bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Decoding mindfulness with multivariate predictive models
Authors: Lewis-Peacock Jarrod , Wager Tor , Braver Todd Samuel
Published: June 2024

Identifying the brain mechanisms that underlie the salutary effects of mindfulness, meditation, and related practices is a critical goal of contemplative neuroscience. Here we suggest that the use of multivariate predictive models represents a promising and powerful methodology that could be better leveraged to pursue this goal. We describe the primary principles that underlie this approach, including multivariate decoding, predictive classification, and model-based analyses, all of which represent a strong departure from conventional brain mapping approaches. We highlight two such research strategies – state induction and neuromarker identification – and provide illustrative examples of how these approaches have been used to examine central questions in mindfulness, such as the distinction between internally directed focused attention and mind wandering, and the role of mindfulness interventions on somatic pain and drug-related cravings. We conclude by discussing important issues to be addressed with future research, including key tradeoffs between using a personalized versus population-based approach to predictive modeling.
The Length and Verbal Anchors Do Not Matter: The Influence of Various Likert-Like Response Formats on Scales’ Psychometric Properties
Authors: Hubatka Petra , Cígler Hynek , Elek David , Tancoš Martin
Published: June 2024

While the Likert scale is the widely used response format to measure personality traits, consensus on how its parameters moderate the performance has not been achieved. We performed two within-subject high-powered experiments, manipulating the extremity of outer (“strongly dis/agree” vs. “dis/agree”) and presence of inner (all points vs. only endpoints labeled) verbal anchors on a 5-point Likert scale (Study 1, N1 = 1044) and a number of options (two, six, and ten) in response format (Study 2, N2 = 846). We used a similar methodology and statistical approach in both studies, focusing mainly on a measurement model and criterion validity. Moreover, we utilized the Height Inventory to compare participants’ scores with the actual height of people and replicated most results using a more typical, standard psychological questionnaire. While the all-labeled, non-extreme, and longer scales have negligibly higher reliability, the criterion validity of observed scores was only (and negligibly) related to the extremity of outer verbal anchors (with higher reliability in the non-extreme variants). Finally, we demonstrated that the measurement model is comparable across all the experimental conditions, leading to the equivalent single latent trait with the same population characteristics and relations to the external criterion. The conclusion is that the performance of the Likert scale is stable across the conditions we manipulated, especially if structural equation modeling is used instead of raw score analysis. Still, we suggest using all-labeled, non-extreme verbal anchors instead. While the two-option Likert scales might have lower reliability, their criterion validity seems to be unimpacted.
Who should play the instrument?: Effects of pitch and loudness on children’s gender associations with musical instruments
Authors: Rickett Brandon William , Kragness Haley Elisabeth
Published: June 2024

From a young age, children incorporate gender into their understanding of the world. This study investigated whether pitch, loudness, and size affect gender-instrument associations. North American children (28 girls, 29 boys; Mage = 9.36 years) and undergraduates (30 women, 18 men, 2 non-reporting, Mage = 19.57 years) selected whether a girl or boy should play fictional instruments (loud or soft, high or low, large or small). Children and adults selected boys more often for low- than high-pitched instruments (15% and 25% difference), and boys selected boys more often for loud than soft instruments (16% difference). Results suggest pitch and loudness impact gender-instrument associations, and that gender-instrument associations do not stem solely from past exposure to specific pairings.
Making sense of the modularity debate
Authors: Egeland Jonathan
Published: June 2024

For several decades scientists and philosophers studying how the mind works have debated the issue of modularity. Their main disagreements concern the massive modularity hypothesis, according to which all (or most) of our cognitive mechanisms are modular in nature. Pietraszewski and Wertz (2022) have recently suggested that the modularity debate is based on a confusion about the levels of analysis at which the mind can be explained. This article argues that their position suffers from three major problems: (1) the argument is unsound, with untrue premises; (2) it glosses over important empirical issues; and (3) the guidelines it offers are not sufficient for avoiding future confusions. As these criticisms are developed, this article will provide a way of making sense of the modularity debate—with an eye for what really is at stake both conceptually and empirically—and, by identifying a false assumption often shared by proponents and opponents of the massive modularity hypothesis alike, it will sketch out some guidelines for moving the debate forward.
Social media interventions to improve wellbeing
Authors: Skeggs Amira , Orben Amy
Published: June 2024

Concerns about the negative impact of social media on wellbeing have surged, particularly for adolescents who may have heightened susceptibility to social media’s adverse effects. In response, there is a growing interest in developing social media interventions, which aim to change users’ interactions with social media to improve wellbeing. Despite the potential for interventions to advance causal knowledge of social media’s effects and mitigate potential wellbeing harms, academic research on these interventions remains scarce. In this paper we review the landscape of social media interventions, categorising them by the context in which they intervene: social media platforms, smartphones, users, families, and society. In doing so, we highlight important limitations of current research and intervention designs. To improve how we study and develop social media interventions in future, we introduce a theoretically-grounded framework to assist in choosing intervention targets and designs. Specifically, by evaluating how social media use impacts core psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness as proposed by self-determination theory, and developing interventions to specifically target such processes, we can maximise effectiveness of future interventions particularly for vulnerable populations such as adolescents. With increasing calls for interventions to be developed to improve adolescent mental health and counteract social media risks, this robust foundation will be widely relevant for future research in both academia and industry, with direct practical applications to enhance wellbeing in our increasingly digital age.
Testing tools: an experimental investigation into technical and economic aspects of Levantine rock art technology
Authors: Santos da Rosa Neemias , Fiore Danae , Viñas Ramon
Published: June 2024

