bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Jóvenes de barrios populares y compromisos en Île de France.
Authors: Bacqué Marie-Hélène , Demoulin Jeanne
Published: April 2023

Este artículo se basa en los resultados de una investigación participativa con jóvenes de barrios populares, realizada entre 2018 y 2021 en diez barrios de la región parisina. La pandemia del covid-19 y el confinamiento de la primavera de 2020, tal y como lo vivieron los jóvenes, aumentaron la relevancia de algunas dimensiones ya destacadas por nuestra investigación en el pasado inmediato. En particular, la crisis sanitaria ha multiplicado y visibilizado las situaciones de desigualdad social en los estudios y en el trabajo, la importancia de las redes de solidaridad que se activaron para hacer frente a las dificultades y la diversidad de las modalidades de participación de las y los jóvenes, en su gran mayoría de origen inmigrante.
Reconstruir cidades destruídas: as opções urbanísticas decisivas na renovação de Lisboa após o terramoto de 1755
Authors: Nunes Flávio
Published: April 2023

O plano de reconstrução de Lisboa, na sequência do violento e catastrófico terramoto de 1755, é muitas vezes considerado o primeiro grande plano urbanístico da era moderna, de conceção urbanística claramente iluminista. Este artigo, privilegiando uma abordagem historicista baseada em pesquisa de arquivo e revisão de literatura, sistematiza as decisões processuais e opções urbanísticas que se revelaram decisivas neste processo de reconstrução urbana, que é ainda hoje uma referência incontornável na história do planeamento urbano. A reflexão proporcionada pelas fontes analisadas permitiu destacar quatro principais vetores que notabilizaram esta operação de reconstrução urbana: i) a coordenação técnico-institucional que definiu a estratégia de ação e que garantiu a sua execução; ii) as novas soluções de morfologia urbana implementadas; iii) a inovação associada à aplicação de novas técnicas e sistemas construtivos; iv) e o avanço legislativo que garantiu o investimento necessário para tão grande e ambiciosa empreitada.
Escenarios plurales de la expansión minera española del siglo XIX: Nuevas contribuciones
Authors: Sanchez Picon Andrés , Garcia Gómez José Joaquín , Pérez Ártés María del Carmen
Published: April 2023

En este texto se analizan los factores que explican la expansión minera en España durante el siglo XIX y el primer tercio del siglo XX, situándolos dentro del debate en torno a la repercusión del desarrollo del sector en la economía española. A continuación, a partir del análisis de fuentes como las declaraciones fiscales de las empresas mineras o el Catastro de minas productivas de 1890, se realizan sendos ejercicios en los que se pone de relieve la gran pluralidad en el ámbito empresarial y en la configuración de la mano de obra que caracterizaría la expansión minera española. Finalmente, se presentan nuevas contribuciones para esa fase en la historia minera española.
RF oscillator circuit for absorption coefficient measurement of piezoelectric materials
Authors: Zotov K. V. , Grischenko I. V. , Konyashkin A. V. , Ryabushkin O. A.
Published: April 2023

We have introduced an approach for low optical absorption coefficient measurement of piezoelectric materials based on the piezoelectric resonance laser calorimetry (PRLC) method. An RF oscillator circuit provides a convenient way to track the piezoelectric resonance frequency during laser irradiation. In this work, the optical absorption coefficient of lithium triborate crystal under high-power IR laser irradiation was measured using the oscillator circuit and the conventional PRLC technique.
Optimization of polarization parameters for an LCVR polarization spectrometer under non-oversampling
Authors: Chang Lingying , Wang Guanru , Wang Xinyou , Qiu Yuehong , Chen Kui , Liang Chi
Published: April 2023

The spectral polarization measurement can obtain not only the spectral information of the target but also its polarization information, which can improve the detection and identification of the measured target. In the polarization spectrometer based on a liquid crystal variable retarder (LCVR) and acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), the LCVR is a core device for achieving fast and high-precision polarization detection. The AOTF is a new, to the best of our knowledge, filter device for spectral tuning. To reduce the sensitivity of an LCVR-based Stokes polarization spectrometer system to errors and Gaussian noise, and to maintain the advantage of fast electrical tuning of the system for spectral polarization detection, the phase retardation and azimuth angle of the polarization device LCVR is calculated and analyzed optimally under the minimum number of samples N=4 of the Stokes vector measurement method in this paper. The optimization algorithm considers the constraints, such as the number of types of LCVR phase retardation and the number of adjustments, and the azimuth and phase retardation to be optimized are searched for optimality step by step. The simulation results show that the number of adjustments of the phase retardation δ of LCVRs is only three times when four Stokes parameters are obtained. The LCVRs’ number of species is four kinds (2×2). The condition number of the optimized measurement matrix is 1.742, which converges to the ideal condition number, the optimal azimuth angle (θ1,θ2) is (18.9°, 41.9°), and the optimal phase retardation δ is (179.9°, 156.6°, 0.4°, 46.3°). Its corresponding tetrahedral volume is closer to the ideal value. The optimized system is less sensitive to errors and Gaussian noise.
Visible and short-wave infrared fiber-based snapshot imaging spectrometer with a custom high-throughput relay system
Authors: Lu Jiawei , Zheng Desheng , Stoian Razvan-Ionut , Flynn Christopher , Alexander David , Tkaczyk Tomasz S.
Published: April 2023

