bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Oil Paintings in the Department Store: The Robe and Racialized Tastemaking in 1950s Detroit
Authors: Schulze Joshua
Published: June 2024

Abstract: This essay examines the promotion of Twentieth Century–Fox’s production of The Robe (1953)—which exhibited Dean Cornwell’s oil paintings in local department stores in Detroit—in relation to the city’s sociocultural context and racial tensions. It argues that ongoing issues in the city such as property ownership, racialized topographical boundaries, and class aspiration can be traced across Detroit’s film culture in the postwar period, particularly in the burgeoning middlebrow culture of materialistic consumption. The promotional campaign’s use of art exhibitions in department stores represented a significant moment for new ideas about class, culture, and racial identity in the city, contributing to the formation of the white suburban middle class and functioning as an example of racialized tastemaking. Accounts of this postwar cultural shift, particularly as it pertained to film culture, have underemphasized the importance of racial identity and exclusion to such formations. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach that integrates film history, material culture studies, and cultural history, this essay uses the Cornwell exhibition as a case study for understanding the impact of racial tensions on class identity in 1950s Detroit.
Spatial phase unwrapping approach for single-frame 3D shape measurement based on deep learning
Authors: Jiang Xuan , Wang Jie , Fang Yuanqi , Wei Chen , Yue Huimin , Liu Yong
Published: June 2024

To address the challenge of balancing accuracy and speed in traditional phase unwrapping algorithms, this paper proposes a deep-learning-based single-frame spatial phase unwrapping method. By leveraging extensive data learning, two neural networks are trained to directly acquire phase information and modulation from a single-frame fringe pattern. Then, through the integration of a modulation sorting phase unwrapping algorithm, we achieve high-precision 3D surface reconstruction from a single-frame fringe pattern, thereby enabling rapid object measurement. The experimental results demonstrate the remarkable accuracy of the proposed method in phase unwrapping, approaching the level achieved by the 12-step phase-shifting method. The integration of deep learning into phase unwrapping offers promising prospects for further developments in this area. This advancement holds significant implications for high-speed measurement in the manufacturing field.
3D information transmission of a computer-generated hologram using a quantum compensation hybrid neural network
Authors: Hu Chengcheng , Yang Guanglin , Xie Haiyan
Published: June 2024

A computer-generated hologram compression and transmission system is designed. The system uses a hybrid neural network based on quantum compensation to compress and decompress computer-generated holograms and uses a quantization method and Huffman coding to encode the compressed holograms for transmission. The receiving side decodes and decompresses the data stream to obtain the recovered hologram, which can be used to reconstruct the original object information for 3D image display. Our numerical experiments show that quantum compensation can improve the quality of the reconstructed image. Furthermore, we introduce a quantum compensation factor to describe the strength of quantum compensation and verify experimentally that the quantum compensation module may drive the conventional neural network to converge in fewer training epochs.
Flexible and reconfigurable integrated optical filter based on tunable optical coupler cascaded with coupled resonator optical waveguide
Authors: Cheng Wei , Guo Chen , Wang Jin , Shi Shangqing , Chen Yifei , Wang Pengfei , Niu Hongsheng , Hu Guohua , Cui Yiping , Yun Binfeng
Published: June 2024

Reconfigurable optical filter can satisfy diverse filtering requirements in different application scenarios and shorten development cycle. However, it is still challenging to achieve multi-functional filtering richness with high performance. Here, based on a tunable optical coupler cascaded with a coupled resonator optical waveguide (CROW), a highly flexible and reconfigurable integrated optical filter is proposed and demonstrated on the low-loss silicon nitride platform. Both single injection and double injection configurations can be deployed to obtain rich spectral responses. For the single injection configuration, flat-top bandpass filter was experimentally achieved, whose shape factor could be as low as 1.648 and extinction ratio (ER) can be 37.5 dB with a bandwidth tuning range from 2.12 to 4.01 GHz. For the double injection configuration, Lorentz, triangular, sinusoidal, square, tangent-like, and interleaver spectral responses have been reconfigured by controlling seven phase shifters. Moreover, both single and double free spectral ranges (FSR) can be obtained for a fixed ring perimeter in the double injection configuration. The measured ER for the notch filter of Lorentz responses with double FSR is 36.8 dB. We believe that the proposed device has great potential for reconfigurable photonic filtering and microwave photonic signal processing.
Several supplementary concepts for applied category-theoretical states over an extended Petri net using an example relating to genetic coding: Toward an abstract algebraic formulation of molecular/genetic biology
Authors: Sawamura Jitsuki , Morishita Shigeru , Ishigooka Jun
Published: June 2024

