bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The electrical heart axis in fetuses with congenital heart disease, measured with non-invasive fetal electrocardiography
Authors: Noben L. , Lempersz C. , van den Heuvel E. R. , Zhan Z. , Vandenbussche F. P. H. A. , Coumans A. B. C. , Haak M. C. , Vullings R. , Oei S. G. , Clur S. A. B. , van Laar J. O. E. H.
Published: October 2022

Objectives

To determine if the electrical heart axis in different types of congenital heart defects (CHD) differs from that of a healthy cohort at mid-gestation.

Methods

Non-invasive fetal electrocardiography (NI-fECG) was performed in singleton pregnancies with suspected CHD between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation. The mean electrical heart axis (MEHA) was determined from the fetal vectorcardiogram after correction for fetal orientation. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the MEHA with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) in the frontal plane of all fetuses with CHD and the following subgroups: conotruncal anomalies (CTA), atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD) and hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS). The MEHA of the CHD fetuses as well as the subgroups was compared to the healthy control group using a spherically projected multivariate linear regression analysis. Discriminant analysis was applied to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of the electrical heart axis for CHD detection.

Results

The MEHA was determined in 127 fetuses. The MEHA was 83.0° (95% CI: 6.7°; 159.3°) in the total CHD group, and not significantly different from the control group (122.7° (95% CI: 101.7°; 143.6°). The MEHA was 105.6° (95% CI: 46.8°; 164.4°) in the CTA group (n = 54), -27.4° (95% CI: -118.6°; 63.9°) in the AVSD group (n = 9) and 26.0° (95% CI: -34.1°; 86.1°) in the HRHS group (n = 5). The MEHA of the AVSD and the HRHS subgroups were significantly different from the control group (resp. p = 0.04 and p = 0.02).

The sensitivity and specificity of the MEHA for the diagnosis of CHD was 50.6% (95% CI 47.5% - 53.7%) and 60.1% (95% CI 57.1% - 63.1%) respectively.

Conclusion

The MEHA alone does not discriminate between healthy fetuses and fetuses with CHD. However, the left-oriented electrical heart axis in fetuses with AVSD and HRHS was significantly different from the control group suggesting altered cardiac conduction along with the structural defect.

Trial registration

Clinical trial registration number: NL48535.015.14.
‘I went there in an effort to help the child, but you can see there is corruption in the world’: Adults’ conceptualisations and enactments of child protection in schools in a challenging context
Authors: Turner Ellen , Nyakuwa Robert , Nhenga-Chakarisa Tendai , Muchemwa Nherera Charles , Nyadombo Annah Theresa , Mgugu Dorcas , Trigg Caroline , Fabbri Camilla , Rank Sarah , Devries Karen
Published: October 2022

Schools have the potential to be sites of support for vulnerable children, but can also be sites of violence perpetration. In this qualitative study we explore how adult school stakeholders in and around two public Catholic primary schools in Zimbabwe conceptualise and enact child protection. We analysed our findings in light of the protracted economic crisis in Zimbabwe; the current policy context for child protection; and the Covid-19 pandemic. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 adult education stakeholders in and around one rural and one urban school in the Harare Archdiocese, from October 2020 to January 2021. This comprised 12 school-level stakeholders, including teachers (N = 4), parents (N = 4), school priests (N = 2), and headteachers (N = 2), who were the main focus of this study, and a further 6 high-level education actors. We employed thematic analysis. Adults in this study placed considerable responsibility on children to protect themselves, with often unreasonably high expectations of children’s capacity to prevent abuse. At times they also blamed and stigmatised children, which was gendered, and particularly emerged around adolescent sexuality. Our findings suggest that this was linked to social norms around discipline, protection and gender, but in particular, the way these emerged in relation to the challenges of the context. Policy and interventions to promote child protection in schools in Zimbabwe should incorporate both an attention to the challenges teachers face in contexts of adversity, as well as address a tendency for adult school stakeholders to hold children responsible for their own protection.
Efficacy of abiraterone acetate for high-risk hormone-naïve metastatic prostate cancer: A comparison with combined androgen blockade therapy with bicalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy alone
Authors: Kanao Kent , Takahashi Takayuki , Umezawa Yuta , Okabe Takashi , Kaneko Go , Shirotake Suguru , Nishimoto Koshiro , Oyama Masafumi
Published: October 2022

Background

The treatment landscape for men with metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer (mHNPC) has dramatically changed with the approval of next-generation anti-androgen drugs. We compared the treatment efficacy of abiraterone with that of combined androgen blockade (CAB) therapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) alone in men with high-risk mHNPC.

Methods

In total, 146 Japanese men with high-risk mHNPC were retrospectively analyzed. As initial hormonal therapy, 30, 83, and 33 men were treated with ADT plus abiraterone (ABI group), ADT plus bicalutamide (CAB group), and ADT alone (ADT group), respectively. Treatment efficacy was compared using time to castration resistance (TTCR) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response among the groups. Propensity score matching analysis was also performed to adjust for baseline differences.

Results

The median (95% confidence interval [CI]) TTCR in the ABI, CAB, and ADT groups were not reached, 10.7 (7.6–13.8) months and 11.0 (7.9–12.4) months, respectively, and it was significantly longer in the ABI group than in the other groups (p = 0.0012, p = 0.0008). In propensity score matching analysis, the median TTCR was also significantly longer in the ABI group than in the other groups (hazard ratio [HR], 0.47; 95% CI, 0.22–0.98; p = 0.010; HR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.12–0.85; p = 0.004). The number of men who achieved PSA levels ≤0.2 ng/mL after propensity score matching were significantly higher in the ABI group than in the other groups.

