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Experimental Study of the Shear Behavior and Shear Strength of Hybrid Fiber‐Reinforced SCC Rectangular Beams
Authors: Zhou Yunlong , Liang Xiongxiong , Kang Jinjun , You Zhiguo
Published: November 2022

Based on the investigation on the workability of macro‐mono‐steel fibers and macro‐hybrid fiber‐reinforced self‐consolidating concrete, a series of simply supported hybrid fiber‐reinforced self‐consolidating concrete rectangular beams with four‐point vertical load were analyzed by using experiments. Influences of steel fibers and hybrid fibers with various dosages on the shear strength and failure mode of reinforced concrete beams are analyzed. This work finds that hybrid fibers can evidently enhance the shear strength. The failure mode of the beam can be changed from a brittle shear failure into a ductile flexural mechanism due to enough hybrid fibers added. The mechanical behavior of the hybrid fiber‐reinforced self‐consolidating concrete beam is much better than that of macro‐mono‐steel fiber‐reinforced self‐consolidating concrete. Hybrid fibers combined with stirrups show the synergistic response and that is a good way of reinforcement for self‐consolidating concrete members. The ultimate shear load of beams with hybrid fibers and/or shear reinforcement can be predicted by the σ-w design method suitably.
The Convergence of Attractors for Some Discrete Cahn‐Hilliard Systems
Authors: Wang Ruijing , Li Chunqiu
Published: November 2022

In this article, we use a finite difference scheme to discretize the Cahn‐Hilliard equation with the space step size h. We first prove that this semidiscrete system inherits two important properties, called the conservation of mass and the decrease of the total energy, from the original equation. Then, we show that the semidiscrete system has an attractor on a subspace of ℝN+1. Finally, the convergence of attractors is established as the space step size h of the semidiscrete Cahn‐Hilliard equation tends to 0.
Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcer with Cold Atmospheric Plasma Jet
Authors: Samsavar Shirin , Mahmoudi Hamidreza , Khani Mohammad Reza , Daneshpazhooh Maryam , Shokri Babak
Published: November 2022

Nowadays, cold atmospheric plasma jet (CAP-jet) shows interesting results in the dermatology sector, particularly focusing on wound healing and antimicrobial properties. The purpose of this case report is to present a nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma treatment as a novel therapy for venous ulcers. The plasma consists of ionized helium gas that is produced by a high-voltage (4.5 kV) and high-frequency power supply (22 kHz). We here present a 65-year-old man with a slow-healing ulcer on the right lower limb. The CAP was applied to the ulcer twice a week for four consecutive weeks and the patient was followed for 6 weeks. The amount of exudate, ulcer size, and wound grading were determined weekly. The results showed that exudate from the ulcer significantly reduced in the first week after complete treatment, the wound grading of the ulcer improved by the second week, and the size of the ulcer significantly decreased after 2 weeks. The ulcer entirely healed after 4 weeks without any signs of infection. This case study demonstrates that applying CAP-jet can decrease the bacterial load on the ulcer site and stimulate tissue regeneration concurrently. This increases the speed of the healing process.
Effect of Bilastine on Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Xue Xiali , Wang Qiyin , Yang Xinwei , Tu Huan , Deng Zhongyi , Kong Dezhi , Liu Wanna , Fan Zhonghe , Li Ning
Published: November 2022

Background: Allergic diseases are a public health problem with the largest number of patients and the widest age distribution. Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common clinical allergic disease. Bilastine is effective in the treatment of CU, especially skin wind masses and erythema. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Bilastine in the treatment of CU symptoms and to provide an evidence-based reference for clinical rational drug use. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, Embase, EBSCO, and other databases were searched by computer to collect the trials on the effect of bilastine on patients with CU. The retrieval time limit was established until November 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included study. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan5.4 software. Results: A total of 7 studies were included, including 975 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that compared to the control group, bilastine significantly improved the skin quality of life index, Total Symptom Score (TSS), and weekly urticaria activity score. The skin quality of life index DLQI score (MD = −4.98, 95% CI: −8.09 to −1.86, p = 0.002), skin symptom score TSS (MD = −1.62, 95% CI −2.29 to −0.94, p < 0.00001), the number of hives in a week UAS-7 score (MD = −25.28, 95% CI −32.36 to −18.19, p < 0.00001), and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: Bilastine has a better therapeutic effect on CU and can also significantly improve the clinical symptoms and quality of life of CU.
Text classification to predict skin concerns over skincare using bidirectional mechanism in long short-term memory
Authors: Fitrianah Devi , Wangsa Andre Hangga
Published: November 2022

