bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of mortality prediction model using electronic health record (EHR) data and machine learning algorithm in intensive care unit (ICU)
Authors:   The Korean Data Analysis Society, Im Sunho , Lee Sun-Mi
Published: October 2023

In this study, a mortality prediction model was developed and evaluated using Electronic Health Record (EHR) data and the XGBoost (eXtreme Gradient Boosting) machine learning algorithm. The research dataset comprises EHR records of a total of 5,211 patients who were admitted to the medicine and surgery intensive care units of a tertiary medical institution from January 1, 2017, to February 29, 2020. Models were developed based on the accessibility of variable data, their high correlation with mortality, and their diversity. The research results indicated that variables such as respiratory pattern, pulse rate, RASS (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale), and post-surgery admission status showed relatively high importance compared to other variables. Models demonstrated higher predictive power compared to APACHE II, Random Forest and logistic regression models (AUC .93 ~ .98, accuracy .91 ~ .95). The model utilizing various variables showed the highest predictive power, but even a model based solely on accessible physical examination records demonstrated sufficient predictive capability. It was confirmed that patient observations recorded by nurses holds high importance and accessibility in mortality prediction. Also using simplified variables with machine learning techniques can efficiently predict mortality. It is expected that healthcare professionals can reduce the burden of record-keeping for mortality prediction and receive more accurate information about patients.
ANALISIS TEOLOGIS TENTANG PENGGUNAAN KATA “MENYESAL” PADA DIRI ALLAH
Authors: Harefa Julitinus
Published: October 2023

The word "repent" in God draws various interpretations and impacts the concept of God's immoral nature, which cannot be changed or fixed. So, there are members of Christian congregations outside of Christianity who conclude that God is imperfect and not omniscient. The word regret, in its general sense, always has a negative meaning, where the word regret is related to the feeling felt when one realizes that something has been done that has hurt someone and hopes to take it back. At such a level of understanding, God cannot identify with sinful human character. Therefore, the author examines the use of the word through theological analysis with a qualitative approach using literature/literature studies. The goal is to find out how to interpret the word "repentance" attached to God. Then, knowing the translation used has represented the real meaning. Then, the author looks for the use of the word "regret" in the general sense and theology. In conclusion, God can't have feelings caused by sin so that He regrets and causes His nature and character to change because of the behavior of His creation.
METODE BERTEOLOGI PAULUS MENURUT 1 KORINTUS 9:1-23 DALAM KONTEKS MASA KINI
Authors: Wijaya E. Chrisna , Sumiwi Asih Rachmani Endang , Santo Joseph Christ
Published: October 2023

The method of theology used by a person in providing theological understanding has a uniqueness or distinctiveness that can be judged and even imitated by other theological learners. What the Apostle Paul had and did became an example for believers in his time and today, amid the demands of a society that is increasingly moderate and increasingly sensitive to the gospel message, not only in terms of setting an example of life but also setting an example in terms of theology. The author uses qualitative research methods in discussing and studying specifically 1 Corinthians 9:1-23 in order to examine and discover Paul's theological method. In the study, the author found three theological methods used by the Apostle Paul in this context: the rhetoric method, the apologetics method, and the contextual method. In today's context, the rhetorical method enables effective speech by choosing words, terms, expressions, and sentences that can attract the attention and sympathy of the listener. The apologetic method pays attention to the substance of the true truth of the Christian faith without getting bogged down in the demands of the perspective of the average society. The contextual method pays attention to the condition of society, culture, and all its characteristics, with the aim that the gospel is preached and people in that context can accept and know Christ.
KARYA ROH KUDUS DALAM MENEMPATKAN PELAYAN GEREJA BERDASARKAN KIS 6:1-7
Authors: Suhadi Suhadi , Halawa Iman Kristina
Published: October 2023

This article aims to understand the work of the Holy Spirit in placing church ministers. The Holy Spirit reveals His work in placing church servants to develop ministry. However, based on this research, the author found several things that are of concern to a church minister. In Ex. 18:14-27 Jethro also asked Moses to appoint several people who could help him in leading God's chosen people. Likewise, what was experienced by the apostles in their ministry after they received the power of the Holy Spirit to preach the Gospel and convert many souls was recorded in Acts 2:41 as approximately three thousand souls; this figure is not a small number of souls who want to be served the truth. The work of the Holy Spirit enables church ministers to serve the congregation in terms of teaching God's Word. All of this happened inseparable from the work of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit also enabled the apostles to determine according to predetermined criteria; namely, people must be filled with the Holy Spirit, wise, and willing to suffer for the truth. Hopefully, this article can help to understand and understand the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers in carrying out the church's tri-tasks in terms of ministry.
Arterial stiffness parameters in obesity and normal weight hypertensive patients after COVID-19
Authors: Kokaeva Izolda O. , Zhernakova Yuliya V. , Andreevskaya Marina V. , Blinova Nataliya V.
Published: October 2023

Aim. To study and compare the functional state of the vascular wall (pulse wave velocity, cardiac-ankle vascular index) in obesity arterial hypertension patients and in arterial hypertension patients with normal body weight 1 month after a new coronavirus infection in moderate to severe form.

