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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1

Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version

Zuleima Santalla-Banderali, Jesús M. Alvarado, José Malavé

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Multidimensional Ethics Scale; MES; Spanish short version of MES; construct validity; ethical judgment/evaluation

Online: 7 February 2024 (17:35:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0444.v1

Are Tier 2 Metropolises More or Less Affected by Housing Asset Value Deflation under a Depopulation Era? By Comparing the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and the Kansai Metropolitan Area in Japan

Masaaki Uto, Sophie Buhnik, Yuki Okazawa

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: asset values; depopulation; land prices; metropolises; shrinking cities; regression model

Online: 7 February 2024 (12:52:01 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0360.v1

A Brief Report on the Correlation between Empathy and Gender Sensitivity among Italian Medical University Students

Giulia Savarese, Luna Carpinelli, Giovanna Stornaiuolo, Stefano Bifulco, Giorgia Bruno, Marco Navarra

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: gender awareness; medical university students; empathy; gender stereotypes; medical-patient relation

Online: 6 February 2024 (13:43:25 CET)

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Background: Gender stereotypes and biases can influence perceptions of competence and suitability for certain medical specialties. Empathy is an important component of an optimal doctor-patient relationship. The scope of our study is to verify the correlation between “empathetic" behavioral style with attention and sensibility to the gender differences of patients of the medical students. Methods: An online survey was conducted using the Jefferson Scale for Empathy (JSE), to measure empathy in the context of health professions education and patient care; and the Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale (N-GAMS), which measures attitudes and assumptions about gender. A total of 234 students (52.1% M; mean age: 22.68±2.48) from Medicine and Surgery at the University of Salerno (Italy) participated, of whom n° 175 were third-year students and n° 59 were fifth-year students. Results: The JSE score shows that male students have higher scores (77.29±12.38) than females (75.91±10.39). Conversely, female students have higher perspective-taking (JSE Factor 1: Male= 51.26±11.84; Female= 52.72±11.88). In addition, third-year students are much more empathetic than their fifth-year colleagues (JSE Score: 3°ys= 77.35±11.46; 5°ys= 74.49±11.33). With reference to the GS, we found that male students have greater sensitivity than their female colleagues (GS: Male= 2.67±0.68; Female= 2.37±0.48); conversely, they have higher scores of gender stereotype towards patients (GRIP: Male= 2±0.88; Female= 1.59±0.61) and doctors (GRID: Male= 1.88±0.89; Female= 1.64±0.63). Also, the third-year students compared to their fifth-year colleagues are characterized by greater gender sensitivity (GS: 3°ys= 2.57±0.62; 5°ys= 2.42±0.57), less bias with respect to patients (GRIP: 3°ys= 1.77±0.79; 5°ys= 1.90±0.78) but, on the other hand, show more stereotypes and prejudices towards doctors (GRID: 3°ys= 1.77±0.81; 5°ys= 1.75±0.74). Conclusions: Humanistic attitudes, including empathy, should be instilled, and evaluated among trainees as an essential part of their postgraduate medical education.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0366.v1

Effectiveness of Sports-Nutrition Education Based on Self-Determination Theory for Male University Rowing Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Naoko Enatsu, Jun Seino, Taishi Tsuji, Mitsugi Ogata

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Sports nutrition knowledge; Treatment self-regulation questionnaire; Brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire; Intervention study; Nutrition education; Male Athletes

Online: 6 February 2024 (13:06:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0352.v1

Spatial-Temporal Trend of Urban Sprawl with Land Use Land Cover Change in Central Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Chali Etefa Chali, Dereje Teklemariam Dereje, Endalew Addis Endalew

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: spatial-temporal; urban expansion/sprawl; sustainable development; peri-urban; land use/land cover change; policy

Online: 6 February 2024 (09:51:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0344.v1

Institutionalizing projectification – the case of Kyrgyzstan

Reinhard Friedrich Wagner, Mladen Radujkovic

Subject: Social Sciences, Government Keywords: Projectification; Institutionalization; Institutional Strategy; Kyrgyzstan

Online: 6 February 2024 (09:29:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0304.v1

Religion and Neoliberalism from the Periphery: Elements to Understand Conservatism in Brazil from The Large Evangelical Corporations of The State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Paulo Gracino Junior, Fábio Py

Subject: Social Sciences, Religion Keywords: Large Evangelical Corporations, neoliberalism; conservatism; peripheries

Online: 6 February 2024 (09:21:25 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0325.v1

Dynamics of Converging Scientific and Technological Development in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies

Mario Coccia

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: Quantum Technologies; Artificial Intelligence; Technological trajectories; R&; D Management; Converging technologies; Technological interaction; Technological evolution; Technometrics; Technological Advances

Online: 6 February 2024 (05:16:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0263.v1

Working Memory and Language Relate to Report of Socioemotional Functioning in Children with Hearing Loss

Dorothy A. White, Elizabeth Adams Costa, Nancy Mellon, Meredith Ouellette, Sharlene Wilson Ottley

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Hearing Loss; Childhood; Working Memory; Language; Socioemotional

Online: 5 February 2024 (15:23:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0191.v1

Anticipating Future Skills and Internal Potential of Entrepreneurs – the Perspective of Mining Transformation

