bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Sammelband of Incunabula of British Provenance Held at the Diocesan Library of Córdoba Containing the Only Known Copy of Elegantiae terminorum ex Laurentio Valla et aliis collectae, Antwerp: Gerard Leeu, 7.XI.1487 (GW M35200)
Authors: Solana Pujalte Julián
Published: July 2022

In this article, we analyse a sammelband of incunabula held at the Diocesan Library of Córdoba, which we believe belonged to William Hewster († 1492), a clergyman and professor at Oxford. It contains six incunabula from Antwerp, Leuven, Paris and Oxford, printed in the workshops of Gerard Leeu (3), John of Westphalia, Antoine Caillaut, and Theodoric Rood & Thomas Hunte. Among the works is the only known copy of Elegantiae terminorum ex Laurentio Valla et aliis collectae, Antwerp: Gerard Leeu, 7.XI.1487 (GW M35200) and the only complete copy of Ars memorativa by Jacobus Publicius [Paris: Antoine Caillaut, 1483–90] (GW M36439).
The Urgent Demands of the Present: Missiological Discernment in a Wounded World
Authors: Kollman Paul
Published: July 2022

This article considers implications of the IAMS 15th Assembly theme “Powers, Inequalities, and Vulnerabilities: Mission in a Wounded World.” After describing the theme’s origins and reflecting on wounds and woundedness in Christian mission, it develops a framework to consider missiology shaped by the theme, that is, when prioritizing mission as constituted by its setting in a wounded world shaped by powers, inequalities, and vulnerabilities. After presenting that framework, which features the medical terms triage, diagnosis, therapy, and prophylaxis, it offers brief and tentative missiological discernment of the present moment, highlighting, besides climate change, 1) rampant religious disaffiliation among onetime Christians and 2) intra-Christian polarization and divisions as particularly urgent priorities for missional engagement and contemporary mission studies.
The ECOWAS Court and Civil Society Activists in Nigeria: An Anatomy and Analysis of a Robust Symbiosis
Authors: Okafor Obiora Chinedu , Owie Udoka Ndidiamaka , Effoduh Okechukwu , Zarma Rahina
Published: July 2022

This article focuses on, and attempts to explain, two key aspects of the relationship between the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS Court and Nigerian civil society activists or CSA s. It analyses the available evidence on the ways in which these CSA s have contributed – to the generation of this regional court’s impact on the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government in Nigeria as well as analyses the available evidence regarding the impact that the court – through a combination of its design, orientation and decisions – has in turn had on the conception and dramatisation of civil society activism in Nigeria. The article develops an analytical explanation for the emergence and sustenance of the robust symbiosis that is thus revealed between the Court and this specific but important national community of civil society activists.
Is the True Self God at Alcibiades 133c?
Authors: Sheffler Daniel T.
Published: July 2022

Throughout the Platonic tradition, one encounters the idea that the true self of each person is, at bottom, numerically identical to a singular reality and hence that the distinction between one person’s true self and another’s is either illusory or derivative in some way. I label this idea the Strong Identity Thesis. While several passages might be cited to locate this thesis in the Platonic dialogues themselves, the striking culmination of the First Alcibiades is especially suggestive. In this paper, however, I argue that this passage does not in fact support the attribution of the Strong Identity Thesis to Plato. Instead, I will argue for the Weak Identity Thesis: namely that there is merely an analogical or qualitative link between the true self and some ultimate reality.
The Role of διάνοια in Plotinus’ Philosophy
Authors: Gerson Lloyd P.
Published: July 2022

In this paper, I explore the centrality of διάνοια in Plotinus’ philosophy. Plotinus says that the real “we” is found to be the subject of διάνοια and “upwards.” This fundamental definition elicits several pressing questions. First, how is the subject of discursive reasoning related to the subject of appetitive and affective states? Second, how does the subject of discursive reasoning come to recognize its ultimate destiny as an undescended and disembodied intellect? Finally, why should we think that, as Plotinus says, there is “no falsity” in discursive thinking? The answers to these questions begins with Plotinus’ reflections on Plato’s Divided Line and the sharp distinction between διάνοια and δόξα. I argue that διάνοια is the embodied expression of disembodied νοῦς. It is the focus of our ambiguous and conflicted personal identity.
R2P at the UN: The Problem of Selective History and Incomplete Narratives
Authors: Smith Karen
Published: July 2022

The current discussion on R2P at the UN is largely ahistorical or at most informed by selective historical references, which exclude earlier forms of intervention aimed at atrocity prevention, particularly by states in the global South. This contribution argues that the result is a skewed understanding of the practice of intervention that serves to deny agency to actors outside of the West and undermines the framing of atrocity prevention and R2P as an issue of global concern.
Les classes nominales en tuwari (Nouvelle-Guinée)
Authors: Loiseau Sylvain
Published: July 2022

