bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Síndrome de asperger, una enfermedad depresiva
Authors: Suarez Núñez Richard Jairo , Palma Mezones Tiffany Nicole , Quevedo Andrade Yulexi Michel , Pin Baque Walter Enrique , Pincay Delgado Kerly Michelle
Published: November 2022

La importancia de esta revisión sistemática se basa en la necesidad de conocer las complicaciones que presenta una persona con el síndrome de Asperger, ya que afecta a la socialización y en las actividades del individuo. El síndrome de asperge es un trastorno del neurodesarrollo especializado por conflictos en la interacción social, la coordinación y de conducta restrictivos e inusuales. Metodología, Se realizó una investigación descriptiva, con diseño documental a través de una revisión sistemática. Se seleccionaron fuentes de información de bases de datos web, como: Pubmed, Scielo, ReciMundo, Science Direct, Conogsis, Google Scholar y Tesis, se seleccionaron 20 artículos científicos para la revisión bibliográfica desde el año 2018 al 2022, en español, inglés y portugués. Resultados, se determinó que la mayor parte de la información analizada coincide en que las complicaciones son problemas de comunicación, dificultad en su motricidad, estrés, ansiedad y depresión. En conclusión, el contexto teórico nos indica que las personas que padecen este síndrome presentan: Dificultad para mantener la concentración, torpeza motora, trastorno obsesivo compulsivo, problemas del habla y ansiedad, además de que son endebles a sentirse deprimidos, ya que no son capaces de concentrarse y tienen pensamientos suicidas.
Análisis comparativo de las competencias clínicas de los estudiantes de odontología en dos universidades pública y privada
Authors: Loaiza Carrasco Raquel Mónica
Published: November 2022

Los estudiantes del área de odontología en las universidades del Perú, han presentado menores niveles en las competencias clínicas adquiridas, esto debido a la forma de la enseñanza durante sus sesiones prácticas en estos tiempos de pandemia, lo que ha obligado a utilizar medios virtuales. En el presente estudio se planteó como objetivo comparar el nivel de las competencias clínicas de los estudiantes de odontología en dos universidades pública y privada en el primer periodo académico 2022. La metodología considerada en el presente estudio fue descriptiva, cuantitativa, comparativa, no experimental de corte transversal, se tomó en cuenta estudiantes de dos universidades a quienes se les aplicó un cuestionario al finalizar el ciclo académico, llegando a las siguientes conclusiones: se evidenció que existen diferencias significativas con pvalor= 0,000 ≤ 0,05, valor con el que se acepta la hipótesis planteada, demostrando que existe una diferencia de 2,08 puntos en los resultados obtenidos, por lo que los estudiantes de la universidad privada obtuvieron puntajes mayores que los de la universidad pública.
Presencia de depresión y ansiedad en estudiantes de bachillerato durante la pandemia
Authors: Oliva Agama Edith Concepción , Quevedo Fuentes Martha Patricia
Published: November 2022

El presente estudio se realizó con el objetivo de identificar los niveles de depresión y ansiedad durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en estudiantes del Colegio de Bachilleres No. 32 de Acapulco Gro. México. Se utilizó el método cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo. los instrumentos aplicados fueron: un cuestionario con respuestas de opción múltiple, el Inventario de Depresión de Beck II y la Escala de ansiedad de Hamilton a 177 estudiantes del quinto semestres, los cuales fueron contestados en línea. El análisis probó la presencia de indicadores de depresión (48.02%) y presentaron ansiedad mayor, el 89.84% de los estudiantes. Asimismo, el 32.20%, mostraron la presencia de pensamientos suicida.

Se concluye que existen síntomas altos de depresión y ansiedad en los estudiantes durante la pandemia por COVID- 19.

Este estudio se enmarca en la Salud Mental a partir de los efectos de la pandemia por COVID-19 en el contexto estudiantes de bachillerato.
Two new species of the genus Cyana Walker from Myanmar, China and Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V. , Saldaitis Aidas , Müller Günter C.
Published: November 2022

Two new species of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 are described: Cyana triapotamia sp. n. (northern Myanmar: Kachin State, and Southwest China: Yunnan) and Cyana meiomena sp. n. (Southwest China: Yunnan, and Northern Vietnam). Both the new species belong to the Cyana divakara (Moore, [1866]) species complex within the Cyana dohertyi (Elwes, 1890) species group. Adults, and male and female genitalia of the new and the other similar species are illustrated.
Pemanfaatan Sumber Daya Perikanan di Desa Pulau Sarak Dengan Pembuatan Nugget Ikan Patin
Authors: Suharman Indra , Chaniago Alfi , Hidayat Rian , Anda restu Delpa , Firdaus Muhammad , Aliya setiyani Metty , Aida ningsih Nur , Fitriyasari  , Nopika Depi , Putri Khairani , Auliya Rizki
Published: November 2022

