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The osteopath-parent-child triad in osteopathic care in the first 2 years of life: a qualitative study

Background Enactivism and active inference are two important concepts in the field of osteopathy. While enactivism emphasizes the role of the body and the environment in shaping our experiences and understanding of the world, active inference emphasizes the role of action and perception in shaping our experiences and understanding of the world. Together, these frameworks provide a unique perspective on the practice of osteopathy, and how it can be used to facilitate positive change in patients. Since the neonatal period is a crucial time for development, osteopaths should aim to create a therapeutic relationship. Arguably, through participatory sense-making, osteopaths can help the baby build a generative model (with positive priors) to deal with stress and needs throughout their life. Aim Since the literature considers that interactions with the environment, which enact the patients’ experiences, depending on contextual factors and communication between patient and caregiver, this research explored whether there is a correspondence between the indications in the literature and clinical practice in the management of the mother/parent–child dyad during osteopathic care on children aged 0 to 2 years old. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of nine osteopaths with experience in the field of pediatrics. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and constructivist grounded theory was used to conceptualize, collect and analyze data. Codes and categories were actively constructed through an interpretive/constructionist paradigm. Results The core category was the idea of the pediatric osteopath as a support for the family, not only for the child. Four additional categories were identified: (1) Preparing a safe environment for both children and parents, (2) Communication, (3) Attachment and synchrony, and (4) Synchronization. Conclusion Through participatory sense-making, osteopaths manage contextual factors to establish an effective therapeutic alliance through the osteopath-parent–child triad to facilitate the construction of the child’s internal generative model to promote healthy development. The therapeutic encounter is considered an encounter between embodied subjects, occurring within a field of affordances (ecological niche) that allows the interlocutors to actively participate in creating new meanings through interpersonal synchronization. Participatory sense-making and the establishment of a therapeutic alliance through the osteopath-parent–child triad are crucial to promote healthy development in the child.
Dynamic Characterization of a Low-Cost Fully and Continuously 3D Printed Capacitive Pressure-Sensing System for Plantar Pressure Measurements

In orthopedics, the evaluation of footbed pressure distribution maps is a valuable gait analysis technique that aids physicians in diagnosing musculoskeletal and gait disorders. Recently, the use of pressure-sensing insoles to collect pressure distributions has become more popular due to the passive collection of natural gait data during daily activities and the reduction in physical strain experienced by patients. However, current pressure-sensing insoles face the limitations of low customizability and high cost. Previous works have shown the ability to construct customizable pressure-sensing insoles with capacitive sensors using fused-deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing. This work explores the feasibility of low-cost fully and continuously 3D printed pressure sensors for pressure-sensing insoles using three sensor designs, which use flexible thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) as the dielectric layer and either conductive TPU or conductive polylactic acid (PLA) for the conductive plates. The sensors are paired with a commercial capacitance-to-voltage converter board to form the sensing system. Dynamic sensor performance is evaluated via sinusoidal compressive tests at frequencies of 1, 3, 5, and 7 Hz, with pressure levels varying from 14.33 to 23.88, 33.43, 52.54, and 71.65 N/cm2 at each frequency. Five sensors of each type are tested. Results show that all sensors display significant hysteresis and nonlinearity. The PLA-TPU sensor with 10% infill is the best-performing sensor with the highest average sensitivity and lowest average hysteresis and linearity errors. The range of average sensitivities, hysteresis, and linearity errors across the entire span of tested pressures and frequencies for the PLA-TPU sensor with 10% infill is 11.61–20.11·10−4 V/(N/cm2), 11.9–31.8%, and 9.0–22.3%, respectively. The significant hysteresis and linearity error are due to the viscoelastic properties of TPU, and some additional nonlinear effects may be due to buckling of the infill walls of the dielectric.
Mid-Infrared Photodetectors Based on Lattice Matched SiGeSn/GeSn Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor With an i-GeSn Absorber Layer

