bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Escrever, elaborar, experienciar: o estatuto da escrita na clínica psicológica
Authors: Scorsolini-Comin Fabio , Santos Manoel Antônio dos
Published: January 2024

Embora a escrita seja uma dimensão fundante na formação em Psicologia e atravesse de modo constante a atuação profissional, essa vertente tem sido frequentemente negligenciada ou debatida em seu caráter mais automatizado e técnico, como ocorre na escrita científica, na produção de relatórios e na construção de laudos psicológicos, por exemplo. Tal enfoque posiciona a escrita a serviço de uma lógica instrumental, um produto. Ainda é incipiente a discussão acerca da escrita enquanto produção de cuidado e como espaço potente, que tem uma função organizadora tanto para o desenvolvimento profissional como para a promoção de uma atuação compromissada com a defesa da vida. Discutindo a função constitutiva da escrita a partir do método Bick de observação da relação mãe-bebê na família e do registro de atendimentos psicoterápicos, este ensaio problematiza a escrita como um espaço articulador do pensamento clínico e não meramente como instrumento para a atuação profissional. Endereçamentos acerca desse argumento são apresentados e tensionados.
A Câmera Cisgênera: Enquadramentos e Rupturas do Olhar no Documentário Brasileiro
Authors: Azevedo Soares Aline Rebouças
Published: January 2024

O mandato do presidente Jair Bolsonaro – de extrema direita e reacionário – iniciava em 2019, quando o audiovisual brasileiro tinha alta circulação de documentários sobre diversidade de gênero e narrativas biográficas de pessoas trans. Diante dessa ambiguidade, interessa-me pensar o atravessamento da cisgeneridade nessas produções. Nesse trabalho, analiso três documentários brasileiros contemporâneos: Katia, o filme (2012), Lembro mais dos corvos (2018) e Bixa Travesty (2018), que foram produzidos após o ano de 2010. Trazem, cada um, uma mulher trans como protagonista e são dirigidos por pessoas cisgenero. Com referências da psicologia social crítica, objetivo apontar e pensar os atravessamentos da cisgeneridade no documentário brasileiro, considerando o CIStema capitalista neoliberal que enfrentamos e as possibilidades de emancipação através da cultura, como a política pública Fundo Setorial do Audiovisual. A metodologia articula análise fílmica, análise imanente do discurso e constelação. Resultados preliminares confirmaram atravessamentos da cisgeneridade nos três filmes, atrelados a indicativos de subversão ao modo clássico de produzir imagens. A continuidade dessa pesquisa deverá somar-se aos esforços acadêmicos e civis na desnaturalização da cisgeneridade e na problematização da cisheteronorma.
A Case Study of Sandplay Therapy for a Mother with Insecure Attachment and the Impact on Family Members
Authors: Kim Bokyoung , Jo Hyeyoung , Kim Hyeweon
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in a mother's attachment and emotional control resulting from Sandplay Therapy in cases of insecure adult attachment. Additionally, the study aimed to examine the changes in family perception and attachment to the mother's changes. One mother with a high insecure adult attachment score and her family were selected as subjects for this study. Attachment scales, emotional control scales, sentence completion tests (SCTs), and interviews were conducted before and after the therapy to study the subjects' changes in attachment and emotional control, as well as the changes perceived by family members. The mother then underwent 12 sessions of Sandplay Therapy. The results showed that: After Sandplay therapy, the mother's attachment and emotional control demonstrated positive changes. The mother's changes through Sandplay Therapy contributed to the improvement of the family's positive perception and attachment level. The Sandplay box underwent a process of individualization, leading to self-realization. In conclusion, Sandplay Therapy helps stabilize the attachment and emotion of insecure attachment mothers, and the changes in mothers have a positive impact on the perception and attachment of family members. A follow-up study, it is necessary to expand the number of study subjects by attachment type.
Introduction
Authors: Burset Christian R.
Published: January 2024

The chapter opens with a question posed by Jeremy Bentham in 1782: Would it be possible to write a single body of laws that would be good for every place and time? Bentham’s query—asked in response to an ongoing debate about the place of English law in British colonies—sets up the book’s central question: Why did the British Empire adopt a policy of deliberately preserving and administering the laws of the people it conquered? To sharpen the question, the chapter introduces the concept of “strategic legal pluralism”—a polity’s deliberate application of different legal systems to different groups of people. After considering how other scholars have approached this subject, the chapter summarizes this book’s argument. The eighteenth-century British Empire didn’t stumble into legal pluralism because it was too weak to avoid it, because of a reflexive commitment to colonial difference, or because it felt morally obliged to administer the laws of the people it conquered. Instead, Britain’s selective denial of English law to its colonies reflected a conscious effort to shape their political and economic development.
Conclusion
Authors: Burset Christian R.
Published: January 2024

