bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The cow’s milk allergy that wasn’t: allergy to supplemental oral lactase enzyme
Authors: Lohrenz Sarah K. , Kanani A.
Published: July 2023

Background

Allergy to supplemental lactase is sparsely reported in the literature with only one prior case of anaphylaxis documented [2]. Reactions to this agent can occur following cow’s milk ingestion which could lead to an erroneous diagnosis of cow’s milk allergy in the absence of another explanation.

Case presentation

Our patient, a 48-year-old male with eczema, exercise-induced asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis, presented with four episodes of systemic reactions characterized by mucosal swelling and asthma symptoms following ice-cream exposure. It was later recognized that he had been taking a lactase enzyme supplement just prior to all of his reactions. Epicutaneous testing was strongly positive to a saline slurry of the lactase supplement he had been using. The patient has been avoiding supplemental lactase since with no subsequent reactions.

Discussion

Our patient was diagnosed with an allergy to supplemental lactase enzyme on the basis of convincing Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated symptoms and positive skin testing. He continued to eat cow’s milk products, ruling out an IgE-mediated allergy to cow’s milk. In the literature, there is one prior case of anaphylaxis documented. Another case of localized oropharyngeal symptoms described in the literature was thought to be a form of oral allergy syndrome as the patient had positive epicutaneous testing to Aspergillus oryzae-derived lactase as well as Aspergillus species. Occupational sensitization, rhinitis/asthma, and protein contact dermatitis have also been detailed in the literature. Although rare, this case highlights the importance of a thorough history of over-the-counter supplements when assessing a patient with features of anaphylaxis.
Primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a case report
Authors: Pintar T. , Tavčar M. , Šušteršič A. , Volavšek M.
Published: July 2023

Background

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare condition with a typical macroscopic appearance, with fibrocollagenous membrane enclosing loops of the small intestine, causing intestinal obstruction. Unexplained recurrent abdominal pain, obstruction, and a large array of other possible clinical signs and symptoms make sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis a diagnostic challenge.

Case presentation

A 48-year-old man of Persian ethnicity was admitted multiple times to the emergency surgery department due to recurrent sudden abdominal pain and chronic obstruction without significant findings in medical history or clinical evaluation. Computed tomography was positive for proximal jejunal dilatation and duodenojejunal flexure stenosis due to internal mesenteric hernia. Exploratory laparoscopy, followed by laparotomy, confirmed thick membrane-like fibrous tissue with complete small intestinal loop envelopment. Extensive membrane excision and adhesiolysis was performed, but no mesenteric herniation was found. Early postoperative paralytic ileus with introduction of low-dose steroid therapy, based on histopathological and immunological results, confirming type III sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, was completely resolved.

Conclusion

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose condition, further divided into primary and secondary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, on the basis of underlying etiology, dictating treatment modality and prognosis. Intraoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment are mandatory, besides a wide variety of abdominal computed tomography scans, inconclusive results, and clinical presentations. There are so far no known specific markers for the diagnosis of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis.
Heparin reversal with protamine sulfate after Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP): is less more?
Authors: Facchetti Nadia , Hinrichs Jan B. , Becker Lena S. , Schneider Martin A. , Brüning Roland , Rademacher Jan , Lenz Jochen , Kudrass Kirsten , Vogel Arndt , Wacker Frank K. , Dewald Cornelia L. A.
Published: July 2023

Purpose

Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a palliative intraarterial therapy for unresectable hepatic malignancies. During PHP, high-dose melphalan is infused via the hepatic artery to saturate tumor in the liver with the chemotherapeutic substance. The venous hepatic blood is filtered by an extracorporeal melphalan specific filtration system. Blood clotting in the extracorporeal filter system is prevented by administering unfractionated heparin (UFH) in high doses, which might be reversed with protamine sulfate after the procedure. Aim of this retrospective two-center-study was to analyze the potential effect of UFH reversal with protamine sulfate on complication rates following PHP.

Materials and methods

All patients receiving PHP treatment between 10/2014 and 04/2021 were classified according to their intraprocedural coagulation management: 92 patients/192 PHP received full UFH reversal with protamine (groupPROTAMINE); 13 patients/21 PHP in groupREDUCED_PROTAMINE received a reduced amount of protamine, and 28 patients/43 PHP did not receive UFH reversal with protamine (groupNO_PROTAMINE). Periinterventional clinical reports, findings and laboratory values were retrospectively evaluated. Complications and adverse events were classified according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAEv5.0).

Results

Thromboembolic events were recorded after 10 PHP procedures (5%) in groupPROTAMINE, six of which (3%) were major events (CTCAE grade 3-5). No (0%) thromboembolic events were recorded in groupREDUCED_PROTAMINE and groupNO_PROTAMINE. Hemorrhagic events were registered after 24 PHP (13%) in groupPROTAMINE, two of which (1%) were major (CTCAE grade 3-4). In groupREDUCED_PROTAMINE, only minor bleeding events were recorded, and one major hemorrhagic event was documented in groupNO_PROTAMINE (2%). There was a significant difference between the percentage of post-interventional thrombopenia in groupPROTAMINE (39%) and groupREDUCED_PROTAMINE (14%) versus groupNO_PROTAMINE (23%) (p=.00024). In groupPROTAMINE one patient suffered from a severe anaphylactic shock after the administration of protamine.

