bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP UPON PHYSICIANS & NURSES PERFORMANCE IN SAUDI HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Mughal Yasir Hayat
Published: June 2023

Leaders hold important positions in organizations and responsible to achieve objectives and targets on time. For this purpose, they need highly motivated and professional team by using vision, charismatic personality, & motivation skills to enhance the performance. Organizations faces difficult times such as low level of performance, commitment, & involvement, in such cases leaders have to apply transformational leadership style to boost the physicians and nurses’ performance. The aim of current study was to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on performance as populations of current study were physicians and nurses employed by Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. The simple random sampling technique as used to select sample size. 450 questionnaires were distributed and 407 were received and used in analysis. PLS-SEM was used for analysis of data. Findings revealed that all scales met threshold and out of 4 hypotheses 3 are accepted. Idealized influence have significant role on enhancing performance but stimulation, consideration & motivation play significant role in increasing the physicians and nurses’ performance in healthcare organizations.
IN THE REALM OF THE MACHINES: AI'S INFLUENCE UPON INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLICY
Authors: Usman Hazrat , Tariq Iqra , Nawaz Bushra
Published: June 2023

Delving into the intricate nexus between the artificial intelligence (AI) and international law and policy, this research paper embarks on an intellectual exploration of AI's metamorphosis, multifaceted application & far-reaching consequences across diverse realms such as warfare, surveillance and climate change mitigation. In this regard, illuminating the pressing imperative for malleable international legal frameworks and global collaboration towards harness AI's boons whilst counterbalancing its perils, the study also lays bare its constraints primarily its expansive scope coupled with swiftly transforming AI milieu that might render the findings obsolete. Current study highlighted the important issues with the aim to produce new information and contribute the existing knowledge database. This intellectual odyssey culminates in a call-to-arms for the future investigations to scrutinize minute facets of AI's impact on the worldwide legislation and strategies a steppingstone towards deciphering the enigmatic dance between the technology as well as global governance.
UNLOCKING THE INVESTMENT PUZZLE: THE INFLUENCE OF BEHAVIORAL BIASES & MODERATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY
Authors: Khan Shahid Kalim , Hassan Najam Ul , Islam Javeria
Published: June 2023

This study aims to investigate the influence of behavioral biases on investors' investment decisions and explore the moderating role of financial literacy in this relationship. Research adopts quantitative approach, utilizing a survey questionnaire distributed among a sample of individual investors actively trading in Pakistan stock exchange. Survey assesses prominent behavioral biases like overconfidence, disposition effect, risk-aversion bias, and herding behavior, while measuring participants' level of financial literacy. Findings of study proves significant impact of behavioral biases on investors' decisions. Respondents validate prevalence of shared biases, including overconfidence, disposition effect, risk-aversion bias, and herding behavior. These biases tend to influence the decision-making process of investors, leading to suboptimal investment choices. Results suggest that financial literacy plays moderating role in linking behavioral biases and investment decisions. The implications of findings suggest importance of promoting financial literacy amid investors over guidance and support of financial professionals, ultimately improving quality of investment decision-making.
Psychotherapy in a time when the familiar is dying
Authors: Bednarek Steffi , Akomolafe Bayo , Rust Mary-Jayne , Weintrobe Sally , Weller Francis
Published: June 2023

