bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Основания и правовые последствия пересмотра приговора
Authors: Кузнецов А.А. , Ермакова Д.А.
Published: August 2023

В данной статье рассмотрены правовое регулирование, правоприменительная практика пересмотра приговора и правовые последствия пересмотра приговора. В практике бывали случаи, когда лицо ошибочно обвиняли в том, что он не совершал, в связи с этим лицо несло все последующие ограничения, связанные с наличием у него судимости.
К вопросу о применении процедуры судебного примирения в Российской Федерации
Authors: Соколова Д.О. , Пуликов В.Г.
Published: August 2023

В статье проанализирована процедура судебного примирения в отечественной правовой системе. Проводится сравнительный анализ таких процедур как медиация и судебное примирение. Установлено, что рассматриваемый правовой институт требует доработки: авторы рассматривают проблемы, в числе которых, проблема неосведомленности населения о возможности использования судебного примирения как альтернативного способа разрешения споров.
Меры процессуального принуждения в административном судопроизводстве
Authors: Цицилина Ю.В.
Published: August 2023

Нарушители правил поведения в суде по административным делам могут быть призваны к порядку посредством применения к ним мер процессуального принуждения по правилам КАС РФ. Недопустимость препятствия осуществлению правосудия вызвана обязанностью проявлять уважение к суду и иным участникам процесса.
Employees’ metacognitive knowledge and skills assessment in tourism and hospitality
Authors: Valachis Ioannis , Tachmatzidis Dimitrios
Published: August 2023

This research explores academic knowledge, cognitive, emotional, and soft skills, according to the employees’ perceptions, that lead to better service provision and career development enhancement in the tourism and hospitality industry. Moreover, the research explores the possible differences and correlations in reference to five individual traits: the educational background, the tourism and hospitality sectors, the seasonal or full-time character of the organization, the location of the organization, and the working experience derived. In order to investigate the perceptions of employees, 102 online questionnaires were fully completed. Cronbach’s Alpha index, descriptive statistical analysis, correlations between first-ordinal factors, and several MANOVA tests provide information regarding the metacognitive assessment of the above-mentioned domains. According to their responses, the most important academic knowledge that entails the international nature of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, is ‘International Hospitality Management’. English is the most important foreign language, and Tourism Business Management is the most essential academic knowledge. The most important skills for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry that arise from the research are those of ‘problem solving’, ‘dealing with clients’, ‘customer service’, ‘crisis management’, ‘self-control, and ‘empathy’. The research concluded that, according to employees’ responses, skills and knowledge in the tourism and hospitality industry are generic and universal in their nature and applicability, and they do not differ regarding their individual characteristics. The analysis of the research data provides fruitful information regarding the most important and essential skills and knowledge for the tourism and hospitality industry.
Writing strategies in the production of expository dissemination articles in university students
Authors: Huari Maria Ysabel Alvarez , Roque Edith Geovana Collazos , Villalobos Aram Roosell Simangas , Soto Ramiro Alcides Enciso
Published: August 2023

Academic writing fulfills an epistemic function as it transforms knowledge, creates ideas and becomes a tool for new and significant learning.   However, academic writing is very challenging for university students. Therefore, this study aims to determine how writing strategies affect students at a university in Lima, Peru who produce expository dissemination articles. This research used a quantitative approach, an applied study and an experimental design with quasi-experimental characteristics. The sample consisted of 56 second-semester students, 26 of whom belonged to the control group and 30 to the experimental group. The instrument and the programme of 14 learning sessions were applied in the Zoom virtual classroom through synchronous and asynchronous classes. The results showed a value of U= (Z = -5.262 <-1.96) and (p = 0.00 < 0.05)   which demonstrates that the programme applied in virtual environments had a significant effect on the experimental group. The four writing processes of planning, textualization, revision and editing are integrated into academic research in the educational field. This program’s aim is to   improve and strengthen university students writing skills.
Professional facilitator: Development of training courses to enhance the facilitator technique for Thai community enterprises through online media
Authors: Chuenchaikit Tidarat , Kiddee Krissana , Ratanaolarn Thanin
Published: August 2023

This study aims to develop a training course to enhance the techniques of a facilitator for Thai community enterprises using online media. The author collected data from sixty participants from Thai community enterprises in two sub-districts using cluster random sampling. Three research instruments, namely, training courses, knowledge tests and skill assessment forms were used for data collection. The data was analysed using statistics such as mean (X), standard deviation (SD), t- test dependent and one-sample t-test. The ultimate contribution of this research is to enhance the economic stability of community enterprises for sustainability and self-reliance according to Thailand’s government strategic plans and national policy.
Supporting Student Agency with a Student-Facing Learning Analytics Dashboard
Authors: Kaveri Anceli , Silvola Anni , Muukkonen Hanni
Published: August 2023

