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Do emotions organize or disorganize action?
Authors: Marchewka Urszula , Suwała Zuzanna , Feja Krzysztof , Łuczak Ewa , Rektor Natalia , Minkner Mikołaj , Bienkowski Borys , Ostafin Kamil , Dobek Adam , Petryla Piotr 
Published: August 2023

INTRODUCTION
Emotions companions us in our everyday life and are still difficult to define. Among many functions, such as inducing physiological changes, availability to specific behaviors, the organizing or disorganizing influence of emotions is also distinguished.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the article is to show the theory of emotions and answer the question whether they organize our actions or, on the contrary, promote disorganization.
STATE OF THE ART. DESCRIPTION
Among the many functions attributed to emotions are that they can direct our actions towards a given goal and sustain it, or vice versa. Emotion is, among other things, an expression of the action of instincts, it mobilizes the body, organizes action and performs an energizing function. Nowadays, attention is paid to the mobilizing aspects of emotions - weak or moderate emotions organize our functioning. Only a strong emotional state ceases to motivate, makes our actions disoriented. On the other hand, it is necessary to distinguish between emotional states and motivation. Watson shows emotions as a disorder of homeostasis along with numerous disorders of mental regulation. Clore, Clark, and Watson argue that dysfunctional are persistent, troublesome states that may be manifestations of affective or temperamental disorders rather than transient emotions. Speaking of emotion and its impact on action, it is worth mentioning and stopping at the issue of inhibition and expressing emotional states.
CONCLUSION
It is not possible to unequivocally determine that emotions either organize or disorganize our behavior, because a lot depends on the intensity of the experienced emotion and its direction
Energy drinks - product ingredients and their potential toxicity
Authors: Sekuła Michał Jakub , Kaleta Natalia , Pawłucki Piotr , Maciak Anna , Domagalski Łukasz , Andrasz Ewelina , Cuper Paulina 
Published: August 2023

Energy drinks (NE) are popular stimulants among adolescents and adults. They are commercial, advertised, widely available products that contain increased amounts of caffeine, and are designed to reduce feelings of fatigue in favor of increased mental and physical performance. In addition to caffeine, various ingredients such as vitamins, dyes or substances that impart a certain flavor are added to NEs. Many cases have been described of the harmful effects of NE used alone and in combination with alcohol on the human body: including on the digestive system, central nervous system, cardiovascular system or kidneys. We decided to analyze and compare with each other the composition of NEs from the most popular manufacturers available in most Polish grocery stores. We then briefly described the most important substances available in NE and reviewed the literature on their potential toxicity. It is reasonable for physicians and teachers to educate young people and their parents about the harmfulness of NE, especially when children are suspected of taking large amounts. Further observations and studies monitoring the harmfulness of NEs are needed, and the drinks themselves should be subject to special surveillance.
Motivation to use digital educational content – differences between science and other STEM students in higher education
Authors: Flerlage Carolin , Bernholt Andrea , Parchmann Ilka 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Digitalization leads to an increased importance of digital educational content for learning in higher education as well as in the sciences. The investigation of individual factors (e.g., motivation, self-efficacy, attitudes) influencing the intention to use digital educational content is a major research interest in design and implementation of suitable content (Hsu, J.-Y., Chen, C.-C., & Ting, P.-F. (2018). Understanding MOOC continuance: An empirical examination of social support theory. Interactive Learning Environments, 26(8), 1100–1118), yet to date without differentiation by discipline. A questionnaire following the Theory of Planned Behavior (Fishbein, M., & Ajzen, I. (2010). Predicting and changing behavior: The reasoned action approach. Psychology Press. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10462474) was developed to analyze relationships between STEM students’ individual beliefs and their personal motivation to use digital educational content. In November 2021, a total of 662 STEM students from 8 universities in Germany participated in the study. Analyses showed differences within the group of STEM students: science students rated their digital skills lower and expected more difficulties compared to other STEM students, but did not differ in terms of their motivation. For science students, unlike other STEM students, motivation was predicted only by attitudes and digital skills. Moreover, the present results suggest that, first, the focus of the design should be on learning environment rather than on digital tools, and second, the potential of collaboration is largely unrecognized by students.
Modeling fetal cortical development by quantile regression for gestational age and head circumference: a prospective cross sectional study
Authors: Marra Maria Chiara , Pietrolucci Maria Elena , Mappa Ilenia , Lu Jia Li Angela , Di Mascio Daniele , D’Antonio Francesco , Rizzo Giuseppe 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objectives
To develop charts for fetal brain cortical structures following a proposed standardized methodology and using quantile regression.

