bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Generalized bivariate Kummer-beta distribution with marginals defined on the unit interval
Authors: Shabgard Sina , Iranmanesh Anis , Nakhaei Rad Najmeh , Nagar Daya K. , Nadarajah Saralees
Published: October 2024

In this paper, a generalized bivariate Kummer-beta distribution is proposed. The name derives from the fact that its particular cases include univariate Kummer-beta distributions. This distribution generalizes a number of existing bivariate beta distributions, including Nadarajah’s bivariate distributions, Libby and Novick’s bivariate beta distribution and a central bivariate Kummer-beta distribution. Various properties associated with this newly introduced distribution are derived. The derived properties include product moments, marginal densities, marginal moments, conditional densities, conditional moments, Rényi entropy and Shannon entropy. Motivated by possible applications in economics, genetics, hydrology, meteorology, nuclear physics, and reliability, we also derive distributions of the product and the ratio of the components following the proposed distribution. Parameter estimation by maximum likelihood method is discussed by deriving expressions for score functions. Inference based on maximum likelihood estimation supposes that the maximum likelihood estimators have zero bias and zero mean squared errors. A simulation study is performed to check this for finite samples.
Readmission and mortality during the first year after an acute stroke: A prospective cohort study from Cameroon
Authors: Nkoke Clovis , Jingi Ahmadou Musa , Noubiap Jean Jacques , Nkouonlack Cyrille , Njume Debimeh , Dzudie Anastase
Published: October 2024

Background

Hospital readmission after discharge for stroke is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data on the burden of stroke readmission in most sub-Saharan African countries. We aimed to determine the rate, reasons and predictors of hospital readmission and the mortality rate within 12 months of discharge among stroke survivors in Cameroon.

Methods

This prospective cohort included patients who survived hospitalization for an acute stroke and who were discharged from two referral hospitals in the capital city of Cameroon between January 2013 and December 2013.We performed logistic regression analysis to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with readmission within 1 year of discharge and causes of readmission.

Results

Of the 254 consecutive patients admitted for acute stroke, 198 were discharged alive. There were 107 (54%) males, and their mean age (SD) was 61.7 (13.9) years (range: 10 to 95 years). A total of 30 (15.2%) patients were readmitted following discharge from the index admission over a mean follow-up time of 286.9 (127.6) days. Of these, 14 (46.7%) were discharged and 16 (53.3%) died after readmission. Thirty percent (30%) of readmissions occurred within the first month. The most frequent causes of readmissions were infections (30%) and recurrent stroke (26.7%). Factors associated with readmission in bivariate analysis were initial admission temperature > 37.5°C (risk ratio [RR]: 1.3, p = 0.021) and initial admission Glasgow Coma Score < 14 (RR: p = 1.23, p = 0.019). After stratified adjustment for age and sex, temperature > 37.5°C (adjusted RR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1–1.7, p = 0.036) and GCS <14 (adjusted RR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1–1.6, p = 0.041) were associated with readmission.

Conclusion

Readmission after discharge for stroke was common with nearly one third occurring within the first month and more than half dying following readmission. The most common causes of readmission were infections and recurrent stroke.
The cohort trends of social connectedness in secondary school students in Finland between 2017 and 2021
Authors: Read Sanna , Salmela-Aro Katariina , Kiuru Noona , Helenius Jenni , Junttila Niina
Published: October 2024

The aim was to investigate the cohort trends of the experienced social connectedness in secondary school students between 2017 and 2021 and whether these trends vary by gender, school level and sociodemographic background. We used nationally representative Finnish data of 450,864 students in lower and upper secondary education. Social connectedness was measured by number of close friends, feelings of loneliness and sense of belonging at school. Adjusted regression analyses included year, gender, school level and sociodemographic factors (parental education, immigrant status of the student and urban-rural area of the school). The results showed that social connectedness declined from 2017 to 2021: 11% decline in having 3+ close friends, 15% increase in loneliness and 8% decline in belonging at school. The decline was especially large in girls and upper secondary school. Although some socio-demographically disadvantaged groups showed lower levels of social connectedness, there were differences by gender, school level and year. Many differences diminished because the more advantaged groups declined faster, i.e. moved towards the less advantaged groups. Declining social connectedness in young people is a worrying trend that requires a public health focus on the whole cohort while accommodating the variation by the individual and environmental context.
Validity and reliability of a physical literacy knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviors questionnaire for early childhood educators (PLKASB-ECE): An exploratory factor analysis
Authors: Lafave Lynne M. Z. , Van Wyk Nadine , Webster Alexis D. , Hayek Joyce , Lafave Mark R.
Published: October 2024

Background

Nurturing physical literacy in young children offers a unique opportunity to address global physical inactivity trend. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments, with their extensive reach into this age group, and early childhood educators, through their daily interactions with children, are strategically positioned to influence children’s physical literacy development. However, enhancing educators’ ability to foster physical literacy requires valid and reliable assessment tools to measure holistic physical literacy constructs (i.e., cognitive, affective, behavioral) to assess the impact of physical literacy educational interventions.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to develop a holistic digital tool to measure physical literacy knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behaviors of early childhood educators (PLKASB-ECE) for both their professional teaching context as well as the educator’s own personal physical literacy behaviours.

