bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sustaining small-scale fisheries through a nation-wide Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries system
Authors: Aceves-Bueno Eréndira , Nenadovic Mateja , Dove India , Atkins-Davis Claire , Aceves-Bueno Juan Salvador , Trejo-Ramirez Abel , Rivas-Ochoa Cristina , Rodriguez-Van Dyck Salvador , Weaver Amy Hudson
Published: June 2023

Territorial Use rights in Fisheries (TURFs) are used around the world to manage small-scale fisheries and they’ve shown varying levels of success. Our understanding of what leads to different performance levels is limited due to several reasons. Firstly, these systems are often present in areas with low monitoring capacity where data is scarce. Secondly, past research has centered on the analysis of successful cases, with little attention paid to entire systems. Thirdly, research has been ahistorical, disconnected from the development process of TURF systems. Fourthly, TURFs are often viewed as homogenous ignoring the socio-ecological conditions under which they develop. To address these gaps, the study focuses on Mexico as a case study and context. The research first presents a historical overview of the development of TURF systems in Mexico, including the institutional and legal frameworks that have shaped their evolution. The paper then presents a TURF database that maps all TURF systems in Mexico, including their geographical locations and characteristics. In addition, the study presents case studies based on identified archetypes that showcase the diversity of TURF systems in Mexico, highlighting the different types of systems and the challenges they face. By presenting a comprehensive map of all TURF systems in Mexico, this research paper aims to make an important addition to the case studies in the global literature on TURF systems and provide a valuable resource for marine resource management policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.
Does 3D-speckle tracking echocardiography improve prediction of major cardiovascular events in a multi-ethnic general population? A Southall and Brent Revisited (SABRE) cohort study
Authors: Al Saikhan Lamia , Park Chloe , Tillin Therese , Jones Siana , Mayet Jamil , Chaturvedi Nish , Hughes Alun
Published: June 2023

3D-speckle tracking echocardiography(3D-STE) allows simultaneous assessment of ejection fraction(EF) and multidirectional strains, but its prognostic utility in the general population is unknown. We investigated if 3D-STE strains predicted a composite of major cardiac endpoints(MACE) beyond cardiovascular risk factors(CVDRF), and whether they were superior to 3D-EF. 529 participants in SABRE, a UK-based tri-ethnic general population cohort (69±6y; 76.6% male) with acceptable 3D-STE imaging were studied. Associations between 3D-EF or multidirectional myocardial strains and MACE(coronary heart disease(fatal/non-fatal), heart failure hospitalization, new-onset arrhythmia and cardiovascular mortality) were determined using Cox regression including adjustment for CVDRF and 2D-EF. Whether 3D-EF, global longitudinal strain(3D-GLS) and principle tangential strain(3D-PTS/3D-strain) improved cardiovascular risk stratification over CVDRF was investigated using a likelihood ratio test on a series of nested Cox proportional hazards models and Harrell’s C statistics. During follow-up(median, 12y), there were 92 events. 3D-EF, 3D-GLS and 3D-PTS and 3D-RS were associated with MACE in unadjusted and models adjusted for CVDRF but not CVDRF+2D-EF. Compared to 3D-EF, both 3D-GLS and 3D-PTS slightly improved the predictive value over CVDRF for MACE, but the improvement was modest(C statistic increased from 0.698(0.647, 0.749) to 0.715(0.663, 0.766) comparing CVDRF with CVDRF +3D-GLS). 3D-STE-derived LV myocardial strains predicted MACE in a multi-ethnic general population sample of elderly individuals from the UK; however the added prognostic value of 3D-STE myocardial strains was small.
Understanding target-specific effects of antidepressant drug pollution on molluscs: A systematic review protocol
Authors: Imiuwa Maurice E. , Baynes Alice , Routledge Edwin J.
Published: June 2023

Background

The environmental prevalence of widely prescribed human pharmaceuticals that target key evolutionary conserved biomolecules present across phyla is concerning. Antidepressants, one of the most widely consumed pharmaceuticals globally, have been developed to target biomolecules modulating monoaminergic neurotransmission, thus interfering with the endogenous regulation of multiple key neurophysiological processes. Furthermore, rising prescription and consumption rates of antidepressants caused by the burgeoning incidence of depression is consistent with increasing reports of antidepressant detection in aquatic environments worldwide. Consequently, there are growing concerns that long-term exposure to environmental levels of antidepressants may cause adverse drug target-specific effects on non-target aquatic organisms. While these concerns have resulted in a considerable body of research addressing a range of toxicological endpoints, drug target-specific effects of environmental levels of different classes of antidepressants in non-target aquatic organisms remain to be understood. Interestingly, evidence suggests that molluscs may be more vulnerable to the effects of antidepressants than any other animal phylum, making them invaluable in understanding the effects of antidepressants on wildlife. Here, a protocol for the systematic review of literature to understand drug target-specific effects of environmental levels of different classes of antidepressants on aquatic molluscs is described. The study will provide critical insight needed to understand and characterize effects of antidepressants relevant to regulatory risk assessment decision-making, and/or direct future research efforts.

