bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Testing the acceptability and feasibility of video observational methodology to measure parent-adolescent communication and interaction
Authors: Lekhuleni Fortunate , Desai Rachana , Coetzee Bronwyne , Pearson Rebecca , Rochat Tamsen Jean 
Published: August 2023

BackgroundExisting research has shown that the parent-adolescent relationship and its associated communication and interaction styles are important for adolescent development and outcomes. Measuring parent-adolescent communication and interaction using self-report methods has substantial research limitations. Video observational methodologies offer a novel and more objective approach to measuring parent-adolescent communication and interaction from the point of view of participants. This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of this methodology, and analysis using automated coding software in an urbanized context.MethodsThis study recruited parent-adolescent pairs in Soweto, South Africa which included 11–15-year-old adolescents and their biological parents. Parent-adolescent communication and interactions were measured using novel video observational portable head cameras called “Teencams”. Feasibility was evaluated by testing three observational game tasks (Matching pairs card game, Jenga and Charades) to stimulate communication and interaction between 16 parent-adolescent pairs, and the Teencam's ability to record video and audio content. Acceptability was explored using one-on-one interviews with the parents (n = 14), on whether they found the Teencam comfortable to wear, whether the parents believed their adolescents acted naturally, and which observational game tasks were feasible during their interactions. The videos were analysed using automated coding software called FaceReader which detects and codes basic facial expressions.ResultsThe Teencam methodology was found to be feasible and acceptable amongst parent-adolescent pairs in Soweto, South Africa. The Matching pairs card game stimulated excellent interaction and communication with good video and audio quality. Some feasibility limitations were identified in the operations (switching on/off and starting recording), the ability of the device to cope with the movement of the participants, and the lighting conditions of the room, all of which resulted in poor coding and analytic output from FaceReader. Refinements and adjustments were made to the methodological protocol by improving the head cameras and lighting conditions and refining the Matching pairs card game, which resulted in improved analytic output from FaceReader.ConclusionBased on these findings, a methodological protocol was developed to measure parent-adolescent interaction and communication in an urban setting. The unique contribution of this research lies in its potential to lead to improved methodologies for measuring parent-adolescent communication and interactions.
Characterization of initial ankle-foot prosthesis prescription patterns in U.S. Service members following unilateral transtibial amputation
Authors: Monaghan Patrick G. , Knight Ashley D. , Brinkerhoff Sarah A. , Harrison Kenneth D. , Dearth Christopher L. , Hendershot Brad D. , Sefton JoEllen M. , Zabala Michael , Vazquez Adan , Shannon David , Crumbley David , Roper Jaimie A. 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to explore relationships between patient-specific characteristics and initial ankle-foot prosthesis prescription patterns among U.S. Service members with unilateral transtibial limb loss.MethodsA retrospective review of health records identified 174 individuals with unilateral transtibial limb loss who received care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center between 2001 and 2019. We examined patient-specific factors such as demographics, participant duty status at injury and amputation, amputation etiology, and timing between injury, amputation, and initial prescription. The type of first prescribed ankle-foot prosthesis was categorized as energy storing and return - nonarticulating, energy storing and return - articulating, or computer controlled.ResultsSex, amputation etiology, time from injury to initial prescription, and time from amputation to initial prescription differed by type of initial ankle-foot prosthesis prescription. Service members with shorter intervals between injury-initial prescription and amputation-initial prescription, and those injured by combat blast, were more likely to receive a non-articulating device. Incorporating sex, time from injury-initial prescription, time from amputation-initial prescription, and amputation etiology as predictors of prosthesis type, we were able to correctly classify 72% of all first prostheses prescribed.DiscussionPatient-specific characteristics such as sex, the time between injury-initial prescription, time from amputation-initial prescription and amputation etiology are essential characteristics that influence initial ankle-foot prosthesis prescription patterns in U.S. Service members.
Feeding of fish oil and medium-chain triglycerides to canines impacts circulating structural and energetic lipids, endocannabinoids, and non-lipid metabolite profiles
Authors: Jackson Matthew I. , Jewell Dennis E. 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionThe effect of medium-chain fatty acid-containing triglycerides (MCT), long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing triglycerides from fish oil (FO), and their combination (FO+MCT) on the serum metabolome of dogs (Canis familiaris) was evaluated.MethodsDogs (N = 64) were randomized to either a control food, one with 7% MCT, one with FO (0.18% eicosapentaenoate and 1.3% docosahexaenoate), or one with FO+MCT for 28 days following a 14-day washout period on the control food. Serum metabolites were analyzed via chromatography followed by mass spectrometry.ResultsAdditive effects of serum metabolites were observed for a number of metabolite classes, including fatty acids, phospholipids, acylated amines including endocannabinoids, alpha-oxidized fatty acids, and methyl donors. Some effects of the addition of FO+MCT were different when the oils were combined compared with when each oil was fed separately, namely for acylcarnitines, omega-oxidized dicarboxylic acids, and amino acids. Several potentially beneficial effects on health were observed, including decreased circulating triglycerides and total cholesterol with the addition of FO (with or without MCT) and decreases in N-acyl taurines with the addition of MCT, FO, or FO+MCT.DiscussionOverall, the results of this study provide a phenotypic characterization of the serum lipidomic response to dietary supplementation of long-chain n3-polyunsaturated and medium-chain saturated fats in canines.
Phylogenetic Relationships and Next-Generation Barcodes in the Genus Torreya Reveal a High Proportion of Misidentified Cultivated Plants
Authors: Mo Zhi-Qiong , Wang Jie , Möller Michael , Yang Jun-Bo , Gao Lian-Ming 
Published: August 2023

