bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diverse dietary practices across the Early Bronze Age ‘Kura-Araxes culture’ in the South Caucasus
Authors: Manoukian Nyree , Whelton Helen L. , Dunne Julie , Badalyan Ruben , Smith Adam T. , Simonyan Hakob , Rothman Mitchell S. , Bobokhyan Arsen , Hovsepyan Roman , Avetisyan Pavel , Evershed Richard P. , Pollard A. Mark
Published: December 2022

The Kura-Araxes (KA) cultural phenomenon (dated to the Early Bronze Age, c. 3500/3350-2500 BCE) is primarily characterised by the emergence of a homogeneous pottery style and a uniform ‘material culture package’ in settlements across the South Caucasus, as well as territories extending to the Ancient Near East and the Levant. It has been argued that KA societies practised pastoralism, despite a lack of direct examination of dietary and culinary practices in this region. Here, we report the first analyses of absorbed lipid residues from KA pottery to both determine the organic products produced and consumed and to reconstruct subsistence practices. Our results provide compelling evidence for a diversified diet across KA settlements in Armenia, comprising a mixed economy of meat and plant processing, aquatic fats and dairying. The preservation of diagnostic plant lipid biomarkers, notably long-chain fatty acids (C20 to C28) and n-alkanes (C23 to C33) has enabled the identification of the earliest processing of plants in pottery of the region. These findings suggest that KA settlements were agropastoral exploiting local resources. Results demonstrate the significance of applying biomolecular methods for examining dietary inferences in the South Caucasus region.
Maternal attitudes and behaviours differentially shape infant early life experience: A cross cultural study
Authors: Holden Eve , Buryn-Weitzel Joanna C. , Atim Santa , Biroch Hellen , Donnellan Ed , Graham Kirsty E. , Hoffman Maggie , Jurua Michael , Knapper Charlotte V. , Lahiff Nicole J. , Marshall Sophie , Paricia Josephine , Tusiime Florence , Wilke Claudia , Majid Asifa , Slocombe Katie E.
Published: December 2022

Early life environments afford infants a variety of learning opportunities, and caregivers play a fundamental role in shaping infant early life experience. Variation in maternal attitudes and parenting practices is likely to be greater between than within cultures. However, there is limited cross-cultural work characterising how early life environment differs across populations. We examined the early life environment of infants from two cultural contexts where attitudes towards parenting and infant development were expected to differ: in a group of 53 mother-infant dyads in the UK and 44 mother-infant dyads in Uganda. Participants were studied longitudinally from when infants were 3– to 15–months-old. Questionnaire data revealed the Ugandan mothers had more relational attitudes towards parenting than the mothers from the UK, who had more autonomous parenting attitudes. Using questionnaires and observational methods, we examined whether infant development and experience aligned with maternal attitudes. We found the Ugandan infants experienced a more relational upbringing than the UK infants, with Ugandan infants receiving more distributed caregiving, more body contact with their mothers, and more proximity to mothers at night. Ugandan infants also showed earlier physical development compared to UK infants. Contrary to our expectations, however, Ugandan infants were not in closer proximity to their mothers during the day, did not have more people in proximity or more partners for social interaction compared to UK infants. In addition, when we examined attitudes towards specific behaviours, mothers’ attitudes rarely predicted infant experience in related contexts. Taken together our findings highlight the importance of measuring behaviour, rather than extrapolating expected behaviour based on attitudes alone. We found infants’ early life environment varies cross-culturally in many important ways and future research should investigate the consequences of these differences for later development.
Online sale of small turtles circumvents public health regulations in the United States
Authors: Montague Lauren E. , Marcotrigiano Juliana M. , Keane Niamh E. , Marquardt Hannah E. , Sevin Jennifer A. , Karraker Nancy E.
Published: December 2022

In the United States (U.S.), pet turtles have been associated with outbreaks of salmonellosis, a serious and sometimes-fatal intestinal illness caused by Salmonella bacteria, with nearly 300,000 people being infected in some years. Children are particularly susceptible because of their propensity to put items, including small turtles, in their mouths. In 1975, a U.S. federal regulation prohibited the sale of turtles <4 inches (101.6 mm) in size, except for the purposes of export, scientific, or educational purposes. This regulation was established to reduce the incidence of salmonellosis, particularly in small children. Previous research has not evaluated the availability of turtles <4 inches in size on websites selling wildlife. We monitored 16 websites in 2021 and quantified listings of small turtles. We determined whether information on Salmonella, the 1975 federal regulation, or related state regulations were provided on the websites and determined legality of sales of small turtles by state regulations. We found that all 16 websites openly advertised and sold turtles <4 inches in size, but only half of these websites provided information about Salmonella and/or the federal regulation. These websites required buyers to confirm that they were not purchasing a turtle as a pet, thereby putting the onus on the consumer to adhere to the regulation. We documented 515 listings of turtles <4 inches in size, including 47 species and one hybrid. Our study has demonstrated that internet sales of small turtles currently represent part of the thriving online pet trade in the U.S. Enforcement of the federal regulation faces jurisdictional challenges in most states. Therefore, we recommend continued public education campaigns by public health agencies in the U.S. to help reduce the risk that pet turtle ownership presents.
Revised Hammersmith Scale for spinal muscular atrophy: Inter and intra-rater reliability and agreement
Authors: Ramsey Danielle , Ramdharry Gita , Scoto Mariacristina , Muntoni Francesco , Wallace Amanda ,   on behalf of the SMA REACH UK network
Published: December 2022

