin, homogeneous fluorescent film with abrupt edges and a thickness in the order of a few micrometers. This type of sample can be used to make images with a smooth gradient going from maximum intensity to background, as described in the protocols for determination of a detector’s photon conversion factor.
The pain ratio before and after the application of physiotherapy for dysfunction of temporomandibular joint
Authors: Hadžić Lejla , Heidemann Peter , Bojičić Samir , Trtak Namik , Kaljić Eldad , Mačak Hadžiomerović Amra
Published: January 2025

Introduction: Physiotherapy, a non-invasive method of conservative treatment, that includes manual therapy, exercises and physical procedures, is used in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction and polyarticular laxity. It has been proven that physiotherapy focused on temporomandibular dysfunction is an essential element of treatment that leads to a reduction in pain, an improvement in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function, and an improvement in quality of life. Physiotherapy treatment aims to alleviate the symptoms and try to restore the normal function of the masticatory system, for which various techniques can be used. The aim of the study was to determine the type, intensity, and frequency of TMJ dysfunction pain before and after physiotherapy.
Methods: The study was conducted in a private practice in Munich, Germany. All subjects who met the criteria for inclusion in the study completed a standardized questionnaire on TMJ dysfunction (TMJ disorder [TMJ/TMD] Questionnaire). The questionnaire was used to obtain data on the type and location of pain, duration of pain, and other symptoms related to the TMJ. The anamnestic data of the respondents who came to the doctor’s office with the symptoms mentioned were examined, and the orthodontic or dental findings were analyzed.Results: The analysis showed that before treatment some of the joints were affected in 28 subjects, while after treatment the joints were affected in 19 subjects. After treatment a significant decrease in affected TMJ was observed (χ2 = 9.516, p = 0.008). Ear pain occurred in 17 (54.84%) subjects before treatment, and in 5 (16.13%) after treatment. A significant reduction was observed at the p = 0.003 level. Pain around the eyes occurred in 9 (29.03%) of the respondents before treatment, and after treatment in 2 (6.45%) of the respondents. Facial pain was reported in 16.13% of the anamnestic data before the treatment, and it was not reported in any of the respondents after treatment. There was also a significant reduction in the occurrence of tinnitus (p = 0.004). The occurrence of headaches also decreased after treatment (p < 0.001). Ear pressure was present before treatment in 45.16% of cases, and after treatment in 22.58% of cases, so there was no significant decrease.
Conclusion: Physiotherapy for people with TMJ dysfunction contributed significantly in reducing pain and alleviating other TMD symptoms.
Finansal Gelişme ve Ticari Açıklığın Kayıt Dışı Ekonomi Üzerindeki Etkisi: Türkiye'den Ampirik Kanıtlar
Authors: İmamoğlu Hatice
Published: January 2025

Bu çalışma, finansal sektörün gelişimi ile kayıtdışı ekonomik faaliyetler arasındaki ampirik ilişkiyi Türkiye örneği için araştırmayı hedeflemektedir. Bu çalışmada, 1960 ve 2015 yıllarını kapsayan zaman serisi analizi kullanılmıştır. Öncelikle, GLS Tabanlı Birim Kök Testleri kullanılarak serilerin durağanlıkları test edilmiş, daha sonra Maki’nin (2012) eşbütünleşme testi kullanılarak modelin uzun dönemli ilişkisinin olup olmadığı test edilmek suretiyle son aşamada tamamen değiştirilmiş sıradan en küçük kareler (FMOLS) tekniği kullanılarak hata düzeltme katsayısı, uzun, ve kısa dönem katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Zaman serisi analizinden elde edilen sonuçlar, finansal sektörün büyümesinin kayıtdışı ekonomi üzerinde olumlu ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu bulgu, finansal sistemin gelişiminin, kayıtdışı ekonomik faaliyetlerin genişlemesine katkıda bulunduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışmanın dikkat çeken bir diğer bulgu ise, ticaret açıklığının uzun vadede kayıtdışı ekonomi üzerindeki azaltıcı etkisi olduğudur.
The Role of Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Ensuring Financial Stability
Authors: Şahin Ayşegül
Published: January 2025

