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Polski przemysł naftowy i gazowniczy (do 1945 roku)
Authors: Meus Konrad
Published: August 2024

Monografia wieloautorska Polski przemysł naftowy i gazowniczy (do 1945 roku) jest pokłosiem trzech międzynarodowych konferencji, zorganizowanych wspólnie przez Stowarzyszenie Naukowo-Techniczne Inżynierów i Techników Przemysłu Naftowego i Gazowniczego (SITPNiG) oraz Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej (wcześniej Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie). Konferencje te odbywały się pod patronatem i przy wydatnym wsparciu Polskiej Spółki Gazownictwa, a następnie Fundacji ORLEN. Dwie pierwsze konferencje historyczne zatytułowane „Polski przemysł naftowy i gazowniczy (do 1939 roku)” odbyły się w Krakowie (2018) oraz we Lwowie (2019). Wówczas wśród węzłowych zagadnień, które omawiano, znalazła się m.in. kwestia zasobów bibliotecznych i archiwalnych zlokalizowanych w Polsce oraz poza jej granicami, wykorzystywanych w badaniach dziejów polskiego nafciarstwa. W dniach 29-30 listopada 2023 roku w Muzeum Przemysłu Naftowego i Gazowniczego im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza w Bóbrce odbyła się III Międzynarodowa Konferencja pt. „Polski przemysł naftowy i gazowniczy (do 1939 roku)”. We wspomnianych konferencjach brali udział badacze z kilkunastu uniwersytetów, muzeów i stowarzyszeń naukowych. Polskę reprezentowali m.in. naukowcy z Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego (UŁ), Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego (UWr), Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (UAM), Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK), Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego (UR), Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie (UEK), Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie (UKEN), Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego (UJ), Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie (AGH), Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach (UJK), Muzeum Przemysłu Naftowego i Gazowniczego w Bóbrce oraz SITPNiG-u. W gronie prelegentów znaleźli się również historycy z Republiki Czeskiej i Ukrainy związani z następującymi instytucjami: Uniwersytetem Technicznym w Libercu, Uniwersytetem Narodowym Politechnika Lwowska, Lwowskim Uniwersytetem Narodowym im. Iwana Franki oraz Centralnym Państwowym Archiwum Historycznym Ukrainy we Lwowie.
Źródła do dziejów przemysłu naftowego i gazowniczego w państwowym zasobie archiwalnym – próba oceny stanu zachowania
Authors: Drzewiecka Dorota
Published: August 2024

The paper discusses an attempt at assessing the conservation status of archived materials which concern the oil and gas industry. A query was completed on printed guides to archive contents and the website szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl, including its previous version available on the website szukajwarchiwach.pl. The analysis did not include any archived materials held at units established by local or central government (aside from official authorities directly related to oil and gas mining) or any written legacy. The paper includes a historical outline of the “movement” of Polish oil and gas mining records from their origin to national archive establishments. The entire paper is enhanced with a number of graphs.
Źródła do dziejów przemysłu naftowego na ziemiach polskich do 1939 r. w zasobach Archiwum Narodowego w Krakowie
Authors: Kargol Tomasz
Published: August 2024

The paper presents the resources of the National Archives in Cracow for research on the oil industry in Galicia and the Second Polish Republic. The most important archival collections include the heritage from mining administrations (the k.k. Mining Starost’s Office, General Mining Authority, and District Mining Authority), the general administration headed by the Krakow Provincial Office, special-purpose administrations, and local authorities for commerce (the Krakow Chamber of Industry and Commerce). Another group of references comprises sources concerning legal and judicial institutions (mortgages). The collections include maps and plans, communication between the mining administration and oil companies, reports and accounts of mining companies and mining administration, business registers, oil mining logs, and other valuable documents.
Od maziarza do nafciarza. Przemysł naftowy i jego przedstawiciele w literaturze polskiej drugiej połowy XIX i początku XX wieku
Authors: Krajkowski Michał
Published: August 2024

The second half of the nineteenth century saw a radical breakthrough in the way oil was extracted and used for practical purposes. The revolution initiated in Galicia with Ignacy Lukasiewicz's invention had a significant impact on the socio-cultural life of the people living in the oil fields. This phenomenon was also reflected in Polish literature of the period, especially at the turn of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to present several literary depictions of this phenomenon, portrayed in such works as Józef Rogosz's W piekle galicyjskim (In the Galician Hell), Artur Gruszecki's Dla miliona (For a Million), Ignacy Maciejowski's Nafta (Petroleum) and Ponad siły (Beyond Strength). Both the plot and ideological plan differ quite considerably in how the oil theme was presented by these writers. The aim of the oil theme was not only to present the phenomenon in accordance with the poetics of mature realism, but often also to convey a specific thesis, while the theme itself was merely a vehicle for the author's specific beliefs.
Karol Klobassa-Zrencki. Zapomniana sylwetka właściciela kopalni w Bóbrce w 200-lecie urodzin
Authors: Olejarz Barbara
Published: August 2024

