bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Accident prevention in construction
Authors: Azevedo Vinícius Francis Braga de , Vasconcelos Bianca Maria
Published: April 2024

Construction is a sector characterized by a high likelihood of accidents, among the factors that have the potential to reduce such accidents, the design stage is important to reduce risks in the life cycle of the enterprise. The need to reduce risks on the construction site early and proactively has fostered the development of digital tools for designs. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the development and application of digital tools capable of identifying security risks in designs and examine them to point out their characteristics and limitations. The review of the literature was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. The research showed that although the use of digital tools has great potential for impact on risk mitigation in the design stage, they are still little used and have not reached their maximum potential. In addition, this systematic review indicates possibilities of use, which include the automation of risk verification and provision of security measures, as well as limitations, as the absence of consideration of the dynamism of the work in digital tools. Therefore, the present work presents a basis to help structure future applied research in the area.
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Based Therapies: A New Horizon in Obesity Management
Authors: Son Jang Won , Lim Soo
Published: April 2024

Obesity is a significant risk factor for health issues like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It often proves resistant to traditional lifestyle interventions, prompting a need for more precise therapeutic strategies. This has led to a focus on signaling pathways and neuroendocrine mechanisms to develop targeted obesity treatments. Recent developments in obesity management have been revolutionized by introducing novel glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) based drugs, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide. These drugs are part of an emerging class of nutrient-stimulated hormone-based therapeutics, acting as incretin mimetics to target G-protein–coupled receptors like GLP-1, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and glucagon. These receptors are vital in regulating body fat and energy balance. The development of multiagonists, including GLP-1–glucagon and GIP–GLP-1–glucagon receptor agonists, especially with the potential for glucagon receptor activation, marks a significant advancement in the field. This review covers the development and clinical efficacy of various GLP-1-based therapeutics, exploring the challenges and future directions in obesity management.
Secondary Whistler and Ion-cyclotron Instabilities Driven by Mirror Modes in Galaxy Clusters
Authors: Ley Francisco , Zweibel Ellen G. , Miller Drake , Riquelme Mario
Published: April 2024

Electron cyclotron waves (whistlers) are commonly observed in plasmas near Earth and the solar wind. In the presence of nonlinear mirror modes, bursts of whistlers, usually called lion roars, have been observed within low magnetic field regions associated with these modes. In the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxy clusters, the excitation of the mirror instability is expected, but it is not yet clear whether electron and ion cyclotron (IC) waves can also be present under conditions where gas pressure dominates over magnetic pressure (high β). In this work, we perform fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of a plasma subject to a continuous amplification of the mean magnetic field
B
(t) to study the nonlinear stages of the mirror instability and the ensuing excitation of whistler and IC waves under ICM conditions. Once mirror modes reach nonlinear amplitudes, both whistler and IC waves start to emerge simultaneously, with subdominant amplitudes, propagating in low-
B
regions, quasi-parallel to
B
(t). We show that the underlying source of excitation is the pressure anisotropy of electrons and ions trapped in mirror modes with loss-cone-type distributions. We also observe that IC waves play an essential role in regulating the ion pressure anisotropy at nonlinear stages. We argue that whistler and IC waves are a concomitant feature at late stages of the mirror instability even at high β, and therefore, expected to be present in astrophysical environments like the ICM. We discuss the implications of our results for collisionless heating and dissipation of turbulence in the ICM.
The Origin of Kinematically Persistent Planes of Satellites as Driven by the Early Evolution of the Cosmic Web in ΛCDM
Authors: Gámez-Marín Matías , Santos-Santos Isabel , Domínguez-Tenreiro Rosa , Pedrosa Susana E. , Tissera Patricia B. , Gómez-Flechoso M. Ángeles , Artal Héctor
Published: April 2024

Kinematically persistent planes (KPPs) of satellites are fixed sets of satellites co-orbiting around their host galaxy, whose orbital poles are conserved and clustered across long cosmic time intervals. They play the role of “skeletons,” ensuring the long-term durability of positional planes. We explore the physical processes behind their formation in terms of the dynamics of the local cosmic web (CW), characterized via the so-called Lagrangian volumes (LVs) built up around two zoom-in, cosmological hydro-simulations of Milky Way–mass disk galaxy + satellites systems, where three KPPs have been identified. By analyzing the LV deformations in terms of the reduced tensor of inertia (TOI), we find an outstanding alignment between the LV principal directions and the KPP satellites’ orbital poles. The most compressive local mass flows (along the

e

ˆ

3

eigenvector) are strong at early times, feeding the so-called

e

ˆ

3

-structure, while the smallest TOI axis rapidly decreases. The

e

ˆ

3

-structure collapse marks the end of this regime and is the timescale for the establishment of satellite orbital pole clustering when the Universe is ≲4 Gyr old. KPP protosatellites aligned with

e

ˆ

3

are those whose orbital poles are either aligned from early times or have been successfully bent at

e

ˆ

3

-structure collapse. KPP satellites associated with

e

ˆ

1

tend to have early trajectories already parallel to

e

ˆ

3

. We show that KPPs can arise as a result of the ΛCDM-predicted large-scale dynamics acting on particular sets of protosatellites, the same dynamics that shape the local CW environment.
[O iv]- and [Ne v]-weak Active Galactic Nuclei Hidden by Compton-thick Material in Late Mergers
Authors: Yamada Satoshi , Ueda Yoshihiro , Kawamuro Taiki , Ricci Claudio , Toba Yoshiki , Imanishi Masatoshi , Miyaji Takamitsu , Tanimoto Atsushi , Ichikawa Kohei , Herrera-Endoqui Martín , Ogawa Shoji , Uematsu Ryosuke , Wada Keiichi
Published: April 2024