The Revised Hammersmith Scale (RHS) for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) was designed as a psychometrically robust clinical outcome assessment to assess physical abilities of patients with type 2 and 3 SMA. The reliability properties of the RHS have not yet been reported. A prospective RHS reliability study was undertaken in a UK cohort of experienced neuromuscular paediatric Physiotherapists. Reliability testing was conducted via a virtual survey platform two weeks apart. Through the virtual platform participants scored videos of two RHS assessments, one of a child with SMA 2 and one of a child with SMA 3. Inter and intra-rater reliability was analysed using a type 3 Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Intra-rater agreement was further analysed using Bland Altman (BA) Limits of Agreement (LOA) and plots. The acceptable inter and intra-rater variability was set as a change of ± 2 by the international team of expert physiotherapists who developed the RHS. Inter-rater agreement, n = 22 raters, type 3 ICC was 0.989 (95% CI 0.944 to 1.00), 97.7% of scores were within the acceptable limits of ± 2 points. Intra-rater agreement, n = 21 raters, type 3 ICC ranged from 0.922 to 1.0, with 97.6% of scores within the acceptable limits of ± 2 points. The mean SMA 2 intra-rater difference was -0.10 (-0.6 to 0.4), with lower LOA -2.24 and upper LOA +2.04. Intra-rater difference between tests for SMA 3 intra-rater difference was -0.05 (-0.6 to 0.5), with lower LOA -2.48 and upper LOA +2.38. Intra-rater scoring precision fell within BA agreement limits of ±2 points. The results demonstrate that the RHS is highly reliable when used by experienced UK physiotherapists, and variability of test scores regarding inter and intra-rater reliability was confirmed to lie within ±2 points.
Spatial distribution and determinants of alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel analysis
Authors: Kassew Tilahun , Liyew Bikis , Tarekegn Gebrekidan Ewnetu , Wondie Mesele , Alamneh Tesfa Sewunet , Asnakew Sintayehu , Shumet Shegaye
Published: December 2022

Background

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a known contributor to teratogen and causes a range of effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the spatial variation and determinants of alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Methods

A secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data. A total of 1,135 pregnant women were included in the analysis. ArcGIS version 10.7 software was used to explore the spatial distribution of alcohol consumption, and SaTScan version 9.6 was employed to identify the significant spatial clusters of alcohol consumption. A mixed multi-level logistic regression analysis was employed to identify the determinant factors of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Results

The result showed that the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy was 22.49% (with a 95% CI: 18.18 to 26.17). The spatial analysis showed that the spatial distribution of alcohol consumption significantly varied across the country [Global Moran’s I value = 0.30 (P<0.001)]. The SaTScan analysis identified two most likely clusters with high rates of alcohol consumption such as northwest Ethiopia (Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR) = 155.56, p<0.001) and central Ethiopia (LLR = 19.27, p<0.01). Never in union, divorced and/ widowed [Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.56; 95% CI:1.07,10.14], attended primary school [AOR = 0.45; 95% CI:0.27,0.95], having two or more lifetime sexual partners [AOR = 2.59; 95% CI:1.11,6.18], living in rural [AOR = 1.52; 95% CI:1.12,2.93] and higher community media exposure [AOR = 0.54; 95% CI:0.28,0.97] were the factors associated with alcohol consumption.

Conclusion

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Ethiopia was high. The spatial distribution of alcohol consumption was significantly varied across the country. Therefore, public health interventions targeting areas with high alcohol consumption are needed for drinking cessation and to prevent poor pregnancy outcomes related to alcohol use.
The two sides of the scalpel: The polarizing image of surgery in early cinema
Authors: Henkel Dennis
Published: December 2022

This paper uses extensive database research, film viewing and literature review to show how the field of surgery was staged in the early days of film history. It can be shown that–although surgical medicine was a subject in transition, and many scientific breakthroughs (anesthesia und antisepsis) made surgery less painful and more complication-free–filmmakers still frequently resorted to horror memories of the past and created a questionable, or ambivalent image of the surgeon, sometimes as extreme as the “lunatic with a scalpel” stereotype, blurring the line between genius and madness. But there were also positive staging’s: The surgical intervention was often captured on the screen as a last resort for clinically hopeless cases, with the surgeon often presented as a “deus ex machina”, the savior out of nowhere. Other specialties, however, such as plastic surgery, were mostly positively dramatized, which reveals a stark contrast to research about the representation of the field in the sound film era. A view at the fields of neurosurgery and (selectively) opthalmo-surgery rounds out the panorama of forty-one surgical films. In summary, it is shown that the early surgical film depicts the specialty and the surgeon in a highly ambivalent way, from savior to monster thereby reflecting one of the most significant transitions in the history of surgery and showing us what image was presented to the public–and thus to potential patients–in the movie theaters.
La protesta fiscal: un indicador de la cultura política popular en la Corona de Aragón (siglos XIII-XVI)
Authors: Reixach Sala Albert , Verdés Pijuan Pere
Published: December 2022

