bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigating the Impact of Bank Housing Credit Risk Control Strategy by Blockchain Technology on the Household Consumption Plan
Authors: Liu Liang , Li Shuhong
Published: August 2022

It is essential to solve the problem of information asymmetry in bank housing credit management, thus reducing bank operating costs and credit risk. Therefore, the present work constructs a bank housing credit blockchain alliance system based on the technical characteristics of blockchain to strengthen bank housing credit risk control. First, according to blockchain’s elements and system architecture, the application of blockchain to bank housing credit business is analyzed. On this basis, the bank housing credit risk control strategy is proposed. Finally, the mathematical model is used to investigate residents’ household consumption to explore the impact of housing credit on the household consumption plan of residents. The results show that when the educational level of the head of household is illiterate or semi-illiterate, the coefficients of participation credit (PC), nonparticipation credit (NPC), and total samples (TSs) of total household consumption are −0.064, 0.067, and 0.174, respectively; when the educational level of the head of household is primary school or junior middle school, the coefficients of PC, NPC, and TS of total household consumption are -0.026, 0.017, and 0.105, respectively; when the educational level of the head of household is high school or above, the coefficients of PC, NPC, and TS of total household consumption are 0.084, 0.073, and 0.064, respectively. The results indicate that the education level of the head of household plays a crucial role in the family consumption plan. Those with a high educational level will compromise on the best consumption decision after constantly weighing the consumption motivation and consumption thinking after obtaining the credit funds. The content reported here is vitally significant in guiding households to clarify the proportion of credit fund distribution and understand their consumption tendency.
Optimization of Choreography Teaching with Deep Learning and Neural Networks
Authors: Zhou Qianling , Tong Yan , Si Hongwei , Zhou Kai
Published: August 2022

To improve the development level of intelligent dance education and choreography network technology, the research mainly focuses on the automatic formation system of continuous choreography by using the deep learning method. Firstly, it overcomes the technical difficulty that the dynamic segmentation and process segmentation of the automatic generation architecture in traditional choreography cannot achieve global optimization. Secondly, it is an automatic generation architecture for end-to-end continuous dance notation with access to temporal classifiers. Based on this, a dynamic time-stamping model is designed for frame clustering. Finally, it is concluded through experiments that the model successfully achieves high-performance movement time-stamping. And combined with continuous motion recognition technology, it realizes the refined production of continuous choreography with global motion recognition and then marks motion duration. This research effectively realizes the efficient and refined production of digital continuous choreography, provides advanced technical means for choreography education, and provides useful experience for school network choreography education.
Heat Shock Protein 70 Mediates the Protective Effect of Naringenin on High-Glucose-Induced Alterations of Endothelial Function
Authors: Zhang Zhihan , Liu Hui , Hu Xiang , He Yikang , Li Lu , Yang Xinyu , Wang Changhua , Hu Mingbai , Tao Shengxiang
Published: August 2022

Endothelial dysfunction plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of diabetic vascular complications. Naringenin (Nar) is a flavanone bioactive isolated from citrus fruits known to have in vitro and in vivo antidiabetic properties. However, whether Nar affects endothelial function remains unclear in diabetes or under high-glucose (HG) condition. Using an in vitro model of hyperglycemia in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), we found that Nar administration markedly attenuated HG-induced alterations of endothelial function, evidenced by the mitigation of oxidative stress and inflammation, the reduction of cell adhesion molecular expressions, and the improvement of insulin resistance. We also found that HG exposure significantly reduced the levels of intracellular heat shock protein 70 (iHSP70 or iHSPA1A) and the release of HSP70 from HUVECs. HSP70 depletion mimicked and clearly diminished the protective effects of Nar on HG-induced alterations of endothelial function. In addition, Nar treatment significantly enhanced iHSP70 protein levels through a transcription-dependent manner. These results demonstrated that Nar could protect HUVECs against HG-induced alterations of endothelial function through upregulating iHSP70 protein levels. These findings are also helpful in providing new therapeutic strategies that are promising in the clinical use of Nar for the treatment of diabetes and diabetic complications.
The Clinical Effects of the Phlegm-Resolving Method in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Zhou Sifeng , Xu Haishu , Liu Juan , Fan Xinsheng
Published: August 2022