Methods

This study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 involved item generation and content validation. Phase 2 employed a cross-sectional validation study design to assess the psychometric properties of the PLKASB-ECE tool.

Results

Based on a literature review an initial 19-item instrument was developed that subsequently underwent three rounds of expert content validation. Six additional items were added, resulting in a final 25-item self-report measure with a readability score equivalent to an 8th grade reading level (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 8.7). This included 1 global rating item, 2 qualitative response items, 7 knowledge items, and 15 items addressing physical literacy attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviors using a 7-point Likert response scale. The PLKASB-ECE tool was administered to 470 educators in Alberta, Canada between 2019 to 2022. The 15 items were subjected to exploratory factor analysis and resulted in a five-factor scale with one item not loading. The five-factor scale held with the final 14 items with loadings ranging from 0.481 to 0.886, Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.70 to 0.82, with ordinal omega ranging from 0.72 to 0.82. Usability, as assessed by completion time, was 8.15 minutes.

Conclusion

These findings demonstrate good indices of reliability and validity for the PLKASB-ECE tool. This tool will be valuable as a research outcome measure for assessing educational interventions aimed at enhancing educators’ understanding, confidence, and strategies for fostering holistic concepts of physical literacy in young children within ECECs.
Potent broadly neutralizing antibodies mediate efficient antibody-dependent phagocytosis of HIV-infected cells
Authors: Snow Brian J. , Keles Nida K. , Grunst Michael W. , Janaka Sanath Kumar , Behrens Ryan T. , Evans David T.
Published: October 2024

Antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP) has been implicated in protection against HIV-1. However, methods for measuring ADCP currently rely on the phagocytosis of gp120- or gp41-coated beads that do not reflect physiologically relevant conformations of the viral envelope glycoprotein or the size of a virus-infected cell. We therefore developed a novel approach for measuring ADCP of HIV-infected cells expressing natural conformations of Env. A monocytic cell line (THP-1 cells) or primary human monocytes were incubated with a CD4+ T cell line that expresses eGFP upon HIV-1 infection in the presence of antibodies and ADCP was measured as the accumulation of eGFP+ material by flow cytometry. The internalization of HIV-infected cells by monocytes was confirmed visually by image-capture flow cytometry. Cytoskeletal remodeling, pseudopod formation and phagocytosis were also observed by confocal microscopy. We found that potent broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs), but not non-neutralizing antibodies (nnAbs), mediate efficient phagocytosis of cells infected with either primary or lab-adapted HIV-1. A nnAb to a CD4-inducible epitope of gp120 (A32) failed to enable ADCP of HIV-infected cells but mediated efficient phagocytosis of gp120-coated beads. Conversely, a bnAb specific to intact Env trimers (PGT145) mediated potent ADCP of HIV-infected cells but did not facilitate the uptake of gp120-coated beads. These results underscore the importance of measuring ADCP of HIV-infected cells expressing physiologically relevant conformations of Env and show that most antibodies that are capable of binding to Env trimers on virions to neutralize virus infectivity are also capable of binding to Env on the surface of virus-infected cells to mediate ADCP.
PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF HYDROGEN ENERGY IN RUSSIAN REGIONS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SECTORAL SPECIALIZATION OF THEIR ECONOMIES
Authors: Savelyeva Irina , Kornienko Elena
Published: October 2024

This article studies the conditions for developing hydrogen energy, taking into account for-eign and domestic experience. It focuses on the sectoral usage of hydrogen in Russian regions given the restructuring of the energy sector to reduce resource capacity and increase energy efficiency, including through the use of renewable sources and the development of hydrogen energy. The study determines the conditions for developing hydrogen energy in Russian regions, taking into account location, sectoral spe-cialization, and export opportunities. The research uses methods of the systematization, analysis, and com-parison of analytical data from Russian and international studies on the development of hydrogen energy. The hypothesis is that the heterogeneity of the conditions for the development of hydrogen energy in Rus-sian regions determines their different potential: the localization of the extractive industry, a strong indus-trial base, and energy efficiency are starting advantages for the introduction of hydrogen technologies. The article focuses on the identification of the general and specific conditions contributing to the development of hydrogen energy in Russian regions and an assessment of successful world practices for the national economy and individual regions. The results supplement the theoretical aspects and systematize the data of cases of hydrogen energy development and highlight the spatial development of hydrogen energy infra-structure. This allows regions to diversify sources of GRP growth, integrate innovative solutions, and im-prove the efficiency of industry and the economy as a whole.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DIGITAL MATURITY OF THE RUSSIAN MEDIA INDUSTRY
Authors: Kiselev Arkadiy , Silakova Liubov
Published: October 2024

