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An Investigation of the Rotation Patterns of International Association Meetings and Events
Authors: Lockstone-Binney Leonie , Robertson Martin , Drake Colin , Dung Le Jenny
Published: January 2024

International association meetings and events (IAMEs) are a significant specialist segment of the business events sector. Noting the lack of longitudinal research available to confirm how these events rotate globally, regionally, and over time, this study analyzed the rotation patterns
of IAMEs based on 236 meeting iterations sampled from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) database held between 2009 and 2019. Results confirm intuitive rotation patterns not previously determined by a data-driven analysis to date. Namely, that global events rotated
more widely geographically but also less often, while most regional events were annual events. These regional events were held in the same continent of the association awarding the rights to host, thereby demonstrating less reach. Delegate numbers for both global and regional events were comparable.
Association preferences for rotating IAMEs were geographically heterogenous. The implications of these rotation patterns are discussed, and an associated future research agenda is outlined.
The Impact of Tax Planning, Financial Distress, And Audit Quality on Earnings Management
Authors: Asiah Neng , Muslim Ahmad Bukhori , Sellina Sesri
Published: January 2024

This study aims to determine the effect of financial distress, tax planning, and audit quality on earnings management in banking sector companies listed on the IDX in 2019-2021. This research uses quantitative methods. The data used is secondary data by looking at the annual reports of pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2019-2021. The sample determination method used was purposive sampling with 29 companies and 87 observational data. The study results show that tax planning, financial distress and audit quality simultaneously affect earnings management. Meanwhile, tax planning and audit quality have no effect on earnings management, only financial distress has an influence on earnings management.
بعض مشاكل تطبيق طرق التخطيط علي الاقتصاد المتخلف
Authors: القطیفی عزيز
Published: January 2024

بعض مشاكل تطبيق طرق التخطيط علي الاقتصاد المتخلف
THE NATURE OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Authors: Omar F.
Published: January 2024

This paper discusses the nature of operational research and the sont of modelling. The paper then looks at a simplified information won dow of a typical company as a basis for indicating some of the main tortical decision areas in the control of production systems: These will include the problems of demand forcasting and inventory control and production planning and control. In each of these areas digital com puters have made the use of new methods possible. Selected problem areas such as shop scheduling where computer simulation has given encouragement to research are then discussed and the paper concludes with the description of a simplified model of the industrial dynamics type.
Performative Cinema and Its Techniques
Authors: Dediu Eugen
Published: January 2024

The aim of this paper presentation is to analyze in-depth the transition and transformation of performance art into the world of cinema, creating the notion of performative cinema – a notion that is very present in today`s cinematic language, however not enough recognized as a movement in itself. The core mantra of performative cinema is the involvement of the spectator – both the emancipation of the viewer in an age of consumerist blockbusters and his awakening into a certain state of mind (in some cases, performative cinema can even lead towards transcendental meditation). The paper will briefly follow the origins of performative cinema and its techniques, with roots in the works of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Pere Portabella, while reaching into the present through works of film auteurs like Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Yorgos Lanthimos. The presentation will focus to unveil and analyze the approaches of performative cinema, conveying how it works as a piece of performance art in itself – and how its relay into cinema can be direct, with a dadaesque influence through a transgressive political message (`Holy Motors` by Leos Carax representing an example), or more subtle – through nuances and refined directorial interventions (Weerasethakul`s `Memoria`). The systematic analysis of these movies as core examples of performative cinema means an enterprise into both the narrative elements and the visual identity of the films, with the purpose of classifying a genre that has remained unknown for too long, deserving the treatment of a cinematic wave in itself.
Aesthetics of Color in Afghan cinema
Authors: MOHAMMADI Abbas
Published: January 2024

In the world of existence, everything takes its existence to be visible from the light. Light gives color and beauty to objects and creatures. Color gives them an expressive profile. When objects have color, they are seen better and the audience is more attracted to them. In many cases, manufacturers use colors to attract their buyers so that they can attract them to that product.This issue also exists in the cinema. Since the beginning of the cinema until today, all filmmakers have been trying to create a dream space for their audience so that they can convey their desired message to the audience in that space. Therefore, in different eras, new technologies entered the visual space of cinema. Color was one of the effects that entered the silver screen and changed the world of cinema. Color is like spice in food. Just as spice gives food lust, color gives soul and feeling to the image. Today, many filmmakers, apart from feeling and attractiveness, give meaning to the image through color. Because the image is a visual medium, the filmmaker can use the psychological states of colors to induce certain feelings of the scene and story to his audience.In the western world, the use of color and sense of color in the scene has become a common category and all filmmakers use it well, but this case has not grown much in the cinema of Central Asia, especially in the Middle East countries. In countries like Iran and Afghanistan, they cannot use color properly because many filmmakers in these countries do not know color properly, and this lack of knowledge about color in many cases makes them unable to use color correctly and have amazing effects. have it on the audience and convey the message to the audience.In many Central Asian films, the absence of color psychology in the films is clearly understandable. Few filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi in Iran try to use color correctly. But in Afghanistan, it can be said that there is no filmmaking that can use color in the right way. But in Indian cinema, they use color in an exaggerated manner, of course, it should be said that part of this exaggeration is due to the type of Indian culture that they are more interested in happy colors and in their country they have a special festival called the festival of colors. But in European and American cinema, color is used to convey the feeling of the scene and story. For example, in the movie Avatar, blue color can be seen in most of the film space. And it evokes a special feeling towards the scenes of the movie, or like Stanley Kubrick who uses colors with a very special skill in the movie «Eyes Completely Closed».Such scientific and meaningful uses are not seen in any of the Middle East films, especially in Iran and Afghanistan. In many cases, it can be attributed to the low level of study and understanding of color and the scientific concepts of color in cinema by Afghan filmmakers.
Modern narrative structure in animated short films: a tool to increase suspense
Authors: Saberi Elahe
Published: January 2024

