bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Geossistemas vigentes e geossistemas ancestrais em Andrelândia, sul de Minas Gerais: aproximações metodológicas entre a abordagem geossistêmica e a arqueologia da paisagem
Authors: Marques Neto Roberto , Barbosa Ferreira Ana Beatriz
Published: July 2022

A arqueologia da paisagem figura como abordagem corrente na arqueologia contemporânea, voltada para a compreensão da continuidade espacial do registro arqueológico além dos sítios, o que tem colocado em aproximação a Geografia e a Arqueologia. No presente artigo, assume-se o objetivo de comparar e discutir os geossistemas atuais e ancestrais em Andrelândia (sul de Minas Gerais), espacialidade que contém importantes e diversificados registros arqueológicos passiveis de correlação regional. Para tanto, adotou-se uma abordagem dialógica entre a concepção geossistêmica e a arqueologia da paisagem, resultando na interpretação, classificação e cartografação dos geossistemas vigentes e das unidades geossistêmicas ancestrais, estas definidas a partir dos vestígios arqueológicos existentes em suas relações com a paisagem. Os geossistemas foram definidos a partir das relações entre a base geológica, relevo, solos, cobertura vegetal e uso da terra vigente, e serviram de base para a definição dos geossítios.
Linguistic Varieties and Social Radios in the Tunisian Sahel
The Case of News Broadcasting
Authors: La Rosa Cristina
Published: July 2022

The existing studies on language uses and practices in Arab digital media mainly focus on few Mashreq countries and, as far as the Maghreb is concerned, mostly on Morocco and Algeria, while very limited attention has been devoted to other countries of the Arab West such as Tunisia. This paper will analyse some passages of news broadcasting taken from four Tunisian social media radio broadcasters, uploaded as videos on the Facebook pages of the selected radio stations, based in the Tunisian Sahel, i.e. Mahdia, Msaken, and Sousse. The data presented and analysed are taken from different information programmes. The aim is to try to describe and analyse the linguistic choices of the speakers, influenced by personal and contextual elements, such as the editorial line of a radio, in order to verify whether there is a general tendency among the radio stations or if some peculiarities can be identified. In particular, the role of Tunisian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic will be highlighted, as well as that of any possible mixed varieties occurring in the examples offered.
Una aproximación a "Pueblo-Continente" (1939): la construcción de América Latina como personaje conceptual
Authors: Luján Sandoval Sergio Antonio
Published: July 2022

El presente trabajo propone un análisis del libro Pueblo-Continente (1939) de Antenor Orrego con la finalidad de demostrar que América Latina se encuentra construida en calidad de personaje conceptual. Para ello, dialogaremos tanto con los postulados teóricos de Stefano Arduini como con los de Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari; asimismo, luego de revisar el contexto y la recepción crítica del texto de Orrego, nos centraremos en tres aspectos cardinales en función de América Latina: uno, la presencia de rasgos biológicos y cognitivos; dos, la búsqueda de una voz y un pensamiento propios respecto del europeo; y tres, su acepción en tanto territorio que alberga al nuevo hombre americano. Finalmente, sostenemos que América Latina se personifica en Pueblo-Continente para mostrar sus problemáticas y procesos tensionales, pero también sus potencialidades como un escenario orgánico y en construcción.
La reforma laboral y el empleo de las personas con discapacidad: en especial, el contrato formativo en alternancia
Authors: Bernal Santamaría Francisca
Published: July 2022

La reforma laboral apuesta por corregir la dualidad laboral, la precariedad y la temporalidad con ajustes sobre las modalidades contractuales. Un elemento importante es la formación. En este trabajo se analiza el contrato formativo para las personas con discapacidad y otros aspectos relevantes de la reforma sobre este colectivo.
El carácter estructural de las causas objetivas de los despidos durante la pandemia
Authors: Lacomba Pérez Francisco Ramón
Published: July 2022

Pese a la llamada "prohibición de despedir" del artículo 2 del Real Decreto-ley 9/2020, en el presente artículo se expone la diferenciación doctrinal que hace el Tribunal Supremo en recientes sentencias sobre las causas estructurales que motivarían un despido objetivo y las causas empresariales ligadas a la pandemia (o a la guerra) que conllevarían la aplicación del citado artículo.
Efecto de la Asfixia perinatal e Hipotermia corporal en los potenciales evocados auditivos y el desarrollo en los primeros dos años de vida
Authors: Soler Limon Karla Maria , Romero Esquiliano Gabriela del Pilar , Romero Gutiérrez Pedro Valentín , Orozco Gutiérrez Alberto , Calderon Jimenéz Claudia Laura , Rivera González Iván Rolando
Published: July 2022

