bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Population connectivity in voles (Microtus sp.) as a gauge for tall grass prairie restoration in midwestern North America
Authors: Douglas Marlis R. , Mussmann Steven M. , Chafin Tyler K. , Anthonysamy Whitney J. B. , Davis Mark A. , Mulligan Matthew P. , Schooley Robert L. , Louis Wade , Douglas Michael E.
Published: December 2021

Ecological restoration can promote biodiversity conservation in anthropogenically fragmented habitats, but effectiveness of these management efforts need to be statistically validated to determine ’success.’ One such approach is to gauge the extent of recolonization as a measure of landscape permeability and, in turn, population connectivity. In this context, we estimated dispersal and population connectivity in prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster; N = 231) and meadow vole (M. pennsylvanicus; N = 83) within five tall-grass prairie restoration sites embedded within the agricultural matrix of midwestern North America. We predicted that vole dispersal would be constrained by the extent of agricultural land surrounding restored habitat patches, spatially isolating vole populations and resulting in significant genetic structure. We first employed genetic assignment tests based on 15 microsatellite DNA loci to validate field-derived species-designations, then tested reclassified samples with multivariate and Bayesian clustering to assay for spatial and temporal genetic structure. Population connectivity was further evaluated by calculating pairwise FST, then potential demographic effects explored by computing migration rates, effective population size (Ne), and average relatedness (r). Genetic species assignments reclassified 25% of initial field identifications (N = 11 M. ochrogaster; N = 67 M. pennsylvanicus). In M. ochrogaster population connectivity was high across the study area, reflected in little to no spatial or temporal genetic structure. In M. pennsylvanicus genetic structure was detected, but relatedness estimates identified it as kin-clustering instead, underscoring social behavior among populations rather than spatial isolation as the cause. Estimates of Ne and r were stable across years, reflecting high dispersal and demographic resilience. Combined, these metrics suggest the agricultural matrix is highly permeable for voles and does not impede dispersal. High connectivity observed confirms that the restored landscape is productive and permeable for specific management targets such as voles and also demonstrates population genetic assays as a tool to statistically evaluate effectiveness of conservation initiatives.
HLA polymorphisms and risk of glioblastoma in Koreans
Authors: Choi Sang-Soo , Choi Haeyoun , Baek In-Cheol , Park Soon A. , Park Jae-Sung , Kim Tai-Gyu , Jeun Sin-Soo , Ahn Stephen
Published: December 2021

Purpose

Immune responses for cancer cells can be altered according to genetic variation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA). Association of HLA polymorphism with risk of various cancer types is well known. However, the association between HLA and glioblastoma (GBM) remains uncertain. We sought to evaluate the association of HLA polymorphism with risk of GBM development in Koreans.

Materials and methods

A case-control study was performed to identify the odds ratios (OR) of HLA class I and II genes for GBM. The control group consisted of 142 healthy Korean volunteers, and the GBM group was 80 patients with newly diagnosed GBM at our institution. HLA class I (-A, -B, and–C) and class II (-DR, -DQ, and–DP) genotyping was performed by high-resolution polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT) methods.

Results

There were significantly decreased frequencies of HLA-A*26:02 (OR 0.22 CI 0.05–0.98), HLA-C*08:01 (OR 0.29 CI 0.10–0.87), and HLA-DRB1*08:03 (OR 0.32 CI 0.11–0.98), while there was significantly increased frequency of HLA-C*04:01 (OR 2.29 CI 1.05–4.97). In analysis of haplotypes, the frequency of DRB1*14:05-DQB1*05:03 was significantly decreased (OR 0.22 CI 0.05–0.98).

Conclusion

This study suggests that genetic variations of HLA may affect GBM development in Koreans. Further investigations with larger sample sizes are needed to delineate any potential role of the HLA polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of GBM development.
How an election can be safely planned and conducted during a pandemic: Decision support based on a discrete event model
Authors: Weibrecht Nadine , Rößler Matthias , Bicher Martin , Emrich Štefan , Zauner Günther , Popper Niki
Published: December 2021

In 2020, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused major limitations for any aspect of social life and in specific for all events that require a gathering of people. While most events of this kind can be postponed or cancelled, democratic elections are key elements of any democratic regime and should be upheld if at all possible. Consequently, proper planning is required to establish the highest possible level of safety to both voters and scrutineers. In this paper, we present the novel and innovative way how the municipal council and district council elections in Vienna were planned and conducted using an discrete event simulation model. Key target of this process was to avoid queues in front of polling stations to reduce the risk of related infection clusters. In cooperation with a hygiene expert, we defined necessary precautions that should be met during the election in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19. In a next step, a simulation model was established and parametrized and validated using data from previous elections. Furthermore, the planned conditions were simulated to see whether excessive queues in front of any polling stations could form, as these could on the one hand act as an infection herd, and on the other hand, turn voters away. Our simulation identified some polling stations where long queues could emerge. However, splitting up these electoral branches resulted in a smooth election across all of Vienna. Looking back, the election did not lead to a significant increase of COVID-19 incidences. Therefore, it can be concluded that careful planning led to a safe election, despite the pandemic.
Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections and their potential risk to public health – a systematic review
Authors: Abrokwa Seth Kofi , Müller Sophie Alice , Méndez-Brito Alba , Hanefeld Johanna , El Bcheraoui Charbel
Published: December 2021

Objective

To inform quarantine and contact-tracing policies concerning re-positive cases—cases testing positive among those recovered.