Conclusions

Our results provide important evidence regarding the superiority of abiraterone over CAB therapy and ADT alone for initial treatment for men with newly diagnosed mHNPC.
Do both timing and duration of screen use affect sleep patterns in adolescents?
Authors: Hartley Sarah , Royant-Parola Sylvie , Zayoud Ayla , Gremy Isabelle , Matulonga Bobette
Published: October 2022

Background

Sleep duration has declined in adolescents over the last 30 years and screen use has been identified as a risk factor. Studies have examined the duration of screen use and screen-based activities but have not differentiated between evening and night-time use.

Methods

Cross sectional questionnaire survey of adolescents recruited in schools. Sleep habits on school nights and weekends, symptoms of insomnia and daytime repercussions were recorded using an online questionnaire administered in the classroom setting. Sleep deprivation (<7 hours in bed /night), school night sleep restriction (≥2 hours difference in sleep duration on school nights vs weekends), excessive sleepiness (score >6 on a visual analogue scale), duration of screen use and timing of screen use (evening vs after bedtime) were determined.

Results

2513 students (53.4% female, median age 15 years) were included. 20% were sleep deprived and 41% sleep restricted. A clear dose effect relationship in a model controlling for age, sex, school level and sociodemographic class was seen with all levels of night-time screen use on sleep deprivation and sleep restriction (>2 hours use sleep deprivation OR 5.23[3.03–9.00]. sleep restriction OR 2.05[1.23–3.42]) and > 2 hours evening use (>2 hours use sleep deprivation OR 2.72[2.15–3.44] sleep restriction OR 1.69[1.36–2.11]) but not moderate evening use. All night-time use and > 2 hours evening use increased the risk of insomnia, non refreshing sleep, and affected daytime function (daytime sleepiness, lack of energy and irritability).

Conclusions

Both duration of screen use and timing are associated with adverse effects on sleep and daytime functioning in adolescents. More than 2 hours evening use and all night-time use should be avoided.
Discrimination between normal and cancer white blood cells using holographic projection technique
Authors: Abdelazeem Rania M. , Ghareab Abdelsalam Ibrahim Dahi
Published: October 2022

White blood cells (WBCs) play a vital role in the diagnosis of many blood diseases. Such diagnosis is based on the morphological analysis of blood microscopic images which is performed manually by skilled hematologist. However, this method has many drawbacks, such as the dependence on the hematologist’s skill, slow performance, and varying accuracy. Therefore, in the current study, a new optical method for discrimination between normal and cancer WBCs of peripheral blood film (PBF) images is presented. This method is based on holographic projection technique which is able to provide an accurate and fast optical reconstruction method of WBCs floating in the air. Besides, it can provide a 3D visualization map of one WBC with its characterization parameters from only a single 2D hologram. To achieve that, at first, WBCs are accurately segmented from the microscopic PBF images using a developed in-house MATLAB code. Then, their associated phase computer-generated holograms (CGHs) are calculated using the well-known iterative Fourier transform algorithm (IFTA). Within the utilized algorithm, a speckle noise reduction technique, based on temporal multiplexing of spatial frequencies, is applied to minimize the speckle noise across the reconstruction plane. Additionally, a special hologram modulation is added to the calculated holograms to provide a 3D visualization map of one WBC, and discriminate normal and cancer WBCs. Finally, the calculated phase-holograms are uploaded on a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) for optical reconstruction. The optical reconstruction of such phase-holograms yields precise representation of normal and cancer WBCs. Moreover, a 3D visualization map of one WBC with its characterization parameters is provided. Therefore, the proposed technique can be used as a valuable tool for interpretation and analysis of WBCs, this in turn could provide an improvement in diagnosis and prognosis of blood diseases.
Large-scale population disappearances and cycling in the white-lipped peccary, a tropical forest mammal
Authors: Fragoso José M. V. , Antunes André P. , Silvius Kirsten M. , Constantino Pedro A. L. , Zapata-Ríos Galo , Bizri Hani R. El , Bodmer Richard E. , Camino Micaela , Thoisy Benoit de , Wallace Robert B. , Morcatty Thais Q. , Mayor Pedro , Richard-Hansen Cecile , Hallett Mathew T. , Reyna-Hurtado Rafael A. , Beck H. Harald , de Bustos Soledad , Keuroghlian Alexine , Nava Alessandra , Montenegro Olga L. , Painkow Neto Ennio , Altrichter Mariana
Published: October 2022

