Evolution Of Science Research Articles

Top cited articles in Oral Radiology: A bibliometric network analysis.

The present study aimed to identify and analyze the 100 top-cited articles published in oral radiology. Web of Science was used to conduct a comprehensive search from inception until 22 November 2023 in dental radiology. Basic information of the 100 top-cited articles was recorded. Biblioshiny and VOSviewer tools were employed for conducting thematic map and author keyword, title, and abstract terms analysis to elucidate the research trends and hotspots. Elsevier Scopus database was also used for citation comparisons. The citation count for the 101 most-cited articles ranged from 105-587. Most of them were original research studies with observational design conducted in diagnosis, dose, geometric measurements, and image analysis topics. Cone beam computed tomography was the most studied radiologic technique as author keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed and appeared as a basic theme for the transdisciplinary research field's development. While making infant steps, artificial intelligence was adequately represented in top cited list, as it received increasing citation numbers in very few years, concentrating the highest citation densities. Bibliometric analysis of the most affecting publications in oral radiology depicts the science's evolution and enhances the understanding of scientific research progress. Key words:Bibliometrics, citation analysis, oral radiology, top-cited.

Cultural evolution: A review of theoretical challenges.

The rapid growth of cultural evolutionary science, its expansion into numerous fields, its use of diverse methods, and several conceptual problems have outpaced corollary developments in theory and philosophy of science. This has led to concern, exemplified in results from a recent survey conducted with members of the Cultural Evolution Society, that the field lacks 'knowledge synthesis', is poorly supported by 'theory', has an ambiguous relation to biological evolution and uses key terms (e.g. 'culture', 'social learning', 'cumulative culture') in ways that hamper operationalization in models, experiments and field studies. Although numerous review papers in the field represent and categorize its empirical findings, the field's theoretical challenges receive less critical attention even though challenges of a theoretical or conceptual nature underlie most of the problems identified by Cultural Evolution Society members. Guided by the heterogeneous 'grand challenges' emergent in this survey, this paper restates those challenges and adopts an organizational style requisite to discussion of them. The paper's goal is to contribute to increasing conceptual clarity and theoretical discernment around the most pressing challenges facing the field of cultural evolutionary science. It will be of most interest to cultural evolutionary scientists, theoreticians, philosophers of science and interdisciplinary researchers.

Ab. No. 148 Global Research Trends on Gait Rehabilitation in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury- A Bibliometric Analysis

Introduction: This bibliometric analysis aims to comprehensively assess the literature related to gait rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to identify significant contributors, and to explore the collaborations and emerging themes in the field. This study helps to assess the scientific evolution of the field that occurs with technological advancements. Gait rehabilitation following SCI requires a multi-disciplinary approach and the current analysis will assess the global collaborations and provide insights for policymakers, funders, publishers, and future researchers. Methods: The Clarivate Web of Science Citation Index Expanded database was searched using the keywords (“gait” OR “walking” OR “locomot* OR “Ambulat*”) AND (Spinal cord injur*)” for all original and review English articles that were published from the inception of the database till date. The data from the selected articles were imported into R software, and bibliometric indicators were assessed to determine author contributions, country affiliations, journal sources, and thematic trends. Results: A total of 1313 pertinent articles were found, with the USA leading in contributions to SCI gait rehabilitation research. Other notable contributors include Canada and Switzerland. Key journals include Spinal Cord, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, Journal of NeuroEngineering, and Journal of Neurotrauma. Leading contributors are Northwestern University, the University of Miami, and the University of Alberta. The analysis indicates a growing interest in gait rehabilitation research post-2000, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and emerging technologies such as robotics, exoskeletons, and neuromodulation. Conclusion: The analysis underscores the significance of collaborative and interdisciplinary research in gait rehabilitation, revealing a shift from traditional methods to technology integration. Notably, publications from the USA and Europe have a substantial impact, emphasizing the increasing focus on technology-driven approaches and understanding neuroplasticity in gait rehabilitation.

SYNERGISTIC POSSIBILITIES OF LANGUAGE RESEARCH

As it is known, in accordance with the paradigmatic prism, the formation and development of linguistics as a science for a number of years have traditionally been correlated with comparative-historical, system-structural directions. It should be noted that in recent years, language and speech have been considered in aspects of anthropocentrism. The transition of general scientific evolution to a synergetic platform requires a different methodology for studying linguistic objects. In world linguistics, the methodological possibilities of synergetics are actively used for linguistic research, attempts are being made to interpret language and its sublevels (phonetics, word formation, lexicology, syntax, text, discourse, translation studies, etc.) as a synergetic, self-organizing, complex system in which it is constantly in dynamics. As a result of scientific research, a new direction of linguistics was formed – language synergetics / linguosynergetics. Language synergetics / linguosynergetics is a methodological platform for analyzing and modeling the evolution, development, open nature of the national language, and dynamic processes in it. As a new scientific direction, the synergetics of language allows Kazakh linguistics to develop in accordance with the scientific trends of world linguistics. The article analyzes the formation of a synergetic trend in world linguistics, the first searches and results in order to substantiate the concept of "language is a synergetic system".

