bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Deep Learning–Based Rotten Food Recognition App for Older Adults: Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Chun Minki , Yu Ha-Jin , Jung Hyunggu
Published: March 2024

BACKGROUND

Older adults are at greater risk of eating rotten fruits and of getting food poisoning because cognitive function declines as they age, making it difficult to distinguish rotten fruits. To address this problem, researchers have developed and evaluated various tools to detect rotten food items in various ways. Nevertheless, little is known about how to create an app to detect rotten food items to support older adults at a risk of health problems from eating rotten food items.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to (1) create a smartphone app that enables older adults to take a picture of food items with a camera and classifies the fruit as rotten or not rotten for older adults and (2) evaluate the usability of the app and the perceptions of older adults about the app.

METHODS

We developed a smartphone app that supports older adults in determining whether the 3 fruits selected for this study (apple, banana, and orange) were fresh enough to eat. We used several residual deep networks to check whether the fruit photos collected were of fresh fruit. We recruited healthy older adults aged over 65 years (n=15, 57.7%, males and n=11, 42.3%, females) as participants. We evaluated the usability of the app and the participants’ perceptions about the app through surveys and interviews. We analyzed the survey responses, including an after-scenario questionnaire, as evaluation indicators of the usability of the app and collected qualitative data from the interviewees for in-depth analysis of the survey responses.

RESULTS

The participants were satisfied with using an app to determine whether a fruit is fresh by taking a picture of the fruit but are reluctant to use the paid version of the app. The survey results revealed that the participants tended to use the app efficiently to take pictures of fruits and determine their freshness. The qualitative data analysis on app usability and participants’ perceptions about the app revealed that they found the app simple and easy to use, they had no difficulty taking pictures, and they found the app interface visually satisfactory.

CONCLUSIONS

This study suggests the possibility of developing an app that supports older adults in identifying rotten food items effectively and efficiently. Future work to make the app distinguish the freshness of various food items other than the 3 fruits selected still remains.
Обзор современных методов реализации помехоустойчивого кодирования в мобильной связи
Authors: Портной С.Л. , Никитин С.Е. , Волошин А.Д. , Антошкин Г.Д.
Published: March 2024

Представлен обзор стандарта 3GPP 38.212 и известных реализаций двух важных классов кодов – полярных и кодов LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) – широко применяемых в современных системах хранения данных и связи вообще и мобильной связи в частности. В первой части статьи рассматриваются основные принципы работы кодов LDPC, их структура и методы кодирования. Указывается, что LDPC-коды являются одними из ключевых в стандартах сетей 5G и других беспроводных коммуникационных систем. Во второй части фокус сделан на полярные коды. Произведен обзор их математических основ, структур и принципов декодирования. Произведено сравнение эффективности алгоритмов кодирования и декодирования.
Applicability of Apartheid to Situations of Occupation: At the Crossroad between International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, and International Human Rights Law
Authors: Longobardo Marco
Published: March 2024

The article deals with the applicability of apartheid in occupied territory. Rather than assessing whether in specific situation of an occupation an occupying power has established an apartheid regime, the article discusses whether there is anything in the law of occupation or in the international regulation of apartheid that makes them mutually exclusive. On the basis of international human rights law, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law considerations, it is argued that apartheid can be applied to occupied territory following the ordinary rules for the application of international human rights law and international criminal law in occupied territory. Accordingly, international law does not bar the application of apartheid in occupied territory, but rather, the law of occupation and apartheid coincide to strengthen the protection of civilians in occupied territories.
Assumptions for a Decolonial International Law: A manifesto
Authors: Cardoso Squeff Tatiana , M. Damasceno Gabriel Pedro
Published: March 2024

Based on the recognition that International (modern) Law is a tool that allows for the construction of coloniality and the maintenance of the abyssal line, this text aims to conduct a transversal dialogue that enables a new understanding of the International Law, presenting it, alternatively, as a tool of social regulation that allows breaking with the exclusions and inequalities. For that, we propose a dialogue between decolonial authors, TWAILers and counter-hegemonic critics, enabling an epistemological encounter to think about alternatives to the Eurocentric rationality of International Law from another locus: the Latin American, therefore presenting the assumptions to consider a decolonial International Law.
Mechatronics-Based Advance Traffic Control System
Authors: Yerkewar Dr. Praful N.
Published: March 2024

Abstract: This paper presents an advanced traffic control system that uses mechatronics principles combining mechanical and electrical components for precise control, a multi-component system capable of generating electricity, traffic barrier switching, stop signal using violation and real-time traffic signal matching and solving a variety of traffic management challenges The mechatronic structure of the system includes sensors, actuators and control algorithms for monitoring and controlling traffic. It has a unique electrical system that harvests energy from passing vehicles to power the system itself and other traffic. The system also incorporates a new type of barrier reversal mechanism that can safely divert vehicles out of the roadblock. Intuitively compatible with traffic signal systems, the system dynamically changes timing to activate real-world barriers and allow vehicles to maneuver on red lights well
Integer Solutions on Ternary Quadratic Diophantine Equation
Authors: Janaki G.
Published: March 2024

