bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Challenges, Developments, and Perspectives of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Modern Agricultural System
Authors: Angon Prodipto Bishnu , Suchi Shaharia Akter , Roy Arpita Rani
Published: November 2023

One of the long-term solutions for agriculture’s depletion of natural resources and degradation of the environment has been identified as conservation agriculture systems with proper crop and soil management. With the progress of the era, great changes have taken place in the field of agriculture. At present, it is possible to produce sufficient crops through conservation agriculture, along with economic, agronomic, and environmental benefits. Conservation techniques greatly lower the danger to food safety on a farm. CA is a farming method used to boost crop yield and sustainability that depends on three principles: minimal soil disturbance, crop rotation, and surface crop residue retention. This paper summarizes the importance, benefits, and challenges of conservation agriculture in a precise manner. In this study, we also discuss the way to increase the practice of conservation agricultureas well as the present research scenario of Bangladesh. At last, some research gaps are highlighted. Through this review, students and researchers will know the current development status of CA clearly and briefly.
A Two-Level Iterative Node Importance Evaluation of Aircraft Function Modules Based on Influence Matrix
Authors: Liu Chang , Wang Jinyan , Wang Kangxing
Published: November 2023

Accurate evaluation of the critical nodes in the system is essential work for a multiplatform avionics system (MPAS) for resource allocation and other works. However, current evaluation methods are either limited to the aircraft level or the function module level. There is a lack of research on the evaluation using the information of these two levels. In view of this situation, this paper researches the two-level iterative method of evaluating the importance of aircraft function modules. The influence matrix was constructed by using the node access probability calculated by the PageRank algorithm and the function module weight calculated based on centrality. In addition, the importance of aircraft nodes was used to carry out two-level iteration, and finally, the importance of aircraft function modules was obtained. The experimental results show that this method can comprehensively utilize the information on aircraft cooperative network and function module cooperative network, solve the key problems of two-level iterative evaluation, and meet the requirement of evaluating critical nodes in a system.
Toward Commercialization of Mechanical Energy Harvester: Reusable Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Closed-Loop Mass Production of Recyclable Thermoplastic Fluoropolymer with Microstructures
Authors: Ra Yoonsang , Lee Jong Hyun , Bang Jiho , Lee Donghan , Kam Dongik , Cho Sumin , Jang Sunmin , Yoo Donghyeon , Kim Jong Woo , Cha Kyoung Je , Choi Dongwhi
Published: November 2023

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have been considered a promising energy harvester. However, the wear-induced limited lifetime of the surface structure on fluoropolymeric contact layers of the TENG has been a critical issue in its commercialization because surface structures on soft engineering materials play a key role in enhancing the generation of electricity in TENGs. After the surface structure on the polymeric contact layer is worn out, the layer is required to be replaced with a new one with intact surface structures to reenhance the degraded output performance of the TENG. Herein, injection molding-assisted mass production is applied to manufacture micro/nanoscale surface-structured perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) contact layers, which exhibit easily replaceable but fully recyclable characteristics. The optimized production time is shorter than 1 min, and the unit cost under $1 of manufacturing surface-structured PFA contact layers is achieved. TENG with the fabricated PFA contact layer can generate over 620 V of voltage and up to 12.4 mW of power from solid-solid contact and separation when the contact area is

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and the contact frequency is 10 Hz. The manufactured PFA contact layer can be facilely replaced with a new one before the end of its lifetime to maintain the electrical output of the TENG, and the postused one can be fully recycled via reprocessing as the material for injection molding. Consequently, a tile-floor-based TENG is proposed as a proof-of-concept demonstration to show environmentally friendly and closed-loop production of TENGs.
Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga
Authors: Schwarcz Lilia Katri Moritz
Published: November 2023

Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga, proferido pela Profa. Dra. Lilia Katri Moritz Schwarcz.
Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga
Authors: Fagundes Guilherme Moura
Published: November 2023

Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga.
Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga
Authors: Amoroso Marta Rosa
Published: November 2023

Discurso para a ocasião da Cerimônia de Outorga do Título de Professor Emérito a Kabengele Munanga, proferido pela Profa. Dra. Marta Rosa Amoroso.
Discurso de agradecimento ao título de Professor Emérito
Authors: Munanga Kabengele
Published: November 2023

Discurso de Kabengele Munanga de agradecimento ao título de Professor Emérito.
Perfil dos médicos formados na FMUSP e ingresso na residência médica
Authors: Zyngier Selene Perrotti , Scheffer Mario C. , Tagusagawa Lucas Kazuto , Zhang Julio Min Fei , Cassenote Alex Jones Flores , Matijasevich Alicia
Published: November 2023

