bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessing Depression and Suicidality Among Recently Unemployed Persons with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Socioeconomic Inequality
Authors:   Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA, Singh Vijay , Haynes Patricia , Quan Stuart
Published: May 2022

Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder that often is associated with several psychiatric conditions. Job loss is a stressful life event that can also affect mental health and socioeconomic status (SES). We investigated whether there was an association between the prevalence of OSA and several psychiatric conditions within a cohort of persons who recently became unemployed and whether SES was a contributing factor. Methods: Data from 292 participants who completed the screening evaluation of the Assessing Daily Activity Patterns through occupational Transitions (ADAPT) Study were used to assess the association between the prevalence of OSA, and current and past depression, and past suicidality. A type III sleep home sleep monitor was used to identify the presence of OSA and assess its severity. Depression and suicidality were ascertained using the Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview. Years of education was used as a proxy for SES. Results: There were no significant associations between severity of OSA, SES and current depression, past depression, and suicidality. Past suicidality was noted to be more common among those who were single/widowed (17.4%) or those who were divorced or separated (11.1%) (p=0.027). Current depression was more common among Hispanics in comparison to non-Hispanics. Furthermore, prevalence rates of both depression and past suicidality were higher than previous reports in general populations. Conclusions: Within a cohort of individuals who experienced recent job loss, there was no association between OSA and depression or past suicidality. Prevalence rates of both depression and past suicidality were higher than previous reports in the general population.
You (plural): Political configurations of punk’s DIY ethos
Authors: Goshert John Charles
Published: May 2022

This article traces the evolution of punk’s do it yourself (DIY) ethos from an emphasis on individualist-contrarian to collectivist-participatory forms following its initial commercial period (c. 1977–80). The focus is on 1980s American hardcore as locus of shifts in music content, media production and distribution, and venue infrastructure, which together developed and ultimately linked local punk scenes into a national and international network. The article identifies ‘punk comradeship’ as the mechanism of social enculturation that reorients punk into an inclusionary, activist endeavour working in its own interests rather than those of the culture industry. The contemporary relevance of punk’s commitment to institution building is considered in the context of increasing dominance of biopolitics and reformatting of the DIY ethos as the entrepreneurial curation of individual selves.
Los que no fuimos a la guerra (1930), de W. Fernández Flórez: una caricatura de la moral pequeñoburguesa
Authors: Cuba Gabriel Ares
Published: May 2022

En este estudio se propone un análisis de algunas contradicciones pequeñoburguesas presentes en Los que no fuimos a la guerra (1930). Primero, será necesario aproximarse a la voz narrativa, que aquí funciona como el elemento de unión más importante entre los sucesos narrados. Segundo, nos centraremos en la relación entre la moral colectiva y los conflictos bélicos, así como también sus consecuencias materiales. Y por último, se abordará la dialéctica entre la intención de encontrar una nueva forma estética y su destrucción a través de la caricatura. A pesar de la usual ambigüedad ideológica que presentan las novelas de Fernández Flórez, se concluye que estas contradicciones provocan una mirada inocente sobre la tragedia de la guerra, cuyo único argumento serán teorías prefascistas subyacentes.
Ternura y Pathosformeln en la obra de Héctor Ciocchini
Authors: Bollig Ben
Published: May 2022

Este texto investiga la presencia de la ternura en la poesía y crítica del argentino Héctor Ciocchini. La ternura es un concepto clave por motivos generales y específicos. A pesar del «boom» en los estudios afectivos en las humanidades, se ha prestado muy poca atención a ella y, es más, la teoría vacila entre «emoción» y «afecto» al clasificarla. Parece conformar con los conceptos de la teoría de los afectos (en inglés affect theory) sobre lo impersonal y la nosubjetividad; pero al mismo tiempo se reconoce como una emoción que se puede nombrar y adscribir a una persona. La ternura es una experiencia específica y compartida, la conciencia de la vulnerabilidad y la porosidad de las personas, que se extiende sobre lo físico y lo emocional, lo personal y lo social. Como veremos en el caso de Ciocchini, guarda importantes vínculos con la perturbación de los sentidos, y la relación entre dolor y creatividad. Aquí vemos la presencia de la filosofía de Aby Warburg, y sus Pathosformelm, o fórmulas de pathos, o sentimiento, como describe el historiador del arte en su monumental Atlas Mnemosyne, importante referencia para la poesía de Ciocchini.
Las trampas de Mario Bellatin
Authors: Panesi Jorge
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo narra en primer lugar un episodio provocado por un procedimiento muy habitual en la obra de Mario Bellatin, la reescritura paródica. En este caso, el objeto de la parodia es la crítica literaria (o los críticos literarios), pero al mismo tiempo, y en primer plano, se homenajea al escritor japonés Yasunari Kawabata. La segunda parte está dedicada a relevar otros procedimientos narrativos típicos de Bellatin, en particular su predilección por todas las formas de rituales y ceremonias
Una rosa en medio del Atlántico: la sociogénesis de la editorial caboverdiana Rosa de Porcelana
Authors: Pocai Stella Marcelo Giovanni
Published: May 2022

