bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Poéticas andinas: Willanakuy willanakuy kasqan, Cuento es cuento
Authors: Espino Relucé Gonzalo
Published: April 2024

Este texto se ubica dentro de lo que se conoce como epistemologías del Sur. El enunciado básico que trabajaré será: las formas discursivas andinas están plegadas a la cosmovisión andina. La narración en los Andes está asociada a la manera como la gente concibe y vive su cotidianidad y la expresa como poética andina. La comprensión de esta supone cuatro aspectos mutuamente relacionados: (1) los relatos orales aparecen soldados a la comprensión del ser cultural andino; (2) la naturaleza distintiva del relato corresponde a la dimensión de un discurso que se justifica como ejercicio de la palabra; (3) las estrategias propias del relato andino quechua (aymara o en castellano andino) enmarcan la situación del relato (un tiempo narrativo –sqa– y una manera de validar lo que se dice –s ~ –si; (4) la palabra viene acompañada de un conjunto de lenguajes que hacen posible su realización. La voz no es posible si no va acompañada del cuerpo. En nuestro artículo apelaremos a relatos que actualmente se escuchan y que provienen de la lengua quechua,  aymara y del castellano andino.
Funções da rasura em processos de escrita colaborativa no ensino fundamental
Authors: Felipeto Cristina
Published: April 2024

A partir da perspectiva teórico-metodológica situada no campo da Genética Textual, este estudo tem por objetivo analisar as funções da rasura em processos de escrita colaborativa da qual participa uma dupla de alunas do 1º ano do ensino fundamental, ambas com 7 anos. Para isso, usa o dispositivo de coleta de dados "Sistema Ramos", método multimodal de captura que permite o acesso ao processo de escrita em tempo e espaço real da sala de aula. As alunas, em duplas, escreveram dez histórias inventadas durante o período de seis meses. Para este estudo, foram selecionados três processos, visando observar a abrangência do início, meio e fim do projeto. A categoria eleita é a da rasura e suas funções no texto e a partir de um estudo quali-quantitativo, o trabalho analisa quais foram mais utilizadas e de que forma. Os resultados mostraram que, das seis funções descritas na literatura, apenas três foram utilizadas. Além disso, foram encontradas rasuras imperceptíveis a olho nu e que correspondem a 32% de todas as rasuras produzidas. São as chamadas "rasuras brancas". A operação de substituição foi a mais representada e as rasuras incidiram sobre questões mais formais da língua, como a ortografia e a grafia.
Proust e as ciências
Authors: Willemart Philippe Marie
Published: April 2024

Trata-se da resenha do livro Proust et les sciences.
Editorial do n. 39
Authors: Zacarias Gabriel Ferreira , Ferraz Paulo Procopio , Hidalgo Nácher Max
Published: April 2024

Editorial do n. 39.
Espetáculo e esquizofrenia: Debord leitor de Gabel
Authors: Zacarias Gabriel Ferreira
Published: April 2024

Neste artigo estudarei a leitura que Guy Debord realizou da obra de Joseph Gabel, La Fausse Conscience (1962), e que lhe serviu de base para a apropriação de conceitos clínicos no interior de sua obra teórica La Société du spectacle (1967). Para tanto, estudarei as fichas de leitura inéditas do autor, bem como o manuscrito de sua obra, materiais conservados no Fundo Guy Debord da Biblioteca Nacional da França. Procurarei compreender como Debord desvia os conceitos de Gabel, entendendo os fatos clínicos enquanto fatos sociais. Finalmente, discutirei brevemente a pertinência atual dessa reflexão em diálogo com ensaio recente de Jonathan Crary.
A estética da existência e as figuras femininas do amor e da morte: entrecruzamentos entre Foucault, Vernant e Duras
Authors: Stephan Cassiana Lopes
Published: April 2024