Methods

The systematic review will be conducted in line with the guidelines by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). A literature search on Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, as well as grey literature databases, will be carried out. Using predefined criteria, study selection, critical appraisal and data extraction will be done by multiple reviewers with a web-based evidence synthesis platform. A narrative synthesis of outcomes of selected studies will be presented. The protocol has been registered in the Open Science Framework (OSF) registry with the registration DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/P4H8W.
PAK1 copy number in breast cancer—Associations with proliferation and molecular subtypes
Authors: Skjervold Anette H. , Valla Marit , Ytterhus Borgny , Bofin Anna M.
Published: June 2023

Introduction

P21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) is known to be overexpressed in several human tumour types, including breast cancer (BC). It is located on chromosome 11 (11q13.5-q14.1) and plays a significant role in proliferation in BC. In this study we aimed to assess PAK1 gene copy number (CN) in primary breast tumours and their corresponding lymph node metastases, and associations between PAK1 CN and proliferation status, molecular subtype, and prognosis. In addition, we aimed to study associations between CNs of PAK1 and CCND1. Both genes are located on the long arm of chromosome 11 (11q13).

Methods

Fluorescence in situ hybridization for PAK1 and Chromosome enumeration probe (CEP)11 were used on tissue microarray sections from a series of 512 BC cases. Copy numbers were estimated by counting the number of fluorescent signals for PAK1 and CEP11 in 20 tumour cell nuclei. Pearson’s x2 test was performed to assess associations between PAK1 CN and tumour features, and between PAK1 and CCND1 CNs. Cumulative risk of death from BC and hazard ratios were estimated in analysis of prognosis.

Results

We found mean PAK1 CN ≥4<6 in 26 (5.1%) tumours, and CN ≥ 6 in 22 (4.3%) tumours. The proportion of cases with copy number increase (mean CN ≥4) was highest among HER2 type and Luminal B (HER2-) tumours. We found an association between PAK1 CN increase, and high proliferation, and high histological grade, but not prognosis. Of cases with PAK1 CN ≥ 6, 30% also had CCND1 CN ≥ 6.

Conclusions

PAK1 copy number increase is associated with high proliferation and high histological grade, but not with prognosis. PAK1 CN increase was most frequent in the HER2 type and Luminal B (HER2-) subtype. PAK1 CN increase is associated with CN increase of CCND1.
Refining the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) framework for data use at the local level: An integrative review
Authors: Kawakyu Nami , Coe Megan , Wagenaar Bradley H. , Sherr Kenneth , Gimbel Sarah
Published: June 2023

Introduction

Foundational to a well-functioning health system is a strong routine health information system (RHIS) that informs decisions and actions at all levels of the health system. In the context of decentralization across low- and middle-income countries, RHIS has the promise of supporting sub-national health staff to take data-informed actions to improve health system performance. However, there is wide variation in how “RHIS data use” is defined and measured in the literature, impeding the development and evaluation of interventions that effectively promote RHIS data use.

Methods

An integrative review methodology was used to: (1) synthesize the state of the literature on how RHIS data use in low- and middle-income countries is conceptualized and measured; (2) propose a refined RHIS data use framework and develop a common definition for RHIS data use; and (3) propose improved approaches to measure RHIS data use. Four electronic databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles published between 2009 and 2021 investigating RHIS data use.

Results

A total of 45 articles, including 24 articles measuring RHIS data use, met the inclusion criteria. Less than half of included articles (42%) explicitly defined RHIS data use. There were differences across the literature whether RHIS data tasks such as data analysis preceded or were a part of RHIS data use; there was broad consensus that data-informed decisions and actions were essential steps within the RHIS data use process. Based on the synthesis, the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) framework was refined to specify the steps of the RHIS data use process.

Conclusion

Conceptualizing RHIS data use as a process that includes data-informed actions emphasizes the importance of actions in improving health system performance. Future studies and implementation strategies should be designed with consideration for the different support needs for each step of the RHIS data use process.
Effects of plantar-sensory treatments on postural control in chronic ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Hu Xiaomei , Liao Jingjing , Hu Xiaoyue , Zeng Ziwei , Wang Lin
Published: June 2023

Objective

This study aimed to examine the effects of plantar-sensory treatments on postural control in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

Methods

This study was registered in PROSPERO (registration number CRD42022329985) on May 14, 2022. An extensive search was performed in Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus to identify the potential studies on plantar-sensory treatments affecting postural control before May 2022. The methodological quality of involved studies was assessed using the scale of Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). The Cochrane Tool and the Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies of Interventions assessment tool were used to evaluate the risk of bias in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs respectively. RevMan 5.4 was utilised to calculate the standardised mean difference (SMD), with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

