bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using JIGSAW to Complete the Note-Taking Puzzle
Authors: Boyle Joseph R. , Frith Danielle M. , Joyce Rachael L.
Published: August 2022

For students with disabilities (SWD), note taking during content area classes can be a puzzling process. Students often aren’t certain about what specific content to record, how many details to record, and how to write fast enough to keep up with the teacher. Smartpens are an underutilized type of technology that can help students to become better note takers by storing verbal information during lectures and syncing it up later when students amend their notes. This article provides an overview of different types of smartpens and information for teachers about how to use smartpens in the classroom.
Promoting Anti-Racism Practices and the Cycle of Critical Consciousness within Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Frameworks
Authors: Taylor Jonte’ C. , Hanley Whitney , Deger Gwendolyn , C. Hunter William
Published: August 2022

Note this manuscript has supplementary files that will only be available online and does not need to be included in the printed version. text for online abstract: The interpretation of behavior of from marginalized backgrounds is susceptible to prejudice, bias, and racist ideology. This is especially true when evaluations include subjective assessment of perceived challenging behaviors which has historically led to overrepresentation of student from marginalized backgrounds at-risk of or with an emotional disturbance. While Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) frameworks are increasingly used in schools to support students behaviorally and decrease the need for special education services, students of color continue to be overrepresented as needing supports within these frameworks. One possible cause for this overrepresentation is implicit bias in evaluation and intervention of behavior for marginalized students. In an effort to increase the cultural responsiveness of PBIS frameworks, we describe the incorporation of anti-racist actions and the concept of critical consciousness in evaluating student behavior.
Variation in Evaluations of Gendered Voices: Individual Speakers Condition the Variant Frequency Effect
Authors: Stecker Amelia , D’Onofrio Annette
Published: August 2022

Listeners are sensitive to the frequency at which speakers produce sociolinguistic features in utterances, reflected in their social evaluations of those speakers. Previous work also illustrates that a speaker’s perceived gender can influence how their linguistic production is processed, perceived, and discussed. However, little is known about how speaker gender can shape the effect of variant frequency on social evaluations. Employing the sociolinguistic variable ING, a matched-guise task was conducted to compare listeners’ evaluations of ten speakers producing varying proportions ING’s variants, investigating whether listeners evaluate men and women differently for using - in at the same rates of production. Findings show that speakers’ greater usage of the - in variant yields more negative evaluations from listeners, but this trend did not differ between different speaker genders. Rather, differences in evaluations of individual speakers persist across and within gendered categories, bearing implications for notions of binary gender and single-speaker matched-guise paradigms.
Prevelar Vowel Raising and Merger in Manitoba English
Authors: Onosson Sky
Published: August 2022

This study examines production of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/, and /e/ among three different English-speaking ethnic populations in Manitoba, Canada, focusing on patterns of raising and vowel overlap in prevelar contexts. Although raising of /æ/ before /ɡ/ has been documented for the Prairies region of Canada generally, its specific occurrence in Manitoba as well as the occurrence of vowel merger(s) there has not previously been examined in detail. This study finds that pre-velar patterns are distinguished by coda voicing, with voiceless /k/ producing lowering and some retraction while voiced /ɡ/ and /ŋ/ produce similar raising and especially fronting patterns in preceding /æ/ and /ɛ/. Statistical analysis of spatial and temporal qualities shows that, while complete merger is not observed between any of the three vowels, there is much more substantial overlap in their productions before the voiced velars than in other contexts; in contrast, the voiceless velar /k/ is associated with productions which often substantially diverge from these. The results suggest that Manitoba speakers’ productions of these vowels share some features of other dialects with velar-affected productions, but the arrangement of these features in Manitoba may represent a unique configuration having a potential, incipient, or early-stage prevelar merger of /æ/ and /ɛ/, mainly without the participation of /e/. Social factors such as conservatism and extra-local affiliation are also found to play a role in production.
History and Archeology of Urban Decline: Rome during the Medieval Climate Anomaly
Authors: Gutgarts Anna , Ellenblum Ronnie
Published: August 2022

In this article, we suggest a new analysis of the decline and abandonment of medieval urban landscapes, using as a case study the thoroughly excavated and documented Caelian Hill in Rome during the eleventh century, supported by notions from modern studies of climate change. We provide evidence for the concurrent decline of the urban landscape and the abandonment of waterways, including the aqueduct of Aqua Claudia that functioned since the first-century CE and was last recorded as functioning ca. 1006 CE. We further point to the implications of these processes on changes in the urban fabric in other areas of the city, challenging previous studies which associate its decline with political and economic circumstances culminating in the Norman sack of 1084. We suggest that these processes should be attributed to the effects of the regional climatic disturbances that affected Central-Southern Italy during the medieval climate anomaly (MCA).
Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma of the Supraclavicular Region: A Rare Soft-Tissue Tumor With a Review from the Last Decade
Authors: Almarri Firas K. , Albokashy Mohammed S. , Alahmadi Rawan M. , Alrumeh Assem S.
Published: August 2022

