bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance enhancement of small-scale wind turbine based on artificial neural network
Authors: Ibrahim Mohammad Ahmed , Saleh Ali Saleh , Hamoody Ali Nathem
Published: July 2023

Small-scale wind turbine is typically designed to resisted extreme wind; this work aims to adjust their pitch angle based on simulations that use standardization codes for wind turbines. Proportional integral derivative (PID) and artificial neural network (ANN) controllers are used to control the speed of wind turbines. The ideal action for controlling the blade pitch angle can be attained by providing the controller with speed information ahead of time, allowing the controller to provide the best action for blade pitch angle control. The results of this work represent the relationship between the turbine speed with respect to time at different pitch angle. It has been concluded that the ANN controller produced the best time response as compared with the PID controller.
Modelling and control of grid connected microgrid with hybrid energy storage system
Authors: Neelagiri Suganthi , Usha Pasumarthi
Published: July 2023

This paper presents a photovoltaic (PV) microgrid with battery and super capacitor hybrid energy storage systems. The proposed microgrid system is designed for both grid connected and standalone mode with coordinated control-based energy management system, which controls DC link voltage, voltage and frequency balance at point of common coupling. DC link voltage control is implemented using dual loop PI controller-based voltage controller and inverter control is based on D-Q reference frame technique. The microgrid system is demonstrated in MATLAB/Simulink. The presentation of the planned energy supervision system is analyzed for varying generation and load condition. In the proposed microgrid the battery energy storage system is utilized to provide long term energy during average power requirement and supercapacitor energy storage system is utilized to provide short term power requirements during sudden load variation, generation variation and during transition of modes. Designed energy management system performs effectively in grid connected mode, standalone mode with smooth transition between the modes. And it maintains dc bus voltage of the microgrid constant irrespective of load and generation variations and also during mode changing conditions.
Technical-economic prospect for photovoltaic on fixed lift net in Indonesia
Authors: Nugraha I Made Aditya , Desnanjaya I Gusti Made Ngurah , Siregar Jhon Septin Mourisdo , Boikh Lebrina Ivantry
Published: July 2023

The limited fossil energy and uncertain prices have an indirect effect on fishing activities using a fixed lift net. Therefore, energy diversification is carried out by utilizing solar energy with photovoltaics on the fixed lift net. This energy is very abundant and available throughout the year, except during the rainy season. This study uses observation, interviews, and questionnaires given to fishermen and tries to compare the utilization of photovoltaic (PV) systems with generators using different types of lamps, such as LED, CFL, incandescent lamps, and halogen lamps. The use of PV systems in fixed lift nets from a technical and economic perspective allows it to be utilized in the long term. Based on the technical aspects, the PV system can produce 471.59 Wh per day. This technical result will be more profitable if the lamp used is a light emitting diode (LED) lamp. Meanwhile, from economic aspect, the use of electrical energy from a PV system is more profitable because it provides a lower operational value than a generator, and provides good net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) values. This utilization is also supported by the good response from fishermen towards the energy produced and the ease of operation and maintenance of the PV system.
Small signal stability and dynamic performance investigation on multi-machines power system including DFIG wind farm
Authors: Kouider Khaled , Bekri Abdelkader
Published: July 2023

The boundless potential of wind power in augmenting global energy production is a promising prospect. The efficient design and cost-effectiveness of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind systems make them an optimistic solution for incorporating wind power on a massive scale. However, integrating these systems into power grids poses several challenges, including power system stability. This study examines the small signal stability and dynamic performance of a modified Western System Coordinating Council (WSCC) 9-bus system including a DFIG wind farm using load flow analysis, and both electromechanical oscillations and eigenvalue analysis. Three case studies were conducted based on the DFIG location and power increment.The simulation is carried out with the aid of the power system analysis toolbox (PSAT) that operates within the MATLAB environment. The study’s findings suggest that the perturbation and location of the DFIG relative to the system’s load have a minimal influence on the overall system’s stability and efficiency. However, when considering damping ratio, power angle, and rotor speed deviations, generators 1 and 2 with the perturbed DFIG installed on bus 8 are the most sensitive units to instability. Hence, larger perturbations and different DFIG’s location influence on power systems necessitates further analysis.
A comparative assessment of popular tracking algorithms used in standalone photovoltaic systems
Authors: Saharia Barnam Jyoti , Sarmah Nabin
Published: July 2023