There are numerous types of skincare, each with its own set of benefits based on key ingredients. This may be difficult for beginners who are purchasing skincare for the first time due to a lack of knowledge about skincare and their own skin concerns. Hence, based on this problem, it is possible to find out the right skin concern that can be handled in each skincare product automatically by multi-class text classification. The purpose of this research is to build a deep learning model capable of predicting skin concerns that each skincare product can treat. By comparing the performance and results of predicting the correct skin condition for each skincare product description using both long short-term memory (LSTM) and bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM), The best results are given by Bi-LSTM, which has an accuracy score of 98.04% and a loss score of 19.19%. Meanwhile, LSTM results have an accuracy score of 94.12% and a loss score of 19.91%.
A new species of Habeas (Eupulmonata, Urocoptidae) from Canarana region, Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Simone Luiz Ricardo Lopes de
Published: November 2022

A new species of the recently described genus Habeas is described. The genus is the single urocoptid representant in Brazil. The new species is named as Habeas centroris, occurring in Paz de Salobro, Canarana, Bahia, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by its dense, delicate sculpture, peristome slightly centrally positioned. Its anatomy is similar to what is currently known, differing mainly by small pallial gland, short stomach, presence of anterior duct to digestive gland, vas deferens very posteriorly originated, prostate lying further the vas deferens origin, and visceral ganglia connected directly to pleural ganglia. The new species is another example of how weak the knowledge on the land mollusks in central Brazilian semi-dry region is, a biome that deserves protection. https://zoobank.org/0DD6D7B5-60C4-42F4-BA72-A4A229D8C92E.
Sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
Authors: Delgado Marlon , Freire Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais , Meirelles Carlos Augusto Oliveira de , D’Oliveira Rosângela Gondim , Padula Vinicius , Bahia Juliana , Brandão Simone Nunes
Published: November 2022

Heterobranch sea slugs (Gastropoda) present reduction, internalization, or absence of shell, and include more than 6,000 described species. Approximately 250 species are recorded from Brazil but only 14 had been previously recorded from Rio Grande do Norte, on the Brazilian northeastern coast. As a result of different expeditions conducted between 2008 and 2020, species were collected and identified. Among them, five species were recorded for the first time from the South Atlantic Ocean: Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833); Sclerodoris prea (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967); Thuridilla malaquita Ortea & Buske, 2014; Berthella nebula Ghanimi, Schrödl, Goddard, Ballesteros, Gosliner & Valdés, 2020 and Berthella vialactea Ghanimi, Schrödl, Goddard, Ballesteros, Gosliner & Valdés, 2020. Thirty-six species are recorded for the first time from Rio Grande do Norte. The present survey expands the knowledge of the diversity of sea slugs from Brazil and supports the hypothesis of similarity between the heterobranch sea slug fauna from the northeastern Brazil and the Caribbean Sea.
First record of Eumops glaucinus (Wager, 1843) (Chiroptera, Molossidae) to the Brazilian state of Maranhão
Authors: Cardoso Fábio Henrique de Souza , Lima Amanda Cristiny da Silva , Costa Cleison Luis da Silva , Mendes Samira Brito , Olímpio Ana Priscila Medeiros , Fraga Elmary da Costa , Barros Maria Claudene
Published: November 2022

The study provides the first record of Eumops glaucinus in the Maranhão state, located in the northern region of Brazil. The collected specimen was a non-lactating adult female, with grayish pelage, broad ears, smooth face, a well-developed and squarish tragus, and elongated snout. The combined analysis of the morphological and molecular data (COI, Cyt b, and rRNA 16S genes) confirmed the occurrence of E. glaucinus in the state of Maranhão. This record extends the known species range area by 660 km easternward from the closest locality, Belém, Pará.
Leiosolenus (Labis) patagonicus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Argentinean sea, taxonomic revision and anatomical notes
Authors: Delfino Marina Inés , Signorelli Javier Hernán
Published: November 2022

The taxonomic status and anatomy of Leiosolenus (Labis) patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1846 in 1834-1847) has been revised. This boring bivalve, belonging to the family Mytilidae, is the only Lithophaginae species distributed along the Argentinean coast. None of the fossil species mentioned for this area must be considered as a synonym of d'Orbigny´s species. Leiosolenus patagonicus is characterized by a thin shell, longitudinally elongated, with subterminal umbos and commarginal striae. The calcareous depositions on the outer surface of the shell are extended beyond the posterior margin. This species has well developed purple siphons, well differentiated morphologically from each other. Incurrent siphon is wider than excurrent, opened at the ventral edge and provided with a basal siphon valve at the base. Two pairs of demibranchs type B (1) from Atkins were observed. The shell characters and internal morphology were compared with other related species of the genus living along the South American coast. Finally, repository, type locality and habitat conditions were informed.
O Caixão do Líder
Authors: Pires Rogério Brittes Wanderley
Published: November 2022

