bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Miniaturized Skin-Integrated Electronics in Real Time for Virtual Assistance - A Review
Authors: Senthilkumar T. , Thangavelu Anuradha
Published: September 2022

The skin acts as a conduit between the brain and the outside environment. The information it receives, such as a touch on the shoulder or the heat from a fire, is processed and used to choose an appropriate response by the brain. A skin functionality may be achieved by incorporating sensors onto bionic skins that are on par with the sensitivity of biological skins. However, doing so is not simple. Recent developments in physiological sensing, sensory perception, and virtual and augmented reality are discussed, as are other intelligent uses of skin-integrated electronics. These skin-integrated systems are advancing the materials and structural designs necessary for the next generation of electronic eyes, ears, and skin. Future progress in this area of study will be aided by interdisciplinary exploration into fields such as materials science, electrical engineering, mechanics, and biomedical engineering.
Perceptions of bias in the selection of international medical graduate residency applicants in Canada
Authors: Mathews Maria , Bourgeault Ivy , Ryan Dana
Published: September 2022

Background: In Canada, international medical graduates (IMG) consist of immigrant-IMG and previous Canadian citizens/permanent residents who attended medical school abroad (CSA). CSA are more likely to obtain a post-graduate residency position than immigrant-IMG and previous studies have suggested that the residency selection process favours CSA over immigrant-IMG. This study explored potential sources of bias in the residency program selection process.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with senior administrators of clinical assessment and post-graduate programs across Canada. We asked about perceptions of the background and preparation of CSA and immigrant-IMG, methods applicants use to improve likelihood of obtaining residency positions, and practices that may favour/discourage applicants. Interviews were transcribed and a constant comparative method was employed to identify recurring themes. 
Results: Of a potential 22 administrators, 12 (54.5%) completed interviews. Five key factors that may provide CSA with an advantage were: reputation of the applicant’s medical school, recency of graduation, ability to complete undergraduate clinical placement in Canada, familiarity with Canadian culture, and interview performance. 
Conclusions: Although residency programs prioritize equitable selection, they may be constrained by policies designed to promote efficiencies and mitigate medico-legal risks that inadvertently advantage CSA. Identifying the factors behind these potential biases is needed to promote an equitable selection process.
Overshadowed by shadowing: exploring how Canadian medical students experience shadowing
Authors: Li Ming K , Xu Grace , Veinot Paula , Mylopoulos Maria , Law Marcus
Published: September 2022

Background: Preclinical medical students commonly perceive shadowing as beneficial for career exploration. However, research is sparse on the broader impact of shadowing as a learning strategy. We explored students’ perceptions and lived experiences of shadowing to understand its role and impact on their personal and professional lives.
Methods: Between 2020-2021, individual semi-structured video interviews were conducted with 15 Canadian medical students in this qualitative descriptive study. Inductive analysis proceeded concurrently with data collection until no new dominant concepts were identified. Data were iteratively coded and grouped into themes.
Results: Participants described internal and external factors that moulded shadowing experiences, arising tensions between intended and perceived experiences, and how these lived experiences impacted their wellness. Internal factors associated with shadowing behaviour included: 1) aspiring to be the best and shadowing to demonstrate excellence, 2) shadowing for career exploration, 3) shadowing as learning opportunities for early clinical exposure and career preparedness, and 4) reaffirming and redefining professional identity through shadowing. External factors were: 1) unclear residency match processes which position shadowing as competitive leverage, 2) faculty messaging that perpetuates student confusion around the intended value of shadowing, and 3) social comparison in peer discourse, fuelling a competitive shadowing culture.
Conclusions: The tension between balancing wellness with career ambitions and the unintended consequences of unclear messaging regarding shadowing in a competitive medical culture highlights issues inherent in shadowing culture.
Canadian medical student perceptions of the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign
Authors: Huo Bright , Bolous Yousef , Ramsay Diane , McDermott Emma , Sandila Navjot , Campbell Samuel
Published: September 2022

Background: Medical student investment in resource stewardship (RS) is essential as resource overuse continues among physicians, but it is unclear whether this is influenced by hidden curriculum. This study investigated medical student perceptions of Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC).
Methods: Canadian Medical students completed a bilingual questionnaire. Chi-square and student’s T-tests were used to analyze Likert responses capturing student attitudes toward questions grouped by theme, including the importance of the CWC campaign, the amount of CWC represented in undergraduate medical curriculum, the application of CWC recommendations in medicine, and the barriers which exist to student advocacy for CWC in practice.
Results: There were 3,239/11,754 (26.9%) respondents. While most students (n = 2,720/3,171; 85.8%) endorsed the importance of CWC, few students felt that their institution had sufficiently integrated CWC into pre-clerkship (47.0%) and clerkship (63.5%) curricula. Overall, 61.4% of students felt that it is reasonable to expect physicians to apply CWC recommendations given the workplace culture in medicine. Only 35.1% of students were comfortable addressing resource misuse with their preceptor. The most common barriers included the assumption that their preceptor was more knowledgeable (86.4%), concern over evaluations (66.0%), and concern for their reputation (31.2%). 
Conclusions: Canadian medical students recognize the importance of CWC. However, many trainees feel that the workplace culture in medicine does not support the application of CWC recommendations. A power imbalance exists that prevents students from advocating for RS in practice.
PECULIARITIES OF APPLICATION OF ONE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL FINISHED ELEMENTS IN MODELLING KINEMATICS OF PLASTIC FLOW OF METAL
Authors: Sivak Roman , Solona Olena , Zalizniak Roman
Published: September 2022