Classical narrative structure introduces specific principles and features to keep the audience engaged with the film. Modern, nonlinear narrative structures, however, provide their own techniques and tools in this sense. They can be utilized in animated short films to develop anticipation and suspense. The majority of animated short films are still focusing on classical narrative principles which only allows chronological order of time and sequence of events. Yet, a considerable potential of applying various nonlinear structures can be addressed when it comes to modern storytelling in animation. Consequently, filmmakers are able to increase suspense by solely adopting such variations. This paper discusses nonlinear narrative structures in five animated short films, “If anything happens I love you” (2021), “Alma” (2009), “Skhizein” (2008), “The house of small cubes” (2008) and “Maestro” (2005), and the way they suggest increased suspense by deviating from classical narrative principles. The present paper explains such potential by relying on David Bordwell theories, where he put an emphasis on important aspects of nonlinear narratives such as time, order, duration and frequency in particular. This paper argues that not only applying nonlinear structures are viable in the context of animated short films, different variations can be utilized as a powerful, innovative and beneficial tool in order to grab and hold the audience’s attention without having to concentrate on an excessively complicated timeline in the story.
Green Film Production for All
Authors: Orero Pilar , McDonagh Sarah
Published: January 2024

As an emerging field of study, Environmental Media Studies explores the connections between the environment, culture, and media, examining the ways in which media representations shape our understanding of and attitudes towards the environment and the natural world (Starosielski and Walker 2016, Shriver-Rice and Vaughan 2019). However, there are currently two significant omissions from Environmental Media Studies. The first pertains to language accessibility, as information needs to be translated and disseminated across various languages and cultures. The second is the availability of media content to all audiences, including those who have difficulties accessing the visual or audio channels. Here, Media Accessibility, as a research discipline, can provide insights that can expand the scope of Environmental Media Studies to include issues of accessibility.This article aims to establish connections between the fields of Media Accessibility and Environmental Media Studies by examining how these two fields complement each other in terms of theoretical and practical insights. A case where both fields can jointly address issues related to accessibility and sustainability is by using subtitles as a metric to gauge a film’s level of engagement with climate change. In this article, we propose the use of subtitles as an additional indicator in the Carbon Calculator used by the film industry. Furthermore, we suggest developing the subfield of Green Media Accessibility to investigate resource use, social equity, and environmental communication in the wider media sphere.
Perspectives of Intertextuality in Cinema, with Special References to the Work of Kristeva, Barthes, and Jenny: A Comparative Study
Authors: Rajabi Vahid , Nazeri Afsaneh , Khodabakhshi Samira
Published: January 2024

Since its inception, intertextuality has been one of the fundamental literary theories and drawn the interest of numerous theoreticians. First-generation intertextuality thinkers, led by figures such as Julia Kristeva and Roland Barthes, mainly considered the theoretical aspect of intertextuality. Conversely, the second generation, comprising the likes of Laurent Jenny and Michael Riffaterre, championed a more applied view of this theory. Having pervaded various art forms, particularly cinema, intertextuality has earned an important status in art criticism. This research presents a comparative study of the ideas of first- and second-generation intertextuality theorists in regard to cinema, seeking answers to the question of how intertextual expressions and the views of intertextuality theorists have manifested in film through descriptive-analytical and comparative methods. Our findings reveal how the different aspects of intertextuality theories are being used in films today.
Understanding the empirical process of animating to open up the field of stop motion analog simulation
Authors: Lepot Cyril
Published: January 2024

As a stop motion specialist I tend to think it less as a relic than as a persisting medium, especially since this kind of production is still vivid in the film industry but also because I think some practices, or ways to use the medium are still not cleared because they are only considered as effects, not as an entire way of making a whole film.On the one hand it’s not only about theorizing but opening up new fields and developments based on what has already been done, sometimes unconsciously by artists. On the other hand we also feel the urge to free ourselves from discourses and practical tips given by the animators themselves. Most of the time stop motion animators are engaged in an empirical process leading them to a no less empirical knowledge. I myself discussed it with Patar and Aubier from the Beast animation fame and they don’t have much clue they are promptly and punctually disguising, transfiguring and thus transmuting matter, they only think in terms of material and technic limitations and how hint (or elaborated tricks) can help them solving it when trying to convey something on screen.That’s why we would like to engage ourselves into a physics-based analysis that would be a real asset to assert, didactically, what cause leads to what effects when animated one way or another, for example, exactly what kind of material can be used and what kind of manipulation or substitution leads to that effect of matter.
Melodrama noir: Beyond the Forest and Leave Her To Heaven
Authors: Dominkova Petra
Published: January 2024