Conclusion

Our retrospective study implies that there might be a link between the practice of protamine sulfate administration to reverse the full hemodilutive effect of UFH after PHP and the post-interventional risk of thromboembolic events as well as clinically significant thrombopenia. Our data suggest that the standard use of protamine sulfate after PHP in low-risk patients without clinical signs of active bleeding should be critically re-evaluated.
Correlation between branched-chain amino acids intake and total lymphocyte count in head and neck cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Kristian Yosua Yan , Cahyanur Rahmat , Wulandari Yohannessa , Sinaga Wina , Lukito Widjaja , Prasetyawaty Findy , Lestari Wiji
Published: July 2023

Background

Cellular immunity as reflected by total lymphocyte count (TLC) has been proven to be related to overall survival rate cancer patients. Lymphocyte proliferation is regulated, to some extent, by nutritional factor. Branched chain amino acid (BCAA) is documented as one of numerous nutrients that play important role in lymphocyte proliferation through its effect on protein synthesis and DNA replication. Many studies describe the correlation between BCAA and TLC in hepatic cancer patients. This study emphasized the observation of that links in head and neck cancer patients.

Methods

Eighty-five subjects were included in final analysis, aged 18–75, mostly male, with head and neck cancer who had not received treatment participated in this cross-sectional study at the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital’s radiation and medical haematology oncology clinic. The BCAAs intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Flow cytometry method was used to quantify TLC.

Results

Overall, the subjects’ nutritional status mostly was considered normal, with the median intake of 1505 (800–3040) kcal/day of energy and mean of 73.96 ± 23.39 g/day of protein. Moreover, subjects’ average BCAA intake was 10.92 ± 0.48 g/day. Meanwhile, 17.6% of subjects were found to have low TLC level. From thorough analysis, we did not find a strong correlation between BCAA level and TLC (r = 0.235, p = 0.056).

Conclusion

In participants with head and neck cancer who had not received chemoradiotherapy, there is no correlation between BCAA intake and TLC. The contribution of non-BCAA amino acids from dietary sources to lymphocyte proliferation requires further investigation.

Trial registration

Retrospectively registered, with clinical trial number NCT05226065 on February 7th 2022.
Influence of Running Shoe Longitudinal Bending Stiffness on Running Economy and Performance in Trained and National Level Runners
Authors: RODRIGO-CARRANZA VÍCTOR , HOOGKAMER WOUTER , SALINERO JUAN JOSÉ , RODRÍGUEZ-BARBERO SERGIO , GONZÁLEZ-RAVÉ JOSÉ MARÍA , GONZÁLEZ-MOHÍNO FERNANDO
Published: July 2023

Introduction/purpose

Previous results about shoe longitudinal bending stiffness (LBS) and running economy (RE) show high variability. This study aimed to assess the effects of shoes with increased LBS on RE and performance in trained and national runners.

Methods

Twenty-eight male runners were divided into two groups according to their 10-km performance times (trained, 38–45 min and national runners, <34 min). Subjects ran 2 × 3 min (at 9 and 13 km·h−1 for trained, and 13 and 17 km·h−1 for national runners) with an experimental shoe with carbon fiber plate to increase the LBS (Increased LBS) and a control shoe (without carbon fiber plate). We measured energy cost of running (W·kg−1) and spatiotemporal parameters in visit one and participants performed a 3000 m time trial (TT) in two successive visits.

Results

Increased LBS improved RE in the trained group at slow (11.41 ± 0.93 W·kg−1 vs 11.86 ± 0.93 W·kg−1) and fast velocity (15.89 ± 1.24 W·kg−1 vs 16.39 ± 1.24 W·kg−1) and only at the fast velocity in the national group (20.35 ± 1.45 W·kg−1 vs 20.78 ± 1.18 W·kg−1). The improvements in RE were accompanied by different changes in biomechanical variables between groups. There were a similar improvement in the 3000 m TT test in Increased LBS for trained (639 ± 59 vs 644 ± 61 s in control shoes) and national runners (569 ± 21 vs 574 ± 21 s in control shoes) with more constant pace in increased LBS compared with control shoes in both groups.

Conclusions

Increasing shoe LBS improved RE at slow and fast velocities in trained runners and only at fast velocity in national runners. However, the 3000 m TT test improved similarly in both levels of runners with increased LBS. The improvements in RE are accompanied by small modifications in running kinematics that could explain the difference between the different levels of runners.
The effect of prolonged stratification and shading on the emergence of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco seedlings
Authors: Houšková Kateřina , Sendecký Matúš , Martiník Antonín
Published: July 2023

The Douglas fir has been cultivated in Europe since the mid-19th century, but its artificial regeneration leads to a low yield of seedlings. It could be improved by prolonged pre-sowing treatment (cold stratification of seeds) or the early shading of sowings, so that their effect on five Douglas fir seed lots and their emergence and growth of seedlings were analysed. One lot came from the USA; four lots came from the Czech Republic. The germination capacity and germination rate were analysed for seed without pre-sowing treatment and seed after 21-day and 49-day stratification. The emergence rate was tested for variants of the 21-day and the 49-day stratification (shaded and unshaded treatment) and for autumn sowing (unshaded treatment). The results show that the maximal germination capacity of full seeds is achieved after the 21-day stratification. The prolonged 49-day stratification increases the germination rate, especially in seed lots with lower vitality. The biggest seedlings, in terms of length and biomass of the above-ground part and the biomass of the root system, emerged from seeds sown in autumn. The combination of the 49-day stratification of seeds and the 3-week shading after spring sowing can accelerate seedling emergence and increase the emergence rate of seedlings; seedlings achieve more biomass and length of the above-ground part, the root system compared to unshaded seedlings or seedlings emerged from 21-day stratified seeds. Comparable or better results were achieved from autumn sowing.
Σχεδιασμός άμεσης υποστήριξης σε θέσεις συμβολής σηράγγων
Authors: Γκίκας Βασίλειος
Published: July 2023

