bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Generation of quantum-certified random numbers using on-chip path-entangled single photons from an LED
Authors: Leone Nicolò , Azzini Stefano , Mazzucchi Sonia , Moretti Valter , Sanna Matteo , Borghi Massimo , Piccoli Gioele , Bernard Martino , Ghulinyan Mher , Pavesi Lorenzo
Published: June 2023

Single-photon entanglement is a peculiar type of entanglement in which two or more degrees of freedom of a single photon are correlated quantum-mechanically. Here, we demonstrate a photonic integrated chip able to generate and manipulate single-photon path-entangled states, using a commercial red LED as light source. A Bell test, in the Clauser, Horne, Shimony, and Holt (CHSH) form, is performed to confirm the presence of entanglement, resulting in a maximum value of the CHSH correlation parameter equal to 2.605±0.004. This allows us to use it as an integrated semi-device independent quantum random number generator able to produce certified random numbers. The certification scheme is based on a Bell’s inequality violation and on a partial characterization of the experimental setup, without the need of introducing any further assumptions either on the input state or on the particular form of the measurement observables. In the end a min-entropy of 33% is demonstrated.
AutoPrognosis 2.0: Democratizing diagnostic and prognostic modeling in healthcare with automated machine learning
Authors: Imrie Fergus , Cebere Bogdan , McKinney Eoin F. , van der Schaar Mihaela
Published: June 2023

Diagnostic and prognostic models are increasingly important in medicine and inform many clinical decisions. Recently, machine learning approaches have shown improvement over conventional modeling techniques by better capturing complex interactions between patient covariates in a data-driven manner. However, the use of machine learning introduces technical and practical challenges that have thus far restricted widespread adoption of such techniques in clinical settings. To address these challenges and empower healthcare professionals, we present an open-source machine learning framework, AutoPrognosis 2.0, to facilitate the development of diagnostic and prognostic models. AutoPrognosis leverages state-of-the-art advances in automated machine learning to develop optimized machine learning pipelines, incorporates model explainability tools, and enables deployment of clinical demonstrators,withoutrequiring significant technical expertise. To demonstrate AutoPrognosis 2.0, we provide an illustrative application where we construct a prognostic risk score for diabetes using the UK Biobank, a prospective study of 502,467 individuals. The models produced by our automated framework achieve greater discrimination for diabetes than expert clinical risk scores. We have implemented our risk score as a web-based decision support tool, which can be publicly accessed by patients and clinicians. By open-sourcing our framework as a tool for the community, we aim to provide clinicians and other medical practitioners with an accessible resource to develop new risk scores, personalized diagnostics, and prognostics using machine learning techniques.

Software:https://github.com/vanderschaarlab/AutoPrognosis
Associations between ecological diversity and rodent plague circulation in Yunnan Province, China, 1983–2020: A data-informed modelling study
Authors: Li Ruiyun , Su Chao , Lou Zhe , Song Zhizhong , Pu Ennian , Li Yuqiong , Gao Zihou
Published: June 2023

Background

Following its resurgence in 1982, rodent plague has been linked to a wide range of circulation risks in Yunnan Province. The most serious public health concern associated with effective plague control is determining how various ecological variables influence the differential risk of transmission.

Methods

We investigated the population dynamics of the hosts and vectors using large-scale epidemiological surveillance data. In a seasonal eco-epidemiological model, we evaluated the impact of ecological conditions on the vectored flea index (VFI) to determine the rate of plague transmission.

Results

The findings revealed a changing species composition in natural foci over time. Additionally, shifting distributional ranges of species by elevation may be vital in modulating the VFI. The model estimates indicate that the dynamic VFI contributes to spatiotemporal variance in transmission.

Conclusions

The VFI could be a critical ecological indicator, allowing for real-time tracking and prompt intervention in the circulation of rodent plague. Understanding eco-epidemiological diversity can provide essential insights into effective responses to future plague resurgence.
Importing a new outgroup? Foreign right-wing alternative media coverage of Black Lives Matter: The case of Resett1
Authors: Mjelde Hilmar
Published: June 2023

This explorative study analyses the Norwegian right-wing alternative media outlet Resett’s extensive coverage of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States – not a traditional enemy of the European far right. It discusses and suggests explanations of the puzzling phenomenon of an ideological and media actor in a very different part of the world becoming politically invested in an internal American conflict. This research finds that Resett is strongly biased against BLM, disproportionally tying BLM to law and order issues and framing it as a threat. Resett portrays BLM as an extremist organization that attacks Trump supporters. Moreover, Resett, itself relying on American right-wing media for information, claims that mainstream media is not telling the truth about BLM. I suggest that future research should explore if interest in American politics and support for the American (far) right is something that influences the journalistic work of non-American right-wing alternative media.
How analytics drive business performance and profitability
Authors: Hendstein Christophar Nicholas
Published: June 2023