Materials and methods. The study included 87 patients of both sexes, aged from 18 to 55 years, from which three groups were formed: the first group included people with AH and normal body weight (BMI<25 kg/m²) who had undergone COVID-19 within a month, the second group included people with AH and obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m²) who had undergone COVID-19 within a month, the control group consisted of 20 people with AH and obesity without COVID-19. The parameters of height, weight, waist circumference, and BMI were assessed in all subjects. The parameters of lipid profile, glucose level were determined. All patients underwent office measurement of systolic and diastolic BP. Arterial stiffness was determined according to CAVI (Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index), brachialankle pulse wave velocity – PWVba (VaSera 1000), aortic pulse wave velocity – PWVao (EnVisor ultrasound system).

Results. PWVao significantly differed between groups 1 and 2 (p<0,001), in the group of patients with AH and obesity PWV was 6,26 (5,17-7,26) m/sec, in the group without obesity – 4,50 (4,21-5,10) m/sec. Statistically significant differences were found in the parameters of ABIr (p=0,020), in the level of CAVI: R-CAVI (p=0,012) and R-tb (p=0,026), L-CAVI (p=0,010) and L-tb (p=0,007). Statistically significant differences in RHR were found between study groups 1 and 2 (p=0,005).

Conclusion. The contribution of obesity to vascular wall health appears to be more significant than that of COVID-19. However, worsening arterial stiffness scores lead to worse COVID-19 outcomes, which calls for a more thorough approach to diagnosing vascular wall health early in the hospital setting. Non-invasive assessment of arterial stiffness may help to determine those at risk of clinical deterioration.
Reading Between the Lines: Investigating the Ability of JWST to Identify Discerning Features in exoEarth and exoVenus Transmission Spectra
Authors: Ostberg Colby , Kane Stephen R. , Lincowski Andrew P. , Dalba Paul A.
Published: October 2023

The success of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite mission has led to the discovery of an abundance of Venus Zone terrestrial planets that orbit relatively bright host stars. Atmospheric observations of these planets play a crucial role in understanding the evolutionary history of terrestrial planets, past habitable states, and the divergence of Venus and Earth climates. The transmission spectrum of a Venus-like exoplanet can be difficult to distinguish from that of an Earthlike exoplanet however, which could severely limit what can be learned from studying exoVenuses. In this work we further investigate differences in transmission between hypothetical exoEarths and exoVenuses, both with varying amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The exoEarths and exoVenuses were modeled assuming they orbit TRAPPIST-1 on the runaway greenhouse boundary. We simulated James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Spectrograph PRISM transit observations of both sets of planets between 0.6 and 5.2 μm, and quantified the detectability of major absorption features in their transmission spectra. The exoEarth spectra include several large methane (CH4) features that can be detected in as few as six transits. The CH4 feature at 3.4 μm is the optimal for feature for discerning an exoEarth from an exoVenus since it is easily detectable and does not overlap with CO2 features. The sulfur dioxide (SO2) feature at 4.0 μm is the best indicator of an exoVenus, but it is detectable in atmospheres with reduced CO2 abundance.
New Covariant Density Functionals of Nuclear Matter for Compact Star Simulations
Authors: Li Jia-Jie , Sedrakian Armen
Published: October 2023

We generate three families of extended covariant density functionals of nuclear matter that have varying slope of symmetry energy and skewness at nuclear saturation density, but otherwise share the same basic parameters (symmetry energy, compressibility, saturation parameters, etc.) with the standard DDME2, DD2, and MPE functionals. Tables of the parameters of these new density functionals are given, which can be straightforwardly used in DDME2, DD2, and MPE parameterization-based codes. Furthermore, we provide tables of a large number of equations of state (81 for each family) that can be used in astrophysical simulations to assess the impact of variations of the not-well-known slope of symmetry energy and skewness of nuclear systems on the astrophysics of compact objects. We also provide tables of computed integral parameters (mass, radius, and tidal deformability) that can be used, e.g., for modeling gravitational waveforms. Finally, for the extended DDME2-based parameterization, we implement a first-order phase transition to quark matter to obtain a family of equations of state that accommodates a phase transition to quark matter. Analogous tables of the equations of state and integral parameters are provided for this case as well.
Centaurus A: Exploring the Nature of the Hard X-Ray/Soft Gamma-Ray Emission with INTEGRAL
Authors: Rodi James , Jourdain E. , Molina M. , Roques J. P.
Published: October 2023

The question of the origin of the hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray emission in Centaurus A (Cen A) persists despite decades of observations. Results from X-ray instruments suggest a jet origin since the implied electron temperature (kT

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) would cause runaway pair production in the corona. In contrast, instruments sensitive to soft gamma rays report electron temperatures indicating that a coronal origin may be possible. In this context, we analyzed archival INTEGRAL/IBIS-ISGRI and SPI data and observations from a 2022 Cen A monitoring program. Our analysis did not find any spectral variability. Thus we combined all observations for long-term average spectra, which were fit with a NuSTAR observation to study the 3.5 keV–2.2 MeV spectrum. Spectral fits using a CompTT model found kT

