bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quando a Mágica Acontece: Stents Bioabsorvíveis no Combate à Doença Arterial Coronariana
Authors: De Sá Leonardo Figueira Reis , Silva Marcos Fernandes da , Lopes Júnior Célio Honório , Oliveira Mayckow Carvalho da Silva , Modesto Rony Anderson Matos , Lima Pietra Araújo Calheiros de , Avila Marcos Loureiro Meireles , Pombo Millena Quintanilha de Freitas , Rodrigues Izabella Macedo , Santos João Márcio Cardozo , Madeira Wellington dos Santos , Marques Renata Aloíde Nunes Rodrigues , Souza Alda Cristina da Silva leite de , Magalhães Amanda Caixeta
Published: September 2024

A Doença Arterial Coronariana (DAC) é uma das principais causas de mortalidade global, caracterizada pela formação de placas ateroscleróticas que obstruem as artérias coronárias e reduzem o fluxo sanguíneo para o coração, resultando em angina, infarto do miocárdio e morte súbita. No Brasil, a DAC é responsável por aproximadamente 140 mil mortes anuais e a incidência de infartos do miocárdio tem aumentado. Embora os stents metálicos tenham revolucionado o tratamento da DAC, eles enfrentam problemas como reestenose e a necessidade de uso prolongado de antiplaquetários. Os stents bioabsorvíveis surgem como uma inovação, oferecendo suporte temporário durante o processo de cicatrização e sendo posteriormente reabsorvidos pelo corpo. Este artigo analisa os avanços dos stents bioabsorvíveis, comparando-os com os stents metálicos e farmacológicos, e discute os desafios clínicos e as perspectivas futuras dessa tecnologia. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de uma revisão crítica e integrativa da literatura científica sobre o desenvolvimento e a eficácia dos stents, buscando sintetizar o conhecimento existente e oferecer uma visão abrangente sobre o impacto dos stents bioabsorvíveis na cardiologia moderna.
High-Performance Parallel Computing for Scientific Simulations
Authors: Avi Trivedi
Published: September 2024

One essential strategy for overcoming the difficulties of contemporary scientific simulations is High-Performance Parallel Computing, or HPPC. In order to handle massive information and solve complicated equations, these simulations—which mimic complex phenomena like weather patterns, fluid dynamics, and biological systems—require enormous processing resources. By dividing tasks into smaller components and processing them concurrently, HPPC enables scientists to answer issues more quickly and precisely. Research in several disciplines, including biology, environmental science, engineering, and physics, is greatly advanced by this type of computer.
PEER UP! (PRACTICE AND ENHANCE THROUGH ENGAGING IN READING USING PEER TUTORING): PAGPAPAUNLAD SA KASANAYAN SA WIKANG FILIPINO NG MGA MAG-AARAL SA SEKONDARYA
Authors: Chelina C. Caparos  , Kenneth P. Cristal  , Lalaine A. Lacsi  , Sheena Joyce P. Semblante
Published: September 2024

Ang maaksyong pananaliksik na ito ay naglalayong paunlarin ang kasanayan sa wikang Filipino ng mga mag-aaral sa sekondarya partikular na sa kanilang komprehensyon sa pagbasa. Ang interbensyong PEER UP (Practice and Enhance through Engaging in Reading Using Peer-Tutoring), ay nakatuon sa pag-unawa sa pagbasa ng mga mag-aaral na kung saan kolaboratibong magtutulungan ang mga mag-aaral sa pagkatuto. Ang pag-aaral na ito ay gumamit ng pre-experimental na disenyo na kung saan ito ay gumamit ng one group pre-test and post-test na pamamaraan. Ang disenyong ito ay gumamit ng pre-test pagkatapos ay isinagawa ang interbensyon at magkakaroon ng isang post-test. Ang mga respondente na napabilang sa eksperimental na grupo ay ang mga mag-aaral sa ikasampung baitang, seksyon Neon ng Kapalong National High School. Natuklasan sa resulta ng pag-aaral na ang antas ng kasanayan sa pagbasa ng mga mag-aaral sa pre-test ay inilalarawan na katamtaman samantalang ang naging resulta sa post-test ay mataas. Lumalabas na mayroong makabuluhang pagbabago sa pagitan ng pre-test at post-test ng mga mag-aaral mula sa eksperimental na grupo matapos ang isinagawang interbensyon. Samakatuwid, ang peer-tutoring ay isang epektibong pamamaraan upang mapalakas at mapaunlad ang kasanayan sa pagbasa at pag-unawa ng mga mag-aaral sa asignaturang Filipino. Kung kaya, iminumungkahi ng mga mananaliksik na ipatupad ang peer-tutoring, ito man ay dalawahan o pangkatan upang mas maging makabuluhan ang pagkatuto ng mga mag-aaral. Ito rin ay gawing pagsasanay sa loob ng klase.
MGA SUSING SALITA: Filipino, peer-tutoring, PEER UP, post-test, pre-eksperimental, pre-test
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO TEACHER SHORTAGES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Authors: Akinola Ebenezer Olanrewaju  , Isunueo Benedicta Omeghie
Published: September 2024

