bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Golf-related sports injuries of the musculoskeletal system
Authors: Moon Hwang-Woon , Kim Jun-Su
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of golf-re-lated musculoskeletal injuries. Golfers were retrospectively surveyed through a 50-item questionnaire. Golfers were divided into injured and noninjured groups according to the presence or absence of musculo-skeletal injuries. Of the 208 respondents, 64.0% suffered golf-related in-juries, most of which were minor injuries caused by overuse in the early 9.9 weeks. According to the anatomical distribution, the most injured parts were upper limbs, spine, trunk, and lower limbs in that order. As for the distribution by part, the hand and wrist were the most vulnera-ble, and the lateral elbow damage was 3 times more common than the inner elbow. Self-management for injuries was the most common treat-ment, and regular preventive exercise accounted for 30% of the injured. Overall, more than half of the respondents suffered from musculoskele-tal injuries, self-management was the most common, and less than one-third did regular exercise to prevent injuries. Therefore, active manage-ment to prevent golf-related musculoskeletal injuries may be necessary.
Scan like an expert
Authors: Watson Stevie
Published: May 2023

Stevie Watson shares her experience of the iTero Wizz training programme.
Making your own luck
Authors: Holland Adele
Published: May 2023

Adele Holland details her career with Kissdental's award-winning team.
A career worth fighting for
Authors: Penfold Nichola
Published: May 2023

Nichola Penfold details her dental nursing journey, and how to overcome the obstacles that might lie ahead.
Review: Phytochemical composition, medicinal uses and other utilization of Nypa fruticans
Authors: NUGROHO GILANG DWI , WIRAATMAJA MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS , PRAMADANINGTYAS PUTRI SEGI , FEBRIYANTI SARAH , LIZA NOR , MD. NAIM DARLINA , ULUMUDDIN YAYA IHYA , SETYAWAN AHMAD DWI
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Nugroho GD, Wiraatmaja MF, Pramadaningtyas PS, Febriyanti S, Liza N, Naim DM, Ulumuddin YI, Setyawan AD. 2020. Review: Phytochemical composition, medicinal uses and other utilization of Nypa fruticans. Bonorowo Wetlands 10: 51-65. Nypa fruticans Wurmb or “nipa/nipah” is a palm plant in mangrove ecosystems along tropical and subtropical river estuaries affected by tides. Nipa has a high abundance in the mangrove forest ecosystem. Therefore, knowledge and utilization of this nipa plant need to be sought and examined more deeply to optimize its utilization. This review aims to find out the phytochemical composition, medicinal uses, and other utilization of nipa plants. The main phytochemical composition of nipa is polyphenols, phenolics, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, and saponins. However, other chemical compounds such as ethyl acetate, chloroform, hexane, triterpenoids, phenol hydroquinone, diterpenes, and steroids are still available. The many chemical compounds in nipa can be used as raw materials in a product, especially in modern medicines. Based on people's beliefs in several tropical countries that nipa has the potential of herbal medicine to treat fever, gout, kidney stones, energy booster, aid digestion, as a cure for certain chronic diseases and metabolic syndromes such as diabetes and hypertension, treat asthma, leprosy, tuberculosis, sick throat, liver disease, snakebite, as a pain reliever, and also be used as a sedative and able to expel excess wind in the body. Then in the pharmacological aspect, nipa has antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial (antifungal and antibacterial), anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic and analgesic activities. In addition to other benefits outside of drugs, nipa is used as a roof for houses, cattle pens, huts in the garden, broomsticks, handicrafts, fishing gear, food and drink sources, and sources of renewable fuel.
Review: Biogeochemical process in mangrove ecosystem
Authors: APRILIA DEWI , ARIFIANI KIRANA NURUL , DIANTI DIANTI , CAHYANINGSIH AGUSTINA PUTRI , KUSUMANINGRUM LIA , SARNO SARNO , RAHIM KHAIRUL ADHA BIN A. , SETYAWAN AHMAD DWI
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Aprilia DA, Dianti, Arifiani KN, Cahyaningsih AP, Kusumaningrum L, Sarno, Rahim KAA, Setyawan AD. 2020. Review: Biogeochemical process in mangrove ecosystem. Intl J Bonorowo Wetlands 10: 126-141. The mangrove ecosystem, one of the unique and distinctive aquatic ecosystems, is located in the tidal areas of the coast coastal areas in the tropics and subtropics. Mangrove ecosystems have many ecological, environmental, and social benefits. Mangrove forests have the potential to become a potential resource. This review aims to determine the process and function of the biogeochemical cycle in the mangrove ecosystem. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research methods and tends to use inductive analysis. The biogeochemical cycle acts as a cycle that cannot be separated from the mangrove ecosystem. Biogeochemistry is the process of circulating chemical elements or compounds that occur repeatedly and continuously. Biogeochemistry plays a role in maintaining environmental stability and maintaining life on earth. The biogeochemical cycle consists of energy flow and nutrient cycling. Energy flows consist of food chains and food webs. The nutrient cycles include water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. Various chemical elements resulting from the cycle process are needed to survive living things in the mangrove ecosystem.
Treating Little Finger’s Flexor Profundus Tendon Rupture after Percutaneous K-wire Fixation of a Bennet Fracture – A Case Report
Authors: Lopes Jorge Gomes , Relvas-Silva Miguel , Serdoura Francisco , Sousa António , Vidinha Vitor
Published: May 2023