Implementation of big data might considerably enhance the way a company is managed. Within malignancy of the steep practical as well as methodical scientific studies, there's an absence of statistical exploration to evaluate the significance of big data. Adhering to a methodical comment, a framework for the interpretation of value big data is provided in the papers. The evaluation additionally offers a high level taxonomy that can help broaden understanding of impacts of big data and the part of its in affecting worth of enterprises. The judgments imply that big data experimenters must act past firsthand gear of momentous details blockades and also reposition the absorption of theirs on how large data analytics are able to breathe to enable and too organizational qualifications. The conflation of the various generalities inside the scope of info analytics supplies more intense perceptivity into obtaining truly worth via statistical techniques, and perpetration down the road.
How the dairy industry in North America is leveraging analytics for increased efficiency
Authors: Elizah Pierce Kylo , Michelle Harper Pasiely
Published: June 2023

With big data analytics rising in recognition, academic providers are considering the methods whereby they're competent to obtain the shifts these remedies carry into the competitive methods. Drawing on the resource based view, features, and also on the most recent literature on big data analytics, this specific analysis examines the indirect link between a huge data analytics capability, as well as two types of development capabilities, incremental and radical. The study extends present investigation by proposing that BDACs allow firms to produce insight that could help strengthen dynamic features, which positively affect incremental innovation capabilities and radical. To evaluate our proposed hypothesis, we used survey info from 185 chief officers and supervisors in Italian companies. By partial least squares structural equation modeling, results confirm our assumptions about the indirect effect BDACs have on growth capabilities. Especially, we find that dynamic abilities fully mediate the end result on both incremental and radical innovation capabilities. Furthermore, under conditions of increased eco-friendly heterogeneity, the result of BDAC's on effective features, and also in sequence, incremental innovation skill is enhanced, while under conditions of higher eco-friendly dynamism, the effect of effective capabilities on incremental innovation capabilities is amplified.
Role of analytics in driving innovation in the insurance industry in developing countries
Authors: Walson Brandin James , Krishenan Arbindhakumara
Published: June 2023

Of late, the financial services industry is rapidly going much out of the traditional paradigm on the complex electronic ways of providing and the customer. Both the facets of the financial service sector, the financial service providers, and also the buyers, are going by way of an electronic evolution. Especially, the banking industry has developed a log of monetary assets, and a ledger entry paradigm to info and analytics driven banking operations, which subsumes traditional client behavior and online. This specific newspaper covers various scenarios in insurance, finance services, and development, in which big data analytics is turning away to be of a catalyst and paramount importance for change. The post also spotlights the attainable advantages of new technologies, including Internet of Things, Blockchain, Chatbots and robotics.
Credit unions and data analytics: How sophisticated analytics can drive profitability for local credit unions
Authors: Millerman Jackson Andreana
Published: June 2023

Although Big Data analytics is not only pertinent for a specific world of technology, many business segments gain tremendously from the use of innovative mathematical designs, in addition to statistical designs, like data mining, artificial intelligence, and predictive analysis. If it is a query that is information volume made in a bank or perhaps some financial institution is good, it's absolutely a yes. As per the newest survey, it is discovered that banks globally aim not just on improving asset quality and fulfilling regulatory conformity, but additionally on the hunt for an electronic convergence method to reach clients effectively in providing services and products. As almost all info made in net banking as well as ATM transactions is unstructured, accounting for approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes invaluable for client satisfaction, risk management, and fraud detection, the use of trending Big Data Analytics techniques could be used to deal with the difficulties and competition among banks. But there are surplus advantages of the Big Data method in the banking region. In this specific paper, we have produced an analysis of Big Data Analytics on banking apps and their related concept.
Detecting banking frauds with analytics and machine learning
Authors: Haddab Daniella Maya
Published: June 2023

Bank fraud is the bodily loss of a Bank or maybe the loss of very sensitive info. For detection, there are lots of machine learning algorithms which can be used. The study shows many algorithms which could be used for deciding transactions as fraud or perhaps real. The information set employed in Bank fraud Detection was utilized in the research. The SMOTE method was used for oversampling, since the dataset was incredibly imbalanced. Moreover, include choice was performed, and the set was divided into two parts, test data and instruction information. The algorithms used in this study were Logistic Regression, Multilayer Perceptron, Random Forest and Naive Bayes. The results show that every algorithm could be used with good precision for fraud detection of banking solutions. For the detection of extra constipation, the proposed model might be used.
How to increase customer satisfaction in FMCG industry using social media analytics
Authors: Smith Deoindre Izaak , Robertson Nathalia
Published: June 2023

Social media has become a component of living for more people worldwide. Businesses are undoubtedly using it to instantly and easily create, in addition to share information with all the customers and gain gained from this seamless interaction. Due to the improved social media platforms and members, the wish to watch, extract, analyze and report the info created on these platforms has also enhanced many businesses. Current labor identifies the social media analytics progression and internet show application. It identifies the different phases of the SMA process, together with their integration on the internet, to show strategy, options, and difficulties. SMA metrics for the client life cycle are discussed. A comparative analysis is still presented for different SMA plans to identify their energy to the web FMCG.
Research on ICT innovation in Hungarian SMEs
Authors: Horvath Adam Bela
Published: June 2023