Durante dois meses de pesquisa no IMEC (Institut Mémoires de l’Édition Contemporaine), tivemos a oportunidade de articular os arquivos que compõem os fundos Michel Foucault, Jean-Pierre Vernant e Marguerite Duras. Mobilizando tais documentos, deparamo-nos com três elementos que, por serem cruciais à experiência do si e do outro no mundo, perpassam a filosofia, a antropologia e a literatura: trata-se, pois, do amor, do espelho e da morte. Estes conceitos nos permitiram entrecruzar Foucault, Vernant e Duras e, assim, re-problematizar a dimensão ética e política da estética da existência. Portanto, no presente ensaio, mostraremos o caráter contra-utópico do amor que se atrela à figuração feminina do espelho de Medusa, para, em seguida, delinearmos alguns dos traços que poderiam configurar o aspecto espiritual da estética da existência foucaultiana. As hipóteses levantadas em nosso artigo foram desenvolvidas a partir de uma abordagem contemporânea que, inspirada em Foucault, privilegia a transversalidade histórica das práticas e dos conceitos. Nesse sentido, o nosso objetivo não é o de concatenar o amor, o espelho e a morte de forma universal e absoluta, mas sim o de transitar entre o passado e o presente levando em consideração a singularidade e a contingência de conexões que escapam à tradição dos poderes e saberes.
Gilles Deleuze e os signos em preparação: o devir conceito
Authors: Antunes Thiago Leão
Published: April 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar aspectos da gênese do conceito de signo exposto em Marcel Proust et les signes (1964), de Gilles Deleuze, através da análise de uma resenha publicada pelo autor, em 1956. Esse texto seria um primeiro esboço da reflexão em torno da noção atrelada à obra Philosophie du surréalisme, de Ferdinand Alquié. Tal perspectiva é contrastada com o conceito que será elaborado por Deleuze em seu livro sobre Proust. Dessa forma, ao retraçar essas etapas do percurso de elaboração conceitual dos signos, observa-se um diálogo mediado pela leitura de seus contemporâneos e que tem implicações nos rumos que a discussão tomará nos anos por vir, além das articulações estabelecidas com o estruturalismo, no mesmo período. Dando a ver, com isso, os posicionamentos do filósofo em relação às produções intelectuais de seu tempo. Pretende-se indicar, portanto, traços da dinâmica que permeia a construção conceitual em uma prática de escrita desenvolvida à margem das obras, mas que permite recuperar interlocuções fundamentais ao processo de criação conceitual.
Salivary testosterone changes during oral glucose tolerance tests in overweight and obese men – Postprandial or circadian variation?
Authors: Fenn Jonathan , Gill Henry , Starbrook Lauren , Ford Loretta , Sharrod-Cole Hayley , Kalaria Tejas , Ford Clare , Gama Rousseau
Published: April 2024

Background

Serum total testosterone (T) decreases postprandially. Postprandial salivary testosterone (SalT) responses, however, have not been studied. We report on the effect of glucose ingestion on fasting SalT concentrations.

Objective

To investigate the effect of oral glucose ingestion on fasting SalT.

Methods

Salivary and blood samples were collected between 09.00 and 09.30 and 2 hours after a 75g oral glucose load in 32 men with mean (standard deviation) age of 52 (5.7) years and body mass index of 32.6 (5.56) kg/m2. Free T and bioavailable testosterone (BAT) were calculated using the Vermeulen equation.

Results

Two hours following oral glucose, there was a decrease in fasting mean (standard deviation) SalT [178.2 (56.6) versus 146.0 (42.2) pmol/L; P = .0003], serum cortisol [332 (105.0) versus 239 (75.3) nmol/L; P = <0.0001], prolactin [193 (75.0) versus 127 (55.9) mIU/L; P = <0.0001] and TSH [1.60 (0.801) versus 1.16 (0.584) mIU/L; P = <0.0001]. Plasma glucose increased [6.2 (0.72) versus 8.1 (3.71) mmol/L; P = .0029]. Serum total T, SHBG, albumin, Free T, BAT, gonadotrophins and FT4 remained unchanged.

Conclusions

SalT decreased postprandially. A concomitant decrease in serum cortisol, prolactin and TSH reflecting diurnal variation offers an alternative explanation for the decrease in SalT independent of food consumption. Further studies are required to determine whether morning temporal changes in SalT are related to food consumption or circadian rhythm or both.
Gender Expression, Skin Tone, Race/Ethnicity, LGBQ+ Identity, Discrimination, and Victimization: Moving Beyond Binaries
Authors: Tabler Jennifer , Golladay Katelyn , Snyder Jamie A. , Painter Matthew A.
Published: April 2024

Applying an intersectional framework, this study moves beyond binary categories of sexuality, gender, and race/ethnicity and considers the role of skin tone (colorism), gender expression, and sexual identity, in victimization risk. Using data ( N = 9,108) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we evaluate associations between everyday discrimination, intimate partner violence (IVP), and lifetime sexual assault, and key sociodemographic covariates. Analyses suggest gender expression, sexual identity, and skin tone are significantly associated with everyday discrimination, but victimization outcomes vary by intersecting sociodemographic factors. Results from the current study suggest an intersectional framework is necessary for future victimization research and policy in the U.S.
Impaired Ability in Visual-Spatial Attention in Chinese Children With Developmental Dyslexia
Authors: Tian Mengyu , Ji Yuzhu , Wang Runzhou , Bi Hong-Yan
Published: April 2024

A growing body of evidence suggests that children with dyslexia in alphabetic languages exhibit visual-spatial attention deficits that can obstruct reading acquisition by impairing their phonological decoding skills. However, it remains an open question whether these visual-spatial attention deficits are present in children with dyslexia in non-alphabetic languages. Chinese, with its logographic writing system, offers a unique opportunity to explore this question. The presence of visual-spatial attention deficits in Chinese children with dyslexia remains insufficiently investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to explore whether such deficits exist, employing a visual search paradigm. Three visual search tasks were conducted, encompassing two singleton feature search tasks and a serial conjunction search task. The results indicated that Chinese children with dyslexia performed as well as chronological age-matched control children in color search tasks but less effectively in orientation search, suggesting a difficulty in the rapid visual processing of orientation: a deficit potentially specific to Chinese dyslexia. Crucially, Chinese children with dyslexia also exhibited lower accuracy, longer reaction times, and steeper slopes in the reaction times by set size function in the conjunction search task compared to control children, which is indicative of a visual-spatial attention deficit.
Match Pathways and College Graduation: A Longitudinal and Multidimensional Framework for Academic Mismatch
Authors: Gelbgiser Dafna , Alon Sigal
Published: April 2024