Designing of technological processes of volume stamping at the modern level involves solving a number of complex problems. The main purpose of the article is to use the laws of the deformation process to model the kinematics of plastic flow using modern software systems based on the finite element method. The obtained data will allow to form an information field of a specific technology and, thus, to be able to control both the process and the properties of products.
These tasks include: determining the degree of deformation in the volume of the body and predicting the technological heredity of products; optimization of stamping transitions and prevention of technological failures.
As a result of plastic deformation, especially cold, the material inherits uneven hardening and heterogeneity of properties in the volume of stamped products, which are the cause of residual stresses. Residual stresses can increase or decrease the strength of the product if it is not subjected to heat treatment after cold plastic deformation. The heterogeneity of the properties is due primarily to the uneven distribution of the accumulated deformation, the calculation of which in conventional technological practice is complicated.
After pressure treatment, parts or workpieces are often annealed to relieve internal stresses and improve the structure of the metal. When designing technological processes with the use of computer modeling programs for plastic deformation processes, it is possible to choose such modes of deformation, which excludes the area of deformation that causes technological failures.
In the processes of cold three-dimensional stamping, the possibilities of plastic deformation of metals are limited. Very often the deformations required to obtain products of the desired shape exceed the plasticity of the material - the degree of deformation at which a crack is formed under the conditions of this mechanical scheme of deformation. Therefore, it is necessary at the design stage of technological processes to establish whether the material will withstand the projected operation, which will lead to intensification of metalworking processes by pressure, as well as significant savings associated with reducing production experiments to adjust the process.
Modern theory of plasticity allows to formulate and solve all these problems, however, given their complexity and connectivity, the result can be achieved only by using direct numerical methods, which in combination with high-speed computer equipment have created the preconditions for mathematical models of metalworking pressure and led to the emergence of appropriate programs, based in most cases on the finite element method.
CREATING SURFACE LAYERS OF PARTS WITH INCREASED TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS USING COLD GAS-DYNAMIC SPRAYING
Authors: Matviychuk Viktor , Gaidamak Oleg , Karpiichuk Mykhailo
Published: September 2022

One of the transitions to the path of intensification of the production processes is the perceptibly low stability of the details of the nodes in the possession of these production processes. The stamina of the details is small, vindictive, nasampered, rubbing in pairs, especially quiet, which works out of significant tensions in aggressive middles. The wear of the upper balls of parts can ruin the possession, which leads to the waste of energy and material resources. One of the ways to solve the problem is the creation of functional coatings on the surfaces that are resistant to aggressive environments. The results of the analysis of antifriction properties of materials containing copper, tin, lead, aluminum, and polymers are presented. The advantages and disadvantages of antifriction properties of the materials in question are shown and the possibility of their application on the surface of parts using cold gas dynamic spraying. The use of liquid and solid antifriction materials as lubricants is analyzed. Attention is paid to materials with a crystalline structure similar to the structure of graphite, known as 2D structures (two-dimensional materials)." The most studied 2D materials are MoS2 and carbon-based compounds, including graphene and graphite. The diagram of the interaction of sliding surfaces, including molecular deformation, wear, bonding, the thermal effect, and environmental influence is shown. It is noted that the application of antifriction materials to the surface of parts can be carried out using cold gas-dynamic spraying. Found that compared to the material of the substrate AA7075, the coefficient of friction of sliding of the spray coating with the crystal of copper-graphite powder was reduced by 47% - 62%. Rubber composite coatings are made of a mechanical mixture of aluminum powder A30-01 and copper C01-00. The dependence of the coefficients of spraying aluminum and copper on the content of aluminum in the composite mixture that is sprayed is obtained. until it reaches 61%. At higher concentrations of aluminum (more than 66%) the coefficients of spraying aluminum, copper, and their mixtures coincide.
Studying the spatial distribution of precipitation in the Central and Western Pamirs using stable isotopes of surface water
Authors:   1Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Normatov I.Sh. , Homidov A. ,   2Hydrometeorology Agency of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Normatov P.I. ,   3Mathematics Institute of the Tajik National Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Muminov . A.O. ,   1Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Published: September 2022

