bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UAE’s First Wind Energy Project - ADNOC Logistics & Roll Group partnership and Barges Solution for Offshore Breakbulk Challenges
Authors: Khan Muhammad Shahid , Al Marashda Salim
Published: October 2023

Wind Power is an important source of renewable energy. It cannot be polluted; it is unlimited and reduces the use of conventional fossil fuels i.e., the origin of greenhouse gasses causing global warming. On other hand, the offshore industry is facing many challenges in the transportation of breakbulk cargo. The challenges include harsh environments, remote locations, limited infrastructure, and time and cost restrictions. Traditional methods of shipping often struggle to accomplish the specific requirements of offshore breakbulk logistics. This complete paper explores the installation of first Wind Farm Project in the UAE at offshore locations and logistics barges concept as an answer to address the challenges encountered at such locations i.e., offshore. Logistics barges are a cost-effective, flexible, and an efficient substitute for transporting breakbulk / project cargo to offshore locations. Through analyzing the benefits and considerations linked with logistics barges, the aim of this paper is to demonstrate their potential to transform offshore breakbulk logistics, especially in the Wind Energy sector.

This paper provides an overview on the UAE’s First Wind Energy Project which was executed during year 2022, the challenges faced, and lessons learned during the project execution. The paper also provide synopsis on the Breakbulk Challenges in the Offshore / Wind Sector and how ADNOC Logistics & Services (L&S) have provided solutions to deal with these challenges. The solutions provided to these breakbulk cargo challenges at Offshore locations are through the provision of Flat-top Cargo Barges.
A Comparative Study of Simplified vs Orcaflex Using an Automated Analysis System
Authors: Sørby B. , Sveen D. A. , Vinther M. L.
Published: October 2023

Lifting large objects through the splash zone may appear simple, but it involves complex physics. A simplified method is available but with inherent limitations. In this study, we compared the simplified method in DNVGL RP-N103 with a comprehensive OrcaFlex analysis for lifting a large suction anchor through the splash zone. The results indicate that the simplified method provides overly conservative weather limitations compared to the OrcaFlex analysis. Additionally, it is evident that the assumptions made in the simplified method are not appropriate for this lift due to significant pitching of the suction anchor.

We compared a new automated web-based analysis system for offshore lifts with the traditional method. The automated system allows for easy, cost-effective, and fast analysis of lifting operations. It significantly improves the ability of analysis engineers to understand and tackle challenging lifting operations. By varying parameters, we optimized the crane-tip position and greatly expanded the weather limitations. Without a fast and reliable system, this optimization would have been difficult and time-consuming. The outcome is enhanced weather limitations and a more efficient operation, thanks to a better understanding of the factors influencing weather limitations.
A Case Study of Using Alternative Engineering Approach for Pipeline Free Span Analysis in the Gulf of Thailand
Authors: Yontsakul B. , Sotananan T. , Trithipchatsakul C.
Published: October 2023

Conventional free span analysis method used for some subsea pipelines in the Gulf of Thailand sometimes results in a substantial number of required free span corrections which in turn impacts the project’s cost and schedule. Alternative engineering approaches are explored to address the issue and reduce the number of free span corrections needed. The main challenges are how to extend the allowable free span length and bring down the conservatism in on-bottom roughness analysis model with acceptable engineering approaches. Customized engineering considerations were applied for two (2) critical subsea pipelines in the Gulf of Thailand where more than fifty free span rectification locations were required according to the conventional free span analysis results. By applying an alternative engineering approach, unnecessary free span correction locations on the two (2) pipelines are filtered out. Only eleven (11) free spans from the originally 69 free spans were deemed to be rectified so as to maintain the pipelines’ integrity throughout their design life. Significant cost savings and project schedule improvement were successfully achieved. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to demonstrate how customized engineering considerations can eliminate the need for unnecessary free span corrections in the field, that is able to reduce the cost and improve project timelines.
Mechanical Interference Fit Connection (MIFC) for Offshore Pipeline Application: A Case Study of Dynamic On-Bottom Stability Analysis
Authors: Putra I W. Eka , Adnan M. N. A. M. , Chien T. Chin
Published: October 2023

