bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transitivization, causative constructions, and the thematic-licensing of external arguments
Authors: Mitchley Hazel
Published: May 2022

I argue that the head responsible for thematically licensing the external argument is neither Voice nor v, but instead a distinct θ-licensing head, L, which intervenes between Voice and v. Evidence comes from Kinande, where I show that the 'lexical causative' is not v, Voice, or a Cause head which introduces an event -- it is purely a θ-licensor. I then turn to Kinande's productive causative constructions, and show that in causatives of transitive verbs the Cause head embeds a complement which includes agentive semantics (i.e. it embeds the head which θ-licenses the external argument of the caused event), but the complement nonetheless  does not include the VoiceP phase.  I ultimately argue for a bifurcation of what is traditionally understood as VoiceP into two distinct phrases: a θ-Licensing Phrase (LP), where the θ-role for the external argument is introduced, and VoiceP, which is the locus of the phase boundary, and is where the external argument merges.
Sociolinguistically-aware computational models of Mandarin-English codeswitching
Authors: Yi Irene
Published: May 2022

Current research on computational modeling of codeswitching has focused on the use of syntactic constraints as model predictors (Li & Fung 2014; Li & Vu 2019). However, proposed syntactic constraints (Poplack 1978; Poplack 1980; Myers-Scotton 1993; Belazi et al. 1994) are largely based around Spanish-English codeswitching, and are violated repeatedly (and potentially systematically) by codeswitching involving other languages. Thus, a computational model trained on these syntactic constraints, when applied to codeswitching involving languages that are not Spanish-English, may not capture the naturalistic patterns of those languages in codeswitching contexts. This paper demonstrates the value of sociolinguistic factors as predictors in training a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) model on novel Mandarin-English codeswitch data, which come from 12 bilingual speakers of two different generations from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Participants also answered metalinguistic questions about their own language practices and attitudes and completed a written Language History Questionnaire (LHQ) (Li et al. 2020), which asked for self-evaluations of language habits (proficiency, immersion, and dominance in the two languages). LHQ responses were then quantified into numerical scores serving as sociolinguistic predictors in the CART model. The model, which highlighted that age, L2 Dominance, and L1 Immersion were among the top predictors, achieved an accuracy of 0.804 with the area under its ROC curve being 0.692. This is comparable to, if not more powerful than, previous computational studies (e.g. Li & Fung 2014) that trained models using only proposed syntactic constraints as predictors. This paper shows the importance of sociolinguistic factors in computational research previously focused on syntactic constraints; the intersection of these methodologies could improve a cross-linguistic and computational understanding of codeswitching patterns.
On the properties of expressivity and counter-expectation in the Japanese minimizer NPI kakera ‘piece’
Authors: Sawada Osamu
Published: May 2022

The Japanese expression kakera has a literal meaning of ‘piece’. However, when kakera is combined with mo ‘even’, it can behave as an idiomatic negative polarity item (NPI). The distinctive features of the NPI kakera are that it usually co-occur with a property-related positive noun (e.g., seijitsu-sa ‘sincerity’) and is used for expressing a feeling of complaint. I argue that unlike the typical minimizer NPIs, the NPI kakera has an expressive property in that it not only denotes a minimum degree of an NP, but conventionally implies that high degrees of NP are expected (as a desire), and a judge (typically a speaker) is complaining about the target in question. Previous studies have shown that the meaning of EVEN (explicitly or implicitly) contributes to the creation of the emphatic function of minimizer (e.g., Horn 1989; Chierchia 2013). However, the phenomenon of kakera suggests that in addition to EVEN, minimizers can have expectation/attitudinal components that further restrict the situation in which they are used. This study shows that the multidimensional approach (Potts 2005; McCready 2010; Sawada 2010, 2018; Gutzmann 2012) to meaning allows us to capture the item-specific pragmatic properties of minimizers in a systematic fashion.
Italian poi as a trigger of expressive presupposition
Authors: Fiorini Matteo
Published: May 2022

This paper proposes an analysis of the discourseparticle (DiP) poi in the Italian as spoken in Vallecamonica, in the north of the country. The data discussed here show that the informal characterizations provided in the literature (e.g., Cognola & Cruschina 2021) are superfluous to capture the meanings of poi described in the paper. The import of the particle is, in fact, one of uncontroversiality and factuality, two concepts related to the notion of common ground management (Krifka 2008). Following Grosz (2020), I propose an analysis in terms of expressive presupposition to capture (i) the presuppositional content activated by poi and (ii) the doxastic dimension of the particle, which only relates to the speaker’s beliefs, rather than to the actual common ground.
Glottal stop variation in Standard Arabic: OT-based optionality analysis
Authors: Al-Ariqy Mohammed J.
Published: May 2022

