bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes on Pain Management in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia After Stereotactic Radiosurgery: An International Multicenter Analysis
Authors: De Nigris Vasconcellos Fernando , Mashiach Elad , Alzate Juan Diego , Bernstein Kenneth , Rotman Lauren , Levy Sarah , Qu Tanxia , Wegner Rodney E. , Shepard Matthew J. , Patel Samir , Warnick Ronald E. , Moreno Nuria Martínez , Martínez Álvarez Roberto , Picozzi Piero , Franzini Andrea , Peker Selçuk , Samanci Yavuz , Elguindy Ahmed N. , Palmer Joshua D. , Lunsford L. Dade , Jose Shalini G. , Wei Zhishuo , Niranjan Ajay , Blagui Sarra , Iorio-Morin Christian , Mathieu David , Briggs Robert G , Yu Cheng , Zada Gabriel , Dayawansa Samantha , Sheehan Jason , Schulder Michael , Goenka Anuj , Begley Sabrina , Khilji Hamza , Urgošík Dušan , Liščák Roman , Kondziolka Douglas
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Trigeminal neuralgia affects approximately 2% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and often shows higher rates of pain recurrence after treatment. Previous studies on the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for trigeminal neuralgia did not consider the different MS subtypes, including remitting relapsing (RRMS), primary progressive (PPMS), and secondary progressive (SPMS). Our objective was to investigate how MS subtypes are related to pain control (PC) rates after SRS.

METHODS:

We conducted a retrospective multicenter analysis of prospectively collected databases. Pain status was assessed using the Barrow National Institute Pain Intensity Scales. Time to recurrence was estimated through the Kaplan-Meier method and compared groups using log-rank tests. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR).

RESULTS:

Two hundred and fifty-eight patients, 135 (52.4%) RRMS, 30 (11.6%) PPMS, and 93 (36%) SPMS, were included from 14 institutions. In total, 84.6% of patients achieved initial pain relief, with a median time of 1 month; 78.7% had some degree of pain recurrence with a median time of 10.2 months for RRMS, 8 months for PPMS, 8.1 months for SPMS (P = .424). Achieving Barrow National Institute-I after SRS was a predictor for longer periods without recurrence (P = .028). Analyzing PC at the last available follow-up and comparing with RRMS, PPMS was less likely to have PC (OR = 0.389; 95% CI 0.153-0.986; P = .047) and SPMS was more likely (OR = 2.0; 95% CI 0.967-4.136; P = .062). A subgroup of 149 patients did not have other procedures apart from SRS. The median times to recurrence in this group were 11.1, 9.8, and 19.6 months for RRMS, PPMS, and SPMS, respectively (log-rank, P = .045).

CONCLUSION:

This study is the first to investigate the relationship between MS subtypes and PC after SRS, and our results provide preliminary evidence that subtypes may influence pain outcomes, with PPMS posing the greatest challenge to pain management.
Longitudinal assessment of skeletal muscle functional mechanics in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Authors: Riddell Dominique O. , Hildyard John C. W. , Harron Rachel C. M. , Taylor-Brown Frances , Kornegay Joe N. , Wells Dominic J. , Piercy Richard J.
Published: December 2023

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene, is associated with fatal muscle degeneration and atrophy. Patients with DMD have progressive reductions in skeletal muscle strength and resistance to eccentric muscle stretch. Using the DE50-MD dog model of DMD, we assessed tibiotarsal joint (TTJ) flexor and extensor force dynamics, and the resistance of dystrophic muscle to eccentric stretch. Male DE50-MD and wild-type (WT) dogs were analysed every 3 months until 18 months of age. There was an age-associated decline in eccentric contraction resistance in DE50-MD TTJ flexors that discriminated, with high statistical power, WT from DE50-MD individuals. For isometric contraction, at the majority of timepoints, DE50-MD dogs had lower maximum absolute and relative TTJ flexor force, reduced TTJ muscle contraction times and prolonged relaxation compared to those in WT dogs. Cranial tibial muscles, the primary TTJ flexor, of 18-month-old DE50-MD dogs had significant numbers of regenerating fibres as expected, but also fewer type I fibres and more hybrid fibres than those in WT dogs. We conclude that these parameters, in particular, the eccentric contraction decrement, could be used as objective outcome measures for pre-clinical assessment in DE50-MD dogs.
Demand for open government data: A study using data from the Brazilian ministry of health, before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Craveiro Gisele da Silva , Albano Cláudio Sonáglio , Soletto Juliana Strumiello
Published: December 2023

Currently, governments develop several actions to promote greater openness of government data. However, for this initiative to achieve its objectives, an efficient relationship between supply and demand for data is necessary. Thus, the main objective of this work was to analyze requests for access to information from the Federal Government, focusing on the Ministry of Health, which assumed a leading role due to its performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. To meet the objectives, secondary data were used, available on the websites of government agencies. As main results, it is mentioned: identify applicants (proximity to the area); group requests into thematic areas; effective association between supply and demand for data; comparison of the demand for data, before and during the pandemic. In possession of these results, it is possible for managers of data opening processes to promote an opening that meets the desires of society.
Harnessing Pakistan’s youth for tobacco control
Authors: Saeed Saima , Zeeshan Kinza , Khan Fizra
Published: December 2023

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.2(ICON).8953

How to cite this: Saeed S, Zeeshan K, Khan F. Harnessing Pakistan’s youth for tobacco control. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(2):S107-S108.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.2(ICON).8953
Χωρικοί μετασχηματισμοί της οικειότητας στην ελληνική μεταπολεμική κατοικία
Authors: Μάτσα Σάρρα
Published: December 2023

