bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Markovian neural barcode representing mesoscale cortical spatiotemporal dynamics
Authors: Culp Jordan M , Ashby Donovan M , George Antis G , Teskey G. Campbell , Nicola Wilten , McGirr Alexander 
Published: July 2024

AbstractMesoscale cortical dynamics consist of stereotyped patterns of recurring activity motifs, however the constraints and rules governing how these motifs assemble over time is not known. Here we propose a Continuous Time Markov Chain model that probabilistically describes the temporal sequence of activity motifs using Markov Elements derived using semi-binary non-negative matrix factorization. Although derived from a discovery sample, these can be applied to new recordings from new mice. Unwrapping the associated transition probability matrix creates a ‘Markovian neural barcode’ describing the probability of Markov element transitions as a compact and interpretable representation of neocortical dynamics. We show broad utility across a range of common mesoscale cortical imaging applications, ranging from time-locked events to pathological models. Moreover, it allows the discovery of new and emergent Markov Elements that unmask the flexibility of constraints governing cortical dynamics. The Markovian neural barcode provides a novel and powerful tool to characterize cortical function.
Enterobactin and Salmochelin S4 inhibit the growth ofStaphylococcus aureus
Authors: Davidov Yaacov , Tejman-Yarden Noa , Robinson Ari , Rahav Galia , Nissan Israel 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThere is increasing demand for novel antimicrobial agents to tackle the antimicrobial resistance crisis. Here we report that twoEnterobacteriaceae-produced siderophores, enterobactin and salmochelin S4, inhibit the growth ofStaphylococcus aureusisolates, including methicillin-resistanceS. aureus(MRSA) clinical isolates. The MIC50for differentS. aureusisolates were 2-5 μM for salmochelin S4 and 5-10 μM for enterobactin. This inhibitory activity was partially repressed by adding Fe+3. These siderophores also inhibited the growth ofEnterococcusstrains, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) clinical isolates, though less effectively than forS. aureus. The growth of various Gram-negative bacteria was barely affected by these siderophores. These results shed new light on the role of enterobactin and salmochelin in bacterial physiology and ecology and have potential for the development of novel strategies to combat the rapid rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Early intervention for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and intellectual disability: “The Getting Help” offer for Northwest England
Authors: Wee Christine , Jaydeokar Sujeet , Ugwuonah Chinemerem , Armstrong Leanne , Odiyoor Mahesh 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to outline what early support should be offered to children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions including those who are autistic or have intellectual disability. A review of all child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) services in the Northwest completed by NHS England and Improvement (Doyle and Ryan, 2021) found that there was no clear Tier 2 offer (for mild to moderate mental health issues) for autistic children and young people or for those with intellectual disability. Following this review, a project group that had developed a model for mental health services for autistic children and young people and for those with intellectual disability (Wee et al., 2021) was tasked with articulating the “Getting Help” offer for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including intellectual disability.

Design/methodology/approach
A working group was created consisting of professionals from mental health, education and local authority and lived experience representatives of coproduction partners. A brief review of the background literature was also conducted. Six meetings were held to create a framework for the “Getting Help” offer and to discuss what the offer should be based on professional expertise and lived experience.

Findings
Recommendations for the Getting Help multi-agency offer included pre- and post-assessment support as part of a single attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/autism/neurodevelopmental pathway, community support for children with intellectual disability, access to adapted mental health support and the need for early recognition and support for avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder. Key themes from working group discussions included the reduction in the quality of services experienced by children and families due to silo working, which increased the risk of falling between multi-agency services and led to early signs of neurodevelopmental needs, or mental health issues being missed. Another theme was aiming for equity of access and outcomes.

Originality/value
This work is a response to a coproduced review of CAMHS in the Northwest and incorporates the lived experience of young people and families. It also adopts a holistic multi-agency neurodevelopmental approach rather than focusing on a single diagnosis or service.
Conjugate heat transfer analysis of developing region of square ducts for isothermal and isoflux boundary conditions
Authors: V.P. Chithra , Bakthavatchalam Balaji , J.S. Jayakumar , Habib Khairul , Kusekar Sambhaji Kashinath 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to present a comprehensive analysis of conjugate heat transfer phenomena occurring within the developing region of square ducts under both isothermal and isoflux boundary conditions. The study involves a rigorous numerical investigation, using advanced computational methods to simulate the complex heat exchange interactions between solid structures and surrounding fluid flows. The results of this analysis provide valuable insights into the heat transfer characteristics of such systems and contribute to a deeper understanding of fluid–thermal interactions in duct flows.

