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An indigenized sociology in a dual-structure society: An introduction to the Special Issue on Sociological Studies in Japan

Japanese sociology has developed in its own right in the Japanese public sphere since the 19th century. The Japan Sociological Society (JSS) has about 3,600 members, said to account for about 10% of sociologists worldwide (JSPS, 2011: 67). However, most of their works have been written in Japanese, and the number of academic articles by authors with Japanese names published in 23 sociology journals in Western languages between 1990 and 2009 stood at only 0.91% of the total (JSPS, 2011: 67). Despite the dedicated engagement by Trans Pacific Press directed by Yoshio Sugimoto which has actively published English translations of Japanese sociology books, the majority of Japanese sociological works are little known in other parts of the world. This special issue contains 14 review essays that introduce the major trends of each specialization in Japanese sociology over the past 20 years. Naoto Higuchi, Shinichi Aizawa and I became co-editors and selected the participating authors and peer reviewed their papers. In this introduction, I provide some background information to these reviews by outlining the characteristics of Japanese sociology and society, focusing on its huge domestic publishing market and its dual-structure labor market. Sociology is popular in Japan. According to Japan’s National Diet Library database, the number of books with ‘sociology’ in their title published between 2006 and 2019 in Japan was 4,927. Sociologists even appear as commentators on Japanese TV shows. One reason for this situation is that Japan was not colonized and has developed the world’s 7th largest publishing market for works in its national language (IPA, 2016: 16). Before the globalization of the academic world, sociology in Japan had developed to produce a
MULTISCREEN TM STABLE CELL LINE HUMAN RECOMBINANT P2Y6 RECEPTOR

Figure 1. Dose-dependent stimulation of calcium flux upon treatment with ligand, monitored with FlexStation. Figure 2. Dose-dependent inhibition of forskolinstimulated intracellular cAMP level upon treatment with ligand, measured with cAMP HiRange kit (Cisbio 62AM6PEC). Figure 3. Receptor expression on cell surface measured by flow cytometry (FACS) using an anti-FLAG antibody. Thin line: parental cells; thick line: receptor-expressing cells.
Sinterconnects: All-Copper Top-Side Interconnects Based on Copper Sinter Paste for Power Module Packaging

Copper sinter paste has been recently established as a robust die-attach material for high -power electronic packaging. This paper proposes and studies the implementation of copper sinter paste materials to create top-side interconnects, which can substitute wire bonds in power packages. Here, copper sinter paste was exploited as a fully printed interconnect and, additionally, as a copper clip-attach. The electrical and thermal performances of the copper-sinter paste interconnections (“sinterconnects”) were compared to a system with wire bonds. The results indicate comparable characteristics of the sinterconnect structures to the wire-bonded ones. Moreover, the performance of copper sinterconnects in a power module was further quantified at higher load currents via finite element analysis. It was identified that the full-area thermal and electrical contact facilitated by the planar sinterconnects can reduce ohmic losses and enhance the thermal management of the power packages.
Prospect of Voiceprint Recognition Based on Deep Learning

As a biometric technology, voiceprint recognition is as unique as human fingerprint and pupil, so voiceprint recognition has great potential in practical application. Aiming at the feature extraction method and voiceprint recognition method, this paper first introduces the principle of voiceprint recognition, traditional MFCC, LPDA and other feature parameters and their performance; secondly, the traditional voiceprint recognition methods such as GMM and GMM-SVM are introduced, as well as their shortcomings and improvement schemes. Aiming at the shortcomings of voiceprint recognition system based on traditional algorithms in accuracy, robustness and real-time, this paper introduces the role of deep learning neural network in different stages of voiceprint recognition, and introduces the characteristics and network structure of some typical algorithms based on deep learning. Finally, according to the advantages and disadvantages of deep learning in voiceprint recognition, the development prospect and challenges of voiceprint recognition technology are analysed.
The Allelopathic Effects of Turkish Hulled Wheat Lines on Germination of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Lolium perenne L. Seeds