This paper presents the design and fabrication of a fiber-based snapshot imaging spectrometer working in both visible (490 nm-732 nm) and short-wave infrared (1090 nm - 1310 nm) ranges. To maximize the light collection efficiency, a custom relay system with 0.25 NA and 20 mm field of view (FOV) was designed and integrated. The bench setup showed that the custom relay system could fully resolve 10 µm fiber cores over the entire FOV among visible and short-wave infrared ranges. The numerical aperture (NA) match provided a 2.07X fold throughout improvement in the visible range and about 10X fold in the SWIR range compared to the previous generations, enabling imaging with a fast frame rate and under low illumination conditions. The presented imaging spectrometer generated spectral datacubes with 35000 spatial samplings and 23 spectral channels. Spectral urban imaging results obtained by the spectrometer in both visible and SWIR ranges are presented. Finally, we collected spectral images of apple bruising to show potential applications in the food quality industry.
The ImSPOC snapshot imaging spectrometer: image formation model and device characterization
Authors: Picone Daniele , Gousset Silvère , Mura Mauro Dalla , Ferrec Yann , le Coarer Etienne
Published: April 2023

In recent years, the demand for capturing spectral information with finer detail has increased, requiring hyperspectral imaging devices capable of acquiring the required information with increased temporal, spatial and spectral resolution. In this work, we present the image acquisition model of the Image SPectrometer On Chip (ImSPOC), a novel compact snapshot image spectrometer based on the interferometry of Fabry-Perot. Additionally, we propose the interferometer response characterization algorithm (IRCA), a robust three-step procedure to characterize the ImSPOC device that estimates the optical parameters of the composing interferometers' transfer function. The proposed algorithm processes the image output from a set of monochromatic light sources, refining the results through nonlinear regression after an ad-hoc initialization. Experimental analysis confirms the performances of the proposed approach for the characterization of four different ImSPOC prototypes. The source code associated to this paper is available at https://github.com/danaroth83/irca.
Optical Design of an LCoS-based 1×10 WSS with High Coupling Efficiency and Compact Light Paths
Authors: Ma Donglin , Ji Huiru , Shan Yuefan , Mo Yan , Zhu Zhengbo , Chen Zhihao
Published: April 2023

In the field of communication, liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) wavelength selection switches (WSS) systems are of great significance but the lack of research on its optical path design makes it challenging to realize high-port-count and perfect performance with a compact structure. In this paper, the optical path design method of a compact LCoS-based 1×10 WSS system working in C-band (1529nm~1568nm) is proposed, where there exists 1 input port and 10 output ports in the same array. The distribution of optical power in the two directions is taken into account independently, boosting system compactness, lowering assembly and manufacturing costs. Finally, a high fiber-to-fiber coupling efficiency ranging from 95.07% to 99.18% is achieved, corresponding to ultra-low simulation loss of less than 0.22dB. Furthermore, a brief tolerance analysis to demonstrate the instrumentation feasibility is also conducted. Our work is pioneering in providing a more straightforward evaluation method and a more workable solution for the optical design of WSS systems.
Best practices in the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative: Perspectives of regulators and medicines manufacturers
Authors: Ndomondo-Sigonda Margareth , Azatyan Samvel , Doerr Petra , Agaba Collins , Harper Kristin N.
Published: April 2023

In the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative, national regulatory authorities (NRAs) within each of Africa’s regional economic communities coordinate their activities, rely on the work of one another and other trusted regulatory authorities, and apply other principles of smart regulation. The first regional medicines regulatory harmonization (MRH) initiative in Africa was launched in 2012, with the goal of accelerating access to quality, safe, effective medical products, and now five MRH initiatives are active on the continent. Thus, a wealth of knowledge regarding best practices and approaches to dealing with common challenges has accumulated. The goal of this qualitative study was to gather and share information on these best practices. To do this, we conducted interviews with key participants from four regional MRH initiatives—the East African Community (EAC), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)—as well as representatives from the pharmaceutical industry. Here we explore major themes that emerged from the interviews: 1. Transparency and reliability are critical; 2. Reliance is essential for smart regulation; 3. Multiple successful strategies for NRA capacity building have been identified; 4. Communication between heads of agencies is essential; 5. Cooperation at the regional level is not possible without leadership at the NRA level; 6. Sustainable funding remains challenging; and 7. Industry has important insights. We hope that the information on best practices shared in this article can benefit regional MRH initiatives inside and outside of Africa, ultimately helping them accelerate access to quality, safe, effective medical products.
Marburg virus in Egyptian Rousettus bats in Guinea: Investigation of Marburg virus outbreak origin in 2021
Authors: Makenov Marat T. , Boumbaly Sanaba , Tolno Faya Raphael , Sacko Noumouny , N’Fatoma Leno Tamba , Mansare Oumar , Kolie Bonaventure , Stukolova Olga A. , Morozkin Evgeny S. , Kholodilov Ivan S. , Zhurenkova Olga B. , Fyodorova Marina V. , Akimkin Vasily G. , Popova Anna Yu. , Conde Namoudou , Boiro Mamadou Yero , Karan Lyudmila S.
Published: April 2023

