bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Providing a Personalized Data Dashboard on Ecological Momentary Assessment Compliance Among College Students Who Use Substances: Pilot Microrandomized Trial
Authors: Linden-Carmichael Ashley , Stull Samuel W , Wang Danny , Bhandari Sandesh , Lanza Stephanie T
Published: September 2024

Background

The landscape of substance use behavior among young adults has observed rapid changes over time. Intensive longitudinal designs are ideal for examining and intervening in substance use behavior in real time but rely on high participant compliance in the study protocol, representing a significant challenge for researchers.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of including a personalized data dashboard (DD) in a text-based survey prompt on study compliance outcomes among college students participating in a 21-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study.

Methods

Participants (N=91; 61/91, 67% female and 84/91, 92% White) were college students who engaged in recent alcohol and cannabis use. Participants were randomized to either complete a 21-day EMA protocol with 4 prompts/d (EMA Group) or complete the same EMA protocol with 1 personalized message and a DD indicating multiple metrics of progress in the study, delivered at 1 randomly selected prompt/d (EMA+DD Group) via a microrandomized design. Study compliance, completion time, self-reported protocol experiences, and qualitative responses were assessed for both groups.

Results

Levels of compliance were similar across groups. Participants in the EMA+DD Group had overall faster completion times, with significant week-level differences in weeks 2 and 3 of the study (P=.047 and P=.03, respectively). Although nonsignificant, small-to-medium effect sizes were observed when comparing the groups in terms of compensation level (P=.08; Cohen w=0.19) and perceived burden (P=.09; Cohen d=-0.36). Qualitative findings revealed that EMA+DD participants perceived that seeing their progress facilitated engagement. Within the EMA+DD Group, providing a DD at the moment level did not significantly impact participants’ likelihood of completing the EMA or completion time at that particular prompt (all P>.05), with the exception of the first prompt of the day (P=.01 and P<.001).

Conclusions

Providing a DD may be useful to increase engagement, particularly for researchers aiming to assess health behaviors shortly after a survey prompt is deployed to participants’ mobile devices.

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

RR2-10.2196/57664
Medical Ontology can significantly enhance the performance of mainstream text embedding models in retrieving medical information: Exploration research (Preprint)
Authors: Deng Lizong , Chen Luming , Liu Mi , Wang Xuan , Qi Yifan , Shao Chunli , Jiang Taijiao
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND

In recent years, text embedding models and their associated vector search techniques have seen significant advancements. These technologies have become crucial for deploying large language models in specialized fields like medicine. However, the inherent complexity of domain-specific knowledge still poses challenges for mainstream text embedding models. These models often struggle to accurately interpret and represent specialized terminology. The medical field, with its extensive and diverse terminology, highlights a gap in systematically evaluating how this terminological diversity affects the precision of vector-based information retrieval for text embedding models.

OBJECTIVE

This study seeks to evaluate how the diversity of medical terminology affects vector-based information retrieval for text embedding models. Additionally, it aims to identify and propose potential strategies to mitigate these effects.

METHODS

We initially developed a medical knowledge base comprising 9715 sentences, utilizing phenotypic terms and their definitions from the Human Phenotype Ontology. This knowledge base was then vectorized using 19 representative text embedding models and stored in a vector database separately. Following this, we conducted a series of information retrieval experiments to assess the efficacy of vector-based retrieval with both preferred and non-preferred phenotypic terms across the different text embedding models. This approach allowed us to thoroughly analyze how the diversity of medical terminology affects retrieval accuracy.

RESULTS

Our findings reveal that the diversity of medical terminology substantially affects the vector-based information retrieval accuracy of text embedding models for medical texts. Besides, it is found that the greater the literal or semantic differences between preferred and non-preferred terms for a given medical concept, the more significant the impact on vector-based information retrieval accuracy. Furthermore, current text embedding models demonstrate markedly weaker performance in retrieving cross-lingual medical texts compared to texts within the same language. Utilizing medical ontologies to standardize concepts in medical texts can significantly improve the vector-based information retrieval accuracy of these models.

CONCLUSIONS

The diversity of medical terminology has a profound impact on the vector-based information retrieval accuracy of text embedding models for medical texts. Employing medical ontologies to standardize the concepts within these texts represents a highly effective strategy for enhancing the retrieval accuracy of existing text embedding models.
Willingness to Share Health Data via Electronic Health Records in Germany: The Impact of Trust and the Role of the Opt-Out Mechanism (Preprint)
Authors: Wilke Felix
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND

Electronic health records offer a valuable resource for research and healthcare improvement. However, public acceptance, regarding the sharing of personal health data, is crucial for the success of such initiatives. In Germany, data sharing will be automatic unless people opt out. There is scarce evidence about the willingness to share health data and the opt-out solution propagated by the government.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to assess the willingness of the German population to share health data via electronic health records, identify socio-economic disparities in this willingness, and explore the role of trust in influencing these attitudes.

