bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Freight Transportation Game: Operational Challenges for Carriers in Online Spot Market Platforms
Authors: Lafkihi Mariam , Pan Shenle , Ballot Eric
Published: February 2025

In the freight transport spot market, carriers face several challenges, including handling small-sized loads, managing short lead times, and dealing with uncertainties that can disrupt their existing networks and capacity. In this context, auction platforms assist carriers in developing strategies to maintain productivity and service levels. This paper introduces the freight transportation game, an online auction-based platform specifically designed for the freight spot market. The game equips players, acting as carriers, with tools to develop transportation strategies, optimize routes, and propose competitive rates to maximize profits. Players engage in decision making and competition, with key performance indicators evaluating their decisions. The game includes two scenarios; the first helps students understand the operational challenges that carriers face in spot market auctions, whereas the second encourages cooperation to enhance performance and overcome obstacles. Designed for a three-hour session, the game can be integrated into courses on supply chain management or transportation systems. The practical learnings for students from the game include understanding the complexity of constructing transport plans, recognizing the challenges of using online auction-based platforms, and experiencing the difficulties of managing spot market requests despite their benefits.

Funding: This work was supported by the Physical Internet Chair at Mines Paris, PSL University funded through an “Appel à Manifestation d’Intérêt” titled “Skills and Jobs of the Future” launched by la Caisse des Dépôts.

Supplemental Material: Supplemental materials are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2024.0091 .
An overview of postoperative wound care: surgical wound dehiscence
Authors: Curtis Amanda Jayne
Published: February 2025

Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) is defined as the full or partial separation of a surgical incision site postoperatively; it can affect superficial or deeper tissue layers and may or may not expose the underlying structure. The causes behind SWD are complicated and multifactorial. It can be easy to assume that a dehisced wound has occurred to a surgical site infection, but this article aims to provide an overview of the non-infectious causes behind SWD and highlight that although SWD can occur alongside infection, not all infected surgical incisions will dehisce and vice versa in that not all SWD has an infectious process. Prevention is not always possible, but RVNs can play a vital role in the early identification and intervention methods used in the treatment and prevention of SWD by recognising when the wound healing process has been disrupted and implementing pre-operative and post-operative measures.
Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the cervical spine: A case report
Authors: Nan Yu-Han , Chiu Cheng-Di , Chen Wei-Liang , Chen Liang-Chi , Chen Chun-Chung , Cho Der-Yang , Guo Jeng-Hung
Published: February 2025

BACKGROUND

Epithelioid angiosarcoma (EA) is an aggressive, malignant endothelial-cell tumor of vascular or lymphatic origin. EA often arises from deep soft tissues such as pleura, breast, bone and gastrointestinal tract. It usually affects patients aged 60-70 years and is associated with high recurrence and metastasis rates with surgical resection as the primary treatment of choice. Overall survivals are generally poor, ranging from 6 to 16 months. More than 50% of patients died of disease within 2 to 3 years of diagnosis.

CASE SUMMARY

We present a rare case of EA of the cervical spine causing a C6 pathological fracture complicated by severe kyphosis. The patient received C4-7 posterior laminectomy and C2/3/4/7/T1 transpedicular screw fixation, followed by anterior C5-6 corpectomy with allograft bone fusion and cervical plate fixation. Postoperative radiotherapy was administered without delay. However, the patient died of rapidly progressive acute respiratory distress syndrome 3 weeks after the second surgery.

CONCLUSION

EA with spinal involvement is extremely rare. Early detection and cord decompression may prevent neurological deterioration and preserve better quality of life.
Signale zur Markierung von Diskursrelationen im Vergleich: Am Beispiel von Zeitungsleitartikeln in Deutschland und Taiwan
Authors: Liu Hung-Cheng
Published: February 2025

The present work deals with signals for marking discourse relations, which play an outstanding role for the understanding of a text. The aim of the study is to use German and Taiwanese newspaper editorials to capture signals that mark discourse relations. An attempt is made to classify signals according to their linking functions. This should contribute to the fact that implicit and explicit discourse relations can be differentiated from one another and compared with each other. In the literature search, a contrastive study on discourse relations around newspaper editorials is not yet available. It is therefore interesting to look at how signals that mark discourse relation are used in the newspaper editorial, and whether language-specific differences can be derived from them, and what conclusions can be drawn from the results of the analysis on foreign language didactics.
Il monegasco e i dialetti liguri costieri dell’area intemelia: alcuni dati campionari per una definizione dei rispettivi rapporti di divergenza
Authors: Lusito Stefano
Published: February 2025

Monegasque is a Ligurian dialect imported into the territory of today’s Principality of Monaco between the 13th and 15th centuries by settlers originating from western Liguria, more specifically from the Intemelian coastal area.
Probably also due to Monaco’s ever-present relations with Liguria over the centuries, this variety (nowadays recognised as the Principality’s national language) is still particularly akin to those spoken on the coastline between Ventimiglia and Sanremo, despite its showing several peculiar features at a phonetic, morphological and syntactic level. These can be explained in terms of a different (or further) development from Latin, in the retention of certain features currently localized in the inland areas of Intemelian Liguria or, far more occasionally, through the influence of Provençal.
Given the absence of overview contributions specifically devoted to this topic, the aim of this paper is to investigate and succinctly justify the most conspicuous divergences between present-day Monegasque and the Intemelian coastal dialects in the terms outlined above.
Stance in Media Reactions to the Declaration of 2023 Nigeria Presidential Election Winner
Authors: Udoumoh Onyinyechi Blessing
Published: February 2025

