bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management, Sumy State University, Yaremenko Anastasiia
Published: September 2022

In the development of the national economy investment plays a crucial role, and the investment process is a determinant of economic development. The investment process is understood as the process of investing resources into real objects in order to achieve the expected level of profitability in the form of material income or social benefits. The investment process does not exist by itself, its role and importance is manifested both in a specific sphere of activity and in the system of economic relations as a whole. The study of the investment process as an integral economic system is possible through the reflection of its constituent elements: the subject, the object of investment, the interaction between them and the environment in which these elements interact. And by analyzing the stages of the investment process, it is possible to understand at what stage problems arise that reduce the likelihood of attracting investment, that is, one can clearly identify a specific problem and easily fix it. In addition, in order to better understand the investment process, it is necessary to consider the methods of its regulation, because the methods and mechanisms of regulation are extremely important: they can both stimulate investment activity and reduce it. It is said that investment always has a positive effect, but this is not true. The article examines the positive and negative effects of attracting foreign direct investment. The investment process through the prism of the amount of FDI in the economy of Ukraine is also considered, the main directions of investment are defined. Since investment is the basis for the development of various levels of the economic system and is necessary for the modernization of the economy and increasing the rate of production, their attraction contributes to the development and expansion of the country's potential. In turn, attracting investment depends on the quality of implementation and regulation of the investment process. The results of the investment process improve the overall macroeconomic indicators of the country's economic development, it has a positive impact on the country's image on the world arena. Thus, investments are the basis of effective functioning of the country and the investment process deserves attention.
The Development of a Remote Restart Services System in Production Line Using PowerShell Script
Authors: Awang Hapini , Huat Beh Choon , Rosli Athirah , Shahatha Al-Mashhadani​ Abdulrazak F.
Published: September 2022

The production line is an important part of most manufacturing industries. However, the services in the devices may experience some issues that disrupt the production line, requiring the assistance of an IT technician to resolve the problem. Therefore, this study seeks to bridge the gap through the design and development of a PowerShell Script to allow the user to remote control the services in a device such as computers and servers. Using this program, the production operator can solve the issue immediately rather than wait for an IT technician, thus increasing productivity and performance. The program design and development followed the Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology. First, the functional requirements were collected through interviews and content analysis. Later, a prototype called Remote Restart Services System (RRS) is developed using PowerShell programming language on the Windows PowerShell ISE platform. An evaluation was later conducted to assess its usability. The findings suggested that RRS is practical and easy-to-use. The respondents were also pleased with its functions. The field study helps developers to refine the framework by providing direct input from the target audience. It can be a guide to identify areas for improvement and eventually help realise the goals.
РЕАЛІЗАЦІЯ ПРИНЦИПІВ ПУБЛІЧНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ В ПРОЦЕСІ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ АВІАЦІЙНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ
Authors: Слюняєв Артем
Published: September 2022

В статті досліджуються особливості управління в процесі діяльності авіаційних підприємств. Встановлено, що на процеси управління великий вплив здійснює зовнішнє середовище (макросередовище), що включає наступні складові: економічне середовище; політичне середовище; соціальне середовище; науково-технічне середовище; правове середовище; культурне середовище; природне середовище; ідеологічне середовище; демографічне середовище; географічне середовище. Існує ряд факторів внутрішнього середовища, що впливають на сутність публічного адміністрування: цілі системи; стратегія розвитку; функції та методи управління; соціально-культурні, психологічні, професійно-кваліфікаційні характеристики; організаційна культура та фінансові, людські, матеріальні ресурси. Автором підкреслюється, що авіаційна галузь одна з найбільш постраждалих в 2019-2021 роках під час пандемії секторів економіки та, особливо з початком шикоромасштабного вторгнення російських військ авіаційна галузь практично призупинилась.
Brothers in the kitchen: the uprising, exodus and survival of a Tamil minority
Authors: Sundar Singh Cyrus
Published: September 2022

Brothers In the Kitchen (BiTk), is a site-specific live-documentary performed with an audience inside a fully operational restaurant. The triumvirate of story, performance, and audience is used to create an interactive and immersive documentary experience incorporating oral storytelling, poetry, dance, music, archival materials and television— all performed live. BiTk is the story of the uprising, exodus and survival of Tamil Sri Lankan citizens who fled a brutal civil war and sought refuge in Canada. The ethnic conflict, between the Buddhist Sinhala majority and the Hindu Tamil minority, sparked a mass exodus following the deadly riots of Black July in 1983. Subsequently, a staggering 300,000 Tamils found asylum in Canada. Soon an inordinate number of them began work as cooks and dishwashers in many Canadian restaurants. This live documentary is performed thirty years after the arrival of the first boatload of Tamil refugees, found adrift off the coast of Newfoundland, in 1986.
Canada,	Libraries	and the Digital Economy
Authors: Middleton Catherine A.
Published: September 2022

Presented at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto February 1, 2014

What I will talk about:

 • Digital economy strategies

 • Canada’s digital economy – wired broadband networks – mobile phones and broadband – extending network availability, increasing quality 

• Libraries as enablers of the digital economy
Beyond Access: Engaging Citizens in the Information Society
Authors: Middleton Catherine A.
Published: September 2022