A serious teacher shortage that could jeopardize the standard of education in American schools is the biggest threat to public education in the country. The states of Nevada, Utah, and California are seeing the worst shortages, which highlights a nationwide issue affecting American students. The severity of this problem is highlighted by recent statistics, which projects that by the 2025–2026 academic year, the United States will require almost 200,000 additional public school teachers to cover the shortfalls. Studies indicate that poor quality instruction hinders learning and makes it more difficult for students to graduate from high school prepared for college and the workforce. Several factors have contributed to the exodus of teachers from the profession, which include low pay compared to other professions, inadequate preparation for the teaching profession, a lack of administrative support, and difficult working conditions, particularly in schools that serve a high proportion of low-income families. Schools frequently have to combine classes, hire teachers who are unqualified, or depend on long-term substitutes when there is a teacher shortage. Thus, this paper recommends there is a need to recognize that there are several contributing factors to the teacher shortage, which means that a comprehensive set of long-term solutions is necessary to address it. This recognition shifts our focus away from frameworks of single "magic remedy" solutions, which may seem like an easy quick fix but are insufficient to address the scope of the issue. Furthermore, there is the need to acknowledge that the complexity of the situation necessitates coordinated actions of numerous stakeholders, including schools and school districts, parent-teacher groups, school boards, teachers unions, and states.
KEYWORDS: Teacher, Teacher Shortage, United States, Students Achievement
Digital Media Use Activities Are Related to Students' Writing Skills and Competencies
Authors: Pratikno Heru , Muttaqin Zainul
Published: September 2024

This study aims to determine how seriously students participate in learning Indonesian synchronously and asynchronously through digital lecture media, namely the Learning Management System (LMS). In addition, the researcher wanted to know how far the content quality of their writing was when they were given the task of writing a text and what factors influenced the cause of the quality level of their language skills. The methods used in this research are direct observation and questionnaires. The study results show that students are more enthusiastic when lectures are synchronous rather than asynchronous because they can listen directly to the explanations. In addition, the online media activities they engage in outside of class significantly impact the quality and quantity of their written content. Their activities usually include watching films, playing online games, and using social media.
ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY
Authors:   Grozny State Petroleum Technical University named after academician M.D. Millionshchikov, Abubakarova Khadizhat M. , Abubakarova Madina M. ,   Kadyrov Chechen State University, Grozny, Russia, Alimsultanov Rustam Kh. ,   Kadyrov Chechen State University, Grozny, Russia
Published: September 2024

this article is devoted to the analysis of the institutional and legal provision of financial stability of insurance companies operating in conditions of increased risks and threats to the external environment. As a result of a critical analysis of the institutional and legal foundations for ensuring financial stability as a promising solvency of resident insurers, in particular for their compliance with Solvency II, it was found that the institutional and legal provision of financial stability of insurers is currently at the stage of improvement, which is an important component of the National Program for Adapting Legislation and provides for the unification of legal terminology, changes and additions to regulatory legal acts, as well as the adoption of new ones.
Adverse Actions and Malpractice Payments in Dentistry in the State of Michigan
Authors: Vasudevan Pooja
Published: September 2024

Objective: Current practicing dentists in Michigan may not be well versed with the topic of adverse actions taken by the Michigan Dental Board and malpractice claims against dental practitioners. This research reviews these topics more carefully ultimately aiming to better dentistry. Method: The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) provides publicly available information which assists in analysing current trends in adverse actions and malpractice payment reports in the state of Michigan. Data was extracted for the period between 1990 to 2022, and visualizations were developed to identify trends. Results: NPDB data inferred that there has been a decline in the number of malpractice payment reports over the past three decades, but adverse actions have a fluctuating trend in recent years. The loss or revoking of licensure being the most common adverse action taken. Furthermore only 32.65% cases out of these licensure loss cases were reinstated. Conclusion: There is a need for intervention with regard to the adverse action reports, which have been fluctuating but largely trending upwards since 2002, as they are detrimental to the successful growth of the dental profession as a whole. The goal of this project is to emphasize the necessity of evidence-based dentistry in practice. Dentists must understand the need to prevent the rise in malpractice trends and strive to deliver the best possible care.
Relación entre motivación deportiva y motivación académica en estudiantes de bachillerato
Authors: Ortiz Hernandez Julián Jaime , Rodríguez Guardado María del Socorro
Published: September 2024

Diversas investigaciones han asociado el deporte educativo con prácticas competitivas, recreativas y educativas para fortalecer y fomentar su práctica en los educandos para contribuir a su formación integral. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la relación entre la motivación del deporte educativo y la motivación académica en estudiantes de bachillerato. Se empleó un método cuantitativo de diseño correlacional y alcance transversal. Participaron 41 jóvenes de bachillerato, 46% mujeres y 54% hombres de entre 14 y 19 años de cuatro bachilleratos del estado de Tlaxcala, México Se emplearon las Escalas de Motivación Deportiva y Académica. En la mayoría de las dimensiones se obtuvo correlación positiva y significativa entre las dos escalas. El presente estudio buscó aportar información de cómo la motivación deportiva puede favorecer la motivación académica y contribuir a la mejora de hábitos de estudio, favorecer la autodeterminación para alcanzar metas académicas y contribuir al bienestar del estudiantado.
Conceptual approach to the assessment of the economic effect from the implementation of digital economic forensics
Authors: CHEKHUNOVA Kateryna
Published: September 2024

