bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using social media marketing to pro-tourism behaviours: the mediating role of destination attractiveness and attitude towards the positive impacts of tourism
Authors: Alzaydi Zyad M. , Elsharnouby Mohamed H.
Published: September 2023

Social media has recently played a highly impactful role in communication. Specifically, these channels are vital and have a substantial influence on the attitudes, behavioural intentions, and actual behaviour of tourists. Previous research showed clearly that there is an increasing number of individuals who rely heavily on social media platforms for gathering information and gaining knowledge about various issues. The current research tries to show the impact of these platforms on citizens’—as individuals—attitudes and behaviours to support tourism activities. Specifically, the current study examines three research objectives: (1) The impact of social media marketing activities on pro-tourism behaviours. (2) The impact of social media marketing activities on both destination attractiveness and attitude towards the positive impacts of tourism. (3) The mediation role of destination attractiveness and attitude towards the positive impacts of tourism in the relationships between social media marketing activities and pro-tourism behaviours. We adapted the theory of uses and gratifications and the stimulus-organism-response framework in the current research, where social media marketing drives pro-tourism behaviours indirectly through both destination attractiveness and attitude towards the positive impacts of tourism. A survey of 200 Albaha residents was conducted. We have used AMOS to check the constructs’ validity and reliability and Hayes’s PROCESS macro to test the mediation. The findings show that (1) Social media marketing activities help in explaining why city citizens positively behave towards tourism activities in their city; (2) Sequentially both destination attractiveness and attitude towards the positive impacts of tourism partially mediate the relationships between social media marketing and pro-tourism behaviours. The current study contributes to the existing research through the elucidation of why residents behave to support tourism in their countries by using social media marketing activities. In addition, it adds a number of professional insights. For example, the admins of destination social media platforms should increase their efforts towards providing presence, conversation, interactivity, and sharing on these platforms.
Comparison of Honey & Povidone Iodine dressings in Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Wound Infection Healing
Authors: Shaikh Erum Majid , Pathan Sadia , Zuberi Bader Faiyaz , Rehman Memoona , Malik Shoaib
Published: September 2023

Objective: To compare the healing of post-cesarean infected wounds by a combination of honey and povidone iodine & povidone-iodine alone dressings using ASEPSIS Score.

Method: This prospective randomised cohort study was carried out at at OBGYN Department Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center from 1st August 2022 till 31st December 2022. Patients were randomly allocated into groups A and B. Group-A was dressed with honey povidone-iodine, while Group-B only had povidone-iodine. The ASEPSIS score was calculated in both groups on day fifth, 7th, 9th, and 10th day. Patients were followed till full recovery of the wound.

Results: A total of 70 women were included and equally allocated into two groups A & B (35 each). On day five mean ASEPSIS score in Group-A was 36.14 and that in Group- B was 37.74. No significant difference in scores were noted on day five [t (68) = -.753, p = .454] & day seven Group-A 28.63 vs Group-B 32.11 [t (68) = -1.302, p = .197]. Significant improvements in ASEPSIS scores were noted on days ninth & tenth. On day nine ASEPSIS score of Group-A was 21.54 and that of Group-B was 27.14 [t (68) = -2.056, p = .044]. On day tenth the mean ASEPSIS score of Group-A was 18.26, while that of Group-B was 23.86 [t (68) = -2.021, p = .047]. The mean time required for the wound to heal in Group-A and Group-B was eighteen & twenty-one days respectively.

Conclusion: Significant improvements in ASEPSIS score occurred with the use of honey with povidone-iodine combination.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.6.7499

How to cite this: Majid E, Pathan S, Zuberi BF, Rehman M, Malik S. Comparison of Honey & Povidone Iodine dressings in Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Wound Infection Healing. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(6):1803-1808. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.6.7499

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New government delivery plan to support children with myalgic encephalomyelitis
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: September 2023

The new plan, which is currently out for consultation, calls for schools to be flexible to help support children and young people with conditions such as myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome to help them access education. Dorothy Lepkowska explains
Maternal parenting style and body mass index among 6–12-year-old girls in Saudi Arabia: A pilot study
Authors: Alabdulkarim Aljawharah , Binshaieg Lamia , Alrashood Ghadah , Alkhudhiri Shooq , Alqahtani Yasmeen , Benajiba Nada , Chavarria Enmanuel A. , Bernstein Joshua , Aboul-Enein Basil H.
Published: September 2023

Background:

An increasingly high prevalence of overweight and obesity exists among Saudi children. Parenting style may serve as a potential predictor in overweight and obesity.

Aim:

This study examines parenting style as a potential predictor relationship in overweight and obesity among Saudi children. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 92 paired girls and mothers was conducted to determine the association between maternal parenting styles and Saudi girls’ BMI.

