bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico, seguimiento y tratamiento cáncer del pulmón de células no pequeñas temprano en Colombia
Authors: Pardo Diego Hernando , Viola Lucia , Zuluaga Jairo , Rojas Leonardo , Bobadilla Iván Andrés , Martínez Stella , Bustillo Iván José , Garcia-Herreros Luis Gerardo , Zapata Ricardo Adolfo , Serna Adriana , Baldión Ana Margarita , Padilla Darwin José , Castaño Willfredy , Arias Liliana , Ruíz Alejandro , Arrieta Oscar , Cardona Andrés Felipe
Published: May 2024

Introducción: El cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas (CPCNP) de- rivado o no de la exposición crónica al humo por combustión del tabaco representa un problema sanitario global y local dada su alta letalidad, por la rápida progresión de la medicina de precisión y el impacto presupues- tal de las nuevas intervenciones. Dada la notable evolución de los métodos diagnósticos y terapéuticos para el CPCNP, se decidió realizar un consenso orientado a priorizar las necesidades del entorno colombiano, adaptando las recomendaciones de múltiples esfuerzos integrativos previos. Objetivo: Generar recomendaciones para optimizar el manejo integral de los pacientes con CPCNP en Colombia a partir de la discusión estructurada en un grupo focal de expertos incluyendo cirujanos de tórax, oncólogos clínicos, radiólogos, patólogos, neumólogos y genetistas. Dada la transición epidemiológica de la enfermedad se hizo énfasis en las etapas tempranas de la enfermedad. Métodos: Usando una herramienta digital (AGREE II Tool) para la caracterización de información relevante se elaboraron y discutieron las preguntas orientadoras para cada sesión sincrónica. En paralelo se hizo una revisión sistemática de la literatura usando la plataforma SCOPUS con énfasis en la extracción de guías de práctica clínica (GPC), metaanálisis, estudios clínicos y documentos de consenso. Además, se evaluaron y sintetizaron las principales recomendaciones de la International Agency for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), de la American Asociation of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), de la European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), la National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), y del National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). A partir de las discusiones se seleccionaron 15 ejes primarios para la discusión considerando el tamizaje para poblaciones en riesgo, la estadificación, el tratamiento y el seguimiento. Después de cada discusión virtual se realizaron votaciones y se estimó el nivel de acuerdo para cada una. Resultados: En 5 sesiones grupales se discutieron 15 preguntas orientadoras que derivaron en 82 recomendaciones (8 tamizaje, 11 estadificación, 4 diagnóstico y 59 tratamiento). Setenta y siete obtuvieron un alto nivel de acuerdo (>80 %), 5 un nivel intermedio (30-79 %), y ninguna obtuvo nivel bajo. Finalmente, 67 cumplieron con los dos criterios de aceptación (tamizaje 8, estadificación 11, diagnóstico 3, tratamiento 48). Conclusión: A partir de la revisión sistemática de la literatura y la discusión multidisciplinaria se realizaron recomendaciones orientadas a mejorar el manejo del paciente con CPCNP en el contexto colombiano.
O LUGAR DA EDUCAÇÃO NO MEIO RURAL BRASILEIRO: DETERMINAÇÕES CONSTITUCIONAIS
Authors: Sobral Gésica Mayara Souza , Gonçalves Marli Clementino
Published: May 2024

A presente discussão tem como objetivo principal apresentar a estrutura do direito à educação dentro do texto constitucional e o percurso para a construção do reconhecimento da Educação do Campo dentro da legislação brasileira. Para tanto se fez necessário: apresentar um breve contexto histórico que antecedeu a Constituição de 1988; categorizar os artigos constitucionais que tratam de educação e descrever a educação como um direito social. Quanto ao método utilizado trata-se de uma pesquisa predominantemente bibliográfica, exploratória, qualitativa e com o uso do método comparativo, vez que outros trabalhos serviram como base para essa discussão. Os resultados nos demonstram a consagração do direito material dos povos do campo ao acesso à educação, contudo uma necessidade de luta para a sua efetivação, para que a lei se torne a realidade dos povos campesinos. Para fundamentação da discussão foram usados autores como: Almeida (2018), Cavalcante (2022), Moraes (2003), Teixeira (2008) dentre outros.
BENZEDORES(AS) DA CIDADE DE TEFÉ-AM: CONEXÕES ENTRE FÉ E SABERES ANCESTRAIS NA AMAZÔNIA
Authors: Braga Adriana Nonato , Silveira Cristiane da
Published: May 2024

Benzer é uma tradição ancestral enraizada na cultura brasileira. Os(as) benzedores(as) são detentores de conhecimentos transmitidos por gerações, utilizando palavras, gestos, rezas e ervas medicinais para proporcionar a experiência única a cada pessoa. Este estudo objetiva-se em compreender os saberes e práticas dos(as) benzedores(as) da cidade de Tefé-AM, explorando a interação entre fé, natureza, crenças e gestos sagrados. Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica e uma pesquisa de campo com abordagem qualitativa, foram selecionados três benzedores(as). Dona Dinha, Seu Milton e Seu Mesquita, cada um(a) representando uma tradição religiosa distinta. Apesar das diferenças, compartilham a sabedoria ancestral, a crença na intercessão divina e a capacidade de cura por meio do poder espiritual. Reconhecer a fé dos(as) benzedores(as) é essencial para entender a importância de suas contribuições para a saúde física e espiritual, além de destacar a necessidade de preservar essa tradição que é parte integrante da identidade cultural e espirituais da região amazônica.
Oral Squamous Acanthoma – A Histopathologic Entity Or Not
Authors: Thamilselvan Snega
Published: May 2024

