bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Filling in the vacuous flesh: Embodiment, constitution, and interoception
Authors: Chen Wei , Ping Xianjie , Dong Da
Published: April 2023

To many scientists and philosophers, embodied cognition lacks validity, since it fails to offer extraordinary evidence. In this article, we claim that the development of one possible evidence-based embodied cognition could initiate a considerable research project through the inner workings of bodily constitutive neuro-machinery. We call it “interoceptive embodied cognition”; here, the concept of interoception plays the role of filling in the (inner) gap of vacuous embodiment. The most important tenet of embodied cognition for our purpose is the standard of constitution to which we will repeatedly return. We will look back to the three standards of embodied cognition and then regard interoception as the (inner) filling-in echoing the constitution standard of embodied cognition. We will then demonstrate the varieties and constituents of interoception. Next, we will present interoception’s close relationship to at least four subdomains of embodied cognition, which include: (a) sense of embodiment, (b) embodied self, (c) embodied emotion, and (d) embodied social cognition. Finally, we will conclude with the preliminaries of interoceptive embodied cognition.
A guide to assess distance from ecological baselines and change over time in palaeoecological records
Authors: Burge Olivia R , Richardson Sarah J , Wood Jamie R , Wilmshurst Janet M
Published: April 2023

Palaeoecology provides critical data for establishing ecological ‘baselines’, which can guide restoration efforts and be used to assess ecosystem change. However, statistical analyses can be challenging because of the large number of methods available for establishing palaeoecological baselines combined with a lack of practical guidance, particularly around quantifying baselines that include natural variability. We contribute one solution by providing guidance and an R package baselines for using palaeoecological data to (i) define baselines and (ii) test for change over time that incorporates variability. These methods provide an alternative to single-taxon analyses and allow ecosystem complexity to be captured. We use published pollen records as case studies to demonstrate how to establish vegetation baselines for seven localities in New Zealand where relatively recent (c. 1280 AD) and near-simultaneous human settlement across the country allows background environmental disturbance in the pre-human era to be distinguished from anthropogenic disturbance. We present methods for calculating distance from initial sample, distance from baseline in ordination space, allowing incorporation of ecosystem variability, and analysis of rates of change over time using principal curves. We found conventional and Bayesian ordination methods yielded similar results and were effective at identifying change following human settlement, despite the potential for a positive mean-variance relationship to confound results. Principal response curves were most sensitive to a known period of vegetation disturbance caused by volcanic eruptions at two sites with tephra deposits. Our proposed methods, case study and R package baselines are designed to provide a suite of tools to encourage and enable palaeoecological data to be used by palaeoecologists to assess trajectories and change over time, and monitor whether historical management actions have facilitated a change in direction towards a desired baseline state.
Holocene relative sea-level changes in northwest Ireland: An empirical test for glacial isostatic adjustment models
Authors: Kirby Jason R , Garrett Ed , Gehrels W Roland
Published: April 2023

The late-Quaternary relative sea-level (RSL) history of Ireland is complex, positioned at the margins of the former British-Irish Ice Sheet, and subject to the influence of ice unloading and forebulge collapse. Geophysical models of post-glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) provide estimates of the pattern of RSL change since deglaciation which may be tested and validated with empirical data from proxy records. For the region of northwest Ireland, there is a paucity of high-quality RSL data and, therefore, equivocal evidence to support the GIA models that predict a mid to Late-Holocene RSL highstand of between +0.5 and +2 m above present. This study aims to investigate this model-data discrepancy by reconstructing RSL change from a near continuous salt-marsh sequence at Bracky Bridge, Donegal, spanning the last ca. 2500 years. We develop a transfer function model to reconstruct the vertical position of sea level using a regional diatom training set to quantify the indicative meaning and predict the palaeomarsh elevation of the core samples. A chronology is provided by a combination of14C and210Pb data, with sample specific ages derived from an age-depth model using a Bayesian framework. Our reconstruction shows ca. 2 m of relative sea-level rise in the past 2500 years. This is not compatible with some previously published sea-level index points from the region, which we re-interpret as freshwater/terrestrial limiting data. These results do not provide any evidence to support a Mid-Holocene RSL highstand above present sea level. Whilst none of the available GIA models replicate the timing and magnitude of the Late-Holocene RSL rise in our reconstruction, those which incorporate a thick and extensive British-Irish Sea Ice Sheet provide the best fit.
A scientometric analysis of digital library adoption over the past 30 years: Models, trends, and research directions
Authors: Aboelmaged Mohamed , Mouakket Samar , Ali Imran
Published: April 2023