Objective. This study evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of the phlegm-resolving method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Methods. We searched the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang, CNKI, and VIP databases according to specific search strategies. The data were analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software. Results. Thirteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comprising 882 patients with OSAHS were selected. Compared to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the phlegm-resolving method of TCM combined with CPAP significantly more effectively improved the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and lowest oxygen saturation (LSaO2). While the treatment effect was better for a treatment duration of >6 weeks compared to that at ≤6 weeks, the difference was not statistically significant. Compared to health guidance alone, the combination of the phlegm-resolving method in TCM with health guidance showed significantly better efficacy in improving AHI, ESS, and LSaO2. In terms of reducing ESS and increasing LSaO2, the effect was better for treatment courses >6 weeks. When the AHI was reduced, a duration of ≤6 weeks showed more advantages; however, the difference was not significant. Only one study reported mild nausea in one participant in the treatment group at the initial stage of treatment; the remaining studies did not mention any side effects. Conclusion. Both the resolving phlegm method of TCM combined with CPAP and the resolving phlegm method of TCM combined with health guidance were more effective in improving AHI, LSaO2, and ESS compared to the control group.
Effect of Dynamic Stress Produced by Rock Blasting on the Optimal Dimensioning of Room and Pillars in Horizontal Layers
Authors: Cano Nunez Alcides Eloy , Arroyo Ortiz Carlos Enrique , Margarida da Silva José
Published: August 2022

An optimal dimensioning of the room and pillars of the square or rectangular section is finding adequate transversal section support for the pillar; in that sense, all forces acting on the pillar must be evaluated. The pillar has its ends subjected to normal (σ) and shear stresses (τ). In addition, the pillar can also be subjected to dynamic stresses from the seismic waves generated by rock blasting. Thus, when calculating the dimensions of a mine pillar, the stresses imposed by seismic waves must be considered. The combination of lithostatic and dynamic stresses generated by blasting can affect the pillar, generating regions, or areas that will exhibit the formation of cracks, microcracks, chipping, and other detrimental processes for its stability. In that regard, it is appropriate to assess the dynamic effects of the energy delivered in each wave pulse so that these dynamic quantities can be included in the dimensioning of the pillars. This paper presents the physical and mathematical formulation describing the dimensioning issues of room and pillars and its solution using numerical modeling. The numerical modeling is performed using nonlinear mathematical programming and simulation with FLAC 3D (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua in 3D). In this study, it was proven that the stress generated by the seismic wave represents a dynamic stress of nearly 5.5 MPa. 'Dimensioned pillars considering wave stresses allows it to recover an average 1.6% less when it is compared with pillars only under overlying rock mass'.
Security-Enhanced Certificate-Based Remote Data Integrity Batch Auditing for Cloud-IoT
Authors: Wang Wenhao , Sun Yinxia , Li Yumei
Published: August 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a crucial role in the generation of new, intelligent information technologies. Generally, the IoT facilities are composed of lightweight devices, and they expand computing and storage resources primarily through the cloud. Massive data collected by intelligent devices will be stored in cloud servers, but the vulnerabilities of cloud servers will directly threaten the security and reliability of the IoT. To ensure the integrity of data in the cloud, data owners need to audit the integrity of their outsourced data. Recently, several remote data integrity batch auditing protocols have been proposed to reduce transmission loss and time cost in the auditing process. However, most of them cannot resist collusion attacks. Meanwhile, certificate management problem exists in their system, which brings an enormous burden on the system. In this paper, we construct a certificate-based remote data integrity batch auditing protocol which can issue batch auditing and resist the highest level of collusion attacks—the fully chosen-key attacks for cloud-IoT . Our protocol makes use of a certificate-based cryptosystem which gets rid of the certificate management problem and key escrow problem, with no need for secret channels. Our protocol is proved to be secure in the random oracle model and implemented to show its efficiency. The simulation results illustrate that, in the case of enhanced security, our batch auditing protocol still has computational efficiency and practicability.
Relationship of Retinal Vessel Caliber with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Authors: Toulouie Sara , Chang Sean , Pan Julia , Snyder Kiersten , Yiu Glenn
Published: August 2022

Purpose. Evaluate the relationship between retinal vascular caliber and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) severity or progression. Methods. A retrospective secondary analysis of 1172 fundus photographs and clinical data from the prospective Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). Central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE), central retinal vein equivalent (CRVE), and arteriole-to-venule ratio (AVR) were measured using the Parr–Hubbard–Knudtson formula. Univariate and multivariate regressions were used to determine the association of CRAE, CRVE, and AVR with age, sex, smoking status, presence of cilioretinal artery, and AMD severity at baseline and 5 years using the 9-step AMD severity score. Results. Only CRAE and CRVE were higher in men (

P
<
0.001

), current smokers (

P
<
0.001

), and the eyes with a cilioretinal artery (

P
=
0.009
−
0.043

). AMD severity was greater in older patients (

P
=
0.001

), current smokers (

P
=
0.012

), the eyes without a cilioretinal artery (

P
=
0.001

), and lower AVR (

P
=
0.034

) on multivariate regression but was not influenced by CRAE or CRVE (

P
=
0.240
−
0.500

). Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) presence was associated with older age (

