bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Essays in panel data and network econometrics
Authors: Χούντας Κωνσταντίνος
Published: October 2023

Μια αυξανόμενη βιβλιογραφία προσπαθεί να διακρίνει μεταξύ των παραγόντων που οδηγούν στην παρατηρούμενη συσχέτιση ανάμεσα στα αποτελέσματα των ατόμων, εστιάζοντας στον ρόλο των κοινωνικών δικτύων. Η παρούσα διατριβή επικεντρώνεται στις αλληλεπιδράσεις των ζευγαριών σχετικά με την απασχόληση και στις αλληλεπιδράσεις των αδελφών στην εκπαίδευση. Οι κύριες συνεισφορές είναι δύο: Πρώτον, προτείνεται ένα οικονομετρικό πλαίσιο μοντελοποίησης για την αναγνώριση των μεσολαβητικών διαύλων μέσω των οποίων αυτές οι αλληλεπιδράσεις λαμβάνουν χώρα· και δεύτερον, αναπτύσσονται κατάλληλα εργαλεία στατιστικής επαγωγής προκειμένου να εξεταστούν εμπειρικά οι ερωτήσεις που τίθενται. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο στοχεύει στην εξήγηση της απόκλισης στα αποτελέσματα (όπως αποτελέσματα στην αγορά εργασίας ή στην εκπαίδευση) μεταξύ των αδελφών, συνδυάζοντας δύο πτυχές της βιβλιογραφίας: αυτή που χρησιμοποιεί τη σειρά γέννησης για να εξηγήσει αυτήν την απόκλιση και αυτή που μελετά τις αλληλεπιδράσεις μεταξύ των αδελφών. Η προτεινόμενη λύση είναι να υιοθετηθεί ένα ενιαίο οικονομετρικό πλαίσιο που να συμπεριλαμβάνει τόσο τις επιδράσεις της σειράς γέννησης όσο και τις επιδράσεις των αδελφών και να προχωρήσει στην ανάλυση του συνολικού αποτελέσματος της σειράς γέννησης, διακρίνοντας τον άμεσο αντίκτυπο από τον έμμεσο αντίκτυπο που οφείλεται στις αλληλεπιδράσεις των αδελφών. Το δεύτερο κεφάλαιο συμβάλλει στη βιβλιογραφία της οικονομετρίας των δικτύων και παρουσιάζει μία σειρά από αποτελέσματα που μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για την εκτίμηση του γραμμικού μοντέλου δικτύων, όταν δεν υπάρχουν διαθέσιμα δεδομένα που περιέχουν πληροφορίες για τις συνδέσεις μεταξύ των ατόμων που συμμετέχουν στο δίκτυο. Στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο, χρησιμοποιείται ένα διμεταβλητό μη-γραμμικό μοντέλο για τη μοντελοποίηση των μεταβάσεων των εργασιακών αποτελεσμάτων των ζευγαριών, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τόσο την αλληλοσυσχέτιση στην εργασιακή κατάσταση του ζευγαριού όσο και την επίδραση των προγενέστερων εργασιακών καταστάσεων των μελών του ζευγαρίου.
Aristotle’s Metaphysics, books M and N
Authors: Κοτοπούλη Μαρία
Published: October 2023

Στα βιβλία Μ και Ν των Μετὰ τὰ Φυσικὰ ο Αριστοτέλης ασχολείται καταρχάς με τη μελέτη της φύσεως των μαθηματικών αντικειμένων και τη διερεύνηση του ρόλου τον οποίο αυτά διαδραματίζουν στη σύσταση των όντων. Μοιάζει να προσπαθεί, δηλαδή, μέσω της προσεκτικής εξέτασης και του κριτικού ελέγχου των απόψεων των Πυθαγορείων, του Πλάτωνα και των Ακαδημαϊκών, να ανακαλύψει και να αναδείξει την αλήθεια για την οντολογία των μαθηματικών αντικειμένων. Αντικείμενο της εν λόγω διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελούν ο αναλυτικός σχολιασμός και η ερμηνεία των δύο βιβλίων, με μόνιμο στόχο την κατά το δυνατόν πληρέστατη κατανόηση των απόψεων του Αριστοτέλη σχετικά με τα αντικείμενα της μαθηματικής επιστήμης.
Experience and perceptions of Social Prescribing interventions; a qualitative study with people with long-term conditions, link workers and health care providers
Authors: O'Sullivan Declan J. , Bearne Lindsay M. , Harrington Janas M. , McVeigh Joseph G.
Published: October 2023