Aim of the research: the aim of the research was to assess the extent to which Hungarian enterprises use Industry 4.0 technologies, with a particular focus on Internet of Things (IoT) technology-based solutions. In contrast to most international research, IoT automated data collection and automated control technologies are treated separately. A secondary aim of the research is to analyse whether the application of innovative technologies is being addressed as a tactical/strategic issue alongside information security issues. in addressing these two issues, we will examine the short- and long-term impact of innovative solutions on the for-profit organizations. The research is based on the responses to a questionnaire survey recorded in 2018. The research included Hungarian for-profit-organizations that are free to choose how they design their ICT environment, so the regulatory environment does not have a binding effect on the IT solutions used by the respondent. The data obtained from the survey were firstly analysed using descriptive statistics, supplemented by some inferential statistical procedures. The results of the analysis proved that IoT devices should be analysed with a higher resolution than before, and that information security dimensions should not be neglected when implementing innovative devices.
Simulation of simple movements of Arm-Z oblique swivel joint chain manipulator
Authors: Zawidzka Ela , Zawidzki Machi
Published: June 2023

Arm-Z is a concept of a hyper-redundant manipulator based on linearly joined sequence of congruent modules by oblique swivel joint mechanism. Each module has one degree of freedom only, namely a twist relative to the previous module in the sequence. Although the concept of this type of manipulator is relatively old and simple, its control is very difficult an nonintuitive, which results in a limited use in industrial practice. This paper presents a simple simulation of Arm-Z in Mathematica programming environment which demonstrates a few simple but potentially useful movements.
Mathematical Modeling and Simulation Analysis of a Bioreactor with Forced Aeration
Authors: Przysiężnik Michał , Bartecki Krzysztof
Published: June 2023

The composting process is commonly used in waste management as a method of converting or stabilizing organic waste. Due to the complex, non-linear nature of biological and physicochemical phenomena involved, this process is relatively difficult to predict and control. The control is usually aimed at obtaining the final product, that is, the compost that meets legal standards. The article presents a simple mathematical model of the composting process with forced aeration, which will potentially facilitate the control task. A second order model was developed, with two inputs signals. Based on the mathematical model in the form of the state equations, the computer model of the bioreactor was built in the MATLAB/Simulink environment, which was then used to conduct different simulation tests. It was shown that it is possible to control the process using forced aeration, directly influencing the temperature changes in the bioreactor, and consequently also the time of obtaining the final product of the reaction. The analysis of the dynamic properties of the process performed using its model linearized about some nominal state trajectory shows the changes in its internal stability—starting from the unstable character in the initial phases of the reaction, through stabilization in its intermediate phase, up to the asymptotic stability, ending in the stable equilibrium state.
A Survey on Fault-Tolerant Methodologies for Deep Neural Networks
Authors: Syed Rizwan , Ulbricht Markus , Piotrowski Krzysztof , Krstic Milos
Published: June 2023

Asignificant rise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted many applications around us, so much so that AI has now been increasingly used in safety-critical applications. AI at the edge is the reality, which means performing the data computation closer to the source of the data, as opposed to performing it on the cloud. Safety-critical applications have strict reliability requirements; therefore, it is essential that AI models running on the edge (i.e., hardware) must fulfill the required safety standards. In the vast field of AI, Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are the focal point of this survey as it has continued to produce extraordinary outcomes in various applications i.e. medical, automotive, aerospace, defense, etc. Traditional reliability techniques for DNNs implementation are not always practical, as they fail to exploit the unique characteristics of the DNNs. Furthermore, it is also essential to understand the targeted edge hardware because the impact of the faults can be different in ASICs and FPGAs. Therefore, in this survey, first, we have examined the impact of the fault in ASICs and FPGAs, and then we seek to provide a glimpse of the recent progress made towards the fault-tolerant DNNs. We have discussed several factors that can impact the reliability of the DNNs. Further, we have extended this discussion to shed light on many state-of-the-art fault mitigation techniques for DNNs.
Schizophrenie und Ästhetik
Authors: Haghighat Leila
Published: June 2023

Der Beitrag fächert den double bind ausgehend von Spivaks affirmativer Sabotage Schillers über Batesons Ausarbeitungen bis hin zu der Schizoanalyse von Gilles Deleuze und Félix Guattari sowie einer Interpretation Deleuzes von Friedrich Nietzsches Willen zur Macht ideengeschichtlich auf, um den double bind in seinem Zusammenhang mit Gewohnheit, Erkenntnis, Begehren und Ethik zu erläutern und das Plädoyer Spivaks, den double bind zu lernen, genauer zu bestimmen.
Die Gespenster der Vergangenheit
Authors: Diallo Aïcha , Castro Varela María do Mar
Published: June 2023

