bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Full spectroscopic model and trihybrid experimental-perturbative-variational line list for CN
Authors: Syme Anna-Maree , McKemmish Laura K
Published: May 2021

Accurate line lists are important for the description of the spectroscopic nature of small molecules. While a line list for CN (an important molecule for chemistry and astrophysics) exists, no underlying energy spectroscopic model has been published, which is required to consider the sensitivity of transitions to a variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio. Here we have developed a Duo energy spectroscopic model as well as a novel hybrid style line list for CN and its isotopologues, combining energy levels that are derived experimentally (Marvel), using the traditional/perturbative approach (Mollist), and the variational approach (from a Duo spectroscopic model using standard ExoMol methodology). The final Trihybrid ExoMol-style line list for 12C14N consists of 28 004 energy levels (6864 experimental, 1574 perturbative, the rest variational) and 2285 103 transitions up to 60 000 cm−1 between the three lowest electronic states (X 2Σ+, A 2Π, and B 2Σ+). The spectroscopic model created is used to evaluate CN as a molecular probe to constrain the variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio; no overly promising sensitive transitions for extragalactic study were identified.
Constraining the solar neighbourhood age–metallicity relation from white dwarf–main sequence binaries
Authors: Rebassa-Mansergas A , Maldonado J , Raddi R , Knowles A T , Torres S , Hoskin M , Cunningham T , Hollands M , Ren J , Gänsicke B T , Tremblay P-E , Castro-Rodríguez N , Camisassa M , Koester D
Published: May 2021

The age–metallicity relation (AMR) is a fundamental tool for constraining the chemical evolution of the Galactic disc. In this work, we analyse the observational properties of this relation using binary stars that have not interacted consisting of a white dwarf (WD) – from which we can derive the total age of the system – and a main sequence (MS) star – from which we can derive the metallicity as traced by the [Fe/H] abundances. Our sample consists of 46 widely separated, but unresolved spectroscopic binaries identified within the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and 189 WD plus MS common proper motion pairs identified within the second data release of Gaia. This is currently the largest WD sample for which the metallicity of their progenitors have been determined. We find a flat AMR displaying a scatter of [Fe/H] abundances of approximately ±0.5 dex around the solar metallicity at all ages. This independently confirms the lack of correlation between age and metallicity in the solar neighbourhood that is found in previous studies focused on analysing single MS stars and open clusters.
The digital doctor: telemedicine in facial plastic surgery
Authors: Morisada Megan V. , Tollefson Travis T. , Shaye David A. , Steele Toby O.
Published: May 2021

Purpose of review

In the setting of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the demand for and use of telemedicine has surged in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. This review aims to objectively review and summarize the existing evidence for the use of telemedicine within facial plastic surgery.

Recent findings

Telemedicine has been successfully implemented among subsets of facial plastic surgery patients, with high patient and provider satisfaction. Although the technology to facilitate telemedicine exists and preliminary studies demonstrate promise, multiple technological, financial, and medical barriers may persist in the postpandemic era.

Telemedicine will likely continue to grow and expand within facial plastic surgery moving forward, and we should continue to critically evaluate patient selection, access to care, and strategies for effective implementation to enhance current clinical practices.
The Effects of Stress on Academic Performance Among High School Students in Lusaka.
Authors: Hachintu Miyoba , Kasisi Friday
Published: May 2021

The word stress brings about the thoughts of depression, anxiety and other potentially life-threatening conditions in the mind of an individual. Every person is exposed to stress at some point in their lives, and it is an inevitable part of a students life as it takes a toll on their emotional well-being, academic performance as well as their physical health. Different factors cause stress among students. These include relationships with family and friends, examinations and deadlines, poor time management, social media, financial instability, future career thoughts, depression, anxiety and many more. Educational environments are extremely competitive, and students must be able to deal with academic related stress by relying on their coping capabilities. Most students are unable to cope with stress. This leads to different behavioural patterns such as alcoholism and substance abuse such as dagga (marijuana) and codeine in order to escape the harsh reality. This eventually leads to absentia in school and an increased number of school drop outs. Stress is known to be the source of many problems among youth and its effects can be as toxic as suicide. Therefore, it is important that parents or guardians, teachers, the students themselves and the entire nation unite and ensure that supportive data is communicated to students for them to cope with their stress levels in a responsible manner.
Indoor Thermal Environment of Various Semi-Enclosed Atrium Configurations of Institutional Building in Tropical Climate
Authors: Mohammad Yusoff Wardah Fatimah
Published: May 2021

