bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Open MDMA: A Comprehensive Narrative Review and Practical Guide for the Therapeutic use of MDMA
Authors: Groeneveld Mark , Harper Thomas
Published: February 2025

This paper presents a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for the therapeutic use of MDMA, addressing both professionally-guided and self-guided (not recommended, but may be the least-worst option in many circumstances) approaches. We synthesize current research on the neurobiology of trauma, focusing on maladaptive schemas and memory reconsolidation as key mechanisms of MDMA-assisted therapy. The efficacy of this treatment modality is reviewed, drawing on recent clinical trials demonstrating significant improvements in PTSD symptoms.We provide detailed guidance on the practice of MDMA-assisted therapy, including safety considerations, dosing protocols, session preparation, therapeutic processes, and post-session integration. The paper addresses common challenges such as anxiety and dissociation during sessions, offering strategies for their management. Long-term therapeutic trends and complementary practices are also discussed.While acknowledging the potential benefits of MDMA-assisted therapy for various mental health conditions, we emphasize the importance of careful risk assessment, particularly for self-guided approaches. The paper explores broader implications of this therapy, including its potential to expand compassion and cognitive flexibility.This manual aims to enhance the accessibility, safety, and effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy by consolidating current scientific understanding and best practices in a practically-usable format.
Dark and Light triad: relationship between personality traits and addiction to mobile phones, video games and internet
Authors: Mejía-Suazo Claudio José , Landa-Blanco Miguel , Mejía-Suazo Gliver Aarón , Martínez Carlos Aníbal Martínez
Published: February 2025

The present study analyzed the effects of Light and Dark Triad traits scores on Internet Gaming Disorder, intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts related to internet consumption, conflicts, and communicational emotional usage related to mobile phones. Light Triad traits include Faith in Humanity, Humanism, and Kantianism. Dark Triad traits include Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. The study used a quantitative approach with a non-experimental design. The sample consisted of 450 adults of the Honduran population, of which 55.33% were women, and 44.67% were men, with an average mean age of 25.52 years (SD=6.79). Results indicate that Machiavellianism and Psychopathy scores have significant effects over Internet Gaming Disorder scores. Intrapersonal conflicts related to internet consumption were negatively affected by Narcissism scores and positively affected by Machiavellianism. Psychopathy scores explained interpersonal conflicts related to internet consumption scores. On the other hand, conflicts related to mobile phone usage were negatively affected by Narcissism and Kantianism, while Machiavellianism had positive effects. Finally, communicational emotional usage related to mobile phones was significantly affected by Machiavellianism. These results are discussed according to their implications for the behavioral sciences.
Investigating the impact of perceived mental fatigue on sustained attention performance: A latent growth curve analysis taking social desirability into account
Authors: Lindner Christoph , Nagy Gabriel , Roell Lukas , Zitzmann Steffen
Published: February 2025

The relationships between perceived fatigue and changes in sustained attention performance during early stages of working on cognitively demanding tasks remain poorly understood. In addition, concerns have been raised that self-ratings of fatigue may be biased by socially desirable response tendencies, potentially confounding the relationship between perceived fatigue and attention performance. In this study, we assessed perceived fatigue briefly before tracking changes in concentration performance, processing speed, and error rates among N = 110 tenth graders, while they completed the d2-R test of sustained attention. By statistically controlling for social desirability, we examined relationships between perceived fatigue and the initial levels and slopes of three latent growth-curves capturing changes in the d2-R test's performance measures. Individuals with higher fatigue exhibited lower concentration performance, a weaker decline in processing speed, and a higher error rate over the course of testing. Post hoc power analyses supported the robustness of our results. Implications for mental fatigue research are discussed.
Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation: The Role of Peer Affiliation
Authors: Visscher Anke Hendrikje , Sijtsema Jelle , Bogaerts Stefan , van Roekel Eeske
Published: February 2025

Adolescents who possess effective emotion regulation skills are more likely to feel better and show positive development. While the social context plays an important role in emotional experiences and emotion regulation, research is lacking on the influence of social context on emotion regulation effectiveness. By capturing dynamic within-person patterns of emotion regulation strategy (ERS) use and emotions in adolescents’ social contexts, this study investigated associations between positive and negative ERS use in the past hour and changes in both positive and negative emotions in the current moment. Additionally, we examined whether these relationships were moderated by peer affiliation, as measured by peer closeness and peer status. This study employed Experience Sampling Methods during 14 consecutive days in 291 Dutch adolescents, collected in Spring 2023 and 2024 (N observations = 6,685, 36.3% boys, 92.6% Dutch, mean age = 15.76, SDage = 0.70, age range = 14-19, compliance = 54.70%). Findings indicated that rumination, expression, and sharing of negative emotions were related to increases in negative emotions, whereas rumination, expression, and sharing of positive emotions related to increases in positive emotions. Although ERS use of negative emotions was not associated with positive emotions, rumination over positive emotions was associated with increases in negative emotions and expression of positive emotions with decreases in negative emotions. No moderation effects of peer closeness and peer status were identified. Results highlight that ERS use has distinct effects on positive and negative emotions, emphasizing the potential importance of encouraging the use of certain positive ERS to support adolescents' mental well-being.
Choice Velocity in AQS Tasks and its Relation to Symbolic Mathematics in 4th and 6th grade students
Authors: Diaz Santiago Alonso , Huertas Juan Jose Giraldo
Published: February 2025