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∼ 550 keV, near runaway pair production. The spectrum was also well described by a log-parabola to model synchrotron self-Compton emission from the jet. Additionally, a spectral fit with the 12 yr catalog Fermi/LAT spectrum using a log-parabola can explain the data up to ∼3 GeV. Above ∼3 GeV, a power-law excess is present, which has been previously reported in LAT/H.E.S.S. analysis. However, including a coronal spectral component can also describe the data well. In this scenario, the hard X-rays/soft gamma rays are due the corona and the MeV to GeV emission is due to the jet.
Identifying SuperWASP Detected Candidate Variables with TESS*
Authors: Zhou Ai-Ying
Published: October 2023

Using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite light curves, I have identified more than 1200 new pulsating variable stars from the SuperWASP-detected but unclassified candidate variables. These include a variety of types of pulsating variable stars, including 125 δ Scuti stars, 235 γ Doradus stars, 302 RR Lyrae stars, and 450+ Mira/SR/IR/LPV variables. I also identified 1300+ rotating variable stars. Additionally, I revealed that 16 of 91 newly identified eclipsing binary systems have pulsating components. These findings will help us to better understand the properties and evolution of pulsating variable stars.
La jeunesse populaire face à l’enseignement supérieur
Authors: Cangiano Ciro
Published: October 2023

La jeunesse populaire, longtemps exclue de l’enseignement supérieur, représente désormais une composante de plus en plus importante de la population étudiante dans la plupart des pays occidentaux. L’ouverture sociale de la formation postsecondaire est allée de pair avec un processus de convergence européenne sur les questions éducatives, qui a conduit à la définition de stratégies communes pour renforcer le lien entre le monde de l’éducation et le monde du travail. En s’appuyant sur une enquête de terrain qualitative menée auprès de 50 étudiant·e·s, cet article vise à comparer les parcours d’orientation des jeunes issus des classes populaires vers les études supérieures en Italie et en France.
Mises en œuvre et variations locales d’un dispositif de lutte contre le décrochage scolaire : les ateliers relais
Authors: Jacquot Alicia
Published: October 2023

Cet article analyse le processus de mise en œuvre différenciée d’un dispositif de lutte contre le décrochage scolaire en collège (ateliers relais) et ses formes partenariales entre les mondes de l’éducation populaire et de l’éducation nationale. Grâce à la démarche ethnographique, il explique de quelles manières ce dispositif prend des configurations locales particulières alors qu’il possède un cadrage national fort. Ce dispositif interroge ainsi l’appropriation de règles et de recommandations par les acteurs opérationnels et organisationnels et les effets de cette appropriation sur la lutte contre le décrochage scolaire aux échelles nationale et locale.
Y a-t-il un tigre étalon ?
Authors: Drapeau Vieira Contim Filipe
Published: October 2023

Les termes d’espèce naturelle font débat : s’agit-il de termes descriptifs qui exprimeraient des caractéristiques des objets tombant dans leur extension, ou fonctionnent-ils plutôt comme des noms qui désigneraient directement leur espèce, sans l’intermédiaire d’une description ? Selon la théorie causale de la référence (TCR), un terme comme « Tigre » nomme directement l’espèce du Tigre grâce à l’ostension d’un échantillon de tigres individuels qui constitue l’étalon de référence pour les usages ultérieurs du terme. Je me propose ici de confronter la TCR à la pratique des noms de taxons telle qu’elle est réglée par le Code International de Nomenclature Zoologique . Je tâcherai de montrer qu’en dépit de contre-exemples avancés récemment, les prédictions de la TCR sont vérifiées par les noms scientifiques d’espèces et de sous-espèces.
Analyse d’un conflit au sein d’une réunion institutionnelle
Authors: Luce Cathy
Published: October 2023

Dans cet article, l’auteure propose d’étudier la dynamique intersubjective qui s’est déroulée entre les différents protagonistes d’une réunion, membres de l’institution scolaire pour les uns et d’une Association de parents d’élèves pour les autres. Celle-ci a été initiée par l’établissement scolaire dans lequel est scolarisé un élève en situation de handicap en raison de difficultés dans les modalités de son inclusion et s’est rapidement transformée en un échange conflictuel entre les différents participants. Il semblerait, en premier lieu, que des enjeux sous-jacents aux liens entre l’institution scolaire et l’Association aient participé à créer un manque de synergie entre les membres du groupe constitué par les participants à cette réunion. Par ailleurs, l’analyse des interactions au sein ce groupe, qui s’inscrit dans une approche clinique à orientation psychanalytique, met surtout l’accent sur des enjeux croisés d’affiliations voire de filiations professionnelles ou familiales dans un contexte complexe d’éducation inclusive qui semble avoir fragilisé les sujets collectivement et singulièrement. Le déroulement de cette réunion dont le cadre n’a pu être tenu, paraît avoir suscité la réactivation de certains processus psychiques autour de ces questionnements ayant détourné les participants de la finalité qui les avait réunis.
Écriture clinique et fictionnalisation de soi : personnage et dimension narrative
Authors: Colay Elisa
Published: October 2023

