bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The competing effects of racial discrimination and racial identity on the predicted number of days incarcerated in the US: A national profile of Black, Latino/Latina, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations
Authors: Pro George , Camplain Ricky , Lea Charles H.
Published: June 2022

Objective

Racial discrimination and racial identity may compete to influence incarceration risk. We estimated the predicted days incarcerated in a national US sample of Black, Latino/Latina, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals.

Methods

We used the 2012–2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (n = 14,728) to identify individual incarceration history. We used zero-inflated Poisson regression to predict the number of days incarcerated across racial discrimination and racial identity scores.

Results

Racial discrimination and identity varied between races/ethnicities, such that racial discrimination exposure was highest among Hispanic individuals, while racial identity was highest among Black individuals. Racial discrimination was positively associated with days incarcerated among Black individuals (β = 0.070, p<0.0001) and AI/AN individuals (β = 0.174, p<0.000). Racial identity was negatively associated with days incarcerated among Black individuals (β = -0.147, p<0.0001). The predicted number of days incarcerated was highest among Black individuals (130 days) with high discrimination scores.

Conclusion

Racial discrimination and racial identity were associated with days incarcerated, and the association varied by racial/ethnic sub-group. Informed by these findings, we suggest that intervention strategies targeting incarceration prevention should be tailored to the unique experiences of racial/ethnic minoritized individuals at the greatest risk. Policies aimed at reversing mass incarceration should consider how carceral systems fit within the wider contexts of historical racism, discrimination, and structural determinants of health.
Impacts of service quality, brand image, and perceived value on outpatient’s loyalty to China’s private dental clinics with service satisfaction as a mediator
Authors: Lin Wenyi , Yin Wanxia
Published: June 2022

Background

This study explores the effects and influence paths of service quality, brand image, perceived value, and service satisfaction on outpatients’ loyalty to China’s private dental clinics.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey study was conducted in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China in January 2019. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. Of the 230 residents surveyed, 125 had received services in private dental clinics, being the valid sample of this study. A multiple linear regression model was used in exploring factors influencing patient loyalty. Subsequently, the path analysis was used in investigating the relationships among service quality, brand image, perceived value, patient satisfaction, and patient loyalty.

Results

After the effects of demographic and socioeconomic variables were controlled, perceived value and patient satisfaction showed significant influences on patient loyalty. Path analysis indicated that perceived value, perceived quality, and expected quality have direct effects on patient satisfaction and have indirect effects on patient loyalty, and patient satisfaction is a mediator.

Conclusion

Perceived service quality influences patient loyalty through the effect of patient satisfaction, which plays a key role in promoting patient loyalty. This study implies that managers in private dental clinics can gain support from customers by building customer loyalty toward dental clinics.
Validity and reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire scale (PHQ-9) among university students of Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Mahir A. , Dhira Tahia Anan , Sarker Abdur Razzaque , Mehareen Jeenat
Published: June 2022

This study investigated the reliability and factorial validity of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in the context of university students in Bangladesh. The research aimed to assess whether the original one-dimensional model or a model containing both somatic and cognitive-emotional factors is appropriate in the case of a sample of university students. A repeated cross-sectional survey design based on convenience sampling was used to collect data from 677 university students from both public and private universities. The factor structure of the PHQ-9 was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Measurement invariances were assessed across gender, type of university, level of education and victim of domestic violence. Its convergent validity was determined by investigating its correlations with Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety-Depression Scale (PHQ-ADS). Results showed excellent reliability of PHQ-9 as measured by both Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω. CFA suggested that a modified one-factor model where the error variances between item-3 (‘sleeping difficulties’) and item-6 (‘feeling as a failure’), item-6 and item-9 (‘suicidal thoughts’), item-4 (‘feeling tired’) and item-9, item-3 and item-9 were allowed to covary is appropriate for the sample. This model provided high values of comparative fit index (CFI), goodness of fit index (GFI), and Tucker Lewis Index (TLI), low value of standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) and a non-significant root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) as well as a high Factor Determinacy Score Coefficient. Correlation between PHQ-9 and GAD-7 was 0.751 and 0.934 between PHQ-9 and PHQ-ADS. Finally, the model is strictly invariant across gender and university type. Overall, the study provided support for modified unidimensional structure for PHQ-9 and showed high internal consistency along with good convergent validity.
Oxidative stress and associated clinical manifestations in malaria and sickle cell (HbSS) comorbidity
Authors: Aninagyei Enoch , Tettey Clement Okraku , Kwansa-Bentum Henrietta , Boakye Adjoa Agyemang , Ghartey-Kwansah George , Boye Alex , Acheampong Desmond Omane
Published: June 2022