Presentation: Expert Policy Forum on Building Capacity: Tackling Ontario's Digital Challenge, Toronto, September 2007.
Commutative Prospect Theory and Stopped Behavioral Processes for Fair Gambles
Authors: Cadogan Godfrey
Published: September 2022

We augment Tversky and Khaneman (1992) (TK92) Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT) function space with a sample space for states of nature, and depict a commutative map of behavior on the augmented space. In particular, we use a homotopy lifting property to mimic behavioral stochastic processes arising from deformation of stochastic choice into outcome. A psychological distance metric (in the class of Dudley-Talagrand inequalities) for stochastic learning, was used to characterize stopping times for behavioral processes. In which case, for a class of nonseparable space-time probability density functions, we find that behavioral processes are uniformly stopped before the goal of fair gamble is attained. Further, we find that when faced with a fair gamble, agents exhibit submartingale [supermartingale] behavior, subjectively, under CPT probability weighting scheme. We show that even when agents have classic von Neuman-Morgenstern preferences over probability distribution, and know that the gamble is a martingale, they exhibit probability weighting to compensate for probability leakage arising from the their stopped behavioral process. 
DirectAR: Marketing an Educative AR Experience in 2019
Authors: Arias-Valenzuela Lucas
Published: September 2022

In this paper we will be analyzing how to advertise and market a tool that uses augmented reality to teach the basics of videography to students. Our product is aimed at people that don’t have the accessibility or the financial resources to get a video camera but want to learn. Our market is 12- 17 year-old users, we will be trying to market to schools directly for access to this demographic. We have chosen this demographic to correlate our product to a real problem. This problem is the
exclusivity of Videography, the cost of a standard camera is proven to be too expensive for people that want to learn at a young age. Since there is a higher demand for videography skills in the workplace, we see this as an economic solution for those who want to learn the basics and see if they like it enough to invest in this artform.
How do we get this tool into as many classrooms as possible? Since there are no products like this in schools, we will base our assumptions on research into how new technologies are selected in schools or in households. We will explore three different approaches: advertise to the kids themselves, advertising to the parents but our analysis concludes that the most effective way to solve this problem is to advertise this product to school associations and school boards.
AKADEMİSYENLERİN DAVRANIŞSAL ÖNYARGILARI İLE FİNANSAL OKURYAZARLIK DÜZEYLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: GÜLER Elif , KARACA Süleyman Serdar
Published: September 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi akademik personelinin

davranışsal önyargıları ile finansal okuryazarlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit

etmektir. Ayrıca örneklemde yer alan üniversitenin fakülte, yüksekokul ve meslek

yüksekokullarında görevli akademik personelin davranışsal önyargıları ile finansal

okuryazarlık düzeylerinin benzer ve farklı noktalarının neler olduğunu ortaya

koymaktadır. Bunlara ek olarak, akademik personelin cinsiyet, unvan ve gelir

durumu gibi demografik özellikleri ile davranışsal önyargıları ve finansal

okuryazarlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit etmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç

doğrultusunda, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi akademik personeline online

anket uygulanmıştır. Anketler üniversitenin tüm akademik personeline

yönlendirilmiş olup 379 katılımcıya ulaşılmıştır. Uygulanan anket ile elde edilen

veriler SPSS paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre

ankete katılan akademik personelin yüksek düzeyde finansal okuryazar olmasına

rağmen yine de orta düzeyde davranışsal önyargıların etkisi altında kaldığı tespit

edilmiştir. Akademisyenlerin davranışsal önyargıları ile finansal okuryazarlık

düzeyi arasında pozitif yönlü ve çok zayıf bir ilişki tespit edilmiş olup

akademisyenlerin finansal okuryazarlık düzeyleri davranışsal önyargılarını %21,3

oranında etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Blockchain Technology in the Protection and Inheritance of Non-traditional Heritage
Authors: Zhao Ziruo , Wei Jingru
Published: September 2022

Intangible cultural heritage is an important part of the excellent Chinese traditional culture. Protecting, passing on, and utilizing intangible cultural heritage is of great significance in continuing the historical lineage, strengthening cultural confidence, promoting civilization exchange and mutual understanding, and building a socialist cultural power. This paper provides a blockchain technology-based method for digital deposition of cultural relics and artworks by digitizing the information of the artwork or the owner of the cultural relic and the artwork itself, and then the digitized file is recorded on a blockchain that cannot be tampered with artificially by deriving a unique fixed digital fingerprint with a hashing algorithm. Through such a method, a complete set of data relationship chain is established between the inheritor (owner), the cultural carrier (cultural relics and artworks), and the physical data (high-definition scanned photos, three-dimensional data models, etc.), which is permanently stored and cannot be tampered with, in order to solve and improve the problems of ownership confirmation, theft prevention, identification and damage prevention in the custody of cultural relics and artworks collection.
Improving Street View Image Classification Using Pre-trained CNN Model Extracted Features
Authors: Djouadi Meriem , Kholladi Mohamed-Khireddine
Published: September 2022