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή πραγματεύεται ζητήματα σχεδιασμού της άμεσης υποστήριξης σηράγγων, με έμφαση σε θέσεις συμβολής. Η προσέγγιση του προβλήματος γίνεται μέσω τριδιάστατων αριθμητικών αναλύσεων με παραμετρική διερεύνηση της επίδρασης της εντατικής κατάστασης και των μηχανικών χαρακτηριστικών της βραχομάζας. Η αξιολόγηση των αποτελεσμάτων εστιάζει στα εντατικά μεγέθη και τις μετακινήσεις της υποστήριξης, καθώς αυτά αποτελούν τα βασικά κριτήρια για τον σχεδιασμό των σηράγγων. Οι αριθμητικές αναλύσεις ενσωματώνουν προηγμένο καταστατικό μοντέλο με συμπεριφορά χαλάρωσης της βραχομάζας (strain-softening) ενώ σε περιπτώσεις ανισότροπης βραχομάζας εφαρμόζεται καταστατικό μοντέλο απανταχού ασυνεχειών (ubiquitous joints). Όλες οι αριθμητικές αναλύσεις συνεχούς μέσου εκτελέστηκαν με χρήση του κώδικα πεπερασμένων διαφορών FLAC3D, ενώ για τις αναλύσεις μη συνεχούς μέσου έγινε χρήση του κώδικα 3DEC και RS2. Η διαδικασία προσομοίωσης περιελάβανε αναλύσεις αξονικής συμμετρίας, τριδιάστατες αναλύσεις και αναλύσεις επίπεδης παραμόρφωσης. Σε όλες τις αναλύσεις εφαρμόστηκε διαδοχική εκσκαφή και υποστήριξη της σήραγγας σε φάσεις (άνω ημιδιατομή, βαθμίδα/ ανάστροφο τόξο) τόσο για την κύρια σήραγγα όσο και για την σήραγγα διαφυγής. Σύμφωνα με τα ευρήματα της παρούσας διατριβής, μετά την κατασκευή της σήραγγας διαφυγής η υποστήριξη της κύριας σήραγγας αποφορτίζεται στην περιοχή συμβολής με την στέψη της σήραγγας διαφυγής και υπερφορτίζεται στην περιοχή συμβολής με την παρειά την σήραγγας διαφυγής. Στην περιοχή αποφόρτισης, η αποφόρτιση είναι ισχυρή και είναι πιθανή η ανάπτυξη εφελκυστικών αξονικών δυνάμεων μετά την κατασκευή της σήραγγας διαφυγής. Στην περιοχή αυτή προτείνεται η τοποθέτηση οπλισμού στην υποστήριξη της κύριας σήραγγας με δομικό πλέγμα ή/και δικτυωτά πλαίσια ή ακόμα και η πλήρης όπλιση ώστε να αποφευχθεί η ανάπτυξη εφελκυστικών ρωγμών στο εκτοξευόμενο σκυρόδεμα. Αντίθετα, στην περιοχή υπερφόρτισης η ανάπτυξη αξονικών θλιπτικών δυνάμεων είναι πολύ ισχυρή. Σε αυτή την περιοχή προτείνεται η αύξηση του πάχους του εκτοξευόμενου σκυροδέματος ή η πρόβλεψη κατασκευής διεύρυνσης για την θεμελίωση της άνω ημιδιατομής (elephant foot) ώστε να αποφευχθεί η αστοχία του εκτοξευόμενου σκυροδέματος σε θλίψη. Γενικά, δεν παρατηρείται αύξηση στα εντατικά μεγέθη της σήραγγας διαφυγής σε εγγύτητα με την κύρια σήραγγα. Τέλος, δεδομένης της σύνθετης γεωμετρίας της εκσκαφής στην περιοχή της συμβολής, είναι πιθανή η δημιουργία αστοχιών δομικού τύπου ελεγχόμενες από τον προσανατολισμού των ασυνεχειών. Για αυτόν τον λόγο, μπορεί να απαιτείται η τοποθέτηση επιπρόσθετων αγκυρίων, δομικού πλέγματος και ράβδων προπορείας (Spilling) για τον έλεγχο αστοχιών, ανάλογα και με τον κερματισμό της βραχομάζας.
Monitoring concept for powder flow monitoring in Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) process based on flexible piezoelectric sensors
Authors: Petrovic-Filipovic Vojislav , Görgl Richard , Suppan Michael , Hesse Jan , Waldhauser Wolfgang
Published: July 2023

Background: The quality of powder-blown Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) is mainly governed by the energy density per unit of mass employed to melt the material. In most of the previous works, the focus in process monitoring and control was on the control of energy input, by controlling the properties of the melt pool. However, the powder mass input is as important to monitor as the energy input, in order to preserve the equilibrium of the process.

Methods: In this paper, the authors present the first test results of the Pyzoflex® sensor for powder flow monitoring in L-DED using real powder feeding system in the robot-based laser-processing cell. The sensor was tested against the powder projected from the powder feeder under typical flow regimes and the real-time measurements were taken using a specifically designed software tool.

Results: The graphical representation of the registered sensor signals are clearly correlated with the powder flow values set at the powder feeder, which demonstrates that the piezoelectric sensors can detect the powder flow with elevated precision in real time.

