bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
VIAJES IMAGINALES. NUESTRA MUERTE/ LA DE ELLAS/ LA DE TODAS. EL DOULEO COMO ESCRITURA FEMINISTA A PARTIR DE UNA PUESTA EN ESCENA: Imaginal Journeys. Our death/her death/their death/the death of all women Douleo as feminist writing.
Authors: Oliva Barboza Patricia , Pérez Wolter Luisa
Published: March 2024

Una actriz doula y una practicante de danza e investigadora feminista que se conocen hace mucho tiempo continuaron dialogando sobre sus intereses y búsquedas en común, pero un encuentro reciente despierta una inquietud poderosa. A partir de la idea de una puesta en escena, alrededor de la muerte, surge una preocupación relevante: ¿cómo abordar el tránsito de todas hacia la muerte, incluyendo a quienes se les arrebató el derecho a morir? ¿Cómo abordar nuestras muertes a partir de viajes imaginales, y hacer una enorme diferencia con quienes no tuvieron el derecho de una vida y una muerte libres de violencia? ¿Cómo colocar un tema tan fuerte, como la muerte, cómo insertar los femicidios? El proceso creativo siguió su curso, al construir lenguajes junto con otras artistas y logra presentarse bajo el nombre de La Casa sin Bernarda, sin embargo, el nudo no se desató con la obra. El douleo y el feminismo son los lugares donde sentimos la necesidad de continuar explorando.
El consumo de vidrio en el arrabal de La Arrixaca (Murcia): los vidrios andalusíes de los siglos XII-XIII del Conjunto Arqueológico de San Esteban.
Authors: Velo-Gala Almudena , Eiroa Rodríguez Jorge Alejandro , Govantes-Edwards David J. , Duckworth Chloë N.
Published: March 2024

El estudio de los fragmentos de vidrio procedentes del Conjunto Arqueológico de San Esteban, un sector del arrabal andalusí de la ciudad de Murcia en los siglos XII y XIII, ofrece información relevante sobre la producción de vidrio en al-Andalus, al tratarse de un conjunto de piezas procedente de una excavación arqueológica sistemática. El análisis tipológico de los hallazgos en las campañas de 2018 y 2019 se desglosa mediante una clasificación funcional en cinco grupos principales: vajilla para el consumo y almacenamiento de líquidos y alimentos; recipientes de vidrio para el cuidado, ornamento y aseo personal; objetos de vidrio relacionados con prácticas religiosas o creencias populares; recipientes pertenecientes a los sistemas de iluminación artificial; y restos asociados con la fabricación y elaboración de objetos de vidrio, indicativos de la existencia de un taller vidriero en las inmediaciones de las áreas excavadas. A partir del estudio se identifican patrones de las técnicas de elaboración, se precisa la cronología y se define la posible procedencia de las piezas. Aunque la mayor parte de los objetos habrían sido adquiridos en los talleres locales, otras piezas se importaron, probablemente, desde centros especializados situados en la zona del Mediterráneo oriental
Progresywny cykl peruwiańskiej polityki kulturowej
Authors: Kania Marta
Published: March 2024

PROGRESSIVE CYCLE OF PERUVIAN CULTURAL POLICY: PARTICIPATION AND THE RIGHT OF PRIOR CONSULTATION REGARDING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The aim of the article is to analyse the rights of Indigenous Peoples to the protection, preservation, and management of their cultural heritage. The second element of the research is the analysis of the politicisation of the cultural heritage of Indigenous Peoples in the context of their right to participation andconsultation. Considerations on this subject are presented in the context of the phenomenon of ethnic revival and empowerment of indigenous communities (both in Latin America and on a global scale), which has been developing for several decades, in line with the slogans of democratisation and decolonisation.These phenomena coincided in the first decades of the 21st century with an unprecedented moment in the political history of Latin America – the so-called progressive cycle of public policies, according to which the governments of subsequent countries rejected neoliberal concepts in favour of greater involvement of the authorities in building egalitarian societies, and in the field of cultural policies, the pursuit of ‘democratisation of culture’. As a case study of the discussed phenomena, the article presents the progressive cycle of cultural policy in the Republic of Peru and an example of the activity of the interdisciplinary program Proyecto Qhapaq Ñan, established in 2001 by the authorities of the Republic for the purpose of inventory, documentation and safeguarding the remains of the Andean Qhapaq Ñan Trail. Its trajectory reflects both the variables of Peru’s cultural policy, shaped in relation to the operational guidelines and international standards of the UN system, and the evolution of Peruvian ethnopolitics toward indigenous peoples in the last two decades.
Estońska wizja obrony cywilnej jako istotny element koncepcji bezpieczeństwa całościowego w odpowiedzi na potencjalny kryzys polityczny
Authors: Gawęcka Julia Anna
Published: March 2024

THE ESTONIAN VISION OF CIVIL DEFENCE AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF OVERALL SECURITY IN RESPONSE TO A POTENTIAL POLITICAL CRISIS
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 began the modernisation of state security systems in the Baltic Sea region. A pioneer in the creation of comprehensive security was the Republic of Estonia, which began to implement the total defence strategy as early as 2008, after the political crisis caused by the Russian minority. The protests have disrupted the functioning of Estonian public institutions and the private sector, which are threatened by cyberattacks. The Russian Federation could use not only military but also hybrid means. Therefore, Estonia has decided to implement a completely new version of the total defence strategy. The paper seeks to assess the Estonian concept of holistic security, with particular emphasis on solutions for civil defence in crisis situations.
Chorwackie spory o pamięć w Vukovarze
Authors: Rekść Magdalena
Published: March 2024

