bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seeking Love and Justice Amid Hong Kong’s Contentious Politics
Authors: Kong Sui Ting , Jackson Stevi , Ho Petula Sik Ying
Published: September 2023

Hong Kong women activists’ understanding of love and justice has shaped, and been shaped, by their political engagement under changing circumstances through two phases of mass protest: in 2014 and 2019. This article is focused on the sentiments of love and justice and how they evolved over time, from the peaceful protest of the Umbrella Movement in 2014 to the violent confrontations of 2019 in the context of the rise of ethno-nationalism. This shift reflects a changed understanding of justice – revenge against China – and a specific version of passionate love for Hong Kong and protective love for their comrades. Women activists’ experiences offer insights into how a social movement has engaged women’s emotional energies in particular gendered ways, while persistently marginalising gender issues. In the aftermath of the movement, when protest was effectively banned by both COVID-19 restrictions and the 2020 National Security Law, these women’s emotions have found a new object of their fierce love for Hong Kong: the boy band Mirror, which has come to symbolise Hongkonger pride, belonging and resistance.
Using Haraway’s Split Researcher in the Context of Theatre: A Case Study of Subject/Object in Romantic Love
Authors: Roberts Beth
Published: September 2023

Donna Haraway’s 1988 article ‘Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective’ attempts to outline a loose methodology for objective feminist research. One of the key concepts in Haraway’s argument is the ‘split’ researcher; through the process of ‘splitting’, a researcher can see from a multitude of perspectives and shift away from centring their own subjective experiences. Lauren Gunderson’s 2010 play Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight likewise ‘splits’ the character of Emilie du Châtelet, which involves two actresses playing different versions of Emilie. This means that one version of Emilie, the leading Emilie, can observe the events of her life from a distance and can therefore move into a more objective sphere to come to her own conclusions. Leading Emilie must observe and sometimes enact memories from her life that lean into subjective and emotional experiences of romantic love. This article argues that despite the relative subjectivity and emotionality associated with romantic love, leading Emilie is able to make astute and helpful deductions about her romantic relationships. This suggests that the feminist researcher need not fully push aside their subjective experiences in order to come to beneficial conclusions.
‘What? You Don’t Want the Baby Anymore? Well, I’m Not Sure if I Do Either’: A Kind of Decolonial Love in Shaida Kazie Ali’s Not a Fairy Tale
Authors: Sanger Nadia
Published: September 2023

What do fairy tale representations that trouble normative configurations of identities offer feminist imaginings of love about and for people of colour? How does the re-writing of conventional fairy tales, framed within decolonial epistemologies that open up space for marginalised knowledges, allow us to think differently about selfhood and our relations to others? This article considers these questions through paying attention to what love looks like in Shaida Kazie Ali’s reworked fairy tales in Not a Fairy Tale, published in 2010, where the characters are of colour, are Muslim, the women transgressive, and some men questioning of patriarchal masculinities. This article argues that Kazie Ali’s tales take seriously a feminist re-thinking of gender, and is unique in destabilising myths about women and men of colour. This article asks: What does it look like when normative gender binaries written into Islam are unsettled? What does love look like when the desire to possess is absent? In other words, what could a decolonial form of love look like?
The First Report on the Prevalence of Temperate Phages in a Dairy Samples
Authors: Sanjeevi Thiyagarajan Chettiyar , Sudagar Varalakshmi , Sambandam Ravikumar , Bhat Vishnu
Published: September 2023

Many dairy industries use their own starter cultures rather than Direct vat set culture because of their novelty and specific sensory characteristic it provides to their products. Starter culture rotation is not always possible, if the process involves the use of novel strains. The presence of bacteriophages in the environment leads to the quality instability of the product leads to the unexpected fermentation failure. In this context, a study of the prevalence of bacteriophages in the different sectors of dairy environment is carried out. The Screening of the phages has been undertaken with cheese and yoghurt cultures in the production and processing area. Three tests have been carried out to isolate the phages. Viz., turbidity test, double layer plaque assay, Spot test. Two natural temperate phages have been isolated from the cheese and yoghurt culture. Whereas the samples from the dairy processing environment is negative for phages. The temperate phages belong to the Siphoviridae family. Certain processing area where there is no involvement of starter culture e.g., paneer whey also showed the presence of phages in the whey, which indicates the air borne transmission of phages. Thus, the goal of this article is to make the quality assurance program associated with the production process of the fermented dairy products for the presence of phages in the dairy environment, with special emphasis on the preventive aspects related to this problem in the dairy fermentative industry.
Following Natural Autoantibodies; Further Immunoserological Evidence Regarding Their Silent Plasticity and Engagement in Immune Activation
Authors: Szinger Dávid , Berki Timea , Németh Péter , Erdo-Bonyar Szabina , Simon Diana , Drenjančević Ines , Samardzic Senka , Zelić Marija , Sikora Magdalena , Požgain Arlen , Böröcz Katalin
Published: September 2023