Methods
Prospective cross-sectional study including 344 low-risk singleton pregnancies between 19 and 34 weeks of gestation. The depth of Sylvian (SF), Parieto-occipital (POF) and Calcarine fissures (CF) were measured on ultrasound images using a standardized technique and their changes were evaluated by quantile regression as a function of gestational age (GA) interval or head circumference (HC).

Results
The measurements of SF, POF and CF depth significantly increased with gestation. Linear models better described the changes of cortical variables with GA and HC. When the fit of sulci depth with GA and HC were compared, a close relationship was highlighted for the latter variable.

Conclusions
We provided prospective charts of fetal cortical development using quantile regression and following a strict standardized methodology These new charts may help in better identifying cases at higher risk of abnormal cortical neurodevelopment.
Paternal age and perinatal outcomes: an observational study
Authors: Xholli Anjeza , Londero Ambrogio P. , Magnetti Elena , Vadrucci Sabrina , Neri Isabella , Marcantognini Gaia , Tramontano Anna Luna , Monari Francesca , Cagnacci Angelo 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objectives
The study’s primary aim was to examine the relationship between paternal age and perinatal outcomes.

Methods
This study used data from two hospital birth registries to examine the association between paternal age and adverse perinatal outcomes. The sample included all live singleton births between 2010 and 2022. The primary exposure was paternal age, and the following perinatal outcomes were considered: mode of conception, mode of delivery, pregnancy complications, and neonatal outcomes.

Results
A total of 15,232 pregnant women were considered. Maternal and paternal ages were 31.9 ± 5.3 and 36.5 ± 6.5 years, respectively. Independent of maternal, paternal age was associated with lower odds of spontaneous conceptions (OR 0.930, 95 % CI 0.968/0.993; p=0.003) and higher odds of intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (OR 1.054, 95 % CI 1.045/1.062; p=0.0001), respectively. In contrast to maternal age, paternal age decreased the odds of any (OR 0.922, 95 % CI 0.985/0.999; p=0.032) and urgent/emergent (OR 0.984, 95 % CI 0.975/0.993; p=0.0001) cesarean delivery. Paternal age did not affect the gestation length, placental or neonatal weight, blood loss during delivery, and neonatal 5th-minute Apgar score.

Conclusions
Paternal age is associated with perinatal outcomes. These findings suggest that advanced paternal age may have implications for reproductive counseling and prenatal care.
Transitional Domesticity: Collectivisation and Fractionalisation in Peer-to-Peer Digital Citizenry Learning from Socio-Innovations of Chinese-Asian Historical Contexts
Authors: Ng Provides 
Published: August 2023

