bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CAN RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE ACUTE APPENDICITIS BE PREDICTED IN CHILDREN USING STANDARD TESTS?
Authors: Vansevičienė Idilė , Malciūtė Miglė , Beržanskis Mindaugas , Malcius Dalius , Barauskas Vidmantas , Natkevičius Vincentas
Published: November 2022

Aim. To predict rapidly progressive appendicitis using routinely performed tests. Methods. We have analysed patients’ records from the Paediatric Surgery departments in two hospitals with acute appendicitis for a 19­year period. The early uncomplicated appendicitis (A1) group was compared to the late uncomplicated – or resolving appendicitis (A2) group. Also, the early complicated – or as we called it­ rapidly progressive appendicitis (B1) group was compared to the late complicated appendicitis (B2) group. Results. A2 in comparison to A1 showed a lower median white blood cell count 12.3×109/l, neutrophil 74.6 % and neutrophil­to­lymphocyte ratio (NLR) 4.3, p < 0.0001 but a higher CRP 20 mg/l, p < 0.0001. B1 showed a higher median Basophil count 0.068×109/l, p < 0.0001, but a lower CRP 17 mg/l, p = 0.003 than B2. Conclusions. A higher basophil count and CRP may suggest a rapidly progressive appendicitis, while a lower White blood cell count, neutrophil percentage and NLR may predict resolving appendicitis.
Androgeninė alopecija. Pagrindiniai gydymo metodai
Authors: Karpavičiūtė Viktorija , Baltrušaitytė Karolina , Petkevičius Arūnas
Published: November 2022

Įvadas. Androgeninė alopecija (toliau – AGA) – nuo androgenų priklausoma būklė, pasižyminti laipsnišku simetriniu plaukų slinkimu centrinėje galvos odoje. Ši būklė gali nulemti įvairius psichologinius sutrikimus – nerimą, depresiją. Per pastaruosius dešimtmečius buvo sukurti keli vietinio, sisteminio, injekcinio ir chirurginio gydymo metodai, tačiau jie tik iš dalies pagydo būklę. Tikslas. Apžvelgti klinikinių ir mokslinių tyrimų duomenis apie moksliškai pagrįstas gydymo galimybes, taikomas androgeninei alopecijai gydyti. Metodai. „PubMed“ duomenų bazės šaltiniuose pagal raktinius žodžius atrinkti ir išanalizuoti 2011–2021 m. publikuoti 36 straipsniai, kurie atitiko įtraukimo į literatūros analizę kriterijus. Rezultatai ir išvados. Minoksidilio tirpalas ir geriamas preparatas finasteridas yra dažniausiai AGA gydyti skiriami medikamentai. Tačiau šių vaistų poveikis dažnai būna ribotas ir laikinas, o finasteridas gali sukelti rimtas nepageidaujamas reakcijas. Šiuo metu atliekami moksliniai tyrimai, grįsti genų bei ląstelių terapija ir audinių inžinerija, parodė gerus ikiklinikinių tyrimų rezultatus, tačiau reikia atlikti daugiau didelės imties klinikinių tyrimų, siekiant patikrinti šių gydymo metodų saugumą ir veiksmingumą.
Genetiniai dislipidemijų sindromai ir kompleksinis požiūris į hipercholesterolemijos korekciją
Authors: Serapinas Danielius
Published: November 2022

Cholesterolio kiekio padidėjimas kraujyje – tai aktuali problema tiek Lietuvoje, tiek visame pasaulyje. Lietuvos tyrimai rodo, kad apie 80 proc. asmenų cholesterolio kiekis kraujyje viršija nustatytą normą. Cholesterolio kiekiui didelę įtaką turi gyvensenos veiksniai: mityba, fizinis aktyvumas, streso lygis. Tačiau apie 5 proc. visų cholesterolio padidėjimo atvejų gali būti sąlygoti paveldimumo. Koreguojant cholesterolio kiekį, svarbu ne tik jo gamybos kepenyse arba absorbcijos žarnyne slopinimas, bet ir viso organizmo pusiausvyros atstatymas. Tiek kepenų veiklos susilpnėjimas (sąstovis arba pariebėjimas), tiek skydliaukės hormoninės veiklos silpnumas gali prisidėti prie lėtesnės medžiagų apykaitos bei lėtesnio cholesterolio skaidymo.
A Radio-selected Population of Dark, Long Gamma-Ray Bursts: Comparison to the Long Gamma-Ray Burst Population and Implications for Host Dust Distributions
Authors: Schroeder Genevieve , Laskar Tanmoy , Fong Wen-fai , Nugent Anya E. , Berger Edo , Chornock Ryan , Alexander Kate D. , Andrews Jennifer , Bussmann R. Shane , Castro-Tirado Alberto J. , Goyal Armaan V. , Kilpatrick Charles D. , Lally Maura , Miller Adam A. , Milne Peter , Paterson Kerry , Escorial Alicia Rouco , Stroh Michael C. , Terreran Giacomo , Zauderer Bevin Ashley
Published: November 2022

We present centimeter-band and millimeter-band afterglow observations of five long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs; GRB 130131A, 130420B, 130609A, 131229A, 140713A) with dust-obscured optical afterglow emission, known as “dark” GRBs. We detect the radio afterglow of two of the dark GRBs (GRB 130131A and 140713A), along with a tentative detection of a third (GRB 131229A) with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). Supplemented by three additional VLA-detected dark GRBs from the literature, we present uniform modeling of their broadband afterglows. We derive high line-of-sight dust extinctions of A

V,GRB ≈ 2.2– ≳ 10.6 mag. Additionally, we model the host galaxies of the six bursts in our sample, and derive host galaxy dust extinctions of A

