bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF TWO-OPTION INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING DATA FOR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE INVENTORY
Authors: Sobura Szymon , Bacharz Kamil , Granek Grzegorz
Published: June 2023

The 3D reconstruction of historical and cultural heritage monuments is a procedure recommended by the UNESCO World Heritage Institution since 1985. It is crucial when conserving monuments and creating digital twins. Current 3D reconstruction techniques using digital images and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data are considered as cost-effective and efficient methods for the production of high-quality digital 3D models. In the presented study, laser scanning and close-range photogrammetry techniques and images taken by a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were applied to quickly and completely acquire the point cloud and texture of a historic church in Poland. The aim of this study was to evaluate two options for integrating TLS and UAV data, using ground control points (GCP) measured by two independent techniques: tachymetry and laser scanning. The study shows that the 3D model created based on ground control points acquired by the laser scanning technique has a mean square error RMSEXYZ = 2.5 cm on the check points. The result obtained is not much larger than the second variant of data integration, for which RMSEXYZ = 1.7 cm. Thus, the TLS method was positively evaluated as a GCP measurement technique for the integration of UAV and TLS data and the creation of cartometric 3D models of religious buildings.
The Large Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant MCSNR J0550-6823
Authors: Seward Frederick D. , Points Sean D.
Published: June 2023

We describe radio, optical, and X-ray observations of this rather faint, old Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant. The [O iii] emission forms a distinct shell, the remnant of the outer shock, which encloses the radio and X-ray emission and gives an estimate of age and explosion energy. Because of a collision with an LMC Hα filament, radio and X-ray emission are concentrated in the northern half of the remnant. The X-ray spectrum is well fit assuming the plasma is isothermal and in collisional equilibrium. The best-fit temperature is such that almost all energy is in lines from O, Ne, Mg, and Fe. The known distance, low extinction, and low interstellarmedium metallicity allow derivation of masses of several elements produced by the star and in the explosion. The masses of O, Ne, and Fe point to a Type II supernova from the explosion of a 20–25 M
⊙ star. The mass of Mg, however, is higher than that of almost all predictions, but some of this apparent excess might be due to a higher-temperature region in the X-ray-emitting material. Point-like background sources are examined to search for a neutron star, and one possible candidate is found just inside the shell of the remnant.
JWST/NIRSpec Observations of the Planetary Mass Companion TWA 27B*
Authors: Luhman K. L. , Tremblin P. , Birkmann S. M. , Manjavacas E. , Valenti J. , Alves de Oliveira C. , Beck T. L. , Giardino G. , Lützgendorf N. , Rauscher B. J. , Sirianni M.
Published: June 2023

We present 1–5 μm spectroscopy of the young planetary mass companion TWA 27B (2M1207B) performed with NIRSpec on board the James Webb Space Telescope. In these data, the fundamental band of CH4 is absent, and the fundamental band of CO is weak. The nondetection of CH4 reinforces a previously observed trend of weaker CH4 with younger ages among L dwarfs, which has been attributed to enhanced nonequilibrium chemistry among young objects. The weakness of CO may reflect an additional atmospheric property that varies with age, such as the temperature gradient or cloud thickness. We are able to reproduce the broad shape of the spectrum with an ATMO cloudless model that has T
eff = 1300 K, nonequilibrium chemistry, and a temperature gradient reduction caused by fingering convection. However, the fundamental bands of CH4 and CO are somewhat stronger in the model. In addition, the model temperature of 1300 K is higher than expected from evolutionary models given the luminosity and age of TWA 27B (T
eff = 1200 K). Previous models of young L-type objects suggest that the inclusion of clouds could potentially resolve these issues; it remains to be seen whether cloudy models can provide a good fit to the 1–5 μm data from NIRSpec. TWA 27B exhibits emission in Paschen transitions and the He I triplet at 1.083 μm, which are signatures of accretion that provide the first evidence of a circumstellar disk. We have used the NIRSpec data to estimate the bolometric luminosity of TWA 27B (log L/L
⊙ = −4.466 ± 0.014), which implies a mass of 5–6 M
Jup according to evolutionary models.
New Observations of Solar Wind 1/f Turbulence Spectrum from Parker Solar Probe
Authors: Huang 黄 Zesen 泽森 , Sioulas Nikos , Shi 时 Chen 辰 , Velli Marco , Bowen Trevor , Davis Nooshin , Chandran B. D. G. , Matteini Lorenzo , Kang 康 Ning 宁 , Shi 石 Xiaofei 晓霏 , Huang 黄 Jia 佳 , Bale Stuart D. , Kasper J. C. , Larson Davin E. , Livi Roberto , Whittlesey P. L. , Rahmati Ali , Paulson Kristoff , Stevens M. , Case A. W. , de Wit Thierry Dudok , Malaspina David M. , Bonnell J. W. , Goetz Keith , Harvey Peter R. , MacDowall Robert J.
Published: June 2023