P
=
0.003

) and absence of a cilioretinal artery (

P
=
0.009

), while central geographic atrophy (CGA) was associated with narrower CRAE (

P
=
0.002

) and possibly AVR (

P
=
0.046

). None of the retinal vessel parameters were predictive of AMD severity score or new onset of CNV or CGA at 5 years. Conclusion. A lower arteriole-to-venule ratio may be associated with AMD severity, with narrower arterioles seen in the eyes with geographic atrophy, suggesting a role of the retinal vasculature in AMD pathophysiology. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000145.
News Sentiment and the Risk of a Stock Price Crash Risk: Based on Financial Dictionary Combined BERT‐DCA
Authors: Li Shuyi , Kong Junhao
Published: August 2022

This study combines a financial knowledge dictionary and pretraining method based on BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representation from Transformers) to construct a deep learning model for identifying stock news sentiments. The study then calculates the sentiment metrics of all stocks and analyzes the impact of news sentiment on the risk of a stock price crash and its heterogeneity. The results show that stocks with more positive sentiment metrics have a higher risk of crash in the following year. We also investigate the information intermediation and investor sentiment channels by which news sentiment affects the risk of a crash. The results show that more net insider sales, lower information transparency, and less analyst coverage amplify the impact of news sentiment on future crash risk, which is consistent with the information intermediation channel. Additionally, more retail investor positions, more active investor sentiment, and divergence between analysts’ opinions and news amplify the impact of news sentiment on the risk of a future stock price crash, which is consistent with the investor sentiment channel.
Construction of Perceptual Classroom Based on Internet of Things Technology
Authors: Yu Tongtong
Published: August 2022

At present, in the traditional classroom teaching process, there are still problems such as differences in students’ original knowledge, low student participation, and single teaching methods. For students, the mobile phone carrying rate is high, but the learning utilization rate is low and has self-control, poor ability, and low classroom participation. To solve the above problems, the research on the construction of perception classrooms based on the Internet of Things technology is particularly important. Perceived classroom refers to the use of existing technology to closely connect students and teachers, fully mobilize students’ enthusiasm, and make the classroom atmosphere. This article aims to study the construction of perceptual classrooms based on the Internet of Things technology to increase students’ interest. Through the investigation of the current situation of the digital campus, relying on the Internet of Things technology, the feasibility of the perception classroom is analyzed, and the perception classroom is constructed through the design of image processing and fuzzy control rules, which provides a perfect hardware environment for the digital campus. The experimental results show that based on the Internet of Things technology, through the perception of classroom interaction and practical activities, learning is no longer a process of mechanical memory of book knowledge, but a process of students constantly discovering and exploring problems and then solving problems in the process of practice. Among 84 classroom teaching behaviors, classroom interaction accounted for 69.05% of the total classroom teaching activities. In the “computer + projection” classroom environment, the proportion of teacher-student interaction in classroom teaching activities is 40.47%. Teachers can focus on the design of teacher-student interaction according to the characteristics of students and learners, avoid long-term theoretical explanations, and intersperse interactive links such as question and answer and request answers.
Validation of an Integrated IS Success Model in the Study of E-Government
Authors: Al-Rahmi Waleed Mugahed , Uddin Mueen , Alkhalaf Salem , Al-Dhlan Kawther A. , Cifuentes-Faura Javier , Al-Rahmi Ali Mugahed , Al-Adwan Ahmad Samed
Published: August 2022

Electronic government (E-government) systems are becoming an integral component of government service delivery systems. Because of the rapid growth of Internet and Information System (IS) technologies in Malaysia, E-government systems are becoming more and more necessary. This study examined user attitudes, usage intensions, and satisfaction with E-government systems using the Information System (IS) success model and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This study deployed a questionnaire to 714 E-government users. The questionnaire results were analysed using the structural equation model (SEM). This study found that E-government perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were strongly influenced by IS success model constructs and perceived trust. This study also found that user attitudes, usage intensions, and satisfaction were strongly influenced by TAM factors.
Chinese Cross-Language Definition Recognition Method Based on DE-BP Model
Authors: Shen Yanxia , Zhang Yi , Zhu Mingwei
Published: August 2022

As an important linguistic phenomenon in verbal communication, relayed speech exists in a large number of news texts and is also one of the most prominent features of the Chinese language. However, at present, there are few systematic comparative studies on the recognition of the relayed problems in Chinese language crossover, and the existing methods are highly subjective. This paper makes a qualitative comparative analysis of the reported speech in the Chinese language by the DE-BP model, which combines differential evolution (DE) algorithm and BP (backpropagation) neural network to recognize the Chinese cross-language paraphrase. After that, we obtained some meaningful findings as follows. In the Chinese language, the frequency of indirect paraphrase is the highest, followed by direct paraphrase, while other categories, namely, free indirect paraphrase, free direct paraphrase, and narrative paraphrase of speech acts, are relatively rare. Through the identification and manual labeling of reported verbs and then the word frequency statistics, it is found that the number of reported verbs in English newspapers is dominant in general, and there is a significant difference between them.
A Novel Strategy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis: Regulating Treg/Th17 and Th1/Th2 Balance In Vivo by Vitamin D
Authors: Li Baowei , Zhang Xiaoli , Sun Zhezhe , Xu Bingxin , Wu Jihua , Liu Hongdan , Han Haolun , Wang Lei , Wu Wei
Published: August 2022