Learning analytics dashboard (LAD) development has been criticized for being too data-driven and for developers lacking an understanding of the nontechnical aspects of learning analytics (LA). The ability of developers to address their understanding of learners as well as systematic efforts to involve students in the development process are central to creating pedagogically grounded student-facing dashboards. However, limited research is available about developer perceptions on supporting students with LA. We examined an interdisciplinary LA development team’s (IDT) perceptions of and intentions to support student agency, and the student-facing LAD development process. Qualitative content analysis supported by a social cognitive theory framework was conducted on interviews (N = 12) to analyze the IDT’s perceptions of student agency. IDT members had differing conceptions of student agency but agreed that it manifests in strategic study progression and planning, as well as in active interpretation and use of LA-based feedback. IDT members had differing views on student involvement in the LAD development process. Communication challenges within an IDT and limited resources were mentioned, impeding development work. The results of this study highlight the importance of fostering communication among IDT members about guiding pedagogical design principles and the systematic use of educational concepts in LA development processes.
Modelling Temporality in Person- and Variable-Centred Approaches
Authors: Tempelaar Dirk , Rienties Bart , Giesbers Bas , Nguyen Quan
Published: August 2023

Learning analytics needs to pay more attention to the temporal aspect of learning processes, especially in self-regulated learning (SRL) research. In doing so, learning analytics models should incorporate both the duration and frequency of learning activities, the passage of time, and the temporal order of learning activities. However, where this exhortation is widely supported, there is less agreement on its consequences. Does paying tribute to temporal aspects of learning processes necessarily imply that event-based models are to replace variable-based models, and analytic discovery methods substitute traditional statistical methods? We do not necessarily require such a paradigm shift to give temporal aspects their position. First, temporal aspects can be integrated into variable-based models that apply statistical methods by carefully choosing appropriate time windows and granularity levels. Second, in addressing temporality in learning analytic models that describe authentic learning settings, heterogeneity is of crucial importance in both variable- and event-based models. Variable-based person-centred modelling, where a heterogeneous sample is split into homogeneous subsamples, is suggested as a solution. Our conjecture is illustrated by an application of dispositional learning analytics, describing authentic learning processes over an eight-week full module of 2,360 students.
Effects of Ultrasonography-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia, Gastrointestinal Motility, and Mobilization in Patients Delivering Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study
Authors: ARSLAN Kadir , ÇETİN ARSLAN Hale , YILDIZ Muhammed Emir , ŞAHİN Ayça Sultan
Published: August 2023

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasonography (USG)-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on postoperative analgesia, gastrointestinal motility, and mobilization time in patients who had a cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Material and Methods: The follow-up forms of the total 81 patients who had elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia between March 2022 and June 2022 were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups, 41 patients as the TAP block applied group (group T) and 40 patients as the control group (group C). Demographic data of patients, visual analog scale (VAS) values at postoperative 2nd-, 4th-, 6th-, 12th-, and 24th-hour, tramadol requirements, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and tramadol consumption, postoperative nausea-vomiting (PONV) status, initial gas release times and mobilization times were analyzed.

Results: The VAS scores of the patients in group T at the postoperative period 2nd-, 4th-, and 6th-hour were significantly lower than those of group C (p
Friends or Foes of Nonhumans? The Place of Scientific Experts in the Philosophy of Bruno Latour
Authors: Antolínez David
Published: August 2023