We study “buried” active galactic nuclei (AGNs) almost fully covered by circumnuclear material in ultra/luminous infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs), which show weak ionized lines from narrow-line regions. Employing an indicator of a [O iv] 25.89 or [Ne v] 14.32 μm line to 12 μm AGN luminosity ratio, we find 17 buried AGN candidates that are [O iv]-weak (L
[O IV]/L
12,AGN ≤ −3.0) or [Ne v]-weak (L
[Ne V]/L
12,AGN ≤ −3.4) among 30 AGNs in local U/LIRGs. For the [O iv]-weak AGNs, we estimate their covering fractions of Compton-thick (CT; N
H ≥ 1024 cm−2) material with an X-ray clumpy torus model to be

f

CT

(
spec
)

=
0.55
±
0.19

on average. This value is consistent with the fraction of CT AGNs (

f

CT

(
stat
)

=
53
%
±
12
%

) among the [O iv]-weak AGNs in U/LIRGs and much larger than that in Swift/Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) AGNs (23% ± 6%). The fraction of [O iv]-weak AGNs increases from

27

−
10

+
13

%

(early) to

66

−
12

+
10

%

(late mergers). Similar results are obtained with the [Ne v] line. The [O iv]- or [Ne v]-weak AGNs in late mergers show larger N
H and Eddington ratios (λ
Edd) than those of the Swift/BAT AGNs, and the largest N
H is ≳1025 cm−2 at

log

λ

Edd

∼
−
1

, close to the effective Eddington limit for CT material. These suggest that (1) the circumnuclear material in buried AGNs is regulated by the radiation force from high-λ
Edd AGNs on the CT obscurers, and (2) their dense material with large

f

CT

(
spec
)

(∼0.5 ± 0.1) in U/LIRGs is a likely cause of a unique structure of buried AGNs, whose amount of material may be maintained through merger-induced supply from their host galaxies.
Fast Outflows and Luminous He ii Emission in Dwarf Galaxies with Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
Authors: Liu 刘 Weizhe 伟哲 , Veilleux Sylvain , Canalizo Gabriela , Tripp Todd M. , Rupke David S. N. , Aravindan Archana , Bohn Thomas , Hamann Fred , Manzano-King Christina M.
Published: April 2024

While stellar processes are believed to be the main source of feedback in dwarf galaxies, the accumulating discoveries of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in dwarf galaxies over recent years arouse the interest to also consider AGN feedback in them. Fast, AGN-driven outflows, a major mechanism of AGN feedback, have indeed been discovered in dwarf galaxies and may be powerful enough to provide feedback to their dwarf hosts. In this paper, we search for outflows traced by the blueshifted ultraviolet absorption features in three dwarf galaxies with AGN from the sample examined in our previous ground-based study. We confirm outflows traced by blueshifted absorption features in two objects and tentatively detect an outflow in the third object. In one object where the outflow is clearly detected in multiple species, photoionization modeling suggests that this outflow is located ∼0.5 kpc from the AGN, implying a galactic-scale impact. This outflow is much faster and possesses a higher kinetic energy outflow rate than starburst-driven outflows in sources with similar star formation rates, and is likely energetic enough to provide negative feedback to its host galaxy as predicted by simulations. Much broader (∼4000 km s−1) absorption features are also discovered in this object, which may have the same origin as that of broad absorption lines in quasars. Additionally, strong He ii
λ1640 emission is detected in both objects where the transition falls in the wavelength coverage and is consistent with an AGN origin. In one of these two objects, a blueshifted He ii
λ1640 emission line is clearly detected, likely tracing a highly ionized AGN wind.
Ultra-relativistic Electron Acceleration during High-intensity Long-duration Continuous Auroral Electrojet Activity Events
Authors: Hajra Rajkumar , Tsurutani Bruce T. , Lu Quanming , Lakhina Gurbax S. , Du Aimin , Echer Ezequiel , Franco Adriane M. S. , Bolzan Mauricio J. A. , Gao Xinliang
Published: April 2024

Magnetospheric relativistic electrons are accelerated during substorms and strong convection events that occur during high-intensity long-duration continuous auroral electrojet activity (HILDCAA) events, associated with solar wind high-speed streams (coming from coronal holes). From an analysis of ∼2–20 MeV electrons at L ∼ 2–7 measured by the Van Allen Probe satellite, it is shown that ∼3.4–4.1 days long HILDCAA events are characterized by ∼7.2 MeV electron acceleration in the L ∼ 4.0–6.0 region, which occurs ∼2.9–3.4 days after the onset of HILDCAA. The dominant acceleration process is due to wave–particle interactions between magnetospheric electromagnetic chorus waves and substorm-injected ∼100 keV electrons. The longer the HILDCAA and chorus last, the higher the maximum energy of the accelerated relativistic electrons. The acceleration to higher and higher energies is due to a bootstrap mechanism.
Investigation of Nonequilibrium Ionization Plasma during a Giant Flare of UX Arietis Triggered with MAXI and Observed with NICER
Authors: Kurihara Miki , Iwakiri Wataru Buz , Tsujimoto Masahiro , Ebisawa Ken , Toriumi Shin , Imada Shinsuke , Tsuboi Yohko , Usui Kazuki , Gendreau Keith C. , Arzoumanian Zaven
Published: April 2024