For over a century, scholars have presented several proposals regarding the paint application tools used to create Levantine rock art. However, such proposals have largely rested on theoretical assumptions and inductive inferences that have not been rigorously tested. In this experimental investigation, we compiled these hypotheses and crafted 60 tools that were tested through systematic experiments to assess their performance and technical affordances for the creation of images with techno-visual features equivalent to those of the Levantine paintings. These experiments allowed us to obtain analytical parameters with independent validation, which were used as diagnostic criteria to analyse the rock art from nine sites located in eastern Spain. Results reveal that out of 60 tools, only 10 –five hair brushes, three plant brushes, and two feather brushes–afforded the production of images with techno-visual features highly similar to those of the archaeological paintings. Subsequently, we employed these tools to paint 10 full-size replicas of Levantine motifs, aiming to explore their potential role in the toolkit of prehistoric painters. Drawing on the data from both the systematic and the replicative experiments, and taking into account the level of labour investment required by the technical operations that permeate the production of the paint application tools, we suggest that Levantine technology was not based on an economic logic aimed at minimizing the costs associated with producing the images, but rather on a perspective where the priority was creating paintings with specific techno-visual qualities that reinforced the information transmitted through the graphic code.
Radiation level over the Bishnumati River Bridges: A Study from Balaju to Teku in Kathmandu, Nepal
Authors: KC Nirmal , Chalise Roshan , Mishra Anita , Kalakhety Himali , Khanal Raju
Published: June 2024

Background radiation is ubiquitous; it is obvious to be present on the bridges too. Furthermore, the bridges of the Bishnumati River lie near solid waste collection centers, garages, and some important religious sites like Shovabhagwati, Indrayani, Kankeswori, etc. The level of radiation exposure of 14 different bridges on the Bishnumati River from Balaju to Teku is measured using a professional Digital Geiger Counter GCA-07W. The 14 bridges consisting: of vehicle, bailey, and semi-suspension bridges are surveyed. It is found that the Shovabhagwati bridge has the highest annual effective dose rate of 1.025 ± 0.230 mSv/yr while the Nilbarahi bridge has the lowest annual effective dose rate of 0.696 ± 0.237 mSv/yr. The vehicle-cemented bridge has higher background radiation due to the material that is used in construction i.e., cement, iron rod, and other chemical. The average annual effective dose is 0.906 ± 0.230 mSv/yr which lies below the recommended dose by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). No harmful radiation is found between Balaju to Teku, the bridge over the Bishnumati River, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Revisiting Representation in South Asian Modernity
Authors: Phuyal Komal
Published: June 2024

South Asian modernity critiques colonial representation through recreation and rewriting and develops a new way of dealing with the colonial discourses of the past. The colonial rulers employed violence to establish their domination upon narratives to rule the people of India. After its Independence in 1947, historians, literary critics, and academicians began to approach the colonial past from the domains of their expertise to explore the wrongs committed therein. Such intellectuals sift through the established discourses of the empires to examine the methodological validity of their claims by turning the lens upon Eurocentrism itself. This study critically surveys studies by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Gyan Prakash, Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak, and Partha Chatterjee to examine the issues they have raised about India and its colonial past. Deriving the critical insights from the studies, I interpret two texts by English novelist, short story writer and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)—the short story “The Other Man” (1886) and the poem “Gunga Din” (1890). These texts depict the colonized subject at the service of the colonial master. By analyzing two cases from Kipling, this study concludes that South Asian modernity faces the unique challenge of revisiting representation in the context of its colonial past.
Fluencja werbalna w kategorii „imiona" – badania porównawcze dzieci sześcio- i siedmioletnich
Authors: Zając Ewelina
Published: June 2024

Przedmiotem rozważań jest badanie płynności (fluencji) słownej dzieci sześcio- i siedmioletnich. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki oraz analizę badań dotyczących płynności słownej semantycznej w zakresie nazw własnych w kategorii „imiona”. Badanie wykonane zostało z użyciem minutowego testu fluencji słownej, który jest najbardziej rozpowszechnionym i najprostszym narzędziem do diagnozy neuropsychologicznej. Celem podjętym w artykule jest próba opisania poziomu fluencji słownej w zakresie możliwości generowania imion przez dzieci sześcio- i siedmioletnie, co w przyszłości przyczynić się może do ustalenia norm dla tego zadania dla dzieci w tej grupie wiekowej. Materiał badawczy zgromadzono w grupie badawczej liczącej 60 dzieci. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników testu można wnioskować m.in. o jakości procesów językowych, bogactwie słownika leksykalnego czy poziomie pamięci semantycznej.
Gwaryzmy myśliwskie w nazwach własnych kół łowieckich (na materiale rejestrów branżowych)
Authors: Janicka-Szyszko Renata Iwona
Published: June 2024