Eight RCTs with a mean PEDro rating of 6 and four non-RCTs with a mean PEDro rating of 4.75 were included in the quantitative analysis. The types of plantar-sensory treatments included plantar massage, whole-body vibration and textured surface-stimulation treatment. A significant effect of static balance with eyes open (SMD = −0.54; 95% CI: −0.81 to −0.27; p < 0.001) was found and subgroup analysis showed that plantar massage (SMD = −0.49; 95% CI: −0.84 to −0.14; p = 0.006) and whole-body vibration (SMD = −0.66; 95% CI: −1.12 to −0.19; p = 0.005) had positive effects. In the subgroup analysis of anterior dynamic balance, whole-body vibration revealed a significant increase (SMD = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.06−1.14; p = 0.03). The pooled results or subgroup analysis including eyes-closed static balance and other directions of dynamic balance indicated no significant difference (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

This meta-analysis indicated that plantar-sensory treatments could improve postural control in CAI, especially the treatments of plantar massage and long-term whole-body vibration.
Lessons learned from the adaptation of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) for Dutch people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities
Authors: Derks Suzanne D. M. , Willemen Agnes M. , Vrijmoeth Cis , Sterkenburg Paula S.
Published: June 2023

Background

People with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBIDs) face challenges in social functioning, possibly as a result of limited mentalising abilities such as reflecting on the behaviour of themselves and others. Reflective functioning in people with MBIDs has not yet been investigated due to a lack of instruments. The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) is a seemingly easy adaptable, short self-report questionnaire. The aim of the present, explorative study was to adapt the RFQ for people with MBIDs and investigate the psychometric properties and correlations with other mentalising related constructs. The formulation of the items was adapted to the target group and items were added to broaden the scope towards reflection on both the self and other.

Method

Participants were 159 adults with MBIDs who completed a Dutch-translated and easy-to-read RFQ with five supplemental items, a questionnaire for autistic traits, a self-report questionnaire assessing perspective taking and two performance-based measures assessing emotion recognition and Theory of Mind.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the factor structure of the RFQ and revealed a two-factor structure with a Self and Other subscale. Generally satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability were found. Explorative results showed correlations of the RFQ-8 and RFQ subscales with autistic traits and between the RFQ Other and perspective taking.

Conclusions

This explorative study is the first testing psychometric properties of the RFQ as a self-report questionnaire for assessing reflective functioning in adults with MBIDs. This step is relevant in gaining more scientific knowledge on assessing mentalising in people with MBIDs.
Reconfiguring authenticity: Eurythmics and the aesthetics of new pop
Authors: Hill Stephen
Published: June 2023

This article looks at how the British pop culture of the 1980s changed the way authenticity was conceptualized in popular music. I will argue that ‘new pop’ and the televisual aesthetic of MTV challenged the division between British and American codes of authenticity. This distinction is marked by the use of the term rock in America, to describe popular music of generalizable importance, of which authenticity is the key talisman. By contrast, in the United Kingdom, pop is less of a pejorative term, and the preference for authentic modes of address is tempered by the playful sensibility of the carnivalesque. As a barometer of this, I will be focusing on the work of the British duo Eurythmics, whose creative output spanned the decade, and for whom MTV was pivotal in breaking the American market. In particular, I will suggest that the band’s propensity to bend genre as well as gender, positioned North American ‘rock’ as a contingent discourse: a free-floating signifier around which competing notions of authenticity coalesce. In this direction, the terms rock and pop can also be read against discourses linked to both sexuality and national identity. Indeed, the Britishness of Eurythmics and the camp sensibility of their music videos are central to how rock authenticity is re-positioned as a more plural construct. Emblematic of this paradox of authenticity is both the duality of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox’s identity as Eurythmics and the diversity of their musical output. Encoded in this are some very specific strategies for listening that draw upon the legacy of British Art schools in the 1950s and the Independent Group. Revisiting this legacy is pivotal therefore in understanding how 1980s pop music culture reverberates in the twenty-first century. The pertinence of the work is underscored by the induction of Eurythmics into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Auto Jazz: Barney Wilen and the expanded soundtrack
Authors: Goodall Mark
Published: June 2023

This article offers a close analysis of the 1968 ‘soundtrack’ LP Auto Jazz: Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini (MPS) by the French saxophone player Barney Wilen. The theme of the LP is Italian racing driver Lorenzo Bandini’s death in a motor racing accident at the Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco in 1967. The article also discusses the visual dimension of the work; image materials were originally to have been presented with the recording to make Auto Jazz a multi-media experience. We tend to associate the late 1960s with revolutionary jazz, free jazz and experiments with jazz form and Auto Jazz: Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini is certainly ‘far out’. Jazz music at this time took on revolutionary tendencies both aurally and ideologically. However, it is not the politics of such countercultural acts that the recording expresses but rather (as a unique soundscape with elements of musique concrète) the emotional impact of a tragic real-life event through organized sound. The article examines the context for the LP: the development of ‘new wave’ cinema and use of jazz in this form, the concurrent revolution in modern jazz and contemporary experimental music and the form of ‘expanded cinema’ () that Auto Jazz: Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini was conceived to a contribution to.
Freak Scenes: American Indie Cinema and Indie Music Cultures, Sexton Jamie (2023)
Authors: Arnold Gina
Published: June 2023