This paper discusses the present state of the art and forthcoming directions of digital library adoption (DLA) research over the past 30 years. By means of scientometric analysis, we synthesize 216 articles and conference papers published between 1992 and 2022 using visualization maps of prolific contributions, co-citation, co-occurrence, and thematic networks. The analysis reveals important findings concerning research evolution, models and theories, intellectual foundations, emerging streams, frontiers, and hotspots that inform DLA decisions. Moreover, the paper highlights future DLA research opportunities through addressing scarcely observed areas in the field. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt that comprehensively oversees the breadth and depth of the DLA research over a long-time span.
Comparison of text-based and linked-based metrics in terms of estimating the similarity of articles
Authors: Goltaji Marzieh , Abbaspour Javad , Jowkar Abdolrasool , Fakhrahmad Seyed Mostafa
Published: April 2023

The aim of this study is to identify the power of text-based metrics (Cosine and Lucene similarity) and linked-based (Co-citation, bibliographic coupling, Amsler, PageRank, and HITS) and their combination in estimating the similarity of articles with each other. The experiments were conducted on a test collection of 26,262 articles in the PubMed Central Open Access Subset (PMC OAS) of CITREC that, in addition to having linked-based metrics, their full text was available for calculating text-based metrics. Thirty articles were selected as primary articles, and articles related to each of them were retrieved based on the mesh similarity metric. Then, the similarity of the retrieved documents based on text-based and linked-based metrics was also extracted. In the next stage, text-based, linked-based, and hybrid metrics were entered into the generalized regression model to estimate the similarity of the articles to determine their power; finally, the performance of the models was compared based on the mean squared error and correlation. The results showed that the model included Cosine and Lucene similarity metrics in text-based metrics. In linked-based metrics, HITS (Hub), HITS (authority), PageRank, and co-citation had the highest power, respectively; but the bibliographic coupling and Amsler could not enter the model. In general, a comparison of text-based, linked-based, and hybrid metrics performance indicated that the linked-based model estimates similarity between articles better than the text-based model, and the combination of text-based and linked-based metrics makes little change in improving the power of the articles. Despite the importance and application of text-based and linked-based metrics to measure the similarity of articles, a study that examines the power of these metrics alone and in comparison with each other in estimating the similarity of articles was not observed.
Depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case-control study on prevalence and associated factors in a single-center cohort
Authors: León-Suárez Paola , Rúa-Figueroa Iñigo , González Martín Jesús , Rodríguez-Sosa Teresa , Erausquin Celia , Almeida Santiago Cristina del Pino , Rubiño Juárez Francisco , Pérez Vera Yanira , Cáceres Martín Laura , López Sánchez Rubén , Quevedo Abeledo Juan Carlos , Francisco Hernández Félix , Ojeda Bruno Soledad , Naranjo Hernández Antonio , Quevedo Rodríguez Adrián , Rodríguez Lozano Carlos
Published: April 2023

Objectives

To evaluate the prevalence of self-perceived depression and anxiety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to explore associated factors.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of unselected patients with SLE (ACR-97 criteria) and controls with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Both completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Demographic and clinical characteristics, comorbidity, and treatments were collected, and a multivariate analysis was performed to explore factors associated with depression and anxiety in SLE.

Results

The study population comprised 172 patients and 215 controls. Women accounted for 93% of the patients with SLE. Fibromyalgia was recorded in 12.8% and a history of depression in 17%. According to HADS, 37.2% fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for depression and 58.7% those for anxiety; prevalence was similar in the controls (32.6% and 55.1%, respectively). Up to a third of patients with self-perceived depression were not receiving antidepressants. There was no concordance between a previous history of depression and current depression. In the multivariate model, current depression was associated with single marital status (OR 2.69; 95% CI: 1.17–6.42; p = .022), fibromyalgia (7.69; 2.35–30.72; p = .001), smoking (3.12; 1.24–8.07; p = .016), severity of SLE (0.76; 0.6–0.94; p = .016), and organ damage (1.27; 1.01–1.61; p = .042). Current anxiety was only associated with fibromyalgia (3.97; 1.21–17.98; p = .036).

Conclusions

Depression and anxiety are most likely underdiagnosed in SLE. Prevalence appears to be similar to that of other chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Anxiety is associated with fibromyalgia, while depression is also associated with single marital status, smoking, organ damage, and severity of SLE.
Rosemary Reuther and Her Impact on Feminist and Ecofeminist Theology in Latin America
Authors: Gebara Ivone
Published: April 2023

Ivone Gebara, Brazilian Catholic nun, philosopher, and eco-feminist theologian, writes an insightful and hopeful memoire of their common work together to help save the planet and deconstruct its destructive patriarchal overuse.
The Tender and Kind Rosemary I knew
Authors: Poss Janice
Published: April 2023

Rosemary Radford Ruether was a prophetic, Catholic feminist theologian and eco-ally who has changed the religion and faith practice landscape for everyone forever. The study reminisces on her immense body of work and ground-breaking scholarship.
Love as Enlightenment and Enlightenment as Love: Reading Feminist Hermeneutic of Reconstruction in Vanessa R Sasson’s Yasodhara and the Buddha
Authors: Wadhwa Soni
Published: April 2023