Au-delà de l’anonymisation déontologique, comment le travail de transcription qui débute l’analyse du discours recueilli déplace-t-il l’autre rencontré sur une autre scène en tant que sujet-objet de la recherche ? Les identifications et mouvements transférentiels actifs chez le chercheur, rendus visibles par l’écriture clinique, seraient perceptibles dans la création de personnages mis en scène et pris comme objet-support de la théorisation dans l’analyse. Cela soulève la question de la place de la fiction dans l’écriture clinique par le recours au personnage et au récit mis au service du partage de l’« expérience clinique ». En croisant les concepts d’« identité narrative » (Ricœur) et d’« historisation du Je » (Aulagnier) pour penser les investissements narcissiques dans l’acte d’écriture qui sous-tendent parfois le travail d’analyse d’entretiens cliniques, nous pouvons mesurer comment une fictionnalisation de soi peut être une façon de « faire science » en prenant en compte la subjectivité.
Accompagnement à la réalisation d’un mémoire clinique d’orientation psychanalytique
Authors: Guetat-Calabrese Narjès , Lafage Laure , Blanchard-Laville Claudine
Published: October 2023

Cet article porte sur l’accompagnement à la réalisation d’un mémoire clinique d’orientation psychanalytique dans le cadre d’un cursus de master professionnel de sciences de l’éducation et de la formation. Ce mémoire consiste en un travail écrit de 70 à 90 pages, réalisé à partir de la participation à un séminaire groupal mensuel. Il porte sur l’analyse par l’étudiant·e de son expérience d’animation d’un groupe d’analyse des pratiques professionnelles. L’accent est mis sur l’analyse de moments significatifs des séances qu’ils ou elles ont animées. Deux des auteures qui réalisent actuellement cet accompagnement groupal ont identifié des effets de transmission dans la construction de leur posture d’accompagnantes en lien avec l’accompagnement par la troisième auteure dont elles ont-ellesmêmes bénéficié lorsqu’elles ont réalisé leur master et leur thèse. L’étude, à partir de l’analyse de certaines séquences du séminaire groupal qui ont été enregistrées, montre qu’en effet, les deux enseignantes accompagnantes actuelles ont des intentions communes quant à la conduite de leur accompagnement en lien avec la transmission reçue, mais qu’audelà de cette proximité, apparaissent des différences entre elles dans la mise en œuvre concrète de ces intentions. Elles ont, par exemple, une volonté commune de prendre soin des étudiants en accordant à chacun·e un temps de parole suffisant à chaque rencontre et elles instaurent un cadre de travail selon cet objectif. Cependant, l’analyse montre que leurs modalités de mise en place de ce cadrage temporel diffèrent légèrement. Ainsi il a été possible d’identifier les caractéristiques de leur signature psychique professionnelle respective dans la tenue du cadre de travail et de relier certains de ces traits à des éléments de leur histoire personnelle qui ont pu être élaborés au sein du dispositif d’investigation composé des trois auteures.
Introduction au texte de Fritz Redl
Authors: Yelnik Catherine , Dubois Arnaud
Published: October 2023

Les auteurs commencent par revenir sur le parcours biographique de Fritz Redl puis décrivent les différentes étapes des publications de ce texte, de sa totalité en 1942 à des reprises partielles en 1955 et en 1962, avant la première traduction française en 1965. Après avoir passé en revue les grandes recherches sur les groupes en éducation et formation en France, ils mentionnent l’écho des travaux de F. Redl en sciences de l’éducation depuis la création de la discipline. Ils soulignent que la conceptualisation de F. Redl permet de dépasser l’idée que les élèves « leaders » dans les classes ont cette place uniquement du fait de leurs caractéristiques individuelles ou de leurs capacités à s’imposer. Son apport montre en particulier que cette place résulte aussi de la cristallisation de processus « émotionnels » communs à plusieurs éléments du groupe.
Ce que mon salaire doit payer
Authors: Baudelot Christian
Published: October 2023

Les critères auxquels se réfèrent spontanément les salariés pour apprécier leurs rémunérations varient fortement selon leur genre, leur catégorie socio-professionnelle et leur secteur d’activité. Une analyse statistique des mots qu’ils emploient pour expliquer leurs satisfactions et leurs insatisfactions éclaire ces différences.
Les cartes Dixit
Authors: Crottet Bertrand
Published: October 2023

En clinique infantojuvénile, il n’est pas rare de constater les difficultés manifestes des enfants et des adolescents à nommer, décrire et communiquer leur vécu interne. Ces obstacles sont bien entendu d’origine et d’étiologie diverses, allant du retard cognitif au processus dissociatif engendré par les psychotraumatismes, en passant par les loyautés et les non-dits. Dès lors, l’intérêt et le défi résident dans la possibilité de trouver une représentation que l’enfant osera partager sans se soucier de la véracité et de la loyauté. Les représentations métaphoriques ouvrent une voie vers l’imaginaire, ce qui permet une externalisation protectrice et non confrontante. Les cartes Dixit, du jeu de société éponyme, offrent un support précieux à ces représentations métaphoriques (Mousnier et al. , 2016). Nous avons alors établi une méthodologie, le protocole 3 × 3, qui permet d’intervenir en focalisant la métaphore sur les forces de changement et les stratégies associées. De manière flottante, le processus, ainsi induit sur le plan métaphorique, active les ressources de l’enfant dans la réalisation de son objectif de changement.
3R : une modélisation systémique pour l’accompagnement des familles demandeuses d’asile
Authors: Lavaux Julie , Tahri Anissa
Published: October 2023

