bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The present and future of the Five Safes framework
Authors: Green Elizabeth , Ritchie Felix
Published: December 2023

The Five Safes has become the default framework for confidential data governance across multiple sectors and countries. Since its inception in 2003, the approach has influenced data management in many ways, particularly in the public sector. As it has become established and widely used, both its advantages and limitations have come to the fore, along with an understanding of modern data management principles.
This paper explores the history, application, strengths and limitations in the Five Safes. It discusses the different variations on the framework over time, as well as recent suggestions for deepening or extending the framework.
Finally we discuss the framework’s relationship to the emerging preference for principles-based regulation and design, showing how there is a concordance between the two which may lead to a new consensus on good data governance design models.
Visions of Esmeralda Lock: Epistemic Injustice, ‘The Gypsy Woman’, and Gypsilorism
Authors: Lee Kenneth
Published: December 2023

Using a combination of Jodie Matthews’ concepts of “The Gypsy Woman” as a product of successive trans-historical encounters (actual, literary, or visual) between Gypsy subject and non-Gypsy audience, formal Archival sources in the Scott MacFie Gypsy Collection at the University of Liverpool, Foucaultian archives of subjugated knowledges, and Miranda Fricker’s approaches to epistemic injustices, this article examines the life-narrative of a Romani woman, Esmeralda Lock, and her changing relationship with her Gypsilorist interlocutors over 70 years of her life. Following the example of Laura Ann Stoler, “factual stories” in Esmeralda’s life that re-affirm Gypsilorist fictions are also examined. Esmeralda was unique in that she was literate, and hence able to leave a small but important trail of correspondence spanning 62 years (including a hitherto unknown sketch and commentary) enabling a challenge to Gypsilorist (mis)representations of her life. Her correspondence also allows her changing epistemic value of Gypsilorists to be traced. Further analyses of epistemic injustices may offer new dimensions to understanding and explaining not just the construction of subordinating discourses, but also the mechanisms of Romani epistemic suppression.
Education of Divisors and Multiples in Elementary School Mathematics: Focus on Experience of Interpreting Mathematical Representations
Authors:   The Korea Society Of Educational Studies In Mathematics, Lee Seungeun
Published: December 2023

This study examines students’ thoughts and progress in learning the unit of divisors and multiples in a fifth-grade classroom. Through lessons students were provided with opportunities to interpret mathematical terms such as divisors, multiplication expression of a number, and division form for finding greatest common divisor and least common multiple. The results of this study show that the experience of interpreting mathematical representations such as mathematical terms, expressions, and forms enhance students understanding of divisors and multiples. Students constructed their meanings of mathematical terms such as divisor. Interpreting multiplication expressions, students found hidden divisors by decomposing or composing numbers in multiplication expression and realized the benefits of the prime factorization method to find greatest common divisor and least common multiple. Moreover, interpreting division form of the divide-by-a-common-prime method, students paid attention to relations among numbers and found connection between this method and the prime factorization method. Based on the results, this paper discussed implications on teaching and learning divisors and multiples in elementary school.
PENDAMPINGAN SUBMIT KARYA ILMIAH PADA GURU SD NEGERI 2 KEKERI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN INDEKS PUBLIKASI GURU SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Oktaviyanti Itsna , Husniati Husniati , Nurhasanah Nurhasanah , Erfan Muhammad
Published: December 2023

Publikasi karya ilmiah merupakan salah satu hal yang dapat menunjang kompetensi guru sekolah  dasar terutama sebagai sumber poin untuk kenaikan pangkat. Namun demikian, Sebagian besar  guru khususnya di SDN 2 Kekeri mengalami kesulitan dalam melakukan tahap submit karya ilmiah di Open Journal System (OJS) atau website jurnal online. Hal ini sesuai dengan hasil wawancara yang dilakukan kepada  guru kelas tinggi di SD N 2 Kekeri mengenai indeks publikasi ilmiah yang dilakukan guru. Hasil wawancara menunjukkan bahwa salah satu penyebab rendahnya indeks publikasi ilmiah  guru adalah kurangnya pengetahuan guru dalam proses publikasi ilmiah. Hasil temuan ini  mengindikasikan perlu adanya pendampingan khusus untuk membantu guru melakukan  registrasi, mengisi metadata di OJS, sampai pada pengunggahan manuskrip di OJS. Sebagai  tempat sasaran submit, tim PKM menggunakan Jurnal Renjana Pendidikan Dasar yang  berafiliasi di Prodi PGSD FKIP Universitas Mataram. Jurnal ini menggunakan sistem OJS III  yang saat ini sering digunakan oleh Jurnal-Jurnal Ilmiah online yang lain. Kegiatan pendampingan dilakukan secara luring atau offline pada senin 12 Juni 2023. Berdasarkan hasil pretest dan posttes diperoleh peningkatan skor yang mengindikasikan bertambahnya wawasan guru terkait proses submit jurnal Online. Kegiatan ini selain mendapat respons yang positif dari kepala SDN 2 Kekeri, beberapa guru sudah ada yang dapat mensubmit artikelnya ke jurnal online yang berafiliasi dengan Prodi PGSD FKIP Universitas Mataram.
Evidências científicas e protocolos relacionados à prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento da sífilis em mulheres e seus parceiros sexuais, na atenção básica: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Carvalho Cristianne Viana de , Amorim Fernanda Cláudia Miranda , Mendes Cintia Maria De Melo , Campelo Viriato , Oliveira Adélia Dalva da Silva , Cardoso Sarai de Brito
Published: December 2023