While at first sight, there is not much in common between the genre of melodrama (or romance) and film noir, there are films that may fit into both categories. My presentation will focus on how is it even possible when, for instance, the requirements for the female characters are radically different between melodrama and nfilm noir. On one hand, we need a woman that – quite necessarily – suffers and is being manipulated by others (melodrama; as discussed, for instance by Sarah Kozloff in Overhearing Film Dialogue) while on the other we have a woman that is often a leading character and is the one that manipulates others (nfilm noir). Besides that, while melodrama is focused on romantic relationships and/or family life, it is something that is mostly missing from film noir. But still, we may argue that there are films that may be understood as “melodrama noir.” The following paper will focus mostly on two case studies: Beyond the Forest (King Vidor, 1949), and Leave Her for Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945) that will prove different approaches to this unique mixture of two genres (provided we understand nfilm noir as a genre, that is problematic, and might be a presentation on its own).
Van Gogh e o Cinema: palavras, obsessões e texturas
Authors: Branco de Oliveira Anabela Dinis
Published: January 2024

How does the filmmaker, in building a perspective on painting, maintain the identity of cinema itself? How does cinema film the creator’s relationship with his work? How are aesthetic memory and the process of creative freedom filmable? Can you, through your film options, transcribe and interpret the painter’s creative adventures?And what are the concepts analyzed by the critical reception of these projects? Do they take into account the specificity of cinematographic codes? Do they compare what is not comparable or do they establish creative paths centered on the unavoidable differences between them? Do they define hierarchies and value judgments or do they lead a dialogic path?This communication intends to answer these questions, having as an analytical corpus the representation of Van Gogh’s work in cinema and the critical reception of that same filmic production. The filmic approaches of Alain Resnais, Vincent Minelli, Akira Kurosawa, Maurice Pialat, Andrew Hutton, Paul Cox, Alexander Barnett, François Bertrand, Dorota Kobiela/Hugh Welchman and Julian Schnabel will join the studies of João Mário Grilo, Jacques Aumont, Pascal Bonitzer, Alain Cohen, François Albera, François Jost and Luc Vanchéri.Cinema and painting seek, in this analysis, the possibility of an identity path and the attainment of what João Mário Grilo considers the “essence of the unquotable” in the struggle for a goal – “rescuing the aura of art and filming it”.
Women and the Islamic State
Authors: Laurel Bloom Comiter
Published: January 2024

Women affiliated with ISIS in a voluntary role, often hailing from the West, are often presented either as passive accessories and victims or as deviant, gender-norm-defying monsters.1 In fact, women are an indispensable component of ISIS, taking up roles both as perpetrators of violence and as mothers and educators of the next generation of ISIS fighters. Through the creation of an original database, I examine the roles and experiences of ISIS-affiliated women before, during, and after their time in the organization. I make connections between individuals’ roles and experiences and highlight identifiable trends in the behavior of these women. These findings suggest that there are misunderstandings in current counterterrorism efforts and policies. The data and hypotheses presented in this study provide a foundation for future data collection efforts and for the construction of fuller accounts of the nature and determinants of the behavior of this important category of women.
Investigating the Impact of Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and Radiation on the Casson-Based Nanofluid Flow over a Linear Stretching Sheet in a Porous Medium with Heat Source or Sink
Authors: Ramanjana Koka  , Aruna Gajikunta
Published: January 2024

This study delves into the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of Casson-based nanofluids over a linear stretching sheet, accounting for multiple influencing factors. These findings offer significant real-time applications across a spectrum of fields, including energy generation, environmental engineering, and materials science. The acquired insights into Casson-based nanofluid behaviour within magnetohydrodynamic contexts can foster efficiency improvements, energy conservation, and enhanced overall system and process performance. Furthermore, the current study aims at Casson-based nanofluid's magnetohydrodynamic flow across a linear stretching sheet considering effects of thermal radiation, heat source/sink, and porosity. The governing equations are converted to ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformations. The Runge-Kutta-4 method, along with the shooting technique, is used to solve the reduced equations. The effects of dimensionless parameters, magnetic, Casson, thermophoresis, thermal radiation, and Brownian motion on velocity, thermal, and concentration profiles are considered in the study. As the magnetic and Casson parameters are increased, the findings indicate a reduction in the thickness of the momentum boundary layer. Moreover, the fluid temperature intensifies with the enhancement of thermophoresis and Brownian motion of particles. Finally, for various combinations of applied parameters, the values of skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are obtained and are shown in the tables. The research is unique in a way that incorporates the impacts of heat source/sink and porosity as well as a more precise description of Casson nanofluid flow when compared to earlier findings. The novelty of the investigation lies in the implementation of a heat source/sink and porosity to obtain refined Casson nanofluid flow.
Load Profile Forecasting using a Time Series Model for Solar Rooftop and Integrated Carpark of a Public University in Malaysia
Authors: Nurfadzilah Ahmad
Published: January 2024

A precise and accurate load prediction is critical in a developing country like Malaysia to save the energy consumption. Power producers use load profile data and statistics to analyze and forecast the quantity of electricity required to be available at a given time. Load forecasting is the process of predicting future load requirements and this research focuses on the short-term load forecasting (STLF) for solar rooftop and integrated car park built at one of the public universities in Malaysia. Power system planners and demand controllers must ensure that there is enough generation to meet the increased demand. Load forecasting models that are accurate can lead to better budgeting, maintenance scheduling, and fuel management. This project seeks to anticipate the highest demand of power utilized by the consumer based on prior load profiles using a Multiple Regression Time Series model developed using MATLAB software. It consists of the following steps: data collection, clustering, series transformation using differentiation transform to remove trend and seasonal structure from the dataset, model identification using autocorrelation function (ACF) and partial correlation function (PCF), model estimation using ARIMA time series errors and maximum likelihood probability, and finally model forecasting using Auto Regression (AR), Moving Average. In this case, the goal is to ensure the power production equals electricity demand, and achieving the target will assure energy security, dependability, and the capacity to maximize profits while minimizing losses.
45-60 Yaş Arası Kadınlarda Menopoz Semptomları ve Menopoz Tutumu İle Yaşam Doyumunun İncelenmesi
Authors: Yaşar Öznur , Yeyğel Çiler
Published: January 2024

