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India and China in the Indian Ocean: Changing Dimensions of Maritime Strategy
Authors: Lis Kurian Anju , Vinodan Chithrabhannu
Published: November 2023

In Asian and global power politics a maritime strategic angle concentrates on the value of fortifying and controlling sea lines of communications (SLOCs) for stability, economic growth, and development of nations. Consequently, both India and China are snooping to control SLOCs and safeguard their emergent and escalating worldwide interests. The advancement in and expansion of naval power satisfies the corresponding nationalist aspirations of Beijing and New Delhi. As a result, the development of their maritime capabilities would have a greater impact on the naval security architecture in the Indian Ocean. The hike in Chinese engagements across the Indian Ocean widely known as the String of Pearl’s stratagem is principally stimulated by a policy of maritime encirclement of India. Struggle to secure tactical energy resources which are quickly revolutionizing their navies could induce clashes and have major repercussions for global security affairs. Harmonious handling of both China’s and India’s cooperation will be crucial for regional as well as international peace and opulence shortly and everyone looks upon a fabulous Asia reflected in the world. Thus, this paper analyses the underlying factors that motivate both countries to have ambitious objectives in the Indian Ocean and could find out that securing energy is one of the driving forces in securing maritime dominance across the Indian Ocean.
International Political Economy Through the Lens of Globalization: A Critical Review
Authors: Delalic Selma , Tandir Natasa , Olovcic Adem , Mijanovic Vaso
Published: November 2023

Emergence of the International Political Economy as a platform for a complex interface between economy and politics coincides with a strong momentum of the last phase of globalization. The interdependence is explained through the prism of three classical theories, liberalism-as a pro-globalist theory, mercantilism, and Marxism, both skeptical of globalization. Shrouded in numerous controversies globalization has indeed achieved limited results. Paradoxically, actors in the borderless, neoliberal world are exclusively driven by capital. Governments often allow transnational companies to dictate market developments with direct influence on employment, gross domestic product, and power distribution. The aim of this paper is to show whether the neoliberal order is on the wane, an order in which non-liberal measures such as trade protectionism and border closure are increasingly being resorted to pushing back the processes of world economy liberalization. The basic liberal, democratic pillars of equality and justice have collapsed before the interest-driven economy.
THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Authors: Buljubasic Elvisa , Halilbegovic Sanel
Published: November 2023

The constant developments in the area of accounting information systems unlock a wide area for contributing to the existing theory in the field of accounting information systems. Particularly in the case of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the benefits that the use of AIS brings with it, are not yet well recognized. The purpose of this research is to analyze the overall situation in the FBiH regarding the use of AIS in companies and its impact on strategic decisionmaking. Data is collected through surveys that were distributed to the companies in FBIH. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the data. Research findings indicate that the industry sector and satisfaction with AIS are found to be statistically significant predictors of the probability of decision-making based on AIS and that accounting information is indispensable in the process of strategic decision-making, especially when it comes to the company's growth, investments, and borrowing.
Impact of the new European medical device regulation: a two-year comparison
Authors: Carl Ann-Kathrin , Hochmann David
Published: November 2023

Objectives

In recent years, the European Union has revised its regulatory framework for medical devices, primarily to improve patient safety and public health. The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is fully applicable since May 2021, strengthening the requirements for all stakeholders. As a result, many companies are facing enormous challenges. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the MDR on the orthopaedic aids industry.

Methods

Two surveys were conducted: one shortly before the MDR became applicable (146 respondents) and a second survey almost two years later (233 respondents).

Results

Both surveys revealed that all businesses in the orthopaedic aids sector, regardless of size, have difficulty implementing the MDR. Key challenges include additional workload for technical documentation, increased resource expenditure and cost, and lack of clarity regarding the new requirements. Many companies are downsizing their product portfolio, resulting in potential supply shortages and a loss of competitive advantage and innovation for the medical device industry in Europe.

Conclusions

The full extent of the MDR’s impact on clinical practice is still unclear. However, many companies lack the necessary resources. The MDR can potentially be a bottleneck in the availability of medical devices.
Perinatal supplementation with selenium nanoparticles modified with ascorbic acid improves hepatotoxicity in rat gestational diabetes
Authors: Rady Ahmed M. , Ebaid Hossam , Habila Mohamed , Hassan Iftekhar , Al-Tamimi Jameel , Alhazza Ibrahim M. , Moshab Mohamed S. , ALOthman Zeid A.
Published: November 2023