The approximate number system (ANS) and the ratio processing system (RPS) are non-symbolic cognitive structures that estimate numerical quantities from the world (from now on the AQS system, Q for rational). The AQS precision correlates with symbolic mathematics scores, though with mixed findings in the literature. At the same time, there is a robust link between motor and number processing. Consequently, we explored the influence of a motor computation in symbolic mathematics scores, namely choice velocity. Results reveal that faster students in non-symbolic AQS tasks had higher mathematic scores. Moreover, the relationship was qualitatively different at 4th and 6th grade, indicating developmental changes. From these exploratory results we propose that velocity carries a decision-making signal (e.g., confidence) and that such signal may have direct or back-door access to mathematics scores. Not accounting for such signal may explain mixed results regarding the influence of the AQS on symbolic mathematics.
A Right to Constructive Optimisation: A Public interest approach to recommender systems in the Digital Services Act
Authors: Naudts Laurens , Helberger Natali , Veale Michael , Sax Marijn
Published: February 2025

The technological promise of recommender systems should not be misused by those with decisional power over the infrastructural, data and knowledge resources needed for their design. The ideal of personalisation should not mask self-serving optimisation. Instead, we propose that people, not only in their capacity as consumers but, more generally, as democratic citizens, have a legitimate claim to ensure that very large online platforms (or VLOPS) respect their interests within optimisation processes through the content policy strategies and recommendation technologies they employ. To this end, this paper argues for, and develops, a right to constructive optimisation that promotes people’s effective enjoyment of fundamental rights and civic values in digital settings. The argument is structured as follows. First, the paper strengthens the claim that the largest online platforms perform a public function (although this is not the only way such functions can be performed). Second, drawing from the philosophy of Iris Marion Young, the paper identifies self-determination and self-development as key values recommenders should promote as part of this crucial function under conditions of inclusivity, political equality, reasonableness and publicity. After having critiqued the EU Digital Services Act’s approach toward regulating the function recommenders hold, the right to constructive optimisation is concretised as an alternative normative benchmark and used as an interpretative lens to enrich ongoing legal initiatives.
Women Representation as Negotiator in Trade Agreements
Authors: Kumar Nagarjun
Published: February 2025

The primary goal of this study paper is to investigate and recognize negotiation as a leadership skill in the hands of women, as well as how women approach negotiation differently than males in trade deals and maintain a diplomatic approach to negotiation. It’s about the 3rd millennium BCE when Sumerians in Mesopotamia traded with the Harappan civilization of the Indus Valley. We may have found proof of the trade and also the products which were traded between them. It’s very important to understand there may be a high probability of involvement of only the male gender in this trade, but why only males? Maybe because of the physical strength advantage that males carry or maybe the trade agreements were taken seriously on the basis of gender bias. It was an era when civilization was making upgrades, setting norms, policies, and regulations. Well, for them, our current time is the future, and for us, it is the past. Then why did the women of this era have less representation in the field of trade agreements? In the past, they may have had reasons to put women out of this sector, but in this contemporary world, there’s no reason to stop them when the women of this sector, not just this sector but the whole era, are growing aggressively. Yes! Women have demonstrated their capacity for leadership and negotiation, proving that their involvement brings valuable perspectives and skills to the table. As the research indicates, women leaders effectively use emotional intelligence and principled negotiation to achieve successful outcomes. In today’s world, inclusivity and gender diversity in leadership roles are crucial for sustainable growth and innovation.
The Great Hero of the Freedom Struggle from Kanpur: Azimullah Khan
Authors: Poonam  , Tripathi Tripuresh
Published: February 2025

After the establishment of British rule in India for 100 years, the first struggle for freedom began in 1857. It started on May 10, 1857, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Although Azimullah Khan, along with Nana Sahib, had planned this struggle for independence in Bithoor (Kanpur). This article is not about the causes of the war or its failure. It is solely about Azimullah Khan, who was against British rule throughout his life and, when the time came, played his role in the freedom struggle. Some writers, including Syed Lutfullah in his book Azimullah Khan Yusufzai: The Man Behind the War of Independence, 1857 and V.D. Savarkar in his book The Indian War of Independence, 1857, have attributed him with an important role in inciting the events of 1857. Others, such as Maulana Azad, have considered his role peripheral, although they do not deny his participation in the struggle. Through this research paper, an analytical review of the contribution of Azimullah Khan, the folk hero of Kanpur, to the 1857 freedom struggle is presented.
Abstract in Hindi Language: भारत पर अंग्रेजी सत्ता की स्थापना के 100 वर्ष बाद 1857 में देश का प्रथम स्वतंत्रता संघर्ष शुरू हुआ। इसका प्रारंभ 10 मई 1857 को उत्तर प्रदेश के मेरठ से हुआ था। यद्यपि नाना साहब के साथ मिलकर अजीमुल्ला खाँ ने बिठूर (कानपुर) में इस स्वाधीनता संघर्ष की योजना तैयार की थी। यह लेख युद्ध के कारणों और उसकी विफलता के बारे में नहीं है। यह केवल अजीमुल्लाह खाँ  के बारे में है जो जीवन भर ब्रिटिश शासन के खिलाफ रहे और समय आने पर उन्होंने स्वतंत्रता संग्राम में अपनी भूमिका निभाई। कुछ लेखकों, जिनमें सैयद लुत्फुल्लाह ने अपनी पुस्तक ‘अजीमुल्लाह खान यूसुफजई रू द मैन बिहाइंड द वॉर ऑफ इंडिपेंडेंस, 1857 और वीडी सावरकर ने अपनी पुस्तक ‘द इंडियन वॉर ऑफ इंडिपेंडेंस, 1857 में उन्हें 1857 की घटनाओं को भड़काने के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका सौंपी है। अन्य जैसे मौलाना आजाद ने उनकी भूमिका को केवल परिधीय माना है, हालांकि उस संघर्ष में उनकी भागीदारी से इनकार नहीं किया है। प्रस्तुत शोध पत्र के माध्यम से 1857 के स्वतंत्रता संग्राम में कानपुर क्षेत्र के जननायक अजीमुल्ला खाँ के योगदान का विश्लेषणात्मक अवलोकन प्रस्तुत किया गया हैं।
Keywords: 1857 का संग्राम, कानपुर, अजीमुल्ला खाँ, सैन्य विद्रोह, योगदान।
Study of Sāṅkhya Philosophy in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Authors: Yadav Jayant Kumar
Published: February 2025