This work proposes a high-performance lattice-matched SiGeSn/GeSn/SiGeSn heterojunction bipolar phototransistors (HPTs) and p-i-n photodiodes grown on strain-free SiGeSn virtual substrate (VS) capable of working in mid-wave infrared (MWIR) bands. To obtain a strain-free structure, the lattice matching requirement at the SiGeSn/GeSn/SiGeSn heterointerfaces is considered to significantly minimize the interface and defect states in the proposed device. In order to have the same lattice constant, appropriate Si and Sn alloying can be used to grow lattice-matched SiGeSn/GeSn/SiGeSn heterostructures. Using the finite element method (FEM), device structures considering the material’s experimental data are simulated and also compared against theoretical data. Additionally, at $\lambda = {2000}$ nm, the effect of theoretical and experimental values of the absorption coefficient on the responsivity is also demonstrated at room temperature. The result reveals that the experimental absorption coefficient has a significant impact and greatly lowers the devices’ responsivity. A strain-free HPT (p-i-n PD) structure(s) allows for attaining a responsivity and bandwidth of 28.5 (0.97) A/W and 29.5 (91.22) GHz, respectively, at $\lambda = {2000}$ nm. Moreover, the proposed HPT (p-i-n PD) exhibits a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 68.4 (31.8) dB up to 10 GHz operating frequency. These values are higher than previously reported results, showing the potential of the proposed lattice-matched detectors for MWIR applications.
The Beauty of Repetition: An Algorithmic Composition Model With Motif-Level Repetition Generator and Outline-to-Music Generator in Symbolic Music Generation

Most musical compositions utilize repetition as a fundamental element to create captivating aesthetic experiences. However, the potential of repetition in machine-learning-based algorithmic composition has not been thoroughly investigated. This article aims to make an initial attempt at repetition modeling by generating motif-level repetitions and integrating them into music through a combination of example-based and domain knowledge–based learning techniques. The article presents a new Motif-to-music Generation Model (MGM) that combines a motif-level repetition generator (MRG) and an outline-to-music generator (O2MG). To train this model, a new music repetition dataset (MRD) has been created, which includes 584,329 samples from various categories of motif repetition and 3,545 outline-music sequences from pop piano music. The MRG uses a Transformer encoder to learn the representation of music notes from MRD, while the repetition-aware learner in MRG takes advantage of the unique characteristics of repetitions based on music theory. The O2MG applies a novel outline-to-music learning strategy to learn the relationships among motif-level repetitions in the music and generate music based on these repetitions. The experiments show that MGM can generate a variety of beautiful repetitions with any given motif, improving the music quality and structure of machine-composed music.
Canali‐type channels on Venus: Some genetic constraints

Canali-type channels on Venus are unique because of their great lengths (up to 6800 km) and nearly constant channel cross sectional shapes along their paths. A simple model incorporating channel flow and radiative cooling suggests that common terrestrial-type tholeiite lava cannot sustain a superheated and turbulent state for the long distances required for thermal erosion of canali within allowable discharge rates. If canali formed mainly by constructional processes, laminar tholeiitic flows of relatively high, sustained discharge rates might travel the observed distances, but the absence of levees would need to be explained. An exotic low temperature, low viscosity lava like carbonatite or sulfur seems to be required for the erosional genesis of canali.
The influence of social media marketing on brand loyalty and intention to use among young Vietnamese consumers of digital banking

Digital banks must promote on social media to attract tech-savvy young consumers who use social media extensively. Creating brand loyalty among digital banking customers is necessary to increase retention and motivate them to spend more with the preferred financial brand. This study investigates the impact of social media marketing on brand loyalty and continued usage intentions among young Vietnamese digital banking service consumers. This study employed a quantitative methodology, with a five-point Likert scale questionnaire administered online via non-probability sampling. The sample comprised 244 Vietnamese consumers aged 18 to 35, representing the young consumer segment. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that exposure to social media marketing substantially positively impacts brand loyalty. It was discovered that brand loyalty positively influences the intention to continue using the same digital banking provider. However, social media marketing did not influence continued usage intentions directly. Instead, brand loyalty mediated the positive relationship between social media marketing and future digital banking service usage intentions. The findings have important implications for digital banks’ customer engagement and branding strategies to establish long-lasting relationships with the crucial youth demographic via social media platforms. AcknowledgmentThe author wishes to express sincere appreciation to all respondents who completed the survey. In addition, profound appreciation is extended to all involved parties, as well as the Ho Chi Minh University of Banking, for their tremendous support and assistance, which contributed significantly to the completion of this research.
Hydrological and sediment yield response to summer rainfall in a small high Arctic watershed

