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Introduction: The global incidence of child sexual abuse makes it a concern on both a national and international scale. Both internal and external causes, including psychological, biological, moral, economic, and cultural elements, contribute to acts of violence against children. The cultural elements of individuals and society significantly influence sexual harassment. This systematic review focuses on the identification of sexual violence against children from a cultural perspective. Methods: Look into studies on multicultural viewpoints, articles about sexual violence against minors, and cultural perspectives in incidents of such violence. The characteristics the sample selects are more specific to teenagers. It also discusses an overview of cultural and racial diversity from various countries in the world. Databases were obtained from Google Scholar, Proquest, MEDLINE, and PubMed. The study spans the years 2007 through 2023 and includes qualitative and quantitative methods as well as English and Indonesian publications. The Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) Critical Assessment Checklist was used to synthesize 13 papers that matched the assessment criteria and discussed cultural perspectives on sexual abuse against children. Results: Five main issues grew from the analysis of 13 studies: views on fatalistic and religious beliefs about sexual violence against children, the culture of violence in the “powerful and powerless” dimension, collectivistic and patriarchal culture, which serves as the foundation for violent behavior, racist cultural views, which influence behavior and socio-centric and selfish culture. Conclusion: Sexual violence against children from a cultural perspective, is something that needs attention, cannot be ignored, and is not perceived as usual. Medical personnel must play an active role in preventing sexual violence and encourage teenagers to immediately report to the right people if sexual violence occurs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Accessible Summary: What is known on the subject?: Workplace violence is common in healthcare.Workplace violence remains a complex and serious occupational hazard in healthcare. What this paper adds to existing knowledge?: Since there is no study examining detailed explanations of experiences and perspectives of workplace violence among psychiatric nurses, this study will act as a guide for psychiatric nurses.This study provides information about how psychiatric nurses evaluate the concept of workplace violence from their perspective, what it means to them and the effects of workplace violence. What are the implications for practice?: Considering the effects of workplace violence, a preventive, systematic and holistic approach should be used in psychiatry and community mental health centres.Supportive interventions should be used to improve the health and safety of psychiatric nurses and patients. Introduction: Workplace violence is common in healthcare and remains a complex and serious occupational hazard. Aim: This research was conducted to assess the workplace violence experiences and perspectives of psychiatric nurses. Method: This study was a qualitative study conducted using a grounded theory approach method. The study was conducted between November 2022 and January 2023. The purposeful sampling method was used, and 11 psychiatric nurses were interviewed. Data were collected with an information form and a semi‐structured interview form. The data were analysed using content analysis, and themes were created. Findings: The ages of the psychiatric nurses ranged from 38 to 57 years. Themes and sub‐themes related to the workplace violence experiences and perspectives of psychiatric nurses included the way of violence (rising tension, eruption of the volcano, unintentional violence and turning to ash) and empowerment (ash cloud and ring of fire). Conclusion: Psychiatric nurses stated that they were exposed to verbal and physical violence for many reasons, that this situation seriously affected their physical, mental and social health and that in addition to the devastating effects of violence, they became stronger by developing various skills to protect against violence. Implications for Practice: Supportive interventions should be used to improve the health and safety of psychiatric nurses and patients. Strategies can be developed to include psychiatric nurses in occupational health nursing courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I argue that Husserl's manuscripts on intersubjectivity discover a decisive role for self-movement in the constitution of the shared world. I explore two complementary constitutive functions. The first enables empathetic apperception by closing the divergence in sense between the original ego, which does not find itself at a location, and the alter ego, which is found over there. By traversing distances with its organically articulated Leibkörper, the original ego establishes an analogy between self-movement and thing-movement that guides the recognition of another ego in space. The second accounts for the exchangeability of perspectives between differently located subjects. The restricted motility of the Leibkörper is discovered against the background of ideal but motivated possibilities of going to any distant perspective. These possibilities are rooted in the purely kinaesthetic potential of the Leib. To inhabit another perspective need not involve changing the world. This evidence underlies the Weltanschauung according to which what appears from the other's perspective is a possible appearance for me. Taken together, these two constitutive functions show how self-movement discloses a definite but accidental location from which the ego shares the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research is motivated by the problems that occur among women who are still hindered by the world of education. The researcher discusses how female figures in ancient times fought for the right to education for women. Therefore, the researcher discusses Islamic education during the time of Rohana Kudus, Rahmah El Yunusiyah, Rasuna Said, and Siti Walidah. The aim of this research is for readers to know about the