V,Host ≈ 0.3–4.7 mag. Across all tested γ-ray (fluence and duration) and afterglow properties (energy scales, geometries, and circumburst densities), we find dark GRBs to be representative of more typical unobscured long GRBs, except in fluence, for which observational biases and inconsistent classification may influence the dark GRB distribution. Additionally, we find that A

V,GRB is not related to a uniform distribution of dust throughout the host, nor to the extremely local environment of the burst, indicating that a larger-scale patchy dust distribution is the cause of the high line-of-sight extinction. Since radio observations are invaluable to revealing heavily dust-obscured GRBs, we make predictions for the detection of radio emission from host star formation with the next-generation VLA.
The σHβ
-based Dimensionless Accretion Rate and Its Connection with the Corona for AGNs
Authors: Chen 陈 Yu-Qin 玉琴 , Liu 刘 Yan-Sheng 延盛 , Bian 卞 Wei-Hao 维豪
Published: November 2022

With respect to the Hβ FWHM (FWHMHβ
), the broad Hβ line dispersion (σ
Hβ
) was preferred as a velocity tracer to calculate the single-epoch supermassive black hole mass (M
BH) suggested by Yu et al. For a compiled sample of 311 broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with measured hard X-ray photon index (z < 0.7), σ
Hβ
and the optical Fe ii relative strength (R
Fe) are measured from their optical spectra, which are used to calculate σ
Hβ
-based virial M
BH and dimensionless accretion rate (

M

̇

). With respect to FWHMHβ
, it is found that the mean value of σ
Hβ
-based M
BH is on average larger by 0.26 dex and the mean value of σ
Hβ
-based

M

̇

is on average smaller by 0.51 dex. It is found that there exists a nonlinear relationship between the Eddington ratio (L
Bol/L
Edd) and

M

̇

, i.e.,

L

Bol

/

L

Edd

∝

M

̇

0.56
±
0.01

. This nonlinear relationship comes from the accretion efficiency η, which is smaller for AGNs with higher

M

̇

. We find a strong bivariate correlation of the fraction of energy released in the corona F
X with

M

̇

and M
BH,

F

X

∝

M

̇

−
0.57
±
0.05

M

BH

−
0.54
±
0.06

. The flat slope of −0.57 ± 0.05 favors the shear stress tensor of the accretion disk being proportional to the geometric mean of gas pressure and total pressure. We find a strong bivariate relation of Γ with

M

̇

and F
X,

Γ
∝

M

̇

−
0.21
±
0.02

F

X

0.02
±
0.04

. The hard X-ray spectrum becomes softer with increasing F
X, although the scatter is large.
Internal Rotation and Inclinations of Slowly Pulsating B Stars: Evidence of Interior Angular Momentum Transport
Authors: Pedersen May G.
Published: November 2022

One of the largest uncertainties in stellar structure and evolution theory is the transport of angular momentum in the stellar interiors. Asteroseismology offers a powerful tool for measuring the internal rotation frequencies of pulsating stars, but the number of such measurements has remained few for ≳3 M
⊙ main-sequence stars. In this work, we compile a list of 52 slowly pulsating B stars for which the interior rotation has been measured asteroseismically. The measurements of the spin parameters, which describe the relative importance of rotation, for the gravito-inertial mode oscillations show that for 40 of the stars the oscillations fall within the subinertial regime. We find that the core rotation frequencies of the stars decrease as a function of age and show evidence of angular momentum transport occurring on the main sequence. Finally, we derive the inclination angles of the stars, showing that they are generally consistent with the expectations from surface cancellation effects for the given oscillation modes.
CLASSY IV. Exploring UV Diagnostics of the Interstellar Medium in Local High-z Analogs at the Dawn of the JWST Era*
Authors: Mingozzi Matilde , James Bethan L. , Arellano-Córdova Karla Z. , Berg Danielle A. , Senchyna Peter , Chisholm John , Brinchmann Jarle , Aloisi Alessandra , Amorín Ricardo O. , Charlot Stéphane , Feltre Anna , Hayes Matthew , Heckman Timothy , Henry Alaina , Hernandez Svea , Kumari Nimisha , Leitherer Claus , Llerena Mario , Martin Crystal L. , Nanayakkara Themiya , Ravindranath Swara , Skillman Evan D. , Sugahara Yuma , Wofford Aida , Xu Xinfeng
Published: November 2022

The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) Legacy Archive Spectroscopic SurveY (CLASSY) provides the first high-resolution spectral catalog of 45 local high-z analogs in the ultraviolet (UV; 1200–2000 Å) to investigate their stellar and gas properties. Here we present a toolkit of UV interstellar medium (ISM) diagnostics, analyzing the main emission lines of CLASSY spectra (N iv] λ
λ1483,87, C iv
λλ1548,51, He ii
λ1640, O iii]λ
λ1661,6, Si iii] λλ1883,92, C iii] λ1907,9). Specifically, our aim is to provide accurate diagnostics for the reddening E(B − V), electron density n

e
, electron temperature T

e
, metallicity 12+log(O/H), and ionization parameter log(U), taking the different ISM ionization zones into account. We calibrate our UV toolkit using well-known optical diagnostics, analyzing archival optical spectra for all CLASSY targets. We find that UV density diagnostics estimate n

e
values that are ∼1–2 dex higher (e.g., n

e
(C iii]λ
λ1907,9) ∼ 104 cm−3) than those inferred from their optical counterparts (e.g., n

e
([S ii]λ
λ6717,31) ∼ 102 cm−3; n

e
([Ar iv]λ
λ4714,41) ∼ 103 cm−3). T

e
derived from the hybrid ratio [O iii] λ1666/λ5007 proves to be reliable, implying differences in determining 12+log(O/H) compared to the optical counterpart O iii] λ4363/[O iii] λ5007 within ∼ ±0.3 dex. We also investigate the relation between the stellar and gas E(B − V), finding consistent values at high specific star formation rates (sSFRs;

