bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Security Monitoring and Early Warning of Negative Public Opinion on Social Networks Under Deep Learning
Authors: He Haixiang , Ma Shiqi
Published: February 2025

With the continuous development of social networks, negative social network public opinion appears frequently, which is particularly important for its safety monitoring and early warning. Taking Sina microblog as an example, this paper crawled texts from the platform, used BERT to generate word vectors, combined the bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BiGRU) and attention mechanism to design an emotion tendency classification method, and realized the classification of positive and negative emotion texts. Then, TCN was used to predict the negative emotion text to realize public opinion safety monitoring and early warning. It was found that BERT had the best performance. Compared with other deep learning methods, BERT-BiGRUA had a P value of 0.9431, an R value of 0.9012, and an F1 value of 0.9217 in the classification of emotion tendency, which were all the best. In the prediction of negative emotion text, TCN obtained a smaller mean square error and a higher R2 than long short-term memory and other methods, showing a better prediction effect. The results verify the usability of the approach designed in this paper for practical safety monitoring and early warning of public opinion.
Vom Wehrturm zur Streichholzschachtel Orte und Räume in der albanischen Literatur
Authors: Kienzle Florian
Published: February 2025

Die Studie von Florian Kienzle widmet sich erstmals in breitem Umfang einer Untersuchung der albanischen Literatur anhand der Konzeption von Räumen. Nicht Persönlichkeiten oder Epochen stehen im Mittelpunkt, sondern Orte und Motive. So wird die Geschichte des Landes und seiner Menschen mit vielfältigen Stimmen erzählt.
Kienzle beschreibt fünf für Albanien charakteristische Schauplätze. Der Raum ist dabei vom jeweils vorherrschenden historischen und sozialen System geprägt. So wandelt sich das „Haus“ als kleinste Einheit der albanischen Gesellschaft vom Wehrturm des Patriarchats zur „Streichholzschachtel“ als Metapher für den beengten Wohnraum der Moderne. Ebenso ist die „Stadt“ Umbrüchen wie Krieg, Revolution und Transforma­tion unterworfen. Eingehend untersucht wird das „Gefängnis“ als archetypischer Ort der Diktatur, der zwar in der Literatur, aber noch nicht gesellschaftlich aufgearbeitet ist. Die Schauplätze im „Jahr Null“ sind in Übergangsphasen zwischen verschiedenen Systemen angesiedelt. Bei der Darstellung von „Grenzen“ wie dem Meer wird sichtbar, wie diese der Bevölkerung durch den totalitären Staat oder den Westen auferlegt werden. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass Alba­nien nicht so exotisch ist, wie es gerne behauptet wird, sondern vielmehr in potenzierter Form aufzeigt, was sich auch global vollzieht. Ein Anhang mit Übersetzungen literarischer Texte von im deutschen Sprachraum bisher vernachlässigten alba­nischen Autoren bietet eine reichhaltige Stoffsammlung zum untersuchten Themenkreis.
RESEÑA DEL LIBRO DE ANGÉLICA, TRADUCIDO POR C. RIVAS CHERIF.
Authors: Troisi Salvatore Cristian
Published: February 2025

En la vasta galería de la literatura, hay relatos intrigantes donde obras literarias emergen del olvido para ser redescubiertas y honradas como genuinas maravillas literarias. Entre estos tesoros ocultos se encuentra la traducción magistral de Rivas Cherif del libreto de "Angélica", una obra de Leo Ferrero que, a pesar de su valor histórico incuestionable, permaneció en las sombras del olvido documental durante casi un siglo. Ferrero, con su obra teatral en tres actos, nos sumerge en los complejos conflictos sociales y políticos de la Europa prebélica, donde la libertad y la justicia son gemas cada vez más preciadas en medio del auge de regímenes totalitarios. La trama gira en torno al intento de un tirano por ejercer el Jus primae noctis, mientras que los personajes luchan por romper las cadenas de la complacencia y la resignación. La obra, con sus arquetípicos personajes y su profunda reflexión sobre la lucha por la libertad y la justicia, conecta con audiencias de diferentes contextos y épocas, permitiendo una reflexión profunda sobre temas universales. La minuciosa curaduría de María Belén Hernández González como editora ha sido crucial al ofrecer una introducción detallada y un análisis exhaustivo del drama, así como al otorgar especial relevancia a la traducción de Rivas Cherif. La editora arroja luz sobre las profundidades del drama, invitando a los lectores a examinar críticamente la relevancia de "Angélica" en el contexto contemporáneo.
Becoming a Spielreinian: Incorporating Sabina Spielrein’s Contributions Into Contemporary Clinical Practice
Authors: Rapoport Esther
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This article examines how Sabina Spielrein’s psychoanalytic theories could be incorporated into contemporary clinical practice, proposing the possibility of a “Spielreinian” therapeutic approach by identifying key elements of Spielrein’s work, including her preference for non-binary thinking, emphasis on clinical data over theory, centering of female experience, and holistic view of mind-body connection. While acknowledging the limitations of Spielrein’s work due to historical circumstances, the article argues that her core theoretical contributions—particularly regarding destruction and becoming, maternal-sexual connections, and embodied experience—offer valuable insights for modern psychoanalytic practice. I argue that Spielrein’s sensibilities form a coherent psychoanalytic ethics that privileges embodied experience over normative categories.
Communicating about “The End of Fossil Fuel” in a museum setting: a mixed-methods investigation of the climate museum
Authors: Badullovich Nicholas , Nesci Amanda , Massie Miranda , Kotcher John , Maibach Edward
Published: February 2025

