bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
2022 Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International Consensus on HIPEC Regimens for Peritoneal Malignancies: Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Hübner Martin , van Der Speeten Kurt , Govaerts Kim , de Hingh Ignace , Villeneuve Laurent , Kusamura Shigeki , Glehen Olivier
Published: November 2023

Background

Selected patients with peritoneal metastases of colorectal cancer (PM-CRC) can benefit from potentially curative cytoreductive surgery (CRS) ± hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), with a median overall survival (OS) of more than 40 months.

Objective

The aims of this evidence-based consensus were to define the indications for HIPEC, to select the preferred HIPEC regimens, and to define research priorities regarding the use of HIPEC for PM-CRC.

Methods

The consensus steering committee elaborated and formulated pertinent clinical questions according to the PICO (patient, intervention, comparator, outcome) method and assessed the evidence according to the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework. Standardized evidence tables were presented to an international expert panel to reach a consensus (4-point, weak and strong positive/negative) on HIPEC regimens and research priorities through a two-round Delphi process. The consensus was defined as ≥ 50% agreement for the 4-point consensus grading or ≥ 70% for either of the two combinations.

Results

Evidence was weak or very weak for 9/10 clinical questions. In total, 70/90 eligible panelists replied to both Delphi rounds (78%), with a consensus for 10/10 questions on HIPEC regimens. There was strong negative consensus concerning the short duration, high-dose oxaliplatin (OX) protocol (55.7%), and a weak positive vote (53.8–64.3%) in favor of mitomycin-C (MMC)-based HIPEC (preferred choice: Dutch protocol: 35 mg/m2, 90 min, three fractions), both for primary cytoreduction and recurrence. Determining the role of HIPEC after CRS was considered the most important research question, regarded as essential by 85.7% of the panelists. Furthermore, over 90% of experts suggest performing HIPEC after primary and secondary CRS for recurrence > 1 year after the index surgery.

Conclusions

Based on the available evidence, despite the negative results of PRODIGE 7, HIPEC could be conditionally recommended to patients with PM-CRC after CRS. While more preclinical and clinical data are eagerly awaited to harmonize the procedure further, the MMC-based Dutch protocol remains the preferred regimen after primary and secondary CRS.
The functions of good faith in international commercial arbitration
Authors: Μαρτσέκης Γεώργιος
Published: November 2023

Στο διαρκές μεταβαλλόμενο περιβάλλον του διεθνούς εμπορίου, η παρούσα έρευνα εμβαθύνει στη θεμελίωση των ειδικότερων λειτουργιών της αρχής της καλής πίστης στη διεθνή εμπορική διαιτησία. Παραμερίζοντας τα ιστορικά και φιλοσοφικά θεμέλια της εν λόγω αρχής, το παρόν έργο δεν αποτελεί ρομαντικό φόρο τιμής στην καλή πίστη. Αντίθετα, επιχειρεί σε τεχνικό επίπεδο να εξηγήσει γιατί ο σκεπτικισμός σχετικά με την ομοιόμορφη κατανόηση της αρχής, και των λειτουργιών της, σε ένα βαθιά κατακερματισμένο περιβάλλον θα πρέπει να αποδομηθεί. Είναι καιρός για τη διαιτητική κοινότητα να επανεξετάσει τη στάση της απέναντι στην καλή πίστη και να αναγνωρίσει το σημαντικό ρόλο της στην επιβολή ειδικότερων κανόνων, αλλά και τη καλύτερη πληροφόρηση του διαιτητή κατά τη διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων. Θεωρείται εξίσου σημαντικό να μην παραγνωρίζεται η νομιμοποιητική εξουσία που η καλή πίστη παραχωρεί στο διαιτητή για να προσαρμόσει ή να συμπληρώσει τη σύμβαση στο βαθμό που αισθάνεται υποχρεωμένος να το πράξει. Ο λόγος για την αναθεώρηση της καλής πίστης ως μίας αφηρημένης αρχής στερούμενης έννομων συνεπειών αποδίδεται στο ότι το σύστημα της διεθνούς διαιτησίας βάλλεται από όλο το εύρος καταχρήσεων, τόσο ουσιαστικών δικαιωμάτων όσο και δικονομικών, ειδικά ενόψει της ανάδυσης μίας νέας εποχής κρίσεων, όπως αυτή της πανδημίας COVID-19. Υπό αυτό το πρίσμα, η παρούσα προσπάθεια προσβλέπει στην επίρρωση της ακεραιότητας του συστήματος μέσω της ανακάλυψης των εργαλείων που διαρκώς εγγυώνται τη δίκαιη και αποτελεσματική επίλυση των διαφορών. Η δομή της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής καλύπτει την εφαρμογή της καλής πίστης σε όλα τα στάδια της ζωής της σύμβασης, από τη φάση των διαπραγματεύσεων έως και την εκπλήρωση των συμβατικών υποχρεώσεων, την καταγγελία της σύμβασης καθώς και τη φάση της αποζημίωσης. Συγκεκριμένα παραδείγματα που αναδεικνύουν την αποτυχία συμμόρφωσης με την αρχή της καλής πίστης δίδονται τόσο σε ουσιαστικό όσο και σε δικονομικό επίπεδο,τόσο σε εθνικό όσο και υπερεθνικό περιβάλλον. Ζωτικό μέρος της έρευνας καλύπτει η ανάλυση της διαδικασίας ερμηνείας της σύμβασης, καθώς και της διαιτητικής συμφωνίας σύμφωνα με την καλή πίστη, η οποία και επιτυγχάνεται με τον προσδιορισμό του περιεχομένου και των εξωτερικών ορίων της ερμηνευτικής αποστολής. Υποστηρίζεται περαιτέρω ότι ερμηνευτική καλή πίστη επηρεάζει και την επιλογή του εφαρμοστέου δικαίου στην ουσία της διαφοράς. Η γνησιότητα της διατριβής έγκειται στο εγχείρημα να δώσει σάρκα και οστάσε μία έννοια τόσο θεμελιώδη για το δίκαιο ώστε η έλλειψή της θα μετέτρεπε τη δικαιοσύνη σε έρμαιο υστερόβουλων συμβαλλόμενων και την ευταξία σε χάος. Σε αυτήν την κατεύθυνση, η ανάγκη να εξεταστεί η ουσία της αρχής αυτής και να συστηματοποιηθεί η εφαρμογή της, που η μέχρι τώρα θεωρία και πρακτική απέτυχε να ολοκληρώσει, κρίνεται πιο επείγουσα από ποτέ. Η έρευνα συντείνει συνεπώς στην γόνιμη αμφισβήτηση του απελθόντος συντηρητισμού και την άντληση χρήσιμων συμπερασμάτων, βασισμένων τόσο στο θεωρητικό στοχασμό όσο και τα ευρήματα της πρακτικής.
Assessing trait emotional intelligence and its relationship with stress and health behaviour in the education sector: An empirical study from Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Pandey Mamta , Sharma Deepti , Kamboj NK
Published: November 2023