This paper presents a new approach for the challenging problem of image geo-localization using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). This latter has become the state-of-the-art technique in computer vision and machine learning, particularly in location recognition of images taken in urban environments where the recognition accuracy is very impressive. We cast this task as a classification problem. First, we extract features from images by using pre-trained CNN model AlexNet as a feature extraction tool; where the output of the fully connected layer is considered as the feature representation. Then, the features extracted from the fully connected layer can be used for the classification process by feeding them into the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. We evaluated the proposed approach on a data set of Google Street View images (GSV); the experimental results show that our approach can improve the classification by achieving a good accuracy rate which is 94.19%.
Geostrategic Perspectives of Slovenia in a Changing World
Authors: Tovornik Uroš
Published: September 2022

The article focuses on Slovenia’s geostrategic foundations, and defines its geostrategic paradigm and perspectives. It pays particular attention to identifying the country’s geopolitical core and its underlining elements in order to discern the key influencing factors that could have an impact on its geostrategic position. The main argument is underpinned by using Mackinder´s Heartland and Spykman´s Rimland geopolitical theories. To reinforce it, the author also refers to Friedrich Ratzel’s Organic geopolitical theory, and the work of Saul Cohen, Rudolf Kjellén and Karl Haushofer. The article concludes with possible geostrategic options for Slovenia in the context of an ever-changing world.
Interpretation of Civilian Vs. Military Equipment in European Case Law – EU and Hungary
Authors: Minkó-Miskovics Mariann , Szabó Csaba
Published: September 2022

The regulation of products suitable for both civilian and defence purposes may seem to be a marginal area; however, it affects both inner and outer safety. We present a peculiar case of this regulation: even though the EU legal framework exists for implementation in national laws, the Hungarian authorities follow a different practice, often conflicting with the spirit of the applicable EU laws. As a result, the export and import of specific dual-use products under Hungarian law is more complicated than that intended by EU law, which restricts the ability of companies in this area to conduct their business operations. The aim of the article is to present the legal framework behind the regulations, and to demonstrate the difficulties the inconsistent interpretation of these by the applicable national authorities can cause to market participants.
World experience and prospects of hazelnut and almond breeding in Ukraine
Authors: Matskevych V. , Kimeichuk I. , Matskevych O. , Shita О.
Published: September 2022

Hazelnuts and almonds are promising industrial crops that can diﬀerentiate the risks posed by climate change. Domestic almond varieties adapted to local conditions have been created in Ukraine, which require rapid propagation. Creating highly productive and disease-resistant varieties of hazelnuts also requires the reproduction of this crop in signifcant quantities. Of all the methods of vegetative propagation microclonal is the most promising one. Prior to introduction into aseptic culture, mother plants are grown in conditions that minimize endogenous accumulation in tissues of contaminants and phenolic substances. Sodium hypochlorite and Blanidas 300 are used for decontamination of explants. The addition of PPM biocide to the nutrient medium is promising to improve the sterilization of hazelnut explants. The decrease in contamination of almond explants decreases with increasing concentration of Cu, Ag ions in the environment. Mineral nutrients and phytohormones are hte main determinants of in vitro ontogeny. Along with the classic media (DKW, QL, MS, WPM) NRM environment is promising for hazelnuts, and NAM environment – for almonds. Excess in the environment of some elements reduces the assimilation of others, which is manifested visually. Thus, an excess of nitrogen causes symptoms of insufcient absorption of calcium, copper. This process is intensifed as the temperature increases. In addition, regenerating shoots are shortened, thickened and have excessive tissue hydration. Turkish scientists have proposed an original method of creating recipes for almonds and hazelnuts on the quantitative content of elements in the seeds of these plants. Cytokine are the most common phytohormones at the multiplication stage. For both cultures, most researchers prefer benzylaminopurine. Indolylbutyric acid is most often used to induce rhizogenesis. A perlite-based substrate is eﬀective for the regenerants adaptation. It is suggested to inoculate regenerants on bitter almond seedlings as a type of adaptation. A method of photoautrophic microclonal propagation has been developed in Ukraine. These technological methods, which, along with vegetative propagation, allow the adaptation of regenerants in a short time. The efciency is achieved by activating the processes of photosynthesis due to increased carbon dioxide content and light intensity.
Key words: hazelnuts, almonds, climate change, microclonal reproduction, determinants, nutrient media, phytohormones.
اتجاه طلبة الجامعات إزاء الخطاب السياسي في الفضائيات
Authors: محمد غزوان جبار
Published: September 2022