Many vertebrate species undergo population fluctuations that may be random or regularly cyclic in nature. Vertebrate population cycles in northern latitudes are driven by both endogenous and exogenous factors. Suggested causes of mysterious disappearances documented for populations of the Neotropical, herd-forming, white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari, henceforth “WLP”) include large-scale movements, overhunting, extreme floods, or disease outbreaks. By analyzing 43 disappearance events across the Neotropics and 88 years of commercial and subsistence harvest data for the Amazon, we show that WLP disappearances are widespread and occur regularly and at large spatiotemporal scales throughout the species’ range. We present evidence that the disappearances represent 7–12-year troughs in 20–30-year WLP population cycles occurring synchronously at regional and perhaps continent-wide spatial scales as large as 10,000–5 million km2. This may represent the first documented case of natural population cyclicity in a Neotropical mammal. Because WLP populations often increase dramatically prior to a disappearance, we posit that their population cycles result from over-compensatory, density-dependent mortality. Our data also suggest that the increase phase of a WLP cycle is partly dependent on recolonization from proximal, unfragmented and undisturbed forests. This highlights the importance of very large, continuous natural areas that enable source-sink population dynamics and ensure re-colonization and local population persistence in time and space.
Challenges and costs of donor screening for fecal microbiota transplantations
Authors: Bénard Mèlanie V. , de Bruijn Clara M. A. , Fenneman Aline C. , Wortelboer Koen , Zeevenhoven Judith , Rethans Bente , Herrema Hilde J. , van Gool Tom , Nieuwdorp Max , Benninga Marc A. , Ponsioen Cyriel Y.
Published: October 2022

Background

The increasing interest to perform and investigate the efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has generated an urge for feasible donor screening. We report our experience with stool donor recruitment, screening, follow-up, and associated costs in the context of clinical FMT trials.

Methods

Potential stool donors, aged between 18−65 years, underwent a stepwise screening process starting with an extensive questionnaire followed by feces and blood investigations. When eligible, donors were rescreened for MDROs and SARS-CoV-2 every 60-days, and full rescreening every 4−6 months. The costs to find and retain a stool donor were calculated.

Results

From January 2018 to August 2021, 393 potential donors underwent prescreening, of which 202 (51.4%) did not proceed primarily due to loss to follow-up, medication use, or logistic reasons (e.g. COVID-19 measures). 191 potential donors filled in the questionnaire, of which 43 (22.5%) were excluded. The remaining 148 candidates underwent parasitology screening: 91 (61.5%) were excluded, mostly due to Dientamoeba fragilis and/or high amounts of Blastocystis spp. After additional feces investigations 18/57 (31.6%) potential donors were excluded (mainly for presence of Helicobacter Pylori and ESBL-producing organisms). One donor failed serum testing. Overall, 38 out of 393 (10%) potential donors were enrolled. The median participation time of active stool donors was 13 months. To recruit 38 stool donors, €64.112 was spent.

Conclusion

Recruitment of stool donors for FMT is challenging. In our Dutch cohort, failed eligibility of potential donors was often caused by the presence of the protozoa Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis spp.. The exclusion of potential donors that carry these protozoa, especially Blastocystis spp., is questionable and deserves reconsideration. High-quality donor screening is associated with substantial costs.
Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease
Authors: Park Dae Yong , An Seokyung , Hanna Jonathan M. , Wang Stephen Y. , Cruz-Solbes Ana S. , Kochar Ajar , Lowenstern Angela M. , Forrest John K. , Ahmad Yousif , Cleman Michael , Damluji Abdulla Al , Nanna Michael G.
Published: October 2022

Objectives

We sought to examine readmission rates and predictors of hospital readmission following TAVR in patients with ESRD.

Background

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with poor outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Methods

We assessed index hospitalizations for TAVR from the National Readmissions Database from 2017 to 2018 and used propensity scores to match those with and without ESRD. We compared 90-day readmission for any cause or cardiovascular cause. Length of stay (LOS), mortality, and cost were assessed for index hospitalizations and 90-day readmissions. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of 90-day readmission.

Results

We identified 49,172 index hospitalizations for TAVR, including 1,219 patients with ESRD (2.5%). Patient with ESRD had higher rates of all-cause readmission (34.4% vs. 19.2%, HR 1.96, 95% CI 1.68–2.30, p<0.001) and cardiovascular readmission (13.2% vs. 7.7%, HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.44–2.38, p<0.001) at 90 days. During index hospitalization, patients with ESRD had longer length of stay (mean difference 1.9 days), increased hospital cost (mean difference $42,915), and increased in-hospital mortality (2.6% vs. 0.9%). Among those readmitted within 90 days, patients with ESRD had longer LOS and increased hospital charge, but similar in-hospital mortality. Diabetes (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.31–2.64) and chronic pulmonary disease (OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.04–2.18) were independently associated with higher odds of 90-day readmission in patients with ESRD.

Conclusion

Patients with ESRD undergoing TAVR have higher mortality and increased cost associated with their index hospitalization and are at increased risk of readmission within 90 days following TAVR.
Survival time to complications of congestive heart failure patients at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Authors: Hussen Nuru Mohammed , Workie Demeke Lakew , Biresaw Hailegebrael Birhan
Published: October 2022

Backgrounds

Congestive heart failure is a serious chronic condition when the heart’s muscles become too damaged and a condition in which one or both ventricles cannot pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the complications time of congestive heart failure patients treated from January 2016 to December 2019 at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Methods

A hospital-based retrospective data collection was collected from the medical charts of 218 randomly selected congestive heart failure patients. The Kaplan-Meier curve and the Cox proportional hazards model were used to compare and identify the factors associated with time to complication in patients with congestive heart failure.