METHODS

A telephone survey (CATI) was conducted in December 2023, with 1,004 respondents aged 18 and above, representative of the German population. The survey explored digital literacy, willingness to share health data, and attitudes toward the EHR and opt-out mechanisms. Descriptive statistics and multivariate linear regression models were used to analyze the data.

RESULTS

The survey revealed that 43% of respondents are willing to share their health data via electronic health record, while 23% oppose it, and a significant 34% remain undecided. While the population is open to an adoption of the electronic health record for personal health issues (53% intend to use it), the opt-out model for data sharing is viewed critically, with 45% of respondents rejecting it. Socioeconomic status significantly influences the willingness to share data, with higher income, education, and digital literacy being associated with greater openness to data sharing. However, trust emerged as the most significant factor, overshadowing socio-economic variables. Trust in science increased willingness to share data by over two points on a 5-point scale (p<.001). Additionally, experiences with digital technologies increase the willingness to share personal health data.

CONCLUSIONS

The German population shows general openness towards electronic health records and data sharing, yet a significant portion remains skeptical or undecided. Trust plays a critical role in promoting willingness to share health data. The findings highlight challenges in Germany’s transition to an opt-out system
Low Burden Electronic Health Record (EHR) Strategies for Engaging Oncologists in Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions: A Qualitative Study. (Preprint)
Authors: Jayeoba Monisola , Scherr Courtney Lynam , Carroll Allison , Daly Elyse , Phillips Siobhan M , Hitsman Brian , Garcia Sofia F , Spring Bonnie , Jacobs Maia
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND

Digital health behavior change interventions play an important role in helping cancer survivors improve their quality of life and reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Clinician-patient communication is central to promoting the uptake of and adherence to digital health behavior change interventions. However, oncologists face significant barriers including time-constraints, knowledge gaps and conversational uneasiness that limit risk behavior and health behavior change conversations.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this qualitative study is to explore oncologists’ preferences for discussing and monitoring risk behaviors with cancer survivors, with a specific focus on conversations about digital health behavior change interventions. The study also explored oncologists’ informational and technological support requirements to facilitate these conversations.

METHODS

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 oncologists who provide cancer care within a large National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center. The transcripts and interview notes were analyzed through an iterative thematic analysis to generate relevant themes and categories.

RESULTS

Oncologists expressed a desire for two action-oriented communication mechanisms for promoting digital health behavior change: referring patients to interventions and reinforcing intervention goals longitudinally. To facilitate risk behavior and health behavior change conversations, their support needs include preference for low-burden, EHR-integrated tools providing timely updates on patient enrollment and progress. Participating oncologists requested a tailored conversation aid for patient communication and parallel systems combining EHR messaging with print materials. They also emphasized the need for automated recommender systems to identify and refer eligible patients and reminder systems to prompt timely discussions with patients.

CONCLUSIONS

Oncologists are motivated and well-positioned to support patients' health behavior change but have unmet informational and technological requirements. Based on oncologists' perspectives, our findings provide actionable, user-centered, low-burden strategies for facilitating oncologist-patient conversations about digital health behavior change interventions. We make recommendations for integrating these strategies directly into the electronic medical record system, with the goal of amplifying oncologists' influential roles in motivating health behavior change among survivors. These scalable strategies may be applicable beyond oncology to clinical contexts where greater promotion of patients' health behavior change is desired.
Social Media and eHealth Literacy among Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)
Authors: Zhang Chenglin , Mohamad Emma Mirza Wati , Azlan Arina Anis , Wu Anqi , Ma Yilian , Qi Yihan
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND

The advent of social media has significantly transformed the realm of health communication and the health-related actions of elderly individuals, therefore offering both obstacles and prospects for older folks to embrace eHealth developments.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to investigate the correlation between social media and eHealth literacy in older individuals, as well as the factors that influence older persons' utilization of social media to enhance their eHealth literacy.

METHODS

Utilizing predetermined keywords and inclusion criteria, the researchers conducted a search on Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed for English-language journal articles published from 2000 to 2024, following the PRISMA principles. Two separate reviewers conducted a cross-analysis of the chosen papers, and a third reviewer was specifically included to resolve any contradictions.

RESULTS

A total of 16 papers that satisfied the defined criteria were finally included. 7 papers evaluated the effect of social media on the eHealth literacy of older individuals. 3 articles assessed the influence of older adults' eHealth literacy on their social media usage, while 4 articles investigated the interaction between the two. The study found four theme dimensions that impact the utilization of social media by older individuals to enhance their eHealth literacy: (1) individual factors, including older adults’ inadequate digital skills (n=7) and age (n=3); (2) interpersonal factors, involving social support; (3) institutional/organizational factors, including misinformation on social media (n=7) and privacy and security (n=1); and (4) social factors, including social media penetration (n=8) and cultural norms and values (n=1).