CROATIAN DISPUTES OVER THE MEMORY OF VUKOVAR
The Battle of Vukovar is one of the main accords of the Croatian war 1991- 1995. As a result of the 87-day siege, most of the buildings were destroyed. To this day, different narratives about those events and contrary concepts of commemorating the victims clash in Croatia. Nationalists want it to remain a symbol of martyrdom, while liberal circles call for making it a center of dialogue and tolerance. Unfortunately, so far the first of these options is winning, and poor, under-invested Vukovar is constantly depopulating.
Constraint Learning to Define Trust Regions in Optimization over Pre-Trained Predictive Models
Authors: Shi Chenbo , Emadikhiav Mohsen , Lozano Leonardo , Bergman David
Published: March 2024

There is a recent proliferation of research on the integration of machine learning and optimization. One expansive area within this research stream is optimization over pre-trained predictive models, which proposes the use of pre-trained predictive models as surrogates for uncertain or highly complex objective functions. In this setting, features of the predictive models become decision variables in the optimization problem. Despite a recent surge in publications in this area, only a few papers note the importance of incorporating trust-region considerations in this decision-making pipeline, that is, enforcing solutions to be similar to the data used to train the predictive models. Without such constraints, the evaluation of the predictive model at solutions obtained from optimization cannot be trusted and the practicality of the solutions may be unreasonable. In this paper, we provide an overview of the approaches appearing in the literature to construct a trust region and propose three alternative approaches. Our numerical evaluation highlights that trust-region constraints learned through our newly proposed approaches compare favorably with previously suggested approaches, both in terms of solution quality and computational time.

History: Accepted by Pascal Van Hentenryck, Area Editor for Computational Modeling: Methods & Analysis.

Supplemental Material: The software that supports the findings of this study is available within the paper and its Supplemental Information ( https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/suppl/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0312 ) as well as from the IJOC GitHub software repository ( https://github.com/INFORMSJoC/2022.0312 ). The complete IJOC Software and Data Repository is available at https://informsjoc.github.io/ .
Exploring the subject, adjunct and Wh-island constraints in the usage of English in some selected Nigerian newspapers
Authors: Ambrose Lynda , Igene Stela
Published: March 2024

This paper explores the subject, adjunct and Wh-island constraints in the usage of  English in some selected Nigerian  newspapers. The purpose is to know the extent to which these constraints have adapted to the Nigerian English. This study is based on the same code which is English language but of different varieties such as Nigerian English and English by the native speakers. This research is qualitative in nature, it is based on textual analysis, data were purposively sampled from the reportage columns in some selected Nigerian newspapers such as the  interview columns. The theoretical framework used in this study is the Chomskyan Principles and Parameters theory with a focus on movement and bounding theories. Findings show that writers of Nigerian newspaper columns use the subject island, adjunct island and wh-island constraints sparingly and this shows a tactful attempt to avoid expressions which permits long distant wh- movement in order not to violate the subjacency conditions and syntactic constraints. Due to the tactful avoidance, this paper recommends that complex syntactic structures should be thought extensively at all stages in the Nigerian classrooms to enable L2 learners of English gain adequate competence and performance of the language.
Cultural contents of senior high school English textbook entitled “Bahasa Inggris”
Authors: Lestari Dwinda Dwi , Surono Surono , Ika Suciwati
Published: March 2024

One of the most important aspects that must be included in ELT textbooks is culture. This research aims at exploring types of cultural contents and cultural elements. The subject of this research was English Textbook for grade XII entitled “Bahasa Inggris”. This research belongs to content analysis. Document observation was used to collect the data which were analyzed by using Miles & Huberman’s model and coding method. The research findings show that there were three types of culture found in this textbook, namely the source culture (66 times or 58%), target culture (34 times or 30%), and, international culture (14 times or 12%). Concerning the cultural elements, they were represented by product (39 times or 80%), person (9 times or 18%), and practice (1 times or 2%). Meanwhile, perspective was not represented. It implies that the textbook still focused on source cultures which were more easily internalized by the learners and on products which were the most concrete for learners to learn the culture. It is recommended that the authors of the textbook balance the cultural contents proportionally and the teachers creatively insert more target and international cultures to avoid cultural shocks.
Students’ interest level in English online learning
Authors: Puspita Linda , Ristianti Thalia Savira , Soviyah Soviyah
Published: March 2024

English is one of the subjects that students in Indonesia are required to study, including during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. As a result of the the pandemic, the English learning process is conducted online. Therefore, students are expected to adapt to this new learning mode, and to be interested in it as well. This research aims to find out the level of the students’ interest in learning English online. The research utilizes descriptive quantitative method. A questionnaire is used as the research instrument. Taking SMPN 2 Girimulyo junior high school, Yogyakarta, Indonesia as the research setting, it involves 40 students which consist of 25 female students and 15 male students. The research data are collected online through Google form distributed to the respondents to reveal their interest in learning English online. The study findings show that 77% of students are interested in learning English online, 66% of the students master the material, and the interaction between students and teacher is very good reaching perfect score of 100%. However, when asked about their preference, 60% of the students prefer learning English offline under face-to-face mode.
Unleashing the power of pixels: Digital gaming as an unconventional catalyst for spontaneous Language learning in an EFL environment
Authors: Sutrisno Djoko , Zainal Abidin Noor Azlinda
Published: March 2024

