bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Transformational Games as a Tool for Developing Students' Effective Communication Skills
Authors: Ivanova T. V. , Altunina E. V. , Danko O. A. 
Published: November 2023

Purpose of the study. The skill of effective communication is not only the most important component in the activities of a qualified specialist, but also makes everyday communication more trusting, less aggressive and dependent. This is confirmed by the research of domestic and foreign scientists, business coach programs, and the practical work of coaching and consulting specialists. The purpose of our work is a theoretical and experimental study of the use of transformational games as a tool for developing students' effective communication skills. The article examines the skill of effective communication of students according to various criteria. The results of the application of the program for the development of effective communication skills of students using transformational games are shown. Methods. The methodology of «Diagnostics of communicative tolerance» by V. V. Boyko is designed to determine to what extent people are able to show tolerance to other people in business and interpersonal communication. The test «Communicative skills» of Mikhelson L. in the modification of Gilbukh Y.Z. we used to determine the level of communicative competence and the quality of formation of basic communicative skills. To study the ability to showempathy, the «Emotional Response Scale» technique is used (A. Mehrabyan, modification by N. Epstein). In the formative part of our work, we used transformational negotiation games «The Red Rose Effect. The best techniques of persuasion» and «Say NO». Results. it was revealed that a significant number of students have difficulties in managing emotions that negatively affect interpersonal communication. Testing showed that the majority of students have an average level of general communicative tolerance. Students use aggressive (oppressive behavior) and dependent (insecure behavior) positions in communication. A significant number of students demonstrate a low level of response with feelings, which makes it difficult to contact people around them. Conclusion. Thus, purposeful work is needed to develop students' communication skills. For this purpose, we have developed a program for developing students' effective communication skills using transformational games, the effectiveness of which has been proven in practice and statistically.
Experimentally Induced Reductions in Alcohol Consumption and Brain, Cognitive, and Clinical Outcomes in Older Persons With and Those Without HIV Infection (30-Day Challenge Study): Protocol for a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Cook Robert L , Richards Veronica L , Gullett Joseph M , Lerner Brenda D G , Zhou Zhi , Porges Eric C , Wang Yan , Kahler Christopher W , Barnett Nancy P , Li Zhigang , Pallikkuth Suresh , Thomas Emmanuel , Rodriguez Allan , Bryant Kendall J , Ghare Smita , Barve Shirish , Govind Varan , Dévieux Jessy G , Cohen Ronald A ,   The 30-Day Challenge Research Team
Published: November 2023

Background
Both alcohol consumption and HIV infection are associated with worse brain, cognitive, and clinical outcomes in older adults. However, the extent to which brain and cognitive dysfunction is reversible with reduction or cessation of drinking is unknown.

Objective
The 30-Day Challenge study was designed to determine whether reduction or cessation of drinking would be associated with improvements in cognition, reduction of systemic and brain inflammation, and improvement in HIV-related outcomes in adults with heavy drinking.

Methods
The study design was a mechanistic experimental trial, in which all participants received an alcohol reduction intervention followed by repeated assessments of behavioral and clinical outcomes. Persons were eligible if they were 45 years of age or older, had weekly alcohol consumption of 21 or more drinks (men) or 14 or more drinks (women), and were not at high risk of alcohol withdrawal. After a baseline assessment, participants received an intervention consisting of contingency management (money for nondrinking days) for at least 30 days followed by a brief motivational interview. After this, participants could either resume drinking or not. Study questionnaires, neurocognitive assessments, neuroimaging, and blood, urine, and stool samples were collected at baseline, 30 days, 90 days, and 1 year after enrollment.

Results
We enrolled 57 persons with heavy drinking who initiated the contingency management protocol (mean age 56 years, SD 4.6 years; 63%, n=36 male, 77%, n=44 Black, and 58%, n=33 people with HIV) of whom 50 completed 30-day follow-up and 43 the 90-day follow-up. The planned study procedures were interrupted and modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021.