Introduction: About 20% of all fractures in the human skeleton involves the hand, affecting primarily the young and active population. A Bennett’s fracture (BF) is a fracture of the base of the first metacarpal and surgical management is generally needed, with the K-wire fixation being the most preferred option. Among the most common complications with K-wires, we find infection and soft-tissues damages like tendon ruptures. Case Report: Here, we report a case of iatrogenic rupture of the Little Finger’s Flexor Profundus Tendon after K-wire fixation of a BF that was diagnosed 4 weeks after the lesion. Different surgical strategies were proposed for managing chronic flexor tendon’s ruptures; however, no consensus exist around what option would be the best. Here, we describe a flexor transfer from the 5th to the 4th finger that resulted in a great improvement in patient’s DASH score and general quality of life. Conclusion: It is important to remember that percutaneous fixations with K wires in the hand can have disastrous complications, patients should be evaluated for possible tendon ruptures after the surgery, no matter how impossible they may seem, as even unexpected complications can have easier solutions in the acute setting. Keywords: Bennett’s Fracture, Complications, Tendon rupture, Tendon Repair, Tendon Transfer.
Pediatric Traumatic Hip Dislocation: How Common is it in the Asian Population? A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Yasin Saqib , Prasad Manish , Thakur Kamparsh , Sharma Akshay
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Pediatric hip dislocation is a rare event in the pediatric population. The management involves a timely diagnosis and emergent reduction for successful outcome. Case Report: We present a case of a 2-year-old male patient with a posterior dislocation of hip. The child underwent an emergent closed reduction using Allis maneuver. Subsequently, the child had an uneventful recovery and resumed his functional activity completely. Conclusion: Posterior hip dislocation in a child is an extremely rare entity. The key to management in such a case is to timely diagnose and reduce it. Keywords: Posterior hip dislocation, pediatric, Alli’s maneuver.
SAFETRANS: a system for 3D visibility estimation and cloud cover detection
Authors: de Lastic H. X. , Soupiona O. , Kostopoulos V. , Georgoussis G. , Papayannis A. , Michelaraki M. , Siomos P. , Koniditsiotis A. , Stavridis A.
Published: May 2023

The estimation of visibility is of significant importance in aviation
safety and forms part of the measurements routinely collected in real
time to provide safety guidelines and decisions. Our work concerns the
creation and implementation of a lidar-based visibility estimation
system as part of the SAFETRANS research program. We created a
reproducible system to (1) support standard airport equipment,
(2) serve simultaneously as a visibility meter and a ceilometer
reporting on cloud cover, (3) offer increased accuracy and
improved capabilities compared to standardized equipment currently in
use while (4) requiring minimal user training to function. This
work presents the visibility estimation and cloud cover algorithms and
subsequently reports on results of field tests in a number of Greek
airports under various atmospheric conditions.
Central and peripheral refraction measured by a novel double-pass instrument
Authors: Christaras Dimitrios , Tsoukalas Spyridon , Papadogiannis Petros , Börjeson Charlie , Volny Moa , Lundström Linda , Artal Pablo , Ginis Harilaos
Published: May 2023

A novel double-pass instrument and its data analysis method for the measurement of central and peripheral refraction is presented and validated in a group of healthy subjects. The instrument acquires in-vivo, non-cycloplegic, double-pass, through-focus images of the eye’s central and peripheral point-spread function (PSF) using an infrared laser source, a tunable lens and a CMOS camera. The through-focus images were analyzed to determine defocus and astigmatism at 0° and 30° visual field. These values were compared to those obtained with a lab-based Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor. The two instruments provided data showing good correlation at both eccentricities, particularly in the estimation of defocus.
High-resolution self-corrected single-pixel imaging through dynamic and complex scattering media
Authors: Zhou Lina , Xiao Yin , Chen Wen
Published: May 2023

Imaging with single-pixel detectors becomes attractive in many applications where pixelated detectors are not available or cannot work. Based on a correlation between the probing patterns and the realizations, optical imaging with single-pixel detector offers an indirect way to recover a sample. It is well recognized that single-pixel optical imaging through dynamic and complex scattering media is challenging, and dynamic scaling factors lead to serious mismatches between the probing patterns and the realizations. In this paper, we report self-corrected imaging to realize high-resolution object reconstruction through dynamic and complex scattering media using a parallel detection with dual single-pixel detectors. The proposed method can supervise and self-correct dynamic scaling factors, and can implement high-resolution object reconstruction through dynamic and complex scattering media where conventional methods could not work. Spatial resolution of 44.19 µm is achieved which approaches diffraction limit (40.0 µm) in the designed optical setup. The achievable spatial resolution is dependent on pixel size of spatial light modulator. It is experimentally validated that the proposed method shows unprecedented robustness against complex scattering. The proposed self-corrected imaging provides a solution for ghost recovery, enabling high-resolution object reconstruction in complex scattering environments.
Theoretical investigation of pure-state single-photon and large-bandwidth-correlation biphoton generation from micro/nanofiber
Authors: Qu Chuan , Zhang Shenghai , Li Xiaoxiao , Ma Yuanfei , Yin Bin , Yang Tao , Wei Zhengtogn
Published: May 2023