Academic mismatch, the incompatibility between applicants’/students’ aptitude and their desired/current academic program, is considered a key predictor of degree attainment. Evaluations of this link tend to be cross-sectional, however, focusing on specific stages of the college pipeline and ignoring mismatch at prior or later stages and their potential outcomes. We developed and tested a longitudinal and multidimensional framework that classifies mismatches along the college pipeline by direction (match, overmatch, undermatch) and stage (application, admission, enrollment). We combined them into match pathways and evaluated how these configurations shape graduation outcomes. Analyses of administrative data on all applicants and students at universities in Israel between 1998 and 2003 demonstrate the added value of this framework. We show that academic mismatch is substantially more prevalent and complex than previously depicted, with only a third of all students fully matched at all stages. Mismatch at each stage affects graduation chances, but the effect is also path-dependent. Thus, it is important to study the entire match pathway to understand how academic mismatch shapes inequality in graduation outcomes. Our findings have important implications for policies designed to increase degree attainment and diversity.
Humidity-dependency of the relaxation behavior of fabric crease recovery angle
Authors: Zhao Nana , Wu Xiongying , Ding Xuemei
Published: April 2024

The unfolding of fabric creases induced by humidity is an issue of the capillary forces driving the deformation of materials, related to the interactions of textiles with moisture. Most are about complex moisture transport dynamics in fibrous assemblies. However, the effect of humidity on the crease recovery course of fabric with multiscale structure is not clear. Therefore, the fabric crease unfolding over time in different humidities was explored. In this study, theoretical analysis based on Burger’s viscoelasticity model and experiments on the crease recovery were conducted. Then the evaluation indices, that is, the crease recovery ratio ([Formula: see text]) and the recovery gradient ratio ([Formula: see text]), which were obtained from fitting coefficients and constructed in the form of the theoretical equation, were established. They were then combined with the fabric porosity ( P) at yarn scale, to demonstrate the capillary forces driving the deformation of materials, that is, crease unfolding humidity-induced. The results show that the higher the [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] value, the greater capillary forces promoting the crease to recover under the same humidity changes. The smaller the P, the more easily the contacted structures move, and the crease recovers better. In conclusion, the deformations induced by capillary forces are studied in a form of a crease unfolding at a humidity change. The results obtained in this study lay a certain foundation for further research on the mechanism and theoretical model of the moisture on fabric crease recovery.
Gendered Anti-Blackness: Policing Black Women and the Making of the Modern City
Authors: Ervin Keona K.
Published: April 2024

The Streets Belong to Us makes a significant contribution to multiple fields, most principally the history of race, gender, sexuality, incarceration, and state violence in the United States. It is a definitive history of the changing nature of police power, and the ways that it defined, defended, and enforced the logics that undergirded racial segregation.

Illuminating the significant degree to which urban policymaking and planning depended on state violence, Anne Fischer compels us to better appreciate the relation between the making and the remaking of the modern city and the consolidation of police power. To do so, we must see that this connection was made possible through the surveillance, harassment, and sexual criminalization of Black women. Women’s bodies, particularly Black women’s bodies, acted as the constitutive material that made up the very fabric of state power and racial segregation. Along with presenting an analysis of the racial and gendered dimensions of morals law enforcement, The Streets Belong to Us moves Black women out of the shadows of urban history by grounding the analysis within the intellectual production by Black feminist organizers and scholars. Their concept of gendered anti-Blackness proved indispensable to feminist antiviolence struggles of the late twentieth century.
The Sex Wars: Prostitution, Carceral Feminists, and the Consolidation of Police Power
Authors: Pliley Jessica R.
Published: April 2024

Anne Gray Fischer’s The Streets Belong to Us makes an important contribution to the growing historiography of post-1970’s feminism in the United States. Her final chapter deftly explores the rise of what she calls “dominance feminists” who allied with police departments in their campaigns against commercial sex. However, this alliance overlooked the realities of on-the-ground policing and exacerbated the marginalization of Black women. Fischer’s analysis underscores the importance of centering Black women’s experiences and engaging with communities impacted by police harassment to inform more inclusive and effective feminist strategies.
HPV-Related Multiphenotypic Sinonasal Carcinoma: A Clinicoradiological Series of 3 Cases With Full Endoscopic Surgical Outcome
Authors: Beaumont Catherine , Nadeau Sylvie , Champagne Pierre-Olivier , Beauchemin Michel , Villemure-Poliquin Noémie
Published: April 2024