Background Long-term conditions (LTC) are a leading cause of reduced quality of life and early mortality. People with LTC are living longer with increasing economic and social needs. Novel patient centred care pathways are required to support traditional medical management of these patients. Social Prescribing (SP) has gained popularity as a non-medical approach to support patients with LTC and their unmet health needs. The current focus group study aims to explore the experiences and perceptions to SP interventions from the perspective of people with long-term conditions, link workers, healthcare providers and community-based services. Methods Six-eight participants will be recruited into three specific 60-minute focus groups relative to their role as a patient, link worker and community-based service. Eight-12 participants with a Health care provider and GP background will be interviewed individually online. The participants within these focus groups and semi-structured interviews will be invited to provide opinions on what factors they think are important to the successful implementation of a SP service from their respective stakeholder positions. The data will be recorded and exported to NVivo software for further analysis using Thematic Reflexive analysis methods. Coded categorical data will inform emerging themes from which a narrative summary will be consolidated and presented for dissemination. Conclusion The conclusions made from this study will help inform the next study, which will aim to develop a pilot SP service for patients with long-term musculoskeletal conditions as part of an overall larger project.
The genome sequence of the Ingrailed Clay, Diarsia mendica (Fabricius, 1775)
Authors: Boyes Douglas , Boyes Clare ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: October 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Diarsia mendica (the Ingrailed Clay; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 727.9 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.37 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 14,077 protein coding genes.
THE MECHANISM OF MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Arakcheev Dmitry V.
Published: October 2023

The digital transformation of industry allows a significant increase in labor productivity and the growth of gross domestic product in the manufacturing sector, which ultimately leads to an increase in the welfare of the country’s citizens. However, to solve the existing systemic problems, such as low labor productivity, irrational use of resources, low efficiency of production facilities, etc., it is necessary to implement an effective management mechanism. The implementation of such a mechanism will solve the problems of managing the digital transformation of industrial enterprises, improve the efficiency of production facilities and reduce transaction costs and the complexity of forming responsible cooperative chains.

The purpose is to develop a mechanism for managing the digital transformation of economic activities of industrial enterprises.

Methodology in article: the research methodology is based on existing theoretical developments relating to industrial economics, management issues of industrial complexes, industries, enterprises.

Results: the mechanism for managing the digital transformation of the economic activities of industrial enterprises, representing a set of methods and tools used to change business models and management processes through new paradigms based on digital thinking, revision of organizational processes and digital culture of the industrial enterprise, optimization of the enterprise management system as a whole.

Practical implications: the obtained results can be used in the activities of corporate industrial systems engaged in technological development, digitalization and digital transformation projects.
STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF CITIZENS’ APPEALS TO THE OPEN PORTAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MOSCOW WITH THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT
Authors: Sakhnyuk Pavel A. , Sakhnyuk Tatyana I.
Published: October 2023

The article discusses the possibilities of studying the state of the social sphere according to the repository of the open data portal of the Government of Moscow for administrative districts and urban districts using business intelligence platforms and intelligent technologies of Data Science and machine learning platforms. The possibilities of using machine learning technologies for business intelligence platforms to identify hidden patterns in order to make informed management decisions are presented.

Purpose – is to familiarize with business intelligence platforms; the use of intelligent BI-platform technologies for monitoring socio-economic indicators.

Method or methodology of the work: the clustering method and statistical research methods were used in the article.

Results: to confirm the hypothesis of a positive relationship between the number of families receiving subsidies in the city of Moscow, in various sections, and the number of appeals of citizens to the open portal of the Government of Moscow

Practical implications: the objective information obtained as a result of monitoring can be used to develop a strategy and make management decisions on the development of districts and improving the quality of life in Moscow
Consenso colombiano de expertos sobre recomendaciones basadas en evidencia para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento de enfermedad de Fabry en pediatría
Authors: Baquero Rodriguez Richard , Serrano Gayubo Ana Katherina , Prieto Rivera Juan Carlos , Cardenas Aguilera Juan Guillermo , Rodríguez Cuéllar Carmen Inés , Reina Ávila Maria Fernanda , Estévez Capacho Mayra Alexandra , Mateus Heidy , Valencia González Maylin , Chacón Acevedo Kelly Rocío , Gutiérrez Sepúlveda Maria Paula , Germain Dominique P , Politei Juan , Fainboim Alejandro Fabian , Cerón Rodríguez Magdalena , Cabrera Gustavo , Rodríguez Ibarra Edicson , Carrascal Guzmán Martha Isabel , Martínez Cáceres Lida Esperanza , Ospina Lagos Sandra Yaneth , Trimarchi Hernán , Liern Miguel
Published: October 2023

Antecedentes: La enfermedad de Fabry (EF) es una enfermedad rara ligada a X secundaria al depósito lisosomal de glicoesfingolípidos debido a la deficiencia de la enzima alfa galactosidasa A (α-Gal A). A pesar de su baja frecuencia, es una condición que afecta la calidad de vida de los pacientes y disminuye su esperanza de vida.

Objetivo: Generar recomendaciones informadas en evidencia para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de pacientes pediátricos (menores de 8 años) con EF.