In the past two decades, the world has witnessed an exponential rise in the use of digital games, thanks to the widespread availability of Personal Computers (PCs) and mobile devices. These games have not only provided entertainment but have also demonstrated both positive and negative effects on players. While numerous studies have explored the impact of digital games on attention span, concentration, and addiction, little attention has been given to their influence on incidental Foreign Language acquisition. To bridge this research gap, the researcher embarked on a three-month longitudinal observational study during the post Covid-19 pandemic in 2022. The goal was to explore how digital games, which young learners played for leisure at home, affected their unintentional acquisition of English as foreign language. Participants in the study ranged from 8 to 14 years old, and three popular games, namely Free Fire, Minecraft, and Among Us, were included in the experiment.

The results of our study shed light on the significant impact of digital gaming on participants' vocabulary development, highlighting gaming as a valuable asset for foreign language acquisition. Moreover, the players displayed a remarkable ability to retain the newly acquired vocabulary. However, we did identify two drawbacks. Firstly, the prolonged screen time associated with gaming raised concerns. Secondly, we observed that the vocabulary acquired was often specific to certain areas within a particular game, limiting its transferability to broader language contexts. This study serves as a catalyst for further research, encouraging an exploration of the benefits and drawbacks of employing digital games for targeted aspects of foreign language acquisition, such as cognitive skill development and enhanced comprehension. By delving deeper into these areas, researchers can better understand how digital games can be optimized to foster effective language learning experiences. Ultimately, this knowledge will contribute to the design of educational games that leverage the potential of digital technologies to facilitate language acquisition and promote a holistic learning experience for young learners
Crías de conejos y monos ¿son igual de costosas?
Authors: Ortíz Zárate Ricardo J. Ortíz Zárate
Published: March 2024

El número de crías que un organismo produce por camada tiene implicaciones en el esfuerzo que las madres deben invertir para que éstas logren desarrollarse y sobrevivir. En el caso de los mamíferos, la cantidad de crías por camada varía de acuerdo con la especie. Debido a lo anterior, cada especie se ha adaptado mediante distintas estrategias para el cuidado de sus crías.
Por uma História da Fome no Brasil
Authors: Araujo André Francisco Berenger de
Published: March 2024

Resenha de: AMORIM, Helder Remigio de. Josué de Castro: um pequeno pedaço do incomensurável. Jundiaí, SP: Paco, 2022. 376 p.
Trajetórias e experiências de/em pesquisas no campo da História da Alimentação no Brasil: diálogos com Mônica Chaves Abdala e Claude G. Papavero
Authors: Barreto Amorim Pilla Maria Cecilia , Luiz Simon Everton
Published: March 2024

Entrevistas realizadas remotamente, via plataforma Google Meet, em 17 jun. 2023, para o dossiê “O alimento e suas múltiplas abordagens na História”, da Revista Maracanan.
Improving sensory awareness in a dental setting for patients with autism spectrum disorder (autism)
Authors: Budhdeo Rakhee , Kabban Marielle
Published: March 2024

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with an unknown aetiology and a combination of characteristics, including social interactions, repetitive behaviours and sensory behaviours. Some studies have suggested that up to 82.7% of parents noted that their child was upset by particular sensations, with reports of between 80% and 100% of individuals with autism having sensory processing difficulties. While patients with ASD are reported to be at an increased risk for caries, treatment can be difficult owing to variations in levels of cooperation during dental examinations.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: To assist in a successful dental visit, dental professionals should be aware of the sensory processing difficulties that patients diagnosed with autism have.
Autotransplantation of an impacted migrated mandibular canine using platelet-rich fibrin and physio-dispenser system: a report of two cases
Authors: Shetty Rajmohan , Shetty Vabitha , Aswath Nikhitha , Rai Kavitha
Published: March 2024

Canine impaction and migration is conventionally managed by fixed orthodontic treatment with surgical exposure; however this is not always possible, thus requiring clinicians to explore other treatment options. Autotransplantation of the tooth has been recognized as an alternative treatment option. This article reports on two cases where a migrated canine was asymptomatic, and accidentally diagnosed during routine examination. The procedure undertaken was autotransplantation of the canine using a physio-dispenser system and a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane to promote bone and soft tissue healing and regeneration. After a 2-year follow up, the autotransplanted canines showed no signs or symptoms of clinical or radiological failure. On radiographic examination, a patent periodontal ligament space was also appreciated.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Use of a physio-dispenser system and PRF during autotransplantation of a migrated and impacted canine may improve the clinical outcome.
A new framework for nurses working in paediatric IBD care
Authors: Hill Rebekah
Published: March 2024

The RCN Gastrointestinal Forum introduces their new IBD framework for adult and paeediatric care settings and discusses the latest UKHSA hepatitis C report
Running in the Family
Authors: Wordsworth Saul
Published: March 2024

WITH THE NEW EVION SERIES, CLAAS HAS COMPLETED ITS COMBINE HARVESTER RANGE WITH THREE VEHICLES THAT WILL BE IDEAL FOR SMALLER FARMS
Benjamin's Mimetic Re-Turn: Language, Body, Memory
Authors: Wolf Philipp
Published: March 2024