The paper presents the figure of the co-founder of the Polish oil industry, organiser of the Bóbrka oil mine, and landowner of Zręcin, Bóbrka and Żeglec, among others. He received a robust education at universities in Vienna and Germany, by which he managed a modern fruit farm. He was the first in the Austrian partition of Poland to abolish serfdom, earning him the nickname of the ‘good lord’. In 1854, he agreed to mining work to prospect for oil in the Bóbrka area. After the deaths of Tytus Trzecieski and Ignacy Łukasiewicz, he continued to run the oil mine in Bóbrka. He was known among the rich and respected figures of Galicia. He funded the construction of roads, bridges, and schools. He was a co-founder of Krajowe Towarzystwo Naftowe (The National Oil Society) and the main supporter of the construction of the church in Zręcin. He helped the local population, focusing especially on educating the poorest. He was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown Third Class for his services. He bore the nickname ‘Zrencki’, which was equivalent to being given the title of nobility of the second degree.
Code and Data Repository for An Intelligent End-to-End Neural Architecture Search Framework for Electricity Forecasting Model Development
Authors: Yang Jin , Jiang Guangxin , Wang Yinan , Chen Ying
Published: August 2024

This repository provides data for the problem and code for the method. The main folders are data, docs, results, and src. data: This folder includes the data and the configuration files used in the paper. doc: This folder contains the online supplement. results: This folder contains the results of the experiments. src: This folder contains the source code of IAAS and the code for experiment comparison.
Does Virtual Reality Help Property Sales? Empirical Evidence from a Real Estate Platform
Authors: Yan Zhenbin , Meng Zixuan , Tan Yong
Published: August 2024

Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a transformative addition to real estate platforms, creating an interactive three-dimensional (3D) environment for consumers to explore property information, revolutionizing property presentation. Using a large-scale data set from a leading real estate platform, we demonstrate that VR serves as an efficiency enhancer rather than a market value influencer. Specifically, VR reduces a property’s selling time by 28%–49%, without influencing the selling price, challenging the conventional premise that VR may help increase selling price. Our further analysis highlights VR’s role as a provider of rich and credible information: our findings reveal that properties requiring greater effort to evaluate, those of higher quality, or where agent service is lacking, benefit most from the technique. Our work benefits property sellers by identifying which properties are more suitable for VR presentation and showing VR as a technological supplement when agent service is not satisfactory. Platforms can leverage the result to target sellers to apply VR, particularly when resources are limited. The acceleration effect of VR can benefit agents by allowing them to manage properties more efficiently and help platforms to build an efficient and sustainable market.
A Theory of Credit Rating Criteria
Authors: Guo Nan , Kou Steven , Wang Bin , Wang Ruodu
Published: August 2024

We propose a theory for rating financial securities in the presence of structural maximization by the issuer in a market with investors who rely on credit rating. Two types of investors, simple investors who price tranches solely based on the ratings and model-based investors who use the rating information to calibrate models, are considered. Concepts of self-consistency and information gap are proposed to study different rating criteria. In particular, the expected loss criterion used by Moody’s satisfies self-consistency, but the probability of default criterion used by Standard & Poor’s does not. Moreover, the probability of default criterion typically has a higher information gap than the expected loss criterion. Empirical evidence in the post–Dodd–Frank period is consistent with our theoretical implications. We show that a set of axioms based on self-consistency leads to a tractable representation for all self-consistent rating criteria, which can also be extended to incorporate economic scenarios. New examples of self-consistent and scenario-based rating criteria are suggested.

This paper was accepted by Agostino Capponi, finance.

Funding: This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China [Grant 2020YFA0712700], the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [Grants RGPIN-2018-03823, RGPAS-2018-522590], and the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant 12371476].

Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.01075 .
On the Set of Balanced Games
Authors: Garcia-Segador Pedro , Grabisch Michel , Miranda Pedro
Published: August 2024

We study the geometric structure of the set of cooperative transferable utility games having a nonempty core, characterized by Bondareva and Shapley as balanced games. We show that this set is a nonpointed polyhedral cone, and we find the set of its extremal rays and facets. This study is also done for the set of balanced games whose value for the grand coalition is fixed, which yields an affine nonpointed polyhedral cone. Finally, the case of nonnegative balanced games with fixed value for the grand coalition is tackled. This set is a convex polytope, with remarkable properties. We characterize its vertices and facets, study the adjacency structure of vertices, develop an algorithm for generating vertices in a random uniform way, and show that this polytope is combinatorial and its adjacency graph is Hamiltonian. Last, we give a characterization of the set of games having a core reduced to a singleton.

