bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Delayed Massive-star Mechanical Feedback at Low Metallicity
Authors: Jecmen Michelle C. , Oey M. S.
Published: November 2023

The classical model of massive-star mechanical feedback is based on effects at solar metallicity (Z
⊙), yet feedback parameters are very different at low metallicity. Metal-poor stellar winds are much weaker, and more massive supernova progenitors likely collapse directly to black holes without exploding. Thus, for ∼0.4 Z
⊙ we find reductions in the total integrated mechanical energy and momentum of ∼40% and 75%, respectively, compared to values classically expected at solar metallicity. But in particular, these changes effectively delay the onset of mechanical feedback until ages of ∼10 Myr. Feedback from high-mass X-ray binaries could slightly increase mechanical luminosity between ages 5 and 10 Myr, but it is stochastic and unlikely to be significant on this timescale. Stellar dynamical mechanisms remove most massive stars from clusters well before 10 Myr, which would further promote this effect; this process is exacerbated by gas retention implied by weak feedback. Delayed mechanical feedback implies that radiation feedback therefore dominates at early ages, which is consistent with the observed absence of superwinds in some extreme starbursts. This scenario may lead to higher star formation efficiencies, multiple stellar populations in clusters, and higher Lyman continuum escape. This could explain the giant star-forming complexes in metal-poor galaxies and the small sizes of OB superbubble shells relative to their inferred ages. It could also drive modest effects on galactic chemical evolution, including on oxygen abundances. Thus, delayed low-metallicity mechanical feedback may have broad implications, including for early cosmic epochs.
Circumnuclear Multiphase Gas in the Circinus Galaxy. V. The Origin of the X-Ray Polarization in the Circinus Galaxy
Authors: Tanimoto Atsushi , Wada Keiichi , Kudoh Yuki , Odaka Hirokazu , Uematsu Ryosuke , Ogawa Shoji
Published: November 2023

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) detected X-ray polarization in the nearest Seyfert 2 galaxy, the Circinus galaxy, for the first time. To reproduce the IXPE results, we computed the degree of polarization based on two types of radiative hydrodynamic simulations: a parsec-scale three-dimensional model and a sub-parsec-scale axisymmetric model with a higher spatial resolution. In a series of papers, we confirmed that these models naturally explain the multiwavelength observations of the Circinus galaxy from radio to X-rays. We used a Monte Carlo Simulation for Astrophysics and Cosmology code to compute the linear polarization of continuum emission. We found that the degree of polarization based on the parsec-scale radiation-driven fountain model was smaller than that observed with the IXPE. The degree of polarization based on the sub-parsec-scale model depends on the hydrogen number density of the disk (d), and the degree of polarization obtained from our simulation is consistent with that observed with the IXPE in the case of

log
d

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cm

−
3

≥
13

. We investigate where the photons are Compton scattered and imply that the origin of the X-ray polarization in the Circinus galaxy is the outflow inside 0.01 pc. In this case, the degree of polarization may change over a timescale of approximately 10 yr.
Коронавирусот кај бремени пациентки и нивните клинички исходи – резултати од студија на случај-контрола
Authors: Кадриу Ромир , Демири Илир , Димитров Горан
Published: November 2023

ОСНОВА: Избувнувањето на  КОВИД-19, предизвикано од новиот коронавирус САРС-КоВ-2, поттикна обемни истражувачки напори за разбирање на неговите разновидни клинички презентации и влијанија врз различни популации на пациенти. Меѓу овие популации, бремените жени привлекоа значително внимание поради загриженоста за потенцијалните последици од  КОВИД-19 за време на бременоста.
ЦЕЛ: Примарната цел на оваа студија е да одреди дали бремените пациентки со САРС-КоВ-2 искусиле различни исходи од небремени пациентки на иста возраст, во однос на исходите од акутната епизода, како потреба од кислородна терапија и исход од лекувањето. Секундарна цел на студијата е да се одреди присуството на ризик факторите за исход од инфекција со САРС-КоВ-2, како присуството на коморбидитети, но и нивото на различни лабораториски маркери за време на хоспиталниот престој, и нивните разлики помеѓу случаите и контролите.
МЕТОДИ: Како случаи беа дефинирани пациентките кои имаа 1) наод кој ја потврдува нивната бременост (ултразвучен наод) достапен во нивната документација или електронски картон, 2) позитивен тест за САРС-КоВ-2, базиран на PCR-метода, како и 3) симптоматологија од горниот респираторен систем или системски знаци. Како контролни пациентки беа дефинирани исто како случаите, но со податок дека не се бремени. За време на болничкиот престој, кај сите пациенти беа рутински одредувани повеќекратни лабораториски мерења на параметри од периферна крв, вклучувајќи комплетна крвна слика (еритроцити, леукоцити, тромбоцити и диференцијална крвна слика), ц-реактивен протеин, активност на лактатна дехидрогеназа и ниво на д-димери. Статистичката анализа беше спроведена со користење на соодветен софтвер (SPSS). За да се сумираат карактеристиките на испитуваната популација се користеа описни статистички податоци, вклучувајќи средини, стандардни отстапувања и проценти.
РЕЗУЛТАТИ: Најдени се статистички значајно помали вредности кај бремените жени за заситување со кислород и бројот на тромбоцити, додека е најдено статистички значајно зголемување на бројот на леукоцити, Д-димери,  уреа и глукоза. Постојат статистички значајни разлики анализирани со Хи-квадрат тест кај варијаблите неинвазивна вентилација, специфична терапија за корона (remdesivir, tocilizumab, favipiravir), шеќерна болест и друга дијагноза која може да влијае на исходот од САРС-КоВ-2.
ЗАКЛУЧОЦИ: Овие наоди покажуваат дека бремените жени може да имаат различни клинички профили кога се погодени од КОВИД-19, нагласувајќи ја важноста на приспособените стратегии за здравствена заштита за оваа популација.
Quelles poursuites internationales des crimes commis en Ukraine ?
Authors: Maison Rafaëlle
Published: November 2023

