bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Severity and case fatality rates of COVID-19: a systematic review, meta-analysis and an exploratory meta-regression of risk factors
Authors: Dhanasekara Chathurika Samudani , Chin Shao-Hua , Kahathuduwa Chanaka N.
Published: October 2021

Background: We aimed to estimate prevalence of severe or critical illness and case fatality of COVID-19 in a systematic review and meta-analysis and to examine clinical, biochemical and radiological risk factors in a meta-regression.
Methods: PRISMA guidelines were followed. PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched using pre-specified keywords.  Peer-reviewed empirical studies examining rates of severe illness, critical illness and case fatality among COVID-19 patients were examined. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed and adjusted for publication bias. Meta-regression analyses examined the moderator effects of risk factors.
Results: The meta-analysis included 29 studies representing 2,090 individuals. Pooled prevalence rates of severe illness, critical illness and case fatality among COVID-19 patients were 15%, 5% and 0.8% respectively. There were significant heterogeneity and publication bias related with the studies. Meta-regression analyses revealed that increasing age and elevated LDH consistently predicted severe / critical disease and case fatality. Moreover, hypertension; fever and dyspnea at presentation; and elevated CRP predicted increased severity.
Conclusions: Emerged predictors of severity and case fatality should inform clinicians to define at-risk endophenotypes. Differences in un-adjusted vs. adjusted pooled estimates indicates limited utility of small-scale studies and underscores the importance of multi-national studies to establish the morbidity and mortality rates in pandemics.
Pontine demyelination as a late complication of resolved mild COVID-19 infection
Authors: Eshak Nouran , Abdelnabi Mahmoud , Jacob Roy , Payne Drew
Published: October 2021

Previous case reports have demonstrated COVID-19 related neurotropism. Neural infection may result from trans-lamina cribrosa invasion that allows COVID-19 to reach the brain through the olfactory tract. A wide range of symptoms from headaches, anosmia, dysgeusia to neuropathy, encephalitis, cerebrovascular stroke, and rarely demyelination has been reported. Here, we report a case of pontine demyelination causing generalized weakness as a rare neurological complication in a COVID-19 survivor. Our case highlights that even mild and moderate COVID-19 infection can have late neurological sequelae.
Keywords: COVID-19, demyelination, neurological complications, corticosteroids
Building the Collective Imagination in the Bestsellers of the Western World
Authors: Gammaitoni Milena
Published: October 2021

This study constitutes the first ever sociological investigation of the contents of western bestsellers, published and examined between 1998 and 2017. The research project analysed the contents, action and values, as well as the pathways pursued in order to construct social identity and create the stories and characters portrayed. It emerged that the cultural industry aimed at producing works with a high level of readability capable of facilitating their diffusion among people of the lower-middle, higher-middle and higher classes of society. Some advance the hypothesis that, in the face of economic crises and slowdowns in the global economy, there has been an increase in the need for literary fiction, for escape and identification with problems, such as the loss of employment, the impoverishment of families and emotional instability, common to the so-called fluid society.
Comparing cardiac rehabilitation programmes for people with coronary heart disease
Authors: Harrison Joanna , Edwards Catherine , Hill James
Published: October 2021

Secondary prevention of adverse cardiovascular events is a major focus in the care of patients with coronary heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation aims to address patient risk factors through lifestyle modifications, such as increased physical activity and dietary modification. This commentary evaluates and critically appraises a network meta-analysis of cardiac rehabilitation programmes, including exercise and non-exercise approaches, for patients with coronary heart disease.
Children's oral health
Authors: Alcraft Tom
Published: October 2021

Tom Alcraft explains why tools matter as much as the message
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Edible Vegetable Frying Oils
Authors: Prado Valentina , Daystar Jesse , Pires Steven , Wallace Michele , Laurin Lise
Published: October 2021

Highlights

Cottonseed oil (CSO), a cotton byproduct, has advantages for climate change compared to other seed oils.

Results show that the cultivation phase is the main impact driver for all vegetable oils analyzed in this study.

Refined CSO (U.S.) can reduce climate change impacts by up to 83% as compared to the other oils analyzed.

Abstract. Edible vegetable oils are a major source of climate change impacts and an environmental concern in the processed food industry. This study consists of a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) of refined U.S. cottonseed oil (CSO), global soybean oil, U.S. canola oil, and palm oil sourced from Indonesia and Malaysia. Considering the oils equivalent for deep frying, they are compared on a 1 kg of oil basis. Analysis includes sensitivity analyses for modeling allocation choices and oil mixes as well as uncertainty analysis. Results show that the cultivation phase is the main impact driver for all vegetable oils analyzed, which favors CSO (U.S.) because it is a co-product. Refined CSO (U.S.) can reduce climate change impacts by up to 83%. Overall, refined CSO (U.S.) was a top performer in six of the eight impact categories evaluated. When ranking the oils, refined CSO (U.S.) was the preferred choice. Despite being the preferred choice, there are tradeoffs with CSO, such as water scarcity. In the context of global-scale commercial frying applications, e.g., McDonald’s daily French fry production of 9 million tons per day, switching the frying oil to refined CSO (U.S.) represents potential savings of 1,130 to 2,188 tons of CO2-eq d-1. For fast-food chains seeking to reduce their climate change impacts, refined CSO (U.S.) may be useful in frying applications. However, opportunities may exist for improvement in water use efficiency in the cultivation phase, which reinforces the need for continuous improvements in agriculture. Keywords: Comparative life cycle assessment, Canola oil, Cottonseed oil, Cotton sustainability, Fast-food industry, LCA, Palm oil, Soybean oil, Vegetable frying oils.
Should We be Routinely Performing Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression During Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR)?
Authors: Kumar Sachin , Gogna Rajiv , Morris, Daniel , Tambe Amol
Published: October 2021