Abstract: The non-zero distinct integer solution to the Quadratic Diophantine equation with three unknowns are examined. We obtain the various patterns of integer points that satisfy the ternary Quadratic equation. A few interesting relationship between the solution and the unique pattern.
Optimization of Industrial Performance by Lean 4.0
Authors: Anbessia Mulugeta , Singh Bhim
Published: March 2024

Abstract: Lean is one of the older but also still urgent topics in manufacturing. Remember when Lean principles were the one and only way for improving manufacturing products and production sector, many industries are struggling to compete with the manufacturing sector emerging in different countries around the world by using lean manufacturing tools, but moments are changing. As operations have become capacity for innovation, flexible and more complex, manufacturers are finding that Lean methods solely are not enough to achieve certified operational excellence.so; Industry 4.0 is one of the hot topics of current manufacturing sectors although some (myself included) say that it is overrated. Manufacturers seeking to effectives their operations need to understand the interaction between traditional lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Several studies of operational excellence programs in recent years have seen industries generate valuable synergies by implementing lean 4.0 holistically, instead of sequentially or independently. By conveying the right combination of advancements technologies, manufacturers can boost coordination; speed and efficiency both approaches have the same goal, which is operational excellence. This paper investigates that how can optimize industrial performance by lean manufacturing and industry 4.0. Also, issues occurring with design a road map to implement industry 4.0 and lean manufacturing holistically, instead of sequentially or independently and how Industry 4.0 can support the improvement of the specific lean methods
SELF ESTEEM ANTARA IBU RUMAH TANGGA YANG BEKERJA DENGAN YANG TIDAK BEKERJA
Authors: Rizky Ananda Marissa
Published: March 2024

Self-esteem ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja dengan yang tidak bekerja adalah komponen evaluatif dari konsep diri yang terdiri dari evaluasi positif dan negatif tentang dirinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan self-esteem antara Ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja memiliki penghasilan sendiri serta dapat mengembangkan bakat yang ia miliki dengan ibu rumah tangga yang tidak bekerja. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu-ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja dan yang tidak bekerja di kota Balikpapan. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan skala. Metode analisa data yang digunakan yaitu teknik t-test. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilaksanakan, maka diketahui bahwa ada perbedaan self-esteem yang sangat signifikan (p=0,000) antara ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja dengan ibu rumah tangga yang tidak bekerja, yaitu ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja memiliki self-esteem lebih tinggi yang ditunjukkan oleh rata-rata (mean) sebesar (x = 118,66) daripada ibu rumah tangga yang tidak bekerja sebesar (x= 98,10).   Kata kunci: Self-esteem, Ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja dan yang tidak bekerja     Self-esteem housewife who works with housewife not going to work is the evaluative component of self-concept consisting of positive and negative evaluations of their self. The aimed of this study is to know  self esteem between Housewife who works have own income, can also develop the talent and the housewife who not going for work doesn’t have a good experience in working as a housewife This type of research is quantitative research. The population in this study were mothers who work and households who not going work in Balikpapan city. Methods of collecting the data is using the scale. Methods of data analysis used the t-test technique. Based on the results of the research have been implemented that, it is known that there are differences in self-esteem are highly significant (p = 0.000) among housewives who worked with housewife who not going for work, from that housewife who worked to have higher self-esteem it shown from the average (mean) for (x = 118.66) and than housewife who not going for work is (x = 98.10).   Keywords: Self-esteem, Working housewife, Housewife who not going for work
Diseño de un índice de cohesión social en un espacio rural e indígena: el caso de Huehuetla, Puebla
Authors: Cortés Sánchez Mariana Betzaidet , Juárez Sánchez José Pedro , Cruz de los Ángeles José Aurelio
Published: March 2024

La cohesión social, es considerada como un elemento esencial para la creación de redes de integración, que permiten el desarrollo local. El objetivo de la investigación, fue delimitar y operacionalizar un índice de cohesión social dentro de un espacio rural e indígena, para evaluar su nivel y relación con la pobreza y la desigualdad. La investigación se realizó bajo una metodología mixta, entrevistando a 92 mujeres, para poder estimar el índice horizontal de cohesión social (ICHS), utilizando la técnica de análisis factorial exploratorio (ASE). Mediante el ASE, se diseñó un índice general integrado por tres dimensiones: las redes de apoyo para las labores de cuidado, las redes de apoyo comunitario y las redes de apoyo económico. A través del ICHS, se identificó que existen importantes redes de apoyo de cuidado, no obstante, se tienen bajos niveles en la red de apoyo económico y comunitario. No se halló una correlación estadísticamente significativa entre ingreso y cohesión social, aunque la población en condiciones de pobreza extrema, sí presentó menores niveles de cohesión social, elemento que agrava su vulnerabilidad. Se encontró que existen asociaciones importantes y estadísticamente significativas entre la cohesión social y el nivel educativo en los espacios rural-indígena, derivado del proceso de construcción de vínculos de socialización resultantes de la transferencia de conocimientos, valores, actitudes y desarrollo de capacidades que permiten ampliar especialmente la dimensión de redes de apoyo económico.
ENVELHECIMENTO E CÂNCER: O processo de adoecimento oncológico em idosos
Authors: Alcântara Laryssa Silva de , Lima Jeisiane dos Santos , Carvalho Luis Eduardo Werneck de , Silva José Henrique Santos
Published: March 2024