This work assesses the digital maturity of the Russian media industry, as a necessary stage for creating a digital transformation strategy for media companies. The research hypothesis is that there is a lack of relevant methods for assessing the digital maturity of the media industry in Russia. The research method-ology is based on two aspects: 1) the digital maturity of the media industry is understood as an element of the digital economy; 2) the digital maturity of the media industry is formed taking into account ap-proaches to assessing the digital maturity of other sectors of the economy. The study uses methods found in the literature, consulting and audit reports, and the reports of economic organizations. The pa-per proposes an approach to assessing the digital maturity of the media industry based on open data and a survey of media companies. This approach consists of two parts: the first part involves a rapid assess-ment of the digital maturity of the media industry using open data; the second part involves a more de-tailed assessment based on a survey of media company representatives. The statistical base was com-piled from HSE University reports and the online recruitment platform Headhunter (HH.ru). The result of the study is an assessment of four segments of the media industry: publishing, broadcasting, content production, and other services. Based on the results, we conclude that broadcasting is the most devel-oped segment by digital maturity indicator; the publishing segment is the least developed. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of media companies using the results to compare their own indicators with industry averages, which will help determine the need for their digital transfor-mation.
THE TOOLS AND PRACTICE OF MEASURING LABOR PRODUCTIVITY: INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY APPROACHES
Authors: Prosvirina Irina , Kuchina Elena , Shirhikova Liudmila
Published: October 2024

In recent years, research on labor productivity has become increasingly relevant due to the pressing issue of labor shortages. The implementation of the national project “Labor Productivity” has shifted research interest toward measuring productivity levels. This paper hypothesizes that the approaches to measuring labor productivity adopted in Russian statistical practice differ significantly from research methodologies and recommendations, failing to address the driving forces behind productivity growth. This raises the question of identifying the nature of these differences to correct the interpretation of measure-ments and to understand avenues for enhancing productivity. This article systematizes approaches and methodologies for measuring labor productivity while identi-fying the challenges of their application in statistical observations at industry levels and within the Russian economy as a whole. The authors employed systematic, comparative, and statistical methods for scientific analysis. The findings indicate that few of the methods for measuring labor productivity proposed by for-eign research are used in Russian statistical practice. This leads to a decrease in the possibility of conduct-ing research at the macroeconomic and sectoral levels. In this regard, the question of measuring labor productivity in the Russian economy is still open. The conclusions regarding the characteristics and chal-lenges of calculation methodologies may serve as a basis for developing strategies to improve labor produc-tivity measurement. This is essential for conducting accurate assessments and identifying pressing issues re-lated to productivity growth in Russia.
A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIA'S INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Authors: Cui Jianan , Podshivalova Mariya
Published: October 2024

Over the past decade, the Russian government has reformed the national innovation system. However, there is still no research quantifying these changes. This study fills this gap by examining the devel-opment of Russia's innovative infrastructure using metrics from one of the leading innovators in the world – China. This research studies the innovation infrastructures of both countries, and the hypothesis is that there is a difference in the development of certain types of innovation infrastructure in Russia compared to China. The main methods of research are retrospective, structural, and comparative analyses. Data were collected from open sources such as Rosstat, the Global Innovation Index, World Bank, and the State Statistical Office of China. An overview the statistical indicators for Russia and China from 2010 to 2023 shows the level of development of six types of infrastructure: material, digital, scientific, educational, social, regulatory, and financial. The analysis showed that Russia lags behind China in terms of innovation infrastructure as a whole. From a structural point of view, there is also a differentiation in the development of certain types of infrastructure within Russia. The material, social, and digital infrastructures are the most developed, while the remaining elements are less developed compared to China. We believe that the main bottleneck in Rus-sian infrastructure is the lack of autonomy for innovation in private industry due to a lack of qualified scien-tists.
OMNI-CHANNEL MANAGEMENT AS A PRIORITY FOR THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE B2B DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE SECTOR
Authors: Bakharev Evgeniy , Anisimov Alexander
Published: October 2024

This paper studies the importance of determining priorities for the digital transformation of business. With new trends and technologies enabling omni-channel digital consumer experiences, B2B dis-tribution and service organizations need to adapt management practices and tools to today's digital environ-ment. This study identifies trends in the digital transformation of organizations in the B2B distribution and service sector. This is achieved by analyzing the current state of the digital transformation of organizations in the B2B distribution and service sector and identifying issues and key priorities in the digital transfor-mation of B2B organizations. The study investigates the organizational and economic relations arising in or-ganizations in the B2B sector. The paper analyzes and systematizes approaches to strategy development for the digital transformation of organizations, revealing that the most important approach for organizations in the B2B distribution and service sector is based on dynamic capabilities. A dedicated approach made it pos-sible to identify the digital technologies for realizing the internal and external capabilities of an organization. The hypothesis of the study is the assumption that with the digital transformation of the economy, omni-channel management has an impact on the efficiency of distribution systems in the B2B distribution and ser-vice sector. The paper shows that the organization of sales using digital technologies is at a low level and this allows us to conclude that there is a lack of integration in product distribution channels. The introduction of omni-channel management in the product distribution system, which allows for seamless interaction with consumers through digital and physical product distribution channels, is proposed as a key area of digital transformation. As a key direction for the digital development of the B2B distribution and service sector, the article proposes omni-channel management as part of the concept of dynamic capabilities allowing for the integration of distribution channels and influencing the external and internal capabilities of the organization.
Constituintes químicos, atividade antioxidante e anticâncer do óleo essencial de Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf e sua nanoemulsão
Authors: Everton Gustavo Oliveira , Pereira Ana Patrícia Matos , Mouchrek Filho Victor Elias , Santos Monteiro Odair dos
Published: October 2024