Our understanding of who museums reach, and how effective these institutions are in communicating climate change, is not well studied. Moreover, museums focusing solely on the issue of climate change are rare. We present an analysis of the Climate Museum, the first U.S. museum focused on climate change, which combines art, learning, and opportunities for action. We collected pre-post survey data (n = 143) as well as conducted qualitative interviews (n = 39) with visitors over a six-month period. We found that visitors – more than 80% of whom were Alarmed about climate change – were more determined and confident in speaking about climate change, more hopeful it can be solved, and clearer about how much others are concerned, after visiting the museum. Our qualitative analysis complements these findings and identifies three key themes visitors learned about and planned to share with others: the intertwining of climate change and social inequality, the history of deception by the fossil fuel industry, and the prevailing public opinion when it comes to who is concerned about climate change. Our findings provide important foundational evidence that climate-oriented museums have an important role to play engaging various publics on climate change. There is an opportunity for museums to present not just ‘the science’ of climate change, but the important social dimensions and implications that climate impacts will have on the world.
What matters to a mouse? Effects of internal and external context on male vocal response to female squeaks
Authors: Leuner Lauren R. , Hurley Laura M.
Published: February 2025

House mice adjust their signaling behavior depending on the social context of an interaction, but which aspects of context elicit the strongest responses from these individuals is often difficult to determine. To explore how internal and external contextual factors influence how house mice produce and respond to social signals, we assessed how dominant and subordinate male mice differed in their ultrasonic vocalization (USV) production in response to playback of broadband vocalizations (BBVs, or squeaks) when given limited access to a stimulus female. We used a repeated measures design in which each male was exposed to two types of trials with different odor conditions: either just female odors (Fem condition) or female odors in addition to the odors of potential competitors, other males (Fem+Male condition). The presence of odors from other males in this assay served as a proxy for an “audience” as the male interacted with the stimulus female. These conditions were replicated for two distinct cohorts of individuals: males exposed to the odor of familiar competitors in the Fem+Male condition (Familiar odor cohort), and males exposed to the odor of unfamiliar competitors in the Fem+Male condition (Unfamiliar odor cohort). By assessing dominance status of the focal individual and familiarity of the “audience”, we are able to explore how these factors may affect one another as males respond to BBVs. Dominants and subordinates did not differ in their baseline vocal production (vocalizations produced prior to squeak playback) or response to squeaks. However, all groups, regardless of dominance status or odor condition, reduced their vocal production in response to BBV playback. The presence of unfamiliar male odor prompted mice to decrease their baseline level of calling and decrease the complexity of their vocal repertoire compared to trials that only included female odor, and this effect also did not differ across dominance status. Importantly, the presence of male odor did not affect vocal behavior when the male odor was familiar to the focal individual. These findings suggest that mice alter their vocal behavior during courtship interactions in response to cues that indicate the presence of potential competitors, and this response is modulated by the familiarity of these competitor cues.
The impact of top management team tenure heterogeneity on innovation efficiency of declining firms
Authors: Huang Xunjiang , Gao Qilin , Wang Deng
Published: February 2025

Most firms will experience a decline in their development process. The contraction in demand and the impact of COVID-19 have exacerbated a firm’s performance. Under the dilemma of resources reduction and recovery, the declining firm pays more attention to the efficient utilization of the diminishing innovation resources. Based on upper echelon theory and principal-agent theory, this study investigates the impacts of top management team (TMT) tenure heterogeneity and ownership concentration on innovation efficiency. The sample consists of 534 firm observations after PSM nearest-neighbour matching, sourced from A-share listed manufacturing firms in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2015 to 2019. Innovation efficiency of declining firms is measured using the Malmquist Index method. The fixed-effects (FE) model, PSM-DID model, and stepwise regression are employed to test our hypotheses. The main findings conclude that TMT tenure heterogeneity improves innovation efficiency, and the effect in declining firms is stronger compared to normal firm. Moreover, the concentrated ownership structure inhibits this positive effect because of the excessive tight control over TMT, and this inhibitory effect is stronger in declining firms than normal firms. The robustness checks of alternative variables and alternative regression model, and the addressing of endogenous problem, further support these findings. Efficiency improvement is crucial for the recovery of declining firm. The introduction of an efficiency perspective bridges the gaps in the existing literature. This study contributes to the literature on upper echelon theory and principal-agent theory by integrating them into the context of declining firms. The continuous interaction between the replacement TMT members and ownership restructuring shapes the dynamic capability of declining firms, contributing to the dynamic capability literature. The findings also provide practical guidelines for declining firms, such as replacing top management members and diluting equity, to achieve recovery. It is noted that an excessive focus on efficiency can also lead to neglecting thorough strategic change.
Impact of patients’ age and comorbidities on prostate cancer overdiagnosis in clinical practice
Authors: Beltrán Abraham , Parker Lucy , Moral-Pérez Irene , Caballero-Romeu Juan Pablo , Chilet-Rosell Elisa , Hernández-Aguado Ildefonso , Alonso-Coello Pablo , Ronda Elena , Gómez-Pérez Luis , Lumbreras Blanca
Published: February 2025