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A short reflection on Olympic art
Authors: Daichendt G. James
Published: June 2023

Olympic art has been just as central to the modern games as sport itself. Originally intended to be a competition, art in the Olympics has shifted purposes through the years and eventually became a tool for interpretation, celebration and communication about the sport and the unique cultural contexts in which they are held. A number of modern and contemporary notables have contributed artwork in the twentieth century and one of the most notable examples was modern artist Robert Rauschenberg’s (1925–2008) poster for the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles, CA, entitled ‘Star in Motion’.
A Orientação Empreendedora como apoio na solução dos desafios da adoção de Métodos Ágeis: Um estudo de caso em Startup brasileira
Authors: Garcia Vanessa Mesquita Blas , Martens Cristina Dai Prá , Penha Renato , Martens Mauro Luiz
Published: June 2023

Objetivo do estudo: avaliar empiricamente como as dimensões da Orientação Empreendedora (OE) podem auxiliar na solução dos desafios da adoção de Métodos Ágeis (MA). Metodologia/abordagem: estudo de caso único em uma startup de software. Principais resultados: confirmação da existência de desafios para a adoção dos MA em três dimensões (pessoas, processos, e gestão e organização), na startup foco do estudo, e de quais dimensões da OE mais contribuem para a solução desses desafios. Relevância/originalidade: embora a OE e suas dimensões sejam reconhecidas pelos entrevistados como possíveis ações para solucionar os desafios para a adoção de MA, elas não são incentivadas quando o time é alocado no cliente, por influência cultural. A pesquisa é relevante, pois tem a finalidade de ajudar a compreender tais desafios e de sugerir formas para os resolver. Contribuições teórico/metodológicas: como contribuição acadêmica, este estudo avançou nas pesquisas sobre a adoção de MA e a OE, bem como acerca da relação entre os tópicos. Contribuições sociais/para a gestão: entendimento dos desafios inerentes à adoção e à utilização dos MA, e incentivo de ações capazes de auxiliar na solução desses desafios, a partir da utilização dos conceitos de OE.
Maintaining Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction in Service Recovery through Javanese Philosophy
Authors:   Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Widyatama, Indonesia, Zulganef Zulganef , Pratminingsih Sri Astuti ,   Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Widyatama, Indonesia, Salsabil Imanirrahma ,   Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Widyatama, Indonesia
Published: June 2023

The concept of service failure and service recovery have been largely addressed in the literature. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived justice, customer engagement, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty in the context of service recovery. This study also considers the moderating role of apology and diuwongke, a Javanese-Indonesian philosophy for treating others with dignity and respect, as a condition that can strengthen or weaken the influence of the variables. The population of this study is customers of three large state-owned banks in two provinces in Indonesia, with the number of samples of 430 respondents, chosen using purposive sampling technique. The data is collected through online survey with Google Forms and analyzed using SEM-PLS with PLSpredict. The findings indicate that perceived justice has a positive influence on customer engagement, while customer engagement positively influences customer satisfaction and loyalty. Customer satisfaction is found to mediate the relationship between customer engagement and customer loyalty. Furthermore, this finding prove that apology plays a moderating role in the relationship between perceived justice and customer satisfaction, such that the relationship is stronger when apology is high. Finally, diuwongke is also found to moderate the influence of customer engagement on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.
The Role of Slow Food in Destination Image Development
Authors:   Graduate School of Tourism Management (GSTM), National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand, Soonsap Pichsinee , Ashton Ann Suwaree ,   Graduate School of Tourism Management (GSTM), National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand, Lee Timothy J. ,   Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
Published: June 2023

Wellness lifestyle trends have entered our everyday thoughts, especially since the Covid 19 pandemic. This paper explores how the slow food concept has a vital role in making tourist trips more fun and healthier at the same time. It shows how to develop a slow food destination image. A qualitative approach using in-depth interviews was employed, and Chiang Mai, Thailand was selected as the study area. A total of 29 tourists were interviewed. Content analysis was used to analyze data. The findings revealed three components for developing a slow food destination image: (a) functional attributes, referring to five aspects: environment, authentic food, slow food community, local facilitators, and service quality; (b) psychological attributes, comprising slow food logo and signs, and value perception; and (c) unique attributes, seeking uniqueness and creating events/festivals related to the slow food concept, especially the concept of a good, clean, and fair event.
E-wallet Adoption amidst COVID Era: An Empirical Intervention with Extended UTAUT2
Authors:   Commerce Department, Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Arora Sarita , Kaur Manpreet ,   Commerce Department, Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Jain Esha ,   Commerce Department, Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Published: June 2023