Funding: This work was supported by the Spanish Government [Grant PID2021-124933NB-I00].
The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving
Authors: Boussioux Léonard , Lane Jacqueline N. , Zhang Miaomiao , Jacimovic Vladimir , Lakhani Karim R.
Published: August 2024

The rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) open up attractive opportunities for creative problem-solving through human-guided AI partnerships. To explore this potential, we initiated a crowdsourcing challenge focused on sustainable, circular economy business ideas generated by the human crowd (HC) and collaborative human-AI efforts using two alternative forms of solution search. The challenge attracted 125 global solvers from various industries, and we used strategic prompt engineering to generate the human-AI solutions. We recruited 300 external human evaluators to judge a randomized selection of 13 out of 234 solutions, totaling 3,900 evaluator-solution pairs. Our results indicate that while human crowd solutions exhibited higher novelty—both on average and for highly novel outcomes—human-AI solutions demonstrated superior strategic viability, financial and environmental value, and overall quality. Notably, human-AI solutions cocreated through differentiated search, where human-guided prompts instructed the large language model to sequentially generate outputs distinct from previous iterations, outperformed solutions generated through independent search. By incorporating “AI in the loop” into human-centered creative problem-solving, our study demonstrates a scalable, cost-effective approach to augment the early innovation phases and lays the groundwork for investigating how integrating human-AI solution search processes can drive more impactful innovations.

Funding: This work was supported by Harvard Business School (Division of Research and Faculty Development) and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) at the Digital Data and Design (D3) Institute at Harvard.

Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2023.18430 .
Innovation of Cooling System Learning Media Android-Based Air Using Smart Apps Creator for Vocational High School Students
Authors: Setiyawan Andri , Alvindo Rizal , Kurniawan Arief , Manggalasari Lena Citra
Published: August 2024

This study aims to develop Android-based cooling system maintenance learning media using Smart Apps Creator, determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the media, and determine students' responses after using the learning media that has been developed. This research is a type of research and development developed using the ADDIE development model. The resulting product is an Android application made using Smart Apps Creator. Product trials were carried out using a one-group pretest-posttest design, while the instruments used were questionnaires and test instruments. The results of this study are that this learning media gets "Very Feasible" results based on the assessment results from material experts and media experts, with an average percentage of 93.13% feasibility from material experts and 87.73% from media experts. Learning media is effective for use in the learning process. This is based on the t-test results, which get a value of t-score. 11.65, or it can be concluded that there is a significant increase in learning outcomes after using learning media. Students also responded excellently to using learning media, with a percentage of 86.71%.
Effects of Natural Biological Treatments on the Properties of Banana Fiber Yarn for Textile
Authors:   Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand, Inpakdee Chintana , Soodsang Nirat ,   Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
Published: August 2024

Biological treatments for banana fibers, though time-consuming, are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. This research compared four types of natural biological treatments (ash-based, drilling mud, tamarind, and lemon) and four concentrations of NaOH (1%, 3%, 5%, 7%), assessing the fibers' physical properties post-treatment. Results showed that biological treatments reduced Acid Detergent Lignin (ADL) by 70.62% and increased cellulose content. In contrast, NaOH treatment, while removing 93.32% of lignin, decreased cellulose content. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) revealed that all treatments removed lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, altering the fibers' surface topography. Based on these findings, natural alkali treatment was selected for spinning the fibers into yarn using the open-end spinning process, producing yarn sizes 5, 10, and 16. The Z-turn twisting technique was applied with a blend of cotton, banana fibers, and Eri silk in a 70:20:10 ratio. Analysis of the yarn’s physical properties showed a braking force of 10.37 N. The biological treatment approach was proven to be cost-effective and eco-friendly for various plant fibers. These findings can be applied to treat natural plant fibers at both community and textile industry levels.
Effects of traditional Chinese medicine on symptoms of patients with spleen and stomach deficiency-related tinnitus
Authors: Cui Na , Zhao Chen , Xue Jun-Lai , Zhu Xue-Wei
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND

Tinnitus affects 10%-30% of the population. Recent evidence suggests that tinnitus is associated with spleen deficiency. However, compared with kidney deficiency-related tinnitus, less research has been conducted on the impact of spleen deficiency-related tinnitus.

AIM

To investigate the clinical efficacy of using Guipi Wan and dietary and lifestyle modification based on traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of patients with spleen and stomach deficiency-related tinnitus.

METHODS

We enrolled 110 patients with spleen and stomach deficiency-related tinnitus who were distributed into treatment (58 cases) and control (52 cases) groups. Tinnitus severity, sleep quality and emotional state were assessed by questionnaires [Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ); Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)] that were used for analysis in the two groups during the initial and intervention and after. In the treatment group, patients were treated with oral administration of Guipi Wan and consulted for healthy dietary and lifestyle modification. In the control group, patients were only assessed and not treated.