Sāṅkhya philosophy is an āstika (orthodox) school of Indian philosophy. It is believed to have been founded by Kapila Muni and is considered one of the most ancient philosophical systems. References to Sāṅkhya philosophy are clearly visible in India's oldest religious scriptures. Another name for Sāṅkhya philosophy is "Sāṅkhya Pravachana." It is also known as Niriśvara Sāṅkhya (atheistic Sāṅkhya) since Maharshi Kapila did not establish the concept of God in his teachings. The most authentic and ancient text of Sāṅkhya philosophy is Īśvarakṛta’s "Sāṅkhya Kārika." Additionally, works such as "Sāṅkhya Kārika Bhāṣya," "Tarka Kaumudī," "Sāṅkhya Sāra," and "Sāṅkhya Pravachana Bhāṣya" are considered authoritative texts of Sāṅkhya philosophy.
Abstract in Hindi Language: सांख्य दर्शन आस्तिक दर्शन है। इस दर्शन के प्रवर्तक कपिल कहे गये हैं। यह अत्यन्त प्राचीन दर्शन है। भारत के प्राचीनतम धर्म ग्रन्थों में सांख्य दर्शन प्रत्यक्ष दिखलायी पड़ता है। सांख्य दर्शन का दूसरा नाम “सांख्य प्रवचन“ भी है। यह निरीश्वर सांख्य भी कहा गया है क्योंकि महर्षि कपिल ने ईश्वर की स्थापना नहीं की है। सांख्य दरौन का प्रामाणिक प्राचीनतम ग्रन्थ ईश्वर कृत ’सांख्य कारिका’ है। इसके अतिरिक्त ‘‘सांख्य कारिका भाष्य“ तर्क कौमुदी सांख्य सार“ और “सांख्य प्रवचन भाष्य आदि सांख्य के प्रामाणिक ग्रन्य हैं।
Keywords: श्रीमदभागवत, सांख्य दर्शन, प्राचीनतम ग्रन्थ
Female Incest in Global Context: Legal, Cultural and Psychological Perspective Across Nations
Authors: Nanda Chinky , Kumar Rajesh
Published: February 2025

Incest, particularly female-perpetrated incest, remains a highly stigmatized and under-researched subject across global contexts. This paper examines female incest from an international perspective, comparing legal, cultural, and psychological frameworks in different societies and also underscores the need for a more nuanced understanding of female incest to inform policy, therapy, and societal discourse. The discourse on incest predominantly focuses on male perpetrators, with female incest offenders often overlooked. This research Paper seeks to fill that gap by examining how different countries define, address, and conceptualize female incest. Our approach includes legal case studies, cultural attitudes, and psychological evaluations of both victims and perpetrators. This Paper reveals significant disparities in legal treatment, cultural acknowledgment, and psychological understanding of female incest and also aims to foster a more comprehensive and inclusive discussion on incest, ensuring that female-perpetrated cases receive appropriate legal, cultural, and psychological attention.
Partition, Urbanization, and Informal Economies: A Case Study of Darjeeling District with Special Reference to Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Authors: Chowdhury Parangama , Basak Arindam
Published: February 2025

The study attempted to explore the transformative impact of partition on the urbanization trends and informal economic activities in the Darjeeling district based on various census publications from 1901 to 2011. The Darjeeling district of West Bengal is significant in partition studies due to its unique geopolitical, socio-cultural, and economic context during and after the Partition of India in 1947. As a strategic region near the borders of Nepal, Bhutan, and China, it gained prominence for its tea plantations, inhabited by a diverse population. The Partition exacerbated identity and administrative issues in the district, including debates over its inclusion in West Bengal and demands for greater autonomy. In this research paper, the percentage share of the urban area, volume, trend, degree, pace, and tempo of urbanization in the pre-and post-partition periods in the study area was examined extensively. The results show a steady growth of the urban population in the district after independence. When compared with the national average, it is observed that urbanization in the district is relatively faster. This steady pace of urbanization has resulted in the growth of various informal sectors, such as small-scale retail, street vending, and informal transportation services, which have become integral parts of the economic landscape of the study area. This informal economy sector in the Darjeeling district has not only provided livelihoods to a significant portion of the population but also contributed to the socio-economic resilience of the district amidst rapid urban changes.
Upaya Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Pemilik Hak Atas Tanah Dalam Kepemilikan Hak Atas Tanah (Studi Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Banjarbaru Nomor 49/Pdt.G/2019/Pn Bjb)
Authors: Hammad Fadhl , Tetti Samosir
Published: February 2025