This chapter begins with a glance toward the later career of legal pluralism in the British Empire. Its goal is not to present a definitive account of law in the later empire but to suggest how future work might carry forward the story told in earlier chapters. The chapter then revisits this book’s claim that Britain had a choice about the kind of law that would govern its colonies. To reinforce the point that legal pluralism was ultimately a political decision, the chapter takes a comparative perspective, asking how other empires (especially France and Spain) approached colonial legal policy. The chapter highlights the range of attitudes that other empires have displayed toward legal pluralism, from encouragement to suppression. The diversity of imperial legal strategies further suggests that Britain could have picked a different path. The chapter ends by considering some broader implications of that finding, particularly with respect to theories of law and economic development.
Mexican Impasse
Authors: Wells Allen
Published: January 2024

This chapter illustrates the Mexican Revolution’s attractiveness to Latin American youth. When political refugees were forced to flee their homelands, Mexico’s capital was their destination of choice. Seeking to counter Washington’s influence in the isthmus, President Plutarco Calles’ support for liberal parties in Central America during the mid-1920s buoyed militants across the region. A diplomatic showdown between Washington and Mexico City, however, made it apparent that the United States, even when confronted with widespread criticism of its policies at home and abroad, would not brook interference in its backyard. By the end of the 1920s, a chastened Calles, facing daunting domestic constraints and a concerted U.S. diplomatic and economic offensive, settled his differences with the Coolidge administration and tacked sharply to the right. Once considered the darling of Latin American progressives, Mexico’s revolutionary regime now cracked down on homegrown leftists and political exiles to whom it had granted sanctuary.
Give the Canary Birdseed and Listen to It Sing
Authors: Wells Allen
Published: January 2024

This chapter explains the decades-long fight to overturn Trujillo’s dictatorship and considers in some detail the 1950s, a turbulent period when reformers, many of them in exile, pooled their limited resources to make common cause with the region’s remaining democracies. Trujillo hounded dissidents relentlessly in the diaspora and purposefully destabilized democratic governments who aided his political enemies. To elude Trujillista aggression, stateless Dominican refugees were continually on the move, forced to seek out one safe haven after another. The exiles’ best-laid plans to oust the tyrant often foundered in the maelstrom of regional politics. The entire Caribbean littoral was awash in political intrigues, rivalries, and undeclared border wars, and policymakers in Washington were often stymied in their efforts to get reformers and dictators to stand down. The Dominican case, then, is emblematic of the enduring transnational struggle to overcome dictatorial rule, while it illustrates the great lengths tyrants went to remain in power.
We Are Fighting in Difficult Circumstances
Authors: Wells Allen
Published: January 2024

Complicating matters for reformers was the eminence grise of La Internacional de la Espada, the Argentine general Juan Perón and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who encouraged their peers to defend their interests against the region’s democracies. To stanch the authoritarian tide, reformers schemed to oust Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. By early 1954, efforts to remove him had reached an inflection point. At a desperate moment, Betancourt and Figueres announced a boycott of the upcoming Inter-American Conference in Caracas. The boycott campaign shined a spotlight on the regime’s atrocious human rights violations and sought to publicly embarrass Pérez Jiménez. The Caracas Conference is cast in the historical literature as a crucible of the Cold War. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles may have used the meetings to ram through an anticommunist resolution that cleared the way for the CIA’s successful overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz’s democratically elected government in Guatemala, but what was apparent from the acrimonious debate in Caracas was that only the United States actually believed that international communism represented a threat to the region’s security.
La Lucha sin Fin (The Never-Ending Struggle)
Authors: Wells Allen
Published: January 2024

The 1954 Guatemalan intervention posed a challenge for reformers, who supported Árbenz’s removal from power but were uncomfortable with U.S. meddling. From their perspective, his ouster was not a harbinger of the Cold War but another in a series of regional conflicts pitting dictatorships against democracies. Proof of that was La Internacional de la Espada’s behind-the-scenes involvement in the Guatemalan golpe. Moderates quickly recognized that the CIA’s Operation PBSUCCESS was a no-win proposition. If they spoke out publicly against Árbenz, they would be assailed by those who were staunchly opposed to North American intervention. If they condemned the Eisenhower administration, they feared it would only strengthen Washington’s support for their mortal enemies. Their silence was deafening, costing them dearly in the court of public opinion, especially with a new generation of student militants. After the coup, La Internacional immediately turned its attention to removing Figueres from power. His support for Nicaraguan, Dominican, and Venezuelan exiles had become intolerable to the region’s dictators.
Cuban Conundrum
Authors: Wells Allen
Published: January 2024