Bruno Latour has long denounced the constraints on political deliberation caused by the alleged impersonal objectivity of scientific discourse. However, throughout his career, the French philosopher has advanced some critiques of the role of scientific experts. With his proposal of the Parliament of Things, Latour expected to redefine the scientific expert as a translator for nonhumans in the general quest of integrating sciences and politics. However, the late Latour re-elaborated this alternative under the light of the new climate regime, which reveals that scientists are no longer able to translate the legion of nonhuman actors bursting into contemporary politics. This paper aims to give a recount of the Latourian assessment of scientific expertise, while also indicating another plausible redefinition of the scientific expert as a teaching figure. This is derived from the vindication of rhetoric and the pedagogical vein that traverse Latourian philosophy. At the end, there will be a review of three specific practices which exemplify that pedagogical role: cartography of controversies, art exhibitions and citizen science.
Education of socially responsible behavior among student youth
Authors: Pazukhina S. V.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The development of social responsibility as a personal and professional quality among young people at the university stage of their growth has become an important state goal of education today. Purpose setting. To study the components of socially responsible behavior among university students, the formation of which is carried out in the process of educational activities of curators of student groups. Methodology and methods of the study. Organizational, empirical methods (experiment, testing, questionnaire, expert survey), quantitative and qualitative analysis, methods of data interpretation were used. Results. When studying the motivational component of socially responsible behavior using the methodology «Motivation to participate in socially significant activities», it was revealed that 68% of respondents have a high level of motivation for socially significant activities; 32% have an average level. Reflection as the ability to analyze one's own behavior and assess its social significance was studied using the O. V. Kalashnikova test. In the studied sample, 37% of respondents had a high level of reflection, 63% – on average. During the survey, it was revealed that the work of curators at the Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University satisfies students, is considered important and useful. The dynamics of the formation of socially responsible behavior was studied using the methodology «Responsibility before and now». All respondents indicated a subjectively felt increase in indicators of responsibility in their student years. Conclusion. The essence of socially responsible behavior of students is determined, its components are specified, the indicators of which were identified in the diagnostic process; on the basis of an expert survey, the role of curators in the education of socially responsible behavior of students is revealed; the fundamental components of the curatorial support model implemented at the Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University are described. The most significant, in the opinion of young people, events and activities of curators, as well as their personal qualities that affect the process of educating socially responsible behavior among students, were identified. The correlation of data on all the methods used allowed us to draw a general conclusion about fairly good results for all the studied indicators of socially responsible behavior of students. Most of the students gave a highly positive assessment of the contribution of the curators in educating them socially responsible behavior.
The archetypal image of a person in a test drawing and its role in artistic pedagogy
Authors: Sevostyanov D. A. , Lisetskaya E. V. , Pavlenko T. V.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The article analyzes the general (archetypal) properties of the human figure drawing, which can be traced when studying test drawings of a large number of test subjects. Purpose setting. The studied properties of the drawing are the basis for further training in artistic drawing. Knowledge of these properties allows for an individual approach to training. Methodology and methods of the study. The test subjects who took part in this study had not previously been specifically trained to draw outside of the school course. A total of 1848 people were examined. The study used evaluation criteria from the Goodenough-Harris test. Results. During the analysis of test drawings of persons from 14 to 20 years old, a number of notable properties were revealed. In particular, significant differences between male and female drawings were identified. Formal differences in the drawings of male and female subjects that cannot be explained by gender-role stereotypes are revealed. A much more «correct» but at the same time more stereotypical character of women»s drawings was found. Men»s drawings are less «correct», but more diverse. The age dynamics of graphic features of men»s drawings shows much less close correlations. Thus, the correlation analysis shows in male drawings a relatively greater consistency of features that characterize the image of the upper limbs of the human figure. This feature is usually associated with a greater propensity for social contacts and extroverted activities. Identification of these patterns is necessary for the psychological support of art education. In particular, this study allows us to justify differences in educational approaches depending on the gender of students. The results obtained provide a scientific justification for the failure of the gender approach, in particular, in art pedagogy. Conclusions. In the course of this study, the validity of the evolutionary theory of gender by V.A. Geodakyan was confirmed. According to this theory, the male sex is more characterized by an operational function, and the female sex by a conservative function. A comparative analysis of the graphomotor skills of male and female subjects allows us to reveal this particular feature.
Implementation of the strategy of internationalization of higher education as a «soft power» tool of the state
Authors: Overchuk L. A.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The following article analyzes the interpretations of the concept of «soft power» implemented in the field of Russian higher education. In connection with the discussion in scientific circles of the ambivalence of the concept of «soft power» from the moment of its appearance and in the subsequent period, various interpretations of opposite and complementary concepts with the word «power» are given here. The components and functions of «soft power» reflected in the documents and concepts of the state»s foreign policy are considered. Purpose setting. At present, when political and economic sanctions have also changed the landscape of international educational cooperation, the possibilities of the «soft power» tools of our state have been significantly decreased. Methodology and methods of the study. As a tool for promoting cultural values and ideals, higher education accumulates opportunities for cultural, scientific, technical, socio-political and economic impact on the individual and society. Results. The communication space of Russian universities will be able to integrate a new rational discourse through delivering various educational exchange programmes and cultural, educational projects, with the involvement of modern information communication technologies. The implementation of this task requires the strategic development of the internationalization of higher education. Conclusion. Cooperation in various fields of science and technology remains an important tool for improving international political stability and mutual understanding. Germany is an example of successful development and promotion of national ideas and interests, i.e. increasing the «weight» of the state in the international arena through education. At the same time, the main function of «soft power» is performed in latent form, when the influence of the state is not straightforward, but hidden.
Methods of working with professional vocabulary in accordance with modern requirements to the educational process
Authors: Rakhimova T. A. , Kaseka I. P.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The updating of standards and the active introduction of distance and computer technologies cause the emergence of both new techniques and new relationships between the elements of the educational process. Purpose setting. The purpose of the study is to determine the compliance with the requirements, approaches and methods of working with professional vocabulary in the process of learning a foreign language in a technical university. Methodology and methods of the study. By analyzing the scientific and pedagogical literature and the results of observation, the connections and dependence of the success of fulfilling specific requirements for the educational process on the modern approaches and methods of learning a foreign language are revealed. Results. The parallel development of terminology in Russian and foreign languages, the computer competence of teachers and controlled working conditions in the electronic educational environment have the particular importance. As a part of the study, a survey was conducted, which confirmed the students' interest in working with Internet resources and tasks in an electronic educational environment. The teaching and controlling functions of the proposed methods are noted. They are directly related to the process of mastering professional vocabulary. A direct connection between specific approaches, techniques and the compliance with standards is demonstrated. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the description of the organizational and methodological system of working with professional vocabulary in a modern technical university. Conclusion. As a result, approaches and techniques have been identified and tested that allow improving the process of organizing and implementing work on the assimilation of professional vocabulary. The integration of activities to form the professional communicative competence of students in the programs of general education and special disciplines and the updating in the system of language training in connection with Russia's withdrawal from the Bologna process can be the advanced research directions.
Adaptive Test Suits Generation for Large Configurable Systems using SPEA2 Algorithm
Authors: Jamil Muhammad Abid , Nour Mohamed K. , Alotaibi Saud S. , Hussain Mohammad Jabed , Hussaini Syed Mutiullah , Naseer Atif
Published: August 2023