Contradictory reports are available on vaccine-associated hyperstimulation of the immune system, provoking the formation of pathological autoantibodies. Despite being interconnected within the same network, the role of the quieter, yet important non-pathological; natural autoantibodies (nAAbs) is less defined. We hypothesize that upon a prompt immunological trigger, also physiological nAAbs exhibit a moderate plasticity. We investigated their inducibility through aged and recent antigenic triggers. Anti-viral antibodies (anti-MMR; n=1739 and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG; n=330) and nAAbs (anti-citrate synthase IgG, IgM; n=1739) were measured by in-house and commercial ELISAs, using Croatian (Osijek) anonymous samples with documented vaccination background. Results were subsequently compared for statistical evaluation. Interestingly, IgM isotype nAAb showed a statistically significant connection with anti-MMR IgG seropositivity (p< 0.001 in all cases), while IgG isotype nAAb levels were elevated in association with anti-SARS CoV-2 specific seropositivity (p= 0.019) and in heterogeneous vaccine regimen recipients (unvaccinated controls; vector/mRNA vaccines p= 0.002). Increasing evidence supports the interplay between immune activation and the dynamic expansion of nAAbs. Consequently, further questions may emerge regarding the ability of nAAbs silently shaping the effectiveness of immunization. We suggest re-evaluating the impact of nAAbs on the complex functioning of the immunological network.
Synergistic Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Kale Juice Fermented with Limosilactobacills reuteri EFEL6901 or Limosilactobacills fermentum EFEL6800
Authors: Kim Ga Yun , Kim Seul-Ah , Kong Sun Young , Seong Hyunbin , Bae Jae-Han , Han Nam Soo
Published: September 2023

This study investigates the synergistic impact of fermenting kale juice with Limosilactobacillus strains on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Kale's rich nutrient profile, especially its flavonoids, offers potential health benefits. Probiotic lactic acid bacteria are employed in kale fermentation to enhance nutrient bioavailability and generate bioactive compounds. Kale juices fermented with L. reuteri EFEL6901 or L. fermentum EFEL6800 exhibited superior microbial growth. Free sugars and amino acids were converted to alcohols and organic acids, affecting the organoleptic and health-related properties of product. In addition, fermentation increased quercetin and kaempferol content, indicating improved availability. Furthermore, the fermented juice exhibited notable antioxidant activity and suppressed NO production, revealing anti-inflammatory potential. Gene expression analysis confirmed reduced pro-inflammatory markers and elevated anti-inflammatory cytokines. This research highlights the promising potential of fermented kale juice, enriched with Limosilactobacillus strains, as a functional food with combined antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Hardware Implementations of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Using Shift-Sub Based Modular Multiplication Algorithms
Authors: Li Yamin
Published: September 2023

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) over prime fields relies on scalar point multiplication realized by point addition and point doubling. Point addition and point doubling operations consist of many modular multiplications of large operands (256 bits for example), especially in projective and Jacobian coordinates which eliminate the modular inversion required in affine coordinates for every point addition or point doubling operation. Accelerating modular multiplication is therefore important for high-performance ECC. This paper presents the hardware implementations of modular multiplication algorithms, including 1) Interleaved modular multiplication (IMM), 2) Montgomery modular multiplication (MMM), 3) Shift-sub modular multiplication (SSMM), 4) SSMM with advance preparation (SSMMPRE), and 5) SSMM with CSAs and sign detection (SSMMCSA) algorithms, and evaluates their execution time (the number of clock cycles and clock frequency) and required hardware resources (ALMs and registers). Experimental results show that SSMM is 1.76 times faster than IMM, and SSMMCSA is 3.21 times faster than IMM. We also present the ECC hardware implementations based on the Secp256k1 protocol in affine, projective, and Jacobian coordinates using the IMM, SSMM, SSMMPRE, and SSMMCSA algorithms, and investigate their cost and performance. Our ECC implementations can be applied to the design of hardware security module systems.
The Impact of Intangible Assets and Macroeconomic Factors on Stock Prices in Developing Economies
Authors: Abdulhadi Karrar Hamzeh , Dashtbayaz Mahmoud Lari , Salehi Mahdi
Published: September 2023

This study examines the relationship between firm-level and macroeconomic variables and stock prices (SP) in Iran, Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Iraq, where economic conditions are uncertain. The sample consists of all firms listed on these countries' stock exchanges between 2015 and 2019, yielding a comprehensive dataset from 154 Iranian firms, 82 KSA firms, and 33 Iraqi firms. Using a fixed effect model, intriguing relationships are uncovered between firm-level and macroeconomic factors on SP. The findings indicate that, at a 1% significance level, there is a strong link between Iran and Iraq's GDP and their respective SP. In KSA, the association between GDP and SP is positive and significant at a 5% level. In addition, there is a positive and statistically significant correlation between the inflation rate and SP in all three countries. Moreover, the association between exchange rates and SP is significant and positive in KSA and Iraq but negative and significant at the 1% significance level in Iran. Furthermore, in KSA, the connection between oil prices and SP is positive and significant, whereas, in Iran, the relationship is negative at the 1% level. Surprisingly, there is no association between the price of oil and Iraqi SP. Regarding intangible assets, their impact on SP in Iran and KSA is negligible. In Iraq, however, there is a negative and significant relationship at the 5% level, indicating that intangible assets have a detrimental impact on SP. These findings highlight the complex link among macroeconomic factors, intangible assets, and SP in the examined countries. Policymakers and governments should prioritize implementing measures to foster sustainable economic growth, manage inflation, and stabilize exchange rates. These actions can boost investor confidence and contribute to the stock market's overall development.
Automatic Recognition of White Blood Cell Images with Memory Efficient Superpixel Metric GNN: SMGNN
Authors: Jiang Yuanhong , Shen Yiqing , Wang Yu Guang , Ding Qiaoqiao
Published: September 2023