CONCLUSIONS

Social media and older adults’ eHealth literacy influence and interact with each other. Social media positively affects older adults’ eHealth literacy, and older adults’ eHealth literacy in turn affects older adults’ performance of health behaviors on social media. The review affirms that social media has a significant capacity to improve eHealth among older persons, and it is advisable to encourage the expanding usage of social media by older individuals to access health information and services in the next few years. In the context of eHealth literacy, it is imperative to place additional emphasis on digital literacy and critical health literacy among older persons when determining the content weighting.
El impacto de la pandemia en la comunidad LGBTTTIQ+ Una conversación con Siobhan Guerrero
Authors: Lorenzano Schifrin Sandra Silvina
Published: September 2024

¿De qué manera la pandemia por la covid-19 afectó a las poblaciones sexodiversas de nuestro país? ¿Qué cambios se dieron en su vida cotidiana, en sus relaciones, en sus luchas? ¿Qué sucede hoy en el contexto post confinamiento que vivimos? Estas preguntas fueron el detonante de la charla que tuvimos con la Dra. Siobhan Guerrero Mc Manus, una de las grandes científicas de la UNAM y, sin duda, una persona fundamental en la defensa de los derechos de la comunidad LGBTTTIQ+. Siobhan Guerrero estudió biología en la Facultad de Ciencias de nuestra Universidad, es maestra y doctora en Filosofía de la Ciencia. Actualmente se desempeña como investigadora en el Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias en Ciencias y Humanidades de la UNAM. Sus investigaciones giran en torno a (1) la relación entre los estudios de género y la ciencia, (2) la filosofía de la biología, (3) el transfeminismo y, (4) la filosofía del sujeto. Es Nivel II del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. En 2018 fue galardonada con el premio Distinción Universidad Nacional para Jóvenes Académicos y en 2020 con el Premio de Investigación en el área de humanidades que otorga la Academia Mexicana de Ciencias. El tema sobre el cual conversamos atraviesa su experiencia personal, porque Siobhan es una mujer trans, gracias a ella, y a otrxs tan comprometidxs como ella, las mujeres trans de la Universidad Nacional y de México comienzan a dejar de ser invisibles. He aquí su imprescindible testimonio. Siobhan Guerrero. Hay una serie de datos que muestran que tampoco antes de la pandemia vivíamos una situación idílica. Los crímenes de odio en contra de la comunidad LGBTTTIQ+, por ejemplo, se han mantenido prácticamente en las mismas proporciones; crímenes en los que el 50% de las víctimas son mujeres trans, seguidas de hombres homosexuales y después de mujeres lesbianas. Esto no quiere decir que otras poblaciones no sufran crímenes, sino que en términos estadísticos no son los más frecuentes.
La inteligencia artificial como aliada del aprendizaje y el pensamiento crítico
Authors: Mosqueda Chávez Eduardo
Published: September 2024

Con el creciente uso de herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA) en el ámbito académico, es importante analizar su potencial en el aprendizaje y el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico. Estas herramientas como ChatGPT, Perplexity y otras inteligencias generativas de lenguaje pueden mejorar la experiencia del aprendizaje a distancia si se utilizan éticamente. La IA puede crear entornos de aprendizaje efectivos, destacando la necesidad de promover el pensamiento crítico para preparar a las futuras generaciones ante los desafíos digitales.
Sexagésima Jornada Nacional de las Nuevas Tendencias de la Educación a Distancia en México. Educación 4.0
Authors: Bonilla Gómez Felicidad del Socorro , López Martínez Ángel
Published: September 2024

La Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro) fue elegida por la Red de Tecnología Educativa (Red LaTE) y la Corporación Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet (CUDI) para ser sede de la Sexagésima Jornada Nacional de las Nuevas Tendencias de la Educación a Distancia en México. Educación 4.0. La temática desarrollada en este importante evento fue "El impacto de las tecnologías emergentes en el diseño didáctico de la educación media superior".
Aproximación a un estudio sobre vulnerabilidad y violencia familiar
Authors: Pérez Contreras María de Montserrat
Published: September 2024

Número 113Mayo - Agosto 2005Nueva Serie Año XXXVIIIISSN 0041 8633 APROXIMACIÓN A UN ESTUDIO SOBRE VULNERABILIDAD Y VIOLENCIA FAMILIAR María de Montserrat PÉREZ CONTRERAS * Para entender la problemática de los grupos vulnerables, se debe explicar primero qué debemos entender por vulnerabilidad, visto como un fenómeno integral, así como la forma en que dogmáticamente se abordan las clases de vulnerabilidad, y cuáles son aquellos factores que dan origen o que socialmente tienden a generar estados de vulnerabilidad. Percibido el fenómeno de esta manera, podremos distinguir quiénes son considerados grupos vulnerables, y específicamente aquellos que son víctimas de violencia familiar, y entender el sistema de relaciones sociales que los coloca en situación de riesgo y por tanto en la condición de vulnerabilidad. Palabras clave: grupos vulnerables, derechos humanos, violencia familiar. * Doctora en derecho por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM. * Nota: Debido que la traducción es automática podrá ser inexacta o contener errores.
Legitimidad pública en el gobierno de Cambiemos: proximidad como presentación obligatoria y objetividad estadística como diferenciación política
Authors: Zuccaro Agustín Ezequiel
Published: September 2024

