This paper examines the Andalusian philosophical tale Hayy Ibn Yaqzān, written by the 12th-century philosopher Ibn Tufail, through the lens of Erik Erikson’s theory of the eight stages of human psychosocial development. In his book The Chi...
This paper examines the colonial and postcolonial construction of the underdeveloped Hindu male ego in V.S. Naipaul’s “One Out of Many”, focusing on immigrant Santosh—who migrates from Bombay to Washington—as a site wher...
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of diet-induced obesity (DIO) on trace element homeostasis and gene expression in the olfactory bulb and to identify potential interaction effects between diet, sex, and strain. Our study is based on...
9 March 2021
The association of co-occurring prenatal stress and tobacco exposures on childhood wheezing and asthma are not well established. In this study, we compared maternal prenatal hair cortisol concentration (HCC) to the maternal report of infant wheezing...
Compound flooding, resulting from a combination of riverine and coastal processes, is a complex but important hazard to resolve along urbanized shorelines in the vicinity of river mouths. However, inland flooding models rarely consider oceanographic...
The current review investigates how whitefish quality is affected by capture at sea, on board handling, freezing, double freezing, frozen storage, thawing, and chilled storage. Packaging of fillets in MAP and vacuum are also covered. The main goal wa...
Observational data of coastal change over much of the Arctic are limited largely due to its immensity, remoteness, harsh environment, and restricted periods of sunlight and ice-free conditions. Barter Island, Alaska, is one of the few locations where...
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of sex and strain on the dysregulation of trace element concentration and associative gene expression due to diet induced obesity in adipose tissue and the liver. Male and female C57BL/6J (B6...
The northern coast of Alaska is experiencing significant climatic change enhancing hazards from reduced sea ice and increased coastal erosion. This same region is home to offshore oil/gas activities. Foggy Island Bay is one region along the Beaufort...
Two concurrent assays were conducted with the objective of evaluating the bioequivalence and determining the relative bioavailability value (RBV) of L-tryptophan biomass 60% for laying hens. In both assays, L-tryptophan 98% was used as the reference...
Consuming a high-fat diet (HFD) has been linked to gene expression alterations and negative behavior changes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a HFD on behavior and gene expression in the hippocampi of male and female mice from dif...
Tin(IV) oxide (SnO2) was deposited onto acid-washed multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to be used as a support for platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs). The effect of the SnO2–CNT support on the electrocatalytic activity of the PtNPs for the oxyge...
Entrepreneurship may be regarded as the mechanism of change towards sustainability. Any entrepreneur that seeks to start a new venture in an emerging industry will face resource and time constraints. The question we raise here is how the entrepreneur...
Objectives: Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection has an estimated prevalence of ~4.4 billion individuals worldwide. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Effective eradication depends on bot...
Due to the effects of climate change over the course of the next century, the combination of rising sea levels, severe storms, and coastal change will threaten the sustainability of coastal communities, development, and ecosystems as we know them tod...
This paper is the second of two that describes the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) approach for quantifying physical hazards and socio-economic hazard exposure in coastal zones affected by sea-level rise and changing coastal storms. The modell...
Accurate and timely flood forecasts are critical for making emergency-response decisions regarding public safety, infrastructure operations, and resource allocation. One of the main challenges for coastal flood forecasting systems is a lack of reliab...
The highly urbanized estuary of San Francisco Bay is an excellent example of a location susceptible to flooding from both coastal and fluvial influences. As part of developing a forecast model that integrates fluvial and oceanic drivers, a case study...
Alongshore sediment bypassing rocky headlands remains understudied despite the importance of characterizing littoral processes for erosion abatement, beach management, and climate change adaptation. To address this gap, a numerical model sediment tra...
This research evaluated levels of peanut meal inclusion in diets for laying hens. A total of 200 Hisex White hens, 72 weeks of age, were used in a completely randomized design with five treatments and ten replicates of four hens each. Treatments cons...
Extreme water-level recurrence estimates for a complex estuary using a high-resolution 2D model and a new method for estimating remotely generated sea level anomalies (SLAs) at the model boundary have been developed. The hydrodynamic model accurately...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its advanced subtype, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), have emerged as the most common chronic liver disease worldwide, yet there is no targeted pharmacother...
Abnormal cholesterol metabolism can lead to oxidative stress in the brain. Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) knockout mice are models for studying altered cholesterol metabolism and oxidative stress onset in the brain. Carbon nanodots are a new...