The consideration of local climate is essential for the application of atrium in building. Different strategies and approaches in atrium configuration are required for different climates in ensuring its effectiveness.  Nevertheless, the final aim is still similar which is to provide a comfortable environment for the users. Hence, this study was executed to examine the effects of top and side configurations on the indoor thermal environment of semi-enclosed atrium in the tropical climate. The methodologies involved field measurement and questionnaire survey. The field measurements were executed at two different configurations of semi-enclosed atriums in the tropical climate of Malaysia. Meanwhile, the questionnaire surveys were executed simultaneously with the field measurements in obtaining the users’ thermal sensation and satisfaction. The findings indicated that the top configuration had more influence to the indoor thermal environment compared to the side configuration as it determined the amount of solar heat penetration into the atrium area. Meanwhile, the side configuration influenced the air velocity inside the atrium. The Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment’s atrium that has opaque top finishes was found to have the average indoor operative temperature of less than 30 °C throughout the day, though the average outdoor air temperature was more than 30 °C. It also had more hours with neutral thermal sensation felt by the users compared to the Faculty of Economics and Management’s atrium that has transparent materials for the top finishes. The study is useful in guiding the selection of appropriate strategy for an atrium in tropical climate
On compressional wave attenuation in muddy marine sediments
Authors: Holland Charles W. , Dosso Stan E.
Published: May 2021

A method for measuring in situ compressional wave attenuation exploiting the spectral decay of reflection coefficient Bragg resonances is applied to fine-grained sediments in the New England Mud Patch. Measurements of layer-averaged attenuation in a 10.3 m mud layer yield 0.04 {0.03, 0.055} dB/m/kHz (braces indicate outer bounds); the attenuation is twice as large at a site with 3.2 m mud thickness. It is shown that both results are heavily influenced by a ∼1 m sand-mud transition interval created by geological and biological processes that mix sand (at the base of the mud) into the mud. Informed by the observations, it appears that the spatial dependence of mud layer attenuation across the New England Mud Patch can be predicted by accounting for the transition interval via simple scaling. Further, the ubiquity of the processes that form the transition interval suggests that the scaling may be applied to any muddy continental shelf. In principle, attenuation predictions in littoral environments could be substantively improved with a modest amount of geologic and biologic information.
Transformation in Group H Streptococci: Blackburn Strain Transformable Mutants
Authors: Starościak Bohdan , Nałecz Janusz , Dobrzański Władysław T.
Published: May 2021

Transformable mutants of the nontransformable Blackburn strain group H streptococci have been isolated. In contrast with the wild strain, the cell surface extracts of these mutants contain the factor inactivating deoxyribonucleic acid in vitro.
Use of glutaraldehyde-fixed goose erythrocytes in arbovirus serology
Authors: Wolff K L , Trent D W , Karabatsos N , Hudson B W
Published: May 2021

Goose erythrocytes preserved with glutaraldehyde were compared with fresh cells in hemagglutination and hemagglutination-inhibition tests for arbovirus antigens and antibodies. The glutaraldehyde-fixed cells were as sensitive and specific as theresh erythrocytes and were stable at 4 degrees C for 6 months.
Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae (H. aegyptius) biotype 3
Authors: Marraro R V , McCleskey F K , Mitchell J L
Published: May 2021

Haemophilus influenzae (H. aegyptius) biotype 3 was isolated from eye, nasopharyngeal, and sputum cultures of a 23-month-old male and from sputum and transtracheal aspirate cultures of his 39-year-old mother, both with diffuse bronchopneumonia.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for chlamydial antibodies
Authors: Lewis V J , Thacker W L , Mitchell S H
Published: May 2021

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detected chlamydial antibodies in human sera. The assay antigen produced in cell cultures infected with Chlamydia psittaci was Formalin-fixed to microplates. Single convalescent-phase sera positive for chlamydial antibodies by a complement-fixation test were positive at even higher dilutions by ELISA. Paired sera with diagnostic rises in complement-fixing antibody showed seroconversion by ELISA also. Control sera from persons with no history of chlamydial infection were negative by both tests. Sera from patients with psittacosis or lymphogranuloma venereum were ELISA positive, indicating that the assay with the antigen used in this study is genus specific rather than species specific.
A Genetics Laboratory Module Involving Selection and Identification of Lysine Synthesis Mutants in the Yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: KEENEY JILL B. , REED RUTH
Published: May 2021

We have developed a laboratory exercise, currently being used with college sophomores, which uses the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
to convey the concepts of amino acid biosynthesis, mutation, and gene complementation. In brief, selective medium is used to isolate yeast cells carrying a mutation in the lysine biosynthesis pathway. A spontaneous mutation in any one of three separate genetic loci will allow for growth on selective media; however, the frequency of mutations isolated from each locus differs. Following isolation of a mutated strain, students use complementation analysis to identify which gene contains the mutation. Since the yeast genome has been mapped and sequenced, students with access to the Internet can then research and develop hypotheses to explain the differences in frequencies of mutant genes obtained.
Cathemeral activity by brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in central Amazonian flooded igapó forests
Authors: Castro-Sa Matheus J. , Dias-Silva Renann H.P. , Barnett Adrian A.
Published: May 2021

Both biotic and abiotic factors are important for maintaining the activity cycles of animals and may determine the most advantageous periods for eating, moving, and sleeping. Although the solar day–night cycle is among the most central of abiotic variables, a number of species are active both day and night. Three-toed sloth (genus Bradypus Linnaeus, 1758) populations across the Neotropics show this pattern, with activity occurring at various times within the 24 h cycle. In the current study, we used radio-tracking techniques to investigate the daily temporal patterning of brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825) displacement in Amazonian flooded igapó forest and compared the results with populations studied in other habitats. We concluded that igapó sloths are cathemeral, and discussed that environmental temperature, nutritional needs and the presence of predators may be the main factors influencing their activity pattern.
Glomus Tumor: “A-Not-So-Rare” Cause of Chronic Shoulder Pain—A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Vieira Luís , Pereira Pedro , Nunes Bernardo , Matos Rui , Sousa António , da Silva Manuel Ribeiro
Published: May 2021