Berdasarkan data dari RPJMDes Pulau Sarak tahun 2018-2023, potensi sumber daya alam yang ada di Desa Pulau Sarak sangat bervariasi. Potensi alam yang belum dimanfaatkan secara maksimal tersebut salah satunya adalah potensi perikanan dari tambak ikan. Potensi sumber daya alam tersebut nyatanya masih memiliki masalah, yakni potensi tersebut belum dapat dimanfaatkan secara maksimal. Metode pemanfaatan hasil perikanan yang dilakukan pada pelaksanaan kegiatan kuliah kerja nyata (KUKERTA) terhadap masyarakat kepada ibu-ibu PKK dilaksanakan dalam bentuk sosialisasi dan demo masak berupa pembuatan nugget ikan patin dalam dua tahap yaitu: sosialisasi dan demo masak. Hasil yang dicapai dalam kegiatan berupa pelatihan demo masak dinyatakan berhasil dan menunjukkan tren positif terlihat dari antusiasme audiens serta memunculkan inovasi baru dalam pemanfaatan sumber daya hasil perikanan di Desa Pulau Sarak.
Control Strategy for a PV-BESS-SC Hybrid System in Islanded Microgrid
Authors: Almousawi Ali , Aldair Ammar
Published: November 2022

In this paper, a control strategy for a combination PV-BESS-SC hybrid system in islanded microgrid with a DC load is designed and analyzed using a new topology. Although Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is employed to keep the DC bus voltage stable; however, it has a high energy density and a low power density. On the other hand, the Supercapacitor (SC) has a low energy density but a high-power density. As a result, combining a BESS and an SC is more efficient for power density and high energy. Integrating the many sources is more complicated. In order to integrate the SC and BESS and deliver continuous power to the load, a control strategy is required. A novel method for controlling the bus voltage and energy management will be proposed in this paper. The main advantage of the proposed system is that throughout the operation, the State of Charging (SOC), BESS current, and SC voltage and current are all kept within predetermined ranges. Additionally, SC balances fast-changing power surges, while BESS balances slow-changing power surges. Therefore, it enhances the life span and minimizes the current strains on BESS. To track the Maximum Power Point (MPP) or restrict power from the PV panel to the load, a unidirectional boost converter is utilized. Two buck converters coupled in parallel with a boost converter are proposed to charge the hybrid BESS-SC. Another two boost converters are used to manage the discharge operation of the BESS-SC storage in order to reduce losses. The simulation results show that the proposed control technique for rapid changes in load demand and PV generation is effective. In addition, the proposed technique control strategy is compared with a traditional control strategy.
Independent Monitoring Mechanism for the Pandemic Accord: Accountability for a safer world
Authors: Hanbali Layth , Hannon Elliot , Lehtimaki Susanna , McNab Christine , Schwalbe Nina
Published: November 2022

To address the challenges in pandemic preparedness and response (PPR), the World Health Assembly (WHA), at a special session in November 2021, established an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (the INB) and tasked it with drafting a new legal instrument for PPR. During its second meeting in July 2022, the INB decided to develop the accord under Article 19 of the WHO Constitution, which grants the WHO the authority to negotiate a legally-binding Convention or Agreement and requires ratification by countries according to their local laws to enter into force. The aim is to complete negotiations and adopt a new pandemic instrument at the WHA in May 2024. The new legally binding agreement aims to address many of the failures exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the adoption of such an agreement is not the end of the process but the beginning. The negotiations on the instrument must establish a mechanism to monitor countries' compliance with the accord, particularly on the legally-binding elements. In this paper, we recommend creating such a mechanism as part of the accord: an independent committee of experts that monitors state parties' compliance with the pandemic accord and the timeliness, completeness, and robustness of states’ reports on their obligations. Its primary purpose would be to verify state self-reports by triangulating them with a range of publicly available information, making direct inquiries, and accepting confidential submissions. It would report its findings to a body consisting of or that is directly accountable to heads of state, with a particular focus on elevating instances of non-compliance or inadequate reporting. Its reports would also be available to the public. The proposed design builds on the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of existing monitoring approaches to 11 international treaties and mechanisms within and outside of health, a review of the literature, and interviews and input from more than 40 experts from around the world.
TD 2752 - Avaliação dos conflitos do compartilhamento de postes entre os setores de distribuição de energia e telecomunicações
Authors: Martins Bruna de Abreu , Kubota Luis Claudio , Barros Luiz Alexandre Moreira , Rosa Mauricio Benedeti
Published: November 2022

O uso compartilhado de infraestrutura é uma prática que gera benefícios mútuos aos setores que a compartilham e à sociedade. Por isso, o uso compartilhado de postes é usual mundo afora, visto que pode reduzir os custos das distribuidoras de energia elétrica e das operadoras de telecomunicações, impactando os preços dos serviços aos consumidores e, consequentemente, a acessibilidade a esses serviços. No Brasil, entretanto, o compartilhamento de postes provoca conflitos entre os setores, inibindo os ganhos potenciais que poderia gerar à sociedade. Portanto, com o objetivo de ajudar a mitigar os conflitos, este trabalho visa identificar os principais motivos que geram desentendimentos entre os setores ao compartilhar o uso de postes e, com isso, recomendar algumas práticas que poderiam melhorar esse relacionamento.
TD 2753 - Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Plano Nacional de Educação e professores do ensino básico brasileiro
Authors: Matijascic Milko , Rolon Carolina Esther Kotovicz
Published: November 2022