Data from meteorological stations on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan are used to study the spatial distribution and sources of precipitation in the Central and Western Pamirs. It is noted that precipitation maxima are observed in the winter-spring period in the western part and in summer (May-August) in the eastern part of the Pamirs, which is explained by the penetration of air masses from the northern Indian Ocean. A change in the ratio of liquid and solid precipitation depending on altitude is analyzed. When establishing patterns, the results of determining the isotope-oxygen and deuterium composition of river water in the study area are used. Keywords: Pamirs, Tajikistan, air mass, precipitation, Pyanj River, stable isotopes (2Н, 18О)
Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines among the Vaccine Recipients of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Sultan Amir , Khan Sheraz
Published: September 2022

OBJECTIVES
To determine the side effects of vaccination among covid 19 vaccine recipients in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. 
METHODOLOGY
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from 15 September to 15 November 2021 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A sample of 262 participants was selected after designing an online questionnaire for data collection among those individuals who received covid vaccines such as Sinovac, Sino Pharm, Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Sputnik-V.
RESULTS
Among 262 participants 150 (57%) reported side effects, whereas 112 (43%) individuals don’t report side effects. The most frequent side effects of covid-19 vaccination were fever 113 (69.3%), Body ache 73 (44.8%), headache 66 (40.5%), Dizziness 66 (40.5%), Muscle pain in 58 (35.6%), Fatigue 54 (33.1%) and tiredness 38 (23.3%).
CONCLUSION
The study confirmed that the selected six vaccines cause side effects, but their intensity is mild, vaccines may cause severe side effects but in rare conditions. The common side effect that occurs after vaccinations are the responsibility of our immune system, which indicate their strength against microorganism.
Risk factors associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors:   Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Zhu Qiaochu , Zhou Jin , Huang Hai , Han Jie , Cao Biwei , Xu Dandan , Zhao Yan , Chen Gang
Published: September 2022

Review question / Objective: To identify and list the risk factors associated with the onset and progression of ALS. Condition being studied: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting the upper and lower motor neurons in the spinal bulb, cerebral cortex, and spinal cord. The clinical processing symptoms accompany muscle atrophy, fasciculation, and fatigue of limbs, which can lead to general paralysis and death from respiratory failure within 3-5 years after the onset of this disease. Though the pathogenesis of ALS is still unclear, exploring the associations between risk factors and ALS can provide reliable evidence to find the pathogenesis in the future. This meta-analysis aims to synthesize all related risk factors on ALS, comprehensively understand this disease, and provide clues to mechanism research and clinicians.
Eine Stärkung des globalhistorischen Ansatzes im Geschichtsunterricht
Authors: Klein Kerstin
Published: September 2022

Das Thema des Kommentars ist die globalgeschichtliche Perspektive und ihre Relevanz für das historische Lernen bzw. wie diese im Geschichtsunterricht eingenommen werden kann. Es wird argumentiert, dass der Geschichtsunterricht
zentrale Probleme der Menschheit adressieren solle und dass insbesondere der postkoloniale Ansatz dafür große Chancen bietet. Abschließend wird untersucht, ob die globalgeschichtliche Perspektive eher als Herausforderung
oder Chance für den Geschichtsunterricht zu sehen ist.
The impact of the sanctions on the economy of the Russian Federation
Authors: Shapran Natalia , Britchenko Igor , Haponiuk Mykola , Shapran Vitaliy
Published: September 2022

The article analyses the impact of the sanctions of civilized countries on the Russian economy. Particular attention is paid to sectoral sanctions on the markets of oil and oil products, in the banking and financial sectors, as well as on the market of transport services.

The authors analysed the prospects for expanding sanctions on the oil market for Russia in the context of setting a maximum price for the export of Russian oil by the main buyers. Conclusions are drawn not only about the impact of sanctions on Russian oil production, but also about a possible decrease in prices for oil and other energy resources in the region.

The authors positively assessed the US and EU anti-Russian sanctions in the financial sector. The impact of sanctions on the Russian banking system, insurance, and stock markets was studied. Particular attention was paid to the impact of disconnecting the banking system of the Russian Federation from the international payment system SWIFT.

The authors also focused on the gradual division of the Russian economy under the influence of sanctions and trends in the energy market into the energy sector and the rest. It was found that the most affected by the sanctions were air transportation, mechanical engineering, and ferrous metallurgy sectors.

Conclusions are drawn about the need to continue sanctions pressure on the Russian economy. High energy prices during the 200 days of the war with Ukraine allowed the Russian Federation to subsidize economic sectors that suffered from the war at the expense of the energy sector. A market reduction of the oil prices or their correction with the help of the sanctions policy should cause significant and irreversible damage to the Russian economy.
The Magnetic Field Environment of Active Region 12673 That Produced the Energetic Particle Events of September 2017
Authors: Yardley Stephanie L. , Green Lucie M. , James Alexander W. , Stansby David , Mihailescu Teodora
Published: September 2022