يتنوع الخطاب الذي يصدر عن الكتل والأحزاب السياسية أيديولوجياتها وتوجهاتها المختلفة عِبر الفضائيات وغيرها من وسائل الإعلام والتواصل الاجتماعي، بين خطاب معتدل يدعو إلى التهدئة وآخر متشنج مثيراً للأزمات، ويكمن خطر هذا الخطاب في تعدديته نظراً لتعدد مرجعياته الداخلية والخارجية، لذا يسعى الباحث للكشف عن مخاطر هذا الخطاب بين أوساط الجمهور لا سيما في أثناء الأزَمات السياسية التي يشهدها العراق، والتي أثارها ويثيرها الساسة المتنافسون على السلطة، مما أدى بالنتيجة إلى اتساع هوة انعدام ثقة الجمهور بهم، وهو أمر لا يجب التهاون به وبخطورة انعكاساته القائمة، لاسيما في العراق الذي يشهد ولادة عسيرة للديمقراطية بعد سنوات من الدكتاتورية.
ويُثير بحثنا هذا تساؤلات عدة، أهمها: كيف ينظر المواطن العراقي الى الخطاب السياسي، هل هو خطاب معتدل، أم متشنج، أم مثيراً للأزَمات، أم دعائياً، أم يدعو للتهدئة، أم تصعيدياً؟ وهل يثق الجمهور بقدرة الساسة على حل الأزَمات السياسية؟ وما هو الخطاب الذي ينبغي أن يُصدِرَه الساسة للرأي العام العراقي في أثناء الأزَمات؟ وقد عمد الباحث إلى تشخيص الخلل في الخطاب السياسي الموجه إلى الجمهور العراقي عِبر الفضائيات في الظروف المختلفة ، لا سيما في أثناء الأزَمات السياسية المتكررة التي يمر بها العراق، والناجمة عن لغة التصعيد في أثناء الأزمات السياسيون التي يتبعها السياسيين في خطاباتهم، بهدف تبني خطاب معتدل ينهي الخلافات بشأن الأزَمات السياسية :
وتوصل البحث الى نتائج عدة، أهمها:
* يشكل الخطاب السياسي الموجه عِبر الفضائيات رأياً لدى الجمهور بشأن الأحداث والأزمات السياسية المختلفة.
*  يرى الجمهور أن الساسة يسعون عِبر خطاباتهم لإثارة الأزَمات في العراق.
* يفضل الجمهور العراقي الخطاب المعتدل الذي قد يسهم في استقرار الأوضاع.
اشكالية تحديد مفردات تدريس منهجية اللغة العربية في كليات الاعلام
Authors: الربيعي أكرم فرج
Published: September 2022

تبحث هذه الدراسة في اشكالية تحديد مفردات منهجية تدريس اللغة العربية في كليات الاعلام اذ لمس الباحث وجود تداخل بين المقررات الدراسية للاختصاص العام في اللغة العربية واقسامها في الجامعات مع المفردات اللغوية المهنية الخاصة التي تناسب الدراس الاعلامي ، لذا تحاول هذه الدراسة تقديم انموذج منهجي للغة الاعلامية يراع اختصاص الاعلام ويلبي حاجاتهم المعرفية اللغوية في الاعلام على اساس قياس مدى استفادة الدارس الاعلامي من طلبة كليات الاعلام للمقرر المنهجي في تدريس اللغة العربية بما يناسب الاغراض الاعلامية باستعمال مقياس قناعة المستفيد .
تغريدات الزعامات السياسية العراقية إزاء حراك تشكيل الحكومة عبر موقع تويتر للمدة من (3/ 9/ 2018م) ولغاية (3/ 9/ 2019م)
Authors: نعمة علا جاسم , سالم سحر خليفة
Published: September 2022

يتناول هذا البحث تحليل تغريدات السياسيين العراقيين )الزعماء( حول تشكيلالحكومة العراقية بعد انتخابات عام 2018 م والتي تعد من أهم القضايا التي برزتفي العملية السياسية والتي لاقت اهتماماً من وسائل الإعلام في العراق فضلاً عنمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، فقد نشرت الزعامات السياسية العراقية تغريدات كثيرة،أحدثت بعضها جدلاً كبيراً في الوسط السياسي حول بعض الأمور التي تخص تشكيلالحكومة، لاسيما ان موقع تويتر يعد من المنصات الرقمية التي لاقت استخداماً واسعاًمن السياسيين في أنحاء العالم كافة في السنوات الأخيرة سواء من ناحية الاستخدامالشخصي أو الرسمي، أي انهم وظفوها لنشر ارائهم وأفكارهم وتبادل الاتهاماتفيما بينهم فضلاً عن إيصال كل ما يريدونه من رسائل إلى الاخرين بصورة مباشرةوسريعة. وتمت دراسة تغريدات الزعامات السياسية العراقية ازاء تشكيل الحكومةوتحليلها لمدة سنة من ) 3/ 9/ 2018 م( إلى ) 3/ 9/ 2019 م(، منطلقين من مشكلةالبحث وأهدافها الاساسية وذلك باستخدام المنهج المسحي وأداة تحليل المضموناثناء مدة الدراسة، وقد تلخصت مشكلة البحث بمجموعة من التساؤلات أبرزها هو)ما موضوعات التغريدات التي تناولتها الزعامات السياسية العراقية عبر موقعتويتر، وما الاتجاه السياسي السائد في تغريدات الزعامات السياسية إزاء حراكتشكيل الحكومة، ومن الجهات المخاطبة في تغريدات الزعامات السياسية العراقيةعبر موقع تويتر(.
العلاقات العامة الرقمية ودورها في ترتيب أولويات الجماهير ( دراسة تحليلية لموقع منظمة الامم المتحدة الالكتروني )
Authors: الاسدي ليث عبد اللطيف , العزاوي سالم جاسم
Published: September 2022

يرمي البحث الى معرفة الكيفية التي تعمل بها منظمة الامم المتحدة عبر موقعها الالكتروني في ترتيب اولويات الجماهير نحو القضايا الدولية ، عن طريق معرفة اليات العلاقات العامة الرقمية المستخدمة في مضامين العلاقات العامة الرقمية في ترتيب اولويات الجماهير نحو القضايا الدولية التي تتعامل معها .