This article describes noun classes in Tuwari, a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The exponents of gender are clitics, realized once per clause-level phrase, and always at their right periphery. In noun phrases, the exponent is a gender-agreeing article, while on verb phrases it is a subject index. This agreement system is uncanonical since it brings into play a set of complex syntactic rules. As in other Papuan languages, such gender markers used at the periphery of the noun phrase share formal and semantic properties with markers of subordination.
The Role of Technology Commercialisation in the Operationalisation of Innovation and Industrial Policies in South Africa
Authors: Marule Nontombi Pearl
Published: July 2022

Innovation has been and continues to be recognised as central to promoting and supporting sustainable economic development; as such, South Africa has set the goal of becoming a knowledge economy. This is an economy that succeeds in producing knowledge and transforming itself into a technology-based from a resource-based economy that will stimulate growth and development of the country, while creating sustainable employment opportunities. The two key policies designed to drive strategic economic development in South Africa are the Innovation Policy and the Industrial Policy. This article considers the role of technology commercialisation strategy and how it can be utilised as a model for cooperation and collaboration to ensure achievement of the objectives of the innovation and industrial policies and present a homogeneous approach to policy implementation. The data was collected through a field survey of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME s) which are technological oriented. Additional information was gathered through an in-depth, semi-structured interviews with selected stakeholders within the innovation landscape. The research findings confirm that commercialisation is the most significant and critical step of the innovation value chain, supported by collaboration and linkages of the innovation system players and it requires effective co-operation from both public and private entities. Successful technology commercialisation justifies efforts, funds and time committed to research and development and it propels enterprise development, spurs industrialisation, enhances enterprise technological capability, efficiency and competitiveness, create investment opportunities, and make research more demand driven.
Genetic diversity of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana L.) cultivars using physico-chemical characteristics
Authors: Das Utpal , Hugar Ahok , Das Shantanu , Das Soumitra Sankar , Kurubar A.R.
Published: July 2022

The present experiment was conducted to estimate the physico-chemical diversity of twelve Indian jujube cultivars. A sum of fifteen quantitative characters were explored and subjected to multivariate analyses. Significant variability was observed across the ber cultivars under study. Pearson’s correlation analysis identified days to first flower initiation, a higher number of flowers per cluster and a higher number of retained fruits per cluster which could be used as the basis of selection for identification of high yielding ber cultivars. The principal component analysis (PCA) estimates 60.2% of the total variability in ber cultivars is contributed by PC1 and PC2. The scatter plot of the first two components highlights the number of retained fruits per cluster, yield per tree, pulp weight, fruit width, stone weight and number of flowers per cluster as principal characters that played a significant role in the total variability. Further, PCA also helped to identify Mehrun, Manuki and Chhuhara as superior ber cultivars which performed well with respect to the PC1 and PC2. The Mahalanobis D2 statistics grouped all the twelve ber cultivars into five clusters indicating the existence of ample genetic diversity among the cultivars. Considering the inter-cluster distance along with cluster mean it could be concluded that the cultivars of cluster II and Cluster III may be utilized to estimate the combining ability for effective exploitation of heterosis or to isolate desirable transgressive segregants.
Prospects for Regional Soft Law to Protect the South China Sea Marine Environment
Authors: Liu Yulu
Published: July 2022

International marine environmental law has found its primary sources in international legal principles and conventions. At the regional level, some organisations prefer soft laws as their main instruments for regional marine environmental protection. This article proposes that coastal states could use soft law instruments in the South China Sea (scs) region to protect the marine environment through robust institutional processes, addressing environmental degradation concerns against a tense geopolitical backdrop. Based on discussions of regional practices, this article proposes that scs coastal states could strengthen their regional cooperation efforts using the existing soft-law structures by strengthening implementation cooperation through specific and targeted measures.
China’s Public Interest Environmental Litigation and the U.S. Citizen Suit Model
Authors: Wang Huishihan
Published: July 2022

