bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On Prospecting
Authors: Reeves-Evison Theo
Published: November 2024

In its narrow sense, prospecting is defined as the search for mineral deposits with a view to exploit them for financial gain. In the last few decades, this definition has been expanded to include bioprospecting, in which genetic resources are transformed into proprietary knowledge, frequently at the expense of communities who have cultivated this knowledge over generations. Prospecting is therefore inescapably extractive, but insofar as it involves a gamble on the profitability of a resource in the future, it is also inherently speculative. Taking recent discussions of the “extractive view” as its starting point, this article focuses on the role of visual culture in prospecting. It investigates how the search for resources generates a visual culture of prospecting and a visual culture about prospecting, whether through aerial views of resource frontiers, spectacular images that attract venture capital, or “specimen views” that isolate objects of economic interest. Tracing a path from the nineteenth-century survey photographs of Timothy O’Sullivan to contemporary work by the likes of Edith Morales and the group On-Trade-Off, it demonstrates how artists repurpose and diversify the visual culture of prospecting, documenting the forces at play in the struggle over lithium extraction or investigating the methods by which genetic raw materials are turned into patentable commodities.
Rethinking Plant Power
Authors: Palmer James
Published: November 2024

Bioenergy derived from plants is typically defined by its capacity to act as a sustainable substitute for fossil fuels. Yet plants might also help us to rethink the very purpose of energy in the Anthropocene, with implications for prevailing attitudes toward growth, productivity, waste, and even pleasure. Drawing on resource and vegetal geographies, the energy humanities, and posthumanist accounts of capitalist production, this provocation begins by highlighting the shared reliance of bioenergy and fossil energy on the work that plants do while photosynthesizing and growing. Recognizing bioenergy as dependent on vegetal labor, rather than as a free gift of nature, serves to foreground the inherent contestability of plants’ use as energy feedstocks. By attending closely to the temporalities and rhythms of vegetal labor, the article argues that we might work with plants not just to restructure incumbent energy systems but also to reshape underlying energy cultures. A closer attunement to plants, the article concludes, could enable society to imagine and embrace new habits of energy consumption. Such habits would reify not continuous expansion or growth, nor even sustainability, but rather the patient anticipation of more transient episodes of deliberate squander and excess.
A Planetary Battery
Authors: Turnbull Thomas Max
Published: November 2024

This article explores the trials and tribulations of various attempts to store energy from a broad historical and geographical perspective. It focuses on recent developments in and around Berlin but it extends into the deep past and distant stars. Taking in a wide-ranging sequence of historical events, it argues that certain dreams about unparalleled control over Earth’s energy flows are unraveling. What if, rather than clinging to the vestiges of fossil-fueled existence or maintaining 24-7 lifestyles with banks of lithium-ion batteries, some decided to welcome the cycles and periodicities of the Sun back into their lives? It asks what we can learn from focusing on energy storage as a distinct point of exploitation, and what form resistance to new regimes of energy storage would take.
“Spurned Growths”
Authors: Cole Hannah Rachel
Published: November 2024

The biologist Merlin Sheldrake has named the tendency for humans to privilege plants to the exclusion of fungi “plant-centrism.” Connecting Sheldrake’s claim to critiques of the Caribbean plantation system, this article argues that plant-centrism is inherent in plantation logic. While cash crops depend on fungal processes and networks, fungi are rarely acknowledged except where they lead to disease. They constitute a subterranean underside to plant production and, by extension, the plantation system. Working against plant-centrism, this article examines representations of fungi in Alejo Carpentier’s The Kingdom of This World. Rather than overdetermining fungi as signs of decline, disease, and corruption, the article argues that the novel’s decomposers materialize antiplantation sentiment even as they underlie plantation grounds. Ultimately it suggests using fungi to reassess the novel’s scenes of ruination, recognizing that decomposition is a condition of possibility for new growth.
Vertebral Bone Quality Score as a Predictor of Subsequent Fractures After Cement Augmentation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture
Authors: Yeh Yu-Cheng , Chen Mu-Ze , Hu Yung-Hsueh , Chiu Ping-Yeh , Kao Fu-Cheng , Hsieh Ming-Kai , Yu Chia-Wei , Tsai Tsung-Ting , Niu Chi-Chien , Chen Lih-Huei , Chen Wen-Jer , Lai Po-Liang
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T-scores have been shown to predict fragility fractures in population-based studies. Recently, a novel MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score has been proposed, showing better predictability for fragility fractures compared with DXA T-scores. The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between VBQ scores and DXA T-scores and to determine the impact of VBQ scores on the risk of subsequent fragility fractures after cement augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF).

METHODS:

Between January and December 2018, 251 consecutive patients who received cement augmentation for OVCF were included in the study. VBQ scores were calculated using noncontrast T1-weighted MRI. Correlations between VBQ and T-scores were assessed. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of subsequent fragility fractures after cement augmentation: (1) no Subsequent fracture group and (2) subsequent fracture group. Comparisons between the groups were conducted, and risk factors of subsequent fractures were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS:

Of the patients, 42 (16.7%) experienced subsequent fractures after cement augmentation. The VBQ score showed moderate correlations with the T-score of the hip (r = −0.523, P < .001) and the T-score of the lumbar spine (r = −0.383, P < .001). The subsequent fracture group had a significantly higher VBQ score (4.02 ± 0.56 vs 3.52 ± 0.62, P < .001) and a worse T-score of hip (−3.06 ± 1.28 vs −2.42 ± 0.98, P = .004). In the multivariable analysis, the VBQ score was the only independent predictor of subsequent fractures with 2.799 odds ratio (1.342 to 5.841, P = .006).