Objective. This prospective study is aimed at observing the number of nasal itching and sneezing in rats from the macroscopic level and examine the pathological changes of nasal mucosa, Th1 and Th2-related cytokines, and Treg/Th17 by vitamin D3 administration from the microscopic level, in order to explore the role of vitamin D in allergic rhinitis and to provide theoretical guidance for prevention and treatment. Results. There were significant differences in nasal itching and sneezing between the administration groups and the positive groups. Meanwhile, the level of Th1 and Treg in the administration groups increased, while the level of Th2 and Th17 decreased, indicating that the balance of Th1/Th2 was corrected. Our study revealed that vitamin D3 has preventive and therapeutic effects on allergic rhinitis, which provides theoretical guidance for practical application.
Tripability Analysis of Casing Strings in Directional Wells Using the Continuous Beam-Column and Buckling Theory
Authors: Wang Gang , Liu Gang , Wang Kai , Li Yichen , Hu Yinan
Published: August 2022

Hindered casing strings are often encountered in unconventional oil and gas exploration during the casing running process. This not only increases the operating costs and time but can also lead to downhole accidents and even abandonment in serious cases. Due to various assumptions, the calculation results of the existing soft models and hard models are different, which causes confusion for field operators when taking friction reduction measures. Moreover, a lowering force is often applied to assist hindered casing string running in a drilling field. However, its application is mainly based on work experience and lacks mechanistic analysis and theoretical guidance. Thus, in this study, a simulation model for the analysis of casing string tripability in a directional well was established and the model was combined with the continuous beam-column theory and buckling theory. The model was used to study how various factors including the friction coefficient, drilling fluid density, and casing diameter could affect the lowering force required when a casing string was hindered by buckling. The results showed that the maximum lowering force and the maximum effective lowering force decreased with the increase in the friction coefficient and the performance of the drilling fluid could be adjusted rapidly, which would be beneficial for ensuring that the casing string could be tripped smoothly by applying a lowering force. The increase in the drilling fluid density caused the maximum lowering force and the maximum effective lowering force to decrease, which was not conducive to hindered casing string running. The larger the casing diameter was, the greater the maximum lowering force and the maximum effective lowering force were. It was more convenient to apply a lowering force for a casing with a large diameter. In addition, the improved model could identify whether the casing string was in contact with the upper or lower borehole walls. Through finite element method verification, the prediction was in line with the actual casing running operation and the improved model has the smallest prediction error, i.e., 6.58%, compared with the existing models. Therefore, the improved model might provide necessary theoretical guidance for casing running operations in directional wells.
Germline Missense Variants in CDC20 Result in Aberrant Mitotic Progression and Familial Cancer
Authors: Chen Owen J. , Castellsagué Ester , Moustafa-Kamal Mohamed , Nadaf Javad , Rivera Barbara , Fahiminiya Somayyeh , Wang Yilin , Gamache Isabelle , Pacifico Caterina , Jiang Lai , Carrot-Zhang Jian , Witkowski Leora , Berghuis Albert M. , Schönberger Stefan , Schneider Dominik , Hillmer Morten , Bens Susanne , Siebert Reiner , Stewart Colin J.R. , Zhang Ziguo , Chao William C.H. , Greenwood Celia M.T. , Barford David , Tischkowitz Marc , Majewski Jacek , Foulkes William D. , Teodoro Jose G.
Published: August 2022

CDC20 is a coactivator of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) and is essential for mitotic progression. APC/CCDC20 is inhibited by the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which prevents premature separation of sister chromatids and aneuploidy in daughter cells. Although overexpression of CDC20 is common in many cancers, oncogenic mutations have never been identified in humans. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified heterozygous missense CDC20 variants (L151R and N331K) that segregate with ovarian germ cell tumors in two families. Functional characterization showed these mutants retain APC/C activation activity but have impaired binding to BUBR1, a component of the SAC. Expression of L151R and N331K variants promoted mitotic slippage in HeLa cells and primary skin fibroblasts derived from carriers. Generation of mice carrying the N331K variant using CRISPR-Cas9 showed that, although homozygous N331K mice were nonviable, heterozygotes displayed accelerated oncogenicity of Myc-driven cancers. These findings highlight an unappreciated role for CDC20 variants as tumor-promoting genes.

Significance:

Two germline CDC20 missense variants that segregate with cancer in two families compromise the spindle assembly checkpoint and lead to aberrant mitotic progression, which could predispose cells to transformation.

