bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Disruption of Hierarchical Clustering in the Vela OB2 Complex and the Cluster Pair Collinder 135 and UBC 7 with Gaia EDR3: Evidence of Supernova Quenching
Authors: Pang Xiaoying , Yu Zeqiu , Tang Shih-Yun , Hong Jongsuk , Yuan Zhen , Pasquato Mario , Kouwenhoven M. B. N.
Published: December 2021

We identify hierarchical structures in the Vela OB2 complex and the cluster pair Collinder 135 and UBC 7 with Gaia EDR3 using the neural network machine-learning algorithm StarGO. Five second-level substructures are disentangled in Vela OB2, which are referred to as Huluwa 1 (Gamma Velorum), Huluwa 2, Huluwa 3, Huluwa 4, and Huluwa 5. For the first time, Collinder 135 and UBC 7 are simultaneously identified as constituent clusters of the pair with minimal manual intervention. We propose an alternative scenario in which Huluwa 1–5 have originated from sequential star formation. The older clusters Huluwa 1–3, with an age of 10–22 Myr, generated stellar feedback to cause turbulence that fostered the formation of the younger-generation Huluwa 4–5 (7–20 Myr). A supernova explosion located inside the Vela IRAS shell quenched star formation in Huluwa 4–5 and rapidly expelled the remaining gas from the clusters. This resulted in global mass stratification across the shell, which is confirmed by the regression discontinuity method. The stellar mass in the lower rim of the shell is 0.32 ± 0.14 M
⊙ higher than in the upper rim. Local, cluster-scale mass segregation is observed in the lowest-mass cluster Huluwa 5. Huluwa 1–5 (in Vela OB2) are experiencing significant expansion, while the cluster pair suffers from moderate expansion. The velocity dispersions suggest that all five groups (including Huluwa 1A and Huluwa 1B) in Vela OB2 and the cluster pair are supervirial and are undergoing disruption, and also that Huluwa 1A and Huluwa 1B may be a coeval young cluster pair. N-body simulations predict that Huluwa 1–5 in Vela OB2 and the cluster pair will continue to expand in the future 100 Myr and eventually dissolve.
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Evidence for Pinched Magnetic Fields in Quiescent Filaments of NGC 1333
Authors: Doi Yasuo , Tomisaka Kohji , Hasegawa Tetsuo , Coudé Simon , Arzoumanian Doris , Bastien Pierre , Matsumura Masafumi , Tahani Mehrnoosh , Sadavoy Sarah , Hull Charles L. H. , Johnstone Doug , Di Francesco James , Shimajiri Yoshito , Furuya Ray S. , Kwon Jungmi , Tamura Motohide , Ward-Thompson Derek , Le Gouellec Valentin J. M. , Hoang Thiem , Kirchschlager Florian , Hwang Jihye , Eswaraiah Chakali , Koch Patrick M. , Whitworth Anthony P. , Pattle Kate , Kwon Woojin , Kang Jihyun , Inutsuka Shu-ichiro , Bourke Tyler L. , Tang Xindi , Fanciullo Lapo , Lee Chang Won , Liu Hong-Li , Lyo A-Ran , Qiu Keping , Lai Shih-Ping
Published: December 2021

We investigate the internal 3D magnetic structure of dense interstellar filaments within NGC 1333 using polarization data at 850 μm from the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations survey at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Theoretical models predict that the magnetic field lines in a filament will tend to be dragged radially inward (i.e., pinched) toward the central axis due to the filament’s self-gravity. We study the cross-sectional profiles of the total intensity (I) and polarized intensity (PI) of dust emission in four segments of filaments unaffected by local star formation that are expected to retain a pristine magnetic field structure. We find that the filaments’ FWHMs in PI are not the same as those in I, with two segments being appreciably narrower in PI (FWHM ratio ≃0.7–0.8) and one segment being wider (FWHM ratio ≃1.3). The filament profiles of the polarization fraction (P) do not show a minimum at the spine of the filament, which is not in line with an anticorrelation between P and I normally seen in molecular clouds and protostellar cores. Dust grain alignment variation with density cannot reproduce the observed P distribution. We demonstrate numerically that the I and PI cross-sectional profiles of filaments in magnetohydrostatic equilibrium will have differing relative widths depending on the viewing angle. The observed variations of FWHM ratios in NGC 1333 are therefore consistent with models of pinched magnetic field structures inside filaments, especially if they are magnetically near-critical or supercritical.
Transactional Self Care and Empathy Theory in Nursing (A Perspective)
Authors: Martiningsih Wiwin , Winarni Sri , Acob Joel Rey , Baua Ma. Elizabeth , Nugroho Heru
Published: December 2021

Theory development as one of the highest forms of knowledge development that provides opportunity among health providers to identify new and modern approaches of understanding human transformation. This theory uprooted from the mere encounter between the nurse and the one nursed in the phenomenal field called “nursing situations.” The context clearly defines the major components of nursing as the person, environment, and health and how they interact to generate meanings, ideals, and intentions in nursing. The recognition of empathy as a critical essential of caring is highlighted in the theory. The expression of transactional caring and empathy as unending expression of caring in nursing becomes the pillar in the nurse-patient human encounters.
Diagnostic and age composition of excess mortality associated with the New Year holidays in Russia
Authors: Nemtsov Alexander V. , Fattakhov Timur A.
Published: December 2021

Statistics show that in many countries of the world holidays are associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality; this is especially pronounced during the New Year and Christmas period. This article presents an estimate of the excess number of deaths in Russia during the January holidays in 2011–2019 by main classes of causes of death and by age groups.

