bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel and Reversible Experimental Primate Ocular Hypertension Model: Blocking Schlemm’s Canal
Authors: Jiang Junhong , Xu Jing , Tao Yan , Hu Cheng , Zhang Cong , Sun Xinmin , Ye Cong , Zhang Shaodan , Liang Yuanbo
Published: November 2022

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to establish a novel and reversible experimental ocular hypertension primate model by blocking Schlemm’s canal. Methods: A model was induced in adult cynomolgus monkeys (n = 4) by blocking Schlemm’s canal with an inserted microcatheter (200 μm diameter); it was removed 6 weeks later from one monkey to reverse the elevated intraocular hypertension. All animals were monitored for 11 months; weekly measurements of intraocular pressure and biweekly examinations with spectral domain optical coherence tomography and disc photography were performed. Histopathology of the eye and retinal ganglion cell counts were completed at the end of the study. Results: The intraocular pressure of the blocked eyes was significantly higher than that of the contralateral eyes at 1 month after the blockage (p < 0.001); the mean intraocular pressure was similar to the contralateral eye from 1 week to 11 months after the microcatheter was removed in monkey A (p = 0.170). The mean intraocular pressure of the blocked eyes of the remaining monkeys was significantly higher than that of the contralateral eyes throughout the follow-up period (p < 0.001). The fundus imaging showed decreases in the retinal nerve fibre layer thickness, and localized defects were observed in two blocked eyes. A histological examination demonstrated that the number of retinal ganglion cells in the blocked eyes of monkeys A, B, and C was significantly decreased compared with the control. Conclusion: Schlemm’s canal blockage alone in the monkey model produces sustained elevation of intraocular pressure, which presents a novel animal model for studying the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
Prognostic Impact of Hepatic Steatosis Evaluated by CT on Immunotherapy for Gastric Cancer: Associations with Sarcopenia, Systemic Inflammation, and Hormones
Authors: Hayano Koichi , Ohira Gaku , Kano Masayuki , Suito Hiroshi , Matsumoto Yasunori , Kurata Yoshihiro , Otsuka Ryota , Isozaki Tetsuro , Toyozumi Takeshi , Murakami Kentaro , Uesato Masaya , Matsubara Hisahiro
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are expected to improve the prognosis of gastric cancer (GC). Also, hepatic steatosis has been reported to be associated with cancer cachexia and is expected to be a cancer biomarker. The purpose of this study was to evaluate prognostic impact of hepatic steatosis in ICI therapy for GC. Methods: Unresectable or recurrent GC treated with ICIs was investigated. Using unenhanced CT, the liver-to-spleen CT attenuation ratio (LSR) was calculated as a parameter of hepatic steatosis. LSR was compared with the presence of sarcopenia and inflammatory markers including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR). These parameters were also compared with disease-specific survival (DSS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Associations of LSR with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone were also evaluated. Results: A total of 70 patients were investigated. LSR of sarcopenia patients was significantly lower than that of non-sarcopenic ones (p = 0.02). LSR showed significant negative correlations with NLR, PLR, and MLR (p = 0.003, 0.03, 0.01, respectively). Lower LSR was significantly associated with a higher level of serum IGF-1 (p = 0.03). In univariate analysis, LSR was significantly correlated with DSS and PFS (both p < 0.0001), and multivariate analysis demonstrated that LSR was the independent prognostic factor for both DSS and PFS (both p = 0.01). ROC analysis demonstrated that LSR >1.263 was a good predictive marker for favorable DSS (>5.3 months) with an AUC of 0.80. Conclusion: Hepatic steatosis can be a promising prognostic biomarker for ICI therapy of GC, associated with sarcopenia and the elevation of inflammatory markers. Our data suggested that GC with steatohepatitis might be less responsive to ICI therapy.
Right Posterior Temporal Cortex Supports Integration of Phonetic and Talker Information
Authors: Luthra Sahil , Magnuson James S. , Myers Emily B.
Published: November 2022

Though the right hemisphere has been implicated in talker processing, it is thought to play a minimal role in phonetic processing, at least relative to the left hemisphere. Recent evidence suggests that the right posterior temporal cortex may support learning of phonetic variation associated with a specific talker. In the current study, listeners heard a male talker and a female talker, one of whom produced an ambiguous fricative in /s/-biased lexical contexts (e.g., epi?ode) and one who produced it in /∫/-biased contexts (e.g., friend?ip). Listeners in a behavioral experiment (Experiment 1) showed evidence of lexically guided perceptual learning, categorizing ambiguous fricatives in line with their previous experience. Listeners in an fMRI experiment (Experiment 2) showed differential phonetic categorization as a function of talker, allowing for an investigation of the neural basis of talker-specific phonetic processing, though they did not exhibit perceptual learning (likely due to characteristics of our in-scanner headphones). Searchlight analyses revealed that the patterns of activation in the right superior temporal sulcus (STS) contained information about who was talking and what phoneme they produced. We take this as evidence that talker information and phonetic information are integrated in the right STS. Functional connectivity analyses suggested that the process of conditioning phonetic identity on talker information depends on the coordinated activity of a left-lateralized phonetic processing system and a right-lateralized talker processing system. Overall, these results clarify the mechanisms through which the right hemisphere supports talker-specific phonetic processing.
Indicators of research quality, quantity, openness, and responsibility in institutional review, promotion, and tenure policies across seven countries
Authors: Pontika Nancy , Klebel Thomas , Correia Antonia , Metzler Hannah , Knoth Petr , Ross-Hellauer Tony
Published: November 2022