Tanah dan pembangunan adalah elemen penting dalam kemajuan suatu negara. Tanpa akses tanah yang memadai, pembangunan tidak dapat berjalan efektif. Seiring berkembangnya pembangunan, permintaan tanah untuk berbagai proyek meningkat, mencakup kepentingan negara, masyarakat, dan bisnis. Pengadaan tanah untuk kepentingan umum sering melibatkan tanah negara atau milik masyarakat dengan berbagai bentuk kepemilikan, seperti hak milik individu, badan hukum, atau masyarakat adat. Namun, kebijakan pengadaan tanah sering kali memunculkan kontroversi, terutama terkait transparansi dan keadilan dalam pemberian ganti rugi kepada pemilik tanah yang kehilangan haknya. Kebijakan ini harus mematuhi prinsip hukum dan nilai-nilai yang berlaku, meskipun praktiknya sering menemui tantangan. Dalam penelitian hukum normatif ini, yang menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif analitis, ditemukan bahwa sengketa tanah warisan H. Asman Bin Yakup yang digunakan untuk Asrama Haji menunjukkan perlindungan hukum atas hak milik tidak terpenuhi. Sengketa ini melibatkan penerapan prinsip ne bis in idem dan Rechtverwerking, di mana pengadilan menolak gugatan karena dianggap tidak dapat diterima. Gugatan tersebut ditolak karena tanah telah digunakan selama lebih dari 30 tahun tanpa protes dari penggugat, dan gugatan dianggap kabur karena tidak jelas dalam merinci pelanggaran hukum yang diduga terjadi.
Implementación del aprendizaje en el alumnado con altas capacidades en familias de entornos desfavorecidos
Authors: Segura Moreno Isabel , Montijano Serrano Belén , Burgos Bolós Consuelo , Perales Molada Rosa María
Published: February 2025

Introducción. Considerando que el potencial superior de los niños/as con altas capacidades no está atendido de forma adecuada en la escuela, el presente trabajo plantea un análisis del aprendizaje adquirido y su implementación, tanto en el profesorado, como en el alumnado de altas capacidades y sus familias, procedentes de entornos desfavorecidos, a través de la puesta en marcha de un programa de intervención, diseñado a través del Proyecto de investigación “School&Talents”. Metodología. Se han elaborado cuestionarios validados por jueces expertos con un alto índice de fiabilidad (Alfa de Cronbach de 0,928), que una vez cumplimentados por una muestra de 30 profesores/as, 20 alumnos/as y 20 familias, procedentes de 13 centros de los 26 que la Fundación SAFA posee en Andalucía, fueron analizados con el paquete estadístico SPSS-26. Resultados. Corroboraron que, según todos los grupos implicados, el alumnado ha mejorado considerablemente en la adquisición de distintos aprendizajes, a través de las distintas tareas y/o actividades llevadas a cabo en el programa. Discusión y conclusiones. Este trabajo aporta suficientes razones para desarrollar en el alumnado de altas capacidades procedente de entornos desfavorecidos, una atención programada y evaluada con la finalidad de poder conocer todas sus potencialidades
ОЗНАКИ КРЕАТИВНОСТІ МАЙБУТНЬОГО ПЕДАГОГА ЯК ОСОБИСТІСНОЇ КАТЕГОРІЇ
Authors: Фрицюк Валентина Анатоліївна
Published: February 2025

The article explores the features of creativity in future educators as an essential personal category that determines their capacity for creativity and serves as a foundation for professional self-realization. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of developing creativity within the framework of modern teacher education, which should meet society's demand for cultivating creative, independent, and innovative specialists.
The study analyzes various approaches to understanding the concept of "creativity," particularly in psychological, philosophical, pedagogical, and acmeological literature. Based on theoretical analysis, the primary features of creativity as a personal category are identified. These include intellectual and creative initiative, the ability to go beyond standard tasks and requirements, broad categorization, associative thinking, speed, flexibility, and originality. Special attention is given to the dynamism of thinking as a mechanism for the creative development of personality.
It was found that many of these characteristics align with the concept of divergent thinking, as studied by J. Guilford, and are crucial for successfully addressing pedagogical challenges. The study concludes that the creativity of future educators is a fundamental condition for their professional readiness, as modern teaching activities require unconventional approaches, innovative solutions, and the ability to adapt to the dynamic conditions of the educational process.
The research demonstrates that the development of creativity is not only the basis for the growth of a teacher's creative personality but also a significant factor in their successful self-realization. The practical significance of the study lies in identifying ways to foster creativity in future educators within the educational process. The role of a creative environment, innovative methods, and pedagogical technologies in stimulating creative abilities is also considered.
Editing AI-Generated Text for Accuracy and Completeness
Authors: Talbot Jen
Published: February 2025