Working performance of a PV module or array is largely reliant on climate (temperature/irradiation) and is also non-linear. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) must be used to guarantee that the PV array generates the greatest electricity under any conditions. Researchers have proposed many approaches to track peak performance. There are benefits and drawbacks to every approach. Some approaches might be difficult to apply, while others provide erroneous results. MPPT boosts photovoltaic (PV) system efficiency and electricity output. Current research focuses on designing, developing, and using fast-tracking algorithms with strong dynamic performance and tracking capabilities. Without a uniform test bench, defending the optimal algorithm and converter combination is difficult. MPPT uses artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic control, cuckoo search, perturb and observe, and particle swarm optimisation (PSO) approaches. This study suggests evaluating these well-known MPPT algorithms on a 120 Wp standalone PV system with a dc-dc boost converter MPPT power interface. Tracking efficiency, inaccuracy, relative power loss, and gain are best using the PSO algorithm. Tracking efficiency improves by about 1% compared to other methods and roughly 4.5-5% for previously reported values.
Hybrid multi power sources PEMFC/battery/supercapacitor real time setup energy conversion system
Authors: Moualek Riad , Benamrouche Nacereddine , Benyahia Nabil , Bousbaine Amar
Published: July 2023

This paper presents an energy management system with multiple sources. The proton exchange membrane fuel cell as the main power drive source is used when needed. However, because of its slow rate it is combined with a battery and supercapacitor racks as secondary sources. The proposed energy conversion system ensures the energy demand of an electric vehicle. The storage system, which includes a battery and a supercapacitor, provides a high level of performance in both autonomy and availability of power. The battery as a primary storage source, feeds the whole system during cruse processes. At needs and during accelerations phases, the supercapacitor, takes over and reacts to supply the load. This topology keeps the fuel cell disconnected from the bus supply, until the battery reaches a critical voltage level. At this time, the fuel cell kicks in and charges the battery rack. The entire system was initially tested using MATLAB/Simulink environment and the outcome findings were subsequently analyzed. The simulated results have been corroborated experimentally using a test rig based on dSPACE real time interface. Experimental results indicate that the suggested approach is capable of meeting the electric vehicle energy requirements.
Artificial intelligence of optimal real power dispatch with constraints of lines overloading
Authors: Abderrahmani Abdesselam , Abdelfatah Nasri , Brahim Gasbaoui
Published: July 2023

In the literature on optimal power flow (OPF), it has been shown that the suggested ways offer a higher degree of satisfaction in optimizing overall production costs while fulfilling power flow equations, system security, and equipment operational constraints. Despite this, the overloaded of the transmission lines are taken as a performance index but not a primary constraint. This article presents an improved approach to artificial intelligence algorithms of optimal real power dispatch with the security of lines; the main difference concerning our point seen relies on the additional penalization of the choices, which does not respect this constraint. The problem is implemented in the IEEE 14-bus system with "5" generator units. The results of the simulations of the metaheuristic algorithms without/with constraint (overloaded lines) were compared. Furthermore, this article suggests hybridizing ant colony optimization (ACO) and genetic algorithm (GA) as a means to enhance the optimization performance of these algorithms. This hybridization involves using ACO to generate a set of initial solutions, which are then refined using GA. The compound results obtained by the ant system-genetic algorithm hybrid (H-ASGA) for the problem of overloaded lines validated its potential.
Design guideline of capacitive power transfer system to achieve targeted output power
Authors: Nutwong Supapong , Mujjalinvimut Ekkachai , Sangswang Anawach , Hatchavanich Nattapong , Konghirun Mongkol
Published: July 2023

Power transfer capability of the capacitive power transfer (CPT) system is dependent on the dimensions of capacitive coupler, which should be correctly designed to meet the required amount of output power. This paper presents a guideline to design the conductive plates used in CPT system to achieve a targeted output power. For a given operating frequency, resonant inductance, DC input voltage, load resistance, and the air gap between plates, the required cross-sectional area of conductive plates is obtained using this guideline. It has been guided through the design procedure which is explained in detail. A step-by-step guide to design a 5-watts CPT system is demonstrated as a design example. The proposed design guideline is verified by the experiment which shows the closeness between measured and targeted output power. Design error is obtained as low as 3.6 percent.
Las minidiscos y las fiestas temáticas de princesas en salones de festejo infantil de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Castro Cecilia
Published: July 2023

Este artículo analiza la producción y el consumo de festejos de cumpleaños infantiles en salones de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina; que, como parte del circuito de diversión, ofrecían al público en estos espacios, experimentar una minidisco y fiestas temáticas de princesas. El análisis del montaje de ambas experiencias, mercantilizadas por parte de sus productores y consumidores, se apoyó en un trabajo etnográfico que transcurrió en salones de celebración infantil durante el período 2012-2017, dando como resultado un trabajo de tesis doctoral.  Luego de presentar las trayectorias de las y los jóvenes que se ocupaban del divertimento, el escrito avanza en la descripción de las características de ambos tipos de celebración permitiendo trazar puntos de encuentro y diferencias entre los modos de gestionar los estados anímicos. Según se concluye, en dichas fiestas se reproducía la lógica de la oposición binaria entre lo masculino y femenino, asimismo, algunas infancias encontraban intersticios para subvertirla.
Carros globais, paisagens locais: Capturas das automobilidades em Acra (Gana)
Authors: Fromm Deborah
Published: July 2023