Self-adaptive systems are capable of reconfiguring themselves while in use to reduce the risks forced by environments for which they may not have been specifically designed. Run-time validation techniques are required because complex Self-adaptive systems must consistently offer acceptable behavior for important services. The run-time testing can offer further confidence that a Self-adaptive system will continue to act as intended even when operating in unknowable circumstances. This article introduces an evolutionary framework that supports adaptive testing for Self-adaptive systems. To ensure that the adaptive systems continue to operate following its requirements and that both test plans and test cases continuously stay relevant to shifting operational conditions. The proposed approach using the SPEA2 algorithm facilitates both the execution and adaptation of run-time testing operations.
Global and Conditional Disruption of the Igf-I Gene in Osteoblasts and/or Chondrocytes Un-veils Epiphyseal and Metaphyseal Bone-Specific Effects of IGF-I in Bone
Authors: Xing Weirong , Kesavan Chandrasekhar , Pourteymoor Sheila , Mohan Subburaman
Published: August 2023

To evaluate the relative importance of IGF-I expression in various cell types for endochon-dral ossification, we quantified the trabecular bone at the secondary spongiosa and epiphysis of the distal femur in 8-12-week-old male mice with a global knockout of the Igf-I gene as well as conditional deletion of the Igf-I gene in osteoblasts, chondrocytes, osteo-blasts/chondrocytes, and their corresponding control wild type littermates. The osteoblast-, chondrocyte- and osteoblast/chondrocyte-specific Igf-I conditional knockout mice were generated by crossing Igf-I floxed mice with Cre transgenic mice in which Cre expression is under the control of Col1α2 or Col2α1 promoter. We found that global disruption of Igf-I resulted in 80% and 70% reduction in bone size, which is defined as total volume, at the secondary spongiosa and epiphysis of the distal femur, respectively. Abrogation of Igf-I in Col1α2-producing osteoblasts, but not Col2α1-producing chondrocytes, decreased bone size by 25% at both the secondary spongiosa and epiphysis while deletion of the Igf-I globally or specifically in osteoblasts or chondrocytes reduced trabecular bone mass by 25%. By contrast, global Igf-I knockout but not conditional knockout of Igf-I in osteoblasts and/or chondrocytes reduced trabecular bone mass in the epiphysis. The reduced trabecu-lar bone mass at the secondary spongiosa in osteoblast- and/or chondrocyte-specific Igf-I conditional knockout mice is caused by reduced trabecular number and increased trabec-ular separation. Immunohistochemistry studies revealed that expression levels of chon-drocyte (COL10, MMP13) and osteoblast (BSP) markers were reduced in the secondary spongiosa and the epiphyses in the global Igf-I knockout mice. Our data indicate that local and endocrine IGF-I actions in bone are pleiotropic and dependent on cell type as well as the bone compartment where IGF-I acts.
Assessment of Water Availability and Environmental Influence on People’s Lives in a Small Basin in the Hinterland of Pernambuco, Using the SUPer and UAV
Authors: Luz Gabrielly Gregorio , Miranda Rodrigo De Queiroga , Galvinicio Josicleda Domiciano
Published: August 2023