This paper analyzes optional glottal stop deletion in Standard Arabic (SA). This deletion is typically accompanied by lengthening or gliding of an adjacent, usually preceding, vowel. It can also be accompanied by gemination either intervocalically or in a word-final position. Word-final glottal stops can also delete when preceded by long vowels and this deletion is accompanied by shortening of such long vowels when gemination is blocked. Deletion is blocked when neither lengthening/gliding nor gemination is possible. This paper assesses the ability of various OT-based theories of optionality to account for glottal stop deletion, arguing that the rank-ordering model of EVAL (ROE) by Coetzee (2006) provides a better account than alternatives such as the Partially Ordered grammars (PO) by Anttila (1997, 2007) and Serial Variation (SV) by Kimper (2011).
The development of vowel length as a subphonemic cue
Authors: Fergus Abigail , Harrigan Kaitlyn , Hogoboom Anya
Published: May 2022

Previous research has shown that English speakers use vowel length (VL) as a subphonemic cue to obstruent voicing. Many studies have demonstrated adults’ ability to make a voicing judgment based upon VL but studies with children have provided mixed results. In the present study, we sought to first determine whether adults would exhibit varying sensitivity to VL based upon whether it could serve as a strong subphonemic cue. Second, we sought to better understand children’s sensitivity to subphonemic VL from 4 to 6 years by removing top-down information and isolating the acoustic system. Adults (NN=73, MEAN AGE=5;5.6) treat subphonemic VL differently from adults in two ways. First, they fail to show sensitivity at the same level as adults. 5- and 6-year-olds require VL differences that are twice as large and 4-year-olds do not show sensitivity even at the larger lengths. Second, children do not reveal varying sensitivity based upon the vowel’s position as a potential subphonemic cue. This suggests that children have not fully developed their native phonology by the time they are 6-years-old.
Indeterminates in comparatives as free choice items
Authors: Nakanishi Kimiko , Hiraiwa Ken
Published: May 2022

Japanese indeterminate pronouns have different interpretations depending on a particle that they appear with. Indeterminates may appear “bare” in the yori comparative, which leads to questions of whether they are existential quantifiers, negative polarity items (NPIs), universal quantifiers, or free choice items (FCIs), and of how they are licensed. We examine each possibility and argue that they are FCIs. We then provide novel evidence that the yori comparative has some properties of unconditional clauses, which corroborates our previous claim that indeterminate- based FCIs in Japanese are unconditional clauses.
Power Production and Drag of Autorotating Cross Cylinder Turbine Models
Authors: Wulandana Rachmadian , Foote David , Pearl Seth , Ilyayev Nataniel
Published: May 2022

The autorotation phenomena of bladeless symmetric objects exposed to fluid flow have promised power generation from the kinetic energy of natural water and air currents. Our past experiments on bladeless turbine models suggest non-linear correlation between the flow speed and power production.  This report explores factors such as flow obstacles and turbine’s position that may affect the power generation of such turbines at Reynolds numbers around 10,000 to 50,000. Using a custom-made water flow tank, we tested the power production and generated drag forces of 3D-printed bladeless turbine models under various conditions of flow. Results indicate the significant effect of flow straightener and flow perturbation to the power production.  Additionally, the effects of turbine infill density and flow speed on the generated drag and measured rotation-per-minute (rpm) are reported. The minimal effects from the turbine’s weight and position in the water flow on the power production require further exploration
Archimedes Screw Turbines (ASTs) Performance Analysis using CFD Software Based on Variation of Blades Distance and Thread Number on The Pico Hydro Powerplant
Authors: Darmono Bambang , Pranoto Hadi
Published: May 2022

Pico hydro is a power plant that uses water as turbine propulsion that can generate electricity by a generator. This research will discuss the numerical analysis of the effect of the number of threads on the turbine blades. The analysis process uses the Computational Fluid Dynamic method and the software used in ANSYS FLUENT. In variation 1 uses 9 threaded blades, variation 2 uses 6 threads, variation 3 uses 4 threads. Based on the simulation results in variation 1 with the number of blades 9 threads, the highest torque at TSR 12 is 0.00984111 Nm, power is 0.007671419 Watt. The water pressure entering the turbine blades in variation 1 is 0.097098 Pascal and the water pressure coming out of the blades is 0.047954 Pascal, there is a total pressure drop of 0.4914 Pascal. Based on the torque and power values of the Archimedes turbine in the three variations, it is known that variation 1 has the best performance followed by the other two turbine variations.
On the Gini–Simpson index and its generalisation—A historic note
Authors: Österreicher Ferdinand , Casquilho José A. P.
Published: May 2022