Pure-state single photons and large-bandwidth-correlation biphotons are fundamental resources for quantum information processing. The dispersion properties of micro/nanofiber (MNF) can be tailored by carefully choosing its diameter, resulting in a flexibly tailored biphoton spectrum. We theoretically investigate pure-state single photons and large-bandwidth-correlation biphotons produced by degenerate spontaneous four-wave mixing in MNF. In our simulation, a single-photon state with a purity of 99% will be theoretically attained by choosing the appropriate pump bandwidth and center wavelength with respect to the diameter and length of the MNF. Further, when an appropriate diameter with a negligible curvature at the zero dispersion wavelength is chosen, even a narrow pump bandwidth is capable of motivating remarkably broadband correlation biphotons, e.g., for a MNF diameter of 0.7 μm, the theoretical full width at half maximum is 473 nm. In practice, the application of a MNF-based quantum light source is dependent on the technologies that precisely control and measure the diameter. Our theoretical investigation will guide the experimental realization of high-quality quantum light sources based on MNF.
Minimization of halo mura in homogenous alignment liquid crystal displays via a dichroic light absorber [Invited]
Authors: Lim Young Jin , Jeon Hyun Soo , Han Yeon Jin , Jung Junho , Kim Wontaeck , Park Yong Hak , Kim GwangTae , Park JeongKi , Kim MinSu , Lee Seung Hee
Published: May 2023

Local dimming technology enables high dynamic range liquid crystal displays (LCDs). However, when displaying a bright image in a dark background, so-called halo mura (halation caused by local light leakage in oblique viewing directions) appears and degrades image quality owing to reduction in contrast ratio (CR). Here light-absorbing vertically aligned dichroic dye film cells are demonstrated to enhance the CR in a homogenously aligned LC mode. The light leakage in normal and oblique viewing directions is reduced greatly in both simulated and experimental results. Positioning such a functional film above the conventional polarizer can greatly improve the CR of all LCDs while reducing surface reflection.
2022 Optical Materials Express Emerging Researcher Best Paper Prize: editorial
Authors: Alù Andrea , Salandrino Alessandro
Published: May 2023

Optical Materials Express Editor-in-Chief, Andrea
Alù, Deputy Editor, Alessandro Salandrino, and the members of
the 2022 Emerging Researcher Best Paper prize committee announce the
recipient of the 2022 prize for the best paper published by an
emerging researcher in the Journal.
Full control of electric and magnetic light–matter interactions through a nanomirror on a near-field tip
Authors: Reynier Benoît , Charron Eric , Markovic Obren , Yang Xingyu , Gallas Bruno , Ferrier Alban , Bidault Sébastien , Mivelle Mathieu
Published: May 2023

Light–matter interactions are often considered governed by the electric optical field only, leaving aside the magnetic component of light. However, the magnetic part plays a determining role in many optical processes, from light and chiral-matter interactions and photon-avalanching to forbidden photochemistry, making the manipulation of magnetic processes extremely relevant. Here, by creating a standing wave using a metallic nanomirror, we manipulate the spatial distributions of electric and magnetic fields and their associated local densities of states, allowing selective control of the excitation and emission of electric and magnetic dipolar transitions. This control allows us to image, in 3D, the electric and magnetic nodes and anti-nodes of the fields’ interference patterns. It also enables us to enhance specifically photoluminescence from quantum emitters excited only by the magnetic field, and to manipulate their spontaneous emission by acting on the excitation fields solely, demonstrating full control of magnetic and electric light–matter interactions.
Characterization of GSDME in amphioxus provides insights into the functional evolution of GSDM-mediated pyroptosis
Authors: Wang Xinli , Wei Xuxia , Lu Yan , Wang Qinghuan , Fu Rong , Wang Yin , Wang Qin , Wang Xiangyan , Chen Shangwu , Xu Anlong , Yuan Shaochun
Published: May 2023

Members of the gasdermin (GSDM) family are pore-forming effectors that cause membrane permeabilization and pyroptosis, a lytic proinflammatory type of cell death. To reveal the functional evolution of GSDM-mediated pyroptosis at the transition from invertebrates to vertebrates, we conducted functional characterization of amphioxus GSDME (BbGSDME) and found that it can be cleaved by distinct caspase homologs, yielding the N253 and N304 termini with distinct functions. The N253 fragment binds to cell membrane, triggers pyroptosis, and inhibits bacterial growth, while the N304 performs negative regulation of N253-mediated cell death. Moreover, BbGSDME is associated with bacteria-induced tissue necrosis and transcriptionally regulated by BbIRF1/8 in amphioxus. Interestingly, several amino acids that are evolutionarily conserved were found to be important for the function of both BbGSDME and HsGSDME, shedding new lights on the functional regulation of GSDM-mediated inflammation.
Unpacking privacy: Valuation of personal data protection
Authors: Skatova Anya , McDonald Rebecca , Ma Sinong , Maple Carsten
Published: May 2023

