bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
East-West Cross-Cultural Encounters of the Lyric
Authors: Harper Elizabeth
Published: January 2025

Adorno described the lyric as “a philosophical sundial telling the time of history”. Here I read two poets whose continued cultural dominance make their work an ideal site for defining the privileged access of lyric to the nature of things. Horace and Tao body forth deep-rooted cultural thinking in a specific language at a specific time, but share universal concerns with the art of living well. Horace’s Odes suggest the freedom that art confers; the continual return of Chinese poets to Tao’s oeuvre suggests they found there a touchstone for their own questing voice. These small lyrics enshrine theories of the natural world, the self and society which present an enlarged vision of the good life. Articulating variously the realities of sacrifice and struggle, the pull of necessity and freedom, the path of beauty and the role of poetry, Horace and Tao open up horizons for reading empathetically across cultures.
Before Fandom in Japanese-Indonesian Film: the Roots of Globalization from Japan to Indonesia
Authors: Purwaning Tyas Agnes Siwi , Darumukti Georgius Benardi
Published: January 2025

The establishment of Japan Motion Picture (Nippon Eigasha) Indonesian branch and Cultural Center both in 1943 during Japanese occupation served as a driving force to develop Indonesia’s national film. Sending their film experts, Japan introduced national film standardization and taught systematic film-making techniques to Indonesian young directors. Usmar Ismail, later known as the founding father of Indonesian film, also learned about film-making from Japanese side, and eventually his first film was named the first Indonesian national film. Despite its major influence on Indonesian filmography, analysis on its internal elements and how much the education from Japan affected his film has been overlooked. Therefore, this study aims to identify the roots of globalization brought during the cultural imperialism era of Japan. An analysis by looking at cinematic elements in two Japanese and two Indonesian films will be made to find film-making principles and ideologies laid by Japan in Indonesia.
An overview of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia with additional world distributional data
Authors: DAWAH HASSAN A. , DEEMING JOHN C.
Published: January 2025

The Agromyzidae are of major economic importance, causing the loss of millions of pounds annually in crop damage and in order to control and monitor agromyzid species. Some species are serious pests in agriculture, potential vectors of some plant pathogenic fungi, they disrupt photosynthesis, degrade structural integrity, cause damage to crops and facilitate the spread of various plant diseases. Within the framework of the biodiversity of Diptera in south-western Saudi Arabia a survey of the Diptera fauna of Jazan, Asir, and Najran was performed mainly using Malaise traps and sweep nets from 2010 to 2015. In this study 34 species of Agromyzidae were identified from field-collected materials, 19 of which are newly recorded for the country. Six additional species have previously been recorded by other researchers, bringing the total number of Agromyzidae known to occur in Saudi Arabia to 40. Material studied as part of the project resulted in 25 new country records for other countries. An updated checklist of Agromyzidae species of Saudi Arabia is presented. Biological information on each species (where known) and World distribution are included.
Eucosma callei sp. nov.—a new species of Olethreutinae from South-eastern Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)
Authors: GIRDLEY JOHN , GARRE MANUEL , RUBIO ROSA MARÍA , ORTIZ ANTONIO S.
Published: January 2025

Eucosma callei sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Iberian Peninsula. It differs from its Iberian congener, Eucosma gonzalezalvarezi Agenjo, 1970, in external appearance and genitalia. The 5’ barcode fragments of the mitochondrial gene COI (the DNA barcode) are presented and confirms the description of this new species.
The first Dugesia species (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) documented for Saudi Arabia: an integrative description
Authors: HARRATH ABDEL HALIM , MANSOUR LAMJED , SLUYS RONALD , ALDAHMICH WALEED , RIUTORT MARTA , ALWASEL SALEH
Published: January 2025

Exploration of various freshwater bodies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia led to the discovery of a new species of Dugesia, thus representing the first documented record of freshwater planarians in this country and the second fully documented record of a naturally sexual population of a Dugesia species in the Arabian Peninsula. Based on morphological, karyological, anatomical, and molecular data, this Dugesia population from Saudi Arabia is here identified as representing a distinct, new species, Dugesia bursagrossa Harrath & Sluys, sp. nov. The species is characterized by the following anatomical features: dorsal testes; highly glandular, barrel-shaped penis papilla; vasa deferentia opening separately into the antero-dorsal portion of a small intrabulbar seminal vesicle; ejaculatory duct opening subterminally through the ventral side of the penis papilla; muscular penis bulb composed of intermingled longitudinal and circular muscles; two ovaries positioned ventrally at approximately one-third of the distance between the brain and the root of the pharynx; oviducts opening separately and at different levels into the vaginal portion of the bursal canal; very large copulatory bursa, occupying almost the entire ample space between the posterior wall of the pharyngeal pocket and the penis bulb; bursal canal lined with a nucleated epithelium and covered by subepithelial layers of longitudinal muscles, followed by layers of circular muscles. The karyotype of the new species exhibits mixoploidy, with diploid complements of 2n = 18 and triploid complements of 3n = 27 + 1B chromosomes, with all chromosomes being metacentric. Phylogenetic analysis based on the COI sequence indicates that D. bursagrossa is distinct from closely related species within the same clade, with strong support from the anatomical and karyological data.
3. Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara conservation in Cuba
Authors: Pina Amargós Fabián , Figueredo Martín Tamara , Olivera Espinosa Yunier
Published: January 2025