Let P=(p1, ..., pn)be a probability distribution on a setΩ={ω1, ..., ωn}with n elements, n ∈ N\{1}. Then the termS2(P)=1−Íni=1p2i,frequently called the Gini–Simpson index, or, in information theory, quadratic entropy, is used in many different areas of research resp. applications and was, therefore, reinvented several times. In this note we give aconcise history of this index and closely related measures, as well as its generalisation to allvalues of the parameter of the class of entropies of orderα∈(0,∞)\{1}introduced by Havrda and Charvát(1967) and reinvented by Tsallis(1988) for the use of this index in statistical physics, for which the limiting case forα→1isShannon’s entropyS1(P)=−Íni=1pilnpi.We also give a brief note on weighted versions of the Gini–Simpson index.In addition to these central historic features our note also presents contributions on the axiomatics of entropies and on the early history of the application of the concept of entropyin thermodynamics. We also provide an entry on Rényi’s class of entropies, linked with Hill’s diversity numbers
A mixture model with application to discrete competing risks data
Authors: Ndlovu Bonginkosi D. , Melesse Sileshi F. , Zewotir Temesgen , Zewotir Temesgen
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we modify the continuous time mixture competing risks model (Larson and Dinse, 1985) to handle discrete competing risks data. The main result of the model is an alternate regression expression for the cumulative incidence function. The structure of the regression expression for the cumulative incidence function under this model, and the proportional hazards assumption for the conditional hazard rates with piece-wise constant baseline conditional hazards, combine to allow for another means to assess the covariate effects on the cumulative incidence function. This benefit comes at some computational costs because the parameters are estimated via an EM algorithm. The proposed model is applied to real data and it is found that it improves the exercise of evaluating the covariate effects on the cumulative incidence function compared to other discrete competing risks models.
Magnetic Activity on Four Short-period Contact Binaries: V0576 Peg, KW Psc, V0873 Per, and FY Boo
Authors: Yang Yuangui , Yuan Huiyu , Wang Shuang , Dai Haifeng
Published: May 2022

We presented new photometry for four short-period late-type binaries, observed by three small telescopes in China from 2020 September to 2021 December. Seven sets of light curves (including the TESS data for FY Boo) were analyzed by using the W-D method. Three binaries (V0576 Peg, V0873 Per, and FY Boo) are W-type binaries with q ≃ 2.5, while KW Psc is an A-type binary with q ≃ 0.43. Max.I−Max.II is up to 10% of variable light amplitude for the asymmetric light curves, which are modeled by a dark spot on the surface of the more massive component. Photometric results imply the existence of movement and evolution of the cool spot. From the temperature−luminosity and mass–luminosity diagrams, the more massive components are a bit evolved main-sequence stars, while the less massive ones are oversized and overluminous owing to energy exchange. Orbital period analyses indicate that the cyclic oscillations occur in the (O − C) curves. Their modulated periods approach 11 yr, which may preferably result from the magnetic activity cycle for four late-type contact binaries. With angular momentum loss through magnetic braking, these short-period contact binaries may evolve into deep-contact configurations.
Time-domain Deep-learning Filtering of Structured Atmospheric Noise for Ground-based Millimeter Astronomy
Authors: Rocha-Solache Alejandra , Rodríguez-Montoya Iván , Sánchez-Argüelles David , Aretxaga Itziar
Published: May 2022

The complex physics involved in atmospheric turbulence makes it very difficult for ground-based astronomy to build accurate scintillation models and develop efficient methodologies to remove this highly structured noise from valuable astronomical observations. We argue that a deep-learning approach can bring a significant advance to treat this problem because of deep neural networks’ inherent ability to abstract nonlinear patterns over a broad scale range. We propose an architecture composed of long short-term memory cells and an incremental training strategy inspired by transfer and curriculum learning. We develop a scintillation model and employ an empirical method to generate a vast catalog of atmospheric-noise realizations and train the network with representative data. We face two complexity axes: the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and the degree of structure in the noise. Hence, we train our recurrent network to recognize simulated astrophysical pointlike sources embedded in three structured-noise levels, with a raw-data S/N ranging from 3 to 0.1. We find that a slow and repetitive increase in complexity is crucial during training to obtain a robust and stable learning rate that can transfer information through different data contexts. We probe our recurrent model with synthetic observational data, designing alongside a calibration methodology for flux measurements. Furthermore, we implement traditional matched filtering (MF) to compare its performance with our neural network, finding that our final trained network can successfully clean structured noise and significantly enhance the S/N compared to raw data and in a more robust way than traditional MF.
Répétitions dans le trauma sexuel à l’adolescence
Authors: Robin Marion
Published: May 2022

Les conduites sexuelles à risque des adolescents ayant un trouble de personnalité permettent souvent de remonter à un événement traumatique sexuel de l’enfance, individuel ou transgénérationnel. À l’image de la neurotica et de la théorie du fantasme, apparaissent ainsi les temps différenciateurs de l’histoire du patient, celui de la primauté de l’expérience déstructurante et celui de la trace mnésique qui amène à reproduire l’expérience traumatique au sein d’un psychisme déjà déstructuré.
« La machine infernale »
Authors: Dargent Fanny
Published: May 2022

