bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Use of FDG-Positron Emission Tomography for the Evaluation of Colorectal Metastases of the Liver
Authors: Boykin K. N. , Zibarl Gazi B. , Lilien D. L. , Mcmillan R. W. , Aultman D. F. , Mcdonald J. C.
Published: November 2022

Each year at least 130,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma. Approximately 14,000 of these patients will have liver metastases, and 20 per cent of these patients will die from these metastases. Surgical resection is the only possible chance for cure in patients with only intrahepatic metastases, and extrahepatic disease is a contraindication to glucose metabolism. Positron emission tomography (PET) allows the in vivo study of the uptake and use of glucose in human cells. Here, we review our experience with the use of PET imaging for the diagnosis and management of colorectal metastases of the liver. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 14 patients undergoing PET imaging for known or suspected hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Results of CT, magnetic resonance imaging, and PET images were compared with pathological specimens. CT scan identified 7 lesions, and PET identified 31 intrahepatic lesions. Of the 6 patients who underwent surgery, CT identified 4 (20%) and PET identified 17 (85%) of the 20 intrahepatic metastases histologically confirmed. The accuracy (number of lesions) of CT and PET was 20 per cent and 85 per cent, respectively. CT scans had a sensitivity (number of patients) of 50 per cent, and PET had a sensitivity of 100 per cent in patients undergoing surgical resection. PET imaging altered the management in 49 per cent of patients. Twenty-one per cent of patients had their surgery cancelled due to previously undiagnosed extrahepatic metastases. Twenty-one per cent of patients had negative CT scans and underwent surgery on the basis of their PET images, and all had histologically proven disease. One patient avoided a second-look laparotomy when PET revealed a lesion seen on CT to be false positive. PET is an ideal imaging modality to detect intra- and extrahepatic metastases from colorectal carcinomas and would aid in the surgical management of these patients.
An Institutional Guide for Formulary Decisions of Biosimilars
Authors: Ismail Sherin , Abu Esba Laila , Khan Mansoor , Al-Abdulkarim Hana , Modimagh Hind , Yousef Consuela
Published: November 2022

Biologics have changed the landscape for the management of many debilitating chronic diseases but account for a significant expenditure of medications globally. Fortunately, advances in technology paved the way for the introduction of biosimilars, which are highly similar to the originator biologics. In the quest to reduce the budget impact of biologics, organizations have begun to adopt biosimilars. Institutions evaluating biosimilars for inclusion in the hospital formulary must make informed formulary decisions by conducting a thorough review of key elements for evaluation of biosimilars and address the multidimensional aspects during the selection process of different biosimilar products. Therefore, we aim to present an institutional guide of these elements to inform formulary decisions. These key elements include biosimilar evaluation for formulary addition; regulatory approval; substitution, interchangeability, and switching; extrapolation; product characteristics, manufacturing, and supply chain issues; pharmacoeconomic evaluations; traceability, nomenclature, and coding; education; and pharmacovigilance.
Labor-Market Concentration and Labor Compensation
Authors: Qiu Yue , Sojourner Aaron
Published: November 2022

This article estimates the effect of labor-market concentration on labor compensation across the US private sector since 2000. The authors distinguish between concentration in local labor markets and local product markets while guarding against bias from confounded product-market concentration. The analysis extends beyond wages to rates of employment-based health insurance coverage. Reported results suggest negative effects of labor-market concentration on labor compensation. These effects are exacerbated when product-market concentration is higher or when workers are older.
An Examination of the Inverse Relationship Between Dimensions of Political Skill and Interpersonal Conflict at Work: Exploring Perceived Control as a Mediating Factor
Authors: Qamar Beenish , Saleem Sharjeel , Maher Liam P.
Published: November 2022