Жанровые особенности антиутопического научно-фантастического романа Пьера Буля «Планета обезьян»: коммуникативный аспект

The enduring popularity of 20th century science fiction authors among readers of all age categories has been noted in numerous works of literary scholars. An extremely important aspect is the fact that the author and the reader must have a common language in order for communication to be effective. The relevance of the study is due to the growing interest in the problem of interpreting the genre of science fiction works. The aim of this study is to try to trace the synthesis of genre forms from the point of view of communicativism and the theories of C. Darwin and T. de Chardin in the novel "Planet of the Apes" by the famous French fiction writer Pierre Boulle. Darwin and T. de Chardin in the novel "Planet of the Apes" by the famous French fiction writer Pierre BoulleIn the course of the study, the methods of contextual literary analysis, cognitive-discourse analysis, as well as stylistic and genre analysis were applied. As a result of the study, the conclusions were obtained that the novel "Planet of the Apes" by P. Boulle combines elements of the genre of science fiction novel, philosophical parable, utopia and dystopia. The novel is a satirical work, touching upon the themes of scientific progress, communication, evolution and human society, which are topical at present. The author, when creating a work, follows literary conventions or deliberately goes against them, creating something innovative. The genre of science fiction has been and remains a synthetic genre, incorporating elements of various genres, which intricately intertwined, enter into communication with the reader, helping him to create fictional worlds. Scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that for the first time in Russia the study of genre originality of P. Boulle's work in the aspect of communication with the reader is undertaken. The article may be useful for literary scholars, postgraduates, students and all those interested in the problems of genre synthesis in modern science fiction.

Hypnotherapy as an intervention in infertility treatment

Research and scientific evidence have illuminated the emotional and psychological aspects of fertility. Women grappling with fertility problems endure a range of intense emotions, including shock, frustration, anger, despair, and blame. These feelings are not easily resolved and can persist over time. Many women are unaware of their fertility issues until they actively try to conceive. Hypnotherapy is sometimes used as a complementary therapy in infertility treatment. People find it helpful for reducing stress and anxiety related to infertility, which can indirectly benefit their overall well-being and possibly enhance their chances of conception. Hypnotherapy is typically used to help individuals manage the emotional aspects of infertility, reduce stress, and potentially improve their mental and emotional state, which may positively impact fertility. Research suggests that hypnosis can improve ovulation, increase sperm quality, and enhance embryo implantation, by reducing stress and promoting relaxation. However, it should not be used as a sole or primary treatment for infertility, and it's essential to work with a healthcare provider who specializes in fertility issues to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. The present chapter elucidates on the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in infertility counseling with evidence based work done over the years globally as it delves into the history of hypnosis, the brain states associated with it, and its scientific evolution. It emphasizes the role of hypnosis in influencing the mind-body connection, reducing stress, and promoting a positive outlook during fertility treatment.

RADIOECOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

The article deals with issues related to the development of radioecology as an independent scientific discipline. The achievements of the past years, the studies that are currently being carried out, as well as promising areas of development in this area are analyzed. A corrected periodization of the stages of development of radioecology is proposed, taking into account the experience accumulated to date in the field of this discipline. At the initial stage (1895-1929:), empirical material was collected; at the first stage (1930-1960), the theoretical foundation was laid and radioecology was formed as an independent discipline; at the second stage (1961-1990), intensive development of radioecology was noted, and at the third stage (1991-2010) - progressive development of radioecology; the forth modern stage of radioecology development falls at the beginning of the twentieth century (2011 - present). For each stage the main scientific achievements and evolution of ideas in the field of radioecology are considered. It is postulated that at present the development of this discipline is associated with the further improvement of world nuclear technologies, the elimination of the consequences of a number of radiation incidents (the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, 2011), the revision of the concept of radiation protection of the environment and a number of other provisions. Particular attention is paid to forest radioecology, one of the most important main directions of this science.