A graduação em medicina no Brasil tem impacto no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) do país. Dentre as universidades brasileiras, a Faculdade de Medicina da USP (FMUSP) merece destaque como centro formador de especialistas. Considerando esse cenário, buscou-se descrever o perfil dos egressos da graduação da FMUSP entre os anos de 1998 e 2018 e sua trajetória de ingresso na residência médica. Trata-se de um estudo observacional de delineamento transversal baseado na análise de bases de dados secundárias. Dos 3.637 registros analisados, 38,8% eram mulheres, proporção que aumentou ao longo do tempo. A média de idade na graduação foi de 24,2 anos. A maioria dos egressos nasceu (89%) e permaneceu (91%) no Estado de São Paulo, 82,5% fez residência no HC FMUSP, 3,7% fez residência em outra instituição e 13,8% não ingressou em nenhuma residência médica até 2019. Dentre os que fizeram alguma residência, 69,6% entraram direto (no ano seguinte após a graduação), 22,6% aguardaram 1 ano, 4,9% aguardaram 2 anos e 2,9% aguardaram 3 anos ou mais. Considerando todos os egressos, 58,6% entraram direto na residência médica do HC FMUSP. Em suma, a residência HC FMUSP foi a principal responsável pela especialização dos graduandos e abrigou a maior parte dos alunos que buscaram alguma especialização logo em seguida à conclusão da graduação.
Análise quantitativa de neutrófilos, mastócitos e eosinófilos no adenocarcinoma prostático humano
Authors: Guerra Leonardo Cortez , Garcia Bruna Orbite , Girol Ana Paula , Bizotto Thaís Santana Gastardelo
Published: November 2023

Objetivo: Avaliar a relação entre a hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB) e o adenocarcinoma prostático (AP) por meio da quantificação de neutrófilos, eosinófilos e mastócitos e correlacionar com o grau histopatológico da neoplasia. Metodologia: Este estudo é observacional transversal. Biópsias catalogadas de pacientes foram seccionadas em cortes de 5µm, coradas e analisadas no microscópio de luz. Nessas secções, as células foram quantificadas e comparadas entre as condições HPB e AP por meio de análises estatísticas. Resultados: Foram analisadas biópsias de 47 pacientes, sendo 28 (59,6%) com HPB e 19 (40,4%) com AP. A mediana da idade do grupo com HPB foi 69 anos (intervalo: 54 – 77 anos) e o com AP foi 66 anos (intervalo: 59 – 92 anos). Na análise estatística, foi observado um maior número de neutrófilos extravasculares (p <0,001) e totais (p <0,05) no AP em relação à HPB, porém não houve diferença estatística entre neutrófilos intravasculares, mastócitos e eosinófilos entre os grupos. Ao correlacionar o Escore de Gleason e o influxo de células inflamatórias, foi observado que maiores escores estão associados a menor influxo de neutrófilos e mastócitos intactos. Além disso, foi observado que o volume e o peso prostático com AP podem estar associados com o infiltrado inflamatório. Conclusão: Nesse estudo, foi possível sugerir que o câncer de próstata possui relação com a resposta imune inata pelo influxo exacerbado de neutrófilos no microambiente tumoral e pela influência dessas células no Escore de Gleason e nos valores de peso e volume prostático. Entretanto, novos estudos são necessários para melhor ilustrar o papel dos neutrófilos na tumorigênese.
Caracterização e valoração da geodiversidade da antiga Pedreira da Voldac, Volta Redonda (RJ)
Authors: Santos Matheus Henrique Simões Guimarães dos , Carelli Soraya Gardel , Leite Ricardo Vaz , Rocha Elisabete do Nascimento
Published: November 2023

A geodiversidade compreende os processos e materiais naturais, geológicos e geomorfológicos responsáveis pela formação da paisagem que nos cerca. Entre esses materiais, estão os minerais, as rochas, os fósseis e as formas de relevo. Com o intuito de aproximar a geodiversidade às demandas da sociedade e compreender as relações dos seres humanos (meio social) e a natureza, em seus aspectos culturais e econômicos, deve-se aderir a uma visão holística que integre a geodiversidade (meio abiótico), a biodiversidade (meio biótico), as questões sociais, culturais e econômicas, por meio de estudos direcionados, objetivando a conservação do geopatrimônio numa cidade carente de áreas de lazer. Nesse contexto, a antiga Pedreira da Voldac está localizada na cidade de Volta Redonda, sul-fluminense, cidade industrial que abriga o maior polo siderúrgico da América Latina. Com intuito de trazer finalidade social a essa área, um grupo multidisciplinar intitulado “Movimento Ética na Política de Volta Redonda” (MEP-VR) apresentou, em junho de 2020, a proposta de criação do 1º Monumento Natural de Volta Redonda, fundamentando-se na biodiversidade local e nos diversos fins educacionais, turísticos e socioculturais que o local tem potencial para oferecer à população. Com base nessa iniciativa, este trabalho visa contribuir com a valoração dos elementos abióticos dessa antiga pedreira, somando elementos da geodiversidade à proposta da criação do monumento, até então baseada nos elementos bióticos e socioculturais. Os elementos da geodiversidade foram valorados pelo aplicativo Geossit, do Serviço Geológico do Brasil. Essa valoração indicou uma Relevância Nacional Turística e Educacional para o local. Para melhor aproveitamento e divulgação desse sítio da geodiversidade, principalmente num município carente de áreas de lazer, propomos uma trilha geoturística-educacional...
Valor ecocêntrico da geodiversidade em geossítios do Projeto Geoparque Costões e Lagunas, RJ
Authors: Silva Matheus Lisboa Nobre da , Mansur Kátia Leite
Published: November 2023

