bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Speed Training Practices of Brazilian Olympic Sprint and Jump Coaches: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Their Choices and Insights (Part II)
Authors: Loturco Irineu , Freitas Tomás , Zabaloy Santiago , Pereira Lucas , Moura Tulio , Fernandes Victor , Mercer Valter , Alcaraz Pedro , Zając Adam , Bishop Chris
Published: November 2023

This is the second article in a three-article collection regarding the plyometric, speed, and resistance training practices of Brazilian Olympic sprint and jump coaches. Here, we list and describe six out of the ten speed training methods most commonly employed by these experts to enhance the sprinting capabilities of their athletes. Maximum speed sprinting, form running, resisted sprinting, overspeed running, uphill and downhill running, and sport-specific movement methods are critically examined with reference to their potential application in different sport contexts. In an era when sprint speed is of critical importance across numerous sports, practitioners can employ the methods outlined here to design efficient training programs for their athletes.
Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Modified Alvarado's Score Vs AIR Score in Acute Appendicitis
Authors: Aziz Muzaffar , Hannan Javaid Abdul , Ayub Muhammad , Khan Hajra , Hayat Qureshi Umama , Hussain Qureshi Khalid
Published: November 2023

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of MASS Vs AIR score in patients with acute appendicitis taking histopathology as gold standard. Material and Methods: Study design is cross sectional study (Validation). The study took place in the Department of General Surgery Nishtar Hospital Multan form 2nd august 2022 to 1 Feb 2023. The technique used for sampling is Non-Pro-bability consecutive sampling. Sample size is calculated using PASS 11, through formula for paired sensitivities (McNemar test). In total, 148 patients with diagnosis of acutely inflamed appendix, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, after taking informed consent, were enrolled. Baseline data including age, gender, MASS and AIRS was noted. Results: patients were having a mean age of 32.91±9.06 years. There were 97(65.54%) male and 51(34.46%) female. Histopathology showed 114(77.03%) patients had acute appendicitis. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV& DAwas 71.05%, 85.29%, 94.18%, 46.77%&74.23% respectively for MASS. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV& DAwas 94.49%, 88.23%, 96.49%, 88.23% &94.59% respectively for AIR. Conclusion: AIR score is an improved diagnostic scoring system than MASS for acute appendicitis.AIR is more sensitive and more specific than MASS. In addition, the two scores can be easily computed through a detailed history and clinical exam and basic laboratory tests.
Prevalence of Different Serotypes of Uro-Pathogenic Escherichia Coli(UPEC) causing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and the Effect of Cranberry Extract on them
Authors: Zia Zahid , Mahmood Safwa , Salam Fatima
Published: November 2023

Objective: To determine the prevalence of different serotypes of Uro-Pathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) causing recurrent urinary tract infections and to assess the effect of Cranberry extract on them. Material and Methods: It is cross sectional retrospective study conducted in Mayo Hospital Lahore. Atotal of 60 samples of urine were collected from patients admitted in from Urology Department with history of recurrent urinary tract infections. Urine studies were performed including: Urine microscopy, urine culture on CLED medium, biochemical isolation and serotyping of Uro-Pathogenic Escherichia coli. The patients were given Cranberry Extract x 500mg once daily for 3 months, after which a follow-up urine study was performed. Results: A total of 60 urine samples were collected, out of which 15 strains of Uro-Pathogenic Escherichia coli were isolated. 53% of strains tested positive for E.Coli-26 serotype, and 47% tested positive for E.Coli-45 serotype.After taking Cranberry extract for 3 months, 67% of E.coli positive urine samples turned negative. Cranberry extract was 100% effective at eliminating E.Coli-45 serotype infection, but only 38% effective at eliminating E.Coli-26 serotype infection. Conclusion: Findings of this study show promising results of Cranberry extract in mitigating the severity of recurrent urinary tract infections especially those caused by Uro-Pathogenic Escherichia coli-45 serotype.
Flexibilidad y estabilidad en el empleo
Authors: Rodero Parra Susana
Published: November 2023

El contrato de trabajo tiene el carácter de duradero. Esta idea de duración implica la existencia de un momento inicial y otro final. Al celebrarse el contrato de trabajo y afrontarse la duración del mismo, puede que las partes limiten éste prefijando su término (contrato a término, contrato de duración determinada ...), o no establecer limitación temporal alguna (por tiempo ilimitado o de duración indeterminada). Esta última expresión no es muy afortunada según Diéguez Cuervo al no adecuarse históricamente con el sentido que hoy damos a la expresión por tiempo indefinido.
La inclinación preferente del ordenamiento jurídico positivo por una u otra figura, nos definirá el marco jurídico de las relaciones individuales de trabajo.
Caminhar para fotografar o invisível: Um relato de criação experimental
Authors: Melo Amorim Cristianne Patrícia
Published: November 2023

