bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Eye Movements in the Task of Visual Search Depending on the Verbalizability and Symmetry of Stimuli
Authors: Kruskop Alexander S. , Luniakova Elizaveta G. , Doubrovski Victor E. , Garusev Alexander V.
Published: January 2024

Background. Visual search is considered today as an active process, usually implemented with the participation of eye movements. Modern search models assume the influence of both stimulus and cognitive variables on its characteristics and effectiveness. However, in research, as a rule, only one type of variables is controlled, which requires the creation of new experimental paradigms that allow studying the influence of both types of factors and their interaction. Objective. Investigation of the influence of factors of verbalizability and symmetry of the target stimulus on the effectiveness and speed of its search and characteristics of search eye movements. Methods. The created stimuli were identical in basic stimulus characteristics (color, shape, size, slope, number of elements) but differed in the symmetry of configuration and the level of verbalizability. An intragroup experimental plan was used. Eye movements were recorded in the process of visual search with the SMI HiSpeed 1250 eye tracker. Sample. The total sample of the study consisted of 48 participants: 18 people (10 men, 8 women, average age — 20) — at the stage of assessing the verbalizability of stimuli; 30 people (6 men, 24 women, average age — 20) — at the main stage. Results. None of the factors affected the effectiveness of visual search, it remained at a high level. In the absence of the target stimulus in the matrix, the search for symmetrical targets with verbalizability was completed faster, the search for asymmetric stimuli with low verbalizability was the slowest. Both factors influenced the features of searching eye movements: the search for "simple" (symmetrical and/or highly verbalizable) stimuli was characterized by shorter fixations and wide-amplitude saccades than the search for "complex" targets. ANOVA showed that there is no interaction between the factors of verbalizability and symmetry. Conclusion. The results generally support the hypothesis about the influence of symmetry and verbalizability on the visual search, testifying in favor of their independent influence on the dynamics of search eye movements.
Subjective Dissatisfaction of Interpersonal Needs and Signs of Poor Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents and Youth with Different Levels of Suicidal Risk
Authors: Rasskazova Elena I. , Sadovnichaja Veronika S.
Published: January 2024

Background. Suicidal risk in adolescence and youth refers to one of the actual forms of autodestructive behaviour associated with socio-psychological factors. Objective. The aim was to reveal the relationship between subjective dissatisfaction with the interpersonal communication and signs of psychological difficulties (aggressive behavior, substance use, anxious and obsessive thoughts, suicidal thoughts) in adolescents and young people with different levels of suicidal risk. Methods. Participants filled in the interpersonal needs questionnaire (INQ-15) and a questionnaire diagnosing signs of psychological difficulties. Sample. 92 adolescents and young adults aged 12–21 years without experience of suicidal thoughts, 132 adolescents and young adults with experience of suicidal thoughts but not actions, as well as 55 adolescents and young people who were treated in crisis hospitals for suicidal acts took part in the study. Results. The Russian version of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire is a reliable and factor valid technique to assess the feelings of burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in adolescents and young adults. Suicidal risk in adolescents and young adults is associated with interpersonal failure, loneliness, longing, which leads into feelings of burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. In adolescents and youth with different suicidal risk, these feelings of burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness are associated with the recognition of psychological problems, and feelings of burden are associated with the recognition of aggressive behavior. The feeling of thwarted belongingness is associated with aggressive behavior only in adolescents and young people with suicidal thoughts and actions. Conclusion. The association of feelings of burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness with the recognition of psychological problems in different suicidal risk groups, and the association of feelings of burden with the recognition of aggressive behavior indicates the importance of interpersonal communication factors in understanding subjective well-being in adolescents and young adults in general.
Adolescents’ Aggressive Behavior in the Representation of Teachers: Typical Manifestations (Semantic Analysis)
Authors: Rean Artur A. , Konovalov Ivan A. , Kuzmin Roman G. , Linkov Anton L.
Published: January 2024

