bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stock Markets Reactions to Women Appointments and National Culture as a Moderator
Authors: Sami Hind , Dubois Loïc , Ureche-Rangau Loredana
Published: January 2025

Cet article analyse la réaction des marchés financiers à l’annonce de la nomination d’une femme plutôt que d’un homme à un poste de direction au sein des échelons supérieurs d’une entreprise, et examine le rôle modérateur de la culture nationale. À partir d’un échantillon de 16 871 nominations dans 43 pays sur la période 2002-2019 (post-loi Sarbanes-Oxley et pré-Covid-19), nous réalisons une étude d’événement qui révèle des variations significatives des réactions boursières selon le pays d’origine des entreprises. En utilisant les dimensions culturelles du projet GLOBE et des analyses de régressions multivariées, nous montrons que la culture nationale influence ces réactions. Plus précisément, dans les cultures collectivistes, orientées vers l’avenir et centrées sur l’humain, les marchés réagissent positivement aux nominations de femmes. Nous soulignons également que le type de poste pour lequel une femme est nommée joue un rôle dans ces réactions. Cette recherche enrichit la littérature sur la diversité de genre dans les instances dirigeantes en offrant une perspective interculturelle sur l’impact du genre des dirigeants sur la réaction des marchés financiers. Elle propose des pistes nouvelles pour les chercheurs et les praticiens en mettant en lumière l’importance des normes, traditions sociales et pratiques culturelles dans l’évaluation des effets de la diversité de genre sur la performance des entreprises.
Les relations entre l’Élysée et Matignon : un problème institutionnel de moins en moins personnel
Authors: Dulong Delphine
Published: January 2025

Depuis le début de la V e République, les relations entre le président et le Premier ministre ont fait couler beaucoup d’encre, et le quinquennat n’y a pas changé grand-chose. Avant comme après la réforme de 2000, l’Élysée demeure dépendant de Matignon. Et si en droit les chefs de l’État ont le pouvoir de choisir leur Premier ministre, dans les faits ce choix est contraint par la situation politique et l’histoire propre à chaque président. Cependant, la fidélité à leur personne ne semble plus privilégiée comme auparavant : avec l’obligation de contrôler la communication politique dans un temps politique réduit, les présidents ont préféré renforcer leur contrôle sur le gouvernement plutôt que parier sur la servitude volontaire du Premier ministre.
Zara: International brand image and fashion site launch in Western Europe
Authors: Martínez Caraballo Noemí
Published: January 2025

Purpose: Zara launched its e-store in Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and Portugal in the campaign fall/winter 2010. This is an important strategic step; aligned with the search that Inditex daily performs to provide the best customer service worldwide. This paper aims to analyse the international awareness of this notorious fast-fashion firm and the importance of electronic retailing as a communication tool and as a significant growing channel of distribution for fashion merchandise.Design/methodology: A descriptive analysis of Zara's experience is presented, since the launch of zara.com in September 2010. It also shows a comparative analysis on two of its competitors: H&M and Mango.Findings: Zara seems to be surpassing Mango in reach and number of page views, but is still below the levels of H&M, worldwide.Research limitations: This is a descriptive article. We have not been able to provide an in-depth study of the results of the online sale of Zara due to its recent inclusion in the distribution channel and due to the Inditex Group's policy that is to wait for twelve months of store activity to publish its first results.Practical implications: Knowing the strategy undertaken by Zara and its competitors through e-commerce in order to consolidate its international brand image, allows us to provide managerial guidelines for successful retailers when implementing a clicks and mortar strategy.Originality/value: Given the economic recession in which we find ourselves and due to the leading role being taken by online selling in the textile in Spain in recent months, e-commerce in the textile sector has emerged as a very important topic. Besides, this study focuses on a Spanish company that has attracted more studies during the last decades due to its undoubted success.
Causal Association Between Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Osteoporosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Authors: Yan Wang , Dongkai Gou , Wenhan Shan , Quanjing Liu , Huangxing Liu , Ye Yuan , Zhaomin Zhu
Published: January 2025

Background

As the prevalence of osteoporotic fractures increases, impacting the health of the aging population significantly, understanding the genetic link between chronic diseases such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and osteoporosis (OP) is crucial. Despite existing research, the direct genetic relationship between these conditions remains unclear.

Materials and Methods

This study used a two-sample Mendelian randomization approach, drawing on the largest available genome-wide association studies. Instrumental variables were selected based on single nucleotide polymorphisms to explore the genetic correlations affecting the association between PBC and OP. This method helps overcome the limitations of traditional observational studies by reducing confounding factors and preventing reverse causation.

Results

The results, primarily derived from the inverse variance weighted method along with MR-Egger and weighted median supplementary methods, demonstrated a significant causal link between the genetic markers associated with PBC and an increased risk of OP. Sensitivity analyses reinforced these findings, affirming the robustness of the genetic associations.