We detected a giant X-ray flare from the RS CVn–type binary star UX Ari using the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image on 2020 August 17 and started a series of Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer observations 89 minutes later. For a week, the entire duration of the flare was covered with 32 snapshot observations including the rising phase. The X-ray luminosity reached 2 × 1033 erg s−1, and the entire energy release was ∼1038 erg in the 0.5–8.0 keV band. X-ray spectra characterized by continuum emission with lines of Fe xxv Heα and Fe xxvi Lyα were obtained. We found that the temperature peaks before the flux does, which suggests that the period of plasma formation in the magnetic flare loop was captured. Using the continuum information (temperature, flux, and their delay time), we estimated the flare loop size to be ∼3 × 1011 cm and the peak electron density to be ∼4 × 1010 cm−3. Furthermore, using the line ratio of Fe xxv and Fe xxvi, we investigated any potential indications of deviation from collisional ionization equilibrium (CIE). The X-ray spectra were consistent with CIE plasma throughout the flare, but the possibility of an ionizing plasma away from CIE was not rejected in the flux rising phase.
Effect of ozone gas on cultures of Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus: evaluation of two ozonation devices
Authors: Caetano Maicon Henrique , Menis Ferreira Adriano , De Andrade Denise , Lopes de Sousa Álvaro Francisco , Moretti Carneiro Liliane , Lyrio Barbosa Alessandra , Félix de Carvalho Herica Emilia , Rigotti Marcelo Alessandro , Gottardo de Almeida Margarete Teresa
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus are two important agents of Healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity of ozone (O3) gas produced by two commercial devices against cultures of these two species.
Methodology: Sterile plastic plates were inoculated with C. albicans and A. fumigatus and placed on a countertop at three distances (30 cm, 1 m, and 2 m) and three positions in relation to the wall (near, middle, and away), considering the source of O3. Plates were exposed to O3 for one hour and incubated. After incubation, the counting of colony-forming units was performed. As a control, an inoculated plate was incubated, without being exposed to O3. Tests were carried out with two different devices (namely, Mod.I and Mod.II), with the air conditioner on and off, in triplicate.
Results: Both devices showed antifungal activity. Mod. I presented better results, due to a higher flow rate. The best activity was on plates at 30 cm, middle position. Contrarily, on plates at 2m, near the wall, the inhibition activity was lower. The best results were obtained with the air conditioner off. Candida albicans was more sensitive to O3 than A. fumigatus.
Conclusions: This method of decontamination by O3 gas shows potential due to its fast and easy execution. The establishment of new protocols for hygiene and hospital disinfection using this approach should be considered, which may reduce environmental contamination by fungi and, consequently, the burden of fungal infections.
Clinical and imaging features of patients with COVID-19 in a double-center cohort study
Authors: Gholinataj Jelodar Mohsen , Nadershahbaz Mahshid , Mirzaei Samaneh , Montazerolhodjah Mahdi , Saghafi Fatemeh
Published: April 2024

Introduction: There is extensive published data on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, information on the effective factors that improve the pulmonary involvement of COVID-19 patients, and long-term clinical and imaging follow-up of these patients is limited.
Methodology: This is a prospective cohort study on patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in two major academic hospitals in Yazd, Iran. The correlation between the baseline demographic and clinical/para-clinical data with the imaging resolution status at day 60 was assessed.
Results: 122 patients, including 65 males, with an average age of 53.43 years participated in this study. Age, gender, baseline oxygen saturation (O2Sat), and the percentage of lung involvement were the main prognostic factors. Our results suggest that with every year increase in age, the probability of complete imaging resolution decreases by 6.4%. In addition, women are 2.07 times more likely to recover completely. Moreover, each percent increase of baseline O2Sat makes the patients 15.4% more likely to fully recover. As the patients’ shortness of breath increases, the probability of recovery decreases by 9.8%.;56.7% of patients who did not recover after 60 days had persistent shortness of breath, while only 21% of those who recovered had symptoms of dyspnea after day 60.
Conclusions: Age, gender, baseline O2Sat, percentage of lung involvement, and shortness of breath were identified as the main risk factors in the recovery of patients with COVID-19. Long-term follow-up of patients with COVID-19, especially patients with high-risk factors, is necessary.
Treatment initiation rates of patients with positive anti-hepatitis C virus results in tertiary hospitals in Turkey
Authors: Çelen Mustafa K , Ertürk Şengel Buket , Kaya Şafak , Demirtürk Neşe , Azap Alpay , Pullukçu Hüsnü , Eroğlu Esma , Yıldırım Figen , Barut Hüseyin Ş , Zerdali Esra , Sağmak Tartar Ayşe , Mete Ayşe Ö , Şahin Ahmet M , Mutay Suntur Bedia , Sarı Nagehan D , Yılmaz Emel , Candevir Aslıhan , Şimşek Funda , İnan Dilara , Akhan Sıla , Asan Ali , Günal Özgür , Ural Onur , Parlak Mehmet , Çabalak Mehmet , Nazik Selçuk , Hızel Kenan , Kınıklı Sami , Beştepe Dursun Zehra , Batırel Ayşe , Mermutluoğlu Çiğdem
Published: April 2024