Political skill has been established as an antidote to workplace stress and strain. However, despite the scholarly attention it has attracted, we still know very little about mediating mechanisms that explain this relationship and the role of political skill dimensions in mitigating workplace stressors. Thus, in this study, we investigate the impact of perceived control as a mediating mechanism between the political skill dimensions (i.e., social astuteness, interpersonal influence, networking ability, apparent sincerity) and interpersonal conflict (i.e., stress arising due to social interactions). Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data collected from 370 employees in a textile organization. The study found that perceived control mediated the relationship of social astuteness, interpersonal influence, and networking ability with interpersonal conflict. It, however, did not mediate the link between apparent sincerity and interpersonal conflict. Limitations, implications, and directions for future research are also discussed.
To join the rebuild or not? An exploration of the factors influencing the public's intention to participate in urban renewal
Authors: Lin Shih-Ming , Lee Hsin-Yun , Hu Hui-Ling , Chien Kun-Huang
Published: November 2022

Due to the lack of trust in the builder and indeterminate benefits, it is a struggle for people in Taiwan to make up their minds to participate in urban renewal. This leads to the completion rate of urban renewal of fewer than one ten-thousandth of the new construction needed. This study investigated the perspective on the research variables for people in Taiwan and how those influence their intention to participate in urban renewal. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, the research framework is designed with the trust of urban renewal project builders and the perceived benefits of public participation as the independent variables. Attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are the mediating variables, and the general public's intention to participate in urban renewal is the dependent variable. A total of 545 valid questionnaires were collected through the survey. The results showed that the respondents’ trust in the builder of the urban renewal project positively and significantly influenced their perceived benefits of the project, and the respondents’ trust in the builder significantly influenced their subjective norms. The perceived benefits positively and significantly affected their attitudes and subjective norms, and people's attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control positively and significantly affected their intention to participate in urban renewal. People's perceived benefits in urban renewal projects affected their participation intention through attitudes and subjective norms. The variable perceived benefits most strongly influenced people's intention to participate in urban renewal in this study. This study provides practical suggestions for the government and builders to increase people's intention to participate in urban renewal. This study modeled two independent variables, trust in the builder and perceived benefits, under the urban renewal context in Taiwan. In future works, other factors could be included, such as tax incentives, floor area rewards, and fair appraisal.
Race, Gender, and Christian Mysticism: The Life of Zilpha Elaw
Authors: Prevot Andrew
Published: November 2022

Drawing on the spiritual autobiography of the nineteenth-century Black female preacher Zilpha Elaw, this article argues that it should be included in the canon of Christian mystical texts because it sheds light on questions about race and gender relevant to current conflicts in both church and society. Elaw’s story demonstrates that while the grace of divine union promotes social transformation, it may not immediately free one from structures of sin. Mystical spirituality requires ongoing critical discernment.
Cognitive Plausibility and Qualitative Research
Authors: Martin John Levi
Published: November 2022

Small and Calarco have done the field a great service; we must go further and arm readers with better understandings of when authors have in fact fulfilled Small and Calarco’s strictures.
Constraining hydrocarbon migration and accumulation by two-dimensional numerical simulation: Ordovician carbonate reservoirs of the Daniudi Area, Ordos Basin
Authors: Liu Jingdong , Wang Shaohua , Jiang Haijian , Ma Zhongliang , Fang Xuqing
Published: November 2022

The various types of reservoir space in carbonate reservoirs make the process of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation very complex. How to quantitatively characterize the characteristics of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation in carbonate reservoirs is one of the key problems for carbonate hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation. Taking the Ordovician in the Daniudi area of Ordos Basin as an example, three types of source rock-reservoir-cap assemblages, namely upper-generation assemblage, lateral variable assemblage, and self-generation-reservoir-cap assemblage, were determined by characterizing the forming elements of carbonate reservoirs. Petromod software is used to build a two-dimensional profile model, and vitrinite reflectance of source rock and porosity of the reservoir were used as correction parameters, and the hydrocarbon migration and accumulation process was simulated by the invasion percolation algorithm. It is confirmed that the Ordovician Majiagou formation in the study area has three periods of hydrocarbon charging and three periods of hydrocarbon adjustment. The hydrocarbon migration pathways in carbonate rocks include lateral contact in the pinch-out area, source rock-reservoir contact in the trough area, fault-connected, and source rock-reservoir superposition. The source rock-reservoir-cap assemblages of upper-generation assemblage and lateral variable assemblage correspond to the lateral contact in the pinch-out area, source rock-reservoir contact in the trough area, fault-connected, while self-generation-reservoir-cap assemblage corresponds to the fault-connected, and source rock-reservoir superposition. The high part of the structure and fault zone are the strongest structural deformation parts, whose fractures are relatively developed, controlling the location of hydrocarbon accumulation, meanwhile, the reservoir quality directly controls the degree of hydrocarbons saturation. The research results are beneficial to establish a more accurate quantitative evaluation method of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation in carbonate rocks and to understanding the controlling factors of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation in carbonate rocks.
The Changing Structure of the Russian Oil and Gas Sector the Response of Western Investors
Authors: Lavers Brian A.
Published: November 2022