À travers cet article, nous exposerons notre travail clinique auprès de familles en exil. La demande d’asile s’accompagne souvent de violences, de pertes et de traumatismes, qui peuvent être la source d’un déséquilibre profond au sein de la famille ainsi que d’une fragilisation des liens. En outre, la procédure d’asile, la précarité du séjour, la vie en centre collectif sont autant de facteurs déstabilisants et déstructurants. Dans cet article nous proposerons une modélisation systémique nommée 3R (réhumaniser, retisser, remobiliser) dont l’objectif est de soutenir les familles dans ce contexte difficile en réactivant un sentiment de dignité humaine, d’appartenance familiale et de pouvoir d’action.
De nouvelles méthodes pour explorer le génogramme
Authors: Daure Ivy , Pregno Gilbert
Published: October 2023

Le génogramme est un outil très présent dans le travail avec les familles : facile à manier, il permet de représenter la complexité des relations dans le groupe familial sous forme schématique. Il sert alors de base pour approfondir de quoi sont faits les liens familiaux et pour explorer les sous-systèmes, la dimension transgénérationnelle ou encore l’histoire de la famille. Il est aussi présent durant la formation des thérapeutes et dans le travail clinique familial de couple ou individuel. Dans cet article il sera question de son utilisation dans le cadre du travail systémique individuel et de la formation des futurs intervenants. Nous présenterons trois différentes manières d’aborder le génogramme, à savoir le génogramme 3FVS, le génogramme et la topoanalyse et le génogramme professionnel, dans deux contextes d’applications : la clinique et la formation. Nos propos seront illustrés des exemples concrets. Nous souhaitons aussi attirer l’attention des lecteurs sur la richesse et la créativité des méthodes propres à la systémique pour développer des représentations qui dépassent le caractère apparemment « simplifié » du génogramme.
L’enfant adopté et sa famille : les problèmes d’attachement et le travail d’élaboration mentale
Authors: Sanchez Alexandrine , Delage Michel
Published: October 2023

La rencontre adoptive est une rencontre entre un enfant en mal de parent et des adultes en mal d’enfant. Les uns et les autres ont besoin de traiter un malheur, celui de ne pas avoir de parent, celui de ne pas avoir d’enfant, alors ils vont apprendre à s’accorder, d’un côté en s’adaptant aux besoins spécifiques et espoirs d’un enfant, d’un autre côté en gratifiant les parents comme de bons parents. Mais cela nécessite une élaboration mentale permettant au fil du temps le nouage des histoires des uns et des autres. C’est donc dans ce nouage que se créent l’identité et le sentiment de filiation pour l’enfant pleinement reconnu comme l’un des siens par la famille adoptive. Il est question d’une construction à laquelle doivent aider les thérapeutes.
Cypermethrin insecticide residue, water quality and phytoplankton diversity in the lychee plantation catchment area
Authors: Wongsa Jirapa , Liamchang Ramita , Ngearnpat Neti , Issakul Kritchaya
Published: October 2023

Lychee plantation areas are typically located at varying elevations on mountains to ensure proper drainage. This placement has direct effects on stream and river water flows and consequently influences pesticide residue, water quality and aquatic biodiversity. This research aims to examine the relationships between cypermethrin residue, water quality and phytoplankton diversity in the lychee plantation catchment area in Phayao Province, Thailand, from January to May 2022. The study area was divided into six sampling sites. Water samples were collected for the investigation of cypermethrin residual, physicochemical and biological water quality parameters. The water quality index was used as an overall measurement of water quality. The study also examined the diversity of phytoplankton species and the relationship among cypermethrin residue, water quality and phytoplankton diversity were studied using canonical correspondence analysis. The findings revealed an increasing trend of cypermethrin residue, with the maximum concentration reaching 29.43 mg/L in March. The trend of decreasing water quality scores from Station S1 to Station S5 indicated the influence of land use changes and human activities, especially in the community area (S5), which was characterized by deterioration of water quality. A total of 174 phytoplankton species were categorized into 5 divisions, with Chlorophyta accounting for 61.49% of the total, followed by Bacillariophyta (28.16%) and Cyanophyta (6.32%). The highest Shannon's diversity index and evenness were observed at Stations S3 and S4, respectively. The canonical correspondence analysis revealed an interesting relationship among cypermethrin residue, ammonia nitrogen, chlorophyll a and three algal species: Pediastrum simplex var. echinulatum, Pediastrum duplex var. duplex and Scenedesmus acutus at Station S3. This research implies that pesticide residue and water quality have a direct impact on phytoplankton distribution, illustrating the environmental challenges that occur in various geographical areas. This information can be applied to assist in the development of future sustainable land use management initiatives.
Feminist Solidarity and Experiment in Kathy Acker’s Early Writings
Authors: Colby Georgina
Published: October 2023

This essay takes up questions of the relation between political forms of solidarity and literary experiment as feminist homage as these materialize in the early writings of the late modernist experimental writer Kathy Acker. Many of Acker’s juvenilia, written in the 1970s, remain unpublished and have therefore not entered Acker scholarship until now. Acker, a self-consciously radical, political writer, uses experimental composition throughout her oeuvre to critique the narratives of late capitalism and American Republican political discourse. For Acker, revolution—the ability to bring about transformation—is intrinsically related to experimental form. This essay explores the relation between experimental composition and radical politics, looking closely at Acker’s early poetic exercises. In 1972, Acker produced a number of experiments that involved rewriting the works of Amiri Baraka, then LeRoi Jones. This essay explores Homage to LeRoi Jones, arguing that it is a textual experiment that is a form of feminist solidarity.
In Memoriam to Kathy Acker’s Biography
Authors: Martin Douglas
Published: October 2023