China’s economy has boomed as various industries have continued to develop, but this activity has been at the expense of environmental quality and public health that have resulted in severe problems for several decades. In addition to the establishment and adoption of mainstream environmental governance tools, Chinese attorneys and environmental NGO s (ENGO s) have consciously conducted Chinese-style citizen suit experiments since 2010 based on the fruitful private enforcement experience of ENGO s in the United States. These initiatives are known as the environmental public interest litigation (EPIL) mechanism in China. The ENGO EPIL mechanism was officially established in 2015 as a significant legal breakthrough that authorises ENGO s to file lawsuits to complement and improve environmental law enforcement. However, this article argues that the Chinese EPIL provisions include some unnecessarily stringent procedural requirements and lack some of the essential procedures compared with the United States archetype. Chinese ENGO s have not been authorised to take action to ensure that oversight by government agencies in their administrative actions is adequately undertaken. China’s forward-looking ENGO s have struggled to survive and have recently slowed down in their activities. Public participation and private enforcement have also become effectively powerless. Overall, it is argued that the Chinese ENGO EPIL system has created more problems than it has solved. After comparing the theoretical and procedural distinctions between China’s ENGO EPIL and the United States citizen suits in detail, the article presents some recommendations for specific legislation and implementation for the Chinese legislature. These include a comprehensive Environmental Public Interest Relief Law that integrates and compiles various applicable regulatory instruments. The recommendations are intended to assist in systematically realizing and regulating ENGO EPIL actions while at the same time promoting the primary role of the government in environmental administrative enforcement.
Collaborative Partnerships in Education: Social Innovation and the Co-Creation of Public Knowledge Goods
Authors: Peters Michael A , Besley Tina
Published: July 2022

This article reviews collaborative partnerships in the field of education investigating four different models of partnership: (1) The School-Community Partnership Model; (2.) The Public-Private Partnership Model (ppp); (3) Transnational Strategic Collaborative Partnerships; and, (4) The Model of Partnership as Collaboration and Social Innovation in the new digital economy.
Camera Network for Use in Weather Operations, Research and Education
Authors: Brotzge Jerald , (June) Wang Junhong , Bain Nathan , Miller Scott , Perno Crystal
Published: July 2022

Camera technology has evolved rapidly over the last decade; photo quality continues to improve while cameras are getting smaller, more rugged, and cheaper. One outcome of this technological progress is that cameras can now be deployed remotely at low-cost wherever solar power and wireless communication are available. While numerous camera networks are deployed nationwide to survey traffic conditions and monitor local security, the adoption of cameras as a weather observing tool is relatively new.

The New York State Mesonet (NYSM) is a network of 126 weather stations deployed across the state of New York, collecting, archiving and disseminating a suite of atmospheric and soil variables every 5 minutes. One unique feature of the NYSM is that every station is equipped with a camera. Still images are collected every 5 minutes coincident with the standard environmental data during daylight hours, and hourly during the overnight hours. Since installation of the first station in 2015, the camera network has proven to be an essential element of information gathering, a critical data source for the forecast and emergency management communities, and a unique teaching resource of pictorial and visualized learning for kindergarten through high school (K-12) education. More specifically, the camera network supports (1) weather operations, (2) commercial applications, (3) data quality control, (4) site metadata, (5) site security, and (6) research and (7) educational opportunities. This article will review the many benefits, some challenges, and the future functional applications of cameras as part of an observation network. A strong case is made for making cameras an essential component of every weather station.
L’appartenance catholique des femmes au Québec: Pour une approche genrée du rapport à la religion
Authors: Larivière Marie-Eve
Published: July 2022

While the place of women in Quebec Catholicism was brought to light by feminist research, it has mostly remained absent from the study of Catholicism, or has been centred on the relation to the Catholic institution. This article explores the gendered dimension of Quebecois’s relationship to religion through examining women’s belonging to Catholicism. An analysis of interviews with women and men identifying as Catholics permits a typology of ways of women’s belonging to Catholicism while highlighting three distinguishing aspects: religious socialization, transmission and relation to the Catholic institution. The modalities of belonging identified indicate that women’s belonging is less individualized and more relational compared to that of men. These results provide possible ways of rethinking an individual’s relationship to religion by taking a gendered approach, thus providing further nuance to the exculturation and individualization thesis by underlining its relational dimension.
Relative Contributions of Social, Contextual, and Lexical Factors in Speech Processing
Authors: Dossey Ellen , Jones Zack , Clopper Cynthia G.
Published: July 2022

This exploratory study examined the simultaneous interactions and relative contributions of bottom-up social information (regional dialect, speaking style), top-down contextual information (semantic predictability), and the internal dynamics of the lexicon (neighborhood density, lexical frequency) to lexical access and word recognition. Cross-modal matching and intelligibility in noise tasks were conducted with a community sample of adults at a local science museum. Each task featured one condition in which keywords were presented in isolation and one condition in which they were presented within a multiword phrase. Lexical processing was slower and more accurate when keywords were presented in their phrasal context, and was both faster and more accurate for auditory stimuli produced in the local Midland dialect. In both tasks, interactions were observed among stimulus dialect, speaking style, semantic predictability, phonological neighborhood density, and lexical frequency. These interactions revealed that bottom-up social information and top-down contextual information contribute more to speech processing than the internal dynamics of the lexicon. Moreover, the relatively stronger bottom-up social effects were observed in both the isolated word and multiword phrase conditions, suggesting that social variation is central to speech processing, even in non-interactive laboratory tasks. At the same time, the specific interactions observed differed between the two experiments, reflecting task-specific demands related to processing time constraints and signal degradation.
Enhanced fluorescent performance of modacrylic/cotton blended fabric by pretreatment with sodium chlorite bleaching
Authors: Zhang Ying , Li Ting-Ting , Shiu Bing-Chiuan , Lou Ching-Wen , Lin Jia-Horng
Published: July 2022