See related commentary by Villarroya-Beltri and Malumbres, p. 3432
Circ_0001821 Affects Proliferation and the Cell Cycle in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Elevating BTRC-Mediated IKBA Ubiquitination
Authors: Lin Changjin , Wei Yujun , Duan Xinchun , Liu Chunquan , Du Yanlin , Wang Xiaoran , Luo Yi , Cui Yong
Published: August 2022

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a fatal human cancer featured with a tendency to metastasis and relapse. Increasing studies have emphasized the critical roles of circular RNAs (circRNA) in ESCC. This study targeted at a novel circRNA and uncovering its function and mechanisms in ESCC. Functional assays were implemented to evaluate proliferation and cell cycle of ESCC cells. Mechanistic analyses were conducted to explore the potential molecular mechanisms in ESCC cells. In vivo assay was also performed. Based on the collected data, circ_0001821 was highly expressed in ESCC cells. Circ_0001821 knockdown retarded ESCC cell proliferation and tumor growth, while promoting G2–M cell cycle arrest. With regard to its mechanism, RUNX3 promoted PVT1 transcription, further upregulating circ_0001821. Moreover, circ_0001821 sponged miR-423–5p to upregulate BTRC, thus promoting IKBA ubiquitination, and circ_0001821 decreased IKBA expression to activate NF-κB signaling pathway. Rescue assays demonstrated that circ_0001821 facilitated ESCC cell proliferation and cell cycle by downregulating IKBA. In summary, RUNX3-induced circ_0001821 switches on NF-κB signaling pathway via diminishing IKBA expression, functionally prompting ESCC cell proliferation and cell cycle.

Implications:

This study uncovered a novel molecular pathway in ESCC progression, which might provide potential biomarkers for ESCC diagnosis.
Development of an electronic payment system using the Internet of things
Authors: Talib Ahmed Abdulkarim , Salman Aymen Dawood
Published: August 2022

Smartphone has become more widely used than ever and become necessary to develop electronic payment systems using the internet of things (IoT) techniques with the smartphone. Payment solution is one of the most important issues in the IoT. It is the future to make life easier and better through the new relationships will be commercial, requiring payment for services and products. This paper develops a prototype of a payment system consisting of a network from several interconnecting devices such as radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, RFID card tag, equipped with microprocessors NodeMCU, and corresponding software represented by an interactive website for making process of purchase, a database (MySQL) for store data of payments. Focusing on the side of protecting the payment system, a security model for a simplistic payment system based on the IoT is represented by using biometric authentication in the sensor of smartphones like fingerprint authentication and face detection to make sure the identification of the user before making the payment process in the system.
Minimum Description Length Recurrent Neural Networks
Authors: Lan Nur , Geyer Michal , Chemla Emmanuel , Katzir Roni
Published: August 2022

We train neural networks to optimize a Minimum Description Length score, that is, to balance between the complexity of the network and its accuracy at a task. We show that networks optimizing this objective function master tasks involving memory challenges and go beyond context-free languages. These learners master languages such as anbn, anbncn, anb2n, anbmcn +m, and they perform addition. Moreover, they often do so with 100% accuracy. The networks are small, and their inner workings are transparent. We thus provide formal proofs that their perfect accuracy holds not only on a given test set, but for any input sequence. To our knowledge, no other connectionist model has been shown to capture the underlying grammars for these languages in full generality.
Is There No Sense of Shame among Evangélicos? The Idolatry of Bolsonaro and the Constraints of the Gospel
Authors: von Sinner Rudolf
Published: August 2022

The growing political influence of evangélico Christians in traditionally Catholic Brazil has caught the attention of social and political scientists as well as theologians. What are the reasons for two thirds of the mainly Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostal electorate voting for Jair Messias Bolsonaro, the representative of an extreme right? This article explores traditional positions aligned with Bolsonaro’s morality, but also those that are contrary. The government’s blatant failure to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic has given, and indeed should give, rise to what the author calls an “evangélico sense of shame” as a consequence of the incompatibility of many of that part of the electorate that explicitly identified its faith convictions with Bolsonaro’s stances and actions. At the extreme end of an uncritical adherence is idolatry, visible, in the president being anointed by Edir Macedo, the supreme bishop of the Universal Church of God’s Kingdom. A genuinely theological dialogue and criticism is needed that would evaluate not only cognitive, but also affective and spiritual arguments and aspects.
Religious Symbols in Public Spaces in Brazil: Controversies and Propositions
Authors: Gabatz Celso
Published: August 2022