Ryszard Marszowski, Robert Hildebrandt

Subject: Social Sciences, Political Science Keywords: skills. anticipation, enterprise, transformation

Online: 5 February 2024 (09:53:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0195.v1

Whose Frame of Reference? Constructions of Body Frame Size through a New Genre of Health Literacy Texts That Explore Children’s Frame of Mind and Behavioral Intentions

Valerie A. Ubbes

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: obesogenic frames; Habits of Mind and Habits of Health©; Model; functional health literacy; interactive health literacy; constructivist pedagogical approaches; writing

Online: 5 February 2024 (07:02:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0198.v1

Extending a Global Climate-Population Model to Simulate Impacts on Human Well-Being

Jack Homer

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Climate change; well-being; population displacement; governance; tipping points; statistical regression; global modeling; simulation; system dynamics

Online: 5 February 2024 (03:43:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0203.v1

Labor Force Participation Rate and Expected Length of Retirement 2001-2047: A Case Study in Malaysia

Suraya Fadilah Ramli, Noriszura Ismail, Zaidi Isa, Nur Firyal Roslan, Ruzanna Ab Razak, Nurul Hanis Aminuddin Jafry

Subject: Social Sciences, Demography Keywords: longevity; workforce; stochastic model; labor force participation; retirement; forecasts

Online: 5 February 2024 (03:43:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0115.v1

Classical and modern prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World, and Social Dominance Orientation

Rocco Servidio, Ivan Giuseppe Cammarata, Costanza Scaffidi Abbate, Stefano Boca

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: intellectual disabilities; classical prejudice; modern prejudice; social dominance orientation; be-liefs in a just world

Online: 2 February 2024 (09:28:07 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0119.v1

Constructing a Model to Understand the Current Behavior of Tourists in Consuming Local Culinary at the Destination

Suci Sandi Wachyuni, Tri Kuntoro Priyambodo, Yohanes Sulistyadi, Derinta Entas, Murhadi Murhadi, Kadek Wiweka

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Consumption behavior model; culinary tourism; local culinary; destinations; gastronomy

Online: 2 February 2024 (09:23:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0097.v1

Breathing Right… or Left! The Effects of Unilateral Nostril Breathing over Psychological and Cognitive Wellbeing. A Pilot Study

Maria Elide Vanutelli, Chiara Grigis, Claudio Lucchiari

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Unilateral nostril breathing; pranayama; brain lateralization; psychological wellbeing; Mind-wandering; yoga

Online: 2 February 2024 (09:16:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0136.v1

Longitudinal Patterns of Online Activity and Social Feedback Are Associated with Current and Change in Quality of Life in Adult Facebook Users

Davide Marengo, Michele Settanni

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: quality of life; social media; digital traces; structural equation modeling; latent growth modeling

Online: 2 February 2024 (08:36:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0082.v1

Roman and Medieval Aqueduct Bridges on the Landscape of Spain: Issues of Construction

William E. Doolittle

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Elevated aqueducts; aqueduct bridges; arcades; construction; ancient Rome; Medieval; Spain; cultural landscapes

Online: 2 February 2024 (06:03:27 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0026.v1

Brain-Based Formulation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Compass of Therapists across the Brain Ocean

Satoshi Yokoyama

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: Depression; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Brain Network Model; Formulation

Online: 2 February 2024 (04:33:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0090.v1

Contention in Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision-Making in Uncertainty

Gabrielle Samuel, Federica Lucivero, Bran Knowles, Katherine Wright

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Carbon emissions; sociology of knowledge; digital technologies; ICT; uncertainty; adaptive governance

Online: 1 February 2024 (16:32:57 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0074.v1

Haptic Technology: A Valuable Paradigm for Reinforcing Learning Processes in Early Childhood Special Education

Eloy Irigoyen, Mikel Larrea, Manuel Graña

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Childhood Special Education; Haptic Technology; Learning Process; Educational Tools; Pedagogical Rehabilitation

Online: 1 February 2024 (13:27:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0068.v1

Exploring Sustainability through existing and potential GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems)

Keerti Yadav, Jongheon Jin

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: GIAHS; LULC change; Zabö; ; Sustainability and Conservation

Online: 1 February 2024 (13:00:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0073.v1

Advancing Crisis Translation And Interpreting: The Design Of The Multilingual Smartphone Application CTermPort For Crisis Settings

Burcu İlkay KARAMAN

Subject: Social Sciences, Language And Linguistics Keywords: Crisis Translation and Interpreting; Terminology and Terminography; Termbank Consolidation; Crisis Management; Civil Security; Resilient Societies

Online: 1 February 2024 (12:59:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0040.v1

Balancing Satisfaction and Clarity: Enhancing User Information Satisfaction with AI-Powered ChatGPT in Higher Education

Chung-Jen Fu, Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi, I-Tung Shih, Do Thi Thanh Phuong, Ixora Javanisa Eunike, Shinetsetseg Jargalsaikhan

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: artificial intelligence; ChatGPT; higher education; user information satisfaction

Online: 1 February 2024 (11:11:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2244.v1

Parental Attachment and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescents Exposed to Marital Conflict

Jesús Maya, Isabel Fuentes, Ana Isabel Arcos-Romero, Lucía Jiménez

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: parental attachment; adolescents; marital conflict; behaviour problems; emotional intelligence.