The need to reform research assessment processes related to career advancement at research institutions has become increasingly recognized in recent years, especially to better foster open and responsible research practices. Current assessment criteria are believed to focus too heavily on inappropriate criteria related to productivity and quantity as opposed to quality, collaborative open research practices, and the socioeconomic impact of research. Evidence of the extent of these issues is urgently needed to inform actions for reform, however. We analyze current practices as revealed by documentation on institutional review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes in seven countries (Austria, Brazil, Germany, India, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States). Through systematic coding and analysis of 143 RPT policy documents from 107 institutions for the prevalence of 17 criteria (including those related to qualitative or quantitative assessment of research, service to the institution or profession, and open and responsible research practices), we compare assessment practices across a range of international institutions to significantly broaden this evidence base. Although the prevalence of indicators varies considerably between countries, overall we find that currently open and responsible research practices are minimally rewarded and problematic practices of quantification continue to dominate.
When standard network measures fail to rank journals: A theoretical and empirical analysis
Authors: Vaccario Giacomo , Verginer Luca
Published: November 2022

Journal rankings are widely used and are often based on citation data in combination with a network approach. We argue that some of these network-based rankings can produce misleading results. From a theoretical point of view, we show that the standard network modeling approach of citation data at the journal level (i.e., the projection of paper citations onto journals) introduces fictitious relations among journals. To overcome this problem, we propose a citation path approach, and empirically show that rankings based on the network and the citation path approach are very different. Specifically we use MEDLINE, the largest open-access bibliometric data set, listing 24,135 journals, 26,759,399 papers, and 323,356,788 citations. We focus on PageRank, an established and well-known network metric. Based on our theoretical and empirical analysis, we highlight the limitations of standard network metrics and propose a method to overcome them.
Verruconis guizhouensis sp. nov. (Sympoventuriaceae, Venturiales) from soil in China
Authors: SHAO QIU-YU , REN YU-LIAN , CHEN WAN-HAO , LIANG JIAN-DONG , ZHANG YAN-WEI , LIANG ZONG-QI , HAN YAN-FENG
Published: November 2022

A new species of Verruconis, V. guizhouensis, isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Viola philippica is introduced. Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses based on multi-locus datasets (SSU + ITS + LSU) support the establishment of the new species. Phylogenetically, V. guizhouensis formed a separated subclade which has a sister relationship to V. verruculosa, V. terricola and V. thailandica with 100% MLBS and 1.00 BYPP support values. Morphologically, V. guizhouensis is similar to its three sister species, with brown, 1-septate, constricted at the septum, verrucose conidia. However, it is clearly distinguished from these three species by the presence of intercalary conidia and ovoidal conidia.
Euphorbia telanganensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Eastern Ghats of Telangana, India
Authors: SADASIVAIAH B. , RAMAKRISHNA A. , PRASAD K. , DEVI N. SAROJINI , RAO NIRMALA BABU
Published: November 2022

Euphorbia telanganensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species is described and illustrated from dry deciduous forest of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, the Eastern Ghats of Telangana state. The present new species is similar to Euphorbia jodhpurensis but differs in obovate or elliptic-obovate or ovate-elliptic, abaxillay pubescent leaves, 1.5–2.2 mm long peduncle, turbinate involucre, ellipsoid glands, unequal gland limbs, shallowly undulate posterior limbs, capsules deeply keeled, and trigonous.
Revisiting the typification of three names in the family Gentianaceae
Authors: LAHIRI SUBHAJIT , DASH SUDHANSU SEKHAR , MAITY ROHAN
Published: November 2022

Designated types of three pre-1958 validly published names in the family Gentianaceae are reassessed and lectotypes are designated for the names viz.: Gentiana micans C.B.Clarke, Gentiana phyllocalyx C.B.Clarke, and Swertia hookeri C.B.Clarke.
Singing crickets from Brazil (Orthoptera: Gryllidea), an illustrated checklist with access to the sounds produced
Authors: ZEFA EDISON , DE PINHO MARTINS LUCIANO , DEMARI CHRISTIAN PETER , ACOSTA RIULER CORRÊA , CENTENO ELLIOTT , CASTRO-SOUZA RODRIGO ANTÔNIO , DE OLIVEIRA GABRIEL LOBREGAT , MIYOSHI AKIO RONALDO , FIANCO MARCOS , REDÜ DARLAN RUTZ , TIMM VITOR FALCHI , COSTA MARIA KÁTIA MATIOTTI DA , SZINWELSKI NEUCIR
Published: November 2022