Introdução: A sífilis é uma infecção sistêmica, milenar e resistente, que além de provocar males físicos e emocionais, desencadeia também mazelas sociais, econômicas e sanitárias de relevante repercussão, capaz de progredir para uma doença crônica. Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão integrativa sobre evidências científicas e protocolos relacionados à prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento da sífilis. Método: Revisão integrativa, com busca realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE , LILACS, BDENF, SCIELO, BVSM, P. P UNIFOR e o Brazilian Journal of Health Review,. Foram obtidos 63.727 estudos. A avaliação inicial foi feita por meio da análise de títulos e resumos. Estabeleceram-se como critérios de inclusão: publicações que contemplassem a temática, com textos completos, publicados nos idiomas Português e Inglês, no período de 2012 a 2021. Na triagem, foram selecionados 13 artigos para compor a amostra final desta revisão integrativa da literatura. Resultados: Os artigos e obras em estudo, foram publicados em revistas de origem nacional e internacional, entre os anos de 2012 e 2021, cujos títulos evidenciaram a sífilis, sua prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento, em mulheres e seus parceiros, além de considerações sobre o letramento em saúde e as estratégias de educação em saúde, abordados através de estudos de caráter transversal, exploratório, descritivo, qualitativo, metodológico, quase experimental e de caso. Conclusão: Para que as políticas públicas contra a sífilis sejam eficientes, é preciso que se desenvolvam novas pesquisas, que não estejam restritos apenas a área da saúde e sim que estabeleçam uma correlação entre os diversos campos do conhecimento, como comunicação, educação, cultura e contemporaneidade.
DOENÇAS DE CHAGAS
Authors: Silva Jessé Jeronimo Fernandes e , Fernandes Ticianne Alcântara de Oliveira , Lobo João Pedro Moreira , Lima Glória Letícia Oliveira Gonçalves , Oliveira Ítalo Azevedo , Maia Jessica Daiane de Melo , Martino Thayse Kelly da Silva , Silva João Vitor
Published: December 2023

Com muita alegria que apresentamos aos leitores a 1ª edição da Cartilha “Projeto Doença de Chagas”. Nesta edição, o leitor encontrará informação básica sobre esta doença no meio social. Esta Produção literária Para Crianças, jovens e adultos Permitirá sua socialização Por meio impresso, Com acesso livre e gratuito, tendo o diálogo Como ferramenta importante de democratização das informações. Acreditamos que, ao sistematizar desse modo as informações, contribuímos para a interação do leitor com uma Plataforma de manuseio acessível e dinâmica através de produção escrita e ilustrada.

As biografias foram construídas a partir de pesquisa em várias fontes, entre elas livros de referência, revistas, blogs, sites, e, muitas vezes, contaram com a colaboração da própria equipe de autores do Projeto. Acreditamos que a aproximação com a literatura produzida em Belém do Pará é uma forma de conquistar os leitores para o texto literário, em especial quando esta literatura evidencia uma realidade Próxima. Nesse sentido, trazemos ao público este material de referência na intenção de potencializar essa aproximação. Esperamos que este material possa ser utilizado como instrumento de formação e de prática educativa.
UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE A EXPOSIÇÃO PRÉ-NATAL AOS FÁRMACOS METADONA E BUPRENORFINA NO TRATAMENTO DE TRANSTORNOS DO USO DE OPIOIDES
Authors: Winter Vittoria de Oliveira , Lopes Guilherme Maciel da Cunha , Peres Isadora Coni Consani , Camargo Júlia Rodrigues de , Santos Kátia Bobins Barra , Dias Lívia de Sousa , Sardinha Lucas da Silva Furtado , Garcia Sônia Cardoso Moreira
Published: December 2023

A exposição pré-natal à metadona e à buprenorfina tem sido cada vez mais relevante em vigência de um aumento considerável nas últimas décadas de neonatos expostos a opioides e, consequentemente, a um aumento da síndrome de abstinência neonatal (SAN), uma patologia que gera disfunções no sistema nervoso central e autônomo. O presente artigo objetivou analisar a exposição de gestantes aos fármacos metadona e buprenorfina, comparando os riscos e benefícios tanto para mãe, quanto para o feto para o tratamento do transtorno do uso de opioides. O artigo consiste em uma revisão de literatura, a qual foi realizada por meio de uma busca ativa nas plataformas Scielo e Pubmed. Os filtros elegidos foram “Clinical trial”, “Randomized controlled Trial”, “Obvervational study” dos últimos 5 anos (2018-2023). Com isso, foram encontrados 30 artigos ao total, dentre os quais foram utilizados apenas 22, sendo todos os resultados encontrados apenas no PubMed. Os critérios de inclusão foram artigos que continham dados correlacionando a gravidez e o uso buprenorfina e a metadona e excluímos artigos que não continham essa associação ou abordavam de forma que não abrangesse o transtorno do uso de opioides. Em suma, observou-se que o tratamento com metadona e a buprenorfina, mostrou-se eficaz para a desintoxicação de usuários de opioides, sendo que parte majoritária dos artigos apontavam uma superioridade no uso da buprenorfina, principalmente para reduzir os riscos e ocorrência da SAN.
PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DO CÂNCER DE PRÓSTATA NO BRASIL: retrato de uma década
Authors: Faria Lívia Silva Paula , Pereira Pedro Caldas , Lustosa André Luis Morelli , Aragão Iapunira Catarina Sant'Anna , Aragão Felipe Matheus Sant'Anna , Cunha Marcos Guimarães de Souza
Published: December 2023

