bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Phenomenological Analysis of the Nomothetic Noema
Authors: Alves Pedro M. S.
Published: November 2023

In this paper, I examine phenomenologically the structure of the normative noema, which I call the “nomothetic noema.” I distinguish the meaning content, its normative characters, which I call “ductive forces”, and its modes of givenness. Next, I introduce the traditional difference between modalities de re and de dicto. I argue that the current tendency, in deontic logic, to treat deontic expressions as operators over sentences induces, at least on the syntactic surface, a de dicto reading. I then discuss some of the theoretical decisions that underlie deontic logic, starting from two basic asymmetries between modal alethic logic and deontic logic. The decisive point is to recover a strong sense of permission that I equate with the factor of free agency, which is difficult to formalize. Finally, I return to the analysis of the nomothetic noema and try to show how a de re reading is better suited to account for normative intentionality. I simultaneously introduce the concept of status-imposing norms, which must be formulated with a normative use of the copulas “is” and “has.” I conclude that the treatment of normative expressions is more appropriate when they are understood as complex copulas, irreducible to assertive sentences, rather than as operators over whole sentences. I emphasize on this occasion that, from a phenomenological point of view and within the framework of genetic analysis, the primitive basic datum is the freedom of agency, on which the normative domain of assigning statuses to agents, obligations, and prohibitions is built.
Evaluation of truck factors for cargo commercial vehicles that circulate on the colombian's primary road network
Authors: Fuentes Luis G. , Macea Luis F. , Alvarez Allex E.
Published: November 2023

Traffic estimation is one of the most important aspects in the analysis and structural design of pavements and its adequate determination requires updated values of truck factors. This study aimed to evaluate the truck factors for cargo commercial vehicles operating in the Colombianís primary road network. For this purpose, in 2011, thirty-eight mobile weigh stations were positioned on different strategic points of the national road network to characterize the traffic loads. Based on statistical procedures, updated truck factors were obtained for each type of truck circulating on the roads analyzed. These truck factors can be used for design of road sectors with socioeconomic characteristics similar to those of the roads evaluated. It was found that the type of vehicles that circulate more along the national roads are: C3-S3, C2, C3- S2, C3, and C2-S2, with a distribution of 36%, 35%, 13%, 11%, and 5 %, respectively. Finally, it was observed that the C3 and C3-S3 trucks are the ones causing more damage to the road infrastructure in Colombia taking into account that these vehicles are circulating overloaded in some portions of the road network.
Online partial discharges localization system
Authors: Calva Chavarria Primo Alberto , Torres Peñaloza Diana , Ramírez Pacheco Carlos
Published: November 2023

In this paper the design and construction of an online non-invasive noninvasive partial discharges (PD) localization system is presented; it is integrated by four equal discone antennas with a wideband of 30 MHz to 1.2 GHz and a central frequency of 615 MHz connected to a four-channel high-resolution digital oscilloscope. The obtained electromagnetic signals are processed in a personal computer using Wavelet Transform and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to reduce electromagnetic noise and identify the source of the PD respectively. Additionally, a spherical algorithm for spatial localization in R3 is used. High-voltage laboratory and in situ measurements are reported.
Accurate calculation of settling time in second order systems: a photovoltaic application
Authors: Ramos-Paja Carlos Andrés , González Daniel , Saavedra-Montes Andrés Julián
Published: November 2023

A procedure to accurately calculate the settling time of second-order systems for any damping ratio and natural frequency is proposed in this paper. In addition, settling time calculation for second-order systems is reviewed in this paper, illustrating the errors generated by classical approximations reported in textbooks and research papers. Finally, such a procedure is used to precisely design a perturb and observe algorithm in a photovoltaic application.
Thermally activated movement of screw dislocations in polygonized aluminum
Authors: Tamayo-Meza Pedro , Yermishki Viacheslav , Sandoval-Pineda Juan , Flores-Herrera Luis , Muñoz-Aguirre Narcizo
Published: November 2023

In this paper, we study the evolution of polygonized dislocation structures and make an analysis of plastic deformation mechanisms under creep conditions at high temperatures in polygonized aluminum of 99.3% purity. Dislocations play a role of vital importance in the evolution of plastic deformation. The influence of dislocations on the σ – ε curve behavior as well as the shape of this curve have not yet been understood and explained. The absence of such understanding remains a problem nowadays. It is necessary to find and describe an important relationship between dislocation structures studied by means of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imag es under static conditions, the values for the yield strain, resistance to deformation, and the fracture limit. Concerning this relationship, it is relevant to mention here that the mechanical and thermal stability of defects at the sub-structural hardening drastically determines the stability of the polygonized structure under working conditions. Keeping in mind that polygonized structures are generated as a result of a thermo-mechanical treatment or directly under creep conditions, it is natural to expect that the instabilities of such structures are to be observed under much more stringent temperature and load conditions than those under which these structures were formed.
Control of a virtual prototype of an ankle rehabilitation machine
Authors: Blanco Ortega Andrés , Vázquez Bautista René Fabián , Vela-Váldes Gerardo , Quintero Marmol Enrique , López López Guadalupe
Published: November 2023