Case. A 61-year-old male presented with chronic shoulder pain resistant to conservative treatment. Imaging identified a nodular lesion in the deltoid muscle, which histology after resection identified as a glomus tumor. After surgery, the patient became asymptomatic and at 4-year follow-up has not shown signs of recurrence. Conclusion. Glomus tumors around the shoulder should be considered when investigating chronic shoulder pain, as they are more common than thought. Despite being elusive, when diagnosed, excellent outcomes may be expected, with surgery resection being curative.
Hancitor malware recognition using swarm intelligent technique
Authors: Ibrahim Laheeb M. , Kamal Maisirreem Atheeed , Al-Alusi AbdulSattar A.
Published: May 2021

Malware is a global risk rife designed to destroy computer systems without the owner's knowledge. It is still regarded as the most popular threat that attacks computer systems. Early recognition of unknown malware remains a problem. Swarm Intelligence (SI), usually customer societies, communicate locally with their domain and with each other. Clients use very simple rules of behavior and the interactions between them lead to smart appearance, noticeable, individual behavior and optimized solution of problem and SI has been successfully applied in many fields, especially for malware ion tasks. SI also saves a considerable amount of time and enhances the precision of the malware recognition system. This paper introduces a malware recognition system for Hancitor malware using the Gray Wolf Optimization algorithm (GWO) and Artificial Bee Colony algorithm (ABC), which can effectively recognize Hancitor in networks.
Trajetória Híbrida: as contribuições de Oduvaldo Vianna para a inserção brasileira no circuito do mercado de entretenimento Latino-Americano (1923 – 1946)
Authors: Veras Flavia Ribeiro
Published: May 2021

Oduvaldo Vianna é uma personalidade surpreendentemente pouco estudada. No entanto, ele foi um importante inovador nas artes, com produções muito influentes no teatro, no cinema e no rádio brasileiro. Seu trabalho foi fundamental para a introdução de inovações no mercado do entretenimento no Brasil, prezando pela qualidade das produções e por um papel educativo das artes. É um nome importante na conexão da produção brasileira com o circuito artístico popular latino-americano. O presente artigo tem a intenção de analisar o trabalho de Oduvaldo Vianna como interlocutor da produção artística e, também, como articulador do mercado de trabalho artístico e entre o Brasil e a América Latina, principalmente por intermédio de Buenos Aires.
Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood
Authors: Oesch Gabriela , Perez Francisco A. , Wainwright Mark S. , Shaw Dennis W.W. , Amlie-Lefond Catherine
Published: May 2021

Background and Purpose:

Focal cerebral arteriopathy (FCA) of childhood with unilateral stenosis of the anterior circulation is reported to account for up to one-quarter of childhood arterial ischemic stroke, with stroke recurrence in 25% of cases. Limited knowledge regarding pathophysiology and outcome results in inconsistent treatment of FCA.

Methods:

Children with arterial ischemic stroke due to FCA between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2019, were retrospectively identified at our institution which serves the US Pacific Northwest region. Electronic health record data, including neuroimaging studies, were reviewed, and the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure at 1 year was determined as the primary clinical end point.

Results:

Fifteen children were diagnosed with FCA, accounting for 19% of children with cerebral arteriopathies (n=77). Among children with FCA, the median age at the time of stroke was 6.8 years (Q1–Q3, 1.9–14.0 years). Four (20%) patients had worsening stroke, 3 of whom had concurrent infection. Three (20%) FCA cases were treated with steroids, one of whom had worsening stroke. Median Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure at 1 year was 1.0 (Q1–Q3, 0.6–2.0). Variability in arteriopathy severity was observed within many patients. Patients with more severe arteriopathy using the Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy Severity Score had larger strokes and were more likely to have worsening stroke. The most common long-term neurological deficit was hemiparesis, which was present in 11 (73%) patients and associated with middle cerebral artery arteriopathy and infarcts.

Conclusions:

FCA may be less common than previously reported. Neuroimaging in FCA can help identify patients at greater risk for worsening stroke.
Variability of macro and microelement content in pods and leaves of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) in Croatia
Authors: Müller Ivna Dragojević , Tariba Blanka , Čepo Dubravka Vitali , Vujić Lovorka , Ruščić Mirko , Bolarić Snježana , Kremer Dario
Published: May 2021

The pods, seeds and leaves of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, and especially in the food industry. In this study, the mineral content was investigated in carob pods and leaves in twelve Croatian carob populations. Macro and microelement contents, as highly important nutrients, were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Total ash content, determined by the gravimetric method, ranged from 2.30 to 2.97% in pods and from 4.95 to 7.90% in leaves. Among the macroelements, K content was highest in pods (9,020.09–11,208.97 mg/kg), while Ca was highest in leaves (11,059.67–22,756.81 mg/kg). Microelement contents ranged from 0.00 mg/kg (Cr) to 136.70 mg/kg (Na) in pods, and from 0.02 mg/kg (Cr) to 243.55 mg/kg (Na) in leaves. The results of the macro and microelement analyses were evaluated using multivariate analysis (PCA and UPGMA).
Typification of names in Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) described by Sennen from Spain