Background: Emotional intelligence of teachers can affect their mental and physical health as well their performance in school. Both emotional intelligence and health behavior can have an impact on stress. The majority of Indian studies have examined only one type of teachers, have used indigenous scales which are not internationally valid, and have not studied health behaviour. The role of age and gender on emotional intelligence is also a debatable subject which requires larger studies The present study was undertaken to evaluate the trait emotional intelligence, stress and health behaviour of teachers and to determine their inter-relationship and to assess the role of demographic and professional attributes on emotional intelligence. Methods: Teachers from different schools, colleges and professional institutes situated in Dehradun and nearby towns in the state of Uttarakhand, India were evaluated by internationally valid tools for the three parameters. Results: Emotional Intelligence of teachers has no relation with age, gender, educational qualification, level of teaching or type of institute. It has a negative correlation with stress and a positive correlation with health behaviour. Further, health behaviour is inversely related to stress. Conclusions: Assessment of emotional intelligence and health behaviour of teachers should be a part of their routine evaluation and training so that specific interventions to reduce stress and to improve their overall health and performance can be appropriately planned.
Smoking cessation: why is it a persistent problem in patients with peripheral artery disease?
Authors: Lampridou Smaragda
Published: November 2023

Nurses play a key role in advising patients to quit smoking, especially those with long-term conditions including cardiovascular disease. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an increasingly prevalent condition, and is the third most common presentation of atherosclerotic disease after coronary heart disease and stroke. Smoking cessation is crucial for patients with PAD but can be very challenging. Stopping smoking reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and improves claudication symptoms in patients with PAD. Those who continue to smoke are at higher risk of disease progression, amputation, myocardial infarction and death, and have poorer therapeutic outcomes. Quitting smoking is difficult, and patients should be offered a combination of behavioural and drug therapy. Nurses can provide several interventions to help patients quit and prevent relapse. A pilot study in a large London hospital found that no smokers had been referred to smoking cessation services by their vascular clinician (although some had been referred by their GP), given brief cessation advice or told how smoking cessation was essential for vascular preservation. Many thought smoking cessation programmes would not work.
Promoting kidney health in people with type 2 diabetes: part 2
Authors: Murphy Fiona , Byrne Gobnait
Published: November 2023

The incidence of chronic kidney disease is increasing internationally with many risk factors for chronic kidney disease also being risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Nurses should use primary, secondary and tertiary prevention to minimise the incidence of chronic kidney disease when caring for individuals with type 2 diabetes. This article is the second in a two-part series on the interrelationship between these long-term conditions. Part 1 addressed the significance of using primary prevention to promote kidney health in adults living with type 2 diabetes; part 2 will discuss the use of secondary and tertiary prevention relevant to these long-term conditions.
Disaster preparedness of health professionals at mass gatherings: a scoping review
Authors: Althagafi Ibrahim , Edwards Dale G , Smith Lindsay
Published: November 2023

Mass gathering disasters involving large numbers of casualties can adversely affect the performance of healthcare systems. This scoping review aims to explore the current literature on the preparedness of health professionals for disasters during mass gathering events. Four databases were searched to identify papers examining health professionals' disaster preparedness during mass gatherings between 2011 and 2022. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis for Scoping Reviews was applied to undertake this review. A total of 2024 articles were identified, of which 18 qualified for inclusion in the scoping review. Some studies reported the level of professionals' preparedness for disaster management, while others reported strategies to enhance preparedness and challenges associated with disaster preparedness during mass gatherings. More studies are needed in this field to better understand the level of disaster preparedness of health professionals to improve response and management of potential disasters during mass gathering events.
Hyperventilation in cardiac arrest—a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Authors: Kirk Benjamin , McClelland Graham , Hepburn Sarah
Published: November 2023

Background:

Resuscitation guidelines recommend delivering ventilations at a rate of 10 per minute. However, hyperventilation is commonly reported during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation efforts, and the impact of this on patient outcomes is unclear. This review explores the reported rates, causes and patient outcomes of hyperventilation in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Methods:

A systematic literature review with a narrative synthesis of three databases was carried out.