Amaç: Araştırmada 45-60 yaş arası kadınların, menopoz semptomları, menopoz tutumları ile yaşam doyumunun belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte bir çalışma olup, Mart 2021 ve Ağustos 2022 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’de yaşayan 45-60 yaş arası kadınlar ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemini 45-60 yaş arasında araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 297 katılımcı oluşturmuştur. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen birey tanıtım formu, Menopoz Semptomları Değerlendirme Ölçeği, Menopoza İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği kullanılarak çevrim içi anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 programı ile değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmada kadınların yaş ortalaması 52,74±4,04 yıl, menopoz yaş ortalaması 48,12±4,12 yıl idi. Araştırmada menopoz semptomları ölçeğinden alınan puan ortalaması 15,72±9,86; menopoza ilişkin tutum ölçeği puan ortalaması 46,04±14,46; yaşam doyumu ölçeği puan ortalaması 15,66±5,55 olarak bulunmuştur. Menopoz semptomları değerlendirme ölçeği ile menopoza yönelik tutum ölçeği arasında negatif, orta düzeyde (r=-0,043; p<0,01), menopoz semptomları değerlendirme ölçeği ile yaşam doyumu ölçeği arasında negatif, zayıf düzeyde (r=-0,12; p<0,05) korelasyon vardır. Araştırmada sıcak basması terleme en yüksek oranda (%19,9) şiddetli yaşanan semptom olarak bildirilmiştir.
Sonuç: Araştırmada kadınların menopoz döneminde çeşitli semptomlar yaşadığı, bu semptomların yaşam doyumu ve menopoz tutumu ile ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yapılacak olan girişimlerle menopoz tutumunun iyileştirilerek semptomların azaltılabileceği, yaşam doyumun da artırılabileceği düşünülmüştür.
18-65 Yaş Aralığındaki Kadınların Tamamlayıcı-Alternatif Tedavileri Kullanım Durumları, Tutumları ve Etkileyen Faktörler
Authors: Öztürk Özen Derya , Demirci Canan
Published: January 2024

Amaç: Kadınlarda tamamlayıcı-alternatif tedavi (TAT) kullanım durumları, tutumları ve etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Yöntem: Çalışmanın örneklemi 18-65 yaş arası toplam 582 kadın katılımcıdan oluşmaktadır. Kesitsel tipte tasarlanan çalışmanın verileri Ekim-Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında çevrimiçi platformlar aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında “Birey tanıtıcı özellikler formu” ve “Bütüncül tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp tutumu ölçeği (BTAT)” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, IBM SPSS 23.0 paket programı kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan kadınların yaş ortalaması 41,91±10,66 yıldır. Çalışmada kadınların yarısından fazlasının lisans ve üstü eğitim düzeyine sahip olduğu (%52,9) ve çalışıyor oldukları (%52,6) saptanmıştır. Kadınların en sık bitkisel ürünleri (%25,9) tercih ettikleri görülmüştür. Kadınların TAT kullanma nedenleri ise %17,9 doğal olduğuna inanma, %14,3 kilo vermedir. Kadınların %60’ı arkadaşları aracılığıyla bilgi edindiğini aktarmıştır. Kadınların BTAT ölçek puan ortalaması 33,19±6,22’dir. Eğitim durumu, çalışma durumu ve TAT kullanma durumu TAT’a yönelik tutumu olumlu olarak artırırken (p<0,05); kadınların BTAT puanları ile yaş, medeni durum, kronik hastalık varlığı ve reçeteli ilaç kullanma durumları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Sonuç: Çalışmada, kadınların TAT’a yönelik olumlu tutum sergilediği, her dört kadından birinin, bitkisel ürünler başta olmak üzere, en az bir TAT yöntemi kullandığı ve kadınların temel bilgi kaynaklarının arkadaşları olduğu bulunmuştur. TAT’ın yaygın kullanımına rağmen; TAT yöntemleri ile ilgili belirsizliklerin bulunması önemli bir durumdur. Bu kapsamda, sağlık personelinin TAT uygulamalarının etki ve olası yan etkileri konusunda bilgi sahibi olmaları, TAT’ı içeren bakım demetlerinin veya protokollerinin oluşturulmasında öncülük etmeleri önerilmektedir.
Hastalıkların Fizyopatolojisinde Eritrosit Deformabilitesinin Önemi
Authors: Köse Fadime , Bahtiyar Nurten , Cinemre Fatma Behice , Aydemir Birsen
Published: January 2024