This talk was written for the November 22-24, 2018 symposium at the Badischer Kunstverein in Karlsruhe, Germany, accompanying the first large-scale exhibition on Kathy Acker, “Get Rid of Meaning,” and was presented on the opening night. It proceeds to look at biographies of Kathy Acker and Arthur Rimbaud and how life intervened and continues to with said poetic and authorial legend; The talk also deals with issues of translation, with William Faulkner and Medea, and other travails in the “mythic” constitution of the first of Kathy Acker’s late period novels, In Memoriam to Identity. The author draws here upon work as a co-editor of Kathy Acker: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (Melville House Press, 2019).
An Interview with Sarah Schulman
Authors: Schulman Sarah
Published: October 2023

Writer and activist Sarah Schuman tells us about her relationship with Kathy Acker from her first encounter and talks about the New York literary and arts scene, then and now.
The Assassination of Kathy Acker (excerpts)
Authors: Viegener Matias
Published: October 2023

The Assassination of Kathy Acker is a composite text that narrates the layers of Kathy Acker’s death, life and afterlife. Written over a span of 15 years, it began as a journal of Kathy Acker's hospitalization and death from breast cancer. As much as the life and death of humans, it also probes the life and afterlife of texts, how they escape, capture and live out their own dreams and anxieties.
A Review on Speech Recognition for Under-Resourced Languages
Authors: Phung Trung-Nghia , Nguyen Duc-Binh , Pham Ngoc-Phuong
Published: October 2023

Fundamental speech recognition technologies for high-resourced languages are currently successful to build high-quality applications with the use of deep learning models. However, the problem of “borrowing” these speech recognition technologies for under-resourced languages like Vietnamese still has challenges. This study reviews fundamental studies on speech recognition in general as well as speech recognition in Vietnamese, an under-resourced language in particular. Then, it specifies the urgent issues that need current research attention to build Vietnamese speech recognition applications in practice, especially the need to build an open large sentence-labeled speech corpus and open platform for related research, which mostly benefits small individuals/organizations who do not have enough resources.
A Multi-Analytical Approach to Investigate the Motivations of Sustainable Green Technology in the Banking Industry
Authors: Bouteraa Mohamed , Al-Daihani Meshari , Chekima Brahim , Ansar Rudy , Tamma Elhachemi , Lada Suddin , Baddou Abderrahmane , Elkheloufi Abderrahmane , Fook Lim Ming
Published: October 2023

Sustainability has become the global need for survival in all scopes due to financial development's side effects that have resulted in environmental destruction. The world leaders have proposed green banking (GB) to reduce carbon footprints from banking operations by promoting paperless financial services based on technology. However, the customers' adoption of GB remains unsatisfactory in the UAE. This study attempts to investigate the determinants of consumers' intention adoption of GB. An exploratory sequential mixed-method approach is employed. The qualitative analysis identified six new challenges facing customers' intention adoption of GB: customer awareness, personal innovativeness, bank reputation, security and privacy, system quality, and government support. The qualitative findings are mostly confirmed by quantitative study whereby awareness, personal innovativeness, system quality, and bank reputation significantly impact customers' intention to adopt GB. The study also revealed the insignificant moderating impact of gender and age in most proposed relationships.
A Signal Filtering Method for Magnetic Flux Leakage Detection of Rail Surface Defects Based on Minimum Entropy Deconvolution
Authors: Liu Jing , Su Shoubao , Guo Haifeng , Lu Yuhua , Chen Yuexia
Published: October 2023

Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) detection of rail surface defects is an important research field for railway traffic safety. Due to factors such as magnetization and material, it can generate background noise and reduce detection accuracy. To improve the detection signal strength and enhance the detection rate of more minor defects, a signal filtering method based on minimum entropy deconvolution is proposed to denoise. By using the objective function method, the optimal inverse filter parameters are calculated, which are applied to the filtering detection of MFL signals of the rail surface. The detection results show that the peak-to-peak ratio of the defect signal and noise signal detected by this algorithm is 2.01, which is about 1.5 times that of the wavelet transform method and median filtering method. The defect signal is significantly enhanced, and the detection rate of minor defects on the rail surface can be effectively improved.
Understanding the Continuance Participation of Enterprise Social Media Using the Self-Determined Theory
Authors: Huang Lin , Yang Zhenhua , Shi Jihui , Wang Shengjun , Zheng Daqing
Published: October 2023