Acra, tal como outros centros urbanos da África Ocidental, é destino para carros usados, autopeças de segunda mão e sucatas provenientes de países europeus e da América do Norte, sobretudo, dos Estados Unidos. O ensaio se esforça em capturar a significativa presença dos veículos na paisagem urbana de Acra e retratar as marcas do “sistema de automobilidades” no cotidiano citadino e na produção do espaço urbano. Partindo do famoso mercado de Abossey Okai, o ensaio chama atenção para pneus, estradas, ruas engarrafadas, oficinas mecânicas, postos de combustível, outdoors de propaganda de veículos, escritórios de pequenas seguradoras e, até caixões tradicionais fabricados em madeira no formato de carros para enterrar motoristas. Em conjunto, as imagens convidam o leitor a refletir sobre o papel do automóvel na forma moderna de experienciar a cidade, assim como sobre a sua centralidade na construção de representações simbólicas, culturais e identitárias.
Luso-chineses de Moçambique: fotografia e modernidade na Beira tardo-colonial
Authors: Macagno Lorenzo
Published: July 2023

Entre as décadas de 1940 e 1960, no litoral do atual Moçambique, a Beira era uma cidade em plena expansão urbana. Várias nacionalidades confluíam naquele importante porto do Oceano Índico: indo-paquistaneses, gregos, portugueses, britânicos e, sobretudo, chineses. Aprendendo a ocupar “seu lugar”, os chineses foram vistos pela administração portuguesa como bons cidadãos. A experiência dessa comunidade foi marcada por um diálogo profícuo com a fotografia, como diacrítico incontornável daquela modernidade tardo-colonial. O artigo explora, a partir desse contexto específico, as práticas e representações em torno à fotografia como configuradoras do habitus cultural e de classe dos luso-chineses.
Imagens Urbanas em Contextos Africanos
Authors: Triana Bruna , Andrade Inácio Dias de , Silva João Pedro Rangel Gomes da
Published: July 2023

Por meio da articulação entre dois campos principais - o visual e o urbano -, este dossiê buscou conjugar pesquisas que tensionassem discursos, imaginários, representações, figurações e políticas sensoriais em torno de diferentes cidades africanas. Nesse sentido, o conjunto de artigos aqui reunidos dedicam-se, a partir de diferentes perspectivas e abordagens, a apresentar modos de (re)imaginar e problematizar a vida social, a arte, a política e a cidade colonial e pós-colonial, seus trânsitos, utopias e subversões, em suas dimensões práticas, políticas, estéticas e sensoriais.
Quatro textos de Laís Silva Santana
Authors: Santana Laís Silva
Published: July 2023

"Decembro outra vez"
"15 de janeiro"
"Nasce um profeta"
"Esperança"
Distopia e protagonismo da trabalhadora doméstica no romance Luxúria, de Fernando Bonassi
Authors: Souza Mariana Filgueiras de
Published: July 2023

Partindo do pressuposto de que apesar de ser uma das mais numerosas classes laborais do Brasil, a trabalhadora doméstica é historicamente sub-representada na ficção nacional, ou representada seguindo modelos estereotipados, este trabalho analisa a presença da personagem diarista no romance distópico Luxúria, de Fernando Bonassi (2015). Em princípio uma personagem coadjuvante, sem ter sequer um nome – uma das características recorrentes das trabalhadoras domésticas em romances brasileiros do século XX – a personagem assume o protagonismo no enredo, o que é uma novidade tardia na história literária brasileira, facilitada pelas características do gênero distópico. Ao exacerbar a ultrassubjetividade (FEATHERSTONE, 2017) da personagem, uma subjetividade cindida porque nem sequer é experimentada, muito própria dos trabalhadores precarizados na contemporaneidade, o narrador tensiona sobre a personagem toda uma pesada carga de violência e desconforto da distopia, aqui entendida como recriação estética do tempo presente. Assim, vítima de toda a exploração da história narrada, relegada a um espaço de invisibilidade pelos seus patrões, a personagem acaba sendo deslocada para o centro da narrativa por força do gênero literário, guardando a chave de leitura do romance.
Pai
Authors: Silva Camila Geovanna Alves da
Published: July 2023

Conto de Camila Geovanna Alves da Silva.
Sociedade sitiada: os contos de Ignácio de Loyola Brandão e a Ditadura Militar no Brasil
Authors: Pereira Júnior David
Published: July 2023

Publicados em 1976, os contos da coletânea Cadeiras proibidas, de Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, trazem estórias em que o absurdo e o insólito dominam o cotidiano, as relações familiares, o trabalho e a sociedade. Propomos, aqui, a análise de três desses contos, objetivando uma interpretação que una texto e contexto, esse último, qual seja, o período ditatorial no Brasil (1964-1985). Os contos aqui analisados nos mostram uma crítica ao ideal de sociedade endossado pelo governo militar: uma sociedade homogênea, temerosa, ordeira. Nessa sociedade, o que é novo amedronta, e o que é diferente não tem espaço.
A Ponte
Authors: Barros José D'Assunção
Published: July 2023