Conclusion

These findings highlight the genetic underpinnings that potentially link PBC to an increased risk of OP, suggesting that genetic factors play a significant role in the progression of chronic diseases. This knowledge could lead to better prevention and treatment strategies for OP, emphasizing the need for integrated treatment approaches that account for genetic predispositions of patients with chronic conditions. Future research should focus on validating these genetic links further and exploring them as potential therapeutic targets. [
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Boundary Riesz potential estimates for parabolic equations with measurable nonlinearities
Authors: Lee Ho-Sik , Kim Youchan
Published: January 2025

We obtain a boundary pointwise gradient estimate on a parabolic half cube $ Q_{2R} \cap \{ (x^{1}, x', t) \in \mathbb{R}^{n+1} : x^{1} > 0 \} $ for nonlinear parabolic equations with measurable nonlinearities, which are only assumed to be measurable in $ x^{1} $-variable. The estimates are obtained in terms of Riesz potential of the right-hand side measure and the oscillation of the boundary data, where the boundary data is given on $ Q_{2R} \cap \{ (x^{1}, x', t) \in \mathbb{R}^{n+1} : x^{1} = 0 \} $.
Modeling hepatitis B transmission dynamics with spatial diffusion and disability potential in the chronic stage
Authors: Guedri Kamel , Zarin Rahat , Khan Ashfaq , Khan Amir , Makhdoum Basim M. , Niyazi Hatoon A.
Published: January 2025

In this study, we introduce a novel reaction-diffusion epidemic model to analyze the transmission dynamics of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The model captured the interactions between five population groups: Susceptible individuals, those in the latent stage, acutely infected individuals, chronically infected individuals, and those who have recovered, while considering the spatial movement of these groups. Chronic HBV infection contributes to severe liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also a major cause of long-term disability due to complications that impair daily functioning. The stability conditions for the model were derived, and the basic reproductive number, $ R_0 $, was calculated using the next-generation matrix approach. Numerical simulations were performed using the Crank-Nicolson operator splitting method and the Unconditionally Positivity Preserving technique to solve the model under scenarios with and without diffusion. The stability of the endemic equilibrium point was analyzed comprehensively. Detailed simulation results are presented, highlighting a comparative analysis of the numerical findings in cases where exact solutions were unavailable. The reliability of the numerical results was validated by their alignment with theoretical expectations.
La defensa de la frontera del reino nazarí de Granada en el alto Guadalete Movilidad y control visual
Authors: Trapero Fernández Pedro , Fernández Lozano Pablo Jesús , Iglesias García Luis , Ruiz Pilares Enrique José
Published: January 2025

Este artículo analiza cómo funcionaba la defensa de la frontera occidental del Reino Nazarí de Granada mediante Sistemas de Información Geográfica. En la segunda mitad del siglo XIII el área de estudio –Alto Guadalete– se encuentra en un segundo nivel de frontera, entre las ciudades nazaríes de Zahara de la Sierra al oeste y Ronda al este. Mediante una serie de trabajos arqueológicos recientes se han reconocido varios lugares defensivos y de prominencia visual, susceptibles de ser relevantes para el control del territorio ante una razia o invasión. En primer lugar, se analizan varios de estos yacimientos mediante LiDAR, para entender su capacidad defensiva. En segundo lugar, estudiamos su control visual, tanto de intervisibilidad entre torres o fortalezas, como de reconocimiento cercano. En último lugar, se analiza la movilidad potencial y los caminos óptimos. Con todo ello se propone un método de análisis de este espacio defensivo y se muestra la importancia jerarquizada de varios núcleos en la retaguardia de la frontera.
«Se proçeda y haga justiçia»: artillería, pertrechos y bastimentos perdidos en la bahía de Cádiz en el saqueo anglo-holandés de 1596
Authors: De la Cruz Sastre Antonio
Published: January 2025

A partir de la documentación localizada en el Archivo General de Simancas, aportamos un inédito listado de los bastimentos, pertrechos y artillería malogradas en la Bahía de Cádiz con motivo del ataque por las tropas anglo-holandesas en 1596. La quema y pérdida de galeones, fragatas, pataches y mercaderías en julio de 1596, supuso un fuerte varapalo económico para la administración castellana que cayó inmersa en una nueva bancarrota. Con este artículo se muestra una minuciosa relación de las mercancías, artillería y pertrechos destruidos, así como denominaciones de embarcaciones inexistentes en las fuentes bibliográficas sobre el saqueo de Cádiz en 1596.
Les mémoires parallèles de la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans les sociétés autochtones et la société québécoise
Authors: Roussel Stéphane , Sioui Médérik , Dumoulin Alexane
Published: January 2025

Ce texte vise à comparer la culture stratégique de la société québécoise francophone avec celles des Premières Nations au Canada en examinant leur rapport avec la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au Québec, le discours dominant semble avoir évolué depuis le milieu des années 1990 et l’on assiste à une (re)découverte de la contribution des Québécois francophones à ce conflit. On peut y voir un indice d’une transformation de la culture stratégique québécoise qui, toujours fidèle aux principes internationalistes, est plus flexible quant aux critères qui rendent acceptables le recours à la force et la participation aux institutions militaires. Chez les Premières Nations, le récit de la guerre sert de catalyseur à l’expression d’une identité distincte et des revendications contemporaines. En conclusion, ce survol tend à indiquer que la mémoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale des sociétés autochtones et québécoise est « parallèle » et sans point de contact.
La mémoire de la question des criminels de guerre nazis au Canada au miroir des débats aux Communes : le cas de Kurt Meyer
Authors: Bergère Marc
Published: January 2025