Abstract: Walter Benjamin is a crucial figure in modernist mimesis. He was highly receptive to mimetic influences and at the same time a prolific and sensitive theoretician of those experiences. He moved far beyond the traditional aesthetics of a realistic and representational mimesis and must be located within the post-Nietzschean, modernist 'mimetic turn or re-turn.' Even if occluded by modern rationality, the mimetic faculty still takes effect for Benjamin in 'non-sensuous similarities,' in poetic language, in drifting expression, the unconscious, the body and its memory. To place Benjamin within mimetic modernism I will first adumbrate what I call linguistic magic in the context of modernist literature, ethnological and linguistic theory. Secondly, I will describe the modernist fascination with the body in and through which mimesis takes place. The third and main part centers on Benjamin's theological (and magical) interest in language. It focusses on his own occupation with (linguistic) magic and his conception or 'patho-logy' of mimesis. This he locates in the body, the pre-reflexive and unconscious, in the play of children, in early experience, and memory or mémoire involontaire (Marcel Proust).
Homo Ecologicus : Animism, Historical Materialism and Planetary Mimesis
Authors: Durrant Sam
Published: March 2024

Abstract: The contemporary return toward mimesis turns in at least two directions. The first doubles down on Plato's suspicion of mimesis as a contagious threat to rationality and the healthy functioning of the polis and in this sense advocates, at the level of human behaviour, a turning away from mimesis and the pathological, all-too-human nature of homo mimeticus . The second form of the mimetic turn is a more wholehearted turning towards mimesis, seen not as contagious pathology but as cure, as planetary solution to our all-too-human modes of being in the world. This essay is interested in this second, utopian turn towards mimesis, charting the dialectical re-emergence of homo mimeticus as homo ecologicus in Horkheimer and Adorno's Dialectic of Enlightenment and Noongar novelist Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance .
Fano resonance and enhanced sensing in the excitation of the surface phonon polariton
Authors: Zhao Qiwen , Yao Chenyi , He Ying , Yang Yanfang , Zhang Huifang
Published: March 2024

The surface phonon polariton is a collective oscillation mode of phonons and incident electromagnetic waves in polar dielectric materials. Compared with the surface plasmon polariton, it has low loss and can be applied to the mid-infrared band. A surface phonon resonance sensor based on waveguide-coupling is proposed. The sensor structure is a typical Kretschmann configuration consisting of a germanium (Ge) prism, a silicon carbide (SiC) layer, an indium selenide (In2Se3) film, a titanium dioxide (TiO2) film, and the surrounding dielectric. The reflectivity possesses significant asymmetric Fano resonance dips. In sensing applications, the waveguide-coupling structure yields a sensitivity by intensity of 11278RIU−1 and a figure of merit of 10344RIU−1. Our investigation provides an alternative method for refractive index sensing, thus opening up opportunities for the design of various phonon devices based on Fano resonance.
Topological phases and non-Hermitian topology in tunable nonreciprocal cyclic three-mode optical systems
Authors: Li Ye-Wei-Yi , Nie Xiao-Feng , Cao Ji , Cui Wen-Xue , Wang Hong-Fu
Published: March 2024

We propose a method for simulating a 1D non-Hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model with modulated nonreciprocal hopping using a cyclic three-mode optical system. The current system exhibits different localization of topologically nontrivial phases, which can be characterized by the winding number. We find that the eigenenergies of such a system undergo a real-complex transition as the nonreciprocal hopping changes, accompanied by a non-Bloch parity-time symmetry breaking. We explain this phase transition by considering the evolution of saddle points on the complex energy plan and the ratio of complex eigenenergies. Additionally, we demonstrate that the skin states resulting from the non-Hermitian skin effect possess higher-order exceptional points under the critical point of the non-Bloch parity-time phase transition. Furthermore, we investigate the non-Hermitian skin phase transition by the directional mean inverse participation ratio and the generalized Brillouin zone. This work provides an alternative way to investigate the novel topological and non-Hermitian effects in nonreciprocal optical systems.
Polarization feature fusion and calculation of birefringence dynamics in complex anisotropic media
Authors: Hao Rui , Zeng Nan , Zhang Zheng , He Honghui , He Chao , Ma Hui
Published: March 2024

As a complex anisotropic medium, variation in birefringence within biological tissues is closely associated with numerous physiological behaviors and phenomena. In this Letter, we propose a polarization feature fusion method and corresponding polarimetric parameters, which exhibit excellent performance of capturing the birefringence dynamic variation process in complex anisotropic media. By employing the feature fusion method, we combine and transform polarization basis parameters (PBPs) to derive fused polarization feature parameters (FPPs) with explicit expressions. Subsequently, we conduct Monte Carlo (MC) simulation to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed FPPs from two variation dimensions of birefringence direction θ and modulus Δn. Leveraging mathematical modeling and linear transformations, we investigate and abstract their response patterns concerning θ and Δn. Finally, the experiments confirm that the FPPs show superior adaptability and interpretability in characterizing the birefringence dynamic process of turbid media. The findings presented in this study provide new, to the best of our knowledge, methodological insights of information extraction for computational polarimetry in biomedical research.
Variational autoencoder-assisted unsupervised hardware fingerprint authentication in a fiber network
Authors: Qiu Yilin , Peng Xinyong , Huang Xinran , Chai Zhi , Li Mingye , Hu Weisheng , Yang Xuelin
Published: March 2024

