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On Domination and related concepts of Multidimensional Fuzzy Graphs and its applications

On Domination and related concepts of Multidimensional Fuzzy Graphs and its applications

Reflecting the language of ancient civilizations: A diachronic transition of “爵” and contrastive analysis of Sino-Korean Chinese characters

This study focuses on the historical and cultural significance of the Chinese character “爵” (jue), reflecting the culture of the ancient Bronze Age, and examines its semantic evolution and characteristics from a cognitive linguistic perspective. In addition, it compares and contrasts this with its use in Korean hanja (Chinese characters used in the Korean language). The research highlights that in ancient China, “爵” was initially used to denote a ceremonial wine vessel, symbolizing authority and social status, and was closely associated with rites and nobility. Over time, the meanings of “爵” expanded to include titles of nobility and official positions. Furthermore, the study explores the impact of Chinese culture and language on Korea, showing how “爵” and its related concepts were adopted and adapted within the Korean language and culture, maintaining some of its original meanings while also developing unique interpretations. It suggests that many Korean hanja words share identical meanings with their Chinese counterparts, but some have evolved distinctively, especially in the realm of religion, highlighting the interplay and diversity of cultural and linguistic influences between China and Korea.

Cross-cultural validation of the BFOE model: Best practices and future directions for psychometric evaluation of the Fear of positive evaluation scale – Insights from a Dutch translation

The Bivalent Fear of Evaluation (BFOE) model suggests that Social Anxiety Disorder is not only characterized by fear of negative evaluation (FNE), but also fear of positive evaluation (FPE). While FNE has been firmly established, research of the latter is accumulating. To evaluate the role of the BFOE Model, and particularly FPE, validated measures such as the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale (FPES) are pivotal. Yet, validation of psychometric properties is often at stake or neglected when translating a scale to other languages. This hampers cross-cultural evaluation of questionnaires and related concepts considerably, including the BFOE Model. To illustrate, a freely available, but not validated Dutch version of the FPES was completed, along with other measures by 354 community participants from the Netherlands and Belgium in an online study. The Dutch FPES showed excellent convergent and discriminant validity. In addition, it explained additional variance in social anxiety above and beyond FNE. These results as well as those from the factor analyses were highly comparable with those deriving from evaluations of the original English version. In conclusion, the Dutch FPES showed excellent psychometric properties and is fit for further exploring consistency or differences in the BFOE model across cultures. Based on this case, practice guidelines for international use and validation of measures are discussed, and recommendations are provided.

Computing high-degree polynomial gradients in memory

Specialized function gradient computing hardware could greatly improve the performance of state-of-the-art optimization algorithms. Prior work on such hardware, performed in the context of Ising Machines and related concepts, is limited to quadratic polynomials and not scalable to commonly used higher-order functions. Here, we propose an approach for massively parallel gradient calculations of high-degree polynomials, which is conducive to efficient mixed-signal in-memory computing circuit implementations and whose area scales proportionally with the product of the number of variables and terms in the function and, most importantly, independent of its degree. Two flavors of such an approach are proposed. The first is limited to binary-variable polynomials typical in combinatorial optimization problems, while the second type is broader at the cost of a more complex periphery. To validate the former approach, we experimentally demonstrated solving a small-scale third-order Boolean satisfiability problem based on integrated metal-oxide memristor crossbar circuits, with competitive heuristics algorithm. Simulation results for larger-scale, more practical problems show orders of magnitude improvements in area, speed and energy efficiency compared to the state-of-the-art. We discuss how our work could enable even higher-performance systems after co-designing algorithms to exploit massively parallel gradient computation.

Revisiting block deordering in finite-domain state variable planning

Plan deordering removes unnecessary ordering constraints between actions in a plan, facilitating plan execution flexibility and several other tasks, such as plan reuse, modification, and decomposition. Block deordering is a variant of plan deordering that encapsulates coherent actions into blocks to eliminate further ordering constraints from a partial-order plan (POP) and is useful in many applications (e.g., generating macro-actions and improving the overall plan quality). The existing block deordering strategy is formulated in propositional encodings. Finite-domain state variable encodings (e.g., SAS+ representation), in contrast with propositional encodings, can capture the internal structure and the behavior of state variables of a planning instance through concise constructs such as causal graphs (CGs) and domain transition graphs (DTGs). This work redefines the semantics of block deordering terminologies and related plan deordering concepts in finite domain representation (FDR). Our proposed semantics also resolves some limitations of the existing block semantics and further enhance plan flexibility. In addition, this work exploits block deordering to eliminate redundant actions from a POP. A comparative analysis is also performed on block deordering with various deordering/reordering techniques using explanation-based order generalization (EOG) and MaxSAT. Our experiments on the benchmark problems from International Planning Competitions (IPC) show that our FDR formalism of block deordering significantly improves the plan execution flexibility while maintaining good coverage and execution time.