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή πραγματεύεται την έννοια της οικειότητας στη σύγχρονη ελληνική αρχιτεκτονική. Αρχικά ορίζεται το κυρίαρχο εννοιολογικό πλαίσιο ως προς τις χωρικές εκφάνσεις της οικειότητας στο πεδίο της αρχιτεκτονικής, ενώ στη συνέχεια η έρευνα εξειδικεύει στο παράδειγμα μελέτης του αρχιτεκτονικού γραφείου Atelier 66, μέσα από τη συγκρότηση ενός αναλυτικού μεθοδολογικού μοντέλου υπό μορφή τριπτύχου (υποκείμενο-ρήμα-αντικείμενο). Oι θεωρητικές αναλύσεις επί της οικειότητας, με έμφαση στα πεδία της φιλοσοφίας, της ψυχολογίας και της κοινωνιολογίας, χρησιμοποιούνται ως εννοιολογικά πρίσματα ανάγνωσης επιλεγμένων παραδειγμάτων της ελληνικής μεταπολεμικής αρχιτεκτονικής. Μέσα από ιστορικές διερευνήσεις, αναζητούμε τη σημασία του συναισθήματος ως μέσου αντίστασης στη δυναμική του άκαμπτου ορθολογισμού, αρχικά στην δυτικοευρωπαϊκή και μετέπειτα στην ελληνική κοινωνία, από τις αρχές του περασμένου αιώνα. Αναφορικά με το ειδικό αντικείμενο μελέτης του αρχιτεκτονικού έργου της Σουζάνας και του Δημήτρη Αντωνακάκη, διερευνώνται τα πρόσωπα που παράγουν αρχιτεκτονική, μέσα από ανθρωπολογικές παραμέτρους, ψυχαναλυτικές δομές και έμφυλους ρόλους. Έπειτα, εξετάζεται η διαλεκτική διαδικασία του σχεδιάζειν μέσα από τον προσδιορισμό χωρικών και εννοιολογικών εργαλείων που συνιστούν το ειδικό αρχιτεκτονικό λεξιλόγιο σύνθεσης. Τέλος, αναφερόμενοι στην υλική παραγωγή του κτισμένου έργου, διαμέσου μιας εξελικτικής πορείας διαβάθμισης από τον δημόσιο στον ιδιωτικό χώρο, πραγματοποιούνται τυπολογικές και κτηριολογικές αναλύσεις παραδειγμάτων του πραγματοποιημένου αρχιτεκτονικού έργου των Αντωνακάκη. Οι συμπερασματικές προτάσεις απαντούν στο ερώτημα εάν η οικεία αρχιτεκτονική δεσμεύεται από την κριτική στάση του δημιουργού της, καθώς και από τον τόπο και το χρόνο εκτέλεσής της και όχι από κατοχυρωμένες, ταξινομημένες συνθετικές και μορφολογικές προτάσεις του παρελθόντος, αποσυνδεδεμένες από το ιστορικό και κοινωνικοπολιτικό πλαίσιό τους.
Nuclear structure investigations at medium-weight isotopes
Authors: Ζυρίλιου Αικατερίνη
Published: December 2023

Αυτή η εργασία επικεντρώνεται στην πυρηνική δομή και στις φασματοσκοπικές ιδιότητες των άρτιων-άρτιων ισοτόπων του Υττερβίου (164-180Yb) και του Βολφραμίου (172-186W). Αυτή η περιοχή μαζών είναι ιδιαιτέρως ενδιαφέρουσα λόγω της έλλειψης σημαντικών δεδομένων και της παρουσίας φαινομένων όσον αφορά την δομή αυτών των πυρήνων, όπως της πυρηνικής παραμόρφωσης, της αλλαγής και της συνύπαρξης σχημάτων. Η παρούσα εργασία συνδυάζει θεωρητικούς υπολογισμούς και πειραματικές μετρήσεις για να παρέχει πληροφορίες για τη συμπεριφορά και τη δομή αυτών των πυρήνων. Το θεωρητικό μέρος της εργασίας περιλαμβάνει εκτεταμένους υπολογισμούς χρησιμοποιώντας διάφορα μοντέλα, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Interacting Boson Model-1 (IBM-1), για τη μελέτη των ενεργειακών επιπέδων, των ηλεκτρικών τετραπολικών ροπών Q και των ηλεκτρικών τετραπολικών πιθανοτήτων μετάβασης B(E2) για τα ισότοπα του Yb και του W. Τα αποτελέσματα συμφωνούν με προηγούμενες πειραματικές μετρήσεις και συμβάλλουν στην κατανόηση της παραμόρφωσης και των αλλαγών σχήματος σε πυρήνες πλούσιους σε νετρόνια. Στο πειραματικό μέρος, διεξήχθησαν δύο πειράματα στο εργαστήριο IFIN-HH της Ρουμανίας, όπου πραγματοποιήθηκε φασματοσκοπική μελέτη των ισοτόπων Yb και W με προηγμένες τεχνικές, όπως η μέθοδος Fast Electronics Scintillation Timing (FEST) και η μέθοδος Differential Decay Curve (DDCM). Αυτά τα πειράματα παρείχαν αξιόλογα αποτελέσματα για τα ενεργειακά επίπεδα, τους χρόνους ημιζωής και τις ιδιότητες εκπομπής των διεγερμένων καταστάσεων σε αυτούς τους πυρήνες. Οι μετρήσεις πραγματοποιήθηκαν χρησιμοποιώντας τη συστοιχία ανιχνευτών ROSPHERE, η οποία αποτελείται από ανιχνευτές HPGe, σπινθηριστές LaBr3(Ce) και ανιχνευτές σωματιδίων (Si). Ως αποτέλεσμα, προέκυψαν τα κατώτατα όρια των χρόνων ημιζωής για τα ισότοπα 172,174,176,178Yb μέσω της αντίδρασης 18O + natYb με ενέργεια δέσμης 72 MeV χρησιμοποιώντας τη μέθοδο FEST. Επιπλέον, το αποτέλεσμα για την ενεργειακή στάθμη 6+ του 182W υπολογίστηκε για πρώτη φορά μέσω της αντίδρασης 181Ta(11B, 10Be)182W χρησιμοποιώντας τη συσκευή plunger για μετρήσεις χρόνων ημιζωής.
Video review in simulation-based education: Perception and experience of participants
Authors: Sikkander Batcha Mohammed Uvaise , Makker Ratna , Winnett Georgia
Published: December 2023