The structure of the Russian oil and gas sector has changed dramatically in the last two years. The first step was the consolidation of the majority of Russia's upstream and downstream companies and associations into vertically integrated companies (VICs). The second step was the acquisition, initially through loans for shares schemes, of controlling interests in some of the larger VICs by major banks. This has resulted in the creation of extremely powerful industrial groupings and radically altered the strategy and management philosophy of the component production and refining associations. The VICs are gradually taking over the trading functions previously carried out by independent registered exporters and relationships are changing with the transportation monopoly, Transneft, which has itself devolved some of its powers to the Federal Energy Service. Gazprom is also changing and has recently been obliged to open its gas pipeline network to third party users. As the production sharing legislation slowly works its way through parliament, the industries’ goals have undergone a subtle change; whereas, at inception, the primary objective was to create a legal and fiscal framework to encourage inward investment from western oil companies, latterly the main emphasis has been on encouraging domestic investment by improving the tax regime for selected components within the VICs. The growing strength of the VICs is steadily improving their prospects of raising direct equity and debt finance in the West. This, in turn, reduces the need and hence opportunities for major western operated new projects, except in fields with extreme technological and environmental challenges, where they may still be welcome.
Flame Hazards in the South Caspian Basin
Authors: Bagirov E. , Lerche I.
Published: November 2022

Heating hazards caused by mud volcano flame eruptions are assessed for the South Caspian Basin. In general, it is found that winds of more than about 50 km/hr will cause serious heating hazard problems when directed partially downward onto flame columns of greater than a few hundred meters in length. Hazard distances from emergence points of flame columns at which the surface temperature is less than 60°C, stinging hot against human flesh, are typically in the 5–15 km range. Low angle emergent flames are more easily bent to lick the emergent surface than are high angle flames, providing a higher hazard closer to the flame emergence point but a lower hazard further away. Both field examples and numerical models are used to illustrate the heating hazards to rigs, pipelines, and infrastructure equipment. The hazard to oil exploration and production conditions in the South Caspian is then clear.
Mad Men (2007–15), not “Rad Men”: Or, from Brothel Pickpocket to Transcendental Advertiser
Authors: Goss Brian Michael
Published: November 2022

Mad Men is often assumed to be “subversive” in the academic literature whereas this investigation interprets the astutely promoted series as questioning capitalism before it ratifies market relations. Alongside convulsive change under capitalism that Mad Men captures, class-striated market societies require narratives that posit class division as compatible with meritocracy. Mad Men delivers such legitimizing narratives through Don Draper's and Peggy Olson's realization of class promotions—whereas Roger Sterling, Jr. and Pete Campbell present the privileges of inherited wealth. Don's performance in advertising illustrates Mad Men's often divided view of capitalism. Don melts down during one pitch and reveals his primordial experiences of capitalism as conditioned by poverty, theft and prostitution. However, by the final episode, Don's Coke ad affirms the market as a vehicle toward transcendental community. While Mad Men interrogates capitalism, it is solidly neoliberal in its disregard for State activity (regulation, implications of elected office). The narratively privileged moment of the series’ extended closing montage doubles-down on capitalism as the flawed but optimal steering mechanism for human aspiration. With the conspicuous exception of Betty Draper Francis who never participated in corporate work, core characters realize wealth and fulfillment by mastering market relations.
Eating behaviour characteristics and dietary intake among Japanese junior high school students: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Sekine Airi , Okazaki Fumiko , Sugiyama Hiroki , Saeki Kae , Suzuki Reiko
Published: November 2022

Background

Psychological characteristics of eating behaviour may be related to dietary habits.