Background. Teachers' ideas about aggression and deviant behavior of adolescents is an extremely important source of information, scientific consideration of which can both clarify the internal picture of the difficulties in teachers' professional activities and assess the specifics of the manifestation of problematic behavior in adolescents. Objective. The purpose of this article is a theoretical and empirical consideration of the phenomenology of aggressive behavior in adolescents as represented in teachers’ ideas. Another goal is to identify the main lexical units with which occur in the conceptualization of typical manifestations of aggressive behavior in adolescence. Methods. The article analyses teacher’s answers to the open question: "What are the three most typical manifestations of aggressive behavior in adolescents?" The question was asked separately about younger (11–14 years old) and older (15–19 years old) teenagers. To analyze the data obtained, the methodology of text analysis by means of the R programming language was applied, The methodology included several stages: (1) tokenization of statements, (2) stemmization of words, (3) removal of stop words for the Russian language, (4) sorting meaningful parts of words by frequency of use. To determine the differences in the frequency of use for different lexical units, the Student and Mann ⸻ Whitney criteria were used. Sample. The study was implemented in the form of an anonymous online survey, which was filled in by teachers from five federal districts of the Russian Federation. The overwhelming majority of respondents are female (94 %). The average age of respondents is 44.5 (SD = 11.7). A sample of 5,728 teachers was used for the analysis. Results. The most frequent lexical unit was "aggress"[aggression] in both groups. In the representations of teachers regarding younger adolescents, there are also lexical units and their components: «krik» [scream], «drak» [fight], «grub» [rude], «poveden» [behavior], «fizichesk» [physical], «emocionaln» [emotional] and «slez» [tears/crying]. In relation to the older teenagers «poveden» [behavior], «grub» [rude], «drak» [fight], «fizichesk» [physical] and «zamknut» [withdrawn] are used. Conclusion. The study identified the most frequent lexical units and their components used by teachers to describe aggressive behavior in younger and older adolescents. It was shown that the most frequent units and their components reflect typical manifestations characteristic of both ages. At the same time, the least frequent seem to indicate the specific risks characteristic of the age groups considered.
Current Challenges in the Work of Career Consultants in Modern Labor Market
Authors: Aleksandrova Ekaterina A.
Published: January 2024

Background. The modern labor market is characterized by constant, not always predictable changes, which directly affect labor resources. In this regard, one of the priority tasks of career consultants is to constantly monitor these trends in order to timely adjust their work to them. Objective. The article aims to analyse the tasks and challenges that career consultants face in their work in the conditions of dynamically changing labor market. Methods. The research used the analysis of literature supplemented by the respondents’ qualitative answers. They were asked to express the opinion about requests, tasks and difficulties they had in their work in 2022. Sample. The data was obtained through an online survey of career consultants (24 participants). Results. The main characteristics of the BANI-world model and their reflection in the modern local labor market are considered. The main requests and tasks that career consultants are working with in the current conditions are identified. Career consultants’ work challenges, limitations, and possible ways to overcome them are formulated. Conclusion. The research materials indicate increased requirements for professional consultants. They are to be ready to work with a wide range of career guidance issues, to provide deep and long-term psychological support for clients in the current socio-economic conditions. The results obtained could be used as the basis for further clarification of the local trends in the study of activity characteristics in modern career consultants, difficulties in their work, as well as assistance in resolving them.
Ethnic Stereotypes in the Perception of Advertising by Young People
Authors: Salmina Nina G. , Zvonova Elena V. , Pestereva Nikol A. , Pham Hong Nhung
Published: January 2024

Background. Stereotyping is an important part of social cognition. Therefore, it attracts a lot of attention from psychologists and sociologists. Ethnic stereotypes are not only a reflection of established prejudices and false ideas, but also a kind of social "barometer" indicating possible social problems. Modern studies have revealed the relationship between stereotypes and real ethnic diversity, and also indicate that the subjective feeling of disadvantage is a breeding ground for the emergence and existence of ethnic stereotypes. Objective. The article aims to substantiate theoretically, to identify empirically, as well as to classify ethnic stereotypes in the perception of advertising by young people, representatives of four ethnic groups. Sample. The study involved 88 people, representatives of 4 countries. Methods. The study simulated a situation of interethnic interaction, in which the participants acted as the “authors” of 6 advertising messages and 3 commercials. They had to write stories selecting the “main characters”, whose participation would illustrate the attractiveness of the advertised product or service. A set of typical images of representatives of different ethnic groups was proposed. Psychological diagnostics was aimed at establishing differences between groups. were An express questionnaire “Tolerance Index” (G.U. Soldatova, O.A. Kravtsova, O.E. Khukhlaev, L.A. Shaigerova) and emotional empathy questionnaire (Emotional Empathic Tendency Scale, EETS) designed to determine the level of empathic tendencies, the ability to empathize as a personal trait by A. Mehrabian and N. Epstein were used. Results. Areas of social practices where autostereotypes and heterostereotypes appear were identified. Themes where new stereotypes appear were identified. The diagnostics showed that there is no statistically significant difference in the indicators of tolerance and empathy between representatives of the 4 groups. Conclusions. The results of the study can be explained by the fact that participants demonstrated the unity of social group, the youth. The results obtained can be interpreted as evidence that for modern young people, the decisive factor in the formation of stereotypes is information transmitted through various means, which clearly acquires a transnational character.
Emotional Component of the Image of Volunteering in the Perceptions of Students in Psychology and Education
Authors: Vasileva Inna V. , Chumakov Mikhail V.
Published: January 2024