Materials and methods

We systematically reviewed and appraised relevant literature from PubMed and Embase for the extent of re-positive cases and their epidemiological characteristics.

Results

In 90 case reports/series, a total of 276 re-positive cases were found. Among confirmed reinfections, 50% occurred within 90 days from recovery. Four reports related onward transmission. In thirty-five observational studies, rate of re-positives ranged from zero to 50% with no onward transmissions reported. In eight reviews, pooled recurrence rate ranged from 12% to 17.7%. Probability of re-positive increased with several factors.

Conclusion

Recurrence of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test is commonly reported within the first weeks following recovery from a first infection.
Music facilitation for promoting well being through the lifecourse
Authors: Varvarigou Maria , Willingham Lee , Abad Vicky , Poon Jonny
Published: December 2021

A growing body of research is concerned with how lifelong music learning and participation in community contexts may support well being and quality of life. Research focused on how non-formal community music learning and participation can be supported and facilitated is more limited. This article sets out three case study examples of the ways in which facilitators of music learning in diverse community contexts (including the home) can be supported and trained. Following these examples, a model for music facilitation is presented and discussed, highlighting key tools for supporting active music-making across the lifecourse.
The co-adsorption of hydrogen and carbon dioxide on catalysis
Authors: Süli-Zakar Tímea
Published: December 2021

In the elucidation of the reaction mechanism of a catalytic process it is important to establish the reaction intermediates and their possible role in the reaction. In most cases, however, this is not an easy task as a real reaction intermediate exists only transitorily and in a very low concentration on the catalysts. The adsorption of CO2 and the co-adsorption of H2 + CO2 on Re supported by Al2O3, TiO2, MgO and SiO2 have been investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy. The dissociation of CO2 was not experienced on the Re/Al2O3 reduced at 673 K, it occurred, however, on the sample reduced at 1073 K. Addition of H2 to CO2, initiated the dissociation on all catalysts as indicated by CO bands at 2022-2053 cm-1 . Besides, new spectral features were developed at 1600-1550, 1395 and 1365 cm-1 attributed to format species. No bands due to format were detected on Re/SiO2 and no format was detected following the co-adsorption of CO2-containing gas mixture on the supporting oxides alone. It was assumed that the format species identified in the surface interactions is located on the support, where it is stabilized. The possible pathways of the occurrence of format complex on the oxides are described.
Examination of local economic development and possibilities of arrangement for self-sufficiency
Authors: Szabó Bernadett , Bana János , Posta László , Buzás Ferenc
Published: December 2021

Local economic development (LED) is essential for realizing self-sufficiency and its continuous operation. Ecovillages are human-scale full-featured settlements of village- or city-typed, try to form a model for sustainable life form. Establishing ecovillages and similar initiatives may be the result of such an economic development conception. Basing on the example of Rozsály situated in the lagged behind Fehérgyarmat subregion the factors of LED, environmental consciousness and arrangement for self-sufficiency are detailed in this study. Regarding the four dimensions of ecovillages, Rozsály meets fully the requirement of the social/community and cultural/spiritual dimensions. The economic dimension is also developed, though there are several fields needed to be developed. Due to the ecological dimension Rozsály cannot be considered as an ecovillage, the denomination ‘ecovillage initiative’ is more appropriate. The village, however, started a good direction in order to break out from the problems typical to the area.
The Genesis of Advertising Communication in the Republic of Belarus: The Ontological Status
Authors: Solodovnikova Tatiana
Published: December 2021

The paper presents the research based on the Belarus’s archival materials to trace the genesis of advertising communication starting from the 10th century to present-day Republic of Belarus. The work reveals that the formation and development of advertising communication evolved on the basis of European-wide traditions, but had a number of specific peculiarities. If the technological factor prevails to the forms of advertising communication and ways to reach the target audience, the social political factor has predetermined the content and role of advertising in modern Belarusian society: in the absence of a sovereign state and profound territorial fragmentation, advertising activities in Belarus appeared as a result of the manufacturers’ needs to promote their goods and services. The specifics of advertising communication in the Republic of Belarus are manifested in the slower rate of development progress in comparison to the European level and in the high sensitivity to the political context.
processo de trabalho em enfermagem no cuidado infantil
Authors: Cleyson dos Santos Geovani , Marina dos Reis Sandra , Albino da Silva Simone , Marilda Rodrigues Resck Zélia , Serón Sanches Roberta
Published: December 2021