The aim of the study is to examine the factors affecting adoption of e-wallets in COVID era. UTAUT 2 model was adapted in the study to analyse behavioral intention of users towards e-wallets. Additionally, impact of three constructs namely, perceived risk, trust and perceived COVID threat along with the recognized factors of UTAUT 2 model was studied on behavioral intention of users towards e-wallets. Primary data was collected through questionnaire method from 358 respondents from Punjab (India). The results revealed that all the constructs of UTAUT 2 model influenced behavioural intention to adopt e-wallets except hedonic motivation. Perceived risk was not found as determinant of behavioural intention to adopt ewallets. Perceived COVID threat was found to be the most influential factor in predicting the behavioural intentions regarding e-wallets followed by trust and social influence. The decisions about marketing and regularizing of e-wallets in terms of its features, applications and its performance can be taken considering the findings of this study.
An assessment of the performance of emergency management agency in the natural hazards management among farm households in the southeast zone, Nigeria
Authors: OBI Joy , IFEJIRIKA Chika , ITAM Kingsley , ENETE Anselm , MUNONYE Jane , OSUJI Emeka , OYOBOH Dan , JIMMY Samuel , EGWU Chukwuoyims , NWACHUKWU Christopher , OBETTA Angela , NWOFOKE Christian , ODOH Ngozi
Published: June 2023

An assessment of the performance of emergency management agency in mitigating natural hazards among farm households in Southeast Zone, Nigeria was studied. About 240 farm households who were administered questionnaire were chosen from the states’ flood- and erosion-prone regions using multi-stage sampling technique. The results indicate that the EmergencyManagement Based-Performance Index’s average level of national emergency management activities was 57.33. The total average ratings of the National Emergency Management Agency/State Emergency Management Agency performance indicators based on their usefulness as a measure of natural hazard were estimated as 47.8% which showed that the NEMA/SEMA key performance indicators’ degree of effectiveness in hazard management is deemed to be below average of the index. These key performance indicators (KPI) include; distribution of food, provision of seedlings, provision of agro-chemical, training of farmers on postharvest crop preservation, use of weather, rehabilitation of water resources, expansion of irrigation facilities, distribution of fingerlings, provision of household items. The highest weighted score assigned to the distribution of food was 2.89, indicating that it is 57.8% successin mitigating natural disasters, while the average weight score allocated to the distribution of seedlings was 2.62, indicating a 52.4% degree of efficacy. However, the study recommends that the funds allotted to NEMA/SEMA should be monitored to ensure it is utilized in achieving its stated aims and objectives.
Comparative analysis of antioxidant potential in leaf, stem, and root of Paederia foetida L.
Authors: HUSNA Tasnima , MOHI-UD-DIN Mohammed , HASAN Md. Mehedi , NAZRAN Anika , KHAN Haider Iqbal , HASSAN Jahidul , SHOVON Md. Neamul Hasan , GHOSH Totan Kumar
Published: June 2023

Paederia foetida L. is widely used for the treatment of myriad ailments. Thus, searching for plant parts having greater antioxidant potential would make it easy to get suitable materials for herbal drugs. The present effort was made to explore the antioxidant potentials in the plant parts of P. foetida grown under natural conditions by means of physiological and biochemical analyses. The young leaves showed the highest reservoir of non-enzymatic antioxidants such as chlorophylls (0.96 mg g-1), carotenoids (0.43 mg g-1), anthocyanins (53.99 µg g-1), phenolics (728.24 µg g-1), flavonoids (4178.05 µg g-1), and proline (1.46 µmol g-1) as compared to others. Total antioxidant activity was found to be the highest in young leaves (84.82 %) followed by young stems (80.24 %) and matured leaves (79.78 %). Analysis of enzymatic antioxidants resulted in the superior activity of ascorbate peroxidase (13.58 µmol min-1 mg-1) and glutathione S-transferase (3409 nmol min-1 mg-1) in young leaves whereas the highest rate of catalase (409.85 µmol min-1 mg-1) and peroxidase (3.5 nmol min-1 mg-1) activity were found in matured leaves. However, comparatively higher content of reactive oxygen species; hydrogen peroxide, and lipid peroxidation product; malondialdehyde in matured leaves than that of young leaves suggests that young leaf is a suitable source for herbal medicine.
Stability of Vicia faba L. cultivars and responsible traits for Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763 preference
Authors: NIKOLOVA Ivelina
Published: June 2023

The study aimed to evaluate the responsible traits of preference of Aphis fabae to Vicia faba cultivars and their stability in multi-environment field tests. The experiment was carried out at the Institute of Forage Crops (Pleven) during the period 2016 to 2018. Aphid infestation was assessed by recording the number per plant at the pod formation, while the chemical composition was determined by standard Weende system methods. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that the aphid density was negatively correlated with the amount of rainfall and humidity until aphids were positively correlated with the temperature. According to GGE biplot analysis cultivar Fb 3270, followed by BGE 029055 and BGE 002106 were stable with a low density of aphids and were defined as tolerant. A significant negative correlation was found between the density of aphids and plant height (r = -0.447). The protein content showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0,686), while phosphorus and cyanogenic glycoside concentration were significantly negatively correlated with the aphid incidence (r = -0.411, r = -0.685, respectively). The results lay the groundwork for further analyses to finely dissect A. fabae tolerance in V. faba and pave the way for the development of methods to predict ...
Dawid Sześciło, Bartosz Wilk, Nadużywanie prawa do informacji publicznej w orzecznictwie sądów administracyjnych, seria Sektor Publiczny w Praktyce, Wydawnictwo C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2022
Authors: Jachimowicz-Jankowska Paulina
Published: June 2023