Two weeks after ousting Batista, Fidel Castro was given a hero’s welcome in Caracas. His message of transnational unity in the fight against La Internacional resonated with Venezuelans who had just overthrown their own despot. Believing that Castro’s agenda was similar to their own and recognizing how popular he was with their constituents, reformers initially backed the young comandante. That honeymoon was short-lived. A backlash against the revolution’s leftward drift polarized the region and a renewed war without borders, in which the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and Cuba were now active participants, contributed to the restoration of authoritarian rule in eight countries between 1962 and 1964. By the end of the decade, reformist governments had, with few exceptions, run aground on the shoals of revolution and reaction. Based on recent history, democrats had every reason to believe that the political pendulum would swing back and soon return them to power. But the protracted wars between guerrilla insurgencies and anticommunist military regimes meant that reformers would be sidelined for years to come.
RETURN TO SPORT FOLLOWING CLOSED ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF ELIGIBLE STUDIES EVALUATING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, PATIENT FACTORS, AND LEVEL OF ATHLETIC ACTIVITY
Authors: Roberts R. H. R. , Glendenning A. C. , Davies-Jones G. R.
Published: January 2024

Introduction

Achilles Tendon Rupture (ATR) is a prevalent injury in Western society. Much of the recent research has focused on measuring surgical methods and strength regained, rather than practical measures such as Return to Sport (RTS). A large systematic review was published in 2016 setting a benchmark RTS as 80%. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an up-to-date RTS following ATR.

Methods

PubMed and SPORTdiscuss databases were used to search for eligible studies published since 2017 that focused on closed Achilles tendon ruptures with clear definitions of return to sport and a minimum length of follow-up. The Newcastle-Ottawa grading tool was used to assess risk of bias in all included studies.

Results

Of 15 articles identified, 9 were ‘good’ and 6 were ‘fair’ after bias assessment, with none excluded for being poor. Return-to-sport (RTS) rate following Achilles tendon rupture was 76.76% (95% CI 74.19, 79.34 P= <0.001). Non-professional athletes had a higher RTS rate (78.29%; 95% CI 74.89, 81.68 P= <0.001) than professional athletes (74.91%; 95% CI 70.98, 78.85 P= <0.001). Surgical intervention resulted in a lower RTS rate (74.17%; 95% CI 70.74, 77.60 P= <0.001) than conservative management (70.00%; 95% CI 60.48, 79.52 P= <0.001).

Conclusion

These findings highlight the need to identify factors affecting RTS rates, including the type of management, level of sport, and patient-specific factors. Clinicians can use these findings to guide informed shared decision-making with patients regarding the long-term implications of ATR and to develop more targeted rehabilitation strategies for this injury.
The Era of Digital Orthopedics: A Bone or Bane?
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedics, ACS Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,, Jeyaraman Madhan , Ram Pothuri Rishi ,   Department of Orthopaedics, Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,, Jeyaraman Naveen ,   Department of Orthopaedics, ACS Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,, Ramasubramanian Swaminathan ,   Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,, Shyam Ashok ,   Department of Orthopaedics, Sancheti Institute for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Published: January 2024