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was replete with expectations and optimism about the rebirth of a democratic government on the 25th of February, 2023. This has generated several online political discourses in Nigeria. The present study engages attitude; an aspect of Martin/ White’s (2005) Appraisal Framework to analyze the discursive features of the media reactions to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declaration of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election winner on Facebook. The research integrates both distant and close reading methods to study the data. The findings reveal that lexicons that align with the emotive state of the speakers and reveal the appraisal system of attitude, such as, affect, judgment, and appreciation predominate the discourse, with affect and judgment, deployed mostly to express negative emotions of unhappiness and retributions towards INEC for allegedly failing to conduct a free and fair election. The visualization of the study shows that the variegated responses of negative or positive affect and judgment expressed by Nigerians are indicative of the prevailing emotional surge of disappointment or excitement towards the conduct of the election and may be related to religious, tribal and ethnic sentiments.
Not-so-critical race theory: a retort to Hodgkinson et al’s ‘critical assessment’ of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK
Authors: O’Sullivan Aidan , Breen Damian , Kerrigan Nathan
Published: February 2025

In late 2021 Hodgkinson and colleagues presented several critiques of the centrality of race to the political underpinnings of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The article proposed that the marginality of Black individuals was instead bound up with socioeconomic marginalisation. They included seemingly racialised inequities in the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The argument implicitly undermines the lived experiences of racialised minority groups and their concerns about race and criminal justice. It also suggests that racial inequalities are not substantive enough to be a central disciplinary theme in criminology. Hodgkinson et al’s argument conflates Black Lives Matter – a social movement – with Critical Race Theory (CRT) – an academic body of knowledge and theory. The article’s premise was a ‘critical assessment’ of BLM via the medium of critiquing CRT. However, the authors draw on a plethora of works, embodying a wide range of political positions on ‘race’, and assumed that they are works of CRT. This produced recurring straw premises. Because students and other readers unfamiliar with CRT might uncritically absorb the subtext of the article as representative of a consensus in the field of criminology, we felt it appropriate to provide a critical retort.
Changing patterns of media consumption: Palestinian diaspora and citizen journalism during the war in Gaza
Authors: Bejermi Aya , Nilsson Marco
Published: February 2025

This study analyses the media consumption of the Palestinian diaspora in Sweden and France before and after Hamas’s attack on 7 October. It investigates the types of media used, sharing patterns and comparisons between different media platforms. Although no significant differences were detected between the respondents who lived in France and Sweden, the study argues that there has been a trend towards an increasing use of social media and especially citizen journalism. The negative perceptions of and diminished reliance on the mainstream media can be explained in part by the concept of relative deprivation in the form of feeling deprived of fair media coverage. The perceived bias in mainstream media reporting was believed in part to be a symptom of an increased social polarization. Some respondents preferred to share media reports and their views on them only with like-minded individuals privately, which further contributed to the boundary maintenance between diasporic and host communities. Moreover, the current study uniquely analyses how the media coverage of violent conflicts can contribute to survivor guilt in the diaspora.
‘What I really am good at is […] making a big mess’: An interview with Johanna Went
Authors: Buszek Maria Elena
Published: February 2025

In this interview with Los Angeles performance artist Johanna Went, the artist talks with art historian Maria Elena Buszek about her path towards both performance art and the punk scene in the 1970s. They discuss the genesis of Went’s often gruesome, largely improvisational performances and lovingly crafted, sculptural costumes that were exhibited in the 2020 exhibition Passion Container at LA gallery The Box, feminist politics and what Went calls the ‘bloodlines’ of the LA punk scene.
A Randomized, Comparative Trial of a Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker (X842) and Lansoprazole for the Treatment of Patients With Erosive Esophagitis
Authors: Zhu Siying , Han Muzhou , Zong Ye , Meng Fandong , Liu Qi , Tuo Biguang , Zhang Zhenyu , Wang Qizhi , Liu Xiaowei , He Song , Zhen Yanbo , Shao Dong , Wang Shenglan , Xu Baohong , Li Xing , Tang Haitao , Miu Yangde , Liu Chengxia , Hu Jiuye , Hu Pingsheng , Xiu Jin , Lu Ming , Wu Yongdong , Zhang Shutian
Published: February 2025

INTRODUCTION:

X842 is a new type of gastric acid-suppressing agent with a rapid onset of action and a long duration of effect. We aim to investigate the efficacy and safety of different doses of X842 vs lansoprazole in the treatment of patients with erosive esophagitis (EE).

