bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tackling Bisexual Erasure: An Explorative Comparison of Bisexual, Gay and Straight Cisgender Men’s Body Image
Authors: Cahill Liam , Malik Mohammed , Jones Bethany A , Perera Treshi-Marie , McDermott Daragh
Published: June 2024

Previous body image research often grouped both gay and bisexual men into a single category: sexual minoritised men, limiting our understanding of how sexual identity influences body image. However, there is strong reason to believe that bisexual and gay men experience distinct body image concerns. Here, we explored motivations to alter one’s leanness and muscularity, as well as (dis)satisfaction with overall body image, body fat, muscularity, height and penis size, and appreciation for the functionality of one’s body across gay, bisexual, and straight cisgender men. We sampled 378 white participants aged 18 to 85 (ngay = 128, nbisexual = 125, nstraight = 125). We found that gay men were significantly more motivated to be lean and showed greater overall body and muscularity dissatisfaction relative to bisexual and straight men. We found no differences across other measures. Our findings demonstrate that despite research perceiving the body image of bisexual and gay men as homogenous, they experience differences in their body image concerns concerning leanness and muscularity and overall body dissatisfaction. Future research should incorporate this understanding.
Words and images: the effects of verbalization and imagery on intrusions
Authors: Rupietta Aleksandra E. , Michael Tanja , Margraf Jürgen , Woud Marcella Lydia
Published: June 2024

Intrusive memories represent a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Accordingly, experimental, and clinical research has heavily focused on advancing our understanding of intrusions, and by doing so tried to develop approaches to reduce them, with visual and verbal processes being key targets in this context. This narrative review presents an overview of both visual and verbal approaches aiming at manipulating intrusion frequency. Specifically, tasks are described that either facilitate or interfere with verbal or visual processes, and results of these manipulations in analogue and clinical studies are summarized. Overall, results showed that facilitating verbal processes can reduce the frequency of intrusions, while facilitating visual processes can lead to both increases and decreases in intrusion frequency. Visual interference tasks can also reduce intrusions, however the specific task used seems to be important. Studies on verbal interference tasks, however, present a rather heterogenous picture. Based on these results, possible mechanisms underlying reductions or increases in intrusions in response to these tasks are discussed, e.g., (re)consolidation, rumination, (re)appraisal, and suggestions for (mechanism-driven) follow-up research in both experimental and clinical settings as well as recommendations for clinical interventions are presented.
Lidar-based snow monitoring: cable car deployment in the Austrian Alps
Authors: Dikic Berin , Goelles Thomas , Gaisberbger Christoph , Schlager Birgit , Muckenhuber Stefan , Pedro BATISTA Pedro , Keuschnig Markus , Schratter Markus
Published: June 2024

Traditional methods for surveying the spatial and temporal distribution of snow are often time-consuming, costly, and potentially hazardous. To address these challenges, we propose a novel approach utilizing a newly developed sensor system based on cost-effective industrial lidar sensors. This system is designed to be mounted on cable cars, enabling continuous envi- ronmental scanning during regular operations. The system integrates data from the lidar, an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), employing a Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) algorithm to generate detailed maps of the area. In our initial testing on Hoher Sonnblick, we benchmarked our data against conventional laser scanning and structure-from-motion techniques. Four experimental runs were conducted over a single day using the same cable car equipped with our setup. The SLAM algorithm had some difficulties in areas without many distinct features and aligning two 3D point clouds with- out Ground Control Points (GCPs) was challenging. However, our system achieved precision within the centimeter range, with the error mean of -0.0002m and the standard deviation of 0.0328m, enabling us to accurately detect day to day changes. Despite some operational challenges, the results confirm the feasibility and effectiveness of this innovative method.
A space-time simulator for hourly wind and solar energy fields
Authors: Amonkar Yash , Farnham David , Lall Upmanu
Published: June 2024

Spatially distributed renewable energy generation poses unique risks to power systems since the aggregate amount of energy produced in any hour depends on the spatial correlation structure of the sources. Moreover, the spatial correlation structure can vary with the time of day and season and depend on the state of the large-scale climate. These features pose a challenge for resource adequacy risk assessment using traditional statistical or machine learning methods. A new algorithm based on spatially clustered k-nearest neighbors to capture the spatio-temporal dynamics of wind and solar fields is presented and applied to data from ERCOT, Texas. The algorithm skill is analyzed both at the aggregated field level and also at the individual site level. The algorithm's utility in assessing temporally varying risks of lower-than-expected target wind and solar energy production across ERCOT is demonstrated.
Regionally Developed Giant Sand Injection Complexes in the Northern North Sea
Authors: Olobayo Oluwatobi , Huuse Mads , Jackson Christopher
Published: June 2024