Poema de José D'Assunção de Barros.
Carta ao governo da URSS
Authors: Bulgákov Mikhail , Siphone Raquel
Published: July 2023

Tradução da carta de Mikhail Bulgákov para o governo da URSS, escrita em 28 de março de 1930.
Pagu e Parque Industrial
Authors: Galvão Walnice Nogueira
Published: July 2023

Trata-se de um panorama da trajetória político-literária de Patrícia Rehder Galvão, conhecida como Pagu, e de uma apresentação de seu romance Parque Industrial, publicado em 1933 sob o pseudônimo de Mara Lobo, um dos nossos mais importantes romances proletários. A autora procura ainda mostrar as facetas comunista, modernista e jornalística de Pagu que ainda são pouco conhecidas e dignas de pesquisa e reconhecimento.
Apresentação
Authors: Bonavina Rafael
Published: July 2023

Apresentação da seção de traduções.
Do lado de lá
Authors: Dias Ayana Moreira
Published: July 2023

Poema de Ayana Dias.
Association of Reversal of Renin Suppression With Long-Term Renal Outcome in Medically Treated Primary Aldosteronism
Authors: Katsuragawa Sho , Goto Atsushi , Shinoda Satoru , Inoue Kosuke , Nakai Kazuki , Saito Jun , Nishikawa Tetsuo , Tsurutani Yuya
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

Renin suppression in primary aldosteronism indicates mineralocorticoid receptor activation via excessive aldosterone secretion, inducing renal damage. We investigated whether the reversal of renin suppression after the initiation of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist therapy was associated with long-term renal outcomes in medically treated patients with primary aldosteronism.

METHODS:

This retrospective cohort study included 318 patients with primary aldosteronism treated with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist between 2008 and 2020 at the Yokohama Rosai Hospital in Japan. The posttreatment renin status was defined as unsuppressed (ie, reversal of renin suppression) when individual plasma renin activity after the initiation of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (post-plasma renin activity) was ≥1.0 ng/mL per hour; otherwise, it was defined as suppressed. We analyzed the association of posttreatment renin status with subsequent longitudinal estimated glomerular filtration rate changes using linear mixed-effects models for repeated measurements, adjusting for potential confounders.

RESULTS:

The posttreatment renin status of 119 patients was unsuppressed (median post-plasma renin activity, 1.7 ng/mL per hour) and that of 199 patients was suppressed (median post-PRA, 0.5 ng/mL per hour). Through the median follow-up period of 3.1 years, the decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate was milder among patients with the unsuppressed posttreatment renin (−0.46 [95% CI, −0.63 to −0.28] mL/min per 1.73 m
2
per year) than those with suppressed posttreatment renin (−1.41 [95% CI, −1.56 to −1.27] mL/min per 1.73 m
2
per year; difference, 0.96 [95% CI, 0.72–1.20] mL/min per 1.73 m
2
per year).

CONCLUSIONS:

Our findings may highlight the importance of reversing renin suppression with optimal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist titration in medically treated primary aldosteronism, which could mitigate adverse renal outcomes.
Human Plasma IgG
N
-Glycome Profiles Reveal a Proinflammatory Phenotype in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Zhang Ze-Jian , Wang Hui-Fang , Lian Tian-Yu , Zhou Yu-Ping , Xu Xi-Qi , Guo Fan , Wei Yun-Peng , Li Jing-Yi , Sun Kai , Liu Chao , Pan Lu-Rong , Ren Ming , Nie Lei , Dai Hai-Long , Jing Zhi-Cheng
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

The pathological mechanism of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is not fully understood, and inflammation has been reported to be one of its etiological factors. IgG regulates systemic inflammatory homeostasis, primarily through its
N
-glycans. Little is known about IgG
N
-glycosylation in CTEPH. We aimed to map the IgG
N
-glycome of CTEPH to provide new insights into its pathogenesis and discover novel markers and therapies.

METHODS:

We characterized the plasma IgG
N
-glycome of patients with CTEPH in a discovery cohort and validated our results in an independent validation cohort using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. Thereafter, we correlated IgG
N
-glycans with clinical parameters and circulating inflammatory cytokines in patients with CTEPH. Furthermore, we determined IgG
N
-glycan quantitative trait loci in CTEPH to reveal partial mechanisms underlying glycan changes.

RESULTS:

Decreased IgG galactosylation representing a proinflammatory phenotype was found in CTEPH. The distribution of IgG galactosylation showed a strong association with NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) in CTEPH. In line with the glycomic findings, IgG pro-/anti-inflammatory
N
-glycans correlated well with a series of inflammatory markers and gene loci that have been reported to be involved in the regulation of these glycans or inflammatory immune responses.