A escolha do quadro fotográfico é um ato repleto de cultura, identidade, política, história e memória, uma vez que a fotografia proporciona uma significação do que somos e do que nos acontece. Porém o que implica a recusa do visor da câmera fotográfica? Ou ainda, o que ocorre quando não olhamos para a cena a ser fotografada? Diante destas inquietudes, este texto relata uma experimentação artística na produção da fotografia sensorial ao considerar os estímulos perceptivos como mecanismos para capturar o invisível. Inspirado nos modos de fazer de fotógrafos e fotógrafas com deficiência visual, destaca-se uma caminhada por entre as ruas da cidade do Porto, Portugal, na busca da subversão da programação automática do dispositivo e na promoção de imagens improváveis. Autores como Bavcar (2003; 2000; 2010), Flusser (2011), Derridá (2012), Didi-Hubermam (2010), contribuem para uma interpretação crítica do relato de criação experimental e apontam alguns caminhos para a expansão do ver.
The role of SMMEs in promoting local economic development : a case study of the Matatiele Local Municipality
Authors:   , Hoffman Pholoho Glorius
Published: November 2023

South Africa continues to have issues with unemployment, poverty, inequality and slow economic growth. As the economy shifted to skills-based employment, one province significantly affected is the Eastern Cape, which faces slow economic growth. The government of this province made the decision to implement a national strategy to reduce unemployment and boost growth and development through small and medium and micro sized businesses (SMMEs). The Matatiele Local Municipality, located within this province, was selected as the study area. Small medium and micro enterprises and municipal stakeholders operating within the Matatiele Local Municipality were interviewed for this study. The methodology used to conduct this study was qualitative, in-depth interviews to gather data. Twelve participants made up the sample, which was drawn from the Matatiele Local municipality, SMMEs and Community members. The Endogenous Growth Theory, which maintains that internal rather than external forces predominantly affect economic growth, was used in this study. The study recommends that the municipality work in collaboration with the SMMEs and locals to revive business confidence. This advice could be carried out by making sure that all information pertaining to SMMEs is conveyed clearly and on time in order to prevent misunderstandings. The municipality also needs to ensure that the support it provides to SMMEs is enough to be sustainable. It is evident from the feedback from local business owners that the municipality needs to increase the budget for Local Economic Development (LED) in order to make sure that SMMEs reap the most benefits.
The nature of dive tourism in KwaZulu-Natal and its impact on environmental sustainability
Authors:   , Naidu Trimeira
Published: November 2023

Any form of diving if not properly managed can cause considerable damage to the marine ecosystem. Dive tourism aims to encourage conservation, generate revenue, and support the development of local neighbourhoods. Understanding its connections with ecological factors are vital in the perspective of sustainability. Dive sites are threatened by the impacts of diving, and constant research is necessary to evaluate diving impacts, diver behaviour and environmental awareness of such sites. The aim of this study is to delve into the profile of dive tourists in KwaZulu-Natal, and to examine the impacts of dive tourism on the sustainability of the environment. The human perception in understanding what types of strategies need implementation in dive management to ensure future sustainability is extremely vital. This study will therefore be highly valuable towards the improvement and reinforcement of dive rules and regulations and will advance the need for environmental education and awareness towards achieving sustainability among current and future divers. A mixed method approach will be used in the study, and the use of interviews and questionnaires will allow for quantitative and qualitative data to be collected. The target population for the study includes divers, dive instructors and dive site owners. The study found that most respondents said they were mindful of the negative environmental impacts of specific diving methods. Divers were also aware of the most common dive practices that help sustain the marine environment whilst diving. Recommendations were made in terms of the sustainability of the industry based on the responses from the data collected.
Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana
Authors: Pelot-Hobbs Lydia
Published: November 2023

"Every year between 1998 to 2020 except one, Louisiana had the highest per capita rate of incarceration in the nation and thus the world. This is the first detailed account of Louisiana's unprecedented turn to mass incarceration from 1970 to 2020. Through extensive research, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs illuminates how policy makers enlarged Louisiana's carceral infrastructures with new prisons and jail expansions alongside the bulking up of police and prosecutorial power. At the same time, these infrastructures were the products of multiscalar crises: the swings of global oil capitalism, liberal federal court and policy interventions, the rise of neoliberal governance and law-and-order austerity, and racist and patriarchal moral panics surrounding ""crime."" However, these crises have also created fertile space for anticarceral social movements. From incarcerated people filing conditions of confinement lawsuits and Angola activists challenging life without parole to grassroots organizers struggling to shrink the New Orleans jail following Hurricane Katrina and LGBTQ youth of color organizing against police sexual violence, grassroots movements stretch us toward new geographies of freedom in the lineage of abolition democracy. Understanding Louisiana's carceral crisis extends our understanding of the interplay between the crises of mass criminalization and racial capitalism while highlighting the conditions of possibility for dismantling carceral power in all its forms."
How Does The Bilingualism Improve the Student English Ability: a Discourse Case Study on Higher Education
Authors: Cesaria Anna , Kemal Edwar , Adnan Mazlini
Published: November 2023