Findings:

The results indicated that the most prevalent parenting style was the authoritative. Majority of students have a moderate obesogenic environment. However, it was not significantly correlated with students BMI. Also, parenting styles were not significantly correlated with an obesogenic environment.

Conclusions:

Factors other than maternal parenting styles such as environmental factors, families’ socioeconomic status, or cultural factors might be stronger contributors to an obesogenic environment. Larger heterogenous studies are warranted to explore children's BMI and parenting styles associations in Saudi Arabia.
School nursing workload
Authors: Tracey Julie , Reid Bernie
Published: September 2023

The school nursing service is pivotal in supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people. The management of this universal resource is imperative to the provision of safe and effective care delivery. This scoping review aimed to critically analyse literature pertaining to school nursing workload. A systematic database search was conducted for papers published in English from 2017–2022 using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) tool. The 20 papers included were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programmes Checklists (CASP) tool. Four main themes emerged from the literature namely: workload tools, student outcomes, gaps and barriers to practice, and environmental factors. There was no substantial evidence base to justify the selection of any particular workload approach or tool and with minimal programmatic research directed towards establishing the reliability and validity of such tools. Further consideration is required to determine how the tools might inform school nursing workforce planning.
Infectious Diseases Telemedicine to the Arizona Department of Corrections During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. A Short Report.
Authors:   University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ USA, Klotz Stephen , Fimbres Krystal , York Lawrence
Published: September 2023

The University of Arizona infectious diseases provides telemedicine clinics to the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) and Pima County Jail. Beginning in January 2020 there was a sharp drop in the number of monthly consultations following the public health emergency regarding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Only since ending the emergency have the number of consults risen each month to pre-pandemic numbers. However, the nature of consult requests has changed. In this report we document the change from predominately human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) consults to a broader spectrum of infectious-related issues, most noteworthy being infective endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and chronic hepatitis B and C infection, the majority of cases due to intravenous drug injection. Although the DOC and jail underwent major upheavals intramurally due to the pandemic, medical outcomes with the diseases listed above, were excellent. The telemedicine infectious diseases clinics continued to provide timely, effective care for inmates.
Disappearing into Thick Aēr : The Function of Aēr in homer and Anaximenes
Authors: Folit-Weinberg Benjamin
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Aēr in Homer has rarely been discussed; the few studies that do exist focus on the word's semantics and scope of reference. This article proposes that we focus instead on how aēr works and what aēr does, both to characters within the Iliad and the Odyssey and, especially, for the poet responsible for composing them. First, I argue that aēr offers the poet a stratagem for navigating complex narrative demands and that it is best understood primarily in terms of the phenomenological effects it produces on Homeric characters. Next, I consider the implications of this argument for discussions of Homeric things and objects, particularly those influenced by New Materialism. Finally, I explore the consequences of this argument for our understanding of the Presocratic thinker most associated with aēr , Anaximenes.
Horace-as-Alcaeus ( Odes 3.6) Impersonates Horace-as-Archilochus ( Epodes 7 And 16): Persona And Poetic Autobiography In Horace
Authors: Werner Shirley
Published: September 2023

Abstract: A reader's enjoyment of Odes 3.6 and Epodes 7 and 16 is deepened by an awareness of the interplay between two relationships in Horace's poetry: the relationship of the speaker within the poem to an internal audience; and the interpretive relationship between the reader and the unstable persona of the implied author, Horace. The Archilochean authorial persona of Horace's Epodes and the Alcaic authorial persona of Horace's Odes work together to create a pseudo-autobiography of his life as a movement through genres and through Roman historical time. This pseudo-autobiography functions in the reader's mind as a tool for interpretation.
Narrativity in Concerto Barocco by George Balanchine
Authors: Tai Amy Ming Wai
Published: September 2023