Water scarcity is a worldwide concern, considering that water is a limited resource and essential for life. In Brazil, approximately 30% of its population lives in one of the areas that most suffer from lack of water, the semi-arid region covering about 20% of the country's territorial extension. The lack of water, mainly in the northeast of the country, has been a problem for years, where people who live in this territory have been suffering for months from the lack of water and the poor distribution of the resource, which increases the degree of inequality between the regions of the country. The research aims to show the effect of the hydrological cycle on the quality of vegetation and how such processing can end up affecting people's lives and the environment. The municipality of Floresta is within the scope of sub-basin 73, the territory is part of the municipalities benefited from the PISF- São Francisco River integration project works, and the study has raised discussion on the part of the scientific community regarding the effectiveness of the population project and the possible risks caused to the environment. This study carried out a temporal analysis, 1961-2021, to investigate water availability and how the hydrological system can affect society, raising the degree of its importance for a better quality of life and consequently reducing hydric inequalities. It was also evaluated how climate changes can interfere with these environmental changes and the quality of life at the local scale. The hydrological model system used to assess water availability was the Pernambuco Hydrological Response Units SUPer-System. In addition, this system helped to understand the changes that occurred in the studied sub-basin. Yet was used UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to view relationship between lives in house and environment conditions. The study can obtain accurate and necessary information to understand the dynamics of the hydrological system and the possible changes of social hydric inequalities. Thus, it is concluded that climate change will have different impacts on small scales and lives conditions due to different characteristic's environment. It is very important to carry out studies on a detailed scale to provide better public policies for mitigating the effects of climate change on people's lives.
Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals the Molecular Mechanism of Resistance (Youkang) and Susceptive (Tengjiao) Zanthoxylum armatum Cultivars Rust
Authors: Han Shan , Xu Xiu , Yuan Huan , Li Shujiang , Lin Tiantian , Liu Yinggao , Li Shuying , Zhu Tianhui
Published: August 2023

Chinese pepper rust is a live parasitic fungal disease caused by Coleosporium zanthoxyli, which seriously affects the cultivation and industrial development of Z. armatum. Cultivating and planting resistant cultivars is considered the most economical and environmentally friendly strategy to control this disease. Therefore, the mining of excellent genes for rust resistance and analysis of the mechanism of rust resistance are the key strategies to achieve the targeted breeding of rust resistance. However, there is no relevant report on pepper rust resistance at present. The aim of the present study was to further explore the resistance mechanism of pepper by screening the rust-resistant germplasm resources in the early stage. Combined with the analysis of plant pathology, transcriptomics, and metabolomics, we found that the genes and metabolites related to phenylpropanoid metabolism were highly enriched in resistant varieties after pathogen infection, which indicated that phenylpropanoid metabolism might mediate the resistance of Z. armatum. This finding was further confirmed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis, which revealed that the expression levels of core genes involved in phenylpropane metabolism in disease-resistant varieties were high. In addition, the difference in flavonoid content in the leaves between resistant and susceptible varieties further supported the conclusion that the flavonoid pathway is one of the main pathways involved in resistance formation in Chinese pepper, and MeJA is involved in the formation of resistance. Our research results not only help to better understand the resistance mechanism of Z. armatum rust but also contribute to the breeding and utilization of resistant varieties.
Unit Exponential Probability Distribution: Characterization and Applications in Environmental and Engineering Data Modelling
Authors: Bakouch Hassan , Hussain Tassaddaq , Tošić Marina , Stojanović Vladica , Qarmalah Najla
Published: August 2023

Distributions with bounded support show considerable sparsity over those with unbounded support, despite the fact that there are a number of real-world contexts where observations take values from a bounded range (proportions, percentages, and fractions are typical examples). For proportion modelling, a flexible family of two-parameter distribution functions associated with the exponential distribution is proposed here. Mathematical and statistical properties of the novel distribution are examined, including quantiles, mode, moments, hazard rate function, and its characterization. The parameter estimation procedure using the maximum likelihood method was carried out, and applications to environmental and engineering data were also considered. To this end, various statistical tests are used, along with some other information criterion indicators to determine how well the model fits the data. The proposed model is found to be the most efficient plan in most cases for the datasets considered.
An Investigation on the Healing Efficiency of Epoxy Vitrimer Composites based on Zn2+ catalyst
Authors: Palmieri Barbara , Cilento Fabrizia , Amendola Eugenio , Valente Teodoro , Dello Iacono Stefania , Giordano Michele , Martone Alfonso
Published: August 2023