Findings:

Thirteen papers met the eligibility criteria. These showed that ventilations were consistently delivered at a higher rate and tidal volume than are internationally recommended. Hyperventilation can occur because of clinician stress, a lack of situational awareness and a focus on other clinical interventions as well as poor leadership.

Conclusion:

Hyperventilation is common during cardiac arrest management. Currently available human data do not produce sufficient evidence to favour any ventilation strategy; however, a harmful upper limit will exist. This review found no human randomised control studies examining how ventilation rate, tidal volume or pressure affect patient outcomes and this warrants further research.
The Pharmaceutical Industry May Move into a New Industry of Medicinal and Edible Plants Under the Impact of COVID-19
Authors: Yang Ying , Chen Zhi
Published: November 2023

In the global impact of COVID-19, we need to broaden our health perspective and have an overall concept of the health of all organisams in a given ecosystem. There are many drawbacks in the traditional pharmaceutical industry, which can not well solve the current problems such as the large number of sequelae of the new coronavirus, the epidemic of infectious diseases, and the climate and earth ecology caused by carbon emissions of the one health social ecosystem. In the world, plants with a long history of use, such as dandelion, can improve the sequelae of the new coronavirus, the epidemic of nutrition disorders, carbon emission reduction in one health and food security, etc. The pharmaceutical industry is more likely to enter the new industry of plants with the medicinal and edible homologous plants. The individuals eat from medicine to medicinal and edible homologous plants. The pharmaceutical industry institutions spread traditional medicine and traditional culture, and everyone understands food and medicine. The individuals are the first person responsible for your own health, and realize everyone's medicine and lifelong medicine.
Assessing the Feasibility of Meeting Tolerance Limits for GM Adventitious Presence in Corn Supply Chain Using Probabilistic Modeling
Authors: Gupta Priyanka , Hurburgh Charles R. , Bowers Erin , Mosher Gretchen A
Published: November 2023

Highlights

Most simulated scenarios showed low probabilities of meeting with 0.9% and 1.5% tolerance limits.

3.0% and 5.0% tolerance limits were achievable at some supply chain stages under specific conditions.

Feasible tolerance limits at individual supply chain stages ranged from 2.25% to 6.25%.

Seed purity and cross-pollination were key factors affecting the probability of meeting AP tolerance limits.

Abstract. Tolerance limits for the adventitious presence (AP) of GM material in non-GM grain, food, and feed vary worldwide from 0.9% to 5.0%. This research analyzed the likelihood of meeting four common trade tolerance limits for AP (0.9%, 1.5%, 3.0%, and 5.0%) in the U.S. commodity corn supply chain. A model was developed to evaluate existing practices and patterns for bulk corn production, handling, and processing in an open-market supply chain that concurrently handles GM and non-GM products. Monte Carlo simulation was used to test 50,000 iterations of supply chain scenarios to determine the likelihood of successfully meeting specified tolerance limits. The model revealed that the supply chain, as it exists today, does not effectively facilitate the concurrent handling of GM and non-GM streams at 0.9% and 1.5% tolerance limits in most cases. At individual supply chain stages, some tolerance limits were reasonably achievable, such as 3.0% and 5.0% at the farm stage. The probabilities of complying with 0.9% and 1.5% tolerance limits at the farm stage were just over 10% and 67%, respectively, while the probabilities of complying with 3.0% and 5.0% tolerance limits were more than 90%. The grain elevator and grain processor could achieve 3.0% and 5.0% tolerance limits with reasonable likelihood. At the feed mill, a 5.0% tolerance limit was achievable but only when bypassing some supply chain stages. The 99% feasible tolerance limits at individual supply chain stages ranged from 2.25% to 6.25%. Significant factors influencing the ability to meet AP tolerances were identified using sensitivity analysis. These factors included seed impurity, cross-pollination, and transportation vehicles. Keywords: Adventitious presence, Corn, Feed, Genetically modified grain, Monte Carlo simulation, Segregation, Supply chain.
AFU-Net: A Novel U-Net Network for Rice Leaf Disease Segmentation
Authors: Yang Le , Zhang Huanhuan , Zuo Zhengkang , Peng Jun , Yu Xiaoyun , Long Huibin , Liao Yuanjun
Published: November 2023

Highlights

The attention mechanism enhances the ability of the model to learn specific semantic information in encoder.

The redesigned residual structure deepens the network while reducing the number of parameters.

The feature extraction module and feature fusion module obtain richer boundary feature information and effectively integrate output results from different levels.

The mIoU, mPA, and Precision values of AFU-Net in the self-built dataset are 87.25%, 92.23%, and 99.67%, respectively.

Abstract. Rice diseases adversely affect rice growth and yield. Precise spot segmentation helps to assess the severity of the disease so that appropriate control measures can be taken. In this article, we propose a segmentation method called AFU-Net for rice leaf diseases, and its performance is verified through experiments. Based on the traditional UNet, this method incorporates an attention mechanism, a residual module and a feature fusion module (FFM). The attention mechanism is embedded in skip connections, which enhances the learning of particular semantic features in the encoder layer. In addition, the residual module is integrated into the decoder layer, which deepens the network and enables it to extract richer semantic information. The proposed FFM structure effectively enhances the learning of boundary information and local detail features. The experimental results show that the mean intersection over union (mIoU), mean pixel accuracy (mPA) and Precision of the proposed model on the self-built rice leaf disease segmentation dataset are 87.25%, 92.23%, and 99.67%, respectively. All three evaluation indexes were improved over the control group, while the proposed model had the lowest number of parameters and displayed a good segmentation effect for smaller disease points and disease parts with less obvious characteristics. Keywords: Attention mechanism, Feature fusion module, Residual module, Rice leaves, UNet model.
AVALIAÇÃO DO REGISTRO DE ENFERMAGEM SOBRE PARADA CARDIORRESPIRATÓRIA E REANIMAÇÃO CARDIOPULMONAR COMPARADO AO MODELO UTSTEIN
Authors: Oliveira Santos Andressa , Matos Amaral Jocelio , Da Silva Teixeira Loren Scarlatt , Neves Ribeiro Regina , Steffens Ana Paula
Published: November 2023