Abstract: George Balanchine is widely acknowledged as one of the most musical choreographers of the twentieth century. He was also the pioneer of neoclassical ballet, that is, ballet without stories or characters in the conventional sense. Instead, neoclassical ballet focuses on inflecting our interpretation of the music. Not having stories in the conventional sense, however, does not mean that neoclassical ballet is devoid of narrativity, because for Balanchine, dance "has its own means of telling a story" through formalistic elements such as space, movement, and their interaction with music. Concerto Barocco (1941), choreographed to Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor BWV 1043 by J. S. Bach, is one of his first neoclassical ballets and has been praised for its musicality. As such, it serves as a good example for discussing what narrativity is in neoclassical ballet, and its relationship with music. This article analyzes the first movement of this ballet, choreographed to the first movement of Bach's concerto. Balanchine's view on how formalistic elements in dance can tell narratives reflects the view in structuralist and formalist literary theories that form is part of content. Although dance scholars have not used structuralist and formalist literary theories to analyze neoclassical ballets, music theorists such as Fred Maus have adapted these theories to interpret how absolute music tells narratives with tonal tension and relaxation, instrumentation, rhythm, meter, and other parameters. Taking inspiration from these models, this article examines how the formal properties of dance interact with formal properties of music in creating narratives. Bearing in mind the differences among literature, music, and dance, this article extends and refines existing theories where they prove inadequate for understanding the relationship between dance and music. In the first movement of Concerto Barocco , the music generally evokes ideas of conflict and collaboration through tonal departure and return, and the relationship between the soloists and the orchestra. However, exactly how the ideas of conflict and collaboration play out is left indeterminate. Balanchine's choreography tells a tale where the conflict between the soloists and between the soloists and the corps de ballet at the beginning becomes collaboration when the music returns to the home key at the end of the piece. This narrative is enhanced by the choreographic unison at the end, which reinforces the idea of collaboration, and by the emphasis on the tonal narrative of the music at the expense of the thematic one. This article concludes by reflecting on what narrativity means for neoclassical ballet and absolute music. Without words, dance and music can tell intricate narratives in their own ways. Indeterminacy in these media can even be seen as an advantage in enhancing emotional impact and conveying abstract ideas.
"Just to Be , and Dance ": Jerome Robbins, J. S. Bach, and Late Style
Authors: Knyt Erinn E.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Jerome Robbins (1918–1998), known as the first important American-born ballet choreographer, set over sixty ballets and numerous pieces for Broadway during his lifetime. His success can be attributed not only to his assimilation of different choreographic styles, but also to his attentiveness to the music. He was equally adept at setting a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from Frédéric Chopin (viz., The Concert 1956), Leonard Bernstein (viz., West Side Story 1957), and J. S. Bach (viz., The Goldberg Variations 1971) to Alban Berg (viz., In Memory Of … 1985). If he excelled at realistic character portrayals in some settings, in others he created abstract visual realizations of the music. Although Robbins choreographed many musical styles throughout his career, he developed a special affinity for the music of Bach at the end of his life. It is notable that his final three new choreographies were all based on the music of Bach: A Suite of Dances (1994); Two& Three-Part Inventions (1994); and Brandenburg (1997). Moreover, Bach's music was the last that he heard before he died; the soft strains of a recording of Bach's French Suites reportedly filled the air as Robbins lay dying at his house on 81st Street in New York in 1998. Based on recordings, letters, essays, and other choreographic sketches, some unpublished, this essay examines Robbins's littlediscussed late Bach settings in relation to concepts of Late Style. While Robbins's settings of three final pieces by Bach might not be summative—that is, they might not be as epic, lengthy, and encyclopedic as his The Goldberg Variations from 1971—they can be seen as synthesizing a lifetime of choreographic styles, including ballet, modern dance, theater, and folk. Since they were all abstract realizations of Bach's music through movement, as opposed to narrative settings, Bach's music seems directly to have inspired Robbins's contrapuntal choreography. In turning to Bach for his final creative projects, Robbins was thus participating in certain ways of thinking about art that Edward Said has claimed can be associated with artistic Late Style, including counterpoint and fragmentation. In addition, aspects of the rhythmic energy and stylistic pluralism so central to Bach's music became muses for Robbins's multi-stylistic choreographies late in life, even as he displayed both nostalgia for the past and a newfound interest in youth and youthfulness. In drawing connections among the last works of Robbins, the music of Bach, and theories of Late Style, this essay provides one of the first explorations of concepts of Late Style in relation to choreography, an art form in which the aging body and the artistic work are closely linked. In addition, it contributes new knowledge not only about the late choreographies of Robbins, but also about movement responses to Bach's music, and ways in which Bach reception has intersected with characteristics of Late Style.
Health, medicine and disease among the Hiberno-Norse from 800 to 1200 AD
Authors: Grace Pierce
Published: September 2023

Culturally distinct Hiberno-Norse communities were prominent in Ireland from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries. Using historical, archaeological, literary and biological evidence this paper describes the experience of health, medicine and disease in this population during the period under review. Overall, the Hiberno-Norse people appear to have been prosperous, enjoyed good health and lived well, although some individuals were malnourished. Epidemics of unknown aetiology occasionally affected the Hiberno-Norse, through whom leprosy may have been introduced to Ireland. When disease struck, diet, herbs and surgery were resorted to by healers, many of whom are likely to have been women. This paper argues that Hiberno-Norse medical practice derived from both Gaelic and Norse traditions.
Bistability and thermal studies in high index doped silica integrated ring resonators
Authors: Moss David
Published: September 2023