Assegurar a valorização da carreira e boas condições de trabalho aos professores da educação básica são condições essenciais para uma educação de qualidade, ademais de serem reconhecidas pelos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e pelo Plano Nacional de Educação (PNE). Este estudo analisa os indicadores relativos aos professores da educação básica compactuados no PNE vigente e no ODS 4, além de indicadores sobre a inserção no mercado de trabalho, jornada de trabalho e inserção em escolas ou redes diversas para os anos de 2015 e 2019. Os resultados destacam desigualdades regionais e entre redes de ensino. Apesar dos avanços registrados, esforços precisam ser redobrados para garantir a valorização salarial e as condições de trabalhos para todos os professores da educação básica.
TD 2758 - Suporte agrícola a partir de dados da Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) : duas décadas sob análise
Authors: Freitas Rogério Edivaldo
Published: November 2022

O suporte agrícola é uma das principais ferramentas usadas pelos governos nacionais para atingir objetivos domésticos, sobretudo após as crises de escassez de alimentos durante e após a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Contudo, programas específicos de subsídios agrícolas podem afetar a produção agrícola de várias formas e alterar a alocação de recursos doméstica e externamente. Neste trabalho, mensurou-se o suporte agrícola nos países acompanhados pela Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) durante o período de 2000 a 2019, utilizando-se o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman, análises de séries de tempo e procedimentos de clusters. Os dados empregados se referem à estimativa de suporte ao produtor (ESP) e à estimativa de suporte ao consumidor (ESC). São comparados os resultados de dois métodos aglomerativos de clusterização e identificam-se grupos de países com resultados similares a partir do comportamento de sua ESP e ESC no período avaliado. Países como Suíça, Coreia do Sul, Turquia e Canadá denotaram perfis específicos. Já China, Indonésia e Filipinas; União Europeia (UE), Japão e Noruega; e Brasil, África do Sul e Chile partilharam similaridades em termos de perfil de suporte agrícola mensurado no período descrito. Implicações de política são discutidas bem como sugestões de continuidade de pesquisa, a exemplo de desagregações (top-down) de unidades geográficas, análise de produções agrícolas específicas e os efeitos da pandemia de covid-19 sobre o apoio agrícola ao redor do mundo.
On the Origin of the Strong Optical Variability of Emission-line Galaxies
Authors: Lin Ruqiu , Zheng Zhen-Ya , Hu Weida , Jiang Chunyan , Pan Xiang , Yang Chenwei , Yuan Fang-Ting , Rahna P. T. , Wang Jian-Guo , Wang Yibo , Jiang Ning , Zhu Shuairu
Published: November 2022

Emission-line galaxies (ELGs) are crucial for understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies, while little is known about their variability. Here we report on the optical variability of a sample of ELGs selected in the COSMOS field, which has narrowband observations in two epochs separated by ≳12 yr. This sample was observed with the Suprime-Cam (SC) and Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) on the Subaru telescope in NB816 and

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bands, respectively. After carefully removing the wing effect of a narrowband filter, we check the optical variability in a sample of 181 spectroscopically confirmed ELGs. We find that 0 (0/68) Hα emitters, 11.9% (5/42) [O iii] emitters, and 0 (0/71) [O ii] emitters show significant variability (

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A New Stellar Companion to GJ 1292
Authors: Clark Catherine A.
Published: November 2022

I present the discovery of a new stellar companion to GJ 1292 detected with the NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet and Stellar Speckle Imager at the 3.5 m WIYN Telescope. The companion was detected at an angular separation of 0.″1244, a position angle of 44°, and a delta magnitude of 0.97 at 832 nm. I also estimate a projected separation of 2.09 au, a mass ratio of 0.69, and component spectral types of M2.5 and M3.
Kelawakaju gen. nov., a new Asian lineage of marpissine jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Marpissina)
Authors: Maddison Wayne P. , Ruiz Gustavo R. S. , Ng Paul Y. C. , Vishnudas Ettukandathil Haridas , Sudhikumar Ambalaparambil V.
Published: November 2022

The genusKelawakajuMaddison & Ruiz,gen. nov., is described for a lineage of bark-dwelling Asian marpissine jumping spiders that represent a dispersal to Eurasia separate from that of theMarpissa-Mendozalineage, according to the phylogeny recovered from analysis of four gene regions. All species ofKelawakajuare new to science exceptKelawakaju frenata(Simon, 1901),comb. nov., which is transferred fromOcrisionaSimon, 1901.Kelawakaju frenatais known from Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, and likely Taiwan. The five new species areKelawakaju muluMaddison & Ruiz,sp. nov.(type species ofKelawakaju, from Sarawak, Malaysia, ♂♀),K. intextaMaddison & Ruiz,sp. nov.(from Sarawak, ♂),K. leucomelasMaddison & Ng,sp. nov.(Singapore and Johor Bahru, ♂♀),K. sahyadriVishnudas, Maddison, & Sudhikumar,sp. nov.(India, ♂♀), andK. singapuraMaddison & Ng,sp. nov.(Singapore, ♂♀).
Trajectoires démographiques et décroissance urbaine : une typologie des agglomérations françaises à partir d’une base de données harmonisées (1962-2017)
Authors: Glita Ivan
Published: November 2022

