bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Application of the Design of the Experiment to Investigate the Stability of Special Equipment
Authors: Van Thach Duong , Le Minh Thai , Thai Dung Nguyen , Cong Dung Tran , Van Minh Phung
Published: July 2022

In experimental design theory, plans with two or three levels of influence are the most often employed. The total factor experiment includes N = 2k experiments with two levels of change in the influencing variables, and N = 3k experiments with three levels of change in the influencing factors. The 2k plan, in particular, is often utilized throughout the early stages of research and even while conducting explorations with a high number of influencing variables. The number of influencing variables, for example, would be k = 15, and the number of experiments, N = 215 = 32768. Not just on actual devices, but also in computer simulations, this is virtually impossible. As a result, the number of experiments must be reduced to a manageable amount. The method of influencing factors space reduction can be implemented in the following ways. (i) Preliminary influencing factor analysis is used to screen for influencing factors with no or little value, i.e., variables that have little or no impact on the objective function. (ii) Using partial plans (or, as the theory of experimental planning calls them, partial responses) when the number of variables remaining after screening for null factors is still very large. This article will discuss one method for doing a preliminary screening of the initial influencing factors in order to identify those that have either no influence at all or a small effect on the objective function that is the subject of the investigation.
Prediction of Fault Occurrences in Smart City Water Distribution System Using Time-Series Forecasting Algorithm
Authors: Chenniappan Maheswari , Gnanavel Divya , Gunasekaran Kavi Priya , Rajalakshmi R.R. , Ramya A.S , Stonier Albert Alexander , Peter Geno , Ganji Vivekananda
Published: July 2022

The proposed research work is focused on forecasting the future requirements of water supply based on the current requirement of water and also identifying the possibility of occurrences of cracks and leaks using the ARIMA (autoregressive integrated moving average) model. The experiments were conducted using real-time experimental hardware. The pressure data obtained and their

p

-value is less than 0.05, which represents the stability of the data in the ARIMA model. The forecasted pressure data range between 0.451379 N/m2 and 2.022273 N/m2. The frequency of the forecasted pressure ranges between 1.706869 N/m2 and 3.065836 N/m2 (maximum peak) and −0.81046 N/m2 and 1.042164 N/m2 (minimum peak). Forecasted data of pressure at damaged condition lie between 2.880788 N/m2 and 3.29797 N/m2 and frequency ranges between 4.866227 N/m2 and 5.664348 N/m2. Similarly, future forecasted data of water requirement for the next 1 year range between 614.6292 (liters/week) and 620.0099 (liters/week), the frequency of the forecast value with maximum ranging from 617.0086 (liters/week) to 628.5465 (liters/week), and the minimum peaks ranging from 611.0967 (liters/week) to 612.2914 (liters/week). The above data are for a single water distribution pipeline.
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk
Authors: Kao Kung-Chi , Jaccard Alison , Ho Ping-Chih
Published: July 2022

In this issue, Hu and colleagues unveil that IFNα administration combined with anti–PD-1 therapy can potentiate murine and human CD8+ T-cell antitumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma, highlighting a novel therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

See related article by Hu et al., p. 1718 (6) .
FBLN5-Related Cutis Laxa Syndrome: A Case with a Novel Variant and Review of the Literature
Authors: Tekmenuray-Unal Aysel , Durmaz Ceren Damla
Published: July 2022

Introduction: FBLN5-related cutis laxa is a very rare, autosomal recessive syndrome that is characterized by loose, wrinkled, and redundant skin, sagging cheeks, emphysema, aortic or pulmonary artery abnormalities, inguinal hernia, and diverticula of the gastrointestinal and urinary tract. Case Presentation: In this study, we report an 8-year-old Turkish girl with a novel homozygous missense variant in the FBLN5 gene, c.862G>T, p.(Asp288Tyr). Her unaffected parents were carriers of the same variant. The patient had loose skin, short stature, broad eyebrows, large ears, inguinal hernia, frequent respiratory tract infections, a history of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, and fourth finger contractures on both hands. Discussion: To our knowledge, 8 families have been reported to date, and this family is the third Turkish family with FBLN5-related cutis laxa. In addition to the classical findings of cutis laxa, the patient had fourth finger contractures on both hands. This report contributes to the ongoing clinical and genetic characterization of FBLN5-related cutis laxa.
Oral Minoxidil for Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia
Authors: Martora Fabrizio , Vastarella Marina , Fattore Davide , Patri Angela , Fabbrocini Gabriella , Cantelli Mariateresa
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA), one of the most dramatic side effects of chemotherapy, occurs in approximately 65% of patients receiving cytotoxic drugs. Case Presentation: We report the case of a patient, 64 years old, affected by chemotherapy-induced alopecia treated with oral minoxidil with good results. Discussion/Conclusion: Our case may be useful in the literature to propose a new therapy for this pathology that is fundamentally very difficult to treat.
As repercussões da Demonstratio Evangelica de Pierre-Daniel Huet na República das Letras
Authors: Sousa Ana Cláudia Teodoro
Published: July 2022