Refletir sobre o processo de trabalho em enfermagem no cuidado infantil da atenção primária de saúde ao pronto atendimento hospitalar. Estudo de análise reflexiva baseada na leitura, análise e interpretação de artigos científicos. Para que o processo de trabalho do enfermeiro se consolide, é necessário a compreensão político-social da inserção da criança na rede de atenção à saúde, e também deve constituir de conhecimento das condições clínicas para classificação correta a fim de melhor assistir nas emergências. O enfermeiro é um profissional articulador, que no contexto das emergências infantis, deve atuar com base em preceitos político-sociais e evidências científicas em todas as esferas de assistência e complexidade.
Cultivating Productive Water in Valukai Aru Catchment in Valikamam Division of Jaffna District of Northern Sri Lanka
Authors: N Visnuvarthanan,
Published: December 2021

Valukaiaru is a wet weather drainage scheme in the Jaffna peninsula. It is situated in the middle part of the Valikamam division. Valukaiaru basin has a total area of 57 sq. km covering the District Secretariat (DS) divisions of Tellipalai, Sandilipay, Chankanai and Uduvil.
Organizational Management of Groundwater by Farmers for the Sustainable Utilization of Water Resource in Jaffna District of Northern Sri Lanka
Authors: P Tharmendra, , S.S Sivakumar,
Published: December 2021

Groundwater is categorized as a common pool resource and is characterized by exclusion and substractbility. Given the nature of groundwater, user exclusion is an extremely difficult task. The cost of exclusion measures could outweigh the benefits generated from the use of the resource.
Availability Study of Groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula of Northern Sri Lanka
Authors: V. Vijakanth, , S.S. Sivakumar, , H.C Ratnaweera,
Published: December 2021

The Jaffna Peninsula lie in the northern-most part of Sri Lanka. It is separated from the mainland by two external lagoons. The Jaffna Peninsula depends for its water on the rainfall which percolates and stored in lime stone aquifers. The average annual rainfall is 1284 mm/year and the potential vapour transpiration is 1858.8 mm. The Jaffna Peninsula is struggling to meet the water demand and quality of available ground water also threatened by pollutants. The major aquifers within Jaffna Peninsula located in Valikamam, Vadamaradchchi and Thenmaradchchi area. From 1966 several surveys and investigations were carried out to find out the water usage pattern, required water and available water, etc. The studies which are carried out in different periods on deriving possible “Safe Yield” from the aquifers of Jaffna Peninsula are showing inconsistent results for the same aquifers. In last few decades the ground water is exposed for the pollution due to over extraction for irrigation lead for sea water intrusion, heavy usage of agro chemicals lead to increase the Nitrate concentration beyond the limit and discharging industrial waste in to ground lead to the contamination of petroleum components.The studies done so far on estimating the availability of groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula have been carried out to certain extent and derived recommendations for “Safe Yield” as well. But the findings are varying with the time period for a specific aquifer. Also the carrying capacity of the aquifers are not clearly studied in detail as the groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula is stored in fractured weak limestone aquifers. Therefore the over storage of groundwater in the aquifers beyond their capacity may cause adverse impact to the environment.Based on the past studies, the recommended total “Safe Yield” from the aquifers in Jaffna Peninsula is 13,100 m3 per day in dry season and 34,600 m3 per day in wet season while having a basic water requirement for domestic need of 31,500 m3 per day. Further available annual water resources is 718 m3 per day per person which is less than the recommended amount in the World Water Development Report of the United Nations. These are indicating that the Jaffna Peninsula is facing the water scarcity.The availability of groundwater and the possible additional recharge shall be studied with correlation to the carrying capacity of the aquifer to ensure and improve the available water resources in a sustainable manner. This paper is analysed and summarised the past studies on groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula.
The role of Natural killer (NK) cells as APCs, Cytotoxicity, Immuno-regulatory in Innate and Adaptive immune as Potential Therapeutic and Preventive Target in Infectious Diseases
Authors: Bitsue Dr. Zelalem Kiros
Published: December 2021

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are critical in host defense and immune regulation. They are activated or inhibited through the ligation of germline-encoded receptors and are involved in mediating cytotoxicity, in producing cytokines and in providing co-stimulation to cells of the adaptive immune system.
In Memoriam: Andre van der Bijl (Phd)
Authors: Joy Papier
Published: December 2021

At the time our 2020 issue of JOVACET had already gone to print, and so the journal was not able to acknowledge Andre van der Bijl's passing, hence our tribute to him in this subsequent issue.
Assessing work-based values: The missing link in improving youth employability
Authors: Andrew Paterson  , Roelien Herholdt  , James Keevy  , Bina Akoobhai
Published: December 2021