In this 4.0 era, the use of English as a mean of communications playing a vital role to work in many parts such as technology, education, communication and many others. It is true that not all people can communicate in English fluently and clearly. Luckily, some people or students especially, use bilingualism to study or learn English. Many of them think by using bilingualism they still can interact or communicate by using English as a mean of interaction. Focus of this research was to find out how the bilingualism improve the English student ability. This research used a descriptive qualitative research. Data were collected by using questionnaire and interview guideline. Data were analyzed by using the content analysis and the theory used was proposed by Hoffman 1991. Population of the research was all of students of English for mathematics consisting 35 students. This research used total sampling for instrument using questionnaire and used purposive sampling for the semi-structure interview. The research shows that bilingualism occur in the classroom interaction such as talking about particular topic, quoting somebody else, being emphatic about something, interjection, repetition used for clarification, expressing a group of identity and intention of clarifying the speech content for interlocutor. From the analysis, it is seen that mostly bilingualism used by the students to study about particular topics such as term, theme and content. The least used by student is on the intention of clarifying the speech content for interlocutor because the students always think that what the people say are true and they don’t know how to express the clarification in English. However, for the English learning, bilingualism has already helped both the lecturers and students to interact and communicate about various topics. It is a good start to introduce English as the foreign language In Indonesian Higher Education where English is still considered as the foreign language.
Transivitas dalam Pidato Nadiem Makarim pada Peringatan Hari Guru Nasional 2021
Authors: Angre Audyna Gustia , Anwar Miftahulkhairah
Published: November 2023

Transivity in Nadiem Makarim's Speech on the 2021 National Teacher's Day Commemoration This study aims to reveal the participants involved in the discourse (transivity) of Nadiem Makarim's speech on the 2021 National Teacher's Day commemoration. This research is a type of qualitative research. The data source for this research was obtained from Nadiem Makarim's speech text on the 2021 National Teacher's Day Commemoration, which was downloaded from the website www.youtube.com. The theory used is the Systemic Functional Linguistics (LSF) theory pioneered by Halliday. Data collection methods and techniques used are observation methods with note-taking techniques. The method of presenting the results of the data analysis used applies to the presentation of all forms of conversation in the research in the form of descriptions of words, phrases, groups of phrases, clauses, and texts. The results of the study show that the transivity in the speech text of Nadiem Makarim's Speech on the Commemoration of National Teacher's Day 2021 occurs through four processes. The four processes are material processes, mental processes, relational processes, and verbal processes; no behavioral or form processes are found. The four processes bind their respective participants and label these participants based on the processes that occur.
Konflik dan Kelas Sosial dalam Novel Ketika Cinta Harus Bersabar Karya Nurlaila Zahra
Authors: Nensilianti Nensilianti , Ahmadi Hayana , Ridwan Ridwan
Published: November 2023

Genetic Structuralism Analysis is used in this study to discuss human facts, collective subjects, and worldviews in the novel When Love Must Be Patient by Nurlaila Zahra.  Through a genetic structuralism approach, this study identifies and analyzes the narrative structure that emerges from social, cultural, and historical factors that shape the facts of humanity in the novel.  Apart from that, this study also explores how the collective subject is influenced by these factors and how the world view contained in the novel is reflected through the resulting narrative structure. The results of the research show that the historical, social, and cultural factors that occurred during the writing of the novel greatly influenced the structure and meaning of the novel When Love Must Be Patient.  This novel displays different world views through the characters that represent them, such as views on love, religion, culture, and gender.  In addition, this novel also shows the complexity of collective subjects in society, such as the tension between traditional and modern values, as well as the role of the individual in maintaining the integrity and harmony of society.
Ideologi pada Novel Rapijali: 1 Mencari Karya Dee Lestari: Analisis Wacana Kritis
Authors: Ul Haq Zia , Usman Usman , Haliq Abdul
Published: November 2023

The novel is a complex form of literature that explores issues in life, including social, moral, religious, and other values. Novelist Dee Lestari, with her work Rapijali: 1 Mencari, introduces teenage characters to depict ideologies in her work. Ideology in the novel serves the purpose of proposing change, improving systems, or altering behavior. This research analyzes the ideology in Dee Lestari's novel using van Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis. The research method employed is content analysis, collecting data from the novel Rapijali: 1 Mencari and identifying implicit ideologies in themes such as family, politics, music, and friendship. The research findings reveal four ideologies: Humanism, Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Liberalism. This study illustrates how ideologies can be reflected in social, political, and cultural relationships, emphasizing the importance of understanding ideology in literary analysis.
The Socio-Economic Life of Fisher Communities Living on the Migingo Island of Lake Victoria
Authors: Were Florence Namuswa , Runaku James , Chavasu Henry Onzere
Published: November 2023