Symptomatic rotator cuff tears cause pain and impaired function. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is an established treatment when nonoperative management fails. However, debate exists regarding the requirement of concurrent subacromial decompression. This review aims to answer pertinent questions and outline relevant literature in the role of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in rotator cuff repair.
Keywords: Decompression, Cuff, Arthroscopic, Repair.
Masson’s Hemangioma of Knee: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Ranjan Rajni , Kumar Rakesh , Jeyaraman Madhan , Batra Ankit , Kumar Akhilesh , Agarwal Garima
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Intrasynovial hemangioma, a rare benign vascular lesion of joint cavities, is also called intrasynovial papillary endothelial hyperplasia or Masson’s hemangioma (MH). These lesions are characterized by abnormal proliferation of endothelial cells with mild atypia with an organized thrombus. MH follows an individualized protocol for its management.

Case Report: A 22-year-old male gave a 10-year history of the diagnosed and operated (arthroscopically) case of synovial hemangioma of the left knee and presented with similar complaints. There was no history of trauma or infection over the left knee. The movements of the left knee were normal except with terminal restriction of movements. MRI of the left knee suggested intrasynovial low flow vascular malformation within the substance of the synovium. The patient underwent synovectomy of the hemangiomatous lesion in toto without any recurrence in the follow-up period for 8 months. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia/MH.

Conclusion: Although intrasynovial hemangioma is a very rare clinical entity, Orthopedic surgeons should have a high index of suspicion for MH, when a long-standing pain and hemarthrosis of the knee joint is being encountered in the clinical practice.

Keywords: Hemangioma, Intrasynovial, MRI, Excision biopsy.
Functional Outcome of Pipkin Type III Fracture Managed by Osteosynthesis through Trochanteric Flip Osteotomy in a Young Patient after 5 Years Follow-Up – A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Mukhopadhaya John , Bhadani Janki Sharan , Shyam Ashok
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Femoral head fractures are uncommon. A femoral head fracture associated with an ipsilateral neck of femur fracture is classified as a Pipkin’s Type III fracture and is exceedingly rare. It is a high-energy injury associated with an extremely poor prognosis. This has led some authors to advocate primary arthroplasty for these injuries. The aim of reporting this case is that in young patients even with severely displaced Pipkin’s Type III injuries, it is reasonable to opt for internal fixation of these fractures. It is possible to obtain good function for a significant amount of time as evidenced by the 5-year follow-up in this case.

Case Report: A 25-year-old male presented 4 days after a motorbike accident. He was diagnosed as a femoral head fracture with neck fracture of the left side. This fracture is classified as type III Pipkin fracture or OTA type 31C.3. This case was managed with open reduction and internal fixation utilizing the trochanteric flip osteotomy and multiple screws. It is worth to report the first case of Pipkin type three fracture having satisfactory functional outcome after 5 years of follow-up.

Conclusion: It is worth preserving the femoral head in young patients. Good pre-operative planning, meticulous reduction, tissue handling, and fixation could get satisfactory results. The outcome also depends on post-operative rehabilitation and compliance of patient.

Keywords: Femoral head fractures, Pipkin type III, trochanteric flip osteotomy, osteosynthesis, functional outcome, avascular necrosis.
Accurate determination of fractional retardations in photoelasticity
through digital fringe multiplication
Authors: Swain Digendranath , Thomas Binu P. , Selvan S. Karthigai , Philip Jeby
Published: October 2021

Digital fringe multiplication is a useful technique for obtaining
fractional fringe orders in photoelasticity at regions with very
feeble retardations. In this paper, the effectiveness of the existing
fringe multiplication techniques is investigated theoretically and
experimentally. A new approach for fringe multiplication, using
background nullified fringes, is developed to overcome the prevailing
issues. Three options for obtaining background nullified fringe
patterns are explained. Further, quadrature transformation of these
fringe patterns is carried out to fetch uniform modulation. Moreover,
a simplified fringe multiplication method is worked out to obtain
fractional fringes from the uniformly modulated fringe patterns. The
proposed procedures have been demonstrated through simulated as well
as experimental images. A parametric study is carried out to
understand the influence of pixel resolution and bit depth of the
images on fringe multiplication. A criterion is established for
finding out the maximum possible fringe multiplication for a given
initial pixel/fringe resolution. It is observed that, for higher
levels of fringe multiplication, larger bit depth of the image in
conjunction with sufficient fringe resolution would be essential. The
same also holds for fringe multiplication at areas with stress
concentrations.
Specialty optical fiber fabrication: fiber draw tower based on a CO laser furnace
Authors: Harvey Clarissa M. , Mühlberger Korbinian , Oriekhov Taras , Maniewski Pawel , Fokine Michael
Published: October 2021