Abstract algebraic concepts such as category are considered cornerstones on which logical consistency relies in any sophisticated study of natural phenomena. However, to the best of our knowledge, in molecular/genetic biology, their application is still severely limited because they capture neither the dynamics nor provide a visual form. The Petri net (PN) has often been used to illustrate visually parallel, asynchronous dynamic events in small data systems. A prototypal hybrid model combining both category theory and extended PNs may instead be indispensable for that purpose. This hybrid model incorporates 1) token-like elements of a group, 2) object-like places of a category, 3) square poles (rather than pentagon poles) that enable unique identifications of single-strand DNA sequences from the shape of its polygonal line, 4) creation/annihilation morphisms that generate/erase tokens, 5) Cartesian products ‘Z5×Z2×…’ that enable conversions between DNA and RNA sequences, 6) somatic recombinations (VDJ recombinations) for antibodies displayed concretely in category-theoretic form, 7) ‘identity protein Δ’ translated from a triplet of identity bases ‘EEE’ as an advanced concept from our previous display of the canonical central dogma, 8) illustrations of an incidence-matrix-like matrix A that includes operators as coordinates, and 9) basic topics concerning the canonical central dogma being displayed concretely using concepts of conventional category theory such as ‘adjoint’, ‘adjoint functor’, ‘natural transformation’, ‘Yoneda’s lemma’ and ‘Kan extension’. These ideas provide more advanced tools that expand our previous model concerning nucleic-acid-base sequences. Despite the nascent nature of our methodology, our hybrid model has potential in a variety of applications, illustrated using molecular/genetic sequences, in particular providing a simple dynamic/visual representation. With further improvements, this approach may prove effective in reducing the need for large data-storing systems.
Education disrupts the intergenerational transmission of health disadvantage across three generations in China
Authors: Wu Weijuan , Liao Haokai , Yang Xuelin
Published: June 2024

This article utilizes survey data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) to examine whether grandparents’ health disadvantage have both direct and indirect effects on the health disadvantage of their grandchildren, and whether the completion of compulsory education by parents disrupts these intergenerational transmissions in China. The findings suggest that grandparents’ health disadvantage significantly increases the probability of grandchildren’s health disadvantage with and without controlling parental health disadvantage and other characteristics. Moreover, the study identifies a disruptive influence of parental education on this transmission process. Rigorous robustness tests, including the use of the Compulsory Education Law as an instrumental variable to control for unobserved factors, validate these results. Mechanism analysis shows that parents completing compulsory education contribute to improving their nutritional balance and adopting healthy behaviors, attaining higher social status, earning higher income, which ultimately reduce the probability of health disadvantage for both themselves and their children. These findings highlight the persistent intergenerational transmission of health disparities within families and emphasize the importance of enhancing individuals’ education levels to disrupt this transmission. By doing so, it may be possible to mitigate health inequalities and disparities across the population.
Herbal oral care products for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
Authors: Li SuWen , Huang YanNan , Xie HongYin
Published: June 2024

Background

The recommendation for Chlorhexidine (CHX) as a traditional oral care solution is decreasing, and herbal oral care products are being considered as a potential alternative. This network meta-analysis aims to determine if herbal oral care products for oral care in mechanically ventilated patients are superior to CHX and provide direction for future research by comparing the effectiveness of herbal oral care products currently available.

Materials and methods

We searched for English-language published and grey literature sources of randomized clinical trials involving herbal oral care solutions in intensive care unit (ICU) oral care (until September 2023). The primary outcome was the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP); the secondary outcome was the oral microbiota quantity. Data were pooled by pairwise meta-analysis and Bayesian network meta-analysis. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the GRADE framework.

Results

Our network meta-analysis included 29 studies, and the results showed that Chinese herb (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.2–0.75) and Miswak (OR: 0.27, 95% CI: 0.07–0.91) were more effective in reducing VAP incidence than CHX. In terms of reducing bacterial counts, Chinese herb (OR: 0.3, 95% CI: 0.19–0.48) was superior to CHX, and all herbal oral care products, including Persica® (alcoholic extract of S. persica, Achillea millefolium, and Mentha spicata), Matrica® (Chamomile extract), and Listerine® (main components include Menthol, Thymol, and Eucalyptol), were better than saline in all aspects but without significant differences.

Conclusion

Based on our network meta-analysis, we have observed that Chinese herbal medicine and Miswak are superior to CHX in reducing the incidence of VAP. However, the safety and feasibility of traditional Chinese herbal medicine require further high-quality research for validation. Simultaneously, Matrica® demonstrates a significant reduction in microbial counts but does not exhibit a significant advantage in lowering the incidence of VAP. This observation aligns with the results of clinical double-blind trials. Therefore, we identify Miswak and Matrica® as promising herbal oral care products with the potential to replace CHX. It is essential to emphasize that our study provides guidance for future research rather than conclusive determinations.

Registration

PROSPERO no. CRD42023398022.
Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among casual labourers working in selected road construction sites in central Uganda
Authors: Ahimbisibwe Ivan , Tumusiime Cathbert , Muteebwa Laban , Mupere Ezekiel , Andia Biraro Irene
Published: June 2024

Introduction

Workers with occupational exposure to respirable silica dust, such as casual labourers at road construction sites (RCSs), are known to be at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). There is limited literature about the burden of PTB among this subpopulation with high occupational exposure to silica dust at road construction sites. We aimed to determine the prevalence of PTB among casual labourers working at road construction sites in central Uganda.

Methods

We enrolled 297 participants via consecutive sampling in a cross-sectional study between September 1st and September 30th, 2022, at four road construction sites in four districts in central Uganda. A structured questionnaire was administered, and the PTB patients were identified by using GeneXpert and/or computer-aided detection for TB (CAD4TB). The data were analysed with STATA version 17.0. Descriptive statistics adjusted for clustering were used to summarize the data, and the relationships between PTB and independent variables were assessed by using a mixed effects modified Poisson regression model to estimate the adjusted prevalence ratios.