Physical-layer authentication (PLA) based on hardware fingerprints can safeguard optical networks against large-scale masquerade or active injection attacks. However, traditional schemes rely on massive labeled close-set data. Here, we propose an unsupervised hardware fingerprint authentication based on a variational autoencoder (VAE). Specifically, the triplets are generated through variational inference on unlabeled optical spectra and then applied to train the feature extractor, which has an excellent generalization ability and enables fingerprint feature extraction from previously unknown optical transmitters. The feasibility of the proposed scheme is experimentally verified by the successful classification of eight optical transmitters after a 20 km standard single-mode fiber (SSMF) transmission, to distinguish efficiently the rogue from legal devices. A recognition accuracy of 99% and a miss alarm rate of 0% are achieved even under the interference of multiple rogue devices. Moreover, the proposed scheme is verified to have a comparable performance with the results obtained from supervised learning.
Developing inhibitory peptides against SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein
Authors: Bekdash Ramsey , Yoshida Kazushige , Nair Manoj S. , Qiu Lauren , Ahdout Johnathan , Tsai Hsiang-Yi , Uryu Kunihiro , Soni Rajesh K. , Huang Yaoxing , Ho David D. , Yazawa Masayuki
Published: March 2024

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected approximately 800 million people since the start of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Because of the high rate of mutagenesis in SARS-CoV-2, it is difficult to develop a sustainable approach for prevention and treatment. The Envelope (E) protein is highly conserved among human coronaviruses. Previous studies reported that SARS-CoV-1 E deficiency reduced viral propagation, suggesting that E inhibition might be an effective therapeutic strategy for SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report inhibitory peptides against SARS-CoV-2 E protein named iPep-SARS2-E. Leveraging E-induced alterations in proton homeostasis and NFAT/AP-1 pathway in mammalian cells, we developed screening platforms to design and optimize the peptides that bind and inhibit E protein. Using Vero-E6 cells, human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived branching lung organoid and mouse models with SARS-CoV-2, we found that iPep-SARS2-E significantly inhibits virus egress and reduces viral cytotoxicity and propagation in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the peptide can be customizable for E protein of other human coronaviruses such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The results indicate that E protein can be a potential therapeutic target for human coronaviruses.
Oral aspirin for preventing colorectal adenoma recurrence: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Hoang Khanh Dinh , Chen Jin-Hua , Huang Tsai-Wei , Kang Yi-No , Chen Chiehfeng
Published: March 2024

Colorectal adenomas have the potential of malignant transformation if left untreated. Multiple randomized controlled trials have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of aspirin in preventing colorectal adenoma recurrence in a population with a history of colorectal adenoma but not colorectal cancer, however, the relationship between aspirin dose and colorectal adenoma recurrence remains unclear. We conducted pairwise meta-analysis, meta-regression, trial sequential analysis, and network meta-analysis of all eligible studies. The ROB 2.0 tool was used to assess the risk of bias in the studies. The confidence in network meta-analysis (CINeMA) approach was used to evaluate the confidence of the network meta-analysis results. The network meta-analysis included eight RCTs (nine reports), comprising four on aspirin (low or high dose) alone and four on aspirin combined with another medication, all compared with placebo. In the network meta-analysis, low-dose aspirin (LDA <300 mg per day) was more effective than high-dose aspirin (HDA ≥300 mg per day) and placebo, with risk ratios of 0.76 (95% CI: 0.58 to 0.99) and 0.7 (95% CI: 0.54 to 0.91), respectively. LDA was the optimal treatment relative to HDA and placebo (P-score = 0.99). In the trial sequential analysis, LDA was only more effective than placebo when the number of included participants exceeded the optimal information size; this was not the case for HDA. LDA has statistically significant efficacy for colorectal adenoma prevention, but compared with HDA, its efficacy remains uncertain. Further trials are therefore required.
A firm-level analysis of Chinese commercial health insurance surrender
Authors: Tian Ling , Dong Haisong
Published: March 2024

Based on the unbalanced panel data of Chinese professional health insurance companies from 2011 to 2021, the paper constructs "PW+PCSE" model to empirically investigate the main factors affecting the commercial health insurance surrender in China from the company level. The results show that asset-liability ratio has a significant positive effect on health insurance surrender rate. The value preservation and appreciation rate of capital and R&D expenditure rate both have significant negative effects on health insurance surrender rate. These studies bring important enlightenment for domestic health insurance companies to avoid surrender risk.
The first-to-test bias: Impact of testing order on assigning responsibility for contagion
Authors: Givi Julian , Fitzgerald M. Paula
Published: March 2024