Information about individual behaviour is collected regularly by organisations. This information has value to businesses, the government and third parties. It is not clear what value this personal data has to consumers themselves. Much of the modern economy is predicated on people sharing personal data, however if individuals value their privacy, they may choose to withhold this data unless the perceived benefits of sharing outweigh the perceived value of keeping the data private. One technique to assess how much individuals value their privacy is to ask them whether they might be willing to pay for an otherwise free service if paying allowed them to avoid sharing personal data. Our research extends previous work on factors affecting individuals’ decisions about whether to share personal data. We take an experimental approach and focus on whether consumers place a positive value on protecting their data by examining their willingness to share personal data in a variety of data sharing environments. Using five evaluation techniques, we systematically investigate whether members of the public value keeping their personal data private. We show that the extent to which participants value protecting their information differs by data type, suggesting there is no simple function to assign a value for individual privacy. The majority of participants displayed remarkable consistency in their rankings of the importance of different types of data through a variety of elicitation procedures, a finding consistent with the existence of stable individual privacy preferences in protecting personal data. We discuss our findings in the context of research on the value of privacy and privacy preferences.
Perspectives on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): A qualitative case study of athletes, coaches and medical professionals from a super league netball club
Authors: O’Donnell Justine , White Chris , Dobbin Nick
Published: May 2023

Background

Research into relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) has increased substantially over recent years given the impact on athletes’ health and performance. Most studies have considered sports that place emphasis on the aesthetics, endurance, or weight-restriction. Fewer studies exist in team sports. Netball is a team sport yet to be explored despite players potentially being at risk of RED-S given the high training volumes, sporting culture, internal and external pressures, and small network of coaches and medical professionals. A qualitative case study was used to explore the perspective of athletes, coaches, and medical professionals on RED-S.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 players, 4 coaches and 4 medical professionals affiliated to a Super League club. Interviews were recorded and transcribedverbatim. The data was analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Five main themes were identified in this study. Awareness of RED-S amongst athletes and coaches was generally inadequate whereas medical professionals had some awareness of RED-S. Some athletes used contraception to reduce discomfort/pain during menstruation whilst others expressed concerns around long-term contraceptive use and previous menstrual cycle disturbance. Sporting demands, individual and contextual factors, and a preoccupation with body image were associated with nutritional restriction, whilst appearance was a source of internal and external pressure. External pressures also extended to coaches, assessments/feedback, social media, and commentary. Strategies suggested to reduce the risk of RED-S included “hard hitting cases”, multidisciplinary team involvement, and support from the governing body.

Conclusion

The findings of this study provide insight into factors potentially associated with the risk of RED-S from an athletes, coaches, and medical professional perspective. This insight can be used to increase overall awareness of RED-S in key stakeholders as well as improve the recognition for the pressures netball athletes face that might alter the level of risk.
A novel approach for determining instantaneous centers of rotation of the mandible with an intraoral scanner: A preliminary study
Authors: Safrany-Fark Arpad , Laczi Balazs , Nagy Antal , Lengyel Laura , Piffko Jozsef , Segatto Emil
Published: May 2023

Objectives

Recording and reproducing mandibular movements have been of key importance in the practice of dentistry for over a century. Recently, it has become possible to use digital technologies for these tasks. This study presents a preliminary method to try to identify the mandibular instantaneous centres of rotation based solely on intraoral scanners.

Methods

The dentitions of four participants were scanned, multiple inter-occlusal registrations and buccal scans were performed in closed and opened positions. Blender software was used to align the meshes during the post-scan digital workflow. Bite alignment accuracy was assessed and then improved with a strict exclusion protocol. An automated algorithm was used to find rotations between closed stage and open stage meshes.

Results

Our exclusion protocol reduced the bite alignment error significantly (p = 0.001) and the root-mean-square error value of the meshes decreased from 0.09 mm (SD = 0.15) to 0.03 mm (SD = 0.017). However, the remaining translational error caused an unexpectedly large shift in the axis of rotation (mean = 1.35 mm, SD = 0.77) with a 41.83: 1 ratio. As found in other studies, our results showed even a small amount of error during registration can shift the axis of rotation a large amount. This phenomenon will compromise the results of common pantographic methods which assume a rotation axis of the condyle. It also adds valuable information to the concept of instantaneous centers of rotation by revealing their true characteristics.
Association between prenatal antimicrobial use and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Authors: Straughen Jennifer K. , Sitarik Alexandra R. , Wegienka Ganesa , Cole Johnson Christine , Johnson-Hooper Tisa M. , Cassidy-Bushrow Andrea E.
Published: May 2023

Background

Gut-brain cross-talk may play an important role in modulating neurodevelopment. Few studies have examined the association between antimicrobials that influence infant gut microbiota assemblage and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Objective

To examine the association between maternal prenatal antimicrobial use and ADHD in offspring at 10 years of age.