Conclusions
This was the first study seeking to assess changes in brain (neuroimaging) and cognition after alcohol intervention in nontreatment-seeking people with HIV together with people without HIV as controls. Study design strengths, limitations, and lessons for future study design considerations are discussed. Planned analyses are in progress, after which deidentified study data will be available for sharing.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03353701; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03353701

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
DERR1-10.2196/53684
Om forpleiningen av «sindssyge» på Agder før åpningen av Eg asyl i 1882
Authors: Seines Anne Mette 
Published: November 2023

This study, based on financial records, investigates the care of the «destitute insane» in the Lister and Mandal region (now Agder) between 1860 and 1882. In 1848 Norway’s first mental health act was passed, initiated by Dr. Herman Wedel Major. He had identified 4290 insane persons in Norway, of which 3939 were also destitute. Only 147 public «beds» were available for this group in Norway, most of which could be described more accurately as «cages» or «cells». Some in the group suffered from illnesses like Huntington’s and epilepsy. However, «mentally ill» is an anachronistic term, so the contemporary word «insane» (sindssyg) is applied. Using historical empathy when investigating these stories is necessary, as many contemporary practices were not rooted in malice but rather desperation.
The 1848 law gave the district doctors authority to assess and modify care practices for the insane in private housing. The early public initiatives were optimistic and progressive, based on a belief that 80 % could be cured at asylums (1855). Of the 98 insane persons from the Lister and Mandal region who were sent to asylums, only 5 were cured; such experiences disproved the optimistic cure-rate. High costs made asylum treatment an option mostly reserved for severe cases that local citizens could not, or would not, care for. Thus, asylums filled up with «unreturnable», uncurably, insane persons. As a result, 70 % of the region’s insane persons were housed privately in their home villages, of which 23 % were kept restrained, locked in, or put in straitjackets. Still, minor improvements due to the district doctors’ new authority occurred. Some patients were moved from unheated barns to proper housing, and others had chains replaced with ropes. But most importantly this group’s stories were documented in detail in the county’s financial records, which have enabled this research and generated new knowledge about Norwegian psychiatric history.
Kerajinan Anyaman Lapiak Pandan di Jorong Sungai Gemuruh Nagari Padang Laweh Selatan (2009-2023)
Authors: Putri Idwika , Rusdi Rusdi 
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang perkembangan kerajinan anyaman lapiak pandan di Jorong Sungai Gemuruh Nagari Padang Laweh Selatan tahun 2009-2023. Kerajinan anyaman lapiak pandan merupakan salah satu industri rumah tangga yang dipertahankan oleh masyarakat setempat secara turun temurun dari generasi ke generasi selanjutnya. Kerajinan ini adalah aktivitas masyarakat kaum perempuan yang dijadikan sebagai salah satu sumber mata pencahariannya. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi adanya kesenjangan terhadap perekonomian masyarakat seperti kehidupan belum sejahtera karena harga lapiak pandan yang murah. Selain itu, dalam kerajinan anyaman ini belum ada campur tangan pemerintah. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini perlu dibahas lebih lanjut. Penelitian iti termasuk dalam penelitian kualitatif sejarah menggunakan metode sejarah dengan langkah-langkah sebagai berikut; 1) Heuristik; 2) Kritik Sumber; 3) Interpretasi; dan 4) Historiografi. Dalam penelitian ini menghasilkan kesimpulan yaitu bagaimana kerajinan anyaman lapiak pandan dan pendapatan pengrajin anyaman lapiak pandan di Jorong Sungai Gemuruh, Nagari Padang Laweh Selatan.
Pembangunan Kampus III UIN Imam Bonjol Padang dan Dampaknya Terhadap Masyarakat Kelurahan Balai Gadang (2010-2023)
Authors: Qolbi Misbahatul , Fitrisia Azmi 
Published: November 2023