El artículo indaga la construcción de legitimidad pública en el gobierno de PRO/Cambiemos entre 2015 y 2019. Para ello, se recuperan los discursos realizados en diferentes medios de comunicación por las principales figuras del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social en la nación y la provincia de Buenos Aires. La metodología utilizada para el análisis es cualitativa y se recurre al análisis del discurso en conexión con un programa de investigación weberiano para construir las formas ideales sobre las cuales se edificó la “legitimidad de ejercicio” en el área asistencial del Estado. Sobre esa base, se considera que los hallazgos destacan a la proximidad como presentación obligatoria y la objetividad estadística como diferenciación política.
Karakteristik Mutasi EGFR pada Pasien Kanker Paru Jenis Adenokarsinoma yang Diterapi dengan Tyrosien Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) di Rumah Sakit Paru Dr. H.A Rotinsulu Bandung
Authors: Puspita Desi , Dwi Astuti Vitri , Rina  , Sampurno Edi
Published: September 2024

This descriptive study describes the proportion of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations in lung cancer Adenocarcinoma patients at Rumah Sakit Paru (RS Paru) Dr. H. A Rotinsulu Bandung in the range of 2018 to 2020. 
EGFR mutations were examined using RGQ thera screen technology Real"‘Time Polymerase Chain Reaction from FFPE or cytology smear.
There are 44 data point mutations after examining the EGFR mutation. 59% cases were 40"‘60 years old group dan 52 % were female.
It was found that in this group 86% patient with single mutation and 16% had doube mutations. EGFR mutations occurred in Exon 21 L858R in 13 cases (30 %), Exon 21 L861Q in 1 case (2%), Exon 19del in 24 cases (55%), double mutation Exon 19 and Exon 20 T790M type in 2 cases (4%), double mutation Exon 19del and Exon 21 in 4 cases (9%).
Latvijas Tiesu palātas darbība 1918.–1934. gadā
Authors:   Latvijas Universitāte, Fiļimonova Samanta
Published: September 2024

Raksta mērķis ir analizēt Latvijas Tiesu palātas izveidošanās vēsturi un tās attīstību laika posmā no 1918. līdz 1934. gadam, galveno vērību pievēršot Tiesu palātas sākotnējai funkcijai, struktūras un darbības izmaiņām, kā arī tās galvenajiem uzdevumiem. Izpētes rezultātā tika secināts, ka Latvijas Tiesu palāta bija viena no galvenajām tiesu varas iestādēm Latvijas Republikā un spēcīgi ietekmēja tiesu sistēmas attīstību un likumības principu ievērošanu Latvijā pēc neatkarības iegūšanas. Tai bija svarīga loma tiesu neatkarības un tiesiskuma nodrošināšanā, kā arī tiesu procesu kvalitātes un efektivitātes uzlabošanā. Latvijas Tiesu palātas izveidošanās vēsture ir cieši saistīta ar Latvijas valsts veidošanos un tiesiskās sistēmas attīstību pēc Pirmā pasaules kara un neatkarības iegūšanas.
CATEGORIES OF STABILITY AND ORDER IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Sulimin A.N.
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes such social phenomena as political stability and political order from the point of view of ideological, legal and value parameters of social development. The problems of institutionalization of political order in modern Russian state policy are considered.
Cultura Viva e seus desdobramentos
Authors: Barbalho Alexandre , Gadelha Ernesto , Fleming Vale Alexandre
Published: September 2024

O artigo analisa o desdobramento da Política Nacional Cultura Viva em outros programas tendo como foco a ação “Escolas Livres da Cultura” implementada pelo Governo do Ceará e observando os elementos programáticos comuns e a atuação prática dessas organizações. A pesquisa tem um vetor avaliativo e para tanto, além de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, aplicou-se questionário com gestores das instituições e precedeu-se a um estudo de caso, o da Edisca.
Modelación de procesos tecnológicos para la mejora de las competencias lógico-computacionales de los aprendices en análisis y desarrollo de sistemas de información del centro de industria y la construcción del SENA regional Tolima, aplicando un BPM
Authors: González Acosta Andrea Yaneth , Molina Arévalo Natalia , Cortés Algeciras Wcdaly
Published: September 2024

El programa tecnológico de Análisis y desarrollo de sistemas de información (ADSI) del Centro de industria y la construcción del SENA Regional Tolima no cuenta con una forma eficiente de gestión de los procesos formativo y productivo que ha generado problemas en el aprendizaje en muchos aprendices que los hacen poco competitivos en comparación con la demanda del mercado y, en el vínculo laboral, donde muchos aprendices egresados terminan haciendo otras funciones menos para los que fueron preparados. En ese sentido, el objetivo del presente proyecto es aplicar un BPM para el proceso académico de los aprendices en análisis y desarrollo de sistemas de información del centro de industria y la construcción del Sena regional Tolima, con el fin de que los aprendices obtengan las competencias actualizadas y logren impactar en el mercado laboral (Garayar 2017; Pérez, 2018). La metodología tiene un enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo descriptivo, la técnica de investigación es la encuesta, desde donde se medirá los procesos formativos y productivos. La población está compuesta por la totalidad de estudiantes de la Ficha Número 22534862 del segundo semestre del año 2020 del programa ADSI del Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), Región Tolima, que asciende a 31 aprendices. La muestra es de tipo no probabilística, y está compuesta los 31 aprendices del programa. La variable es el proceso académico laboral de ADSI constituido por las dimensiones proceso inductivo, formativo y productivo. Se espera los resultados de un informe estadístico acerca de la eficiencia de los procesos antes mencionados, y una propuesta BPM como solución a las deficiencias encontradas.
Evaluación de las mejoras producidas por el biochar en el cultivo de maíz
Authors: Molina León Diana Carolina , Aldaya Rodríguez María
Published: September 2024

