bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study of $\tau^-$ and $\mu^-$ in the Field of Nuclei Using Neural Network Techniques
Authors: Panagiotides N. , Kosmas T. S.
Published: July 2021

The rate of a heavy lepton (muon or tau) capture by nuclei as well as the heavy lepton to electron conversion rate can be calculated when the heavy lepton wavefunction is known. Analytical calculation of the wavefunction of any of these leptons around any nucleus is not feasible owning to their small Bohr radii, on the one hand, and to the finite nuclear extend on the other. A new numerical calculation algorithm is proposed hereby, which makes use of the concept of neural networks. The main advantage of this new technique is that the wave function is produced analytically as a sum of sigmoid functions.
The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG): a model of collaboration for psychiatric genomic research in Africa
Authors: Kamuya Dorcas , Bitta Mary A. , Addissie Adamu , Naanyu Violet , Palk Andrea , Mwaka Erisa , Kamaara Eunice , Tadele Getnet , Wolde Telahun Teka , Nakigudde Janet , Manku Kiran , Musesengwa Rosemary , Singh Ilina
Published: July 2021

The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG) is a South-South-North collaboration of bioethics and mental health researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, working to tackle emerging ethical challenges in global mental health research. Initially formed to provide ethical guidance for a neuro-psychiatric genomics research project, AEWG has evolved to address cross cutting ethical issues in mental health research aimed at addressing equity in North-South collaborations. Global South refers to economically developing countries (sub-Saharan Africa in this context) and Global North to economically developed countries (primarily Europe, UK and North America). In this letter we discuss lessons that as a group we have learnt over the last three years; lessons that similar collaborations could draw on. With increasing expertise from Global South as an outcome of several capacity strengthening initiatives, it is expected that the nature of scientific collaborations will shift to a truly equitable partnership. The AEWG provides a model to rethink contributions that each partner could make in these collaborations.
Features of Group Work Organization in the Digital Space by the Example of Discipline «Digital Mathematics»
Authors: Konnova Larisa , Stepanyan I.
Published: July 2021

The possibilities of organizing group work using digital resources are discussed in the article. Currently, there is a clear need on the part of the state and employers for specialists who can work in a team and implement ambitious projects. At the same time, according to the authors, since the 90s, there has been an asymmetry in pedagogy towards individual forms of education and the individualization of the educational process in general. As a result, a significant proportion of graduates are not ready to work in the team. It is possible to overcome this contradiction by using a variety of forms of group work, starting from the first year. The authors present their experience in organizing such activities for first-year undergraduate economics students. A statistical analysis is presented that confirms the positive impact of group work on the academic success of students. A survey conducted among students also confirms their interest in developing teamwork skills.
Formation of Digital Competencies Among Students of Teacher Education
Authors: Zenkina S. , Gerasimova E.
Published: July 2021

The article provides the typology of online educational materials, concretizes and clarifies digital competencies that are in demand in the modern information educational environment.

In accordance with the principles of the system-activity approach, a methodology for the formation of digital competencies in future teachers in the context of the organization of project activities of students of pedagogical specialties is proposed. It is shown that this activity can be associated with the step-by-step methodological development of electronic educational materials in the environment of online services.
Modeling of Situations of Professional Activity in the Process of Training Specialists in the Field of Computer Sports
Authors: Postnikov P.
Published: July 2021

The author shows the relevance of training computer sports specialists, which is due to the shortage of such professionals with specialized education in the labor market. The article reveals the specifics of eSports, presents the existing experience in training such specialists. The review of the regulatory and legal sphere of this kind of sport is carried out. The theoretical aspects of the formation of the competence of a computer sports specialist are considered, approaches to the definition of the content and technologies of the process of training these specialists are substantiated.

The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the author has developed the structure and content of the competencies of computer sports athletes in the following areas: “Sports discipline of computer sports”, “Preserving the physical and psychological health of an athlete”, “Maintaining the image of computer sports”.

The main professional functions that future specialists in computer sports should master, the training of which is carried out in universities within the framework of bachelor's programs in the direction of training 49.03.04 Sports, have been substantiated.
Conceptual Model of a Virtual Laboratory for Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Methods
Authors: Bocharov M. , Voznesenskaya N.
Published: July 2021

Artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly penetrating the processes of the socio-economic sphere, having a significant impact on the organization of information, social, technological processes based on the analysis of available information. This article reviews the availability of training at various levels of education, content and teaching methods in the field of artificial intelligence. The approaches to organizing practical activities in the process of mastering artificial intelligence technologies based on the model of a virtual laboratory for data analysis and artificial intelligence methods have been determined. The developed model of the virtual laboratory provides for the ability to track the current state of the level of training in the field of data analysis and the use of artificial intelligence methods in practice.
La imagen de España
Authors: G. Payne Stanley
Published: July 2021