Pretende-se apresentar e avaliar o programa inicial de Huet ao publicar a Demonstratio Evangelica (1679), obra de caráter apologético e inclinação cética, frente a seu contexto intelectual, buscando uma melhor compreensão do impacto que tal livro exerceu nas discussões entre grandes intelectuais da República das Letras na Europa do século XVII. Para isso, este artigo contém três momentos: primeiro, procura-se traçar os objetivos da obra e os meios utilizados por Huet para alcançá-los. Posteriormente é exposta uma série de acusações e críticas à Demonstratio Evangelica e, por fim, é feito um balanço a respeito dessas críticas em relação às intenções iniciais de Huet e argumenta-se que esta obra tem certo valor apologético, mas, mais do que isso, exerceu um papel notável no que diz respeito às discussões sobre a história, religião e filosofia no século XVII.
Spinoza e o Anticartesianismo
Authors: Gomes Carlos Wagner Benevides
Published: July 2022

A partir do estudo dos Princípios de Filosofia Cartesiana e da Ética de Spinoza, buscaremos explicitar o problema do anticartesianismo em três movimentos críticos específicos de natureza metódica, metafísica e ética: primeiro, a conversão do método empregado nos Princípios de Descartes; segundo, a crítica ao “dualismo substancial”; e, por fim, a crítica à teoria cartesiana do livre-arbítrio.
A queda: um ensaio sobre o Discurso da Servidão Voluntária a partir de M. Chaui e J. Saramago
Authors: Branda Junior Newton de Andrade
Published: July 2022

O presente ensaio apresenta como ponto de partida o conto "Cadeira", do escritor português José Saramago, para ilustrar a contínua atualidade do estudo "Amizade, recusa do servir" da professora e filósofa Marilena Chaui, publicado em 1982 pela editora Brasiliense como posfácio da obra "Discurso da servidão voluntária", de Étienne de La Boétie. Nossa intenção é partir da alegoria saramaguiana da queda da ditadura salazarista em Portugal para mostrar como o pensamento de La Boétie, especialmente quando analisado por Chaui, trespassa incólume séculos inteiros chegando até a contemporaneidade europeia e brasileira e que possíveis caminhos alternativos a este sistema podem se apresentar.
Descartes, Elisabeth e a melancolia: (tradução de cartas escolhidas)
Authors: Coelho Rafael Teruel
Published: July 2022

Trata-se de uma coletânea de cartas em que Descartes e Elisabeth discutem as implicações da doença da princesa.
O sujeito disciplinar: uma análise das Regras para a Direção do Espírito
Authors: Laporta Beatriz , Andrade Érico
Published: July 2022

Tomando a obra Regras para a Direção do Espírito de Descartes, buscamos entender no presente artigo como a noção de disciplinaridade, desenvolvida a partir da questão de orientação do espírito na busca de conhecimentos certos, pode ser interpretada como fundante do projeto de modernidade calcado na autonomia do sujeito de disciplinar o próprio corpo. Assim, desenvolvemos a possível interpretação de sujeição política através da reflexão sobre a sujeição de todas as faculdades do espírito ao entendimento a partir do disciplinamento que ele próprio impõe à relação que aquelas faculdades guardam com o corpo. E estabelecemos que as Regras não inauguram apenas uma reforma do entendimento como agenda de pesquisa para a modernidade, mas portam diretrizes para o aprimoramento do uso das faculdades de modo geral, apresentando como ação humana exitosa o comércio entre as faculdades humanas coordenado pelo entendimento.
Mal e privação em Espinosa
Authors: Oliva Luís César Guimarães
Published: July 2022

O artigo explora as noções de mal e privação em Espinosa, sobretudo com base na sua correspondência com Blyenbergh. Pretendo mostrar que Espinosa radicaliza a solução de Agostinho e Descartes para o mesmo problema, recusando-se a dar qualquer tipo de consistência ontológica para a privação. Tanto quanto a noção de mal, a própria privação só pode ser pensada como o resultado de uma comparação meramente imaginativa, sem nenhuma incidência na realidade.
As regras de Descartes: uma epistemologia interrompida
Authors: Gatto Alfredo
Published: July 2022

O artigo tem como objetivo investigar as razões que levaram Descartes a não concluir as Regras para a direção do Espírito, estabelecendo uma relação entre a interrupção da obra e a teoria de 1630 sobre a natureza criada das verdades eternas. Com a doutrina da livre criação das verdades, Descartes apresenta uma proposta metafísica que exigia uma revisitação dos pressupostos da sua própria epistemologia. Se nas Regras a matemática e a geometria eram consideradas isentas de toda incerteza, com a entrada em cena da teoria de 1630 essas disciplinas encontram-se submetidas à causalidade arbitrária da onipotência divina. Essa consideração metafísica requer uma reflexão ulterior para avaliar as suas consequências. O projeto das Regras – interrompido, mas não abandonado – será assim reformulado à luz da novidade metafísica de 1630. As Meditações se encarregarão dessa tarefa, demonstrando de que modo a natureza criada das verdades eternas não implica colocar em questão o conhecimento humano.
Resenha a "Maquiavelianas", de Sérgio Cardoso
Authors: Mendes Ricardo Polidoro
Published: July 2022