La asfixia perinatal se asocia con alto riesgo de muerte así como riesgo de deterioro del neurodesarrollo tanto temprano como tardío, además los episodios graves pueden tener un efecto importante sobre la función auditiva, daño coclear y lesiones neuronales retrococleares. Con el uso como neuroprotector de la terapia de hipotermia corporal en las primeras 72hrs, se ha logrado mejorar la supervivencia de los neonatos, asi como los resultados en le neurodesarrollo en casos con EHI moderada a grave. Objetivo Describir las características de los PEATC de lactantes con EHI moderada y severa tratados con hipotermia corporal y su relación con el desarrollo alcanzado al año y dos años de edad. Material y Método se estudiaron 51 niños a los cuales se les realizaron PEATC a los 3, 6 y/o 12 meses de edad y se les evaluó el desarrollo a los 12 y 24 meses de edad con las pruebas Gesell, Bayley II y Bayley III. Resultados Los valores de PEATC fueron similares a los observados en niños sanos y se correlacionaron significativamente con el desarrollo en ambas edades, en especial las ondas I y III. Las categorías Normal/Alterado en los PEATC mostraron diferencias de una desviación estándar en la puntuación del desarrollo. Conclusiones los PEATC mostraron relación con el desarrollo posterior; la caracterización de normalidad/alteración que proponemos permitió mostrar a los PEATC como indicador de riesgo para el desarrollo, aun antes del daño franco en la vía auditiva.
Impacto del manejo anestésico en Monitoreo Neurofisiológico Intraoperatorio: Revisión Narrativa
Authors: Martínez de los Santos César Alejandro
Published: July 2022

Resumen
La patología de columna vertebral es de las principales causas de dolor crónico neurogénico y discapacidad en la población general. El monitoreo neurofisiológico intraoperatorio (MNIO) permite vigilar y evaluar la integridad del sistemas motor y sensitivo en procedimientos que ponen en riesgo al sistema nervioso (SN) y evitar complicaciones.
Objetivo: Revisión de publicaciones revisadas por pares; identificar y describir las principales técnicas de MNIO y el impacto del manejo anestésico y perioperatorio sobre estas.
Métodología: Búsqueda y revisión sistemática y narrativa en idioma inglés y español, en las bases de datos MEDLINE, Scopus y PubMed, utilizando los términos MeSH: " Monitoreo Neurofisiológico Intraoperatorio”; “Anestesia”; “Neuroanestesia”; “Manejo perioperatorio”; “Cirugía de columna”; “Complicaciones”; “Seguridad”.
Resultados: Las guías clínicas nacionales e internacionales actuales para cirugía espinal recomiendan el MNIO multimodal en cirugía intracraneal y de columna para evaluar la integridad funcional del SN.
Para el éxito del MNIO, es de vital importancia comprender la influencia de los anestésicos y otras variables sobre los registros. Como técnica de elección, se recomienda anestesia total intravenosa (ATIV) con propofol para un mejor registro de los PEM y los PESS (NE: 2C).
Conclusiones
Es fundamental comprender las bases clínicas de las diferentes técnicas del MNIO e interpretar en forma oportuna alertas y criterios de alarma para obtener mejores resultados quirúrgicos y prevenir lesiónes neurológicas permanentes.
El neuroanestesiólogo debe asegurar un adecuado estado de profundidad anestésica, estabilidad hempodinámica y de presión de perfusión cerebromedular, evitando modificaciones que alteren los registros.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Anestesia; Neuroanestesia; Monitoreo Neurofisiológico Intraoperatorio; Cirugía de columna; Complicaciones; Seguridad.
¿Qué sabemos acerca de este problema y qué aporta este estudio?
A pesar de la amplia difusión y recomendación del uso del Monitoreo Neurofisiológico Intraoperatorio (MNIO) por las guías internacionales, existe poca difusión y comprensión por parte de los anestesiólogos sobre el tipo de técnicas, así como la importancia e impacto del manejo anestésico y perioperatorio sobre el mismo.
Este estudio identifica y describe las principales técnicas de MNIO, así como el impacto de los fármacos, variables hemodinámicas, manejo anestésico y perioperatorio sobre el MNIO.
Efectos del entrenamiento de fuerza en personas con esclerosis múltiple
Authors: Alonso Calvete Alejandra , Cadilla-Acevedo Tecla María , González-González Yoana , Da Cuña-Carrera Iria
Published: July 2022

Introducción: La esclerosis múltiple (EM) es la enfermedad degenerativa más común en adultos jóvenes y su tratamiento rehabilitador se centra en mejorar los síntomas y restablecer la funcionalidad. Uno de los métodos estudiados recientemente es el trabajo de la fuerza muscular, simultáneo con ejercicios de equilibrio, mejora de la marcha y habilidad corporal. Por ello, el objetivo de esta revisión es analizar la aplicación de los programas de entrenamiento de la fuerza en sujetos con EM.
Métodos:  En febrero de 2020 se consultaron las bases de datos Cinahl y Medline, utilizando los descriptores MeSH “multiple sclerosis” y “resistance training”. La búsqueda arrojó 89 resultados, de los que se analizaron 17 estudios que se adaptaban al objetivo de revisión.
Resultados: Se han analizado los efectos de programas de entrenamiento aislado de la fuerza mediante protocolos de alta intensidad aeróbicos continuos o interválicos, con incrementos de la carga de trabajo o resistencia progresiva, entrenamientos de suspensión (TRX), resistencias con el peso corporal, hatha yoga, y su combinación con ejercicio cardiovascular, actividad física autoguiada, electroestimulación neuromuscular o entrenamientos funcionales de funcionalidad y marcha. Se analizaron las variables de Fuerza y función neuromuscular (espasticidad, propiocepción), funcionalidad (movilidad, capacidad motora, equilibrio, fatiga y fatigabilidad), parámetros metabólicos (tolerancia a la glucosa, factor neurotrófico del cerebro (BDNF), esfingosina-1-fosfato (S1P), composición corporal, Cortisol y DHEA, mediadores inflamatorios, marcadores inmunomoduladores, capacidad aeróbica) y parámetros como la calidad de vida, satisfacción, adherencia y participación.
Conclusiones: Los protocolos de entrenamiento de la fuerza de uso aislado o combinado con otros métodos mejora la fuerza muscular y, funcionalidad de la marcha de los sujetos con EM, así como de parámetros metabólicos. Sin embargo, no queda demostrada su implicación en la regulación de factores neuroprotectores.
Bioinformatic Analysis of Epigenomic Studies for Major Depressive Disorder
Authors: Alam Farwah B. , González-Giraldo Yeimy , Forero Diego
Published: July 2022