In this paper a virtual prototype for ankle rehabilitation which provides the whole range of ankle related foot movements is presented. Mathematical models of 1 and 2 degrees of freedom are presented for the dynamic of a single motion and the combination of two movements, respectively. The controllers proposed are a PID control for a single motion and a computed torque control for the combination of two movements. These controllers are designed with trajectory tracking task to provide smooth movements of rehabilitation in a single motion or the combination of two movements. Some simulation results using the mathematical model are presented and compared with the obtained from the virtual prototype simulated under the ADAMS environment.
Content and editorial
Authors: Betancur V. Gustavo
Published: November 2023

The communities cry out to the State for works that improve their quality of life: Supply of drinking water, supply of electrical energy, telecommunications and construction of roads to interconnect the regions, to give some examples. All these works are designed and built by engineers who help the State to fulfill its obligations, which is why they deserve economic compensation that compensates them for the amount of risks they must take in the exercise of their work and additionally allows them to obtain decent profits. for the exercise of their profession, as is deserved by the practice of any other economic activity. In this way, a healthy balance is obtained: Communities improve their quality of life, the State fulfills its task and contractors obtain profits and boost the economy. But to achieve these objectives, careful planning must be done, foreseeable risks must be identified and assessed, focusing on whether they can be prevented, mitigated or managed in a general way.
Cyber Crime Classification and Analysis of Various Indian States and Union Territories During 2011 to 2022 Using Data Mining Techniques
Authors: Oinam Tomba Singh
Published: November 2023

This paper attempts to identify the performance and to classify the cybercrime rate in Indian states during the period of 2022 with twenty-seven states and seven union teritories. The secondary source of data were collected from National Crime Records Bureau in India. Intially, the researchers selected 27 parameters related to crime. After data mining few variables are discarded from the analysis. The discarded variables are considered as outliers. The remaing twenty parameters were considered for further analysis, the variables like hacking the system, sexual exploitation, business, personal emotion, purchase of illegal drugs, spreading piracy, motives of blackmailing, etc. In this connection the main objectives are (i) to identify in which states crime rate is more, (ii) to identify which factors influence more for cybercrime, and (iii) to classify the performance based on the k-means clustering techniques. The results are classifed and are labelled as High Cyber Crime Rate States (HCCRS), Moderate Cyber Crime Rate States (MCCRS) and Low Cyber Crime Rate States (LCCRS)
Determination of Nifedipine by Validated RP-HPLC Method in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Authors: Sarita Garg  , Anuja P. Bhosale  , K. Saritha  , Saritha Pendlikatla  , Gurnani Haritha  , Preeti Yadav  , Aditya Vikram Jain  , Ramenani Hari Babu  , Vinay Kumar Yanmandru
Published: November 2023

The present paper deals with the development and validation of reverse phase HPLC method for the determination of Nifedipine on Nucleosil 100, 5 μm, C8, 250 x 4.0 mm column. A mobile phase consisting of 40 ml 2-propanol: 60 ml phosphoric acid 0.85% was employed in this study. The flow rate was kept at 0.8 ml/min and the injection volume was 10 µl. The separation was performed at 40°C. Eluents were monitored by UV detector set at 237 nm. The developed method was statistically validated for the linearity, precision, robustness, specificity and solution stability. The specificity of the method was ascertained by force degradation studies by acid and alkali hydrolysis, oxidation, heat and photo degradation. The degraded products were well resolved from the analyte peak with significant differences in their retention time values.
Relative Evaluation of the Quantitative Aspects of the Websites of the Top Ten Oldest National Institute of Technology (NITs) in India through the Application of Webometric Parameters
Authors: Chakraborty Indranil , Thakuria Abhijit
Published: November 2023

A website serves as a gateway to any information about any institution in the present-day digital era. Webometrics is a technique of estimating the effectiveness and efficacy of a website by quantitative analysis of its links and webpages. In this study, the websites of the top ten oldest NITs (as per their year of Foundation as Regional Engineering College) were considered for webometric analysis. It was found that all the ten studied NIT websites have .ac.in as their URL extension. While NIT Kurukshetra has the most linked web pages, NIT Nagpur has the highest number of web pages on its website. After analysis it was revealed that NIT Kurukshetra has the highest Simple Web Impact Factor, Self-Link Web Impact Factor, External Link Web Impact Factor and Revised Web Impact Factor and clinched the top rank out of all the ten studied NIT websites. Though presence of broken links is found to be the maximum number on the NIT Kurukshetra website. From the estimation of the correlation between the Simple Web Impact Factor and the Revised Web Impact Factor, it was found that both variables have a coefficient of correlation of +0.28 in magnitude. This indicates that both the variables have a positive correlation between them. Hence out of all the ten NIT websites the website of NIT Kurukshetra is found to be most effective and efficient.
The book of Kohelet 1:1–11 from a Buddhist perspective. Contribution to translation and interreligious commentary
Authors: Goniszewski Piotr
Published: November 2023

