bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dietary Leucine Supplementation Improves Muscle Fiber Growth and Development by Activating AMPK/Sirt1 Pathway in Blunt Snout Bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)
Authors: Wang Mang-mang , Guo Hui-xing , Huang Yang-yang , Liu Wen-bin , Wang Xi , Xiao Kang , Xiong Wei , Hua Hao-kun , Li Xiang-fei , Jiang Guang-zhen
Published: December 2022

This research is aimed at evaluating the effects of leucine supplementation on muscle fibers growth and development of blunt snout bream through a feeding trial and a primary muscle cells treatment. An 8-week trial with diets containing 1.61% leucine (LL) or 2.15% leucine (HL) was conducted in blunt snout bream (

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). Results demonstrated that the specific gain rate and the condition factor of fish in the HL group were the highest. The essential amino acids content of fish fed HL diets was significantly higher than that fed LL diets. The texture (hardness, springiness, resilience, and chewiness), the small-sized fiber ratio, fibers density, and sarcomere lengths in fish all obtained the highest in the HL group. Additionally, the proteins expression related with the activation of the AMPK pathway (p-Ampk, Ampk, p-Ampk/Ampk, and Sirt1) and the expression of genes (myogenin (myog), myogenic regulatory factor 4 (mrf4) and myoblast determination protein (myod), and protein (Pax7) related to muscle fiber formation were significantly upregulated with increasing level of dietary leucine. In vitro, the muscle cells were treated with 0, 40 and 160 mg/L leucine for 24 h. The results showed that treated with 40 mg/L leucine significantly raised the protein expressions of BCKDHA, Ampk, p-Ampk, p-Ampk/Ampk, Sirt1, and Pax7 and the gene expressions of myog, mrf4, and myogenic factor 5 (myf5) in muscle cells. In summary, leucine supplementation promoted muscle fibers growth and development, which may be related to the activation of BCKDH and AMPK.
Factors Influencing Household Livelihood Diversification: The Case of Kebri Dahar District, Korahey Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia
Authors: Yussuf Bishar Ahmed , Mohamed Abduselam Abdulahi
Published: December 2022

In Ethiopia, livelihood diversification has become a major source of income for rural communities. This study was carried out in rural kebeles in the Kebri Dahar district, and it focuses on livelihood diversification strategies and the factors that affect livelihood diversification. The collected types of data were from primary and secondary sources based on a qualitative and quantitative basis. Multistage sampling techniques were employed in selecting the representative households of 119 respondents. Furthermore, multinomial logistic regressions were used to analyze and achieve the objective. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used to analyze the collected data. The results revealed that 33.6%, 3.30%, 10.1%, and 52.9% of the respondents participated in the on-farm, off-farm, nonfarm, and combinations of livelihood activities, respectively. The descriptive statistics showed that 52.9% of the respondents diversified their livelihoods and 47.1% did not. The multinomial logistic regression shows that being male-headed as well as the increased age of HH head were found to be significant at a 1% significance level in three livelihood activities which positively and negatively influenced livelihood diversification. Livelihood diversification has a positive impact on security in the study area. Thus, it should be promoted not only by the government and nongovernmental organizations but also by individuals who are interested in livelihood diversification since it implies food security.
Modeling Urban Exodus Dynamics Considering Settlers Adaptation Time and Local Authority Support
Authors: Xin Li , Liu Fei
Published: December 2022

While there has been much work analyzing the effects of urban exodus on rural areas' development, particularly in improving these localities' access to better services and decent quality of life, models to date lacked important features such as adaptation time effect on ongoing agricultural projects of new settlers reflecting real difficulties related to individuals abilities. In this article, we show that newcomers individual abilities, educational backgrounds, motivation, and so forth are crucial to promote the development of rural areas and facilitate the relocation or return of a certain group of people in their region of interest. Using a systemic approach, we present a model of urban exodus based on constant delay differential equations considering the local authority and population support and the time needed before the successful settlement of newcomers in the region. Furthermore, we estimate that adaptation time was responsible both for successful settlement increase and failure decrease. To reflect this, we incorporate delay terms in both the successful settlement and failure differential equations. We performed a qualitative analysis of the proposed system and show in numerical simulation that newcomers should be selected in function of their skills and experiences to accelerate their successful settlement, achieve overall socioeconomic development and improve the quality of life and well-being of the inhabitants.
Autoimmunity in Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis
Authors: Choung Hae Yoon Grace , Grewal Rickinder
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Autoimmune (AI) reactivity in the setting of infection-related GN (IRGN) is often viewed as an epiphenomenon and is not well described. Methods: We report a cohort of 17 patients with IRGN during a 7-year period that highlights cases with AI reactivity and describes the clinical and pathologic characteristics of IRGN cases associated with AI reactivity. Results: Of the IRGN cases, 76% had clinical evidence of an autoimmune disease (AD) and/or positive AI serologies. Within the IRGN group with AI reactivity, 12 had positive AI serologies (92%) and 10 had AD (77%). 30% had a prior diagnosis of AD, while the remaining 70% did not have a history of AD and were either diagnosed or suspected of having an AD at the time of biopsy. The most common autoantibody detected was anti-nuclear antibody followed by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and autoantibodies associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. Conclusion: The study is not sufficiently powered to determine any significance but demonstrates the frequency with which AI features occur in IRGN and should prompt further future investigation. In summary, our findings suggest AI manifestations are common in IRGN.
A systematic review of non-functional requirements mapping into architectural styles
Authors: Nouman Muhammad , Azam Muhammad , Saleh Ashraf Mousa , Alsaeedi Abdullah , Abuaddous Hayfa Yousef
Published: December 2022