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric entity, being characterized by alterations in mood and in other clinical dimensions. Several epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) for MDD have been published. Here, we aimed to identify common genes in EWAS and their convergence with multiple lines of genomic evidence. Methods: We carried out a computational analysis using data of EWAS, which included a meta-analysis for brain samples of MDD, a convergence analysis for brain and blood samples, and top results from available genome-wide expression and association data. Functional enrichment and protein-protein interaction network analyses were also done. Results: The meta-analysis for brain samples detected a significant gene, FAM53B. A list of forty-four top differentially methylated (DM) candidate genes was found, including GRM8, NOTCH4 and SEMA6A, in addition to known druggable genes. The binding-sites for brain-expressed transcription factors, CREB and FOXO1, were enriched in the top DM genes. The protein-protein interaction networks showed that DM genes for MDD, such as RPRM and TMEM14B, play a central role. Conclusion: In this study, we found integrative evidence for the possible role of novel candidate genes and pathways. These genes are involved in mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, which have been associated with several psychiatric disorders. Analysis of epigenetic factors have a great potential for the identification of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of MDD, taking into account their possible role in the interaction between genetic factors and the environment.
Quantitative Political Science Research is Greatly Underpowered
Authors: Arel-Bundock Vincent , Briggs Ryan C , Doucouliagos Hristos , Aviña Marco M. , Stanley T.D.
Published: July 2022

We analyze the statistical power of political science research by collating over 16,000 hypothesis tests from about 2,000 articles. Even with generous assumptions, the median analysis has about 10% power, and only about 1 in 10 tests have at least 80% power to detect the consensus effects reported in the literature. There is also substantial heterogeneity in tests across research areas, with some being characterized by high-power but most having very low power. To contextualize our findings, we survey political methodologists to assess their expectations about power levels. Most methodologists greatly overestimate the statistical power of political science research.
Automatic Classification of Cross-Country Skating Gears using the Attractor-Method
Authors: Killer Nikolai , Weich Christian , Barth Valentin
Published: July 2022

Cross-Country Skate Skiing techniques evolved since the mid 1980’s. In order to perform optimally in various terrains and slopes, different variations of skating were developed known as gears: offset (V1 left and right), one-skate (V2) and two-skate (V2A left and right). The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate an automated algorithm using the so-called Attractor Method for the classification of Cross-Country Skating Gears based on acceleration data recorded from only one sensor located at the back torso of an athlete. Therefore, eight squad athletes from the German Ski Association (three female, five male) performed a fifteen minute trial with roller skies on a treadmill using all five gears and for classification one five minute trial with alternating gears. Attractors for each gear were calculated using 920 ± 146 cycles of the first fifteen-minute run. A total amount of 1085 cycles collected in the five-minute run, including all gears, were then classified based on these attractors. 98.3% of all cycles were classified correctly. This indicates a high usability in the application of the Attractor Method when classifying gears in Cross-Country Skating.
ANALISIS IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN MENTAL DI PONDOK MODERN DARUSSALAM GONTOR PUTRI
Authors: triyawan andi
Published: July 2022

Pendidikan merupakan suatu kebutuhan yang harus dipenuhi dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat. Perubahan yang dialami seseorang dari pengetahuan dan perilakunya dapat dilihat Melalui pendidikan, baik yang bersifat formal ataupun nonformal. Pendidikan bukan sekedar memberikan informasi atau latihan, tetapi menumbuhkan potensi-potensi yang dimiliki seseorang. Pendidikan mental sangat penting untuk pembentukan kepribadian dan karakter para santriwati. Pendidikan mental yang baik terlihat dari kemampuan percaya diri seseorang untuk menghadapi suatu masalah atau kenyataan hidup. Banyak pendidikan mental yang terkandung didalam setiap kegiatan di Pondok Pesantren Darussalam Gontor. Salah satunya adalah kegiatan pramuka, pidato, dan kedisiplinan terhadap peraturan. Dari beberapa kegiatan diatas bisa dikatakan bahwa pendidikan karakter dan mental attitude salah satu terget poin dalam pendidikan dan pembinaan santriwati di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor.dari gambaran kegiatan-kegiatan diatas bisa dikatakan bahwa pendidikan karakter dan mental attitude salah satu terget poin dalam pendidikan dan pembinaan santriwati di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor. Tulisan ini akan mengkaji tentang pendidikan mental yang ada di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor sesuai dengan pengalaman yang pernah dirasakan penulis dalam kegiatan keseharian.
Linguistic features of phraseological units representing space
Authors: viaScience
Published: July 2022