The offshore oil and gas industry requires pipelines to transport hydrocarbons from wells to processing facilities. Application of Mechanical Interference Fit Connection (MIFC) has been considered one of the optimization solutions in jointing of line pipes for pipeline installation, especially for offshore application. This method allows faster or less duration in pipe joining, which subsequently contributed to significant cost reduction in offshore pipeline installation. These pipelines are often subjected to harsh environmental conditions, including strong currents, waves, and seabed scouring. To ensure stability of pipeline on seabed, normally concrete coating is applied to provide sufficient weight for the pipeline. However, with concrete coated pipe, the faster joining rate by MIFC may be offset by longer duration to perform field joint coating due to longer field joint length required for MIFC to cater for clamping equipment to joint both-end of the pipes. This paper presents a case study of the dynamic on-bottom stability analysis of an offshore MIFC pipeline. The pipeline is a 12-inch diameter pipeline with a total length of 60 km. The pipeline is located in an offshore field with a water depth of ninety meters and 150 km away from shore. The dynamic on-bottom stability analysis is carried out to investigate the pipeline's response to environmental loads, including waves and currents. The dynamic on-bottom stability analysis is performed using a finite element analysis software package. The analysis considers the pipeline's structural behavior, seabed soil properties, and environmental loads. The results show that the MIFC joined pipeline is stable on seabed within the design envelope of the environmental loads without requirement of concrete weight coating. The maximum displacement and stress in the pipeline are well within the allowable limits, indicating that the pipeline's integrity is maintained. In addition, the study evaluates the effects of different parameters, such as seabed soil properties, current velocities, and wave heights, on the pipeline's dynamic response. In conclusion, this case study demonstrates that MIFC supported by dynamic on bottom stability analysis can be an effective solution for offshore pipeline jointing, providing stability and integrity on the seabed under the environmental design limit. The dynamic on-bottom stability analysis is an essential tool to investigate the pipeline's response to environmental loads and optimize the design and operation. Based on the findings of this study, we recommend that offshore pipeline engineers and designers may consider MIFC as a viable option for pipeline jointing. In overall, this case study contributes to the industry's knowledge and understanding of MIFC jointing for offshore pipelines, improving safety and efficiency in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Transdisciplinary approaches to local sustainability: aligning local governance and navigating spillovers with global action towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Bandari Reihaneh , Moallemi Enayat A. , Kharrazi Ali , Trogrlić Robert Šakić , Bryan Brett A.
Published: October 2023

In an evolving world, effectively managing human-natural systems under uncertainty becomes paramount, particularly when targeting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The complexity in multi-actor decision-making and multi-sectoral settings, coupled with intricate relationships and potential conflicting management approaches, makes understanding the local implications of progressing towards the global SDGs challenging. We used a transdisciplinary approach for knowledge co-production with local stakeholders to assess the impact of local action to boost sustainability in the Goulburn-Murray region, Victoria, Australia, and its alignment with global action towards the SDGs. Together, we co-developed 11 local actions geared towards achieving four locally-important environmental and socioeconomic SDGs, with a particular emphasis on addressing potential 'spillovers'—unintended effects that influence SDGs across scales. Through system dynamics modelling, we evaluated the interplay between these local actions and global scenarios, emphasising their synergies, trade-offs, and the resulting impact on SDG indicators. Key findings indicate a predominant synergy between global and local actions across most SDG indicators. However, certain areas like dairy production, riverine algal blooms, and agricultural profit displayed trade-offs. Local actions significantly impacted indicators such as crop production, dairy output, agricultural land use, and agricultural profitability. Findings highlighted the need for complementary actions in areas such as water availability management, skilled workforce, salinity control, and algal bloom mitigation. This study underscored the importance of harmonising local initiatives with global sustainability objectives and can inspire local governance to champion resilience policies that harmoniously integrate local actions with global sustainability goals, adapting to evolving uncertainty scenarios.
The neuronal chromatin landscape in adult schizophrenia brains is linked to early fetal development
Authors: Girdhar Kiran , Bendl Jaroslav , Baumgartner Andrew , Therrien Karen , Venkatesh Sanan , Mathur Deepika , Dong Pengfei , Rahman Samir , Kleopoulos Steven , Misir Ruth , Reach Sarah , Auluck Pavan , Marenco Stefano , Lewis David , Haroutunian Vahram , Funk Cory , Voloudakis Georgios , Hoffman Gabriel , Fullard John , Roussos Panos
Published: October 2023

Non-coding variants increase risk of neuropsychiatric disease. However, our understanding of the cell-type specific role of the non-coding genome in disease is incomplete. We performed population scale (N=1,393) chromatin accessibility profiling of neurons and non-neurons from two neocortical brain regions: the anterior cingulate cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Across both regions, we observed notable differences in neuronal chromatin accessibility between schizophrenia cases and controls. A per-sample disease pseudotime was positively associated with genetic liability for schizophrenia. Organizing chromatin into cis- and trans-regulatory domains, identified a prominent neuronal trans-regulatory domain (TRD1) active in immature glutamatergic neurons during fetal development. Polygenic risk score analysis using genetic variants within chromatin accessibility of TRD1 successfully predicted susceptibility to schizophrenia in the Million Veteran Program cohort. Overall, we present the most extensive resource to date of chromatin accessibility in the human cortex, yielding insights into the cell-type specific etiology of schizophrenia.
Two-Part Modelling of Consumer Preferences for Native Chicken Meat: Sustainability Implications for Semi-Intensive and Intensive Production Systems
Authors: KATHIRAVAN G. , CHITRAMBIGAI K.
Published: October 2023