Results

The median complication time of congestive heart failure patients was 22 months [95% CI: 21.98–28.01]. About 194 (88.99%) of the patients were complicated. The Kaplan-Meier curve depicts the survival probability of complicated patients decreasing as the complication time increases. The hazard ratios for serum sodium concentration, left ventricular ejection fraction, patients from rural areas, age of patients, serum hemoglobin concentration, and New York heart association classes I, II, and III were given 0.94 [95% CI: 0.90–1.00], 0.74 [95% CI: 0.65–0.85], 0.75 [95% CI: 0.68–0.84], 1.28 [95% CI: 1.12–1.46], 0.89 [95% CI: 0.85–0.94], 0.44 [95% CI: 0.36–0.53], 0.54 [95% CI: 0.47–0.62] and 0.73 [95% CI: 0.65–0.81] respectively, and they are statistically associated with the complication time of congestive heart failure patients.

Conclusions

The median complication time of congestive heart failure patients was 22 months. This study strongly suggests that healthcare awareness should be strengthened earlier about the potential complications for patients with lower serum sodium concentrations below the threshold and aged congestive heart failure patients to reduce the risk of developing complications.
Biophysical larval dispersal models of observed bonefish (Albula vulpes) spawning events in Abaco, The Bahamas: An assessment of population connectivity and ocean dynamics
Authors: Lombardo Steven M. , Chérubin Laurent M. , Adams Aaron J. , Shenker Jonathan M. , Wills Paul S. , Danylchuk Andy J. , Ajemian Matthew J.
Published: October 2022

Biophysical models are a powerful tool for assessing population connectivity of marine organisms that broadcast spawn.Albula vulpesis a species of bonefish that is an economically and culturally important sportfish found throughout the Caribbean and that exhibits genetic connectivity among geographically distant populations. We created ontogenetically relevant biophysical models for bonefish larval dispersal based upon multiple observed spawning events in Abaco, The Bahamas in 2013, 2018, and 2019. Biological parameterizations were informed through active acoustic telemetry, CTD casts, captive larval rearing, and field collections of related albulids and anguillids. Ocean conditions were derived from the Regional Navy Coastal Ocean Model American Seas dataset. Each spawning event was simulated 100 times using the program Ichthyop. Ten-thousand particles were released at observed and putative spawning locations and were allowed to disperse for the full 71-day pelagic larval duration forA.vulpes. Settlement densities in defined settlement zones were assessed along with interactions with oceanographic features. The prevailing Northern dispersal paradigm exhibited strong connectivity with Grand Bahama, the Berry Islands, Andros, and self-recruitment to lower and upper Abaco. Ephemeral gyres and flow direction within Northwest and Northeast Providence Channels were shown to have important roles in larval retention to the Bahamian Archipelago. Larval development environments for larvae settling upon different islands showed few differences and dispersal was closely associated with the thermocline. Settlement patterns informed the suggestion for expansion of conservation parks in Grand Bahama, Abaco, and Andros, and the creation of a parks in Eleuthera and the Berry Islands to protect fisheries. Further observation of spawning events and the creation of biophysical models will help to maximize protection for bonefish spawning locations and nursery habitat, and may help to predict year-class strength for bonefish stocks throughout the Greater Caribbean.
Knowledge and awareness of mitochondrial diseases among physicians in the tertiary hospitals in Ghana
Authors: Mensah Eric A. , Sarfo Bismark , Yawson Alfred E. , Arthur Joshua , Ocloo Augustine
Published: October 2022

Background

Mitochondrial diseases/disorders (MDs), for decades, have been identified as a key underlying condition for many chronic diseases globally. However, data on the knowledge and prevalence of MDs in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. This study assessed the knowledge, and awareness, of MDs among senior medical doctors in the five tertiary hospitals in Ghana.

Method

Data were collected from one hundred and twenty-eight (128) medical doctors in the five Tertiary Hospitals in Ghana using both closed and open-ended questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics.

Results

Of the 128 respondents, 70.32% were senior medical officers and above, 87% of them indicated that they were aware of MDs and over 90% said physicians do not often diagnose MDs in Ghana. About 81% indicated that MDs are associated with chronic illnesses whilst 72% said the disease is diagnosed in both males and females. About 45% of the respondents alluded to the fact that MDs are difficult to diagnose, are associated with mutations in both the mitochondrial and the nuclear DNA, and are non-infectious diseases. Approximately 85% said nervous system dysfunction and muscle weakness are some of the symptoms associated with MDs whilst 77% said fatigue is also one of the symptoms. About 38% of the respondents specified that they encounter myopathies. A majority (70%) did not know about the availability of any consensus or standard diagnostic procedure and/or drugs for MDs.

Conclusion

There is a high level of knowledge and awareness of MDs among the respondents. However, there is a low disease encounter, which could be due to a lack of diagnostic protocols or a low disease prevalence. It is, therefore recommend that a patient perspective study, which looks at clinical records and laboratory data be conducted to fully ascertain the prevalence of MDs in Ghana and that appropriate educational strategies and interventions aimed at improving the diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases in Ghana be put in place.
Using nudges for water demand management: A field experiment for water conservation
Authors: Otaki Yurina , Iwatani Shuma , Honda Hidehito , Ueda Kazuhiro
Published: October 2022