Des recherches récentes mettent en évidence l’augmentation significative du nombre d’agglomérations françaises touchées par une perte de population. Il s’agit surtout de villes petites ou moyennes situées dans des espaces qui ne sont pas sous influence directe des métropoles. La construction d’une base de données originale sur une période de soixante ans permet de préciser ce constat. Grâce à une formalisation des trajectoires démographiques des villes françaises depuis les années 1960 par la méthode de l’appariement optimal, nous présentons trois résultats principaux. Tout d’abord, les agglomérations concernées par une perte de population dans les années 2000 sont surtout des villes ayant déjà connu des phases de diminution de population dans les années 1970 et 1980, plutôt concentrées dans les bassins industriels anciens ou dans la partie nord de la diagonale des faibles densités. On observe néanmoins aussi l’apparition d’un ensemble inédit de villes en décroissance récente, plus petites et davantage présentes dans le périurbain. Grâce à la mobilisation de données sur les couronnes périurbaines et sur les bassins de vie, nous montrons que les pertes de population ne sont pas forcément liées à une perte d’attractivité des villes mais peuvent être aussi la conséquence de migrations résidentielles de courte portée vers les espaces ruraux environnants.
Du différend entre Descartes et Malebranche sur la connaissance que l’esprit a de lui-même
Authors: Bouchilloux Hélène
Published: November 2022

L’examen du différend entre Descartes et Malebranche sur la connaissance que l’esprit a de lui-même sera l’occasion d’éclaircir la doctrine de l’esprit qui s’élabore dans les Méditations , la complexité de celle-ci ayant suscité et continuant de susciter de nombreux malentendus qu’on essaiera, en l’analysant dans toutes ses articulations, de dissiper. Une telle analyse, qui pourra paraître austère en sa technicité, n’intéresse cependant pas exclusivement l’historien de la philosophie, elle intéresse plus largement tout philosophe soucieux de se comprendre lui-même comme l’esprit qu’il est, c’est-à-dire en sa constitutive liberté.
La modernité de l’éthique d’Aristote
Authors: Despujol Franck
Published: November 2022

Le regain d’intérêt que connaît l’éthique d’Aristote à partir du xx e  siècle dans le courant de « l’éthique des vertus » peut se justifier par une certaine inadaptation des modèles dominants de l’éthique moderne (kantisme et utilitarisme). Le cadre théorique qu’Aristote offre à la quête de valeurs de l’homme moderne peut s’organiser autour des axes suivants : la visée de la vie bonne comme accomplissement de soi dans la totalité de son être ; le rejet de principes généraux de conduite reproduisant implicitement la forme du commandement divin ; la prise en compte d’un certain sens de l’existence intégrant aussi bien l’aspiration au bonheur que l’incertitude et la dureté de la vie ; la valeur d’une sagesse pratique fondée sur une raison ouverte sur l’expérience et le souci de la complexité du réel.
La globalisation du genre
Authors: Cîrstocea Ioana
Published: November 2022

Ce texte se concentre sur les mécanismes sociaux au principe de la production et de la circulation des répertoires rattachés au genre en Europe de l’Est pendant la décennie inaugurée par la chute du Mur de Berlin – une période et un espace qui constituent un observatoire privilégié pour éclairer les logiques sociales de la globalisation. Après avoir posé les cadres généraux d’une analyse appuyée sur une approche transnationale et des outils prosopographiques, la démonstration se concentre sur des trajectoires individuelles de pionnières féministes – des universitaires et des experts qui partagent pendant la décennie 1990 des expériences de socialisation par-delà les frontières et dont les profils résonnent et se rapprochent en termes d’âge, éducation, ressources culturelles et sociales. Un parcours national d’institutionnalisation académique des études sur le genre est également présenté, qui montre que les dynamiques internationales au principe de la circulation des savoirs du genre sont porteuses de logiques de domination et d’effets de sélection pour ce qui est des thématiques, des profils des agents et des modalités de diffusion de la pensée sur la condition des femmes après le socialisme.
La globalisation du genre
Authors: Giraud Isabelle
Published: November 2022

Cosmopolitisme et féminisme se traduisent dans le champ militant en un « cosmoféminisme », projet politique et pratique sociale qui connaît des transformations depuis 20 ans. Cette contribution analyse le processus d’un désenchantement pour les féministes du projet de démocratie cosmopolitique amorcé dans les années 1990 au niveau international. Elle montre la transformation d’un espoir de démocratisation et d’accès des ONG aux prises de décisions concernant les droits des femmes et leur mise en œuvre (cosmoféminisme onusien) en une clôture de la participation sur une poignée de fonctionnaires, expert·e·s et représentant·e·s de quelques ONG (cosmoféminisme élitiste). Ce processus conduit à l’(auto) exclusion d’une série d’acteurs collectifs de la base des mouvements sociaux (défendant un cosmoféminisme citoyen) et trouve une légitimité dans le soutien d’ONG traditionnelles (reposant sur un cosmoféminisme bourgeois) qui réorientent les discours – notamment pour la région Europe, dans un sens maternaliste.
La globalisation du genre
Authors: Marteu Élisabeth
Published: November 2022