Aim

We investigated the association between eating behaviour characteristics and nutrition and food intake adequacy in Japanese adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 136 junior high school students (boys: 90, girls: 46) at a junior high school in Tokyo, Japan. Eating behaviour was categorised into three types (emotional, external, and restrained) using scores on the Japanese version of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated, brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. Inadequate nutrient intake was determined by counting the number of nutrients not meeting the dietary reference intake (DRI) for the Japanese population. The statistical analyses included Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis using JMP ver.14 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). All reported p values are two-tailed, and p < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.

Results

Multiple regression analysis showed that restrained eating score was inversely associated with the number of nutrients not meeting the DRI ( β =  − 0.28; p = 0.0027) and with total weight of snack intake ( β =  − 0.30; p = 0.0010). Neither emotional nor external eating was significantly associated with the number of nutrients not meeting the DRI and with total weight of snack intake.

Conclusions

These results suggest that adolescents with low restrained eating scores may have less self-control over their eating behaviour and may therefore have inadequate dietary intake.
Introduction of soy-free plant-based pediatric formula in infants with FPIES: A case report
Authors: Bair Emily
Published: November 2022

Background: Standard practice for management of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) frequently requires the use of hypoallergenic semi-elemental or elemental formulas. For some patients, there is poor tolerance of these formulas and no improvement of gastrointestinal symptoms. For others, especially those over 4 months of age, the introduction of these formulas is difficult due to their scientifically demonstrated poor palatability. Case presentation: This case report features an 18-month-old child diagnosed with FPIES at 4 months who failed to tolerate standard hypoallergenic semi-elemental and elemental formulas to supplement maternal breast milk feedings resulting in suboptimal growth. After failing to tolerate all standard options, the patient was introduced off-label to a plant-based pediatric formula, Else Toddler, at 6 months-of-age. Outcomes and implications: In this case, Else Toddler was tolerated as a source of supplemental nutrition without triggering FPIES symptoms. Recommendations: This case demonstrates the successful use of Else Toddler, a pediatric formula sourced from almond butter, buckwheat flour, and tapioca maltodextrin, as a possible alternative to the standard use of hydrolysate or elemental amino-acid formulas. It is free of some of the most common FPIES triggers – dairy, soy, rice, and pea proteins and there for a possible acceptable alternative approach to FPIES management.
Examining the Effects of Student–Faculty Ethnic Similarity and Level of Group Representation on Teaching Evaluations
Authors: Louie Therese A. , Nishijima Marissa Y. H.
Published: November 2022

This research explores if student and faculty ethnic similarity produces more favorable teaching evaluations, and if the effect is enhanced when ethnic group representation on campus is low. When student and faculty ethnicity was similar, (a) students from low-representation groups provided the highest evaluations, and (b) students from high-representation groups showed both “more favorable” and “less favorable” evaluations. Evidence suggests that the pattern of findings was strong for qualitatively oriented courses, with the results for quantitative classes less conclusive. Discussion focuses on potential influences to ethnic similarity effects, applications to real-world settings, and future research.
A framework for exploring digital entrepreneurship development from a social interaction perspective
Authors: Zhao Fang , Barratt-Pugh Llandis , Suseno Yuliani , Standen Peter , Redmond Janice
Published: November 2022

There is almost universal agreement within extant studies that digital technologies such as social media and digital platforms have accelerated and expanded social networks on an unprecedented scale, generating a transformative impact entrepreneurial processes and outcomes. However, there have been limited studies conducted to investigate this significant phenomenon. We aim to address this gap by providing a framework to extend research knowledge in this area. We specifically focus on the online and offline social contexts that are impacting on digital entrepreneurship (DE) development. We investigate the role of these often blended network relations in DE, placing human relations and social interaction at the centre of the study, and shifting away from previous purely technological approaches. While many existing studies in related fields focus on either social networks or social capital, we study the association between them, in the context of DE. As a contribution to extending existing theory, we propose a new research framework to underpin future study, based on established concepts within the literature and our own research evidence. This framework provides a model of the relational linkages between types of social networks and social capital to enable researchers to explore how they impact on the actions and outcomes of DE. Our purpose is to encourage, inform and guide future empirical research, to focus on and develop an understanding of the crucial role of social network interaction in DE development.
Under pressure: Finding organizational legitimacy through the supply chain
Authors: Ingersoll Alicia R , Li Kunpeng , Cook Alison , Glass Christy
Published: November 2022