Methods

Data are from the Wayne County Health, Environment, Allergy and Asthma Longitudinal Study, a racially and socioeconomically diverse birth cohort in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. Maternal antimicrobial use was extracted from the medical record. ADHD diagnoses were based on parental report at the 10-year study visit. Poisson regression models with robust error variance were used to calculate risk ratios (RR). Cumulative frequency of exposure to antibiotics, and effect modification were also evaluated.

Results

Among the 555 children included in the analysis, 108 were diagnosed with ADHD. During pregnancy, 54.1% of mothers used antibiotics while 18.7% used antifungals. Overall, there was no evidence of an association between prenatal antibiotic exposure and ADHD (RR [95% CI] = 0.98 [0.75, 1.29]), but there was an increased risk of ADHD among those with mothers using 3+ courses of antibiotics (RR [95%CI] = 1.58 [1.10, 2.29]). Prenatal exposure to antifungals was associated with a 1.6 times higher risk of ADHD (RR [95% CI] = 1.60 [1.19, 2.15]). In examining effect modification by child sex for antifungal use, there was no evidence of an association among females (RR [95% CI] = 0.97 [0.42, 2.23]), but among males, prenatal antifungal use was associated with 1.82 times higher risk of ADHD (RR [95% CI] = 1.82 [1.29, 2.56]).

Conclusions

Maternal prenatal antifungal use and frequent prenatal antibiotic use are associated with an increased risk of ADHD in offspring at age 10. These findings highlight the importance of the prenatal environment and the need for careful use of antimicrobials.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs. surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study
Authors: Chung Ching-Hu , Wang Yu-Jen , Jiao Xiayu , Lee Chia-Ying
Published: May 2023

Objective

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a heart valve disease characterized by left ventricular outflow fixed obstruction. It can be managed by surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, real-world evidence for TAVI or SAVR outcomes is lacking in Taiwan. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of TAVI and SAVR for treating of AS in Taiwan.

Materials and methods

The National Health Insurance Research Database is a nationally representative cohort that contains detailed registry and claims data from all 23 million residents of Taiwan. This retrospective cohort study used this database to compare patients who underwent SAVR (bioprosthetic valves) or TAVI from 2017 to 2019. Survival outcomes and length of hospital stay (LOS) and intensive care unit (ICU) stay between TAVI and SAVR in the matched cohort. A Cox proportional hazards model was performed to identify the effect of treatment type on survival rates while controlling variables including age, gender, and comorbidities.

Results

We identified 475 and 1605 patients who underwent TAVI and SAVR with a bioprosthetic valve, respectively. Patients who underwent TAVI were older (82.19 vs. 68.75 y/o) and more likely to be female (55.79% vs. 42.31%) compared with patients who underwent SAVR. Propensity score matching (PSM) on age, gender, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) score revealed that 375 patients who underwent TAVI were matched with patients who underwent SAVR. A significant difference was found in survival rates between TAVI and SAVR. The 1-year mortality rate was 11.44% with TAVI and 17.55% with SAVR. Both the mean total LOS (19.86 vs. 28.24 days) and mean ICU stay (6.47 vs. 11.12 days) for patients who underwent TAVI were shorter than those who underwent SAVR.

Conclusion

Patients who had undergone TAVI had better survival outcomes and shorter LOS compared with patients who had undergone SAVR in Taiwan.
Contact between European bison and cattle from the cattle breeders’ perspective, in the light of the risk of pathogen transmission
Authors: Klich Daniel , Didkowska Anna , Pyziel-Serafin Anna M. , Perlińska-Teresiak Magdalena , Wołoszyn-Gałęza Aleksandra , Żoch Krzysztof , Balcerak Marek , Olech Wanda
Published: May 2023

Pathogens transmitted between wildlife and domestic animals can pose a threat to endangered species, undermine conservation efforts in wildlife, and affect productivity and parasite control in domestic animals. There are several examples of pathogen transmission between European bison and other animals. The present study surveyed breeders from the vicinity of four large wisent populations in eastern Poland about observed contacts between wisent and cattle. Such contacts were noted by 37% of breeders, indicating a significant risk of contact between European bison and cattle in the study areas, even in the areas where the European bison live mainly in a forest complex, i.e., in the Borecka Forest. A higher potential risk of contacts between European bison and cattle was noted in the Białowieska Forest and the Bieszczady Mountains than in the Borecka and Knyszyńska Forests. In the Białowieska Forest, the risk of viral pathogen transmission resulting from contacts is higher (more direct contacts), and in the case of the Bieszczady Mountains, the probability of parasitic diseases is higher. The chance of contacts between European bison and cattle depended on the distance of cattle pastures from human settlements. Moreover, such contact was possible throughout the year, not only in spring and fall. It appears possible to minimize the risk of contacts between wisent and cattle by changing management practices for both species, such as keeping grazing areas as close as possible to settlements, and reducing the time cattle graze on pastures. However, the risk of contact is much greater if European bison populations are large and are dispersed beyond forest complexes.
Palestinian female ‘suicide bombers’ and the masculinity of martyrdom: Comparing ‘scandalous subwomen’ reactions in British and American broadcast news media coverage of the Second Intifada
Authors: Kirk Matthew D.
Published: May 2023