Design/methodology/approach
The manuscript outlines a detailed numerical methodology, combining computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis, to accurately model the conjugate heat transfer process. This approach ensures both the thermal behaviour of the solid walls and the fluid flow dynamics are well captured.

Findings
The results presented in the manuscript reveal significant variations in heat transfer characteristics for isothermal and isoflux boundary conditions. These findings have implications for optimizing heat exchangers and enhancing thermal performance in various engineering applications.

Practical implications
The insights gained from this study have the potential to influence the design and optimization of heat exchange systems, contributing to advancements in energy efficiency and engineering practices.

Originality/value
The research introduces a novel approach to study conjugate heat transfer in square ducts, particularly focusing on the developing region. This unique perspective offers fresh insights into heat transfer mechanisms that were previously not thoroughly explored.
Do firms’ performance act as a catalyst of innovation: empirical evidence from innovative Indian manufacturing firms
Authors: Chetia Pompi , Behera Smruti Ranjan 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to explore whether firms’ performance determines innovation using a sample of Indian manufacturing firms. The impact of innovation on firms’ performance across specific countries has been discussed in the literature. However, the effect of firms’ performance on innovation output, especially for a developing country like India, remains an open question. Against this backdrop, this paper investigates whether firms’ performance determines innovation in Indian manufacturing firms.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors use patent filing information to instrument innovation and total factor productivity to instrument firms’ performance. The patent data are collected from the Patent Search and Analysis Software database and firm-level data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s Prowess database. The study uses a sample of 309 Indian manufacturing firms from 2005 to 2021. Given the count nature of the data set used in this study coupled with over-dispersion issues, the authors have used the negative binomial regression to estimate the empirical specification of the models. There could be a possible problem of endogeneity due to the contemporary nature of innovation and firms’ performance. Therefore, to address the possible issues of endogeneity in the model, the authors have used the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimators for more robustness checks of the empirical results.

Findings
The empirical results exhibit a positive and significant impact of firms’ performance on the innovation output, validating that firms’ performance determines innovation in Indian manufacturing firms. The posterior estimation results using GMM estimation also corroborate that firms’ productivity is a determining factor for the innovation output of Indian manufacturing firms. Furthermore, empirical results exhibit that the ex ante innovativeness of the firms substantially affects the current innovation. This validates that the firms’ prior experience, learning by doing and past innovative efforts are more likely to precipitate more innovation in the current period.

Originality/value
This paper’s main contribution is empirically estimating whether firms’ performance determines innovation, which is hardly discussed in the existing innovation literature, specifically using Indian manufacturing industries. Further, it adds to the existing literature in two other prominent ways. First, this paper investigates whether firms require ex ante expertise to innovate or if a firm starting from scratch can innovate significantly without any hindrances. Second, it enriches the literature by instrumenting innovation in output terms with the patent application against input measures of innovation, such as research and development expenditures, acquisition of machinery and equipment, while discussing the relationship between firms’ performance and innovation, specifically in the context of a developing economy like India.
Effects of educational technology intervention on creative thinking in educational settings: a meta-analysis
Authors: Zaremohzzabieh Zeinab , Ahrari Seyedali , Abdullah Haslinda , Abdullah Rusli , Moosivand Mahboobeh 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This study aims to meta-analytically investigate the impact of educational technology interventions on the development of creative thinking in educational settings. In recent years, the debate among researchers has persisted regarding the impact of various educational technologies, including interactive learning environments, digital instruction and platforms, and educational games and robotics, on students' creative thinking in diverse educational settings due to inconsistent findings.

Design/methodology/approach
This study, conducting a meta-analysis by synthesizing 35 relevant empirical studies with 2,776 participants, aims to investigate the association between educational technology interventions and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and its subscales (fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration).