Results

Most participants were males (95.6% [284/297]), and the median age was 29 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 25–33). The prevalence of PTB among casual labourers was 2.4% (95% CI: 1.9, 2.8). Not being vaccinated with BCG (3.45, 95% CI: 1.02, 11.61), alcohol use (2.70, 95% CI: 1.52, 4.80) and staying in shared rooms (8.13, 95% CI: 4.37, 15.12) were positively associated with having PTB.

Conclusion

There is a high prevalence of PTB among casual labourers working at road construction sites in central Uganda. Individuals who had never been vaccinated with BCG, alcohol users and those staying in shared rooms were at an increased risk of having PTB. We recommend routine screening of casual labourers at road construction sites to optimize active TB case finding.
Exploring spatio-temporal changes in coastal recreational fisheries and potential links to extreme weather events
Authors: Ochwada-Doyle Faith A. , Miles Nathan , Hughes Julian M. , Murphy Jeffrey J. , Lowry Michael B. , West Laurie , Taylor Matthew D.
Published: June 2024

Extreme weather events across coastal environments are expected to increase in frequency under predicted climate change scenarios. These events can impact coastal recreational fisheries and their supporting ecosystems by influencing the productivity of fish stocks or altering behaviours and decision-making among fishers. Using off-site telephone/diary survey data on estuarine and oceanic recreational fishing activity in eastern Australia, we analyse interannual and geographic variability in bream (Acanthopagrusspp) and snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) catch, total effort and total catch per unit effort (CPUE) through a period (2013/2014, 2017/2018 and 2019/2020) that encompassed severe drought, bushfires and flooding. Interacting spatial and temporal differences were detected for bream and may reflect spatial variation in the intensity and extent of some of the extreme weather events. The catch of snapper did not change temporally, providing little evidence that this species’ catch may be influenced by the extreme weather events. Independent bioregional and temporal effects on effort were detected, while CPUE only showed significant bioregional differences. Although adverse conditions created by the extreme weather events may have dissuaded fisher participation and impacted effort, we propose that the observed temporal patterns in effort reflect the early influence of socio-economic changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic on coastal recreational fishing, over and above the impacts of extreme weather events. This study demonstrates how interrelated ecological, social and economic factors can shape coastal recreational fisheries and facilitates development of management strategies to address future threats to the sector.
Universidad de Sancti Spiritus de Oñate (siglos XVI-XX)
Authors: Ayerbe Iribar M.ª Rosa
Published: June 2024

El Colegio y Universidad de Sancti Spiritus de Oñati, fundada por el Obispo de Ávila Don Rodrigo Mercado de Zuázola en su pueblo natal a semejanza y con las mismas atribuciones que las Universidades mayores de Salamanca, París, Bolonia, Valladolid y Alcalá y otros Colegios y Universidades de Estudios Generales del reino, inició su andadura en 1542 con el objetivo de formar en Teología, Derecho Civil y Canónico a los jóvenes de las tres provincias vascas, Navarra y los territorios periféricos.Organizado sobre unas constituciones elaboradas siguiendo el modelo de las existentes en el Colegio salmantino y en el de Santa Cruz de Valladolid, su normativa se completó con los estatutos otorgados por los Visitadores reales Doctor Hernán Suárez de Toledo en 1569 (quien independizó a la Universidad del Colegio) y Licenciado Don Diego de Arellano Zapata (quien reformó el Colegio y sistematizó la normativa existente, prohibiendo la creación de disposiciones posteriores que la contradijeran). A lo largo de sus más de 350 años vivió los cambios políticos y económicos de su tiempo, pudo mantenerse con el apoyo económico de la propia villa de Oñati y de las tres Diputaciones Vascas, fue suprimida en 1807 y restablecida en 1814, debiendo adaptarse a los cambios que trajo a la Universidad Española el siglo xix hasta el cierre definitivo de sus puertas en 1901.
Innovative Management of a Difficult Case of Hepatic Hydrothorax
Authors: Tiwari Neha , Shlomovitz Eran , Capel Jeroen , Wong Florence
Published: June 2024

Hepatic hydrothorax affects 5%–15% of decompensated cirrhosis patients, with up to 26% being refractory to standard treatments. For those ineligible for transjugular intrahepatic systemic shunts or liver transplants, alternatives to repeated thoracentesis are limited but can include the insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter. We present the first case of the use of an automatic low-flow ascites pump (alfapump) to manage nonmalignant pleural effusion in an elderly patient with cirrhosis.
Book review of: Schmid, Christian (2022): Henri Lefebvre and the Theory of the Production of Space
Authors: Ilmonen Mervi
Published: June 2024

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Amadeusz’s Prosper: Effective Reintegration of Adults Facing Firearm-Related Charges in Ontario, Canada
Authors: Eizadirad Ardavan , Chambers Tina Nadia , Brown Sheena Blake
Published: June 2024