This article outlines issues pertinent to the valuation of religions in the Brazilian legal, social and cultural framework, particularly in its Catholic expression. It is a valorisation demonstrated in the form of approximations, contacts and compromises between instances of the state and the religious organizations. The hypothesis is that, within the current picture of religious diversity in its relation to secularity, the great challenge is not mainly in the presence of religion in public spaces, but in monopolies and privileges with an exclusivist character engendered by certain religious groups. The object of research in this approach is, therefore, the incidence of religious symbols present in Brazilian public spaces, their relevance and developments in the perspective of secularity, mainly for the field of sciences of religions, humanities, theology and law.
Explicit and implicit offensiveness in dialogical film discourse in Bridgit Jones films
Authors: Bączkowska Anna
Published: August 2022

The paper discusses the concept of offensiveness, both explicit and implicit, in film dialogical discourse based on three parts of a romantic comedy. The differences between explicitness and implicitness on the one hand, and between implicitness and (in)directness on the other are presented in the theoretical part. Indirectness and implicitness are treated in the study as independent concepts that instantiate covert meaning. On the other hand, explicitness and implicitness are viewed as gradual concepts that allow some overlap; thus, direct implicitness and indirect explicitness emerge as possible options. Furthermore, the category of offensiveness is presented as a broad category, a superordinate term that subsumes offensive language, typically realised through explicitly offensive words, such as swearwords, and (non)offence, encoded by rhetorical devices. Offensive language can have the function of offending the target addressee, i.e., to cause offence, or to build, inter alia, a jocular, intimate or friendly atmosphere. Offensiveness can thus embrace propositions that lead to offence or convey other, non-offensive meanings. Examples of both offensive language (explicit/direct forms) and subtypes of offence (figurative forms), as well as a combination of both (e.g., figurative forms such as ironic comments that contain swearwords), are gleaned from the corpus of three parts of the eponymous romantic comedy. The analysis has shown that figurative forms are often conflated (to create metaphorical irony, ironic hyperbole, and the like), the implicit forms of offensiveness occur almost as frequently as explicit forms and are distributed equally across gender, varying forms of offensiveness play the whole gamut of functions, disparagement being only one of them.
Exploring the didactic-psychological features of the dialogical discourse patterns in an online classroom context
Authors: Hajiyeva Konul , Mammadov Misgar
Published: August 2022

From the communicative-cognitive point of view, it is necessary to look at dialogic discourse as an active phase of the transition of language skills to speech skills. In this regard, discourse is considered as the articular form of consciousness consisting of a set of knowledge that motivates the speech activity of the interviewees. This empirical study draws on recent developments in dialogic approaches to learning and teaching and explores the relationship between the dialogic discourse pattern and improvement of the students’ participation and learning in an online EFL context. Developments in the dialogic teaching from two perspectives, namely didactic and psychological are reviewed and necessary preconditions and rules for the teachers to have a dialogical discourse pattern as an approach to classroom interaction are considered. It is assumed that when clearly defined, rules for a dialogic discourse pattern can lead to the development of students’ overall performance and mainly speaking skills.
Two new species of Plagiostriata (Bacillariophyaceae) from sand sediments of southern China
Authors: ZHANG WEIYU , WANG ZHEN , ZHUO SUQING , GAO YAHUI , LI XUESONG , ZHANG JUN , SUN LIN , LIANG JUNRONG , CHEN CHANGPING
Published: August 2022

This study describes two new species of Plagiostriata: P. xiapuensis sp. nov. and P. pingtanensis sp. nov., both collected in the intertidal zone of Fujian Province, China. This is the first record of species in the genus Plagiostriata in China. The morphological characteristics of the two new species are discussed in detail using light and scanning electron microscopy. Plagiostriata xiapuensis sp. nov. is characterized by its lower stria density and simple volae-covered areolae compared to the higher stria density, small and complex volae–covered areolae in P. pingtanensis sp. nov. The morphological characteristics of these two species significantly differ from those of P. goreensis and P. baltica in sternum and areolae features, which is also discussed herein.
A new species of Chiloschista (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae) from northern Vietnam
Authors: PHAM PHUOC DIEN , AVERYANOV LEONID V. , NGUYEN DINH HIEP , MAISAK TATIANA , NGUYEN VAN CANH , DANG MINH QUAN , TRUONG BA VUONG , DANG VAN SON
Published: August 2022

A yellow-flowered Chiloschista (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae) with brown-spotted tepals is described as a new species. It was initially collected in Son La Province, Thuan Chau District, and later flowered in cultivation when it was identified as a new specie. This new species resembles C. parishii and C. himalaica in habit, shape and color of the flower, but differs from C. parishii and C. himalaica by glabrous sepals and lip ornamentation characters. The paper includes the standard description, the plate with analytical photos, data on habitat, phenology, and conservation status of the new species.
Maintenance of the critical care system during the pandemic in non-COVID-19 patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy: a single center experience
Authors: Rhee Harin , Jang Gum Sook , Kim Sungmi , Lee Wanhee , Jeon Hakeong , Kim Da Woon , Ye Byung-min , Kim Hyo Jin , Kim Min Jeong , Kim Seo Rin , Kim Il Young , Song Sang Heon , Seong Eun Young , Lee Dong Won , Lee Soo Bong
Published: August 2022

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, maintenance of essential healthcare systems became very challenging. We describe the triage system of our institute, and assess the quality of care provided to critically ill non-COVID-19 patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) during the pandemic.