The Northern North Sea (NNS) is an archetype Giant Injected Sand Province (GISP). Previous studies have documented individual stratigraphically-bound injectite complexes in the North Sea and beyond. Despite two decades of continuous studies, there are still speculations in terms of parent sand identification, visible pathways, fluid source, overpressure generation mechanisms and triggers. This study is based on a 29,000 km2, 3D seismic volume calibrated to boreholes, and documents for the first time, the stratigraphy of the NNS Basin GISP, spanning five (5) injection episodes over 80 m.y. Sizes range from 500 m to 8 km wide and from 50 to 250 m in height, for individual intrusions. Well data confirms sandstones lithology emplaced within polygonally-faulted mudstones. Fluid budget has been attributed to a combination of several sources, which includes hydrocarbons and diagenetically-released water from opal A to opal CT transformation, smectite to illite transformation and physical compaction of sediments. Basin modelling in the North Viking Graben shows that hydrocarbon generation started during Late Cretaceous for oil and Late Neogene for gas. Presence of sandstone injectites suggests breach in the sealing host rocks, therefore needs to be incorporated into existing stratigraphic framework for accurate reservoir models in basins where they have been encountered.
Replication of a study from “The Visual Mandela Effect as Evidence for Shared and Specific False Memories Across People” (Psychological Science | Prasad & Bainbridge 2022)
Authors: Handley-Miner Isaac J , Metskas Amanda K.
Published: June 2024

We ran a replication of Study 1 from this paper, which tested whether a series of popular logos and characters (e.g., Apple logo, Bluetooth symbol, Mr. Monopoly) showed a “Visual Mandela Effect”—a phenomenon where people hold “specific and consistent visual false memories for certain images in popular culture.” For example, many people on the internet remember Mr. Monopoly as having a monocle when, in fact, the character has never had a monocle. The original study found that 7 of the 40 images it tested showed evidence of a Visual Mandela Effect: C-3PO, Fruit of the Loom logo, Curious George, Mr. Monopoly, Pikachu, Volkswagen logo, and Waldo (from Where’s Waldo). These results fully replicated in our study. In the study, participants evaluated one popular logo or character image at a time. For each image, participants saw three different versions. One of these versions was the original, while the other two versions had subtle differences, such as a missing feature, an added feature, or a change in color. Participants were asked to select which of these three versions was the correct version. Participants then rated how confident they felt in their choice, how familiar they were with the image, and how many times they had seen the image before.If people chose one particular incorrect version of an image statistically significantly more often than they chose the correct version of an image, that was considered evidence of a possible Visual Mandela Effect for that image.The study received a transparency rating of 3.5 stars because its materials and data were publicly available, but it was not pre-registered and there were insufficient details about some of its analyses. The paper received a replicability rating of 5 stars because all of its primary findings replicated. The study received a clarity rating of 2.5 stars due to errors and misinterpretations in some of the original analyses.
Automated Reproducibility Testing in R Markdown
Authors: Brandmaier Andreas Markus , Peikert Aaron
Published: June 2024

Computational results are considered _reproducible_ if the same computation on the same data yields the same results if performed on a different computer or on the same computer later in time. Reproducibility is a prerequisite for replicable, robust and transparent research in digital environments. Various approaches have been suggested to increase chances of reproducibility. Many of them rely on R Markdown as a language to dynamically generate reproducible research assets (e.g., reports, posters, or presentations). However, a simple way to detect non-reproducibility, that is, unwanted changes in these assets over time is still missing. We introduce the R package `reproducibleRchunks`, which provides a new type of code chunk in R Markdown documents, which automatically stores meta data about original computational results and verifies later reproduction attempts. With a minimal change to users' workflows, we hope that this approach increases transparency and trustworthiness of digital research assets.
A simulation-based approach to evaluating the reliability of using Bluetooth signal strength to detect parent-child interactions
Authors: Laifer Lauren M. , Khan Bilal , Brock Rebecca L
Published: June 2024

Early in the development of the Open Dynamic Interaction Network (ODIN) platform for responsive Ecological Momentary Assessment (rEMA), we aimed to detect physically co-located social interactions using Bluetooth signal strength. The goal was to estimate the distance between a child (having a beacon) and their parent (having a phone). Our early initial pilots were marked by ad-hoc selection of signal strength thresholds (e.g., considering received signal strength of -70 to indicate “interaction”). However, reproducibility and validity tests with members of our research revealed variations in our ability to detect interaction as a static state correctly. This early experience pointed to a need for a more systematic framework for detecting the beginning and ending of interaction periods. Ideally such a framework should be able to incorporate researcher-specified parameters such as the expected physical separation during interactions. It should also be capable of being readily recalibrated to new physical environments with different electromagnetic profiles or adapted to new phone technologies as they become available. Finally, it should allow for robust estimation of type I and type II errors in detecting the start and end of interactions. This paper describes such a framework.
Replication of a study from “Collective transcendence beliefs shape the sacredness of objects: the case of art” (JPSP | Chen, Ruttan & Feinberg, 2022)
Authors: Harris Clare Diane
Published: June 2024