Introduction: The aim of this national, multicenter, cross-sectional, retrospective chart review study was to determine the proportion of patients in Turkey who received hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment after receiving positive anti-HCV results during HCV screening.
Methodology: Data related to patients’ demographics, laboratory results, time interval from obtaining a positive anti-HCV result to treatment initiation, specialty of the physician requesting anti-HCV screening, and type of hospital were analyzed.
Results: Among 1,000 patients who received a positive anti-HCV result, 50.3% were male and 78.5% were screened for HCV-RNA. Among HCV-RNA screened patients, 54.8% (n = 430) had a positive result. Among patients who tested positive for HCV-RNA, 72.8% received HCV treatment in line with their positive anti-HCV results. The median time from obtaining a positive anti-HCV result to initiation of HCV treatment was 91.0 days (interquartile range 42.0 to 178.5). Non-surgical branches requested HCV-RNA testing more frequently than surgical branches (p < 0.001). The rate of access to HCV treatment was higher among patients screened in university hospitals than among patients screened in training and research hospitals (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Our results indicate a higher rate of treatment initiation among patients with HCV infection than is described in the published literature. Furthermore, the time from screening to treatment initiation was considerably shorter compared with other international studies. However, since HCV-RNA testing was not requested in a significant portion of patients with a positive anti-HCV test result, there might be a large patient population with HCV who do not receive treatment.
Bacteriological profile, antimicrobial susceptibility, and factors associated with urinary tract infection in pregnant women
Authors: Taha Aza B
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial complication in pregnancy. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence, risk factors, and bacterial etiology of UTI during pregnancy and determine the efficacy of antimicrobial drugs in treating UTIs.
Methodology: Urine specimens and clinical data were collected from pregnant women who attended primary health centers in Erbil, Iraq. All specimens were cultured on appropriate media and identified by standard microbiological methods. The pregnant women were grouped into symptomatic UTI group, asymptomatic bacteriuria group, and the control group. The agar dilution method was used to determine antimicrobial susceptibility.
Results: Among the 5,042 pregnant women included in this study, significant bacteriuria was found in 625 (12.40%) of the cases, and 198 (31.68%) had symptomatic UTI, of which 43.59% were diagnosed during the third trimester. Out of the 643 bacteria isolated, 33.28% were symptomatic UTI, of which 43.59% developed during the third trimester. There was a significant difference in the bacterial etiology between symptomatic UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria (p = 0.002), as well as between cystitis and pyelonephritis (p = 0.017). The most common bacterial species isolated was Escherichia coli, which was susceptible to fosfomycin (100%), meropenem (99.45%), and nitrofurantoin (97.8%).
Conclusions: Pregnant women are more likely to develop UTI in the third trimester. Escherichia coli is the predominant pathogen. The study suggests the use of fosfomycin, meropenem, and nitrofurantoin for the treatment of UTI. No Gram-positive isolates were resistant to daptomycin.
Bacterial and fungal secondary infections occurring in COVID-19 patients followed in intensive care: a retrospective study
Authors: Ozyurt Erhan , Erman Daloglu Aylin , Inanoglu Kerem , Kavrut Ozturk Nilgun , Ozmen Sadik
Published: April 2024

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the effects of secondary bacterial and fungal infections on patient outcomes in patients followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methodology: We retrospectively analyzed reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive COVID-19 patients followed in the ICU of our hospital between March 2020 and June 2021, using the hospital information system. Demographic data, pathogens causing a secondary infection, onset time of secondary infection, and patient outcomes were recorded.
Results: A total of 251 RT-PCR positive patients who met the inclusion criteria were evaluated. The mean length of stay (LOS) in the ICU was 13.3 ± 9.6 days. During this period, 165 (65.7%) patients died. When blood, urine, respiratory tract, and catheter cultures were examined, the number of patients with growth in at least one culture was 129 (51.4%). There was growth in a total of 227 cultures. The highest culture positivity rate was observed in respiratory tract samples (n = 94, 41.4%). Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (n = 130, 58.4%) predominated. Candida spp. was more frequent in urine cultures. The median day of the occurrence of secondary infection was 10 (range: 6-15). Patients who developed secondary infection had a longer LOS and higher mortality rate than patients who did not (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Gram-negative secondary infections, predominantly in respiratory tract cultures, occurred in COVID-19 patients followed in the ICU. As a result, the LOS was prolonged and mortality rates increased.
An outbreak of COVID-19 after a pilgrimage to Medjugorje due to Delta sub-lineages
Authors: Lo Presti Alessandra , Rubino Salvatore , Ibba Gabriele , Ambrosio Luigina , Di Martino Angela , Ferraro Federica , Rapiti Alessia , Maraglino Francesco , Frisicale Emanuela Maria , Rezza Giovanni , Angioj Flavia , Uzzau Sergio , Contini Maria Luciana , Manca Stefania , Coghe Ferdinando , Orrù Germano , Palamara Anna Teresa , Stefanelli Paola , The AOUSS COVID team
Published: April 2024