AbstractCollectivisation, as a socio-innovation, is an incremental part of history that has much to teach on questions of asset commoning. Such notions can provide renewed perspectives in understanding today’s peer-to-peer (p2p) economy and its influence on housing ownership models, which are constituting new forms of domesticity. This study understands domesticity as processes of collectivisation and de-collectivisation, and questions its conceptualisation as universal and invariant. It compares the transitioning moments by which a new governing body is instituted within recent-historical Chinese-Asian contexts, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. These moments were often postcolonial, full of changes, uncertainty, crisis, and anticipation; these contexts were unprecedented in scale, density, and cultural collision; in common, these were junctures of socio-innovation in land distribution that fashioned different forms of citizenry. By looking at these instances of innovation with situated thinking and against their historical–cultural backgrounds, the findings in this study reflect on the design of socio-technological systems, the potential consequences of our design interventions, and what “innovation” may mean given the complexity of transitional challenges. Putting together cosmopolitan and vernacular histories, the historiography presented is a collage of card game narratives, archived posters, news headlines, statistical figures, and literature. This journey through events of socio-innovation from the twentieth century till recent decades reveals how the history of governance has always been a question of cultivating collective actions, one way or another, and today’s p2p economy is simultaneously collectivising and fractionalising such socio-economic exchanges in digital citizenry.
Cyclic Behaviors of Anisotropically Consolidated Gravelly Soils under Triaxial Condition: Effects of Sand Gradation Part of the Soil
Authors: Nikoonejad Khashayar , Mohsen Haeri S. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Previous studies have extensively examined the effects of silt contents and gradations on the cyclic behavior of sand and silt mixtures. However, comparable data on the mixture of sand and gravel are limited because of the experimental challenges of getting reliable testing results from gravel-size particles. Furthermore, in several case histories in which liquefaction occurred, the liquefied soils had experienced initial static shear stress because of the sloping ground conditions or the presence of structures and buildings on the site. The effects of initial static shear stress on the cyclic behavior of clean sands have been widely studied, and some recommendations have been suggested for practical engineers. This research aimed to evaluate the effects of the sand gradation part on the cyclic behavior of two gravelly soils, both with 60 % gravel and 40 % sand but different gradations (well-graded vs. uniformly graded). A total of 26 cyclic triaxial tests were carried out on moist-tamped reconstituted specimens of the tested gravelly soils. The specimens were anisotropically consolidated to assess the effects of initial static shear stress combined with sand gradation on cyclic behaviors of the tested gravelly soils. Results of the tests indicated that the gravelly soil with uniform sands had a greater resistance against liquefaction than the one with well-graded sands. The lower cyclic resistance of the gravelly soil with well-graded sands can be attributed to its lower permeability associated with wider gradation and finer particles of the sand part, leading to higher excess pore pressure buildup during cyclic loading. Moreover, a similar increase in the level of initial static shear stress resulted in an increase in the liquefaction resistance of the gravelly soils, whereas the soil with uniform sands experienced a higher increase than the soil with well-graded sands.
Improved Rapid Chloride Migration Test for Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Concrete Based on the Image Processing Technique
Authors: Yang LuFeng , Long Fengbo , Chen Junwu , Chen Zheng 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The point average method (PAM) is commonly used in rapid chloride migration (RCM) tests to measure the average depth of chloride migration in concrete specimen. In this article, a spatial average method (SAM) was presented to improve the accuracy and stability of results tested on the basis of an image processing technique. There are 74 groups of concrete specimens prepared with different mix proportions and tested by the RCM technique with varying voltage applied. The area of the chloride migration region on the longitudinal section of the concrete specimens was captured by the image processing technique firstly, and then both the average depth of chloride migration and the diffusion coefficient of concrete were accordingly determined. Furthermore, the spacing of measuring points and the range and amplitude of the edge effect in the RCM test were determined by detailed analysis of the test data, thereby improving results from the PAM and the SAM. It was demonstrated that the edge effect should be taken into consideration in the RCM test for determining the chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete, and the spacing of measuring points for the PAM in current codes and guidance is so large that they should be modified. The general validity, satisfying stability, and high accuracy of the proposed SAM were evidentially proved by comparing it with the test data of the PAM.
Single‐cell RNA sequencing identifies eggplant as a regulator of germ cell development in Drosophila
Authors: Sun Zhipeng , Nystul Todd G , Zhong Guohua 
Published: August 2023