Loin d’un engouement « international » pour la poursuite des crimes commis en Ukraine, nous sommes en présence d’une forte pression occidentale. Cette pression soulève différents problèmes. L’insistance européenne et états-unienne risque d’alimenter la réserve d’États non-occidentaux vis-à-vis de la Cour pénale internationale et fait craindre une fragilisation des enquêtes qu’elle mène sur d’autres situations. La licéité des poursuites pour crimes de guerre visant le Président russe récemment annoncées par la Cour pénale internationale est incertaine dès lors, notamment, que le conflit en Ukraine n’a pas fait l’objet d’un renvoi par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies, qu’il concerne deux États non-parties au Statut de la Cour, et que le travail de celle-ci paraît grandement influencé par un troisième État non-partie, les États-Unis. Enfin, l’impossibilité pour la juridiction pénale internationale de se saisir du crime d’agression, dont la définition est d’ailleurs très stricte au regard des précédents de Nuremberg et de Tokyo, conduit les États occidentaux à contourner la Cour en proposant la création d’un Tribunal ad hoc, au risque de modifier l’état du droit international tel que consacré dans la Charte des Nations Unies.
L’indétermination démocratique à l’épreuve de l’anthropocène
Authors: Guillout Lauriane
Published: November 2023

La notion d’anthropocène suscite des interprétations variables et contradictoires. Certaines lectures annoncent l’avénement d’un « âge de l’homme ». D’autres comprennent l’anthropocène comme un point de rupture géologique qui requiert une réinvention politique pour assurer la prise en compte des non-humains dans nos sociétés. Ainsi comprise, cette notion devient porteuse d’une injonction au changement. Dans le cadre de cet article, il s’agira de prendre cette injonction au sérieux en l’investissant comme une occasion pour mettre à l’épreuve l’une des thèses centrales de Claude Lefort : celle d’une « indétermination » de nos démocraties modernes qui feraient d’elles des sociétés capables de se réinventer dans une ouverture et une disponibilité constantes aux turbulences historiques. Cette interrogation sera conduite en prêtant attention à une métamorphose politico-juridique qui s’accomplit actuellement, hors des frontières de la modernité démocratique occidentale, sous la forme d’une consécration des droits de la nature.
An Algorithmic Rule to Solve the Extended Ibn Ezra – Rabad Problem: Recursive Constrained Unanimity
Authors: de Mesnard Louis
Published: November 2023

Nous examinons la règle d’Ibn Ezra – Rabad historiquement utilisée pour résoudre le problème « d’arbitrage des droits » quand la plus grande des demandes est égale à l’actif. Pour le problème étendu d’Ibn Ezra – Rabad, c.a.d., quand la plus grande des demandes est inférieure à l’actif, nous proposons une typologie des règles de résolution du problème en fonction de leur nature récursive : a) règles non récursives : Attributions Égales sous Contrainte et Pertes Égales sous Contrainte ; b) règles semirécursives : Unanimité sur l’Écart de Réclamation, Dictature sur l’Écart de Réclamation ; c) règles qui combinent les règles non récursives et semi-récursives : Chevauchement Minimal et Chevauchement Minimal Résiduel ; d) règles récursives : aujourd’hui la catégorie est vide ; et e) règles récursives-itératives : la Valeur Généralisée d’Ibn Ezra. Nous proposons alors une règle récursive, l’Unanimité Contrainte Récursive. Comme la Valeur Généralisée d’Ibn Ezra, elle étend la règle d’Ibn Ezra – Rabad et remplit les axiomes d’efficacité et de limitation des créances. Contrairement à la Valeur Généralisée d’Ibn Ezra, elle ne présente pas de problèmes de convergence lorsque la valeur de l’actif est proche du total des demandes. JEL classification : C7, D31
Event-triggered distributed optimization of multi-agent systems with time delay
Authors: Tang Run , Zhu Wei , Pu Huizhu
Published: November 2023

In this article, the distributed optimization based on multi-agent systems was studied, where the global optimization objective of the optimization problem is a convex combination of local objective functions. In order to avoid continuous communication among neighboring agents, an event-triggering algorithm was proposed. Time delay was also considered in the designed algorithm. The triggering time of each agent was determined by the state measurement error, the state of its neighbors at the latest triggering instant and the exponential decay threshold. Some sufficient conditions for optimal consistency were obtained. In addition, Zeno-behavior in triggering time sequence was eliminated. Finally, a numerical simulation was given to prove the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
El acueducto de San Antón en Plasencia: historia y análisis geométrico y constructivo
Authors: Lopez Brañas Iñigo , Rodríguez Romero Eva J. , Jiménez Alcalá Benito
Published: November 2023

