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Identifying Interactive Toys’ Key Characteristics for Intellectual Disabilities Children in Special School
Authors: Flora Christina 
Published: January 2025

The rising prevalence of intellectual disabilities in Indonesia, notably in Jakarta, raises pressing concerns. Many affected individuals, particularly children, face social challenges that need to be addressed and implemented in education, thus the role of Special Schools, which unfortunately often rely on teaching methods that are deemed unsuitable for intellectually disabled children. Therefore, it is imperative to design a media that is suitable for teaching social relations in Special Schools. The use of interactive toys in play activities has proven to be beneficial in education, due to their contribution to children's emotional and cognitive development. This research aims to identify toy characteristics that enhance learning for elementary students with intellectual disabilities, providing recommendations for developing interactive educational tools for teachers. The methods used in this research will be observation and literature studies. Findings show that it is important to consider the use of color, materials, as well as several engagement aspects in designing interactive toys for Special Schools' elementary students.
Keywords: interactive; toys; intellectual disabilities; game lenses; special school
Creating Women Characters in Horror Films using AI: Avoiding Male Gaze Characters Template
Authors: Sofiyanti Devina , Irwanto Irwanto 
Published: January 2025

In screenwriting, one of the most essential elements is character. Characters are usually shaped by three critical factors: physical appearance, psychology, and sociology. In horror films, female characters are often used as protagonists, but in the history of horror films, female characters are trapped by the male gaze. The male gaze functions as a mechanism to dehumanize and commodify women, viewing them solely through the lens of heterosexual male desire. Laura Mulvey, in her seminal 1975 essay "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," posits that films serve to strengthen patriarchal structures by portraying women as mere objects for both the male protagonist inside the film and the audience consuming the film. The use of AI in screenwriting continues to grow, although it is still a matter of debate. As we know, AI works by gathering and generalizing information from pre-existing data. This becomes a problem when we want to create female characters that are not considered male-gaze. Of course, not all horror films that have been made use the male gaze, but we must understand how horror films develop occasionally. This paper examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and creating female characters in scriptwriting, especially horror films. A conceptual paper is a paper without data, as it is focused on “integration and proposing new relationships among constructs”.This paper also aims to find the next step for us to create women characters with AI.
Keywords: AI; scriptwriting; character; male gaze; horror
Visual Iconicity of the Main Characters in the Watchmen Movie
Authors: Saptodewo Febrianto , Qeis Muhammad Iqbal , Sidhartani Santi , Anto Puji 
Published: January 2025

Film has become a powerful medium for introducing complex and deep characters to its audience. This research adopts an approach in the field of visual communication design to explore how the main characters in the film "Watchmen" can be deepened through various visual and narrative elements. Focusing on six main characters: Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, and The Comedian, this study analyzes how the visual analysis can help strengthen the characters' identities and development in creating a cohesive visual narrative by using the visual iconicity approach. Through this approach, the research not only aims to understand the characters in the context of the film but also to explore how visual communication design can depict the psychological and emotional dimensions of characters more deeply. The results of this research are expected to provide new insights into understanding the influence of visual communication design on character narrative in the context of modern cinema.
Keywords: character design; visual analysis; visual iconicity; watchmen
From MRI to FEM: an automated pipeline for biomechanical simulations of vertebrae and intervertebral discs
Authors: Nispel Kati , Lerchl Tanja , Gruber Gabriel , Moeller Hendrik , Graf Robert , Senner Veit , Kirschke Jan S. 
Published: January 2025