Orthopedics, the medical specialty dedicated to diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders of the musculoskeletal system, has long been a cornerstone of healthcare. With an aging population and an increasing emphasis on maintaining an active lifestyle, the demand for orthopedic care is on the rise. However, the field of orthopedics is rapidly evolving, and one of the most significant developments in recent years is the emergence of digital orthopedics [1, 2]. This transformation is reshaping the way orthopedic care is delivered, from diagnosis and treatment to patient outcomes and beyond. In this editorial, we explore the concept of digital orthopedics, its implications, and the potential benefits it offers to both patients and health-care professionals.
Posterior Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Spondylodiscitis due to Osteoradionecrosis after Head-and-Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: Two Case Reports
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan,, Kono Kenta , Inoue Takaki ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan,, Maki Satoshi ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan., Miura Masataka ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan,, Furuya Takeo ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan,, Ohtori Seiji ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan,
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Cervical spondylodiscitis due to osteoradionecrosis (ORN) after head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy is a severe complication. However, there are few reports on the surgical treatment of this condition. Case Report: We report two cases of cervical spondylodiscitis due to ORN, which were successfully treated with posterior decompression and fusion. The first case was in a 73-year-old male patient with spondylodiscitis at C3–C5, due to ORN. A posterior fusion of the spine (C2–T1) was performed, and a biopsy was conducted at a site separate from the incision for fusion. The second case was in a 76-year-old female patient with spondylodiscitis due to C4–C7 ORN. Cervical posterior decompression and fusion (C2–Th2) were performed, and decompression (C5–6) was conducted through an incision separate from that for the fusion. An anterior approach was avoided in both cases because of radiation-induced tissue changes. For these two patients with cervical spondylodiscitis due to ORN, surgery resulted in an improvement of infection and neurological deficits by posterior spinal fusion, isolation from decompression or biopsy of the infected area, and antibiotic treatment. Conclusion: Posterior decompression and fusion are effective for spondylodiscitis in the cervical spine after head-and-neck radiotherapy, treating both infection and neurological deficits. Spinal fusion that avoids the level of the infected vertebral body and decompression from separate skin incision sites may prevent the spread of infection. An anterior approach should be avoided because the risk of esophageal perforation and posterior pharyngeal wall defects is high. Keywords: Cervical spondylodiscitis, osteoradionecrosis, radiotherapy, posterior fusion surgery.
Central Fracture-Dislocation of the Hip with Ipsilateral Femoral Neck Fracture in an Elderly Patient with Parkinsonism Managed with Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors:   Department of Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Bhosale Pradeep B , Pawar Akshay V ,   Department of Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Patel Gazanfar B ,   Department of Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Rathod Pratik P ,   Department of Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Published: January 2024