Fabián Pina Amargós, Tamara Figueredo Martín, and Yunier Olivera Espinosa, focus on the conservation challenges around the Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Cuba. Initially the subject of a targeted fishery, this long-lived species became rare and was subjected to several conservation efforts, including marine protected areas, better management of fishing effort and impacts, and a shift toward ecotourism to protect and value this species, all in the context of interesting formal and informal governance in Cuba.
4. New approaches to conserving endangered sea turtles
Authors: Briscoe Dana K. , Santos Bianca , Turner Calandra N , Crowder Larry B.
Published: January 2025

Dana K Briscoe, Bianca S. Santos, Calandra N Turner Tomaszewicz, and Larry B Crowder, characterize emerging approaches to conserving endangered sea turtles across the globe. Sea turtles have declined due to direct harvest from eggs to adults, loss of nesting habitat, and bycatch in fisheries. Researchers globally have developed an extensive tool-kit to address the dramatic declines in sea turtles, and have developed focused conservation actions based on detailed understanding of the life histories and spatial dynamics leading to some success in recovering species, such as Kemp’s ridley. This chapter describes those successes and illuminates remaining challenges.
6. Mainstreaming voluntary marine conservation programs: Insights from TURF-Reserves
Authors: Gelcich Stefan , Donlan Josh , Lagos Benjamin , Sanchez Grez Rodrigo , Estévez Rodrigo
Published: January 2025

Stefan Gelcich, C. Josh Donlan, Benjamin Lagos, Rodrigo Sanchez Grez, and Rodrigo A. Estévez, present the case for voluntary marine conservation programs in which local fishers are granted property rights to manage their local fisheries. This case is classic in marine conservation and related to TURF-Reserves in Chile. Territorial Use Rights Fisheries grant local fishing communities rights to assess and manage their own fisheries and to benefit from more sustainable management decisions. This case and other like cases around the globe have been most often applied to relatively sedentary benthic resources like mollusks and crustaceans. This and other cases show the power of Elinor Ostrom’s theories and the flaws in Garrett Hardin’s tragedy of the commons.
8. Marine spatial planning in the age of climate change
Authors: Frazão Santos Catarina , Agardy Tundi , Gissi Elena
Published: January 2025

Catarina Frazão Santos, Tundi Agardy, and Elena Gissi, extend the approach of managing marine ecosystems to include full cross-sectoral marine spatial planning (MSP), which has been in intensive development for just over 20 years. This approach goes beyond protection for biodiversity to spatial planning for conservation as well as all human uses, initially in the EEZs of nations. This approach to spatial planning is well established on land, but more recently applied to the sea. Over the last 20 years, MSP has been elaborated to some degree in about 80 countries. But one limitation has been that the spatial plots have been static (as on land). MSP in the age of climate change requires much more dynamic thinking because marine habitats, organisms, and the people who use them move around with variation in ocean climate. Current work led by this group is seeking to extend thinking around climate-ready MSP to the open sea (outside EEZs where governance is more certain)—in the Southern Ocean.
9. Exploring how place connections support sustainability solutions in marine socio-ecological systems
Authors: Ardoin Nicole , O’Connor Ryan , Bowers Alison
Published: January 2025

Nicole M. Ardoin, Ryan J. O’Connor, and Alison W. Bowers. In the social sciences, the concept of “place” plays a large role in how humans relate to their environment. History and culture, as well as nuances of human behavior, often revolve around a person’s sense of place and belonging. Rather than assuming people are separate from nature, as is common in western science, this approach views people as fully engaged in nature. By probing these connections between people and place, one can foster the engagement of individuals and their communities in characterizing problems and in framing pathways to solutions that can promote sustainability in marine socio-ecological systems. Deep scholarship and well-developed case studies, presented here, support this emerging thinking.
15. Indigenous leadership is essential to conservation
Authors: Reid Andrea , Ban Natalie
Published: January 2025

Andrea J. Reid and Natalie C. Ban provide invaluable guidance from the perspective of an indigenous scientist and a ‘colonialist-settler’ scientist who has long worked with tribal people in marine resource systems. Their experiences provide invaluable advice on how to engage in these systems. They focus on the necessity of collaborating with Indigenous leaders from developing the problem definition, to designing culturally appropriate pathways to solutions, to designing implementation approaches that suit the local culture and biophysical setting. Reid is an advocate of ‘Two-Eyed Seeing’ which recognizes the value of Western and Indigenous perspectives and proposes maintaining both views to operate effectively in these situations. They provide engaging examples from coastal British Columbia.
19. Recruiting, retaining and championing women, LGBTQ+, and POC researchers in marine conservation
Authors: Chan Gaskins Leo , Baum Julia
Published: January 2025