METHODS:

This phase 2 study included 90 patients with EE (Los Angeles grades A–D) who were randomized (1:1:1) to receive oral low-dose X842 (50 mg/d, n = 31), high-dose X842 (100 mg/d, n = 31), or lansoprazole (30 mg/d, n = 30) for 4 weeks. The main efficacy end point was the EE healing rate, which was the proportion of patients who achieved endoscopic healing after 4 weeks of treatment.

RESULTS:

For intention-to-treat analysis, the EE healing rates at 4 weeks were 93.6% (29/31), 79.3% (23/29), and 80.0% (24/30) for the X842 50 mg, the X842 100 mg, and the lansoprazole 30 mg groups. For per-protocol analysis, the EE healing rates at 4 weeks were 93.6% (29/31), 80.8% (21/26), and 82.1% (23/28) in the 3 groups, respectively. The EE healing rate did not significantly differ among the 3 groups in either the intention-to-treat (P = 0.2351) or per-protocol (P = 0.3320) analysis. The incidence of drug-related treatment-emergent adverse events did not differ among groups. No severe drug-related treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in the X842 group.

DISCUSSION:

Our findings confirmed that X842 had efficacy and a favorable safety profile similar to those of lansoprazole. Therefore, X842, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, is expected to become a promising therapeutic agent for EE.
The first experience with the use of ofatumumab for the treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis in real-life clinical practice in Russia. A case series
Authors: Kuzminykh E. D. , Lebedev V. M. , Senchenko V. E. , Cherepyansky M. S. , Gonchar V. A. , Korobko D. S.
Published: February 2025

In recent years, the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) has increased in the pediatric population. As there are no separate clinical guidelines for the treatment of pediatric MS and therapeutic options have expanded, it is important to discuss and establish new protocols for the treatment of MS in children and adolescents. This article presents a series of clinical cases of the use of ofatumumab in patients under 18 years of age with a relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS).

In the first observation, a 16-year-old female patient with RRMS was switched to ofatumumab therapy due to persistent clinical and radiological activity of the disease during dimethyl fumarate therapy. After the first injection, hyperthermia of up to 38.6 °C and cephalgia were observed, which resolved on the background of symptomatic therapy. No adverse events occurred with subsequent injections, and the patient had clinical and radiological remission during the six-month use of the drug.

In the second observation, a 17-year-old female patient with a four-year history of the disease showed resistance to first-line therapy (interferon β1a and glatiramer acetate), so therapy was switched to ofatumumab. After the first injection, persistent hyperthermia of up to 39.3 °C was observed for two days, therefore, premedication with antipyretic and antihistamine medication was performed for the next two injections. No further adverse events were recorded, the therapy was well tolerated, and premedication was not required. The clinical remission of the disease lasted for six months and the results of the control MRI showed no signs of disease activity.

In the third observation, ofatumumab therapy was initiated in a 17-year-old patient with rapidly progressive MS. No adverse events were recorded during the 9-month treatment, no signs of the disease activity were detected on the control MRI, and a decrease in the size of some foci was observed. Thus, high short-term efficacy, good tolerability and safety of ofatumumab in the treatment of MS in patients under 18 years of age were demonstrated, which are consistent with the results of the use of the drug in the adult population; no unexpected adverse events were observed. The subcutaneous route of administration contributed to improved patients’ adherence to therapy.
Normalization of Religious Hegemony as Destructive Narrative and Bio-Politics in Minahasa
Authors: Frinsly Kaat Thiosani , Lauterboom Mariska
Published: February 2025

This research analyzes the normalization of religious hegemony as a bio-political text in controlling the socio-religious movements of the Minahasa community through political truth. Using a qualitative approach with an analytical-descriptive method, this study analyzes the process of religious hegemony normalization. Data collection is conducted through literature studies. Christianity, as a world religion, has become a bio-political text for religious elites to control and legitimize actions of right and wrong within society through dogma. Normalizing theological narratives as an instrument of the elite has become a sublimated ideology. The religious hegemony of ‘Christianity’ has shaped a singular episteme (knowledge) and rejected local wisdom texts in the name of Minahasa’s traditions. First, the study discusses how Christianity, specifically the Evangelical Christian Church in Minahasa (GMIM), has formed bio-politics. Second, the sublimation of colonialist ideology continues to be perpetuated by the church. Third, the normalization of religious hegemony results in the marginalization of local knowledge. The conclusion explains that Christianity has been sublimated to form a singular narrative, becoming a tool for elites to legitimize the socio-religious movements of the Minahasa community.
Are Islamic Values Reduced and Dramatised in Memories of the Alhambra?
Authors: Nurhalisa  , Nurhakki  , Hayat Nahrul , Iskandar  , Wahyuddin  , Marta Rustono Farady
Published: February 2025