In this article, phraseological units that represent space are put on the analysis. In phraseology, specific forms of categorization of space are strengthened, in which they manifest their own characteristics in different cultures.
"New X-Files", android revolts, Mixnets (historiography V : 1 part two)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: July 2022

Computer science and technology :historiography V (1 - part two)
The availability and completeness of open funder metadata: Case study for publications funded by the Dutch Research Council
Authors: Kramer Bianca , de Jonge Hans
Published: July 2022

Research funders spend considerable efforts collecting information on outcomes of the research they fund. To help funders track publication output associated with their funding, Crossref initiated FundRef in 2013, enabling publishers to register funding information using persistent identifiers. However, it is hard to assess the coverage of funder metadata because it is unknown how many articles are the result of funded research and therefore should include funder metadata. In this paper we looked at 5,004 publications reported by researchers to be the result of funding by a specific funding agency: the Dutch Research Council NWO. Only 67% of these articles contain funding information in Crossref, with a subset acknowledging NWO as funder name and/or Funder IDs linked to NWO (53% and 45%, respectively). Web of Science (WoS), Scopus and Dimensions are all able to infer additional funding information from funding statements in the full text of the articles. Funding information in Lens largely corresponds to that in Crossref, with some additional funding information likely taken from PubMed. We observe interesting differences between publishers in the coverage and completeness of funding metadata in Crossref compared to proprietary databases, highlighting potential to increase the quality of open metadata on funding.
Reconstructing Rotomahana Basin topography to disclose the lost White Terraces─ New Zealand’s Eighth Wonder of the World
Authors: Bunn Rex
Published: July 2022

The greatest geoscience and tourist attractions in the southern hemisphere were the Pink and White Terraces, the lost Eighth Wonder of the World. British, American and European tourists bypassed local calcareous terraces, for the sea voyage to New Zealand where the siliceous terraces astonished a global audience. Their allure remains. In 1886, the Mount Tarawera eruption buried the terraces. They were not officially surveyed, hence no one knew for certain, where they lay. Debate over their survival continued until the 1940s.In 2011, a joint New Zealand-American project claimed to have found the Pink and White Terraces underwater. Recently their claims were refuted. In Europe, terrestrial survey documents were unearthed, including the only compass bearings to the terraces. Ferdinand Hochstetter’s survey records were repatriated and his 1859 survey reconstructed. This spatial analysis reports the White Terraces could have been located after the 1886 eruption, by a competent examination of the Rotomahana Basin. By studying its topography, eruption crater, lakes and river systems; by georeferencing and from indigenous Māori knowledge; the early search and rescue, government and university survey teams; had sufficient topographic evidence for a Chain of Evidence, locating the White Terraces.They also failed to consider water flows into and around the crater. Herein, I trace water flows from the terrace springs. These continued pumping during and after the eruption, creating watercourse evidence from the three terrace springs. These findings are compared with Hochstetter’s survey locations for the Pink, Black and White Terraces. The methodologies agree.This validation, together with a new published altimetry and Black Terraces spatial research, provides layers of evidence for the coordinates of the three terrace springs today. This new body of empirical evidence, together with Hochstetter’s survey reconstruction; revises the historical record for the Rotomahana Basin eruption of 1886.
Identifying potential hotspots of land use/land cover change in the last 3 decades, Uttarakhand, NW Himalaya
Authors: Agarwal Shravi , Kumar Vipin , Kumar Sanjeev , Sundriyal Yaspal , Bagri Dhirendra , Chauhan Neha , Kaushik Sameeksha , Khan Firoz , Rana Naresh
Published: July 2022

Uttarakhand region in the NW Himalaya has experienced two extreme climatic-geomorphic events within last 10 years that killed more than 6000 people. Though these events, like many others in the Himalaya, have been attributed to climate-change and anthropogenic disturbances, identification of potential hotspots of land use/land cover change is rarely attempted to make future inferences for disaster risk reduction. An evaluation of spatio-temporal changes in land use/land cover can be used to identify such hotspots. Therefore, we analysed the spatio-temporal changes in a climatically sensitive and natural disaster-prone area (~28856 km2) of Uttarakhand (NW Himalaya), India, by comparing the satellite data of years 1991-2020 for ten land use/land cover elements to track the spatio-temporal changes over these years. Results revealed the formation of two hotspots exhibiting relatively more changes in land use/land cover pattern. Though the anthropogenic influence is observed in both hotspots, the influence of spatio-temporally changing climatic parametres is also noted. In view of frequent extreme climatic-geomorphic events, temporally increasing population and tourist pressure, and temporally changing climatic conditions, it is vital to identify hotspots having dominant changes in land use/land cover to understand the possible source of potential disasters.
Latent Structural Analysis for Measures of Character Strengths: Achieving Adequate Fit
Authors: Han Hyemin , McGrath Robert E.
Published: July 2022