El uso del Biochar ha despertado curiosidad en Colombia. En su estudio, Rojas y Flórez han demostrado que se utilizan desechos agroindustriales como fuente de producción de Biochar. Se ha investigado la capacidad del Biochar para mejorar las propiedades del suelo. Por ejemplo, Martínez C. et al. aumentaron la disponibilidad de fósforo en el suelo mediante el uso de Biochar de eucalipto. El uso de Biochar como mejora para cultivos agronómicos como el maíz ha sido el tema de estudios adicionales. Se llevó a cabo un estudio en la Universidad de Cundinamarca para investigar cómo la enmienda con Biochar obtenido de los restos de poda del árbol de Neem afectó la producción de maíz. Se realizaron pruebas en macetas con varios tratamientos y se evaluaron parámetros como el diámetro del tallo y la altura de las plantas. Los hallazgos mostraron que el Biochar en combinación con humus o urea produjo plantas más grandes, mientras que el Biochar solo produjo plantas más pequeñas en comparación con el grupo de control. Esto podría ser el resultado de cambios en la disponibilidad de nutrientes, particularmente nitrógeno, y en la capacidad del Biochar para retener nutrientes en el suelo. En conclusión, el Biochar de Neem utilizado como sustituto no mejoró el crecimiento del maíz en este estudio de manera significativa. Aunque se necesita más investigación para confirmar su eficacia, el uso combinado de Biochar con abonos orgánicos podría ser una alternativa prometedora para la producción agrícola sostenible.
[in]visible_illustrating the absence
Authors: Margarida Dias  , Catarina Casais
Published: September 2024

On February 19th 2024 took place the 2nd seminar, "Illustrating the absence" of the project "[in]visible - [in]visibility of identities in Portuguese 1st-grade elementary textbooks of Social & Environmental Studies after 1974", at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (Portugal). For the reflection, illustration and critical analysis of the illustration works, there was the participation of the Master's in Illustration, Edition and Print students with the illustrator Júlio Dolbeth and the [in]visible team. Cristina Ferreira and Margarida Dias took the photos, and the session was recorded with audio.
Are you colour deaf?
Authors: Phoebe Rousochatzaki
Published: September 2024

Originating from antiquity, the idea of associating colour with music has been researched extensively in recent decades. The terms for this phenomenon include crossmodal correspondences and synaesthesia (or chromaesthesia), both of which refer to associations our brain makes from stimuli that it perceives through different senses. Correspondence between sound and music, and light and colour, has been a scholarly topic for years—mostly from a scientific point of view.

This thesis aims to investigate different views on the subject, focusing on its artistic/aesthetic rather than neurobiological components. Music-colour correspondence was born from the need of philosophers to make sense of both music and the world. Linguistics has proven ambiguous when used to explain or make sense out of music, hence colour has been a very powerful replacement. It is possible to draw parallels between sound and light because of their similar ontological nature (vibration).

The goal of this thesis is to prove that such an association can enhance a classical music performance for the audience (as related to engagement) and for the performer (as related to analysis, artistic input). As a case study, Olivier Messiaen’s Theme and Variations is analysed in this rather unconventional colour-coded way.

Keywords: synaesthesia, chromaesthesia, crossmodal correspondences, Olivier Messiaen, colour and music.
Here I want to be - Wandering through poetic fieldnotes
Authors: Amba Klapwijk
Published: September 2024

In this research I explore how writing poetic fieldnotes relates to my (compositional) practice. I examine a method of repeatedly visiting the same locations, wherever I am at the time, and writing about and reflecting on those situations and places when I'm there. Through this process of exploring and returning I hope to wander into ideas, connections, or otherwise inspirations for my practice.
Ensemble & Ensemble of Me – What I Think About When I Think About Improvisation
Authors: Ivar Grydeland
Published: September 2024

This exposition is a copy of Ivar Grydeland's artistic research fellowship project (2011-2015) at The Norwegian Academy of Music, financed by The Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme. The exposition was redesigned within The Research Catalogue in 2024. The content is identical to the original documentation.
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Ensemble & Ensemble of Me is an artistic research fellowship project carried out at the Norwegian Academy of Music, as part of The Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme between 2011 and 2015. In this project I produced solo improvisations deriving from the music of two improvising ensembles to which I belong: Dans les arbres and Huntsville, and I produced collective improvisations with the ensembles.