Eritrositler, dokular ile akciğerler arasında oksijen ve karbondioksit alışverişinde rol alan hücrelerdir. Organizmayı enfeksiyona karşı korunmasında, immün adezyonun arttırılmasında, fagositozun güçlendirilmesinde de görev alırlar. Eritrositlerin bu görevlerini yerine getirebilmesi için kanın hemodinamik özelliklerinin korunması gerekmektedir. En önemli özelliklerinden biri olan deformabilite yeteneği, kan akımına karşı direnci en aza indirmeye ve hücre şeklini değişken akış koşullarına adapte edebilmeye katkı sağlamaktadır. Eritrositlerin deformabilite yeteneği, sabit bir membran yüzey alanını korurken, hücre parçalanmasını da engellemektedir. Eritrositlerin deformabilite yeteneğinin azalması sonucu kılcal damarları tıkayarak kan akımını engellemekte ve doku oksijenlenmesini azaltmaktadır. Eritrosit deformabilitesini etkileyen çok sayıda faktör bulunmaktadır. Bazı etkilerin fizyolojik regülasyonu ile eritrosit rijiditesinin reversibl olarak değişmesi olasıdır. Egzersiz esnasında eritrosit rijiditesinde reversibl olarak bir fizyolojik mekanizma sağlanıyorken, patolojik koşulların eritrositlerde eriptoza (eritrositlerde programlanmış ölüme) yol açma olasılığı daha yüksektir. Eritrosit deformabilite yeteneğini ve eriptoz oluşumunu ortamın çeşitli fizikokimyasal özellikleri belirlemektedir. Kan dolaşımındaki çeşitli elementlerin, moleküllerin ve bazı hormon düzeylerinin eritrosit deformabilite yeteneği ve eriptoz oluşumunu etkileyebildiği ileri sürülmektedir. Ayrıca eritrosit membranının dinamik özellikleri sitoplazma içeriğinden de etkilenmektedir. Literatürü incelediğimizde, çok sayıda yapılan çalışmada çeşitli hastalıkların fizyopatolojisinde eritrositlerin deformabilite yeteneğinin azaldığı görülmektedir. Bu derlememizde, hastalıkların fizyopatolojisinde eritrosit deformabilite yeteneğinin önemini açıklamayı amaçlanmaktadır.
Can Action Observation Therapy be an Alternative to Robotic Rehabilitation to Improve Upper Extremity Functions in Stroke Patients?: A Protocol of Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: Şenocak Emre , Korkut Elif , Aktürk Adem , Yıldız Özer Aysel
Published: January 2024

Aim: Approximately two-thirds of stroke patients have upper extremity involvement after the disease. Traditional and innovative rehabilitation programs are needed to restore of the upper extremity motor movements. This clinical trial aims to investigate and compare treatment effects robotic rehabilitation (RR) and action observation therapy (AOT) on upper-limb motor function, independence and quality of life in subacute stroke.
Method: The estimated sample of the study is 30 subacute stroke patients. Participants will be randomized into two groups (RR and AOT). All participants will receive conventional treatment for 60x3x8 minutes/day/week. In addition to conventional methods, robotic rehabilitation will be applied to the RR group, and the AOT protocol will be applied to the other group for the same duration. Assessments will be repeated at the baseline, end of the 4th and 8th weeks.
Conclusion: This paper will be the first study that compares the effects of AOT and RR on upper extremity motor functions on stroke. In addition, this study will be a reference source for systematic review or meta-analysis studies that investigate the effectiveness of AOT.
Research on Services Requests and Utilisation Status and Satisfaction in a Family Health Center in Istanbul
Authors: Elkin Nurten , Önal Ayşe Emel , Özyıldırım Bedia , Gökçay Gülbin
Published: January 2024

Aim: In the family practice, the family doctor accompanied with the family health center employee renders integrated services to people registered in their department from physical, psychological and social points. The purpose of this research is to investigate the cognition, utilization, and satisfaction state of family practice services by the public of a family health center found at any district of Istanbul.
Method: The research in question was done at the prefecture of Istanbul, at a family health center between the dates September 2013 and January 2014. We have applied the Cognition, Utilization and Satisfaction State of services survey (HBYMDA) developed by the researcher, we have collected data through the face-to-face method and applied the Patients Evaluate General/ Family Practice (EUROPEP) survey. The total points for HBYMDA was 24. Whereas the total point for EUROPEP was 115.
Results: 302 (76%) of the persons who participated in the survey were women, and 98 (24%) men. The average age of the group was 37.17±14.10 years. The average age of women was 42±13.04 and 42.57±15.85 for men. The average of the total points for HBYMDA was calculated as 11.54±5.80. The average total point of EUROPEP was 93.87±21.32. The services that persons know the most, use the most and are satisfied the most are listed respectively, as following inspection, diagnosis and therapy, injection and medical dressing services, emergency services, free laboratory services. Whereas the services that participants know the less, use the less and are satisfied the less are listed respectively as following therapy of tuberculosis through direct observation, taking measures concerning contagious disease towards people and environment, military examination, and periodic examination.
Conclusion: It is determined that the group of low social-economical-cultural uses more family practice services and that situation is related to the knowing, utilization and satisfaction state of the services.
Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Çocuk Sevme Durumlarına Etki Eden Değişkenlerin İncelenmesi
Authors: Şengöz Tosun İdil , Erkan Nefise Semra
Published: January 2024