El objetivo del presente artículo es buscar puntos de convergencia entre el estudio de la cultura política y el de la fiscalidad a fines de la Edad Media, aprovechando la clara intersección que se produce entre ambos campos en las ciudades de la Corona de Aragón durante dicha época. Para ello tomamos como referencia de análisis principal el discurso, tanto por lo que respecta al contenido como al contexto de producción/recepción, y lo centramos en el ámbito de lo que podríamos denominar como "cultura política popular", por oposición a la elaborada por el establishment local. Pretendemos determinar si, a nivel fiscal, existió un discurso alternativo al de las élites que habitualmente rigieron los designios urbanos, así como los responsables de su elaboración, sus canales de difusión y las fuentes para su estudio. También nos interesa establecer los principales lugares comunes que pueden identificarse dentro de este discurso fiscal popular y, a través de un ejemplo concreto, comprobar la existencia de determinados conceptos o ideas utilizados tanto para justificarlo como para deslegitimarlo.
Privilegio, honra y distinción
Authors: Milán José Manuel Triano , Ortego Rico Pablo
Published: December 2022

A lo largo de los siglos bajomedievales diversas ciudades castellanas se fueron dotando de una identidad colectiva que marcó su papel como agentes políticos. Un proceso en el que la concesión, mantenimiento y defensa de sus privilegios fiscales tuvo un papel central. En este trabajo abordaremos la compleja interrelación entre privilegio fiscal e identidad urbana a través del estudio de tres ciudades —Toledo, Sevilla y Murcia— que gozaron de un estatuto ya reconocido como excepcional por sus contemporáneos.
Sentimento Pampeano:
Authors: Schlee Juliana Corrêa Pereira , Henning Paula Corrêa , Ribeiro Paula Regina Costa
Published: December 2022

O artigo busca apontar caminhos e estratégias teóricas e metodológicas, assim como analisar as narrativas das mulheres ambientalistas que articulam educação ambiental e pampa, marcadas pelo Sentimento Pampeano. Este trabalho é fruto de uma pesquisa de dissertação que foi realizada no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Ambiental (PPGEA/FURG). Na pesquisa articulamos potentes conceitos como filosofia, devir menor, verdade, sob o aporte teórico de Michel Foucault, Friedrich Nietzsche, Félix Guattari, Gilles Deleuze, Ana Godoy e Silvio Gallo. Como caminho metodológico realizamos uma investigação narrativa através de uma conversa com três mulheres ambientalistas do pampa. Ao final desta investigação podemos considerar que as mulheres narram suas relações com a natureza e com a educação ambiental mobilizadas, atravessadas, constituídas pelo que chamamos de Sentimento Pampeano.
Alfabetização Científica e a perspectiva investigativa:
Authors: Santana Uilian dos Santos , Almeida Renato , Sedano Luciana
Published: December 2022

Este estudo de caso tem como objetivo analisar ações interventivas envolvendo práticas relacionadas às questões socioambientais em uma escola dos Anos Finais do Ensino Fundamental sob a perspectiva do ensino por investigação e da Alfabetização Científica. A partir da observação de ações por meio de um projeto baseado em diretrizes de programas de Educação Ambiental, foram realizadas reflexões relacionadas com as questões socioambieintais, o ensino por investigação e a Alfabetização Científica, baseando-se em estudos sobre essas perspectivas. Como resultados, destacamos a importância do diagnóstico ambiental escolar com a participação escolar e a necessidade de fortalecimento de parcerias interinstitucionais entre escola, universidade e poder público para realizar projetos que promovam um ensino crítico e voltado à transformação socioambiental.
Educação ambiental e educação multicultural:
Authors: Leite André Búrigo , Oliveira de Almeida Rosiléia , Cristina de Sousa Ana , Lima Luciano da Silva
Published: December 2022

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar o processo de participação dos estudantes de Licenciatura em Química do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia (IFBA) – Campus Porto Seguro, BA, em uma Trilha Interpretativa na Aldeia Pataxó da Reserva da Jaqueira em Porto Seguro, BA concebida segundo pressupostos da Educação Ambiental e da Educação Multicultural Críticas. Os resultados indicaram ser possível desenvolver a Educação Ambiental e Multicultural seguindo uma abordagem crítica em uma trilha indígena, favorecendo a sensibilização, a mudança em direção ao pensamento crítico e atitudes de reciprocidade para com o meio ambiente e a própria sociedade. Contudo, percebeu-se também a necessidade de uma maior discussão e debates desses temas em uma vertente interdisciplinar e crítica, no Curso Superior de Licenciatura em Química do IFBA, Campus Porto Seguro.
Análise da participação social na elaboração de planos de manejo em unidades de conservação, sob a óptica da educação ambiental
Authors: De Araujo Mariane , Suriani Affonso Ana Lucia
Published: December 2022

A Educação Ambiental (EA) é um campo do conhecimento capaz de auxiliar na construção de planos de manejos de Unidades de Conservação (UCs). Ao utilizar o seu viés crítico, dialógico e emancipatório podemos dispor de atividades de EA, que fomentem a participação social de diversos atores na gestão participativa dessas áreas protegidas. Diante deste contexto, o objetivo da presente pesquisa foi diagnosticar, por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória, como ocorre esta participação em relação a elaboração e implementação de planos de manejo de UCs brasileiras. Realizamos uma análise em uma base de dados de pesquisas científicas e em uma revista específica da área de EA e, percebemos que no Brasil, a EA é pouco utilizada como um subsídio para promover a participação social nas tomadas de decisões, quando pensamos em manejo e gestão de UCs.
Coleta Seletiva Solidária e Educação Ambiental:
Authors: Flamini Silvia Helena , Zanin Maria , Biehl Printes Liane
Published: December 2022