The VIA Classification of Strengths and Virtues is the most commonly used model of positive personality. In this study, we used two methods of model modification to develop models for two measures of the character strengths, the VIA Inventory of Strengths-Revised and the Global Assessment of Character Strengths. The first method consisted of freeing residual covariances based on modification indices until good fit was achieved. The second was residual network modeling (RNM), which frees residual partial correlations while minimizing a function that penalizes more complex models. Models based on both strategies were developed for the two questionnaires. The resulting structural models were then applied to four other samples. Though both modification procedures achieved good fit in the sample used to develop the models, only RNM resulted in adequate model fit for both measures in all cross-validation samples. This finding suggests RNM is more robust against overfitting than traditional practices. Moreover, the result supports the validity of the three-factor model of character strengths with replicability.
When Equality Causes Inequity: A Note on Widening Wealth Disparities in Equal Selection Systems
Authors: Somaraju Ajay , Olenick Jeffrey
Published: July 2022

Purpose: The primary goal of equal employment opportunity movements in the United States has been to promote fairness in hiring, promotion, and other organizational practices. This has predominantly been implemented in the form of laws and guidelines to remove biases and create equality of opportunity across protected classes. Arguments in favor of such practices include overcoming historical social disparities. However, equality of opportunity does not necessarily result in greater equality in outcomes, such as in wealth distributions. We investigate the ability of varying forms of employment opportunity to promote socioeconomic equality.Methods: Virtual experiments simulated wealth trajectories for Black and White American racial groups in both equal opportunity and quota-based selection contexts. In these experiments, wages and return on investment were held constant, and we varied initial differences in wealth. Findings: Simulations suggested that historical inequality in racial wealth distributions grow even under utopian equal opportunity selection contexts. Quota-based systems in favor of Black Americans could offset these historical inequalities. Originality: Attempts to address racial wealth inequality promote equal opportunity during selection in organizations and higher education. Although this paradigm produces fair outcomes in the short run, it cannot offset compounding differences in initial wealth disparities. Any true solution to addressing the racial wealth gap will likely involve race-based initiatives; quota-based selection systems are one such approach which can offset initial differences in wealth.
Viktor Frankl na Utopia dos Ratos
Authors: Falcão Raphael Patrício Andrade
Published: July 2022

Trabalho de conclusão de curso em Logoterapia e Análise Existencial na UNILIFE. Aguardando processamento de remoção do PsyArXiv para publicação em revista. A VERSÃO FINAL DO ARTIGO NÃO ESTÁ PRESENTE AQUI.
Speakers monitor auditory feedback for temporal coincidence and linguistically relevant duration
Authors: Karlin Robin , Parrell Benjamin
Published: July 2022

Recent altered auditory feedback studies suggest that speakers adapt to external perturbations to the duration of syllable nuclei and codas, but disagree on whether adaptation occurs for onsets. This study investigates this asymmetry, testing three hypotheses: (1) onsets adapt only if the perturbation produces a categorical error; (2) previously observed changes in vowel duration stem from feedback delays, rather than adaptation to durational perturbations; (3) gestural coordination between onsets and nuclei prevents independent adaptation of each segment. Word-initial consonant targets were shortened to approximate a different phoneme (VOT of /t/ > /d/; duration of /s/ > /z/) or lengthened to generate a long version of the same phoneme (/k/ > [khh]; /ʃ/ > [ʃː]). Speakers adapted the duration of both consonants in the cross-category condition; in the within-category condition, only /k/ showed adaptive shortening. Speakers also lengthened all delayed segments while perturbation was active, even when segment duration was not perturbed. Finally, there was no correlation between durational changes in syllable onsets and nuclei, indicating that speakers can adjust the duration of each segment independently. The data suggest that speakers mainly attend to deviations from the predicted timing of motor states, but do adjust for durational errors when linguistically relevant.
Psychedelic replications in virtual reality and their potential as a therapeutic instrument: an open-label feasibility study
Authors: Kaup Karl Kristjan , Vasser Madis , Tulver Kadi , Pikamäe Juhan , Aru Jaan
Published: July 2022

Background: Recent research has shown promising results for the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. One popular view claims that these benefits are mediated by the subjective experiences induced by these substances. Based on this, we designed a virtual reality experience, Psyrreal, that mimics the phenomenological components of psychedelic experiences. Aims: We aimed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Psyrreal and psychedelic VR experiences in treating depressive symptoms as well as explore the effect of Psyrreal on subjective factors which have been suggested to mediate the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics.Methods: In this open-label feasibility study, thirteen participants with mild-to-moderate depression underwent a 2-day therapeutic intervention implementing Psyrreal. Depressive symptoms were evaluated by the Emotional State Questionnaire (EST-Q2) at the start of the intervention and 2 weeks after. A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews after Psyrreal was also conducted as an additional assessment of the method.Results: A 2-day intervention implementing Psyrreal led to significant decreases in depressive symptoms at the 2-week follow-up (n = 10, p = 0.007, Hedges’ g = 1.046) measured by the Emotional State Questionnaire (EST-Q2). The analysis of semi-structured interviews suggests that Psyrreal could lead to insight and alterations in the sense of self in some people.Conclusion: This work proposes a novel method using virtual reality to augment the treatment of psychological disorders as well as to precisely investigate the mediating subjective factors of the therapeutic effects of psychedelic substances. Our preliminary results suggest that VR experiences combined with psychological support show potential in treating depressive symptoms and further research into similar methods is warranted
A mathematical neural process model of language comprehension, from syllable to sentence
Authors: Kaushik Karthikeya Ramesh , Martin Andrea E.
Published: July 2022