The chromaticity coordinates and luminance factor are important indicators of the fluorescent dyeing performance of fluorescent dyed fabric. However, with the current bleaching pretreatment process, the chromaticity coordinates and luminance factor of fluorescent yellow dyed modacrylic/cotton blended fabric usually do not meet the requirements of standard ISO 20471. Here we report a new type of bleaching process method via sodium chlorite to solve the problem of yellowing of the background color of the modacrylic/cotton blended fabric. Compared with hydrogen peroxide bleaching, the whiteness of the modacrylic/cotton blended fabric was increased by 13.52% with sodium chlorite bleaching. The color performance analysis showed that the chromaticity coordinates and luminance factor of fluorescent yellow dyed modacrylic/cotton fabric after exposure to xenon light or washing cycles could meet the standard ISO 20471 requirements. Moreover, the fluorescent yellow dyed fabric has good color fastness, such as rubbing resistance, perspiration, laundering at 60°C, and dimensional stability. In addition, the fluorescent yellow dyed blended fabric also has flame retardant performance. Our work may provide a method for the preparation of high-visibility fluorescent yellow fabric with flame retardant performance. It could be used for multifunctional personal protective equipment.
The Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 on Students Who Choose the Medical Profession With Different Motivational Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Terzi Ozlem , Arslan Hatice Nilden , Midik Ozlem , Dundar Cihad
Published: July 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated mental and psychological health problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine whether the psychological effects of COVID-19 were different in medical students who chose the medical profession with different motivational factors. In the study, there were 389 medical school students. The survey asks about sociodemographic features and the students’ reasons for choosing the medical profession. The study also included a self-assessed Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale and Beck Hopelessness Scale. While 41% of students chose the medical profession for economic reasons, the ratio of whom have an extrinsic and intrinsic source of motivation was 37% and 22%, respectively. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of motivational factors by gender. Almost 50% of males were affected by economic motivation factors. The difference in motivational factors between genders was found to be statistically significant. Anxiety in females, depression in students with low-income families, and hopelessness in students older than 22 years and interns were higher than in the others ( P < .05). Median scores for anxiety, depression, and hopelessness were higher for students with extrinsic motivational sources. However, only the difference in scores of anxiety and hopelessness was found statistically significant ( P < .05). We found that the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic varied according to both sociodemographic characteristics of the medical students and reasons for choosing medical profession. According to our results, the idealistic students interested in the medical profession, who want to support others and prioritize economic benefits, had fewer psychological issues than those who chose the medical profession due to family pressure or external factors.
American Civil–Military Relations and Presidential Power of Removal
Authors: Snyder Neil
Published: July 2022

Under what conditions are presidents more likely to remove senior defense officials from office? Using a novel data set of all senior U.S. defense officials, both civilian and uniformed military from 1947 to 2021, this article explores whether anticipated support in Congress, partisan factors, or institutional protections for the military affect observed patterns of removal for defense officials. The results suggest that presidents are more likely to remove their own appointees (or their co-partisans’ appointees), but provide little evidence that presidents premise removal on anticipated partisan support for a replacement nominee in Congress. Moreover, the results suggest that military officials may have some insulation from politicization by strong forms of removal, though that protection may weaken an important aspect of civilian control of the military, the threat of punishment by removal, raising profound questions for how civilian control endures.
Research on the discourse power evaluation of academic journals from the perspective of multiple fusion: Taking Medicine, General and Internal journals as an example
Authors: Wang Xu
Published: July 2022