We ran a replication of study 4 from this paper, which found that people’s perceptions of an artwork as sacred are shaped by collective transcendence beliefs (“beliefs that an object links the collective to something larger and more important than the self, spanning space and time”). In the study, participants viewed an image of a painting and read a paragraph about it. All participants saw the same painting, but depending on the experimental condition, the paragraph was designed to make it seem spiritually significant, historically significant, both, or neither. Participants then answered questions about how they perceived the artwork. Most of the original study’s methods and data were shared transparently, but the exclusion procedures and related data were only partially available. Most (90%) of the original study’s findings replicated. In both the original study and our replication, “collective meaning” (i.e., the perception that the artwork has a “deeper meaning to a vast number of people”) was found to mediate the relationships between all the experimental conditions and the perceived sacredness of the artwork. The original study’s discussion was partly contradicted by its mediation results table, and the control condition, which was meant to control for uniqueness, did not do so; the original paper would have been clearer if it had addressed these points.
Zależność pomiędzy miłością a zaufaniem
Authors: Angelika
Published: June 2024

W badaniu testowano, czy istnieje korelacja pomiędzy miłością a zaufaniem. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone na próbie 43 osób. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone na Polskiej populacji, na terenie Jeleniej Góry. Zaobserwowano korelację pomiędzy intymnością a zaufaniem.
Replication of a study from “Loss Aversion, the Endowment Effect, and Gain-Loss Framing Shape Preferences for Noninstrumental Information” (PNAS | Litovsky et al. 2022)
Authors: King Kylie , Harris Clare Diane
Published: June 2024

We ran a replication of Study 2 from this paper, which found that participants place greater value on information in situations where they’ve been specifically assigned or “endowed with” that information compared to when they are not endowed with that information. This is the case even if that information is not of any particular use (i.e., people exhibit the endowment effect for noninstrumental information). This finding was replicated in our study.The original study randomized participants into two conditions: endowed and nonendowed. In the endowed condition, participants were told that they were on course to learn a specific bundle of three facts and were then offered the option to learn a separate bundle of four facts instead. In the nonendowed condition, participants were simply offered a choice between learning a bundle of three or a separate bundle of four facts, with the bundles shown in randomized order. Results of a chi-square goodness-of-fit test indicated that participants in the endowed condition were more likely to express a preference for learning three (versus four) facts than participants in the nonendowed condition. This supported the original researchers’ hypothesis that individuals exhibit the endowment effect for non-instrumental information. This finding was replicated in our study.We simultaneously ran a second experiment to investigate the possibility that order effects could have contributed to the results of the original study. Our second experiment found that (even when controlling for order effects) there was still evidence of the endowment effect for noninstrumental information.The original study (Study 2) received a replicability rating of five stars as its findings replicated in our replication analysis. It received a transparency rating of 4.25 stars. The methods, data, and analysis code were publicly available. Study 2 (unlike the others in the paper) was not pre-registered. The study received a clarity rating of 3 stars as its methods, results, and discussion were presented clearly and the claims made were well-supported by the evidence provided; however, the randomization and the implications of choice order for participants in the nonendowed condition was not clearly described in the study materials. Although randomization was mentioned in the supplemental materials, the implications of this randomization and the way that it could influence the interpretation of results were not explored in either the paper or supplemental materials.
Effective, scalable and low-cost: The use of teacher-made digital flashcards improves student learning
Authors: Ingebrigtsen Magnus , Miland Åshild Odden , Bastesen Jarle , Sæle Rannveig Grøm
Published: June 2024

Spaced retrieval practice can improve learning but is often underutilized. We hypothesized that providing students with high-quality digital flashcards via a spaced repetition app could improve academic performance by increasing use of spaced retrieval practice. In a nationwide quasi-experiment, involving 799 first-year nursing students across 19 Norwegian campuses, we randomly assigned ten campuses to an intervention. Although only one-third of the intervention group utilized the flashcards we found little self-selection bias. Card users significantly outperformed non-users on the final exam (d = 0.42, p < .001), were nearly three times more likely to pass (OR = 2.84 [1.35, 6.01]), and over twice as likely to achieve the highest grade (OR = 2.31 [1.35, 3.98]). Flashcard use remained a significant predictor of exam performance after controlling for age, prior academic performance, study time, and study material covered. This suggests that teacher-made digital flashcards can be a cost-effective intervention to improve learning.
Replication of a study from “Relational diversity in social portfolios predicts well-being” (PNAS | Collins et al. 2022)
Authors: Metskas Amanda K.
Published: June 2024

We ran a replication of study 1 from this paper, which found that the variety in a person’s social interactions predicts greater well-being, even when controlling for their amount of in-person social interaction. This finding was replicated in our study. In this study participants were asked about their well-being over the last 24 hours, and then asked about their activities the previous day, including how many in-person interactions they had, and the kinds of relationships they have with the people in those interactions (e.g. spouse or partner, other family, friends, coworkers, etc.). The variety of interactions, called “social portfolio diversity,” had a positive association with well-being, above and beyond the positive effects due to the amount of social interaction.Although this finding replicated, this paper has serious weaknesses in transparency and clarity. The pre-registered hypothesis differed from the hypothesis tested, and the authors do not acknowledge this in the paper. The main independent variable, social portfolio diversity, is described as being calculated in three conflicting ways in different parts of the paper and in the pre-registration. The findings reported in the paper are based on what we believe to be incorrect calculations of their primary independent and control variables (i.e., calculations that contradict the variable definitions given in the paper), and their paper misreports the sample size for their main analysis because the calculation error in the primary independent variable removed 76 cases from their analysis. Unfortunately, the authors did not respond to emails seeking clarification about their analysis.Despite the flaws in the analysis, when these flaws were corrected, we found that we were indeed able to replicate the original claims of the paper – so the main hypothesis itself held up to scrutiny, despite inconsistencies and seeming mistakes with how calculations were performed.(Update: On 8/9/2023 the authors wrote to us that they will be requesting that the journal update their article with a clarification.)
Cohort Fertility and Couple Educational Pairing
Authors: Andersson Linus , Nitsche Natalie , Trimarchi Alessandra , Jalovaara Marika
Published: June 2024