The utilization and engineering of thermo-optic effects have found broad applications in integrated photonic devices, facilitating efficient light manipulation to achieve various functionalities. Here, we perform both an experimental characterization and theoretical analysis of these effects in integrated micro-ring resonators in high index doped silica (HIDS), which has had many applications in integrated photonics and nonlinear optics. By fitting the experimental results with theory, we obtain fundamental parameters that characterize their thermo-optic performance, including the thermo-optic coefficient, the efficiency for the optically induced thermo-optic process, and the thermal conductivity. The characteristics of these parameters are compared to those of other materials commonly used for integrated photonic platforms, such as silicon, silicon nitride, and silica. These results offer a comprehensive insight into the thermo-optic properties of HIDS based devices. Understanding these properties is essential for efficiently controlling and engineering them in many practical applications.
A Rare Cause of Diarrhea: Intestinal Spirochetosis in an HIV-Positive Patient
Authors: Falgout Lacey , Kailas Shilpa , Sridhar Supraja , Loganantharaj Nisha
Published: September 2023

Intestinal spirochetosis (IS) is a rare gastrointestinal infection with vague presenting symptoms. Diagnosis is confirmed histopathologically. Risk factors include homosexuality and HIV. Antibiotic treatment with metronidazole usually leads to resolution of symptoms. We present the case of a 56-year-old HIV-positive man with chronic, watery diarrhea who was diagnosed with IS. This case highlights the importance of considering IS in the differential in HIV-positive patients with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms after more common etiologies have been ruled out.
Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis as a Rare Complication of Dengue Fever
Authors: Khataniar Himsikhar , Vellankal Shreya
Published: September 2023

Dengue fever can lead to a range of symptoms, including severe manifestations such as dengue hemorrhagic fever. We report a rare case of severe dengue with hemorrhagic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation in a 28-year-old woman. Initially presenting with fever, abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms, the patient developed worsening pain, vomiting, and an abdominal mass. Imaging revealed a pancreatic mass, and elevated amylase and lipase confirmed pancreatitis. Interventional radiology drained the hemorrhagic fluid from the suspected pseudocyst, leading to patient improvement and eventual discharge. This uncommon complication of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis in dengue fever has not been previously documented.
Unexpected Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated With MenoFit: A Synbiotic Menopause Supplement
Authors: Dadlani Apaar , Anudu Azubuogu , Marginean E. Celia
Published: September 2023

MenoFit is a widely available over-the-counter synbiotic supplement, which is marketed for use in relieving menopausal symptoms. So far, there is no published data on liver injury because of its use. We present the first reported case of MenoFit-induced liver injury in a patient who presented with 1 week of jaundice and abnormal liver biochemical tests in the absence of other risk factors and negative comprehensive workup for known etiologies of liver disease.
A Poorly Differentiated Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma With Brain Metastasis
Authors: Swied Muhammed Yaman , Turk Yahia Al , Jegadeesan Ramprasad
Published: September 2023

Esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are a rare type of esophageal neoplasm that can initially present with vague signs and symptoms. Gastrointestinal manifestations, such as dysphagia and abdominal discomfort, are the most common symptoms of neuroendocrine neoplasms. Although there is a potential for distant metastases because of esophageal NEC, few cases of brain metastasis have been reported. We report a rare case of an esophageal NEC metastasizing to the brain region.
Lupus Pancreatitis Masquerading as Pancreatic Cancer: A Rare Clinical Presentation
Authors: Lanke Gandhi , Songtanin Busara , Das Kanak
Published: September 2023

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune multisystemic inflammatory disease. SLE-associated pancreatitis is uncommon, and pancreatic cancer in SLE is very rare. Imaging findings in SLE with pancreatitis can mimic malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration/biopsy can guide in the accurate diagnosis and management of SLE-associated pancreatitis.
A Potential New Use for Tocilizumab: Refractory Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatitis
Authors: Lyles Laine , Farmer Reagan , Abougergi Marwan
Published: September 2023

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are becoming more commonly used for many forms of malignancy. With this class of medications being more heavily used, there has been an associated rise in medication-induced autoimmune hepatitis. This case involves a 35-year-old woman being treated with nivolumab/ipilimumab for renal cell carcinoma who developed a steroid-refractory autoimmune hepatitis.
Nonresolving Axillary Lymphadenopathy: An Unexpected Case of Metastatic Jejunal Adenocarcinoma in a Small-Bowel Transplant Recipient Masquerading as Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Authors: Hemy Alexander , Fetz Andrew , Kim Hyun Jae , Owen Daniel , Jayakumar Saumya
Published: September 2023

Intestinal transplant is an uncommon treatment of intestinal failure that has provided many patients with reduced morbidity and mortality. However, there are associated risks, including an increased risk of cancer, such as posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder and solid-organ malignancy. Here, we report a unique case of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma presenting initially only with axillary lymphadenopathy in a patient with recurrent posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder after multiple solid-organ transplants, including small intestine and 2 renal transplants.
Post-transcriptional gene silencing in a dynamic RNP world
Authors: Larivera Simone , Neumeier Julia , Meister Gunter
Published: September 2023