Keberadaan sebuah Universitas dalam suatu wilayah tentunya akan berpengaruh pada masyarakat sekitar. Keberadaan ini tentunya akan menimbulkan perubahan struktur wilayah dan berbagai kepentingan yang berkaitan secara ekonomi maupun sosial. Salah satu perguruan tinggi yang dapat memberikan perubahan pada kehidupan sosial ekonomi masyarakat sekitaran kampus adalah UIN Imam Bonjol Padang. Dimana dengan dibangunnya Kampus III UIN Imam Bonjol Padang sangat memberi perubahan besar terhadap kawasan Kelurahan Balai Gadang terhusus di dua wilayah yaitu Sungai Bangek dan Tanjung Aur. Dimana sebelum berdirinya Kampus III UIN Imam Bonjol Padang kawasan ini sepi dan lengang, setelah dibangunnya Kampus daerah ini menjadi ramai oleh mahasiswa maupun penduduk yang ingen tinggal dikawasan tersebut. Hal tersebut menjadikan suatu akses bagi masyarakat untuk menumbuhkan perekonomian baik mendirikan bangunan kos-kosan, kedai sembako, rumah makan, photocopy dan lain sebagainya. Pembangunan Kampus III UIN Imam Bonjol juga berdampak terhadap harga tanah.
Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan motode kualitatif. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian sejarah dengan menggunakan langkah-langkah metode penelitian sejarah. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data tertulis dan lisan. Data tertulis diperoleh dari dokumen-dokumen berupa data-data arsip dari Kampus III UIN Imam Bonjol Padang, sumber-sumber arsip dari Kantor Kelurahan Balai Gadang, dalam memperoleh data lisan dengan cara melalukan wawancara langsung dengan masyarakat terutama masyarakat yang memiliki rumah kos, fotocopy, kios makanan pokok, serta masyarakat pelaku ekonomi lainnya. Hasil penelitian menemukan dengan dibangunnya Kampus sangat membantu perekonomian masyarakat Keluraahan Balai Gadang, sehingga kondisi perekonomian dapat membaik.
Koperasi Solok Radjo: Geliat Petani Kopi Arabika Di Air Dingin Kecamatan Lembah Gumanti Kabupaten Solok 2012-2023
Authors: Sukma Sri Rahayu , Syafrina Yelda 
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang kemunculan koperasi di Air Dingin yang berdampak pada petani kopi dari tahun 2012- 2023. Penelitin ini memiliki tujuan untuk menganalisis munculnya Koperasi Solok Radjo di Air Dingin serta menjelaskan persebaran petani anggota dan petani binaan koperasi Solok Radjo dalam usaha budidaya tanaman kopi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sejarah yang terdiri dari empat tahapan yaitu heuristic, kritik sumber, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwasanya Koperasi Solok Radjo berdiri atas inisiatif seorang pemuda yang berlatar belakang sebagai seorang petani kopi, hal ini didasari akibat rendahnya harga kopi ditingakat petani yang tidak sesuai dengan harga pasaran yang berdampak pada jumlah petani kopi, selain itu budidaya kopi yang dilakukan petani memiliki produktifitas yang rendah akibat dari kualitas tanaman kopi yang dibudidayakan serta perawatan yang dilakukan oleh petani tidak maksimal. Munculnya Koperasi Solok Radjo pada tahun 2012 memberikan perubahan terhadap kestabilan harga kopi di kalangan petani kopi di Air Dingin. Dengan adanya kegiatan edukasi, pendampingan serta program-program yang dilakukan koperasi kepada petani berpengaruh terhadap perkembangan serta kemampuan petani dalam budidaya tanaman kopi serta meningkatnya jumlah persebaran petani dan budidaya tanaman kopi Arabika di Air Dingin. Koperasi Solok Radjo memberikan dampak terhadap cara pandang serta pola budidaya tanaman kopi petani di Air Dingin bahwasanya kopi merupakan tanaman yang juga memiliki harga ekonomis seperti jenis tanaman perkebunan lainya.
Analisis Kebutuhan Aplikasi Kahoot Berbasis Internet Basssed Test (IBT) Sebagai Ulangan Harian Mata Pelajaran Sejarah di SMA Negeri 2 Rantau Utara
Authors: Sari Kusuma , Yefterson Ridho Bayu 
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan sebuah media tes Kahoot berbasis Internet Based Test (IBT) yang layak, mudah dalam penggunaan, dan kemenarikan media. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Research and Development dengan menggunakan model ADDIE. Aplikasi yang dikembangkan pada penelitian ini adalah suatu alat tes ulangan harian Kahoot untuk kelas XI sejarah SMA Negeri 2 Rantau Utara. Namun tahap penelitian ini baru sampai pada tahap analisis yaitu analisis kebutuhan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data observasi dan wawancara. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian analisis kebutuhan ini adalah 1) analisis siswa, siswa memerlukan media pengujian yang dapat memberikan pemahaman konsep peristiwa sejarah, dan 2) analisis guru, guru memerlukan media pengujian yang interaktif, terkini, menarik dan tepat sasaran untuk digunakan pada saat ujian, 3) Analisis Kurikulum; KI; KD; Indikator pembelajaran sejarah cocok untuk media tes Kahoot berbasis IBT. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh adalah aplikasi Kahoot sebagai media tes berbasis Internet Based Test diperlukan sebagai media tes ulangan harian sejarah di SMA Negeri 2 Rantau Utara.
Resilience Optimization Strategies for Outdoor Activity Spaces in Settlements Based on Social Networks and Space Syntax