The study relies on the Rosstat dataset of 16.83 million individual non-personalized death records referring to 2011–2019. The authors of the paper estimate excess mortality for each cause and age group as the difference between actually observed mortality and the LOWESS moving average calculated for non-holiday period, extrapolated to the holidays.

The calculations showed that the period of excess mortality lasted from January 1 to January 22 with a maximum on January 1. Over 22 days, excess mortality in 2011–2019 amounted to 89.0 thousand cases or 8.4% in relation to mortality on non-holidays; excess mortality on January 1 amounted to 11.4 thousand cases. In contrast to mortality from diseases of the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, the contribution of which to excess mortality was proportional to their prevalence on non-holidays, proportion of excess mortality from external causes almost doubled (23.6% versus 12.7 % on weekdays). January 1 saw the highest excess mortality from external causes, including that of alcohol poisoning, homicide, and suicide, in all age groups; on January 2 the highest increase was observed in mortality from diseases of the circulatory system; on January 9 and 10 — from the pathologies of the respiratory and digestive systems.

January holidays in Russia are associated with significant excess mortality, primarily as a result of the abuse of strong alcoholic beverages. Informing the population about the fatal consequences of such a consumption regime and a decrease in the availability of strong alcohol, the maximum sales of which falls on December, can reduce the damage during the January holidays.
Du bon usage de la fin du monde
Authors: Aleksandravičius Povilas , Riquier Camille
Published: December 2021

Convaincus que le pire (la dévastation écologique) n’est pas toujours sûr, il nous faut rendre l’impossible nécessaire. C’est ce à quoi nous invite Bergson avec le dilemme entre la société close et la société ouverte : cette dernière étant nécessaire, l’humanité est désormais tenue à l’impossible, c’est-à-dire au divin.
VIH, sida, SRAS-CoV-2, Covid-19 : émergences, circonstances, conséquences
Authors: Amat-Roze Jeanne-Marie
Published: December 2021

Lors du Sidaction, le 27 mars 2021, Jean-François Delfraissy, président du Conseil scientifique Covid-19, déclarait que « le Covid-19 a été une “crise sans précédent”, incomparable au VIH ou à Ebola ». Cette affirmation mérite d’être discutée. La réflexion s’appuie sur une comparaison, articulée en trois séquences : émergences, circonstances, conséquences. Sida et Covid-19 sont deux maladies d’origine virale mais très différemment et inégalement transmissibles. L’une et l’autre ont battu des records : déclenchement de l’alerte mondiale, identification des agents infectieux, propagation planétaire, mobilisation des scientifiques, diffusion de l’information, autant de dynamiques dont les modalités sont symptomatiques de leur époque respective. L’une et l’autre font face aux difficultés de mise en place des mesures de prévention, à l’inégalité d’accès aux traitements ou aux vaccins. L’une et l’autre sont des observatoires des modes de vie et des niveaux de la connectivité mondiale. Déstabilisateurs systémiques, l’une comme l’autre accentuent les disparités socioéconomiques aux dépens des plus vulnérables. Ces maladies à dimension pandémique partagent, au-delà de leurs spécificités, des points propres aux séismes sanitaires de l’histoire de l’humanité.
Ambivalence de la politique de « zéro Covid » du gouvernement vietnamien et de l’intégration du pays dans les chaînes de valeur industrielles mondiales
Authors: Fanchette Sylvie
Published: December 2021