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are intended to equip youths with work-relevant skills, but the capacity of the labour market to absorb them is limited and South Africa has high levels of unemployment. Employers argue that young work-seekers from TVET colleges may well possess technical skills but lack employability skills, including appropriate work-based attitudes and values. In response to this scenario, a team of experts designed a short, interactive programme for TVET college students to acquire an improved understanding of and insight into their own values and how these inform their behaviour in the workplace. The values selected were respect, accountability, self-improvement and perseverance. The programme’s intended outcome was to increase the participants’ awareness of the link between values and their actions so that they could improve their own decision-making and their relationships with colleagues in the workplace. Following this programme, the students were afforded a period of workplace exposure during which they were required to reflect on their experience and how workplace behaviour revealed their own and work colleagues’ underlying values. A crucial challenge for the project team was to be able to measure any impact on the participants’ understanding of the values and how this understanding might guide their behaviour. The focus of this article is on how the assessment instrument was conceptualised, designed and piloted in South Africa and Kenya. The instrument was required to measure effectively any changes in the participants’ understanding of the meaning of each value and the adjustments in their ability to apply the values in real work-based scenarios.
Call for papers, JOVACET 5(1), 2022
Authors: Dr Catherine Robertson
Published: December 2021

You are invited to submit an article for the fifth volume of JOVACET to be published in October/November 2022. JOVACET is an accredited publication with the Department of Higher Education and Training.

Articles should be topical with regard to current debates/discourses and recent research in the TVET, adult, and continuing education and training domains. Submissions should be of high quality and follow academic research/writing conventions of journal articles in the social sciences. Specifications can be found on the JOVACET website (www.jovacet.ac.za) or obtained from Dr Catherine Robertson at cathy@tcrobertson.co.za.

Articles should comprise a maximum of 8000 words, which include the abstract of approximately 200 words and a list of references, and be submitted in MS Word format via the journal website at www.jovacet.ac.za or emailed to Dr Catherine Robertson at cathy@tcrobertson.co.za. Kindly follow the style guide which is provided on the website.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Due date for full paper submissions: 15 April 2022
Let's Play GOLF!
Authors: Cowan Steven B.
Published: December 2021

A central feature of the “free will defense” as developed by Alvin Plantinga is his response to the claim that God can create a world containing creatures with libertarian freedom that contains no moral evil. Plantinga’s response appeals to the notion of “morally significant freedom” according to which free creatures, in order to do moral good, must be capable of moral evil. In this paper, I argue, first, that morally significant freedom is not required for free creatures to do moral good and, second, that other recent attempts to necessitate a creaturely capability for evil likewise fail. The upshot of my paper is that the free will defense simply won’t work because it is possible and feasible for God to create a world containing libertarianly free creatures capable of moral good and yet containing no moral evil.
Mindfulness in the professional lives of K-12 educators
Authors: McRobbie Emily
Published: December 2021

This interpretive case study explored how K-12 educators conceptualized and applied mindfulness in their professional lives while taking the Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques (SMART) in Education professional development program. Participants believed mindfulness practice strengthened awareness and improved relational quality. Participants with regular mindfulness practice reported greater benefits and deeper insights about being present, compassion for self and others, and awareness of patterns of thought and behavior. This unique type of professional learning supported greater self-awareness. The study suggests mindfulness for educators presents opportunities for individual and school transformation, although the amount of school change participants reported was influenced by systemic support and privilege. Strengthening relational quality in schools, empowering teachers, and shifting school culture from places of cultural reproduction to those of transformation may more effectively address the social and civic issues that face society.
Kosmologia ducha. Próba stworzenia ogólnego zarysu obiektywnej roli myślącej materii w systemie światowych interakcji (filozoficzno-poetycka fantasmagoria, wsparta na zasadach materializmu dialektycznego). Tłum. Krystian Szadkowski
Authors: Ilyenkov Evald
Published: December 2021

Kosmologia ducha została napisana przez Ewalda Iljenkowa w latach pięćdziesiątych, ale opublikowana zostało dopiero po śmierci autora pod koniec lat osiemdziesiątych, ponieważ była tekstem zbyt heretyckim, aby mógł się ukazać za życia filozofa. Heretyckim nie z powodu jego „dysydenckiego” charakteru czy krytycyzmu wobec Związku Radzickiego, lecz z powodu jego niezwykle spekulatywnej i hipotetycznej natury. Iljenkow odwołując się do fizycznej idei „śmierci cieplnej wszechświata” oraz do nieszablonowego zestawienia Heglowskiej dialektyki z pojęciem atrybutu u Spinozy stwierdza, że myśl stanowi konieczny atrybut materii, ponieważ zdolna jest powstrzymać entropię zmierzającą do ostatecznego upadku.
Łagodność pastoralna w pracy kapelana szpitalnego w kontekście opieki duchowej nad pacjentem
Authors: Bohdanowicz Andrzej
Published: December 2021

W artykule autor zastanawia się nad kwestią zastosowania znanej już od starożytności chrześcijańskiej duszpasterskiej zasady benignitas pastoralis (łagodności pastoralnej) w pracy kapelana szpitalnego, szczególnie w kontekście problemu opieki duchowej nad pacjentem. Na początku artykułu przybliżone zostało samo pojęcie opieki duchowej, następnie wyjaśnionona czym polega duszpasterstwo oparte o łagodność pastoralną, a w końcowej części zwrócono uwagę na implikacje benignitas pastoralis w pracy kapelana szpitalnego w perspektywie opieki duchowej nad pacjentem.

