bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Empirical Study on Code Smell Introduction and Removal in Deep Learning Software Projects
Authors: Kim Jungil , Lee Eunjoo
Published: March 2023

With increasing popularity of Deep Learning (DL) software development, code quality issues arise in DL software development. Code smell is one of the factors which reduce the quality of source code. Several previous studies investigated the prevalence of code smell in DL software systems to evaluate the quality of DL source code. However, there is still a lack of understanding of the awareness of individual DL developers in code smell. To more deeply understand the code smell risk in DL software development, it is needed to investigate the code smell awareness of DL developers. In this paper, we present an empirical study on code smell practices of DL developers. Specifically, we performed a quantitative analysis on code smell introduction and removal practices of DL developers. We collected a dataset of code smell introduction and removal history of DL developers from several open source DL software GitHub repositories. We then quantitatively analyzed the collected dataset. As a result of the quantitative analysis, we observed the following three findings on code smell introduction and removal practices of DL developers. First, DL developers tend to perform code smell introduction practice more than code smell removal practice. Second, DL developers have slightly broader code smell introduction scope than code smell removal scope. Third, regular and irregular DL developers have less difference in both code smell introduction and removal practices. The results indicate that DL developers have very poor awareness on code smell risk. Our findings suggest that DL software development project managers should provide a helpful guideline that makes DL developers actively participate code smell removal tasks.
Emerging Digital Technologies in the Workplace. 3D Printing, Work Organization and Job Quality at the Airbus Spain Case Study
Authors: Grande Rafael , Peña Alberto Vallejo
Published: March 2023

This paper approaches a case study of Airbus Spain in the context of the studies on digital transformation in the workplace, with the aim of examining how the company manages the impact of digital transformation in the workplace and its impact on work organization and job quality. Airbus has based its technological change in 3D printing and additive layer manufacturing (ALM), with deep implications in its work processes, training and required skills. The experience of the social actors involved in these processes is analyzed by applying qualitative methods (key informant’s interviews). The results point to an increase in the autonomy and responsibility of the employees due to the implementation of new digital technologies that have brought about a change in organizational culture. Positive effects on job quality are also found through the reduction of work risks, improvement of the physical and social environment, reduction of the intensity of physical work and improvement of employees’ career prospects.
Piezoelectric Response Analysis of Ferroelectret with Annular Configuration
Authors: Xiang Xinhao , Hu Qianqian , Dai Ying , Zhang Xiaoqing , He Pengfei
Published: March 2023

Ferroelectric coaxial sensors (FCSs), one of the 1D thread-like electronics, offer a broad range of applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) fields. However, previously reported FCSs have limited prospects due to a lack of in-depth theoretical research. As a result, the ferroelectric annular configuration (FAC) was extracted as the fundamental structural configuration of the FCSs in this work. The anisotropic hyperelastic constitutive model was adopted to simulate the nonlinear mechanical deformation of ferroelectret. The materials parameters in the constitutive model for radiated cross-linked polypropylene (IXPP) ferroelectret were determined by fitting the experimental results of the uniaxial tensile, uniaxial compression, and picture frame shear tests orderly and simply. The numerical results of the piezoelectric response of FAC based on the constitutive model are almost the same as the experimental value, validating the model’s effectiveness. Finally, the effect of the material parameters in the constitutive model on the piezoelectric response of the ferroelectret film and FAC was further investigated.
A note on generalized inner derivations of Hom-Lie triple systems
Authors: Yara Hamdiatou , Zoungrana Patricia L.
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we define and study the inner [Formula: see text]-derivations of multiplicative Hom-Lie triple systems and we compute the [Formula: see text] composition of an [Formula: see text]-derivation.
Inflationary Pass-through Effects of Oil Price Shocks on the Zambian Economy (1985–2019)
Authors: Chundama Stephen
Published: March 2023

This study explores the effect of disaggregated oil price shocks on Zambia’s historic headline inflation rates. To quantify the contemporaneous impact of oil price shocks on inflation, a Structural Vector Autoregressive Model (SVAR) is utilised, which is supplemented with Impulse Response Functions (IRFs), Granger Causality Tests and Forecast Error Variance Decomposition (FEVD). After satisfying the cointegration criteria, long-run relationships are examined using the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM).The findings show that decomposed oil price shocks do not have a short-run contemporaneous impact on inflation at the 5% level and that oil price shocks do not Granger-cause inflation. The insignificance of the short-run inflationary pass-through effect is attributed to Zambia’s historic price controls, fuel subsidies, exchange rate controls and increased credibility of monetary policy. Notably, of the three types of oil price shocks, FEVD results show that global aggregate demand shocks are attributed for the largest variation in Zambia’s inflation rates, i.e. 1.8%. Long-run analysis using VECM shows that global aggregate demand and oil supply shocks both have a significantly negative long-run impact on inflation, while oil-specific demand shocks have a significantly positive impact on inflation. The speed of adjustment of inflation back to equilibrium after a short-run deviation is shown to be significant and monotonic.
Hypercapnic signaling influences hypoxic signaling in the control of breathing in C57BL6 mice
Authors: Getsy Paulina M. , Davis Jesse , Coffee Gregory A. , Lewis Tristan H. J. , Lewis Stephen J.
Published: March 2023