The trace magnetic power spectrum in the solar wind is known to be characterized by a double power law at scales much larger than the proton gyro-radius, with flatter spectral exponents close to −1 found at the lower frequencies below an inertial range with indices closer to [−1.5, −1.67]. The origin of the 1/f range is still under debate. In this study, we selected 109 magnetically incompressible solar wind intervals (δ∣
B
∣/∣
B
∣ ≪ 1) from Parker Solar Probe encounters 1–13 that display such double power laws, with the aim of understanding the statistics and radial evolution of the low-frequency power spectral exponents from Alfvén point up to 0.3 au. New observations from closer to the Sun show that in the low-frequency range solar wind, turbulence can display spectra much shallower than 1/f, evolving asymptotically to 1/f as advection time increases, indicating a dynamic origin for the 1/f range formation. We discuss the implications of this result on the Matteini et al. conjecture for the 1/f origin as well as example spectra displaying a triple power law consistent with the model proposed by Chandran et al., supporting the dynamic role of parametric decay in the young solar wind. Our results provide new constraints on the origin of the 1/f spectrum and further show the possibility of the coexistence of multiple formation mechanisms.
Les habits de la révolution : la Turquie entre Orient et Occident
Authors: Ambrosio Alberto Fabio
Published: June 2023

Un savant turc qu’on n’écoute pas, puis qu’on écoute quand il est vêtu autrement, chacun connaît l’apologue du Petit Prince . Turquie : un cas d’école pour les relations internationales Orient-Occident, depuis l’Empire ottoman jusqu’à Atatürk et sa révolution. L’angle d’attaque est ici le vêtement, la Turquie l’ayant importé d’Europe dans des proportions très liées à l’idéologie, selon les époques. On voit surgir au sein de ce jeu culturel des valeurs comme la pudeur, la laïcité, le genre. Le voile lui-même est convié comme personnage de ce théâtre d’ombres.
L’élégance de la Femme Bleue. De la mode nationale à la couture internationale en Espagne, 1939-1952
Authors: Martínez Albero Miquel
Published: June 2023

En 1939, après la Guerre Civile espagnole, le gouvernement du général Franco est confronté à la nécessité de créer un modèle de femme beaucoup plus conforme au mouvement national de Phalange Espagnole. Ainsi va naître le concept de la Femme Bleue, un nouveau modèle féminin qui s’oppose à celui en vigueur précédemment. Dans la recherche de cette nouvelle femme, l’Espagne de Franco aura besoin d’une mode qui représente les valeurs de la nouvelle nation, en opposition à la mode française.
Mode et diplomatie française : le rôle et l’influence de la haute couture parisienne dans les expositions tournantes et les Imports Fairs aux États-Unis, 1948-1951
Authors: Dubé-Senécal Vincent
Published: June 2023

Cet article se penche sur la place de la haute couture parisienne et de la mode française dans les expositions tournantes françaises et les Imports Fairs américaines qui se déroulent aux États-Unis entre 1948 et 1951. L’article explique les raisons pour lesquelles la diplomatie française se tourne vers la mode dans le contexte de pénurie de dollars à partir de 1948 et du protectionnisme qui accompagne le déclenchement de la guerre de Corée en 1950.
Des rues qui chantent et enchantent
Authors: Sanmartin Fernandes Cíntia , Herschmann Micael
Published: June 2023

L’activisme musical a été fondamental pour la resignification de la ville de Conservatória (située dans l’État de Rio de Janeiro) dans l’imaginaire social. Ainsi sont construites des ambiances partagées évoquant des émotions et des souvenirs, transformant ce territoire en un haut lieu. En prenant comme référence les corpus et la cartographie sensible des controverses qui ont été menées dans ce village entre 2010 et 2022, on a pu se rendre compte que la musique en live au ton nostalgique occupant les rues de cette localité a construit de puissantes territorialités soniques et musicales, avec une grande capacité de mobilisation sociale, ayant même considérablement stimulé, avec succès, le tourisme local depuis plusieurs décennies dans la région.
Penser l’urbain par les émotions. Les méthodes « innovantes » ou « expérimentales » en expertise urbaine
Authors: Girault Mathilde
Published: June 2023

Le champ des expertises urbaines est traversé depuis une quinzaine d’années de questionnements sur la pertinence des études produites pour l’action aménagiste et la fabrique de la ville d’une part, sa capacité à refléter les situations sociales et territoriales dans leurs diversités particulièrement pour les populations les plus fragiles de l’autre. Un renouvellement des démarches méthodologiques s’opère dans lequel la prise en compte des émotions apparaît comme un critère de pertinence et de légitimité. Cet article renseigne les principales formes de ces démarches méthodologiques et la compréhension des émotions qui en découle pour les praticiens.
Augmented reality on students' academic achievement viewed from the creative thinking level
Authors: Buditjahjanto I Gusti Putu Asto , Irfansyah Juki
Published: June 2023