Background. Volunteering is an activity in which people are involved initiatively and voluntarily, in order to improve the living conditions of the community. Research shows the ever-increasing role of volunteers in solving social problems. However, the organizers of volunteer activity face with the problem of the insufficient level of sustainable involvement of people in volunteering. Student life is a period of active socialization when the volunteer activities of students allow them to acquire important qualities necessary for successful socialization. Emotions are the evidence of involvement ensuring the sustainability of motivation. Therefore, it is important to understand how students reflect volunteerism in their ideas which will allow the organizer of volunteer activities to form a sustainable motivation for participants. Sample. The study involved 173 university students. Objective: The goal is to identify the features of the emotional component of the image of volunteering in the perceptions of university students in psychological and educational areas. Methods. The thesaurus of emotive vocabulary by L.G. Babenko was used to compile the profile. Data collection was carried out by the method of limited associations. The task of the respondents was to give nine associations to the word "volunteer" in the form of the principle parts of speech (three verbs, three nouns, three adjectives). As a result, the frequency of these associations by categories of emotive vocabulary was revealed and a rating of these categories was formed. Results. The most frequent in terms of the number of associations used are the categories of emotive vocabulary: kindness, pity, sincerity, and joy. These emotive categories characterize the emotional component of the image of volunteering in the thesaurus of students. An analysis of denotative-ideographic groups, taking into account functional-semantic categories, shows that these categories are represented unevenly in students’ associations. The category of emotional attitude is the most pronounced while the categories of emotional impact and the emotional attitude are not represented at all. A rating of denotative-ideographic groups was built according to the frequency of associations about volunteering used by the respondents. Conclusion. The categories of emotive vocabulary are complementary to the content of volunteer activities. The emotional component of the image, identified with the help of denotative-ideographic groups and functional-semantic categories, reflects both the characteristics of the emotional regulation of volunteer activity and the personal constructs of students.
Adaptation of Technophobia and Technophilia Questionnaires into Russian
Authors: Dorokhov Yegor A. , Gusev Alexey N.
Published: January 2024

Background. Distrust of technology is an important barrier to its implementation into human life. In the research of attitude to computers and automated systems, special attention in psychological science has been paid to attitudes towards technology: technophobia and technophilia. Objective: The aim is to adapt two questionnaires to Russian sample in order to measure the technophobia and technophilia attitudes, as well as to evaluate their psychometric properties. Methods. The adaptation of the questionnaires was carried out in accordance with the requirements of psychometric standards. As part of the work, the methods of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess the internal structure of the techniques. Correlation analysis was used to obtain evidence supporting questionnaires validity. Sample. At the first stage of the study, 275 people filled out questionnaires on technophobia and technophilia, of which 194 were women (71 %) and 81 were men (29 %), the average age was 33.5 years (SD = 13.93). The second part of the study involved 545 employees of a large financial sector organization. Results. The methods showed sufficient reliability indicators on the scales (the Cronbach's α coefficient is higher than 0.8) and the expected correlation coefficients of the results on the questionnaires with each other and with questionnaires aimed at assessing personal anxiety, self-efficacy and personality traits (HEXACO). The internal structure of the adaptation of the questionnaires was analyzed with confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. However, the hypothesis of the stability of the internal structure for each scale was not confirmed. Conclusion. Adapted questionnaires can be used for research purposes. It is necessary to continue collecting empirical data on both questionnaires. Practical application of the results. The proposed versions of the questionnaires can be used to assess technophobic and technophilic attitudes without dividing these scales into subscales. The authors have proposed an alternative version of dividing items into subscales for the technophobia questionnaire, while this version is considered as potentially more suitable, although it requires additional analysis on new data sets.
Animals’ Mobilities in Popular Fiction: Time, Duration, and Desire in Sheila Burnford’s The Incredible Journey
Authors: Howell Philip
Published: January 2024

In Sheila Burnford’s 1961 novel The Incredible Journey, three domestic animals undertake an arduous trek through the forests of northern Ontario to be reunited with their owners and family. As an example of “homing instinct” stories, The Incredible Journey has been influential, notably as a result of the 1963 Disney film. The genre is easily dismissed as sentimentally anthropomorphic, but this paper treats Burnford’s novel as a sophisticated treatment of animals’ mobilities in terms of literary animal studies. Drawing on the philosophy of Henri Bergson, The Incredible Journey is presented as an adventure in time rather than in space, contrasting the human perspective of maps and miles with the Bergsonian concept of duration, the real experience of the passage of time, and with related themes of free will, instinct, and desire. This paper concludes that Burnford offers a less anthropocentric perspective on animals’ mobility.
From Positive to Negative Historical Statecraft: The Shifting Use of History in China’s Diplomacy
Authors: Smith Nicholas Ross , Fallon Tracey
Published: January 2024