Alors qu’en septembre 2023, l’hommage rendu à un vétéran ukrainien, membre de la 14ème division SS « Galicie », par la Chambre des Communes du Canada, a provoqué une vive et légitime polémique, la présente contribution se propose de remettre en perspective ce cas, tout en revenant sur la politique suivie par le Canada en matière de « criminels de guerre » et de dénazification après-guerre. Dès lors, la mobilisation des nombreux débats à la Chambre des Communes du Canada autour du cas Kurt Meyer entre 1945 et 1960 s’avère précieuse pour saisir les enjeux de cette politique.
Revue de littérature : les sorties de délinquance au prisme du genre
Authors: Picot Pauline
Published: January 2025

Cette revue de littérature propose un aperçu des publications anglophones et francophones qui viennent combler un double angle mort de la recherche sur les carrières délinquantes, celui des sorties de délinquance et celui des rapports de genre. Interrogeant notamment les travaux sur la désistance, on explore différentes approches méthodologiques et différentes manières de problématiser le genre, de la simple variable dichotomique à une approche explicitement féministe en termes de rapports sociaux.
A crise dos vivos
Authors: Coelho Maria Helena da Cruz
Published: January 2025

Na segunda metade do século XIV, viviam-se anos de dificuldades económicas e de convulsão social, decorrentes das epidemias que dizimavam populações, dos maus anos climáticos que causavam fome, das guerras que mobilizavam homens e dinheiro e geravam violência e destruição. Este contexto de dificuldades vivia-se no reino e localmente, sentindo-se por isso também na cidade de Coimbra. Nesta cidade, na sua parte alta – a Almedina –, onde se erguia a catedral, sua paróquia mãe, faziam-se sentir outras tensões. Nesse espaço instalavam-se o paço episcopal, a residência de muitos cónegos, o paço régio, a residência de muitos oficiais e ainda o Estudo Geral e o bairro dos estudantes, coexistindo diversos poderes. Toda a tensão desses anos entrava mesmo por dentro da Sé, onde se enfrentavam o prelado Pedro Tenório e os cónegos do cabido. A perceção dessa ambiência difícil, leva-nos a questionar: essa situação terá tido repercussões na vida religiosa da paróquia da catedral? Poderia esse conflito condicionar o serviço religioso e, concretamente, o ofício de sufrágio pelos mortos? Tais questões, assim como as suas respostas, foram originadas pelo “Livro das Capelas”, um manuscrito compósito elaborado na década de 1370, que nos discrimina as capelas existentes na Sé e as reformas que nelas foram introduzidas. Esse pequeno códice será o objeto de estudo deste artigo, em que daremos a conhecer a materialidade desse manuscrito, enquanto analisaremos o seu conteúdo, para, através dele, respondermos aos quesitos que formulamos.
Merwin’s Prose Poetry: Collective Memory in Uncanny Short Fiction
Authors: Palleau-Papin Françoise
Published: January 2025

In his early collections of short fiction pieces in prose poetry, The Miner’s Pale Children (1970) and Houses and Travellers (1977), W.S. Merwin exposes the discrepancies between the past and the present in the lack of connection between generations, as well as between mankind and nature across time. His explorations of such disconnections make use of an array of literary means to express the uncanny resurgences of the past as a haunting figure in a collective unconscious, once memory and a sense of inheritance have been lost or damaged. Using syntax and repetition to suggest the repressed in prose poetry, and borrowing from several literary traditions such as a revised allegorical storytelling, Merwin emphasizes the memory loss by giving it a puzzling form. In so doing, he manages to invite readers to connect the pieces of an unsettling world to make sense of the irretrievable, in a joint effort to read the loss as collective rather than personal.
Translating Merwin: Navigating Nature, Place, and the Apo Koinou
Authors: Breinig Helmbrecht
Published: January 2025

Beginning with Merwin’s own concept of translation, this essay links his work as a poet and translator with early and recent theories of language and translation. Taking his poem “Leviathan” as an opening example, it shows how Merwin’s highly innovative way of using medieval models can be transferred into German. The paper emphasizes the need for retaining the semantic and philosophical openness of Merwin’s poetry but also the importance of following the various thematic focuses and formal features of his later works, notably in The Shadow of Sirius. This volume, with its memory poems and its complaints about the loss of the old ways of life in the Occitanie region as well as the destruction of nature, serves as the main material for sketching the possibilities and obstacles of rendering such aspects in German. Our versions of these texts are, as Walter Benjamin argues, echoes of the originals, reductive and enriching, specific and exploratory.
Balancing Growth and Preservation
Authors: Wani Mehraj Din , Ganai Sajad Ahmad , Wani Shakir Ahmad , Dada Zubair Ahmad , Shah Shamim Ahmad
Published: January 2025