Resenha ao livro "Maquiavelianas: lições de política republicana", do professor Sérgio Cardoso (USP)
Unsub Extender: A Python-based web application for visualizing Unsub data
Authors: Schares Eric
Published: July 2022

This article introduces Unsub Extender, a free tool to help libraries analyze their Unsub data export files. Unsub is a collection development dashboard that gathers and forecasts journal-level usage metrics to provide academic libraries with deeper measurements than traditional cost per use. Unsub gives libraries richer and more nuanced data to analyze their subscriptions, but it does not include a way to easily visualize the complex and interrelated data points it provides. Unsub Extender (https://unsubextender.lib.iastate.edu) is a free Python-based web application that takes an Unsub export file and automates the creation of interactive plots and visualizations. The tool loads with example data to explore, and users upload their specific Unsub file to quickly populate the premade plots with actual data. Graphs are interactive and live updating and support zoom, click-and-drag, and hover. Filters are specified through sliders to model scenarios and focus on areas of interest. A drop-down menu allows users to change a journal’s decision status, and graphs update automatically. After evaluating journals, users can export the modified data set to save their decisions. Unsub Extender proposes best practice in analyzing the increasingly common Unsub export file. It simplifies the analysis, eliminates duplication of effort, and enables libraries worldwide to make better, more data-driven decisions.
A new species of Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae) from Micronesia
Authors: DE FORGES BERTRAND RICHER , NG PETER K. L.
Published: July 2022

A new species of deep-sea spider crab of the genus Cyrtomaia (Brachyura: Majidae) is described from Guam and Palau. Cyrtomaia micronesica n. sp. is differentiated from its closest congener, C. cornuta Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1988, from New Caledonia by a different carapace armature, shorter basal antennal spines, proportionately longer chelipeds, relatively longer male second and fourth ambulatory meri, and a different male first pleopod.
The Protura from Xinjiang, Northwestern China
Authors: BU YUN , YIN WEN YING
Published: July 2022

One new genus (Nanshanentulus gen. n.), three new species (Hesperentomon septemseum sp. n., Nanshanentulus urumchiensis sp. n. and Eosentomon xinjiangense sp. n.), one new record species (Gracilentulus fjellbergi Szeptycki, 1993) to Chinese fauna and one undetermined species Eosentomon sp. are described from Xinjiang Province, Northwestern China
Revision of the genus Ariptyelus Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae)
Authors: SHIH HSIEN-TZUNG , YANG JENG-TZE
Published: July 2022

The genus Ariptyelus Matsumura, comprising 3 species, is reviewed. Two species, A. arisanus (Matsumura, 1942) and A. auropilosus (Matsumura, 1907) are redescribed. Ariptyelus arisanus is recorded only from Taiwan. A. auropilosus, previously known from Taiwan and China (Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Fujian) is newly recorded from Philippines, Indonesia, and Hainan, and Lutao and Orchid Islands. One new species from India and Nepal, A. subauropilosus sp. nov., is described. The diagnostic characters of the genera Ariptyelus and Peuceptyelus and the characters distinguishing the 3 species of Ariptyelus are presented.
A new species of Myrianida (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Belize
Authors: NYGREN ARNE , PLEIJEL FREDRIK
Published: July 2022

We describe Myrianida gidholmi sp. n. from shallow waters in Belize. It is characterized by a unique colour pattern consisting of red transverse and longitudinal bands. We determine its phylogenetic position within Myrianida using a combined approach with morphological and molecular data. The new species is compared to relevant Myrianida taxa and important features for morphological identification are listed in a table. The new combinations Myrianida tyrrhenica (Cognetti, 1953) and M. cognetti (Çinar & Gambi, 2005) are introduced, and Autolytus antondohrni Çinar & Gambi, 2005, is synonymized with M. tyrrhenica. We also provide a checklist of all taxa belonging to Myrianida.
A new species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger (Amphibia: Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from the Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India
Authors: RADHAKRISHNAN C. , DINESH K. P. , RAVICHANDRAN M. S.
Published: July 2022

A new species of Indian nyctibatrachid frog, Nyctibatrachus sholai (Amphibia: Anura), is described based on a series of 6 specimens from the Eravikulam National Park, southern Western Ghats of the State Kerala, India. The new species is compared with all known congeners. It is diagnosed by the following combination of characters: skin with glandular corrugations with metallic green coloration; head wider than long; snout not projecting beyond mouth; irregular longitudinal corrugations on the dorsum and extending up to the dorsal surface of arms and thighs; faint supratympanic fold; a fold from posterior corner of eye to angle of jaw clearly defined; tympanum partially visible; webbing on toes ¼ th , except that on 3 rd toe reaching penultimate subarticular tubercle; tips of digits and toes flattened to form minute disks with dorsal longitudinal grooves; femoral gland present. The largest specimen in the type series has a snout-vent length of 22.1 mm. A key to the species of Nyctibatrachus is provided.
Foreword*
Authors: LARSEN KIM , SHIMOMURA MICHITAKA
Published: July 2022