Ensaio fotográfico sobre o enterro de Belfon Aboikoni, líder supremo do povo Saamaka, em 2014.
Salvia Divinorum: entrSalvia divinorum: Entre la prohibición y la construcción de su conocimientoe a proibição e a construção do seu saber
Authors: Cortina Bello Ezequiel Ali
Published: November 2022

Son múltiples los motivos para afirmar que la Salvia divinorum es una de las plantas enteogénicas más singulares que existen en el planeta. Endémica de la sierra de Oaxaca, México, ha sido utilizada tradicionalmente por diversas culturas indígenas en complejos rituales mágicos, adivinatorios y curativos. En las últimas tres décadas, emergió en el mercado mexicano y mundial en la forma de extractos para fumar altamente concentrados, que proveen una potente experiencia psicodélica. Por tanto, comenzó a ser vendida como una “droga recreativa” en desconocimiento de los usos tradicionales que históricamente la han acompañado, hecho que conllevó no sólo a desprestigiarla en diferentes horizontes con posibilidades terapéuticas, sociales y de conocimiento, sino también a que entrara en un proceso de prohibición en muchos países alrededor del mundo.
PINHEIRO-MACHADO, Rosana. Amanhã vai ser maior: o que aconteceu com o Brasil e possíveis rotas de fuga para a crise atual.
Authors: Garzon Luis Fernando Novoa
Published: November 2022

Rosana Pinheiro-Machado reúne, neste livro, um conjunto de intervenções públicas sobre novas formas de luta e de protesto que surgem no Brasil a partir de junho de 2013 até a eleição de Bolsonaro em 2018. A autora, como acadêmica que atua e ativista que elabora, leva ao limite as fronteiras do campo acadêmico, dando consequência ao levantamento rigoroso de dados, alimentando a intervenção política direta e o diálogo multidirecional sobre os próximos passos. “Amanhã vai ser maior”, com título homônimo de Cocco e Cava (2014), procura realçar desdobramentos potenciais das Jornadas de Junho de 2013 e ações diretas congêneres. A atualidade da obra, publicada em 2019, pode ser sintetizada no fato de que não bastará a derrota eleitoral de Bolsonaro para que se reverta a onda que o colocou na cadeira presidencial.
Aplicações da antropologia vistas por Evans-Pritchard
Authors: Brasolin Carmen Añon
Published: November 2022

O que pode a antropologia além de expandir conhecimento no âmbito acadêmico? E. E. Evans-Pritchard comenta essa e outras questões na conferência “Applied Anthropology”, proferida em 1945, agora traduzida para o português. À época de sua comunicação, a discussão sobre como aplicar a antropologia fora do conhecimento acadêmico era central, pois combinava ao menos duas atividades às quais se dedicavam os antropólogos, particularmente no caso dos britânicos: atender às demandas dos governos coloniais e construir um campo de conhecimento científico independente.
Jews for ʿ⁠Alī: Rabbinic Support for the Waṣiyy in Majlisī’s Biḥār al-Anwār
Authors: Rubinstein-Shemer Nesya , Maghen Zeʾev
Published: November 2022

What is a creature within a creature, with no consanguinity or kinship between them? Upon what place did the sunshine once, but then never again? These and host of other Judeo-ʿ⁠Alīd brain-teasers are adduced by the seventeenth-century Shiʿite encyclopedist Muḥammad Bāqir al-Majlisī in order to shore up the most pristine and essential of Shiʿite claims: that ʿ⁠Alī should have been the successor to the Prophet Muḥammad. The material examined in this essay sheds light both upon aspects of the Sunni-Shiʿī polemic and on Shiʿism’s outlook on the previous monotheistic dispensations. This article analyzes the series of interlocutions adduced by Majlisī (and his sources) as part of the campaign to retroactively unseat the caliphs enshrined by Sunnism. As with Islamic tradition in general, Shiʿism displays in this material a penchant for drafting the exponents of surrounding creeds to shore up its political and religious claims.
Amish Ecclesiology: Plural-Elder Congregationalism, Governing Lines of Fellowship, and Envisioning the Church
Authors: Petrovich Christopher G.
Published: November 2022