Accurate species identification is key to conservation and phylogenetic inference. Living plant collections from botanical gardens/arboretum are important resources for the purpose of scientific research, but the proportion of cultivated plant misidentification are un-tested using DNA barcodes. Here, we assembled the next-generation barcode (complete plastid genome and complete nrDNA cistron) and mitochondrial genes from genome skimming data of Torreya species with multiple accessions for each species to test the species discrimination and the misidentification proportion of cultivated plants used in Torreya studies. A total of 38 accessions were included for analyses, representing all nine recognized species of genus Torreya. The plastid phylogeny showed that all 21 wild samples formed species-specific clades, except T. jiulongshanensis. Disregarding this putative hybrid, seven recognized species sampled here were successfully discriminated by the plastid genome. Only the T. nucifera accessions grouped into two grades. The species identification rate of the nrDNA cistron was 62.5%. The Skmer analysis based on nuclear reads from genome skims showed promise for species identification with seven species discriminated. The proportion of misidentified cultivated plants from arboreta/botanical gardens was relatively high with four accessions (23.5%) representing three species. Interspecific relationships within Torreya were fully resolved with maximum support by plastomes, where Torreya jackii was on the earliest diverging branch, though sister to T. grandis in the nrDNA cistron tree, suggesting that this is likely a hybrid species between T. grandis and an extinct Torreya ancestor lineage. The findings here provide quantitative insights into the usage of cultivated samples for phylogenetic study.
التشكيل الاستطرادي للموقف البيني ذاتي في مقالات رأي تشومسكي
Authors: الكواز سهام محمد حسن , الفلوجي عباس طالب عبد الزهرة 
Published: August 2023

تبحث هذه الدراسة في مفهوم الموقف في الخطاب السياسي باعتباره أحد أهم الوسائل اللغوية التي نستخدمها لنسب القيم إلى الموضوعات، وتحديد مواقع الفاعلين الاجتماعيين بالنسبة لتلك الموضوعات، ومعايرة المواقف بين الأفراد بشكل تفاعلي، وإظهار القيم التي تعكس النظام الاجتماعي والثقافي للفرد أو المجموعة الاجتماعية.
تهدف الدراسة إلى تحقيق ثلاثة أهداف رئيسية: أولًا، فحص الأساس اللغوي لمقالات الرأي التي كتبها نعوم تشومسكي. ثانيًا، وصف الاستراتيجيات التواصلية في مقالاته. ثالثًا، توضيح العلاقة بين الأسلوب وبناء الهوية.
يعتمد مفهوم الموقف في هذه الدراسة على شبكة معقدة من المقاربات التي تشمل: التضمين الإثباتي (Evidentiality)، واللغة الفوقية (Metadiscourse)، والتقييم (Appraisal & Evaluation)، ومثلث الموقف (Stance Triangle). تُعد هذه الشبكة التحليلية ضرورية لإجراء دراسة دلالية للخطاب في مقالات تشومسكي.
لتحقيق ذلك، تم تطوير نموذج متعدد الأبعاد في ضوء أهداف الدراسة. يتكون النموذج من عنصرين رئيسيين: استراتيجيات تحقيق الموقف، ووظائف الموقف.
Implicações cardiovasculares da infecção por COVID-19
Authors: Santos Felix Cavalcanti Giovanna Gabriela , Rodrigues da Silva Ana Claudia , Almeida Souza Cabral Ayara , Da Silva Santos Bruna Rafaela , Cabral do Nascimento Natalha , Lira Sousa Camila Yohanna , Antunes de Carvalho Alycia , Araújo Costa Alynne Saphira , Costa Silva Ailla Gabrielli , Pereira dos Santos Rafael , Costa da Silva Teresa Victória , Cardoso Rodrigues Vieira Felipe 
Published: August 2023