Языковая личность синхронного переводчика: тезаурусный (лингвокогнитивный) уровень

The paper aims to identify the representatives of the thesaurus (linguocognitive) level of the professional linguistic personality of a simultaneous interpreter through verbal means. The author conducts the research within the framework of the linguo-functional approach. To achieve the stated aim, the researcher examines the phenomenon of the linguistic personality as such, distinguishes between the related concepts of “linguistic personality” and “linguistic identity”, and offers a theoretical justification for the formation of a working definition of the thesaurus (linguocognitive) level and the language units included in it. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the thesaurus (linguocognitive) level of the linguistic personality of a simultaneous interpreter is considered from the perspective of the linguo-functional approach. The author proposes a methodology for exploring the thesaurus (linguocognitive) level to determine and analyze representatives reflecting the individual’s linguistic model of the world. Examples of analyzing representatives at different levels (the level of verbal representation, the level of conceptual sphere representation, the level of extralinguistic representation) demonstrate the breadth of the thesaurus level of a simultaneous interpreter in a communication situation of translation, taking into account the manifestation of available background and special knowledge in translation.

Operationalizing the social capital of collaborative environmental governance with network metrics

Abstract Background
Social capital is frequently invoked as a reason for engaging in collaborative environmental governance. Yet we have a limited understanding of how collaborative environmental governance mobilizes different types of social capital and how the advantages and costs of social capital accrue for different groups of people. Explicit measures of social capital, such as through social network methods, will help build an understanding of how social capital facilitates collective processes and for whom.
Methods
We reviewed highly cited articles in Web of Science and Scopus using “social capital” as the search term to identify foundational and emergent social capital concepts. In the context of collaborative environmental governance, we operationalized these social capital concepts with network measures drawn from our expertise and highlighted existing empirical relationships between such network measures and collaborative outcomes.
Review results
We identified two different camps of social capital concepts - one based on social relations that could be readily operationalized with social network measures and the other based on actor characteristics that can further contextualize network data. Relational social capital concepts included social relations among actors; the collective social setting in which relations are embedded; and the advantages and costs that social capital confers to individuals and the collective. Social capital concepts based on actor characteristics included socio-cognitions (e.g., trust, norms, identification with a group, shared meanings) and community engagement (e.g., group membership, civic participation, volunteerism). Empirical evidence using social network approaches to measure social capital reveals patterns in relationship building that influence collaborative and other sustainability outcomes.
Discussion
Social network approaches described here may help define and quantify the social capital mobilized by collaborative governance. Additional research is necessary to track the social capital of collaboratives over time, link it to outcomes, and better understand the social justice implications of collaborative governance.

Perceptions of Interns Toward Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Pre-service Education and Its Impact on Their Clinical Knowledge: A Study at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat.

Objectives The study aims to assess interns' perceptions of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) pre-service education at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). Specifically, it evaluates how IMCI training during phases 2 and 3 influences interns' clinical practice readiness and knowledge acquisition. The findings will inform evidence-based enhancements to IMCI training programs, ensuring they meet interns' educational needs and optimize clinical skills acquisition. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CoMHS) at SQU, Muscat, over a two-month period (September 20, 2023, to November 30, 2023). The questionnaire evaluated interns' sociodemographic factors, perceptions regarding pre-service IMCI training, and IMCI knowledge. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 24 (Released 2016; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York) was used to analyze Likert scale responses for frequencies and proportions. Results Out of 103 invited interns, 75 participated in the study, resulting in a response rate of 72.8%. Interns who attended three or more IMCI lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions demonstrated a more advanced understanding of IMCI principles compared to those attending fewer sessions. Overall, 63 (84.0%) interns agreed on the effectiveness of IMCI training, 57 (76.0%) interns acknowledged skill enhancement, and 69 (92.0%) interns perceived its practicality for illness assessment. However, only 60.0% (n=45) felt confident in managing sick children. The knowledge assessment revealed varied understanding of IMCI objectives (82.7%, n=62) and components (61.3% (n=46) to 64.0% (n=48)). Clinical case evaluation showed mixed recognition of clinical features and danger signs of childhood illnesses, while awareness of disease preventability through immunization was generally high, except for tuberculosis (74.7%, n=56) and rotavirus (40.0%, n=30). Conclusion Interns exhibit positive attitudes towards IMCI principles, demonstrating a strong grasp of related concepts through effective case-based question responses. These results highlight the effectiveness of IMCI training in improving interns' understanding of pediatric healthcare principles, with potential implications for enhancing clinical practice and patient care. Future investigations should explore the impact of IMCI training on interns' clinical practice and patient outcomes.