Educational disparities in cohort fertility rates (CFR) often serve as the starting point for analyzing socioeconomic drivers of fertility. As most children are born to couples, the relationship between education and fertility is the compound of both partners’ education. Measuring both partners' educational levels is generally considered superior to measuring one partner’s educational level. Yet, no study has comprehensively analyzed cohort fertility by couple’s educational pairing. Using Finnish register data, we provide the first analysis of CRFs from the perspective of educational pairings. For the female birth cohorts of 1969 -1975, we decompose the CFR from births by the educational pairing of the union in which they occur. This novel measure complements previous work focusing on the incidence or instantaneous birth risks by educational pairing, as it draws on lifetime exposure to unions by educational pairings and birth rate within such unions. Our analysis reveals that the CRF in Finland— for the most recent cohorts from which such measures can be derived— is predominantly the result of births in educationally hypogamous or homogamous unions, and unions where at least one partner has tertiary education. In particular, the CFR of highly educated women is composed of births to highly educated partners.
Smart Machines and the Learning Ideal
Authors: Zhou Yisu
Published: June 2024

The advent of large language models (LLMs) presents an existential challenge to the education community, as we worry that learners might surrender to the convenience of these intelligent machines, transforming themselves into what philosophers called “a Chinese room“. This paper aims to theorize the challenges posed by LLMs by scrutinizing the intersection of multiple forces of varying magnitude and duration from the perspectives of social sciences and humanities. I argue that the encroachment of smart machines into education is not a novel phenomenon, as the integration of new technologies into classrooms has been a consistent feature throughout the past century. However, intelligent machines pose a threat to the modes of knowing we have cultivated. Specifically, they offer simplified access to vast repositories of past knowledge. By shielding learners from direct engagement with source material, they present information as tangible things in the guise of human-like language. Yet, obtaining knowledge in such encapsulated forms represents a restricted way of understanding the social world. These smart machines, therefore, expose the blind spots in existing educational practices. By reflecting on their particularities, we can further enhance our educational endeavors.
Food Drying: Opportunities, Market Solutions, and Nutraceutical Properties of Chayote
Authors: PALACIOS ROSAS Erika , Reyes Alicia , Castro-Olivera Pedro-Manuel , Acosta-Nava Kimberly , Vega-Goitia Mariano , PALACIOS ADRIANA
Published: June 2024

Food drying is a practice that has brought several benefits to the food industry, facilitating transportation, increasing shelf life, and avoiding the need for special treatments or storage according to the product. Due to the benefits and great development in the field of drying in recent years, a review of the main drying techniques of Sechium edule (or chayote) has been developed. Bad practices, food waste, and poor nutrition are some of the problems that open up opportunities to work with the final producer to take advantage of food and extend its shelf life, especially foods with high humidity. In this sense, producing dehydrated products with high nutritional content is a feasible and necessary opportunity that would boost industries, promote better nutrition, and reduce waste. S. edule is an alternative with great growth opportunity due to its nutraceutical characteristics, with physiological benefits through seven of the nine essential amino acids. The latter include phenolic compounds that have shown diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and hypotensive effects, providing benefits to both the commercial sector and the producer by developing a product that facilitates consumption and production and takes advantage of the whole vegetable.
Use of intravitreal bevacizumab among patients undergoing retinal surgical interventions in a military hospital: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Authors: Shrestha Ram , Thapa Chhetri Suchit , Rajkarnikar Sagar , Dhakal Sachit , Thapa Kamala , Khadka Sitaram
Published: June 2024

Introduction: Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody that hinders the activity of vascular endothelial growth factor, is extensively utilized within the field of ophthalmology. The utilization of Bevacizumab, particularly in retinal surgeries, lacks comprehensive investigation. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of intravitreal Bevacizumab usage in retinal surgical procedures conducted at a tertiary care center.
Method: A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients who underwent retinal surgical interventions at a tertiary care center in Nepal. Data of patients who underwent retinal surgical interventions from 14 April 2022 to 16 November 2023 were collected from hospital records. The study employed a convenience sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20. The point estimate was computed at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Result: Among 1674 different ocular surgeries, intravitreal Bevacizumab injections were used in 453(27.06%) at 95% CI (24.94-29.19) patients. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) was identified as the predominant indication, accounting for 249(54.97%) patients. A majority of injections were administered to a single eye, accounting for 381(84.11%) patients. Additionally, 194(42.83%) patients received Bevacizumab as a one-time treatment.
Conclusion: The prevalence of intravitreal Bevacizumab use among patients undergoing retinal surgical procedures was observed to be comparatively lower than that reported in previous studies conducted in similar settings. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO), Choroidal Neovascular Membrane, and Central Serous Retinopathy were the most prevalent retinal diseases requiring intravitreal Bevacizumab intervention.
The Novel as an Interpretation of Life
Authors: Khadka Kabita
Published: June 2024

