bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
­Review of the genus Neomardara Hering, 1926 with descriptions of two new species and updated information on the distribution of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae)
Authors: László Gyula M. , Volynkin Anton V.
Published: November 2023

The taxonomy and distribution of the Afrotropical tussock moth genus Neomardara Hering, 1926 is revised and five species are distinguished based on morphological characters, two of which are described as new to science: Neomardara fontainei and N. congolana spp. n. Based on material sampled during recent fieldwork and located in collections, an updated distribution map of all species of the genus is provided. Both sexes of all species and their genitalia are illustrated in 92 diagnostic figures.
Teulisna spinulosa, a new species from Northern Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V.
Published: November 2023

A new species of the genus Teulisna Walker, 1862, Teulisna spinulosa sp. n. is described from Northern Vietnam. Teulisna bipectinis Fang, 2000 is reported from Vietnam for the first time. Adults as well as male and female genitalia are illustrated.
On the taxonomy of the genus Denteilema Dubatolov with a description of the female of Denteilema unicolora Dubatolov and new data on the genus distribution (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V.
Published: November 2023

The footman moth genus Denteilema Dubatolov, 2012 is re-characterised. The type species of the genus, Denteilema unicolora Dubatolov, 2012 is reported from Laos, Thailand and Malaysia for the first time, and its hitherto unknown female is described. A new combination is introduced: Denteilema cretacea (Hampson, 1911), comb. n. Adults as well as male and female genitalia are illustrated.
Two new genera, two new subgenera, and four new species of Lithosiina from China and northern Indochina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V. , Saldaitis Aidas
Published: November 2023

Two new genera (Fangeilema gen. n. and Kuatunittia gen. n.), two new subgenera (Fangeilema (Danieloma) subgen. n. and Kuatunittia (Paraxenittia) subgen. n.), and four new species, Fangeilema (Fangeilema) amoena sp. n. (Northern Vietnam), Fangeilema (Danieloma) confusa sp. n. (China: Shaanxi and Yunnan), Kuatunittia (Paraxenittia) erlanga sp. n. (China: Sichuan), and Kuatunittia (Paraxenittia) sapa sp. n. (Northern Vietnam) are described. Two new combinations are introduced: Fangeilema (Fangeilema) lucida (Fang, 2000), comb. n. and Kuatunittia (Kuatunittia) klapperichi (Daniel, 1954), comb. n. A lectotype is designated for Systropha klapperichi Daniel, 1954. Adults as well as male and female genitalia of the new and related taxa are illustrated.
The effect of state ownership on corporate investment efficiency: evidence from listed firms in Vietnam
Authors: Tran Quoc Trung , Dao Thi Huong , Nguyen Thi Trung , Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Vy , Ha Hien Minh
Published: November 2023

Extant literature shows that state ownership is a special type of ownership. Politicians tend to follow both social and economic goals to maintain their positions. In some cases, they may sacrifice the latter to achieve the former. Therefore, firms with high state ownership face more serious agency problems than those with low state ownership. This study investigates how state ownership affects corporate investment efficiency in Vietnam, where privatizing state-owned firms is an important economic policy. Our sample includes 4,937 observations from firms listed between 2007 and 2020. Using fixed effects, random effects, random effects Tobit, pooled OLS, and Poisson regression with fixed effects, we find that state ownership has a negative impact on corporate investment efficiency. In addition, the multinomial logistic regression results show that firms with state ownership are more likely to engage in overinvestment. State ownership weakens corporate governance and thus creates opportunities for managers to expropriate shareholders. Managers tend to increase firm size through overinvestment to strengthen their positions; therefore, firms with state ownership have lower investment efficiency.
Probing the Interplay between Jets, Winds, and Multi-phase Gas in 11 Radio-quiet PG Quasars: A uGMRT-VLA Study
Authors: S. Silpa , Kharb P. , Ho Luis C. , Harrison C. M.
Published: November 2023

We present polarization-sensitive images from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) at 5 GHz of 11 radio-quiet PG quasars. Based on the radio morphology, spectral index, and polarization properties from the VLA study, coupled with the findings of our previous 685 MHz uGMRT data, we find the presence of low-power jets on subarcsecond and arcsecond scales in nine sources; some show signatures of bent jets. The origin of radio emission remains unclear in the remaining two sources. Of the 11 sources, linear polarization is detected in four of them with fractional polarization ranging between 2% and 21%. In PG 1229+204, the inferred B-field direction is parallel to the local kiloparsec-scale jet direction. The inferred B-fields are transverse to the weak southward extension in PG 0934+013. For PG 0050+124 and PG 0923+129, the relationship between the B-field structure and radio outflow direction remains unclear. Localized or small-scale jet–medium interactions can be inferred across the sample based on the VLA jet kinetic power arguments and polarization data. These may have the potential as a feedback mechanism. We find that the radio properties do not show strong correlations with the star formation, [O iii] and CO quantities published in the literature. The lack of evidence of AGN feedback on the global galaxy properties could be due to the relative timescales of AGN activity and those over which any impact might be taking place.
Clump-scale Gas Infall in High-mass Star Formation: A Multitransition View with James Clerk Maxwell Telescope HCN (4–3) Mapping
Authors: Xu Fengwei , Wang Ke , He Yuxin , Wu Jingwen , Zhu Lei , Mardones Diego
Published: November 2023