Si bien la globalización neoliberal ha sido considerada como un movimiento para expandir la libre circulación de bienes en un espacio económico mundial, como se ha señalado, tanto los bienes económicos como los simbólicos han encontrado diferentes restricciones para cruzar fronteras. Intentando hacer un análisis que supere el nacionalismo y el monolingüismo metodológico, este artículo intenta dar cuenta del surgimiento de una editorial fundada en Cabo Verde. Creada en 2013 por el matrimonio Filinto Elísio (caboverdiano) y Márcia Souto (brasileña), la editorial Rosa de Porcelana opera actualmente entre el archipiélago de Cabo Verde y Portugal. Actualmente cuenta con un catálogo de más de 50 libros y desde 2017 organiza en su país fundador el Festival de Literatura Mundo do Sal, que en alianza con varias instituciones portuguesas, brasileñas y africanas, intenta posicionarse como punto de encuentro y puente. entre los continentes europeo, africano y americano. A partir de una entrevista a los editores, y de una investigación documental sobre sus actividades, esta mirada a su trayectoria editorial y personal busca reflexionar sobre la lucha contra las herencias coloniales que insisten en estar presentes y la búsqueda de la construcción de nuevas geografías y geopolíticas literarias. poscolonial.
Informar las violencias y las literaturas de América Latina. Narrar(se), distanciar(se), teorizar(se)
Authors: Gasel Alejandro , Chihaia Matei , Albrieu Nicolás
Published: May 2022

La presente introducción muestra cuáles fueron las intenciones que guiaron la construcción del dossier para pensar la relación entre literatura y violencia en América Latina. A partir de un esquema que recupera tres conjuntos de saberes producidos en el Sur global sobre memorias de posdictaduras, feminismos y saberes y luchas de pueblos originarios, se recorre una posible línea de investigación sobre violencia y cultura en América Latina atendiendo a la producción de algunos autores procedentes de Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia. Finalmente, se presentan los trabajos enviados para el dossier.
iolencia y memoria en dos instancias de representación del mundo del trabajo: Los dueños de la tierra y En la semana trágica de David Viñas y Ladrilleros de Selva Almada
Authors: Ferrante Betina
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo explora los modos de representación de las violencias asociadas al mundo del trabajo en dos momentos del realismo narrativo en Argentina: las novelas Los dueños de la tierra y En la semana trágica de David Viñas, publicadas en 1958 y 1966 respectivamente; y Ladrilleros de Selva Almada, de 2013. Ambos autores apelan en estas obras a la memoria, tanto a nivel temático como a manera de procedimiento constructivo, estableciendo la fragmentariedad que le es característica como modo del relato. A su vez, un núcleo ideológico las sustenta: cómo opera la violencia ante la ausencia del Estado. En el caso de David Viñas, ejército y guardias blancas son el brazo armado de los sectores de la oligarquía que fusilan a los obreros−huelguistas; y en la novela de Selva Almada, el abandono estatal en un espacio distante, fronterizo, es la causa de una violencia que opera como matriz vital, por un lado naturalizada y, por otro, concebida como única forma de significatividad de la existencia.
Ability of α – II Spectrin Breakdown Products and Septin 5 as Predictors for Severity and Clinical Outcome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Authors: Sami Jangir , Moustafa Shatha Rouf
Published: May 2022