log
(
sSFR
)
≳
−
8

yr−1), while at low sSFRs we confirmed an excess of dust attenuation in the gas. Finally, we investigate UV line ratios and equivalent widths to provide correlations with 12+log(O/H) and log(U), but note that there are degeneracies between the two. With this suite of UV-based diagnostics, we illustrate the pivotal role CLASSY plays in understanding the chemical and physical properties of high-z systems that JWST can observe in the rest-frame UV.
Observations of Quiescent Solar Wind Regions with Near-f
ce Wave Activity
Authors: Short Benjamin , Malaspina David M. , Halekas Jasper , Romeo Orlando , Verniero J. L. , Finley Adam J. , Kasper Justin C. , Rahmati Ali , Bale Stuart D. , Bonnell John W. , Case Anthony W. , de Wit Thierry Dudok , Goetz Keith , Goodrich Katherine , Harvey Peter R. , Korreck Kelly E. , Larson Davin , Livi Roberto , MacDowall Robert J. , Pulupa Marc , Stevens Michael L. , Whittlesey Phyllis
Published: November 2022

In situ measurements in the near-Sun solar wind from the Parker Solar Probe have revealed the existence of quiescent solar wind regions: extended regions of solar wind with low-amplitude turbulent magnetic field fluctuations compared to adjacent regions. Identified through the study of harmonic waves near the electron cyclotron frequency (f
ce), these quiescent regions are shown to host a variety of plasma waves. The near-f
ce harmonic waves are observed exclusively in quiescent regions, and as such, they can be used as markers for quiescent regions. A blob-finding algorithm is applied to data from Encounters 1–6 in order to identify near-f
ce harmonic wave intervals and thereby locate quiescent regions. We carry out a superposed epoch analysis on the identified quiescent regions, and compare their bulk solar wind properties with adjacent regions of solar wind. Quiescent regions are found to contain relatively weak magnetic field variation and are entirely devoid of magnetic switchbacks. In the quiescent solar wind, the magnetic field closely follows the Parker spiral, while adjacent regions prefer more radial orientations, providing a clear picture of the magnetic geometry of these regions. Quiescent regions show minimal differences in multiple particle plasma parameters relative to the non-quiescent solar wind. The quiescent solar wind regions, studied throughout this work, are thought to represent the underlying solar wind, through which Alfvénic fluctuations propagate. Quantifying the properties of these regions may help to understand the formation/origin of the solar wind, and furthermore, to constrain the role that low-frequency Alfvén waves play in the regulation of solar wind temperature.
COOL-LAMPS. II. Characterizing the Size and Star Formation History of a Bright Strongly Lensed Early-type Galaxy at Redshift 1.02
Authors: Sukay Ezra , Khullar Gourav , Gladders Michael D. , Sharon Keren , Mahler Guillaume , Napier Kate , Bleem Lindsey E. , Dahle HÅkon , Florian Michael K. , Gozman Katya , Lin Jason J. , Martinez Michael N. , Matthews Acuña Owen S. , Medina Elisabeth , Merz Kaiya , Sanchez Jorge A. , Sisco Emily E. , Kavin Stein Daniel J. , Tavangar Kiyan , Whitaker Katherine E.
Published: November 2022

We present COOL J1323+0343, an early-type galaxy at z = 1.0153 ± 0.0006, strongly lensed by a cluster of galaxies at z = 0.353 ± 0.001. This object was originally imaged by DECaLS and noted as a gravitational lens by COOL-LAMPS, a collaboration initiated to find strong-lensing systems in recent public optical imaging data, and confirmed with follow-up data. With ground-based grzH imaging and optical spectroscopy from the Las Campanas Observatory and the Nordic Optical Telescope, we derive a stellar mass, metallicity, and star formation history from stellar-population synthesis modeling. The lens modeling implies a total magnification, summed over the three images in the arc, of μ ∼ 113. The stellar mass in the source plane is M
* ∼ 10.64 M
⊙ and the 1σ upper limit on the star formation rate (SFR) in the source plane is SFR ∼ 3.75 × 10−2
M
⊙ yr−1 (log sSFR = −12.1 yr−1) in the youngest two age bins (0–100 Myr), closest to the epoch of observation. Our measurements place COOL J1323+0343 below the characteristic mass of the stellar mass function, making it an especially compelling target that could help clarify how intermediate-mass quiescent galaxies evolve. We reconstruct COOL J1323+0343 in the source plane and fit its light profile. This object is below the expected size evolution of an early-type galaxy at this mass with an effective radius r
e
∼ 0.5 kpc. This extraordinarily magnified and bright lensed early-type galaxy offers an exciting opportunity to study the morphology and star formation history of an intermediate-mass early-type galaxy in detail at z ∼ 1.
Oblique Electromagnetic Instabilities Driven by Pickup Ion Ring-beam Distributions in the Outer Heliosheath. I. Linear Instability Analysis
Authors: Mousavi Ameneh , Liu Kaijun , Sadeghzadeh Sina
Published: November 2022