Durante el siglo XVI, la importancia de la conducción de aguas limpias hasta el centro de las ciudades españolas quedó patente por medio de la construcción de múltiples acueductos. El de San Antón en Plasencia es una de sus mejores muestras. Su erección optimizó, no sin dificultades, las acometidas de agua hasta la ciudad amurallada, mejorando, de este modo, las condiciones de confort y salubridad de sus habitantes. A principios del siglo XX, el acueducto perdió su funcionalidad y hoy goza de carácter monumental. El presente artículo analiza y estudia técnica y constructivamente el estado original de su arquería principal, por medio del levantamiento de planos de su estado actual y de su restitución gráfica. Con ello se persigue una mejor comprensión de su diseño, construcción y funcionalidad, como pieza maestra y representativa de la hidráulica en el renacimiento hispano.
Nudge Transparency Is Not Required for Nudge Resistibility
Authors: De Marco Gabriel , Douglas Thomas
Published: November 2023

In discussions of nudging, transparency is often taken to be important; it is often suggested that a significant moral consideration to take into account when nudging is whether the nudge is transparent. Another consideration taken to be relevant is whether the nudge is easy to resist. Sometimes, these two considerations are taken to be importantly related: if we have reason to make nudges easy to resist, then we have reason to make them transparent, insofar as a nudge’s transparency is relevant to whether the nudge is easy to resist. In this paper, we critically scrutinize this view. First, we draw out the purported connections between transparency and resistibility, combining them into what we call the Resistibility-to-Transparency Argument (RTA). Then, we do some conceptual groundwork elaborating on different forms of transparency mentioned in the debate. With this in place, we argue that in order to be plausible, the RTA must appeal to certain forms of transparency; those on which the transparency of a nudge depends on the nudgee’s ability to become aware of the relevant facts about the nudge. We then argue against the common assumption that in order for a nudge to be easy to resist for an individual, that individual needs to have the capacity to easily become aware of the relevant nudge facts. We conclude that the connection between the easy resistibility of a nudge and its transparency is, at best, a weak one.
Interpreting the Probabilistic Language in IPCC Reports
Authors: Dethier Corey
Published: November 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) often qualifies its statements by use of probabilistic “likelihood” language. In this paper, I show that this language is not properly interpreted in either frequentist or Bayesian terms—simply put, the IPCC uses both kinds of statistics to calculate these likelihoods. I then offer a deflationist interpretation: the probabilistic language expresses nothing more than how compatible the evidence is with the given hypothesis according to some method that generates normalized scores. I end by drawing some tentative normative conclusions.
Defining Definiteness
Authors: Domoslawski Aleksander
Published: November 2023

Epistemicism associates vagueness with ignorance produced by semantic plasticity: the shiftiness of intensions in our language resulting from small changes in usage. The recent literature (Caie 2012; Magidor 2018; Yli-Vakkuri 2016) points to a missing piece in the epistemicist theory of vagueness, namely a clear account of the semantics of the definiteness operator Δ. The fundamentals of the epistemicist theory are well understood. However, the technical work of defining the definiteness operator has proven difficult. There are several desiderata that we would like Δ to satisfy. For instance, we would like the epistemicist notion of ‘definiteness’ to interact well with modal operators and validate intuitive principles like ‘necessarily, if φ is definitely true, then φ is true’. Providing an account that would meet all such desiderata has eluded the epistemicists so far. In this paper, I present a novel version of a multidimensional model inspired by the work of Robert Stalnaker and David Kaplan. Using this model, I provide an account of epistemicist definiteness that meets our desiderata.
The Nature of Timbre
Authors: Mizrahi Vivian
Published: November 2023

Along with pitch and loudness, timbre is commonly described as an audible property of sounds. This paper puts forward an alternative view—that timbres are properties of auditory media. This approach has many advantages. First, it accounts for the frequent attribution of timbres to objects that do not have characteristic sounds. Second, it explains why timbres are attributed not only to ordinary objects, like musical instruments, but also to surrounding spaces and architectural structures. And finally, it provides an original solution to the timbre-constancy problem.
The Rationality of Love: Benevolence and Complacence in Kant and Hutcheson
Authors: Walschots Michael
Published: November 2023

Kant claims that love ‘is a matter of feeling,’ which has led many of his interpreters to argue that he conceives of love as solely a matter of feeling, that is, as a purely pathological state. In this paper I challenge this reading by taking another one of Kant’s claims seriously, namely that all love is either benevolence or complacence and that both are rational. I place Kant’s distinction between benevolence and complacence next to the historical inspiration for it, namely Francis Hutcheson’s very similar distinction, in order to argue that love is rational, for Kant, in that it requires certain rational capacities on the part of the agent. I conclude by illustrating that this has important implications for how we understand Kant’s conception of love more generally.
Mental Health and Emotion Regulation in At-Risk Adolescents
Authors: Devi Sunita , Patra Swati
Published: November 2023