An experimental, laboratory-scale optical fiber drawing tower based on
CO laser heating has been developed and used to fabricate speciality
optical fiber. The CO laser was utilized in a symmetric four beam
heating system. The localized and responsive heating time of the
laser-based furnace was beneficial for manufacturing crystalline core
fibers, specifically, silicon core optical fibers. Moreover, the
specific absorption properties of the CO laser radiation in silica
have been evaluated with the aid of finite element modeling. In
comparison to the more traditional

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laser, CO lasers were found to
improve temperature uniformity and heating times while minimizing
surface evaporation.
Effect of a perfectly conducting corner space on the PAFs for an absorptive dielectric circular cylinder
Authors: Mitri F. G.
Published: October 2021

The photophoretic asymmetry factors (PAFs) for an absorptive dielectric circular cylinder, located near a perfectly conducting and totally reflecting corner space are derived and computed. The method used in this analysis relies on the modal expansion method in cylindrical coordinates, the classical method of images, and the translational addition theorem of cylindrical wave functions. Initially, the components of the internal electric field vector are obtained stemming from an analysis of the scattering. Subsequently, the solution is used to integrate to the normalized intensity function over the cylinder’s volume to obtain the longitudinal (L) and transverse (T) PAFs. Both TM- and TE-polarized plane progressive waves with arbitrary incidence (in the polar plane) are considered. Attention is given to varying the dimensionless size parameter of the cylinder, the angle of incidence of the incoming waves, and the dimensionless distance parameters from the corner space. Numerical examples illustrate the analysis and demonstrate the net effect of the totally reflecting corner space on the L- and T-PAFs, where negative, positive, and neutral values have been predicted. The results are relevant in applications related to the emergence of the photophoretic force and torque on an absorptive particle located near surfaces and topics in electromagnetic/optical scattering, particle manipulation and assembly, optically bound matter, light–matter interactions, and photopheresis.
Structure of microprismatic Fresnel lenses for creating uniform focal images
Authors: Antonov Eugene , Fu Minglei , Petrov Viacheslav , Manko Dmytro , Rong Kezhen
Published: October 2021

Flat Fresnel lenses are known to form a point image in the focal plane. However, several practical applications require transforming lens to concentrate a parallel light beam into a uniformly illuminated light circle. We previously proposed a novel algorithm for simulating such a transforming Fresnel concentrator. In this study, we applied this method to the diamond-cutting technique to create prismatic refractive surfaces of high optical quality. To reduce the discreteness of formed images, each refractive lens zone was fabricated from several small identical microprisms in the simulation. The new fabricated circular light beam concentrators were investigated by computer modelling and experimentally with a collimated laser beam.
Single-shot method to study high order solitons in all-polarization-maintaining soliton mode-locked fiber lasers
Authors: Liu Shaozhen , Cao Tao , Yan Jikun , Hu Kailin , Guo Ziyue , Liu Zhihong , Xu Qi , Li Zhou , Peng Jiahui
Published: October 2021

A single-shot experimental method is proposed to study non-repetitive evolutions of high order solitons. In our experiments, high order solitons are prepared in the building up process of a soliton fiber laser, and the order of high order soliton is controlled via changing the parameters of the laser. The evolution of high order soliton is recorded by the single-shot spectral measurements-time stretch dispersive Fourier transform. A 4th order soliton evolution under perturbations of gain saturation and saturable loss is studied, showing how a leading pulse wins the competition against the tailing one. Our work provides a controllable technique to study the high order solitons evolutions, which can be applied in the research of ultrafast laser amplifications and supercontinuum generations.
Interferometric microscope with a confocal focusing for inner surface defect detection of ICF capsule
Authors: Yang Shuai , Liu Zihao , Ma Xianxian , Wang Qi , Wang Zongwei , Wang Yun , Qiu Lirong , Zhao Weiqian
Published: October 2021

Inner surface defects of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) capsule are a key factor leading to ignition failure; however, there are still no effective and non-destructive detection methods available. To solve this problem, we propose the first interferometric microscope with confocal focusing (CFIM). CFIM first uses confocal technology to achieve accurate axial positioning of both capsule and the camera, thereby ensuring that the inner surface of the capsule is precisely and clearly imaged at the camera. Then, phase-shifting interferometry based on a short-coherence source and a spherical reference is applied to obtain inner defects result from null inner surface interferograms. In addition, in-situ focusing is realized by the axial adjustment of camera, but not by the capsule, to ensure that the outer defects and the fake inner defects caused by it have the same pixel coordinates, thereby solving the confusion of fake inner defects. The comparative experimental results of the CFIM and the scanning electron microscope (destructive detection) prove the feasibility of the proposed method. With unique precision confocal focusing and in-situ focusing ability, CFIM provides the first approach for non-destructive detection of inner surface defects of ICF capsule to the best of our knowledge.
Comparison of service tactic formation on players’ movements and point outcome between national and beginner level padel
Authors: Ramón-Llin Jesús , Guzmán José , Martínez-Gallego Rafael , Vučković Goran , Muñoz Diego , Sánchez-Alcaraz Bernardino J.
Published: October 2021