Background Simulation debriefing plays an important role in knowledge synthesis. Although there is evidence at least in nursing simulations, to suggest that video assisted debriefing improves outcomes, there is a wide variability in the practice and perceived effectiveness of video assisted debriefing. There is a paucity of literature about participants’ perspectives on the use of video review for simulation debriefing. The aim of this study is to explore participants’ perceptions and experience of the use of video review post simulation as a debriefing tool. Methods The study received ethical approval from the ethics committee at Anglia Ruskin University. We used a qualitative research methodology to answer our research question. Foundation year (FY) trainees attending simulation as part of the curriculum were included in the study. This study involved focus group interviews with simulation participants prior to their simulation-based education. Post simulation practice, participants reviewed their simulation video clip in their in own time and filled in a structured qualitative questionnaire about their video review experience. The audio recording of interviews and the questionnaire were pseudonymised and analysed using inductive thematic content analysis. Results Data was collected from 16 foundation doctors over a period of 4 months from February to May 2023 at a teaching hospital in the UK. Important themes identified were emotional aspects of watching their video, the learning opportunities available with video review, level of support needed for video review and ideal time to review the video. Unexpected emergent themes included foundation doctors’ views about simulation education, reflective practice post simulation and peer pressure during simulation. Conclusion This study explored foundation trainees’ perceptions (cognitive, kinetic, and affective) about video review after simulation and several interesting themes were identified. We believe this study adds value to simulation education in helping to understand foundation doctors’ perceptions on video review.
Perceptions of women in authority positions: The role of warmth and competence
Authors: Chalmers Jocelyn , Sutton Robbie M.
Published: December 2023

Background Warmth has been shown to disproportionately affect how we perceive women socially, resulting in different standards for men and women in authority roles that emphasize competence. Methods We conducted two studies to determine whether warmth-related traits play a more central role in the evaluations of female lecturers than in their male counterparts such that women are disproportionately “punished” in perceivers’ eyes for lacking warmth, but not rewarded for possessing it. In Study 1, we assessed university students’ ratings of their male and female lecturers’ warmth and competence traits and compared them with their overall evaluations of those lecturers. In Study 2 we followed this up by analysing the warmth- and competence-related word frequency in Rate My Professor reviews of male and female lecturers. Results We found that when lecturers received low warmth ratings, this rating was much more integral to how female lecturers were evaluated on other dimensions than it was for male lecturers, while at high levels of warmth there was no gender difference. This provided some support for the idea that women are “punished” for lacking warmth traits while men are not. In study 2, we found that references to several warmth-related traits followed a pattern where reviews of men and women did not differ on the positive end of the trait spectrum, but women were more likely than men to be referred to with words on the negative end of the same spectrum, once again suggesting that women may be more likely than men to be punished for lacking warmth (but not necessarily praised for possessing it). Conclusions Overall, these studies provide some support for the idea that women in authority are viewed disproportionately negatively for lacking warmth and set the basis for future research into the role of warmth in evaluating high-status women.
The genome sequence of the Common Snail-hunter beetle, Phosphuga atrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Authors: Crowley Liam M. , Whiffin Ashleigh L. ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: December 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Phosphuga atrata (the Common Snail-hunter beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Silphidae). The genome sequence is 1,200.0 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 18 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 18.91 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 33,118 protein coding genes.
The genome sequence of the Figure of Eight, Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Authors: Crowley Liam M. , Hutchinson Finley ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: December 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Diloba caeruleocephala (the Figure of Eight; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 762.5 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.36 kilobases in length.
Native vs. non-native teacher acceptance of intelligibility-focused ELF pronunciation models
Authors: Shumaker Dillon
Published: December 2023

English as a lingua franca, or ELF, is an approach to teaching English that prioritizes the needs of learners who plan to use the language primarily as a means of international communication. While this prioritization has particularly interesting implications for pronunciation instruction, little research exists about how teachers perceive ELF pronunciation teaching methods. To remedy this, the current study quantitatively investigates the relationship between teachers’ status as native or non-native speakers of English and their willingness to accept and utilize ELF pronunciation teaching methods. The study (unexpectedly) finds that native teachers agree more with the use of these methods and would be more willing to implement them than would non-native teachers. I thus theorize that this is due to differences in perspective stemming from the prestige that native varieties of English carry in the greater global context. I also suggest varied implications of the findings, especially how they could be used to implement ELF pronunciation pedagogy into teacher training programs.
The Effect of Phonetic Vowel Spelling Variances on Singers' Performed Vowel
Authors: Wiese Lia
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which various phonetic spellings of a single vowel can influence singers' performed vowel, and to explore whether the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) may provide an alternative to phonetic spelling in sheet music. I prepared two short, sight-singable melodies of similar range and difficulty; one had vowels written as IPA symbols under the staff, including the /u/ vowel, while the other had the vowels written out phonetically, including two occurrences of the /u/ vowel, spelled in two different ways ("oo" and "ooh"). Each participant (N=41) performed both conditions in a randomized order. I recorded their performances and used the linguistics software Praat to analyze the frequencies of the first and second formants (F1 and F2) for each condition. I found no significant differences in formant frequencies between the conditions. In their exit survey responses, many participants indicated that they recognized a difference in the pronunciation of "oo" and "ooh." Participants also indicated a slight, though not significant, preference for phonetic spelling over IPA. These results suggest that while some singers believe that "oo" and "ooh" should be sung differently, this belief is not reflected in their performance. Results also suggest that IPA is no better at eliciting a specific pronunciation than either phonetic spelling, and is not recommended as a replacement to phonetic spelling in sheet music. I discuss the implications of these findings for choral teachers and composers, and suggest avenues for further research.
El desarrollo pedagógico intercultural en un proyecto de cooperación internacional
Authors: Gutiérrez de May Rosaura , Leiva Olivencia Juan José
Published: December 2023