Typically, China has tried to use positive aspects of its history, such as its previous grandeur and its philosophical and cultural heritage, to guide its diplomatic strategic narratives – a kind of historical statecraft. However, this has largely failed to inspire international audiences. Analysis of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ regular press conferences over a twenty-year period reveals there is an observable seeping of more negative aspects of history into China’s diplomatic language during Xi Jinping’s second term. Negative history appears in China’s strategic narratives to highlight changes in the international order by reframing understandings of China and the nature of other major powers. Negative history of this type might afford Xi significant domestic legitimacy, as well as some international supporters, for its assertive articulations; at the same time, however, it reduces China’s ability to win over international audiences and positively disseminate its vision of international order.
A cross-sectional study of the willingness to consume insects in a culture without entomophagy
Authors: Peksever D. , Ruby M.B. , El S.N.
Published: January 2024

Entomophagy is the technical term for eating insects and traditionally a part of daily diet in many tropical and subtropical countries. The rapidly increasing world population, industry and human-induced environmental pollution, and global warming reduce agricultural lands and clean water resources and make it difficult to produce sufficient food and therefore protein. Although edible insects are a promising opportunity as they require fewer natural resources than other animal foods, they are not considered as the food of the future in many Western countries for reasons such as disgust. A growing body of research in a diverse array of cultural contexts has examined people’s attitudes towards eating insects, but this work has not yet included Türkiye, a country with a well-established traditional cuisine and where entomophagy is highly novel. This study examined attitudes toward eating insects, and predictors thereof, in a large Turkish community sample (n = 914). For willingness to eat whole insects, age was a significant positive predictor, and food neophobia, disgust sensitivity, and being female were negative predictors for both whole insects and insect flour foods. For both types of insect foods, disgust was a negative predictor and belief in the benefits of eating insects was a positive predictor. This pattern of results is concordant with work from many other cultural contexts in the Americas, Asia, and Western Europe, providing further evidence for the importance of reducing food neophobia and disgust sensitivity and providing information about the benefits of insect foods in order to improve attitudes toward entomophagy.
Effect of Ginkgo biloba Extract on Rehabilitation Treatment in Patients with Sepsis
Authors: Yao Liqin , Wang Ziwei
Published: January 2024

Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE), as a natural herbal medicine, is thought to play a positive role in the rehabilitation of sepsis. This article aimed to explore the application effect of GBE in the rehabilitation treatment of patients with sepsis. Firstly, the system applicability
test and chromatographic conditions were used to determine the content of GBE, the content was determined after solution preparation, and the precision of GBE was tested after sample collection to analyze the composition of GBE. 70 patients with sepsis admitted to hospital were retrospectively
analyzed. The patients were divided into Controls (conventional treatment, n = 35) and GBE group (GBE treatment, n = 35). Through treatment, the levels of procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-33 (IL-33), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), cTn1, CK-MB, IL-6,
and TNF-α were compared between the two groups. H9C2 cells were cultured and treated. Normal group was cultured in DMEM medium having FBS without treatment. H2O2 group was treated with DMEM medium having FBS with 100 μmol/L H2O2
solution. H2O2 + GBE group was treated with 100 μmol/L H2O2 solution and 15 μmol/L ginkgetin solution. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of Caspase-3, Caspase-6, Bax/Bcl-2, and FOXO1. It revealed the RSD of
quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin in GBE was 0.51%, 0.92%, and 1.32%, respectively, less than 2.0%. Sample content determination indicated that the dried products met the requirements. PCT and SOFA, and the level of IL-33 in GBE group was clearly higher as against Controls, and cTnI,
CK-MB, IL-6, and TNF-α in the Controls were clearly higher as against the GBE group (P < 0.05). In vitro cell experiments suggested that the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and the expression of Caspase-3, Caspase-6, and FOXO1 proteins were gradually increased in Normal, H2O2,
and H2O2 + GBE groups. The H2O2 group was clearly superior as against the Normal, and the H2O2 + GBE group was clearly superior as against the H2O2 group (P < 0.05). As against the Normal, the
expressions of Caspase-3 and Caspase-6, and the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 was clearly decreased in the H2O2 + GBE group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, GBE can promote the recovery process of patients by reducing inflammatory response, inhibiting oxidative stress, and
improving immune function.
Effect of Remifentanil on the Osteogenic Activity of Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Bone Cement in Orthopedic Surgery Model
Authors: Liu Xueshuang
Published: January 2024