Using a qualitative methodology and a descriptive research design, this study examined the socioeconomic conditions of Migingo Island in 1991. Theories of liberalism and power informed the study through the use of phenomenological techniques, such as focus groups, oral interviews, archived materials, and secondary data. The results show that the socioeconomic dynamics of Migingo Island are related to geopolitical issues, including the territorial conflicts between Kenya and Uganda. The fishing sector fosters economic cooperation, but it also raises challenges related to cleanliness and congestion. The study promotes inclusive approaches that involve local stakeholders in order to guarantee sustainable development in the area. Based on the findings, the study recommended that clear governance and jurisdiction agreements be established to alleviate tensions. Furthermore, investment in basic services like education and healthcare is essential for human development. Involving local stakeholders in community-driven solutions and promoting diplomatic conflict resolution could help foster stability and sustainable development. Addressing these issues is vital for the well-being of Migingo Island and its residents, while also reflecting larger geopolitical concerns.
RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL POR ABANDONO PATERNO
Authors: Santos Maria Joice Nascimento , Rezende Paulo Izidio da Silva
Published: November 2023

O sustento e criação de um filho é um direito/dever legal e moral tido como essencial pelo ordenamento jurídico brasileiro para a formação das crianças, que compete aos genitores em relação a seus filhos menores de idade. Esse cuidado e auxílio não é apenas financeiro, mas principalmente afetivo, por ser direito da criança ter a convivência com seus genitores, sendo que essa ausência e abandono afetivo do pai pode gerar danos psicológicos à formação da criança. Assim sendo, considerando que existem casos em que o genitor não tem interesse em manter qualquer relação de amor e afeto com seu filho, surgiu na jurisprudência o questionamento acerca da possibilidade de se aplicar o instituto da responsabilidade civil por abandono paterno. Nesse contexto, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e qualitativa, isto é, com análise de texto e confrontamento das informações coletadas no acervo teórico, o estudo objetiva analisar a possibilidade de aplicar o instituto da responsabilidade civil por abandono paterno, segundo a doutrina e jurisprudência brasileira. Ao final, o resultado obtido demonstrará ser possível essa responsabilização mediante a comprovação de todos os requisitos da reponsabilidade civil previstos no Código Civil Brasileiro.
CRIMES CIBERNÉTICOS
Authors: Maia Karolline Barbosa , Costa Cezar Henrique Ferreira
Published: November 2023

O presente artigo analisa a evolução histórica dos crimes cibernéticos, desde suas origens até os desafios contemporâneos, abordando a legislação aplicável e a crucial importância do poder público na prevenção e punição desses delitos. Os crimes cibernéticos, ao longo de décadas, passaram de incidentes isolados para uma ameaça global, acompanhando o crescimento da Internet e da tecnologia. Investigamos como esses crimes se transformaram de atos de curiosidade tecnológica em empreendimentos criminosos altamente lucrativos, explorando as motivações e métodos por trás dessa evolução. No que diz respeito à legislação, exploramos como os governos têm buscado se adaptar a essa realidade em constante mutação. Analisamos a criação e o desenvolvimento de leis e tratados internacionais destinados a combater crimes cibernéticos, destacando a necessidade de uma abordagem transnacional para enfrentar uma ameaça que transcende fronteiras. O papel do poder público é crucial na prevenção e punição de crimes cibernéticos. Discutimos como as agências de aplicação da lei, departamentos de segurança cibernética e organismos internacionais desempenham um papel vital na identificação, investigação e responsabilização dos perpetradores. Além disso, destacamos a importância da colaboração entre o setor público e privado para fortalecer a segurança cibernética e promover a troca de informações. Conclui-se que devido a rápida evolução da tecnologia, a batalha contra os crimes cibernéticos é uma tarefa contínua que requer uma legislação dinâmica e ação coordenada entre os governos e as empresas. A segurança cibernética não é apenas uma preocupação técnica, mas uma questão de segurança nacional e bem-estar público, e é essencial que o poder público desempenhe um papel proativo na proteção dos cidadãos e organizações contra essa ameaça em constante evolução.
DIMENSIONAMENTO DE UM SISTEMA DE VENTILAÇÃO PARA O LABORATÓRIO DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL DA FACULDADE ESTÁCIO BELÉM/PA
Authors: Melo Marcelo Caires , Fernandes Fabricio Augusto , Lima Brian Arruda de
Published: November 2023

A ventilação é deslocamento de ar, utilizado muito em lugares fechados onde se tem ausência da circulação de ar, utilizando desse artificio para promover a remoção do ar, retirando particular contaminantes. Tendo em vista isso, no laboratório de engenharia civil, observou-se a ausência de um sistema de ventilação, surgindo assim um estudo aprofundado gerando um dimensionamento de um sistema de ventilação geral diluidora para assim, remover as impurezas presentes nele advindas de materiais utilizados no recinto. Consequentemente, chegando a resultados no qual será possível analisar se haverá os benefícios propostos referentes ao sistema de ventilação.
Estimation of 24 h continuous cloud cover using a ground-based imager with a convolutional neural network
Authors: Kim Bu-Yo , Cha Joo Wan , Lee Yong Hee
Published: November 2023