Exercises in feminist theology outside Western contexts and outside of discourses of theorisation can prove to be enriching to address the disconnection between secular and religious feminisms. One way to address this disconnection is to locate the intersection between secular and religious feminisms in the space of fiction. While mytho-fiction about the Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, has been around for quite some time and has been extensively analysed for its critique of religion and diversity of representation of heroines, the feminist hermeneutic of reconstruction is only now witnessing a resurgence in Buddhism. This article focuses on Buddhist Studies scholar Vanessa R Sasson’s debut novel Yasodhara and the Buddha for its blending of feminist consciousness with the Buddhist ethos of love. It is hoped that this exercise will be found meaningful in understanding women’s experiences of and attitudes towards religion.
Reminiscences of Rosemary Radford Ruether
Authors: Wire Antoinette Clark
Published: April 2023

I came to know Rosemary Radford Ruether in our later teaching and writing careers. She taught theology for some years at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, while I was teaching biblical studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and later we shared 10 retirement years at Pilgrim Place in Claremont. Rather than speaking in general about her impact on me and on feminist theology in our generation, I want to share three stories of my experiences of her to show you something of her character, priorities, and accomplishments.
Toward a Counter-History of Christianity: Theologies and Critical Analytics from Rosemary Radford Ruether
Authors: Hughes Jennifer
Published: April 2023

The intellectual contributions of feminist theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether remain urgent, including for scholars outside of the immediate field of theology. This exposition unfolds in two parts. First, I argue that Ruether’s considerable corpus of published works provides a method by which theological categories can be honed as theoretical analytics for historical critique, especially for thinking about colonialism and empire. There is essential work that theology and theologians can do in interrogating the past, especially the Catholic past and its imbrication with extractive global political economies. Theology, in its finest form, is fundamentally a critical and analytical project, as Ruether demonstrates. The second part refers to Ruether’s expansive articulation of sacrament and sacramentality, a lens through which scholars of religion can better approximate and interpret the religious experience and practice of women, and Catholic laywomen in particular. I apply these analytics to consider the history of Catholicism in Mexico.
Rosemary Radford Ruether: First Impressions and Lasting Impacts
Authors: Hunt Mary
Published: April 2023

Rosemary Radford Ruether’s scholarly accomplishments and human achievements are rivaled by few and achieved by virtually no other theologian in recent memory. Hildegard of Bingen might be a competitor in all of her eleventh-century complexity. But for postmodernity, Rosemary is a singular, highly regarded, and beloved figure.
Toward A Planetary Community: Rosemary Radford Ruether’s impact on Liberation Theology
Authors: Claros Linda G.
Published: April 2023

Rosemary Radford Ruether is without doubt a seminal scholar in the fields of feminist and ecofeminist theologies and has influenced several feminist thinkers from around the world. This article presents some of her positions on feminist liberation theologies and outlines the nature of her impact on these areas. In order to examine her contributions to liberation theologies, three topics will be considered: Ruether’s development of feminist views on liberated personhood, communities of liberation, and communal earth ethics. The article will conclude with a brief summary of her views on ecological and social concerns and their impact on current environmental challenges.
Use of hyperspectral chemical imaging to determine the age of milled rice post harvest
Authors: Jindagul Nuchjira , Bantadjan Yuranan , Chamchong Montip
Published: April 2023

The main goal of this study was to predict the age-after-harvest of milled rice and classify it for stale or fresh rice during storage by determining the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value non-destructively via a hyperspectral imaging (HSI). Thai jasmine rice (KDML 105 variety) was stored at 25°C, 35°C, and 50°C and randomly sampled every month for 12 months for TBA testing (for 4 months at 50°C). During storage, the chemical analysis value of TBA increased over the storage time at all storage temperatures. Hyperspectral imaging in the range 864–1695 nm was used, and partial least squares regression was used to develop multivariate calibration models. The resulting prediction model could approximate quantitative values for TBA with a ratio of performance to the deviation at 2.0 and the root mean square error of prediction of 3.20 μmol MDA/kg. Partial least squares discriminant analysis was conducted for quality analysis based on the TBA value. The age-after-harvest prediction model and the model for classifying stale or fresh rice effectively performed on milled rice, providing a total cross-validation accuracy of 98% and 100%, respectively.
The Altmetrics Hot 100: What Are the Most Influential Articles in Criminology and Criminal Justice?
Authors: Corey Jessica , Sanders Whitney
Published: April 2023