An automatic recognizing system of white blood cells can assist hematologists in the diagnosis of many diseases, where accuracy and efficiency are paramount for computer-based system. In this paper, we present a new image processing system to recognize the five types of white blood cells in peripheral blood with marked improvement in efficiency when juxtaposed against mainstream methods. The prevailing deep learning segmentation solutions often utilize millions of parameters to extract high-level image features and neglect the incorporation of prior domain knowledge, which consequently consume substantial computational resources and increase the risk of overfitting, especially when limited medical image samples are available for training.

To address these challenges, we propose a novel memory-efficient strategy that exploits graph structures derived from the images.

Specifically, we introduce a lightweight superpixel-based Graph Neural Network (GNN) and break new ground by introducing superpixel metric learning to segment nucles and cytoplasm. Remarkably, our proposed segmentation model (SMGNN) achieves state-of-the-art segmentation performance while utilizing at most 10000$\times$ less than the parameters compared to existing approaches. The subsequent segmentation-based cell type classification processes show satisfactory results that such automatic recognizing algorithms are accurate and efficient to execeute in hematological laboratories.
Development of a Novel High-Temperature Microemulsion for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Oil Reservoirs
Authors: Xiao Lixiao , Hou Jirui , Wang Weiju , Raj Infant
Published: September 2023

Microemulsions with excellent properties have shown significant potential for enhancing oil recovery from tight formations through spontaneous imbibition. This work present a high-temperature-tolerant lower-phase microemulsion (HTLP-ME) using a microemulsion dilution method. The properties and morphological characteristics of HTLP-ME were evaluated and proposed a enhanced spontaneous imbibition oil recovery mechanism using imbibition tests and CT scanning technology. The results show that the optimum concentration of HTLP-ME is 0.2wt% has a superior thermal stability, small particle size, lower IFT, good wettability alteration ability, and minimum adsorption loss. Imbibition and CT experiments showed that the longer the imbibition distance, the better is the effect on spontaneous imbibition oil recovery. Furthermore, the solubilization coefficient and self-driving force were defined and calculated to quantitatively analyze the imbibition mechanisms. The imbibition mechanisms demonstrate that the reduction of oil/solid adhesion is due to the synergistic effect of IFT reduction and wettability alteration, and the ability to increase the imbibition distance through a larger self-driving force.
QTL Mapping of Soybean (Glycine max) Vine Growth Habit Trait
Authors: Song Jian , Yang Xuezhen , Liu Kanglin , Chen Yijie , Xiong Yajun , Yang Qichao , Wang Jing , Zhang Zhihao , Wu Caiyu , Wang Jun , Qiu Lijuan
Published: September 2023

Vine growth habit (VGH) is a notable property of wild soybean plants that also holds a high degree of importance in the context of domestication as it can preclude the use of these wild cultivars for the breeding and improvement of domesticated soybean. Here, a bulked segregant analysis (BSA) approach was employed to study the genetic etiology of VGH in soybean plants by integrating linkage mapping and population sequencing approaches. To develop a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population, the cultivated Zhongdou41 (ZD41) soybean cultivar was bred with ZYD02787, a wild soybean accession. The VGH status of each line in the resultant population was assessed, ultimately leading to the identification of 6 and 9 QTLs from the BSA sequencing of the F4 population and F6- F8 population sequence mapping, respectively. One QTL shared across these analyzed generations was detected on chromosome 19. Three other QTLs detected by BSA-seq were validated and localized to 90.93 kb, 2.9 Mb, and 602.08 kb regions of chromosomes 6 and 13, respectively harboring 14, 53, and 4 genes. Four consistent VGH-related QTLs located on chromosomes 10, 13, and 19 were detected by both analytical approaches in a minimum of two environments, while an additional five loci on chromosomes 2, 10, and 18 were detected in at least two environments only via ICIM mapping. Of the detected loci, five had been reported previously whereas six represent novel QTLs. Together, these data offer new insight into the genetic basis for VGH in soybean plates, providing a rational basis to inform the use of wild accessions in future breeding efforts.
Evaluation Of Optic Disc, Retinal Vascular Structures And Acircularity Index In Patients With Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2
Authors: Erol Muhammet Kazim , Gedik Birumut , Bozdogan Yigit Caglar , Ekinci Rojbin , Bulut Mehmet , Dogan Berna , Suren Elcin , Akidan Melih
Published: September 2023