struggles of the figures to raise the status of women in that era. This research uses the SLR (Systematic Literature Review) method. Data collection was carried out by systematically identifying journals and books related to the research topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order for scientists and technologists to describe many of their objects, they must observe at a scale that exceeds typical human experience. Atoms and ecologies, microbes and galaxies all exist at scales that require retroactively reconstructing a picture (whether rendered visually, through an alternative visualization, or simply pieced together as a description) of what human perceptual apparatus usually does not observe. Scale is also central to the production of artwork that uses changes in scale to help us examine the world differently, disorient our normalized ways of experiencing, and direct us to new objects and new relations. This article examines these problems of scale as they are shared between art and science, analyzing contemporary artists whose works highlight core aspects of scale. In examining these artworks together, we demonstrate that scale presents one way of clarifying when and how science runs us into basic questions at the core of many artistic practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed at investigating the teaching performances of pre-service teachers in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) when instructing young learners, as perceived by in-service teachers. Adopting a descriptive qualitative research design, data were gathered through observations and interviews conducted with 15 students enrolled in the fourth semester of the teaching English as a foreign language subject. The evaluation of the pre-service teachers’ performances was based on an adapted evaluation sheet derived from the government’s professional teacher development program, encompassing criteria related to the commencement, progression, and conclusion of the lesson. Participants were in-service teachers from three distinct educational institutions, selected through purposive sampling. The findings of the study indicated that the pre-service teachers received average scores ranging from 70 to 90 for each criterion, demonstrating their proficiency in teaching young learners. Descriptively, it can be inferred that the pre-service teachers exhibited competent teaching skills within this particular instructional context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Fatigue among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving haemodialysis imposes a substantial burden on patients' quality of life and expected treatment outcomes. This study explores the perspective on ESKD-related fatigue and contributing factors among Omani patients receiving haemodialysis. Methods: An exploratory qualitative design was used. Participants (N = 25) were recruited from two Omani haemodialysis centres, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews, which were transcribed and analysed using a thematic analysis approach. NVivo 11 is used to manage qualitative data and create memos, nodes, and codes. Results: Findings highlighted three themes: (i)"Inevitability of fatigue," (ii)"Contributors to physical fatigue," and (iii)"Contributors to mental fatigue." Theme one alluded to the inevitability of fatigue and the unique experience encountered by patients. Theme two addressed the physical fatigue associated with ESKD-related factors, such as chronically low haemoglobin levels, and the exhausting impact caused by the frequency and travelling distance for treatment sessions. Theme three, mental fatigue, was notably driven by heightened emotional disturbance, encompassing frustration, guilt, anxiety, and distress, that in turn impacted family interactions, frequently triggering anger and remorse. Moreover, mental fatigue is a result of disturbances in expressing physical sexuality in marriage, as physical fatigue was found to be a significant contributor to unsatisfactory sexual experiences and, thus, straining the relationships between couples. Conclusions: This study offers an explanation of fatigue among Omani patients with ESKD who are receiving haemodialysis. The study emphasises close links between physiological change, the haemodialysis process, and mental tiredness, together with their contribution to supporting the need for a holistic approach and care strategies in managing these patients and promoting patient and family well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The combination of virtual reality (VR) and palliative care potentially represents a new opportunity for palliative care. Many previous studies have evaluated the application of VR therapy to patients with advanced disease receiving palliative care. However, patient-perspective reviews to comprehensively understand the actual experiences and feelings of patients and provide practical guidance for designing future studies are currently lacking. This review of qualitative evidence aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of patients receiving VR therapy in palliative care. Methods: This study was conducted in accordance with the Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ) statement guidelines. Ten databases, namely, PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, OVID MEDLINE, Scopus, John Wiley, ProQuest, CNKI, WANFANG DATA, and SinoMed, were searched, and qualitative and mixed studies from the establishment of each database to June 30, 2023 were included. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research was used to assess the quality of the included studies. The data included in the literature were analyzed and integrated by "thematic synthesis" to formalize the identification and development of themes. Results: The nine selected studies altogether included 156 participants from seven hospice care facilities of different types and two oncology centers. Three key themes were identified: experiences of palliative care patients in VR therapy, the perceived value that palliative care patients gain in VR therapy, and perspectives of palliative care patients toward using VR therapy. Conclusions: The patients' feedback covered discomfort caused by VR devices, good sense of experiences, and situations that affected the interactive experience. Some patients were unable to tolerate VR therapy or reported newer forms of discomfort. The findings indicated that VR therapy may be an effective approach to relieve patients' physical and psychological pain and help them gain self-awareness. Moreover, patients showed a preference for personalized VR therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The perception of tridimensionality is elicited by binocular disparity, motion parallax, and monocular or pictorial cues. The perception of tridimensionality arising from pictorial cues has been investigated in several non-human animal species. Although dogs can use and discriminate bidimensional images, to date there is no evidence of dogs' ability to perceive tridimensionality in pictures and/or through pictorial cues. The aim of the present study was to assess the perception of tridimensionality in dogs elicited by two pictorial cues: linear perspective and shading. Thirty-two dogs were presented with a tridimensional stimulus (i.e., a ball) rolling onto a planar surface until eventually falling into a hole (control condition) or until reaching and rolling over an illusory hole (test condition). The illusory hole corresponded to the bidimensional pictorial representation of the real hole, in which the pictorial cues of shading and linear perspective created the impression of tridimensionality. In a violation of expectation paradigm, dogs showed a longer looking time at the scene in which the unexpected situation of a ball rolling over an illusory hole occurred. The surprise reaction observed in the test condition suggests that the pictorial cues of shading and linear perspective in the bidimensional image of the hole were able to elicit the perception of tridimensionality in dogs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comprehensive Summary: We have compiled eight promising strategies for enhancing the specificity and selectivity of nanozymes, as depicted in the comprehensive summary above. Enzymes exhibit intricate and sophisticated structures, including substrate channels and active sites, which can inform the design of nanozymes. Replication of these structural features and the application of facet engineering/doping techniques can significantly enhance the catalytic specificity of nanozymes. Alternatively, the use of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) to coat nanozymes represents an effective approach to impart substrate specificity. Furthermore, several straightforward stopgap strategies have been devised to improve nanozyme specificity for analytical applications, such as the integration of biorecognition elements and nanozyme sensor arrays through surface modification. Key Scientists: [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a part of ongoing perception, the human cognitive system segments others' activities into discrete episodes (event segmentation). Although prior research has shown that this process is likely related to changes in an actor's actions and goals, it has not yet been determined whether untrained observers can reliably identify action and goal changes as naturalistic activities unfold, or whether the changes they identify are tied to visual features of the activity (e.g., the beginnings and ends of object interactions). This study addressed these questions by examining untrained participants' identification of action changes, goal changes, and event boundaries while watching videos of everyday activities that were presented in both first-person and third-person perspectives. We found that untrained observers can identify goal changes and action changes consistently, and these changes are not explained by visual change and the onsets or offsets of contact with objects. Moreover, the action and goal changes identified by untrained observers were associated with event boundaries, even after accounting for objective visual features of the videos. These findings suggest that people can identify action and goal changes consistently and with high agreement, that they do so by using sensory information flexibly, and that the action and goal changes they identify may contribute to event segmentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is a common thought that our experience of self in time plays a crucial role in living a good human life. This idea is seen both in views that say we must think of our lives as temporally extended wholes to live well and those that say living well requires living in the moment. These opposing views share the assumption that a person's interests must be identified with either a temporally extended or temporally local perspective. David Velleman has argued that both perspectives are necessary parts of human experience, and each has its own independent interests. I agree with Velleman that our experience is inherently multi-perspectival but argue that there are more than two relevant perspectives and reject the claim that these perspectives have independent interests. Expanding his metaphor of narrative, I describe the way in which these perspectives continuously influence and affect one another, and suggest that living well can be understood in terms of skillful management of the perspectives that make up this complex form of temporal self-experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article I (re)think An Essay on Man with respect to the history of philosophy, by reading Pope's poem comparatively with Spinoza's Ethics , a method suggested by Jean-Pierre de Crousaz's contemporary critiques of the Essay , which accused Pope of Spinozism. I also consider the Essay in the light of Fredric Jameson's assertion that there exist perennial problems that "philosophy," "theory," indeed "thinking" itself cannot solve, but which must continue to be posed anyway, not set aside or abandoned. I thus suggest a new approach to the Essay , focused on several such problems, which have often vexed previous criticism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Resident doctors constitute an important workforce of the Nigerian healthcare system wherein they undergo structured training to become competent specialists in different fields of medicine. The aim of this survey was