L’épidémie de Covid aurait dû faire de nombreux ravages dans ce pays voisin de la Chine avec lequel il a des relations économiques et migratoires intenses. D’autant plus qu’il est doté d’une infrastructure hospitalière insuffisante pour faire face à la pandémie. Le gouvernement vietnamien a choisi de mettre en place une politique « zéro Covid » très proactive dès l’annonce des premiers cas en Chine. À la fin de l’année 2020, au moment où le monde est fortement touché par la pandémie et la mortalité atteint des taux dramatiquement élevés, le Vietnam compte 1 465 cas positifs et moins de 35 décès, et il était un des rares pays de la région à compter un taux de croissance économique positif (+ 2,9 %). Cette success story , malgré les conséquences dramatiques sur le tourisme, l’industrie et les nombreux travailleurs du secteur informel, a pris fin le 27 avril 2021. Une quatrième vague toujours en cours est en train de mettre à mal la stratégie « zéro Covid » du gouvernement, option choisie au détriment d’une politique vaccinale précoce jusqu’alors non nécessaire en raison du faible nombre de cas. Cet article vise à analyser les enjeux de géopolitique interne qui ont prévalu à cette grande opération de contrôle de la population et du territoire pour contenir l’extension de la pandémie jusqu’en avril 2021, ainsi que ceux de géopolitique externe, liés à l’attraction des investissements directs à l’étranger (IDE) dans l’industrie manufacturière destinée à l’exportation dans un pays dont les frontières sont strictement contrôlées. Il démontre que les choix économiques pro IDE de la nouvelle équipe au gouvernement, le contrôle moins affirmé de la pandémie pendant la période de transition politique après le 13 e  congrès du Parti communiste et les élections législatives ainsi que la course contre la montre entre les provinces pour attirer les investisseurs ne sont pas étrangers à la gravité de la quatrième vague.
La crise sanitaire en Europe : face au lourd bilan, la relance de la construction européenne
Authors: Kahn Sylvain
Published: December 2021

Le « plan de relance pour faire face aux conséquences économiques de la crise du Covid-19 » décidé en 2020 par l’Union européenne est le dispositif emblématique de toute une panoplie de politiques publiques déployée en réponse à la crise sanitaire, économique et sociale du Covid-19. Il signale un approfondissement de l’intégration européenne et de la mutualisation des territoires nationaux et des politiques publiques. C’est une relance de la construction européenne. Pour autant, les modalités selon lesquelles les Européens font face à cette crise au bilan très lourd révèlent que le continent se caractérise également par une aversion au risque.
Chapitre 3. La transcription des savoirs thérapeutiques traditionnels à la lumière des droits des peuples autochtones
Authors: Nicolas Guylène
Published: December 2021

La situation sanitaire des peuples autochtones a longtemps été ignorée. La menace sanitaire qui les touche, liée à la dégradation de l’environnement en général et au changement climatique en particulier, a fait l’objet d’études récentes devant permettre de l’évaluer et d’envisager les actions à mener. La crise sanitaire de la COVID-19 a renforcé à la fois la fragilité sanitaire persistante des populations autochtones, mais aussi les potentialités thérapeutiques éventuelles de l’utilisation des savoirs traditionnels pour y faire face. Ainsi, l’évolution de la reconnaissance par les États des droits des populations autochtones permet une prise de conscience des inégalités persistantes en matière sanitaire, mais elle révèle également que les savoirs traditionnels sont des leviers essentiels de valorisation des droits des peuples concernés comme des moyens d’améliorer leurs conditions d’existence. Dès lors, l’intégration de savoirs thérapeutiques traditionnels dans l’ordre sanitaire national, comme cela a été fait en Australie, apporte non seulement la reconnaissance des savoirs traditionnels, mais aussi l’amélioration de la protection de la santé des populations autochtones.
Chapitre 6. Towards effective and efficient preventive medicine in France: The necessary evolution of the legal framework of health practices and products
Authors: Espesson-Vergeat Béatrice
Published: December 2021

La médecine traditionnelle est un sujet du plus haut intérêt. Son impact sur la durée de vie en bonne santé n’est plus à démontrer, et Les statistiques de l’ocde pour 2016 démontre que le japon est le pays qui a la population la plus agée en bonne santé. Cette médecine traditionnelle fondée sur une vision globale de la santé de l’être humain, et sur la reconnaissance de pratiques préventives dans les soins et les traitements. Cette notion de médecine préventive intègre les systèmes de santé des pays de l’Union européenne, sous l’impulsion du programme de la Commission européenne « vieillir en bonne santé ». La France, dans le cadre de sa politique de santé (stratégie nationale de santé), s’engage activement dans une politique de prévention visant à améliorer, depuis l’enfance et tout au long de la vie, l’alimentation saine, le sport, l’arrêt des pratiques addictives (tabac, alcool). Cette politique est basée sur le remboursement des actes de prévention des professionnels de santé par l’assurance maladie, et sur la prescription de pratiques sportives et alimentaires. Cette politique s’inscrit dans un courant de reconnaissance par la population française et européenne fortement tournée vers le traitement par des médecines dites naturelles. Ce mouvement vers une médecine préventive, retrouvant les fondements de la médecine traditionnelle, au sens asiatique, nécessite une évolution de l’encadrement juridique, règlementaire, éthique, déontologique, qui concerne tout à la fois la reconnaissance de nouveaux périmètres des pratiques de soins, et l’encadrement des produits de santé préventifs (biomédicaments, biotechnologie). Cela pose aussi tout particulièrement la question du contrôle et de la sécurité dans la fabrication, la circulation, et l’utilisation des produits tels que les compléments alimentaires, huiles, plantes médicinales, alicaments.
« La composition du jeu de leurs comedies ». Le partage des genres comiques selon Charles Estienne
Authors: Buron Emmanuel
Published: December 2021