Dawid Sześciło, Bartosz Wilk, Nadużywanie prawa do informacji publicznej w orzecznictwie sądów administracyjnych, seria Sektor Publiczny w Praktyce, Wydawnictwo C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2022 (opr. Paulina Jachimowicz-Jankowska)
Study of the behavior of reactive powder concrete RC deep beams by strengthening shear using near-surface mounted CFRP bars
Authors: Azeez Alyaa Abdulrazzaq , Jaafar Azhar Ayad , Yussof Mustafasanie M. , Blash Abrahem A. Ali
Published: June 2023

The applications of modern materials especially reactive powder concrete for improving concrete structures have been significantly growing in recent years. Great conduct properties creep, shrinkage, little permeability, ultra-high strength, and expanded safety against corrosion are the important features of Reactive Powder Concrete. In addition, the use of the Near-Surface Mounted technique in recent decades has helped strengthen and repair shears-reinforced concrete (RC) for deep beams using carbon fiber replacement reinforcing bars. The parameters studied in the present research investigated the impact of the maximum load, deflection, stress–strain curve of concrete, first shear crack, crack pattern, and crack width. Considering the aforesaid cause and objective, one specimen of Reactive Powder Concrete RC deep beams has a rectangular cross-section of 150 mm in width, 500 mm in depth, and a total length of 1.2 m. One control specimen was tested for comparison. In addition, 12 control specimens (cylinder and cubes) are used for experimental investigation on the mechanical properties of normal and Reactive Powder Concrete deep beams. Following the specimens’ processing, they were subjected to one concentrated load pressure test through a hydraulic jack. Moreover, six core drill specimens were taken from those deep beams to obtain the real mechanical properties of those beams, including maximum stress, modulus of elasticity, density, stress–strain curve, and Poisson’s ratio, after subjecting them to the pressure machine. Depending on the results, the ultimate strength, deflection, and first shear crack capacity for the specimens (RPCDB1P-4NSM & RPCDB1P-8NSM) have increased by (21, 25), (47, 27), and (133, 150)%, respectively, compared with (CDB1PC20). Moreover, the specimens above have reduced the first shear crack width by (9, 33.25)% respectively compared with (CDB1PC20) at 65% of the ultimate shear load.
Sensitivity of estimands in clinical trials with imperfect compliance
Authors: Chen Heng , Heitjan Daniel F.
Published: June 2023

In clinical trials that are subject to noncompliance, the commonly used intention-to-treat estimand is valid as a causal effect of treatment assignment but is sensitive to the level of compliance. An alternative estimand, the complier average causal effect (CACE), measures the average effect of treatment received in the latent subset of subjects who would comply with either assigned treatment. Because the principal stratum of compliers can vary with the circumstances of the trial, CACE too depends on the compliance fraction. We propose a model in which an underlying latent proto-compliance interacts with trial characteristics to determine a subject’s compliance behavior. When the latent compliance is independent of the individual treatment effect, the average causal effect is constant across compliance classes, and CACE is robust across trials and equal to the population average causal effect. We demonstrate the potential degree of sensitivity of CACE in a simulation study, an analysis of data from a trial of vitamin A supplementation in children, and a meta-analysis of trials of epidural analgesia in labor.
Organisation as Reflexive Structuration
Authors: Ortmann Günther , Sydow Jörg , Windeler Arnold
Published: June 2023

Our
"Beacons of Organizational Sociology"
series makes available, through first-time translations, texts that have shaped debates in organizational sociology in non-English-speaking countries, or presents reflections on such debates by established scholars. The first text in this series is a shortened English translation of the German article “Organisation als reflexive Strukturation” by Günther Ortmann, Jörg Sydow, and Arnold Windeler, published in 1997 in the highly influential book “Theorien der Organisation. Die Rückkehr der Gesellschaft” [Theories of Organization. The Return of Society]. The article applies Giddens’ social theory to organizational research. In elaborating on “the principle of reflexive organization,” the text provides a social-theoretically informed concept of organization that is of continuing relevance for organization research today. The publication can be classified as one of the decisive writings by the authors contributing to establishing organizational research based on structuration theory in the German-speaking world, informing many studies, e.g., on new organizational forms, innovation, and inter-organizational relations. The concise overview of the various existing studies in organization research using a structuration perspective at that time in the original manuscript is not part of this translation.
Investigating the needs, expectations, problems and experiences of international students in the process of distance education
Authors: Coşkun Burcu Karabulut , Akcaoğlu Mustafa Öztürk
Published: June 2023