to audit the surgical residency training process, incorporating both the trainer's and the trainee's perspectives, with a view to improving both residency training and overall patient care. This was a multicenter descriptive cross-sectional study involving consultant surgeons and surgical trainees in selected tertiary healthcare institutions in Nigeria. A link to an online semi-structured and pretested questionnaire was sent to study participants whose agreement to fill out the questionnaire was taken as implied consent for the study. The perception of respondents on key areas of surgical residency training like the quality of training, skill acquisition, mentorship, supervision, operative exposures, research, funding, didactic sessions, and work schedule was assessed using a Likert scale. Their perceived challenges to training and measures to improve the quality of training were recorded. Data were analysed using version 23 of the SPSS. A total of 127 participants (25 trainers and 102 trainees) were recruited with a mean age of 34.8 ± 3.5 y for the trainees and 47.5 ± 6.9 y for the trainers. The majority of both the trainers and trainees (72%, n = 18 and 93%, n = 96, respectively) were dissatisfied with the quality of surgical residency training in Nigeria with the trainers (88%, n = 22) and trainees (97.1%, n = 99) mostly agreeing that surgical training should be standardized across training centres in Nigeria. The trainees and trainers rated mentorship, research, funding, and overall quality of surgical residency training as inadequate, while most of the trainees and trainers rated supervision of trainees as adequate. The trainees predominantly identified poor training facilities as the most important challenge to surgical residency, followed by high clinical workload, while the majority of the trainers identified workplace bullying and high clinical workload as being the predominant factors. The nine-pronged recommendations by both the trainers and trainees to improve surgical training in Nigeria include mentorship program for trainees, funding of surgical residency training, provision of facilities and equipment for training, adequate supervision of trainees by trainers, job description and defined work schedule for trainees, health insurance of patients, overseas training of trainees during the residency program, improved remuneration of trainees, and adequate motivation of trainers. The quality of surgical residency training in Nigeria is perceived as suboptimal by trainees and trainers. Perceived common challenges to surgical residency training include poor training facilities, workplace bullying, and high clinical workload. Adequate funding of surgical residency program, standardized mentorship, and training of trainees with improved remuneration of trainees and motivation of their trainers would enhance the overall quality of surgical residency training in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Hospitalized children's satisfaction with the care they receive is the main indicator for evaluating the way nurses should provide services and the quality of these services. The current study aimed to examine school-aged children's perceptions of nursing care quality. In this cross-sectional study, 144 children aged 7–11 years were selected through a convenience sampling method. The data collection tool included The Child Care Quality at Hospital Questionnaire, and the personal- and family-related and disease-related factors questionnaire. Independent t -test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression test were used for data analysis. Based on the findings, the highest score of nursing care quality was related to characteristics domain (13 ± 1.7). In addition, the children's age, father's education and history of hospitalization were related to nurses' characteristics domain; mother's education and length of hospital stay were related to nursing activities domain; and mother's education, father's occupation and length of hospital stay were related to nursing environment domain. The results of the present study showed that children's nurses can provide better quality care to children by paying attention to nurses' characteristics and then the scope of activities and care environment. Considering the factors affecting the nursing care quality, a conscious step should also be taken for strategic planning of care. • The quality of nursing care from the perspective of school-age children is different from that of their parents. • The use of special tools can show the quality of nursing care from the perspective of hospitalized children. • School-age children consider the personality of the nurse to be the most important issue in a quality care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brandt (2021) ignores Peircean indices as signs and fits them into the category of symbolic signs if they are intentional. He names the third group of signs as diagrams and considers them, along with iconic and symbolic signs, to complete semiotic aspects of the art of life. In this research, we intend to illustrate that Persiancalligraphy has characteristics similar to diagrammatic signs and can be fitted into the category of diagrams. For this purpose, by using the structural perceptions of Persian calligraphy, Gestalt rules and semiotic blending, we analyse perceptually and conceptually a known work of Persian calligraphy art. To discover perceptual meanings, we apply Gestalt rules in the spaces of this work. The meaning obtained from this type of 'ception' is not person-dependent and culture-dependent. Perception of a sign occurs due to the stimulation of Gestalt principles in our mind. For example, if two points are in the scope of our vision, our mind creates a line by stimulating the principle of 'similarity'. This line, in fact, is invisible, but it can be perceived. In order for extracting the conceptional mening, we apply Brandt's blending theory to this work and name the resulting meaning as conceptual meaning. This meaning depends on how to perceive, which itself is dependent on perceptual perspective, and in addition, on our mental schemas. These two factors make conceptual perspective. Special attention has been paid to the perspective within the perceptual and conceptual