We present data showing that the ventilatory responses elicited by a hypoxic gas challenge in male C57BL6 mice are markedly altered by coexposure to hypercapnic gas challenge with hypercapnic responses often dominating the hypoxic responses. These data suggest that hypercapnic signaling processes activated within brainstem regions, such as the retrotrapezoid nuclei, may directly modulate the signaling processes within the nuclei tractus solitarius resulting from hypoxic-induced increase in carotid body chemoreceptor input to these nuclei.
Genetics, Safety, Cost-Effectiveness, and Accessibility of Injectable Lipid-Lowering Agents: A Narrative Review
Authors: Sindi Abdulmajeed Abdulghani A.
Published: March 2023

Cardiovascular disease causes significant personal, financial, and societal burden and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Dyslipidemia has proven to be a major factor that contributes to its increased incidence; thus, since a long time, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering therapies have been employed to reduce coronary artery disease-associated mortality. The first-line therapy for hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia is statins. Evidence showed that statins decrease the level of LDL-C resulting in a lower risk of CVD (20-25% for every decrease of 1 mmol/L). However, due to statin intolerance in some patients and despite using maximal doses, they have not been successful in lowering cardiovascular-associated mortality. Moreover, bococizumab was recently suspended due to its higher immunogenicity with time, resulting in less efficacy with long-term use. Alternatives to statins are PCSK9 inhibitors which are administered subcutaneously every two or four weeks. They are injectables with considerable lipid-lowering properties. This narrative review discusses their genetics, safety, tolerability, and cost-effectiveness. It also quantifies their benefit in certain subgroups by analyzing the findings from recent randomized clinical trials. Current data from phase 2 and 3 trials (ORION, ODYSSEY, and FOURIER) suggest a favorable profile for evolocumab, alirocumab, and inclisiran with minimal tolerable side effects and superior efficacy in statin-intolerant patients. Their cost-effectiveness has not yet been established clearly, but future outcomes seem promising.
A Dynamic Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Model for Lane-Level Traffic Prediction
Authors: Li Bao , Yang Quan , Chen Jianjiang , Yu Dongjin , Wang Dongjing , Wan Feng
Published: March 2023

Traffic prediction aims to predict the future traffic state by mining features from history traffic information, and it is a crucial component for the intelligent transportation system. However, most existing traffic prediction methods focus on road segment prediction while ignore the fine-grainedlane-level traffic prediction. From observations, we found that different lanes on the same road segment have similar but not identical patterns of variation. Lane-level traffic prediction can provide more accurate prediction results for humans or autonomous driving systems to make appropriate and efficient decisions. In traffic prediction, the mining of spatial features is an important step and graph-based methods are effective methods. While most existing graph-based methods construct a static adjacent matrix, these methods are difficult to respond to spatio-temporal changes in time. In this paper, we propose a deep learning model for lane-level traffic prediction. Specifically, we take advantage of the graph convolutional network (GCN) with a data-driven adjacent matrix for spatial feature modeling and treat different lanes of the same road segment as different nodes. The data-driven adjacent matrix consists of the fundamental distance-based adjacent matrix and the dynamic lane correlation matrix. The temporal features are extracted with the gated recurrent unit (GRU). Then, we adaptively fuse spatial and temporal features with the gating mechanism to get the final spatio-temporal features for lane-level traffic prediction. Extensive experiments on a real-world dataset validate the effectiveness of our model.
Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome in Japanese Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors and Pollen Sensitisation
Authors: Kato Masaya , Miyamoto Manabu , Takayanagi Fumitaka , Ando Yusuke , Fujita Yuji , Nakayama Motoko , Yoshihara Shigemi
Published: March 2023

Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS) is caused by cross-reactivity with pollen; however, not all-pollen-sensitised individuals develop PFAS, and studies on the characteristics of PFAS development are limited in Japan. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for the development of PFAS in Japanese children and adolescents sensitised to pollen and their association with pollen-specific IgE levels. The characteristics of PFAS were investigated in patients with allergies aged 3–18 years who visited Dokkyo Medical University Hospital between January 2016 and December 2019. Specific IgE levels for alder, Japanese cedar, ragweed, and orchard grass were measured in patients sensitised to any of the pollens. Patients were categorised into preschool (G1), elementary school (G2), and middle-high school (G3) groups. Overall, 600 patients were enrolled. The prevalence of PFAS was 8.5% in G1, 20% in G2, and 36.3% in G3. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated strong associations between the risk of developing PFAS and older age (odds ratio (OR), 1.12; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.06–1.19;

P
<
0.001

), seasonal allergy rhinitis (OR, 6.93; 95% CI, 1.59–30.34;

P
=
0.010

), and alder sensitisation (OR, 6.20; 95% CI, 2.66–14.49;

P
<
0.001

). Spearman’s correlation revealed statistically significant positive correlation between each pollen-specific IgE level; high pollen-specific IgE levels were also a risk factor. The OR for being sensitised to all four species was 36.83 (95% CI, 8.93–151.83,