Leo C. Gaskins and Julia K. Baum of University of Victoria focus their perspective on people currently under-represented in the broader field of marine conservation scholarship and practice, including women, LGBTQ+, and POC Researchers.
20. Building equal partnerships for conservation success
Authors: de Vos Asha
Published: January 2025

Asha de Vos is from Sri Lanka and leads the international NGO Oceanswell. Her essay focuses on engaging local partners in research and conservation by building equitable relationships.
22. The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) science/policy/business nexus
Authors: Inniss Lorna
Published: January 2025

Lorna Inniss is an internationally known coastal manager and trainer. Here she shares her insights on the role of science, policy, and business in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The Impact of Transience in the Interaction between Orographic Gravity Waves and Mean Flow
Authors: Jochum Felix , Chew Ray , Lott François , Voelker Georg S. , Weinkaemmerer Jan , Achatz Ulrich
Published: January 2025

A Lagrangian gravity wave parameterization [Multiscale Gravity Wave Model (MS-GWaM)] that allows for fully transient wave–mean-flow interaction and horizontal propagation is applied to orographic gravity waves for the first time. Both linear and nonlinear mountain waves are modeled in idealized simulations within the pseudoincompressible flow solver PincFlow. Two-dimensional flows over monochromatic orographies are considered, using MS-GWaM either in its fully transient implementation or in a steady-state implementation that represents classic mountain-wave parameterizations. Comparisons of wave-resolving simulations (not using MS-GWaM) and coarse-resolution simulations (using MS-GWaM) show that allowing for transience leads to a significantly more accurate forcing of the resolved mean flow. The parameterization is able to reproduce the transient forcing of linearly generated mountain waves that slowly propagate upward, in contrast to the instantaneous distribution of wave energy in classic parameterizations. At high altitudes, wave breaking induces a wind reversal that is captured by the transient parameterization but inhibited in steady-state simulations, due to the assumption of critical level formation. This shows that transience can have a substantial impact on the interaction between mountain waves and mean flow.
Radar and Profiler Observations of the Kinematic and Thermodynamic Structure of a Shallow Bore in a Low-Shear Environment
Authors: Knupp Kevin , Wingo Stephanie M. , Goudeau Barrett , Pangle Preston
Published: January 2025

Observations obtained from scanning radars, two profiling systems, surface, and radiosonde instruments are utilized to describe the weakening stages of a long-lived (>4 h), shallow bore that evolved within a low-shear environment on 23 August 2013 over northern Alabama. RHI scans from a scanning X-band radar provided details on the bore shape and surrounding mesoscale perturbations in airflow, while a Doppler lidar afforded high-resolution vertical motion profiles at a location 24 km away. During passage over both profiling sites, updrafts (∼2 m s−1) were sampled over the lowest several hundred meters AGL, and aerosol backscatter showed upward displacements of 300–400 m near the 1.2 km AGL level. The surface pressure rise of ∼0.3 hPa at multiple locations over the observational network corroborates the shallowness of both the bore and the surface-based inversion. Several other unique features were documented, including bore movement in the direction of the weak low-level flow; a gust front structure with a well-defined feeder flow trailing the bore gust front, both confined to the lowest 500 m AGL; the presence of waves preceding and following the bore disturbance, with a 12–21-min period within the 0.5–2.5-km layer above the bore at both profiler locations; and variations in the horizontal flow in the form of a weak jet near 1.4 km AGL, with winds in the jet aligned in the same direction as bore movement, and located more than 10 km ahead of the bore gust front.

Significance Statement

This study documents a shallow bore utilizing a suite of ground-based remote sensing instruments. A scanning X-band radar, important in this case, defined the shape and the horizontal/vertical extent of perturbation flows associated with the bore. The bore remained identifiable as a radar fine line for a period of around 4.5 h, despite evolving within a low-shear environment. One implication of this work is that weak/shallow bores may be more common than previously realized.
How has COVID-19 affected the gender gap in elite occupations? A study of the Ibero-American labor market
Authors: Pérez-Cárceles María Concepción , Nicolás-Martínez Catalina
Published: January 2025

Gender inequality in the labor market affects any territory globally but with different intensities. This study analyzes the gender gap in elite occupations, which men traditionally carry out. Data from the World Economic Forum are analyzed with a panel data model. The conclusions show that COVID-19 has stopped the decreasing trend in the Ibero-American gender gap. Furthermore, there are significant improvement margins in the political and economic dimensions of the labor market, where elite occupations stand out. The new dynamics of the labor market after COVID-19 have been decisive in the worsening of elite professional women in Ibero-America.
The Parliamentary Origins of Party Strength in Western Europe before the Second World War
Authors: Davidsson Simon
Published: January 2025