CONCLUSION:

In patients who received cement augmentation for OVCF, the VBQ score is significantly correlated with the DXA T-score and may be a more reliable predictor of subsequent fragility fractures.
Coordination with Differential Time Preferences: Experimental Evidence
Authors: Agranov Marina , Kim Jeongbin , Yariv Leeat
Published: November 2024

The experimental literature on repeated games has largely focused on settings where players discount the future identically. In applications, however, interactions often occur between players whose time preferences differ. We study experimentally the effects of discounting differentials in infinitely repeated coordination games. In our data, differential discount factors play two roles. First, they provide a coordination anchor: more impatient players get higher payoffs first. Introducing even small discounting differentials reduces coordination failures significantly. Second, with pronounced discounting differentials, intertemporal trades are prevalent: impatient players get higher payoffs for an initial phase and patient players get higher payoffs in perpetuity afterward. (JEL C72, C92, D15, D25)
Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap between Immigrants and the US-Born, 1870–2020
Authors: Abramitzky Ran , Boustan Leah , Jácome Elisa , Pérez Santiago , Torres Juan David
Published: November 2024

We provide the first nationally representative long-run series (1870–2020) of incarceration rates for immigrants and the US-born. As a group, immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than the US-born for 150 years. Moreover, relative to the US-born, immigrants’ incarceration rates have declined since 1960: immigrants today are 60 percent less likely to be incarcerated (30 percent relative to US-born Whites). This relative decline occurred among immigrants from all regions and cannot be explained by changes in observable characteristics or immigration policy. Instead, the decline is part of a broader divergence of outcomes between less-educated immigrants and their US-born counterparts. (JEL J15, K37, K42, N31, N32, N41, N42)
Perfil Epidemiológico da Hanseníase entre 2012-2022 na Região Sudeste do Brasil
Authors: Galligani Lilian , Sieira Chaves Flávia , De Faria Santos Ana Karollyna , Ettori Cardoso Mateus
Published: November 2024

Objetivo: descrever a situação epidemiológica da hanseníase na região Sudeste do Brasil de 2012 a 2022, além de propor estratégias para melhorar sua evolução epidemiológica. Métodos: estudo transversal, observacional e descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, utilizando dados secundários do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) do DATASUS, abrangendo o período de 2012 a 2022. Foram analisadas as infecções por hanseníase na região Sudeste, considerando variáveis como número de lesões, sexo, escolaridade e faixa etária. Resultados: entre 2012 e 2022, a região Sudeste registrou 53.562 novos casos de hanseníase, com uma redução de 36,65% no total de casos. A incidência diminuiu ao longo desse período, com 2012 apresentando o pico e 2020 a menor incidência. O Espírito Santo lidera a incidência por estado (171,27/105 hab.), seguido por Rio de Janeiro (82,26/105 hab.), Minas Gerais (74,31/105 hab.) e São Paulo (41,71/105 hab.). Foram registradas 377.481 lesões, sendo 78,5% em pacientes multibacilares e 21,5% em paucibacilares. Os homens representam 57,12% dos casos, e há uma prevalência em pacientes com níveis mais baixos de escolaridade (70% até o ensino fundamental completo). A faixa etária mais afetada é de 40 a 59 anos (38%), seguida pela de 60 a 69 anos (14%). Crianças e adolescentes têm a menor incidência, com uma queda nos registros após os 60 anos. Conclusão: houve uma redução na tendência de novos casos de hanseníase na região Sudeste do Brasil de 2012 a 2022, possivelmente devido à eficácia do Programa de Controle da Hanseníase e à subnotificação durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Destaca-se a necessidade de fortalecer esse programa na atenção primária e aprimorar a vigilância epidemiológica durante epidemias e pandemias. Apesar do predomínio da doença em homens de baixa escolaridade, não houve um aumento significativo de casos em jovens como observado em outros estudos, requerendo pesquisas adicionais para entender a incidência nessa faixa etária. Por fim, é essencial estabelecer políticas públicas para a população vulnerável, que contribui para a prevalência da forma mais severa da doença, garantindo o bem-estar e priorizando os princípios do Sistema Único de Saúde.
Καλλιέργεια δεξιοτήτων ζωής για την προαγωγή της ενεργού πολιτειότητας
Authors: Αρβανίτη Βασιλική
Published: November 2024