Citation counts have commonly been used to measure “influence” of criminal justice and criminology (CCJ) scholars and articles. However, citation counts do not reflect influence outside of academia and thus may not be the best way to determine the true impact of scholarly work. This study uses the Altmetrics Attention Score (AAS) to measure which CCJ articles are the most influential in CCJ. Results demonstrate how AAS affects the ranking of “top” articles relative to the typical citation count measures. Implications for future ranking studies are discussed.
The Role of Palliative Care Consultation in Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment among ICU Patients Receiving Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO): A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Authors: Patarroyo - Aponte Gabriel , Shoar Saeed , Ashley Deptmer M. , Noorbaksh Ali , Patel Dev , Young Alisha Y. , Akkanti Bindu H. , Warner Mark T. , Patarroyo - Aponte Maria M. , Kar Biswajit , Gregoric Igor D. , Ha Caroline , Patel Bela
Published: April 2023

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has extended the survivability of critically ill patients beyond their unsupported prognosis and has widened the timeframe for making an informed decision about the goal of care. However, an extended time window for survival does not necessarily translate into a better outcome and the sustaining treatment is ultimately withdrawn in many patients. Emerging evidence has implicated the determining role of palliative care consult (PCC) in direction of the care that critically ill patients receive. Objective: To evaluate the impact of PCC in withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WOLST) among critically ill patients, who were placed on venovenous ECMO (VV-ECMO) at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: In a retrospective observational study, electronic medical records of 750 patients admitted to the ICU of our hospital between January 1, 2015, and October 31, 2021, were reviewed. Data was collected for patients on VV-ECMO, for whom WOLST was withdrawn during the ICU stay. Clinical characteristics and the underlying reasons for WOLST were compared between those who received PCC (PCC group) and those who did not (non-PCC group). Results: A total of 95 patients were included in our analysis, 63 in the PCC group and 32 in the non-PCC group. The average age of the study population was 48.8 ± 12.6 years, and 64.2% were male. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographics or clinical characteristics at the time of ICU admission. The average duration of ICU stay and VV-ECMO were 14.1 ± 19.9 days and 9.4 ± 16.6 days, respectively. The number of PCC visits was correlated with the length of ICU stay . The average duration of ICU stay (40.3 ± 33.2 days vs 27.8 ± 19.3 days, P = .05) and ECMO treatment (31.9 ± 27 days vs 18.6 ± 16.1 days, P = .01) were significantly longer in patients receiving PCC than those not receiving PCC. However, the frequency of life sustaining measures or the underlying reasons for WOLST did not significantly differ between the two groups (P > .05). Conclusion: Among ICU patients requiring ECMO support, longer duration of ICU stay and treatment with a higher number of life-sustaining measures seemed to be correlated with the number of PCC visits. The underlying reasons for WOLST seem not to be affected by PCC.
Dexmedetomidine Sublingual Film: A New Treatment to Reduce Agitation in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders
Authors: Karlin Danielle M. , Nelson Leigh Anne , Campbell Austin R.
Published: April 2023

Objective:

The objective of this study was to review the available literature for dexmedetomidine sublingual film use in the treatment of acute agitation associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

Data Sources:

A literature search of PubMed (January 2017-March 2023) and EMBASE (January 2017-March 2023) was performed using the terms: Igalmi, dexmedetomidine, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation. Additional information sources include ClinicalTrials.gov, scientific posters, and articles identified through review of references from clinical trials publications.

Study Selection and Data Extraction:

Relevant English-language articles conducted in humans were considered, with a preference for phase 3 clinical trials. Trial analyses and articles discussing pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety were also evaluated.

Data Synthesis:

Dexmedetomidine sublingual film was evaluated for use in schizophrenia in the SERENITY 1 pivotal trial and for bipolar disorders in the SERENITY 2 pivotal trial. Both studies found treatment of mild to moderate agitation with dexmedetomidine sublingual film 180 and 120 μg to be superior to placebo in reducing the severity of agitation. Treatment effect was seen as early as 20 minutes. Somnolence was the most common adverse effect in both studies. Cardiovascular adverse effects were mild and transient in most cases.

Relevance to Patient Care and Clinical Practice:

Dexmedetomidine sublingual film is a new and novel treatment for agitation and gives clinicians an alternative to antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use. It has advantageous properties including its noninvasive route of administration, fast absorption, and rapid onset of effect. Cost may limit its use.