CONCLUSIONS:

This is the first study to reveal the full signature of the IgG
N
-glycome of a proinflammatory phenotype and the genes involved in its regulation in CTEPH. Plasma IgG galactosylation may be useful for evaluating the inflammatory state in patients with CTEPH; however, this requires further validation. This study improves our understanding of the mechanisms underlying CTEPH inflammation from the perspective of glycomics.
Separate and Joint Associations of Remnant Cholesterol Accumulation and Variability With Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Wang Jinqi , Jin Rui , Jin Xiaohan , Wu Zhiyuan , Zhang Haiping , Han Ze , Xu Zongkai , Liu Yueruijing , Zhao Xiaoyu , Guo Xiuhua , Tao Lixin
Published: July 2023

Background

We aimed to examine separate and joint associations of remnant cholesterol (RC) accumulation and variability with the risk of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) in the general population.

Methods and Results

A total of 6213 participants who underwent 3 sequential health examinations during 2010 to 2015 were enrolled and were followed up until December 31, 2021. Cumulative RC (cumRC) and RC variability among the 3 visits were the exposure of interest in our study. Adjusted Cox models were performed to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI. C‐statistics, integrated discrimination improvement, and the net reclassification index were used to estimate the incremental predictive ability. During a median follow‐up of 4.00 years, 2613 participants developed CAS. Higher cumRC (HR, 1.33 [95% CI, 1.17–1.52]) and greater RC variability (HR, 1.22 [95% CI, 1.08–1.39]) were significantly associated with elevated risk of CAS, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol. Participants were divided into 4 groups according to the median of cumRC and RC variability to assess their joint associations. Compared with “low cumRC and low variability,” “high cumRC and high variability” had the highest risk of CAS, followed by “high cumRC and low variability” and “low cumRC and high variability.” Finally, joint assessment of RC accumulation and variability had the significantly highest incremental effect on the predictive value of CAS versus single‐time‐point measures of RC.

Conclusions

Excessive cumRC levels and greater RC variability were each independently associated with higher incidence of CAS, and their coexistence could further yield significantly higher risks.
Association Between Claims‐Defined Frailty and Outcomes Following 30 Versus 12 Months of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Findings From the EXTEND‐DAPT Study
Authors: Faridi Kamil F. , Strom Jordan B. , Kundi Harun , Butala Neel M. , Curtis Jeptha P. , Gao Qi , Song Yang , Zheng Luke , Tamez Hector , Shen Changyu , Secemsky Eric A. , Yeh Robert W.
Published: July 2023

Background

Frailty is rarely assessed in clinical trials of patients who receive dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention. This study investigated whether frailty defined using claims data is associated with outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention, and if there is a differential association in patients receiving standard versus extended duration DAPT.

Methods and Results

Patients ≥65 years of age in the DAPT (Dual Antiplatelet Therapy) Study, a randomized trial comparing 30 versus 12 months of DAPT following percutaneous coronary intervention, had data linked to Medicare claims (n=1326), and a previously validated claims‐based index was used to define frailty. Net adverse clinical events, a composite of all‐cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and major bleeding, were compared between frail and nonfrail patients. Patients defined as frail using claims data (12.0% of the cohort) had higher incidence of net adverse clinical events (23.1%) compared with nonfrail patients (10.7%;
P
<0.001) at 18‐month follow‐up and increased risk after multivariable adjustment (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.24 [95% CI, 1.38–3.63]). There were no differences in effects of extended duration DAPT on net adverse clinical events for frail (HR, 1.42 [95% CI, 0.73–2.75]) and nonfrail patients (HR, 1.18 [95% CI, 0.83–1.68]; interaction
P
=0.61), although analyses were underpowered. Bleeding was highest among frail patients who received extended duration DAPT.

Conclusions

Among older patients in the DAPT Study, claims‐defined frailty was associated with higher net adverse clinical events. Effects of extended duration DAPT were not different for frail patients, although comparisons were underpowered. Further investigation of how frailty influences ischemic and bleeding risks with DAPT are warranted.

Registration

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
; Unique identifier: NCT00977938.
Some Eschatological Perspectives on the Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction
Authors: Conradie Ernst M.
Published: July 2023

This article explores the loss of biodiversity and species extinction from the perspective of Christian eschatology and, more specifically, the hope for eternal life. A thought experiment on the coexistence of various hominid and hominin species is entertained in order to gain some clarity on the nature of the problems posed by extinction. The question is then raised whether any of the traditional eschatological symbols of the reign of God, a final judgment, the resurrection of the dead, or eternal life can be retrieved to address the problems posed by extinction. It is argued that each of these symbols poses serious difficulties in this regard while there is an apparent contradiction embedded in the notion of eternal life. This is not resolved through notions of ‘objective immortality,’ as this by itself eternalizes the injustices of history. With Joseph Sittler, it is argued that only some notion of cosmic redemption can suffice, but how this is to be imagined remains elusive.
Reversing the Rain of Death That Threatens Us All
Authors: Gushee David P. , Lutz Alexander John Paul
Published: July 2023