This study evaluates the impact of Amadeusz’ Prosper program which supports individuals with firearm-related charges between the ages of 18 to 29 in Ontario, Canada. Prosper offers intensive case management through caseworkers who co-create tailored support plans with participants based on their immediate needs and long-term goals. The program supports individuals during incarceration and post-release once back in community. This study engaged 44 participants through interviews conducted between October 2022 and April 2023. Participants included program beneficiaries (n=29), family members (n=8), community partners (n=4), and caseworkers (n=3). Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory paradigms were applied as part of data analysis to uncover the program's impact, strengths, and barriers in implementation. Results showed a correlation between the program and positive outcomes in personal development, well-being, and reintegration of participants. Overall, the study contributes to filling in the research gap offering nuanced insights into how to support individuals with firearm-related charges in Canada as part of offering more effective reintegration supports and reducing recidivism.
A Qualitative Study of Community Priorities, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Opioid Misuse in Rural Georgia
Authors: Bowie Maria , Adams Grace Bagwell , Abraham Amanda , Murrow Jonathan , Bales Diane , Scheyett Anna
Published: June 2024

Increasing mortality rates resulting from opioid use are reported in rural areas. This study aims to better understand the realities rural communities face related to opioid misuse. The objectives are 1) to examine what attitudes surround opioid use; 2) to describe existing prevention efforts currently available in the community, particularly those targeting youth; 3) to describe what substance use disorder treatment options are currently available locally; and 4) to discover what barriers keep people from accessing treatment. Researchers held community focus groups in four counties in rural Georgia, asking participants to describe local attitudes surrounding opioids, existing prevention and intervention efforts in their community, and barriers to accessing treatment. Qualitative analyses revealed eight overarching themes among the groups: 1) access/availability 2) physician prescribing behavior; 3) methamphetamine use as a substitute for opioids; 4) education; 5) environment; 6) restricted access; 7) intervention; and 8) awareness of the problem. Results suggest that prevention and intervention initiatives should be increased and should include focus on patterns of substance use (including substitution of one substance for another difficult-to-access one), education, and the environment. Environmental factors are critical—safe housing, communities of support, and peer coaches can provide the substance-free environment, socialization, and encouragement required for a former user to remain in recovery.
Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of Critias (110–112, Ed. Burnet)
Authors: Ilski Kazimierz , Kotłowska Anna
Published: June 2024

The aim of this article is to present the hypothesis that a powerful earthquake, which resulted in, among others, the destruction and engulfment by water of the bay of two cities, Helike and Bura (373/72 BC) may have been one of two significant causes for which Plato drew attention to soil degradation and erosion processes in Attica and their potentially devastating effects. The second reason was the personally experienced anthropogenic transformation of the natural environment. The philological and historical commentary on the dialogue Critias also showed that Plato, in his analysis, used contemporary terminology in the field of natural sciences.
Book review: Ziemie Obiecane. Rolnictwo Dolnego Śląska w Latach 1945–1956 w ujęciu ekonomicznym i historycznym [Promised Lands: Agriculture of Lower Silesia in the Years 1945–1956 from the Economic and Historical Point of View]
Authors: Błażejczyk-Majka Lucyna
Published: June 2024

The review of the book titled Ziemie obiecane. Rolnictwo Dolnego Śląska w latach 1945–1956 w ujęciu ekonomicznym i historycznym [Promised Lands: Agriculture of Lower Silesia in the years 1945–1956 from the economic and historical point of view] that was written by Sylwia Straszak--Chandoha and published in 2021 by the Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu [Publishing House of the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business]. The book describes the problem of settlement, which is rarely discussed in the literature on the subject, and, in particular, the organization of agricultural production in Lower Silesia in the first few years after the end of World War II.
KÜRESEL EKONOMİ POLİTİKASI BELİRSİZLİĞİNİN FİNANSAL PİYASALAR ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ (YENİ SANAYİLEŞMİŞ ÜLKELER ÖRNEĞİ)
Authors: Kadooğlu Aydın Gülden , Münyas Turgay
Published: June 2024

Ekonomik politika belirsizliği ve politik riskin bir çok makroekonomik değişken üzerinde etkileri söz konusudur. Bu değişkenlerin en önemlilerinden biri doğrudan yabancı yatırımlardır. Yabancı yatırımcılar, politika belirsizliğinin yüksek olduğu ekonomilere yatırım yapmaktan kaçınarak, yatırımlarını siyasi istikrarın olduğu ve ekonomide belirsizliğin olmadığı ekonomilere yönlendirmek istemektedirler. Bu çalışma, ekonomi politikası belirsizliğinin finansal piyasalar üzerindeki etkisini derinlemesine incelemiş ve kompleks ilişkileri aydınlatmıştır. Bulgular, ekonomi politikası belirsizliğinin borsa endeksi, tahvil faiz oranları, politika faiz oranları ve döviz kurları arasında uzun vadede kointegre ilişkilerinin mevcudiyetine işaret etmektedir. Ekonomi politikası belirsizliğindeki artışlar, borsa endeksini ve faiz oranlarını negatif bir şekilde etkileyerek düşüşe sebep olmaktadır, aksine döviz kurlarını ise artıran bir etkisi bulunmaktadır. Ekonomi politikası belirsizliğinin tüm bu finansal göstergeler arasından en çok politika faiz oranları üzerinde olumsuz yönde etkili olduğu da araştırmanın bir diğer bulgusu olarak yer almaktadır. Ayrıca, çalışmada ekonomi politikası belirsizliği ile diğer finansal göstergeler arasındaki nedensel ilişkilere de ilgi gösterilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, ekonomi politikası belirsizliği ve borsa endeksi ile ülkelerin döviz kurları arasında karşılıklı nedensel ilişkilerin gözlendiği saptanmıştır; ekonomi politikası belirsizliği ile politika faizi ve tahvil faizi arasında tek yönlü bir nedensel ilişki olduğu kaydedilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, finansal modellemelerin daha hassas bir şekilde yapılandırılmasına katkı sağlamakta ve ekonomi politikası belirsizliğinin finansal piyasalar üzerindeki etkilerinin daha ayrıntılı bir şekilde anlaşılmasına yardımcı olmaktadır
THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGİCAL SAFETY LEVELS OF HEALTH WORKERS ON THEİR PERCEPTİON OF ORGANİSATİONAL JUSTİCE
Authors: Filiz Mustafa
Published: June 2024