When a contagious disease spreads, people wonder about who to blame for transmission. Herein, we document a novel bias, the “First-To-Test” bias, that emerges when individuals assign responsibility for contagion within a dyad. People tend to believe that the member of the dyad who tested positive first is more likely to have given the disease to the other member, even when all other relevant factors are held constant. That is, while using testing order as a basis for assigning responsibility for a dyad’s contraction of a contagious disease may be rational in cases where all other relevant factors are not held constant, we show that individuals are more likely to allocate responsibility to whoever tested positive first even when these relevant factors are held constant. This overgeneralization bias emerges regardless of whether the evaluator is an outside observer or the member of the dyad who tested positive first. While we explore this bias with COVID-19 and strep throat, it has implications for other contagious diseases such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and illnesses often spread among school children (e.g., influenza, whooping cough). We conclude by discussing its implications for patients and organizations.
The coupling coordination characteristics of China’s health production efficiency and new urbanization and its influencing factors
Authors: Zhao Haili , Zhang Fang , Du Yuhan , Li Jialiang , Wu Minghui
Published: March 2024

Urbanization leads to dramatic changes in habitat quality, which significantly affects population health. Research on the coupling coordination relationship between new urbanization and health production efficiency is conducive to improving residents’ well-being and urban sustainable development. In this article, we adopted the super-efficient SBM model and entropy value method separately to evaluate the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of health production efficiency and new urbanization in China. Then, we used the coupling coordination degree model to investigate the interactive coercing relationship between new urbanization and health production efficiency. Finally, the panel Tobit model is used to analyze the factors influencing the coupled coordination of the two systems. The results showed that the new urbanization levels of 31 provinces in China have all steadily increased from 2003 to 2018. Health production efficiency exhibited a fluctuating but increasing trend, and its regional differences are gradually narrowing. Health production efficiency and new urbanization have developed in a more coordinated direction, with a spatial pattern of "high in the southeast and low in the northwest." Meanwhile, the relative development characteristics between the two systems have constantly changed, from the new urbanization lagged type to the two systems synchronized type and the health production efficiency lagged type. Population density, economic development level, government financial investment, and government health investment positively impact the coupling coordination degree of the two systems. In comparison, individual health investment harms the harmonization of the two systems.
Evaluation of stress distributions of calcium silicate-based root canal sealer in bulk or with main core material: A finite element analysis study
Authors: Smran Ahlam , Abdullah Mariam , Ahmad Norasmatul Akma , ben Yahia Faycal , Fouda Ahmed Mahmoud , Alturaiki Sami A. , AL-Maflehi Nassr , Samran Abdulaziz
Published: March 2024

This research aimed to assess the stress distribution in lower premolars that were obturated with BioRoot RCS or AH Plus, with or without gutta percha (GP), and subjected to vertical and oblique forces. One 3D geometric model of a mandibular second premolar was created using SolidWorks software. Eight different scenarios representing different root canal filling techniques, single cone technique with GP and bulk technique with sealer only with occlusal load directions were simulated as follows: Model 1 (BioRoot RCS sealer and GP under vertical load [VL]), Model 2 (BioRoot RCS sealer and GP under oblique load [OL]), Model 3 (AH Plus sealer with GP under VL), Model 4 (AH Plus sealer with GP under OL), Model 5 (BioRoot RCS sealer in bulk under VL), Model 6 (BioRoot RCS in bulk under OL), Model 7 (AH Plus sealer in bulk under VL), and Model 8 (AH Plus sealer in bulk under OL). A static load of 200 N was applied at three occlusal contact points, with a 45° angle from lingual to buccal. The von Mises stresses in root dentin were higher in cases where AH Plus was used compared to BioRoot RCS. Furthermore, shifting the load to an oblique direction resulted in increased stress levels. Replacing GP with sealer material had no effect on the dentin maximum von Mises stress in BioRoot RCS cases. Presence of a core material resulted in lower stress in dentin for AH Plus cases, however, it did not affect the stress levels in dentin for cases filled with BioRoot RCS. Stress distribution in the dentin under oblique direction was higher regardless of sealer or technique used.
Digital Zombies, Undead Stories: Narrative Emergence and Videogames, Lawrence May (2021)
Authors: Kirkland Ewan
Published: March 2024

Review of: Digital Zombies, Undead Stories: Narrative Emergence and Videogames, Lawrence May (2021)

London: Bloomsbury Academic, 264 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-50136-354-2, h/bk, AUD 162

ISBN 978-1-50137-487-6, p/bk, AUD 53.99

ISBN 978-1-50136-354-9, e-book, AUD 43.19
The applicability of different subculture theories to the Istanbul metal scene in the early twenty-first century
Authors: Harrison Jane
Published: March 2024

This article discusses various subculture theories and the contemporary metal scene in Istanbul. This vibrant scene is part of the global metal transculture, where local and global elements interact. In addition to aspects of Kahn-Harris’s and Hodkinson’s theories, Weinstein’s characterization of metal subculture as a community revolving around a distinctive sound world is especially appropriate. Discourses of distinction are not a primary component of this subculture. Hebdige’s subculture theory, despite its weaknesses, is helpful for understanding this subculture, especially the articulation of subcultural resistance in terms of its relationship to the parent culture. This metal subculture retains many local parent culture features, including norms of morality, respect for elders and gender relations. At the same time, subculture members believe that metal songs empower them to make autonomous decisions in a culture that strongly values collectivism, challenge the dominant religious ideology, and contest aesthetic conventions of traditional and pop genres in Turkey.
Is metal (still) a subculture? Considerations from the perspective of cultural history
Authors: Pichler Peter
Published: March 2024