O trabalho da catação de materiais reutilizáveis/recicláveis é assegurado por políticas públicas como o Decreto Federal nº 5.940/06 que prevê a separação dos resíduos gerados pelos órgãos públicos federais e sua destinação às associações e cooperativas de catadoras/es. No âmbito destes órgãos, as universidades vêm introduzindo a chamada Coleta Seletiva Solidária. Objetivou-se verificar quais universidades estão em adequação ao referido decreto; o número de publicações acerca deste tipo de coleta e identificar como são desenvolvidas as ações socioambientais e educativas pertinentes aos programas institucionais. A estratégia metodológica envolveu pesquisa bibliográfica e coleta de dados. Os resultados mostram adequação em boa parte das universidades e o desenvolvimento de práxis baseadas na solidariedade, divulgação e sensibilização socioambiental, bem como no uso de artefatos tecnológicos com emprego de estratégias para investigação e monitoramento.
Coconstruindo sociedades ecológicas:
Authors: Oliveira Daniel , Mesquita Mônica
Published: December 2022

Este artigo apresenta e discute a elaboração coletiva e transcultural de um Módulo de Ensino, aplicado a uma turma de Mestrado da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Esse processo de coconstrução fez parte do Projeto Partibridges, e possibilitou dar sequência aos trabalhos do Observatório de Literacia Oceânica com as comunidades costeiras locais. A Associação de Pesca Artesanal – ALA-ALA foi parceira no projeto, o que permitiu aprofundar em um tema de enorme relevância socioambiental – a pesca artesanal. Acreditamos que a aproximação teórico-prática aqui apresentada e discutida, poderá ser de grande interesse no âmbito da Educação Ambiental (EA), já que elucida conceitos, teorias, metodologias e métodos pedagógicos, faz uma análise sobre o papel das instituições de ensino na transformação para a sustentabilidade e apresenta um projeto de caráter inovador, que poderá servir de inspiração e de base inicial para novas ações de EA.
Análise de desenvolvimento temático acerca da Educação Ambiental
Authors: Antunes Jeferson , Coelho do Nascimento Diego , Fernandes de Queiroz Zuleide
Published: December 2022

O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar as dinâmicas de construção do conhecimento científico de alto impacto no campo da educação ambiental. Para tanto, utilizamos da bibliometria, cientometria e desenvolvimento temático para analisar dados e indicadores da produção científica sobre educação ambiental entre os anos de 2012 e 2021, recuperados da base de dados centralizada Web of Science. A partir dessa analise podemos concluir que existe uma barreira idiomática e de internacionalização das pesquisas brasileiras, que as redes interinstitucionais e entre territórios conduzem estudos de maior aceitação e, os temas ligados a psicologia ambiental e educação científica estão entre as principais discussões mundiais no campo da educação ambiental.
Evolução da pesquisa em educação ambiental e desenvolvimento sustentável
Authors: Dias do Nascimento Maria da Conceição , Da Silva Simões Patrícia Priscila , De Amorim dos Santos Francilio , Vieira Chaves Sammya Vanessa
Published: December 2022

Este estudo objetivou analisar as características das publicações de educação ambiental e desenvolvimento sustentável, na base de dados Web of Science, e identificar os tópicos mais relevantes a esses temas investigados. Caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa quantitativa, de natureza bibliométrica. Como resultado, encontrou 4.411 publicações. Constatou-se um crescimento da produção científica ao longo da última década, em especial. Percebe-se que a temática, ao longo das publicações vistas neste estudo, se comporta de forma interdisciplinar se relacionando com outros diversificados campos do conhecimento. Conforme já preconizado em literatura, a educação ambiental e a sustentabilidade desempenham um papel importante na sociedade, na construção do conhecimento, nas propostas de desenvolvimento, seja social ou econômico, e nas soluções que melhor se adequem aos problemas globais que enfrentamos.
Pesquisa em Educação Ambiental no Brasil:
Authors: Bulgraen Talita Barbosa  Plantcoski , Santana Luiz Carlos
Published: December 2022

Compreender os impactos ambientais implica uma reflexão sobre a relação sociedade-natureza. Observa-se, conforme Carvalho (2015), que cada área do conhecimento pode contribuir para a diversificação e ampliação de temas de estudos, procedimentos de pesquisas, fundamentos teóricos, concepções de educação ambiental etc. Cada área de conhecimento pode apresentar peculiaridades na investigação sobre determinado tema. Nesse artigo, discutiremos possíveis contribuições teóricas da Psicologia para as pesquisas em Educação Ambiental (EA), tendo como base os resultados obtidos a partir de uma pesquisa sobre teses e dissertações desenvolvidas em programas de pós-graduação em Psicologia. Apresentaremos alguns conceitos teóricos advindos de perspectivas epistemológicas da Psicologia, para posteriormente correlacionar com os resultados sobre os referenciais teóricos encontrados em nossa investigação. Pretende-se, dessa forma, compreender e discutir a contribuição da Psicologia, enquanto campo teórico, para a pesquisa sobre EA no Brasil.
Discursos de inovação em teses e dissertações de Educação Ambiental com foco em ensino de Biologia e Física
Authors: Silva Dayane dos Santos , Aguiar Ricardo Rechi
Published: December 2022