Amish ecclesiology is a plural-elder model of congregationalism that exhibits significant variation across the six non-communing affiliations that constitute the present Amish tradition in North America. The first section describes the ordination customs and structure of the ministry, the authority of tradition, the role of church leaders with strong personality types, and the egalitarian tendencies that present themselves in some Amish groups. Following an introduction to the six Amish affiliations, the article explains how each group defines its lines of fellowship, how these practices are organically linked to divergent understandings of the nature and shape of the Christian church, and how the Amish harness the strength of distinction-making to protect and grow their church communities from the inside out. Finally, the article questions the way that some Amish gloss the baptismal covenant as a vow, and explains why it problematizes the catholicity of the Christian church.
Resisting Internationalism?
Authors: Pearson Natali
Published: November 2022

This article reviews historical legislation relating to the management of shipwrecks in Indonesia, examining issues relating to terminology, division of authority, and implementation. It focuses on the evolution of Indonesia’s commercial salvage legislation, from its introduction in 1989 to its abrupt cessation in 2010, when a moratorium was introduced. While the moratorium was interpreted as a sign that Indonesia was moving closer to internationally accepted principles regarding the management of underwater cultural heritage, the introduction of a new law unrelated to maritime heritage has instead disturbed this anticipated trajectory. Designed to stimulate job opportunities, Law No. 11/2020 on Job Creation has, perversely, raised the prospect that the moratorium will be repealed. As this article demonstrates, the changing conceptualization of the value of shipwrecks and their cargoes remains a live issue in Indonesia, reflecting unresolved tensions about its identity as a maritime nation.
Outsider Insiders
Authors: Carey Peter B.R.
Published: November 2022

The present article considers the importance of sources written by witnesses who interacted with Indonesia’s national hero, Prince Diponegoro (1785–1855), in the aftermath of his arrest at the end of the Java War (1825–1830). It focuses on the reports written by the three officers, two Dutch and one Prussian, who accompanied the prince on his 11-week journey into exile (28 March–12 June 1830). During this period, Diponegoro’s every conversation and every move were recorded for intelligence purposes. A further hour-long recorded meeting occurred on 7 March 1837, when the prince met with the youngest son of the future Dutch king, Willem II (r. 1840–1849), Prins Hendrik ‘De Zeevaarder’. The character, motivations, and perspectives of these four writers are considered along with their assessments of the prince and their different relationships with the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia. These in turn are set in the context of the ‘outsider insider’ paradigm in which those with acknowledged status within Dutch society—all four were commissioned officers and one was also a prince of the realm—had the ability to step outside their positions of rank and privilege and engage with Diponegoro on the basis of a shared humanity. This position of empathy and mutual respect was made possible by their respective life experiences and upbringing.
Rethinking Diasporic Returns
Authors: Alatas Ismail Fajrie , Slama Martin
Published: November 2022

This article calls for a rethinking of the concept of diasporic return in light of contemporary religious and political developments in Indonesia. It does so by exploring two modalities of diasporic returns, namely, re-embedding and re-encountering, neither of which necessarily involve transnational travel or any notion of an ancestral homeland, but both of which are nevertheless important to the process of diasporization. Based on ethnographic observation among the Ḥaḍramī diaspora in Indonesia, the article follows the biographical becoming of two nationally prominent figures who had been estranged from their diasporic community. The article traces how these two figures have returned, whether inadvertently or by choice, to the Ḥaḍramī diasporic identity and community. The two cases point to the porosity and contingency of diaspora as both a subjective position and a social formation that enables its members to exit and enter in various ways. They also exemplify forms of diasporic return that unfold in and through, but are not reducible to, national politics. Comparing the two cases and tracing their connections reveal the possible entanglements between diasporic and national politics in Indonesia’s religio-political field that have hardly been recognized by observers of Indonesian politics and religion. By developing the notion of diasporic re-embedding and re-encountering to complicate diasporic return, the article unravels the more complex, politically grounded and ambivalent relations that dynamically form and transform an Indian Ocean diaspora and its relationship to the Indonesian nation.
Useless Mouths
Authors: van Leeuwen Anne
Published: November 2022

This article defends the ethical importance and contemporary relevance of Beauvoir’s 1945 play, Useless Mouths. While the core of Beauvoir’s moral philosophy is already present in this play, she develops it not as a universal maxim but in terms of a historically grounded struggle against exploitation. A Marxist-feminist reading of Beauvoir’s play reveals the moral problem immanent to capitalist modernity: despite the ideals of liberal morality, human life is ontologically worthless.
Le « ménage des Tolstoï » vu par Henry de Montherlant et Simone de Beauvoir
Authors: Damamme Pierre
Published: November 2022