Introduction

Overdiagnosis in PSA-based prostate cancer (PCa) screening is primarily studied in younger, healthier populations from clinical trials. This study aimed to evaluate the probability of overdiagnosis in PCa screening within a clinical practice context, focusing on its relationship with PSA levels, Gleason scores, and subsequent clinical procedures.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of 1,070 asymptomatic men over 40 years old diagnosed with PCa between 2004 and 2022, following a positive PSA test. The patients were followed until December 31, 2022, with a median follow-up time of 5.7 years (IQR 3.2–8.6). The primary outcome was the probability of overdiagnosis, assessed through life expectancy and the Charlson Comorbidity Index, considering lead times of 5, 10, and 15 years.

Results

We found that patients with PSA levels >10 ng/dL and/or Gleason scores ≥8 were generally older and had more comorbidities than those with PSA levels 4–10 ng/dL and/or Gleason scores ≤7. The probability of overdiagnosis was significantly higher in patients with PSA levels >10 ng/dL (41.4%, IQR 21.5–73.9) and Gleason scores ≥8 (42.6%, IQR 14.9–38.9), compared to those with PSA levels 4–10 ng/dL (20.1%, IQR 12.8–30.4) and Gleason scores ≤7 (26.6%, IQR 23.6–68.6). Notably, 71.7% of patients did not receive pharmacological treatment. Patients with higher PSA levels also experienced greater radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging (median 19.9 mSv vs. 14.7 mSv, p = 0.004).

Conclusions

These findings underscore the high likelihood of overdiagnosis in older patients with elevated PSA levels and significant comorbidities, highlighting the need for careful consideration of patient comorbidities before PSA testing.
A new troglobitic species of Tychobythinus from Sicily with notes on some Italian species of the genus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
Authors: Sabella Giorgio , Interlandi Marco Mariano , Nicolosi Giuseppe
Published: February 2025

A new troglobitic species of the subfamily Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Tychobythinus muxari n. sp., is described from Sicily (Ciavuli cave, Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Agrigento). Major diagnostic features are illustrated based on both male and female specimens. The new species shows some adaptations to cave life, i.e., pale brown color, setation consisting of long and flattened setae and suberect shorter setae, absence of wings, microphthalmia and elongated legs and antennae. It can be easily separated from the related taxa by the different shapes of the head and profemora and protibiae of the male, and of the aedeagus.

The new synonymy Tychobythinus cameratensis (Karaman, 1959) =  Tychobythinus gracilicornis (Raffray, 1914) (syn. nov.) is proposed. New data on morphology, taxonomy and/or distribution of T. andreinii (Dodero, 1919), T. controversus Poggi 1923, T. dentimanus (Reitter, 1884), T. foroiuliensis Pace, 1976, T. glabratus (Rye, 1870), T. gladiator gladiator (Reitter, 1885), T. majori (Holdhaus, 1905), T. mirandus (Dodero, 1919), T. myrmido (Reitter, 1882) and T. tibialis (Dodero, 1919) are provided.
Structure-based design of an immunogenic, conformationally stabilized FimH antigen for a urinary tract infection vaccine
Authors: Silmon de Monerri Natalie C. , Che Ye , Lees Joshua A. , Jasti Jayasankar , Wu Huixian , Griffor Matthew C. , Kodali Srinivas , Hawkins Julio Cesar , Lypowy Jacqueline , Ponce Christopher , Curley Kieran , Esadze Alexandre , Carcamo Juan , McLellan Thomas , Keeney David , Illenberger Arthur , Matsuka Yury V. , Shanker Suman , Chorro Laurent , Gribenko Alexey V. , Han Seungil , Anderson Annaliesa S. , Donald Robert G. K.
Published: February 2025

Adhesion of E. coli to the urinary tract epithelium is a critical step in establishing urinary tract infections. FimH is an adhesin positioned on the fimbrial tip which binds to mannosylated proteins on the urinary tract epithelium via its lectin domain (FimHLD). FimH is of interest as a target of vaccines to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI). Previously, difficulties in obtaining purified recombinant FimH from E. coli along with the poor inherent immunogenicity of FimH have hindered the development of effective FimH vaccine candidates. To overcome these challenges, we have devised a novel production method using mammalian cells to produce high yields of homogeneous FimH protein with comparable biochemical and immunogenic properties to FimH produced in E. coli. Next, to optimize conformational stability and immunogenicity of FimH, we used a computational approach to design improved FimH mutants and evaluated their biophysical and biochemical properties, and murine immunogenicity using a bacterial adhesion inhibition assay. This approach identified an immunogenic FimH variant (FimH-donor-strand complemented with FimG peptide ‘triple mutant’, FimH-DSG TM) capable of blocking bacterial adhesion that is produced at high yields in mammalian cells. By x-ray crystallography, we confirmed that the stabilized structure of the FimHLD in FimH-DSG TM is similar to native FimH on the fimbrial tip. Characterization of monoclonal antibodies elicited by FimH-DSG TM that can block bacterial binding to mannosylated surfaces identified 4 non-overlapping binding sites whose epitopes were mapped via a combinatorial cryogenic electron microscopy approach. Novel inhibitory epitopes in the lectin binding FimH were identified, revealing diverse functional mechanisms of FimH-directed antibodies with relevance to FimH-targeted UTI vaccines.
Digital Therapeutic Combining Hypnosis and Diaphragmatic Breathing Intervention for Functional Abdominal Bloating: A Feasibility Study
Authors: Wang Xiao Jing , Philpot Lindsey , Ebbert Jon , Dilmaghani Saam , Loftus Conor , Fox Jean , Palsson Olafur
Published: February 2025