This is a transcribed dialogue that took place on 14th January 2022 between five psychotherapists from different continents, modalities, backgrounds and perspectives, all of whom brought a wealth of experience to the commons of the profession. In a deliberate departure from the singular voice, this was an invitation to come together across disciplines and to co-generate entangled and inter-connected meaning. The primary aim was a cross-fertilisation, a building of bridges across modalities, allowing multiple perspectives to coexist in a kaleidoscope of conversation. Even though most members of the discussion group ordinarily have large public speaking engagements, this conversation was private. We gathered in an incubation space around one single question: the role of psychotherapy in a time when the familiar is dying. Nobody led the conversation, there was no prodding or probing. We sat with this single question and paid attention to what emerged between the silences. The conversation was recorded without expectation for it to serve anything other than our coming together. After the conversation took place, all participants had time to reflect and feel into the space that was co-created. Clusters of meaning had emerged organically. All agreed for the conversation to be edited and transcribed and to form a provocation paper for this special edition on climate change. The hope was for the conversation to ripple out and for colleagues from all modalities to join the discussion by submitting their own responses to the central question. The systems-thinker Fridtjof Capra stresses that complex systems can’t be wilfully directed in linear ways, they can only be disturbed. As such, this slow dialogue is an invitation to bring regenerative disturbance to the commons of our profession at the most critical time for our entire species. The edited video recording can be viewed at britishgestaltjournal.com
Measuring Gestalt therapy: a critique of the Gestalt Therapy Fidelity Scale
Authors: Hosemans Dominic
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: The GTFS is a 21-item measure developed by Fogarty et al. (2015, 2016, 2019) in order to measure therapist behaviours representative of Gestalt therapy (GT). The scale itself was developed as a step towards achieving evidence-based practice. It is essential that the scale can demonstrate its scientific robustness and hold up against thorough critique. The current paper offers a comprehensive critique of the scale, from the use of a fidelity scale in GT, to the scale’s initial development as well as the structure and utility of the scale. Herein a number of problems are identified and discussed, undermining the scale’s validity and reliability. For instance, theoretical inconsistency can be identified between the fidelity scale and the philosophical underpinning of GT coupled with a lack of rigour in the scientific process leading to the general nature of items. Although some validity analyses show promise for the scale, these have been performed in the absence of determining the soundness of the scale’s internal structure. Such a critique has great importance, considering the GTFS has the potential to influence future Gestalt research, therapy and supervision. Recommendations are made in order to proceed with the aim of establishing GT as an evidence-based practice. Keywords: Gestalt Therapy Fidelity Scale (GTFS), critique, scale development, evidence- based practice."
Gestalt practice: a reading of Gestalt Therapy (PHG)
Authors: Farrands Rob
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: Perls, Hefferline and Goodman’s Gestalt Therapy (1951/1972, hereafter PHG) describes two ‘twists’ in being. The first occurs when the organism, appreciating its vulnerability, resolves to defend itself by constructing with others a familiar and foreseeable world. To understand this twist depends on understanding PHG’s take on the organism’s existential dilemma. The second twist is when the organism acts to move beyond its defensive posture and open to what is strange and different in the world. To understand this twist depends on understanding what PHG means by ‘spontaneity’. Translating the concepts and theories surrounding these twists into forms of Gestalt practice requires action that deconstructs familiar perspectives in order to open the practitioner more fully to the world. Key words: ambiguity, Gestalt Therapy, organisation development, contact, experience, practice."
Historical vs concurrent approaches to development
Authors: Kenofer Bruce
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: Gestalt therapy theory has generally had to borrow a developmental conception from other theories. This article considers the differences between historical and concurrent approaches to development, and makes the case for utilising a concurrent approach to development. Kegan’s theory of development is presented as an example of a concurrent approach. The application of this approach is illustrated in a case example. Keywords: Kegan, Piaget, organismic self-regulation, embeddedness, introjects, impasse, developmental."
Two risks and a third way: what research for Gestalt therapy?
Authors: Béja Vincent
Published: June 2023

Abstract: In this article the author explains the possible future for Gestalt therapy in view of the evolution of the regulatory context and the appearance of the contextual model resulting from the evolution of research in psychotherapy. This future oscillates between marginalisation or even outright disappearance and dissolution into a vast, integrative, outcome-based current. The author argues that both the values inspiring the Gestalt therapeutic posture and the mode of intervention based on the therapist’s affective resonance are worth defending and even disseminating more widely than today. He then draws the outlines of a Gestalt research that allows Gestalt therapy to be legitimised by being recognised as offering evidence-based treatments and to continue to develop as an original and innovative modality. Keywords: psychotherapy research, Gestalt therapy research, evidence-based, contextual model, effectiveness, EAGT, EAP.
Making research matter: how can I become a more effective Gestalt therapist?
Authors: Stevens Christine
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This paper is developed from a presentation at the Gestalt Research Conference in Paris, May 2017. Focusing on the question, ‘How can I become a more effective Gestalt therapist?’, I argue that the discipline of reflexive enquiry is an accessible way for all therapists to research their practice. I give examples from my work as supervisor and therapist where I have explored my interest in the haptic use of materials in therapy to inform and support the development of my practice. Keywords: practice-based research, reflexivity, sand tray, clay, haptic, creative methods."
Statistician meets practitioner/researcher: a response to Dominic Hosemans
Authors: Fogarty Madeleine
Published: June 2023

The GTFS is a measure developed by Fogarty et al. (2015, 2016, 2019a, 2019b) that has been demonstrated to have scientifically robust content validity, face validity, criterion validity and reliability (Fogarty et al., 2019a). There are many ways to develop a fidelity scale for treatment adherence. The choices made in developing the GTFS were made under the supervision of a professor of psychology with extensive experience in scale development. The research used to develop the GTFS was then reviewed by, and accepted for publication in, the leading academic journal in the field, Psychotherapy Research (PR). This is the first time that an article about Gestalt therapy (GT) has ever been published in that journal; esteemed Gestalt colleagues have previously published in PR, but have not been able to refer to the modality as Gestalt (because of the lack of a scientific basis for Gestalt). So Hosemans’ claim that the GTFS is ‘a seemingly invalid, unreliable, and ineffective scale’ is both at odds with the views of the academic reviewers for PR; and, as the word ‘seemingly’ betrays, an assertion based on conjecture. It would take scientific research to determine whether and how the GTFS might be improved to reflect more holistically the phenomenological foundations of GT.
Taking (white) space: reflections from a queer-of-colour Gestalt therapy trainer
Authors: Kolmannskog Vikram
Published: June 2023