AbstractDrosophila ovarian germline stem cells (GSCs) are a powerful model for stem cell research. In this study, we use single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq), an RNAi screen and bioinformatic analysis, to identify genes involved in germ cell differentiation, including 34 genes with upregulated expression during early germ cell development and 19 genes that may regulate germ cell differentiation. Among these, a gene we have named eggplant (eggpl) is highly expressed in GSCs and downregulated in early daughter cells. RNAi knockdown of eggpl causes germ cell proliferation and differentiation defects. In flies fed a rich yeast diet, the expression of eggpl is significantly lower and knockdown or knockout of eggpl phenocopies a rich diet. In addition, eggpl knockdown suppresses the reduction in germ cell proliferation caused by inhibition of the insulin effector PI3K. These findings suggest that downregulation of eggpl links nutritional status to germ cell proliferation and differentiation. Collectively, this study provides new insights into the signaling networks that regulate early germ cell development and identifies eggpl as a key player in this process.
From below or from above: How to force fashion MNCs to be more sustainable
Authors: Dobos Emese 
Published: August 2023

AbstractMultinational companies in the fashion industry operate on a global level. Fashion was one of the first industries that outsourced production to developing countries and allowed exploitation and environmental pollution to remain hidden. But concerns regarding the industry's (un)sustainability are rising, regarding both the environmental and the social aspects. Fashion consumption is on the rise and the industry is among the most polluting ones. With this paper, I join the debate on how to force fashion MNCs to operate sustainably. There are two opposing views on where change should come: from above (regulation) or from below (change in customer habits and the activity of sustainable fashion NGOs). According to one view, fashion is underregulated and only legislation can be a solution: MNCs will only operate sustainably if they are forced by law. The other group claims that customers should drive green initiatives as their demand catalyzes MNC production. I claim that neither side is enough, as sustainability is not necessarily the number one consideration for customers or policymakers. In this conceptual paper, I use document analysis as a qualitative approach, and descriptive statistics to support my position.
Nanocomposites FeCoNi/C based on polyvinyl alcohol: synthesis and electromagnetic properties
Authors: Muratov D. G. , Kozhitov L. V. , Kazaryan T. M. , Vasil'ev A. A. , Popkova A. V. , Korovin E. Yu. 
Published: August 2023

Triple FeCoNi nanoparticles distributed and stabilized in the carbon matrix of FeCoNi/C metal-carbon nanocomposites were synthesized. The synthesis of nanocomposites was carried out by controlled IR pyrolysis of precursors of the "polymer-metal nitrates" type, obtained by joint dissolution of the components with subsequent removal of the solvent. The effect of the synthesis temperature on the structure, composition, and electromagnetic properties of nanocomposites has been studied. It was shown by XRD that the formation of ternary FeCoNi nanoparticles occurs through the dissolution of Fe in the nanoparticles of the NiCo solid solution. With an increase in the synthesis temperature, the size of metal nanoparticles increases, which is determined by the processes of their agglomeration and coalescence during matrix rearrangement. Also, depending on the synthesis temperature, nanoparticles of a ternary alloy with different compositions can be formed, and the ratio of metals specified in the precursor is achieved at 700 °C. By Raman spectroscopy was shown that, with an increase in the synthesis temperature, the degree of crystallinity of the carbon matrix of nanocomposites increases, and graphene structures consisting of several layers can be formed. The frequency dependences of the relative complex dielectric and magnetic permeabilities of nanocomposites in the range of 3–13 GHz were studied. It is shown that an increase in the synthesis temperature causes a significant increase in both dielectric and magnetic losses (~ 2 times). The former are associated with the formation of a complex nanostructure of the carbon matrix of the nanocomposite, while the latter are determined by an increase in the size of nanoparticles and a shift of the EFMR frequency to the low-frequency region. Reflection loss (RL) calculations were performed according to the standard procedure based on experimental data of the frequency dependences of the complex magnetic and dielectric permittivity. It was shown that control of the frequency range and absorption value of electromagnetic waves (from 50 to 94%) can be carried out by changing the temperature of synthesis of nanocomposites.
los gestos no políticos son políticos: la traducción al portugués del Brasil de Giovanni's Room, de James Baldwin, y la cuestión de la homosexualidad
Authors: Amorim Lauro 
Published: August 2023

