bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Revolutionizing Teamwork and Engagement in the Operating Room: AI-Driven Patient Case Narration for Enhanced OR Timeouts
Authors: Khalpey Zain , Kumar Ujjawal , Rozell Brynne , Kramer Scott , Evans Joel , Khalpey Amina
Published: September 2023

Background
Surgical errors are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the operating room as well as financial burden. The surgical timeout is a crucial step in reducing such errors, though it is often carried out ineffectively and can be unengaging, with quality and efficacy limited by human factors. The development and implementation of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning provides untapped potential to improve surgical timeouts.
Methods
Avoice-integrated system was developed in conjunction with a leading voice-enablement company, and eight surgical timeouts were performed using this system in cardiothoracic procedures. The Khalpey Artificial Intelligence system consisted of an Android device running KAI Voice at the center of the operating room, taking in vocal input, processing using an independent database and recording for storage/integration into EHR and other systems. A questionnaire was administered to all members of the multidisciplinary surgical team and responses were used to assess key stakeholder opinions.
Results
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive; team members found it to be more engaging and beneficial to operative flow and teamwork. Strengths were noted to be its improvement of compliance, prevention of surgical errors, and increased awareness of specific procedural details by members of the surgical team. Despite timeout length itself increasing slightly, this did not increase the operative procedure length due to the increases in workflow efficiency intraoperatively.
Conclusions
Our study shows there to be merit in the use of AI technologies to enhance surgical processes such as the timeout, with the ultimate result of improving patient outcomes and healthcare system efficiency.
Primary mediastinal seminoma with chronic granulomatous inflammation and lymphoid follicular hyperplasia: A case report and literature review
Authors: Luo Siyi , Zhang Weishan , Luo Qichi , Wang Guowu
Published: September 2023

Background: In this paper, a 22-year-old male patient with primary mediastinal seminoma (PMS), a rare extragonadal germ cell tumor, was described. Due to chest pain, this patient was admitted to the hospital and received the thoracic contrast-enhanced CT and further magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, with the result of a mass in the anterior mediastinum, which indicated a benign tumor or tumor-like lesion such as thymic or thymomas. After the testicular metastasis was excluded after surgery, he was pathologically diagnosed with PMS, accompanied by secondary histological features, including a dense inflammatory infiltrate comprising a combination of lymphocytes and granulomatous inflammation that may obscure the underlying neoplasm, thus leading to missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. Therefore, a proper understanding of the histological features and rare accompanying features of this disease is essential for the correct diagnosis and postoperative treatment.
Design of a multi-epitope vaccine candidate of gastric cancer against Helicobacter pylori
Authors: Shojaeian Ali , Sanami Samira , Mahmoudvand Shahab , Amini Razieh , Alibakhshi Abbas
Published: September 2023

Background: Gastric cancer and peptic ulcers can both be caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). So the complexity of such bacterium made it difficult to develop an effective treatment. Thus, a computational approach to developing antigenicity, stability, and safety in vaccines against this pathogen will aid in the management of related diseases.
Methods: This investigation chose two H. pylori proteins, SabA and BabA, as epitope prediction targets. Therefore, this study used an immunoinformatics platform to create a subunit vaccine against H. pylori. The best helper T lymphocytes (HTLs) along with cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) epitopes have been chosen according to antigenicity, toxicity and allergenicity. The chosen epitopes, suitable linkers, as well as adjuvants were combined for creating a final vaccine design. The antigenicity, allergenicity, along with physicochemical traits of vaccine were assessed.
Results: The vaccine’s 3D structure has been anticipated. Molecular docking analysis along with molecular dynamics (MD) simulation were performed on multi-epitope vaccine. The vaccine candidate was in silico cloned in pET28a (+) vector.
Conclusion: The results showed that final vaccine design would work well as an effective prophylactic vaccine versus H. pylori. To evaluate vaccine efficacy against the aforementioned bacteria, in vivo and in vitro trials are required.
Education spread and economic development: Portugal 1981
Authors: Pontes José Pedro
Published: September 2023

We try to rationalize the fact that the impact of higher education spread on aggregate productivity tends to disappear as a higher share people completes college. For that purpose, we model this situation by means of a coordination (Stag Hunt) game, where a youngster reaps the benefit of higher education only if there is a critical mass of students.
During the initial stage the net reward of higher education is high, so that the Nash equilibrium with general enrolment is selected. As higher education becomes widespread, its relative benefit tends to decline because the relative wage of skilled labour falls with the rise in its supply and universities face diseconomies of scale as they expand over lower density territories.
The decrease in the reward is multiplied by the fact that the strategy of avoiding higher education becomes “risk-dominant”, which more likely leads to a coordination breakdown, where the tertiary schooling rate might rise despite the output per worker decreases.
This socially undesirable outcome can be avoided through a policy aimed at college network enhancement through its geographical concentration. For this purpose, the relocation of a significant share of students appears to be necessary.
JEL codes: C72, I25, 015, R11
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON CORPORATE UNIVERSITY AND TRENDS
Authors: Moura Luiz , Bayma de Oliveira Fátima , Sant'Anna Anderson de Souza , Marchisotti Gustavo Guimarães
Published: September 2023