Gas infall motions play a crucial role in high-mass star formation and are characterized by observable signatures of blueshifted asymmetric spectral line profiles (“blue profiles”). However, the connection between blue profiles and infall motions is unclear due to complex gas motions at parsec scales. In this study, we present the results of an HCN (4–3) mapping survey conducted with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, toward 38 massive clumps exhibiting blue profiles in HCO+ (3–2). We extract 34 HCN cores from the 38 observed fields. The core-averaged spectra show various line profiles, indicating that blue-profile HCO+ (3–2) does not guarantee the same in HCN (4–3). Through non-LTE radiative-transfer calculations, we attribute the low detection rate of high-J blue profiles to a combination of insufficient HCN (4–3) opacity and the intricate gas motion across different density layers. A comparison between the MALT90 and Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey line surveys highlights the importance of appropriate tracers, high spectral resolution, and column density thresholds when searching for blue profiles. We select 11 reliable infall candidates and adopt the Hill5 model to fit the infall velocity of 0.2–1.6 km s−1, corresponding to 5%–74% of freefall velocity. Assuming a spherically collapsing model, we estimate the median and mean mass infall rates to be 4.5 × 10−3 and 7.6 × 10−3
M
⊙ yr−1, respectively. The consistency of the mass infall rates among different transitions suggests a steady accretion process from the clump gas envelope to the inner region.
Halfway to the Peak: Spatially Resolved Star Formation and Kinematics in a z = 0.54 Dusty Galaxy with JWST/MIRI
Authors: Young Jason , Pope Alexandra , Sajina Anna , Yan Lin , Gonçalves Thiago S , Eleazer Miriam , Alberts Stacey , Armus Lee , Bonato Matteo , Dale Daniel A. , Farrah Duncan , Ferkinhoff Carl , Hayward Christopher C. , McKinney Jed , Murphy Eric J. , Nesvadba Nicole , Ogle Patrick , Sajkov Leonid , Veilleux Sylvain
Published: November 2023