O câncer de próstata (CaP) é o câncer mais comum entre os homens e o segundo tipo que mais evolui para óbito nesses pacientes. Com o aumento da expectativa de vida, doenças como esta vêm sendo detectadas e tratadas precocemente, assumindo uma dimensão cada vez maior e se tornando um problema de saúde pública. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico descritivo, cujos dados foram disponibilizados pelo DATASUS. A população do estudo foi constituída por todos os casos de neoplasia maligna da próstata em homens de todas as idades, diagnosticados e registrados no período de 2009 a 2018. O crescimento anual dos casos novos dessa doença foi contínuo, decrescendo somente em 2018, com uma queda de 0,34%. Homens a partir de 50 anos englobaram o maior número dos casos, sendo as idades de 60 a 69 anos responsáveis por 38,21% dos casos. Em brancos e pardos houve mais de 60% de taxa desta neoplasia. Observou-se uma crescente tendência de aumento da taxa de mortalidade com o aumento da idade, com homens acima de 80 anos apresentando os maiores números desse índice. R$517.416.212,44 foram gastos nesses 10 anos com a neoplasia maligna da próstata. Concluiu-se que, no Brasil, o perfil dos pacientes com CaP é de homens acima de 50 anos, sendo que a maioria é da raça branca e se concentra no Sudeste. O número de internações e a taxa de mortalidade cresceram ao decorrer desses 10 anos analisados e a taxa de mortalidade também se mostrou maior nos idosos com CaP.
ULTRASSONOGRAFIA À BEIRA LEITO COMO PARTE DO TRATAMENTO DE ABSCESSO HEPÁTICO ESPONTÂNEO: relato de caso
Authors: Lustosa André Luis Morelli , Guimarães Júnior Guilherme da Silva , Varginha Renan Sacramento
Published: December 2023

Abscesso hepático piogênico (AHP) é uma afecção intra-abdominal rara que ocorre quando uma infecção bacteriana do parênquima hepático exacerba, gerando exsudato purulento localizado. Este trabalho consiste em relatar a experiência de realizar procedimento minimamente invasivo guiado por ultrassonografia (USG) como parte do tratamento de paciente com choque séptico por AHP, assim como difundir conhecimentos acerca de uma entidade clínica pouco frequente e as possibilidades terapêuticas viáveis. Pois, compartilhar um caso tratado de maneira bem-sucedida pode ser de auxílio para que outros profissionais se utilizem das mesmas técnicas aplicadas pelos pesquisadores, além de permitir que realizem comparações com outras técnicas utilizadas em outros serviços. Dessa forma, foi realizada drenagem percutânea transparieto-hepática de abscesso intraparenquimatoso guiada por USG com retirada de secreção purulenta e lavagem da loja com soro fisiológico. Além disso, foi coletada amostra para cultura laboratorial e ajuste de antibioticoterapia guiada pelo antibiograma, resultando na melhora clínica do paciente. Conclui-se, portanto, que métodos de punção guiada devem ser considerados no tratamento dos AHP, deixando a laparotomia para pacientes que apresentem abscessos rotos ou em casos de múltiplos abscessos, quando não for possível drená-los de forma menos invasiva.
Women's Perceptions of Medical Treatment Versus Surgical Management of First-trimester Miscarriage
Authors: Azza Mustafa Elzein , Hajar Suliman Ibrahim Ahmed , Awadalla Abdelwahid Suliman , Siddig Omer M Handay , Gamar Bushra Omer , Sahar Ali Musa
Published: December 2023

Background: Miscarriage is a common gynecological problem and early pregnancy loss occurs in the first trimester. Early pregnancy miscarriage is managed expectantly, surgically, and medically. Medical management is a new treatment option, also surgical evacuation is the standard treatment for some types and presentations of miscarriage. Medical management might be more suitable instead of surgical evacuation, it may be less costly than surgical treatment and consequently, due to its lower complications, most patients prefer it. Purpose: This study aimed to determine women's perception of medical treatment versus surgical intervention, complications associated with surgical procedures, and medical treatment. Methodology: It was a comparative, hospital-based study conducted in Bashair Teaching Hospital, on 336 patients diagnosed with miscarriage in the first trimester, 168(group A) were treated medically while 168(group B) were treated surgically. All participating patients in the study fulfilled the selection criteria, that is, the provision of an informed consent and agreement to participate in the study. Results: The total number of women during the period of study was 336. The study found that 239(71%) of women prefer medical management compared to 97 (29%) preferring surgery. The complications associated with the medical treatment were (4.2%) infection, (0.6%) bleeding, and (95.2%) without obvious complications. The complications associated with surgical procedures were (7.7%) developmental infection, (16.1%) bleeding, (10.7%) incomplete evacuation, (1.8%) uterine perforation, and (63.7%) without obvious complications. Conclusion: The study found that over two-thirds of patients Favor medical treatment over surgical procedures. It has also revealed that medical treatment is very effective in terminating pregnancies within the first trimester.
PROFIL RESILIENSI AKADEMIK SISWA SMP PASCA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Wati Reki Laras , Muwakhidah Muwakhidah , Ramadhany Kharisma Aulia , Harnastiti Rahadjeng , Wulandari Cindy Ayu
Published: December 2023