In this paper, the author, a queer-of-colour professor of Gestalt therapy, reflects on how race and racism emerged and was explored during a training workshop at the Norwegian Gestalt Institute. The student group, as is quite often the case in the Gestalt world, was majority white. The exploration became heated, but there was also movement through the crises. The author makes sense of the experience by reflecting on racism as a field phenomenon, the need to increase awareness of power and privilege, and the importance and difficulty of balancing challenge and support in these situations. The paper ends with a short reflection on the importance of self-care and a joyful poem. Keywords racism, microaggressions, BIPOC, Gestalt therapy training, group experiment, online
Dialogue and experiment
Authors: Yontef Gary , Schulz Friedemann
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This paper discusses the compatibility of Martin Buber’s dialogic method and active Gestalt therapy interventions, which are called experiments. The authors trace a brief history of the distinction between different psychotherapy systems which focus on the therapeutic relationship on the one hand or on active behavioural interventions on the other. They submit Gestalt therapy as a modality that integrates these seeming polarities, and they discuss the theoretical and practical consistency between the dialogic method, Gestalt therapy’s change theory (‘the paradoxical theory of change’), the phenomenological method, and Gestalt therapy experiments. It is the authors’ opinion that Gestalt therapy experiments do not aim for preset behavioural goals, but that they are in complete alignment with Gestalt therapy’s dialogic attitude. A definition of the term Gestalt therapy experiment is given, and its different uses are illustrated. The concept of resistance is examined in light of Gestalt therapy’s treatment philosophy. Indications as well as cautions regarding the use of Gestalt therapy experiments are outlined and different types of experiments, including specific examples, are provided. Key words: Gestalt therapy, dialogic method, experiments, paradoxical theory of change, contact, awareness."
Authentic Muddle: Revisiting authenticity in psychotherapy
Authors: Wakelin Katy
Published: June 2023

Humanistic and existential therapies have a strong emphasis on authenticity both as a vital characteristic of the therapist and as something desired for the client. Psychoanalysis has also put increasing significance on authenticity as an important ingredient in the therapeutic relationship. I question and deconstruct definitions of authenticity in different modalities, to consider whether, despite differences in language, they amount to the same thing. Second, I investigate the limitations of authenticity, whether it is a relational or intrapsychic phenomenon, how fallibility applies, what are the limitations of self-disclosure, and whether authenticity can best be thought of as an embodied experience. Finally, I consider the practice implications of examining authenticity and whether there is a useful alternative in sincerity. Keywords authenticity, humanistic psychotherapy, existentialism, inter-subjectivity
Taking another turn: the relational turn in Gestalt therapy revisited
Authors: Staemmler Frank-M.
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: In this paper I first depict the individualistic period of Gestalt therapy, as it became well known in the 1960s and ’70s. Subsequently, I describe the ‘relational turn’ that took place in the ’80s and resulted in today’s widespread understanding of Gestalt therapy as a relational approach. The specific understanding of relationality that is characteristic of this approach is then scrutinised and its weaknesses are pointed out. Finally a new concept, called ‘strong relationality’, is outlined and some exemplary clinical implications are proposed. En route of my argument, I also try to demonstrate that Gestalt Therapy (Perls, Hefferline and Goodman, 1951) has both individualistic and relational elements, the latter of which include aspects of both weak and strong relationality. Key words: community, developmental psychology, dialogue, history of Gestalt therapy, individualism, relational turn, relationality (weak, strong)."
Distorsiones Cognitivas y Esquemas Disfuncionales Tempranos en Estudiantes Universitarios de Psicología en Honduras
Authors: Leiva Yanes Johan Oswaldo , Zelaya Guardado Vilma Odessa
Published: June 2023

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la relación entre distorsiones cognitivas y esquemas disfuncionales tempranos en estudiantes universitarios de la carrera de Psicología en Honduras. Se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo, con un alcance descriptivo-correlacional y un diseño no experimental transversal correlacional. La muestra estuvo conformada por 323 estudiantes de Psicología de dos universidades de San Pedro Sula, a quienes se les aplicó el Inventario de Pensamientos Automáticos y el Young Schema Questionnaire Long Form – Second Edition. Los resultados indican que la más importante distorsión cognitiva en donde la muestra participante tiene cierta propensión a sufrir por determinada manera de interpretar los sucesos de su vida es la falacia de recompensa divina, mientras que los esquemas disfuncionales tempranos más representativos son la inhibición emocional y el autosacrificio. Además, se evidencia en su mayoría, correlaciones significativas entre las diferentes distorsiones cognitivas y los esquemas disfuncionales tempranos, siendo las de mayor fuerza las realizadas entre filtraje/abandono y personalización/abandono.
PROGNOSIS OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH DE NOVO AND RECURRENT METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Authors: RASHID AB , SHAFIQ B , ISMAIL Z , SATTAR MW
Published: June 2023

The retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Oncology from January 2021 to January 2022 to evaluate prognostic factors and the prognosis of the patients with recurrent metastatic breast cancer compared to those with de novo metastatic breast cancer. The study was conducted on a total of 400 patients. Patients were categorized into three groups: A) de novo metastatic cancer (MFI < 3 months), B) recurrent metastatic cancer (MFI ⩽24 months), and C) recurrent metastatic cancer (MFI >24 months). The mean follow-up period was 37.2 months, after which 148 (37%) survived. Mean survival in de novo cancer was 30.1 months, and in recurrent cancer was 22.1 months (P=0.14). Subjects with de novo cancer had significantly better survival than those with early metastatic recurrence (MFI <24 months) (P<0.0001). However, the difference between the survival of de novo and late metastatic recurrence (MFI > 24 months) was not statistically significant (P< 0.73). The difference in the impact of prognostic factors among the three metastatic groups was statistically significant (P=0.98). Thus, MFI is a significant prognostic factor for metastatic breast cancer; short MFI indicates an unfavorable prognosis. However, in our study, de novo cancer did not have a very poor prognosis.
RETROSPECTIVE STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF LJ MEDIUM ALONG WITH PENICILLIN TO IMPROVE CULTURE YIELD OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS
Authors: BUKHARI AA , KHAN MSN , AKRAM A , BUKHARI AA , NAEEM N , NAZ A
Published: June 2023

This study evaluated the efficacy of penicillin in improving the culture yield of M. Tuberculosis in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. A retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, MMDC, Multan. A total of 350 suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients were selected for the study. An early morning sputum specimen was collected. NAOH citrate and N-acetyl-L-cysteine were used for digesting, decontaminating, and homogenizing the sputum. The samples were processed on Lowenstein Jensen media and then Lowenstein Jensen media with penicillin. The cultures were then examined after 2 months. On LJ media, 100 (28.5%) suspected cases were positive, and 80 (22.8%) cases were contaminated. On LJ media with penicillin, 145 (41.4%) cases were positive, and 15 (4.3%) were contaminated. In addition, 30 (8.5%) were 1+ grading, 15 (4.3%) were 2+ grading on both media, 95 (27.1%) were 3+ grading on LJ media, and 50 (14.2%) were 3+ grading on LJ media with penicillin. Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is reduced by adding penicillin to the LJ media, and isolation-positive cultures are enhanced.
COMPARISON OF PROPHYLACTIC DOSE OF TRAMADOL AND DEXAMETHASONE IN PREVENTING SHIVERING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SUBARACHNOID BLOCK
Authors: BUTT MR , JAVED HM , ASHFAQ MA , IQBAL A , ZAHID MM , KHALID M
Published: June 2023

This study aimed to assess the prophylactic efficacy of Tramadol and Dexamethasone in preventing shivering following spinal anesthesia. A total of 162 patients aged 18 to 60, with ASA physical status I or II, undergoing various surgical procedures, were randomly assigned to receive intravenous normal saline (Group C), intravenous tramadol at a dose of 1 mg/kg (Group T), or intravenous dexamethasone at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg (Group D). The occurrence of shivering, its impact, and the onset of dizziness, nausea, and perspiration were documented. Baseline demographics, body temperature, type of operation, sensory blockade level, duration of surgery, and anesthesia were comparable among patients. Shivering was observed in 42 out of 162 patients (25.92%). Shivering occurred in 24 patients in the placebo group, 11 in Group D, and 7 in Group T. A statistically significant difference was found between Group T and Group C (p = 0.004). However, there was no significant difference between Group T and Group D (p = 0.771). Hallucination was reported in 1 patient (1.85%) in Group T. In conclusion, tramadol at a dose of 1 mg/kg effectively reduces shivering induced by spinal anesthesia compared to a placebo. Nevertheless, our study did not find a statistically significant difference between intravenous tramadol at 1 mg/kg and intravenous Dexamethasone at 0.1 mg/kg.
THE PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
Authors: JADOON H , SIDDIQUI ES , MOHSIN R , BATOOL A , JABEEN N , MUH F
Published: June 2023

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety among emergency medical services personnel at the Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS). The study was conducted over the course of one year, from December 2021 to December 2022, and involved a sample size of 120 participants. The study used a cross-sectional design, and data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire that assessed depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as demographic and job-related factors. The questionnaire was distributed to all emergency medical services personnel working in LUMHS, and participation in the study was voluntary. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics to determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety among emergency medical services personnel in LUMHS. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of depression and anxiety, including demographic and job-related factors such as age, gender, years of service, and job stressors. The results showed that the prevalence of depression and anxiety among emergency medical services personnel in LUMHS was 45% and 50%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis revealed that older age, female gender, long years of service, and higher job stressors were significant predictors of depression and anxiety. These findings provided valuable information about the mental health status of emergency medical services personnel in LUMHS, highlighting the need for interventions and support services to address the high prevalence of depression and anxiety in this population. The study contributed to the growing body of research on mental health in the workplace, particularly in high-stress occupations such as emergency medical services and underscored the importance of addressing the mental health needs of this vulnerable population.
COMPARISON OF INCIDENCE OF POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPINAL ANESTHESIA FOLLOWING MEDIAN VS PARAMEDIAN APPROACH
Authors: BUTT MR , JAVED HM , ASHFAQ MA , ZAHID MM , IQBAL A , KHALID M
Published: June 2023