Human beings effortlessly perceive structural meaning from a biophysical signal such as speech or sign. An explanation of the processes underlying this phenomenon needs to account for both the properties of the signal, as well as those of the neural architecture deploying linguistic knowledge. This article approaches the question from a mathematical perspective, providing a neurophysiologically grounded explanation of the process underlying linguistic structure building in the brain. For defining the properties of the signal, we rely on the mathematical linguistics of DisCoCat (Coecke et al. 2010), a syntactically sensitive formalism of distributional meaning that makes no claims about the neural processing underlying sentence comprehension. The neuroscientific architecture derives from a cue-integration model of language comprehension (Martin 2020). In it, the brain infers the latent structure of a cue or signal based on knowledge of the language, through a process of neural coordinate transform. In this work, we demonstrate how the DisCoCat formalism can interface with the neurophysiological process model and describe how the resulting incremental process model can return a formal description at each timestep. Second, we present an extension to show how structure building from phonological segments to syllables can be modelled within a categorial grammar setup, integrating it with our process model. Third, we introduce a temporal metric interpretation on the transformations occuring within the extended DisCoCat formalism for each level of representation - also known as categorical enrichment. As a result of this specification, we obtain a mechanistic account of neural oscillatory readouts during language comprehension.
The Effect of Differences in Education Levels of Hospital and Clinic Workers on Job Satisfaction: The Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey
Authors:   The Korean Society of Medicine & Therapy Science, Kim Ah-Leum Sol , Jo Hoon , Kang Hui-gyeong , Lim One-bin
Published: July 2022

Objective: This study is a cross-sectional study examining the relationship between differences in education level and job satisfaction of workers in hospitals and clinics in Korea using data from the 5th work environment survey in 2017. Method: Among the workers of hospitals and clinics participating in the study, data of 566 regular and regular workers were analyzed. The data were analysed by Chi-squared test on the difference in education level and job satisfaction among hospital and clinic workers. To investigate the relationship between educational level differences and job satisfaction, multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. All data were analyzed by using SPSS 25.0 WIN. Results: Compared to workers with a associate’s degree, workers with a greater than or equal to associate’s degree or higher were 1.68 times more likely to be satisfied with their job, and it was statistically significant (OR: 1.680, 95 % CI: 1.022 - 2.762). When adjusting for gender, age, working hours per week, and shift work, workers with a greater than or equal to bachelor's degree also had a 1.731 times more higher in job satisfaction significantly than those with a bachelor's degree (OR: 1.731, 95 % CI: 1.030 - 2.907). Conclusion: The results of study indicate that workers with a greater than or equal to bachelor's degree had higher job satisfaction than workers with a associate’s degree. In order to increase job satisfaction, the improvement of education level can be considered.
Deadly Pinter: Ghostly Precedents and New Possibilities for Staging
Authors: Morton Charles
Published: July 2022

Recent productions of Harold Pinter’s full-length plays in the West End demonstrate how a fidelity to the text or previous productions can limit the scope for reinvention in future performances of Pinter’s work. As a contribution to the discussion of how to stage Pinter, which has become even more urgent since his death, this essay considers Peter Brook’s theory of the Deadly Theatre from The Empty Space. The argument is not about the quality of these recent productions but rather about what is gained from more imaginative, if less reverential, approaches to Pinter’s texts and what may be lost when we entomb the texts within their historical contexts. To avoid Pinter’s plays becoming museum theatre, new approaches to the context in which his plays were written and to the detail of the text will allow for a greater range of interpretation and indeed a greater performance afterlife for Pinter’s plays.
Alex Ferrone, Stage Business and the Neoliberal Theatre of London
Authors: Harvie Jen
Published: July 2022

Stage Business and the Neoliberal Theatre of London examines how recent British plays engage with neoliberalism, both in their representations and their productions. It analyses work by playwrights including Caryl Churchill, debbie tucker green, Alistair McDowall, and Alexander Zeldin.
Patricia Gaborik, Mussolini’s Theatre: Fascist Experiments in Art and Politics
Authors: Guzzetta Juliet
Published: July 2022

Mussolini’s Theatre reveals how Mussolini emotionally and financially invested in the theatre during his reign, believing it would broadly inspire his fascist vision of a cultured people.
Optimization of the Repair Thermal Spray Coatings for the Damaged Singlecrystal Superalloy
Authors: Suidu T. , Harada Y. , Teratani T. , Okazaki M.
Published: July 2022