In 2021, a patient died from Marburg virus (MARV) disease in Guinea and it was the first confirmed case in West Africa. The origin of the outbreak has not been identified. It was revealed that the patient didn’t travel anywhere before the illness. Prior to outbreak, MARV had been found in bats in the neighboring Sierra Leone, but never in Guinea. Therefore, the origin of infection is unclear: was it an autochthonous case with spillover from a local population of bats or an imported case with spillover from fruit bats foraging/migrating from Sierra Leone? In this paper, we studied Rousettus aegyptiacus in Guinea as the possible source of MARV infection caused the patient death in 2021 in Guinea. We caught bats in 32 sites of Guéckédou prefecture, including seven caves and 25 locations of the flight path. A total of 501 fruit bats (Pteropodidae) were captured, including 66 R. aegyptiacus. The PCR screening showed three positive MARV R. aegyptiacus, roosting in two caves discovered in Guéckédou prefecture. After Sanger sequencing and phylogenetic analyses it was shown that found MARV belongs to the Angola-like lineage but it is not identical to the isolate obtained during the outbreak of 2021.
Fake drugs: Using Baseline Spectral Fingerprinting and a sorting algorithm to infer quality of medications
Authors: Salmon Christian , Salmon Margaret , Paoletti Marcus , Xu Elaine , Priefer Ronny , Rust Michael , Afnan Aliea
Published: April 2023

An estimated 30–70% of available medications in low-income countries and conflict states are of low quality or counterfeit. Reasons for this vary but most are rooted in regulatory agencies being poorly equipped to oversee quality of pharmaceutical stocks. This paper presents the development and validation of a method for point-of-care drug stock quality testing in these environs. The method is termed Baseline Spectral Fingerprinting and Sorting (BSF-S). BSF-S leverages the phenomena that all compounds in solution have nearly unique spectral profiles in the UV spectrum. Further, BSF-S recognizes that variations in sample concentrations are introduced when preparing samples in the field. BSF-S compensates for this variability by incorporating the ELECTRE-TRI-B sorting algorithm, which contains parameters that are trained in the laboratory using authentic, proxy low quality and counterfeit samples. The method was validated in a case study using fifty samples that include factually authentic Praziquantel and inauthentic samples prepared in solution by an independent pharmacist. Study researchers were blinded to which solution contained the authentic samples. Each sample was tested by the BSF-S method described in this paper and sorted to authentic or low quality/counterfeit categories with high levels of specificity and sensitivity. In combination with a companion device under development using ultraviolet light emitting diodes, the BSF-S method is intended to be a portable and low-cost method for testing medications for authenticity at or near the point-of-care in low income countries and conflict states.
Compliance with smoke-free legislation in public places: An observational study in a northeast city of Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury Saifur Rahman , Sunna Tachlima Chowdhury , Das Dipak Chandra , Chowdhury Mahfuzur Rahman , Mahmud H. M. Miraz , Hossain Ahmed
Published: April 2023

Background

Bangladesh is one of the highest tobacco-consuming countries in the world, with a large number of adult users of a variety of smoked and/or smokeless tobacco products. Bangladesh tobacco control act prohibits smoking in public places and requires the owners of public places to display ‘no smoking’ signages.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to assess the level of compliance with the tobacco control act (smoke-free laws) in public places in a northeast city of Bangladesh.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted between June 1 and August 25, 2020, across 673 public places in Sylhet city, Bangladesh. The data was collected using a structured observational checklist that included variables such as the presence of active smoking, the presence of designated smoking areas, the display of ’no smoking’ signages, evidence of recent smoking such as ashes, butts/bidi ends, and the presence of smoking aids.

Results

Among 673 public places, a total of 635 indoor locations and 313 outdoor locations were observed. Only 70 (11%) indoor locations were found to be in good compliance, and 388 (61.1%) indoor locations were found to be in moderate compliance with smoke-free laws. On the other hand, only 5 (1.6%) outdoor locations were in good compliance, and 63 (20.1%) outdoor locations were in moderate compliance with smoke-free laws. The overall compliance with smoke-free laws at indoor locations was 52.7%, and at outdoor locations was 26.5%. The highest compliance was observed at healthcare facilities (58.6%) and the least at transit points (35.7%) for indoor locations. In outdoor locations, the highest compliance was observed at offices and workplaces (37.1%) and the least at transit points (2.2%). Higher active smoking was observed in public places where there was an absence of ‘no smoking’ signage and the presence of points of sale (POSs) (p-value <0.05). Further, higher active smoking was observed in places where any smoking aids, cigarette butts, bidi ends, or ashes were present (p-value <0.05).