This assignment, developed for a fall 2023 section of an upper-division undergraduate editing course, asks students to perform a comprehensive edit of a ChatGPT-generated text. The highest stated priorities for the assigned edit were factual accuracy, rhetorical appropriateness, and completeness in relation to user need. Overall, the project successfully developed and assessed the desired learning outcomes, and served as an introduction to generative AI for students whose experience with it was limited.
Archival Research for Community- and Skill-Building in the Online Writing Classroom
Authors: Evans Alex
Published: February 2025

This low-stakes assignment invites students in an online corequisite first-year writing course to explore the archives of a local historic African American newspaper as an alternative to more conventional research-based writing tasks. This course is taught at a large public community college with a predominantly white student population in Louisville, Kentucky. For this activity, students first are introduced to the concept of archives through a reading and a video. Next, they are invited to freely explore the digitized newspaper archive, choose one article that captures their interest to read in full and sharing a short summary of it along with a reflection on their experience of navigating the digital archive on a discussion board. Finally, each student is asked to respond to at least two classmates, looking for harmonies and tensions between their and their classmates’ summarized articles and experiences in the archive. The local focus of this assignment encourages students to see research as personal and quite literally close to home, while the focus on reflection and response encourages students to work collaboratively to overcome challenges when navigating difficult digital sources. In an online writing classroom, which can often be an isolating and unfamiliar space, particularly for the historically underserved populations most likely to be in a developmental writing course, this assignment encourages students to embrace their roles as researchers in community with other researchers.
Feels Good Man
Authors: Maynard Travis
Published: February 2025

This essay introduces a circulation analysis assignment, blending together insights from multimodal composition, remix/assemblage pedagogy, and circulation studies to encourage writing transfer. The assignment asks students to document the origins and evolution of a cultural meme (as coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins) as it is adapted for different rhetorical situations, modeled for students in the titular documentary film Feels Good Man. By completing this analysis, presenting it in multimodal contexts, and reflecting upon how they adapted that presentation for their audience, students begin to develop the metacognitive, cross-contextual thinking necessary for successful writing transfer.
Рецензия на: Традиции преображающего видения в иудаизме и христианстве / ред. Т. Гарсии-Уидобро, А. А. Орлова. Т. 1. М.: Институт св. Фомы, 2020. (Иудейские корни христианской мистики). 320 с. ISBN 978-5-6042300-6-0
Authors: Вевюрко И.
Published: February 2025

Одна из новых книг, выпущенных за последнее время на русском языке под редакцией иезуита Томаса Гарсии-Уидобро и Андрея Александровича Орлова, русского эмигранта, работающего в Университете Маркетт (США), является сборником статей, написанных этими двумя авторами (а также в соавторстве с А. Голициным) и переведенных на русский язык Г. В. Вдовиной и И. Д. Колбутовой.Авторы не в первый раз обращаются к теме преображающего видения, а точнее, бьют в эту точку с известным постоянством, не только дополняя свои исследования новыми ценными данными, но порой и перепечатывая их слово в слово в новых сборниках (пример чего нам придется привести ниже). Это, разумеется, не умаляет достоинства опубликованных исследований, но вызывает некоторые вопросы, связанные с организацией научной деятельности, которые мы также обсудим кратко в этой рецензии.

One of the new books recently published in Russian under the editorship of Jesuit Tomás García-Huidobro and Andrei Alexandrovich Orlov, a Russian emigrant working at Marquette University (USA), is a collection of articles written by these two authors (and also co-authored with A. Golitsin) and translated into Russian by G. V. Vdovina and I. D. Kolbutova. It is not the first time that the authors address the theme of transforming vision, or rather, they hit this point with a certain constancy, not only supplementing their research with new valuable data, but sometimes reprinting them word for word in new collections (an example of which we will have to give below). This, of course, does not detract from the merits of the published studies, but raises some questions related to the organization of scientific activity, which we will also discuss briefly in this review.
Аналіз активності системного запалення та ренін-ангіотензин-альдостеронової системи в пацієнтів із порушеннями ритму серця
Authors: Marchenko O. Ya.
Published: February 2025

The aim –to compare the systemic inflammation activity and the state of renin-angiotensin system in patients with paroxysmal and persistent forms of atrial fibrillation and flutter that are associated to arterial hypertension and their effect on sympathetic nervous system activation.Materials and methods. 147 patients were involved into the study. 103 of them had rhythm disorders. Patients with arrhythmias were divided into three main groups depending on the form and type of arrhythmia. Control groups included patients with arterial hypertension, but without studied arrhythmias, and practically healthy people. The activity of systemic inflammation was determined by the level of highly sensitive C-reactive protein in blood serum. Expression of the renin-angiotensin system activity – according to the angiotensin-converting enzyme activity. Patients underwent Holter electrocardiogram monitoring to register the heart rhythm and it’s variability. Results. Among patients with rhythm disorders, statistically higher levels of CRP and ACE were recorded compared to patients of control groups. The highest rates were in the group of patients with a persistent form of atrial fibrillation. According to the results of the Holter ECG, a significant mathematical difference was recorded between the average heart rate and SDNN in patients with arrhythmias and a tendency to increase the maximum heart rate.Conclusions. It was detected that in patients with atrial fibrillation and flutter on the background of arterial hypertension, compared to patients with hypertension without rhythm disturbances or healthy people, there is a higher intensity of systemic inflammation and increased activity of the renin-angiotensin system and, as a result, activation of the sympathoadrenal system.
PENILAIAN BAHAYA DAN RENCANA PENGENDALIAN RISIKO BAGI PENGUNJUNG DI PUNCAK LALANA, CIAMPEA, BOGOR
Authors: Febriani Andini , Hasibuan Ratna , Meiganati Kustin bintani
Published: February 2025