This article uses new quantitative data to systematically test established arguments concerning the origins of party strength in 11 West European countries between 1870 and 1939. Through time-series cross-sectional analyses and using a wide range of sources, I investigate the role of the development of parliamentarism, suffrage extension, civil society, and the adoption of proportional representation. I further theorize that the development of parliamentarism and suffrage had an interactive effect because the legislative strength of a party affected its electoral strength, and vice versa. The main findings are that the development of parliamentarism most consistently helps explain party strength and that suffrage extension also was important, and I find support for an interactive effect of the two. A qualitative illustration of the Dutch development offers further support. Thus, the study provides a general explanation for the historical origins of a key component of West European parliamentary democracy, its strong parties.
Cyber Dating Abuse and Substance Use as Predictors of In-Person Dating Violence in Mexican Adolescents
Authors: Rodríguez-Kuri Solveig E. , Muñoz Ruiz Cuauhtémoc , Fernández Cáceres Carmen , López Perea Isabel , Orta Maldonado Michelle , Monroy González Paola , Bosch Baigts Angel , Santos Fragoso Jéssica
Published: January 2025

Objective: To determine whether cyber dating abuse and the severity of alcohol and other drug use are predictors of in-person dating violence in Mexican adolescents. Methods: Predictive, cross-sectional study, with a non-probabilistic sample of 883 students, enrolled in schools distributed throughout Mexico. Results: Verbal and psychological violence due to victimization is the main form of in-person dating violence, albeit in a higher proportion by girls, whereas physical violence shows a bidirectional pattern between both sexes. Cyber control and monitoring predict most types of in-person violence through victimization and, together with substance abuse, predict physical and sexual violence. For its part, direct cyber aggression, together with substance abuse, predict most forms of violence perpetrated. Discussion: Girls not only experience a high frequency of violence but in some modalities also inflict violence relatively frequently, particularly in the realm of cyber dating abuse but also in the case of physical violence. Findings confirm the predictive role of cyber abuse in in-person dating violence, showing that together with substance abuse, it constitutes a significant predictor of more bodily forms of violence through victimization.
Experiences of Black Women Understanding Racial Microaggressions and Identifying Replenishing Healing Practices
Authors: Wong Kayla L. , Jackson Margo A. , Holman Alea , Ponterotto Joseph G.
Published: January 2025

The pervasive and chronic racism of microaggressions (subtle, frequent, and negative slights that communicate messages of inferiority) has harmful psychological impacts for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), which are exacerbated for Black women whose intersecting racial and gender identities expose them to a unique oppressive reality. Some studies have investigated coping responses of Black women. However, research to date is limited in understanding how they transcend the harmful weathering burden of continually navigating gendered racial microaggressions and restore their wellness through healing practices. The present phenomenological study, grounded in constructivist and indigenous paradigms, was conducted by and for Black women with 13 participants and two co-facilitators. In two-part focus groups, they explored their experiences of (a) psychoeducational consciousness raising toward validating and deconstructing shared and unique microaggressions, and (b) replenishing healing. Results revealed themes, with sample quotes, describing their collective process of discerning psychoeducational prompts of microaggression taxonomies and healing strategies, including aspects that did and did not describe their experiences. Findings yielded evolved definitions of and practices for replenishing healing from microaggressions.
An Identity Threat Appraisal Framework Explaining Distinct Reactions to Active- and Passive-Aggressive Abusive Supervision
Authors: Liang Yongyi , Chen Tingting , Asante Eric Adom , Yan Ming , Deng Jiayin , Lam Wing
Published: January 2025

Previous research has predominantly focused on the overt acts of supervisory abuse or has taken a general approach that fails to differentiate between its distinctive forms. Integrating the literature on hot versus cold identity threats and identity threat appraisal, we examine how different forms of abusive supervision influence employee outcomes. We argue that active-aggressive abusive supervision, characterized by supervisors’ overt acts of abuse, embodies a hot identity threat that stimulates employees’ identity-protection responses, such as supervisor-directed aggression, a form of derogation. By contrast, passive-aggressive abusive supervision, involving covert acts of abuse, represents a cold identity threat that triggers employees’ identity-restructuring responses, manifesting as feedback seeking directed at coworkers and work withdrawal. These two pathways operate through distinct mechanisms—decreased group self-esteem and increased self-uncertainty, respectively—and are influenced by different moderators. The results from two experiments and one field study largely supported the hypothesized relationships. By differentiating between two forms of abusive supervision and examining their distinct effects, this study enhances our understanding of the nuanced nature of abusive supervision, its impacts, underlying mechanisms, and contingencies.
Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee Points to Consider: Proposal and Recommendations to Reduce Euthanasia of Control Nonhuman Primates in Nonclinical Toxicity Studies
Authors: Guffroy Magali , Arndt Tara , Barale-Thomas Erio , Bolin Susan , Grevot Armelle , Ibanes Joelle , Laing Steven T. , Leach Michael W. , Meindel Mandy , Palazzi Xavier , Ramaiah Lila , Schwartz Julie , Johnson Robert L.
Published: January 2025