Desde 2015, en el que si firmó el convenio de colaboración interinstitucional entre la Universidad de Málaga (España) y la Universidad Estatal Amazónica (Ecuador), las ideas y proyectos educativos implementados no han dejado de sucederse. Todos ellos basados en el motivo conductor de la educación intercultural, como propuesta pedagógica para favorecer el empoderamiento y la resiliencia de los jóvenes y docentes de la ciudad de Puyo, en la provincia de Pastaza (Ecuador). El trabajo de análisis de las prácticas en las unidades educativas bilingües e interculturales, así como la puesta en práctica de dinámicas pedagógicas en torno a las ruedas vinculantes nos han permitido enriquecer y revitalizar la concepción intercultural, especialmente gracias al conocimiento y práctica de la terapia comunitaria integrativa (TCI) y la interculturalidad en un proyecto de cooperación internacional. De la misma forma, en este trabajo exponemos algunos de los hallazgos más significativos en el intercambio producido a través del empleo reflexivo y crítico de una red social (Facebook) donde estudiantes universitarios aprenden y se enriquecen en sus relaciones digiculturales conociendo e intercambiando experiencias comunitarias y emocionales sobre diversidad cultural e interculturalidad. Se desprende la necesidad de proseguir en la promoción activa de las relaciones pedagógicas a través del uso inclusivo de las redes sociales, fomentando la participación crítica del alumnado universitario y la adquisición de competencias interculturales.
Proyecto de intervención sobre educación emocional en la comunidad el milagro (Inquitos, Perú)
Authors: Gómez Vicario Mariana , Velasco Martínez Leticia Concepción , Tójar Hurtado Juan Carlos
Published: December 2023

En los últimos años, la educación ha incorporado la educacional emocional como complemento al desarrollo del potencial cognitivo del estudiante, existiendo en la actualidad programas, pautas de actuación y recursos encaminados a favorecer la resolución de conflictos y dificultades mediante la compresión y gestión de las emociones. En este sentido, se presenta un proyecto de intervención socioeducativa sobre educación emocional dirigido a estudiantes, familiares y docentes en un Colegio Agropecuario de Educación Secundaria, situado en la Comunidad “El Milagro” en la región de Iquitos, Perú. Los objetivos del proyecto pretenden dar respuesta a una serie de necesidades y problemáticas (adicciones, embarazos precoces, bajo rendimiento académico, absentismo escolar, etc.), surgidas en el centro educativo y en su entorno. El proyecto plantea un conjunto de actividades (debates, videofórum, role-playing, biodanza, etc.), que ofrece espacios de reflexión e intercambio de ideas y concepciones relacionadas con diversas temáticas como la sexualidad, autoconcepto, resiliencia, etc. La evaluación del proyecto realizada a través de diferentes técnicas de análisis y recogida de la información como la observación, entrevistas informales y cuestionarios permitió conocer el nivel de satisfacción de los participantes, así como la eficacia, la eficiencia y el grado de consecución de los objetivos propuestos.
Competencias transversales en el EEES: la opinión del estudiante sobre la importancia y el dominio de una lengua extranjera
Authors: Gallardo Vázquez Dolores , Sánchez Hernández María Isabel , Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa María Beatriz
Published: December 2023

La adaptación al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) conlleva el fomento de la movilidad de docentes y estudiantes. A los profesores les corresponde el importante papel de incentivar a los futuros graduados hacia el dominio de otras lenguas europeas con el fin de que puedan aumentar su competitividad en el mundo laboral. La literatura y la evidencia práctica indican que el nivel de nuestros estudiantes en competencias idiomáticas no alcanza los estándares adecuados para competir. Así, nuestro objetivo ha sido conocer su opinión sobre el dominio que actualmente tienen de una o más lenguas extranjeras así como la importancia que le atribuyen al hecho de conocerla y dominarla. La metodología seguida ha supuesto la realización de varias experiencias y la triangulación de los resultados obtenidos de las mismas, las cuales han consistido en: 1º. Sensibilización a través de una conferencia sobre la importancia del dominio de otras lenguas y su relevancia para la empleabilidad del egresado; 2º. Acercamiento a las impresiones del estudiante que recibe una clase en inglés con un focus group; y, 3º. Análisis de un cuestionario de percepciones sobre dominio e importancia de los idiomas que analiza la opinión del estudiante sobre estos aspectos. Precisamente la evidencia empírica de este estudio proviene de la opinión de los estudiantes de las titulaciones que se impartían en la Facultad de CC.EE.EE. de nuestra Universidad contando con una muestra final de 540 cuestionarios. Los resultados muestran una brecha entre dominio e importancia atribuida que se refuerza cuando se analizan los datos según la movilidad del estudiante. El estudio lleva, finalmente, a realizar un análisis DAFO de debilidades y fortalezas internas, y amenazas y oportunidades externas que determine qué medidas se podrían adoptar para acercar el grado de importancia al grado de dominio.
Experiencia sobre el trabajo de fin de Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas
Authors: Vilardell Riera Inmaculada
Published: December 2023