Online: 31 January 2024 (16:30:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2234.v1

Hesitant Fuzzy Entropy Analysis for Food Security Assessment and Correlation with Integrated Phase Classification: Evidence from Sudan

Ahmed A.A. Fadol, Guangji Tong, Vasilii Erokhin, Furqan Sikandar, Abdelazim Eissa, Ali Raza, Wlaa Mohamed

Subject: Social Sciences, Area Studies Keywords: agriculture; food insecurity; hesitant fuzzy sets; humanitarian crisis; Sudan

Online: 31 January 2024 (14:11:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2211.v1

Assessing the Alignment of AI-Generated Evaluations with Human Judgment: A Case Study in an Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition

Shreya Rao

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: AI evaluations; Human judgment; Pitch competition; ChatGPT; Entrepreneurial evaluations

Online: 31 January 2024 (10:59:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2174.v1

Surviving the Storm: An Exploratory Analysis of Pandemic's Impact on Urban Single Mother Entrepreneurship

Abdullah Sallehhuddin Abdullah Salim, Norzarina Md Yatim, Salmi Md Zahid

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: microfinance; single mother entrepreneurs; empowerment; urban; pandemic COVID-19

Online: 31 January 2024 (07:59:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2155.v1

Emotional and Behavioural Factors Predisposing to Internet Addiction: The Smartphone Distraction among Italian High School Students

Loredana Benedetto, Simone Rollo, Anna Cafeo, Gabriella Di Rosa, Rossella Pino, Antonella Gagliano, Eva Germanò, Massimo Ingrassia

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: smartphone distraction; Internet addiction; adolescents; emotional regulation; hyperactivity/inattention

Online: 31 January 2024 (07:19:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2078.v1

Effects of Two Online Mindfulness Based Interventions for Early Adolescents over Attentional, Emotional and Behavioral Self-Regulation

Bárbara Porter, Cristian Oyanadel, Ignacio Betancourt-Peters, Wenceslao Peñate

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Mindfulness; Childhood; Adolescence; Mental Health; Self-regulation; Attention; Emotional regulation; Behavioral Regulation; Online MBIs

Online: 31 January 2024 (01:48:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2137.v1

A neurofeedback intervention program to improve teachers’ mental ‎well-‎being

David Passig, Osnat Rubin, Ilana Barry

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: mental well-being; neurofeedback; school teachers; optimism; self-esteem,; stress

Online: 30 January 2024 (22:58:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2130.v1

Navigating Legal and Regulatory Frameworks to Achieve the Climate Resilience and Sustainability of Indigenous Socioecological Systems (ISESs)

Stephen Chitengi Sakapaji, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Varvara Parilova, Tuyara Gavrilyeva, Natalia Yakovleva

Subject: Social Sciences, Area Studies Keywords: Indigenous 1; People 2; Karen 3; Yakutia 4; Resilience 5; Sustainability 6; Policy 7; Le-gal-Framework 8.

Online: 30 January 2024 (13:16:53 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2098.v1

The Role of Ladder Training in Enhancing Athletic Performance: A Focus on Explosive Power and Speed in Adolescent Students

Pramod Ravi, Divya Kalimuthu

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Ladder training; Athletic performance; Explosive power; Speed; Adolescent students; Efficacy

Online: 30 January 2024 (13:03:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2004.v1

The Use of English Medium Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms in Japanese Language Teaching by Non-Native Speakers

Olha Luchenko, Olha Doronina, Yevhen Chervinko

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: English medium instruction (EMI); multilingual classroom; language of instruction; translanguaging; Japanese language teaching

Online: 29 January 2024 (12:54:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2027.v1

Analysis of the Influence of Fund Allocation and Sustainable Academic Efficiency Based on a Transformation of Public Goods in Higher Education

Dian-Fu Chang, Angel Chang

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: funding allocation; higher education; neoliberalism; public goods; sustainable development; sustainable academic efficiency

Online: 29 January 2024 (11:18:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1968.v1

A roadmap of noninstitutional living options for people with dementia: “Don’t fence me in.”

Maude Lévesque, Margaret Oldfield

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: At-home care; Dementia care; Noninstitutional alternatives; People living with dementia; Supportive decision-making; Transition planning

Online: 29 January 2024 (09:38:44 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1969.v1

Nonverbal Behavior of Service Robots in Social Interactions – A Survey on Recent Studies

Janika Leoste, Kristel Marmor, Mati Heidmets

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: service robot; robot assistant; nonverbal behavior; human-robot interaction; social interaction; embodied communication; social robot; collaborative robots

Online: 29 January 2024 (09:04:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1985.v1

The Scientific Concept of Spiritual Security: Philosophical Analysis

Nurnazar Pirnazarov

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: spirituality; spiritual worldview; problems of spirituality; the concept of spiritual security; self-awareness

Online: 29 January 2024 (05:01:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1896.v1

Pointing on the Other Side: Do Dogs Follow Contralateral Points?