Malgré le réquisitoire de Simone de Beauvoir contre Henry de Montherlant, qu’elle taxe de misogynie, le dialogue entre les deux écrivains n’a pas eu lieu. Il est toutefois possible de mieux comprendre ce qui les oppose en s’intéressant au regard respectif qu’ils jettent sur le mariage de Tolstoï, notamment sur les journaux intimes du couple. Les perspectives différentes qu’ils adoptent sur ce « ménage » permettent de mieux mesurer le fossé qui les sépare, et ce, en dépit parfois de conclusions similaires.
Les personnages féminins et masculins à l’épreuve du mentir-vrai dans L’Invitée de Beauvoir et L’Âge de raison de Sartre
Authors: Muller Justine
Published: November 2022

La lecture croisée des personnages féminins et masculins de L’Âge de raison et de L’Invitée permet de mettre en lumière la transformation que subit le matériau biographique dans ces romans de Sartre et de Beauvoir. La transposition fictionnelle du couple donne notamment lieu à des personnages stéréotypés s’offrant comme des caricatures de l’un et de l’autre qui viseraient à dénoncer certains de leurs travers. Loin d’être prisonniers des stéréotypes, les auteurs en joueraient, leurs œuvres fictionnelles rejoignant par là leur philosophie existentialiste.
A Vertically Resolved Analysis of Radiative Feedbacks on Moist Static Energy Variance in Tropical Cyclones
Authors: Zhang Bosong , Soden Brian J. , Vecchi Gabriel A.
Published: November 2022

A vertically resolved moist static energy (MSE) variance budget framework is used to diagnose processes associated with the development of tropical cyclones (TCs) in a general circulation model (GCM) under realistic boundary conditions. Previous studies have shown that interactions between radiation and MSE promote TC development. Here, we examine the vertical contributions of radiation and its interactions with MSE by performing several mechanism-denial experiments in which synoptic-scale radiative interactions are suppressed either in the boundary layer or in the free troposphere. Partly suppressing radiative interactions results in a reduction in global TC frequency. However, the magnitude of reduction and structure of the feedback depend on the intensity and structure of the TCs in these mechanism-denial experiments, indicating that both the magnitude and the vertical location of radiative interactions can impact global TC frequency. Using instantaneous 6-hourly outputs, an explicit computation reveals distinct spatial patterns of the advection term: the vertical component is positive in the mid- to upper troposphere, which reflects an upward transport of MSE by deep convection, whereas the horizontal component is positive in the boundary layer. These results illustrate the impact of the vertical distribution of radiative interactions and vertically varied contribution of the advection term in the development of TCs.
When the State Becomes Complicit: Mayors, Criminal Actors, and the Deliberate Weakening of the Local State in Colombia
Authors: Nieto-Matiz Camilo
Published: November 2022

Some politicians engage in relationships with criminal actors in pursuit of mutual interests. How does their rise to power affect state capacity? I focus on one of Colombia’s worst episodes of criminal politics to understand how the victory of paramilitary-friendly mayors impacted subnational taxation. Focusing on close races, I find that the victory of a paramilitary-friendly mayor in 2007 led to a substantive drop in property taxation in subsequent years. I argue that criminal collusion allows politicians and criminals to accumulate wealth and political power, but doing so requires them to deliberately undermine local state institutions. Indeed, the evidence suggests that municipalities governed by paramilitary-friendly politicians experienced a weakening of property rights, the worsening of local judicial institutions, and an alteration of the electoral playing field. Rather than a mere consequence of criminal collusion, state weakening is a politically strategic decision that serves the interests of both criminals and politicians.
How foreign information campaigns shape US public pronouncements about civil wars
Authors: Jones Benjamin T , Mattiacci Eleonora
Published: November 2022