Conclusion:

Dexmedetomidine sublingual film provides an alternative approach to treatment of acute agitation in adults with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders based on both mechanism of action and route of administration.
Symplectic period mode decomposition method and its application in fault diagnosis of rolling bearing
Authors: Cheng Jian , Yang Yu , Shao Haidong , Cheng Junsheng
Published: April 2023

The rolling bearing fault signals are accompanied with the specific periodic impulse components in case of fault. Due to the background noise, the periodic impulse component is extremely weak and difficult to be extracted. The periodic segment matrix (PSM) has excellent singular value aggregation property and can accurately separate the periodic impulse components from the signal. Based on this, a symplectic period mode decomposition (SPMD) method is proposed. Firstly, the singular value squared difference ratio (SVSDR) spectrum is defined, and the embedded dimension of PSM is determined. Then, the symplectic geometry component matrix is obtained by symplectic geometry similarity transformation, and the first symplectic geometry period component (SPC) is obtained by periodic impact intensity (PII). Finally, the spectral L2/L1 norm (SNL2/L1) index is used as the termination condition, and the iterative decomposition is terminated when the SNL2/L1 of the residual signal decreases. The emulation and experimental signals results indicate that the SPMD method can extract periodic impulse components accurately and is an effective rolling bearing fault diagnosis method.
Birth Spacing and Child Maltreatment: Population-Level Estimates for North Carolina
Authors: Rybińska Anna , Bai Yu , Goodman W. Benjamin , Dodge Kenneth A.
Published: April 2023

We examine population-level associations between birth spacing and child maltreatment using birth records and child welfare records for 1,099,230 second or higher parity children born in North Carolina between 1997 and 2013. Building upon previous research, administrative data linkages were used to address out-of-state migration and family-level heterogeneity in birth spacing and child maltreatment risk factors. Findings provide the strongest evidence to date that very short birth spacing of zero through 6 months from last birth to the index child's conception is a prenatal predictor of child maltreatment (indexed as child welfare involvement) throughout early childhood. Consequently, information about optimal family planning during the postpartum period should become a standard component of universal and targeted child maltreatment prevention programs. However, challenging previous empirical evidence, this study reports inconsistent results for benefits of additional spacing delay beyond 6 months with regard to child maltreatment risk reduction, especially for children of racial and ethnic minorities. These findings call for further inquiry about the mechanisms driving the connections between birth spacing and Child Protective Services assessments.
How to Procrastinate Productively With ADHD: A Study of Smartphone Use, Depression, and Other Academic Variables Among University Students With ADHD Symptoms
Authors: Müller Vanessa , Mellor David , Piko Bettina F.
Published: April 2023

Objective:

The association between chemical dependency and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is widely recognized, but there is less data regarding modern behavioral addictions among young adults.

Method:

In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 408 Hungarian college students (67.2% female, mean age 23.37 years [ SD = 3.87]) responded to an online survey including the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), the Procrastination Scale, the Short College Boredom Scale, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-SV).

Results:

Regression analyses showed that passive procrastination (ß = .31, p < .001), depression (ß = .20, p < .001), academic boredom (ß = .18, p < .001), active procrastination (ß = −.12, p < .001), and smartphone addiction (ß = .13, p < .001) were significantly related to ADHD symptoms, accounting for 41% of the variance.

Conclusion:

Findings provide important additions to knowledge of mental health challenges among young adults with ADHD.
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy in a Latino Agricultural Community
Authors: Rosado Javier I. , Costero Jessica M. , Wang Yuxia
Published: April 2023

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy is believed to be among the top global health threats. U.S. Latinos have disproportionately been affected by the pandemic and have higher COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. This study applied the Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants Matrix to understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a Latino agricultural community. Surveys were conducted with 180 adults from a Migrant Community Health Center to measure pandemic experiences and hesitancy factors across three categories: individual and group factors, vaccine/vaccination-specific factors, and contextual factors. Approximately 16% of participants reported having tested positive for COVID-19, 90% endorsed loss of income, and 47% reported their mental health was affected. Only 46% received a COVID-19 vaccine. Common individual vaccine hesitancy factors included worry about side effects, worry that vaccines cause infection, and concern that side effects would be worse than the virus. Vaccine/vaccination-specific factors included concern about how quickly COVID-19 vaccines were developed and concern about there being insufficient research on their effectiveness, potential risks, and side effects. Common contextual factors included religious beliefs and political mistrust. Logistic regression results indicated that subjects who tested positive for COVID-19, or had a coworker who tested positive were more likely to get vaccinated. The odds ratio of being vaccinated increased with age. Subjects who endorsed concern that vaccine side effects were worse than the virus were less likely to be vaccinated. Results highlight that there are health literacy gaps among Latino communities such as interpretation of vaccine efficacy and safety to gain a more accurate understanding of side effects.
Pinhkngyan: paths taken to recognizing, doing and developing Indigenous methodologies
Authors: Silan Wasiq , Munkejord Mai Camilla
Published: April 2023

It is agreed that Indigenous scholars should be central in researching Indigenous issues. However, the literature on Indigenous research methodologies remains vague on who should be involved. This study aims to lower the entry barrier to Indigenous methodologies for anyone wholeheartedly committed to contribute to the decolonizing processes of Indigenous communities and beyond. We do so by exploring the main challenges experienced by the first author during her doctoral journey and highlighting how these challenges were dealt with. Four themes identified were as follows: (1) the colonial gaze, (2) battling with the concept of authenticity, (3) recognizing Indigeneity in the ordinary, and (4) reconciliation with the past to pave the way toward a better future. Three lessons learned are discussed. A vision for a more inclusive Indigenous inquiry is offered, suggesting that reconnection, reclaiming and sovereignty are key to establishing an ethical space between Indigenous ways of knowing and the existing dominant knowledge systems.
Words to deeds: localising the vision of Uluru
Authors: Louth Sharon Ann , Bird Veronica , Bonner Joyce
Published: April 2023