Im Gespräch mit der Kuratorin, Kunstvermittlerin und Kulturwissenschafterin Aïcha Diallo werden die unterschiedlichen Fragmente einer postkolonialen Kunst und ihren Bezug zu kollektiven Traumata und Traumatisierungen beleuchtet: Wie lässt sich die Beziehung zwischen Trauma, Kunst und Postkolonialität definieren? Wie können die unterschiedlichen Traumata, die über Generationen weitergegeben werden, durchgearbeitet und verstanden werden? Welche Leben, Körper und Wissen sind darin situiert?
Das Theater verlassen auf der Suche nach dem Theater
Authors: Bala Sruti
Published: June 2023

Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Bedeutung von Unterbrechungen im Theater. Unter welchen Bedingungen werden Unterbrechungen politisch? Und was genau verleiht solchen Unterbrechungsgesten eine performative Qualität? Mittels einer Auseinandersetzung mit einer Lecture-Performance des belgischen Performers Chokri Ben Chikha aus dem Jahr 2018, in der er mit einer Geste der Selbstverbrennung die Protokolle der Performance unterbricht, setzt sich der Beitrag mit den politischen Dimensionen der theatralen Unterbrechung auseinander. Louis Althussers Konzept der ideologischen Interpellation ermöglicht es, Unterbrechungen als Mittel von Subjektivierungsprozessen zu interpretieren. Der Beitrag schlägt vor, das Politische im Double Bind ihrer Inszenierung zu suchen.
Praxis der Risse
Authors: Rayyan Alia
Published: June 2023

Alia Rayyan setzt sich in diesem Beitrag mit Fragen zur Annahme sozial engagierter und partizipativer Kunst als emanzipatorische Kunstform im öffentlichen Raum auseinander. Basierend auf ihrer trans- und interdisziplinären Untersuchung, Erfahrungen als Kuratorin sozial engagierter Kunstinterventionen in Ostjerusalem in eine theoretische Diskussion zu überführen, werden gesammelte Herausforderungen und alternative Ansätze mit angewandten, kanonisierten Theorien der partizipatorischen Kunstpraxis und ihren Terminologien kontrastiert. Dabei entsteht eine Diskussion, die soziologische Ansätze, Überlegungen aus den Kunstwissenschaften, Memory Studies, politischer Ideengeschichte als auch Postkoloniale Studien miteinander verbindet, und gleichzeitig spezifische lokale Bedingungen hinterfragt, ohne dabei den double bind der Verfasserin aus den Augen zu verlieren.
Die Bildung der A_N_D_E_R_E_N durch Kunst
Authors: Mörsch Carmen
Published: June 2023

Carmen Mörsch fokussiert in diesem Beitrag auf die Entwicklung der Kunstvermittlung in England in London. Dort ist dieses Arbeitsfeld weltweit am stärksten ausdifferenziert, und seine Diskurse und Praktiken setzen bis heute auch in Deutschland Impulse. Dies ist kein Zufall, denn seine Entstehung ist eingebettet in die Zeit der Nationalstaatsbildung und verwoben mit der Entstehung des Empire und damit mit der Formierung einer kolonial und kapitalistischen Gesellschaftsordnung. Anhand kurzer historischer Abrisse zum 18. und 19. Jahrhundert sowie eines Fallbeispiels, der Whitechapel Art Gallery in London und ihrer Vorläuferinstitution, dem Social Settlement Toynbee Hall, soll anschaulich werden, dass es sich bei Kunstvermittlung um ein Arbeitsfeld handelt, in dem sich minorisierte Subjektpositionen - allen zuvorderst und bis heute weiße, bürgerliche Weiblichkeit - professionelle Handlungsräume und Sichtbarkeit erkämpften und dass letztere nicht ohne Verluste - nämlich auf Kosten rassistisch und klassistisch markierter A_n_d_e_r_e_r - zu haben waren.
Fragments of Solidarity
Authors: Giannoula Maria
Published: June 2023

How is solidarity understood by the people who practice it actively and daily? What is the role of solidarity in reconciling the relationship of individuals with the collective demands of communities that fight for the rights of others? Based on a variety of anthropological, sociological, and philosophical writings as well as ethnographic research, Maria Giannoula takes an elaborated look at the emotional and spiritual aspects of political participation within an activist group in Greece in the 2010s. This study is a valuable resource for those researching social movements and alternative communities, focusing on the ways in which individuals organise their own forms of activism.
Organisierte Zerrissenheit
Authors: Betzelt Sigrid , Bode Ingo , Parschick Sarina , Albert Andreas
Published: June 2023

Interaktionsarbeit im Bereich personenbezogener (sozialer) Dienste ist von hohem Engagement, aber auch vielen Belastungen geprägt. Inkonsistente wohlfahrtsstaatliche Rahmenbedingungen sorgen systematisch für Spannungen, die das Personal strapazieren und vielfach in Zustände der Zerrissenheit führen. In Fallstudien aus der Altenpflege und der geförderten Weiterbildung demonstrieren die Autor*innen, dass Emotionen hierbei eine kritische Rolle spielen. Sie zeigen zudem, wie diese Zustände darauf einwirken, mit wem sich die Beschäftigten in welcher Weise verbunden fühlen und wie es um deren Widerstandsbereitschaft bestellt ist. Wie die bestehenden Verhältnisse sich ändern ließen, wird anhand sozialpolitischer Alternativen und Veränderungspotenziale durch neue Formen kollektiver Interessenvertretung diskutiert.
Zwischen Schweigen und Sprechen
Authors: Nenadovic Ana
Published: June 2023