The knowledge of bioacoustics of the Neotropical crickets (Orthoptera, Gryllidea) is incipient, despite the great species diversity in the region. There are few cricket song-files deposited in the major World Sound Libraries, compared to other groups such as birds and amphibians. In order to contribute to the knowledge of the bioacoustics of Brazilian crickets, we organize, analyze and make available at Fonoteca Neotropical Jacques Vielliard (FNJV) and Orthoptera Species File (OSF) our bank of cricket songs. We deposited 876 cricket’s song files in the FNJV, belonging to 31 species and 47 sonotypes. The songs were field/lab recorded, and all individuals were collected to improve species/sonotypes taxonomic determination accuracy. We present photos (in vivo) of most recorded crickets, as well as calling song spectrograms to facilitate the species/sonotype recognition. Samples of the songs can be found online on the FNJV website, using the codes available in this work, as well as on the OSF, linked to the species name. As a result, we advance the knowledge of the songs of crickets and the current perspective of the Brazilian cricket bioacoustics. We encourage researchers to share with the public their collections of their cricket file songs both in the FNJV and the OSF.
Review of the genera Rondoniella Kaszab, 1970 and Durandius Kaszab, 1970 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), with description of R. hosoishii sp. nov. from an ant nest in Cambodia
Authors: MARUYAMA MUNETOSHI , ANDO KIYOSHI
Published: November 2022

The enigmatic tenebrionid genera Rondoniella Kaszab, 1970 and Durandius Kaszab, 1970 are briefly reviewed and diagnosed. Rondoniella hosoishii sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected from a nest of the arboreal ant Crematogaster sewardi in Cambodia. Because of where R. hosoishii sp. nov. was collected and its specialized morphology, the members of Rondoniella and its close relative Durandius are considered to be myrmecophilous, as was suggested in the original description. They also have reduced mouthparts, which are unknown in other tenebrionids, and they might receive food from ants by trophallaxis.
Spanish Translation, Validation, and Factor Structure of the Religious/Spiritual Struggles Scale With Puerto Rican Adults
Authors: Pagán-Torres Orlando M. , Cumba-Avilés Eduardo
Published: November 2022

Religious/spiritual struggles (RSS) have been reported as a risk factor for mental health. Therefore, it is justified to explore how this construct may manifest among religious/spiritual people from diverse origins. The aims of this study were to: (1) translate and adapt the RSS Scale from English to Spanish; (2) examine its internal consistency (using α and ω coefficients); (3) explore its concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity; and (4) examine its factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in a sample of 225 Puerto Rican adults. The Spanish RSS Scale showed excellent psychometric properties. In CFA with robust maximum likelihood estimation, a 25-item Spanish version of the instrument replicated the six-factor structure of the original 26-item English version and showed excellent reliability. The 25-item RSS scale also presented adequate concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity. This work advances the development of measures of religious and spiritual aspects in Puerto Ricans.
Suicide Rates Among 5–29-Year-Old African Americans, 1990–2018
Authors: Goddard Lawford L.
Published: November 2022

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death across all ages in the USA, and the 2nd leading cause for ages 10–34. The rate of suicide for ages 10–34 has been increasing from 1999 to 2017 for males and females, although this time-trend varied across subpopulations defined by gender and age. This study analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data from 1990 to 2018 on suicide among African Americans aged 5–29 years. Suicide incidence in this population was greater in older groups and in males than females. For 9 of the 10 gender/age subpopulations, the time-trend of suicide over the three decades was U-shaped—decreasing during the first decade and increasing over the last decade of the study period. The exception was the increasing trend from 1990 to 2018 for Black females in the 10–14 age-group. These results reinforce the need for analyses of the data from specific subpopulations in order to design adequate suicide prevention programs for these African American subpopulations.
Iterative learning control of complex Ginzburg–Landau system
Authors: Cai Liuchi , Dai Xisheng , Zhang Jianxiang , Huang Qingnan
Published: November 2022

Different from the existing research on iterative learning control (ILC) real-valued systems, complex-valued partial differential system is studied in this paper. All variables and parameters of the system are complex, and distributed control is imposed on the system. First, the original complex system is transformed into two coupled real systems, which represent the real and imaginary parts of the original complex system, respectively. Second, a complex [Formula: see text]-type ILC algorithm is designed that the real and imaginary parts of the learning law are coupled to each other. Then, the contraction mapping principle and analytical techniques are used to ensure that the tracking error converges to zero in the sense of [Formula: see text]-norm. Finally, a numerical simulation is presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
Profiles of Parenting Autonomy Support and Control: A person-Centered Approach in Students’ Adjustment to the Transition to Middle School
Authors: Bouffard Thérèse , Labranche Andrée-Ann
Published: November 2022