Introduction: A COVID-19 outbreak occurred at the end of October 2021 among pilgrims returning from Medjugorje (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Methodology: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2, epidemiological data, and phylogenetic analysis were used to reconstruct outbreak dynamics.
Results: The results suggest that only in one case, associated with the SARS-CoV-2 sub-lineage AY.9.2, it is possible to trace back the place of contagion to Medjugorje, while the other cases were likely to be acquired in the country of origin.
Conclusions: The combined use of phylogenetic data derived from WGS, and epidemiological data allowed us to study epidemic dynamics and to formulate a possible hypothesis on the place of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The identification of different sub-lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant also suggested that different chains of transmission contributed to the outbreak.
Uncovering glacial footprints and identifying phylogeographic units in the freshwater crab Potamon elbursi Pretzmann, 1962 (Decapoda: Potamidae) based on mitochondrial data
Authors: Kalate Atefe , Keikhosravi Alireza , Nasrabadi Reza , Parvizi Elahe , Schubart Christoph D. , Naderloo Reza
Published: April 2024

The current patterns of biodiversity have significantly been affected by glacial-interglacial cycles during the Pleistocene period. True freshwater crabs are considered as poor dispersers and terrestrial barriers restrict gene flow between their local populations. Recent studies, however, suggest that certain environmental conditions, such as periods of heavy rainfall and humidity, can facilitate their between-drainage dispersal and will result in the evolution of homogenous genetic patterns among different drainage systems. Here we tested this hypothesis by comparing populations of the endemic freshwater crab Potamon elbursi Pretzmann, 1962 distributed in two drainage systems, the Caspian Sea and Namak Lake, in northern Iran. Our results based on the genetic analysis of 70 new and 61 previously published sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene revealed a substantial haplotype diversity in some populations and high levels of local population structuring in others. Initially, we found mixed evidence of genetic differentiation and connectivity among drainages and populations. Genetic differentiation between the two drainages only became apparent after the Sepirdood population (which belongs to the Caspian Sea drainage) was excluded. Subsequently, the two drainages showed significant genetic distinctions, with a limited gene flow between them. Our demographic analyses supported recent population bottlenecks, followed by a rapid demographic and/or spatial expansion dating back to the Pleistocene climatic fluctuations. Species distribution modelling suggests that precipitation during warm weather conditions profoundly affects the distribution of P. elbursi. This study indicates that freshwater crabs can override short land barriers under favorable weather conditions and will have conservation implications in the face of contemporary climatic fluctuations.
Amitié et amour : passages
Authors: Brun Anne
Published: April 2024

Ce chapitre déploie le paradoxe selon lequel le «  transfert passionnel  » renvoie moins à l’amour fou qu’à des haines passionnelles qui s’enracinent dans les liens précoces aux objets. L’hypothèse centrale sera que l’ombre des objets autrefois porteurs de haine tombe sur l’amitié et/ou l’amour et marque la réalité actuelle du lien avec l’objet. Il s’agit alors pour le sujet de réussir à tuer l’objet primaire meurtrier qui hante sa psyché, en actualisant ce meurtre sur son effigie vivante, l’objet d’amitié et/ou d’amour. La question principale sera de savoir comment travailler dans la configuration transférentielle l’intrication passionnelle de l’amour à une haine destructrice : à partir d’un exemple clinique, l’auteure propose d’interroger et de définir les différentes modalités de la technique analytique, visant à donner une fonction symbolisante à des liens transférentiels, sous le signe d’une oscillation passionnelle entre amour et haine. À partir du déploiement d’une psychothérapie psychanalytique avec une patiente dans une problématique limite, un premier fil rouge consistera à mettre en évidence quelques modalités de la technique analytique pour se dégager, patiente comme analyste, de cette ombre de l’objet qui tombe aussi sur la thérapie analytique. Un second fil rouge s’articulera autour de l’hypothèse qu’une des spécificités du travail de «  désincorporation  » de l’ombre de l’objet, au cours d’une thérapie analytique, consiste à se centrer sur la façon dont elle est aussi tombée sur le corps du patient. Il s’agit de donner figure à l’ombre de l’objet incorporée par le moi, en mobilisant ce que les analystes contemporains nomment les formes primaires de symbolisation.
Economic and environmental benefits of e-waste management networks design in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia
Authors: Sari Diana Puspita , Masruroh Nur Aini , Asih Anna Maria Sri
Published: April 2024