Findings
No evident publication bias was found. From a general perspective, the results demonstrate a moderate level of influence of educational technology on the overall TTCT scale, with high heterogeneity attributed to the adopted instruments, mixed methods and target outcomes. Additionally, the results indicate that only three of the TTCT subscales (fluency, flexibility and originality) are influenced by educational technologies. Among the interventions, interactive learning environments yielded medium to the largest mean effect size. Furthermore, moderator analyses suggest that the effects of interventions on two subscales of TTCT (flexibility and originality) are moderated by school types, research design and the duration of intervention. The conclusion drawn is that interventions promoting students' creative thinking in different educational settings are efficacious.

Originality/value
Despite the low homogeneity of the results, which might have influenced the findings, the large fail-safe N suggests that these findings are robust. The study examined potential causes of heterogeneity and emphasized the importance of further research in this area.
Elementary education outcome efficiency of Indian state governments: a generalized stochastic frontier approach
Authors: Rosario Jyotsna , Shanmugam K.R. 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the technical efficiency of Indian State governments in providing elementary education (EE) and to identify the determinants of their technical inefficiency.Design/methodology/approachThe Generalized Stochastic Frontier Approach (GSFA) is used in the context of the Inefficiency Effects Model to simultaneously estimate the frontier production function and the technical inefficiency model. Panel data of 28 Indian States from 2009–10 to 2018–19 is used.FindingsThe mean efficiency of States stands at 86%. Efficiency varied between 67 and 97%. 96% of the inter-state disparity in EE outcomes can be explained by inefficiency. Arunachal Pradesh is the least efficient State, followed by Sikkim and Tripura. Efficiency estimates were observed to change across States over the study period. Proportion of government schools, rural population, and proportion of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe children are the major determinants of inefficiency.Practical implicationsThis study emphasizes that efficient resource management is as important as adequate resource allocation for achieving positive EE outcomes. It distinguishes resource-poor States from inefficient ones, providing insights to enhance States’ efficiency, and aiding policymakers in formulating strategies for ensuring equitable and quality EE.Originality/valueThis is the first paper to apply GSFA (for Indian States), providing a more robust estimation of efficiency. The Inefficiency Effects Model is employed that address the limitations inherent in the two-stage approach.
Estimating the causal relationship between external debt and inflation in Jordan: evidence from an ARDL and Toda–Yamamoto approaches
Authors: Sharaf Mesbah Fathy , Shahen Abdelhalem Mahmoud , Binzaid Badr Abdulaziz 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between external debt and inflation in Jordan over the period 1970 to 2020.

Design/methodology/approach
The external debt–inflation nexus is examined within a multivariate framework by including other determinants of inflation, including money supply and the nominal effective exchange rate. This study uses an ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration to test the existence of a long-run relationship between the inflation rate and its drivers. An error correction model is estimated to reveal the short-run dynamics of the series. The direction of causality among the variables is examined using a modified version of the Granger non-causality test due to Toda and Yamamoto (1995). The analyses control for the presence of structural breaks in the underlying time series.

Findings
The empirical results show that external debt and money supply have a statistically significant positive effect on inflation in the long run. The authors also find that a nominal depreciation of the Jordanian Dinar raises inflation rates in the long run. The Toda–Yamamoto Granger non-causality test findings reveal a statistically significant bi-directional positive causality between inflation and external debt, between the nominal effective exchange rate and inflation and between money supply and inflation.

Practical implications
Proper management of the exchange rate policy, money supply and external debt levels is crucial to control inflation rates in Jordan.

Originality/value
To date, the authors are unaware of any empirical study that examines the impact of external debt on inflation in Jordan, and the current study aims to fill this gap in the literature.
Analyzing the impact factors of remanufacturing industry on the Indian economy: a step towards circular economy
Authors: Sharma Vaishali , Katiyar Rajesh , Mishra Ruchi 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this article is to investigate and analyze the interactions between economic and sustainable development elements in the context of remanufacturing in India.

Design/methodology/approach
To comprehend the hierarchical and contextual link among factors impacting remanufacturing in India, the study used interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) methodologies.

Findings
The integrated ISM-DEMATEL approach identifies optimal utilization of the resources as the most crucial factor influencing remanufacturing in India, followed by reducing landfills, conserving energy and low cost. The study also reveals that optimal utilization of resources, reduction of landfills, conservation of energy and incorporated advanced technology impacts most of the factors but get affected by a few factors.