W niniejszym artykule zaproponowano alternatywny, międzyreligijny przekład oraz komentarz Koh 1,1–11 dokonany z perspektywy filozofii buddyjskiej. Przekładając i komentując Koh 1,1–11, nie bazowano na filozofii jednego określonego nurtu buddyzmu. Odwołano się do idei, które są obecne zarówno w buddyzmie therawada, jak i w mahajanie, pamiętając, że w poszczególnych odłamach tej religii akcentują one specyficzne aspekty i czasami pełnią nieco inną rolę.
Zaproponowany przekład skłania do dwóch ważnych wniosków związanych z procesem międzyreligijnego dialogu. Po pierwsze, w utworach literackich reprezentujących odmienne systemy religijne i kulturowe można odnaleźć idee, które są podobne do siebie. Z jednej strony ułatwia to proces przekładu, ponieważ niejako wprowadzamy jedne podobne koncepcje w miejsce innych. Musimy jednak pamiętać, że nawet te na pierwszy rzut oka podobne idee funkcjonują w zupełnie odmiennych kontekstach społecznych, historycznych, kulturowych i religijnych. W przypadku Koh 1,1–11 takim pojęciem, które od razu nasuwa pewne skojarzenia z filozofią buddyjską, jest koheletowe hăbel/hebel („ulotność”, marność”), które postanowiono oddać przez dwa podobne pojęcia, czyli sanskrycki termin śūnyatā („pustka”) oraz palijski dukkha („coś niesatysfakcjonującego”, „cierpienie”). Po drugie, wyzwanie dla tego rodzaju przekładu i komentarza stanowi znalezienie adekwatnych idei, które pełnią analogiczną funkcję w dwóch zestawianych ze sobą systemach religijnych, ale jednocześnie radyklanie mogą różnić się między sobą. W związku z tym tłumacz musi odnaleźć i uchwycić specyfikę różnych koncepcji religijnych wraz z ich miejscem w danym systemie, a następnie znaleźć strukturalne ekwiwalenty w tekście źródłowym i doktrynie, z perspektywy której interpretuje ten tekst. W Koh 1,1–11 przykładem tego typu zjawiska były te fragmenty, w których pojawiają się wątki eschatologiczne. Kohelet jest reprezentan tem tradycyjnej semickiej idei, która ogranicza autentycznie ludzkie życie jedynie do świata doczesnego. Po śmierci cień człowieka znajduje się w otchłani, zwanej Szeolem, w której jedynie wegetuje. Z kolei buddyzm naucza o niekończącym się cyklu kolejnych żywotów. Oczywiście buddyzm, na podstawie doktryny braku samo-bytu (skr. anātman; pali anattā), odrzuca koncepcję nieśmiertelnej, wędrującej duszy czy jaźni.
Loving your neighbor as yourself? By what measure or for what reason should one love one’s neighbor?
Authors: Lemański Janusz
Published: November 2023

Tradycyjnie rozumienie końcowej syntagmy kāmôkā w sensie „jak siebie samego” rodzi kilka problemów interpretacyjnych i niekoniecznie pozwala właściwie zrozumieć przykazanie miłości bliźniego z Kpł 19,17–18.33–34. Zmiana interpretacji tej syntagmy z przysłówkowej (w odniesieniu do miłości) na atrybutywną (w odniesieniu do bliźniego: „jest jak ty”) jest dobrze uzasadniona (A. Schüle) i znacząco zmienia sam sposób rozumienia przykazania, gdyż pozwala w nowy sposób spojrzeć na samą definicję „bliźniego”. W Nowym Testamencie odchodzi się od próby zdefiniowania na rzecz wskazania, że bliźnim się nie jest, lecz się nim staje poprzez samo spotkanie z drugim człowiekiem.
The model and personal pattern of a priest working in a parish in the sociological interpretation and in the imagination of adult Catholics in Poland at the turn of the 20th and 21st centurie
Authors: Baniak Józef
Published: November 2023

Prezentowany artykuł składa się z dwóch części: teoretycznej i empirycznej. W części teoretycznej autor ukazuje dwie kwestie: metodologiczne założenia badań podjętych w artykule i socjologiczną interpretację modelu i wzoru osobowego księdza parafialnego. W części empirycznej ukazuje i analizuje z socjologicznego punktu widzenia wyobrażenia dorosłych katolików polskich dotyczące modelu i wzoru osobowego księdza parafialnego. W tych wyobrażeniach mieszczą się postawy i oceny obejmujące nastawienie księży parafialnych do modelu kapłana obowiązującego w Kościele Rzymskokatolickim. Podstawę dla tej analizy stanowią wyniki badań ankietowych, które zostały zrealizowane przez socjologów w minionym i obecnym wieku w parafiach wiejskich i miejskich. Badania te wykazały, że środowiskowy model i wzór osobowy księdza parafialnego ukazywany przez dorosłych katolików polskich nie jest identyczny z modelem kapłana postulowanym w doktrynie teologicznej Kościoła instytucjonalnego. W wielu aspektach i wątkach różni się on od modelu oficjalnego, na co wskazują wyobrażenia badanych katolików dorosłych dotyczące wprost tego modelu. Różnicę tę potwierdzają wyniki prezentowanych tu badań socjologicznych. Postawy i oceny badanych katolików dorosłych dotyczące modelu i wzoru osobowego księdza parafialnego były niekiedy istotnie zróżnicowane przez ich cechy osobowe i społeczne oraz zależne od środowiska parafialnego (od typu parafii – wiejskiej i miejskiej), a także od uwarunkowań wspólnoty lokalnej. Oceny pozytywne i krytyczne respondentów dotyczące modelu i wzoru osobowego księdza parafialnego były także ściśle powiązane z ich globalnym stosunkiem do wiary w Boga i do praktyk religijnych.
Office of the administrator of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg (Kołobrzeg) during the vacancy period 3.03–9.07.2007
Authors: Dullak Kazimierz , Pniewski Łukasz
Published: November 2023