     استخدم الباحث المنهج المسحي تحقيقا لاهداف البحث، وقام الباحث بأستخدام اداة ( تحليل المضمون ) بهدف معرفة ترتيب القضايا الدولية في الموقع الالكتروني وهي قضايا الصحة ، والسلم والامن ، والمساعدات الانسانية ، وحقوق الانسان ، والمرأة ، والمهاجرون واللاجئون والنازحون ، والتنمية الاقتصادية ، وشؤون الامم المتحدة ، والثقافة والتعليم ، والبيئة والمناخ ، والتنمية المستدامة ، والقانون ومنع الجريمة .

     من أهم النتائج التي توصل اليها الباحث : محاولة منظمة الامم المتحدة عبر مضامينها الاتصالية ترتيب اولويات الجماهير نحو القضايا الدولية ، عن طريق ابراز القضايا الدولية المهمة عن القضايا الدولية الاقل اهتماما ، ومن ثم ترتيب اولويات الجماهير نحو هذه القضايا  ، فقد حاولت منظمة الامم المتحدة عبر الفيديو الرقمي ترتيب اولويات الجماهير نحو القضايا الدولية ، مما لها من مميزات مهمة لأنها تمتلك عنصر الحركة الذي يشعر الجمهور بأنه في قلب الحدث ، والذي يؤدي الى ابراز القضايا الدولية المهمة عن القضايا الدولية الاقل اهتماما ، ومن ثم ترتيب أولويات الجماهير نحو هذه القضايا
Changes in norovirus incidence in Victoria, Australia, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2021
Authors: Bruggink Leesa D
Published: September 2022

There were 142 norovirus positive outbreaks in Victoria for the 2020–2021 calendar years; however, almost half of these (48.6%) occurred in Q1 (January–March) of 2021. For the two-year period, 69.0% of all norovirus positive outbreaks were in childcare settings, and the predominant genotype was GII.P16/GII.2 (64.9%) followed by GII.P31/GII.4_2012 (20.9%). Norovirus incidence was particularly low in 2020 (n = 26) and close to average in 2021 (n = 116), but genotype diversity was low in both years. With the thought that 2022 will approach a more normal aspect to socialising and travel, norovirus incidence in 2022 may be predicted to increase above typical levels.
Depth distributions of benthic and pelagic species highlight the potential of mesophotic and deep habitats to serve as marine refugia
Authors: Lauer DA , Reaka ML
Published: September 2022

Shallow marine ecosystems are threatened by human impacts. The prospect that deeper environments could serve as refugia is promising but remains uncertain, as it has been evaluated primarily in benthic taxa and on small spatial scales. We use a dataset of all biota from the Gulf of Mexico to evaluate the degree to which species’ occurrences extend across shallow (0-30 m), mesophotic (>30-150 m), and deep (>150 m) environments. High percentages of species inhabit multiple depth zones: 70% of benthic and 81% of pelagic species occurring in the mesophotic zone are also found in the shallow zone, and 45% of benthic and 80% of pelagic species found in the shallow zone extend into mesophotic depths. After accounting for confounding effects using logistic regression, pelagic species have significantly higher odds of extending between depth zones than benthic species. Analyses of species in adjacent 20 m depth bands reveal taxonomically distinct communities of benthic species from 0 to 100 m and pelagic species from 0 to 200 m. Peaks in probability distributions show that pelagic species generally have broader depth ranges than benthic species. Depth ranges that overlap between deeper and shallower zones show that movement of individuals or propagules in one or both directions between these habitats is either occurring now or has occurred in the past. Over the long term, deeper habitats can allow species to escape regional extirpation, and can contribute to the resilience and persistence of coastal ecosystems in the face of increased disturbance in shallow water. This is particularly true when pelagic species are considered.
Effectiveness of biomolecule-based bioactive surfaces, on os-seointegration of titanium dental implants: A systematic review and meta-analysis of in vivo studies
Authors: López-Valverde Nansi , Aragoneses Javier , López-Valverde Antonio , Quispe-López Norberto , Rodríguez Cinthia , Aragoneses Juan Manuel
Published: September 2022

Titanium and alloy osseointegrated implants are used to replace missing teeth; however, some fail and are removed. Modifications of the implant surface with biologically active substances have been proposed. MEDLINE [via Pubmed], Embase and Web of Science were searched with the terms “titanium dental implants”, “surface properties”, “bioactive surface modifications”, “biomolecules”, “BMP”, “antibacterial agent”, “peptide”, “collagen”, “grown factor”, “osseointegration”, “bone apposition”, “osteogenic”, “osteogenesis”, “new bone formation”, “bone to implant contact”, “bone regeneration” and “in vivo studies”, until May 2022. A total of 10,697 references were iden-tified and 26 were included to analyze 1,109 implants, with follow-ups from 2 to 84 weeks. The ARRIVE guidelines and the SYRCLE tool were used to evaluate the methodology and scientific evidence. A meta-analysis was performed (RevMan 2020 software, Cochane Collaboration) with random effects that evaluated BIC at 4 weeks, with subgroups for the different coatings. The heterogeneity of the pooled studies was very high (95% CI, I2 = 99%). The subgroup of BMPs was the most favorable to coating. Surface modification of Ti implants by organic bioactive molecules seems to favor osseointegration in the early stages of healing, but long-term studies are necessary to corroborate the results of the experimental studies.
Synthesis and glycosidation of building blocks of D-altrosamine
Authors: Novakova Mariya , Das Anupama , Alex Catherine , Demchenko Alexei V.
Published: September 2022

