bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Correlation and Regression Analysis Applied for Types and Number of Blood Transfusions Versus Transfusions Induced ADR Among Pediatric Haemato-Oncology and Thalassemia Patients
Authors: Gudhoor Manjula , Jhon Jessin , Nair Navaneet , Anna Marion , Sampagar Abhilasha , Ganachari Madiwalayya Shivakantayya
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Blood transfusion is a remedial intercession and a fundamental fragment of Current medical services framework. As indicated by the WHO the bonding is an action of moving blood or blood-items taken from a giver into the vasculature and in this manner the flowing blood of the recipient, done by embeddings an IV Needle/Catheter in the patient and followed by use of blood or the blood-items. In any case, the dangers of non-irresistible difficulties have gotten more obvious. These nonirresistible complexities called as adverse transfusion reactions (ATRs) can either be intense in nature or follow a postponed course. Transfusion reaction is any unanticipated impact that happens in a patient during or subsequent to accepting blood and the blood-items. These can be agreed as intense transfusion responses, happening inside 24 hours of transfusion and deferred bonding responses happens inside the space of days or long periods of bonding. Intense and moderate responses can be additionally classified as insusceptible interceded and non-immune-intervened. Methodology: The prospective and observational study was carried at Department of Pediatric Oncology & Thalassemia unit for a period of 6 months. The population required for the study includes patients undergoing blood transfusions. Results: In study data out of 83 units, 61 units of PCV was transfused (73.49%), 6 units of Platelet was transfused (7.22%), 14 units of Whole Blood was transfused (16.86%), 1 units of Fresh Frozen Plasma was transfused (1.20%), and 1 units of RBC was transfused (1.20%). The chance of an ADR occurrence with every transfusion is 0.4. The P value is less than .05 so it is statically significant. It is positively correlated, having a high impact on the number of transfusion and rate of incidence of ADR. Conclusion: While a Blood transfusion is given for unavoidable situation the important factors to be kept under consideration are ADR following transfusion which can be the common complication observed. The study also concludes that the rate of incidence of ADR is increased significantly as the number of transfusion increases.
Self-reported suicidal behaviours and associated factors in the general population of Latvia (2010–2018)
Authors: Mieze Krista , Kivite-Urtane Anda , Grinberga Daiga , Velika Biruta , Pudule Iveta , Rancans Elmars
Published: May 2023

Background:

Latvia has the second highest suicide rate in the European Union – with a total population age-standardized suicide rate of 16.1 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Aims:

We aimed to assess the prevalence of different types of self-reported suicidal behaviours in Latvia and determine the associated sociodemographic and health-related factors.

Methods:

This study was based on secondary data obtained from the Health Behaviour Among Latvian Adult Population survey. A representative sample of the general population was used, aged 15 to 64 years in 2010, 2012, 2014; and 15 to 74 years in 2016 and 2018 ( n = 16,084). Respondents were asked to report the occurrence of life weariness, death wishes, suicidal ideation, suicidal plans and suicide attempts during the previous year. We assessed socio-demographics and health-related factors associated with suicidality. We performed univariate analysis and constructed stepwise multivariate logistic regression models.

Results:

In 2010 to 2018, 15.6% of responders reported some type of suicidal behaviour (95% CI [15.1, 16.2]). Sociodemographic factors – including non-cohabitation status and Latvian nationality – were associated with mild (life-weariness and death wishes) and serious (suicidal ideation, plans to commit suicide, suicide attempts) types of behaviour. Older age was associated with mild suicidal behaviours, whereas lower educational levels were associated with serious suicidal behaviours. Diagnosed depression, self-reported depression, self-reported anxiety, stress, low mood, alcohol intake habits with heavy drinking episodes (less than monthly, monthly and weekly), perceived health as average or below average, disuse of primary health services were associated with mild and serious types of suicidal behaviour. Current smoking status and absenteeism were associated with mild suicidal behaviour types. Self-reported insomnia, having at least two somatic diagnoses, occasional smoking status, absenteeism with 11 or more days in the last year, receiving disability pension were associated with serious suicidal behaviour types. Musculoskeletal diseases exhibited preventive effects.

Conclusions:

Our findings indicate that certain groups of individuals might exhibit greater vulnerability to suicidality.
Polyurethane foams co-blown by water and alkylated polyethylenimine-CO2 adducts: An additive or antagonistic effect?
Authors: Li Zhaojian , Liu Jianqiao , Xie Xingyi
Published: May 2023