This study aims to explore the plot and analyse the Islamic values in the Korean drama Memories Of The AlHambra and how they are displayed in the drama. The study method applies descriptive qualitative, with a semiotic analysis approach from Roland Barthes. The study results show that the drama Memories Of The AlHambra in denotation meaning, which tells a game created to find the lost game master with various conflicts. The connotation meaning is that these two characters have their own habits, a very high ambitious spirit related to the development of their company, J-One Holdings. The myth in this scene is very pro and con because many say religion should not be "dramatised". There is no theory that Fatima's hand is the key to heaven but in the drama Muslims believe Fatima's hand is the key to heaven, therefore there is a legend about the gate of justice on the day the key to heaven meets Fatima's hand, the gate will be opened and the AlHambra palace will collapse. As for Islamic values, they are found in the drama, namely, the value of worship, moral values, sharia values, moral values, and local wisdom values. There are plot principles in this drama, namely plot of actions, plot of characters and plot of though.
Computational Study of Some Urolithin Derivatives-based Biomass Corrosion Inhibitors on the Fe (110), Cu(111) and Al(111) Surface
Authors: Omer Rebaz A.
Published: February 2025

Corrosion poses a significant economic and environmental burden, highlighting the need for sustainable corrosion inhibitors. This study investigates the potential of urolithin derivatives (UroE, UroM5, UroM6, and UroM7) as eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors for Fe(110), Cu(111), and Al(111) surfaces. The research uses Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to compute quantum chemical parameters, Fukui function, and noncovalent interactions. The results show that compounds with strong hydrogen bonding interactions form more robust bonds with the metal surface, potentially leading to enhanced corrosion protection. UroM5 demonstrates superior stability and lower reactivity due to its high band gap energy. MC simulations reveal that the adsorption energies of urolithin derivatives on metal surfaces follow a trend: UroM5 > UroM6 > UroE > UroM7, suggesting a stronger binding affinity for these metals. Thermal characteristics, particularly Gibbs free energy, were also investigated. The results suggest that a temperature increase from 825 to 1000 K may induce a transition from physisorption to chemisorption for all chemicals on the metal surface. These comprehensive analyses provide valuable insights into the mechanism and efficiency of urolithin derivatives as corrosion inhibitors, paving the way for the development of novel and eco-friendly anti-corrosion materials.
From Domestic Mandates to International Responsibilities
Authors: Qadir Sanh Sh.
Published: February 2025

This paper elaborates on the disputed territories between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) by teasing out the historical, legal, and international dimensions of the conflict. The historical dimension of this study is initiated through an in-depth investigation into how Ba'athist policies affected ethnic and sectarian identities and subsequently created difficulties in resolving territorial disputes. It deals with the constitutional duties of the federal government in relation to Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution and analyzes its effectiveness and criticism. The paper further outlines legal and international strategies for the resolution of these disputes, analyzing the relevant provisions of the UN Charter, Security Council Resolutions (SCRs), and international legal frameworks relating to the said subject. It looks into the role international arbitration can play as a plausible mechanism of conflict resolution between the federal government and the KRG, drawing on various cases and legal precedents. This research uses a qualitative approach that is based on academic papers, reports, legal digests, and UN resolutions in order to give an in-depth understanding of the UN involvement and the use of legal instruments within these disputed territories, especially the use of international arbitration. The paper ultimately aims to make a detailed analysis of the disputed territories issue, assess the strategies available, which are of international legal nature, and propose recommendations that may turn out relevant in the solution of such disputes.
Characteristics of Two Mouse bcr-abl-Transformed Cell Lines. II. Pathological Lesions Induced in Mice
Authors: Jelínek František , Sobotková E. , Vonka V.
Published: February 2025

Groups of six BALB/c mice each were intravenously inoculated with lethal doses of Ba-P210 (B210) or 12B1 cells and examined by autopsy, histology, special staining methods, enzyme histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. Clinical symptoms related to neoplasia consisted of a poor nutritional state, anaemia, mild to moderate dehydration and apathy. Paresis was apparent in three mice inoculated with 12B1 cells. Necropsy revealed splenomegaly in all animals. Sporadic haemorrhages in the lungs and enlargement of some lymph nodes were seen in some of the animals. Histological examination showed neoplastic cells in the spleen, in the bone marrow of the sternum, in the lung interstitium and in sinusoids of the liver in all mice. In six of nine brains examined, mild to moderate infiltration by neoplastic cells was observed. In all but two mice mild infiltration of the kidneys was found. The enlargement of lymph nodes was caused by an accumulation of neoplastic cells. The paresis was due to neoplastic infiltration of the vertebra, epidural space and spinal roots. Staining with Sudan black revealed cytoplasmic granules in neoplastic cells; however, the peroxidase reaction was negative. Numerous neoplastic cells disseminated in the red pulp of the spleen were reactive with CD3, CD79β β, CD11b and with neutrophil antibodies. We classified the disease induced by both of the cell lines as acute myeloid undifferentiated leukaemia (AML MO).
Lipid metabolism in overweight/obese children vs. normal weight children in a north-eastern region of Spain
Authors: Cuenca Alcocel José , Villalba-Heredia Lorena , Martínez Redondo Inés , Gallego Royo Alba , Casajús José A. , Arbonés-Mainar José M. , Calmarza Pilar
Published: February 2025

Objectives

Obesity and overweight have increased in children and adolescents in Europe in the recent years, accounting for a major global public health problem. The objective of this study was the early detection of metabolic abnormalities in overweight/obese children (8–12 years old) that may ultimately induce impaired glucose metabolism and/or cardiovascular diseases.