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań, których przedmiotem były nazwy własne kół łowieckich zawierające terminy socjolektalne. Analizie poddano ogółem 2705 nazw, spośród których w 473 odnaleziono gwaryzmy myśliwskie. Wśród nich wyodrębniono 76 określeń niepowtarzalnych i poddano je oglądowi. Zastosowano metodę ilościową typową dla językoznawstwa statystycznego (badanie struktury ilościowej wyekscerpowanego słownictwa) oraz charakterystyczne dla językoznawstwa kognitywnego badania jakościowe polegające na analizie formalnej i funkcjonalnej zgromadzonego materiału, co pozwoliło odpowiedzieć na pytanie, na ile obecność terminów myśliwskich w nazwach kół odzwierciedla wartości i tradycje ważne dla współczesnych myśliwych. Analiza ilościowa (44 komponenty występują raz, a 32 powtarzają się od 2 do 93 razy) oraz językowa i kulturowa pozwoliła na wskazanie przynajmniej części czynników decydujących o ich wyborze, takich jak idiolektalne zasoby środowiska polujących, postrzeganie przez łowców rzeczywistości pozajęzykowej, egzemplifikowanie cenionych przez nich wartości, kreowanie ich tożsamości i poczucia przynależności do grupy, a także charakter edukacyjny.
Medialny obraz kryzysu na przykładzie okładek tygodników opiniotwórczych na temat wojny w Ukrainie – ujęcie kontrastywne niemiecko-polskie
Authors: Mac Agnieszka
Published: June 2024

W artykule podjęto próbę przedstawienia sposobów komunikacji o kryzysie wojennym w ujęciu kontrastywnym. Celem tego przedstawienia jest analiza niemieckich i polskich okładek tygodników opinii, opublikowanych od przełomu lutego i marca do końca 2022 r., których tematyka była związana z wybuchem i trwaniem wojny w Ukrainie. Badanie przeprowadzam na podstawie założeń lingwistycznej analizy dyskursu opracowanej przez Waldemara Czachura (2020). Przedmiotem analizy są współtworzące dyskurs o tematyce wojennej elementy językowe i obrazowe zróżnicowanych semiotycznie tekstów medialnych pochodzących od porównywalnych nadawców instytucjonalnych w Niemczech i w Polsce (tygodniki „Der Spiegel” i „Polityka”). Analiza ma posłużyć znalezieniu odpowiedzi na pytanie, w jaki sposób okładki tygodników komunikują o kryzysie wojennym w Ukrainie. We wnioskach prezentowane są podobieństwa i różnice w niemieckim i polskim dyskursie medialnym, w którym następuje określone kształtowanie rzeczywistości, odzwierciedlające treści typowe dla danej kultury oraz wzorców działania i wiedzy określonej społeczności.
Czy doradztwo filozoficzne potrzebuje odpowiedzi na filozoficzne pytania? Polemiczna recenzja dysertacji doktorskiej Heleny Kistelskiej Doradztwo filozoficzne Problemy – tezy – kontrowersje
Authors: Woszczyk Agnieszka
Published: June 2024

Recenzja przedstawia główne tezy rozprawy doktorskiej Heleny Kistelskiej, poświęconej omówieniu problemu specyfiki poradnictwa filozoficznego na tle innych dyscyplin zajmujących się wspieraniem rozwoju człowieka. Kistelska przedstawiła obszerną krytykę poradnictwa filozoficznego. Zarzuca mu brak spójnej koncepcji antropologicznej, która mogłaby funkcjonować jako teoria poradnictwa. Teza ta wydaje się problematyczna w świetle rozumienia natury i funkcji filozofii. Rozwijanie praktyki poradniczej może – jak argumentuję – opierać się na rozpoznaniu dynamiki historycznego procesu filozofowania. Taki proces poszukiwania bez ostatecznych odpowiedzi dostarcza modelu dla poradnictwa i odsłania sedno jego filozoficznej natury.
Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury: Piękno [Τὸ Καλόν]
Authors: Grzeliński Adam
Published: June 2024

Τὸ Καλόν jest fragmentem notatników Shaftesbury’ego zatytułowanych Askêmata, które  uzupełniają treści zbioru Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (1711, 1714). Podobnie jak inne zapiski zawarte w tych notatnikach, także i ten stanowi rodzaj ćwiczeń stoickich służących kształtowaniu właściwej postawy wewnętrznej. Rozwija tu Shaftesbury swą koncepcję piękna najpełniej przedstawioną w Moralistach, w której wyodrębnia trzy rodzaje piękna: zjawiskowe, duchowe oraz idealne piękno natury. Zarazem jednak zapiski te uzupełniają zawartą tam optymistyczną koncepcję głoszącą powszechną dostępność doświadczenia estetycznego i wskazują na konieczność wysiłku w kształtowaniu właściwej interpretacji zjawisk, odsyłającej nie tylko do porządku zjawisk, ale też do źródłowego względem nich piękna duchowego.
Diety roślinne w relacjach dzieci, czyli o poszerzaniu kulturowej historii weganizmu
Authors: Kubisz Marzena
Published: June 2024