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of service tactic formation on players’ movements and point outcome at two different performance levels. The sample contained 2,148 points corresponding to 18 matches from two male padel indoor tournaments. Players were classified according to their game level: high-level (N = 36; age = 33.3 ± 6.9 years) and beginner (N = 36; age = 35.4 ± 6.8 years). Variables pertaining to service tactic formation (conventional or Australian), point outcome and movement patterns were analysed from the matches through systematic observation. The results showed how high-level players used a significantly higher percentage of the Australian formation than beginners. Also, high-level players won a significantly higher percentage of points than recreational players when using both service tactics. According to movement variables, servers were significantly closer to the net and the side wall using a conventional formation when the returner hit the ball. Furthermore, servers had to move quicker when they used the Australian formation. Finally, the comparison of movement patterns of servers according to game level, showed how high-level players ran faster to the offensive position, covered a greater distance and spent less time between serve and return impacts than beginners.
Injurious information propagation and its global stability considering activity and normalized recovering rate
Authors: Wang Chaoqian , Wang Ziwei , Pan Qiuhui
Published: October 2021

This paper establishes a compartment model describing the propagation of injurious information among a well-mixed population. We define the information’s injuriousness as the people practicing the information being injured and leaving the system. Some informed people practice the information and are active, while others do not practice and are inactive. With the recovery resources fixed, the two groups of informed people’s recovering rates are normalized considering the information features. The stability of the nonlinear system is thoroughly studied. Analyzing the reproduction number of the injurious information, we find that in general parameter space, when there are people in an informed compartment, it is not always necessary to consider their recovery resource allocation. Instead, only when their proportion reaches a critical point should it be allocated. Unless the people in an informed compartment form a certain proportion, we can take a laissez-faire attitude towards them. In a more realistic parameter space, once inactive informed people exist, they should be allocated recovery resources. On the one hand, when the recovering rate rises, the focus on both groups of informed people is necessary for more situations. On the other hand, when the rate of active informed people leaving the system rises, ignoring active informed people benefits removing the injurious information in more cases. The model provides qualitative ways in the scenarios of removing injurious information.
Growth failure of very low birth weight infants during the first 3 years: A Korean neonatal network
Authors: Lim Joohee , Yoon So Jin , Shin Jeong Eun , Han Jung Ho , Lee Soon Min , Eun Ho Seon , Park Min Soo , Park Kook In
Published: October 2021

We aimed to evaluate risk factors for growth failure in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants at 18–24 months of corrected age (follow-up1, FU1) and at 36 months of age (follow-up2, FU2). In this prospective cohort study, a total of 2,943 VLBW infants from the Korean Neonatal Network between 2013 and 2015 finished follow-up at FU1. Growth failure was defined as a z-score below -1.28. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze risk factors for growth failure after dividing the infants into small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) groups. Overall, 18.7% of infants were SGA at birth. Growth failure was present in 60.0% at discharge, 20.3% at FU1, and 35.2% at FU2. Among AGA infants, male sex, growth failure at discharge, periventricular leukomalacia, treatment of retinopathy of prematurity, ventriculoperitoneal shunt status and treatment of rehabilitation after discharge were independent risk factors for growth failure at FU1. Among SGA infants, lower birth weight, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and treatment of rehabilitation after discharge were independent risk factors for growth failure at FU1. Mean weight z-score graphs from birth to 36 month of age revealed significant differences between SGA and non-SGA and between VLBW infants and extremely low birth weight infants. Growth failure remains an issue, and VLBW infants with risk factors should be closely checked for growth and nutrition.
Handbook on Gender in Asia, Shirlena Huang and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura (eds) (2020)
Authors: Li Eva Cheuk-Yin
Published: October 2021

Review of: Handbook on Gender in Asia, Shirlena Huang and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura (eds) (2020)

Cheltenham and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 456 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-78811-290-1, h/bk, £155

eISBN 978-1-78811-291-8, ebook, £48
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 in domesticated animals and its potential of transmission: A meta-analysis
Authors: Prakoso Yos Adi , Rini Chylen Setiyo , Kristianingrum Yuli Purwandari , Hidayah Nurul , Widhowati Dyah , Sigit Miarsono
Published: October 2021

Background and Aim: The coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global lockdown, which has limited the mobility of the public, and thus, more time is spent with their pets. Unfortunately, many social media have blamed pet animals as a reservoir of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of COVID-19, triggering a panic abandonment of pets. However, no article has summarized the information regarding the role of pets as SARS-CoV-2 reservoirs. This study aimed to evaluate the role of pets as a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 on the basis of research papers (i.e., animal model, surveillance, and case report) published in 2020.

Materials and Methods: The review was conducted using articles from the PubMed database in 2020, using the keywords "COVID-19 in domesticated animals," which were screened and analyzed. Only the data from research articles were mimicked and transformed to conduct a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis was conducted regarding the effects of inhabitation and viral shedding in pets. In this study, we used 95% confidence intervals.