Around 20% of the world's adolescents have mental health problem (Vranda, 2015) and half of these start during adolescence (Kessler et al., 2005). School-based intervention programmes possess a great potential in reducing the risk factors and increasing the protective factors to promote mental health and well-being of children and adolescents (Vranda, 2015; Shoshani & Steinmetz, 2013). The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions on mental health and emotion regulation of at risk adolescents. 65 students were identified as at-risk by administering SDQ (students form) from a sample of 147 class 8th students. Other tools used were Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (Keyes et al., 2009) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (Victor, & Klonsky, 2016). Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs) (12 sessions) related to gratitude, hope and mindfulness were given for about three months. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for positive psychology interventions as a sustainable mental health promotional tool in the school context.
Challenges in Disability Certification in Specific Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders in an Indian Context
Authors: Saravanan Vaishalee , Castelino Ashel Mercin , Meethan Shruthi
Published: November 2023

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act is a significant step towards safeguarding the rights and inclusion of individuals with disabilities. Disability certificates from certified authorities enable people with benchmark disabilities to receive the concessions stipulated by the Act. This chapter examines the challenges surrounding disability certification for two conditions— autism spectrum disorder, and specific learning disorder in India. A brief overview of these issues are provided, encompassing inadequacies of the prescribed assessment tools and procedure, social stigma, misuse, and laborious proceedings, which impede due certification. These challenges can be addressed through policy changes, multilingual assessment tools, psychoeducation, training educators, and a focus on remedial education. Further research is needed to fully recognize the prevalence, outcomes, and assessment practices in the country, the findings of which can inform policies to create an inclusive and supportive environment for people with disabilities.
An Outlier Detection Algorithm Based on Probability Density Clustering
Authors: Wang Wei , Ren Yongjian , Zhou Renjie , Zhang Jilin
Published: November 2023

Outlier detection for batch and streaming data is an important branch of data mining. However, there are shortcomings for existing algorithms. For batch data, the outlier detection algorithm, only labeling a few data points, is not accurate enough because it uses histogram strategy to generate feature vectors. For streaming data, the outlier detection algorithms are sensitive to data distance, resulting in low accuracy when sparse clusters and dense clusters are close to each other. Moreover, they require tuning of parameters, which takes a lot of time. With this, the manuscript per the authors propose a new outlier detection algorithm, called PDC which use probability density to generate feature vectors to train a lightweight machine learning model that is finally applied to detect outliers. PDC takes advantages of accuracy and insensitivity-to-data-distance of probability density, so it can overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
Software and Systems Engineers in ICS Security
Authors: Mikkelsplass Stine Aurora , Simensen John Eidar , Colomo-Palacios Ricardo
Published: November 2023

The introduction of Industry 4.0 and IIoT has enabled the interconnection of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) and exposed industrial control systems to cyber threats. Industrial cybersecurity requires knowledge, skill, and collaboration between IT and OT. A comparison of graduate curricula of software engineering and systems engineering identifies competencies related to industrial control systems cybersecurity. Industry experts are interviewed to identify needs for cybersecurity skills and competencies. Results from the mapping are discussed in the context of software and systems engineering challenges in ICS cybersecurity and leveraged against industry experiences and needs expressed through interviews with three OT and IT industry professionals. The curricula mapping reveals variations in both how they are organised and expressed to the extent that subjective interpretation is required for evaluation and comparison. The interviews with the industry experts indicate a gap between graduate competence from the curricula and industry needs.
Insomnia and potential risk factors during pregnancy
Authors: Kumarasinghe K. N. , Jayawickrama C. V. , Karunasekara T. S. , Jayashani S. , Senaratna C. V.
Published: November 2023

Background: Insomnia during pregnancy adversely affects both mother and newborn, but evidence for its proportion and potential risk factors in Sri Lankan pregnant women is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the proportion and factors associated with insomnia during pregnancy.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 antenatal women who participated in pregnancysupport groups on Facebook during the COVID-19 pandemic. They responded to a self-administered questionnaire that included the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) to detect insomnia and questions adapted from the Stanford Sleep Questionnaire and an abbreviated version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire to determine associated factors. Habitual sleep efficiency was calculated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Logistic regression models were used to determine the associations of risk factors with insomnia.Results: The proportion of insomnia overall was 32.7%, with proportions of moderate and severe insomnia being 28% and 1.5%, respectively. The proportion of insomnia was lowest in the 1st trimester (19.2%) and highest in the 3rd trimester (42.8%). The risk factors that were associated with insomnia included age ≥30 years (OR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.09-2.52), third trimester (OR = 3.1, 95% CI 1.49-6.56), overweight or obesity in early pregnancy (OR = 1.8, 95% CI 1.04-3.16), irregular sleep routine (OR = 5.2, 95% CI 3.28-8.42), sleeping on lateral position (OR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.03-2.71), trait of worry (OR = 2.4, 95% CI 1.50-4.02), night back pain (OR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.01-2.91), difficulty in breathing (OR = 2.4, 95% CI 1.37-4.39), heart burn and regurgitation (OR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.24-2.99), and awakening due to foetal movements (OR = 1.8, 95% CI 1.14-2.96).Conclusion: Insomnia during pregnancy was high and may have clinical implications for primary antenatal care practice. Many factors associated with insomnia during pregnancy are modifiable and can form the basis for prevention and management.
From data exploration to predictive models: advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques for cardiotoxicity analysis
Authors: Viganò E. L. , Roncaglioni A. , Ballabio D.
Published: November 2023