The energetic neutral atom ribbon observed by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft is believed to originate from the pickup ions in the outer heliosheath. The outer heliosheath pickup ions generally have a ring-beam velocity distribution at a certain pickup angle, α, the angle at which these ions are picked up by the interstellar magnetic field. The pickup ion ring-beam distributions can drive unstable waves of different propagation angles with respect to the background interstellar magnetic field, θ. Previous studies of the outer heliosheath pickup ion dynamics were mainly focused on ring-like pickup ion distributions with α ≈ 90° and/or the parallel- and antiparallel-propagating unstable waves (θ = 0° and 180°). The present study carries out linear kinetic instability analysis to investigate both the parallel and oblique unstable modes (0° ≤ θ ≤ 180°) driven by ring-beam pickup ion distributions of different pickup angles between 0° and 90°. Our linear instability analysis reveals that ring-beam pickup ion distributions can excite oblique mirror waves as well as parallel/quasi-parallel and oblique right- and left-helicity waves. The maximum growth rate among all the instabilities belongs to the parallel-propagating left-helicity waves at most pickup angles. Furthermore, the evolution of the unstable mirror waves by varying pickup angle indicates that as the pickup angle increases, the maximum growth rate of the mirror modes increases, while its propagation angle decreases.
The Active Galactic Nuclei in the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment Survey (HETDEX). III. A Red Quasar with Extremely High Equivalent Widths Showing Powerful Outflows
Authors: Liu Chenxu , Gebhardt Karl , Kollatschny Wolfram , Ciardullo Robin , Cooper Erin Mentuch , Davis Dustin , Farrow Daniel J. , Finkelstein Steven L. , Gawiser Eric , Gronwall Caryl , Hill Gary J. , House Lindsay , Schneider Donald P. , Urrutia Tanya , Zeimann Gregory R.
Published: November 2022

We report an active galactic nucleus (AGN) with an extremely high equivalent width (EW), EWLyα+N V,rest ≳921 Å, in the rest frame, at z ∼ 2.24 in the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment Survey (HETDEX), as a representative case of the high-EW AGN population. The continuum level is a nondetection in the HETDEX spectrum; thus the measured EW is a lower limit. The source is detected with significant emission lines (>7σ) at Lyα + N v
λ1241, C iv
λ1549, and a moderate emission line (∼4σ) at He ii
λ1640 within the wavelength coverage of HETDEX (3500–5500 Å). The r-band magnitude is 24.57 from the Hyper Suprime-Cam-HETDEX joint survey with a detection limit of r = 25.12 at 5σ. The Lyα emission line spans a clearly resolved region of ∼10″ (85 kpc) in diameter. The Lyα line profile is strongly double peaked. The spectral decomposed blue gas and red gas Lyα emission are separated by ∼1.″2 (10.1 kpc) with a line-of-sight velocity offset of ∼1100 km s−1. This source is probably an obscured AGN with powerful winds.
A new species of Cleruchus (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of the invasive Cis chinensis (Coleoptera, Ciidae) in Switzerland, with new records of other congeners in Europe
Authors: Triapitsyn Serguei V. , Coray Armin , Rugman-Jones Paul F.
Published: November 2022

A fairyfly (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) Cleruchus breviclava Triapitsyn & Coray, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is an egg parasitoid of the invasive Cis chinensis Lawrence (Coleoptera, Ciidae) in Antrodia xantha fungus (Polyporales, Fomitopsidaceae) in Basel, Switzerland; it is also known from low mountains in Germany and Switzerland. Supporting data on the “barcoding” region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, as well as separate regions of nuclear ribosomal RNA, the D2 region of 28S and the internal transcribed spacer 2, provide strong evidence of conspecificity of the morphologically variable macropterous and strongly brachypterous individuals of C. breviclava. Macropterous females of the new species are most similar to those of C. detritus Bakkendorf, also known from Switzerland. New records are provided for some other species of Cleruchus Enock in Europe. A key to both sexes of the described European species of the genus is given.
Je veux reprendre ma liberté ! Une perspective hégélienne sur le contrecoup socio-politique de la pandémie
Authors: Jonkers Peter , Dahl Rendtorff Jacob , Albert Nicole G.
Published: November 2022

Cet article se concentre sur le contrecoup sociopolitique de la pandémie de Covid-19 et utilise le cadre de la philosophie de Hegel pour l’analyser. Premièrement, l’article étudie les protestations de principe de diverses personnes contre les mesures imposées par l’État pour contrôler la pandémie. Sur la base de l’analyse de Hegel de la double reconnaissance entre l’État et ses membres, sur laquelle reposent les démocraties modernes, on soutient que ces protestataires de principe refusent de reconnaître l’État comme l’effectivité de la liberté publique, soulignant ainsi la fragilité inhérente des États modernes. Pour justifier leurs positions, les contestataires ont argué qu’ils ne se sentent pas reconnus par l’État. Comme solution à ce problème, il est suggéré que l’État doit développer de nouvelles façons d’intégrer ces personnes, non seulement à travers son cadre juridique et institutionnel, mais aussi sur le plan économique et socioculturel. Deuxièmement, l’article réfléchit à l’impact de la pandémie sur les relations interétatiques à l’aide de la thèse de Hegel selon laquelle un lien fédérant les nations européennes pourrait régler pacifiquement les conflits entre les États dans cette région du monde. On avance pour finir que l’impact mondial de la pandémie et de nombreuses autres crises (changement climatique, répartition inégale des richesses, etc.) crée un terrain d’entente, offrant une raison d’étendre l’approche européenne de résolution des crises interétatiques à d’autres parties du globe.
Religion, fait religieux et management
Authors: Guillet Olivier , Volia Jean-Christophe
Published: November 2022

Notre recherche porte sur la politique RH en matière de gestion du fait religieux comme élément de marque employeur. Nous étudions son impact sur l’attrait pour une entreprise par un futur postulant. Notre étude repose sur une méthodologie qualiative utilisant la méthode des scénarios auprès d’un échantillon de 257 étudiants provenant de deux universités de la région parisienne. Cette recherche permet de montrer un impact de la politique de l’organisation sur son attractivité mais également un effet marqué d’une dissonance entre la politique affichée et celle pratiquée par l’organisation. Nous montrons enfin l’impact de certaines caractéristiques personnelles de l’individu – sa culture, sa religiosité, sa religion – sur l’attraction ou la répulsion envers une posture d’entreprise vis-«-vis du fait religieux au travail.
Les thérapies du traumatisme psychique à la lumière des neurosciences. Reconsolidation de la mémoire et nouveau paradigme du processus thérapeutique
Authors: Josse Évelyne , Lapcevic Sarah
Published: November 2022