Este trabajo hace parte de un proyecto de investigación sobre el papel de las traducciones de literatura afro-americana en el Brasil y su relación con cuestiones de identidad, discurso y estética. Se analiza la traducción que hace Affonso Blacheyre de la novela Giovanni's room (1956) de James Baldwin, publicada en 1967. Baldwin es aclamado por su participación en el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles, habiendo producido trabajos que retratan las contradicciones de una sociedad democrática y al mismo tiempo racista. Giovanni's room fue rechazado por su editora por abordar la homosexualidad. El texto publicado en la solapa de la carátula del libro elogia el trabajo de Baldwin con el "lenguaje", en contraste con el anti-racismo de muchos otros de sus trabajos. El elogio concerniente a la estética de Giovanni's room es notorio, en contraste con la ausencia de comentarios sobre su crítica de la marginalización de la homosexualidad. El enfoque en la estética del trabajo llevó incluso a una sofisticación del registro del habla de los personajes en la traducción. Los discursos en torno a la formación de identidades eran menos evidentes en el Brasil de los años 60 en comparación con la actualidad. El énfasis en la naturaleza estética de la obra representa un gesto aparentemente "no-político", menos chocante en el contexto de la dictadura militar vivida en el país en la época.
Economic Empowerment through Muhammadiyah-Owned Enterprises A Case Study of Muhammadiyah Regional Board of Lumajang
Authors: Hakim Imamul , Sarif Muhammad , Rofiq Aunur 
Published: August 2023

This article examines the Muhammadiyah-Owned Enterprises (Badan Usaha Milik Muhammadiyah (BUMM)) managed by CV. Syirkah Amanah and its role in the economic Empowerment of Muhammadiyah organizations and the community. CV. Syirkah Amanah is the research object because it has shown exemplary achievements in managing BUMM. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data sources through interviews, document reviews, and field observations. This study indicates that the management and development of business units owned by Muhammadiyah organizations have a significant role in the organization’s economicEmpowerment and community economic empowerment. In empowering the community’s economy, namely the existence of new job opportunities, invest and increase financial income. Meanwhile, in empowering the organization’s economy, namely increasing financial resources for the sustainability of organizational activities and increase the development of social service facilities in carrying out the organization’s vision and mission.
The Effect of Metacognition and Scientific Attitude on the Success in Forming Sakinah Mawaddah Warahmah Families in Career and Non-Career Women
Authors: Ibrahim Duski , Sukarno Sukarno 
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of metacognition and scientific attitudes of family partners in forming a sakinah family. The approach used in this research is descriptive quantitative, which is done by measuring each research variable, then analyzing and describing it so that it is easy to understand. The technique of collecting data is done by survey. Surveys were carried out on all samples in the study to measure metacognition, scientific attitude, and success in forming a sakinah mawaddah warahmah family. The population of this study is women who are grouped into two categories: 1) career women (who work in offices/employees), 2) unemployed women (especially those taking care of the family) in the city of Jambi with a total sample of 100 (50 people in each sample group) taken at random. The instrument used in this study was a set of 30 questions. The answers were measured by respondents using a Likert scale. Dataanalysis was carried out using SPSS 16 software. The results showed thatmetacognition ability significantly affects the ability to form a sakinah mawaddah warahmah family with a sig. 0.012 (career women group) and 0.000 (non-career women group). As for the scientific attitude test, career women obtained 0.031 0.05, and non-career women obtained 0.019 0.05. It shows that scientific attitude significantly affects their ability to form a sakinah mawaddah warahmah family. The F test also shows that the two variables jointly affect the ability to form a sakinah mawadah warahmah family