White light emitting nanocrystalline Y1−xGdxPO4:Dy3+ and improved PLQY on Gd3+ co-doping

White Light emitting phosphors are in the realm of scientific evolution owing to their several superior photophysical features and maximum commercial reach. Here in this work we have carried out doping of Dy3+ in Y1-xGdxPO4 wherein we have moved from YPO4 to GdPO4 to harness the potential of dysprosium ion in achieving white light emission and correlating the structural evolution in these phosphates with luminescence properties. Y1-xGdxPO4:Dy3+ phosphor has been synthesized using co-precipitation method and characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), time resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). Based on emission spectroscopy it was deciphered that Dy3+ lacks inversion symmetry in all the samples with asymmetry ratio of ∼1.2 in YPO4 and 2.75 in GdPO4. The same is correlated structurally wherein YO8 is in dodecahedron with D2d symmetry while GdO8 is highly distorted. The photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) increases monotonically with Gd3+ insertion and GdPO4:Dy3+ showing the highest PLQY endowed by enhanced asymmetry around Dy3+ making the f-f transitions more relaxed and allowable. The surface defects as revealed by positrons also decreased with increase in Gd content and that also aids the increase in emission intensities. Moreover PLQY value was higher with 274 nm compared to excitation with f-f transitions (∼351 nm) due to Gd3+ to Dy3+ energy transfer. The phosphors have similar color coordinate value and correlated color temperature of (∼0.33, ∼0.36), ∼5400 K, respectively, which are close to the bluish cool-white emission. Therefore, the GdPO4:Dy3+ phosphor with longer excited state lifetime, moderate PLQY, effective CIE coordinates close to white and high CCT can be explored for generation of cool white light emission excitable by UV/NUV LED for solid-state lighting and optoelectronic devices.

US homicide rates increase when resources are scarce and unequally distributed.

As homicide rates spike across the United States, researchers nominate diverse causes such as temperature, city greenness, structural racism, inequality, poverty and more. While variation in homicide rates clearly results from multiple causes, many correlation studies lack the systematic theory needed to identify the underlying factors that structure individual motivations. Building on pioneering work in evolutionary human sciences, we propose that when resources are unequally distributed, individuals may have incentives to undertake high-risk activities, including lethal violence, in order to secure material and social capital. Here we evaluate this theory by analysing federal data on homicide rates, poverty and income inequality across all 50 US states for the years 1990, 2000 and 2005-2020. Supporting predictions derived from evolutionary social sciences, we find that the interaction of poverty (scarcity) and inequality (unequal distribution) best explains variation in US homicide rates. Results suggest that the increase in homicide rates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are driven in part by these same underlying causes that structure homicide rates across the US over the last 30 years. We suggest that these results provide compelling evidence to expand strategies for reducing homicide rates by dismantling structures that generate and concentrate sustained poverty and economic inequality.

Lessons from COP15 on effective scientific engagement in biodiversity policy processes.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted by parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in December 2022. The aftermath of these negotiations provides an opportunity to draw lessons as to how ecological and evolutionary science can more effectively inform policy. We examined key challenges that limit effective engagement by scientists in the biodiversity policy process, drawing parallels with analogous challenges within global climate negotiations. Biodiversity is multifaceted, yet represents only one framing for nature's contributions to people, complicating the nexus between evidence and values in development of the framework's targets. Processes generating biodiversity and driving its loss are multiscalar, challenging development of an evidence base for globally standardized targets. We illustrated these challenges by contrasting development of 2 key elements of the framework. The genetic diversity element of the framework's target 4 is directly related to the framework's primary goals, but its complexity required development of novel engagement skills. The target for protected areas was easily communicated but more indirectly related to biodiversity outcomes; evidence from ecological and social science was essential to communicating the context and limitations of this relationship. Scientists can strengthen the effectiveness of global agreements and address challenges arising from complexity, scaling, capacity limitations, and the interplay of science and values, if they can prioritize communication, consensus-building, and networking skills and engage throughout the process, from development of an evidence base to implementation.