Nonhuman primates (NHPs) have been and remain a highly valuable animal model with an essential role in translational research and pharmaceutical drug development. Based on current regulatory guidelines, the nonclinical safety of novel therapeutics should be evaluated in relevant nonclinical species, which commonly includes NHPs for biotherapeutics. Given the practical and ethical limitations on availability and/or use of NHPs and in line with the widely accepted guiding “3Rs” (replace, reduce, and refine) principles, many approaches have been considered to optimize toxicity study designs to meaningfully reduce the number of NHPs used. Standard general toxicity studies usually include four groups of equal size, including one group of vehicle control animals. Here, we describe an approach to achieve an overall significant reduction in control animal use, while also resolving many of the issues that may limit application of fully virtual control animals. We propose in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)-compliant toxicity studies to maintain concurrent control group animals for the in-life phase of the studies, but to limit euthanasia to a subset of control animals. The nonterminated control animals can then be returned to the facility colony for reuse in subsequent studies. The proposed study design could lead to a 15% to 20% reduction in NHP usage. The scientific, logistical, and animal welfare considerations associated with such an approach and suggested solutions are discussed in detail.
An Empirical Analysis of Macro-wide and Sectoral Responses to Brown Energy Price Shocks in EU Economies
Authors: Barci Giovanni , Maurin Laurent
Published: January 2025

We build a Brown Energy Price Index (BEPI) for EU economies and sectors. The index is then incorporated in PVAR models to analyse the reaction to price shock, the impact on economic activity and the change in the energy mix. The panel dimension comes from the thirteen EU economies and it is declined across five economic sectors. At the macroeconomic level, a positive shock to BEPI triggers some substitution between brown and green energy. Since the substitution falls short of the needs, activity contracts; nonetheless, part of the energy substitution is maintained after the shock is absorbed. At the sector level, our results confirm the substitution effect and the adverse impact on activity. Moreover, the magnitude of the responses are shown to be correlated with the sectors brown energy intensity of production.

JEL Codes: C30, E30, Q40
Bring a Bucket, Bring a Mop: News Coverage of WAP and the Contentious Articulation of Black Women's Politics of Pleasure
Authors: Cabas-Mijares Ayleen , Balli Jules
Published: January 2025

This study offers a feminist critical discourse analysis of news coverage about Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's blockbuster single WAP (“Wet-Ass Pussy”). As WAP rose in popularity, it sparked discourses in the press that reflect the tension between transgressive politics of pleasure and hegemonic politics of respectability. Therefore, through the coverage of WAP, we interrogate how Black women's sexualities are constructed and what those articulations say about the racialized sexual politics that shape Black women's lives.
Students’ adoption of educational technology platforms for nonformal education in Indonesia
Authors: Dewanda Fadia , Suroso Arif Imam , Hasanah Nur
Published: January 2025

This study examines the adoption of educational technology (EdTech) platforms for nonformal education in Indonesia, focusing on students from kindergarten to high school, using an extended UTAUT2 model. Data were collected via a questionnaire from 279 students and analyzed using PLS-SEM. A key addition to this research is the investigation of the new national curriculum in Indonesia, i.e., Kurikulum Merdeka (Independent Curriculum) and its influence on students’ behavioral intention to use EdTech platforms. The findings reveal that performance expectancy, Independent Curriculum, and habit shape behavioral intention, while facilitating conditions, habit, and behavioral intention significantly impact use behavior. This study fills a crucial research gap by analyzing EdTech adoption in younger students, offering valuable insights for EdTech companies to expand market reach and improve retention, particularly for elementary and middle school students. Additionally, it extends the UTAUT2 model with a new construct and provides sociocultural insights for policymakers to support digital learning. These contributions are vital for shaping the future of EdTech as a nonformal education platform in Indonesia.
Systemic bupropion treatment reduces long-access cocaine self-administration in male and female rats
Authors: Templeton-Jager Taylor J , Diarra Siga , Kelley Leslie K , Gilpin Nicholas W
Published: January 2025

Background:

More than 1 million people in the United States meet the criteria for cocaine use disorder (CUD), and over 19,000 people died from cocaine-related overdoses in 2020, but there are currently no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of CUD. Bupropion is an antidepressant currently prescribed to treat depression and nicotine addiction that acts by inhibiting norepinephrine and dopamine transporters.

Methods:

In this study, we tested the effect of several doses of systemic bupropion on cocaine self-administration in male and female Wistar rats. In our first experiment, rats self-administered cocaine solution intravenously and were pretreated with systemic bupropion before self-administration sessions. In our second experiment, rats were pre-treated with bupropion before completing tests of locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior.

Results:

We found that high doses of systemically administered bupropion (60 mg/kg) attenuated cocaine self-administration in male and female rats during extended-access (6 h) sessions. We also found that the highest dose (60 mg/kg) of systemic bupropion was more efficacious in females relative to males during the first hour of operant sessions. Systemic bupropion did not alter locomotor activity, inactive lever presses, or food intake. The Estrous cycle did not influence cocaine intake with or without bupropion.