P
<
0.001

) when compared with Japanese cedar alone. Alder was most relevant, with an alder-specific IgE level cutoff value of 2.54 UA/mL. The sensitivity was 78.9%, and the specificity was 70.9%. In conclusion, preschool children develop PFAS with alder sensitisation, and higher pollen-specific IgE levels and increased number of pollen sensitisations are risk factors for developing PFAS.
Robot-Assisted Diagnostic Laparoscopy: A Safe and Feasible Adjunct to the Management of Massive Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum
Authors: Kawaji Qingwen , Shoucair Sami , Darehzereshki Ali , Abdo Alain
Published: March 2023

Pneumoperitoneum is the abnormal presence of free air in the peritoneal cavity. Oftentimes, it is a surgical emergency requiring exploratory laparotomy as most cases of pneumoperitoneum are due to perforated hollow viscus. However, not all pneumoperitoneum cases are surgical; nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum can arise from thoracic, abdominal, gynecologic, and other causes. We present a case of a 35-year-old male who developed a non-surgical pneumoperitoneum in the setting of drug overdose. The patient underwent robot-assisted diagnostic laparoscopy without findings of perforation or other pathology. Resolution of pneumoperitoneum was evidenced on follow-up computed tomography scan. This case emphasizes the importance of diagnostic laparoscopy in the setting of a confusing clinical picture and the feasibility of utilizing the robotic approach in hemodynamically stable patients.
Research of Si-ZnO Thin-Film Transistors Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition
Authors: Hong Chaeseon , Kim Minjae , Lee Jin-Gyu , Shao Qingyi , Lee Hong-Sub , Park Hyung-Ho
Published: March 2023

Si-ZnO thin-film transistors were fabricated using atomic layer deposition (ALD) then annealed in oxygen at 400°C for 1 hour and are demonstrated. Hexagonal wurtzite structure for ZnO was presented in all films, with a primary diffracted peak in the (100) direction regardless of the annealing treatment. First-principle density functional theory (DFT) calculations supported the observed crystalline characteristics. Electrical characteristics were improved with Si doping, increasing carrier concentration to

3.51
×

10

20

 
c

m

−
3

and reducing film resistivity to

0.28
×

10

−
1

 
Ω
.
cm

with well-matched optical bandgap widening from UV-vis results using Tauc plot: Burstein-Moss (BM) effects. After implementing the oxygen ambient annealing and Si doping, the device parameters to realize the low power/energy consumption were improved to an SS value of 0.67 V/decade; threshold voltage (

V

th

) of 0.68 V; and a field effect mobility (

μ

FE

) of 5.22 cm2/V·s, respectively. The improved device parameters were related to the reduced interface trap densities due to annealing passivated oxygen vacancies, and the BM effect induced percolation conduction with increased carrier concentration due to Si doping, respectively. Thus, incorporating Si-based ZnO materials by ALD offers a viable candidate for superior device characteristics for energy-saving appliances.
Mesoscopic Process Simulation of In Situ Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Based on NMRI Technology
Authors: Wu Fuyu , Wang Dan , Rao Yunzhang , Zhang Meidao , Shi Liang , Han Min , Xu Wei
Published: March 2023

In order to simulate and calculate the leaching process of ionic rare earths more realistically, a digital model of ionic rare earths with real size, shape, seepage channel, and pore ratio and distribution at the mesoscopic scale was constructed based on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) technology. And the in situ leaching mining process was simulated and calculated by using three control equations of solution seepage, ion exchange, and solute migration. The reliability of the NMRI model was verified by the results of the indoor column leaching experiment, and the influence of the injection intensity and leaching agent concentration on the leaching of rare earth ions was analyzed. The results show that there are dominant seepage channels in the ore body, and the rare earth ion exchange reaction and migration in the dominant channel area are completed first. By analyzing the leaching results of rare earth ions under the working conditions of different injection strengths and different concentrations of leaching agent, the results show that the injection strength and the concentration of leaching agent have an obvious promoting effect on the leaching of rare earth ions in a certain range. The injection strength of 0.5~1.0 mL/min and the concentration of 0.20~0.25 mol/L leaching agent are considered to be more economical in practical engineering.
Patient-Reported Receipt of Oncology Clinician-Delivered Brief Tobacco Treatment (5As) Six Months following Cancer Diagnosis
Authors: Price Sarah N. , Neil Jordan M. , Flores Melissa , Ponzani Colin , Muzikansky Alona , Ballini Lauren , Ostroff Jamie S. , Park Elyse R.
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Smoking after a cancer diagnosis represents a modifiable health risk. It is recommended that oncology clinicians address tobacco use among their patients using the 5As brief model: Asking about use, Advising users to quit, Assessing willingness to quit, Assisting in quit attempts (counseling and medication), and Arranging follow-up. However, cross-sectional studies have found limited adoption of 5As (especially Assist and Arrange) in oncology settings. Further investigation is needed to understand changes in, and factors associated with, 5As delivery over time. Methods: Patients recently diagnosed with cancer and reporting current smoking (N = 303) enrolled in a smoking cessation clinical trial and completed three longitudinal surveys; at pre-intervention baseline and 3- and 6-month follow-up post-enrollment. Patient-level correlates of 5As receipt at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months were identified using multilevel regression models. Results: At baseline, patient-reported rates of 5As receipt from oncology clinicians ranged from 85.17% (Ask) to 32.24% (Arrange). Delivery declined from baseline to 6-month follow-up for all 5As, with the largest declines observed for Ask, Advise, Assess, and Assist-Counseling. Diagnosis of a smoking-related cancer was associated with greater odds of 5As receipt at baseline but lower odds at 6-month follow-up. At each time point, female gender, religiosity, advanced disease, cancer-related stigma, and smoking abstinence were associated with lower odds of 5As receipt, while reporting a recent quit attempt prior to enrollment was associated with higher odds of 5As receipt. Conclusion: Oncology clinicians’ 5As delivery declined over time. Clinician delivery of the 5As varied based on patients’ sociodemographics, clinical and smoking characteristics, and psychosocial factors.
Clinical Features Focusing on Extraintestinal Manifestations in Japanese Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Far East 1000
Authors: Ohta Yuki , Taida Takashi , Kato Jun , Ogasawara Sadahisa , Oyama Yuhei , Mamiya Yukiyo , Nakazawa Hayato , Horio Ryosuke , Goto Chihiro , Takahashi Satsuki , Kurosugi Akane , Sonoda Michiko , Shiratori Wataru , Kaneko Tatsuya , Yokoyama Yuya , Akizue Naoki , Ishigami Hideaki , Koseki Hirotaka , Okimoto Kenichiro , Saito Keiko , Saito Masaya , Matsumura Tomoaki , Nakagawa Tomoo , Masuya Yoshio , Fukuda Yoshihiro , Kitsukawa Yoshio , Shimura Haruhisa , Tsuyuguchi Toshio , Kato Naoya
Published: March 2023

Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) can develop extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) during the disease course, which sometimes impact their quality of life. Objectives: This study aimed to clarify the prevalence and types of EIMs using a hospital-based IBD cohort in Japan. Methods: A patient cohort with IBD was established in 2019, as participated by 15 hospitals in Chiba Prefecture of Japan. Using this cohort, the prevalence and types of EIMs, which are defined based on previous reports and the Japanese guidelines, were investigated. Results: This cohort enrolled 728 patients, including 542 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 186 Crohn’s disease (CD). Of these patients with IBD, 10.0% were identified with one or more EIMs (57 (10.5%) with UC and 16 (8.6%) with CD). Arthropathy and arthritis were the most common EIM in 23 (4.2%) patients with UC, followed by primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) (2.6%). Arthropathy and arthritis were also the most common in patients with CD, but no cases of PSC were observed. EIMs were more frequently observed in patients with IBD treated by specialists than in those treated by non-specialists (12.7% vs. 5.5%, p = 0.011). The incidence of EIMs in patients with IBD was not significantly different over time. Conclusions: The prevalence and types of EIMs in our hospital-based cohort in Japan did not significantly differ from those reported in previous or Western studies. However, the incidence might be underestimated due to the limited ability of non-IBD specialists to discover and describe EIMs in patients with IBD.
Myocardial Tissue Characterization in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Studies of Patients Recovering From COVID‐19: A Meta‐Analysis
Authors: Jerosch‐Herold Michael , Rickers Carsten , Petersen Steffen E. , Coelho‐Filho Otávio R.
Published: March 2023

Background

Meta‐analysis can identify biological factors that moderate cardiac magnetic resonance myocardial tissue markers such as native T
1
(longitudinal magnetization relaxation time constant) and T
2
(transverse magnetization relaxation time constant) in cohorts recovering from COVID‐19 infection.

Methods and Results

Cardiac magnetic resonance studies of patients with COVID‐19 using myocardial T
1
, T
2
mapping, extracellular volume, and late gadolinium enhancement were identified by database searches. Pooled effect sizes and interstudy heterogeneity (I
2
) were estimated with random effects models. Moderators of interstudy heterogeneity were analyzed by meta‐regression of the percent difference of native T
1
and T
2
between COVID‐19 and control groups (%ΔT
1
[percent difference of the study‐level means of myocardial T
1
in patients with COVID‐19 and controls] and %ΔT
2
[percent difference of the study‐level means of myocardial T
2
in patients with COVID‐19 and controls]), extracellular volume, and the proportion of late gadolinium enhancement. Interstudy heterogeneities of %ΔT
1
(I
2
=76%) and %ΔT
2
(I
2
=88%) were significantly lower than for native T
1
and T
2
, respectively, independent of field strength, with pooled effect sizes of %ΔT
1
=1.24% (95% CI, 0.54%–1.9%) and %ΔT
2
=3.77% (95% CI, 1.79%–5.79%). %ΔT
1
was lower for studies in children (median age: 12.7 years) and athletes (median age: 21 years), compared with older adults (median age: 48 years). Duration of recovery from COVID‐19, cardiac troponins, C‐reactive protein, and age were significant moderators for %ΔT
1
and/or %ΔT
2
. Extracellular volume, adjusted by age, was moderated by recovery duration. Age, diabetes, and hypertension were significant moderators of the proportion of late gadolinium enhancement in adults.