This study analyzes whether firms face a tradeoff in responding to pressures of shareholders versus stakeholders in their quest for supply chain management excellence. Are firms that are recognized and rewarded for their supply chain management practices less likely than other firms to have a strong record in community relations, product qualities, employee relations, environmental sustainability and diversity measures? To answer this question, the study utilizes event study, OLS regression and panel data analyses of firms receiving a Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking and a comparative sample of these same firms in non-ranked years. The findings indicate that shareholders react positively to a Gartner ranking, suggesting that ranked firms receive significant incentives to pursue recognition. Additionally, positive stakeholder practices are significantly stronger for firms ranked versus those not ranked. These findings suggest that firms can successfully navigate the pressures congruent with both shareholder and stakeholder priorities through supply chain excellence.
Understanding possible personal correlates of organizational citizenship behavior: Mindfulness and oneness behaviors
Authors: Aşkun Duysal , Çetin Fatih
Published: November 2022

The current study aims to understand the mechanisms underlying the predictive relationship between mindfulness and organizational citizenship behaviors especially targeted for other individuals inside the organizations. As part of this relationship model, oneness behaviors were suggested as an actor of mediation. A sample of 281 blue collar employees participated for the study with employing a multi-source data gathering method. In line with the self-regulation and Buddhist based conceptualizations, and previous related research, statistical analyses revealed significant effects of mindfulness on organizational citizenship behavior towards individuals (OCBI) after controlling demographic variables, and showed fully mediated roles of one and other sub dimensions in mindfulness-OCBI interaction. The current study brings a novel approach to mindfulness and organizational citizenship relationship by including oneness behaviors inside the research model while stressing the importance of interconnectedness and how it could be practiced inside the organizations.
Legal distance moderation in the inter-partner technology distance on cross-country equity investments: A multilevel analysis of the information & communication technology sector
Authors: Malik Tariq H. , Huo Chunhui , Nielsen Klaus
Published: November 2022

The ICT (information & communication technology) sector has increased inter-firm equity investment across countries, and scholars have explicated the role of technological distance or institutional distance to explain the equity size. This study extends the framework to integrate the legal distance (institutional) as a moderator between the technological distance (orientation) and the equity size in cross country investment decisions. Empirically, little is known about whether the legal distance between the home and host countries of high technology firm influences its equity decisions. This study addresses this question using equity deals in the ICT sector during a critical period (2007–2009). Multilevel analysis is based on 51,198 inter-firm equity deals, 120 home countries, 154 host countries, 19,712 equity investing firms and 32,987 equity target firms. This robust analysis offers sever insights. First, the inter-firm technological proximity predicts higher equity than the inter-firm technological distance. In other words, the technology strategy firm invests equity more than a non-technology firm. Second, the inter-legal distance (home-host) between partners predicts lower equity than the inter-legal proximities between the investor and target. Third, the inter-legal distance moderates the technological orientation, predicting that the effect of technological distance decreases the coefficient by 49%, and the effect of the legal distance coefficient increases by 49%. This study contributes to the international business equity investment decision in the high technology sectors to manage uncertainty. The study contributes to institutional contingencies in this field by integrating them with technological contingencies. In addition, it rests on a robust methodology (multilevel) for the academic audience and managerial implications for the business audience.
On the economic nature of behavioural control in smart real estate
Authors: Lecomte Patrick
Published: November 2022

The implementation of smart technologies in the built environment presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the real estate sector. Among the challenges is building occupants’ behavioural control due to smart buildings’ technological apparatus underpinned by pervasive computing. Since the early days of cybernetics, control stemming from information technology has generated many arguments about freedom, privacy and surveillance. Arguments only focused on technology or ethics tend to foster a Manichean view which obscures our ability to rationally assess calm and transparent technology’s role in controlling space users’ behaviours in smart buildings. The paper applies two classic economic frameworks to decipher the economic nature of behavioural control in smart real estate. In the process, it sheds some light on the complex utilitarian relationship between behavioural control and smart space’s user centricity. It concludes by assessing whether regulators should step in, for instance, through de jure property rights allocation among all parties.
Alerting Faculty, Staff, and Students? Public Opinion on Sex Offender Notification on College Campuses
Authors: Budd Kristen M. , Mancini Christina , Frye Shelby
Published: November 2022