Publikacje na temat kulturowej historii weganizmu, wnikliwe i inkluzywne, sprawiają wrażenie, że weganizm był doświadczany i opowiadany wyłącznie przez dorosłych, a dzieci nie miały żadnego  udziału w jego rozwoju.  Artykuł podważa to założenie, postulując włączenie relacji dzieci do kulturowej historii bezmięsnych diet. Biorąc pod uwagę znaczenie narracji pierwszoosobowych dla analizy procesów kształtowania się tożsamości, autorka proponuje wytyczenie i poddanie szczegółowej lekturze repozytorium wegańskich autobiografii oraz wprowadzenie do niego głosów dzieci. Podejmując badanie historycznego wymiaru dziecięcych narracji pierwszoosobowych, autorka przygląda się XIX-wiecznym wegetariańskim czasopismom dla dzieci i wydobywa na światło dzienne ich głosy i doświadczenia.
Krytycznie o pojęciach weganizmu aspiracyjnego i tożsamościowego w typologii weganizmu według Lori Gruen i Roberta C. Jonesa
Authors: Gzyra Dariusz
Published: June 2024

Lori Gruen i Robert C. Jones proponują wprowadzenie dwuelementowej typologii weganizmu, wyróżniając dwa jego ujęcia: weganizm aspiracyjny i tożsamościowy. Wskazują na jedno z nich jako preferowane – mowa o weganizmie aspiracyjnym. Wydaje się ono szczególnie interesujące, ale nasuwają się wątpliwości co do uzasadnienia jego stosowania, przynajmniej w sposób, w jaki zaproponowali to autorzy. Pomimo trafności wielu spostrzeżeń Gruen i Jonesa, przyjęta nomenklatura również w przypadku drugiego elementu typologii, weganizmu tożsamościowego, nie jest odporna na krytykę. Niniejszy artykuł, pytając o granice weganizmu, poddaje krytycznej analizie zaproponowany przez autorów podział wegańskich postaw.
Wegańska socjologia, czyli socjologia biocentryczna zaangażowana w zmianę społeczną
Authors: Lange Łucja
Published: June 2024

Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie paradygmatu związanego z wegańską socjologią i jej obszarem badawczym. Autorka przybliża korzenie wegańskiej socjologii, prezentuje poruszane w ramach badań empirycznych i teoretycznych tematy oraz przedstawia Międzynarodowe Towarzystwo Wegańskich Socjolożek_gów_x wraz z wyszczególnieniem podejmowanych w kolektywie działań i badań prowadzonych przez poszczególne osoby w kolektywie. Następnie wskazane zostały kierunki i nadzieje związane z przyszłością wegańskiej socjologii oraz możliwości faktycznego rozwoju tej subdyscypliny.
Dwa wegetarianizmy Władysława Reymonta – obraz wegetarianizmu i wegetarian w Ziemi obiecanej i Chłopach
Authors: Kasprzyk Gabriela
Published: June 2024

Temat dobrowolnej rezygnacji z mięsa jest obecny w dwóch najważniejszych powieściach Reymonta: Chłopach i Ziemi Obiecanej. W pierwszej wegetarianizm jest praktykowany przez Rocha, wędrownego nauczyciela i  propagatora polskiego patriotyzmu wśród mieszkańców wsi. Z kolei w Ziemi obiecanej  fabrykanta Hermana Bucholca za pomocą diety wegetariańskiej leczy doktor Hamerstein.
Artykuł przedstawia analizę fragmentów tekstów, w których wspomniana zostaje decyzja o rezygnacji ze spożywania mięsa. Pozwala to zauważyć różnorodność powodów stosowania diety wegetariańskiej przez postaci Reymonta. W przypadku Bucholca jedyną motywacją wydaje się konieczność wynikła z pogorszenia zdrowia, ale już pobudki, którymi kieruje się Roch, mogą mieć bardziej skomplikowane podłoże. Tadeusz Budrewicz jako przyczynę wegetarianizmu bohatera Chłopów zaproponował przynależność do wyznania mariawickiego. 
Artykuł bada również biografię Reymonta i jego związki z wegetarianizmem. Noblista prywatnie przyjaźnił się z Józefem Drzewickim, lekarzem promującym jarstwo, który mógł być inspiracją dla Hamersteina. Wegetarianizm był również popularny wśród niektórych politycznych grup jako sposób na odbudowanie, fizycznie i duchowo, narodu polskiego. Właśnie taka motywacja może stać za rezygnacją Rocha z jedzenia mięsa.
Application of Role Playing Learning Model To Improve Science Learning Outcomes
Authors: Lamiada Lamiada
Published: June 2024