RESULTS

At the end of the 6-months, TEQ scores decreased significantly in the treatment group (P = 0.021) but not in the Control group. Significant effects in the treatment group were noted for PSQI total score (P = 0.043) and several PSQI component scores in the treatment group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the DASS-21 scores were significantly reduced in the treatment group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Guipi Wan combined with dietary and lifestyle modification based on regulating the spleen and stomach can be considered core to the treatment of tinnitus related to spleen and stomach deficiency.
Self-expanding metal stent for relieving the stricture after endoscopic injection for esophageal varices
Authors: Zhang Fu-Long , Xu Jing , Jiang Yu-Hong , Zhu Yuan-Dong , Shi Yan , Li Xiao , Wang Hai , Huang Chao-Jun , Zhou Chun-Hua , Zhu Qun , Chen Jing-Wen
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND

Esophageal stricture is one of the complications after esophageal varices sclerotherapy injection (ESI), and the incidence rate is between 2%-10%.

AIM

To explore the efficacy of self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) for the stricture after endoscopic injection with cyanoacrylate (CYA) and sclerotherapy for esophageal varices.

METHODS

We retrospectively analyzed the efficacy of SEMS to improve the stricture after endoscopic injection with CYA and sclerotherapy for esophageal varices in 4 patients from February 2023 to June 2023.

RESULTS

The strictures were improved in four patients after stenting. The stent was removed after two weeks because of chest pain with embedding into esophageal mucosa in one patient. The stent was removed after one month, however, the stent was reinserted because of the strictures happening again in two patients. The stent was removed after three months, however, the stent was reinserted because of the strictures happening again in one patient. The stent embedded into esophageal mucosa in three patients. There were 3 patients suffered reflux esophagitis, and the acid reflux was relieved by taking hydrotalcite. There was no other complication of esophageal perforation, bleeding from varices or infection.

CONCLUSION

SEMS may relieve the stricture which happened after endoscopic injection with CYA and sclerotherapy for esophageal varices. However, when we should remove the stent still needs to be explored.
Incidental renal cell carcinoma post bilateral nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Authors: Shin Min-Ho , Choi Nam-Kyu
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is more common in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) than in the general population. Diagnosing RCC in ADPKD is challenging due to the presence of multiple renal cysts, often leading to delays and difficulties in distinguishing RCC from cyst infection or hemorrhage.

AIM

To analyze the prevalence and characterize the clinical features of RCC in patients with ADPKD undergoing simultaneous bilateral native nephrectomy.

METHODS

Between May 2017 and April 2024, 19 ADPKD patients undergoing hemodialysis and awaiting kidney transplantation due to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) underwent bilateral nephrectomies in a single center. Parameters such as patient characteristics, intraoperative blood loss, blood transfusion volume, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications were documented. Pathological findings for RCC were reviewed.

RESULTS

A total of 38 kidneys were excised from 19 patients, with a mean age of 56.8 years and an average hemodialysis duration of 84.2 months. Eight patients underwent open nephrectomies, and 11 underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomies. RCC was detected in 15.8% of kidneys, affecting 21.1% of patients. Two patients had multifocal RCC in both kidneys. All RCC cases were pT1 stage, with the largest lesion averaging 16.5 mm in diameter. The average operative duration was 120 minutes, with intraoperative blood loss averaging 184.2 mL. Five patients required blood transfusions. Postoperative complications occurred in five patients, with a mean hospital stay of 17.1 days. The mean follow-up period was 28.1 months.

CONCLUSION

The prevalence of RCC is higher in patients with ADPKD with ESRD than in those with ESRD alone. Thus, clinicians should be cautious and implement surveillance programs to monitor the development of RCC in patients with ADPKD, particularly those on dialysis.
Effect of intraoperative injection of esketamine on postoperative analgesia and postoperative rehabilitation after cesarean section
Authors: Chen Hong-Zhuan , Gao Yi , Li Ke-Ke , An Li , Yan Jing , Li Hong , Zhang Jin
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND

Following cesarean section, a significant number of women encounter moderate to severe pain. Inadequate management of acute pain post-cesarean section can have far-reaching implications, adversely impacting maternal emotional well-being, daily activities, breastfeeding, and neonatal care. It may also impede maternal organ function recovery, leading to escalated opioid usage, heightened risk of postpartum depression, and the development of chronic postoperative pain. Both the Chinese Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines and the American ERAS Society guidelines consistently advocate for the adoption of multimodal analgesia protocols in post-cesarean section pain management. Esketamine, functioning as an antagonist of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor, has been validated for pain management in surgical patients and has exhibited effectiveness in depression treatment. Research has suggested that incorporating esketamine into postoperative pain management via pain pumps can lead to improvements in short-term depression and pain outcomes. This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of administering a single dose of esketamine during cesarean section.

AIM

To investigate the effect of intraoperative injection of esketamine on postoperative analgesia and postoperative rehabilitation after cesarean section.

METHODS

A total of 315 women undergoing elective cesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia were randomized into three groups: low-dose esketamine (0.15 mg/kg), high-dose esketamine (0.25 mg/kg), and control (saline). Postoperative Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were recorded at 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores were noted on 2 days, 7 days and 42 days. Ramsay sedation scores were assessed at specified intervals post-injection. Postoperative adverse reactions were also recorded.