É inegável na sociedade a prevalência da visão antropocêntrica sobre a relação do ser humano com a natureza e seus elementos, sejam eles abióticos ou bióticos, como justificativa para uma postura de domínio do primeiro sobre o ambiente. Em uma análise dos estudos da geodiversidade, sobretudo na abordagem da valoração, qualitativa e/ou quantitativa, é possível também perceber a presença do antropocentrismo. Apesar de serem parte da natureza, não é ecologicamente viável colocar as comunidades humanas como o centro dos ecossistemas. Dessa compreensão e a partir das ideias da ética da terra, de Aldo Leopold, surge o ecocentrismo, que busca colocar a natureza no centro. Assim, este trabalho buscou aplicar o ecocentrismo na avaliação quantitativa da geodiversidade em geossítios do Projeto Geoparque Costões e Lagunas (RJ), em uma análise na qual não predominem as questões antropocêntricas na relação com a diversidade abiótica. Foi proposto um método próprio de avaliação de sítios, com análise de quatro grupos de valores: equilíbrio, ecológico, registro e antrópico. Ressalta-se que os benefícios providos pela diversidade abiótica impactam todo o ecossistema, não somente o bem-estar humano, considerando, no entanto, que este também é parte do meio ambiente e tem papel fundamental na modificação das condições ambientais. Os resultados mostram sítios em que o uso pelo ser humano aparenta ser predominante, mas também indicam lugares nos quais os benefícios fornecidos pela própria geodiversidade, na manutenção do equilíbrio ambiental e no estabelecimento, proteção e reprodução da vida, são os fatores relevantes. Por fim, observou-se que o olhar ecocêntrico é possível e viável na análise da geodiversidade, sendo, portanto, sugerida a sua aplicação.
Do estado da história em quadrinhos à história em quadrinho do Estado: uma visão sobre a relação cultura-arte-Estado através da primeira Antologia Historieta y Pin-up de San Luis
Authors: Salinas Martín Alejandro
Published: November 2023

A proposta deste dossiê consiste em uma sociologia que tenha em conta as posições e relações que são organizadas em torno das histórias em quadrinhos assim como as práticas que definem a configuração do campo. Neste trabalho analisamos a experiência de publicação da primeira Antología de Historietas y Pin-Up (2015) da província de San Luis, na República Argentina. Esse pequeno estado do país austral experimentou um importante crescimento económico e demográfico desde a recuperação democrática da Argentina. Esse processo de expansão, porém, foi alavancado principalmente pelo Estado provincial. Um Estado que, aliás, é ocupado há 37 anos pelo mesmo partido político e de forma quase interrupta pela mesma família.
Current Challenges of International and European Human Rights Law: Introductory Remarks
Authors: Karska Elżbieta , Karski Karol
Published: November 2023

The protection of human rights is one of the most important issues in the modern world and their development is a challenge for all legal systems. Human rights protection is an established fact in international law. This is both an expression of the expectations of the states that have created this system and an instrument designed to see the solutions contained therein incorporated into national legal systems. Human rights are of particular interest on the Old Continent. They have been developed both within the regional system of the Council of Europe and, as ‘fundamental rights’, within the European Union. Human rights are one of those areas where both legally binding instruments and ‘soft law’ acts are adopted. These acts of ‘soft law’ do not formally create legal obligations but they nevertheless affect their addressees, including states, by virtue of the respect given to the entities that adopt them. There are also examples of ‘soft law’ acts having institutional setting and significance with the creation of bodies to monitor their implementation. This paper contains introductory remarks in relation to current issues in the field of international and European human rights law that are presented in this Special Issue of the International Community Law Review (ICLR).
Frege and the Logic of the Historical Proposition
Authors: O’Sullivan Luke
Published: November 2023

This article argues that history played a larger role in the thought of Gottlob Frege than has usually been acknowledged. Frege’s logical writings frequently employed statements about the past as examples that included references to historical persons. Frege also described history as a science and argued that historical propositions could support valid inferences and reliably identify historical persons and events. But Frege’s eternalist theory of reference, designed primarily for formal concepts and objects, struggled to accommodate such propositions. Identifying an objective referent for the subjectivity of historical actors was particularly problematic. The article suggests that Frege’s writings are interesting for the philosopher of history for at least two reasons: first, his work is clarificatory when considering the key features that historical propositions must have to count as objective knowledge, and second, it foreshadowed the issues with historicity that analytical philosophy experienced in the twentieth century. It concludes that the problems Frege raised exposed the need for a new concept of inter-subjectivity to replace his own Platonic foundation for objectivity.
Reinstatement of the name Petalidium ovatum (Acanthaceae), with an amplified description of the species
Authors: SWANEPOEL WESSEL , DEXTER KYLE G. , LOISEAU ORIANE , WYK ABRAHAM E. VAN
Published: November 2023