Indigenous and native chickens play a pivotal role in rural economies, providing both a source of supplementary income and a means of nutritional security through egg and meat production. Native chicken farming practices often involve backyard and free-range systems with minimal input. India is one of the world's top producers of poultry, with a total chicken population of 851.8 million in 2019 and 37.2% representing native or indigenous breeds. Traditionally, backyards were used to raise native chickens, but semi-intensive and intensive farms have gained popularity in recent years because of the increasing demand for native chicken meat and related price increases. Government-backed projects in India also support raising native chickens to empower women and other marginalised communities. In this context, a structured online survey was conducted from April to May 2023 to study consumer preferences for native chicken meat in India and its impact on the sustainability of developing intensive production systems. The survey collected responses from 503 individuals who had confirmed their consumption of chicken meat. A two-part model, incorporating a logit regression for binary preference and an ordinary least square (log-normal OLS) regression for quantity purchased, was used to analyse the data. In addition, a factor analysis was conducted to identify the key components that shaped consumer attitudes, yielding nine unique rotated components. Gender, age, income, education, marital status, cohabitation, household size, presence of senior citizens or children within households, and consumption frequency were found to have significantly influenced consumer preferences for native chicken meat. Factors such as psychological well-being, affordability, knowledge, nutrition, food quality, fitness, purity (natural), and sustainability consistently exerted a negative influence on both the preference and quantity of native chicken meat purchased. Despite a significant preference for local chicken owing to its perceived sustainability, concerns regarding sustainability arose from pricing and accessibility for specific quantities. Addressing pricing inequalities and increasing availability in the required quantity are essential for improving sustainability in semi-intensive and intensive native chicken production. The key to maintaining the long-term sustainability of native chicken farming is to match consumer demands with ethically and environmentally responsible production methods.
Emulation of Point Cloud Streaming over 5G Network
Authors: Makiyah Estabraq , Khamees Nassr
Published: October 2023

Realistic digital representations of 3D objects and environments are now achievable because to recent developments in computer graphics, enabling real-time user interactions. Creating effective compression techniques and technologies that may take into account varied application limits has become a crucial problem due to the rising need for various point clouds. Future wireless networks are expected to undergo a paradigm change as a result of the 3GPP's 5G Advanced development. In this paper, we propose a complete system for streaming 3D high density point cloud data using a web-based streaming server with HTTP/2 protocol enabled, and compare results in two scenarios over WIFI and over 5G standalone network. Results have shown great outperformance over conventional work by decreasing inter-frame latency for large point cloud streaming by 16.8% for the case of 4 million points using http/2 over wifi, and by 71.51% over emulated 5G network. Streamed packets were also captured showing an increased frame rate of the same sample by 20.7% and 353% for the cases of wifi and 5G networks, respectively.
Evaluation of the results of the flight tests of the small research rocket K80 Meteo 7000 on the way to the creation of the Ukrainian family of suborbital launch vechicles
Authors: Proroka Vladyslav , Dron Mykola , Kulyk Oleksii , Solntsev Vadym , Klymenko Svitlana
Published: October 2023

The object of this research is the process of choice the strategy for the development of the Ukrainian segment of suborbital launch vehicles (SOLVs). Problems arising in this process are analyzed and a search of ways of overcoming them was carried out. The strategy of development of a family of SOLVs is based on the previous experience of developing SOLVs in other countries. A family of SOLVs is proposed which includes five rockets with the apogee from 2 to 150 kilometers. The problem of the exclusion zones which can be reserved for falling of discarded parts of vehicles during the launch was considered. Experience of other countries in overcoming this problem was analyzed. It was decided to begin the process of formulation of a concept of a simplified SOLVs control system that would ensure keeping the rocket over the area of the launch. Within this task, a choice of components of the onboard electronic equipment (OBEE) was made. For testing the OBEE in the conditions of a real flight, a K80 Meteo 7000 rocket, a member of the proposed SOLV family, was chosen. In flight tests, most of the chosen OBEE components confirmed their operability, though some showed shortcomings in their operation. Main flight parameters of the K80 Meteo 7000 rocket were demonstrated. The reach of the apogee of 6,375 m and the velocity of Mach 1.733 was confirmed.

This research sets preconditions for practical implementation of launches of SOLVs with substantial altitudes of the apogee, while limiting the areas reserved for falling parts of the rockets. Availability of such SOLVs will enable solution of a wide range of problems in many fields of scientific research and the use of SOLVs as platforms for working out new technical solutions for other branches of rocketry
$\beta$-function of the level-zero Gross-Neveu model
Authors: Bykov Dmitri
Published: October 2023

We explain that the supersymmetric {CP}^{n-1}CPn−1 sigma model is directly related to the level-zero chiral Gross-Neveu (cGN) model. In particular, beta functions of the two theories should coincide. This is consistent with the one-loop-exactness of the {CP}^{n-1}CPn−1 beta function and a conjectured all-loop beta function of cGN models. We perform an explicit four-loop calculation on the cGN side and discuss the renormalization scheme dependence that arises.
Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates
Authors: Woffinden Charles , Groszek Andrew J. , Gauthier Guillaume , Mommers Bradley J. , Bromley Michael W. J. , Haine Simon A. , Rubinsztein-Dunlop Halina , Davis Matthew J. , Neely Tyler W. , Baker Mark
Published: October 2023