Introdução: Os casos de Parada Cardiorrespiratória devem ser registrados de forma completa e detalhada, desde a sua causa até as intervenções realizadas a fim de obter o retorno da circulação espontânea. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade dos registros de enfermagem sobre parada cardiorrespiratória e reanimação cardiopulmonar com base no modelo Utstein. Materiais e métodos: Estudo transversal, exploratório - descritivo, quantitativo, realizado em duas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva, com avaliação em prontuário de registros de parada cardiorrespiratória e reanimação cardiopulmonar com retorno da circulação espontânea ou óbito, pelo período de dois meses. Resultados: Foram avaliados 41 registros, de pacientes com idade entre 22 e 79 anos, sendo 14 (51,9%) homens.  Em 13 (31,7%) registros não havia descrição de quaisquer manobras de reanimação e, quando descritos, na maioria deles não havia especificação das intervenções realizadas. A descrição da causa da parada cardiorrespiratória estava ausente em 38 (92,7%) e do ritmo em 37 (90,3%) registros. Em mais da metade não havia registros dos tempos dos eventos e nem um mencionava quais os profissionais envolvidos na reanimação cardiopulmonar. Conclusão: Todas as anotações estavam incompletas frente ao modelo Utstein, isso dificulta a obtenção de dados para realização de pesquisas sobre a temática e expõe a precariedade do registro realizado sem método sistemático.
TRADUÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO NO CUIDADO ÀS DOENÇAS CRÔNICAS NÃO TRANSMISSÍVEIS: ESTUDO PILOTO
Authors: Suênia Bezerra da Silva Rávila , Carlos Fernandes Junior Gilson , Aryelly Araújo Dantas Loren , Mayara Moura Miranda Margarida , Queiroz de Medeiros Anna Cecília , Mattos Sureira Thaiz , Gomes Magalhães Adriana
Published: November 2023

Introdução: A Tradução do Conhecimento (TC) é caracterizada como resultante de um processo participativo e dinâmico, favorece o fortalecimento dos sistemas de saúde e favorecendo melhorias na qualidade da saúde da população. Objetivo: avaliar os conhecimentos sobre Tradução do Conhecimento na perspectiva dos profissionais da atenção básica, voltada aos cuidados a indivíduos com doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Método: Trata-se de um estudo piloto, observacional, descritivo e transversal, apresentando uma abordagem quantitativa. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se um questionário semiestruturado, após a coleta os dados foram analisados por meio do software de domínio público R™. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 20 profissionais de saúde atuantes na atenção básica em Santa Cruz- RN, a maioria sendo do sexo feminino com 55%, onde 40% afirmaram já ter ouvido falar em TC. Foi possível perceber que 92% dos profissionais afirmaram não receber apoio da gestão em participar de capacitações em TC e 90% não receberam apoio para realizar capacitações com enfoque nas DCNTs. Conclusão: A TC é um importante instrumento que pode auxiliar de forma eficaz e benéfica aos profissionais atuantes na atenção básica.
EL CINE COLOMBIANO SOBRE EL CONFLICTO ARMADO. LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN NUEVO RELATO (2002-2010) Y SUS IMPLICACIONES ACTUALES
Authors: DÍAZ-MAROTO ISIDRO AITOR
Published: November 2023

Desde el inicio del conflicto armado colombiano (1964-2016), el cine de ficción ha buscado representar las realidades del país. A finales del siglo XX, la realidad del conflicto en Colombia comenzó a cambiar, teniendo su reflejo tanto en la imagen mostrada en la gran pantalla como en su abordaje e interpretación. Estos cambios son denotativos del surgimiento de una nueva narrativa entre 2002 y 2010 durante los gobiernos presidenciales de Álvaro Uribe Vélez, un relato histórico de carácter simplificador que, todavía a día de hoy, está expandiendo su influencia resignificando a víctimas, victimarios y la propia historia del conflicto colombiano. Este nuevo relato y su análisis centrarán este artículo. Mediante el examen de las películas de ficción identificadas en el mismo, mostraremos las características de este relato y observaremos cuáles se mantienen hoy en día.
UNITED 93 y LA NOCHE MÁS OSCURA: EL TERRORISMO YIHADISTA EN EL CINE
Authors: BLANCO BLANCO ANA MARÍA , MOYA INGLADA REGINA , SWYSEN JANA
Published: November 2023

En este estudio se analizan las visiones del terrorismo yihadista que ofrecen las películas United 93 y La Noche Más Oscura, en relación con los atentados del 11-S y las consecuencias que siguieron a tales sucesos. Se reflexiona sobre el temor, el odio y los estereotipos que dieron lugar a un conflicto que, bajo el pretexto de combatir el terrorismo, supuso un enfrentamiento con la cultura islámica en general, aún hoy vigente, y de qué manera va a evolucionar este fenómeno en el futuro.
SSIFF 70. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE SAN SEBASTIÁN 2022
Authors: RUBIO POBES CORO
Published: November 2023