Post-Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH) is a common complication after spinal anesthesia, particularly in obstetric populations. The choice of needle insertion technique, either midline or paramedian, may impact the incidence of PDPH. Previous studies have shown conflicting results, necessitating further investigation in specific patient populations. This prospective study aimed to compare the incidence of PDPH between the midline and paramedian approaches. One hundred twenty-two participants were included and divided equally into two groups (Group M and Group P). Patient demographics, including age, body mass index (BMI), gender distribution, type of surgery, and ASA physical status, were recorded. The occurrence of PDPH within the first three postoperative days was assessed and compared between the two groups. The mean age of the study population was 37 ± 9.55 years, with no significant difference between Group M and Group P (p = 0.09). BMI, gender distribution, type of surgery, and ASA physical status also showed no significant differences between the groups.Regarding PDPH incidence, 6.6% of participants in Group M and 4.9% in Group P experienced PDPH. The overall incidence of PDPH in the entire sample was 5.7%. However, the p-value for comparing the occurrence of PDPH between the two groups was 0.698, indicating no statistically significant difference. This study found no significant difference in the incidence of PDPH between the midline and paramedian approaches. These results align with previous studies that have explored the association between needle insertion techniques and PDPH incidence.
Resúmenes Disertaciones presentadas en la Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatriz Lassalle: 2021-2022
Authors: Rodríguez Ramírez Jannette
Published: June 2023

Se presentan los resúmenes de las disertaciones culminadas por estudiantes durante el año académico 2021-2022 para adquirir el grado doctoral en la Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatriz Lassalle de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Se incluyen elementos de las investigaciones como; autores/as, títulos, detalles metodológicos y hallazgos, entre otros.
Modderlaarzen en vieze handen
Authors: Klomp Mirella
Published: June 2023

‘De aarde is van de Heer, en alles wat zij bevat.’ Dit is niet het begin van een eigendomsakte, maar de jubelende aanhef van Psalm 24. In deze psalm verwoordt de psalmist hoe de grootheid en heiligheid van de Schepper voelbaar zijn in de aarde, de vaste grond onder de voeten van wie haar bewonen, te midden van een dreigende zee en woeste rivieren. Dieren, planten en de aarde heeft de Schepper aan mensen toevertrouwd om samen voor te zorgen, de aarde om te beheren zodat die leefbaar blijft voor alle schepselen. Het bewerken van de grond om voedsel te verbouwen maakt daar deel van uit. Het goede leven is leven in een land dat overvloeit van melk en honing, waar de vruchten van de aarde eerlijk worden verdeeld, waar mensen na gedane arbeid kunnen rusten onder de vijgenboom, genietend van de vrucht van de wijnstok.
De aarde trouw, voor Gods aangezicht
Authors: Huijgen Arnold
Published: June 2023

Intuïtief zullen velen systematische theologie eerder met de hemel dan met de aarde associëren, en eerder met abstracties dan met de concrete grond onder de voeten. In dit artikel, een respons op dat van Mirella Klomp, wil ik een educated guess wagen naar waar deze intuïtie vandaan komt, om vervolgens te betogen dat praktische en systematische theologie elkaar kunnen versterken. Systematisch-theologisch onderzoek heeft namelijk niet alleen met ideeën te maken, maar met het hele, concrete leven. Dit artikel loopt uit op enkele vragen bij het theologische werk dat te doen is in het kader van het onlangs opgestarte onderzoek Grond van de Protestantse Theologische Universiteit.
In bruikleen
Authors: Tromp Thijs
Published: June 2023

Onlangs verscheen de film Onder het maaiveld. Deze opvolger van De nieuwe wildernis (2013) geeft een fascinerend beeld van de verwevenheid van wat zich onder de grond afspeelt en wat boven de grond komt. Wormen, springstaartjes, schimmels, bacteriën zorgen voor een voedselrijke bodem, die op haar beurt gezond voedsel voortbrengt. De film maakt pijnlijk duidelijk hoezeer de grond te lijden heeft onder wat mensen haar aandoen. Intensieve bemesting, gif en het toepassen van monocultuur hebben funeste gevolgen voor het leven in de grond, maar ook voor insecten boven de grond, voor vogels en andere dieren en uiteindelijk ook voor de mens. Het kan anders, dat laat de film zien. Het moet anders, dat maakt de natuur ons duidelijk. En de tijd is kort.
Theologie en boerenbedrijf
Authors: Van Klinken Gert
Published: June 2023