The use of computer applications as learning media has been widely used in the learning process. One such computer application is Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality has advantages in ease of use, media appeal, and mobility because it can be used on cell phones and tablets. Creative thinking is a skill that students need in solving problems in a learning process in the classroom. The research objective is to investigate the effect of augmented Reality on students' academic achievement viewed from the creative thinking level. MANOVA was used to analyze differences in cognitive and psychomotor learning outcomes between the experimental class using AR and the control class using PowerPoint. The results showed that learning media and creative thinking levels affect cognitive and psychomotor learning outcomes. Cognitive learning outcomes of students using AR are higher than student learning outcomes using PowerPoint. Meanwhile, the psychomotor learning outcomes of students using AR are higher than those using PowerPoint. The learning media significantly affects cognitive learning outcomes with a p-value = 0.007, while the creative thinking level significantly affects psychomotor learning outcomes with a p-value = 0.016.
Pharmacological Accommodative Changes of the Anterior Segment and Its Impact on the Vault in Implantable Collamer Lens Implantation
Authors: Cheng Mingrui , Liu Shengtao , Chen Xun , Zhou Xiaodong , Zhou Xingtao , Wang Xiaoying
Published: June 2023

Purpose:

To estimate the accommodative changes of the anterior segment and its impact on the central and peripheral vaults after Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) (STAAR Surgical) implantation.

Methods:

Eighty eyes of 40 consecutive patients (mean age: 28.05 years; range: 19 to 42 years) were examined 3 months after ICL implantation. Eyes were randomly divided into a mydriasis group and a miosis group. Anterior chamber depth (ACD) to crystalline lens (ACD-L), anterior chamber depth to ICL (ACD-ICL), central distance from endothelium to sulcus to sulcus (ASL), central distance from sulcus to sulcus to crystalline lens (STS-L), central distance from ICL to sulcus to sulcus (STS-ICL), and central (cICL-L), midperipheral (mICL-L), and peripheral (pICL-L) vaults were measured by ultrasound biomicroscopy at baseline and after induction with tropicamide or pilocarpine.

Results:

After tropicamide treatment, cICL-L, mICL-L, and pICL-L decreased from 0.531 ± 0.200, 0.419 ± 0.173, and 0.362 ± 0.150 mm to 0.488 ± 0.171, 0.373 ± 0.153, and 0.311 ± 0.131 mm, respectively. The values decreased from 0.540 ± 0.185, 0.445 ± 0.172, and 0.388 ± 0.149 mm to 0.464 ± 0.199, 0.378 ± 0.156, and 0.324 ± 0.137 mm after pilocarpine administration, respectively. The ASL and STS showed a significant increase in the mydriasis group (all
P
≤ .038), but a decrease in the miosis group (all
P
< .001). The ACD-L increased and STS-L decreased in the mydriasis group (all
P
< .001), indicating the backward shift of the crystalline lens, whereas crystalline lens forward shift was observed in the miosis group. Additionally, the STS-ICL decreased in both groups (all
P
≤ .021), suggesting the ICL backward shift.

Conclusions:

Both central and peripheral vaults decreased during the pharmacological accommodation process, and the ciliaris-iris-lens complex contributed to the changes.

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J Refract Surg
. 2023;39(6):414–420.]
Preferred Information Source Correlates to COVID-19 Risk Misperception
Authors: Ezrina Emilia V. , Dong Huamei , Block Ray , Lennon Robert P.
Published: June 2023

Inaccurate perceptions of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) risk may decrease compliance with public health mitigation practices, in turn increasing disease burden. The extent to which public perceptions of COVID-19 risk are inaccurate is not well studied. This study investigates the relationship between preferred information sources and inaccurate COVID-19 risk perception. A cross-sectional online survey of adults in the United States using online snowball techniques was administered between April 9, 2020 and July 12, 2020. Raking techniques were used to generate a representative U.S. sample from 10,650 respondents. Respondents who did not provide an answer to key questions were excluded. The remaining sample included 1,785 health care workers (HCW) and 4,843 non-HCW. Subjective risk was measured as the product of perceived likelihood of COVID-19 infection and perceived harm from infection. Objective risk was measured as a function of the presence of known COVID-19 risk factors. Discrepancies between subjective and objective risk were compared between respondents with different preferred information sources. Chi Square contingency tables and pair-wise correlation were used to evaluate differences to 95% confidence. For HCW and non-HCW, the greatest overestimation of personal COVID-19 risk assessment (
p
< .05 for all differences) were found in those whose preferred source of information was social media (HCW: 62.1%; non-HCW: 64.5%), followed by internet news sources (HCW: 59.6%, non-HCW%: 59.1%), government websites (HCW: 54%, non-H
CW
= 51.8%), other sources (HCW: 50.7%, non-H
CW
= 51.4%), and television news (HCW: 46.1%, non-HCW: 47.6%). Preferred information sources correlate with inaccuracies in personal COVID-19 risk assessment. Public health information campaigns should consider targeting groups whose preferred information sources correlate to higher inaccuracies in COVID-19 risk perceptions. [

HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
. 2023;7(2):e105–e110.

]
COVID-19 Vaccine Videos: Health Literacy Considerations
Authors: Feinberg Iris , Ogrodnick Michelle , Bernhardt Jamie
Published: June 2023

Background:

Multimedia videos are important tools to inform uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. Video design using health literacy guidelines may help optimize video usefulness. Many health organizations (HO) (provides information) and health care (HCO) (provides direct health care) organizations have used YouTube to deliver videos about COVID-19 vaccines.

Objective:

We examined HO and HCO COVID-19 vaccine videos shown on YouTube for health literacy guidelines (quality, understandability and actionability).