A infecção por COVID-19 é conhecida pelas implicações respiratórias, contudo as complicações multissistêmicas, como problemas cardiovasculares, devem ser consideradas. Até o momento, há uma escassez na compreensão das implicações da infecção por COVID-19 no sistema cardiovascular, sendo, o objetivo do presente estudo realizar uma revisão sistemática de literatura para analisar esta temática. O estudo seguiu as diretrizes PRISMA, sendo pesquisado nos bancos de dados Cochrane Library e PubMed artigos publicados até 2022 e utilizando descritores como “COVID”, “Coronavírus”, “Doença cardiovascular”, “COVID longo”. Do total de 4.538 artigos encontrados inicialmente, após aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, 9 estudos foram incluídos na revisão. As evidências indicam implicações cardiovasculares em pacientes pós-infecção por COVID-19, sendo necessárias estratégias adequadas e eficazes para reconhecer a natureza aguda e crônica dessas implicações e para lidar com a cronicidade e a morbidade.
The Ambiguities of Intercultural Dialogue: Critical Perspectives on the European Union’s New Agenda for Culture
Authors: Näss Hans Erik 
Published: August 2023

Throughout the last couple of decades various aspects of culture seems to affect the lives of European citizens more and more. As a reply the European Union (EU) in 2007 endorsed 'A European agenda for culture in a globalising world’, evidently their first-ever strategy for culture. Zooming in on three areas – intercultural dialogue, culture as a catalyst to creativity, and culture as part of foreign relations – culture had for the first time been elevated into the premier league of Union politics. This article therefore investigates the background and content of the agenda further with particular emphasis on intercultural dialogue: What is the substance of this phrase and under which conditions is it likely that it will affect European culture as policy instrument? Unfortunately the EU demonstrates an indistinct understanding of the notion that cultural variation consists of both diversity and difference. These two concepts are related, but not synonymous, and furthermore essential to a) understand the multicultural Europe, and b) in deciding where the attempts of intercultural dialogue should end. As a consequence it is argued that the EU must revise their understanding of intercultural dialogue if their cultural policy should become something more profound than good intentions.
Interview without a subject: The Russian doll question and cultural encounters
Authors: Rittenhofer Iris Rittenhofer 
Published: August 2023

This article contributes to the rethinking of qualitative interview research into intercultural issues. It suggests that the application of poststructuralist thought should not be limited to the analysis of the interview material itself, but incorporate the choice of interviewees and the modalities for the accomplishment of interviews. The paper focuses on a discussion of theoretical and methodological considerations of design, approach and research strategy. These discussions are specified in relation to a project on gender and ethnicity in cultural encounters at Universities. In the paper, I introduce a research design named Cultural interviewing, present an approach to the design of interviews named Interview without a subject, and offer an analytic strategy directed towards the analysis of interview transcripts named Interview on the level of the signifier. The paper concludes that even though it is relevant for research into intercultural issues to focus on gender and ethnicity, it has to de-center both, gender and ethnicity.
Host communication competence and locus of control of international students in the United States
Authors: Sheldon Pavica 
Published: August 2023

A survey of 169 international students was conducted at a large southern research university to investigate the relationship between host communication competence and students’ locus of control. Results of correlation and multiple regressions revealed that international students’ host communication competence was positively influenced by the internal locus of control. The independent sample t test showed that female and European students scored significantly higher in host communication competence than male and non-European international students.
Experiential Learning About Intercultural Communication Through Intercultural Communication: Internationalising a Business Communication Curriculum
Authors: Crossman Joanna Elizabeth 
Published: August 2023

This paper reports on a rich, qualitative research study that aimed to discover how undergraduate and culturally diverse students experienced a collaborative, international, online, experiential project to learn about intercultural communication. Student participants in the study endorsed experiential learning in culturally diverse groups about intercultural communication through intercultural communication. The data revealed how participants made sense of and responded to intercultural communication amongst team members by juxtaposing personal experience of working in the online international learning group, their own cultural heritage and the literature available to them. The author concludes that experiential learning is a powerful tool for learning about intercultural communication through intercultural communication in the context of online, international and culturally diverse teams working on business case studies. It is also recommended as an activity that serves the process of internationalising a business communication curriculum and some of the broad aims of global citizenship.
The development of communicative abilities within small group contexts: a cross cultural perspective
Authors: B. Campbell  
Published: August 2023