INTRODUCTION:

Abdominal bloating is a difficult symptom to treat. Hypnotherapy and diaphragmatic intervention have separately shown benefit on bloating in prior work but have not been united into a single intervention. We aimed to obtain data on the potential therapeutic impact of a novel audio-recorded bloating treatment for bloating integrating hypnosis and diaphragmatic breathing, with proposed synergistic effect.

METHODS:

Patients with nonorganic bowel disorders with predominant bloating symptoms completed a digitally delivered 7-session audio-recorded hypnotherapy program without clinician involvement. The intervention combined bloating-targeted hypnotic suggestions and guided diaphragmatic breathing delivered under hypnosis, and was supplemented with interval self-guided breathing exercises. Participants completed online REDCap assessments at baseline, midtreatment, at end of treatment, and 3-month follow-up, evaluating symptom severity, gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety, overall anxiety/depression, and quality of life. Outcomes were assessed in an intention-to-treat manner with repeated measures analysis of variances (ANOVAs) with Bonferroni-adjusted pairwise post hoc tests.

RESULTS:

Of 23 patients who started treatment, 22 (95.6%) completed follow-up. Bloating severity on Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Symptom Severity Scale and Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index showed reduction in bloating with large effect sizes (Cohen d of ∼0.8) at the end of treatment, as did Visceral Sensitivity Index bloating-related anxiety. At the end of treatment, 16 patients (69.6%) were Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Symptom Severity Scale treatment responders (≥30% symptom reduction) on bloating and 17 (73.9%) on overall bowel symptom severity. Anxiety, depression, and quality-of-life scores were unchanged. Outcome measures were fully maintained at the 3-month follow-up.

DISCUSSION:

Results suggest the therapeutic utility of a new cost-effective self-administered bloating intervention. A randomized controlled trial is planned to confirm these therapeutic effects.
Multi-parameter optimization of layered WS2-polymer nanocomposite under mechanical loading
Authors: Kirilova Elisaveta , Petrova Tatyana , Boaydjiev Boyan , Vladova Rayka , Apostolov Apostol , Dineva-Vladikova Petia , Moravski Alexander
Published: February 2025

The aim of the study is to determine the optimal geometry and magnitude of the applied load to ensure safety and prevent delamination in a three-layered nanocomposite structure under axial mechanical loading. The structure consists of a layer of the nanomaterial tungsten disulfide (WS2) and a substrate layer of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which are adhesively bonded using SU-8 glue. To achieve this aim, a multi-parameter optimization problem (MOP) is formulated. It includes a two-dimensional stress function model that describes stress transfer in the considered three-layer structure. Two types of analytical solutions for the interface shear stress (ISS) are derived, featuring real and complex roots. The decision variables in MOP include the external load, layer thicknesses, and structure length. The optimization criterion is defined as the minimization of the difference between the model ISS and ultimate shear stress (USS) in the adhesive layer to assure no delamination occurs in the nanocomposite structure. A genetic algorithm and alternative optimization approach developed within the framework of “Mathematica” are implemented for the optimization of both model solutions. As a result, optimal values for the given external load, layer thicknesses, and structure length are obtained for considered nanostructure. For the case of an ISS model solution with real roots, the optimization procedures ensure optimal geometries that physically correspond to thinner structural layers, but they are limited at lower possible loads. In contrast, for the case of a model solution for the ISS with complex roots, solutions for the optimal geometries of the nanostructures were obtained with thicker layers requiring higher loads, than thinner ones, but delamination does not occur.
O uso da criatividade na interceptação da mordida cruzada anterior
Authors: Machado Andre
Published: February 2025

﻿OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar cinco casos clínicos que destacam a importância da criatividade ao escolher o tratamento mais adequado para a mordida cruzada anterior nas dentições decídua e mista. O primeiro paciente apresentava mordida cruzada dentária envolvendo somente um incisivo central, e foi utilizada uma placa removível com mola digital para vestibularizar esse dente. O segundo caso também apresentava mordida cruzada dentária de dois incisivos, além de mordida cruzada posterior, e foi tratado com o expansor tipo Haas modificado com duas molas digitais nos...
A common fixed-point result via a supplemental function with an application
Authors: Touail Yousef , Jaid Amine , El Moutawakil Driss
Published: February 2025

In this paper, we prove a novel common fixed-point theorem for two commuting mappings. This assertion is proved using the measure of non-compactness in Banach spaces. Moreover, an application is given to demonstrate the usability of the obtained results.
Модель изгиба ортотропной консольно закрепленной балки Бернулли-Эйлера под действием нестационарных термомеханодиффузионных нагрузок
Authors: Zemskov Andrei Vladimirovich , Le Van Hao , Serdyuk Dmitry Olegovich
Published: February 2025