This article addresses the impact of cancer on the elderly, aiming to understand the challenges faced during the illness process. Using a qualitative narrative review of the literature, it explores the experiences and concerns of older people in the oncological context. The results reveal that the psychosocial impact of the diagnosis involves fear, anxiety and stress, contributing to issues such as depression and isolation. Ethical dilemmas in communication and the stigma associated with cancer influence the perception of the elderly. Family support, coping strategies, balance between pain and quality of life, spirituality and religion are crucial in this process. These are essential aspects for successful aging, promoting well-being, positive adaptation and thus contributing to an improved quality of life.
Анализ влияния принципов гетерогенной кристаллизации на формирование структуры и свойств пеностекла
Authors: Федосов Сергей , Баканов Максим , Грушко Ирина
Published: March 2024

В статье представлены результаты научных исследований по оценке влияния инициаторов кристаллизации на формирование аморфно-кристаллической структуры пеностекла. Выполнен подбор составов шихт и синтез образцов пеностекла по единой технологии. Методом рентгенофазового анализа определён качественный и количественный фазовый состав. Синтезированы девять составов пеностекла с различным содержанием кристаллических фаз. С использованием микротомографического анализа структуры образцов выполнена оценка общей и закрытой пористости. Установлена взаимосвязь присутствия в составе инициаторов кристаллизации и дополнительных компонентов с содержанием кристаллических фаз, размером пор и их количеством.
«Город двуначальный – европейско-азиатский», «татарская Москва», «город университетский»: образы и мифы Казани в текстах XIX века
Authors: Нугманова Гульчачак
Published: March 2024

В России XIX века Казанская губерния, хотя и относилась к числу «внутренних» и рассматривалась как одна из «великоросских», но тем не менее не была рядовой административно-территориальной единицей в империи. Её уникальность определялась историческим прошлым региона и официальным восприятием города как столицы завоёванного татарского ханства, посредника в отношениях российского государства с мусульманским Востоком и центра распространения цивилизации в азиатской части России. Предметом специального исследования настоящей статьи стали впечатления, зафиксированные в текстах XIX века, – воспоминания, путевые заметки, дневники и т.п., выражающие неофициальное, частное восприятие Казани современниками, её городского пространства и архитектурной идентичности – русско-татарской, европейско-азиатской, университетской.
Виртуальные научные исследования. Архитектурные инновации
Authors: Дианова-Клокова Инна
Published: March 2024

В составе научных комплексов присутствуют помещения для ведения теоретических и виртуальных исследований. Успешное их функционирование напрямую зависит от рациональной организации пространства и создания оптимальных условий для творчества. При создании таких объектов предъявляются повышенные требования к организации рабочих мест, качеству социально-информационной инфраструктуры, комфорту и комплексной безопасности рабочего процесса, обеспечению условий для частой трансформации и модернизации пространства и оборудования. Виртуальные исследования проводятся в объектах разного масштаба – от зданий крупных штаб-квартир до небольших стартапов и коворкингов. Для таких пространств широко применяются все подходы к безопасности процесса, устойчивому развитию, эффективной работе, использованию пассивной стратегии энергодизайна. Однако ряд негативных сторон виртуальной деятельности – монотонность работы, унификация и обезличивание рабочего пространства, часто приводящие к усталости и «выгоранию» сотрудников – является проблемой в том числе и для поиска архитектурных решений. Приведённые примеры показывают, как архитекторы находят способы преодоления этой проблемы, применяя ряд приёмов, снижающих монотонность рабочей среды и благотворно влияющих на здоровье и творческую активность сотрудников.
Utilizing Community Procedure Clinics to Enhance Resident Procedural Education
Authors: Kopec Michael T. , Barreto Tyler
Published: March 2024

Introduction: Procedure training in family medicine residency is important for future full-spectrum practice. Some residency programs have cited difficulty providing adequate procedure education. Residency collaboration with nonfaculty attending physicians working at community nonresidency clinics may help programs increase resident exposure to procedures. We assessed the feasibility of such an educational model by establishing recurring procedure clinics in a nonresidency family medicine site supervised by nonfaculty physicians.
Methods: Twice monthly, half-day procedure clinics were conducted at a community site, where family medicine residents were supervised by nonfaculty community family physicians. After participation, we surveyed residents about their perceptions of the clinics. Using retrospective chart review, we determined quantity and type of procedures performed.
Results: Fifteen residents participated in 21 procedure clinics, featuring 18 procedure types and 268 procedures. Skin lesion excision, nail removal, punch and shave procedures, joint injection, newborn circumcision, and implantable contraception management were most consistently performed. Residents rated clinics highly and were satisfied with procedure number and variety, opportunity to learn new procedures and techniques, and feedback received. Over 80% of residents noted experiences in procedures that were less commonly encountered in their residency.
Conclusion: Procedure clinics at a nonresidency site hosted by nonfaculty attending physicians provided additional training in a variety of primary care procedures. The clinics were favorable to residents and may help programs address training gaps.
Anaphylaxis severity grade assessed by five different classifications.
Authors: Caimmi Davide , BOUDERBALA Yanis , CLARK Evangéline , Tanno Luciana , Demoly Pascal
Published: March 2024