Background
We aimed to compare the retinal, optic disc vascular density (ODVD) values, and acircularity index (AI) of patients with idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2 (IMT) and healthy individuals using the optical coherence tomography angiography(OCTA) device.
Methods
The study included 39 patients with IMT and 37 healthy controls. The OCTA findings of the patients and controls were examined.
Results
The total, parafoveal and perifoveal vascular density of the superficial capillary plexus, choriocapillaris blood flow, inside-disc ODVD, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and retinal thicknesses were found to be statistically significantly lower and the foveal avascular zone value was statistically significantly higher in the IMT group compared to the control group (p=0.001, p=0.01, p=0.02, p=0.01, p=0.009, p=0.002, p=0.02, respectively).There was a statistically significant negative correlation between best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and AI (p=0.02), a statistically significant positive correlation between peripapillary vascular density and BCVA(p=0.04).

Conclusion
We consider that the lower retinal, choriocapillaris, and ODVD values, retinal and RNFL thicknesses in the patients with IMT compared to the controls were due to vascular damage, remodeling, fibrosis, proliferation, and Müller cell damage. Ellipsoid zone defect, AI, and peripapillary vascular density are important indicators in the evaluation of visual acuity in these patients.
Awareness Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Prescribing Behaviour among Physicians: Results from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in India
Authors: Mittal Niti , Goel Parul , Goel Kapil , Sharma Rashmi , Nath Bhola , Singh Surjit , Thangaraju Pugazhenthan , Mittal Rakesh , Kahkasha Kahkasha , Mitra Prasanna , Sahu Rajesh , Priyadarshini Raman P. , Sharma Nikita , Pala Star , Rohilla Sunil Kumar , Kaushal Jyoti , Padhi Bijay K , Barboza Joshuan J
Published: September 2023

Background: Understanding the physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and antimicrobial prescribing behaviour is a crucial step towards designing strategies for optimal use of these agents. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among clinicians across India between “May to July 2022” using a self-administered questionnaire in English comprising of 35 questions pertaining to demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practices domains. Results. A total of 544 responses were received from 710 physicians contacted. 60 percent participants were males with mean age of 34.7 years. Mean ± SD scores for knowledge, attitude and practices domains were 8±1.6, 20.2±3.5 and 15.3±2.1, respectively. Higher scores were associated with basic [odds ratio (95% C.I.), P value: 2.95 (1.21, 7.2), 0.02], medical and allied sciences [2.71 (1.09, 6.67), 0.03] and central zone [3.75 (1.39, 10.12), 0.009]. A substantial proportion of dissatisfactory responses were found regarding hospital antibiograms, antibiotics effective against anaerobes, WHO AWaRe classification of antibiotics, and role of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Conclusions. There is a need to sensitize and educate clinicians on various issues related to antimicrobial use such as antibiograms, double anaerobic cover, IPC practices and guideline-based recommendations to curb the AMR pandemic.
Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Non-critical Immunocompetent COVID-19 Patients: A Single Center Prospective Study
Authors: Buonomo Antonio Riccardo , Viceconte Giulio , Fusco Ludovica , Sarno Marina , Di Filippo Isabella , Fanasca Luca , Salvatore Paola , Gentile Ivan
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is an invasive fungal infection (IFI) that occurs mainly in immunocompromised hosts. As we observed a high prevalence of PCP as a complication of COVID-19 in immunocompetent patients, we conducted a study to evaluate the prevalence of P. jirovecii colonization with PCR on oral washing samples (OWS) among non-immunocompromised and non-critical patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia at our University Hospital.
METHODS
All patients over 18 years of age admitted to Infectious Diseases Unit for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia between July 2021 and December 2022 were included. Patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO, those with risk factors for developing PCP, and those receiving prophylaxis for P. jirovecii were excluded. Samples were collected by gargling with 10mL of 0.9% NaCl on day 14 of hospital stay or at discharge.
RESULTS
Of 290 screened patients, 59 (20%) met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled. Only one of 59 patients (1.7%) resulted positive for P. jirovecii detection with PCR and the same patient was the only one to develop PCP in the follow up period.
CONCLUSION
Our results are in line with the previous findings of other studies that confirmed a very low prevalence of P. jirovecii colonization on OWS in the immunocompetent population. Despite the limitation of the study, the fact that the only patient who tested positive P. jirovecii was the only one in our cohort to develop PCP leads us to reflect on the role of this non-invasive sample in predicting the risk of PCP in patients with COVID-19.
Emission Reduction and Channel Decisions in a Two-Echelon Supply Chain Considering Service Spillovers
Authors: Chen Xu Xiao , Wang Jingwei , Xu Peng , Walker Thomas , Yang Guoqiang
Published: September 2023