Abstract. In this study, we aimed to estimate cloud cover with high accuracy using images from a camera-based imager and a convolutional neural network (CNN) as a potential alternative to human-eye observation on the ground. Image data collected at 1 h intervals from 2019 to 2020 at a staffed weather station, where human-eye observations were performed, were used as input data. The 2019 dataset was used for training and validating the CNN model, whereas the 2020 dataset was used for testing the estimated cloud cover. Additionally, we compared satellite (SAT) and ceilometer (CEI) cloud cover to determine the method most suitable for cloud cover estimation at the ground level. The CNN model was optimized using a deep layer and detailed hyperparameter settings. Consequently, the model achieved an accuracy, bias, root mean square error (RMSE), and correlation coefficient (R) of 0.92, −0.13, 1.40 tenths, and 0.95, respectively, on the test dataset, and exhibited approximately 93 % high agreement at a difference within ±2 tenths of the observed cloud cover. This result demonstrates an improvement over previous studies that used threshold, machine learning, and deep learning methods. In addition, compared with the SAT (with an accuracy, bias, RMSE, R, and agreement of 0.89, 0.33 tenths, 2.31 tenths, 0.87, and 83 %, respectively) and CEI (with an accuracy, bias, RMSE, R, agreement of 0.86, −1.58 tenths, 3.34 tenths, 0.76, and 74 %, respectively), the camera-based imager with the CNN was found to be the most suitable method to replace ground cloud cover observation by humans.
Biotic response of plankton communities to Middle to Late Miocene monsoon wind and nutrient flux changes in the Oman margin upwelling zone
Authors: Auer Gerald , Bialik Or M. , Antoulas Mary-Elizabeth , Vogt-Vincent Noam , Piller Werner E.
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Understanding past dynamics of upwelling cells is an important aspect of assessing potential upwelling changes in future climate change scenarios. Our present understanding of nutrient fluxes throughout the world's oceans emphasizes the importance of intermediate waters transporting nutrients from the Antarctic divergence into the middle and lower latitudes. These nutrient-rich waters fuel productivity within wind-driven upwelling cells in all major oceans. One such upwelling system is located along the Oman margin in the western Arabian Sea (WAS). Driven by cross-hemispheric winds, the WAS upwelling zone's intense productivity led to the formation of one of the most extensive oxygen minimum zones known today. In this study covering the Middle to Late Miocene at Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 722, we investigate the inception of upwelling-derived primary productivity. This study presents new plankton assemblage data in the context of existing model- and data-based evidence constraining the tectonic and atmospheric boundary conditions for upwelling in the WAS. With this research, we build upon the original planktonic foraminifer-based research by Dick Kroon in 1991 as part of his research based on the ODP LEG 117. We show that monsoonal winds likely sustained upwelling since the emergence of the Arabian Peninsula after the Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO) ∼ 14.7 Ma, with fully monsoonal conditions occurring since the end of the Middle Miocene Climatic Transition (MMCT) at ∼ 13 Ma. However, changing nutrient fluxes through Antarctic Intermediate and sub-Antarctic Mode Waters (AAIW/SAMW) were only established after ∼ 12 Ma. Rare occurrences of diatom frustules correspond to the maximum abundances of Reticulofenestra haqii and Reticulofenestra antarctica, indicating higher upwelling-derived nutrient levels. By 11 Ma, diatom abundance increases significantly, leading to alternating diatom blooms and high-nutrient-adapted nannoplankton taxa. These changes in primary producers are also well reflected in geochemical proxies with increasing δ15Norg. values (> 6 ‰) and high organic carbon accumulation. These proxies provide further independent evidence for high productivity and the onset of denitrification simultaneously. Our multi-proxy-based evaluation of Site 722 primary producers provides evidence for a stepwise evolution of Middle to Late Miocene productivity in the western Arabian Sea for the first time. The absence of a clear correlation with existing deep marine climate records suggests that both local wind patterns and intermediate water nutrient changes likely modulated productivity in the western Arabian Sea during the Middle to Late Miocene. Finally, we show that using a multi-proxy record provides novel insights into how plankton responded to changing nutrient conditions through time in a monsoon-wind-driven upwelling zone.
Estimating the technical wind energy potential of Kansas that incorporates the atmospheric response for policy applications
Authors: Minz Jonathan , Kleidon Axel , Mbungu Nsilulu Tresor
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Energy scenarios and transition pathways require estimates of achievable technical wind energy potentials to evaluate the integration of large scale wind energy into the electrical grid. Technical potential refers to the projected electrical generation from regional scale wind turbine deployments, while accounting for the actual area available, turbine characteristics, losses from inter-turbine interactions and energy conversion. These are distinct from resource potentials for wind park planning and layout and are estimated using a typical approach in which the turbines’ power curves are forced by either observed or modeled hub-height wind speeds. This approach, which we refer to as the standard approach, implicitly assumes minimal impacts of large scale wind energy generation on the regional wind resource and, thus, fixes the impacts of associated generation losses on technical potential to 10 %. However, the depletion of wind resource or the reduction in wind speed scales with the total capacity installed within the deployment. Therefore, the standard approach overestimates the technical potential relative to estimates that are derived using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) models with interactive wind farm parameterizations. Here, we test the extent to which these impacts of wind resource depletion on technical potential can be captured by using our KE Budget of the Atmosphere (KEBA) approach over Kansas(USA) for a range of hypothetical deployment scenarios. KEBA estimates wind resource depletion impacts by accounting for the kinetic energy (KE) removed by the turbines from the boundary layer budget. We first evaluate its ability to replicate the numerically projected diurnal variations in wind resource depletion and then account for the change in technical potential. KEBA captures the projected diurnal variations in to within 5 and 22 % during day and night, respectively, whereas the standard approach projects no impact. Nighttime variation is underestimated by KEBA due to stability effects. Overall, KEBA is able to reproduce the WRF simulated technical potential of Kansas within about 10 %, with the WRF potential being around 50 % lower than the standard approach. Despite this, the WRF estimated potential of Kansas remains about 3 to 5 times the total energy consumed in the state in 2018. KEBA is a simple yet adequate approach to estimating technical potentials, and highlights the wind resource depletion effects that will occur from regional-scale wind deployment.
Psychological distance and fear of crime: Understanding subjective worries about crime from a new perspective
Authors:   , Mellberg Jacques
Published: November 2023