Authors: MESTRE EDGARD , SÁEZ LLORENÇ , NUALART NEUS
Published: May 2021

The names in Amaranthus described by Frère Sennen from Spain were studied and, when necessary, typified. Seventeen lectotypes, preserved in BC and MA herbaria, have been designated. Isolectotypes were traced at BCN, herb. Sennen II, JE, JBAG (herb. Laínz), K, MA, P, and PH.
Late Spring and Summer Subseasonal forecasts in the Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes: biases and skill in the ECMWF model
Authors: Dutra Emanuel , Johannsen Frederico , Magnusson Linus
Published: May 2021

Subseasonal forecasts lie between medium-range and seasonal time scales with an emerging attention due to the relevance in society and by the scientific challenges involved. This study aims to (i) evaluate the development of systematic errors with lead time in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ensemble forecasts of surface-related variables during late spring and summer, and (ii) investigate potential relationships between the systematic errors and predictive skill. The evaluation is performed over the northern hemisphere midlatitudes, focusing on several regions with different climate characteristics. The results indicate five key bias patterns: (i) cold bias of daily maximum temperature (mx2t) in the April-May forecasts at all lead times in most regions; (ii) central North America with a warm bias mostly in the daily minimum temperature (mn2t); (iii) East of Caspian Sea region with a warm and dry bias; (iv) Western and Mediterranean Europe with a cold bias in mn2t mainly in April-May forecasts and (v) continental Europe with a cold bias in the mx2t and warm bias of mn2t in the June-July forecasts. We also found substantial deviations of soil moisture and terrestrial water storage variation in most regions compared to ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis. Despite the large differences in the systematic error characteristics among the different regions, there is little relation to the skill of the subseasonal forecasts. The systematic temperature biases require further attention from model developers as diurnal cycle improvements could enhance some of the potential predictability coming from the long-memory effect of soil moisture.
Socio-economic factors do not affect overall survival in soft tissue sarcoma when patients treated at a single high-volume center
Authors: Eastman Boryana M. , Hippe Daniel S. , Wootton Landon S. , Nyflot Matthew J. , Thompson Matthew J. , Pollack Seth M. , Kim Edward , Spraker Matthew B.
Published: May 2021

Background

Treatments for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) include extensive surgical resection, radiation and chemotherapy, and can necessitate specialized care and excellent social support. Studies have demonstrated that socioeconomic factors, such as income, marital status, urban/rural residence, and educational attainment as well as treatment at high-volume institution may be associated with overall survival (OS) in STS.

Methods

In order to explore the effect of socio-economic factors on OS in patients treated at a high-volume center, we performed a retrospective analysis of STS patients treated at a single institution.

Results

Overall, 435 patients were included. Thirty-seven percent had grade 3 tumors and 44% had disease larger than 5 cm. Patients were most commonly privately insured (38%), married (67%) and retired or unemployed (43%). Median distance from the treatment center was 42 miles and median area deprivation index (ADI) was 5 (10 representing most deprived communities). The majority of patients (52%) were treated with neoadjuvant therapy followed by resection. As expected, higher tumor grade (HR 3.1), tumor size > 5 cm (HR 1.3), and involved lymph nodes (HR 3.2) were significantly associated with OS on multivariate analysis. Demographic and socioeconomic factors, including sex, age at diagnosis, marital status, employment status, urban vs. rural location, income, education, distance to the treatment center, and ADI were not associated with OS.

Conclusions

In contrast to prior studies, we did not identify a significant association between socioeconomic factors and OS of patients with STS when patients were treated at a single high-volume center. Treatment at a high volume institution may mitigate the importance of socio-economic factors in the OS of STS.
Evaluation of modifiable risk factors for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: a single-center retrospective cohort study
Authors: Kojima Shigeki , Yamada Shohei , Fujishima Rie , Koitabashi Kenichiro , Shibagaki Yugo , Sakurada Tsutomu
Published: May 2021

Background

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis risk factors can be categorized as modifiable and uncorrectable. We aimed to identify modifiable risk factors for PD-related peritonitis in our facility to prevent PD-related peritonitis and continue quality improvement.

Methods

This retrospective, observational study included 90 patients who started receiving PD after 2008 and who were continued for over 1 year. Twenty-three patients experienced 40 episodes of peritonitis. Several clinical factors identified at peritonitis onset among patients with a peritonitis history were compared with those identified 1 year after PD initiation among patients without a peritonitis history, and a multivariate analysis was performed. Several serum parameter levels were evaluated as time-average concentrations (TACs; from PD initiation to 1 month before peritonitis onset or to 1 year later). The clinical factors to be investigated were selected based on previous studies.