This study aims to determine the impact of psychological safety levels on healthcare workers' perceptions of organisational justice. The sample consists of 271 healthcare professionals who voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected online. The study employed a questionnaire as a data collection tool and measured psychological safety and organisational justice using appropriate scales. To determine differences in perceptions of psychological safety and organisational justice among employees based on demographic variables, t-tests and ANOVA tests were conducted. Additionally, regression analysis was performed to investigate the impact of psychological safety on organisational justice perception. The data was analysed using the SPSS software package. The study found that the psychological safety perceptions of healthcare workers were above average and did not vary based on marital status, gender, or age. Additionally, employees' perceptions of organizational justice were slightly below average and did not vary based on the type of institution. The study also revealed a significant relationship between the psychological safety perceptions of healthcare workers and organizational justice, including its sub-dimensions. Health managers and human resources professionals should develop strategies to support employees' psychological safety and improve their perceptions of justice.
PETROL FİYATLARININ CO2 EMİSYONUNA ASİMETRİK ETKİSİ
Authors: Kışlacık Numan , Altıntaş Halil
Published: June 2024

Kapitalist anlayışının getirdiği sonsuz büyüme isteği doğayla birlikte insanlığı da tehdit etmekte, her geçen gün daha kirli, ekolojik krizin derinleştiği dünya karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye için 1971-2021 dönemi yıllık verilerle petrol fiyatlarının CO2 emisyonu üzerine doğrusal olmayan ARDL eşbütünleşme yöntemiyle (NARDL) asimetrik etkisini incelemek ve yenilenebilir enerjinin önemine dikkat çekmektir. Çalışmanın sonucunda kişi başına düşen gelir istatiksel olarak anlamsız çıkmıştır. Diğer değişkenler incelendiğinde, kişi başına düşen enerji kullanımı arttıkça kişi başına düşen CO2 emisyonu artmaktadır. Bu sonuç bir diğer değişkenimiz olan yenilenebilir elektrik üretiminin sonuçları ile desteklemektedir. Yenilenebilir elektrik üretimi %1 arttığında kişi başına düşen CO2 emisyonu %0.23 azalmaktadır. Petrol fiyatlarının uzun dönemde CO2 üzerinde asimetrik etkisi ise şoklara göre değişmektedir. Petrol fiyatlarındaki %1’lik artış kişi başına düşen CO2 emisyonunu %0.046 azaltmaktadır. Petrol fiyatlarında negatif şoklarda meydana gelen %1’lik artış, CO2 salınımını %0.027 arttırmaktadır. Bu sonuçlardan hareketle Türkiye’deki CO2 emisyonu petrol fiyatlarından asimetrik şekilde etkilenmekte ve bu dengesizliği engellemek için yenilenebilir enerji üretimi kritik bir rol üstlenmektedir.
STANDORTPLANUNG EINER WINDKRAFTANLAGE: EINE FALLANALYSE AUS DER TÜRKEI
Authors: Özdoğar Seda Deniz , Van Yunus Emre , Taş Mehmet Ali , Aylak Batin Latif
Published: June 2024

Der Konsum hat aufgrund des Anstiegs der Weltbevölkerung und des Wirtschaftswachstums rapide zugenommen. Der Anstieg des Verbrauchs hat zu einem Anstieg des Energiebedarfs geführt. Man geht davon aus, dass diese Situation durch Lösungen wie mehr Energieproduktion und effizientere Energienutzung bewältigt werden kann. Allerdings sollten bei der Entwicklung dieser Lösungen auch die Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltauswirkungen des Energiesektors berücksichtigt werden. In diese Richtung nimmt die Nutzung der Windenergie weltweit zu. Die Türkei gehört aufgrund seiner Lage zu den am besten geeigneten Ländern des Windenergiepotenzials. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die aktuelle Situation von Windparks in der Türkei zu untersuchen. Zu diesem Zweck wird die Standortbestimmung der geplanten Windkraftanlage in Tekirdağ, einer der Provinzen mit dem höchsten Potenzial in der Türkei, mit multikriteriellen Entscheidungsunterstützungs (MCDM)-Ansätzen diskutiert. Die zehn Faktoren, die bei der Windparkinstallation bewertet werden können, wurden durch Literaturrecherche und Feedback von Experten ermittelt und die Gewichte dieser Faktoren mit der AHP berechnet. Mithilfe von Gewichten und TOPSIS werden zehn Standorte in Tekirdağ im Hinblick auf die Anwendbarkeit von Windparks aufgelistet. Infolgedessen wurde der Standort 22 km vom Bezirk Şarköy entfernt als am besten geeigneter Punkt ermittelt. Ziel ist es, dass die Studie in Zukunft zu Studien zur nachhaltigen Energiebewertung beitragen wird.
Recent advances in understanding the mechanisms in skeletal muscle of interaction between exercise and frontline antihyperglycemic drugs
Authors: Newsom Sean A. , Robinson Matthew M.
Published: June 2024