There is a continuous interesting in finding new biomarkers that can be used as diagnostic tools for severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Septin-5, a protein that indirectly inhibit neurotransmitter release, Alpha-2 spectrin breakdown products 145 (SBDP145), a protein that increased in neuronal damage, and vitamin D (VitD) are measured in the sera of 120 RA patients and 60 healthy controls (HC). The results showed an increase in SBDP145 level and a decrease in the VitD and calcium levels in RA group compared to HC. While no significant difference in septin-5 and magnesium between the groups. The receiver operating characteristics study showed that VitD has a good sensitivity and specificity for differentiating RA from HC. While Septin-5 and SBDP145 have no significant sensitivity and specificity. There is an increase in the serum levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and anticyclic citrullinated protein antibody (ACCPA) in RA patients compared with the control group. Also, there are high ratios of RA patients with positive results of C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid factor (RF). It can be concluded that RA patients are suffering from hypovitaminosis D and hypocalcemia.
Effect of High-intensity Aerobic Exercise Versus Moderate-intensity Aerobic Exercise on Serum Uric Acid in Hypertension
Authors: Mahmoud Tarek H. , Ahmed Mona Sayed , Saleh Haitham M. , Abdelhakiem Nadia Mohamed , Elhameed Raafat Ezzeldeen Abd , Gad Allah Mohamed Ahmed
Published: May 2022

Background & purpose: Methods: Thirty hypertensive men (Mild Essential Hypertension) with ages ranging from 45 to 55 years old and BMIs ranging from 25 to 35 kg/m2 took part in the study (overweight and class1 obesity). The participants were classified randomly into two main domains; A and B. As for the first Group, (A) did high-intensity (interval) aerobic activity, while group (B) did moderate-intensity (continuous) aerobic exercise. Both categories exercised for 30-40 minutes on an electrical treadmill three times a week for eight weeks. Blood uric acid, serum creatinine, and serum urea were tested for each patient before and after the trial. The arterial blood pressure measurements were also taken before and after the study to draw comparisons and to set evaluations. Results: Both high-intensity interval and continuous moderate exercise had a significant lowering effect on serum uric acid and creatinine (p.05), with continuous moderate exercise having a better effect with a 16 percent improvement in serum uric acid and a 27.5 percent improvement in creatinine, while high-intensity interval exercise had an 8 percent improvement in serum uric acid and a 17 percent improvement in creatinine. On the other hand, arterial blood pressure and blood urea levels improved at the same rate. Conclusion: Moderate continuous exercise reduces serum uric acid and creatinine better than high-intensity interval exercise. Both have the same effect on blood pressure and urea, but moderate continuous exercise has a crystal-clear effect that cannot be denied.
WEB GIS: The Promotion Model of Ngerangan Tourist Village in Klaten Regency through The Sustainable Rural Tourism Context During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ristianti Novia Sari , Bashit Nurhadi , Ulfiana Desyta , Martono Kurniawan Teguh
Published: May 2022

The application of large-scale social restrictions (LSSR) during the Covid 19 pandemic in Indonesia significantly impacted the tourism sector. A Sustainable Rural Tourism model is expected to develop tourist village development during the Covid 19 pandemic through the WEB GIS (Website Geographical Information Systems) approach. It creates smart tourism through tourist information systems integrated with tourist websites. Ngerangan Tourist Village in Klaten Regency is a village where most of the population's economy is dependent on MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises) and farming activities. The research aims to formulate a tourism promotion model in Ngerangan tourism village through WEB GIS. The method used is quantitative. First, identifying the data needs such as spatial data (tourist attractions, tourist safety routes types, and infrastructure for implementing health protocols) and non-spatial data (information on MSME and virtual tours). Second, designing the tourism promotion system through WEB GIS and third, testing to see the output of the WEB GIS produced. The research output is  Web GIS using story maps application contains two spatial information about the Ngerangan tourist village. First, spatial information about tourist attractions includes locations, photos, and descriptions of tourist attractions. Second, spatial information regarding health protocols facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic includes locations, photos, and descriptions of health protocol facilities
Hazardous Solid Waste Management in Universitas Diponegoro: Planning Towards Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Sumiyati Sri , Ramadan Bimastyaji Surya , Budihardjo Mochamad Arief , Al-Hafidz Aufa Rahma , Muhammad Salman Haekal Awliya , Wirawan Rizal Adi
Published: May 2022