Purpose: Electronic devices consumption, especially smartphones for communication, have increased significantly, causing the potential for electronic waste to increase too. However, the high potential of this flow has not been matched by good waste management. This study aims to develop a management network for e-waste that collaborates formal and informal channels to provide optimal supply chain benefits in terms of economic and environmental aspectsDesign/methodology/approach: This research designs an e-waste management network followed by building a single-objective mathematical model that considers economic and environmental aspects. This model was solved using Mixed Integer Linear Programming.Findings: The supply chain will benefit from the proposed management network by collaborating formal and informal channels. With an incentive of 10,000 IDR, it is hoped that it will be able to invite consumers and informal collectors to collect waste informal channels. The total profit from managing electronic waste supply every month from Yogyakarta Province is 5.529 x 1010 IDR with the composition, consumers 81.2%, informal 13.3% channel obtained from informal collectors and repairing centers and 2.1% for formal channels, and there is an intangible profit of 3.4%. The formal channel provides more significant benefits than the informal, but requires a significant investment. This formal channel feasible if at least 33% of the total supply goes to this channel.Research limitations/implications: The model designed is deterministic. Therefore, it can be developed into a probabilistic model for further research to represent more real cases in the field.Practical implications: Regulation is the factor that most influences consumers' intentions and behavior to participate in e-waste management programs. It will be able to change consumer behavior by forcing consumers to participate in e-waste collection programs. Therefore, a government regulation is needed that organizes and supervises the implementation of the proposed management model.Social implications: Currently, the practice developing in the community is that the informal sector carries out smartphone waste management, therefore in the designs made, informal actors are still given space in waste management for the repair process and the secondhand market. Meanwhile, further processing, such as recycling, must be carried out through formal channels taking into account the environmental impact.Originality/value: Few studies have developed an electronic waste management model by collaborating informal and formal channels that consider economic and environmental aspects, and its implementation is organized and supervised by government regulations.
New results for fractional ordinary differential equations in fuzzy metric space
Authors: Chen Li , Wang Suyun , Li Yongjun , Wei Jinying
Published: April 2024

In this paper, we primarily focused on the existence and uniqueness of the initial value problem for fractional order fuzzy ordinary differential equations in a fuzzy metric space. First, definitions and relevant properties of the Gamma function and Beta function within a fuzzy metric space were provided. Second, by employing the principle of fuzzy compression mapping and Choquet integral of fuzzy numerical functions, we established the existence and uniqueness of solutions to initial value problems for fuzzy ordinary differential equations. Finally, several examples were presented to demonstrate the validity of our obtained results.
Posterior analysis of particle swarm optimization results applied to gravity inversion in sedimentary basins
Authors: Pallero J. L. G. , Fernández-Muñiz M. Z. , Fernández-Martínez J. L. , Bonvalot S.
Published: April 2024

As is well known, it is impossible to model reality with its true level of detail. Additionally, it is impossible to make an infinite number of observations, which are always contaminated by noise. These circumstances imply that, in an inverse problem, the misfit of the best estimated model will always be less than that of the true one. Therefore, it is not possible to reconstruct the model that actually generated the collected observations. The best way to express the solution of an inverse problem is as a collection of models that explain the observations at a certain misfit level according to a defined cost function. One of the main advantages of global search methods over local ones is that, in addition to not depending on an initial model, they provide a set of generated models with which statistics can be made. In this paper we present a technique for analyzing the results of any global search method, particularized to the particle swarm optimization algorithm applied to the solution of a two-dimensional gravity inverse problem in sedimentary basins. Starting with the set of generated models, we build the equivalence region of a predefined tolerance which contains the best estimated model, i.e., which involves the estimated global minimum of the cost function. The presented algorithm improves the efficiency of the equivalence region detection compared to our previous works.
An evaluation of digital intervention for perinatal depression and anxiety: A systematic review
Authors: Arifin Siti Roshaidai Mohd , Kamaruddin Amalia , Muhammad Noor Azimah , Nurumal Mohd Said , Mohadis Hazwani Mohd , Hussain Nik Hazlina Nik , Wardaningsih Shanti
Published: April 2024

Digital intervention has been shown to be helpful in improving perinatal mental health. However, the design characteristics of such interventions have not been systematically reviewed. Considering that a lack of support—especially from a partner—is one of the major contributing factors to perinatal depression and anxiety, it is crucial to determine whether digital interventions have included partner participation. In this review, we systematically examined the design characteristics of digital interventions related to perinatal depression and anxiety and aimed to determine whether partner participation was incorporated as part of the interventions. Based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, five databases (PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, ProQuest, and Scopus) were searched. Narrative results of design characteristics were developed to provide a framework for the design and evaluation of the studies. A total of 12 intervention studies from China, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, and the United Kingdom were included. Across all studies, internet cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy were overwhelmingly utilized as the major intervention approaches. While all studies reported reduced depressive symptoms after the intervention, only four studies reported subsequent decreased levels of both depressive and anxiety symptoms. Only one study included partner support in the intervention. Cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy, two of the most common intervention approaches, were found to be effective in alleviating perinatal depression and anxiety. Partner participation should be prioritized in designing digital interventions to ensure comprehensive and easily accessible social support for persons in need.
Accéder à l’inaccessible : les ressources mises en œuvre par les travailleurs sur cordes pour déployer leur activité
Authors: Lebreton Luc , Soulé Bastien , Vignal Bénédicte
Published: April 2024

