bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hypoglycemia Caused by Exogenous Insulin Antibody Syndrome: A Large Single-Center Case Series From China
Authors: Liu Yiwen , Ping Fan , Yu Jie , Lv Lu , Zhao Yuan , Qi Mengya , Li Wei , Xu Lingling , Yu Miao , Li Ming , Zhang Huabing , Li Yuxiu
Published: October 2022

Context

Exogenous insulin antibody syndrome (EIAS) can lead to unexpected and potentially life-threatening recurrent hypoglycemia.

Objective

We aimed to better define autoimmune hypoglycemia caused by EIAS in patients with diabetes and shed light on the improvements in the identification and intervention for this rare but possibly life-threatening condition.

Methods

We summarized the clinical characteristics of autoimmune hypoglycemia caused by EIAS in 23 patients with diabetes. Furthermore, we performed human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping of 10 patients.

Results

We identified a high frequency of autoimmune comorbidities (21.7%), food or drug allergy (48%), insulin allergy (30%), lipodystrophy at the insulin injection sites (22%), and antinuclear antibodies (25%) in the patients. Alternation between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia was observed in more than 90% of the patients. Most patients showed a high insulin autoantibody titer (>90%) and inappropriately increased insulin concentration (insulin/C-peptide molar ratio >7, >85%). We detected similar frequencies of DRB1*0405-DQB1*0401 and DRB1*0901-DQB1*0303 compared with previously reported frequencies in type 1 diabetes, and a lower frequency of DRB1*0406 compared with insulin autoimmune syndrome. The spontaneous remission rate exceeded 70%.

Conclusion

Predisposing factors for autoimmune hypoglycemia caused by EIAS include a strong autoimmune background. Susceptible HLA genotypes for type 1 diabetes or insulin autoimmune syndrome might not explain susceptibility to this condition. Additionally, insulin autoantibodies and the insulin/C-peptide molar ratio are reliable screening options. The prognosis for this condition is favorable. Monitoring of insulin and insulin autoantibodies may contribute to treatment effectiveness.
Hospital-, Anesthesiologist-, Surgeon-, and Patient-Level Variations in Neuraxial Anesthesia Use for Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Roberts Derek J. , Mor Rahul , Rosen Michael N. , Talarico Robert , Lalu Manoj M. , Jerath Angela , Wijeysundera Duminda N. , McIsaac Daniel I.
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND:

Although neuraxial anesthesia may promote improved outcomes for patients undergoing lower limb revascularization surgery, its use is decreasing over time. Our objective was to estimate variation in neuraxial (versus general) anesthesia use for lower limb revascularization at the hospital, anesthesiologist, surgeon, and patient levels, which could inform strategies to increase uptake.

METHODS:

Following protocol registration, we conducted a historical cross-sectional analysis of population-based linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. All adults undergoing lower limb revascularization surgery between 2009 and 2018 were identified. Generalized linear models with binomial response distributions, logit links and random intercepts for hospitals, anesthesiologists, and surgeons were used to estimate the variation in neuraxial anesthesia use at the hospital, anesthesiologist, surgeon, and patient levels using variance partition coefficients and median odds ratios. Patient- and hospital-level predictors of neuraxial anesthesia use were identified.

RESULTS:

We identified 11,849 patients; 3489 (29.4%) received neuraxial anesthesia. The largest proportion of variation was attributable to the hospital level (50.3%), followed by the patient level (35.7%); anesthesiologists and surgeons had small attributable variation (11.3% and 2.8%, respectively). Mean odds ratio estimates suggested that 2 similar patients would experience a 5.7-fold difference in their odds of receiving a neuraxial anesthetic were they randomly sent to 2 different hospitals. Results were consistent in sensitivity analyses, including limiting analysis to patients with diagnosed peripheral artery disease and separately to those aged >66 years with complete prescription anticoagulant and antiplatelet usage data.

CONCLUSIONS:

Neuraxial anesthesia use primarily varies at the hospital level. Efforts to promote use of neuraxial anesthesia for lower limb revascularization should likely focus on the hospital context.
Podcast
Authors: SENA PATRICIA RAKEL DE CASTRO , Carneiro Braga Gabriel Gustavo , Martins Sousa Jorge Leandro , Castro Maurício Marques , Mendonça Letícia Silva
Published: October 2022

Esta nota de pesquisa pretende apresentar, de forma prática, algumas etapas para a produção de um Podcast inclusivo, tendo como público alunos com deficiência visual. Teoricamente o estudo tentou relacionar Educação e Acessibilidade, numa perspectiva de pensar a inclusão do estudante cego dentro do ambiente acadêmico. Será tomado como base experiências e resultados obtidos na elaboração do podcast “Papo de Calouro: A Universidade ao alcance de todos”, fruto de uma pesquisa anterior, mas ainda em desenvolvimento.
Racismo e violência policial em "O avesso da pele, de Jeferson Tenório.
Authors: Moura Barreto Carla Carolina
Published: October 2022

O presente trabalho tem como principal objetivo analisar a obra literária vencedora do Prêmio Jabuti 2021, O avesso da pele (2020), do escritor brasileiro Jeferson Tenório, em busca de promover uma discussão sobre o racismo na sociedade brasileira atual, bem como sobre a violência policial contra o corpo negro que, frequentemente, é vítima de uma violência legitimada. Para tanto, foi utilizada como principal base teórica: Almeida (2020), Fanon (2008), Hooks (2015) e Nascimento (2016).
Caminhos possíveis a colonialidade na geografia indígena do povo Tapeba.
Authors: Andrade Gisane
Published: October 2022