The main purpose of this article is to identify the main actions adopted by Corporate Universities (CUs) during the COVID-19 pandemic period, as well as trends for the post-pandemic period. To this end, a systematic literature review was conducted on Scopus and Web of Science databases. A questionnaire was developed and validated by experts in the field of Corporate Education, and the survey link was made available on the Qualtrics platform to those involved or interested in the topic. Interviews were also conducted with executives from CUs of large Brazilian organizations during the pandemic period. The questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential analysis, as well as content analysis of the interviews. As a result, the main actions taken by CUs focused on the qualification of their instructors, leaders, and professionals. There was an increase in investments by CUs, with an emphasis on the adoption of digital technologies, accompanied by actions aimed at engagement, motivation, and emotional well-being. The main trends for the post-COVID-19 period point to the expansion of short-term hybrid courses and changes in business models to adapt to the new challenges generated by the pandemic. One of the main consequences of the pandemic is the considerable recognition, by employees of organizations, users, and leaders of CUs, of the importance of social and humanities approaches adopted by them. Furthermore, it is understood that the relevant role of CUs tends to be reinforced based on the increasing value of the notion of sustainability in their courses and managerial training practices aimed at the sustainable development of organizations and society.
APRENDIZAJES DE LOS PROCESOS DE MOVILIZACIÓN SOCIAL EN COLOMBIA DURANTE 2021
Authors: Bran Piedrahita Lemy
Published: September 2023

The processes of social mobilization have been consolidated over the years as a crucial category of analysis within the social sciences, since they represent the manifestation of the emotions of individuals, which are usually linked to the expression of nonconformity with political, economic or social systems, depending on the catalysts that motivate people's mobility (Massal, 2021). Not surprisingly, with the advent of the 21st century, mobilizations have become increasingly frequent, using different means to organize people for a common cause -as has been the case of social networks since the strengthening of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)-. Consider, for example, the Arab revolts and the peasant strike in Colombia in 2013 (Massal, 2021).
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS PARA LA RESOCIALIZACIÓN E INTEGRACIÓN SOCIAL DE LOS DESMOVILIZADOS DEL CONFLICTO ARMADO INTERNO EN COLOMBIA
Authors: Caro Madrid Adonis , Vélez Vega Leonor
Published: September 2023

En el presente arti?culo de investigacio?n se presentan los resultados de una investigacio?n titulada Poli?ticas pu?blicas sobre resocializacio?n e integracio?n social de los desmovilizados del conflicto armado interno en Colombia, donde se analizo? que el problema de la delincuencia emergente, producto del surgimiento de las bandas criminales, tiene su origen en la desmovilizacio?n de los grupos armados al margen de la ley, las denominadas BACRIM, que son los remanentes de los grupos paramilitares y algunos eje?rcitos privados de extintos carteles del narcotra?fico, cuya violencia y propagacio?n del delito paso? de los campos rurales a los cascos urbanos, evolucionando hacia una nueva forma de delincuencia organizada estructurada y compleja, en bu?squeda de fortalecer su existencia e influencia en la ya establecida delincuencia que hace parte de Colombia. El presente trabajo analiza la historia de la delincuencia organizada en los u?ltimos an?os de la nacio?n, estableciendo una analogi?a entre los institutos de poli?tica criminal que procuran combatir y disminuir los actos violentos de esta nueva ola de delito, y estudiando el origen de dichas organizaciones delictivas, analizando el papel del derecho estatal y las poli?ticas ofi- ciales, para prevenir el alzamiento de grupos al margen de la ley, en este nuevo feno?meno de crimen organizado.

Palabras clave: BACRIM, Poli?tica criminal, Delincuencia organizada, Poli?ticas pu?blicas estatales, Justicia y paz, Criminologi?a, Prevencio?n del delito.

Abstract

This research develops a jurisprudential analysis of Public policies on social rehabilitation and social integration of demobilized the armed conflict in Colombia, which, we make in order to get our title specialists in Criminal Law and Criminology. The problem of crime emerging product of the rise of criminal gangs, has its origin in the demobilization of armed groups outside the law, called the BACRIM are remnants of paramilitary groups and some private armies of drug cartels extinct, whose violence and spread of crime over the rural areas to the urban centers, evolving into a new form of structured and complex organized crime, seeking to strengthen its presence and influence in the established crime that is part of the Colombian nation. This paper analyzes the history of organized crime in the last years of the nation, drawing an analogy between criminal policy institutes working to combat and reduce the violence of this new wave of crime, and studying the origin of such organizations crime, analyzing the role of state law and public policy, to prevent the rise of groups outside the law, in this new phenomenon of organized crime.