This research was motivated by the low science learning outcomes of class VI students at SD Negeri 66 Mambo with an average class score of 67.14. Therefore, researchers provide learning alternatives by applying the role-play learning model in class VI SD Negeri 66 Mambo. This research aims to improve Science learning outcomes for class VI students at SD Negeri 66 Mambo by applying for the Role Playing Learning Model. The form of research conducted was Classroom Action Research (CAR) with 2 cycles. Based on the analysis of research data after applying for the Role Playing learning model, the average percentage of teacher activity in cycle I was 62.5% increasing to 85.25% in cycle II. The average percentage of student activity also increased, namely 50% in cycle I increased to 83.3% in cycle II. Student learning outcomes on the basic score with a class average of 67.14 with a completeness percentage of 50% and in cycle I experienced an increase with an average class score of 75.17 with a percentage increase in learning outcomes of 11.96% and the percentage of students who completed 57 .14%. Then in cycle II, the class average score increased to 87.85 with a percentage increase in learning outcomes of 30.84% and the percentage of students who completed was 85.71%, after the Role Playing learning model was applied. The results of this study indicate that the application of the role-play learning model can improve science learning outcomes for class VI students at SD Negeri 66 Mambo.
IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE SYLLABLES USING THE MAHARAJA METHOD ASSISTED WITH FLASH CARD AND THE SNAKE AND LADDERS GAME IN BHINEKA KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Authors: Farista Rose Ida
Published: June 2024

The problem taken in this research is that students' ability to recognize and differentiate syllables is still low, so it needs to be improved using more effective strategic methods to stimulate students' enthusiasm and ability to recognize syllables. If we look at the learning method, it is felt that the Maharaja method is more appropriate to be applied in the activity of recognizing syllables in group B at Bhinneka Kindergarten because the children do not feel burdened with learning and do not separate their play activities. This type of research is classroom action research. Analysis of the research results shows that there was an increase in students' abilities in cycle 1, children's completion reached 58.3% and there was an increase in cycle II, increasing to 91.6% and only 1 student out of 12 students had not yet completed it. The use of the Maharaja method in this classroom action research based on student learning results was concluded to improve the ability to recognize syllables for Bhinneka Kindergarten students in Semarang.
“You Are against UK Law”: Clean Break Theatre Company’s Carceral Dramaturgy
Authors: Suffern Catherine J.
Published: June 2024

London’s Clean Break Theatre Company was founded in 1979 by two incarcerated women as an issue-based company devoted to “touring plays that revealed the struggles faced by women in prison” (“Our Story”). Over the past forty-five years, Clean Break has expanded the scope of its dramatic inquiry to focus not exclusively on women’s incarceration but also more broadly on women’s enmeshment in the carceral state. I argue that two Clean Break commissions translate the hard-to-conceptualize relationship between prison and the larger carceral state into a theatrical idiom that audiences can see, sense, and feel. In these plays – Winsome Pinnock’s Mules (1996) and Lucy Kirkwood’s it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now (2009) – I discover four specific, shared dramaturgical strategies. These elements, which I term carceral dramaturgy, cooperate to stage the dramatic protagonists as trapped within a punitive network of sites and policies.
“Nobody Loves Me and the Sun’s Going to Kill Me”: Toward a Darker Ecodramaturgy
Authors: Schroering Abby
Published: June 2024

Scholars of performance and ecology have recently argued that Western drama has ecological consequences and that those consequences have historically been primarily destructive. This article identifies an emerging subgenre of contemporary drama – the ecodystopia – and analyzes two representative examples in order to develop a darker ecodramaturgy. Building on Theresa J. May’s ecodramaturgical framework, a darker ecodramaturgy forces readers and spectators of drama to confront difficult questions about the role of humanity as a species. A dark ecodramaturgical analysis of ecodystopian drama reveals how the plays push up against the conventions of naturalist/realist dramatic forms. In doing so, the plays identify the elements of Western drama that have historically presented humanity as the cosmic protagonist, and they break down those elements so they can be reassembled anew. This article argues that the seeds of large-scale ecological awareness lie within those reassembled dramatic forms.
The “Miracle” of the Russian Revolution: The Mystery Play in Early Soviet Culture
Authors: Lin Alisa Ballard
Published: June 2024

Some of the very first theatre productions following the Russian Revolution of 1917 were built around Christian imagery and dramatic forms, a surprising choice given that atheism was a key tenet of the new Soviet nation. The first Soviet play, Vladimir Mayakovsky’s Mystery Bouffe, is modelled after the medieval mystery play and depicts workers coming to revolutionary consciousness after encountering a Christ-like figure. Subsequently, several of the earliest Soviet mass spectacles, a vibrant form of state-sponsored propaganda, also drew comparisons to mystery plays. This article examines the interdependence of theatricality and spirituality in these early Soviet mysteries (approx. 1918–21), referencing the context of church practice, the mystery play genre, and Russian symbolism’s earlier fascination with the mystery play. I argue that these Soviet variants on this medieval dramatic form struggle self-consciously with the ironies and the possibilities of borrowing from the mystery in the newly Soviet theatre. Their triumphant messages about socialism and the revolution are nuanced by the essentially religious nature of the genre even as they attempt to replace mystery with theatrical spectacle to create a new model of theatre. By revealing spiritual dimensions of socialist avant-garde aesthetics, these Soviet mysteries can enrich our understanding of both the place of religion in modernism and the consistency of modernist values.
Annie Holt. Modernizing Costume Design, 1820–1920
Authors: Barbieri Donatella
Published: June 2024