Amaç: Bu araştırma Tekirdağ ili Çorlu ilçesinde Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı anaokullarında görev yapan okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin bazı sosyo-demografik özelliklerine göre çocuk sevme düzeylerinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmış ilişkisel bir çalışmadır.
Yöntem: Çalışma 132 okul öncesi öğretmeni ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın verileri “Barnett Çocuk Sevme Ölçeği” ve araştırmanın amacına uygun olarak hazırlanan “Sosyo-demografik Bilgi Formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırma sorularına betimsel istatistik yöntemi kullanılarak cevap aranmıştır. Araştırmanın bağımlı değişkeni Barnett Çocuk Sevme Ölçeği’nden alınan “çocuk sevme” puanıdır. Bağımsız değişkenleri ise öğretmenlerin yaşları, medeni durumları, çocuk sahibi olma durumları, sahip oldukları çocuk sayısı, mesleği isteyerek seçme, çalışılan kurum türü, mesleki kıdemleri ile haftalık çalışma sürelerinden oluşmaktadır.
Bulgular: Öğretmenlerin uygulanan ölçeğin maddelerine ortalama olarak verdikleri cevaplar doğrultusunda aldıkları toplam puan ortalaması ve standart sapmasının (X ̅=71,69, SS=4,49) olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Ölçekten elde edilen toplam puan ortalaması 39-74 puan aralığında olduğu için çocuk sevme puanı orta düzeyde yer almaktadır. En yüksek ortalamaya sahip olan madde (X ̅=6,90) “Bir çocuğu gülümsettiğim zaman mutlu olurum.” maddesi iken, en düşük ortalamaya sahip olan maddenin ise (X ̅=1,02) “Çocuklar rahatsızlık vericidir.” olduğu görülmüştür.
Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre öğretmenlerin yaşları, görev yaptıkları kurum türü, mesleki kıdemleri ve haftalık çalışma saatlerine göre çocuk sevme düzeylerinde farklılık bulunmazken, evli, çocuğu olan ve mesleğini isteyerek seçen öğretmenlerin çocuk sevme puanları daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur.
Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Shoulder Rotational Mobility- Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: Atalay Emre Serdar , Soylu Çağlar , Atalay Güler , Ün Yıldırım Necmiye
Published: January 2024

Aim: Shoulder mobility has an important place in both sports and daily life activities. The low rotational mobility of the shoulder in sports injuries is considered to be in the first place in the aetiology. The innervational and myofascial connection between the diaphragm muscle and the shoulder is known. This study aims to examine the instantaneous effect of the breathing exercise focused on the diaphragm muscle on shoulder mobility.
Method: 136 young, healthy, recreationally active adults aged 18-25 years were included in the study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups the intervention group (n=86) and the control group (n=50). The control group did nothing for 90 seconds while the intervention group engaged in the diaphragmatic breathing technique that had previously been taught. Shoulder mobility was assessed using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) test both before and after the intervention.
Results: Although substantial gains in shoulder mobility were observed in both shoulders of the intervention group, only the left shoulder in the control group exhibited a significant increase in mobility. In the comparison between the groups, there is a significant difference in both arms before and after the intervention (p<0,05).
Conclusion: The present study demonstrates the impact of diaphragmatic exercise on shoulder mobility. Nevertheless, for cases involving shoulder pain or considerable mobility limitations, further studies are necessary to evaluate not only the acute effects but also the outcomes of longer-term training.
Nöropatolojide İntraoperatif Konsültasyonda Tanısal Yaklaşımın Kurumsal Deneyimi
Authors: Kuş Silav Zuhal
Published: January 2024

Amaç: Nöropatolojide intraoperatif konsültasyonda kullanılan squash/smear sitolojisinin donma artefaktlarının önlenmesi, doku korunması, hızlı sonuç alınması ve dondurulmuş kesitlere göre düşük maliyet gibi avantajları vardır. Bu çalışmada smear ve frozen tekniklerinin tanısal doğruluk, etkinlik, avantaj ve dezavantajları açısından karşılaştırılması amaçlandı.
Yöntem: Doksan iki neoplastik ve 16 non-neoplastik olmak üzere toplam 108 merkezi sinir sistemi olgusu frozen kesit (n=101) ve yayma (n=104) teknikleri kullanılarak incelendi. Frozen ve smear bulguları arasındaki farklar Fisher's Exact Test ile değerlendirildi, sensitivite ve spesifisite %95 güven aralığında belirlendi.
Bulgular: Smear ve frozen kesitlerin tanısal doğruluk oranları sırasıyla %80 ve %85,7; sensitiviteleri %86 ve %93; ve spesifiteleri %70 ve %72,7 idi. Frozen tekniği ile elde edilen daha yüksek oranlar istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmadı (P>0.05). Primer merkezi sinir sistemi tümörlerinde spesifik tanı oranları smear için %58, frozen teknik için %50,7 idi ve her ikisinin birlikte kullanılması tanısal doğruluk, sensitivite ve spesifisite oranlarını arttırdı.
Sonuç: Frozen ve smear yöntemlerinin tanısal doğruluk oranlarının benzerliği, nöroşirürji IOT uygulamalarında sitolojinin tek başına kullanılabileceğini düşündürmektedir.
O PARADOXO ENTRE RELIGIOSIDADE E CIENTIFICISMO: LIMITES E CONEXÕES INERENTES À PRÁTICA MÉDICA
Authors: Armesto Leonardo Moraes , Alonso Thabata Roberto
Published: January 2024