Este artigo apresenta o efeito do óleo essencial de Cymbopogon citratus (EOCC) e sua nanoemulsão na atividade antioxidante e anticâncer in vitro. As folhas de C. citratus foram coletadas no estado do Maranhão e seu óleo essencial foi extraído por hidrodestilação. Os compostos presentes no EOCC foram identificados e quantificados por CG-EM com detector de ionização de chama. A nanoemulsão do EOCC foi formulada por método de inversão de fases. A atividade antioxidante foi realizada para o EOCC e NEOCC pelos ensaios de eliminação de radicais ABTS e DPPH. A atividade anticâncer in vitro foi avaliada também para o EOCC e NEOCC frente a células de tecido: cólon, pulmão, fígado, colo do útero, próstata, oral e neuroblastoma. O rendimento obtido foi de 0,92%, sendo geranial e neral identificados como majoritários dessa composição através do ensaio de CG-EM. A nanoemulsão obtida foi estável com tamanho de gota de 57 nm, potencial zeta -21,15 mV, índice de polidispersão de 0,21 e pH 4,77. O EOCC e NEOCC apresentaram atividade antioxidante forte com IC50 variando de 14,84 a 38,36 µg/mL. O EOCC e NEOCC apresentaram atividade citotóxica significativa frente a todas as linhagens celulares utilizadas no estudo, sendo os maiores efeitos frente a linhagem celular 502713 (cólon), IMR-32 (neuroblastoma), Hep-2 (fígado) e SiHa (colo do útero) com valores de IC50 de 1,96; 2,20; 2,24 e 3,04 μg/mL, respectivamente. Estas descobertas sugerem que o EOCC e NEOCC podem ser alternativas para terapias inovadoras.
Determination of heavy metals and health risk assessment in drinking water in Bukayriyah City, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alhagri Ibrahim A. , Albadri Abuzar E. A. E. , Alghriby Faisal , Al-Saqabi Fahad , Alharbi Turki S. , Alglfs Saleh
Published: October 2024

Heavy metal levels, including arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, and nickel, were analyzed in 124 samples of tap and filtered water obtained from Bukayriyah city, Saudi Arabia, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Additionally, measurements of total dissolved solids, conductivity, and pH were also performed. The study also evaluated the potential non-cancer and cancer risks (CRs) associated with the ingestion of these heavy metals for both children and adults. The results indicated that the average concentrations of heavy metals in both tap and filtered water were found to be below the recommended limits set by the World Health Organization and the Gulf Standard Organization. To assess the non-carcinogenic risks, the chronic daily intake (CDI), hazard quotient (HQ), and hazard index were calculated for analyzed metals present in both tap and filtered water. In both the children and adult populations, the CDI indices for heavy metals in tap and filtered water followed the order of Cr > Hg > Ni > Pb > As > Cd. However, it is worth noting that the CDI values for tap water were higher than those for filtered water for both children and adults. The descending order of HQ values is as follows: Hg > Cr > As > Cd > Pb > Ni. This indicates that the HQ values for all metals are below the acceptable limit of 1. These findings confirm that the exposure to the examined metals from both tap and filtered water in Bukayriyah City is within safe limits and poses no non-carcinogenic risks. To assess the carcinogenic risks, the incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) and total carcinogenic risk (TCR) were calculated. The order of ILCR values for both children and adults in tap and filtered water is as follows: Ni > Cr > Cd > As > Pb. All ILCR values were below the acceptable limit of 10−6 to 10−4. However, TCR values exceeded this threshold range only for children exposed to tap water, with a value of 1.43 × 10−4. Thus, children exposed to tap water have a potential risk of developing carcinogenic diseases.
Crystal structure of the co-crystal 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine-1,3-dioxide — acetic acid (1/2) C7H14N6O6
Authors: Wang Fei , Chen Cuilian , Suo Zhirong
Published: October 2024

C7H14N6O6, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 25.647(2) Å, b = 4.8865(4) Å, c = 21.585(2) Å, β = 111.500(6)°, V = 2516.8(4) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0592, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1631, T = 100 K.
Crystal structure of 9-fluoro-4-(6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolin-2-amine, C18H15FN4O
Authors: Li Xing-Wei , Miao Yu-Hao , Ding Yue-Xia , Hou Gui-Ge
Published: October 2024

C18H15FN4O, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 18.0993(7) Å, b = 6.8868(3) Å, c = 24.8450(12) Å, β = 90.515(4)°, V = 3,096.7(2) Å3, Z = 8, R

gt
(F) = 0.0417, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1040, T = 293 K.
Enhancing the strength of tissue paper through pulp fractionation and stratified forming
Authors: Viguié Jérémie , Kumar Saurabh , Carré Bruno , Orgéas Laurent
Published: October 2024