As higher education institutions throughout Europe continually search for innovative approaches to teaching and learning, not least as they seek to maximise increasingly scarce resources, students are likely to be encouraged, even obliged, to take more responsibility for their own learning. This will be manifested through such activities as the negotiation of learning experiences with their tutors, completion of projects through collaborative efforts with their contemporaries etc. They will carry out many of these activities in small groups. Furthermore, group activity is likely to be a vital part of almost every job that students graduating from higher education are likely to enter irrespective of the country in which they have studied or subsequently work; they will probably be expected to engage in the co-ordination of tasks with others, to share information, solve problems and make decisions. Communicative ability is clearly central to such activities. It is now seen in the UK as a priority skill in national education and training ( National Skills Agenda, 1998).
Analysis of EFL elementary textbooks in Syria and Germany: cognitive, affective and procedural aspects in their inter-cultural context
Authors: Hasan Ali Saud , Raddatz Volker 
Published: August 2023

This study attempts to explore and compare the cognitive, affective and procedural aspects of EFL elementary textbooks in Syria and Germany. It analyses a corpus which consists of three Syrian elementary textbooks, Starters I-III, and their German counterparts, Kooky I-II. Based on the paradigmatic change from instructivism to constructivism, a descriptive-analytical approach is used to examine the content-material in terms of teacher vs. pupil orientation, product vs. process orientation, virtuality vs. authenticity, cognitive learning vs. learning by doing which represent the essential parameters of learner autonomy. Results indicate that the Syrian material focuses on the cognitive element of language learning without ignoring affective and procedural factors, whereas the German material tends to put special emphasis on affectivity and process-orientation. Culturally, the Syrian textbooks confine their view to the domestic background before opening up to British culture in book III, whereas the German textbooks are keen to introduce the British dimension right from the start. For the Syrian material, the study suggests the inclusion of pronunciation exercises and a stronger consideration of learner autonomy. For the German material, close attention should be paid to a well-balanced relationship between the three parameters mentioned above.
The Development of a New Instrument of Intercultural Communication Competence
Authors: Arasaratnam Lily A. 
Published: August 2023

A review of past literature reveals that there is need for a measure of intercultural communication competence (ICC) that can be used in culturally diverse groups of participants. The present study describes the development and initial empirical testing of a new instrument of ICC. Student participants (N = 302) from multiple cultural backgrounds were used. Using regression, factor, and correlation analyses, the instrument was tested for reliability and construct validity. The preliminary results are very promising. Implications for future research are discussed.
Internet use ad cross-cultural adaptation.Testing a Model of Internet Use in the Cross-Cultural Adaptation Context
Authors: Wang Ying , Sun Shaojing , Haridakis Paul M. 
Published: August 2023

The growth of new communication technologies has presented new challenges to traditional cross-cultural adaptation (CCA) research. Guided by uses and gratifications (U&G) theory, we proposed a model of Internet use in CCA, investigating how individual differences, Internet use motives, and Internet use influenced Chinese students’ CCA. Eight Internet use motives were identified in the CCA context, including social involvement, acculturation, pass time, information, entertainment, convenience, companionship, and ethnic maintenance. The results showed that loneliness, English competence, separation attitude, and convenience motivation predicted socio-cultural adaptation; Loneliness, English competence, information motivation, entertainment motivation, pass time motivation, and American Internet use predicted psychological adaptation. The findings partially supported the proposed model. Implications for CCA and U&G research were discussed.
Representations of otherness in Russian newspapers: the theme of migration as a counterpoint to Russian national identity
Authors: Davis Howard , Sosnovskaya Anna 
Published: August 2023

This article examines the coverage of migration topics in a selection of Russian newspapers with nationwide circulations in the first six months of 2005 and tries to answer to the question: how does the Russian national press represent people and features which are significantly different from so-called Russian character and national identity?
The analysis is based on three main themes: immigration, the national project, and Russians abroad. The coverage of immigration addresses issue of Russian and Russian-speaking minorities in the former Soviet republics; immigrants, refugees and displaced persons on territories of Russia; and labour force decline and ‘brain drain’ from the Russian Federation. The discourse on migration is conducted within the framework of the developing national project on construction of a new identity for Russia and Russians. The national project is expressed in terms of the consolidation of Russian society and creation of unified values.
The conclusion is that representatives of ‘others’ who differ from Russians significantly in terms of language and culture or who are territorial outsiders are represented in the press in three main ways. Firstly, there is a benevolent attitude expressed in terms of traditional ties to sisters and brothers from the fifteen Soviet republics. Secondly, there is a predominantly aggressive stance towards those who are seen as not wanting to assimilate or not wanting to engage with Russia and regard it as the older brother. Representations of the Chinese and the Baltic states fit this category. Finally, there is an ambivalent response, mainly in relation to stories of Russians abroad in Europe or North America, toward the interactions between Russian and non-Russian attitudes, values, etc. When the question of Russian national identity surfaces, there is a consistent message but it is differently articulated according to the diversity of the Russian press.