Governments involved in civil wars often seek to shape foreign perceptions of the conflict and of the government’s role in the conflict. To this end, for example, many such governments have engaged in public diplomacy campaigns (PDCs) in the United States since the end of the Cold War. Specifically, these governments have hired US public relations (PR) and lobbying firms to present favorable narratives of themselves and their role in the conflict. Through PDCs, governments seek to shape US public pronouncements about the governments and the conflict itself. Are PDCs effective tools to reach this goal? We argue that the effect of PDCs is divergent. PDCs help mobilize both supporters and opponents of the sponsoring governments. In so doing, PDCs increase both positive and negative public statements from US officials toward the civil war government. We compile data on PDCs in the United States since the end of the Cold War. Our results have implications for research on foreign influence in foreign policy, combatants’ moral hazard, and international norms about combatant behavior. Moreover, in order to gauge the influence of foreign actors on domestic narratives of civil wars, it is crucial to consider how such foreign actors can indirectly shape the discourse around conflict by mobilizing domestic factions.
Anti-pilling and anti-static bifunctional finishing of cashmere knitted fabric based on combinatorial foaming microcoating of anionic hydrophilic polyurethane
Authors: Quan Heng , Wu Jingyi , Sun Qingcheng , Chen Jie , Wei Zengfeng
Published: November 2022

This paper aims at avoiding the hand-feeling deterioration of cashmere fabric during the anti-pilling and anti-static functional finishing process, based on traditional “addition” technology. A couple of flexible anionic hydrophilic polyurethanes are purposefully designed, synthesized and employed in the construction of a combinatorial microcoating on the surface of cashmere fiber to endow it with pilling resistance and static resistance. In addition, a foam coating process based on polyurethanes, endowing cashmere with pilling resistance and static resistance from bottom coating and table coating, respectively, and including the hand-feeling of treated cashmere fabric, is studied. Then, the optimal processing technology of bifunctional finishing of the anti-pilling and anti-static properties of cashmere fabric is confirmed. The results show that the pilling resistance of cashmere fabric treated by the foam coating process will be enhanced from grade 2–3 to grade 4–5 when the weight gain rate of bottom coating polyurethane reaches 1.0% (o.m.f.). Moreover, the graphene semi-embedded in the table coating membrane could decrease the static voltage half-life of cashmere fabric from 180 s to less than 2 s.
Evaluation of laser texturing in fabricating cut-resistant surfaces for protective gloves
Authors: Kropidłowska Paulina , Irzmańska Emilia , Korzeniewska Ewa , Tomczyk Mariusz , Jurczyk-Kowalska Magdalena
Published: November 2022

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of laser texturing of coated textile materials on their cut resistance. The investigated material was an aramid knitted fabric coated with a polymer layer made of an acrylic-styrene dispersion functionalized with particles of silicon carbide (SiC). The distribution of SiC particles in the coating microstructure was assessed on the basis of microscopic observations (scanning electron microscopy). The coating was laser textured, and then the cut resistance of the assembly was determined using a rectangular blade. The findings showed that laser texturing improved the cut resistance of the tested materials, causing a fourfold increase in that parameter as compared to non-modified textile materials. This fact may improve the safety of workers wearing protective gloves in terms of cut protection.
An epistemic alternative to the public justification requirement
Authors: Friberg-Fernros Henrik , Karlsson Schaffer Johan
Published: November 2022

How should the state justify its coercive rules? Public reason liberalism endorses a public justification requirement: Justifications offered for authoritative regulations must be acceptable to all members of the relevant public. However, as a criterion of legitimacy, the public justification requirement is epistemically unreliable: It prioritizes neither the exclusion of false beliefs nor the inclusion of true beliefs in justifications of political rules. This article presents an epistemic alternative to the public justification requirement. Employing epistemological theories of argumentation, we demonstrate how this approach enables assessing the epistemic quality of justifications of political rules, even when the truth is difficult to establish.
The impact of low-salt bread as a simple diet on hypertensive patients with cardiovascular comorbidities
Authors: Berrichi Moustafa , Berrichi Meryem , Abdat Bey-Omar Nadira , Ferouani Wafaa , Haddouche Manel
Published: November 2022

Objectives

During recent years, hypertension and related cardiovascular complications have become the leading health challenges of this century. Non-pharmacologic strategies, emphasizing mainly salt restriction and physical activity, are recommended for all patients with hypertension. Our objective was to assess the impact of low salt white bread intake, widely consumed in Western Algeria, on blood pressure values in hypertensive patients with and without comorbidities.

Materials and methods

134 hypertensive patients (male  =  78, female  =  56) were included. The study population was divided into two groups according to their choice of following a low salt white bread diet or not. Their dietary salt intake and physical activity were surveyed along with their blood pressure measurements and associated comorbidities. Other clinical and anthropometric data were collected.

Results

Patients following low salt bread diet showed decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure values (119.07/74.63 mmHg) compared to the second group (131.92/79.81) ( p  < 0.01). These results were observed specifically in patients with adjacent cardiovascular diseases who seem to be less compliant to the diet (41.1% of the whole population, p < 0.05) and show significant increased blood pressure (135.75/81.53 mmHg) compared to compliant patients (116.66/75.33 mmHg) ( p  < 0.01).