The entry of students into middle school constitutes a life transition that involves adaptive challenges at the psychological, academic and social levels. The provision of autonomy support and avoidance of controlling tactics by parents can be effective resources to help the students through this transition. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (1) to identify distinct profiles of parenting support of autonomy and of control, and (2) to examine whether membership to these profiles relates to students’ school adjustment once in middle school. Latent profile analysis served to analyze data collected from a sample of 672 students in the spring of their sixth grade and one year later at middle school. Results revealed a three-class model of parenting: Autonomy Centered group (67%), Control Centered group (8.0%), Autonomy/Control Balanced group (25%). School adjustment was poorest for students whose parents belong to the Control Centered group and generally the highest for those whose parents belong to the Autonomy Centered group.
Path tracking control of intelligent vehicles via a speed-adaptive MPC for a curved lane with varying curvature
Authors: Guan Longxin , Liao Pingwei , Wang Aichun , Shi Lequan , Zhang Chao , Wu Xiaojian
Published: November 2022

When driving on a curved lane with varying curvature, human drivers usually make a small range of longitudinal speed adjustments to maintain a yaw response that feels more stable. Taking this type of response as a reference, intelligent vehicles must also make adjustments to their longitudinal speed within a small range during the path tracking process with curvature changes. The current variable curvature path tracking algorithm using model predictive control (MPC) basically assumes that the vehicle moves at a constant speed, which does not match the small-range adjustment of the longitudinal speed and thereby affects the accuracy of path tracking. In this paper, considering the small range of speed variation in the path tracking process, the path and speed decoupling control in Frenet coordinates are used to replace the longitudinal-lateral-yaw complex coupling dynamics control. Meanwhile, considering the problem that the steady-state error of the MPC controller caused by curvature variation in the path tracking process cannot be eliminated, the adaptive weight control (AWC) and adaptive feedforward (AFF) models based on BP neural network (BPNN) data learning are designed to dynamically adjust the lateral error weight and feedforward factors of the MPC controller. As a result, a more accurate path tracking effect is achieved. Simulation results in the joint CarSim-Simulink environment show that the proposed algorithm significantly improves the adaptive capability of the linear MPC controller in response to time-varying conditions and has a higher tracking accuracy.
The effect of the blended blade and end wall three-dimensional profiling design on cascade
Authors: Dong Jiezhong , Chu Wulin , Li Xiangjun , Lang Jinhua , Guo Zhengtao
Published: November 2022

Blended Blade and End Wall (BBEW), a passive control method, has been employed in the turbomachinery field and verified to improve compressor performance effectively. In this paper, a new profiling method, based on suction surface parameterization, is proposed to enhance the flexibility and three-dimensional characteristics of BBEW profiling. The new profiling method is applied to a high subsonic-speed and highly loaded compressor cascade. The aim is to investigate effective flow control rules and practical design guidelines under multi-operating conditions. First, the design method for the experiential formula is established, and the relationship between the profiling control mechanism and the profiling geometry feature is investigated in the entire three-dimensional design space. Then, comparing different radian pattern profilings on design and stall conditions, a series of quantitative analyses and flow field analyses are conducted to discuss flow control mechanism. The numerical results verify that the three-dimensional BBEW design brings a more positive effect on corner separation. The primary flow control rule is enhancing the driving force at the blade root, which can effectively increase the kinetic energy of the low-energy fluid in the corner region and reduce loss. However, design and stall conditions also have specific differences in the mechanism of loss reduction. It mainly focuses on the aggravation of mixing loss when the low-energy fluid obtains more kinetic energy on design condition, but the problem hardly exists in stall condition. Thus, a larger radian pattern is beneficial to controlling the flow on design condition, but the stall condition is the opposite.
Effect of whole-body vibration at different frequencies on the lumbar spine: A finite element study based on a whole human body model
Authors: Zhang Chi , Guo Li-Xin
Published: November 2022

Many previous studies have found that occupational drivers commonly suffered from low back pain, and low back pain and degeneration of the intervertebral disc might be associated with vibration conditions. However, the biomechanical mechanisms of whole-body vibration that caused pain and injury were not clear. In this study, a validated whole human body finite element model was used, and vibration loads at frequencies of 3, 5, 7 and 9 Hz were loaded to evaluate the frequency effects on the spine. The results showed that the responses of the spine were strong at the 5 Hz vibration load. Vibration loads would produce alternating stresses and bulges in the annulus fibrosus and change the direction of the pressure in the nucleus pulposus. The posterior region of the intervertebral disc showed greater stress fluctuations than the anterior region. The Risk Factors showed that long-term exposure to whole-body vibrations at 5 and 7 Hz might have greater adverse effects on the spine. The findings of this study confirmed that vibrations near the resonance frequency of the human body would cause more injuries to the spine than other frequencies. Alternating stress and bulge might cause fatigue and the degeneration of the intervertebral disc, which might be the mechanisms of spinal injury caused by whole-body vibration, and the posterior regions of the intervertebral disc were more susceptible to degeneration. Some appropriate measures should be taken to reduce the adverse effects of whole-body vibration on spinal health.
Modified coal fly ash for textile dye removal from industrial wastewater
Authors: Eteba Ahmed , Bassyouni M , Saleh Mamdouh
Published: November 2022