Métodos: Se realizó una revisión de literatura en bases de datos y literatura gris a partir del 2010, incluyendo guías de práctica clínica, revisiones sistemáticas, estudios primarios. La calidad de evidencia se evalúo de acuerdo con el tipo de evidencia. Las recomendaciones se sometieron a consenso de expertos a través de metodología Delphi modificada. El acuerdo se definió a partir del 80%.

Resultados: A partir del análisis de la evidencia recolectada, se formularon un total de 45 recomendaciones para tamización, diagnóstico y tratamiento de paciente pediátrico con enfermedad de Fabry. El panel revisor estuvo conformado por once expertos en el tema. Las recomendaciones fueron aprobadas con puntuaciones entre 82.3% y 100%.

Conclusiones: Las recomendaciones resultantes del consenso de expertos permitirán la toma de decisiones clínicas y estandarización de la práctica en la atención de pacientes pediátricos con EF a nivel nacional y regional; el diagnóstico temprano y oportuno garantiza una disminución del impacto en la calidad de vida de los pacientes y sus familiares.

Palabras clave: Enfermedad de Fabry, niños, diagnóstico, terapeutica, biomarcadores
Preliminary Study of Solar Energy Utilization for Rural Electrical Energy. Case Studies in Central Kalimantan
Authors: Priyadi Andrianshah , Sutrisno Budi , Sunarna Setya , Rizanulhaq Fariz Maulana , Komariah Wulan Erna , Sudradjat Adjat , Khairiani Dian
Published: October 2023

Indonesia gradually improves the electricity system's reliability and reaches the areas which contain frontier, outermost and underdeveloped areas by utilizing local energy potential. It can be done independently and in groups to meet the need for electrical energy in remote villages. Electrical power is obtained from generators and solar modules installed in each resident's house, where the capacity and quality are minimal. The initial study was completed in 2019 and took place in Central Kalimantan province, divided into three districts consisting of ten villages. Access to the village is a challenge in satisfying electrical energy needs, so alternatives are needed to meet the demands of electrical energy for areas that are difficult to reach by the electricity network. The solar power plant is one alternative to using new and renewable energy. The State Electric Company is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise that generates, transmits, and distributes electric power which also responsible to provide the electricity network in Indonesia. This study's village information was obtained from the survey results, village energy needs, and costs incurred when the solar power system was installed.
House Price Prediction using Multiple Linear Regression and KNN
Authors: Febriyanto Fransiskus Dwi , Endroyono Endroyono , Kusnendar Yoyon
Published: October 2023

The transition of BPHTB management from central taxes to regional taxes is a continuation of the regional autonomy policy. The difference between the market value and the prevailing NJOP poses a challenge for the Sintang District Government in determining the Tax Object Acquisition Value (NPOP) as the basis for imposing BPHTB. Machine learning has been extensively explored for predictions and can be an alternative that can help predict NPOP, especially house prices. This study uses backward elimination and forward selection methods to select the features used in this study and multiple linear regression and K-Nearest Neighbor methods to make house price prediction models. The results of model performance measurement using RMSE, Multiple Linear Regression method with feature selection using backward elimination resulted in a better model with an RMSE value of 44.02 (million rupiahs) and an R2 value of 0.707.
Evaluation Of Digital Wavelet Filter On Low Voltage Arcing Detection Equipment
Authors: Widyatama Anton Putra , Asfani Dimas Anton
Published: October 2023

Arcing is one of the causes of fire disasters that occur quite a lot in the world. The danger of arcing causes enormous losses. The fault current caused by arcing usually occurs in a very short duration, so that safety equipment such as Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) and Fuse cannot detect the disturbance. If arcing takes place continuously, there will be heat that can damage the equipment and cause a fire. In this study, an evaluation of the use of mother wavelets in the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) method on low voltage detection equipment will be carried out. DWT is a mathematical function that is the most successful in the field of signal processing. Signal processing using the DWT method will be analyzed and compared its performance with mother wavelets Daubechies-1, Daubechies-4, Coiflet-4, and Symlet-4. Then applied to low voltage arcing detection equipment. From the results of testing and analysis obtained the mother wavelet Daubechies-4 produces a high level of accuracy and sensitivity. Mother wavelet Coiflet-4 and Symlet-4 produce the lowest level of accuracy at 400W and 700W load. Meanwhile, on the mother wavelet Daubechies-1, the normal signal amplitude value is close to the arcing signal amplitude value, so it will be difficult to determine the threshold value. In this study, the results obtained are arcing detection equipment using the mother wavelet Daubechies-4 method can detect arcing disturbances very well and produces a high level of accuracy and sensitivity compared to the mother wavelet Daubechies-1, Coiflet-4 , and Symlet-4.
A new lossless passive snubber with simple structure for pulse width modulation DC-DC converters
Authors: Vesali Mahmood
Published: October 2023