Introduction: The combination of a central fracture-dislocation of the hip, acetabulum fracture, and neck of the femur fracture is a rare injury, with a few reports described in the literature. Guidelines regarding managing this type of injury in single or multiple stages, the requirement of acetabular augmentation with plates, metal rings or cages, and the implant selection in elderly patients are not adequately defined while planning a total hip arthroplasty (THA). The successful management of such a complex fracture pattern in an elderly patient with neurodegenerative disorder is described in our case report. Case Report: An 81-year-old male presented to our outpatient department with a 2-month-old neglected post-traumatic central fracture-dislocation of the right hip with an ipsilateral femoral neck fracture. The patient had a known case of Parkinson’s disease on treatment with oral medication. A single-stage hybrid THA with dual mobility (DM) prosthesis was done with femoral head autograft acetabular impaction bone grafting. The patient was mobilized full weight bearing with the support of a walker on the 2nd post-operative day. At the 1-year follow-up the functional Harris hip score was 87. Radiographs revealed a well-healed acetabular fracture with the incorporation of a bone graft. No signs of implant loosening were observed. We did not encounter any complications such as dislocation, infection, and heterotrophic ossificans. Conclusion: Management of central fracture-dislocation of the hip with delayed one-staged THA has a good functional outcome. DM cup is essential in patients with parkinsonism and other neurodegenerative disorders. Keywords: Central fracture-dislocation of the hip, neck of femur fracture, total hip arthroplasty, dual mobility, Parkinsonism.
Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporosis – A Rare Cause of Subchondral Fracture of Femoral Head: A Case Report
Authors:   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India., Paul Prannoy , Zacharia Balaji ,   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India., Sreekumar Sreenath ,   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India., Mattam Anoop J ,   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India., Antony Anoop ,   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India., Greeshma K S ,   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India.
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLAO) is a rare cause of back pain during pregnancy and puerperium. We report a rare case of PLAO with subchondral fracture of the femoral head. Case Report: A 19-year-old second gravida presented with severe back pain and an inability to ambulate due to pain in the right buttock during the puerperium. The pain started during the last trimester and was aggravated after delivery. Her radiogram showed multiple compression fractures with osteopenia in the dorsolumbar spine. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the pelvis showed bone marrow edema with subchondral fracture involving the right femoral head. A diagnosis of PLAO was made thorough investigations and excluding other possibilities. Conclusion: PLAO is a rare cause of back pain. Subchondral fracture of the femoral head is an extremely rare occurrence in PLAO. A high index of suspicion is needed for its diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to avoid complications such as vertebral fractures Keywords: Osteoporosis, pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis, back pain in pregnancy, subchondral fracture of the femoral head.
Total Knee Replacement in a Young Patient with Valgus Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case Report
Authors:   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Ahsan Pervez , Ezaz Md. Shafiul ,   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Jahan Israt ,   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Asma Nusrat Sharmin ,   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Anjoom Maliha ,   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Valgus deformity is characterized by an outward angulation of the knee joint. The most common cause of valgus deformity is osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent progressive joint disease that causes chronic pain and functional limitations. Total knee replacement (TKR) is rarely done in patients with grade-I valgus deformity and young age. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of its kind. Case Report: A 34-year-old man presented to us with 15 years of persistent, progressively worsening right knee pain that was interfering with his daily activities. No non-operative treatment could alleviate his severe pain. Physical examination revealed a positive valgus stress test, limited knee extension, and an asymmetrical gait. He was diagnosed with a grade-I valgus deformity of the right osteoarthritic knee. History, physical examination, and radiological findings confirmed the diagnosis. In consideration of severe pain and impaired quality of life, we opted to perform TKR using a medial parapatellar approach. Regular follow-ups were done after the procedure. He experienced no pain or recurrence of deformity. He was very satisfied with the result. His Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA Index score at 12 months following surgery was 5, indicating a favorable outcome. Conclusion: This case exhibits the effectiveness of TKR in treating grade-I valgus deformity of the osteoarthritic knee with severe pain in a young adult, resulting in improved pain alleviation, mobility, joint alignment, and overall quality of life. Keywords: Valgus deformity, osteoarthritic knee, total knee replacement, medial parapatellar approach.
Love in the Time of Hubots: Imagining Posthuman Care and Intimacy in Emma Braslavsky's "Ich bin dein Mensch: Ein Liebeslied" (2019)
Authors: Yanacek Holly
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Emma Braslavsky's "Ich bin dein Mensch: Ein Liebeslied" (2019; I'm your human: A love song) explores tensions between feminist care ethics, posthumanism, and the ideal of the autonomous subject through the depiction of the relationship between Dr. Alma Felser and her "hubot" (humanoid robot) partner, Tom. The novella blurs the human/hubot boundary and challenges the natural/artificial distinction, yet it depicts anthropocentrism and what Eva Illouz has identified as the cooling of intimacy as obstacles to accepting posthuman care and love. I argue that Alma's rejection of her hubot partner stems from the problem that the notions of embodiment, vulnerability, and entanglement central to feminist care ethics and feminist understandings of posthumanism are at odds with the ideal of the autonomous subject. Ultimately, Braslavsky's novella shows that embracing posthuman feminism requires renegotiating individual identity, the meaning of love and care, and relationships with and beyond the human.
A Decent Wage
Authors: Costanzo Gerald
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
Poem Spoken from One Second Behind the Self
Authors: Criss Colin
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
The Book of Names
Authors: Gallaher John
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
Inventions that recommend us
Authors: Goggins Sydney
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
Minor Treatise on Separation
Authors: Lynn Robert Wood
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
O Holy Night
Authors: Stansel Ian
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares "the Triton among minnows." The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.
RER-YOLO: improved method for surface defect detection of aluminum ingot alloy based on YOLOv5
Authors: Chen Ting , Cai Chenguang , Zhang Jing , Dong Yu , Yang Ming , Wang Deguang , Yang Jing , Liang Chengbin
Published: January 2024

Aluminum ingot alloy is one of the commonly used materials in industrial production and intelligent manufacturing, whose quality directly affects the performance of aluminum processed products. Therefore, the inspection of surface defects of aluminum ingot alloy is extremely valuable for actual industrial engineering. Aiming at the issues of low detecting precision and the slowly processing rate thatexisted in the traditional target detection methods for aluminum ingot alloy dataset, the YOLOv5-based improvement model RER-YOLO is proposed. Firstly, the aluminum ingot alloy dataset is coped with the image pretreatment methods of rotation, translation, contrast and brightness transformations in a random combination so as to boost the capacity of generalization for model training. Secondly, a multi-scale characteristic extraction network block (Res2Net) is utilized to take the place of the C3 block in the previous YOLOv5 to augment the model’s ability that can accurately extract rich features. Finally, an over-parameterization-based re-parameterized convolutional block is utilized in place of the 3×3 convolutional blocks in the Res2Net residual block and baseline model, enlarging the search space of the network and boosting the model’s fitting ability while maintaining inference rate. The comparison experimental results demonstrate that the RER-YOLO reaches a mean average precision of 75.1% on the aluminum ingot alloy dataset, which is higher 4.9% than the conventional YOLOv5 and does not increase the inference delay. It also improves the detection accuracy by 12.7% for burr defects, which are fewer in number in the dataset and the defect features are difficult to extract. It can be seen that the presented model in this study has an important reference value towards detecting surface defects in aluminum ingot alloy.
Towards energy sustainability: Exploring the nexus between global value chain participation and energy security in developing and developed countries
Authors: Zhang Shengda , Lin Shuang , Wang Chaofeng , Shahbaz Pomi
Published: January 2024