L’épitre dédicatoire que Charles Estienne place en tête de sa Comedie du Sacrifice (1543) caractérise la technique de la comédie à l’antique par un art de la composition, c’est-à-dire par la manière dont elle distribue les faits et organise une manière complexe, articulant plusieurs lignes d’intrigue. Ce point fait, à ses yeux, la différence avec les farces (qu’il désigne seulement comme « nos Comedies »), qui traitentune intrigue simple et unique. Une analyse de la composition d’Eugène d’Étienne Jodelle et de la Farce de maistrePathelin, qu’Estienneconsidère comme une comédie, permet de préciser et d’étayer cette analyse. On peut ainsi mettre au jour un système des genres comiques à la veille de la réapparition de la comédie à l’antique en France.
Comment « faire SYAM » ? Observation de trois circuits alimentaires territorialisés
Authors: Le Velly Ronan , Chazoule Carole , Crosnier Mathilde , Désolé Mathieu , Fournier Stéphane
Published: December 2021

L’article décrit le processus de constitution de circuits agricoles et alimentaires territorialisés marqués par un partenariat fort entre les opérateurs qui les composent. En s’appuyant sur l’observation de trois initiatives et en ancrant l’analyse dans la sociologie de l’action organisée, les auteurs décrivent quatre faces de ce processus : la visée d’une performance collective à l’échelle du circuit marchand, la volonté de négocier collectivement les règles du jeu, la réalisation d’apprentissages collectifs entre opérateurs et la stabilisation de règles portant sur les engagements de chacun.
Review Dalibor Čepulo, “Hrvatska pravna povijest u europskom kontekstu – od srednjeg vijeka do suvremenog doba”, treće prošireno i izmijenjeno izdanje, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Pravni fakultet, Zagreb, 2021.
Authors:   Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, Vukas Budislav Jr.
Published: December 2021

Review of the university textbook written by Prof. Dr. Dalibor Čepulo, “Hrvatska pravna povijest u europskom kontekstu – od srednjeg vijeka do suvremenog doba”, third expanded and revised edition, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Zagreb, 2021.
Saffron Interactive, Create Your Own Future
Authors: Sazen Noorie
Published: December 2021

This is a case study detailing the 2021 IELA Gold award winner for Blended Learning, Saffron Interactive’s Create Your Own Future. This project was developed to support those most at risk from digital disruption into the labour market and towards sustainable employment.
Mindset Trek
Authors: Stauffer Dennis
Published: December 2021

Abstract—Throughout the world today, the capacity to innovate is no longer an option. It’s a necessity for any organization that hopes to survive and find success. However, innovation is not just an organizational capability. A crucial piece is the personal capabilities of those who are called on to enable that innovation. That’s arguably everyone.Mindset Trek elearning is designed to develop the mindset needed to be an effective innovator, in a wide range of settings. Settings that include universities and startup incubators and accelerators, as well as corporate, R&D, government and non-profit. By focusing on the underlying mindset that is common to all types of innovation, this approach transcends those boundaries.
Comparative Analysis of the Effect of Immersive English Teaching
Authors: Hao Yanan , Zhao Jiangyong , Liang Kun
Published: December 2021

Immersive teaching has achieved remarkable results in bilingual learning. This teaching method creates an immersive environment for learners to understand and use languages. This paper explores the influence of immersive teaching on the learning performance, interest, and satisfaction of Chinese English learners, and provides several suggestions on how to apply immersive teaching. The results show that immersive teaching improves the listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities of students. One semester of immersive teaching improved the scores of listening, reading, speaking, and writing by 6.53%, 6.85%, 5%, and 4.73%, respectively; while two semesters of immersive teaching improved them by 12.46%, 16.03%, 13.55%, and 9.92%, respectively. Thanks to immersive teaching, the students’ interest in English learning soared, and their satisfaction with English learning surpassed 50%. This research lays a theoretical basis for promoting immersive teaching, and improving students’ English learning effect.
Mobile Apps Based on Keller Personalized System of Instruction to Promote English Vocabulary Acquisition
Authors: Arumugam Rooban , Md Noor Norah
Published: December 2021

Mobile learning (or m-learning) is the ability to learn anywhere and at any time using a portable electronic device. Mobile technologies gradually integrate into learnedness. Mobile devices and apps are changing the way learners acquires English. This study aims to develop a mobile Apps based on the Keller Plan Personalized system of instruction (PSI) theory called JuJu English Vocabulary to improve learners’ vocabulary acquisition. The mobile Apps was developed using ADDIE instructional design model. The developed Apps was investigated using a quasi-experimental research design among 60 students separated into two(2) groups: control and experimental groups. Data were analysed using SPSS software. The outcome shows a significant difference between Post-test experimental (using the mobile app) and the control group (traditional learning). This Mobile Apps design allows personalised growth among the experimental group of students in terms of their vocabulary acquisition. The design mimicking a game strategy did help increase their interest to enjoy the learning process.
Online Module for Acid and Base Topic Based on 5E Model
Authors: Shahizah Mahamd Shobri Nurul Nazatul , Surif Johari , Ibrahim Nor Hasniza , Nursiwan Wimbi Apriwanda , Bunyamin Muhammad Abd Hadi
Published: December 2021

