Identity Integration Research Articles

On parameterized inequalities for fractional multiplicative integrals

Abstract In this article, we present a one-parameter fractional multiplicative integral identity and use it to derive a set of inequalities for multiplicatively s s -convex mappings. These inequalities include new discoveries and improvements upon some well-known results. Finally, we provide an illustrative example with graphical representations, along with some applications to special means of real numbers within the domain of multiplicative calculus.

Defining Who You Are by Whom You Serve? Strategies for Prosocial–Professional Identity Integration with Clients

Many professionals want to both achieve professional success and contribute to society. Yet, in some professional contexts, these aims are in tension because serving elite clients is considered the pinnacle of professional success, but professionals themselves may view serving this clientele as antithetical to making a societal contribution. Drawing on interviews with 84 architects and designers who self-identify as people seeking to contribute to society—that is, who hold a prosocial identity—we develop theory about how professionals navigate tensions between their prosocial and professional identities and with what consequences for their work with clients. We identified four strategies that professionals used to ease these tensions, all of which gave the prosocially oriented professionals a sense of identity integration. However, these strategies differently shaped professionals’ approach to power relations with the client, depending on the client’s status and the types of knowledge and skills each professional viewed as central to their work. Professionals with marginalized social identities, such as women and ethnic/racial minorities, were more likely than others to embrace working with low-status clients and to use broader definitions of the knowledge and skills required for their work. Our findings contribute to scholarship on professional identity construction and prosocial work.

FEATURES OF IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION IN MIDDLE-AGED CODEPENDENT WOMEN

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of identity transformation in middle-aged codependent women. It was determined that the process of identity transformation in a codependent personality during the middle age crisis represents the discovery of self-worth, uniqueness, the formation of psychological immunity, and coherence. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the identity transformation program for middle-aged codependent women. The model of identity transformation of codependent middle-aged women is presented, which includes criteria for the effectiveness of program implementation, levels of psychological influence (motivational, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, physical), social-psychological transformation technology, stages of program implementation (diagnostic, resource, psychotherapeutic, summative or reflective). The purpose and tasks of the identity transformation program for middle-aged codependent women are defined. On the basis of the conducted research, it was established that as a result of approbation of the program, positive results of the identity transformation of middle-aged women of the experimental group were found on all identity scales, except for the «Material Self».Keywords: personality, personality development, integral identity, self-regulation, coherence, bodily locus of control, psychocorrection, early maladaptiv eschemas.

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DESIGN-LED INNOVATION FOR ECO-FRIENDLY CUSTOMER-CENTRIC CLOTHING ENTREPRENEURS

Purpose: This article demonstrates how collaboration in a PAR and R&D research project can be facilitated by a design-led innovation process that juxtaposes design and scientific approaches.
 
 Theoretical Framework: The work was theoretically grounded in an interdisciplinary methodology and customer-centric approaches. Researchers adopted a "principles-driven" strategy as a primary guiding principle.
 
 Design/Method/Approach: This study utilized participatory action research (PAR) as a research methodology, emphasizing the importance of collaborations between stakeholders and the research team. The study methodology encompassed on-site visits, SWOT analysis, focus groups, and questionnaire surveys. The data obtained from all of the previously described instruments was subjected to qualitative analysis using triangulation.
 
 Findings: The study demonstrated that this approach significantly enhanced the innovation of new products and the establishment of brands by local businesses. The remaining fabric key rings of the stakeholders had an impact on the most recent clothing collection. The development of new products involved the integration of identity, traditional knowledge, and creativity with modern technology, utilizing local resources from the community for innovative transformation and business product development. By adhering to experts' recommendations, stakeholders can enhance the value of their products by demonstrating a preference for environmentally conscious, culturally significant, and artistically innovative products to the target market. The introduction of the new clothing product range received positive feedback from business owners and entrepreneurs, with an average rating of 4.71. Additionally, the annual sales value increased by 36.3%. PAR R&D facilitated the improvement of stakeholders.
 
 Research, Practical, and Social Implications: Creating eco-friendly apparel from fabric scraps will contribute to sustainability. Obtaining this level of sustainability requires collaboration across disciplines and design-driven innovation. In addition, this study demonstrates how a dynamic interdisciplinary innovation strategy can be effective for generating new product concepts, obtaining consumer feedback, and fostering collaboration and learning across disciplines. Lastly, this study provides other researchers and the local industry with actionable opportunity areas and design imperatives for their sustainability-based product innovation activities.
 