Seit MeToo können Frauen öffentlich ihre erlebte sexualisierte Gewalt thematisieren - so zumindest eine häufig geteilte Annahme. Dagegen zeigt Ana Nenadovic auf, dass das Sprechen darüber keineswegs frei, sondern weiterhin tabuisiert ist. Aus intersektional-feministischer und post- sowie dekolonialer Perspektive erforscht sie aktuelle Romane aus Mexiko, Brasilien und Südafrika, um die tragende, aber in der Textstruktur verborgene Stimme der vergewaltigten Informantin zu enthüllen. Ihre Analysen zeigen Interaktionen zwischen Schweigen und Sprechen auf und plädieren für eine kritische Lektüre von Repräsentationen sexualisierter Gewalt und Trauma.
Vom Mythos der algerischen Revolution
Authors: Hohnhaus Rebecca
Published: June 2023

Am Beispiel der algerischen Revolution im Jahr 1962 wird sichtbar, wie die Geschichte ihren Bezug zur Freiheit verliert, wenn die einst Beherrschten selbst zu Herrschern werden. Der algerische Schriftsteller Boualem Sansal greift diesen reaktionären Umschlag in seinen Romanen auf und schreibt gegen den Stillstand an, der die algerische Gesellschaft seither lähmt. Rebecca Hohnhaus analysiert in der ersten deutschsprachigen Monografie zum Werk des Schriftstellers die narrativen Verfahren, durch die er die Geschichte wieder mobilisiert und in den Dienst des Menschen stellt. Damit knüpft Sansal an eine der Grundideen der historischen Aufklärung an, unterzieht diese aber zugleich einer Relektüre.
Public Exposure to Natural Radiation and the Associated Increased Risk of Lung Cancer in the Betare-Oya Gold Mining Areas, Eastern Cameroon
Authors: Nkoulou Joseph Emmanuel Ndjana , Engola Louis Ngoa , Dallou Guy Blanchard , Saïdou  , Bongue Daniel , Hosoda Masahiro , Njock Moïse Godefroy Kwato , Tokonami Shinji
Published: June 2023

Background: This study aims to reevaluate natural radiation exposure, following up on our previous study conducted in 2019, and to assess the associated risk of lung cancer to the public residing in the gold mining areas of Betare-Oya, east Cameroon, and its vicinity.Materials and Methods: Gamma-ray spectra collected using a 7.62 cm×7.62 cm in NaI(Tl) scintillation spectrometer during a car-borne survey, in situ measurements and laboratory measurements performed in previous studies were used to determine the outdoor absorbed dose rate in air to evaluate the annual external dose inhaled by the public. For determining internal exposure, radon gas concentrations were measured and used to estimate the inhalation dose while considering the inhalation of radon and its decay products.Results and Discussion: The mean value of the laboratory-measured outdoor gamma dose rate was 47 nGy/hr, which agrees with our previous results (44 nGy/hr) recorded through direct measurements (in situ and car-borne survey). The resulting annual external dose (0.29±0.09 mSv/yr) obtained is similar to that of the previous study (0.33±0.03 mSv/yr). The total inhalation dose resulting from radon isotopes and their decay products ranged between 1.96 and 9.63 mSv/yr with an arithmetic mean of 3.95±1.65 mSv/yr. The resulting excess lung cancer risk was estimated; it ranged from 62 to 216 excess deaths per million persons per year (MPY), 81 to 243 excess deaths per MPY, or 135 excess deaths per MPY, based on whether risk factors reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation, or International Commission on Radiological Protection were used, respectively. These values are more than double the world average values reported by the same agencies.Conclusion: There is an elevated level of risk of lung cancer from indoor radon in locations close to the Betare-Oya gold mining region in east Cameroon. Therefore, educating the public on the harmful effects of radon exposure and considering some remedial actions for protection against radon and its progenies is necessary.
La calumnia como estrategia de corrupción
Authors: García Calderón Jesús Mª
Published: June 2023

La anacrónica regulación de la calumnia en España requiere un profundo replanteamiento dogmático que conduzca a la tipificación de un nuevo delito de difamación. En este proceso, resulta indispensable establecer sus límites en una sociedad digital y comprender la importancia de su elevada impunidad para la defensa del interés social. Al margen de lo anterior, se ignora su frecuente vinculación, como estrategia, en graves procesos de corrupción pública o privada en los que se instrumentaliza, además, la querulancia más hiriente. Todas estas aspiraciones no pueden cuestionarse con el argumento de la injerencia del poder judicial y la posible instauración de una forma de critarquía.
The Linguistic Landscape of Accommodations in Ubud
Authors: Ariani Ni Made , Krisnawati Ni Luh Putu
Published: June 2023