Keywords: BACRIM, Criminal policy, Organized delinquency, Official public policies, Justice and peace, Criminology, Crime prevention.
PARTICIPACIO?N POLI?TICA Y VIOLENCIA DE GE?NERO EN AME?RICA LATINA
Authors: Albaine Laura
Published: September 2023

Este arti?culo reflexiona a trave?s del ana?lisis de factores socioculturales e institucionales sobre uno de los obsta?culos ma?s graves que condicionan la participacio?n poli?tica de las mujeres en Ame?rica Latina: El acoso y violencia poli?tica en razo?n de ge?nero. Esta problema?tica es una nueva expresio?n que ha adoptado la violencia de ge?nero en la arena poli?tica que restringe el ejercicio de los derechos poli?ticos de las mujeres y el derecho a vivir una vida libre de violencia.

El acoso y violencia poli?tica se manifiesta ma?s alla? de los avances normativos logrados en la regio?n orientados a generar condiciones de igualdad en te?rminos de ge?nero en la participacio?n poli?tica. En consecuencia, a las normas que promueven el acceso de las mujeres a cargos de decisio?n, tales como cuotas o paridad, deben suma?rsele cuerpos legales que garanticen, adema?s de sus derechos poli?ticos, su seguridad y sus derechos humanos. 

Abstract

This paper focuses on a reflection and analysis of socio-cultural and institutional factors that affect women’s political participation in Latin America, such as gender-based harassment and violence. This problem is a new expression that has adopted gender-based violence in the political arena, restricting not only the exercise of women’s political rights but also their right to live a life free of violence.

Despite Latin American countries have enacted laws to create conditions in terms of gender equality in political participation, political harassment and violence still occurs. However, these policy actions are not enough to ensure women’s access to decision-making positions, such as quotas or parity; it must also be legal bodies to ensure, in addition to their political rights, their personal safety, and human rights.
System-Wide Change Is Essential to Value the Contributions of Women in Medicine and Science
Authors: Jain Shikha , Allan Jessica M , Bhayani Rakhee K
Published: September 2023

The persistent and pervasive gender gap in health care is a fact backed by data, science, and evidence. This editorial aims to describe some of the challenges that continue to persist. Many of the strategies outlined can be implemented both locally and nationally to effect meaningful change and work toward closing the existing gender gap in health care.
Dental health of patients using antidepressants and methamphetamines
Authors: Khaitovych M.V. , Turchak D.V. , Mazur I.P. , Yunakova N.M.
Published: September 2023

The search was performed in the PubMed database, and the results of own research on the effects of antidepressants on dental health were presented. Literature data on the impact of methamphetamine use on dental health are also provided. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been shown to cause bru-xism, which can exacerbate temporomandibular joint disorder, and tricyclic antidepressants (especially low-dose amitriptyline) can reduce the risk of bruxism caused by another antidepressant. Antidepressants, mostly tricyclic, cause xerostomia, leading to the salivary hypofunction. Similar effects such as bruxism and xerostomia are also noted when using methamphetamines. Saliva contains a high concentration of calcium and phosphate ions, which serve as raw materials for the remineralization process, it also buffers organic acids formed by dental plaque, thereby preventing periodontitis and caries. Xerostomia due to the use of antidepressants or methamphetamines causes taste disorders, the appearance of bad breath, mouth ulcers, impairs the processes of chewing, swallowing and speech, changes the microbial colonization of the oral cavity, causing the development of dental ca-ries, candidiasis, atrophy of the mucous membrane and a burning sensation, difficulties in keeping dentures, negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Therefore, it is important for dentists to be aware of the oral problems associated with the use of methamphetamines and antidepressants, identify them early, and not only provide topical treatment, but also discuss with patients the risks associated with their lifestyle or treatment.
Influence of Lisu People’s Religious Beliefs on their Traditional Medicine
Authors: Yuanyuan Zuo , Yao Yan
Published: September 2023

The Lisu, inhabitants of Nujiang River Canyon in China’s northwestern Yunnan Province, believe in three set of religious beliefs: their own primitive religion, Christianity and Catholicism, introduced by Western missionaries in the 18th century (Yang et al. (Eds.), 1993). Religious convictions permeate all aspects of life conducted by Lisu and do have a profound impact upon various aspects of their traditional culture. The present article explores how religious tenets have helped shape and have affected traditional Lisu medicine, investigating the relationship between religion, culture, and traditional medicine, tracking the path from Lisu ancient history down to modern times.
Identifikasi Karakteristik Fisik Berbagai Jenis Agregat Halus dan Korelasinya pada Sifat Beton Segar dan Beton Padat
Authors: Kencanawati N.N. , Rawiana S. , Rofaida A. , Febriyanti N.A.
Published: September 2023