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A computational platform to assess the metabolic-electrophysiological behaviour of neurons cultured in monolayers
Authors: Fabbri R. , Ahluwalia A. , Magliaro C.
Published: November 2023

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Prolonged prothrombin time in a rare case of vitamin K deficiency: a case report and a narrative review
Authors: Nicoletto Matteo , Galli Eleonora , Cerato Alice , Olivero Cristina , Bulai Francisca , Praticò Irene , Pomero Fulvio
Published: November 2023

Prolonged prothrombin time increases the risk of bleeding complications in proportion to prolongation severity. We reported the case of a 72-year-old woman with a recent hospitalization for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis complicated by spondylodiscitis who developed a severe prolongation of clotting time during treatment with cefazolin due to a vitamin K deficiency. Cefazolin is a first-generation cephalosporin active against gram-positive bacteria. Like other cephalosporins, it is potentially able to inhibit the enzymes involved in recycling vitamin K metabolites, leading to a fall in gamma-carboxylation of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors. Clinicians should be aware of the necessity of regular monitoring of clotting times for the duration of antimicrobial therapy, especially in those patients with several risk factors for a poor vitamin K nutritional status. Prompt detection of vitamin K deficiency should be recognized and adequately supplemented.
Continuing Education: Improving Athletic Trainers’ Knowledge of Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Ultrasound Through a Physician-Led Longitudinal Ultrasound Course
Authors: Schroeder Allison N. , Johnson Wade O. , Jelsing Elena J. , Williams Amanda L. , Pinkney Joshua J. , Asplund Chad A. , Kruse Ryan C.
Published: November 2023

Context

Musculoskeletal (MSK) diagnostic ultrasound (US) is increasingly being utilized by physicians to evaluate athletes in outpatient clinics, on the sidelines, and in athletic training facilities. Having a thorough understanding of MSK US will help athletic trainers (ATs) better assist physicians who perform MSK US.

Objective

To determine if a longitudinal 6-month MSK anatomy and US course would increase ATs’ ability to acquire, label, and optimize US images of normal structures and improve their overall confidence in assisting with performing US and to determine if demographic factors, work-related factors, or higher self-reported confidence was associated with better performance.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Academic institution.

Other Participants

Seventeen ATs working with sports medicine physicians at 3 institutions.

Interventions

Longitudinal 6-month MSK anatomy and US course.

Main Outcome Measures

Ultrasound image scores (normal structures scored on a 5-point scale) were assessed precourse, during the course, and postcourse. Scores were compared across time points for the assessed body regions (knee, ankle/foot, shoulder, elbow/wrist/hand, and hip). Associations with demographic factors, US experience, and AT self-reported confidence were explored.

Results

Seventeen ATs completed the course. There was a significant difference among the average overall precourse (average: 1.34/5, range: 0/5 to 4.23/5), during-course (average = 3.53/5; range, 2.6/5 to 4.37/5), and postcourse (average = 3.83/5; range, 2.33/5 to 4.67/5) image scores [χ2(2) = 24.47, P < .001]. There was a significant positive correlation between the numbers of days (rs[17] = 0.62, P = .01) and hours (rs[17] = 0.55, P = .02) per week that the AT spent observing or performing US scanning and the postcourse overall image scores. The ATs’ confidence in identifying structures when they scan and postcourse overall image scores were marginally correlated but not significant (rs[17] = 0.47, P = .06).

Conclusions

A comprehensive longitudinal MSK diagnostic US course may have resulted in significant improvements in an AT’s ability to acquire, label, and optimize US images of normal MSK structures that are commonly injured by active persons.
Kinematic differences in left-right side in blocking among college women's volleyball players in Japan
Authors: Numata Koki , Motoshima Yoshie , Hamada Koji , Sakanaka Misato , Murakami Shunsuke , Kashiwagi Ryogo , Takahashi Hiroo
Published: November 2023