Authors: Wan Ting , Gong Ao 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The analysis and optimization of residential outdoor activity space plays a crucial role in building resilient communities. This research takes the Songjiang community in Harbin City as a case study and innovatively combines social network analysis and the spatial synthesis method to comprehensively examine the overall resilience characteristics of the spatial network. Through this analysis, the study identifies resilience challenges and potential areas for improvement in the nodal spaces. As a result, four optimization strategies are proposed, encompassing the expansion of nodal spaces, enrichment of spatial functions, enhancement of spatial accessibility, and integration of emergency functions.
Consumer Practices at the Junction of the Digital Era and COVID 19 in Ali Mendjeli New Town, Constantine, Algeria
Authors: Boudechiche Yasmine , Bouchareb Abdelouahab 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Nowadays, beyond the spatial practices operated by inhabitants of Ali Mendjeli new town (Constantine) to build a new urbanity in a new framework, we note that the mode of consumption, consequence of globalization, also participates in this quest for identity formation. The health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic that the whole world experienced in the last two years has changed the parameters of consumption practices among individuals. However, in this difficult situation, the inhabitants and commercial operators of the new town have shown their ability to adapt their consumption patterns and services. This study will attempt to identify the changes in consumption practices caused by COVID-19 and to determine adaptation capacities by mobilizing ICT-based means. The data show that most respondents are a young population predisposed to digital technology. Therefore, inhabitants have come to terms with home delivery and online shopping, which have grown significantly and have proven to be a viable purchasing option during this crisis. In this study, we projected the consumption practices and behaviours of inhabitants of Ali Mendjeli new town during the crisis of COVID-19 on Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs. The results constitute evidence that this theory has been proven in reality. The management of the pandemic COVID-19 has found a facilitating context in Ali Mendjeli new town that has allowed it to adapt with the effects of this crisis.
Acorn production of pedunculate oak in northeast of Ukraine
Authors: Rumiantsev Maksym , Kobets Oleksii , Vysotska Natalia , Luk’yanets Volodymyr , Obolonyk Iryna , Tupchii Olha , Bondar Oleksandr , Nazarenko Vitalii 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
We analysed the quantity and quality of Quercus robur L. acorns after years with a very poor yield under the canopy of natural oak stands of various compositions, ages and stock densities in the northeastern part of Ukraine. We determined the mass of 1,000 healthy and damaged acorns of the current year. The levels of variability were estimated for the number and mass of acorns under the canopy of the studied stands. The dependences of the number of acorns on the age of oak stands and their stock density were studied. The total number of acorns under the canopy of natural oak stands was 9,900–19,000 seeds per hectare with a total mass of 26.8–54.1 kg per hectare in 2020 and 8,600–17,200 seeds per hectare with a total mass of 22.7–48.4 kg per hectare in 2021. The proportion of damaged acorns was about 70% both in 2020 and 2021. The largest number of acorns was concentrated under healthy trees (without signs of decline) that had a well-developed crown and, therefore, received more sunlight and heat. The identified quantitative and qualitative estimates and acorn spreading pattern need to be considered when selecting sites for further natural seed regeneration in old-aged oak stands.
Assessment of the soil-protecting services of the forest ecosystem: a case study in Ilam catchment, Iran
Authors: Mahdavi Ali , Motaharfard Elham 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The natural forests of western Iran play a key role in delivering services and goods to local society. Nonetheless, this forest ecosystem, despite its importance, is threatened by natural factors and anthropogenic activities, resulting in decreasing soil quality and soil erosion. The present research aimed to assess the effects of the forest ecosystems on soil erosion control in Ilam catchment in southwest Iran. For this purpose, after estimating the soil loss in natural conditions (NC), we predicted the amount of soil erosion under two scenarios: (i) convert natural forest with 20% canopy cover to destructed forest with 0% canopy cover (SC.1), (ii) increase forest cover by 40% (SC.2). Our results indicate that the estimated mean soil erosion was within the range of 9.36 t ha-1 yr-1 in irrigated and garden use to about 256 t ha-1 yr-1 in bare soils under NC. We found that when converting natural forest to destructed forest, the mean annual soil erosion rate increased 105.75 t ha-1 yr-1, 118.1 t ha-1 yr-1, and 19.57 t ha-1 yr-1 in the dense forest, sparse forest, and Agri-Forest use, respectively. These results show the protective effect of the forest against soil erosion.