Because of the potential bioactivities, nanoparticles have engendered hope in scientific communities for developing novel therapeutic strategies. In the present study, it was tested whether selenium nanoparticles (Se-NPs) can protect the liver in mothers with gestational diabetes (DM). The gestational rats were divided into three groups (n = 8). Group 1 (CN) received the vehicle, Group 2 (DM) received a single intraperitoneal injection of 165 mg/kg of alloxan, and Group 3 (DM + Se-NPs) received a single intraperitoneal injection of 165 mg/kg alloxan and then treated with Se-NPs at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg twice a week for 6 weeks; 1 week before gestation and continued for 5 weeks. The structure of the fabricated Se-NPs modified with ascorbic acid indicated that nano-Se was associated with a carbon matrix. The body weight of diabetic mothers was lower compared to control animals. The use of Se-NPs as a treatment has led to significant restoration of the body weight in diabetic rat mothers compared to those diabetic animals without treatment. Concentrations of alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, LDH, malondialdehyde, cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose were significantly increased in diabetic rats, while glutathione significantly declined in comparison to control gestational rats. Interestingly, Se-NPs in DM + Se-NPs rats were found to restore all these parameters to values close to the control levels. Se-NPs could improve the histological structure of the liver in gestational rats with diabetes (DM + Se-NPs). Our data demonstrate that Se-NPs shield the liver structure and function in gestational rats against alloxan-induced diabetes.
Outliers in nutrient intake data for U.S. adults: national health and nutrition examination survey 2017–2018
Authors: Burcham Sara , Liu Yuki , Merianos Ashley L. , Mendy Angelico
Published: November 2023

Objectives

An important step in preparing data for statistical analysis is outlier detection and removal, yet no gold standard exists in current literature. The objective of this study is to identify the ideal decision test using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2018 dietary data.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of NHANES 24-h dietary recalls, considering the survey's multi-stage cluster design. Six outlier detection and removal strategies were assessed by evaluating the decision tests' impact on the Pearson's correlation coefficient among macronutrients. Furthermore, we assessed changes in the effect size estimates based on pre-defined sample sizes. The data were collected as part of the 2017–2018 24-h dietary recall among adult participants (N=4,893).

Results

Effect estimate changes for macronutrients varied from 6.5 % for protein to 39.3 % for alcohol across all decision tests. The largest proportion of outliers removed was 4.0 % in the large sample size, for the decision test, >2 standard deviations from the mean. The smallest sample size, particularly for alcohol analysis, was most affected by the six decision tests when compared to no decision test.

Conclusions

This study, the first to use 2017–2018 NHANES dietary data for outlier evaluation, emphasizes the importance of selecting an appropriate decision test considering factors such as statistical power, sample size, normality assumptions, the proportion of data removed, effect estimate changes, and the consistency of estimates across sample sizes. We recommend the use of non-parametric tests for non-normally distributed variables of interest.
Research Supervision as a Spiritual Ministry: A Confluence of Object Relations, Psychodynamics and Grace
Authors: Pugh Jeffrey Raymond
Published: November 2023

The changes in the pedagogy of research supervision in the university context are now reflected within the practices of theological seminaries and accredited colleges. A neglected analytical framework that could illuminate the supervisory relationship is provided by Winnicott’s Object Relations Theory and Bion and Diamond’s Organizational Psychodynamics, as they interconnect identity, stress and creativity – factors that are germane to the researcher experience. Object Relations also parallels faith development. Given the significant personal investment demanded by research, a crisis of identity for the religious student is simultaneously a crisis of faith. Conversely, a Christian faith experience could sustain the research journey through the appropriation of divine Grace. Some suggestions are provided as to how this could be manifested within the research culture.
On the estimation of periodic signals in the diffusion process using a high-frequency scheme
Authors: Pramesti Getut , Saptono Ristu
Published: November 2023

The estimation of the frequency component is very interesting to study, considering its unique nature when these parameters are together in their amplitude.
The periodicity of the frequency components is also thought to affect the convergence of these parameters.
In this paper, we consider the problem of estimating the frequency component of a periodic continuous-time sinusoidal signal.
Under the high-frequency sampling setting, we provide the frequency components’ consistency and asymptotic normality.
It is observed that the convergence rate of the continuous-time sinusoidal signal of the diffusion process is the same as the continuous-time sinusoidal signal of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, which is mentioned in [G. Pramesti, Parameter least-squares estimation for time-inhomogeneous Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, Monte Carlo Methods Appl.
29 (2023), 1, 1–32].
The result of this study deduces that the convergence rate of the frequency is the same as long as the signal is periodic.
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The proposed approach is demonstrated with a ten-minute sampling rate of real data on the energy consumption of light fixtures in one Belgium household.
Thermodynamics of transamination reactions with aminotrimethylsilanes and diaminodimethylsilanes
Authors: Knerr Steven , Herbig Marcus , Kroke Edwin
Published: November 2023