A new lossless passive snubber for pulse width modulation converters is introduced in this paper. This snubber is established zero current switching condition for main switch in the converters for turning on distance. This snubber does not impose any additional current stress on the switch. The snubber can be applied to all single-switch DC-DC converters. A boost converter with the proposed snubber is analyzed and to verify theoretical analysis a 200 W sample is implemented and tested, also the experimental results are presented. In order to investigate the effect of snubber circuit in the converter in terms of efficiency, the boost converter with the proposed snubber has been compared in terms of efficiency with the conventional boost converter and the results show that the efficiency has increased by about 7% despite the snubber.
Perspective Transformation Automation In Identification Of Parking Lot Status With Blob Detection
Authors: Mubin Mohammad Nasrul , Kusuma Hendra , Rivai Muhammad
Published: October 2023

Implementation of automation greatly facilitates the work of a system. This research automates the search for perspective transformation coordinates. In previous study, the process was done manually and was considered time-consuming and costly. The search for these coordinates is carried out with the help of red circles at several points in the parking area to be identified. There are two cases of images to be automated, namely the image of the parking area without obstacles and with obstacles. In the unobstructed images, the identification of transformation coordinates is carried out by identifying the coordinates of the auxiliary circle. Whereas in the images with obstructions, the identification of the transformation coordinates also involves the intersection equations of lines. The process of identifying the coordinates is done with the condition of the parking lot without a single vehicle. Once the coordinates are obtained, all coordinates are stored and will be used in the perspective transformation process in status parking slot identification stage. The identification stage is same with previous study. The proposed system 100% able to identify the transformation coordinates and carry out the perspective transformation process as expected. Of the 900 samples in each case, we acquire 100% recall, and most of the parking slot identification status being above 85% precision and accuracy. Compared to previous studies, the proposed system is more effective, with recall, precision, and accuracy values at 100%. The effectiveness of the proposed system is even more evident with average data automation time is 31.689 seconds.
Deep Neural Network for Visual Localization of Autonomous Car in ITS Campus Environment
Authors: Dikairono Rudy , Kusuma Hendra , Prajna Arnold
Published: October 2023

Intelligent Car (I-Car) ITS is an autonomous car prototype where one of the main localization methods is obtained through reading GPS data. However the accuracy of GPS readings is influenced by the availability of the information from GPS satellites, in which it often depends on the conditions of the place at that time, such as weather or atmospheric conditions, signal blockage, and density of a land. In this paper we propose the solution to overcome the unavailability of GPS localization information based on the omnidirectional camera visual data through environmental recognition around the ITS campus using Deep Neural Network. The process of recognition is to take GPS coordinate data to be used as an output reference point when the omnidirectional camera takes images of the surrounding environment. Visual localization trials were carried out in the ITS environment with a total of 200 GPS coordinates, where each GPS coordinate represents one class so that there are 200 classes for classification. Each coordinate/class has 96 training images. This condition is achieved for a vehicle speed of 20 km/h, with an image acquisition speed of 30 fps from the omnidirectional camera. By using AlexNet architecture, the result of visual localization accuracy is 49-54%. The test results were obtained by using a learning rate parameter of 0.00001, data augmentation, and the Drop Out technique to prevent overfitting and improve accuracy stability.
Pencak Silat Movement Classification Using CNN Based On Body Pose
Authors: Rahmawati Vira Nur , Yuniarto Eko Mulyanto , Nugroho Supeno Mardi Susiki
Published: October 2023

Pencak silat, besides from being useful for self-protection, also has many other benefits, such as increasing physical strength, maintaining posture, and maintaining heart health. Due to the recent pandemic, practicing pencak silat is difficult to do together. Even when there is study material on pencak silat at school, it is difficult for the sports teacher to teach the movements directly. Pencak silat exercises that are practiced alone without a coach can cause injury if the movements are not correct. Therefore, this study builds a system to recognize pencak silat movements. The system was built using the bodypose-based CNN method. Bodypose estimation is used to detect human body keypoints, then these keypoints are used as a feature for input to CNN to recognize movement in each frame. This system uses CNN because it requires fewer parameters and less computing power so that it can be more easily applied for further studies. The accuracy obtained reaches 77% when tested on data that has never been used. This model can be used as a starting point for creating an easy-to-use system to help people practice pencak silat with more recognizable moves.
Uses of Mouthwashes in Primary Dental Care
Authors: Hayes Martina , Riordain Richeal Ni , Roberts Anthony
Published: October 2023

There are a large number of mouthwashes available, with the majority available to buy without prescription. Different active ingredients in mouthwashes serve different functions, and it can be confusing for patients who may seek guidance from their general dental practitioner on which formulation best suits their oral healthcare needs. It is important that patients are given direction by their dentist on the duration they should use a mouthwash for, side effects they may encounter, and where the mouthwash fits in their daily oral hygiene routine.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Mouthwashes are typically well tolerated, easy to use, and can be a useful addition to a patient's oral healthcare routine.
The Use of Extra-oral Bitewing Radiographs for Treatment Planning in Paediatric Patients
Authors: Jones Bethan , O'Grady Eleanor , Drage Nicholas , Collard Mechelle
Published: October 2023