Nesse trabalho analisamos os sentidos construídos e associados ao termo “inovação” em teses e dissertações de Educação Ambiental vinculadas às áreas de ensino de Biologia e Física, defendidas entre 1981 e 2012, nos aproximando de estudos do tipo “estado da arte” e da Teoria Polifônica da Enunciação de Ducrot (1987). A partir desta análise construímos dois Contextos de Enunciação relacionados ao termo “inovação”, sendo eles: críticas ao modelo de ensino chamado de “tradicional” e estratégias educacionais ou metodologias de ensino. Observamos alguns discursos recorrentes, como a compreensão da “inovação” enquanto uma possível “redentora” do processo educacional a partir da associação entre esse termo e a melhoria no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, bem como o desenvolvimento de Projetos, de Unidades de Aprendizagem e de iniciativas sob uma perspectiva interdisciplinar.
Teoria da Complexidade:
Authors: Araújo Adelmo Fernandes de , Rodrigues Morais Wanderson , Fernandes Silva Orlane
Published: December 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o funcionamento discursivo em enunciados que se apoiam nas contribuições de Edgar Morin para a compreensão de estudos sobre Educação Ambiental (EA) que foram realizados no ambiente escolar. O corpus de pesquisa foi constituído por recortes em teses e dissertações sobre EA reunidas pelo Projeto EArte. De forma a analisar tais materialidades, nos apoiamos na Análise de Discurso materialista francesa de Michel Pêcheux e colaboradores. Como resultados, identificamos que os mecanismos utilizados pelos autores variam desde efeitos de pré-construídos, assim como discursos-transversos nos quais os autores mobilizaram uma grande amplitude de temas à partir da teoria da complexidade, demonstrando ser um referencial que realmente dialoga com a EA; bem como carência de estabilidade referencial de algumas expressões
Apresentação Dossiê Produção Acadêmica em Educação Ambiental
Authors: Silva Rosana Louro Ferreira , Barzotto Valdir Heitor , Mesquita André Campos , Carvalho Luiz Marcelo de
Published: December 2022

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What could explain the psychological well-being and performance of young athletes? The role of social safeness and self-criticism
Authors: Oliveira Sara , Cunha Marina , Rosado António , Gomes Beatriz , Ferreira Cláudia
Published: December 2022

Literature has highlighted that it is important to explore factors that may contribute to athletes’ well-being and also to sports performance, especially in young athletes. This study aimed to test a model that hypothesized that athlete-related social safeness (feelings of belonging to the team) has an effect on the psychological well-being and performance through self-criticism.This study sample comprised 164 Portuguese adolescent athletes of both genders, who practiced different sports.The path analysis results confirmed the proposed model’s adequacy, which explained 52% and 28% of the variance of the psychological well-being and performance, respectively. Results demonstrated that athletes who presented higher social safeness levels tend to reveal higher levels of psychological well-being and perceived performance through lower levels of self-criticism.These novel findings suggest the importance of adopting supportive and safe relationships between teammates due to their positive association with athletes’ mental health and performance.
MACROECONOMIC DYNAMICS AND THE ROLE OF MARKET POWER. THE CASE OF ITALY
Authors: MONDOLO Jasmine
Published: December 2022

In recent years, the US and other advanced countries have experienced macroeconomic dynamics which raise some concerns and which, according to the literature, are at least partly attributable to a rise in product market power. This study mainly aims to understand how Italy performs in terms of five relevant economic variables (i.e., domestic investment rate, labour share, labour force participation, wage inequality and economic dynamism), and whether firms’ markups are on the rise. The picture that emerges is mixed, and the negative performance in terms of business dynamism and wage dispersion may be ascribable to an increase in product market power. The firm-level analysis of the Italian manufacturing sector for the years 2011-2018, which complements previous empirical analysis on product market power in this country and accounts for labour market power as well, reveals an increment in the average markup which, however, is not particularly pronounced and unsettling, and which is preceded by a period of steady decline. Moreover, this trend is accompanied by a more remarkable increase in the workers’ labour market power, which helps explain the modest growth in the revenue-based labour share observed during the same period.
GENERALIZED FISHER HYPOTHESIS VALIDITY FOR CANADA, UK, AND SUISSE STOCK MARKETS: EVIDENCE FROM PANEL ARDL MODELS
Authors: NEIFAR Malika , HACHICHA Fatma
Published: December 2022

In this paper we propose a decision support tool for the investor in terms of asset allocation. The key question is to know whether equities are perfect hedge against inflation if either we invest in only one market or if we go to all the considered markets. We chose three democratic countries having common monetary policy based on the Inflation rate stabilization targeting (including Canada, UK, and Suisse) over the period 1999M01-2018M04. We see how the stock return evolution is related to inflation rate Pre, during, and Post 2008 Global financial crisis (GFC). Then, some dynamic version of the Generalized Fisher hypothesis (GFH) models are explored by some univariate and panel autoregressive dynamic linear (ARDL) frameworks. We conclude that during crisis period, being on either Suisse or Canadian stock market, investors can have important abnormal gains. Then including the UK in a portfolio allows investors to limit losses caused by inflation in the UK stock market alone.
The expansion and migration of small mammals in the Makalu Barun region induced by changes of the Himalayan environment during the Quaternary
Authors: Daniel Milan , Kalvoda Jan
Published: December 2022