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) is primarily a sporadic, rare, benign, soft-tissue tumor with an excellent prognosis and no reported recurrence to date. DF presents as a painless, slow-growing mass with symptoms due to its mass effect. We report a case of a middle-aged man presenting with a right supraclavicular mass and numbness of the right arm, eventually diagnosed as DF. After confirming the diagnosis with imaging and biopsy studies, the tumor was successfully excised using a transcervical approach with no complication or recurrence detected during the 2-year follow-up after surgery. A review of the relevant literature is presented regarding the presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of published case reports of DF coinciding with those of our discussed case. This case report adds to the pool of uncommon DF cases mainly for its unique symptoms and location. It also highlights the necessity of health education related to painless masses that might be attributed as trivial in the community.
Smartocracy: Context entanglement of the smart city idea and bureaucracy in Russia
Authors: Khodachek Igor , Aleksandrov Evgenii , Nazarova Nadezda , Grossi Giuseppe , Bourmistrov Anatoli
Published: August 2022

This paper explores how the smart city idea unfolds in the bureaucratic context. Applying a qualitative approach and the Scandinavian stream of translation theory, we investigate the case of cities’ ‘smartification’ in Russia during 2017–2020. Tracking mechanisms and outcomes of translation, we see the encounter of the smart city idea and bureaucracy as context entanglement, with smartocracy as an epilogue. Context entanglement refers to the mutual co-translation of the smart city idea and bureaucracy by means of formal and informal mechanisms, implying that what happens with bureaucracy or the smart city cannot be fully described without considering what happens with the other. Smart city vagueness and complexity appear to be both strengths and weaknesses that can be compensated for by bureaucracy as the smart city assemblage point. Smartocracy appears as a new way to organize cities whereby bureaucracy deals with smart city creatively: it keeps the core of bureaucracy while simultaneously reinforcing it and isolating some complex idea elements for later translation. This approach helps keep bureaucracy as a rational form of city modernization while maintaining smart cities’ promise to improve urban futures.
Ecosystem services dynamics towards SDGs in the Belt and Road Initiative cities
Authors: Yue Wenze , Xiong Jinhui , Liu Yong , Xia Haoxuan
Published: August 2022

In the unprecedented global changes, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a common beacon for all countries’ development worldwide. Systemic analysis of the ecosystem services (ESs) changes during rapid urbanization can provide helpful information for ecosystem management toward the 2030 SDGs. However, existing research seldom focuses on simulating future scenarios of SDG-oriented urbanization and associated ESs changes. We proposed three 2030 SDGs-related urbanization scenarios: the baseline development scenario (BDS), ecological protection scenario (EPS), and rapid urbanization scenario (RUS). We further evaluated the three ESs component changes and synergies, including habitat quality (HQ), carbon storage (CS), and water yield (WY) till 2030, using the cases of 67 capital cities in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Region. Results reveal that most cities will face ESs loss from 2020 to 2030. EPS can effectively alleviate the ESs loss and assist the ESs increment. The correlations between ESs components vary in the degree among the three scenarios. HQ and CS have a robust synergetic relationship in most cities. The correlations between CS and WY, and HQ and WY are mostly synergetic except for a few western Asian cities. The EPS can stabilize the ecosystem structure and facilitate SDG-oriented development. The findings help achieve sustainable urbanization by conserving ESs guided by the SDGs.
Sustainable Logistics Network Optimization From Dry Ports to Seaport: A Case Study From Pakistan
Authors: Shoukat Rizwan , Xiaoqiang Zhang
Published: August 2022

Several considerations are explored in each mode of transportation for the safe, quick, and environmentally friendly movement of goods. To obtain the advantages in all transportation modes, it is critical to develop appropriate models and algorithms. By expanding our understanding of the planning of bi-objective optimization problems, this study contributes to the field of real-time green logistics analysis. The paper provides case studies based on road and road-rail transportation from dry ports to a seaport in Pakistan. Analysis of the cases shapes the economic and environmental planning of transport. Because there is little research on this topic in Pakistan, the innovative aspect is to reduce the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of road and intermodal freight transportation between dry ports and seaport. A mixed-integer linear programming model is used for the formulation of the bi-objective problem. Pareto front solutions are provided to trade-off the cost and GHG emissions in delivering goods from dry ports to seaport in Pakistan. The study uses real-life data from one of the largest logistics service providers in Pakistan. Results show that intermodal transportation is 82.6% more economical and 78% greener compared with road freight transportation. Further, this study could be extended by including other factors such as noise, air pollution, and traffic accidents.
Safety Benefits of Automated Speed Advisory Systems at Signalized Intersections
Authors: Do Wooseok , Saunier Nicolas , Miranda-Moreno Luis
Published: August 2022