Bu calisma ile bazi gernik (Triticum dicoccum Schrank) ve siyez bugdayi (Triticum monococcum L.) hatlarinin horozibigi (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) ve cok yillik cim (Lolium perenne L.) tohumlarinin cimlenmeleri uzerine etkilerinin belirlenmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amacla 49 gernik ve 36 siyez hatti, 2 ticari makarnalik bugday cesidi (Svevo ve Saragolla) ile birlikte Akdeniz Universitesi arastirma alanina ekilmistir. Gernik ve siyez hatlarinin yapraklari kardeslenme donemi sonunda (Z29) bitki ekstraktlarini elde etmek amaciyla kesilmistir. Yurutulen Petri denemeleriyle yabanci ot turlerinin cimlenme oranlari kaydedilmistir. Bircok gernik ve siyez hatti makarnalik bugdaya kiyasla iki yabanci ot turunun cimlenmesini yuksek oranda inhibe etmistir fakat bazi hatlar inhibisyon konusunda oldukca basarili bulunmustur. 1 gernik hatti ile 6 siyez hatti cok yillik cim turunun tohumlarinin cimlenmesini %80’in uzerinde inhibe ederken 4 gernik hatti ile 8 siyez hatti horozibigi tohumlarinin cimlenmesini %90’in uzerinde inhibe etmistir. Ortalama cimlenme degerlerine gore, 10 gernik hatti ile 17 siyez hatti her iki yabanci ot turunun de cimlenmesini %50’nin uzerinde geriletirken ticari bugday cesitlerinin etkilerinin sirasiyla %35 ve %18 oranlarinda kaldigi belirlenmistir. Sonuc olarak, bazi gernik ve siyez hatlarinin iki onemli yabanci ot turunun cimlenmesi uzerine baskilayici bir etki gosterdigi ortadadir. Bu calisma, gernik ve siyez bugdaylarinin allelopatik potansiyellerinin ortaya kondugu ilk rapordur. Fakat bundan sonraki calismalarla bu bugday turlerinin sera ve arazi kosullarinda allelopati uzerine etkinliginin daha detayli bir sekilde arastirilmasi gereklidir.
Review of the Appropriateness of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

Aim: This review aims to describe the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis during the last decade. Methodology: The review included a searching web of science for articles focused on “the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis”. The searching process was conducted on 29 Nov 2020 and included original articles so the review articles were excluded. Results: The review included 57 articles; 38 articles were published after 2015 and the rest before 2015. Most of the articles that were included in the review showed a high rate of inappropriate surgical prophylaxis and showed inappropriate duration and time of the antibiotics used. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the rate of surgical prophylaxis inappropriateness was high and the main cause for this result was inappropriate timing and duration. Numerous interventions including educational interventions such as one-time seminars and online e-learning modules are needed to improve the adherence to the guidelines. Review Article Ahmed et al.; JPRI, 33(23B): 81-92, 2021; Article no.JPRI. 66551 82
Teaching Spatial Planning Using Elements of Design Thinking as an Example of Heuristic in Urban Planning

In modern urban analysis, line–nodal connections are often used as a model, diagram or matrix for describing space and its accompanying phenomena. In practice, the search for relationships in space is often nothing but the designation of lines reflecting their physical and nonphysical association by their geometry. Recording the spatial issues of a city constituting a very complex structure on the surface of paper, or on a computer monitor, is an extremely difficult conceptual task. At the heart of Design Thinking is a deep understanding of the relationship between different elements. It can therefore be concluded that heuristics are the basis for understanding the Design Thinking method. An attempt was made to check whether the Design Thinking method can restore the optimal balance between modern tools used to develop course projects, and the need to search for the best solution constituting the idea of the project. The article presents the results of two-year research on the use of the Design Thinking method in academic teaching of subjects related to the subject of spatial planning. Thanks to the use of the Design Thinking method in teaching spatial planning, it is often possible to discover design possibilities and proposals that surprise students.
Applying the Social Work Health Impact Model to Child Maltreatment: Implications for Social Work Education