MicroRNA (miRNA)-guided gene silencing is a key regulatory process in various organisms and linked to many human diseases. MiRNAs are processed from precursor molecules and associate with Argonaute proteins to repress the expression of complementary target mRNAs. Excellent work by numerous labs has contributed to a detailed understanding of the mechanisms of miRNA function. However, miRNA effects have mostly been analyzed and viewed as isolated events and their natural environment as part of complex RNA-protein particles (RNPs) is often neglected. RNA binding proteins (RBPs) regulate key enzymes of the miRNA processing machinery and furthermore RBPs or readers of RNA modifications may modulate miRNA activity on mRNAs. Such proteins may function similarly to miRNAs and add their own contributions to the overall expression level of a particular gene. Therefore, post-transcriptional gene regulation might be more the sum of individual regulatory events and should be viewed as part of a dynamic and complex RNP world.
An Experimental Study on Excess Pore-Water Pressure Generation of a Poorly Graded Sand Using Combined RCTS Device
Authors: Xu Zhongze , Li Shiyuan , Wang Yaning , Zhang Benchen , Stokoe Kenneth H.
Published: September 2023

The combined dynamic torsional resonant column and cyclic torsional shear (RCTS) device is employed to study the generation of excess pore-water pressure, especially the threshold shear strain of excess pore-water pressure, γtPP, in an uncemented poorly graded granular soil. Reconstituted specimens of uncemented sand were constructed under water and then tested in the RCTS device using a newly designed base pedestal, with which pore-water pressure is measured at four points systematically located at 0.75 times the radius of the base pedestal. Specimens were tested under different mean effective confining pressures, and all specimens had B-values above 0.95 at the start of testing. During testing, the excess pore-water pressure was measured continuously during 30 cycles of loading at multiple increasing loading levels. The three major factors influencing γtPP that were investigated are as follows: (1) mean effective confining pressure, (2) relative density, and (3) loading frequency. The results are presented in terms of the following: (1) excess pore-water pressure ratio versus shear strain, and (2) threshold shear strain versus number of loading cycles. Other related behaviors such as softening during cycling and post-cyclic moduli changes are also discussed.
Applying the Integrated Digital Image Correlation Method to Detect Stress Measurements in Precision Drilling
Authors: Shih Ming-Hsiang , Tung Shih-Heng , Sung Wen-Pei
Published: September 2023

Drilling is a precision machining method, and stress measurement in situ can be used to evaluate its machining efficiency. The most used technique for measuring the stress state of the tested object is the drilling method or the blind hole method. By measuring the relative deformation before and after drilling using deformation measurement techniques, the stress tensor before drilling can be derived. The traditional digital image correlation (DIC) method has a large stress recognition error and faces problems such as rigid body displacement and image scaling that can affect accuracy. This study proposes a new experimental method that incorporates rigid body displacement parameters into the Nelson–integrated DIC identification parameters, with the aim of perfecting both rigid body displacement and stress recognition accuracy. The results show that the images identified by this method exhibit a high degree of agreement, confirming the convergence and applicability of the displacement field in the wired limited-scale specimens. The compensation method for false strain proposed in this study has been experimentally verified to be highly dependable. The results of the current stress measurement are in good agreement with the predrilling stress measured by DIC, with a main stress measurement error of only 1.57 % of the reference stress. This method can improve the accuracy of image measurement methods and become a low-cost, high-precision, and highly mobile current stress measurement technology.
Tectorigenin suppresses the viability of gastric cancer cells in vivo and in vitro
Authors: Song Wenchong , Lv Weiwei , Bi Ning , Wang Guanglin
Published: September 2023

Gastric cancer is currently the 4th most common malignant tumor with a poor prognosis in 2022. New and effective drugs are needed to combat this disease to treat advanced gastric cancer. Tectorigenin (Tec) has a series of pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory and anticancer. However, the effect of Tec on the progression of gastric cancer is unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of Tec in regulating cell viability, cell cycle, and tumor growth of gastric cancer. To detect the role of Tec in the progression of gastric cancer in vitro and in mice, we performed several in vitro assays such as MTT, colony formation, wound closure, transwell, Immunoblot assays, and in vivo tumor growth assays. Our data confirmed that Tec restrained the viability of gastric cancer cells at concentrations of 100, 200, and 300 μM. It also denied the motility of gastric cancer cells. Tec treatment also induced the cell cycle arrest of gastric cancer cells. Mechanically, Tec could suppress the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway and stop gastric cancer progression. We, therefore, thought Tec could serve as a drug for treating gastric cancer.
Flesh, Blood, and Counterstory
Authors: Shoemaker McKenzie
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Counterstory Seminar Project  assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
Model M
Authors: Thiersch Sam
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Counterstory Seminar Project  assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
Teaching ChatGPT for Grant Writing
Authors: Kurlinkus Will
Published: September 2023