Heidi Lyn, Katie West, Joclyn Villegas, Christopher Bass, Steven Baker

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Dogs; Point following; communication; associative mechanism; canine; social learning

Online: 26 January 2024 (08:42:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1890.v1

Two Sides of the Same Virtual Coin: Investigating Psychosocial Effects of Video Game Play, Including Stress Relief Motivations as a Gateway to Problematic Video Game Usage

George Farmer, Joanne Lloyd

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Video Games; Stress; Motivation; Problematic Gaming; Stress-relief

Online: 26 January 2024 (08:34:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1865.v1

Solid Waste Management Practice and Landfill Suitability the Case of Sendafa Town, Ethiopia

Sintayehu Legesse Bedane

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: Solid Waste; Status of Solid Waste Management; Land fill site suitability

Online: 26 January 2024 (07:18:21 CET)

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The purpose of this study is to assess the solid waste management status and practice in Sendafa town, Oromia regional state residents. In order to achieve this goal, the researcher intends to employ both primary and secondary data from the Sendafa town municipality. With the aid of multi-cluster sampling and a purposive sampling method, the researchers chose a sample size of 398 people and 10 interview responders. To utilize a systematic sampling technique at intervals of residences, individual samples were chosen. Quantitative data was cleaned and analysed using STATA software. A multiple linear regression model and logistic regression other descriptive statistics methods were then used to change the results. The qualitative data were imported, coded, and thematised using ATLAS.ti.9 in order to prepare respondents' interviews for analysis. The findings indicate that residents' poor solid waste management practices are a result of a lack of awareness, low family income transportation issues, issues with waste collectors, a lack of a sense of responsibility and belonging, and a failure to enforce current solid waste management laws. Solid waste accumulates near roads, bridges, and residential areas that are close to landfills, contaminating the area and leading to diseases like TB and Asthma (and other related health issues in children and adults who live there). Thus, researcher recommends that to have sustainable solid waste management the town administrators should have plan to develop awareness creation symposium or panel of discussion, resolve transportation issues, monitor and guide the routine activities of waste collectors, develop sense of belongingness for themselves and for the community, develop integrated solid waste land fill projects and working with all stakeholders like NGO and health institution will minimize the adverse effect of improper solid waste management. Keywords: Solid Waste, Status of Solid Waste Management, Land fill site suitability

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1853.v1

Improvements in Jump Height, Speed and Quality of Life through an 8-Week Strength Program in Male Adolescents Soccer Players

Sara Díaz-Hidalgo, Antonio Ranchal-Sanchez, Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: adolescentes varones; fútbol; ejercicio; educación Física.; movement velocity

Online: 25 January 2024 (13:24:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1784.v1

Spatial Variations in Perceptions of COVID-19 in Relation to Socio-Economic Vulnerability in Gauteng, South Africa

Simangele Dlamini, Gina Weir-Smith, Yul Derek Davids

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Socio-economic risk index. COVID-19; Gauteng; vulnerability; GCRO

Online: 25 January 2024 (11:08:06 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1828.v1

Socio-economic Dynamics Inhibiting Inclusive Urban Economic Development: Implications for Sustainable Urban Development in South African Cities

Robert Mutemi Kajiita, Simon Murote Kang’ethe

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: South Africa, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Urban Development

Online: 25 January 2024 (10:45:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1826.v1

Recessions Precipitated by Unrealistic Optimism

Hyun Soo Doh, Jiahao Pan

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: unrealistic optimism; recessions; market collapse; government intervention

Online: 25 January 2024 (10:43:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1341.v2

Prospective Tourism Boom and the Peril of Overtourism: What Lakshadweep Can Learn from Maya Bay

Anant Kumar Pathak

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Tourism; Over-tourism; Lakshadweep; Maya Bay; Tourism Policy.

Online: 25 January 2024 (10:08:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1794.v1

The firm geography of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans

Judit Berkes, Ádám Páthy, Ildikó Egyed, Szilárd Rácz

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: firm geography, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Orbis Europe

Online: 25 January 2024 (09:46:36 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1806.v1

Rest Promotes Learning: From the Perspective of Brain’s Default Mode Network

Wei Luo, Biao Liu, Ying Tang, Jing wen Huang, Ji Wu

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: learning; Rest; Default mode network (DMN); Neural mechanism

Online: 25 January 2024 (04:40:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1732.v1

Immigrant Perspectives of Social Connection in a Nontraditional Migration Area (Formally “Socioecological Connectedness: Exploring Social and Community Foundations of Immigrant Health and Wellness”)

Farrah Jacquez, Lisa M. Vaughn, Jamie Hardy-Besaw

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: connectedness; social ecological; ecological systems; belonging; social support; social capital; navigation; social acceptance; immigrant health

Online: 24 January 2024 (07:30:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1709.v1

Different Shades of Green: An Analysis of the Occupational Health and Safety Risks Faced by Wind Farm Workers

Liliana Cunha, Daniel Silva, Mariana Macedo

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: green jobs; wind turbines; psychosocial risks; health-related risks; work sustainability

Online: 24 January 2024 (07:13:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1667.v1

Implicit and Explicit Preferences for Golden Ratio

Claudia Salera, Camilla Vallebella, Marco Iosa, Anna Pecchinenda

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: golden ratio; Phi; implicit association task; IAT; aesthetic preference

Online: 24 January 2024 (02:51:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1629.v1

Social Pedagogy Theory: Governmentality of Love Education

Jiarui Bai

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Pedagogy of Love; Sociology of Education; Governmentality; Postmodern Conceptions of Love; Heroism Science.