Fortunately, the software attracted enough businesses to the market, allowing them to earn money in less time with less work and more accurate results. Software development life cycle (SDLC) is used for software development as it is responsible for system functionality, efficiency, maintainability, and any other non-functional system requirements. Each stage of the SDLC process is critical. However, software requirements and software architecture are both fundamental activities that play a vital role in all other SDLC stages. Non-functional requirements are critical to the success of any software because they explain all system quality attributes such as complexity, reliability, security, and maintainability, among others. The architectural styles assist you in determining which architecture may be best for your project requirements. This paper discusses several of the most important architectural styles that are best suited for mapping desired non-functional requirements for software development, as well as their comparison based on various quality attributes (non-functional requirements).
Adaptive Ɩ0-LMS based algorithm for solution of power quality problems in PV-STATCOM based system
Authors: Gajjar Nimita A. , Zaveri Tejas , Zaveri Naimish
Published: December 2022

This paper presents grid tied PV-STATCOM system using an adaptive Ɩ0-LMS based control algorithm. The proposed Ɩ0-LMS with adaptive zero attractor is used for single stage grid connected PV-STATCOM system and it highlights the performance of system for maintaining unity power factor, reducing harmonics and zero voltage regulation with nonlinear and unbalanced load. In this the Ɩ0 norm constraint LMS algorithm, the optimal value of zero attractor is time varying instead of a fixed value such that it gives better results with variable input systems such as PV power
Accurate license plate recognition system for different styles of Iraqi license plates
Authors: Sh Altyar Sukaina , Shams Hussein Samera , Ahmed Tawfeeq Lubab
Published: December 2022

Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) used for many applications especially in security applications, including border control. However, more accurate and language-independent techniques are still needed. This work provides a new approach to identifying Arabic license plates in different formats, colors, and even including English characters. Numbers, characters, and layouts with either 1-line or 2-line layouts are presented. For the test, we intend to use Iraqi license plates as there is a wide range of license plate styles written in Arabic, Kurdish, and English/Arabic languages, each different in style and color. This variety makes it difficult for recent traditional license plate recognition systems and algorithms to recognize all these license plate types using the same algorithm. In this work, a new method has been proposed to efficiently recognize all these types of license plates. This has been done by utilizing a series of algorithms for preprocessing and recognition with new identification strategies. The results show that the system recognized license plate numbers with higher accuracy, reaching up to 97.85%. However, the method field to detect license plates when there are some high deformations in plate numbers or when they are partially covered with mud, which makes it difficult to distinguish numbers.
Simulating fog computing in OMNeT++
Authors: Al-Rubaie Noor Razaq Obaied , Kamel Rafal Nader Neamah , Alshemari Raghda M.
Published: December 2022

Fog computing is a technology architecture in which data from IoT devices is received in real time by a number of nodes. These nodes process the data they receive in real time, with millisecond reaction times. The nodes communicate analytical summary data to the cloud on a regular basis. Fog computing scenario demands higher output, reduced latency, and greater performance as demand and requirements for improving performance in IoT applications grow. The resources allocation in effective manner in the fog environment is also a major problem in IoT-fog computing. Fog computing has been considered as a necessity within several IoT resources domains. In this paper the proposed fog simulation environment is focused on IoT sensors, fog node, and cloud as the used network architecture. However, the network features are properly explored in the proposed system and they are evaluated based on the throughput, latency, and channel allocation.
A battery integrated multiple input DC-DC boost converter
Authors: Affam Azuka , Buswig Yonis M. Yonis , Hj Othman Al-Khalid , Julai Norhuzaimin , Albalawi Hani
Published: December 2022

In this paper, the proposed single boost converter aims to harness more than one renewable energy (RE) input source and achieve a high voltage gain. The interleaved technique combined with voltage multiplier (VM) cells, reduced inductor current and attained high voltage transfer ratio. The boost converter possesses two unidirectional input ports and a bidirectional input port that is connected to a battery storage. The duty ratios of the power and interleaving switches are used to regulate the output voltage of the proposed converter. Three operation modes are identified, and steady state analyses of the converter are presented and discussed. The converter can store excess energy in the battery during periods of abundance and deliver power to the loads when the RE sources are low or unavailable. In addition, the output voltage is higher than that of the conventional boost converter. The converter delivered 278 V from 12 V and 24 V dual input sources. The converter operation is simulated and verified using MATLAB/Simulink.
A framework for predicting lncRNAs expression in human dendritic cells in response to M. tuberculosis infection
Authors: Aplop Faizah , Mohamad Saharuddin
Published: December 2022