Alternative conception or misconception is one of the problems that often be experienced by the students in science subjects including chemistry due to its abstractness and wide scope to be learned. Previous studies found that students often have misconceptions on strength of acid and base topic such as misconception in determining factor that affect the strength of acid and base, differences between strong and weak acid and base as well as the effect of strength of acid and base on conductivity. To overcome these misconceptions, an online teaching and learning module using 5E instructional model was developed. Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) model is used for research and development. The module used interactive tools and medias to make students being active and understand chemistry well. This module was validated by five experts in term of module objectives, module content, usability, flexibility, learning activities and language aspects with average is ninety percent. The results prove that the module is very good and has high validity. Therefore, the application of online module for acid and base topic based on 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) model is suitable to be implemented in online teaching and learning process.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Authors: Amah Okechukwu Ethelbert
Published: December 2021

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is no longer a legal obligation but discretionary aimed at fulfilling the needs of stakeholders. The failed leadership in Africa has made discretionary CSR initiatives very important in the life of employees and local community. The chapter reports a micro-level study that considered the effect of CSR initiatives directed to employees and local communities on employee organizational identification (OID) and employee creativity (ECR). The results obtained show that CSR directed to employees has both direct and indirect relationships with ECR through OID, while CSR directed at local community has only indirect relationship with ECR through OID. The results position CSR initiatives as strategic to the performance of business instead of just being philanthropic. This means that managers must take special interest in developing and implementing CSR initiatives since their outcome has an effect on employee behavior. The study also demonstrates the need to factor the importance of each CSR initiatives directed at various stakeholders in future study.
Organizational Learning Capability for Dynamic Resilience
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategic organizational learning approach to dynamic resilient capabilities. A scoping review of the theoretical and empirical literature on organizational dynamic resilience capability reveals gaps to be addressed to improve the conceptualization. Under the assumption of some attributes and properties, it is viable to study the organizational resilience learning process leading to the analysis of the organizational resilience strategies. Resilience is addressed through turnaround and dynamic capabilities. Organizational resilience is critical to possessing dynamic capabilities attracting new resources, design strategies, and learning to overcome rigidity and regain stability.
Confessions of a Self-Directed Learner
Authors: Clark Jeneva , Clark Jonathan M.
Published: December 2021

After a trio of hour-long interviews with a self-professed self-directed learner, the authors present an honest narrative conveying an authentic account of a real human being who has directed their own learning. In this chapter, vignettes of raw interview data are presented as conversations to tell a biographical story while discussions of related ideas and principles provide context for those stories. The authors analyzed 20,576 words from interview transcripts for emergent themes using a grounded theory approach. After coding, memoing, and sorting data, salient themes that emerged included identity, patience, motivation, agency, trust, and classroom practice.
The Impact of Cloud Computing on the IT Support Function
Authors: Rezaeian Maryam , Wynn Martin George
Published: December 2021

The development of digital technologies has opened up new opportunities for e-learning in higher education. These technologies include cloud computing, which promises a scalable and reliable computing environment for both staff and students. This has not only changed the teaching, learning, and research environment, but also affected the way IT support services must now operate in the university sector. This chapter investigates the adoption of cloud computing in higher education through a case study of a major UK university and focuses on how this has affected the IT support function. The benefits and challenges of implementing cloud computing are explored, using questionnaires and interviews to generate data and analysis. The chapter concludes that cloud migration is a complex undertaking requiring a robust strategy that pays due attention to a wide range of issues, notably security concerns and the need for reskilling and the development of new support roles.
Immersive Technologies
Authors: Baker Christine M.
Published: December 2021

Few digital technologies have captured the world's imagination as much as the cluster of immersive experiences usually labelled virtual reality, augmented reality, and extended reality. A certain mythology has grown up around these technologies, their purpose, application, benefits, and risks. This chapter addresses these elements, offering insights into real-world applications and some thoughts about how the technologies could evolve. A limiting factor when writing about immersive technologies is the lack of comprehensive research into real-life applications and their long-term effects. In addition, there is a tendency for potential users and commentators to become overly optimistic about the latest developments in this niche. This research adopts an interpretivist qualitative approach, based on a review of existing literature and web sources, and the author's personal experiences as an industry professional. What is clear is that these technologies are not a passing fad and are likely to shape the human experience in social, economic, and technological terms in future years.
Innovation Through Social Media
Authors: Nobbay Andrew B.
Published: December 2021