À partir de fragments de cure pendant la période de pandémie, l’auteur interroge l’articulation entre l’attaque interne de la pulsion, et celle, externe, d’évènements collectifs partagés par le patient et son thérapeute. Ces évènements collectifs récents peuvent entrer en résonnance avec certains processus adolescents alors marqués par « le saboteur interne » et la compulsion de répétition. Il s’agirait d’instaurer un espace transitionnel où le fonctionnement psychique apparaît comme un personnage tierce dont il est possible de discuter à deux, le temps nécessaire.
Victime de…
Authors: Rabain Nicolas
Published: May 2022

Quelle importance accorder à la réalité externe dans nos cures d’adolescents agressés sexuellement ? Comment s’en départir dans nos traitements orientés par la psychanalyse ? À partir d’une prise en charge groupale et d’une thérapie individuelle, l’auteur montre comment les adolescents victimes de violences sexuelles parviennent à dépasser le statut de victime plutôt que de rester enfermés dans leur souffrance ou dans un éternel ressentiment.
Comment j’ai pu rater ça. Un acte-non acte parricidaire, Alban
Authors: Alary Julien
Published: May 2022

Alban a douze ans. Il a poignardé son père. Cet article propose une lecture épistémologique de l’acte afin de lever les impasses d’une mise en perspective trop diachronique et processuelle. Aussi, l’hypothèse posée est celle d’un acte parricidaire vu comme un fragment de vérité mythique présentant la répétition d’une métaphore phylogénétique : le meurtre du père originaire. Cette métaphore est explorée par les enjeux transférentiels qu’elle pose, notamment des points de vue de l’identification fétichique et du déni de la castration féminine dans la scène primitive.
De la terreur d’être agressé à la solution radicale
Authors: Campelo Nicolas
Published: May 2022

Cette dernière décennie plusieurs adolescents français se sont identifiés à l’idéologie violente prônée par Daesh et ont tissé des liens avec certains de ses membres. De ce fait, plusieurs d’entre eux sont suivis en psychothérapie dans le cadre d’une obligation de soin judiciaire. À partir de la prise en charge de cinq de ces adolescents, nous proposons de considérer que cette identification peut représenter une « solution radicale » face à la terreur d’être agressé.
Anorexie et covid-19 : agression et trauma ?
Authors: Bécart Florence , de Luca Manuella
Published: May 2022

Les confinements liés au Covid-19 ont entraîné une forte augmentation des hospitalisations pour anorexie sévère chez des adolescents. Si le tableau clinique était typique, l’investissement de l’hospitalisation et des soins était très inhabituel. L’investissement d’un espace à soi, a permis la reprise d’un travail de frontière entrainant la restauration de la différenciation réalité/fantasme, la reprise d’un processus d’appropriation subjectale et la mise à distance de l’effraction traumatique et la régression orale induites par la pandémie.
Breakfast at Frogmore and Feathers in Portman Square: Women’s Property and Elite Sociability
Authors: Hansen Mascha
Published: May 2022

C’est une fois veuve et fortunée qu’Elizabeth Montagu entreprit la construction de Montagu House, sur Portman Square, quittant la maison de Hill Street, où elle avait vécu avec son mari, pour faire de son salon littéraire un endroit très couru : les visiteurs admiraient notamment la décoration de ce qu’elle nommait son « salon aux plumes ». Une dizaine d’années plus tard, en 1790, la reine Charlotte acquit Frogmore, sa résidence à la campagne près du château de Windsor, qui devait accueillir nombre de déjeuners élégants, de réceptions d’anniversaire fastueuses et de commémorations royales. Dans l’étude des formes de sociabilité, les demeures privées jouent un rôle important. Cet article se penche sur les espaces de sociabilités de l’élite féminine, en étudiant les demeures des femmes : comment celles-ci utilisaient-elles un espace domestique construit et décoré selon leurs propres goûts ? Que révèlent ces intérieurs sur la conception qu’elles se faisaient de la sociabilité distinguée de l’époque et, par conséquent, sur leur perception du rôle de leurs demeures en tant qu’espaces de sociabilité ?
Eighteenth-Century Visuality and Ambiguous Spaces of Sociability: Townscapes, Architecture and Entertainments
Authors: Martinet Marie-Madeleine
Published: May 2022

Cet article propose d’appliquer à l’étude de la société du xviii e  siècle des outils critiques empruntés aux études visuelles récentes, pour montrer que la culture visuelle de la période georgienne révèle la construction de cartes mentales de la sociabilité par le public. À l’époque, les nouveaux types de sociabilité combinaient des formes visuelles anciennes et des formes nouvelles. Les codes architecturaux et urbanistiques durent s’adapter à des catégories sociales émergentes — à la fois en conservant les apparences traditionnelles et en cherchant à répondre aux besoins d’activités et d’interactions sociales nouvelles. Ces scènes urbaines représentées dans divers jouets optiques, qui font alors l’objet de véritables divertissements mondains fondés sur les effets visuels, impliquent soit une découverte individuelle (qui peut être partagée) soit un visionnement collectif. Dans les romans, les cartes mentales révèlent des corrélations multidimensionnelles entre les représentations des espaces de sociabilité et le tissu urbain. Ainsi, cette recherche met en avant la nécessaire historicisation des modes de visualisation de la sociabilité.
Économie verte : marchandiser la planète pour la sauver ?
Authors: Khor Martin
Published: May 2022