The project’s key questions:
- What are my concepts when improvising with the ensembles and when improvising alone?
- How do the ensemble improvisations inform my solo improvisations?
- What do I think about when I think about our and my own improvisations?

The Haruki Murakami-paraphrase in the sub-heading indicates a process of on-going reflection upon what I regard as key aspects when I improvise. More specifically, what I regard as key aspects in the music of Dans les arbres and Huntsville, as well as for my own solo improvisations. These reflections reveal key aspects and main challenges that emerged during my attempts to create solo works informed by the ensembles. The reflections are chiefly documented in the form of a personal encyclopaedia. The encyclopaedia includes audio and visual examples, both from the final artistic results and from artistic activity during the project.
The Auditory Weave of Saturday Art School in Three Movements
Authors: Ilayda Altuntas Nott
Published: September 2024

This article delves into the immersive auditory landscape of Saturday Art School at a North Eastern University in the United States, exploring the profound role of sound in shaping creative environments. The paper employs three distinct movements (noise, clapping, and silence) as a trilogy of unraveling the intricate interplay between sound, text, and artistic expression. The visually performative writing reveals the transformative power of sound in the art classroom, highlighting the potential of embodied sound knowledge to shape our daily experiences and foster meaningful connections of noise, clapping, and silence. In this exploration, the boundaries between art and sound dissolve, inviting readers to engage in a multisensory journey where the interplay of sound and visuals fosters a new perspective on artistic expression and the relationship between individuals and their environment.
Det som er mellom
Authors: Gyrid Nordal Kaldestad
Published: September 2024

I doktorgradsprosjektet Det som er mellom har eg søkt etter å finne ein samanheng mellom dei ulike uttrykka eg som kunstnar gjennom åra har arbeida med. I dette arbeidet ligg det også eit forsøk på å plassere mitt arbeid i ein kontekst og eit forsøk på ein refleksjon om korleis og kvifor det kunstnariske arbeidet blir til, og korleis enkelte av kunstnarane eg gjennom åra er blitt inspirert av kan være med på å plassere mitt eige arbeid i ein større samanheng og kontekst.

Slik eg ser det er alt eg gjer på ulike måtar ein respons på noko, ei oppleving som ein tar med seg vidare inn i det kunstnariske arbeidet og som kan være inspirert av kunstverk og kunstnarskap, landskap, minner om landskap, minner om musikk og stader, menneske ein møter og minner om menneske ein har møtt. Tittelen på prosjektet fungerer for meg som ein referanse til det at eg som kunstnar kjenner at eg befinn meg mellom ulike utrykk, noko som har blitt tydelegare for meg gjennom desse snart fire åra som kunststipendiat. Snarare enn å definere meg som det eine eller det andre, bør eg kanskje godta at eg befinn meg i dette mellomrommet, at det ikkje er så viktig å definere seg sjølv, at behovet for å definere seg også ligg i noko utanfor ein sjølv, i støtteordningar, i visningsstader eller i akademia.

Det å arbeide med samspelet mellom ulike kunstformer er nok for meg ein måte å søke etter ein form for poesi i det eg arbeider med, og at alt eg arbeider med spring ut frå eit fokus kring det sanselege, og i minna knytt til det sanselige både i lyd, lys, tekst og i det å etablere eit rom for ei kunstoppleving. Inspirert av kunstnarar som mellom andre Janet Cardiff, Yoko Ono, Verdensteatret, David Lynch, Joan Jonas, Manos Tsangaris, Jana Winderen, Verk Produksjoner, Siri&Snelle, Klaus Lang, Evelina Dembacke, Marte Huke og Olafur Eliasson tenkjer eg at det som er felles for alle desse, slik eg opplever dei, er at dei er i kontakt med det sanselege og det poetiske på ulike plan.
Togetherness as Planetary Rule: a multilayered coalescent existance.
Authors: PoL Manterani...
Published: September 2024

A big challenge and mission of this meta-times we live in, is making sense of what is going on when everything is so drastically accelerated. We belong to a strcture of manifested order that we dont understand, so we feel lost and fall in the trap of replicating certain dynamics that are more and more clearly "misleading".
How much we open to flexible and various understandings of life, of time, of mater, will bring us more or less capacities to evolve and move beyond the paradigms that rule our minds, emotions, bodies, and spirits...
My bet is that Art can also be a social tool that can allow cohesion and regeneration as it can bring together different material or ethereal realms, perspectives, affections, etc, representing or potrayng an interacting and overlapping whole that can be grasped and used by US as an expanded way to perceive and interact with reality...
Interdisciplinary Exploration of AI within a University setting
Authors: Helen Scarlett O'Neill
Published: September 2024

Case study - AI Week at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

Staff share their experience of running RGU’s first AI week, which was held in October 2024 at Gray’s School of Art in collaboration with School of Computing. This online case study provides insights from workshops and discussions covering Gen AI, its ethics, its implications as/within art, and its role within learning/production processes.
Reproducing Coercion - An exploration on the reproduction of ideology in cults and capitalism
Authors: Yilmaz Vurucu
Published: September 2024

Reproducing coercion consists of a book and a film: both pieces of work compliment each other and provide a detailed exploration of authoritarian group (commonly referred to as cults) coercive techniques. The films offer visual poetics that support the scientific work and portray the end results of the techniques explored - from the perspective(s) of cult members.