Introduction. Digital economic forensics as a system of collecting and analyzing information about economic operations at enterprises using digital information systems and modern technologies of big data, artificial intelligence and digital learning allows timely detection of suspicious actions containing economic security risks and timely resolution of crisis situations, minimizing losses and appeal to law enforcement agencies. Currently, the implementation of such tools has not gained significant scale at Ukrainian enterprises, primarily due to the lack of awareness of the management of enterprises about the benefits of forensics, the lack of readily available standard software tools for the rapid implementation, the lack of the necessary training, and, in particular, the enterprise management’s lack of ability to assess the economic effect such tools.
The purpose of the paper is to develop an approach to the assessment of the economic effect of the implementation of digital economic forensics at enterprises, which would take into account the key sources of such an economic effect at the level of the enterprise and the state, as well as the main probabilistic characteristics of correct identification, successful minimization and implementation of risks.
Results. The paper has analyzed the key sources of economic effect from the implementation of digital economic forensics. For enterprises, that includes the minimization of losses and costs associated with filing claims with law enforcement agencies, the costs of responding to risks, improving reputation, preventing downtime and interruptions in activity, increasing the trust of counterparties, employee productivity, etc. For the state, that includes reducing the burden on law enforcement agencies, improving the economic indicators of enterprises and increasing tax revenues, reducing the level of economic crime, general improvement of the economic situation, etc. An approach to the calculation of the economic effect is proposed, which, thanks to taking into account the probabilities of correct identification, successful minimization and realization of risks, allows increasing the accuracy of the assessment of the actual and potential economic effect from the use of economic forensics tools.
Conclusion. By taking into account the probabilities of correct identification, successful minimization and materialization of risks, the approach developed in the paper allows increasing the accuracy of the assessment of the actual and potential economic effect from the use of economic forensics tools. This, in turn, is a key to promoting the implementation of such tools at enterprises by creating the visibility of digital economic forensics value in enterprise management.
Innovación disruptiva: la revolución de las fintech en el mundo empresarial
Authors: Anibal-Rivero Rafael Antonio , Barrueta-Salazar Luis Henrry
Published: September 2024

Según Velázquez (2020), las fntech, abreviatura del inglés financial technology o tecnología financiera, son empresas que utilizan la innovación tecnológica para mejorar y automatizar los servicios financieros. Su importancia radica en su capacidad para transformar la industria financiera, ofreciendo soluciones más eficientes, accesibles y personalizadas. Estas empresas han revolucionado la forma en que se realizan las transacciones, préstamos, inversiones y pagos, brindando servicios ágiles y adaptados a las necesidades de los usuarios.
Inteligencia artificial en la evaluación de la inteligencia emocional en estudiantes universitarios: un análisis actualizado
Authors: López De La Cruz Edgardo Cristiam Iván , Baldeón Canchaya Walter Teóflo
Published: September 2024

En un estudio teórico relacionado con la aplicación de la inteligencia artificial en el proceso de evaluación de la inteligencia emocional de los estudiantes universitarios se habló de la necesidad de dicho proceso para el desarrollo y mejora de los estudiantes, tanto en términos emocionales como académicos. Este estudio tiene como objetivo investigar el estado actual en términos de la aplicación, cómo se está aplicando y cómo es relevante y aplicable en el proceso educativo. Se realizó un enfoque de revisión teórica para conectar la literatura y explorar la relación entre la inteligencia artificial y la evaluación emocional. Se concluye que la inteligencia artificial y la evaluación emocional tienen muchas ventajas en comparación con la objetividad y la precisión de la evaluación, así como con la construcción de la capacidad emocional. En conclusión, se resalta la importancia de futuras investigaciones sobre esta problemática, para incidir en el bienestar y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios.
Integración de Metodologías Activas en la Enseñanza de Comprensión Lectora y Producción Escrita
Authors: Punina Lasluisa Mayra Cristina , Vite Balón Miriam Bertha , Velasco Villa Andrea Valeria , Arias Lugmaña Emma Beatriz , Atarihuana Vega María De Los Ángeles
Published: September 2024

Este artículo de revisión examina la efectividad de las metodologías activas en la enseñanza de la comprensión lectora y la producción escrita. A través de una metodología PRISMA, se identificaron y analizaron estudios que destacan cómo técnicas como el aprendizaje basado en problemas y la enseñanza recíproca mejoran significativamente estas habilidades en diversos niveles educativos. La revisión sistemática reveló que, además de mejorar la comprensión y producción textual, estas metodologías fomentan habilidades de pensamiento crítico y colaboración. Sin embargo, la implementación efectiva de estas metodologías enfrenta desafíos, incluyendo resistencia al cambio y falta de recursos. Se discuten factores facilitadores como la capacitación docente y el apoyo tecnológico, así como barreras que incluyen políticas educativas restrictivas y limitaciones de tiempo. Este estudio subraya la importancia de adaptar prácticas pedagógicas que involucren activamente a los estudiantes en su proceso de aprendizaje.
Recursos Digitales para la Enseñanza de la Comprensión Lectora en Niños de Educación Básica Media
Authors: Tenecota Castro Ericka Alexandra , Vargas Vásquez Gabriela Leonela , Toapanta Morejon Jefferson Wladimir
Published: September 2024