Context: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma (HMSC), formerly known as HPV-related carcinoma with adenoid cystic like features, is a rare tumor subtype with unusual correlation between radiological, histopathological, and surgical findings. The shared histological characteristics with other sinonasal tumors make the diagnosis challenging. Optimal surgical and oncological treatments for this rare condition remains to be clearly defined. Methods: The objective of the study was to describe the unique characteristics and endoscopic surgical treatment of this rare tumor. In this retrospective case series, all patients with an HMSC diagnosis treated in our tertiary center were selected. Results: Three HMSC cases were identified, including 2 male and 1 female patients. All cases originated from the posterior nasal cavity. One case presented with a tumor of 8.9 cm × 6.4 cm × 8.7 cm, which is the largest tumor volume described to date. All patients received exclusively endoscopic surgical treatment, followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. No patient showed clinical or radiological sign of disease recurrence, or regional or distant metastasis, with a follow-up ranging from 9 months to 4 years. In 2 cases, initial diagnoses incorrectly suggested adenoid cystic or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. HPV-DNA testing confirmed the presence of HPV in all cases, with identification of strains 16 and 18. Conclusion and Relevance: HMSC represents a newly identified diagnosis that constitutes a significant challenge for both clinicians and pathologists. It is crucial to acknowledge its indolent clinical course and the apparent contradiction between aggressive radiological features and the noninvasive nature of surgical findings. Skull base surgeons should be aware that, despite these complexities, endoscopic treatment is achievable in the majority of cases. This understanding is essential for the effective management of HMSC.
Unscripted Practices for Uncertain Events: Organizational Problems in Cybersecurity Incident Management
Authors: Mathew Ashwin Jacob
Published: April 2024

Scripts can help us understand the designer–user relationship, by offering analysis of designers’ intent in technological objects and examination of users’ behaviors through willingness (and unwillingness) to take on scripts. But how are we to understand these relationships in the context of cybersecurity, in the face of adversaries determined to gain unauthorized access to computer systems by actively subverting scripts? In effect, cybersecurity attacks involve re-scripting of computing systems to gain unauthorized access through unscripted features of these systems. Cybersecurity attacks are always uncertain events: attackers can never be certain when re-scripting will be successful, and defenders can never be certain when or where to expect an attack, as unscripted features are difficult to know until they are exploited. In this paper, I study practices of cybersecurity incident response to examine how cybersecurity engineers respond to the novel attacks they encounter daily. I show how these are fundamentally unscripted practices emerging in response to unstable scripts, structured through the uncertainties inherent in cybersecurity engineering practice. The improvised practices and changing networks of social relations which I trace demonstrate the limits of stable scripts and provide new tools for analyzing unstable scripts.
The power of art and the powers of adolescents with cancer: Age-specific projects at Italian pediatric oncology centers
Authors: Ferrari Andrea , Perillo Teresa , Milano Giuseppe Maria , Silva Matteo , Rutigliano Chiara , Salvo Andrea , Livellara Virginia , Conte Massimo , Coccoli Luca , Amore Elena , Pierobon Marta , Vietina Francesco , Pagani Bagliacca Elena , Spinelli Marco , Massei Maria Speranza , Massetti Valentina , Legnani Elena , Puglisi Ilaria , Zucchetti Giulia , Quarello Paola
Published: April 2024

This article describes the oncology programs developed in Italy for adolescents and young adults with cancer, with a specific focus on the local projects created in pediatric oncology centers. A common feature of such projects is the emphasis on creative and artistic activities and laboratories (involving music, photography, novel writing, fashion design, and so on) designed to give young patients innovative means of expression.

This article highlights the amazing powers of adolescents involved in these projects: the power to produce beautiful things in a place that is not normally associated with the idea of beauty; the power to make their doctors smile and grasp the profound sense of life; the power to make hospitals become places for producing culture.
The Ontological Security-Seeking Paradox: Domestic and International Effects of Public Architecture in North Macedonia’s ‘Skopje 2014’ Project
Authors: Jackson Christopher M. , Subotic Jelena
Published: April 2024

This article theorises the relationship between material environment and state ontological security by analysing how public architecture is used to defend, assert or construct state sense of self in international society. The article articulates the dynamic relationship between the two audiences of public architecture projects – international and domestic – and demonstrates how a project aimed at ensuring ontological security with one audience can produce anxiety and insecurity for the other. We illustrate this argument with the analysis of ‘Skopje 2014’ – a hugely ambitious architectural project by the government of Macedonia (now North Macedonia), designed to give the capital Skopje a completely new, neo-classical architectural look. However, instead of securing Macedonia’s ‘European’ visual identity, ‘Skopje 2014’ produced tremendous domestic political conflict and further removed Macedonia from the European cultural space it so much desired. Our study moves the scholarship on ontological security forward by specifying the dynamic trade-off between international and domestic security-seeking in contested polities.
Methodology to Counter Heterogeneity at Urban Multilane Roundabouts
Authors: Bhasin Chirag , Gupta Pardeep Kumar
Published: April 2024