Methods

Lipid metabolism and metabolic control parameters were measured and monitored in a group of 61 male and female children with overweight/obesity and a group of 45 healthy, normal weight children, comparing the results obtained. Ages ranged from 8 to 12 years.

Results

Higher levels of triglycerides and insulin and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein A1 were observed in overweight/obese children, as compared to normal weight children. Overweight/obese children exhibited higher apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio, triglyceride-glucose ratio and HOMA index and a lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol/apolipoprotein B ratio.

Conclusions

Obesity at an early age (8–12 years) negatively affects lipid parameters. Hence, overweight/obese children presented a more atherogenic lipid profile, manifested as higher concentrations of remnant particles and small dense LDL particles, higher insulin resistance and a higher risk for developing diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular disease, as compared to normal weight children.
Similarity in growth response of Aspergillus terreus isolates under mimic hydrothermal vent conditions suggests no physiological growth barrier between terrestrial and marine environments
Authors: Guo Sheng-Yu , Chiang Michael W.L. , Lin Wan-Rou , Hsieh Sung-Yuan , Phatthongkleang Thossaporn , Jones E.B. Gareth , Pang Ka-Lai
Published: February 2025

This study investigated the phylogeny of 17 isolates of Aspergillus terreus, cultured from soil, macroalgae, hydrothermal vent sediment in terrestrial and marine environments, and their growth response under combined effect of sea salt concentration (0 g l−1 or 30 g l−1), temperature (25 °C or 45 °C), pH (3 or 7). The isolates did not form clades corresponding to their ecological origin based on a combined phylogenetic analysis of five DNA regions (internal transcribed spacers of ribosomal DNA, calmodulin, β-tubulin, elongation factor 1-α, RNA-polymerase second large subunit). All isolates were able to grow under all tested conditions, including 45 °C/pH 3, environmental conditions possible at a hydrothermal vent site. The growth rate of the isolates was generally higher at 25 °C than at 45 °C and at pH 7 than at pH 3, and was similar at 0 g l−1 and 30 g l−1 sea salt concentrations. These results collectively suggest that the ocean is a sink of both marine and terrestrial isolates of A. terreus, which has the physiological and genetic capacities to grow in both environments.
AI-based character generation for disease stories: a case study using epidemiological data to highlight preventable risk factors
Authors: Mittenentzwei Sarah , Garrison Laura A. , Budich Beatrice , Lawonn Kai , Dockhorn Alexander , Preim Bernhard , Meuschke Monique
Published: February 2025

Data-driven storytelling has grown significantly, becoming prevalent in various fields, including healthcare. In medical narratives, characters are crucial for engaging audiences, making complex medical information accessible, and potentially influencing positive behavioral and lifestyle changes. However, designing characters that are both educational and relatable to effectively engage audiences is challenging. We propose a GenAI-assisted pipeline for character design in data-driven medical stories, utilizing Stable Diffusion, a deep learning text-to-image model, to transform data into visual character representations. This approach reduces the time and artistic skills required to create characters that reflect the underlying data. As a proof-of-concept, we generated and evaluated two characters in a crowd-sourced case study, assessing their authenticity to the underlying data and consistency over time. In a qualitative evaluation with four experts with knowledge in design and health communication, the characters were discussed regarding their quality and refinement opportunities. The characters effectively conveyed various aspects of the data, such as emotions, age, and body weight. However, generating multiple consistent images of the same character proved to be a significant challenge. This underscores a key issue in using generative AI for character creation: the limited control designers have over the output.
The crystal structure of N′,N″-[1,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane-1,2-diylidene]bis(furan-2- carbohydrazide), C24H16Cl2N4O4
Authors: Tian Wei , Huang Shuting , Huang Xinji , Lin Shijie , Chen Shaofeng , Wang Jingni
Published: February 2025

C24H16Cl2N4O4, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 10.2264(4) Å, b = 16.1772(6) Å, c = 13.8429(6) Å, β = 102.463(5)°, V = 2236.13(16) Å3, Z = 4, R

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(F) = 0.0574, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1588, T = 220(2) K.
The Power of Predication and Quantification
Authors: Zalta Edward N.
Published: February 2025

In this article, I show how two modes of predication and quantification in a modal context allow one to (a) define what it is for an individual or relation to exist, (b) define identity conditions for properties and relations conceived hyperintensionally, (c) define identity conditions for individuals and prove the necessity of identity for both individuals and relations, (d) derive the central definition of free logic as a theorem, (e) define the essential properties of abstract objects and provide a framework for defining the essential properties of ordinary objects, and (f) derive a theory of truth. I also describe my indebtedness to the work of Terence Parsons and take the opportunity to advance the discussion in connection with an objection raised to the theory of essential properties.
Grüne Fabrikplanung
Authors: Vollack Björn , Maiwald Martin , Mocker Ulrike , Kühn Mathias , Schmidt Thorsten
Published: February 2025