This research investigates what languages signs in the accommodation businesses use in the area of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia to introduce or promote their businesses. As it is widely known, Ubud has become one of the most visited destinations in the world. The blooming tourism industry in Ubud provides an important effect in the growth of this business. Analyzing the linguistic situation of this region is expected to provide an important insight about the position of Balinese as the local language, Indonesian as the national language and English as the international language. The finding of this research shows that among the entire 328 collected signs in this research, Balinese is used as many as 266 times in bilingual signs, Indonesian is used as many as 258 times in bilingual signs, English is used as many as 373 times, both in monolingual and bilingual signs. This finding shows that English still dominates the communication system in this area, therefore Balinese and Indonesian need to promoted more in public space.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Children's Language and Communication
Authors: Adnyani Luh Diah Surya , Munir Ahmad
Published: June 2023

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is an expressive and receptive method of communication that helps in developing language and communication skills for people with speech and/or language impairment.   Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) children who lack communication can improve functional communication by personalizing AAC intervention. This paper is based on literature to promote AAC interventions to enhance English language acquisition in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children. This paper also explores how multimodal and naturalistic AAC benefit ASD children's communicative and language skills. Recommended herewith is to personalize AAC intervention based on children's mental and physical condition and their needs, skills, and social environment's priority.
School Attendance Problems in Scotland and Spain: Variations in Recording, Reporting, and Using Data
Authors: Giménez-Miralles Mariola , Gonzálvez Carolina , Klein Markus , Sosu Edward
Published: June 2023

School attendance problems (SAPs) are a worldwide concern due to their significant impact on students’ development. SAPs may vary across countries depending on the effectiveness of policy measures for prevention and care, the functioning of the educational systems, and the cultural and social environments, among others. According to the latest PISA results, 6.5% of Spanish students were absent from school once or twice per week. In Scotland, school absence rates increased from 7% to 8% from the 2018−2019 to 2020−2021 academic year even after accounting for COVID-19 related absences. This paper draws on official documents and statistics to investigate SAPs in Spain and Scotland, considering differences in the structure of the education system, approaches to recording absences in schools, strengths, and weaknesses of each system. It sets the scene by describing the educational context, the conceptualization of absenteeism, recording procedures, reporting issues and data in Spain and Scotland. The paper demonstrates that these countries have different ways of reporting and making this information available. Finally, comments on lessons learned and suggestions for policy and research relating to absenteeism are considered.
Exploring the diagnostic markers of essential tremor: A study based on machine learning algorithms
Authors: Gao Yuan , Ding Li , Liu Jiang , Wang Xiaoyan , Meng Qiang
Published: June 2023

Essential tremor (ET) is a common neurological disorder with a difficult clinical diagnosis, primarily due to the lack of relevant biomarkers. The current study aims to identify possible biomarkers for ET by screening miRNAs using machine learning algorithms. In this investigation, public datasets and our own datasets were used to examine the ET disorder. The ET datasets originated from public sources. To generate our own dataset, high-throughput sequencing analyses were performed on ET and control samples from the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province. Functional enrichment analysis was employed to identify the potential function of differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Using datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, Lasso regression analysis and support vector machine recursive feature elimination were used to screen potential diagnostic genes for ET. To identify the genes responsible for the final diagnosis, area under the curves (AUCs) of the receiver operating characteristic was examined. Finally, an ssGSEA representing an ET immune landscape was created. The sample exhibited expression profiles that corresponded with six genes in the public database. Three diagnostic genes were discovered with AUCs >0.7 that can distinguish ET from normal data: APOE, SENP6, and ZNF148. Single-gene GSEA indicated that these diagnostic genes were closely associated with the cholinergic, GABAergic, and dopaminergic synapse networks. The immune microenvironment of ET was also affected by these diagnostic genes. According to the findings, these three DEGs (APOE, SENP6, and ZNF148) may successfully differentiate between samples from ET patients and normal controls, serving as a helpful diagnostic tool. This effort provided a theoretical foundation for elucidating the pathogenesis of ET and raised hopes of overcoming the diagnostic difficulty of ET clinically.
Контекстуальный анализ в практике медленного чтения (на материале русских стихотворных текстов)
Authors: Москвин Василий Павлович
Published: June 2023

Доказана относительная по сравнению с прозой терпимость стихотворной речи к смысловой инкогерентности, которая обусловлена ограничениями на выбор слов и их порядок ввиду необходимости поддержания определенного стопного размера и производства нужной рифмы. Указанная особенность стихотворной речи, начиная с Античности закрепленная в содержании понятия «поэтическая вольность» (ποιητικὴ ἐξουσία, licentia poetica), придает особую значимость контекстуальному анализу, который предполагает в процессе истолкования и комментирования (т.е.медленного чтения) стиха учет трех типов контекста: (1) словесного; (2) ситуативного; (3) вертикального. Традиционными объектами при анализе словесного контекста выступают темные места (loci obscuri), в частности нестандартные переосмысления, но поскольку лексический знак обладает не только планом содержания, но и планом выражения, такой анализ оказывается необходимым еще в двух случаях: (1) для правильного произношения исторических рифм; (2) для постановки правильных ударений в акцентных архаизмах, которые сохраняет ритмическая решетка силлабо-тонического стиха; в случае (2) должен учитываться метрический контекст. Контекстуальное тестирование стиха по названным параметрам является облигаторным условием реализации двух компетенций: (1) восприятия переосмыслений, подтекстов, намеков и аллюзий; (2) правильного произношения орфоэпических, в частности акцентных архаизмов, которые хранит русская стихотворная классика. Если первая компетенция относится к плану содержания текста, являясь основой для понимания авторского замысла, а значит и минимизации темных мест, то вторая – к плану выражения, выступая основой для правильной декламации.
Intimate partner violence among unmarried young women (18–24 years) in urban communities, Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Okedare Omowumi O.
Published: June 2023