We present JWST Mid-InfraRed Instrument/Medium-Resolution Spectrometer (MIRI/MRS) observations of an infrared luminous disk galaxy, FLS1, at z ∼ 0.54. With a lookback time of 5 Gyr, FLS1 is chronologically at the midpoint between the peak epoch of star formation and the present day. The MRS data provide maps of the atomic fine structure lines [Ar ii]6.99, [Ar iii]8.99, [Ne ii]12.81, and [Ne iii]15.55 μm, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) features at 3.3, 6.2, and 11.3 μm, and the warm molecular gas indicators H2S(5) and H2S(3); all these emission features are spatially resolved. We find that the PAH emission is more extended along the northern side of the galaxy when compared to the well-studied star formation tracer [Ne ii]. The H2 rotational lines, which are shock indicators, are strongest and most extended on the southern side of the galaxy. [Ar ii] is the second brightest fine structure line detected in FLS1 and we show that it is a useful kinematic probe that can be detected with JWST out to z ∼ 3. Velocity maps of [Ar ii] show a rotating disk with signs of turbulence. Our results provide an example of how spatially resolved mid-infrared spectroscopy can allow us to better understand the star formation and interstellar medium conditions in a galaxy halfway back to the peak epoch of galaxy evolution.
Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with secondary bacterial pneumonia among COVID-19 patients in ICU
Authors: Ekiz Iscanli Insa Gül , Aydin Mehtap , Şaylan Bengü
Published: November 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 and secondary infections developing during COVID-19 follow-up are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICU). In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency, microbiology, risk factors, and outcomes of secondary bacterial pneumonia in hospitalized patients due to COVID-19.
Methodology: We studied all patients with bacterial pneumonia developed in patients with severe COVID-19 infection in the COVID-19 intensive care unit in a single-center hospital between March 16, 2020 and June 17, 2020.
Patients hospitalized and followed up in the ICU for respiratory failure were examined in terms of secondary infection affecting morbidity and mortality.
Results: Ninety-six (20%) of 471 patients had secondary bacterial pneumonia, respectively; of the leading pathogens were Acinetobacter baumannii (44.8%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (39.6%), followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4.2%), Escherichia coli (3.1%), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (3.1%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (3.1%), and Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) (1%). The mortality rate among infected (75% / 47.5%) was significantly higher than in uninfected patients. Associated with the development of secondary bacterial pneumonia in COVID-19 patients; corticosteroid therapy [odds ratio (OR) 6250, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.383-28.571, p = 0.017), corticosteroid dose (OR 8.862 CI 2.299-70.258, p= 0.006), duration of mechanical ventilation (OR 1.199 CI) 1.088-1.322, p< 0.001).
Conclusions: Secondary bacterial pneumonia was found to be associated with the severity and survival of the disease in patients admitted to ICU due to COVID-19. Duration of mechanical ventilation and use of corticosteroids and high-dose corticosteroids are risk factors for secondary bacterial pneumonia.
Relationship of angiopoietin-2 level with the prognosis of the COVID-19 disease
Authors: Keskin Olgun , Kalan Sari Işılay , Seremet Keskin Aysegul , Ellidağ Hamit Yaşar , Harmandar Orbay
Published: November 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 infection is associated with coagulopathy. There is increased expression of markers such as E-selectin or angiopoietin-2 upon the activation of endothelin. The aim of this study was to determine whether there was a difference in angiopoietin-2 levels among patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 who need to be hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICUs) or service.
Methodology: COVID-19 infected patients admitted in the hospital were included in this study. In addition to the routine biochemical parameters of patients in ICUs and services, 5 cc blood samples were collected and angiopoietin-2 was analyzed. Demographic data of the patients, biochemical parameters at the time of hospitalization, places and durations of hospitalization as well as their ways of being discharged from hospital were recorded.
Results: 180 patients who presented to our hospital’s emergency service and were hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19 were included in our study. 137 patients (76.1%) were hospitalized in the service and 43 (23.9%) were hospitalized in ICU. The angiopoietin-2 level was determined to be significantly high in the patients hospitalized in ICUs (p = 0.018). When the cut-off value of angiopoetin-2 in predicting the ICU hospitalization was assumed as 64.5 ng/L, its sensitivity was determined to be 59% and its specificity was found to be 42%.
Conclusions: We concluded that angiopoietin-2 level in COVID-19 patients upon their presentation to the hospital might be an important parameter in predicting and ascertaining their place of hospitalization.
Molecular epidemiological investigation of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from intensive care unit patients of six geographical regions of Turkey
Authors: Köse Şükran , Dal Tuba , Çetinkaya Rıza Aytaç , Arı Oğuz , Yenilmez Ercan , Temel Esra Nurlu , Çetin Emel Sesli , Arabacı Çiğdem , Büyüktuna Seyit Ali , Hasbek Mürşit , Külahlıoğlu Neslihan , Müderris Tuba , Kaynar Teoman , Sarı Tuğba , Yalçın Ata Nevzat , Ak Kenan , Yıldırım Berivan Tunca , Şahin Merve , Durmaz Rıza
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Klebsiella pneumonia causes serious infections in hospitalized patients. In recent years, carbapenem-resistant infections increased in the world. The molecular epidemiological investigation of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates was aimed in this study.
Methodology: Fifty carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates from six geographical regions of Turkey between September 2019-2020 were included in the study. The disk diffusion method was used for the antibiotic susceptibility testing. The microdilution confirmed colistin susceptibility. Genetic diversity was investigated by MLST (Multi-Locus Sequence Typing).
Results: The resistance rates were as follows: 49 (98%) for meropenem, 47 (94%) imipenem, 50 (100%) ertapenem, 30 (60%) colistin and amoxicillin-clavulanate, 49 (98%) ceftriaxone, 48 (96%) cefepime, 50 (100%) piperacillin-tazobactam, 47 (94%) ciprofloxacin, 40 (80%) amikacin, 37 (74%) gentamicin. An isolate resistant to colistin by disk diffusion was found as susceptible to microdilution. ST 2096 was the most common (n:16) sequence type by MLST.
ST 101 (n:7), ST14 (n:6), ST 147 and ST 15 (n:4), ST391 (n:3), ST 377 and ST16 (n:2), ST22, ST 307, ST 985, ST 336, ST 345, and ST 3681 (n:1) were classified in other isolates. In İstanbul and Ankara ST2096 was common. Among Turkey isolates, the most common clonal complexes (CC) were CC14 (n:26) and CC11 (n = 7).
Conclusions: In Turkey, a polyclonal population of CC14 throughout the country and inter-hospital spread were indicated. The use of molecular typing tools will highlight understanding the transmission dynamics.
Prevalence and molecular determinants of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Jazan, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Brek Thamer , Alghamdi Ahmed K , Abujamel Turki S , Yasir Muhammad , Alattas Elaf M , Hazazi Maryam S , Al-Zahrani Ibrahim A
Published: November 2023