Conclusions: The first laboratory tests of flexible printed piezoelectric sensors demonstrate that they are fast and precise in the powder flow measurement, but that more effort must be invested in the robustness of the measurement setup as well as in clearing and stabilization of the registered signal.
WALIS dashboard: An online tool to explore a global paleo sea-level database
Authors: Garzón Sebastián , Rovere Alessio
Published: July 2023

This paper describes the WALIS dashboard, an open-access interface to the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS), which was developed and compiled thanks to funding from the European Research Council. WALIS is a database that includes thousands of samples (dated with different radiometric methods) and sea-level indicators formed during the Last Interglacial (125 ka). The WALIS dashboard was coded in R (shiny app) and is connected with a simplified version of the WALIS database. The app allows querying data by geographic extent or by filtering metadata. It then allows the user to download the queried data and perform simple reproducible data analysis. The WALIS dashboard can be used both online and offline.
La biografía fílmica: una propuesta metodológica para su estudio
Authors: Úrbez Fernández Pablo
Published: July 2023

La biografía fílmica, durante muchos años aparejada al cine histórico en cuanto a teorización se refiere, ha empezado a estudiarse paulatinamente como objeto historiográfico autónomo. Su situación fronteriza entre numerosas temáticas narrativas y los desafíos que supone adaptar para el medio audiovisual una vida históricamente documentada suponen un reto para realizadores e investigadores. Dada la limitación temporal del relato, frente a la infinitud de detalles de una vida, los cineastas se enfrentan a una labor de selección, estructuración e interpretación. En la biografía fílmica confluyen el rigor histórico y la necesidad de dramatizar, el mundo real y el mundo narrativo, el particularismo y la universalidad, así como una dialéctica entre el protagonismo del individuo y el de la sociedad. Partiendo de esta compleja hibridación de ámbitos, proponemos establecer una posible metodología de análisis, atendiendo a sus puntos problemáticos bajo diferentes paradigmas de interpretación. Uno, situando el foco en la fama del personaje; el otro, en la idea de felicidad. Así, disertaremos acerca de la conveniencia de que los cineastas emitan o no un juicio sobre el personaje, si existe una verdad histórica y otra narrativa o no hay dualidad posible, la distorsión lícita e ilícita de esa verdad histórica como necesidad para el drama, cómo abordar el denominado tema de la película y cómo el concepto de felicidad permea todo relato biográfico.
El estudio del metaverso en tiempos de pandemia. Revisión de la literatura científica sobre la última frontera digital
Authors: Paredes Otero Guillermo
Published: July 2023

Las medidas sanitarias derivadas del Covid-19 hicieron que la relevancia del metaverso como herramienta comunicativa y social aumentara gracias a su virtualidad y posponiéndose en una era donde cada vez se buscan más alternativas al contacto presencial. Tras un repaso a su concepto, sus características y aplicaciones en diversas esferas de la vida cotidiana como el marketing, la medicina o la comunicación, el objetivo de esta investigación ha sido comprobar si dicho auge también está representado desde una perspectiva académica. Para ello, hemos realizado una revisión de la literatura en español presente en las bases de datos de Web of Science, Google Académico y Scopus sobre el metaverso publicadas entre los años de pandemia de 2020 a 2022. Los resultados demuestran que la educación y el derecho son los ámbitos desde los que más se estudian estos nuevos mundos virtuales, a través de ensayos y análisis de casos concretos. Tampoco faltan publicaciones de índole general y desde una perspectiva periodística y publicitaria. Esta investigación permite llegar a la conclusión de que el metaverso, como objeto de estudio y al ser un concepto cuyo interés mediático es reciente, no tiene la misma repercusión que posee a nivel social, al ser un campo académico prácticamente fértil dada la escasez de investigaciones sobre el tema y donde priman observaciones sobre posibles aplicaciones, ventajas y riesgos a tener en cuenta.
Only the Ugly Face? A Theoretical Model of Brand Dilution
Authors: Bacchiega Emanuele , Colucci Mariachiara , Denicolò Vincenzo , Magnani Marco
Published: July 2023

This paper challenges two common views of brand dilution: first, that it is exclusively the unintended consequence of a poorly executed strategy of brand extension and, second, that its likelihood is heightened by brand licensing. Using a new theoretical model, we show that brand dilution can be seen not just as an unfortunate development to be avoided, but as an opportunity to monetize the brand. We further show that, at the relevant margin, switching from in-house development to licensing reduces the risk of brand dilution. The model offers a novel perspective on some important managerial choices and generates a series of empirically testable hypotheses.

This paper was accepted by Dmitri Kuksov, marketing.

Funding: Financial support from PRIN 20157NHSTP004 is gratefully acknowledged.

Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.00852 .
The Governance of Nonprofits and Their Social Impact: Evidence from a Randomized Program in Healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Fangwa Anicet A. , Flammer Caroline , Huysentruyt Marieke , Quélin Bertrand V.
Published: July 2023

Substantial funding is provided to the healthcare systems of low-income countries. However, an important challenge is to ensure that this funding is used efficiently. This challenge is complicated by the fact that a large share of healthcare services in low-income countries is provided by nonprofit health centers that often lack (i) effective governance structures and (ii) organizational know-how and adequate training. In this paper, we argue that the bundling of performance-based incentives with auditing and feedback (A&F) is a potential way to overcome these obstacles. First, the combination of feedback and performance-based incentives—that is, feedback joined with incentives to act on this feedback and achieve specific health outcomes—helps address the knowledge gap that may otherwise undermine performance-based incentives. Second, coupling feedback with auditing helps ensure that the information underlying the feedback is reliable—a prerequisite for effective feedback. To examine the effectiveness of this bundle, we use data from a randomized governance program conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Within the program, a set of health centers was randomly assigned to a “governance treatment” that consisted of performance-based incentives combined with A&F, whereas others were not. Consistent with our prediction, we find that the governance treatment led to (i) higher operating efficiency and (ii) improvements in health outcomes. Furthermore, we find that funding is not a substitute for the governance treatment; health centers that only receive funding increase their scale but do not show improvements in operating efficiency or health outcomes.