Objectives

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health problem that affects more than one-third of women globally. Young women who experience IPV face the same consequences as older women. Previous studies on IPV have not studies young women exclusively, thus, we aimed to report the prevalence of IPV and predictors among young women in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional survey, using multistage cluster technique was conducted to determine the past-year prevalence of IPV among unmarried young women (n=736) from 20 communities in five Local Government Areas in Ibadan, Nigeria. The independent variables were respondents and their partners’ background information. Dependent variables were experience of physical, sexual, psychological and any IPV. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression (α0.05).

Results

Psychological IPV was the most prevalent form of IPV (50.1 %). Prevalence of any IPV was 56.3 %. At the bivariate level, having children, acceptance of IPV, ever had sex, age at first sex, experience at sexual debut, partners being with other women while being with the respondents, partners alcohol use, and partners witness of abuse as a child were significantly associated with IPV. However, only acceptance of IPV, experience at sexual debut, and partners being with other women while being with the respondents remained significant at the multivariate level.

Conclusions

IPV is a common occurrence among young women. Both individual and partners characteristics, especially acceptance of IPV contribute significantly to experience of IPV among young women. Hence, interventions targeted at reduction of IPV acceptance will greatly reduce the prevalence of IPV.
Disambiguating Philippine Republic Acts: the case of RA 10913
Authors: Bernardo Alejandro S. , Albaña-Garrido Angeli P.
Published: June 2023

This paper analyzes the ambiguities in a Republic Act (RA) promulgated in the Philippines as its way of contributing to the gradually growing number of forensic and legal linguistics research in the country. In particular, it aims to disambiguate the different categories of ambiguities, e.g., lexical, semantic, syntactic, referential, cross-textual and pragmatic, in Republic Act 10913 or the Anti-Distracted Driving Act enacted in 2016. Following a purely qualitative design and a predominantly theoretical approach in the analysis of the ambiguities in the said Republic Act, this paper hopes to offer a potential source of guidance to minimize difficult issues pertinent to the interpretation of the law. This paper also attempts to discuss the basic rationale behind the choice or presence of ambiguous language in a setting such as the drafting of RA 10913 and proposes that there be a ‘cross-fertilization’ between the readings of legal drafters and linguists.
Learnability of L2 collocations and L1 influence on L2 collocational representations of Japanese learners of English
Authors: Terai Masato , Fukuta Junya , Tamura Yu
Published: June 2023

This study, based on Jiang’s (2000. Lexical representation and development in a second language. Applied Linguistics 21(1). 47–77) bilingual lexicon model, investigates the learnability of collocations among 34 Japanese EFL learners and examines the influence of their L1 on such learning. An acceptability judgment task assessed the knowledge of three different types of collocations: English-only collocations that cannot be directly translated into Japanese (e.g., flat rate); congruent collocations that can be translated into Japanese without changing their meaning (e.g., cold tea); and Japanized collocations that are infelicitous in English, but felicitous in Japanese (e.g., yellow voice). After the task, participants translated the collocations and rated the difficulty on a four-point Likert scale. The relationship between the accuracy of these collocations and the translation difficulty rating scores was analyzed using mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to assess L1 influence. The results showed that with increasing L2 proficiency, learners tend to regard congruent and English-only collocations as acceptable, but even highly proficient learners did not fully reject the Japanized collocations. This suggests that as L2 proficiency increased, participants learned to accept felicitous collocations but did not learn to reject Japanized infelicitous ones. In addition, the influence of L1 was evident in English-only and Japanized collocations and could not be avoided by those with increasing proficiency.
Commutator endomorphisms of totally projective abelian 𝑝-groups
Authors: Keef Patrick
Published: June 2023

For a primary abelian group 𝐺, Chekhlov and Danchev (2015) defined three variations of Kaplansky’s notion of full transitivity by restricting one’s attention to the subgroup, the subring and the unitary subring of the endomorphism ring of 𝐺 generated by the collection of all commutator endomorphisms.
They posed the problem of describing exactly which totally projective groups exhibit these forms of full transitivity.
This problem, and some closely related questions, are completely answered using the Ulm function of 𝐺.
The stability of nonlinear delay integro-differential equations in the sense of Hyers-Ulam
Authors: Graef John R. , Tunç Cemil , Şengun Merve , Tunç Osman
Published: June 2023