 Originality/Value: This study is the first to apply theoretical concepts to practical situations in a specific rural area to assist local community entrepreneurs lacking resources for research and development in improving their performance and outcomes, with a focus on creating product concepts that reflect the local cultural identity and incorporate innovative design principles.

East Asian American cultural essentialism

East Asian American cultural essentialism

Solutions of certain initial-boundary value problems via a new extended Laplace transform

Abstract In this article, we present a novel extended exponential kernel Laplace-type integral transform. The Laplace, natural, and Sumudu transforms are all included in the suggested transform. The existence theorem, Parseval-type identity, inversion formula, and other fundamental aspects of the new integral transform are examined in this article. Integral identities define the connections between the new transforms and the established transforms. In order to solve specific initial-boundary value problems, the new transforms are used.

Using religious and psychological principles to move toward identity integration.

Using religious and psychological principles to move toward identity integration.

Beyond visual primes: Audiovisual integration of racial identity and sentence intelligibility

There is no biological basis for racial categories. Yet, the presentation of racialized stimuli impacts psycholinguistic processing, suggesting that a talker’s racial identity affects measures of intelligibility (Babel & Russell, 2015; McGowan, 2015). Previous work has used static visual primes, presenting images accompanied by acoustic sentence stimuli. Static visual primes may prime expectations of the person’s speech, with unexpected pairings decreasing intelligibility. These findings show that social expectations affect speech intelligibility and have broad implications for real-world speech perception in high-stakes educational (Evans, Munson, & Edwards, 2017), social (Purnell, Baugh, & Idsardi, 1999), and legal (Rickford & King, 2016) contexts. Expanding our understanding of the psycholinguistic and psychophysical mechanisms behind these phenomena requires experimentation with dynamic, audiovisual speech rather than static visuals. The current experiment presents conflicting visual and auditory cues indexing the white and Black racial identities of the talkers. The talker who is seen (the ‘visual’ talker) and the racial identity of the talker who is heard (the ‘audio’ talker) are fully crossed. This design allows us to examine how intelligibility is influenced by visual racial identity, audio racial identity, and the audiovisual (mis)match between them. Data collection is currently in progress and includes groups of both white and Black listeners.

S-duality in the Cardy-like limit of the superconformal index

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A qualitative study unpacking the leader identity development process taking a multi-domain approach

PurposeThe purpose of the study is an in-depth exploration of the processes through which a leader develops their leader identity in strength, meaning and integration, with resulting enrichment outcomes.Design/methodology/approachUsing multi-domain leader identity theory, this study provides an in-depth exploration of the processes through which a leader develops their leader identity. Set in a healthcare context, 26 participants took part in an 18-month multi-domain leadership development program.FindingsFindings indicate a typology of leader identities, capturing the dynamic nature of leader identity based on combinations of strength and meaning. Our research also suggests that as the leader develops, their leader identity can change from a differentiated identity as a leader to a more integrated leader identity, with resulting enrichment outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe results suggested value in inherently multi-domain focus using event-based reflection and, as such, are useful in leader identity development programs. We recommend future research generalize to other settings and a larger population.Practical implicationsBy taking a multi-domain approach to leader identity development, the leader has the opportunity to learn and develop in a more holistic way. They are encouraged to reflect on and learn from leadership experiences throughout their entire lives, adding breadth and depth that are often overlooked in development programs.Social implicationsDeveloping leaders who understand who they are and are capable of critical self-reflection and learning is a fundamental requirement for the positive advancement of society.Originality/valueThe value of the study lies in the first longitudinal, work-based empirical study taking an explicitly multi-domain approach to leader identity development.

Changes and continuity in pottery production and use at Wujiafentou in the core zone of Youziling and Shijiahe cultures in central China

The Wujiafentou site is located at the heart of the Youziling (5900–5500 cal BP) and Shijiahe (4500–4200 cal BP) cultures in the Handong region, a core area to understand the relationship among economic networks, sociopolitical integration, and regional identity in the middle Yangtze River valley (MYRV) of central China during the Late Neolithic times. Its pottery assemblages are important clues to understanding the pottery production and use before and after the extensive walled town construction activities in the Neolithic MYRV. Wujiafentou is less than 5 km from the Shijiahe walled town, the largest city of its time in the MYRV. This paper applies microscopic examination and chemical and mineralogical analyses to a sample of 152 sherds of the Youziling-period and Shijiahe-period utilitarian vessels unearthed from the Wujiafentou site, revealing the changes and continuity in pottery production and use over time. We also probe into the socio-economic ties between Wujiafentou and the Shijiahe walled town mainly through hong tao bei (red clay cups), which were widely distributed and presumably highly symbolic items of the Shijiahe culture related to drinking, feasts, and rituals. We propose that the Wujiafentou inhabitants produced their red clay cups by mimicking those made within the Shijiahe walled town. Our study highlights an alternative interpretation of the formation of a regional identity during the Shijiahe period.