This study examines the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on financial stability in the Turkish economy for the period 2005Q1-2024Q1. For this purpose, a comprehensive Macro-Financial Stability Index reflecting the changes in the financial stability of the Turkish economy is calculated. Monetary policy interest rate and tax revenue data were used as monetary and fiscal policy variables, respectively. According to the results of the Autoregressive Distributed-Lag (ARDL) model, it is seen that increases in policy interest rates negatively affect financial stability in the short and long term. It is determined that the increase in tax revenues has negative effects on financial stability in the short term and a positive impact in the long term. Sudden and sharp increases in interest rates can disrupt financial stability in the short term. Increasing tax revenues will help sustain public debt and finance public expenditures. Policymakers can maintain financial stability by carefully managing interest rates and tax policies.
Consonance precipitates collaboration.
Authors: Buitendag Johan , Puglisi Antonino
Published: January 2025

The dialogue between science and religion, aiming for collaboration, not conflict, is crucial in addressing global crises like climate change. Both sides recognise each other’s presuppositions without trying to impose beliefs on the other. The anatheistic approach, which suggests working together regardless of dogmatic belief in God to address mutual threats and find solutions for the planet, is a prime example. This inclusive, synergistic approach involving science and religion is not just a theoretical concept but a practical necessity for comprehensively addressing ecological challenges. It is not enough to discuss these issues in theory. Action is urgently needed. We must engage all stakeholders, including international bodies, in this approach. Faith-based organisations (FBOs) have a significant role in addressing environmental issues. Their unique perspective and resources can contribute to the development of effective policies. Integrating scientific evidence with beliefs and values is essential when making policies on issues like climate change.
Comparison of IT Project Management Methods
Authors:   ITMO University, Gorshkov P. V. , Bessmertny I. A. ,   ITMO University
Published: January 2025

With the rapid development of technologies and growing demands on software development, traditional project man-agement methodologies are increasingly giving way to agile and hybrid approaches. The article analyzes modern methods of IT project management and their impact on successful project implementation based on project character-istics, key requirements and team features. The strengths and weaknesses of traditional, agile and hybrid methodolo-gies and project types are considered. Much attention is paid to methodology limitations and their compensation by combining different methods and approaches. The study is relevant due to the widening gap between the ever-increasing requirements for software development and the limited resources and capabilities of development teams. In many situations, the reasons for this discrepancy are not the lack of professional skills of programmers or their low qualifications, but the insufficiently effective organization of work processes within teams. The paper analyses the factors influencing the choice of methodology and in recommendations for their optimal use for various types of projects.
Emotional and Personal Characteristics of Adolescents Participating in the Military-Patriotic Movement
Authors: Litvinova A.V. , Khramov A.N. , Kokurin A.V. , Kotenev I.O.
Published: January 2025

In connection with the massive development of the All-Russian children's and youth military-patriotic social movement “Yunarmiya”, research on the personal and psychological characteristics of the pupils of the yunarmey detachments is of particular relevance. The article comparatively examines the features of the emotional and personal characteristics of pupils of military-patriotic clubs and yunarmy detachments and teenagers who do not participate in this movement. The study (N = 45) involved young men aged 15 to 16 years, among them “Yunarmya” participants (N = 23) and high school students of a general education organization (N = 22). The study used the Phillips School Anxiety Test, the Methodology for diagnosing motivation to study and emotional attitude to the teachings of Spielberger-Andreeva, the Methodology for diagnosing the psychological security of the personality of I. I. Prikhodko. It was revealed that adolescents engaged in yunarmy detachments, in comparison with adolescents from a general education organization, have a lower level of school anxiety and increased cognitive activity. The results of the study expand the understanding of the psychological features of the development of the yunarmy and increase the possibilities for targeted psychological support of adolescents at the stage of adaptation in the yunarmy detachment.
Correlation of Social and Personal Identities: Current State of the Problem
Authors: Belinskaya E.P.
Published: January 2025

The relationship between the features of personality identification structures and the characteristics of modern social space does not need detailed evidence. In the conditions of "fluid" modernity, the attention of researchers naturally shifts from the structural components of the "I" to the procedural manifestations of identity. As a result, the problem of the correlation of a person's personal and social identities, which is traditional for social psychology, begins to acquire a new sound.
Identity as a Manifestation of the Wholeness of Personality
Authors: Grishina N.V.
Published: January 2025