In the open science environment, this article evaluates the discourse power of academic journals from the perspective of multiple integration. It is conducive to scientific research management and provides a reference for enriching and perfecting the evaluation theory and indicators system of academic journals. Based on the theory of evaluation science, discourse power theory and communication theory, first, this article discusses the basic issues of the discourse power evaluation for academic journals. It defines the academic discourse power and the discourse power of academic journals. It is proposed that the discourse power of academic journals is composed of discourse influence and discourse leading. Discourse influence is composed of discourse influence ability and discourse power, and discourse leading is composed of social media discourse, news and policy discourse, encyclopaedia discourse, peer-review discourse and video discourse leading. This article explores the formation process and operation mechanism of the discourse power for academic journals. Then, this article constructs the discourse power evaluation model of academic journals. Second, this article integrates multi-source heterogeneous data, then adopts correlation analysis, integrated factor analysis, entropy weight method, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method and two-dimensional four-quadrant mapping method to conduct empirical research on the discourse power evaluation of Medicine, General and Internal journals from the perspectives of multi-dimensions, multi-factors, multi-indicators and multi-methods fusion. The results show that the research on the discourse power evaluation for academic journals based on the theory, method and application logic is practical, comprehensive and reliable.
The Evolution and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Rhinology: A State of the Art Review
Authors: Amanian Ameen , Heffernan Austin , Ishii Masaru , Creighton Francis X. , Thamboo Andrew
Published: July 2022

Objective

To provide a comprehensive overview on the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in rhinology, highlight its limitations, and propose strategies for its integration into surgical practice.

Data Sources

Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, Ei Compendex, IEEE, and Web of Science.

Review Methods

English studies from inception until January 2022 and those focusing on any application of AI in rhinology were included. Study selection was independently performed by 2 authors; discrepancies were resolved by the senior author. Studies were categorized by rhinology theme, and data collection comprised type of AI utilized, sample size, and outcomes, including accuracy and precision among others.

Conclusions

An overall 5435 articles were identified. Following abstract and title screening, 130 articles underwent full‐text review, and 59 articles were selected for analysis. Eleven studies were from the gray literature. Articles were stratified into image processing, segmentation, and diagnostics (n = 27); rhinosinusitis classification (n = 14); treatment and disease outcome prediction (n = 8); optimizing surgical navigation and phase assessment (n = 3); robotic surgery (n = 2); olfactory dysfunction (n = 2); and diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (n = 3). Most AI studies were published from 2016 onward (n = 45).

Implications for Practice

This state of the art review aimed to highlight the increasing applications of AI in rhinology. Next steps will entail multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure data integrity, ongoing validation of AI algorithms, and integration into clinical practice. Future research should be tailored at the interplay of AI with robotics and surgical education.
Intranasal mast cell tumors: Clinical, immunohistochemical, and molecular features in 20 dogs
Authors: Larsen Eileen , Watson Allison M. , Muñoz Gutiérrez Juan F.
Published: July 2022

Mast cell tumors (MCTs) are an uncommon primary neoplasm of the nasal cavity in dogs for which there is a paucity of existing literature regarding their clinical behavior and molecular features. The objectives of this retrospective study were to examine the clinical findings, histopathologic and immunohistochemical features, and c-KIT mutation status of primary intranasal MCTs in dogs and identify potential prognostic factors. Canine biopsies submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Colorado between 2010 and 2019 with intranasal neoplasms diagnosed as MCTs and no history of cutaneous or oral MCT were considered. Immunohistochemistry for CD117 and Ki67 and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for internal tandem duplications at exons 8 and 11 of the c-KIT gene were performed. Twenty out of 1849 (1%) primary intranasal neoplasms were MCTs. Metastases were reported in 11/20 cases (55%), with the mandibular lymph node representing the most common site. One case had distant metastases to abdominal viscera. Of the cases with available outcome data, 6/14 (43%) died or were euthanized from MCT-related disease within 1 year of the onset of clinical signs. Only one case had a c-KIT mutation at exon 11. In our study, intranasal MCTs were prone to metastasize and had a generally poor prognosis, resembling the behavior of MCTs arising in other mucosal locations. While dogs with metastatic disease and survival times of <1 year tended to have atypical KIT localization, moderate to high Ki67 indices, and mitotic counts ≥8, definitive prognosticators could not be identified due to the limited number of cases with favorable clinical outcomes.
A Qualitative Study on Patients’ Use of Emotion Regulation Strategies During Therapeutic Relationships
Authors: Horton Ayana M , Hebson Gail , Holman David
Published: July 2022

Introduction

Emotion regulation may be an important tool that therapists and patients use to build and maintain therapeutic relationships. This exploratory study investigates how patients use intrapersonal and interpersonal emotion regulation strategies during interactions with occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Methods

A two-staged qualitative study was conducted. In the first stage 11 patients were interviewed regarding their use of emotion regulation during their therapeutic relationships. In the second stage, 14 patient/therapist dyads were observed during the course of the therapeutic relationship and then interviewed individually at the end of the relationship.

Results

Patients utilise the full range of intrapersonal emotion regulation strategies that can be categorised in Gross’s (1998) process model of emotion regulation including situation selection, situation modification, attentional deployment, cognitive reappraisal and response modulation. They used interpersonal emotion regulation strategies to a lesser extent, only reporting using strategies that fit into one of the four interpersonal emotion regulation strategies identified Williams’ (2007), altering the situation.