Face à la crise écologique, le passage des pays en développement à un modèle productif respectueux de l’environnement ne pourra s’opérer que si les pays développés n’abusent pas du concept d’« économie verte » pour protéger leurs marchés et pénétrer davantage ceux du Sud. Fidèle aux principes du « développement durable », la Green Economy doit inclure la dimension sociale, les financements et transferts technologiques convenus et la régulation du commerce mondial.
Économie verte : marchandiser la planète pour la sauver ?
Authors: Verzola Pio , Quintos Paul , Thommes Nicolas
Published: May 2022

Dans l’émergence du concept d’« économie verte » sur la scène internationale, le PNUE occupe une place centrale. Si ses travaux démontrent, preuves à l’appui, que le système actuel ne peut perdurer, et préconisent des mesures souvent pertinentes, ils confortent le paradigme dominant, marginalisent la dimension sociale du développement durable et procèdent à une colonisation de l’écologie par la logique d’accumulation de l’économie de marché.
Effectiveness of a Game-Based Phone Application in Educating Health Care Workers on the Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Authors: Wang Jingyuan , Wei Lili , Li Huanting , Zhang Hua , Gu Ruting , Zhang Yan , Li Qianqian , Sun Tong , Wang Yanhui
Published: May 2022

Objective

This study explored the feasibility and effects of a game-based phone application for training health care workers to use personal protective equipment.

Method

A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted. All participants in the experimental group (
n
= 123) and the control group (
n
= 125) received 75 minutes of training and were provided with a video and a paper copy of the procedures. Participants in the experimental group used an additional game-based phone application to simulate the procedures.

Results

Participants in the experimental group practiced a median of 15 times (range, 14–19 times). The learning curve indicated that they needed at least 12 repetitions to master the skill. Score improvements (
Z
= −2.257,
p
= .024) in the experimental group were significantly superior to those in the control group, as were the incidences of procedural errors of hand hygiene (χ
2
= 4.085,
p
= .043) and protective clothing (χ
2
= 5.394,
p
= .02).

Conclusion

The game-based phone application simulation guided participants to practice enough times to master the skill, enhance their skill performance, and reduce the incidence of procedural errors.

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J Contin Educ Nurs
. 2022;53(5):212–220.]
Working Dynamics of Licensed Nurses and Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
Authors: Beynon Cynthia , Siegel Elena O. , Supiano Katherine , Edelman Linda S.
Published: May 2022

Collaboration between licensed nurses (LNs) and nurse aides (NAs) is critical in the provision of quality care for residents living in nursing homes (NHs). The current scoping review explores how working dynamics between LNs and NAs in the NH setting are researched and described in the literature. Thirty-five articles were identified and reviewed that address the LN/NA relationship in the context of (a) the LN role as a supervisor and leader; (b) variation in structure; (c) expanding, understanding, and supporting staff roles; and (d) communication. We found that the LN/NA relationship has been primarily explored through the LN lens and often studied in the context of role expansion and revision associated with new models of care. Our contribution to the literature includes the following main points: efforts to improve LN/NA collaboration may be hindered without substantial structural change; collaboration may be limited within the hierarchal LN/NA relationship; LNs and NAs in NHs need greater support, recognition, and empowerment; and NAs require a representative voice. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48
(5), 27–34.]
Inequalities for different type of functions via Caputo fractional derivative
Authors: Uçar Deniz
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we obtain some new inequalities for different type of functions that are connected with the Caputo fractional derivative. We extend and generalize some important inequalities to this interesting calculus including Hermite-Hadamard inequality.
A redistributed cutting plane bundle-type algorithm for multiobjective nonsmooth optimization
Authors: Li Jia-Tong
Published: May 2022

I construct a new cutting-plane model for approximating nonsmooth nonconvex functions in multiobjective optimization and propose a new bundle-type method with the help of an improvement function. The presented bundle method possesses three features. Firstly, the objective and constraint functions are approximated by a new cutting-plane model, which is a local convexification of the corresponding functions, instead of the entire approximation for the functions, as most bundle methods do. Secondly, the subgradients and values of the objective and constraint functions are computed approximately. In other words, approximate calculation is applied to the method, and the proposed algorithm is doubly approximate to some extent. Thirdly, the introduction of the improvement function eliminates the necessity of employing any scalarization, which is the usual method when dealing with multiobjective optimization. Under reasonable conditions satisfactory convergence results are obtained.
OAI in University Libraries
Authors: Sofia Devi Rajkumari , Ibohal Singh Ch.
Published: May 2022