Este estudio presenta un análisis exhaustivo sobre la efectividad de los recursos digitales en la enseñanza de la comprensión lectora a niños de educación básica. Utilizando una Revisión Sistemática de la Literatura (SLR) bajo las directrices de PRISMA-SCR, la investigación examina artículos publicados en la última década para abordar preguntas clave sobre el impacto de las herramientas digitales en las habilidades lectoras. Los hallazgos destacan que los recursos digitales, como Nearpod, Kahoot, Newsela y Padlet, mejoran significativamente la comprensión lectora en los niveles literal, inferencial y crítico. El estudio también subraya la relevancia de la comprensión lectora como una habilidad crucial para el procesamiento de la información en la era digital. Los resultados sugieren que la integración de estas tecnologías en el aula aumenta la motivación y el compromiso de los estudiantes, lo que se traduce en experiencias de aprendizaje más efectivas y personalizadas. Esta investigación proporciona una base sólida para futuras investigaciones sobre las mejores prácticas para la implementación de tecnologías educativas en las escuelas.
Feasibility and foundational elements of CBM+ technology application in weapon systems
Authors: Kim Yong , Kim Daewoong , Jeong Dohyeon
Published: September 2024

The maintenance strategies of weapon systems have evolved from corrective maintenance post-failure to time-based preventive maintenance, driven by the growing adoption of diagnostic technologies and data utilization. Currently, there is a transition to Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) and, where applicable, Condition-Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+). This study investigated the feasibility of applying CBM+ technology using sensor data from weapon systems and explored methods for implementing the related foundational elements. First, the feasibility of CBM+ technology was confirmed by integrating data collection devices into the engine components of selected weapon systems, enabling sensor data collection and monitoring. Second, empirical evidence was gathered on the foundational elements necessary for the broader adoption of CBM+ technology. Practical application methods were proposed based on this evidence, including criteria for implementing CBM+ technology in major operational weapon systems, estimation of sensor data capacity, network methods for data transmission and collection, and the standardization of sensor data. The study’s findings are expected to provide reference points for selecting target weapon systems for the development and application of CBM+ technology, as well as outline essential foundational elements, such as security, networking, and data standardization, critical for leveraging related technologies.
Assessment of Crude Oil Extract from Citrullus lanatus (Water Melon) for Pharmaceutical Application
Authors: Gift Madubuochi wokpe, , Faith C. Mmom
Published: September 2024

Purpose To examine crude extract from Citrullus lanatus (water melon) seed oil for pharmaceutical application. In addition determine the functional groups in the seed oil using infrared spectroscopy.  Methods The seeds of C. Lanatus was collected, dried at room temperature, seed, coat removed, pulverized, and extracted exhaustively using n-hexene in soxhlet extractor. Extract was concentrated using rotory evaporator. The oil stored in amber container physicochemical parameters were evaluated using titrimetric methods and the functional groups of chemical constituents were identified using IR.  Results The physicochemical analysis showed good iodine value, perioxide value and saponification value that falls within the acceptable range as recommended by FAO and WHO. The FTIR spectrum showed the presence of hydroxyl groups, carbonyl compounds, saturated compounds which includes CH2CH3 at specific range of absorption brands.  Conclusion The oil from C. Lanatus is excellent for human consumption and contains high amount of unsaturated fatty acids which gives it a better potential for pharmaceutical use.
Pavan Gampala's Pattern: A Novel Observation in Arithmetic Sequences
Authors: Gampala Pavan
Published: September 2024

In this paper, we present a newly observed pattern in the sums of consecutive natural numbers. The pattern demonstrates that the sum of the first nnn natural numbers, when added to the square of nnn, equals the sum of the next nnn natural numbers. This finding introduces a unique relationship within arithmetic sequences, offering a fresh perspective on the properties of natural number summation. The implications of this pattern may extend to various areas of number theory, combinatorics, and mathematical analysis.
Fanconi Anemia a Rare Disease
Authors: Kumar S Manoj , S Anagha , Haneef Aamina , P Varghese Reshma , K Sabu Kezia , A Sreenivasan
Published: September 2024

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetically and phenotypically recessive autosomal illness. Fanconi anemia (FA), a rare genetic illness, is currently receiving more attention from hematologists, cancer biologists, and fundamental scientists studying DNA repair and ubiquitin biology. Chromosome instability, progressive bone marrow failure, cancer susceptibility, and several other congenital anomalies are its defining characteristics. All three blood cell lines are included. This is a fatal illness that typically strikes children under the age of five. One of the fastest-growing fields of medical study is FA. The discovery of 15 distinct FA genes and the clarification of the FA molecular pathways have contributed to our knowledge of the pathogenic mechanism and, in many cases, the development of treatment guidelines. Because FA possesses distinct traits in many different biological areas, investigations on FA provided significant material for studies on malignancies. Research has demonstrated a genetic relationship between FA and cancer, showing that both cancer genes and FA genes are present in malignancies. FA is therefore identified as a prototypical illness for the comprehension of aging and cancer. Here we review the incidence of FA, Genetics, Pathophysiology, impact of FA, Identification of FA genes and delineation of FA pathways, Symptoms and indication, Diagnosis, Management, Complication and Prevention, and patient education about FA.
Az MI-fordulat: hogyan használja fel az Europol a mesterséges intelligenciát a súlyos szervezett bűnözés és a terrorizmus elleni küzdelemben
Authors: Dános Valér
Published: September 2024