Conclusions

This study makes an important contribution to research on patients’ contribution to therapeutic relationship development/maintenance. It is the first study to explore patients use of intrapersonal and interpersonal emotion regulation in response to negative and positive emotions arising from interactions with therapists.
Finite element analysis potentially identifies nonessential prophylactic stabilization in femurs with metastatic disease
Authors: Johnson Joshua E , Goetz Jessica E , Brouillette Marc J , Miller Benjamin J
Published: July 2022

Metastatic bone disease (MBD) is often managed by non-specialized orthopedic surgeons who rely on Mirels’ criteria to predict pathologic fracture risk. However, low specificity of Mirels’ criteria implies many lesions are scored at high fracture risk when the actual mechanical fracture risk is minimal. Our goal was to retrospectively compare mechanical fracture risk in MBD patients to Mirels’ score and clinical treatment received. Using a CT-based finite element (FE) model of the proximal femur affected by MBD, femur strength and load-to-strength ratio (LSR) were determined for 52 femurs from 48 patients. Associations of femur strength with pain and Mirels’ scores (Pearson r/Spearman ρ correlations), and the decision to operate (percentile analysis), and associations of LSR with pain and Mirels’ scores (Spearman correlations) were determined. Nineteen of 52 femurs (37%) had a very low computed mechanical fracture risk (LSR < 0.4); 5 of those 19 underwent prophylactic stabilization, suggesting that clinical decision-making in MBD is substantially influenced by non-mechanical factors that likely overestimate pathologic fracture risk. Of the 30 femurs managed non-operatively, 24 had a low computed mechanical fracture risk (LSR ≤ 0.5), none of which (0%) experienced a fracture within 9 months. Patient-reported pain did not correlate with femur strength ( r = −0.05, p = 0.748) nor with LSR (ρ = 0.07, p = 0.632). Mirels’ score correlated weakly with femur strength (ρ = −0.32, p = 0.019) and with LSR (ρ = 0.29, p = 0.034). Computational mechanical tools like this FE model could be used as a clinical decision aid when considering non-surgical management in appropriate patients, potentially alleviating nonessential surgical treatment in some patients with femur MBD.
Observer-based sliding mode control for discrete-time nonlinear system with time-varying delay
Authors: Benyazid Yassine , Said Nouri Ahmed
Published: July 2022

This work deals with the design observer-based sliding mode control for discrete-time Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy models with time-varying delay and subject to measurement noises. The sliding surface is developed by introducing the state and input vectors to overcome the restrictive assumption in most existing sliding mode control schemes which forces the input matrices of all linear subsystems to be equal. Sufficient stability conditions of the error system and sliding mode dynamics with disturbance attenuation level are developed using the augmented Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and free-weighting matrix. Finally, a simulation example is presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed results.
The Emotional and Psychological Labor of Insider Qualitative Research Among Systemically Marginalized Groups: Revisiting the Uses of Reflexivity
Authors: Kinitz David J.
Published: July 2022

In response to decades-long exclusionary practices, academic institutions are now recruiting early career researchers (ECRs) from systemically marginalized populations who specialize in equity-related research. As a result, these ECRs are likely to conduct research within their communities on topics that have personal relevance—insider research. Methodological training for insider research places an emphasis on methods, such as reflexivity, to ensure rigor; however, the emotional and psychological impacts of these research methods on the researcher are seldom discussed. Therefore, I use analytic autoethnography to illustrate the embodied impacts of conducting insider research using an example of personal relevance and argue that methodological practices require an embodied reflexivity that centers the researcher and the impacts the research has on them. This paradoxically rewarding and taxing work necessitates changes in methodological training and practice, institutional support, and an openness to innovation when calling for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the academy.
Hypertension Control and Medication Titration Associated With Lifestyle Medicine Virtual Group Visits and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Authors: Mirsky Jacob B. , Bui Tiffany X. V. , Grady Connor B. , Pagliaro Jaclyn A. , Bhatt Ami
Published: July 2022

Less than a quarter of the 116 million adults with hypertension in the United States have blood pressure (BP) lower than the guideline-recommended goal of 130/80 mmHg. There is a critical need for novel interventions that integrate evidence-based recommendations—such as lifestyle medicine and home BP monitoring (HBPM)—into clinical care. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that a four-part, primary care physician-led Virtual Group Visit (VGV) series combining lifestyle medicine, Health and Wellness Coaching (HWC), and HBPM could lead to a reduction in BP and antihypertensive medications. There was a decrease in systolic (β = −.108 mmHg per day; P = .046) and diastolic (β = −.058 mmHg per day; P = .026) BP. Thirteen of the 22 patients (59%) who started the VGV series on medications had at least one medication dosage reduced or discontinued during the VGV series, and 8 of the 18 patients (44%) who finished the VGV series on medications had at least one medication dosage reduced or discontinued in the 180 days after the VGV series. This pilot study demonstrates for the first time that lifestyle medicine VGVs, coupled with HWC and HBPM, are associated with improved BP control and medication deprescribing.
Effect of form defect on pipe surfaces subjected to pressure at the assembly point
Authors: Bedlaoui Allal , Boutoutaou Hamid
Published: July 2022