Forecasting solar energetic particles (SEPs), and identifying flares/coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from active regions (ARs) that will produce SEP events in advance is extremely challenging. We investigate the magnetic field environment of AR 12673, including the AR’s magnetic configuration, the surrounding field configuration in the vicinity of the AR, the decay index profile, and the footpoints of the Earth-connected magnetic field, around the time of four eruptive events. Two of the eruptive events are SEP productive (2017 September 4 at 20:00 UT and September 6 at 11:56 UT), while two are not (September 4 at 18:05 UT and September 7 at 14:33 UT). We analyzed a range of EUV and white-light coronagraph observations along with potential field extrapolations and find that the CMEs associated with the SEP-productive events either trigger null point reconnection that redirects flare-accelerated particles from the flare site to the Earth-connected field and/or have a significant expansion (and shock formation) into the open Earth-connected field. The rate of change of the decay index with height indicates that the region could produce a fast CME (v > 1500 km s−1), which it did during events 2 and 3. The AR’s magnetic field environment, including locations of open magnetic field and null points along with the magnetic field connectivity and propagation direction of the CMEs play an important role in the escape and arrival of SEPs at Earth. Other SEP-productive ARs should be investigated to determine whether their magnetic field environment and CME propagation direction are significant in the escape and arrival of SEPs at Earth.
Nonlinear Evolution of Streaming Instabilities in Accreting Protoplanetary Disks
Authors: Hsu (徐峻彥) Chun-Yen , Lin (林明楷) Min-Kai
Published: September 2022

The streaming instability (SI) is one of the most promising candidates for triggering planetesimal formation by producing dense dust clumps that undergo gravitational collapse. Understanding how the SI operates in realistic protoplanetary disks (PPDs) is therefore crucial to assess the efficiency of planetesimal formation. Modern models of PPDs show that large-scale magnetic torques or winds can drive laminar gas accretion near the disk midplane. In a previous study, we identified a new linear dust-gas instability, the azimuthal drift SI (AdSI), applicable to such accreting disks and is powered by the relative azimuthal motion between dust and gas that results from the gas being torqued. In this work, we present the first nonlinear simulations of the AdSI. We show that it can destabilize an accreting, dusty disk even in the absence of a global radial pressure gradient, which is unlike the classic SI. We find the AdSI drives turbulence and the formation of vertically extended dust filaments that undergo merging. In dust-rich disks, merged AdSI filaments reach maximum dust-to-gas ratios exceeding 100. Moreover, we find that even in dust-poor disks the AdSI can increase local dust densities by 2 orders of magnitude. We discuss the possible role of the AdSI in planetesimal formation, especially in regions of an accreting PPD with vanishing radial pressure gradients.
Monopyle glutinosa (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes
Authors: Clark John L. , Tobar Franciso , Keene Jeremy
Published: September 2022

Exploratory field expeditions to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Monopyle (Gesneriaceae). Monopyle glutinosa J.L.Clark & Keene, sp. nov. is described as a narrow endemic from lowland forests along the border of the Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas in the Province of Cotopaxi. The new species is unique for the presence of glutinous or sticky trichomes on the calyx lobes and outer surface of the inferior ovary. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR).
Three new fold-winged crane flies of the genus Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) from southern China
Authors: Kang Zehui , Gao Gang , Zhang Xiao , Yang Ding , Wang Junping
Published: September 2022

Three new Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 species from southern China, P. hekouensissp. nov., P. longasp. nov., and P. xiaohuangshanasp. nov., are described and illustrated. These new species are mainly distinguished from congeners by their body colors and male genitalia. The genus Ptychoptera is recorded from Guangdong, China for the first time. An updated key to all Chinese Ptychoptera species is provided.
Les arrangements de famille
Authors: Bessière Céline
Published: September 2022

Ancré en sociologie, ce texte vise à clarifier l’emploi du concept d’arrangements de famille dans les sciences sociales de langue française et anglaise et précise son intérêt par rapport au terme concurrent de négociation pour décrire la prise collective de décisions par des personnes apparentées. Cette conceptualisation permet de penser la production plus ou moins formalisée d’un consensus entre des personnes apparentées qui ont éventuellement des intérêts contradictoires et sont prises localement dans des rapports de pouvoir, et plus généralement dans des rapports de domination qui les dépassent. L’article insiste sur la dimension temporelle de ces arrangements qui sont tout à la fois un processus et un résultat.
Une statue de Jaurès à Moscou (1918-19??)
Authors: Candar Gilles , Troupenat Fabrice
Published: September 2022

Le but de cette présentation est d’apporter quelques éléments de description et de contextualisation concernant une statue érigée en l’honneur de Jaurès après la révolution bolchevique et dont l’auteur est le sculpteur Solomon Naunovich Strazh (1870-1934).
L’impact des bénéfices perçus des programmes de fidélité sur la fidélité à l’enseigne : le rôle médiateur de la fidélité au programme
Authors: Idir Brahim
Published: September 2022

Cette recherche examine l’effet médiateur de la fidélité au programme de fidélité (PF) dans la relation entre les bénéfices perçus des PF et la fidélité à l’enseigne. Mis en évidence dans un double contexte (épicerie et parfumerie), nos résultats indiquent que dans les deux cas, la fidélité au programme médiatise totalement les effets des bénéfices économiques et des bénéfices en traitement préférentiel sur la fidélité à l’enseigne, tandis qu’elle médiatise partiellement les effets des bénéfices sociaux sur la fidélité à l’enseigne. De même, la fidélité au programme a un effet d’entraînement sur le taux de nourriture qui est toutefois plus faible en épicerie qu’en parfumerie.
La vertu de l’hospitalité selon la Bible et le défi de la migration
Authors: Thomasset Alain
Published: September 2022