Universitas Diponegoro has a role in contributing to considerable numbers of hazardous solid waste from academic activities as it is the largest university in Central Java Province, Indonesia. Therefore, improper hazardous solid waste will cause potential disease for humans and pollute the environment. For this reason, proper hazardous solid waste management is urgently needed. This research aims to design hazardous solid waste management for Universitas Diponegoro as a pilot testing study. The research used questionnaires, surveys, in-depth interviews, and observations to construct an appropriate hazardous waste management system. The result showed that hazardous solid waste in Universitas Diponegoro came from 5 sources: education, office, laboratory, supporting facilities, and Pleburan Campus. The estimation of hazardous solid waste produced by the Universitas Diponegoro in 2021 is as much as 100.4 kg/day. The hazardous waste characteristics are toxic, corrosive, flammable, and infectious. In the hazardous management planning that was developed, the design of the waste transportation and storage system at the waste station in the Tembalang and Pleburan campuses has a total investment and operation cost of Rp 6,259,841,999 for 10 years of operation. This design is hoped to enhance the campus's achievement in sustainability efforts.
Sustainability Indicator: An Initial Parameter for Convenience Product
Authors: Prabawani Bulan , Hadi Sudharto Prawata
Published: May 2022

The environmental awareness of consumer has been growing along with the increase of knowledge, education and access to information. The demand from the government, media, and community has also increasingly escalated the pressure to companies to produce environmentally friendly products. This eventually encourages greenwashing practices extensively which are unfavorable to consumers because the practice is frequently included as marketing scam. In addition, the existing environmentally-based certification is primarily oriented to the planet and profit aspects of the triple bottom lines and tends to ignore the community. Hence, this study reviews a variety of green-based certifications or sustainability indicators which has existed particularly in Indonesia and their potential for the development of convenience products, products which are consumed in high frequency since they are cheap and consumed daily. This research involves explorative analysis using open secondary data from public journalism, media releases, academic references, and official webpages. Furthermore, this research describes current green-based certifications and presents the initial concept of a sustainability indicator which involved the planet and humans concurrently as well as adopt Proper label as product labelling.
Measuring the Effect of Kampong AMOI Program on Sustainability Factors using Social Return on Investment Method: A Case Study of Riding Panjang Village, Bangka Barat
Authors: Suryani Retno , Silfiana Andriani , Lathifah Nurul , Ikhlas Nurani
Published: May 2022

The Kampong AMOI (Integrated Agro-Independent) Program is a community empowerment program carried out by PT Timah Tbk Metallurgical Unit Muntok. This community empowerment was carried out in Riding Panjang Village, Merawang District, Bangka Regency, Air Putih Village, Tanjung Village, Muntok District, and West Bangka Regency. This program integrates three activities, namely nursery perennials, composting, and broiler cultivation. The Kampong AMOI program has a significant impact on the economic and environmental development of the three villages. Therefore, in this paper, the results of the program impact will be analyzed using the evaluative social return on investment (SROI) method. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate, measure, and calculate the impacts of the program's implementation from the environmental, economic, welfare, and social aspects. The Kampong AMOI Community Empowerment Program (Integrated Agro-Independent Village) results have an SROI value of 2.518. This result shows that every IDR 1 invested has a benefit or impact value of IDR 2.518. This result also concludes that the Kampong AMOI program is reasonable to be conducted in Riding Panjang Village, Air Putih Village, and Tanjung Village.
Decision Analysis of the Composting Unit at Pluit Emplacement, Jakarta Using the Open Bin, Windrow, and Static Pile Methods for Biodegradable Waste
Authors: Sari Mega Mutiara , Inoue Takanobu , Harryes Regil Kentaurus , Yokota Kuriko , Septiariva Iva Yenis , Suhardono Sapta , Kato Shigeru , Notodarmojo Suprihanto , Prameswari Stacia Dea , Suryawan I Wayan Koko
Published: May 2022

Indonesian marine debris of aquatic waste in Jakarta is managed by the UPK of the Water Agency, one of which is the Pluit Employment. Several composting methods can be used and adapted to the available circumstances and needs. The composting process is carried out by utilizing the supply of oxygen, nutrients, water, and temperature control. This study aims to analyze the selection of alternative composting systems that can be carried out for planning the composting unit at Pluit Employment. Selection analysis was carried out using the Utility Theory and Compromise program methods. Alternative 1: This alternative uses a composting system using an open bin. Alternative 2 uses a simple windrow system with garbage piled up without heavy equipment during operation. Alternative 3 uses a composting system with a static pile system with a machine turning it over. In the composting method chosen, alternative 2. The distance between compost for workers' movement space, it can reach 1 m as in the TPS 3R Technical instructions, that because it does not use machines, the land used for machine movement is reduced. Limited land can be utilized for the amount of windrow so that the amount of processed waste can be more significant.
ELF- or NES-oriented pedagogy: enhancing learners’ intercultural communicative competence using a dual teaching model
Authors: Taglialatela Antonio
Published: May 2022