La imagen de cualquier país tiene dos vertientes, la formada por los nativos y la creada y cultivada por los extranjeros. En este ensayo se estudian las diferentes visiones que han existido de España desde la Edad Media a la actualidad.
De Curia a Cortes bajo el reinado de Fernando III de Castilla y León (1217-1252): el ordenamiento de Sevilla de 1250
Authors: Martínez Llorente Félix
Published: July 2021

El reinado de Fernando III de Castilla y León (1217-1252) constituye un período de transición entre las viejas curias plenas regias alto y plenomedievales y la baja Edad Media en la que se desarrollará ya con intensidad la institución de las Cortes. A través del presente trabajo abordamos el estudio del proceso transformador jurídico-institucional de las antiguas curias regias a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XII, así como las manifestaciones que de este proceso apreciamos en el reinado de Fernando III, con especial incidencia en el “ordenamiento” promulgado por este monarca en las cortes de Sevilla de 1250.
Populismo en España: Fundamentos Teóricos y Relatos Dominantes
Authors: Olivas Osuna José Javier
Published: July 2021

El populismo se ha convertido en uno de los fenómenos políticos que más preocupan y, dada su complejidad, uno de los más controvertidos y debatidos actualmente en las ciencias sociales. Este artículo deconstruye y compara los discursos de los partidos políticos españoles que generalmente son clasificados como populistas –el izquierdista Podemos, el derechista Vox y los partidos secesionistas vascos y catalanes, EH Bildu, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya y Junts per Catalunya– de acuerdo a cinco dimensiones del populismo: i) antagonismo, ii) moralidad, iii) construcción idealizada de la sociedad, iv) exaltación de la soberanía popular, y v) liderazgo personalista
El estado del bienestar español: valoración y perspectivas de futuro
Authors: Calero Jorge
Published: July 2021

El artículo tiene como objetivo describir el estado del bienestar español y valorar sus problemas y perspectivas. La descripción de sus características, basada en una comparativa con los países europeos, permite identificar pautas similares a las de otros estados del bienestar meridionales, con una importante subsidiariedad respecto a la familia y una orientación hacia la protección de la población de mayor edad.
Tres décadas de relaciones entre América Latina y España (1990-2020): Síntesis de las fortalezas y debilidades generadas. Propuestas de acción a futuro
Authors: González Sarro Iván , Pérez Herrero Pedro
Published: July 2021

En este texto se analizan las relaciones económicas y políticas que se dieron entre América Latina y España durante el período 1990-2020. Se pone de relieve que, desde la década de 1990, una vez que España se integró en la Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE) en 1986, las relaciones económicas y políticas entre España y América Latina se intensificaron y profundizaron, al mismo tiempo que las líneas de acción fueron cambiando en función de las improntas de los diferentes gobiernos españoles y los cambios en América Latina y en el escenario internacional. En el trabajo se hace un balance de síntesis de las fortalezas y debilidades generadas en dichas relaciones en el período investigado. La principal hipótesis interpretativa del trabajo es que, como sugiere dicho balance, algunos elementos de las relaciones pueden transformarse, profundizarse, reorientarse o sencillamente modificarse, sin despreciar, por supuesto, la base de todo lo construido y conseguido a lo largo de todos estos años de relaciones. Por ello, en las conclusiones se aportan algunas reflexiones relevantes a tener en cuenta para el diseño de las relaciones entre España y América Latina en las décadas venideras.
A non-compensatory time analysis of material deprivation in the EU.
Authors: Ciacci Andrea , Traversa Susanna
Published: July 2021

The financial and economic crisis that hit Europe since 2009 has highlighted the need to measure more effectively the impact that certain exogenous shocks can have in the social field. In order to fill this gap and to provide a statistical tool useful to measure phenomena evolving over time, we perform a non-compensatory time analysis of material deprivation in Europe by using the quantitative method known as Adjusted Mazziotta and Pareto Index (AMPI). Material deprivation is a proxy to identify the most suffering groups of people in a specific environment. We consider the material deprivation as the sum of economic stress and forced lack of durable goods. Using Eurostat EU-SILC data, we aim at determining which countries have suffered the most material deprivation and identifying clusters of deprivation. We also determine how material deprivation is evolved over time, from 2005 to 2019. Subsequently, through Influence Analysis, the robustness of the index obtained is evaluated. Our results show that the material deprivation gap between Eastern and Mediterranean countries and all the remaining countries, which already existed before the economic crisis, seems to have widened in the years up to 2015.
Processing of high-resolution temporal climate data for daily simulations of a complex agro-ecosystem.
Authors: Paz Maria Catarina , A.P.-Santos Sónia , Barreira Raquel
Published: July 2021