Humanity has always been fascinated by organisms which survive in the most extreme and hostile environments and one such environment, is the hadal depths of the ocean trenches. Life can exist here in a food deprived habitat at enormous pressure and as far from the sun as possible, and yet it thrives. Which kinds of organisms can are found there and where did they come from? Is it a refuge for old phylogenetic lines elsewhere gone extinct or is it a habitat for highly specialized species? Considering that the trenches constitute only a minor part of the deep sea, the trenches have received the lion’s share of scientific attention. The first ‘Trench’ exploration consisted of depth soundings made during the Challenger expedition in 1872-1876, but biological deep sea sampling started in earnest with the Danish Galathea expedition II 1950-1952 which managed to make collections at the deepest parts of the trenches. Even today the trenches hold many mysteries although the focus has changed somewhat from biology to biochemistry, especially carbon sequestration (Shirayama 1997; Takeuchi et al. 1999; Nakamura & Inagaki 2005).
Family Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976*
Authors: MCLELLAND JERRY A.
Published: July 2022

Two new species from the family Pseudotanaidae were discovered in material collected in the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench and Japan Trench and are described herein. Cryptocopoides pacificus, n.sp., of the subfamily Cryptocopinae, is the second species known from the genus heretofore represented only by C. articus, a species originating from North Atlantic waters but also reported elsewhere, from which it can be distinguished primarily by differences in body and appendage setation. Pseudotanais nipponicus, n.sp. is very similar to the North Atlantic species, P. longispinus, but can be distinguished by differences in setation of the mandible pars molaris, setation of the merus and carpus of the first pereopod, and also by having a shorter cephalothorax. A third apparently new species of Pseudotanais with forcipate chela was represented by only two specimens and remains undescribed.
Three new species of shell-boring Dipolydora (Annelida: Spionidae: Polydorini) from the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, with comments on the modified spines in posterior notopodia and sperm morphology in polydorins
Authors: RADASHEVSKY VASILY I.
Published: July 2022

Three species of tube-dwelling polydorins (Annelida: Spionidae: Polydorini) from China have been reported for the South China Sea to date. Three new species of shell-boring Dipolydora are described and illustrated in the present study based on new material collected in the Gulf of Thailand and Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam. Dipolydora echinata sp. nov. and D. spinosa sp. nov. have awl-like spines in addition to capillary chaetae in the posterior notopodia, and cup-shaped pygidia with only dorsal incision. Dipolydora vietnamita sp. nov. has only capillary chaetae in the posterior notopodia, and three-lobed pygidium with one ventral lobe and two smaller dorsal lobes. Gradual transformation of capillary chaetae along the body and the morphology of modified spines in the posterior notopodia of polydorin spionids are briefly discussed. Gamete morphology is considered an underestimated trait used for the identification of spionids.
Spontaneous Enterocutaneous Fistula
Authors: Perrotti Gabrielle , Myers Robert L. , Sadri Lili , Mejia-Sierra Luis , Katsnelson Jacob , Fassler Steven A. , Shadis Ryan
Published: July 2022

Spontaneous scrotal enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs) are rare and more common in countries with poor access to medical care. Our patients represent the first two reported adult cases of scrotal ECFs in the United States. Both patients were 83-year-old males who presented from assisted living facilities with past medical histories of prostate cancer. The first patient had an ECF from his cecum to right scrotum and the second patient had an ECF from his sigmoid colon to left scrotum. These are the first recorded cases describing spontaneous scrotal ECFs in adults in the United States. They are also the seventh and eighth reported cases worldwide. Both patients had delayed presentations of their incarcerated hernias because their scrotal ECFs decompressed their incarcerated bowels and attenuated the development of obstructive symptoms. Each patient underwent a successful orchiectomy by urology and bowel resection with ligation of their scrotal ECFs, and herniorrhaphy by general surgery.
Texas Special Education Cap's Associations With Disability Identification Disparities of Racial and Language Minority Students
Authors: Morgan Paul L. , Woods Adrienne D. , Wang Yangyang , Gloski Cecelia A.
Published: July 2022

We used time-varying effect modelling of two very large samples of fourth-grade students ( Nreading = 148,240, Nmathematics = 152,220) to investigate associations between adoption and over-time implementation of a de facto cap on special education service receipt and over-time likelihoods of disability identification from 2003 to 2017 for Texas students including those from historically marginalized communities. Following the cap's adoption, Texas students who are Black or English Language Learners (ELLs) were gradually less likely to have been identified as having disabilities than students in adjoining statues who are Black or ELLs in analyses adjusting for individual academic achievement, family economic disadvantage, school fixed effects, and other explanatory factors. Findings provide additional evidence of the cap's specific associations with disability identification disparities for demographic populations especially likely to have experienced violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's Child Find and free and appropriate public education requirements.
Can the social dimension of time contribute to explain the public evaluation of political change? The case of European integration
Authors: Malang Thomas
Published: July 2022