This article reports on the outcomes of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community–led project which sought to build a pathway to reconciliation through formulating a localised community response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The research follows a phenomenological research design which collected qualitative data from lived experiences of the participants. Phenomenological analysis was conducted iteratively on the data where themes were identified as integral to achieve self-determination and reconciliation locally: respect, voice, truth, treaty and unity. Each theme comprised interconnected sub-themes where a Local Response to the Statement of Commitment was hewn from these results. This response will be used as a local charter to promote Memorandums of Understanding across the Fraser Coast region, Queensland, Australia, to improve life choices, control decision making and self-determination for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the region, enacting the vision of the Uluru Statement.
Colonial civilizing mission, Indigenous resistance, and witch-hunting in Anvita Dutt’s Bulbbul (2020)
Authors: Sharma Navin , Tripathi Priyanka
Published: April 2023

Shashank Sinha, in his research on the practice of witch-hunting in the Adivasi (Indigenous or tribal) community of Chhotanagpur, Bengal, India, infers that witch-hunting as a practice was infused with gender and anti-colonial tensions. Relying on his data and findings about the unexpected surge of witch-hunting among the Indigenous people of Chhotanagpur, this research conducts a discourse analysis of the film text of Anvita Dutt’s film Bulbbul (Nightingale) (2020). Bulbbul explores the clash between the conventional gender roles assigned to Indian women and evolving socio-cultural standards around the equality of rights for women in the late 19th century. The film is a feminist stance on the politics of labelling rebellious women as witches and removing them through motivated witch-hunting. Through a close reading of Bulbbul, this article concludes that witch-hunting is a conscious Indigenous resistance and cultural politics in response to colonial civilizing missions in India by the British.
Copeptin Reflect Left Ventricular Systolic Function at Early Stage of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pig Model
Authors: Li Wenjia , Sun Wenjian , Lyu Liang , Wang Gang , Yang Weixin , An Hongfei , Chen Liling , Fan Jianhui , Yue Yan , Zhang Rongshun
Published: April 2023

Introduction:

Measurement of biomarkers early after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) might provide a cost-effective and widely available tool to assess infarct severity, myocardial dysfunction, and clinical outcomes. We aimed to induce AMI in miniature pigs, measure the levels of serum biomarkers and global LV function dynamically and explore the release kinetics and optimal sampling time points of copeptin and its correlation with global LV function.

Methods:

We induced AMI in the experimental group using a closed-chest model. Left ventricular (LV) function was detected by dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) and serum copeptin was determined by ELISA.

Results:

The serum copeptin levels were increased at 1 hour, peaked at 3 hours, gradually decreased after 6 hours, and returned to baseline 3 days after AMI. At 3 to 6 hours, the copeptin cutoff of 16.97 to 17.44 pmol/l had 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity ( P ⩽ .001) for AMI. Serum copeptin levels at 3 hours and 3 days were negatively correlated with the 3-hours LVEF ( P ⩽ .001), respectively.

Conclusion:

Serum copeptin levels change in time, and measurements at 3 to 6 hours after AMI had the highest predictive value.
The Role of Health Policy and Systems in the Uptake of Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review
Authors: Shah Amika , Lemma Samrawit , Tao Chelsea , Wong Joseph
Published: April 2023

This study explores how health policies and systems can affect voluntary uptake of community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A narrative review was conducted involving searches of 10 databases (Medline, Global Index Medicus, Cumulative Index to Nursing, and Allied Health Literature, Health Systems Evidence, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, PsycINFO, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, EconLit, Bibliography of Asian Studies, and Africa Wide Information) across the social sciences, economics, and medical sciences. A total of 8107 articles were identified through the database searches, 12 of which were retained for analysis and narrative synthesis after 2 stages of screening. Our findings suggest that in the absence of directly subsidizing CBHI schemes by governments in LMICs, government policies can nonetheless promote voluntary uptake of CBHIs through intentional actions in 3 key areas: (a) improving quality of care, (b) providing a regulatory framework that integrates CBHIs into the national health system and its goals, and (c) leveraging administrative and managerial capacity to facilitate enrollment. The findings of this study highlight several considerations for CBHI planners and governments in LMICs to promote voluntary enrollment in CBHIs. Governments can effectively extend their outreach toward marginalized and vulnerable populations that are excluded from social protection by formulating supportive regulatory, policy, and administrative provisions that enhance voluntary uptake of CBHI schemes.
Transfeminine letter clubs, community care and the radical politics of the erotic
Authors: Honkasalo Julian
Published: April 2023