Ecosystem services, such as natural pest control, are essential tools to be incorporated in future agricultural methodologies. In this paper we focus on the processing of climate data series that feed to a system of computer models simulating daily interactions of a pest and its predator, in a dynamic landscape, the olive grove. We filled hourly climate data series and converted them to daily climate series using R language. The methodology used produces acceptable climate data series for the system to run and allows to segregate specific periods of the day while maintaining daily temporal resolution. We expect this paper can be helpful when dealing with similar data and purpose.
Inductive teaching approaches in business English writing in an EFL context: Paper-based and product-based instructions
Authors: Rungwaraphong Piyawan
Published: July 2021

The study reported in this article compared two different inductive instructional methods implemented in a Business English writing training, including paper-based instruction (PPI) and product-based instruction (PDI). It assessed the effectiveness and examined practical issues of the implementation of each method. A total of 46 Thai students majoring Business English program in a Thai university took part in this study. The students were randomly divided into two groups and put into either PPI or PDI training module. Data were collected from direct observations, focused-group discussions, and students’ writing scores. Qualitative data from the focused-group discussions and observation field notes were analyzed thematically using the grounded theory while students’ writing scores were cross-examined. Results of the study indicate that the fundamental dichotomies between both approaches include the tangibility, authenticity and contextuality. Students’ difficulties in formulating grammar and rules in writing on their own, and students’ perception of learning as a burden were found as the challenges occurred in both modules. The findings also indicate that both PPI and PDI modules trigger the dynamics and positive atmosphere; however, PDI resulted in more vigorous dynamics as student movements and interactions were relatively higher. Finally The findings of this study are beneficial instructors who are seeking innovative instructional methodology to improve their teaching of business English writing. Based on the findings of this study, PDI will enable instructors to create chances for students to learn in authentic professional environments, contexts and culture that are casted in the real-life business situations.
Integrated task on students’ writing quality: Is it more effective?
Authors: Darong Hieronimus Canggung
Published: July 2021

Integrated tasks are popularly known and accepted as an effective way of improving students’ writing quality. However, it is still not clear to what really accounts for its effectiveness. This study examined whether the students who were facilitated by integrated task achieved higher writing quality than those who were not. Twenty - two students participated within the group experiment utilizing a counterbalance technique in controlling the order effect. In the first session, twelve students were asked to write an essay based on an integrated (INT) task while the other 12 wrote based on an independent (IND) task. Then, the task division was switched in the second writing session. Students’ writing quality were scored by three raters and were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using Wilcoxon signed rank test (WSRT). The results confirmed that the quality of students’ writing using both integrated and independent tasks was not significantly different. There are still other aspects contributing to writing quality. Thus, task types do not guarantee the students’ writing quality.
Improving awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis among healthcare professionals
Authors: Richardson Ruth
Published: July 2021

Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, represents a significant human and economic health burden. Ruth Richardson of UK charity Action for ME discusses the need to increase awareness of this condition among healthcare professionals and shares resources to help with this.
Women's experiences of maternity and perinatal mental health services during the first Covid-19 lockdown
Authors: Das Ranjana
Published: July 2021

This article presents evidence relating to the effects of Covid-19 on perinatal wellbeing, pregnancy and maternity. It describes findings from a qualitative project with 14 pregnant women and new mothers, conducted in England during the spring lockdown of 2020. It reveals that those who have additional vulnerabilities, such as financial insecurities, poor social relationships, experiences of birth trauma or physical and mental health difficulties have experienced the pandemic and social distancing measures with heightened effects on their wellbeing. Infant feeding support, health visits and baby weigh-in sessions were the three services most missed in their in-person formats and there was a near unanimous assertion that these are sorely needed. There was wide variation in accessing digital support; some were significantly unaware of sources of online support, with others using informal connections, some being supported extensively, remotely, by perinatal mental health services.
Nursing the seizure patient
Authors: Hooper Emily
Published: July 2021

Seizures are a common emergency presentation to veterinary practice and can be challenging cases to treat and nurse. There are a large variety of underlying causes for seizures in companion animals, and nursing care can vary depending on the differential diagnoses. Nursing interventions such as seizure plans, intravenous catheter placement and constant rate infusions can all help to provide a rewarding outcome for both the nurse and the patient.
El apoyo social en los programas domiciliarios y grupales de educación parental
Authors: Álvarez Lorenzo Míriam , Padilla Curra Sonia , Rodrigo López María José
Published: July 2021