A colonialidade da natureza e da própria vida, desconsidera a mística dos seres ancestrais presentes nas narrativas dos povos originários, refutando sua conexão com a natureza. Encontrar caminhos possíveis à decolonização é uma busca necessária.  Objetivamos buscar alternativas decoloniais na Geografia Indígena, analisando a relação espiritual do povo Tapeba com a natureza. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados tiveram como base inicial a pesquisa bibliográfica para discussão teórica sobre colonialidade da natureza e do ser, terra mãe, encantados, narrativas orais, epistemologias do Sul, corpo-território e ecologia de saberes, o que nos levou a compreender que a Geografia Indígena interculturaliza saberes, dando possibilidades de produzir saberes híbridos decoloniais. A pesquisa está sendo realizada na aldeia da Jandaiguaba recorrendo a conversas livres com lideranças, professores e gestores indígenas na busca de revelar a interculturalidade e potencialidade decolonial da geografia indígena.
Ανάπτυξη αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενων νανοφορέων χορηγούμενων από το στόμα για τη θεραπεία της Λεϊσμανίασης
Authors: Κοντογιαννίδου Ελένη
Published: October 2022

Σκοπός της παρούσας Διδακτορικής Διατριβής είναι η μεθοδολογία διερεύνησης διαφόρων ειδών και αναλογιών ελαίων, επιφανειδραστικών ουσιών και συν-διαλυτών στην ανάπτυξη αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενων συστημάτων χορήγησης φαρμάκων (SNEDDS), τα οποία προορίζονται για την από του στόματος χορήγηση δραστικών ουσιών. Επιπλέον, διερευνήθηκε η δυνατότητα ενσωμάτωσης πολυλειτουργικών πολυμερών και ιοντικών υγρών σε αυτά τα συστήματα ως εναλλακτικά έκδοχα τα οποία παρέχουν αρκετά πλεονεκτήματα και αξιολογήθηκε η θεραπευτική αποτελεσματικότητάς τους in vitro, ex vivo και in vivo. Συγκεκριμένα, η πρώτη μελέτη είχε ως σκοπό την διερεύνηση διαφόρων συνδιασμών της συγκέντρωσης των εκδόχων για την κατασκευή προσυμπυκνωμάτων αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενων συστημάτων χορήγησης φαρμάκων και την αξιολόγηση τους σε διάφορες αναλογίες αραίωσης ως προς διαφορετικά υδατικά μέσα. Η καταλληλότερη σύνθεση επιλέχτηκε για να πραγματοποιηθεί η ενσωμάτωση διαφορετικών συγκεντρώσεων ενισχυτικού διαπέρασης και της δραστικής ουσίας Αμφοτερικίνης Β. Η τριμεθυλ-χιτοζάνη χρησιμοποιήθηκε για το σκοπό αυτό, λόγω της βελτιωμένης απορρόφησή της μέσω παρακυτταρικής μεταφοράς μέσω των στενών συνάψεων των κυττάρων στο λεπτό έντερο. Επιπλέον, πραγματοποιήθηκαν κυτταρικές μελέτες, προκειμένου να διερευνηθεί η διαπέραση της δραστικής ουσίας και η κυτταρική βιωσιμότητα έπειτα από την εφαρμογή των παραχθέντων σκευασμάτων. Η δεύτερη μελέτη εστίασε στην διερεύνηση της αλληλεπίδρασης των ιοντικών υγρών για την παρασκευή προσυμπυκνωμάτων αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενων συστημάτων χορήγησης Αμφοτερικίνης Β, προκειμένου να ενισχυθεί η υδατική διαλυτότητα και η διαπερατότητα της δραστικής ουσίας. Τρείς διαφορετικοί τύποι ιοντικών υγρών ιμιδαζολίου και συγκεκριμένα το εξαφθοροφωσφορικό 1-βουτυλ-3-μεθυλιμιδαζόλιο (BMIMPF6), το τετραφθοροβορικό 1-βουτυλ-3-μεθυλιμιδαζόλιο (BMIMBF4) και το χλωριούχο 1-εξυλ-3-μεθυλιμιδαζόλιο (HMIMCl), τα οποία βρίσκονται σε υγρή μορφή σε θερμοκρασία περιβάλλοντος, ενσωματώθηκαν στο ήδη αξιολογημένο σύστημα της προηγούμενης μελέτης και αξιολογήθηκαν in vitro σε κύτταρα Caco-2 ως προς την κυτταρική διαπερατότητα αλλά και βιωσιμότητα. Το επόμενο στάδιο της μελέτης αποτέλεσε συνδιασμό των δύο προηγούμενων μελετών και αξιολογήθηκε η τριμεθυλ-χιτοζάνη (TMC) και το χλωριούχο 1-εξυλ-3-μεθυλιμιδαζόλιο (HMIMCl) ως ενισχυτές της απορρόφησης της Αμφοτερικίνης Β από τα ανεπτυγμένα αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενα συστήματα. Το μοντέλο στατικής πέψης (in vitro) και το μοντέλο μη ανεστραμμένου εντερικού σάκου (ex vivo), χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την προσομοίωση της φυσιολογικής διαδικασίας απορρόφησης του φαρμάκου, ώστε να προβλεφθεί η in vivo συμπεριφορά. Η in vivo αξιολόγηση της θεραπευτικής αποτελεσματικότητας των αυτογαλακτωματοποιούμενων συστημάτων πραγματοποιήθηκε έπειτα από του στόματος χορήγηση σε επίμυες, σε σύγκιση με την ενδοφλέβια χορήγηση εμπορικού σκευάσματος Αμφοτερικίνης Β.
Is monkeypox an STI? The societal aspects and healthcare implications of a key question
Authors: Garcia Iglesias Jaime , Nagington Maurice , Pickersgill Martyn , Brady Michael , Dewsnap Claire , Highleyman Liz , Membrillo de Novales Francisco Javier , Nutland Will , Thrasher Steven , Umar Eric , Muchamore Ian , Webb Jamie
Published: October 2022