In Ghana, uncomplicated malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD) is common, hence comorbidity is not farfetched. However, the extent of oxidative stress and the array of clinical manifestations in this comorbidity (presence of both malaria and SCD) has not been fully explored. This study highlights the impact of uncomplicated malaria on SCD. The level of isoprostane, 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) was used to assess oxidative stress while plasma biochemistry and urinalysis was used to assess renal function. Hematological profiling was also done to assess the impact of comorbidity on the hematological cell lines. Of the 411 study participants with malaria, 45 (11%) had SCD. Mean body temperature was significantly higher in comorbidity compared to malaria and SCD cohorts, while a lower parasite density range was obtained in comorbidity compared to malaria cohorts. Furthermore, in comorbidity, the 8-iso-PGF2α oxidative stress biomarker was significantly elevated in all ages, parasite density ranges and gender groups. Comorbidity affected both leukocytic and erythrocytic cell lines with significant eosinophilia and monocytosis coexisting with erythrocytic parameters consistent with severe anemia. Biochemically, while plasma creatinine and bilirubin were significantly elevated in comorbidity, spot urinary creatinine was significantly reduced. Additionally, urine samples in the comorbid state were slightly acidic and hypersthenuric with significant hematuria, proteinuria, and bilirubinemia. Finally, 80% or more malaria-SCD presented with chills, fever, anorexia, headache, joint pains, lethargy, and vomiting. In conclusion, malaria could induce vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, therefore, prompt management will alleviate the severity of this comorbidity.
Fibroblast growth factor-9 expression in airway epithelial cells amplifies the type I interferon response and alters influenza A virus pathogenesis
Authors: Hiller Bradley E. , Yin Yongjun , Perng Yi-Chieh , de Araujo Castro Ítalo , Fox Lindsey E. , Locke Marissa C. , Monte Kristen J. , López Carolina B. , Ornitz David M. , Lenschow Deborah J.
Published: June 2022

Influenza A virus (IAV) preferentially infects conducting airway and alveolar epithelial cells in the lung. The outcome of these infections is impacted by the host response, including the production of various cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Fibroblast growth factor-9 (FGF9) is required for lung development, can display antiviral activityin vitro, and is upregulated in asymptomatic patients during early IAV infection. We therefore hypothesized that FGF9 would protect the lungs from respiratory virus infection and evaluated IAV pathogenesis in mice that overexpress FGF9 in club cells in the conducting airway epithelium (FGF9-OE mice). However, we found that FGF9-OE mice were highly susceptible to IAV and Sendai virus infection compared to control mice. FGF9-OE mice displayed elevated and persistent viral loads, increased expression of cytokines and chemokines, and increased numbers of infiltrating immune cells as early as 1 day post-infection (dpi). Gene expression analysis showed an elevated type I interferon (IFN) signature in the conducting airway epithelium and analysis of IAV tropism uncovered a dramatic shift in infection from the conducting airway epithelium to the alveolar epithelium in FGF9-OE lungs. These results demonstrate that FGF9 signaling primes the conducting airway epithelium to rapidly induce a localized IFN and proinflammatory cytokine response during viral infection. Although this response protects the airway epithelial cells from IAV infection, it allows for early and enhanced infection of the alveolar epithelium, ultimately leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Our study illuminates a novel role for FGF9 in regulating respiratory virus infection and pathogenesis.
Un recorrido por la modernización del lenguaje jurídico en la actualidad: nuevas vías de simplificación de las sentencias en lengua española
Authors: Sastre Domínguez Icíar
Published: June 2022

El objetivo de este estudio es poner de relieve la importancia del lenguaje claro en el ámbito jurídico. Para ello, se hará un recorrido de la simplificación de esta lengua de especialidad en países relevantes como EE. UU., Reino Unido, Suecia, algunos latinoamericanos y, por último, España. A continuación, mediante un análisis contrastivo de las estrategias más frecuentes en la redacción jurídica en las sentencias españolas y en las de lengua inglesa, se presentarán los principales obstáculos a la hora de comprender las resoluciones judiciales en la actualidad. A partir de rasgos muy frecuentes al redactar sentencias, se darán ejemplos de fragmentos de sentencias reales que pueden suponer un obstáculo a la hora de comprender el texto. A su vez, se propondrá una simplificación de dichos fragmentos como posible ilustración de vías concretas para contribuir a la modernización del español jurídico. Por último, se analizarán las razones de su demora en España en comparación con otros países y se arrojará luz sobre la relevancia de simplificar este tecnolecto en concreto.
Analysis of insulin resistance using the non-linear homeostatic model assessment index in overweight canines
Authors: Gonzlez-Villar Franco , Pérez-Bravo Francisco
Published: June 2022

Background and Aim: Diabetes mellitus is a carbohydrate metabolism disorder produced mainly by a deficit in insulin production or insulin resistance. The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) is a broad method for estimating insulin resistance and β-cell function. This study aimed to evaluate the stages of insulin resistance using non-linear HOMA index analysis in normoglycemic normal weight and obese canines.

Materials and Methods: Insulin resistance was evaluated using the mathematical HOMA non-linear model in canines with different body and glycemic conditions. Forty canines were studied, including 20 normoglycemic normal weight canines and 20 normoglycemic obese canines. Chi-square statistical test was applied, in which the body condition and HOMA non-linear index were evaluated. The Spearman correlation test was conducted to evaluate the glycemic and insulin variables in both types of canines.