Background – While the definition of anaphylaxis is clear, its grade of
severity remains a subject of debate, especially since different
published classifications provide different grading score, and the same
reaction may not receive the same score from different classifications.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible discrepancies
in severity scoring system for anaphylaxis in patients with a positive
food challenge (OFC), using the WHO for the 11
version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as the
main reference. Methods – We conducted a retrospective observational
study at the University Hospital of Montpellier, France, including
patients with a positive OFC, between 2018 and 2022. We classified the
severity of each reaction, as per the ICD-11 classification, but also as
per four other widely used and validated classifications for grading
anaphylaxis severity. Results – 235 patients presented a positive OFC
between January 2018 and December 2022: 143 suffered from anaphylaxis,
according to the ICD-11 classification. 76.2% of them were classified
as grade 2 according to the ICD-11 classification, and 23.8% as grade
3. When comparing the different classifications, a complete concordance
was recorded in 8 patients (5.6%) only. All classifications showed a
good sensitivity (ranging from 99.3 to 100%), but different specificity
(from 67.4 to 93.5%), and discrepancies between them were shown in most
patients. Conclusion – Our work highlights the need to refine the
different scoring systems, to accurately capture anaphylactic reactions
and ensure appropriate management, and, in the end, to adopt a
universal, intuitive, and easy-to-use classification, such as the ICD-11
one.
Oxide semiconductor based deep-subthreshold operated read-out electronics for all-printed smart sensor patches
Authors: Pradhan Jyoti Ranjan , Priyadarsini Sushree Sangita , Nibgoor Sanjana R. , Singh Manvendra , Dasgupta Subho
Published: March 2024

The ability to fabricate an entire smart sensor patch with read-out
electronics using commercial printing techniques may have a wide range
of potential applications. Although the solution-processed oxide thin
film transistors (TFTs) are capable of providing high mobility electron
transport, resulting in large ON-state current and power output, there
is hardly any literature report that uses the printed oxide TFTs, at the
sensor interfaces. In contrast, here we propose and demonstrate that
printed amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) based
deep-subthreshold operated TFTs can be used to fabricate an entire
sensor analog front-end electronics comprising signal amplifiers, and
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), which can successfully digitalize
the analog sensor signal up to frequency range of 1 kHz. In addition,
exploiting the high current oxide TFTs, a current drive circuit has been
designed, and placed after the ADC unit. This current drive circuit is
essential to offer sufficient power output, which can then be used to
fabricate an easy-to-detect visual recognition of the sensor signal at a
predefined threshold value crossover. Notably, the entire smart sensor
patch is demonstrated to operate at a low supply voltage of ≤2 V,
thereby ensuring that it can be an on-chip, energy source compatible,
and standalone detection unit.
Transition-Metal-Free Allylic Defluorination Cross-Electrophile Coupling Employing Rongalite
Authors: Chen Xiang-Long , Wu Chun-Yan , Yang Dong-Sheng , Tang Bo-Cheng , Wang Huai-Yu , Yu Zhi-Cheng , Li Anling , Wu Yan-Dong , Wu Anxin
Published: March 2024

The conversion of CF3-alkenes to gem-difluoroalkenes using reductive
cross-coupling strategy has received much attention in recent years,
however, the use of green and readily available reducing salt to mediate
these reactions remains to be explored. In this work a concise
construction of gem-difluoroalkenes, which requires neither a catalyst
nor a metal reducing agent, was established. Rongalite, a safe and
inexpensive industrial product, was employed as both a radical initiator
and reductant. This procedure was compatible with both linear and cyclic
diaryliodonium salts, enabling a wide variety of substrates
(>70 examples). The utility of this approach was
demonstrated through gram-scale synthesis and efficient late-stage
functionalizations of anti-inflammatory drugs.
Sharing is caring? International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology review and recommendations for sharing of programming code
Authors: Tazare John , Wang Shirley , Gini Rosa , Alhambra Daniel Prieto , Arlett Peter , Morales Daniel , Morton Caroline , Logie John , Popovic Jennifer , Donegan Katherine , Schneeweiss Sebastian , Douglas Ian , Schultze Anna
Published: March 2024