Η παρούσα εργασία διεξήχθη με σκοπό τη διερεύνηση της επίδρασης ενός εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος στην ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων ζωής και την προαγωγή της ενεργού πολιτειότητας μαθητριών και μαθητών της Ε΄ Δημοτικού στο πλαίσιο του γνωστικού αντικειμένου της Κοινωνικής και Πολιτικής Αγωγής. Στο πλαίσιο της παρούσας μελέτης κατασκευάστηκε νέο ερευνητικό εργαλείο, η «Κλίμακα Μέτρησης Δεξιοτήτων Ζωής στη σχολική τάξη» και πραγματοποιήθηκε έλεγχος της εγκυρότητάς του. Ακόμη, σχεδιάστηκε το πρόγραμμα παρέμβασης «Νιώθω - Σκέφτομαι – Ενεργώ» και υλοποιήθηκε έρευνα μεικτών μεθόδων για τη συλλογή δεδομένων και την εξαγωγή συμπερασμάτων. Η παρούσα έρευνα διεξήχθη σε μια ιδιαίτερα δύσκολη περίοδο, το σχολικό έτος 2021-22, κατά την οποία μαθητές και εκπαιδευτικοί αντιμετώπιζαν τις πολλαπλές επιπτώσεις της πανδημίας COVID-19. Κατά την οιωνεί πειραματική διαδικασία, οι συμμετέχοντες μαθητές Ε΄ Δημοτικού, σαράντα έξι στον αριθμό, χωρίστηκαν σε δύο ομάδες, στην πειραματική και στην ομάδα ελέγχου. Οι ερευνητικές τεχνικές που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν είναι: τα ερωτηματολόγια «Κλίμακα Μέτρησης της Ζωής στη Σχολική Τάξη» και «Κλίμακα Μέτρησης Δεξιοτήτων Ζωής στη Σχολική Τάξη», τα οποία χορηγήθηκαν πριν και μετά την εφαρμογή του προγράμματος (προέλεγχος και μεταέλεγχος), οι ημιδομημένες συνεντεύξεις, η δομημένη παρατήρηση και τα φύλλα τελικής αξιολόγησης του προγράμματος. Τα ευρήματα κατέδειξαν πως η εφαρμογή του προγράμματος συνέβαλε ικανοποιητικά στην ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων ζωής που προάγουν την ενεργό πολιτειότητα και στην εδραίωση θετικού κλίματος στη σχολική τάξη τόσο με βελτίωση της εκπαιδευτικής και προσωπικής υποστήριξης των συμμαθητών, της προσωπικής υποστήριξης του εκπαιδευτικού και της εκπαιδευτικής αυτοεκτίμησης όσο και με μείωση της αποξένωσης και της ατομικής μάθησης. Τέλος, η ανταπόκριση στο πρόγραμμα παρέμβασης τόσο από τους συμμετέχοντες μαθητές και μαθήτριες, όσο και από τους εκπαιδευτικούς ήταν θετική.
Οι παραφράσεις των ποιημάτων του Γρηγορίου Ναζιανζηνού
Authors: Γουσγουριώτης Γεώργιος
Published: November 2024

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή ασχολείται με τις βυζαντινές παραφράσεις ποιημάτων του Γρηγορίου Ναζιανζηνού, εστιάζοντας το ενδιαφέρον στην Παράφραση Α των ποιημάτων της Ομάδας I. Η διδακτορική διατριβή διαρθρώνεται σε πέντε κεφάλαια. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο σκιαγραφεί την εξηγητική γραμματεία γύρω από το έργο του Ναζιανζηνού, δίνοντας ιδιαίτερη βαρύτητα στις βυζαντινές παραφράσεις ποιημάτων του Θεολόγου. Ο άξονας του δεύτερου κεφαλαίου είναι η χειρόγραφη παράδοση των παραφράσεων (περιεχόμενο κωδίκων, ενδιαφέροντα γνωρίσματα χφφ., παραφραστικές τεχνικές, σχέσεις των χφφ. Lc, Ur, Pc, La, B, S, Ri). Στη συνέχεια, στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο παρατίθενται η έκδοση και ο σχολιασμός των εξεταζόμενων από εμάς παραφράσεων. Το τέταρτο κεφάλαιο της διατριβής διερευνά τον γλωσσικό χαρακτήρα των βυζαντινών παραφράσεων ποιημάτων του Γρηγορίου Ναζιανζηνού, ενώ στο πέμπτο κεφάλαιο εξετάζεται η παρουσία των ποιημάτων του Θεολόγου και της Παράφρασης Α στη βυζαντινή λεξικογραφία (λεξικά των ποιημάτων του Ναζιανζηνού, παραλλαγή E του λεξικού του Κυρίλλου Αλεξανδρείας, λεξικό Ησυχίου). Τέλος, στο επίμετρο της διατριβής παρατίθεται η έκδοση και ο σχολιασμός του λεξικού Lexicon Oxoniense Versuum καθώς και ένα ιδιότυπο λεξικό που δημιουργήσαμε εμείς, το οποίο αποτελείται από όρους ποιημάτων του Γρηγορίου και τα αντίστοιχα ερμηνεύματα των παραφράσεων.
Hair loss therapies: a review and comparison of traditional and modern treatment methods
Authors: Pawlik Wiktoria , Nowotarska Agnieszka , Błaszczyński Gustaw , Nojek Paweł , Zimonczyk Mariusz , Zawół Monika
Published: November 2024

Introduction and objective. Hair loss is a common health issue that significantly impacts the quality of life and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Effective treatments remain a challenge for dermatologists due to the complex mechanisms behind hair loss and the diverse range of affected patients.
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of traditional and modern methods of treating hair loss.
Brief description of the state of knowledge. Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment that stimulates collagen production and the release of growth factors, which in turn supports hair follicle regeneration and density. PRP therapy, which uses concentrated platelets from the patient’s own blood to stimulate hair growth, has shown promising results, especially in cases of androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, although further research is needed to confirm its effectiveness. Hair transplantation, a highly effective option for larger areas of hair loss, is a more invasive and costly solution but can offer permanent results. Pharmacological treatments like oral minoxidil are increasingly being used due to their convenience and efficacy, particularly in cases where topical treatments are poorly tolerated. Similarly, topical finasteride, with fewer systemic side effects than oral finasteride, is emerging as a promising alternative for treating androgenetic alopecia. Additionally, zinc, selenium, and vitamin E supplementation may have a beneficial effect in cases of hair loss associated with deficiencies, though more research is needed to fully confirm their role in treatment.
Methods. A literature review was conducted using PubMed and Google Scholar with search terms like "hair loss", "PRP in hair loss", "natural methods in hair loss", "vitamins in hair loss", "hair transplant", and related variations. Articles published within the last five years were prioritized.
Sentir, esperar y decir en la invención de la república
Authors: Garrido Otoya Margarita
Published: November 2024