The objective of this research was to investigate the impacts of Remifentanil on osteogenic activity of biodegradable polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) bone cement (BPC) in an orthopedic surgery model (OSM). PHB was prepared and characterized. Remifentanil with various concentrations were determined:
0.5, 1.5, 10, 100, and 200 μmol groups, with untreated cells serving as the control (Ctrl) group. Osteoblasts were obtained from bone tissue, and cell proliferation (CP) inhibition was assessed using the MTT assay. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and insulin-like growth factor-1
(IGF-I) activity were detected using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Expressions of bone-related genes (Runx2, osterix, Bglap, and IBSP) were quantified using fluorescence quantification, and the reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using a fluorescence microplate
reader. The results revealed that different molecular weights (MWs) increased initially and then decreased with increasing radiation time, while diverse temperatures at appropriate reactions yielded higher MWs. Microwave radiation synthesis produced the highest MW of 21.2 × 104
g/mol after a 35-minute reaction. The IGF-I activity in the cell supernatant differed greatly among different groups, with the 100 and 200 μmol groups exhibiting obvious differences with P < 0.05 to the Ctrl group. Marked differences were observed among the 100 and 200
μmol groups and the 0.5, 1.5, and 10 μmol groups, showing P < 0.05. Runx2, osterix, Bglap, and IBSP in the 10, 100, and 200 μmol groups were differed obviously to those in the Ctrl group (P < 0.05). The 10, 100, and 200 μmol groups
exhibited remarkable differences based on the Ctrl group (P < 0.05). Remifentanil may negatively impact the osteogenic activity of BPC by inhibiting the activity of bone cells and interfering with the synthesis of extracellular matrix. In conclusion, Remifentanil negatively impacted
the osteogenic activity of BPC in the orthopedic surgery model (OSM). Remifentanil may interfere with the bone healing process and further weaken its osteogenic capability.
Synthesis of Chitosan/Halloysite Nanotubes Composite Aerogel as Adsorbents
Authors: Feng Huihong , Hu Yanglin , Liu Jingwen , Li Quanzhen , Chen Nali , Feng Huixia
Published: January 2024

A novel chitosan/halloysite nanotubes composite aerogel (CS/HNTs) was prepared by incorporation of halloysite nantubes into crosslinked chitosan network via vacuum freeze drying. Nitrogen adsorption—desorption isotherms analysis show it has a specific surface area of 51.24 m2g–1
with an average pore diameter of 8.96 nm, the resulting CS/HNTs was used as an efficient adsorbent material for removal of Cr(VI) from water. The adsorption performance of CS/HNTs for Cr(VI) under different experimental conditions were studied. The adsorption experiments show that the adsorption
capacity of CS/HNTs composite aerogel for Cr(VI) increases slightly with the increase of temperature and the optimum pH value for Cr(VI) adsorption is found at pH = 2. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) was estimated to be 49.85 mg g–1 with the optimum adsorbent dose
of 0.10 g at 30 °C. The adsorption kinetics of the assay exhibit a strong correlation with the mathematical model known as the pseudo—second—order equation. The experimental results exhibit a high level of conformity with the Langmuir isotherm, providing evidence of a state
of equilibrium. Moreover, detailed computations have been conducted to ascertain crucial thermodynamic parameters such as the change in Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), modification in enthalpy (ΔH°), and variation in entropy (ΔS°). These calculated
parameters provide compelling evidence that the adsorption of Cr(VI) onto CS/HNTs is a spontaneous process driven by thermodynamic favorability. Furthermore, the process is characterized by the absorption of heat from the surroundings, indicating an endothermic nature.
Book review: Tansen Sen and Brian Tsui (Eds.), Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and India, 1840s–1960s
Authors: Doddi Chandu
Published: January 2024

Tansen Sen and Brian Tsui (Eds.), Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and India, 1840s–1960s (Oxford University Press, 2021), pp. 489, ₹433.92. ISBN: 978-0-19-012911-8 (Hardcover).
Screening for Food Insecurity in a Pediatric Diabetes Program: Provider and Parent/Guardian Perspectives
Authors: Frim Yonina G. , Garvey Katharine C. , Gordon Erin , Rhodes Erinn T.
Published: January 2024

Food insecurity (FI) is associated with poor health outcomes in children, and studies have shown higher FI among children with diabetes mellitus. This study assessed provider (N = 22, 35.5% response rate) and parent/guardian (N = 207, 14.6% response rate) perspectives toward FI screening in a pediatric diabetes program. Among 22 providers, most “rarely” (54.5%) or “never” (27.3%) screened for FI although all felt that screening was at least “slightly important.” Barriers included lack of time (63.6%), not remembering to screen (59.1%), lack of knowledge about how to address positive screens (45.5%), and being unsure how to screen (40.9%). Among 186 parent/guardians, only 24.1% had been asked about FI at a pediatric medical appointment, but only 8.6% disliked the idea of being asked by a medical provider at endocrinology visits. To be effective and sustainable, FI screening must fit within the visit flow, and providers need education on how to address positive screens.
Cultural Stressors and Cultural Identity Styles Among Hispanic College Students
Authors: Ertanir Beyhan , Ward Colleen , Puente-Durán Sofía , Cobb Cory L. , Meca Alan , García María Fernanda , Szabó Ágnes , Stuart Jaimee , Salas-Wright Christopher P. , Cano Miguel Ángel , Unger Jennifer B. , Alpysbekova Aigerim , Schwartz Seth J.
Published: January 2024