With the growing need for water demand management, several nudge-based interventions have been undertaken from March to September 2019 to guide humans toward the socially desirable behavior of conserving resources and reducing the negative environmental impacts in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, Japan. In this study, we provided two types of visualized feedback to the participating households by applying social norms to their water consumption: one that conceptualized water as a public good, and one that compared the household’s usage to that of others by using a bar chart for eight months. We analyzed the change in water consumption of each household using the generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) and found that a nudge that visualized water as a public good was effective in saving water in low-consuming households, whereas a nudge using a bar chart had no impact. In addition, we asked the participants whether the information provided caused any kind of stress after the last feedback. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that the nudge method utilized in this study not only does not cause stress among the nudge recipients, but also improved their interest in residential water consumption. Households that received a nudge were less satisfied than the control group because they feel that they were not able to save water.
Disco: When fashion took to the dance floor
Authors: Turner Nan
Published: October 2022

Discothèques, fuelled by sexual liberation (both gay and straight), influenced fashion, music, nightlife entertainment, dancing and society for several years during the 1970s. New York City (NYC) was the epicentre of the disco scene. Sexual freedoms, fuelled by the birth control pill and the repeal of laws in NYC against same-sex dancing, played out in the hedonistic disco venues, the most infamous, Studio 54. The 1977 film, Saturday Night Fever, inspired by the popularity of disco dancing in New York, introduced the dance phenomena to the world, spawning a slew of copycats. The fashion world took notice and disco looks filled the runways and fashion magazines. Part of this new freedom was embodied in recently developed synthetic fabrics that promised easy care, brilliant colour and fluid movement. Disco’s downfall was precipitated by the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that threatened both homosexual and heterosexual sexual expression, coinciding with a backlash orchestrated by rock and roll fans. The fashion world in turn revolted against synthetic fabrics, claiming that natural fibres were chic and polyester was cheap. Disco came to a crashing halt in the early 1980s as these social factors, coupled with the ‘death to disco’ campaign, orchestrated by rock music radio stations, ended the short-lived era.
Two ends of the same thread: Reimagining the boundaries of personal and professional labour in eighteenth-century needlework and twenty-first-century crochet
Authors: Banner Jessica
Published: October 2022

As a researcher I have always maintained a firm boundary between my professional work and my personal hobbies. One of my most recent academic projects has traced the development of techniques and styles of needlework pictures and pictorial samplers made by young women in eighteenth-century England, while in my spare time I have increasingly turned to crocheting clothing and toys for friends and family. However, following recent developments in material culture and archival studies, which have encouraged reframing conceptions of authorship and resituating objects within larger networks of connection, it seems foolish to suppose that my work on needlework in the long eighteenth century is unaffected by my investment in crochet (and vice versa). This article aims to initiate discussions around the relationship between personal lives and professional research and seeks to explore how my practice of crochet and my research of textiles from the long eighteenth century are intimately connected.
The Sign o’ the Times denim jacket: Exploring fan-generated clothing, identity and community within Prince fandom
Authors: Ritchie Casci
Published: October 2022

With 2020’s deluxe release of Prince’s magnum opus Sign o’ the Times, fans were reintroduced to the era’s distinct sartorial blueprint of peach and black, denim and fringe. Unexpectedly, the Sign o’ the Times signature look is largely regarded as the oversized customized denim jacket worn by Prince throughout the concert film and live performances. Not just your typical denim jacket, the garment is adorned with decorative safety pins, buttons, graphic appliqués, fringe and various glittering embellishments. Like Purple Rain’s studded trench coat, the denim jacket is now forever affiliated with Sign o’ the Times, active throughout our shared popular culture conscious. Within the expansive wardrobe of the musician, the denim jacket remains a unique cultural artefact, not only for the unexpected utilitarian fabric choice but also for the garment’s coded signifiers of the counterculture, liberation and community. An object study of the denim jacket will examine the strategies employed in Prince’s shared visual language, transmedia storytelling and fan-generated clothing. Through an interdisciplinary investigation informed by theoretical work in fashion, media, film and cultural studies, the article seeks to examine how Prince’s bespoke denim jacket both fuels consumption and facilitates placemaking and community building both in physical and digital contexts still to this day.
Klimakrise und Bewusstseinswandel: Eine Ausstellung der neun steirischen Hochschulen
Authors: Steinwender David , Fallmann Gregor , Getzinger Günter , Diethart Mario , Gartler Lissa , Steininger Karl
Published: October 2022

Die Auswirkungen der globalen Veränderungen des Klimas werden immer stärker spürbar. Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz und zur Klimawandelanpassung müssen auf allen Ebenen gesetzt und aus allen Gesellschaftsbereichen mitgetragen werden. Die Wissenschaft liefert Erkenntnisse
dafür, deren Kommunikation und Übersetzung in alltagstaugliche Handlungsoptionen eine große Herausforderung ist. Die neun Hochschulen der Steirischen Hochschulkonferenz haben dazu eine Ausstellung mit dem Titel Klimakrise und Bewusstseinswandel entwickelt.
Conflicting sociotechnical imaginaries of the future built environment: An analysis of current discourses on timber construction in France and Germany
Authors: Mast Hanna Sophie
Published: October 2022