Recently developed CO2 adducts of alkylated polyethylenimines (PEIs) can replace traditional, ozone-depleting, and/or global warming halogen-containing blowing agents of polyurethanes (PUs). Meanwhile, water is the most common chemical blowing agent that is cheap and also environment neutral. Herein, the co-blowing performances of the two types of blowing agents were investigated. For the polyether polyol or castor oil derived polyol foaming systems, which were blended just before foaming, the consequent co-blown foams surprisingly did not possess lower densities than the control foams blown solely by water, showing an antagonistic effect in blowing performance. The relatively large particles (e.g. tens of micrometers) of the hydrophilic PEI-CO2 blowing agents absorbed water from the foaming mixtures, preventing the trapped water from chemically blowing PUs. After the foams were set, the absorbed water gradually diffused out to react with the residual isocyanate groups, which no longer contributed to PU foaming. Differently, after aging the castor oil derived polyol foaming mixtures (without water and isocyanate components that were added before PU foaming), the dispersed PEI-CO2 particles decreased in size down to nanoscale (about 20–180 nm). These nanoparticles were small enough for out-diffusion of the absorbed water, which generated foaming CO2 in time. The densities of the resultant foams could be lowered to the theoretical values. The additive effect with water could enhance the application freedom of the climate-friendly alkylated PEI-CO2 blowing agents.
“It Wasn’t Very Public-Clinicy”: Client Experiences at Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers
Authors: Hutchens Kendra
Published: May 2023

Faith-based pregnancy centers strive to offer “alternatives to abortion” that supporters claim aid women and critics assert manipulate pregnant people, stigmatize abortion, and potentially delay clients from obtaining medical care. However, scholars know little about the exchanges within appointments and how clients make sense of these experiences. Drawing on ethnographic observations of client appointments in two pregnancy centers in the West and 29 in-depth interviews with clients, this article uses an intersectional framework to analyze client experiences. Clients favorably compared centers to clinical health care providers, emphasizing the unexpectedly attentive emotional care they received. These evaluations stem from clients’ reproductive histories, which are shaped by gender, racism, and economic inequalities that configure their access to and interactions within the health system. Emotional care serves to create and maintain pregnancy centers’ impression of legitimacy among clients.
Elementary Music Educators’ Use of Folk Songs With Racist Origins and Anti-Racist Pedagogical Practices
Authors: Cicco Ian
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this survey study was to investigate the self-reported practices of P–6 elementary general music teachers ( N = 275) regarding their experiences with American folk songs with racist origins. A secondary purpose was to examine P–6 elementary general music teachers’ familiarity with and incorporation of anti-racist pedagogical practices into their teaching. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. Out of 19 folk songs with racist origins, “Jingle Bells” was the song most participants (67.6%) continued to teach and was the only song that 50% or more participants continued to teach. I categorized participants’ responses regarding why they discontinued teaching the 19 songs as follows: (a) racism/minstrelsy and (b) origins/history. Additionally, participants’ American folk songs with racist origins were categorized under teaching and planning. Musical enjoyment/utility and teaching about racism/minstrelsy were subcategories for teaching, while removing/replacing and learning through researching were subcategories for planning. Regarding anti-racist pedagogical practices, 76.6% of participants agreed that teachers should teach songs that represent various races and ethnicities in respectful ways even if they disagreed that teachers should use folk songs to challenge race, privilege, equity, and racial/ethnic injustices. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Examining Burnout and Its Correlates Among Rehabilitation Counselors: Implications for Research and Practice
Authors: Lu Junfei , Maiden Rodney J. , Lo Chu-Ling , Driver Necoal N.
Published: May 2023

Burnout of rehabilitation counselors often leads to job dissatisfaction and turnover. The Counselor Burnout Inventory (CBI) provides a work-specific tool to explore the burnout of professional counselors; however, few scholars in rehabilitation counseling have examined this scale. In this study, we examine the burnout of 147 rehabilitation counselors using the CBI and compare the findings with prior research reporting CBI scores using an aggregated sample of 1,997 professional counselors from different counseling fields. We further explore the score differences of participants on each subscale of the CBI based on gender, race, work experience, certification status, caseload, and quality of supervision. The results revealed higher burnout scores in the current sample than in the aggregated one. Moreover, gender, caseload, and the quality of supervision were found to differentiate participants’ burnout scores on the CBI. Implications for research, teaching, supervision, and practice are discussed.
European movements for confluent love: Revealing romantic delusions with the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough and Comedy Italian Style
Authors: Larsen Mads
Published: May 2023

Differences in Northern and Southern European gender relations have historical roots that can be investigated in the regions’ literature and cinema. The mating morality of romantic love facilitated the West’s First Sexual Revolution of the mid-eighteenth century. The Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough, a late-nineteenth-century literary movement, used Darwinian perspectives to reveal romantic delusions and double standards. The movement’s insights undergirded twentieth-century Nordic gender equality and social democratic governance. Coinciding with the Second Sexual Revolution, the film movement Comedy Italian Style (c. 1958–1979) used psychoanalytical perspectives to promote a similar cultural effect nearly a century later. Both movements contributed to the transition to our present era’s demythologised morality of confluent love, which sacralises gender equality, but the Scandinavians’ head start, evolutionary approach and genre choices partially explain why today’s Nordic women are more empowered than their Italian counterparts. Comparing these movements offers insight into how fiction helps populations transition to new mating moralities.
The Structure of Scientific Writing: An Empirical Analysis of Recent Research Articles in STEM
Authors: Moskovitz Cary , Harmon Brooke , Saha Srishti
Published: May 2023