Human-driving behavior at signalized intersections may lack efficiency because drivers try to reach their desired speed without the upcoming traffic-signal information. This causes idling time, sharp accelerations, hard braking, traffic congestion, emissions, and energy consumption. Connected vehicles, for example those equipped with a speed advisory system (SAS), can provide prior information to drivers for optimizing their driving behavior while approaching signalized intersections. However, the current literature focuses only on the fuel consumption, emissions, and travel-delay reduction impacts of SASs. This paper evaluates the safety impact of SAS vehicles using the proposed approach that simulates mixed-traffic situations between SAS and human-driven vehicles (HDVs). HDVs in the model follow real vehicle trajectories based on car-following conditions. The study investigates various scenarios including the impact of the different ranks of SAS vehicles in the vehicle group, the lane-changing possibility, and market penetration rates (MPRs). The results suggest that SAS vehicles can reduce rear-end collision risks from 25% MPR. The minimum time to collision increases by 1.2 s and the deceleration rate to avoid crash declines by 0.3 [Formula: see text] on average for 100% MPR relative to 0%. The study demonstrated that this safety benefit is also strongly related to the rank of SAS vehicles within a vehicle group. In addition, the conflict locations in the approaching lane gradually move away from the intersection up to where the communication range starts as the MPR increases, which would reduce abrupt vehicle speed changes near pedestrian crosswalks.
Understanding Perceptions of Cycling Infrastructure Provision and its Role in Cycling Equity
Authors: Jahanshahi Danial , Costello Seósamh B. , Dirks Kim Natasha , Chowdhury Subeh , Wee Bert van
Published: August 2022

Ensuring equity is considered in all types of decision making, including with respect to cycling provision, is important. Studies have investigated equity in relation to provision of cycling infrastructure and facilities. However, identifying other factors that need consideration in cycling equity is important. This study explored the impact of cycling infrastructure provision on individual perceptions of cycling infrastructure in relation to sociodemographic characteristics in Auckland, New Zealand. The results indicated that bicycle lane availability did not significantly influence perceptions of cycling infrastructure; however, ethnicity and whether a person was a regular cyclist did. Among noncyclists and potential cyclists, ethnicity was the only factor found to significantly influence perceptions of cycling infrastructure. Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and Pacific Islanders rated the provision of cycling infrastructure higher than others for the same level of bicycle infrastructure in their community. Whereas Māori had the highest percentage of potential cyclists among all ethnicities, Pacific Islanders had the highest percentage of noncyclists (64.9%), the lowest percentage of potential cyclists, and one of the lowest percentages of regular cyclists. The study showed that cycling provision perceptions were more affected by factors like ethnicity, education, and bicycle user type than objective measures of bicycle infrastructure. Following the capabilities approach of justice, this study suggests that equitable provision of cycling infrastructure may not lead to an equitable cycling environment. To achieve this, interpersonal and intrapersonal indicators such as ethnicity and community-related factors must also be considered to encourage and empower all population groups to cycle.
Numerical study on the performance of centrifugal blood pump with superhydrophobic surface
Authors: Li Chengcheng , Qiu Huihe , Ma Jianying , Wang Ying
Published: August 2022

Aim:

In order to reduce the blood damage of an artificial heart pump and optimize its hydraulic performance, a centrifugal blood pump with superhydrophobic characteristics is proposed in this study.

Methods:

To study the influence of superhydrophobic surface characteristics on the performance of centrifugal blood pumps, the Navier slip model is used to simulate the slip characteristics of superhydrophobic surfaces, which is realized by the user defined function of ANSYS fluent. The user defined functions with different values of slip length are verified by two benchmark solutions of laminar flow and turbulence in the pipeline. The blood pump model adopts the designed centrifugal blood pump, and its head, hydraulic efficiency and hemolysis index are calculated. The Navier slip boundary condition (a constant slip-length of 50 μm) is applied to the walls of the blood pump impeller and a volute at different positions, and the influence of the superhydrophobic surface on the performance of the blood pump at the design point Q = 6 L/min was compared and analyzed.

Results:

The results show that the centrifugal blood pump model used in this paper has good blood compatibility and meets the design requirements; the superhydrophobic surface can significantly reduce the scalar shear stress in the blood pump. At the design point, when the slip length is 50 μm, the mass-average scalar shear stress in the impeller area and the volute area reduction rate is about 5.9%, the hydraulic efficiency growth rate is about 3.8%, the hemolysis index reduction rate is about 18.4%, and the pressure head changes little with a growth rate of 0.3%.