This paper describes the course of migration and expansion of small mammals in the Makalu Barun region influenced by the orogenetic uplift of the East Nepal Himalaya and climatically conditioned changes in the extent of morphogenetic zones from the Upper Pleistocene up to the present. The results of zoological and parasitological research are compounded with the knowledge of the dynamic development of landforms, which testifies to significant changes in the high-mountain environment during the Quaternary. The migration of Palearctic species of small mammals across the gradually emerging orographical barrier during the orogenesis of the High Himalaya was completely interrupted by the glaciation in the Upper Pleistocene. This extensive glaciation also excluded occurrence and survival of small mammals in the high-mountain valleys of the Makalu Barun region. Migration routes and the extension of the territory of small mammals remained open only in the periglacial zone of the Arun and Barun Khola valleys. Following the interstadial period of warmer and humid climate conditions were changed by the Late Glacial Maximum when small mammals were again pushed away from heavily glaciated valleys to the lower altitude periglacial zone. During the Holocene interglacial, the occurrence of fauna and flora in the high-mountain valleys depended on repeated spatial changes of periglacial and glacial morphoclimatic zones. Current biogeographical hazards are accentuated due to the rapid retreat of glaciers, the expansion of the periglacial morphoclimatic zone and the increased human impact in the High Himalaya.
Venous dynamics in anesthetized sheep govern postural‐induced changes in cerebrospinal fluid pressure comparable to those in humans
Authors: Trimmel Nina Eva , Podgoršak Anthony , Oertel Markus Florian , Jucker Simone , Arras Margarete , Schmid Daners Marianne , Weisskopf Miriam
Published: December 2022

Sheep are popular large animals in which to model human disorders and to study physiological processes such as cerebrospinal fluid dynamics. However, little is known about vascular compensatory mechanisms affecting cerebrospinal fluid pressures during acute postural changes in sheep. Six female white Alpine sheep were anesthetized to investigate the interactions of the vascular and cerebrospinal fluid system by acquiring measurements of intracranial pressure and central and jugular venous pressure during passive postural changes induced by a tilt table. The cross‐sectional area of the common jugular vein and venous blood flow velocity was recorded. Anesthetized sheep showed bi‐phasic effects of postural changes on intracranial pressure during tilting. A marked collapse of the jugular vein was observed during head‐over‐body tilting; this is in accordance with findings in humans. Active regulatory effects of the arterial system on maintaining cerebral perfusion pressure were observed independent of tilting direction. Conclusion: Anesthetized sheep show venous dynamics in response to posture‐induced changes in intracranial pressure that are comparable with those in humans.
Tune-text accommodation in Optimality Theory: an account of Southern Valencian Catalan yes-no questions
Authors: Roseano Paolo , Rodriquez Francesco
Published: December 2022

This paper aims at contributing to ascertain the principles of intonational grammar that lie behind the realization of nuclear contours and at presenting them in terms of Optimality Theory constraints. In order to do so, we analyse the prosody of the nuclear configuration of Southern Valencian Catalan yes-no questions, with special emphasis on situations where text-tune accommodation phenomena take place. The empirical data, which are analysed according to the principles of the autosegmental-metrical model, show a complex interplay of different phenomena at the text-tune interface, like vowel lengthening, tonal spreading, tonal retraction and intonation-driven schwa epenthesis. We argue that the variation detected in the data can be accounted for by the interaction of nine constraints (i.e., Max-IO(µp),Dep-IO(µs),Anchor(T%,Rt,IP,Rt),Anchor(L*,Rt,ˈσ,Rt),*Anchor(T,C),*Anchor(T,-voice),Share(T*,NC),Dep-IO(Associate), Max-IO(Associate)), whose ranking is established by means of a Stochastic Optimality Theory analysis.
Design, synthesis, and biological activity of novel pomalidomide linked with diphenylcarbamide derivatives
Authors: Sun Bin , Liu Xiaofei , Ji Tao , Zhan Xiaoguang , Mao Longfei , Deng Peng , Shi Lin
Published: December 2022

Based on 2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-fluoroisoindoline-1,3-dione as a raw material, a series of novel pomalidomide linked with diphenylcarbamide derivatives were synthesized through several step reactions of substitution, click reaction, and addition reaction. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and MS. We discovered that some of the compounds are capable of suppressing indoleamine pyrrole-2,3-dioxygenase-1 activities in in vitro experiments, in which the inhibitory activity of 5b reached the level of benefits.
Determination of limiter design and material composition of MT-II spherical tokamak
Authors: Ud-Din Khan Shahab , Abdullah Muhammad , Ali Ahmad , Khan Riaz , Shakir Sehrish , Rehman Zia Ur , Zahid Shahzaib , Ali Rafaqat
Published: December 2022