Presented herein is a streamlined synthesis of building blocks of a rare sugar D-altrosamine. Also investigated was the glycosylation of different glycosyl acceptors with differentially protected altrosamine donors. High facial stereoselectivity was achieved with 3-O-picoloyl donors and reactive glycosyl acceptors via the H-bond-mediated aglycone delivery (HAD) pathway. In contrast, glycosidations of the altrosamine donor equipped with the 3-O-benzoyl group were poorly stereoselective.
Soluble ST2 in coronary artery disease: Clinical biomarkers and treatment guidance
Authors: Zhang Junyan , Chen Zhongxiu , Ma Min , He Yong
Published: September 2022

The IL-33/ST2 L signaling pathway is involved in the pathophysiological processes of several diseases and mainly exerts anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects. Soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2), which serves as a competitive inhibitory molecule of this pathway, is a member of the interleukin (IL)-1 family, a decoy receptor for IL33, thought to play a role in cardiac remodeling and the inflammatory process. However, the association between sST2 and coronary artery disease (CAD), one of the most common causes of heart failure, is still being explored. We therefore reviewed the research on sST2 in the field of CAD, including reflecting the atherosclerosis burden, predicting no-reflow, predicting prognosis, responding to myocardial remodeling, and guiding management, hoping to provide cardiologists with new perspectives.
The mediation function of resting heart rate in how physical activity improves all-cause mortality: Continuous and automatic measurement via cardiac implantable electronic devices
Authors: Cheng Chendi , Sun Xue Rong , Chen Keping , Hua Wei , Su Yangang , Xu Wei , Wang Fang , Fan Xiaohan , Dai Yan , Liu Zhimin , Zhang Shu
Published: September 2022

Background

Physical activity (PA) and resting heart rate (RHR) are connected with all-cause mortality. Moreover, there was an inverse correlation between PA and RHR. However, the causal relationship between PA, RHR, and long-term mortality has been rarely evaluated and quantified, particularly the mediation effect of RHR in the association between PA and all-cause mortality.

Objective

To describe the relationship between PA and RHR when consistently measured via cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and further explore the mediation effect of PA on all-cause mortality through RHR.

Materials and methods

Patients who underwent CIED implantation and received remote home monitoring services were included. During the first 30–60 days after CIED implantation, daily PA and RHR were continuously measured and automatically transmitted by CIED. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality. The multiple linear regression model was used to confirm the relationship between PA and RHR. The predictive values of both PA and RHR for all-cause mortality were assessed by multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. The causal mediation model was further established to verify and quantify the mediation effect of RHR in the association between PA and all-cause mortality.

Results

A total of 730 patients with CIED were included. The mean daily PA and RHR were 10.7 ± 5.7% and 61.3 ± 9.1 bpm, respectively. During a mean follow-up period of 55.8 months, 187 (26.5%) death was observed. A negative linear relationship between PA and RHR was demonstrated in the multiple regression model (β = −0.260; 95% CI: −0.377 to −0.143, p < 0.001). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis showed that both lower levels of PA (HR = 0.907; 95% CI: 0.878–0.936, p < 0.001) and higher RHR (HR = 1.016; 95% CI: 1.001–1.032, P = 0.031) were independent risk factors of all-cause mortality. Causal mediation analysis further confirmed and quantified the mediation function of RHR in the process of PA improving all-cause mortality (mediation proportion = 3.9%; 95% CI: 0.2–10.0%, p = 0.036).

Conclusion

The effects of the higher level of PA on improving life prognosis may be partially mediated through RHR among patients with CIED. It indicates that changes in the autonomic nervous function during postoperative rehabilitation exercises should get more attention.
Age-specific association between non-HDL-C and arterial stiffness in the Chinese population
Authors: Wang Jie , Miao Rujia , Chen Zhiheng , Wang Jiangang , Yuan Hong , Li Jing , Huang Zheng
Published: September 2022

Background

While some epidemiological studies have found correlations between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and arterial stiffness, there are still exist controversial and age-stratified analysis are scarce yet.

Methods

All individuals in this study were recruited in the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from 2012 to 2016. Arterial stiffness was defined as brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) ≥1,400 cm/s. Association between non-HDL-C and arterial stiffness were explored using Cox proportional-hazards model. We also conducted subanalysis stratified by age. Furthermore, restricted cubic splines were used to model exposure-response relationships in cohort sample.

Results

This cohort study included 7,276 participants without arterial stiffness at baseline. Over a median follow-up of 1.78 years (IQR, 1.03–2.49), 1,669 participants have identified with incident arterial stiffness. In multivariable-adjusted analyses, higher non-HDL-C concentration was associated with incident arterial stiffness with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 1.09 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02–1.17] per 1 mmol/L increase. Compared with the lowest tertile, the HR for arterial stiffness with respect to the highest tertile of non-HDL-C was 1.26 (95% CI, 1.07–1.48). The results were similar in the analysis of young participants (age <60 years).