Virus Covid-19 yang sudah menyebar di seluruh dunia menimbulkan gangguan terbesar pada bidang pendidikan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui profil resiliensi siswa SMP pasca pandemi covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain deskriptif. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 65 siswa yang diperoleh secara random sampling. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan angket resiliensi berdasarkan teori resiliensi Reivich dan Shatte (Shatte & Reivich, 2020). Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebanyak 45 siswa (69,23%) berada pada kriteria sedang, sebanyak 20 siswa (30,76%) berada pada kategori tinggi. Dengan demikian resiliensi pada siswa SMP pasca pandemi covid-19 berada pada kriteria sedang. Data penelitian ini memperlihatkan gambaran resiliensi siswa yang memerlukan layanan responsif terkait perkembangan resiliensi siswa.
Adaptação transcultural e tradução de materiais educativos em saúde bucal para língua indígena Kaingang
Authors: Pereira Renato , Puello Sthefanie del Carmen Perez , Baldani Márcia Helena , Schuller Annemarie Adriana , De Sousa Maria da Luz Rosário , Batista Marília Jesus , Fraga Letícia , Silva Júnior Manoelito Ferreira
Published: December 2023

O objetivo do estudo foi descrever a adaptação transcultural e tradução de materiais educativos em saúde bucal para língua indígena Kaingang. O estudo considerou três etapas: 1) equivalência conceitual; 2) equivalência de itens e semântica; 3) retrotradução. Dos oito materiais utilizados, sete foram adaptados: 1) dentes saudáveis e∕ou restaurados; 2) doença periodontal; 3) dentadura; 4) prótese removível; 5) dentadura e prótese removível; 6) aparelho ortodôntico e 7) espaço de dentes perdidos; e um foi excluído: 8) prótese fixa e implante. Durante o processo de adaptação, foi necessária remoção de recomendação de difícil semântica, inclusão de recomendações e ajustes de termos para facilitar a compreensão, e manutenção de termo em português (“postinho de saúde” e “flúor”). Os materiais são os primeiros a considerar os aspectos culturais e sociais de uma população indígena no Brasil.
Nebelkerzen im Tauchanzug
Authors: Sandvoß Doscha
Published: December 2023

Die Autorin beobachtet ein starkes Latenzverhalten im Klientensystem, das sich über die Fallschilderung bis hin zu ihr auswirkt. Sie legt den Fall erstmal zur Seite, liest unkonzentriert, projiziert Ärger zunächst auf den/die Supervisor/in statt auf die Person, die das Wohl von Kindern in ihrer Obhut gefährdet hat und auf die Leitung, die die Verschleierung deckte. Sie assoziiert das System von Kita und Supervisor/in als Tauchschule, deren Schwimmende sich wohl noch länger über Wasser/an der vermeintlich sicheren Oberfläche aufhalten müssen, bevor ein erster Tauchgang möglich werden wird.
THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT OF EU MEMBER STATES AND ITS EFFECT ON ESPORT PERFORMANCE
Authors:   University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Sportseconomics and Management, Debrecen, Hungary, MOLNÁR Anikó , MÜLLER Anetta ,   University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Sportseconomics and Management, Debrecen, Hungary
Published: December 2023

The examination of sports performance in relation to various macroeconomic variables has long occupied researchers in the field of sports economics. Similar interest surrounds esports, which has become one of the fastest developing types of "new media" in recent years. In esports, as well as in the video game industry besides creative content production, technology and digitization play a decisive role. In our research, we draw a parallel between digitization, the economy and sports performance in an area researched by relatively few. Based on the Digital Society and Economy Composite Index (DESI) published annually by the European Commission, we examine the digitization of the Member States of the European Union and whether a link can be found between esports performance and the digital development of each Member State. In the first part of the research cluster analysis was used in order to map the pattern of digital development across the EU, where four main direction was found, based on which four groups, namely “digital winners”, “digital laggards”, “technology-“ and “user focused” states were identified. After which regression analysis was used in order to examine whether digital development has any effect on esports performance.
Analysis of Digital Tourist's Purchasing Decision Process Based on Feedback and Opinions
Authors:   Széchenyi István University, Gyula Kautz Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Egyetem tér 1. Győr, Hungary, Kupi Marcell , Bakó Ferenc ,   Széchenyi István University, Gyula Kautz Faculty of Economics, Department of International and Applied Economics, Egyetem tér 1. Győr, Hungary
Published: December 2023