Conclusions

T
1
and T
2
are dynamic markers of cardiac involvement in COVID‐19 that reflect the regression of cardiomyocyte injury and myocardial inflammation during recovery. Late gadolinium enhancement and to a lesser extent extracellular volume, are more static biomarkers moderated by preexisting risk factors linked to adverse myocardial tissue remodeling.
Family History of Modifiable Risk Factors and Association With Future Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Taylor Christy N. , Wang Dongyu , Larson Martin G. , Lau Emily S. , Benjamin Emelia J. , D'Agostino Ralph B. , Vasan Ramachandran S. , Levy Daniel , Cheng Susan , Ho Jennifer E.
Published: March 2023

Background

A parental history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) confers greater risk of future CVD among offspring. Whether the presence of parental modifiable risk factors contribute to or modify CVD risk in offspring is unclear.

Methods and Results

We studied 6278 parent–child trios in the multigenerational longitudinal Framingham Heart Study. We assessed parental history of CVD and modifiable risk factors (smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia). Multivariable Cox models were used to evaluate the association of parental history and future CVD among offspring. Among 6278 individuals (mean age 45±11 years), 44% had at least 1 parent with history of CVD. Over a median follow‐up of 15 years, 353 major CVD events occurred among offspring. Parental history of CVD conferred 1.7‐fold increased hazard of future CVD (hazard ratio [HR], 1.71 [95% CI, 1.33–2.21]). Parental obesity and smoking status were associated with higher hazard of future CVD (obesity: HR, 1.32 [95% CI, 1.06–1.64]; smoking: HR, 1.34 [95% CI, 1.07–1.68], attenuated after adjusting for offspring smoking status). By contrast, parental history of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia were not associated with future CVD in offspring (
P
>0.05 for all). Furthermore, parental risk factors did not modify the association of parental CVD history on future offspring CVD risk.

Conclusions

Parental history of obesity and smoking were associated with a higher hazard of future CVD in offspring. By contrast, other parental modifiable risk factors did not alter offspring CVD risk. In addition to parental CVD, the presence of parental obesity should prompt a focus on disease prevention.
The Race for Appropriation: Blackness, Authorship, and Ligon on Mapplethorpe
Authors: Yousefi Hamed
Published: March 2023

Where can we locate race/whiteness in theories and practices of appropriation—that defining practice of the “postmodern” moment of the 1980s? This article approaches the question through a close reading of Glenn Ligon's installation Notes on the Margin of the Black Book (1991–93). In this work, Ligon restages Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs of (mostly nude) Black men alongside textual quotations that discuss Mapplethorpe's work and the politics of interracial homo-erotic desire in the United States. Here, citation and annotation function as alternatives to appropriation's possessive strategy. The essay asks, if appropriation is a white avant-garde device for negating liberal notions of authorship, are citation and annotation its counterpoint for Blackness and Black authorship? The answer is sought through the interrogation of the different ways in which French and US copyright laws addressed authorship and Black subjectivity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Literati Encomia on Embroidered Buddhist Icons, c.700-900 CE
Authors: Barrett T.H.
Published: March 2023

This study examines all the surviving examples of short prose pieces written in praise of embroidery depicting Buddhist objects of worship between circa 700 and 900. The process whereby they were transmitted to the present is traced wherever possible, and the main themes are indicated by means of the identification of recurrent vocabulary items. Typically, the embroideries described are said to have been created by women for the posthumous benefit of their family members, both male and female; the male writers involved, whose work was generally deemed to possess literary merit, were usually connected by family or other ties to the creators of the embroideries. One or two pieces that seem to be less typical are also discussed, though the restriction of the total size of the corpus to a score of pieces by a handful of writers makes the task of establishing the scope of the conventions observed difficult to determine. But as a genre in which men praised the cultural production of women these texts may merit further research.
How Do Pictorial Biographies of Confucius Portray His Mother and Father?
Authors: Murray Julia K.
Published: March 2023

Virtually all illustrations of the life of Confucius/Kongzi include a scene in which one of his parents performs a sacrifice on a hillside, and many versions also depict paranormal events associated with his birth. In most examples, the protagonist is the future sage’s young mother, Yan Zhengzai, but in a few cases she is joined or even replaced by his elderly father, Shuliang He. The variations among depictions of the events sometimes reflect different textual traditions, but social and cultural values also exert a significant influence on the pictorial treatments. As a case in point, this article analyzes a selection of Chinese examples dating from the fifteenth century to our own day, and Japanese examples from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
A Source from Afar: Traces of Sarah K. Bolton’s Lives of Girls Who Became Famous (1886) in Tang Baorong’s Huang Xiuqiu (1905-7)
Authors: Widmer Ellen
Published: March 2023

How could lines from an American biography of educator Mary Lyon (1797-1849) have influenced the wording of the Chinese novel Huang Xiuqiu (1905-07)? Sarah K. Bolton’s (1841-1916) Lives of Girls Who Became Famous of 1886 entered Japan and was translated or adapted into several sets of biographies in Japan, among them one by Tokutomi Roka (1868-1927) in 1898, and another by Nemoto Shô (1851-1933) in 1906. From there they traveled to China on separate paths where they reappeared in translation or adaptation in Shijie shi nüjie (Ten heroines of the world; 1903, based on Tokutomi), and Zhongguo xin nüjie zazhi (Magazine of the new Chinese woman; 1907, based on Nemoto). Huang Xiuqiu draws on the account in Shijie shi nüjie, but the trajectory from Nemoto to Zhongguo xin nüjie zazhi makes an illuminating comparison to the other trajectory. Lines that can clearly be traced back to Bolton make up a very small proportion of the text of Huang Xiuqiu, but they relate to an important feature of the novel: the way its heroine settles on founding a girls’ school as her contribution to a national effort to make China strong.
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Trachactinolaimus nanjingensis n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae) from Nanjing, China
Authors: Zhang Qi , Ji Hongli , Guo Fan , Qing Xue , Li Hongmei
Published: March 2023