Online: 23 January 2024 (15:06:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1620.v1

Improving Measurement Efficiency of an Early Education Quality Monitoring Tool for Majority World Countries

Marta Dormal, Abbie Raikes, Dana C. McCoy

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: early childhood; education; quality; measurement; monitoring; majority world; item response theory; psychometrics

Online: 23 January 2024 (09:28:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1624.v1

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Future Aviation Safety Culture

Barry Kirwan

Subject: Social Sciences, Transportation Keywords: Aviation; Artificial Intelligence; Safety Culture

Online: 23 January 2024 (09:25:47 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1659.v1

Juvenile Delinquency as a Contemporary Issue in Nigeria: Unraveling the Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Structures

Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Victor Ajayi, Oluwakemi Abdulrazaq

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Adolescent; Family; Juvenile Parent; Children; Delinquency; Single Parenting

Online: 23 January 2024 (07:44:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1657.v1

The Striking Delicate Balance between Sovereignty and Interventionism

Mohammed Saaida

Subject: Social Sciences, Political Science Keywords: National Sovereignty; International Intervention; Human Rights Abuses; Global Peace; Self-Governance; Moral Imperatives

Online: 23 January 2024 (07:28:10 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1515.v1

Social Brain Perspectives on the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience of Human Language

Nathan Oesch

Subject: Social Sciences, Language And Linguistics Keywords: social brain; language brain; social brain hypothesis; social complexity hypothesis for animal communication; social bonding; social cognitive neuroscience; language acquisition

Online: 23 January 2024 (07:26:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1609.v1

Preventing Catastrophic Cyber-physical Attacks on the Global Maritime Transportation System: a case study of hybrid maritime security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Adam James Fenton

Subject: Social Sciences, Transportation Keywords: maritime security; cybersecurity; maritime governance; Southeast Asia; cybercrime; cybersecurity governance

Online: 22 January 2024 (20:53:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1602.v1

Prevalence of Dangerousness to Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders

Ricardo Fandiño, Juan Basanta, Francisca Fariña, Ramón Arce

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: criminogenic needs; juvenile offenders; intervention programs; recidivism prevention; criminal recidivism.

Online: 22 January 2024 (15:24:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1588.v1

Procedural Memory Deficits in Preschool Children with Developmental Language Disorder in a Spanish-Speaking Population

Soraya Sanhueza, Mabel Urrutia, Hipólito Marrero

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Procedural memory, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH), language acquisition, Serial Reaction Time (SRT) task.

Online: 22 January 2024 (11:30:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1691.v2

New Evidence for Retrospectively Cued Perception

Bence Szaszkó, Moritz Stolte, Lea Bachmann, Ulrich Ansorge

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: attentional capture; contrast gain; post-target cueing; retroperception; visual attention

Online: 22 January 2024 (09:45:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1441.v1

The Impact of Social Support and Resilience on Stress and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy

Iván Ruiz-Rodríguez, Anabel Melguizo-Garín

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: social support; quality of life; stress; cancer; resilience; patients; immunotherapy

Online: 19 January 2024 (10:02:58 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0953.v2

Rich and Easy to Deceive? The Influence of Money Priming on the Ability to Detect Deception

Luise Ende, Marc-André Reinhard

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Money; Money prime; Credibility judgment; Deception detection; Lie and truth classification

Online: 19 January 2024 (10:01:30 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1473.v1

Nested Markets and the Transition of the Agri-Marketing System towards Sustainability

Pierluigi Milone, Flaminia Ventura

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Market; Reciprocity; Agency; neo-institutional economy; network analysis

Online: 19 January 2024 (06:59:45 CET)

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We are currently witnessing a strong global transition towards new, more sustainable models of development and consumption. This transition is both activating and highlighting a series of discrepancies between the various actors in agri-food marketing systems, including the institutions that govern regulatory and trade aspects. These discrepancies highlight how, on a global level, the agri-marketing system is unable to provide adequate responses to the new principles of sustainability that are increasingly expected by civil society. This inability is often linked to the phenomena of opportunism, information asymmetries and lock-in effects (resulting from the slowness or inability of some sectors or actors to evolve technologically and culturally). The control of all these factors is often ineffective and often involves high transaction costs . These conditions lead the global market into an ongoing state of failure, creating structural holes, in which new forms of exchange are born, in response to the principles mentioned above. We identify these as nested markets: hybrid market forms that, thanks to new information technologies, create a new form of proximity that transcends the classical concept of physical proximity. This new proximity directly links producers and consumers in relationships based mainly on two substantial values: reciprocity and reputation. Both of these values significantly reduce transaction costs which today play an increasing role in determining the form and repetition of exchanges. This condition is difficult to interpret from classical and neo-classical economic theories. To do so it is necessary to use a multidisciplinary approach. In this article we combine neo-institutional theory and network analysis to interpret phenomena that are increasingly emerging in all areas of the world. Using these two theories, and case studies from Brasil, North America, China and Europe, we try to highlight how the market is not only the place where the price of products and of their quantities are formed. Market is a complex social spaces, where more-or-less stable relationships are formed, based on the values of reciprocity and reputation that determine behaviour and codes of conduct aimed at containing opportunism and encouraging sustainable, autonomous, forms of self-regulation. These relationships are also the driving forces that ensure the ongoing continuation of the exchanges and the diffusion and preservation of knowledge over time and space. These relationships represent the beating heart of nested markets and their dynamic ability to adapt to the continuous changes that occur in the socio-economic and environmental context in which they are rooted. In this way sustainability is built as an expression of the co-production between different actors (producers, consumers, institutions) and natural resources.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1392.v1