Tuberculosis (TB) is an air-borne infectious diseases caused by M. tuberculosis bacteria that primarily affects human lungs. Existing vaccine does not work well due to the evolvement and latent movement of this bacteria. Developing an effective vaccine to combat Tuberculosis is very difficult as the interaction between the bacteria and human immune system is not fully understood. With recent advancement of transcriptome profiling analysis, long noncoding ribonukleat acids (lncRNAs) are found to be widely expressed in immune system. However, the role of lncRNAs is still not been widely explored in understanding human immune response to TB infection. In this paper, we propose a general framework for predicting lncRNAs being expressed in human dendritic cells. By incorporating deep learning method with RNA-seq data analysis, we intend to identify and characterize the lncRNAs found in dendritic cells from two groups of TB resistant patients through their RNA-seq expression data.
Assessing the quality of social media data: a systematic literature review
Authors: Reda Oumaima , Zellou Ahmed
Published: December 2022

In recent years, social media have been at the heart of new communication technologies. They are no longer used only to facilitate interaction between family, friends, and professional relationships, but tend to become an increasingly used communication channel to address public opinion. Research involving data sources from social media are relatively a recent and expanding area of research, nevertheless, the literature remains limited regarding the complex issue of how to assess and ensure the quality of social media data significantly and adequately. Our goal in this study is to provide a clearer and deeper understanding and a comprehensive overview of the existing state of research pertaining to the assessment of data quality in social media context. We performed a systematic literature review (SLR) on the quality of social media data to collect, analyze, and discuss data on the accuracy and value of prior literature that has focused on this area, has addressed a variety of topics, and has been published between 2016 and 2021. We followed a predefined review process to cover all relevant research papers published during this period. Our results demonstrate and strengthen the significance and the importance of data quality especially in the context of social media.
A case study of microarray breast cancer classification using machine learning algorithms with grid search cross validation
Authors: Mohd Ali Nursabillilah , Besar Rosli , Aziz Nor Azlina Ab
Published: December 2022

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death and most frequently diagnosed cancer amongst women. Annually, almost half a million women do not survive the disease and die from breast cancer. Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science that uses data and algorithms to mimic how humans learn, and gradually improving its accuracy. In this work, simple machine learning methods are used to classify breast cancer microarray data to normal and relapse. The data is from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) website namely GSE45255 and GSE15852. These two datasets are integrated and combined to form a single dataset. The study involved three machine learning algorithms, random forest (RF), extra tree (ET), and support vector machine (SVM). Grid search cross validation (CV) is applied for hyperparameter tuning of the algorithms. The result shows that the tuned SVM is best among the tested algorithms with accuracy of 97.78%. In the future it is recommended to include feature selection method to get the optimal features and better classification accuracies.
Optimization-based pseudo random key generation for fast encryption scheme
Authors: A. Shawkat Shihab , Tagougui Najiba , Kherallah Monji
Published: December 2022

Data encryption is being widely employed to secure data in order to provide confidentiality, authenticity and data privacy. In proposed method a novel method for (encryption, decryption) message through optimization using genetic algorithm (GA) is presented which aims to maintain the security of the message via increasing the complexity of the key used in the encryption. The proposed method is named stream cipher randomization using GA (SCRGA). It is characterized by its secrecy by hiding the statistical properties for the input message. The GA increases the key diffusion in order to eliminate the likelihood of using the statistical analysis and cryptanalysis techniques to obtain the original text. A key (k) will be supplied as input to pseudorandom bit generator and then it produces a random 8-bit output, The SCRGA evaluates the candidate keys and it would select the one that achieves the best value of the fitness function by maximization three criteria considered in matching the input message and the key. The test results were based on the comparison of the proposed method with two other state-of-the-art methods, that the SCRGA outperformed the other two methods in terms of the execution time (encryption, decryption) and encryption rounds key size.
Experiências de fronteira e de front: crianças imigrantes, escola e políticas da infância
Authors: Rosa Miriam Debieux , Primo Joana Sampaio , Binkowski Gabriel 	Inticher
Published: December 2022

Os fluxos migratórios se tornaram um campo de tensões sociais e políticas que desconsideram sua condição sine qua non para a construção de uma sociedade. Atualmente o fluxo migratório é fenômeno que desnuda as formas de funcionamento social e político que camuflam e tornam invisibilizada a gestão social na lógica da guerra. Nesta ficam banalizados os discursos de ódio que segregam, fomentam os racismos e outras modalidades de exclusão com foco nos marcadores étnico-raciais, econômicos, culturais, religiosos ou de gênero. As migrações de massa, assim como a recusa em acolher os imigrantes e a determinação de os expulsar, revelam uma guerra sem nome, ou seja: uma modalidade de política baseada na globalização perversa. Ela institui um colonialismo amplo, geral e irrestrito, com a centralização do capital à custa de miséria, domínio e morte de muitos e também das formas de vida que eles representam.
Potencial empreendedor de acadêmicos dos cursos de licenciatura e bacharelado em Educação Física de Porto Velho
Authors: Braga Rodrigo Pereira , Batista André Castro , Delani Daniel , Pinho Silvia Teixeira de , Teixeira Tatiane Gomes
Published: December 2022