En este artículo presentamos una experiencia desarrollada en la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona consistente en introducir una práctica docente similar al futuro trabajo de fin de grado (TFG) en una de las asignaturas optativas del ámbito de la contabilidad del plan de estudios de ADE todavía vigente. Una trayectoria de seis años en la implantación de esta metodología nos ha permitido extraer algunas enseñanzas y efectuar algunas reflexiones en torno a lo que debe ser un TFG; las competencias asociadas; la metodología más adecuada y los cambios de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación que comporta; la organización docente y la dedicación requerida del profesorado. Sobre todos estos aspectos efectuamos algunas aportaciones que pueden ayudarnos en la planificación y organización de los TFG cuando éstos se hagan extensivos a todos los estudiantes de los distintos grados del ámbito de la administración y dirección de empresas.
Expósitos, enfermos y ancianos. Asistencia familiar, sanidad y red hospitalaria en los límites septentrionales del reino de Valencia (Maestrat-Els Ports, siglos XIV-XV).
Authors: Aparici Martí Joaquín , Villanueva Morte Concepción
Published: December 2023

La parte septentrional del reino de Valencia fue un área de ósmosis socio-económica para los habitantes de un lado y otro de la frontera político-administrativa que separa Aragón y Valencia. La asistencia a enfermos, pobres, ancianos y expósitos, junto con una primigenia red de hospitales rurales, dotó a la zona de los mínimos mecanismos para garantizar su auxilio, más allá de la atención ofrecida por las propias familias. Además, la rica documentación analizada permite aproximarnos a la realidad material de estos espacios asistenciales en los siglos finales de la Edad Media, sobre todo gracias a la información que detallan los inventarios de bienes aportados
Gerakan 1000 Desain Kemasan Produk OPOP Jawa Timur (One Pesantren One Product)
Authors: Sayatman Sayatman , Noordyanto Naufan , Dwitasari Putri , Hakim Primaditya
Published: December 2023

Pondok Pesantren selain berfungsi sebagai lembaga pendidikan dan dakwah, juga berfungsi sebagai lembaga pemberdayaan ekonomi. Salahsatu upaya pemerintah Jawa Timur dalam rangka pemberdayaan ekonomi pesantren adalah melalui program OPOP (One Pesantren One Product), dimana setiap Pondok Pesantren diharapkan dapat menghasilkan sedikitnya satu produk unggulan yang siap dipasarkan. Cukup banyak produk-produk hasil kreativitas pesantren yang memiliki potensi ekonomis dan berpeluang untuk dikembangkan pemasarannya. Namun demikian sebagian dari produk-produk tersebut belum ditunjang dengan kemasan yang baik dan optimal. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat (Abmas) ini bertujuan membantu produk-produk tersebut supaya semakin baik dan berkualitas dari sisi kemasannya sehingga akan semakin memiliki daya saing di pasar. Kegiatan ini merupakan kerjasama antara Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) dengan pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Timur dalam rangka peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui pemberdayaan santri dan koperasi pondok pesantren. Target sasaran dari kegiatan ini adalah UKM pesantren yang terafiliasi dalam Program OPOP Jawa Timur. Program kegiatan ini juga sejalan dengan program Abmas ITS dalam menciptakan atmosfer yang kondusif bagi dosen dan mahasiswa untuk menerapkan ilmu pengetahuan sesuai kompetensinya di masyarakat. Sesuai skala prioritas, dari kegiatan ini sudah dihasilkan 200 desain logo merek brand dan lebih dari 240 buah desain kemasan yang sudah diserahkan secara simbolik kepada Sekjen OPOP Jawa Timur.
Sosialisasi Earth Hour Sebagai Upaya Gerakan Penghematan Listrik Melalui Siaran Radio Suara Tebuireng Jombang
Authors: Izzati Nailul , Wardana Humaidillah Kurniadi , Leksono Jati Widyo
Published: December 2023

Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara dengan penduduk paling banyak di dunia. Memiliki 275,5 juta jiwa, Indonesia berada di urutan keempat, negara dengan jumlah penduduk terbanyak. Semakin banyak jumlah penduduk, semakin banyak juga kebutuhan terhadap sumber daya. Di sisi lain, sumber daya alam berbasis fosil setiap harinya semakin menipis. Sumber daya yang dimaksud adalah yang terkait dengan ketersediaan listrik. Mengingat listrik adalah salah satu kebutuhan hidup yang utama, maka diperlukan upaya untuk mengatasinya. Salah satu cara yang dilakukan oleh para ahli adalah dengan mengeksplor sumber daya alternatif. Sedangkan bagi masyarakat, dapat dilakukan dengan cara penghematan. Ada beberapa gerakan penghematan listrik, diantaranya adalah Earth Hour.  Sosialisasi Earth Hour. dilakukan agar masyarakat mengerti pentingnya penghematan listrik, meningkatkan pemahaman serta kesadaran dan mendorong masyarakat untuk berkontribusi dalam gerakan tersebut. Melalui Siaran Radio Suara Tebuireng, tim pengabdian memaparkan pentingnya hemat dan bijak dalam menggunakan listrik. Pemaparan disajikan berupa bincang santai dan interaktif bersama penyiar radio dan para pendengar. Sosialisasi berjalan lancar, beberapa pertanyaan masuk dari pendengar. Dengan sosialisasi tersebut, pengetahuan dan wawasan yang diperoleh pendengar dapat disebarluaskan kepada masyarakat di sekitarnya, setidaknya dipraktikkan dalam keseharian di rumah masing-masing. Dengan demikian, masyarakat dapat terinspirasi dan ikut berkontribusi dalam berhemat, atau menggunakan listrik secara bijak.
Penerapan Integrated Farming Berbasis Zero Waste dalam Mendukung Perekonomian Masyarakat Desa Grenden
Authors: Putri Ditta Kharisma Yolanda , Mumtazah Zuhriah , Sari Difka Augustina Diana , Widjatma Ridho Rahadina , Saputra Ilham
Published: December 2023