Regular exercise and antihyperglycemic drugs are front‐line treatments for type‐2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders. Leading drugs are metformin, sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors, and glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists. Each class has strong individual efficacy to treat hyperglycemia, yet the combination with exercise can yield varied results, some of which include blunting of expected metabolic benefits. Skeletal muscle insulin resistance contributes to the development of type‐2 diabetes while improvements in skeletal muscle insulin signaling are among key adaptations to exercise training. The current review identifies recent advances into the mechanisms, with an emphasis on skeletal muscle, of the interaction between exercise and these common antihyperglycemic drugs. The review is written toward researchers and thus highlights specific gaps in knowledge and considerations for future study directions.
A Latticework of Inflation Models
Authors: Mayer Thomas
Published: June 2024

Economists have repeatedly developed various theories for the origin of inflation and claimed that these theories were always valid everywhere. But history has shown that the theories – although they are useful – were only valid during certain time periods and under special circumstances. What is therefore needed is a system that assigns the various explanations of inflation to the specific circumstances for which they are particularly suited. This paper sets out such a system. Borrowing from Charlie Munger's (2005. Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Stripe Press), I call it a “latticework of inflation models”. In the first section 1 map the various inflation theories and then discuss and relate them to each other in the following sections. I find that during and after the pandemic several drivers of inflation were at work, so that several theories of inflation instead of just one allow a more comprehensive explanation of the inflation experienced during this period. The “latticework of inflation models” is also better suited than just one model for investigating the outlook for inflation.
High gain dual-band circularly polarized two-port MIMO antenna with equivalent circuit for WiMAX/5G/C- and X-bands applications
Authors: Kumar Akhilesh , Pattanayak Prabina , Verma Ramesh Kumar , Sabat Dukhishyam , Prasad Ganesh
Published: June 2024

A compact two-port novel geometry with microstrip fed wide slot equivalent circuit based dual-band MIMO antenna system of low specific absorption rate is presented. The proposed structure has two horizontal slotted patch with symmetrical chamfered at both corners, which are responsible for improving impedance bandwidth (IBW) and achieving wide axial ratio. The different cutting slots from the ground plane and vertical slot in MIMO antenna elements are responsible for enhancing isolation. The proposed antenna design covers −10 dB IBW ranging from 3.25 to 4.39 GHz and 6.74–8.41 GHz. This antenna radiates at 3.5 and 7.2 GHz with corresponding radiation efficiencies of 86.2 % and 92.32 %, isolation

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Downward-punching disparagement humor harms interpersonal impressions and trust
Authors: Betz Diana E. , DiDonato Theresa E.
Published: June 2024

Disparagement humor may harm perceptions of joke-tellers’ core traits and trustworthiness differently when it “punches down” rather than “up” at its target. This was experimentally tested with a sexist joke in Study 1 (n = 161) and a boss/employee joke in Study 2 (n = 331). Consistently, joke-tellers who punched down seemed less competent, lower in status, and less trustworthy (assessed via a hypothetical monetary trust game). Jokes that punched “down” (versus “up”) seemed less affiliative in general, and particularly aggressive only in a sexist humor context, perhaps due to more normative expectations of aggression in gender-based contexts. Implications for curbing disparagement humor, particularly from high-status people, are discussed.
Conative “kisses” in human-to-animal communication
Authors: Andrason Alexander
Published: June 2024

The present article offers the first systematic scholarly analysis of ConKisses, i.e., a sub-class of conative animal calls (i.e., directives addressed to animals) that draw on speech kisses (i.e., sounds that are made with a kiss-like articulatory mechanism). The author examines the pragma-semantics, phonetics, and morphology of ConKisses in 50 languages within a prototype-driven approach to categorization and concludes the following: ConKisses comply with the features associated with the prototype of a conative animal call and may therefore be regarded as the prototype’s canonical instantiations – in fact, they constitute the most canonical subset within the entire conative-animal-call category and thus a highly extra-systematic one from sentence-grammar’s perspective.
Single femtosecond laser pulse–induced valence state conversion in BaFCl: Sm3+ nanocrystals for low-threshold optical storage
Authors: Zheng Biao , Deng Lianzhong , Li Jie , Yao Yunhua , Qi Dalong , Shen Yuecheng , Sun Zhenrong , Zhang Shian
Published: June 2024