analyses, because the way and order of observation as well as our schemas can change our interpretaion. It means that with a different perspective, a different interpretation is obtained. In order to conceive a sign, it is necessary to perceive it, because we first perceive the world with our senses. Then, with the formation of mental spaces and the presence of mental schemas, the 'meaning space' is created in our mind. This kind of approach to conceptualization was founded by Fauconnier and Turner in 1997 under the name of blending theory. Brandt, while criticizing the theory of mental spaces proposed by Fauconnier and Turner, presents a supplementary model of the semiotic blending, which includes five mental spaces as well as mental schemas as a conceptualisation interface. According to the model used for the conceptual analysis of this Persian calligraphy work, conceptual meaning is the result of our perception lead to a blending space and our schemas. The analysis of the considered calligraphy work from the perceptual and concetual points of view, focusing on the imagination factors such as selection, perspective, prominence, dynamicity, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations, clearly illustrated that this calligraphy work can be considered as a diagrammatic sign in nature; because the organization of calligraphy forms based on these cognitive contents has been done in such a way that guarantees the conception of the work. It is assumed that perceptual and conceptual meanings, in addition to the space of Persian calligraphy, can also be obtained in the space of other human arts, based on what was tested in this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reflects on interjections in English. An interjection is a word or phrase that is used to express strong emotions, often suddenly, like oops when a small mistake happens, as in Oops! I typed two Ls by mistake. To provide a new picture of interjections, it embeds the analysis in Cognitive Grammar. In this regard, it attempts to verify three claims of Cognitive Grammar. One claim describes a linguistic expression as a cluster of distinct but related senses. In light of this claim, the paper argues that an interjection forms a category of numerous senses organized around a central one. Another claim characterizes the meanings of linguistic expressions with respect to the fields to which they belong. In virtue of this claim, the paper argues that interjections form domains in which they stand for a general concept but differ in specifics. A further claim ascribes the use of a linguistic expression to the particular construal imposed on its content. Given this claim, the paper argues that the use of an interjection results from the particular perspective in which the speaker takes on a situation. The aim is to highlight the extra touch of meaning that interjections flavor the utterances in which they occur. The gist is that interjections are purposeful choices for expressing sentiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the language of linguistic description (metalanguage), in particular the question of how the language of description can influence the language that is the object of the description. I approach the topic from the aspect of the use of linguistic terms and their personification. I summarize the results of my three previous case studies, in which I tracked the formulations associated with the selected terms. I focused on the actions that, according to the literal understanding of the formulations, are performed by the terms. Based on these case studies, I concluded that the more frequently a term is used, the more likely it is that it will "perform" an activity and, if this happens, the further away they go, the more their "competencies" expand, i.e. they perform progressively more complex acts. I have characterized this phenomenon as the perspective through which we view linguistic reality through terms (the perspective of the term), and in contrast to it, I have presented the speaker's perspective, through which linguistic reality is perceived from the perspective of everyday speakers. I have pointed out that the perspective of the term can affect the description of language in a way that shifts the linguist's attention from the real behaviour of speakers to the "behaviour" of abstract linguistic entities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To explore advanced practice nurses' experiences and perceptions of running nurse-led clinics in the Australian context. Background: Advanced practice nurses consult with patients through nurse-led clinics to address ever-growing clinical demands and healthcare workforce shortages. Their experiences and perceptions of running nurse-led clinics are vital, but studies offering insights into this area are scarce. Study design and methods: This study adopted a qualitative descriptive design. Using purposive and snowball sampling methods, ten semi-structured individual virtual interviews were conducted with advanced practice nurses who run nurse-led clinics in Australia. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Reporting of this study adhered to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. Results: Three themes were constructed: 1) the genesis of nurse-led clinics; 2) perceived positive outcomes of nurse-led clinics; and 3) contextual determinants influencing nurse-led clinics. Findings show that nurses establish, manage, and expand nurse-led clinics to fulfil health service demands and patients' care needs. Though advanced practice nurses reported positive outcomes, there were several barriers that need to be addressed at all levels. Discussion: Advanced practice nurses are required to have wide-ranging knowledge and skills across the validated domains of patient care, support of systems, education, research, and professional leadership to be able to provide evidence-based holistic care. Advanced practice nurses face obstacles in running nurse-led clinics with overwhelming workloads and insufficient support. Regular communication with healthcare organisational leadership and collaboration with other healthcare workers is crucial to gain recognition and support. Conclusion: Nurse-led clinics are a valuable service that