The extra-oral bitewing is becoming increasingly popular among clinicians to help overcome some of the challenges posed when taking intra-oral radiographs for paediatric patients. When combined with clinical examination, this radiographic view provides important diagnostic information in the management of caries in the posterior dentition. In this article, the use of extra-oral bitewings will be explored. The introduction of a decision tree provides the dental practitioner working in either a primary or secondary care setting, a pathway to assist with deciding the optimal radiographic prescription.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Extra-oral bitewings can be a useful radiographic tool for dental caries diagnosis in the mixed dentition.
Facing Up to Virtual Reality: A Case Report
Authors: Potter Julie , Sweeney Jill , Frazer Neil
Published: October 2023

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated three-dimensional simulation, often used with a wireless headset and controllers. It provides the user with visual, auditory and tactile stimuli for an immersive experience. Popularity of VR devices has snowballed, with use in domestic, education, healthcare and business sectors. We present a patient who jumped off a plank into water in a virtual reality world, while in reality, the patient had jumped into their TV unit, striking their chin. This resulted in a displaced and mobile fracture of the mandibular parasymphysis that required reduction and fixation under a general anaesthetic. This novel technology is altering our world's interface in multiple fields, but there are potential risks associated with fully immersing ourselves in another world.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: It is important to be aware of trauma that can result from injuries during virtual reality headset use.
Primary Failure of Eruption: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
Authors: Reynolds Laura , Dave Manas , Barry Siobhan
Published: October 2023

Primary failure of eruption is a rare condition, which results in partial or complete failure of a tooth or several teeth to erupt. The postulated cellular process is a malfunction in the eruption mechanism, which fails to completely drive the tooth along its eruption axis. The aetiology is genetic, with a specific link to a mutation in the parathyroid hormone 1 receptor gene, hence a familial pattern of inheritance may be observed. Diagnosis and treatment can be challenging, often necessitating an interdisciplinary approach.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Knowledge of the features of primary failure of eruption is useful for clinicians.
Management of a Case of External Infection-related (Inflammatory) Root Resorption in Communication with the Root Canal System
Authors: Umerji Shakil , Jarad Fadi
Published: October 2023

Resorption is a physiological or pathological process resulting in the loss of dental hard tissue with or without bone loss. We present the case of a 19-year-old patient who presented with a discoloured and symptomatic mandibular canine tooth with complex root canal morphology. The tooth was located at the site of a previous alveolar fracture. Delayed presentation had led to severe external infection-related (inflammatory) root resorption. The protocol and rationale for non-surgical management of the case in a multi-visit approach is outlined.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: The aetiology and presentations of external root resorption is useful information for clinicians
Group chat
Authors: Vollans Caroline
Published: October 2023

How a pilot programme is helping settings to support children with delayed language development. By Caroline Vollans
Open for twos
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2023

A decade since the launch of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds, Nicole Weinstein finds out what provision for this age group looks like in schools
The dummy debate
Authors: Asquith Sue
Published: October 2023

Picking up the ongoing debate about the use of dummies, Sue Asquith explores the pros and cons and how settings can follow best practice while respecting parents' choices
An A to Z of enhancements: N is for Natural Objects
Authors: Jackson Amy
Published: October 2023

Natural objects found outdoors are interesting in themselves, as well as when used as part of a larger enhancement. By Amy Jackson
Conflict resolution
Authors: Vollans Caroline
Published: October 2023

In part 2 of her series on social interactions, Caroline Vollans explains how children can be supported to behave positively
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SMALL-SCALE MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL DAMPER FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Authors:   Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, 641114, Coimbatore, India, Vivekananda Sharma Shamurailatpam , Gladston Hemalatha ,   Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, 641114, Coimbatore, India, Ebanezer Arunraj ,   Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, 641114, Coimbatore, India
Published: October 2023

Magnetorheological dampers (MRDs) are devices that adjust their damping properties in response to an external magnetic field. Large-scale MRDs have been successfully used as vibration control devices in structures. This study focuses on modelling and optimizing an MRD using COMSOL Multiphysics. Various parameters, such as coil turns and current, are optimized to achieve the maximum flux value in the MRD. The simulation yielded a maximum magnetic flux of 0,44 T with 500 coil turns. Based on the optimized MRD parameters, a numerical equation is then used to calculate the total damping force. The maximum numerical and experimental damping forces corresponding to a 2,0 A current were 989,39 and 1004,63 N, respectively. The numerical damping force is then compared to the experimental results to validate the accuracy of the model. The MRD is integrated into a scaled-down reinforced concrete frame and subjected to a cyclic loading test for performance evaluation. The results show that the MR dampers improve the performance of the frame structure, increasing its load-carrying capacity and energy dissipation by 19,45 % and 20,43 %, respectively. The findings of the study provide valuable insights into the behaviour of MRDs and their optimization using numerical simulations, as well as highlight the importance of experimental validation for accurate prediction of the performance of MRDs in practical civil engineering applications.
The role of political engagement of parents in reducing the gender gap in political self-efficacy
Authors: Kestilä-Kekkonen Elina , Sipinen Josefina , Rapeli Lauri , Vadén Salla
Published: October 2023