International trade has a significant impact on global environmental quality and sustainable economic development. Global value chains (GVCs) have become a crucial component of international trade and development policy. The global production structure has become more complicated with the inclusion of domestic markets in GVC, putting significant pressure on world energy resources and environmental sustainability. Therefore, traditional trade measures no longer accurately reflect how global trade affects the energy security of developing and developed countries. Thus, this study is the first to use a panel-corrected standard error method to look at the relationship between GVC participation and energy security by using a global sample of 35 developed and 27 developing nations from 1995 to 2018. A feasible generalized least squares model was also applied to confirm the robustness of the model. Six indicators—foreign direct investment, industrialization level, capital formation, human capital index, political stability, and GVC—were used in this research to look at their impact on the four fundamental pillars of energy security (availability, applicability, sustainability, and affordability) for sustainable economic development. For developed countries, it was confirmed that there is a non-linear relationship between GVC participation and energy intensity, renewable energy consumption, and non-fossil fuel use. In the case of developing countries, the non-linear relationship in terms of all aspects of energy security was also confirmed. The findings also indicated that GVC’s involvement benefits all four dimensions of energy security in both developing and developed countries once it reaches a certain threshold. Our findings further support the impacts of long-term cointegration between GVC and energy security for sustainable economic development. Therefore, the nations must promote technology transfer and capacity building within GVCs for inclusive energy security. Similarly, they may foster sustainable practices through collaborative governance for a stable global energy network by acknowledging the positive impact of income levels on energy security.
The Duckbot: A system for automated imaging and manipulation of duckweed
Authors: Subbaraman Blair , de Lange Orlando , Ferguson Sam , Peek Nadya
Published: January 2024

Laboratory automation can boost precision and reproducibility of science workflows. However, current laboratory automation systems are difficult to modify for custom applications. Automating new experiment workflows therefore requires development of one-off research platforms, a process which requires significant time, resources, and experience. In this work, we investigate systems to lower the threshold to automation for plant biologists. Our approach establishes a direct connection with a generic motion platform to support experiment development and execution from a computational notebook environment. Specifically, we investigate the use of the open-source tool-changing motion platform Jubilee controlled using Jupyter notebooks. We present the Duckbot, a machine customized for automating laboratory research workflows with duckweed, a common multicellular plant. The Duckbot comprises (1) a set of end-effectors relevant for plant biology, (2) software modules which provide flexible control of these tools, and (3) computational notebooks which make use of these tools to automate duckweed experiments. We demonstrate the Duckbot’s functionality by automating a particular laboratory research workflow, namely, duckweed growth assays. The Duckbot supports setting up sample plates with duckweed and growth media, gathering image data, and conducting relevant data analysis. We discuss the opportunities and limitations for developing custom laboratory automation with this platform and provide instructions on usage and customization.
ncRNAs-mediated TIMELESS overexpression in lung adenocarcinoma correlates with reduced tumor immune cell infiltration and poor prognosis
Authors: Gao Xinliang , Tang Mingbo , Tian Suyan , Li Jialin , Wei Shixiong , Hua Shucheng , Liu Wei
Published: January 2024