Conclusion

This study found moderate compliance at indoor locations and very low compliance at outdoor locations. The government should focus more on implementing smoke-free laws in all kinds of public places, particularly at most frequently visited places and transit sites. ‘No smoking’ signages should be displayed per legislation across all public places. Policymakers should consider the prohibition of POS in/around a public place as it has a positive effect on smoking.
User review analysis of dating apps based on text mining
Authors: Shen Qian , Han Siteng , Han Yu , Chen Xi
Published: April 2023

With the continuous development of information technology, more and more people have become to use online dating apps, and the trend has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in these years. However, there is a phenomenon that most of user reviews of mainstream dating apps are negative. To study this phenomenon, we have used topic model to mine negative reviews of mainstream dating apps, and constructed a two-stage machine learning model using data dimensionality reduction and text classification to classify user reviews of dating apps. The research results show that: firstly, the reasons for the current negative reviews of dating apps are mainly concentrated in the charging mechanism, fake accounts, subscription and advertising push mechanism and matching mechanism in the apps, proposed corresponding improvement suggestions are proposed by us; secondly, using principal component analysis to reduce the dimensionality of the text vector, and then using XGBoost model to learn the low-dimensional data after oversampling, a better classification accuracy of user reviews can be obtained. We hope These findings can help dating apps operators to improve services and achieve sustainable business operations of their apps.
Two edges of the screen: Unpacking positive and negative associations between phone use in everyday contexts and subjective well-being
Authors: Buda Teodora Sandra , Khwaja Mohammed , Garriga Roger , Matic Aleksandar
Published: April 2023

A plethora of past studies have highlighted a negative association between phone use and well-being. Recent studies claimed that there is a lack of strong evidence on the deleterious effects of smartphones on our health, and that previous systematic reviews overestimated the negative link between phone use and well-being. In a three-week long in-the-wild study with 352 participants, we captured 15,607 instances of smartphone use in tandem with rich contextual information (activity, location, company) as well as self-reported well-being measures. We conducted an additional study to gather users’ perception of the impact of phone use on their well-being in different daily contexts. Our findings show that context and personal characteristics greatly impact the association between screen time and subjective well-being. This study highlights the complexity of the relationship between phone use and well-being and it deepens our understanding of this problem.
Adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications in Sidama regional state, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Melaku Mekete Wodajnew , Yibekal Betelhem Temesgen , Demilew Ketemaw Zewdu
Published: April 2023

Purpose

To assess the proportion of adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications and associated factors among glaucoma patients in Sidama regional state, Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 30 to July 15, 2022 at Hawassa University comprehensive specialized and Yirgalem General Hospitals in Sidama regional state, Ethiopia. A systematic random sampling method was used to select 410 study participants. An adapted eight-item self-reported questionnaire was used to assess adherence. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications. Variables with a p-value of <0.05 under multivariable analysis were taken as statistically significant factors for adherence. The strength of the association was measured by using an adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval.

Results

A total of 410 participants were included giving a response rate of 98.3%. Those who were adherent to their medications were 221(53.9%) (95% CI: 48.8–58.5). Urban residence (AOR = 2.81: 95% CI = 1.34–5.87), higher educational level (AOR = 3.17: 95% CI = 1.24–8.09), monthly follow-up frequency (AOR = 3.30: 95% CI = 1.79–6.11) and normal vision (AOR = 6.58: 95% CI = 3.03–10.84) were significantly associated with adherence.

Conclusion

More than half of glaucoma patients attending at Hawassa University comprehensive specialized and Yirgalem general hospitals were adherent to their topical anti-glaucoma medications. Urban residence, educational level, follow-up frequency, and normal vision were associated with adherence.
Point-of-care ultrasonography for risk stratification of non-critical suspected COVID-19 patients on admission (POCUSCO): A prospective binational study
Authors: Morin François , Douillet Delphine , Hamel Jean François , Savary Dominique , Aubé Christophe , Tazarourte Karim , Marouf Kamélia , Dupriez Florence , Le Conte Phillipe , Flament Thomas , Delomas Thomas , Taalba Mehdi , Marjanovic Nicolas , Couturaud Francis , Peschanski Nicolas , Boishardy Thomas , Riou Jérémie , Dubée Vincent , Roy Pierre-Marie
Published: April 2023

Background

Lung point-of-care ultrasonography (L-POCUS) is highly effective in detecting pulmonary peripheral patterns and may allow early identification of patients who are likely to develop an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We hypothesized that L-POCUS performed within the first 48 hours of non-critical patients with suspected COVID-19 would identify those with a high-risk of worsening.

Methods

POCUSCO was a prospective, multicenter study. Non-critical adult patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 were included and had L-POCUS performed within 48 hours following ED presentation. The lung damage severity was assessed using a previously developed score reflecting both the extension and the intensity of lung damage. The primary outcome was the rate of patients requiring intubation or who died within 14 days following inclusion.