This essay considers the Christian ethical meanings of species loss. We begin with a description of the Dutch colonization of Mauritius, which entailed grave and irreversible species losses that foreshadowed current global realities. Revisiting the Gaia hypothesis, we argue that the whole of creation, including humanity, is interconnected and interdependent, and that it is disastrous when humans ignore our connection to the Earth community. Christians must therefore respond to species loss at theological, ethical, and spiritual levels. The imago dei and the dominion mandate must be construed by Christians to mean responsibility as the most powerful species in the Earth community to offer loving care to the whole of creation. Human responsibility must be highlighted, not archaic understandings of divine power and human weakness. Human connectedness to—rather than alienation from—creation must be nurtured before species loss finally overtakes humanity itself.
Ending Extinction
Authors: van Urk-Coster Eva
Published: July 2023

Given that today’s mass extinction of species is driven by human activity, it matters profoundly how the place and role of humans vis-à-vis the earth’s biodiversity is construed. In this regard, Anglican theologian Christopher Southgate argues that the idea of being created in God’s image (imago Dei) results in an eschatological calling to counter both anthropogenic and natural extinction as co-redeemers with God. How should Southgate’s perspective be evaluated in light of the ever-worsening extinction crisis and our attempts to mitigate it through conservation efforts? To answer this question, this article connects systematic theology with ethnographic research in the environmental humanities. In particular, it engages the work of philosopher and anthropologist Thom van Dooren on ‘extinction stories’ in order to explore how human and nonhuman life is interrelated in conservation. It is argued that speaking of humans as co-redeemers is problematic, given the crucial difference between God’s saving and redeeming work and human faulty and contingent ‘doings’ in conservation that remain ambiguous.
Newsmarks as an Interactional Resource for Indexing Remarkability: A Qualitative Analysis of Arabic waḷḷāhi and English really
Authors: Marmorstein Michal , Szczepek Reed Beatrice
Published: July 2023

This paper presents a study of Arabic waḷḷāhi (lit. ‘by God’) and English really when they are used interactionally as newsmarks. The literature has claimed that the role of newsmarks in conversation is to treat prior talk as news, to open up a slot for further talk, to express doubt or disbelief, and to implement requests for confirmation. A close analysis of waḷḷāhi and really shows that they do not necessarily follow the patterns described by previous research. Instead, the data suggest that newsmarks primarily contribute to the construction of prior talk as remarkable, that is, tellable and noteworthy; and that some previously described functions are epiphenomenal of this more basic property. The data are recordings of naturally occurring everyday conversations in British English and Egyptian Arabic, with English translations.
4. A Partnership of Equals
Authors: Auspos Patricia
Published: July 2023

The extraordinary partnership that Beatrice and Sydney Webb embarked on when they married in 1892 spanned almost fifty years and left a lasting mark on British sociology, social welfare policy, and public administration. Groomed to make a Society marriage, Beatrice Potter (1858-1943) grew up believing that love and career were incompatible goals for a woman. Her disastrous relationship with the prominent, domineering politician Joseph Chamberlain reinforced that conviction. After it became clear that they would not marry, Beatrice made a name for herself as a social investigator, studying London’s poor in the late 1880s. But she could not shake off her obsessive love for Chamberlain.

When Sidney Webb (1859-1947), a Fabian Socialist and a clerk in the Colonial Office, fell in love with Beatrice in 1890, he assured her that she could enjoy love and work. After a year of agonizing doubt, she agreed to marry him because she believed he would be the ideal partner for her work. But she was not passionately in love with him, as she had been with Chamberlain. She did not find Sydney physically attractive and was embarrassed by his lower class origins.

It took Beatrice ten years to be fully happy with Sidney and a marriage that was focused almost entirely on work. Instead of having children, they wrote books together. They investigated social and economic issues, campaigned for sweeping changes in education and social policy, sat on government commissions, and were instrumental in founding the London School of Economics. When they married, Sidney vowed they would show the world what a marriage of true equals looked like. Beatrice agreed, but always recoiled from any suggestion that she was the dominant partner in the relationship. Their collaboration, in sharp contrast to the Youngs’ partnership, was fundamentally egalitarian: it acknowledged Beatrice’s contributions as much as Sidney’s and allowed each to play a variety of public roles. Beatrice headed a public campaign to rewrite Britain’s Poor Law legislation, and sat on several government commissions during World War I. Sidney was elected to Parliament and held two Cabinet posts. They are buried together in Westminster Abbey, the only non-royal couple to be so honored. But their seemingly idyllic union was marred for many years by Beatrice’s yearning for a more romantically compelling partner than Sydney and her sublimated passion for the dominating Chamberlain.
Factors Associated With Postoperative Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Kinoshita Hiromitsu , Nishigori Tatsuto , Nakabe Takayo , Shimoike Norihiro , Sato Keiko , Imanaka Yuichi , Obama Kazutaka , Matsumura Yumi
Published: July 2023

Background

Surgery is recommended as the first-line treatment option to cure resectable gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. However, patients occasionally feel postoperative regret after surgery. To date, it is not clear which factors are associated with patient regret after GI cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate factors related to postoperative decision regret in patients undergoing surgery for GI cancer.