Institutes of higher education have been called to action to address and prevent sexual violence perpetrated against college students. Based on legislation, one potential pathway is the extension of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) to the campus community. No research has assessed public perceptions of extending SORN, and in particular the perceived importance of notifying faculty, staff, and/or students about an enrolled student on campus that is registered. Via an online survey, this research assessed public perceptions of 1,269 U.S. adults in relation to campus notification. Using logistic regression, influencing factors that increased the odds respondents would find notification important for faculty/staff and students included their level of concern about registered persons attending college, number of children, and perceptions of social problems being worse now compared to 10 years ago. In regard to notifying students, African American respondents were more likely to think notifying students was important. Findings are discussed in relation to prior work on SORN as well as policy implications and considerations.
How Career Exploration Affects Employment Outcomes: A Two-Wave Study Among Young Chinese Adults
Authors: Xin Lu , Zhang Sixue , Tang Fangcheng , Zhu Jingqiang , Ding Yuanzu
Published: November 2022

Drawing on social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and trait activation theory, this study investigated how and when career exploration affects career outcomes in early adulthood with an integrated conceptual framework. Data came from a two-wave survey of young Chinese adults ( N = 239). This study examined a serial mediation model in which career exploration related to career satisfaction and person-job fit via career success criteria clarity (CSCC) and career decision making self-efficacy (CDSE) sequentially. Results showed, as expected, that more career exploration was related to higher career satisfaction and better person-job fit via higher career success criteria clarity and CDSE. In addition, results indicated that the indirect effect of career exploration on career outcomes becomes stronger when family socioeconomic status is lower. The current research provided insights into the underlying mechanisms between career exploration and career outcomes and the findings offered practical implications for both career educators and consultants.
An adaptive backstepping nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control for the electromechanical brake system with backlash nonlinearity compensation
Authors: Zhao Yiyun , Lin Hui , Miao Feng
Published: November 2022

With the operation of low-floor trams, unavoidable nonlinear factors such as backlash and parameter perturbation are present in electromechanical brake (EMB) systems. This results in poor clamping force tracking performance and challenges the operational safety of trams. Thus, an adaptive nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control algorithm is proposed to address this thorny problem. Firstly, a differentiable function approximates the backlash nonlinearity. Then, a dynamic mathematical model for an EMB system with backlash nonlinearity and parameter perturbation is established. Based on the backstepping control principle, this paper divides the system into three subsystems, and the nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control (NFTSMC) algorithm is adopted to design the controller of each subsystem. Notably, the NFTSMC algorithm can solve the parameters perturbation problem by the large switching gains, which may cause the chattering phenomenon. This paper utilizes the adaptive law to establish an adaptive NFTSMC algorithm to improve this phenomenon. Furthermore, the global asymptotic stability of the system is analyzed using Lyapunov theory. Finally, experimental results clearly validate the effectiveness and superiorities of the proposed control algorithm.
Towards a formalized model-based process for the design of high-speed aircraft and related subsystems
Authors: Ferretto Davide
Published: November 2022

Increasing complexity associated to advanced aircraft concepts for high-speed flight is pushing the limit of engineering practices concerning design phases of products lifecycle. Specific methodologies aimed at managing requirements over the entire vehicle architecture definition shall then be properly formalized and supported by means of standardized processes and languages in order to be effective. The approaches suggested by the Systems Engineering practices, especially when considering the model-based environments as main tools for systems design, can be exploited to face these challenges, if properly tailored to suit the specific engineering field considered. This paper aims at proposing a model-based process for the design of high-speed aircraft exploiting a formalized methodology and the typical tools of Systems Engineering. A conceptual design exercise, based on the STRATOFLY MR3 hypersonic cruiser case study, is performed from high-level stakeholder objectives to vehicle performance estimations, passing through functional and interface analyses. Additionally, some insights concerning on-board subsystems sizing activities are provided in terms of integration within the high-level design process. The whole work highlights the capability of performing a seamless requirements management and development within the design procedure, particularly focussing on the relationships among the different stages of the workflow.
The Dispositional Essence of Proactive Social Preferences: The Dark Core of Personality vis-à-vis 58 Traits
Authors: Hilbig Benjamin E. , Thielmann Isabel , Zettler Ingo , Moshagen Morten
Published: November 2022