Dynamics of chemical and microbial properties of Algerian forest soils: Influence of natural and anthropogenic factors (Northwest of Tlemcen)
Authors: Dahmani Rachid , Borsali Amine Habib , Merzouk Abdessamad , Zouidi Mohamed , Farnet Da Silva Anne-Marie 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In Djebel Fellaoucene, mattorals and their regressive and progressive dynamics are affected by several factors, namely climate, geography, human activities, overgrazing and fires. This research aims to investigate whether these factors have an impact on the structural dynamics of the area’s forest soils and show a correlation between the soils’ chemical and microbial properties and these factors. In this regard, we have analysed chemical properties: organic matter, pH, conductivity, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), moisture and carbon as well as microbial properties: basal respiration, microbial biomass and metabolic quotient (qCO2), all from 80 soil samples collected from degraded mattorals on different altitudes and exposures. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) which has been made revealed that soil dynamics and correlations between chemical and microbial properties depend on the aforementioned factors; an increase in moisture, organic matter, carbon and conductivity as well as a decrease in the mass and bacterial respiration in the North-exposed sites under anthropogenic pressure and overgrazing by sheep and goats. Whereas opposite results were found in the South-exposed sites degraded by fires and undergrazing by cattle. Anthropogenic pressure and overgrazing in sites which have recently been burned lead to a decrease in microbial properties despite an increase in organic matter and moisture content. Qualifying and quantifying the impact of these degradation factors on forest soils allows us to establish effective restoration, conservation strategies and defend rangelands in arid areas.
Water and carbon balances in a hemi-boreal forest
Authors: Mercuri Emílio Graciliano Ferreira , Tamm Toomas , Noe Steffen Manfred 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The carbon and water fluxes and their inter-relations are key aspects of ecosystem dynamics. In this study, regionalization was used in transferring parameters from the GR4J-Cemaneige model calibrated in Reola hydrographic basin to predict daily flows in Kalli basin; both watersheds are located in the southeast of Estonia. Evapotranspiration data was collected from the MODIS sensor of the Terra satellite and from the Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations (SMEAR Estonia). Precipitation data was collected from Tartu–Tõravere and SMEAR Estonia stations and river flow from Reola hydrometric station. The year 2011 was used for model warm-up, model calibration was done in 2012–2017 and the 2018–2020 period was used for validation. The GR4J-Cemaneige model was calibrated at Reola Basin, with a Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency index of 0.73. The 6 constants of Reola subbasin were transferred to Kalli subbasin for river flow simulation. Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) was measured at the 70 m SMEAR tower with the eddy covariance technique. The balances indicate that the ecosystem at Kalli watershed is slowly becoming a source of carbon and less water is available at the catchment reservoir. NEE has increased from -1.23 μmol m-2 s-1 in 2015 to -0.62 μmol m-2 s-1 in 2020, while the delta water storage decreased from 0.24 mm in 2015 to -0.05 mm in 2020. This behavior may increase soil drying and oxidation, and it will probably release more carbon in the future. This research allows a better understanding of the Järvselja hemi-boreal forest water-carbon dynamics.
Monitoring of Icelandic plate movement with GNSS method and GPS signal jamming effects in Iceland
Authors: Pırtı Atınç , Hoşbaş Ramazan Gürsel , Yücel Mehmet Ali 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Jamming is electromagnetic radiation or reflection that impairs the function of electronic instruments and equipment or communication tools. Intentionally disrupting or interfering with GPS signals, which are used for positioning, navigation, and timing, known as “GPS jamming”, is accomplished using a radio frequency emitting device. On January 8, 2022 (the day of a NATO exercise), it was investigated how GPS signal jamming affected the position accuracy at three IGS points in Iceland. The obtained coordinate differences between kinematic processing and static processing reached values of about 0.5–10 meters for the MAYV, and HOFN stations in this study. In addition to GPS signal jamming effect in Iceland, horizontal and vertical velocity fields of the three IGS stations in Iceland covering a twenty-two year period (2000–2022) in this study. According to the obtained results, a motion of about 2cm–2.5cm per year (horizontal) and 0.1cm–2.1cm per year (vertical) was computed at the three IGS stations (HOFN, REYK, and MAYV) located in Iceland.