Na atualidade, o Profissional de Educação Física (EDF) enfrenta mudanças significativas em seu mercado de trabalho. Diante do novo cenário, é essencial para esta classe de profissionais desenvolverem a habilidade empreendedora. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar o potencial empreendedor dos acadêmicos dos cursos de Licenciatura (LI) e Bacharelado (BA) em EDF na cidade de Porto Velho. O potencial empreendedor foi avaliado através da Escala de Avaliação do Potencial Empreendedor. A amostra foi composta por 61 estudantes de BA e 101 de LI em EDF (total 162 acadêmicos), na faixa etária de 18 a 65 anos. Destes, 76 estavam na primeira metade (INI) e 86 estavam na segunda metade (FIN) do curso. Para análise dos dados foi utilizada estatística descritiva e inferencial. O teste de Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney (amostras independentes) foi utilizado para comparação dos grupos (BA versus LI; e INI versus FIN), utilizando-se o valor de p≤0,05 para indicação de significância estatística. Os resultados indicaram que 134 respondentes (83%) apresentaram potencial empreendedor considerado muito forte, com escore de 8 a 10. Não foram encontradas diferenças no perfil empreendedor quando comparados os dados por tipo de curso (BA: 8,16 ± 1,16); (LI: de 8,23 ± 1,05), ou etapa do curso (INI: 8,23 ± 1,06); (FIN: 8,20 ± 1,12). Conclui-se que independentemente da formação (LI/BA) ou etapa do curso, os acadêmicos de EDF de Porto Velho apresentam potencial empreendedor considerado forte e muito forte.
Aspectos relacionados com o uso de esteroides androgênicos anabolizantes e seus impactos em desportistas
Authors: Maciel Gyl Everson de Souza , Maia Carina Scanoni , Filho Leucio Duarte Vieira , Queiroz Júnior José Reginaldo Alves de , Santana Lucas Vinnicio de Araújo , Pereira Jarson Pedro da Costa , Texeira Marcelo Weinstein , Soares Anísio Francisco
Published: December 2022

Objetivo. Descrever o perfil de praticantes de musculação de Pernambuco que fazem uso de esteroides (EAA). Método. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo transversal de natureza quantitativa, realizado em 14 academias localizadas na região metropolitana de Recife, Pernambuco. Foram aplicados 358 questionários com 15 itens referentes a dados sociodemográficos; tempo de prática atividade física; consumo de suplementos dietéticos; adesão a dietas; dosagem e tempo de utilização do anabolizante administrado; conhecimento sobre os efeitos nocivos dos EAA; potenciais efeitos benéficos oriundos do uso dos anabolizantes; responsável pela indicação e aplicação dos EAA. Resultados. 30,2% da amostra foi composta por usuários de EAA. Nesse grupo, verificou-se o predomínio do sexo masculino e da faixa etária entre 26 e 35 anos. Foram encontradas correlações positivas e fortes entre o uso de EAA e o surgimento de efeitos colaterais (r = 0,991; p = 0,0001), tempo de uso (r = 0,983; p = 0,0001), com quem indicou o uso dos anabolizantes (r = 0,983; p = 0,0001) e com quem aplicou (r = 0,984; p = 0,0001). Conclusão. O elevado índice de usuários desportistas que realizam o consumo de EAA é algo que precisa ser contornado, tendo em vista o impacto negativo na saúde, quando não prescrito adequadamente.
Confiabilidade de um circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do limiar anaeróbio de idosos por meio da dosagem do lactato sanguíneo
Authors: Lana Daniel Martinez , Carvalho Carlos Dellavechia de , Arruda Tarine Botta de , Almeida Emerson Willian Santos de , Santos Ingredy Carolline de Jesus , Marchi-Alves Leila Maria
Published: December 2022

O estudo teve por objetivo medir a confiabilidade de um circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do limiar anaeróbio (LAN) de idosos por meio da dosagem do lactato sanguíneo (LS). A amostra foi composta por 20 idosos com idade igual a 66,8 anos, não sedentários, do sexo feminino (75%). O circuito foi composto por quatro exercícios, em um protocolo de três fases, com intervalos de 72 horas entre as fases. A primeira fase consistiu na aprendizagem dos exercícios e marcação do metrônomo e teve duração de duas semanas. As fases 2 e 3 foram constituídas por teste e reteste, constituídos de quatro exercícios: meio agachamento com flexão e extensão de cotovelo; caminhada; sentar e levantar da cadeira; subir e descer do step. Ao final de cada estágio foram realizadas as coletas de LS e obtidos os valores para a Percepção Subjetiva de Esforço. Determinou-se o limiar anaeróbio 2 (LAN 2) com utilização do modelo Bi-segmentado e do modelo matemático Distância Máxima. Para a análise de confiabilidade intraobservador e de concordância, foram utilizados o Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse (CCI) e o teste de concordância Bland-Altman. Para análise da igualdade de médias no teste e no reteste foram utilizados os testes One-way ANOVA e os testes de Wilcoxon ou Friedman. Os resultados indicaram confiabilidade e concordância entre as medidas teste-reteste para as variáveis estudadas, sugerindo a adequação do circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do limiar anaeróbio de idosos por meio da dosagem do lactato sanguíneo.
A estrutura ideológica de A filha do capitão
Authors: Lotman Iúri , Brito João Paulo de Oliveira
Published: December 2022