One of the main constituents of concrete is fine aggregate or sand. As a filler, the characteristics of sand affect the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete. The aim of this research is to identify the characteristics of various types of sand and to correlate them with the properties of the concrete. The type of sand used in the experiment is common type of sand used in construction; for instance, silt sand, river sand, and beach sand, as well as recycled sand from concrete waste. The examination on physical characteristics includes visualization with a digital microscope, specific gravity, water absorption, fine modulus, and impurities content. This characteristic is compared with the value of slump, concrete unit weight, and concrete compressive strength. Quarry sand has denser particles and a fairly coarse texture, while recycled sand has the finest, hollowest, lightest particles and a lighter color than other sands. According to the properties of fresh concrete, silt sand produces the lowest slump value while recycled sand has the highest slump value. A positive correlation in the form of y = 1,55x + C is obtained from the relationship of the specific gravity of sand (x) to the compressive strength of concrete (y) and constants (C). the same correlation but in a negative relationship is obtained from the influence of water absorption characteristics
Pemodelan Estimasi Kecepatan Rambat Gelombang Geser Tanah (VS30) Berbasis Topografi, Geomorfologi dan Geologi
Authors: Rahayu A. , Prakoso W.A. , Sadisun I.A
Published: September 2023

The 30 m top layer of soil as the medium of propagation of the earthquake wave is the closest to the structure of the building, and could have different effects depending on the type of soil and topography. The Indonesian earthquake code for building and non building structures known as SNI 1726-2012 using the directly measured VS30 as the primary parameter to identify the stiffness effect of sediment. The VS30 can be measured using non invasive methods, such as multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW). Direct, invasive measurements of VS30 around Indonesia would be difficult to implement due to the vastness of the country and the high cost nature of the testing. To provide an alternative to the direct measurement, VS30 estimation models have been developed. VS30 estimates using topography in the form of slopes are commonly used in North America, while geomorphological units are used in Japan. This research was carried out by correlating VS30 direct measurements with topographical, geomorphological and geological attributes. The VS30 obtained from series of MASW tests, the topographic slope and elevation from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 30 arcsec data, the geomorphology units data which are Structural, Karst, Vulkanik, Fluvial and Marine from landsystem map and the geologic age data from Geological Survey Centre (PSG). Data were analyzed by linear regression and spatial analysis. VS30 estimation modeling produces models with four variables, namely elevation, slope, geomorphological unit and geological age in the regions of Palu. Four proxy based estimates provide values that are slightly higher or lower but in a range not so far from direct measurements. The results of data processing analysis shows that local conditions greatly affect VS30 estimates in Palu. The VS30 estimation model in the form of a logarithmic equation is as follows, Log VS30 = -3.925 + 0.062 log(s) + 0.069 log(Ev) + 0.665 log(G) + 1.824 log(A) gives a slightly higher or lower value but in a range not far from direct measurement. This VS30 estimation model is suitable for soil classification on a regional scale and can be adopted for microzonation maps or real-time shake map.
Best practice in crisis management during COVID-19 emergency: A case study from the airport sector
Authors: Rangone Adalberto
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this work is to analyze a performing model of process management in a state of emergency in the airport sector. This work reveals the Torino airport model for crisis management realized to ensure the continuation of activities during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The case study has been analyzed by means of the innumerable measures carried out and included in the operational continuity plan (OCP) of Torino airport (ital. Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle) in Turin, a specific plan aimed to satisfy the exigencies of passengers, the commercial relationship with sub-dealers and commercial partners as well as all the human resources working in the airport during the pandemic spread. The analysis focused on internal documents, reports sent to Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) to compete in the international competition, and public economic and financial reports as well. The findings help to demonstrate not only the model adopted but also the perfect interaction between all the involved corporate sections of the Torino Airport aimed at a main objective: the continuation of activities as well as the safety and satisfaction of stakeholders. For its theoretical and practical evidence, the paper expresses both scholarly and professional relevance.
Allocation of Demersal Harvest Rights in Iceland
Authors: Gretarsson Helgi
Published: September 2023

It is generally understood that since 1984 the Icelandic fishery man- agement system has been based on individual transferable quotas (ITQs), that licenses for commercial fishing in Iceland were allocated to owners of vessels according to their fishing activity for the period 1 November 1982 through 31 October 1983, and quota shares in the demersal fisheries (usually 70–80 % of the annual catch value) were allocated according to the catch history of vessels in the period 1 November 1980 through 31 October 1983. Several judgements have been based on these premises. The aim of this article is to illustrate that the Icelandic fishery management system has by no means been a 100 % ITQ system since 1984, and that alloca- tion of fishing licenses and quotas in the demersal fisheries in Iceland has been far more complicated than the aforementioned understanding would indicate. In fact since 1984 the Icelandic system has evolved more by trial-and-error than by design, and a substantial portion of the demersal quota shares have been reallocated. These reallocations should influence how the system is judged and evaluated.Keywords: fisheries management, ITQs, allocation of fishing rights, equality, property right, freedom of employmentCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 1, 2/2010 p. 299-318. ISSN 1891-6252
Striving to Unite. The Russian Sámi and the Nordic Sámi Parliament model
Authors: Berg-Nordlie Mikkel
Published: September 2023