Transamination reactions of two different aminosilanes (trimethyl(tert-butylamino)silane and dimethyl(diamino)silane) with amines (diethylamine, pyrrolidine, tert-butylamine, iso-propylamine, and n-propylamine) are studied. For trimethyl(organoamino)silanes, the reaction of trimethyl(iso-propylamino)- or trimethyl(diethylamino)silane as aminosilanes and aniline or pyrrolidine are good starting materials to produce trimethyl(anilino)- and trimethyl(pyrrolidino)silane. The investigated equilibrium constants of the reactions of monoaminosilanes show a good correlation with quantum chemically calculated values. The reaction of two different diaminosilanes Me2Si(NR1R2)2 and Me2Si(NR3R4)2 containing different amino moieties leads to the formation of mixed diaminosilanes Me2Si(NR1R2)(NR3R4) in most cases.
Crystal structure of 1-(2,6-dichloro-4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-1,2-dihydro-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one, C19H14Cl2N2O3
Authors: Zhu Zhoujing , Zhang Cuiya , Xu Xiaona , Tang Wenqiang
Published: November 2023

C19H14Cl2N2O3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 10.635(3) Å, b = 8.772(3) Å, c = 19.656(6) Å, β = 98.256(10)°, V = 1814.8(10) Å3, Z = 4, R

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Exploring relationships among soundscape perception, spatiotemporal sound characteristics, and personal traits through social media
Authors: Chan Ta-Chien , Wu Bing-Sheng , Lee Yu-Ting , Lee Ping-Hsien , Deng Ren-Hao
Published: November 2023

Understanding the causes of noise annoyance requires recognition of the factors that affect soundscape perceptions. This study aims to explore multilevel factors of acoustic comfort and the perceived health effects of sound exposure, including personal traits, sound characteristics, and spatiotemporal features of the surrounding environment. We designed the Soundmap chatbot to collect data from the participants during May 16-July 16, 2022. The participants completed two tasks including sound recording and questionnaires. Sound feature extraction and identification were computed. Two soundscape perception variables were used as outcome variables and measured, and cumulative link mixed models were applied for statistical analysis. Results showed that for female participants, lower acoustic comfort was associated with sound exposure at night, at the land use of transportation and built-up areas, as well as the sounds of machines, vehicles, and airplanes. Low-frequency sound exposure and sounds of nature, silence, music, and human activity were associated with higher acoustic comfort, and these exposures were also associated with positive perceptions of health in rural areas and on weekends. Individuals with extraversion had a higher tolerance to sound; those with high noise sensitivity had a lower tolerance to sound. Understanding sound perception is crucial in maintaining a sustainable urban acoustic environment.
Supramolecular assemblies with macrocyclic hosts: applications in antibacterial activity
Authors: Koley Suprotim , Gaur Monika , Barooah Nilotpal , Bhasikuttan Achikanath C. , Mohanty Jyotirmayee
Published: November 2023

This review article focuses on the supramolecular assemblies fabricated through host-guest interaction using macrocycles such as cyclodextrins, calixarenes and cucurbiturils as hosts. Though several review articles have appeared on such host-guest assemblies having importance in controlled drug-delivery, fluorescence on-off sensors, catalysis etc., not much attention has been given to collect their potential applications in antibacterial activity. In this article we have mainly discussed the concepts, strategies and applications to enhance the antibacterial activity of different assemblies with some of the well-established antibacterial drugs/agents. The enhanced antibacterial activity of hydrogel, gelatin composite film, bismuth oxide nanoparticles and sanguinarine drug in the presence of cyclodextrins have been described in detail. The mechanism for the improved antibacterial activity of calixarene-capped nanoparticles, calixarene-complexed antibiotics and stimuli-responsive calixarene-based nanoassemblies for NO release was discussed. The enhanced photosensitizing effect of cucurbituril (CB) complexed porphyrins and their stimuli-responsive control over its antibacterial activity and the photothermal therapy has been elaborated. The effect of augmented antibacterial activity of CB-encapsulated drugs have also been given emphasis as they are promising for long-acting antibiotics.
... sicut mitissima satyris. Una nota testuale a Plin. Nat. 8.216
Authors: Vespa Marco
Published: November 2023