This chapter explores the potential of work-oriented social media (WOSM) platforms for generating innovative ideas. A case study of a single WOSM platform, focused on innovation, is analysed from the perspective of features influencing adoption. The features are examined using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) framework. Primary research was conducted through a study on the use of a WOSM platform called Brightidea to promote crowdsourced innovation. The work included investigation of features that influenced adoption and usage of the platform. Additionally, the potential for domain-crossing innovation was explored through data analysis of ideas on the platform. The study was built on data collected from a survey of employees of Kerpoc (a pseudonym), a large company in the oil and gas (O&G) sector, and interviews with Kerpoc staff. The chapter concludes that although the business value of the platform may have been below expectations, its social media-like features were positively viewed by users and facilitated discipline crossing.
Artificial Intelligence in Business Processes
Authors: Basit S. Asif
Published: December 2021

The aim of this chapter is to establish that the principles used by neural networks can be applied to business process management. The similarity between artificial neurons and business processes, and hence between neural networks and process landscapes, will be demonstrated. This novel approach leads to an emphasis on process interactions and their effect on actions as a major governing factor in controlling process outputs. Stigmergic interaction in biological systems is explored in the context of business processes, and its potential to understand process interaction is investigated. In order to verify the use of stigmergy in business environments, a pilot study is described in which shop floor business processes in a retailing environment are observed and described using a stigmergic framework. Establishing the viability of using stigmergic interaction to control process actions and outputs is the first step towards designing neural process networks.
Corporate Digital Responsibility
Authors: Jones Peter , Comfort Daphne
Published: December 2021

Digital technology is reshaping businesses across much of the world, but as companies introduce digital technologies into their business activities, they are facing new sets of responsibilities. While many businesses have enthusiastically embraced the economic benefits of these digital technologies, the social and environmental impacts of these developments have received much less attention. With this in mind, this chapter reviews how the leading information technology companies publicly address their social and environmental responsibilities. The chapter includes an outline of digital technologies and their potential social dimensions and environmental impacts, a brief review of the emerging academic and professional literature to provide some reference and context for the review, details of the method of enquiry and frame of reference adopted by the authors, a review of how the leading information technology companies publicly reported on their social and environmental digital responsibilities, and some general reflections on these social and environmental responsibilities.
Chatbot Implementation in a Steel Company in Russia
Authors: Skuridin Alexander
Published: December 2021

Chatbots (sometimes just called “bots”) are the subject of much corporate and public interest today. Many enterprises are looking to get started with chatbot development initiatives to improve communication efficiency as well as reduce operating costs. Current research indicates constantly growing interest in this area and forecasts that 70% of office employees will interact with chatbots daily in 2022. This chapter reports on the challenges inherent in chatbot integration projects and identifies key operational factors for successful chatbot projects, as well as highlighting issues of strategic significance. Different technology adoption and project management models are explored, analysed, and applied in the context of chatbot implementation, and based on an in-depth case study, a model is put forward to aid the manageability of chatbot implementation in other similar environments.
Computational Analysis of Symmetric and Cambered Blade Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine With Bio-Mimicked Blade Design
Authors: Prakash Punit , Laws Praveen , Mishra Nishant , Mitra Santanu
Published: December 2021

Vertical axis wind turbine suffers from low performance, and the need for improvement is a challenge. This work addresses this problem by using computational fluid dynamics. This chapter aims to analyze and compare symmetric and cambered Darrieus turbine. These analyses are usually carried for straight leading-edge blades, and cambered resembles more the natural shape of the wing of birds and other aquatic mammals, which helps them generate extra lift during movement. Moreover, recent studies suggest better performance was observed for NACA0018 symmetric aerofoil blades, and a similar trend has been observed for NACA2412 cambered aerofoil profiles. Turbine models having symmetric NACA0018 and cambered NACA2412 profiles have been studied. By comparing the symmetric model with cambered blade models, differences in coefficient of torque have been presented. OpenFOAM is used for performing the 2D simulation with dynamicOverset-FvMesh for motion solver with overset mesh method. Meshed geometry was constructed with GMSH codes and the simulation uses overPimpleDyMFoam algorithm as a solver.
Study on Reliability Design of the Domestic Compressor Subjected to Repetitive Internal Stresses by Parametric Accelerated Life Testing
Authors: Woo Seongwoo , O'Neal Dennis L. , Hassen Yimer Mohammed
Published: December 2021

This chapter explains the parametric accelerated life testing (ALT) to recognize design defects in mechanical products. A life-stress model and a sample size formulation are suggested. A compressor is used to demonstrate this method. Compressors were failing in the field. At the first ALT, the compressor failed due to a fractured suction reed valve. The failure modes were similar to those valves returned from the field. The fatigue of the suction reed valves came from an overlap between the suction reed valve and the valve plate. The problematic design was modified by the trespan dimensions, tumbling process, a ball peening, and brushing process for the valve plate. At the second ALT, the compressor locked due to the intrusion between the crankshaft and thrust washer. The corrective action plan performed the heat treatment to the exterior of the crankshaft made of cast iron. After the design modifications, there were no troubles during the third ALT. The lifetime of compressor was secured to have a B1 life 10 years.
Instruções aos professores e o ensino de português nas escolas étnicas no Vale do Itajaí no jornal Mitteilungen des Deutschen Schulvereins für Santa Catharina (Südbrasilien) (1906-1917)
Authors: Rodrigues Cintia Régia , Mailer Valeria
Published: December 2021