Enterprise social media (ESM) technologies are increasingly adopted by organizations to improve organizational processes. Since ESM can afford high communication visibility, employees may be afraid of being supervised. Drawing from self-determination theory, this paper examined how communication visibility moderates the process from two types of motivations (i.e., autonomous motivation and controlled motivation) to employees' subsequent participation provision. Factor-based structural equation modeling was used to analyze a recall-based sample, including 358 employees who are using an ESM tool named DingTalk, within their organizations. The results revealed that autonomous/controlled motivation could indirectly increase/decrease continuance participation intention by positive affect. Also, communication visibility can undermine the positive effects of autonomous motivation and then continuance participation intention. These findings suggest the necessity of stimulating ESM participation with autonomous motivation and balancing the communication visibility afforded by ESM.
The Evaluation of Logistics Enterprise Performance Index Based on TOPSIS-Grey Relational Analysis
Authors: Zhou Yuxian , Muhammad Yasir
Published: October 2023

Performance assessment is a pivotal facet within the operational framework of logistics enterprises, functioning as a mechanism to gauge business outcomes and growth potential. For this study, the authors developed a performance evaluation system for logistics enterprises under the paradigm of sustainable development to reveal the fissures and quandaries within the operational milieu by scrutinizing the current state of logistics enterprises. Drawing on pertinent references and empirical inquiries, they employed the entropy weight method to allocate weights to the performance evaluation metrics of logistics enterprises and TOPSIS–grey relational analysis method to comprehensively assess the performance of such enterprises. Empirical findings show that during the period of 2016–2018, a majority of the sampled logistics enterprises demonstrated an ascending trajectory in their comprehensive proximity, and a minority exhibited fluctuating and descending trends. These findings suggest the favorable trajectory of the evolution of logistics enterprises.
The Use of Silica Fume, Coated Expanded Polystyrene Beads and Powder Free Latex Glove in Fabricating the Hollow Concrete Blocks
Authors: Mohd Snin Mohd Amirul B. , Johari Izwan B. , Nordin Nuratikah Ahmad , Aznan Noor Nabila , Yazid Nurulfatin Aqilah Mohd
Published: October 2023

Production of the hollow concrete blocks is always facing the issues on its weight and carbon emission. The use of alternative materials may help to reduce the weight and environment issue in producing the hollow concrete blocks. This paper investigates the use of alternative materials in fabricating the hollow concrete blocks. Three alternative materials used in this study were silica fume (SF), coated expanded polystyrene beads (CEPS) and powder free latex glove (PFLG). CEPS and PFLG were used to replace partial of sand in mixtures. Meanwhile, SF was used to replace the partial of cement in mixture. All these three materials were used in different mixtures of concrete mortar. There were 18 specimens fabricated made of each mixture (control specimen, SF, CEPS and PFLG). The specimens then tested with compressive strength, water absorption, density and initial rate of suction. The results show that the compressive strength and density of the hollow concrete blocks made of SF was higher than the control samples. But the water absorption percentage and initial rate of suction of hollow concrete blocks made of SF were lower than control specimens. Contrary, the compressive strength, water absorption, density and initial rate of suction of the specimen made of CEPS beads and PFLG were lower than control specimens. It was concluded that the SF can increase the compressive strength and make the blocks denser. Meanwhile, CEPS beads and PFLG can reduce the weight but the compressive strength also decrease about 40%-50%.
Analyzing COVID-19 Vaccine Responses in Transplant Recipients
Authors: Murali Tanusya Murali , Shunmuganathan Bhuvaneshwari , Trueman Emma Li-Lin , Gupta Rashi , Tan Rebecca See Weng , Sran Hersharan Kaur , D’Costa Matthew Ross , Wong Emmett Tsz-Yeung , Gu Yue , Cui Jianzhou , Wee Kun Koh , Lim Amy Qiao Hui , Qian Xinlei , Purushotorman Kiren , Chen Jinmiao , MacAry Paul Anthony , Vathsala Anantharaman
Published: October 2023

COVID-19 vaccination has significantly impacted the global pandemic by reducing the severity of infection, lowering rates of hospitalization, and reducing morbidity/mortality in healthy individuals. However, the degree of vaccine-induced protection afforded to renal transplant recipients who receive forms of maintenance immunosuppression remains poorly defined. This is particularly important when we factor in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) that have defined mutations that reduce the effectiveness of Ab responses targeting the Spike Ags from the ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 variants employed in the most widely used vaccine formats. In this study, we describe a qualitative, longitudinal analysis of neutralizing Ab responses against multiple SARS-CoV-2 VOCs in 129 renal transplant recipients who have received three doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2). Our results reveal a qualitative and quantitative reduction in the vaccine-induced serological response in transplant recipients versus healthy controls where only 51.9% (67 of 129) made a measurable vaccine-induced IgG response and 41.1% (53 of 129) exhibited a significant neutralizing Ab titer (based on a pseudovirus neutralization test value >50%). Analysis on the VOCs revealed strongest binding toward the wild-type Wuhan-Hu-1 and Delta variants but none with both of the Omicron variants tested (BA1 and BA2). Moreover, older transplant recipients and those who are on mycophenolic acid as part of their maintenance therapy exhibited a profound reduction in all of the analyzed vaccine-induced immune correlates. These data have important implications for how we monitor and manage transplant patients in the future as COVID-19 becomes endemic in our populations.
Pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 3-year-old male child with recurrence in less than two months time
Authors: Lone Reyaz Ahmad , Wani Mohd Lateef , Wani Shadab Nabi , Ahangar Abdul Gani , Nizami Furqan , Hussain Zahur , Bhat Mubasher Ahmad , Ganie Farooq Ahmad , Wani Nasir-ud-din
Published: October 2023