Migratory Securitization and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil during 2020

Jean Samuel Rosier

Subject: Social Sciences, Political Science Keywords: Brazil; pandemic; migration; securitization

Online: 18 January 2024 (14:00:35 CET)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1338.v1

‘Belief-Consistent Information Processing’ vs. ‘Coherence-Based Reasoning’: Pragmatic Frameworks for Exposing Common Cognitive Biases in Intelligence Analysis

Matthew Barrows, George Ellison

Subject: Social Sciences, Decision Sciences Keywords: Cognitive bias
Intelligence analysis
Intelligence assessment
Confirmation bias
Decision-making
Information processing

Online: 18 January 2024 (09:47:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1323.v1

Classroom Emotion Monitoring Based on Image Processing

Cèlia Llurba, Gabriela Fretes, Ramon Palau

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: image processing; emotion recognition; secondary school students; academic performance; students' emotions in learning; students well-being; Py-Feat

Online: 18 January 2024 (03:11:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1341.v1

Prospective Tourism Boom and the Peril of Overtourism: What Lakshadweep Can Learn from Maya Bay

Anant Kumar Pathak

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Tourism; Over-tourism; Lakshadweep; Maya Bay; Tourism Policy.

Online: 17 January 2024 (14:52:33 CET)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1311.v1

Might Wargaming be Another Instance Where “Anything You Can Do, AI Can Do Better”?

George Ellison, Andrew Shepherd

Subject: Social Sciences, Decision Sciences Keywords: Wargaming; Artificial Intelligence; AI; Decision-making

Online: 17 January 2024 (12:09:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1255.v1

Factors Affecting the Decline in Personal Non-pharmaceutical Intervention Adoption during the COVID-19 Wave: A Systematic View Based on Risk Perception

Lee-Xieng Yang, Chia-Yuan Lin, Wan-Zhen Zhan, Bo-An Chiang, En-Chi Chang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; Risk Perception; Peltzman effect

Online: 17 January 2024 (11:26:52 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1251.v1

PUMP and PWFA Laws for Women in the USA: What Is It and Why Are Women Still Concerned? Commentary

Abena Yalley, Chibuzor Mirian Azubuike

Subject: Social Sciences, Gender And Sexuality Studies Keywords: Pregnant women; Nursing mothers; Workplace; Descrimination; Laws; Act ;

Online: 17 January 2024 (11:11:20 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1226.v1

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Prescription Stimulant Use in Adults: A Systematic Review

Avery Beatty, Emily Shepard, Lisa Weyandt

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; prescription stimulant misuse; substance use; trauma

Online: 16 January 2024 (12:31:25 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1196.v1

Health Disparities at the Intersection of Racialized Minority Groups and Disability Status

Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Victor Ajayi, Michael Okyere, Abdulazeez abdulganiyu

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Intersection; Health; Disabiity; Race; Inquality

Online: 16 January 2024 (06:38:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1138.v1

The Impact of Reciprocal Collaborative Pedagogy in ESP Reading Comprehension Skills: Reducing Anxiety and Improving Self-Efficacy

Ting-Ting Wu, Olivia de Haviland Basoeki, Yueh-Min Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Reciprocal teaching; Collaborative learning; English for specific purposes; Anxiety; Self-Efficacy; Reading comprehension skills.

Online: 15 January 2024 (17:02:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1532.v2

An Analysis of Prize Money Distributions in Snooker

Wim Hordijk

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: snooker; rankings; prize money; pareto principle

Online: 15 January 2024 (13:08:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1054.v1

Students’ digital Competence Development in the Production of Open Educational Resources in Education for Sustainable Development

Mirjam Braßler

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: digital competence; higher education for sustainable development; open educational resources; OER; open educational practices; OEP; students as producer

Online: 15 January 2024 (10:22:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1090.v1

Tourism Policy Development and Change: An Examination of Sustainability in India’s Tourism Policy 2022 and its Implications.

Anant Kumar Pathak

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Tourism; Tourism policy; Sustainable development; Sustainable tourism; Indian tourism policy ;

Online: 15 January 2024 (08:29:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1098.v1

Investigation of physical and mental fatigue, perceived social support and quality of life in Greek social workers: The role of demographic and occupational characteristics

Paraskevi Theofilou, Stavroula Malkopoulou

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: fatigue, social support, quality of life, social workers

Online: 15 January 2024 (08:21:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1086.v1

Association Between the Combination of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Sleep Quality with Physical Frailty

Tsubasa Yokote, Harukaze Yatsugi, Tianshu Chu, Xin Liu, Lefei Wang, Hiro Kishimoto

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: physical activity; sleep quality; physical frailty; cross-sectional study; older adults

Online: 15 January 2024 (07:30:29 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1042.v1

Users’ Preference Towards Highway Landscape Characters: A Systematic Literature Review