We demonstrate the use of a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate as a rotation sensor by measuring the interference between two counter-propagating phonon modes imprinted azimuthally around the ring. We observe rapid decay of the excitations, quantified by quality factors of at most Q ≈ 27. We numerically model our experiment using the c-field methodology, allowing us to estimate the parameters that maximise the performance of our sensor. We explore the damping mechanisms underlying the observed phonon decay, and identify two distinct Landau scattering processes that each dominate at different driving amplitudes and temperatures. Our simulations reveal that Q is limited by strong damping of phonons even in the zero temperature limit. We perform an experimental proof-of-principle rotation measurement using persistent currents imprinted around the ring. We demonstrate a rotation sensitivity of up to \Delta \Omega ≈ 0.3 rad s^{-1}ΔΩ≈0.3rads−1 from a single image, with a theoretically achievable value of \Delta \Omega ≈ 0.04 rad s^{-1}ΔΩ≈0.04rads−1 in the atomic shot-noise limit. This is a significant improvement over the shot-noise-limited \Delta \Omega ≈ 1 rad s^{-1}ΔΩ≈1rads−1 sensitivity obtained by Marti et al. [Phys. Rev. A 91, 013602 (2015)] for a similar setup.
Exposure of students (pupils) and employees of educational institutions in the Leningrad region to natural sources of radiation Part 2: Hygienic assessment of doses and health risks depending on methods and approaches to measuring indoor radon concentration
Authors: Vasilyev A. S.
Published: October 2023

For many years internal exposure to radon has been the main contributor to the annual dose to the population. The paper presents results of a hygienic assessment of doses and health risks for students (pupils) and employees of several educational institutions of the Leningrad region due to exposure to radon and its progeny, and also suggests the protocol for conducting measurements of indoor radon concentration in existing operated public buildings. Individual annual effective doses to students (pupils) and employees due to exposure to radon while in the building of an educational institution calculated on the basis of the results of instant measurements of radon EEC obtained in the normal operation mode of buildings ranged from 0.1 to 3.7 mSv/year for different institutions. However, calculation on the basis of the results of long-term measurements of radon concentration resulted in the dose values up to 10 times higher (from 0.2 to 22.9 mSv/year). Moreover, calculation on the basis of the results of instant measurements of radon EEC after leaving the premises for 12 hours with closed windows and doors according to the requirements of paragraph 6.5 of MU 2.6.1.2838-11 resulted in the dose values up to 7 times higher (from 0.1 to 13.5 mSv/year). Nevertheless, these high dose values do not reflect the real exposure scenario. According to the classification established in sanitary rules and norms OSPORB 99/2010, the exposure of students (pupils) and employees of several educational institutions can be classified as “increased” (from 5 to 10 mSv/year) or as “high” (more than 10 mSv/year) depending on methods and approaches to measuring indoor radon concentration. The average individual lifetime risk of radoninduced lung cancer death (based on the results of instant measurements of radon EEC obtained in the normal operation mode of buildings) for students (pupils) and employees of surveyed educational institutions ranged from 1.6∙10–4 to 1.4∙10–3. However, the usage of the results obtained with other methods and approaches to measuring indoor radon concentration, as a rule, did not lead to a significant increase in risk value, but in some cases it led to a change in the risk level category. The results of the assessment can be used to improve the method for indoor radon concentration monitoring in existing operated public buildings in the Russian Federation, which in turn will make it possible to obtain correct values of public doses and health risks.
Methodological Assignment Tasks in Out-of-Class Learning in Specialized Disciplines
Authors: Gluhova Ol'ga , Gudov Aleksandr , Timofeeva Natal'ya
Published: October 2023

The article opens with a review of domestic publications on out-of-class learning in major disciplines. It offers a new method of assignment tasks that develop professional skills. Through theoretical generalizations and practical research, the author defined a complex of professional and methodological skills required by a teacher of mathematics and computer science in such activities as design, construction, organization, research, and communication. The experiment involved the discipline Databases given to students that major in Mathematics and Computer Science at the Kemerovo State University. The assignment tasks had several levels of complexity and problematicity. The method proved efficient in organizing the independent work of university students in major disciplines and developing their information and communication competencies.
Historic Cultural Features and Spiritual and Moral Values in Modern Constitutionalism
Authors: Baburin Sergey
Published: October 2023