Jacques' thesis explored how people become worried about crime in the absence of direct victimisation experience using data collected from two communities in Queensland, Australia. Analyses focused on individuals’ perceptions of psychological distance from crime (i.e., how close they felt crime was in their immediate surrounding). As evidenced by the results, community members tend to report heightened feelings of worry about future victimisation when they perceive crime as a proximal threat (an event that could happen to them soon in their current location). The findings lay the foundation for new strategies to manage fear of crime in the community.
A Odontologia como parte integral dos cuidados em UTI: Uma abordagem para a saúde geral do paciente
Authors: Vieira Andrea Zeferino , Moreira Shirleyde Silva , Seroli Wagner
Published: November 2023

A odontologia hospitalar representa um campo de atuação dedicado às atividades que contribuem para o tratamento de pacientes em ambiente hospitalar. A negligência com os cuidados relativos à saúde bucal pode desencadear consequências prejudiciais para a saúde geral do indivíduo, podendo, em alguns casos, agravar seu estado clínico e prolongar o tempo de internação, aumentando o risco de situações que podem resultar em óbito. O objetivo deste estudo consiste em conduzir uma revisão narrativa da literatura, com o propósito de destacar a importância da presença do cirurgião-dentista no contexto hospitalar, garantindo os cuidados essenciais aos pacientes internados. Conclusão: A literatura oferece evidências que reforçam a necessidade da presença do cirurgião-dentista no ambiente hospitalar, uma vez que isso contribui para a redução dos índices de agravamento de casos, minimizando o risco de aspiração de patógenos que podem estar presentes na cavidade bucal.
Carbon neutral conferencing: A case study in poetics
Authors: Magee Paul
Published: November 2023

The author was co-convener of the Australian Capital Territory’s first government-certified, carbon-neutral conference, Out of the Ordinary: On Poetry and the World, 5–7 December 2022. This paper centres upon a case study of that conference, intended to serve as a model for future such events. Bookending that case study are two discussions. The first addresses recent scholarship on the internationalisation of the university sector and the conflict it poses to concurrent policy drives towards environmentally sustainable operations. The literature on sustainable conferencing reveals the extent of that conflict, but also contains many practical measures for staging responsible events that involve genuine emissions reductions. Some of those measures feature within the poetry conference case study: vegetarian catering, eradication of printed materials, free registration for Indigenous delegates, compulsory travel offsetting, deliberate regionalisation. A final section considers problems with the very idea of carbon neutrality – as a concept based in “net” accounting practices that equate measures intended to affect the removal of emissions with no emissions – in the interest of driving further change in our conferencing practices.
Aproximaciones a la frontera hispano-portuguesa a través de las artes visuales: tres casos de empleo del “Border Art” como herramienta de investigación
Authors: Sánchez Izquierdo Irene
Published: November 2023

En este trabajo presentamos conceptos clave para el estudio sobre fronteras en general, y sobre la frontera hispanoportuguesa en particular, a través del arte contemporáneo. El objetivo final es contribuir a la multidisciplinariedad en el área de los Border Studies utilizando el arte producido en y sobre fronteras como método, lo que significa pensar y aceptar la práctica artística como investigación. Para ello, primero nos situamos en una cronología que mapea el cambio de paradigma en los estudios fronterizos hasta su interés por las producciones culturales y definiremos las características básicas del “border art”. Posteriormente analizamos tres proyectos artísticos realizados en las últimas dos décadas por artistas que crecieron viviendo las consecuencias del Acuerdo de Schengen, de forma que observamos cómo se dibujan nuevos imaginarios en torno al Espacio Único Europeo. Al mismo tiempo, a partir de entrevistas con los autores y otros textos escritos, recogemos sus motivaciones para acercarse a la frontera, las narrativas y discursos que despliegan y los procesos de creación que llevaron a cabo. En las conclusiones, comprobamos que los artistas contribuyen con valiosas reflexiones a los debates actuales sobre las fronteras ibéricas a través de sus obras, desde otros formatos y otras motivaciones distintas a las de los académicos, construyendo un lenguaje propio de indagación.
Luoghi, ricordi, legami: confronti e suggestioni da Josep Pla e Cesare Pavese
Authors: Guglielmi Giorgio
Published: November 2023