Oral squamous acanthoma (OSA) is an uncommon benign epithelial lesion of the oral cavity, presenting as a solitary, painless, sessile or pedunculated mass. It is considered a variant of oral squamous papilloma, characterized by acanthosis without papillomatosis. Although typically asymptomatic, OSA can cause discomfort or functional impairment depending on its size and location. Diagnosis is primarily based on clinical and histopathological examination, with characteristic features including hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and elongated rete ridges. Treatment involves conservative surgical excision, with a low recurrence rate reported in the literature. Here, we present a rare case of OSA in a 55-year-old female patient, highlighting its clinical and histopathological characteristics, differential diagnosis, and management. This case underscores the importance of considering OSA in the differential diagnosis of oral lesions and the significance of histopathological analysis in confirming the diagnosis.
The Relationship between Intelligence and Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism at Site of 15925 Base Pairs
Authors: Kim Ha-Bin , Yoon Hyun-Joon , Kim Dae-Kwang
Published: May 2024

Intelligence has a huge influences and is very closely related with human’s life. Because intelligence is indefinable, scholars have specified it through testing tools and named it intelligence quotient (IQ). In measuring IQ, researchers have found that IQ has a wide distribution and tried to find out the reasons by assessing the brain's functional level and environmental and genetic factors. One study reported an association between IQ and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence 15,925, and this study investigated the association in Koreans. The number of participants was 57 in the mental retardation group without chromosomal abnormalities and 148 in the normal group, respectively. PCR technique and direct sequencing analysis were used to know participant’s mtDNA sequences. At 15,925 base, all participants had only wild type C and no variant type of m.15,925 C > T. We further studied variants in mtDNA sequences 15,926-15,927. At 15,926 base, the variant type of 15,926 C < T was found in only one case (0.7%) in the control group. At the 15,927 base, variant type of 15,927 G < A was found in 9 cases (6.1%) in the control group and 1 case (1.8%) in the retardation group, respectively. As a result, the polymorphisms of mtDNA sequences at bases 15,925-15,927 had no statistical significance in the Korean control and mental retardation group.
Molecular Detection of Antibiotics Profile of Citrobacter freundii Isolated from Burn Infection
Authors: Khudaier Amaal M. , Al-Khafaji Nawras M. , Al-Rubaeaee Azal A.
Published: May 2024

Fifty samples were taken for this study from burn victims receiving care at the Al-Hussien medical city between February and October 2021. In order to isolate Citrobacter freundii, two swabs were taken: one for culturing and the other for direct examination.
Only12 (4.1%) of the 50 samples were isolated from burn and wound infections at the molecular level and 12 (4.1%) from culture. The results isolation and laboratory diagnosis as well as biochemical test approved that there is only 12 isolates belong to C.freundii confirmed by molecular detection by specific primers.
Burn and wound is one of the rare causes of infection. Associated with sub sequent urinary tract infection and burn and wound infection.
Three antibiotics were employed at the molecular level , the results showed that 10 samples were resistant to the (Tet b)  gene, all samples were 100% sensitive to the PIP gene, and all samples (100% resistant to the erna gene).
From the Lens of Scholarship Grantees: Objectives, Opportunities, and Challenges in a Language Doctorate Program
Authors: Puzon Jocelyn , Tullay Ronda
Published: May 2024

Pursuing a PhD Language program with the support of a scholarship grant has several positive implications for both the individual and society. The study aimed to gain insights into the experiences of the grantees and identify specific areas of support and improvement needed within the program. Through a combined quantitative and qualitative design, the study found that the grantees strongly agree on their level of agreement of the attainment of the PhD Language program objectives along becoming a globally competitive language faculty, developing the attitudes of commitment, dedication, culture of inspiration and service to others as language teachers, conducting researches on language and performing extension work in the field of language. Moreover, the language opportunities offered by the program to the grantees are: advancing in English language instruction, research, management and administration, getting permanency, promotion, and designation, expanding in language collaboration, and becoming a language learning provider. Finally, there are PhD language program-related challenges and scholarship related challenges that were experienced by the grantees. Therefore, the PhD Language Program is committed to its attainment of its objectives along instruction, research, and extension. The program has exposed the grantees on language learning opportunities that impacted their professional advancement through deepening their knowledge in their domain and enabling them to explore their limits as teachers, mentors, researchers, and administrators. Lastly, while scholarship grants through post-graduate programs are considered as privileges and opportunities, program and scholarship-related challenges strengthen and substantiate the credibility and professional growth of the grantees.
TOLERABILITY OF TB TREATMENT IN CHILDREN
Authors:   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia, Yukhimenko N.V. , Gubkina M.F. ,   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia, Sterlikova S.S. ,   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
Published: May 2024