Methods:

The top 30 most viewed COVID-19 vaccine videos posted by HO and HCO were analyzed using the Global Quality Score (GQS) and the Patient Education Assessment Tool for evaluating audiovisual formats (PEMAT-AV).

Key Results:

GQS scores averaged 3.12 (standard deviation [
SD
] .789), which is equivalent to 80%. Using PEMATAV, there was a relationship between actionability and quality (
r
(28) = .453,
p
< .05) for HO; for HCO, there was a relationship between usability and quality (
r
(28) = .455,
p
< .05). Odds ratio analysis showed quality in HO leading to higher odds of actionability (3.573, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.480–14.569]) and quality in HCO videos leading to higher understandability (4.093, CI [1.203–17.865]).

Conclusion:

Few organizations applied all health literacy principles to video design. Video creation for mass media health campaigns by HO and HCO should include consideration of evidence-based health literacy measures (quality, understandability, actionability) to ensure intended results across viewers with different health literacy levels including communities who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. [

HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
. 2023;7(2):e111–e118.

]
Intelligence and global bias in the stock market
Authors: Sano Kazuo
Published: June 2023

Trade is one of the essential features of human intelligence. The securities market is the ultimate expression of it. The fundamental indicators of stocks include information about the effects of noise and bias on stock prices; however, distinguishing between them is generally hard. In this article, I present the fundamentals hypothesis based on rational expectations and detect the global bias components from the actual fundamental indicators using a log-normal distribution model based on the fundamentals hypothesis. The analysis results show that biases generally exhibit the same characteristics, strongly supporting our theory. Notably, the positive price-to-cash flows from the investing activities ratio are proxies for the fundamentals. The answer is simple: "Cash is a fact, and profit is an opinion." Namely, opinions of management and accounting added noise to fundamentals. As a result, we obtain the Kesten process and the Pareto distribution. This result means the market knows this noise and shows a stable global bias in the stock market.
A non-linear SVR-based cascade model for improving prediction accuracy of biomedical data analysis
Authors: Izonin Ivan , Tkachenko Roman , Gurbych Olexander , Kovac Michal , Rutkowski Leszek , Holoven Rostyslav
Published: June 2023

Biomedical data analysis is essential in current diagnosis, treatment, and patient condition monitoring. The large volumes of data that characterize this area require simple but accurate and fast methods of intellectual analysis to improve the level of medical services. Existing machine learning (ML) methods require many resources (time, memory, energy) when processing large datasets. Or they demonstrate a level of accuracy that is insufficient for solving a specific application task. In this paper, we developed a new ensemble model of increased accuracy for solving approximation problems of large biomedical data sets. The model is based on cascading of the ML methods and response surface linearization principles. In addition, we used Ito decomposition as a means of nonlinearly expanding the inputs at each level of the model. As weak learners, Support Vector Regression (SVR) with linear kernel was used due to many significant advantages demonstrated by this method among the existing ones. The training and application procedures of the developed SVR-based cascade model are described, and a flow chart of its implementation is presented. The modeling was carried out on a real-world tabular set of biomedical data of a large volume. The task of predicting the heart rate of individuals was solved, which provides the possibility of determining the level of human stress, and is an essential indicator in various applied fields. The optimal parameters of the SVR-based cascade model operating were selected experimentally. The authors shown that the developed model provides more than 20 times higher accuracy (according to Mean Squared Error (MSE)), as well as a significant reduction in the duration of the training procedure compared to the existing method, which provided the highest accuracy of work among those considered.
Presencia de las mujeres en los gobiernos municipales españoles. Perspectivas histórica y territorial (1979- 2019)
Authors: Gago-García Cándida , Rodríguez Moya Juana Mª
Published: June 2023

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la presencia de mujeres en los gobiernos locales en España desde 1979 hasta 2019, un período que coincide con cuarenta años de democracia y ha sido testigo de más de diez elecciones. En segundo lugar, determinar si la brecha de género en este aspecto ha aumentado o se ha estrechado. En particular, hemos querido identificar los posibles cambios producidos como consecuencia de la entrada en vigor de la Ley Orgánica 3/2007 para la Igualdad Efectiva de Mujeres y Hombres. Nuestros resultados muestran que la presencia de mujeres en los ayuntamientos ha aumentado, pero que existen marcadas diferencias en las tendencias internas. Además del punto de vista histórico, esta investigación incluye la perspectiva territorial. Así, para explicar la distribución territorial de los resultados se utilizó el Índice de Autocorrelación Espacial de Moran, analizando datos sobre la presencia de alcaldesas y concejalas en más de 8.100 ayuntamientos. Las variables consideradas fueron: proximidad territorial, medida mediante el I. univariante de Moran; grado de ruralidad, definido según el tamaño del municipio; y la presencia de mujeres por primera vez. Para estas dos últimas variables, realizamos un análisis bivariante (I. bivariante de Moran), correlacionándolas con la presencia de alcaldesas y el porcentaje de concejalas como variables dependientes. Encontramos pocos patrones territoriales, y por el contrario, nuestros resultados indican un alto grado de aleatoriedad, lo que podría atribuirse a la naturaleza diversa de los municipios del país.
Application of Digital Technologies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance in Tanzania
Authors: Sauli Elingarami , Modern Grantina , Mustafa Ummul-khair
Published: June 2023