Поведенческий аспект категории отношения как объект междисциплинарных исследований: сопоставительный теоретико-аналитический обзор актуальных направлений

The aim of the research is to provide a comparative theoretical and analytical review of Russian and foreign-language publications that directly or indirectly address the category of relations as an interdisciplinary object of research. The material in this article is problematic and interdisciplinary in nature and demonstrates broad views on the development of scientific knowledge about the category of relations. The scientific novelty of the work consists in the fact that for the first time research results on current issues are being summarized in the field of studying the category of relations and related relevant phenomena in the behavioral aspect in modern Russian and foreign linguistics. Such a summarization gives the most complete picture of the development of humanities research in this direction. As a result, the main motives for using the concept of relations and related concepts, its introduction and application in scientific contexts and the main development trends were identified. It was determined that behavioral relations correlate with linguistic, socially regulated and culturally specific factors. The findings represent a necessary basis for conducting a comprehensive description of this category as a linguistic phenomenon.

Transactional pathways: Institutional possibilities for status and wealth under racial/caste capitalism

I introduce the concept of transactional pathways, coined by anthropologist Jane Guyer, to trace the institutional processes that contribute to uneven and unjust patterns of wealth and status distribution under systems of colonialism and racial/caste capitalism. Transactional pathways employ historical perspectives to reveal how divergent economic institutions and sources of valuation relate to social hierarchies. This approach links everyday economic transactions with patterns of wealth accumulation that are based not only on class, but intersectional social groups including race, caste, and/or ethnicity. Transactional pathways account for the fact that not only do different groups receive different amounts of valuable resources because of uneven distribution, but they have variable access to the symbolic power required to define which resources are deemed valuable in the first place and to monopolize them accordingly. The article briefly surveys foundational concepts from the economic anthropology literature before detailing transactional pathways. It introduces the case of attempted formalization of waste collection and recycling in Delhi, India, using the related concepts of thresholds and conversions to analyze key moments when wealth and status accumulation becomes especially possible in institutionally plural contexts.

The Basic Principles of Personalistic Pedagogy According to Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI

The rapid changes in the socio-cultural context of life and education of the young generation in Europe prompt contemporary educators to look for pedagogical trends that may be an inspiration for comprehensive education that rises to current challenges. The authors, therefore, refer to the relational concept of a person by Joseph Ratzinger and derive from it, the fundamental principles of personalistic pedagogy. In the first part of the paper, the basic terms related to the person and their upbringing will be outlined. The second part focuses upon chief educational difficulties; in the subsequent sections, they present the conditions of authentic upbringing and the assumptions of the education process presented by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI.

Отношението към времето като културна норма

The attitude toward time is seen as a cultural norm that is essential for the harmonization of intercultural communications. A philosophical-anthropological study of the perception of time is provided here. Different types of time are considered. The constructs of time perspective and cultural intelligence are introduced. It is being discussed whether "slow" is a Bulgarian cultural norm, i.e., whether "Despacito" is the national anthem of Bulgaria, according to the Siri app - the errors propagated by the computer programs going around the world should be refuted. As a way to achieve this, in the article, a systematic philosophical and analytical review of the concepts of relation to time is presented. Specifics related to the concepts of mental models, cultural intelligence, and cultural clusters are proposed. They can be helpful in understanding cultural differences and communicating more effectively.

Leadership as a Fundamental Factor for Human Societies Progress – a Historical Review of the Leadership Theories

The article attempts to make a historical review of leadership theories and, on this basis, to derive their approximate systematization. The article emphasizes the importance of the phenomenon of leadership as a major factor in the management of human resources and security in human societies. The exposition goes through the various leadership theories that have existed to date. The research methodology includes etymological analysis, historical analysis, content analysis, the methods of induction and deduction, reveals logical connections and dependencies between related and similar concepts and phenomena.