Despite the adoption of roundabouts in developing countries for traffic management and smooth flow, the concept of traffic heterogeneity management at these intersections is relatively unexplored. Estimating passenger car units (PCUs) for different vehicle types to homogenize traffic is a recognized approach worldwide. In this study, vehicles were classified into five categories to provide a meaningful context for the analysis. The study proposes a model to estimate PCU values for different vehicle types, specifically at roundabouts, after identifying the potential influencing factors. The study was based on data collected from 10 roundabouts in three Indian cities, having different physical and geometrical characteristics. The proposed method yielded PCU values that were partially comparable with existing standards. Comparisons with the Indian Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM) revealed that this publication underestimated PCU values for two-wheelers and three-wheelers by 20% and 11% respectively, but overestimated PCU values for big cars and heavy vehicles by 9% and 12%, respectively. Method appropriateness was ascertained from the lack of prior assumptions made about traffic and geometrical characteristics. To prevent unnecessary re-estimation of PCU values across locations, the idea of a heterogeneity counter component (HCC) was proposed. The model was trained using cross validation on a dataset of seven roundabouts, and its performance was evaluated on a separate dataset using mean absolute percentage error. The relationship between PCUs and the geometrical features of roundabouts, and the effect of traffic characteristics on HCC were studied. The findings might be considered while revising relevant codes and manuals (e.g., IRC-65:2017, Indo-HCM).
Urban Infrastructure Innovation: The Contribution Ratio-Based Distance-to-Target Prioritization Method for Advanced Systems
Authors: Lee Jinwoong , Yoon Yoojung
Published: April 2024

As urban infrastructure increasingly benefits from adopting advanced systems, several approaches for prioritizing their utilization in urban infrastructure planning have been proposed. However, more research focusing on prioritizing advanced systems in urban infrastructure is required, and many existing prioritization methods rely on subjective inputs to determine the weights (i.e., relative importance) of evaluation criteria. This paper introduces a contribution ratio-based distance-to-target (CR-DTT) method for prioritizing advanced systems to assist urban infrastructure innovation. The novel prioritization method combines DTT normalization and ratio-based weights, and consists of three modules: (a) hierarchy table preparation; (b) input of advanced systems information; and (c) advanced systems prioritization. Each module involves multiple steps that generate outputs, which serve as inputs for the subsequent modules. We applied the prioritization method to a case study involving urban roads to demonstrate its effectiveness in real-world settings. The newly presented CR-DTT prioritization method contributes to the current knowledge in the area of developing prioritization methods by developmentally combining the DTT normalization and the ratio-based weights approaches into a practical data-driven prioritization method, which addresses the temporal aspect of the input parameter and provides objective insights into how best to prioritize advanced systems to assist transparent and credible decision-making in relation to investment in urban infrastructure innovation.
Staying in Bad Jobs: An “Institutional Peg” as Poland’s Adaptation to Precarious Markets
Authors: Gromada Anna
Published: April 2024

Why and how do workers stay in bad jobs? Based on 972 questionnaires and longitudinal data from 45 interviews, the article finds substantial support for the labor of love and the psychic income theories and no support for the miscalculated risk and commitment device theories. It documents personal strategies (overworking and childlessness) and institution-related strategies (diploma-hoarding and institutional pegs—a term introduced in this article). The article argues that the existing dichotomy of market-driven art and the state-subsidy-driven art could be enriched by the third model epitomized by Poland—a country with neither the art market comparable to that of the United States or the United Kingdom nor a state spending on art comparable to that of France or the Netherlands—where free higher education is used as a fallback option in the context of scarce resources.
Campus Sexual Violence and the Cost of Protecting Institutions: Carceral Systems and Trans Student Experience
Authors: Gartner Rachel E. , Smith Emil K. , Panichelli Meg , Ballard Adrian J.
Published: April 2024

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) students on university campuses experience high rates of sexual violence relative to their cisgender peers and are less likely to utilize campus resources. Despite this, TGD students’ voices are often left out of conversations about campus sexual violence. To learn about TGD students’ experiences of university sexual violence prevention and response infrastructure, we conducted focus groups with 21 TGD students at a large university in the northeastern United States. Informed by abolition feminism and critical trans politics, we undertook this thematic analysis to examine the limits of current systems to respond to TGD students’ needs and reduce their victimization. Our findings highlight how carceral logic contributes to TGD students’ exclusion from and distrust of university systems to address sexual violence. Further, our findings illustrate how TGD students’ visions for healing-oriented approaches to sexual violence on campuses align with transformative justice principles. These findings suggest that feminist social work must support the development of campus sexual violence prevention and response infrastructure that moves away from a reliance on carceral logic and toward approaches developed by community-led transformative justice organizations to inform inclusive, intersectional, campus sexual violence prevention and response efforts.
Association of Daily Activities With Maternal–Child Bonding, Parenting Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Parenting Behaviors Among Survivors Living in an Intimate Partner Violence Shelter: A Daily Diary Study
Authors: Ravi Kristen E. , Cronley Courtney , Lawler Ashlee , Conway Anne , Kapur Ishita , Jones Anna
Published: April 2024