Trachactinolaimus nanjingensis n. sp. isolated from mosses at the Yangshan Quarry Park in Nanjing, P.R. China, is described. It is characterised by 3.01 (2.64-3.42) mm long female and 2.84 (2.50-3.22) mm long male, four onchia with numerous mural denticles (>100), vulva with a transverse slit, 15-19 contiguous ventromedian supplements, spicules length of 61.5 (54.6-64.3) μm, and female and male both having long tail, with c′ values equal to 5.0-9.2 and 2.3-3.5, respectively. The new species was morphologically compared with T. brevicaudatus, T. dominicus, T. montanus and T. radulatus. The sequences of 18S and 28S rRNA genes of the new species were obtained using regular PCR amplification, while the ITS and mtCOI sequences were extracted from the whole genome sequencing assembly. The phylogenetic relationships of the new species were reconstructed using 18S and 28S sequences and the status of the new species was discussed. The 18S and 28S sequences of a population of genus Westindicus recovered during the present study were also obtained. This is the first time to present the ITS and mtCOI sequences of family Actinolaimidae.
Two new species of Pseudaphelenchus (Aphelenchoididae: Tylaphelenchinae) isolated from pine wood in Guangdong Province, China
Authors: Akol Bashiy , Huang Qiuling , Lin Borong , Zhuo Kan
Published: March 2023

Pseudaphelenchus is considered an intermediate between tylenchids and Aphelenchoididae because it has both a tylench-like bursa and aphelench-like pharynx. Three nematode populations within this genus representing two new species, P. guangdongensis n. sp. and P. paraguangdongensis n. sp., were discovered from pine trees in Guangdong province, China. P. guangdongensis n. sp. most closely resembles P. vindai due to the possession of three lines in their lateral fields, whereas P. paraguangdongensis n. sp. is most like P. yukiae because they share a four-lined field. Morphological and morphometric differences of these two new species and similar species are discussed. Additionally, molecular phylogenetic trees inferred from rRNA small subunit and D2-D3 expansion domains of the rRNA large subunit revealed that P. guangdongensis n. sp. and P. paraguangdongensis n. sp. are separated from all known Pseudaphelenchus species; moreover, all Pseudaphelenchus species comprise a highly supported monophyletic clade, which is basal to the family Aphelenchoididae.
Gender and Memory in the Work of Serbian-Jewish Writer Paulina Lebl Albala (1891–1967)
Authors: Koch Magdalena
Published: March 2023

The article focuses on how Serbian/Jewish hyphenated identity, gender, and memory intersect in the writing of Paulina Lebl Albala. It explores the dynamics of these factors in three texts: Dr. David Albala as a Jewish National Worker (New York: Leo Baeck Institute, 1943), Tako je nekad bilo [That’s How it Once Was] (Belgrade: Aleksandar Lebl, 2005); and Vidov život. Biografija dr. Davida Albale [Vid’s Life: A biography of dr David Albala] (Belgrade: Čigoja štampa, 2008). The article aims to examine two different approaches (‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ discourses shaping, respectively, Jewish history and Serbian/feminist counter-history), two contrasting literary modes (biography and autobiography) and two disparate linguistic strategies (English and Serbian) used in the production of (counter)memory. The conclusion highlights that Lebl Albala employed two distinctive discourses in her writing: an official/public discourse with the male agent at its center, and an alternative/private discourse that pivots on the female subject.
A new species in the genus Notata Hampson, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)
Authors: DE VOS ROB
Published: March 2023

A new species in the genus Notata Hampson, 1891, N. kokoda spec. nov., is discovered from Papua New Guinea. An overview of the genus is given and the new species is described. Of all species pictures of the adults and genitalia are displayed.
Occurrence of Deep-sea shrimp, Hadropenaeus lucasii (Spence Bate, 1881) from the southwest coast of India
Authors: CHAKRABORTY REKHA DEVI , SREELAKSHMY S. , AGHANA M. , GAYATHRI A.P. , SREESANTH L.
Published: March 2023

The present study provides an integrative report combining morphological and molecular analysis of the deep sea shrimp species Hadropenaeus lucasii (Spence Bate, 1881) from the southwest coast of India. The present specimen was obtained from the depths of 200–300m from the commercial bottom trawlers operated off Sakthikulangara fishing harbour off Kollam, Kerala. A phylogenetic analysis was used to explore the relationships of the genus. DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis were used to explore the relationship of the genus Hadropenaeus based on mitochondrial gene (16S: OK571387, OK571388; COI: OK569849, OK569850) sequences of the present specimen with the sequences retrieved from NCBI GenBank revealed an interspecies genetic divergence of 0.0% to 0.6%.
A new water mite species of the genus Aturus Kramer, 1875 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Aturidae) from Kazakhstan
Authors: TUZOVSKIJ PETR V.
Published: March 2023