Conclusions:

Centrifugal blood pumps with superhydrophobic surfaces can improve the efficiency of blood pumps and reduce hemolysis. Based on these encouraging results, vitro investigations for actual blood damage would be practicable.
Daily Mobility and Social Interactions Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Pet Dogs: A Scoping Review
Authors: Costa Suellen , Sousa Liliana , Luz Helena , Padeiro Miguel
Published: August 2022

Dogs are part of many people’s lives and are involved in interventions to improve the well-being of older adults in institutional settings. However, the literature on the impact of pet dogs on community-dwelling older adults is still relatively limited. This study mapped the impact of having a companion dog on the daily mobility and social interactions of community-dwelling older adults using a scoping review. Electronic databases were searched, and studies written in English, Portuguese, and Spanish that were published in a peer-reviewed journal were identified. After a careful review, 26 eligible studies were identified, and relevant findings were extracted. The main findings indicated that having a dog may promote or hinder daily mobility and social interactions and that having a dog is about routines and sharing affection. More research is needed to clarify what makes having a companion dog key to promoting active and healthy aging.
Experimental study on combustion characteristics of fire in data room
Authors: Gui Xiaohong , Xue Haiteng , Jia Yan , Zhang Can , Xing Shiqing
Published: August 2022

Through the combustion experiments on the cables and servers in a data room, the combustion characteristic parameters of the materials were obtained, and the materials were analyzed and evaluated from the aspects of heat release rate, gas concentration, flue gas temperature, and so on. The results show that network cable and electric cable can be ignited during the cable combustion test. In the overall fire combustion experiment of single server and the server group with three cabinets, the fire process is divided into three stages: initial growth stage, stable combustion stage, and combustion attenuation stage. The heat release rate, flue gas temperature, and CO2 concentration of the overall experiment have three peaks, respectively, 58, 98, and 134 kW; 100°C, 152°C, and 232°C; 1314, 2514, and 2988 ppm. The research results can provide some reference for design of fire protection system in data rooms.
Men as Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Cameroon and Sierra Leone
Authors: Oyediran Kola’ , Spencer Chelsea M. , Stith Sandra M.
Published: August 2022

There is a lack of research on how global intimate partner violence (IPV) has impacted men, especially in patriarchal societies of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study used data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in Cameroon and Sierra Leone after 2010 to examine the prevalence and predictors of IPV victimization among married or cohabiting men aged 15 to 59 years. We chose to examine factors related to IPV victimization separately in each country to highlight the importance of not generalizing results from one SSA country to another or to SSA as a whole. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine factors associated with physical, psychological, and sexual IPV victimization. In Cameroon, 26.5% of men reported psychological victimization, 24.4% reported physical victimization, and 2.3% reported sexual victimization in the year before the survey. The corresponding proportions of male victims in Sierra Leone were 23.4%, 14.9%, and 2.7% respectively. Men in both countries experienced more psychological violence than physical or sexual violence. The prevalence of IPV varied by age, education, ethnicity, witnessed father beating his mother, wife’s alcohol consumption, and approval of wife-beating. In both countries, reporting IPV victimization was related to exposure to father beating mother, alcohol consumption, ethnicity, and approval of wife-beating. Implications of these findings suggest that it is important to consider the influence of contextual and structural factors in understanding the vulnerability of men to IPV victimization. The inconsistent patterns and socio-cultural variation within countries suggest that a multilayer approach should be used to prevent and respond to IPV against men.
A new method of optimizing the thickness of metrological surface plate using simulation analysis
Authors: Rab Shanay , Sanjid Mahammad Arif , Zafer Afaqul , Haleem Abid , Yadav Sanjay
Published: August 2022

The challenges of choosing an optimally thick surface plate (SP) were noticed during the calibration of pressure measuring instruments against pressure balance type primary and secondary standards. This has motivated authors to investigate this issue in detail. It is observed that the traditional workstation made of steel sheets may not be flat enough to generate accurate pressure measurement results. These SPs are also regularly used in the metrology laboratories, inspection rooms, and manufacturing industries. Whenever precise and accurate measurements and inspections are performed, the irregularities of the working surfaces lead to incorrect results. Therefore, focused research is carried out by analyzing some of the standard granite plates. Usually, manufacturers design, fabricate, and install the SPs as per the recommendation of the respective documentary standards. The standards provide the requirements and specifications of the flatness tolerances for different sizes of the SPs. However, these standards do not precisely specify the optimum thickness of the SP. Standards also suggest using finite element analysis to avert complex mathematical procedures. The simulation method precisely represents the individual case of installation/design. Therefore, the bending cases due to self-weight and rigidity tests are simulated to determine the deformations of the various sizes of granite SPs. Their results led to devising the proposed optimization of the thickness of metrological surface plates. In the present investigation, granite SPs of different sizes are simulated. The critical thickness is observed when the deformation reduces to its optimum level. The surface deflection against the load is minimum at critical thickness values. The results obtained in the optimization are compared with the standard values.
Christian Feminist Theology in Pakistan
Authors: Ali Farman , Ahmad Humaira , Salahuddin Ambreen
Published: August 2022