Aim: The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement to combat serious organised crime and terrorism, while ensuring responsible and accountable use of AI tools through collaboration and knowledge-sharing among European law enforcement agencies.
Methodology: The study uses a descriptive methodology to describe the development and cooperation process through which the Innovation Lab contributes to the innovation development and knowledge sharing of Europol and its member countries.
Findings: With the increasing volume and speed of investigative data, AI has emerged as a promising solution to help law enforcement agencies process and analyse large and complex datasets. Europol has been at the forefront of developing and sharing AI tools with its Member States, ensuring their responsible and accountable use. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement investigations has been found to significantly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of crime fighting, particularly in processing and analysing large and complex datasets.
Value: The article highlights the importance of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among law enforcement agencies to keep pace with AI advancements and prevent criminal abuse of these technologies.
Az Europol szerepe a kiberbűnözés elleni küzdelemben
Authors: Szabó Csaba
Published: September 2024

Aim: The aim of the study is to present the role and activities of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in combating cybercrime, with a particular focus on the latest technological solutions and cooperation mechanisms.
Methodology: The research involved analysing the strategies and tools employed by the EC3. Data collection and analysis utilised Europol’s internal reports, publicly available sources, and case studies to provide a comprehensive overview of EC3’s activities and effectiveness.
Findings: The EC3 plays a crucial role in the fight against cybercrime, particularly in dealing with transnational criminal organisations and advanced cyber threats. The EC3 is divided into three main divisions: the operational unit, the digital support unit, and the expertise unit. The operational unit maintains four permanent analytical projects, each focusing on different areas of cybercrime.
Value: The study provides valuable insights into the functioning of the EC3 and its contributions to the global fight against cybercrime. It highlights Europol’s effective cooperation model, which aids in international collaboration against cyber threats. EC3’s activities significantly enhance information sharing and operational cooperation among member states, thereby increasing the effectiveness of defences against cybercrime.
Aistritheoirí agus aistriúcháin bhundrámaí J. M. Synge
Authors: MURPHY JAMIE
Published: September 2024

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Dírítear aird san alt seo ar na hiarrachtaí is mó atá ar eolas againn i ndáil le bundrámaí Synge a aistriú go Gaeilge. In ainneoin nár scríobh Synge féin drámaí i nGaeilge, bhí tuiscint chuimsitheach aige ar an teanga agus bhí aithne mhaith aige ar an muintir a labhair ó dhúchas í. I ngan fhios do Synge, is é a rinne sé na bunchlocha a leagan síos do na haistritheoirí a tháinig ina dhiaidh chun a chuid bundrámaí a aistriú agus an Ghaeilge a athbhronnadh ar na drámaí. Le céad bliain anuas, chuaigh aistritheoirí éagsúla i ngleic le bundrámaí Synge arís is arís eile agus is léiriú é sin ar an tionchar agus ar an oidhreacht a bhí aige ar an teanga trí chéile. Déantar achoimre san alt seo ar na hiarrachtaí sin agus an chaoi ar glacadh leis na haistriúcháin Ghaeilge i ndiaidh bhás Synge.
Keeping a national institution on the stage: Ernest Blythe and the rebuilding of the Abbey Theatre
Authors: FLYNN CIARA
Published: September 2024

Historians have, for the most part, overlooked the rebuilding of the Abbey Theatre after its 1951 destruction by fire, a neglect that this article sets out to redress. Debates about rebuilding the Abbey had begun before the fire. The conversations that occurred then, conversations in which Ernest Blythe played an active part, are important to understanding what happened in the years after 1951. Having outlined that context, this article examines the pivotal and underappreciated role played by the Abbey’s managing director Ernest Blythe in securing the reconstruction of the new theatre. Blythe’s familiarity with government proved to be a precious asset in the theatre’s reconstruction, a feat achieved amid some of the most arduous economic conditions in the state’s history.

In the fifteen years between the fire and the opening of the new theatre, Blythe liaised with four different governments about the provision of the new theatre. Criticism of the theatre’s work at its place of exile, the Queen’s, frequently made Blythe the focus of personal attack, and he was accused of stifling artistic standards in favour of easy profit. This article identifies the various decisions Blythe made to maintain an agreeable relationship with the government and to emphasise the worth of the national theatre to the Irish state. It also challenges some of the assumptions about Blythe’s tenure at the Abbey and explains the reasoning behind some of his most controversial programming decisions, which, it is argued, he made to maintain government support for the rebuilding of the Abbey Theatre.
A Census of the β Pic Moving Group and Other Nearby Associations with Gaia*
Authors: Luhman K. L.
Published: September 2024

I have used the third data release of the Gaia mission to improve the reliability and completeness of membership samples in the β Pic moving group (BPMG) and other nearby associations with ages of 20–50 Myr (Sco Body, Carina, Columba, χ
1 For, Tuc-Hor, IC 2602, IC 2391, NGC 2547). I find that Carina, Columba, and χ
1 For are physically related and coeval, and that Carina is the closest fringe of a much larger association. Similarly, Tuc-Hor and IC 2602 form a coeval population that is spatially and kinematically continuous. Both results agree with hypotheses from Gagné et al. I have used the new catalogs to study the associations in terms of their initial mass functions, X-ray emission, ages, and circumstellar disks. For instance, using the model for Li depletion from Jeffries et al., I have derived an age of