This letter explores the societal aspects and healthcare implications that underlie thinking about monkeypox, in the 2022 outbreak, as a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The authors examine what underlies this question, exploring what is an STI, what is sex, and what is the role of stigma in sexual health promotion. The authors argue that, in this specific outbreak, monkeypox is an STI among men who have sex with men (MSM). The authors highlight the need of critically thinking about how to communicate effectively, the role of homophobia and other inequalities, and the importance of the social sciences.
Reliable Off-Policy Evaluation for Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Wang Jie , Gao Rui , Zha Hongyuan
Published: October 2022

Off-policy evaluation is an important topic in reinforcement learning, which estimates the expected cumulative reward of a target policy using logged trajectory data generated from a different behavior policy, without execution of the target policy. It is imperative to quantify the uncertainty of the off-policy estimate before deployment of the target policy. Here we leverage methodologies from (Wasserstein) distributionally robust optimization to provide robust and optimistic cumulative reward estimates. With proper selection of the size of the distributional uncertainty set, these estimates serve as confidence bounds with nonasymptotic and asymptotic guarantees under stochastic or adversarial environments. We also generalize those results to batch reinforcement learning.
2022 Transportation Science Meritorious Service Awards
Authors: Allen Beatrice
Published: October 2022

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Transportation Science Meritorious Service Awards. These awards recognize associate editors, special issue guest editors, and reviewers who have offered exceptional service in the review process. We truly appreciate all the efforts of the many volunteers who provide invaluable service to the journal. The 2022 recipients have distinguished themselves by the number of papers handled, their efficiency in handling papers, and the quality of their reviews.
The genesis of organisation development in the NHS: part two—present challenges
Authors: Edmonstone John
Published: October 2022

In this second article of a two-part series, John Edmonstone discusses developments in organisation development since the late 1980s, and suggests how practitioners can re-focus this discipline towards it original philosophy.
Minimising complications and improving the success of peripheral regional blockade
Authors: Wu Dominic , Patil Amarjeet
Published: October 2022

Peripheral regional blockade is a type of regional anaesthesia involving depositing local anaesthetics around a specific nerve or bundle of nerves that help transmit nociceptive signals to higher centres, such as the thalamus and somatosensory cortex. It is not only a widely used technique that provides surgical anaesthesia, but also acts as an essential part of the armamentarium against postoperative pain and pain following major skeletal trauma. This article discusses the structure and function of peripheral nerves, the classification and pathophysiology of peripheral nerve injury and, finally, how practising anaesthetists are committed to maximising success and minimising harm when performing peripheral nerve blockade in the operating theatre.
Considering green inhalers
Authors: Winter George
Published: October 2022

With metered dosed inhalers accounting for 4% of UK NHS's overall carbon footprint, George Winter discusses the practicalities of switching to more carbon friendly options and the hurdles that still have to be tackled
Elimination of Terbinafine Hydrochloride Antifungal Drug Traces from Water, Pharmaceutical Formulations and Blood Plasma using Low-Cost Bio and Synthetic Sorbents
Authors: Ali Samah , Alharbi Bushra , Mohamed Amr
Published: October 2022

: Chitosan (CS) biosorbent and polyurethane foam (PUF) synthetic sorbent have been utilized to eliminate terbinafine hydrochloride (TRB HCl) antifungal drug in its pure and pharmaceutical forms from both contaminated aqueous and biological media using a batch process. The experimental conditions for efficient removal of TRB HCl for both CS and PUF were optimized depending on various experimental parameters such as the pH of the solution, contact periods, initial TRB HCl concentration, and sorbents dosage in the solution.

SEM, FT-IR, and XRD characterizations were carried out to study the adsorption of a drug by both sorbents. The optimum conditions for removing TRB HCl by CS and PUF were achieved at a pH of 8.5 and a contact time of 60 min at 250 rpm, using 0.4 g for both sorbents. The measured spectrophotometric absorbance at λmax of TRB HCl was 242 nm. In addition, the zero-point charge (pHpzc) was determined for the studied sorbents. The pHpzc of the surface of sorbents has shown that electrostatic attraction is one of the mechanisms in TRB HCl sorption. The adsorption process was modeled using the pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion kinetic models. The results indicated that the adsorption of TRB HCl on CS and PUF does follow a pseudo-first-order type of reaction kinetics. The adsorption process was modeled using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The adsorption data found that the Freundlich isotherm model was more suitable for the PUF sorbent, while the Langmuir isotherm model better fit the CS biosorbent.

Evaluation of the experimental data using the Langmuir equation revealed that the maximum adsorption capacities of PUF and CS were 2.807 and 1.2297 mg. g-1, respectively. The solution was also used to estimate TRB HCl in its pharmaceutical form, and the assessed recoveries were 97.25 and 98.437% for CS and PUF, respectively. The proposed procedure was validated for other complex mediums by removing TRB HCl from spiked human blood plasma. In-silico aquatic toxicity forecast of TRB HCl was also carried out.
Lattice-induced strong coupling in symmetric and asymmetric split-ring metamaterial arrays
Authors: Peng Jun , Zhang Wenjie , Suo Peng , Lin Xian , Yan Xiaona , Ma Guohong
Published: October 2022

The intrinsic link between surface plasmon modes (eigenmodes) and lattice modes in subwavelength periodic structures is investigated based on the split-ring metamaterial structure. The paper shows that the strong coupling between the eigenmodes and the lattice modes can be achieved by appropriately adjusting the period of the metamaterial structure, and the emergence of new, to the best of our knowledge, modes at low frequencies is observed, resulting in a lower spectral loss of a single hybrid resonance and an increase in its