The combination of e-commerce and the green economy allows enterprises to distribute their green products directly to consumers through Internet channels. This paper investigates the impact of service spillovers on emission reduction and channel decisions in a two-echelon supply chain,in which the supplier is a Stackelberg leader and the retailer is a follower.By comparing the equilibrium outcomes of the single-channel and dual-channel supply chain in a setting with and without retail services, we observe that the supplier prefers to encroach on the market when services that retail locations provide largely spillover to and benefit the direct sales channel. Contrary to popular belief, a higher degree of service spillovers is beneficial for the retailer to get more returns under the dual-channel structure, whereas supplier encroachment will lead to a decline in the service level if the spillover degree is relatively low. In addition, the emission reduction level of products under supplier encroachment is always higher than that employed in the single-channel structure if consumers have both low-carbon preference and high degree of service sensitivity. Furthermore, we extend the equilibrium decisions under a carbon cap-and-trade (CCT) mechanism; the results fully verify the above conclusions. Interestingly, the implementation of a carbon price not only motivates carbon emission abatement and supplier encroachment, but also helps achieve a win-win outcome for supply chain members when service spillovers happen.
Preference of Thrips tabaci Lind. for Allium cepa L., Allium fistulosum L., and Allium roylei Stearn
Authors: Olczyk Marta , Koschier Elisabeth H. Helene , Wójtowicz Tomasz , Pobożniak Maria
Published: September 2023

During the bioassay, on leaf sections of the A. roylei species, a significantly higher number of T. tabaci females was recorded compared to the cv. Tęcza of the A. cepa species and the cv. Kroll of the A. fistulosum species, in each observation period. Significantly more thrips settled on cv. Kroll compared to Alibaba and Bila. Regarding the results obtained on A. cepa, significantly fewer females were found on cv. Bila compared to cv. Tęcza. Opposite results were observed in a combination of cvs. Tęcza - Alibaba, where significantly more insects settled on leaves of cv. Alibaba. Statistically significant differences of cultivars/species were found in the number of hatched larvae on the leaves of the tested cultivars/species of onion. The significantly lowest number of larvae hatched from eggs laid on A. roylei compared to A. fistulosum and cultivars of A. cepa, except for Bila.
A Simplified Calculation Model for Determining the Permanent Deformation of Soils Under Flexible Pavements Due to Repeated Traffic Load
Authors: Vamos Mate Janos , Szendefy Janos
Published: September 2023

The paper presents a simplified laminar model with which the deformation of soil layers (base, subbase and subgrade courses) under flexible pavements due to repeated traffic load can be determined. In the first step, the cyclic strain amplitude is calculated using a nonlinear material model that is based on particle size distribution parameters (d50 and CU) and dependent on the mean normal stress, relative density and actual strain level. In the second step, the HCA (High Cycle Accumulation) model is used to calculate the residual settlement of each sublayer as a function of the number of cycles. It is shown that the developed model is suitable for describing different types of subgrades and pavement cross-sections. It is also demonstrated with finite element calculations that the developed model describes both the elastic and plastic strains sufficiently accurately. The developed model can predict the settlement and rutting of pavement structures with sufficient accuracy based on easily available particle size distribution parameters without the need of complex laboratory and finite element tests.
Effect of Diameter and Type of Suture on Knot and Loop Security
Authors: Romeo Armando , Fujimoto Christiane , Cipullo Isabella , Giarola Mauricio , Benedetto Chiara , Kondo William , Amro Bedaya , Ussia Anastasia , Wattiez Arnaud , Koninckx Philippe R
Published: September 2023

The loop and knot securities of 2 braided and 2 monofilament sutures of four diameters (3.0, 2.0, 0, 1) were evaluated with a tensiometer for four 4-throw knots known to be secure with a 2.0 polyfilament suture. Loop security of monocryl 1 is low, being 14.7 + 3.0 Newton (N) for a 3-throw half-knot (H3) and 15.4 + 2.4 N and 28.3+ 10 N for 2 (SSs) and 4-throw (SSsSsSs) symmetrical sliding half-hitches. This is lower than 18, 24, and 46 N for similar knots with vicryl. Polyfilament sutures have excellent knot security for all diameters. Occasionally, some slide to open with slightly lower knot security, especially for larger diameters, although not clinically problematic. Knot se-curity of monofilament sutures was unpredictable for all 4 knots, especially for larger diameters, resulting in many clinically insecure knots. A secure monofilament knot requires a 6-throw knot with 2 symmetrical sliding half-hitches or 2 symmetrical half-knots secured with 4 asymmetric blocking half-hitches. In conclusion, with polyfilament sutures, 4 or 5-throw half-knot or half-hitch sequences result in secure knots. For monofilament sutures, loop and knot security is much less, half-knot combinations should be avoided, and secure knots require 6-throw knots with 4 asym-metric half hitches. This conclusion is valid for gynecologic laparoscopic and open surgery, and for surgery in general.
Rehabilitation with Kinematic Biofeedback Improves Shoulder Function in Patients Surgically Treated for Rotator Cuff Tear: Indications from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Parel Ilaria , Padolino Antonio , Candoli Valeria , Filippi Maria Vittoria , Merolla Giovanni , Sanniti Stefano , Paladini Paolo , Cutti Andrea Giovanni
Published: September 2023