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Myr for BPMG, which is similar to estimates from previous studies. In addition, I have used infrared photometry from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to check for excess emission from circumstellar disks among the members of the associations, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of known disks around M stars at ages of 30–50 Myr and a significant improvement in measurements of excess fractions for those spectral types and ages. Most notably, I find that the W3 excess fraction for M0–M6 initially declines with age to a minimum in BPMG (<0.015), increases to a maximum in Carina/Columba/χ
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, 34 Myr), and declines again in the oldest two associations (40–50 Myr). The origin of that peak and the nature of the M dwarf disks at >20 Myr are unclear.
The H i Reservoir in Central Spiral Galaxies and the Implied Star Formation Process
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Authors: Dou Jing , Peng Yingjie , Gu Qiusheng , Renzini Alvio , Ho Luis C. , Mannucci Filippo , Daddi Emanuele , Zhang Chengpeng , Li Jiaxuan , Shi Yong , Wang Tao , Zhao Dingyi , Lyu Cheqiu , Li Di , Yuan Feng , Maiolino Roberto , Gao Yulong
Published: September 2024

The cold interstellar medium (ISM) as the raw material for star formation is critical to understanding galaxy evolution. It is generally understood that galaxies stop making stars when, in one way or another, they run out of gas. However, here we provide evidence that central spiral galaxies remain rich in atomic gas even if their star formation rate (SFR) and molecular gas fraction have dropped significantly compared to “normal” star-forming galaxies of the same mass. Since H i is sensitive to external processes, here we investigate central spiral galaxies using a combined sample from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA survey, and the extended GALEX Arecibo SDSS Survey. After proper incompleteness corrections, we find that the key H i scaling relations for central spirals show significant but regular systematic dependence on stellar mass. At any given stellar mass, the H i gas mass fraction is about constant with changing specific star formation rate (sSFR), which suggests that H i reservoir is ubiquitous in central spirals with any star formation status down to M
* ∼ 109
M
⊙. Together with the tight correlation between the molecular gas mass fraction and sSFR for galaxies across a wide range of different properties, it suggests that the decline of SFR of all central spirals in the local Universe is due to the halt of H2 supply, though there is plenty of H i gas around. These hence provide critical observations of the dramatically different behavior of the cold multiphase ISM, and a key to understand the star formation process and quenching mechanism.
Magnetically Arrested Circumbinary Accretion Flows
Authors: Most Elias R. , Wang 王 Hai-Yang 海洋
Published: September 2024

Binary systems with comparable masses and a surrounding accretion disk can accrete gas through spiral accretion streams penetrating the central cavity formed by tidal interactions. Using three-dimensional Newtonian magnetohydrodynamics simulations, we investigate the possibility of a magnetically arrested accretion flow through the cavity. Rather than solely continuously feeding the binary through spiral accretion streams, the accretion is regulated by the strong magnetic field inside the cavity. Transport of mass and angular momentum onto the binary then proceeds largely periodically in magnetic flux eruption episodes. The ejected flux tubes carry angular momentum outward and away from the binary, inject hot plasma into the disk, and can launch flares. This likely intermittent scenario could have potential implications for the emission signatures of supermassive black hole binaries and shed light onto the role magnetic fields play in the binary’s orbital evolution.
Knee tuberculosis: an overlooked clinical entity
Authors: Cui Ran , Huang Qing , Dai Sheng-Ming
Published: September 2024

Introduction: The most common anatomic sites affected by extrapulmonary tuberculosis are lymph nodes, pleura, bones, and joints, urogenital tract, and meninges. Tuberculous arthritis is difficult to diagnose early because of its atypical insidious clinical manifestations and non-specific imaging findings.
Case report: A 59-year-old male presented with progressive swelling in his left knee for over two months. The patient was initially misdiagnosed with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and had undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA) two years ago, however, the TKA did not completely alleviate his symptoms. Comprehensive radiological and laboratory assessments, including X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans, and an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA), pointed towards a diagnosis of tuberculous knee arthritis. Definitive diagnosis was established through the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) DNA in the synovial fluid via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a positive IGRA result.
Conclusions: The case underscores the importance of considering MTB infection in the differential diagnosis of chronic unilateral knee arthritis, especially given the atypical clinical manifestations and imaging findings that can mimic other conditions like PVNS.
Is it possible to predict persistent acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection?
Authors: Yılmaz Mahmut , Yılmaz Sercan , Sapmaz Hakan , Şirin Hülya , Erdemir Mete , Taşlıgil Saadettin , Taşkın Gürhan , Yamanel Huseyin L
Published: September 2024