Este capítulo estudia la profunda transformación del universo emocional en el largo período entre el último tercio del siglo XVIII y mediados del siglo XIX en el territorio de lo que fue la Audiencia de Santafé. Traza líneas de reflexión al examinar la afectación mutua entre lo que acontece históricamente y las emociones durante la crisis monárquica, la refundación de la comunidad política y las primeras décadas republicanas.2 También explora la forma como las emociones hicieron posible consensos y acuerdos o llevaron a la guerra, y cómo su historicidad va de la mano de la historicidad de la moral.3
Territorio, orden político y hacienda en la Nueva Granada/Colombia, 1780-1853
Authors: Pinto José Joaquín
Published: November 2024

La pregunta que guía este capítulo es: ¿de qué forma los cambios en la estructura de recaudo, en la jerarquía y regionalización funcional del territorio, impactaron en la configuración de proyectos para diseñar el orden jurídico tributario entre 1819 y 1853? Con base en ello, un primer apartado define las categorías, para pasar a describir los cambios territoriales en el fisco neogranadino entre finales del periodo colonial y el temprano republicano. En la tercera sección, se identifican dos puntos de debate presentes en los albores republicanos: la descentralización fiscal y el desmonte de los impuestos coloniales. Por último, se cierra con un apartado de conclusiones.
Should Ad Exchanges Subsidize Advertisers to Acquire Targeting Data?
Authors: Zhu Wangsheng , Tang Shaojie , Mookerjee Vijay
Published: November 2024

Large volumes of online impressions are sold daily via real-time auctions to deliver targeted advertisements to consumers. Advertisers use data to learn about user preferences and select the most appropriate ad for each user, which also help them optimize their bids in an ad auction. Although ad exchanges may provide some user data to advertisers, they are usually limited, and advertisers often acquire data from various sources to improve targeting performance. The acquisition of such data can significantly influence the revenue of the ad exchange, which motivates ad exchanges to take actions that reduce advertisers’ data acquisition costs and encourage them to buy data. In this study, we propose three subsidy frameworks to increase ad exchange revenue by inducing more advertisers to acquire data: all subsidized, winner subsidized, and loser subsidized. Using a stylized model, we analyze the impact of subsidy provisions on the platform’s net revenue. Our results show that winner subsidized can be better or worse than all subsidized depending on the cost of data acquisition, its beneficial impact on ad selection, and the distribution of impression values.
Practice Prize Report: The 2024 Gary Lilien ISMS Practice Prize Competition
Authors: Luo Lan
Published: November 2024

This report summarizes the finalists of the 2024 Gary Lilien ISMS Practice Prize Competition
A Simple Approach for Measuring Higher-Order Arrow-Pratt Coefficients of Risk Aversion
Authors: Deck Cary , Huang Rachel J. , Tzeng Larry Y. , Zhao Lin
Published: November 2024

Although the importance of the second-order Arrow-Pratt coefficients of risk aversion is well established, the importance of higher-order risk attitudes has only recently begun to be recognized. In this paper, we introduce a nonparametric approach to directly measure higher-order Arrow-Pratt coefficients of risk aversion in an expected utility framework using choices between compound lotteries and show how it can be easily implemented in behavioral studies. Specifically, we provide a theoretical basis for using risk apportionment to reveal the intensity of higher-order risk attitudes, and then draw upon our theoretical results to develop a simple, systematic, and generalizable procedure for eliciting higher-order Arrow-Pratt coefficients. We demonstrate our approach in a laboratory experiment and find that the modal second-order, third-order, and fourth-order Arrow-Pratt coefficients are positive and small. Further, we find that degrees of risk aversion are positively correlated across orders. Additionally, we discuss alternative implementations of our procedure.

This paper was accepted by Peng Sun, behavioral economics and decision analysis.

Funding: R. J. Huang acknowledges financial support from the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan [Grants MOST 110-2410-H-008 -017 -MY3]. R. J. Huang and L. Y. Tzeng gratefully acknowledge financial support from E.SUN Bank. L. Zhao acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grants 72125003 and 72131003].

Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.02300 .
Breaking barriers in support of more inclusive early education
Authors: Valle Ivana La , Lewis Jane , Crawford Claire
Published: November 2024

Study reveals how policy focus on working families holds back take-up of the funded childcare entitlements for disadvantaged children and highlights examples of councils putting in extra measures to tackle this
Briefing: Agency social workers
Authors: Simpson Fiona
Published: November 2024

DfE guidance puts new duties on local authorities aimed at curbing spending on agency staff
Practice Examples: Translating policy priorities into practice
Authors: Tsantekidou Stella
Published: November 2024

IN SUMMARY

Tackling youth violence was on the agenda during the party conference season, with criminal justice experts and politicians agreeing that a holistic, long-term approach needs to be taken to deliver lasting change.
Technology behind the lenses
Authors: Hale Mike
Published: November 2024