From grassroots activism to armed combatants, Palestinian females have been active in combating Israel’s occupation of Palestine since the early twentieth century. During the second Palestinian Intifada, however, western news media coverage of female-perpetrated ‘suicide bombings’ sensationalized these previously unseen acts. Utilizing Herjeet Marway’s ‘scandalous subwomen’ societal reaction as a framework, this article engages in a multimodal analysis of the largely unexplored UK and US broadcast news coverage of female-perpetrated Palestinian ‘suicide bombings’. Via a postcolonial perspective, it addresses this framework’s focus upon ‘exclusion’: the projection that Palestinian female suicide bombers’ political participation is subject to male influence. This article finds that exclusionary male figures, as well as Saudi Arabia, are framed by UK and US broadcast news media to afford Palestinian female suicide bombers a lack of political agency. Palestinian female ‘suicide bombers’, as a result, become victimized figures via the UK and US broadcast news media’s orientalist ‘perceived reality’ which fails to recognize these female actors’ agential will or their ability to freely participate in political acts.
Wearing Virtue: Plato’s Republic V, 449a-457b and the Socratic Debate on Women’s Nature
Authors: Arruzza Cinzia
Published: May 2023

In Plato’s Republic V, 449a-457b, Socrates argues that the guardian class of Kallipolis will comprise both men and women and that women with the appropriate nature ought to receive the same education and fulfill the same tasks as their male counterparts. In this article I argue, against competing interpretations of this claim as dependent either on the necessity of abolishing the oikos or on eugenic principles, that Socrates’ argument ought to be understood as a genuine argument about women’s natural capabilities and ought to be interpreted in light of the Socratic debate about women’s virtues. Moreover, I show that the legal language mobilized, combined with polemical references to Aristophanes, serves the purpose of evoking Socrates’ trial, thus alerting the reader to the seriousness of the proposal in question.
Mulheres, economia e finanças na Roma Antiga: desafios antigos e questões atuais
Authors: Gaia Deivid Valério
Published: May 2023

A imagem da mulher romana que chegou até nós e que se impôs quase como a única possibilidade de analisá-la no mundo antigo é a da domiseda: a dona de casa (boa esposa, mãe e fiandeira). Além do estudo dessa forma tradicional, que marcou as pesquisas em História Econômica sobre a mulher romana, as questões da atualidade e o avanço das pesquisas científicas nos trazem constantemente a renovação das perspectivas, abordagens e dos problemas em torno desse objeto de estudo. Isso nos leva, inevitavelmente, a questionar sobre o papel da mulher no mundo dos negócios e finanças na Roma Antiga. É possível escrever uma História econômica e financeira das mulheres romanas? Quais são os limites dessa empreitada? Partindo dessa preocupação, o objetivo desse artigo é o de apresentar a inserção da mulher no mundo dos negócios e das finanças e apresentar, também, algumas das múltiplas possibilidades de se escrever a história das mulheres a partir do ponto de vista da História Econômica e Social. O recorte temporal se restringe ao final da República e à época imperial. Este artigo se divide, portanto, em três partes: uma introdução sobre a discussão do discurso da elite que inseria a mulher no quadro da domus; alguns pressupostos metodológicos iniciais para estudar inserção das mulheres na vida econômica e financeira; e, por último os estudos de caso, tomando como exemplo três grupos sociais diferentes de mulheres, que aparecem na documentação implicadas em relações creditícias.
DIREITOS ANIMAIS: DO CONFLITO ÉTICO À POSTULAÇÃO DEMOCRÁTICA
Authors: Azevedo Maria Cândida Simon , Rodriguez José Rodrigo
Published: May 2023

Contextualização: O artigo gira em torno da necessidade de se pensar racionalmente a consideração moral dos animais como uma necessidade humana que vem crescendo nos últimos anos, contrapondo-se à visão antropocêntrica de mundo.
Objetivo: O objetivo é analisar o papel do Direito na compatibilização de demandas sociais concernentes aos direitos animais. Posto que o movimento animal é plural, não funcionando como um bloco moral coeso, como relacionar Ética Animal e Direito em um contexto democrático? Propõe-se a separação do artigo em dois capítulos, que correspondem a dois objetivos. (1) Entender e organizar o pensamento do movimento animal em suas correntes éticas e políticas; e (2) analisar a relação dos argumentos com o Direito, a fim de entender como o movimento animal (teórico) está influenciando ou não a esfera jurídica.
Metodologia: Utilizou-se o método dialético, assim como pesquisa bibliográfica em revistas, periódicos, livros e teses e dissertações, buscando realizar uma análise comparativa e classificativa acerca das teorias existentes sobre o tema.
Resultados: Ao final foi possível constatar que o movimento animal deve se desenvolver a partir de uma concepção de luta por direitos, que leve em consideração as características inscritas na realidade social e lance mão de mecanismos que possam efetivamente trabalhar em favor do movimento. Ainda, foi possível constatar um potencial de regulação mista, cuja latência encontra-se nas normas produzidas pelas próprias organizações de proteção animal, que se fundamentam nos argumentos éticos e/ou políticos produzidos pelo movimento.
Evaluating the importance of clinical manifestations and laboratory parameters associated with progression to severe dengue in children
Authors: Sandinirwan Indra , Muslim Bani , Leo Henry , Hasanah Hasanah , Karina Permata Putri
Published: May 2023

Background The ability to predict the progression to severe dengue is crucial in managing patients with dengue fever. Severe dengue is defined by one or more of the following signs: severe plasma leakage, severe bleeding, or severe organ involvement as it can be a life-threatening condition if left untreated.