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has a poor prognosis. Circadian genes such as TIMELESS have been associated with several pathologies, including cancer. The expression of TIMELESS and the relationship between TIMELESS, infiltration of tumors and prognosis in LUAD requires further investigation. In this study, we investigated the expression of TIMELESS and its association with survival across several types of human cancer using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression Program. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) regulating overexpression of TIMELESS in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) were explored with expression, correlation, and survival analyses. Immune cell infiltration and biomarkers were analyzed between different TIMELESS expression levels. The relationship between TIMELESS expression and immunophenoscores, which were used to predict response to immunotherapy, was evaluated. TIMELESS was identified as a potential oncogene in LUAD. NcRNA analysis showed MIR4435-2HG/hsa-miR-1-3p may interact with TIMELESS in a competitive endogenous RNA network in LUAD tumor tissues. Most immune cells were significantly decreased in TCGA LUAD tumor tissues with high TIMELESS expression except for CD4+T cells and Th2 cells. TIMELESS expression in LUAD tumor tissues was significantly negatively correlated with neutrophil biomarkers, dendritic cell biomarkers (HLA-DPB1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DRA, HLA-DPA1, CD1C) and an immunophenoscore that predicted outcomes associated with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors. These findings imply that ncRNAs-mediated TIMELESS overexpression in LUAD tumor tissues correlated with poor prognosis, reduced immune cell infiltration in the tumor microenvironment, and poor response to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
The nonlinear association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and femoral neck BMD in nondiabetic elderly men: NHANES 2005-March 2020
Authors: Xuan Xiuping , Sun Rong , Peng Caibi , Liu Lijuan , Huang Tiantian , Huang Chenghu
Published: January 2024

Background

The triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI) has been considered a surrogate marker for assessing insulin resistance. We aimed to correlate the TyG-BMI, triglyceride glucose combined with body mass index, with femoral neck bone mineral density (FN BMD) in non-diabetic elderly men.

Methods

Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, totally, 1182 eligible men aged ≥ 50 years without diabetes were included in the current study. Smoothed curves were obtained by a two-piecewise linear regression model and the threshold effects were explored by using a smoothing function.

Results

TyG-BMI was positive related with and FN BMD with or without adjustment for confounders. However, no typical dose-dependent positive association between TyG-BMI and FN BMD was observed across the TyG-BMI tertiles, indicating a non-linear association. Further analysis by the weighted two-piecewise linear regression model and recursive algorithm suggested that per SD increase in TyG-BMI increased FN BMD by 0.266 gm/cm2 when TyG-BMI lower than 168.20. However, when TyG-BMI is higher than 168.20, FN BMD only increased 0.046 gm/cm2 for per SD increase of TyG-BMI after fully adjustment (OR = 11.258, 95%CI: 6.034, 16.481). Moreover, subgroup analyses showed that higher TyG-BMI levels were related to elevated FN BMD in all groups, suggesting the consistency of the positive association within these stratas.

Conclusions

This study demonstrated that TyG-BMI is positively associated with FN BMD in a nonlinear fashion among elderly men without diabetes, which may be a reliable marker for the early identification of individuals with lower FN BMD.
Development and validation of nurse’s assessment ability questionnaire in delirium subtypes: Based on Delphi expert consensus
Authors: Zhou Wen , Zheng Qiulan , Huang Miao , Wang Jiao , Gan Xiuni
Published: January 2024

Background

Delirium, a common occurrence in clinical work, can be divided into three subtypes according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 th Edition (DSM-5). Each subtype has its special significance and focus. As the primary caregivers and observer of delirious patients, nurses should be able to quickly and accurately indentify each subtype. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify nurses’ assessment ability of delirium subtypes. However, there is currently no suitable questionnaire available for investigating nurses’ assessment ability of delirium subtypes.

Objective

To develop a scientifically validated questionnaire for assessing nursing assessment ability of delirium subtypes based on Knowledge-Attitude-Practice(KAP) Model.

Methods

The questionnaire was conducted from October 2021 to February 2022 to assess the KAP status of nurses the regarding delirium subtype. A two-round Delphi Method was employed to revise the draft questionnaire, ensuring the importance and rationality of each item. Ten experts specializing in critically ill patients, clinical nursing, and nursing management were invited from seven provinces in China for the Delphi process. Additionally, we validated the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.

Results

The return rate in the first and second rounds were 83% and 100%, respectively. The individual authority coefficients for the two rounds of correspondence ranged from 0.787 to 0.987, while the overall authority coefficient of experts was 0.866. Kendall’s coefficient of coordination for the importance scores were found to be 0.192 and 0.156, respectively, whereas those for rationality scores were calculated as 0.149 and 0.141, respectively. Notably, all mean values of importance and rationality scores in the two rounds were exceeded a threshold of 4.10 across both rounds of assessment with coefficient variations (CV) ranging from 0.00 to 0.19 for importance ratings and 0.00 to 0.16 for rationality ratings, both of which were <0.25. Experts proposed modifications to eleven items while introducing four new ones into consideration during this process; thus ensuring that reliability and validity standards were met by the final questionnaire design which consists of a total of thirty-seven items distributed across four dimensions: delirium subtype-related knowledge, assessment attitude, assessment practice, and knowledge source–thereby establishing its clinical relevance as a reliable scientific instrument.