Wiele z przymiotów pastoralnej łagodności można odnieść explicite do posługi kapelana w szpitalu, szczególnie jej charakter personalistyczny, wartość pedagogiczną, oddziaływanie terapeutyczne oraz ewangeliczną siłę. Wiemy dzisiaj już z naukową pewnością, że dobra opieka duchowa leży w najlepiej rozumianym interesie pacjenta. Staje się coraz bardziej oczywiste, że aby osiągnąć ten cel, konieczne jest, aby z empatią i szacunkiem podchodzić do pacjenta, rozmawiać z nim i uczyć się o jego potrzebach, obawach, marzeniach, i nadziejach. W ramach takiej opieki postawa kapelana oparta na benignitas pastoralis wydaje się dziś konieczna.
„Wychodząc z duchowości inkulturowanej” (QA 79). Refl eksja nad duchowością w świetle Querida Amazonia
Authors: Wasiutyńska Katarzyna
Published: December 2021

Artykuł podejmuje zagadnienie relacji między kulturą a wiarą, która wyraża się, między innymi, w specyficznej formie doświadczenia duchowego. Punktem wyjścia dla tej refleksji jest lektura posynodalnej adhortacji Querida Amazonia w kluczu trzech pojęć: inkulturacja, duchowość, świętość. Znajdujemy je przede wszystkim w czwartym rozdziale dokumentu, opisującym – po społecznym, kulturowym i ekologicznym –marzenie kościelne. Przekraczając granice terytorium Amazonii, papieskie wezwanie do rozeznawania nowych dróg świętości, odpowiadających specyfice obecnego czasu oraz różnorodnych kontekstów kultury lokalnej, dotyka całego Kościoła.
Milczenie jako strategia komunikacyjna ludzi w kulturze ubóstwa
Authors: Oliwa - Ciesielska Monika
Published: December 2021

Artykuł prezentuje wyniki badań nad sposobem komunikacji w kulturze ubóstwa, które są zawarte w wypowiedziach ludzi skrajnie ubogich, charakteryzujących codzienne interakcje z innymi. Analizowane procesy komunikowania ograniczone są do interakcji w ramach rodziny. Głównymi źródłami analizy prezentowanej w tym artykule są prace O. Lewisa, które stanowią podstawę teoretyczną dotyczącą koncepcji kultury ubóstwa zaproponowaną przez autora, a także Pamiętniki bezrobotnych, których opublikowanie w latach 30.  XX wieku oraz 2003-2006 było odpowiedzią na rozpisane konkursy pamiętnikarskie. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest ukazanie podobnych sposobów interakcyjnych i komunikacyjnych, które w kulturze ubóstwa charakteryzują się wyizolowaniem społecznym. Przejawem tego jest zaniechanie komunikacji, obranie w relacjach z innymi strategii milczenia. Jednym z zagadnień artykułu jest charakterystyka dyskursu, podejmowania prób porozumiewania z tymi, którzy prezentują przewagę wobec osób słabszych, będących w pozycji podporządkowania.
The number of set-orbits of a solvable permutation group
Authors: Gao Yinling , Yang Yong
Published: December 2021

A permutation group G acting on a set Ω induces a permutation action on the power set

𝒫
⁢

(
Ω
)

{\mathscr{P}(\Omega)}

(the set of all subsets of Ω).
Let G be a finite permutation group of degree n, and let

s
⁢

(
G
)

{s(G)}

denote the number of orbits of G on

𝒫
⁢

(
Ω
)

{\mathscr{P}(\Omega)}

.
In this paper, we give the explicit lower bound of

log
2

⁡
s

⁢

(
G
)

/

log
2

⁡

|
G
|

{\log_{2}s(G)/{\log_{2}\lvert G\rvert}}

over all solvable groups G.
As applications, we first give an explicit bound of a result of Keller for estimating the number of conjugacy classes, and then we combine it with the McKay conjecture to estimate the number of

p
′

{p^{\prime}}

-degree irreducible representations of a solvable group.
Regularization of the backward stochastic heat conduction problem
Authors: Tuan Nguyen Huy , Lesnic Daniel , Thach Tran Ngoc , Ngoc Tran Bao
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we study the backward problem for the stochastic parabolic heat equation driven by a Wiener process.
We show that the problem is ill-posed by violating the continuous dependence on the input data.
In order to restore stability, we apply a filter regularization method which is completely new in the stochastic setting.
Convergence rates are established under different a priori assumptions on the sought solution.
The postpartum period during the COVID-19 pandemic: investigating Turkish women’s postpartum support and postpartum-specific anxiety
Authors: Kochan Merve , Deliktas Demirci Ayse , Kabukcuoglu Kamile
Published: December 2021

Objectives

This study aimed to examine how Turkish women were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the postpartum period in terms of postpartum support and anxiety variables.