INTRODUCCIÓN. El apoyo social es un sistema complejo compuesto por diversos componentes cuyas influencias pueden proteger o poner en riesgo el ejercicio de la parentalidad positiva. Pocos estudios han analizado la relación de los componentes del apoyo con la efectividad de los programas de educación parental. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar el poder predictivo de los componentes del sistema de apoyo social sobre los cambios experimentados por los participantes en la versión grupal y domiciliaria del programa “Crecer felices en familia”, un programa de apoyo psicoeducativo dirigido a familias con hijos e hijas de entre 0 y 5 años en riesgo psicosocial. MÉTODO. Los participantes en el programa implementado en varias comunidades autónomas de España fueron 352 padres y madres. Se evaluaron la composición y el nivel de uso de la red social (formal e informal), los tipos (instrumental, emocional, interacción social y apoyo afectivo) y la satisfacción con los apoyos. Se evaluaron, asimismo, los cambios experimentados por los/as participantes en las actitudes parentales, competencia parental y estrés parental. RESULTADOS. Los análisis de regresión lineal múltiple indicaron que el sistema de apoyo social predice los cambios reportados por los participantes en las tres dimensiones parentales estudiadas, mostrando diferencias según la dimensión parental, el componente de apoyo y la versión del programa aplicada. DISCUSIÓN. Este resultado pone de manifiesto la importancia de prestar atención al sistema de apoyo, ya que puede fortalecer los cambios experimentados por los participantes tras el paso de un programa de educación parental.
Optical vortex beams with a symmetric and almost symmetric OAM spectrum
Authors: Kotlyar Victor V. , Kovalev Alexey A.
Published: July 2021

We show both theoretically and numerically that if an optical vortex beam has a symmetric or almost symmetric angular harmonics spectrum [orbital angular momentum (OAM) spectrum], then the order of the central harmonic in the OAM spectrum equals the normalized-to-power OAM of the beam. This means that an optical vortex beam with a symmetric OAM spectrum has the same topological charge and the normalized-to-power OAM has an optical vortex with only one central angular harmonic. For light fields with a symmetric OAM spectrum, we give a general expression in the form of a series. We also study two examples of form-invariant (structurally stable) vortex beams with their topological charges being infinite, while the normalized-to-power OAM is approximately equal to the topological charge of the central angular harmonic, contributing the most to the OAM of the entire beam.
All-optical image identification with programmable matrix transformation
Authors: Li Shikang , Ni Baohua , Feng Xue , Cui Kaiyu , Liu Fang , Zhang Wei , Huang Yidong
Published: July 2021

An optical neural network is proposed and demonstrated with programmable matrix transformation and nonlinear activation function of photodetection (square-law detection). Based on discrete phase-coherent spatial modes, the dimensionality of programmable optical matrix operations is 30∼37, which is implemented by spatial light modulators. With this architecture, all-optical classification tasks of handwritten digits, objects and depth images are performed. The accuracy values of 85.0% and 81.0% are experimentally evaluated for MNIST (Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology) digit and MNIST fashion tasks, respectively. Due to the parallel nature of matrix multiplication, the processing speed of our proposed architecture is potentially as high as 7.4∼74 T FLOPs per second (with 10∼100 GHz detector).
All-optical serrodyne frequency shifter
Authors: Lee K. F. , Kanter G. S.
Published: July 2021

We describe and demonstrate a method to induce a single-sideband serrodyne-like optical frequency shift in an all-fiber device. The time-varying phase-shift is generated by cross-phase modulation in a nonlinear fiber. Unlike electro-optic based serrodyne methods, which require a high-fidelity and high-bandwidth analog electrical ramp modulation signal, the proposed optical method uses a simple pulsed pump and can be made simultaneously both low-loss and polarization-independent. We demonstrate the technique by shifting a 1550 nm optical signal 150 MHz in a 1.5 dB insertion-loss polarization-independent frequency shifter and show a pathway to multi-GHz shifting frequencies.
Correction of uneven illumination in color microscopic image based on fully convolutional network
Authors: Wang Jianhang , Wang Xin , Zhang Ping , Xie Shiling , Fu Shujun , Li Yuliang , Han Hongbin
Published: July 2021

The correction of uneven illumination in microscopic image is a basic task in medical imaging. Most of the existing methods are designed for monochrome images. An effective fully convolutional network (FCN) is proposed to directly process color microscopic image in this paper. The proposed method estimates the distribution of illumination information in input image, and then carry out the correction of the corresponding uneven illumination through a feature encoder module, a feature decoder module, and a detail supplement module. In this process, overlapping residual blocks are designed to better transfer the illumination information, and in particular a well-designed weighted loss function ensures that the network can not only correct the illumination but also preserve image details. The proposed method is compared with some related methods on real pathological cell images qualitatively and quantitatively. Experimental results show that our method achieves the excellent performance. The proposed method is also applied to the preprocessing of whole slide imaging (WSI) tiles, which greatly improves the effect of image mosaicking.
Sub-terahertz photonic frequency divider with a large division ratio based on phase locking
Authors: Han Daming , Wei Wei , Liu Zhangweiyi , Xie Weilin , Dong Yi
Published: July 2021