The potential of combining stratified paper forming with pulp fractionation was investigated to improve the balance between low density, which enhances water absorbency and softness, and the dry strength of tissue papers. The selected fractionation approaches allowed us to separate especially stiff, low-fibrillated fibers (A fractions) from flexible, fibrillated fibers containing fines (detached segments of fibers, fibrils, or lamellae fragments) (B fractions). After characterizing the morphological properties of each fiber fraction, 20 g/m2 model papers were produced with and without wet pressing to tune the paper density. At a density of 0.3 g/cm³, the tensile breaking stress of B papers was at least three times higher than that of A papers. The strain at break of B papers was also close to two times higher than that of A papers. Interestingly, bilayer papers A/B exhibited breaking stress values intermediate between those of A and B papers, while native pulp papers, i.e., without fractionation and stratified forming, followed the trend of A papers. Notably, bi-layering the paper improved the breaking stress by up to twice as much without increasing the paper density, which could be highly beneficial in improving the balance of properties in tissue paper grades.
Early Neural Development of Social Interaction Perception: Evidence from Voxel-Wise Encoding in Young Children and Adults
Authors: Im Elizabeth Jiwon , Shirahatti Angira , Isik Leyla
Published: October 2024

From a young age, children have advanced social perceptual and reasoning abilities. However, the neural development of these abilities is still poorly understood. To address this gap, we used fMRI data collected while 122 3–12-year-old children (64 females) and 33 adults (20 females) watched an engaging and socially rich movie to investigate how the cortical basis of social processing changes throughout development. We labeled the movie with visual and social features, including motion energy, presence of a face and a social interaction, theory of mind (ToM) events, valence, and arousal. Using a voxel-wise encoding model trained on these features, we found that models based on visual (motion energy) and social (faces, social interaction, ToM, valence, and arousal) features can both predict brain activity in children as young as 3 years old across the cortex, with particularly high predictivity in motion-selective middle temporal region and the superior temporal sulcus (STS). Furthermore, models based on individual social features showed that while there may be some development throughout childhood, social interaction information in the STS is present in children as young as 3 years old and appears adult-like by age 7. The current study, for the first time, links neural activity in children to predefined social features in a narrative movie and suggests social interaction perception is supported by early developing neural responses in the STS.
John Williams to Non-Williams
Authors: Messick Joseph
Published: October 2024

John Williams may have dominion over the Star Wars film scores with eighteen hours of music across nine films, but the mantle of responsibility for the Star Wars musical canon en masse has been undertaken by scores of many different composers, especially video game composers. Scholars of John Williams’s music such as Frank Lehman have analyzed Williams’s nine film scores, but there has been little research into the more than 100 Star Wars video game scores, which raises the question: how has Star Wars music developed without the guidance of its progenitor John Williams?

Frank Lehman’s “Complete Catalogue of the Themes of Star Wars: A Guide to John Williams’s Musical Universe”1 cataloged the themes, motifs, source music, and thematic relationships of the nine films and proved musicologically insightful as well as incredibly useful when one seeks an understanding of the intricacies of Williams’s Star Wars film scores. Lehman’s research provides an ideal foundation for the ludomusicological inquisition of the hundred plus Star Wars game scores. The interactive nature of gaming mandates that the scores take player input into consideration leading to many unique methods of musical deployment that have changed from game to game.

This research preludes the creation of a Star Wars sound and music anthology, similar to the Norton Anthology of Western Music, where ludomusicality found within scores from video games in the Star Wars universe are analyzed, cataloged, and explored. Each game/series would get its own unique catalog within the greater anthology consisting of a collection of analyses of the motifs, themes, and anything else of particular ludomusical interest. This poster presents a preliminary analysis of the deployment of motifs in the video games Star Wars Chess (1993) and Star Wars: X-Wing (1993), the first steps taken toward cataloging these video game scores. This proposed catalog will include analyses of ludomusicality within the Star Wars video game scores, showing how the player and computer interact to customize the listening experience of original and borrowed themes from the Star Wars movies. Combining Lehman’s method of cataloging with methods of ludomusicological analysis2 will be useful for understanding the plethora of themes, motifs, source music, thematic relationships, lyrics, diegetic music, and ludomusical methods found within the scores of each game. To present an example of this combination of analyses, Lehman’s motifs (denoted by quotation marks) are presented in combination with original analyses and transcription by the author, demonstrating the overlap between the musical material of the Star Wars movies and video games. This series of catalogs would be an excellent resource for all future Star Wars ludomusicological research as well as further expanding the literature in the field.
Finding The Old School Groove
Authors: Tatlow Stephen
Published: October 2024

RuneScape (2001–Present) has had over twenty years of musical development. Throughout the history of the game, the music has shifted to meet the needs and desires of both developers and players. Through examining developer posts, design documents, and game file data, this article explores the history of the music of RuneScape as an example of a browser-based game from the early 2000s and examines how the composition and implementation of music for the game was altered when the underlying technological affordances of the game were expanded. The emergence of Old School RuneScape in 2013 also offers a chance to reflect on how constructs of nostalgia can emerge in contemporary media, and how we might consider player relationships to games with iterative development such as RuneScape as being centered in nostalgia, and also as a form of retrofuturism.
Editorial Fall 2024
Authors: Chou Ralph
Published: October 2024

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Los flamencos en la España del siglo XVI
Authors: Ollero Butler Jacobo
Published: October 2024

Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte
La Iglesia y el Hospital de Santiago de los Españoles: el papel del arquitecto en la Roma del Renacimiento
Authors: Aramburu-Zabala Higuera Miguel Ángel
Published: October 2024