Methods

The study was conducted with 130 women who gave birth during the COVID-19 period. Data were collected online using a personal information form, Postpartum Support Scale and Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale. Descriptive statistics were used, with Kruskal–Wallis and regression analysis performed.

Results

All postpartum women stated that they were affected negatively by COVID-19. The most common issues described were feeling alone (25.51%), having economic difficulties (15.5%) and experiencing difficulties accessing health services (21.7%). The mean Postpartum Support Scale score was 102.43 ± 27.67, while the mean Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale score was 188.07 ± 96.71. COVID-19 exposure level had a significant effect on postpartum-specific anxiety (p=0.00). The variables of having a problem during pregnancy (p=0.006), having a baby willingly (p=0.007), and partner’s educational status significantly predicted the degree of being affected by COVID-19 (p=0.025). The degree to which COVID-19 affected the women was determined by having problems during pregnancy, having a baby willingly, and a highly educated partner.

Conclusions

These variables may inform a resource to empower postpartum women during COVID-19. Healthcare systems need to be organised considering pandemic conditions to provide increased postpartum support, evaluate psychological health, deliver healthcare services, and consider pregnancy periods.
The Confines of News Universalism
Authors: Heinderyckx François
Published: December 2021

News outlets remain predominantly segmented by national boundaries, despite the spectacular development of a range of technologies offering the potential to overcome many of the barriers to transnational news circulation. Likewise, national and local outlooks on the news are persistent even for matters of worldwide magnitude and interest. This article argues that the facts related to newsworthy events should be more systematically paired with the scientific knowledge that is required to describe them accurately. Because facts and scientific knowledge should transcend cultural, social and political differences, they could constitute the basis for a limited but fundamental core of news universalism supported by global news agencies and other international news sources.
Original record of deposited skins of hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) at red fox den
Authors: El-Farhati Haithem , Hizem Mohamed Wassim , Nouira Saïd
Published: December 2021

From 2015 to 2018, a total of 60 dens of red fox Vulpes vulpes have been visited in three sites of southern Tunisia. In this arid habitat, we recorded deposited skins of hedgehogs in front of 34 dens, an uncommon behaviour to our knowledge. These sightings suggest that red fox can be the main predator of hedgehogs in arid zones of North Africa.
Multimodal positioning of artifacts in interaction in a collaborative elementary engineering club
Authors: Silvestri Katarina , McVee Mary , Jarmark Christopher , Shanahan Lynn , English Kenneth
Published: December 2021

This exploratory case study uses multimodal positioning analysis to determine and describe how a purposefully crafted emergent artifact comes to influence and/or manipulate social dynamics, structure, and positionings of one design team comprised of five third-graders in an afterschool elementary engineering and literacy club. In addition to social semiotic theories of multimodality (e.g., Kress, G. (2010). Multimodality: a social semiotic approach to contemporary communication. New York, NY: Routledge) and multimodal interactional analysis (Norris, S. (2004). Analyzing multimodal interaction: a methodological framework. New York, NY: Routledge, Norris, S. (2019). Systematically working with multimodal data: research methods in multimodal discourse analysis. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell), Positioning Theory (Harré, R. and Van Langenhove, L. (1991). Varieties of positioning. J. Theor. Soc. Behav. 21: 393–407) is used to examine group interactions with the artifact, with observational data collected from audio, video, researcher field notes, analytic memos, photographs, student artifacts (e.g., drawn designs, built designs), and transcriptions of audio and video data. Analysis of interactions of the artifact as it unfolds demonstrates multiple types of role-based positioning with students (e.g., builder, helper, idea-sharer). Foregrounding analysis of the artifact, rather than the student participants, exposed students’ alignment or opposition with their groupmates during the project. This study contributes to multimodal and artifactual scholarship through a close examination of positions emergent across time through multimodal communicative actions and illustrates how perspectives on multimodality may be analytically combined with Positioning Theory.
The Evil That Free Will Does: Plantinga’s Dubious Defense
Authors: Maller Mark
Published: December 2021

Alvin Plantinga’s controversial free will defense (FWD) for the problem of evil is an important attempt to show with certainty that moral evils are compatible and justifiable with God’s omnipotence and omniscience. I agree with critics who argue that it is untenable and the FWD fails. This paper proposes new criticisms by analyzing Plantinga’s presuppositions and objectionable assumptions in God, Freedom and Evil. Notably, his limited concept of omnipotence, and possible worlds theory lack rigorous argument and are subjectively biased with irrelevant weak examples. My ontological possible worlds theory (Possible Conditional Timelines) shows that it is very likely that the omnipotent God exists of necessity in some worlds but perhaps not this one. Omnipotence is total and absolute, and should imply the freedom of will to actualize all worlds God chooses. Plantinga’s position regarding God’s omniscience of future counterfactuals is implausible based on modal logic conjecture.
Chlorido-(2,2′-(ethane-bis(5-methoxyphenolato))-κ4
N,N′,O,O′)manganese(III) monohydrate, C19H18Cl2CuN2O2
Authors: Zheng Liping , Wang Jialu , Jiao Haolong , Meng Licha , Qiao Yongfeng
Published: December 2021