This study is an effort to determine the status of Christian feminist theology in Pakistan and discusses the issues and challenges of patriarchal control of Church and religious, political, social, and minority issues faced by Christian women in Pakistan. It traces the history of Christian feminist theology in Pakistan as well. This qualitative study looks at important texts written on Christian theology, Christian feminism, and history of Church in Pakistan and also presents findings of in-depth interviews with women associated with Church in Pakistan.
Searching for an Inclusive Approach to Biblical Laws Relating to Women: Observing Innertextual Developments in the Dead Sea Scrolls as an Instructive Tool
Authors: Palmer Carmen
Published: August 2022

Despite the existence of biblical laws pertaining to women, Cheryl Anderson, in her work Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies, observes that these same laws do not take into account the perspectives of women. Instead, they are formed from a “male perspective” with which female readers learn to identify through “immasculation.” Anderson proposes an alternative, liberationist, and inclusive approach, in which the realities of the marginalized serve as the point of departure, and suggests that one way to perform this task entails observing innerbiblical development between texts, drawing on the work of Terence Fretheim. Similar innertextual changes are also observable between interpretations of scriptural law, in the Dead Sea Scrolls. This essay therefore expands on the work of Anderson to compare certain biblical laws concerning women with examples of rewriting within the Scrolls. In this way, contemporary readers can observe a range of responses that may spark readings in which the marginalized voices of women are included.
Ritual Sequestration, Genital Cutting, and Hierodulic Servitude: A Triad of Feminist Dilemmas
Authors: Duran Jane
Published: August 2022

Three areas of rights violation for women and young girls across the globe are examined with an eye toward the specificity of the violation, and possible areas of help. The work of internationalists such as Bales and Sagade is adduced, and other thinkers such as Dorkenoo are cited. It is concluded that much work needs to be done in this area and that more overtly feminist theological views, in any of the major religions, would help.
Fragmented Voices with Guilt and Apologies: Interrogating Narratives on Ordination of Women in Nagaland Churches
Authors: Achumi Ilito
Published: August 2022

The category ‘women’ is one of the majority members in the Nagaland churches of Northeast India. Institutionalization of associations and churches according to denominations has contributed to the bureaucratization of churches, arranging the church positions in vertical hierarchy. Today, churches in Nagaland struggle with complex gender hierarchies. Women are underrepresented in church leadership in Nagaland. Historically, Naga Women theologians have been absent in the process of licencing and ordination. This article attempts to explore both the structural dynamics and local practices in the process of gendered licencing and ordination. The study assesses two associations and churches within those two associations under Nagaland Baptist Church Council. Narrative from the two associations brings out the tacit but visible practices of differentiated licencing requirements between men and women theologians in Nagaland churches. The almost exclusive ‘Reverend’ title reserved for men in Nagaland demonstrably explains the near absence of ordained women in most of the Nagaland churches.
Reading African-Wise: Exodus 3.1-14 as Interpreted in the Lumpa Church of Alice Lenshina in Zambia
Authors: Kangwa Jonathan
Published: August 2022

African biblical scholars postulate that biblical interpretation in Africa involves linking biblical texts to African contexts. This means that the African interpreter of a biblical text focuses on its possible relevance in an African context rather than on the socio-historical background of the community that produced the text or on its literary form. The primary task of the reader of the Bible is then to engage the biblical text with an African context in order to (re-)construct a meaning that by Africans is perceived as life-affirming. This article considers the interpretation of Exodus 3.1-14 in the Lumpa Church of Alice Lenshina in Zambia, showing how the African context shapes an understanding of the Bible. The Lumpa Church was an African Independent Church, founded by Alice Lenshina in opposition to the teachings of the Free Church of Scotland missionaries in North Eastern Zambia.
Reconciliation as a Feminist Mission: An Analysis of Reconciliation in Cases of Violence Against Women in Indonesia
Authors: Harefa Oinike Natalia
Published: August 2022

Reconciliation often becomes a superficial term when dealing with cases of violence against women. In several cultures in Indonesia, it is common for reconciliation to be reduced to a retributive process. It has not yet developed according to restorative justice based on women victims. To attain justice, the concept of reconciliation based on the Bible, secular law in Indonesia, and traditional customs need to be reconsidered. This article aims to conduct a critical analysis in cases of violence against women and to offer reconciliation from the perspective of a feminist mission where women victims are the basis. Reconciliation as a mission is based on God’s mission, which invites the participation of the Church through its calling in the world where cases of violence are rampant. The research method used is qualitative research, including interviews as case studies.
Understanding Impact Investment Intention Using the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour
Authors: Rathee Prerna , Aggarwal Shalini
Published: August 2022