Building with timber promises many things at the same time: sustainability, economic efficiency, as well as innovative forms and building processes. However, it is disputable to what extent, and under which conditions, timber construction can be considered sustainable. The societal
discourse in Germany and France is shaped by four competing visions that favor either 1. a positive CO2 balance, 2. a particularly time- and cost-efficient construction process, 3. the use of regional resources, or 4. the creation of uniquely designed buildings as the guiding principle
of future timber construction.The construction industry is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In view of resource scarcity, climate change, and rapid global population growth, the industry faces the urgent challenge of a sustainable transition. The renaissance of timber
as a renewable, carbon-neutral construction material could pave the way for more sustainable modes of building. Taking France and Germany as examples, and based on a sociological discourse analysis, this paper reveals four different and conflicting sociotechnical imaginaries of the future
built environment. The four imaginaries show specific characteristics depending on the respective national, political, and cultural contexts. Moreover, they include partially incompatible objectives and compete for discursive hegemony, and thus implementation. Scrutinizing the four competing
visions and their approach to conflicts and scarcities raises profound questions about their political, technological, ecological, and social implications.
Idiomatic Expression Used in Jason Mraz’s Song in the Album Know and Its Possibility to be Used in ELT
Authors: Baharuddin Baharuddin
Published: October 2022

This study aims to find the types of idiomatic expression and elaborate the meaning of idiomatic expression used in Jason Mraz’s song in the album ‘Know’ and its possibility to be used in ELT. Each song generally has idiomatic expression delivered to the listeners. This study focused to analyze phrases of idiom in Jason Mraz’s song lyrics. This study used theory of Makkai about Idiom Structure in English and applied descriptive qualitative method which concern in understanding the result of the data found. The data acquired from 10 songs in the album ‘Know’ in 2018. After analyzing, this study found 39 of idiomatic expressions, but only found 3 types of idiomatic expressions in the album such as Phrasal Verb Idiom, Tournure Idiom, and Irreversible Binomial Idiom from 6 types of idiom. Nine phrasal verb idiom, twenty three tournure idiom, and seven irreversible binomial idiom. Tournure Idiom is the majority used in the song lyrics of Jason Mraz ‘Know’. The researcher found the meaning of song lyrics generally describe about love. The existence of idiomatic expression is used to beautify and to clarify the contextual meaning of the song lyrics. Keywords: idiomatic expression; songs; lyric; english language teaching.
DINAMIKA PENGELOLAAN WILAYAH PESISIR DI KABUPATEN REMBANG
Authors: Kismartini Kismartini
Published: October 2022

Coastal zone management is complex, from the results of the research showed that many stakeholders involved in coastal management. Among them are from government agencies (Department of Marine and Fisheries, Bappeda, Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Department of Transportation, Office of Environment, DPRD), Private and Public sector. The key role is in the Department of Marine and Fisheries, while BAPPEDA have a very important role in the coordination between stakeholders. Efforts can be made to involve stakeholders better is through understanding the role of each stakeholder, and then optimize the role of coastal zone management in order to obtain effective and efficient.
PRODUKTIVITAS DAN EKONOMI KELUARGA TENAGA KERJA PEREMPUAN PADA UKM KONVEKSI DI KABUPATEN KUDUS (STUDI KASUS DI KECAMATAN KOTA KABUPATEN KUDUS)
Authors: Rodhiyah Rodhiyah
Published: October 2022

Female labors shows  contribution in economic activity, for example in SMEs case: convection, provides many opportunities for the female workers, because they can use their the skills in it. On the other hand in the household, the husband as the head of the household income is insufficient for the needs of the family . Women's participation in economic activity is expected, to contribute to the family economy, to achieve that it is required a fairly high level of productivity, but in fact, the result is not maximum.  The purpose of research is to discover economic conditions of the female labor and women labor productivity, identify factors driving and inhibiting female labor productivity, contribution of the female labor economics family. The purpose of research is to discover economic conditions of the female labor and women labor productivity, identify factors driving and inhibiting female labor productivity, contribution of the female labor economics family.In this paper cross sectional is used as the research method, descriptive analytic sample of 100 women workers in four SMEs convection located in Kudus City District  is selected using “purposive” and “accidental” methods, then the data is analyzed “descriptively” with frequency tables,then the results are presented as narrative. Results and analysis In this paper cross sectional is used as the research method, descriptive analytic sample of 100 women workers in four SMEs convection located in Kudus City District  is selected using “purposive” and “accidental” methods, then the data is analyzed “descriptively” with frequency tables, then the results are presented as narrative.  Results and analysis The working income based on the target, but the female labor do not feel it as a heavy burden. The product results are consistent to the quality threshold, none were ever a damaged product, the female labor complete the work appropriate with the deadline. Supporting productivity factor: skill , experience, responsibility, discipline(rarely late, rarely absent), efficiently using their break time: taking a break while completing the unfinished work . Inhibiting productivity factor:  often too late, frequently absent to complete homework as a housewife, SME does not have strict rules. The income is dynamic, no fix income, i.e.: daily, based batches, sometimes really low. Although most of them feel sufficient with the salary, but there are labors who feels their salary is not enough for daily rules. Therefore, they work harder to solve this problem, or they try to reduce their expenditure.
Infrastructure Development and Conflict: A Conflict Resolution in The Construction of An Oil Refinery
Authors: Nisa Desinta Roichanun , Sihidi Iradhad Taqwa
Published: October 2022