Исследуется взаимодействие механического, температурного и диффузионного полей при нестационарном изгибе консольно закрепленной балки. Математическая постановка задачи основана на системе уравнений нестационарных изгибных колебаний балки Бернулли-Эйлера с учетом тепломассопереноса.
Данная система получена из общей модели термомеханодиффузии для сплошных сред с использованием обобщенного принципа виртуальных перемещений.
В рамках исследования предполагается, что скорость распространения тепловых и диффузионных возмущений является конечной. На примере консольно закрепленной трехкомпонентной балки из сплава цинка, меди и алюминия, находящейся под действием нестационарной нагрузки, приложенной к свободному концу, проведен анализ взаимодействия механического, температурного и диффузионного полей.
Задача оптимального динамического измерения с мультипликативным воздействием в пространствах дифференцируемых «шумов»
Authors: Sagadeeva Minzilia Almasovna
Published: February 2025

В статье исследуется модель оптимального динамического измерения с мультипликативным воздействием, рассматриваемая как задача оптимального управления для нестационарной системы леонтьевского типа. Установлено существование решения данной задачи в стохастической постановке. Основная цель заключается в нахождении восстанавливаемого сигнала (управляющего воздействия), максимально приближающего состояние системы к наблюдаемым показателям, при наличии дополнительного входного процесса, моделирующего помеху. Решения системы требуется искать в пространствах случайных процессов. Для этого предварительно анализируется задача оптимального управления в пространствах дифференцируемых «шумов». Линейность модели преобразователя, описываемой нестационарной системой леонтьевского типа, позволяет декомпозировать исходную систему на детерминированную и стохастическую подсистемы. На основе результатов о разрешимости задач оптимального управления для каждой из подсистем получено решение исходной задачи.
В первой части статьи приведены условия разрешимости стохастической нестационарной системы леонтьевского типа. Во второй части исследуется задача оптимального управления в стохастическом случае, а также выводятся оценки для минимизируемых функционалов с использованием результатов, полученных ранее для детерминированного аналога. В заключении представлен алгоритм исследования задачи оптимального динамического измерения с мультипликативным воздействием в пространствах «шумов».
Polityka gospodarcza II Rzeczypospolitej: sukcesy i porażki w latach 1918–1939
Authors: Sworacki Adam
Published: February 2025

Praca analizuje politykę gospodarczą II Rzeczypospolitej w latach 1918–1939, zwracając uwagę na jej kluczowe sukcesy i porażki. Wśród sukcesów wymienia się reformę walutową Władysława Grabskiego, która ustabilizowała gospodarkę, oraz budowę portu w Gdyni, która uniezależniła Polskę od niemieckiego Gdańska. Ważnym elementem było również stworzenie Centralnego Okręgu Przemysłowego (COP), co przyczyniło się do rozwoju przemysłu ciężkiego. Z drugiej strony, praca wskazuje na ograniczenia reformy rolnej oraz negatywne skutki globalnego kryzysu lat 30., który pogłębił trudności gospodarcze Polski. Pomimo tych wyzwań, polityka gospodarcza II RP stworzyła fundamenty dla dalszej modernizacji kraju.
As if grammar, discourse and prosody don’t interact: a comparative study of hypothetical manner clauses in English and Dutch
Authors: Van Praet Wout , Degand Liesbeth , Van linden An
Published: February 2025

This study examines hypothetical manner (HM) clauses in spoken English and Dutch. In both languages, HM clauses can assume different levels of grammatical and discursive (in)dependence, and different semantic-pragmatic functions. This study examines whether the grammatical-discursive configurations that English and Dutch allow for are associated with different prosodic profiles. To this end, the study investigates not just prosodic integration of the clause in the same intonation unit as the main/previous clause, but also potential pitch resets (or downsteps) at the start of the clause, average amount of pausing before the clause, and the pitch contour with which the clause is uttered. The study finds that, while syntactic status and semantic-pragmatic function interact, syntactic status is generally the better predictor of the prosodic realisation of the clause. Among syntactically independent clauses, few differences are found between discursively independent clauses (‘stand-alone insubordinates’) and discursively dependent ones (‘dependency shifts’). We argue, therefore, that these two clause types are similar from a communicative viewpoint, both marking ‘fresh starts’ in the discourse. Finally, the many observed similarities between English and Dutch indicate that meaningful generalisations can be made about the interactions between grammatical, discursive and prosodic profiles, at least for the two languages under investigation.
Artificial Intelligence and the “Great Machine” Problem: Avoiding Technology Oversimplification in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Authors: Whyte Christopher
Published: February 2025

This research note deploys data from a simulation experiment to illustrate the very real effects of monolithic views of technology potential on decision-making within the Homeland Security and Emergency Management field. Specifically, a population of national security decision-makers from across the United States participated in an experimental study that sought to examine their response to encounter different kinds of AI agency in a crisis situation. The results illustrate wariness of overstep and unwillingness to be assertive when AI tools are observed shaping key situational developments, something not apparent when AI is either absent or used as a limited aide to human analysis. These effects are mediated by levels of respondent training. Of great concern, however, these restraining effects disappear and the impact of education on driving professionals towards prudent outcomes is minimized for those individuals that profess to see AI as a full viable replacement of their professional practice. These findings constitute proof of a “Great Machine” problem within professional HSEM practice. Willingness to accept grand, singular assumptions about emerging technologies into operational decision-making clearly encourages ignorance of technological nuance. The result is a serious challenge for HSEM practice that requires more sophisticated solutions than simply raising awareness of AI.
Characteristics of OA Diamond Journal Publishing in Non-English-Speaking Countries
Authors: Yoon JungWon , Rorissa Abebe , Kim Nayon , Chung EunKyung
Published: February 2025