Conclusion

The study highlights the impact of low salt bread diet on the treatment of hypertension with and without comorbidities.
Virtual reality augments effectiveness of treadmill walking training in patients with walking and balance impairments: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Hao Jie , Buster Thad W , Cesar Guilherme M , Burnfield Judith M
Published: November 2022

Objective

To systematically summarize and examine current evidence regarding the combination of virtual reality and treadmill training in patients with walking and balance impairments.

Data sources

English language randomized controlled trials, participants with walking and balance impairments, intervention group used virtual reality and treadmill, control group only used treadmill with the same training frequency and number of sessions. Six bioscience and engineering databases were searched.

Methods

Two independent reviewers conducted study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment. Methodological quality was assessed using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale.

Results

Sixteen randomized controlled trials including 829 participants were identified. Compared to treadmill-only training, virtual reality augmented treadmill training induced significantly faster walking ( p < 0.001; standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.55, 95%CI: 0.30 to 0.81), longer step length ( p < 0.001; SMD = 0.74, 95%CI: 0.42 to 1.06), narrower step width ( p = 0.03; SMD = −0.52, 95%CI: −0.97 to −0.06), longer single leg stance period ( p = 0.003; SMD = 0.77, 95%CI: 0.27 to 1.27), better functional mobility ( p = 0.003; SMD = −0.44, 95%CI: − 0.74 to −0.15), improved balance function ( p = 0.04; SMD = 0.24, 95%CI: 0.01 to 0.47), and enhanced balance confidence ( p = 0.03; SMD = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.08 to 1.37). Walking endurance did not differ significantly between groups ( p = 0.21; SMD = 0.13, 95%CI: −0.07 to 0.34).

Conclusions

Virtual reality augmented treadmill walking training enhances outcomes compared to treadmill-only training in patients with walking and balance impairments. The results of this review support the clinical significance of combining virtual reality with treadmill training with level 1A empirical evidence.
A case report of ciprofol overdose during anesthesia/analgesia and literature review: clinical presentation, blood pressure, and management
Authors: Wei Ai , Yang Lina , Ma Shijin , Jin Gang , Yang Mengchang , Zhou Jiaojie
Published: November 2022

Ciprofol is a novel intravenous anesthetic agent and a highly selective gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptor agonist, similar to propofol. This is the first report about ciprofol overdose occurring during the maintenance phase of anesthesia for a surgical intervention. The accidental administration of an excessive ciprofol dose to a 37-year-old woman admitted to our hospital for laparoscopic myomectomy occurred during the first 3 minutes of maintenance anesthesia, in which the administered dose was 3.67 mg/kg instead of 0.06 mg/kg. The patient’s bispectral index (BIS) decreased to 0 after 6 minutes and returned to 26 after 23 minutes, after which the surgery was restarted and successfully completed with the planned ciprofol maintenance anesthesia dose. During the 23 minutes after ciprofol overdose, the patient’s vital signs were stable with the lowest mean arterial pressure being 69.3 mmHg. The patient regained consciousness quickly and recovered well after myomectomy. The patient’s BIS decreased progressively, whereas her blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation did not change significantly. In the present case of ciprofol overdose, the observed stable blood pressure protected against organ injury during laparoscopic myomectomy.
The Effect of a Long-Term Care Insurance Program on Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults with a Disability: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from China
Authors: Fan Hongli , Wang Yingcheng , Gao Jinyan , Peng Zixuan , Coyte Peter C.
Published: November 2022

China launched its long-term care insurance (LTCI) program for older adults in 2016. Although the scheme has shown some promising outcomes, little is known about whether it improves subjective well-being. This study explored this topic among older persons with a disability and identified the underlying mechanisms associated with the channel of this effect using data from a national survey. The LTCI program was shown to improve the subjective well-being among older persons with a disability and this effect increased over time. The LTCI program has great positive effect among women and those who lived alone compared to their counterparts. Mechanism analysis revealed that the main channel by which the LTCI program has positive effect occurred through the satisfaction of long-term care needs and improved self-reported health. This study suggests promising benefits of the LTCI program for older Chinese adults.
Why is the Murder Rate Higher in the South than in Other Parts of the United States? Southern Subculture of Violence or Legacy of Slavery
Authors: Walters Glenn D.
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to test whether higher-than-average rates of homicide in the southern U.S. can be attributed to a southern subculture of violence (SSOV). Analyses revealed that only when the five border states were added to the eleven that seceded from the Union was homicide significantly elevated in the South. Consistent with the SSOV, this effect was restricted to homicides in which the victim was White. These results suggest that the SSOV deserves further study and that the effect be may partially the result of a state's position on slavery around the time of the Civil War.
A Case Report of Hypertriglyceridemia-Associated Acute Pancreatitis Following Use of Brazil Nut Weight-Loss Supplement
Authors: Von Ruden Serena , Slusarenko Natalie , Webster Daniel
Published: November 2022