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factor up to 110. In addition, an asymmetric double-split-ring structure is proposed, and the Fano resonance is excited, giving rise to a spectral line with three resonance valleys. The coupled harmonic-oscillator model is used to interpret the underlying coupling mechanism in lattice-induced transparent systems, which agrees well with our simulation results. This strong-coupling scheme between the lattice and the mixed modes of the metamaterial unit provides a new avenue to modulate lattice-induced transparency, high-

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resonance, and strong-field confinement, which may find applications in the design of ultrasensitive sensors, slow-light devices, as well as multiple frequency absorbers and other fields.
On the optimal measurement of conversion gain in the presence of dark noise
Authors: Hendrickson Aaron , Haefner David P. , Preece Bradley L.
Published: October 2022

Working from a model of Gaussian pixel noise, we present and unify over 25 years of developments in the statistical analysis of the photon transfer conversion gain measurement. We then study a two-sample estimator of the conversion gain that accounts for the general case of non-negligible dark noise. The moments of this estimator are ill-defined (their integral representations diverge), and so we propose a method for assigning pseudomoments, which are shown to agree with actual sample moments under mild conditions. A definition of optimal sample size pairs for this two-sample estimator is proposed and used to find approximate optimal sample size pairs that allow experimenters to achieve a predetermined measurement uncertainty with as little data as possible. The conditions under which these approximations hold are also discussed. Design and control of experiment procedures are developed and used to optimally estimate a per-pixel conversion gain map of a real image sensor. Experimental results show excellent agreement with theoretical predictions and are backed up with Monte Carlo simulation. The per-pixel conversion gain estimates are then applied in a demonstration of per-pixel read noise estimation of the same image sensor. The results of this work open the door to a comprehensive pixel-level adaptation of the photon transfer method.
Correcting the hebbian mistake: Toward a fully error-driven hippocampus
Authors: Zheng Yicong , Liu Xiaonan L. , Nishiyama Satoru , Ranganath Charan , O’Reilly Randall C.
Published: October 2022

The hippocampus plays a critical role in the rapid learning of new episodic memories. Many computational models propose that the hippocampus is an autoassociator that relies on Hebbian learning (i.e., “cells that fire together, wire together”). However, Hebbian learning is computationally suboptimal as it does not learn in a way that is driven toward, and limited by, the objective of achieving effective retrieval. Thus, Hebbian learning results in more interference and a lower overall capacity. Our previous computational models have utilized a powerful, biologically plausible form of error-driven learning in hippocampal CA1 and entorhinal cortex (EC) (functioning as a sparse autoencoder) by contrasting local activity states at different phases in the theta cycle. Based on specific neural data and a recent abstract computational model, we propose a new model called Theremin (Total Hippocampal ERror MINimization) that extends error-driven learning to area CA3—the mnemonic heart of the hippocampal system. In the model, CA3 responds to the EC monosynaptic input prior to the EC disynaptic input through dentate gyrus (DG), giving rise to a temporal difference between these two activation states, which drives error-driven learning in the EC→CA3 and CA3↔CA3 projections. In effect, DG serves as a teacher to CA3, correcting its patterns into more pattern-separated ones, thereby reducing interference. Results showed that Theremin, compared with our original Hebbian-based model, has significantly increased capacity and learning speed. The model makes several novel predictions that can be tested in future studies.
Dengue algorithms integrated into the IMCI guidelines: An updated assessment in five Southeast-Asian countries
Authors: Petzold Stephanie , Rosenberger Kerstin D. , Wills Bridget , Deen Jacqueline , Weber Martin W. , Jaenisch Thomas ,   IDAMS IMCI study group
Published: October 2022

Background

Dengue is not included explicitly in the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) algorithm. However, the assessment, classification and management of dengue has been incorporated into several IMCI country adaptations. We aimed to evaluate the dengue algorithms incorporated into IMCI guidelines and discuss the need for harmonization, including an extension of the age range for IMCI.

Methods

This study included three steps. First, we investigated dengue algorithms incorporated into five Southeast-Asian (Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia) country IMCI guidelines through a desk-based analysis. Second, we conducted an expert survey to elicit opinions regarding the integration of dengue and extension of the age range in IMCI. Third, we compared our findings with data from a large multicentric prospective study on acute febrile illness.

Results

We found considerable heterogeneity between the country specific IMCI guidelines in the dengue algorithms as well as classification schemes. Most guidelines did not differentiate between diagnostic algorithms for the detection of dengue versus other febrile illness, and warning signs for progression to severe dengue. Our expert survey resulted in a consensus to further integrate dengue in IMCI and extend the age range for IMCI guidelines beyond 5 years of age. Most of the interviewees responded that their country had a stand-alone clinical guideline for dengue, which was not integrated into the IMCI approach and considered laboratory testing for dengue necessary on day three of consecutive fever. Using data from a large multicentric study of children 5–15 years of age, we could confirm that the likelihood of dengue increased with consecutive fever days. However, a significant proportion of children (36%) would be missed if laboratory testing was only offered on the third consecutive day of fever.