Conclusion

Our study identified that non-HDL-C as a potential risk factor of arterial stiffness, especially for younger. The clinical benefits of decreasing non-HDL-C concentration should be further considered in the future.
The connection of velocity and impedance sensitivity kernels with scattering-angle filtering and its application in full waveform inversion
Authors: Yang Jidong , Xu Jie , Huang Jianping , Yu Youcai , Sun Jiaxing
Published: September 2022

Multi-scale strategies such as starting from the low-frequency and early-arrival part of recorded data are commonly used in full waveform inversion (FWI) to maneuver complex nonlinearity. An alternative way is to apply appropriate filtering and conditioning to the misfit gradient in the model domain. In acoustic constant-density media, we prove that velocity and impedance sensitivity kernels are equivalent to applying a high-pass and a low-pass scattering-angle filter to a conventional single-parameter velocity (CSV) kernel. The high-pass scattering-angle filter allows the velocity kernel to include low-wavenumber updates (tomography component). In contrast, the low-pass scattering-angle filter helps the impedance kernel to yield high-wavenumber updates (migration component). The velocity model can be updated using a hybrid gradient of two components combined with appropriate weights. This FWI scheme is able to overcome the potential nonlinearity and partially mitigate the cycle-skipping problem. Numerical examples for the SEG/EAGE overthrust model and the Marmousi model demonstrate that the hybrid gradient facilitates FWI to converge faster to the true model even in cases when conventional CSV-based FWI fails.
How the climate shapes stalagmites—A comparative study of model and speleothem at the Sofular Cave, Northern Turkey
Authors: Merz Niklas , Hubig Alexander , Kleinen Thomas , Therre Steffen , Kaufmann Georg , Frank Norbert
Published: September 2022

Understanding how stalagmites grow under changing climate conditions is of great significance for their application as a paleoclimate archive. In this study, we present a shape modeling approach to stalagmite growth by combining three existing models accounting for climate variables, karst water chemistry, and speleothem deposition. The combined model requires only four input parameters: calcium concentration of the water drop, drip interval, cave temperature, and cave carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration. Using the output of the coupled atmosphere–ocean–land surface model MPI-ESM1.2 and the CaveCalc model for speleothem chemistry, we simulated stalagmite growth at Sofular Cave, Northern Turkey, (in the last 25 kyr) and compared the results to those of the existing So-1 stalagmite from the same cave. This approach allows simulating, completely independent of measured boundary conditions, a stalagmite geometry that follows the trend of the experimental data for the growth rate, with input parameters within the respective error ranges. When testing the sensitivity of the individual model parameters, the model suggests that the stalagmite radius mainly depends on the drip interval, whereas the growth rate is driven by the calcium concentration of the water drop. The model is also capable of showing some basic phenomena, like a decrease in growth rate (as observed in the real stalagmite), as CO2 concentration in the cave increases. The coupling of input parameters for the model to climate models represents the first attempt to understand an important climate archive in its shape and isotope content and opens the possibility for a new inverse approach to paleoclimate variables and model constraints.
Physical–empirical prediction model for the dominant mode of extreme high temperature events in eastern China during summer
Authors: Zhu Baoyan , Li Huixin , Sun Bo , Zhou Botao , Duan Mingkeng
Published: September 2022

The dominant mode of extreme high temperature events in eastern China during summer shows a dipole pattern with opposite anomalies over southern and northeastern China, which explains 25% of the variance. We document the limited prediction skill of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction Climate Forecast System, version 2 (CFSv2) for the dominant mode of these events. Based on the mechanisms related to the dominant mode, a physical–empirical model was established that improved the prediction of extreme high temperature events in eastern China, which will help in disaster prediction and mitigation. The physical connection between the dominant mode and the summer sea surface temperature (SST) over the western tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean was predicted well by the CFSv2 hindcasts, and thus the areal mean CFSv2-hindcast SSTs over the western tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean served as a predictor in the physical–empirical model. In the observations, the soil moisture over southern China in the preceding December (soil_Dec) combined the signal of the air–sea interactions over the tropical and northern extratropical Pacific Ocean, which induced anomalous SSTs in the Indian and western tropical Pacific oceans in the following summer and contributed to the dominant mode. Soil_Dec was therefore closely correlated with the dominant mode and was used as a predictor. The results of the one-year-leave cross-validation and independent hindcast showed that the time series of the dominant mode was better predicted by the physical–empirical model than by the CFSv2 hindcasts, with an improved correlation coefficient from insignificant to about 0.8, a root-mean-square error reduced by about 50% and an increased rate of same signs. The physical–empirical model showed advantages in the prediction of the dominant mode of summer extreme high temperature events over eastern China, which may be used in the prediction of other climate variables.
Suffusion restraint in gap-graded soil reinforced with fibers
Authors: Teng Yao-Zong , Chen Xiu-Liang , Chen Liang , Hu Liang , Gu Jia-Hui , Yin Zi-Xue , Lu Zhou-Zhou
Published: September 2022