O desempenho analítico atual referente aos estudos sobre a integração entre a atuação médica metodológica e científica em sinergia a maior aceitação e relevância da fé e da religiosidade como elemento primordial por parte do paciente em seu processo de saúde, torna a cada produto de ampla discussão e aprofundamento científico da contemporaneidade. Desta forma, o estudo busca compreender, a prática do cuidado como fundamento de técnicas médicas e assistências, levando em conta a atenção centrada nas pessoas como cenário importante do cuidado em saúde na atualidade, aviltando eventuais dilemas, problemáticas ou paradoxos presentes aos entremeios dessa realidade. Objetiva-se, a partir disso, analisar a literatura acerca das discussões que paralelizam e/ou integram religião e medicina, bem como as experiências que essa realização pode prover para os agentes envolvidos na prática do cuidado. Intrinsecamente, visou-se o aprofundamento da temática no que se refere o estado da arte pautado em fé e ciência, tendo como ponto forte, seus aspectos funcionais em saúde, entendendo suas características potenciais, e comparando-as aos pontos fortes do médico operador. Como visto, o processo se fez pela revisão integrativa da literatura, buscando em bases como SciELO, BVS/LILACS, PUBMED, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate e Repositórios de Periódicos Científicos Internacionais, com foco em ciência e religião, práticas assistenciais; medicina social; habilidades médicas e formação médica, em trabalhos publicados entre 2013 e 2023, no sentido de dar solidez e análise evolutiva temporal na temática e subsídio a pesquisa. Nesta tratativa, os estudos referidos expressaram significância, tanto por apresentarem-se em periódico de grande impacto científico, quanto por apresentarem ascensão em termos de volume e consolidação temporal, tendo sua maioria publicação a partir de 2020. Nestes, há consonância autoral na interpretação da elevada importância da agregação de competência humanizadas no ambiente de saúde, sendo de elevado potencial para variados segmentos do setor, ao mesmo tempo em que enxergam no médico e demais profissionais em saúde, os principais envolvidos, junto de seus pacientes, em práticas mais integradas, compartilhadas e bioéticas na saúde.
WHAT HINDERS INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) ADOPTION IN THE CHINESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A MIXED-METHOD
Authors: Cheng Mengyuan , Liu Guoliang , Xu Yongshun , Chi Ming
Published: January 2024

Although the Internet of Things (IoT) has aroused much interest as a potential approach for improving various construction activities, the extent of its adoption remains limited. The multiple barriers that prevent the wider adoption of IoT in the construction industry need detailed investigation. However, limited research has attempted to understand the barriers to IoT adoption. Therefore, this study aims to identify the critical barriers to IoT adoption in the construction industry and explore the prioritization and hierarchical structure of the barriers factors. Data were collected from relevant literature and feedback from Chinese industry experts, sixteen barriers against IoT adoption were identified and categorized based on the TOE framework assessed in the construction industry. An integrated interpretation structure model and decision-making and trial evaluation laboratory (ISM-DEMATEL) approach is adopted to analyze the interdependence between identified constructs and their intensities. In addition, the identified constructs are also clustered into a suitable group using MICMAC analysis. Results show that inadequate infrastructure, lack of governance, and top management support are the fundamental barrier against IoT adoption. By revealing the mutual relationships and interlinking of barriers, this study will help researchers and practitioners in the construction industry to focus on strategic efforts to overcome these obstacles to effective IoT implementation. This research revealed the barriers to IoT implementation in the Chinese construction industry. Also, it provides methodological tool references for exploring the impact factor of other similar innovative technology applied in this industry.
The APO-K2 Catalog. I. ∼7500 Red Giants with Fundamental Stellar Parameters from APOGEE DR17 Spectroscopy and K2-GAP Asteroseismology
Authors: Schonhut-Stasik Jessica , Zinn Joel C. , Stassun Keivan G. , Pinsonneault Marc , Johnson Jennifer A. , Warfield Jack T. , Stello Dennis , Elsworth Yvonne , García Rafael A. , Mathur Savita , Mosser Benoit , Hon Marc , Tayar Jamie , Stringfellow Guy S. , Beaton Rachael L. , Jönsson Henrik , Minniti Dante
Published: January 2024

We present a catalog of fundamental stellar properties for ∼7500 evolved stars, including stellar radii and masses, determined from the combination of spectroscopic observations from the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment, part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV, and asteroseismology from K2. The resulting APO-K2 catalog provides spectroscopically derived temperatures and metallicities, asteroseismic global parameters, evolutionary states, and asteroseismically derived masses and radii. Additionally, we include kinematic information from Gaia. We investigate the multidimensional space of abundance, stellar mass, and velocity with an eye toward applications in Galactic archaeology. The APO-K2 sample has a large population of low-metallicity stars (∼288 with [M/H] ≤ −1), and their asteroseismic masses are larger than astrophysical estimates. We argue that this may reflect offsets in the adopted fundamental temperature scale for metal-poor stars rather than metallicity-dependent issues with interpreting asteroseismic data. We characterize the kinematic properties of the population as a function of α enhancement and position in the disk and identify those stars in the sample that are candidate components of the Gaia-Enceladus merger. Importantly, we characterize the selection function for the APO-K2 sample as a function of metallicity, radius, mass,

ν

max

, color, and magnitude referencing Galactic simulations and target selection criteria to enable robust statistical inferences with the catalog.
First Results from the JWST Early Release Science Program Q3D: Powerful Quasar-driven Galactic Scale Outflow at z = 3
Authors: Vayner Andrey , Zakamska Nadia L. , Ishikawa Yuzo , Sankar Swetha , Wylezalek Dominika , Rupke David S. N. , Veilleux Sylvain , Bertemes Caroline , Barrera-Ballesteros Jorge K. , Chen Hsiao-Wen , Diachenko Nadiia , Goulding Andy D. , Greene Jenny E. , Hainline Kevin N. , Hamann Fred , Heckman Timothy , Johnson Sean D. , Grace Lim Hui Xian , Liu Weizhe , Lutz Dieter , Lützgendorf Nora , Mainieri Vincenzo , McCrory Ryan , Murphree Grey , Nesvadba Nicole P. H. , Ogle Patrick , Sturm Eckhard , Whitesell Lillian
Published: January 2024