No texto de 1962, o semioticista soviético Iúri Lotman (1922-1993) analisa o contato e as relações de oposição entre as visões de mundo nobre e camponesa representadas na novela A filha do capitão (1836), de Aleksandr Púchkin (1799-1837). Segundo Lotman, a novela expõe as regras internas concernentes a cada lado, como elas se repelem mutuamente, eternizando o conflito entre ambas, e como, para Púchkin, apenas valores humanistas – que estariam acima de quaisquer regras de classe – representariam uma solução ao problema.
Kutcha otvetov v more voprosov: construções binominais quantificadoras da língua russa
Authors: Oliveira Diego Leite de
Published: December 2022

Neste artigo investigam-se construções binominais quantificadoras do russo, preenchidas pelos lexemas kutcha (monte) e more (mar). Adota-se como fundamentação teórica a Gramática de Construções, que propõe uma abordagem em rede para a análise dos fenômenos linguísticos. Como procedimento metodológico, recorre-se à análise qualitativa de dados de uso da língua, dos séculos XVIII ao XXI, extraídos do Russian National Corpus. Os resultados da análise reforçam a hipótese de que a construção especificada com kutcha parece ser mais antiga do que a com more e estar mais rotinizada na rede de construções binominais quantificadoras da língua. Além disso, sugerem que, diferentemente de kutcha, que parece atuar como elemento não marcado da rede de construções binominais quantificadoras, more parece exibir um perfil semântico específico.
Poemas infantis de Vladímir Maiakóvski
Authors: Mountian Daniela
Published: December 2022

O artigo apresenta parte da produção poética de Vladímir Maiakóvski (1893–1930) destinada a crianças durante a consolidação da literatura infantil russo-soviética (anos 1920). Após os acontecimentos de 1917, a educação e a literatura infantil tornaram-se dois pilares para a “construção” de um novo país e de um “novo homem”. Graças aos incentivos do governo, muitos poetas e pintores de vanguarda, por questões de sobrevivência ou ideológicas, direcionaram-se para o universo infantil e puderam trabalhar, por algum tempo, com relativa liberdade. Foi nesse o contexto que Maiakóvski escreveu poemas para os pequenos leitores.
Editorial
Authors: Bianchi Fátima
Published: December 2022

Editorial
Apresentação
Authors: Medeiros Gutemberg
Published: December 2022

Apresentação
Caring for Patients With Diabetes in Stroke Neurology
Authors: Kernan Walter N. , Forman Rachel , Inzucchi Silvio E.
Published: December 2022

Diabetes is a heterogeneous disease that affects 9% of the world’s population (11% in the United States). The consequences of diabetes for the brain are severe; it nearly doubles a person’s risk of stroke and is a major contributor to risk for cerebral small vessel disease and dementia. These effects on the brain are in addition to peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and coronary heart disease. In this article, we explain the treatments that can prevent or mitigate its harmful effects and propose a role for neurologists and other neurology clinicians in managing patients during routine care.
Communicative Stability and the Typology of Logical Operators
Authors: Bar-Lev Moshe E. , Katzir Roni
Published: December 2022

The typology of the logical vocabulary in natural language is highly skewed. In the domain of logical connectives, AND and OR are often lexicalized, lexicalizations of NOR are less common and tend to be structurally complex, and no other logical connective is ever lexicalized. Existing accounts fail to fully derive this major crosslinguistic pattern, and moreover resort to otherwise unwarranted assumptions. The goal of this article is to provide an account that is less stipulative and has wider empirical coverage than previous accounts, based on a novel notion of communicative stability. Using a model of a rational speaker, we observe that attested languages are stable languages—that is, languages in which the optimal message for a speaker to choose when they want to convey a particular state they are in is not affected by which states they take to be more likely and which ones less. We argue that Stability can explain both why AND and OR are the only simple connectives lexicalized and why NOR is the only complex connective lexicalized.
The subgenus Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in Madagascar
Authors: EVENHUIS NEAL L. , GHARALI BABAK
Published: December 2022