Das Projekt BeFaNa entwickelt ein zweistufiges System aus Selbsttest und darauf aufbauendem Beratungstool zur Förderung nachhaltiger Fabrikplanung. Der Selbsttest bietet Unternehmen einen einfachen Einstieg zur Bewertung ihres Status und zur Identifikation von Effizienzpotenzialen. Das Beratungstool ermöglicht die Identifikation, detaillierte Planung und Umsetzung nachhaltiger Maßnahmen, u. a. durch den Einsatz einer Technologiedatenbank. Der Fokus dieses Beitrags liegt auf der Vorstellung des Selbsttests. Durch den Transfer wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in die Praxis unterstützt das Projekt Unternehmen bei der Erreichung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen und wirtschaftlichen Vorteilen. Langfristig trägt das Projekt zur Etablierung nachhaltiger Fabrikplanung sowie industrieller Symbiosen bei und stärkt sowohl die ökologische als auch wirtschaftliche Resilienz von Unternehmen.
Absicherung mechatronischer Systeme im Exterieur für die Automobilmontage
Authors: Lange Volker
Published: February 2025

Dieser Beitrag beschreibt das Konzept der frühzeitigen Absicherung mechatronischer Systeme für die Automobilmontage. Voraussetzung dafür sind u. a. Bediengeräte, die die mechatronischen Teilsysteme so steuern, wie dies später im Gesamtfahrzeug geplant ist. Damit kann die Absicherung auch erfolgen, wenn keine fahrfähigen Fahrzeug-Prototypen zur Verfügung stehen. Die Anwendung im Entwicklungsprozess für die Karosserieausstattung Exterieur wird an den Beispielen Fensterheber und Softtop-Verdeck erläutert.
Wie entsteht „Flow“ in einem Unternehmen?
Authors: Wendt Andreas
Published: February 2025

Wie entsteht Leidenschaft in einem Unternehmen? Eine Haltung und ein Leistungswille aller Beteiligten, Hindernisse zu überwinden und neue Chancen zu nutzen? Eine Eigendynamik, die aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und Fähigkeiten Leistung, Geschwindigkeit und Freude entwickelt? Führung ist das Schlüsselthema, das aber ebenso konsequente Arbeit an Prozessen, Strategie und Kundenwirksamkeit voraussetzt. Der Autor zeigt am Beispiel eines Automobilwerks, wie in achtjähriger, systematischer Führungsarbeit mit den Menschen der Charakter einer erfolgreichen Organisation entwickelt wurde, der bis heute prägend ist.
London, 1100-1600: The Archaeology of a Capital City
Authors: Schofield John
Published: February 2025

Since the early 1970s the increasingly effective conduct of archaeological work in the City of London and surrounding parts of the conurbation have revolutionised our view of the development and European importance of London between 1100 and 1600. There have been hundreds of archaeological excavations of every type of site, from the cathedral to chapels, palaces to outhouses, bridges, wharves, streams, fields, kilns, roads and lanes. The study of the material culture of Londoners over these five centuries has begun in earnest, based on thousands of accurately dated artefacts, especially found along the waterfront. Work by documentary historians has complemented and filled out the new picture.

This book, written by an archaeologist who has been at the centre of this study since 1974, summarises the main findings and new suggestions about the development of the City, its ups and downs through the Black Death and the Dissolution of the Monasteries; its place in Europe as a capital city with great architecture and relations with many other parts of Europe, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.

London has been the most intensively studied medieval city in Europe by archaeologists, due to the pace of development especially since the 1970s. Thus although it is be a study of a single medieval city, it is also a major contribution to the Archaeology of Europe, 1100-1600.
A strange breaching behaviour of a beaked whale
Authors: Kylin Henrik
Published: February 2025

An undescribed breaching behaviour of a beaked whale Mesoplodon sp. was seen west of Brazil in the deep waters off the Abrolhos Bank. Consecutive breaches were performed in a counterclockwise circle, the whale always falling on its left side with its head inwards where two other whales were basking.
Morphofunctional approach in the diagnosis of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: a case report
Authors: Kolesnikov A. Yu. , Teterin G. A. , Arnt A. A. , Kochergin N. A.
Published: February 2025

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains an unsolved problem in modern transplantology. This pathological process leads to the death of 10% of heart recipients within 15 years. Early diagnosis of CAV improves the prognosis of transplanted heart patients. Coronary angiography has limitations in the assessment of intimal hyperplasia in CAV patients whereas intravascular imaging and coronary physiology assessment are essential aids in its early detection. The case of the using morphofunctional approach in CAV diagnosis is presented. To determine the functional significance of stenosis, fractional flow reserve was measured invasively. Optical coherence tomography allowed us to assess morphological substrate and confirm the autoimmune pathogenesis. Morphofunctional approach in this group of patients enables a more precise prediction of the disease's course and adequate treatment.
Does the level of psychological stress affect the death risk in the Russian population. Results of ESSE-RF and ESSE-RF2
Authors: Gomanova L. I. , Balanova Yu. A. , Shalnova S. A. , Ivlev O. E. , Kutsenko V. A. , Evstifeeva S. E. , Imaeva A. E. , Kapustina A. V. , Karamnova N. S. , Kotova M. B. , Maksimov S. A. , Muromtseva G. A. , Shvabskaya O. B. , Yarovaya E. B. , Kontsevaya A. V. , Drapkina O. M.
Published: February 2025

Aim. To study the associations of psychological stress (PS) with the risk of fatal and non-fatal events depending on anamnestic features in the Russian population.