In recent years, the attacking tactics of top-level teams have been dominated by a combination of four attackers. The basic approach to defending against this move is to block in the direction of the toss (Read Block System). This study compares and examines the difference between the left and right sides of the crossover step of women's volleyball players using the read block system. Fifteen Japanese college women's volleyball players (age: 20.1 ± 1.1 years, height: 169.3 ± 5.5 cm) were eligible for the study. A time-synchronized 16 camera Mac3D optical motion capture systems (Motion Analysis Co.) and 10 force plates (Tec Gihan Co.) were used to determine three dimensional (3-D) coordinates of 38 retroreflective markers. The players were told that the toss from the setter would go up randomly in one of the left or right direction, and they were asked to block in response to the toss from the centre of the net. The results showed that the performance of the jump height (p = 0.04, d = 0.50), maximum block reach (p = 0.01, d = 0.51), and motion time (p = 0.02, d = 0.75) was better than the left, and the effect size was large. Since most of the subjects in this study were right-handed (two of the Opposites were left-handed), it is assumed that they tended to perform better on the left side, which is a block stepping similar to spike stepping. However, some players may not use the spiking hand, so individualized instruction is required.
Recent Advances in Caries Prevention—An Update
Authors: Ingale Prasad C. , Tandon Namita , Mohapatra Abinash , Pavithra Bellamkonda N. , Roy Amal , Bhargava Triveni
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Management of dental caries has seen a significant development in recent years. A diagnosis based on risk indicators and risk factor assessments, early identification, and caries prevention are some of the most recent and efficient strategies. The recent advancements in dental caries prevention strategies are briefly covered in this overview.
A Rare Complication of Maxillary Third Molar Extraction
Authors: Brar Gursimrat Kaur , Keshav Vanita , Sodhi Surender Pal Singh , Chawla Ujjwal , Sodhi Asmita
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

The removal of tuberosity post extraction of the maxillary third molar is a very rare complication and there has not been ample discussion in the literature. Forceful extraction of a maxillary third molar can lead to soft and hard tissue loss. Various techniques have been used for the management of such defects such as local flaps, free soft tissue flaps, free bone flaps, and even tissue engineering. We present a case report of a large post-traumatic defect of maxillary tuberosity caused by forceful extraction of the maxillary third molar, which was managed conservatively by secondary healing, and the patient is on regular follow-up.
The effect of lower limb wearable resistance on kicking kinematics and kinetics during a martial art's front kick performance
Authors: Nie Sharon Yeap Sze , Mohamad Nur Ikhwan
Published: November 2023

Background:

Wearable resistance works best with lighter load, but appropriate loading range is debatable.

Objective:

It is the main purpose of this study to investigate the kinematics and kinetics effect of wearable resistance (WR), when loaded on the lower limb body part during a martial arts front kick performance.

Materials and Methods:

Fifteen female martial arts athletes aged between 20 and 25 years old with body mass (BM) between 40 kg to 55 kg were recruited. Subjects were required to perform three repetitions for each condition: Unloaded (UL), calf loaded (CL) 3% BM and calf and thigh loaded (CTL) 3% BM in a randomised order that made up total 9 repetitions. Velocity, force and power were collected and used to assess the kinematic and kinetics of kicking executions using Kinovea Two-dimensional Motion Analysis Software. Data were statistically analysed to produce neural and mechanical profiles of the front kick, and comparisons of the outputs were made by using repeated-measure one-way analysis of variance test.

Results:

Overall, the results showed no significant differences within three WR conditions. Besides, the results also showed no significant difference when comparing between velocity, force and power for all three WR conditions.

Conclusion:

Evidently, 3% BM loading is still insufficient to observe the improvement. Most important, similar results obtained regardless of WR load placement location on the leg during front kick performance.

Recommendation:

In summary, researcher suggested that both loaded conditions more than 3% BM and below 30 kg might be sufficient and also effective for improving the front kick performance as well as future study should include the element of impulse–momentum to ensure the result can be more applicable to the competitive combat sports.
Disablement in the physically active scale-TR short form-10
Authors: Ercan Sabriye , Kolcu Giray , Baskurt Ferdi , Çetin Cem , Baskurt Zeliha , Buyukdemir Muhammed
Published: November 2023

Introduction:

The absence of a scale adapted to Turkish to determine the level of insufficiency in the physical activities of athletes sometimes causes difficulties in our clinical practices. Our study aims to adapt the Short Form-10 (SF-10) of the Disablement in the Physically Active Scale (DPA) to Turkish.

Materials and Methods:

Athletes who are healthy or have any musculoskeletal injuries participated in the study. DPA-TR SF-10, which consists of ten items, and the SF-12 scale used in the analysis of concurrent validity were applied to 106 athletes.

Results:

As a result of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), no item was required to be removed from the scale. A high level of correlation was found between DPA-TR SF-10 and physical component summary sub-score of the SF-12 scale (r = 0.61; p< 0.01). The reliability coefficient obtained as a result of the reliability analysis was estimated to be 0.91. All items in the scale were determined to be distinctive. In order to facilitate the calculation of the DPA-TR SF-10 score, the sum of the answers given to the 5-point Likert Scale was evaluated. Thus, the lowest score of the DPA-TR SF-10 is 10, and 50 is the highest score.

Conclusion:

DPA-TR SF-10 has been provided in Turkish to evaluate physically active individuals/athletes as a valid and reliable measurement tool.
The Redistributive (and Distributive) Functions of Polish Labour Law
Authors: Baran Krzysztof Wojciech
Published: November 2023

The article discusses the redistributive (distributive) function of labour law. Labour law standards are a fundamental instrument in the primary distribution of national income and are of vital importance for the quality of life of wide groups of employees. Their formation is an important factor in maintaining the homeostasis in employment relationships.
Dokształcanie terminatorów w II RP na przykładzie Zawodowej Szkoły Dokształcającej w Dąbiu
Authors: Radziszewska Maria
Published: November 2023

Przedmiotem rozważań stała się zawodowa szkoła dokształcająca jako placówka dokształcająca młodzież pracującą. Celem badań było zaprezentowanie okoliczności powstania i rozwoju szkoły dokształcającej w Dąbiu nad Nerem we wschodniej Wielkopolsce w latach 1927-1939. W prowadzonej analizie zastosowano jakościową analizę materiału źródłowego oraz studia nad literaturą przedmiotu badań. Zakłada się, że szkoła dokształcająca była jedną z typów szkół zawodowych, która umożliwiała terminatorom dostęp do wiedzy o charakterze ogólnym i praktycznym. Dostarcza wiedzy do badania dziejów szkół zawodowych prowadzonych w formie kursów wieczorowych.