Femtosecond laser-induced valence state conversion (VC) in solid materials has attracted significant research attention due to its potential application in ultra-high density optical storage, boasting advantages such as ultra-high recording speed, easy reading, and high signal-to-noise ratio. However, identifying appropriate materials and technological solutions conducive to efficient single-laser-shot recording remains a pivotal challenge for practical applications. In this work, we report single femtosecond laser pulse–induced VC in BaFCl: Sm3+ nanocrystals utilizing a 4F-configuration optical imaging system comprising two-dimensional scan galvo mirrors. For the first time, we experimentally reveal the luminescence mechanisms and channels of multiphoton absorption-induced Sm2+ ions under both single and multiple 800 nm fs laser pulses. Leveraging the highly efficient single femtosecond laser pulse induced VC, we demonstrate a prototype optical storage experiment by sweeping the recording laser pulse. Remarkably, a threshold pulse energy as low as ∼100 nJ for effective single-laser-shot recording in BaFCl: Sm3+ nanocrystals is obtained under the current experimental conditions. Our investigations offer profound insights into the physical mechanisms underlying femtosecond laser induced VC in solid materials, thereby promoting the prospects of VC based optical storage toward practical applications.
Molecular dynamics study on friction of polymer material polyoxymethylene (POM)
Authors: Li Xinmin , Qian Yifan , Wu Yonglong , Qiu Zhengjie , Zhang Runzhi , Nie Laishi
Published: June 2024

Polyoxymethylene (POM) which shows good mechanical properties has a wide range of application in engineering. In this work, the nanoscale simulation method of molecular dynamics (MD) is used to make a more systematic simulation and calculation of the model of the resin material POM. With the application of software, the influence of friction depth, temperature, and sliding velocity on the frictional properties of POM was studied. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) In the range of 300 K–400 K, the temperature has little influence on the friction coefficient, but the fluctuation of friction force becomes larger as the temperature becomes larger. (2) When the friction depth increases, the plowing phenomenon and the accumulation of debris become more obvious and plastic deformation of POM increases. (3) When the friction velocity is changed, it is found that there is not much correlation between friction force and friction velocity, but as the friction velocity decrease, the friction force also decrease to a smaller extent. (4) The friction force will experience a growth period, and its value gradually stabilizes with some fluctuations, which are mainly caused by the atomic thermal motion, the effect of abrasive chip accumulation, and the release of stress energy caused by deformation.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and the Aesthetics of Serial Narration in The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Authors: Scheurer Maren
Published: June 2024

Against the backdrop of the difficult therapeutic relationship between Tony Soprano and Jennifer Melfi and its embeddedness in the series’ dramaturgy, this article explores what psychoanalysis accomplishes for the US TV series The Sopranos (1999–2007), in particular for its perspectives on serial narratives and their reception. It analyses how select tenets of psychoanalysis (in particular, the psychoanalytic setting, countertransference, and its interminability) self-reflexively interrogate the aesthetics of serial narration and the ethical underpinnings of the audience’s attachment to the series.
Towards a Poetics of Trauma and Healing: Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life (2015) and Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk (2014)
Authors: Schober Katalin
Published: June 2024

This article argues that contemporary tales of trauma and healing, such as Hanya Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life (2015) or Helen Macdonald’s memoir H Is for Hawk (2014), model aesthetic structures akin to narrative therapy approaches used in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Their readers are asked to imaginatively partake in and to distance themselves from these narratives at the same time. This complex reading process parallels elements of a therapeutic conversation. Interpreting the aforementioned texts is certainly not identical with trauma therapy as such, but there are relevant points of encounter. The aim of this paper is to retrace the intersections between exemplary narrative texts and central premises of trauma therapy by looking at structural similarities.
Theatre and Communal Movement as Forms of Trauma Therapy in Gregory Burke’s Black Watch (2007)
Authors: Sarul Monika
Published: June 2024

This article explores how elements of trauma therapy can be used to interpret the play Black Watch (2007) by Gregory Burke. The introduction provides a summary of Black Watch, as well as an outline of contemporary theories regarding the connection between theatre, war, and trauma therapy. The first part focuses on how the seating arrangements, the choice of actors, and the structure of Black Watch allow the play to create an environment which resembles a therapy session. The second part concentrates on how communal movement, music, and dance are used in the play to express emotions and trauma which could not be put into words. The conclusion investigates how using some of the features of trauma treatment results in Black Watch possessing potential healing properties and insight into the topic of war.
Therapy-as-Theatre: Porosity and Circulations of Feeling in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s An Octoroon (2014) and Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing (2013)
Authors: Busch Sarah , Liedke Heidi Lucja
Published: June 2024

This article examines how theatre works as a form of therapy using Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s An Octoroon. Both depict fictional representations of psychotherapy but also use concepts from narrative therapy as developed by White and Epston (1990), such as the audience as witnesses and creators of their own story. We argue that therapy-as-theatre exerts a pull on the audience, which invites them to empathize, identify and understand, and draws them into the “affective arrangement” of the plays as defined by Slaby, Mühlhoff, and Wüschner (2019). The two plays bring together the therapeutic and the theatrical both in terms of content and form: in Every Brilliant Thing, the performer explicitly re-enacts conversations with a counsellor and mimics the therapy setting by sharing with the audience their feelings concerning the suicide of their mother. Similarly, in An Octoroon, the playwright’s alter ego BJJ makes himself vulnerable to the audience. However, the play also confronts spectators with hard truths about the history and topicality of racism that they may not be prepared to hear. Within the specific time frame of the shows, similar to the frame of a psychotherapy session, the two plays create self-contained affective spaces where feelings and emotions circulate between performers, spectators and among audience members.
On Pluriversal Dreamscapes
Authors: Chumbes Blanca Caldas , Barros Sandro
Published: June 2024