Hangyu Gao, Shamsul Abu Bakar, Suhardi Maulan, Mohd Johari Mohd Yusof, Riyadh Mundher, Benxue Chen

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: visual preference; highway landscape; highway landscape preference; highway landscape preference assessment; preference variable

Online: 12 January 2024 (16:18:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0947.v1

When Luxury Brands Live Streaming to the Consumers With or Without Purchase Experience! The Role of Servicescape, consumer trust and Perceived value of luxury

Jun-Ying Yu, Jing Gao, Jia-Rui Guo

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Live streaming; Servicescape; Luxury brands; Conspicuous consumption; Consumer trust; Perceived value of luxury

Online: 11 January 2024 (16:58:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0943.v1

Making Rivers, Producing Futures. The Rise of an Eco‐Modern River Imaginary in Dutch Climate Change Adaptation

Lotte De Jong, Gert Jan Veldwisch, Lieke Anna Melsen, Rutgerd Boelens

Subject: Social Sciences, Political Science Keywords: climate change adaptation; futures; river imaginary; water management; Border Meuse project

Online: 11 January 2024 (14:55:49 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0937.v1

Fostering a Whole Institution Approach to Sustainability Through Systems Thinking: An Analysis of the State-of-the-Art in Sustainability Integration in Higher Education Institutions

Odysseas Christou, Dimitra B. Manou, Stefano Armenia, Eduarfo Franco, Anastasia Blouchoutzi, Iason Papathanasiou

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: systems thinking; whole institution approach; education for sustainable development (ESD); education for sustainability (EfS); higher education; sustainable development; sustainability

Online: 11 January 2024 (13:08:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0933.v1

Exploring the Neural Correlates of Flow Experience with Multifaceted Tasks and a Single-Channel Prefrontal EEG Recording

Yuqi Hang, Buyanzaya Unenbat, Shiyun Tang, Fei Wang, Bingxin Lin, Dan Zhang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: flow experience; singe-channel EEG; multifaceted tasks

Online: 11 January 2024 (12:22:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0869.v1

Communicative Behavior of Russian Cosmonauts: “Content” Space Experiment Result Generalization

Dmitry Shved, Anna Yusupova, Natalia Supolkina, Vadim Gushin

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: crew communication; content analysis; coping strategies; communication styles; emotional transfer; third quarter phenomenon

Online: 11 January 2024 (07:38:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0816.v1

“I See What You Feel”. An Exploratory Study to Investigate the Understanding of Robot Emotions in Deaf Children

Carla Cirasa, Helene Høgsdal, Daniela Conti

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Deaf; Empathy; Emotion recognition; Human-Robot Interaction; Humanoid robots; NAO

Online: 10 January 2024 (11:08:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0808.v1

Assessment of Recreational Value in a Protected Forest Area considering the New Environmental Paradigm (Case Study: Helen Forest, Southwestern Iran)

Zohreh Khalili Ardali, Hamid Amirnejad, Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei, Sadegh Salehi

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Recreational value; new environmental paradigm (NEP); contingent valuation methods (CVM); willingness to pay (WTP).

Online: 10 January 2024 (09:20:38 CET)

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There is less attention to use an environmental perspective in economic valuation and individuals' willingness to pay for recreational sites. Therefore, the aim of this study is to use contingent valuation methods to estimate the recreational value and willingness to pay of visitors to the protected area of Helen forest, considering the scale of the new environmental paradigm (NEP). To achieve this, the sample size for survey was determined using the Cochran method, and then economic valuation and environmental perspective questions were designed and completed through the completion of a dual-dimensional questionnaire and NEP scale. To determine the factors influencing individuals' willingness to pay, the logistic regression model was employed. In this study, two modeling approaches were used. The first utilized a base model containing socio-economic variables, while the second model integrated a NEP into the base, and subsequent estimations were conducted. The results indicated that 83.04% of visitors are willing to pay an amount for the recreational use of the study area. The estimated model results demonstrated that variables such as the proposed amount, frequency of visits, environmental statement, age, gender, education, individual monthly income, residency, and the NEP are among the most influential factors affecting the likelihood of accepting the proposed amount by tourists. The strong and positive correlation between the NEP and willingness to pay indicates that individuals with a favorable environmental perspective tend to exhibit a higher willingness to pay. In this study, the average willingness to pay per household per visit was 199,793 Rials, and the annual recreational value for the entire Helen forest area was 23746832564 Rials. Furthermore, the survey results regarding visitors' perspective on the NEP revealed that the average NEP score for visitors to Helen forest was 36.57, with the statement 'plants and animals have similar rights to humans' receiving the highest average score of 28.4. The result of this study shows the importance of environmental perspective for sustainable management of a recreational site to balance economic development with environmental conservation and social well-being.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0754.v1

Impact of Tie Strength on Sustainable Participation of Farmers in Contract Farming: Evidence from China

Zhihui Gao, Xinrui Liu, Xinling Zhang

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Tie strength; Contract renewal willingness of farmers; Trust; Interaction; Reciprocity

Online: 10 January 2024 (04:24:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0736.v1

Assessing the Match Physical Responses of International Referees for Footballers with Cerebral Palsy: A Tournaments and Halves Comparative Analysis