The author believes that the core traditional Russian spiritual and moral values should include faith, relics, freedom, salvation of the soul, and repentance. Love and freedom are the key values of the Orthodox cultural and historic culture. Traditional values are a harmonious unity. In countries like Iran and Cuba, traditional values have a constitutional support. Constitutional legalization allows traditional values to reform the objective reality. Since traditional values enshrine spiritual priorities in the constitution, the way they reform social relations should be considered moral. Family and labor values are an excellent example of the influence of tradition on the constitutional development in Russia. Constitutionalizing traditional spiritual and moral values is an active phase in the struggle for human spiritual essence, i.e., human soul. The author sees the current cyborgization of human society and the artificial intelligence professed by the West as a threat to human consciousness and global civilization. Russia and its Eurasian partners should synchronize their constitutional development to resolve a number of important political and legal tasks, e.g., to legalize the norms of integrational constitutionalism in national constitutions, to transfer national economies to the mobilization type of development, etc.
Socio-Economic and Legal Aspects of the Formation of Italian Fascism in the First Half of the XX Century
Authors: Kurasov Sergey
Published: October 2023

The economic and social development of Italian fascism lasted from 1913 to the early 1940s. It was fueled by the common economic interests of business elite and right-wing organizations, who combined their efforts to exploit the working class, reduce production costs, and maximize profits. The big business provided financial support for fascist organizations, thus shaping their policy. The legal acts adopted during the transitional period declared the inter-class peace, the mediating role of the state between employees and private business, and the supremacy of national interests. However, the same laws strengthened the economic monopolization, prevented trade unions, and limited economic, political, and social rights of the working class. The resulting corporate state model established a rigid framework for medium and small business, as well as hired workers. Although the state propaganda portrayed the state as a mediator between the worker and the employer, Italian state institutions actually protected the interests of the big business and were formed by it.
Fenntarthatóság és design kapcsolata a hazai bútorgyártásban
Authors: Reményi Andrea
Published: October 2023

Számos szervezet ismeri fel a fenntartható működés kialakítása nyomán elérhető környezeti, társadalmi, gazdasági előnyöket. Miközben a világban zajló események egyre több kihívással szembesítik e vállalatokat, a jelen és a túlélés biztosításán túl az innovatív cégek eszközöket, módszereket, új irányokat keresnek a jövőálló és minden tekintetben profitábilis működéshez. Korunk egyre bizonytalanabb világában megfigyelhető trend, hogy a magas design-értékű termékek, szolgáltatások és folyamatok iránti kereslet nem csökkent, a design-vezérelt vállalatok működésében számszerűsíthető többlet meghaladja a kétszáz százalékot (Westcott et al., 2013). A design adott szervezeti struktúrákban való megjelenési szintje azonban eltérő. E tanulmány célja e szintek új megközelítése, az esztétikai kiinduló állapottól egészen a közeli virtuális tér, a meta világok hálózatáig. A design mindenütt megfigyelhető, értékteremtő, „nem művészeti, nem műszaki, hanem társadalmi jelenség” (prof. Stefan Lengyel, 2008), melynek fenntarthatósági kapcsolódását és alkalmazási lehetőségeit most a hazai bútorgyártás cégein keresztül vizsgáltuk.
Kozmetikumvásárlók szegmentálása az üzletekben történő kozmetikumok vásárlását befolyásoló tényezők alapján
Authors: Amberg Nóra , Gyenge Balázs , Lehota József
Published: October 2023

A tanulmány témája az üzletekben történő kozmetikumvásárlások tényezőinek hatása a kozmetikumvásárlási és -fogyasztási döntésekre. A téma jelentősége abban rejlik, hogy a vásárlók egyre szélesebb szortimentű kozmetikai termékpalettából válogathatnak a különböző kozmetikumokat (is) árusító üzletekben, amelyek között megtalálhatóak natúr, vegyi kozmetikumok, illetve ezek valamilyen kombinációja. A tanulmány célja annak a vizsgálata, hogy a fogyasztók/vásárlók milyen tényezők hatására hoznak döntést az üzletekben történő kozmetikumok megvásárlása és használata mellett, és ezek alapján ezen kozmetikai termékek vásárlói és fogyasztói hogyan szegmentálhatók. A kutatás módszertanát tekintve kvantitatív kutatás, formája online megkérdezés (n=1.439). Elvárt eredményekként kerül bemutatásra egy saját elméleti és egy saját kutatási modell, illetve a két modell közötti kapcsolat, továbbá az üzletekben történő kozmetikumvásárlásokra ható faktorok és klaszterek.
Cardiometabolic Risk, Peripheral Arterial Disease and Cardiovascular
Events in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Time to Implement Systematic
Screening and Update the Management
Authors: Janez Andrej , Herman Rok , Poredos Pavel , Mikhailidis Dimitri P. , Blinc Ales , Sabovic Miso , Studen Katica Bajuk , Jezovnik Mateja Kaja , Schernthaner Gerit-Holger , Anagnostis Panagiotis , Antignani Pier Luigi , Jensterle Mojca
Published: October 2023