The need to recycle carbon fibre reinforced composite polymers (CFRP) has grown significantly to reduce the environmental impact generated by their production. To meet this need, thermoreversible epoxy matrices have been developed in recent years. This study investigates the performance of an epoxy vitrimer made by introducing a metal catalyst (Zn2+) and its carbon fibre composites focusing on the healing capability of the system. The dynamic crosslinking networks endow vitrimers with interesting rheological behaviour, the capability of the formulated resin (AV-5) has been assessed by creep tests. The analysis showed increased molecular mobility above a topology freezing temperature (Tv). However, the reinforcement phase inhibits the flow capability reducing the flow. The fracture behaviour of CFRP made with the vitrimeric resin has been investigated by Mode I and Mode II tests and compared with the conventional system. The repairability of the vitrimeric CFRP has been investigated by attempting to recover the delaminated samples, which yielded unsatisfactory results. Moreover, the healing efficiency of the modified epoxy composites has been assessed by using the vitrimer as an adhesive layer. The joints were able to recover about 84% of the lap shear strength of the pristine system.
A Wearable Assistant Device for Hearing Impaired to Recognize Emergency Vehicle Sirens with Edge Computing
Authors: Chin Chiun-Li , Lin Chia-Chun , Wang Jing-Wen , Chin Wei-Cheng , Chen Yu-Hsiang , Chang Sheng-Wen , Huang Pei-Chen , Zhu Xin , Hsu Yu-Lun , Liu Shing-Hong
Published: August 2023

Wearable assistant devices play an important role in daily life for people with disabilities. Those who are hearing impaired may face dangers while walking or driving on the road. The major danger is their inability to hear warning sounds from cars or ambulances. Thus, the goal of this study is to develop a wearable assistant device for the hearing impaired to recognize emergency vehicle sirens on the road using edge computing. An EfficientNet-based fuzzy rank-based ensemble model was proposed to classify seven audio sounds, including human vocalizations and emergency vehicle sirens. This model was embedded in an Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense development board. The audio files were respectively obtained from the CREMA-D dataset and Large Scale Audio dataset of emergency vehicle sirens on the road, with a total number of 8756 files. The seven audio sounds included neutral vocalization, anger vocalization, fear vocalization, happy vocalization, car horn sound, siren sound, and ambulance siren sound. The audio signal was converted into a spectrogram by the short-time Fourier transform as the feature. When one of the car horns, sirens, or ambulance sirens was detected, the wearable assistant device presented alarms through vibration and messages on the OLED panel. The performances of the EfficientNet-based fuzzy rank-based ensemble model in offline computing achieved an accuracy of 97.1%, precision of 97.79%, sensitivity of 96.8%, and specificity of 97.04%. In edge computing, the results were an accuracy of 95.2%, precision of 93.2%, sensitivity of 95.3%, and specificity of 95.1%. Thus, the proposed wearable assistant device has the potential benefit of helping the hearing impaired avoid traffic accidents.
Physicochemical characterization and presence of heavy metals in the trout farming area of Lake Titicaca, Peru
Authors: Escobar-Mamani Fortunato , Moreno-Terrazas Edmundo , Siguayro- Mamani Humberto , Argota Pérez George
Published: August 2023

Certain areas of Lake Titicaca exhibit signs of contamination from urban drainage, mining tailings, and waste from trout cage farming. The objective of this study was to determine the physicochemical conditions of the water and the concentration of heavy metals in sediments of a trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farming area in Puno Bay, Lake Titicaca. Water samples were collected at depths of 1, 5, 10, and 15 meters from the surface, as well as from sediments at the bottom of the lake. Additionally, samples were taken 500 meters from the trout breeding area, where no farming activities took place. The study was carried out over a period of 10 months. Some physical-chemical measurements were taken in situ using a multiparametric device, while others were carried out at IMARPE’s laboratory. The results indicate that the physical-chemical quality of the water does not exceed the tolerance limits recommended by the Environmental Quality Standards - ECA Peru. The water pH was 8.79 and the dissolved oxygen was 6.81. The heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu) found in the sediments were within the permissible limits compared to the ISQG Canada Standard. However, the concentration of As, at 41 mg kg-1, exceeded the tolerance limit. Uncontrolled trends in trout production volumes could compromise water quality and sustainability.
Pregnancy, Hip Pain, and Total Hip Replacement
Authors: Garcia Elizabeth G. , Prosser Gareth H. , Bucher Thomas A.
Published: August 2023

➤ Young women who are 15 to 45 years of age and undergo total hip replacements are at increased risk for revision compared with women >75 years of age.

➤ Among women of childbearing age with a total hip replacement, 12% to 17% will later have at least 1 pregnancy.

➤ Young women who undergo total hip replacement do not have an increased risk of pregnancy complications.

➤ Of the 60% of women who experienced pain with a total hip replacement during pregnancy, 21% had persisting pain, and 4% reported the pain as severe.