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) designated Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), formerly Enterobacteriaceae, among the global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The rate of CRE in Arabian countries, including Saudi Arabia has increased. Here, we report the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) in the Jazan region, a southern coastal province of Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: Eighty-six non-repetitive clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae that showed resistance to at least one of the carbapenem drugs were collected from three tertiary hospitals in the Jazan region from March 2020 to April 2021. The identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of isolates were performed using various automated systems. Molecular detection of carbapenemase genes was conducted using a multiplex PCR.
Results: Out of the 86 tested CRKP isolates, 64 (74.4%) were carbapenemase-producing isolates. The blaOXA-48 gene was the most predominant carbapenemase gene, detected in 65.1% (n = 56) of isolates. The blaNDM gene was detected in only 9.3% (n = 8) of isolates; three were found to be co-harbored with blaVIM. Interestingly, one isolate of CRKP was found to have carbapenemase genes (blaNDM, blaVIM and blaKPC), which was associated with COVID-19 patient.
Conclusions: The incidence of carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae in Jazan hospitals seemed to be high, confirming the continued prevalence of carbapenem resistance in Saudi Hospitals. We report K. pneumoniae strain with triple carbapenemase genes in southern Saudi Arabia. The emergence of such an isolate could threaten patients and healthcare workers and requires great attention to rapid interventions to avoid further dissemination, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Antibiotic resistance patterns of pediatric community-acquired urinary tract infections in a tertiary care center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alsubaie Mohammed A , Alsuheili Abdullah Z , Aljehani Mohammed N , Alothman Abdulrahman A , Alzahrani Abdulaziz S , Mohammedfadel Hamza A , Alshehry Mazin A , Alnajjar Abeer A
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children. UTIs can lead to serious and permanent damage to the urinary tract if treatment is delayed or insufficient, particularly in repeated infections. Knowledge of antibiotic resistance trends aids in the selection of appropriate empiric antibiotics. There is limited data regarding this in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to investigate uropathogens and their antibiotic resistance patterns in the pediatric community in a tertiary care center.
Methodology: The study population included children aged 0 to 14 years old who had culture-proven UTIs evaluated in the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from February 2019 to September 2021.
Results: Out of 510 UTI episodes, Escherichia coli (54.5%) was the predominant causative pathogen. Of the total episodes, 137 (26.8%) were caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers. In general, the highest resistance was observed against ampicillin (73.2%), cefazolin (54.6%), co-trimoxazole (46%), and cefuroxime (40.6%), whereas amikacin (0.4%), imipenem (0.8%), and meropenem (0.8%) showed the lowest rates of resistance.
Conclusions: Antibiotic resistance is a major concern worldwide due to misuse of antibiotics and subsequent rise of multidrug resistant organisms. Our findings highlight the rise in antibiotic resistance, particularly in E. coli strains. Furthermore, ESBL-producing bacteria were responsible for approximately one-third of UTIs. Our study emphasizes the importance of local antibiograms for pediatric community-acquired infections, as it guides clinicians in every center in the choice of appropriate empiric antibiotic treatment.
Comparison of two multiplex PCR tests for common pathogen detection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection
Authors: Wang Le , Sun Suzhen , You Dianping , Chen Fang , Guo Yinghui , Zeng Xianping , Wang Weijian , Yang Shuo
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Multiplex PCR methods have significantly improved the diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in children. The ResP-CE System coupled with capillary electrophoresis is a highly specialized, automated, and expensive technology for detecting common pathogens in ARTIs. The XYRes-MCA System, a remarkably less expensive multiplex PCR instrument, employs hybridization for the detection of ARTI pathogens. Both methods detect 9 common microorganisms in ARTIs, i.e., RSV, FLUAV, FLUBV, ADV, PIV, HMPV, HBOV, HCOV, and MP. In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of these two methods in the detection of pathogens from sputum specimens collected from children with ARTIs.
Methodology: Sputum specimens were collected from 237 hospitalized children with ARTIs. Nucleic acid was extracted on an automated workstation. The ResP-CE and XYres-MCA systems were applied to detect pathogens from the samples, and the test result agreement between the two methods was evaluated using Kappa statistics.
Results: The ResP-CE and XYres-MCA identified pathogens, single or in combination, in 151 (63.7%) and 171 (72.1%) of 237 samples, respectively. Approximately 85% of positive samples identified by either method contained a single pathogen. Moderate to almost perfect concordance between the two methods was found in detecting the following 7 pathogens: RSV, FLUAV, FLUBV, PIV, HMPV, HBOV, and MP.
Conclusions: These two methods are comparable in detecting common pathogens of ARTIs in children. As XYres-MCA analysis is more cost-effective, it could play an important role in diagnosing ARTIs in children in less economically developed regions.
Angiogenesis and eosinophilia in the nasal mucosa of patients with different clinical phenotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis
Authors: Vukadinović Tijana , Vuksanović Božarić Aleksandra , Vukomanović Đurđević Biserka , Radunović Miroslav , Perić Aleksandar
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Dense inflammatory cell infiltration and vascularization of the nasal mucosa are histological characteristics of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We aimed to evaluate the association between eosinophilia and vascularization in the stroma of mucosal layer/nasal polyps (NP) and clinical parameters in patients with different phenotypes of CRS.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study involved 33 patients who had CRS with NP without aspirin sensitivity (CRSwNP), 20 NP patients as a part of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), and 10 patients who had CRS without NP (CRSsNP), selected for surgery. Control group consisted of 31 subjects without nasal/sinus inflammation, selected for surgery of pneumatized middle turbinate. All patients were clinically scored before surgery for nasal symptoms, quality of life (QoL) outcome and findings from computed tomography scans. NP/nasal mucosa samples of participants were immunohistochemically stained for eosinophil infiltration marker BMK13 and angiogenesis markers CD31 and CD34.
Results: AERD patients had the highest level of immunoexpression for BMK13. The strongest staining pattern of CD34 was found in AERD group and the highest expression level for CD31 in CRSwNP group. We found a positive correlation between BMK13, impaired QoL and radiologically evaluated disease extent in patients with CRSwNP. Excepting CRSsNP patients, no correlation was found between the marker of tissue eosinophilia and markers of vascular proliferation.
Conclusions: Patients from AERD phenotype have the highest degree of stromal eosinophilic infiltration and endothelial proliferation in comparison to other CRS phenotypes. Eosininophil infiltration marker BMK13 correlates better with the clinical parameters of CRS in comparison to the vascular proliferation markers.
Abrupt Transition to Remote Learning in Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Joo Jee Young
Published: November 2023

Background:

This scoping review aimed to identify the issues faced by nursing students, including those in undergraduate and graduate programs, during the emergency academic learning transition from face-to-face to remote learning at the outset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Method:

Five electronic databases were searched for eligible studies, published between January 2020 and May 2023. Studies that focused on remote learning among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic were eligible for inclusion. Subsequently, the data were extracted and thematically synthesized.

Results:

After searching and reviewing the literature, 34 primary and empirical studies were identified. The data synthesis identified six themes, including four weaknesses and two strengths.