Results

There were no significant between-group differences in baseline characteristics regarding uncorrectable factors and TAC values for serum parameters. Use of exchange devices was significantly higher (95.7% vs 71.6%; p = 0.054) whereas administration of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) blockers, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), or oral vitamin D was significantly lower (35.0% vs 65.7%, p = 0.002; 55.0% vs 74.6%, p = 0.036; and 55.0% vs 74.6%, p = 0.036, respectively) in the patients with history of peritonitis, although we did not find a factor independently associated with peritonitis in multivariable logistic regression.

Conclusions

Although hypokalemia, hypoalbuminemia, and exchange device use which are considered as risk factors did not affect peritonitis, administration of RAS blockers, CCBs, and oral vitamin D is significantly larger in patients without peritonitis.
Apoio Matricial em Saúde Mental na Atenção Primária à Saúde: construções processuais
Authors: Dalla Vecchia Pereira Liana Cristina , Rodríguez Barone Luciana , Mainieri Paulon Simone
Published: May 2021

O estudo aqui apresentado objetivou acompanhar o processo de apoio matricial em saúde mental em uma equipe de saúde da família no município de Porto Alegre para produzir conhecimento acerca deste dispositivo de cuidado. O Ministério da Saúde brasileiro aponta o apoio matricial como estratégia de mudança nos modos de gerir e cuidar em saúde, constituindo estratégia potente para a articulação das ações de saúde mental na atenção primária. A pesquisa utilizou-se do método cartográfico com a realização de três rodas de conversa e acompanhamento das reuniões entre equipe apoiadora e equipe de saúde da família durante oito meses. Analisaram-se os materiais registrados nos diários de campo, atas das reuniões de equipe e relatos das discussões de caso. O apoio matricial mostrou-se importante estratégia de interferência nos processos de trabalho, construído na singularidade dos encontros e nas descontinuidades do processo. Em alguns períodos, houve maior envolvimento das equipes nos espaços de discussão e gestão do cuidado, com reverberação do fazer junto através da realização de interconsultas e visitas na rede intersetorial. Em outros momentos, permeado pelas fragilizaçõesinstitucionais, este dispositivo foi importante para apoiar as/os trabalhadoras/es. Nesta experiência, o apoio matricial possibilitou ampliar o olhar e as ações de promoção de cuidados em saúde mental na atenção primária através da produção de saberes e práticas em ato.
Privacy matters
Authors: Kettl Julian , Schäfer Klaus , Buchauer Niklas
Published: May 2021

Finanztransaktionen werden zunehmend online abgewickelt, generell scheinen FinTechs das traditionelle Bankgeschäft zu verdrängen. Damit stellt sich vermehrt die Frage, inwiefern der Schutz personenbezogener Daten bei Online-Finanzdienstleistungen in der Wahrnehmung des Kunden als Differenzierungsmerkmal gesehen werden kann. Welchen Wert haben diese Daten aus Sicht der Bankkunden? Lassen sie sich durch Finanzdienstleister monetarisieren? Der vorliegende Artikel zeigt mithilfe der Präferenzmessmethode Choice-Based-Conjoint-Analyse, dass Studierende im Allgemeinen großen Wert auf den Schutz ihrer Privatsphäre legen und bereit sind, eine deutlich höhere monatliche Grundgebühr zu akzeptieren, wenn ihre Daten ausreichend von dem Zugriff Dritter geschützt sind. Schon wenige, besonders relevante Eigenschaften eines Girokontos (v. a. Datenschutz & Privatheit sowie Grundgebühr) tragen dazu bei, dass sich Studierende für ein bestimmtes Girokonto entscheiden. Der Wert, den Studierende der Privatsphäre beimessen, hängt dabei von verschiedenen Faktoren, wie der Vorerfahrung mit Online-Finanzdienstleistungen oder dem Geschlecht der jeweiligen Person, ab.
Therapists’ response strategies in a group session involving French-speaking children with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Wiklund Mari , Määttä Simo K.
Published: May 2021

The focus in this article is on how two therapists orient a group of four French-speaking boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) towards achieving meaningful learning outcomes with regard to the topic of conversation. The analysis concentrates on the therapists’ output or response strategies when they orient the group discussion and assess speech produced by the children, either validating it or parts of it, or inviting them to provide more valid input. The material to be analysed comprises salient linguistic and interactional features in five examples representing the most frequent response categories. In terms of methodology, the study falls within the framework of conversation analysis, although insights from discourse analysis are also used to enhance the data interpretation. The results show that although a specific response category may have many functions, the aim in all of them is to maintain intersubjectivity among the participants. This is visible in the absence of overtly negative feedback, for example. The prosody gives strong clues concerning the additional meanings in the therapists’ response particles. Whereas the children maintain eye contact and show nuanced expressions such as smiling, the therapists’ attention is often directed towards notetaking and writing artefacts, behaviour that contradicts the ideal of ‘typical’ communication.
Behavioral Interventions for Choice Decision: Convenience and Visibility Interventions Versus Taste Preference
Authors: Manasoontorn Rapeepat
Published: May 2021