Results

Among 296 patients, 8 (2.7%) met the primary outcome. The area under the curve (AUC) of L-POCUS was 0.80 [95%CI:0.60–0.94]. The score values which achieved a sensibility >95% in defining low-risk patients and a specificity >95% in defining high-risk patients were <1 and ≥16, respectively. The rate of patients with an unfavorable outcome was 0/95 (0%[95%CI:0–3.9]) for low-risk patients (score = 0), 4/184 (2.17%[95%CI:0.8–5.5]) for intermediate-risk patients (score 1–15) and 4/17 (23.5%[95%CI:11.4–42.4]) for high-risk patients (score ≥16). In confirmed COVID-19 patients (n = 58), the AUC of L-POCUS was 0.97 [95%CI:0.92–1.00].

Conclusion

L-POCUS performed within the first 48 hours following ED presentation allows risk-stratification of patients with non-severe COVID-19.
HAPmini: 2D haptic feedback generation using single actuator device
Authors: Kim Hwan , Hyun Kyung Hoon
Published: April 2023

This study aims to explore a feasible form of a haptic device for common users. We propose HAPmini, a novel graspable haptic device that enhances the user’s touch interaction. To achieve this enhancement, the HAPmini is designed with low mechanical complexity, few actuators, and a simple structure, while still providing force and tactile feedback to users. Despite having a single solenoid-magnet actuator and a simple structure, the HAPmini can provide haptic feedback corresponding to a user’s 2-dimensional touch interaction. Based on the force and tactile feedback, the hardware magnetic snap function and virtual texture were developed. The hardware magnetic snap function helped users perform pointing tasks by applying an external force to their fingers to enhance their touch interaction performance. The virtual texture simulated the surface texture of a specific material through vibration and delivered a haptic sensation to users. In this study, five virtual textures (i.e., reproductions of the textures of paper, jean, wood, sandpaper, and cardboard) were designed for HAPmini. Both HAPmini functions were tested in three experiments. First, a comparative experiment was conducted, and it was confirmed that the hardware magnetic snap function could increase the performance of pointing tasks to the same extent as the software magnetic snap function could, which is commonly used in graphical tools. Second, ABX and matching tests were conducted to determine whether HAPmini could generate the five virtual textures, which were designed differently and sufficiently well for the participants to be distinguished from each other. The correctness rates of the ABX and the matching tests were 97.3% and 93.3%, respectively. The results confirmed that the participants could distinguish the virtual textures generated using HAPmini. The experiments indicate that HAPmini enhances the usability of touch interaction (hardware magnetic snap function) and also provides additional texture information that was previously unavailable on the touchscreen (virtual texture).
Study investigating executive function in schizophrenia patients and their unaffected siblings
Authors: Xu Feifei , Xian Zhenping
Published: April 2023

Introduction

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is characterized by widespread cognitive impairments, such as executive functions. Most of the available research indicate that executive impairment has a certain genetic predisposition. Shared neuropathological characteristics of patients with SCZ and their siblings may reveal intermediate behavioral phenotypes that can be used to further characterize the illness.

Methods

Our study involved 32 SCZ patients, 32 unaffected siblings (US), and 33 persons as healthy controls (HCS). These three groups underwent a computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and a battery of cognitive neuropsychological assessments. These tests also evaluate executive function and several cognitive domains.

Results

The performed study on SCZ patients and their unaffected siblings showed an inferior WCST performance to the HCS subjects, further indicating that unaffected siblings have a functional impairment, and they also performed poorly on the neuropsychological assessment compared with the HCS.

Conclusion

This result supports the claim that the development of functional impairment is not limited to SCZ patients and unaffected siblings may also have a certain level of abnormal brain function. Consequently. neurological abnormalities lead to the abnormal functioning in siblings and patients, suggesting that genetics plays a considerable role in such results.
Design pedagogy in a time of change: Applying virtual flipped classroom in design higher education
Authors: Peng Fanke , Kueh Christopher , Cetinkaya Sendas Mehves
Published: April 2023

This project reviewed the application of an innovative pedagogical approach, the virtual flipped classroom (VFC), in postgraduate design education. The VFC is an integration of the flipped classroom (FC) and virtual canvas. It enables teachers to proactively engage students in design thinking processes and activities to achieve active learning and better learning outcomes. To investigate the effect of VFC, the core research team implemented it to postgraduate programmes across three Australian universities, including a Master of Design Strategies course in the School of Design and the Built Environment at the Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra (UC), a Master of Design course in the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University (ECU) and a Master of Design course in the Creative Unit, University of South Australia (UniSA). The core research team observed and reflected on students’ learning achievements and motivation during their design thinking process across three Australian universities in two states (South Australia and West Australia) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), between 2020 and 2022. This study also explored postgraduate design students’ perceptions towards the idea of studying design online via the Interface Student Experience Questionnaire (ISEQ) and student evaluation questionnaire. It helped to identify and verify whether VFC could provide a transitional middle ground to a fully online design course. This study provides insights into student and staff reservations about online delivery and identifies the barriers and opportunities to study design within an entirely virtual environment.
Feuding with modernity: Portrayal of gjakmarra or blood vengeance in Albanian popular culture
Authors: Mukherjee Soham , Roy Madhumita
Published: April 2023