Mike Hale speaks to Carolina Gago, general manager at IOT, about her background as an optometrist, cutting edge lens technologies and a sustainable future for the sector
Shining a light on cataracts
Authors: Patchett Lucy
Published: November 2024

Lucy Patchett talks to eye care professionals (ECPs) for June Cataract Awareness Month to share insight on surgery backlogs, healthcare coordination and reducing negative stigmas
Spreading the love
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: November 2024

Bill Harvey reports on the relaunched BCLA Love Your Lenses campaign which, as of last week, boasted more than 220 practice taking part in spreading a positive message about contact lens wear
Optical landmarks
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: November 2024

Optician explores the milestones that have led to high-tech, modern practices. We look at the most impactful optical history innovations, including those in the frame, contact lens, ophthalmic lens and equipment sectors. Firstly, Andrew McClean highlights how legislation shaped the profession
Instrumentation
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: November 2024

Bill Harvey identifies the most seismic developments in the instruments and equipment sector
Debating delegation
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: November 2024

Andrew McClean explores the arguments for and against delegating refraction to dispensing opticians
CPD: Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 29
Authors: Black Peter , Arbon Black Tina
Published: November 2024

Following on from the previous article on evidence-based practice Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black examine the principles of reflective practice (C103111, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Making up is hard to do
Authors: Farrant Sarah , Harvey Bill
Published: November 2024

In the first of a series of anterior eye case studies, Sarah Farrant and Bill Harvey share some cases where make-up has, to a varying extent, been either part of the presenting problem or part of the management plan
CPD: CLEAR Interactive 4
Authors: Retallic Neil , Harvey Bill
Published: November 2024

Neil Retallic and Bill Harvey introduce a new interactive CPD exercise based on the BCLA CLEAR publication focusing on scleral contact lenses, as featured in last month's Optician Contact Lens Monthly (C103596, suitable for logging as one interactive CPD point for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians)
What's stopping you?
Authors: Morris Paul
Published: November 2024

Paul Morris extols the benefits of peer observation for eye care professionals
CPD: Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 31
Authors: Black Tina Arbon , Black Peter
Published: November 2024

Further to the previous article on evidence informed practice of ophthalmic dispensing, Tina Arbon Black and Peter Black discuss the most prominent and rapidly developing aspect of current ophthalmic dispensing, contact lens and optometric practice; myopia management. (C103841, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
A PRÁTICA CORPORAL E MANIFESTAÇÃO CULTURAL INDÍGENA DE HUKA-HUKA NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR: APROXIMAÇÕES E RESISTÊNCIAS
Authors: Hachler Ricardo Karoline , Luis Xavier Peres André , Schultz Wittizorecki Elisandro
Published: November 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo narrar, analisar e discutir a experiência com a luta tradicional indígena de Huka-Huka na Educação Física. A experiência foi realizada com o sexto ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola da rede estadual de ensino de Porto Alegre/RS, que fez parte de uma pesquisa-ação participante durante o ano letivo de 2023. Como instrumento de produção de informações foram utilizadas as Notas de Campo da primeira autora, professora da turma, bem como os materiais produzidos pelos(as) estudantes. Identificamos aproximações e resistências com a luta Huka-Huka durante essa experiência. Compreendemos que a Lei 11.645/08, que tornou obrigatório o ensino da história e da cultura indígena na educação básica, precisa ser efetivamente aplicada, porque acreditamos que as resistências dos(as) alunos(as) com relação aos conteúdos com pluralidade de culturas na escola podem diminuir a partir do momento em que os(as) estudantes tenham contato, conheçam e reconheçam outras cosmopercepções.
Natural science arguments before (constitutional) courts in the Federal Republic of Germany, France and Costa Rica
Authors: Ban-Forgacs Nora
Published: November 2024

The main thesis of the paper is that in restricting fundamental (public) health rights, the scientific reasoning should play a new, central role in the assessment of the conflict and the restrictiveness of fundamental rights (de lege ferenda). In this article we argue through some specific examples from the Federal Republic of Germany, France and Costa Rica, that the jurisprudence of European and many overseas constitutional courts (or courts of appeal) is infiltrated by scientific reasoning.
Medical self-government in Poland – history and development
Authors: Sokalski Dominik
Published: November 2024

The professional self-government has the right of self-determination with regard to the organization and conditions of practice and control. By allowing such professional groups to exist, the state relinquishes the performance of certain public administration tasks to the self-government of these groups. The history of Polish medical self-government is associated with the end of the 19th century. In 1950, the development of medical chambers was stopped by the communist regime. The authorities decided to dissolve them. Political changes in the last two decades of the 20th century enabled the formation and establishment of a new political system. The efforts of Polish doctors to regain their professional self-government were linked to the democratisation processes of the Polish state in 1989. The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists (Naczelna Izba Lekarska), the Regional Chambers of Physicians and Dentists (Okręgowe Izby Lekarskie), and Military Medical Chamber (Wojskowa Izba Lekarska) are the organisational bodies of the professional self-government of physicians and dentists.
Belonging in French North Africa: Debating the Citizenship of Tunisian Jews
Authors: Marglin Jessica M.
Published: November 2024

Abstracts: At the dawn of the twentieth century, French-educated Jews and Muslims in Tunisia debated the nature of Jews’ citizenship as part of a broader conversation on colonial policy. A group of Jews known as La Justice argued that Jews were not Tunisian nationals; rather, they had always been considered foreigners according to Islamic law. The Jeunes tunisiens (Young Tunisians), reform-minded Muslims, countered that Jews in Tunisia were full citizens, equal to Muslims. This episode contradicts much of the narrative about Jews and modernity, especially regarding the nature of emancipation. For some Jews under French colonial rule in Tunisia, being foreign was preferable to being full members of the Tunisian nation.
“Eastern” Print Modernities and the Jewish Newspaper of Ottoman Baghdad
Authors: Greene Annie
Published: November 2024