This study aims to determine the needs, expectations, problems and experiences of international students in the process of distance education. To this end, phenomenology design was used, and university students representing different departments and countries were selected through a purposive sampling method. A total of 11 international students participated in the study. An interview form was used for data collection. According to the findings, it was found that the participants did not experience any problems during the registration and admission process and could get enough support from the institution during the orientation and services process. The most common problem in the academic process is the language used by the lecturer. Also, the students mostly preferred the department they studied in line with their choices. Thanks to the repetition of the courses in distance education, they could overcome the language and communication barriers they experienced during the face-to-face education process. It was also determined that the students’ social relations with their peers and lecturers were positive, and they did not experience any adaptation problems. Finally, participants’ statements on financial challenges focused on the difficulties in both finding scholarships and supporting themselves.
The Relationship Between Public Administration and Third Sector Organizations: Voluntary Failure Theory and Beyond
Authors: Bassi Andrea
Published: June 2023

Among Lester Salamon’s early theoretical contributions was the introduction of the “Voluntary Failure” concept. In a series of articles published in the second half of the 1980s (Salamon, L. M. 1987a. “Of Market Failure, Voluntary Failure, and Third-Party Government: Toward a Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations in the Modern Welfare State.”Journal of Voluntary Action Research16 (1–2): 29–49. Reprinted in Salamon (1995): 33–49, Salamon, L. M. 1987b. “Partners in Public Service: The Scope and Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations,” InThe Nonprofit Sector. A Research Handbook, edited by W. Powell Walter, 99–117. New Haven: Yale University Press, Salamon, L. M. 1989. “The Voluntary Sector and the Future of the Welfare State.”Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly18 (1): 11–24. Reprinted in Salamon (1995): 203–19) Salamon rejects the existing theories concerning the existence and the growth of nonprofit entities, both demand-side theories such as “government failure” (Weisbrod) and “contract failure” (Hansmann) and supply-side theories (James). He introduces the so-called “third-party government” approach underlining the interdependence between the state and various other (profit and nonprofit) social actors (Salamon Lester M. and Toepler S. 2015. “Government–Nonprofit Cooperation: Anomaly or Necessity?”Voluntas26: 2155–77). The “voluntary failure theory” is based on the recognition of four limits of nonprofit organizations’ action: (a) philanthropic insufficiency; (b) philanthropic particularism; (c) philanthropic paternalism; (d) philanthropic amateurism. These shortcomings can be overcome by the creation of an institutional framework of collaboration between the public administration and the most organized part of civil society, namely the so-called third-sector organizations. The aim of this paper is to open a discussion around the adequacy of the above-mentioned approach to explain the complex configurations that current relationships between public administration and third sector organizations have assumed in Western democracies, especially in the field of welfare policies. We will do so through the analysis of the recent scientific literature on government-nonprofit relationships, with a particular focus on the so-called “new public governance” (Osborne Stephen, P. 2006. “The New Public Governance?”Public Management Review8 (3): 377–87, Osborne Stephen, P. ed. 2009.The New Public Governance? Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance. London: Routledge) and the co-creation and co-production paradigm (Torfing, J., E. Sørensen., and A. Røiseland. 2016. “Transforming the Public Sector into an Arena for Co-creation: Barriers, Drivers, Benefits, and Ways Forward.”Administration & Society: 1–31), that emphasize the involvement of citizens (i.e. users or clients) and their associations in the definition of the policies, programs, and services directed to them.
Automatic prediction model of overall survival in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis using deep neural networks
Authors: Wang Zhongxiao , Xiong Tianyu , Jiang Mingxin , Cui Yun , Qian Xiaosong , Su Yao , Zhang Xiaolei , Xu Shiqi , Wen Dong , Dong Xianling , Yang Minfu , Niu Yinong
Published: June 2023

Objectives

Bone is the most common site of metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients and is correlated with poor prognosis and increasing economic burden. Few studies have analyzed the prognostic prediction for metastatic PCa patients with the assistance of neural networks.

Methods

Four convolutional neural network (CNN) models are developed and evaluated to predict the overall survival (OS) of PCa patients with bone metastasis. All the CNN models are first trained with 64 samples and evaluated with 10 samples; two models use only bone scan images and two models use both bone scan images and clinical parameters (CPs). The predictions of the best models are compared with those by two urology surgeons on 20 test samples.

Results

Our best models can predict OS of PCa patients with bone metastasis with AUC=0.8022 by using only bone scan images and AUC=0.8132 by using both bone scan images and CPs on 20 test samples. The best Youden indexes of the two models are 0.6263 and 0.7142, respectively, which are 0.3077 and 0.3131 higher than that of the urologists’ average Youden index, which indicate that CNN models exhibit significant advantages.