Results: A total of 132 papers in PubMed were related to the keywords, whereas only 12 papers were appropriate to answer the dynamics of the role of pets as the reservoir for SARS-CoV-2. Seven studies indicated the potential of cat-cat (4/7), human-cat (2/7), and human-dog (1/7) SARS-CoV-2 transmission. No study proved the presence of cat-human transmission. Another study showed that comingling did not affect SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding among a cat and dog. Furthermore, the viral shedding of cats and dogs caused asymptomatic manifestations and generated neutralizing antibodies within a short period of time.

Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 transmission is present in domesticated animals, especially in pet cats and dogs, and transmission occurs between animals of the same species (cat-cat). The reverse zoonosis (zooanthroponosis) was found from human to cat/dog (comingled) with asymptomatic clinical signs due to the representation of neutralizing antibodies.
An Investigation on Dietetics and Nutritional Interests using Quantitative Analysis in the Existing Prevalent Conditions of COVID-19
Authors: Henrietta H. Mary , Raj A. Stanley , Megavathi M. , Kavinil V. , Giridharan B.
Published: October 2021

This paper wishes to address the main concerns of food patterns and food consumption during the epidemic with quantitative analysis from various regions of Tamil Nadu. It was noted that it is more important than natural foods. The current epidemic had a profound effect on the humankind, recognizing the importance of staying healthy is the crucial aspect. In time, further research was conducted on the diet of the Indian subcontinent. Everyone should know about the importance of health and how nutrition contributes to the health and equality of people around the world. The main purpose of this study was to identify the importance of good nutrition and disease prevention.
Hybride Kontrolle
Authors: Kropp Cordula
Published: October 2021

Cordula Kropp geht in diesem Beitrag der Frage nach, wie sich relevante Akteursgruppen die Nutzung autonomer Autos vorstellen und welche Aufmerksamkeit dabei die verantwortliche, risikobewusste Gestaltung der entstehenden Konstellationen hybrider Kontrolle erhält. Sie zeigt auf, wie die Technostrukturen von heute die autonome Mobilität von morgen in den Zukunftsvisionen vorstrukturieren. Bemerkenswert ist der Befund, dass dabei dem Novum "hybrider Kontrolle" im Zentrum dieses soziotechnischen Wandels nicht mit dem Aufbau geeigneter Risikomanagementkonzepte und Regulierungsinstitutionen begegnet wird. Wie schon im Fall der Motorisierung des Verkehrs wird das politisch-institutionelle Vakuum dadurch einseitig durch technische Konzepte gedeckt, bis zukünftige Katastrophen nachlaufende Lernprozesse anstoßen.
Auto-Mobilitätsmanagement?
Authors: Weber Jutta
Published: October 2021

Jutta Weber analysiert in ihrem Beitrag narrative Strategien im Diskurs um das autonome Fahren, die alte technikdeterministische und fortschrittsgläubige Perspektiven perpetuieren. Entsprechend werden in diesem häufig komplexe Mensch-Maschine-Gefüge u.a. auf eine dualistische Mensch-Maschine-Konkurrenz reduziert, der Mensch als alleinige Fehlerquelle identifiziert und nicht-automobile Verkehrsteilnehmer:innen ausgeblendet oder ihre Rechte unterdimensioniert - bis hin zu problematischen Cost-Benefit-›Abwägungen‹ von Menschenleben vs. ›Fortschritt‹. Häufig fehle die Einbettung der Debatte um autonomes Fahren in gesamtgesellschaftliche Fragen der Mobilität, der Gerechtigkeit oder sozialer, ökonomischer wie ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit.
Kranke Karten und elektronische Horizonte
Authors: Kanderske Max
Published: October 2021

Max Kanderske widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Frage, wie das im Umfeld zunehmend autonom agierender Fahrzeuge verwendete Kartenmaterial das Verhältnis von Fahrer:in, Fahrzeug und Kartenanbietern neu konfiguriert. Anhand technischer Unterlagen und Werbematerialien untersucht der Artikel die heterogenen geografischen Informationsbestände des autonomen Fahrens im Hinblick auf ihre Doppelfunktion als a) Navigationsmittel im Kontext (menschlicher) Steuerungs- und Wegfindungspraktiken sowie b) als Produkt von und Grundlage für Prozesse der sensorischen Umwelterfassung und die daran anschließenden Vorgänge verteilter Entscheidungsfindung.
Assistenz für wen?
Authors: Stock Robert , Müggenburg Jan
Published: October 2021

Der Beitrag von Robert Stock und Jan Müggenburg historisiert Konzepte und Praktiken assistierter PKW-Mobilität. Der Text befasst sich mit Techniken des Autofahrens, der Einpassung von Körpern in die Fahrkabine sowie dem Verhältnis von körperlicher Differenz und der Entwicklung spezifischer Assistenzsysteme. Betrachtet werden behindertengerecht umgebaute Fahrzeuge mit eingebautem Rollstuhllift, PKW-fahrende Menschen mit Behinderung und ihre Vorstellungen automobiler Freiheit angesichts nicht-barrierefreier ÖPNV sowie blinde Fahrer:innen im Kontext autonomer Fahrzeuge. Die Autoren argumentieren, dass Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit in Zeiten autonomer Fahrzeuge nur unter der Berücksichtigung körperlicher Variabilität und gesellschaftlicher Heterogenität möglich sein wird.
Diven im Feld
Authors: Sonnleitner Ute
Published: October 2021