The name Petalidium ovatum is reinstated and an amplified description is provided for a species of Petalidium confined to Namibia. Petalidium ovatum used to be treated as a synonym of the widespread P. englerianum, but morphological characters support the reinstatement. Petalidium ovatum is a range-restricted species, only known from the Khorixas-Bergsig area in the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, northwestern Namibia, where it grows on arid hillsides and along ephemeral riverbeds and drainage lines. Diagnostic characters for P. ovatum include the pale grey, often almost white, appearance of the plants, vegetative parts with a dense white indumentum of both stellate and dendritic trichomes, flowers borne in short few-flowered dichasia, bracts oblanceolate with apices acute or obtuse, and bracteoles widely ovate. The flowers of P. ovatum are distinctive in having the anterior corolla lobe partly or completely yellow, the others burgundy, and with the two upper lobes connate towards the base for almost half their length. A comparison of some of the more prominent morphological features to differentiate Petalidium ovatum from P. englerianum, its morphologically most similar relative, is provided. Based on IUCN Red List categories and criteria, a conservation assessment of Least Concern (LC) is recommended for the reinstated species.
New observations on Mallomonas getseniae comb. et stat. nov. (Chrysophyceae, Synurales)
Authors: BESSUDOVA ANNA , LIKHOSHWAY YELENA V.
Published: November 2023

Applying of electron microscopy upgrades our knowledge on single-celled flagellates covered with siliceous scales and bristles their morphology and biodiversity. We propose a new combination and taxonomic status of Mallomonas getseniae (Voloshko) Bessudova comb. et stat. nov. based on an earlier description of scale and bristle morphology of a variety of Mallomonas striata var. getseniae Voloshko and our new data, which complement it. The species belongs to the section Striatae and have large scales, labyrinth-like reticulation on the dome and the posterior flanges with irregularly spaced large pores. The combination of those distinctive features of scale morphology is unique and allows raising the variety of M. striata var. getseniae to the species as M. getseniae. The supplement of the description of M. getseniae is based on a wide set of scales and bristles from Lake Baikal, which significantly enlarges their size variation The paper gives a first image of bristles of the species. Dynamics of occurrences of siliceous components of the species in Lake Baikal says that it develops under the ice (in March).
Numerical Analysis of Magnetohydrodynamic and Dissipated Hybrid Casson Nanofluid Flow Over an Unsteady Stretchable Rotating Disk with Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux Model
Authors: Tulu Ayele
Published: November 2023

The study scrutinized MHD and dissipated (SWCNTs-Fe3O4)/C2H6O2hybrid Casson nanofluids flow over an unsteady stretchable rotating disk with a Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model. By means of proper similarity conversion, the boundary layer flow governing PDEs was changed into systems of dimensionless coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Subsequently, the consequent nonlinear momentum and energy equations with their boundary conditions were worked out numerically employing the spectral quasilinearization method (SQLM). The convergence, stability, and accuracy of the SQLM were established as a computationally efficient method to solve a coupled system of boundary layer problems. It is specified that 5% of SWCNTs, 20% of Fe3O4, and 75% of C2H6O2being taken for the preparation of (SWCNTs−Fe3O4)/C2H6O2hybrid nanofluid with shape factorn1=n2= 3, and the values of the parameters used are fixed toM= 5,S= 0.5,β= 5,κ= 0.5, Ec = 2, Λ = 2, Pr = 7.3,α= 0.5,δ= 0. The effects of more perceptible parameters on velocity and thermal flow fields were considered and scrutinized carefully via graphs and tables. The results disclose that the momentum and thermal boundary layer thickness markedly declined with more value of the unsteady parameter. The local heat transfer rate improves nearly by 14% as 0.2 volume of Fe3O4nanoparticles dispersed in 0.05 volume of SWCNTs and 0.75 volume of C2H6O2nanofluid, hence, in realistic uses adding more values of nanoparticles in the hybrid nanofluids is useful to progress the heating process. The study is novel since to the best of the author’s knowledge, no paper has been published so far on the unsteady flow of (SWNT-Fe3O4)-Ethylene glycol hybrid Casson nanofluid with the effects of the Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model. As well, the model used for the thermophysical properties of the hybrid nanofluid is a new approach. Generally, hybrid nanofluids of (SWCNTs-Fe3O4)/C2H6O2show better flow distributions with good stability of thermal properties than their mono counterparts.
Magneto-Ternary Hybrid Nanofluid Flow About Stretching Cylinder in a Porous Medium with Gyrotactic Microorganism
Authors: EL-Kabeir S. M. M. , Rashad A. M. , EL-Mky H. , Elnaem Shereen Abd
Published: November 2023

The diluted suspension of nanoparticles in base liquids has been found in extensive applications in various industrial processes like nanomedicines, cooling of microsystems, and energy conversion. The idea of tri-hybrid nanofluid have been developed which shows the impact of three nanoparticles at the same time in a single fluid. This newly developed tri-hybrid mixture model getting more attention and performed better than hybrid and nanofluid. Owing to its important applications an attempt has made in this article to investigate the Casson ternary hybrid nanofluids flow along a stretching cylinder through porous medium subject to the influence of microorganism in the modeled equations. The strength of magnetic field has employed in upward direction of the flow system, and Activation Energy effect is addressed. The main equations of fluid motion have been converted to dimensionless format using set of suitable variables. In this work it has noticed that, growth in permeability parameter, Casson and magnetic factors result in more resistive force to fluid motion that declines the velocity characteristics. Moreover, the temperature distribution has grown up while the concentration characteristics have declined with growing values of Brownian factor. Furthermore, microorganism characteristics decay with growth in bio-convection Lewis and Peclet numbers. The impact of these parameters upon heat, mass and motile transfer rates has been evaluated in the tabular form.
Experimental Investigation of Coefficient of Performance Enhancement (COP) in Ice Plant Using Brine-Based Metal Oxide Nanofluids
Authors: Sonawane Sandipkumar B. , Pawar Suyash Y. , Chamkha Ali J. , Kolhe Vikram A. , Kings Krishna Nagarajasingh R. , Chandratre Kailas V. , Lature Hitendra Kumar , Suryawanshi Satish J. , Sunil J.
Published: November 2023