In book 8 of his Naturalis historia, Pliny the Elder mentions the particularly savage character of some monkeys. Most editions and translations of Pliny’s text maintain that the reference to the fierce nature of these animals concerns both the cynocephali and the satyri. However, in the manuscript Riccardianus 488 (R in the transmission of Pliny), a second hand, contemporary to the period in which the text was copied, added supra lineam the obscure term *miarsima, which would refer to the nature of the satyri in opposition to that of the cynocephali. By examining part of the ancient zoological and geographic traditions, in particular the De natura animalium by Aelian, this article defends editing the text of Pliny with the adjective mitissima, already present in the first printed editions of the Naturalis historia, as follows: Efferatior cynocephalis natura sicut mitissima satyris.
Idiome unter dem diskursiven Aspekt am Beispiel des Corona-Diskurses. Ein onomasiologischer Zugang
Authors: Woźniak Joanna
Published: November 2023

One of the most important issues in interpreting the role of phrasemes in discourse concerns identifying phrasemes that are typical of discourse and those that indicate discourse. This paper attempts to identify discourse-relevant idiomatic phrasemes (idioms) based on a large corpus of press texts from Süddeutsche Zeitung on the Covid-19-discourse. For this purpose, a deductive method is applied. The corpus is analysed for the keywords, -terms, and Ngrams to identify the main discourse strands. The thematic domains were determined according to the discourse strands, based on which, idioms that could potentially occur in the analysed discourse were defined onomasiologically and extracted from the phraseological dictionary. Subsequently, the extracted units were searched for in the corpus. In the final step, the relative frequency of the idioms in the studied discourse was compared with their relative frequency in reference corpora.

The chapters on the methodology and results of the study are preceded by theoretical reflections on discourse, phraseology, and attempts to combine the assumptions of these two disciplines. The study reveals that the methodology used allows for the identification of phrases that are typical of a particular discourse. First, some of the phraseological units studied actually occurred in the discourse. Second, most of the idioms with the highest frequency in the studied discourse occurred more frequently in the Covid-19-corpus than in the reference corpora. However, the method has some limitations in terms of the time required and the number of results obtained. The qualitative analysis of the idiom with the highest increase in frequency shows that it is indeed used because of the main topic of the discourse, and thus can be considered both typical and as an indicator of this discourse.
Por mí como si te operas. Constructional idioms of rejection from a constructionist approach
Authors: Ordines Pedro Ivorra
Published: November 2023

The present study explores partially filled idioms that go beyond the limits of the Spanish phraseological tradition, in that it focuses on semi-schematic patterns that had been relegated to the periphery and does not restrict itself to the pairing phraseological expression and lexicalized form. With a corpus comprising 592 instances extracted from the esTenTen18 corpus (Sketch Engine), the objective in the study of the constructional idioms [a PRON como si X] and [por PRON como si X] is twofold. First, to shed light on the “pragmatic point” (Kay and Fillmore 1999) of these discontinuous patterns by describing their rejection illocutionary force, their colloquial dialogic context, and their intensifying speech act; and second, to delve into the lexical variability of the constructions under study in the intersection of creativity and extravagance.
Adsorption of pentabromodiphenylether pollutant by metals (Si, Ge, Sn) encapsulated Zn12O12 nanoclusters: a computational study
Authors: Brown Onyebuenyi I. , Eba Maxwell-Borjor A. , Agwupuye John A. , Gber Terkumbur E. , Ikot Immaculata J. , Odey Joseph O. , Enamhe Dorncklaimz E. , Adeyinka Adedapo S. , Louis Hitler
Published: November 2023

In recent times, the use of nano-materials as detectors and sensors for various environmental systems is constantly being explored; however, the detection limit of most analytical instruments remains below the mark of 100 % efficiency. As a result, the efficacy of Zn

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Muscle Spasms after Spinal Cord Injury Stem from Changes in Motoneuron Excitability and Synaptic Inhibition, Not Synaptic Excitation
Authors: Mahrous Amr , Birch Derin , Heckman C.J. , Tysseling Vicki
Published: November 2023

Muscle spasms are common in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), posing challenges to rehabilitation and daily activities. Pharmacological management of spasms mostly targets suppression of excitatory inputs, an approach known to hinder motor recovery. To identify better targets, we investigated changes in inhibitory and excitatory synaptic inputs to motoneurons as well as motoneuron excitability in chronic SCI. We induced either a complete or incomplete SCI in adult mice of either sex and divided those with incomplete injury into low or high functional recovery groups. Their sacrocaudal spinal cords were then extracted and used to study plasticity below injury, with tissue from naive animals as a control. Electrical stimulation of the dorsal roots elicited spasm-like activity in preparations of chronic severe SCI but not in the control. To evaluate overall synaptic inhibition activated by sensory stimulation, we measured the rate-dependent depression of spinal root reflexes. We found inhibitory inputs to be impaired in chronic injury models. When synaptic inhibition was blocked pharmacologically, all preparations became clearly spastic, even the control. However, preparations with chronic injuries generated longer spasms than control. We then measured excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in motoneurons during sensory-evoked spasms. The data showed no difference in the amplitude of EPSCs or their conductance among animal groups. Nonetheless, we found that motoneuron persistent inward currents activated by the EPSCs were increased in chronic SCI. These findings suggest that changes in motoneuron excitability and synaptic inhibition, rather than excitation, contribute to spasms and are better suited for more effective therapeutic interventions.