A randomized control trial (clinicaltrial.gov identification NCT04521504) was conducted to test if the combination of a rehabilitative protocol with a kinematic visual biofeedback tool could improve the functional level of patients arthroscopically treated for rotator cuff tear, both in the short- and medium-term assessments. Forty patients (aged between 35 and 65 y.o., employed at the time of the enrollment) were randomly assigned to two groups: Control group (C, n°21 patients) and Biofeedback group (B, n°19 patients). The primary outcome used for the assessment of shoulder functional performances was the Scapula-Weighted Constant-Murley Score. Patients were assessed longitudinally: before surgery, 45 days after surgery, at time of return-to-work, and at a final follow-up between 6 and 12 months. Results showed no biases for the two groups before the administration of the experimental protocol; significantly higher scores for B compared to C were found only at time of return-to-work. Based on results, we could conclude that the biofeedback training allowed patients to return to work in a better functional condition. This trial was funded by the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL).
Aniline-Promoted Electron Shuttle-Mediated Fe(III) Bioreduction and Effects on Solid Mineral
Authors: Tang Mengmeng , Wang Chaoyong , Dong Zaitian , Che Qianjin , Wang Zetang , Zhu Yuxuan
Published: September 2023

Microbial-mediated biogeochemical cycling of iron is widespread in anaerobic environments such as sediments and deep Earth aquifers, and is one of the major pathways for metabolising iron in nature. Organic matter containing quinone groups can act as electron shuttles to transfer electrons between microorganisms and Fe(III) oxides, facilitating the biotransformation of iron; this process also influences the transport transformation of pollutants. In this paper, the reduction of Fe(III) oxides by aniline in the heterogeneous iron-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 mediated by the electron shuttle AQS was investigated. The results showed that aniline significantly promoted the reduction of Fe(III) by MR-1 in the AQS-mediated reaction, and the best Fe(III) reduction was achieved in the reaction group of "GT+MR-1+0.5mM AQS+3μM aniline", in which the Fe(II) production was significantly higher than that in the reaction groups of only microorganisms and no aniline reaction. The amount of Fe(II) produced was significantly higher than that of the microorganism-only and aniline-free reaction groups, and the addition of aniline also significantly increased the consumption of sodium lactate by MR-1 in the reaction system. The solid mineral Fe(II)-O content increased to 41.32% after the reaction. However, the structure of needle ferrite is relatively stable, and the surface morphology did not change significantly by SEM, and the generation of other secondary minerals was not observed in the XRD results. The results of this experimental study can help to understand the biogeochemical cycle of iron in multicomponent reactions and are of great significance for environmental management.
Light and Methyl Jasmonate Impacts in the Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins and VLCFAs in the Euonymus maximowiczianus Aril-Derived Long-Term Cell Cultures
Authors: Nosov Alexander V. , Fomenkov Artem A. , Sidorov Roman A. , Goriainov Sergei V.
Published: September 2023

The genus Euonymus (L.) consists of shrubs or woody plants, distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. To date, from Euonymus spp. several hundred of different secondary metabolites have been isolated and identified. In addition, fatty oil was found in the fruits of some species of these plants, which accumulates not only in the seeds, but also in the arils. This study presents the research of unique long-term (ten-year-old) suspension cell cultures of Euonymus maximoviczianus Prokh. which were obtained from arils of unripe capsules. Suspension cells retain the ability to form oil droplets containing neutral lipids, both in the dark and in the light, the cells are able to synthesize very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), and can synthesize delphinidin-3-O-hexoside, cyanidin-3-O-hexoside, and peonidin-3-O-hexoside. Here, we research of the in subcultivation dynamics FA, VLCFA, and anthocyanin biosynthesis, as well as the influence of methyl jasmonate (MeJa) and light on these processes. In the darkness, the formation of VLCFAs is more intense, and the biosynthesis of anthocyanins is significantly activated in the light. MeJA substantially enhances the biosynthesis of anthocyanins in the light and, surprisingly, the formation of VLCFAs in the darknss. In connection with the commonality of the cytosolic pool of malonyl-CoA, which is necessary both for the biosynthesis of VLCFAs and dihydroflavonols (and, ultimately, anthocyanins), the competition and partnership of these biosynthetic pathways are discussed.
Generalized Minkowski-Type Integral Formulas for Compact Hypersurfaces in Pseudo-Riemannian Manifolds
Authors: Guediri Mohammed , Alessa Norah
Published: September 2023