Dans les années 2000, les chercheurs en neurosciences ont constaté que les souvenirs anciens redeviennent instables et susceptibles d’être modifiés lorsqu’ils sont réactivés (reconsolidation). Leurs expériences ont notamment prouvé qu’il est possible d’atténuer les émotions d’un souvenir au moment de sa reconsolidation. Cette découverte ouvre des perspectives thérapeutiques intéressantes pour les troubles psychologiques générés par un souvenir porteur d’une émotion négative intense, tels que les traumatismes psychiques. Dans cet article, nous discuterons de l’efficacité des psychothérapies du traumatisme, exposition prolongée, EMDR et hypnose, à la lumière de ce nouveau paradigme du processus thérapeutique.
Apports de l’hypnose dans la prise en charge de la maladie de Crohn : intérêts et résultats préliminaires de l’étude HypnoCrohn
Authors: Artru-Voegelé Sophie , Sinniger Valérie , Batandier Cécile , Troprès Irène , Pellissier Sonia , Bonaz Bruno
Published: November 2022

Introduction : Les patients suivis pour une maladie de Crohn (MC) en rémission, se plaignent souvent d’une altération de leur qualité de vie. Notre objectif est d’évaluer l’effet de l’hypnose sur leur qualité de vie. Patients et Méthodes : Après randomisation, nous proposons au groupe « Hypnose » 8 séances collectives enregistrées. Les patients sont suivis et comparés à un groupe contrôle afin d’évaluer l’amélioration de plusieurs paramètres selon différents questionnaires, mesures de variabilité cardiaque, données cliniques et biologiques. Résultats : Cette analyse intermédiaire concerne 21 patients. Il ne semble pas y avoir d’effet de l’hypnose sur l’amélioration de la qualité de vie à moyen terme : seulement 3 patients ont été améliorés dont 2 « Contrôles ». En revanche, un effet potentiel de l’hypnose sur l’amélioration de la qualité de vie à court terme est noté chez 4 « Hypnose » versus 2 « Contrôle ». De même, 3 patients « Contrôle » ont vu leurs symptômes cliniques aggravés versus 1 « Hypnose ». Les patients « Hypnose » ont amélioré leur acceptabilité de la maladie et les bénéfices perçus mais pas leur sentiment d’impuissance face à la maladie. Enfin, les patients « Hypnose » ont amélioré leur stress physiologique à moyen terme. Conclusion : Dans cette analyse intermédiaire, nos résultats sont encourageants car en faveur d’un effet de l’hypnose sur la qualité de vie à court terme, les symptômes cliniques, l’acceptabilité de la maladie, la perception de bénéfices de la maladie et le stress physiologique. Nous attendons les résultats finaux pour proposer à nos patients avec une MC un protocole d’hypnose standardisé.
Le feedback comme levier du changement comportemental : une revue de littérature systématique
Authors: Laroum Manel , de Pechpeyrou Pauline
Published: November 2022

Le feedback a été identifié comme un ingrédient clé pour renforcer les interventions de marketing social. Une revue de littérature systématique a été réalisée à partir de 84 articles recensés afin d’appréhender les effets d’une intervention de feedback sur le changement comportemental. Cette recherche met en perspective les caractéristiques liées au feedback et au récepteur les plus manipulées et formule in fine des préconisations en direction des parties prenantes.
L’habit ferait-il encore le banquier ? Le cas du recrutement des chargés de clientèle dans la banque de détail
Authors: Ceccarelli Agnès , Persson Sybille , Braun Olivier
Published: November 2022

Au cœur du poids des apparences, les enjeux de la tenue vestimentaire méritent d’être précisés. Cadré par la théorie des conventions, cet article s’appuie sur 32 entretiens auprès de recruteurs dans un secteur bancaire, entre tradition et mutation digitale. L’étude confirme le caractère conventionnel du vêtement en définissant le dress code des chargés de clientèle, les représentations liées ainsi que les implications théoriques et managériales qui en résultent.
Herméneutique et théorie critique de la société
Authors: Michel Johann
Published: November 2022

Résumé L’herméneutique philosophique et la théorie critique sont deux courants majeurs de la pensée contemporaine qui n’ont pas cessé de s’opposer frontalement. La première, venant de Hans-Georg Gadamer, refuse toute posture critique au nom de notre appartenance fondamentalement aux traditions du sens. La seconde, venant notamment de Jürgen Habermas, justifie l’impératif moral et politique de la critique en raison des distorsions dans les rapports de travail et de pouvoir. L’objectif de l’article est de dépasser cet antagonisme en ouvrant la voie à une herméneutique critique. Une herméneutique critique est possible si l’on refuse l’existence d’une raison désincarnée tout en revendiquant l’exigence d’une critique tant interne qu’externe des valeurs instituées, au nom d’idéaux régulateurs orientés vers l’émancipation des sociétés humaines.
Vous avez bien dit « économie de guerre » ?
Authors: Bourreau Patrick
Published: November 2022

Économie de guerre, économie dirigée, une approche économique différente de l’économie globalisée libérale et mondialisée que nous connaissons. Passer à une économie de guerre nécessite de profondes et rapides mutations sous le contrôle étroit de l’État, afin de répondre à des besoins opérationnels conséquents.
Relever le défi des crises intérieures
Authors: Kim Olivier
Published: November 2022