Ute Sonnleitner geht in ihrem Beitrag der Frage nach inwiefern die Kategorie »Geschlecht« die Selbst-/Wahrnehmung der Akteur*innen im Kriegsgeschehen bestimmte, wobei nicht die Bühnen-Figuren sondern die Personen der Künstler*innen im Mittelpunkt des Interesses stehen. »Geschlecht« steht im Fokus der Untersuchung; die Interdependenzen mit beispielsweise »Alter« oder »sozialem Status« werden aufgezeigt und in die Überlegungen eingebunden. Auch die zeit-räumlichen Strukturen, die in Wechselbeziehung zu den Differenzkategorien standen, werden berücksichtigt: Das Theatersystem als Heterochronotop spiegelte gleichsam gesamtgesellschaftliche Gegebenheiten. Als Quellen dienen Selbstzeugnisse darstellender Künstler*innen und Medienberichte, die nach Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung untersucht werden.
Das Evangelium als Legende. Eine pastoraltheologische Lesart von Bruno Latours Jubilieren
Authors: Schweighofer Teresa , Burke Andree
Published: October 2021

Teresa Schweighofer und Andree Burke entwickeln in ihrem Beitrag zwei mögliche Lesarten von Evangelium als »Legende«. Zum einen kann Evangelium als Legende im Sinne einer längst vergangenen Geschichte gelesen werden, wenn es wie ein Modell im Abgleich mit Tatsachen befragt wird. Zum anderen kann Evangelium Transformationen bewirken, wenn es gelesen wird wie die Legende zu einer Karte. Aus dieser durch Bruno Latours Essay »Jubilieren« angeregten Unterscheidung wird an Beispielthemen expliziert, wie pastorale Praktiken entsprechend überdacht werden können: das Erzählen von Bibeltexten, Liturgie und Seelsorge sowie Katechese und Evangelisierung. Im Ergebnis steht die pastoraltheologische Herausforderung zu einer völlig neu codierten religiösen Redeweise.
Experiencing Powerful Prose
Authors: Pöhls R. L. Victoria , Utudji Mariane
Published: October 2021

R. L. Victoria Pöhls and Mariane Utudji consider the types of research processes required to identify 'powerful' prose texts, their workings and potentialities. They argue that a stylistic and linguistic analysis is an indispensable first step, which can be enhanced through an oral performance of the text, as an effective means to highlight the linguistic components and mechanisms contributing to the powerful reading experience. Based on such a(n embodied) analysis process, well-grounded hypotheses about the cognitive and emotional effects of certain works of literature on certain readers in certain reading situations can be made. Empirical reader response studies can then aim to substantiate these claims beyond individual experience - to shed light on the interplays between texts, readers, and reading situations that constitute experiences of powerful prose.
Introducing Jane: The Power of the Opening
Authors: Pager-McClymont Kimberley
Published: October 2021

In this article, Kimberley Pager is dedicated to the question »how is Jane's character built from the first page of the novel?«. To answer, a stylistic approach is used to analyse the extract closely and focuses on three powerful elements, all of which contribute to Jane's characterisation: the use of pathetic fallacy, iconicity, and other characters' point of view. It is argued that those implicit elements contribute to readers' first impression of Jane whilst rendering Brontë's style unique and aesthetic.
The Pictorial Paradigm of La Vallée: A Text-Image Reading of the Incipit of The Mysteries of Udolpho
Authors: Labourg Alice
Published: October 2021

In this article, Alice Labourg is dedicated to the question of pictoriality in the incipit of The Mysteries of Udolpho. Close formal analysis enables to understand how the pictorial impression many readers have felt is created through language and its generation of a powerful iconotextual landscape. Painting is embedded in the very fabric of the text through a pictorial writing which operates on two complementary modes, first on an iconic and figurative level which presents the reader with various picture-like scenes, then on a more diffused, semiotic dimension which translates painting as a plastic signifier within the linguistic materiality.
Application of last planner system with BIM in construction plan management
Authors: Liu Wenming , Xie Hongdong , Peng Guoping , Wang Shiping
Published: October 2021

The project team maintains workflow continuity as much as possible to deliver products on time. Nevertheless, poor construction management makes the workflow unstable during the construction process, which leads to the delayed delivery of the building. As different methods to improve production efficiency, Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) have a positive impact on the industry. Although many researches have shown the unique advantages of the Last Planner System (LPS) and BIM Technology, the advantages of their integration have not been fully exploited. This paper explores the application of the LPS and BIM in the construction phase through a project that transforms from traditional construction process planning to the use of the LPS. The project results show the impact of the LPS and BIM as lean methods on the project, which can improve the workflow of the construction project by improving efficiency and coordination.Â Â
Dynamic-IoTrust: A Dynamic Access Control for IoT Based on Smart Contracts
Authors: Samkri Eman , Farooqi Norah
Published: October 2021