Compared with European men, the political self-efficacy of European women is significantly lower: in all European countries, women are generally more pessimistic about their abilities to understand, influence or participate in politics. Yet, we know surprisingly little about how political self-efficacy develops in general and about what explains the gender gap in particular. In this article, we set out to explore to what extent political self-efficacy is strengthened or weakened through observing parents’ political engagement and to what extent this is gender based. We will investigate this impact both overall and by gender, specifically examining the separate influences of the mother and the father, as well as their respective roles in shaping the political self-efficacy of women and men. Our findings suggest that maternal influence exceeds that of the father. While experiences of both an engaged mother and an engaged father increase the likelihood of high levels of political self-efficacy, we find that the experience of a politically engaged mother, in particular, reduces the likelihood of low levels of political self-efficacy in adulthood.
Wake
Authors: El-Tamami Wiam
Published: October 2023

Abstract: The Fall 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Fall 2023 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features prose by Anthony David, Parul Kapur, John Keeble, Diane Hinton Perry, Austin Woerner, Nafis Shafizadeh, Wiam El-Tamami, Jamie Lyn Smith, and Jim Shepard.
Geronimo!
Authors: Kapur Parul
Published: October 2023

Abstract: The Fall 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Fall 2023 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features prose by Anthony David, Parul Kapur, John Keeble, Diane Hinton Perry, Austin Woerner, Nafis Shafizadeh, Wiam El-Tamami, Jamie Lyn Smith, and Jim Shepard.
Apocalypse When: Family, Faith, Freedom
Authors: Smith Jamie Lyn
Published: October 2023

Abstract: The Fall 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Fall 2023 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features prose by Anthony David, Parul Kapur, John Keeble, Diane Hinton Perry, Austin Woerner, Nafis Shafizadeh, Wiam El-Tamami, Jamie Lyn Smith, and Jim Shepard.
As Big as You Make It Out to Be
Authors: Woerner Austin
Published: October 2023

Abstract: The Fall 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Fall 2023 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features prose by Anthony David, Parul Kapur, John Keeble, Diane Hinton Perry, Austin Woerner, Nafis Shafizadeh, Wiam El-Tamami, Jamie Lyn Smith, and Jim Shepard.
Comparison of reflective band (Vis, NIR, SWIR, eSWIR) performance in daytime reduced illumination conditions
Authors: Wiley Lindsey , Cavanaugh Richard , Follansbee Joshua , Burrell Derek , Grimming Robert , Pimpinella Rich , Voss Jeff , Furxhi Orges , Driggers Ronald
Published: October 2023

Daytime low-light conditions such as overcast, dawn, and dusk pose a challenge for object discrimination in the reflective bands, where the majority of illumination comes from reflected solar light. In reduced-illumination conditions, the sensor signal-to-noise ratio can suffer, inhibiting range performance for detecting, recognizing, and identifying objects of interest. This performance reduction is more apparent in the longer wavelengths where there is less solar light. Range performance models show a strong dependence on cloud type and thickness, as well as time of day across the reflective wavebands. Through an experimental and theoretical analysis of a passive sensitivity- and resolution-matched testbed, we compare Vis (0.4–0.7 µm), NIR (0.7–1 µm), SWIR (1–1.7 µm), and eSWIR (2–2.5 µm) to assess the limiting cases in which reduced illumination inhibits range performance. The time during dawn and dusk is brief yet does show significant range performance reduction for SWIR and eSWIR. Under heavy cloud cover, eSWIR suffers the most at range due to a low signal-to-noise ratio. In cases of severe reduction in illumination, we propose utilizing active illumination or the emissive component of eSWIR to improve the signal-to-noise ratio for various discrimination tasks.
Adaptive electro-optic equalization in low-power coherent-lite interconnects
Authors: Sidhique Aboobackkar , Karmakar Surya , Chugh Shivangi , Gupta Shalabh
Published: October 2023

In this paper, we propose an adaptive electro-optic equalizer for short-reach interconnects employing coherent modulation and detection. The equalizer consists of two main components: an optical equalizer filter and an electronic controller. The equalizer filter compensates for the linear dispersion occurring in the channel, while the electronic controller adaptively determines the weight coefficients of the equalizer. To achieve adaptive adjustment, we have introduced a random search algorithm. Extensive simulations have been conducted to evaluate the performance of the equalizer in a 120 Gbaud homodyne coherent link, and the results show great promise. The proposed equalizer has the potential to greatly improve the overall power efficiencies of receivers in short-reach coherent-lite interconnects.
Electromagnetism is Space Geometrodynamics Part 4
Authors: Barak Shlomo
Published: October 2023