Conclusion:

Our finding that bupropion attenuates cocaine self-administration suggests that bupropion may have promise for reducing cocaine use in humans.
Microstructure and mechanical properties of multiaxially forged Fe–30Mn–9Al–0.8C and Fe–20Mn–10Al–1C low-density steels
Authors: Kumar Hemant , Kumar Rajavarapu Pavan , Manna R. , Khan Debashis
Published: January 2025

This article investigates the mechanical properties of Fe–30Mn–9Al–0.8C and Fe–20Mn–10Al–1C low-density steels before and after multiaxial forging (MAF). The selected compositions of Fe–Mn–Al–C steel possess numerous industrial applications due to its high strength-to-weight ratio with high ductility. The steel workpieces are multiaxially forged (MAFed) at 250°C until they break and are studied for their microstructural evolutions and mechanical properties. Grain size and dislocation density measurement, tensile test, and hardness test have been carried out for selected MAF pass with an equivalent strain of 0.46 in each forging pass. The results show a comparable decrease in grain size and a significant improvement in tensile strength and hardness. The yield and ultimate strengths increase 4 times and 2 times, respectively, in Fe–30Mn–9Al–0.8C steel while 2.4 times and 1.8 times, respectively, in Fe–20Mn–10Al–1C steel. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show distinct peak broadening and peak intensity of the MAFed samples due to a decrease in crystallite size and an increase in micro-strain. Both grain boundary strengthening and a rise in dislocation density are found to be responsible for increased hardness and tensile strength. After the tensile tests, the fracture surfaces reveal a decrease in dimple size and exhibit cleavage features with an increase in MAF pass.
Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) for Core Members Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual+ (LGBTQIA+): An Exploratory Study
Authors: Richards Kelly , Weir Bridget , Turley Emma
Published: January 2025

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) individuals are overrepresented in prison and face increased criminal justice attention on sexual offending. Furthermore, LGBTQIA+ individuals experience challenges reintegrating into communities following prison. Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA)—a measure to support the community reintegration of people with sexual offence convictions—might therefore be mobilized to assist LGBTQIA+ individuals. Indeed, some research has found an overrepresentation of LGBTQIA+ “core members” (the non-stigmatising term used within CoSA) engaged in CoSA. However, little has been documented about the experiences of this cohort. It is critical to document their experiences given concerns about CoSA’s heteronormativity. This research addresses this gap through a survey and semi-structured interviews with CoSA staff and volunteers, and LGBTQIA+ core members. Findings highlight the unique challenges that LGBTQIA+ core members can present for CoSA, including heightened stigmatization, and the importance of CoSA providing non-judgmental support to LGBTQIA+ core members. LGBTQIA+ core members indicated that they would welcome assistance from CoSA to access prosocial LGBTQIA+ networks in the community. Their views thus reflect one of the key founding principles of CoSA—that “no one is disposable.” Based on this, recommendations are made for CoSA policy and practice.
Cooperative evaluation of multiple wind farms based on information in neighboring wind farms and improved TCN
Authors: Cheng Long , Xu Li , Li Lihua , Peng Cheng , Yang Ziqi
Published: January 2025

To enhance the cooperative evaluation performance of multiple wind farms, this paper proposes a novel short-term wind power forecasting framework that integrates information from neighboring wind farms and an improved temporal convolutional network (TCN). The primary research gap addressed in this work is the lack of effective utilization of spatial–temporal correlations between wind farms and the failure of traditional models to optimize feature selection from neighboring farms, which limits forecasting accuracy. First, this study analyzes the correlation between the comprehensive wind speed series and wind power series. And calculates comprehensive similarity scores between neighboring and target wind farms to construct a high-dimensional feature dataset; Next, floating search feature selection algorithm is introduced to optimize the features. Finally, on the basis of TCN, multi-scale convolutional neural network (CNN) is used to extract local features, and the dual multi-head self-attention of features and temporal are introduced to mine the internal correlations between different input features and different time-steps in the feature matrix, respectively. These innovations address the gap in accurately capturing dependencies across both spatial and temporal dimensions. Case analysis is carried out based on the actual data in a certain area. The results demonstrate that, compared to traditional benchmark models, the proposed model reduces the MAE and MSE by at least 17.79 % and 3.91 %, respectively, significantly improving prediction accuracy.
Midterm to Long-term Follow-up After Limited Saucerization of a Discoid Lateral Meniscus: Radiological and Functional Outcomes With Age-Dependent Variations
Authors: Aksoy Taha , Goymen Ibrahim Mehmet , Huri Gazi , Turhan Egemen , Kocher Mininder S. , Atay Ozgur Ahmet
Published: January 2025

Background:

A discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) is the most common meniscus variant and is commonly treated with arthroscopic saucerization. There are mixed data regarding long-term results after surgery, especially in terms of radiological parameters.

Purpose/Hypothesis:

The aim was to evaluate the functional and radiological results of patients who underwent arthroscopic saucerization for a symptomatic DLM. It was hypothesized that successful outcomes can be achieved by avoiding excessive resection while reshaping only to an extent that prevents mechanical symptoms.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

This study retrospectively analyzed pediatric and adult patients who had a symptomatic discoid meniscus between 2000 and 2018, who underwent arthroscopic saucerization with at least 10 mm of peripheral length, and who had at least 5 years of follow-up. Radiological parameters were measured on both preoperative and follow-up radiographs. Patient-reported outcome measure scores were recorded at follow-up.