Les travailleurs sur cordes se confrontent à une multitude de situations s’inscrivant dans des environnements variés et à risque. L’objectif de cet article est de permettre une meilleure compréhension de ce que fait un cordiste face à ces configurations plurielles. À partir d’un travail ethnographique auprès de 20 équipes de cordistes, nous avons dégagé 4 étapes (préparation, exploration, « équipement » et travail suspendu) modélisant une intervention de travaux sur cordes afin de restituer la singularité de ce métier. À travers cette analyse de l’activité, l’article donne à voir de quelles manières les cordistes s’approprient leur travail en s’appuyant sur des marges de manœuvre rendant possible le travail sur cordes. Il apparaît que la combinaison du rôle de technicien de la hauteur et d’ouvrier du BTP conduit ces travailleurs à réaliser de nombreux compromis et ajustements s’appuyant sur la maîtrise de savoir-faire pratiques et d’une forme de créativité in situ. En étant acteurs de leur sécurité, ils prennent en charge une dimension organisationnelle inhérente aux interventions sur cordes et accèdent à une autonomie source à la fois de responsabilité et de vulnérabilité.
L’activité de design définie par la représentation visuelle
Authors: Catoir-Brisson Marie-Julie , Watkin Thomas
Published: April 2024

La culture visuelle dans les pratiques de conception constitue chez les designers autant un mode communicationnel de projet pour soi et ses clients qu’un outil pour concevoir. Cette culture particulière de la conception par la représentation visuelle incarne une culture propre au design malgré la multiplicité des activités des designers et du design. Elle se déploie et circule par l’adoption de normes et de codes et par l’appropriation du langage visuel. Notre article vise à comprendre la manière dont les designers se représentent leur activité de travail, par cet « agir créatif » reconnaissable chez les concepteurs designers du design social ou du design participatif. Plus spécifiquement, nous souhaitons analyser les représentations sociales, mentales et visuelles qui émanent de l’activité des designers en interrogeant leur utilisation de la représentation visuelle pour faire état de leurs pratiques et de leurs activités. Notre méthodologie se base sur la réalisation d’entretiens semi-dirigés auprès de dix designers1 français, qui développent des pratiques contemporaines (design de service, design d’interaction, design des politiques publiques, design fiction) en considérant la manipulation de visuels dans l’activité de conception des designers. Au cours de ces entretiens, le double diamant nous a servi de point de départ pour interroger plus largement les représentations sur leur propre activité, ainsi que l’usage de la représentation visuelle dans leur pratique professionnelle. La contribution de l’article réside dans le fait de mettre en perspective une analyse des représentations sociales et visuelles de l’activité de design par les praticiens eux-mêmes avec une analyse rétrospective de la culture de conception du design. Ainsi, nous valorisons la manière spécifique dont l’activité de design mobilise la représentation visuelle, comme forme d’expression et de légitimation professionnelle de sa culture de conception.
La ley del mínimo, un reto compartido
Authors: Rodríguez Martín Isabel , Martín Domínguez Guiomar
Published: April 2024

El control métrico, la eficacia funcional y la precisión constructiva del poblado dirigido de Entrevías (Oíza, Sierra y de Alvear, 1956-59) evidencian una destreza que no se improvisa ni surge de forma instintiva, sino que se apoya necesariamente sobre experiencias anteriores propias y ajenas. En su condición de ‘manifiesto de mínimos’, Entrevías constituye un testimonio clave de la influencia del Existenzminimum en la arquitectura española de posguerra. Partiendo de esta base, el artículo propone reconstituir una hipotética –pero verosímil– conversación en torno al reto de los mínimos entre el propio Oíza y el holandés J.J. Pieter Oud, que treinta años antes había proyectado el icónico barrio obrero de Kiefhoek. El interés de este análisis en paralelo radica en ahondar en una relación que se ha mencionado muchas veces pero que nunca se ha estudiado en profundidad. Se trata por tanto de trazar líneas de continuidad y ruptura entre dos desafíos arquitectónicos similares nacidos en contextos histórico-culturales muy diferentes, con el fin de arrojar una nueva luz sobre ese corpus de investigación específico, acumulativo y sistemático producido por la arquitectura moderna en torno a la vivienda mínima que sigue empleándose como referencia fundamental para proyectar la vivienda contemporánea.
Integração da luz natural em edificação de ensino superior usando a INI-C
Authors: Arêdes Monteiro Larissa , Cardoso Fagundes Mendes Ludmila , Vieira Gonçalves de Souza Roberta , Lemonge Amorim Carolina , Barreto de Souza Machado Giovanna
Published: April 2024

As edificações de ensino têm na iluminação um dos principais usos finais no consumo de energia elétrica com potencial significativo para a integração dos sistemas de iluminação natural e artificial. A Instrução Normativa Inmetro para Classificação de Eficiência Energética de Edificações Comerciais, de Serviços e Públicas (INI-C), publicada em setembro de 2022, avalia, entre outros itens, a eficiência energética do sistema de iluminação elétrica e sua integração com a iluminação natural. O presente estudo comparou o potencial de integração da luz natural pelos métodos simplificado e de simulação conforme metodologia proposta em uma edificação de ensino superior. Concluiu-se que, embora ambos gerem a mesma classificação para o sistema de iluminação, o método de simulação resulta em áreas maiores para as zonas primárias de iluminação natural. Como estas zonas podem incluir mais de uma fileira de luminárias a partir da abertura, sugere-se que esta zona seja dividida em linhas paralelas à abertura.
What Are the Competencies of a Leader?
Authors: Robinson Jennifer L. , Renshaw Phil St J
Published: April 2024