Objective. Consideration of the phenomenon of identity in the context of integrity as a fundamental characteristic of personality; discussion of the thesis on the possibility of understanding identity as a manifestation of personality wholeness.
Background. The consequence of the transition from structural descriptions of personality with an emphasis on its stable characteristics to processual-dynamic descriptions, characteristic of modern personality psychology, is an increased attention to the fundamental properties of personality and a revision of a number of traditional views about personal phenomenology. These fundamental properties include the wholeness of the personality. The development of approaches to the study of wholeness is the most important task of psychology, since it is the "separation" of personality into separate mental formations that is considered one of the main causes of the methodological crisis of psychology of the twentieth century. The description of the wholeness of the personality can be carried out by analyzing personal phenomena that are manifestations of the wholeness of the personality. It is proposed to consider personality identity as the main manifestation of personality wholeness in personal phenomenology.
Methodology. A system approach to personality, methodological principles of the processual approach.
Conclusions. In modern psychology, the concepts of personal wholeness and identity lose their structural certainty and are considered as dynamic formations. Recognition of its contextual nature is essential for the study of identity. In interaction with the context, identity performs the function of "gathering" a personality, ensuring its integrity.
Metamorphosis of the Identity of the Human Сompleted: from Digital Donor to Digital Centaur
Authors: Soldatova G.U. , Chigarkova S.V. , Ilyukhina S.N.
Published: January 2025

Objective. Identification of formation vectors of technologically completed personality and analysis of the specificity of identity of its different types through the prism of opportunities and risks of its construction.
Background. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is gradually bringing us to the frontier of the steady transformation of the human being into a being increasingly connected to technology. Smartphones, computers, the Internet of Things, and AI assistants, which form an integral technosystem that mediates the everyday life of man, are complex cultural tools that become his complements and extensions – part of the personality. A new type of personality, technologically completed by advanced digital tools, is formed as the most important result of the modern stage of social and cognitive evolution of the human psyche in the conditions of digital transformations. Identity as an integrative personal formation is a key phenomenon for understanding the possible psychological transformations of a modern person in the conditions of convergence of online and offline worlds and determining the risks of various options of metamorphoses of technologically completed personality.
Methodology. Externalist approaches to the study of a person (L.S. Vygotsky, E. Clark, D. Chalmers, L. Malafouris, etc.), the socio-cognitive concept of digital socialization (G.U. Soldatova, A.E. Voyskunsky), concepts and approaches to the analysis of identity (E. Erikson, K. Rogers, I. Hoffman, G. Tajfel, J. Turner, S. Moscovici, J. Marcia, etc.).
Conclusions. The vectors of technologically extended personality are identified through the following types: digital natives, techno-conservatives, techno-isolationists, cyborgs, personoids, digital centaurs. Their main characteristics are described and the specifics of identity and possible risks of its development for each type are analyzed. One of the pre-adaptive vectors of identity transformation is the transition from digital natives-donors to digital centaurs.
The Role of Youth Social Activity in the Expression of Identities and their Consistency
Authors: Shamionov R.M. , Bocharova E.E.
Published: January 2025

Objective. To identify the role of commitment to various forms of social activity in the expression of student youth identities and their consistency.
Background. Social activity is the sphere of socialization of young people. Therefore, in the process of its implementation, various socio-psychological formations of the individual are formed. One of the most important is social and personal identity, considered in this study as the effects of social activity. The most important task is to study the role of involvement in various forms of activity in the formation of social identity and the stability of the personal role identity of young people. Such scientific knowledge will allow to establish the potential of social activity in the formation of youth identity.
Study design. The factor structure of social identity and the relationship between types of identity and forms of social activity were studied. To establish the types of identity, factor analysis was used, the presence and nature of the relationship were recorded through correlation and regression analyses.
Participants. 442 residents of Russia (average age 21,8; 33,5% men, 66,5% women).
Measurements. Questionnaire, including 18 scale questions, meaningfully describing the forms of social activity (R.M. Shamionov, etc.); 17 categories of social identity, identified on the basis of preliminary piloting; methodology of stability of personal-role identity (E.A. Petrash, V.B. Nikishina).
Results. Various categories of social identity form 4 enlarged groups (types) based on factor analysis. Various forms of social activity of young people form 4 enlarged groups (types) based on factor analysis: identity – personal, Internet-user, political and civil-family identity. The effects of combinations of different forms of social activity is the formation of a particular type of social identity. Forms of social activity explain from 21% to 36% of variations in social identity. The most pronounced relationship between the stability of personal-role identity was found with civic identity.
Conclusions. The inclusion of students in certain forms of social activity can contribute to the formation of various types of identity and achieve a certain level of them. It is also established that the consistency of personal-role identity is positively conditioned by religious and family-household activity, and protest, spiritual and leisure forms contribute to its decrease.