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent endocrine disorder in women of
reproductive age. It presents with gynaecologic, metabolic, and psychologic manifestations. The
dominant drivers of pathophysiology are hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance. Both conditions
are related to cardiometabolic risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, hyperglycaemia,
type 2 and gestational diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnoea.
Women with PCOS of reproductive age consistently demonstrated an elevated risk of subclinical
atherosclerosis, as indicated by different measurement methods, while findings for menopausal age
groups exhibited mixed results. Translation of subclinical atherosclerosis into the increased incidence
of peripheral arterial disease and major cardiovascular (CV) events is less clear. Although several
expert groups have advised screening, the CV risk assessment and prevention of CV events are frequently
underdiagnosed and overlooked aspects of the management of PCOS. A combination of lifestyle
management and pharmacotherapy, including the promising new era of anti-obesity medicine,
can lead to improvements in cardiometabolic health.
Cladribine Efficacy in a Patient with Hairy Cell Leukemia and Severe
Renal Insufficiency
Authors: Gozzetti Alessandro , Bacchiarri Francesca , Raspadori Donatella , Sicuranza Anna , Sammartano Vincenzo , Bocchia Monica
Published: October 2023

Background:

Hairy cell leukemia commonly presents with pancytopenia, indolent
course, and predisposition as infectious complications. Current first-line therapeutic options are
purine analogues, particularly cladribine, with a high percentage of complete responses and
durable remissions. However, their use is poorly investigated in patients affected by severe
chronic renal insufficiency.

Case Presentation:

Here, we describe a case of HCL in a 68-year-old man affected by multiple
comorbidities, including severe chronic renal failure. After a course of interferon-α, the patient
received therapy with Cladribine every other week, obtaining a complete hematological
remission and improvement of renal function.

Discussion:

With a different soft schedule of cladribine, the patient was treated adequately,
obtaining a complete remission

Conclusion:

Cladribine can be administered with caution, even in patients with renal failure,
with good results.
The Five Pillars of Urban Environmental Justice: A Framework for Building Equitable Cities
Authors: Noll Samantha , Bhar Tuhina
Published: October 2023

Cities face unprecedented challenges in the 21st century, as this age is marked by drastic economic, environmental, and cultural shifts. These issues push stakeholder groups to leverage land use and design in ways aimed at mitigating harms. City planning commissions are tasked with developing and implementing these plans. But not all community changes are equitable, thus it is important to consider potential social impacts. In fact, environmental injustices are often prompted by failures to enforce zoning or failures to properly plan. Thus, we need to guard against creating “downstream” harms when making land-use changes. The aim of this essay is to provide an equity grounded framework to help identify potential harms during the planning process. Drawing from environmental justice literature, we identify five common types of equity focused land use concerns that should be considered when striving for equitable land use and design. These are 1) Environmental Health; 2) Essential Amenities Access; 3) Transportation; 4) Housing Opportunity & Displacement; and 5) Equitable Economic Development. They make up the Urban Justice Framework, a tool designed to guide equity focused discussions during the planning process. Preventative measures at the city planning stage could protect citizens from future injustices, thus contributing to equity in urban areas.
Class Size Determination and Decision Making in LIS Online Education
Authors: Green Lucy Santos , Thompson Kim M. , Cooke Nicole A.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this study was to develop a national landscape of the decisions made by LIS programs regarding online course enrollment caps. Online education expands learning opportunities for all students and is particularly attractive to nontraditional students who are more likely to have employment and family obligations that make attending traditional face-to-face classes difficult. At the same time, online learning can exacerbate existing opportunity gaps between certain student groups, depending on how well-prepared students are for online learning. This survey methodology study investigated course enrollment caps and the reasons behind the limits placed by Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) programs nationwide, in an effort to identify ways online education structures at the University of South Carolina iSchool could be transformed to ensure a resilient future of diverse library and information science (LIS) professionals.
Competency-Based Education/Training (CBE/CBT) in Data Services
Authors: Tang Rong , Hu Zhan , Martin Elaine , Thomas Ashley , Shahvar Shabnam
Published: October 2023

In this paper, we report the findings of the evaluation data from the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program. Using the Competency-Based Education/Training (CBE/CBT) approach, the DSCPE program fills a much-needed gap in data services training of working librarians. Our analysis focuses on the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) as learning outcomes expressed by students via a pre-program survey and personal statement, and learning outcomes achieved based on students’ post-program survey, the focus group session, and their capstone presentation. Seventeen KSAs identified by participants pre-program matched the KSAs that participants reported they obtained through DSCPE. There were four matched items between mentors’ feedback and students expected or achieved KSAs. The focus on competencies is one of the key factors that led to the success of DSCPE, and specific program evaluation data zero in on KSAs also helped to highlight the matched learning outcomes and identify areas where the DSCPE can improve for future cohorts.
Indigenizing the Information Studies Curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Lilley Spencer , Campbell-Meier Jennifer , Krtalić Maja
Published: October 2023

Focusing on the impact that colonization has had on Māori knowledge systems, this paper identifies the importance of this knowledge for the library and information profession in New Zealand, and the implications of this for library and information education. It provides details about its incorporation of Māori knowledge into the curriculum of the Information Studies programs at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and the contribution this is making to the ongoing indigenization of the library and information profession.
What is the mood?
Authors: Lee Wan-Chen , Cho Hyerim
Published: October 2023

Fiction is a popular resource type for pleasure reading. Many readers pursue escapist moments and emotional experiences through reading fiction. While mood is a critical factor in fiction reading, most information systems fail to support mood description and mood-based retrieval of fiction. To address this gap, previous study[1] collected mood terms from fiction readers, and identified 30 mood categories (e.g., happy, nostalgic) and 3 overlapping families of mood in fiction: atmosphere/setting, emotion, and tone/narrative. The findings were based on English data.