The film:

Journeying into the intangible and often legitimate yet immoral tools of control, manipulation and precaritization used by high-pressure groups, the scientific work offers insight into common characteristics that help identify and analyze coercive groups, regardless of their ideology or area of operation.

The written part:

The written work on the other hand, delves into an exploration of capitalism (in its various forms and historical structures within western context), and the common characteristics class - based societies exhibit with coercive groups. More notably, the focus is on the reproduction of ideology and the functions of Ideological State Apparatuses in replicating class exploitation and aiding in its internalization.

The topics in this work, explored with an experimental approach, incorporating the author’s personal experiences and recollections, while referencing films he’s produced on the subject matter.

The structure:

The first part seeks to identify the characteristics of high-demand groups; it also delves into an overview of Althusser’s theories on the reproduction of ideology.

The second part explores the parallels between various forms of capitalist ideology and high-demand groups, while focusing more on absolute thought, language and precaritization.

The third part journeys into labour, hierarchy, and compartmentalization of the workplace, exploring how systems are reproduced and how they endure through repetition.

By comparing cult coercion methods to the reproduction of capitalism, the thesis seeks to offer a unique perspective on how ideology is reproduced, irrespective of the doctrine.
Fatigue properties of thick section high strength steel welded joint by hybrid fiber laser-arc welding
Authors: Feng Jiecai , Shen Yuhang , Liu Shulei , Zhang Yilian , Luo Chuanwan , Chen Xi , Jiang Meng , Liu Hongfei , Tian Yingzhong
Published: September 2024

The fatigue properties of 12 mm Q890D high strength steel welded joint by hybrid laser-arc welding and their influencing factors were investigated in detail. The results showed that the fatigue limit of the welded joint was 406 MPa at two hundred thousand cycles load conditions, which was 45% of the yield strength of the base metal (BM). The welded joint could be divided into three layers, i.e., the backing layer, the filling layer, and the covering layer from the bottom to the top of the welded joint. The fatigue crack was initiated at the weld metal (WM) of the covering layer, then extended down to the WM and the heat affected zone of the filling layer, and finally fractured at the BM along the 45° direction. This was because that the BM consisted of massive polygonal ferrites and small granular carbides, while the WM was composed of martensite with a high density of dislocations. Additionally, the average hardness of the WM was 415 HV, which was 20% higher than that of the BM. Compared with the soft BM, the hardness and the strength of the WM were relatively high, resulting in higher resistance of the WM to the fatigue crack propagation.
To treat or not to treat: CUBN-associated persistent proteinuria
Authors: Choi Yun Young , Ahn Yo Han , Park Eujin , Kim Ji Hyun , Kang Hee Gyung , Lee Hyun Kyung
Published: September 2024

Background: Persistent proteinuria is an important indicator of kidney damage and requires active evaluation and intervention. However, tubular proteinuria of genetic origin typically does not improve with immunosuppression or antiproteinuric treatment. Recently, defects in CUBN were found to cause isolated proteinuria (mainly albuminuria) due to defective tubular albumin reuptake. Unlike most other genetically caused persistent albuminuria, CUBN C-terminal variants have a benign course without progression to chronic kidney disease according to the literature. Here, we present Korean cases with persistent proteinuria associated with C-terminal variants of CUBN. Methods: We identified Korean patients with CUBN variants among those with an identified genetic cause of proteinuria and evaluated their clinical features and clinical course. We also reviewed the literature on CUBN-associated isolated proteinuria published to date and compared it with Korean patients. Results: All patients presented with incidentally found, asymptomatic isolated proteinuria at a median age of 5 years. The proteinuria was in the subnephrotic range and did not significantly change over time, regardless of renin- angiotensin system inhibition. Initial physical examination, laboratory findings, and kidney biopsy results, when available, were unremarkable other than significant proteinuria. All patients maintained kidney function throughout the follow-up duration. All patients had at least one splicing mutation, and most of the variants were located C-terminal side of the gene. Conclusion: We report Korean experience of CUBN-related benign proteinuria, that aligns with previous reports, indicating that this condition should be considered in cases with incidentally found asymptomatic isolated proteinuria, especially in young children.
Advanced Design of Sports Wheelchairs
Authors:   , O'Sullivan Joseph
Published: September 2024