This inquiry-manifesto delves into the potential transformative impact of what embracing magical knowledge could do for post-materialist educational research. We are laboring toward crafting methodologies that might break free from colonialist biases associated with materialist research to embrace a holistic perspective that acknowledges our interconnectedness with and dependence on the environment and its knowledge. In the form of a dialogue, we propose Anzaldúa’s notion of el mundo surdo as an invitation and a theoretical point of departure inviting and a challenging educational researchers who long to think-feel the possibilities of teaching and inquiry that accounts for marginalized traditions and spiritualities not merely acknowledged but also celebrated.
MICROBIOME: Maternal versus environmental contributions to the piglet pioneer microbiome
Authors: Eldridge Landon K , Soffa Dallas R , Hickman-Brown Kyle J , McAnally Brooke E , Smith Molly S , Wiegert Jeffrey G , Poole Rebecca K
Published: June 2024

The pioneer microbiome is the initial colonization and establishment of microorganisms within the neonate. The objective of this project was to quantify maternal and environmental contributions to the piglet's pioneer microbiome. Sterile swabs were used to collect samples from the gilt’s rectum, the farrowing crate before and after gilts were moved in, the gilt’s birth canal during farrowing, and the piglet’s rectum on days 0 (prior to suckling), 3, and 10 post farrowing and at weaning (21.6 ± 1.0 days post farrowing). During farrowing, colostrum was collected from each gilt from a representative sample of teats into a single sterile collection cup. Bacterial DNA extraction and sequencing targeted the V4 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene. The relative abundance of Lactobacillus in the piglet microbiome was lower on day 3 compared to day 0, day 10, and at weaning (P < 0.05). For alpha diversity, piglet samples exhibited distinct clustering for bacterial richness by day (P < 0.01). Multiple regression analyses indicated that the birth canal explained 51.6% of the variation observed in the piglet day 0 microbiome (P < 0.0001) and 6.5% of the variation in the piglet day 10 microbiome (P = 0.013). The day 10 microbiome explained 58.6% of the variation observed in the piglet microbiome at weaning (P < 0.0001). Bacterial communities of the farrowing crate and colostrum did not impact the piglet microbiome for any day (P > 0.10). The results indicate that the piglet pioneer microbiome is largely influenced by the microbiome of the birth canal.

Lay summary

The pioneer microbiome is the initial colonization of microbial organisms within an animal. For a newborn animal, these microbes can greatly affect their health and growth. It has been shown that the piglet pioneer microbiome is shaped by both maternal and environmental factors. However, it is unclear which source is the primary driver in shaping the microbiome in the newborn pig. The purpose of the study was to determine the piglet gut microbiome and to identify the maternal and environmental factors that contribute to the piglet microbiome from birth to weaning. The results showed that the majority of the piglet's pioneer gut microbiome at birth comes from the mother’s birth canal. This indicates a strong role of maternal factors in shaping the initial newborn’s microbiome. By weaning, the piglet microbiome becomes more stable, even with some disruptions in the microbiome early in life.
Ten Years Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Individual Dose of Hospital Workers Occupationally Exposed to X-Rays and its Leukocyte and Platelet Counts of the CBC Tests
Authors: Lykawka Rochelle , Bacelar Alexandre , Dantas Filho Fábio Fernandes , Peres Milena Ávila , Duarte Juliana Ávila
Published: June 2024

The occupational health assessment of workers exposed to ionizing radiation is done through Complete Blood Count (CBC) tests in some countries, although studies have shown that this biomarker does not show evidence of exposition to low dose radiation. It is essential to analyze the radiation level doses of healthcare workers (HCW) exposed to X-rays in a university hospital and evaluate the association of this exposure on blood exam parameters. For this purpose, CBC tests and individual records of the X-rays exposure of 766 HCW were retrospectively evaluated from 2009 to 2019. Analyzing the annual and the monthly individual effective doses, no statistically significant relationship was identified with leukocyte count (b = -0.01 (95% CI, -0.03 - 0.01); p = 0.254) and (b = -0.04 (95% CI, -0.02 - 0.12); p = 0.606) respectively; nor for platelet count (b = -0.52 (95% CI, -1,09 - 0.05); p = 0.072) and (b = -0.69 (95% CI, -3.63 - 2.25); p = 0.646), respectively. Assessing the relationship between the monthly dose and the CBC tests, we found association with the leukocyte count (b = -0.12 (95% CI, -0.19 - -0.04); p = 0.002), but did not occur for platelet count (b = -1.91 (95% CI, -4.93 - 1.11); p = 0.215).  The findings of the study demonstrated that there is no statistically significant relationship, with regard to clinical validity, between the individual effective doses and the leukocyte and platelet count in the CBC test in all analyses performed.