This monograph explores the transformation of costume as significant aspect of modernist theatre, demonstrating its impact on performers and performance makers through the documentation of selected performances, including certain specific interactions between art and fashion.
Constitutionalism and judicial constitutionalism in the Republic of Kazakhstan:origins and modernity
Authors:   Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nurmagambetov A.M. , , Nurmagambetova S.B. ,   «Astana»In-ternational University
Published: June 2024

The article provides a historical and legal analysis of the origin and formation of the institution of constitutionalism in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the relationship between constitutionalism and judicial constitutionalism, the role of the institution of constitutionalism in the legal regulation of public relations. The authors have step-by-step reviewed the Soviet experience in developing the concept of constitutionalism, and conduct a comparative analysis of the constitutional norms of the Soviet period to identify similarities and differences with the modern idea of constitutionalism. Despite the fact that the Constitution had the highest legal force in the USSR, it is not possible to speak about the existence of constitutionalism in the republics of the USSR, since the main values of constitutionalism are human rights and freedoms in conditions of reasonable state non-interference. Based on the study of many opinions of foreign and domestic researchers regarding the concept of constitutionalism, the authors have come to the following conclusions set out in this article. The concepts of “constitution” and “constitutionalism” should be distinguished. The latter is a broader concept and implies the formation of the concept of the constitution, ensuring the relationship between the constitution and law enforcement processes. The concept of judicial constitutionalism is derived from the concept of constitutionalism and is a set of decisions the constitutional control body on issues, as a rule, concerning the compliance of certain legislative norms with the provisions of the Constitution. A special role in the development of judicial constitutionalism in the Republic of Kazakhstan is played by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, whose activities are not limited to ensuring the protection of the foundations of the constitutional system, human and civil rights and freedoms
Problems and prospects for reducing statelessness in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors:   Karaganda Buketov University, Turlayev A.V. , Sopykhanova A.B. ,   Karaganda Buketov University
Published: June 2024

The article discusses the problematic issues of legal regulation and statelessness reducing practicein the Republicof Kazakhstan. Statelessness reduction is considered as a political, economic, and legal process that is important for the legal state, in which universal standards in the citizenship sphere are implemented. The research purpose is a comprehensive analysis, theory and practice synthesis of re-ducing statelessness in Kazakhstan, as well as identifying the problems of reducing statelessness legal regulation and developing ways to solve them. The research is carried out by general scientific and special legal methods, theoretical provisions and legal norms analysis and generalization. The state-lessness reduction is considered as a political phenomenon with a legal form. On the comparative le-gal method basis, the main trends in the development in “reduction of statelessness”institution at the present time are revealed. The main result of the research is the provision on the need to improve le-gal measures aimed at reducing statelessness in Kazakhstan legislation. To conclude, it is proposed to supplement the family law legal norms, legislation on citizenship and by-laws that determine the stateless person legal status
Some issues of improving the statistical accounting of domestic violence in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors:   Academy of Justice under the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Biebayeva A.A. , Dulatbekov N.O. ,   Karaganda Buketov University, Kalguzhinova А.М. ,   Karaganda Buketov University
Published: June 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators of domestic violence, high-lighted in the official statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Today, our country uses the maximum possible arsenal of means to solve the problemof domestic violence, demonstrates its readiness to identify its causes and neutralize them. The authors used historical and statistical methods of cognition of legal reality, consid-ered the normative provisions of the Kazakh legislation, which forms the legal basis for the prevention of this negative phenomenon. An objective assessment is given of the development of the system of assistance to victims of violence, improvement of information and statistical accounting of domestic violence. Discrepan-cies were identified and specific comments were made (in particular, on units of measurement, data sources, and the reporting period) when posting statistical information in open sources in accordance with the Meth-odology for forming a system of basic and additional indicators of gender statistics. To determine the real state of domestic violence, the authors recommend conducting a specific sociological study, and using official data, the results of expert surveys, as well as victims of domestic violence as an empirical database. The arti-cle argues for a change in the form of statistical reporting, which includes a list of criminal offenses commit-ted in the family and household sphere, rather than their definition, which is a consolidation of the totality of their signs. The necessity of conducting analytical studies of domestic violence on a regular basis is substanti-ated
Mecanismos de formação dos urólitos em cães e gatos
Authors: Fraga Heloísa Alvim Rodrigues , Torchia Brenda , Castro Luma Tatiana Silva , Santana Mineiro Flaviane , Fioravanti Maria Clorinda Soares
Published: June 2024

Uroliths may be composed of organic and mineral compounds. There are multifactorial mechanisms involved in urolith formation. However, the complete pathophysiology is yet not fully elucidated since it involves epidemiological, genetic, dietary, infectious and racial factors, among others. Urolithiasis has been reported in humanity since 8,000 B.C and is very common, not only for humans but for dogs and cats. Classification is based on the chemical composition of the calculus, which can be formed of mineral compounds such as struvite (magnesian ammonium phosphate), calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and silica, or organic compounds such as ammonium urate, cystine and xanthine. Diagnosis involves carrying out laboratory and imaging tests, and the chemical and physical analysis of the calculus. Some studies have been carried out to clarify the causes of urolith formation, and there are seven theories that highlight the risk factors associated with their development: crystallization theory; inhibitor deficiency theory; matrix theory; colloidal theory; ionic theory; fixed particle theory and, finally, renal cell injury theory. Knowing these theories aids in the correct understanding of the pathophysiology, but it is mostly necessary that we understand the animal and the environmental factors together for a better treatment approach and prevention. Another important information is that uroliths are a secondary manifestation to the existing problem, and their removal hinges on ruling out the primary cause. The main goal to be achieved is reducing urolith occurrence and minimizing unnecessary invasive procedures by identifying urolith formation mechanisms and, consequently, their risk factors to provide correct treatment for each type of urolith formed.
Improvement in Biocontrol Ability of Trichoderma Through Chemical Mutation and Gamma Irradiation for The Control of Soil Borne Pathogens
Authors: Shewarega Foyate Meshu
Published: June 2024