In cold regions, the response and related antecedent mechanisms that produce flood flows from rainfall events have received limited study. In 2007, a small watershed at Cape Bounty, Melville Island, Nunavut, was studied in detail during the melt season. Two rainfall events on June 30 and July 22, totalling 9·2 and 10·8 mm, respectively, represented significant contributions to seasonal discharge and sediment transport in a year with a low winter snowpack. The precipitation events elevated discharge and suspended sediment concentrations to twice the magnitude of the nival melt, and generated the only measurable downstream lacustrine turbidity current of the season. In two days, rainfall runoff transported 35% of the seasonal suspended sediment load, in contrast to 29% transported over the nival freshet. The magnitude and intensity of the rain events were not unusual in this setting, but the rainfall response was substantial in comparison with equivalent past events. Exceptional temperatures of July 2007 generated early, deep permafrost thaw, and ground ice melt. The resultant increase in soil moisture amplified the subsequent rainfall runoff and sediment transport response. These results demonstrate the importance of antecedent moisture conditions and the role of permafrost active layer development as an important factor in the rainfall runoff and sediment transport response to precipitation events. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
FBG-Based Methods for Monitoring Critical Slip Point During Flexible Fingers Clamping

Clamping is a necessary ability to perform operational tasks for flexible fingers. However, when flexible fingers clamp an object, an excessive contact force can damage it, and a small contact force can cause it to slide. Therefore, real-time monitoring of the contact state is the key to clamp the object stably and nondestructively. This article develops a monitoring system for the contact state of flexible fingers based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG). The mapping relationship between the FBG wavelength shift and the normal contact force derived from the fingertip contact model can determine the critical slip point (CSP) during the clamping process. Algorithms based on wavelet transform and maximum root mean square difference (MRD) are proposed to monitor and predict the CSP (MPCSP) in FBG wavelength signal. Experiments in flexible fingers clamping objects with different shapes, stiffnesses, and masses show that the critical and predicted slip points are about 0.4 and 1.0 s earlier than the sliding. Moreover, feedback and adjustment of the contact force at the critical and predicted slip points can realize the stable clamping. The research results have important guiding significance on the feedback control of the nondestructive grasping for soft fingers.
Ex Vivo Colonic Fermentation of NUTRIOSE® Exerts Immuno-Modulatory Properties and Strong Anti-Inflammatory Effects

NUTRIOSE® (Roquette, Lestrem, France) is a resistant dextrin with well-established prebiotic effects. This study evaluated the indirect effects of pre-digested NUTRIOSE® on host immune response and gut barrier integrity. Fecal samples from eight healthy donors were inoculated in a Colon-on-a-plate® system (ProDigest, Ghent, Belgium) with or without NUTRIOSE® supplementation. Following 48 h fermentation, colonic suspensions were tested in a Caco-2/THP1-Blue™ co-culture system to determine their effects on gut barrier activity (transepithelial electrical resistance) and immune response following lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Additionally, changes in short-chain fatty acid levels (SCFA) and microbial community composition following a 48 h fermentation in the Colon-on-a-plate® system were measured. Across all donors, immune-mediated intestinal barrier damage was significantly reduced with NUTRIOSE®-supplemented colonic suspensions versus blank. Additionally, IL-6 and IL-10 levels were significantly increased, and the level of the neutrophil chemoattractant IL-8 was significantly decreased with NUTRIOSE®-supplemented colonic suspensions versus blank in the co-culture models following lipopolysaccharide stimulation. These beneficial effects of NUTRIOSE® supplementation were likely due to increased acetate and propionate levels and the enrichment of SCFA-producing bacteria. NUTRIOSE® was well fermented by the colonic bacteria of all eight donors and had protective effects on inflammation-induced disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier and strong anti-inflammatory effects.
SKS splitting measurements with horizontal component misalignment

SUMMARY The measurement of SKS splitting parameters is widely used for the study of deformation in the upper mantle, but the misalignment of the station horizontal components, for example misorientation of the sensors, may result in false measurements. In this paper, we suggest that the splitting analysis should be repeated with different assumed angles of misalignment. Two criteria can be applied to correct the measurement of the SKS splitting parameters: (1) the horizontal rotating angle should produce the global minimum transverse energy, as determined using the least transverse energy method; (2) there should be consistent results between the least transverse energy method and the minimum eigenvalue method. Model tests show that the method is suitable for complex anisotropy models, such as two-layer anisotropy.
When to initiate early palliative care? Challenges faced by healthcare providers

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Petermann Glacier, North Greenland: massive calving in 2010 and the past half century

Abstract. Greenland's marine-terminating glaciers drain large amounts of solid ice through calving of icebergs, as well as melting of floating glacial ice. Petermann Glacier, North Greenland, has the Northern Hemisphere's long floating ice shelf. A massive (~270 km2) calving event was observed from satellite sensors in August 2010. In order to understand this in perspective, here we perform a comprehensive retrospective data analysis of Petermann Glacier calving-front variability spanning half a century. Here we establish that there have been at least four massive (100+ km2) calving events over the past 50 years: (1) 1959–1961 (~153 km2), (2) 1991 (~168 km2), (3) 2001 (~71 km2) and (4) 2010 (~270 km2), as well as ~31 km2 calved in 2008. The terminus position in 2010 has retreated ~15 km beyond the envelope of previous observations. Whether the massive calving in 2010 represents natural episodic variability or a response to global and/or ocean warming in the fjord remains speculative, although this event supports the contention that the ice shelf recently has become vulnerable due to extensive fracturing and channelized basal melting.
Evaluation of decision support system for disaster management using multi-criteria decision techniques: a case study of Alappuzha, Kerala