The research investigates brine-based metal oxide nanofluids to improve heat transfer and ice plant COP. The novelty of the study is in the use of stable nanofluids of ZnO, CuO, and Al2O3 prepared using surfactants and ultra-sonication to improve the performance
of an ice plant working on the vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The study found that the COP of the ice plant was significantly enhanced using these nanofluids, with the greatest improvement of 27% observed for Al2O3 nanofluids at a particle volume concentration
of 0.3%. The experiment also showed a reduction in compressor power consumption by 22% at the same concentration and temperature, indicating the potential use of these nanofluids in ice plant applications. The study further demonstrated that the COP improvement was more significant at a controlled
temperature of 20 °C than at 25 °C.
Are Training Programs Addressing Anti-Black Racism and White Supremacy? A Descriptive Analysis
Authors: Wilcox Melanie M. , Reid Marks Laura , Franks Danielle N. , Davis Rosie Phillips , Moss Tierra
Published: November 2023

Counseling psychology increasingly centers addressing and dismantling anti-Black racism and White supremacy among its values. It is unclear, however, whether training programs are attending to antiracist paradigm shifts. We conducted a study of counseling psychology programs’ attention to antiracism and White supremacy. Students and faculty in counseling psychology programs were asked to complete an online survey. Faculty were also asked to submit multicultural course syllabi. Qualitative results demonstrate that syllabi ( N = 29) generally do not reflect modern antiracist paradigms. Both faculty and student participants ( N = 179) rate their programs as above-average on social justice and antiracism commitments, social justice program norms, and multicultural training, but students ( n = 127) observed greater discrepancies between what their programs claim to do and what their programs actually do; and, faculty ( n = 52) rate their programs more positively than students. There also appeared to be individual-level differences in ethnic-racial identity, such that White students were more critical of Whiteness.
Exploring the Causes of Technocratic Minister Appointments in Europe
Authors: Pilet Jean-Benoit , Puleo Leonardo , Vittori Davide
Published: November 2023

In the last decade, the appointment of technocratic ministers has become more common than ever before in Europe. Yet, scholarly attention has mostly focused on the economic determinants that lead to the appointment of such political outsiders in governments. In contrast, political determinants have not been fully examined. This article aims to investigate the role of economic determinants, as well as institutional factors (e.g. electoral system), party-system characteristics (e.g. volatility, polarization) and cabinet-related factors (e.g. intra-cabinet heterogeneity, the strength of populist parties within the government). Using a novel data set comprising data for more than 7000 ministers, including around 900 technocrats, our analysis shows that the share of populist parties within the cabinets has the strongest effect on the likelihood of appointing technocrats in national government. However, institutional-level variables appear to have no effect on the levels of technocratic appointments.
The Persistence of Religion as a Master Status for Chaplains
Authors: Lawton Amy , Cadge Wendy
Published: November 2023

The chaplain’s role, as perceived by chaplains, is well-studied. The ways in which care-recipients understand the chaplain’s role is not. This article analyzes interviews with 38 people who interacted with chaplains. We find that respondents understood the chaplain’s job to be multidimensional. We describe this multidimensionality through a “jobs to be done” framework showing that chaplains offer social listening, emotional comfort, and functional practical religious support. From the perspective of care recipients, religion defines the master status of chaplains, a perspective different from that of chaplains themselves. Respondents felt that religion was the least ambiguous part of their interaction with a chaplain. These findings complicate scholarly and personal narratives that center “presence” rather than religion when talking about chaplaincy and spiritual care. We suggest that chaplains could mitigate professional identity tensions by centering desires for religious and spiritual care.
Longitudinal changes in skin perfusion pressure after endovascular therapy in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Authors: Tokuda Takahiro , Oba Yasuhiro , Kagase Ai , Matsuda Hiroaki , Suzuki Yoriyasu , Murata Akira , Ito Tatsuya , Hirano Keisuke
Published: November 2023

Purpose

The skin perfusion pressure (SPP) increases after endovascular treatment (EVT) for up to 1 month, although changes beyond 1 month remain unreported. This study aimed to investigate the changes in the SPP over time after EVT.

Materials and methods

This was a single-center, prospective, observational study. We included patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia who underwent EVT between January 2019 and July 2022. We evaluated the SPP after EVT monthly for up to 3 months and compared the changes in the SPP between patients with different comorbidities. Moreover, we investigated the independent predictors of recurrent foot ischemia using a multivariate analysis.