Impact investing is ‘blended value proposition’ that generates a mix of financial, social and environmental values for the investor, organization and businesses. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the Indian investors’ intention towards impact investing (II) using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), extended with two constructs, that is, risk perception and internal motivation, to predict such a phenomenon in the Indian context. The data has been collected from 338 Indian investors who primarily engage in impact investing. The collected data have been analysed using two-step structural equation modelling. The findings of this study indicate a positive and significant impact of attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control on investors’ intention towards impact investing in India. Risk perception has been showed the least positive influence on the investors’ intention whereas internal motivation has a highly positive influence on investors’ intention to invest for impact. This is the first attempt to measure investors’ intentions towards impact investing from the Indian perspective using the TPB model with the extended constructs, that is, risk perception and internal motivation, which is the novelty of this study. This study will help policymakers to take important regulatory measures to build an effective ecosystem for impact investing in India.
Credit Suisse–Greensill Saga: A Case of Risk Management Failure
Authors: Bhattacharya Arijit , Reddy R. R.
Published: August 2022

This article has focused on Greensill, the financial technology start-up, till its untimely closure in March 2021. Greensill’s original business model was built on providing traditional supply chain finance to business, but additionally, it packaged and sold these loans as ‘safe’ investments to various institutional investors through Credit Suisse, the 165-year-old Switzerland-based private bank. In order to grow at an exponential rate to support its high valuation, Greensill adopted various high-risk, questionable business practices. But its principal partner during this journey, the veteran bank officials of Credit Suisse, was either blissfully unaware of the wrongdoings or chose to ignore it. As Greensill collapsed, the bank paid a high price for this oversight in terms of monetary and reputational damage. The case has chronicled how the bank’s top officials in order to pursue the bank’s ‘integrated bank platform strategy’ chased short-term profit and turned a blind eye to all rules of due diligence and risk management. Though the bank made superficial changes in its process and appeared retrospective after the debacle, it remains to be seen whether its measures would translate into something concrete to make the supply chain finance domain safer and sustainable.
Risk of reoperation after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in children and adolescents
Authors: Nester Jordan R , Torino Daniel , Sylvestre Daniel , Young Amanda , Ney Steven M , Fernandez Meagan M , Cruz Aristides I , Seeley Mark A
Published: August 2022

Objective

To examine the incidence and risk factors of any-cause reoperation after primary ACLR in children and adolescents.

Design

Retrospective Cohort

Setting

Electronic medical records from a large tertiary care, single institution integrated healthcare delivery system.

Patients

Patients were under the age of 18 years and had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. They were excluded if they had a multi-ligamentous knee injury or <1 year follow-up.

Interventions

Patients were further identified to have undergone a subsequent knee operation ipsilaterally or contralateral ACLR.

Main outcome measures

The rate of any-cause reoperation was our primary outcome measure.

Results

The median age was 16. There were 208 females (53.9%) and 178 males (46.1%) included. The median follow-up was 25 months with a minimum of 12 months (interquartile range: 16.0, 46.0). The rate of any-cause reoperation was 34.7%. There was no statistically significant difference between those who underwent reoperation versus those who did not undergo reoperation relative to age, sex, BMI, graft type, or the presence of concomitant meniscal injury. The rates of ipsilateral ACLR and contralateral ACLR at any time during the study period was 8.0% and 10.9% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for rate of reoperation between graft types, between various concomitant injuries, between those who underwent meniscus repair or no repair.

Conclusions

This study reflects a 34.7% rate of a subsequent knee operation after ACLR in patients younger than 18 years. These findings can be used to inform pediatric patients undergoing primary ACLR on their risk of returning to the operating room.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Challenges in Delivering End-of-Life Care
Authors: Koets Vani , Montagnini Marcos
Published: August 2022

Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) have a complex disease trajectory characterized by high symptom and psychosocial burden, a high rate of hospitalization and intensive care unit admission at the end-of-life (EOL), and frequent use of chemotherapy near the EOL. In addition, palliative and hospice care are underutilized in patients with AML despite their poor prognosis. Clinicians providing care to patients with end-stage AML frequently encounter multiple challenges, particularly surrounding the frequent administration of blood products near the EOL. We present a case of a patient with end-stage AML whose desire for transfusions causes significant patient and caregiver distress at the EOL. Balancing patient autonomy with the potentially inappropriate use of blood transfusions at the EOL and having good communication and collaboration among healthcare teams are important considerations when delivering optimal EOL care to patients with AML.
Physical Restraint Experiences of Family Caregivers of Patients With Stroke in Turkey: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Ertuğrul Büşra , Özden Dilek
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and needs of family caregivers of stroke patients who require physical restraints. The themes and sub-themes that emerged included “the reason for the use of PR” (disruptive behaviors of the patient and personal reasons of caregivers), “the turmoil of having to use PR” (inevitableness, comparing benefits and harms, the emotional effect of PR, and physical effects), and “unmet needs and suggestions” (unmeet needs and suggestions). Nurses should take the experiences of patient relatives into account in the process of PR application, organize training programs, and determine application standards for PR.
Interpretation of Informant Discrepancy in School-Based Psychological Assessment of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Authors: Genachowski Karen J. , Starin Nina S. , Cummings Colleen M. , Alvord Mary K. , Rich Brendan A.
Published: August 2022