Na czele diecezji, decyzją papieża, stoi biskup diecezjalny wyposażony w potrójną władzę: ustawodawczą, wykonawczą i sądowniczą. Kodeks Prawa Kanonicznego przewiduje możliwość zaistnienia wakatu na stolicy biskupiej. Taka sytuacja może być podyktowana kilkoma okolicznościami przewidzianymi przez prawo. Wówczas kolegium konsultorów wybiera administratora diecezji, celem prowadzenia Kościoła lokalnego, do momentu przejęcia diecezji przez nowego biskupa diecezjalnego. Trzykrotnie taki urząd piastował biskup Tadeusz Werno. Będąc tymczasowym zarządcą Kościoła partykularnego, przejął na siebie w tym okresie wszelkie obowiązki biskupa diecezjalnego. Był zobowiązany wypełniać je poprzez realizację swej władzy w zakresie nauczania, uświęcania i rządzenia. Wszelkie płynące stąd zadania podejmował on w łączności z biskupem Rzymu. Poprzez swoje rządy stanowił niejako gwarancję zachowania ciągłości władzy i sukcesji apostolskiej w kierowaniu diecezją. Tymczasowość jego rządów nie przeszkadzała jednocześnie w realizowaniu posługi kierowania wiernymi zgodnie z misją zbawczą Kościoła.
Parafia rzymskokatolicka pw. św. Marcina w Nowym Mieście po II wojnie światowej na terenie USSR w świetle źródeł sowieckich
Authors: Kapłon Marcin
Published: November 2023

Artykuł ukazuje powojenne losy parafii pw. św. Marcina w Nowym Mieście, która przed II wojną światową leżała w granicach diecezji przemyskiej i należała do jednych z najstarszych (powstała przed 1419 r.). Niestety, na skutek nowej sytuacji politycznej znalazła się ona – podobnie jak znaczna część diecezji przemyskiej – w granicach Związku Radzieckiego, w którym władze komunistyczne prowadziły agresywną walkę z religią. Represje ateistycznego systemu dosięgły również rzymskokatolicką parafię w Nowym Mieście. Swoje przetrwanie i możliwość funkcjonowania w sowieckiej rzeczywistości zawdzięcza ona przede wszystkim postawie niezłomnego pasterza – ks. Jana Szeteli oraz grupie wiernych, którzy mimo opresyjnej polityki państwa wobec wierzących wzięli odpowiedzialność za utrzymanie jednej z ostatnich na tym terenie placówki duszpasterskiej. To właśnie o tych zmaganiach i heroicznej postawie ludzi opowiada artykuł. Bazuje on przede wszystkim na materiale źródłowym pochodzącym z Państwowego Archiwum Obwodu Lwowskiego we Lwowie i właśnie to stanowi o jego oryginalności, gdyż w zasadzie dokumenty te w bardzo nikłym stopniu (niektóre jako kopie przechowywane w kancelarii parafialnej) były wykorzystywane przy opisywaniu parafii w Nowym Mieście w okresie systemu komunistycznego bądź niezłomnej postawy jej duszpasterza – ks. Jana Szeteli.
Znaczenie mediów etnicznych dla mniejszości polskiej w Litwie
Authors: Chutnik Agata
Published: November 2023

Artykuł dotyczy mediów etnicznych, produkowanych dla mniejszości i przez mniejszość narodową. W szczególności interesuje mnie rola mediów etnicznych w kontekście funkcjonowania mniejszości narodowej posiadającej własne państwo, a zatem takiej jak m.in. mniejszość polska w różnych krajach. W artykule przedstawiam modelowe ujęcie mediów etnicznych, aby skonfrontować je z sytuacją mediów aktualną dla części skupisk Polaków należących do mniejszości polskiej zagranicą, szczególnie z obszaru Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. W ramach uniwersalnego podejścia odnoszę się do głównych sposobów finansowania mediów mniejszości i ich konsekwencji, szerokiego wachlarza funkcji mediów etnicznych, a także niezbędnych warunków, aby osiągnęły one swoje różnorodne cele wpływające na rozwój mniejszości. Ze względu na zmiany technologii medialnej, zestawione zostaną szanse i zagrożenia płynące z rozwoju internetu i narzędzi wirtualnej komunikacji. Tę modelową część zestawiam z sytuacją, kiedy nie ma woli odbioru mediów przez młodych przedstawicieli mniejszości w przypadku ich ograniczonej atrakcyjności. Rodzi to pytanie o sens i przyszłość mediów etnicznych oraz ich realne możliwości wpływania na budowanie mniejszości, a także o przyszłość samej mniejszości, która z tych mediów dobrowolnie i świadomie rezygnuje.
Desarrollo de fármacos antihelmínticos: actualización de candidatos a fármacos y dianas terapéuticas en el manejo de las geohelmintiasis
Authors: Uribe Herrera Ana M. , Rojas Angela P. , Reyes Harker Patricia , Rodríguez López Martha L.
Published: November 2023