The construction of an oil refinery in Tuban Regency, a National Strategic Project (PSN), has been rejected by the Tuban community. This study aims to explain the efforts made by PT Pertamina and the government in resolving the land acquisition conflict regarding the construction of an oil refinery in Jenu, Tuban Regency. The researchers used the descriptive qualitative method, collected data using interviews and documentation, and analyzed the collected, reduced and presented data. The results showed that the parties resolved the conflict through litigation, mediation, and negotiation. The process resulted in the provision of employment for locals, scholarships for outstanding students in five affected villages, development of fishermen's cooperatives in Mentoso Village, food and social assistance for farmers, opportunities for locals to continue working on the acquired land before the construction, and several Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs around the premises. After the resolution, out of 1219 parcels, 1222 were acquired with a total land area of 814 hectares from 961 owners. This research only focuses on the agreements between the parties. Further studies are advised to observe PT Pertamina's and the community's consistency in adhering to the agreements.
The Domestic Politics and Indonesia’s Tension with Malaysia on The Ambalat Case
Authors: Bustami Reevany , Maksum Ali
Published: October 2022

This study examines inter-state tension between Indonesia and Malaysia on the issue of Ambalat between 2005-2009 using quantitative analysis. The analysis offers these critical and crucial lenses to reduce empirical and conceptual blind spots in international relations discourse. The issue is pivotal since the Ambalat disputes had yielded tensions between the two nations. Furthermore, the military’s involvement and provocations of mass media were arguably excessive. Previous literature merely focuses on the foreign policy tension and neglects the correlated and critical domestic factors. The purpose of this research is expected to possess a different conceptual perspective on the issue of Ambalat, which is often framed from a security perspective. The mainstream rationale captures Ambalat as an internal political maneuver deployed by President Yudhoyono while antagonizing Indonesia’s relations with the neighbor. The analysis offers these critical and crucial lenses to reduce empirical and conceptual blind spots in international relations discourse. The results showed that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) used this issue to advance specific political interests by redirecting the public’s attention from mounting petroleum costs and the president’s declining image. This also occurs against the backdrop of the presidential election of 2009 to maneuver Ambalat. However, the maneuver for the domestic audience affected Indonesia-Malaysia’s relations and the rising tension.
PEMBERDAYAAN DESA MODEL DESA MANDIRI SEHAT DI KECAMATAN SALAMAN KABUPATEN MAGELANG
Authors: Martini Rina
Published: October 2022

One of goverments efforts to improve village’s capability to be self help is the establishment of “Desa Mandiri” program. Assertion of “Desa Mandiri” program as one of goverment’s policy is based on consideration that there is a need to reduce village’s dependency on central goverment. Goverment cannot be expected to wholly help, subsidize, and facilitate village community anymore, and village community has to start to learn to be independent. There are some models of “Desa Mandiri” program, one of them is “Desa Mandiri Sehat” or “Healthy Self-Help Village”. Jabangsari and Banjarharjo in Salaman Sub-district are amongst those that are successful in implementing “Desa Mandiri Sehat”. Although there is difference in term of implementation, the success of these villages are relevant to be used for lesson learning and drawing.
KESETARAAN GENDER DAN KETERKAITANNYA DENGAN MODAL SOSIAL DALAM PEMBANGUNAN MASYARAKAT DI INDONESIA: STUDI KASUS KECAMATAN BUMIAJI KOTA BATU, JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Ari Ismu Rini Dwi , Waloejo Budi Soegiarto , Hariyani Septiana
Published: October 2022

Kesetaraan gender masuk dalam pilar nomor 5 dari Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan, sebagai salah satu pendekatan komprehensif untuk mengentaskan kemiskinan masyarakat di suatu wilayah. Tujuan utama penelitian ini untuk menyelidiki keterkaitan antara nilai kesetaraan gender dengan ikatan sosial dalam masyarakat, guna menyusun rekomendasi kebijakan publik dalam pengentasan kemiskinan. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua pendekatan metode analisis yaitu mengukur kesetaraan gender (Gender Inequality Index) dan mengukur dua indeks modal sosial (rate of participation dan kepadatan), dimana sampel penelitian dibedakan menjadi sampel rumah tangga miskin dan tidak miskin yang terbagi secara proporsional pada total 330 responden. Temuan hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa rumah tangga miskin memiliki indeks ketimpangan gender yang lebih tinggi daripada rumah tangga tidak miskin, dan rumah tangga miskin memiliki ikatan sosial yang lebih rendah dibandingkan rumah tangga tidak miskin. Hal Ini menyiratkan bahwa masyarakat dengan kesetaraan gender yang baik, dan ikatan sosial yang kuat melalui afiliasi anggota masyarakat dengan lembaga eksisting dapat memberikan peluang lebih besar untuk terwujudkan kesejahteraan masyarakat yang lebih tinggi. Kesimpulannya, penguatan ikatan sosial di antara anggota masyarakat dapat memperluas perspektif masyarakat tentang betapa pentingnya kesetaraan gender sebagai bagian dari tindakan mereka untuk mengatasi kemiskinan.
KARAKTERISTIK DAN TIPOLOGI PELETAKAN REKLAME PADA BANGUNAN DI KAWASAN PERDAGANGAN JASA KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Ariani Nofa Martina , Wijaya Muhammad Indra Hadi , Priambudi Bagus Nuari , Pradana Brian , Pugara Ade , Puspasari Deny Aditya
Published: October 2022