O artigo objetiva averiguar o processo de instrução aos professores das escolas comunitárias étnicas ‘alemãs’ no Vale do Itajaí de 1906 a 1917, no qual o jornal da Associação de Professores e Sociedades Escolares de Santa Catarina (Sul do Brasil), Mitteilungen des Deutschen Schulvereins für Santa Catharina (Südbrasilien) expunha as normativas acerca do currículo e orientações pedagógicas. Esse jornal orientou o professor nas esferas didática, cultural, crítica, de formação moralista e espelhou a organização da comunidade em relação à educação formal, à língua alemã e à língua portuguesa. Dessa forma, este estudo investiga a relação entre educação e etnicidade por meio da inclusão da língua portuguesa nas orientações aos professores no jornal acima mencionado. As discussões se ancoram em F. Barth, analisando as estratégias para o ensino local e regional, pretendendo manter especificidades étnicas e, ao mesmo tempo, negociando com elementos de outros grupos étnicos. Como resultados evidenciam-se a relevância do jornal como fonte de pesquisa para a compreensão do desenvolvimento da educação formal no Vale do Itajaí e o processo de ressignificação da identidade étnica por meio da inserção da língua portuguesa no currículo escolar das escolas étnicas.
The Fountain of Youth Will Not Last Forever: End of Life in Patients Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support
Authors: Johnson Mary H. , Bass Colleen , Schroeder Sarah E.
Published: December 2021

Health care providers face a unique set of decision-making, assessment, and equipment challenges at the end of life of patients supported with a left ventricular assist device. The aim for this article is to assist the multidisciplinary team in caring for patients with a left ventricular assist device in all phases of end-of-life care. This review includes common causes of death for patients with a left ventricular assist device, assessment at end of life, physiological and palliative care considerations, withdrawal of left ventricular assist device support, and equipment considerations.
Indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial consortia greatly reduces fertilizer need for tea nurseries: Characterization and evaluation
Authors: Tennakoon P. L. K. , Rajapaksha R. M. C. P. , Hettiarachchi L. S. K.
Published: December 2021

A study was conducted to characterize plant growthpromoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] and to investigate the potential of using them to enhance growth and nutrient uptake of tea plants, and also to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers in tea nurseries in the mid-country of Sri Lanka. Nitrogenfixing Azospirillum sp. (AZO) and phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) isolated from the rhizosphere of tea grown in three main soil series i.e. Kandy, Matale and Ukuwela in Sri Lanka, were screened in an in vitro study. Soil series specific dual inoculants were formulated using the most effective strains of N2 fixer and PSB obtained from each soil series, and they were tested in tea nurseries having respective soil series. In addition, a common consortium was tested across all the three soil series. Dual inoculants were tested along with a modified T 65 fertilizer mixture composed of ½ of N and P replaced with Eppawala Rock Phosphate (ERP) in place of Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) in recommended T 65 fertilizer and compared with two non-inoculated controls; modified T 65 fertilizer and T 65 recommended fertilizer, each with ten replicates. Plant growth measurements were taken and N and P uptakes were measured. Application of series-specific consortium to nursery tea plants raised in soil belonging to Ukuwela soil series along with modified T 65 fertilizer mixture improved dry matter contents (12.86 g/plant) and total N and P uptake (786 mg/plant and 155 mg/plant, respectively) compared to that of recommended fertilizer treatment (dry matter contents; 13.24 g/plant, N uptake; 727 mg/plant and P uptake; 166 mg/plant). Results indicated that a 50% reduction of N and replacement of imported DAP with locally available ERP in the present recommendation for tea nursery mixture (i.e. T 65) is possible with the application of dual inoculants formulated with series-specific strains.
Granzyme-Producing CD4 T Cells in Cancer and Autoimmune Disease
Authors: Park Sungtae , Anderson Nicole L , Canaria D Alejandro , Olson Matthew R
Published: December 2021

CD4 T cells play important roles in promoting protective immunity and autoimmune disease. A great deal of attention has been given to the differentiation and function of subsets of cytokine-producing CD4 T cells (i.e., Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells) in these settings. However, others have also observed the accumulation of granzyme-producing CD4 T cells in tumors and in autoimmune patients that are distinct from their cytokine-producing counterparts. Despite the relatively large numbers of granzyme-producing cells in diseased tissues, their roles in driving disease have remained enigmatic. This review will focus on the phenotype(s) and roles of granzyme-producing CD4 T cells in cancer and autoimmunity. We will also examine how granzyme-producing cells interact with current therapeutics and speculate how they may be targeted during disease.
miR-1270 enhances the proliferation, migration, and invasion of osteosarcoma via targeting cingulin
Authors: Liu Yang , Guo Weichun , Fang Shuo , He Bin , Li Xiaohai , Fan Li
Published: December 2021