Successful behavioral interventions to reduce the consumption of unhealthy food will ease burden of NCDs and its economic cost. In prior research, conventional approach such as nutrition information could not overcome the impact of tasty but unhealthy food. Thus, this study is designed a field experiment at a casual restaurant to assess the effects of taste and behavioral approach, particularly the combination of convenience and visibility enhancements on healthier meal choices. The results of this study show that adding difficulty in ordering high-calorie food along with visibility can reduce calorie intake and compensate for the calorie increase caused by ordering according to taste. However, there are differences in effectiveness of interventions across each type of participant.
The Social Activity of the Subjective Middle Class of the Russian Region: Results of Qualitative Sociological Research
Authors: Martynova Svetlana , Sazonova Polina
Published: May 2021

The article presents the results of a study of the middle class of the Russian region in terms of the manifestation of various types of social activity by actors. The emphasis on the analysis of social activity is motivated by the consideration of this attribute as a criterion for the allocation of the middle class in the post-industrial period. The research method – an in-depth focused interview through which two tasks are solved: identifying the degree of significance for informants of social activity and examples of its manifestation; determination of the degree of readiness to participate in the implementation of the innovation development strategy of the Tomsk Region and thereby act as a “driver” of social changes. Representatives of the middle class are included in the sample based on self-identification. It was revealed that the middle class of the Russian region is active in realising personal, but not social goals. Such a characteristic of the post-industrial middle class as the willingness to act as a driver of social development is not observed. Options are proposed for solving this problem related to the mechanisms of involving the middle class in regional planning and decision-making regarding generally significant issues.
Techniques as Modes of Relating: Thinking with a Transdisciplinary Experiment
Authors: Sehgal Melanie
Published: May 2021

This text explores techniques as a mode of relating between participants with heterogeneous disciplinary backgrounds and addresses questions such as: What are the theoretical and historical necessities and constraints to re-think our modes of knowledge production today? What are the potentials, the gains and losses of considering these modes, and knowledge in general, as techniques? The text intersects theoretical and historical reflection, f.ex. on the history of specialization of knowledge production or on the notion of technique(s), with experiences of the transversal working group FORMATIONS that Melanie Sehgal co-leads with the artist Alex Martinis Roe. Since 2015 FORMATIONS has been experimenting with practical responses to the insufficiencies of modern categories of thought and their disciplinary and institutional sedimentations in view of creating techniques of transdisciplinary encounter.
Figuration and/as Critique in Relational Matters
Authors: Thiele Kathrin
Published: May 2021

In this chapter, I bring together two interests that to me are of great significance for present-day critical (feminist) interventions: On the one hand, my discussion of »Figuration and/as Critique in Relational Matters« presents the potential of figuration as a feminist methodology for earthly relations in thought and life. On the other hand, however, I also intervene critically into possibly too easy or too comforting appropriations of figuration as a specifically relational methodological practice. Thus, I devote a lot of energy in this text to explicate and situate the claim that figuration is a non-innocent critical practice. In my affirmative approach to figuration as a relational matter, with recourse also to my critical practice in Terra Critica: Interdisciplinary Network for the Critical Humanities, I stress 'non-innocence' and 'impurity' in critical endeavors as important for assessing critical thinking today.
Corrosion Behaviour of Multiaxial Compressed AlMgSi alloy
Authors: Roy Abir , Kumar Abhishek
Published: May 2021

In the present study, AlMgSi alloy was processed through multi-axial compression (MAC) to produce ultrafine-grained microstructure at room temperature. The AlMgSi alloys are widely used in automobile industries for making cylinder heads and brake disks etc. MAC was performed up to three cycles and showed improvement in mechanical properties. The impact of different strain levels upon microstructure changes is investigated using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The average grain size reduced from an initial average grain size of ~ 124 to ~ 3 μm after completion of three cycles of MAC processing. Samples were tested for mechanical properties using uniaxial tensile test, hardness measurements, and corrosion. Tensile test results show a considerable increase in yield strength from ~90 MPa to ~249 MPa after 3 cycles of MAC. The average hardness value increased from 52 VHN to 90 VHN after 3 cycles of MAC. The corrosion resistance of MAC processed samples was found to decrease in comparison to solution-treated samples.
Analysis Design and Simulation of an Axially partitioned Dielectric loaded Bi frequency MILO
Authors: Kumar Arjun , Tripathi Prabhakar , Dwivedi Smrity , Jain P. K.
Published: May 2021

In this paper, a bi-frequency magnetically insulated line oscillator (MILO) was proposed and designed. The bi-frequency MILO proposed has two axially partitioned slow-wave interaction structures (SWS) and the second SWS is dielectric-loaded to create the frequency shift in the resonant frequency. The conventional MILO device design methodology was followed along with two SWSs separated by a segregation cavity. The dispersion relation of the dielectric-loaded SWS was calculated using an equivalent circuit approach. Furthermore, the cold analysis was carried out to find the energy stored in the different SWSs to validate the device oscillation frequency. The beam wave interaction behaviour and device RF output performance were investigated through 3D PIC (Particle-in-cell) simulation for typical diode voltage of 550 kV, and current 48 kA, respectively. Simulation results illustrate that the proposed MILO generates RF peak power of ~3.5 GW at frequencies 3.62 GHz and 3.72 GHz. The conversion efficiency of the device was ~13.25%.
Предикторы исторического типа семьи на примере Российской империи
Authors: Кравцова Мария Владимировна
Published: May 2021