In de media wordt regelmatig de wens geuit dat niet alleen de christelijke politiek, maar ook de kerk dient te investeren in contact met wat er leeft op het platteland, en dan specifiek in de sector van de landbouw. In het Ouderlingenblad van maart 2023 heeft landbouwpastor Pieter Knijff bijvoorbeeld voorstellen gedaan voor het versterken van de relatie tussen kerk en boerenbedrijf. Het is geen toeval dat het onderzoeksproject Grond van de Protestantse Theologische Universiteit zich richt op het verband tussen kerk, natuur en landbouw in Nederland. In de discussie over die thema’s speelt ook de kerkgeschiedenis een rol.
¿Cosmotécnica latinoamericana? / Latin American Cosmotechnics?
Authors: Guzmán Olmos Ana María , Esquinca Villafuerte Hugo
Published: June 2023

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Justice humanization strategy as a reflection of the essential characteristics of modern law
Authors: Правкина И.Н.
Published: June 2023

Статья посвящена комплексному исследованию стратегии гуманизации правосудия, выступающей в качестве отражения сущностных характеристик современного права. Особое внимание в статье уделяется изменениям, происходящим в сфере правосудия, свидетельствующим о необходимости выбора российским государством в качестве ведущего ориентира и базовой направляющей стратегии гуманизации, обусловленной теми изменениями, которые происходят в современном отечественном праве. Реализация стратегии гуманизации связана, прежде всего, с реформированием действующего процессуального законодательства, юридизацией правовой жизни современного общества и предельной формализацией процесса в сфере осуществления правосудия. В статье резюмируется, что процесс реализация стратегии гуманизации правосудия характеризуется прогрессивностью, непрерывностью, исторической обусловленностью объективными и субъективными закономерностями развития государства и права. Правовая стратегия не может выступать в качестве исключительного средства развития права и правовой практики, государство берет на себя обязательства по выбору тактических мероприятий по обеспечению дальнейшего совершенствования действующего законодательства в целях эффективной реализации гарантий прав и свобод человека и гражданина.

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the strategy of humanization of justice, acting as a reflection of the essential characteristics of modern law. Particular attention is paid in the article to the changes taking place in the field of justice, indicating the need for the Russian state to choose as a leading guideline and basic guiding strategy of humanization, due to the changes that are taking place in modern domestic law. The implementation of the humanization strategy is primarily connected with the reform of the current procedural legislation, the legalization of the legal life of modern society and the ultimate formalization of the process in the field of justice. The article summarizes that the process of implementing the strategy of humanization of justice is characterized by progressiveness, continuity, historical conditionality by objective and subjective laws of the development of the state and law. A legal strategy cannot act as an exclusive means of developing law and legal practice, the State undertakes obligations to choose tactical measures to ensure further improvement of the current legislation in order to effectively implement guarantees of human and civil rights and freedoms.
Preventing cyber extremism by influencing extremists
Authors: Бычков В.В.
Published: June 2023

В статье рассмотрены особенности привилегированных составов преступлений экстремистской направленности. Проводится анализ условий освобождения от уголовной ответственности лиц, совершивших общественно опасные деяния данного вида. Раскрыты следственные ситуации применения привилегированных уголовно-правовых норм. Сформулирована трехступенчатая система профилактики киберэкстремизма.

The article deals with the features of privileged elements of crimes of extremist orientation. The author analyzes the conditions of exemption from criminal liability of persons who have committed socially dangerous acts of this type. The article reveals the investigative situations of the application of privileged criminal law norms and formulates a three-stage system for the prevention of cyber extremism.
Actual problems of the theory of crime prevention
Authors: Винокуров С.И.
Published: June 2023

В статье анализируются актуальные проблемы теории предупреждения преступности. Отмечаются неоднозначность и большой разброс мнений специалистов относительно сущности непосредственно самого понятия «предупреждение преступлений (преступности)». Рассматриваются существенные пробелы теории и законодательства в уголовно-правовой и криминологической науках, негативно влияющие на адекватное уяснение сущности данного понятия. Особое внимание обращается на отсутствие правовой дефиниции, а также разъяснения и конкретизации понятия «предупреждение преступлений», составляющего одну из основных задач уголовного закона. Кроме того, анализируются отправные для предупредительной деятельности понятия, характеризующие стадии совершения преступлений (в том числе «приготовление к преступлению», «покушение на преступление», «оконченное преступление»), а также термин «рецидив», которые сконструированы в УК РФ только применительно к умышленным деяниям. В то же время уголовный закон содержит как умышленные, так и неосторожные преступления, предупреждение которых в равной степени весьма актуально. Для преодоления отмеченных недостатков предложен новый аргументированный общефилософский, методологический подход к разрешению указанных проблем, на основе которого можно было бы разработать универсальную формулу определения сущности понятия «предупреждение преступности». На основе диалектического подхода раскрывается в качестве примера универсальная формула определения сущности понятия «предупреждение преступности» применительно к умышленным преступлениям.