Results

Overall, 87 patients were included in the study. The mean preprocedural dorsal and plantar SPP was 33.9 ± 14.7 and 33.4 ± 13.1 mmHg, respectively. After the procedure, the SPP significantly increased at 1 month but decreased during months 2 and 3 (the dorsal SPP at 1, 2, and 3 months was 59.6 ± 20.3, 48.3 ± 20.9, and 39.7 ± 14.7, respectively, p < 0.01; the plantar SPP at 1, 2, and 3 months was 57.3 ± 18.2, 48.2 ± 15.6, and 40.5 ± 15.3, respectively, p < 0.01). Changes in the SPP did not differ among patients with different comorbidities. The multivariate analysis revealed that severe infrapopliteal calcification was an independent predictor of recurrent foot ischemia (odds ratio, 3.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.1–13.4; p = 0.04).

Conclusion

The SPP after EVT significantly increased at 1 month and decreased monthly for up to 3 months. Severe infrapopliteal calcification was the sole predictor of foot ischemia recurrence. Meticulous follow-up after EVT and regular hemodynamic examinations are important.
Toward real-time and accurate dense 3D mapping of crop fields for combine harvesters using a stereo camera
Authors: Chen Haiwen , Chen Jin , Guan Zhuohuai , Li Yaoming , Cheng Kai , Cui Zhihong , Zhang Xinxing
Published: November 2023

Fast and accurate 3D scene perception is a crucial prerequisite for the autonomous navigation and harvesting of combine harvesters. However, crop field scenarios pose severe challenges for vision-based perception systems due to repetitive scenes, illumination changes and real-time constraints on embedded computing platforms. In this paper, we propose a feature-based, two-stage approach for real-time dense 3D mapping for combine harvesters. In the first stage, our approach constructs a sparse 3D map using reliable feature matching, which provides prior knowledge about the environment. In the second stage, our method formulates per-pixel disparity calculation as probabilistic inference. The key to our approach is the ability to compute dense 3D maps by combining Bayesian estimation with efficient and discriminative point cues from images, exhibiting tolerance against visual measurement uncertainties due to repetitive textures and uneven lighting in crop fields. We validate the performance of the proposed method using real crop field data, and the results demonstrate that our dense 3D maps provide detailed spatial metric information while maintaining a balance between accuracy and efficiency. This makes our approach highly valuable for online perception in combine harvesters operating with resource-limited systems.
That We Might Die with Him: Jesus’s Death and Resurrection as a Paradigm for Discipleship in Jn 11.1–12.11
Authors: Hase Luke
Published: November 2023

Despite growing recognition that the Fourth Gospel’s ecclesiological vision is modeled on aspects of the Gospel’s Christology, the possibility that this extends to Jesus’s death and resurrection has received little attention. Offering a close rereading of John’s notoriously enigmatic story of Lazarus, this study seeks to demonstrate that the notion of Jesus’s death and resurrection as a paradigm for discipleship is embedded in, and sheds interpretative light on, the complexities of this lengthy Johannine story. Through a fresh, multidimensional analysis of Jn 11.1–12.11 and other contextual factors, it is concluded that undergirding this narrative is the disciple’s necessary participation in Jesus’s death and resurrection; that the semiotic import of death within this paradigm encompasses affliction; and that this functional dynamic enabled the Johannine community to locate its affliction within a broader, hope-laden, purposive framework.
A Rare Case of Sinonasal Seromucinous Hamartoma Developing from the Nasal Septum
Authors: Ito Shin , Ide Takuma , Ishikawa Kazuma , Hashizume Akane , Matsumoto Fumihiko , Higo Ryuzaburo
Published: November 2023

A 45-year-old man presented with a history of chronic left nasal congestion. Nasal endoscopy revealed a pedunculated polypoid mass with glandular epithelium surface on the posterior nasal septum. Computed tomography revealed a 25-mm mass-like growth in the left posterior nasal cavity attached to the nasal septum with a stalk. The patient underwent transnasal endoscopic surgery, and the tumor was removed under a block with safety margin. The final pathological diagnosis was sinonasal seromucinous hamartoma (SH). Sinonasal SH is a rare tumor with only 31 reported cases. Transnasal endoscopic surgery is currently the first-line treatment for sinonasal SH. Differential diagnoses of this lesion include inflammatory polyps, respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma, and adenocarcinoma. Although SH is a benign tumor, its progression to adenocarcinoma has been reported. Therefore, unilateral posterior nasal tumors must be diagnosed precisely.
Metabolomic profiling of deep vein thrombosis
Authors: Jiang Weiguang , Yang Liu , Dang Yongkang , Jiang Xuechao , Wu Lan , Tong Xiangyang , Guo Jianquan , Bao Yongtao
Published: November 2023

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities is one of the most common peripheral vascular diseases, with significant complications and sequelae. Metabolomics aims to identify small molecules in biological samples. It can serve as a promising method for screening compounds that can be used for early disease detection, diagnosis, treatment response prediction, and prognosis. In addition, high-throughput metabolomics screening can yield significant insights into the pathophysiological pathways of DVT. Currently, the metabolomic profiles of DVT have yielded inconsistent expression patterns. This article examines the recent advancements in metabolomic studies of DVT and analyzes the factors that may influence the results.
Living Situation of Juveniles After Secure Residential Treatment: Exploring the Role of Family Centeredness, Child, and Family Factors
Authors: Broekhoven Jorinde L. , van Domburgh Lieke , van Santvoort Floor , Asscher Jessica J. , Simons Inge , Blankestein Annemarieke M. M. M. , Albrecht Gonnie , van der Rijken Rachel E. A. , Popma Arne
Published: November 2023