Multi-informant reports of student emotional and behavioral problems determine eligibility for school-based services; however, multiple informants often yield inconsistent reports of child concerns. Informant discrepancies are thought to reflect either measurement error or meaningful differences (e.g., situational variation). It is important to understand the source of inconsistencies because informant discrepancy may influence treatment outcome. The current study assessed whether informant discrepancies of internalizing and externalizing symptoms reflect meaningful differences between informants. Parents, teachers, and children ( N = 169; M age = 10.32; 65.1% Black, 30.8% Latino/Hispanic; 66.9% Male) completed the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 2nd Edition (BASC-2). The Operations Triad Model (OTM) guided the data analysis plan to identify the source of informant discrepancy. We predicted that informant discrepancy would reflect meaningful differences, as opposed to measurement error. Parent–teacher reports of hyperactivity, aggression, and anxiety, as well as teacher–child reports of anxiety and hyperactivity, supported the idea that informant discrepancies of internalizing and externalizing symptoms reflected meaningful differences. Implications of these discrepancies for interpretation of results in school-based assessment of emotional and behavioral disorders are discussed.
Variation in Evidence-Based Practices Among Youth-Serving Residential Treatment Facilities
Authors: Herbell Kayla , Breitenstein Susan M. , Ault Samantha , Price Matthew
Published: August 2022

Background:

Residential treatment is among the most intensive and expensive settings for children with behavioral health challenges; yet, the extent to which evidence-based practices are used in these settings is unknown.

Aim:

The purpose of this study was to describe the extent which family therapy, case management, telehealth, peer support, and family psychoeducation are provided in residential treatment using data from the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS). Organizational factors—region, ownership, payment, licensing/accreditation, and facility size—were examined in relation to evidence-based practices to understand disparities in care.

Methods:

This was a secondary analysis of publicly available data from the 2018 N-MHSS. A subpopulation was created consisting of residential facilities that served children ( N = 576). Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample, and Cohen’s h was calculated to determine patterns of evidence-based practice utilization.

Results:

Evidence-based practices from most to least prevalent were family therapy (76%), family psychoeducation (74%), case management (71.1%), telehealth (17.2%), and peer support (8.7%). The provision of evidence-based practices was not evenly distributed. There were primarily small to moderate differences by organizational factors, including region (i.e., Northeast, Midwest), ownership status (i.e., for-profit), payment type (i.e., self-pay, private insurance), licensing/accreditation (Department of Family and Children Services), and facility capacity (>251 clients served per year).

Conclusion:

Findings demonstrate a need for research-practice partnerships to determine the barriers that prevent effective evidence-based practices from being implemented in the residential treatment setting.
Solid-Tubulocystic Variant of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of a Pediatric Case With Molecular Characterization
Authors: González Iván A. , Linn Rebecca L. , Wilkins Benjamin J.
Published: August 2022

We present a case of solid-tubulocystic variant of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (also called cholangioblastic variant of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) in a 15-year-old girl, the youngest patient reported to date. The tumor was located in the left lobe of the liver, predominantly solid with cystic areas, and measured 16 cm in greatest dimension. Microscopic examination showed 2 major histologic patterns: a mixed pattern with solid, tubulocystic, macrocystic, trabecular, and nested growth, diffuse cytokeratin 7/19 and weak neuroendocrine immunoreactivity, and low Ki-67 index; and a more compact, macrotrabecular/gyriform pattern with focal CK7/19, stronger neuroendocrine reactivity, and higher Ki-67 index. Inhibin immunoreactivity was diffuse throughout both patterns. Treatment included tumor resection with negative margins and 8 cycles of capecitabine chemotherapy; the patient is alive with no evidence of tumor 2.5 years after resection. Although molecular characterization of the tumor at the time of resection was unrevealing, a recent study has identified a novel NIPBL-NACC1 fusion transcript in this tumor type, which we have confirmed in this case. This case expands the reported age range of this rare tumor type and confirms a recently-reported diagnostic genomic alteration. Awareness of this rare entity affecting pediatric patients is crucial to avoid confusion with similar-appearing neoplasms.
Unplanned Post-Anesthesia Care Unit to ICU Transfer Following Cerebral Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Cao Qinqin , Fan Chengjuan , Li Wei , Bai Shuling , Dong Hemin , Meng Haihong
Published: August 2022