Albania has been plagued for centuries by the act of taking blood as revenge for any perceived besmirching of honour. This practice of blood vengeance known as gjakmarra is a significant source of inspiration for creators of Albanian popular culture. Socialist popular culture intended to show this practice as evil while dissident and post-socialist creators have often taken a somewhat ambivalent stance. This article will survey, compare and contrast the depiction of blood vengeance in Albanian literature, specifically the novels of Ismail Kadare, and in Albanian cinema.
Crime, history and the making of Operation Hyacinth: An interview with Marcin Ciastoń
Authors: Ue Tom
Published: April 2023

Piotr Domalewski’s Operation Hyacinth (2021) centres on the young police officer Robert’s (Tomasz Ziętek) investigations into a case of serial murder and his developing romance with the student Arek (Hubert Miłkowski). The connective tissue is that all of the victims are gay men and Arek plays a role in it. As the film unfolds, we learn, alongside Robert, that the case is a massive cover-up operation and that his discoveries marry together his private and his professional lives. In this interview, I discuss, with writer Marcin Ciastoń, his extensive research for the film, which was inspired by historical events; and Robert’s and Arek’s romance. We explore how, if on the one hand, Arek represents rebellion to Robert, then, on the other, Robert is the embodiment of reticence, and we attend to a key scene wherein Robert is pressured by his father (Marek Kalita), also a police officer, into questioning Arek about his sexual history. All of the characters appear to be on trial, and as Ciastoń declares, ‘[e]veryone involved had a secret’. This interview advances scholarship by recovering the critical project that directly informs this imaginative one, by suggesting its importance in LGBTQ history and by attending to Ciastoń’s approach to personal and public histories.
Samuel Beckett and Technology, Galina Kiryushina, Einat Adar and Mark Nixon (Eds) (2021)
Authors: O’Neill Shane
Published: April 2023

Review of: Samuel Beckett and Technology, Galina Kiryushina, Einat Adar and Mark Nixon (Eds) (2021)

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 288 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-47446-328-7, h/bk, £85.00

ISBN 978-1-47446-329-4, p/bk, £24.99

ISBN 978-1-47446-331-7, e-book, £24.99

ISBN 978-1-47446-330-0, e-book, £85.00
Artificial Generation: Photogenic French Literature and the Prehistory of Cinematic Modernity, Christina Parkerflynn (2022)
Authors: Nevin Barry
Published: April 2023

Review of: Artificial Generation: Photogenic French Literature and the Prehistory of Cinematic Modernity, Christina Parkerflynn (2022)

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 256 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-97882-507-9, h/bk, €129.00

ISBN 978-1-97882-506-2, p/bk, €36.00
Aboriginal Men’s Business: A Literature Review of Factors Affecting Aboriginal Men Accessing Sexual Health Services
Authors:   Deakin University, Dawson Daniel , McDonough Daniel ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Reilly Rachel ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Charles James ,   First Peoples Health Unit, Griffith University
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Aboriginal men are relatively young, with a median age of 22 years, nearly half that of their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Aboriginal men also have the highest mortality rates and have the lowest life expectancy. Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI) rates are extremely overrepresented in lower socio-economic groups, including minority populations. STI rates among Aboriginal communities are significantly higher when compared to the non-Aboriginal population. Aims: In the context of multiple factors impinging on the sexual health of Aboriginal men, we sought to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature for the purpose of developing a framework through which needs and actions to improve sexual health could be identified and understood. Methods: A targeted, comprehensive search strategy was developed using keywords and synonyms related to the aims of the project. The search included scholarly peer reviewed academic literature available and grey literature from the Wollongong Hospital and the NSW Health library. The search was made more efficient by entering search terms into the Deakin University EBSCOhost search engine, and Google Scholar was searched separately. Grey literature searching was conducted with Clinical Information Access Portal (CIAP), Informit and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Results: The search produced a total number of 385 papers from peer reviewed publications and grey literature. A total of 95 duplicates were removed, leaving 290 papers. After incorporating the screening process, exclusion and inclusion criteria, the total number of articles selected for review was 31 articles. Discussion: The thematic analysis identified that cultural considerations of Aboriginal ‘Men’s business’ involving traditional lifestyle, cultural practices and the impact of colonisation were only briefly covered in the included studies. The findings of the literature review indicated that Aboriginal men’s health is deeply influenced by their socio-economic status and cultural wellbeing. This review provided limited findings relating to service provision support for Aboriginal men. Conclusion: Overall, this review presented several concerning factors and evidence of the difficulties for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men accessing sexual health services. Literature identified the long-standing health statistics and deterioration of health and social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. While both mainstream health and non-government services are offering limited provision of culturally safe and appropriate healthcare pathways.
Sustainability reporting: A systematic review
Authors: Agama Emieseifa James , Zubairu Umaru Mustapha
Published: April 2023