Results: The Spearman correlation presented a correlation between increased blood glucose levels and insulin in obese canines, with a correlation of 0.79, while no significant changes in insulin were found in normal weight canines with different blood glucose levels, with a correlation of –0.11. The analysis of the non-linear HOMA index showed significant differences between non-linear HOMA insulin resistance in normal weight and obese canines, with a Chi-square statistic of 16.9424 and p = 0.000039. Canine with increased HOMA 2 showed higher levels of insulin with increasing blood glucose compared to those with normal HOMA 2.

Conclusion: The HOMA 2 is a marker for evaluating increased insulin resistance in obese dogs and can be used to determine patients at risk for glycemic alterations.
„Tintába zárt élet”, avagy variációk egy témára – Rotterdami Erasmus önéletrajzai
Authors: Majoros Máté
Published: June 2022

Rotterdami Erasmustól összesen három, levél formájában megírt önéletrajzi szöveg maradt fenn, ezekből kettőt teszünk itt most közzé.
Hermész útja: Iamblikhosz, az alkimista Zószimosz és a hermetikus tanítás
Authors: Hamvas Endre Ádám
Published: June 2022

De mysteriis címen ismert művében a platonikus filozófus, Iamblikhosz egy egyiptomi pap, Abamón személyiségét öltötte magára, hogy válaszoljon azokra a kritikákra, amelyeket mestere, Porphüriosz fogalmazott meg az egyiptomi vallással szemben. Ebben az utóbbi azt vetette az egyiptomiak szemére, hogy vallásuk alapvetően materiális princípiumokon nyugszik, továbbá, hogy asztrális determinizmust hirdet. Iamblikhosz az egyiptomi Thot-Hermész isten tanításaira támaszkodva cáfolja meg Porphüriosz állításait, miközben kifejti a maga filozófiai álláspontját is. A tanulmányban főként a De mysteriis nyolcadik könyvét elemezve mutatom be azt, hogy művében Iamblikhosz minden bizonnyal a hermetikus irodalomra támaszkodott, köztük olyan írásokra, amelyeket mi is olvashatunk. A tanulmány második részében az alkimista Zószimosz Hermészre vonatkozó tanításait elemzem. A párhuzam azért érdekes, mert a vizsgálat megmutatja, hogy a hermetikus irodalom recepciótörténete meglehetősen korán elkezdődött, és már e korai szövegekben is tetten érhetők a hermetikus hagyomány azon elemei, amelyek a titkos isteni bölcsességet kinyilatkoztató Hermész Triszmegisztosz alakjában öltenek testet.
Egy varázskönyv reneszánsz kori recepciója. A Picatrix olvasói (I)
Authors: Frazer-Imregh Monika
Published: June 2022

Tanulmányomban a következő kérdésre keresem a választ: hogyan volt jelen és hogyan hatott a Picatrix olvasása az elkövetkező évszázadokra? Érdeklődésem homlokterébe Ficinót és Picót, azt a két 15. századi filozófust állítom, akik munkáik révén az ún. „tanult mágiának” tekintélyt és hitelt adtak kortársaik és közvetlen utókoruk szemében, így a Picatrix és a hasonló, mágikus tárgyú írások továbbélése, ha többnyire titkos csatornákon keresztül is, de biztosított volt. A tanulmány második része az Antikvitás és Reneszánsz következő, 10. számában fog megjelenni, ebben Francesco Cattani da Diaccetóval és Ludovico Lazzarellivel foglalkozom, majd Trithemiust és követőit, Agrippát és Paracelsust tárgyalom. Kitekintek Giordano Bruno és Tommaso Campanella Picatrix ihlette munkáira. Végül a közép-európai másolatokról dióhéjban ismertetem Láng Benedek és Veszprémy Márton kutatási eredményeit.
Considering the role of social media: #BlackLivesMatter as a pedagogical intervention to decolonise curriculum
Authors: Pillay Thashika , Ahn Claire , Gyamerah Kenneth , Liu Shuyuan
Published: June 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a drastic transformation to schooling for students throughout the world. During this period, a number of issues arose in our local, national and global communities, including the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests and rallies organised by #BlackLivesMatter. Living through and witnessing many social issues, coupled with the new and enduring pandemic, furthered our understandings of how young people were engaging with these topics without the structures of schools to support them. This article presents the results of a case study where youth aged 15–17 years shared their experiences and understandings about many social justice issues they were observing. The most significant learning around these issues for youth occurred informally through social media as opposed to in the classroom, reinforcing that schools are not ethical spaces from which to challenge institutional, structural and systemic barriers to justice. As such, this article discusses the potential for formal education to be transformed into an ethical and decolonising space to learn about and challenge injustice.
TEOLOGI HUMANIS DALAM PEMIKIRAN M. AMIN ABDULLAH
Authors: Arifin Jainul
Published: June 2022