Cibadak Karst Area which is located in Ciampea District has a high selling value so it can be utilized by the tourism sector, especially ecotourism. The Cibadak Karst Area is in the work area of Perum Perhutani, Bogor Forest Management Unit (KPH), Jawa Barat and Banten Regional Division. Currently the Lalana Peak ecotourism area is managed by the surrounding community. Lalana Peak is one of the main destinations for visitors who travel to the Cibadak Karst Area because it has a slightly spurring hiking trail adrenaline and has a unique exokarst landscape. The instrument used in this research is HIRARDC (Hazard Identification Assesment and Risk Assesment and Determining Control) form and this research is using analysis guidelines guided by the Australian Standard/ New Zealand Standard for Risk Management (AS/NZS 4360:2004). The interpretation track of Lalana peak has the hazard potential consist of physical, biological and human activity hazards. Risk level identification of potential hazard in the interpretation track of Lalana Peak are acceptable, priority 3, substantial and priority 1. The Risk control plan that can be carried out by the manager Lalana Peak area are technical, substitution and administration control.
Association of Prematurity and Urogenital Comorbidities with Postoperative Outcomes of Ureteroneocystostomy for Vesicoureteral Reflux
Authors: Dalton Raeann , Son Young , Wu Edward , Anderton Leah , Eximond Matthew , Earnshaw Lance , Klimowich Katelyn , Dean Gregory
Published: February 2025

Background: It is estimated that 20-30% of congenital anomalies involve the kidney and ureter, and these rates are even higher in infants with low birth weights. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) occurs when there is a backflow of urine from the bladder to the kidney. Depending on severity, this condition may require surgical correction with ureteroneocystostomy (UNC). The impact of premature birth and presence of urogenital comorbidities on outcomes of UNC is not known. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between premature birth and urogenital comorbidities with operative outcomes of UNC for VUR.

Methods: The 2020 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database was analyzed for patients undergoing UNC for VUR. 1742 patients were evaluated with 1623 meeting inclusion criteria. The patients were divided into full term (>37 weeks gestation at birth) and preterm (birth). Patient demographics, comorbid conditions, urogenital comorbidities, and outcomes were evaluated. Further analysis of factors associated with ectopic ureter was performed.

Results: Out of 1623 UNC patients analyzed, 8.6% were preterm and 91.4% were full term. In basic statistics, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, esophageal/gastric/intestinal disease, developmental delay, structural CNS abnormality, neuromuscular disorder, nutritional support, congenital malformation, cardiac risk factors, ASA classification, gestational age, and urogenital comorbidities were significantly associated with prematurity. Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that congenital malformation (p=0.007), major cardiac risk factors (p=0.002), and gestational age of 35-36 weeks are significantly associated with risk of ectopic ureter (p<0.001).

Conclusion: While prematurity alone is not associated with incidence of VUR, preterm patients undergoing UNC have a significantly higher risk of postoperative complications despite no differences in operative approach, VUR disease severity, and prior VUR procedure compared to full term patients undergoing this procedure. Preterm patients tend to have more comorbidities which may contribute to this finding. Ectopic ureter is associated with prematurity and factors such as congenital malformations and major cardiac risk factors may increase the risk for ectopic ureter in this population.
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEIR LECTURERS AND ACADEMIC SELF-CONFIDENCE
Authors: Gelişli Y. , Kuralbayeva A. , Kazykhankyzy L.
Published: February 2025

This study aims at finding whether there is a meaningful relationship between undergraduate students’ attitudes towards their lecturers and academic self-confidence. Descriptive research design using quantitative research method to collect the data was adopted in this study. To collect the required data the scale of Students’ attitudes towards the teachers (SOSATT) developed by Gelisli, et al. (2017) consists of 25 items, and Academic self-concept scale developed by Liu and Wang (2005) consisted of 10 items were used. All Likert-items of the scales used a five point scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). The scales were completed by 152 undergraduate students enrolled in Foreign Languages Teaching Department at Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Kazakhstan. The results showed that the participants possess a medium level of positive attitudes towards their lecturers and high level of academic self-confidence. Moreover, the findings indicated the no difference between male and female participants’ attitudes towards their lecturers but revealed statistically significant difference on their levels of academic self-confidence. Finally, there was found high level of correlation between students’ attitudes towards their lecturers and academic self-confidence. According to the results, it may be concluded that the more positive the students attitudes towards their lectures the higher their levels of academic self-confidence in the learning environment.
Efektivitas Penggunaan Birthing Ball Pada Ibu Bersalin Multipara Terhadap Percepatan Pembukaan Serviks Kala I Fase Aktif Di Tpmb Hj. A.Nani Nurcahyani, S.ST
Authors: Nur Sari , Sabur Fitriati , Ningsi Agustina , Sukarta I Made
Published: February 2025