There is limited literature on the application of digital technology applications for disease surveillance in Tanzania. This chapter reviewed digital application technologies, existing challenges, and future perspectives in Tanzania. The data collection process involved searching for peer reviewed articles from databases such as Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed. Stakeholder consultation was also conducted through interviews of healthcare officials who were directly involved in disease surveillance process in Tanzania. Findings from this chapter showed that digital public health data in Tanzania is mainly collected through the HMIS monthly reports from IDSR. The main challenges affecting implementation of digital surveillance are poor internet, unreliable power supply, lack of integration between the existing and newly developed digital technologies, limited financial resources, and inadequate ICT personnel. The government of Tanzania should improve e-health apps funding and reporting of mobile health interventions for infectious diseases and NCDs using the WHO mERA checklist.
Digital Payments Systems for Emerging Economies
Authors: Masamila Bossi A. , Oreku George S. , Nfuka Edephonce N.
Published: June 2023

Innovative digital payment systems (DPS) are a crucial solution for greater financial inclusion assisting low-income households in overcoming poverty using lower-cost methods for managing their finances. The advancement in internet communication technologies and the arrival of e-commerce and e-business simulated digital payment systems providesvarious electronic payment options such as payment cards, mobile payments, mobile wallets, electronic cash, and contactless payment methods. This chapter discusses the current state of the art in digital payment systems in emerging markets. Also, it analyzes the advantages of DPS in emerging economies, challenges in emerging economies, the economic impact of DPS in emerging economies, cyber security issues in DPS, and the future of the DPS in emerging economies.
Impacts of Digital Payments on Socio-Economic Factors in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
Authors: Kumar Ranjan , Shrestha Maheshwor
Published: June 2023

Digital payments are increasingly becoming popular worldwide, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries, despite the challenges these countries face regarding required infrastructure and digital literacy. Digital payments have emerged as an important tool for governments to distribute the funds for social welfare schemes to their citizens directly in their accounts with zero corruption and delays. Socio-financial inclusion of society's deprived and marginalized section is another advantage of digital payments. Having access to transaction accounts, credit, savings products, and insurance helps the poor raise their incomes and become more resilient. Paperless and cashless transactions are a huge advantage of digital payments. This chapter aims to discuss the impacts of digital payments on the socio-economic factors in emerging markets and developing economies. In addition, it highlights the solution and recommendations for policymakers.
Creating an International Collaboratory for Leadership in Universally Designed Education
Authors: Dalton Elizabeth Minchin , Jackson Richard M. , Bracken Sean , Satar Ashiya Abdool , Aabi Mustapha , Khurana Aashna , Nicholas Luigia , Power Oressa K. , Ewe Linda Plantin
Published: June 2023

To foster strong global movements toward more inclusive educational resources around the world, higher education serves a crucial role. Universities face numerous challenges in the development of inclusive services for those with differing needs. While global collaborative efforts often provide great inspiration for community and educational system change, professionals do not always know exactly what changes should be made or how to go about making these changes more inclusive. Resources and online professional learning networks that are open to all and readily available online are one way to address these challenges. The INCLUDE Collaboratory gathers and provides open opportunities for professionals around the world to connect, learn, discuss, and develop ongoing collaborative relationships. The authors present the background, history, structure, and work of the INCLUDE Collaboratory, highlighting the following: Concept, vision, and purpose; organizational timeline and evolution; organizational development; thematic priorities, and future planning.
Evolution and Implementation of Inclusive Education in the Maldives
Authors: Shareefa Mariyam , Moosa Visal , Rushdhee Adhila , Rizwan Shuhudha
Published: June 2023

This chapter shares the journey of a developing island nation in their effort to implement a nation-wide inclusive education system. The chapter intends to bring to forefront key milestones, challenges faced, and the way forward in the expedition towards realizing full inclusion in schools. Towards this end, the authors engaged multiple sources of data including (i) legal, policy and other relevant documents from the local context, (ii) focus group discussions with experts, and (iii) interviews with practitioners. Insights from these multi-source explorations are triangulated and discussed in the light of local and international literature. Recommendations for moving towards enhancing and expanding inclusion in the education system are offered with specific focus on policy and practice, which can benefit the education system not only at the local level but also at the global level.
Flexible, Relevant, and Accessible Curriculum
Authors: Evans David G. , Salleh Rosmalily binti , Basit Abdul , Little Cathy
Published: June 2023

Education is a right for all children and youth. It has been stated in international initiatives for over five decades. Curriculum frameworks across cultural contexts are interpreted in differing ways by class teachers (e.g., direct interpretation, materials developed by government or commercial bodies). Yet students with disabilities continue to be marginalised from a robust and meaningful curriculum on the basis that the curriculum is 'not for them,' or that teachers are not professionally equipped to make modifications to support access, participation, and learning. This chapter seeks to explore how the universal design for learning framework can be used to ensure all learners are contributing members within the regular classroom. This exploration will consider contexts from three countries to illustrate how the UDL framework can be used to develop flexible, meaningful, and accessible curriculum for all learners. This exploration will illustrate the barriers posed by school structures, mindsets of educators, and rigid interpretation and use of curriculum frameworks and materials.
Critical Whiteness as a Professional Approach to Inclusive Teaching in Teacher Education
Authors: Schröter Anne , Konz Britta
Published: June 2023