This paper was accepted by Lamar Pierce, organizations.

Funding: This research was supported by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche [Grant Investissements d’Avenir (LabEx Ecodec)].

Supplemental Material: The data files and online appendix are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4846 .
The Use of Credit Ratings in the Delegated Management of Fixed Income Assets
Authors: Baghai Ramin P. , Becker Bo , Pitschner Stefan
Published: July 2023

Investment mandates of fixed income funds constrain managers’ portfolio decisions, often employing credit ratings to classify asset risk. We categorize U.S. and European fixed income funds’ mandates using textual analysis and measure the use of ratings. Over the past two decades, despite the weaknesses of ratings revealed in the global financial crisis, ratings use has increased significantly. Since 2010, the fraction of funds not using ratings in any way has fallen by almost half in both the United States and Europe. By 2020, 94% of U.S. funds and 65% of European funds used ratings. These patterns fit agency-based models of investment mandates and point to a lack of practically useful alternatives.

This paper was accepted by Tomasz Piskorski, finance.

Funding: This work was supported by the Nasdaq Nordic Foundation.

Supplemental Material: The data files and e-companion are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4848 .
Zero-Sum Games and Linear Programming Duality
Authors: von Stengel Bernhard
Published: July 2023

The minimax theorem for zero-sum games is easily proved from the strong duality theorem of linear programming. For the converse direction, the standard proof by Dantzig is known to be incomplete. We explain and combine classical theorems about solving linear equations with nonnegative variables to give a correct alternative proof more directly than Adler. We also extend Dantzig’s game so that any max-min strategy gives either an optimal LP solution or shows that none exists.
La salud mental en el ámbito laboral: ¿Son efectivas las intervenciones para lograr el regreso al trabajo?
Authors: Pérez Rosario Evelin Noemy , Jové Gómez Dunia , García López Vega
Published: July 2023

Este trabajo es un comentario del artículo: Nowrouzi-Kia B, Garrido P, Gohar B, Yazdani A, Chattu VK, Bani-Fatemi A, Howe A, Duncan A, Riquelme MP, Abdullah F, et al. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Return-to-Work Interventions for Individuals with Work-Related Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Healthcare. 2023; 11(10):1403. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11101403
Prevención de la exposición ocupacional a la radiación del personal de enfermería de Medicina Nuclear
Authors: Riveira Martín Mercedes
Published: July 2023

Entrevista con Mercedes Riveira-Martín
New Communities, Old Traditions: Dangers in Recovering the Shared Ascetical Heritage
Authors: Wagner-Wassen Sarah A.
Published: July 2023

precis: The twentieth-century publication of works of ancient Christian desert monasticism and Eastern Orthodox texts had an influence on Western religious institutes, particularly in communities formed after Vatican II, to have a "new charism" to bring monasticism into conjunction with the modern world. One community in particular, the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, is examined here for how borrowings from ancient or Eastern practices resulted in highly problematic structures that violated the members' internal forum and hampered their spiritual formation. By analyzing the system of asceticism practiced in the desert, particularly by Evagrius, with the view that it is an ordered system to restructure the self through practices to create inner freedom, we can understand why the practices adopted by the Monastic Family of Bethlehem failed.
The Case for Grace-Filled Naturalism: A Dialogue with Edward Schillebeeckx
Authors: Haight Roger
Published: July 2023

precis: This essay makes the case for grace-filled naturalism by entering into dialogue with the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. It first shows that God's creative action places God within all finite reality in an immediate way. It then shows how God as Spirit can be identified with God's primary or creating causality. Jesus' divinity can also be understood within the framework of a paradigmatic concentrated instance of God's creating presence. This construction yields a framework for a naturalist spirituality of union with God, constituted by God as Spirit, and mediated by Christ that is completely at home in today's secular, scientific world.
L’Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours en Haïti : De la présence médiatique à l’enracinement local (1853–2021)
Authors: Charles Carter , Clorméus Lewis Ampidu
Published: July 2023

Résumé: Cet article traite de l’histoire et des modalités de l’inculturation de l’Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours en Haïti. S’appuyant sur des archives jusque-là peu exploitées, et d’autres totalement inédites, il retrace les moments forts des relations entre cette Église et Haïti, y compris sur le plan étatique, de 1852 à 2019. Il met notamment en exergue les conditions ayant favorisé la conversion et l’assermentation du premier représentant local haïtien et la reconnaissance juridique de l’Église en 1980. Il fournit aussi des indications sur l’engagement social de l’institution ecclésiale. Abstract: This article maps out the history and surveys the inculturation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Haiti. Relying on archives that had either been understudied or that had never been published before, the article brings to light key moments of the relations between the Church and Haiti, including the country’s government, from 1852 to 2019. It highlights in particular the conditions that led to the conversion and later swearing-in of the Church’s first local authority in Haiti and its legal recognition in 1980, as well as the Church’s ongoing social commitment in the country. Rezime: Atik sila konsène istwa ak enkiltirasyon Legliz Jezi Kri pou Sen Dènye Jou yo nan peyi Ayiti. Travay sila chita sou achiv ki te manke apwofondisman oubyen ki komplètman nouvo ki ka pèmèt lektè yo konprann pi byen rapò Legliz la ak Ayiti, menm nan relasyon li ak Leta, sòti lane 1852 pou rive 2019. Atik sila gade nan ki kondisyon premye reprezantan ayisyen Legliz la te vin konvèti epi prete sèman devan Leta, epi kouman aktivite Legliz la te vin gen rekonesans legal nan peyi a. Li bay enfòmasyon tou sou angajman sosyal Legliz la.
"Had I been a painter": Lolita and the Perversity of Interart Relations
Authors: Jensen Robyn
Published: July 2023

