Pipeline Revision: A Call to Change

Comments on the original article by Matthew Makel (see record 2014-06823-002) which raises an important concern regarding selfcorrection in science. While the notion that science should be self-correcting, and is failing, is not new, recent events in both social and biological sciences have led to a renewed call to develop approaches that would allow for self-correction ( Economist, 2013). Makel addresses a number of issues that hinder self-correction through replications and suggests a number of solutions. In this commentary, we as the editors of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (PACA), would like to offer our perspective. As editors, we are in a unique position to influence the field and the ability to self-correct through published replications. Replications, however, are not a one-size fits all

12 years of PACA: A review of trends in PACA publications

In this editorial, the editors take an opportunity to summarize and review the journal from its inception and first volume in 2006 to date. In their review, they focused on a number of factors such as number of submissions, number of papers published, keywords used, special issues developed, and journal reach

Crafting a Network Plan for a Microfinancing Establishment and Its Branch Network through Virtual Private Network (VPN) Implementation

This study successfully designed a network plan incorporating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Kasipag Microfinancing Incorporated (KMI). Employing a developmental research design approach and following the network development life cycle stages of planning, analysis, design, and simulation, the researchers evaluated the feasibility of the network design for implementation in KMI. The findings strongly recommend KMI to proceed with the implementation of the designed network plan that includes a VPN, as it offers significant benefits and advantages. Implementing a VPN in KMI's network infrastructure will greatly enhance network security and enable secure remote access to valuable resources, which is particularly crucial in today's digital landscape emphasizing remote work and data privacy. The thorough simulation of the network plan confirms its feasibility and ensures KMI will have a reliable and efficient network infrastructure. Additionally, the implementation of the network plan will provide KMI with a competitive edge by enabling seamless communication and streamlined data transfer between branches. This will enhance collaboration, improve operational efficiency, and increase overall organizational effectiveness. The cost analysis conducted by the researchers guarantees that the project remains within budget, offering KMI a clear breakdown of expenses for informed decision-making. In conclusion, the recommended implementation of the network plan incorporating a VPN will empower KMI with improved network security, secure remote access, and a competitive advantage in the microfinancing industry. By embracing these advancements, KMI can foster growth, productivity, and success in the ever-evolving digital landscape

Capturing Aesthetic Experiences With Installation Art: An Empirical Assessment of Emotion, Evaluations, and Mobile Eye Tracking in Olafur Eliasson’s “Baroque, Baroque!”

Installation art is one of the most important and provocative developments in the visual arts during the last half century and has become a key focus of artists and of contemporary museums. It is also seen as particularly challenging or even disliked by many viewers, and—due to its unique in situ, immersive setting—is equally regarded as difficult or even beyond the grasp of present methods in empirical aesthetic psychology. In this paper, we introduce an exploratory study with installation art, utilizing a collection of techniques to capture the eclectic, the embodied, and often the emotionally-charged viewing experience. We present results from an investigation of two pieces, both part of Olafur Eliasson’s exhibition “Baroque, Baroque” held at the Belvedere museum in Vienna. These were assessed by pre- and post-viewing questionnaires focusing on emotion, meaning-making, and appraisals, in tandem with mobile eye tracking to consider viewers’ attention to both installed artworks and/or to the museum environment. The data showed differences in participants’ emotional states, appraisals, and visual exploration, which together paint a picture of the aesthetic reactions to the works. These differences also showed how viewers’ appraisal strategies, meaning making, and physical actions facilitated relatively more or less deep engagement with, and enjoyment of, the art. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for museum studies, art education, and theory in empirical aesthetics

Synthetic biological approaches in PET biodegradation and bioplastic conversion: Current advances and future perspectives

The global accumulation of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and its resistance to natural degradation gives rise to environmental and health concerns. Synthetic biology offers the potential to further develop microorganisms to achieve this; thus, biodegradation is seen as an ecologically feasible alternative. Hence, there is a need to examine the current progress of this field and how it relates to PET biodegradation along with trends that future research may lean into. We conducted a systematic literature review via Scopus WebSearch, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar, indicating that research on synthetic biology relating to PET biodegradation took off in 2008. A bibliometric analysis was utilized to supplement the study using the Scopus database with a predetermined criteria and journal articles dated January 2008 to November 2023, yielding 429 journal articles, converted into RIS format then processed in Cortext Manager. We found major interest leaned into four clusters: E. coli, microbial consortia, synthetic biology, and P. putida. Current literature emphasizes the metabolic engineering of hydrolase enzymes, like bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET), that breakdown PET polymers into ethylene glycol (EG) & terephthalic acid (TPA) monomers, with E. coli and P. putida able to further metabolize these derivatives into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). The data linkages showed that studies trended towards collecting these microorganisms into artificial microbial consortia to increase degradation output. We realized the potential to upcycle PET waste by utilizing these enzymes and microbial consortia to process PET into PHA, a material utilized in pharmaceutics and the emerging tissue engineering field

Youth Tourism Response - Philippines: An online travel brochure - website

Youth Tourism Response - Philippines (YTRiP) is a youth-led, non government organization that sees tourism as a venue for alternative education, experiential learning on nationalism, and sustainable development. YTRip seeks to inform and educate Filipinos more about Philippine culture, history, and the natural environment but are limited with their current communication tool, a website. The purpose of the thesis is to maximize the current organization\u27s website to make it more focused on the needs of the organization\u27s target audience. It will provide the organization with an efficient tool in educating and increasing awareness among its target audience about its various activities. Guided by the needs of the target audience and the objectives of the organization for the communication tool, the proponents constructed a new website, http://www.youthtrip.org/. Among its new feature is the calendar of activities, for better update on the organization\u27s activities, an interactive map (Youth Trip Destinations), for organization\u27s travel program a gallery of past trips and events, for the target audience\u27s need for pictures a contact us page, to send inquiries and a search engine, to assist the target audience\u27s need for information. The proponents of the study conducted a survey on the needs of the target audience to get an overview of what functions and travel information they need to know. Aside from this, the proponents collected information from the regular trips of the organization around Luzon to produce a new travel brochure that will be integrated in the website. The proponents partially used photos of past trips and content from YTRiP (only photos, past articles, and content gathered from the organization). All other contents were either produced or composed by the proponents. The website will serve as a final working prototype before being finally launched as the organization\u27s official website