Objective To identify clinical manifestations and laboratory parameters associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever disease progression in children by systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods We searched six medical databases for studies published from Jan 1, 2000, to Dec 31, 2020. The meta-analysis used random-effects or fixed-effects models to estimate pooled effect sizes. We assessed heterogeneity using Cochrane Q and I2 statistics, publication bias by Egger’s test and LFK index (Doi plot), and categorized subgroup analysis by country. This study was registered with PROSPERO, CRD42021224439.

Results We included 49 papers in the systematic review, and we encased the final selected 39 papers comprising 23 potential predictors in the meta-analyses. The other 10 papers were not included because the raw data could not be calculated for the effect measure in the meta-analysis. Among 23 factors studied, seven clinical manifestations demonstrated association with disease progression in children, including neurological signs, gastrointestinal bleeding, clinical fluid accumulation, hepatomegaly, vomiting, abdominal pain, and petechiae. Six laboratory parameters were associated during the early days of illness, including elevated hematocrit, aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and alanine aminotransferase [ALT], low platelet count, low albumin levels, and elevated activated partial thromboplastin time. Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) and secondary infections were also associated with severe disease progression.

 Conclusion This review supports the use of the warning signs described in the 2009 WHO guidelines. In addition, monitoring serum albumin, AST/ALT levels, identifying infecting dengue serotypes, and immunological status can improve the prediction of further risk of disease progression.
Unilateral Idiopathic Optic Perineuritis in a Normal Fundus
Authors: Muhammad Khairul Adha Fuaad  , Mazaya Mahmud  , Rafidah Md. Saleh  , Syamil Salmi
Published: May 2023

A 22-year-old woman of Malay ethnicity presented with severe blurred vision in the right eye and experienced periocular pain with eye movement. She had a visual field defect over the affected eye, while an examination showed clinically normal optic discs. Relative afferent pupillary defect was also present in the right eye, with reduced optic nerve function. Optic nerve imaging revealed the ‘doughnut sign’ and ‘tram track’ signs, which are characteristics of optic perineuritis. The patient was initiated on a steroid regime that was tapered off over four months. Her visual function recovered gradually during the treatment until reaching a satisfactory final visual outcome. This is a unique case where optic perineuritis occurred in a normal fundus and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) served as an important diagnostic tool for the condition.

Optic perineuritis (OPN) is an orbital inflammatory disease that involves the meningeal sheath surrounding the optic nerve.[1] It can be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying systemic autoimmune disorder.[1,2] Visual loss in OPN results from inflammation of the tissue surrounding the optic nerve, resulting in mechanical compression of the nerve and subsequent ischaemia.[1]

OPN can be diagnosed using an optic nerve sheath biopsy, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnoses OPN through perineural enhancement, making it a useful diagnostic tool.[2] Upon diagnosis, OPN should be treated with corticosteroids for a prolonged period to ensure visual recovery.[3]

We report a unique case of unilateral OPN with severe visual loss in a young Malay woman with a normal fundoscopy who was successfully treated with prolonged corticosteroids.
PERFIL SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO E DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DE PESSOAS ASSINTOMÁTICAS PARA COVID-19 EM UM MUNICÍPIO DE MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Silva Cristiane Maria Costa , Mialhe Fábio Luiz , Barroso Heloisa Lessa de Moura , Faria Rosilene de Oliveira , Loro Juliana Aparecida , Lago Jorge Miguel Ferreira
Published: May 2023

Com objetivo de avaliar o perfil sociodemográfico e a distribuição espacial de casos positivos assintomáticos da COVID-19 em Poços de Caldas, realizou-se uma pesquisa de rastreamento. A amostra foi calculada com nível de confiança de 95% (z=1,96), erro amostral de 5% e design effect (deff) de 1,2 e a seleção realizada pela técnica de conglomerados em duplo estágio. Modelos de regressão logística foram utilizados. Realizou-se análise espacial com software Arcgis desktop 10.8. A prevalência de positivos assintomáticos entre os 1222 participantes, aumentou de 2,2% (IC95%: 0,8%-3,6%) na primeira etapa de coleta para 5,3% (IC95%: 3,1%-7,5%) na terceira etapa. Houve mais resultados positivos entre os indivíduos do sexo feminino (OR=2,36; IC95: 1,03-5,40), com menor grau de escolaridade (OR= 2,30; IC95%: 1,22-4,34) e que ficaram sem rendimentos na pandemia (OR=3,78; IC95%: 1,59-9,03). Os casos positivos estavam próximos das vias de acesso. Houve diferença na prevalência da doença conforme as características sociodemográficas e as rodovias apresentaram um papel-chave na disseminação.
Modernização da agricultura, incerteza da segurança e migração da população rural no município de Frutal (MG)
Authors: Souza Andreza Gomes de
Published: May 2023