Abstract: Ha-Dover (The speaker”) (1863–1871) was Iraq’s first newspaper. Because the editor-printer Barukh Moshe Mizrahi was Jewish and since the text of the newspaper uses the Hebrew script, scholarship has analyzed it only within frameworks of European Jewish modernity. However, nineteenth-century Baghdad was a part of the Ottoman Empire’s eastern frontier. Examining Ha-Dover as an Ottoman frontier press artifact through content, materiality, and temporality points to other frames of reference as understood by Mizrahi. In addition to being a bilingual Jewish newspaper, Ha-Dover generated Ottoman civic participation through the consumption of cultural content, its lithographic form tied it closer to print products from the Persianate world, and its adoption of the nineteenth-century Ottoman Rumi calendar signified an embrace of Ottoman imperial modernity. As Ha-Dover differs from many of the other Jewish newspapers of the nineteenth century, analyzing it within a wider regional context underscores the significance of multiple models of modernities.
Two English Ladies and a Jew from Polotzk: A Chapter in the History of Jewish-Christian Interactions in Nineteenth-Century London
Authors: Ruderman David B.
Published: November 2024

Abstract: The essay treats a fascinating aspect in the life of Solomon Yom Tov Bennett (1767–1838), a Polish-Jewish immigrant trained as a copper engraver but also a gifted Hebraist and biblical exegete who lived in London from 1800 until the year of his death. Despite his many intellectual and artistic talents, the elites of Bennett’s own community rejected him while he was embraced by an impressive number of powerful cultural and political figures from all corners of London’s Christian community. Bennett took full advantage of the opportunities London afforded him to interact with all kinds of Christian patrons, clergy, and literary figures spanning a wide range of political and religious persuasions. While almost all his Christian associates in London were men, two were women. This essay is devoted to these latter two individuals and their unusual relationships with Bennett. Rachel Fanny Antonina Lee (1773?–1829) and Catherine Housman (1770–1855) both employed Solomon Bennett as a copper engraver, but both ultimately developed long-term relations with him that were primarily based on his Hebraic and biblical expertise. But both were radically different individuals. Rachel Fanny Antonina Lee was a well-known public figure tarred in her youth by the allegation she had run away with two brothers who had taken advantage of her, for which she was subsequently scandalized and satirized in the press for indiscretion. In contrast, Catherine Housman, a pious Christian devoted to Bible study, was little known outside her city for her generous acts and literary activity. Bennett’s close relations with both offer a window into the possibilities and limits of Jewish-Christian encounter in nineteenth-century England.
"Do We Have to Tell Him He Hasn't Been Getting Ativan?": Truth Telling for a Patient with Nonepileptic Seizures
Authors: White Lexi C. , Mabel Hilary
Published: November 2024

Abstract: The authors present a case study involving truth telling responsibilities in the setting of nonepileptic seizures. Specifically, over the course of several suspected nonepileptic seizures, a patient's seizures stopped after he received a saline flush meant to precede the administration of anti-seizure medication. The patient and his surrogate believed he had received the medication each time, and the team wondered whether they should disclose the truth. Some worried that disclosure would reinforce the suspected psychogenic behavior, exacerbating the patient's condition. In this way, the case study presents a twist on the traditional truth telling archetype. While most truth telling cases center on navigating cultural differences or worries about emotional harm, this case presented concerns about medical harm in the form of exacerbating the patient's condition. The authors describe the complex patient-family-team dynamic that preceded this ethical dilemma, describe the case, analyze the ethical issue, and describe the outcome.
Exploring chaos and sensitivity in the Ivancevic option pricing model through perturbation analysis
Authors: Jhangeer Adil , R. Ansari Ali , Abdul Rahimzai Ariana , Beenish  , Qadeer Khan Abdul
Published: November 2024

This study explores the Ivancevic Option Pricing Model, a nonlinear wave-based alternative to the Black-Scholes model, using adaptive nonlinear Schrödingerr equations to describe the option-pricing wave function influenced by stock price and time. Our focus is on a comprehensive analysis of this equation from multiple perspectives, including the study of soliton dynamics, chaotic patterns, wave structures, Poincaré maps, bifurcation diagrams, multistability, Lyapunov exponents, and an in-depth evaluation of the model’s sensitivity. To begin, a wave transformation is applied to convert the partial differential equation into an ordinary differential equation, from which soliton solutions are derived using the ( G ′ G ) method. We explore various forms of the option price function at different time points, including singular-kink, periodic, hyperbolic, trigonometric, exponential, and complex solutions. Furthermore, we simulate 3D surface plots and 2D graphs for the real, imaginary, and modulus components of some of the obtained solutions, assigning specific parameter values to enhance visualization. These graphical representations offer valuable insights into the dynamics and patterns of the solutions, providing a clearer understanding of the model’s behavior and potential applications. Additionally, we analyze the system’s dynamic behavior when a perturbing force is introduced, identifying chaotic patterns using the Lyapunov exponent, Sensitivity, multistability analysis, RK4 method, wave structures, bifurcation diagrams, and Poincaré maps.
Illness (self) management, clinical and functional recovery as determinants of personal recovery in people with severe mental illnesses: A mediation analysis
Authors: Roosenschoon Bert-Jan , Deen Mathijs L. , van Weeghel Jaap , Kamperman Astrid M. , Mulder Cornelis L.
Published: November 2024