Teachers are in a powerful position in the context of education in schools. They produce and reproduce norms and expectations of normality in relation to their students and their diversity. This does not mean intentional exclusion, but processes that are subtle. However, these processes can have an immense impact on students' educational careers, achievement, well-being, and participation. Therefore, inclusive education in schools requires a professionalisation of teacher education at universities, where future teachers are sensitised in dealing with inequality dimensions. While dimensions such as gender and disability have received attention for a long time, the dimension race and the significance of racist structures and dynamics in education have only recently come into focus in the German discourse. In this chapter, Critical Whiteness will be discussed as a professional approach to inclusive teaching in higher education.
Barriers to Higher Education in Displacement
Authors: Hauber-Özer Melissa
Published: June 2023

Many refugee youth aspire to complete higher education in order to pursue personal development, obtain secure employment, facilitate socio-economic integration, and build more stable futures in their new communities. However, they often face intersecting legal, economic, linguistic, psychosocial, and structural barriers to accessing higher education. Based on thematic analysis of in-depth interviews, this chapter examines the experiences of a group of 11 Syrian refugee young adults who accessed higher education during displacement in Turkey, documenting how they encountered and overcame the challenges of interrupted education, informational and navigational barriers, language acquisition, economic constraints, and racism to pursue their goals. The chapter closes with recommendations for educators, university faculty and administrators, policymakers, and other stakeholders committed to increasing access and equity for refugee youth aspiring to higher education.
Predicting Cyber Security Behaviors Through Psychosocial and Demographic Conditions During COVID-19
Authors: Arogbodo Mololuwa Oluseyi , Katos Vasilis
Published: June 2023

This research examines the influence of demographic conditions on those psychosocial conditions resulting from the pandemic to predict cyber security behaviors. Multiple linear and logistical regression models showed that addicted users who barely worked from home before the pandemic are more likely to exhibit risky cyber security behaviors, which is also similar for lonely users who barely worked from home to predict internet addiction. One interesting finding is that addicted female users were found to be more susceptible to cyberattacks. The implications and recommendations focused on therapeutic interventions, social change, awareness campaigns, and so forth. The limitation of this study is also covered, and possible future research areas are recommended.
A Comprehensive Cybersecurity Framework for Present and Future Global Information Technology Organizations
Authors: Shafik Wasswa
Published: June 2023

This chapter examines how education, technology, national and international regulations contribute to a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for present and future global IT companies. IT-driven enterprises may utilize the following security recommendations. Businesses who seek to examine their external and internal security with security upload and establish settings for success regardless of location must solve these issues. To produce more effective legislation, education efforts, and technologies that are resistant to cyberattacks, this work explores fundamental research gaps in cybersecurity and demonstrates how cybersecurity may be divided into these three fundamental categories and integrated to tackle problems such as the creation of training environments for authentic cybersecurity situations. It will explain links between technology and certification and discuss legislative standards and instructional frameworks for merging criteria for system accreditation and cybersecurity. The study finishes with wireless network security recommendations.
Cybersecurity Disclosure and Corporate Reputation
Authors: Lenka Arpita , Goswami Madhurima , Singh Harmandeep , Baskaran Harsha
Published: June 2023

This chapter emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity for a corporation as today's organizations are more vulnerable than ever and their enemies are in the form of viruses and malware. The work provides evidence that cybersecurity can have an impact on brand value, market value, and overall corporate reputation. It focuses on depicting the global scenario with reference to cybersecurity disclosures by corporations and how it is important in today's digitized era where data is the most valuable and vulnerable asset. With rapid digitalization, cybersecurity has become a major concern for all businesses, especially when there is financial and reputational damage to cybersecurity breaches and incidents. Even in the absence of clear cybersecurity laws and regulations, corporations are opting for voluntary disclosure. Existing literature explains this as an attempt to mitigate any potential risk or occurred risk through increased transparency which will build the trust of all stakeholders.
Information Security Threats of Automation in the Water Industry
Authors: Taylor James , Adedoyin Festus Fatai
Published: June 2023

Critical infrastructure is reliant on automation to efficiently deliver services. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems monitor and control the operational network and these devices can be compromised with a cyber attack. This report evaluates the significance of such threats, the economic impact, reviews foreign ownership of critical infrastructure and the current legislation as it relates to the water industry. The report concludes with potential recommendations the United Kingdom might consider protecting this vital service.
SHM of Tahya Masr Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Resensys Wireless Sensors
Authors: Elbaz Abdelrahman , Heiza Khaled , Marzouk Hesham , Nawawy Omar
Published: June 2023