Theology in this paper is interpreted as the relationship between religion and social reality that is captured by someone who adheres to it.In other words, a person's perspective in hugging, believes, and practice religion in the midst of social reality.While humanism is an understanding that upholds humanity or humanize humans.So how is the understanding of religion or the way of religion in the midst of a pluralistic social reality (theology) still sided with the humanists? This paper uses the method of studying the social context and orientation of humanism in the early modern era and the results are in reality, then linked with theology to be applied to contemporary plural social reality. The author uses the perspective of M. Amin Abdullah which is based on the epistemology of Irfani associated with the view of the World Community and Ethics in favor of human values. The result is that Irfani provides the basis for unity in differences orunity in diversity. Views of the World Community, irfani became the basis that everyone in all countries in the world should not identify himself as the most important and most prominent because the nation, religion, profession and race. Ethics is, because it is not just a normative prohibition but rather is the peak of the accumulation of one's intelligence operationalization ability or intelligence, then the concept of ethics (thinkers or philosophers or theologians) It is hoped that it can provide a creative basis for rules or morals that can favor universal human values.
TELAAH FENOMENA POLITISASI AGAMA DI INDONESIA LEWAT KONSEP ASGHAR ALI ENGINEER
Authors: Nurcholish Ahmad , Rizkita Muhammad
Published: June 2022

The politics of religion in Indonesia has been growing since the Elections of Region Government in 2007. Anomaly is formed through this phenomenon. Instead of being utilized to promote a civilized community, religion is being exploited as a political instrument to manipulate the people. Asghar Ali Engineer's approach to social justice questioned this oddity. The true essence of religion, according to Engineer, is justice. Muslims should try to accomplish social class generalization in order to build a just society. Islam may be perceived not just spiritually, but also socially from this vantage point. Religion is not a strategy for obtaining and retaining power in Indonesian politics. Politics and religion are said to work together to produce a just and successful society. Religion and politics should be able to work together to solve societal issues. As a result, the existing meaning of the politicization of religion must be reconstructed in order for religion's role in politics to be accurate.
Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Left Atrium
Authors: Ali Aizaz , Shah Saeedullah , Furrukh Muhammad
Published: June 2022

Only 13 cases of renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the left atrium of the heart have been described. We report the case of a man in his 50s who had undergone radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in 2006 and presented with amnesia at our neurology department in 2020. Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed metastatic lesions; subsequent computed tomograms of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed a mass in the left atrium and multiple metastases in the lung, pleura, and pancreas. Our cardiologists advised against surgical removal of the left atrial mass because of a poor prognosis, so radiation therapy and immunotherapy were initiated instead.
Pave-Ut—Hungarian environmental load application
Authors: Cho Seoyoung , Tóth Csaba
Published: June 2022

Structural analysis of road pavement structures is necessary to reduce material waste in cross-sectional design and to accompany optimal feeling of use within the service life. As a result of many studies, it is known that the effect of environmental load on roads is significant. Since environmental loads have regional characteristics, this study focused on the application of environ-mental loads in structural analysis in the light of regional characteristics in Hungary. In this study, a structural analysis program called Pave-Ut, which is based on the finite element analysis method, was developed. Among the major environmental factors, stiffnesses of the temperature influence on asphalt layer and water content change influence on subgrade are featured. Pave-Ut was verified through BISAR and ALVA, which are codes for research. An error of about 10% occurred, which will be reinforced in future studies. Finally, a comparative analysis was carried out in a case in which the asphalt temperature profile for each layer was reflected and a case in which the stiffness of the subgrade was reflected in the monthly average rainfall, and these were com-pared to a case in which these characteristics were not taken into account.
STUDI SUSUT DAYA JARINGAN DISTRIBUSI PRIMER AREA LUWUK MELALUI SIMULASI ALIRAN DAYA MENGGUNAKAN METODE NEWTON RAPHSON
Authors: Winarta I Kadek , Harun Ervan Hasan , Giu Jamal Darusalam
Published: June 2022

Jaringan distribusi primer area Luwuk adalah  jaringan yang  terisolasi dari sistem transmisi Sulutenggo. Tenaga listrik di wilayah Luwuk bersumber dari pembangkit listrik tenaga diesel dan mesin gas yang disalurkan pada 14 penyulang untuk melayani Kota Luwuk dan sekitarnya. Semakin panjang suatu penyulang, maka semakin besar nilai impedansinya, yang mengakibatkan susut daya pada jaringan distribusi. Studi aliran daya dengan metode Newton Raphson digunakan untuk mengetahui besar susut daya pada sistem tenaga listrik. Hasil studi aliran daya menunjukkan terjadi susut daya aktif pada jaringan distribusi primer area Luwuk sebesar 605 kW dengan persentase susut 3,4% dan susut daya reaktif sebesar 576 kVAR (8,41%) dan terjadi penurunan tegangan yang melampaui  batas  minimum  tegangan  pelayanan  pada  ujung   penyulang  Salodik yaitu -10,95%. Dengan penambahan kapasitor bank sebesar 100 kVAr pada ujung penyulang Salodik, nilai penurunan tegangan pada penyulang tersebut berkurang dari -10,95%  menjadi -7,85%  sehingga memenuhi batas  minimum  tegangan  pelayanan, dan terjadi penurunan susut daya aktif menjadi 591 kW (3,32%) dan susut daya reaktif menjadi 555 kVAR (8,19%). Kerugian energi listrik yang dialami PLN perbulan pada distribusi primer area Luwuk adalah 435.600 kWh, dengan estimasi kerugian Rp.629.311.320. Setelah perbaikan, kerugian energi menjadi 425.520 kWh atau Rp.614.748.744 sehingga terjadi penurunan kerugian PLN sebesar Rp. 14.562.576 perbulan.
A review of involution and its psychological interpretation
Authors: Kang Lei , Jin Yeyao
Published: June 2022