Research shows that cultural identity styles (CIS; i.e., hybrid identity style [HIS] vs. alternating identity style [AIS]) and cultural stressors (i.e., discrimination, negative context of reception, and bicultural stressors) are associated, but the directionality of this association remains unclear. Using a 2-wave, self-report dataset and a cross-lagged design, we examined the directionality of the associations between cultural stressors and CIS among 824 first- and second-generation U.S. Hispanic college students over a 12-day period. Across two waves, results of our path analysis indicated that in particular CIS temporally predict cultural stressors rather than vice versa. Whereas AIS predicted higher levels of perceived cultural stressors, HIS predicted lower levels of perceived cultural stressors. Moreover, contrary to our expectations, we also found a small negative effect of perceived discrimination on AIS. These findings suggest that HIS may play a more favorable role than AIS for bicultural identity formation and for decreasing cultural stressors.
Effect of graphene nano-platelets on the low-velocity-impact and compression-after-impact strength of the glass fiber epoxy composite laminates
Authors: Anuse Vaibhav Somaji , K Shankar , Velmurugan R , Ha Sung Kyu , Han Hyeonseok
Published: January 2024

Detecting the low-velocity impact damage on the FRP composite structures can be challenging because the visible signs on the surface may be subtle. Mitigating the effects of BVID (Barely Visible Impact Damage) is crucial in ensuring the safety and reliability of composite components, especially in industries where these materials are commonly used, such as aerospace and automotive. This article explores the experimental investigations of the impact and post-impact damage propagation under compression in the Graphene Nano-Platelets (GNPs) infused glass fiber epoxy composite laminates. A comparative study of varying the percentage of the nano-platelets (0, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75%) in the matrix material of the composite laminate is presented. The impact tests at low energies (15 J, 20 J, and 25 J), followed by the quasi-static compression tests, are carried out as per the procedures mentioned in the ASTM D7136/D7137. The digital image correlation technique (DIC) is used to measure strains and plot the strain field on the impacted face of the specimen under compression. Damage envelopes of the impact and compression tests are studied using X-ray CT scans. Micro-level failures are observed through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to get better insights into the failure mechanism of the composite materials under impact and compression loadings. Upon completing the study, it is found that the addition of the GNP into the matrix materials not only increased the impact performance but also increased the load-carrying capacity of the laminate under compressive loading. A decrement of 2–21% in the energy absorbed in the damage formation is seen with the incorporation of GNPs into composite materials. A maximum increment of 17% in the compressive strength is observed for the composite laminates with the 0.75% GNPs. However, for a particular percentage of the GNP, the compressive strength of the laminate is reduced with an increase in impact energy compared with its virgin counterpart. From X-ray CT scans, it is seen that the laminate under the compression tests fails due to excessive ply-splitting and the delamination at the damage site created during the impact. Fiber breakage, fiber brooming, matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding, etc., are some of the other failure modes observed in SEM studies.
Minority Affirmations and the Boundaries of the Nation: Evidence From Québec
Authors: Scott Colin , Bilodeau Antoine , Gagnon Audrey , Turgeon Luc
Published: January 2024

Cultural criteria, like language skills and values, are salient features of nationalism discourse, reflecting imagined boundaries that separate ingroup from outgroup member when thinking about the nation. Despite their salience, the relationship between cultural membership criteria and other civic (attainable) or ethnic (ascriptive) national boundaries, along with their implications for intergroup relations, is contested. Using surveys from N = 6448 majority group members in the Canadian province of Québec, we argue cultural boundaries are empirically distinct from civic and ethnic ones. Cultural and civic criteria are both prominent prerequisites for membership into the Québécois national community, but cultural criteria show markedly divergent relationships with outgroup attitudes. The results underline the importance of conceptualizing cultural boundaries as a distinct set of national membership criteria and question the construct validity of blended ethnocultural boundary measures or approaches that aggregate civic and cultural criteria together as equally “attainable” markers of national membership.
YOLOvT: CSPNet-based attention for a lightweight textile defect detection model
Authors: Hu Xiaohan , Dai Ning , Hu Xudong , Yuan Yanhong
Published: January 2024

Fabric inspection is a crucial process in the textile industry's quality control. Due to the varying structures, textures, geometric features, and spatial distributions of fabric defects, manual fabric inspection is costly and inefficient. Existing fabric defect detection algorithms struggle to strike a balance among efficiency, accuracy, applicability, and deployment costs. In this model, an efficient lightweight fabric defect detection and classification algorithm based on deep convolutional neural networks is proposed.