To promote the return of juveniles to a home-like environment (e.g. living with (foster)parents) after secure residential treatment (SRT), it is important to know which factors are related to this outcome. The current study examined which characteristics of the juvenile, family, and SRT, including family centeredness and use of systemic interventions, are related to the living situation after discharge. For 259 juveniles (mean age 15.82 years, 127 girls) in SRT and their parents, questionnaires were administered at admission, discharge, and 6-months follow-up. Furthermore, information about the living situation before and after SRT was gathered. Higher likelihood of living in a home-like setting after SRT correlated with more furlough moments with parents, receiving a systemic intervention, and a shorter duration of the SRT. Systemic interventions during SRT and spending furlough moments with parents may have a positive impact on returning to a home-like situation after SRT for juveniles.
Goal-focused abusive leaders: The mitigating role of conscientiousness in subordinates’ counterproductive work behavior
Authors: Joo Min-Kyu , Yu Jia , Atwater Leanne
Published: November 2023

When an abusive supervisor exhibits goal-focused leadership, does goal-focused leadership buffer or deteriorate the impact of abusive supervision on subordinates? Although leaders normally exhibit different leadership styles at the same time, little effort has been made to examine how different leadership styles affect subordinates. We also investigate the three-way interaction among abusive supervision, goal-focused leadership, and conscientiousness on counterproductive work behavior (CWB). With two multinational samples, our findings consistently indicate that subordinates exposed to more goal-focused leadership along with abusive supervision are significantly more likely to engage in CWB. In addition, we find a three-way interaction such that the relationship between abusive supervision and subordinates’ CWB is the strongest among subordinates who have low conscientiousness when leaders exhibit a high level of goal-focused leadership.

JEL Classification: D23
Subtypes of Transitions into a Family Caregiving Role: A Latent Class Analysis
Authors: Brantner Carly L. , Bentley John P. , Roth David L.
Published: November 2023

This paper groups persons who have transitioned into family caregiving using a latent class analysis and examines class differences on measures of well-being. Latent classes were identified for a sample of 251 participants who became family caregivers while participating in a longitudinal national study, and linear regression analyses compared average well-being change scores across classes. Fit indices supported a four-class solution dispersed along two conceptual dimensions: caregiving intensity and caregiving stain. The largest class (35.5%) was characterized as low intensity, low strain. The smallest class (12.7%) was characterized as high intensity, high strain, and these caregivers had significantly worse well-being change scores compared to the other caregiving classes. Categorizing caregivers by differing levels of care intensity and caregiving strain helps identify caregivers who are at most risk for poor psychosocial outcomes, determines which caregivers might benefit from specific caregiver support programs, and informs investigators on possible refinements to interventions.
Primary care outreach and decision counseling for lung cancer screening
Authors: Bittner Fagan Heather , Jurkovitz Claudine , Zhang Zugui , Thompson L Anna , Patterson Freda , Zazzarino Martha A , Myers Ronald E
Published: November 2023

Introduction

Lung cancer screening rates are very low despite a level B recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force since 2013 and clear evidence that lung cancer screening reduces mortality. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires shared decision-making (SDM) for lung cancer screening reimbursement. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of an SDM intervention on lung cancer screening in primary care.

Methods

The study design was a single-arm clinical trial design. The intervention included phone contact outside of a primary care visit and the use of the Decision Counseling Program ®, an online interactive decision aid focused on determining the factors which influence patients to screen or not screen, prioritizing those factors, and determining a decision preference score. The primary outcome was the completion of low-dose computed tomography scan (LDCT) 1 year after the SDM session compared in participants versus nonparticipants.

Results

From six practices, there were 1359 potentially eligible patients in electronic medical record data, and 336 were reached to assess eligibility criteria. A total of 80 patients consented to be in the study, 64 completed a decision counseling session and 16 did not complete a session. Among the 64 people who agreed to have decision counseling, 45% had LDCT, higher than typically seen in routine clinical practice. Although not a comparable group, among the 16 people who declined decision counseling, none had LDCT.

Conclusions

Decision counseling is a promising intervention that might support SDM in the context of improving uptake of lung cancer screening in primary care. However, further, larger studies are needed.
Founder-CEO Extraversion and Sustainability Orientation in Initial Coin Offerings
Authors: Xia Feilian , Thewissen James , Huang Winifred , Yan Shuo
Published: November 2023

This study contributes to sustainable entrepreneurship by examining the influence of entrepreneur personality on sustainability orientation in a digital finance market context. Extraverted entrepreneurs exhibit strong social connectivity. Consistent with the upper echelons theory, we show that extraversion has significant explanatory power for commitment to a sustainability agenda in initial coin offerings (ICOs). Drawing on institutional difference theory, we find that regulatory change and social pressure moderate the relationship between the extraversion of ICO entrepreneurs and sustainability orientation. Importantly, extraversion plays a significant role in an ICO’s success. Our study highlights the impact of entrepreneur personality traits on driving sustainability efforts and fundraising success.
The Future of Behavioral Health Services for Youth With Foster Care Experience
Authors: Buckland Young Emma , Day Angelique , Lewis Charles E. , Louve Yao Rebecca
Published: November 2023