This essay examines trans feminine community-building and care in the context of desire and the erotic as forms of political praxis. The theoretical core of the text builds on Audre Lorde’s broad, poetic use of the erotic as well as José Muñoz’s aesthetic and utopian notion of queer future. I argue that Lorde and Muñoz provide important tools for theorizing the erotic as a politically subversive and utopian form of care in the contemporary political setting of rising anti-genderism, moral conservativism and neo-fascism. The essay begins though a brief, historical examination of the ways in which transgender sexuality, desire and the erotic have come to be a neglected and contested topic in both academic and clinical research, despite what Michel Foucault defines as a ‘discursive explosion’ on the truth about sex and sexuality in modernity. I will then point out historical counter examples of transfeminine, transvestite and cross-dresser community-building in which care is intimately linked to the erotic in Lorde’s sense of the term. Finally, I argue that trans desire and the erotic should be understood as radically political in Muñoz’s sense of utopian imagining of a future yet to be made.
Doing epistemic justice in International Relations: women and the history of international thought
Authors: Hutchings Kimberly
Published: April 2023

This article examines the meaning and implications of doing epistemic justice in the study of International Relations through the prism of the recovery of the international thought of Fannie Fern Andrews and Amy Ashwood Garvey and in dialogue with feminist epistemology. It argues that doing epistemic justice involves going beyond restorative justice for excluded voices in which the historical record is set straight, inclusionary justice in which previously excluded voices are added to disciplinary conversations, and transformative justice, in which the perspectives of the marginalised and oppressed become sources of epistemic authority and new knowledge. Over and above all of these things, doing epistemic justice entails practising a particular kind of epistemic collective responsibility, which actively and reflexively recognises and engages with power-laden relations between knowers, worlds and audiences in the production of international thought, then and now.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the timing of government response: A comparison of four Nordic countries March–June 2020
Authors: Lindström Martin
Published: April 2023

Objectives:

The aim is to compare Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway regarding government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March–June 2020 using the Oxford Government Response Tracker.

Study design:

Descriptive longitudinal ecological study.

Methods:

Descriptive analysis of time series data.

Results:

Sweden displayed a far lower response index in March. By late April indexes were similar. In May–June, response indexes were lower in Finland and Norway than in Sweden. The average response index in mid-March–June was similar in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Conclusions:

The government response in the four countries indicates that timing of response was essential. Sweden’s slow and weak initial government response in March–April was followed by less loosening of government response in May–June compared with, especially, Finland and Norway, which resulted in similar average government response in mid-March–June for the three countries. As a comparison, COVID-19 mortality per capita was 10 times higher in Sweden than in Finland and Norway, and five times higher than in Denmark during the same period.
The influencer pay gap: Platform labor meets racial capitalism
Authors: Christin Angèle , Lu Yingdan
Published: April 2023

Existing research emphasizes the precarity of workers engaged in the exchange of goods and services through digital platforms. Yet few studies have systematically examined how racial discrimination shapes the opportunities of platform workers. Here, we focus on influencers, or people who monetize content on social media platforms. Drawing on a mixed-method analysis of 1,082 posts crowdsourced by the @InfluencerPayGap Instagram account, we document three findings. First, while most influencers in our sample received monetary payment for sponsored campaigns, rates are significantly lower than expected based on industry estimates. Second, social media metrics are racialized to justify paying influencers of color less than white influencers. Third, influencers of color are less likely than white influencers to receive monetary compensation or succeed in their negotiations with brands. Contrary to the rhetoric of fairness and democratization promoted by digital platforms, these dynamics reproduce racial domination and undermine collective action among social media influencers.
The psychological turn in higher education and the new taxonomy of attitudes and emotions: Denmark as a case study
Authors: Sarauw Laura Louise , Bengtsen Søren SE , Filippakou Ourania
Published: April 2023

This article explores the increased concern with students’ well-being in higher education as a mode of governance that goes hand in hand with new mechanisms of exclusion. Focussing on a new student survey in Denmark that measures students’ well-being, we show how the well-being agenda is entangled with a new ‘taxonomy of attitudes and emotions’ that align with neoliberal ideals about the self-efficient and self-governing individual. Implied is a notion of learning as a smooth and effortless process, which may lead to individualization of structural challenges. With particular although not exclusive reference to the Danish case, we suggest that this new entanglement between well-being and learning represents a narrowing view on the role and purpose of higher education, which devalues the educational value of doubt, bewilderment and moments of uncertainty. Paradoxically, the well-being agenda may therefore lead to the pathologization of widespread student experiences.
The Substantive Representation of Future Generations in Bicameral Parliaments: A Comparison of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the Senate (2010–2014)
Authors: Vermassen Daan , Caluwaerts Didier
Published: April 2023