This article describes activism in the Russian Federation aimed at reforming indigenous policy by adopting a foreign model – a Nordic-type elected indigenous assembly – for the Sámi of the Russian Federation. Key initiatives from the period ca. 1985–2010 are presented, their origins investigated, and some effects of the activists’ approach are analyzed, as well as certain functions of the original institutions, the Nordic Sámi Parliaments.Keywords: Sámi politics, indigenous rights, ethno-politics, Russian civil society, minority representationCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, 1/2011 p. 52–76. ISSN 1891-6252
The third issue of Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Authors: Ravna Øyvind
Published: September 2023

No abstract available.Citation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, 1/2011 p. 1–3. ISSN 1891-6252
The New Paradigm for Nature Protection: A Model for Russia’s High North?
Authors: Elvestad Christel , Nilssen Frode , Ivanova Ludmila
Published: September 2023

This article addresses whether the new Western paradigm for nature protection, combining conservation and local development, could serve as a model for nature protection in Russia, and for Russia’s High North in particular. The article introduces the new paradigm of protected areas and the Russian protected area (PA) system. Three different types of PAs in the Murmansk Oblast are then presented, focusing on the role protected areas can play in terms of local development. The new paradigm has been embraced in the West, but the dominant form of PA in Russia is still the strictly protected areas – zapovedniks - which do not allow any form of economic activity including nature-based tourism. The number of national parks and nature parks in Russia is slowly increasing, but to establish and develop these forms of PAs suited to promote local develop- ment is challenging. The situation in the Murmansk Oblast illustrates problems such as conflict of interest between different stakeholders, lack of support from the authorities – most notably at Federal level – and bureaucratic hindrances including the system for leasing of land as well as weak tourism infrastructure and competence. However, local “park enthusiasm,” a growing number of tourists and new governmental strategies may contribute to local development in the years to come.Keywords: nature conservation, the new paradigm for protected areas, local de- velopment, nature-based tourism, zapovedniksCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 3, 2/2011 p. 199–221. ISSN 1891-6252
Legal and political challenges in governance of Northern natural resources
Authors: Ravna Øyvind
Published: September 2023

No abstract available.Citation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 3, 2/2011 p. 135–137. ISSN 1891-6252
New insights and a better understanding of issues related to the Arctic and the High North
Authors: Ravna Øyvind
Published: September 2023

No abstract available.Citation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 3, 1/2012 p. 1–3. ISSN 1891-6252
The Development of Scientific Cooperation under the Norway–Russia Fisheries Regime in the Barents Sea
Authors: Hammer Maria , Hoel Alf Håkon
Published: September 2023

Cooperation between Norwegian and Russian scientists on marine science in the Barents Sea dates back to the 1950s. Science, as well as the resource management it serves, has evolved dramatically since then. In terms of its substance, scientific foci and methods have increased substantially. Previously, research efforts targeted a few commercial fish species, whereas entire ecosystems and non–commercial as well as commercial species are addressed today. A further dimension of change is that of organization of science: While cooperation was initially sporadic, it has gradually become embedded in a wider framework of scientific collaboration and become more organized. This framework is included in the bilateral management of the living marine resources in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian–Russian Joint Fisheries Commission (JNRFC) and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) work as the peer reviewers of science and providers of scientific advice to the authorities in Norway and the Russian Federation. This article discusses these issues with regard to developments in science, in international regimes and the role of science in policy-making.Keywords: Scientific cooperation Norway–Russian Federation, fisheries management, Barents SeaCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 3, 2/2012 pp. 244–274. ISSN 1891-6252
An Indigenous Public Sphere? The Media and the 2009 Sámediggi Election Campaign
Authors: Josefsen Eva , Skogerbø Eli
Published: September 2023

This article discusses media coverage of the Norwegian Sámediggi election campaign in 2009, focusing on the research question: Did Sami voters, scattered over a vast geographical area and split into multiple language groups, have a public space in the media, where Sami politics could be discussed ahead of the Sámediggi elections in 2009? Our findings show there was indeed a public space for Sami politics, but unequal communication opportunities for Sami voters, depending on language and geography. In the north the media provided a bilingual public space, as both Sami and Norwegian newspapers covered the election. Voters in the south were offered less news and debate about the Sámediggi election and coverage was most likely to be in Norwegian. One explanation for these differences is that the number of Sami voters is small, and further south the voters are fewer and more scattered. The differences were also explained in terms of relevance of issues. The degree of conflict and controversy over Sami politics is higher in Finnmark than in other parts of Sápmi and Norway.Keywords: Media, Sami, Parliament, Sámediggi, election, NorwayCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 4, 1/2013 pp. 62–89. ISSN 1891-6252
Indigenous land claims in Europe: The European Court of Human Rights and the decolonization of property
Authors: Otis Ghislain , Laurent Aurélie
Published: September 2023