Cette recherche interroge les effets de circulation des normes internationales de genre dans les politiques de résolution des conflits, à partir des stratégies d’appropriation de la résolution 1325 « femmes, paix et sécurité » du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, par les mouvements de femmes en Israël et dans les Territoires palestiniens. L’objectif est de comprendre comment cette résolution est réappropriée par les structures féminines/féministes des deux côtés des espaces israélo-palestiniens. En Israël-Palestine, le flottement autour du triptyque « femmes, paix, sécurité » est exacerbé par la fragmentation des initiatives pour la paix ou contre l’occupation. Chaque structure s’empare de cette thématique selon ses propres intérêts, sa perception et son interprétation, prolongeant ainsi les termes mêmes du conflit, à défaut de pouvoir œuvrer à sa résolution. Au-delà des ressources et des contraintes offertes par les normes internationales – en termes d’audience et de financements – ce texte s’intéresse aux stratégies d’adaptation mises en place par les militantes pour pérenniser leurs activités associatives. L’alliance du pragmatisme et de la conviction viennent témoigner de la grande lucidité des actrices rompues depuis près de vingt ans au plaidoyer international. Enfin, en se penchant sur quelques trajectoires et récits biographiques, il s’agit de retracer des connexions entre les espaces d’engagement locaux, nationaux et internationaux pour mieux souligner l’inscription des militantes dans des réseaux multiniveaux.
La citoyenneté sociale des aidants âgés : discours, instruments et pratiques de l’inclusion sociale
Authors: Giraud Olivier , Rist Barbara
Published: November 2022

L’inclusion sociale est une notion-clé de l’action publique dont le contenu est ambivalent. Apparentée au vieillissement actif, et appliquée aux politiques de l’autonomie des personnes âgées et des personnes en situation de handicap, cette notion réinterroge le rôle de la famille et des aidants, notamment âgés, dans l’accompagnement à l’autonomie des personnes vulnérables. Le modèle de citoyenneté sociale déployée par les discours de l’inclusion sociale insiste spécifiquement sur l’importance d’une participation prolongée des individus au marché du travail. Dans le même temps cependant, l’enrôlement des individus, notamment âgés, dans l’aide aux personnes en perte d’autonomie qui leur sont proches, se réalise sur la base d’instruments d’action publique eux aussi frappés au sceau de l’ambivalence. Les faibles sommes d’argent et les droits sociaux incomplets perçus dans le cadre de cette activité traduisent la reconnaissance partielle des individus qui s’adonnent à ces tâches valorisées dans les discours publics. Une enquête empirique récente dont les résultats sont produits dans l’article montre que les appropriations de ces instruments par leurs destinataires sont, pour l’essentiel, faibles et conflictuelles. Dans le contexte des familles, mais aussi de leurs propres parcours de vie, les aidants sont aux prises avec des transactions identitaires qui correspondent peu aux instruments d’action publique de l’aidance et à la citoyenneté sociale ambivalente qu’ils reflètent.
Une éducation à la nature, quels enjeux philosophiques ?
Authors: Bachler Laurent
Published: November 2022

L’idée d’une éducation à la nature suppose, du point de vue philosophique, une disqualification de la culture. Cette disqualification se traduit par une mise entre parenthèses des activités techniques de transformation de la nature, et un renoncement aux savoirs relatifs à l’environnement naturel. C’est la condition pour que l’éducation à la nature soit aussi un apprentissage de notre rapport aux autres, ouvert à l’acceptation de la différence.
Mast cells: A dark horse in osteoarthritis treatment
Authors: Kurenkova Anastasiia D. , Timashev Peter S.
Published: November 2022

Mast cells are best known for their involvement in the pathogenesis of allergic reactions and inflammation. Due to the wide variety of activation methods and the various mediators that mast cells can synthesize and store, they can regulate all stages of the inflammatory process. There are a large amount of data describing the role of mast cells in the development of autoimmune rheumatoid arthritis, but their role in the development of inflammatory traumatic osteoarthritis remains poorly described. However, non-autoimmune cartilage damage is the main reason for joint replacement surgeries. As important regulators of the inflammatory process, mast cells could be an interesting target for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Herein, we summarize the knowledge about the role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and outline various approaches that, to varying degrees, seem promising for the correction of the disease.
An iterative method for solving a PDE with free boundary arising from pricing corporate bond with credit rating migration
Authors: Cen Zhongdi , Huang Jian , Xu Aimin , Le Anbo
Published: November 2022

In this paper an iterative method is proposed to solve a partial differential equation (PDE) with free boundary arising from pricing corporate bond with credit grade migration risk. A iterative algorithm is designed to construct two sequences of fixed internal boundary problems, which produce two weak solution sequences. It is proved that both weak solution sequences are convergent. In each iteration step, an implicit-upwind difference scheme is used to solve the fixed internal boundary problem. It is shown that the scheme is stable and first-order convergent. Numerical experiments verify that the limit of the weak solution sequence is the solution of the free boundary problem. This method simplifies the free boundary problem solving, ensures the stability of the discrete scheme and reduces the amount of calculation.
Protein secondary structure prediction based on Wasserstein generative adversarial networks and temporal convolutional networks with convolutional block attention modules
Authors: Yuan Lu , Ma Yuming , Liu Yihui
Published: November 2022