ABSTRACT Child abuse and neglect (CAN) is a significant and growing public health problem, yet public health approaches to eliminating CAN have not been widely embraced in the United States or in social work education. Public health approaches require a large multidisciplinary infrastructure to scale evidence-based primary prevention strategies through multiple systems. The rapid growth in the workforce projected for the next decade, combined with the increasing ubiquity of social workers across family-serving systems, position social work to be a key mechanism to implement public health approaches to CAN prevention. This article presents a rationale for expanding CAN training in social work education. We then describe the Social Work in Health Impact Model (SWHIM), an orientation to social work practice that underscores the importance of prevention and population health, and subsequently apply the SWHIM to the problem of CAN. The SWHIM suggests that social work’s multilevel capacities can be enhanced, not by abandoning clinical practice but by infusing wide-lens approaches, harnessing the power of prevention, linking practice across levels, and addressing the social determinants of health. The article concludes with recommendations for U.S.-based social work education and training in CAN prevention.
Multimorbidity and the risk of major adverse kidney events: findings from the UK Biobank cohort

Abstract Background Multimorbidity [the presence of two or more long-term conditions (LTCs)] is associated with a heightened risk of mortality, but little is known about its relationship with the risk of kidney events. Methods Associations between multimorbidity and major adverse kidney events [MAKE: the need for long-term kidney replacement therapy, doubling of serum creatinine, fall of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to <15 mL/min/1.73 m2 or 30% decline in eGFR] were studied in 68 505 participants from the UK Biobank cohort. Participants were enrolled in the study between 2006 and 2010. Associations between LTC counts and MAKE were tested using survival analyses accounting for the competing risk of death. Results Over a median follow-up period of 12.0 years, 2963 participants had MAKE. There were associations between LTC count categories and the risk of MAKE [one LTC adjusted subhazard ratio (sHR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15–1.45; two LTCs sHR = 1.74 (95% CI 1.55–1.96); and three or more LTCs sHR = 2.41 (95% CI 2.14–2.71)]. This finding was more pronounced when only cardiometabolic LTCs were considered [one LTC sHR = 1.58 (95% CI 1.45–1.73); two LTCs sHR = 3.17 (95% CI 2.80–3.59); and three or more LTCs sHR = 5.24 (95% CI 4.34–6.33)]. Combinations of LTCs associated with MAKE were identified. Diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease featured most commonly in high-risk combinations. Conclusions Multimorbidity, and in particular cardiometabolic multimorbidity, is a risk factor for MAKE. Future research should study groups of patients who are at high risk of progressive kidney disease based on the number and type of LTCs.
Water-Induced Inverse Correlation between Temperature and Flux Changes in Vertical Vapor-Phase Diffusive Transport of Volatile Organic Compounds in Near-Surface Soil Environments

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in contaminated soils have been investigated in near-surface environments to describe their transport behaviors and the resultant impacts of vapor intrusion into buildings. Prior studies have suggested that temperature changes significantly influence such transport behaviors in near-surface soils; however, the nature of these influences and their mechanisms have remained unclear. This is because an inverse correlation between the in situ temperature and VOC flux changes has been suggested but has not been experimentally investigated or demonstrated. Herein, we show the results of a set of experiments on the vertical and upward vapor-phase diffusive transport of benzene in sandy soils for different sand grain size and water content combinations under sinusoidal temperature changes between 20 and 30 °C. Under all experimental conditions, changes in the flux from the soil surface correlated with temperature changes, whereas changes in the flux into the overlying soil showed inverse correlations. Concurrent monitoring of the relative humidity revealed that an inverse correlation was exhibited in response to the condensation and volatilization of water. Moreover, the intensity of the inverse correlation was independent of grain size but was larger at higher water contents. Overall, water in soil may induce an inverse correlation.
Next Generation Cell Culture Tools Featuring Micro‐ and Nanotopographies for Biological Screening