Purpose: There is increasing recognition of the importance of
transparency and reproducibility in scientific research. This study
aimed to quantify the extent to which programming code is publicly
shared in pharmacoepidemiology, and to develop a set of recommendations
on this topic. Methods: We conducted a literature review
identifying all studies published in “Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug
Safety” (PDS) between 2017 and 2022, Data was extracted on the
frequency and types of programming code shared, and other key open
science practices (clinical codelist sharing, data sharing, study
pre-registration, and use of reporting guidelines). We developed six
recommendations for investigators who choose to share to programming
code and gathered feedback from members of the International Society of
Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE). Results: Programming code sharing
by articles published in PDS ranged from 2.4% in 2017 to 13.4% in
2022. It was more prevalent among articles with a methodological focus,
simulation studies, and papers which also shared record-level data. We
recommend that reporting of open science practices, including code
sharing, is standardised to enable continued monitoring. When sharing
programming code, we recommend the use of permanent digital identifiers,
appropriate licenses, and, where possible, adherence to good software
practices around the provision of metadata and documentation,
computational reproducibility, and data privacy. Conclusion:
Programming code sharing is rare but increasing in pharmacoepidemiology
studies published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. We recommend
improved and consistent reporting of code sharing, and adherence to good
programming practices in order to maximize the utility of code when this
is shared.
PHYTONANOMEDICINE: AN INSIGHTS INTO CANCER TREATMENT
Authors: Sharma Vikas , Kaushik Rahul , Kumar Krishan
Published: March 2024

Background: Nanomedicine, or Phyto nanomedicine, has emerged as a
promising solution to enhance therapeutic efficacy by altering the
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the phytochemicals.
Nanomedicines have been developed for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy
of the treatments of various diseases. Cancer is the second leading
cause of mortality worldwide. Recent findings: Currently
available anticancer therapeutic strategies are not sufficient to
improve the survival rate of patients. Even significant promising
development over the past few decades have not been observed. Recent
studies evidenced that cancer cells develop multidrug resistance (MDR)
against chemotherapeutics and this leads to enhanced proliferation,
invasion and metastasis. Hence, there is an urgent need for an
alternative strategy to treat this silent killer. Recently,
phytochemicals have gained immense attention as a promising anticancer
agent by targeting multimodal oncogenic pathways, inducing cell cycle
arrest and apoptosis in preclinical studies. Conclusion: Being
multi pathway target oriented Phytochemicals if clubbed with
Nanotechnology can prove to be better tool for combating this deadly
disease. Therefore, to address these challenges, phytochemical-based
nanomedicines (phytonanomedicine) have been developed that not only
improve pharmacokinetics profile of drugs but also provide a less toxic
multitargeted treatment regimen. In this review, we summarize the
current status of nano phytomedicine as anticancer drugs, focusing on
the role of phytomedicine in translational cancer research.
Whole-cell conversion of L-glutamic acid into γ-aminobutyric acid via an engineered strain overexpressing glutamate decarboxylase from Priestia flexa
Authors: Liu Zhongmei , Zhang Yiwei , Cui Wenjing , Zhou Zhemin
Published: March 2024

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is widely applied in the food and
pharmaceutical industries, and glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) is the core
enzyme for the biosynthesis of GABA. GAD exhibits high activity but poor
stability under acidic conditions, and low activity under neutral
conditions. In this study, GAD from Priestia flexa (
PfGAD) with high activity was screened out and characterized, and
a variant with significantly improved stability was obtained through
molecular modification strategies. We constructed an engineered strain
that coexpressed PfGAD and a transporter protein for GABA and
L-glutamic acid. Furthermore, the consumption of GABA was suppressed by
knocking out the pepD gene, confirming a novel downstream
metabolic pathway of GABA in Escherichia coli. The continuous
accumulation of GABA in the engineered strain led to a yield of 154.7
g·L , with a conversation rate of 100%, meanwhile
the cell growth was remained normal. The problem of the trade-off
between cell growth and GABA accumulation was solved, which was one of
the urgent problems according to previous reports. Our study provides
important insights into the optimization of GABA production through
enzyme engineering and strain modification, which could have significant
implications for the industrial application of GABA.
Semi-analytical numerical procedures for nonlinear differential equations in science and engineering
Authors: Kaunda Modify
Published: March 2024

Nonlinear systems; vector-valued differential equations; higher order
equivalent differential equations; semi-analytical solutions
Event-Feature-Based Clustering Reveals Continuous Distribution of Tectonic Tremors of 0.3-100 s: Application to Western Japan
Authors: Yano Seiya , Ide Satoshi
Published: March 2024

We develop a methodology to compile an objective tremor catalog by
combining the envelope cross-correlation method with clustering,
utilizing distinctive event features that can differentiate tectonic
tremors from non-tremor events. This approach enables tremor extraction
without subjective criteria, allowing for the detection of
short-duration tremors overlooked in previous studies. The event
features are depth, the mean amplitudes at high and low frequencies, the
ratio of these two amplitudes, and event duration, which is defined as
the minimum period within which 50 % of the seismic energy is
concentrated. The application of this method for western Japan detects
1.7 times more tremors compared with previous studies, with durations of
0.3 to ~100 s. The events with short durations are
considered to be low-frequency earthquakes. The relationship between
seismic moment and the duration of the detected tremors adheres to the
scaling law of slow earthquakes.
Uaktsomhet i kroppsøving: En kritisk diskursanalyse av rettsavgjørelser
Authors: Porsanger Lise , Horgen André , Leirhaug Petter Erik
Published: March 2024