Introduction: Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often face a heightened risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly due to complications such as acute kidney injury (AKI). While the persistent acute kidney injury risk index (PARI) has shown promise in predicting the risk of persistent AKI (pAKI) in non-COVID patients, its effectiveness in critically ill COVID-19 patients remains to be explored. We aimed to evaluate the predictive power of the PARI in identifying pAKI and its prognostic significance in terms of clinical outcomes.
Methodology: This was a single-center retrospective study of patients with COVID-19 admitted at our 36-bed tertiary intensive care unit between April and December 2020.
Results: There were 152 patients who fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Fifty seven (37.5%) had developed AKI and 16 (10.25%) had developed pAKI. Vasopressor, mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy (RRT) requirement, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), and PARI were significantly higher in patients who developed pAKI than those who did not. The PARI were significantly higher in patients with short-term mortality compared to survivors. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of the PARI score for predicting pAKI was 0.66 (95% CI: 0.53–0.79), whereas short-term mortality was 0.733 (95% CI, 0.65–0.81).
Conclusions: The PARI score was evaluated as simple, useful, and reliable in predicting pAKI in severe cases with COVID-19; and therefore, pAKI and its related RRT complications can be prevented with protective interventions. Further comprehensive studies are warranted to deepen our understanding of this relationship.
Chypre 1974, avant, pendant, après : mémoires croisées
Authors: Heacock Roger
Published: September 2024

Cet article est basé sur plusieurs heures d’entretiens semi-structurés avec cinq personnes qui ont intimement vécu les évènements dramatiques de l’été 1974 à Chypre, ainsi que la période les précédant et les cinquante ans qui les ont suivis. Pour elles, les retombées de ces évènements perdurent jusqu’à maintenant. Certains de nos sujets étaient en 1974 sur place, d’autres ailleurs. Tous furent profondément imprégnés par la transformation violente de la topographie ethno-politique de l’île et ainsi, de leur vie. Les cinq cas ne constituent pas un ensemble car ils ne pourraient, à première vue, être plus dissemblables, mais dans leur diversité même ils présentent bien un pan de l’histoire orale de Chypre et, ainsi, de la Méditerranée.
Inverser la tendance : l’énergie pourrait-elle promouvoir des solutions à Chypre ?
Authors: Sözen Ahmet
Published: September 2024

Depuis l’échec en 2004 du référendum sur le plan Annan, une série de négociations a été mise en place visant à mettre fin à la crise chypriote. Non seulement elles ont toutes échoué, mais un nouveau facteur de discorde est venu s’ajouter à ceux qui les entravaient déjà : la découverte d’hydrocarbures dans les fonds marins de l’est méditerranéen. La République de Chypre a conclu des accords d’exploitation de ces champs de gaz avec plusieurs pays de la région. Pour la Turquie, ces procédures sont inadmissibles, car elles excluent les Chypriotes turcs, et empiètent sur les frontières maritimes de la Turquie. Cet article explore la possibilité d’inverser l’impact des ressources nouvellement découvertes en les incluant dans les pourparlers pour le pacte vert européen, en vue d’une transition vers la production exclusive d’énergies vertes qui engloberaient tous les peuples de la région, y compris les différentes communautés chypriotes.
L’économie politique de la corruption en Syrie, entre pouvoir et hommes d’affaires
Authors: Daher Joseph
Published: September 2024

Depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir de Hafez al-Assad en 1970 en Syrie, la corruption a constitué pour le régime un moyen de développer et consolider différents réseaux clientélistes au sein des ministères et institutions publiques, mais aussi un outil essentiel dans la création et l’essor de réseaux d’hommes affaires affiliés au Palais présidentiel et servant ses intérêts. Dans ce cadre, les formes de corruptions et réseaux clientélistes des hommes d’affaires ont pris des voies différentes en lien avec l’évolution de la politique économique du régime syrien et avec les logiques d’accumulations de capitaux. La libéralisation économique accélérée du pays après l’avènement de Bachar al-Assad en 2000, a en effet transformé les méthodes de corruptions et les réseaux affairistes proches du pouvoir. Ces processus de corruption se sont encore accrus après le déclenchement du soulèvement populaire en mars 2011 transformé à travers les années en guerre sanglante, avec l’implication de multiples acteurs régionaux et internationaux. En même temps, un nouveau réseau d’hommes d’affaires a émergé durant la guerre à travers diverses pratiques illicites et illégales, et la libéralisation continue de l’économie.
La wasta dans la fiction égyptienne du XX e siècle : mécanisme et rapports de domination
Authors: Boulfalfal Fatima
Published: September 2024

La pratique de la wasta, répandue dans le monde arabe, pourrait se décrire comme le parrainage d’un individu par une tierce personne dans le but de lui faciliter l’obtention d’un bénéfice donné – un emploi, une inscription universitaire ou une faveur administrative quelconque. Outre la wasta dans le milieu tribal, ce moyen (wasta) a une connotation négative au niveau de l’éthique sociale, car il se présente comme un moyen de « détournement » des normes sociales préétablies. Cet article s’interroge sur le fonctionnement de la wasta à travers ce qui a été relaté dans la fiction égyptienne de l’époque moderne. Le projet d’obtention d’une wasta se réalise au travers d’une succession de phases. L’accent sera mis sur le mécanisme phasique d’acquisition d’une wasta et sur la compréhension du « pourquoi » par l’étude des liens sociaux semblant être guidés par un « jeu » entre dominant et dominé.
Un carrosse pour le harem : étude comparée des diplomaties anglo-ottomane et anglo-moghole entre les xvi e et xvii e siècles
Authors: Alazraki Mathilde
Published: September 2024