Significance Statement
Neural plasticity following spinal cord injury is crucial for recovery of motor function. Unfortunately, this process is blemished by maladaptive changes that can cause muscle spasms. Pharmacological alleviation of spasms without compromising the recovery of motor function has proven to be challenging. Here, we investigated changes in fundamental spinal mechanisms that can cause spasms post-injury. Our data suggest that the current management strategy for spasms is misdirected toward suppressing excitatory inputs, a mechanism that we found unaltered after injury, which can lead to further motor weakness. Instead, this study shows that more promising approaches might involve restoring synaptic inhibition or modulating motoneuron excitability.
Multiple Concurrent Predictions Inform Prediction Error in the Human Auditory Pathway
Authors: Tabas Alejandro , von Kriegstein Katharina
Published: November 2023

The key assumption of the predictive coding framework is that internal representations are used to generate predictions on how the sensory input will look like in the immediate future. These predictions are tested against the actual input by the so-called prediction error units, which encode the residuals of the predictions. What happens to prediction errors, however, if predictions drawn by different stages of the sensory hierarchy contradict each other? To answer this question, we conducted two fMRI experiments while female and male human participants listened to sequences of sounds: pure tones in the first experiment and frequency-modulated sweeps in the second experiment. In both experiments, we used repetition to induce predictions based on stimulus statistics (stats-informed predictions) and abstract rules disclosed in the task instructions to induce an orthogonal set of (task-informed) predictions. We tested three alternative scenarios: neural responses in the auditory sensory pathway encode prediction error with respect to (1) the stats-informed predictions, (2) the task-informed predictions, or (3) a combination of both. Results showed that neural populations in all recorded regions (bilateral inferior colliculus, medial geniculate body, and primary and secondary auditory cortices) encode prediction error with respect to a combination of the two orthogonal sets of predictions. The findings suggest that predictive coding exploits the non-linear architecture of the auditory pathway for the transmission of predictions. Such non-linear transmission of predictions might be crucial for the predictive coding of complex auditory signals like speech.

Significance Statement
Sensory systems exploit our subjective expectations to make sense of an overwhelming influx of sensory signals. It is still unclear how expectations at each stage of the processing pipeline are used to predict the representations at the other stages. The current view is that this transmission is hierarchical and linear. Here we measured fMRI responses in auditory cortex, sensory thalamus, and midbrain while we induced two sets of mutually inconsistent expectations on the sensory input, each putatively encoded at a different stage. We show that responses at all stages are concurrently shaped by both sets of expectations. The results challenge the hypothesis that expectations are transmitted linearly and provide for a normative explanation of the non-linear physiology of the corticofugal sensory system.
Effect of Cu ratios dopant on ZnSe thin films structural and optical properties
Authors: Abdel-Salam M. N. , Sabry N. , Yousef E. S. , Shaaban E. R.
Published: November 2023

This study focused to prepare poly-crystalline (ZnSe)1-x Cux thin films, where x values vary from 0 to 0.1 %. the effect of Cu ratios dopant on structural, phases and optical properties has been investigated. As prepared thin films were deposited onto a cleaning glass substrate under high vacuum conditions (10-7 mbr) at room temperature using the “ evaporation technique”. The analysis results according to data of the X-ray diffraction technique of all films refer to the growth polycrystalline with hexagonal wurtzite structure of Zn-Se with no presence of any further phases. The changes in numerous parameters such as volume of the unit cell, atomic packing factor, dislocation density, lattice constant and bond length with the Cu ratio were estimated and described. As well, the crystallite sizes,D, the lattice micro-strain,ε and dislocation density,δ have been calculated the results evidence that the micro-structural parameters enhancement with increment Cu atoms. On the other hand, the optical parameters of the as-synthesized films (ZnSe)1-xCux (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) were performed utilizing “UV–V is spectro -photometer” with a wavelength range of 300 to 2400 nm. The results show that as the Cu ratio increases, the absorption edge shifts to a higher wavelength and the optical band gap, Eg opt decreases from 2.63 eV to 2.52 eV. Finally, the behaviour of the optical constant parameters as real,εr/ imaginary, εi parts, dissipation factor,tan δ, volume/surface energy loss functions and dispersion parameters were shown to depend on the variation of the Cu ratio and wavelengths.
Congo red pigment weeding out from water media via RuO2@ZnO nanostructure
Authors:   Physics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia, Idriss H. , Alakhras A. I. ,   Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), P.O. Box 5701, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia, Modwi A. ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, AlRass 51921, Saudi Arabia
Published: November 2023