The novel presents and captures the remarkable moments of human life presenting its different aspects even if it is called fiction. A novel, in this regard, interprets life in the form of plot, characters, costumes, and through many more things. This research paper aims at investigating how novels interpret human life through their presentation of characters, plot, language, design and the narratives centered on human societies. For this, the study has employed qualitative methodology, and data in the study were brought from secondary sources. Those secondary sources included different journal articles, books, novels, and other publications related to the novel as a literary genre. The major finding of the present study includes that novel has the specific power to portray different ups and downs of human life; it is an interpretation of human life; the novel works as a discourse of life; and it recaptures the spirit of time through different incidents.
False Low Beta-hCG in a Complete Hydatidiform Molar Pregnancy: A Case of Hook Effect
Authors: Sah Sanjay Kumar , Shah Pravin , Sherpa Ang Dali
Published: June 2024

Introduction: Hydatidiform molar pregnancy presents as a proliferative disorder of trophoblastic cells. Complete hydatidiform molar pregnancy presents typically with abnormally high levels of beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG). The high level of β-hCG is taken as a marker in its diagnosis and follows up. However, many a times very high levels of β-hCG may be associated with falsely low or negative β-hCG levels because of “Hook effect”. The hook effect occurs with extremely high levels of β-hCG, saturating detection antibodies, leading to falsely low laboratory results. If unrecognized, this can lead to misdiagnosis and a delayed therapy or mismanagement of care that may have a negative treatment outcome. Here, we report a case of Hook effect presented to Emergency Department of a tertiary care center, National Medical College Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal.
Safe Motherhood Practices
Authors: Bhatt Shatya Narayan
Published: June 2024

The study on the “Safe Motherhood Practices in Muslim Community of Nepal”. The main objective of the study is to find the knowledge and utilization of safe motherhood practices by the women of reproductive age 15-49 as the target population. The objective of the study is to examine the utilization of prenatal care, postnatal care and care during delivery and also to find out the level of knowledge, attitude, availability and accessibility of safe motherhood services. The main chosen foe this research are Antenatal checkup, TT vaccination, receiving iron and vitamin ‘A’, delivery assistance, place of delivery, use of safe delivery kit, postnatal care and time to health services. Research show that only 47.9 percent received antenatal care, 41.6 percent have received Iron tablets 72.9 percent of respondents have received T.T vaccination and the percent of respondents receiving vitamin 'A' is low that is only 37.5 percent similarly, most respondents (52%) have faced problem during pregnancy. If we observe the situation delivery care of study population 62.5 percent delivery are occurred in house where as 52.2 percent delivery are assisted by TBA. Similarly, 29.1 percent respondents have safe delivery kit. The study show the utilization of postnatal care is high in the study population i.e. 95.9 percent. But more of respondents 41.3 percent are visited TBA.
Comparison Period Fertility in 2001 and 2011
Authors: Devkota Bijaya Mani
Published: June 2024

Indirect demographic techniques have proven to be useful tools in the developing world, as their application to census and survey data has greatly expanded knowledge of the demographic situation in data deficient countries (Brass, 1996). The different techniques are based on specific assumptions and robustness of available data thus deserves caution in application. Failure to adhere to these methodological specifications results in generation of more errors (Feeney, 1996). The impetus of this paper is to assess the applicability of various methods in estimating recent fertility levels in Nepal.
It obtains optimal fertility estimates, the research undertook extensive data assessment, and corrections where possible, of individual variables employed hypothetical inter survey cohort method. In line with previous studies, the magnitude and pattern of the hypothetical inter survey method represented strong evidence of fertility decline in Nepal. This evidence rendered the Hypothetical inter-survey cohort appropriate for estimation of the fertility level in the country for the period. The study undertook and presented detailed data evaluation and adjustments, adhering to the Arriaga method and changing P/F ratio methodological assumptions. Hence, serious prudence should be taken during data collection and processing in order to minimise the magnitude of the errors. Hypothetical inter -survey cohort also support estimation of TFR values is 3.171 in between 2001-2011.
Voice Against Subjugation of Non-Human World in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea
Authors: Lamichhane Hari Krishna
Published: June 2024