Este artículo realiza una crónica y reseña crítica de la 70 edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián (SSIFF) celebrada entre el 16 y el 24 de septiembre de 2022, en la que ha obtenido la Concha de Oro la película de la directora colombiana Laura Mora Los reyes del mundo. Se centra en su Sección Oficial, si bien recoge algunos films premiados en otros festivales y presentados en la Sección Perlak que tienen especial interés historiográfico.
REESCRIBIENDO LA HISTORIA EN VERSIÓN NACIONAL: LA PRINCESA DE LOS URSINOS (1947)
Authors: VIADERO CARRAL GABRIELA
Published: November 2023

En este artículo pretendemos ofrecer un modelo de estudio para analizar filmes históricos desde el punto de vista de la construcción nacional. Como ejemplo, utilizaremos el largometraje La princesa de los Ursinos (1947), producida por CIFESA durante la primera década del franquismo. Realizaremos un análisis de contenido, tanto de su trama como de los personajes, así como una comparativa entre los hechos históricos y su tratamiento fílmico. También estudiaremos la recepción de crítica y público, centrándonos en los aspectos nacionalistas.
LA REPRESENTACIÓN DE LOS ÚLTIMOS ROMANOV EN EL CINE DE LA RUSIA POSTSOVIÉTICA
Authors: ROMERO MELLADO ALEJANDRO
Published: November 2023

En la década de los noventa no solo se cuestionó el pasado soviético, sino que también se recuperaron episodios silenciados, como el caso del final del zar Nicolás II y su familia. El presente artículo estudia el imaginario nacional de los últimos Romanov a través de un producto cultural: el cine. El análisis de dos películas, una producida al inicio y otra al final de la década de los 90, nos permitirá conocer los matices en el tratamiento del final de la Familia Imperial Rusa en este periodo.
LA VIDA DE JUAN CARLOS I EN LA FICCIÓN. “EL REY” (2014), UN BIOPIC SOBRE EL MONARCA ESPAÑOL
Authors: MAGALDI ADRIÁN
Published: November 2023

Juan Carlos I se trata de una figura con un papel menor y secundario en la ficción histórica de nuestro país. Probablemente, el proyecto que más atención prestó a retratar su vida fue la miniserie El Rey, biopic de tres episodios estrenado en 2014. El propósito de este artículo es adentrarse en la imagen proyectada sobre Juan Carlos I en la ficción española y, concretamente, en dicho biopic, prestando especial atención a la imagen transmitida sobre el hombre, su tiempo y los copartícipes de su experiencia vital.
TRUCOS PUBLICITARIOS Y EFECTOS ESPECIALES EN EL CINE DE WILLIAM CASTLE DURANTE EL PERÍODO 1958-1961
Authors: MATEU FRAN
Published: November 2023

Este artículo analiza la producción cinematográfica realizada por William Castle desde 1958 hasta 1961, período que abarca el estreno de sus películas independientes de terror, Macabre, House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler, 13 Ghosts, Homicidal y Mr. Sardonicus. Para ello, este estudio de caso se aborda desde un enfoque diacrónico para conocer los trucos publicitarios que el cineasta aplicó a tales títulos, así como los efectos especiales integrados en los mismos, con el objetivo de refrendar su legado tecnológico y sociocultural dentro de la historia del cine.
LA CULTURA CINEMATOGRÁFICA ALEMANA CON TRASFONDO MIGRATORIO. FATIH AKIN Y SU TRANSCULTURALIDAD
Authors: SALMERÓN MATILLA ANTONIO
Published: November 2023

La emigración turca en Alemania hacia mitad del siglo XX trascendió de tal forma que surgieron historias de ficción y no ficción en las distintas artes, incluido el cine. Este trabajo se centra en el “cine de migraciones” o “cine turco-alemán”, referido a minorías étnicas. El objetivo principal es descubrir otra mirada peculiar y personal del cineasta Fatih Akin, como uno de los máximos exponentes del cine contemporáneo alemán con trasfondo migratorio. Para este estudio se utiliza una metodología analítica y crítica tanto del llamado cine turco-alemán como de una gran parte de las películas del cineasta que nos ocupa. En el análisis se cuestiona su evolución y caracterización hasta hoy en día. Como resultados más relevantes es posible identificar  este cine y a este director como transcultural.
WOODY ALLEN Y EL PSICOANÁLISIS. MATCH POINT, ENTRE EL AZAR Y LA PERVERSIÓN
Authors: CABRERA KAHUAZANGO CARLOS ALEXIS
Published: November 2023

Este estudio explora la relación íntima entre el director Woody Allen y el psicoanálisis a lo largo del tiempo en sus películas. La segunda parte analiza el film denominado Match Point (2005) –La provocación en Latinoamérica–. Se deja entrever la aproximación a la estructura psíquica de su protagonista, Chris Wilton, poniendo como hipótesis al sujeto perverso quien se direcciona en sintonía a sus modos de gozar, tapando la castración simbólica, e impidiendo su inscripción en el deseo y el amor con el Otro. Finalmente se analizan las dimensiones del crimen en el perverso del film, y se trae a colación la analogía del director de la película con Raskolnikov, protagonista del libro Crimen y Castigo, de Dostoievski, demarcando algunas diferencias estructurales entre los dos asesinatos y su modus operandi, de acuerdo a la neurosis y la perversión.
Art i pandèmia: experiències liminars?
Authors: Polo Pujadas Magda , Alba Rios Tania
Published: November 2023