Abstract: Discussions of interart relations have often relied on a rhetoric of sexual perversion to reaffirm artistic borders, from G. E. Lessing's Laocoön (1766) to twentieth-century theories of medium specificity. This article considers the "perversity" of interart relations embedded in Lolita , Nabokov's novel of pedophilia. While the commingling of the arts is a key aspect of Nabokov's visual poetics, the logic of this principle is interrogated in Lolita . Whether perceiving Lolita as a visual image or imagining a mural of their sexual union, Humbert repeatedly attempts to transfigure his temporal narrative into the spatial realm of the visual as a means of preserving his "nymphet" from the corruption of time. This, I suggest, is analogous to Nabokov's own artistic efforts to escape the temporal progression imposed by sequential narrative form by appealing to the visual arts. By examining Lolita within the context of a long-standing discourse that sees relations between the sister arts as perverse, I argue that the novel's overt transgression of sexual taboos discloses an underlying aesthetic anxiety about the transgression of interart boundaries, in particular the novel's aspiration towards spatial form. Central to this is the novel's reworking of the Pygmalion myth, one of the foundational myths not only about artistic creation, but about the artist as a transgressive figure who violates aesthetic as well as erotic laws. The article ultimately concludes that, in Lolita , Nabokov revalorizes the sequential aspect of narrative (and the temporality of re-reading) as a positive attribute of novelistic form, not as something to be overcome in imitation of painting.
The Othering Biological Poetics: Evolution, Speciation and Lepidoptery in Nabokov's The Gift and "Father's Butterflies"
Authors: Wu Juan
Published: July 2023

Abstract: Nabokov was a great writer and a professional biologist with an intense interest in evolutionary theory, and it seems sensible to conclude that his literary creations were heavily influenced by his scientific research. This paper examines how Nabokov's lepidopterological research sheds significant light on his artistic works, including the novel The Gift and its rejected addendum, " Father's Butterflies ," and explores how these works embody Nabokov's views on nature, art, and natural selection. It also investigates how Nabokov adopts narrative strategies of parodies, allusions, symbols and narratives to reflect on the universal validity of Darwinism but also to insert his speculation on natural selection and theories of speciation in the narratives. Nabokov's writing evinces no serious quarrel with the basic principles of natural selection. Yet, his work reflects his skepticism of an approach to the world that solely relies on quantitative and statistical analysis.
Bridging Divides: art and religion in the early AIDS pandemic
Authors: Kelly Matthew
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT: Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, visual artists created a canon of work examining the illness experience of people living with AIDS. Largely forgotten today is a subset of this canon that simultaneously engaged AIDS narratives and religion, thereby dialoguing across political, cultural, and ideological divides. The artists who crafted these works created spaces of sanctioned discourse, drawing together sexual and religious histories in a manner reminiscent of the confessional as analyzed in Michel Foucault’s work. This article rediscovers an archive rich in interdisciplinary illness narratives, arguing that the unearthed art pieces articulate four themes that interrogate the relationship between people with AIDS and religious traditions. In addition to furthering our understanding of a forgotten expression of AIDS illness narratives, this analysis provides insight into art’s capacity to dialogue between communities in the setting of internal divisions. These lessons may aid us as we endeavor to understand the diversity, function, and applications of illness narratives in the setting of the politicized diseases of the 21st century, including COVID-19.
Accepting and Embracing Our Mortality
Authors: Churchill Larry R.
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT: Aging and death need to be seen as a single reality, aging-and-death. Separating them largely voids the lessons to be learned from aging, and the benefits of seeing life as a whole and learning a new sense of beauty, meaning, hope, and love. All the distinctive experiences central to our sense of ourselves as human beings are tied to recognition of our mortality. Living a full life means accepting and embracing death as not only inevitable, but necessary and desirable.
Phase-Combining Unit for Aliasing Suppression in Optical Phased Array
Authors: Wu Dachuan , Yu Bowen , Yi Yasha
Published: July 2023

We proposed a phase-combining unit to suppress the aliasing effect in OPA devices. It can control 2N-1 emitters with N phase shifters. Theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental results have been completed and presented.
Out-of-the-laboratory transfer of an optical sensor: inspection of dielectric thin films on industrial rough aluminum
Authors: Toschke Yannic , Bourdon Bjoern , Imlau Mirco
Published: July 2023

We demonstrate a novel interference based optical sensor for the inspection of trivalent chromium conversion coatings on cold-rolled aluminum. The focus is placed on an out-of-the-laboratory, open-source prototype employing the emerging field of 3D-printing.
Differential Measurement of NH3 and CO2 in Gas Mixture with Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Technique using Supercontinuum Laser
Authors: Zaid Mohammad , K Saran Kumar , Vidhya Esther Blesso , Thomas Tiju , Vasa Nilesh J.
Published: July 2023

Detection of NH3 and CO2 using photoacoustic spectroscopy is developed. For 1525 nm filter, cell resonance is observed at 830 Hz with intensity of 1.85 mV/A, Q-factor of 9.22 and NH3 LDL of 7 ppb.
Analysis of spectral coverage and resolution performance in spectral focusing CARS spectroscopy
Authors: Monroy Laura , Magnus Josh , González-Herráez Miguel , Naranjo Fernando B. , Kieu Khanh
Published: July 2023

An open-code simulation tool for spectral focusing Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (SF-CARS) spectroscopy has been developed for the analysis of spectral coverage and resolution performance. The main limitation has been found due to high-order dispersion and nonlinearities in laser sources.
Broadband Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Technique in 2µm Wavelength Range for Sensing of Moisture and Carbon dioxide
Authors: K Saran Kumar , Y Esther Blesso Vidhya , Selvaraj Ramya , S Satyanarayanan , Vasa Nilesh J
Published: July 2023