This study underpins the integration of an English as a lingua franca (ELF)-oriented approach into traditional English language teaching (ELT) to develop learners’ full intercultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence (ICC). The aim is to inform prospective and senior teachers as well as practitioners about the need for adequate preparation for learners to face any speech situations involving native and non-native English speakers. Using informal classroom observations from different Italian education cycles, this study adopts a multidimensional approach to traditional ELT, combining some main ICC and ELF pedagogy tenets. Our discussion indicates that a dual teaching model, including the native English speaker (NES) model for the structural section of language teaching and learning and the ELF intercultural competent communicator model for the intercultural section, can be attained by shifting conveniently from model to model. Therefore, this study offers a fresh perspective on an extensively addressed topic by clarifying and explicitly combining the underlying connections between the main ICC and ELF tenets. This study intends to encourage teachers and practitioners to change their attitudes, perceptions, and concerns towards integrating ELF-oriented approaches into traditional ELT to tackle today’s intercultural communicative challenges outside the classroom.
The novelties of the regulation on health technology assessment, a key achievement for the European union health policies
Authors: Pisapia Alice , Banfi Giuseppe , Tomaiuolo Rossella
Published: May 2022

Health technology assessment is a key tool for ensuring healthcare quality, accessibility, and sustainability. The novel European Union (EU) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) regulation of 15 December 2021, in harmonizing the laws of the Member States about the procedures and criteria for the evaluation of health technologies (i.e., medical devices and in vitro diagnostic tools), constitutes a significant achievement in the definition of EU health policies. On the one hand, for the European Union, it constitutes an essential driving force for the development of a competitive market for health technologies and, on the other, for European citizens, it guarantees the application of superordinate safety and quality standards with an impact positive on access to health technologies, including expressly also in vitro diagnostic medical devices classified in class D by art. 47 of Reg. (EU) 2017/746. As pointed out by the European Commissioner for Healthcare, the regulation identifies a new way for the Member States to cooperate on healthcare matters in the Union. The clinical efficacy and safety of drugs and devices are legal assets that today find their protection in a binding and directly applicable regulatory instrument, superordinate in the hierarchy of sources. Implementing the regulation will also be essential to achieve the objectives of the Union’s pharmaceutical strategy and the European plan to fight cancer. The novel HTA European regulation, applicable from January 2025, will ensure inclusion and transparency in evaluating health technologies and increase the predictability of decisions for both Member State authorities and industry.
Accounting for current limitation and input saturation in adaptive nonlinear control of fuel cell power system
Authors: Intidam Abdessamad , El Fadil Hassan , Nady Soukaina , Gaouzi Khawla , El Idrissi Zakariae , Koundi Mohamed , Giri Fouad
Published: May 2022

In this paper, a dc–dc boost converter with continuous input is investigated. In addition to its input current, the converter offers the advantage of using a reduced number of electronic components. The objective is to design an appropriate controller for the nonlinear model taking into account the system nonlinearities, the uncertainty of the resistance load, the constrained fuel cell current, and the saturation of the control input signal (duty ratio).The point is that the converter presents a no minimum phase feature, and the duty ratio must constrain between 0 and 1. Then, a saturated nonlinear controller is elaborated. Detailed analysis and simulation show that the proposed controller meets all control objectives, namely: tight dc-bus voltage regulation and asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system. Experimental results are also given, which show the effectiveness of the controller.
Stability analysis and numerical simulations of the fractional COVID-19 pandemic model
Authors: Alalyani Ahmad , Saber Sayed
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this article is to formulate a simplified nonlinear fractional mathematical model to illustrate the dynamics of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Based on the infectious characteristics of COVID-19, the population is divided into five compartments: susceptible S(t), asymptomatic infection I(t), unreported symptomatic infection U(t), reported symptomatic infections W(T) and recovered R(t), collectively referred to as (SIUWR). The existence, uniqueness, boundedness, and non-negativeness of the proposed model solution are established. In addition, the basic reproduction number R
0 is calculated. All possible equilibrium points of the model are examined and their local and global stability under specific conditions is discussed. The disease-free equilibrium point is locally asymptotically stable for R
0
leq1 and unstable for R
0 > 1. In addition, the endemic equilibrium point is locally asymptotically stable with respect to R
0 > 1. Perform numerical simulations using the Adams–Bashforth–Moulton-type fractional predictor–corrector PECE method to validate the analysis results and understand the effect of parameter variation on the spread of COVID-19. For numerical simulations, the behavior of the approximate solution is displayed in the form of graphs of various fractional orders. Finally, a brief conclusion about simulation on how to model transmission dynamics in social work.
Electro-mechanical to optical conversion by plasmonic-ferroelectric nanostructures
Authors: Karvounis Artemios , Grange Rachel
Published: May 2022