Complex dyes have an adverse impact on the environment since they have a high aqueous solubility and are very challenging to be removed using conventional approaches. A series of batch tests were performed to determine the optimum parameters for the direct blue 78 dye adsorption process as a function of chemically treated coal fly ash (TCFA) Effect of fly ash dose, contact time and dye initial concentration were studied using an industrial wastewater. A pilot plant, consisting of three stages; mixing, sedimentation and filtration was designed and implemented to investigate the ability of TCFA to remove COD, BOD5, TDS and TSS from textile wastewater under optimal conditions. A series of fly ash physico-chemical analysis including particles size analysis, zeta potential, XRD, EDX, BET, SEM and FTIR were investigated. The results showed that the particles size and zeta potential for raw coal fly ash were 1.2 µm and −20.70 mv. Chemical treatment process using hydrochloric acid resulted reducing the particles size of fly ash from 1.2 µm to 0.95 µm. Zeta potential value increased to + 7.20 mv. Batch adsorption process showed that the removal efficiency decreased as the primary dye concentration increased. It increased when fly ash loading and contact time increased. Dyes removal was achieved up to 99.7% using TCFA loading 3gL−1 for initial dye concentration10 mgL−1. Studies on equilibrium revealed that the equilibrium data was closely fitted to the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. Kinetic study of adsorption process was studied in detial. Based on high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.999), the results were followed pseudo second-order model.
‘They Just Let Us Rot to Death:’ Anti-Colonialism, Contestation, and Resistance to Reparations for Indian Residential School Abuse
Authors: Petoukhov Konstantin
Published: November 2022

In the wake of increasing attention to reparations for settler colonialism in recent years, the politics of refusal and contestation of reparations has remained an underexplored area in socio-legal research. This article addresses this gap by foregrounding the perspectives of the colonised as a focal point to examine the strategies they mobilise to stage resistance to state-sponsored redress and to expose the harmful logics and legacies of ongoing settler colonialism. Strategies of resistance are discussed in the context of the Independent Assessment Process – a financial compensation process designed to provide redress to survivors of the physical and sexual violence they had suffered while attending Canada's Indian Residential Schools. This article explores how survivors disrupted the compensation process to advance an anti-colonial agenda, to politicise the violence, and to compel the settler state to recognise their lived experiences and realities of structural violence in the settler colonial present.
Remoteness and socioeconomic status reduce access to specialist mental health care across Australia
Authors: Amos Andrew , Coleman Mathew , Spring Walsh Breeanna , Gardiner Fergus W
Published: November 2022

Objective

Estimate impact of socioeconomic factors and remoteness from tertiary hospital on incidence/duration of Australian mental health admissions.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of incidence/duration of public mental health unit admissions (2018–19). Covariates included Indigenous population, potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) and socioeconomic disadvantage.

Results

Regional distance from hospital was correlated with socioeconomic disadvantage ( ρ: p < 0.01). Population identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander was associated with distance from hospital, socioeconomic disadvantage and PPH ( ρ: p < 0.01). Bed days per capita was explained ( R2adj: 0.48) by distance and socioeconomic disadvantage ( p < 0.0001). A 1% increase in distance from hospital was associated with a 0.37% decrease in per capita bed days. Admission rate per capita across Queensland and WA was explained ( R2adj: 0.36) by distance, education/occupation and state ( p < 0.05). Across Queensland and WA a 1% increase in distance from hospital was associated with a 0.05% decreased incidence of admission.

Conclusions

Rural Australians face high mental illness burden, socioeconomic disadvantage and limited service provision. Overcoming the additional disadvantages of reduced likelihood of admission to and reduced time in hospital with increasing distance from hospital will require increased outreach proportional to remoteness.
Swarm analytics: Designing information markers to characterise swarm systems in shepherding contexts
Authors: Hepworth Adam J , Hussein Aya , Reid Darryn J , Abbass Hussein A
Published: November 2022

Contemporary swarm indicators are often used in isolation, focussed on extracting information at the individual or collective levels. Consequently, these are seldom integrated to infer a top-level operating picture of the swarm, its members and its overall collective dynamics. The primary contribution of this paper is to organise a suite of indicators about swarms into an ontologically arranged collection of information markers to characterise the swarm from the perspective of an external observer – , a recognition agent. Our contribution shows the foundations for a new area of research that we title swarm analytics, whose primary concern is with the design and organisation of collections of swarm markers to understand, detect, recognise, track and learn a particular insight about a swarm system. We present our designed framework of information markers that offer a new avenue for swarm research, especially for heterogeneous and cognitive swarms that may require more advanced capabilities to detect agencies and categorise agent influences and responses.
The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support
Authors: Garrison Mary E. Betsy , Duncan James M. , Killian Timothy S.
Published: November 2022