Overtourism is a global challenge that disrupts the balance between tourism growth and the sustainable preservation of destinations' environmental, cultural, and socio-economic assets. This chapter introduces a strategic framework to address and mitigate the adverse impacts of overtourism in the Kashmir Valley through a holistic approach involving strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, and adaptive management. It provides actionable recommendations for balancing tourism growth with environmental and socio-cultural preservation, aiming to foster sustainable development and improve the quality of life for local residents. The research contributes by presenting an evidence-based strategy to mitigate the negative effects of overtourism and promote regenerative practices that enhance the region's ability to sustain its natural and cultural assets. The findings offer a roadmap for policymakers, tourism operators, and local communities to manage tourism for long-term ecological and socio-economic sustainability collaboratively.
Anticipating Overtourism
Authors: Udayakumar Prasanth
Published: January 2025

Kovalam Beach, a renowned tourism destination in Kerala, is experiencing a steady increase in visitor footfalls, raising concerns about potential overtourism in the near future. This chapter explores the emerging threat of overtourism at Kovalam, analyzing its possible impacts on the local environment, economy, and socio-cultural fabric. The study aims to identify key indicators of overtourism, understand the current tourism trends, and propose sustainable strategies to mitigate the risks before the destination reaches a critical tipping point.
Managing Overtourism During Kumbh Mela
Authors: Kumar Narendra , Sharma Swati
Published: January 2025

Kumbh Mela, recognized as the world's largest religious congregation, attracts millions of pilgrims, tourists, and stakeholders from across the globe. While the event serves as a powerful cultural and spiritual spectacle, it also presents significant challenges related to overtourism, including environmental degradation, infrastructure strain, crowd management, and public health concerns. This chapter explores the multifaceted issue of managing overtourism during Kumbh Mela. It examines the strategies implemented by authorities, including technological interventions, sustainable infrastructure development, crowd control mechanisms, and collaborative governance models. The chapter also highlights key lessons learned from managing such a massive congregation and provides actionable recommendations for policymakers, event planners, and tourism authorities to ensure a balance between cultural celebration and sustainable tourism management in future editions of Kumbh Mela and other mass gatherings worldwide.
Developing Electronic Portfolio Application for TVET Graduates
Authors: Al Idrus Shofiyah , Mohsin Norharyanti
Published: January 2025

The limited employment opportunities in vocational fields and the challenge of efficiently integrating technology to validate the skills of graduates are contributing factors that required system support in this case. A portfolio is a document utilized during the recruitment process to demonstrate skills that have been transformed into a system that assists graduates in showing their skills through project examples. The development of e-portfolios using design-based research (DBR) will be classified into six different phases. Each phase of the development process has a specific aim, generally consisting of product initialization, identification of needs through problem analysis and solution design, product design, product coding, product evaluation, and final product release. The adoption of DBR with the innovative product development steps in this chapter will assist in developing a system to support the career development of vocational graduates and increase their opportunities to join the industry.
Significance of Machine Learning Use in Financial Services
Authors: Sabharwal Neha , Mahajan Jyoti
Published: January 2025

With previously unheard-of possibilities for creativity, effectiveness, and improved decision-making, machine learning has completely transformed the financial services sector. An in-depth discussion of ML's varied applications in financial services is provided, with an emphasis on how it affects risk management, fraud detection, customer support, and investment strategies, among other areas. Massive volumes of data may be analysed quickly with ML algorithms, revealing previously undiscovered patterns and insights. Financial organisations can minimise losses and maximise returns through risk management using machine learning models to more accurately forecast possible hazards and market movements. In addition, this chapter discusses algorithmic bias, data privacy, and the necessity of regulatory frameworks as ethical and practical issues when implementing machine learning in the financial services industry. It demonstrates the revolutionary potential of machine learning.
Utilizing AI and Machine Learning in Financial Analysis
Authors: Saranya R.
Published: January 2025

The financial sector is experiencing a significant transformation due to developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). These skills are flattering essential to a range of financial activities, including risk management, automated trading, personalized customer experiences, and compliance monitoring. By leveraging AI and ML, financial institutions can enhance their traditional processes, uncover new avenues for growth, and drive innovation. In risk management, AI and ML offer superior capabilities for predicting credit risks, detecting fraud, and analysing stock market fluctuations compared to traditional methods. Their capability to progression and analyse massive quantities of information in real time leads to added accurate and appropriate predictions. In trading, AI-driven automation enables high-frequency trading with unmatched precision and speed. Additionally, AI technologies such as chatbots and virtual assistants are improving customer service by offering personalized interactions.
Analyzing Financial Sentiments Using BERT Model
Authors: Bhadouria Aashi Singh , Ahirwar Anamika , Panwar Mahendra Singh
Published: January 2025