The relatively uncommonly encountered subgenus Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) is shown to be fairly diverse in Madagascar with eight known species. The subgenus is concentrated primarily in Southern Africa and Madagascar, ranges eastward through Arabia to Kazakhstan, and has a small disjunct population in the Canary Islands. Previous to this study, only one species was known from Madagascar (E. rhinoclypeatus Evenhuis). Including those described in this study, 18 species are now known in the subgenus worldwide, eight endemic to Madagascar, seven of which are herein described as new: E. (A.) andriambahomananii, n. sp., E. (A.) contrasticus, n. sp., E. (A.) hauseri, n. sp., E. (A.) irwini, n. sp., E. (A.) nanus, n. sp., E. (A.) regius, n. sp., and E. (A.) rinhai, n. sp. A key to the subgenera of Empidideicus and also to the species of the subgenus Anomaloptilus in Madagascar is given.
A new species of Spinturnix (Acari: Spinturnicidae) from the Turkestani long-eared bat Otonycteris leucophaea (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Kazakhstan
Authors: DUNDAROVA HELIANA , ORLOVA MARIA , ANISIMOV NIKOLAY , BASKAKOVA SVETLANA , SHAKULA GEORGIY , SHAKULA FEDOR , SHAKULA STEPAN , AMIREKUL KUDAIBERGEN
Published: December 2022

The female, male and protonymph of Spinturnix otonycterisi Dundarova & Orlova, sp. nov. (Acari: Spinturnicidae) are described from specimens collected on the enigmatic and rarely captured vespertilionid bat Otonycteris leucophaea (Severcov, 1873) in South Kazakhstan. A key for the identification of the species of Spinturnix von Heyden, 1826 found in Kazakhstan is provided.
Three new species of the genus Xenolecanium Takahasi (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), with an updated generic diagnosis and key to species
Authors: HODGSON CHRIS J.
Published: December 2022

Among the scale insect slide mounts deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, U.K. are several that were originally collected by the late Ryoichi Takahashi. These include slides of three previously undescribed species of Xenolecanium (Coccidae: Coccomorpha), each given a manuscript name by Takahashi. These species are here formally described and illustrated: X. ryoichii Hodgson sp. nov., X. maritimum Hodgson sp. nov. and X. pendleburyi Hodgson sp. nov. A revised generic diagnosis and a key to the five species now known in Xenolecanium is included.
Brushing Society Against the Grain: Digital Footprints, Scraps, Non-Human Acts, Crumbs, and Other Traces
Authors: Comunello Francesca , Martire Fabrizio , Sabetta Lorenzo
Published: December 2022

This article explores the growing role of traces and footprints in social science, giving an outline of the main concepts and empirical questions discussed in this special issue. Remarkably, the study of traces (unobtrusive, necessarily interpretative, theory-driven and data-fueled at the same time) considers them as unwillingly insightful and strategic materials. However, the difference between information “intentionally transmitted” and information “accidentally leaked” gets fuzzy especially in online communication and social network. In this sense, by interpreting the “digital data deluge” as a social trace deluge, issues of algorithmic environments, users’ participation, datafied biases, and transparency are addressed. Finally, it is argued that traces, data exhaust, and residual information help overcoming standard dichotomies in social science (e.g., human vs. non-human realms, quantitative vs. qualitative, online vs. offline activities), both methodologically and theoretically.
More Than “Crumbs”: Emotional Entanglements and Situated Ethical Strategies in Qualitative Research
Authors: Pitti Ilaria
Published: December 2022

Emotional entanglements developing between researchers and participants are an unavoidable experience in qualitative research, whose methods largely rely on emotions, intimacy, and relationships. Despite urged to exercise reflexivity, researchers rarely have the opportunity to deconstruct the emotional aspects of their investigations, which are often perceived as problems rather than as resources. Drawing on feminist methodology, this article argues that emotional entanglements should be considered neither as methodological “troubles” that must be avoided at all costs nor as strategies to gain richer data, but as important ethical moments that can help researchers reconsider, re-adjust, and update the tools they employ to collect and disseminate data. Using “confessional tales” written during qualitative studies I have conducted with young people involved in a variety of subcultural practices, I explore strategies for dealing with emotional entanglements in a meaningful and ethical way. In so doing, this article aims to add to the literature on the tensions between formal ethics and ethics in the field.
Stepping in or Stepping On: Mentor Teachers’ Preferences for Mentoring Inside and Outside of Interactive Teaching
Authors: Kavanagh Sarah Schneider , Feiman-Nemser Sharon , Hammerness Karen , Matsko Kavita Kapadia , Wallace Jamie
Published: December 2022

Much research describes how mentor and novice teachers interact when pupils are not present (e.g., co-planning, debriefing). However, little research investigates how mentor/novice pairs interact when K–12 students are present. This gap in the literature is significant because research suggests that without intentional mediation, novices often fail to see much of what happens in classrooms. This article investigates and conceptualizes what 27 mentors think about mentoring practices that occur outside versus inside of instructional time. An analysis of mentor interviews found that mentors prefer to interact with novices outside of instructional time because they fear undercutting novices’ authority and autonomy when interacting with them during instruction. However, findings also suggest that hybrid practices (those that straddle the outside/inside boundary) are valued by mentors although they are rarely enacted. This finding has implications for programs interested in supporting mentors to diversify the practices they employ to support novice teachers.
Futures in Action: Expectations, Imaginaries and Narratives of the Future
Authors: Bazzani Giacomo
Published: December 2022