The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WFRQ; Walsh, 2016) attempted to operationalize family resilience in three domains: belief systems, organization patterns, and communication/problem-solving. However, neither the reliability nor validity of the questionnaire has been established. This study examined the WFRQ among 603 adults from a community-based sample with a focus on (1) descriptive statistics and (2) factor structure. Preliminary results suggest that most WFRQ items are suitable for measuring family resilience. Findings also suggested that there are two additional domains that may comprise family resilience. Recommendations for future evaluation and use of the WFRQ are provided.
An adaptive hybrid control strategy for a class of nonlinear systems
Authors: Rebai Aissa , Guesmi Kamel
Published: November 2022

This study provides an adaptive fuzzy control scheme for the class of nonlinear uncertain strict-feedback systems with external disturbances. The backstepping and synergetic control theories are used to develop a robust control approach for this class of systems. The unknown behaviors of the system are estimated through fuzzy systems. The stability is analyzed using the Lyapunov method, which shows that the proposed control method ensures that all the signals of the closed-loop system are bounded, and the tracking error converges approximately to zero. Two simulation examples are given to demonstrate the efficiency of the developed control approach.
Effect of red beet cooking water on yoghurt's physico-chemical, textural and antioxidant characteristics
Authors: Halladj Fatima , Amellal-Chibane Hayat , Aitfella-Lahlou Radhia , Bourai Mohamed Amokrane , Tigrine Amazigh
Published: November 2022

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of red beet cooking ( Beta vulgaris L.) water on the quality properties of yoghurts prepared with different levels (2, 4, 8, and 10% w/w) compared to the nature sample. Results showed a decrease in pH value and an increase in titratable acidity (TA), fat content, and dry matter with the increasing red beet cooking water concentration. Consumer test revealed that incorporating 4% (w/w) red beet cooking water into yoghurt influences the product's overall acceptability compared to the other formulations. The addition of red beet cooking water at the level of 4% induces significant increase in gel firmness with a decrease in syneresis compared to the control sample. The lightness and yellowing of the product decreased while the redness increased. Furthermore, the effect of red beet cooking water addition was significant ( p < 0.05) on total phenolic contents (0.369 ± 0.024) as well as antioxidant activity (0.140 ± 0.008). Beet cooking water may be a potential ingredient in the formulation of functional products.
Equal bodies: The notion of the precarious in Judith Butler’s work
Authors: Zaharijević Adriana
Published: November 2022

The aim of the article is to offer a reading of Judith Butler’s understanding of the precarious, the notion which gives rise to her particular understanding of precarity. The first part of the article discusses the transition from the theory of performativity to the theory of precarity and claims that the body provides the link between a performative act and a precarious life. The second part scrutinizes the idea of the precarious as it appears in conjunction with life. Precariousness and precarity are related to dispossessability and dispossession, and to a politically induced inequality. The article concludes with a claim that the notion of the precarious offers itself as a possible point of departure for an entirely different conceptualization of equality, and as a strong basis for coalitional action or collective struggle. The specific positioning of the body and the political desire for radical equality in Butler’s thought makes theories of performativity and precarity interrelated.
Predicting COVID: Understanding audience responses to predictive journalism via online comments
Authors: Allaham Mowafak , Diakopoulos Nicholas
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global health crisis that stimulated journalists to frame their stories around predictive models and forecasts aiming to predict the future trend of the pandemic. This article examines the audience response to predictive journalism by qualitatively analyzing readers’ comments to articles covering COVID that were published in a small sample of mainstream media. Based on a thematic analysis of readers’ comments, this research contributes a typology of audience response types to the models incorporated in such predictive journalism. We elaborate on each of three primary themes—reflecting affective, action-oriented, and evaluative responses—and discuss the implications of our findings and the importance of expanding research to answer questions related to the role of predictive journalism in shaping affective response, encouraging action-oriented responses and collective planning around responsibility for taking future actions, and considering the ways in which supportive and critical comments triggered by the models may be harnessed to improve communication.
Integration versus segregation: Newspaper diversity and museum formation in US local communities 1872–1976
Authors: Xu Hongwei
Published: November 2022

Motivated by general theoretical ideas about the societal consequences of diversity among organizations, I examine how the diversity of organizational forms in a local community shapes the formation of its museums. I argue that the diversity of organizations that cut cross major community segregation lines helps to integrate a community and consequently enhances its ability to act collectively, in this instance to create a museum to serve the community. In contrast, the diversity of organizations that are confined to the major segregation lines widens community cleavage and decreases the community’s ability to establish a museum collectively. Empirically, I investigate how diversity in the local press affected the formation of museums in American counties from 1872 to 1976. The findings provide empirical support for my theory. I find that the diversity of general appeal newspapers has a positive relationship with the formation of museums, implying the integrating effects of general appeal newspapers that cut across boundaries of race and ethnicity, the dominant segregation lines in US communities. In contrast, there is a negative relationship between ethnic newspaper diversity and museum formation, showing the segregating effects of ethnic newspapers by race and ethnicity. I conclude the study with a discussion of its implications for a general research program on how organizational diversity shapes social interaction patterns in a community, and consequently influences the community’s civic engagement for public good.
Do Partisans Always Like Their Inparty and Dislike Their Outparty? An Analysis of Partisans Across the Affective Spectrum
Authors: Wagner John K. , Wiezel Adi
Published: November 2022