Conclusions

This study supports the extension of the IMCI age range beyond 5 years of age as well as the inclusion of dengue relevant content in the algorithm. Because of the challenge of distinguishing dengue from other febrile illnesses, simple laboratory testing (e.g., full blood count) should be offered at an early stage during the course of the illness. Testing only children with consecutive fever over 3 days may lead to an underdiagnosis of dengue among those with acute febrile illness in children 5–15 years of age. In addition, specific laboratory testing for dengue should be made available to peripheral health facilities.
Theatre for Lifelong Learning: A Handbook for Instructors, Older Adults, Communities, and Artists
Authors: Lau Linda , Mansfield Rae
Published: October 2022

Theatre for Lifelong Learning: A Handbook for Instructors is a step-by-step guide for anyone interested in teaching theatre courses for older adults. It provides syllabi, discussion questions, resource lists, classroom management strategies, and activities
Re-Choreographing Cortical and Cartographic Maps: Going West to Find East/Going East to Find West
Authors: Daniel Henry
Published: October 2022

A substantial contribution to current discourses in dance, choreography and performance, especially in the area of Practice-as-Research. Reflects the perspective of the author as scholar, choreographer, performer, and arts practitioner, with an extensive background in both the professional world of dance and the intellectual academy.
Propulsion System Analysis Based on Particle Image Velocimetry Method in Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Authors: Piskur Paweł
Published: October 2022

The article presents a laboratory stand for direct measurement of the thrust generated by the undulating propulsion system of a biomimetic underwater vehicle. The laboratory water tunnel enables research and comparison of the generated thrust with the results of the fin and fluid interaction analysis using the Particle Image Velocimetry method. The water tunnel is equipped with an industrial camera for recording changes in the position of markers highlighted with a line laser in the area of analysis. The comparison of the results obtained by the PIV method with the industrial force sensor allows for the analysis of the efficiency of the biomimetic propulsion system as a function of both design and control parameters.
Dose Estimation Model for Terminal Buds in Radioactively Contaminated Fir Trees
Authors: Kawaguchi Isao , Kido Hiroko , Watanabe Yoshito
Published: October 2022

Background: After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, biological alterations in the natural biota, including morphological changes of fir trees in forests surrounding the power plant, have been reported. Focusing on the terminal buds involved in the morphological formation of fir trees, this study developed a method for estimating the absorbed radiation dose rate using radionuclide distribution measurements from tree organs.Materials and Methods: A phantom composed of three-dimensional (3D) tree organs was constructed for the three upper whorls of the fir tree. A terminal bud was evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations for the absorbed dose rate of radionuclides in the tree organs of the whorls. Evaluation of the absorbed dose targeted 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs, the main radionuclides subsequent to the FDNPP accident. The dose contribution from each tree organ was calculated separately using dose coefficients (DC), which express the ratio between the average activity concentration of a radionuclide in each tree organ and the dose rate at the terminal bud.Results and Discussion: The dose estimation indicated that the radionuclides in the terminal bud and bud scale contributed to the absorbed dose rate mainly by beta rays, whereas those in 1-year-old trunk/branches and leaves were contributed by gamma rays. However, the dose contribution from radionuclides in the lower trunk/branches and leaves was negligible.Conclusion: The fir tree model provides organ-specific DC values, which are satisfactory for the practical calculation of the absorbed dose rate of radiation from inside the tree. These calculations are based on the measurement of radionuclide concentrations in tree organs on the 1-year-old leader shoots of fir trees. With the addition of direct gamma ray measurements of the absorbed dose rate from the tree environment, the total absorbed dose rate was estimated in the terminal bud of fir trees in contaminated forests.
Negociación del conflicto en el aula preescolar: un proyecto pedagógico para la paz
Authors: Jaimes Carvajal Gladys
Published: October 2022

El análisis del discurso surge en los estudios sociales, como un nuevo paradigma epistemológico que abandona los esquemas de la logicidad del lenguaje propia de los estudios formales y sitúa el discurso en la diversidad y variabilidad de los contextos de realización, Los nuevos acercamientos se proponen además articular la comprensión del lenguaje con el conocimiento de la sociedad y la cultura entendiendo que en la acción discursiva se construyen esquemas de pensamiento y de acción que se internalizan en los procesos de socialización y se constituyen en formas de vida.
Editorial
Authors: Quitián Bernal Sandra Patricia
Published: October 2022

Los artículos que se presentan en este número abordan desde diferentes perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas las relaciones entre discursividad y educación, tópico articulador de este volumen. Para ello se asume la discursividad como una condición inherente del ser humano, en cuanto le permite a los sujetos discurrir, tejer, proyectar-se con los otros y en los otros desde el lenguaje. En este sentido, la discursividad es concomitante y fundamental en los procesos educativos, habida cuenta que posibilita la construcción de modelos de representación acerca de las realidades que circundan el mundo social y permite la construcción de la significación, al tiempo que contribuye a la consolidación de proyectos educativos y pedagógicos.
The Role of Scaffolding in L2 Learners’ Dialogic Reflections
Authors: TEMİR Tugce , ERGÜL Hatice
Published: October 2022