Se estima que 1500 millones de personas en el mundo están infectadas por algún geohelminto. La disminución de la eficacia de los medicamentos antihelmínticos utilizados en la estrategia de quimioterapia preventiva, reportada particularmente para la especie Trichuris trichiura, motiva la búsqueda de otros antihelmínticos para enfrentar esta situación y evitar la posible resistencia ante este grupo de fármacos. Objetivos: esta revisión se centra en conocer el estado actual de la investigación en dianas terapéuticas y candidatos a fármacos antihelmínticos reportados en la literatura desde 2013 hasta 2021. Resultados: se recopiló la información de 28 trabajos de investigación que comprenden desarrollos desde la fase in silico hasta la fase de investigación clínica. La mayoría de los trabajos corresponde a desarrollos en las ciencias ómicas; desde la corrección en anotaciones de genomas hasta la identificación de familias proteicas fundamentales para los mecanismos de patogenicidad. Conclusión: la información referente a dianas y candidatos a fármacos, disponible en esta revisión, es una aproximación para seguir explorando las posibles aplicaciones y el desarrollo experimental de estos fármacos para el control de las geohelmintiasis.
Novel Aortic Valve Replacement Technique for Reducing Complete Heart Block
Authors: Roshanravan Neda , Tarighat Faezeh , Pahlavan Sara , Parvizi Mahdi , Banisefid Erfan , Abolhasani Somayeh , Hadi Amir , Parvizi Rezayat
Published: November 2023

Background: Aortic valve replacement (AVR) may complicate conduction abnormalities and require permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation. New techniques that lessen this challenge may lead to the development of new approaches. Our objective was to evaluate the contemporary incidence of early postoperative PPM implantation in patients undergoing isolated AVR and root disease with the standard AVR surgical technique compared with the novel suture AVR technique.
Methods: The clinical data of 354 patients (250 male, 104 female) who underwent surgery for isolated AVR and root disease in different referral cardiology departments in Tabriz, Iran, over 4 years were analyzed. Patients with preoperative significant conduction abnormalities were excluded from the study. The patients were evaluated for in-hospital mortality, postoperative PPM implantation, and their stay in the ICU after surgery.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.46±16.13 years. Totally, 183 patients (51.7%) were operated on with the new suture AVR technique. In-hospital mortality was lower in this group than in the group that underwent the “classic” surgical technique (2.5% vs 3.7%). PPM implantation was required in 3 patients (0.8%) after the novel suture AVR technique, whereas it was needed in 12 patients (3.4%) in the other group (P=0.024). The mortality rate was 9 patients (2.5%) in group 1 and 13 patients (3.7%) in group 2, which was not statistically significant (P=0.296). According to the logistic regression, the survival rate in the group operated on with the classical surgical method was 0.27 times higher than that in the patients operated on with the new method.
Conclusion: Permanent complete AV block is a critical complication after AVR surgery. A lower PPM requirement and higher survival in patients operated on with the new method was the main finding of this study. New techniques with lower PPM requirements may be suitable for cardiac surgery.
The Association between Acute Cardiac Injury and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Long-term Follow-up Results from the Sina Hospital COVID-19 Registry, Iran
Authors: Soltani Danesh , Hadadi Azar , Saleh Shahrokh Karbalai , Oraii Alireza , Sadatnaseri Azadeh , Roozitalab Mostafa , Shajari Zahra , Ghaemmaghami Shima Sadat , Ashraf Haleh
Published: November 2023

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the association between acute cardiac injury (ACI) and outcomes in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iran.
Methods: The current cohort study enrolled all consecutive hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (≥ 18 y) who had serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-I (hs-cTnT) measurements on admission between March 2020 and March 2021. ACI was determined as hs-cTnT levels exceeding the 99th percentile of normal values. Data on demographics, comorbidities, clinical and laboratory characteristics, and outcomes were collected from Web-based electronic health records.
Results: The study population consisted of 1413 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, of whom 319 patients (22.58%) presented with ACI. The patients with ACI had a significantly higher mortality rate than those without ACI (48.28% vs 15.63%; P<0.001) within a mean follow-up of 218.86 days from symptom onset. ACI on admission was independently associated with mortality (HR, 1.44; P=0.018). In multivariable logistic regression, age (OR, 1.034; P<0.001), preexisting cardiac disease (OR, 1.49; P=0.035), preexisting malignancy (OR, 2.01; P=0.030), oxygen saturation reduced to less than 90% (OR, 2.15; P<0.001), leukocytosis (OR, 1.45; P=0.043), lymphopenia (OR, 1.49; P=0.020), reduced estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) (OR, 0.99; P=0.008), and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin during hospitalization (OR, 4.03; P=0.006) were independently associated with ACI development.
Conclusion: ACI occurrence on admission was associated with long-term mortality in our hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The finding further underscores the significance of evaluating ACI occurrence on admission, particularly in individuals more prone to ACI, including older individuals and those with preexisting comorbidities, reduced oxygen saturation, and increased inflammatory responses.
First Experiences With Vascular Closure Devices in the Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Coarctation
Authors: Sadeghipour Parham , Mohebbi Bahram , Rabiei Parham , Firouzi Ata , Iranian Mohammadreza , Hoseini Faeghe , Khajali Zahra , Saedi Sedigheh , Haulon Stephan , Moosavi Jamal
Published: November 2023

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Efficacy of topical glucocorticosteroids in patients with polypous rhinosinusitis
Authors:   Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, 127473, Russia, Ovchinnikov A. Yu. , Edzhe M. A. ,   Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, 127473, Russia, Potemkin M. N. ,   Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, 127473, Russia
Published: November 2023