Education of Terminators in the Second Republic on the Example of the Vocational Training School in Dąbie: The subject of consideration in that article was a vocational training school as an institution providing training for working youth. The aim of the research was to present the circumstances of the establishment and development of a supplementary school in Dąbie by the river Ner in eastern Greater Poland in the years between 1927-1939. In the conducted analysis, a qualitative analysis of the source material and studies on the literature of the research subject were used. It is assumed that the supplementary school was one of the types of vocational schools that allowed apprentices access to knowledge of a general and practical nature. It provides knowledge for researching the history of vocational schools conducted in the form of evening courses.
Chaplaincy Transitioning Covid-19 in the South African Mining Sector
Authors: Phalatsi-Shilubana Mmamajoro
Published: November 2023

Chaplaincy or pastoral care as a model of emotional, social, and spiritual support continues to be offered to both religious and non-religious communities. Although its inclusive nature appears to have diminished in recent years, it became very apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic when it became accessible to both religious and non-religious individuals. While there is extensive research highlighting the value of pastoral care during the Covid-19 crisis, little appears to have addressed its impact and character on the mining sector in general, but particularly the South African mining sector. During the Covid-19 scare in 2020, chaplains provided ongoing emotional, social and spiritual support to frontline workers in other professional fields in general, and to all workers working in the mining sector in particular. While many of the miners who benefited from this facility belonged to religious communities, some were clearly non-religious. Combining literature reviews and case study methods, this paper underscores the value of pastoral care in the mining sector, particularly its availability to South African miners who have had to isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 in 2020. In essence, this will not only underscore the presence of chaplaincy in the mining industry during Covid-19, but also explicitly define the value of inclusive chaplaincy in relation to and beyond the context of pandemics such as Covid-19.
Political and Legal Improvisation on the Issue of Religious Politicization: A Study of the Forum for Religious Harmony in Indonesia
Authors: Ritonga Alwi Dahlan , Hadita Cynthia , Mawardi  , Attas S. Muchtadin Al , Wicaksono Baskoro , Masril Munzaimah
Published: November 2023

Religious harmony in Indonesia still necessitates special attention since a balance must be established among the country's six religions. From a political and legal standpoint, examining the Religious Harmony Forum's performance in sustaining religious harmony in Indonesia is vital. This study employed the normative juridical research approach. The statutory technique was adopted, and the library research method was the search system. According to the findings, encouraging religious unity through the Religious Unity Forum is vital in preventing religion from becoming politicized in Indonesia. Concerns are developing about the role of religion, particularly Islam, in coping with the growing prominence of extremist groups, notably by justifying religious
politicization. As problems and policies concerning intra-and inter-religious harmony are improved politically and legally through an institution known as the Religious Harmony Forum, it is critical to encourage the passage of the Draft Law on Religious Harmony as soon as possible in order to strengthen the Religious Harmony Forum's role in maintaining religious harmony in Indonesia. Communication is crucial in building intra- and inter-religious harmony and preventing religion from being politicized in Indonesia.
Exploring the Issue of Historical Knowledge Production Regarding the Caucasus Periphery of the Russian Empire (Based on the Research Practices of A. P. Berge)
Authors: Kolosovskaya Tatyana A.
Published: November 2023

This article conducts an analysis of the activities of the Russian Caucasus scholar A. P. Berge (1828‑1886) with the aim of investigating the process of shaping historical knowledge about the Caucasian periphery of the Russian Empire during the late imperial period. In the public consciousness of that time, the Caucasus was firmly associated with the “East,” allowing for the identification of certain aspects of the impact of the phenomenon of orientalism on the Russian soil. Based on discussions within the academic community regarding orientalism as a colonial discourse, the author, using the specific example of the researcher, demonstrates the influence of state power on the activities of scholars.

A. P. Berge's research practices were adjusted in accordance with the demands of his time, and their outcomes aligned with the spirit of the era. Arriving in the Caucasus as a scholar of the East, with the intention of studying the local culture, he was compelled by political authority to reconsider his scholarly interests and engage in the process of shaping historical knowledge aimed at solving practical challenges faced by the local administration.