B - 130 Application of Item Response Theory to the MMPI-2-RF Response Bias Scale-19 (RBS-19)

Abstract Objective RBS is a cognitive overreporting scale on the MMPI-family of instruments. Recent efforts to refine the scale removed nine items lacking conceptual and empirical relationships to cognitive dysfunction (Ingram et al., 2024; Ratcliffe et al., 2022). This revised scale version (RBS-19) demonstrated improved utility and classification accuracy, although the improvements were small. Albertorio et al (2024) found that the RBS could be reduced to 14 items and identified potential “critical items”. This study uses IRT in a database of Active-Duty personnel to explore reduced item RBS forms. Method Using a 2-parameter IRT model, we examined cognitive overreporting across the 19-item MMPI-2-RF RBS-19 Scale. Participants (n = 326; 96% male) were divided into pass-all vs fail 2+ standalone PVTs for criterion-based comparisons (e.g., ROC analysis and mean difference), with indetermined profiles removed. Results Results indicate good theta coverage. Two items (24 and 26) were removed due to low α (2). RBS-14/17/19 all had similar AUC (0.72 vs 0.71 vs 0.72) and similar effect sizes between groups. Conclusions IRT analyses supported a 17-item RBS scale rather than the 14 or 19 item versions in this sample. However, no “critical items” emerged in this sample. Such differences may reflect changes in factor structure based on referral reason (Boress et al., 2023).

Transparency in Language and Discourse: A Model for Interdisciplinary Analysis

The article points out the tendency to use highly specialized (terminological) vocabulary in modern public communication and proposes a model for interdisciplinary analysis of the new word entry into the Russian language and its functioning in different types of discourse. The explanation capability of the model, including the linguistic, axiological, cognitive (cognitive-communicative, cognitive-discursive, cognitive-psychological) aspects of analysis, is demonstrated on the example of its application to the study of the unit transparency. The ways of borrowing the word are noted: through the significant expansion of the lexical meaning under the influence of discourse (political, economic, legal, etc.) to the categorical one, associated with the processes of transmission, receipt of information and society’s response to the information occasion. The place of the word transparency in the synonymic series is determined: using the methods of lexicographic and component analysis the semantic differences of the words otkrytost (openness), dostupnost (accessibility), prozrachnost (transparency), publichnost (publicity), glasnost (disclosure), jasnost (clarity) are established. Applying the methods of contextual, logical-and-cognitive and cognitive-and-discursive analysis the data from the Russian National Corpus are studied to determine the discursive specificity in the meanings of the above mentioned synonyms, which are considered through subject-object and subject-subject relations in the process of informing and are described as the constituents in the structure of the category of transparency. The link between the linguomental phenomenon of transparency and related concepts of trust and equality is established. The authors distinguish between the voluntary and forced nature of data transfer and reception, emphasize the axiological and cognitive-and-psychological components of the information transfer in the process of group and/or mass communication. The universality of the model is proved. It has the potential for application to the consideration of other “key” issues, which reflect the mood and linguistic preferences of the epoch.

Symmetric twin paradox for free-falling frames: Argument against the relativistic time dilation?

The twin paradox, a classical puzzle in Special Relativity (SR), is typically resolved by acknowledging the asymmetry introduced by the acceleration of one twin's frame, associated with a rocket's motion through space. A similar paradox arises without any accelerated system, involving three or more inertial systems. This is commonly resolved by employing the relativistic concepts of clock synchronization and simultaneity. Here, we reformulate the paradox for two free-falling systems, where the twins traverse identical circular orbits in opposite directions around a central mass with a spherically symmetric gravitational field. This redefined version of the paradox eliminates asymmetry inherent in the original problem. Since both frames are free-falling, they can be viewed as locally inertial according to Einstein's Equivalence Principle. Additionally, no synchronization with clocks in other frames is needed. We explore a potential resolution to the paradox and highlight that there may be a misinterpretation of the Lorentz transformation in SR.

Renewed Theories and Discourses of 21st Century; City Planning and Housing Design COVID-19 and Beyond, Sustainable, and Green Design