According to social theorists of time, the way societies structure and value different aspects of time plays an important role in people’s perception and evaluation of economic, political, and cultural change. I explore if two dimensions of social time—social acceleration and long-term orientation—have an effect on the public evaluation of the speed of European integration. Combining Eurobarometer data for 27 societies with measures for social acceleration and time horizons, the results show distinct patterns for the perception and preferences of European integration. Whereas I find no connection between dimensions of social time and the perceived speed of integration, more social acceleration and cultural long-term orientation lead to a desire for a slower speed of European integration. Even when controlled for other economic and political macro-factors, temporal structures can play a key role in the evaluation of political change in European societies.
Graph machine learning classification using architectural 3D topological models
Authors: Alymani Abdulrahman , Jabi Wassim , Corcoran Padraig
Published: July 2022

Some architects struggle to choose the best form of how the building meets the ground and may benefit from a suggestion based on precedents. This paper presents a novel proof of concept workflow that enables machine learning (ML) to automatically classify three-dimensional (3D) prototypes with respect to formulating the most appropriate building/ground relationship. Here, ML, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), can ascertain the most appropriate relationship from a set of examples provided by trained architects. Moreover, the system classifies 3D prototypes of architectural precedent models based on a topological graph instead of 2D images. The system takes advantage of two primary technologies. The first is a software library that enhances the representation of 3D models through non-manifold topology (Topologic). The second is an end-to-end deep graph convolutional neural network (DGCNN). The experimental workflow in this paper consists of two stages. First, a generative simulation system for a 3D prototype of architectural precedents created a large synthetic database of building/ground relationships with numerous topological variations. This geometrical model then underwent conversion into semantically rich topological dual graphs. Second, the prototype architectural graphs were imported to the DGCNN model for graph classification. While using a unique data set prevents direct comparison, our experiments have shown that the proposed workflow achieves highly accurate results that align with DGCNN’s performance on benchmark graphs. This research demonstrates the potential of AI to help designers identify the topology of architectural solutions and place them within the most relevant architectural canons.
When Two Worlds Collide: The Role of Affect in ‘Essential’ Worker Responses to Shifting Evaluative Norms
Authors: Slutskaya Natalia , Game Annilee , Morgan Rachel , Newton Tim
Published: July 2022

Concerns about devaluation and misrecognition are central for understanding the experiences of workers in stigmatised occupations. Yet contemporary approaches have been criticised for over-simplifying workers’ responses to mis/recognition. Povinelli’s concepts of ‘trembling of recognition’ and ‘social tense’ offer a useful starting point for extending existing understandings of mis/recognition by highlighting the contextual importance of temporality. To explore these ideas, we report on an ethnographic study of waste management workers in London, UK. The findings suggest that dirty workers’ responses to mis/recognition are a complex mix of discordant cognitive and affective reactions and narrative strategies, shaped by changing normative ideals. The findings suggest that recognition derives not only from workers’ encounters, meanings and feelings attached to the past and present but also from the sense that they have a valued part to play in the future.
Study of the compression properties of welded seams formed using hot wedge, hot air, ultrasonic, and high-frequency welding techniques
Authors: Marcelić Martina Bobovčan , Geršak Jelka , Rogale Dubravko , Rogale Snježana Firšt
Published: July 2022

The compression properties of welded seams depending on welding parameters using the hot wedge and hot air welding technique, ultrasonic welding technique, and high-frequency welding technique were studied. The compression properties, expressed by parameters such as compressional energy WC, compressional resilience RC, linearity LC, and compressibility C, are important information about the welded seam quality in terms of touch, voluminosity, stiffness, and flexibility of the welded seam. KES-FB and FAST measurement systems were used to test the compression properties of the welded seams. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, the influence of the welding parameters on the compression properties of the welded seam was determined. The results of the investigation showed that improperly selected welding parameters, such as the supply or introduction of too much heat into the material to be welded or too long exposure of the material in the weld zone to heat, result in welded seams with expressive extrusion edges, which affects the quality of the welded seams. These welded seams have very low values of compressional resilience RC and very high values of compressional energy WC and compressibility C.
Student satisfaction on lecturers’ effectiveness, efficiency and productivity: Malaysian education landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Selvanathan Mahiswaran , Velloo Prakash , Varughese Susha , Jeevanantham Moganavatsala
Published: July 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed the whole planet, including the education sector in Malaysia. As a result, the quality of lecturers’ work is critical in maintaining the number of students in a university, particularly during a pandemic. Lecturers are put through their paces as they move from traditional to e-learning, learning new ways to teach classes, navigating technology, using new skills, and utilising their own knowledge. This study analysed responses of 892 local students from various officially registered public higher learning institutions throughout Malaysia. Convenient sampling method was used to gather responses through online google forms from the above respondents. The outcomes of this study provided some insight on how Malaysian higher education institutions might redeem themselves by offering better service to the society, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Validity and Reliability Evidence for Assessments Based in Applied Behavior Analysis: A Systematic Review
Authors: Padilla Kristen L. , Weston Regan , Morgan Grant B. , Lively Providence , O’Guinn Nicole
Published: July 2022