As energy demand increases, new energy conversion methods are also sought. In this study, two MnO2 and multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites were prepared and decorated with silver using magnetron sputtering, to evaluate their electrocatalyt...
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the influence of sex and strain on striatal and nucleus accumbens dopamine neurochemistry and dopamine-related behavior due to a high-saturated-fat diet (HFD). Methods: Male and female C57B6/J (...
Here, we describe a dataset of two-dimensional (2D) XBeach model files that were developed for the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) in northern California as an update to an earlier CoSMoS implementation that relied on one-dimensional (1D) mode...
We explored two methods for synthesizing Pd nanoparticles using three different carbide-derived carbon (CDC) support materials, one of which was nitrogen-doped. These materials were studied for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.1 M KOH solution, a...
After approximately 60 years of service, the 2856 MHz LINAC injector, of the Canadian Light Source (CLS), has been retired to make space for a new 3000.24 MHz LINAC injector, the frequency of which is a multiple of the 500.04 MHz CESR-B-type supercon...
Automatic anomaly detection is vital in domains such as healthcare, finance, and cybersecurity, where subtle deviations may signal fraud, failures, or impending risks. This paper proposes an unsupervised anomaly-detection method called Anomaly Detect...
Taxation on cryptocurrency is becoming critical in global fiscal governance as digital assets adapt to the modern reality of existing outside of traditional regulatory constructs. Theoretical and practical understanding of cryptocurrency taxation is...
Older women without children, like all older adults, evaluate their lives and face a conflict between despair and ego integrity as proposed by Erikson’s theory of development. Their uniqueness lies in their deviation from the societal norm of p...
8 September 2021
Background: Erikson’s ego development theory is the most accepted theory that involves eight stages of psychosocial development over an individual`s all lifespan. The result of development in prior stages will influence the later stages. The elderly...
Despite broad agreement on sensorimotor foundations of cognition, existing integrative models are not user-friendly to those who most need them—parents, caregivers, teachers, and clinical practitioners. This review addresses that gap by proposi...
Identity and nationality develop around shared symbols, traditions and cultural practices. Chutney, as a condiment and culinary tradition, embodies South African multicultural heritage, which include narratives surrounding British settler, Indian and...
This study examines how preschool teachers interpret children’s emotional, behavioural, and interpersonal responses during competitive play and how these interpretations inform pedagogical action. Semi-structured interviews with twelve preschoo...
The paper investigates the effect of welding mode parameters on the uniformity of the deformation capacity of AISI 316 austenitic steel samples, namely, the influence of the welding current and purging gas consumption on the samples’ ability to perce...
Narrative psychotherapy focuses on jointly discussing life stories with patients to promote shifts in sense of self and narrative identity. Narrative approaches have roots in constructivism which requires various elements or cognitive processes neces...
In the twentieth century and into the present one, scholars working in the field of Christian pastoral care have concentrated their efforts in both well-established and emerging areas. Traditionally, thinking about pastoral care has been oriented to...
Gender and racial diversity in STEM has been deemed an essential need for a sustainable future, but girls and children from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds continue to show less interest in STEM than their White and male counterparts. Medi...
The human need for belonging and identity (stemming from the need for belonging) is strong. This article begins by discussing these needs, drawing on the theories of Abraham Maslow and Erik Erikson. Forceful societal trends in the early twenty-first-...
The influence of exercise on brain function is an important topic, especially in persons with intellectual deficits. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of an acute bout of resistance training (RT) compared to assisted cycle therapy (ACT...
The research on children’s learning of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics from electronic applications (apps) is limited, though it appears that children can reasonably transfer learning from tablet games to particular tas...
To examine the cognitive and physical changes associated with consuming an energy drink concurrent to video gaming, we examined a convenience sample of nine elite League of Legends (LoL) e-sport players (21 ± 2 y, BMI 25.6 ± 3.4 kg/m2)...
Children undergoing cancer treatment face repeated, prolonged hospitalisations carrying substantial risks of psychological distress, social isolation, and impaired development. Volunteers offering structured non-medical activities are widely employed...
Objective: Psychological resilience, defined as one’s self-reported ability to bounce back from stress, is understudied in young African American women (YAAW). Guided by community feedback, this study examined the associations between resilienc...