Re-Negotiating Self-Identity: Exploring the Role of Motherhood-Indicative Labels in Constructing Nigerian Mother’s Identity

ABSTRACT Motherhood identities are affected by the life altering experience of childbirth. First-time mothers in Nigeria often experience an identity shift when close relatives consistently refer to them by motherhood-indicative labels. Adapting to these motherhood-indicative labels becomes a cultural requisite for mothers, while navigating the potential struggles of adapting to responsibilities can impact motherhood experiences. This project explores the motherhood experiences of 13 Nigerian mothers who live in Nigeria that have experienced the use of motherhood-indicative labels. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed. Identity Negotiation Theory (INT) was used to analyze how mothers negotiate their self-identity after birth amidst the use of motherhood-indicative labels. Themes and sub-themes discussed include identity (dis)connection (identity integration and dissented labels), embodied motherhood (contorted bodies, and bodies as worksites), and elasticity- negotiating the stretching of self (elasticity of identity, elasticity of skills and constant reminder of loss. The stories of the participants highlight the communication strategies mothers use to adapt to new motherhood identity and how they navigate social relations.

Examining the Role of Cultural and Family Factors in Substance Use Risk Among Indian American Youth

Introduction Although Indian Americans constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the United States, there is a paucity of information about Indian American youth, particularly with respect to substance use risk. We examined the relationship of social factors to permissive substance use beliefs (a proxy for substance use risk since they can lead to adulthood substance use and misuse) and family functioning. Methods The study used structural equation modeling to examine the prevalence of permissive substance use beliefs in a sample of Indian American youth ages 12–17 (N = 223) and examined the degree to which discrimination, bicultural identity integration, and endorsement of the model minority stereotype were associated with permissive substance use beliefs. Results Findings suggest that bicultural identity integration (B = 0.267 [SE = 0.112], p = 0.01) and discrimination (B = 0.294 [SE = 0.087], p = 0.001) are positively associated with permissive substance use beliefs. Bicultural identity integration (B = 0.415 [SE = 0.090], p = 0.0001) was positively associated with family support (B= −0.329 [SE = 0.108], p = 0.002) which, in turn, was associated with less permissive substance use beliefs. In contrast, endorsement of the model minority stereotype (B = 0.351 [SE = 0.090], p = 0.001) was positively associated with family closeness (B = 0.232 [SE = 0.927], p = 0.01) which, in turn, was associated with family support and then with less permissive substance use beliefs. Conclusions Discrimination and bicultural identity integration emerged as key constructs related to substance use risk among Indian American youth. These youth could benefit from culturally appropriate prevention programming that addresses the negative impact of discrimination and its effect on permissive substance use beliefs and highlights protective factors.

New local fractional Hermite-Hadamard-type and Ostrowski-type inequalities with generalized Mittag-Leffler kernel for generalized h-preinvex functions

Abstract In this study, based on two new local fractional integral operators involving generalized Mittag-Leffler kernel, Hermite-Hadamard inequality about these two integral operators for generalized h h -preinvex functions is obtained. Subsequently, an integral identity related to these two local fractional integral operators is constructed to obtain some new Ostrowski-type local fractional integral inequalities for generalized h h -preinvex functions. Finally, we propose three examples to illustrate the partial results and applications. Meanwhile, we also propose two midpoint-type inequalities involving generalized moments of continuous random variables to show the application of the results.

Potential use of semantic blockchain technology in smart construction

In recent years, the increased attention in distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) has sparked interest in their potential applications across various industries. This paper delves into the realm of the construction industry and explores the advancements made in semantic blockchain technology and its potential implications for smart construction practices. The primary research objective is to review the suitability of semantic blockchain approaches in specific usage domains within the construction sector. These domains include contracting with stakeholders, financial contracting, design and monitoring. To achieve this objective, the study investigates the integration of digital identity, access-control management, reputation management, trust computing and semantic blockchain approaches into construction processes. Through this analysis, the paper identifies the potential benefits in terms of enhanced efficiency, improved collaboration, heightened security and more informed decision making. Ultimately, these advancements are poised to create positive outcomes for all stakeholders involved in the construction process.