Objective: to evaluate tolerability of different chemotherapy regimens in children with pulmonary TB and input of second-line drugs to the development of adverse drug reactions (ADR). Materials and methods. The study enrolled 92 children aged 2–12 years (a median of 6 years of age) with newly diagnosed active pulmonary TB, who received treatment in 2019–2022. The initial drug combination was based on drug susceptibility of both infection source and patient (chemotherapy regimens 1/3, 2 and 4/5); the number of TB drugs and chemotherapy duration was determined by severity of TB process. The patients were divided into groups based on the chemotherapy regimen: group 1 included 29 patients only administered first-line drugs (1/3), 16 patients of group 2 received chemotherapy regimen 2, and 47 patients of group 3 received 4/5 chemotherapy regimen. Results. ADR were observed in 61 of 92 children (66,3%); satisfactory tolerability was observed in 31 children (33.7%). ADR occurred most frequently in patients of group 3 (85.1%) compared to group 2 (68.8%) and group 1 (34.5%) (χ2 = 20.624, p < 0.001). ADR, which required withdrawal of the offending drug, were more frequent among children, who received chemotherapy regimen 4/5 or 2 (55.3% and 50.0% respectively) compared to children, who received chemotherapy regimen 1/3 (10.3%) (χ2 = 15,372, p = 0,001). Allergic reactions were reliably more frequent under chemotherapy regimen 4/5 compared to chemotherapy regimen 1/3 (31.9% and 6.9% respectively) (χ2 = 6,464, p < 0,012). Clinical and laboratory manifestations of allergic reactions were identical and did not depend on the chemotherapy regimen. Toxic reactions were reliably more frequent under chemotherapy regimen 4/5 compared to 1/3 (48.9% and 20.8% respectively) (χ2 = 6.064, p = 0.014). The range of toxic reactions increased under administration of second-line drugs and demonstrated more clinical and laboratory manifestations under chemotherapy regimen 4/5. Intractable ADR most frequently occurred under administration of amikacin/capreomycin (41.7%), protionamide (30.0%), levofloxacin/moxifloxacin (17.0%), or cycloserine (11.6%). Conclusion. The frequency of ADR to TB treatment in children depends on the administered drugs. The least incidence of adverse reactions was observed in patients, who received first ling drugs (chemotherapy regimen 1/3). Toxic reactions prevailed over allergic ones. The range of toxic reactions increased in patients, who received second-line drugs.
USE OF SHORTENED CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS FOR COMPLEX MDR/XDR-TB TREATMENT IN ADOLESCENTS
Authors:   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia, Krushinskaya E.A.
Published: May 2024

We conducted a cohort prospective non-comparative study enrolling 37 pulmonary TB patients with multiple/extensive drug resistance (MDR/XDR) aged 13–17 years in order to improve TB chemotherapy based on shortened regimens. The patients were hospitalized to the Central TB Research Institute in 2017–2021. The indications for shortened chemotherapy regimens were determined based on dynamic observation of TB course (clinical dynamics, sputum conversion, X-ray dynamics) in each patient. Considering the elaborated criteria, shortened chemotherapy regimens were administered in three variants:variant 1 – chemotherapy without surgery, variant 2 – surgery during chemotherapy, variant 3 – MDR/XDR was detected in resection samples. The evaluation of immediate effectiveness of shortened chemotherapy regimens was based on “key points”. For variant 1 the “key points” were: sputum conversion – before 3 months, cavity closure – before 6 months of treatment. For variant 2: sputum conversion – before 3 months, indications for surgery during chemotherapy, lack of exacerbation during 2 months after surgery according to chest CT data. For variant 3 the “key point” was lack of exacerbation during 2 months after surgery according to chest CT data. Eleven out of 27 patients (29.7%) received shortened chemotherapy course as per variant 1, 15 out of 37 patients (40.6%) received treatment as per variant 2, and 11 out of 37 patients (29.7%) received treatment as per variant 3. The ultimate “key point” for treatment effectiveness and safety evaluation for each variant of shortened chemotherapy was lack of relapse according to chest CT data 12 months after treatment completion: 97% of the patients did not develop relapse of pulmonary TB.
Modal Intelektual dan Pengaruhnya terhadap Kinerja Keuangan (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Subsektor Food and Beverage di Bursa Efek Indonesia)
Authors: Badri Rico Elhando
Published: May 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai dampak gabungan dari Value Added Capital Employed (VACA), Value Added Human Capital (VAHU), dan Structural Capital Value Added (STVA) terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan manufaktur subsektor makanan dan minuman yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berasal dari sumber sekunder, yaitu laporan keuangan tahunan perusahaan tahun 2019-2022. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan analisis data panel. Sampel terdiri dari 12 perusahaan menggunakan puposive sampling. Dampak gabungan dari Value Added Capital Employed (VACA), Value Added Human Capital (VAHU), dan Structural Capital Value Added (STVA) berpengaruh terhadap kinerja perusahaan sub sektor makanan dan minuman yang terdaftar di BEI. Temuan dari studi ini menunjukkan bahwa tidak hanya modal keuangan, tetapi juga modal manusia dan modal struktural memiliki peran penting dalam menentukan kinerja keuangan perusahaan dalam subsektor tersebut. Implikasi dari temuan ini adalah bahwa perusahaan di subsektor makanan dan minuman di Indonesia harus memperhatikan tidak hanya aspek keuangan mereka, tetapi juga investasi dalam modal manusia dan modal struktural. Ini berarti bahwa pengelolaan sumber daya manusia dan pengembangan modal intelektual dan struktural dapat menjadi faktor kunci untuk meningkatkan kinerja keuangan perusahaan dalam jangka panjang.
Introduction. Creative Traditions and Ecology of Heritage.
Authors:   Department of Sociology, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania, Mihăilescu Vintilă
Published: May 2024