Conclusion:

This review demonstrated that nursing students have endeavored to overcome the situation amid the sudden transition in educational modalities and remained committed to their academic progress. We recommend that a new paradigm of nursing education should be prepared for nursing students and faculties.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2024;63(2):108–115.]
AI Tools Like ChatGPT for People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Authors: Moraiti Ioanna , Drigas Athanasios
Published: November 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly integrated into various aspects of everyday life, including the emergence of the AI tool ChatGPT. This study aims to explore the potential benefits of AI tools, such as ChatGPT for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Through a comprehensive literature review, this paper examines the impact and efficacy of AI tools in enhancing personalized learning, assessment, and diagnosis. It highlights the potential of machine learning algorithms and AI models, which can gather input from multiple users, to contribute to these areas. However, it is important to note that there is currently no research evidence suggesting that AI tools can replace therapists and healthcare professionals in this context.
Webster’s Horse-Play
Authors: Greenberg Marissa
Published: November 2023

Horses were everywhere in John Webster’s worlds – both the “real” world of early modern London and the dramatic world of his early seventeenth-century revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. This essay focuses on Webster’s equine and equestrian imagery in Duchess, especially in the play’s opening scene. Drawing on animal studies in the early modern period, this essay argues that relations between humans and animals, in particular horses, are pivotal to Webster’s world-making and construction of character. Duchess invites audiences to listen for not only equestrian activities and equine bodies but also horse-related literary allusions and socio-political symbolism. In this way, Webster’s horse-play engages early modern ideas about animals and humans, service and use, harmony and hierarchy. The sounds of horses and horsemanship in Duchess produce a sensibly familiar if inexorably tragic world in which Webster generates characters as embodied, ethical, and social creatures.
”You are welcome to your country” : initiation and re-encounter in the dramatic world of John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi
Authors: Hiscock Andrew
Published: November 2023

This article considers the structural, thematic and dramaturgical dimensions of the first scene of John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. Particular attention is paid to the formulation of a framing device, key concepts which underpin the intrigue being played out onstage and the construction and resolution of the dramatic narrative of the first scene. Readers are also invited to consider the earlier classical and medieval dramatic traditions which shaped Webster’s writing of this scene.
La mission de sauvegarde et de mise en valeur du patrimoine scientifique et technique contemporain (PATSTEC)
Authors: Rozay Anne-Sophie , Cuenca Catherine , Thomas Yves , Thoulouze Daniel , Ballé Catherine , Joyaux Valérie , Nimeskern Maud , Baudement Marie-Laure , Chambaud Serge , Amatore Christian , Heurtel Pascale
Published: November 2023

Un projet de sauvegarde et de valorisation du patrimoine scientifique et technique universitaire contemporain a démarré à Nantes en 1996 sous la direction de Catherine Cuenca, conservatrice générale du patrimoine. En 1999, ce projet s’est ensuite étendu à la région des Pays-de-la-Loire. Une sauvegarde immatérielle s’est alors développée avec l’aide des NTIC (nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication) sous l’impulsion de Yves Thomas, automaticien : plusieurs CD-ROM puis DVD-ROM d’histoires de vie de chercheurs, d’histoires de laboratoires et un site Web incluant une base de données d’objets scientifiques et techniques. Ces travaux appréciés par un conseil scientifique international et publiés en étroite collaboration avec Catherine Ballé, sociologue, intéressent les représentants des ministères de la recherche et de la culture, qui suscitent la création d’une mission nationale que Daniel Thoulouze, physicien, directeur de recherche au CNRS et du musée des Arts et Métiers au Conservatoire national des arts et métiers de 2001 à 2007, pilote et développe avec Catherine Cuenca. Nous revenons, à travers des entretiens avec quatre pionniers, sur les origines et le développement de la mission devenue PATSTEC en 2006.
Le cas du spectromètre à transformée de Fourier du laboratoire Aimé-Cotton en Ile-de-France
Authors: Astic Isabelle , Campergue Elsa
Published: November 2023

Le spectromètre à transformée de Fourier du laboratoire Aimé-Cotton est un instrument scientifique spectaculaire par sa taille bien sûr mais surtout pas sa paternité scientifique. Après avoir exposé le contexte de sa sauvegarde et de son inscription à l’inventaire du musée des Arts et Métiers, cet article revient sur le principe scientifique de cet outil remarquable, présente sa genèse et les personnes qui ont œuvré à sa mise au point, puis évoque le foisonnement d’applications et de projets dont il a permis l’existence.
Un appareil de mesure de l’ostéodensitométrie osseuse embarqué dans l’espace
Authors: Azanza Anne
Published: November 2023

Invention d'un appareil de mesure de l'ostéodensitométrie osseuse réalisé à l'université de Tours en partenariat avec l'agence spatiale européenne (ESA) et Matra-Marconi-Space en 1994 - 1995.
Les collections de physique de l’université de Poitiers : la fabrique patrimoniale de l’instrumentation expérimentale
Authors: Garcia Géraldine , Mrani Zoé
Published: November 2023