En Europe, la question des migrants est devenue prégnante. Mais en la matière, une simple invocation des principes de la pensée sociale catholique ne suffit pas, car les conflits sur l’immigration trouvent souvent leurs racines dans nos représentations sociales. Au sein de l’éthique chrétienne, l’apport spécifique de la Bible s’adresse en premier lieu non pas à notre volonté, mais à notre imaginaire individuel et collectif. Son impact moral est indirect, et concerne principalement la formation de notre caractère et notre vision du monde. À travers quelques textes choisis, cet article montre comment la Bible peut contribuer à façonner en nous une attitude vertueuse d’hospitalité envers les étrangers, et même nous inviter à devenir en quelque sorte l’hôte de notre hôte. Cette attitude fondamentale pourrait bien ensuite influencer nos politiques migratoires dans le sens de la générosité.
Le Conseil de l’Europe et les droits de l’Homme
Authors: de Salas Alfonso
Published: September 2022

Le préambule du traité de Londres du 5 mai 1949 instituant un Conseil de l’Europe, affirme que ses États membres (47 à ce jour) sont « inébranlablement attachés aux valeurs spirituelles et morales qui sont le patrimoine de leurs peuples et qui sont à l’origine des principes de liberté individuelle, de liberté politique et de prééminence du droit, sur lesquels se fonde toute démocratie véritable ». Sur ces principes, le Conseil de l’Europe a développé des textes de référence tant par son Assemblée parlementaire que son Comité des ministres. Cette élaboration juridico-politique européenne conduit à envisager deux aspects particuliers : la recherche d’une conciliation nécessaire de la liberté religieuse et de la liberté d’expression ; la manière dont les autorités publiques gèrent le port de symboles religieux dans l’espace public dans l’Europe d’aujourd’hui.
Les droits de l’Homme sont-ils d’origine religieuse ?
Authors: Zuber Valentine , Joas Hans
Published: September 2022

La réception des déclarations des droits de l’Homme de la période révolutionnaire par les Églises chrétiennes a été plutôt contrastée : revendiqués par une partie du protestantisme, ils ont été sévèrement condamnés par le magistère catholique. Ce n’est qu’au lendemain de la proclamation de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme par l’ONU que les différentes confessions chrétiennes se sont ralliées à cette philosophie politique, non sans émettre toutefois quelques réserves d’ordre théologique. Les droits de l’Homme doivent-ils être reconduits à des origines religieuses ou plutôt à des sources séculières et humanistes ? Comment se sont-ils imposés ? Deux camps s’opposent. D’un côté, ceux qui considèrent que ces droits procèdent de l’esprit de la Révolution française et de ses Lumières, comportant une part d’anticléricalisme, voire d’antichristianisme. De l’autre, ceux qui y voient le fruit du christianisme. Sans doute faut-il comprendre les droits de l’Homme comme le résultat d’un « procès spécifique de sacralisation », où « chaque être humain individuel a été considéré toujours davantage comme sacré ». Ainsi les droits de l’Homme ne sont pas « enfermés » dans une tradition religieuse. Les autres religions peuvent s’approprier cet héritage.
Du rêve à la réalité : la charité au service de l’amitié sociale
Authors: Trautmann Frédéric
Published: September 2022

Face au paradoxe d’une affirmation précise des droits humains dans l’enseignement de l’Église catholique et de leur difficile mise en œuvre en son sein, le pape François développe la notion de culture de la rencontre basée sur l’amitié sociale qui fait l’objet de l’encyclique Fratelli tutti . Le processus relationnel ainsi initié dans la charité ne devrait pas concerner exclusivement le champ de la politique, mais l’Église elle-même aussi bien dans les relations entre chacun de ses membres que dans sa structure institutionnelle. Utilisant la catégorie du rêve, il cherche dans l’imaginaire et le champ des représentations, les racines d’une conversion de la fraternité à l’amitié sociale qui se réalise au sein de la communauté chrétienne unifiée dans la charité et dont la synodalité est la voie interne à l’Église.
Development of Self-Management Pictorial Health Information and Comparison of Korean Patients' With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Health Care Professionals' Perceptions
Authors: Choi Ja Yun , Jin Xin , Ryu Eui Jeong
Published: September 2022