Un abitante del Piemonte trova sempre una grande familiarità con le colline della Catalogna ed i suoi vigneti; inoltre, la ruvida schiettezza della popolazione rafforzano questa sensazione. Il lavoro si fonda sul confronto tra El carrer estret di Josep Pla e La luna e i falò di Cesare Pavese, due autori di riferimento del Novecento per la letteratura catalana e per quella italiana. Attraverso le righe di questi romanzi, il reale si confonde attraverso il ricordo ed il sogno, aprendo le porte ad un mondo in continuo divenire.
Modalità e dintorni in siciliano: status quaestionis e prospettive di ricerca.
Authors: Amenta Luisa , Brucale Luisa , Mocciaro Egle
Published: November 2023

Il contributo propone una rassegna di studi sulla modalità e sulla codifica modale in siciliano che tiene conto sia dei lavori di ambito dialettologico, sia di quelli che si sono occupati di indagare, in maniera approfondita e teoricamente orientata, alcuni settori specifici del dominio modale. Si introduce, inoltre, qui, una raccolta di saggi dedicati ai ‘dintorni’ della modalità, all’interno della quale si esplorano le periferie della categoria, la contiguità con altri domini nozionali e se ne indagano le interazioni con una varietà di ambiti pragmatici, prendendo in considerazione gli studi degli ultimi decenni che a questi argomenti hanno dedicato una attenzione crescente.
Segnali discorsivi in italiano. Funzioni e posizioni
Authors: Alfano Iolanda , Schettino Loredana
Published: November 2023

In questo contributo si esaminano le posizioni occupate dai segnali discorsivi rispetto alle funzioni che svolgono, prendendo in esame un corpus di testi orali e un corpus di testi scritti prodotti nell’ambito dei beni culturali. Le unità considerate per esaminare la posizione sono state determinate seguendo criteri intonativi e criteri sintattici. La distribuzione delle posizioni è stata poi analizzata rispetto alle funzioni, con lo scopo di determinare eventuali correlazioni o preferenze. Dai risultati emerge un quadro complesso, nel quale si confermano alcune preferenze tra funzioni e posizioni già indicate in letteratura, ma soprattutto si evince che la presunta generale preferenza per le periferie non è, nel corpus considerato, affatto confermata. Confrontando i nostri dati con studi precedenti su altri tipi di parlato, possiamo concludere che il carattere di monologicità vs. dialogicità è un parametro determinante nella configurazione del rapporto tra funzioni e posizioni dei segnali discorsivi. Per quanto riguarda le cooccorrenze di più segnali, i nostri dati indicano che le combinazioni di segnali che svolgono funzioni diverse (cumuli) si collocano prevalentemente in posizione iniziale e in posizione indipendente più frequentemente rispetto a quelle che svolgono la stessa funzione che si ripete (catene), che invece tendono a collocarsi in posizione intraclausale.
Giving Classical Music Therapy to Reduce Pain Intensity in Post Sectio Caesarea Patients
Authors: El Haque Iif Taufiq , Roslianti Elis , Heryani Heni , Desry Desry
Published: November 2023

Objective: This case study aims to examine the effect of classical music therapy interventions on patients undergoing caesarean sections.
Method: The approach chosen for the study is a descriptive method using a case study approach and nursing care approach that involves assessment, formulating nursing diagnoses, implementing interventions, and evaluating carried out for 3 days in the Lotus 2 room BLUD RSU Banjar City and referring to the SDKI, SLKI, and SIKI books. This case study research used one patient to be used as a subject, and the selection of participants used accidental sampling. Data collection techniques used by the author include interviews, observation, physical examination, and documentation studies using the SOAPIER method. Result: Nursing diagnosis Acute pain related to physical injury agents (surgery, birth canal trauma, episiotomy) with the diagnosis number D.0077 The patient experiences pain in the wound area post-sectio caesarea surgery in the abdominal region, which is indicated by the patient's complaint. They mention that pain is felt when engaging in excessive movement, there is a postoperative wound in the abdominal area, and the patient grimaced when moving. The pain scale is 8 (0–10), and with intervention given for 3 days with a duration of 15 minutes a day, acute pain nursing problems, which were originally a scale of 8 (0–10), have decreased to a scale of 4 (0–10).
Conclusion: There is evidence to suggest that the use of classical music therapy can help reduce pain in patients who have had a caesarean section. From May 31, 2023, to June 2, 2023, nursing interventions involving classical music therapy were carried out for 15 minutes each day. During this period, the patient's pain decreased from level 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 to level 4 on the same scale. These changes indicate that the acute pain has been partially relieved.
The Implementation of a curriculum for severely intellectually disabled learners - a success story?
Authors: Rens Julialet , Louw Hannelie
Published: November 2023