This study analyzed the association between changes over time in illness self-management skills and personal recovery in patients with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses and determined the degree to which this association was mediated by changes in clinical and functional recovery. The rationale for the hypothesized directions of association and mediation originated from a recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) on Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), the relations between these concepts suggested in a conceptual framework of IMR, and from the results of three meta-analyses. Moreover, earlier studies indicated the relevance of examining personal recovery as an outcome for people with severe mental illnesses. Outpatient participants’ data were used in this RCT (N = 165). Difference scores were constructed for all concepts by subtracting scores measured at baseline (T1) from scores at follow-up measurement (T3). We used mediation analysis to describe pathways between changes in illness management (assessed using the Illness Management and Recovery scale client version) and changes in personal recovery (assessed using the Mental-Health Recovery Measure), mediated by changes in clinical (assessed using the Brief Symptom Inventory) and functional recovery (assessed using the Social Functioning Scale). We applied the baseline data of all concepts as covariates. As inferential tests to determine the significance of the indirect paths, confidence intervals were constructed using bootstrap techniques. The results showed that the improvement in overall illness management was directly associated with improvements in personal recovery (B = .30), and indirectly through improvements in clinical recovery (indirect effect = .13) and functional recovery (indirect effect = .08). The main conclusion is that self-reported illness management appears to be more strongly and directly associated with personal recovery than indirectly via clinical and functional recovery. This analysis supports the relevance of self-management interventions such as IMR for the personal recovery of people with severe mental illnesses.
‘But no living man am I’: Bioarchaeological evaluation of the first-known female burial with weapon from the 10th-century-CE Carpathian Basin
Authors: Tihanyi Balázs , Maár Kitti , Kis Luca , Gînguță Alexandra , Varga Gergely I. B. , Kovács Bence , Schütz Oszkár , Pálfi György , Neparáczki Endre , Török Tibor , Spekker Olga , Maróti Zoltán , Berthon William
Published: November 2024

Female burials equipped with weapons, a topic of interest among scholars and the general public, remain rare occurrences in archaeological records. The interpretation of such cases requires an interdisciplinary approach and a comprehensive evaluation of the available evidence, particularly regarding the sex and potential lifestyle of the deceased. Consequently, data on specific populations, regions, and time periods remain scarce. For instance, no such case has been reported before concerning the 10th century CE of the Carpathian Basin, known as the Hungarian Conquest period. Our study focuses on an interdisciplinary investigation of a previously known burial, grave No. 63 from the 10th-century-CE cemetery of Sárrétudvari–Hízóföld (eastern Hungary), which represents a unique case with grave goods including jewelry typically associated with females and archery equipment traditionally linked to males. Through archeological, anthropological, and archaeogenetic analyses, we aim to determine if this case represents the first-known female burial with weapon from the 10th-century-CE Carpathian Basin. Despite the poor bone preservation, a factor limiting data recording and evaluation, all analyses consistently indicate that the skeletal remains belonged to a female individual. The burial customs, including weapon equipment composition show analogies with male counterparts in the series. In addition, the pattern of pathological and supposed activity-related changes observed on the bones may have resulted from regular physical activity during her lifetime. In summary, our findings support the identification of this case as the first known female burial with weapon from the 10th-century-CE Carpathian Basin.
Geocaching, czyli poszukiwanie skarbów
Authors: Ziemkowska Joanna
Published: November 2024

Geocaching polega na tworzeniu i odkrywaniu miejsc ze skrzynkami, do których można wędrować, kierując się współrzędnymi GPS. Po rejestracji konta w aplikacji Geocaching widać na mapie kesze znajdujące się w pobliżu wybranego miejsca. Najczęściej zlokalizowane są one w pobliżu ciekawych miejsc. Mogą wskazywać obszary cenne pod względem przyrodniczym, kulturalnym, historycznym. Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie tej formy gry terenowej, pokazania praktycznych możliwości wykorzystania jej w turystyce, rekreacji i edukacji.
Nauczanie historii poprzez gry – wstępne wyniki badań
Authors: Lipińska Maria , Chudzik Jakub , Niziński Ryszard
Published: November 2024

Gry komputerowe są przykładem aktywności, która pozwala na doświadczanie historii w interaktywny sposób. Niniejszy artykuł opiera się na badaniu gier historycznych w ramach dyskusji nad rolą gier komputerowych w edukacji historycznej. Autorzy stworzyli unikalne narzędzie analizy treści, które pozwala określić stopień wierności realiom historycznym w każdej grze. Na podstawie obserwacji rynku gier wideo autorzy sklasyfikowali 40 gier komputerowych w trzech odrębnych kategoriach: gry autentyczne historycznie, gry częściowo wierne realiom oraz gry quasi-historyczne.
Aktywizująca rola gry The Inquisitor na zajęciach łaciny prowadzonych w grupach o specjalności „Projektowanie rozrywki interaktywnej oraz lokalizacja gier i oprogramowania spring-write”
Authors: Golik-Prus Aleksandra
Published: November 2024