In the spring of 2023, stirred by reports that AI was radically transforming the writing industry (and "creating an epidemic of cheating"), I taught my Department of English senior capstone students how to use ChatGPT to write grants. In this brief write-up, I describe my rationale for teaching about the AI (to get students jobs); how it can fit into writing studies best practices (e.g., process pedagogy); ways to create assignments that might limit its use (localization and contextualization); as well as a few fast and messy activities and student process examples that evolved over thesemester. The students chose to offer their writing using a first name only and a pseudonym.
Waiting for History
Authors: Blackwell Cat Sylvia
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Critical Analysis assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
Williams’s Polar Bears
Authors: Leuschen Grace
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Critical Analysis assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
Counterstory and Representation Through Media
Authors: Muñiz V. Manuel
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Critical Analysis assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
Beloved
Authors: Johnson Kaley
Published: September 2023

This essay is an undergraduate student essay responding to the Counterstory Seminar Project  assignment associated with the Martinez and Smith article (within this issue 4.1): "Critical Theory, Critical Race Representations: Counterstory as Literary Intervention"
IMPACTOS DE MUDANÇAS NO FINANCIAMENTO ELEITORAL NA SUBREPRESENTAÇÃO POLÍTICA DE MULHERES E PESSOAS NEGRAS
Authors: Lucciola Natalia
Published: September 2023

A compreensão dos determinantes da sub-representação política de mulheres e de pessoas negras no poder institucional no Brasil persiste sendo um desafio para a Ciência Política nacional. Entre as explicações exploradas por pesquisadores, o sistema de financiamento de campanhas eleitorais passou por mudanças drásticas ao longo dos últimos anos. Em teoria, parte delas buscava contribuir para romper com a exclusão política de grupos minorizados. Este estudo analisa os resultados das eleições para deputado federal entre 2014 e 2022 com o objetivo e emprega o método de diferenças em diferenças para estimar o impacto da mudança no financiamento de campanha sobre a representação política de mulheres e pessoas negras. Seus resultados indicam que o novo sistema de financiamento contribui para aumentar as chances eleitorais de candidaturas femininas, sem, no entanto, dar evidências de efeito similar para candidatos pretos e pardos.
FATORES PSICOLÓGICOS ESTRESSORES SOBRE MILITARES EM OPERAÇÕES DE PAZ: UMA REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Albuquerque Beatriz Martins de
Published: September 2023

Este paper tem como objetivo levantar a produção acadêmica desenvolvida entre 1992 e 2023 acerca da dimensão psicológica das operações de paz das Nações Unidas. É empreendida aqui uma Revisão de Escopo (Scoping Review), um mapeamento de literatura sobre este tópico específico compreendido na pesquisa de minha tese de doutorado. Para isso será usada a metodologia expressa no Diagrama e no Checklist Prisma. O primeiro passo – via Diagrama – é o levantamento de dados. A busca foi feita nas seguintes bases científicas: Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), PubMed e PsycNet. Não foram utilizadas bases manuais. A pesquisa foi realizada a partir dos seguintes filtros: trabalhos a partir de 1992, e nas línguas portuguesa, inglesa, espanhola e/ou francesa. Acerca dos fatores de exclusão, foram retirados artigos sobre operações de paz fora do espectro da ONU. O segundo passo é analisar o material coletado à luz do Checklist Prima. A partir deste levantamento, foi encontrada uma bibliografia consolidada acerca da dimensão psicológica do peacekeeping, que verte principalmente sobre a relação dos militares com múltiplos fatores estressores enfrentados em campo. A temática é versada principalmente por autores da área da saúde, sendo mais raro entre as produções da Ciência Política.
Nematode Diversity Associated with Grapevines in İzmir, Manisa, Çanakkale, Balıkesir, and Bilecik Provinces in Türkiye
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Lerzan
Published: September 2023