➤ Women who have a total hip replacement and later experience pregnancy and childbirth have no increased risk of pregnancy complications or increased revision rates; there was no effect of the mode of delivery on revision rates or complications including fracture, dislocation, or loosening, according to the limited studies available.
Acknowledgement of Country
Authors: Journal Coordinator TESOL in Context
Published: August 2023

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Development and Validation of the Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Integrated Assessment – Oxaliplatin Subscale: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Gu Zhancheng , Chen Chen , Gu Jialin , Song Ziwei , Wei Guoli , Cai Guoxiang , Shu Qijin , Zhu Lingjun , Zhu Weiyou , Deng Haibin , Li Sheng , Chen Aifei , Yin Yue , Wu Qiulan , Zhu Hongyu , Li Guochun , Dai Anwei , Huo Jiege
Published: August 2023

Background
Current assessment tools for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) have rarely provided substantive guidance for interventions in clinical applications. The aim of this study was to develop an assessment tool specifically for oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy (OIPN), and to improve the accuracy, sensitivity and practicability of clinical assessment.
Methods
This study screened 445 OIPN-related literatures for producing a symptom list, and developed the questionnaire module through expert supplement, item generation, content correlation analysis, pre-testing, and item improvement. The validation phase used a Chinese population-based prospective cohort study from June 2021 to July 2022. Patients were asked to complete both the tested questionnaire and QLQ-CIPN20, and to cooperate for CTCAE grading one day before chemotherapy from cycles 2–6. Cronbach’s α coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated for the internal consistency and stability analysis, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to investigate the construct validity. The correlations among the tested questionnaire, QLQ-CIPN20 and CTCAE were compared for the criterion validity analysis. Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test was used to compare the sensitivity between the tested questionnaire and QLQ-CIPN20.
Result
A 20-item CIPN assessment tool named chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy integrated assessment – oxaliplatin subscale (CIPNIA-OS) was developed. The validation phase included 186 patients. Cronbach's α coefficient of CIPNIA-OS was 0.764 (> 0.7), and ICC was 0.997 (between 0.9 and 1). The structure of CIPNIA-OS containing seven factors was examined. The correlation coefficient between CIPNIA-OS and CTCAE was 0.661 (95%CI 0.623 to 0.695), which was significantly higher than that between QLQ-CIPN20 and CTCAE (0.417, 95%CI 0.363 to 0.469, p < 0.01). Besides, the total score of CIPNIA-OS was mostly higher than QLQ-CIPN20, with an average difference of 2.189 (CI 95% 2.056 to 2.322), and the difference gradually expanded with the increase of chemotherapy cycles.
Conclusion
This study developed an original CIPN questionnaire which was dedicated for OIPN assessment. It was a comprehensive tool that covered acute OIPN symptoms and integrated features from several proven CIPN assessment tools. The validation results supported that CIPNIA-OS had good reliability, stability, construct, criterion validity, and was more accuracy and sensitive than QLQ-CIPN20 in the evaluation of OIPN.
Construction of a High-Density Genetic Map Based on Large-Scale Marker Development in Coix lacryma-jobi L. Using Specifific-Locus Amplifified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF-seq)
Authors: Yang Chenglong , Ban Xiuwen , Zhou Mingqiang , Zhou Yu , Luo Kai , Yang Xiaoyu , Li Zhifang , Liu Fanzhi , Li Qing , Luo Yahong , Zhou Xiang , Lei Jing , Long Peilin , Wang Jian , Guo Jianchun
Published: August 2023

Coix lacryma-jobi L. is one of the most important economical and medicine corn. In this study, a high genetic linkage map has been constructed for C. lacryma-jobi L from a cross F2 community of “Qianyi NO.2” × “Wenyi NO.2” and their parents through high-throughput sequencing and specfic-locus amplified fragment (SLAF) library construction. After pre-processing, 325.49 Gb of raw data containing 1,628 M reads were obtained. A total of 22,944 high-quality SLAFs were detected, among which 3,952 SLAFs and 3,646 of the polymorphic markers could meet the requirements for construction of a genetic linkage map. The integrated map contains 3,605 high quality SLAFs, which are grouped to 10 genetic linkage groups. The total length of the linkage map is 1,620.39 cM with an average distance of 0.45 cM and 360.5 markers in average of per linkage group. This work will provide an important molecular biology basis for investigating their characteristics, gene cloning, molecular marker-assisted breeding, functional genomics and so on for Job’s tears.
Altered Expressions of Long-noncoding RNAs involved in development and pathogenesis of Child-onset lupus nephritis
Authors: Jia Yang , Ahamada Mariame Mohamed , xiong shiqiu , Chen Haixia , liu donghai , Wu Xiaochuan
Published: August 2023