La faculté des sciences de l’université de Poitiers, depuis sa création en 1854 a constitué un fonds important d’instrumentation expérimentale, passée et contemporaine, qui témoigne du dynamisme et des développements scientifiques portés par des hommes (fonds Turpain) et des équipes de recherche (Pprime UPR CNRS 3346) à la pointe dans les domaines de la physique et de l’ingénierie.
Naissance et structuration d’un service en Languedoc-Roussillon
Authors: Théron Audrey , Bourgade Véronique
Published: November 2023

Depuis 2005, la mission PATSTEC Occitanie-Est est hébergée au sein d'un service universitaire en charge de la gestion, de la conservation et de la valorisation des collections. Ce texte décrit sa naissance à sa structuration actuelle, ses thématiques d'inventaire et spécificités locales.
La mission PATSTEC en Bretagne : constitution et institutionnalisation au sein de l’université
Authors: Priser Julie , Lemaire Marion , Bernard Dominique
Published: November 2023

La mission du patrimoine scientifique et technique contemporain (mission PATSTEC) en région Bretagne tient aujourd’hui un rôle essentiel et moteur dans l’accompagnement et le développement d’actions pour la sauvegarde et la valorisation de l’instrumentation scientifique et technique. Au début des années 2000, deux physiciens de l’université de Rennes 1, Jean-Paul Taché et Dominique Bernard accèdent à des salles laissées à l’abandon au sein du campus universitaire. Ils y redécouvrent des instruments scientifiques, constituant alors une collection rare et exceptionnelle. Commence un travail d’inventaire et de communication autour de ce patrimoine. Ces démarches sont soutenues par le développement, au même moment, d’une commission « culture scientifique et technique » définissant la politique culturelle et scientifique de l’établissement. En 2007, la mission PATSTEC Bretagne est contractualisée par un accord entre l’Université de Rennes 1 et le CNAM - musée des Arts et Métiers. Ce conventionnement est un marqueur fort dans l’institutionnalisation de la mission. Il donne des moyens, il crédibilise les actions de sauvegarde et de valorisation de ce patrimoine, il permet de travailler à partir d’une méthode et structure une équipe. Mais pour tenir une place déterminante, la mission PATSTEC Bretagne s’articule avant tout autour de partenaires régionaux dynamiques qui asseyent cette institutionnalisation. Les vingt ans de la mission nationale sont l’occasion pour la région Bretagne de se replonger dans ses archives, activer les mémoires des protagonistes et de rassembler tous les éléments pour raconter cette histoire.
La région Midi-Pyrénées : vingt ans de sensibilisation à la sauvegarde du patrimoine scientifique universitaire : le rôle structurant de la mission PATSTEC Midi-Pyrénées
Authors: Jolivet Anne-Claire , Tomezak Sandrine
Published: November 2023

Accueillie dans une institution interuniversitaire il y a dix-huit ans, la mission régionale Occitanie Ouest, a su s’ancrer dans un contexte en constante mutation et offrir un cadre professionnel structurant aux établissements d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche du site midi-pyrénéen. De multiples occasions de partager des pratiques et réflexions, de monter des projets transverses et de construire des partenariats vertueux ont pu voir le jour et faire évoluer la place du patrimoine scientifique matériel et immatériel dans les laboratoires.
Cent quatre-vingt-cinq ans de chimie entre science, industrie et société en région Auvergne, vus à travers le patrimoine scientifique et technique de la sucrerie de Bourdon
Authors: Rodriguez Quentin
Published: November 2023

En 2020, aux confins de la ville de Clermont-Ferrand, la sucrerie de Bourdon ferme définitivement ses portes après 185 d'activité dans la grande plaine agricole de la Limagne. Il s'agissait alors de la plus ancienne sucrerie en activité en France. Dans les conditions difficiles d'une fin d'activité sèche, la mission PATSTEC Auvergne est intervenue pour inventorier plusieurs centaines d'objets scientifiques et industriels. Cet article dresse un panorama de la démarche patrimoniale menée autour de l'usine de Bourdon ces dernières années, et propose quelques axes d'interrogation des fonds conservés ou documentés. Il montre comment une approche multi-acteurs de sauvegarde et de valorisation du patrimoine permet de documenter et d'interroger les phénomènes d'intrication socio-historique entre industrie, science et technique, et histoire économique et sociale d'un territoire.
La lignée technique : une pédagogie pour valoriser l’inventaire des instruments scientifiques
Authors: Lévy-Battesti Corine
Published: November 2023

L'objet de cet article est de montrer comment un outil pédagogique de culture scientifique sous forme de « livrets techniques » a été développé pour sauvegarder et valoriser les instruments scientifiques d'Aix-Marseille université inventoriés dans le cadre de la mission nationale du patrimoine scientifique et technique contemporain (PATSTEC) en région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur.
Image and Text Aspect Level Multimodal Sentiment Classification Model Using Transformer and Multilayer Attention Interaction
Authors: Yin Xiuye , Chen Liyong
Published: November 2023

Many existing image and text sentiment analysis methods only consider the interaction between image and text modalities, while ignoring the inconsistency and correlation of image and text data, to address this issue, an image and text aspect level multimodal sentiment analysis model using transformer and multi-layer attention interaction is proposed. Firstly, ResNet50 is used to extract image features, and RoBERTa-BiLSTM is used to extract text and aspect level features. Then, through the aspect direct interaction mechanism and deep attention interaction mechanism, multi-level fusion of aspect information and graphic information is carried out to remove text and images unrelated to the given aspect. The emotional representations of text data, image data, and aspect type sentiments are concatenated, fused, and fully connected. Finally, the designed sentiment classifier is used to achieve sentiment analysis in terms of images and texts. This effectively has improved the performance of sentiment discrimination in terms of graphics and text.
Transformative Research in Digital Twins for Integrated Urban Development
Authors: Ziehl Michael , Herzog Rico , Degkwitz Till , Niggemann Martin Heinrich , Ziemer Gesa , Thoneick Rosa
Published: November 2023