RESULTS

Low-dose group and high-dose group compared to control group, had significantly lower postoperative VAS pain scores at 6 hours 12 hours, and 24 hours (P < 0.05), with reduced analgesic usage (P < 0.05). EPDS scores and postpartum depression rates were significantly lower on 2 days and 7 days (P < 0.05). No significant differences in first exhaust and defecation times were observed (P > 0.05), but ambulation times were shorter (P < 0.05). Ramsay scores were higher at 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and upon room exit (P < 0.05). Low-dose group and high-dose group had higher incidences of hallucination, lethargy, and diplopia within 2 hours (P < 0.05), and with low-dose group had lower incidences of hallucination, lethargy, and diplopia than high-dose group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Esketamine enhances analgesia and postpartum recovery; a 0.15 mg/kg dose is optimal for cesarean sections, balancing efficacy with minimized adverse effects.
Virtual reality for preoperative patient education: Impact on satisfaction, usability, and burnout from the perspective of new nurses
Authors: Kim Jiyoung , Kim Donghyun , Oh Sang-Ha , Kwon Hyeokjae
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND

Traditional paper-based preoperative patient education is a struggle for new nurses and requires extensive training. In this situation, virtual reality technology can help the new nurses. Despite its potential benefits, there are studies on patient satisfaction but there is limited information on the usability of virtual reality (VR) technology for new nurses in giving preoperative education to patients.

AIM

To investigate the impact on satisfaction, usability, and burnout of a system using VR technology in preoperative patient education.

METHODS

The study involved 20 nurses from the plastic surgery ward and 80 patients admitted between April and May 2019. Each nurse taught four patients: Two using traditional verbal education and two using virtual reality. The System Usability Scale, After-Scenario Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were employed to evaluate the impact of these education methods.

RESULTS

The VR education groups showed a statistically higher satisfaction than the traditional verbal education groups. Among the three subscales of the MBI, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment improved statistically significantly. VR was also better in terms of usability.

CONCLUSION

This study suggests VR enhances usability and reduces burnout in nurses, but further research is needed to assess its impact on depersonalization and objective measures like stress and heart rate.
Conversion therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma to improve treatment strategies for intermediate and advanced stages
Authors: Giorgio Antonio , De Luca Massimo
Published: August 2024

This manuscript is based on a case reported by Song et al published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases . Several challenges remain in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) conversion therapy. Consequently, only a limited number of patients with HCC accompanied by portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) and hepatic vein tumor thrombosis (HVTT) are eligible for resection. This clinical case demonstrates that considering the complexity of the disease, a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach is essential for managing HCC accompanied by PVTT and HVTT. However, the outcomes of such surgeries remain controversial. In conclusion, research on HCC conversion therapy is extremely useful for improving treatment strategies for intermediate and advanced HCC, which currently have disappointing clinical outcomes.
Old, the new, more or less and the conundrum for biomarkers in cardiovascular diseases?
Authors: Iyngkaran Pupalan
Published: August 2024

Biomarkers are critical for diagnostic, monitoring and management of cardiovascular diseases. Opportunities to improve how biomarkers are used are important. This editorial on biomarkers in coronary artery disease provides commentary on the study as well as broad benchmarks on what make ideal biomarkers. Biomarker discovery is difficult and opportunities to expand and improve their use should be encouraged.
A Web-based Survey Research on Clinical Practice Patterns of Korean Medicine Treatment for Degenerative arthritis of hip and finger joints
Authors: Seon Chang-woo , Hong Ye-jin , Park Kyung-bok , Kim Jeong-rock , Nam Dong-woo , Kim Ye-eun , Kim Min-jeong
Published: August 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the current status of clinical practice patterns of Korean medicine in the treatment of degenerative arthritis of the hip and finger joints using web-based survey.Methods: An e-mail questionnaire survey was conducted with the Korean Medicine Doctor(K.M.D) registered in the Korean Medicine Association. The survey data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel.Results: Although the response rate of the survey was low, the characteristics of the respondents generally reflected the characteristics of the study population. A total of 35.2% of the respondents had heard of the guidelines; however, they did not use them for medical treatment. The reason as answered by 32.8% of the respondents was “not enough treatment time to check the manual and apply it.” More than half (78.80%) answered that they were treating patients with both degenerative hip and finger arthritis; however, the average monthly number of first-time patients was ≤5. A total of 379 (60.9%) respondents answered that “acupuncture is very important,” which was the only one that exceeded the majority compared to other treatments. As a result of the safety investigation, “Acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping” were considered high in safety, while “Pharmacopuncture and Bee venom acupuncture” were considered low in safety.Conclusions: This survey helped to determine the current clinical practice patterns of Korean medicine treatments, further providing basic data for CPGs for degenerative arthritis of the hip and finger joints.
Gamitaeeumjowee-tang for Weight Loss in Post-Menopausal Obese Women: A Retrospective Chart Review
Authors: Lee Yun-Jin , Kang Jeong-In , Kim Yun-Ha , Min Eun-Chae , Lim Young-Woo , Kim Eunjoo
Published: August 2024