The study included 112 patients with polypous rhinosinusitis aged 25 to 64 years (mean age 47.05 ± 11.64 years) who were scheduled for functional endoscopic sinus surgery. All patients were divided into 2 groups: in the first group, topical glucocorticosteroids (tGCs) were prescribed in combination with nasal irrigation, in the second (control) group, IT was prescribed. A comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of the course of polypous rhinosinusitis in patients was carried out, including changes in symptoms according to the SNOT-22 scale, data from endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity, anterior active rhinomanometry (AARM), and CT data of the paranasal sinuses (PNS). In the first group, while taking tGCs, 31 (55.4%) patients showed a significant improvement in nasal breathing in combination with positive dynamics according to the examination, AARM, and CT PNS. At the time of the final examination at the end of the course of therapy, 18 (32.1%) patients of the first group did not reveal the need for surgical intervention. In the second group in most cases, there was no significant change. At the time of the final examination, all patients of the second group still needed surgical treatment.
Multiplataformas e educação (me) de/com letras, alfabetização, inclusão e conhecimento de mundo
Authors: MARTINS MERIELEN CARVALHO FERREIRA , WUNSCH LUANA PRISCILA
Published: November 2023

No cenário pós-março de 2020, as aulas exigiram a ressignificação perante a alfabetização de crianças (e adultos) com deficiência intelectual. Em face disso, a partir da problemática de que forma é possível apoiar famílias e professores destes indivíduos, durante o ensino remoto, utilizando tecnologias digitais, o presente trabalho, tem por objetivos planejar, desenvolver e aplicar um produto de aplicabilidade pedagógica com uso de multiplataformas de/com letras, inclusão e conhecimento de mundo. Metodologicamente, fez-se uso da pesquisa qualitativa, em uma abordagem de Design Science Research. E a partir deste material, percebeu-se a relevância em se pensar bases acessíveis de forma contextualizada e significativa.
Wybrane aspekty niemieckich inwestycji w Polsce w kontekście polityki ich cen pozyskiwania
Authors: Götz Marta
Published: November 2023

Germany belongs to major foreign direct investors in Poland. In order to professionally and effectively design and pursue the policy of attracting foreign investors specific knowledge seem indispensable. Firstly, decision makers shall be aware of main peculiarities of direct investments outfl owing from Germany. Secondly, they shall be familiar with some specific pattern of these investments in Poland. Such background may be regarded as a starting point for further steps aiming at attracting foreign capital, specifically the German one. Thus an attempt to identify such regularities.
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Gender, and Psychological Distress Among Northern Irish University Students
Authors: Lagdon Susan , Anyadike-Danes Ngozi , Reynolds Megan , Flack William F. , Armour Cherie
Published: November 2023

While substantial prevalence rates of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) have been found among university students for decades in North America, there is a specific gap in published studies on this issue in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The present analysis used data from a larger survey study of students in one Northern Irish university. The analyses reported here were used to examine relationships among IPSV victims, gender (males and females only), unhealthy alcohol use, and psychological distress among university students (n= 654) since the age of 16 and during the previous year. The results of this study are consistent with previous research indicating that women (n= 248) experience IPSV more often than men (n= 37; 50% vs. 23%, respectively). Nonetheless, IPSV is experienced by both men and women with statistically significant associations with alcohol use, posttraumatic stress, depression, and generalized anxiety compared with those who did not report any IPSV experience.
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Demonstrates Variations in the Quality of Ventilation on Public Transportation Buses and University Student Shuttle Vans and Identifies Effective Interventions
Authors: Greentree David Henry , Wilson Brigid M , Donskey Curtis J
Published: November 2023

Background: There is a risk for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory viruses in motor vehicles, particularly if ventilation is inadequate.
Methods: We used carbon dioxide monitoring to examine the quality of ventilation in several public transportation buses and in university student shuttle vans in the Cleveland metro area during peak and non-peak travel times. Carbon dioxide levels above 800 parts per million (ppm) were considered an indicator of suboptimal ventilation for the number of people present. In the shuttle vans, we evaluated the impact of an intervention to improve ventilation.
Results: In large articulated buses with 2 ventilation systems, carbon dioxide concentrations never exceeded 800 ppm, whereas in standard buses with 1 ventilation system concentrations rose above 800 ppm during peak travel times and on some trips during non-peak travel times. In shuttle vans, the ventilation system was not turned on during routine operation, and carbon dioxide levels rose above 800 ppm on all trips during peak and non-peak travel times. In the shuttle vans, an intervention involving operation of the existing ventilation system resulted in a significant reduction in carbon dioxide levels (mean concentration, 1,042 no intervention versus 785 with intervention; P<0.001). 
Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate substantial variability in the quality of ventilation in public transportation buses and university shuttle vans. There is a need for efforts to assess and optimize ventilation in motor vehicles used for public transportation to reduce the risk for aerosol-mediated transmission of respiratory viruses. Carbon dioxide monitoring may provide a useful tool to assess and improve ventilation.
The sweat rate as a digital biomarker in clinical medicine beyond sports science
Authors: Brasier Noé , Niederberger Carmela , Salvatore Giovanni Antonio
Published: November 2023

Sweating is an important physiological reaction and a clinical symptom in a variety of diseases. However, it remains underrated in clinical use. Gold standards to measure the sweat rate are neither continuous nor easily or lab-independently applicable. With the emergence of novel wearable devices, using the sweat rate as a digital biomarker shows promise for clinical monitoring and diagnostics. In this Commentary, we discuss the potential and importance of the sweat rate as a digital biomarker in clinical medicine beyond sports science.
Evaluación del impacto en la salud (EIS) del transporte urbano: su aplicación en Medellín = Health impact assessment (HIA) of urban transport: Its application in Medellin
Authors: Sierra Valdivieso Lorena
Published: November 2023