Barium titanate (BaTiO3) is a lead-free ferroelectric crystal used in electro-mechanical transducers and electro-optic films. Nanomechanical devices based on thin films of BaTiO3 are still unavailable, as the internal stress of thin ferroelectric films results in brittle fracture. Here, we use the electro-mechanical force to fabricate deformable assemblies (nanobeams) of BaTiO3 nanocrystals, on top of plasmonic metasurfaces. The mechanical deformation of the nanobeams is driven by the piezoelectric response of the BaTiO3 nanocrystals. The plasmonic-ferroelectric nanostructures due to the plasmonic enhancement enable subwavelength interaction lengths and support reflection modulation up to 2.936 ± 0.008%. Their frequency response is tested across 50 kHz up to 2 MHz and is dependent on the mechanical oscillations of the deformable BaTiO3 nanobeams. The ferroelectric nanobeams support mechanical nonlinearities, which offer additional control over the electro-mechanical to optical conversion.
The effect of seed priming on the germination properties of Aruncus dioicus
Authors: Kim Si-Hong , Lee Su-Yeon , Heo Jae-Yun
Published: May 2022

The effects of calcium chloride (CaCl2) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) seed priming on the germination properties of Aruncus dioicus (A. dioicus), an important wild vegetable obtained from forests in Korea, were investigated. The examined factors consisted of
three priming concentrations and durations. Our results clearly showed that the germination properties of A. dioicus were affected by the priming conditions. Generally, seed priming with PEG resulted in a higher germination percentage, energy, rate, and time to achieve 50% germination
(T50) compared to control and seed priming with CaCl2. Among the experimental conditions used for this study, pre-treatment with PEG at –1.03 MPa for 24 hours resulted in the highest germination percentage, which was 1.9 - fold higher than that of the control.
Significantly higher germination energy and lower T50 values were also observed compared to those of the control. These results suggest that specific PEG priming conditions can be successfully used to improve the germination properties of A. dioicus.
Monocytopenia in hairy cell leukemia, a difficult feature to detect using sysmex XN series hematology analyzer
Authors: Tofan Luiza , Piqueras Monica , Fuster Óscar , Laíz Begoña
Published: May 2022

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a relatively rare chronic B-cell malignancy that involves the bone marrow, spleen and peripheral blood. Monocytopenia could represent a clue for the suspicion of HCL with complete blood counts (CBCs) and careful assessment of the cell morphology being the first steps in the identification of hairy cells. The purpose of our study is to describe our experience with cell count and flag performance provided by the XN-module in a continuous series of six HCL patients diagnosed in the last two years. The final diagnosis was made by immunophenotypic and genetic analysis. Five out of six patients presented relative monocytosis on automated differential count. Nevertheless, the relative monocyte count was overestimated by the analyzer regarding to the manual count in all cases. The smear revision showed that most cells classified as monocytes were primarily hairy cells which afterwards were confirmed by the immunophenotype. All patients showed potentially pathologic WDF scatergrams or flags and were selected for microscopic smear review. In five of the six patients the WDF channel displayed the “Blasts/Abn Lympho?” flag and triggered the reflex reanalysis using the WPC channel. All samples presented lack or abnormal position of the monocytes cluster in the WPC scattergram. As a conclusion the monocytopenia should be taken with caution for the initial screening of hairy cell leukemia. Instead, an abnormal appearance of WDF scattergram and the lack or an ectopic position of the monocyte cluster in WPC scattergram should be considered to initiate the review of the peripheral blood smear.
Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessment of memory impairment and dementia, by a new modified memory function rating scale
Authors: Singh Ram B , Wilkzynska Agnieszka , Mojto Viliam , Fedacko Jan , Fatima Ghizal , Niaz MA , Suchday Sonia
Published: May 2022