In this report, RuO2@ZnO nanostructure was synthesized, characterized, and employed for Congo Red (CR) dye removal from the aquatic phase. The influence of sorption factors contact time, pH, and concentration, was examined. The results indicates the formation of RuO2@ZnO nanostructure with surface area of 21 m2 g-1 and pore size of 23.5 nm. . The highest amount of Congo red adsorbed by RuO2@ZnO nanostructure was 102.42 mg/g. Excellent obedience was found between the equilibrium data and the Langmuir model (R2 > 0.9338), whereas the adsorption kinetics was consistent with the pseudo-second-order equation (R2 > 0.9999).
Burnout syndrome in nursing professionals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Souza Priscila Moreira de , Alves José Gerfeson , Mendonça Glícia Uchôa Gomes , Araújo Moziane Mendonça de , Bezerra Camila Fonseca , Silva José Wagner Martins da , Teixeira Olga Feitosa Braga
Published: November 2023

Objective: to investigate the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in nursing workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: cross-sectional study using instruments to collect sociodemographic and professional data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The population was formed by 52 nursing workers from three institutions that attend patients with COVID-19. The sampling was by convenience, and workers were contacted via email or WhatsApp®. We compared the means of each domain using Student's t-test, considering the variables from the Maslach Burnout Inventory, namely, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and effectiveness at work. Results: the overall mean Burnout was 3.21. The differences between the means of emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment domains were significant for the variables "would change jobs” (p<0.04) and “job satisfaction” (p<0.001). Conclusion: Workers had a high level of Burnout, being thus susceptible to mental suffering and psychic disease: Contributions to practice: the knowledge produced here can provoke reflections that will help develop and apply strategies to reduce the negative impact of the Burnout Syndrome in the health of the nursing professional.
Media visibility as a driver of scientific and social impact
Authors: Simičević Vedrana , Jarić Dauenhauer Nenad , Malički Mario
Published: November 2023

Well-known paradigms such as public understanding of science, public engagement in science and technology, and media visibility affect the perception of science in society but also the dynamics of the relationship between scientists, the public, and the media. The digital environment and social media have pushed the boundaries and created different aspects of visibility but have also raised issues such as the risk of data theft, misuse, manipulation or out-of-context use. Not only can media manipulate scientifically accurate information but can also spread misinformation.It is argued that science must be visible not only to scientists but also to the public in order to gain legitimacy, advance knowledge, promote positive attitudes, and increase engagement. This kind of visibility is at the forefront of the open science movement, which advocates transparency, openness, and reproducibility.Media and the digital environment have exponentially increased the availability of scientific knowledge to the general public and encouraged a growing number of scientists to tell their own stories on social networks or actively participate in public and media discussions, gaining in popularity along the way. The question arises, does this personal popularity contribute to the overall popularity of science and does it increase awareness of its significant impact on society and technology? Also, there is a continuous fear that scientific knowledge is vulnerable to misunderstanding or misinterpretation.This panel entitled Media visibility as a driver of scientific and social influence will discuss perspectives based on trust, transparency, and ethics in communication between scientists and journalists and take a look at activities that can increase the visibility of science in the media, challenges involved, and at the role of scientists and their reputation in communication with the general public. We will also discuss the limit(ation)s of strategic management of visibility, especially online, which can very quickly become uncontrolled, damage a reputation or two, and expose scientists to public criticism and even hostility.
Assessing the quality of research outputs in physiotherapy
Authors: Filipec Manuela , Zaplatić Degač Nikolina , Kuzmić Anica
Published: November 2023