IntroductionBiomechanical simulations can enhance our understanding of spinal disorders. Applied to large cohorts, they can reveal complex mechanisms beyond conventional imaging. Therefore, automating the patient-specific modeling process is essential.MethodsWe developed an automated and robust pipeline that generates and simulates biofidelic vertebrae and intervertebral disc finite element method (FEM) models based on automated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) segmentations. In a first step, anatomically-constrained smoothing approaches were implemented to ensure seamless contact surfaces between vertebrae and discs with shared nodes. Subsequently, surface meshes were filled isotropically with tetrahedral elements. Lastly, simulations were executed. The performance of our pipeline was evaluated using a set of 30 patients from an in-house dataset that comprised an overall of 637 vertebrae and 600 intervertebral discs. We rated mesh quality metrics and processing times.ResultsWith an average number of 21 vertebrae and 20 IVDs per subject, the average processing time was 4.4 min for a vertebra and 31 s for an IVD. The average percentage of poor quality elements stayed below 2% in all generated FEM models, measured by their aspect ratio. Ten vertebra and seven IVD FE simulations failed to converge.DiscussionThe main goal of our work was to automate the modeling and FEM simulation of both patient-specific vertebrae and intervertebral discs with shared-node surfaces directly from MRI segmentations. The biofidelity, robustness and time-efficacy of our pipeline marks an important step towards investigating large patient cohorts for statistically relevant, biomechanical insight.
Bibliometric analysis of pedagogy of death
Authors: Ramos-Pla Anabel , del Arco Isabel , Mercadé-Melé Pere 
Published: January 2025

IntroductionThe objective of the present study is to identify the main emerging trends and research lines with respect to pedagogy of death.MethodsThe methodology was based on a bibliometric analysis of the main international scientific contributions found in the Web of Science (WoS) database. A total of 276 articles published between 2010 and 2023 were revised. The data were analyzed with VosViewer and Bibliometrix R which are software tools for building and visualizing bibliometric networks.ResultsThe main results show that the publications on pedagogy of death have increased through time, but decreased starting in 2020, both in the number of articles and citations.DiscussionScientific evidence is also presented on the need to continue working on pedagogy of death. This study contributes toward maximizing the visibility of pedagogy of death work in different contexts.
Genomic selection for resistance to one pathogenic strain of Vibrio splendidus in blue mussel Mytilus edulis
Authors: Ajithkumar Munusamy , D’Ambrosio Jonathan , Travers Marie-Agnès , Morvezen Romain , Degremont Lionel 
Published: January 2025

IntroductionThe blue mussel is one of the major aquaculture species worldwide. In France, this species faces a significant threat from infectious disease outbreaks in both mussel farms and the natural environment over the past decade. Diseases caused by various pathogens, particularly Vibrio spp., have posed a significant challenge to the mussel industry. Genetic improvement of disease resistance can be an effective approach to overcoming this issue.MethodsIn this work, we tested genomic selection in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) to understand the genetic basis of resistance to one pathogenic strain of Vibrio splendidus (strain 14/053 2T1) and to predict the accuracy of selection using both pedigree and genomic information. Additionally, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify putative QTLs underlying disease resistance. We conducted an experimental infection involving 2,280 mussels sampled from 24 half-sib families containing each two full-sib families which were injected with V. splendidus. Dead and survivor mussels were all sampled, and among them, 348 dead and 348 surviving mussels were genotyped using a recently published multi-species medium-density 60K SNP array.ResultsFrom potentially 23.5K SNPs for M. edulis present on the array, we identified 3,406 high-quality SNPs, out of which 2,204 SNPs were successfully mapped onto the recently published reference genome. Heritability for resistance to V. splendidus was moderate ranging from 0.22 to 0.31 for a pedigree-based model and from 0.28 to 0.36 for a genomic-based model.DiscussionGWAS revealed the polygenic architecture of the resistance trait in the blue mussel. The genomic selection models studied showed overall better performance than the pedigree-based model in terms of accuracy of breeding values prediction. This work provides insights into the genetic basis of resistance to V. splendidus and exemplifies the potential of genomic selection in family-based breeding programs in M. edulis.
The Online Jealousy Scale: an adaptation, extension, and psychometric analysis of the Facebook Jealousy Scale
Authors: Sullivan Kieran T. , Bruchmann Kathryn 
Published: January 2025