Background: Since, behavioural factors can also predispose dementia, there is an unmet need to develop methods for its early diagnosis, which appears to be crucial for its prevention. This study aims to find out the prevalence of dementia, emphasizing on early symptoms, to validate a new modified questionnaire. Study Design and Setting. Cross-sectional survey in a hospital. Subjects and methods: All subjects (n=2002) above 25 years of age (1016 males and 986 females) were randomly selected and recruited from urban population of Moradabad, North India. Validated questionnaires were used for the assessment of cognitive decline and dementia by a new modified memory function rating scale. Subjects were classified in to normal, mild, moderate and severe dementia by assessment of memory function. Results: The overall prevalence of dementia (6.84%,n=137) was significantly more among men compared to women (8.26%) vs 5.37%, n=84 vs 53, P<0.02). However, the prevalence of dementia (22.37%,n=100) was much greater among subjects above 55 years of age in both sexes and trend was significant. The risk of memory dysfunction or dementia overall showed a graded increase with age from 25 to 84 years, and with decrease in social classes, in both sexes and the trends were significant (P<0.02). The frequency of tobacco intake, alcoholism and western type food intake, were significantly more common among patients with dementia compared to those without dementia. Therefore, the cause of lower prevalence of dementia in women, may be due to lower intake of alcohol and tobacco among Indian women. Conclusions: This modified questionnaire can be successfully used for assessment of memory function in various social classes of north India, because this instrument allowed us to identify overall 6.84% (n=137) patients with dementia.
Misdirected incubation in Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus: a case of visual stimulus?
Authors: Carrillo-Hidalgo José
Published: May 2022

The availability of suitable nesting sites may lead to interspecific competition and result in usurpation of these resources. Nest usurpation may result from a population increase of the usurping species and the limited availability of suitable nesting sites. With raptors, interspecific competition for nesting sites with other non-raptor bird species is a rarely documented phenomenon, particularly when it results in mixed interspecific clutches and misdirected reproductive behaviours. I observed a pair of Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus, without its own clutch, incubating a clutch of two feral pigeon Columba livia eggs. The incubation occurred in the feral pigeons’ nest in southern xerophytic scrub on Tenerife Island during the 2020 breeding season. We checked the focal kestrel territory from 18 March to 20 May once a week. To our knowledge, this represents the first record of a Common Kestrel pair incubating eggs in the non-raptor bird species’ nest in the wild. We discuss some factors which could influence kestrels to display this behaviour.
Adaptive Greedy versus Non-adaptive Greedy for Influence Maximization
Authors: Chen Wei , Peng Binghui , Schoenebeck Grant , Tao Biaoshuai
Published: May 2022

We consider the adaptive influence maximization problem: given a network and a budget k, iteratively select k seeds in the network to maximize the expected number of adopters. In the full-adoption feedback model, after selecting each seed, the seed-picker observes all the resulting adoptions. In the myopic feedback model, the seed-picker only observes whether each neighbor of the chosen seed adopts. Motivated by the extreme success of greedy-based algorithms/heuristics for influence maximization, we propose the concept of greedy adaptivity gap, which compares the performance of the adaptive greedy algorithm to its non-adaptive counterpart. Our first result shows that, for submodular influence maximization, the adaptive greedy algorithm can perform up to a (1 − 1/e)-fraction worse than the non-adaptive greedy algorithm, and that this ratio is tight. More specifically, on one side we provide examples where the performance of the adaptive greedy algorithm is only a (1−1/e) fraction of the performance of the non-adaptive greedy algorithm in four settings: for both feedback models and both the independent cascade model and the linear threshold model. On the other side, we prove that in any submodular cascade, the adaptive greedy algorithm always outputs a (1 − 1/e)-approximation to the expected number of adoptions in the optimal non-adaptive seed choice. Our second result shows that, for the general submodular diffusion model with full-adoption feedback, the adaptive greedy algorithm can outperform the non-adaptive greedy algorithm by an unbounded factor. Finally, we propose a risk-free variant of the adaptive greedy algorithm that always performs no worse than the non-adaptive greedy algorithm.
Testing the role of gold in crisis: a global perspective
Authors:   Cochin University of Science and Technology, MADHAVAN Sruthy , Sreejith S ,   Cochin University of Science and Technology
Published: May 2022