The current study aimed to evaluate pictorial health information (HI) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient self-management. Each of 14 literal examples of COPD HI was transformed into three pictorials. The preliminary pictorial COPD HI was validated by 10 experts. In total, 60 patients with COPD and 50 health care professionals (HCPs) were selected to perceive the intended meanings in the pictorial HI. All 42 pictures scored ≥0.8 on the content validity index. Patients chose pictorial HI with descriptions of subjective expressions or those that reflected a patient's actual life, whereas HCPs selected HI that was described in simple, direct, and abstract expressions. Results indicate that HCPs are better suited to provide real life–friendly pictorial HI to patients with COPD. Therefore, it is expected that developing pictograms with patients with COPD could help convey intended meanings. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48
(10), 41–46.]
A solution of a nonlinear Volterra integral equation with delay via a faster iteration method
Authors: Okeke Godwin Amechi , Ofem Austine Efut , Abdeljawad Thabet , Alqudah Manar A. , Khan Aziz
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this article is to study the convergence, stability and data dependence results of an iterative method for contractive-like mappings. The concept of stability considered in this study is known as $ w^2 $-stability, which is larger than the simple notion of stability considered by several prominent authors. Some illustrative examples on $ w^2 $-stability of the iterative method have been presented for different choices of parameters and initial guesses. As an application of our results, we establish the existence, uniqueness and approximation results for solutions of a nonlinear Volterra integral equation with delay. Finally, we provide an illustrative example to support the application of our results. The novel results of this article extend and generalize several well known results in existing literature.
Storytelling by the Sea
Authors: Costa Paulo Teixeira , Pereira Ana Sofia
Published: September 2022

Global competition has challenged destinations in devising new ways to enhance image and awareness, so they can be perceived as attractive to visitors. Storytelling is gaining increasing importance in destination marketing by adding emotional value to products. Stories impact positively on tourist involvement in experiences, as well as on destination differentiation. Furthermore, visitors' identification with destination stories seems to increase whenever stories are perceived as authentic. Ílhavo's history as a fishing community deeply connected with the sea developed from traditional cod fishing techniques. The history of this Portuguese community has helped shaping a new and distinctive narrative that sustained its positioning as a cultural destination around the identity “the Portuguese cod fishing capital”, the gem of Portuguese cuisine, and a major symbol of the country itself.
Cinematic Storytelling with Virtual Reality for Cultural Heritage Marketing and Accessibility
Authors: Marasco Alessandra , Nicolais Francesca , Acampa Guido , Balbi Barbara
Published: September 2022

This chapter addresses the potential of virtual reality (VR) as a storytelling medium for experiential marketing and the accessibility of cultural heritage sites through a case study of a cinematic VR storytelling aimed to enhance the visitor experience at the Archeological Park of Cuma (Italy). The immersive storytelling was used both as a persuasive tool in the pre-visit stage and as a core element of the on-site visit experience for improved accessibility. The VR storytelling was created through a user-centred design process involving users and in collaboration with heritage curators. The case study illustrates how the cinematic immersive narrative is used to engage viewers, developing a connection between two VR experiences that experiment different narratives in relation to their functions in the visitor experience. Theoretical, methodological, and managerial implications are discussed for the design of visitor-centric experiences and the development of experiential marketing strategies.
Digital Storytelling and 3D Technologies for Visitor Experience and Contested Heritage Preservation
Authors: Little Chris , Patterson Dale , Skavronskaya Liubov , Moyle Brent , Bec Alexandra
Published: September 2022

This chapter draws on the case study of aboriginal trackways at World Heritage-listed Willandra Lakes Region of New South Wales, Australia to explore how to re-create a unique, charismatic, and vulnerable heritage site by combining 3D technology and storytelling to assist with the virtual presentation of heritage. This chapter delves into the advantages and challenges of innovative 3D scanning methods available to accurately record fossilised Indigenous footprints, providing best practice guidelines on how to best deliver these outcomes in a form of engaging immersive visitor experience. Findings suggest that storytelling techniques improve intensity of virtual experience recreated using 3D scanning techniques through the process of narrative transportation, which elicits emotional arousal and improves emotional engagement with heritage. These findings contribute to the utilisation of 3D technologies and storytelling for AR/VR to create engaging immersive experiences for visitors.
Show Me a Story
Authors: Lever Michael William , Elliot Statia
Published: September 2022

User-generated videos (UGVs) are stories, and stories reflect how we experience the world. This chapter explores the story-like nature of UGVs by applying narrative analysis to deconstruct a tourism destination's Instagram Reels, revealing their influence on user engagement. Posted comments for each of 20 Reels are coded based on their representation of cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions of engagement as they relate to the story elements of plot, character, and verisimilitude. Results indicate that the most engaging Reels feature all story elements, unique locations, and personalized stories. These fulsome video stories are most likely to provoke cognitive engagement, whereas UGVs with fewer elements provoke emotional engagement. This study uniquely connects destination engagement and narrative elements in user-generated storytelling videos to guide destination social media marketing effectiveness.
Sustainable Development in the Hospitality Industry of Europe
Authors: Shah Syed Haider Ali , Jamshed Kamran Ali , Saleem Sharjeel , Bashir Mohsin , Kiani Ozair Ijaz
Published: September 2022