C19H18Cl2CuN2O2, monoclinic, C2/c (No. 15), a = 21.010(3) Å, b = 11.3886(15) Å, c = 7.9578(10) Å, β = 100.725(4)°, V = 1870.8(4) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0331, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1077, T = 170.0 K.
Multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock calculations of energy levels, wavelengths, weighted oscillator strengths, transitions probabilities and lifetimes of Cd XLVII
Authors: Salhi Dhia Elhak , Manai Soumaya , Ben Nasr Sirine , Jelassi Haikel
Published: December 2021

Energy levels, wavelengths, weighted oscillator strengths, transition probabilities and lifetimes are calculated for all levels of 1s
2 and 1snl (n = 2–6) configurations of He-like cadmium ion (Cd XLVII). The calculations were carried out using three codes GRASP2018, FAC and AMBiT in order to provide theoretically the most accurate data. Transition probabilities are reported for all the E1, E2, M1 and M2 transitions. Breit interactions and quantum electrodynamics effects are included in the RCI calculations. Comparisons were made with other calculations and a good agreement was found which confirms the reliability of our results. We present some missing data for the He-like cadmium in this paper for the first time.
Molecular and crystal structure of a copper(II) complex of sildenafil
Authors: Yunuskhodjayev Akhmatkhodja N. , Iskandarova Shokhista F. , Sabirov Vahobjon Kh.
Published: December 2021

The crystal structure of a copper(II) complex of protonated sildenafil, CuCl3C22H31N6O4S⋅2H2O was studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with the unit cell parameters a = 15.4292(2), b = 9.06735(12), c = 21.1752(2) Å, V = 2945.48(7) Å3, Z = 4. The Cu atom is coordinated by the sildenafil ligand via the N2 atom of the pyrazolopyrimidine ring and by three chloride anions. Sildenafil is protonated at the methylated N6 atom of the piperazine ring and it is cation ligand with a 1+ charge.
Negative or Negated, Thus True? An Investigation of Concept Valence and Semantic Negation as Drivers of Framing Effects in Judgments of Truth
Authors: Jaffé Mariela E. , Greifeneder Rainer
Published: December 2021

The negativity bias in judgments of truth holds that content-wise identical statements are more likely to be judged as true when presented in a negative compared to positive concept frame. This article investigates the mechanisms underlying this concept frame effect by differentiating concept valence (something good versus bad) and semantic negation (grammatical operator) throughout five studies. We found some evidence that concept valence and semantic negation work in tandem to produce the concept frame, yet negation seems to be the more stable driver. Moreover, we found that negation exerts its impact on perceived truth by increasing the realm of possible states in which a specific statement can be true. Together, the present findings extend knowledge of the negativity bias in truth judgments by providing a more fine-grained picture of “negativity” and an explanation for why negation might be especially effective in increasing truth judgments.
Master Narratives, Expectations of Change, and Their Effect on Temporal Appraisals
Authors: Hillman James G. , Hauser David J.
Published: December 2021

People hold narrative expectations for how humans generally change over the course of their lives. In some areas, people expect growth (e.g., wisdom), while in others, people expect stability (e.g., extroversion). However, do people apply those same expectations to the self? In five studies (total N = 1,372), participants rated selves as improving modestly over time in domains where stability should be expected (e.g., extroversion, quick-wittedness). Reported improvement was significantly larger in domains where growth should be expected (e.g., wisdom, rationality) than domains where stability should be expected. Further, in domains where growth should be expected participants reported improvement for selves and others. However, in domains where stability should be expected, participants reported improvement for selves but not others. Hence, participants used narrative expectations to inform projections of change. We discuss implications for future temporal self-appraisal research, heterogeneity of effect sizes in self-appraisal research, and between-culture differences in narratives.
High-throughput phenotypic screening of the human spermatozoon
Authors: Johnston Zoe C , Gruber Franz S , Brown Sean G , Norcross Neil R , Swedlow Jason , Gilbert Ian H , Barratt Christopher L R
Published: December 2021