Methods

The present prospective study used questionnaires to analyze postoperative decision regret in patients undergoing GI cancer surgery in our institution between February and July 2020. Decision regret that patients felt after surgery was quantitatively measured using the decision regret scale (DRS). Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine factors related to postoperative decision regret.

Results

Among 70 patients analyzed, the median (interquartile range) DRS score was 10.0 (.0-25.0). Multivariable analysis showed that preoperative Trust in Physician Scale score (partial regression coefficient (B) = −.77; 95% confidence interval (CI) = −1.13 to −.41; P < .001) and postoperative complications (B = 9.17; 95% CI = 2.20 to 16.15; P = .0011) were significantly associated with DRS score.

Discussion

Preoperative trust in physician and postoperative complications were significantly associated with postoperative decision regret in patients undergoing surgery for GI cancer. Although patients may regret their choice of surgery when postoperative complications occur, trust in their physician may help reduce feelings of regret.
Predisposed, Exposed, or Both? How Prosocial Motivation and CSR Education Are Related to Prospective Employees’ Desire for Social Impact in Work
Authors: Glavas Ante , Hahn Tobias , Jones David A. , Willness Chelsea R.
Published: July 2023

Researchers have explored important questions about employees’ prosocial motivation to impact others through their work and about employees’ engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Studies show that job seekers are attracted to CSR-engaged employers, but little is known about whether and why prospective employees are attracted by job roles that allow them to have positive social impact. We used prosocial motivation theory to develop hypotheses about processes through which a greater desire for social impact in work is associated with being predisposed to it (due to trait-like prosocial motivation), being exposed to the possibility of it (through CSR-related educational choices), and both in partially mediated sequence. Analyses of data from 187 prospective employees provided support for most hypotheses. Our findings inform new directions for research on CSR and recruitment, the CSR education literature, and recruitment practices that leverage prospective employees’ desire for social impact through performing their regular work.
Branding ‘progressive’ security: The case of Sweden
Authors: Coetzee Wayne Stephen , Larsson Sebastian , Berndtsson Joakim
Published: July 2023

Contemporary research on so-called Nordic branding has provided crucial insights into the social power of states and how various actors use and circulate ‘progressive’ nation brand tropes for political and commercial goals. Hitherto, the literature on Nordic branding has focused on a wide range of substantive issues, among other things, human rights, gender equality, social welfare and foreign aid, but considerably less attention has been paid to the topic of security. The present article adds to a small but established literature on how the security sphere is increasingly entangled with nation branding. In the Nordic region, we argue, the latter is particularly evident in the case of Sweden – one of the world’s largest per-capita arms exporters in the post-Cold War era but also a country known and often revered for its peaceful and progressive image. Focusing on the case of Sweden, the article contributes to knowledge of how defence industry-related actors (both public and private) draw on and frame nation branding tropes to sell and legitimise their products and services to both insiders (domestic constituents) and outsiders (the global security market).
Champions of Transparency in Education: What Journal Reviewers Can Do to Encourage Open Science Practices
Authors: Renbarger Rachel , Adelson Jill L. , Rosenberg Joshua M. , Stegenga Sondra M. , Lowrey Olivia , Buckley Pamela R. , Zhang Qiyang
Published: July 2023

As the field of education, and especially gifted education, gradually moves toward open science, our research community increasingly values transparency and openness brought by open science practices. Yet, individual researchers may be reluctant to adopt open science practices due to low incentives, barriers of extra workload, or lack of support to apply these in certain areas, such as qualitative research. We encourage and give guidelines to reviewers to champion open science practices by warmly influencing authors to consider applying open science practices to quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research and providing ample support to produce higher-quality publications. Instead of imposing open science practices on authors, we advocate reviewers suggest small, non-threatening, specific steps to support authors without making them feel overwhelmed, judged, or punished. We believe that these small steps taken by reviewers will make a difference to create a more supportive environment for researchers to adopt more open science practices.
Provision of community mental health care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A time series analysis in Peru
Authors: Villarreal-Zegarra David , Segovia-Bacilio Piero , Paredes-Angeles Rubí , Vilela-Estrada Ana Lucía , Cavero Victoria , Diez-Canseco Francisco
Published: July 2023

Background:

A consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic was that the provision of mental health services was reduced in several countries around the world, while the demand for mental health services increased.

Aims:

Our study aims to determine any variation in the number of users served, health appointments, and care activities conducted at 58 Peruvian community mental health centers (CMHCs) between March 2019 and October 2021.

Methods:

Our study used an observational design and analyzed information from the care provided in CMHCs. We evaluate the number of users served, health appointments, and care activities performed per month. The main statistical analysis used segmented regression with Newey-West standard errors, taking into account each month of the evaluation.