First, the algorithm performs cluster analysis on the fabric defect dataset to ensure that prior boxes better recall objects with fabric defect geometries and spatial characteristics. Next is fusing the convolutional block attention module attention mechanism and Swin Transformer module with the CSPNet structure. This fusion enhances the model's focus on local features and its ability to capture global contextual information without sacrificing the model's inference speed.

Moreover, WIoU or Wise-IoU is used as the bounding box loss function of the model, which improves the convergence speed of the bounding box loss and enhances the positioning ability of the model. Finally, the performance of the improved model was validated on a public dataset, showing varying degrees of improvement compared to the baseline model and other state-of-the-art algorithms, meeting the requirements of modern textile processes.
Effect of silane coupling agent modification on shape memory behavior and mechanical properties of knitting fabric reinforced composites
Authors: Huang Ying , Ren Haipeng , Du Wenqing , Li Weiye , Ouyang Yiwei , Liu Yang
Published: January 2024

Continuous glass fiber fabrics can improve the shortcomings of shape memory polymers in terms of mechanical properties. However, the mechanical properties of shape memory composites will not be optimal if the interface between the glass fibers and the matrix is poorly bonded. The purpose of this study is to explore the thermomechanical properties and shape memory behavior of shape memory epoxy resin and composites before and after the chemical modification of glass fiber. The effects of the ratios of epoxy to curing agent and whether the knitting fabrics are modified with silane coupling agent on the properties of the composites are investigated. The results show that the thermal decomposition temperature and glass transition temperature of the shape memory epoxy polymers increase with the increasing mass ratio of diaminodiphenylmethane. The shape fixing ratios and shape recovery ratios of the knitting fabric reinforced composites with different mass contents and silane coupling agent modification are above 98.0% at 18.0% tensile strain. After 10 cycles, the shape memory performance of the composites modified with KH560 is still good. Besides, the addition of silane coupling agent to the composites can reduce the shape recovery time by 17.9% and increase the recovery force with 30.0% subjected to 18.0% tensile strain. The tensile strength of the shape memory composites modified with silane coupling agent can increase 32.8% as compared with that of the composites without modification.
Differences in Telemedicine Use Between People With and Without an Intellectual or Other Developmental Disability During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kim Jaewhan , Roy Indrakshi , Sanchez Joseph , Weir Peter , Nelson Richard , Jones Kyle
Published: January 2024

Telemedicine utilization of people with an Intellectual or Other Developmental Disability (IDD) during the COVID-19 Pandemic is not well known. This study compares telemedicine utilization of those with and without IDD prior to the pandemic to after it began. Using the Utah All Payers Claims Database from 2019 to 2021, the study identified telemedicine utilization of adults aged 18 to 62 years old in 2019. Propensity score matching was used to minimize observed confounders of subjects with and without IDD in 2019. Negative binomial regression was used to identify factors that were associated with telemedicine utilization. The final number of subjects in the analysis was 18 204 (IDD: n = 6068, non-IDD: n = 12 136 based on 1:2 propensity score matching). The average (SD) age of the subjects was 31 (11.3) years old in 2019. Forty percent of the subjects were female, about 70% of subjects were covered by Medicaid in 2019. Average (SD) number of telemedicine use in 2020 (IDD: 1.96 (5.97), non-IDD: 1.18 (4.90); P < .01) and 2021 (IDD: 2.24 (6.78) vs 1.37 (5.13); P < .01) were higher for the IDD group than the non-IDD group. The regression results showed that the subjects with IDD had 56% more telemedicine encounters than those in the non-IDD group (Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) = 1.56, P < .01). The growth of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to reduce persistent healthcare disparities in individuals with IDD. However, quality of telemedicine should be considered when it is provided to improve health of subjects with IDD.
Towards a decolonial political theory: Thinking from the zone of nonbeing
Authors: des Portes Charles
Published: January 2024

This article offers to outline a direction for a decolonial political theory based on Aimé Césaire’s and Frantz Fanon’s thoughts. In doing so, I will first discuss some work of comparative political theory that could be associated with an attempt to decolonize political theory. Rather than a systematic critique of these works, this article aims to outline some of their limits from a decolonial perspective, such as their embedment in a continental ontology/logic, and their over-emphasis on methodology that can lead to an instrumental account of politics. In contrast, I will argue for a decolonial existential political theory that grounds its investigation in what Frantz Fanon called ‘the zone of nonbeing’ and that takes politics as first philosophy. To make my point, I will discuss Aimé Césaire’s Letter to Maurice Thorez and Frantz Fanon’s Political Theory of the Damnés.
Ready for Parenthood? On Intensive Parenting Ideals and Fertility
Authors: Ruckdeschel Kerstin
Published: January 2024