This article examines (1) the role of scaffolding and (2) scaffolding patterns that emerged in L2 learners’ dialogic reflections on their spoken performances. Dialogic reflection has recently become a vital concept in teacher development studies (Mann & Walsh, 2017), however, the role of dialogic reflection on learner empowerment has not been investigated. In this study, the term “dialogic reflection” is used to define 24 tertiary level L2 learners’ reflections on their spoken performances after they conduct six different paired speaking tasks which last 17 hours in total.
The present study observes these dialogic reflections of the students under the scope of Sociocultural Theory, which posits human mental functioning as a mediated process that occurred with the help of others (Ratner, 2002). The data is gathered from these reflection sessions, and it is analyzed through sociocultural discourse analysis (Mercer, 2004). Thanks to microanalysis of the data, the findings show that learners use scaffolding to be able to establish mutual understanding between each other (Musiol & Trognon, 1999) in terms of word search, grammatical correction, and content development, and they used three different patterns to reach their aim; asking for help, intentional intervention, and showing joint effort.
The Turkish Adaptation of the Teaching Style for Successful Intelligence Questionnaire (TSI-Q): Validity and Reliability Study
Authors: DAĞTAN Rabia , BULUT İlhami
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this research is to adapt the Teaching Style for Successful Intelligence Questionnaire (TSI-Q) developed by Paloş and Maricutoui (2006) to Turkish. The research was carried out on three separate groups consisting of 305 high school teachers. In the linguistic equivalence study, it was obtained that there were strong, positive, and significant correlations between responses of the participants to the English and Turkish forms of the scale. The construct validity of the TSI-Q’s Turkish form was tested by means of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). According to the results of EFA, a four-factor structure explaining 61% of the total variance was parallel to the original form of the scale. The fit indices reported in CFA were ratified in this four-factor structure. The emerging factors were named as memory, analytical thinking, reproductive thinking, and practical thinking as in the original form of the scale. Within the scope of the reliability, Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient of the TSI-Q was detected as .95. The item analysis result revealed that item-total correlations were over the threshold value of .30. All these results suggest that the Turkish form of the TSI-Q provides valid and reliable measurements, and it can be used to measure teaching style based on the successful intelligence of teachers.
A review of energy saving routing schemes for WSN assisted IoT network
Authors: Lenka Rakesh Kumar , Mohapatra Hitesh , Al-Turjman Fadi , Altrjman Chadi
Published: October 2022

In WSN assisted IoT networks, the devices have to search the path up to the IoT hub for data transmission. Although the device’s hardware capabilities are increasing day by day, the device’s battery capacity is not increasing at the same rate. IoT devices have limited-power batteries that are not rechargeable. It is also challenging to replace their battery while the devices are in use. Moreover, we need advanced power-saving schemes to make these IoT technologies more adaptable. Due to the energy constraints and limited memory capacity of these IoT devices, we require more energy-efficient routing protocols to route data to the IoT hub. This paper has surveyed the most recent state-of-the-art routing protocol and highlighted their limits and path for future research.
An analysis on approximate controllability of Atangana–Baleanu fractional semilinear control systems
Authors: Kavitha Williams Williams , Vijayakumar Velusamy , Shukla Anurag , Nisar Kottakkaran Sooppy
Published: October 2022

The article deals with the approximate controllability of Atangana–Baleanu semilinear control systems. The outcomes are derived by applying Gronwall’s inequality and Cauchy sequence, and avoid the use of the fixed point theorem. We have also included an example for the validation of theoretical results.
A multifactorial approach to crosslinguistic constituent orderings
Authors: Liu Zoey
Published: October 2022

Previous work has proposed that crosslinguistic ordering preferences are driven by several competing and cooperating factors simultaneously. Nevertheless, this proposal still lacks proper quantitative support, as most prior studies have focused on: (1) a limited set of factors and languages; (2) syntactic constructions that are not directly comparable or do not necessarily have flexible orderings. This study aims to bridge this gap, using the adpositional phrase (PP) typology as the test case. We focused on verb phrases in which the head verb has two PP dependents occurring on the same side (Hetalked[PP1with friends] [PP2for a long time]), the order of which allows flexibility in at least some contexts. With multilingual corpora for 20 languages and computational techniques, we investigated the roles of four theoretically motivated constraints: dependency length, semantic closeness, lexical frequency and contextual predictability, the latter three of which have rarely been addressed systematically in a crosslinguistic context. Overall, dependency length is the strongest predictor and it is more effective in postverbal than preverbal domains. In certain preverbal cases where dependency length is not effective, semantic closeness and lexical frequency play a weak role. By contrast, contextual predictability does not seem to have a consistent effect across languages.
Perceptual similarity is not all: online perception of English coda stops by Korean listeners
Authors: Kim Jungyeon
Published: October 2022

This study examines conscious judgments of perceptual similarity between foreign and native structures, focusing on vowel epenthesis following coda stops in English nonwords borrowed into Korean. In a similarity judgment experiment, Korean listeners heard a triplet consisting of an English stop-final form and two Korean forms, one ending in a stop and one ending in stop-vowel; then they indicated which of the two Korean forms the English form sounded more similar to. This study investigated six different predictors: release, voicing and place of coda stop, vowel tenseness, final stress, and word length. Similarity judgment choices showed that Korean CVCV is judged as more similar to English CVC than Korean CVC when the English final stop is released or dorsal or when the English word is monosyllabic. Although this result confirms that stop release is indeed a major factor explaining vowel insertion in this context, no effects of stop voicing and vowel tenseness are not compatible with the perceptual similarity hypothesis, which is surprising since they have been previously argued to involve acoustic cues affecting L2 speech perception. These findings support the need for further research that concentrates more on direct perception rather than judgments of perceptual similarity.
On the p-integrable trajectories of the nonlinear control system described by the Urysohn-type integral equation
Authors: Huseyin Anar
Published: October 2022

The control systems described by the Urysohn-type integral equations and integral constraints on the control functions are considered. The functions from the closed ball of the space

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p

{L}_{p}

,

p
>
1
,

p\gt 1,

with radius

r

r

, are chosen as admissible control functions. The trajectory of the system is defined as a p-integrable function, satisfying the system’s equation almost everywhere. The boundedness and path-connectedness of the set of p-integrable trajectories are discussed. It is illustrated that the set of trajectories, in general, is not a closed subset of the space

L

p

{L}_{p}

. The robustness of a trajectory with respect to the fast consumption of the remaining control resource is established, and it is proved that every trajectory of the system can be approximated by the trajectory obtained by the full consumption of the control resource.
Robust estimation for varying coefficient partially functional linear regression models based on exponential squared loss function
Authors: Sun Jun , Liu Wanrong
Published: October 2022