As an important task in bioinformatics, protein secondary structure prediction (PSSP) is not only beneficial to protein function research and tertiary structure prediction, but also to promote the design and development of new drugs. However, current PSSP methods cannot sufficiently extract effective features. In this study, we propose a novel deep learning model WGACSTCN, which combines Wasserstein generative adversarial network with gradient penalty (WGAN-GP), convolutional block attention module (CBAM) and temporal convolutional network (TCN) for 3-state and 8-state PSSP. In the proposed model, the mutual game of generator and discriminator in WGAN-GP module can effectively extract protein features, and our CBAM-TCN local extraction module can capture key deep local interactions in protein sequences segmented by sliding window technique, and the CBAM-TCN long-range extraction module can further capture the key deep long-range interactions in sequences. We evaluate the performance of the proposed model on seven benchmark datasets. Experimental results show that our model exhibits better prediction performance compared to the four state-of-the-art models. The proposed model has strong feature extraction ability, which can extract important information more comprehensively.
Script-Independent Text Segmentation from Document Images
Authors: Sahare Parul , Tembhurne Jitendra V. , Parate Mayur R. , Diwan Tausif , Dhok Sanjay B.
Published: November 2022

Document image analysis finds broad application in the digital world for the purpose of information retrieval. This includes optical character recognition (OCR), indexing of digital libraries, web image processing, etc. One of the important steps in this field is text segmentation. This segmentation becomes complicated for the documents containing text of uneven spacing and characters of varying font sizes. In this paper, script-independent text-line segmentation and word segmentation algorithms are presented. Fast marching method is used for text-line segmentation, whereas wavelet transform with connected components (CCs) labeling is used for word segmentation. Fast marching method is used as a region growing process that detects potential text-lines. For word segmentation, energy map is calculated using wavelet transform to create text-blocks. Both the proposed algorithms are evaluated on different databases containing documents of different scripts, where highest text-line and word segmentation accuracies of 98.9% and 99.1%, respectively, are obtained.
E-Government Innovation, Financial Disclosure, and Public Sector Accounts
Authors: Naidu Suwastika , Zhao Fang , Chand Anand , Patel Arvind , Pandaram Atishwar
Published: November 2022

This study seeks to test and examine the relationships and impacts of e-government development and e-participation on the financial disclosure of public sector accounts in the context of small island countries. To study the relationships and impacts, the authors drew on (1) e-government development index and (2) e-participation index as measures of e-government development and e-participation. They developed a public accounts internet financial disclosure index (PAIFDI) to measure the online financial disclosure of public sector accounts. A total of 30 small island countries were selected for this study. Data were generated from the 2018 United Nations e-government survey and through assessment of the national websites of 30 small island developing countries. The findings from this study also showed that e-government development has a positive and statistically significant impact on PAIFDI, at a 5% level of significance, holding all other variables constant.
Social Development and Labour Productivity: The Problem and a Solution for the Tea Plantation Sector of Sri Lanka
Authors: Dishanka Sajitha , Ikemoto Yukio
Published: November 2022

The critical bi-directional causality between social development of tea estate workers and their productivity has created a chronic vicious cycle, requiring a sustainable solution incorporating all the beneficiaries of this sector. The objective of this study is to evaluate the suitability and applicability of small-scale contract farming (CF) system as a sustainable solution for the labour related problems in tea plantations in Sri Lanka. In achieving this objective, a conceptual justification to the solution has been established based on the empirical findings from the existing labour management system in tea plantations.. Questionnaire based interviews were conducted with both the management and the estate workers in selected Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs). Study findings reveal that poor socio-economic condition of workers, traditional work norms, lack of cooperativeness between workers and management, and management responsibility towards stockholders have adversely affected the labour productivity. Conclusively, we suggest that small-scale CF system would be a sustainable solution for these problems as it is attributed with equity, efficiency and empowerment tools which are significant but lacking in the existing system.
An Appraisal of Natural Resources and Socio-economic Development: The Nigerian Case
Authors: Airhunmwunde M. E.
Published: November 2022

Nigeria has abundant natural resources to compare with other nations of the world. How do such natural resources compare with those of other countries at different stages of development? Do the existences of these natural resources guarantee socio-economic development? What exactly is the problem of Nigeria? Most importantly, to what extent is Nigeria’s development a function of its natural resources? Relying on international data sources and empirical research, a sample of twenty countries exhibiting a variety of patterns of natural resources and development were selected at random. Development and natural resources as composite variables were illustrated and measured with COPO-DEV Model as measureable in a non-conventional but more meaningful manner. The outcome indicates that there is no conventional thread relationship between natural resources and socio-economic developments because the phenomenon works differently, depending on whether consideration is on developing, newly industrialized, or developed countries. Moreover, the study also revealed that there is a link between Nigeria’s international trade and world poverty; whose prospects well beyond the turn of the century appear gloomy. The better supported, emerging industrializing countries of East Asia and Latin America, where the “prime of development” is rising, paints a divergent picture and revealed growth at an extraordinary momentum. Additionally, a tale of contrasting fortune between the comparisons of two selected countries indicated how long term annual economic growth showed a negative domestic investment translated into marked decline in economic growth.
Using Graphic Novels to Teach Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice: An Educational Technique
Authors: Carlson Lynette M. , Edwards Bry , Nakajima Mikiko Aoyagi
Published: November 2022