Dual-wavelength, broadband photoacoustic technique is demonstrated for measurement of multiple gas species using a supercontinuum laser source. H2O vapor and CO2 measurements are demonstrated near 1920 and 2000 nm.
Multi-GHz Femtosecond Mode-locked Ytterbium-doped Double Tungstate Waveguide Laser
Authors: Bae Ji Eun , Mateos Xavier , Aguiló Magdalena , Díaz Francesc , Ajates Javier García , Romero Carolina , de Aldana Javier Rodríguez Vázquez , Rotermund Fabian
Published: July 2023

We report multi-GHz continuous-wave mode-locked operation of an ytterbium-doped monoclinic double tungstate waveguide laser employing single-walled carbon nanotubes. The extended laser cavity including a wedged waveguide and a lens pair ensures reliable mode-locking performances without instability. The 3.55-GHz waveguide laser emitting 876-fs pulses highly suggest the potential of crystalline Yb:KLuW channel waveguides for efficiently femtosecond mode-locked high-repetition-rate operation.
A Standalone Soliton Microcomb Prototype
Authors: Xi Chaoxiang , Hu Chenhua , Shen Yang , Zhou Lefeng , Wang Hui , He Guangqiang
Published: July 2023

We built a standalone prototype for generating soliton microcombs. Our prototype supports both manual and automatic soliton generation methods, laying a good foundation for the commercial application of microcombs while maintaining professionalism.
Optical frequency conversion using a resonator that is pre-resonated only to the desired converted frequency
Authors: Ikuta Rikizo , Yokota Masayo , Kobayashi Toshiki , Imoto Nobuyuki , Yamamoto Takashi
Published: July 2023

We have achieved optical frequency conversion based on secondary optical nonlinearity using a resonator that is pre-resonated only to the desired converted frequency. This new frequency converter has many advantages over traditional frequency converters [1].
Design of an All-dielectric Magneto-optical Metasurface with Giant Faraday Effect and High Light Transmission
Authors: Gao Siyuan , Ota Yasutomo , Liu Tianji , Iwamoto Satoshi
Published: July 2023

We design an all-dielectric metasurface exhibiting giant enhancement of magneto-optical Faraday rotation and high light transmission. A 760-times larger Faraday rotation than that in the unprocessed host material of the same thickness was numerically observed.
Engineering of nonlinear optical processes by arbitrarily manipulating the relevant optical phases
Authors: Liu W. , Ohae C. , Zheng J. , Tahara S. , Suzuki M. , Minoshima K. , Katsuragawa M.
Published: July 2023

We report a typical experimental demonstration of how widely nonlinear optical processes can be engineered by arbitrarily manipulating the relevant optical fields including the phase of nonlinear polarization as a function of interaction length
Development of Multi-Foci Raman Spectrophotometer for High-Throughput Biochemical Screening
Authors: Liao Hao-Xiang , Bando Kazuki , Li Menglu , Fujita Katsumasa
Published: July 2023

We developed a Raman spectrophotometer with multi-foci for high-throughput screening that produces 96 focal spots on analytes in 96 well-plate and collects their Raman spectra simultaneously, which enables fast discrimination and monitoring of 96 samples.
Low-cost photonic crystal spectrometer using up-conversion
Authors: Sugano Ryo , Jin Shengji , Hofs Jocelyn , Yube Koki , Nagashima Keigo , Kodama Takumasa , Tanabe Takasumi
Published: July 2023

We used up-conversion to capture the localized light of a photonic crystal spectrometer with an inexpensive CMOS camera. We employed this data to detect a single wavelength using deep learning.
Design of Si Photonic Crystal Waveguide for High Performing Slow Light Devices
Authors: Hirotani Keisuke , Taira Rikuto , Shiratori Ryo , Baba Toshihiko
Published: July 2023

We optimized SiO2-cladded Si photonic crystal waveguide for low-dispersion slow light with ng ≈ 20 at full C-band with efficient transition structures. We also investigated air-cladded waveguide that expands the FOV for LiDAR applications.
Plasma induced surface nanostructure on semiconductors for the application of random laser
Authors: Shi Quan , Fujiwara Hideki , Osaka Ryusei , Kajita Shin , Yasuhara Ryo , Ohno Noriyasu , Uehara Hiyori
Published: July 2023

Unique surface nanostructures were formed on semiconductors over a large area by Ar plasma irradiation with RF sample bias. As an application of these wavelength ordered size structure, we have demonstrated a random laser emission at UV region.
Ultracompact and Broadband InP/InGaAsP Polarization Beam Splitter using Brewster’s Law
Authors: Elfiqi Abdulaziz E. , Yu Dawei , Shao Haifeng , Tanemura Takuo , Nakano Yoshiaki
Published: July 2023

We propose an ultracompact InP/InGaAsP polarization beam splitter based on the Brew-ster’s law. With a footprint of 30×35 µm2, >20-dB polarization extinction ratio and <0.4-dB insertion loss are obtained over the C and L bands.
Comparison of Light Emission of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes under Laser- and Joule-Heating Conditions
Authors: Nishihara Taishi , Takakura Akira , Miyauchi Yuhei
Published: July 2023

We report high temperature light emission of an individual metallic single-walled carbon nanotube under laser- or Joule-heating conditions, which exhibit different spectral shape reflecting on different population of electrons and phonons.
Nonlinear Dynamics in Optical Waveguides with CVD-Grown 2D-Material Coating
Authors: Ngo Gia Quyet , Najafidehaghani Emad , Gan Ziyang , Khazaee Sara , Siems Malte Per , George Antony , Peschel Ulf , Tuniz Alessandro , Ebendorff-Heidepriem Heike , Schmidt Markus A. , Turchanin Andrey , Eilenberger Falk
Published: July 2023