Although global scholarly communication should include regional diversity it has been centered on English-language journals published in Western countries that wield strong economic power. Intending to reduce epistemological disparity, this study examined the characteristics of OA diamond journals (OADJ) published in non-English speaking countries (NESC). This study analyzed the OA Diamond Journals Study Dataset which cOAlition S commissioned. From the dataset 1,496 journals from 84 countries were assessed in terms of the official language of the journal’s publication country, the regions of the publication country, the country’s GDP, and the journal’s language. More than 80 % of OADJ were published in NESC and European countries, with Latin America and high-income countries as the main regions. OADJ in Latin America tended to be registered in Latin American index systems and considered international readers less important. Among OADJ published in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, and those published in English, the intention of moving away from OADJ was stronger and journal impact and international readership were highly regarded. Based on the findings of this study the potential of OADJ was discussed, as were suggestions for enhancing the OADJ environment.
Rutile-type Ni–TiO2 nanocrystals with Ni-induced p-type channels for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants
Authors: Bashir Nimra , Habib Amir , Din Muhammad Imran , Ahmed Ejaz , Afzal Adeel
Published: February 2025

For the provision of clean water, and the prevention of toxic effects of organic pollutants, it is important to develop technologies for pollutant elimination and water remediation. This study presents the design of a high-performing photocatalyst under mild conditions, using aqueous solutions, without requiring thermal treatment. The catalyst comprised of phase-pure rutile-type Ni–TiO2 nanocrystals, with substantially reduced bandgap (E
g = 2.32 eV) at 0.92 at% doping of Ni2+ in TiO2, prepared via coprecipitation of Ni2+ and [TiCl4]– at T = 333 K. The Ni2+ introduces p-type channels, and lowers the E
g, thereby improving the photocatalytic elimination of methylene blue under natural sunlight. The analyses reveal a 255 % increase in photodegradation kinetics, with a rate constant of 3.72 × 10−2 min−1, at T = 310 K.
Structural, electronic and optoelectronic characteristics by first principles calculations for CH3NH3PbBr3 hybrid perovskite
Authors: Meena A. , Bairwa J. K. , Kumari S. , Rani U. , Kamlesh P. K. , Singh A. P. , Verma Ajay Singh
Published: February 2025

Employing the Wien2k code, first-principles calculations within the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method and density functional theory (DFT) framework were utilized to determine lattice constants, interatomic distances, density of states, and band structures. Three different exchange-correlation potentials, PBE, Local Density Approximation (“LDA”), and Wo-Cohen Generalized Gradient Approximation (“WC-GGA”), were employed for evaluating structural and electronic properties. The computed lattice constants and bulk modulus were found to be in excellent agreement with experimental data, validating the accuracy of the computational approach. The Goldsmith tolerance factor and octahedral factor were computed to confirm the structural stability of the material. The direct energy band gap of 2.32 eV observed at the R-R point suggests favourable conditions for solar applications. Further improvement in the band gap was achieved using the mBJ method. The optical properties, including the dielectric function, index of refraction, extinction coefficient, absorption coefficient, reflectivity, electron energy loss function, and photoconductivity, were systematically analysed. Notably, the study reveals the reliability of CH3NH3PbBr3 as an absorption layer in solar cells, supported by the enhanced band gap and other optical properties.
Ecological Transition and Spatial Planning
Authors: Demétrio Alves
Published: February 2025

Abstract: The energy transition, under the terms of current European and Portuguese public policies, towards a rapid decarbonization of society and the economy, justified by the urgent need to combat climate change and its consequences in terms of extreme events of various kinds.
A total electrification of final energy uses is therefore proposed, to be realized by 2050, through the intense use of renewable energy sources with intermittent characteristics. This option implies very significant and extensive land occupation on the Portuguese mainland with RES production/conversion units, mainly wind and photovoltaic.
Such a transformation of land use, most of which is now rustic/rural and forested, will have consequences for land-use planning, the landscape and the local economy that need to be properly considered ex ante.
Defensa de la vejez y elogio de la juventud en El Scholástico
Authors: Quero Fabrice
Published: February 2025

El Scholástico de Cristóbal de Villalón contiene una imitación del Cato maior de senectute de Cicerón en boca de uno de los cuatro jóvenes humanistas que dialogan en la obra. Entre los capítulos XIII y XVII, Francisco de Bobadilla emprende demostrarle a Bonifacio, viejo al servicio del duque de Alba, que la vejez no se ha de condenar como una edad de decrepitud y de desdicha. Varias opciones contribuyen a someter el tópico de la senectud a una exposición more academicorum. La inserción del discurso ciceroniano, entre otras fuentes, en la mímesis dialógica invierte la perspectiva del tratado original. Su conformación dentro del marco formal de una declamatio, cuya poética parece perfectamente dominada, le confiere al mensaje original una dimensión nueva. En efecto, el orador que se pone en escena en esta sección del diálogo consigue colar debajo de la defensa de la vejez un elogio de la juventud culta y humanista.
Vejez femenina y castigo social en la España Moderna
Authors: Moncó Rebollo Beatriz
Published: February 2025