In recent years, the concept of involution has been widely spread, and more and more articles begin to use the concept with its extended meanings to discuss social problems in China. Howev-er, there is little discussion on the evolving meanings of involution, which makes the use of the concept quite arbitrary. In the early stage of the development of involution, it was a concept based on econom-ic theory and the tendency of the generalization of the concept calls for more systemic discussion across academic disciplines. In order to take a new perspective to understand employee performance, espe-cially some deviant or withdrawal behaviors, this paper analyzes the specific meaning of the concept and the possible psychological fac-tors behind it. After the theoretical discussion of the concept, this paper also tries to seek solutions to effective motivation at workplace.
Rolnictwo miejskie w kontekście współczesnych wyzwań prawa rolnego
Authors: Goździewicz-Biechońska Justyna
Published: June 2022

Celem rozważań jest scharakteryzowanie zjawiska rolnictwa miejskiego w perspektywie współczesnych wyzwań prawa rolnego oraz uzasadnienie potrzeby badań agrarystycznych dotyczących tego problemu prawnego. Punktem wyjścia są teoretyczne koncepcje Romana Budzinowskiego dotyczące przedmiotu i granic prawa rolnego jako gałęzi prawa. Rolnictwo miejskie stanowi złożone zjawisko występujące w różnych formach. Jego najważniejszą cechą wyróżniającą jest zintegrowanie z ekologiczno-społeczno-gospodarczym systemem miasta. Regulacja dotycząca rolnictwa miejskiego jest rozproszona i zróżnicowana. Tworzy jednak zespół norm, który można uznać za problem należący do prawa rolnego. Może on stanowić interesujący obszar badań prawników agrarystów, zwłaszcza jako egzemplifikacja współczesnych wyzwań i tendencji rozwojowych prawa rolnego.
English medium instruction in Higher Education of Afghanistan: students’ perspective
Authors: Orfan Sayeed Naqibullah , Seraj Muhammad Yaqoob
Published: June 2022

The study investigated students’ views of reasons for the adoption of English medium instruction (EMI) in Afghan Higher Education, EMI effects on official languages and students’ preference of medium of instruction. It also explored whether students’ gender, first language and English proficiency had any significant impact on their responses. The data were collected from 840 students by means of an online questionnaire from four public universities based in northeastern Afghanistan. The dataset was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that students had a positive attitude towards EMI in higher education. They believed that the universities should adopt EMI for various reasons, e.g., internationalization of universities. They were aware of the negative effects of EMI on the official languages of Afghanistan. They were more likely to select a combination of English and official languages for the medium of instruction. Students’ gender and first language did not have a significant impact on their attitudes towards EMI; however, their English proficiency significantly impacted their attitudes towards EMI. Moreover, their gender and first language, and English proficiency had significant effects on their preference of language of instruction. The study suggests a policy for gradual transition to bilingual education in Higher Education.
‚Rechte Gegenwartsliteratur‘?
Authors: Busch Nicolai
Published: June 2022

Ever since Botho Strauß’ essay Anschwellender Bocksgesang (1993), contemporary literary texts and authors in Germany have been repeatedly valued as “right-wing”. Due to an ongoing shift of the political landscape, leading to changes in the meaning of right or left, this article suggests analyzing the social and discursive conditions which constitute the political evaluation of literature.
Dynastic Genealogies and Funerary Monuments: Nectanebo, Alexander, and Judas Maccabee and the Evidence of Ptolemaic Influence on the Hasmoneans
Authors: Honigman Sylvie , Gorre Gilles
Published: June 2022

When we compare the genealogical strategies of the Ptolemies, Seleukids, and Hasmoneans, those of the Ptolemies and the Hasmoneans display striking parallels, while the Seleukids followed a different policy. This article explores one facet of the parallels, the combined use of funerary monuments, festivals, and narratives (mythical and historical) to create prestigious dynastic ancestors. We commence with Alexander the Great and Nectanebo II, the last native king to rule before the Persian conquest of Egypt, who became putative ancestors of the Ptolemies by way of Alexander’s Sema in Alexandria, the Ptolemaic ruler cult, and four texts—theDemotic Chronicle,Nectanebo’s Dreamand its “sequel”, and theAlexander Romance. The comparison between the Ptolemies and the Hasmoneans focuses on Alexander’s Sema and the Hasmonean funerary monument erected by Simon in Modi’in. Alongside their physical similarities, we show how the Modi’in monument was instrumental in turning the Hasmonean John Hyrkanos into the heir of all the tomb dwellers, particularly Judas Maccabee.
Roman Economic History from Coins and Papyri: Monetary Value, Trust and Crisis
Authors: de Bree Philippus
Published: June 2022