The Ni-based single crystal superalloy has an excellent performance derive for high temperature fatigue strength. So, the expansion of application has been expected mainly in advanced gas turbine parts. However, it is known that the γ′ microstructure changes inside the material by plastic strain processing and heat-treatment. As a result, the fatigue strength was remarkably reduced. The new phenomenon was found that the B containing alloy coatings formed by thermal spraying restore high temperature fatigue strength of the weakened single crystal superalloy. We introduce the improvement effect of high temperature fatigue strength achieved by means of spraying the B containing alloy to CMSX-4 Ni base alloy substrate produced alterated layer.
The On-Site Manufacturing of Thermally Sprayed Coatings
Authors: Turunen E. , Varis T. , Vesterlund I.
Published: July 2022

In this paper the point of view for the industrial coating manufacturing is presented. The perspective for industrial manufacturing of thermal spray coatings and facts that effect on the processibility of coatings in real life is often requested but seldom published. The perspective is from Pikoteknik Oy, which has a wide and long-term experience in the improvement and repair of machine parts in-situ, containing measurements, machining, coating and balancing of rolls and cylinders. Pikoteknik Oy is able to perform maintenance of paper cylinders on-site including pretreatments, thermal spraying and balancing quickly and skillfully. Due to their versatile state-of-the-art equipment, they are able to work flexibly on-site. To be able to operate on-site there are special demands for equipment, personnel and scheduling. The quality of the final product is in the hands of operator. Destructive testing is not possible to carry out and large amount of variables, such as moisture and positioning of equipment's exist. Grinding and grit blasting must carry out without dust formation due to the surrounding bearings and sensors. Large amount of experience and special knowledge is needed to be able to produce high quality coatings over paper cylinders.
Fatigue Resistance Characteristics of Thermal Sprayed CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) Rollers
Authors: Tanaka M. , Shigemura S. , Yoshiya A.
Published: July 2022

Industry faces the continual challenges of operating in less space and accelerating line speed in order to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce cost. These challenges are particularly evident in the film and papermaking markets. To maintain competitive products in the market place, it is essential to incorporate rollers that are; lightweight, high stiffness, and compact. To satisfy these requirements, rolls made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (hereinafter referred to CFRP) have proven effective and have come into wide use in many industrial fields. CFRP rolls are the structural materials that were developed mainly to improve the Young's modulus of rolls. Guiding and transfer rollers frequently require surface features such as non-adhesion and wear resistance. The typical surface treatments to CFRP currently employed are; painting, plating, and rubber lining or the like, but these treatments have their limits in the manufacturing process and effectiveness. Consequently, we have developed the technology to provide rolls with the desired surface by spraying various metals, ceramics, or cermets, directly on CFRP substrate. These sprayed rolls have been intensely monitored in actual operations to insure high speed capability and longevity. In this presentation, we will talk about the rotary bending fatigue test of CFRP rolls on which the carbide cermet was plasma-sprayed and the quality stability of the roll with the two-layer composites that was confirmed based on the test results.
The Microstructure Behavior of Thermal Sprayed TiO2 Coating on the Biodegradable Plastic
Authors: Bang H.S. , Ohmori A. , Nakade K. , Yasuoka J.
Published: July 2022

The photocatalytic TiO2 coatings on bio-degradable plastic(polybutylene succinate:PBS) were prepared by HVOF and plasma spraying techniques using three kinds of agglomerated powders (P200: 200nm, P30: 30nm, P7: 7nm). The microstructures of coatings were characterized with SEM and XRD analysis, and the photocatalytic efficiency of coatings was evaluated through the photo degradation of gaseous acetaldehyde. Furthermore, for the estimation of the mechanical characteristics, wear resistance of coatings was estimated by weight loss obtained from the abrasion wear test. The results indicated that with respect to both the HVOF sprayed P200 and P30 coatings, the high anatase ratio of 100% can be achieved regardless of fuel gas pressure. On the other hand, the HVOF sprayed P7 coating exhibited largely decreased anatase ratio (from 100% to 49.1%) with increasing the fuel gas pressure, which may be attributed to the much higher susceptibility to heat of 7nm agglomerated powder. In terms of photocatalytic efficiency, HVOF sprayed P200 and P30 coatings seem to predominate as compared to that of plasma sprayed P200 coatings owing to the higher anatase ratio. However, the HVOF sprayed P7 coatings didn’t show the photo catalytic activity, which may result from the extremely small reaction surface area to the photo-catalytic activity and low anatase ratio. In addition, it was found that the thermal sprayed TiO2 coatings improve the wear resistance of PBS. Therefore, in the present study, possibility of production of further functional PBS plastic with photocatalytic performance and wear resistance by spraying of ceramics such as TiO2, was found.
Sealing of Thermally Sprayed HVOF Coatings for Boiler Applications
Authors: Oksa M. , Turunen E. , Varis T.
Published: July 2022