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate weight change and analyze adverse events in post-menopausal obese women with Gamitaeeumjowee-tang for weight loss.Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for medical records of 115 post-menopausal obese women (body mass index, BMI≥25 kg/m2) who were administered with Gamitaeeumjowee-tang for 12 weeks for the purpose of weight loss. Weight, skeletal muscle ratio and BMI changes were compared before and after the program. Adverse events were evaluated by causality, severity and system-organ classes.Results: A total of 115 patients were included in this study. The average total weight loss in post-menopausal women was 5.72±2.04kg(p<0.001) and the average weight loss rate was 8.06±2.70%(p<0.001). After the 12-week program, the body fat rate was significantly decreased(3.76±2.20%)(p<0.001) and the skeletal muscle ratio was significantly increased(2.07±1.24%)(p<0.001). There were no significant differences in weight loss, skeletal muscle ratio change and body fat rate change depending on the number of hospital visits. Insomnia was frequently reported throughout the period, and no serious adverse events were reported.Conclusions: This study showed the potential that weight management treatment with Gamitaeeumjowee-tang could be a good way to lose weight of post-menopausal obese women without serious adverse events. Continuous well designed clinical studies are needed.
Development of an Equation-Free Surrogate Model using Deep Learning Algorithm for Heat Transfer Simulation
Authors: Afzali Somayeh , Moayyedi Mohammad Kazem , Fotouhi-Ghazvini Faranak
Published: August 2024

The significant computational costs and time associated with accurate simulation of physical phenomena make the simulation of nonlinear systems based on differential equations impractical for real-time prediction. Deep learning with its high potential in understanding nonlinear and unknown phenomena can be a suitable alternative to equation-based modeling. However, the success of deep learning highly relies on the availability of large-scale labeled data. To solve this problem, weakly supervised learning helps us. This algorithm can train models using only a limited amount of labeled data. In this work, a new definition of the loss function was presented, which can greatly reduce our need to prepare labels for network training through weak supervision. We used this approach for 2D heat transfer modeling. The present work consists of two steps: (1) Extracting the equilibrium temperature pattern directly from only 400 thermal data and encoding it in a convolutional kernel that forms the loss function; and (2) unsupervised training of the model using this loss function instead of the labels without observing any thermal data. The effectiveness of the proposed model in terms of accuracy, the number of labeled data used, and the time required for training the network was evaluated and compared with three supervised models trained on large data sets. Despite using less data, our model achieved higher accuracy compared to a supervised model trained from direct observation of 5000 labeled thermal data (0.68% vs. 1.5% error), which has a longer training time than our model (20 vs. 12 hours); and the cGAN-based model despite using more than 10 times more labeled thermal data (0.68% vs. 1% error).
Transgressive Melancholia: Korean Orphans and Adoptees in Asian American Drama
Authors: Lee Jieun
Published: August 2024

abstract: Revisiting melancholia as a transgressive force, this essay examines varied performative iterations of melancholia through which Korean orphan and adoptee characters' loss becomes legible in three contemporary plays by US-based Asian and Asian American dramatists. The plays' experiments with melancholia not only disrupt different familial norms surrounding motherhood, teenagerhood, and adopted childhood, but also trouble US salvation and assimilation adoption fantasies.
Queering the Modern Family : The Transracial Adoptee as Agent/Accessory
Authors: Kap Ryanne
Published: August 2024

abstract: This essay focuses on Lily, who enacts queerness in Modern Family 's portrayal of gay lives. Represented alongside her two white, gay dads, she queers an otherwise homonormative, monoracial family. While various scholars have used queerness to dismantle normative ideas of adoption and kinship, this essay examines instead how transracial adoption's queering potential is mediated through Lily's simultaneous commodification as an adoptee. To that end, this analysis considers how her racial identity is imperfectly mobilized to reflect her parents' sexuality and articulates the ways in which the queerness of transracial adoption must resist the intertwined structures of commodification, colorblindness, and queer liberalism to maintain nonnormative understandings of kinship.
Jude
Authors: Krouse Erika
Published: August 2024

Abstract: A granddaughter tries to decode the secret of how her grandmother survived Auschwitz and its aftershocks.
Notes I Found in One of My Old Diaries, and: Epithalamion for a Mother Seen in a Father's Smile, and; Naming
Authors: Ezenwa-Ọhaeto Chinụa
Published: August 2024