Conclusion

The development process is both scientific and theoretical, encompassing reliable expert correspondence results and a diverse range of question formats. As thus, effectively captures the current landscape of delirium subtypes assessment among clinical nurses from multiple perspectives, including knowledge level and source, attitude, assessment behavior, and assessment barriers. It offers comprehensive and detailed insights.
Distant homelands: Mobility, exile and (trans)nationalism in contemporary African fiction
Authors: Fall Alioune Badara
Published: January 2024

In this article, I argue that Bulawayo’s representation of precarity in her novel helps us decolonize representations of mobility in African literature. In Bulawayo’s novel, mobility undergirds the global presence of Africa and frames African identities in a cosmopolitan purview. Yet, the cultural trajectory of African migrants unveils practical realities within the nation state that shape expressions of cultural belonging in Afrodiasporic contexts. The novel’s presentation of poverty, abjection and dislocation limits the possibilities of an Afropolitan engagement with Darling’s experience in the diaspora. Her joyful, yet, precarious childhood in Zimbabwe and the illusion of an abundant life in the United States show that the postcolonial nation state and the US racial state remain unprecedented forces that constraint the fluidity of people of African descent’s identities. The metaphoric representation of her condition as a prisoner not only questions her mobility but also her difficult experience as a migrant in the United States underscores her struggles to belong in a racialized American society. Thus, the protagonist’s precarious position in her homeland and her host-land reveals the restrictive power of the state and challenges a romantic description of life in both the Global North and the Global South.
Border Abolitionism: Migrants’ Containment and the Genealogies of Struggles and Rescue, Martina Tazzioli (2023)
Authors: Canzutti Lucrezia
Published: January 2024

Review of: Border Abolitionism: Migrants’ Containment and the Genealogies of Struggles and Rescue, Martina Tazzioli (2023)

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 200 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-52616-093-5, h/bk, £80.00
The influence of cultural factors on the reidentification of Ukrainian refugees
Authors: Byelikova Yuliya , Lysytsia Nadiia
Published: January 2024

Refugees experience double cultural trauma: both because of war and moving abroad. The process of moving abroad is accompanied by disruption of habitual social connections and causes restoration of those connections. Identity needs the proof of Others, forcing refugees to engage in processes of interaction. The theoretical concept of ethnomethodology allows the authors to trace the process of restoring these ties: how refugees present themselves and define themselves as Ukrainians with the help of cultural factors embedded in daily practices. We observe the rise of Ukrainian identity with the start of war in 2014 and then escalation in 2022. Research of the national identity of Ukrainian refugees in Germany has been based on unique survey data gathered in June 2022 using the Google Forms online survey tool (Germany, June 2022, n = 423). Survey questions were used to measure the components of national identity: constructive patriotism, civic citizenship, ethnic citizenship. We rely also on representative statistical data gathered by Ukrainian research centres and the UNHCR data portal. In conclusion it is seen that cultural factors help the process of reidentification of Ukrainian refugees.
(Im)mobile Homes: Family Life at a Distance in the Age of Mobile Media, Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto (2022)
Authors: Cabaraban Maria Karlene Shawn I.
Published: January 2024

Review of: (Im)mobile Homes: Family Life at a Distance in the Age of Mobile Media, Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto (2022)

New York: Oxford University Press, 256 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-19752-484-8, p/bk, £29.99
An adoption of sustainable business model: An empirical study identifying the success factors of IT service sector organizations
Authors: Saha Ipsita , Kundu Amit , Ghosh Sadhan Kumar
Published: January 2024

Being competitive has become essential to surviving in the current, rapidly evolving and highly dynamic corporate climate. Companies must streamline their operations if they want to remain competitive. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that have been applied successfully give businesses better practices and procedures. The article uses past literature to illustrate a new conceptual framework considering strategic, organizational, technological and environmental aspects for the effective implementation of ERP system in the information technology (IT) service sector. The primary focus is to find out the effectiveness of ERP deployment from the users’ perspective. For this analysis, information was gathered from 152 Indian IT companies that had already installed an ERP system. Factor analysis, both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, was used in the present study to find out the factors from the mentioned four perspectives. Structural equation modelling allows researchers to observe the relationships between the emerged factors. The findings suggest that end users of IT firms have recognized the value of emerging constructs for successful ERP implementation leading to sustainable firm growth, underscoring the significance of the suggested framework in their quest to become more competitive in the market.