ObjectiveTo test the reliability and validity of the Online Jealousy Scale.BackgroundRomantic jealousy is often examined in online and social media settings and a validated measure of online jealousy is needed.MethodAcross two studies, the present research tests the psychometric properties of the Online Jealousy Scale (adapted from the Facebook Jealousy Scale) on an undergraduate (Study 1, N = 111) and two broader community (Study 2, N = 200; Study 3, N = 143) samples.ResultsData across all studies provide evidence of strong inter-item and test–retest reliability; and construct, convergent and discriminant validity. Consistent with other jealousy measures, evidence of three factors emerged: emotional, cognitive, and behavioral jealousy.DiscussionThese studies indicate that the OJS is a reliable and valid instrument.ImplicationsThis measure fills the need for a valid, reliable assessment of online jealousy and can be used in research about online jealousy across age and relationship type. It may also be useful for individual or couple therapy.
A self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine elicits effective neutralizing antibody response against EBV infection
Authors: Li Ping , Jiang Ziyi , Shi Jingjing , Sha Haochuan , Yu Zihang , Zhao Yan , Han Sanyang , Ma Lan 
Published: January 2025

BackgroundEpstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a significant global public health concern because of its association with various malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Over 90% of the global population is chronically infected with EBV, impacting numerous cancer-related cases annually. However, none of the effective prophylactic vaccines against EBV is approved at present.MethodsIn this study, we developed a novel vaccine candidate based on epitope peptides from the receptor-binding domain of EBV-encoded gp350 glycoprotein to prevent EBV infection. These epitope peptides detected a binding capability with host cells were then fused by flexibility linkers and expressed in Escherichia coli to reduce the unnecessary glycan modifications to simulate their free-glycan status. The fused recombinant protein (L350) was displayed on the surface of ferritin-based nanoparticle. The immunogenicity of the L350–ferritin nanoparticle was evaluated in Balb/c mice, and the neutralizing titers of sera from immunized mice were detected by means of an infection blocking assay in an in vitro cell model.ResultsAll the five epitope peptides could bind to AKATA cells, and their fused recombinant protein (L350) was successfully presented on the surface of self-assembled ferritin nanoparticles. Sera from the L350–ferritin nanoparticle-immunized mice showed high titers of both L350 protein-specific and gp350D123 protein-specific antibodies, and sera from gp350D123 protein-immunized mice could also recognize L350 protein well. Most importantly, the L350–ferritin nanoparticle induced efficient neutralizing antibodies to block EBV-GFP infection in AKATA cells and also constructed a strong antigen-specific B-cell memory in immunized mice. Moreover, histopathological changes of main tissues from all vaccinated mice were not observed.ConclusionThese data indicate that the L350–ferritin nanoparticle vaccine candidate has considerable potential application in preventing EBV infection and provides a promising basis for developing prophylactic EBV vaccines.
Association of composite dietary antioxidant index with circadian syndrome: evidence from NHANES
Authors: Chen Chen , Zhao Chenyu , Jin Hongyu , Jiang Zhiping , Wang Wei , Li Wen-Yang 
Published: January 2025