В недавних исследованиях было показано, что историческая структура семьи имеет большое значение, так как она предопределила институциональное и экономическое развитие. Данная работа посвящена изучению факторов, обуславливающих разницу в устройстве семьи в прошлом, на примере Российской империи. Анализ основан на переписи Российской империи 1897 г. и других статистических материалах того же периода, а также на всемирных географических базах данных. Всего собранная база данных содержит 829 наблюдений на уровне уездов. Мы показываем, что расширенные семьи были более распространены на территориях 1) с лучшими природными условиями для ведения сельского хозяйства и большой долей сельскохозяйственного сектора в экономике, 2) с высоким уровнем экзистенциальной незащищенности, 3) населенных этносами с сильной локальной идентичностью, которые охраняют целостность своей группы, ограничивая контакты с аутсайдерами. В то же время собственность на землю, плотность населения и религия оказались незначимыми.
Благодарность. Статья подготовлена в результате проведения исследования в рамках Программы фундаментальных исследований Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» (НИУ ВШЭ). Мы благодарны Н. Кирилиной, В. Козлову, А. Щербаку и другим сотрудникам Лаборатории сравнительных социальных исследований за ценные комментарии.
Existenzielle Angst in existenzieller Psychotherapie und Seelsorge
Authors: Herden Manuela
Published: May 2021

Der Diskurs zu Spiritual Care findet traditionell häufig über die Bezugsdisziplinen Theologie und Religionswissenschaften, Seelsorge, Psychologie und Soziale Arbeit statt.

In einer modernen säkularisierten Welt stellt sich die Frage, ob oder wie Spiritual Care Menschen betrifft, die keinen oder zumindest keinen bewussten Bezug zu Spiritualität und Religion haben. Inwiefern könnten z. B. philosophische Elemente eine Rolle in der professionellen Fürsorge spielen und wo verlaufen möglicherweise Grenzen der säkularen Hilfe?

Der Artikel beschreibt eine Art der säkularen, philosophisch fundierten Begleitung in Anlehnung an die Existenzielle Psychotherapie Irvin D. Yaloms. Ihr wird der theologisch-philosophische Ansatz Paul O.J. Tillichs gegenübergestellt.
Acupuncture of Time (Fragments for a Memoir of the Present)
Authors: Zhang Zhen
Published: May 2021

This personal essay reflects on how the pandemic has profoundly affected daily life, personal health, and the social body. A renewed awareness of embodied time evokes memories and images of intersecting life worlds, and of the people, especially women, who nourished the author and inspired a new conception of vernacular modernism for film and media studies.
Beitrag zu der Kandidaturabhandlung von S. Bökönyi: "Früh-alluviale Wirbeltierfauna Ungarns"
Authors: Banner János
Published: May 2021

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Das Gräberfeld von Zuewo
Authors: László Gyula
Published: May 2021

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Die Topographie Savariens
Authors: Buócz Terézia
Published: May 2021

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‘Don’t Crunch My Credit’: Member State Governments’ Preferences on Bank Capital Requirements
Authors: Commain Sébastien
Published: May 2021

Across Europe, banks remain, to this day, the main suppliers of finance to the European economy, but also a source of systemic risk. As such, regulating them requires that policymakers find an appropriate balance between restricting their risk-taking behaviour and increasing lending to support economic growth. However, the ‘varieties of financial capitalism’ that characterize national banking sectors in Europe mean that the adoption of harmonised capital requirements has different effects across countries, depending on the country-specific institutional setting through which banks provide lending to the national economy. This article conducts a new analysis of Member State governments’ positions in the post-financial crisis reform of the EU capital requirements legislation, expanding the scope of previous studies on the topic. Here, I examine in detail the positions of Member States on a wider set of issues and for a broader set of countries than the existing literature. Building on the varieties of financial capitalism approach, I explain these positions with regard to structural features of national banking sectors. I find that Member State governments’ positions reveal a general agreement with the proposed increase of bank capital requirements, while seeking targeted exemptions and preferential treatment that they deem necessary to preserve their domestic supply of retail credit.
Актриса Полина Нечитайло. Эскизы для творческого портрета
Authors: Назаров Юрий Владимирович
Published: May 2021

Статья исследует творческое становление и развитие многогранного таланта актрисы Московского театра на Таганке Полины Нечитайло. Интерес к ней вызван тем, что она имеет широкий круг способностей к творческой деятельности. Полина Дмитриевна занимается театром, кинематографом, литературой и живописью. У нее есть дар педагога, который реализуется на кафедре искусства Московского гуманитарного университета. П. Д. Нечитайло преподает: актерское мастерство; мастерство артиста драматического театра и кино; методику преподавания актерского мастерства; основы самостоятельной работы актера театра и кино; тренинг по актерскому мастерству; руководит ознакомительной практикой. Она интересна студентам широтой творческого кругозора и увлеченностью профессией.
The Effect of Talaromyces funiculosus ST976 Isolated from Pistacia vera Rhizosphere on Phosphorus Solubility in Soil Samples with Different Physicochemical Properties
Authors: TÜRKÖLMEZ Şahimerdan , EREN Abdullah , ÖZER Göksel , DERVİŞ Sibel
Published: May 2021