Following a traumatic event such as intimate partner violence (IPV), survivors often experience stress related to the violence. These high levels of stress related to IPV can be associated with the daily activities of survivors and their relationships with their children, such as maternal–child bonding. The purpose of the current study is to explore the relationship between daily activities, daily stress levels, parenting self-efficacy and behaviors, and maternal–child bonding among survivors living in an IPV shelter using an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodology. Twenty-five mothers living in an IPV shelter in two states in the Southern United States completed a baseline survey and completed electronic daily diaries for 14 days. Higher daily stress was associated with the number of times the mothers met with the case manager. Higher daily stress was also related to lower parenting self-efficacy. The number of case management appointments and legal appointments were positively correlated with a higher bonding score. More social support was associated with more positive parenting. IPV and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were not significantly associated with maternal–child bonding, parenting behaviors, or parenting self-efficacy. Findings suggest that screening for maternal support may be particularly important for positive bonding and positive parenting. Findings also lend preliminary insight into practical places where service providers could act to protect the bonding process or mitigate risks to impede it. Future research should include objective data about the mother’s emotions and her interactive behavior with her child. There is also a need to consider how federal programs fund and incentivize service providers to focus on mother–child dyads and how they can tailor services that promote bonding.
The Prevalence of Peer Sexual Harassment During Childhood in Australia
Authors: Hunt Gabrielle R. , Higgins Daryl J. , Willis Megan L. , Mathews Ben , Lawrence David , Meinck Franziska , Pacella Rosana , Thomas Hannah J. , Scott James G. , Erskine Holly E. , Malacova Eva , Haslam Divna M.
Published: April 2024

Sexual harassment inflicted by adolescents on their peers is a major public health issue, but its prevalence across childhood is not known. We provide the first nationally representative data on the prevalence of peer sexual harassment across childhood, using cross-sectional data from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). The ACMS surveyed 8,503 people aged 16 and over about their experiences of child maltreatment and associated health outcomes. The prevalence of peer sexual harassment was assessed using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ)-R2 Adapted Version (ACMS), with survey data weighted to reflect characteristics of the Australian population. Overall, 1 in 10 (10.4% (95% Confidence Intervals (CI) [9.7, 11.3])) Australians experienced peer sexual harassment during childhood. Peer sexual harassment is an issue disproportionately affecting gender-diverse individuals (24.0%, 95% CI [15.5, 35.2]) and women (15.3%, 95% CI [14.0, 16.7%]), compared to men (5.0%, 95% CI [4.3, 5.9]). Rates of peer sexual harassment were also very high among sexuality diverse participants (prevalence estimates ranging between 14.2% and 29.8%). Peer sexual harassment was predominately inflicted by male peers (9.6%, 95% CI [8.9, 10.4]), compared to 1.8% (95% CI [1.5, 2.2]) reporting harassment from female peers. These findings have implications for understanding and reducing attitudes supporting peer sexual harassment in childhood, particularly against girls and gender and sexuality diverse youth, and associations with other gendered violence both in childhood and later life.
Increasing the wear resistance of hip prostheses components using micro-nanostructured thin layers
Authors: Badita-Voicu Liliana-Laura , Zapciu Aurel , Angelescu Dorin , Voicu Adrian-Catalin
Published: April 2024

Evaluation of micro-nanostructured thin layers applicability for increasing the lifetime of rehabilitation systems, mainly hip prostheses, is the aim of the present research. This because, the final objective of the complete project is to improve the quality of human prostheses using micro-nanostructured thin layers. In order to realize these researches, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 µm thick thin layers of TiN and TiO2, were deposited on substrates made of materials currently used for hip prostheses – M30NW steel and CoCr – using physical deposition methods, respectively Cathodic Arc (CA), Direct Current (DC) sputtering and High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS). After tribological and nanoindentation tests, the 1.5 μm thick TiN and TiO2 thin layers deposited on the steel and CoCr substrates using the DC sputtering method presented superior mechanical properties. Functional characterization of a total hip prosthesis, that have had components coated with these thin layers presented an increased resistance to fatigue wear. After comparative analysis, the main conclusion of the realized researches was that TiN layers with a thickness of 1.5 μm have an increased resistance to fatigue wear in comparison with TiO2 layers, when both are deposited by DC sputtering on M30NW steel and CoCr substrates. It was observed that 1.5 μm thick TiN layers ensures a prolongation by 15% of the lifetime of femoral heads compared to those uncoated.
Cell Transplantation for Repair of the Spinal Cord and Prospects for Generating Region-Specific Exogenic Neuronal Cells
Authors: Roman Alex , Huntemer-Silveira Anne , Waldron Madison A. , Khalid Zainab , Blake Jeffrey , Parr Ann M. , Low Walter C.
Published: April 2024