Context

The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Professional and Residency and Fellowship Standards indicate athletic training students, residents, and fellows must be trained in diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice (DEI&SJ). Diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice is a broad, complicated subject. Stereotyping and bias training are 2 topics within DEI&SJ that are important for providing culturally competent health care.

Objective

To detail a strategy for implementing concepts of DEI&SJ into athletic training education programs.

Background

As part of the health care team, athletic trainers are at the forefront of access to the medical system. Athletic trainers need to be prepared to service a growing diverse population.

Description

This learning activity enables athletic training educators to creatively engage students in discussion using graphic novels. This article describes the preparation and delivery methods for using graphic novels to teach stereotyping and bias concepts.

Clinical Advantage(s)

Integrating graphic novels into a classroom activity allows students the opportunity for open communication with classmates. Interpreting graphic novels may increase patient-centered care by increasing empathy in athletic training students.

Conclusion(s)

The inclusion of graphic novels into athletic training education using interpretation and open discussion techniques can expose students to complicated topics related to DEI&SJ.
The Pas, Manitoba
Authors: Sim V W
Published: November 2022

The Pas, the largest town in northern Manitoba, is located on the south bank of the Saskatchewan River where it is joined by the Pasquia River, 475 miles northwest of Winnipeg. It is the administrative and economic centre for the portion of the province lying
north of latitude 54° and is the southern terminus of the Hudson Bay Railway to Fort Churchill. The town is an effective link between the mining, trapping, and fishing areas of the Canadian Shield to the north and the predominantly agricultural lands of the prairies to the south. AH wholesale
freight and supplies consigned to northern Manitoba, as we11 as a11 fish, furs, and lumber products exported from the north, pass through The Pas. The strategic position of The Pas as an urban centre of considerable size within the western pioneer fringe makes the town worthy of attention. lt is the
purpose of this paper to present a topical account of the situation, site, and form of The Pas, together with an analysis of its fonctions.
Physiographic regions of Boothia Isthmus, N.W.T.
Authors: Fraser J K
Published: November 2022

En 1953, une équipe de la Direction de la géographie a fait une étude détaillée de la physiographie de l'isthme de Boothia, qui relie la presqu'île du même nom à la terre ferme. Au cours de la dernière glaciation, les
glaces ont recouvert toute la péninsule et laissé sur la région à l'étude quantité de matériaux glaciaires qu'on trouve sous forme d'eskers, de drumlins, de moraines et de dépôts pro-glaciaires. Ces formes de déposition caractérisent le relief
glaciaire de la partie centrale de l'Arctique canadien. L'étude de ces formes suggère la division de l'isthme en six régions physiographiques: les roches cristallines des élévations qui longent les côtes est et ouest, les plaines de drumlins au nord et au sud de Spence
Bay, les hauteurs de la partie septentrionale de l'isthme composées surtout de moraines de fond, et finalement les avant-buttes de calcaire de la partie centrale.
A vegetation map from the southern spruce forest zone of Manitoba
Authors: Ritchie J C
Published: November 2022

L'auteur présente ici les résultats d'une étude de la végétation faite dans une petite région du nord du Manitoba en 1955; le but est de démontrer les possibilités d'identifier, à l'aide de photographies
aériennes, les différents groupes de plantes qui composent le couvert végétal. A la suite du travail sur le terrain et de l'examen minutieux des photographies aériennes, il a préparé une carte de la végétation de cette région; une copie accompagne
l'article. Cette carte représente les onze types physionomiques de la flore identifiés ainsi que leur répartition. L'auteur fait de plus un court exposé des méthodes d'identification employées et présente, sous forme de tableau, un abrégé des
caractéristiques photographiques et physiographiques accompagnant les types de végétation illustrés sur la carte.
Glacier ice-thrust features of the Yukon coast
Authors: Mackay J R
Published: November 2022

Deformation of Pleistocene or earlier sediments found along the Yukon coast between King Point and Herschel Island are believed to have been caused by glacier ice-thrust. The paper describes major deformations occurring at Herschel Island, Kay Point, King Point,
and Stokes Point. The extent of glaciation within the immediate area is discussed, and three mechanisms are suggested as possible causes for the deformation of the sediments: slumping, tectonic disturbance, and ice-thrusting. ln support of the ice-thrust theory, the most acceptable of the three, the
following methods have been advanced to explain disturbed deposits: the frictional drag of glacier ice over weak strata, the incorporation of subjacent beds as englacial material, the bulldozing effect of glacier ice, and the overriding pressure of glacier ice over topographical obstructions. It is
believed that deformation was caused by the overriding pressure of glacier ice over sediments whose shear strength was reduced by high neutral stresses in entrapped pore water.
A review of the study of periglacial phenomena in Canada
Authors: Cook F A
Published: November 2022