What can American partisan affect groups tell us about different models of partisan affect over a recent snapshot in time? Moreover, what implications do these groups have for political trust over that same snapshot in time? Results from the 2020 and 2016 American National Election Studies suggest that most partisans feel positively toward their inparty and negatively toward their outparty (Classically-Polarized)—consistent with classical approaches to affective polarization. However, some feel negatively toward their inparty and outparty (Double-Dislikers)—more consistent with negative partisanship models. Finally, some feel positively toward their inparty and outparty (Double-Likers). Despite recent work suggesting increasing outparty and inparty animosity, which implies growth in Double-Dislikers and the Classically-Polarized, only the Classically-Polarized grew between 2016 and 2020. Regarding political trust, compared to the Classically-Polarized, Double-Dislikers are associated with less political trust, whereas Double-Likers are associated with increasingly more political trust, suggesting substantive reasons for focusing on each group.
Is There a Difference in EEG Characteristics in Acute, Chronic, and Experimentally Induced Musculoskeletal Pain States? a Systematic Review
Authors: Mathew Jerin , Perez Tyson Michael , Adhia Divya Bharatkumar , De Ridder Dirk , Mani Ramakrishnan
Published: November 2022

Electroencephalographic (EEG) alterations have been demonstrated in acute, chronic, and experimentally induced musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions. However, there is no cumulative evidence on the associated EEG characteristics differentiating acute, chronic, and experimentally induced musculoskeletal pain states, especially compared to healthy controls. The present systematic review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PRISMA) to review and summarize available evidence for cortical brain activity and connectivity alterations in acute, chronic, and experimentally induced MSK pain states. Five electronic databases were systematically searched from their inception to 2022. A total of 3471 articles were screened, and 26 full articles (five studies on chronic pain and 21 studies on experimentally induced pain) were included for the final synthesis. Using the Downs and Black risk of assessment tool, 92% of the studies were assessed as low to moderate quality. The review identified a ‘very low’ level of evidence for the changes in EEG and subjective outcome measures for both chronic and experimentally induced MSK pain based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) criteria. Overall, the findings of this review indicate a trend toward decreased alpha and beta EEG power in evoked chronic clinical pain conditions and increased theta and alpha power in resting-state EEG recorded from chronic MSK pain conditions. EEG characteristics are unclear under experimentally induced pain conditions.
“Go. Just take him.”: PTSD and the Player-Character Relationship in The Last of Us Part II
Authors: Johnson Stephen Michael
Published: November 2022

The Last of Us Part II is an unrelenting examination of the effects of trauma and violent cycles of revenge. The game's complex narrative structure, its use of the player-character (PC) relationship, and the PC-switch near the game's midpoint have prompted strong reactions (both negative and positive) from players. These elements come together to confront players with their own understandings of trauma, revenge, empathy, and acceptance in powerful and effective ways, ultimately forcing players to choose between a flexible, adaptable, and complex interpretation of their relationship to the characters of The Last of Us Part II, or a rigid, inflexible one that does not allow for growth or change.
Multicenter investigation of technical and clinical outcomes after thrombectomy for Proximal Medium Vessel Occlusion (pMeVO) by frontline technique
Authors: Grossberg Jonathan A , Chalhoub Reda M , Al Kasab Sami , Pullmann Dominika , Jabbour Pascal , Psychogios Marios , Starke Robert M , Arthur Adam S , Fargen Kyle M , De Leacy Reade , Kan Peter , Dumont Travis , Rai Ansaar , Crosa Roberto J , Naamani Kareem E , Maier Ilko , Goyal Nitin , Wolfe Stacey Quintero , Michael Cawley C , Mocco J , Hafeez Muhammad , Howard Brian M , Dimisko Laurie , Saad Hassan , Ogilvy Christopher S , Webster Crowley R , Mascitelli Justin , Fragata Isabel , Levitt Michael , Spiotta Alejandro M , Alawieh Ali M ,   on behalf of the STAR Collaborators
Published: November 2022

Background

Endovascular thrombectomy(EVT) is the standard of care for large vessel occlusion(LVO) stroke. Data on technical and clinical outcome in proximal medium vessel occlusions(pMeVOs) comparing frontline techniques remain limited.