Assessing the quality of research output is challenging. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials have a pivotal role in informing clinical practice and policy decisions, and there is a broad agreement that the method quality of primary research should be carefully assessed (Albanese et al., 2020). One of the instruments to do that is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale, specifically designed to assess the quality of methods used in clinical trials in the field of physiotherapy (Elkins et al., 2013). Its reliability in terms of ICC values ranges from 0.55 (95% confidence interval CI: 0.47–0.65) for the original scale, to 0.82 (95% CI: 0.70–0.89) for the Portuguese version (Shiwa et al., 2011). The PEDro scale consists of 11 items encompassing the domains of external validity (item 1: Eligibility criteria and source), internal validity (items 2 to 9: Random allocation; Concealed allocation; Baseline comparability; Blinding of participants; Blinding of therapists; Blinding of assessors; Adequate follow-up (>85%); and Intention-to-treat analysis), and statistical reporting (items 10 and 11: Betweengroup statistical comparisons and Reporting of point measures and measures of variability) (Cashina, McAuleya, 2020). Each item is scored as either present (1) or absent (0), leading to a maximum score of 10 (Paci, Bianchini and Baccini, 2022). A trial is considered of moderate to high quality if it scores at least 6 of 10 (Paci, Bianchini and Baccini, 2022). The purpose of the PEDro score is to help researchers identify trials that have good internal validity (items 2–9) and that report enough data to make their results interpretable (items 10 and 11) (Moseleya et al., 2020). Interpreting these items correctly is critical to high-quality, evidence-based health practice. Unlike PEDro, however, the Cochrane Collaboration distinguishes between the methodological quality of a study and the risk of bias: a study of high quality can still be at high risk of bias (Higgins et al., 2011). The Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) tool focuses on the internal validity of trials and assesses six domains of bias: selection bias, performance bias, detection bias, attrition bias, reporting bias, and other bias (Higgins et al., 2011). These two tools can complement each other for an even better quality assessment of physiotherapy research and help disseminate and make transparent and available research output, encouraging interdisciplinary research along the way.
Automatic XML extraction from Word and e-book formatting
Authors: Putnings Markus , Eichler Frederik , Borchert Carsten
Published: November 2023

According to the OA Diamond Journals Study of diamond open access journal operators, 53% of journals employ less than one full-time worker, and 60% of journals rely heavily on volunteers. Due to these resource constraints, most diamond open access journals publish less than 25 articles per year, and 75% of journals are not able to provide their content in XML and HTML but only in PDF (Bosman et al., 2021, p. 7-8).For them to keep up with larger commercial publishers and their professionalized content output, a high degree of process automation and streamlining is necessary. The Open Source Academic Publishing Suite (OS-APS, https://os-aps.de/en/) project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research aims to achieve this. Smaller and medium-sized publishers usually deliver Word manuscripts. OS-APS automatically extracts the underlying XML from these manuscripts, offers optimization, and, most importantly, export in various formats (PDF, HTML, XML, EPUB). Professional corporate design, such as that of the PDFs, is also managed automatically by reusing templates or by creating one’s own with the OS-APS Template Development Kit.In addition, OS-APS will also connect to scholarly and community-driven publishing platforms such as Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), and DSpace: the software will be able to be integrated into a wide range of publication processes, whether with small, low-resource, commercial, institutional, or diamond open access publishers. To understand the requirements of these heterogeneous publishers, the OS-APS project has a practical advisory and a scientific advisory board with representatives from the different publishing sectors. In addition, it regularly holds demo days with feedback opportunities. One such demo will be given at PUBMET2022.The Open Source software could be a significant improvement for smaller, independent OA publishers to streamline their processes, create new e-book formats (such as HTML, EPUB), and secure their long-term presence and bibliodiversity. The project is in line with the recommendations of the OA Diamond Study and its call for cOAlition S funders and infrastructures to “support the development of generic tools to generate structured content in XML and HTML” (Becerril et al., 2021, p. 20).
Towards the Armenian Science Citation Index
Authors: Sargsyan Shushanik , Astsatryan Hrachya , Mirzoyan Aram
Published: November 2023

Evaluation of scientific productivity and output can be a challenge, especially for developing countries, as national or regional publications are often poorly covered by the international databases. To address this issue, policymakers adopt new instruments and mechanisms to evaluate local and international publications. A number of countries have developed national and regional indexes such as the Chinese Science Citation Database or SciELO, which started in Brazil, and is now covering most South American national output, Spain, and South Africa. In Armenia, the task to build a platform for the Armenian Science Citation Index (ASCI) has been undertaken by the Center for Scientific Information Analysis and Monitoring of the Institute of Informatics and Automation Problems of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the scientific output of Armenian researchers, scientific groups, laboratories, and organizations and help develop Armenian journals. We have provisional arrangements in place and intend to have all local Armenian scientific journals included in ASCI. We also plan to cover the publications of Armenian authors published abroad. Our end goal is to establish cooperation with international open scientific databases and exchange information with them. According to our ongoing research, Armenian scientific journals receive a lot of citations abroad and exchange will highly contribute to further international visibility of Armenian scientific journals.This paper presents the future centralized ASCI platform that will include local and international publications and the tools it will employ to analyse and evaluate institutional output, with a few specific examples. Thanks to the NI4OS project funded by EC Horizon 2020, the platform will provide services to interested researchers based on the FAIR principles and eventually be integrated with international scientific databases.
Full-featured ARPHA Publishing Platform
Authors: Kolesnikova Maria
Published: November 2023