We present a photonic frequency divider with a large division ratio for microwave signals up to sub-terahertz. A high-operating frequency and a large frequency division ratio have both been achieved by phase-locking a Fabry–Perot frequency comb to the input signal that is to be divided. The input signals ranging from 50.10 GHz to 200.10 GHz are all divided to 2.5 GHz signals, which can be further divided into lower- frequency signals easily. The proposed divider is free of high-speed electrical devices, thanks to the intermediate-frequency detection and feedback control in the phase locking process. Moreover, the phase noise caused by the photonic frequency division is negligible at low offset frequencies, proving that the divider has superior long-term stability. This flexible, cost-efficient, and stable photonic frequency divider is an ideal candidate for frequency division at the remote end of a high-precision frequency transfer system.
Universal micro-trench resonators for monolithic integration with silicon waveguides
Authors: Jean Philippe , Douaud Alexandre , Bah Souleymane Toubou , LaRochelle Sophie , Messaddeq Younès , Shi Wei
Published: July 2021

We present a systematic study of micro-trench resonators for heterogeneous integration with silicon waveguides. We experimentally and numerically demonstrate that the approach is compatible with a large variety of thin film materials and that it does not require specific etching recipe development, thus making it virtually universal. The microresonators are fabricated through in-foundry silicon-on-insulator processing and in-house backend processing. We also report ultra-compact chalcogenide microresonators with radius as small as 5µ and quality factors up to 1.8 × 105. We finally show a proof-of-concept of a novel multilayer waveguide using the micro-trench technique.
Bordering domesticity: Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong’s contemporary art
Authors: Huang Junting
Published: July 2021

Since the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of migrant domestic workers from the Philippines have moved to Hong Kong. As they filled the city’s growing demand for care work, they also altered the city’s art practice and cultural landscape. In this article, I propose to consider a double meaning of ‘domesticity’ – in both the language of motherhood and motherland – as a productive framework to investigate the migratory experience of Filipina domestic workers. Focusing on Cedric Maridet’s Filipina Heterotopia and Xyza Cruz Bacani’s We Are Like Air, I examine how ‘domesticity’ has become particularly pertinent to understanding the ‘border’ through the movement of bodies and the global transferral of care labour.
Lectores en ruta: Hans Christian Andersen por España. Una propuesta didáctica para un club de lectura
Authors: Carrillo García María Encarnación
Published: July 2021

En este estudio se realiza, en primer lugar, una revisión de las características tradicionales de un club de lectura, y se termina realizando una propuesta de evento letrado en la que se unirán el acto de leer y el acto de viajar, que hemos denominado, en líneas generales, “Lectores en ruta” y, de manera específica, “Lectores en ruta: Hans Christian Andersen por España” para ejemplificarlo a partir de una obra determinada. Completamos nuestra aportación con una propuesta de lecturas para cada una de las regiones de la geografía española que puede servir de inspiración para el diseño y la puesta en marcha de otras propuestas de “Lectores en ruta”.
La Ficción Climática en la nueva narrativa hispánica
Authors: García Ponce David
Published: July 2021

Reseña de: AA.VV. Estío. Once relatos de ficción climática. Madrid: Ed. Episkaia, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-949223-0-5. 212 pp.
Vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador: A report and systematic review
Authors: Diaz Eduardo , Hidalgo Anahi , Villamarin Carla , Donoso Gustavo , Barragan Veronica
Published: July 2021

Background and Aim: Ecuador is a hugely diverse country, but information on infectious diseases in local wild animals is scarce. The aim of this study was to screen the presence of blood parasites in free-ranging wild animals admitted to the Wildlife Hospital at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, from April 2012 to January 2019.

Materials and Methods: We identified blood parasites by microscopic observation of blood smears from free-ranging wildlife species that attended the Wildlife Hospital of Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) from April 2012 to January 2019.

Results: The microscopic evaluations of animals as potential reservoirs for vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites revealed the presence of Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp., Hepatozoon spp., microfilaria, Mycoplasma spp., and Trypanosoma spp. in previously unreported wildlife species. In addition, we performed a systematic review to understand the current knowledge gaps in the context of these findings.

Conclusion: Our data contribute to the knowledge of blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador. Furthermore, the potential transmission of these parasites to humans and domestic animals, current anthropogenic environmental changes in the region, and the lack of information on this suggest the importance of our results and warrant further investigations on infectious diseases in animals and humans and their relationship with environmental health as key domains of the One Health concept.
Történetmesélés és hősiesség Farkas Franciska Levél Brad Pittnek című monodrámájában
Authors: Szőke Dávid
Published: July 2021

A tanulmány a történetmesélés szerepét és a hősiesség fogalmát teszi vizsgálat tárgyává Farkas Franciska Levél Brad Pittnek (2019) című monodrámájában. Farkas Magyarországon sokat foglalkoztatott roma származású színésznő. Filmes és színpadi pályája mellett ismert a roma nők esélyegyenlőségéért folytatott aktivista tevékenységéről. E darabjában Farkas saját életének mélypontjairól, a roma nőket érő többszörös diszkriminációról. A darab a cigányságról szóló áldozati narratívákkal szemben a hőstörténetek vonalát követi, ezáltal pozitív példaként, azonosulási pontként szolgálva a hátrányos helyzetben élő roma nők számára. Ebben a keretben az egyes szám első személyű történetmesélés Farkas darabjában a pozitív identitás megerősítésének elengedhetetlen eszközeként működik. A tanulmány arra a keresi a választ, hogy Farkas milyen narratív stratégia mentén rekonstruálja hőstörténetként saját életét, miként hívja fel a darab a figyelmet a társadalmi felelősségvállalás szükségességére.
PROFILE OF THE HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF OLDER ADULTS IN MEXICO. 2012 NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY
Authors: SHAMAH LEVY T. , CUEVAS NASU L. , MORALES RUAN M.C. , MUNDO ROSAS V. , MENDEZ GOMEZ-HUMARAN I. , VILLALPANDO HERNANDEZ S.
Published: July 2021