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is now a fundamental idea in our daily lives. It is related to many disciplines, including Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Marine Engineering, among others. It provides a diagnosis of the structure's state at every moment of its residual life, improves understanding of structural behavior, and detects any change that occurs to any component of it or for the entire structure via some devices (Sensors) that may be wired or wireless, incorporating micro and nanotechnology in their components putting on it or on the part under study. These sensors are data collectors that send data to a laptop or computer for processing via a communication system. These data assist decision-makers in determining the structure's residual life and whether it requires maintenance or rebuilding. The wireless SHM system of a Tahya Masr cable-stayed bridge is developed in this study using Resensys SenSpotTMSensors. The following approaches are suggested to achieve the goal. Wireless sensors were used to measure strain and monitor vibration, strain, inclination, tilt, temperature, and humidity. These measurements help to develop a reference data set that can be used to monitor and detect changes in structural behavior that indicate damage. This study successfully assessed the viability of Resensys SenSpotTMwireless, and it provided a brief overview of vibration- and impedance-based SHM techniques appropriate for the cable-stayed bridge's pylon system. Finally, the Tahya Masr cable-stayed bridge in Egypt served as a successful test site for the smart sensor's applicability.
La nuova era e i vecchi problemi
Authors: Scelsi Silvia
Published: June 2023

Abbiamo superato l’emergenza pandemica e siamo tornati alla cosiddetta normalità.
Rifletterei, in tutti i sensi, su cosa abbiamo imparato da questa emergenza. Ad uno sguardo generale direi: nulla.
La sanità sembra quella delle grandi riforme dell’inizio degli anni 80’ e 90’, epoche di riforme eroiche basate sul concetto di salute come diritto, di responsabilità nell’ambito delle organizzazioni e di professionisti da riconoscere, quando le risorse erano definite, o meglio ridotte, e invece di guardare a cambiamenti nei processi di cura e nelle organizzazioni si guardava a cambiamenti nelle strutture. Allora gli infermieri hanno lottato per la necessità di modificare i processi attraverso le competenze, e per il diritto a che l’infermieristica fosse riconosciuta come una disciplina scientifica autonoma, perché consapevoli di fare la differenza. Da allora il loro viaggio culturale non si è più fermato. [...]
Comparing preemptive injection of peri-articular-multimodal drug with oral celexocib for postoperative pain management in total knee arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial
Authors: Motififard Mehdi , Zarezadeh Abolghasem , Mohammadsharifi Ghasem
Published: June 2023

Background:

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with tremendous postoperative pain, and pain relief should concisely be considered. This study aims to compare the efficacy of preemptive periarticular multimodal drug injection versus placebo and oral celecoxib on postoperative pain control after TKA.

Materials and Methods:

This study is a randomized clinical trial on 146 patients candidate for TKA who were randomly allocated to three treatment groups, including (1) a cocktail consisting of bupivacaine, morphine, epinephrine, and ketorolac (n = 48), (2) only epinephrine (placebo group) (n = 49), and (3) 400 mg celecoxib orally (control group) (n = 49) using the Random Allocation software. The injections and oral therapy were performed within 15 min before the surgical procedure. The study's primary outcome was the Knee Society Score (KSS) calculated at baseline, within 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. Range of motion (ROM) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to assess pain intensity as the other primary outcomes were evaluated before the procedure, within 24 h, 48 h, and 6 weeks postoperatively.

Results:

The three studied groups were similar regarding demographic characteristics, including age (P = 0.33), gender distribution (P = 0.65), and involved knee side (P = 0.94). Baseline comparison of KSS (P = 0.39), VAS (P = 0.24), and ROM (P = 0.37) among the groups revealed insignificant differences. All the studied groups showed a statistically significant trend of improvement in KSS, VAS, and ROM (P < 0.001), while the comparison of the three groups in terms of KSS (P = 0.001), VAS (P < 0.001), and ROM (P < 0.001) revealed remarkable superiority of multimodal injection to the other treatments.

Conclusion:

Preemptive periarticular multimodal drug injection, including bupivacaine, morphine, epinephrine, and ketorolac, can cause considerable postoperative pain relief and better ROM achievement in comparison to placebo or oral celecoxib.
Comparison of the effects of preoperative celecoxib and gabapentin on pain, functional recovery, and quality of life after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Authors: Motififard Mehdi , Hatami Saeed , Feizi Awat , Toghyani Arash , Parhamfar Mohammad
Published: June 2023

Background:

Acute pain is one of the main complaints of patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which causes delayed mobility, increased morphine consumption, and subsequently increased costs. Therefore, the present study was performed to evaluate the preventive effect of preoperative celecoxib and gabapentin on reducing patient pain as a primary outcome after TKA surgery.

Materials and Methods:

This randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial was performed on 270 patients with osteoarthritis that were candidates for TKA surgery allocated into three groups. In the first group, 900 mg of gabapentin was administered orally on a daily basis for 3 days before surgery. In the second group, 200 mg of oral celecoxib was administered twice daily for 3 days before surgery. In the third group, oral placebo was administered twice daily for 3 days before the surgery. The patients' pain score and knee and its functional score were recoded.