Quasar-driven galactic outflows are a major driver of the evolution of massive galaxies. We report observations of a powerful galactic-scale outflow in a z = 3 extremely red and intrinsically luminous (L
bol ≃ 5 × 1047erg s−1) quasar SDSSJ1652 + 1728 with the Near-infrared Spectrograph on board JWST. We analyze the kinematics of rest-frame optical emission lines and identify the quasar-driven outflow extending out to ∼10 kpc from the quasar with a velocity offset of (v

r
= ± 500 km s−1) and high velocity dispersion (FWHM = 700–2400 km s−1). Due to JWST’s unprecedented surface brightness sensitivity in the near-infrared, we unambiguously show that the powerful high velocity outflow in an extremely red quasar encompasses a large swath of the host galaxy’s interstellar medium. Using the kinematics and dynamics of optical emission lines, we estimate the mass outflow rate—in the warm ionized phase alone—to be at least 2300 ± 1400 M
⊙ yr−1. We measure a momentum flux ratio between the outflow and the quasar accretion disk of ∼1 on a kpc scale, indicating that the outflow was likely driven in a relatively high (>1023cm−2) column density environment through radiation pressure on dust grains. We find a coupling efficiency between the bolometric luminosity of the quasar and the outflow of 0.1%, matching the theoretical prediction of the minimum coupling efficiency necessary for negative quasar feedback. The outflow has sufficient energetics to drive the observed turbulence seen in shocked regions of the quasar host galaxy, which are likely directly responsible for prolonging the time that it takes for gas to cool efficiently.
Characterizing the Ordinary Broad-line Type Ic SN 2023pel from the Energetic GRB 230812B
Authors: Srinivasaragavan Gokul P. , Swain Vishwajeet , O’Connor Brendan , Anand Shreya , Ahumada Tomás , Perley Daniel , Stein Robert , Sollerman Jesper , Fremling Christoffer , Cenko S. Bradley , Antier S. , Guessoum Nidhal , Hussenot-Desenonges Thomas , Hello Patrice , Lesage Stephen , Hammerstein Erica , Miller M. Coleman , Andreoni Igor , Bhalerao Varun , Bloom Joshua S. , Dutta Anirban , Gal-Yam Avishay , Hinds K-Ryan , Jaodand Amruta , Kasliwal Mansi , Kumar Harsh , Kutyrev Alexander S. , Ragosta Fabio , Ravi Vikram , Sharma Kritti , Singh Teja Rishabh , Yang Sheng , Anupama G. C. , Bellm Eric C. , Coughlin Michael W. , Mahabal Ashish A. , Masci Frank J. , Pathak Utkarsh , Purdum Josiah , Roberts Oliver J. , Smith Roger , Wold Avery
Published: January 2024

We report observations of the optical counterpart of the long gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 230812B and its associated supernova (SN) SN 2023pel. The proximity (z = 0.36) and high energy (E

γ,iso ∼ 1053 erg) make it an important event to study as a probe of the connection between massive star core collapse and relativistic jet formation. With a phenomenological power-law model for the optical afterglow, we find a late-time flattening consistent with the presence of an associated SN. SN 2023pel has an absolute peak r-band magnitude of M

r
= −19.46 ± 0.18 mag (about as bright as SN 1998bw) and evolves on quicker timescales. Using a radioactive heating model, we derive a nickel mass powering the SN of M
Ni = 0.38 ± 0.01 M
⊙ and a peak bolometric luminosity of L
bol ∼ 1.3 × 1043 erg s−1. We confirm SN 2023pel’s classification as a broad-line Type Ic SN with a spectrum taken 15.5 days after its peak in the r band and derive a photospheric expansion velocity of v
ph = 11,300 ± 1600 km s−1 at that phase. Extrapolating this velocity to the time of maximum light, we derive the ejecta mass M
ej = 1.0 ± 0.6 M
⊙ and kinetic energy

E

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erg

. We find that GRB 230812B/SN 2023pel has SN properties that are mostly consistent with the overall GRB-SN population. The lack of correlations found in the GRB-SN population between SN brightness and E

γ,iso for their associated GRBs across a broad range of 7 orders of magnitude provides further evidence that the central engine powering the relativistic ejecta is not coupled to the SN powering mechanism in GRB-SN systems.
Prospects for Connections to the Outer Halo of the Milky Way with LSST
Authors: Gonzalez David A. , Johnston Kathryn V.
Published: January 2024

Over its ten-year mission, Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time will gather enough time series data to identify variable stars much fainter than previously observed. This makes ideal for finding RR Lyrae stars and mapping previously unexplored regions of our Galaxy's stellar halo. This project creates several mock data sets from both simulations and known satellite properties to model what might be found. We use these to examine the prospects for making connections between stellar structures already known around the Galaxy (satellites, streams and shells) and newly discovered stars. Such connections could be used to place constraints on the mass distribution in the outer regions of the Galaxy’s dark matter halo. Our results are encouraging, suggesting: that tens of percent of the known structures should have counterparts in the outer halo; and that several entirely new unbound structures could be discovered.