Current methods rely on inaccurate domain-specific dictionaries for the difficult task of emotion extraction from financial documents. This research offers a new perspective on Financial Sentiment Analysis (FSA) by integrating monetary and non-monetary metrics for success. Using grammar-based linguistic analysis, the proposed Sentiment Analysis Engine (SAE) advances sentiment analysis to the phrase level within each sentence. It employs a heuristic to extract aggregate attitudes from texts and proposes a hierarchical sentiment classifier based on association rule mining to predict whether financial messages are positive, neutral, or negative. The preprocessing module includes tokenization, stop-word removal, duplication removal, and part-of-speech (POS) tagging. The BERT Model, incorporating a convolutional neural network layer and n-Encoders, is used for classification. SAE outperforms traditional bag-of-words methods, suggesting a link between text emotions and mood time series. Financial sentiment analysis has advanced with this model's impressive accuracy.
Importance of Using AI and ML in the Financial Sector for Risk Prevention and Management
Authors: Vashishth Tarun Kumar , Sharma Vikas , Kaushik Vineet , Bagar Vinod Kumar , Sharma Rajeev , Kumar Rajeev
Published: January 2025

The financial sector has increasingly recognized the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for risk prevention and management. This paper explores the pivotal role these technologies play in enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of risk assessment, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance. By leveraging vast datasets and sophisticated algorithms, AI and ML can identify patterns and anomalies that traditional methods might overlook, thus providing a more robust framework for mitigating financial risks. The integration of AI and ML into financial systems facilitates real-time data analysis and predictive modeling, enabling institutions to proactively address potential threats and optimize decision-making processes. Moreover, the adoption of these technologies supports the development of innovative financial products and services, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and secure financial ecosystem. This study also highlights key applications, benefits, and challenges associated with AI and ML in financial risk management.
Service Quality and Tourist Decision-Making
Authors: Kumar Sandeep , Bhardwaj Aman Kumar , Paatlan Sandeep
Published: January 2025

This research article offers a systematic bibliometric analysis of service quality in tourist decision-making in relation to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). It is widely known that the tourism industry is increasingly taking up various types of AI technologies to deliver better services and meet the ever-changing needs of tourists. While service quality has been widely discussed in this context, more realistic evidence exploring the impact of AI on tourist behaviour and decision-making is needed, especially regarding the interaction between service quality and AI in developing the tourism sector. This study, therefore, offers a systematic review of the relevant mainstream literature in the field of tourism by using data mainly from the Scopus database, which was adopted to systematically analyse and map research trends, influential studies, emerging themes, and research evolutions regarding service quality with the integration of AI in tourism.
Spectroscopic analysis of mass-scale prepared GO and rGO from vein graphite through compositional improvement
Authors: Abeykoon A. M. K. L. , De Silva R. C. L. , Kottegoda I. R. M. , Gofer Yosef , Shmerling Bruria
Published: January 2025

Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were prepared from high pure Sri Lankan vein graphite on a lab-scale as well as on a mass scale following an improved Hummer’s method and a thermal method with a goal of investigating the quality of final products. Both oxidation and reduction process in mass scale production process have been subjected to composition and condition change considering factors such as safety, cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness, user friendliness, and waste disposal management. Raman, XPS, FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM spectroscopic analysis were conducted to verify the final products on oxidation of graphite and its successive reduction. Exfoliation of graphite layers into few-layer rGO with large lateral size (D50, ca. 45 m) is visible through TEM and SEM. The XRD, FTIR, and XPS analysis indicated that the graphite was successfully oxidized to GO and reduced back to rGO with fewer oxygen functionalities, equivalent to ca. 7 % wt. The C/O ratio in XPS reflects that the oxygen-containing moieties are twice as rich in GO compared to graphite. XPS and FTIR further revealed epoxide and carboxylic groups being the main oxidized products of GO. Raman spectra further verified the restoration of sp2 hybridized bonds on the reduction of GO. The rGO prepared at 1000 ºC showed rGO with high conductivity, high surface area, fewest oxygen functions and fewest defects than reported. The combination of spectroscopic analysis carried out in the investigation provided valuable information and knowledge on the chemically produced graphene like rGO on mass scale with good properties compared to similar studies. The study demonstrates directions for further improvement of the synthesis method exploring the ability to use naturally pure vein graphite towards quality graphene on a mass scale.
Non-linear interactions of lower limb clinical measures associated with asymptomatic Achilles tendon abnormality in ballet dancers
Authors: Tessarin Bruna M. , Rio Ebonie K. , Souto Larissa R. , Nunes Guilherme S. , Mendonça Luciana de M. , Serrão Fábio V.
Published: January 2025

Context

Tendon abnormalities on imaging are commonly observed in individuals with Achilles tendinopathy. Those abnormalities can also be present in asymptomatic individuals, which is an important risk factor for developing tendon symptoms. Ballet dancers are particularly vulnerable due to the high loads placed on their Achilles tendons. Understanding the relationship between clinical measures and tendon abnormality is essential for this population.

Objective

To investigate the predictive value of clinical measures for identifying Achilles tendon abnormality in asymptomatic ballet dancers using a non-linear statistical analysis.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Dance company facility and research laboratory.

Patients

Thirty-five asymptomatic professional and amateur ballet dancers enrolled (23 female/12 male).

Main Outcome Measures

Presence of Achilles tendon abnormality were investigated using grey-scale ultrasound. Tendons were classified as having abnormality if presenting fusiform shape and/or hypoechoic areas. Clinical measures assessed were foot pronation, ankle dorsiflexion angle, hip, knee, and ankle isometric torque, and standing calf endurance. CART analysis was used to explore nonlinear interactions among clinical measures and their role in identifying tendon abnormality.