Cells can perceive complex mechanical cues across both the micro‐ and nanoscale which can influence their development. While causative effects between surface topography and cellular function can be demonstrated, the variability in materials used in this screening process makes it difficult to discern whether the observed phenotypic changes are indeed a result of topographical cues alone or the inherent difference in material properties. A novel approach to directly imprint micro‐ and nanoscaled topographical features into the base of conventional cell cultureware is thus developed, facilitating its compatibility with standard biological techniques and methods of analysis. The utility of this technology is demonstrated by performing high‐throughput screening across five distinct cell types to interrogate the effects of 12 surface topographies, exemplifying unique cell‐specific responses to both behavior and cell morphological characteristics. The ability of this technology to underpin new insights into how surface topographies can regulate key image descriptors to drive cell fate determination is further demonstrated. These findings will inform the future development of advanced micro‐ and nanostructured cell culture substrates that can regulate cell behavior and fate determination across the life sciences, including fundamental cell biology, drug screening, and cell therapy.
Author Database of Standardized Citation Indicators Derived from Scopus Lacks Transparency and Suggests a False Precision

A critical discussion is presented for the Author Metrics Database (AMD) created by Ioannides et al. (2016, 2020) containing citation-based indicators for 165,000 authors publishing in journals indexed in Scopus. It is concluded that the AMD is a rich intermediary dataset open for further analysis to all interested users. However, its indicators suggest a false precision and lack transparency. The theoretical and statistical basis of the database’s key composite impact indicator is weak, and information on whether or not underlying author publication lists were validated is lacking. The paper aims to broaden the perspective on the further development of an AMD, highlighting its bottom-up, interactive use, aptness for self-assessment and educational function for a wide user community. POLICY HIGHLIGHTS Scopus diverges from Eugene Garfield’s original concept of the Science Citation Index, as citation impact plays a weaker role as journal selection criterion. The transparency of the Article Metrics Database (AMD) is seriously hampered by the lack of information on whether the data were verified by scientists themselves. A complex composite indicator in the AMD decides whether or not a particular author is included. Its components are strongly statistically dependent and are largely based on the position an author has in a paper’s author sequence but lack a sound theoretical foundation. An assessment of an individual researcher cannot be merely based on whether or not he or she is included in the AMD. The issue as to how to deal with multi-authored papers in research assessment of individuals can to some extent be enlightened by bibliometric indicators but cannot be solved bibliometrically. This is why the Composite Indicator suggests a false precision. The AMD focuses almost exclusively on senior scientists. Early career scientists and emerging research groups who will shape science and scholarship in the near future hardly appear in the AMD. Desktop bibliometrics using the AMD as a sole source of information must be rejected. Using the AMD as a starting point in a more extensive bibliometric data collection makes it de facto a promotion tool for other Elsevier products. An alternative approach is an interactive, bottom-up bibliometric tool designed for self-assessment and educational purposes, showing how bibliometric indicators depend upon the way in which initial publication lists, author benchmark sets, subject delimitations, thresholds and evaluative assumptions are chosen. Research assessment is much more than just bibliometrics. It requires an overarching evaluative framework based on normative views on what constitutes research performance and which policy objectives should be achieved.
Spectroscopic Investigation of Wall Paintings in the Alhambra Monumental Ensemble: Decorations with Red Bricks