Youth with foster care experience are far more likely to face mental health challenges than their peers in the general population. Non-talk alternative treatments such as art therapy, movement therapy, music therapy, and equine-assisted psychotherapy show promise for these youth. However, as of now, there is no clear agreement between or guidance offered to states on whether alternative therapies are covered by Medicaid, which is the primary insurance for most youth with foster care experience. This paper offers policy recommendations on this issue in order to achieve equitable access to mental health care for youth with foster care experience.
The Monstrous Hospitality of Canonical Text Selections: The Need for a Hospitable Literacy Framework
Authors: Hadley Heidi Lyn , Toliver S. R.
Published: November 2023

Recent political excursions into classroom text selections by local and national politicians and pundits have made teaching canonical texts more appealing to many school districts and teachers. In this study, we used conceptions of Derridean hospitality alongside monster theory to examine what common canonical texts teach students about who is welcome and worthy of hospitality in American society and who is viewed as wholly monstrous and outside the bounds of hospitality. The results of our critical content analysis revealed that in commonly taught canonical novels, identity categories like race and gender shape determinations of who is welcome and who is othered. The findings suggest that critical readings of canonical texts cannot offer a hospitable welcome to marginalized and othered youth in ELA classrooms. Instead we offer a hospitable literacy approach to text selection in ELA classrooms.
The Antitumor Impact of Combining Hepatic Artery Ligation With Copper Chelators for Liver Cancer
Authors: Zeng Ni , Wang Ye , Wan Yuan , Wang Hongyu , Li Nan
Published: November 2023

Background:

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main cancer-related mortality worldwide. Thus, there is a constant search for improvement in treatment strategies to enhance the prognosis of this malignancy. The study aims to investigate the combined antitumor activity of ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (TM, copper chelator) combined with hepatic artery ligation (HAL) for liver cancer.

Methods:

A total of 40 Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats bearing hepatic tumors were randomly divided into four groups: the control group without any treatment (control), HAL only (HAL), given TM by gavage (TM), and given TM combined with HAL (HAL + TM). The concentrations of serum copper were measured at the predetermined time points. Tumor growth rate, overall survival (OS), expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and microvessel density (MVD), as determined by immunohistochemical examination, were compared.

Results:

HAL treatment transiently could elevate alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) but resumed to baseline within 1 week. Serum copper was significantly increased in tumor-bearing animals over time. The values of serum copper in the three treatment groups were significantly lower than those in the control group at different time points, with the lowest values observed in the TM group ( P < .05). The average tumor size was 30.33 ± 2.58, 20.83 ± 2.93, 16.80 ± 3.84, and 10.88 ± 1.08 mm in the control, HAL, TM, and HAL + TM groups, respectively (HAL + TM vs other groups, all P < .05). In addition, the expression levels of HIF-1α, VEGF, and MVD were significantly lower in the HAL + TM group than those in the other groups ( P < .05). The OS of rats in the combined groups was significantly prolonged combined to the other groups ( P < .05), with survival time of 19.1 ± 0.64, 25.4 ± 1.24, 25.3 ± 1.78, and 29.9 ± 2.22 days in the control, HAL, TM, and HAL + TM groups, respectively.

Conclusion:

These findings suggest that combined treatment with TM and HAL holds great potential for liver cancer treatment by reducing tumor hypoxia and angiogenesis. The observed results indicate that these combinations may offer a novel target and strategy for interventional therapy of liver cancer.
Data-driven prediction of ship fuel oil consumption based on machine learning models considering meteorological factors
Authors: Yang Huirong , Sun Zhuo , Han Peixiu , Ma Mengjie
Published: November 2023

To improve the energy efficiency of ships and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the implementation of energy-efficient operation measures is particularly important. Driven by this, this study was dedicated to improving the accuracy of ship fuel oil consumption (FOC) prediction and laying the foundation for optimizing energy-efficient operations. Firstly, we combined voyage reports and meteorological data and constructed six datasets containing different features. These features comprise navigation-related features encompassing sailing speed, displacement and trim, as well as meteorological features encompassing wind, wave, sea current, sea water salinity and sea water temperature. Secondly, we conducted experiments with 14 popular ML models on the datasets and compared the prediction performance of different models by a new scoring system. Finally, we explored the advantages and disadvantages of each dataset based on the model performance scoring results and analyzed the effects of related meteorological factors on FOC during navigation. The key findings of the proposed work were that extra trees (ET), random forest (RF), XGBoost, and LightGBM had good fitting and generalization performance. Set5, the dataset containing the most complete meteorological data, achieved the best prediction results. In particular, it had an R2 (test) of 0.9317 on the ET model, which was 1.97% higher than the R2 (test) of the dataset using only voyage reports. The conclusions can assist shipping companies in constructing a ship FOC prediction framework and developing ship fuel-saving strategies.