Today, tourism and digitalisation are very much intertwined. The phenomenon of tourism in the digital space - digital tourism - emerged with the birth of the internet and has grown in intensity over the years. The evolution of digitalisation has brought about a paradigm shift that has not only led consumers to adopt information and communication technologies, but has also greatly transformed consumer behaviour, preferences and motivations. Indeed, the development of technology has disrupted the traditional booking trends of tourists, their attitudes towards tourism and the social groups of tourists by providing dynamic online communication channels. Digital tourism users - digital tourists - are increasingly aware of the information and communication technologies, services and tools available to them, and are able to shape the market offer tailored to their needs through their actions and the data they provide. One of the most effective means of doing this is to share feedback and opinions online. In our research, I provide secondary information to support the importance of feedback and opinions, clarify its role in digital tourism, and then investigate the phenomenon of electronic-world-of-mouth through a questionnaire survey and decision tree analysis, and highlight the insights and implications of eWOM for digital tourists' behaviour in the online space based on opinions.
The unmet treatment need for eating disorders: What has changed in more than 10 years? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ali Kathina , Radunz Marcela , McLean Siân A. , O'Shea Anne , Mavrangelos Teri , Fassnacht Daniel B. , Hart Laura
Published: December 2023

A minority of people with eating disorders seek and receive appropriate professional help. This review assessed the proportion of individuals with eating disorders who had sought help or received treatment, as an update to the Hart et al. (2011) review conducted more than a decade ago. Three databases were searched for studies that: 1) included a community sample of help-seekers and non-help seekers, 2) used a standardized eating disorder screening instrument, and 3) assessed the percentage of participants who had sought help specifically for eating disorder concerns. Of 599 articles, 21 studies met inclusion criteria, representing 37,423 participants. The pooled proportion reporting help-seeking from any source was 30% (95% CI = 22%-38%). The pooled proportion reporting formal treatment seeking from appropriate health professionals specifically for eating disorder concerns was 31% (95% CI = 22%-39%). These rates suggest little to no improvement in the unmet need for treatment since 1989 with reviewed studies continuing to focus on white adult women. Help-seeking rates among other populations remain unclear and there is and an urgent need to understand reasons for overall low help-seeking rates. Better visibility of health professionals qualified to provide eating disorder treatment could help reduce the substantial treatment gap.
A tutorial on open-source large language models for behavioral science
Authors: Hussain Zak , Binz Marcel , Mata Rui , Wulff Dirk U.
Published: December 2023

Large language models (LLMs) have the potential to revolutionize behavioral science by accelerating and improving the research cycle, from conceptualization to data analysis. Unlike closed-source solutions, open-source frameworks for LLMs can enable transparency, reproducibility, and adherence to data protection standards, which gives them a crucial advantage for use in behavioral science. To help researchers harness the promise of LLMs, this tutorial offers a primer on the open-source Hugging Face ecosystem and demonstrates several applications that advance conceptual and empirical work in behavioral science, including feature extraction, fine-tuning of models for prediction, and generation of behavioral responses. Executable code is made available at github.com/Zak-Hussain/LLM4BeSci.git. Finally, the tutorial discusses challenges faced by research with (open-source) LLMs related to interpretability and safety and offers a perspective on future research at the intersection of language modeling and behavioral science.
How environmental psychologists can engage with system-level processes
Authors: Sabherwal Anandita , O'Dell Dallas
Published: December 2023

In response to the urgency and scale of climate change, mitigation and adaptation require transforming existing systems. We contend that despite its focus on the individual, environmental psychology must strive for systemic and structural solutions to address the climate crisis. We ideate how environmental psychologists can engage with system-level processes. First, environmental psychologists can serve descriptive functions. They can investigate how individual actions (and inactions) are embedded in broader societal forces. And contribute to work in neighbouring disciplines by studying perceptions of transformative system-level agendas. Next, we underscore environmental psychologists’ role in investigating ways to achieve environmentally impactful transformations. Psychologists can facilitate public participation in systemic processes by focusing on relevant outcome measures (such as policy support and sufficiency) and adopting deliberative research methods. Deconstructing differences in feasibility and access across contexts, they can identify diverse ways in which individuals act to demand social and climate justice and further empower such collective endeavours. Given the complexity of the global climate crisis, environmental psychology must expand its focus beyond the individual to the system in order to create meaningful impact.
The Paradox of Polycrisis: Capitalism, History, and the Present
Authors: Penner Mack
Published: December 2023

The cascading crises of the novel coronavirus pandemic era are seen, by some observers, as the constitutive components of a broad “polycrisis.” It is a useful term, but, as some have pointed out, while it registers the fact of coinciding crises it does little to explain the interaction of those crises. Indeed, polycrisis is a misleading conceptualization of the pandemic era in part because the cascading character of the present crisis is a function of a shared ultimate cause. What we have been experiencing is best understood as a crisis of capitalism, the result of industrial humanity’s deformed relationship with the natural world. This is more specific than an obvious contending description that would render the present crisis in anthropogenic terms, as a result of human activity. Instead, the present crisis is the product of specific forms of human activity and particular elements of humanity, namely, capital. This being the case, we might speak instead of a broad, structural crisis that is, in turn, experienced as a crisis cascade. This “paradox of polycrisis” has historiographical implications, and this article concludes by suggesting how contemporary historians can confront the crisis and write history for our times.
Патоморфологические особенности хронического токсического остеомиелита у наркоманов, принимающих амфетамин кустарного производства
Authors: Ruzin G. P. , Tkachenko O. V. , Myroshnychenko M. S. , Pliten O. M.
Published: December 2023