This paper attempts to quantify the development of the key monetary values and changes in monetary trust that occurred during Roman times under ever-increasing prices. To track those developments, the paper introduces a minimal-parameter model that builds on available numismatic data relating to the Roman landmark coinages and on papyrological findings. The modelling produces a series of graphs which clearly signal the occurrence of a later crisis of confidence. It is argued that the monetary measures typically taken by the Roman authorities actually fostered a crisis of confidence, and even made it inevitable.
Time and finance optimization model for multiple construction projects using genetic algorithm
Authors: Hasan Musaab Falih , Mohammed Sawsan Rasheed
Published: June 2022

Construction contractors usually undertake multiple construction projects simultaneously. Such a situation involves sharing different types of resources, including monetary, equipment, and manpower, which may become a major challenge in many cases. In this study, the financial aspects of working on multiple projects at a time are addressed and investigated. The study considers dealing with financial shortages by proposing a multi-project scheduling optimization model for profit maximization, while minimizing the total project duration. Optimization genetic algorithm and finance-based scheduling are used to produce feasible schedules that balance the finance of activities at any time with the available funds. The model has been tested in multi scenarios, and the results are analyzed. The results show that negative cash flow is minimized from −693,784 to −634,514 in enterprise I and from −2,646,408 to −2,529,324 in enterprise II in the first scenario and also results show that negative cash flow is minimized to −612,768 with a profit of +200,116 in enterprise I and to −2,597,290 with a profit of +1,537,632 in enterprise II in the second scenario.
“I just sit, drink and go back to work.” Topographies of language practice at work
Authors: Angouri Jo , Humonen Kristina
Published: June 2022

The paper explores thein situnegotiation of in/exclusion in and through language in a multilingual professional setting, paying special attention to the relationship between language and space. We argue that multilingual practices and material space are co-constitutive; individuals enact group membership and professional roles spatiolinguistically and re/produce in/visible social and material boundaries. Despite the well-established literature on in/exclusion, the ways in which it is negotiated in asymmetrical, emplaced, workplace encounters is still underexplored. We introduce atopographies of practiceframework and show how professional asymmetries are enacted in and through language choice and language use in the multilingual workplace. We take an Interactional Sociolinguistic approach and report on the analysis of 23 h of interactional data and 42 h of ethnographic observations from a professional, multilingual kitchen in Finland. We show patterns that are un/marked in the data and constitute the norms in this particular workplace. We argue that topographies of practice are topographies of in/exclusion enacted in and through situated encounters; we pay special attention to the role of employees who are legitimised to cross visible and invisible boundaries and we close the paper with recommendations for future research.
Ti3C2TxMXenes-based flexible materials for electrochemical energy storage and solar energy conversion
Authors: Liu Shupei , Zhou Yunlei , Zhou Jian , Tang Hao , Gao Fei , Zhao Decheng , Ren Jinghui , Wu Yutong , Wang Zhoulu , Luo Yang , Liu Xiang , Zhang Yi
Published: June 2022

Over the past decade, two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2TxMXenes demonstrated attractive characteristics such as high electrical conductivity, tunable layered structure, controllable interfacial chemical composition, high optical transparency, and excellent electromagnetic wave absorption, enabling Ti3C2TxMXenes as promising electrode materials in energy storage devices. Among these devices, flexible energy storage devices have attracted wide attention and developed rapidly due to the synchronously excellent electrochemical and mechanical properties. This review summarizes the recent progress of Ti3C2TxMXenes pertaining to novel material preparation and promising applications in energy storage and conversion including batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, and solar steam generation. This work aims to provide an in-depth and reasonable understanding of the relationship between the unique nanostructure/chemical composition of Ti3C2TxMXenes and competitive electrochemical properties, which will facilitate the development of 2D Ti3C2TxMXenes for practical energy storage and solar energy conversion devices.
TikTok Intifada: Analyzing Social Media Activism Among Youth
Authors: Abbas Laila , Fahmy Shahira S. , Ayad Sherry , Ibrahim Mirna , Ali Abdelmoneim Hany
Published: June 2022

Purpose

This study uses TikTok as a novel medium to extend the literature on online activism. It adds to the emergent body of knowledge about playful political participation among youth. It also explores how creative micro-videos can be a force to create momentum and shape opinions around social and political topics.

Design/methodology/approach

A content analysis of 203 TikTok videos reflecting the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict that took place in Sheikh Jarrah in 2021, was used to understand the extent to which TikTok’s platform’s affordances were used and examine the message frames that emerged when online users disseminated messages of affect and solidarity with the Palestinians during the Sheikh Jarrah incident.

Findings

The study showed that TikTok affordances encourage virality and creative crafting of direct and indirect political content, making the platform a space for political expression, mobilization, and online activism. The affordances used during the TikTok Intifada were visibility, editability, association, and persistence. The two most prominent frames were the use of hashtags to promote the cause, followed by direct political content.