It is generally argued that representative democracies are unresponsive to the needs of future generations. Representatives, standing for re-election, are incentivized by the needs of current generations, and fail to take the interests of the unborn into account. However, this argument bypasses the institutional diversity among parliaments. In this article, we focus in particular on bicameralism, and we ask whether the representation of future generations is more prevalent in upper than in lower houses. We expect that posterity’s interests will be taken into account more strongly in upper houses which are (1) mandated to reflect on the long-term impact of policies, (2) less politically and publicly visible and (3) at least partially composed of non-elected members. Based on an exploratory analysis of representative claims made on behalf of future generations in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, we conclude that the institutional status of the parliamentary assembly is not related to the propensity of making claims on behalf of posterity. We provide several explanations why this might be so.
Five-Year Outcomes of Endovascular Aortic Repair With the TREO Abdominal Endograft
Authors: Marone Enrico Maria , Marazzi Giulia , Brioschi Chiara , Rinaldi Luigi Federico
Published: April 2023

Purpose:

Newer generation abdominal endografts, including Treo (Terumo Aortic, Sunrise, Florida), have shown optimal safety and effectiveness in treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), even with hostile anatomy over the short- and mid-term. The durability of such results, however, is still a controversial issue, due to the paucity of long-term data. Our aim is to show the long-term outcomes of endovascular aortic repair of both standard and hostile AAAs with the Treo endograft on a cohort of patients treated between 2016 and 2017.

Methods:

We analyzed the postoperative follow-up of 37 consecutive patients who have undergone endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) with the Treo Endograft between 2016 and 2017, whose baseline clinical conditions, operative data, and short-term outcomes had been published in 2018. All patients were followed up by computed tomography angiography (CTA) at 6 and 12 months and 5 years postoperatively. Primary endpoints were aortic-related mortality, type I–III endoleak (EL), and reintervention rate. Secondary endpoints were the rates of type II ELs and aneurysm sac regression.

Results:

Of 37 patients, 27 had at least one criterion of anatomic hostility and 11 were performed outside the device-specific instructions for use (IFU). In the perioperative period, we observed 100% technical success, with no perioperative mortality. Over a mean follow-up of 5.5 years (66 months), 3 patients (8.1%) were lost to follow-up and 3 (8.1%) died of non-aortic causes (overall survival: 91.9%). One type IA EL of an AAA with a hostile neck (but within the IFU) and a type III EL of an AAA with standard anatomy were observed and treated by endovascular relining (overall reintervention rate: 5.5%). Four type II ELs were associated with aneurysm sac stability over time and are still under surveillance. Mean aneurysm shrinkage was 11.25±8.30 mm.

Conclusion:

The optimal results of the Treo Endograft in terms of complication and reintervention rates reported over the mid-term by the current literature (ITA-ENDOBOOT registry) are maintained on the long term, both in case of hostile and friendly aortic anatomy, with a satisfactory shrinkage rate of the aneurysm sac.

Clinical Impact

The innovative characteristics of Treo and its short-term results are well-known and reported. The present case series contributes to the scientific validation of a new-generation abdominal aortic endograft over the long-term, focusing especially on its performance in treating AAAs with hostile anatomy. Its 5-years outcomes confirm the optimal results already reported over the short- and mid-term.
A Tormenting Dilemma: American Identity and Attitudes Towards Torture
Authors: Zugravu Anca , Medeiros Mike , Nai Alessandro
Published: April 2023

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, research on attitudes towards the use of torture on suspected terrorists has become common. However, despite acknowledging the identity-rooted relationship between threat and out-group hostility, the possible relationship between identity attachment and attitudes towards torture has been under-explored. Using data from the 2016 American National Election Study, the results of the present study further the understanding of the relationship between identity and support for torture. Two main findings are supported: 1) greater attachment to American Identity increases support for the torture of suspected terrorists, and 2) the perceived threat of terrorism partially mediates the relationship between attachment to the American Identity and attitudes towards torture. Ultimately, the study demonstrates, high attachment to American Identity and the 9/11-generated discursive construction of terrorists as threatening this identity is associated with individuals’ attitudes towards torture.
Exploring the Student-to-Faculty Ratio and Degree Attainment in Florida
Authors: Rujimora James , Campbell Laurie O. , DeMara Ronald F.
Published: April 2023

Although several factors influence Hispanic Latina/o/x degree attainment, less is known regarding student-to-faculty ratio at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) in Florida. We examined publicly available data for HSI ( n = 14) and non-HSI ( n = 88) degree attainment among Hispanic Latina/o/x students in Florida. Pearson correlations and regression analyses indicated statistically significant correlations between student-to-faculty ratio and Hispanic Latino/a/x students who earned bachelor’s degrees. Implications for hiring and promotion are discussed.