The article analyzes the actual problems of the theory of crime prevention. There is an ambiguity and a wide range of opinions of experts regarding the essence of the very concept of "crime prevention (crime)". The essential gaps of theory and legislation in the criminal-legal and criminological spheres that negatively affect the adequate understanding of the essence of this concept are considered. Particular attention is paid to the lack of a legal definition, as well as clarification and specification of the concept of "crime prevention", reflecting one of the main tasks of the criminal law. In addition, the concepts that characterize the stages of committing crimes (including "preparation for a crime", "attempted crime", "completed crime"), as well as the term "recidivism", which are constructed in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation only in relation to intentional acts, are analyzed. At the same time, the criminal law contains both intentional and reckless crimes, the prevention of which is equally very relevant. To overcome these shortcomings, a new reasoned general philosophical, methodological approach to solving these problems is proposed, based on which it would be possible to develop a universal formula for determining the essence of the concept of "crime prevention". Based on the dialectical approach, the universal formula for determining the essence of the concept of "crime prevention" in relation to intentional crimes is revealed as an example.
Forecast of IT crime dynamics in the Russian Federation for 2023
Authors: Коимшиди Г.Ф. , Саркисян А.Ж.
Published: June 2023

В статье показывается общая динамика зарегистрированных, расследованных и нераскрытых IT-преступлений в Российской Федерации. Исследуется динамика IT-преступлений по федеральным округам. На основании анализа статистических данных авторами дан прогноз развития IT-преступности в Российской Федерации на 2023 г.

The article shows the general dynamics of registered, investigated and unsolved IT crimes in the Russian Federation. The authors consider the dynamics of IT crimes in federal districts. Based on the analysis of statistical data, the authors forecast the development of IT crime in the Russian Federation for 2023.
THE EFFECT OF INVESTMENT DECISION AND FUNDING DECISION ON FIRM VALUE IN COMPANIES AUTOMOTIVE LISTED ON THE INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE 2015-2019 PERIOD
Authors: Sucitra Dewi  , Thezar Fiqih Hidayat Hasibuan
Published: June 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of Investment Decisions, Funding Decisions, Dividend Policy and Intellectual Capital on Company Value in automotive companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2015-2019 period. This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population in this study are all automotive companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 period. The sampling technique in this study used a saturated sampling technique (census), which is a sampling technique where the total population is used as the sample. The results of this study are based on the partial t-test results. Investment decisions have no effect on firm value and funding decisions have an effect on firm value and dividend policy has no effect on firm value.
Association Of Il18 Gene Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Periodontitis - A Case Control Study
Authors: Garapati Bhavana , Varghese Sheeja , J Vijayashree , Murthykumar Karthikeyan
Published: June 2023

Background: Cytokine IL18, also known as IFN-inducing factor, is an important regulator of innate and acquired immune
responses and plays a number of roles in chronic inflammation and dysfunction autoimmune disorder. Several
polymorphisms in the IL18 promoter region have been identified. As there is little evidence for IL18 polymorphisms and
periodontitis, this study aimed to evaluate the genetic association of polymorphisms of the IL18 gene (rs1946518).
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 subjects were recruited for this study, including 50 patients with periodontitis
(stage II, III and grade B) and 50 patients with healthy gingiva clinically intact periodontium. Genomic DNA was extracted
from the blood obtained from the subjects. DNA was amplified using primers specific to the MseI region of the IL18 receptor
gene. Amplicon was further genotyped using the restriction fragment length using the BtgI enzyme. Genotyping obtained
on the basis of the RFLP model was recorded and used for statistical analysis. The distributions of genotypes and allele
frequencies in the periodontal disease group and the control group were compared using the Chi Square test. Risks
associated with individual alleles or genotypes were calculated using odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals.
Statistical significance in all trials was determined at p <0.05.
Result: The frequencies of genotypes and the distribution of IL18 receptor MseI polymorphisms were not significantly
different at ꭕ2df (P = .818). The results of our study showed that there was no significant difference between homozygous
and heterozygous genotypes (GG vs TG TT) between periodontitis patients and control group with a P value of 0.8316. The
detection frequencies of the TG (20% vs 22%) and TT (14% vs 10%) genotypes showed a significant difference (P value =
0.8316) between the control and experimental groups. experience. There were no significant differences for the G allele
(76% vs 79%) and the T allele (24% vs 21%) between the experimental and control groups.
Conclusions: The present study indicated that the polymorphism of the IL18 gene was not associated with CP in the
analyzed study group.
Factors Influencing Tomato Post-harvest Losses in Mwea, Kenya
Authors: G Mugao Lydia
Published: June 2023