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with currently irreversible consequences in several functional components of the central nervous system. Despite the severity of injury, there remains no approved treatment to restore function. However, with a growing number of preclinical studies and clinical trials, cell transplantation has gained significant potential as a treatment for SCI. Researchers have identified several cell types as potential candidates for transplantation. To optimize successful functional outcomes after transplantation, one key factor concerns generating neuronal cells with regional and subtype specificity, thus calling on the developmental transcriptome patterning of spinal cord cells. A potential source of spinal cord cells for transplantation is the generation of exogenic neuronal progenitor cells via the emerging technologies of gene editing and blastocyst complementation. This review highlights the use of cell transplantation to treat SCI in the context of relevant developmental gene expression patterns useful for producing regionally specific exogenic spinal cells via in vitro differentiation and blastocyst complementation.
‘Back Off! Stop Making US Illegal!’: The Criminalisation of Homelessness in Australia
Authors: Walsh Tamara , Anthony Thalia , Beilby Jane , McNamara Luke , Quilter Julia
Published: April 2024

In Australia, vagrancy and public order laws have been used to criminalise homelessness since colonisation. Such laws have never provided an effective deterrent against ‘offending’ because most crimes committed by homeless people are survival-related or otherwise associated with their homeless status. It is generally agreed that a welfare-oriented rather than a punitive approach is needed if these ‘crimes’ are to be prevented, however the perspectives of homeless people on this subject remain largely unknown. We undertook a national study where we asked homeless individuals and criminal law practitioners to comment on whether and how criminal law processes could respond more appropriately to the ‘offending’ behaviour of homeless people. Practitioners viewed criminal law interventions as an opportunity to connect homeless individuals with the services they required. However, the homeless participants were not supportive of mandated social service intervention. They eschewed a criminal identity and wanted state actors to leave them alone.
An electromechanical impedance measurement-based solution for monitoring fresh concrete maturity
Authors: Hu Guobiao , Yang Yaowen , Mohanty Lipi , Chae Soungho , Ishizeki Kohsuke , Tang Lihua
Published: April 2024

This paper proposes an electromechanical impedance measurement (EIM)-based solution for monitoring concrete maturity that refers to concrete strength development at the early stage. A smart aggregate (SMA) that consists of a waterproofed piezoelectric patch is developed. The working principle is explained based on the impedance theory of an electromechanically coupled system. A finite element (FE) model of the EIM-SMA unit is established. The stiffness of the applied spring foundation is varied to emulate the concrete hardening process. The simulation results reveal that a peak located between 60 and 70 kHz in the impedance plot could be used as an indication to reflect the stiffness variation of the spring foundation. A 3D-printed mold is designed for rapid production of the EIM-SMA units. In the experiment, two sample EIM-SMA units are used to monitor fresh concrete maturity in the first 6 h after casting. The results of the two sample EIM-SMA units agreed well. The experimental results matched the simulation prediction. Compared to a bar-dropping test that is widely adopted at construction sites, the impedance evolution of an EIM-SMA unit is much smoother and has better monotonicity. In general, the proposed method has been proven to be a reliable solution to monitor the maturity development of concrete.
Tying Yourself to the Chair: Using Slack in a Classroom as Organization
Authors: Cocieru Ovidiu C. , Lyle Matthew C.B. , McDonald Mark A.
Published: April 2024

Background: The Classroom-as-Organization (CAO) is an established experiential education approach in management education. Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explore how students and instructors use Slack to communicate in a CAO. Methodology/Approach: We conduct a discourse analysis of three separate exchanges on Slack, an application used for student and instructor communication in an externally oriented CAO. Findings/Conclusions: While Slack provides a venue where problems can be solved, and group dynamics patterns emerge quicker, it presents challenges for instructors, particularly surrounding the balance between suggestion and directive. Implications: Instructors need to be mindful of the benefits and challenges of using Slack when it comes to problem-solving, expressing emotions, and critical thinking for class activities. Institutional support for CAOs may be essential to reduce the pressure on instructors to monitor student activity on Slack.
Cimetidine repurposed as a potential immunomodulatory agent against colorectal carcinoma: A systematic review
Authors: Gunasekara WWM , Sachindra JLAA , Madhushika MT , Liyanage PLGC , Lekamwasam S
Published: April 2024

Objective

To determine the survival benefit and immunomodulatory effects of cimetidine pre-, peri- or post-operatively in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using PubMed and Cochrane Library to retrieve randomized control trials (RCTs) that investigated the effects of cimetidine on survival and immunomodulation via improvement in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and peripheral blood lymphocytes. The review was carried out in accordance with the extended Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.

Results

Four studies with the total of 267 patients were included in this systematic review. Treatment duration varied from 5 days to 1 year. Two studies reported a significant TIL response in the resected specimens after administering cimetidine, while one RCT showed an escalation of CD3, CD4 and CD57 lymphocytes in peripheral blood compared to the baseline following cimetidine treatment ( p < 0.01). Of the three trials that examined the effects of cimetidine on survival, only two studies revealed significant survival benefit while the remaining study only showed a trend towards survival benefit.