Readings on Evolution and the Nature of Science: One Christian’s Perspective

Readings on Evolution and the Nature of Science: One Christian’s Perspective

Preface

The 5th International Conference on Biosciences (The 5th ICOBIO) https://biologi.ipb.ac.id/web/en/page/icobio Introduction of the 5th ICOBIO 2023 The 5th International Conference on Biosciences 2023 (The 5th ICOBIO 2023) is a scientific biennial event organized by the Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University. The 5th ICOBIO 2023 was held in IPB International Convention Centre, Bogor, Indonesia, from 2nd-3rd August 2023, in collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia and Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand. The theme of the conference is: “Bioscience Innovations and Biodiversity Management to Support Sustainable Development Goals”. The conference was organized through a hybrid system, where all the Indonesian participants had to attend on-site, while some international participants could attend online. However, due to good enthusiasm, most international participants attended the event directly in Bogor, Indonesia.We thank all partners, especially Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia, and Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand, for supporting us in co-organizing this international conference. We also thank Dr. Laksana Tri Handoko, M.Sc, Head of National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Bagus Putra Muljadi, Ph.D from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, as keynote speakers. We also truly appreciate all the invited speakers who shared important lectures at this conference, including Dr. M. Arif Budiman, Orion Genomic, USA; Yohey Terai, Ph.D., SOKENDAI-The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, Japan; Prof. Woo Sik Chung, Gyeongsang National University, Korea; Assoc. Prof. Nur Ain Izzati, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Prof. Arinthip Thamchaipenet, Kasetrast University, Thailand; and Prof. Lisdar I Sudirman, Department of Biology, IPB University, Indonesia. We sincerely thank all the distinguished participants who attended the 5th ICOBIO 2023. The conference was attended by 218 participants from Indonesia and 24 international participants who came from Malaysia (15), Thailand (3), Japan (2), China (1), Chinese Taipei (1), South Korea (2), and also from Indonesia (194 participants). The contribution of all participants truly brought a fruitful and delightful scientific atmosphere throughout the two-day conference.The scientific committee of the conference has selected 100 best papers that are scientifically suitable to be published in the international proceeding IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES) . These papers were selected through a blind-reviewing process by reputable reviewers. These papers are categorized into five topics, i.e. (1) Biodiversity, Biological Conservation, and Climate Change; (2) Bioprospecting and Industrial Biology; (3) Omics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology; (4) Techno-biology and Bioengineering; and (5) Smart and Sustainable Agro-maritime. We congratulate all the authors whose paper has been selected to be published in the proceeding ICOBIO 2023. We wish that all the papers would be part of our contribution to the exchange of information between all researchers and stakeholders at national and international levels.Finally, we would like to thank IPB University, which, through the Directorate of Global Connectivity, IPB University has strongly supported this event and our sponsors, including PT. Agincourt Resources, Advisains, PT. Elo Karsa Utama, PT. Genetika Science Indonesia and Bank Syariah Indonesia. A profound appreciation is addressed to all the Steering and Organizing Committee for making this event possible and making the conference agenda run very well and lively.List of The Committee of Icobio 2023 is available in this pdf.

Can human nature be saved?

This paper argues that the best interpretation of the human nature concept used in evolutionary social science (ESS) is as the human adaptive complex. This understanding of the concept enables us to make sense of the features of human nature that are described in that literature as symptomatic of traits which are part of human nature, rather than being constitutive of human nature itself. This enables this proposal to make better sense of how the human nature concept is used than other current proposals for how to understand that concept.

Contrasting new and available reference genomes to highlight uncertainties in assemblies and areas for future improvement: an example with monodontid species

BackgroundReference genomes provide a foundational framework for evolutionary investigations, ecological analysis, and conservation science, yet uncertainties in the assembly of reference genomes are difficult to assess, and by extension rarely quantified. Reference genomes for monodontid cetaceans span a wide spectrum of data types and analytical approaches, providing the context to derive broader insights related to discrepancies and regions of uncertainty in reference genome assembly. We generated three beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and one narwhal (Monodon monoceros) reference genomes and contrasted these with published chromosomal scale assemblies for each species to quantify discrepancies associated with genome assemblies.ResultsThe new reference genomes achieved chromosomal scale assembly using a combination of PacBio long reads, Illumina short reads, and Hi-C scaffolding data. For beluga, we identified discrepancies in the order and orientation of contigs in 2.2–3.7% of the total genome depending on the pairwise comparison of references. In addition, unsupported higher order scaffolding was identified in published reference genomes. In contrast, we estimated 8.2% of the compared narwhal genomes featured discrepancies, with inversions being notably abundant (5.3%). Discrepancies were linked to repetitive elements in both species.ConclusionsWe provide several new reference genomes for beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), while highlighting potential avenues for improvements. In particular, additional layers of data providing information on ultra-long genomic distances are needed to resolve persistent errors in reference genome construction. The comparative analyses of monodontid reference genomes suggested that the three new reference genomes for beluga are more accurate compared to the currently published reference genome, but that the new narwhal genome is less accurate than one published. We also present a conceptual summary for improving the accuracy of reference genomes with relevance to end-user needs and how they relate to levels of assembly quality and uncertainty.

Evolution of the polycrisis: Anthropocene traps that challenge global sustainability.