The study of the future is a growing field of research transcending almost all research topics. Despite this rising interest, this field often seems fragmented into different approaches, as though the common object of study were vague or inconsistent. This article proposes a framework analytically distinguishing the three key dimensions of the future embedded in the course of action: expectations, imaginaries and narratives of the future. For each, a definition and a short introduction to their use in the social sciences are provided, together with a description of their capacity to shape the course of action and examples. Then, the scope condition of this influencing capacity is discussed, in particular considering its situational origin and the intergenerational links of the future, with climate change as a case in point. The conclusion highlights research perspectives and methods that can be employed.
Early follow-up quality of life and mental health of patients with congenital vascular malformations cared for in a multi-disciplinary specialist centre
Authors: Pang Calver , Nisbet Rebecca , Gibson Michael , Evans Nicholas , Khalifa Mohamed , Papadopoulou Anthie , Tsui Janice , Hamilton George , Brookes Jocelyn , Lim Chung Sim
Published: December 2022

Objective

The study aimed to evaluate the early follow-up quality of life (QoL), pain and mental health of patients with congenital vascular malformation (CVM) from a variety of treatment options.

Methods

All patients with CVM who received care and had follow-up between February 1st 2018 and January 31st 2020 were included. The health-related QoL, pain, and mental health were assessed with RAND Health Care 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), visual analogue score for pain (VAS-P) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Paired t-test was used for all analyses. p < .05 were considered significant.

Results

In total, 110 patients with a mean age of 36.9 years were included in this study. In all patients following care, significant improvement was found in the bodily pain domain of SF-36 and VAS-P (both p = .01). This was largely driven by high-flow vascular malformation patients who responded better to embolo-sclerotherapy, which revealed significant improvement in the bodily pain domain of SF-36 ( p = .002) and VAS-P ( p = .02). Patients who received supportive treatment only reported significant improvement in mental health ( p = .004) and social functioning ( p = .03) domains of SF-36. Meanwhile, patients treated with embolo-sclerotherapy reported significant improvement only in VAS-P ( p = .02).

Conclusions

This study concluded that the effects of care on early follow-up QoL, pain and mental health of patients with CVM were heterogenous. Future research should therefore, include larger sample size and longer term follow-up to understand the various factors that affect the QoL and mental health of these patients, as well as the holistic approaches to manage them.
Relations Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Positive Memory Characteristics Among Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence: A Micro-Longitudinal Study
Authors: Contractor Ateka A. , Batley Prathiba Natesan , Compton Sidonia E. , Weiss Nicole H.
Published: December 2022

Evidence links posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms to positive autobiographical memory characteristics. To extend this research, we uniquely utilized micro-longitudinal data to examine (1) the trajectory of PTSD symptom count across 30 days; and (2) if more vividness and accessibility of retrieved positive memories at the daily level predicted decreases in the trajectory of PTSD symptom count across 30 days. The current study was a secondary data analysis of a larger study. The sample included 74 women who reported physical or sexual victimization in the past 30 days by their current male partner and reported the use of alcohol and/or drugs during that time ( Mage = 39.68 years; 37.80% with diagnostic PTSD; 43.2% White; 37.8% Black or African American). They completed thrice daily measures of PTSD symptoms and positive memory characteristics (vividness and accessibility) across 30 days. Results of the random effects longitudinal multilevel model indicated that, on average, the relation between PTSD symptom count and positive memory vividness was positive and statistically significant (0.19, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] [0.2, 0.35]); and the relation between PTSD symptom count and positive memory accessibility was positive and statistically significant (0.31, 95% CI [0.15, 0.47]). The relationship between PTSD symptom count and positive memory vividness/accessibility (i.e., slopes) varied significantly across participants, with a wide range of positive and negative regression coefficients. Future research needs to investigate why and how positive memory vividness and accessibility may relate to trajectories of PTSD symptoms over time, with potential clinical implications for positive memory interventions addressing PTSD.
A Rare Case of 6q Deletion in a Neonate
Authors: Rao Anusha , Datar Chaitanya R. , Vaidya Umesh , Nakade Srushti
Published: December 2022

Terminal deletions of chromosome 6q are rare. The clinical findings are variable and most often include growth restriction, craniofacial anomalies, dysmorphism, microcephaly, cardiac anomalies, genitourinary anomalies, seizures, and tone abnormalities. Clinical manifestations are essentially due to differences in size and location of chromosomal deletions. This condition is usually associated with life-threatening morbidities often presented very early in neonatal period. Antenatal detailed ultrasound can help in identifying the condition which could then be confirmed by microarray after amniocentesis.