Presentació del número 22 de Matèria. Revista internacional d'Art, escrita per Magda Polo i Tania Alba.
Sam Rose, Interpreting Art, Londres, UCL Press, 2022
Authors: Cerón Peña Mercedes
Published: November 2023

Reseña del libro: Sam Rose, Interpreting Art, Londres, UCL Press, 2022.
Del tecnovivio al retorno de la experiencia escénica presencial: hallazgos en los casos de Artificial y Flores a quien corresponda
Authors: Blanco Jessen Constanza
Published: November 2023

A partir de las experiencias de los colectivos teatrales chilenos: Teatro del Terror con su obra Artificial (2021); y colectivo La disvariada con su trabajo Flores a quien corresponda (2021), se analizan los principales hallazgos que ambos grupos hicieron en el proceso de tránsito desde su quehacer creativo virtual —en el contexto de la pandemia de SARS-CoV2 —, hasta el retorno a las salas de ensayo y a la exhibición presencial de sus obras. El objetivo de la presente reflexión es la observación de posibles recursos y prácticas adquiridas durante los procesos de creación telemática, que tengan posibles aplicaciones y sean potencialmente útiles, en el marco del uso de metodologías creativas presenciales.
Outborn newborns drive birth asphyxia mortality rates—An 8 year analysis at a rural level two nursery in Uganda
Authors: Hedstrom Anna , Nyonyintono James , Mubiri Paul , Namakula Mirembe Hilda , Magnusson Brooke , Nakakande Josephine , MacGuffie Molly , Nsubuga Mushin , Waiswa Peter , Nambuya Harriet , Batra Maneesh
Published: November 2023

Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of global neonatal mortality. Most cases occur in low- and middle- income countries and contribute to half of neonatal deaths in Uganda. Improved understanding of the risk factors associated with mortality among these patients is needed. We performed a retrospective cohort study of a clinical database and report maternal demographics, clinical characteristics and outcomes from neonates with birth asphyxia at a Ugandan level two unit from 2014 through 2021. “Inborn” patients were born at the hospital studied and “outborn” were born at another facility or home and then admitted to the hospital studied. Doctors assigned the patient’s primary diagnosis at death or discharge. We performed a Poisson model regression of factors associated with mortality among patients with asphyxia. The study included 1,565 patients with birth asphyxia and the proportion who were outborn rose from 26% to 71% over eight years. Mortality in asphyxiated patients increased over the same period from 9% to 27%. Factors independently associated with increased death included outborn birth location (ARR 2.1, p<0.001), admission in the year 2020 (ARR 2.4, p<0.05) and admission respiratory rate below 30bpm (RR 3.9, p<0.001), oxygen saturation <90% (ARR 2.0, p<0.001) and blood sugar >8.3 mmol/L (RR 1.7, p<0.05). Conversely, a respiratory rate >60bpm was protective against death (ARR 0.6, p<0.05). Increased birth asphyxia mortality at this referral unit was associated with increasing admission of outborn patients. Patients born at another facility and transferred face unique challenges. Increased capacity building at lower-level birth facilities could include improved staffing, training and equipment for labor monitoring and newborn resuscitation as well as training on the timely identification of newborns with birth asphyxia and resources for transfer. These changes may reduce incidence of birth asphyxia, improve outcomes among birth asphyxia patients and help meet global targets for newborn mortality.
Advocating for PCR-RFLP as molecular tool within malaria programs in low endemic areas and low resource settings
Authors: Labadie-Bracho Mergiory Y. , Adhin Malti R.
Published: November 2023

The road to malaria elimination for low- and middle-income countries is paved with obstacles, including the complexity and high costs of advanced molecular methods for genomic analysis. The usefulness of PCR-RFLP as less complex and affordable molecular surveillance tool in low-endemic malaria regions was assessed in a cross-sectional study conducted in Suriname, currently striving for malaria elimination, but plagued by recent P. vivax outbreaks. Molecular analysis of two highly polymorphic genes Pvmsp-1 F2 and Pvmsp-3α was performed for 49 samples, collected during October 2019 through September 2021 from four different regions with varying malaria transmission risks. RFLP-profiling revealed that outbreak samples from three indigenous villages, almost exclusively, harbored a single clonal type, matching the “Palumeu” lineage previously described in 2019, despite multiple relapses and drug pressure exerted by mass drug administration events, suggesting a limited P. vivax hypnozoite reservoir in Suriname. In contrast, isolates originating from Sophie, a mining area in neighboring French Guiana displayed a highly heterogeneous parasite population consistent with its endemic malaria status, demonstrating the differentiating capacity and thus the usefulness of PCR-RFLP for P. vivax genetic diversity studies. Outbreak reconstruction emphasized the impact of undetected human movement and relapses on reintroduction and resurgence of P. vivax malaria and PCR-RFLP monitoring of circulating parasites guided the roll-out of targeted interventions. PCR-RFLP seems a suitable molecular alternative in low-endemic areas with restricted resources for outbreak analysis, for monitoring the spread or containment of circulating strains and for identification of imported cases or potential foci.
Understanding the needs of women undergoing breast ultrasound: Are male radiologists still needed?
Authors: Sartoretti Elisabeth , Largiadèr Selina , Sartoretti Thomas , Laures Simin , Walter Martin Alexander , Monti Eva , Füchsel Ina , Dettling Mira , Pfister Stephan , Dubsky Peter , Ort Alexander , Sartoretti-Schefer Sabine , Meissnitzer Matthias , Hergan Klaus , Forstner Rosemarie , Matoori Simon , Bech- Hohenberger Rasmus , Froehlich John M. , Plümecke Tino , Harder Dorothee , Koh Dow Mu , Gutzeit Andreas
Published: November 2023

Introduction

A trend towards less male radiologists specializing in breast ultrasound was observed. A common notion in the field of breast radiology is, that female patients feel more comfortable being treated by female radiologists. The aim of the study was to understand and report the needs of women undergoing breast ultrasound with regards to the sex of the radiologist performing the investigation.