Beberapa masalah dalam bidang pertanian di Indonesia berdampak negatif terhadap indeks ketahanan pangan. Sistem akuaponik dapat mengatasi hal tersebut karena sistem ini menghasilkan ikan dan tanaman dengan ramah lingkungan sehingga memungkinkan proses instalasi yang mudah. Desa Grenden yang terletak di Kecamatan Puger, Kabupaten Jember, sebagian wilayahnya masih tergolong lahan sawah produktif namun minat pemuda bekerja di bidang pertanian kurang. Permasalahan lain yaitu pabrik sedang melakukan pengurangan tenaga kerja secara besar-besaran yang menyebabkan banyaknya pemuda yang awalnya sebagai buruh kasar di pabrik menjadi pengangguran. Hal ini yang mendasari tim pengabdian dari Program Studi Teknik Kimia Universitas Jember untuk melakukan sosialisasi mengenai penerapan sistem akuaponik. Berdasarkan hasil diskusi dengan mitra terkait permasalahan yang dihadapi, kegiatan ini menggunakan metode sosialisasi dan pendampingan dalam menerapkan integrated farming berbasis zero waste yaitu dengan konsep pertanian akuaponik. Metode kegiatan yang dilakukan, yaitu memberikan sosialisai mengenai penerapan pertanian terpadu dengan sistem akuaponik. Sosialisasi dilakukan agar karang taruna Desa Grenden mampu menciptakan peluang usaha yang dapat diterapkan. Hasil sosialisasi menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat Desa Grenden memahami konsep mampu menerapkan sistem akuaponik.
VLIV PŘEDPOKLÁDANÉ HODNOTY PŘI ZADÁVÁNÍ VEŘEJNÝCH ZAKÁZEK
Authors: Háva Karla
Published: December 2023

Veřejný zadavatel stanovuje obvykle před zahájením zadávacího řízení veřejné zakázky její předpokládanou hodnotu. Příspěvek se zabývá veřejnými zakázkami na stavební práce a zkoumá vliv předpokládané hodnoty na výsledky zadávacího řízení. Článek zjišťuje závislost výše vítězné ceny ve veřejné zakázce na výši předem stanovené předpokládané hodnoty. Dále pak zkoumá závislost rozdílu vítězné ceny a předpokládané hodnoty na výši předpokládané hodnoty a v poslední řadě pak závislost počtu nabídek ve veřejné zakázce na výši předpokládané hodnoty. Za účelem vyhodnocení výzkumu byl prošetřen výzkumný vzorek 165 veřejných zakázek. K vyhodnocení jsou použity statistické metody, konkrétně korelační a regresní analýza.

Bylo zjištěno, že vítězná cena veřejné zakázky na stavební práce silně závisí na výši její předpokládané hodnoty. Dále bylo zjištěno, že rozdíl vítězné ceny a předpokládané hodnoty je silně závislý na výši předem stanovené předpokládané hodnoty. Závislost počtu nabídek ve výběrovém řízení na výši předpokládané hodnoty byla zjištěna středně silná.
Qu'en est-il du roman archéologique ? La Femme sans sépulture d'Assia Djebar ou la Gradiva de Cherchell
Authors: Boutaghou Maya
Published: December 2023

Abstract: La Femme sans sépulture (2002) d'Assia Djebar (1935-2015) recontextualise en Algérie le rapport entre écriture de l'histoire effacée du colonisé et archéologie qui n'est pas sans évoquer le lien maintenant convenu entre psychanalyse et archéologie, mis en avant dans l'ouvrage de Freud, Le Délire et les rêves dans la Gradiva de W. Jensen . La lecture freudienne de la longue nouvelle, publiée en 1903, fixe le rapport maintenant évident entre l'expérience analytique et la pratique archéologique. Quant au roman de Djebar, il reconstitue la figure historique de la moudjahida , Zoulikha Oudai, en mêlant aux récits de témoignages rassemblés par l'autrice, la lecture des traces archéologiques dans le paysage de Césarée, l'actuelle Cherchell. L'exemple de cette attention aux traces archéologiques et de leur interprétation au sein du récit constitue une dimension des nouvelles historiographies algériennes. Djebar, en tant qu'historienne de formation, n'a de cesse de se rapprocher du discours archéologique comme pour y trouver une réponse à l'écriture d'une matière historique effacée, incomplète, parfois détruite, souvent imaginée. L'article développe la notion de "chaînes de signifiants" pour déchiffrer la démarche induite par le texte et offerte à l'interprétation d'un lecteur absolu. Abstract: La Femme sans sépulture (2002) by Assia Djebar (1935-2015) recontextualizes in Algeria the link between the writing of erased colonial history and archeology. This is not without reviving the now established dialogue between psychoanalysis and archeology grounded by Freud's Delusions and Dreams in Jensen's Gradiva (1907). The Freudian interpretation of the novela, published in 1903, fixes the association now admitted between analytical experience and the practice of archeology. Djebar's novel reconstitutes the life of the moudjahida , Zoulikha Oudaï, by intertwining witness narratives collected by the author to the interpretation of archeological traces in Césarée's landscape, the actual Cherchell. The example of this attention to archeological traces and their interpretation within narrative forms orients new perspectives on Algerian historiographies. Djebar, as a historian by training, gets closer to the discourse of archeology to find a response to the writing of an erased, incomplete and often destroyed historical substance that needs to be imagined. This contribution develops the notion of "chain of signifiers" to decipher the process induced by the text and offered to the work of interpretation by an absolute reader.
The Geography of Exchange Between Assia Djebar and the Colonial Archive: Retracing Uncited References in L'Amour, la fantasia
Authors: Habit Brooke
Published: December 2023