We obtain some generalised Minkowski-type integral formulas for compact Riemannian (resp. spacelike) hypersurfaces in Riemannian (resp. Lorentzian) manifolds admitting an arbitrary vector field that we assume to be timelike in the case where the ambient space is Lorentzian. Some of these formulas generalize existing formulas in the case of conformal and Killing vector fields. We apply these integral formulas to obtain interesting results concerning the characterization of such hypersurfaces in some particular cases such as when the ambient space is Einstein admitting an arbitrary (in particular, conformal or Killing) vector field, and when the hypersurface has constant mean curvature.
Giant Hepatic Hemangioma, a Case Report. When Hepatic Resection Is Not Enough
Authors: Acosta Gallardo Carmen , Zambudio Carrol Natalia , Pérez Alonso Alejandro José , Brea Gómez Esther , Villegas Herrera María Trinidad , Villar del Moral Jesús María
Published: September 2023

Hepatic hemangiomas (HH) are the most frequent benign tumors of the liver. They are usually asymptomatic and small in size. However, others can present as large tumors and can be symptomatic. In this case surgical resection is recomemend. We present a case report for treatment in our hospital.
A 48 years old male, who was brought to the emergency room complaining of vomiting and pain in the right upper quadrant that had been going on for 8 years. The examination showed a firm mass in the right hypochondrium that extended below the umbilicus. The ultrasound (US) reported severe hepatomegaly secondary to giant hypoechoic lesions. The study was completed with a computed tomography scan (CT-scan) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This case was evaluated by a multi - disciplinary team, who decided to do a liver transplant. After three months signed up on the waiting list,the patient finally received a new liver from a matched brain - dead organ donor.
In this case the surgery was completed with caval - preserving Piggy - back implant technique, without the need of a classic technique nor a veno - venous bypass. He received a transfusion of 8 units of packed red blood cells during the operation. The postoperative time passed with good evaluation. Patient went back home after 14 days in the hospital. The pathology report showed a giant multifocal hemangioma, with a size of 28 x 19 x 15 cms.
Some HH needs surgery, there are different options: simple enucleation to complete hepatectomy associating liver transplant as our case.
The correct treatment is too important, and these case have to be tried with multi - disciplinary team. This group is composed of hepatobiliary surgeons, hepatologists and anesthetists. The bleeding massive risk is large, so it is necessary to know the clasic surgery technique.
Enhancing Skin Anti-Aging Through Healthy Lifestyle Factors
Authors: Knaggs Helen , Lephart Edwin D
Published: September 2023

Lifestyle health has been recognized as an evidence-based innovation that defines how daily habits and practices impact both the prevention and treatment of disease and provides an important adjunctive component to overall health. Specifically, an approach with small changes over time can have a dramatic impact on the health and well-being of individuals not only, in general, but also can be applied to skin health. However, lifestyle health factors to improve skin well-being have not been discussed extensively and/or well promulgated. The narrative for this overview focuses on providing a summary for topic background information, but more importantly, presents four lifestyle factors that can improve dermal health [i.e., factor 1: nutrition - diet; factor 2: rest (sleep); factor 3: movement/physical exercise, and factor 4: social and community associations]. This was accomplished by identifying previous journal articles and reviews with emphasis over the last five years (from January 2018 through July 2023; 156 out of 190 references cited or 82 %) using scientific search databases. The main conclusions of this overview encourage the concept that lifestyle health factors such as nutrition/diet, rest/sleep, movement/physical exercise, and community/social interactions support enhanced skin health and well-being with aging. Plus, social media interventions that aim to promote dietary, sleep and physical activity changes might be an application to improve skin health in the future.
Solusi Semi Analitik Persamaan Burgers Menggunakan Metode Dekomposisi Adomian Laplace
Authors: Brinda Sari  , Lukita Ambarwati  , Eti Dwi Wiraningsih
Published: September 2023

Burgers equation is a partial differential equation which has important rule in fluid mechanics. Because it has nonlinear terms, the exact solution is complicated to find. Therefore many methods have been developed to find the approximate solution that can estimate the exact solution. In this research, the Laplace Adomian decomposition method is applied to calculate the approximate solution of Burgers equation. The method is a semi-analytical method to resolve nonlinear differential equation. By the numerical simulation, we obtained a result that the approximate solution by this method can estimate the exact solution with the sum of absolute and relative error less than those using approximate solution obtained by the Adomian decomposition method without the use of Laplace transform. Therefore the Laplace Adomian decomposition method is more accurate than the Adomian decomposition method in order to estimate the exact solution of the Burgers equation.
Aplikasi Web Prediksi Dampak Gempa di Indonesia Menggunakan Metode Decision Tree dengan Algoritma C4.5
Authors: Sinaga Diory Pribadi Sinaga , Rini Marwati  , Bambang Avip Priatna Martadiputra
Published: September 2023