The study was conducted in İzmir, Manisa, Çanakkale, Balıkesir, and Bilecik provinces to determine nematode diversity and community structure. Thirty-six genera (İzmir 34 genera; Manisa 32 genera; Bilecik 21 genera; Çanakkale 28 genera) with different trophic groups were recorded: fungivores (3 genera; e.g., Aphelenchoides spp.), bacterivores (9 genera, e.g., Achromadora Cobb, 1913 and Plectus Bastian 1865 spp.), omnivore (4 genera; e.g., Aporcelaimus Thorne, 1936 and Dorylaimus Thorne & Swanger, 1936 and Eudorylaimus Andrassy, 1959 spp.), predators (3 genera; e.g., Clarkus spp.), herbivores (17 genera; e.g., Boleodorus tylactus Thorne, 1941). Twenty-six species of herbivores were identified, and the most common species were from the genera Filenchus Andrassy, 1954, Geocenamus Thorne & Malek, 1968; Pratylenchus Filipjev, 1934, and Helicotylenchus Steiner, 1945. Dorylaimus Dujardin, 1845; Mesorhabditis Osche, 1952; Cephalobus Bastian, 1865; Acrobeloides Cobb, 1924; Mesodorylaimus Andreassy, 1959; Aphelenchus Bastian, 1865, and Ditylenchus Filipjev were other commonly found nematode genera. Meloidogyne incognita, M. javanica, Mesocriconema xenoplax, Longidorus elongatus, Xiphinema index, X. italiae, Praylenchus thornei, and P. neglectus identified constitute a severe threat to grape production by causing crop damage or transmitting virus diseases.
Changes in saccadic eye movement and smooth pursuit gain in patients with acquired comitant esotropia after strabismus surgery
Authors: Mihara Miharu , Hayashi Atsushi , Kakeue Ken , Tamura Ryoi
Published: September 2023

This study investigates the change in horizontal saccadic eye movement and smooth pursuit in patients with acquired comitant esotropia (ACE), before and after strabismus surgery. The horizontal saccades and pursuit in 11 patients with ACE were recorded using a video eye-tracker under binocular viewing before and after strabismus surgery. Participants were instructed to fixate on the new target as rapidly as possible when it randomly appeared at either 18.3° rightward or 18.3° leftward. For smooth pursuit, participants were asked to track, as accurately as possible, a step-ramp target moving at ±6.1°/s. The asymmetry of adduction-abduction and the binocular coordination in gains of saccade and pursuit were compared between the pre- and post-surgical data. The asymmetry of adduction-abduction saccade gain in each eye after surgery tended to be smaller than that before surgery. The binocular coordination of saccade showed significant improvement after surgery in only the non-dominant eye direction. Adduction-abduction asymmetry in the smooth pursuit gain in each eye after surgery tended to be smaller than before surgery. After surgery, the binocular coordination of pursuit was improved significantly in both directions. In patients with ACE, binocular coordination of saccade and smooth pursuit was poor. Binocular coordination of saccade and pursuit seems to be improved due to the improvement in ocular deviation angle and binocular visual function after surgery.
The modern mathematical models in economics and finance
Authors: Peter Brusov , Tatiana Filatova , Veniamin Kulik
Published: September 2023

With this article, we open a new section in this journal: the application of mathematical methods in economics and finance. A few topics we would like to discuss to get started are corporate finance, investments, business valuation, taxation, and ratings. We describe shortly mathematical models in these areas. In the field of corporate finance, we discuss the foundations of two main theories of capital structure, the Modigliani-Miller and the modern theory of Brusov-Filatova-Orekhova (BFO theory). We compare them and describe the differences between them and their results. In the field of investments, we describe two modern investment models: (1) with debt repayment at the end of the project and (2) with uniform debt repayment and discuss their properties and applications. In business valuation, we discuss the problems that exist in this area and ways to solve them. In rating methodology, a new approach is devoted to the rating of non–financial issuers, as well as to long–term and arbitrary duration project rating. The key factors of a new approach are the adequate use of discounting of financial flows virtually not used in existing rating methodologies, and the incorporation of rating parameters (financial "ratios") into the modern theory of capital structure (Brusov–Filatova–Orekhova (BFO) theory). This article is devoted to the analysis of the theoretical mathematical methods and models based on first principles. The novelty of this consideration is due to the fact that we are considering and discussing recently developed mathematical models in economics and finance.
Microscopy-based bead assay v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

This protocol describes the microscopy-based bead assay.
Purification of NDP52 (untagged) v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

This protocol describes purification of NDP52 (untagged).
Induction of non-selective bulk autophagy v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

This protocol describes how to induce bulk (non-selective) autophagy in HeLa cells through nutrient starvation.
Generation of stable cell lines via lentiviral transduction v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

Here, we describe a protocol to generate stable cell lines using a lentivirus system. Please note that necessary safety measures are to be taken in working with lentivirus.
In vitro phosphatase assay v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

This protocol describes in vitro phosphatase assay.
Mitophagy experiments v1
Authors: Adriaenssens Elias
Published: September 2023

This protocol describes how to induce mitophagy in HeLa cells.
THEME OF THE WAR IN FINE ARTS: PECULIARITY OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Stoian Svitlana
Published: September 2023