While the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) format is common in scientific writing, it may not currently be as ubiquitous as often thought. We undertook a systematic, corpus-based study of primary section headings in research articles across a range of STEM disciplines to investigate adherence to the IMRAD structure in relation to type of study (computational, empirical, or theoretical) and field. We identified four categories of structure: IMRAD, IMRAD+ (IMRAD with additional sections and/or different order), Nested IMRAD (multi-part studies), and Non-IMRAD. Papers in biology mainly used an IMRAD format, while less than half in engineering or social sciences did so. While empirical papers tended to use IMRAD formats, most computational papers did not. Thus, our findings show that IMRAD is a common but not universal structure for contemporary scientific writing. Awareness of these differences should encourage teachers of scientific and technical writing and scholars of writing studies to pay closer attention to the actual structural forms used in different STEM disciplines and with different methodological types of research studies.
Constructivist Set-Theoretic Analysis: An Alternative to Essentialist Social Science
Authors: Mahoney James
Published: May 2023

Psychological essentialism is a cognitive bias through which human beings conceive the entities around them as having inner essences and basic natures. Social scientists routinely generate flawed inferences because their methods require the truth of psychological essentialism. This article develops set-theoretic analysis as a scientific-constructivist approach that overcomes the bias of psychological essentialism. With this approach, the “sets” of set-theoretic analysis are mental phenomena that establish boundaries and identify similarities and differences among entities whose natural kind composition is not known. The approach is illustrated through a consideration of research on intelligence, race, and poverty in the United States.
Application of rheology as a tool to estimate the mixing quality of elastomeric nanocomposites and comparing with small-angle X-ray scattering microstructural study
Authors: Mahdizadeh Farsangi Shahrzad , Kourki Hajir , Moradi Shahrbabaki Hojatollah
Published: May 2023

Finding a relation between microstructure and properties of nanocomposites is challenging for engineers to control properties of polymeric systems by controlling their microstructure or to estimate their microstructure parameters by studying their properties. Since rheological properties can be obtained in stress or strain modes, sweep of temperatures, sweep of frequencies, amplitudes of applied stress or strains sweep and over the time, creating a relationship between rheological properties and microstructure of nanocomposites has a higher practical freedom. Also, rheological properties are highly affected by mixing quality, which is defined microstructure parameters of systems, so rheology can be applied as a tool to estimate the mixing quality of polymeric systems. Therefore, the present study aims to present the structural model for the rheological behavior of nanocomposites were produced under different mixing conditions and establish the relationship between rheological properties and microstructure of these nanocomposites and evaluate the presented structure with Small-angle X-ray scattering data. Thus, elastomeric nanocomposites were produced at different mixing speeds and times. The results indicated at the lower mixing intensity the agglomerates of nanoparticles are first distributed in the rubber system by increasing the time and speed of mixing so at those mixing condition rheological properties decreased. Finally at the higher mixing intensity the aggregates of these particles start to break so the rheological properties increased. Based on the rheological properties, distributing of particles reduces the rheological properties of nanocomposites, while breaking aggregates increases the rheological properties.
How Much Is It Weighing on You? Development and Validation of the Secrecy Burden Scale
Authors: Bedrov Alisa , Gable Shelly L.
Published: May 2023

Keeping a secret is often considered burdensome, with numerous consequences for well-being. However, there is no standardized measure of secrecy burden, and most studies focus on individual/cognitive burden without considering social/relational aspects. This research aimed to develop and validate a secrecy burden measure tapping both intrapersonal and interpersonal components. Study 1 used exploratory factor analysis to reveal a four-factor model of secrecy burden: Daily Personal Impact, Relationship Impact, Pull to Reveal, and Anticipated Consequences. Study 2 used confirmatory factor analysis to replicate this factor structure and found that each factor was uniquely associated with different emotional and well-being outcomes. Study 3 employed a longitudinal design and found that higher scores on each factor predicted lower authenticity and higher depression and anxiety 2 to 3 weeks later. Altogether, this research is the first step in standardizing a secrecy burden measure and applying it to real-world secrets and well-being outcomes.
Subject position and verb class in L2 Greek and L2 Spanish
Authors: Margaza Panagiota , Gavarró Anna
Published: May 2023