Results:

The mean of reduction pain in gabapentin and celecoxib groups was significantly lower than that of the control group at 12, 24, and 48 h after surgery (P < 0.001); however, two groups were not significantly different from each other (P > 0.05). Furthermore, the two medication groups were not significantly different in this regard (P > 0.05). In addition, the knee score in the gabapentin group with the means of 85.40 ± 5.47 and the celecoxib group with the means of 87.03 ± 3.97 were significantly higher than those of the control group with the means of 78.90 ± 4.39 in the 1st month after the surgery (P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

According to the results of the present study, the preventive administration of gabapentin and celecoxib showed a significant and similar effectiveness on reducing patient pain after TKA surgery and on improving the KSS and quality of life scores.
An Analysis of Research Trends and Knowledge Structure in the Field of Affordable and Clean Energy
Authors: Castillo Verenice Sánchez , Cano Carlos Alberto Gómez , Gonzalez-Argote Javier
Published: June 2023

INTRODUCTION: Energy is the foundation of all human endeavors and is intertwined with human progress. The access to sustainable energy services is a fundamental requirement for sustainable development, encompassing poverty eradication, food security, health, well-being, and education quality. Affordable and clean energy is explicitly recognized as one of the 17 sustainable development goals.OBJECTIVE: to analyse research trends and the knowledge structure in the field of affordable and clean energy.METHODS: This study was based on a descriptive bibliometric analysis of SDGs 7 "Affordable and Clean Energy". The Scopus database was used as a source of information, between 2012 and 2021.RESULTS: The trend of documents on Affordable and Clean Energy reveals a steady increase in the number of published papers related to this topic, indicating a growing interest and activity in researching and disseminating information about sustainable energy. It is observed that international collaboration accounts for 21.8% of the analyzed documents, indicating a significant involvement of researchers from different countries. Engineering emerges as the leading subject area with 591,146 scholarly outputs, indicating a strong focus on technological advancements and innovation.CONCLUSIONS: Scientific production in the field of affordable and clean energy has experienced steady growth, reflecting an increasing interest in research and development of sustainable energy solutions. However, it is important to recognize that this increase in the number of published papers has not translated into greater impact and recognition in the scientific community. Although more knowledge is being generated, its influence seems to be diminishing. Countries that participate in joint research obtain a higher number of citations, indicating the importance of establishing international linkages to maximize the visibility and impact of research.
Triple correlation and long gaps in the spectrum of flat tori
Authors: Aistleitner Christoph , Blomer Valentin , Radziwiłł Maksym
Published: June 2023

We evaluate the triple correlation of eigenvalues of the Laplacian on generic flat tori in an averaged sense. As two consequences we show that (a) the limit inferior (resp. limit superior) of the triple correlation is almost surely at most (resp. at least) Poissonian, and that (b) almost all flat tori contain infinitely many gaps in their spectrum that are at least 2.006 times longer than the average gap.

The significance of the constant 2.006 lies in the fact that there exist sequences with Poissonian pair correlation and with consecutive spacings bounded uniformly from above by 2, as we also prove in this paper. Thus our result goes beyond what can be deduced solely from the Poissonian behavior of the pair correlation.
Cuba, Canarias y la prensa, en el contexto del 98
Authors: Medina Hernández Ileana
Published: June 2023

1898 es para España el año del Desastre, con mayúscula; 1898 es para Cuba el año de la independencia, quizá con minúscula. Canarias es la puerta de salida de Europa; Cuba es puerta la entrada de América. La migración canario - cubana ha sido un factor histórico decisivo en la formación de ambas nacionalidades. La prensa de masas naciente a fines del siglo XIX jugó un papel determinante en la guerra hispano-norteamericana y su desenlace. Conjugando esas cuatro sentencias aplastantes y archiconocidas, la investigación del reflejo del proceso independentista cubano en la prensa de canaria aporta sustanciosos elementos al conocimiento del papel de los procesos de comunicación en la historia y en la cultura de ambos archipiélagos, en el importante contexto del fin de siglo XIX.
Periodismo y moral una aproximación al discurso de prensa sobre el narcotráfico en Colombia
Authors: González Quintero Catalina
Published: June 2023

Colombia es un país violento: este estereotipo, generalizado tanto entre los colombianos como en otros países del mundo, encuentra parte de su razón de ser en el predominio de la temática violenta ligada al narcotráfico cuando se tratan noticias sobre Colombia en la prensa extranjera.

Para adentramos al estudio de este estereotipo, tendremos en cuenta, primero, algunas consideraciones generales sobre la representación mediática de la violencia, y segundo, los resultados un análisis las noticias sobre Colombia aparecidas en el diario El País, de España. Este análisis hizo parte de la investigación -tendiente a tesis doctoral- que realicé recientemente sobre el cubrimiento de Colombia en la prensa extranjera. El periódico El País, de España, fue escogido para realizar el estudio, dada su importancia en el contexto europeo, pues se trata del diario de habla hispana más importante de dicho continente. La muestra observada corresponde a las noticias sobre Colombia aparecidas en El País durante 1988 y 1989, tiempo en el que se desarrolló en Colombia el ¿narcoterrorismo¿, enfrentamiento entre el llamado cartel de Medellín y el gobierno Colombiano, que dejó muchas víctimas en la población civil.