The Alhambra Monumental Ensemble (Granada, Spain) is a unique well-preserved palatine city from the medieval Islamic period, and it constitutes the best example of Nasrid architecture. In this work, we focus on the study of one of its most unknown decorations: Wall paintings with the appearance of red bricks. These faux-brick decorations are found in many different locations within the Alhambra complex, including both exterior and interior walls, arches and vaults. We have considered locations from different Nasrid reigns to gain information about their characteristics in terms of materials, execution techniques and conservation state. They have been studied combining a non-invasive methodology using portable equipment (X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Raman spectroscopy) with complementary studies on selected samples (Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Raman microimaging). In general, those located in the exterior are poorly preserved, in contrast with the good conservation state of the interior motifs. The red rectangles of these decorations were painted over a white finishing layer, which acted also as the edge lines between these false bricks. The red colour was always due to hematite (α-Fe2O3), as revealed by its characteristic Raman bands. The use of a natural red ochre pigment (very abundant in the region) could be hypothesised considering XRF and SEM-EDS results. In general, the white layer was made of lime mortar and the presence of CaCO3 in the painting layers suggests the use of lime-based techniques (either fresco or mezzo fresco). Only in one of the indoor locations, a different execution technique, based on gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) plaster, was used. The identification of calcium oxalate in this location, in the form of weddellite (CaC2O4·2H2O), can be interpreted as the result of organic binder degradation. Furthermore, superficial contamination with gypsum was always detected in outdoor locations.
The effect of circadian rhythms on shipping accidents

Abstract It is a well-known fact that humans are subject to circadian alterations caused by the action of sunlight. This strongly affects their behaviour and skill, making them change their level of alertness from high at daytime to low at night-time. Taking into account this biological feature, and considering that commercial shipping is one of the oldest round-the-clock activities, raises the question whether bridge watchkeepers can carry out their tasks on night shifts with the same level of alertness as on day shifts. Furthermore, night bridge watchkeeping has to be performed in darkness or very dim light to improve the visual capacity of lookouts. A sample of vessel collisions was analysed and it was find out that this kind of accident tends to be more frequent and more serious during the darkness period of the solar day.
Adaptive Online Learning for Time Series Prediction

We study the problem of predicting time series data using the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model in an online manner. Existing algorithms require model selection, which is time consuming and inapt for the setting of online learning. Using adaptive online learning techniques, we develop algorithms for fitting ARIMA models with fewest possible hyperparameters. We analyse the regret bound of the proposed algorithms and examine their performance using experiments on both synthetic and real world datasets.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives on the CSR Construct’s Development and Future

This perspectives article seeks to comment and reflect on my 1999 BAS article titled “Corporate Social Responsibility: Evolution of a Definitional Construct,” and subsequent writings addressing these same topics. First, perspectives on the 1950-1999 period are offered. Second, reflections on the 2000-2020 period are presented. Finally, thoughts about the future and the new normal for CSR are set forth. Hopefully, the observations presented will stimulate further thinking on this important concept. And, it will be interesting to all of us to see where the dust settles when the pandemic ends and organizations have had a chance to re-imagine or reset their missions, goals, and processes with respect to CSR.
Durable response to immunotherapy plus chemotherapy in a patient with untreated, brain-metastatic, EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation lung adenocarcinoma

Abstract Rational: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) 20 exon insertion is the second most common EGFR aberrations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite some novel EGFR inhibitors, clinically obtainable management for this subset of patients remains an unmet need. there are no previous reports of upfront combination therapy with immunotherapy and chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma with brain metastasis harboring EGFR 20 insertion. Patient concerns: A 56-year-old man who sought care for dry cough was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma with brain metastases indicating a poor prognosis. Diagnosis: Next-generation sequencing of lung biopsied tissue revealed an EGFR exon 20 in-frame insertion (P772_H773insYNP+H773Y). Interventions: The patient started treatment of pemetrexed and carboplatin plus programmed cell death-1 inhibitor sintilimab in November 2019. Outcomes: The patient achieved partial responses both intra- and extra-cranially. After 6 cycles of treatment, the patient accepted sintilimab plus pemetrexed every 3 weeks as maintenance therapy, which was well-tolerated without any toxicity and is still ongoing after 18 months since initiation of 1st-line treatment. Lessons: This is the first case report of the clinical benefit of upfront immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus chemotherapy for a brain metastatic NSCLC patient harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation. Further study is needed to validate the predictor involved in responders to ICIs-based therapy with EGFR mutations.