An event or problem sometimes needs to be predicted to determine the impact caused. One of the events that need to be predicted is the impact of the earthquake. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) classifies earthquake impacts based on the BMKG Earthquake Intensity Scale (SIG-BMKG) which consists of 5 scales. In making predictions on a problem, you can use data mining that extracts data into useful information. Grouping the impact of an earthquake is one of the tasks of data mining, namely classification. Prediction can be viewed as a classification that groups data into predefined classes. One classification method is the Decision Tree. This method can handle both categorical and numerical data on large data. Some of the algorithm of the Decision Tree method are ID3, CART, and C4.5. The C4.5 algorithm is an improved ID3 algorithm so that it can handle missing values and continuous data. This study aims to construct a model and analyze the performance of the model obtained using the Decision Tree method with the C4.5 algorithm. In determining the best model, you can utilize Split Validation and k-fold Cross Validation. The best model was obtained in the first iteration of 10-fold Cross Validation. The best model is then used in a web application that can be used by the community to predict the impact of earthquakes that occur in Indonesia.
Classificação supervisionada de patologias na superfície de pavimentos asfálticos a partir de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (RPA)
Authors: Legramanti Gabriela , Duarte Renato Damião , Gomes Junior Ernesto Valdecir , Dallagnol Sérgio Luiz , Rinaldi Bisconsini Danilo , Dos Santos Felipetto Henrique , De Moraes Liza
Published: September 2023

A identificação de defeitos é atividade rotineira em Sistemas de Gerência de Pavimentos (SGP) para tomadas de decisão sobre serviços de Manutenção e Reabilitação (M&R). Métodos tradicionais podem ser demorados, prejudicar o tráfego e causar acidentes. Neste estudo, patologias em pavimentos asfálticos foram avaliadas a partir de três métodos: por caminhamento, classificação manual de imagens de uma Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (RPA) e classificação supervisionada. A classificação manual resultou em 93,1% de acerto, contra de 32,7% na classificação supervisionada. Conclui-se que a RPA é adequada para avaliar patologias em pavimentos asfálticos, proporcionando economia de tempo e segurança.
Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport After Shoulder Instability
Authors: Owusu-Ansah Gabrielle E. , Anudu Edmund E. , Ross Phara P. , Ierulli Victoria K. , Mulcahey Mary K.
Published: September 2023

» The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated joint in the body, representing 50% of all major joint dislocations. This injury occurs most commonly in contact sports and may be treated either nonoperatively (rest, immobilization, and physical therapy) or surgically.

» Several factors contribute to an athlete's recovery after shoulder injury, including psychological readiness that has been identified as having a significant impact on athlete's rate of return to sport. The psychological readiness of athletes can be quantified using patient-reported outcome measures and psychological assessment tools.

» Managing priorities and expectations, mood, social support, and confidence have all been identified as factors that affect readiness to return to play. Kinesiophobia was the most common factor reported in patients interviewed after arthroscopic Bankart repair.

» Psychological interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness are aimed at reducing the effects of psychological factors and mood states by decreasing stress, anxiety, and kinesiophobia. These interventions may also increase the rates of return to sport after shoulder instability.
Factores disruptivos en instituciones de salud: su impacto en trastornos psicofísicos y prevalencia de burnout
Authors: Novelli Enrique ,   Escuela Superior de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Humanidades-Universidad de Morón., Escobar Mayra , Trivic Natalí , Buccheri Juan , Piovano Carlos , Tripcevich Mabel , Cervino Claudio ,   Escuela Superior de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Humanidades, Universidad de Morón,   Escuela Superior de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Humanidades, Universidad de Morón,   Escuela Superior de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Humanidades, Universidad de Morón,   Foro independiente de la Red de Bioética Internacional. Hospital Evita de Lanús.,   Foro independiente de la Red de Bioética Internacional. Universidad del Salvador.,   Escuela Superior de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Humanidades, Universidad de Morón.
Published: September 2023

Marco Teórico: En el presente estudio se investigan los factores que generan la prevalencia de burnout en el personal de Enfermería. La prevalencia del Síndrome de burnout (SB) es, junto con la insa-tisfacción laboral, un riesgo profesional muy extendido entre el personal que presta sus servicios en las instituciones de salud, donde guardaría una estrecha relación con las condiciones de trabajo. El objetivo es realizar una articulación entre las características de las tres dimensiones del SBcon el Síndrome de Ansiedad por Disrupción (SAD) en una población de enfermeras/os en actividad durante la pandemia COVID-19. Método: Se trató de un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal, con participación anónima y voluntaria. Se incluyó 89 enfermeras/os (70 desde Hospital público y 19 desde un Centro privado, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Se relevaron y analizaron datos sobre información sociodemográfica y laboral, factores psicosociales y de salud en el trabajo, y la escala Maslash Bournout Inventory (MBI). Resultados: Se expone y se compara la información recabada desde enfermeras/os de centros de salud público y privado. Los enfermeros de ambos ámbitos de salud manifiestan niveles altos muy si-milares de burnout (~90%), sin diferencias estadísticamente significativas. Conclusiones: La teoría de lo disruptivo aporta recursos valiosos para comprender situaciones complejas reconociendo la relación e influencias recíprocas de: la singularidad y especificidad de los distintos eventos fácticos, la singula-ridad del sujeto que vive la situación, y el comportamiento idiosincrático de un sujeto con un evento específico.