Persalinan merupakan proses ejadian fisiologis yang terjadi pada usia kehamilan cukup bulan ( 37 – 42 minggu) tanpa disertai adanya penyulit. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Efektivitas penggunaan birthing ball pada ibu bersalin multipara terhadap percepatan pembukaan serviks kala I fase aktif di TPMB Hj. A. Nani Nurcahyani, S.ST. Jenis penelitian ini experimen dengan rancangan post test only group design. Populasi 39 dan sampel 20. Penelitian ini menggunakan accidental sampling. Teknik pengambilan data yaitu menggunakan lembar observasi. Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan sistem komputerisasi program spss versi 22 uji Normalitas dilanjutkan dengan uji binomial dengan menggunakan lembar observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan uji binomial P value 0,000 (P = <0,05), maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa teknik Efektivitas penggunaan birthing ball pada ibu bersalin multipara terhadap percepatan pembukaan serviks kala I fase aktif di TPMB Hj. A. Nani Nurcahyani, S.ST. Kata Kunci : Birthing ball
Efektivitas Kompres Hangat Dalam Menurunkan Skala Nyeri Persalinan Kala I Fase Aktif Di TPMB Hasmah Galesong Utara
Authors: Syarifa Marhaeni , A. Amdadi Zulaeha , Sonda Maria , Haeria A Ummul
Published: February 2025

Tanda pasti persalinan yaitu meliputi rasa nyeri oleh adanya his yang disebabkan karena kontraksi otot rahim yang menimbulkan rasa sakit pada pinggang, daerah perut dan menjalar kearah lain. Pengelolaan rasa nyeri persalinan menggunakan non farmakologis dinilai lebih aman, efektif tanpa efek yang merugikan bagi ibu dan janin, salah satu terapi non farmakologi yaitu kompres air hangat. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan bentuk penelitian quasi eksperiment. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu One group pre-post test design tanpa ada kelompok pembanding. Menggunakan Uji univariat dan bivariat yang disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan narasi. Hasil dari uji statistik diperoleh nilai p 0,000 dengan derajat kemaknaan (α 0,05), maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil p<α berarti Ha diterima yaitu ,ada efektivitas kompres hangat dalam menurunkan skala nyeri persalinan kala I fase Aktif di TPMB hasmah Galesong Utara. Setelah diberikan kompres hangat yang mengalami nyeri ringan sebanyak 26 (89,6%), yang mengalami nyeri sedang 1 (3,4%), sedangkan 2 (6,8%) tidak mengalami penurunan nyeri berat pada persalinan kala I fase aktif.
Emergence ex Machina: Correlates of Consciousness
Authors: Herzog David Josef , Herzog Nitsa
Published: February 2025

Consciousness is a phenomenon that justifiably attracts pensive attention. And despite centuries of contemplation and decades of research, consciousness remains an elusive and poorly defined matter. Its nature, composition, and characteristics are hotly debated. The explanatory gap between phenomenal consciousness and the functions of neurobiological correlates is considered a hard problem. However, the so-called “easy” problem, the evolutionary and biological emergence of consciousness from the underlying substrate, is also not easily explainable. The discussion about the essence of consciousness spreads far from neurophysiology and biology into the fields of quantum mechanics and information theory. Old concepts of panpsychism and pre-eminence of information before material substrate have re-emerged in recent decades. Neopanpsychism is an idea of potential consciousness on a physical elemental basis, and it expands into the realm of astrophysical objects and their networks with the potential of complex data production and processing. Information theories of consciousness include possibilities for any non-biological object to harbour proto-mental abilities if they fulfil minimal architectural and informational requirements. The “normal” grasp and “realistic” world perception endure constant criticism from leading physicists and mathematicians. In this atmosphere, it is much easier to claim the platonic pre-eminence of abstract ideas before any substrate and ability of non-physical consciousness objects to exist independently. It is important to re-evaluate the main arguments of the discussion to focus practical efforts on the classical scientific research of consciousness and its underlying elements, with established metrics and clear directions. There are not many arguments which can shift the scientific approach from classical hypothesis proving/disproving towards the more scholastic discussion about the non-physical nature of consciousness and the inability to investigate it. The consciousness phenomenon certainly has emerging stages, as we can see in living nature, and, at the same time, cannot be limited by one person, living or physical object in possession of it. The challenge of consciousness emergence from abiological substrate is one of the fundamental questions that require significant scientific efforts to answer.
Some anatomical features, tonometry and fundus examination of pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Authors: Yakimova Aleksandra , Korosteleva Anastasiya
Published: February 2025