This study examines the potential impact of recent developments in international human rights law relating to indigenous land claims on the protection of property under the European Convention on Human Rights. In a departure from colonial law the authors show how the doctrine of ancestral indigenous land title has recently been incorporated into international human rights law. This development, however, has yet to occur within the regime of the European Convention. The authors argue that the new decolonized approach to property can and should be adopted by the European Court of Human Rights in its interpretation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention.Keywords: Indigenous Peoples, European Court of Human Rights, Land Rights, Property, Legal Pluralism, Ancestral Land Title, International Human Rights Law, Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.Citation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 4, 2/2013 pp. 156–180. ISSN 1891-6252
Electricity Interconnection and Trade between Norway and Russia
Authors: Das Neves Maria Madalena
Published: September 2023

Anticipated industrial growth in northern Norway, particularly of energy intensive industries such as hydrocarbons and mining, will inevitably result in increased electricity consumption. Northern Norway faces security of supply challenges, and substantial investments are needed in generation, transmission and distribution capacity in order to meet the growing electricity demand. This makes it advantageous to reinforce the existing cross-border electricity infrastructure and trade between Norway and Russia. Cross-border interconnections however are complex, and the controversial debate over Norway’s position on nuclear power in the Kola Peninsula has created public and political opposition that could permanently hinder interconnection expansion plans. This article provides an outline of the existing electricity interconnection and trade between Norway and Russia and examines the potential for reinforcing those arrangements, as well as the concomitant social, political and legal challenges. It argues that in spite of nuclear power controversies, there is still room for expanding the existing interconnection and electricity trade in view of opportunities for the development of other renewable resources in Russia.
Genetic structure of Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae) population in the «Aleksin Bor» Natural Monument (European Russia)
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lysenkov Sergey N. , Galkina Maria A. ,   Main Botanical Garden of RAS
Published: September 2023

Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae) is a natural hybrid of the native S. virgaurea and the alien invasive S. canadensis, originated in Europe. Its naturalisation potential is still questionable. One of the largest (more than 20 ramet clusters, treated as individuals) known population of this nothospecies, is located in the «Aleksin Bor» Natural Monument (Aleksin town, Tula Region, Russia) in the floodplain of the River Oka. We studied its genetic structure with the help of chloroplast and nuclear markers. Analysis of sequence of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer ITS 1–2 showed that all individuals with intermediate morphology are actually hybrids. Data on the intergenic chloroplast non-coding spacer rpl32–trnL showed that S. canadensis is the maternal species in 60% of the studied individuals. It was shown that even closely located individuals were not clones; therefore, they were results of sexual, rather than vegetative reproduction. Analysis of ISSR markers showed that the studied individuals of S. × niederederi in this population are not only F1 hybrids, but also their descendants (F2 hybrids and/or backcrosses, mostly with S. canadensis). We conclude that S. × niederederi has successfully been naturalised in the studied community and, possibly, is outcompeting its native parental species, S. virgaurea, through introgression.
General patterns of macrozoobenthos distribution in two rivers basins of the Khabarovsky Krai (Far East of Russia)
Authors:   All-Russian Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography, Vorobjeva Lada V. , Chertoprud Elena S. ,   A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the RAS
Published: September 2023

This article analyses the distribution patterns of macrozoobenthos in watercourses of the basins of the River Bajal and River Anyuy (Khabarovsky Krai, Russia) on the territories of the Bajal Sanctuary and Anyuy National Park. The distance-based linear models (DistLM) method was used to estimate the proportion of distribution of macroinvertebrates explained by the factors considered in the study (river basin, current velocity, substrate, channel width, temperature, pH). All of these factors contributed significantly, together explaining about one-third of the variability of macroinvertebrate distribution. The main explanatory factors were river basin and substrate (9.3% and 10.5%, respectively), as well as the current velocity (5.7%). Based on the cluster analysis, eight statistically significant groups of samples on the basis of similarity of taxonomic composition were identified. A set of indicator taxa was determined for each group and their indicator values were found. Using the Kruskal-Wallis analysis, the environmental factors significantly differing between the obtained groups and subgroups were singled out. There are well-defined patterns in the confinement of taxonomic complexes to certain habitats. Local environmental factors are the strong filter influencing the formation of taxonomic communities. The factor of belonging to the river basin also plays a significant role in the formation of invertebrate communities, which should be considered in the planning of monitoring studies on a large spatial scale. However, the distinguished groups and subgroups are characterised by a low level of internal similarity. Only about a quarter of the total species number belongs to indicator taxa, and samples do not form discrete clusters with obvious hiatus on the ordination diagram. The longitudinal distribution of macroinvertebrates for each river can be characterised as a punctuated gradient.
Cinemática de la Marcha en Adultos Jóvenes con Peso Normal, Sobrepeso y Obesidad
Authors:   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Ramirez R. Rodrigo , Carmona M. Diego ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Hernández H. Karen ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Velazquez Jorge ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Morales Alicia J. ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Vega- Gonzalez A. ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato
Published: September 2023