The article analyzes the cultural and historical transformations of the nature of the depiction of the theme of war in fine art. It is noted that art has always responded to changes in worldview paradigms and reflected core value principles of various historical periods of human development. The emphasis of depicting the essence of the war changed from the fixation of specific events that took place in real life to the depiction of generalized metaphorical images with the participation of mythological characters that had no relation to reality and vice versa. In addition, fine art also served as a channel for the sublimation of the psychological experiences of artists who expressed their experiences related to the war through their own works. Thanks to this, powerful ingenious works of art, the relevance of which does not decrease even after several centuries, were created. The article provides a comparative analysis of the nature of the depiction of war in the art of ancient civilizations, antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, baroque, rococo, classicism, romanticism, avant-garde art of the beginning of the 20th century, Soviet totalitarian practice as well as in modern Ukrainian art. Thanks to the research conducted, the essence and nature of the transformations, that took place in these periods, are visualized, and the direct correlation of these changes with the state and nature of culture is highlighted. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the visualization of the theme of war in the Ukrainian fine art of the totalitarian era as well as in modern art. It is noted that Ukrainian artists had creative resistance to totalitarian ideology. This was manifested in the demonstration of the tragic side of war, existential experiences, awareness of the irreversibility of death and the suffering associated with it. Attention is focused on the fact that the topic of the relationship between art and war in the context of cultural studies is rather understudied but in the context of recent occurrences in Ukraine and the world it is gaining more and more popularity, drawing attention of researchers to the analysis of these mutual influences.
RELATIONSHIPS OF COMMUNICATIVE RESPONSES TO JEALOUSY WITH ATTACHMENT STYLES IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Vinogradov A. G. , Pohorila O. M. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: September 2023

Jealousy is an integral part of romantic relationships. However, their constructiveness or, on the contrary, their destructive effect on relationships depends to a significant extent on the reaction. The choice of communication tactics is determined in a certain way by the style of attachment to a romantic partner. In Ukraine, this problem is weakly studied but relevant as a theoretical and practical question considering the possibility of appropriate educational work implementation and prevention of destructive conflicts among young couples. The purpose of the study is to systematize information about jealousy and determine the strength and nature of the connection between attachment styles and communicative responses among young people's romantic relationships. In the study we`ve used the Ukrainian adaptation of «The Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R)» technique by Fraley, Waller & Brennan (2000) and a questionnaire based on the selection of 11 communicative reactions of Guerrero; descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis were used for statistical analysis; open answers of 115 people aged 17 to 26 were collected for qualitative analysis. Weak linear relationships were found between attachment style scales and some communicative responses. Securely attached individuals chose the «Integrative Communication» tactic, anxious-preoccupied people chose «Surveillance Behavior», individuals with a dismissive-avoidant style chose «Avoidance/Denial», and those with a fearful-avoidant style chose «Manipulation Attempts». Such factors as the existance of a romantic relationship and gender influenced the choice of «Distributive Communication», «Rival Contact», and «Avoidance/Denial» strategies. The article continued Guerrero's research and expanded the understanding of the connection between communication tactics and attachment styles in romantic relationships. The results of the study are important and valuable, since misunderstanding of each other's behavior and reacting sharply to situations that cause jealousy are one of the most common psychological factors of conflict in a couple. It can help to understand your partner better, predict his or her reaction and prevent divorce.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS OF NINE-MONTH WAR EXPERIENCING BY THE CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Haletska I. I. , Klimanska M. B. ,   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Klymanska L. D. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: September 2023

The study focuses on peculiarities of war experiencing and war-related psychological distress among civilians during the ninth month of Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine. War experiencing, fears and individual attitudes towards war was analysed on the basis of the answers given by 267 respondents (66 men and 204 women, aged 17-24) to the War Experience Questionnaire (M. Klimanska, I. Haletska), the War-related Psychological Distress Scale (I .Haletska, M. Klimanska; Appendix A), the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012), Brief COPE (Carver, 1997), the Resilient Systems Scales (Maltby et al., 2017), War Anxiety Scale and War Persistent Thinking Scale (Surzykiewicz et al., 2022). War experiencing is characterized by strong belief in the victory of Ukraine. Distinctly negative attitudes by Ukrainian civilians towards Russians, the Russian language, as the aggressor's language and a motive for the start of a fullscale invasion, was formed as a result of the full-scale invasion and warfare. The structure of fears is dominated by fear for the future of Ukraine, which is twice as great as fear for one's own future. Fear for the life and health of loved ones is six times as high as the fear for one's own life and health. A high level of fatigue was found on the background of medium tension. Psychological distress directly correlated with war anxiety and war persistent thinking, emotionally-oriented coping (venting, self-blaming, turning to religion), as well as self-distraction and using the instrumental social support. Psychological distress was stronger when basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness were not met, and at the same time, the need for relatedness was better satisfied. Such controversial results can be explained by the fact that the sense of relatedness, belonging to the community in the conditions of the war for one's own independence and the independence of one's state can increase an individual's feeling of vulnerability as being a part of the country and the population under powerful brutal aggression of the enemy army. High resilience, as well as adaptive capacity, as flexible adaptation to any situation, has a preventive value in relation to war-related psychological distress.