Results:

The study included 57 knees of 53 patients (mean age, 27.6 years [range, 6-65 years]). The mean follow-up duration was 12.1 years (range, 5.0-23.1 years). There were 31 knees in the pediatric group and 26 knees in the adult group. No significant difference was found between the groups or between preoperative and follow-up values for the femorotibial angle ( P > .05). When the preoperative and follow-up Kellgren-Lawrence grades were compared, no change was observed in the pediatric group ( P = .125), while grades were shown to progress in the adult group ( P < .001). The mean Lysholm score was 94.61 ± 7.61 and 84.23 ± 14.90 for the pediatric and adult groups, respectively ( P = .001). Overall, 2 patients underwent arthroscopic surgery because of a symptomatic recurrence of symptoms, and 2 patients underwent arthroplasty because of osteoarthritis. The 10-year survival rate was 90.6%.

Conclusion:

Limited saucerization of a DLM helped to preserve coronal-plane knee joint alignment. Functional and radiological results were superior in the pediatric patients. Even when alignment was more varus in older patients, preoperative and follow-up femorotibial angles were not statistically significant. This outcome may be used to guide treatment in appropriately selected cases.
The Madness Behind the Method: What’s Really Beneath Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation
Authors: Hazel Meg
Published: January 2025

Since 2020, legislators across the country have introduced bills aimed at banning instruction of Critical Race Theory in universities. This qualitative study examined 53 bills, most of which contained lists of “divisive concepts” that professors were prohibited from discussing in their classrooms. In addition, I analyzed 26 statements made by supporters of the bills that provided justification for the anti-CRT bans. The data exposed four Discourse Models upheld by these bills and their supporting statements using critical discourse analysis, tools developed by Gee, and legal analysis. The Discourse Models included Neoliberalism, Extreme Nationalism, Colorblindness, and Law as Morality.
Shorter Digestion Times of Donor Islets Is Associated With Better Islet Graft Function After Islet Transplantation
Authors: Wang Chia-Hao , Orr Christopher , Hacker-Stratton Jeannette , El-Shahawy Mohamed , Omori Keiko , Qi Meirigeng , Kandeel Fouad
Published: January 2025

Although islet transplantation is effective in reducing severe hypoglycemia events and controlling blood glucose in patients with type 1 diabetes, maintaining islet graft function long-term is a significant challenge. Islets from multiple donors are often needed to achieve insulin independence, and even then, islet function can decline over time when metabolic demand exceeds islet mass/insulin secretory capacity. We previously developed a method that calculated the islet graft function index (GFI) and a patient’s predicted insulin requirement (PIR) using mathematical nonlinear regression. Both PIR and GFI could be used by physicians as tools to monitor islet graft function and to guide supplementing the patient with exogenous insulin to prevent beta-cell exhaustion. This study investigates the factors relating to the islet preparation process, as well as donor and recipient characteristics, and assessed their associations with PIR and GFI after transplantation. The goal is to determine the most relevant factors that influence islet graft function after transplantation. We examined the effects of donor and recipient characteristics, and islet processing factors on posttransplanted PIR and GFI. The PIR and GFI at 3 months were calculated using patients’ baseline insulin intake, posttransplant 2-h postprandial blood glucose, and glucagon-stimulated C-peptide. Thirteen transplants that resulted in progressive decline in patients’ weekly averaged insulin intake over the initial weeks after transplant (assuming constant glucose level) with available 3-month PIR and GFI data were chosen for the investigation. Univariate analyses were performed to assess the effects of donor and recipient characteristics and islet processing factors on islet graft function as reflected by PIR and GFI. The PIR and GFI were treated as continuous response variables in separate linear regression models. Shorter digestion time of isolated donor islets were associated with lower PIR ( P = 0.014) and a higher GFI ( P = 0.027) after transplantation. Islet injury related to digestion enzyme exposure influenced islet function as estimated using PIR and GFI post-transplantation.
Organizational and Structural Factors in Building the Therapeutic Alliance in a Work Rehabilitation Program With Injured Immigrant Workers in Quebec
Authors: Côté Daniel , Arsenault Maude , Dubé Jessica
Published: January 2025

The therapeutic alliance is central to occupational rehabilitation, particularly for immigrant workers who face unique challenges of migration and of social and occupational integration. This study explores the development and maintenance of this alliance between immigrant workers with compensated work injuries and their care providers during work rehabilitation. Using ethnography, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups, the qualitative case study involved 7 injured immigrant workers and their interdisciplinary clinical team. The study identified several factors that weakened the alliance, including administrative complexity, conflicting views on pain and disability, cultural stereotypes, and interorganizational communication issues. Many of these challenges were systemic and structural, occurring outside the clinic, complicating the rehabilitation process, and potentially prolonging the duration of disability. This paper discusses these systemic issues and their implications for the rehabilitation of immigrant workers.
Job accommodations: Knowing what, when, and how to request
Authors: Trierweiler Robert
Published: January 2025

Background

This paper summarizes a presentation made at the Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment at the 2024 National Symposium on Quality Employment.