Methods

We introduced an emergency triage pathway early in the pandemic. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who received CRRT in our hospital from January 2016 to March 2021. We excluded end-stage kidney disease patients on maintenance dialysis. Patients were stratified as medical and surgical patients. The time from hospital arrival to intensive care unit (ICU) admission, the time from hospital arrival to intervention/operation, and the in-hospital mortality rate were compared before (January 2016 to December 2019) and during (January 2021 to March 2021) the pandemic.

Results

The mean number of critically ill patients who received CRRT annually in the surgical department significantly decreased during the pandemic in (2016–2019: 76.5 ± 3.1; 2020: 56; p < 0.010). Age, sex, and the severity of disease at admission did not change, whereas the proportions of medical patients with diabetes (before: 44.4%; after: 56.5; p < 0.005) and cancer (before: 19.4%; after: 32.3%; p < 0.001) increased during the pandemic. The time from hospital arrival to ICU admission and the time from hospital arrival to intervention/operation did not change. During the pandemic, 59.6% of surgical patients received interventions/operations within 6 hours of hospital arrival. In Cox’s proportional hazard modeling, the hazard ratio associated with the pandemic was 1.002 (0.778–1.292) for medical patients and 1.178 (0.783–1.772) for surgical patients.

Conclusion

Our triage system maintained the care required by critically ill non-COVID-19 patients undergoing CRRT at our institution.
Modelling of a triage scoring tool for SARS-COV-2 PCR testing in health-care workers: data from the first German COVID-19 Testing Unit in Munich
Authors: Hohl Hannah Tuulikki , Froeschl Guenter , Hoelscher Michael , Heumann Christian
Published: August 2022

Background

Numerous scoring tools have been developed for assessing the probability of SARS-COV-2 test positivity, though few being suitable or adapted for outpatient triage of health care workers.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed 3069 patient records of health care workers admitted to the COVID-19 Testing Unit of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität of Munich between January 27 and September 30, 2020, for real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of naso- or oropharyngeal swabs. Variables for a multivariable logistic regression model were collected from self-completed case report forms and selected through stepwise backward selection. Internal validation was conducted by bootstrapping. We then created a weighted point-scoring system from logistic regression coefficients.

Results

4076 (97.12%) negative and 121 (2.88%) positive test results were analysed. The majority were young (mean age: 38.0), female (69.8%) and asymptomatic (67.8%). Characteristics that correlated with PCR-positivity included close-contact professions (physicians, nurses, physiotherapists), flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, rhinorrhoea, headache), abdominal symptoms (nausea/emesis, abdominal pain, diarrhoea), less days since symptom onset, and contact to a SARS-COV-2 positive index-case. Variables selected for the final model included symptoms (fever, cough, abdominal pain, anosmia/ageusia) and exposures (to SARS-COV-positive individuals and, specifically, to positive patients). Internal validation by bootstrapping yielded a corrected Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristics Curve of 76.43%. We present sensitivity and specificity at different prediction cut-off points. In a subgroup with further workup, asthma seems to have a protective effect with regard to testing result positivity and measured temperature was found to be less predictive than anamnestic fever.

Conclusions

We consider low threshold testing for health care workers a valuable strategy for infection control and are able to provide an easily applicable triage score for the assessment of the probability of infection in health care workers in case of resource scarcity.
A multicentre retrospective cohort study on health-related quality of life after traumatic acute subdural haematoma: does cranial laterality affect long-term recovery?
Authors: Hoogslag V. D. N. , van Essen T. A. , Dijkman M. D. , Moudrous W. , Schoonman G. G. , Peul W. C.
Published: August 2022

Background

Traumatic acute subdural haematoma is a debilitating condition. Laterality intuitively influences management and outcome. However, in contrast to stroke, this research area is rarely studied. The aim is to investigate whether the hemisphere location of the ASDH influences patient outcome.

Methods

For this multicentre observational retrospective cohort study, patients were considered eligible when they were treated by a neurosurgeon for traumatic brain injury between 2008 and 2012, were > 16 years of age, had sustained brain injury with direct presentation to the emergency room and showed a hyperdense, crescent shaped lesion on the computed tomography scan. Patients were followed for a duration of 3-9 months post-trauma for functional outcome and 2-6 years for health-related quality of life. Main outcomes and measures included mortality, Glasgow Outcome Scale and the Quality of Life after Brain Injury score. The hypothesis was formulated after data collection.