Conclusions

CNN models are suitable to predict OS in PCa patients with bone metastasis using bone scan images and CPs. Our models show better performance in terms of accuracy and stability than urology surgeons.
Living in an ecotone: Late Middle Palaeolithic occupations in the lower Besor Basin, north-western Negev Desert, Israel
Authors: Goder-Goldberger M. , Gilead I. , Boaretto E. , Edeltin L. , Horwitz L.K. , Jacoby-Glass Y. , Lavi R. , Neumann F.H. , Porat N. , Toffolo M.B. , Van Aardt A.C. , Zilberman T. , Crouvi O.
Published: June 2023

The north-western Negev is an under-researched ecotonal region. We excavated two late Middle Palaeolithic open-air sites and recovered rich lithic industries that could be refitted, as well as remains of fauna, and charcoal. Palaeoenvironmental information and dates indicate interesting inter-site differences.
Mapping Genetic Topography of Cortical Thickness and Surface Area in Neonatal Brains
Authors: Huang Ying , Wu Zhengwang , Li Tengfei , Wang Xifeng , Wang Ya , Xing Lei , Zhu Hongtu , Lin Weili , Wang Li , Guo Lei , Gilmore John H. , Li Gang
Published: June 2023

Adult twin neuroimaging studies have revealed that cortical thickness (CT) and surface area (SA) are differentially influenced by genetic information, leading to their spatially distinct genetic patterning and topography. However, the postnatal origins of the genetic topography of CT and SA remain unclear, given the dramatic cortical development from neonates to adults. To fill this critical gap, this study unprecedentedly explored how genetic information differentially regulates the spatial topography of CT and SA in the neonatal brain by leveraging brain magnetic resonance (MR) images from 202 twin neonates with minimal influence by the complicated postnatal environmental factors. We capitalized on infant-dedicated computational tools and a data-driven spectral clustering method to parcellate the cerebral cortex into a set of distinct regions purely according to the genetic correlation of cortical vertices in terms of CT and SA, respectively, and accordingly created the first genetically informed cortical parcellation maps of neonatal brains. Both genetic parcellation maps exhibit bilaterally symmetric and hierarchical patterns, but distinct spatial layouts. For CT, regions with closer genetic relationships demonstrate an anterior-posterior (A-P) division, while for SA, regions with greater genetic proximity are typically within the same lobe. Certain genetically informed regions exhibit strong similarities between neonates and adults, with the most striking similarities in the medial surface in terms of SA, despite their overall substantial differences in genetic parcellation maps. These results greatly advance our understanding of the development of genetic influences on the spatial patterning of cortical morphology.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTGenetic influences on cortical thickness (CT) and surface area (SA) are complex and could evolve throughout the lifespan. However, studies revealing distinct genetic topography of CT and SA have been limited to adults. Using brain structural magnetic resonance (MR) images of twins, we unprecedentedly discovered the distinct genetically-informed parcellation maps of CT and SA in neonatal brains, respectively. Each genetic parcellation map comprises a distinct spatial layout of cortical regions, where vertices within the same region share high genetic correlation. These genetic parcellation maps of CT and SA of neonates largely differ from those of adults, despite their highly remarkable similarities in the medial cortex of SA. These discoveries provide important insights into the genetic organization of the early cerebral cortex development.
Viral recognition and the antiviral interferon response
Authors: Dalskov Louise , Gad Hans Henrik , Hartmann Rune
Published: June 2023

Interferons (IFNs) are antiviral cytokines that play a key role in the innate immune response to viral infections. In response to viral stimuli, cells produce and release interferons, which then act on neighboring cells to induce the transcription of hundreds of genes. Many of these gene products either combat the viral infection directly, e.g., by interfering with viral replication, or help shape the following immune response. Here, we review how viral recognition leads to the production of different types of IFNs and how this production differs in spatial and temporal manners. We then continue to describe how these IFNs play different roles in the ensuing immune response depending on when and where they are produced or act during an infection.
Influence of Aggregates Shape on Porous Asphalt Mixture
Authors: Siaw Ing Nicole Liew , Ng Cui Ming , Mohd Sori Nur Syamimi Nabillah Binti , Putra Jaya Ramadhansyah , Masri Khairil Azman
Published: June 2023

Porous asphalt (PA) is a porous pavement layer made of an open graded aggregate that has a lot of linked air voids. The technical qualities and performance of PA are heavily influenced by the aggregate shape and surface roughness. Granite aggregate was use in this research to study the effect of aggregate shape on volumetric and mechanical properties of porous asphalt mixture and to evaluate the quality of aggregate shape of porous asphalt mixture (PAM) in relation to aggregate shape. To classify the aggregate size, sieve analysis was carried out and followed by flakiness and elongation index test. Marshall stability test and resilient modulus test were conducted to study the behavior of PAM by replacing different shape of aggregate. Based on the result cubical shaped aggregates are more recommended to be use in PAM, due to the strength is higher than the conventional PA.
Some analysis on conjugacy search problem for Diffie-Hellman protocol
Authors: Jusoo Siti Hasanah , Mohamad Mohd Sham , Sulaiman Sahimel Azwal , Faisal
Published: June 2023

The field in nonabelian group-based cryptosystem have gain attention of the researchers as it expected to offers higher security when confronted with quantum computational due to more complex algebraic structures. Hence, this paper intents to give an overview on Diffie-Hellman protocol considering the mathematically hard problem such as the conjugacy search problem in a group G. In this paper we provide examples for G of non abelian group particularly the group of SL(2,3).