Background
We aimed to assess the expression profiles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and mRNAs in children with lupus nephritis (LN) by microarray analysis.
Method
26 venous blood samples were obtained from LN patients and controls for this study. Sequencing of small RNAs was performed to evaluate the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs in these two groups. Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to clarify the potential biological functions and signaling pathways with which altered genes are most closely related.
Result
We identified 502 altered lncRNAs and 291 mRNAs in LN patients compared to healthy controls. A coding-non-coding gene co-expression (CNC) network profile based on eight validated altered lncRNAs as well as 258 interacted mRNAs. Following by Gene Ontology analysis, the target genes of the lncRNAs were most enriched in neutrophil degranulation, secretory granules, and catalytic activity. In addition, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis reported that the target genes were most enriched in the NOD-like receptor signaling pathway and the Th1/Th2/Th17 significant pathway.
Conclusions
The present study showed that lncRNAs were significantly altered in children with LN compared to healthy controls and may play a critical role in the development and pathogenesis of LN. Thus, these altered lncRNAs and their target genes might be promising therapeutic targets for LN.
Distal Radius Morphometry in the Saudi Population
Authors: Mirdad Abdullah Osamah S , Nasr Akram Eltayib Mohamed , Alruwaili Mohammed Ali H , ALKHUDHIER HANI ABDULLAH O , Ahmed Ali Mohammed , Alblowi Ali A. A.
Published: August 2023

Objectives
This research paper aims to investigate the morphometric parameters of the distal radius in the Saudi adult population and to compare these findings to the international standards, a total of 389 participant have been included. The specific objectives are to determine gender and side-specific differences in volar tilt, radial height, and radial inclination and to analyze the values of these parameters.
Methods
A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Naval Base, Armed Forces Hospital in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Wrist radiographs of 389 participants were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, including descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and calculation of means, standard deviations, and ranges.
Results
The mean volar tilt was 13.28° (SD ± 3.03°), radial height was 12.41 mm (SD ± 2.05 mm), and radial inclination was 22.93° (SD ± 3.47°). Significant differences were found in radial height between males and females (p < 0.05) and between the right and left sides (p < 0.05) for both radial height and radial inclination.
Conclusion
This study provides valuable data on the morphometric parameters of the distal radius in the Saudi adult population. Significant variations were observed in volar tilt, radial height, and radial inclination between genders and between the right and left sides. No significant variations have been found between our population and the international standards. These findings have important implications for clinical practice and treatment decisions, highlighting the need for population-specific reference values.
A novel artificial intelligence model for fetal facial profile marker measurement during the first trimester
Authors: Ji Chunya , Liu Kai , Yang Xin , Cao Yan , Cao Xiaoju , Pan Qi , Yang Zhong , Sun Lingling , Yin Linliang , Deng Xuedong , Ni Dong
Published: August 2023

Background: To study the validity of an artificial intelligence (AI) model for measuring fetal facial profile markers, and to evaluate the diagnostic value of the AI model for identifying fetal abnormalities during the first trimester.
Methods: This retrospective study used two-dimensional mid-sagittal fetal profile images taken during singleton pregnancies at 11–13+6 weeks of gestation. We measured the facial profile markers, including inferior facial angle (IFA), maxilla-nasion-mandible (MNM) angle, facial-maxillary angle (FMA), frontal space (FS) distance, and profile line (PL) distance using AI and manual measurements. Semantic segmentation and landmark localization were used to develop an AI model to measure the selected markers and evaluate the diagnostic value for fetal abnormalities. The consistency between AI and manual measurements was compared using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). The diagnostic value of facial markers measured using the AI model during fetal abnormality screening was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.
Results: A total of 2372 normal fetuses and 37 with abnormalities were observed, including 18 with trisomy 21, 7 with trisomy 18, and 12 with CLP. Among them, 1872 normal fetuses were used for AI model training and validation, and the remaining 500 normal fetuses and all fetuses with abnormalities were used for clinical testing. The ICCs (95%CI) of the IFA, MNM angle, FMA, FS distance, and PL distance between the AI and manual measurement for the 500 normal fetuses were 0.812 (0.780-0.840), 0.760 (0.720-0.795), 0.766 (0.727-0.800), 0.807 (0.775-0.836), and 0.798 (0.764-0.828), respectively. IFA clinically significantly identified trisomy 21 and trisomy 18, with areas under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.686 (95%CI, 0.585-0.788) and 0.729 (95%CI, 0.621-0.837), respectively. FMA effectively predicted trisomy 18, with an AUC of 0.904 (95%CI, 0.842-0.966). MNM angle and FS distance exhibited good predictive value in CLP, with AUCs of 0.738 (95%CI, 0.573-0.902) and 0.677 (95%CI, 0.494-0.859), respectively.
Conclusions: The consistency of fetal facial profile marker measurements between the AI and manual measurement was good during the first trimester. The AI model is a convenient and effective tool for the early diagnosis of fetal trisomy 21, trisomy 18, and CLP, which can be generalized to first-trimester scanning (FTS).