Les crises intérieures sont une réalité et sont de plus en plus polymorphes. La Gendarmerie, de par sa militarité, se révèle être un acteur essentiel pour relever ces défis sécuritaires. Les évolutions en cours permettront aux gendarmes d’active et de réserve de répondre avec efficacité aux risques d’un environnement conflictuel.
L’Acte final d’Helsinki : un accord historique, vestige d’une époque révolue
Authors: Vinet Guy
Published: November 2022

En 1975, l’Acte final d’Helsinki marquait une étape décisive dans le processus de dialogue entre le bloc occidental et le pacte de Varsovie dirigé par l’URSS. Or, aujourd’hui, tous les principes posés alors semblent remis en cause, d’autant plus qu’une nouvelle puissance, la Chine, se veut être reconnue.
L’esprit et la bravoure : armes de résistance et de reconstruction massive
Authors: Klen Michel
Published: November 2022

L’humour et la bravoure sont souvent très utiles en temps de guerre. Ils permettent une certaine distanciation avec le tragique des événements et servent de « respiration » face à l’absurde. Le conflit en Ukraine voit les Ukrainiens faire preuve d’une très grande résilience grâce, notamment, à un sens aigu de l’humour.
De la Vision stratégique au plan STAR de l’armée belge (2/2)
Authors: Dumoulin André
Published: November 2022

Face aux évolutions stratégiques accélérées par la guerre en Ukraine, la défense belge envisage un effort budgétaire pour ses capacités qui avaient connu de fortes réductions depuis des décennies. Le plan STAR (sécurité/ service, technologie, ambition, résilience) permettra de redonner à la Belgique un nouveau rôle à ses armées.
Les ambivalences de la doctrine nucléaire nord-coréenne
Authors: Ténèze Nicolas
Published: November 2022

La doctrine nucléaire nord-coréenne reste complexe à décrypter tant la transparence n’est pas une vertu première du régime de Kim. Cependant, certains éléments permettent de comprendre les ambivalences de la dissuasion voulue par Pyongyang, avec beaucoup de gesticulations et de déclarations comminatoires.
La voix
Authors: Vergnioux Alain
Published: November 2022

La voix ferait-elle naître, à elle seule, un théâtre imaginaire ? Parce qu’elle est à la jonction entre un texte et des corps, la voix est au cœur de la mise en scène et au centre de l’interprétation. Mais dans ce mouvement, elle devient une énigme, pour le comédien dont elle se détache, pour le texte qu’elle éloigne en le transformant, pour elle-même à travers les incessantes métamorphoses qu’elle affronte, dont la dernière n’est pas des moindres : l’amplification électronique.
Shakespeare et le Japon
Authors: Esmein Bernard
Published: November 2022

Depuis un demi-siècle, en Asie comme en Europe, des mises en scène des pièces de Shakespeare se sont multipliées qui les dépaysent dans les formes de jeu du théâtre oriental : kabuki, nô, opéra chinois, kathakali. Quel est le sens de ce mouvement ? Est-ce une mode multiculturaliste liée à la globalisation ? Une façon de rapprocher les contenus narratifs des grands mythes shakespeariens des spectateurs d’autres cultures ? Ou bien un essai de ressourcement auprès des formes de jeu théâtral puissantes dont l’Asie est le conservatoire ? L’article tentera de répondre à ces questions en comparant les mises en scène du japonais Y. Ninagawa, celles de la française A. Mnouchkine, avec une incursion à Taïwan avec Wu Hsing-Kuo. Le détour par l’Orient permet de percevoir de manière sensible ce qu’est une forme théâtrale (par distinction avec le cinéma) et ouvre sur une approche du théâtre qui ne se limite pas à l’écrit, mais inclut aussi la scène, le jeu et la transposition culturelle.
Deleuze avec Bacon, Beckett, Artaud : un théâtre de l’intensité
Authors: Vauday Patrick
Published: November 2022

Dans Francis Bacon. Logique de la sensation , Deleuze se réfère avec insistance, dans la première partie de son livre, au théâtre de Beckett et à celui d’Artaud pour donner tout son relief à l’œuvre du peintre anglo-irlandais. Nous montrons que, loin d’être un simple détour métaphorique destiné à capturer l’œuvre, cette mise en résonance des tableaux de Bacon avec les œuvres de Beckett et Artaud installe la scène d’un théâtre de l’intensité propre à la peinture, en même temps qu’elle renouvelle l’abord esthétique des arts.
De quoi l’œuvre d’un metteur en scène est-elle le nom ?
Authors: Mancel Yannic
Published: November 2022

Placé sous l’égide de l’invention de la mise en scène moderne, d’André Antoine et de son projet de “théâtre libre” – affranchi de toute idéologie bourgeoise et de toute contrainte de rentabilité financière –, l’article définit quatre thèmes pour décrire et analyser l’œuvre d’un metteur en scène : les enfances – au sens épique du terme –, les répertoires, l’esthétique scénique, les acteurs et l’idée de troupe, dessinant ainsi les entrelacements fluctuants de la création théâtrale.
« Le feu où jeu et réalité fusionnent », les enfants au théâtre avec Asja Lacis et Walter Benjamin
Authors: Moreau Didier
Published: November 2022

La relation entre Asja Lacis et Walter Benjamin s’est articulée autour du théâtre, entre la mise en scène et la conceptualisation critique. L’expérience qui l’a structurée est celle du théâtre d’enfants d’Orel, dont Benjamin élabore rétrospectivement le programme pour Berlin. L’étude analyse comment ce programme s’empare de l’expérience d’Orel pour opérer une critique de l’éducation enfantine afin de la centrer sur sa dynamique métamorphique, seule légitime à préserver sa force révolutionnaire, dont le théâtre d’enfants est l’incarnation radicale.
Intelligent logistics systems in E-commerce and transportation
Authors: Gumzej Roman
Published: November 2022