Greek and Spanish are two languages that display a similar subject distribution with unergative/unaccusative verbs, but different word orders with focused subjects (SV in Greek and VS in Spanish). Here we consider subject–verb word order in second language (L2) Greek and L2 Spanish in order to test the Interface Hypothesis (IH). To this end, we report a word-order selection task, with a Greek and a Spanish version. The two versions of the task were administered to L2 intermediate and advanced learners and native speakers of Greek and Spanish. The results show that the first language (L1) Spanish learners of Greek approximated more closely native word orders than the L1 Greek learners of Spanish. For the Spanish learners of Greek, the advanced group performed at ceiling, while the intermediate group performed native-like only with unergatives in neutral and direct interrogative subject-focused contexts. On the other hand, for the Greek learners of Spanish, the intermediate group failed in all contexts, while the advanced group performed native-like with unaccusatives in neutral contexts. This asymmetry between L2 Greek and L2 Spanish reveals that the L1–L2 combination determines the learners’ performance, and this is unexpected under the IH.
Women, homelessness and multiple disadvantage in Stoke-on-Trent: The need for safe places in the context of wider health and social inequalities
Authors: McCormack Fiona , Fedorowicz Sophia
Published: May 2023

This article is based on two qualitative studies related to women’s experiences of homelessness and multiple disadvantage in Stoke-on-Trent (one of the 20% most ‘deprived’ districts in England, with higher than average rates of statutory homelessness). This research utilised a participatory approach, with collaboration between researchers from Staffordshire University’s Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) and Expert Citizens C.I.C. Qualitative data collection occurred with 10 women with lived experiences of homelessness and local services (conducted by Expert Citizens) and 20 frontline workers/wider stakeholders (conducted by CHAD). For this article, we conducted thematic analysis to identify patterns across both studies. Three themes are discussed: ‘So much unmet need’ and revolving doors for women; the lack of safe accommodation for women and ‘risky’ alternatives; creating safe spaces for women and the need for longer-term investment and opportunities. There was surprise at how many women came forward for accommodation during ‘Everyone In’ and evolving recognition of gendered experiences of homelessness combined with other experiences. Next steps for action are discussed, highlighting the importance of partnerships and collaboration with people with lived experience. We have strong foundations to build on, and far more to be done, to improve women’s experiences within Stoke-on-Trent.
German Shorthaired Pointer dogs with exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus develop immune-complex membranous glomerulonephropathy
Authors: Amerman Hayley K. , Cianciolo Rachel E. , Casal Margret L. , Mauldin Elizabeth
Published: May 2023

German Shorthaired Pointer (GSHP) dogs with a UNC93B1 gene mutation develop exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ECLE) and kidney disease resembling lupus nephritis in humans. The objective of this study was to characterize the kidney disease by light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy in a population of GSHP dogs with ECLE. Medical records were reviewed, and light microscopy of kidneys from 7 GSHP dogs with a previous histologic diagnosis of ECLE was performed. Immunofluorescence of fresh-frozen kidney from 1 dog and transmission electron microscopy of kidney from that dog and 2 additional dogs were performed. Five of 7 dogs had proteinuria diagnosed by urinalysis or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio. Two of 7 dogs were intermittently hypoalbuminemic, and none were azotemic. Histologic findings included early (2 dogs) to late (5 dogs) membranous glomerulonephropathy characterized by mild-to-severe glomerular capillary loop thickening and tubular proteinosis. In all 7 cases, trichrome staining revealed red granular immune deposits on the subepithelial surface of the glomerular basement membrane. Immunofluorescence revealed strong granular labeling for immunoglobulins and complement protein C3. Electron microscopy demonstrated subepithelial electron-dense immune deposits encircled by the remodeled glomerular basement membrane. These findings are diagnostic of immune-complex membranous glomerulonephropathy and are similar to class V lupus in humans. This cohort of GSHP dogs with ECLE developed immune-complex membranous glomerulonephropathy, which we hypothesize is a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. GSHP dogs with ECLE should undergo clinical evaluation of renal function for early identification and treatment.
Anticipating Current and Coming Technologies that Affect U.S. Travel Choices
Authors: Hawkins Jason , Kockelman Kara M. , Huang Kai
Published: May 2023

Understanding the preferences for new and future transportation technologies is important to ensure an efficient and equitable future transportation system. A survey was conducted of Americans’ preferences for several such technologies. Americans are concerned about vehicle range and charging station availability for electric vehicles (EVs) and hesitant about autonomous vehicle (AV) safety. Opinions about many transportation technologies, such as vertical takeoff and landing (i.e., air taxis), shared parking, and air-drone delivery are mixed. These less familiar technologies require continued tracking of preferences. A 55% increase is estimated in the probability of an individual choosing a battery electric vehicle (BEV) pickup truck if its fuel economy increases by about 9%. This result supports a market for BEV pickup trucks currently under development by many automakers. The preference for vehicle autonomation appears to depend on the use case. Driving task automation is preferred by residents of low-density, car-dependent areas where long commutes are common. In contrast, automated parking technologies are favored by those living in denser communities. Intermittent bus lanes are favored by those living in high population density areas, but not among those in areas with high shares of zero-vehicle households. These results provide indications of where to direct future research in the field.
Signal Phasing and Timing Prediction Using Connected Vehicle Data
Authors: Islam Zubayer , Abdel-Aty Mohamed , Ugan Jorge
Published: May 2023