The Internet of things (IoT) is an active, real-world area in need of more investigation. One of the top weaknesses in security challenges that IoTs face, the centralized access control server, which can be a single point of failure. In this paper, Dynamic-IoTrust, a decentralized access control smart contract based aims to overcome distrusted, dynamic, trust and authentication issues for access control in IoT. It also integrates dynamic trust value to evaluate users based on behavior. In particular, the Dynamic-IoTrust contains multiple Main Smart Contract, one Register Contract, and one Judging Contract to achieve efficient distributed access control management. Dynamic-IoTrust provides both static access rights by allowing predefined access control policies and also provides dynamic access rights by checking the trust value and the behavior of the user. The system also provides to detected user misbehavior and make a decision for user trust value and penalty. There are several levels of trusted users to access the IoTs device. Finally, the case study demonstrates the feasibility of the Dynamic-IoTrust model to offer a dynamic decentralized access control system with trust value attribute to evaluate the internal user used IoTs devices.
Why so few EVs are in Kuwait and how to amend it
Authors: Ottesen Andri , Banna Sumayya
Published: October 2021

The automotive industry is at a crossroad. Electric Vehicles (EV) now pose an existential threat to the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). In some Northern European nations over 50% of new cars sold are EVs, owing in large part to substantial financial incentives to buy and own an EV, such as tax discounts when purchasing an EV, fuel savings, and preferential use of transportation infrastructure. These countries have pledged to cease all imports of non-EVs by 2035. On the other end of the spectrum are Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, where EVs account for less than 1 percent of vehicles on the road, due in large part to financial and non-financial impediments to buying and owning an EV. In addition, the price per kilometer driven in the GCC is considerably lower with gasoline than with electricity, which contradicts the European experience where cost savings from electricity versus gasoline can be around 8 to 1. Furthermore, as there is an absence of purchase and ownership/utilization taxation of vehicles in the GCC, no tax discount can be levied, in contrast to the EV tax incentives common in Europe. This paper explores which qualities of driving and owning an EV in the GCC are necessary to persuade certain kinds of new automobile consumers to pay a higher purchasing price for owning an EV as opposed to an ICE, in spite of higher costs for electricity compared to gasoline per kilometer driven. This pilot study attempts to provide an insight to new car purchasing behavior among consumers in Kuwait via a qualitative innovative approach known as â€˜Q Methodologyâ€™. Interestingly, the factors that emerged from the research represent three subjective perspectives of new car purchase in Kuwait which were labeled as Factor 1, â€˜Value Seekerâ€™; Factor 2, â€˜Safety Seekerâ€™; and Factor 3, â€˜Performance Seekerâ€™. The study concludes that given financial constraints, the â€˜Value Seekerâ€™ group is not likely to become an early adopter of EVs in the GCC region. Conversely, the â€˜Performance Seekerâ€™, which includes mainly younger men who are more likely to view the fast acceleration of EVs as a deciding factor, and the â€˜Safety Seekersâ€™, who are mainly younger women who would value the environmental aspects of EVs as well as the quiet driving experience and low maintenance requirements are determining factors for EV adoption in the GCC region in the future.Â Â
Eksistensi Kerajaan Bunga Bali di Alor pada Masa Pemerintahan Raja Baololong Kaay, 1840-1875
Authors: Utomo Susilo Setyo , Taneo Malkisesdek , Letuna Mardhi Abiatar
Published: October 2021

This article aims to reveal the economic, political and social conditions of the Bunga Bali Kingdom during the reign of King Baolong Kaay in 1840-1875, as well as to revealing his role in political diplomacy in the Lisbon Treaty which certainly had shown existence of the Bali Bunga Kingdom. This study focuses on the locus of the territorial area of the Bunga Bali Kingdom which is centered at Alor Besar. This study uses a historical approach by emphasizing historical facts. Data were obtained from literature or document studies, observations, field studies, and oral traditions. According to this study, there is an economic dependence of the community on the agricultural, livestock and fishery sectors, as well as the political situation. The Bunga Bali  Kingdom has 10 Adang villages, three Islamic villages, and seven Pura villages. This study also reveals the social relations of local communities that did not recognize the division of social classes. On the other hand, the emergence of King Baololong as a mediator in the Lisbon treaty in Sago (Solor) was an important turning point because it resulted in an agreement on the territorial division and recognition for the Portuguese and the Dutch. The territories of Kolana, Batulolong, Kui, and Mademang were given to the Dutch, while the island of Atauro was given to the Portuguese. Meanwhile, based in the participation in the Lisbon, it was a medium of achievement and pride for the community as well as to strengthen the ties of brotherhood and cooperation between Galiyau Watang Lema and Solor Watang Lema.
Język wrażliwy na płeć w edukacji. Analiza wybranych dokumentów uniwersyteckich
Authors: Sawicka Julia
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the article is to discuss issues related to the gender-sensitive language used in education, as well as how feminine forms function in Polish language. In particular, the documents analyzed are those used at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. The basic question that underlies the discussion here refers to gender-specific asymmetry in language and its impact on shaping reality.
Digital Citizenship Infrastructure to Foster the Reinforcement of National Identity in Indonesia
Authors: Candra Alif Aditya , Suryadi Karim , Rahmat Rahmat , Nurbayani Siti
Published: October 2021