Objective

The objective of this paper is to highlight the need for education of workers with disabilities on the process for requesting job accommodations.

Methods and Results

The process of employment accommodations is reviewed in detail from the need to request a job accommodation to filing a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.

Conclusion

Employees with disabilities, particularly young adults, are often unaware of the job accommodations process.
Implementation of telepsychiatry in an urban pediatric satellite emergency department
Authors: Nickerson Jillian E , Rucker Alexandra , Walker Molly , Gable Christopher , Jones Tanika , Schultz Theresa Ryan , Atabaki Shireen
Published: January 2025

While pediatric mental health emergencies are increasing in frequency and severity, psychiatric resources remain concentrated in tertiary care facilities. Telepsychiatry has successfully mitigated these challenges in rural emergency departments (EDs), suggesting potential benefits for urban EDs that lack psychiatric resources. We implemented telepsychiatry in an urban ED to reduce ED length of stay and the need for transferring pediatric patients with mental and behavioral health complaints. We conducted a retrospective review of patients aged 0–17 presenting from July 1, 2018 to May 31, 2020 (PRE-intervention) and from June 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023 (POST-intervention) for psychiatric evaluation, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, behavioral issues, intentional ingestion, or altered mental status. Our outcomes of interest were ED length of stay, proportion transferred, and proportion with a repeat visit within 30 days for a mental health complaint. There were 199 patients; 74 PRE and 125 POST. Post-intervention, 91% (114 patients) were evaluated completely via telepsychiatry; thus only 11 (9%) required transfer. The median age was 14 years (range 8–17). The most common complaints were suicidal ideation, intentional ingestion, and behavioral problems. Seventy-four percent of patients (n = 84) evaluated by telepsychiatry were discharged from the satellite ED. The median length of stay decreased significantly from 473 min (95% CI: 431–733) to 275 min (95% CI: 316–462) after implementation. Repeat visits for mental health complaints within 30 days decreased from 23% to 10%. Implementing a telepsychiatry evaluation program in an urban pediatric satellite ED reduced transfers and decreased patient length of stay.
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy with elastomeric pumps, what is the flowrate accuracy?
Authors: Muller Arthur , Rétory Yann , Négrier Laura , Lemarié Benoit , Pfeifer Anne , Schmidt Alexandra , Dupont Christian , Virbel-Fleischman Clara
Published: January 2025

Background:

Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) services have expanded throughout the world thanks to elastomeric pumps (EP). Their flowrate is known to vary by ±15%. Treatment effectiveness and the organization of care at home may be impacted, especially with piperacillin/tazobactam infusion (TAZ). An in vitro study was conducted, following the guidelines of EP and drug manufacturers, to assess the impact of three parameters on the accuracy of the infusion flowrate: composition, volume, and temperature of the infused solution.

Methods:

A test bench was created to evaluate the accuracy of flowrate infusion when changing one parameter at a time (addition of TAZ in the infused solution, minimal filling volume and flow regulator at ambient temperature) compared to the standard conditions provided by the manufacturer. Two types of EP were used and connected to a weighing scale. Instantaneous and average mass flowrates over the total infusion time were determined from the reservoir mass loss. These values  were compared with the nominal flowrates announced by the manufacturers to evaluate the performance of EP under the different conditions. The time the flowrate was within the expected ±15% around the nominal flowrate was calculated as the time in range (TIR).

Results:

Deviations of the measured mean flowrate from the nominal flowrate range from −37% to 18% depending on the condition. TIR went from 0% to 80% of the total infusion duration. The test bench showed a reliability of more than 96%.

Conclusions:

The test bench highlights differences in performance. These results raise several questions about the sensitivity of EPs for TAZ infusion in OPAT, the norm’s requirements and the need to prescribe a medical device whose limits are well known, as well as therapeutic education or the course of care for treatment administration.
Antondine Injection-Associated Fixed Drug Eruption: A Case Report
Authors: Yang Yan , Li Peng-Fei , Ma Qiang , Wang Xiao-Na , Chen Qing , Ma Ling-Yun , Tang Hao , Wang Zhen
Published: January 2025

Background:

Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a drug hypersensitivity reaction caused by antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs primarily. Antondine injection is a drug used to reduce fever, mainly composed of aminopyrine, antipyrine and barbiturate, and its adverse reactions include anaphylactic shock, epidermolysis, rash, agranulocytosis, etc. FDE caused by Antondine injection is an uncommon phenomenon, and the drug eruption caused by these ingredients has been reported in the current case report. However, the fatal severe fixed drug eruption caused by it has not been reported. Here, we report a case of severe PDE after treatment with Antondine, highlighting it’s necessary to avoid these medications with this ingredient when using antipyretic medications.