Signal phasing and timing can be adaptive and actuated in practice. This makes it challenging to understand what the cycle length and phase duration of the next few cycles will be. Many innovative applications can be designed based on the knowledge of future signal timing states such as dilemma zone warning, efficient route planning, and so forth. This work proposes a long short-term memory model capable of predicting both cycle length and phase duration prediction up to six cycles in the future. GPS information of several vehicles are merged with signal timing information of eight intersections. Several key features such as waiting time, approach speed and acceleration, departing speed and acceleration, are calculated based on the geolocation of individual journeys. The results show that cycle length prediction can reach mean absolute error (MAE) of about 7 s while phase prediction MAE is about 9 s.
Employees’ Reactions to a Citizen Incivility Climate: A Multilevel Multisource Study
Authors: Guerrero Sylvie , Lapalme Marie-Ève , Bentein Kathleen
Published: May 2023

Although public service employees are regularly exposed to uncivil behavior by citizens, we still know little about the effects of these incivilities. This study aims to examine the reactions of public employees who work in a climate of citizen incivility. Using a multilevel multisource design, we examine the indirect effects of citizen incivility climate on employee withdrawal and helping behaviors via job tension, and test the moderating influence of employees’ public service motivation on these relationships. Our analyses were performed using data collected from a sample of 734 employees and 77 supervisors working in Canadian public libraries. Results show that public servants who work in a climate of citizen incivility experience greater job tension and consequently show more withdrawal and less helping behaviors. Our results also show that public service motivation acts as a buffer against the detrimental effects of incivility climate on helping behaviors, but not against withdrawal.
Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Temperature Preference Rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Goda Tadahiro , Umezaki Yujiro , Hamada Fumika N.
Published: May 2023

Temperature influences animal physiology and behavior. Animals must set an appropriate body temperature to maintain homeostasis and maximize survival. Mammals set their body temperatures using metabolic and behavioral strategies. The daily fluctuation in body temperature is called the body temperature rhythm (BTR). For example, human body temperature increases during wakefulness and decreases during sleep. BTR is controlled by the circadian clock, is closely linked with metabolism and sleep, and entrains peripheral clocks located in the liver and lungs. However, the underlying mechanisms of BTR are largely unclear. In contrast to mammals, small ectotherms, such as Drosophila, control their body temperatures by choosing appropriate environmental temperatures. The preferred temperature of Drosophila increases during the day and decreases at night; this pattern is referred to as the temperature preference rhythm (TPR). As flies are small ectotherms, their body temperature is close to that of the surrounding environment. Thus, Drosophila TPR produces BTR, which exhibits a pattern similar to that of human BTR. In this review, we summarize the regulatory mechanisms of TPR, including recent studies that describe neuronal circuits relaying ambient temperature information to dorsal neurons (DNs). The neuropeptide diuretic hormone 31 (DH31) and its receptor (DH31R) regulate TPR, and a mammalian homolog of DH31R, the calcitonin receptor (CALCR), also plays an important role in mouse BTR regulation. In addition, both fly TPR and mammalian BTR are separately regulated from another clock output, locomotor activity rhythms. These findings suggest that the fundamental mechanisms of BTR regulation may be conserved between mammals and flies. Furthermore, we discuss the relationships between TPR and other physiological functions, such as sleep. The dissection of the regulatory mechanisms of Drosophila TPR could facilitate an understanding of mammalian BTR and the interaction between BTR and sleep regulation.
High Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Young Adulthood: Is Prevention Failing?
Authors: Gracia Enrique , García-Senlle Magaly , Martín-Fernández Manuel , Lila Marisol
Published: May 2023

In the last decades, prevention measures have been taken globally to reduce the high prevalence of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in our societies. As a consequence, a gradual reduction in the prevalence of IPVAW in the younger generations should be expected. However, international prevalence data suggest that this is not the case. In the present study, we aim to compare IPVAW-prevalence rates across age groups in the adult population in Spain. We used data from the Spanish 2019 national survey based on 9,568 interviews with women, reporting IPVAW in three time periods: lifetime, the last 4 years, and the last year. To ensure accurate comparisons of IPVAW-prevalence rates across age groups, we first examined the psychometric properties, and measurement invariance of the set of questions addressing the different types of IPVAW (i.e., physical, sexual, psychological) in this survey. Results supported a three-factor latent structure addressing psychological, physical, and sexual IPVAW, showing high-internal consistency and validity evidence. For lifetime prevalence, the youngest age groups (18–24 years) were those with the highest latent mean in psychological and physical IPVAW, with those aged 25 to 34 years having the highest score in sexual IPVAW. Women aged 18 to 24 years showed the highest factor scores in the three types of violence during the last 4 years and during the last year. A number of potential explanatory hypotheses are proposed to better understand the high prevalence of IPVAW among younger generations. The reason why IPVAW prevalence remains alarmingly high among young women, despite the preventive measures taken in recent years, is a research question that remains open. Prevention efforts should target younger generations if IPVAW is to be eradicated in the long term. However, this goal will only be achieved if those prevention efforts prove to be effective.
“‘I am a Man. How Could I Possibly Have Been Raped?’ Men Making Sense of Their Experiences With Sexual Violence”
Authors: Carlisle Zachary T. , Schmitz Rachel M.
Published: May 2023