Eric Hobsbawm used a distinction between “customs” (collective representations of the past experienced as present) and “tradition” (as “imagined past”, a product of modernity), while at the same time introducing the concept of “invented traditions” into the theoretical terminology of the social sciences. He thus opened the way for a nuanced analysis of the concepts that come into discussion in the analysis of the relation between the past and the present that re-uses it. Starting from this methodological distinction, the article presents a discussion of past and present by analysing such concepts as tradition, patrimony, legacy, succession, and preservation. These are the concepts that govern the relation between and regarding the cultural-identitary politics that correspond to them, and this can be richly exemplified in the case of Romania.
Tradition and Architectural Representation
Authors:   Collége d'Etudes Mondiales, Paris, Jecu Marta
Published: May 2024

Very often tradition has been reinvented in order to legitimize a certain ideology, discourse or political agenda and representation has played a crucial role in this process. Any representation is itself the product of a row of representations, and moreover a tradition – a process through which content is transported and created. For Cadava (2001: 39) the image is never closed, content and form are often based on an invented genealogy. In this article, I propose to focus on architecture and the way in which political content and ideology have been transmitted through the images architecture produces. These are intended to represent and apparently ‘re-produce’ certain traditions. My examples will focus on both the discipline of architecture (specifically recent practices of recreation of vernacular architecture and construction techniques) and artistic approaches to architecture.
(Re)establishing Institutions as Tradition. A Fieldwork-based Analysis of Obște’s Commons’ Management Institutions
Authors:   National University of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania, Diaconu David
Published: May 2024

The Obște is the entity which manages the commons held by the villagers or by lineage groups in a communal form of property in the historical regions known as Walachia and Moldavia. Usually, the commons managed by the Obște consist of forests, pastures, and common infrastructure. The aim of this paper is to present a New Institutional overview over the commons’ management institutions of the Obște. The analysis will be cross-temporal in the sense that all the communal villages will be analyzed over three time periods: the old Obște (until 1948), the communist period (1948-1989, when all the communal properties were transferred to state ownership), and the new Obște (1990 – present; a significant moment in this third period was the enforcement of a new law in 2000, which provided the opportunity to re-establish the communal village Obște). The communal villages and their corresponding Obști that I will analyze in this paper are located in two Romanian historical regions, Vrancea and Argeș. The main difference is that while in the Vrancea region all the villagers have equal rights in the Obște, in the Argeș region the villagers do not have equal rights, with some individuals having more rights (called dramuri) in the Obște than others. Furthermore, there are differences in terms of the institutional arrangements that each type of Obște employs, with the villagers’ behaviors varying accordingly. Finally, in keeping with the special issue’s title, the paper also aims to investigate the evolution of Obște institutions over the time and their link to tradition.
Inside the Creative Traditions Workshops
Authors:   National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania.
Department of Sociology, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania, Iancu Bogdan
Published: May 2024

The interviews that make up this section of the journal illustrate some of the particular challenges facing recent initiatives to recover, in a creative way, a range of artisan products. These are projects that go beyond the standard efforts at re-activation and re-animation that created a cultural landscape generally characterised by inertia. Mention should also be made here of two other equally interesting projects, Mesteshukar ButiQ, a Bucharest-based social enterprise working at giving new value to traditional Roma craftsmanship, and PATZAIKIN Design, which grounds its inspiration in the fishermen’s traditions of the Danube Delta, the name being a tribute paid to the world-famous canoeist Ivan Patzaichin.
Por que precisamos de Computação na Educação Básica?
Authors: Siqueira Ivan Cláudio Pereira
Published: May 2024

Este artigo discute a necessidade de revisão dos currículos das redes escolares brasileiras para a inclusão do ensino de computação.
Radiomics e o Auxílio ao Diagnóstico e Prognóstico da Covid-19
Authors: Oliveira Lucas Ferrari de
Published: May 2024

Radiomics é um processo montado para extrair um grande volume de descritores quantitativos de regiões específicas dos exames, colocando-os em uma base de dados compartilhada para posterior mineração de informações que irão gerar hipóteses, testes ou ambos. O artigo discute o suporte da técnica de Radiomics nos diagnósticos e prognósticos dos casos de Covid-19.
Os Desafios da Computação na Pandemia do Covid-19
Authors: Ito Márcia
Published: May 2024