We współczesnej glottodydaktyce na wszystkich jej poziomach kładzie się nacisk na takie metody nauczania, które w różny sposób aktywizowałyby uczącego się. Jedną ze specjalizacji wykładanych na Uniwersytecie Śląskim jest „Projektowanie rozrywki interaktywnej oraz lokalizacja gier i oprogramowania springwrite”. W trakcie zajęć ze studentami pierwszego roku na studiach licencjackich wykorzystano jako aktywizującą metodę dydaktyczną w nauczaniu łaciny grę The Inquisitor dostępną zarówno w wersji angielskiej, jak i łacińskiej. Przedstawienie sposobu wykorzystania tej pomocy dydaktycznej, stanowiącej w drugim semestrze podstawę autorskiej metody nauki materiału zawartego w sylabusie i koniecznego do zrealizowania w odniesieniu do gramatyki i translacji, wzbogaconego dodatkowo o aktywne użycie łaciny w trakcie konwersacji na zajęciach, wykazało potrzebę modyﬁkacji stosowanych dotychczas metod dydaktycznych, aby odpowiadały one potrzebom współczesnego odbiorcy.
Implementing an LGBTQ+ interprofessional simulation with undergraduate nursing students
Authors: Stueben Frances , Beacom Robin , Larson Athena , Simon Paula
Published: November 2024

Introduction

Providing culturally competent care to members of the LGBTQ+ community is an essential role for nursing professionals. However, many healthcare professionals lack the knowledge and skills necessary for creating a therapeutic healthcare encounter with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community.

Literature review

Individuals from the LGBTQ+ population continue to report experiencing either real or perceived discrimination, oppression, and stigmatization when accessing the healthcare system. Health professionals report a lack of training where LGBTQ+ individuals are concerned.

Purpose of the project

The purpose of this project was to (1) pilot one of the ACE+ scenarios and provide feedback to the NLN and (2) expand on the LGBTQ+ educational content in the curriculum.

Discussion

Simulation-based learning activities are valuable and effective pedagogical tools for integrating essential LGBTQ+ care concepts into the curriculum. Students, faculty, and standardized participants perceived the simulated scenario as valuable. Recommendations for future implementations include utilizing a pool of trained standardized participants and ensuring ample pre-briefing, scenario facilitation, and debriefing time.

Implications for an international audience

The insights from this project can be integrated into healthcare training programs worldwide to enhance care for LGBTQ+ individuals. Simulation offers a safe environment for practicing real-life scenarios, building skills, and assessing competencies to ensure nurses are prepared for professional practice across the globe.

Conclusions

Nursing programs should incorporate LGBTQ+ content into the undergraduate curriculum. Evidence-based simulation resources that are free and readily accessible can support nursing faculty in effectively incorporating these concepts.
Irradiation of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses by a 365 nm UV lamp
Authors: Torrisi Alfio , Roszkowska Anna Maria , Cutroneo Mariapompea , Torrisi Lorenzo
Published: November 2024

Intraocular lenses (IOLs) based on a transparent hydrophilic acrylic polymer have been irradiated by a 365 nm UV lamp at a 200 mJ/cm2 fluence and at different exposure times, from 1 h up to 19 h, in air and at room temperature. The macromolecular modifications induced in the lens have been investigated by attenuated total reflectance coupled to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and optical spectroscopy. Particular attention was devoted to the study of chemical modifications of the IOL by UV irradiation, which induced chain scissions, radical formation, and cross-links in the more superficial polymer layers. The experimental results at long exposures demonstrate that the IOL transmission decreases in the UV and NIR ranges, remaining nearly constant in the visible range.
Evaluation of WSR-88D Level III and MRMS Rainfall Estimates Against Rain Gauge Observations at the Savannah River Site
Authors: Rivera-Giboyeaux Arelis M. , Weinbeck Steve
Published: November 2024

Rainfall data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) has been historically measured by rain gauges. These instruments serve as ground truth for most climatological and weather applications; however, gauge measurements are prone to errors or biases under certain weather conditions. Rainfall estimates from radar reflectivity values have been developed and improved over the years and serve as an alternative or supplement for gauge measurements. This study compares measurements from tipping bucket rain gauges with rainfall estimates from the NOAA NWS WSR-88D Level III hourly rainfall product and the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) gauge-corrected precipitation estimate. Results show good agreement between radar derived amounts and ground measurements, with MRMS values showing correlation coefficients of 0.60-0.95 and RMSE values of less than 1.0 cm (0.4 in). The WSR-88D Level III estimates result in correlation coefficients of 0.46-0.86 and RMSE values of less than 1.3 cm (0.5 in). Few outliers are observed for each data pair and are evaluated against precipitation classification products (WSR-88D Hybrid Hydrometeor Classification product and MRMS Precipitation Flag product). The rain gauges used in this study are not part of the Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS) network used to correct the MRMS estimates and therefore, results of this work provide an independent validation of the MRMS gauge correction scheme.
O processo de criação de Um Sísifo Ilustrado: mesclando metodologia e poética
Authors: Bueno Guilherme , Bandeira Ana da Rosa
Published: November 2024

O presente artigo apresenta a metodologia projetual empregada para a criação de uma adaptação, em formato de livro ilustrado, do ensaio filosófico O mito de Sísifo (2018), de Albert Camus, resultado prático do Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso Um Sísifo Ilustrado (BUENO, 2019). Além disso, este artigo discute brevemente a interação entre arte de design no universo dos livros ilustrados. Embasado em revisão bibliográfica e pesquisa documental, o objetivo principal deste texto é, em suma, servir de referência para aqueles que desejam entender melhor o processo de criação deste tipo de livro, ou que queiram efetivamente desenvolver o seu.