Tomato is an important vegetable crop in Kenya which is widely grown for home consumption and commercial purposes. However, the crop is faced with a number of challenges including post-harvest losses which is a major threat to harvested produce. Presence of losses in a crop indicates wastage of resources that were put in place during production. Periodic surveys are necessary to help understand the severity and causes of losses in a specific place at a specific time. The aim of this study was to survey on the severity and causes of tomato postharvest losses in Mwea, Kenya. During the survey, sixty-eight farmers were randomly selected and interviewed using structured questionnaire and factors influencing tomato postharvest losses documented. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the information collected from the respondents. Results showed that the most common varieties grown by farmers at the time of survey were Kilele F1and Roma V.F (80.0% and 10.0% respectively). Factors influencing tomato postharvest losses were; poor means of transport (10.63%), and time lag in the market. The common pests that were found attacking tomato fruits were; American bollworms (68.5%), birds (1.2%), spider mites (19.8%), and thrips (8.1%). The most common diseases were; Fusarium rot (45.3%), Bacterial soft rot (50%), and Phoma rot (4.7%). The average losses estimated from the study was 72.0%. The study recommended that the farmers should avail themselves to seminars on fruit handling during harvesting and transport and the new tomato varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases and with good keeping quality.
Possible cognition changes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a narrative review
Authors: Naz Marzieh Saei Ghare , Rahnemaei Fatemeh Alsadat , Tehrani Fahimeh Ramezani , Sayehmiri Fatemeh , Ghasemi Vida , Banaei Mojdeh , Ozgoli Giti
Published: June 2023

Nowadays, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and cognitive dysfunction are major health problems among female. This narrative review aimed to investigate cognitive dysfunction in female with PCOS. English and Persian articles published in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Scientific Information Database, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews until May 2022 were searched. Sixteen studies involving 850 female with PCOS and 974 controls were assessed. In these studies, the association between biochemical factors and symptoms of PCOS and memory, attention, executive functioning, information processing speed, and visuospatial skills was evaluated. The literature review revealed the possible cognitive changes in female with PCOS. This study summarized the different aspects of cognitive function in female with PCOS due to medication, psychological problems (mood disorders caused by disease symptoms and complications), and biochemical markers, such as metabolic and sex hormone abnormalities. Considering the existing scientific gap regarding the possibility of cognitive complications in female with PCOS, further biological studies should be conducted to evaluate the potential mechanisms involved.
Triglyceride and glucose index for identifying abnormal insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Authors: Kwon Seeun , Heo Aram , Chun Sungwook
Published: June 2023

Objective We aimed to evaluate whether triglyceride and glucose (TyG) indices are useful in identifying insulin sensitivity/resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods One hundred and seventy-two Korean women aged 18-35 years who were diagnosed with PCOS were included in this study. Fasting-state insulin sensitivity assessment indices (ISAIs) derived from a combination of fasting insulin and glucose levels were calculated for all study participants, and abnormal insulin sensitivity was defined as any of the evaluated ISAIs being out of the established normal range. Correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the TyG index and other clinical and biochemical parameters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff value of the TyG index for identifying abnormal insulin sensitivity, and unpaired t-tests were used to compare biochemical parameters between individuals with a TyG index below the cutoff and individuals with a TyG index above the cutoff value.Results All clinical parameters, except age and other insulin resistance-related biochemical parameters, were significantly related to the TyG index. The ROC curve analysis revealed an optimal TyG cutoff value of 8.126 (sensitivity, 0.807; specificity, 0.683) for identifying abnormal insulin sensitivity. In the comparative analysis, all ISAIs and parameters derived from the lipid profiles differed significantly between the TyG groups.Conclusion The TyG index is a feasible surrogate marker for predicting insulin sensitivity/resistance in women with PCOS.
Impact of Heating System Local Control on Energy Consumption in Apartment Buildings
Authors: Deshko Valeriі , Bilous Inna , Maksymenko Oleksandra
Published: June 2023

Improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings is ensured by improving the thermal protection characteristics and the wider introduction of control tools. In order to take into account the influence of individualisation of operating conditions, the study of the regulation of heating distribution of a single-pipe system with bypassed heating devices of a 5-storey typical for Ukraine mass building of the 80s after thermos-modernisation for conditions in Kyiv and Warsaw (Poland) was carried out. On the basis of the simulation model created in the Mathcad software environment for design/rated and average climatic conditions, the influence of internal heat flows into adjacent rooms on the distribution of energy consumption, changes in internal air temperature under the influence of local changes in the heating device flow coefficients were studied. The developed approaches, and the results obtained on the influence of local regulation of devices of vertical single-pipe heating systems can be used to clarify the distribution of energy consumption for heating between individual zones of apartment buildings.
Disidencias sexogenéricas en América Latina y el Caribe
Authors: Chaparro Martínez Amneris , Miranda Mora Ana María
Published: June 2023

Los movimientos de la disidencia sexogenérica encarnan aquello que Carlos Monsiváis denominó una “geopolítica del relajo y el deseo” (Monsiváis 1998: 56). Su carácter rebelde, confrontativo, pero también gozoso y placentero, les han convertido en agentes clave para la crítica a los discursos hegemónicos sobre el género, el sexo y el deseo a lo largo y ancho de las ciudades, los barrios y las zonas rurales de nuestro continente. Estos movimientos, además, son el sitio de encuentro de una serie de apuestas teórico-conceptuales feministas y cuir necesarias para los procesos de nombramiento y reconocimiento de identidades y comunidades diversas, así como de nuevas posibilidades de ser/estar en el mundo.