The current article presents the findings from a systematic review of the available reliability and validity evidence supporting the use of criterion-referenced assessments based on the applied behavior analysis framework. We identified 46 studies that reported reliability and/or validity evidence for six assessments, 37 of which presented reliability evidence and 43 presented validity evidence. Additionally, we extracted and summarized information related to participant characteristics (e.g., age, sex, diagnosis), geographic location, and research setting (e.g., residential facility, home). Overall, we found conflicting support for the use of the assessments. When coupled with the reported usage by behavior analysis professionals, our findings suggest a misalignment between the reportedly used assessments and the number of published studies providing validity and/or reliability evidence. We found inconsistent use of measurement-related vocabulary and that many studies could have been strengthened by conducting different statistical analyses. We provide a summary of studies, findings, and offer recommendations for clinical practice and future measurement research.
“We Still Miss Some of Them”: A DisCrit Analysis of the Role of Two 4-Year Hispanic Serving Institutions in Racially Diversifying the K–12 Teaching Force
Authors: Schwitzman-Gerst Tara
Published: July 2022

Background/Context:

Although some research has been conducted on the experiences of preservice teachers of color who attend Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), little cross-institutional, qualitative research—disaggregated by type of MSI—exists on the potential of MSIs to prepare and graduate teachers of color. This article examines how teacher preparation programs and professors at two 4-year public Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)—a type of MSI—respond to two barriers to the profession for Hispanic and Black students: state licensure exams and being underserved in their K–12 education.

Focus of Study:

At both institutions, white students were overrepresented, and Hispanic and Black students were underrepresented, in the population of students admitted to a teacher preparation program. Through a conceptual framework of “servingness” and an intersectional theoretical framework, disability critical race theory (DisCrit), I sought to center the voices of students and faculty of color and understand: (a) how state requirements for employment and licensure were incorporated into each teacher preparation program’s admissions criteria, (b) how each program’s admissions process impacted the race and ability/academic achievement of students enrolled in education coursework, and (c) how professors responded to the racial and ability diversity of their students.

Participants:

Four focal professors (two at each institution) and nine students (two or three in each course) participated. At each institution, one professor was teaching an introductory class—open to any undergraduate student who might have an interest in teaching—and one a methods course—open only to admitted preservice teachers (graduate and undergraduate students seeking certification).

Research Design:

A DisCrit methodology was utilized to center the voices of multiply-marginalized students and faculty and to analyze their stories in relation to larger systems of power and privilege. Primary data sources—three interviews with the focal professors and one interview with each student—were analyzed inductively. Codes and categories generated from the interviews were used to deductively analyze course observations. To better understand “servingness,” analytic categories were compared between institutions and between course types.

Conclusions/Recommendations:

Each preparation program responded differentially to state requirements in their admissions criteria, which had implications for both the racial demographics of admitted preservice teachers and how professors (a) responded to students’ prior K–12 experiences, and (b) described which students (of color) had the capacity to be teachers. Recommendations include: (a) examining “servingness” not only across HSIs, but also across different levels of courses, and (b) integrating support—rooted in students’ experiences—throughout teacher preparation.
Montmorency tart cherry supplementation does not impact sleep, body composition, cellular health, or blood pressure in healthy adults
Authors: Hillman Angela R , Trickett Olivia , Brodsky Christopher , Chrismas Bryna
Published: July 2022

Background: Sleep disturbances are linked with cardiovascular and metabolic disease as well as poor body composition. Aim: To investigate the use of tart cherry supplements, which are high in antioxidants and may contain melatonin, on parameters of health such as sleep, body composition, cellular health, and blood pressure (BP). Methods: Forty-four participants had completed sleep record data and were included in this analysis. Participants consumed either two 240 ml bottles per day of Montmorency tart cherry (MTC) juice or placebo or two capsules per day of powdered MTC or placebo for 30 days. Participants tracked their sleep daily via questionnaire and completed body composition and BP assessments at baseline, 14 days, and 30 days after supplementation. Results: There were no significant differences in sleep time or quality between groups, though both increased over 30 days. The capsule groups had significantly lower body mass (BM) 14 days versus baseline for placebo group (p = 0.01, mean difference: 0.70 kg) and at 30 days versus 14 days in MTC group (p = 0.02, mean difference: 0.75 kg). No other differences in body composition or cellular health were found. BP was unaffected by MTC supplementation over 30 days. Despite the potential benefits of antioxidants and melatonin, we did not find improvements in sleep time or quality, cellular health or BP in participants consuming MTC for 30 days, though BM decreased in capsule groups. Conclusion: These results conflict with previous data on MTC and sleep and BP, therefore further investigation is warranted.
Inhibition in preschool children at risk of developmental language disorder
Authors: Thomas Sheila , Shipp Nicholas J , Ryder Nuala
Published: July 2022