This research delves into the future housing theories of the 21st century, focusing on recent transformations in both urban planning and housing projects and models. Despite the world's anticipation of a vast sustainable transformation since the late 20th century, the first quarter of the 21st century was confronted with an unexpected event: humanity found itself amidst a pandemic that significantly transformed the world. The post-COVID-19 era has guided significant and enduring changes in various aspects from urban planning to living styles, working patterns, housing models, and typologies. This research presents renewed perspectives, based on theoretical dialogues, and discourses that aim to understand the transformation period with recent events specifically housing. The research also includes the perspective of housing in the past aims to contribute to comprehension of this new era and aid in shaping future urban and housing planning strategies. The theoretical basis is to investigate new methods and techniques in urban, and housing planning that have addressed climate-related issues since the 1980s and the subsequent pandemic period. According to the findings obtained in the research, COVID-19 and sustainability initially considered different phenomena, pandemic is essentially triggered and contributed to sustainable city planning, and housing design. While the public perception often distinguishes between COVID-19 and drivability as distinct design concepts, the research reveals a nuanced reality. Despite apparent differences, it is discerning that similar ideas and design principles aim for a healthier housing concept in airier, and greener areas both in terms of housing planning, and models. This intricates a close conceptual relationship between pandemic-induced design adaptations and sustainable concepts underscores the complexity of contemporary urban and housing planning paradigms.

Regenerating and Developing a National Botanical Garden (NBG) in Khartoum, Sudan: Effect on Urban Landscape and Environmental Sustainability

This research focuses on the National Botanic Garden in Khartoum, Sudan, proposing tools and methods to assess botanical garden quality from multiple perspectives. It explores the related concepts between national botanical gardens and landscapes, regeneration landscapes and their components such as botanical gardens, their effects on urban regeneration in cities, urban environments, and environmental sustainability. This study aims to: regenerate and develop a National Botanical Garden in the Almogran area of Khartoum, Sudan, and highlight the importance of establishing a national botanical garden for each climatic region in Sudan. The study used questionnaires to identify the necessary needs for regeneration, and the opinions of employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry were surveyed about the purposes of: (1) evaluating the garden’s total area and interior design; (2) building regeneration; (3) establishing constructions, such as a library, seed gene bank, tissue culture laboratory, etc.; (4) emphasizing the need for modern technology to enhance quality. The study summarizes five regeneration technology methods: environmental plant restoration, water body restoration, building and facility restoration, reconstruction technology, and resource utilization; (5) botanical gardens were proposed for each climatic region in Sudan, and we studied the effects of establishing a botanical garden for each climate region in Sudan on environmental resilience, the effect of the botanical gardens’ regeneration on gardens within the cities, and effect of a national botanical garden on the urban landscape and environmental sustainability. These findings suggest that the comprehensive regeneration of the National Botanical Garden, integrating it with the urban regeneration of cities, especially urban greening regeneration, is important for enhancing urban landscapes, enhancing environmental resilience, environmental sustainability, climate change, and achieving land development goals, thus helping to address actual requirements and develop sustainable cities.

The retrograde effects of negative emotion on memory for conceptually related events: a registered report

ABSTRACT Emotional events are often remembered better than neutral ones; however, emotion can also spill over and affect our memory for neutral experiences that precede an emotional event. Theories suggest that emotion can retroactively enhance memory for preceding neutral events that are considered high-priority while impairing memory for events deemed low-priority. However, the impact of conceptual relationships (i.e., semantic connections) between preceding neutral information and emotional events on memory for the preceding information has received little attention. This study investigated the influence of conceptual relatedness on the retroactive effects of emotion on memory. Participants sequentially encoded pairs of images that were high or low in conceptual relatedness, each comprising a neutral object followed by either a negative or neutral image. Participants returned the next day for a recognition memory assessment. The results indicated an interactive effect of emotion and conceptual relatedness on memory: In a “discovery” sample, memory was poorer for images preceding conceptually unrelated negative (vs. neutral) images, while the opposite pattern was seen for conceptually related images. In a “replication” sample, these effects were partially replicated, with the former impairment effect statistically observed but not the latter augmentation effect. Hence, conceptual relatedness affects how negative emotion influences memory.

Place and mobility in Wales: Challenges and opportunities for reducing car use in a car-dependent, low-density country

The related concepts of 15‐minute city and 20‐minute neighbourhood have gained increased attention, contributing to planning and transport strategies and policies in many cities with the objectives of reducing car use, boosting local economies, improving liveability of places and the health of those who live there. However, there has been relatively little consideration of whether and how the 15/20‐minute place concept can be applied beyond world cities to the towns and suburbs where many people live. Taking the example of Wales, the paper develops empirical analysis to explore the nature of and variation in car-dependence in a range of different places, from densely populated city centres to residential suburbs and small towns. This analysis shows that the potential for developing more liveable, less car-dependent places exists not only in central cities but in some smaller places where there is a resident live-work population and relatively short commuting distances. For places like Wales, which has already incorporated the 15/20‐minute place ideal into its planning framework and transport strategy, the aspiration to reduce car dependency will require policies that reflect the very different starting points in Welsh places.