This article on Ernest Hemingway’s novella, The Old Man and the Sea, explores Hemingway’s worries about subjugation of non-human world due to anthropocentric hubris of human beings encroaching and exploiting nature in the modern society. In the novella, he presents the selfishness of the human world where people mercilessly go on fishing in the sea considering the act of killing fish as ‘heroic deed’. The article applies eco-critical insights to study consequences of human encroachment upon nature in the novella. It mainly borrows ideas from Paul W. Taylor’s “Respect of Nature”, Val Plumwood’s “The Blindspots of Centricism and Human Self[1]enclosure” and Arne Naess’ “Deep Ecological Movement: Some Philosophical Aspects”. The article shows Hemingway’s critique of nature exploitation and his appeal for the need of love for nature that he does through his choice of the protagonist, Santiago, and the big marlin who have a combat that Santiago wins after struggling for a long time, but gets defeated by the sharks ultimately. Hemingway, by presenting the protagonist Santiago’s situation, appeals all human beings to love nature.
Situation of Elderly People Living in Old Age Home A Study of Gandaki Province
Authors: Thapa Shrijana
Published: June 2024

The study is on the “Explaining the Situation of Elderly People Living in Old Age Home (A Study of Gandaki Province)” by the method of collecting tool. The main purpose of the study is to collected data form primary and if required secondary data has collected. Primary data has collected from all elderly people of aged 60+years at the old age home. From the lottery method researcher has taken western development region of Gandaki Province. Researcher has selected three districts viz. Kaski, Tanahun and Syanjga and three districts were excluded. The collection of the data procedure is based on personal interviews and the cross table. The main objective of this study is to be identify the socio economic and demographic characteristic of elderly people of old age home, analyzed the health status care facilities and utilization of elderly allowance provide by old age home, and to identify the reason of senior citizen going to old age home. This study has limited to the population who are 60 years above and some are excluded especially who are physically and mentally disable or who are unable give answers. The researcher shows that numbers of elderly women are high than elderly men. The highest elderly people age group is 70- 79 years. At the old age home Hindus are highest which is 94 percent and most of them are Brahmins which is 70 percent. Most of the elderly people are illiterate. Majority of widow/widower are high at old age home carrying 60 percent and rest of 17 percent are unmarried or who have no relatives. The proportion of time duration (5-10 years) of staying at old age home is high and the main reasons of joining old age home is the lack of rearing and caring person in their families, 63 percent are there because of death partner. Most of the times they want to spend their daily life time chatting with friends, doing religious activities, visiting the surrounding. Elderly people are facilitated with old aged allowance and single women/widow. They use it for own expenses such as medicine, food, and clothing. Most of the elderly people faced back pain, headache, swelling of legs, poor eyesight. Most of the elderly people are satisfied from old age home. Research shows that elderly people are satisfied from old age home; they get free treatment from government and some private provide free health camp. However, rooms are common and no attached bathroom but they have friendly environment.
Carlo Fantappiè: Metamorfosi della sinodalità Dal Vaticano II a papa Francesco [Metamorphosis of synodality From Vatican II to Pope Francis] Venezia: Marcianum Press, 2023
Authors: Gałkowski Tomasz Robert
Published: June 2024

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Meenakshi Malhotra, Krishna Menon, and Rachana Johri (Ed.), The Gendered Body in South Asia: Negotiation, Resistance, Struggle
Authors: Vinita Chandra
Published: June 2024

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Subhadeep Ray and Goutam Karmakar, Modernist Transitions: Cultural Encounters between British and Bangla Modernist Fiction from 1910s and 1950s.
Authors: Arpita Ghatak
Published: June 2024

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Acute effects of bout duration in small-sided games on physiological and kinematic responses
Authors: Yılmaz Osman
Published: June 2024

This study was conducted to investigate the responses of 4 x 6 minute (min) matches to 6 x 4 min small sided games (SSG) on heart rate (HR), perceived exertion rates (RPE), enjoyment, total distance covered and technical abilities in young soccer players. The SSG took place separately with a 4v4 format on a 25 × 32-sized field, 4 × 6 min bouts, and 6 × 4 min bouts. Twenty-four amateur soccer players (age = 16.83 ± 0.381 years; height= 175.83 ± 6.75; weight: 66.21 ± 7.19; body mass index; 21.36 ± 1.36) participated in the study voluntarily. Based on the study results, 6 × 4 min SSG was higher than 4 × 6 min SSG of the RPE response and successfully passed the technical ability results (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in HR, enjoyment, total distance covered, and unsuccessful passes (p>0.05). The findings of this study emphasize that a 6 × 4 min SSG is more effective than a 4 × 6 min SSG in RPE and successfully passes the technical abilities of soccer players. Therefore, coaches may prefer short bout matches in SSGs to significantly increase the training load and successfully pass technical performance.
Sosialisasi Peran Bioteknologi Modern Bagi Kesehatan dan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat di Sidey Jaya (SP. 9) Distrik Sidey Pada Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Maturahmah Enik , Prafiadi Sigit , Abidin Nurul , Revisika Revisika , Baharuddin Wiska
Published: June 2024

Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM) yang dilaksanakan pada lingkungan masyarakat di kampung Sidey (Sp. 9), dimana masyarakat di lingkungan Sidey masih perlu diberi pemahaman akan pentingnya peran Bioteknologi modern bagi Kesehatan dan kesejahteraan masyarakat untuk menjaga kesehatan tubuh dan mencegah segala keluhan penyakit yang dialami, agar masyarakat lebih mengerti dan paham akan pentingnya menjaga kesehatan dan kesejahteraan di lingkungan masyarakat, juga bisa semakin perhatian untuk menjaga Kesehatan tubuh untuk kedepannya, karna dengan pahamnya Kesehatan maka akan bisa menghasilkan masyarakat yang selalu sehat dan bisa beraktifitas dengan sempurna. Di mana masyarakat yang paham akan pentingnya menjaga Kesehatan maka akan menciptakan suatu lingkungan yang sehat. Adapun metode yang dilakukan adalah 1) Memberikan sosialisasi tentang kesehatan; 2) memfasilitasi pemeriksaan Kesehatan gratis 3) Memberikan obat sesuai keluahan yang dialami masyarakat.
إدارة الجودة الشاملة وعلاقتها بالقيادة الإبداعية لمديري المدارس بمحافظة الزرقاء
Authors: عودة أسماء جاسر , العمري أيمن أحمد
Published: June 2024

الأهداف: هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى درجة ممارسة إدارة الجودة الشاملة لدى مديري المدارس بمديرية التربية والتعليم الزرقاء الأولى وعلاقتها بمستوى القيادة الإبداعية من وجهة نظر المعلمين، والكشف عن وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائيّة بين متوسطات استجابات أفراد عينة الدراسة تُعزى لمتغيرات الجنس، والخبرة التدريسية، والمؤهل العلمي. المنهجية: تم اعتماد المنهج الوصفي الإرتباطي، وتم اختيار العينة بالطريقة العشوائية البسيطة، حيث بلغت (369) فردًا بنسبة بلغت (10%)، من مجتمع الدراسة، وأُستخدمت الاستبانة الأولى منها للتعرف إلى درجة ممارسة إدارة الجودة الشاملة لدى مديري المدارس، تكونت من (33) فقرة. أما الثانية فكانت للتعرف إلى مستوى القيادة الإبداعية موزعة إلى أربعة مجالات تكونت من (31) فقرة. النتائج: أشارتْ نتائج الدّراسة إلى أنَّ درجة ممارسة إدارة الجودة الشاملة لدى مديري المدارس ككل وللمجالات جميعها جاءت مرتفعة، وأظهرت أيضًا وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين استجابات أفراد عينة الدراسة، تعزى لمتغيري الخبرة التدريسية والمؤهل العلمي، وأظهرت النتائج أنَّ مستوى القيادة الإبداعية لدى مدير المدارس جاء مرتفعًا، وعدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين استجابات أفراد عينة الدراسة لمستوى القيادة الإبداعية، وفقًا لمتغيرات الجنس، والخبرة التدريسية، والمؤهل العلمي. وأظهرت النتائج وجود علاقة ارتباطية موجبة وطردية ودالة إحصائيًا بين جميع مجالات إدارة الجودة الشاملة مجتمعة ومستوى القيادة الإبداعية. الخلاصة: في ضوء نتائج الدراسة أوصت الدراسة بتقديم جائزة سنوية لأفضل قائد مبدع، ولأفضل مدرسة تقوم بتطبيق معايير الجودة الشاملة، وتأهيل مديري المدارس لتمكينهم على إعطاء دورات تدريبية للمعلمين فيما يتعلق بالقيادة الإبداعية.
Persepsi Mahasiswa terhadap Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek ( Project Based Learning) untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar
Authors: Setiawan Dedi , Nurmala Nurmala
Published: June 2024

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dengan variabel tunggal, yaitu Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek (Project Based Learning/PjBL) yang melibatkan tujuh dimensi atau sub-variabel yang terdiri atas: (1) interaksi mahasiswa dan dosen, (2) motivasi atau minat belajar mahasiswa, (3) kompetensi pemahaman materi kuliah, (4) berpikir  kritis, (5) kompetensi manajemen waktu, (6) kesesuaian model pembelajaran dengan karakteristik mata kuliah, dan hasil belajar mahasiswa. Tujuan utama penelitian adalah mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa tentang penerapan model PjBL pada mata kuliah Manajemen Proyek.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei dengan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 54 mahasiswa sebagai responden. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang diuji validitasnya berdasarkan pendekatan logik dan empirik. Reliabilitas kuesioner diuji berdasarkan teknik koefisien Cronbach’s Alpha dengan hasil sebesar 0.953. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis kuantitatif berdasarkan pendekatan statistik dengan bantuan perangkat lunak SPSS 22.0.
Hasil penelitian menemukan: (1) persepsi mahasiswa tentang interaksi mahasiswa dan dosen terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 16.4259 (82.13%), (2) persepsi mahasiswa tentang motivasi atau minat belajar mahasiswa terkategori tinggi dengan rerata skor 12.0741 (75.46%), (3) persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mahasiswa dalam memahami materi kuliah terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 16.8333 (84.17%), (4) persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan berpikir kritis terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 16.8333 (84.07%), (5) persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mahasiswa dalam manajemen waktu terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 9.9074 (82.56%), (6) persepsi mahasiswa tentang kesesuaian model PjBL dengan karakteristik mata kuliah terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 16.4630 (82.32%), dan (7) hasil belajar mahasiswa dalam penerapan model PjBL terkategori sangat baik dengan rerata skor 10.1667 (84.72%).
Secara umum, berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa berdasarkan persepsi mahasiswa model PjBL dinyatakan berhasil dalam penyelenggaraan proses pembelajaran mata kuliah Manajemen Proyek dengan hasil belajar yang sangat baik.
Kesenjangan Kompetensi Asisten Kebun antara Standar dan Realita
Authors: Sutignya Th. Candra Wasis Agung , Sesario Revi , Hillary Janne
Published: June 2024