У статті описано патоморфологічні особливості хронічного токсичного остеомієліту, що виникає у наркоманів при прийомі амфетаміну кустарного виробництва (первітин, вінт). Встановлено, що для даної патології характерна перевага виражених дистрофічних, некротичних та запальних змін над репаративними процесами.
THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE MEDIATED JOB SATISFACTION ON CV SUKINEM BAJA INDUSTRY
Authors: Fachrurazi Fachrurazi
Published: December 2023

An essential element in improving employee performance is a leader who can influence subordinates and actively involve them in achieving these goals through an appropriate leadership style. This study aims to uncover the relationship between dependent and independent variable variables. The type of research used in this study is quantitative research with an explanatory research approach that seeks to test the influence of dependent variables on independent variables involving 68 respondents using structural analysis methods using Partial Least Square or PLS software, resulting in the conclusion that transformational leadership style does not have a positive and insignificant effect on variables job satisfaction. Organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Transformational leadership style has no positive and insignificant effect on employee performance variables. Organizational culture has no positive and insignificant impact on employee performance variables. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Transformational leadership style has no positive and insignificant effect on employee performance. Organizational culture positively and significantly affects employee performance by mediating job satisfaction.
Effect of taping on posture of thoracic region in patients with thoracic kyphosis using acceleration
Authors: Liu Yaoyao , Kim Minhee
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND: In the working environment of modern society, a poor sitting posture for a prolonged time may lead to abnormal spinal alignment such as thoracic kyphosis (TK). OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of taping for posture correction of patients with TK, providing theoretical and empirical guidance for clinicians attempting to rectify TK posture. METHODS: The study included 15 subjects aged 30–60 years, all with a TK angle of ⩾ 40∘. Subjects were required to ascend and descend a set of three steps (a low step, high step, and second low step) under three different conditions: without tape assistance, with taping assistance using 20% elongation, and with taping assistance using 40% elongation. A triaxial accelerometer was employed to measure and compare the anterior-posterior (AP), vertical (VT), and medial-lateral (MIL) movements of the thoracic vertebrae in the different conditions. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the MIL (P= 0.903) or AP (P= 0.114) movements between the no tape assistance and 20% elongation taping conditions. However, a significant difference was found in the VT movement (P= 0.017). Comparing the no assistance condition to the 40% elongation taping condition, no significant changes were noted in the MIL movement (P= 0.650), but significant differences were detected in both the VT (P= 0.003) and AP movements (P= 0.016). No significant differences were found in any of the three measurements between 20% and 40% elongation taping. CONCLUSION: Taping serves as an effective method for immediately improving kyphotic posture. It corrects the position of the scapula and cervicothoracic line and exerts passive retraction on the relevant muscles, thus mitigating trunk imbalance.
Using eigenvalues of distance matrices for outlier detection
Authors: Modarres Reza
Published: December 2023

Distance or dissimilarity matrices are widely used in applications. We study the relationships between the eigenvalues of the distance matrices and outliers and show that outliers affect the pairwise distances and inflate the eigenvalues. We obtain the eigenvalues of a distance matrix that is affected by k outliers and compare them to the eigenvalues of a distance matrix with a constant structure. We show a discrepancy in the sizes of the eigenvalues of a distance matrix that is contaminated with outliers, present an algorithm and offer a new outlier detection method based on the eigenvalues of the distance matrix. We compare the new distance-based outlier technique with several existing methods under five distributions. The methods are applied to a study of public utility companies and gene expression data.
Analytical calculation of magnetic field in surface-mounted permanent-magnet vernier motors
Authors: Ren Ningning , Fan Le , Yang Keke
Published: December 2023