Sensory systems of dolphins have been studied for a long time, but their visual system is extremely insufficiently described. In the clinical veterinary ophthalmology in cetaceans there are no protocols for tonometric examinations of the eyes of toothed whales, and the understanding of how to prevent eye diseases affecting dolphins under human care (or wild individuals undergoing rehabilitation) is extremely limited.
The aim of the work is to consider the anatomical features of cetacean eyes, as well as to introduce tonometric data and fundus examination in dolphins into the practice of routine veterinary examinations, which in the future may provide preventive detection of ophthalmological pathologies.
The fundus of four Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) kept in artificial conditions were examined using a portable and mobile fundus camera Optomed Smartscope PRO, and their intraocular pressure was measured using a veterinary tonometer TONOVET Plus. The obtained tonometric data ranged from 27±2 mm to 10±1 mm Hg.
Policy implications of losing credibility: Lessons from Colombia’s post-pandemic inflationary surge
Authors: Grajales-Olarte Anderson , Hamann Franz , Naranjo-Saldarriaga Sara , Pulido José
Published: February 2025

Inflationary surges, such as those experienced in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, can undermine the credibility of central bank inflation targets. Using data from expectations surveys, we test whether credibility losses occurred in Colombia and assess their magnitude. We then use these estimates to inform a Bayesian estimation of a monetary policy model in which such credibility is endogenous, depending on the central bank’s past performance in achieving its inflation target. We implement our framework embedded in one of the main semi-structural models for monetary policy analysis in the country, the 4GM-model (Gonzalez et al., 2020). Our implementation is designed such that the 4GM specification is nested within our model as a particular case in which the costs of credibility losses are absent. Our findings indicate that the post-pandemic inflationary surge
in Colombia represents the episode with the largest credibility loss in recent decades, and such episodes tend to make inflation stabilization policies more costly in terms of output.
Leveraging Renewable Energy and ESG for a Sustainable Future: The Mediating Role of Green Accounting in Carbon Emission Management and the Green Economy
Authors: Silaban Adanan , Sitorus Sunday Ade
Published: February 2025

The increase in global carbon emissions, especially from the energy sector, has created major challenges to environmental and economic sustainability. In Medan City, the dominance of fossil-based energy, the low adoption of Renewable Energy, and the suboptimal application of ESG are obstacles in realizing green economic development. Green Accounting is considered a strategic approach to improve transparency and efficiency in corporate environmental management. This study uses a quantitative approach with the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. Primary data is obtained from a survey of 300 companies in Medan that implement sustainability aspects, while secondary data comes from sustainability reports, ESG, and carbon emissions. The analysis includes direct, indirect, and total effects among the variables of Renewable Energy, ESG, Green Accounting, Green Economy, and Carbon Emission Management.Results show that Renewable Energy has a significant effect on Green Economy directly and through the mediation of Green Accounting, although it is not significant on Green Accounting directly. ESG has a significant effect on Carbon Emission Management both directly and through Green Accounting, but not significantly on Green Economy. Green Accounting plays an important mediating role that strengthens the influence of Renewable Energy and ESG on Carbon Emission Management and Green Economy. However, implementation challenges include low ESG literacy, limited supporting policies, and technology investment. Renewable Energy and ESG have great potential in supporting green economy development and carbon emission management through the integration of Green Accounting. This research recommends incentive policies, improved ESG literacy, and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate the transition to sustainability.
Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning in Healthcare - A Secure AI Framework
Authors: Bhavani Sankar Telaprolu
Published: February 2025

Federated Learning (FL) has transformed AI applications in healthcare by enabling collaborative model training across multiple institutions while preserving patient data privacy. Despite its advantages, FL remains susceptible to security vulnerabilities, including model inversion attacks, adversarial data poisoning, and communication inefficiencies, necessitating enhanced privacy-preserving mechanisms. In response, this study introduces Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning (PPFL), an advanced FL framework integrating Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC), Differential Privacy (DP), and Homomorphic Encryption (HE) to ensure data confidentiality while maintaining computational efficiency. I rigorously evaluate PPFL using Federated Averaging (FedAvg), Secure Aggregation (SecAgg), and Differentially Private Stochastic Gradient Descent (DP-SGD) across real-world healthcare datasets. The results indicate that this approach achieves up to an 85% reduction in model inversion attack success rates, enhances privacy efficiency by 30%, and maintains accuracy retention between 95.2% and 98.3%, significantly improving security without compromising model performance. Furthermore, comparative visual analyses illustrate trade-offs between privacy and accuracy, scalability trends, and computational overhead. This study also explores scalability challenges, computational trade-offs, and real-world deployment considerations in multi-institutional hospital networks, paving the way for secure, scalable, and privacy-preserving AI adoption in healthcare environments.
Enterprise Data Engineering: Architecting Modern Data Warehouses for Business Success
Authors: Dheeraj Kumar Bansal
Published: February 2025

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Enterprise Data Engineering with a focus on Data Warehouse Architecture, exploring its critical role in modern organizations' data strategies. It delves into the complexities of integrating diverse data sources, including point-of-sale systems, online databases, and CRM platforms. It examines the nuances of ETL/ELT processes essential for data integration. The article discusses various data warehouse architectures, compares cloud-based and on-premises solutions, and elaborates on dimensional modeling techniques crucial for effective data organization. It also covers creating and managing data marts, highlighting their importance in departmental analytics. The article emphasizes the significant benefits of enterprise data warehousing, including a unified data view, improved scalability, and enhanced decision-making capabilities. Furthermore, it addresses the critical aspects of data governance and quality. It explores advanced concepts such as data visualization, real-time processing, and AI and machine learning integration in data warehousing. This comprehensive exploration provides valuable insights for organizations seeking to leverage data as a strategic asset in the digital age.