This paper focuses on the experiences of teachers regarding the implementation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement or CAPS for learners with severe intellectual disability in schools for learners with special educational needs. The curriculum was developed to ensure that the needs of learners who have special educational needs will be met by reducing the depth and width of the national CAPS used in ordinary public schools. It was written at a more functional level by considering the cognitive abilities of these learners. A sequential explanatory mixed-method research design was applied. The quantitative phase consisted of a self-developed questionnaire sent to 21 pilot special schools in all nine provinces of South Africa. Collages and art-based focus group discussions were used to generate data for the qualitative part. Most of the participants agreed that it was good to have a structured curriculum that gave teachers guidelines and lesson plans. However, issues such as a high workload, assessment, time management, resources, and training were problematic in some schools. The findings of this research were used to develop a manual that can be used to train beginner teachers who have never worked with the CAPS for severely intellectually disabled learners.
Features of the Formation of Electric Spark Coatings on the Alloy CompoNiAl-M5-3 of Nickel Monoaluminide Using an Electrode of Eutectic Alloy Zr-18% Ni
Authors: Kudryashov A. E. , Kiryukhantsev-Korneev F. V. , Mukanov S. K. , Petrzhik M. I. , Levashov E. A.
Published: November 2023

To improve the service properties of the CompoNiAl-M5-3 nickel monoaluminide alloy, protective coatings were applied by electrospark deposition using electrodes from the Zr-18%Ni eutectic alloy. Coatings were applied in an argon atmosphere using vibration and rotation type manual processing tools with both direct and reverse polarities connected. It was established that the maximum total weight gain on the cathode of 11.17×10-4 cm3 was achieved in the case of using a rotary tool with direct polarity connected. The resulting coatings are characterized by 100% continuity with a thickness of 20–25 µm, a hardness of 11.6–14.6 GPa, and an elastic modulus of 162–174 GPa. The use of the electric spark processing contributes to an increase in the hardness of the CompoNiAl-M5-3 alloy by 1.4–1.8 times, wear resistance from 3.3 to 16.2 times, heat resistance at a temperature of 1150 °C for 5 h, and a decrease in the friction coefficient.
Introducing Transformative Plant Biotechnology: An integrase toolbox to record gene-expression during plant development
Authors: Guiziou Sarah
Published: November 2023

To gain a deeper understanding of and engineer plants, the development of synthetic circuits with memory is essential to allow the recording and recoding of in vivo signalling networks. Here, we report on the transfer of serine integrase-based technology to mediate site-specific and irreversible DNA recombination visualized by switching between fluorescent reporters. When combined with promoters expressed during lateral root initiation, integrases amplify the reporter signal and permanently mark all descendants. In addition, we developed a suite of methods to tune the threshold for integrase switching. These tools improve the robustness of integrase-mediated switching with different promoters and the stability of switching behaviour over multiple generations. We are using this integrase toolbox to build history-dependent circuits to decode the order of expression during organogenesis.

**Co Authors**: Cassandra J Maranas, Jona C Chu, Jennifer L Nemhauser
Nexus Between Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in Manufacturing and Services Sectors in Tunisia: An ARDL Approach
Authors: Ben Amor Mouldi
Published: November 2023

This study investigated both the cointegration and the causal nexus between foreign direct investment (FDI) and employment in the manufacturing and services sectors in Tunisia by employing the augmented autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach. Our findings confirm a long-run relationship among the examined variables. Causality results indicated both short-run and long-run bidirectional causality between FDI and employment in the services sectors as well as between employment in the manufacturing and the services sectors. However, there is a unidirectional causality between FDI and employment in manufacturing running from FDI to employment in Manufacturing. These results are of particular interest and offer new perspectives and insight for new policies toward promoting and diversifying foreign investment as a critical contributor to the manufacturing sector's productive capacity and by extension to its employment level.
Public funding in R&D and R&D outcome sustainable development: Analysis of Member States EU
Authors: Kurekova Lucie , Cermakova Klara , Hromada Eduard , Kaderabkova Bozena
Published: November 2023

This paper examines the relationship between public funding in research and development (R&D) and the sustainable development outcomes within the European Union (EU) member states from 2000 to 2022. It investigates the allocation and effectiveness of public funding towards R&D in sustainable technologies and its alignment with the EU's strategic growth and sustainability goals. Through a mixed-method approach, including descriptive analysis, econometric modelling, and a review of pa-tents and scientific publications, the study addresses three core research questions: the extent of public R&D funding, the R&D outcomes in sustainable development, and the efficacy of recent EU public research funding in fostering innovation in sustainable technologies. The analysis reveals that while there is a positive correlation between targeted public expenditures and R&D outcomes, disparities exist among member states in terms of investment levels and innovation outputs. The paper also dis-cusses the implications of these findings in the context of the EU's broader sustainability objectives, including the European Green Deal, and suggests pathways for future research to enhance the impact of public R&D funding on sustainable development.