Part 4: The Elementary Charges and Particles
Electric charge, as we have shown (Barak 2019), is not alien to space, but merely its deformation. Positive charge is a contracted zone of space and negative charge is a dilated zone. The field of an electric charge is a continuation from this zone to infinity, of a diminishing contraction or dilation of space. This concept alone enables us to derive theoretically, with no phenomenology, the Maxwell theory of electrostatics. Together with the Lorentz Transformation we derive (a known derivation procedure) Maxwell’s theory in its entirety.
Our geometry of deformed zones of space (Barak 2019), rather than Riemannian geometry of bent manifolds, enables us to attribute positive curvature to a contracted zone of space, i.e., to a positive charge, and negative curvature to a negative charge. This enables us to apply General Relativity (GR) in our derivations, and show that the positive elementary charge is a black hole, whereas the negative elementary charge is a white hole.
Based on the above we construct a model of the Electron (and other elementary particles) and derive and calculate its attributes, including inertial mass and spin.
The equations for these masses contain only the constants G, c, ℏ and α (the fine structure constant). Our calculated results comply with CODATA 2014.
Factors affecting the performance of periodontal specialty in secondary oral health care in Brazil
Authors: Simião Vinícius de Moraes , Gonzalez Estéfany Figueiredo , Probst Livia Fernandes , Pinto Rafaela da Silveira , De-Carli Alessandro Diogo
Published: October 2023

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate, at a national level, which individual factors of the work process/infrastructure are associated with the achievement of goals in the periodontics specialty in Brazilian Dental Specialty Centers (BDSC).

Methods

This was a quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional study. Secondary data from DATASUS and the external evaluation of the second cycle of the BDSC Access and Quality Improvement Program were used. Variable description was carried out in the first stage, and then the bivariate Poisson regression was performed to verify possible associations between the variables and the outcome (achievement of goals in Periodontics in the BDSC). In this analysis, the covariates that were associated with the outcome at the p <0.20 significance level were included in the next step of the analysis. Multivariate Poisson regression with a robust estimator was then performed with those that met the above criterion. The variables that showed a p value < 0.05 were considered in the final model.

Results

The outcome was achieved in more than seven months of the year (mean 7.03 months, SD 4.20). Most BDSC monitored the established goals (93.2%), had referral as the only way of access (61.7%), had only municipal coverage (68.4%), carried out planning and periodic evaluation of actions (89.2%). A minority has quotas of procedures by Oral Health teams (OHTs) in Primary Health Care (PHC) (18.8%). The presence of a specialist in periodontics was (on average) 1.16 per BDSC and the sum of the workload of dentists working in this specialty was 31.1 hours (SD = 23.9).

Conclusion

It was concluded that the individual factors of the work process/infrastructure associated with the achievement of goals in periodontics in Brazilian BDSC are: monitoring of established goals, BDSC scope and number of professionals working in the specialty.
Association between shift work in early pregnancy, snacking, and inappropriate weight gain during pregnancy: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Authors: Funaki-Ishizu Satomi , Masumoto Toshio , Amano Hiroki , Otani Shinji , Kurozawa Youichi ,   the JECS Group
Published: October 2023

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between night shifts and snacking behaviors during pregnancy using Japanese maternal-infant longitudinal data from a large-scale study.

Methods

This study used the Japan Environment and Children’s Study dataset jecs-ta-20190930, released in October 2019. After simple analysis using analysis of variance and multiple comparisons, crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aORs) were calculated. To evaluate eating habits, we examined habitual fast food and snacks (e.g., potato chips, corn puffs and tortilla chips) consumption, midnight snacks, and regular missing breakfast.

Results

There was no significant association between inappropriate weight gain during pregnancy and night shift work in early pregnancy. The aOR for consuming snacks more than once a week after noticing pregnancy for shift workers was 1.34 (95% confidence interval 1.27–1.41; p < 0.001) compared with worker without night shiftwork. The aOR for shift workers consuming fast food more than three times a week during pregnancy was 1.40 (95% confidence interval 0.79–2.33; p > 0.05).

Conclusions

Pregnant night shift workers did not show excessive weight gain but had an increased frequency of consumption of snack foods compared with pregnant dayshift workers.
Cinnamaldehyde alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by decreasing oxidative stress and ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes
Authors: Mao Meijiao , Zheng Wang , Deng Bin , Wang Youhua , Zhou Duan , Shen Lin , Niku Wankang , Zhang Na
Published: October 2023