The study of periglacial phenomena in Canada is in its infancy and as yet, very little is known of the distribution of these phenomena. Before World War II most of the area under the influence of a periglacial climate was relatively inaccessible and consequently
there are only casual references to periglacial phenomena in Canadian literature prior to 1940. The opening up of the north has increased the interest of Canadian geographers and geologists in the active periglacial forms, principally patterned ground and permafrost. This paper brings together
selected references and discusses the present stage of development of the study of periglacial processes and phenomena in Canada.
Agricultural land use in the Upper Saint John River Valler, New Brunswick
Authors: Raymond C W
Published: November 2022

The upper Saint John valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the Atlantic Provinces. I t was originally settled 175 years ago by Loyalists and Acadians, but its agricultural development was slow, the main basis of its early exploitation being
lumbering. Cleared land extended from the river valleys onto the upland areas adjacent to them, but much land unsuitable to agriculture was farmed, and this has resulted in the abandonment of farms during the past 50 years. However, the area still contains 20.4 per cent of the total farm population
and 19.2 percent of the total number of farms in New Brunswick. Potato growing was the first cash crop in the area, and was introduced from Aroostook county, Maine. Today, nearly 75 percent of the New Brunswick potato acreage lies within the upper Saint John valley. The summary land class map of the
area shows the varying quality of the farmland, and indicates that the main potato growing areas coïncide with the best quality farmland. On poorer quality farmland outside these areas, farming is marginal or on a subsistence basis. More of this farmland is likely to be abandoned in the future,
with forestry as a possible land use.
Mapping population density in Canada, with particular reference to plate 48, atlas of Canada
Authors: Gajda R T
Published: November 2022

ln the compilation of Plate 48 of the Atlas of Canada an attempt was made to present a locationally accurate density-of-population-map, insofar as the map scale, the available time and the statistical data would permit. The problem, made difficult by the very
uneven distribution of the population, was resolved by using a modified dasymetric-choropleth method. ln this technique the basic data for a statistical division were accepted, but uninhabited areas were isolated, and specific densities for settled areas were located within each division. The
inhabited areas were subdivided into tracts of different densities with homogeneous characteristics, by means of a detailed analysis of topographie maps on airphotos, and by interviews with persons familiar with particular localities. The result was an accurate picture of population distribution and
density. Before a decision was made to use the above method a number of experiments were carried out using various methods and techniques for presenting population distribution and density, such as dot distributions, and the isopleth and choropleth methods.
Étude statistique sur les stries glaciaires de la région de Fort-Churchill
Authors: Brochu M
Published: November 2022

This note presents the results of a study of glacial striae on quartzite outcrops in the Fort Churchill area, Manitoba. Striae number, length, and depth were measured for unit areas of I square metre. The median, maximum values are given for the squares
studied.
Studies in the physical geography of north-central Baffin Island, N.W.T
Authors: Ives J D , Andrews J T
Published: November 2022

Data accruing from reconnaissance field work in north-central Baffin Island and from intensive air photograph interpretation have been utilized to prepare colored maps of glacial features on scales of 1 :500,000 and 1 :250,000. These sheets are the first in a
series of terrain analysis maps of Baffin Island; sheets for other terrain features will be compiled and published separately. The text provides a detailed description of the maps and an analysis of the probable course of deglacierization of the Baffin Island-Foxe Basin area and lays the foundation
for a long-term program of field investigation. Much of the discussion is tentative, being based upon relatively limited data from a large tract of land. Nevertheless, it is apparent that mountain glaciers played an insignificant part in the over-all glacierization of Baffin Island; that at a
relatively late phase in the last glaciation a large, inland ice mass occupied most of the land west of the eastern coastal mountains, probably extending far into Foxe Basin; and that the final phases saw the westward withdrawal of this ice sheet from the regional watershed and the persistence of
ice lobes in the main Foxe Basin valleys, thus resisting encroachment of the late-glacial sea. Glacial and glacio-fluvial features formed during this process are well preserved and can be related to forms under construction around the present margins of the Barnes lce Cap. The concept of
deglacierization under arctic climate conditions is introduced as a logical approach to an understanding of features formed adjacent to and beneath a cold ice sheet. One of the most outstanding discoveries is the Cockburn end-moraine system, which extends for more than 400 miles, roughly parallel to
the heads of the Baffin Bay fiords; this system has been related to a late-phase stand of the inland ice.
Land abandonment in Prince Edward Island
Authors: Rayburn J A
Published: November 2022

A comparison of air-photograph coverages of Prince Edward Island of 1935 and 1958 indicate that a large amount of land has been removed from agricultural production. Most of this land either has or will revert to forest in a few years. The reasons for the
abandonment are discussed. The steps in the reversion from agricultural land to forest are described and the various areas of the island are discussed in relation to them. Recent agricultural developments on marginal land are also discussed.