O artigo discute desafios a serem suportados por tecnologias digitais durante a pandemia da Covid-19.
Telessaúde no Brasil Durante a Pandemia do Novo Coronavírus
Authors: Lemos Débora de Sousa , Medeiros Adeli Regina Prizybicien de , Zanesco Camila , Oliveira Lucas Ferrari de , Gonçalves Luciana Schleder
Published: May 2024

O artigo discute a oferta de serviços de saúde a distância durante a pandemia da Covid-19.
Infovis na Pandemia
Authors: Filgueiras Lucia Vilela Leite , Velloso Leandro Manuel dos Reis , Jarske Johne Marcus , Souza Luiz Sérgio de
Published: May 2024

O artigo discute o suporte da ferramenta Infovis na visualização de informações durante a pandemia da Covid-19.
Die situative Handlungsorientierung professionell Pflegender
Authors: Mertes-Büschel Susanne
Published: May 2024

The complexity of nursing takes on concrete form in the experience of the nursing situation - for all those involved in it and, to some extent, beyond. Nevertheless, comparatively little research has been done on the nursing situation "per se". This seems paradoxical, since care takes place millions of times a day. The present study attempts to approach nursing action orientation on the methodological basis of facet theory and with the help of multidimensional scaling (MDS). In the clinical setting, nurses and patients are equally involved.
Ella Gross and Child Social Media Stars
Authors: Lee Jin , Abidin Crystal
Published: May 2024

Co-authored by Jin Lee and Crystal Abidin, this chapter brings together YG Entertainment’s group BLACKPINK and social media celebrity Ella Gross, a Korean-American child star who gained fame through her affiliation with BLACKPINK’s members. The authors’ analysis of digital participant observation and the content of Gross’ Instagram feed investigates the routes and implications of such cross-promotional celebrity.
Girl Groups in Uniform
Authors: Gabriel Douglas
Published: May 2024

Douglas Gabriel provides a historical and aesthetic analysis of the North Korean girl group Moranbong Band. He argues that despite being widely ridiculed as an antiquated other to global capitalist entertainment industries, Moranbong Band speaks to a totalitarian element that surreptitiously permeates mass spectacles of all ideological stripes, not only those of the so-called Hermit Kingdom.
Riding the Korean Wave in Iran
Authors: Koo Gi Yeon
Published: May 2024

Gi Yeon Koo homes in on the Korean Wave fandom through cyberfeminism among women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Through data collected in Tehran, Koo shows how young Iranian women lead the Korean Wave fandom in Iran and consequently form a community with women around the world.
Inspecting Bodies, Crafting Subjects
Authors: Fu Jia-Chen
Published: May 2024

To assess the health of a child, it is imperative to conduct a physical examination. By the late 1930s, this line of reasoning had become commonly accepted by medical professionals and popular writers throughout Republican China. For many Chinese intellectuals, the physical examination provided the means by which objective facts about Chinese body could be obtained. But this alone did not account for Chinese enthusiasm for the physical examination. The very process and procedures of examination elicited strong approval from Chinese educators especially, who saw the physical examination as a tool for inculcating modern subjectivities. In their estimation, the physical examination exemplified concrete action in defiance of traditional proclivities toward abstraction and book learning. This chapter argues that the modern subjectivity Chinese educators sought to instill through the physical examination arose from a cultivated consciousness of one’s corporeal form. It was not enough to have a body; a modern subjectivity nursed a refracted sense of self and other, of the naturalized categories of comparison (height and weight) that both individuated one’s specific bodily form while also denoting one’s integration in a larger social order.
The Frontier of Sinophone Literature in Syaman Rapongan’s Translational Writing
Authors: Lee Yu-lin
Published: May 2024

Using the Taiwanese indigenous writer Syaman Rapongan’s translational writing as an example, this chapter describes a frontier that exists within Sinophone literature. First, it notes the encounter between sound and script in Syaman’s writing. Furthermore, as Syaman’s writing demonstrates, the tension between sound and script exists not only within the domain of Sinophone articulation, but it also extends outside its specific territory. While addressing the issues related to Syaman’s translational writing in terms of Sinophone studies, this chapter also introduces the supplementary concept of Sinoglossia to the paradigm of the Sinophone. Referencing the Bakhtinian idea of heterogolssia, Sinoglossia underscores multilingualism and multiculturalism in the Sinophone practice. Since Syaman’s Chinese writing offers an unusual mode of translational writing, the problematics of translation thus are one of the primary inquiries of this chapter. This chapter argues that Syaman’s translational writing embodies a minor articulation that inaugurates a linguistic transformation that is immanent within Sinophone articulation. More importantly, it contends that Syaman actually discovers or invents an “orality” that is prior to his written scripts and can be considered an uncharted field that is intersected by both articulation and signification. This uncharted field is what we term the “frontier” of Sinophone literature, as it actually exists within and inside of Sinophone articulation rather outside it. More significantly, with the discovery of this uncharged frontier, Syaman is able to envision a possible territory of existence for himself as well as the entire tribe.
Sinophone States of Exception
Authors: Der-wei Wang David
Published: May 2024