We report a nonlinear photonics platform possessing a substantial second-order susceptibility and demonstrate the enhancement of second-harmonic generation in resonance with excitons. Here, exposed-core fibers, functionalized with MoS2 monolayers provide a long light-matter interaction scheme.
Machine Learning based CD34+ Cell Detection using Lens-free Shadow Imaging Technology
Authors: Baik Minyoung , Shin Sanghoon , Kim Jin Young , Chae Yeonghun , Kumar Samir , Kang Ka-Won , Kim Byung-Soo , Nam Myung-Hyun , Lee Ahyeon , Seo Sungkyu
Published: July 2023

We present a method for detecting CD34, a blast marker required for leukemia diagnosis, using a lens-free shadow imaging system based on machine learning with 96% accuracy.
Randomly localized plasmonic speckles by disordered nanoislands for super-resolution microscopy
Authors: Yoo Hajun , Lee Hongki , Rhee Woo Joong , Moon Gwiyeong , Lee Changhun , Shin Jeon-Soo , Kim Donghyun
Published: July 2023

Temperature-annealed metallic nanoislands were used to create randomly localized plasmonic nanospeckles. Experimental studies using nanospeckle illumination microscopy (NanoSIM) confirmed that NanoSIM reconstructs images with improved peak-to-peak localization performance compared to diffraction-limited systems.
Biological Tissue Analysis by Mid-infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Using Piezoelectric Transducer
Authors: Sasaki Ryota , Kino Saiko , Matsuura Yuji
Published: July 2023

A piezoelectric photoacoustic spectroscopy system detecting ultrasound induced by irradiation of mid-infrared laser light is developed. A photoacoustic spectrum of human skin was obtained and an investigation to improve the sensitivity is performed.
Meta-optic for Intelligent Imaging and Sensing
Authors: Liu Xiaoyuan , Chen Mu Ku , Fan Yubin , Yao Jin , Liang Yao , Zhang Jingcheng , Sun Linshan , Tsai Din Ping
Published: July 2023

We developed a meta-lens array based light field imaging system for full-color imaging, depth perception, edge detection and intelligent sensing. We reported the design, fabrication, and applications of the intelligent meta-lens.
Degenerate singularities in backward rescattering processes induced by strong infrared fields
Authors: Mizuno T. , Yang T. , Kurihara T. , Ishii N. , Kanai T. , Tolstikhin O. I. , Morishita T. , Itatani J.
Published: July 2023

We measure carrier-envelope phase (CEP)-dependent photoelectron momentum distributions (PEMDs) of Kr and CO2 with linearly-polarized sub-two-cycle near-infrared laser pulses, to experimentally confirm the universality around the backward rescattering caustic.
Tsurupica Axicon Lens for high-order terahertz Bessel beam generation
Authors: Miyamoto Katsuhiko , Nomura Riku , Tsuji Shota , Omatsu Takashige
Published: July 2023

We develop a Tsurupica axicon lens to generate a terahertz (THz) Bessel beam with non-zero orbital angular momentum. The higher-order THz Bessel beams were efficiently generated within the frequency range of 3-6 THz.
Real-time Channel Power Monitoring and Optical Layer Signaling Transmission Over 1500 km G.652.D fiber
Authors: Yan Baoluo , Wu Qiong , Shi Hu , Feng Zhenhua , Jia Yinqiu , Zhao Yan , Chen Weizhang , Zhu Mo , Fang Yu , Ye Bing , Zou Hongbing , Zhao Zhiyong , Chen Yong
Published: July 2023

Using PT modulation, real-time channel power monitoring with 1.5 dB accuracy and optical layer signaling with receiver sensitivity less than -30 dBm after 1500 km transmission are achieved with negligible penalty to 100G/200G traffic.
Programmable Visible Cylindrical Vector Beams Using Mode Selective Coupler
Authors: Hou Mengdie , Zhou Xuan , Xu Jiangtao , Wang Longtao , Zeng Xianglong
Published: July 2023

We experimentally demonstrated a scheme of dynamic switching of cylindrical vector mode and orbital angular momentum beams based on mode selective coupler using programmable electrical polarization controller.
Coherent Doppler Lidar using Optical Single Sideband Modulation
Authors: Wolfe Sean , Shirahata Takuma , Yamashita Shinji , Set Sze Yun
Published: July 2023

This paper presents the first implementation of Coherent Doppler LiDAR using an Optical Single Sideband Modulator. Experiments show that range resolution and Doppler shift estimates are greatly improved over the traditionally used AOM.
Phase Error Correction through Digital Resampling for LiDAR Applications
Authors: Kang Jhih-Jia , Hsu Shih-Hsiang
Published: July 2023

A digital auxiliary interferometer is proposed to correct the laser non-linear frequency sweep by signal resampling through Hilbert-Transform, which demonstrates the superiority of analog zero-crossing in better suppression and repeatability on two different optical-path-delay lengths.
Single Si Layer Immersion Optical Ultrasound Sensor with Ultra-thin Opto-mechanical Membrane
Authors: Choi Dong J. , Nam Sangwoo , Kim Dong U. , Park Young J. , Her Man J. , Lim Min G. , Hong Myung S. , Song Hyeju , Yu Jaesok , Han Sangyoon
Published: July 2023

We report on an optical ultrasound sensor with a 70 nm-thick opto-mechanical membrane. The device is made of a single silicon layer. The sensitivity and fractional bandwidth of the sensor are 0.41 μV/Pa and 62%, respectively.