Methods

We report an international multicenter retrospective study of patients undergoing EVT for stroke at 32 centers between 2015–2021. Patients were divided into LVOs(ICA/M1/Vertebrobasilar) or pMeVOs(M2/A1/P1) and categorized by thrombectomy technique. Primary outcome was 90-day good functional outcome(mRS ≤ 2). Multivariate logistic regressions were used to evaluate the impact of technical variables on clinical outcomes. Propensity score matching was used to compare outcome in patients with pMeVO treated with aspiration versus stent-retriever.

Results

In the cohort of 5977 LVO and 1287 pMeVO patients, pMeVO did not independently predict good-outcome(p  =  0.55). In pMeVO patients, successful recanalization irrespective of frontline technique(aOR = 3.2,p < 0.05), procedure time ≤ 1-h(aOR = 2.2,p < 0.05), and thrombectomy attempts ≤ 4(aOR =  2.8,p < 0.05) were independent predictors of good-outcomes. In a propensity-matched cohort of aspiration versus stent-retriever pMeVO patients, there was no difference in good-outcomes. The rates of hemorrhage were higher(9%vs.4%,p < 0.01) and procedure time longer(51-min vs. 33-min,p < 0.01) with stent-retriever, while the number of attempts was higher with aspiration(2.5vs.2,p < 0.01). Rates of hemorrhage and good-outcome showed an exponential relationship to procedural metrics, and were more dependent on time in the aspiration group compared to attempts in the stent-retriever group.

Conclusions

Clinical outcomes following EVT for pMeVO are comparable to those in LVOs. The golden hour or 3-pass rules in LVO thrombectomy still apply to pMeVO thrombectomy. Different techniques may exhibit different futility metrics; SR thrombectomy was more influenced by attempts whereas aspiration was more dependent on procedure time.
On suitability of modified Weibull extension distribution in modeling product lifetimes and reliability
Authors: Alshenawy R. , Feroze Navid , Tahir Uroosa , Al-alwan Ali , Haj Ahmad Hanan , Ali Rashid
Published: November 2022

The Weibull distribution (WD) is an important lifetime model. Due to its prime importance in modeling life data, many researchers have proposed different modifications of WD. One of the most recent modifications of WD is Modified Weibull Extension distribution (MWEM). The MWEM has been shown better in modeling lifetime data as compared to WD. However it comparison with other modifications of WD, in modeling product lifetimes and reliability, is missing in the current literature. We have attempted to bridge up this gap. The Bayesian methods have been proposed for the analysis under non-informative (uniform) and informative (gamma) priors. Since the Bayes estimates for the model parameters were not available in closed form, the Lindley’s approximation (LA) has been used for numerical solutions. Based on detailed simulation study and real life analysis, it has been concluded that Bayesian methods performed better as compared to maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) in estimating the model parameters. The MWEM performed better than eighteen other modifications of WD in modeling real datasets regarding electric and mechanical components. The reliability and entropy estimation for the said datasets has also been discussed. The estimates for parameters of MWEM were quite consistent in nature. In case of small samples, the performance of Bayes estimates under ELF and informative prior was the best. However, in case of large samples, the choice of prior and loss function did not affect the efficiency of the results to a large extend.
The Need for Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions in the Workplace
Authors: Fattoracci Elisa S. M. , King Danielle D.
Published: November 2022

The special issue on microaggressions highlighted how subtle interpersonal bias is complex, harms its targets, and reinforces established systems of inequity. The aim of this commentary is to contribute an organizational science perspective to this insightful and important dialogue. Given that the workplace is a microcosm of the broader society where adults spend most of their waking hours, studying microaggressions in this context can shed light on their unique manifestations and consequences, as well as methods to address this unique source of workplace adversity. Unlike other social contexts, many employees do not have complete autonomy over whom they interact with (e.g., choosing one’s supervisor, officemates, or clients) and what they are able to convey authentically and safely in those interactions (i.e., choices about how one responds to microaggressions). As a result, people from minoritized backgrounds must often maintain professional relationships with colleagues or supervisors who harbor bias and (un)consciously convey it via microinvalidations, microassaults, and microinsults. Further, reward systems in the world of work (e.g., wages, promotions) may not only reflect but also reinforce systems of disadvantage (e.g., who experiences social mobility). In addition to understanding microaggressions in the workplace, there is a need to actively address them. We engage with Ong et al., Johnson et al., and Spanierman et al. to suggest that organizational understanding and remediation of microaggressions offers a viable avenue for challenging systems of oppression and fostering employee and organizational resilience to adversity.
A View of the Definition, Origination and Development of the Term ‘Chinese School of Animation’
Authors: Huang Jifeng
Published: November 2022

This article clarifies the definition of ‘Chinese School of Animation’ and chronologically traces this term’s origination and development. The rise of the term ‘Chinese School’ was inspired by the Zagreb School of Animation. Chinese scholars generally define the Chinese School as a set of internationally award-winning films based on the collectivist discourse, which canonizes Chinese meishu films. The connotation of the Chinese School has kept changing in different times of China’s history, and the prevalence and decline of this term in Chinese animation studies are closely related to China’s cultural policies, nationwide nationalist thoughts, economic systems and its animation industry.