Background:The health and nutritional conditions of older adults in Mexico are heterogeneous. Theprevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases is elevated with disparities in functionality and socioeconomicinequities. Objectives:To obtain updated information of the health and nutritional profile of older adults inMexico in a national representative sample. Methods:Information was obtained from 6,687 60 years and olderadults from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT 2012). An index defining the status of"healthy adult" was constructed taking into account the variables of independence in performing activities ofdaily living (ADL), based on the development by Katz, instrumental ADL, no chronic diseases, nonsmoker andno active use of alcohol. Tables of frequencies and proportions were constructed and expanded to describe thegeneral characteristics and nutritional status of the adult Mexican population. A logistic regression model wasused to study changes in the probability of being classified as a healthy adult with respect to different variables ofinterest. Probabilities using the delta method were estimated to establish 95% confidence intervals. Results:Inthis study 12.2% of the older adults, were classified as healthy. The logistic regression model adjusted for thevariables included in the study shows that the interaction of age and gender is significant (P = 0.068), where theprobability of healthy adult status decreases in women with ageing and remains stable for men. Also, living in thesouthern region of the country significantly decreases the probability of healthy adult status (P = 0.001). Genderof the older adult was not significant. Conclusions:In Mexico, the health conditions of older adults are deficient.Public policies need to be generated that are directed at this population group and will translate into self-careactions in the early stages of life so as to guarantee a healthy future.
Technological Developments Aiding Solid Waste Management
Authors: Shreyash Nehil , Biswas Susham
Published: July 2021

One of the globally pertinent issues is to manage the wastes generated in an organized manner. Mitigating solid waste generation is important alongside efficient management of the generated wastes is paramount. Thus, recycling has emerged as a viable alternative. Solid Waste Management comprises steps like collection, transportation, and disposal, and in an efficient waste management process, it is essential to monitor and design each process scientifically. Disposal in landfills is a general practice however; owing to inefficient segregation before disposal the wastes are highly toxic with the potential to affect the hygiene of the earth. It is observed that half of the wastes disposed of are toxic and this underpins the importance of segregation before disposing of. Also, identification of appropriate sites for landfill development is important and it is preferred to build them in areas that are sparsely populated.
Indonesian Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Maritsa Firna Hayyu Nindya , Widarjono Agus
Published: July 2021

Islamic banking in Indonesia is very vulnerable to volatility in their business processes due to its small market share. Compared to conventional banks, seen from their financial performance, Islamic banks have a worse performance because of lower profit (ROA). This study examines the stability of Islamic banking in Indonesia. Stability is measured using the Z Score. The data in this study are aggregate data for Islamic commercial banks. The data used are monthly data from January 2015 to December 2019. This study uses the ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) method. The results of this study are that all independent variables OER, NPF, inflation, IPI, exchange rates have an effect on the stability of Islamic banking, except FDR. Lower efficiency and problematic financing increases the stability of Islamic banking. Meanwhile, macroeconomic factors, inflation and exchange rates, have a negative effect on the stability of Islamic banking. The economic downturn due to inflation and rupiah depreciation will increase the instability of Islamic banks.
The Families Resilience Issue dealing with the Village Empowerment Program: Implication for Social Development
Authors: Hermansah Tantan , Kusmana Kusmana
Published: July 2021

The article explores concerning evaluation program that the government has implemented in people's villages. This study conducted a reformulation policy to increase better family resilience in the rural areas. The study uses a qualitative method and collecting data with interviews, documentation, and observation. The research finds that community development in the village showed a new social sustainability pattern with three main goals: structure, culture, and process. It is a new program considering establishing a reformulation of social policy as an objective program that promotes sustainable development. While the program's implementation faced an obstacle driven by the local elite, it gained collaborative action with the regency government. Thus, the village development's family resilience failed not to internalize to deeply life confidence, but they do not feel they have awareness. Also, they still consider that family resilience is not a part of community development program, so it is not implemented very well. In summary, the planning village development has been the case to the local elite who are still focal figures to be “a small kingship” in the village.
The Resilience of Families with Cerebral Palsy Children: Implications for Social Protection
Authors: Sekar Dwi Amalia Chandra , Adi Isbandi Rukminto , Rachmawati Rizky Putri
Published: July 2021