should be promoted and recognised. It is the responsibility of healthcare organisations to review current policies and provide necessary support to advanced practice nurses to enable effective and efficient nurse-led services. It is also incumbent upon governments to support funding that enables nurse-led care models across policy, funding, and healthcare levels, spanning macro-, meso-, and micro-levels. Implications for research, policy, and practice: Advanced practice nurses as participants shared experiences in establishing, running, and expanding nurse-led clinics, that can provide a framework to other nurses wanting to start nurse-led services. Advanced practice nurses are encouraged to promote their work to gain recognition and create awareness of the role of nurses in the provision of nurse-led services. More studies are needed at the global level to understand advanced practice nurses' experiences and the challenges they encounter which will assist in developing the strategies to address these barriers. What is already known about the topic? * Nurse-led clinics were introduced to mitigate the shortage of healthcare resources, accommodate increasing clinical demands, and enhance patients' experiences. * Nurse-led clinics achieve positive outcomes, however, advanced practice nurses face barriers in running nurse-led clinics. * Studies offering insights into Australian advanced practice nurses' experiences and perceptions of running nurse-led clinics are lacking. What this paper adds? * Advanced practice nurses shared experiences in establishing, running, and expanding nurse-led services which can be adopted to guide nurses new to nurse-led services. * Advanced practice nurses strived to overcome obstacles encountered in running nurse-led clinics. They need support at all levels to implement nurseled services successfully. * As this is the first study of its kind in Australia, more research is needed to promote and improve the awareness of nurse-led clinics both in Australia and globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nietzsche's perspectivism has received restricted and unrestricted interpretations. The latter take the cognitive effects of 'perspectives' to be pervasive and general; the former argue they are restricted to special subject matters, have limited effects, or are not essentially cognitive at all. I argue on textual grounds that Nietzsche was committed to the unrestricted view. Comparison to A.W. Moore's treatment of perspectival representation in Points of View illuminates both the nature of perspectivism and key arguments needed to defend it. Nietzschean perspectivism must deny the very possibility of absolute representations (sensu Moore), and to do so, it must block a form of argument that promises to integrate perspectival representations into progressively less restricted, and ultimately absolute, representations of the world. Such arguments depend on a strong assumption about the unity of the independent world, which Moore accepts and Nietzsche denies. Nietzsche's pluralism about perspectives thereby turns out to rely on pluralism about the world, which shapes his understanding of us as essentially bounded cognitive agents. Nietzsche holds that the longing for absolute representation manifest in Moore, Leibniz, and many other philosophers, which aspires to overcome the limitations of perspective, amounts to ascetic self-denial about our cognitive condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Persistent symptoms experienced by adults following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can significantly impact their daily activities. It is often difficult for them to access specialized rehabilitation services. The aim of this study is to explore this population's experience surrounding access to specialized rehabilitation services, including waiting time. This study used a qualitative phenomenological approach and was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Twelve adults with mTBI who had received specialized interdisciplinary rehabilitation services were recruited. The interviews focused on participants' recollection of their patient journey after injury, their perception of waiting, barriers and facilitators to access, and the impacts of these experiences on their condition. Participants reported experiencing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, worry, sadness, and discouragement before accessing specialized services. They all agreed that they did not receive clear information about their recovery process or the health services available to them, which exacerbated their mental health symptoms. The findings show that participants experienced uncertainty because they lacked information regarding recovery and access to health services after their injury. Education about symptoms and recovery, as well as emotional support for people with mTBI should be made available during the waiting period. Adults with persistent post-mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) symptoms experienced many challenges in accessing health services such as long wait times, which they perceived as impacting their recovery. According to those concerned, more support from qualified health professionals is needed in the first weeks or months following the injury. Participants unanimously support free and timely access to specialized mTBI rehabilitation services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) remains a contentious and complex issue, especially considering the Council's perceived inaction during recent global security crises. This debate involves institutional, operational, and political challenges, notably the entrenched structure of the UN Charter which requires unanimous consent from permanent members for amendments, and the strategic interests of the victorious powers of World War II that continue to shape the Council's actions. Greece, a candidate for a non-permanent UNSC seat for 2025-2026, has historically supported democratic principles and international law, advocating for greater participation in decision-making processes. However, its current campaign emphasizes maintaining the status quo rather than proposing concrete reforms, reflecting a passive approach to international politics. To promote