Conclusion

Repurposing of existing drugs like cimetidine has a potential to offer a survival benefit by acting as an immunomodulatory agent in patients undergoing curative resection for CRC. However, the heterogeneity seen in current studies and the evolvement of adjunctive therapies for CRC warrant large-scale, well-designed prospective RCTs to establish the efficacy of cimetidine in CRC.
Effectiveness of a Health Belief Model-Based Education Program on Self-Efficacy and Preparedness for Infectious Disasters in Rural Populations
Authors: Khaira Nuswatul , Faisal T. Iskandar , Magfirah Magfirah , Veri Nora , Usrina Nora , Andy Rias Yohanes
Published: April 2024

Background: Health education programs can enhance self-efficacy and disaster preparedness. However, research incorporating the Health Belief Model (HBM) in education for infectious disasters is lacking. Aims: Examine the effectiveness of an HBM-based education program on self-reported self-efficacy and self-reported preparedness for infectious disasters in rural populations. Methods: In total, 109 eligible participants were allocated to two groups: participants who received HBM-based education ( n = 55) or regular education ( n = 54), presented at in-person meetings, with individual follow-up conducted on WhatsApp. Self-reported self-efficacy and preparedness for infectious disasters in both groups were measured at 4 and 8 weeks. Findings: Participants showed a significant interaction between groups and in time to increase in self-reported self-efficacy and self-reported preparedness to deal with infectious disasters. After 4 and 8 weeks, the groups had statistically significant differences ( p≤.001) in all outcome measures. Conclusion: HBM-based education was associated with increased self-reported self-efficacy and self-reported infectious disaster preparedness among the rural population. Follow-up by nurses is essential to implementing continuing health belief education programs to enhance rural populations’ self-efficacy and infectious disaster preparedness.
Exploring the Potential of a Multi-Level Approach to Advance the Development of the Medical Tourism Industry in Indonesia
Authors: Supriadi  , Al Aufa Badra , Nurfikri Ari , Koire Ibrahim Isa
Published: April 2024

Nowadays, the global medical tourism market size has grown quite rapidly, with a projected increase of 21.1% between 2021 and 2028. This study aimed to explore barriers and potential strategies for the development of medical tourism in Indonesia. A qualitative case study design was employed, where 8 respondents were selected using an expert sampling method from various groups according to the helix framework, including academics, government, professional organizations, the private sector, and the media. Data was collected through document analysis and in-depth interviews, and was analyzed manually using an inductive thematic content analysis approach. Limitations to the development of Indonesian medical tourism are related to regulations concerning medical tourism, the number of health services, distribution, supporting resources, public trust, and competition. At the institutional level, the challenges comprise services and products, hospital facilities, supporting facilities, and marketing processes. Furthermore, at the micro level, the low competency of both health and non-health workers persist as an obstacle. The potential strategy at the macro level include the development of robust marketing and branding strategies, health infrastructure, and resources. At the institutional level, it was necessary to develop related products and services provided, improve quality, and focus on branding and marketing strategies. Additionally, improving human resource skills was needed at the micro level.
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Factors Among High School Students in Shinshicho Town, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Tadewos Desta , Tadesse Sebsibe , Ejajo Tekle , Tadesse Tegegn
Published: April 2024

Background:

Early identification of people living with hepatitis B virus infection is required to initiate treatment and care, prevent community transmission, and expand vaccination. However, only an estimated 10% of people living with chronic hepatitis B infection are diagnosed, and only 2% are on treatment globally. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among high school students in Shinshicho Town, southern Ethiopia.

Methods:

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 high school students in Shinshicho Town, southern Ethiopia, from September to October 2022. A laboratory investigation of hepatitis B surface antigen was done to determine infection status. An odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance.

Results:

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among high school students in Shinshicho town was observed to be 7.6% (95% CI: 5.5, 10.5%). Age 20 to 24 years [AOR: 2.7; 95% CI: (1.0-7.0)], rural residence [AOR: 3.4; 95% CI: (1.3-8.9)], and history of unprotected drug injection [AOR: 11.3; 95% CI: (3.7-34.8)] were independently associated with hepatitis B virus infection.

Conclusion:

A high prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was observed among high school students in this study. Therefore, strengthening the school-based screen-and-treat program, especially targeting students from rural areas and young adults, and conducting awareness campaigns about the importance of practicing safe behaviors, such as avoiding unprotected drug injections, could contribute to the prevention and control of hepatitis B virus infection among high school students.
Exploring the research impact of Professor Efthymios (Mike) Tsionas
Authors: Tzeremes Nickolaos G
Published: April 2024

This paper provides a literature review of Professor Efthymios (Mike) Tsionas’ influential contributions to the fields of econometrics and tourism economics. Tsionas’ research spans a broad spectrum of methodological advancements and empirical analyses, focusing particularly on Bayesian inference, stochastic frontier models, and efficiency and productivity estimation. In econometrics, Tsionas’ work has significantly advanced the understanding and application of Bayesian methods for modeling complex relationships and uncertainties in economic data. His research has contributed to the development of innovative techniques for efficiency and productivity estimation, offering valuable insights into the determinants and dynamics of firm performance across various industries. Tsionas’ contributions to tourism economics have shed light on the dynamics of the tourism industry, including topics such as destination management, hospitality operations, and the economic impact of tourism. Overall, Tsionas’ methodological advancements and empirical analyses continue to shape research agendas and drive innovations in econometrics and tourism economics.