Material and methods. Representative samples of the population aged 25-64 years were examined within the ESSE-RF and ESSE-RF2 and included in the prospective cohort (15 regions, n=23815, median follow-up — 7,6 years) were analyzed. PS was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale-10. PS levels are defined as follows: low — 0-11, moderate — 12-19, high — 20-40. The endpoints were all-cause death and composite endpoint (fatal and/or non-fatal cardiovascular events (CVEs)). Statistical analysis was performed in R 4.2.

Results. In multivariate analysis, high PS level was associated with a 1,45-fold increase in the risk of all-cause death (p<0,001), and a 1,4-fold increase in the risk of fatal and/or non-fatal CVEs (p=0,001). A history of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is an aggravating factor for individuals with high PS levels in relation to the risk of fatal and/or non-fatal CVE — among participants with NCDs, the association of PS and prognosis was stronger than among participants without NCDs (p=0,023). At the same time, the number of NCDs did not change the association of PS and prognosis.

Conclusion. The negative impact of PS on the prognosis in the Russian cohort emphasizes the importance of its detection and correction within preventive examinations of the population, as well as the management of patients with NCDs. Inclusion of these positions in regulatory documents will optimize patient routing and reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in the population.
Potential of carbon dioxide angiography in the treatment of critical renal artery lesions in a patient with chronic kidney disease: a case report
Authors: Vasiliev D. K. , Arablinsky N. A. , Shukurov F. B. , Feshchenko D. A. , Taliuridze M. T. , Shanoyan A. S. , Fedotova N. P.
Published: February 2025

The combination of atherosclerotic coronary and renal system lesions is quite common in clinical practice, while the risk of cardiovascular complications in such patients is tens of times higher than in the general population, which is associated with a sharp acceleration of vascular damage. The use of minimally invasive surgery, in particular endovascular renal artery revascularization, can improve excretory renal function and delay the need for renal replacement therapy. However, the use of nephrotoxic contrast agents in the presence of chronic kidney disease in a patient can become a key limiting factor for the use of endovascular treatment methods. The way out of this situation is the use of non-contrast endovascular surgery under the carbon dioxide angiography and intravascular imaging guidance. The article presents a case of successful balloon angioplasty and stenting of critical stenosis of the right renal artery in a comorbid patient under the carbon dioxide angiography and intravascular ultrasound guidance.
Outpatient monitoring of patients with lipoprotein metabolism disorders and other lipidemias by a general practitioner in primary care. Guidelines
Authors: Drapkina O. M. , Boytsov S. A. , Ershova A. I. , Shepel R. N. , Osipova O. A. , Meshkov A. N. , Blokhina A. V. , Ipatov P. V. , Balakhonova T. V. , Savchenko E. D.
Published: February 2025

The guideline describes the management of outpatient monitoring of patients with lipid metabolism disorders by a general practitioner. The following is presented: the approximate volume and frequency of paraclinical investigations, information on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease complications. As practical experience is accumulated, the guidelines will be adjusted.

The guidelines are intended for general practitioners, family doctors, as well as for mid-level health providers working with the above-mentioned doctors, for paramedics performing the doctor functions. The guidelines can be used by public health physicians, heads of primary health care facilities and their divisions.
The Department of Medical Sciences of the RAS, Therapeutic Sciences Council meeting: Scientific projects marathon of Russian therapeutic departments "From innovative technologies and education to healthcare practice. Connective tissue diseases: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges"
Authors: Drapkina O. M. , Viktorova I. A. , Druk I. V. , Nechaeva G. I. , Loginova E. N. , Rumyantseva V. A. , Garbuzova E. V. , Livzan M. A. , Ershova A. I.
Published: February 2025

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Obesity – the epidemic of the Anthropocene epoch: monograph. Review
Authors: Kim O. T.
Published: February 2025

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Qualidade de vida de cuidadores de pessoas idosas: adaptação cultural da Quality of Life Scale for Informal Carers for Older Adults
Authors: Menegatti Frisanco Fernanda , Blascke Barbiere Melina Renata , De Souza Orlandi Fabiana
Published: February 2025