La continuidad de la presencia de arquitectos y canteros en la Iglesia y Hospital de Santiago de los Españoles a lo largo del Renacimiento permite observar en detalle los cambios en el papel de los artífices de la arquitectura de la ciudad de Roma. Los arquitectos Bernardo Rossellino, Donato Bramante, Perino da Caravaggio, Antonio da Sangallo, Guillermo Ferrán y Flaminio Ponzio trazan en Santiago de los Españoles la evolución de la figura del arquitecto renacentista entre 1450 y 1600. Junto a ellos, el papel de los arquitectos y artistas españoles en general presentes en Roma, y la actuación de maestros italianos menores configuran un taller artístico coherente. Una lectura detenida de los documentos originales cambia la cronología y atribuciones artísticas de la iglesia de Santiago de los Españoles.
Pedro y Alonso de Tolosa: un plano y nuevos datos
Authors: Sánchez Esteban Natividad
Published: October 2024

La actividad constructiva de los Tolosa fue muy significativa durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVI en la zona centro de la Península. Intervinieron en algunas de las obras clave de la época: a Pedro de Tolosa se le encuentra en las fábricas del monasterio de El Escorial, el convento de Uclés y la catedral de Valladolid, esta última continuada por su hijo Alonso, difusor de la arquitectura clasicista de la Corte en la Meseta Norte. A la familia se unieron por matrimonio Lucas de Escalante, también aparejador de cantería en El Escorial y luego maestro mayor de Aranjuez, y Diego de Matienzo, maestro de cantería asentado en Segovia que se ocupó en las obras reales y en las del Colegio jesuita de San Felipe y Santiago. Así pues, todos ellos estuvieron relacionados de una u otra manera con las obras más significativas de la región en que cada uno llevó a cabo su trabajo. El presente artículo da a conocer nuevos datos sobre la vida y la obra de estos maestros, aún no suficientemente conocidos.
Una serie de la Pasión de Cristo de Francisco de Solís
Authors: Collar de Cáceres Fernando
Published: October 2024

El polifacético y fecundo Francisco de Solís es el autor de una serie de ocho pinturas de la Pasión de Cristo, sobre mármol, existente en la catedral de Segovia. En ella se aprecia la interpretación más o menos personalizada de fuentes gráficas y compositivas dispares, muy especialmente de la órbita flamenca, por parte del artista madrileño.
Antonio de Castrejón como retratista y otras de su hijo Baltasar
Authors: Gutiérrez Pastor Ismael
Published: October 2024

En la segunda mitad del siglo XVII muchos pintores secundarios contribuyeron a dar unidad estilística a la pintura barroca madrileña. Sin embargo, sus nombres son poco más que menciones nominales por falta de obras conservadas. Antonio y Baltasar de Castrejón, padre e hijo, participan de esta situación. A través de nuevas obras firmadas y fechadas se replantea su papel en el desarrollo del Barroco madrileño, presentando en el caso de Antonio un bello retrato de Dª María Josefa Antonia Rodríguez de los Ríos, hija del I Marqués de Santiago, gran coleccionista y mecenas en el Madrid de su tiempo.
El espacio para enterramientos privilegiados en la arquitectura medieval española
Authors: Bango Torviso Isidro G.
Published: October 2024

El presente trabajo forma parte de una investigación sobre el espacio funerario en la arquitectura medieval española que constará de tres publicaciones. En la presente se aborda el estudio de los espacios para enterramientos privilegiados, sistematizando los datos artísticos y arqueológicos que tenemos en función de la información documental. Se señalarán dos grandes períodos, el que va de los siglos VI al XI y el del XII al XV, con criterios radicalmente diferenciados. En el primero de estos períodos, al estar prohibido enterrar dentro de la iglesia, se intentará dar importancia a los enterramientos privilegiados eligiendo con mucho cuidado los espacios más significativos en relación con la circulación lógica de los fieles o por su comunicación con el interior del templo, para de esta manera, enfatizando el espacio, prestigiar aún más los allí enterrados. Durante el románico y el gótico se producirá la autorización de enterrarse dentro del templo. Esto ocasionará graves problemas de comprensión de la espacialidad interior, transformándose profundamente los proyectos originales o teniendo que crearse tipologías que prevean la disposición regularizada de los espacios funerarios.
Proyectos urbanísticos de Juan de Badajoz y Juan del Ribero Rada para la ciudad de León
Authors: Campos Sánchez-Bordona María Dolores
Published: October 2024

La creación de la plaza de Regla delante de la fachada del templo catedralicio de León fue uno de los proyectos urbanos más interesantes del siglo XVI. En la configuración espacial del mismo estuvieron presentes las nuevas ideas del urbanismo renacentista hasta transformarlo en un lugar con funciones de plaza mayor. El proyecto se plasmó de forma real en dos etapas cronológicas perfectamente diferenciadas en su concepción formal y estética. La primera fase se inició gracias al impulso del obispo don Pedro Manuel (1524-1534) y a las trazas de Juan de Badajoz el Mozo. La segunda etapa se consolida entre (1579-1583), conforme al magnífico diseño, original de Juan del Ribero Rada, que se conserva en el Archivo Catedral de León. El dibujo es un buen ejemplo del rigor arquitectónico clasicista bajo la influencia de los modelos de Serlio y de Palladio.
El panteón del Escorial: papeletas para su historia
Authors: Bustamante García Agustín
Published: October 2024