Denne studien er designet som en dokumentanalyse. Artikkelen undersøker hvordan uaktsomhet konstrueres i rettsavgjørelser hvor læreres handlinger i kroppsøving er vurdert som uaktsomme. Domstolene representerer den dømmende makten i Norge, og i erstatningssaker vurderer domstolene hvorvidt noen har skyldansvar for en annens skade. Norman Faircloughs kritiske diskursanalyse er det utvalgte metodologiske rammeverket som benyttes til å ramme inn studien og analysere rettsavgjørelsene. Artikkelen retter oppmerksomheten mot diskurser som konstruerer uaktsomhet i domstolenes begrunnelser. Resultatene viser at rettsavgjørelsene bæres av en juridisk genre, som trekker på diskurser om kroppsøving, risiko og handlingsnormer i kroppsøving. Rettsavgjørelsene synes å fremme en til dels deduktiv undervisningspraksis og at risikovurdering og kontroll med elever har prioritet. For kroppsøving kan det innebære at bevegelsesaktiviteter uten tydelige regler, mangelfull planmessig progresjon og utforskning og øving uten tydelig instruksjon forstås som uforsvarlig. Videre tegnes fysisk størrelse å utgjøre en risiko i faget. En av hovedhensiktene i erstatningsrett er prevensjon. Fra et kroppsøvingsfaglig perspektiv stilles det spørsmål til konsekvensene av disse rettsavgjørelsene og hva de kan medføre for kroppsøvingsfaget.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
Negligence in physical education: A critical discourse analysis of court decisions
This study is designed as a document analysis. The article examines how negligence is constructed in court decisions where teachers’ actions in physical education are assessed as negligent. The courts represent the judicial power in Norway and in tort cases, the courts assess whether someone is liable for someone else’s damage. Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis is the selected methodological framework used to frame the study and analyze the court decisions. The article draws attention to discourses that construct negligence in the courts’ decisions. The results show that the decisions are carried by a legal genre, which draws on discourses about physical education, risks, and norms for action in physical education. The court decisions seem to promote a partly deductive teaching practice and that risk assessment and control with pupils have priority. For physical education, it can mean that movement activities without clear rules, insufficient planned progression and exploration and practice without clear instructions are understood as negligent. Furthermore, physical size is considered to pose a risk in the subject. One of the main purposes of tort law is prevention. From a physical education professional perspective, questions are asked about the consequences of these legal decisions and what they may entail for physical education.
Fargesterke arenaer for mangfoldig deltakelse: Erfaringer fra Fargespill
Authors: Tønnessen Seip Hildegunn Marie , Afriyie Irene Kinunda
Published: March 2024

How can we create arenas for diverse cultural participation? We draw on experiences from the multicultural musical community ‘Fargespill’ (in English, often called Kaleidoscope) to discuss this question. Kaleidoscope invites children and young people with different cultural backgrounds into a community where they share songs and dances and create a colorful performance together under the guidance of professional musicians and artists. As a participant (Irene) and researcher (Hildegunn), we discuss the benefits and dilemmas of such a celebration of diversity. Actively displaying differences as it is done in this project may exotify and stereotype participants, but also potentially open the stage for more diversity. It might be liberating and limiting at the same time. When participants are given the freedom to create and develop in their own image, however, they experience genuine agency. This may not change Norwegian society as a whole, where they are so often framed as the Other, but serves as a refreshing contrast. A ‘colorstrong’ approach, including an aesthetics of diversity, is explained and recommended, as it turns visible difference into (multi)cultural capital.
Den kulturskoledidaktiska bron. Relationell pedagogik i frivillig konstpedagogik
Authors: Thorgersen Ketil
Published: March 2024

This chapter builds on existing theories of education and didaktik to suggest a model for thinking about teaching and learning in voluntary educational aesthetic activities such as municipal art schools. The suggested model presents a framework to understand and discuss how content and method in voluntary teaching should be negotiated between the teacher and the student(s) in a relational didaktik. This relational negotiation is dependent on many factors whereof the following are presented in the model: institutional frames, other art-activities in the institution, goals and mission for the institution, other pedagogies in the institution, other people in the institution, the (in)formal curricula and doxa in the practice and finally, the potential other practices in the institution. The hope is that this model can aid teachers, teacher educators and principals to construct art schools that facilitate true student involvement in their own path to lifelong learning.
A Study on Dyadic Coping Experiences of Couples with Children with Developmental Disabilities
Authors:   Korean Association of Christian Counseling & Psychology, Han Hye Young
Published: March 2024

This study was conducted for the purpose of examining how the emotional interactions of parents of children with developmental disabilities change the couple's intimacy and parenting coping skills. For the study, 20 participants from 10 pairs of parents with children with developmental disabilities were recruited and conducted in-depth interviews, and the collected data was analyzed following the grounded theory of Corbin and Strauss. As a result, 92 concepts, 25 subcategories, and 9 categories were discovered, which were integrated into the core category of “Living as a dyadic parenting team and supporting the family.” The entire process follows the following steps: “Confusion → Individual coping → Transition → Cooperation-adjustment → Maintenance.” However, this process shows a cyclical development where progress and regression intersect. Research suggests that there are four different types of adaptation. They are the “mutual care type,” “combat-comrade type,” “player replacement type,” and “return after neglect type.”
Biomecânica e Traumatologia do Automobilismo
Authors:   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Pires João , Moreira João , Modesto Gonçalo , Freitas Carlos ,   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Lino Moura Diogo ,   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
Published: March 2024