BackgroundThe Circadian Syndrome (CircS) has been linked to various chronic diseases. However, the relationship between composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) and CircS has remained unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the potential association between CDAI and CircS.MethodsCross-sectional analyses were based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2018. Dietary consumption was assessed via the 24-h diet recall method and CDAI was computed following a validated approach involving six antioxidants. CircS was defined based on metabolic syndrome components, supplemented by short sleep duration and depressive symptoms. The relationship between CDAI and CircS was examined using weighted multivariable logistic regression and subgroup analyses. Additionally, restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression was employed to investigate potential nonlinear correlations.ResultsAmong 11,048 subjects included (mean age 47.57 years), 2,733 (weighted prevalence = 22.13%) were reported to have CircS. Logistic regression revealed that the highest quartile of CDAI was inversely associated with the risk of CircS {odds ratio (OR) [95% CI = 0.69 (0.55–0.87)]} and the risk of depression [OR = 0.59 (0.48–0.72)], short sleep duration [OR = 0.54 (0.41–0.70)], elevated fasting glucose [OR = 0.80 (0.65–0.98)], elevated triglycerides (TG) [OR = 0.74 (0.59–0.92)], elevated waist circumference [OR = 0.65, (0.52–0.80)] and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) [OR = 0.75 (0.61–0.92)], respectively. A dose–response gradient in odds of CircS components was noted as CDAI levels increased, particularly with depression and short sleep duration. RCS showed a non-linear relationship between CDAI and CircS, with a U-shaped correlation found between Zinc and CircS (inflection point 12.63). Subgroup analysis showed BMI modified the inverse association between CDAI and CircS (p for interaction = 0.003).ConclusionThis study revealed a non-linear and negative association between CDAI and CircS risk, with a U-shaped correlation observed between Zinc and CircS. Obese individuals might not benefit from excessively high CDAI. The results suggest that a higher CDAI score was correlated with a decreased risk of CircS.
Implementation of AI-driven automation: A game-changer in accounting research
Authors: Ikwuo Ama Kalu , Nworie Gilbert Ogechukwu , Moedu Vitalis O. 
Published: January 2025

Purpose: This study examined the implementation of Artificial Intelligence-driven Automation as a game changer in accounting research. Specifically, this study assessed the advantages and disadvantages of AI-driven automation in enhancing the quality of accounting research.
Methods: A descriptive survey design was used in the study. The study sample comprised of 137 accounting academics. Primary data for this study were collected using a structured questionnaire. The collected data were assigned quantitative measurements using a Likert scale system of ranks. Descriptive analytical tools (frequency and mean-point analyses) were used to analyze the data with the aid of the SPSS version 25 software.
Results: The findings show a general consensus that AI-driven automation enhances the accuracy, efficiency, and comprehensiveness of accounting research, with high acceptance of its benefits. However, there are notable concerns about potential drawbacks such as reduced originality, difficulties in validation, and the risk of introducing biases or compromising ethical standards.
Limitations: This study’s limitations include a narrow sample of academics, potential response biases, and the inability to assess long-term AI impacts across diverse accounting professionals.
Contribution: The implementation of AI-driven automation represents a game-changer in accounting research because it offers new opportunities to enhance the quality, efficiency, and scope of academic inquiry, as well as challenges and risks that must be carefully managed to ensure that the benefits of AI are fully realized while maintaining the integrity and rigor of the research process. Therefore, this study recommends that academic institutions and research ethics committees develop workable training programs that emphasize the importance of maintaining human oversight, creativity, and ethical standards when utilizing AI-driven automation in accounting research.
Finanzas Sostenibles desde la gobernanza: Caso de los bonos verdes en Chile.
Authors: Torres Zapata Isabel , Pacheco Caro Leonardo , Flores Flores Claudio , Borges Quintanilla Humberto 
Published: January 2025