Sexual violence among college students is an enduring issue that can shape adverse outcomes for victim survivors. The gender dynamics of college sexual assault and rape include rates of women overrepresented as victims and men as perpetrators. Dominant cultural frames reinforcing the (hetero)normative gendered sexual scripts of masculinity often preclude men from being considered as legitimate victims of sexual violence, despite evidence documenting their victimization. The present study contributes to knowledge of men’s experiences of sexual violence by sharing the narratives of 29 college men survivors and how they make sense of their experiences. Through open and focused thematic qualitative coding, findings revealed how men struggled to understand their victimization experiences within cultural frameworks that exclude men as victims. Participants engaged in complex linguistic processes (i.e., “epiphanies”) to process their unwanted sexual encounter, in addition to altering their sexual behavior after experiencing sexual violence. Findings can inform programing and interventions to be more inclusive of supporting men as victims.
Assessment of the Occupational Radiation Dose from a Handheld Portable X-ray Unit During Full-mouth Intraoral Dental Radiographs in the Dog and the Cat – A Pilot Study
Authors: Villamizar-Martinez Lenin A. , Losey Jeannie
Published: May 2023

Occupational radiation protection is an important consideration in small animal clinics world-wide. With the increased use of portable handheld X-ray devices in veterinary dentistry, concerns related to occupational radiation protection are being raised. Annual occupational dose limits for dental workers are expressed as Total Dose Equivalent (TDE) or Effective Dose. The permitted TDE can vary depending on the anatomical region, ranging from 50 millisieverts (mSv) for the external whole body exposure dose to 500 mSv for external exposure of the skin or an extremity. Although several studies have been performed in human dentistry to establish the amount of backscatter radiation produced using portable handheld X-ray devices, no similar research has been conducted in veterinary dentistry. This study aimed to determine the TDE while acquiring a full mouth intraoral radiograph set in dogs and cats and to estimate the TDE for a handheld X-ray device's operator. For this, the backscatter radiation dose recorded by three sets of monitoring dosimeters located in strategic anatomical areas of the operator was assessed after taking one hundred intraoral radiographs in each group. The study concluded that the backscatter radiation levels were far below the permitted annual occupational doses in the three patient groups of this study. Even though the portable handheld X-ray unit was demonstrated to be a safe dental radiographic unit regarding backscattering radiation, the operator's eye, ovary, and breast regions were exposed to unnecessary radiation.
A study on microchip cooling performance increment by using air jet impingement with one and double rows
Authors: Karabulut Koray , Alnak Yeliz
Published: May 2023

The impinging jet technique is a high-performance cooling technology for microchips which are basic elements of computer systems and have high heat generation rates in small volumes. In this study, the improvement of heat transfer of the desktop microchips used in all technological products today by air-impinging jet flow was examined. For this purpose, numerical research was carried out on the cooling of copper plate surfaces with two different patterns, concave and roof shaped having 1000 W/m2 constant heat flux in rectangular cross-sectional ducts by one and double air jets with distances of Dh and 2 Dh between them. Numerical analysis was performed steady and in three dimensions with the k– ε turbulence model by the Ansys–Fluent program. The obtained results were compared with the numerical and experimental results of the study in the literature and it was seen that they are determined to be compatible. The results were presented as the mean Nu number for each of both patterned surfaces and the mean outlet temperature of the jet flow ( Tmoj) and the mean Nu number ( Num) of all patterned surfaces in single and double jet channels with different distances. Besides, pressure drop (Δ P), friction factor ( f), thermal resistance ( Rt) and thermo-hydraulic performance (THP) of concave and roof-patterned surfaces in the channels with different jet setup configurations were analyzed. Streamline and temperature contour distributions of the jet flow along the channel for different H/ Dh ratios and jet numbers were evaluated for both patterned surfaces. In H/ Dh  =  4 and at Re  =  7000, the average Nu number for roof-patterned surfaces was found to be 30.52% higher than concave patterned surfaces in the case of double jets with a distance of Dh. Rt reduction values of the roof and concave pattern surfaces with a double jet arrangement having 2 Dh distance at Re  =  5000 and H/ Dh  =  8 are 163.7% and 36.23% when compared to single jet, respectively.
Deep convolutional neural network algorithm for the automatic segmentation of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancers
Authors: Ünsal Gürkan , Chaurasia Akhilanand , Akkaya Nurullah , Chen Nadler , Abdalla-Aslan Ragda , Koca Revan Birke , Orhan Kaan , Roganovic Jelena , Reddy Prashanti , Wahjuningrum Dian Agustin
Published: May 2023