The biomechanics of motorsports, namely the involved speed and kinetic energy, as well as the dangerous but also spectacular manoeuvres, also have the other side of the coin, which are serious traumatic injuries, sometimes fatal. There was a consensus that preventive measures should be taken with a view to promoting greater safety in these sports, considering the serious injuries frequently seen, particularly to the spine and skull. Despite some initial resistance, the measures implemented, such as changes to the chassis, halo, helmet, and HANS, have proven fruitful, with a drastic reduction in the severity of accidents. Continuing studies related to traumatic injuries associated with motorsports will allow the development of new protective measures, with the aim of maintaining as much as possible the specific biomechanical characteristics of this sport and at the same time increasing safety for its practitioners.
Luxação Fechada Pura do Tornozelo no Jiu-Jitsu
Authors:   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Freitas Carlos , Olim Castro Carla , Alegre Carlos ,   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Lino Moura Diogo ,   Serviço de Ortopedia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
Published: March 2024

Ankle fractures-dislocations are very common and are often associated with injuries in sports context. Ankle dislocations without associated tibia or fibula fractures, are extremely rare due to the ligamentous and capsular resistance of this joint, which exceeds bone resistance. We present a clinical case of a pure closed dislocation of the ankle that occurred during the practice of Jiu-Jitsu. After closed reduction, the patient underwent immobilization of the limb, which was followed by physiotherapy, obtaining satisfactory results, and returning to sports without restrictions after 4.5 months. In this paper it is discussed this rare traumatic injury in terms of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment
Desenvolvimento do pensamento matemático em estudantes com deficiência intelectual
Authors: Noronha Adriela , Silva Sani de Carvalho Rutz da , Shimazaki Elsa Midori
Published: March 2024

Discutimos sobre o desenvolvimento do pensamento matemático em estudantes com deficiência intelectual (DI). O estudo baseia-se na teoria histórico-cultural e na teoria do ensino desenvolvimental. Buscamos responder o questionamento: De que forma podemos contribuir com a mobilização do pensamento matemático em estudantes com DI? Para responder à questão norteadora, realizamos um experimento didático formativo do qual participaram três estudantes com diagnóstico de DI que frequentavam o atendimento educacional especializado (AEE) em turno inverso à escolarização comum. Trabalhamos com a tarefa “A casa inacabada”, por meio da qual foi possível identificar indícios de mobilização e ação do pensamento matemático por parte dos estudantes participantes. Destacamos que se utilizarmos nas ações pedagógicas o princípio da educação que desenvolve, promovemos nos estudantes com deficiência intelectual possibilidades de criar e consolidar diferentes zonas de desenvolvimento proximal (ZDP) e com isso potencializamos a aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento de conceitos matemáticos.
Corpi in scena : il senso, il testo, l’interpretazione dello spettacolo teatrale
Authors: Pellerey Roberto
Published: March 2024

La semiotica negli anni settanta cerca codici, segni, e significati nello spettacolo teatrale considerato come un macro-atto comunicativo, cioè la rappresentazione di un testo scritto da un autore per essere recitato in scena. Sia il teatro che la semiotica però sono cambiati. Il teatro oggi è un’arte basata sulla capacità dell’attore di manipolare la materia fisica del corpo, un materiale plastico che l’attore impara a usare nel training per ottenere una qualità di presenza sulla scena che genera densità e intensità emotiva. Gli spettacoli dell’Odin Teatret sono il campione esemplare di questo “teatro povero” nato con Grotowski. La semiotica interpretativa esamina lo spettacolo come un testo composto da tutti gli elementi presenti in scena (il corpo degli attori, i loro movimenti, gli oggetti, i suoni, la distanza attori-spettatori, e così via) e dall’intreccio dei loro movimenti, spostamenti e interazioni in scena. Partendo da questa idea di testo la semiotica esamina oggi nel teatro l’interpretazione dello spettacolo, cioè il processo con cui lo spettatore attribuisce senso allo spettacolo, ad esempio identificando i diversi processi di cooperazione interpretativa operati dallo spettatore, i vincoli e le indicazioni interpretative poste dal testo alla percezione dello spettatore, i ruoli di Autore e Spettatore Modello, o la dinamica della formazione da parte degli spettatori di un significato imprevisto dello spettacolo. In questa chiave esaminiamo lo spettacolo Ubu Buur, creato in Senegal dal Teatro delle Albe di Ravenna e dalla comunità locale di Dioll Kadd, che costituisce la prima metamorfosi africana dell’Ubu Roi di Alfred Jarry.
Divenire, diventare. Trasformazione e cambiamento
Authors: Ceriani Giulia
Published: March 2024