La edad es una de las variables más significativas en los estudios antropológicos y sociales. Con ello nos presentamos al mundo y a los demás y, al vivir en sociedad, muchos de nuestros deberes y derechos se rigen por ello. Sin embargo, ni en todas las épocas ni en todas las sociedades el significado específico de la edad es el mismo, por lo que en cada sociedad encontramos diferentes representaciones, imágenes y comportamientos que pueden tanto beneficiarnos como excluirnos. Así, en la Edad Moderna y a través de la literatura, apreciamos que la vejez es causa de exclusión social, especialmente cuando hablamos de mujeres. Esto ha sido construido a través de valores específicos relacionados con el cuerpo y su movilidad, serán protagonistas de rechazos y estereotipos que, en casos específicos, podrían incluso llevarlas a sufrir castigos y violencias personales e institucionales.
De la relación entre saber, sabiduría y vejez en algunos textos del Siglo de Oro
Authors: Singlard Sophie-Bérangère
Published: February 2025

En este trabajo pretendemos analizar de qué manera en varios textos del Siglo de Oro la figura de las personas mayores es emblemática de una reflexión sobre el saber y la sabiduría. En efecto, pese a la ambivalencia de su estatuto en la literatura, entre mofa y profundo respeto, vemos emerger a varias figuras de «ancianos sabios» y consejeros con una posición bien particular en la sociedad. Se tratará de entender cómo dichas figuras llegan a interrogar qué puede llegar a significar «sabio» y de ver la diferencia de trato entre el anciano y la anciana.
Mujeres viejas en la modernidad temprana: brujas, alcahuetas y otras inadaptadas
Authors: Rice Carlssohn Robin Ann
Published: February 2025

El objetivo del escrito es revisar el trato generalizado de la mujer vieja en la modernidad temprana para demostrar una discriminación generalizada en su contra. Se presentan algunos ejemplos de los estereotipos proliferados en la literatura de la época. También, en archivos de la Inquisición mexicana, se encuentran narrativas cuyo contenido revela un lenguaje discriminatorio en cuanto a la mujer vieja. Se toman en cuenta epístolas y memorias de mujeres que lamentan el paso del tiempo, y el cambio de su físico por el inicio de la vejez o la decrepitud
Un debate teológico a cuenta de la magia en Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
Authors: González-Barrera Julián
Published: February 2025

Uno de los aspectos del teatro de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón que más ha llamado la atención de la crítica es la presencia de la magia en muchas de sus comedias. Tanto protagonismo ha propiciado que algunos estudiosos lo hayan interpretado como una señal de su heterodoxia religiosa y política. En el presente trabajo, aprovechando el debate teológico de La cueva de Salamanca, se demostrará que la postura del dramaturgo sobre la magia es escrupulosa, ortodoxa y normativa.
Ecos de la catábasis virgiliana en la novela bizantina temprana
Authors: Torres París Pablo
Published: February 2025

En los primeros años de la novela bizantina española, desde el Clareo hasta el Persiles, tres de las cuatro obras publicadas durante este período presentan una imitación de la catábasis virgiliana. En este artículo se analizarán estos episodios atendiendo a su funcionalidad, sus semejanzas, sus diferencias y su adaptación al texto al que pertenecen, así como a la evolución del motivo a medida que también cambia el propio género.
Apuntes para una biobibliografía sobre fray Simón de Castelblanco (c. 1610- c. 1691)
Authors: Medina Poveda Diego
Published: February 2025

Fraile portugués, instruido en la prédica en el antiguo convento agustino de Salamanca ?desaparecido en los fragores de la guerra de la Independencia?, Simón de Castelblanco constituye un ejemplo de escritor barroco olvidado por la historiografía literaria. Autor de literatura sacra y profana, a él pertenecen una hagiografía sobre el santo patrón de la ciudad charra, Juan de Sahagún (1669), y Trabajos del vicio (1680), una novela larga que responde a los patrones moralistas del género a finales del seiscientos. Aunque autor menor, la figura de Castelblanco no carece de importancia pues se trata de un representante, en vida y en obra, del espíritu del último Barroco. En el presente trabajo me propongo, a partir de los escasos datos que se conservan del fraile, elaborar una semblanza de carácter bio-bibliográfico en la que dilucidaré aspectos particulares, nunca antes planteados, que arrojarán luz sobre la obra y la vida del agustino.
Lo que los títulos esconden: Sebastián López Hierro de Castro, un mecenas converso portugués patrocina «El enano de las musas» de Álvaro Cubillo de Aragón
Authors: Álvarez Sellers María Rosa
Published: February 2025