Methods

Informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to inclusion in a prospective bi-center quality study. At center 1 (72 patients), the women were examined exclusively by female radiologists, at center 2 (100 patients) only by male radiologists. After the examination the patients were asked about their experiences and their wishes for the future.

Results

Overall, women made no distinction between female and male radiologists; 25% of them wanted a female radiologist and 1.2% wanted a male radiologist. The majority (74%) stated that it made no difference whether a female or male radiologist performed the examination. The majority of women in group 2, who were investigated exclusively by male radiologists, stated that they had no preferences with regard to the sex of the radiologist (93%); 5% of the women wished to be investigated solely by a female radiologist and 2% exclusively by a male radiologist.

Discussion

The majority of women undergoing breast ultrasound are unconcerned about the radiologist’s sex. It would appear that women examined by male radiologists are less selective about the sex of the examining radiologist.

Trial registration

Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. All patient data were anonymized. The physicians had no access to any further personal data. National regulations did not require dedicated ethics approval with anonymized lists or retrospective questionnaires.
Profiling disease burden and Borrelia seroprevalence in Canadians with complex and chronic illness
Authors: Sanderson Victoria P. , Miller Jennifer C. , Bamm Vladimir V. , Tilak Manali , Lloyd Vett K. , Singh-Ranger Gurpreet , Wills Melanie K. B.
Published: November 2023

Lyme disease, caused by vector-borne Borrelia bacteria, can present with diverse multi-system symptoms that resemble other conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate disease presentations and Borrelia seroreactivity in individuals experiencing a spectrum of chronic and complex illnesses. We recruited 157 participants from Eastern Canada who reported one or more diagnoses of Lyme disease, neurological, rheumatic, autoimmune, inflammatory, gastrointestinal, or cardiovascular illnesses, or were asymptomatic and presumed healthy. Intake categories were used to classify participants based on their perceived proximity to Lyme disease, distinguishing between those with a disclosed history of Borrelia infection, those with lookalike conditions (e.g. fibromyalgia syndrome), and those with unrelated ailments (e.g. intestinal polyps). Participants completed three questionnaires, the SF-36 v1, SIQR, and HMQ, to capture symptoms and functional burden, and provided blood serum for analysis at an accredited diagnostic lab. Two-tiered IgG and IgM serological assessments (whole cell ELISA and Western blot) were performed in a blinded fashion on all samples. The pattern of symptoms and functional burden were similarly profound in the presumptive Lyme and Lyme-like disease categories. Borrelia seroprevalence across the study cohort was 10% for each of IgG and IgM, and occurred within and beyond the Lyme disease intake category. Western blot positivity in the absence of reactive ELISA was also substantial. Fibromyalgia was the most common individual diagnostic tag disclosed by two-tier IgG-positive participants who did not report a history of Lyme disease. Within the IgG seropositive cohort, the presence of antibodies against the 31 kDa Outer Surface Protein A (OspA) was associated with significantly better health outcomes. Previously, this marker has been linked to treatment-refractory Lyme arthritis. Overall, our findings support prior observations of phenotypic overlap between Lyme and other diseases. Seropositivity associated with non-specific symptoms and functional impairment warrants further mechanistic investigation and therapeutic optimization.
Assessment of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards antenatal ultrasound in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital at antenatal care clinic, Northwest Ethiopia
Authors: Mengistie Belayneh , Ayele Sileshi , Tsehaye Winta , Mazengia Atsede , Wolde Maereg
Published: November 2023

Background

Obstetric ultrasound is one of the most important advances in antenatal tests. Despite the importance of knowing the knowledge status of ultrasound and the category of attitude, there is no similar study done in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude and associated factors toward ultrasound examination at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia from May 15, 2022, to Jun 30, 2022. Data was collected and transferred from the Open data Kit server and analyzed using STATA version 14. The strength of the association, presented using an adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and p-value ≤0.05, is considered to declare statistically significant variables.

Results

A total of 422 pregnant women participated, with a response rate of 100%. Of the total pregnant women, only 39% of them are knowledgeable about obstetric ultrasound whereas 52% of them have a favorable attitude. Being a housewife, government employee, and private employee (AOR = 17, 95% CI = 2.12, 151), (AOR = 10, 95% CI = 1.2, 85) and (AOR = (13, 95% CI = 1.5, 115), respectively were associated positively with knowledge about ultrasound. However, residing in a rural (AOR = 0.07; 95%CI = 0.02, 0.21), never been pregnant before (AOR = 0.59 95% CI = 0.38, 0.94), and having information (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1, 2.9) were negatively associated with knowledge about ultrasound. Whereas, attaining primary education (AOR = 2.61; 95%CI = 1.1, 6.4) was positively associated with favorable attitudes while living in rural areas was negatively associated with a favorable attitude (AOR = 0.42; 95%CI = 0.18, 0.97).