Expanding on the previous study, this study explores cross-language mood description for fiction. Through an open-ended online survey, we collected reader-assigned mood terms in Chinese and Korean. With a small sample size (16 Chinese and 13 Korean responses), the purpose is to observe unique or challenging cases rooted in language differences.

One type of challenging cases is metaphorical mood terms. These terms describe mood with metaphors and require interpretation. For instance, one reader uses eclosion in Chinese to describe the complex feeling of relief, empowerment, and gaining freedom after transformation. Other challenges, such as the lack of satisfactory match in English, were observed as well.

Identifying translation challenges and unique mood terms could set directions for further research, and ultimately improve cross-language mood description and retrieval for fiction.

 

[1] Cho, H., Lee, W.-C., Huang, L.-M., & Kohlburn, J. (2023). User-centered categorization of mood in fiction, Journal of Documentation, 79(3), 567-588. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2022-0071
Examining librarians’ practices of facilitating learning in makerspaces
Authors: Li Xiaofeng
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this project is to understand how practitioners conceptualize learning and facilitate learning that takes place in makerspaces in public libraries. While research has highlighted the educational benefits of learning through making in makerspaces, library practitioners may lack the specialized knowledge required to support informal learning, including using emerging equipment and software, and scaffolding activities that promote learning (Koh & Abbas, 2016; Li & Todd, 2019). This qualitative study employs individual semi-structured interviews with makerspace managers and facilitators from public libraries to understand their perspectives. Five interviews have been conducted so far, with additional interviews expected. Preliminary data analysis indicates that practitioners perceive learning as predominantly occurring during demonstrations of equipment and software use. Project-based learning is also noted as a key aspect of makerspaces. Practitioners identified challenges associated with facilitating learning in these environments, including limited time available to work with individual patrons. This study’s findings will have practical implications for librarians and library science educators to better equip future makerspace practitioners.
Privacy Beyond Intellectual Freedom
Authors: Mestre Juliana
Published: October 2023

In this paper, critical methods are used to develop a tri-part argument surrounding data privacy and its implications on digital self-sovereignty in the context of libraries. First, the introduction is used to expand on the changing landscape of privacy and librarianship in relation to the data collection rife among library vendors. Second, I turn to the philosophy of information to establish how personal data, as personally identifiable information, are integral to the constitution of the self and thus to digital self-sovereignty. Third, Derridean theory is used to explain how a loss of digital self-sovereignty impacts the very possibility of ethical intersubjectivity. The goal of this paper is to challenge assumptions about data privacy, digital self-sovereignty, and the impact on ethical intersubjectivity in the 21st century, thus contributing to the philosophical scaffolding around privacy as a value for librarianship.
A Grounded Theory and Collaborative Design Approach to Disability Storytelling on TikTok
Authors: Lundy Morgan
Published: October 2023

This developing dissertation explores the use of TikTok as a platform for individual and collective storytelling and information creation practices – within a specific online health community of people experiencing painful, invisible, and difficult to diagnose central sensitivity syndromes (CSSs) – to understand and support these embodied, creative, and collective information behaviors. Ongoing data collection indicates that people with CSSs are using TikTok affordances to tell and scaffold complex micro-stories about their expertise and social experiences of disability: by employing iconographic elements to make disability visual; intimate cinematography; audio, visual, and community-specific mimetic options; and platform-specific novel feature use.
The research design draws upon critical disabilities studies (CDS) sensitizing concepts. A constructivist grounded theory approach will be employed, by theoretically sampling TikTok micro-videos, their top comments, and, by the time of this presentation, conducting semi-structured interviews with CSS TikTok community members. This poster also discusses these preliminary results, as well as a novel initial sampling approach which addresses both the hashtag and algorithmic logics of the platform, and an implementation of feminist ethics of care in research methods.
Then, three codesign workshops with individuals experiencing CSSs will develop creative storytelling materials that can be utilized in various contexts. These workshops promote the inclusion of disabled community members as co-designers and aim to co-design physical and digital storytelling resources such as prompts, templates, and TikTok features.These findings expand storytelling theory into the health domain, introduce and define algorithmically mediated online health communities, and promote critical disability studies perspectives in information science.
Native Students in Library and Information Science Education, 1990-2019
Authors: Ulia Gosart  , Fu Rachel
Published: October 2023