The chapter is about the importance of green human resource management practices opted by the chain hotels and the budget hotels of Europe and their role in sustainability of the hospitality sector of Europe. The tourism of any country relies on the hospitality industry where the main issue is the usage of natural resources on large quantity and less awareness of green initiatives and renewable resources. Most of the hotels globally are owned by family businesses, and in most cases, the owners aren't aware of how many natural resources are being consumed, and how, by adoption of the green initiatives, they can reduce the emission of CO2, excess usage of water and electricity, wastage control, and participate in sustainability of their environment. The authors suggest the immediate need of government involvement and their leading role so that these family business hotels can use renewable energy resources and try to get the title of “eco-friendly” or “green.”
Sustainable Development of Human Resources in the Globalization Period
Authors: Shah Syed Haider Ali , Al-Ghazali Basheer M. , Akram Muhammad , Rafiq Nosheen , Amjad Rafia
Published: September 2022

This chapter is about the importance of sustainable development of human resources in the globalization time period. The success of an organization highly depends upon the human resource, and it is the dire need of the time to focus on their sustainable development. Many of the organizations are running by traditional management styles and do not focus on sustainable development of employees. The authors recommended the dire need to develop human resource sustainability in the globalization time period.
Digital Banking
Authors: Indriasari Elisa , Prabowo Harjanto , Gaol Ford Lumban , Purwandari Betty
Published: September 2022

Due to the exponential growth of the internet, smartphones, and communication technologies during the last two decades, the digital banking sector has enormously advanced in terms of user-friendly, efficient, and fast financial transactions. Digital banking also plays a significant role as an enabler of cashless transactions in the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study investigates the challenges, technology, and future research agenda of digital banking. The paper follows the manifestation of Kitchenham's SLR protocol. Six databases were used to determine articles that match the criteria. The study considers recent articles, which have been published from 2015 to 2021. Sixty-seven papers have been selected, extracted, and analyzed. The result highlights issues related to technology, organization, people, process, environment, customers, security, and risk, which become challenges in digital banking innovation. This research presents suggestions for future research directions, which will be beneficial to practitioners and scholars around the globe.
Magnet-Actuated Piezoelectric Harvester for Energy Harvesting from Fluids
Authors: Egbe King James , Nazar Ali Matin , Jiao Peng Cheng
Published: September 2022

Energy harvesting has been at the forefront of research due to the significant interest in green energy sources, especially for powering remote sensors in structural health monitoring of coastal and offshore facilities. This work reports the magnet-actuated piezoelectric harvesters (M-APH) that use magnetic coupling to actuate piezoelectric film-embedded silicon rubber strips for energy harvesting from fluids. The piezo-silicon strips are deflected by the tip-magnets in the actuation system, such that the M-APH can effectively be triggered to generate electrical energy from vibration. The M-APH prototypes are printed using 3D printing technology, and the experiments are conducted to determine the output electrical voltage using a rectifier. Strip properties are varied to study the geometric influence (i.e., thickness and shape) on the energy performance. The electrical performance was evaluated for each curved piezoelectric strip and straight strips according to the piezoelectric material used. The reported M-APH can be applied to various fluids for energy harvesting.
Peridynamic Model for Tensile Elongation and Fracture Simulations of Polymethyl Methacrylate Notched Specimens
Authors: Azizi Muhammad Azim , Ridhuan Mohd Faiz Mohd , Zahari Mohd Zakiyuddin Mohd , Rahim Sharafiz Abdul , Azman Muhammad Amin
Published: September 2022

This paper presents the peridynamic (PD) numerical model for simulating a tensile test until total fracture for a brittle polymeric material namely polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). U-notched and V-notched specimens were used to investigate the effect of the notches on the elongation and fracture of PMMA. The tensile elongation of PMMA exhibits nonlinearity with respect to the applied load, while the fracture occurs when the material stress has reached the ultimate tensile stress of the material. Similar elongation and fracture properties were applied on PD simulations. Two types of elongation equation are used namely brittle and ductile equations to form PD-brittle and PD-ductile models. The published experimental data of tensile fracture test on notched PMMA specimens are used as reference to validate the simulations of the PD models. The PD numerical force-extension curves have good quantitative similarity for V-notched specimen but adequate quantitative similarity for U-notched specimen. As for the quality of the fractured specimen shape, the PD simulations have good similarity for the V-notched specimen but adequate similarity for the U-notched specimen. The plot of the internal force distribution from the simulations of PD shows good qualitative similarity to the plot of the stress distribution from the published data of FEM in terms of stress concentration. From the PD results, it is observed that the PD-ductile model has better capability in producing accurate simulation of the notched specimens than the PD-brittle model.
High-Accuracy Detection and Classification of Defect and Deformation of Metal Screw Head Achieved by Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Lai Jin Yi , Tsao Yu Reng , Liu Cheng Yang
Published: September 2022