El Panteón del Monasterio del Escorial es una de las obras más discutidas de nuestra arquitectura desde el Siglo XVIII. Este trabajo, sobre pruebas documentales sistemáticas, presenta su historia. La obra la proyectó Juan Bautista de Toledo y bajo sus órdenes se empezó a ejecutar; la prosiguió y acabó Juan de Herrera con modificaciones. Pero el resultado no gustó a Felipe II, y la estancia quedó sin uso. Felipe III reactivó el tema y Juan Bautista Crescenzi modificó lo realizado y dio lugar a la rotonda hoy existente. Posteriormente, en el reinado de Felipe IV, Alonso Carbonel, no sólo acabó la rotonda, sino que también hizo la escalera, la puerta y el nuevo acceso desde la Basílica, siendo la intervención de este arquitecto decisiva para la configuración definitiva de la primera y más importante pieza del nuevo gusto español del Siglo XVII.
Placas de marfil etruscas en la Península Ibérica
Authors: Roldán Gómez Lourdes
Published: October 2024

En el presente artículo estudiamos algunas placas de marfil figuradas de procedencia etrusca, aparecidas en un depósito votivo de la necrópolis ibérica de Los Villares en Albacete. Tanto la iconografía de las placas, con escenas de banquete, como la técnica empleada las identifican como elementos fabricados en centros etruscos a finales del s. VI a.C.
Notas y recuerdos del robo, desperfectos y restauraciones de la joya prerrománica asturiana de la Cámara Santa de la catedral de Oviedo
Authors: Cid Priego Carlos
Published: October 2024

Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte
Nápoles en España: Cosimo Fanzago, Giuliano Finelli, las esculturas del Altar Mayor en las Agustinas Descalzas de Salamanca y un monumento funerario desaparecido
Authors: Dombrowski Damián
Published: October 2024

Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte
Cambó y su legado artístico a través de la Prensa Española de postguerra
Authors: Cabañas Bravo Miguel
Published: October 2024

Este artículo trata, a través del análisis de la prensa española de postguerra, del político y mecenas catalán F. Cambó y las nuevas apreciaciones que experimentó su figura en el régimen del general Franco al producirse sus importantes legados artísticos.
he Seoul and European consensuses on development: is a common platform on Ukraine possible?
Authors:   State Institution “Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine”, Piliaiev Igor
Published: October 2024

In the context of the tasks of the post-war recovery of Ukraine’s economy and social sphere, a comparative analysis has been carried out of the conceptual foundations of international development assistance provided by the G20 countries, in particular the newly industrialized countries, within the framework of the Seoul Consensus on Development, announced at the G-20 Seoul Summit (2010), and the European Union and its member states within the framework of the new European Consensus on Development (2017). It is shown that the former focuses on growth primarily through investment in infrastructure and solving long-term structural problems of development, and the latter on increasing well-being and fighting poverty. The Seoul Consensus, despite the participation of Western donors, including the EU, in its formulation, largely reflects the principles and messages of newly emerging donors representing the leading new industrial states. The Seoul Consensus is currently a unique strategic compromise on international development aid not only between the West represented by its leading world powers and the European Union, on the one hand, and the largest new industrial states of the modern world - on the other, but also between the Beijing Consensus and the Mumbai Consensus - alternative strategies of socio-economic modernization and sustainable economic growth put forward by China and India, respectively, in their active competition for leadership among the countries of the Global South. The change in the geopolitical and geo-economic landscape has forced the EU to review the criteria for the distribution and prioritization of development aid in order to be able to compete and cooperate with new donors such as China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc. The new European consensus emphasizes the instrumentalization and securitization of development, with less attention to democracy and human rights. This shift objectively narrows the gap between traditional and new donors of international development assistance. The author substantiates the prospect of further analysis of the convergent potential of the above-mentioned consensuses in the direction of developing based on the unique geopolitical and geo-economic positioning of Ukraine in the modern world, the "Kyiv Consensus on Development" as a joint conceptual, strategic and political platform of the international donor community for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Policy Statement
Authors: Dammann Christiane E. L. , Montez Kimberly , Mathur Mala , Alderman Sherri L. , Bunik Maya ,   COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS, Green Andrea E. , Boudreau Alexy Darlyn Arauz , Ellis Percita Loren , Greeley Christopher Spencer , Javier Joyce Rivera , Mattson Gerri , Mathur Mala , Nathawad Rita , Owen Mikah Caldwell , Parks Kenya Maria , Peltier Christopher B. , Conklin Laura ,   COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, Navsaria Dipesh , Anyigbo Chidiogo “Diogo” , Glusman Mariana , Guevara James P. , Hashikawa Andrew Nobuhide , Miller-Fitzwater Anna , Nelson Bergen Ballard , Loria Hilda , Garro Nicole , Lieser Dina Joy , Parlakian Rebecca , Gomez Maritza ,   SECTION ON BREASTFEEDING, Bunik Maya , Long Sahira , Hannon Emily , Kellams Ann , Awelewa Temitope , Williams Tara , Mass Sharon , Noble Larry , Thomas Jennifer , Meek Joan Younger , Feldman-Winter Lori , Ware Julie , Beskin Kera , Barone Lauren ,   SECTION ON NEONATAL PERINATAL MEDICINE, Gupta Munish , Song Clara , Lou Lily , Barry James , Davis Alexis , Hackett Brian , Loyd John , Nankervis Craig , Patel Ravi , Petrikin Joshua , Shah Shetal , Timpson Wendy , Posencheg Michael , Couto Jim
Published: October 2024