Les xvi e et xvii e siècles marquent le début de relations diplomatiques soutenues entre la Grande-Bretagne et l’Empire ottoman en Méditerranée d’une part, et l’Empire moghol dans le sous-continent indien d’autre part. La densification de ces relations se traduit notamment par l’envoi de cadeaux diplomatiques à ces deux empires musulmans. Par deux fois la Couronne britannique offre des carrosses pour renforcer les liens qui l’unissent à l’Empire ottoman et à l’Empire moghol, en 1599 et en 1615 respectivement. Le choix d’offrir un tel cadeau, coûteux et massif, est à cet égard symbolique car il est censé représenter l’ingéniosité des artisans britanniques. Ces carrosses seront à chaque fois entreposés au sein du harem impérial, par la sultane Safiye à Constantinople et par l’impératrice Nûr Jahân à Fatehpur Sikri. Dès lors, il convient d’étudier la nature matérielle du carrosse comme cadeau diplomatique pour tirer des conclusions plus larges sur les relations entre les ambassadeurs britanniques et les femmes du harem. Cette analyse, centrée sur la réception et l’assimilation du don au sein de l’espace diplomatique que représente le harem impérial, se tient à la croisée des études de genre, de l’histoire diplomatique et de la culture matérielle.
“Enough! or Too much”: William Blake’s Intermedial Aesthetics of Excess
Authors: Adnot Camille
Published: September 2024

S’appuyant sur les recherches sur le vitalisme et les relations texte-image, cet article explore l’esthétique de l’excès dans les longues « Prophéties » de William Blake (The Four Zoas, Milton et Jerusalem). La conception blakienne de l’excès mêle les notions d’énergie, de vitalité et de puissance, en s’inspirant des recherches scientifiques du xviii e siècle sur les formes de vie et la taxinomie. Avec sa « bounding line », Blake repousse les limites de la catégorisation sémiotique et biologique. J’analyse des cas de débordement graphique, de synesthésie et de surcharge sensorielle, afin de souligner la façon dont Blake recourt à la multiplicité comme principe créatif. Ce mélange des sens et des catégories sémiotiques génère une hybridation entre les formes de vie, entraînant des effets sublimes et monstrueux. En abordant les trois poèmes comme une triade, compte tenu du chevauchement de leur réalisation et de leur matière commune, on peut les concevoir comme des formes hybrides. À travers cette étude, je soutiens que la tendance blakienne vers la disproportion découle d’une recherche de formes vivantes et harmonieuses, où les esthétiques de la limitation et du débordement sont interdépendantes .
Emersonian Intertext and Whitmanian Intimate Influence: Queering “Nature” in 19 th -century New England Women’s Writing
Authors: Champion H.J.E.
Published: September 2024

Cet article propose de lire les références aux plantes et paysages de Nouvelle-Angleterre comme moyen pour les autrices de cette région au xixe siècle de se réapproprier l’imagerie de R.W. Emerson et de W. Whitman dans le but de mettre en avant leur être « naturel » et de décrire les relations d’intimité féminine comme non seulement naturelles mais aussi foncièrement américaines. Ainsi la figure symbolique d’Emerson est-elle présente sous la suggestion d’une intimité féminine dans la nouvelle de Louisa May Alcott « Laurier des montagnes et cheveux de Vénus », tandis que le motif whitmanien du plaisir de la relation à la nature traverse les écrits d’autrices contemporaines d’Alcott, telles que Lucy Larcom, Sarah Orne Jewett et Alice Brown. L’article se clôt sur une lecture de la nouvelle d’Amy Lowell « Les lilas », suggérant que l’autrice s’y réapproprie le projet de citoyenneté queer de Whitman. À travers des références emersoniennes et whitmaniennes au monde naturel, ces autrices célèbrent leur propre personne et ancrent le plaisir queer au cœur de la Nouvelle Angleterre et de la jeune nation américaine. L’intertextualité emersonienne et les influences et inspirations whitmaniennes permettent en effet de faire des plaisirs queer un trait constitutif de la Nouvelle Angleterre et de la nouvelle nation, pour ainsi les légitimer .
Écologisation de la restauration collective publique : freins et leviers à la mise en œuvre de la loi EGalim
Authors: Karaa Meriam , Brest Philippe
Published: September 2024

Cet article examine des facteurs d’écologisation dans le secteur de la restauration collective publique. Basé sur un modèle général d’écologisation des organisations et sur 32 entretiens dans 10 organisations différentes, le modèle d’écologisation de la restauration collective publique proposé intègre des moteurs et des freins liés à leurs contextes organisationnels et à leurs environnements. Il contribue à montrer que l’écologisation de ce secteur ne peut se réduire à quelques ajustements, en vue de satisfaire a minima à une obligation légale, comme la loi EGalim. Au contraire, l’écologisation touche les valeurs des individus et toutes les fonctions des organisations concernées : approvisionnements, productions et budgets, mais aussi ressources humaines, communications, systèmes d’information… Les relations avec les parties prenantes externes sont déterminantes et, dans un souci de performance, la coordination des acteurs sur une zone géographique donnée suppose un pilotage public, en particulier de la part des collectivités, qui peuvent actionner des outils de management territorial.