Despite recent advances in male reproductive health research, there remain many elements of male infertility where our understanding is incomplete. Consequently, diagnostic tools and treatments for men with sperm dysfunction, other than medically assisted reproduction, are limited. On the other hand, the gaps in our knowledge of the mechanisms which underpin sperm function have hampered the development of male non-hormonal contraceptives. The study of mature spermatozoa is inherently difficult. They are a unique and highly specialised cell type which does not actively transcribe or translate proteins and cannot be cultured for long periods of time or matured in vitro. One large-scale approach to both increasing the understanding of sperm function and the discovery and development of compounds that can modulate sperm function is to directly observe responses to compounds with phenotypic screening techniques. These target agnostic approaches can be developed into high-throughput screening platforms with the potential to drastically increase advances in the field. Here, we discuss the rationale and development of high-throughput phenotypic screening platforms for mature human spermatozoa and the multiple potential applications these present, as well as the current limitations and leaps in our understanding and the capabilities needed to overcome them. Further development and use of these technologies could lead to the identification of compounds which positively or negatively affect sperm cell motility or function or novel platforms for toxicology or environmental chemical testing among other applications. Ultimately, each of these potential applications is also likely to increase the understanding within the field of sperm biology.
Legal Support For Automatic Exchange Of Tax Information According To The CRS Standard For Tax Residents Of Ukraine
Authors: Kosse D.D.
Published: December 2021

The article deals with the issues of legal support and an integrated legal approach to the analysis and research of issues of provision, receipt, use of tax information in relation to individuals at the interstate level. The legal grounds for the current procedures for the exchange of tax information in Ukraine and the Hellenic Republic, the existing legal possibilities for obtaining tax information on possible tax residents of the respective countries have been determined.

The author analyzes the powers of banks and other financial structures to obtain tax information, the legal responsibility of taxpayers, lists of financial structures that must take part in the receipt and transmission of such information are determined.

An analysis of the implementation of the Multilateral Convention on Cooperation between Competent Bodies on the Automatic Exchange of Information According to the CRS (Common Reporting Standard) standard in Ukraine and Greece shows the need for legal mechanisms and legislative actions in Ukraine to launch multilateral automatic exchange of tax information on CRS standard. Specific complexes of legal actions for the implementation of multilateral automatic exchange of tax information according to the CRS standard in Ukraine are proposed.

The proposed implementations of automatic exchange of tax information will allow the regulatory authorities to fully implement the policy of objective and transparent administration of taxes from income received outside Ukraine by tax residents of Ukraine. In fact, when such an exchange functions, the regulatory authorities will have the same information as inside the country and use it for the correct administration of taxes. This approach will help implement the principles of fairness in the payment of taxes.

The effectiveness of such an exchange of tax information is confirmed by the results of the implementation in Ukraine of the FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) on tax reporting on foreign accounts, which was adopted to combat tax evasion by US residents and is already in force in Ukraine for tax residents of Ukraine in USA and US tax residents in Ukraine.
Legal Education In Higher Educational Establishments Of The Ministry Of Internal Affairs Of Ukraine: Pro E Contra
Authors: Nikitina Yu.D. , Balan Yu.R. , Lashchuk N.R.
Published: December 2021

The pros and cons arguments of the possibility of granting legal education to the students on the speciality “Law” in the higher educational establishments with specific learning conditions are considered in the article. There are the following options: 1) the possibility of training on the speciality “Law Enforcement” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities exclusively; 2) the possibility of training on the speciality “Law Enforcement” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities exclusively, but at the same time training of “broad” lawyers on the speciality “Law” at the expense of individuals and legal entities; 3) the possibility of training both on the specialities “Law Enforcement” and “Law” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities and “broad” lawyers on the speciality “Law” at the expense of individuals and legal entities.

It is stated that legal education of lawyers in higher educational establishments with specific learning conditions is not only possible but also appropriate. Legislative restriction of the range of educational institutions that can train lawyers leads to a lack of competition as competition is the key to improving quality of education.
Factors And Principles Of Fair Pay
Authors: Pyzhova M.O.
Published: December 2021

The article covers the issues of factors influencing the formation of fair wages. The principles on which the system of guarantees of realization of the rights of workers to a fair wage should be based are considered. There are two groups of factors in the formation of wages: a) market; b) non-market or socio-legal. The first group includes:

1)     changes in supply and demand in the market of goods and services in the production of which this work is used; 2) the usefulness of the resource of the entrepreneur; 3) the elasticity of demand for labor at price; 4) interchangeability of resources; 5) change in prices for consumer goods and services. The second group includes: 1) measures of state regulation related to the establishment of the minimum wage, minimum salary, subsistence level; 2) the level of wages and conditions of employment can have a significant impact on trade union policy, the strength of the trade union movement;

3)     the final results of the enterprise and the personal contribution of the employee;

4)     the existence of a system of guarantees for the realization of employees’ rights to fair remuneration. It is pointed out that we cannot study the institution of wages in isolation from the current economic situation in the country, so we need to know what factors affect the determination of the level of wages.

There are four principles on which the system of guarantees for the realization of employees’ rights to fair remuneration should be based: 1) equality of remuneration;

2)     timeliness of remuneration; 3) completeness of payment of wages; 4) fair pay.

It is concluded that the proposed and analyzed factors that affect the formation of wages should be studied and taken into account during the regulatory reform of the institution of wages.

In our opinion, the principles on which the system of guarantees for the realization of workers’ rights to fair remuneration should be based must be enshrined in law. It is argued that the institution of wages needs comprehensive reform. And above all, it is necessary to pay attention to the principles on which it should be built, because these are the fundamental foundations.