The aim of this project is to design the best possible sports wheelchair for tennis for use in competition. Initial market research was carried out on existing products from both the partner company, RMA Sport and competitor companies. The market research looked at both consumer sports wheelchairs and elite bespoke tennis wheelchairs, used by world-class athletes such as Stephane Houdet. The comparison particularly focused on key characteristics such as weight, materials used and manufacturing methods. Optimisation techniques used in other similar engineering applications were also investigated. A product design speciﬁcation (PDS) was developed based on the background research, with key design criteria for the performance, user requirements, compatibility with other components, manufacturing requirements and environmental considerations. Practical testing was carried out on an existing product to measure loads during range of load cases. This was done by applying strain gauges in key locations on the chair paired with camera footage to identify which movements have the largest eﬀect on the wheelchair. Following this, two design optimisation approaches were applied. The ﬁrst looked at optimising the current design by using computational optimisation algorithms to minimize weight whilst maintaining structural integrity for all load cases. This was done initially by modifying tube dimensions in a low-ﬁdelity ﬁnite element model, before being extended to setting both tube dimensions and chair geometry as design variables. Three diﬀerent methods were used to identify the best solution: Design of Experiments (DOE), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). This resulted in a weight reduction of almost 450g when compared to the original design. The second design optimisation approach was aimed and developing a more be-spoke product for elite athletes, utilising carbon-ﬁbre tubes with additively manufactured connectors. Topology optimisation was used to minimise the weight of these connectors whilst making joints that were strong and stiﬀ. 48% reduction in mass of printed connectors. The ﬁnal design was manufactured and assembled to prove the concept. The PDS was used to compare the two proposed designs with the original wheelchair design to ensure they met the desired speciﬁcations.
LEGAL REGULATIONS ON CHILD VIOLENCE ACCORDING TO THE PERSPECTIVES OF CRIMINOLOGY AND VICTIMOLOGY
Authors: Timin Tan , Alhakim Abdurrakhman , Purba Cindy Plenita
Published: September 2024

Violence against children is a serious problem that has a detrimental impact on the physical, mental and emotional development of children throughout the world. This research aims to conduct an in-depth analysis of legal regulations related to child violence from a criminological and victimological perspective. Through a normative and descriptive legal research approach, this research reveals that, although there have been efforts to regulate and protect children's rights, there are still weaknesses in the legal system that require further improvement. The results of this study highlight the need to improve the implementation of existing laws and the important role of understanding criminological factors and victim protection from a victimology perspective in handling child abuse cases. It is hoped that this research can provide guidance for improving policies, more effective implementation, and better protection for children who are victims of violence, creating a safer society and caring for children's welfare.Keywords: Child Violence, Criminology, Victimology
DEVELOPMENT OF OMNIBUS LAW ON MARINE SECURITY AND ITS INFLUENCE IN REGULATION OF AUTONOMOUS MARINE VEHICLE (AMV)
Authors: Silviani Ninne Zahara , Tianto Agus , Rahayu Putri
Published: September 2024

Technology cannot be separated from the maritime sector with the discovery of unmanned vessels or AMVs as a use option for various purposes. AMV technology is considered capable of providing various benefits commercially and for the security of a region. However, its development has not been followed by specific regulations, including in Indonesia. In line with this, Indonesia still has overlapping issues related to maritime security law. So a solution is needed to handle this. The method for writing this research uses a normative legal method with a conceptual and regulatory approach. The research results show that the maritime security omibus law is the government's solution in synchronizing overlapping regulations between applicable agencies with the formation of PP Number 13 of 2022 concerning maritime security. The maritime security omnibus law is still being developed until it will eventually touch on statutory regulations. In line with this, AMV technology is expected to be part of this arrangement.
Maximizing the torque of an asynchronous motor taking into account losses power when limited by the energy converter
Authors: Guskov Vladimir Olegovich , Saushev Aleksandr Vasil'evich , Samoseiko Veniamin Francevich , Lavin Andrey Viktorovich
Published: September 2024

The issues of optimal control of an asynchronous motor according to the criterion of the maximum of its electromagnetic torque are considered. It is shown that electric energy converters feeding the windings of electric machines have semiconductor switches in their composition, the characteristics of which are subject to known limitations. One of these characteristics for a semiconductor key is the value of the maximum current that it can pass through itself for a long time without breaking down. The electromagnetic torque of an asynchronous electric motor with vector control is proportional to two orthogonal currents with respect to each other - magnetization and load. The magnetization current determines the magnetization of the magnetic circuit, it has a significant effect on the operating modes of the machine. The geometric sum of these currents, called the stator current modulus, forms a current that flows through the converter switches. Each of these currents has its own control circuit. The control system limits the modulus of the stator current vector at a given level. There presented the formulas for finding optimal tasks for the circuits of the above-mentioned ones, which allow to obtain the maximum electromagnetic moment under given restrictions on the modulus of the vector of the stator from the side of the electric energy converter. It is established that in order to obtain the maximum electromagnetic torque of an asynchronous motor, it is necessary to take into account the nonlinearity of its magnetization. The paper calculates the maximum electromagnetic torque for various functions approximating the magnetization curve of the magnetic circuit of an asynchronous motor, and also performs an approximate calculation of power losses. It is proved that maximizing the electromagnetic torque makes it possible to significantly expand the mechanical characteristics of the motor and electric drive.