Results

Of the 187 patients included, 90 had a left-sided ASDH and 97 had a right-sided haematoma. Both groups were comparable at baseline and with respect to the executed treatment. Furthermore, both groups showed no significant difference in mortality and Glasgow Outcome Scale score. Health-related quality of life, assessed 59 months (IQR 43-66) post-injury, was higher for patients with a right-sided haematoma (Quality of Life after Brain Injury score: 80 vs 61,P = 0.07).

Conclusions

This study suggests patients with a right-sided acute subdural haematoma have a better long-term health-related quality of life compared to patients with a left-sided acute subdural haematoma.
Attendance in physical education classes, sedentary behavior, and different forms of physical activity among schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study
Authors: de Jesus Gilmar Mercês , de Oliveira Araujo Raphael Henrique , Dias Lizziane Andrade , Barros Anna Karolina Cerqueira , dos Santos Araujo Lara Daniele Matos , de Assis Maria Alice Altenburg
Published: August 2022

Background

Attendance in physical education classes (PE) helps young people to achieve the physical activity recommendations and to reduce their exposure to sedentary behavior. However, the association between PE attendance and the daily frequency of specific forms of physical activity is less known. The current study analyzed the association between weekly attendance in PE and daily frequencies of different forms of physical activity (active play, non-active play, structured physical activity), and overall daily frequencies of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB) among schoolchildren.

Methods

Cross-sectional study with schoolchildren from second to fifth grade of 11 public schools (n = 2,477; 9.1 ± 1.38-y-old; 53.2% girls; 17.5 ± 3.5 kg/m2) in Feira de Santana (Northeast Brazil). PA, SB, and attendance in PE were self-reported using a previously validated on-line questionnaire based on the previous day's recall (Web-CAAFE). Multiple Binomial Negative regression modeling was carried out to analyze the association (Prevalence Rate: PR) between weekly attendance in PE (0/week, 1/week, ≥ 2/week) and frequencies of active play, non-active play, and structured physical activity, with adjustments by age, school shift, and BMI z-scores. Regression models analyzing overall PA also included adjustments by household chores.

Results

Attendance in PE ≥ 2/week was associated with higher frequencies of active play (girls: PR = 1.40, 95%CI = 1.11–1.78; boys: PR = 1.49, 95%CI = 1.15–1.94) and structured physical activity (girls: PR = 2.11, 95%CI = 1.31–3.40; boys: PR = 4.33, 95%CI = 1.63–11.52). Higher attendance in PE (≥ 2/week) was associated with high overall PA (girls: PR = 1.31, 95%CI = 1.06–1.62; boys: PR = 1.42, 95%CI = 1.14–1.77) and low SB (girls: PR = 0.80, 95%CI = 0.71–0.90; boys: PR = 0.81, 95%CI = 0.68–0.97). Attendance in PE 1/week was also associated with a lower frequency of daily SB among girls (PR = 0.73, 95%IC = 0.64–0.84)

Conclusion

Higher weekly attendance in PE was associated with higher frequencies of active play, structured physical activity, higher overall PA, and lower SB among both girls and boys.
The impact of changes in coding on mortality reports using the example of sepsis
Authors: Atkin Catherine , Pankhurst Tanya , McNulty David , Keogh Ann , Gallier Suzy , Pagano Domenico , Sapey Elizabeth , Ball Simon
Published: August 2022

Objectives

NHS Digital issued new guidance on sepsis coding in April 2017 which was further modified in April 2018. During these timeframes some centres reported increased sepsis associated mortality, whilst others reported reduced mortality, in some cases coincident with specific quality improvement programmes. We hypothesised that changes in reported mortality could not be separated from changes in coding practice.

Methods

Hospital Episode Statistics from the Admitted Patient Care dataset for NHS hospitals in England, from April 2016 to March 2020 were analysed. Admissions of adults with sepsis: an International Classification of Diseases 10 (ICD-10) code associated with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinical Classifications Software class ‘Septicaemia (except in labour)’, were assessed. Patient comorbidities were defined by other ICD-10 codes recorded within the admission episode.

Results

1,081,565 hospital episodes with a coded diagnosis of sepsis were studied. After April 2017 there was a significant increase in admission episodes with sepsis coded as the primary reason for admission. There were significant changes in the case-mix of patients with a primary diagnosis of sepsis after April 2017. An analysis of case-mix, hospital and year treated as random effects, defined a small reduction in sepsis associated mortality across England following the first change in coding guidance. No centre specific improvement in outcome could be separated from these random-effects.

Conclusion

Changes in sepsis coding practice altered case-mix and case selection, in ways that varied between centres. This was associated with changes in centre-specific sepsis associated mortality, over time. According to the direction of change these may be interpreted either as requiring local investigation for cause or as supporting coincident changes in clinical practice. A whole system analysis showed that centre specific changes in mortality cannot be separated from system-wide changes. Caution is therefore required when interpreting sepsis outcomes in England, particularly when using single centre studies to inform or support guidance or policy.