This chapter takes issue with the extant paradigm of Sinophone studies, which is largely based on the discourse of either resistance or governance, by proposing the dialectics of “exception.” Inspired by the critical thoughts of Eileen Chang and Giorgio Agamben, it argues that whereas the mainstream discourse of Chinese literature treats overseas literature as an “exceptional case,” one that is isolated so as to authenticate the orthodoxy of Chinese national literature, a Sinophone scholar turns the tables by taking exception to such a “state of exception” and treats Chinese national literature as an exception to world Sinophone literature. In practice, it seeks to bracket Chinese national literature only insofar as its prescribed absence facilitates one’s recognition of Sinoglossia at large.
Demolishing Script
Authors: Rojas Carlos
Published: May 2024

The neologism 拆那‎ (pronounced “chai-na” in Mandarin)—a nickname for China that has recently begun to gain popularity—is a catachresis, a misnomer that brings into sharp relief a set of fissures at the heart of China’s contemporary identity, its history, and even the language(s) with which it is closely associated. Whereas the concept of Sinoglossia takes as its starting point the heterogenous foundation of both China and the Chinese language(s), the term chai-na gestures instead to the violent processes of disjunction, demolition, dispossession, and uncanny return that have played a critical role in constituting China and the Chinese language(s) as we see them today. Composed of the characters拆‎ (chai), a verb meaning “to demolish,” and 那‎ (na), a pronoun meaning “that,” chai-na literally means “demolish that,” and gestures to the rapid process of urbanization that is currently transforming the nation. As a product of a complicated set of translingual transformations, the neologism is symptomatic of the radical dynamism that has always characterized the Chinese script, while simultaneously symbolizing the common belief that it is precisely the relative stability of the Chinese script that has helped anchor the transhistorical cohesion of the Chinese nation.
The Ditch
Authors: Lessard Bruno
Published: May 2024

This chapter focuses on The Ditch , which is Wang Bing’s only foray into feature-length fiction, and shows how the recourse to fiction and reenactment raises important ethical issues about the representation of labor camp guards and survivors played by semi-professional and nonprofessional actors and about the recreation of the camps themselves. The chapter argues that the representational and ethical issues in the film depend on “techniques of creative repetition,” which correspond to how adaptation and reenactment allow for the creative repetition of past events and experiences. The chapter draws on documentary scholars’ writings on reenactment and Gilles Deleuze’s reflections on repetition to argue that what Wang Bing ultimately sought to accomplish in The Ditch was to find a new audiovisual strategy to represent historical events, and that the two techniques of creative repetition used in The Ditch make the spectator reconsider key moments in twentieth-century Chinese history concerning the horrors of labor camp life.
Observing the Workers
Authors: Lessard Bruno
Published: May 2024

This chapter uses two central notions to frame the analyses in the second part of the book: Chinese governmentality and critical realism. Regarding Chinese governmentality, it is the transition from Maoist state planning to Chinese governmentality that signaled the transformation of worker identity in China. As shown in the films under study, this new form of government concerns the socioeconomic and political behavior of workers facing the closure of state-owned enterprises and its aftermath, the transportation of energy commodities within the coal industry, and the emergence of textile workshops and the widespread reliance on migrant labor in the garment industry. Inspired by the work of Allan Sekula, the critical realist method privileges labor and workers as the focus of its investigation, and it takes the everyday conditions of workers and the impacts of neoliberalism as the locus of sociopolitical struggles within society. The concept of critical realism accounts for both Wang Bing’s observational tactics and the documentary records of Chinese labor.
Analysis of the structural behavior of reinforced concrete components with acoustic emission analysis
Authors:   Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), Manthei Gerd ,   Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), Koob Manuel ,   Civil Engineering Department of the City of Nidda, Walther Marcel ,   Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), Minnert Jens
Published: May 2024

The use of non-destructive testing methods can provide insights into processes within the interiors of structures.
Acoustic emission testing is one of the non-destructive testing methods that allows the detection of material
damage during its occurrence. When structures, such as concrete components, fail under load, elastic waves are
generated, propagating within the component. These signals can be detected by acoustic emission sensors placed
on the surface of the component, enabling the tracking of the material's condition and the location of failure.
This paper summarizes recent applications of acoustic emission measurements on large-scale laboratory specimens
made of reinforced concrete. The first example describes measurements during a tensile fatigue test on a large-
scale reinforced concrete specimen to investigate the fatigue behaviour of an embedded concrete dowel. The
second example involves measurements during a dynamic three-point bending test to examine the fatigue
behaviour of a prestressed concrete railway sleeper. The third example describes a full-scale test conducted on a
flat slab concrete test specimen with dimensions of 2.8 m × 2.8 m. The objective of these investigations is the
development and optimization of new components to enhance punching shear resistance and provide an
economical solution.
To detect microcracking during loading acoustic emission measurement has been carried out using broadband
sensors with a measurement frequency of up to 200 kHz which were especially developed for the detection of
microcracks in concrete. For the three-dimensional location of the acoustic emission events, 16 of these acoustic
emission sensors were attached to the surface of the specimens. Most of the events were in the centre of the sample
in the punching area. These events form a circular structure with a diameter of approximately 1m. A visual
inspection of the sample after the experiment shows that macroscopic cracks have formed in this area, which
extend up to the surface of the sample.
The Dispersion Calculator - a free software for calculating dispersion curves of guided waves
Authors:   Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), German Aerospace Center, Huber Armin
Published: May 2024