There are generally agreed by both professional workers and laymen that the resilience of families is influenced by emotional climate of the family. This study aims to provide an overview of resilience in families with children who have cerebral palsy, who attend YPAC (Foundation for Disabled Children), which is the only centre for cerebral palsy services in Jakarta. Qualitative research was used to analyse a case study featuring three (3) separate families, with each family having two (2) children with cerebral palsy. The result of this study describes the Family Resilience by looking at risk factors and protective factors in families with Cerebral Palsy children and all their limitations. Risk factor is the condition of the informant, who has insufficient and unstable income. On the other hand, family members also receive discrimination regularly, and even experienced physical violence. Meanwhile, protective factor is a source of strength from their personality or values of each member of the family, commitment, and support from the surrounding environments, such as extended family, friendship groups, neighbours, and institutions. Social support becomes a source of strength for the family and keeps their fight with their children with cerebral palsy. Apart from internal factors, their relation to their environment also supports the family’s resilience.
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Friendships in the field: Methodological recommendations for autoethnographic context
Authors: Ponocná Petra
Published: July 2021

This autobiographically based article aims to consider the practical application of Anderson’s conception of analytic autoethnography under particular circumstances and requirements for its use. It reflects on the friendships that developed between me and my key informants during ethnographic research. In this context I refer to autoethnography as a method that allows researchers to identify aspects of their lives that have relevance beyond the personal and deal analytically with friendships in the field. Moreover, I consider how the researcher can analytically handle friendships in the field using analytic autoethnography, even when he is not a complete member of the community under investigation.
A comparative study and combined application of RSM and ANN in adsorptive removal of diuron using biomass ashes
Authors: Deokar Sunil K. , Gokhale Nachiket A. , Mandavgane Sachin A.
Published: July 2021

Biomass ashes like rice husk ash (RHA), bagasse fly ash (BFA), were used for aqueous phase removal of a pesticide, diuron. Response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) were successfully applied to estimate and optimize the conditions for the maximum diuron adsorption using biomass ashes. The effect of operational parameters such as initial concentration (10–30 mg/L); contact time (0.93–16.07 h) and adsorbent dosage (20–308 mg) on adsorption were studied using central composite design (CCD) matrix. Same design was also employed to gain a training set for ANN. The maximum diuron removal of 88.95 and 99.78% was obtained at initial concentration of 15 mg/L, time of 12 h, RHA dosage of 250 mg and at initial concentration of 14 mg/L, time of 13 h, BFA dosage of 60 mg respectively. Estimation of coefficient of determination (R
2) and mean errors obtained for ANN and RSM (R
2
RHA = 0.976, R
2
BFA = 0.943) proved ANN (R
2
RHA = 0.997, R
2
BFA = 0.982) fits better. By employing RSM coupled with ANN model, the qualitative and quantitative activity relationship of experimental data was visualized in three dimensional spaces. The current approach will be instrumental in providing quick preliminary estimations in process and product development.
Inverse scattering transform in two spatial dimensions for the N-wave interaction problem with a dispersive term
Authors: Ismailov Mansur I.
Published: July 2021

A dispersive N-wave interaction problem (

N
=

2
⁢
n

{N=2n}

),
involving n velocities in two spatial and one temporal dimensions, is introduced. Explicit solutions
of the problem are provided by using the inverse scattering method. The model we
propose is a generalization of both the N-wave interaction problem and the

(

2
+
1

)

{(2+1)}

matrix Davey–Stewartson equation. The latter examines the Benney-type
model of interactions between short and long waves. Referring to the two-dimensional
Manakov system, an associated Gelfand–Levitan–Marchenko-type, or
so-called inversion-like, equation is constructed. It is shown that the
presence of the degenerate kernel reads explicit soliton-like solutions of
the dispersive N-wave interaction problem. We also present a discussion on
the uniqueness of the solution of the Cauchy problem on an arbitrary time interval for small initial data.
A survey of Midwest physicians’ experiences with patients in psychiatric distress in the emergency department
Authors: Brodeur Jack , Ley Alyse Folino , Bonnet Michelle
Published: July 2021

Context

Emergency medicine (EM) physicians commonly stabilize patients with acute psychiatric distress, such as suicidal ideation. Research has shown that suicidal ideation is difficult to manage in emergency department (ED) settings and that patients in psychiatric distress are often “boarded” in the ED while awaiting more definitive care.

Objectives

To examine the attitudes and experiences of emergency physicians regarding the care of patients in psychiatric distress. Special attention is given to suicidal ideation due to its prevalence in the United States.