Conclusion

In this study, knowledge and attitude about ultrasound among pregnant women in Gondar City are low. Residence, occupation, being pregnant before, and having information were significantly associated factors of knowledge. While residence and educational status of the respondents were significant factors of attitude. Therefore, health information about obstetric ultrasound shall be given to women who live in rural areas, women who are students, merchants and farmers, illiterate, and primigravida.
Role of convolutional features and machine learning for predicting student academic performance from MOODLE data
Authors: Abuzinadah Nihal , Umer Muhammad , Ishaq Abid , Al Hejaili Abdullah , Alsubai Shtwai , Eshmawi Ala’ Abdulmajid , Mohamed Abdullah , Ashraf Imran
Published: November 2023

Predicting student performance automatically is of utmost importance, due to the substantial volume of data within educational databases. Educational data mining (EDM) devises techniques to uncover insights from data originating in educational settings. Artificial intelligence (AI) can mine educational data to predict student performance and provide measures to help students avoid failing and learn better. Learning platforms complement traditional learning settings by analyzing student performance, which can help reduce the chance of student failure. Existing methods for student performance prediction in educational data mining faced challenges such as limited accuracy, imbalanced data, and difficulties in feature engineering. These issues hindered effective adaptability and generalization across diverse educational contexts. This study proposes a machine learning-based system with deep convoluted features for the prediction of students’ academic performance. The proposed framework is employed to predict student academic performance using balanced as well as, imbalanced datasets using the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE). In addition, the performance is also evaluated using the original and deep convoluted features. Experimental results indicate that the use of deep convoluted features provides improved prediction accuracy compared to original features. Results obtained using the extra tree classifier with convoluted features show the highest classification accuracy of 99.9%. In comparison with the state-of-the-art approaches, the proposed approach achieved higher performance. This research introduces a powerful AI-driven system for student performance prediction, offering substantial advancements in accuracy compared to existing approaches.
The effects of environmental policy uncertainty on productivity growth- Data from Chinese micro enterprise level
Authors: Le Dong , Ren Fei , Zhang Kun
Published: November 2023

China’s economy has made remarkable achievements in the past 40 years. However, the economic development is accompanied by serious environmental pollution. Chinese government has promulgated many policies to reduce environment pollution. However, it is doubtable whether the increased uncertainty in environmental policies inhibits enterprise development. Therefore in this study we use Mathematical Derivation, Stepwise Regression Method and Regulated Effect to investigate the impact of environmental policy uncertainty on enterprise productivity. The results show that (1) environmental policy uncertainty significantly inhibits the improvement of enterprise productivity. (2) environmental policy uncertainty inhibits enterprise productivity by enterprise innovation, human capital and foreign direct investment; (3) environmental policy uncertainty has heterogeneous impact on enterprise productivity. According to this study we also provide some beneficial environmental policy suggestions for the Chinese government. Such as the government should build a stable economic environment, maintain the sustainability of local environmental regulation policies and formulate more detailed measures to adapt different types of enterprises.
Effect of agricultural extension on technology adoption by Palestinian farmers under Israeli occupation in the West Bank
Authors: Tomoki Nakamura , Kenichi Kashiwagi , Kiyokazu Ujiie
Published: November 2023

Even during the conflict, agricultural extension by the Palestinian Authority has played an important role in agricultural development in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The Ministry of Agriculture of the Palestinian Authority provided the necessary agricultural extension services for Palestinian farmers affected by the Israeli settlements and Segregation Wall. Despite such importance of agricultural extension, few quantitative studies have examined its effect on Palestinian farmers. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify the effect of agricultural extension on technology adoption by Palestinian farmers for appropriate evaluation of the agricultural policies by the Palestinian Authority. The microdata of 79,446 agricultural holdings from the Agricultural Census 2010, which was the only microdata officially published and available at the time of this study, was used. Then, the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method was employed to mitigate the endogenous bias caused by self-selection by farmers in receiving the agricultural extension. The results showed that agricultural extension has positively and significantly affected the adoption of five technologies, namely improved crop varieties, chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers, pesticides, and biological control. The estimated increase in the adoption rate of those technologies as the average treatment effects on the treated (ATT) by the nearest-neighbor matching method were by 7.1, 7.7, 5.4, 6.8, and 3.8 percentage points respectively. This study proved that agricultural extension promoted the adoption of those technologies even in the conflict. Therefore, agricultural extension by the Palestinian Authority plays an important role in farming by Palestinian farmers. In order to maintain and improve farmers’ livelihoods sustainably, it is necessary to continue the agricultural extension by the Palestinian Authority in the future, considering the behavior of farmers.
Heroines of Norwegian silent cinema: Nordic femininity and conventions of cinematic whiteness
Authors: Myrstad Anne Marit
Published: November 2023

Framed within studies of whiteness in film, this article investigates the positioning and performance of the female lead in Norwegian silent cinema. Richard Dyer’s arguments on the importance of staging, not least lighting, of the Hollywood heroine to convey ethereal and moral aspects of ‘superior’ whiteness, are central to the analysis. The question is how the heroines are positioned as white: aesthetically, narratively and intersectionally in regard to class, gender and ethnicity. Complex or unstable class and ethnicity performances in the 1910s give way to a more indisputably white heroine in the late 1920s. In conclusion, the analysis supports the claim that whiteness encompasses most of the heroines, if not always according to the conventions of lighting.
Editorial
Authors: Marklund Anders
Published: November 2023

This editorial introduces the issue of Journal of Scandinavian Cinema (JSCA), which focuses on representations of various social identities in diverse historical and cultural contexts. The issue includes articles on race and post-colonialism, gender and sexuality, and class and nation in Nordic films. The editorial summarizes main arguments and contributions of each article and highlights the relevance and importance of studying cinematic representation in the Nordic countries.