Shrink-fit assemblies have been used to offer a more robust running surface for wooden wheels for a long time. Generally, the two parts are cylindrical or conical. Shrink-fit is now an operation that involves creating contact between two cylinders, there is no third party, and this is good economically. It’s employed in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, and train wheels. To do this operation, the inner cylinder’s outer radius must be greater than the outer cylinder’s inner radius, that difference between them is called “interference,” the latter is being important in the assembly because it contributes to increasing the resistance of the assembly. There are three ways to do this: the first by heating the outer cylinder until it expands, the second by cooling the inner cylinder until it shrinks, and the third way is to realize the fitting under a press. When two cylindrical components are assembled by pushing or shrinking one onto the other, at the interface between the two matching parts, a contact pressure and friction force is formed. In this paper, we study shrink-fit assembly consisting of two thin hollow cylinders with the inner cylinder subjected to pressure, this actually represents what happens to the tubes at the assembly point (where the tube meets the other), taking into account that the surfaces are not perfect but are wavy, meaning they contain form defects. Using numerical simulation, we want to know the effect of the form defect on the distribution of stresses, deformations, and assembly resistance, and is this effect positive? or not.
Comparing impacts on media freedom in Southeast Asia: Connotative context factors in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand
Authors: Radue Melanie
Published: July 2022

Cross-national media freedom comparison is often based on Western-biased indices published by organizations such as Freedom House or Reporters Without Borders. Additionally, Eurocentric analysis and comparison are endorsed by the application of hegemonic media systems models to compare media environments. This study argues that cultural contextualization is indispensable to challenging the prevailing Eurocentrism. Comparison of the ‘connotative’ contexts of Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand demonstrates the analytical and explanatory power of inductively inferred variables to understand the formation of political communication. The comparison highlights factors which go beyond the comparison of media systems using predefined categories and models.
Optimization of the medium composition and product extraction for R-mandelic acid using recombinant Escherichia coli expressing Alcaligenes sp. nitrilase
Authors: Zhang Xinhong , Chang Fei , Zhu Fucheng , Xu Tao , Zhang Yi
Published: July 2022

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the components of the medium on nitrilase expression in recombinant Escherichia coli ( E. coli), which is applied in the hydrolysis of racemic mandelonitrile (MN) to R-mandelic acid (MA). In addition, the separation of R-MA from the reaction mixture is studied. The glycerol medium is screened, and compositions are optimized in single-factor experiments. The nitrilase activity is 1.96-fold higher than before using the optimal medium containing peptone 15 g/L, yeast extract 12 g/L, NaCl 10 g/L, glycerol 15 g/L, (NH4)2SO4 5 g/L, KH2PO4 10 mM, K2HPO4·3H2O 10 mM, and MgSO4·7H2O 15 mM. During the acid-base extraction of R-MA, the optimal alkaline pH, the alkaline extractant ratio, the optimal acidic pH, the acidic extractant ratio and the amount of activated carbon are 10.0, 1:0.5 (once), 2.50, 1:2 (twice) and 1%, respectively. This study provides a basis for the industrial production of R-MA.
Mental health and wellbeing among people with informal caring responsibilities across different time points during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based propensity score matching analysis
Authors: Mak Hei Wan , Bu Feifei , Fancourt Daisy
Published: July 2022

Aims:

Due to a prolonged period of national and regional lockdown measures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been an increase reliance on informal care for informal carers. In light of this, the current study compared the experiences of carers and non-carers on various mental health and wellbeing measures across six key time points during the pandemic.

Methods:

Data analysed were from the University College London (UCL) COVID -19 Social Study. Our study focused on six time points in England: (1) the first national lockdown (March–April 2020); (2) the beginning of first lockdown rules easing (May 2020); (3) the second national lockdown (November 2020); (4) the third national lockdown (January 2021); (5) the easing of the third lockdown (March 2021); and (6) the end of restrictions (July–August 2021). We considered five mental health and wellbeing measures: depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, loneliness, life satisfaction, and sense of being worthwhile. Propensity score matching was applied for the analyses.

Results:

We found that informal carers experienced higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than non-carers across much of the pandemic. During the first national lockdown, carers also experienced a higher sense of life being worthwhile. No association was found between informal caring responsibilities and levels of loneliness and life satisfaction.