Smart coordination of production, logistics, transport and governance aims to move, store, supply and use physical objects throughout the world in a manner that is economically, environmentally and socially efficient, secure and sustainable. To achieve this, intelligent Logistics Systems (iLS) are needed, providing for transparency and interoperability in Society 5.0's smart environments by Augmented Logistics (AL) services. iLS are high-quality Autonomous Systems (AS), represented by intelligent agents that can easily take part in and learn from their environments. Smart logistics entities, such as smart facilities, vehicles, intermodal containers and distribution hubs represent the infrastructure of the Physical Internet (PhI). In this article the role of iLS in e-commerce and transportation is discussed. New behavioural, communication and knowledge models of iLS and their AL services in relation to the PhI OSI model are presented.
Perspectives on Applications of Geospatial Technology and Landscape Ecology for Conservation Planning in the Global South
Authors: Bulley Henry N. N. , Arodudu Oludunsin T. , Obonyo Esther A. , Polo-Akpisso Aniko , Ibrahim Esther Shupel , Bamutaze Yazidhi
Published: November 2022

Rapidly changing landscapes and disturbance regimes in the Global South impact the viability of conservation planning. Although conservation planning processes benefit from reliable multi-scale and multi-temporal data on landscape changes, this is not widely understood. In this paper, the authors examine landscape change dynamics and disturbance regimes in the Global South and discuss the methodological needs of characterizing pattern-process relationships of landscape disturbance to facilitate effective conservation planning. For example, geospatial analysis of Nairobi-Namanga Road, in the Kaputei Plains of Kenya, was used to highlight impacts of road infrastructure on wooded grassland and open grasslands, on wildlife migration corridors and livelihoods. The authors discuss how integration of geospatial technologies and landscape ecology metrics could enhance conservation planning and decision-making in the Global South. The benefits of coupling the decision-making process with stakeholder engagements and nature-based solutions to ensure viable conservation of biodiversity were also discussed.
A Cloud-Based Model for Driver Drowsiness Detection and Prediction Based on Facial Expressions and Activities
Authors: Jain Ankit Kumar , Yadav Aakash , Kumar Manish , García-Peñalvo Francisco José , Chui Kwok Tai , Santaniello Domenico
Published: November 2022

This paper proposes an efficient approach to detecting and predicting drivers' drowsiness based on the cloud. This work focuses on the behavioral as well as facial expressions of the driver to detect drowsiness. This paper proposes an efficient approach to predicting drivers' drowsiness based on facial expressions and activities. Four different models with distinct features were experimented upon. Of these, two were VGG and the others were CNN and ResNet. VGG models were used to detect the movement of lips (yawning) and to detect facial behavior. A CNN model was used to capture the details of the eyes. ResNet detects the nodding of the driver. The proposed approach also exceeds the results set by the benchmark mode and provides high accuracy, an easy-to-use framework for embedded devices in real-time drowsiness detection. To train the proposed model, the authors have used the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Drivers Drowsiness data set. The overall accuracy of the proposed approach is 90.1%.
Special Needs Classroom Assessment Using a Sign Language Communicator (CASC) Based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques
Authors: Mouti Samar , Rihawi Samer
Published: November 2022

This research focuses on deaf students in the United Arab Emirates. The proposed classroom assessment using sign language communicator (CASC) for special needs students (SN) in the United Arab Emirates is based on artificial intelligence (AI) tools. This research provides essential services for teaching evaluations, learning outcome assessments, and the development of learning environments. CASC model is composed of two models. The first model converts the speech to a sign language, which contains a speech recognizer, sign language recognizer. The second model converts the sign language to written text. This model generates a report for students' understanding and class evaluation in advance before ending the course based on the sign language recognition and image processing tools. This model will have a significantly positive impact on SN students' success and on effective lecturing and optimizing teaching and learning in the classroom. The accuracy of the model is 92%. The analysis of the student's feedback in real-time provides effective instructional strategies.
A Corpus-Based Study on the Translation Style of Five English Versions of Fu Sheng Liu Ji, Vol I
Authors: Zhang Bing
Published: November 2022

Using a corpus approach, this article investigates the translation styles of the first chapter of Fu Sheng Liu Ji at three levels: the statistical parameters, the translation of culture-specific lexis, and readability calculations. It is found that Lin's version uses simpler words which makes it easier for the average English reader to understand traditional Chinese literature; while Wu's translation borrows to a great extent from the Lin's version, and its style is consistent with Lin's translation. The Pratt and Jiang's translation is the most annotated and readable by the average English reader. Sanders' version is centered on the source language, showing the translator's translation stance of spreading Chinese culture, with a tendency to move closer to thick translation. Black's version is more special in that the translator often imitates the author's tone to add cultural information to the original text. The main reasons for the very different styles of the five translations are due to the differences in the translators' social-culture backgrounds and the target readers.
Elementos do Cálculo Fracionário
Authors:   UFPR, Tieppo Sandra Maria , Guzzo Sandro Marcos ,   UNIOESTE
Published: November 2022

O cálculo fracionário é o ramo da matemática que estuda os conceitos de derivada e integral de ordem arbitrária. Estes conceitos são úteis para a modelagem matemática de fenômenos que envolvem equações diferenciais de ordem arbitrária. Neste trabalho daremos uma definição de derivada e de integral de ordem arbitrária e suas principais propriedades. Aplicaremos também a teoria do cálculo fracionário em equações diferenciais ordinárias (EDOs) de ordem arbitrária.
Taxa de variação de casos de COVID-19 com e sem vacinação
Authors:   Universidade Estadual de Maringá, de Abreu Marcelo Osnar Rodrigues
Published: November 2022