ResumenLas condiciones del planeamiento urbano y el transporte de las ciudades impactan en la salud de sus habitantes. El artículo revisa los diferentes modelos de evaluación del impacto en la salud (EIS) del transporte urbano y explora su aplicación en Medellín. Los modelos utilizados para análisis cuantitativos EIS siguen un método de comparación de riesgos, estimando el peso global de una enfermedad y comparándolo con el valor recomendado por la comunidad científica. Para el caso de Medellín, se explora la combinación de dos modelos que estudian el número de muertes prevenibles si se alcanzan los niveles recomendados de: actividad física, contaminación del aire, ruido, aumento de temperaturas, acceso a áreas verdes y accidentes de tráfico fatales. A pesar de las limitaciones, los resultados obtenidos con modelos EIS pueden orientar la toma de decisiones y promover niveles de exposición que favorezcan la prevención de muertes prematuras. Abstract  Urban and transport planning conditions in cities have an impact on the health of their inhabitants. This research reviews the different models of health impact assessment (HIA) of urban transport and explores their application in Medellín. Quantitative HIA models consider a risk comparison method, estimating the global burden of disease and comparing it with the value recommended by the scientific community. For Medellin, the combination of two models is explored to study the number of preventable deaths when reaching the recommended levels of: physical activity, air pollution, noise, increased temperatures, access to green areas and fatalities. Despite the limitations, results from EIS models can guide decisions making and promote exposure levels that favor the prevention of premature deaths.
(In)justicia social en el acceso a la vivienda en alquiler en España: administración pública, movilización social e impacto de la pandemia = Social (in)justice in access to rental housing in Spain: Public administration, social mobilization and the impact of the pandemic
Authors: Brito Doerr Marisol
Published: November 2023

Resumen  El incremento de la demanda de vivienda en régimen de alquiler tras la crisis del 2008, junto a la entrada de fondos de inversión, provocó el alza de los precios y supuso un aumento de los lanzamientos por impago de alquiler. La situación provocada por el Covid-19 le dio a la vivienda un papel significativo, evidenciado la precariedad del inquilinato frente al acceso a una vivienda. Este artículo analiza en qué medida las políticas y prácticas llevadas a cabo por los distintos actores en relación a la vivienda en régimen de alquiler han contribuido a promover la (in)justicia socioespacial, y cómo esta se ha visto afectada por la pandemia. Para ello, se ha elaborado un marco analítico basado en la teoría critica de justicia social de Nancy Fraser que se ha aplicado a tres casos de estudio. Se concluye que la vivienda en régimen de alquiler tiene un enorme potencial para asegurar el derecho a una vivienda digna y, por tanto, promover la redistribución de recursos, sin embargo, esto no ocurrirá si no hay reconocimiento previo en los discursos y representación equitativa en la toma de decisiones de todos los actores. Abstract  The increase in the demand for rental housing after the 2008 crisis, together with the entry of investment funds, caused prices to rise and led to an increase in evictions due to non-payment of rent. The situation caused by Covid-19 gave housing a significant role, evidencing the precariousness of tenancy as opposed to access to housing. This article analyzes to what extent the policies and practices carried out by different actors in relation to rental housing have contributed to promote socio-spatial (in)justice, and how this has been affected by the pandemic. To this end, an analytical framework based on Nancy Fraser's critical social justice theory has been developed and applied to three case studies. It’s concluded that rental housing has an enormous potential to ensure the right to decent housing and therefore promote the redistribution of resources, however, this will not happen if there is no prior recognition in the discourses and equitable representation in decision-making of all actors.
Changing the Thermal Conductivity of the Percolation Network of Carbon Nanotubes Through Functionalization
Authors: Kapustin Sergey , Loginova Anastasia , Tsykareva Yuliana
Published: November 2023

A study on the dependence of the thermal conductivity of the percolation network of carbon nanotubes (or CNTs) on the type and degree of functionalization has been carried out. The study was focused on the influence of the more commonly used -COOH, -OH and -СОNH2 groups. A non-linear dependence of the conductivity on the number of functional groups has been revealed. A small number of functional groups can improve conductivity, and a large one can impair it. We presuppose the existence of competing processes that increase thermal conductivity (changes in the CNT geometry, improvement of the contact between them) and enhance photon scattering (emergence of defects and scattering centers). The data can be used for controlling the thermophysical properties of the CNTs as well as determining the optimal degree of functionalization during the development of composites and nanodevices.
How Were European GPS/FPS Involved in the COVID Vaccination-Campaign? A European Questionnaire Study About the Experiences of the Vaccinations in 2021
Authors: RURIK Imre , TORZSA Péter
Published: November 2023

Background. The SARS-CoV-2pandemic has become the greatest public health challenge worldwide. Intensive research started to develop vaccines and by the late 2020 vaccination campaign started.

Objective. Collecting information from European countries, how and in what extent were family physicians/general practitioners/FPs/GPs involved in the vaccinations-campaign in 2021 and how was it organized at national level.

Method. A short questionnaire was distributed through the secretariats of WONCA-Europe and the European Forum for Primary Care.