Hermite–Hadamard–Mercer Inequalities Associated with Twice-Differentiable Functions with Applications

In this work, we initially derive an integral identity that incorporates a twice-differentiable function. After establishing the recently created identity, we proceed to demonstrate some new Hermite–Hadamard–Mercer-type inequalities for twice-differentiable convex functions. Additionally, it demonstrates that the recently introduced inequalities have extended certain pre-existing inequalities found in the literature. Finally, we provide applications to the newly established inequalities to verify their usefulness.

The Importance of Mental Functions and Autobiographical Memory in the Development of Identity and Life Story in Adolescence: Their Role in Preventing Identity Diffusion, Aggressiveness And Depression Among Adolescents

The structuring of one’s own identity is a fundamental and demanding evolutionary task of adolescence. The positive resolution of this task, that is the acquisition of a healthy and integrated identity, is closely linked to adolescents’ ability to develop one’s own Life Story, namely an internalized and evolving self-story. The structuring of one’s own identity, which is the foundation of positive development, requires adolescents to develop a good level of mental functioning and access to autobiographical memory. This work aims to deepen the importance of mental functions and autobiographical memory in the development of adolescents’ identity and life story and, accordingly, in preventing identity diffusion, aggressiveness and depression among adolescents. Specifically, given their relevance in relation to this, it has been decided to examine the mental functions of 1) Differentiation and Integration, 2) Mentalization and Reflexive function and 3) Meaning and directionality and the Self defining memories, a particular class of autobiographical memories.

On the integration of Self-Sovereign Identity with TLS 1.3 handshake to build trust in IoT systems

The centralized PKI is not a suitable solution to provide identities in large-scale IoT systems. The main problem is the high cost of managing X.509 certificates throughout their lifecycle, from installation to regular updates and revocation. The Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a decentralized option that reduces the need for human intervention, and therefore has the potential to significantly reduce the complexity and cost associated to identity management in large-scale IoT systems. However, to leverage the full potential of SSI, the authentication of IoT nodes needs to be moved from the application to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) level. This paper contributes to the adoption of SSI in large-scale IoT systems by addressing, for the first time, the extension of the original TLS 1.3 handshake to support two new SSI authentication modes while maintaining the interoperability with nodes implementing the original handshake protocol. The open source implementation of the new TLS 1.3 handshake protocol in OpenSSL is used to experimentally prove the feasibility of the approach.

Motherhood, role conflict, and identity: South African mothers’ experiences amid a pandemic

ABSTRACT This qualitative study aimed to explore and describe the role conflict that working South African mothers experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to their maternal and work roles and examine the mothers’ descriptions and experiences of their individual and maternal identities. The phenomenon of work-life conflict is not new; however, the COVID-19 pandemic provided new research opportunities since the lockdown restrictions created unprecedented working and living circumstances within the home environment. Work-life conflict was explored within the context of motherhood and its subsequent role fulfilment, gaining a deeper understanding of the experience and integration of maternal and individual identities. Semi-structured interviews with nine mothers were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The analyses revealed that mothers experienced increased role conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants emphasized that they experienced particular challenges, including social isolation, limited time for self-care, re-evaluations of work and maternal roles, and subsequent influences on their personal and maternal identities. This study provides insight into the complexities and nuanced experiences of mothers’ work and family conflict within the unknowns and uncertainty of an overwhelming pandemic.

Skew-Orthogonal Polynomials and Pfaff Lattice Hierarchy Associated With an Elliptic Curve

Abstract Starting with a skew-symmetric inner product over an elliptic curve, we propose the concept of elliptic skew-orthogonal polynomials. Inspired by the Landau–Lifshitz hierarchy and its corresponding time evolutions, we obtain the recurrence relation and the $\tau $-function representation for such a novel class of skew-orthogonal polynomials. Furthermore, a bilinear integral identity is derived through the so-called Cauchy–Stieljes transformation, from which we successfully establish the connection between the elliptic skew-orthogonal polynomials and an elliptic extension of the Pfaff lattice hierarchy.