During the period of extreme financial turmoil, investors will include hedge and safehaven assets in their portfolios. The present study looked at the dynamic link between gold return and the world stock return during crises. The study examined the conditional correlation between world stock and gold return. It investigated the usefulness of gold as a safe haven for stocks in the bear markets from January 2001 to June 2021 using daily MSCI stock index and gold price data. The crisis period is defined as the bear stock market in the present study, and bear markets were identified using the algorithm of Pagan and Sossounov (2003). Seven bear markets were identified for the purpose of the study. A combination of the DCC-GARCH model and OLS regression were employed to determine the relationship between gold and the MSCI world stock index. The study found that the dynamic conditional correlations are primarily negative in the bear markets under investigation. Gold performs the role of a safe haven for all bear markets except for the bear market from 2004-02-27 to 2004-06-30. It was concluded that gold acts as a robust, safe haven during turmoil and safe haven property depends on the severity of stock price changes. The findings have implications for policymakers and investors.
Statistical Analysis of Assigning a Corporate Credit Rating with Regard to the Sovereign Rating in the Russian Federation
Authors: Грачёва Анна , Копнова Елена
Published: May 2022

The paper presents the results of a statistical study of the formation of a corporate credit rating, with regard to the sovereign rating. The research is based on the data from 19 non–financial companies in Russia’s leading industries for 2014–2018. It is shown that the sovereign credit rating, despite the relaxation of the sovereign “ceiling” rule by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P rating agencies in 1997, remains closely correlated to the risk level of Russian companies. The obtained results related to macroeconomic and idiosyncratic risk indicators denote the peculiarities of credit rating formation for Russian companies. In particular, in contrast to the results of similar studies, it reveals the negative effect of certain profitability and liquidity variables, as well as the country’s foreign trade turnover on the corporate rating. It also demonstrates that acredit rating has a “short memory” – its current value is historically determined only by the level in the previous period.

This paper is of practical relevance for private and institutional investors and lenders that use credit ratings to form their own perception of the default risk level in the corporate sector.
An ethno-botanical study of medicinal plants in Dilla Zuria Woreda of Gedo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Tadeyos Mesfin , Wendawek Abebe
Published: May 2022

The present study was carried out to investigate the diversity and use of medicinal plants, and to document the indigenous knowledge of the local community. The typical ethnobotanical methodologies were applied during the study. Eighty-one informants were selected by the preferential sampling of which 61 were males and 20 were females. The selected individuals were considered knowledgeable in their view of medicinal plants. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, field observation, group discussion, and specimen collection. Informant consensus, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, and informant consensus factor were computed. A total of 105 plant species were identified belonging to 105 genera and 52 families. Of the total plants, 70 plant species have medicinal values and are recorded from the study area. Based on the study, the family Asteraceae was found to be the most prominent family with 8 species under 8 genera followed by Fabaceae which comprise 6 species under 6 genera. Of medicinal plants collected in the area, 79.66% were used to treat human ailments, 17.79% were used to treat both human and livestock ailments, and 2.54 % were used to treat livestock ailments. Of the total medicinal plants, herbs were the dominant making 45 (47.5%) followed by shrubs 35(29.46%), trees 15(15.75%), and climbers 10(7.35%). Leaf (41%) was the most frequently utilized medicinal plant part followed by root which is (18%). About 44 different kinds of diseases in the local community were identified and have been treated by existing and identified medicinal plants. The most widely used method of preparation was in the form of crushing (44%) followed by boiling (17%) and powdering (10%). The majority of preparations used fresh parts (53.63%) more than the dried forms (36.81%). Oral (50%) and dermal (30.92%) applications were the common routes of administration. Agricultural expansion, overgrazing, over-harvesting of plants for different household utensils, and other human-induced problems were the major threats to natural habitats in general and medicinal plants in particular. Therefore, it is recommended that awareness creation through training and education with the participation of government and non-governmental organizations on sustainable use and conservation of plant resources should be encouraged.
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