Objetivo: traduzir e adaptar culturalmente a Quality of Life Scale for Informal Carers for Older Adults, para o Brasil. Método: Trata-se de estudo metodológico de adaptação cultural da referida escala, que seguiu as seguintes  etapas:  tradução inicial, síntese das traduções, retrotradução, revisão por um comitê de especialistas e pré-teste. Todos os preceitos éticos foram respeitados. Resultados: Foram feitas duas traduções da escala original, estabelecendo-se posteriormente a versão  consensual, a qual  foi retrotraduzida por outro tradutor independente. A seguir realizou-se a revisão pelo comitê de especialistas composto  por seis juízes. Dos 24 itens da escala, a maioria dos itens obteve índice de validade de contéudo acima de 0,78, com exceção de três, os quais foram revisados. Em seguida realizou-se o instrumento que foi pré testado por  35 cuidadores informais de pessoas idosas, seis participantes refereriram dúvidas em duas questões “oito e vinte quatro”foram esclarecidas as dúvidas e após verificou-se  boa clareza, compreensão e aceitabilidade. Além disso, a consistência interna foi satisfatória, já que se obteve alfa de Cronbach ≥ 0,70 para  maioria dos domínios do instrumento. Conclusão: A Quality of Life Scale for Informal Carers for Older Adults está agora traduzida e adaptada culturalmente para o português brasileiro.
Promoting the development of foundation phase learners in under-resourced environments using Ayres Sensory IntegrationÂ® principles and custom-designed, low-cost playgrounds
Authors: Van Jaarsveld Annamarie , Liebenberg Erna , Van Rooyen FC , Janse van Rensburg Elize
Published: February 2025

Introduction: Children from under-resourced environments often lack opportunities to engage in sensory experiences that support developmental abilities and scholastic performance. "Back to Urth" playgrounds were designed to address the developmental needs of foundation phase learners in under-resourced communities. A 12-week sensory-motor program, based on Ayres Sensory IntegrationÂ® (ASI) principles, was developed, and educators were trained to present this program on a "Back to Urth" playground at a rural school in the Free State. This study aimed to determine the effect of the program, on the development of Grade R and Grade 1 learners.Method: Learners from two comparable, no-fee schools were included in this experimental non-randomised pre-test-post-test control group design study. Learners from one school participated in the sensory-motor program on the "Back to Urth" playground (n=40), and learners from the other school served as the control group (n=41). The effect of the program was measured with the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2nd Edition (Short Form), Revised Ayres-based Clinical Observations, and the Optima School Readiness Assessment.Results: An improvement in scores for both groups, with the experimental group showing statistically greater improvement in their Revised Ayres-based Clinical Observations and Optima School Readiness Assessment total scores were indicated.Conclusion: This research provides evidence that sensory-motor components subserving learning can be improved when learners are exposed to a sensory-motor program designed within the framework of ASIÂ®, presented by educators on a low cost "Back to Urth" playground.KEYWORDSSensory-motor, development, low-cost sustainable playground, sensory integration, educators
Perceived knowledge, treatment approaches and predictors of referral practices in myofascial pain syndrome of the temporomandibular joint
Authors: Van Der Colff Hyla , Docrat Aadil , Singh Deepak , Pillay Julian David
Published: February 2025

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFPS) of the head and neck  is a frequently misdiagnosed cause of Temporomandibular  Disorders (TMDs). In South Africa, literature regarding general dental practitioners’ (GDPs) knowledge/management of  TMDs associated with MFPS is limited.
Assessing orthodontic treatment outcome of patients treated by orthodontic residents – using the Peer Assessment Rating index
Authors: Julyan Johan Christian , Bellardie Haydn , Harris Angela
Published: February 2025

Assessing the degree of improvement is important for establishing the standard of care provided by an individual orthodontist or tertiary care institution. This study aimed to assess the orthodontic treatment outcomes of patients treated by residents in a postgraduate orthodontic programme at a University in South Africa.
Contempt of the visitation regime violating the best interests of the minor in a judicial district of Peru
Authors: Carpio Mendoza Janet , Jiménez Santos Greys Malena , Castillo Casa Julio Edgar
Published: February 2025

Contempt of the visitation regime is a conduct that violates the best interests of the child by restricting emotional ties and a healthy coexistence with the parents. The objective of the study was to analyze the contempt of visitation that violates the best interests of the child in the judicial district of Piura. The methodology was of the basic type, qualitative approach and grounded theory design. The technique used was the interview and the instrument were the interview guide for 06 participants, qualified lawyers and workers of the civil module of Piura. The instrument was validated by experts who determined the coherence, relevance and effectiveness of the items. The main conclusion obtained from the study was that non-compliance with the visitation regime generates legal consequences that violate the wellbeing of the child, causing instability in interpersonal relationships, inadequate development in the integral growth and paternal-filial relationships.
Effects of Migration on Perceived Health Status in Brazil’s Southeast and Midwest Regions
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Rieger Raquel Andréia , Soares Laís de Sousa Abreu ,   Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Teixeira Evandro Camargos ,   Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Cassuce Franscisco Carlos da Cunha ,   Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Published: February 2025

The present article aims to analyze the effects of migration on the health status reported by individuals who migrated to Brazil’s Midwest and Southeast regions. It also aims to ascertain the significance of a migrant's origin in determining the health status reported and whether the years of residence in the region of destination affect this status. The Pseudo-Panel technique is applied by means of a Pooled Ordered Probit model, with the self-declared health status of individuals as the dependent variable. Data were obtained from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008. The results show that migrants residing in the Southeast tended to declare a health status that was inferior to that of native-born residents, whereas no statistical significance was observed in the Midwest.