Álvaro Cubillo de Aragón preparó la edición de sus poemas y algunas comedias, y le dio un curioso título, El enano de las musas. Decidió dedicársela a un ilustre mecenas que, entre otros títulos, era Caballero de la Orden de Calatrava: Sebastián López Hierro de Castro. Pero lo que había pasado inadvertido hasta la fecha es que tales distinciones ocultaban el origen portugués y converso del dedicatario, primo y cuñado de Manuel Cortizos. Ambos pertenecían a la élite de hombres de negocios lusos que, en sustitución de los banqueros alemanes e italianos, contribuían a financiar la monarquía de los Habsburgo. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo, tenían que recurrir, entre otras, a estrategias culturales para disipar las sospechas de criptojudaísmo que perseguían a la comunidad lusa y esquivar las amenazas del Santo Oficio. Tampoco Cubillo de Aragón era cristiano viejo, pues procedía de familia morisca. Desvelaremos la historia de su mecenas y trataremos de descubrir las razones de tan insólito pacto entre minorías.
Quevedo y su recepción desde la pintura del XIX español. De nuevo sobre la «Intriga contra Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas en los jardines del palacio del Buen Retiro» (1876), de Antonio Pérez Rubio
Authors: Marigno Emmanuel
Published: February 2025

El presente trabajo parte de una larga reflexión sobre un cuadro creado por Antonio Pérez Rubio (1822-1888) titulado Intriga contra Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas en los jardines del palacio del Buen Retiro, un óleo sobre lienzo de 55 x 90 cm que ha sido pintado hacia 1876, y actualmente almacenado en el Museo Nacional del Prado de Madrid.Se trata en este artículo de definir e interpretar las modalidades de una recepción transecular —siglos XVII y XIX— a la vez que transmedial —Arte, Historia y Literatura— tal y como aparecen en este óleo de Pérez Rubio sobre la figura de Quevedo. Además de la vertiente interdisciplinar, trabajar en recepción implica esclarecer dos componentes precisos: la interpretación ética y la representación estética de dicha recepción.
Comunicación organizacional y desempeño laboral en el Área de Crédito Vehicular de una entidad financiera (Lima, Perú), 2022
Authors: Figueroa Alvarado Cynthia Gabriela , Salas Canales Hugo Jesús
Published: February 2025

In the 21st century, organizations have experienced changes that demand improved communication systems to enhance employee performance significantly. Therefore, the primary purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between communication within the organization and job performance in the Vehicle Financing Department of a financial institution located in Lima, Peru, in 2022. A quantitative approach and a non-experimental cross-sectional correlational-causal design were applied in this research study to investigate the relationship between organizational communication and job performance. The results from a sample of 52 sales executives revealed a strong and significant relationship between the studied variables, supported by a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.781. These findings underscore the importance of organizational communication in the workplace and provide a basis for future research.
A Traffic Trajectory Recommendation Scheme Based on Edge-Cloud Computing Driver-Car-Road Preferences
Authors: Yu Jing , Huang Jinzhou , Chi Lianhua , Wei Wei , Cui Zongmin
Published: February 2025

Most existing traffic trajectory recommendation methods don’t consider the driver-car-road preferences, resulting in the poor ability to meet the driver-car-road requirements. To address this issue, we propose a traffic Trajectory Recommendation scheme based on Edge-cloud computing Driver-car-road Preferences (named as TREDP). TREDP reduces the computational, storage, and energy burden on the edge through edge-cloud collaborative computing. TREDP enhances the recommended accuracy by considering driver-car-road requirements and the relationship among driver-car-road in different traffic trajectories. Meanwhile, TREDP increases the computational efficiency through edge-cloud computing. Thus, it improves the driver experience of intelligent traffic trajectory recommendation systems.
In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam, imipenem-relebactam, meropenem-vaborbactam and cefiderocol against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales from clinical isolates in a tertiary healthcare centre in Serbia
Authors: Mladenović-Antić Snežana , Veličković-Radovanović Radmila , Stojanović Predrag , Randjelović Marina , Djordjević Vukica
Published: February 2025

The aim of the study was to detect carbapenemase genes in clinically significant carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) and assess their susceptibility to newer antibiotics: ceftazidime-avibactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam, imipenem/relebactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, and cefiderocol. From January 2018 to February 2019, 866 Gram-negative bacilli were isolated, and among them 775 were identified as Enterobacterales. Out of the tested Enterobacterales, phenotypic testing revealed potential carbapenemase production in 95 isolates. A total of 56 clinically significant isolates were selected for molecular analysis. Species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility for conventional antibiotics was done using the VITEK 2 system, while carbapenemase genes were detected via Multiplex PCR. Antimicrobial susceptibility for newer antibiotics was determined by the MIC test strips. The predominant genotypes were blaNDM (39.3%) and blaOXA-48 (37.5%), with Klebsiella pneumoniae as the most prevalent producer (71.42%). Cefiderocol showed 100% effectiveness against all isolates. Ceftazidime-avibactam demonstrated high activity against OXA-48 and KPC producers (95.5% and 100% susceptibility, respectively). Meropenem-vaborbactam significantly improved susceptibility among NDM-. OXA-48/NDM-, and OXA-48-producing isolates, and imipenem-relebactam among OXA-48 CPE. Statistically significant differences in susceptibility were observed for OXA-48 and NDM producers to imipenem (P < 0.01), imipenem-relebactam (P < 0.001), and ceftazidime-avibactam (P < 0.001). In conclusion, the high prevalence of NDM-producing CPE strains significantly reduces the effectiveness of newer antibiotics. Cefiderocol appears to be the most effective therapeutic option, particularly for NDM producers, where it often represents the only viable treatment choice, while ceftazidime-avibactam is an effective option for OXA-48 producers. Statistically significant differences in susceptibility highlight the need for early detection of carbapenemases in clinical practice.