ABSTRACT The monsoon pattern has shifted across Kerala. This, combined with significant deforestation and hill denuding, has resulted in catastrophic floods and landslides, particularly during the Southwest monsoon. Urgent relief services were to be delivered in a timely and accurate manner in order to sustain the lives of the impacted people. Even though resources were sent to several relief camps, they were either in excess or shortage on multiple instances. The conditions that prevailed during the monsoon time, as well as concerns and challenges during disaster relief efforts, must first be investigated for the effective operation of these supply chain activities. This research aims to develop a disaster logistics hub location selection decision support system, based on the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Best Worst Method (BWM), to meet the needs of disaster victims and rescue teams in the event of flooding, and to implement the proposed systems in Kuttanad, Kerala. Initially, the criteria are determined and structured in the hierarchy, and the weightage for the criteria is done via a questionnaire technique. Expert opinion on nine points scale was gathered from a set of experts working under different levels of positions during disaster management. The weights obtained by the FAHP and BWM methods were statistically analysed and compared for the reliability of the two techniques. The suggested model and application results may throw light on future work, particularly in the realm of disaster logistics management.
Millimeter-Wave 45°-Polarized LTCC Phased Array Using Wide-Beam Patch-Via-Wall Elements for Wide-Angle Scanning Applications

In this article, a millimeter-wave 45°-polarized low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) phased array using wide-beam patch-via-wall antenna elements is investigated for wide-angle scanning applications, which can cover n257/n258 bands (24.25–29.5 GHz). First, a novel ±45° wide-beam dual-polarized planar antenna element is proposed, which is constructed by loading one stacked patch and four patch-via-wall structures on a conventional patch antenna. Among them, the stacked patch is used for the realization of the wideband feature and the patch-via-wall loadings are beneficial for the wide-beam feature by generating vertical electrical fields. Second, the mechanism of the wide-beam feature is investigated by analyzing the electric field distributions of the patch antenna on E- and H-planes, respectively. By optimizing the patch-via-wall loadings, synthetic electric fields with wide-beam features on both horizontal and vertical directions can be realized. Accordingly, the beamwidth of the proposed ±45° dual-polarized antenna element can be enlarged from 98° to 128°. Further, the proposed wide-beam antenna element is applied to construct a $4\times4$ array integrated in an LTCC package within a small distance of about $0.45\lambda _{0}$ . Moreover, several decoupling loops are loaded between adjacent elements to introduce an extra path that can reduce the couplings below −21 dB. As a result, the array can achieve a good beam-scanning capability over a wideband of 19.7% with a maximum scanning angle up to ±58° and a small gain variation less than 2.8 dB. Meanwhile, over the entire bandwidth, the scanning angles are up to ±55°. In addition, the active S-parameters almost always remain below −10 dB, enabling good impedance matching when scanning at large angles. With these features, the proposed antenna array has the potential for wide-angle scanning applications.
High-pressure metamorphism in the High Himalayan Crystallines of the Stak valley, northeastern Nanga Parbat-Haramosh syntaxis, Pakistan Himalaya

Abstract The High Himalayan Crystallines (HHC) from the little-known NE termination of the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh syntaxis (Stak and upper Turmik valleys, Pakistan) consist of kyanite-bearing gneiss with minor garnet-granulite and garnet-amphibolite. The HHC underwent a Himalayan metamorphism with a peak at high pressure (8–13 kbar) and high temperature (650–700° C). During exhumation the HHC rocks followed a rapid exhumation path at high temperature with little or no medium to low pressure re-equilibration. These lines of evidence, combined with geochronological and petrological data from Eocene eclogites recently found in the Kaghan nappe, indicate that, after subduction and high to very high pressure metamorphism, part of the HHC from northern Pakistan underwent very rapid cooling and exhumation. By contrast, exhumation along paths of increasing temperature are recorded by the HHC from regions located east of Pakistan (e.g. Nepal). These differences along strike in the HHC suggest that, during the Eocene collision between India and Eurasia, subduction and exhumation occurred at higher rates in northwestern than in central-eastern Himalaya.