En el presente estudio se muestran los resultados del análisis cinemático de la marcha de quince sujetos con distinto índice de masa corporal pertenecientes a una institución educativa en el estado de Guanajuato. De acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el índice de masa corporal (IMC) se clasifica en 4 estados nutricionales: Desnutrición (IMC<18.5), normal (18.5൑IMC൏25), sobrepeso (25൑IMC൏30) y obesidad (IMC൒30). El objetivo principal del estudio es observar diferencias en la marcha en 3 de los estados nutricionales (normal, sobrepeso y obesidad) utilizando tecnología de bajo costo. Se logró observar modificaciones en las fases del ciclo de la marcha, donde se puede observar que la fase de apoyo es mayor en las personas con obesidad que en las que tienen un peso normal (7% mayor), así como se observaron disminuciones en los ángulos de las articulaciones de cadera, rodilla y tobillo
Estudio piloto para el análisis cinemático del mortal estático en gimnastas principiantes y avanzados
Authors:   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Domínguez Ana L. , Alba Pedro A. ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Ruiz Nancy G. ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Cázares J. Andres ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato, Vega- Gonzales A. ,   División de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Guanajuato
Published: September 2023

Muchas lesiones deportivas son atribuidas a la falta detécnica del atleta; esto se debe a una presión excesiva en ciertas articulaciones o músculos que pueden ocasionar un daño. Una de las principales lesiones en gimnastas principiantes son los esguinces de tendón calcáneo, fracturas de tibia o peroné por un aterrizaje incorrecto al realizar un mortal estático. Este trabajo muestra las principales diferencias entre un experto y un principiante al realizar un mortal estático mostrando una idea de cuáles podrían ser los factores que afectan la técnica adecuada del mismo. El análisis se desarrolló con videografía en plano sagital, se estudiaron las trayectorias y ángulos de diferentes segmentos importantes en el cuerpo humano y se encontraron diferencias significativas entre gimnastas expertos y principiantes que se atribuyen a una mala ejecución.
The Interaction of Fiqh and Science in the Dynamics of Determining the Beginning of the Hijri Month in Indonesia
Authors: Hasan Muhammad
Published: September 2023

The determination of the onset of the Hijri month in Indonesia has frequently sparked controversy, especially among prominent Islamic organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, as well as governmental entities like the Ministry of Religious Affairs. This contention arises from the diverse methods and criteria they adopt for the sighting of the hilāl (new crescent Moon) to mark the beginning of the Hijri month. This article delves into the interplay between fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and astronomy in determining the start of the Hijri month within the Indonesian context. Employing literature research with a scientific-cum-doctrinal approach, the article highlights three interactions between fiqh and science. Firstly, astronomy serves as a translator of jurisprudential concepts into empirical criteria for determining the beginning of the Hijri month. It underscores the interdependence of these two domains in decision-making rooted in religious beliefs and empirical knowledge. Secondly, the dynamic process of determining the start of the Hijri month in Indonesia reveals a complex interplay between fiqh and science, with varying viewpoints among religious scholars and scientific researchers regarding the criteria for moon sighting. Lastly, fiqh plays a role in legitimizing astronomy in the rukyah al-hilāl (crescent moon sightings) process through testimonies, wherein scholars of Islamic jurisprudence establish criteria for witnesses and use oaths to validate empirical scientific evidence supporting lunar visibility. This article offers valuable insights into the intricate relationship between fiqh and science in determining the start of the Hijri month in Indonesia.
Associations among computed tomographic measures of bone and muscle quality and biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal bone quality in laying hens
Authors: Harrison Cerano , Jones Jeryl , Bridges William , Anderson Gracie , Ali Ahmed , Mercuri Jeremy
Published: September 2023

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the current study were to quantify laying hen sternal carina (keel) and tibiotarsal bone and muscle quality using clinical CT, tissue level, and biomechanical measures; test associations among muscle transverse sectional area, bone mineral density, and biomechanical measures of bone quality; and determine whether CT measures of bone and muscle quality would be predictive of biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal bone quality.

ANIMALS

60 40-week-old Hy-Line brown laying hens were used.

METHODS

Associations among CT imaging, tissue level, and biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal and keel bone and muscle quality were tested using multivariate correlational analyses. Bivariate and generalized regressions were performed to determine whether CT measures were predictive of biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal bone quality.