Berge, a talented researcher and organizer of Caucasian history studies, recognized the significant role of science in the cultural integration of the Caucasian periphery of the Russian Empire and conscientiously fulfilled the tasks assigned to him by the authorities. His approach to the history of the Caucasus joining Russia was not idealized, and he maintained a pragmatic stance towards the unfolding events. It is noteworthy to highlight his positive contribution to the formation of the source base of Caucasian studies, as well as his genuine interest and sympathy for the region, alongside with the absence of overt imperialistic ambitions. A prevailing theme in his works is the notion of Russia's civilizing mission in the Caucasus, and the scholarly projects he pursued contributed to establishing the foundation for constructing a shared history, aiming at the internal consolidation of the Caucasian territories and their representation as an integral part of the Russian Empire.
Price Controlled Petroleum and LPG Prices and COVID-19: Some Evidence From Fiji
Authors: Abraham Joel , Vonoyauyau Akeneta , Narayan Seema Wati
Published: November 2023

This note examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on price-controlled petroleum and LPG prices in Fiji. We develop autoregressive models of price control orders authorised by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission and find that the controlled prices of imported fossil fuels in Fiji did increase during the COVID-19 because of supply chain issues during the pandemic. Moreover, the effect of the pandemic on LPG prices was greater than those on petrol prices. These effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are found to be insignificant, which implies that consumers of imported fossil fuel were shielded by the price control policy and in the case of transport fuel, reduced demand for transport fuel due to the economic lockdowns also provided some relief in the domestic market.
Library of Harbovăţ Monastery in the bibliophy values system
Authors: BODAREU Galina
Published: November 2023

Hârbovăț Monastery is a spiritual center of Christianity in the Republic of Moldova. A beautiful collection of books has been preserved here. The monastery has a special history. It was founded in 1730 by the boyar Constantin Carpuz, but according to some historians the monastery has existed since the 17th century. Knowledge of history and culture develops society and creates national consciousness. In the library of this monastery are kept printed books in several printing centers: Chisinau, Bucharest, Iasi, Ramnic, Buda, Neamt Monastery, St. Petersburg, Brasov, Sibiu, Blaj, Buzau. This fact demonstrates the spiritual value that the Hârbovăț monastery had in different historical periods. Through its bibliophile treasure, the monastery contributed to the spread of book knowledge and moral values in society.
Project-based learning as a strategy of developing literary skills
Authors: AVORNICЕSĂ Natalia
Published: November 2023

The project-base learning is a basic method in the context of education sciences and language teaching. However, there are aspects that are not valued in certain pedagogical contexts. This article aims to elucidate the teaching approaches of the project-based learning in the study of French literature by students, future teachers of French as a foreign language. Thus, among the many examples of projects that could determine the development of literary competence are the elaboration of a literary anthology, the creation of a blog, the writing of a collection of quotations for a certain period studied in literature, the elaboration of a dictionary with literary terms specific to a certain century, participation at literary competitions, etc.
Magic vehicles in world mythology
Authors: BARAGA Victoria
Published: November 2023

The plurality of mythical thinking allows for a wide range of perspective approaches. We propose a direction related to the technologies evoked in the coordinates of the mythical universe, namely magical vehicles. We will focus on the most commonly used means of transportation, such as the flying chariot, the magic carpet, the Indian Vimana, etc., but also on the original technologies such as the caduceus, the golden ram or the flight shoes. In investigating the topic, we used texts from universal as well as from Romanian mythology. This research allows us to reconfirm the precious polysemous message of myths, in this case from the perspective of miraculous mythical vehicles.
Experimental study on the pre-service teachers' motivation for the use of English Paremiological Language
Authors: HERȚA Lilia
Published: November 2023

This article focuses on the need to study proverbs in the context of studying English and how the concise structure and semantic load of proverb content can contribute to the development of communication skills in students in a foreign language. The author presents an experimental study that allowed a comprehensive analysis of respondents' attitudes towards learning and teaching English proverbs, their opinions about knowing the proverbs and their perceptions about the textbooks used when the proverbs were studied.
Formation of sociocultural competence at russian language lessons in the national school of the Republic of Moldova (stage of comprehensive education) in the context of the 2019 Curriculum
Authors: ТОПОР Габриэлла
Published: November 2023

The author of the article turned to topical problems of the methodology for teaching the Russian language as a non-native language – the formation of sociocultural competence. The separation of this competence into an independent one in the 2019 updated Curriculum indicates its significance. The article carried out a detailed analysis of Curriculum and textbooks on the Russian language for the V and VI forms of the national school of the Republic of Moldova from the point of view in question. The study aimed to identify texts and tasks in textbooks that contribute to the formation of sociocultural competence. The article also offers assignments to certain topics of the Russian language textbook for VI form, supplementing its content in the aspect of sociocultural knowledge.
The hermeneutic approach to concepts of culture when teaching foreign languages in the case of russian as a foreign language (RKI)
Authors: ГЕТЬМАНЕНКО Наталия , ГЕРЛОВАН Ольга
Published: November 2023

This article presents an experience of applying the hermeneutic approach when teaching students foreign languages in the case of Russian as a foreign language. The authors emphasize the dialogical nature of emotional and rational interaction of the author and the reader (the spectator, the listener) when interpreting culture concepts and texts and discuss the prospects of applying this approach to didactics through the implementation of their own original dynamic model for working with culture concepts. The article is discussing the academic polemics around the term ―concept‖ and, taking into account the existing definitions, proposing the authors‘ own definition of the term ―concept‖ as applied to the methodology of teaching foreign languages to the audience of inophone students.