In this article, we present a new robust estimation procedure based on the exponential squared loss function for varying coefficient partially functional linear regression models, where the slope function and nonparametric coefficients are approximated by functional principal component basis functions and B splines, respectively. Under some mild conditions, the convergence rates of the resulted estimators are obtained. Simulation studies indicate that our proposed method can achieve robustness against outliers or heavy-tail error distributions and perform no worse than the popular least-squares estimation method for the normal error case. Finally, a real data example is used to illustrate the application of the proposed method.
A diverzitás lehetséges elméleti keretei a neveléstudományokban
Authors: Dezső Renáta Anna
Published: October 2022

Jelen tanulmányban a magyar nyelvű neveléstudományokban és pedagógusképzésben csupánmarginálisan érintett diverzitás kérdéskörét kívánom fókuszálni az elméleti összegzés síkján améltányosság, eredményesség és hatékonyság együttes érvényesíthetőségét célozva. Aneurodiverzitás alapkoncepciójából kiindulva az egyéni különbségek tiszteletben tartásávalalternatív tanulási formák leírhatóságát tételezem, melyek plurális intelligencia-koncepciókmentén körvonalazhatóak. Három vonatkozó elméletet tekintek át: Gardner többszörös intelligenciák,TI (multiple intelligences, MI) elméletét, Sternberg triarchikus modelljét, valamintDweck kétpólusú tudati beállítódás (mindset) leírását – azzal a céllal, hogy azok neveléstudományi,pedagógusképzésre vonatkozó lehetséges következményeire irányítsam az olvasó fi -gyelmét. Kiemelt közlői törekvésem a Kárpát-medencében a neveléstudományok területén alkotóés pedagógusképzésben oktató–kutató kollégák figyelmének ezen elméleti keretekre irányítása.A kutatás a TÁMOP-4.2.4.A/2-11/1-2012-0001 azonosító számú Nemzeti KiválóságProgram – Hazai hallgatói, illetve kutatói személyi támogatást biztosító rendszer kidolgozásaés működtetése konvergencia program című kiemelt projekt keretében zajlott. A projekt azEurópai Unió támogatásával, az Európai Szociális Alap társfi nanszírozásával valósult meg.
Hidak és párhuzamok a 175 éves közép-európai és magyarországi óvóképzés történetében – egy új kötetről
Authors: Pálmai Dóra , Uherkovich Orsolya
Published: October 2022

2013-ban Hidak és párhuzamok címen jelent meg az óvóképzés története előtt tisztelgő tanulmánykötetKurucz Rózsa szerkesztésében, a Pécsi Tudományegyetem Illyés Gyula Karánakkiadásában Szekszárdon, 355 oldalon.
Hidak a „STEM” és a művészet között: a világ legnagyobb matematikai-művészeti közössége, a Bridges Organization
Authors: Fenyvesi Kristóf
Published: October 2022

A hamarosan „nagykorúságát” ünneplő, 18 évvel ezelőtt útjára indult Bridges konferenciákrólaz angolszász tudományos élet és a nemzetközi világsajtó vezető orgánumai közölnekrendszeresen beszámolót. A nemzetközi matematikai szakfolyóiratoktól a Scientifi c American-en át a Guardian-ig számos fórumon bemutatták már a rendezvényt. A Bridges mögöttálló matematikai-művészeti közösségről a magyar diskurzus is eleven emlékeket őrizhet,hiszen 2010-ben Pécs városa adott otthont a nagyszabású eseménynek.1 Jelen cikk szerzője2007 óta vesz részt a találkozókon, 2010-ben a pécsi Bridges konferencia helyi tudományosés szervezési koordinációját látta el. 2010 óta a Bridges Organization vezetőségének tagja,a konferencia közösségi eseményeinek igazgatójaként. 2016-ban pedig másodszor készül akonferencia helyi koordinációjára, ezúttal jelenlegi munkahelyén, a fi nnországi JyväskyläiEgyetemen.2 Az alábbiakban a konferencia történetére, tudományos hátterére és főbb eredményeirevonatkozó ismereteit osztja meg az olvasókkal.
A Befogadó egyetem stratégiája: egy kutatói-fejlesztői munka az inkluzív kiválóság jegyében
Authors: Rayman Julianna
Published: October 2022

A „Befogadó Egyetem” stratégiai javaslata a Pécsi Tudományegyetem szolgáltatásainak minőségfejlesztésétcélzó kezdeményezés eredményeként született 2015 őszén. A javaslat a PTE akadémiai kiválóságát (excellence) a sokszínű (diverz), a befogadó (inkluzív) és a méltányos (equity) oktatási környezet megteremtésével hivatott növelni. Jelen tanulmány lényegre törően szemlélteti e stratégiai javaslat célkitűzéseit, a mögötte álló koncepciót – Inclusive Excellencet –, és a megalkotásának munkafolyamatát. A javaslat megfogalmazásának útjába való betekintés körvonalazza a fejlesztési javaslat elkészítésének módszertanát, miközben alkalmat nyit, hogy megismerhessük egy korszerű megközelítés szakirodalmi hátterét és hazai adaptációslehetőségét.
Tetten ért gondolatok – a gyerekszáj, az aranyköpés és az aforizma tanuláslélektani tükrében
Authors: Bálint Ágnes
Published: October 2022