Conclusion:

Given that carers are an essential national healthcare support, especially during a pandemic, it is crucial to integrate carers’ needs into healthcare planning and delivery. These results highlight that there is a pressing need to provide adequate and targeted mental health support for carers during and following this pandemic.
Association between thyroid hormones and skeletal muscle and bone in euthyroid type 2 diabetes patients
Authors: Fang Ling-na , Zhong Shao , Ma Dan , Hao Yan-min , Gao Yan , Zhang Li , Shen Li-wen , Sun He-ping , Lu Ke , Li Chong
Published: July 2022

Background:

The impact of thyroid hormones within their normal ranges on skeletal muscle and bone in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of thyroid hormones with muscle and bone in euthyroid patients with T2DM.

Methods:

This cross-sectional study included 344 euthyroid T2DM patients. Muscle mass and bone mineral density were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT3), and free thyroxin (FT4) were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.

Results:

The results revealed that FT3 was positively correlated with body mass index (BMI) in male patients after age correction. In men, FT4 was negatively correlated with body weight, BMI, total muscle mass, appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM), and ASM index (ASMI), while FT3/FT4 was positively correlated with body weight, BMI, total muscle mass, ASM, and ASMI after age correction. In women, FT4 was negatively correlated with ASM and ASMI, while FT3/FT4 was positively correlated with ASM and ASMI after age correction. FT3/FT4 was significantly lower in men with low muscle mass than in those with normal muscle mass. The age-adjusted odds for incident low muscle mass comparing the lowest and highest FT3/FT4 increased in men.

Conclusions:

FT3/FT4 was positively correlated with ASM and ASMI in both men and women. Therefore, FT3/FT4 may be a parameter indicative of low muscle mass in euthyroid men with T2DM.
Fabrication method for a magnetically induced highly oriented nanohydroxyapatite/collagen composite
Authors: Shuai Huang , Xiaoni Zhou , Yan Liu , Yanle Liu , Yan Duan , Lu Meng , Yingliang Song , Wei Ma
Published: July 2022

Both collagen fibres and nanohydroxyapatite crystals have anisotropic magnetisation, which allows them to be oriented by a high magnetic field. Highly oriented nanohydroxyapatite/collagen composites were prepared using a high magnetic field combined with in situ synthesis. These highly oriented composites were investigated and compared with conventional composites. The results showed that the collagen fibres in the magnetically induced highly oriented nanohydroxyapatite/collagen composites had a preferred orientation and smaller molecular spacing, while the nanohydroxyapatite crystals were tightly adhered along the collagen fibre surface. The magnetically induced composites exhibited superior resistance to swelling and degradation along with high compressive strength. This artificial composite, with a structure and composition similar to natural bone, represents a new idea for improving materials for vertical or horizontal bone augmentation.
Community around the Child: Evaluation of a program to reduce the criminalisation of Australian youth in out-of-home care
Authors: Newton Danielle C , Hardcastle Lesley A , Kontomichalos Soula A , McGillivray Jane A
Published: July 2022

Young people in residential out-of-home care are universally over-represented in the criminal justice system. This study presents an evaluation of Community around the Child, an early-intervention initiative designed to reduce contact with the criminal justice system among young people living in residential care in Victoria, Australia. Interviews and focus groups with professionals ( n = 44) produced data that were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The study found the program promoted positive relationships between young people in care and police and between police and residential carers. Increased knowledge on the part of both carers and police about the impact of trauma on young people’s behaviour and methods for supporting young people to regulate their behaviour contributed to these positive relationships. The study calls for a holistic, therapeutic response to the individual needs of young people who have experienced and continue to experience trauma. Essential to this is the provision of training in trauma informed care for police and other stakeholders.
Cylindrical Al Nano-Dimer Induced Polarization in Deep UV Region
Authors: Xu Conghui , Wu Jianfeng , Chen Binghuan , Kang Wenyu , Yin Jun , Li Jing
Published: July 2022

The polarization properties of asymmetric plasmonic nanostructures originating from optical anisotropy show great application prospects in many fields, such as display, sensing, filtering, and detection. Here, we report the realization of polarization control in the deep ultraviolet (UV) region using Al nano-dimer structures. The simulation results indicated that the polarization effect was generated by the modulation of inter-coupling between the quadrupole plasmon resonances of the asymmetric dimer. By further optimizing the size and gap of the dimer, the extinction in the 200-nm deep UV region obtained a polarization ratio of 18%. This research is helpful for understanding the resonance hybridization of high-order surface plasmons in UV region and is of great significance to the emerging polarized micro-nano photonics fields, such as spin optoelectronics and deep UV optoelectronic devices.

Graphical Abstract