Results

68 tendons were included in analysis. Structural change was common in asymptomatic dancers, with 80% presenting tendon abnormality. Hip isometric torque, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion, and calf endurance were measures related to tendon abnormality. Interactions between hip torque and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion were statistically associated with presence of tendon abnormality. Increased hip abductor torque was linked to a 59% reduction in the probability of tendon abnormality. 26 The CART model reached proper accuracy (total classification percentage of 83.8%).

Conclusions

Hip torque was an important clinical measure related to tendon structure. Assessment of dancers should include the whole lower limb as combination of hip torque and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion accurately identified presence of tendon abnormality.
Evaluation of Serum Level of Copeptin as an Endogenous Stress Biomarker in the Early Diagnosis of Subtypes of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Iraqi Patients
Authors: Hussein Ali Abdul Rasool , Issa Abdulkareem Hamadi , Al Shareeifi Abbas Naji Muslem
Published: January 2025

Background:

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is still one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and an early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) aims to decrease mortality in MI patients. The ACS is manifested as one of three subtypes. These subtypes include MI with the electrocardiogram (ECG) is showing ST-segment elevation (STEMI), the other is MI with the ECG is showing no ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI), and the third type is unstable angina (UA).

Objectives:

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the role of serum copeptin (CPP) level in early diagnosis of subtypes of ACS.

Materials and Methods:

One hundred and twenty patients (72 males and 48 females) aged ≥30 years were consecutively selected from those who were admitted and diagnosed as ACS. The ACS patients comprised three subgroups: STEMI, NSTEMI, and UA, while apparently, healthy subjects were recruited as controls for this study. For each study subject, serum CPP was measured.

Results:

The CPP mean level showed an overall significant difference among study groups. On paired comparison, the CPP mean level was significantly higher in STEMI and NSTEMI subgroups (P < 0.001) as well as in UA subgroup of ACS patients than in controls (P < 0.05). On receiver operator characteristic analysis, the CPP levels showed good sensitivity and specificity in differentiation of each ACS subtype patients from controls as well as in differentiation of patients among subtypes of ACS.

Conclusion:

Serum CPP level is significantly higher in all subtypes of ACS than in controls in the first hours after the onset of acute chest pain in ACS patients in addition to having better sensitivity and specificity in the differentiation of patients among the subtypes of ACS.
Quality of Life in Colon Cancer Patients Managed with FOLFOX Protocol
Authors: Mahmood Hayder Fadhil , Ibrahim Mazin Judy
Published: January 2025

Background:

The quality of life for patients treated with the FOLFOX protocol can vary depending on the stage of their cancer and how they respond to treatment.

Objectives:

The current study aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) and adherence to treatment in a sample of Iraqi patients diagnosed with colon cancer and treated with FOLFOX protocol.

Patients and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Oncology Teaching Hospital, Al-Amal National Hospital for Oncology, and Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimiyan Medical City. Fifty adult patients with histologically proven colon cancer receiving treatment with the FOLFOX protocol were recruited for this research. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Morisky Medication-taking Adherence Scale (MMAS) were employed in this research.

Results:

It was observed that phlebitis 32 (64.0%) was the most common adverse event experienced after treatment with FOLFOX protocol, followed by neuropathy 27 (54.0%), nausea and vomiting 19 (38.0%), neutropenia 15 (30.0%), and diarrhea 12 (24.0%). Concerning participants adherence to treatment, according to MMAS-8 questionnaire, 27 (54%) had medium adherence and 19 (38%) had high adherence to treatment. Regarding the functional scales of EORTC QLQ-C30, role and emotional functioning were the most affected, with a lower mean than other scales. Among the symptoms scale of EORTC QLQ-C30; fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and appetite loss were the most distressing symptoms reported.

Conclusion:

Colon cancer’s rising incidence underscores its significant impact on patients, affecting daily activities and emotional well-being. This extends to treatment modalities such as the FOLFOX protocol, potentially influencing patients’ overall QoL.
Addendum to “Amenability and acyclicity in bounded cohomology”
Authors: Moraschini Marco , Raptis George
Published: January 2025

We show that a surjective homomorphism

\varphi \colon \Gamma \to K

of (discrete) groups induces an isomorphism

H^{\bullet}_{b}(K; V) \to H^{\bullet}_{b}(\Gamma; \varphi^{-1}V)

in bounded cohomology for all dual normed

K

-modules

V

if and only if the kernel of

\varphi

is boundedly acyclic. This complements a previous result by the authors that characterized this class of group homomorphisms as bounded cohomology equivalences with respect to

\mathbb{R}

-generated Banach

K

-modules. We deduce a characterization of the class of maps between path-connected spaces that induce isomorphisms in bounded cohomology with respect to coefficients in all dual normed modules, complementing the corresponding result shown previously in terms of

\mathbb{R}

-generated Banach modules. The main new input is the proof of the fact that every boundedly acyclic group