Practical implications

Researchers are given guidance on how TikTok design elements are now allowing a very young segment of users to become producers of political content in a way where messages are creatively crafted using the platform’s affordances.

Social implications

This study captured social media activism among a young segment of users on a playful platform. Youth are now able to raise awareness and call to action by capitalizing on platform affordances to create and spread content about a cause.

Originality/value

Using the connective-collective approach, this work adds a unique dimension to the literature on how TikTok is becoming a novel space for the emergence of grassroot movements among a very young segment of users and how hard political content has been adapted to fit the playful nature of this dynamic platform. The work also takes lead into studying the Palestinian Intifada in a virtual context, where an unusual activism frame emerged due to the nature of TikTok as a micro-video and innovative platform.
Fixing the Address: Slow Appraisal and the Making of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) Archive
Authors: Corn Aaron , Amoroso Lee , Skinner Anthea , Malengreaux Noémie
Published: June 2022

The Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) at the University of Adelaide was founded in 1972 and is the world’s only dedicated university centre for Australian Indigenous music studies. This article investigates the making of the CASM Archive through collaboration between CASM academics and students and professional archivists in the University of Adelaide Library. It demonstrates how this unusual approach, originally intended to provide students with an understanding of CASM’s history, resulted in a collaborative process of slow appraisal that enabled CASM students to make greatly useful contributions to appraising and communicating the significance of the CASM Archive.
From thinking fast to moving fast: motor control of fast limb movements in healthy individuals
Authors: Correia José Pedro , Vaz João R. , Domingos Christophe , Freitas Sandro R.
Published: June 2022

The ability to produce high movement speeds is a crucial factor in human motor performance, from the skilled athlete to someone avoiding a fall. Despite this relevance, there remains a lack of both an integrative brain-to-behavior analysis of these movements and applied studies linking the known dependence on open-loop, central control mechanisms of these movements to their real-world implications, whether in the sports, performance arts, or occupational setting. In this review, we cover factors associated with the planning and performance of fast limb movements, from the generation of the motor command in the brain to the observed motor output. At each level (supraspinal, peripheral, and motor output), the influencing factors are presented and the changes brought by training and fatigue are discussed. The existing evidence of more applied studies relevant to practical aspects of human performance is also discussed. Inconsistencies in the existing literature both in the definitions and findings are highlighted, along with suggestions for further studies on the topic of fast limb movement control. The current heterogeneity in what is considered a fast movement and in experimental protocols makes it difficult to compare findings in the existing literature. We identified the role of the cerebellum in movement prediction and of surround inhibition in motor slowing, as well as the effects of fatigue and training on central motor control, as possible avenues for further research, especially in performance-driven populations.
Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification
Authors: François Alexandre
Published: June 2022

Whether it is based on philological data or on reconstruction, historical linguistics formulates etymological hypotheses that entail changes both in form and in meaning. Semantic change can be understood as a change in “patterns of lexification”, i. e., correspondences between forms and senses. Thus a polysemous word, which once lexified senses s1–s2–s3, evolves so it later encodes s2–s3–s4. Meanings that used to be colexified are now dislexified, and vice versa. Leaning on empirical data from Romance and from Oceanic, this study outlines a general model of historical lexicology, and identifies five types of structural innovations in the lexicon: split, merger, competition, shift, and relexification.

The theoretical discussion is made easier by using a visual approach to structural change, in the form of diachronic maps. Semantic maps have already proven useful to represent synchronic patterns of lexification, outlining each language’s emic categories against a grid of etic senses. The same principle can be profitably used when analysing lexification patterns in diachrony: lexical change is then viewed as the reconfiguration of sense clusters in a semantic space. Maps help us visualize the “lexical tectonics” at play as words evolve over time, gradually shifting their meaning, gaining or losing semantic territory, colliding with each other, or disappearing forever.
Nuclear security risks in Ukraine
Authors:   Training Center for Physical Protection, Accounting and Control of Nuclear Material, Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Gavrilyuk V.I. , Drapey S.S. , Kaydyk B.V. , Kirischuk V.I. , Parkhomenko V.V. , Romanova O.P. , Samsonenko A.V. , Katunin E.I. , Boyko A.V. ,   Chornobyl NPP, Slavutych, Kyiv region, Ukraine,   Khmelnitsky NPP, Netishyn, Khmelnytsky region, Ukraine
Published: June 2022

An approach to conducting a qualitative risk assessment in the field of nuclear security was developed. Nuclear security events that might, with a certain probability, take place in Ukraine were identified. Using the method of expert assessment, qualitative assessments of the probabilities of the implementation of identified events and the levels of their consequences were obtained, a matrix of consequences/probabilities, in which Fibonacci numbers were applied when setting the limit values оf risks, was built and a qualitative assessment of risks was carried out. It has been established that in the field of Ukraine's nuclear security, the risk of sabotage at nuclear power plants is the greatest.
Phytoextraction of toxic elements and chlorophyll fluorescence in the leaves of energy willow (Salix sp.), treated with wastewater solids and wood ash
Authors: Simon László , Makádi Marianna , Uri Zsuzsanna , Vigh Szabolcs , Irinyiné-Oláh Katalin , Vincze György , Tóth Csilla
Published: June 2022