Practical implications
Industry practitioners and policymakers should consider the remanufacturing process to achieve sustainable and economic development. The government and other stakeholders can use the ISM framework and cause-and-effect diagram to classify the impact factors and their impact on the Indian economy and environment.

Social implications
This study supports the process to save the landfills and curbing pollution, conserve energy and optimize utilization of the resources, generate employment and supporting the development of the economy. Remanufacturing will undoubtedly contribute to the development of an environment and economy in India that benefits both.

Originality/value
ISM and DEMATELs strategy offers a tiered model and a cause-and-effect relationship between the variables affecting remanufacturing in India.
Regulative institutions, dynamic managerial capabilities, and strategic entrepreneurial performance
Authors: Bağış Mehmet , Altinay Levent , Saygılı Metin 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThis study examines firms' strategic entrepreneurial behaviors based on the interaction of regulatory institutions and entrepreneurs' cognition, human capital, and social capital capabilities.Design/methodology/approachData was collected from 450 exporting companies in Türkiye, which is a developing economy. Smart PLS 4.0 and SPSS 24.0 software were used to analyze the data. The data were examined using structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, average extracted variance, composite reliability, and Cronbach's alpha analyses.FindingsThe findings show that entrepreneurial cognition, social capital, and regulatory institutions influence each other, this relationship is not confirmed in managerial human capital. Moreover, while managerial cognition affects strategic entrepreneurship behavior, this effect was not supported for managerial human capital and managerial social capital. However, it was determined that only entrepreneurial cognition mediates the relationship between regulatory institutions and strategic entrepreneurial behavior.Originality/valueThis research enables entrepreneurs to understand, navigate, and appreciate the significance of the interactions between regulatory institutions and dynamic managerial capabilities in decision-making. Additionally, the study allows policymakers to develop evidence-based policy designs that equip entrepreneurs with the insights needed to succeed in a competitive and regulatory complex environment.
Investigation of the effect of the sandplay therapy in the open area to improve the social behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Zelcek Büşra , Pouya Sima 
Published: July 2024

AbstractSandplay therapy helps the person develop social skills and acts as a therapy method where they can reflect and repair their inner world. This study aims to test the feasibility of sandplay therapy method in an open area for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and investigate its effect on the development of social skills. In addition, the reorganization of sandplay areas where children with disabilities receive education and treatment, and the introduction of design proposals for integrating them with sandplay therapy in the open area, have been one of the other objectives of this study. The study group of this research, has a quasi‐experimental design in which pre‐test and post‐test measurements are made on the experimental groups of children between the ages of 8 and 12 years with autism diagnosed were formed. This research consisted of five stages: the planning of the study, the implementation phase, the post‐tests, the analysis of the data and the explanation of the design proposals. As a result of the studies conducted on children with ASD, increasing their interaction with society contributed to the development of children with autism socially and psychologically. In this context, group sand therapy was applied to the experimental groups for 7 weeks, one session a week and a total of seven sessions of two children with autism were selected using the selective assignment method. The effect of open area sandplay therapy method on the development of autistic‐disabled people was compared with the values taken before and after the sandplay therapy sessions. The findings revealed that increasing interaction with society contributed to the development of children with ASD socially and psychologically. In addition, the development of suggestions for the design of barrier‐free sandplay areas and the evaluation of the connection between sandplay therapy and design in the open area was made.
Embracing uncertainty: porous and actionable responses to climate change at the borders of Indigenous and scientific expertise(s) in Siberia
Authors: Ulturgasheva Olga , Stelmaszyk Mally 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThis article explores uncertainty as an onto‐epistemological concept that reveals integrative capacities of Indigenous and scientific knowledge. Looking at official scientific approaches to climate change in Russia, it traces how Indigenous peoples in Siberia navigate their lives as they continue to witness anthropogenic causes of climatic degradation intertwined with forceful denial of Indigenous needs and sociopolitical turbulence. By focusing on two ethnographic accounts involving Indigenous Eveny and Nanai, the article explores how uncertainty, and in particular environmental uncertainty, can be dealt with, acted upon, and deployed productively while broadening our understandings of vulnerability, agency, and resilience. Drawing on discrete Indigenous strategies of hariok among Nanai and nyamnin among Eveny, the analysis reveals a pathway to think about adaptive potentialities of uncertainty as a mode of responding to rapidly shifting environmental and sociopolitical conditions.