Abstract: These poems explore the notion of chaos existing inside the body and what it means to tie a cultural identity to it. I questioned and navigated this notion through memories (including fragmented and precarious ones), experiences, trauma, borders, longing, abandonment, and tears. And how they become diffused and span many bodies to show the need for an inquiry into the known and unknown and as something I need to give an outline so as not to forget.
The Possibilities of a Line
Authors: Nguyen Lilly U.
Published: August 2024

Abstract: This essay considers the aesthetic grammar of Ruth Asawa's wire sculptures as a way to make sense of chronic pain and a mother's body amid the intersecting histories of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Civil War.
The New Language, and: The Beach, and: Sans-Papiers, and: Chalchiuhtlicue
Authors: Candelaria Xochiquetzal
Published: August 2024

Abstract: "The New Language" came to me as an utterance, a plea for a culture that is more communal than we currently have in the United States. I wanted some great spirit to remind us of our shared vulnerability during a time social crisis. The main character in the poem is a Goddess, but she is also a shared longing for concerted coordination. "Chalchiuhtlicue" highlights assemblages and how we exist within ecosystems and precarity. The poem elevates a sensuous and enveloping response to existence to challenge our western notion that to live is to defend form. I wanted, during this time of ecological emergency, to imagine heterogeneous, delicate and intricate ways of knowing that I associate with the feminine and with love. This poem is also informed by my respect for
Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Geraniums , 1960, and: Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Messersmith's , 1994, and: Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Master Bedroom , 1965
Authors: Baugher Janée J.
Published: August 2024

Abstract: "Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Geraniums , 1960" is an ekphrastic poem responding to Geraniums painting; "Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Messersmith's , 1994" is an ekphrastic poem responding to Messersmith's; and "Andrew Wyeth's Footnotes to Master Bedroom , 1965" is an ekphrastic poem responding to Master Bedroom .
Even the Hairs on Your Head
Authors: Mcdonough Jean
Published: August 2024

Abstract: This essay uses the writer's experiences with Pablo Picasso's Guernica and working at the Cleveland Museum of Art to reflect on her father's perception of time before he died of Alzheimer's Disease.
The Hanged Man, and: Gay Marriage, and: Butterly Affect, and: True Crime, and: Scarecrow Eulogy
Authors: Seifert Max , Shepard Matthew
Published: August 2024

Abstract: Written a quarter century after the murder of Matthew Shepard, these poems give voice to histories of homophobic violence and gay martyrdom in the United States and enact the reverberations that stories like Shepard's have in queer life today.
The Houseman, and: Lilac of the South
Authors: Agbaakin O-Jeremiah
Published: August 2024

Abstract: The poems examine the tower of Babel as a mythos (for the site) of labor and labor exploitation, alienation, the push-and-pull forces of humans, and the loss of the natural world which is the cost of every great civilization.
Poker Night
Authors: Silverberg Amy
Published: August 2024

Abstract: One sentence description: At a poker night, a woman mistakenly assumes her past in Hollywood is a secret. In reality, the men who surround her seem to know exactly what's happened, and what's more, don't seem to find it nearly as shameful as she does.
Rush Judgments: Conflicting Ideas of Race in Benjamin Rush's Abolitionist Pamphlets
Authors: Smith Sean Morey
Published: August 2024

Abstract: Benjamin Rush's 1773 antislavery pamphlets are often cited as quintessential examples of "environmentalist" understandings of human difference because Rush proclaimed in them that all people were the same outside of accidents of local climate and custom, seemingly rejecting the notion of innate racial differences. However, closely examining the use of climate's relationship to health in Rush's tracts reveals that he mixed environmentalism with more essentialist ideas of race that supposed fixed differences between people of European and African descent. Rush expressed essentialist ideas about differing rates of reproduction and the ability to survive hot climates without theorizing about their cause, and he leveraged these ideas to blame enslavers for the mortality of enslaved people and for the failure to create a self-sustaining enslaved population. Crucially, Rush's statements implying fixed racial differences would be regularly repeated by later abolitionists, making antislavery speeches and publications a conduit for reinforcing and spreading racial comparisons. Rush's pamphlets illustrate that abolitionist writers, not just proslavery ones, contributed to the emergence of medical and scientific racism and indicates that the incompleteness of emancipation had its roots in the language of the freedom struggle itself.
Painting Pictures by Numbers: Edward Long's Political Economic Fantasy for Jamaica
Authors: Ryden David Beck
Published: August 2024

Abstract: Edward Long (1734–1813), wrote the History of Jamaica (1774), in part, with the hope that his words would reshape the colony's frontier by drawing yeoman farmers from Britain to the island's unsettled interior. Long's vision was to remake the unimproved frontier into something approximating rural England, which would serve the planter class by reducing island food prices; denuding forested safe havens for runaways and rebels; and refashioning the colony into something that could better withstand nascent British antislavery critique. Long's rhetorical strategy obscured the harsh realities of Jamaica's slave economy while it pointed potential migrants away from commercial slave ownership. This article highlights how the planter-author juxtaposed his picturesque descriptions of the island with quantitative tables that were intended to attract migrants of a certain caste. It was Long's hope that these settlers would be liminally and forever fixed between the enslaved population and the ruling planter class. Long's plans for the creation of British settlements excited neither the ruling class nor potential migrants and therefore failed.
Between Community and Catholicity: Monastic Tendencies in Antebellum American Episcopalianism
Authors: Sirota Brent S.
Published: August 2024