Open access initiatives (OAI) have gained momentum and have been accepted by the academic communities of the world. The role of libraries in promoting open access culture in universities is much more crucial in many ways. In the present study, the university library system in Northeast India has been assessed about the OAI taken up by them. The same has enabled the authors to ascertain many clues of the university systems, services, facilities, establishment of institutional repositories, supporting open access publications, conducting advocacy programs, and many others as a sign of engagement in this movement. The findings of the study have shown that almost 90% of the university libraries of the region have supported the open access movement and some of the universities have also started to establish digital institutional repositories using DSpace software.
The Role of Open Access in Enhancing Equitable Curricula and Research Outputs
Authors: Ford Angela Y. , Alemneh Daniel Gelaw
Published: May 2022

When educators have difficulty accessing peer-reviewed research, it is inequitable to expect them to compete with educators who have access to a plethora of resources. Inequities have been a historically-identified educational problem; however, the forced online learning that occurred during COVID-19 restrictions amplified discrepancies experienced by tertiary educators. Scholars who were forced to work without strong information communication technologies infrastructure and who experienced limited access to online resources struggled more than those that had 24-hour uninhibited access. Education came to a near standstill for those that could not easily move their activities online. Prior to the pandemic, individuals working with curricula were already feeling handicapped by the lack of access. When physical libraries were closed, it became nearly impossible for many to move forward. This chapter explores the changing publishing paradigms, particularly the role of OA and how increasing open dissemination of scholarly outputs can reduce inequities in curricula and research activities.
Open Access
Authors: Jaiwant Sunanda Vincent , Gowda Kavitha R.
Published: May 2022

Academic research has traditionally been published under a subscription model with limited access and exposure. However, in recent years, open access (OA) has spawned a new research publishing economy. Journals have become more accessible in the research sector, with anybody able to see or access them for free on an internet platform. In certain research areas, the transition to openness has progressed more quickly than in others. Communication, education, and employment around the globe have become simpler as a result of the dynamic changes taking place online. Learning has become more equitable as a result of having access to information. Such uninhibited access has effectively opened the door to knowledge, educational resources, and a tremendous quantity of data. This material can be used for societal, educational, and scientific purposes. Given quick access, OA was a tremendously beneficial source for academics, scientists, and researchers during the COVID epidemic. This chapter covers issues related to open access, including OA ethics and OA strategies.
COVID-19 Analysis, Prediction, and Misconceptions
Authors: Krishnan Balachandran , Kokatnoor Sujatha Arun , Reddy Vandana , Prathap Boppuru Rudra
Published: May 2022

COVID-19 is an infectious disease of the newly discovered coronavirus (CoV). The importance and value of open access (OA) resources are critical in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. OA aided in the development of a vaccine and informed public health actions necessary to stop the virus from spreading. Many publishers implicitly acknowledged that OA was vital to promote science in the fight against the disease. Accordingly, publishers have committed to OA publication and scholarly communication of disease-related scientific research. This chapter covers three issues based on the modeling of the CoV dataset. First, an exploratory data analysis is done to detect the hidden facts and the relevant information patterns about the affected, recovered, death cases caused by the CoV and the vaccination details. Second, a predictive model is developed using machine learning techniques to effectively predict the number of COVID-19 positive cases in India. In the last step, a hybrid computational model is developed to identify the misconceptions that are spread through social media networks.
Impact of Open Access on Library Collections and Collection Development Services
Authors: Harker Karen Renae , Ngandu Katharina Shitoka , Leonard Anna
Published: May 2022

The growth of open access (OA) journals has been rapid and substantial. While still not the predominant form of journal publishing, OA journals of varying types have impacted the scholarly communication ecosystem in a profound way. Libraries and librarians have been at the front lines of this effort from the beginning, working with researchers, funders, and institutional administrators to bring out substantive change to the unsustainable models of costly dissemination of research. After over 20 years of progress in both the transition from print to online, as well as opening access to read, how have OA resources fit in with academic libraries' collections? Are OA resources currently considered part of a library's collection? If not, will they ever be? More broadly, what has been the impact of the open access movement and OA resources on library collections, the concept of library collections, and the practice of collection development? How has the impact of OA on collections differed between libraries in the Global North vs. the Global South?
Tech Industries Pattern Case Study in Modern Society Based on Political Economy
Authors: Baporikar Neeta
Published: May 2022

The media and communication political economics approach examines the production, distribution, and consumption of resources, especially communication resources while the commodity-form is the capitalistic economics approach in a society. A commodity is a good that is traded for a certain amount of money. Google is a profit-driven business, therefore understanding how Google's commodities production, distribution, and consumption processes of communication operations are critical. Yet, comprehensive study of Google's growth, success and capital accumulation process seems to be missing. Hence, adopting a qualitative approach with in-depth literature review and content analysis this case study is of Google's normative aspects, whether it is "good" or not. Critical theorists do not make the moral demand and stand on normative judgement. This implies that a critical study of Google goes beyond moral censure or moral celebration. Thus the objective herein is to contribute to contextualizing normative issues concerning Google in the political economy of modern society.
The Role of Communication in Project Planning and Executing
Authors: Galli Brian J.
Published: May 2022