Integrated urban development can serve as a cross-sectoral planning concept to manage processes of transformation in urban systems towards sustainability and resilience. At the same time, urban digital twins are being implemented with increasing frequency in urban planning. They can be used to foster such transformations and to make improvements that are more adequate regarding the complexity of urban systems than mere efficiency boost. In this article, the authors discuss how they try to support such change by applying transformative research methods, such as conducting real-world experiments based on prototyping and testing digital tools. The article illustrates how they use the development of urban digital twins in Hamburg, Germany as a field of intervention with the aim of achieving broader usage by and representation of marginalised groups that are typically overlooked in such technology and in urban planning itself.
Matching Prediction of Teacher Demand and Training Based on SARIMA Model Based on Neural Network
Authors: Zhu Jianliu
Published: November 2023

This study introduces the ‘SARIMA Improved Model + Pearson Correlation Coefficient' approach to predict the demand for big data jobs in Jiangsu Province schools from January 2016 to December 2019. It also explores the matching between demand and supply in universities. The model is fault-tolerant, offers fast predictions, and addresses the disconnect between college talent training and teacher demand. The SARIMA-BP model predicts the trend of big data teacher demand in Jiangsu Province. The model, though untested in recruitment data prediction, with a large database, achieves root mean square error of 7.66, indicating high precision and reliability. Based on matching research and the local big data education industry in Jiangsu Province, countermeasures and suggestions are presented under the “one body, two wings, and one tail” framework. This concise summary highlights the research's core components and objectives.
Algebraic aspects of connections: From torsion, curvature, and post-Lie algebras to Gavrilov's double exponential and special polynomials
Authors: Al-Kaabi Mahdi Jasim Hasan , Ebrahimi-Fard Kurusch , Manchon Dominique , Munthe-Kaas Hans Z.
Published: November 2023

Understanding the algebraic structure underlying a manifold with a general affine connection is a natural problem. In this context, A. V. Gavrilov introduced the notion of framed Lie algebra, consisting of a Lie bracket (the usual Jacobi bracket of vector fields) and a magmatic product without any compatibility relations between them. In this work, we will show that an affine connection with curvature and torsion always gives rise to a post-Lie algebra as well as a

D

-algebra. The notions of torsion and curvature together with Gavrilov's special polynomials and double exponential are revisited in this post-Lie algebraic framework. We unfold the relations among the post-Lie Magnus expansion, the Grossman–Larson product, and the

K

-map,

\alpha

-map, and

\beta

-map, three particular functions introduced by Gavrilov with the aim of understanding the geometric and algebraic properties of the double-exponential, which can be understood as a geometric variant of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula. We propose a partial answer to a conjecture by Gavrilov, by showing that a particular class of geometrically special polynomials is generated by torsion and curvature. This approach unlocks many possibilities for further research such as numerical integrators and rough paths on Riemannian manifolds.
Older Adult Patients in the Emergency Department: Which Patients should be Selected for a Different Approach?
Authors: Aguirre Nere Larrea , Gutiérrez Susana García , Miro Oscar , Aguiló Sira , Jacob Javier , Alquézar-Arbé Aitor , Burillo Guillermo , Fernandez Cesáreo , Llorens Pere , Alonso Cesar Roza , Lopez Ivana Tavasci , Cañete Mónica , Asensio Pedro Ruiz , Díaz Beatriz Paderne , Pizarro Teresa Pablos , Navarro Rigoberto Jesús del Rio , Viola Núria Perelló , Hernández-Castells Lourdes , Soler Alejandro Cortés , Sánchez Fernández-Linares Elena , Serrano Jesús Ángel Sánchez , Ezponda Patxi , Lorenzo Andrea Martínez , Liarte Juan Vicente Ortega , Ramón Susana Sánchez , Aranda Asumpta Ruiz , Martín-Sánchez Francisco Javier , del Castillo Juan González ,   on behalf of the members of the SIESTA Network
Published: November 2023