MT-II is a spherical tokamak with a major radius of 0.15 m and a minor radius of 0.09 m, currently under development at the Pakistan Tokamak Plasma Research Institute. It is designed with a higher elongation of 2.67. This paper presents the design and material analysis of the limiter configuration for the MT-II tokamak, which is being carried out in two phases. In the first phase, theoretical studies and calculations are performed to estimate the plasma edge temperature, density, particle velocity, input power, heat flux, heat load and surface temperature on the limiter tile. In the second phase, computational techniques are applied to analyses the material properties, the maximum/minimum surface temperature rise (∆T °C) at stable heat load and power deposition based on theoretical calculations that will help optimize the design parameters of the limiter. The type of material and the surface temperature of the limiter as well as the general design parameters of MT-II are included in the proposed poloidal limiter. The results suggest that crystalline vein graphite is a suitable candidate for the proposed poloidal limiter. A combination of mechanical and electrical feedthrough techniques are used to improve the performance of the limiter. The proposed limiter is able to meet the requirements of MT-II.
Generalizations of the steffensen integral inequality for pseudo-integrals
Authors: Guo Jing , Zhou Xianzhong
Published: December 2022

In this paper, our aim is to prove certain kinds of Steffensen type integral inequalities for the pseudo-integral and the discrete pseudo-integral. The observations concern two cases of the real semiring with pseudo-operations with respect to pseudo-integrals: the first semiring, where pseudo-operations are defined via a monotone and continuous function g, the second semiring, when pseudo-operations are given by an idempotent addition and a generated pseudo-multiplication. Moreover, the discrete pseudo-integral is based on symmetric pseudo-addition and pseudo-multiplication, where the generator g is odd and increasing. In each case, several practical examples are presented to illustrate these results.
Boundedness and almost periodicity of solutions of linear differential systems
Authors: Lassoued Dhaou , Fečkan Michal
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we study the following linear differential system

(1)

x
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=
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∈

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n

,
 
t
∈
ℝ
,

$${{x}^{\prime }}(t)=A(t)x(t),\,\,\,\,x(t)\in {{\mathbb{R}}^{n}},\quad t\in \mathbb{R},$$

where t ↦ A(t) is a matrix valued almost periodic function. We prove that if all the solutions of the above system are almost periodic, there exists an almost periodic function b : R → R
n
such that the following differential equation

(2)

x
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(
t
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=
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∈

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,
 
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$${{x}^{\prime }}(t)=A(t)x(t)+b(t),\,\,\,\,x(t)\in {{\mathbb{R}}^{n}},\quad t\in \mathbb{R}$$

has no bounded solution.

In particular, if for each almost periodic function b there exists a bounded solution to (2), there exists at least one solution for (1) that is not almost periodic.
On variational approaches for fractional differential equations
Authors: Salari Amjad , Biranvand Nader , Hashemi Sababe Saeed
Published: December 2022

This paper deals with the existence and numerical estimates of solutions for a class of fractional differential equations, while the nonlinear part of the problem admits some Special hypotheses. In particular, for a precise localization of the parameter, the existence of a non-zero solution is established requiring the sublinearity of nonlinear part at origin and infinity. Moreover, theoretical and numerical examples of applications are provided.
Approximation theorems for the new construction of Balázs operators and its applications
Authors: Usta Fuat
Published: December 2022

Balázs operators are an influential tool that can be used to approximate a function on the unbounded interval [0, ∞). In this study, a new construction of Balázs operators which depending upon on a function ρ(x) has been introduced. The function ρ(x) plays a significant role in this construction due to the fact that the new operator preserves definitely two test functions from the set of {1, ρ(x), ρ
2(x)}. In this direction, the approximation properties of this newly defined operators are established, such as degree of approximation and Voronovskaya type theorems. Finally, we presented a set of computational examples in order to validate the new construction of operator is an approximation procedure.
A new family of compound exponentiated logarithmic distributions with applications to lifetime data
Authors: Hakamipour Nooshin , Zhang Yuanyuan , Nadarajah Saralees
Published: December 2022

The logarithmic distribution and a given lifetime distribution are compounded to construct a new family of lifetime distributions. The compounding is performed with respect to maxima. Expressions are derived for lifetime properties like moments and the behavior of extreme values. Estimation procedures for the method of maximum likelihood are also derived and their performance assessed by a simulation study. Three real data (including two lifetime data) applications are described that show superior performance (assessed with respect to Kolmogorov Smirnov statistics, likelihood values, AIC values, BIC values, probability-probability plots and density plots) versus at least five known lifetime models, with each model having the same number of parameters as the model it is compared to.
On two correlated linear models with common and different parameters
Authors: Jiang Bo , Liu Ming , Tian Yongge
Published: December 2022

A parametric regression model may comprise several correlated individual regression equations, and these equations may have common and different unknown parameters. In such a situation, the common unknown parameter vectors in these equations can be estimated individually or simultaneously according to various available statistical inference methods. The purpose of this paper is to provide an integral account of two classic objects in regression theory: the best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) and the best linear unbiased estimators (BLUEs) on common and different unknown parameters in two correlated linear models with common and different parameters. We first introduce some reduced models associated with the two correlated linear models. We then define and characterize predictability and estimability of all unknown parameter vectors in the two correlated models and their reduced models, and derive analytical formulas for calculating the BLUPs and BLUEs of all unknown parameter vectors in these models by means of a constrained quadratic matrix optimization method. We also discuss a variety of theoretical properties of the predictors and estimators.
Ideals of functions with compact support in the integer-valued case
Authors: Dube Themba , Ighedo Oghenetega , Tlharesakgosi Batsile
Published: December 2022