It has been hypothesised that executive function deficits, specifically inhibition difficulties, may play a central role in Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). The presented study compared the response inhibition abilities of typically developing preschool children, with monolingual and bilingual preschool children who had already been classed as being at risk of developing DLD. A non-word repetition test and two inhibition tasks were used along with a prospective memory task. The results indicated that children at risk of DLD performed significantly worse than typically developing children on all tasks. The findings suggest that children at risk of DLD are impaired in response inhibition. Educational and therapeutic implications are discussed.
Mitochondrial targeting of potent nanoparticulated drugs in combating diseases
Authors: Mandal Ardhendu Kumar
Published: July 2022

Mitochondrial dysfunction, characterized by the electron transport chain (ETC) leakage and reduced adenosine tri-phosphate synthesis, occurs primarily due to free radicals -induced mutations in either the mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) or nuclear (n) DNA caused by pathogenic infections, toxicant exposures, adverse drug-effects, or other environmental exposures, leading to secondary dysfunction affecting ischemic, diabetic, cancerous, and degenerative diseases. In these concerns, mitochondria-targeted remedies may include a significant role in the protection and treatment of mitochondrial function to enhance its activity. Coenzyme Q10 pyridinol and pyrimidinol antioxidant analogues and other potent drug-compounds for their multifunctional radical quencher and other anti-toxic activities may take a significant therapeutic effectivity for ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, the encapsulation of these bioactive ligands-attached potent compounds in vesicular system may enable them a superb biological effective for the treatment of mitochondria-targeted dysfunction-related diseases with least side effects. This review depicts mainly on mitochondrial enzymatic dysfunction and their amelioration by potent drugs with the usages of nanoparticulated delivery system against mitochondria-affected diseases.
A systematic review of E-leadership and its effects on student learning in higher education
Authors: Yuting Zhang , Adams Donnie , Lee Kenny Cheah Soon
Published: July 2022

A systematic review was conducted, covering an extensive exploration of previous literature from 2000 to 2021. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach, 34 articles regarding e-leadership, e-leader, and other more general views of leadership for either technology usage in learning or virtual collaborative learning, were analyzed. The findings highlight various relevant insights in empirical and theoretical articles, revealing the evolvement of educational e-leadership research and e-leadership characteristics in practice. The researchers conclude that leaders in modern higher education should possess sufficient technological knowledge, e-skills, and e-leadership practices to provide a technology-enabled learning environment, which demands more e-leadership studies in the future. The study bridges perceptions from e-leadership, student learning, and educational technology fields; thus, it could be beneficial to policymakers and educational leaders in equipping with successful e-leadership practices in the new age of educational technology.
A Survey of Blockchain Technology: Architecture, Applied Domains, Platforms, and Security Threats
Authors: Altaf Ayesha , Iqbal Faiza , Latif Rabia , Yakubu Bello Musa , Latif Seemab , Samiullah Hamza
Published: July 2022

Blockchain technology is at the peak of hype and contemporary research area across the world. It is a distributed ledger that keeps records of transactions with verifiable and immutable structures and continuously grows with the new block of transactions. Blockchain provides better transparency, enhanced security and privacy, and true traceability over the traditional approaches. Due to its advanced and secure features, it is being used in various fields such as trade finance, digital transactions, the Internet of Things (IoT), the healthcare industry, and energy sector. Blockchain technology has a great impact in all its applied fields with the prominent features of privacy and reliability of data and transactions. This survey intends to present the architecture of blockchain, its potential applications, and practices in different domains other than cryptocurrency along with the platform of blockchain. This paper will explore some potential benefits of blockchain and some future directions and open challenges that are expected to come in future research.
Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An Intervention
Authors: van Doorn Niels , Ferrari Fabian , Graham Mark
Published: July 2022

In urban gig economies around the world, platform labour is predominantly migrant labour, yet research on the intersection of the gig economy and labour migration remains scant. Our experience with two action research projects, spanning six cities on four continents, has taught us how platform work impacts the structural vulnerability of migrant workers. This leads us to two claims that should recalibrate the gig economy research agenda. First, we argue that platform labour simultaneously degrades working conditions while offering migrants much-needed opportunities to improve their livelihoods. Second, we contend that the reclassification of gig workers as employees is by itself not sufficient to counter the precarisation of migrant gig work. Instead, we need ambitious policies at the intersection of immigration, social welfare, and employment regulation that push back against the digitally mediated commodification of migrant labour worldwide.
A study on tensile flow and strain hardening behaviour of β-Titanium at elevated temperatures
Authors: Pandre Sandeep , Suresh Kurra , Singh Swadesh Kumar , Sujith Ravindran
Published: July 2022