Paid family and medical leave (PFML) helps parents balance the competing obligations of work, personal illness, and family. PFML is needed when adding a new member of the family or when a family member or individual becomes acutely or chronically ill. The United States lacks universally available PFML, despite the benefits for child and family health and well-being. Universally available PFML is a key component of improving the health of children and families and is critically needed in the United States.
ASPECTO ESTRATÉGICO-ECONÓMICO FRENTE A LA TERMINACIÓN DEL TRATADO ANTÁRTICO. LA POSICIÓN DE ARGENTINA Y CHILE
Authors: Álvarez Soza Daniel Rigoberto
Published: October 2024

Al considerar la evolución de la geopolítica en América del Sur, César Caviedes, sostiene que “el carácter estrictamente geoestratégico o de seguridad nacional de las doctrinas geopolíticas ha sido reemplazado por la idea de la geopolítica de integración económica. Según este concepto, las esferas de acción de un Estado en particular están determinadas no por la proeza militar sino por la integración de países adyacentes a las redes comerciales de los países más avanzados.” Existen razones geopolíticas, geoestratégicas y geoeconómicas que se analizarán en el desarrollo del presente trabajo. Sin embargo, en esta primera parte se resalta y destaca que estas inexploradas tierras y mares australes constituyen la mayor reserva de agua del planeta, sus recursos naturales aún no han sido totalmente dimensionados y representan un factor importante de equilibrio en el ecosistema y control del medio ambiente. Resulta importante la identificación relativa a cuáles son los intereses geopolíticos de los principales actores internacionales en el Continente Antártico, no sólo en el ámbito regional sino además considerando a los principales líderes mundiales que han manifestado su interés en la región austral, particularmente y para Sudamérica, Argentina y Chile, en su calidad de “países puente”, miembros consultivos del Sistema del Tratado Antártico (STA) y reclamantes de soberanía ostentan una posición preferente en esta materia.
Epidemiologia e a sua relação com pesquisa clínica
Authors: Hagemann Brust Gabriela , Ribas Leite Rodrigo , Moraes de Souza Adolfo
Published: October 2024

O que é Epidemiologia? “Ramo da medicina que estuda os diferentes fatores que intervêm na difusão e propagação de doenças, sua frequência, seu modo de distribuição, sua evolução e a colocação dos meios necessários à sua prevenção.” (Inca, 2022)
Princípios da disseminação de métodos e resultados de pesquisa
Authors: Malfussi Horst Pedro , Ribas Leite Rodrigo , Moraes de Souza Adolfo
Published: October 2024

Princípios da disseminação de métodos e resultados de pesquisa A disseminação de métodos e resultados de pesquisa é extremamente importante, pois, além de ser um fator ético do processo, é relevante na prática clínica, na medida em que o médico deve ter acesso aos estudos de remédios que foram ineficazes, por exemplo. Nesse contexto, existe uma grande variedade de maneiras de disseminar achados de pesquisas, mas os mais comuns são a publicação em revistas da área da saúde e apresentações em congressos profissionais.
Estudos observacionais e estudos de intervenção
Authors: Carmona Neuwald Celeste Joana , Ângelo Uflacker Lutz de Castro Miguel
Published: October 2024

Os estudos de intervenção, também chamados de experimentais, são caracterizados pelo manejo do pesquisador na intervenção e a análise do efeito no desfecho. Geralmente, são referidos como ensaios clínicos e, nesses estudos, o pesquisador tem total controle da seleção de grupos, da natureza de intervenções, do manejo durante o segmento e da verificação dos desfechos. O ensaio clínico randomizado duplo-cego é considerado padrão-ouro, pois estabelece a causalidade e a efetividade de intervenções.
Delineando um ECR
Authors: de Lima Martins Vitor , Ângelo Uflacker Lutz de Castro Miguel , Dieguez Piber Luiza
Published: October 2024

Um ensaio clínico randomizado (ECR) é um estudo no qual aplica-se uma intervenção e se observa os seus desfechos em um grupo, sendo este grupo alocado randomicamente. O ECR é considerado o padrão-uro para análises de intervenções terapêuticas.
Escolhendo um periódico alvo
Authors: Prediger Lucas , Dieguez Piber Luiza
Published: October 2024

A escolha da revista ideal para que se publique um artigo científico é um processo complexo e que não envolve apenas o indivíduo, mas, sim, diversas instituições e instâncias, e quando esse processo é finalizado, é de suma importância que todo o esforço e todo o trabalho despendido estejam sendo encaminhados para a revista mais adequada. Com isso, está valorizando ainda mais o trabalho realizado, disseminando e espalhando conhecimento científico baseado em evidências.