RESULTS

Low positive correlations were identified between tibiotarsal muscle transverse-sectional area (cross-sectional area [CSA]) and bone mineral density (BMD) in the proximal location of the bone (r = −0.11 to 0.31). Tibiotarsal muscle CSA was also low to moderately correlated with biomechanical measures of bone quality (r = 0.20 to 0.41). Keel muscle CSA values were not correlated with keel BMD values, but they were correlated with biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal bone quality (r = 0.18 to 0.40). Keel CT measures of bone quality were not correlated with tibiotarsal CT measures of bone quality. At the proximal location, muscle CSA and tibiotarsal BMD were predictive of biomechanical failure load (F = 9.68, P = .0003muscle CSA; F = 9.13, P = .004tibiotarsal BMD).

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Findings supported using noninvasive CT measures of muscle and bone quality in longitudinal research studies evaluating the effects of interventions on laying hen welfare.
The application of big data technology in the integration of non-foreign heritage into the construction of college sports curriculum thinking and politics
Authors: Li Dan , Han Liu
Published: September 2023

This paper firstly takes the non-heritage Taijiquan course SiM to the physical education course SiM as the theoretical starting point to enrich and expand the theoretical connotation of the physical education course SiM. Secondly, a sorting algorithm is used to sort the recall set by the interaction data of students and the physical education curriculum Civics elements to determine the final display order of the recall elements. A ranking model incorporating students’ long-term and short-term behaviors is proposed to model the sequence of students’ long-term and short-term behaviors separately. Finally, the long-term behavioral features of students are extracted using the self-attention mechanism, and the short-term behaviors of students and the extracted long-term behavioral features are modeled in sequences by GRU units, respectively, to explore the interesting Civics elements of students fully. The results show that the initial eigenvalues of the public factors 1-5 of the integration of non-heritage Taijiquan culture into the thought politics construction of college physical education courses are all greater than 1, which meets the factor extraction criteria. At the same time, the cumulative variance values of the five public factors of the Civic and Political elements can explain 88.378% of the whole index, which meets the criteria of exploratory factor analysis. In this paper, the integration of non-heritage Taijiquan into the construction of Civic college's physical education curriculum provides the enlightenment of the times for the re-conceptualization of traditional Chinese culture and realizes the collaborative team innovation with cross-border integration.
Text Study of Reader Magazine in the Context of Big Data
Authors: Zhang Limin , Xia Yiming
Published: September 2023

Exploring the textual emotional value of the Reader is to help readers understand the Reader’s embedded emotions in an all-around way. In this paper, two text analysis methods, latent semantic analysis and probabilistic latent semantic analysis are described, starting from the analysis model of text research, and the automatic text classification technique is illustrated. The principles of support vector machines are explained, the optimal decision function selection solution is performed using kernel functions, and a PLSA-SVM text analysis model is also constructed using the PLSA method jointly with SVM. The structural features of Reader magazine were analyzed and explained, and the PLSA-SVM text analysis model was used to analyze the data on the narrative features of Reader magazine. In terms of narrative themes, the main narrative themes of Reader magazine were distributed as affection and love, which increased by 16.84% and 17.42% from 2012 to 2021, respectively. In terms of narrative perspectives, the proportion of first-person and third-person narrative perspectives is comparable, increasing by 9.03% and 12.3% from 2012 to 2021, respectively. Thus, in the context of big data, the PLSA-SVM text analysis model can be used to analyze the text narrative features of Reader magazine effectively, and Reader magazine can use the analysis to optimize further the text content and issue texts that are attuned to readers’ emotions.
Analysis of artistic features of ancient Chinese literary works based on multi-scale feature fusion network
Authors: Zhang Yanan
Published: September 2023

Against the background of the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the use of artificial intelligence technology to improve the efficiency of artistic feature analysis of ancient Chinese literary works has become a hot topic of current research in literature. In this paper, we propose a multi-scale feature fusion network for the artistic feature analysis of ancient Chinese literary works to address the problems of a single structure and inflexible adaptation of features that appear in RPN networks and path aggregation networks. Then, features are extracted from ancient Chinese literary works, and several adaptive multi-scale feature extraction modules are used to squeeze the incentive and adaptive gating mechanisms for artistic feature extraction and fusion. Finally, the evaluation index system of artistic features of literary works is constructed, and the multi-scale feature fusion network weights the artistic features of ancient Chinese literature. The results show that the average weights of humanistic spiritual features, national patriotic features, literary emotional features and transformative artistic features in ancient Chinese literature and art features are 26.11%, 24.97%, 23.89% and 25.03%, respectively, and the average weight of humanistic spiritual features performs better compared with the other three. This study analyzes the artistic characteristics and cultural values of ancient literary works, which is an effective initiative for modern people to study ancient culture and inherit the national spirit and has important historical significance for developing Chinese literature.