In this paper, the tensile flow and work hardening behaviour of Beta titanium alloy was examined over a wide temperature range of 28 to 500°C. The work hardening of the material was modelled using different empirical relations such as Swift, Voce and Ludwigsen and the prediction accuracy of these models were compared with different statistical parameters. The hardening rate of the material was analysed with K-M analysis. The fracture behaviour of the tensile samples was studied using SEM results. The yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the material was found to be decreased from room temperature to 200°C followed by a gradual increase with increase in temperature. Uniformly distributed serrations were observed in the entire plastic region of the flow curve in the temperature range of 200– 400°C. This serrated behaviour could be due to the manifestation of dynamic strain aging in this temperature range. The Voce hardening model was identified as a best hardening model to describe the material hardening. SEM results revealed the ductile mode of fracture at all temperature with large number of dimples in fractographs.
Policy Framework for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa: A Compass for Comprehensive Internationalisation?
Authors: Jooste Nico , Hagenmeier Cornelius
Published: July 2022

On 6 November 2020, the Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa was promulgated. It provides high-level principles and guidelines for the internationalisation of higher education in South Africa, lays down specific rules for certain aspects of the process and aims to shape the process of internationalisation at South African higher education institutions, redressing past inequalities whilst addressing policy imperatives of higher education in a democratic South Africa. In this paper, we analyse the context and content of the Policy Framework. We first explore the context by discussing the historical background leading to the development and drafting of the Policy Framework, whereafter we analyse the substantive content of the Policy Framework. We consider its suitability for advancing the South African higher education system's internationalisation objectives, interrogate whether it can provide direction for comprehensive internationalisation of higher education in the country and provide recommendations on the way forward devoting attention to strategies for successful policy implementation.
Evaluation of the Randox and Fuji Dri-Chem vcCRP-P assays of canine C-reactive protein
Authors: An Sung-Ah , Oh Ye-In , Choi Ul-Soo , Lee Jong-Bok , Seo Kyoung-Won
Published: July 2022

In veterinary medicine, measurement of canine C-reactive protein (cCRP) is used widely to detect inflammatory diseases. We evaluated the precision of Randox and Fuji assays for cCRP, as well as accuracy, correlation, and agreement compared to a reference ELISA. Blood samples from 71 client-owned dogs (20 healthy, 51 diseased) were analyzed with the 3 assays. Inter-assay CVs were ~3.5% with both the Randox and Fuji assays. The mean biases were −1.90% for the Randox and −5.93% for the Fuji test; the targeted biases were ~8.5% for both assays. The CV, bias, and observed total error were acceptable for the 2 assays compared to ASVCP recommendations based on biological variation studies. The Spearman correlation coefficient for cCRP concentration compared with the reference ELISA was 0.83 for the Randox test and 0.92 for the Fuji test. Both assays measured cCRP precisely at intermediate and increased concentrations. Correlation with the reference ELISA was good, and both assays could be used to evaluate cCRP concentrations in veterinary practice. However, the assays did not reach analytical agreement; hence the results obtained by these assays are not interchangeable, and serial monitoring of cCRP requires the use of the same assay.
Exploring Help-Seeking Predictors Among Colombian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Different Age Groups
Authors: Padilla-Medina Diana M. , Small Eusebius , Pavlova Nikolova Silviya
Published: July 2022

This study examined the extent, source, and individual, microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem-level (Heise's Ecological Model) predictors of help-seeking behaviors among women of different age groups in Colombia. Data on 12,915 married or cohabitating women who had experienced diverse forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) were obtained from the Colombia Demographic Health Survey 2015. More than half of the Colombian women who reported some form of IPV experience did not seek any help. Women aged 25–39 were less likely to seek help. Type of violence and experience of IPV and education were the strongest predictors of help-seeking among women in all age groups. Implications for research and programming are discussed.
Shelf-life studies of putative probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei strains in milk and model yogurt
Authors: Aktas Busra , Budinich Mateo , Hoza Lulu , Rankin Scott A , Broadbent Jeff R , Steele James L
Published: July 2022

Lacticaseibacillus casei are commonly utilized as probiotic in a wide-range of fermented and unfermented dairy products. The stability of probiotics in fermented dairy products during shelf-life is of concern due to low pH and high level of organic acids. The objective of this study is to evaluate L. casei for their ability to survive in a model yogurt and fluid milk; additionally, their impact on the pH, organic acids, and sensory attributes of these products was examined. The strain-to-strain differences in cell densities in yogurt and milk inoculated at a therapeutic level at the end of shelf-life were 1.2 and 1.4 log CFU/mL, respectively. Five of the strains examined increased the pH of the yogurt, while two strains were observed to reduce the pH. In milk, one strain raised the pH, while eleven strains reduced the pH. The levels of lactate, acetate, and formate in both the yogurt and milk were altered in a strain-specific manner. The results suggested that the metabolism by these strains differed significantly during the shelf-life. Careful strain selection is required to identify probiotic L. casei strains that will survive through shelf-life in either yogurt or fluid milk and not impact product quality.