In this longitudinal study, we explored institutional-level factors that may have contributed to the success of Native students in graduate Library Information Science (LIS) programs from 1990-2019. We used a mixed methods design: first we assessed patterns of participation of Native students in LIS for that period; next we identified the LIS programs that graduated the most Native students and investigated them in depth using a case-study approach. We utilized data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). We found that the low participation of Native students in LIS replicated overall trends in the participation of Native students in graduate education in non-tribal establishments. We also found that the low participation of Native students remained a major historical trend characterizing the participation of Native students in LIS. The study suggests that institutional factors contributing to the success of Native students in LIS include effective recruitment, financial aid, and the assurance of their continuous enrollment and graduation via cohort learning, mentorship, flexibility of curriculum choices, and practical experiences. Substantively, this study contributes to the understanding of factors affecting the participation of Native students in graduate education, and it may be a foundation for further research into factors affecting Native students’ success in non-tribal colleges. Methodologically, it offers a model replicable for similar investigations in other fields.
Detection And Environmental Optimization For Levan Produced By Lactobacillus spp
Authors: Jaber Sarah , Muslim Sahera , Fadel Ahmed
Published: October 2023

Levan is a naturally occurring fructan, the homopolymer of fructose synthesized as
an exopolysaccharide (EPS) in the extracellular matrix of bacteria from various
genera. Many lactic acid bacteria produce levans. In this study, 30 isolates of Lactobacillus spp. have been collected from several hospitals located in Baghdad city.
These isolates were 21 Lactobacillus spp. isolates from the vagina of healthy
women (16 Lactobacillus plantarum,5 Lactobacillus acidophilus ) and 9 isolates
(Lactobacillus plantarum) for infant stool samples. All isolates were tested for
levan production using mucoidy and spectrophotometric methods. The optimum
conditions for levan production were studied, including temperature, incubation
time, pH, inoculum size, sucrose concentration, Nitrogen source, and culture medium. The optimum conditions for production were at 37 ºC for 24 h at pH 7 with 4
% inoculum size and 40 g/ 100ml sucrose concentration with the best nitrogen
source pepton, and the best culture medium for levan production was date medium.
Keywords: Levan homopolymer, Lactobacillus spp., screening, optimum conditions
Screening And Ecological Optimization For Levansucrase Produced By
Lactobacillus spp
Authors: Jaber Sarah , Muslim Sahera , Fadel Ahmed
Published: October 2023

In this study, 25 isolates of Lactobacillus spp. have been collected from several
hospitals in Baghdad city. These isolates were 17Lactobacillus spp. isolates from
the vagina of healthy women as 12 Lactobacillus plantarum,5 Lactobacillus acidophilus and 8 isolates of Lactobacillus plantarum were isolated from feces of
healthy infants; The screening for determining levansucrase production was performed by mucoidy and spectrophotometric methods The levansucrase activity
measured when this isolate was cultivated under the optimal conditions; only 14
isolates could produce levansucrase revealed specific activity ranged from 9.41 to
28.12 U/mg and the maximum specific activity was for Lactobacillus plantarumV11, which was selected as best producer isolates. The levansucrase activity
reached its maximum level when this isolate was cultivated under the optimal
conditions, which consisted of using a levansucrase production medium incubated at 37°C for 24 hours at pH 7 with 4 % inoculum size and 40 g/100ml sucrose
concentration with the best nitrogen source was pepton and the best carbon
source was dated.
Keywords: Lactobacillus spp., levansucrase, production, optimum conditions
Antimicrobial effect of Morenga oleifera seeds extract on bacterial isolates
from wounds and burns
Authors: Raheem Saleh Mohammed , Jebur Khalaf Khawlah
Published: October 2023

The present study was carried out to investigate the antibacterial effect of Moringa
oleifera seed extract (MOSE) against bacterial isolates (A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus). Thirty-eight bacterial isolates were collected from wounds
and burns of hospitalized patients from Baghdad city: A. baumannii (13), K.
pneumoniae (7) and S. aureus (18). All isolates were identified based on phenotypic, microscopic, biochemical, API 20 diagnostic system. The preparation of
(MOSE) by the ethanolic extraction method showed no antimicrobial activity
against the bacterial isolates. Thus, the screening was done using only the Moringa
oleifera seeds extract from the aqueous extraction method. The results revealed
that (MOSE) in the disc diffusion method has some levels of inhibition only
against S. aureus isolates with inhibition zones (10 mm, 9 mm, Weak inhibition)
for concentrations (1000, 500 and 250 mg/ml), respectively. Meanwhile, in the
Agar-well diffusion method the antibacterial activity of (MOSE) against bacterial
isolates with an inhibition zone at 1000 mg (14-15 mm, 12-15 mm, 18-15 mm) for
A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus respectively and at 500 mg/ml (11
mm, 14-12 mm, 14-13 mm) for A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus respectively.
Keywords: Moringa oleifera; K. pneumoniae; S. aureus; A. baumannii