The present study asks for the consequences of intensive parenthood demands on fertility decisions for a first, second or third birth in Germany. The prevalence of intensive parenting norms was analysed using data from the representative panel ‘Concepts of Family in Germany’. The results show that intensive parenting norms are widely accepted in Germany, especially the need for expert guidance and financial investment in children. Parities of zero, one and two children are associated with differences in these norms. The transition to a first or further birth is influenced negatively by fatherhood norms (childless individuals), financial norms (parents of one or two children) and child-centredness norms (parents of two children), but the impact is small. Instead, their non-significance may be interpreted as a preparation towards parenthood which we call ‘nest-building’.
Risk Assessment for Hepatobiliary Toxicity Liabilities in Drug Development
Authors: Miller Richard T.
Published: January 2024

Risk assessment of hepatobiliary toxicities represents one of the greatest challenges and, more often than not, one of the most rewarding activities in which toxicologic pathologists can partake, and often times lead. This is in part because each liver toxicity picture is a bit different, informed by a broad range and diversity of relevant data, and also in part because the heavily relied upon animal models are imperfect regarding predictivity of hepatic effects in humans. Following identification and characterization of a hepatotoxicity hazard, typically in nonclinical toxicology studies, a holistic and integrated assessment of liver-relevant endpoints is conducted that typically incorporates ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) information (ideally, including extensive transporter data, exposure margins, and possibly concentration of parent/metabolite at region of injury), target expression/function, in silico prediction data, in vitro hepatocyte data, liver/circulating biomarkers, and importantly, species specificity of any of these data. Of course, a thorough understanding, developed in close partnership with clinical colleagues, of the anticipated liver disease status of intended patient populations is paramount to hepatic risk assessment. This is particularly important since the likelihood of translatable determinant hepatic events observed in nonclinical models to occur in humans has been reasonably well established.
Development of A Suicide Prevention Training Module for Social Work Students in India
Authors: Rathinam Bharath , Cherian Anish V. , Loganathan Santosh , Chandra Prabha S. , Armstrong Gregory
Published: January 2024

Introduction:

Social workers constitute a significant task force that serves diverse populations experiencing psychosocial challenges in their daily lives. Lack of suicide prevention content/training in the Master of Social Work program may affect the student’s self-esteem/ability to intervene when they come across a person with suicidality in the field. Developing a suicide prevention training module for social work students would be a suitable measure for upbringing their skills in dealing with individuals with suicidality.

Method:

The purpose of the present study was to develop a suicide prevention training module for social work students at the postgraduate level. The researcher conducted two Focused Group Discussions (FGD) each with social work students ( n = 13) and social work educators ( n = 15) on an online platform. Notes were taken during the discussion, and the contents were videotaped. The videotaped content was transcribed, and content analysis was used to analyze the data. The content that emerged from the FGD with social work students and educators was discussed in later FGD with mental health experts (two psychiatrists, one psychologist, two psychiatric social workers, and two mental health nurses). The discussion with experts clarified what components to retain for the training program.

Results:

Five major themes and 22 sub-themes emerged from the two FGDs each with students and educators, and one FGD with mental health professionals are described. The five major themes were understanding of suicidality, understanding suicide education in the master of social work curriculum, experience with suicidality, training content suggestion, and suggestions for future implications.

Conclusions:

The present study identified the need for suicide prevention training in postgraduate-level social work students. Furthermore, a lack of suicide prevention training was observed indicating the incorporation of suicide education in the postgraduate curriculum.
Analyst forecasting and market liquidity dynamics: A comparative analysis of U.S. and Chinese markets pre and post COVID-19
Authors: Ooi Kok Loang
Published: January 2024

This study investigates the influence of analyst forecasting on market liquidity and information efficiency within developed U.S. and emerging Chinese markets, both before and during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Market liquidity, a crucial aspect of financial market functioning, is assessed using key indicators, including Amihud’s liquidity, turnover and bid/ask spreads. The findings reveal notable disparities in analysts’ forecasts of market dynamics before and after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. During the pre-COVID-19 period, our analysis confirms a statistically significant relationship between analyst forecasting and market liquidity. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and evolved, analysts’ forecasting impacts on market liquidity showed a diminishing trend. Furthermore, the effects of analyst forecasting vary across quantiles in the Chinese market. In the United States, buy-sell recommendations and various analyst forecasting variables were significant before the pandemic. These findings underscore the nuanced interplay between analysts’ forecasts and the market dynamics within the studied regions. Most notably, the U.S. and Chinese markets experienced decreased information efficiency during the COVID-19 crisis. This shift resulted in a notable decoupling of analysts’ forecasts from information efficiency during this period. These outcomes have significant implications for scholars and investors alike, enhancing their comprehension of market conditions and investor behaviour when confronted with heightened market stressors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted international financial markets.