Ao longo das últimas décadas ocorreram transformações no universo da agricultura e da pecuária que ocasionaram o êxodo rural no Brasil. Neste artigo, objetivamos revelar alguns processos transformadores que repercutiram sobre a dinâmica da população rural no município de Frutal (MG). Para tanto, realizamos a revisão teórica em livros e pesquisas acadêmicas; entrevistas com representantes de instituições municipais e em três comunidades rurais frutalenses: o distrito de Aparecida de Minas, o povoado Boa Esperança e a Vila Barroso. Além disso, efetivamos o levantamento de dados censitários no IBGE e a sua representação. Constatamos que a imbricação de processos como a modernização da agricultura, as mudanças comportamentais, o envelhecimento populacional e a queda nas taxas de fecundidade resultaram no esvaziamento do campo em Frutal. Secundariamente, alia-se a isto a insegurança, pois o aumento de roubos nas propriedades rurais também pode influenciar na decisão de algumas famílias sobre a sua permanência no campo ou migração para as cidades, na contemporaneidade.
(e)Health literacy brokering: bridging sociolinguistic gaps at the welfare office?
Authors: Valen-Sendstad Ingvild B.
Published: May 2023

This comparative case study illuminates communicative strategies arising in contact between two migrant clients, ‘Maria’ and ‘Suda’, and their caseworker at the Norwegian welfare office. Suda and Maria mobilize bureaucratic, digital, and linguistic abilities as part of their health literacies to manage in-person contact, institutional websites, letters, and digital bureaucracy. Additionally, they collaborate with their Norwegian spouses to navigate the complex communicative situation at the welfare office and actively bring up this brokering strategy to increase their social and linguistic authority vis-à-vis their caseworkers. Combining Bourdieusian symbolic power with epistemic stance, and drawing on observations and interviews, I investigate how power and responsibility are negotiated between the women and their caseworkers. In their interactions, brokering strategies function as social capital in several ways, enabling the women to access institutional services, and reassuring their caseworkers that the women have sufficient literacy resources to gain access. I discuss the dual nature of brokering strategies as capital, but also as a factor that may reproduce structural vulnerability, and argue for better understanding of brokering as a health literacy strategy.
Comparison of wear and mechanical properties of cast and 3D printed CuSn10 bronze alloy
Authors: Kılınç Ahmet Çağrı , Göktaş Ali Aydın , Keskin Özgür Yasin , Köktaş Serhan , Tekin Kadir Cihan
Published: May 2023

This paper aims to provide a comparison between properties of CuSn10 bronze alloy produced by two methods: FDM (fused deposition modelling) and casting. Wear behavior, mechanical performance and microstructure of CuSn10 alloy produced by FDM and casting methods were determined and compared. 3D printed parts were sintered at 875 °C for 5 h and casting was done at 1200 °C. The amount of porosity was determined by the metallographic cross-sectional examination. Vicker’s hardness, wear and tensile properties of samples were determined. As a result, the porosity value of the CuSn10 alloy produced by the FDM technique was determined as 5.07 ± 0.53%. Tensile strength values were 233.75 ± 18.48 MPa and 349.04 ± 5.10 MPa for CuSn10 alloys produced by FDM and casting methods respectively. While adhesive wear occurs in both production methods, it was observed that the FDM method reduced the wear resistance.
Research and implementation of non-linear management and monitoring system for classified information network
Authors: He Jun
Published: May 2023

In order to better realize the secret-related information monitoring system, an algorithm based on a nonlinear network is proposed and is combined with the traditional algorithm. This article mainly analyzes the theory of nonlinear networks, designs and trains new network parameters according to their own needs, and combines the nonlinear network as a feature extractor with the existing intrusion detection and wandering detection algorithms, which greatly improves the recognition ability of traditional algorithms. The main feature of a nonlinear network is that it can extract the positional features of objects from the network while also extracting object features, that is, positioning and classification are realized in the same network. As a feature extractor, this network can not only have a higher recognition rate than background difference, hog, and other algorithms but also have a greater ability to extract position information than other convolutional neural networks. The successful application of nonlinear production network systems in TV stations at all levels has greatly improved the editing and production capability and efficiency of TV programs. How to ensure the safe, reliable, stable, orderly, and efficient operation of nonlinear production network systems requires vendors and TVS Taiwan technical staff to jointly conduct in-depth research and summarize their findings. In this article, from the perspective of TV users, information components in nonlinear production network systems are analyzed, including class, title management mode, storage space management, material management, security management, and workflow management in nonlinear systems. Make some analysis, discussion, and summaries of network system and operation management problems. The experimental results show that the nonlinear algorithm in this article has a significant advantage over the original tracking algorithm; that is, most tracking algorithms do not have the ability of category recognition during the initial tracking process, which means that these tracking algorithms cannot accurately know what they are tracking. Because the nonlinear network has the ability to output categories, whether it is initial tracking or tracking loss recovery, nonlinearity has fundamentally better advantages than other tracking algorithms. Therefore, it can be predicted that there is a strong recognition ability in the later monitoring and wandering detection. It has been proved that the nonlinear algorithm can be effectively applied to the secret information monitoring system.