Open-field small plot long-term experiment was set up during 2011 with willow (Salix triandra × S. viminalis ‘Inger’), grown as a short rotation coppice energy crop in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. The sandy loam Cambisol with neutral pH was treated three times (2011, 2013, and 2016) with 15 t ha–1 municipal sewage sludge compost (MSSC) and with 600 kg ha–1 (2011, 2013) or 300 kg ha–1 (2016) wood ash (WA). In 2018 the MSSC-treated plots were amended with 7.5 t ha–1 municipal sewage sediment (MSS), and 300 kg ha–1 WA. MSSC and WA or MSS and WA were also applied to the soil in combinations during all treatments. Control plots remained untreated since 2011. Repeated application of wastewater solids (MSSC, MSS) and wood ash (WA) significantly enhanced the amounts of As (up to +287%), Ba, Cd (up to +192%), Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn in the topsoil of willows. The combined application of MSSC+MSS+WA resulted in significantly higher Mn and Zn and lower As Ba, Cd Cr, and Pb concentrations in topsoil than MSSC+MSS treatment of soil without WA. Nitrogen concentrations in leaves of treated plants were generally slightly lower or similar to control. All soil treatments significantly enhanced the uptake or accumulation of nutrient elements (Ca, K, Mg, P) and potentially toxic elements (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the leaves of willows during 2018, 2019, and 2020. Significantly higher Mn or Zn concentrations were measured in MSSC+MSS+WA than in MSSC+MSS treatments. Significant amounts of Cd (up to 1.11 mg kg–1) or Zn (up to 183 mg kg–1) can be translocated (phytoextracted) from a soil amended with wastewater solids or wood ash to willow leaves. In 2018 the treatments decreased the chlorophyll fluorescence values, while in 2019 and 2020 the light adapted fluorescence yield (Y) values were higher in treated than in control plants.
Developing a low-cost renewable supply of hydrogen with high-temperature electrochemistry
Authors: Boardman Richard D. , Bragg-Sitton Shannon M. , Otgonbaatar Uuganbayar
Published: June 2022

Producing inexpensive hydrogen using electricity to split water or to extract hydrogen from hydrocarbon compounds is a two-sided coin: one side is obtaining and exploiting low-cost, emissions-free energy sources while the opposite side is establishing low-cost robust, durable, and efficient materials for the conversion processes. This article explores the materials needed for water splitting electrolysis, electrochemical abstraction of hydrogen from light alkanes, and looping thermal-chemical reaction processes that typically form and then dissociate an acid compound in a two- or three-step process. The focus is on the R&D needs of materials that are used for high-temperature electrochemistry, focusing on solid-oxide, ion-conducting cell materials sets (SOECs). To exploit the availability of low-cost electricity, these materials must stand up to cyclic operations. They also must be durable for years of service to reduce operating and maintenance costs, and they must achieve high conversion efficiencies to avoid large, energy-intensive recycle loops.

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A multivariable analysis on news production in Spain: digital newsroom profile, polyvalent journalists and gender perspective
Authors: Mayo-Cubero Marcos
Published: June 2022

This article explores how the main Spanish newsrooms structure news production in the digital convergence from a quantitative approach. The data come from a nationwide survey applied to 30 editors-in-chief of Spain’s leading newspapers, radios, televisions, and digital natives. We study the newsroom size, news sections weight, freelancers, news agencies, and gender with multivariable analysis. We found that the gender gap has been overcome, and women are mostly in newsrooms (61%). Despite progress, women continue to have higher levels of unemployment and keep facing a glass ceiling in accessing the top positions. They just account for only 6.6% of the editors-in-chief in the sample. Likewise, we found a correlation between female journalists and the Society news section size. Findings suggest a specific news production organization by analyzing newsroom journalistic practice. Politics (23%) is the main news section and in decreasing order of importance: Society (18.5%), Business (16.5%), Sport (16.5%), International (14%) and Culture (11.5%). The average newsroom has between 101 and 300 journalists, with less than 20% freelancers. The media industry demands a polyvalent journalist. Skills, abilities, and competencies that different professionals previously developed now converge in a single professional with a polyvalent and multitasking profile. We found that it is a widespread journalistic practice in most TV outlets for reporters to work for several daily editions of newscasts (midday and night) and even provide news content for other organization shows. Journalists no longer work for a specific section, not even for a news show, but they now work for the entire organization.
The Importance of Rigorous Methods in a Growing Research Field
Authors: Hostler Tom
Published: June 2022

A rigorous field of research is constructed on reproducible findings that allow researchers to confidently formulate hypotheses and build theories from accessible literature. As a nascent area of research, the study of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) has the opportunity to become such a field through the adoption of transparent and open research practices. In this paper I outline five such practices that can help achieve this aim: Preregistration, sharing data and code, sharing materials, posting preprints, and collaboration. Failing to adopt such principles could allow the proliferation of findings that are irreproducible and delay the progress of the field.