In this study, an initial-value problem for a nonlinear Volterra functional integro-differential equation on a finite interval was considered. The nonlinear term in the equation contains multiple time delays. In addition to giving some new theorems on the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the equation, the authors also prove the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability and the Hyers-Ulam stability of the equation. The proofs use several different tools including Banach’s fixed point theorem, the construction of a Picard operator, and an application of Pachpatte’s inequality. An example is provided to illustrate the existence, uniqueness, and stability properties of solutions.
Mythenchronologische Inkonsistenzen in den Argonautica? Beobachtungen zum prima navis-Motiv bei Valerius Flaccus
Authors: Söllradl Bernhard
Published: June 2023

In Roman literature, the Argo commonly ranks as the first ship. The Flavian poet Valerius Flaccus seems to place himself in this line of tradition too by constantly stressing the Argo’s pioneer status. Yet it has rightly been noted that nowhere in the Argonautica is the Argo explicitly said to be the first ever ship. Her exceptional role is based rather on her status as the first sea-going ship to sail across the open sea from Europe to Asia, opening the seas to global marine trade. From this perspective, the hitherto inadequately explained mentions of ships in the Phlegyas simile (3,124–132) and the Lemnos episode (2,107–114; 285–305) can also be analysed as only apparent inconsistencies. The interpretive effort required here draws the attention of the reader or audience, which is called upon to compare the earlier ships to the Argo. In this, the poet suggests a pessimistic judgement: a consequence of the opening of the seas was shipping disasters and human tragedies. Also, it did not only lead to the expansion of civilising achievements, but also held the danger that rituals and customs of a periphery which is read as barbaric would penetrate into the cultural space of the Mediterranean world.
Ap. Rhod.Argon. 3.291: An Emendation
Authors: Vespoli Lorenzo
Published: June 2023

It is well-known to scholars that the simile of the wool spinner described in Verg.Aen. 8.407–413 reworks on a verbal level Ap. Rhod.Argon. 3.291–295. Comparing Verg.Aen. 8.410 and Ap. Rhod.Argon. 3.291, this paper aims to suggest that in Ap. Rhod.Argon. 3.291 Virgil read a different text from that generally accepted by modern editors.
A Convenient Device to Measure the Permeability of Intact Rock (Heterogeneity and Anisotropy)
Authors: Cardona Alejandro , Santamarina J. Carlos
Published: June 2023

The permeability of intact rocks affects a wide range of natural and engineered systems, yet its measurement remains costly and involves time demanding test protocols. Gas permeameters may improve efficiency but involve a complex series of pore-scale processes. In addition, peripheral damage during coring and the jacket-rock interface create a preferential flow path that affects the inferred permeability. We present a convenient permeameter for liquid-based permeability measurements using an unjacketed disk specimen. The test configuration minimizes peripheral flow bias and expedites testing times. The permeameter uses readily available devices for pressure and flow rate measurement/control and can be readily configured to measure rock permeability across six orders of magnitude. Preliminary numerical simulations allowed us to optimize the test design, to extract coefficients for data correction, and to process data to recover permeability anisotropy. The system is experimentally verified against industry standards and used to test cleaning protocols to remove fines left on the specimen surface after specimen preparation; these fines may cause clogging at the inlet phase—a bias that affects all permeameters.
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors Decrease the Risk of Cardiac Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Li Siyi , Wang Jinan , Yan Yan , Gong Wei , Nie Shaoping
Published: June 2023

Background: ACEI therapy decreases mortality in patients with acute MI. However, the effects of ACEIs on CR are unclear.

Methods: A comprehensive search of PUBMED, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials before July 2022 was conducted to identify all RCTs on ACEIs that recorded CR as an outcome. Review Manager 5.3 was used to analyze the data.

Results: Five RCTs including 26,383 patients with MI were identified; 71 of the 13,159 patients receiving ACEIs and 107 of the 13,224 control patients were verified to have CR. ACEI therapy started within 24 hours after the onset of acute MI significantly decreased the risk of CR, by 33% (RR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.50–0.90, P=0.008).

Conclusions: Early administration of ACEIs (within 24 hours after the onset of acute MI) decreased the incidence of CR in patients with acute MI.
Managing Diversifiable Risk in Private Equity
Authors: Laubach Oliver , Brunen Ann-Christine
Published: June 2023

We use a unique dataset to examine the diversifiable risk of private equity portfolios held by limited partners (LPs). Our simulation results show that diversification across the number deals significantly mitigates idiosyncratic portfolio risk in large LP portfolios. Especially for buyout investments, syndicated deals reduce idiosyncratic portfolio risk, whereas deals shared by several partners within the same LP portfolio increase this risk. Looking at a sample of real LPs, our findings indicate that some investors have particularly high skills in identifying the most diversified general partners and selecting the most diversified funds. Additionally, we find that certain LPs simultaneously invest in several deal partners of a syndicated deal more frequently than chance and that these deals have a favorable risk-return profile.