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare childhood neoplasm accounting for less than one percent of all primary malignant lung tumours of children less than six years of age. Meta - stasis to central nervous system, orbit and iris, bone, contralateral lung and rarely adrenalglands, liver, kidney and pancreas has been described. We present a case of pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 3-year-old child who had a recurrence in less than three months, after surgical resection.
Atypical presentation of thymolipoma
Authors: Kucuk Canan , Arda Kemal , Ata Naim , Turkkani Mustafa Hamidullah
Published: October 2023

Thymolipoma is an uncommon benign neoplasm and its pathogenesis is unclear. The current study describes the case of an 82-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea and dysphagia and was discovered to have an anterior mediastinal thymolipoma enlarged to cranial part of the neck. We conclude that the only curative treatment of thymolipomas is surgical excision.
Management of pneumothorax with oxygen therapy: a case series
Authors: Panjwani Amit
Published: October 2023

Pneumothorax is relatively common condition affecting individuals of all ages. Goals of treatment of pneumothorax are removal of air from the pleural cavity and prevent its recurrence. The different strategies available at the disposal of the treating physician include observation, supplemental oxygen administration, needle aspiration, insertion of small bore chest drains and last but definitely not the least, surgery in recurrent cases. Oxygen therapy is useful in the treatment of all types of pneumothorax where it is found to be safe, effective and associated with reduced length of hospital stay. Four cases of pneumothoraces are presented here which were successfully managed with supplemental oxygen administration only.
Potential side effects after first and second doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the United Arabia Emirates
Authors: Saeed Balsam Qubais , Adrees Ahmed Omar , Fahady Kubais Saeed , Al Shahrabi Rula , Alkokhardi Zainab Mansour , Hussain Kholod Hussain Haj , Jamal Noor Sarchanar , Al Awaad Mahmood Haitham
Published: October 2023

Background:

mRNA technology has been used to manufacture the Pfizer vaccine; however, the side effects of Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine among the general population remain unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential side effects of vaccination and the associated risk factors.

Methods:

A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted from April 2021 to September 2021 using an online questionnaire to collect data on the side effects after the first and second doses of the vaccine. Participants were classified into the two following groups: Those aged ≤39 and >39 years.

Results:

The most common side effects following the first dose (≤39 years vs. >39 years) were pain at the vaccination site, fatigue, severe pain at the vaccination site, and fever. Meanwhile, pain at the vaccination site, fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, and lethargy were the most common side effects following the second dose of vaccination in both groups. Side effects were more common in women at both doses. The most common reactions at first dose were fatigue, fever, tenderness, lethargy, and muscle pain, whereas fever, fatigue, headache, severe injection site pain, muscle pain, and lethargy were common after the second dose. None of the participants required intensive hospitalization; 4.2% of the participants in both age groups visited the clinics for minor management.

Conclusion:

Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a higher prevalence of local side effects in both sexes and age groups. The sex- and age-based differences warrant further rigorous investigation and standardized methodologies.
Liver abscess rupture into the chest wall with multi-localized pleural effusion
Authors: Mohamed Fathiya Abdu , Gupta Rajesh , Mustafa Mohamed , Muallemi Essa Ibrahim , Hamad Imad Alden
Published: October 2023

Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is a serious but readily treatable form of hepatic infection. It is a tropical disease with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Although most amoebiasis cases are asymptomatic, dysentery and invasive extraintestinal diseases can occur. ALA is the most common manifestation of invasive amoebiasis; however, other organs can also be involved, including the pleuropulmonary, cardiac, cerebral, renal, genitourinary, peritoneal, and cutaneous sites. In developed countries, amoebiasis primarily affects those who have traveled to or migrated from endemic regions, men who have sex with men, and immunosuppressed or institutionalized individuals. Here, we report a case of a patient with extraintestinal amoebic lesions complicated by chest rupture. A 22yearold male from India presented to the emergency department with a cough, fever, weight loss, hemoptysis, chest pain, and diarrhea. He was diagnosed with a liver abscess that ruptured into the chest with multiloculated pleural effusion.
Patient-related factors influencing the outcome of primary total hip arthroplasty: Age, gender, socioeconomic status, body mass index, and preoperative health status
Authors: Al-Naimi Suha , Sayed-Noor Arkan Sam
Published: October 2023

The number of total hip arthroplasty (THA) operations is expected to increase dramatically during the coming few decades. Many factors can influence THA outcome including those related to the patient and the operation. In this narrative review, we discuss the effect of patient-related factors (age, gender, socioeconomic status [SES], body mass index, and preoperative health status) on functional outcome measures, quality of life and postoperative complication. We used registry-based studies as the main source of data and found the literature to suggest that old age, female gender, low SES, worse preoperative health status, underweight or class III obesity could reduce the patient functional outcome measures and satisfaction while increasing the risk for intra-and postoperative adverse events as well as postoperative mortality rate. These findings are of value when counseling THA patients, whereby modifiable parameters such as low SES, worse preoperative health status, underweight, or class III obesity can be optimized. Other operation-related factors such as surgical approach, surgeon experience/caseload, choice of prosthetic implant, and fixation method are also important for the THA outcome and therefore should be taken into consideration. However, these factors are not included in this narrative review.