This paper proposes an analytical method to calculate the on-load magnetic field, Back electromotive force (BEMF) and torque of the surface-mounted permanent-magnet vernier machine (SMPMVM) accounting for slots, tooth-tips, flux modulation pole slots (FMPS) and the shape of magnet. The on-load magnetic field is predicted according to the surface-current method of permanent magnet, subdomain model and the superposition principle. BEMF and torque are calculated based on the magnetic field. The results show that THD of open-circuit and on-load radial flux density in the SMPMVM with concentric magnet poles is smaller than that in the conventional SMPMVM with eccentric magnet poles. 30th and 50th harmonic orders are obvious between two motors. Moreover, the peak cogging torque of the motor with concentric magnet poles is almost six times of the peak cogging torque of motor with eccentric magnet poles. The finite-element and experimental results confirm that the developed analytical method has high accuracy for predicting the magnetic field, BEMF, cogging torque and on-load electro-magnetic torque of SMPMVM with different shape of magnet.
Post-traumatic stress disorder in a Canadian population of medical students, residents, and physicians
Authors: Wilgenbusch Chelsea , Stebner Crombie , Bryce Rhonda , Geller Brian
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND: Physicians encounter stressors with potential long-term psychological consequences. However, a comprehensive picture of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence and symptomatic work-related event occurrence across practice stages is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate PTSD prevalence and the occurrence of work-related symptomatic events among physicians and medical learners. METHODS: In 2017, we surveyed 3,036 physicians, residents, and students within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Participants completed the Life Events Checklist (LEC) for DSM 4 and the PTSD Checklist for DSM 4-Civilian version (PCL-C). They also reported work-related events that triggered PTSD-like symptoms. The prevalence of a positive PTSD screen (PCL-C ≥ 36) and the proportion identifying a symptomatic work event were determined. The t-test, Chi-square test, and multiple regression were used to evaluate associations between respondent characteristics and these outcomes. RESULTS: Among 565 respondents, 21.2% screened positively, with similarity across career stages. Thirty-nine percent reported a symptom-inducing work event, with many training-related. Although independent PTSD predictors were not identified, partnered residents and surgical residents were more likely to identify a work-related event. Internationally trained practicing physicians were less likely to identify an event. CONCLUSION: Both symptom-inducing work events and PTSD are frequent, broadly based concerns requiring better preventive strategies across career stages.
Anomaly detection in trade declarations using deep learning techniques: A risk-assessment approach to identify misclassification and incorrect valuation
Authors: Chan Benjamin , Ng Ian , Chung Natalie
Published: December 2023

In Hong Kong, merchandise trade statistics are compiled based on the commodity information given on the trade declarations submitted by traders. Due to the complexity of the standardised commodity classification system (i.e. Hong Kong Harmonized System, or HKHS in short), there are often reporting errors, especially in the commodity codes and quantities. With around 20 million declarations received annually, the availability of this big data source motivates us to adopt deep learning techniques to detect the reporting errors. This paper proposes a mechanism consisting of three deep learning models for checking the commodity code, quantity and value, which offers an end-to-end solution to data quality assurance for declarations. The results show that the proposed mechanism could enhance the accuracy of error detection, which is conducive to improving the quality of trade statistics. With the use of text analytics techniques, the mechanism could fully utilise free-text commodity descriptions declared by traders to check the accuracy of the declared information comprehensively. It also overcomes some limitations of the traditional rule-based models. The whole study demonstrates the potential of using deep learning approach in quality assurance of existing statistical systems for official statistics.
Dickkopf-related protein 1 as a biomarker of local immune status and worse prognosis of Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Liu Dong-Xu , Wu Ke-Han , Zang Xi-Yan , Lu Jia-Yi , Liu Ming-Yue , Li Chun-Ming , Gao Li
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is an infiltrative malignancy characterized by a significantly elevated recurrence rate. Dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK1), which plays an oncogene role in many cancers, acts as an inhibitor of the Wingless protein (Wnt) signaling pathway. Currently, there is a lack of consensus regarding the role of DKK1 in OSCC or its clinical significance. OBJECTIVE: To examine the role and effect of DKK1 in OSCC. METHODS: The identification of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in OSCC was conducted by utilizing databases such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). A comprehensive analysis of gene expression profile interactions (GEPIA) and Kaplan-Meier curve were conducted to investigate the associations among DEGs, patient survival and prognosis in individuals with OSCC. The biological function of DKK1 in OSCC was investigated by using molecular biology approaches. RESULTS: The expression of DKK1 was found to be upregulated in OSCC tissues at various stages. High levels of DKK1 expression exhibited a positive correlation with the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates among OSCC patients. DKK1 knockdown suppressed the proliferation and induced apoptotic response in OSCC cells. Moreover, DKK1 exerted a positive regulatory effect on HMGA2 expression, thereby modulating cell growth and apoptosis in OSCC. The expression of DKK1 was found to be positively correlated with the infiltration of immune cells in patients with OSCC. Additionally, higher levels of CD4 + T cells were associated with improved 5-year survival rates. CONCLUSION: DKK1 is a prognostic biomarker for patients with OSCC.
The effect of health literacy on early postoperative recovery of patients undergoing outpatient surgery
Authors: Wu Chuntao , Lin Ke , Fan Qi , Bai Jing , Tang Li
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND: The measurement of the health literacy level of patients undergoing outpatient surgery has become a major challenge in perioperative nursing of outpatient surgery. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of health literacy on early postoperative recovery of patients undergoing outpatient surgery by developing a health literacy assessment tool for this population. METHODS: A scale for the assessment of health literacy was established based on Nutbeam’s health literacy model. From April to September 2021, 264 patients were selected in the daytime operating rooms of six Class A tertiary hospitals in Kunming, Yunnan Province to investigate health literacy and early postoperative rehabilitation quality, and the influencing factors of the two variables were analyzed. RESULTS: An assessment scale of health literacy of patients undergoing outpatient surgery was developed, including 3 dimensions and 24 items. The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the total scale was 0.944, the split-half reliability was 0.902, and the content validity was 0.920. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the cumulative variance contribution rate was 66.37%, and the scale had good structural validity. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, functional health literacy, interactive health literacy, and critical health literacy could explain 60.4% of the variation (adjusted R2= 0.583) of postoperative recovery quality of patients undergoing outpatient surgery. CONCLUSION: Health literacy of patients undergoing outpatient surgery is an important factor that affects the quality of early postoperative recovery. The health literacy assessment scale can assist medical staff in implementing personalized perioperative nursing and health education.
Usability of the novel ankle training equipment with spring resistance-based plantar press exercises in the standing position: A focus on chronic stroke patients with hemiplegic gait
Authors: Heo Jin-Su , Lee Hyung-Joo , Ko Byung-Woo , Yoon Hyun-Soo , Bae Young-Hyeon
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND: To improve gait disability in patients with chronic stroke, ankle muscle strengthening and calf muscle stretching exercises are required. However, currently available ankle training equipment limit ankle exercises based on the position. Recently developed ankle training equipment enables spring resistance-based plantar press exercises to be performed in the standing position with weight support. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a usability test of the ankle training equipment in the standing position by stroke patients with hemiplegic gait and verify its effects on ankle movements. METHODS: The ankle training equipment was applied to five patients with chronic stroke and hemiplegic gait. In the standing position, the patients performed forefoot and rearfoot press exercises in the affected side with a day’s interval at 20 repetitions maximum (RM). During the exercises, surface electromyography (sEMG) was used to measure the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (%MVIC) of the leg muscles. The System Usability Scale (SUS) was used to assess the ankle training equipment. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to evaluate the differences in muscle activity between the two exercises. RESULTS: Forefoot and rearfoot press exercises increased the %MVIC in the biceps femoris. Additionally, the tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius activity was significantly different between the two exercises. The SUS was 78.75% (SD 12.7). CONCLUSION: The usability test of the passive-control foot press trainer (PFPT) that with improvements in the structure and functions for convenience, it could be commercialized. PFPT could be an alternative to the ankle rehabilitation robot that necessitates a sitting position.
Understanding on Social Utopia: West to East
Authors: Mannan Sadiat
Published: December 2023

Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophy of life is the philosophy of creation. Personal and individual freedom can be achieved and only be maintained through creation. Constructive behavior takes man further and further away from the very essence of life. This essay discusses and compares Tagore’s evolution with Rousseau’s hypothetical evolution, mostly from the _Second Discourses_, and builds upon Marx’s _Estranged Labour_, to illustrate that _near_ utopia can be achieved through a socialist and creative mindset. Arguments follow such that, such a state and society can be attained by developing man’s aspirations through proper nurturing at the initial stages and harnessing the creative spirit within him.
Policy-Based Water Management Challenges at the Local Level Under Non-traditional Security Perspective: The Case of Hanoi City, Vietnam
Authors: Hoang Phi Dinh , Tran Nguyet , Nguyen Ky Xuan
Published: December 2023

This study identifies water security (WS) management challenges at the local level with the case study of Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2020 - 2022. We apply an interdisciplinary approach of “Management of Non-traditional Security” and “systems thinking”. Particularly, it is inspired by the concept of Cost and Benefit Analysis and integrates the concept of WS (UN-Water), integrated water resources management (Global Water Partnership), and UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water. On this basis, the methodological framework is elaborated by an equation reflecting a cause-and-effect relationship between variables of WS state (\(∑_{i=1}^3 S_i\) including safety, stability, sustainability) and WS management costs (\(∑_{i=1}^3 C_i\) including risk, crisis, post-crisis recovery). These variables are assessed semi-quantitatively through six dimensions (technical, policy & legislation, social, economic, awareness & behavior, projects & programs) and measured by interval scale based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from lowest (0-1.5) to highest (4.6-5) levels. The results show that WS management in Hanoi is ineffective with a very low level of WS state (\(∑_{i=1}^3 S_i\)= 1.86), characterized by water ecosystem degradation, insecure domestic water supply, and an overloading drainage system. If Hanoi’s authorities do not increase investment in WS risk management, its WS state will be worse, and the city will not be able to achieve its sustainable development goals for 2030 and beyond. This approach offers a better understanding of assessing the effectiveness of policy-based WS management under multidimensional aspects of non-traditional security issues, particularly at the local level of emerging countries like Vietnam. The findings contribute to a new way of thinking and a novel philosophy of the WS management system for data-driven policy-making and interdisciplinary water management research.
Medical Profession in Nigeria Since 1960
Authors: Uchendu Egodi , Uchendu Chisom , Chinweobo-Onuoha Blessing
Published: December 2023

Many Nigerians have lost confidence in the health sector as a result of untoward practices in the medical profession such as dishonesty, unethical or corrupt practices. The history of untoward practices in Nigeria’s medical profession dates back to the time of independence. Over time, the media have made assiduous efforts to raise public awareness about these practices in the country. This study examines the characterisations or portrayals of corrupt practices in Nigeria’s medical profession and proffers ways of mitigating such occurrences, with the role of the media in the process. A mixed-method research approach was adopted for this study. Samples were obtained from sixteen out of the thirty-six states of the federation during the survey. The analysis is both qualitative and quantitative, deriving from interviews conducted and questionnaires administered between 2012 and 2018. Follow-up investigations were held between 2020 and 2022. The outcome of the study advocates for sustained orientation and training targeted at the ethical conduct of medical practitioners and also the need for media professionals to intensify efforts in raising public awareness about corruption, its causes, manifestations, consequences, and possible remedies in the medical profession in Nigeria.