Biocontrol agent like Trichoderma viride was acclaimed as effective, eco-friendly and cheap, nullifying the ill effect of chemicals, These biocontrol agents are identified to act against on array of important soil borne plant pathogens viz.,Sclerotium rolfsii, Rhizoctonia bataticola and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri etc.” Improvement in biocontrol ability of Trichoderma viride through mutation” was carried at Department of Plant Pathology, during 2019-2020. The antagonistic ability of a biocontrol agent was determined by its physiological state so that change in physiological or genetically conditions could alter the antagonism. Hence the genetic modification using mutagenesis offers the potential for producing improved bio-protection is likely to enhance their biocontrol capabilities against soil borne pathogen. Mutagenesis by chemical i.e. Ethyl Methyl Sulphonate (EMS) @ 100, 150, 200 and 250 µl/ml and time interval at 30, 45 and 60 minutes. The influence of gamma irradiation on improving production of antifungal metabolites and biological proficiency of the biocontrol agent against soil borne pathogen. Trichoderma viride were irradiated in different dose of gamma radiation (cobalt-60) @ 0, 20, 30, 40 and 50 k-rad. for induced mutation. Sixteen Trichoderma viride mutants were obtained after chemical mutagenesis and gamma irradiation and tested for their antagonistic activities in vitro. Morphological character of efficient mutants was tested up to six generation to check their stability. Among these, four stable mutants viz., TVME 2b, TVME 2c, TVME 3c and TVGM1 were proved as effective antagonists against Sclerotium rolfsii, Rhizoctonia bataticola and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri basis of their maximum bioefficiency. Mutants TVME2b, TVME2c, TVME3c and TVGM1 exhibited the highest inhibition to mycelial growth of Sclerotium rolfsii with an inhibition percentage 64.76, 64.22, 63.08 and 62.93% respectively. Rhizoctonia bataticola was inhibited to the extent of 63.47, 60.87, 61.93 and 61.02% by relative mutants, while Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri was restricted and recorded 63.50, 62.88, 62.03 and 60.74% respectively. The highest chitinase enzyme units/mg of protein i.e. 0.64, 0.63, 0.63 and 0.62 was exerted in TVME2b, TVME2c, TVME3c and TVGM1 having respectively. However, TVME1c contains 0.37 enzyme units; it showed maximum ability against pathogens. hence present study proved that mutagenesis is the efficient tool for improving bioefficiency of Trichoderma viride, a biocontrol agent.
Structural Equation Modelling of Learning Styles and Thought Management in The Covid-19 Era
Authors: Garcia Lirios Cruz
Published: June 2024

The pandemic forced the transition from the face-to-face classroom to the virtual classroom. This process was an opportunity to observe the prevalence of immersive learning through findings related to augmented reality, gamification or the intensive use of social digital platforms and networks. Therefore, the objective of this work was to map the learning styles and types of thinking that prevailed in the period since the pandemic. A documentary, cross-sectional, exploratory and retrospective study was carried out with findings reported in the literature from 2019 to 2022. From an advanced search in institutional repositories, the axes of the research agenda were established and the records were compared with evaluations by expert judges through the Delphi technique. The results show the prevalence of four dimensions: non-immersive learning without or with critical thinking and immersive learning without or with critical thinking. When analyzing the relationships between the four components, it was found that non-immersive learning without critical thinking influenced the other elements. In relation to the confinement and deconfinement policies, as well as the transition strategies to the virtual classroom and return to the face-to-face classroom, the scope and limits of the study are discussed.
Music Therapy Program for the Psychological Well-Being of Women Victims of Violence
Authors: Mantilla Fernández
Published: June 2024

Objective: to determine the effects of a music therapy program on the psychological well-being of women victims of violence in El Milagro populated center of Trujillo. Materials and methods: this research had a pre-experimental design, for this we worked with a sample of 21 women victims of violence belonging of the El Milagro populated of Trujillo. The information was collected through the Carol Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Music Therapy Program. Results: The findings of this study indicate that the music therapy program significantly impacted the psychological well-being of women victims of violence. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found between the pre and post-test, of the Self-concept dimension. Conclusions: The music therapy program has a positive and significant impact on the psychological well-being of women victims of violence in the El Milagro populated center of Trujillo.
How to tackle an unexpected pocelain aorta in the setting of planned aortic valve replacement combined with coronary surgery?
Authors: Boukhmis Abdelkader
Published: June 2024