\Gamma

has trivial bounded cohomology with respect to all dual normed
trivial

\Gamma

-modules.
Assessment of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Deletions among Asymptomatic Children and Adults in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Authors: Ngasala Billy , Opoku Kofi B. , Amagai Kano , Assefa Ashenafi , Loya Mwajabu , Nyange Mwanaidi , Muller Meredith , Said Hamza , Basham Christopher , Rogier Eric , Juliano Jonathan J. , Parr Jonathan B. , Lin Jessica T.
Published: January 2025

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) that detect histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) remain the mainstay of falciparum malaria diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding their test characteristics when used for surveillance in asymptomatic populations is important. We explored the rate of false-positive and false-negative mRDT results among asymptomatic persons >5 years old screened for malaria at schools and clinics in the rural Bagamoyo District using 18S ribosomal RNA real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) as the reference test. Among 5,966 persons screened using mRDTs, microscopy, and qPCR tests from 2018 to 2021, 14% (832) were mRDT-positive. Twelve percent of these (98/832) were negative by both microscopy and qPCR, with children overrepresented among those with false-positive mRDTs. Among those who were mRDT-negative, 22% (1,136/5,134) tested qPCR-positive, predominantly because of low-density parasitemia (92% had <100 p/µL by qPCR). Among mRDT-negative samples with >100 p/µL, we looked for evidence of hrp2 or histidine-rich protein 3 (hrp3) deletion using two methods, multiplexed qPCR and multiplex bead-based immunoassay. When sufficient parasite material existed for a reliable deletion assessment, 12/34 (35%) had evidence of hrp2/3 deletion by qPCR (nine hrp2–/3+ and three hrp2–/3–), and 20/52 (38%) had evidence of deletion by immunoassay. Only three isolates showed evidence of hrp2 deletion by both assays. In an area of low to moderate transmission in Tanzania, false-positive mRDTs are relatively common (12% of positive tests), and false-negative mRDTs are even more common (22% of negative tests), but hrp2/3 deletion causing false-negative mRDTs remains rare (<1% of negative tests).
Uwagi o wpływie sukcesji dokumentów na strukturę archiwów prywatnych w okresie przedrozbiorowym
Authors: Zawadzki Jarosław
Published: January 2025

Artykuł ma na celu przedstawienie sukcesji archiwalnej w zespołach archiwalnych prywatnej, szlacheckiej, a przede wszystkim magnackiej proweniencji. W wyniku różnorodnych procesów sukcesyjnych do tych archiwów trafiały akta osób i rodzin, zarówno spokrewnionych lub spowinowaconych oraz innych. Archiwa, w całości lub częściej części, zmieniały właścicieli, przede wszystkim w wyniku dziedziczenia, zmiany właścicieli majątków, kolekcjonerstwa, bezprawnego zagarnięcia. Archiwalia przejmowano także w wyniku opieki sprawowanej nad wdowami, sierotami, majątkami lub samymi archiwami. Sukcesja obejmowała zarówno akta prywatne (w większości), jak i publiczne. W pierwszej części artykułu, skierowanej przede wszystkim do czytelników niezajmujących się zawodowo archiwami prywatnymi, przedstawiona jest ich ogólna charakterystyka uwzględniająca zmiany zachodzące wraz z upływającym czasem. W drugiej, zasadniczej części przedstawiono znane autorowi drogi sukcesji wsparte przykładami źródłowymi. Praca oparta jest przede wszystkim na archiwach prywatnych przechowywanych w Archiwum Głównym Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, w tym przede wszystkim na Archiwum tzw. Warszawskim Radziwiłłów oraz na literaturze przedmiotu.
PRINCIP JURA NOVIT CURIA U PRAKSI EVROPSKOG SUDA ZA LJUDSKA PRAVA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Stanisavljević Jelena
Published: January 2025

n the paper, the author analyzes the application of the jura novit curia principle
in the practice of the European Court of Human Rights. In the first part of the article,
the author explains the meaning of the jura novit curia principle, and since this
principle is not explicitly stipulated by the European Convention on Human Rights, he author finds its essence in certain articles of the Convention that she analyzes on
that occasion. In the second part of the paper, the author analyzes the principle ne eat
judex ultra et extra petita partium, which is a limitation of the jura novit curia maxim,
pointing out the views of the European Court of Human Rights expressed in specific
cases. Finally, the author presents separate opinions of the judges of the European
Court of Human Rights in the case of Radomilja and others v. Croatia, which point to
key problems when applying the analyzed principles in the practice of the European
Court of Human Rights.
ODREĐIVANJE MERODAVNOG PRAVA ZA DE FACTO ISTOPOLNE ZAJEDNICE NASTALE U INOSTRANSTVU – ODGOVORI NA NEKA PITANJA IZ PERSPEKTIVE SRPSKOG MEĐUNARODNOG PRIVATNOG PRAVA DE LEGE LATA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Pavlović Mina
Published: January 2025