The Anthropocene is characterized by accelerating change and global challenges of increasing complexity. Inspired by what some have called a polycrisis, we explore whether the human trajectory of increasing complexity and influence on the Earth system could become a form of trap for humanity. Based on an adaptation of the evolutionary traps concept to a global human context, we present results from a participatory mapping. We identify 14 traps and categorize them as either global, technology or structural traps. An assessment reveals that 12 traps (86%) could be in an advanced phase of trapping with high risk of hard-to-reverse lock-ins and growing risks of negative impacts on human well-being. Ten traps (71%) currently see growing trends in their indicators. Revealing the systemic nature of the polycrisis, we assess that Anthropocene traps often interact reinforcingly (45% of pairwise interactions), and rarely in a dampening fashion (3%). We end by discussing capacities that will be important for navigating these systemic challenges in pursuit of global sustainability. Doing so, we introduce evolvability as a unifying concept for such research between the sustainability and evolutionary sciences. This article is part of the theme issue 'Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis'.

Evolutionary science in denominational colleges at Australian universities, 1907–2020

ABSTRACT This article examines the place of evolutionary science in protestant and Catholic residential colleges associated with Australian public universities across the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Although faith-based universities are a relatively recent phenomenon in Australia, a quasi-federal model of secular teaching and accrediting universities linked to church-run non-teaching residential colleges developed with the founding of the first Australian university, the University of Sydney, in the 1850s. The model was subsequently replicated, with local variations, across the first generation of Australian public universities. This interface between mainstream secular and more selective religious spaces makes the colleges an instructive setting in which to examine science-and-religion ideas in institutional context. As principally pastoral, residential institutions the colleges did not have curricula or significant research programmes of their own, but student publications produced within them shed light on the attitudes and beliefs of students and some staff regarding evolutionary science, and science more generally, in relation to religion. The article analyses a corpus of more than 700 student publications published between 1907 and 2020 and associated with the Universities of Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland, the three institutions with the most developed collegiate systems. The analysis shows the complexity of ways in which evolutionary science was understood within the denominational colleges, and the limits set to those understandings by college authors’ plural institutional contexts.

Evolutionary Science, Empire, and Disenchantment in May Kendall’s That Very Mab

Abstract One of the more remarkable satires of English society and thought of the 1880s came in the guise of a fairy story, That Very Mab (1885), in which the eponymous fairy queen is driven out of Samoa by imperialists and on her return to England finds it overrun by evolutionists and the proponents of modern material progress. Written by the satirist and popular Punch contributor May Kendall, That Very Mab excoriates Victorian England by satirizing its passion for explanatory frameworks, including scientific materialism, philistinism, nihilism, novel metaphysics, evolutionary progress, and imperialism, all subjects that Kendall also attacked in her comic verse (published between 1885 and 1894). Kendall has recently received critical attention for her satiric poems about evolutionary science, materialism, and modern disenchantment. While That Very Mab’s satiric concerns in many ways dovetail with those of these poems, the wider scope of its fantastic narrative allows Kendall to enact a more sustained assault on the concept of empire and its justifications from evolutionary anthropology. Highly skeptical of teleologies that promote a belief in the evolutionary progress of humankind, her fairy fantasy links evolutionary anthropology to the dishonest blandishments, corruption, and violence of imperial adventures.

The scientific structure and evolution of trust within performance-oriented teams research: A citation network analysis and critical review.

The scientific structure and evolution of trust within performance-oriented teams research: A citation network analysis and critical review.

On the Usefulness of Behavior Genetics: Using Family Studies in Evolutionary Psychological Science to Improve Causal Inference and Sharpen Theory

On the Usefulness of Behavior Genetics: Using Family Studies in Evolutionary Psychological Science to Improve Causal Inference and Sharpen Theory

Rethinking Jung’s Reception of Kant and the Naturphilosophen

Abstract In this essay I reassess the scholarship on Jung’s reception of Kant and the influence of German biology and the Naturphilopshen on his thinking. In the extant literature on Jung and Kant it has been argued that Jung misread Kant. I argue that this position is based on a limited understanding of Kant’s work, one which fails to consider Kant’s theories on the affect-based nature of aesthetic experience as outlined in Critique of Judgment (1790). I also explore connections between the Naturphilopshen, Jung and contemporary developmental evolutionary biology. This approach will enable me to reconsider German biology from Kant to Jung in the context of contemporary evolutionary and cognitive science. More specifically, I look at how forms of minimal phenomenal experience, in which the spatiotemporal structures of consciousness are annulled, can help us develop a new approach to analytical psychology and altered states of consciousness grounded in contemporary evolutionary science.