Unexpected porcelain aorta is a real challenge to safely completing aortic valve replacement combined with coronary artery surgery. This condition often leads to an aborted sternotomy in the hope of performing transcatheter procedures, the feasibility of which may be hampered by anatomical considerations. We report the case of a 71-year old man with history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease, which was referred for severe aortic valve stenosis and severe coronary artery disease. He benefited from an anaortic off-pump coronary surgery and clampless aortic valve replacement under hypothermic circulatory arrest to overcome an unexpected porcelain aorta. Our patient had uneventful postoperative courses without any neurological disorders, or worsening of his moderate kidney failure. He was discharged within postoperative day 15. After 12 months of follow-up, he was asymptomatic and his transprosthetic mean pressure gradient was 23 mmHg.
Robot Assisted Bariatric Surgery in a Superobese Patient
Authors: Gabrielle Epstein Marina
Published: June 2024

Objective: to determine the effects of a music therapy program on the psychological well-being of women victims of violence in El Milagro populated center of Trujillo. Materials and methods: this research had a pre-experimental design, for this we worked with a sample of 21 women victims of violence belonging of the El Milagro populated of Trujillo. The information was collected through the Carol Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Music Therapy Program. Results: The findings of this study indicate that the music therapy program significantly impacted the psychological well-being of women victims of violence. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found between the pre and post-test, of the Self-concept dimension. Conclusions: The music therapy program has a positive and significant impact on the psychological well-being of women victims of violence in the El Milagro populated center of Trujillo.
Successful thrombolysis in stroke in the elderly, a perspective beyond the guidelines
Authors: Vazquez Sánchez Rodrigo
Published: June 2024

Cerebral infarction is one of the largest causes of disability worldwide, it is estimated that there are approximately 9.5 million events worldwide, estimating a presentation in 1 in every 4 adults in their lifetime, with a high disability rate worldwide. with a great economic impact due to the high survival rate.
Unmasking the Nexus between Maladaptive Alcohol use and Dark Triad Personality Traits
Authors: White Grace
Published: June 2024

As young adults enter college, many seem to increase their alcohol consumption. Whether this behavior change is solely due to environmental factors, such as peer pressure or lack of supervision, has not been fully separated from developing or emerging intrapersonal traits that might facilitate the behavior. This trend underscores the importance of investigating the relationship between excessive drinking habits and deviant personality traits. This study, aimed at investigating the relationship between "dark triad" personality traits and harmful alcohol behaviors, may provide valuable insights into the social cultures on college campuses that promote maladaptive drinking habits. Based on the trait theory of personality, we hypothesized that dark triad traits would be associated with negative alcohol behaviors. To test our hypothesis, we administered the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (YAACQ) and Short Dark Triad scale (SD3) to 800 participants. After cleaning the data, we analyzed 799 responses to study measures and demographic items. Our findings revealed that, of the dark personality traits, Machiavellianism and psychopathy had small positive associations with harmful alcohol consumption. Moreover, we found that both personality and Greek life participation were significant predictors of alcohol misuse. This study may serve as a stepping-stone for future research into the interplay between the behavioral tendencies and cultural settings in which alcohol abuse occurs among college students. Thus, provides additional insight into a complex problem plaguing college communities.
BCP “Bilateral Cleft Palate” Appliance
Authors: Azhar Ibrahim Kharsa Mhd
Published: June 2024

In this article, the authors are trying to describe an approach for treating the “bilateral cleft palate” newborn patients, by a simple removable appliance, BCP “Bilateral Cleft Palate” Appliance. The appliance is a removable acrylic plane, with Y shaped three sectors, an expander “works as an intraoral retractor to retract the prognathism” and a “filament” or string for appliance withdrawal and removal when required. This appliance is indicated for newborn bilateral cleft palate patients, especially during the first days of extra uterus life when infant patient suffers difficulties in nursing and feeding because of the cleft palate effects, nasopalatine fistula, and when requirements are existed to retract the anteriorly protruded prognathism, as well. The action of this appliance is orthopedic as it works to retract the prognathism by activation of the “opened central expander” that works herein as in fact a “retractor and contractor”.
Options forms and Types of the Bone Pelvis Female Students Who are Engaged in Physical Culture of Medical Universitet Female Students
Authors: KA Bugaevsky
Published: June 2024

Annotation: The article presents the results of a study devoted to the study of individual sizes and parameters of the bone pelvis and associated morphological index values and anthropometric indices in female students engaged in physical education at the university.
The use of a Nanotechnological Drug (micromage-b) in the Complex Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Belousov A.N.
Published: June 2024

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious neurological problem because of its high prevalence, chronic course, frequent disability, and propensity to affect young people. The immunopathogenesis hypothesis underlies the origin of MS. Selective sorption activity of biocompatible magnetite nanoparticles against surface proteins of cell membranes, circulating immune complexes, lymphocytotoxin antibodies, complement system, the effect of increasing phagocytic activity and leukocyte phagocytosis completion index allows the effective use of these nanodevices for immunocorrection. The main goal of the study is to slow down the progression of MS, improve the neurological status and general condition of the patient, and reduce the dynamics of the spread of demyelinating foci in the brain.