O foco deste trabalho é apresentar como ferramentas de cálculo tais como polinômios ortogonais, ajuste de curvas e taxa de variação podem ser uteis na análise de dados.
The allergic eye
Authors: Marais André
Published: November 2022

Allergic conjunctivitis is a common condition encountered by the healthcare professional. Several factors have been implicated as possible causes and almost all involve an IgE mediated immune response. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe and if misdiagnosed, or incorrect treatment is given, the result could lead to permanent vision loss. It is important for the general practitioner to differentiate between allergic, bacterial and viral causes of conjunctivitis, and to treat and refer appropriately.
Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: clinical characteristics and risks for severity
Authors: Wood Darryl , Sartorius Benjamin , Hift Richard
Published: November 2022

Objectives: To identify the toxicity profile of snakebites and to assess clinical severity.Methods: An analysis of all patients admitted to Ngwelezane Hospital’s Emergency Department with a diagnosis of snakebite over five years was done. All patients were admitted, assessed and standard haematological and biochemical tests were done. Patients were observed for a minimum of 12 hours’ observation.Results: In total, 879 cases were analysed. Envenomation was identified in over two-thirds of admissions. Cytotoxic snakebites accounted for 98% of envenomations. Only four cases of haemotoxic bleeding and five cases of neurotoxicity were admitted. Abnormal laboratory indices correlated with severity: INR 1.5 (odds ratio 2.25, CI 1.12–4.53; p = 0.023), platelets 100x109/L (OR 2.35, CI 1.01– 5.49; p = 0.048), haemoglobin concentration 8.0 g/dL (OR 5.68, CI 2.15–15.00; p 0.001) and leucocyte count 10x109 (OR 3.15, CI 1.89– 5.26, p 0.001). Children and delays to admission correlated to and were predictors of severity.Conclusion: Two-thirds of patients who present to hospital with snakebite will have symptoms of envenomation, with the overwhelming majority having been bitten by cytotoxic species. Some factors correlate to severity and may be useful for anticipating the patient’s clinical course.
South African–Cuban Medical Collaboration: students’ perceptions of training and perceived competence in clinical skills at a South African institution
Authors: Motala M. , Van Wyk J.
Published: November 2022

Background: The South African–Cuban Medical Collaboration programme aims to alleviate the critical shortage of practitioners in local South African rural settings. The students who return from Cuban-based facilities in their fourth year experience difficulty, especially in clinical settings, upon joining the MB ChB ﬁnal-year student programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Attempts to support their skills acquisition for local practice have led to an investigation of their prior clinical skills exposures, the curricular context and exposures in Cuba in which skills had been acquired, and students’ perceptions of their competence in clinical skills.Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study explored the clinical experiences of the 2013 cohort of students. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected through questionnaires that explored the curricular approach and setting of clinical skills training in Cuba, the students’ exposure to clinical skills and their perceptions of their competence at performing these skills.Results: Students experienced the Cuban curriculum as didactic and lecture intensive as opposed to the systematic, problem-based curriculum oﬀered in South Africa. Clinical training in Cuba occurs in hospital wards while local students ﬁrst train in a clinical skills laboratory prior to hospital exposures. The majority of students self-reported a lack of clinical exposure to 35 of an overall 75 core-skills list as identiﬁed by the undergraduate UKZN curriculum. In addition, they reported an inability to perform 71 of the 75 (95%) skills independently.Conclusion: This study has highlighted a mismatch between the focus and scope of clinical training oﬀered to students studying in Cuba and those at a South African institution.
An update on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors: Schellack Natalie , Schellack Gustav , Omoding Richard
Published: November 2022

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. It is a chronic condition which affects the respiratory system and worsens over time. Cigarette smoking and advancing age are the two major risks associated with this disease. It is concerning that the global incidence of this chronic illness is on the rise. Current projections indicate that it will become the third leading cause of death by the year 2020. Inflammatory changes underlie the pathophysiology of COPD. Irreversible damage and progressive narrowing of the air passages follow. COPD is characterised by the progressive loss of lung function. In addition, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease released the latest update on its global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD in 2015. This article provides an overview of the causative risk factors, underlying disease process, pathophysiological changes, and the classification and management of COPD, including the latest perspectives on this highly prevalent condition.
Zika Virus Disease (ZVD) and the Rio Olympics: Is it safe for athletes to go?
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: November 2022

No abstract available.
The needs and preferences of general practitioners regarding their CPD learning: a Free State perspective
Authors: Botes J. , Bezuidenhout J. , Steinberg W. J. , Joubert G.
Published: November 2022

Background: The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) requires all registered Health Practitioners in South Africa to complete accredited learning opportunities, and provide proof thereof. CPD is the chosen model, which focuses on holistic development of the professional. The UFS Department of Family Medicine presents refresher courses for general practitioners, covering all relevant ﬁelds of interest.Aim: The aim of this study was to ﬁnd reasons and possible solutions for the perceived lack of interest in refresher courses by determining general practitioners’ needs and preferences for CPD training.Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was chosen, whereby a systematic sample of 300 general practitioners registered with the HPCSA as doctors in the Free State were asked to complete a questionnaire. Needs and preferences regarding learning opportunities and factors inﬂuencing usage of these learning opportunities were assessed.Results: The responses from 60 participants revealed that general practitioners still prefer the lecture form of presentations in large or small groups. Topics that ranked highly were Infective Diseases, Cardiology and Respiratory Diseases. Respondents indicated that general practitioners prefer not to leave their practices unattended for an extended period of time.Conclusion: Free State general practitioners still prefer the traditional lecture-room style of learning. Their declared learning needs are in line with the regular ailments they encounter within their practices. Strategies to accommodate those who ﬁnd it diﬃcult to attend, due to time and distance concerns, should be considered.