This study aimed to develop an algorithm to automatically segment the oral potentially malignant diseases (OPMDs) and oral cancers (OCs) of all oral subsites with various deep convolutional neural network applications. A total of 510 intraoral images of OPMDs and OCs were collected over 3 years (2006—2009). All images were confirmed both with patient records and histopathological reports. Following the labeling of the lesions the dataset was arbitrarily split, using random sampling in Python as the study dataset, validation dataset, and test dataset. Pixels were classified as the OPMDs and OCs with the OPMD/OC label and the rest as the background. U-Net architecture was used and the model with the best validation loss was chosen for the testing among the trained 500 epochs. Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) score was noted. The intra-observer ICC was found to be 0.994 while the inter-observer reliability was 0.989. The calculated DSC and validation accuracy across all clinical images were 0.697 and 0.805, respectively. Our algorithm did not maintain an excellent DSC due to multiple reasons for the detection of both OC and OPMDs in oral cavity sites. A better standardization for both 2D and 3D imaging (such as patient positioning) and a bigger dataset are required to improve the quality of such studies. This is the first study which aimed to segment OPMDs and OCs in all subsites of oral cavity which is crucial not only for the early diagnosis but also for higher survival rates.
A comparison of the chemiluminescence immunoassay and Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test in detecting anti-dsDNA antibodies and assessing the activity of systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: He Shiyi , Wu Xiaoning , Li Limin , Jiang Kongmei , He Qitian , Xie Li
Published: May 2023

Objectives

This study aimed to compare the YHLO chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) with the Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test (CLIFT) to detect anti-dsDNA antibodies and its correlation with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Method

In total, 208 patients diagnosed with SLE, 110 other autoimmune patients, 70 infectious disorders patients, and 105 healthy people were enrolled in this study. Serum samples were tested using CLIA in a YHLO chemiluminescence system and CLIFT.

Results

The overall agreement between YHLO CLIA and CLIFT was 76.9% (160/208), with a moderate correlation (kappa = 0.530, p < 0.001). The sensitivity of YHLO CLIA and CLIFT were 58.2% and 55.3%, respectively. The specificity of YHLO CLIA and CLIFT were 95.1% and 99.3%, respectively. The sensitivity of YHLO CLIA was increased to 66.8% with a specificity of 93.6% when the cut-off value was set at 24 IU/mL. Spearman’s correlation coefficient between the quantitative results of YHLO CLIA and the titers of CLIFT was 0.59 ( p < .01). A significant correlation was found between the anti-dsDNA results detected by YHLO CLIA and the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K). Spearman’s correlation coefficient between YHLO CLIA and SLEDAI-2K (r = 0.66, p < .01) was higher than that of CLIFT (r = 0.60, p < .01).

Conclusions

Good correlation and agreement were found between YHLO CLIA and CLIFT. In addition, there was a significant correlation between YHLO CLIA and the SLE Disease Activity Index, which was superior to that of CLIFT. The YHLO chemiluminescence system is recommended for the assessment of disease activity.
Louis Farabeuf (1841–1910): Anatomist and inventor of surgical procedures and instruments
Authors: Romero-Reverón Rafael , Marín Fermín Theodorakys
Published: May 2023

Louis Hubert Farabeuf (1841–1910) was a reformer of clinical, surgical, and topographic human anatomy studies during the second half of the 19th century. Over 30 years as a professor of Anatomy, Farabeuf wrote outstanding anatomical textbooks. As the head of Anatomic Studies in the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, he succeeded in leading a profound restructuring of the way anatomy and surgery were taught. As a result of his work and research, several anatomical terms, clinical signs, and surgical instruments were named after him. For his outstanding career in anatomy, he was elected to the Academy of Medicine in 1897.
The (un)usual suspects? Exploring the links between illicit financial flows, Russian money laundering and dependent financialization in the Baltic states
Authors: Pataccini Leonardo
Published: May 2023

The paper analyses the links between illicit financial flows, money laundering and dependent financialization using the Baltic states as exploratory case studies. Since the restoration of their independence, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been involved in several massive money laundering scandals, with illicit funds flowing mainly from Russia, as well as other former Soviet Republics. Currently, these episodes have taken on a new dimension in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Until recently, the prevailing narrative was that illicit financial flows and money laundering in the Baltic states resulted from a failure in the financial system’s ability to monitor and detect these operations. However, this paper argues that far from being a simple shortcoming, money laundering and illicit financial flows in the Baltic states are products of dependent financialization in two main ways: first, in the decade leading up to the global financial crisis, the overall economic performance and the returns of financial actors in these countries became dependent on foreign capital inflows. This dependency was key to enabling the arrival of illicit financial flows and money laundering from the post-Soviet space, especially after the crisis. Second, due to its comparative advantages and its subordinate position in the international financial system, the banking sector of the Baltic states was used as an intermediary in global financial networks of money laundering for funds from the former USSR, where it assumed most of the financial, legal and reputational risks. Finally, the research also points to the emergence of new risks.
Leaning into a Critical Theory of Love to Adaptively Engage in Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 in India and the US
Authors: Witenstein Matthew A. , Thakur Narender
Published: May 2023