This paper gives the description of a new species of the genus Aturus Kramer, 1875 from Kazakhstan. Specimen was fixed in etanol 75%, dissected and mounted in Hoyer’s medium.
Species of Hexabothriidae (Monogenea) may have extensive distribution ranges reflecting multiple host species: evidence from three new South African records
Authors: VAUGHAN DAVID B. , CHRISTISON KEVIN W. , HANSEN HAAKON , BULLARD STEPHEN A.
Published: March 2023

Many hexabothriid genera require renewed taxonomic attention to provide additional detailed comparative data from new material to resolve existing species quandaries. Our current study describes and provides additional museum material for three hexabothriid species from three genera from South Africa: Erpocotyle catenulata (Guberlet), which is confirmed as a valid species, Heteronchocotyle gymnurae Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, and Hypanocotyle bullardi Chero, Cruces, Sáez, Carolina, Camargo, Portes Santos and Luque. Evidence of these three hexabothriid species from South Africa suggests that hexabothriids have more globally widespread distributions, and that they are less host-specific than previously considered. A detailed summary of hexabothriids reported from the triakid hosts, Galeorhinus galeus and Mustelus mustelus is provided, and the host-specificity of hexabothriids is discussed.
New species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Chile
Authors: URRA FRANCISCO , ARANEDA SEBASTIÁN , MOREIRA GILSON R. P.
Published: March 2023

Nine new species of Oecophoridae are described from central and southern Chile: Corita morai Urra, Encolia flava Urra, Endrosis apablazai Urra, Gildita versicolora Urra, Glorita nahuelbutensis Urra, Nagehana maulina Urra, Nagehana parvula Urra, Pirquelia vidali Urra, Zulemita chimbarongensis Urra. Diagnostic characteristics, geographic distribution data, photographs of adults and illustrations of the genital structures of males and females are provided.
A new deep-water coral species Telestula ridgensis sp. nov (Scleralcyonacea: Sarcodictyonidae) from the seamount of the Central Indian Ridge
Authors: PERIASAMY RENGAIYAN , KURIAN PALAYIL JOHN , INGOLE BABAN
Published: March 2023

Telestula ridgensis sp. nov. is a deep-sea octocoral species collected from the Central Indian Ridges (CIR) seamount. The megabenthic communities were sampled from the depths between 1917 and 2053 m using a benthic sledge. It forms part of a baseline environmental and benthic ecological assessment. All these data will be functional in assessing the impact of future massive sulfide mining in the Indian Ocean. We describe a new octocoral species based on integrative taxonomic methods through morphological comparison and molecular phylogenetics. The sclerome of the new species consists of short, stellate plates, crosses, and irregularly shaped and branching forms with dense tubercular ornamentation. The polyp sclerites are arranged in longitudinal rows underneath the tentacles. Two mitochondrial DNA genes (mtMutS and COI) and one ribosomal nuclear DNA gene (28S rRNA) were sequenced to separate the new species. The phylogenetic analyses strongly support the placement of new species in the genus Telestula clade.
The endotrophic nidicolous tadpole of Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus
(Miranda-Ribeiro) (Anura: Cycloramphidae)
Authors: VERDADE VANESSA K. , ALMEIDA-SILVA DIEGO , RODRIGUES MIGUEL T.
Published: March 2023

Cycloramphus Tschudi is the most speciose genus in the family Cycloramphidae, including 30 species endemic to the Atlantic forest Domain in Brazil (Frost 2022). Species in the genus may be classified as saxicolous and terrestrial based on morphology and reproductive mode. Saxicolous are flat-bodied species, with granular skin, and interdigital web (Heyer 1983a), associated with fast-flowing streams in all life history phases. They lay eggs over humid rocks, logs, or crevices in the splash zone, from which semiterrestrial tadpoles hatch (McDiarmid & Altig 1999; Dias et al. 2021) that feed over humid rocks inside the stream or dripping rocky walls (Lutz 1929; Heyer 1983a, b; Haddad & Sazima 1989; Giaretta & Cardoso 1995; Giaretta & Facure 2003; Lima et al. 2010). The single exception to this pattern is C. bandeirensis Heyer 1983a, which share the morphology of adults and larvae, but lives terrestrially, away from streams, in the rocky fields of open high elevation grasslands of Caparaó National Park (Verdade et al. 2019).
6. Rise and Fall of The Malting House School
Authors: Graham Philip
Published: March 2023

The way in which the children’s natural curiosity was used to increase their knowledge is described. The greatest challenges came from the aggressive behaviour of some of the children, a few of whom were exceedingly difficult. Firmer boundaries to behaviour were gradually laid down though discipline remained relatively free. The most striking feature of the school noted by visitors in contrast to that seen in other schools was the happiness of the pupils. Although criticised by Cambridge psychoanalysts, the school generally attracted favourable publicity. A film made of the school was particularly well received.