Any discussion about whether metal is or ever was a subculture is always also a discussion about metalness as an identity construction. From the perspective of a cultural historian, the author would like to introduce some possibly clarifying arguments into the debate about metal and subculture. To this end, three topics will be discussed. The first step is to look at the term subculture and its use in metal research from the perspective of cultural history. This is followed by a second step in which the author suggests that from such a perspective we should always ask about metal as a subculture in the context of a fundamentally pluralistic understanding of ‘metal as cultures’. As the third topic, this proposed conceptual sharpening will be illustrated by an empirical example from the author’s research.
Peñacalera (Obejo, Córdoba). Biografía de un contexto sepulcral con restos orgánicos de la Edad del Cobre
Authors: Martínez Sánchez Rafael , Bretones García María Dolores , Martínez Fernández María J. , López Flores Inmaculada , Maroto Benavides Rosa , Román Muñoz Carmen M , Henriquez Valido Pedro , Gleba Margarita , Cubas Morera Miriam , Dorado Alejos Alberto , Bermudez Cano Rafael , Aljama Martínez Abén , Lara Mengual Gloria M. , Vera Rodríguez Juan Carlos
Published: March 2024

Las prácticas funerarias del IV y III milenio cal ac se caracterizan en la mayor parte de la Península Ibérica por la generalización de la arquitectura megalítica, en paralelo a las importantes transformaciones sociales que tienen lugar a lo largo de la denominada Edad del Cobre. Al mismo tiempo, proliferan enterramientos colectivos en cuevas naturales en zonas montañosas del área meridional de Iberia, muchos de los cuales parecen compartir usos similares a los propios de cámaras ortostáticas. En este trabajo presentaremos el sorprendente caso del yacimiento de Peñacalera, en Obejo, provincia de Córdoba, una pequeña cavidad funeraria situada en un prominente afloramiento rocoso situado en el macizo de Sierra Morena descubierta en 2014. El contexto funerario comprende los restos óseos de al menos cinco individuos, asociados a elementos de ajuar como vasos cerámicos, y elementos de naturaleza orgánica en un notable estado de conservación, especialmente placas de corcho de alcornoque y algunos fragmentos textiles. El análisis de las dataciones radiocarbónicas efectuadas apunta a dos fases de uso diferenciadas, una en el tercer cuarto del iv y otra a mediados del III milenio cal AC.
Placas de contextos megalíticos del centro de Portugal. Los casos de Arquinha da Moura (Tondela) y de Mamaltar de Vale de Fachas (Viseu)
Authors: Vilaça Raquel , Sobral de Carvalho Pedro , Catarino Lídia , Bravo Pereira Luís
Published: March 2024

La oportunidad de estudiar dos placas decoradas de piedra halladas en contextos megalíticos de la región de Viseu/Tondela, una decorada y conocida desde 1912, la otra inédita hasta ahora, ha supuesto un valor añadido al conocimiento de esta categoría de artefactos ‘ideotécnicos’. Caracterizadas a nivel morfotipológico, han sido objeto de análisis de fluorescencia de rayos X que apuntan a la posibilidad de la utilización de cinabrio como pigmento decorativo en una de ellas. También se han utilizado en este estudio imágenes fotográficas de diferentes bandas espectrales, tanto en la banda de luz visible como en las bandas de radiación IR y UV, que han permitido corroborar el uso de pigmento rojo en algunas zonas, así como el de otro pigmento colorante negro o azul en otras. Además, se ha observado la relación marginal, aunque no aislada, de los hallazgos de estas placas con el sur peninsular, donde piezas del mismo universo conceptual –los ‘ídolos-placa’– se cuentan por miles. Estas dos placas, junto con algunas otras elaboradas con diferente tipología, materia prima y contexto –inéditas o en proceso de valoración–, recuperadas en el interfluvio Duero-Tajo, demuestran que el vacuum de este tipo de registros en la región es solo aparente.
Evaluasi Pengetahuan dan Tindakan Ibu terhadap Diare pada Balita Puskesmas Banda Raya
Authors: Salsabila Nisa , Dimiati Herlina , Maharani Cut Rika , Saputra Irwan , Aini Zahratul
Published: March 2024

Latar belakang. Diare masih menyebabkan tingginya angka kesakitan dan kematian pada balita. Diare dapat disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor salah satunya adalah pengetahuan dan perilaku ibu Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan perilaku ibu dengan penanganan diare pada balita di Puskesmas Banda Raya Kota Banda Aceh.Metode. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah ibu dengan balita yaang berdomisili di Banda Raya berjumlah 96 orang. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan simple random sampling. Penelitian menggunakan instrumen kuesioner yang telah dilakukan uji validitas dan reabilitas. Pengolahan data menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariat dengan uji Chi-squre. Hasil. Mayoritas responden dengan usia 21-35 tahun (66,7%), pendidikan SMA (55,2%), mayoritas ibu di Kecamatan Banda Raya bekerja sebagai ibu rumah tangga (79,2%), dengan umur anak 1 hingga 2 tahun (55,2%). Analisis data menggunakan uji Chi-square menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara pengetahuan ibu dengan penanganan diare pada balita (p=<0,05). Serta terdapat hubungan antara perilaku ibu dengan penanganan diare pada balita (p=<0,05). Kesimpulan. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengetahuan dan perilaku ibu berhubungan dengan penanganan diare pada balita di Puskesmas Banda Raya Kota Banda Aceh.
A fogyatékossággal élő munkavállalók helyzete a hazai szállodaiparban
Authors: Petykó Csilla , Csillag Sára , Farkas Jácint , Fekete-Frojimovics Zsófia , Nagy Adrienne
Published: March 2024