Abstract: Assia Djebar actively participates in the questioning of colonial history, writing L'Amour, la fantasia as a palimpsestic reparative historiography that turns the gaze of the colonial archive in on itself. Identification of the sources of uncited archival references, which Djebar interpolates in her own writing, offers a further glimpse of both her historiographical work, as well as how her authorial voice intervenes within the reappropriation of the archive to illustrate narratives which challenge a singular historical record. By pursuing a map of the uncited archival references that help to compose the novel, this work highlights how Djebar circumvents conventional archival authority and traditional historiographical methods through the literary. Locating the vast network of Djebar's uncited references to the archive by tracing them back to the original publications reveals the geography of exchange between Djebar's historiography and the colonial archive. Abstract: Assia Djebar participe activement au questionnement sur l'histoire coloniale en écrivant L'Amour, la fantasia comme une historiographie palimpsestique réparatrice qui tourne le regard de l'archive coloniale sur elle-même. L'identification des sources de références archivistiques non citées, que Djebar insère dans le texte, offre un aperçu de son travail historiographique, ainsi que la façon dont sa voix d'auteur intervient dans la réappropriation des archives pour illustrer des récits qui remettent en question la composition d'un texte historique singulier. À travers une cartographie des références archivistiques non citées qui contribuent à composer le roman, ce texte met en évidence le contournement de l'autorité archivistique conventionnelle produit par Djebar et les méthodes historiographiques traditionnelles par la littérature. En retrouvant la trace des publications originales, la localisation d'un vaste réseau de références aux archives non explicitement citées par Djebar révèle la géographie d'échange entre l'historiographie de Djebar et les archives coloniales.
Health, medicine and disease among the Hiberno-Norse from 800 to 1200 AD
Authors: Grace Pierce A.
Published: December 2023

Abstract: Culturally distinct Hiberno-Norse communities were prominent in Ireland from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries. Using historical, archaeological, literary and biological evidence this paper describes the experience of health, medicine and disease in this population during the period under review. Overall, the Hiberno-Norse people appear to have been prosperous, enjoyed good health and lived well, although some individuals were malnourished. Epidemics of unknown aetiology occasionally affected the Hiberno-Norse, through whom leprosy may have been introduced to Ireland. When disease struck, diet, herbs and surgery were resorted to by healers, many of whom are likely to have been women. This paper argues that Hiberno-Norse medical practice derived from both Gaelic and Norse traditions.
Advanced LD pumped 3.3 J/1 Hz nanosecond Nd:glass preamplifier for SG-II upgrade laser facility
Authors: Guo Jiangtao , Wang Jiangfeng , Lu Xinghua , Huang Wenfa , Huang Dajie , Wang Xiaochao , Wei Hui , Fan Wei , Li Xuechun
Published: December 2023

We demonstrate a laser-diode-pumped multipass Nd:glass laser amplifier with a range of advanced characteristics. The amplifier exhibits high extraction efficiency, enables arbitrary shaping of spatial beam intensity, and effectively suppresses frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion. Our approach achieves excellent beam quality via thermal lensing and thermal depolarization compensation. When a 1.82 mJ/5 ns laser pulse was injected into the amplifier, the output energy reached up to 3.3 J with a repetition rate of 1 Hz at a central wavelength of 1053.3 nm. The near-field modulation of the amplified output beam was below 1.2, and the far-field focusing ability of the beam was 90% at 2.9 times the diffraction limit. This laser amplifier system holds potential for integration as a preamplifier within the SG-II upgrade high power laser facility.
Spatial-photonic Ising machine by space-division multiplexing with physically tunable coefficients of a multi-component model
Authors: Sakabe Takumi , Shimomura Suguru , Ogura Yusuke , Okubo Ken-ichi , Yamashita Hiroshi , Suzuki Hideyuki , Tanida Jun
Published: December 2023

This paper proposes a space-division multiplexed spatial-photonic Ising machine (SDM-SPIM) that physically calculates the weighted sum of the Ising Hamiltonians for individual components in a multi-component model. Space-division multiplexing enables tuning a set of weight coefficients as an optical parameter and obtaining the desired Ising Hamiltonian at a time. We solved knapsack problems to verify the system’s validity, demonstrating that optical parameters impact the search property. We also investigated a new dynamic coefficient search algorithm to enhance search performance. The SDM-SPIM would physically calculate the Hamiltonian and a part of the optimization with an electronics process.
Photo-physical characteristics of color N3-center in diamond studied via UV femtosecond-laser pumped luminescence
Authors: Kudryashov Sergey , Danilov Pavel , Smirnov Nikita , Pakholchuk Petr , Skorikov Mikhail , Smetanin Igor , Minh Pham Hong , Duong Pham Van
Published: December 2023