By 1927 however, only three years after the school opened, Geoffrey’ financial affairs began to unravel and shortly afterwards, he and the school faced bankruptcy. The management of the school was further seriously complicated by the fact that Geoffrey and Susan had embarked on a sexual relationship which had ended badly. At the end of 1927, Geoffrey dismissed her so that the school was without a Principal and, shortly afterwards the school closed. In 1929, Geoffrey was sued for bankruptcy and developed a serious mental illness which meant he could no longer handle his own affairs.
11. Psychoanalysis in the 1930s
Authors: Graham Philip
Published: March 2023

The 1930s saw changes in the psychoanalytic scene in London. Melanie Klein, with the assistance of Ernest Jones, established herself as the predominant influence. She recruited the paediatrician, Donald Winnicott, to her side. She also made enemies, including her own daughter, Melitta. Ernest Glover felt she had developed ideas inconsistent with Freud’s early work. John Bowlby, another influential paediatrician, was unhappy with her exclusive focus on the intrapsychic, with almost total neglect of the external world. Susan was clearly in the Kleinian camp, though she sympathised with Bowlby’s views.

At the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Mental Health Course of the London School of Economics was evacuated to Cambridge. Much of Susan’s work transferred to Cambridge and she moved into a flat there which she shared with Melanie Klein. At the same time, a massive evacuation programme of children and mothers from London to the provinces, including Cambridge, took place, Susan, with a group of other psychoanalysts, organised a survey of evacuated children to investigate the impact of evacuation on them. The findings of the survey were published in 1941 and given considerable publicity.

In the meantime, Nathan was seconded to a government department to ensure an adequate supply of ferro-alloys for armament production. He was housed in the Midlands but remained in close touch with both Susan and Evelyn.
(Dis) Empowering Trans People: Depathologization Through Treatment Guidelines and Provider Decision-Making
Authors: Dewey Jodie M. , Oppenheim Ellie R. , Watson Dennis P.
Published: March 2023

To depathologize transgender (trans) healthcare, revisions have been made to two documents used in the treatment of trans people. First, the 7th Version of the Standards of Care (SOC-7) removed a lengthy therapeutic relationship and real-life experience (RLE), replacing these with a gender assessment. The second was a shift in language from Gender Identity Disorder to Gender Dysphoria in the 5th Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), as well as its removal from the chapter on ‘sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias’. Despite changes, trans healthcare remains stigmatizing and gatekept. Through qualitative interviews with 20 U.S.-based health professionals, we expand current knowledge of the shifting treatment approaches for those seeking gender-affirming medical services. Data show that despite progressive document changes, providers continue to place the burden on patients to fit within a sex/gender dichotomous system and to prove mental stability and decision-making competency to access what are increasingly considered life-saving treatments. We illuminate resultant health disparities that can emerge when providers perceive trans people in need of their education and mental health support and advocate a move away from the current medicalized process towards a healthcare model situated in trans peoples' own lived experience.
Long-run Stock Return of IPO Firms in India: Examining Investment and Profitability Hypothesis
Authors: Shukla Avdhesh Kumar , Shaw Tara Shankar
Published: March 2023

The finance literature has analysed several aspects of the IPO market, namely, hot issue market, initial under-pricing, and long-run underperformance. Among them, findings of long-run underperformance are particularly significant as it indicates that investors incur losses on a perpetual basis by investing in a portfolio of IPO firms. According to the OECD (2019) , during 2009–2019, the number of IPO issuances by non-financial firms in India were the third-highest globally. In the case of India, only a few studies have investigated the long-run performance of IPO firms. Accordingly, the present study fills a void in this arena. The study, along with the conventional event study techniques, deploys the Fama-French Five-Factor model for analysis of long-run underperformance. The study estimates investment and profitbility factors for India following the methodology illustrated by Fama-French (2015) . The study finds that long-run underperformance by the IPO firms is not absolute but specific to the sample and methodology used for analysis. It also finds that underperformance is prevalent in high IPO volume years. The regression results for IPO firms as portfolios in the capital asset pricing framework do not show any long-run underperformance. This finding supports the conclusion that the long-run underperformance by IPOs reported in the previous studies results suffers from sample and methodology bias. The analyses in the five-factor framework show the plausibility of higher investment by IPO firms resulting in lower market return. IPO firms make above-industry-average capital expenditure, and their profitability converges with the industry after issue.
Studying Problematizations: The Value of Carol Bacchi’s ‘What’s the Problem Represented to be?’ (WPR) Methodology for IR
Authors: Riemann Malte
Published: March 2023

Critical approaches to IR have often been criticized for lacking methodological rigour. Especially, authors informed by the works of Michel Foucault have faced challenges to justify their methodology, given that Foucault did not provide scholars with a methodological blueprint. This article argues that Carol Bacchi’s ‘What’s the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) approach provides a robust critical methodology for policy analysis. WPR is a method that facilitates the critical examination of public policies to analyse ‘how the “problem” is represented within them and to subject this problem representation to critical scrutiny’ (Bacchi, 2012b). This way of questioning differs from other forms of policy analysis in that it shifts the focus of analysis from policy as a ‘problem-solving’ exercise towards seeing policy as an act which is constructive of ‘problems’. Policies are therefore not analysed from a problem-solving perspective, but from a problem-questioning perspective. By making the ‘problem’ itself the focus of analysis, it becomes possible to uncover the political, epistemological and historical contexts which are constitutive of the problem representation. I demonstrate the value of this approach by subjecting the Cure Violence Global NGO to a WPR analysis.