To study how gap-graded soil reinforced with fibers of different types restrains suffusion in embankment dams, the hydraulic response of fiber-reinforced soil (FRS) containing polypropylene fibers (PPF), coir fibers (CF) or basalt-tape fibers (BTF) was investigated in one-dimensional seepage tests. The critical hydraulic gradient and fine-particle loss of the FRS were analysed quantitatively by changing the fiber type, fiber content, and reinforcement-layer thickness. The test results show that the three types of FRS all had restraining effect on the development of suffusion. The netting reinforcement effect of PPF was the best, followed by the water absorption and expansion of CF to reduce pore volume, and finally the effect of BTF was to block migration channels under the same reinforcement conditions. With increasing fiber content and the reinforcement-layer thickness, the critical onset hydraulic gradient (icr,onset), and critical failure hydraulic gradient (icr,failure) increased, improving the internal erosion resistance of gap-graded soils against suffusion. The fine-particles loss decreased and the restraint rate of fine-particle loss (RF) increased meant that the permeability stability of soil was enhanced. Linear regression analysis showed that the reinforcement-layer thickness has greater influence on restraining effect parameters than fiber content.
(Non-)learning to police: A framework for understanding police learning
Authors: Staller Mario S. , Koerner Swen
Published: September 2022

For professional policing, learning is key. Since learning can be viewed as a complex process between the individual and information, learning takes place both within and outside the police system as well as during and before employment. The current conceptual analysis delineates different areas of (non-)learning related to policing and argues for the management of learning as a key issue for the police’s professionalization. According to this assumption a Police Learning Management Framework is presented, in which the relevant areas of learning as well as the related challenges for police learning on an individual and organizational level are specified. The proposed model calls for a more focused view on police learning which is a prerequisite for professionally coping with the pressing challenges of contemporary policing.
University and challenge of citizenship education. Professors’ conceptions in training
Authors: Pérez-Rodríguez Noelia , de-Alba-Fernández Nicolás , Navarro-Medina Elisa
Published: September 2022

Society and, therefore, the university, as a public space, face the challenge of training a critical citizenry capable of confronting existing problems. The work we present here highlights the role played by university professors in this issue. By means of a multiple case study we delve into the conceptions of nine university teachers in training on their conceptions of citizenship, citizenship education and university. The approach to their conceptions allows us to establish a framework of interpretation that reflects different levels of progression in their conceptions, from simple to complex. The least elaborated conceptions correspond to a vision of citizenship of a legal nature, without explicit proposals on how to educate for citizenship and under a conception of a university whose purpose is to transmit contents. Those corresponding to more complex levels refer to a perception of citizenship of a democratic and transformative nature, where the key to educating citizenship is the introduction of controversial issues, under a conception of a university that is critical and connected to social reality. Between both extremes there are intermediate levels, as well as obstacles and facilitators that favor or impede the development of more complex conceptions. Their analysis is key to incorporating appropriate training strategies. The improvement of continuous teacher training in this area will have a direct impact on students’ citizenship skills.
Effectiveness of Yushen Hezhi therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis: An overview of systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Zhao Jinlong , Xiao Xiao , Zhou Guanghui , Xu Nanjun , Liu Jun
Published: September 2022

Objective

To review systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) of Yushen Hezhi therapy (YSHZT) for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) to provide an evidence-based recommendation for researchers and decision makers.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine (CBM) and Wanfang databases for published SRs and MAs on YSHZT for the treatment of PMOP. The retrieval time was limited to July 2022. The Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR)-2 tool and Grades of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) classification system were used to evaluate the methodological quality and the evidence quality of the SRs and MAs, respectively.

Results

A total of 14 SRs and MAs involving 14720 cases of PMOP were included. The results of the methodological quality evaluation indicated that there were no studies with medium- or high-quality methodology included in the study and that there were 9 and 5 low- and very low-quality studies, respectively. The GRADE evaluation results show that while there was no high-level evidence based on 86 evaluation indicators, there was 1 study with moderate-level evidence (1%), 44 studies with low-level evidence (51%) and 41 with very low-level evidence (48%) based on other indicators. YSHZT can significantly improve the bone mineral density (BMD) of Ward’s triangle, with a mean difference range of 0.03 to 0.12. Different conclusions were reported regarding the BMD of the lumbar spine, femoral trochanter, femoral neck, and hip, as well as bone turnover markers, adverse reactions and other outcome indicators in different SRs and thus still need further study.

Conclusions

The methodological quality and the evidence quality of the outcome indicators for YSHZT in the treatment of PMOP are poor, and the efficacy and safety of YSHZT in the treatment of PMOP still need to be further verified by more high-quality studies.
Research on strategy of green electricity acquisition transaction of park-level energy internet by using STP
Authors: Zheng Zhe , Tian Hui , Zhu Ping , Chi Yingying , Liu Yong , Jia Xiaoguang
Published: September 2022

In order to save resources and reduce air pollution, human beings have begun to pay attention to the production and use of photovoltaic, wind power and other green power. Due to the difficulty of direct transaction between green power producers and power users, a park-level energy Internet has been proposed and used to connect all kinds of green electricity with power users. Then park users can effectively buy and use green electricity. Taking the park-level energy Internet as the scenario, this paper constructs a transaction model between green power operators and green power producers. The model is a dynamic game of complete and perfect information. The dynamic characteristics of this game model are analyzed by using semi-tensor product method, and corresponding strategies are provided for all players. From the results obtained, it is easy to find that in many cases, the strategy profile of all participants are constantly changing to obtain more profits, rather than stable at some traditional Nash equilibrium.