Background: Unplanned transfer to intensive care unit (ICU) lead to reduced trust of patients and their families in medical staff and challenge medical staff to allocate scarce ICU resources. This study aimed to explore the incidence and risk factors of unplanned transfer to ICU during emergence from general anesthesia after cerebral surgery, and to provide guidelines for preventing unplanned transfer from post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) to ICU following cerebral surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study and included patients with unplanned transfer from PACU to ICU following cerebral surgery between January 2016 and December 2020. The control group comprised patients matched (2:1) for age (±5 years), sex, and operation date (±48 hours) as those in the case group. Stata14.0 was used for statistical analysis, and p < .05 indicated statistical significance. Results: A total of 11,807 patients following cerebral surgery operations were cared in PACU during the study period. Of the 11,807 operations, 81 unscheduled ICU transfer occurred (0.686%). Finally, 76 patients were included in the case group, and 152 in the control group. The following factors were identified as independent risk factors for unplanned ICU admission after neurosurgery: low mean blood oxygen (OR = 1.57, 95%CI: 1.20–2.04), low mean albumin (OR = 1.14, 95%CI: 1.03–1.25), slow mean heart rate (OR = 1.04, 95%CI: 1.00–1.08), blood transfusion (OR = 2.78, 95%CI: 1.02–7.58), emergency surgery (OR = 3.08, 95%CI: 1.07–8.87), lung disease (OR = 2.64, 95%CI: 1.06–6.60), and high mean blood glucose (OR = 1.71, 95%CI: 1.21–2.41). Conclusion: We identified independent risk factors for unplanned transfer from PACU to ICU after cerebral surgery based on electronic medical records. Early identification of patients who may undergo unplanned ICU transfer after cerebral surgery is important to provide guidance for accurately implementing a patient’s level of care.
I Fanhigaiyan: weaving an alternative journalism praxis from CHamoru decolonization media activism
Authors: Cruz Manuel Lujan
Published: August 2022

In this article, I theorize an Indigenous media framework drawn from conversations with journalists and Indigenous activists in Guåhan (Guam). I refer to this framework as I Fanhigaiyan, a Fino’CHamoru (CHamoru language) term which can mean a thing which weaves or a place for weaving. This term captures the essence of CHamoru (the Indigenous people of the Marianas) media activism as a grounded and resurgent practice which establishes and maintains networks of reciprocity in Guåhan and in translocal spaces for Indigenous sovereignty and demilitarization. While in critical studies it is a given that news media serve an ideological function of state power, few researchers have examined the settler ideological power of media in American territories such as Guåhan. This article draws attention to the role of mainstream news media in concealing and reproducing settler logics of territoriality and elimination, and the mediated CHamoru resistance to American settler governance and discourse.
e–talanoa as an online research method: extending vā–relations across spaces
Authors: Fa‘avae David Taufui Mikato , Faleolo Ruth (Lute) , Hepi Havea ‘Elisapesi , Enari Dion , Wright Tepora , Chand Alvin
Published: August 2022

Talanoa (Moana-centred orality) is a widely used Indigenous Pacific discursive approach within research contexts across the diaspora. In a globalised and technologically enhanced era, the online space continues to shape Moana (Oceania) peoples’ talanoa engagement and communication. e–talanoa in this article is an extension of talanoa research engagement and practice. We unpack the contexts in which e–talanoa is negotiated and made sense, and employ talanoa–vā (relational sense-making and meaning-making) as a critical analytical framework for interrogating and unpacking the complexities associated with e–talanoa as a Moana–Pacific research praxis. e–talanoa considers our current post–covid research space and how Pacific researchers navigate their ethical vā–relations within the temporal–spatial and physical–online boundaries that govern meaningful research undertakings. Being open about the challenges enables further understanding of the dynamic and fluid, yet contextually grounded spaces in which e–talanoa as a method can be realised.
Māori values in geothermal management and development
Authors: Taute Nona , Morgan Kēpa , Ingham Jason , Archer Rosalind , Fa’aui Tūmanako
Published: August 2022

When Māori arrived at Aotearoa (New Zealand), they enjoyed an exclusive relationship with their country’s geothermal resources, which they valued spiritually and physically. After European settlement, this relationship was no longer exclusive, and Māori thereafter held spiritual, physical, and additionally, political values towards geothermal resources in their attempt to remain relevant in Aotearoa’s geothermal industry. In recent history, these values have been overlooked and forgotten by many, including some Māori, due to a certain ignorance displayed by those who practised modern and more invasive forms of geothermal management and development. The presented study involved a series of wānanga (Māori-based workshops), first to discuss the history regarding these values and thereby recognising where they originated from, and second to reinterpret these values as indicators of cultural sustainability, such that they may be more practically accounted for when considering the management and development of geothermal resources in Aotearoa.
Nexus between Twitter-based sentiment and tourism sector performance amid COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Shiljas K , Kumar Dilip , Bashir Hajam Abid
Published: August 2022

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps taken to contain its spread resulted in a decline in tourism sector stock prices. Using linear and quantile regressions, we examine the impact of Twitter-based investor sentiment for COVID-19 and Twitter-based sentiment towards uncertainty on the performance of tourism stocks. The findings indicate a heterogenous effect of tweets and Twitter economic uncertainty on tourism sector equity returns with a major impact on the lower quantiles.