There are many factors that affect project outcomes. Communication is the one of key factors of project success, as it plays a significant role in project planning and executing. Communication not only provides information to other people, but it also can indicate the success or failure of a project. This paper introduces communication and how it relates to project planning, executing, and how it influences the project. It is clear that more research can be performed on the most current variables, concepts, and models within project management. The absence of such research can be detrimental to the field. This paper studies the variables, their concepts, and models in project management and procedures. As a result, an assessment model is created that can greatly contribute to the engineering field. This model can ensure more successful projects and better communication within teams. This study's findings and discussion contribute to the fields of industrial engineering, engineering management, and project management.
The Causal Impact of Coping Strategies of Frontline Health Workers and Board Competencies During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Youssef Nancy Ali
Published: May 2022

Purpose: This paper uses institutional theory as a framework for examining the effects of the alignment between the use of patient advisory configuration, coping strategies, and board competencies, on patient safety, and health system performance. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper investigates whether the relationship between patient advisory configuration, coping strategies of frontline health workers, board competencies, and health system performance is mediated by patient safety and patient satisfaction. Direct and mediation effects will be tested using structural equation modelling; qualitative data will be used to illustrate the quantitative results. Originality/value: This conceptual paper focuses on the concept of New Public Health Management, it extends previous research by developing a more comprehensive and integrated model to examine the effects of the alignment between the use of patient advisory configuration, coping strategies, and board competencies, on health system performance, and mediating effect of patient safety and patient satisfaction.
Hazardous E-Waste Recycling Practices Affecting Informal Recycler Health in India
Authors: Hassan Zofail , Dhusia Devendra Kumar
Published: May 2022

In India, unskilled workers, including children, extract precious metals like Fe, Al, Cu, Cd, Ag, Au, Pd, and Pb without personal protective equipment. They are exposed to a variety of toxic chemicals through dermal contact, inhalation, and ingestion, which are not only detrimental to their health but to the environment. The paper adopts a cross-sectional study design to gain insights into hazardous ways of processing e-waste by the informal sector, and subsequently, health illness arises among the recycler. ANOVA and multiple regression analysis are used for analyzing the data of the study. The test statistic reveals that there is a significant relationship between education and hazardous recycling practices followed by informal workers. Those who lack formal education were indifferent towards crude recycling practices as it was linked to livelihood wherein educated were forced to carry out such activity as they had no other opportunity available for them.
Scorpion Detection and Classification Systems Based on Computer Vision as a Prevention Tool
Authors: Giambelluca Francisco Luis , Osio Jorge Rafael , Giambelluca Luis , Cappelletti Marcelo
Published: May 2022

In this paper, automatic and real-time systems were developed to detect and classify two different genera of scorpions using computer vision and deep learning techniques, with the purpose of providing a prevention tool. The images of scorpions were obtained from an arachnology laboratory in Argentina. YOLO (you only look once) and MobileNet models were implemented. The data augmentation technique was applied to significantly increase the amount of training data. High accuracy and recall values have been achieved for both models, which guarantees that they can early and successfully detect scorpions. In addition, the MobileNet model has shown to have excellent performance to detect scorpions within an uncontrolled environment, to carry out multiple detections, and to recognize their danger in case of accidents. Finally, a comparison has been made with other different machine learning-based models used to identify scorpions.
Face Anonymity Based on Facial Pose Consistency
Authors: Wang Jing , Gan Jianhou , Wang Jun , Zhou Juxiang , Lu Zeguang
Published: May 2022

With the development of artificial intelligence, there are more and more applications related to face images. The recording of face information causes potential cyber security risks and personal privacy disclosure risks to the public. To solve this problem, we hope to protect face privacy through face anonymity. This paper designs a conditional autoencoder that uses the data preprocessing method of image inpainting. Based on the realistic generation ability of StyleGAN, our autoencoder model introduces facial pose information as conditional information. The input image only contains pre-processed face-removed images. Our method can generate high-resolution images and maintain the posture of the original face. It can be used for identity-independent computer vision tasks. Experiments further proves the effectiveness of our anonymization framework.
Impact of the Pandemic on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Authors: Victor Melvin , N. Elangovan
Published: May 2022

Entrepreneurship is crucial for the global economy, as it helps ideas develop from the drawing board to an executable stage. An excellent economic state of a country is the outcome of a well-designed system where the stakeholders interact with each other towards innovation and social development. This study is an empirical investigation into the Covid pandemic and its effects on Indian entrepreneurial eco-system. Primary data was collected from 155 entrepreneurs of India, who were independent and first movers of entrepreneurs in their family during Covid times. Poor planning, exhausting resources, a slowdown in productivity, lower employment and employee retention were the after-effects of the pandemic. It was found that the pandemic negatively affected the entrepreneurial ecosystem and its stakeholders. However, Constant support by the government and well-designed policy measures would help assist existing businesses affected due to Covid-19 and encourage the entrepreneurial future in India
Real-Time Performance Analysis and Tuning of Embedded System Virtualization Architecture Based on KVM
Authors: Mathew Deepa , Jose Bijoy Antony
Published: May 2022