For some time, both practitioners and scholars have been arguing that coaching should play a stronger and more central role to achieve successful business outcomes. However, when looking to inspire leaders to gain competence in the skills of coaching, ill-founded assumptions are made. Including, but not limited to, the very definition of leadership and the very nature of coaching when embedded into leadership (termed in this chapter, leaders-who-coach). The research described in this chapter looks into these practices to proffer 15 dimensions of leaders-who-coach, drawing on multiple sources which seek to ameliorate the shortfalls of previous research in this area. Finally, the chapter includes a discussion on the less than perfect nature of the approach taken due to the philosophical misalignments between the described realities of leadership and coaching and the ontological and epistemological challenges of research. The primary aim of this chapter is to respond to the growing organizational calls for more leaders to have the skills of coaching.
Impact of Social Media Influencer Credibility on M-Banking Acceptance
Authors: Arora Prerna , Rupali A. , Sharma Natasha , Singh Anurupa Bagchi
Published: April 2024

Mobile banking is a new form of payment service that aims to acquire the underserved market of prospective mobile banking consumers. Social media influencers are used as a means of disseminating ideas through social media. However, the influence of financial literacy on the relationship between influencer credibility and m-banking acceptance is still not known. This study aims to examine the impact of influencer credentials on mobile banking acceptance. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The results demonstrate that influencer reliability has a significant favourable impact on M-Banking acceptability as evaluated by attention, interest, desire, and action depicting the cognitive stages of mobile bank acceptance as well as the moderating effect of financial knowledge on this relationship. Therefore, it is crucial to scrutinize how financial literacy influences the influencer's credibility on the adoption of mobile banks, providing a nuanced perspective on the intricate relationship between online influence and financial decision-making.
Impact of COVID-19 on Mobile Payments
Authors: Agrawal Supriti , Bhatnagar Swati
Published: April 2024

Digitalization and the phenomenal rise in mobile users has brought revolution in consumer's transactions. Mobile payments are convenient, easy to operate and do not have any hassles in terms of money and time. COVID-19 gave a huge jolt to the economy but catalysed the growth of mobile payments. There had been a phenomenal increase in mobile payment through wallets in last five years. Further, the momentum for UPI based real time payments is also building up. This study analysed mobile payment service adoption model in India by using the TAM model and added attitude as a new construct in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical results of the study suggest that trust, perceived utility and perceived ease of use were major factors that affected consumer's intention of mobile payment acceptance.
Recent Trends in Pattern Recognition
Authors: Suriyan Kannadhasan , R. Nagarajan
Published: April 2024

Character recognition is the technique of identifying characters that have been optically processed (OCR). OCR is a method of converting a wide range of texts, PDFs, and digital pictures into an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) or other machine-editable format in which the data may be changed or searched. Many applications, such as OCR, document categorization, data mining, and others, have demanded recent improvements in pattern recognition. Document scanners, character recognition, language recognition, security, and bank identification all rely on OCR. There are two kinds of OCR systems: online character recognition and offline character recognition. Online OCR outperforms offline OCR because characters are processed as they are written, avoiding the first step of character identification. Offline OCR is separated into two types: printed and handwritten OCR. Offline OCR is often performed by scanning typewritten or handwritten characters into a binary or grayscale picture for processing by a recognition algorithm. Scanned papers have become more valuable than typical picture files as OCR technology has advanced, converting them into text contents that computers can identify. Over the traditional process of manually retyping, OCR discovers a superior approach of automatically putting data into an electronic database. The most common issue with OCR is segmentation of linked letters or symbols. The accuracy of the OCR is proportional to the input image.
OHS Performance Assessment on Production Floor at PT. XYZ
Authors: Goesman Nurlaila Praditasari , Nurjannah Anisa , Prakoso Indro
Published: April 2024

PT. XYZ is a company that produces plywood, which in the production process uses many machines and equipment that have high potential hazards if not controlled. Key performance indicator (KPI) is a performance indicator measuring a length, processing time, tool life, and a measure of performance needed. The method used to normalize the value is Snorm De Boer (SNORM), where the lowest value will be given a value of 0 and the highest value will be given a value of 100. The purpose of this research is to measure the OSH performance on the production floor of PT. XYZ and could provide improvement suggestions for OSH performance on the production floor at PT. XYZ based on the level of value obtained. The results: total value of OSH performance in rotary area is 21.00, press dryer area is 43.91, repair area is 60.59, glue spreader area is 56.61, cold press area is 47.08, hot press area is 55.76, sander calibration area is 48.57, sizer area is 69.86 and sander finish goods area is 84.25. The rotary area has the lowest OSH performance value because there is a process that has a high risk of work accidents but is not accompanied by OSH supporting facilities from the company. The proposed improvement of this research is cultivating the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), administrative control which includes policies, SOP, safety sign, work and safety training, regular inspection and maintenance, and applicate 5S, also engineering control by creating a special soundproof room for machines with high noise levels.