A Covid19-járványt megelőző 2019-es évben a turizmushoz köthető ágazatokban Magyarországon 421 ezer foglalkoztatottat tartottak nyilván, amivel a szektor 9,5%-os részarányt képviselt a nemzet gaz-da ságban. A gazdasági jelentőség mellett fontos kérdés, hogy a társadalmi felelősségvállalás elvei érvényesülnek-e a szektor vállalatainál. Vizsgálatunk fókuszába a fogyatékossággal élő emberek foglalkoztatását helyeztük. Egy feltáró jellegű kutatás keretében interjúkat készítettünk hazai szálloda-vezetőkkel a fogyatékossággal élők alkalmazásáról. Az eredmények azt mutatják, hogy a fogyatékossággal élők részaránya alacsony a munkavállalók között. A Covid19-járvány hatásai, a munkaerőhiány és a megnövekedett energiaköltségek extra erőfeszítéseket igényelnek a szállodaipartól a dolgozók (beleértve a fogyatékossággal élő munkavállalókat is) megtartása érdekében. A vizsgálat legfőbb eredménye a társadalmi hozzáállásban tapasztalható szemléletváltás szükségessége.
Az egészségturizmus makrogazdasági összefüggéseinek vizsgálata
Authors: Ruszinkó Ádám , Vajai Balázs , Donka Attila
Published: March 2024

Kutatásunk kiindulópontja az volt, hogy a piaci alapú egészségturisztikai szolgáltatásokon túl az államilag finanszírozott gyógyfürdő-szolgáltatásokat is érdemes megvizsgálni abból a szempontból, hogy a kapcsolódó turisztikai költések mennyiben járulnak hozzá az adott desztináció turizmusának bevételeihez. Vizsgálati eredményeink igazolják a Nemzeti Egészségbiztosítási Alapkezelő (NEAK) gyógyfürdő-finanszírozása újragondolásának szükségességét, hogy a hazai – valódi egyediséget, különlegességet képviselő – gyógyturizmus ismét fellendüljön. A szerzők ezzel a tanulmánnyal a gyógyfürdőkben megvalósuló kezelések támogatási normatívájának emelését kívánják elősegíteni. Az elemzés célja és egyben újszerűsége az olyan együtthatók keresése, amelyek hozzásegítenek a gyógyfürdők – főként gyógyászatok – vendégforgalma alakulásának pontosabb értelmezéséhez. Korábban nem készültek még hasonló vizsgálatok az egészségturizmusban fennálló korrelációkról, csupán idősoros elemzéseket végeztek.
Szaúd-Arábia turizmusa
Authors: Tóthné Kardos Krisztina
Published: March 2024

Szaúd-Arábiáról mint turisztikai desztinációról, nemsokat hallottunk eddig. A hazai élménykeresők 2022. év vége felé figyelhettek fel jobban az országra, amikor a WizzAir elindította járatait. Szaúd-Arábiában 2019-ig elsősorban a vallási turizmus volt a kiemelkedő szegmens. Mohamed bin Szalmán koronaherceg 2017-ben bejelentette, hogy az ország megnyitja kapuit a hagyományos belföldi és a nemzetközi szabadidős turizmus előtt, melyet a Vision 2030 nevű átfogó társadalmi, gazdasági reformprogram részeként vezettek be. A programnak köszönhetően hatalmas beruházások, fejlesztések indultak el az országban. Jelen tanulmány célja a Szaúd-Arábia robbanásszerű, látványos turisztikai fejlesztésével kapcsolatos nemzetközi szakirodalom és kutatás feldolgozása, a jelenleg zajló fejlesztések ismertetése és a turizmusra vonatkozó alapvető következtetések levonása.
A Reflection on 10 Years of Health Behavior and Policy Review
Authors: McDermott Robert , Nguyen Annie
Published: March 2024

Objective: In this historical brief about the journal, we examine the original and future intentions of Health Behavior and Policy Review as a contributor to the scholarly literature and look back at some of the challenges faced by academic journals. Methods: We review the purpose and principles upon which the journal was founded and offer some of the journal’s highlights of the past decade. Results: We report some specific benchmarks of achievement – notably major coverage of historically relevant and emerging public health issues, linkage with World Health Organization and Healthy People 2030 objectives, articulation of health behavior and policy, and recognition of the journal’s impact factor and rank among peer journals in social sciences and humanities. Conclusion: The journal has evolved into an outlet for reporting the results of scientific research and learned opinion that is international in scope
Resolution of Severe Portopulmonary Hypertension With Inhaled Treprostinil and Liver Transplantation
Authors: Chang Alex J. , Goh Choon Hwa
Published: March 2024

Portopulmonary hypertension is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Prompt management is essential for liver transplantation eligibility, a potentially curative option. This report presents a case of severe portopulmonary hypertension that resolved with a conservative therapeutic regimen of tadalafil, macitentan, and inhaled treprostinil, which ultimately enabled successful liver transplantation. There was no recurrence of pulmonary hypertension after transplantation, and the patient was weaned off most pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies. This case report is the first to provide evidence that inhaled treprostinil is a safe and effective alternative to continuous intravenous prostacyclins in portopulmonary hypertension.