Use of high-chlorine and alkali containing fuels such as biomass and refuse is increasing in production of heat and electricity. Fluidized bed boilers experience severe and harsh conditions, in which high temperatures combined with inhomogenous fuel cause severe material wastage to metallic parts in boilers. Thermally sprayed coatings have been reported to provide protection to the boiler tubes. However, thermally sprayed coatings have encountered serious problems, when corrosion has proceeded to the substrate material through voids and oxides in lamella boundaries. Sealing of the coatings can solve these problems. Sealing of coatings with commercial sealants and laser fusion treatment was investigated. Thermally sprayed HVOF metallic coatings were sealed with different commercial sealing agents and diode laser. The coatings were tested in molten salt, simulating condition of fluidized bed boiler superheaters. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysator (EDX) were used for examination of the tested and non-tested specimens. Some of the tested sealants protected the coatings adequately in the short time alkali chloride - alkali sulphate exposure test. Best sealant contained aluminium oxide and aluminium phosphate. Laser treated coatings had good corrosion resistance in a short-term test.
Mechanical Properties, Microstructural Characteristics and in-vitro Behavior of APS-Sprayed Nanostructured and Conventional Hydroxyapatite Coatings
Authors: Lima R.S. , Marple B.R. , Khor K.A. , Li H. , Cheang P.
Published: July 2022

Nanostructured and conventional hydroxyapatite (HA) feedstocks were evaluated to determine the effects of feedstock structure on the processing, properties and performance of coatings produced by atmospheric plasma spraying. The structure of the feedstocks was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the nanostructured feedstock particles were formed by an agglomeration of nanostructured fibers having dimensions of less than 500 nm in length and below 100 nm in width. The average particle temperatures and velocities were measured during plasma spraying and found to be ~2650°C and ~315 m/s for the both feedstocks. The mechanical, microstructural and biocompatibility characteristics of coatings deposited on Ti-6Al-4V substrates were evaluated. The hardness was measured using Vickers indentation. The bond strength was determined via a tensile adhesion test. Microstructural characteristics of the coatings and their porosity levels were evaluated using SEM and image analysis. Phase analysis was carried out via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and aided by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS). The in-vitro behavior of these coatings was investigated in a simulated physiological solution in an attempt to simulate the environment of an implant in the human body.
The Development of TiO2 / PBS Composite Material by Thermal Spraying
Authors: Ohmori Akira , Nakade Katsuyuki , Yasuoka Junichi , Tani Tomofumi
Published: July 2022

TiO2 coatings were prepared on polybutylene succinate (PBS) plastic by plasma spraying and High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) spraying using agglomerated sub-micron TiO2 powder (200nm). Since PBS is well known material as bio-degradable plastic, the photo-catalytic TiO2/bio-degradable PBS composite material will exhibit purification of air and water without environmental damage. It was found that TiO2 agglomerated powders could be injected into PBS surface and anatase ratio greater than 60% could be achieved by 1pass plasma spraying. The anatase phase ratio decreased gradually with increasing pass count. By finding out adequate plasma spraying condition as a result of many experiments, TiO2/PBS composite material could be formed without large damage of PBS substrate. HVOF spraying could also provide TiO2 coating of 100% anatase ratio on PBS for 1~6 pass spraying. This means that 200nm agglomerated powders showed lower susceptibility to heat effect from gas flame and provided higher photo-catalytic activity as compared to plasma sprayed coatings. These coatings showed photo-catalytic degradation of 100ppm gaseous acetaldehyde (CH3CHO). As a result of photo-catalytic experiments, TiO2 coating formed by HVOF spraying showed a higher degradation rate because of higher anatase ratio. It means that 100ppm gaseous acetaldehyde was decomposed to less than 5 ppm after 7.2ks. Thermal spraying on PBS plastic in this investigation could imply both new application of thermal spraying and new possibilities of surface modification of low-melting point plastic.
Microstructure of Zr-O-B Composite Coatings Produced by Reactive Thermal Spray
Authors: Mizusako Fumiki , Tamura Hideki , Kondo Ken-ichi
Published: July 2022

Spray coatings composed of zirconia, zirconium boride, and zirconium boroxide were reactively produced by Electrothermally-Exploded-Powder-Spray (ELTEPS) technique by using a mixed powder of zirconium and boron oxide particles. Substrates used were mild steels on which a Ni-20%Cr coating was plasma-sprayed as an undercoat for such a composite coating. Energy-controlled multiple sprays brought the hetero-structure of a top layer of Zr-O-B ceramic composite and a graded layer which composition continuously changed from the ceramics to the metal under-coat. The microstructure of the top ceramic layer was composed of Zr-O-B ceramic particles the size of which was on the order of several nanometers to a few hundred nanometers.
Optical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Semiconducting Oxides
Authors: Tului M. , Arezzo F. , Pawlowski L.
Published: July 2022

Optical selective surfaces, i.e., surfaces with optical properties varying according to the frequency of the impinging radiation, have been exploited in several technical fields. These surfaces consist generally of doped semiconducting films, such as mixed oxides of Indium and Tin as well as Aluminium and Zinc. Thay are currently obtained by physical vapour deposition or sol-gel techniques. The present work aimed at demonstrating that coatings retaining optical selectivity can be obtained also by plasma spraying. Powders of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) were prepared by an agglomeration technique and sprayed with a plasma torch under air and inert gas atmospheres. Both powders and coatings were characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Optical reflection coefficients of the coatings were determined in the wavelength range 0.3-20 µm, i.e., in the visible and in the infrared regions of the spectrum. The experimental results indicated that it was possible to deposit, by plasma spraying, coatings possessing optically selective properties.