La notion de changement est généralement comprise dans son sens terminatif, comme point d’arrivée d’un parcours de mutation entre deux états. Ce qui nous intéresse ici, c’est par contre l’aspect duratif du changement vu en tant que phase de transformation, le terme recouvrant le champ sémantique du devenir et désignant une zone de passage risquée, un flux au cours duquel aucun terme final n’est encore décidé. Le thème est abordé selon une logique qui privilégie la dynamique des rapports entre sens et non sens, les équilibres provisoires et précaires par lesquels passe nécessairement la structuration de toute forme nouvelle.
The changes of chili leaf structure by Geminivirus infection
Authors: Taufik Muhammad , Zamrun Firihu Muhammad , HS Gusnawaty , Inda Variani Viska , Hasan Asmar , Botek Muhammad , Fatmawati Tihurua Eka , Indah Wulansari Tri Yuni
Published: March 2024

The Geminivirus in chili plants is a significant problem in chili cultivation. Symptoms of Geminivirus infection are quite easy to find in chili plants because the symptoms are quite typical: mosaic, yellowing, small leaves, leaf lamina malformation, and stunting. The visual changes in leaf morphology are due to the leaf tissue structure, such as the upper and lower epidermis and the mesophyll tissue, including the palisade and sponge. There is little information about changes in the structure of chili plants infected with the Geminivirus. Therefore, this study aims to add information about changes in the leaf tissue structure of chili plants infected with the Geminivirus. The structural changes observed were palisades. Long palisades were less preferred by whiteflies, so the incidence of geminivirus disease was lower. This information is a reference for assembling chili plants with better structural resistance. The method used was a cross-section of chili leaves, double staining, and observation with a light microscope. Observations on mild symptoms showed epidermal cells shrinking. Some parts of palisade leaves were composed of two layers with shortened cells and tend to be oval. The symptom is that the upper epidermal cells were shrunken, and the palisade also tends to shorten. Severe symptoms of the epidermis on the leaves were curly, shriveled, thinned, and even dying; the palisade is shortened and sometimes looks irregular/tight. Changes in the leaf tissue of chili plants infected with the Geminivirus cause changes at the ultra-structural, cell, or tissue level, depending on the type of virus attack and the attack level.
Pengembangan Virtual Exhibition Sebagai Edukasi Kewirausahaan dan Technopreneurship
Authors: Auliya Rizka Dewi , Zutiasari Ika
Published: March 2024

This research aims to produce a virtual exhibition media that is valid and feasible to use as entrepreneurship and technopreneurship education to students. The background of the research is the application of technopreneurship learning which is still not optimally implemented in universities. Based on observations, there is student interest in learning entrepreneurship and new innovations. This research includes development research with ADDIE stages. The test subjects of this research were 100 students of the Department of Management with snowball sampling technique. Data collection instruments include observation, questionnaire, documentation. The types of data used are qualitative and quantitative data with quantitative descriptive statistical data analysis techniques. The overall validation results from media experts and material experts obtained an average score of 95.5% with the criteria "very valid and very good to use". The results of student responses reached an average of 90% with the criteria "very good to use". This proves that there is a positive response in using virtual exhibition for entrepreneurship and technopreneurship education media.
Pengaruh Kepercayaan Kepada Pemerintah, Norma Sosial, dan Sanksi Perpajakan terhadap Perilaku Kepatuhan Pajak
Authors: Sari Miftah Imanda , Fauzihardani Eka
Published: March 2024

This study intends to investigate trust government, social norms, and tax penalties affect tax compliance behavior. Primary data are utilized in this form of research. primary data collected from respondents' responses to questionnaires. 399 individual taxpayers from the city of Padang—both employers and employees—served as the study's sample. The statistical data analysis technique used in this study is multiple regression analysis. The study's conclusions indicate that while trust in the government and tax penalties have a positive effect on tax compliance behavior, societal norms have no bearing on it. The Tax Service Office must take action to establish a favorable environment, according to the research's implication. There is an increase in trust in the government enforced by the tax authorities, and there are more sanctions, for example, when outreach to taxpayers is done to encourage taxpayers to abide by tax regulations that have been decided by the government. Taxes are imposed on taxpayers in order to force them to fulfill the required tax responsibilities.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE THINK PAIR SHARE TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIS SISWA KELAS VIII
Authors: Tifani Chintya
Published: March 2024

Mathematical communication ability is one of learning outcome in mathematics which was expected to be mastered by students is learning mathematics. However, in fact it was students mathematical communication ability in grade VIII SMP Adabiah Padang was still low. One of learning models to improve students mathematical communication ability was by applying cooperative learning model think air share (TPS) type in the process of learning mathematics. Aim of this research is to describe whether the cooperative learning model think air share (TPS) type is better than students who learn with conventional learning. Type of research is quasi experiment with static group design. Based on data analysis using t test, it can be concluded that students mathematical communication ability who learn by applying cooperative learning model TPS type is better than students who learn with conventional learning in grade VIII SMP Adabiah Padang. Kewords  conventional learning mathematical communication ability think air share model.