Individuals differ in how they weigh their own utility versus others’. This tendency codefines the dark factor of personality (D), which is conceptualized as the underlying disposition from which all socially and ethically aversive (dark) traits arise as specific, flavored manifestations. We scrutinize this unique theoretical notion by testing, for a broad set of 58 different traits and related constructs, whether any predict how individuals weigh their own versus others’ utility in proactive allocation decisions (i.e., social value orientations) beyond D. These traits and constructs range from broad dimensions (e.g., agreeableness), to aversive traits (e.g., sadism) and beliefs (e.g., normlessness), to prosocial tendencies (e.g., compassion). In a large-scale longitudinal study involving the assessment of consequential choices (median N = 2,270; a heterogeneous adult community sample from Germany), results from several hundred latent model comparisons revealed that no meaningful incremental variance was explained beyond D. Thus, D alone is sufficient to represent the social preferences inherent in socially and ethically aversive personality traits.
Energy management approach in electric vehicle with optimizing electricity consumption cost using hybrid method
Authors: Vijayaragavan M , Krishnakumar V , Vasan Prabhu V
Published: November 2022

This paper proposes a hybrid approach for the optimal design of electric vehicle (EV) home energy management. The proposed hybrid system combines the execution of the Lichtenberg optimization algorithm and the heap-based optimizer; hence, it is named as LAHBO method. The main purpose of the proposed system is the reduction of costs and improvement of the power factor. Thus, two phases of optimization, such as Lichtenberg optimization algorithm–based cost minimization and heap-based optimizer–based power factor improvement. At initial phase, power conversation, and operating time of the smart home components are decided using the Lichtenberg optimization algorithm method. It is categorized into four groups, such as interruptible, uninterruptible, thermostatically controlled, and non-programmable loads. In second phase, the residential power factor at grid connection point is improved using the heap-based optimizer approach. Finally, the proposed system is carried out on MATLAB platform related to several existing approaches. The proposed method enhances the power factor and diminishes the cost than the existing method. The cost of proposed method is 0.16$ and existing approaches such as CGO, SMO, and SOA cost become 0.2, 0.3, and 0.35$, respectively.
lncRNA FGD5-AS1 acts as a ceRNA to regulate lipopolysaccharide-induced injury via the miR-223-3p-3p/GAS5 axis in cardiomyocytes
Authors: Fang Xiao-ling , Shi Shu-guang
Published: November 2022

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are abnormally expressed in numerous diseases, and they are closely associated with cardiac diseases. However, the role of lncRNAs in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cardiotoxicity as well as the potential mechanism remain largely unclear. In the present study, IncRNA microarray assays were performed to analyze differential lncRNA expression in LPS-treated cardiomyocytes, and lncRNA FGD5-AS1 was one of the downregulated lncRNAs. H9C2 cells were treated with LPS, and the expression of lncRNA FGD5-AS1 was markedly downregulated. LncRNA FGD5 overexpression decreased the LPS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and inflammation. Bioinformatics analysis and a luciferase reporter assay indicated that lncRNA FGD5-AS1 directly binds to miR-223-3p. A miR-222-3p mimic partially reversed the inhibitory effect of lncRNA FGD5-AS1 on the LPS-induced H9C2 cell apoptosis and inflammatory response. Moreover, miR-223-3p directly targeted growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5). LncRNA FGD5-AS1 regulated LPS-induced H9C2 cell inflammation and apoptosis via the miR-223-3p/GAS5 axis.
Understanding the stickiness in high-SES students’ educational expectations: The role of private schools
Authors: Valdés Manuel T
Published: November 2022