Although doxorubicin (DOX) is an efficient chemotherapeutic drug for human tumors, severe cardiotoxicity restricts its clinical use. Cinnamaldehyde (CA), a bioactive component isolated from Cinnamonum cassia, possesses potent anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic potentials. The major aim of this study was to evaluate the protective role of CA against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. To this end, cardiomyocyte injury models were developed using DOX-treated H9c2 cells and DOX-treated rats, respectively. Herein, we found that CA treatment increased cardiomyocyte viability and attenuated DOX-induced cardiomyocyte death in vitro. CA further protected rats against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, as indicated by elevated creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, myocardium injury, and myocardial fibrosis. CA alleviated DOX-induced myocardial oxidative stress by regulating reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione (GSH) levels. Mechanistically, CA markedly accelerated nuclear translocation of nuclear erythroid factor 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and increased heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. Consequently, CA decreased DOX-induced cardiomyocyte ferroptosis, while Erastin (a ferroptosis agonist) treatment destroyed the effect of CA on increasing cardiomyocyte viability. Taken together, the current results demonstrate that CA alleviates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, providing a promising opportunity to increase the clinical application of DOX.
Measuring the financial impact of disabilities in India (an analysis of national sample survey data)
Authors: Yadav Jeetendra , Tripathi Niharika , Menon Geetha R. , Nair Saritha , Singh Jitenkumar , Singh Ravinder , Rao M. Vishnu Vardhana
Published: October 2023

Background

People with disabilities are vulnerable because of the many challenges they face attitudinal, physical, and financial. The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (2006) recognizes that Persons with Disabilities are valuable human resources for the country and seeks to create an environment that provides equal opportunities, and protection of their rights, and full. There are limited studies on health care burden due to disabilities of various types.

Aim

The present study examines the socioeconomic and state-wise differences in the prevalence of disabilities and related household financial burden in India.

Methods

Data for this study was obtained from the National Sample Survey (NSS), 76th round Persons with Disabilities in India Survey 2018. The survey covered a sample of 1,18,152 households, 5,76,569 individuals, of which 1,06,894 of had any disability. This study performed descriptive statistics, and bivariate estimates.

Results

The finding of the analysis showed that prevalence of disability of any kind was 22 persons per 1000. Around, one-fifth (20.32%) of the household’s monthly consumption expenditure was spent on out-of-pocket expenditure for disability. More than half (57.1%) of the households were pushed to catastrophic health expenditure due to one of the members being disabled. Almost one-fifth (19.1%) of the households who were above the poverty line before one of members was treated for disability were pushed below the poverty line after the expenditure of the treatment and average percentage shortfall in income from the poverty line was 11.0 percent due to disability treatment care expenditure.

Conclusion

The study provides an insight on the socioeconomic differentials in out-of-pocket expenditure, catastrophic expenditure for treatment of any kind of disability. To attain SDG goal 3 that advocates healthy life and promote well-being for all at all ages, there is a need to recognize the disadvantaged and due to disability.
Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes
Authors: Wilson Andi M. , Coetzee Martin P. A. , Wingfield Michael J. , Wingfield Brenda D.
Published: October 2023

The Leotiomycetes is a hugely diverse group of fungi, accommodating a wide variety of important plant and animal pathogens, ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, as well as producers of antibiotics. Despite their importance, the genetics of these fungi remain relatively understudied, particularly as they don’t include model taxa. For example, sexual reproduction and the genetic mechanisms that underly this process are poorly understood in the Leotiomycetes. We exploited publicly available genomic and transcriptomic resources to identify genes of the mating-type locus and pheromone response pathway in an effort to characterize the mating strategies and behaviors of 124 Leotiomycete species. Our analyses identified a putative a-factor mating pheromone in these species. This significant finding represents the first identification of this gene in Pezizomycotina species outside of the Sordariomycetes. A unique mating strategy was also discovered in Lachnellula species that appear to have lost the need for the primary MAT1-1-1 protein. Ancestral state reconstruction enabled the identification of numerous transitions between homothallism and heterothallism in the Leotiomycetes and suggests a heterothallic ancestor for this group. This comprehensive catalog of mating-related genes from such a large group of fungi provides a rich resource from which in-depth, functional studies can be conducted in these economically and ecologically important species.
Genetic stock structure of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis in the Indo-Pacific Ocean
Authors: Li Chia-Yun Joanne , Tsai Wen-Pei , Ranatunga R. R. M. K. P. , Samidon Munandar , Liu Shang Yin Vanson
Published: October 2023

The silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, is a cosmopolitan species commonly caught as a bycatch for longline fisheries. However, the genetic stock structure for the Indo-Pacific Ocean is not well-defined yet. Here, we used eight microsatellite loci to examine the genetic stock structure and effective population size of 307 silky sharks across 5 Indo-Pacific sampling locations. A major genetic break was found between Aceh and the remaining locations (FST = 0.0505–0.0828, p = 0.001). The Indian Ocean displayed a slightly lower effective population estimate (Ne) compared to the Pacific Ocean, potentially due to the higher fishing pressure in the Indian Ocean region. The lowest Ne was found in the Aceh population (Ne = 2.3), suggesting it might be a small and endemic population. These findings offer valuable information for the conservation and management of the silky shark. We suggest that the population around Aceh waters constitutes a distinct stock and should be managed independently. Further investigations into migratory and movement patterns are needed to define the boundaries of different stocks, ensuring effective management the silky shark across the Indo-Pacific region.