Sustainability reporting is measuring, disclosing, and being accountable to internal and external stakeholders for organizational performance toward sustainable development. Using the Systematic Quantitative Assessment Technique, this study reviewed 100 Sustainability Reporting (SR) articles published over the last decade. The intention is to provide insight into the various actions and progress made by the key participants and stakeholders regarding sustainable development and the quality and currency of sustainable reports from 2011 to 2020. Besides this primary objective, this review also sought to understand these SR articles' time distribution, geographic distribution, types, and data collection methods. A study of empirical evidence revealed that SR had attracted a lot more attention in recent years but what is not very clear is the level of commitment from the various stakeholders. The review also revealed the intertwining nature of the SR and sustainable development, which is further enhanced by adopting a robust accounting system. In this case, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the most acceptable, not without criticism. It is argued that the system does not give room for local realities that are often important in providing solutions to problems.
Diferenças salariais por orientação sexual para minoria racial no Brasil
Authors: Souza Solange de Cassia Inforzato de , Martins Lucas Eduardo , Gomes Magno Rogério
Published: April 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é explorar empiricamente as desigualdades salariais por orientação sexual para a minoria racial no Brasil. A partir do Censo Demográfico de 2010, foram efetuadas as decomposições de Oaxaca-Blinder e as regressões quantílicas, que evidenciam a superioridade dos salários dos homossexuais, brancos e não brancos, em relação aos dos heterossexuais, em grande parte, explicada pelas características produtivas. Todavia, há discriminação positiva pela orientação homoafetiva, potencializada para os homossexuais brancos. Apesar da menor desigualdade por orientação sexual nos quantis mais baixos da distribuição salarial, os homossexuais não brancos (pretos e pardos) sofrem de menor benefício da homossexualidade nesses níveis salariais inferiores.
Missão Covid-19: potenciais e limites para a construção de uma Política de Inovação Orientada a Missões
Authors: De Oliveira Santos Guilherme , Christophe Rosado Penna Caetano , Lèbre La Rovere Renata
Published: April 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo central analisar o potencial e os limites para que as iniciativas federais de Ciência, Tecnologia & Inovação para combater a pandemia do Covid-19 pudessem estruturar uma Políticas Orientada a Missões (POM) no Brasil. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa dividida em cinco etapas. Foi constatado que apesar de possuir ativos valiosos, o enfraquecimento e a falta de mobilização de diferentes capacidades restringiram fortemente as possibilidades de construir uma POM ancorada nas iniciativas de CT&I mapeadas.
Taxation Aspects, Information Asymmetry and Earnings Management
Authors: Fristanti Vica , Senjani Yayu Putri
Published: April 2023

Purpose: The act of manipulating the presentation of financial statements by increasing or decreasing profits can be misleading and cause losses to other parties. Various factors motivate managers to take earnings management actions. This study aims to analyze earnings management actions by taking several indicators in terms of taxation aspects which include tax planning and deferred tax expense and indicators of information asymmetry owned by managers.

Methodology: The objects used as research samples are manufacturing companies in the goods and consumption sector listed on the Indonesia Sharia Stock Index (ISSI) in 2016-2020. Companies were selected based on predetermined criteria using a purposive sampling method to obtain a sample of 130 observations. The analysis technique uses panel data regression which is processed with Eviews v.12 programs.

Findings: The results show that tax planning, deferred tax expense and information asymmetry have a significant positive effect in detecting earnings management actions.                                                                                       

Novelty: This study uses manufacturing companies in the goods and consumption sector as an object, and adds information asymmetry variable to the study. Furthermore, this study also measured earnings management by using the modified Jones model discretional accrual proxy.
Aristotle’s Rhetoric as an Enhancement of Practical Reasoning
Authors: Carbonell Fernández Claudia Patricia
Published: April 2023

Aristotle’s account of rhetoric goes beyond its previous consideration as an art of persuasion to be regarded as a suitable logic for human affairs. In the realm of ethics and politics, he needs to appeal to a logic that can deal with contingency without discarding the concept of truth. I claim that the double rapport of rhetoric with dialectic and ethical-political issues links public discourse with the question of rationality and practical truth. I will start with a brief overview of two passages of the Rhetoric that account for the liaison of rhetoric with dialectic. Secondly, I consider two contributions that rhetoric theory makes to the enhancement of the rationality of ethics. Lastly, I will reflect on the relationship of rhetorical discourse with practical truth.
Benjamin y Fanon: de la violencia opresora a la violencia transformadora
Authors: Rojas Pineda Fabián
Published: April 2023