Matías Henríquez, Eñaut Ozaeta Beaskoetxea, Daniel Castillo, Raúl Reina, Maria Isabel Cornejo, Aitor Iturricastillo, Skye Arthur-Banning, Javier Yanci

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: soccer, team para-sport, referees; physical responses

Online: 10 January 2024 (04:21:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0666.v1

They Have Always Called Us Sick: Heterosexism and Medical Inequality for Queer Americans with Chronic Illness and a Potential New Direction for AIDS Discourses

B. Garrick Harden, Andre A. Favors

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Queer Theory; Pandemics; Sexuality; AIDS Discourses; COVID Discourses

Online: 9 January 2024 (10:30:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0550.v1

Effects of a 10-Week Athletic Performance Program on Match Performance Variables in Professional Football Players

Sergio Jiménez-Rubio, José Luis Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla-Galindo Escamilla-Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: elite athlete; conditioning; soccer; mobility; stability; performance

Online: 8 January 2024 (11:27:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0552.v1

From Oblivion to Life: The Recovery of Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Anti-Aircraft Shelters of the Spanish Civil War

Pablo Rosser, Seila Soler

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Cultural Heritage Preservation; Spanish Civil War Education; Sustainable Cultural Tourism

Online: 8 January 2024 (11:27:27 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1

Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia

Antonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná, Helena Nosková

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: declining rural region; sparsely populated area; contemporary history; expulsion of Germans; human capital; Vejprty; Bohemia

Online: 8 January 2024 (11:16:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0515.v1

Exploring the Coordinated Development of Smart City Clusters in China: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province

Bing Liang, Guoqing Shi, Taotao Ye, Kexin Zhou, Zhonggen Sun

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: smart city cluster; coordinated development; evaluation index system; coupled coordination degree model; Jiangsu Province

Online: 8 January 2024 (11:15:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0623.v1

Mem U Zin as a Bridge to Kurdish Language Problems

Ahmet Gocgen

Subject: Social Sciences, Ethnic And Cultural Studies Keywords: mem u zin; kurdish; language problems; kurdish problems

Online: 8 January 2024 (10:43:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0544.v1

Sensor Based Agriculture and Horticulture Crop Production(Application of Sensors)

Anjali Meshram, Rajesh Kadam, Gopal Shinde, Madhukar Khalge

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: Sensors, Agriculture, IOT (Internet of Things), Precision Agriculture, soil sensor, weather sensor, sustainability, productivity, smart farming

Online: 8 January 2024 (07:49:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0506.v1

A Life Course Perspective on the Sexual Development of Young Intersex People

Mir Abe Marinus, Marianne Cense

Subject: Social Sciences, Gender And Sexuality Studies Keywords: Intersex; sexual development; sexual agency; medical treatments; stigma; heteronormativity.

Online: 5 January 2024 (15:16:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0248.v1

Research on the Evaluation and Influencing Factors of China's Provincial Employment Quality Based on Principal Tensor Analysis

Yingxue Pan, Xuedong Gao, Qixin Bo, Gao Xiaonan

Subject: Social Sciences, Decision Sciences Keywords: Employment Quality; Spatio-Temporal Data; Principal Tensor Analysis; Spatial Autocorrelation; Spatial Econometric Models

Online: 5 January 2024 (15:01:52 CET)

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This study aimed to use spatiotemporal tensor data to measure the level of employment quality in China's provinces and analyzed the magnitude and direction of its influencing factors in the spatiotemporal dimension. Taked 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government in China from 2011 to 2020 as the research object, the employment quality evaluation system was constructed from six dimensions of employment environment, employment status, employability, labor remuneration, social security, and labor relations. The employment quality index data was expressed as a three-order high-dimensional tensor spatio-temporal data form, and the employment quality of China's provinces was measured from the spatio-temporal perspective by using principal tensor analysis, and the visual analysis of the development and change process of employment quality was carried out. The spatial autocorrelation analysis of employment quality was carried out, and the time-space dual fixed effect model of the spatial Dubin model was selected to analyze the direction and magnitude of the influence factors of employment quality on itself and its neighboring provinces. The research showed that: (1) The overall level of employment quality in China was not high and the employment quality varies greatly among provinces, and the employment quality development gap among provinces showed a trend of widening. (2) The development of employment quality in western China was relatively fast, while the development of employment quality in central China showed insufficient stamina. (3) Sichuan Province had a strong radiation effect on the development of employment quality in neighboring provinces, and Beijing and Tianjin had a strong siphon effect on the development of employment quality in neighboring provinces. (4) The level of industrialization and informatization promoted the development of employment quality in China's provinces, while the industrial structure had a significant negative effect on the development of employment quality.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0479.v1

The Effect of Brand Lovemark on Reusable Cups in Coffee Shops: Machine Use Intention, Willingness to Pay a Deposit, and Green Brand Loyalty

Yooin Noh, Min Jung Kim, Dae-Young Kim

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Brand lovemark; CSR practices; Green brand loyalty; Willingness to pay; Coffeeshop; Gender differences

Online: 5 January 2024 (12:15:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0470.v1

Exploring School Leaders’ Perspectives: A Qualitative Study on Dubai’s Inclusive Education Policy

Ayman Massouti, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Mohamed Alhosani

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: inclusive education; policy practice; school leaders; Dubai

Online: 5 January 2024 (11:35:57 CET)

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