In the actual Serbian legal system, the same-sex unions are not regulated, but
those unions could be concluded in certain legal systems. Bearing that in mind, in the
paper the autor pays special attention to determining the applicable law for de facto
same-sex unions established abroad, from the perspective of Serbian Private
International Law. That task is not simple, taking into account that The Law on Resolution of Conflict of Laws with Regulations of Other Countries (Serbian PIL Act)
doesn’t include special conflict-of-law rules for the de facto same-sex union. Thus, the
focus of this paper is directed to discovering the appropriate conflict-of-law-rule in
Serbian PIL Act in order to determine the applicable law for personal and property
effects of de facto same-sex union established abroad, as well as its termination. In
my “undertaking” it starts first from the qualification in private international law, but
if it is established that it is not possible to find the appropriate conflict-of-law rule by
qualification, the legal gaps arise, which should be filled in accordance with Article 2
of Serbian PIL Act (thus, creating a new conflict-of-law rule). The author takes a
stand on which way is more adequate for discovering the appropriate conflict-of-law
rule for mentioned questions.
PRIMENA ZAKONA O ZAŠTITI PRAVA NA SUĐENJE U RAZUMNOM ROKU U PARNIČNOM POSTUPKU
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Čanović Spasojević Jelena
Published: January 2025

The right to a trial within a reasonable time, as part of the corpus of the right to
a fair trial, is guaranteed by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms and also implemented in the legal system of the Republic
of Serbia through the Constitution, the Law on the Protection of the Right to a Trial
Within a Reasonable Time, as well as through other laws, partially (such as the Civil
Procedure Act, among others). The subject of this paper is an analysis of the
provisions of the LPRT (Law on the Protection of the Right to a Trial Within a
Reasonable Time) which provide protection of this right, and also are applicable in
civil proceedings, alongside with analysis of relevant case law from all judicial
instances in our country. For the first time, LPRT comprehensively, systematically,
and in detail regulates protection of this right through prescribed legal remedies.
Judicial protection (as well as protection by the State Attorney's Office) is established
both for the prevention of rights violations (through objections and appeals) and for
compensation (in the form of requests for just satisfaction, proposals for monetary
compensation for non-pecuniary damage, publication of a decision establishing a
rights violation, and claims for compensation for both non-pecuniary and pecuniary
damage). The party's ability to use compensatory legal remedies is conditioned on
their procedural activity, specifically their prior use of preventive legal remedies to
expedite the proceedings. To achieve effective protection of the right to a trial within
a reasonable time in civil and other proceedings, besides the legal instruments
available to parties, as well as the proper and consistent application of the provisions
of the LPRT, it is necessary to improve the normative, personnel, professional,
financial, and other conditions under which judiciary of the Republic of Serbia
operates
IMPLEMENTACIJA DIREKTIVE O DIGITALNOM SADRŽAJU I DIGITALNIM USLUGAMA U NEMAČKOJ
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Palević Milan
Published: January 2025

The subject of the author's attention in this paper is the implementation of
Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and the Council of 20.5.2019.
on certain aspects of contracts for the delivery of digital content and digital services
in German law, more specifically in the German Civil Code (NGZ). The author
provides a detailed description of the new provisions of the NGZ, specifically articles
327-327u, and clarifies them where necessary.
PREDNOSTI I NEDOSTACI ANGAŽOVANJA SPOLJNOG LICA ZA ZAŠTITU PODATAKA O LIČNOSTI KAO PRUŽAOCA USLUGA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Milosavljević Nikola
Published: January 2025

Designating a data protection officer is an obligation of some controllers and
processors, but also an option for those for whom it is not mandatory. The data
protection officer can be designated as an employee of the controller or processor -
an internal data protection officer or hired through a contract - an external data
protection officer. In this paper, after providing basic information related to the
position of the data protection officer, the author tries to point out the advantages and
disadvantages of appointing an external data protection officer as a service provider,
as well as an internal data protection officer, for comparison. The work aims to
highlight the basic advantages and disadvantages of both solutions and provide
guidelines to controllers and processors regarding the appointment of data protection
officers.
UTICAJ VLASNIŠTVA ZAPOSLENIH NA POSLOVANJE KOMPANIJA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia, Todorović Nada
Published: January 2025

The common goal of leading corporate actors in a company (shareholders,
managers, employees) is the creation of new values and optimization of profit. There
are multiple outcomes of employees’ ownership which are underlined in a number of
empirical studies that analyzed the effects of employees’ ownership. Dual legal and
economic status of employees can cause a conflict of interest among minority and
majority shareholders, or employed and unemployed shareholders, or employed
shareholders and management.
Employees’ ownership has a direct impact on employment security, stability of
job position, work motivation, team organization and horizontal workplace
surveillance. Company’s employees, who are at the same time its shareholders, have
more appreciation for stable performance reflected more in higher productivity and
efficiency of business activities than in company’s growth.
In the Republic of Serbia, the employees’ shareholding is manifested in different
forms which are governed by company’s regulations, but in practice they actually do
not exist. In addition to owning shares, which is the direct form of employees’
ownership, the employees may have share options which offer a variety of
combinations of risk and profit. Modern companies, as well as corporate law, have
upgraded the institutes which validate employees’ economic interests. However, in
economic theories there are some opposing arguments which are not in favor of
employees’ ownership.