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo reflexionar a partir de las principales ideas filosóficas de Walter Benjamin y Frantz Fanon sobre el problema de la violencia política para luego mostrar las diferencias y posibles relaciones en los planteamientos de los autores. En un primer momento se mostrarán las denuncias hechas por los dos autores al sistema político moderno en cuanto a que la apariencia pacífica de las relaciones sociales se fundamenta en relaciones mediadas por la violencia. Luego, se analizarán los principales planteamientos acerca de la violencia divina y de la violencia revolucionaria o contraviolencia en cada uno de los filósofos. Por último, se aportarán algunas conclusiones que contrasten las propuestas de este diálogo y permitan trazarlímites y posibilidades en la lucha política que cada autor en su particularidad está presentando.
The Development of Baseball in Colombia —A Caribbean Anomaly?
Authors: Rausch Jane M.
Published: April 2023

In the aftermath of the Cuban-Spanish-American War, US influence rapidly increased throug-hout the Caribbean. Its quasi-control of the region sparked a virulent nationalism combining a mix of anti-Americanism along with adoption of aspects of American culture. Baseball, for example, proved to have irresistible appeal throughout the region. Eventually, the peoples of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Panama joined Cubans in their enthusiasm for the sport. Although the US never invaded Colombia, baseball spawned a following in its Caribbean region as well, but passion for the sport did not engulf the entire coun-try. The objective of this paper is two-fold: first, to trace the development of Colombian baseball before 1960, and second: to explain why Colombian players have failed to achieve the stature of their Caribbean counterparts in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Tobacco-Free Areas Implementation at University X
Authors: Fitri Tari Adelia , Suryoputro Antono , Nandini Nurhasmadiar
Published: April 2023

Introduction: University X is one of the institutions where tobacco-free areas are required in a university setting where teaching and learning activities are highly regulated. However, the implementation of tobacco-free was only implemented in a few faculties, and, the whole academic community of University X has not entirely complied with the regulation. This study aimed to analyze the implementation of Tobacco-Free Areas at University X.Methods: This study used a qualitative research method to examine the implementation of smoke-free areas at University X. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, observations, and other supporting documentation. There were 13 research informants, including Deans/Vice Deans from four faculties, the Academic Director of Student Affairs, alumni, lecturers, and students of University X. This study examined communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic organization policies.Results: This study found that university administrators never communicated directly or indirectly regarding Tobacco-Free Areas regulation. It is still neither excellent nor adequate, based on the resources available for human resource compliance and infrastructure availability. In terms of disposition, numerous parties fully support the execution of the smoke-free policy. However, the implementing officers/supervisors of the smoke-free areas at University X were less steadfast. This is demonstrated by the absence of a bureaucratic framework at University X in implementing and supervising Tobacco-Free compliances.Conclusion: Tobacco-free areas had been implemented at University X although they were not yet complete and optimal. It is possible to infer that this was not a priority at University X because conflicts of interest might hamper this regulation, resulting in lacking clarity, and sustainability.
Research frontiers of electroporation-based applications in cancer treatment: a bibliometric analysis
Authors: Qian Kun , Zhong Zilong
Published: April 2023

Objectives

Electroporation, the breakdown of the biomembrane induced by external electric fields, has increasingly become a research hotspot for its promising related methods in various kinds of cancers.

Content

In this article, we utilized CiteSpace 6.1.R2 to perform a bibliometric analysis on the research foundation and frontier of electroporation-based applications in cancer therapy. A total of 3,966 bibliographic records were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection for the bibliometric analysis. Sersa G. and Mir L. M. are the most indispensable researchers in this field, and the University of Ljubljana of Slovenia is a prominent institution. By analyzing references and keywords, we found that, with a lower recurrence rate, fewer severe adverse events, and a higher success rate, irreversible electroporation, gene electrotransfer, and electrochemotherapy are the three main research directions that may influence the future treatment protocol of cancers.

This article visualized relevant data to synthesize scientific research on electroporation-based cancer therapy, providing helpful suggestions for further investigations on electroporation.

Outlook

Although electroporation-based technologies have been proven as promising tools for cancer treatment, its radical mechanism is still opaque and their commercialization and universalization need further efforts from peers.
A New Immersed Finite Element Method for Two-Phase Stokes Problems Having Discontinuous Pressure
Authors: Jo Gwanghyun , Kwak Do Young
Published: April 2023

In this paper, we develop a new immersed finite element method (IFEM) for two-phase incompressible Stokes flows. We allow the interface to cut the finite elements.
On the noninterface element, the standard Crouzeix–Raviart element and the

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element pair is used.
On the interface element, the basis functions developed for scalar interface problems (Kwak et al., An analysis of a broken

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-nonconforming finite element method for interface problems, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. (2010)) are modified in such a way that the coupling between the velocity and pressure variable is different.
There are two kinds of basis functions. The first kind of basis satisfies the Laplace–Young condition under the assumption of the continuity of the pressure variable.
In the second kind, the velocity is of bubble type and is coupled with the discontinuous pressure, still satisfying the Laplace–Young condition.
We remark that in the second kind the pressure variable has two degrees of freedom on each interface element.
Therefore, our methods can handle the discontinuous pressure case.
Numerical results including the case of the discontinuous pressure variable are provided.
We see optimal convergence orders for all examples.