Abstract: The founding of the Episcopalian mission that would become known as Nashotah House in the Wisconsin territory in 1841 represented an altogether new phenomenon in American Protestantism: a mission station operated by a brotherhood of celibate men living in community with one another. The monastic pretensions of this mission placed it within the ambit of the ongoing catholic revival in the Church of England. And while the backlash against these monastic elements in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States closely resembled the ecclesiastical politics of the British world, the controversy over the Nashotah mission was fraught with peculiarly American anxieties as well. For Nashotah, and the other monastic forms that followed in its train, took their place amidst a host of communal experiments that were then dotting the American wilderness. The controversy over Nashotah, this article claims, reveals a heretofore overlooked set of interchanges between ecclesiology and communitarianism in American life. Mapping these will allow us to consider the discourses about group life which comprised an understudied aspect of American romanticism.
Culturally Responsive Mathematics Curriculum Development Among Teachers in the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
Authors: Guerrero Shannon , Castagno Angelina E. , Macias Crystal , Black Priscilla
Published: August 2024

Abstract: Drawing on two years of teacher-authored curriculum units produced in the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators, this article highlights how one professional development program in the southwestern United States is growing teacher capacity to develop culturally responsive mathematics curricula. Curriculum units were analyzed using two protocols, with findings indicating that connection to land, community, and culture is especially evident in the ways teachers engage in mathematics professional learning and, ultimately, translate that learning to their classroom practice.
Journalistic Champs and Pornographic Chums: Hefner's and Flynt's Obituaries and the Boundaries of Journalism
Authors: Johnson Patrick
Published: August 2024

Abstract: This article examines journalism's relationship with pornographic publications. This article focuses on Hugh Hefner, Larry Flynt, and their empires. I examine the discourse about the two by analyzing fifty-nine obituaries (thirty-nine for Hefner and twenty for Flynt). I argue the two represent the complicated boundary between the institution of journalism and the industry of pornography. Hefner and Playboy are considered journalistic and celebrated for innovative approaches to photography and historically significant reporting and writing. The recognition of the two situates them as a necessary social capital, despite the criticism of the depictions of women in the magazine's pages. Flynt, despite his identification as a First Amendment champion, is yoked to his social deviance. Hustler 's explicit and graphic content is not celebrated; instead, it is negated. Therefore, Flynt and his publication are positioned outside of journalism's boundaries. Ultimately, the legacies of the two as pornography giants are remembered differently: one as a complicated member of the journalism community and the other as the man who stuck a woman in a meat grinder.
Smokey Hollow: Circulations of Race and Value in Tallahassee, Florida
Authors: McCreary Tyler , Jones Caitlin , Campbell Charles , Barrett Emma
Published: August 2024

highlights: • Relations of race, value, and circulation inform the production of urban space. • Government authorities use ideas linking Blackness and stagnancy to justify burdening Black neighborhoods with waste. • Government authorities recycle ideas of race, value, and circulation to justify urban redevelopments and displacement. abstract: The historic neighborhood of Smokey Hollow was the center of a vibrant Black community in Tallahassee, Florida. While it was the site of the city dump and gasification plant, it had its own bustling circulations and flows. In this paper, we examine how the State of Florida and the City of Tallahassee mobilized conceptions of race, value, and circulation to categorize Smokey Hollow as blighted. We draw on archival documents and oral histories to illustrate how governing authorities linked white mobility with value and Blackness to stagnancy and waste. They used these discourses to forward urban renewal efforts that erased Black place and its circulations to make way for transportation infrastructure that better connected white suburban spaces to the Tallahassee Capitol Center, and later, greens-pace. Examining five moments in the historic transformation of Smokey Hollow—from Black place to greenspace—shows how relations of race, value, and circulation inform the production of urban space. We argue that logics of circulation and stagnancy need to be brought into conversation with critical analysis of racial capitalism and valuation to better understand urban renewal and how the destruction of Black place is rationalized in the U.S. South.
The Study of Political Conflict and Violence Is Dead . . . Long Live the Study of Political Conflict and Violence!: Resurrecting and Centering
Government-Challenger Interaction
Authors: Davenport Christian
Published: August 2024

The study of political conflict and violence has grown immensely over the past fifty years,
but it has also fragmented as many now explore only single branches of the ever-larger
tree. This article attempts to reflect on the paths that scholars have taken and discusses one
particular path that could help to reunify the field. This path would provide key insights
into what has transpired in the field as well as into how scholars should approach trying
to understand the study of political conflict and violence moving forward.