Results:

We had 988,456 unique users during the period evaluated. Regarding diagnoses, 7.4% ( n = 72,818) had a severe mental problem, 39.4% ( n = 389,330) a common mental problem, and 53.2% ( n = 526,308) others health problems. The study found a reduction in the number of users served and health care appointments at the 58 CMHCs in March 2020, the month in which the closure measures were declared to reduce COVID-19 infections in Peru. This reduction was followed by an upward trend in the three variables during the pandemic in the 58 CMHCs studied. In, November 2020, 9 months after the pandemic started, the deficit in the average number of users served per month was recovered.

Conclusions:

Our study suggests that CMHCs in the Peruvian system were able to regain care capacity approximately 1 year after the pandemic. In addition, we discuss the efforts made to respond to mental health needs in the context of a global health crisis.
New conceptual categories to attend to the new relationships of domination found in Latin America
Authors: Flores Sánchez Manuel , Seva López Violeta
Published: July 2023

This article analyses the approaches taken by the reconceptualisation movement to find out whether it is still an enduring process in the frameworks of international social work. The conclusions reached are that the discourses of these organisations are still ostensibly politically committed, but their ideological position is very moderate.
Episodes of regime transformation
Authors: Maerz Seraphine F , Edgell Amanda B , Wilson Matthew C , Hellmeier Sebastian , Lindberg Staffan I
Published: July 2023

This article provides a new conceptualization of regime transformation that allows scholars to address democratization and autocratization as related but obverse processes. We introduce a dataset that captures 680 episodes of regime transformation (ERT) from 1900 to 2019 and offers novel insights into regime change over the past 120 years. The ERT has three main advantages over other approaches. First, it avoids problematic assumptions of unit homogeneity and constant as well as symmetric effects. Second, it integrates key insights from qualitative studies by treating regime change as a gradual and uncertain process. Third, the ERT is based on a unified framework for studying regime transformation in either direction. The dataset differentiates between four broad types of regime transformation: liberalization in autocracies, democratic deepening in democracies, and autocratization in both democracies and autocracies (democratic and autocratic regression). It further distinguishes ten patterns with distinct outcomes, including standard depictions of regime change (i.e. democratic transition or breakdown). A minority (32%) of ERTs produce a regime transition, with the majority of episodes either ending before a transition takes place or not having the potential for such a transition (i.e. further democratization in democratic regimes or further autocratization in autocratic regimes). We also provide comparisons to other datasets, illustrative case studies to demonstrate face validity, and a discussion about how the ERT framework can be applied in peace research.
Neoliberal Populism: The Case of Pim Fortuyn
Authors: Oudenampsen Merijn
Published: July 2023

After Trump and Brexit, a dominant narrative emerged that portrayed the rise of right-wing populism as a backlash to neoliberalism. While it is true that right-wing populism emerged during the heydays of neoliberal globalization in the 1980s and 1990s, the relationship between the two is more complex than often assumed. In a series of countries, right-wing populism emerged with, rather than against neoliberalism. The particular combination of “neoliberal populism,” however, is still underexplored. Studying this political discourse can help us understand the role of neoliberal ideology in the rise of right-wing populism. As a contribution to this end, this article offers an in-depth analysis of the ideological evolution of the Dutch neoliberal populist Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002). It places the development of his ideas against the backdrop of the Dutch neoliberal turn and shows how his populist establishment critique emerged out of a neoliberal critique of the Dutch corporatist welfare state.
Does Considering the Consequences of Selective Exposure Help Reduce Selective Exposure Behaviors?
Authors: Banks Lane M. , Brannon Laura A.
Published: July 2023

Selective exposure (the tendency to avoid information one disagrees with) is particularly easy to do and leads to problematic outcomes. This study investigated if personally relevant message frames would increase participant engagement and agreement when reading a counterattitudinal message. Participants ( N = 180) were randomly assigned into one of three message frames: the idea attack frame asked participants to recall a time their ideas were attacked or summarily dismissed; the unable to defend position frame asked participants to recall a time they were vulnerable due to a lack of knowledge; and an irrelevant-frame control. Participants then read a counterattitudinal message about increasing internet service taxes. Next, participants rated their message agreement, and self-perceived engagement level. Although the messages did not influence agreement, the unable to defend position and the idea attack frames influenced participants to be more engaged with the message. This suggests that people are motivated to engage more with a counterattitudinal message when they are reminded of a time in which they were vulnerable due to a lack of knowledge or when others were summarily dismissive of their own ideas. Overall, both frames showed some promise and should be explored further.
Normalizing the Toxic Consumer Subject: Sustaining Neoliberal Logics Within Online Gaming
Authors: Huston Clarice Yi , Cruz Angela Gracia B. , Zoppos Eloise
Published: July 2023

Toxic practices are anti-social interactions that result in a breakdown of communication between consumers. We draw on in-depth interviews, netnography, and insider experience in the context of online gaming to describe the technological configurations that embed the neoliberal logics of competitiveness, individual responsibilization, and entrepreneurialism. Taken together, these embedded logics craft the toxic consumer subject as the dominant way of inhabiting online spaces. Overall, this study illustrates how technocultures align consumer subjectivity to market logics that erode consumer wellbeing.