Embedded systems are proceeding towards exploiting virtualization technology to have the benefits of Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) and General-Purpose Operating System (GPOS) in the same system. This combination provides both a timely and deterministic behavior and a general-purpose application codebase. There still exist concerns about the real-time responsiveness of RTOS running inside a Virtual Machine (VM). In this paper, the real-time performance of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization architecture is analyzed on a multi-core system. Here, a preemptible Linux kernel with the PREEMPT_RT patch is used for RTOS, while a standard Linux kernel is used for GPOS. The interrupt latency inside the real-time guest VM is analyzed by applying various amounts of CPU, memory, and I/O stresses on the guest and host systems. A VM resource monitoring tool ‘VM_stat’ is developed to know the resource usage of the guest VMs, which is useful for effectively tuning the system. Different real-time tuning measures are applied on the host/guest systems and the performance is analyzed.
A Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Procedure Based on Complex q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Weighted Fairly Aggregation Information
Authors: Zedam Lemnaouar , Ali Zeeshan , Mahmood Tahir
Published: May 2022

In this study, the authors explore the complex q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets, which are preferred to be enhanced of the complex intuitionistic fuzzy sets and the complex Pythagorean fuzzy sets, individually. The intention is regarding the buildup of certain innovative operational laws and their related weighted aggregation operators based on the complex q-rung orthopair fuzzy (CQROF) information. In this regard, they characterize certain original neutral or fair operational laws that involve the model of proportional distribution to accomplish a neutral or fair usage to the truth and falsity functions of CQROFSs. Consequently, with these operations, they acquire CQROF weighted fairly aggregation (CQROFWFA) and CQROF ordered weighted fairly aggregation (CQROFOWFA) operators which can neutrally or fairly provide the truth and falsity degrees. They implement an MADM (multi-attribute decision-making) methodology with multiple decision makers and partial weight knowledge in the structure of CQROFSs.
Arbitrary Generalized Trapezoidal Fully Fuzzy Sylvester Matrix Equation
Authors: Elsayed Ahmed AbdelAziz , Ahmad Nazihah , Malkawi Ghassan
Published: May 2022

In the fuzzy literature, researchers have applied the concept of Vec-operator and Kronecker product for solving arbitrary Fuzzy Matrix Equations (FME). However, this approach is limited to positive or negative FMEs and cannot be applied to FMEs with near-zero fuzzy numbers. Therefore, this paper proposes a new analytical method for solving a family of arbitrary FMEs. The proposed method is able to solve Arbitrary Generalized Trapezoidal Fully Fuzzy Sylvester Matrix Equations (AGTrFFSME), in addition to many unrestricted FMEs such as Sylvester, Lyapunov and Stein fully fuzzy matrix equations with arbitrary triangular or trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The proposed method thus fruitfully removes the sign restriction imposed by researchers and is, therefore, better to use in several engineering and scientific applications. The AGTrFFSME is converted to a system of non-linear equations, which is reduced using new multiplication operations between trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The feasibility conditions are introduced to distinguish between fuzzy and non-fuzzy solutions to the AGTrFFSME.
Social Adventure
Authors: Greuter Stefan , Watson Joanne , Balandin Susan
Published: May 2022

Social environments can be challenging for people with intellectual disabilities. These challenges impact a person's social inclusion and participation in their communities. Social skills development requires training and practice, but training is often time-limited, costly, and hard to access. However, games on smart speakers provide interesting opportunities to improve training access, motivate self-directed learning, and focus on speech. The authors developed an interactive narrative-based social skills training game for smart-speakers. The game facilitates exploration of the social consequences of making various choices in different social situations and uses natural language inputs. Having tested the game with 10 adults with intellectual disabilities, the authors offer designers insights into participant engagement and the game's audio-only, natural language interface usability. The authors also propose four design considerations to help designers design applications that help people with intellectual disabilities participate in social activities.
Machine-Induced Vertical Responses of Single and Pile Groups
Authors: Kumar Amit , Choudhary Shiva Shankar , Burman Avijit
Published: May 2022

The main objective of this study is to understand the dynamic characteristic of pile foundations subjected to machine-based vertical vibrations. To accomplish this objective, forced vibration field tests are performed on hollow steel single and pile group to obtain the vertical responses of the pile foundations. It is found from dynamic frequency-amplitude response curves that the resonant frequencies are decreases and resonant amplitudes are not proportional when excitation forces are increases which indicate the nonlinear characteristics of soil-pile systems. The values of resonant frequencies are found higher and resonant amplitudes are found lower when the number of piles is increased due to an increase in soil-pile stiffness. For theoretical study, the continuum approach method is used to determine the analytical response curves of piles, and further, it is compared with the field test results. To understand the behavior of pile group, the variations of group efficiency ratio with varying frequencies are also predicted form the analysis.