We believe that when publishing a journal, no matter if it is a new or an already existing one, a modern, full-featured editorial management and publishing platform is a must. Streamlined editorial processes are a key to the success of a scholarly journal, however, they should also be enjoyable for its editors, authors, reviewers and readers.At ARPHA Platform, we make sure that editorial work remains hassle-free and time-efficient for all journal users. ARPHA’s mission is to let journal editors focus on the scientific content, rather than time-demanding tasks, e.g. tracking manuscript turnaround, following up delayed revisions, moving data between different platforms, or disseminating content in both human- and machine-readable ways.ARPHA is a full-featured open access publishing platform for journals, books and data, with provision of managed hosting services. Several other services (website design and setup, production, semantic markup, distribution, archiving, indexing, promotion, journal management and more) are available on demand.Offered as Software as a Service (SaaS), ARPHA allows users to build their own publishing solution to manage and host journals, books, conference abstracts, proceedings and institutional documents.Want to learn more about how it works and how to move your journal to ARPHA? Join our workshop!
The Synergy of a scientific-professional repository and a participative encyclopedia
Authors: Duić Mirko
Published: November 2023

Hrčak is the portal of Croatian scientific and professional journals that provides free access to approximately 277,000 papers published in almost 536 journals at the end of April 2023 (https://hrcak.srce.hr). Croatian Wikipedia provides free access to approximately 214,000 articles (hr.wikipedia.org). The advantage of Wikipedia compared to Hrčak is that this online encyclopedia is well known to ordinary Internet users (Singer et al., 2017). The advantage of Hrčak compared to Wikipedia is that information from papers found at Hrčak are generally more reliable than information from Wikipedia articles. For example, the study of Faletar Tanacković et al. has shown that Croatian 'teachers themselves rarely use Wikipedia for academic purposes' (2015). Unreliability of its information is certainly an important reason for that.The goal of the workshop is to point out the possibility of using the mutual advantages of Hrčak and Wikipedia in order to increase the reliability and the extent of information on Wikipedia and to popularize Hrčak portal, its journals and papers. Also, the goal of the workshop is to familiarize the participants with concrete procedures for improving these portals by upgrading and integrating their content: the participants of the workshop will find content for Wikipedia articles in Hrčak and will prepare and add selected content from Hrčak to Wikipedia articles to which they will add citations and we link to Hrčak papers which will be used to increase the reliability of Wikipedia articles.
For example, Hrčak has over 100 scientific papers in English that are thematically related to the Croatian city of Šibenik. Based on the selected scientific papers from Hrčak, the workshop participants can update the article about Šibenik on Wikipedia and add references leading to scientific articles on Hrčak. Through various activities that are necessary to expand the Wikipedia article about Šibenik, the participants could gain a range of valuable insights. Among these activities are: (1) reading and analysis of the content of the selected article from Hrčak, (2) selection and adaptation of parts of the text that will be added from the selected Hrčak article about Šibenik to the article about Šibenik on Wikipedia, (3) reading and analysis of the article about Šibenik on Wikipedia in order to determine in which places it can be supplemented with data from the selected article from Hrčak, (4) integration of content from the article on Hrčak into the article about Šibenik on Wikipedia with the principle of fitting the added content as meaningfully as possible into the article on Wikipedia, and finally - (5) adding references in the Wikipedia article to the article on Hrčak with the aim of making interested Wikipedia readers aware of the Hrčak repository, with the aim of informing them that on Hrčak they can found various open access scientific articles about Šibenik and other topics, and with the aim of encouraging the Wikipedia readers to further explore the rich archive of Hrčak.
Reorienting scholarly communications from private commodity to public good
Authors: Shearer Kathleen
Published: November 2023

In economics, “a public good refers to a service that is made available to all members of a society”. Typically, these services are administered by governments and paid for collectively through taxation. There is an increasing awareness that the free market is creating deep inequalities in access and participation in scholarly communications, even with the transition to open science. It is now time to collectively chart a new course where research outputs are treated as public goods. This is no easy task, as it requires working across countries, domains, and stakeholder communities. This talk will identify the major actions needed to move forward with this vision, and present the activities of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), a global organisation of repository initiatives, that are contributing to our collective progress.