El cambio climático ha generado efectos en todo el mundo, desde las personas hasta los países. Como una forma de mitigar los impactos y hacerse parte de la solución, se debe considerar a las empresas y los inversionistas como actores relevantes frente a esta situación; en este sentido, son las Finanzas Sostenibles (FS), rama a la cual concurren consideraciones sobre finanzas y sostenibilidad, la que toma en cuenta estas dos perspectivas. Dada la diversidad de conceptos y situaciones que han surgido a raíz de este tema, es necesario responder la pregunta ¿Cómo funcionan los diversos organismos que participan de las Finanzas Sostenibles? Resolviendo esta pregunta desde la gobernanza, se pueden ordenar y comprender las distintas iniciativas que han surgido asociadas con el tema. Para lograr contar con un hilo conductor en el tema, hemos escogido a los bonos verdes como instrumento financiero más recurrente y desarrollado en el contexto de las FS en Chile. De acuerdo con lo que hemos analizado, se identifica un importante compromiso país que se refleja en el liderazgo del Ministerio de Hacienda en el tema, el que impulsa a un sistema financiero a contar con regulaciones que siguen la misma orientación, por influencia de los organismos internacionales como la Naciones Unidas, el Banco Mundial y la OCDE. En resumen, todas las iniciativas que hoy están en pleno desarrollo tendrán una fuerte influencia en el comportamiento de las empresas, siempre y cuando existan normativas que promuevan el cambio de comportamiento hacia un verdadero desarrollo sostenible
РОЗРОБЛЕННЯ УДОСКОНАЛЕНОГО МЕТОДУ КОМПЛЕКСНОГО ЕКСПРЕС- КОНТРОЛЮ ЯКОСТІ ЛАКІВ І ФАРБ
Authors: Когут В. М.  , Витвицька Л. А.  
Published: January 2025

У роботі проведено аналіз основних характеристик різних видів фарб. Визначено вимоги до властивостей фарби в залежності від умов та способів її використання. Встановлено перелік властивостей лакофарбових матеріалів, за якими визначається їх якість. Визначено залежність властивостей фарб від виду форми, структури та пористості поверхонь, на які вони наносяться. Проаналізовано існуючі методи контролю окремих властивостей лакофарбових матеріалів. Обгрунтовано необхідність розроблення комплексного методу експрес-контролю якості лакофарбового матеріалу для забезпечення контролю у конкретних умовах його нанесення на певну поверхню при заданих умовах використання. На основі моделювання процесу змочування лакофарбовим матеріалом певної поверхні встановлено, що саме за цим процесом можна здійснювати контроль якості фарби та визначати умови її використання. Обґрунтовано, що контроль швидкості процесу змочування фарбою конкретної поверхні доцільно проводити в автоматизованому режимі на основі оптичного методу, який дає можливість у динамічному візуальному режимі проводити експрес-контроль лакофарбового матеріалу.
Experiences and Challenges of the Integrated Development Model on Job Creation in Rwanda’s Gasabo District
Authors: Rutarindwa Alphonse , Ocan Johnson , Adyanga Francis Akena 
Published: January 2025

This study proposes to explore the experiences and challenges of the integrated development program model on job creation in Rwanda’s Gasabo District. The study aims to understand how this model contributes to job opportunities, economic empowerment and community development within the district. In terms of methodology, the study adopted a mixed methods approach. The study combined qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Surveys quantified the extent of job creation, while interviews explored the perceived social and economic impacts on the local population, including challenges encountered in implementing this model. The results revealed that the implementation of the integrated development model (IDM) in the Gasabo District reveals significant positive outcomes, particularly in healthcare, infrastructure, and financing initiatives for women and youth. High approval ratings were noted for health centre establishment (M = 4.90, SD = 0.43) and infrastructure improvements (M = 4.70, SD = 0.71), underscoring their critical roles in economic development. Job creation showed promise, with small-scale business initiation with a mean score of 4.66 although challenges in income diversification persisted (Mean = 3.84, St. dev = 1.26). A strong correlation (R = 0.807) was found between various predictors and job creation, with skills development emerging as a significant predictor (B = 0.149, p < .001). The study concluded that the integrated development program model promoting job creation in Gasabo District where the R Square value of 0.651 indicates that approximately 65.1% of the variance in job creation can be attributed to Integrated Development Model (IDM) implementation in the Gasabo District. Limitations: the limitations of the study include potential biases in self-reported data and the geographical limitation to Gasabo District, which may not fully capture the national context. Contribution: The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of integrated development program models in job creation and provide policy recommendations for enhancing these interventions. By highlighting the role of community-based interventions, this research can provide a scalable model for other districts in Rwanda and beyond. Importantly this research increased insights into how integrated development program models can address unemployment and promote sustainable economic growth.