Osteosarcoma (OS), characterized by high morbidity and mortality, is the most common bone malignancy worldwide. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in the initiation and development of OS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of miR-1270 in OS. RT-qPCR and Western blot were applied to detect the mRNA and protein level, respectively. CCK-8, colony formation, and TUNEL assays were conducted to determine the cell viability, proliferation, and apoptosis of OS cells. Wound healing and transwell assay were performed to detect the migration and invasion ability of OS cells. Bioinformatics analysis and dual-luciferase reporter assay were used to predict the target genes of miR-1270. Tumor xenograft in vivo assay was carried out to determine miR-1270 effect on the tumor size, volume, and weight. In this study, miR-1270 was overexpressed in OS tissues and cells. However, miR-1270 knockdown inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion, and promoted the OS cells’ apoptosis. Mechanistically, cingulin (CGN) was predicted and proved to be a target of miR-1270 and partially alleviated the effects of miR-1270 on the proliferation, migration and invasion ability of OS cells. Taken together, knockdown of miR-1270 may inhibit the development of OS via targeting CGN. This finding may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for OS.
Promoting Interprofessional Communication through Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR): An Educational Technique
Authors: Cuchna Jennifer , Manspeaker Sarah , Wix Alison
Published: December 2021

Context

The Board of Certification Standards of Professional Practice and the 2020 Curricular Content Standards indicate athletic trainers should establish working relationships with collaborating medical professionals and be able to communicate effectively. In addition, increased emphasis on interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in practice is apparent throughout health care professions and their educational programs. However, integrating both interprofessional communication and IPC within 1 learning opportunity can be difficult.

Objective

To share an educational approach aimed to enhance athletic training students' abilities and confidence in delivering patient information to physician assistant students via the situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR) technique.

Background

As part of the health care team, athletic trainers need to communicate with various providers while making clinically based decisions. Anecdotally, learners in their final year of health care education are not confident in their ability to make recommendations to other health care professionals. The SBAR communication strategy from the evidence-based framework TeamSTEPPS has become widely adopted in health care disciplines and may help to enhance confidence in communication.

Description

This learning activity enables athletic training students to use a patient case scenario to develop an SBAR for delivery via phone to a physician assistant studies student. This article describes the content, delivery methods, outcomes to date, and connection to the 2020 Curricular Content Standards.

Clinical Advantage(s)

This clinically relevant activity provides a low-stakes, real-life opportunity for students to practice communication skills, including the following: condensing the evaluation process, clinical decision-making skills, and the ability to make recommendations for a plan of care. Active participation in the communication process enhances reasoning skills needed for collaborative clinical decision making and the transfer of care, when applicable.

Conclusion(s)

Developing and implementing an interprofessional SBAR communication experience with 2 health care disciplines is an innovative strategy that bridges the gap between clinical education and actual patient care experiences while addressing curricular content needs.
Modern trends in landscape design: the return to Eastern traditions?
Authors: Ivashko Yuliia , Chang Peng
Published: December 2021

This paper discusses the analysis of modern landscaping trends. Today’s challenges and environmental issues that reduce landscaping area in large cities force us to search for new landscaping trends. Amid global environmental problems, the popularity of green areas attached to private homes is increasing. Despite avant-garde trends, there is a growing interest in traditional oriental gardens, both Chinese and Japanese, based on the principles of harmony between human and nature. At the same time, the arrangement of modern Chinese-style private gardens in Ukraine and other Post-Soviet territories, without a deep understanding of fundamental methods, including ‘one lake, three mountains’, ‘garden in a garden’, ‘mountains–water’, sets such gardens apart from true Chinese design. By comparing the historical Chinese pavilions and modern Chinese-style arbours, their non-conformity has been proven, and it recommended to arrange modern Chinese-style gardens based on the use of time-honoured traditions.
Architectural metamorphoses in libraries of the future
Authors: Voronkova Ivanna , Proskuriakov Viktor
Published: December 2021

Throughout their history, all civilized states have built buildings for libraries in line with their needs, possibilities, and imperatives. Every time any dedicated structures were designed and built to host a library, they incorporated the sense for their further use by future generations. Thus, there evolved a basis for a library of the future.
The presented cases from modern international practices in library design and construction illustrate a broad range of expanding possibilities in architecture and design in this new thematic area. The use of modern structural systems, finishing materials, and lighting fixtures enable interesting and unique features in library buildings, while new spatial organisation changes the layout structure and architectonics of libraries.
What is this library of the future? What particularities make it different from the libraries of the past and present? What are the key criteria of a high-quality library functioning in the future? These are major questions explored in the paper that, when answered, provide clear conclusions.