This study was to discuss and overview the infrastructure of digital citizenship in fostering the reinforcement of national identity in Indonesia. This study was prompted by a problem in the development of digital citizenship infrastructure, which could be an instrument in fostering national identity in Indonesia. The process of forming a national identity could be emphasized through various platforms in the digital citizenship infrastructure, so that the internalization of national values among Indonesian citizens could strengthen their identity as such. This study took the form of qualitative research with a phenomenological approach, constructing theories and phenomena concerning the infrastructure of digital citizenship in Indonesia. The results showed that the infrastructure of digital citizenship reinforced national identity in Indonesia in three ways, namely: 1) internalizing awareness of digital literacy through Citizenship Education learning, 2) implementing Habituation of national identity values in the digital citizenship infrastructure, and 3) running digital forums that could reinforce the digital citizenship infrastructure and strengthen national identity.
Missing value imputation on multidimensional time series
Authors: Bansal Parikshit , Deshpande Prathamesh , Sarawagi Sunita
Published: October 2021

We present DeepMVI, a deep learning method for missing value imputation in multidimensional time-series datasets. Missing values are commonplace in decision support platforms that aggregate data over long time stretches from disparate sources, whereas reliable data analytics calls for careful handling of missing data. One strategy is imputing the missing values, and a wide variety of algorithms exist spanning simple interpolation, matrix factorization methods like SVD, statistical models like Kalman filters, and recent deep learning methods. We show that often these provide worse results on aggregate analytics compared to just excluding the missing data.

DeepMVI expresses the distribution of each missing value conditioned on coarse and fine-grained signals along a time series, and signals from correlated series at the same time. Instead of resorting to linearity assumptions of conventional matrix factorization methods, DeepMVI harnesses a flexible deep network to extract and combine these signals in an end-to-end manner. To prevent over-fitting with high-capacity neural networks, we design a robust parameter training with labeled data created using synthetic missing blocks around available indices. Our neural network uses a modular design with a novel temporal transformer with convolutional features, and kernel regression with learned embeddings.

Experiments across ten real datasets, five different missing scenarios, comparing seven conventional and three deep learning methods show that DeepMVI is significantly more accurate, reducing error by more than 50% in more than half the cases, compared to the best existing method. Although slower than simpler matrix factorization methods, we justify the increased time overheads by showing that DeepMVI provides significantly more accurate imputation that finally impacts quality of downstream analytics.
Fangorn
Authors: Chen Yingda , Wang Jiamang , Lu Yifeng , Han Ying , Lv Zhiqiang , Min Xuebin , Cai Hua , Zhang Wei , Fan Haochuan , Li Chao , Guan Tao , Lin Wei , Jia Yangqing , Zhou Jingren
Published: October 2021

Pervasive needs for data explorations at all scales have populated modern distributed platforms with workloads of different characteristics. The growing complexities and diversities have thereafter imposed distinct challenges to execute them on shared clusters in corporate or public clouds. This paper presents Fangorn, an adaptive execution framework built on an enriched graph model. As the underlying infrastructure for core computation platforms at Alibaba, Fangorn supports various execution modes and caters to heterogeneous workloads. With the capability to orchestrate graph executions with both long-running and requested-on-demand resources at the same time, Fangorn allows exploration of tradeoffs between latency and resource efficiency, for jobs of all scales. By modeling distributed job executions as mutable graphs with pluggable components, Fangorn offers a systematic framework to adjust job executions adaptively, according to data statistics collected during run-time. Fangorn supports an array of different computation engines ranging from relational to deep learning, and is fully deployed on production clusters across Alibaba. It manages tens of millions of distributed jobs daily, with job size scaling from one to half-million.
Tanium reveal
Authors: Stoddard Josh , Mustafa Adam , Goela Naveen
Published: October 2021

Tanium Reveal is a federated search engine deployed on large-scale enterprise networks that is capable of executing data queries across billions of private data files within 60 seconds. Data resides at the
edge
of networks, potentially distributed on hundreds of thousands of endpoints. The anatomy of the search engine consists of local inverse indexes on each endpoint and a global communication platform called Tanium for issuing search queries to all endpoints. Reveal enables asynchronous parsing and indexing on endpoints without noticeable impact to the endpoints' primary functionality. The engine harnesses the Tanium platform, which is based on a self-organizing, fault-tolerant, scalable, linear chain communication scheme. We demonstrate a multi-tier workflow for executing search queries across a network and for viewing matching snippets of text on any endpoint. We analyze metrics for federated indexing and searching in multiple environments including a production network with 1.05 billion searchable files distributed across 4236 endpoints. While primarily focusing on Boolean, phrase, and similarity query types, Reveal is compatible with further automation (e.g., semantic classification based on machine learning). Lastly, we discuss safeguards for sensitive information within Reveal including cryptographic hashing of private text and role-based access control (RBAC).