Micro-joule UV-range (350–415 nm) femtosecond-laser pulses generated via frequency-doubled parametric conversion of 525-nm 150-fs pulses of Yb-glass laser were used for “hot” photoluminescence excitation in a diamond plate enriched by blue-emitting N3-centers (zero-phonon line, ZPL, at 415 nm). Photoluminescence spectra acquired in the range of 400–500 nm exhibited wavelength-independent well-resolved ZPL and phonon progression bands, where the involved phonons possessed the only energies of 0.09 eV (LA-phonons) and 0.15 eV (softened LO/TO-phonons), potentially, as a result of a Clemens decay mechanism. Photoluminescence yield in the ZPL and other phonon bands exhibited the power slope of 1.8 at lower energies and ≈1 at higher energies. The transition zone at fluence ∼1014–15 photons/cm2 was related to the saturation of the pumped resonance transition and the slower non-radiative vibrational relaxation to the ZPL-related excited electronic state and the nanosecond spontaneous photoluminescence transition to the ground state. As a result, the absorption cross section σ(370–390 nm) ≈1·10−15 cm2 and concentration [N3] ≈6·1014 cm−3 were determined along with the ZPL absorption cross section σ(415 nm) ≈2.5·10−15 cm2, and the non-radiative vibrational relaxation rate was estimated, providing altogether the crucial information on lasing possibilities in N3-doped diamonds.
Omnidirectional and near-unity nonreciprocal thermal radiation with trilayer cavities-enhanced approach
Authors: Wang Zuohong , Xu Sicheng , Zheng Gaige , Qian Liming , Pei Shixin
Published: December 2023

From the standpoint of thermal radiation, omnidirectional nonreciprocal thermal radiation (NTR) is strongly desired for thermal energy harvesting. Here, we propose theoretically lithographic free thermal emitter made in a dielectric-Weyl semimetal (WSM)-dielectric fashion and terminated by a metallic substrate. By engineering the structural parameters, a surprising result of spectrally selective as well as omnidirectional (along both polar and azimuthal angles) NTR is realized. It is shown that the magnitude and sign of the contrast between emission (e) and absorption (α) can be managed simultaneously. The suggested structure shows good nonreciprocity stability in a wide range of polar and azimuthal angles for transverse magnetic (TM) polarized incident wave. The ability to fine tune nonreciprocal radiative properties of our design suggests a relatively simple way to manifest the NTR with high performance, which could lead to the development of power scavenging and conversion devices.
Adaptive β-lactam resistance from an inducible efflux pump that is post-translationally regulated by the DjlA co-chaperone
Authors: Costafrolaz Jordan , Panis Gaël , Casu Bastien , Ardissone Silvia , Degeorges Laurence , Pilhofer Martin , Viollier Patrick H.
Published: December 2023

The acquisition of multidrug resistance (MDR) determinants jeopardizes treatment of bacterial infections with antibiotics. The tripartite efflux pump AcrAB-NodT confers adaptive MDR in the polarized α-proteobacterium Caulobacter crescentus via transcriptional induction by first-generation quinolone antibiotics. We discovered that overexpression of AcrAB-NodT by mutation or exogenous inducers confers resistance to cephalosporin and penicillin (β-lactam) antibiotics. Combining 2-step mutagenesis-sequencing (Mut-Seq) and cephalosporin-resistant point mutants, we dissected how TipR uses a common operator of the divergent tipR and acrAB-nodT promoter for adaptive and/or potentiated AcrAB-NodT-directed efflux. Chemical screening identified diverse compounds that interfere with DNA binding by TipR or induce its dependent proteolytic turnover. We found that long-term induction of AcrAB-NodT deforms the envelope and that homeostatic control by TipR includes co-induction of the DnaJ-like co-chaperone DjlA, boosting pump assembly and/or capacity in anticipation of envelope stress. Thus, the adaptive MDR regulatory circuitry reconciles drug efflux with co-chaperone function for trans-envelope assemblies and maintenance.
Topological data analysis reveals a core gene expression backbone that defines form and function across flowering plants
Authors: Palande Sourabh , Kaste Joshua A. M. , Roberts Miles D. , Segura Abá Kenia , Claucherty Carly , Dacon Jamell , Doko Rei , Jayakody Thilani B. , Jeffery Hannah R. , Kelly Nathan , Manousidaki Andriana , Parks Hannah M. , Roggenkamp Emily M. , Schumacher Ally M. , Yang Jiaxin , Percival Sarah , Pardo Jeremy , Husbands Aman Y. , Krishnan Arjun , Montgomery Beronda L , Munch Elizabeth , Thompson Addie M. , Rougon-Cardoso Alejandra , Chitwood Daniel H. , VanBuren Robert
Published: December 2023

Since they emerged approximately 125 million years ago, flowering plants have evolved to dominate the terrestrial landscape and survive in the most inhospitable environments on earth. At their core, these adaptations have been shaped by changes in numerous, interconnected pathways and genes that collectively give rise to emergent biological phenomena. Linking gene expression to morphological outcomes remains a grand challenge in biology, and new approaches are needed to begin to address this gap. Here, we implemented topological data analysis (TDA) to summarize the high dimensionality and noisiness of gene expression data using lens functions that delineate plant tissue and stress responses. Using this framework, we created a topological representation of the shape of gene expression across plant evolution, development, and environment for the phylogenetically diverse flowering plants. The TDA-based Mapper graphs form a well-defined gradient of tissues from leaves to seeds, or from healthy to stressed samples, depending on the lens function. This suggests that there are distinct and conserved expression patterns across angiosperms that delineate different tissue types or responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Genes that correlate with the tissue lens function are enriched in central processes such as photosynthetic, growth and development, housekeeping, or stress responses. Together, our results highlight the power of TDA for analyzing complex biological data and reveal a core expression backbone that defines plant form and function.