Different studies have observed that performance is a worse predictor of educational expectations among high-SES students. This result has been referred to as stickiness in high-SES students’ expectations and explained as the outcome of the capacity and motivation of high-SES families to manage low performance so that it does not affect educational ambition and endanger social maintenance. However, little is known about how that stickiness is achieved. I use Spanish data from PISA 2018 to assess the role played by private schools in the stickiness of the expectation of enrolment in the academic track of upper secondary education. First, I report high stickiness in high-SES Spanish students’ expectations. Then, I find that low performance is less detrimental to educational ambition in private schools, particularly for high-SES students. Finally, I simulate a counterfactual scenario where high-SES students enrol in private schools as often as low-SES students and observe that one-fifth of the stickiness in the expectation of academic-USE disappears.
Leadership Journey Testimonios: Four Latina Assistant Principals Enacting Applied Critical Leadership
Authors: Martinez Melissa A. , Glover Kelley T. , Ota Michael
Published: November 2022

This study harnessed the power of testimonio as a methodological approach and method, along with applied critical leadership as a framework to answer the following questions: What were defining aspects of the leadership journeys of four Latina assistant principals that enabled them to get to and thrive in their positions? How did their cultural backgrounds and identities (racial/ethnic, gendered, linguistic, other identity markers) shape and/or inform their leadership journeys? The testimonios of the four Latina assistant principals centered on four overarching themes related to the defining aspects of their leadership journeys: (1) the significant role that their parents and upbringing played in becoming advocates, educators, and school leaders; (2) the support and mentorship that were critical to their ascension into the assistant principal role; (3) the challenges they faced with regards to discrimination and microaggressions as Latina assistant principals; and (4) how they responded as agents of change in culturally responsive and asset-based ways as administrators. Each of these defining aspects were shaped and/or informed in some way by their cultural backgrounds and at least one or more social identity markers; often related to their Latinidad, being women, their age, being working to middle class, and bilingual or non-Spanish speaking. Individually and collectively, the leadership journey testimonios affirm how the Latina assistant principals enacted applied critical leadership. Findings can inform leadership preparation and districts that must intentionally address equity and diversify the leadership pipeline so that it both reflects and responds to the increasingly diverse communities in our country.
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Associated Risk Factors in Adolescents and Adults With Isolated Robin Sequence
Authors: Semensato Mariana Mendes , Trindade Sergio Henrique Kiemle , Marzano-Rodrigues Maria Noel , Scomparin Leandro , Trindade-Suedam Ivy
Published: November 2022

Objective

To investigate the subjective risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents and young adults with isolated Robin sequence (IRS). Additionally, to investigate the association of OSA risk with respiratory signs/symptoms, and retrognathia.

Design

Prospective, observational, and cross-sectional study.

Setting

Tertiary reference hospital for the rehabilitation of craniofacial anomalies.

Participants

Adolescents and adults (n = 30) with IRS were clinically evaluated and screened through the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) and Respiratory Symptoms Questionnaire. The maxillomandibular relationship was assessed on lateral cephalograms of those that reached skeletal maturity (n = 13). Polysomnography (PSG) was performed in a subgroup of 4 individuals.

Results

The mean age of the sample was 18.2 (±3.4) years, 17 (56.7%) were adolescents (14-19 years), and 16 were (53.3%) female, all presented a repaired cleft palate.

Clinical Parameters

Systemic arterial pressure (118.0 ± 4.1/76.3 ± 4.9 mmHg), body mass index (BMI) (20.9 ± 2.8 kg/m2), neck (33.2 ± 2.3 cm), and waist circumferences (72.0 ± 5.8 cm) were within normal ranges. A skeletal class I pattern was observed in 61.5% of the participants while a class II was seen in 15.4% of them. A high risk for OSA was detected in 16.7%, and it was associated with nasal obstruction, snoring and drowsiness, and a skeletal class II pattern ( P ≤ .05). One patient presented with mild OSA (apnea–hypopnea index [AHI] = 10.1 events/hour) at the PSG exam.

Conclusions

A high risk for OSA can be observed with a moderate frequency among adolescents and young adults with IRS, especially among those who are concurrently suffering from nasal obstruction, snoring and retrognathia.
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