Nowadays, the industry requires automatic production for high-speed manufacturing. However, the products must also maintain high quality and reliability. An efficient inspection technique should be conducted for the improvement in the manufacturing quality. In order to achieve high inspection rate, optical inspection based on machine vision often raises the threshold of the judgment and this will worsen false detection. In this study, we propose a high-accuracy optical inspection system based on deep learning technology. Various defects in screw head are precisely detected and analyzed, which include surface damage, unprocessed, and stripped surfaces. An industrial camera and microscope system are employed to collect the raw images of metal screws with different defect types. The raw images of 3200 are utilized to train the designed convolutional neural networks. The experimental results indicate that the proposed system reaches a detection accuracy of 92.8% and the average detection speed is 0.03 second per image. In comparison with conventional machine vision methods, the proposed measurement system is more suitable for the inspection of industrial production line.
Reporting behaviour of pedestrian involved accidents in Sri Lanka
Authors: Edirisinghe A. G. H. J. , Ekanayake E. M. P. , Madushani B. D. S.
Published: September 2022

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the majority of victims of road traffic accidents are vulnerable road users, including pedestrians. However, underreporting of such accidents leads to inadequate availability of reliable data in this area of research. The present study was an attempt to investigate the severity of this problem of underreporting of accidents involving pedestrians. Primary data were collected for the purpose, and statistical techniques such as univariate and bivariate analyses, Chisquare testing, and Binary Logistic Regression were used to examine the association of several diverse factors including demographic features, severity of injury, lost productivity, and receipt of compensation, with accident reporting behaviour. The results revealed that the most common accidents (30%) involved motorcycles, while accidents due to slipping on roads or pavements and roadside structures together accounted for 33% of all reported accidents. These, according to this study, appeared to largely go under-reported, precluding further action. The study found a strong relationship between reporting behaviour and the nature and severity of injuries sustained in the accident. The lowest chance of reporting an accident was found in regard to slipping on a pavement while the injuries treated without visiting a hospital had the lowest likelihood of being reported to the Police.
Guidelines for improving transport policy effectiveness in developing countries: a case study of Sri Lanka
Authors: Kumarage A. S.
Published: September 2022

Efficient and effective policies pertaining to transportation is an important prerequisite for satisfactory provision of mobility of people and goods; an essential attribute of an economy to ensure productivity, societal welfare and environmental sustainability. Explicit transport policies formulated in Sri Lanka for that purpose have been mainly ignored by the relevant authorities, even though approved by the government. Implicit policies represented by approvals for investments and recurrent expenditures have continued without critical analysis, in most cases becoming ineffective and obsolete. The blunting of these policy instruments has resulted in the transport sector operating for decades without an effective policy-based direction. The failure of the bureaucracy that is responsible for policy implementation has also been identified as a primary reason for this situation. This paper provides guidelines based on established global best practices in policy formulation, implementation, monitoring, and review to improve the content of a transport policy and its potential for application towards meeting the country's mobility needs, as opposed to continuing the status quo in transport supply. The paper also uses examples from the current practice of transport policy in Sri Lanka, typical of many developing countries, and identifying pre-requisites and laying down guidelines for efficient policy making as well as for improving processes and practices to be improved.
Множественные зеркала и JKLMR-гипотеза
Authors: Belavin Aleksandr Abramovich , Eremin Boris Andreevich
Published: September 2022

Рассмотрена проблема выполнения сформулированной Джокерсом и его соавторами гипотезы (JKLMR-гипотеза) о равенстве статистической суммы суперсимметричной калибровочной линейной сигма-модели на сфере $S^2$ и экспоненты кэлерова потенциала на пространстве модулей многообразий Калаби-Яу. Данная проблема рассматривается для определенного класса многообразий Калаби-Яу, не относящихся к типу Ферма. Показано, что гипотеза выполняется в случае, когда многообразие Калаби-Яу $X(1)$, не относящееся к типу Ферма, имеет зеркального двойника $Y(1)$ во взвешенном проективном пространстве, которое допускает также наличие многообразий Калаби-Яу типа Ферма $Y(2)$. При этом зеркало $X(2)$ для $Y(2)$ имеет ту же специальную геометрию на пространстве модулей комплексных структур, что и исходное многообразие $X(1)$.
Spiegel's hernia, a rare weakness of the abdominal wall
Authors: Elabbassi Taoufik , Zouhair Abdeladime , Elkarouachi Asmae , Amine Bachar , Lefriyekh Mohamed Rachid
Published: September 2022

Spiegel's hernia, also known as lateral ventral hernia, is a rare entity of abdominal hernias due to a congenital or acquired defect in the abdominal wall anterior to the midline. The incidence is approximately 2% of abdominal wall hernias. It most commonly affects the elderly, and is more common in women. This hernia is secondary to certain factors such as collagen disorders, obesity, pregnancy, chronic cough. Diagnosis is often difficult due to its particular location, usually asymptomatic, but the risk of strangulation is significant. Abdominal ultrasound is useful, but a computerized tomography (CT) scan is the best imaging test to confirm the diagnosis with a highr sensitivity, allowing visualization of the muscle dehiscence and the content of the hernia sac. We report a case of an unstrangulated Spiegel’s hernia in an elderly man, treated surgically with a composite mesch under laparoscopy.