Here, we report a case of 6q deletion associated with facial, skeletal, and brain anomalies in a male preterm neonate. Our case shows many features that have hitherto not been observed in the reported cases worldwide. By reporting this case we intend to expand the already known database of information on the phenotypic features associated with 6q deletion syndrome.
Providing Services to Youth Involved in Transactional Sex in Uganda: Professional Ethics in the Context of LGBTQ+ and Gender Oppression
Authors: Kamya Hugo A. , White Shelley K.
Published: December 2022

Service providers working with youth involved in transactional sex (TS) encounter complex challenges in navigating systems of oppression facing youth and in addressing their own biases. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 23 service providers in Kampala, Uganda, this study explores providers’ perceptions of service provision with youth engaged in TS, particularly adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other youth with marginalized genders and sexualities (LGBTQ+). The study analyzes how providers depict the drivers of TS, including systems of oppression, and considers apparent biases. Findings show that providers navigate fraught environments of oppression. Some use blaming frames, depicting youth behaviors. Others use coded language to engage youth, despite potential risks. Implications for practice are explored, including the potential of consciousness building a key strategy to address provider biases.
The Importance of Sibling Relationships in Buffering Against Depressive Symptoms of Youth in Foster Care
Authors: McWey Lenore M. , Cui Ming , Wojciak Armeda Stevenson
Published: December 2022

Sibling relationships are among the most influential relationships of one’s life. For youth in foster care, sibling relationships may be particularly important. Using National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) II data, this study tested if higher sibling relationship quality was associated with lower depressive symptoms among youth in foster care, and the interactive effects of relationships with siblings and biological mothers on youth depressive symptoms. Results indicated higher sibling and mother relationship quality were associated with lower depressive symptoms. Regarding interactive associations, the protective effects of sibling relationships on youth depressive symptoms were stronger when youth reported lower levels of relationship quality with biological mothers, highlighting the importance of good sibling relationships, especially in the absence of a positive relationship with biological mothers.
Investigation of the Necessity of Aspiration During the Intramuscular Injection Administered in the Ventrogluteal Site and Its Effect on Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Baran Leyla , Güneş Ülkü , Dönmez Hilal
Published: December 2022

This experimental study, which was conducted to examine the necessity of aspiration procedure and its effect on pain in intramuscular (IM) injections made into the ventrogluteal site (VGS), is randomized controlled and double-blind. The patients in the study group ( n = 834) were assigned to the IM group with the aspiration period of 5 to 10 seconds (Implementation Group A-IGA), the aspiration period of 1 to 2 seconds (Control Group-CG), and no aspiration (Implementation Group B-IGB) according to stratified block randomization list. Patients’ pain levels were evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). No bleeding was observed when aspiration periods of 1 to 2 and 5 to 10 seconds were followed during the injections administered to the VGS. The difference between the pain medians of patients in IGB and the CG were not significant ( p = .521). It can be said that there is no need to apply aspiration in IM applied into the VGS if the correct site is determined.
Feasibility Assessment of a School Nurse-Led Approach Using Chronic Absenteeism to Establish the School-Based Active Surveillance Process
Authors: Maughan Erin D. , Thompson Mary E. , Walsh Carol A. , Issa Anindita , Lin Jin-Mann S.
Published: December 2022

This article shares what was learned from the feasibility assessment of a nurse-led school-based active surveillance (SBAS) pilot to track chronic absenteeism using myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) as an exemplar. This pilot encompassed a 3-year period with training and feedback from school nurses (SNs) on data collection and ME/CFS. SNs found that the SBAS process helped them effectively identifying undiagnosed conditions. The assessment revealed the importance of focusing outreach efforts and establishing relationships with the school leadership in developing health policies and programs in the school setting. The pilot data were used to develop a manual to guide SNs for the SBAS process. This can be viewed as a model for SNs in establishing a surveillance to identify and track conditions like ME/CFS. With overlapping symptoms of Long COVID to ME/CFS, this assessment may provide insights for additional efforts to understand the impact of Long COVID on students’ education.
Impact of Children’s Presence on Police Responses to Domestic Violence Call Situations
Authors: Hovey Angela , Rye BJ , George Evan , Scott Susan , Chambers Lori
Published: December 2022

The link between children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment is well established; however, less is known about the impact children’s presence may have on domestic violence disputes. This study investigated the role of children’s presence in IPV police calls using data ( N = 2709) from supplementary reports provided by an Ontario, Canada police force, one-third of which led to criminal charges ( n = 909). When children were present: charges were less likely to be laid; the accused’s emotional state was more likely to be rated by police as calm and the accused was less likely to be identified as using alcohol and/or drugs at the time of the call; and victim support interventions were more likely to be offered and accepted. Findings were considered in the context of when charges were laid versus not laid. Implications for police and support service interventions were discussed.
The Prevalence of Evaluator Anxiety in Practice: An Empirical Examination
Authors: Renger Jessica , Donaldson Stewart I.
Published: December 2022

Anxiety is a multifaceted force that can negatively impact the ability of evaluators to succeed in practice. In the evaluation literature, discussions concerning anxiety have primarily been limited to strategies to reduce stakeholder anxiety to encourage positive and productive working relationships with evaluators. This study was among the first to explicitly recognize and empirically assess the anxiety evaluators feel during practice. Using a mixed-methods design, a random sample of 109 American Evaluation Association members was surveyed. There was overwhelming agreement (96.30%) that evaluator anxiety is a commonly experienced phenomenon, often citing reasons such as lack of experience, imposter syndrome, unreasonable scope, and difficulties with stakeholder interactions as key contributors to increased anxiety. Evaluator anxiety varied across stages of the evaluation process, with some stages eliciting more anxiety than others. Further discussion and training concerning how to reduce evaluator anxiety could be useful in the preparation of evaluators.