PT Patiware is one of KPN GRUP's subsidiaries engaged in oil palm plantation and palm oil processing. As a company that complies with the principles of good corporate governance and applicable regulations, namely Article 74 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 40 of 2007 and Government Regulation No. 47 of 2012, it is required to carry out CSR activities. This study uses a quantitative descriptive approach to determine the development of CSR programs at PT Patiware over the past three years. Data was collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews covering the following aspects: Resources, Bureaucratic Structure, Communication and Implementation Mechanism to determine the implementation of CSR strategies using SWOT analysis. The results showed that the SWOT strategy implemented according to the S-O (strengths - opportunities) model is to utilize all strengths to maximize opportunities. In 2021-2023, there were 35 CSR activities carried out by the company, of which 33 types or 94.28% were dominated by charity and 2 types or 5.72% by empowerment.
Wprowadzenie
Authors: Szepietowska Ewa , Zawadzka Ewa
Published: June 2024

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WAR ON THE HOMEFRONT
Authors: Haley Shawn D. , Braun-Haley Ellie
Published: June 2024

About half of the women in the United States and Canada have been physically or sexually assaulted after the age of 16. The figures in other countries are similar. Written by an outsider (an anthropologist) and an insider (a spousal abuse survivor), this book offers a humanistic, rather than statistical, overview of the problem of spousal abuse. It is based on an extensive set of interviews with abused women and individuals who seek to help them (shelter workers, police officers, marriage counselors). More particularly, it follows four women as they move through the steps they must follow to extricate themselves from an abusive relationship and then get on with their lives. The reader witnesses their success and failures as they face a task that is both necessary and daunting, and the effects that spousal abuse (and at attempts stopping the abuse) have on an ever-widening circle of people. This book illustrates how society in general and individuals and organizations in particular help and hinder the process of extrication - often at the same time. By analyzing the solutions, and their implications, that have been offered to and by the abused women, the authors arrive at a set of alternative solutions that could significantly reduce the incidence of spouse abuse in the future.
ANTHROPOLOGY & LAW
Authors: Donovan James M. , Anderson, III H. Edwin
Published: June 2024

The relationship between Law and Anthropology can be considered as having been particularly intimate. In this book the authors defend their assertion that the two fields co-exist in a condition of "balanced reciprocity" wherein each makes important contributions to the successful practice and theory of the other. Anthropology, for example, offers a cross-culturally validated generic concept of "law," and clarifies other important legal concepts such as "religion" and "human rights." Law similarly illuminates key anthropological ideas such as the "social contract," and provides a uniquely valuable access point for the analysis of sociocultural systems. Legal practice renders a further important benefit to anthropology when it validates anthropological knowledge through the use of anthropologists as expert witnesses in the courtroom and the introduction of the "culture defense" against criminal charges. Although the actual relationship between anthropology and law today falls short of this idealized state of balanced reciprocity, the authors include historical and other data suggesting that that level of intimate cooperation draws ever closer.
THE BOUNDED FIELD
Authors: Stacul Jaro
Published: June 2024

Regionalism is one of the most debated issues in contemporary western Europe. Yet why the region, rather than the nation state, can have such a strong appeal for the construction of social and political identity remains largely unexplored. Drawing on data collected in the mountainous Trentino region of northern Italy, the author investigates how ideas about village boundaries and private property form the background against which regionalist ideologies are understood. In suggesting that ideas about regionalism largely reflect views about private property, he provides an alternative to theories of nationalism that overlook the articulation between official ideologies and discourses at the local level.
THE CATEGORICAL IMPULSE
Authors: Ellen Roy
Published: June 2024

Classification, as an object of recent anthropological scrutiny came to prominence during the 1960s, exemplified in the British (constructionist) tradition by the writings of Mary Douglas, and in the American ethno-semantics (cognitive) tradition by the likes of Harold Conklin and Brent Berlin. At the time, these approaches seemed by turns to contradict each other, or even to exist in parallel universes. However, over the last 30 years we have witnessed both a renewed interest in classification studies as well as a cross-fertilization of these once antagonistic approaches. These essays by one of leading scholars in this field bring together a body of influential and inter-linked work which attempts to bridge the divide between cultural and cognitive studies of classification, and which develops a more embedded and processual approach. In particular, the essays focus on people’s categorization of natural kinds as a means through which to obtain an understanding of how classifying behavior in general works, engaging with the ideas of both anthropologists and psychologists. The theoretical background is set out in an entirely new and substantial introduction, which also provides a comprehensive and systematic review of developments in cognitive and social anthropology since 1960 as these have impacted on classification studies. In short, it constitutes a useful and approachable introduction to its subject.