In this study, a total of 78 Talaromyces isolates were isolated from the pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) rhizosphere heavily infested with Neoscytalidium spp. The identification studies of the four representative isolates based on morphological and molecular methods showed that all isolates were T. funiculosus. The 575 bp long sequence of the internal transcribed spacer region of T. funiculosus isolate ST976, selected as a representative of the isolates, was deposited in GenBank under accession no. MW130842. The Maximum Likelihood tree clustered the ST976 isolate with reference T. funiculosus isolates derived from the GenBank nucleotide database. The phosphorus dissolution ability of ST976 isolate was determined by an experiment using six soil samples collected from agricultural lands in various locations of Şanlıurfa province. The pH of the soil samples taken varied between 7.21 and 7.88. As a result of the analysis performed with the addition of the isolate ST976 applied to soil samples with different soil structures (Clay and Clay-Loam), it was determined that the isolate ST976 dissolved 109–311% more phosphorus than the control sample. The study is one of the first studies proving the ability of T. funiculosus isolate ST976 to dissolve phosphorus without any additives to soil solution was determined.
Abnormal uterine bleeding: study among patients in a tertiary hospital in Southern Rajasthan
Authors: Jadeja Harshdeep , Jhanwar Komal Inani
Published: May 2021

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the commonest cases seen in gynecology OPD in the country. The incidence is more commonly seen in late adolescence and perimenopausal group of patients. A fair and objective procedural pattern needs to be adopted to ensure that these patients undergo rapid diagnosis and treatment. The Palm-Coein system is considered as the gold standard. The present study aims to ascertain the efficacy of this system in AUB patient diagnosis.Methods: The study involved as sample of 120 subjects who came to the OPD of the institute and consented to be a part of the study. The subjects were examined and relevant data pertaining to their diagnosis and management was recorded. The data was analyzed and reported.Results: The data revealed that menorrhagia was the commonest complaint. The predominant age group was above 40 years, and had a normal radiological profile in most cases. The use of Palm-Coein system proved effective in determining the diagnosis as well setting a procedural mechanism for adequate management.Conclusions: Palm-Coein is an effective modality for diagnosing and managing AUB cases in a tertiary care set up and can be adopted as a standard practice.
Analysis of caesarean sections using Robson’s classification system in a tertiary care centre in Northern India: an emerging concept to audit the increasing caesarean section rate
Authors: Jamwal Deepika , Sharma Pallavi , Mehta Anil , Pannu Jiteshwar Singh
Published: May 2021

Background: There has been an increase in rate of caesarean section over last five decades. This is a matter of international public health concern as it increases the caesarean section related maternal morbidity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate that in a new medical college which clinical situation contributed and led to caesarean deliveries as per Robson’s classification system and to audit the increasing rate of caesarean section.Methods: This study was performed in Government Medical College Kathua in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from November 2020 to April 2021. In the present study, all cases delivered by caesarean section during the period of six months were recorded and classified according to Robson's 10 group classification system.Results: Out of total 1366 women delivered, 630 underwent CS (46.12%). It was observed that majority of caesarean sections belonged to group 2 and group 5 of Robson criteria. Group 5 comprised of patients with one or more previous caesarean section with cephalic presentation according to Robson criteria and maximum number of caesarean sections done in the present study belonged to this group that is 40.3%. Group 2 that is nulliparous singleton cephalic >37 week induced labour or caesarean section before labour comprised 29.2%. Breech pregnancies (groups 6 and 7) had >90% caesarean rates.Conclusions: Women with a previous caesarean delivery represent an increasing proportion of caesarean deliveries. Use of the Robson criteria allows standardized comparisons of data and identifies clinical scenarios driving changes in caesarean rates. Hospitals and health organizations can use the Robson 10-Group Classification System to evaluate quality and processes associated with caesarean delivery.
A case report on ruptured rudimentary horn ectopic pregnancy
Authors: Shingala Milan R. , Airao Bhavesh B.
Published: May 2021

Unicornuate uterus with noncommunicating rudimentary horn occurs due to incomplete fusion of mullerian ducts. This malformation results from the defective fusion of the duct with the contra-lateral side. This rudimentary horn may or may not have functional cavity. Pregnancy in this horn is a rare phenomenon usually resulting in rupture during second trimester of pregnancy. IT is a rare condition that can lead to a catastrophic outcome when it rupture. Prerupture diagnosis of pregnancy in rudimentary horn with ultrasonography is technically difficult, with sensitivity of 30%. Pregnant rudimentary horn can present with wide range of symptoms that may be similar to ectopic pregnancy or may remain silent with features of normal pregnancy.1-2 We report a case of ruptured non-communicating rudimentary horn at 19 weeks in pregnant lady. In our opinion, routine excision of rudimentary horn should be undertaken during non-pregnant state laparoscopically. However, those women who refuse should be adequately counselled regarding potential complications and if pregnancy occurs in rudimentary horn, first trimester laparoscopic excision should be done.