Results. In most of the countries participation of FPs/GPs was compulsory. The vaccination was usually centrally organized by governmental authorities. At the beginning (web-based) registration of patients was required, mainly at national level. By the mid of 2021, vaccination on walk in basis became available in almost every country for the first and for the booster injections. The remunerations of GPs/FPs were differed, in some countries without extra payment. The Pfizer’s vaccine was used in all countries; while in 9 countries not EMA approved vaccines were also used in primary care settings and at vaccination centres. In some countries, professional homepages helped the GPs.

The involvement of PHC providers did not correlate to the vaccination coverage of the entire population of the respective countries. It was the highest in the more developed countries with higher living standard, where participation of GPs was voluntary and appropriate financial incentives were offered for them.

Conclusion. The vaccination campaign was a professional and logistic challenge and an excellent performance of PC providers. Experiences gained could be used in the future to manage similar pandemic challenges.
Dissecting the Impact of USP21 on Mouse Lipid Metabolism and Identifying Polymorphism-Associated Hypercholesterolemia in Outpatients
Authors: Iyer Sailakshmi , Hattori Naoko , Okuda Hiroshi , Nakagawa Takeya , Maeda Takahiro , Koseki Haruhiko , Ito Takashi
Published: November 2023

USP21, a member of the ubiquitin protease family, plays a vital role in various biological functions. However, the effects of USP21 dysfunction have yet to be fully understood. Here, we generated Usp21 knockout (KO) mice and conducted microarray to identify genes that Usp21 regulates. Its results raised several genes based on their biological characteristics, and RT-qPCR confirmed their expression. KO mice exhibited significant elevations in the expression of the genes Fabp7 and Nlrc5, which play a role in lipid metabolisms, compared to wild-type mice. Blood tests showed no impairment of liver function but did reveal elevated levels of total cholesterol and free fatty acids in KO mice compared to wild-type mice. These data suggest that Usp21 may play roles in lipid metabolism associated with Fabp7 and Nlrc5. To clarify the involvement of USP21 in human hypercholesterolemia, we examined single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around USP21 in non-hypercholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic outpatients. We found that the rs11421 SNP downstream of USP21 was associated with hypercholesterolemia. These data suggest that USP21 plays a role in mice and human lipid metabolism and that its polymorphism may be a diagnostic marker for human hypercholesterolemia.
Ground-Penetrating Radar Analysis of Damage and Risk Level of Hoop Pine Timber
Authors: Lin Chen-Hua , Liu Sung-Tien , Chen Shong-Loong
Published: November 2023

In this study, an experiment was conducted on hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), which is a common tree species in Taiwan. Holes with diameters of 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 14 cm were drilled in dry hoop pine timber with a diameter of 39 cm and a height of 57 cm, and an 800 MHz Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) antenna were used to determine the minimum image resolution and the size of the holes in the wood. GPR images of the timber were subjected to a filtering process to obtain characteristic reflection curves of the damage to the timber. Curves with clear waveforms were observed in the GPR profiles of eccentric holes with a diameter of 4 cm. Profiles of the damage were obtained and profile images with the trunk radius at the centre were transformed into polar coordinate images. From these polar coordinate images, the location, size and diameter of the eccentric holes in the wood were identified, and the reflection curves were characterised by waveforms and irregular fluctuations. The risk levels of tree trunks were determined on the basis of their t/R (minimum normal wall thickness of the cross-section of the trunk/radius of the trunk) values and hole area ratios. A comparison between the GPR-based results and the actual diameters of the holes revealed that the filtered GPR profiles could be used for the efficient and accurate assessment of damage to hoop pine timber (average error rate ≤ 4%).
Precursors to Topological Phase Transition in Topological Ladders
Authors: Han Seungju , Choi Mahn-Soo
Published: November 2023

We study the coupling of two topologcal subsystems in distinct topological states, and show that it leads to a precursor behavior of the topological phase transition in the overall system. This behavior is solely determined by the symmetry classes of the subsystem Hamiltonians and coupling terms, and is marked by the persistent existence of subgap states within the bulk energy gap.

By investigating the critical current of Josephson junctions involving topological superconductors, we also illustrate that such subgap states play crucial roles in physical properties of nanoscale devices or materials.
İmalat Sektöründe Leasing Amaçlı Fon Kullanımına İlişkin Bir Araştırma
Authors: ÖĞÜNÇ Harun
Published: November 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de Türk Lirası ve yabancı para cinsinden leasing amaçlı fon kullanımının maddi duran varlıklar üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Ayrıca imalat sektöründe leasing amaçlı fon kullanımının Türk Lirası ve yabancı para cinsinden farklılık gösterme durumu ve ortalama çalışan sayısı ile leasing amaçlı fon kullanımı arasındaki ilişki durumu da çalışmanın diğer amaçlarıdır. Araştırmaya ilişkin veriler TCMB tarafından yayımlanan sektör bilançolarından elde edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında z testi, korelasyon analizi ve regresyon analizi yapılmış olup bu analizler için IBM SPSS programı kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre Türk Lirası ve yabancı para cinsinden leasing amaçlı fon kullanımı arasında anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Ortalama çalışan sayısı ile leasing amaçlı fon kullanımı arasında ilişki kurulamamıştır. Ayrıca Türk Lirası cinsinden leasing amaçlı fon kullanımının yabancı para cinsinden fon kullanımına göre maddi duran varlıklar üzerinde daha fazla etkiye sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.