Background: While multidimensional and interdisciplinary assessment of older adult patients improves their short-term outcomes after evaluation in the emergency department (ED), this assessment is time-consuming and ill-suited for the busy environment. Thus, identifying patients who will benefit from this strategy is challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to identify older adult patients suitable for a different ED approach as well as independent variables associated with poor short-term clinical outcomes.Methods: We included all patients ≥65 years attending 52 EDs in Spain over 7 days. Sociodemographic, comorbidity, and baseline functional status data were collected. The outcomes were 30-day mortality, re-presentation, hospital readmission, and the composite of all outcomes. Results: During the study among 96,014 patients evaluated in the ED, we included 23,338 patients ≥65 years—mean age, 78.4±8.1 years; 12,626 (54.1%) women. During follow-up, 5,776 patients (24.75%) had poor outcomes after evaluation in the ED: 1,140 (4.88%) died, 4,640 (20.51) returned to the ED, and 1,739 (7.69%) were readmitted 30 days after discharge following the index visit. A model including male sex, age ≥75 years, arrival by ambulance, Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥3, and functional impairment had a C-index of 0.81 (95% confidence interval, 0.80–0.82) for 30-day mortality.Conclusion: Male sex, age ≥75 years, arrival by ambulance, functional impairment, or severe comorbidity are features of patients who could benefit from approaches in the ED different from the common triage to improve the poor short-term outcomes of this population.
Dopamine and cyclic adenosine monophosphate-regulated phosphoprotein with an apparent Mr of 32000 promotes colorectal cancer growth
Authors: He Kuan , Xie Chao-Zheng , Li Ya , Chen Zhen-Zhou , Xu Shi-Hao , Huang Si-Qi , Yang Jian-Guo , Wei Zheng-Qiang , Peng Xu-Dong
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Dopamine and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-regulated phosphoprotein with an apparent Mr of 32000 (DARPP-32) is a protein that is involved in regulating dopamine and cAMP signaling pathways in the brain. However, recent studies have shown that DARPP-32 is also expressed in other tissues, including colorectal cancer (CRC), where its function is not well understood.

AIM

To explore the effect of DARPP-32 on CRC progression.

METHODS

The expression levels of DARPP-32 were assessed in CRC tissues using both quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry assays. The proliferative capacity of CRC cell lines was evaluated with Cell Counting Kit-8 and 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine assays, while apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry. The migratory and invasive potential of CRC cell lines were determined using wound healing and transwell chamber assays. In vivo studies involved monitoring the growth rate of xenograft tumors. Finally, the underlying molecular mechanism of DARPP-32 was investigated through RNA-sequencing and western blot analyses.

RESULTS

DARPP-32 was frequently upregulated in CRC and associated with abnormal clinicopathological features in CRC. Overexpression of DARPP-32 was shown to promote cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and reduce apoptosis. DARPP-32 knockdown resulted in the opposite functional effects. Mechanistically, DARPP-32 may regulate the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway in order to carry out its biological function.

CONCLUSION

DARPP-32 promotes CRC progression via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
Political Attitudes of Rural People towards the Political System of Bangladesh: A Study on Rajshahi District
Authors: Mahmud Md. Sultan
Published: November 2023

Without assessing the attitudes of rural people, it is quite impossible to evaluate the existing politics of a country. An attempt is made in this study to explore the perceptions and attitudes of the rural people over the existing politics of Bangladesh. The research has been conducted in some selected villages of Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. A convenient sample of 225 respondents was collected from some selected villages with equal representation of both and a well-structured questionnaire was administered using a face-to-face data collection technique. Respondents have been taken from various categories i.e. age, profession, educational qualification. Random sampling method has been used to select the respondents of this research. In this research, it is found that there are many conscious people in rural area who admit that the existing politics of Bangladesh has been suffering from remarkable shortcomings. It is recommended in the study that the attitude of political parties should be improved so that the political environment of Bangladesh can be more participatory, positive and constructive.
TAFSIR IBN KATHIR: BIOGRAPHY OF WRITER AND SPECIALIST IN TAFSIR
Authors: SAEYD RASHED HASAN CHOWDURY
Published: November 2023

Tafsir or Quran is the principal and first source of the shariah. Islamic jurists analyzed this source in extracting and introducing legal decisions. Alongside the Mufassir the Muhaddis (experts of Hadith) also exerted tremendous efforts in finding and extracting legal decisions. Although the Mufassir study within the scope of the Quran, collecting the Quran, managing compilation, scrutinizing the chain of narration and accuracy of the text. Abul Fida Ismail ibn Umar Ibn Kathir (707-774) was one of those who studied vigorously the application of Quran, in deriving shariah ruling. Along with the compilation of the Quran, illustration, he also played a vital role in deriving shariah ruling in the light of the Quran. He authored many worthy books in this field too on top of that he was also a great scholar of the Quran. This paper presents his invaluable contribution to deriving shariah ruling. The narrative method was applied in writing this paper. Many documents including the Quranic text and Hadith and major books in this field were also referred. The current paper ultimately evaluates the huge contribution of Abul Fida Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir in the field of Shari ‘ah ruling.
INFORMAL ECONOMY AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THOUGHT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN CONTEXT OF KAMRANGIRCHAR IN DHAKA DISTRICT
Authors: KAZI MIZANUR RAHMAN
Published: November 2023

Bangladesh is a developing country of the third world. Overpopulation, poverty and unemployment are three major obstacles of being developed. In absence of insufficient employment, proper skill and education, people have to select the way of self-employment for their survival. Thus, informal economy emerged in Bangladesh as a means of subsistence. Although informal economy is based on little enterprize with a low capital, it plays a great role in GDP(Gross Domestic Product) and GNP(Gross National Product).The informal sector accounted for more than the 40% of total gross value added of Bangladesh in2010.Sufficient documentation and opportunity can make it as the dictator of national development. Based on a labor force survey of ADB(Asian Development Bank),approximately 89% of the total number of jobs in the labor market are informal jobs.(Country report of Asian Development Bank,2010 ).But the significance of informal economy is not known to all and cannot extend in lack of study and authority's concern. Therefore, the key objective is to assess and explain the scope, significance and socio-economic context of informal sector through multidimensional analysis. Kamrangirchar has been selected as the study area.