For a zero-dimensional Hausdorff space X, denote, as usual, by C(X, ℤ) the ring of continuous integer-valued functions on X. If f ∈ C(X, ℤ), denote by Z(f) the set of all points of X that are mapped to 0 by f. The set

$$\begin{array}{}
\displaystyle
C_K(X,\mathbb Z)=\{f\in C(X,\mathbb Z)\mid \text{cl}_X(X\smallsetminus
\mathsf Z(f))\text{ is compact}\}
\end{array}$$

is the integer-valued analogue of the ideal of functions with compact support in C(X). By first working in the category of locales and then interpreting the results in spaces, we characterize this ideal in several ways. Writing ζ
X for the Banaschewski compactification of X, we also explore some properties of ideals of C(X, ℤ) associated with subspaces of ζ
X analogously to how one associates, for any Tychonoff space Y, subsets of β
Y with ideals of C(Y).
Triangular numbers and generalized fibonacci polynomial
Authors: Şahіn Adem
Published: December 2022

In the present paper, we study triangular numbers. We focus on the linear homogeneous recurrence relation of degree 3 with constant coefficients for triangular numbers. Then we deal with the relationship between generalized Fibonacci polynomials and triangular numbers. We show that different properties of triangular numbers can be obtained by using this relationship. Finally, we examine the properties of the sequenceA052529 that has strong relationships with triangular numbers.
Enveloping action: Convergence spaces
Authors: Losert Bernd , Richardson Gary
Published: December 2022

Given a partial action, an enveloping action in the context of convergence spaces is studied. Whenever the enveloping action space is not Hausdorff (T
3), a related enveloping action on a Hausdorff (T
3) space is developed. Invariance of quotient (proper, open) maps to the related space is also discussed.
Effects of rare earth metals on microstructure, mechanical properties, and pitting corrosion of 27% Cr hyper duplex stainless steel
Authors: Wang Hang , Wang Aiqin , Li Changyi , Yu Xingsheng , Xie Jingpei , Liang Tingting , Liu Chenlu
Published: December 2022

This research focuses on the addition of low-cost rare earth metals (REMs) to improve the comprehensive properties of hyper duplex stainless steels (DSSs). The effects of REM on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and pitting corrosion of hyper DSSs were analyzed by optical/scanning electron microscope metallographic examination, X-ray diffraction analysis, tensile test, impact test, and potentiodynamic polarization test. With the addition of REM, micro/nanoscale REM inclusions were formed, and the microstructure of the alloy was refined. With the increasing content of REM, the average diameter and area of inclusions in the alloy decreased at first and then increased. While the mechanical properties showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. An appropriate amount of stable REM inclusions could reduce the susceptibility of pitting corrosion and improve the pitting corrosion resistance of the alloy. The hyper DSSs with REM content in the range of 0.018–0.031 wt% have excellent mechanical properties and pitting resistance.
Slavic Mythology Lost in Fantasy
Authors: Obertová Zuzana
Published: December 2022

Slavic myths increasingly survive in people’s consciousness as supernatural elements or as literary characters rather than as real beliefs in their existence. Adult readers in Poland and Slovakia, for example, encounter Slavic supernatural beings in the fantasy literature book series such as Wiedźmin by Andrzej Sapkowski and Černokňažník by Juraj Červenák; however, literature cannot be expected to portray superstitions and demons in the same way as belief legends. Placing Sapkowski’s and Červenák’s works within the context of ethnographically recorded beliefs illuminates various aspects of intercultural and intertextual relationships within the literary setting. This article shows that there are several types of literary adaptation of Slavic myths: adaptation in accordance with folk beliefs, denial of superstitions, incorporating a folk myth in order to create an illusion, and using the name of a demon while also adding characteristics from other sources – especially from popular culture.
Predicting the future land-use change and evaluating the change in landscape pattern in Binh Duong province, Vietnam
Authors: Bui Dang Hung , Mucsi László
Published: December 2022

The main purpose of this study is to simulate future land use up to 2030 and to evaluate the change in landscape pattern due to land-use change from 1995 to 2030 in Binh Duong province, Vietnam. Land-use maps generated from multi-temporal Landsat images from 1995 to 2020 and various physical and social driving variables were used as inputs. Markov chain and Decision Forest algorithm integrated in Land Change Modeler application of IDRISI software were used to predict quantity and location of future land-use allocation. Meanwhile, FRAGSTATS software was used to calculate landscape metrics at class and landscape levels. The simulation results showed that there will be 253.8 km2 of agricultural land urbanized in the period from 2020 to 2030. The urban areas will gradually expand from the edge of the existing zones and fill the newly planned areas from South to North and Northeast of the province. The results also revealed that the studied landscape was decreasing in dominance and increasing diversity and heterogeneity at landscape level. The processes of dispersion and aggregation were taking place at the same time in the entire landscape and in the urban class. Meanwhile, the classes of agriculture, mining, and greenspace were increasingly dispersed, but the shape of patches was becoming more regular. The water class increased the dispersion and the irregularity of the patch shape. Finally, the landscape metrics of the unused land fluctuated over time.