This article considers the experiences of teachers and learners in higher education institutions that led to the need for adapted learning modalities during COVID-19. It is critical to provide reflective faculty narratives. We position them as Street-Level Bureaucrats on the front lines, who as de facto policymakers, made adaptive decisions impacting students’ educational opportunities. Consequently, this article engages experiential reflections of two university professors in the field of education, one in the US the other in India. It examines how known ways of learning changed as universities closed and teachers and students were mandated to switch to online, remote or distance teaching and learning. Rooted in a critical theory of love, which calls for justice-centered and humanizing orientations, and the critical need for a quality education, as outlined in SDG 4, reflections are discussed regarding opportunities for supporting university policy discussions, which can enhance classroom-level student success during traumatic times.
Feeling WELL: COVID-19 and the Adoption of Wellness Themes in Interior Design Curricula
Authors: Stafford Gloria E. , Carlile Carter Heather , Cole Laura B. , Loraas Dawn M. , Gulwadi Gowri Betrabet
Published: May 2023

Interior design (ID) pedagogy should include theories and applications, which advance human health and wellness in the built environment. Design for wellness and well-being is referenced in 5 of the 13 Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) knowledge application standards. This focus on wellness was amplified during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic experience, which elevated our collective understanding of contagions, disease transmission, sanitation practices, vaccination efficacy, and immunity, as well as the devastating turmoil—social, economic, and psychological—of the pandemic’s tragic spread. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine ID educators’ attitudes, intentions, and behaviors related to teaching wellness and to determine if the pandemic impacted wellness pedagogy. For this mixed methods study, we employed an online survey ( n = 86) followed by participant interviews ( n = 11). Data from the questionnaire and interviews suggested that peer attitudes toward wellness were a significant factor that influenced teaching behavior. Teaching intentions were predicted by prior teaching, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control (ability to teach wellness). Although experience with the pandemic was not a predictor of teaching behavior, it did surface as a strong motivator for future teaching adjustments. Findings also showed wide-ranging understandings and definitions of wellness-related themes. Implications for design programs seeking to equip faculty with the tools needed to integrate wellness more deeply into ID curricula are discussed.
An Upwell Near Father’s Day and Some Thoughts on Embodied Reflexivity
Authors: Jardine David W.
Published: May 2023

This article interweaves recent personal, embodied, often deeply emotional events regarding kin and rivers and memory with reflections on how inquiry into such things summons up mixed and contested ancestors and the joyous, sometimes-painful, difficult task of working through such things in the art of writing.
Every Seashell Is a Story
Authors: Lyle Ellyn
Published: May 2023

Living and being with/in education is messy work because we are necessarily products of the worlds we inhabit. Photopoetic inquiry helps us navigate the messiness by drawing us into images where we might contemplate the accompanying text while writing our way into new understandings. This intertextuality explicitly encourages the integration of self and subject and reveals what is hidden while concurrently encouraging us to let go of rigid constructs that limit us. Thinking here of Bill Pinar’s self-shattering and emancipatory reaggregation, I wonder in the attached video how consciousness of lived and living curriculum can help us engage with empathy and understanding when we encounter realities not our own. In opening up these spaces for critical consciousness, photopoetic inquiry cultivates social conscience and becomes central to our pursuit of rehumanizing praxis.
Merging Eco-Literacy, Visual Poetry, and Arts-Informed Practices: A Curriculum of Eco-Justice Education
Authors: Kulnieks Andrejs
Published: May 2023

Writing poetry over finger-paintings that are created with natural dyes is an embodied reflexive practice that can help students connect with ideas about eco-justice as they develop a deeper relationship with the Earth. As Kimmerer (2013) explains, “The exchange between plants and people has shaped the evolutionary history of both” (p. 124). Writing practices also shape who we are becoming. Through the creation of visual poetry, I investigate the importance of engaging with language and landscapes to develop relationships with one another.
Competition and Collaboration in Higher Education: An (Auto)Ethnographic Poetic Inquiry
Authors: McAllister Áine , Brown Nicole
Published: May 2023

Higher education is in flux with more precarity, a stronger focus on effectiveness, and productivity having resulted in a competitive and hostile culture. For this article, we take a proactive approach to counteract the narrative of silencing by exploring the opportunities collaboration may afford. Drawing on our personal experiences, professional knowledge, and research, we engaged in a collaborative form of poetic inquiry. Our contribution in this article lies with the links we make between collaboration, creativity through autoethnographic poetic inquiry, and translanguaging. This approach constitutes a model for collaboration which counteracts the silencing impact of the contemporary competitive academic culture.
Teddy’s Loquats
Authors: Simmonds Janette Graetz
Published: May 2023

In this narrative poem, the author reflects on the passing of a personal childhood era in seeking food for lunch on school days.