Methods

A 19 question anonymous survey was sent via email to 55 emergency medicine residency directors throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, who were identified using an Internet search of residency programs in the region. The program directors were asked to distribute the survey to their colleagues and residents. The intent of this procedure was to generate as many survey responses as possible, while obscuring the identities of the respondents. Responses were gathered from October 29, 2019 until January 16, 2020. The survey was designed to assess respondents’ self-reported demographic data as well as their experiences with the boarding process, initial examination, final disposition, reevaluation of the patient, physician training and resources, and follow up care. Statistical analysis was performed using a Mann–Whitney U test, significance was set at p<0.01.

Results

In total, 47 EM physicians responded to the survey; however, not all of the respondents completed all 19 questions. Ten of 44 respondents (22.7%) reported that they do not perform the initial psychiatric examination themselves and instead defer to a nurse or social worker. Twenty-two of 44 respondents (50.0%) reported that they defer to a social worker when determining the final disposition of psychiatric patients. Respondents reevaluated patients in psychiatric distress statistically significantly less often (p=0.01) compared with patients with cardiac pathology. Additionally, 15 of 38 respondents (39.5%) reported that they did not feel adequately trained to handle psychiatric emergencies, and 36 of 39 respondents (92.3%) of physicians felt that their facility would benefit from additional mental health resources. Thirty five of 39 respondents (89.7%) reported that their facility did not have a system in place to follow up with suicidal patients upon discharge.

Conclusions

Caring for patients who are acutely suicidal or in psychiatric distress is complex and more research is needed to optimize treatment strategies. The results of this study indicate that EM physicians may regularly defer to nonphysician providers when evaluating and treating patients in psychiatric distress. A perceived lack of training in psychiatry may contribute to this practice. The results of this study are in accord with previous research that indicated a need for additional psychiatry training in EM residencies.
Ecology, physics, process philosophies, Buddhism, Daoism, and language: A case study of William Golding’s The Inheritors and Pincher Martin
Authors: Goatly Andrew
Published: July 2021

Much has been written about the ecological perspectives of Buddhism and Daoism, as examples of philosophies which emphasize process, impermanence, interconnectedness, and compassion for nature. And the interconnectedness of the various elements of the biosphere and the Earth’s crust is the basis of ecological Gaia theory. Some physicists and process philosophers have drawn attention to the inadequacies of European languages to represent the world of quantum reality, radical undifferentiated wholeness and interconnectedness, and the dynamism and uncontrollability of the material world. Notable among these were physicists David Bohm and David Peat, who looked to Blackfoot, an Algonquin language of North America, for a better representation of the natural world as interacting processes.

This article explores some of the commonalities between Buddhism/Daoism, process philosophies, modern physics and ecological theory. It then addresses the question of the affordances different languages and grammars provide for a deep ecological representation in tune with quantum physics and Buddhism/Daoism. The climax of the article starts with the work of Michael Halliday on the local grammar of William Golding’s The Inheritors (Golding, William. 1961 [1955]. The Inheritors. London: Faber), and performs a similar grammatical analysis of two passages from Golding’s later work Pincher Martin (Golding, William. 1956. Pincher Martin. London: Faber). It concludes that the Neanderthal mind style and life style in The Inheritors and the world of the drowning Pincher Martin are represented in a grammatical style more appropriate for a Buddhist/Daoist/quantum physics/deep ecological worldview of human interaction with the natural world.
Evidentiality in science from specialization to popularization: A case study of COVID-19 texts
Authors: Huang Jinyi , Wang Jinjun
Published: July 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, medical texts on the pandemic have enjoyed wide popularity, and one of the key issues has always been the accuracy and dependability of the information they contain. The use of evidentiality, a linguistic system which functions to indicate the source and credibility of information, is thus worth exploring in COVID-19 texts. Adopting a synthesized framework within the overall model of systemic functional linguistics, this paper sets out to investigate the lexicogrammar and semantics of evidentiality on the basis of data collected in the form of both specialized and popular texts on COVID-19. Evidentiality in these texts is explored along four dimensions: (i)evidential taxonomy, where specialized texts favor reporting, while popular texts favor belief and inferring; (ii)information source, where specialized texts highlight the voices of authorship, original research, and patients, whereas popular texts highlight the voices of scientists, institutions, countries, and laypeople; (iii)modalization, where specialized texts typically indicate a higher degree of modal responsibility than their popular counterparts; and (iv)engagement, where specialized texts favor dialogic expansion and popular texts favor contraction. It is hoped that these findings will shed light on linguistic variation according to different contextual configurations, as well as clarifying rhetorical conventions in discourse communities of science.
The Global Survey of Scientists: encountering sexual harassment
Authors: White Susan , Ivie Rachel
Published: July 2021

We describe our work on The Global Survey of Scientists and examine men’s and women’s experiences with sexual harassment. We use multivariate models in our analyses to account for possible confounding variables. Our model accounts for gender, discipline, age, employment sector, geographic region, and level of human development. Taking all these factors into consideration, we find that women are 14.4 times more likely than men to indicate having personally encountered sexual harassment at school or work. We take a closer look at potential differences in discipline, employment sector, geographic region, and level of development.