Perkembangan Kota Semarang sebagai ibukota provinsi memberikan dampak yang besar terhadap peningkatan aktivitas dan ekonomi wilayah. Peningkatan aktivitas ini yang ditangkap oleh para perusahaan atau individu dalam penyelenggaraan reklame, untuk mempromosikan produk atau jasa mereka. Pertumbuhan reklame yang meningkat pesat terjadi pada kawasan-kawasan yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi, salah satunya kawasan perdagangan jasa. Batasan mengenai peletakan reklame perlu diatur agar dapat mendukung citra kawasan dan tidak menimbulkan pencemaran visual. Aturan mengenai peletakan reklame ini dapat diawali dengan mengkaji tipologi dan karakteristik peletakan reklame khususnya pada kawasan perdagangan jasa. Studi ini mengkaji tipologi dan karakteristik peletakan reklame pada kawasan perdagangan jasa dengan melakukan observasi lapangan. Metode penelitian adalah kuantitatif untuk melihat karakteristik dan tipologi peletakan reklame. Lokasi studi adalah kawasan yang ditetapkan sebagai kawasan perdagangan jasa berdasarkan Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW) Kota Semarang. Batasan studi adalah reklame yang menempel pada bangunan dan pada persil lahan bangunan. Hasil studi menyatakan bahwa terdapat 6 (enam) jenis tipologi dan 4 (empat) tipe peletakan reklame. Manfaat yang dapat diambil dari hasil penelitian ini yaitu diharapkan dapat menjadi dasar dalam menyusun kebijakan peletakan reklame di kawasan perdagangan jasa di Kota Semarang.
STUDI KOMPARATIF PERFORMA ANGKUTAN BRT TRANSJOGJA DAN TRANSJAKARTA
Authors: Devi Mutiasari Kurnia , Pramana Agustinus Yunastiawan Eka , Safitri Rinawanti
Published: October 2022

Peningkatan pelayanan transportasi massal di perkotaan seperti Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) akhir-akhir ini menjadi isu utama di kalangan perencana transportasi. BRT telah menjadi salah satu moda transit terpopuler yang menyediakan akses cepat dan mudah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan transportasi di negara berkembang. Di Indonesia, sistem BRT telah diimplementasikan dengan berbagai level penyesuaian terhadap standar BRT. Dua kota besar yang sudah menerapkan sistem BRT adalah Kota Jakarta dengan TransJakarta dan Kota Yogyakarta dengan TransJogja. Meskipun kedua sistem angkutan umum tersebut sama-sama mengusung konsep BRT, namun terdapat perbedaan dalam teknis implementasi sistem yang diterapkan. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan studi komparatif terhadap kedua sistem BRT pada TransJakarta dan TransJogja dengan menganalisis keterkaitan antara aspek BRT system level dan performa operasional layanan dengan jumlah penumpang BRT. Metode dengan pendekatan studi kualitatif dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana aspek BRT system level dan performa BRT dapat berkontribusi terhadap tingkat ridership BRT. Perbandingan kondisi eksisting layanan kedua BRT berdasarkan beberapa parameter teknis dan operasional digunakan sebagai dasar analisis dalam studi ini. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa adanya dukungan kebijakan pemerintah, keberadaan sistem angkutan umum massal lain, serta integrasi antar moda menjadi aspek yang dapat meningkatkan jumlah penumpang BRT.
Arc-descent for the perfect loop functor andp-adic Deligne–Lusztig spaces
Authors: Ivanov Alexander B.
Published: October 2022

We prove that the perfect loop functorLXof a quasi-projective schemeXover a local non-archimedean fieldksatisfies arc-descent, strengthening a result of Drinfeld. Then we prove that for an unramified reductive groupG, the mapL⁢G→L⁢(G/B){LG\rightarrow L(G/B)}is av-surjection. This gives a mixed characteristic version (forv-topology) of an equal characteristic result (in étale topology) of Bouthier–Česnavičius. In the second part of the article, we use the above results to introduce a well-behaved notion of Deligne–Lusztig spacesXw⁢(b){X_{w}(b)}attached to unramifiedp-adic reductive groups. We show that in various cases these sheaves are ind-representable, thus partially solving a question of Boyarchenko. Finally, we show that the natural covering spacesX˙w˙⁢(b){\dot{X}_{\dot{w}}(b)}are pro-étale torsors over clopen subsets ofXw⁢(b){X_{w}(b)}, and analyze some examples.
A posteriori error estimates for hierarchical mixed-dimensional elliptic equations
Authors: Varela Jhabriel , Ahmed Elyes , Keilegavlen Eirik , Nordbotten Jan M. , Radu Florin A.
Published: October 2022

Mixed-dimensional elliptic equations exhibiting a hierarchical structure are commonly used to model problems with high aspect ratio inclusions, such as flow in fractured porous media. We derive general abstract estimates based on the theory of functional a posteriori error estimates, for which guaranteed upper bounds for the primal and dual variables and two-sided bounds for the primal–dual pair are obtained. We improve on the abstract results obtained with the functional approach by proposing four different ways of estimating the residual errors based on the extent the approximate solution has conservation properties, i.e., (1) no conservation, (2) subdomain conservation, (3) grid-level conservation, and (4) exact conservation. This treatment results in sharper and fully computable estimates when mass is conserved either at the grid level or exactly, with a comparable structure to those obtained from grid-based a posteriori techniques. We demonstrate the practical effectiveness of our theoretical results through numerical experiments using four different discretization methods for synthetic problems and applications based on benchmarks of flow in fractured porous media.