The nondestructive inspection of components by means of guided waves is an emerging technology in fields like
aerospace or pipeline construction and maintenance. The guided waves' capability of propagating many meters in
a structure is utilized for swift inspection tasks as well as structural health monitoring. The German Aerospace
Center uses Lamb waves for the quality assurance of large-scale aerospace vehicle components made from carbon
composites. However, the use of guided waves in NDT requires knowledge of the dispersion curves. DISPERSE
is the most renown software for the calculation of dispersion curves. This paper presents the open source
Dispersion Calculator (DC). The MATLAB® -based DC is an interactive and fully validated software for the
computation of dispersion curves and mode shapes of guided waves in isotropic plates and multilayered anisotropic
composites. Damping caused by viscoelasticity and fluid-loading can be considered. DC features the capability of
calculating laminates consisting of several hundreds of layers so that even the largest specimens, like rocket booster
pressure vessels, can be calculated. This is made possible through the implementation of the stiffness matrix
method. DC is also able to distinguish the different mode families, like symmetric, antisymmetric, and
nonsymmetric Lamb, shear horizontal, and Scholte waves, depending on the symmetry and coupling properties of
a given layup. Lastly, DC features a highly efficient and robust dispersion curve tracing algorithm. DC is available
at GitHub, and it has gained many users world-wide since its initial release in 2018.
Development of an in-service NDT system for storage tanks
Authors:   Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wu Xinjun ,   China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI), Shen Gongtian ,   China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI), Hu Bin ,   Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Ding Xu ,   Wuhan University of Technology, Yuan Jianming ,   Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wang Junjie ,   China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI), Wang Baoxuan ,   China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI), Wan Qiang
Published: May 2024

The large storage tank is one of the major infrastructures. Once a leak occurs, it often causes environmental
pollution and even catastrophic accidents. In the early years, the method of emptying tanks and cutting plates for
defects inspection was adopted to avoid leakage. However, there exist some deficiencies such as large blindness,
long downtime and high cost. Since there are many problems in the traditional testing, inspection without emptying
the tank and without stopping production is an indispensable technical means to ensure the safe operation of the
tank. An in-service non-destructive testing (NDT) system for storage tanks without emptying is developed in this
paper, which mainly includes sensors, the signal processing module, the testing crawler, the winding and releasing
mechanism and control module et. al. The sensors, signal processing module and testing crawler need to be placed
into the tank from the roof man-hole by the crane, while the control module is located outside the tank. The sensor
can realize the combined inspection of magnetic field leakage (MFL) and electromagnetic acoustic transducer
(EMAT). The laboratory experiments indicate that the system can realize in-service inspection of the corrosion
defects on the bottom and works well in water. The new testing system will overcome the shortage of off-line
service inspection methods that emptying and cleaning tanks are needed before inspection and environmental risks
are involved. These research works guarantee the safe operation of storage tanks and provide an alternative NDT
system for storages related industrial projects.
Reducing Metal Artifacts in X-ray Computed Tomography Based on Metal Effect Estimation and Multiple CT Volume Fusion
Authors:   The University of Tokyo, Tan Yingqi ,   The University of Tokyo, Ohtake Yutaka ,   The University of Tokyo, Suzuki Hiromasa
Published: May 2024

In recent years, X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) has been widely used for investigating industrial parts. Many
industrial parts often include metals, which cause various CT artifacts such as beam hardening artifacts, and metal
artifacts. These CT artifacts lower the quality of X-ray CT images, prevent precise measurements. In order to
reduce metal artifacts, here we propose using multiple X-ray CT scanning. Our multiple X-ray CT scanning
method includes local artifacts estimation, proposing adequate multiple scanning angles, multiple scanned data
registration and multiple CT data fusion. Based on local artifacts estimation, optimal multiple scan angles for data
fusion are selected. Data registration and fusion are also based on local artifacts estimation, excluding effects of
artifacts during the process. In order to demonstrate our method, we measured industrial parts which includes
metals and resins, proposed optimal multiple scanning angles and conducted volume fusion. As a result, the metal
artifacts in the CT volume reduced significantly compared to single X-ray CT scanning. Experiments also showed
that metal artifacts in different regions are reduced by additional scans, which suggest that our scan angle selection
method successfully selected optimal multiple scan angles.
A Study on One-Time Inspection for Aging Management of Operating Nuclear Power Plants
Authors:   KEPCO E&C, Park Jinseok ,   KEPCO E&C, Wang Soonmyeon ,   KEPCO E&C, Roh Heuiyoung ,   Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Won Saeyeol
Published: May 2024

One-time inspection is used to confirm the effectiveness of nuclear power plant aging management programs such
as water chemistry, fuel oil chemistry, and selective leaching program that is designed to prevent or minimize
aging degradation during the plant operation. This paper represents one-time inspection experience of selected
components and susceptible locations within the scope of water chemistry and fuel oil chemistry aging
management programs. Prior to performing one-time inspection, sample sizes of components to be inspected were
determined based on combination of materials, environment and aging effect. Examination techniques and relevant
operating experience were analysed to obtain technical basis for further implementation of one-time inspection
aging management programs. Existing correlation curves between sample size and total population number were
reviewed to prepare further inspections for entire operating plants and ensure safety level of components subject
to one-time inspection program.
Innovative magnetic flux leakage applications in non destructive testing of metallic ropes
Authors:   Politecnico di Torino, Canova Aldo ,   AMC Instruments, Rossi Daniel ,   AMC Instruments, Vusini Bruno
Published: May 2024

The Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) principle applied to metallic ropes, also called Magneto-inductive (MI), is not
a new non destructive testing (NDT) technique and has been applied from several tens of years in ropeway plants
according standards as or CEI EN 12927.
The recent evolution of international standards, regarding the discard criteria of metallic ropes in other sectors, as
in ISO4309, start to introduce the MFL beside visual inspection in lifting applications. Even if the component
under control is always one or more ropes, the discard criteria, the rope conformation and the fault typologies can
be influenced by the application sector. Different magnetic detectors have been developed by the Authors in order
to satisfy the several technical constraints and practical requirements of the different field of applications. Several
new application in industrial and civil sector as hoisting and elevators are starting to use this kind of non destructive
methodology and new sensor with peculiar characteristics have been developed and implemented. In this paper
recent development on magnetic flux leakage applied on metallic ropes is then presented. Different theoretical and
practical experiences in the magnetic design, material characterization of metallic ropes and in the signal filtering
system is presented and discussed.
Quantitative Measurement and Evaluation of High-Resolution Ultrasonic Sound Fields using a Novel Automated Ultrasonic Immersion Scanner
Authors:   ROSEN Creation Center GmbH, Kolkoori Sanjeevareddy ,   ROSEN Creation Center GmbH, Koch Roman ,   ROSEN Germany GmbH, Stutensee, Knam Andreas
Published: May 2024

Ultrasonic probes are an integral part of the automated ultrasonic non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E)
systems to detect and size the defects in a wide range of structural materials in production lines. A complete
quantitative assessment of the performance characteristics of an application-specific UT probe is needed to be
evaluated on the basis of the international standard DIN EN ISO 22232-2. This requirement of full assessment not
only improves the quality assurance of the manufactured probes by evaluating the acceptance criteria but also
provides the useful technical information to the end-user to optimize the automated ultrasonic testing on-site. In
addition, the evaluation of probe characteristics should be carried periodically throughout their service life.
In this work, we developed a novel high-precision ultrasonic immersion scanner to evaluate the full
ultrasonic probe characteristics which include the squint angle measurement in three different reference planes
(XY, XZ, and YZ), RF-signal and its frequency spectrum at water-steel interface, focal distance, focal range, focal
width, focal length and also the angle of beam divergence in different planes of the sound field distribution. In the
newly developed UT immersion scanner, for the first time, we successfully integrated the high-precision Hexapod
with six axes to achieve a few micrometer (~15 µm) spatial-resolution in the measured sound field patterns and a
good angular resolution (~0.05°) in the squint angle measurement. In addition, we used a verified UT instrument
in accordance with the standard DIN EN ISO 22232-1 to obtain more accurate amplitude values (±0.5 dB) while
scanning a test block. The automated scanning, data acquisition, evaluation, visualization and the automated test
report generation are carried based on the standard DIN EN ISO 22232-2.
The measured sound beam characteristics of both focused and non-focused application-specific
ultrasonic probes with center frequencies ranging from 0.2 - 15 MHz using the pulse-echo technique on a 3 mm
half-ball steel reflector are presented. In addition, the measured sound beams of an application-specific 5 MHz
multi-element transmit-receive (TR) probe using the 3 mm flat-bottomed-hole (FBH) reflector in a steel reference
plate are discussed. Finally, the quantitative analysis of the measured sound field results and the acceptance criteria
in accordance with DIN EN ISO 22232-2 are discussed.
Inline CT-Analysis of the Melting Area during Fused Filament Fabrication
Authors:   University of Stuttgart, Ehrler Julian ,   University of Stuttgart, Kattinger Julian ,   University of Stuttgart, Kornely Mike ,   University of Stuttgart, Kreutzbruck Marc
Published: May 2024

In the 21st century, 3D printing has become a mainstream process for prototyping and low-volume production.
Fused Filament Fabrication is the most commonly used process for 3D printing plastics. A plastic filament is
melted in a nozzle and a component is built up layer by layer. As with all manufacturing processes, there is an
interest in continuously optimizing and improving the FFF process. One approach is based on process simulation,
which provides a better understanding of the process. Subsequently, it is always necessary to validate the
simulation models with the real process. This validation has only been possible to a limited extent in the case of
FFF. In this work, a method is presented that allows a non-destructive investigation of the melt behaviour during
the printing process. For this purpose, a 3D printer nozzle with an extruder was integrated into an X-ray computed
tomography system. Thus, a computed tomography scan can be performed during the extrusion process. By using
highly absorbent tungsten filaments, sufficient contrast can be created between the metal nozzle and the plastic
filament to allow analysis of the melt behaviour. This setup makes it possible to distinguish between the solid
filament area and the melt area, as well as to determine the contact between the filament and the die wall. In doing
so, simulations can be validated and nozzle geometries can be improved.