meaningful UNSC reform and enhance its global standing, Greece should adopt a more active diplomatic role, forming strategic alliances, advocating incremental changes, and engaging in multilateral negotiations. Aligning with the Group of Four (G4) nations could bolster Greece's influence and support for expanding both permanent and non-permanent membership, ensuring a balanced and pragmatic reform process. By pursuing these strategies, Greece can significantly contribute to evolving the UNSC and strengthening its position in global decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is a systematic literature review on slow journalism, whose aim is to analyse and understand all previously done research on the subject. The review focused on four databases—Web of Science Core Collection, SCOPUS, B-ON and Communication Abstracts—and, after applying the protocol and the analysis model, a corpus of 37 papers was obtained. Data collection ended on 31 January 2022 and no starting date was defined. This analysis shows that, although the concept designation is somewhat recent it is deeply rooted in journalism, it places itself between tradition and innovation. Among other considerations, one should stress the strengthening of the connection with the audience and the idea of being an alternative way of doing, recognising, still, the need for other processes and temporalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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How is it that we can visually experience complete three-dimensional objects despite being limited, in any given perceptual moment, to perceiving the sides facing us from a specific spatial perspective? To make sense of this, such visual experiences must refer to occluded or presently unseen back-sides which are not sense-perceptually given, and which cannot be sense-perceptually given while the subject is occupying the spatial perspective on the object that they currently are—I call this the horizonality of visual experience. Existing accounts of these horizonal references are unsatisfactory. In providing a satisfactory account, this paper argues that the content and structure of the visual experience of complete three-dimensional objects is as follows: the object is presented as being perceptible from yet-to-be-determined alternative points of view. As part of the content of visual experience, this motivates non-propositional attitudes of anticipation. Explicating this proposal is the central positive aim of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the study of the future demand for energy in transport in the context of the transition to a low-carbon development trajectory in accordance with the adopted "Strategy for the long-term development of the Russian Federation with low greenhouse gas emissions until 2050." The research is based on scenario forecasting and mathematical modeling methods. The results of a forecast assessment of the demand for motor fuel and electricity in passenger transport in Russia as a whole and in federal districts until 2050 have been presented, taking into account: 1) transition of the economy to a low-carbon development model; 2) change in the structure of passenger turnover in favor of less carbon-intensive modes of transport; 3) increase in the energy efficiency and environmental safety of vehicles. The possible consequences of large-scale development of electric transport in Russia in the long term have been given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

MINLO (mixed-integer nonlinear optimization) formulations of the disjunction between the origin and a polytope via a binary indicator variable have broad applicability in nonlinear combinatorial optimization, for modeling a fixed cost c associated with carrying out a set of d activities and a convex variable cost function f associated with the levels of the activities. The perspective relaxation is often used to solve such models to optimality in a branch-and-bound context, especially in the context in which f is univariate (e.g., in Markowitz-style portfolio optimization). But such a relaxation typically requires conic solvers and are typically not compatible with general-purpose NLP software which can accommodate additional classes of constraints. This motivates the study of weaker relaxations to investigate when simpler relaxations may be adequate. Comparing the volume (i.e., Lebesgue measure) of the relaxations as means of comparing them, we lift some of the results related to univariate functions f to the multivariate case. Along the way, we survey, connect and extend relevant results on integration over a simplex, some of which we concretely employ, and others of which can be used for further exploration on our main subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explains the theme "Kh. Abdul Karim Jamak: His Tiological Perspective on Qada' and Qadar of the Digital Era in Kerinci Regency - Jambi". It is known that indeed Qadar is the secret of Allah towards His creatures. About what God explains to man, man can know and believe it. And what he does not know, then man accepts and trusts him. Without anyone arguing against Allah regarding His perfect Work and wisdom. Accepting and believing in qada and qadar in the digital information era which is full of modern and sophisticated knowledge, Muslims should have intelligence in mastering digital technology, to answer challenges and challenges that want to damage the pure values of Islamic teachings. Through the way and approach of Kh. Abdul Karim Jamak expounding the Islamic principles of qada and qadar can help instill confidence that no matter how intelligent humans are assisted by science and technology, the qadar and qadar of Allah Almighty will still happen. Among examples are when earthquakes, floods and tsunamis occur, lightning and so on that cannot be detected by existing technological tools. To answer the question that arises for the current generation, it is necessary to refer to the thoughts of one of the scholars which in this case is the thought of Kh. Abdul Karim Jamak, adapted to the Quran and Sunnah. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: The increasing number of refugees in various regions of our country has led to socio-economic issues and challenges in the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate family physicians' perspectives in Turkey regarding refugees' social lives and healthcare services. Design: This is a qualitative cross-sectional study using phenomenological research design. The study was carried out with family physicians in health care centers. Three online focus group interviews were conducted to collect the data. The interviews proceeded with semistructured questions about their perceptions of refugee health and their challenges while working with refugee patients. The research data were descriptively presented and supported by quotes obtained from interviews with the participants. Results: A total of 24 family physicians were reached through three online sessions for data collection. Of the 24 participating family physicians, 10 were men and 14 were women. On average, the physicians had eight years of medical experience, and the average number of registered immigrant populations in the family health units was around 100 patients. After consulting the domain experts, a final determination of 4 different themes was made. These themes were identified as follows: experience, emotions, and thoughts; encountered challenges, and proposed solutions. Conclusions: Family physicians face difficulties adapting to healthcare systems and face challenges in scheduling appointments and accessing advanced medical investigations when seeking hospital services.

Sexually inclusive primary education, namely a school environment that uses inclusive practices toward sexual minorities contributes to students’ psychological and learning adaptation. Therefore, it is essential primary school stakeholders’ perspective on sexually inclusive education to be explored, since this could facilitate the effective implementation of related prevention/awareness programs targeted at students. Nevertheless, teachers’ and parents’ related perspective, as main school stakeholders, as well as the predictive value of their homophobic prejudice and moral disengagement remain an under-investigated research field. The present study examined comparatively teachers’ and parents’ perspective on sexually inclusive primary education. Furthermore, the predictive role of homophobic prejudice and moral disengagement was investigated for each subgroup. Overall, 249 primary school teachers (78% women) of the fifth and sixth grades from randomly selected Greek public schools and 268 parents (81% mothers) of children who attended the above grades of the participating schools completed an online self-reported questionnaire on the variables involved. In general, participants expressed a relatively conservative perspective on sexually inclusive primary education, with teachers’ perspective being less inclusive than that of the parents. Teachers’ related perspective was predicted negatively mainly by homophobic prejudice and secondarily by moral disengagement. Parents’ corresponding perspective was predicted negatively only by moral disengagement. Despite the differentiated perspective between the two subgroups, the findings imply that both teachers and parents need to attend prevention/awareness actions regarding students’ sexual diversity and their school inclusion. Within these actions, differentiated experiential activities could be implemented for teachers and parents to combat homophobic prejudice and/or moral disengagement.

Abstract Background Human activities have significantly contributed to a persistent climate change trend, posing substantial threats to human health. Nurses regularly interact with patients experiencing the consequences of climate change, making their engagement in addressing this issue crucial. Nonetheless, our understanding of nurses' viewpoints regarding climate change remains limited. Aim This scoping review aims to identify practicing nurses' and nursing students' perceptions of climate change. Design To fulfil this objective, a documentary search strategy was developed using an iterative process. Methods The search strategy was tested in four bibliographic databases, as well as in the grey literature. A 2‐stage selection process was conducted, and relevant data were extracted from selected articles for analysis. Results Twenty‐two scientific articles and 11 documents from nursing associations were selected. The findings suggest that while many nurses and nursing students are concerned about climate change and its effects on their patients' health, their role in addressing the climate crisis is not well understood. Many barriers such as having a heavy workload and the lack of support hindered their ability to adjust their practice in response to the changing climate. Furthermore, many expressed a need for trainings on climate change issues. Conclusions These results raise a great and urgent demand for these professionals to receive appropriate training to cope with climatic threats to health. Future research should focus on the development of nursing climate leadership, and healthcare organizations should support nursing initiatives and help raise nurses' awareness regarding climate change.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common chronic complications in patients with diabetes and remains a leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Despite current treatment strategies focusing primarily on blood glucose control and antihypertensive medications, their efficacy is often limited, failing to halt disease progression effectively. However, Shen-Shuai-Ning (SSN), a traditional Chinese medicine compound, has demonstrated significant clinical efficacy in DN treatment in recent years. SSN exerts multifaceted effects, including immunomodulation, attenuation of oxidative stress, and inhibition of fibrosis, leading to improvements in renal function indices and reductions in proteinuria levels, with favorable tolerability. Furthermore, when combined with conventional treatments, SSN exhibits enhanced therapeutic efficacy, providing a comprehensive and effective treatment strategy for DN patients. Future research endeavors should prioritize large-scale, multicenter clinical trials to validate its efficacy and safety across diverse populations, thereby further advancing its integration into clinical practice.