Nyelvbotlásaink, azon túl, hogy derűs pillanatokat szereznek, hű tükrei mentális erőfeszítéseinknek is. Nyelvészeti szempontból a gyerekszáj és az aranyköpés is a nyelvbotlás kategóriájába tartozik, az aforizmák egy jelentős része pedig álnyelvbotlásnak illetve nyelvbotlás paródiának tekinthető. A gyerekszáj a nyelvelsajátítás és fogalmi gondolkodás fejlődésének rögös útján haladó kisgyermek nyelvi és gondolkodási nehézségeinek tükre, ugyanakkor a gyermekek nyelvi kreativitásáról is árulkodik. Tükrözi a gyermeki gondolkodás prelogikus, egocentrikus tendenciát, továbbá a gyermek világképalkotó erőfeszítéseit is. A gyerekszáj spontán természetével ellentétben az aranyköpés mindig indukált nyelvbotlás: olyan helyzetekben keletkezik, amikor a tanulónak kell számot adnia a tudásáról. A szorongató helyzet átmeneti „üzemzavart” indukálhat a metakognitív működésben, ami az aranyköpéseket a más mikroamnesztikus jelenségekkel rokonítja. Közös vonásuk a hibaészlelés hiánya. Az aforizma szándékosan generált mondás, amely él és visszaél mindazzal a nyelvi és gondolkodásbeli hibaforrással, amelyből a gyerekszáj és az aranyköpések legtöbbje fakad. Az emberi megismerés gondolati és nyelvi útjai az aforizmában sikeresen összeforrnak. Az aforizmaa kognitív csúcsteljesítményeink egyike, amely hozzájárul a kognitív kompetenciánk fejlesztéséhez és bölcsességünk növeléséhez is.A gyerekszáj, az aranyköpés és az aforizma egyfajta kognitív fejlődéstani folytonosságot képvisel. Együttes tanulmányozásuk egyedülálló módon járulhat hozzá kognitív működésünk metakognitív refl exiójához, metatudásunk növekedéséhez.
Változott-e a mese és az olvasás iránti érdeklődés az utóbbi évszázad alatt? A hat-nyolc éves gyerekek irodalmi érdeklődése különös tekintettel Nógrády László és Tóth Béla kutatására
Authors: Vass Dorotea
Published: October 2022

Félszáz év nem kevés idő. Körülbelül ennyi évvel ezelőtt végzett tudományos kutatást Tóth Béla arról, milyen szerepet játszik a hat-nyolc éves gyerekek körében az irodalom, milyen az irodalomhoz való viszonyulásuk és miért van szükség ezzel a korosztállyal foglalkozni. Elméleti kutatását Tóth saját vizsgálati eredményeivel támasztotta alá, amely által rámutatott arra, milyen irodalmi szövegek iránt érdeklődik leginkább a szóban forgó korosztály. Felmérésének történeti gyökere is van, ugyanis Tóth Nógrády László 1917-ben megjelent felmérésére hivatkozik, aki szintén vizsgálatot végzett a hat-nyolc évesek körében a kedvelt irodalmiszövegekkel kapcsolatban. Véletlen egybeesés, hogy a két kutatás kiadása között pontosan ötven év telt el, így Tóth kutatása 2017-ben az ötvenedik, Nógrády kutatása pedig a századik évfordulóját ünnepelheti. De hogyan változott a mesével kapcsolatos pedagógiai attitűd, a meseolvasás és az olvasásszeretet helyzete ez alatt az idő alatt? A tanulmányban a magyar reformpedagógiát érintve Nógrády kutatására, valamint a hatvanas-hetvenes éveket érintve Tóth Béla felmérésére fektetem a hangsúlyt. Célom kapcsolatokat keresni a közel egy, illetve fél évszázaddal ezelőtt kialakult mese és olvasás iránti attitűdökben, majd ezekkel az eredményekkel és a mai, hasonló témájú kutatásokkal párhuzamot vonni. Arra vagyok kíváncsi, hogy egy évszázad leforgása alatt milyen koncepciók születtek a mesével és a mese pedagógiai értékével kapcsolatban, illetve ezek a nézetek között akadnak-e releváns különbségek, esetleg közös vonások.
Tanítóképzős diákok otthona: a kalocsai tanítók Háza
Authors: Ács-Bíró Adrienn
Published: October 2022

Kutatásunk a kalocsai római katolikus tanítóképző intézet (1856-1957) egyik innovatív törekvését mutatja be: a Tanítók Házát. A jezsuita rend által életre hívott úttörő kezdeményezés nemcsak a kalocsai tanítóképző életében, de országos viszonylatban is meghatározó szerepet töltött be, s markánsan hozzájárult a jövő nemzedék tanítóinak személyiségformálásához. Az intézmény egyfajta internátusként fogadta a képezde növendékeit, ahol az iskolával együttműködve egységes erkölcsi, testi és vallásos nevelésben részesültek. A Tanítók Házának kiemelt fontossága a benne folyó sokoldalú feladatok ellátásában rejlett, hiszen a tanulók szállásának-étkezésének biztosítása mellett a tanulmányi előmenetelüket támogatva kulturális,  sport és nevelési feladatokat látott el. Kutatásunk által hiánypótló feltárás születhet, gyarapítva ezáltal a neveléstörténet, illetve Kalocsa Város helytörténeti kutatásait; valamint a tanítóképzés egy elfeledett szegmensét tárja fel.
A tankönyvek világa – egy történeti tankönyvkutatás tapasztalatairól
Authors: Molnár-Kovács Zsófia
Published: October 2022

Bevezető: Gyakran teszem fel magamnak a kérdést, hogy tulajdonképpen miért kutatok, miért is szeretek kutatni? Hovatovább, miért éppen a tankönyvek, azok kutatási lehetőségei, történeti forrásai, szakirodalmi háttere, azok bibliográfiai gyűjtése érdekel? miért kapom fel rögtön a fejem, ha egy szakmai diskurzus során vagy egy hétköznapi beszélgetésben szóba kerülnek a tankönyvek? Mi motivál? Mi visz folyton előre?...