Purpose:

Brazil nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa) are consumed world-wide and have become a new trend in weight loss supplementation. We present a unique case of severe hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute pancreatitis following daily usage of a Brazil nut supplement product.

A Hispanic female presented with severe hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis several months after starting a Brazil nut weight loss supplement in the setting of poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Her initial triglyceride level was undetectably high >10,000 mg/dL but improved rapidly following euglycemic insulin infusion and supplement cessation. The patient was managed with supportive care, started on oral fibrate therapy after abdominal symptoms improved, and was discharged to home in stable condition.

Conclusion:

It is essential for pharmacists to maintain a high index of suspicion for patients taking complementary and alternative medications and supplements who present with acutely altered laboratory parameters or onset of acute disease. In this instance, a patient was found to have profound hypertriglyceridemia with onset of acute pancreatitis following usage of a Brazil nut weight loss supplement.
Analysis of potential factors affecting execution of overall equipment effectiveness in Indian sugar mills
Authors: Singh Sandeep , Khamba Jaimal Singh , Singh Davinder
Published: November 2022

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is the foundation for the growth of the process industries as it ensures maintenance, performance and productivity updation. Through its usefulness to integrate with miscellaneous performance-enhancing strategies such as Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM), 5S, lean manufacturing (LM), total quality management (TQM) six sigma etcetera, OEE has now become a vital tool for necessary implementation. This study has analyzed the factors and sub-factors associated with OEE in the sugar industries of India. The study reveals the implication of general input/output, direct/indirect and associated indicating factors through a structured questionnaire. These factors accumulate information such as utilization of raw materials and the production environment, processing systems, labor effectiveness and circumstances under which these organizations work. The structured questionnaire was formulated after the discussions and suggestions of consultants, officials of the sugar industry, senior executives, whereas some questions were developed directly from the available literature. This study utilizes a survey-based research approach with a sample size of 104 process industries.The study supports the empirical research to get the benefits of this performance-enhancing approach. The response was recorded by the prominent 104 sugar mill industries of the country. 36 sugar industries were covered by multiple visits in person and 68 industries through official emails and prepaid envelopes.
Food Security and Psychological Distress among the Elderly in India
Authors: Gogoi Pallabi , Hazarika Bhabesh
Published: November 2022

Food insecurity affects nutrition, physical health and consequently one’s psychological well-being. Using a nationally representative longitudinal cohort of 29,308 Indian elderly people (aged 60+ years), this article examines the relationship between food insecurity and psychological distress. Self-reported emotional status experienced over the week before data collection was considered to construct psychological distress at the individual level. Based on the results of logistic regression, controlling for several demographic and socioeconomic factors, a strong relationship was observed between food insecurity and psychological distress among the Indian elderly. This relationship is moderately higher in females than in males when accounting for demographic and socioeconomic confounders. These findings have important policy implications urging intervention to enhance food security in the elderly at risk and to improve their physical and psychological health.
Complications, Reoperations, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following a 2-Stage Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty for Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Authors: Conti Matthew S. , Irwin Todd A. , Ford Samuel E. , Jones Carroll P. , Anderson Robert B. , Davis W. Hodges
Published: November 2022

Background:

As total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) becomes more common, chronic periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) will be encountered more frequently. No studies have reported on patient-reported outcomes following a 2-stage revision procedure for a chronic PJI after a TAA. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate postoperative clinical outcomes at a minimum of 2 years following a 2-stage revision TAA for chronic PJI.

Methods:

Patients who underwent a 2-stage revision TAA for a chronic PJI (>4 weeks after a primary TAA) between January 2010 and December 2019 were eligible to be included in this study. Chronic PJI was defined as a sinus tract that directly communicated with the prosthesis or the same organism identified in ≥2 synovial fluid samples. Twelve patients were eligible to be included in this case series. One patient died prior to 2-year follow-up, which left 11 patients available for analysis. All 11 patients underwent reimplantation. The data were found not to be normally distributed; therefore, medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) were reported.

Results:

At a median of 3.0 years (IQR 2.0-4.0 years) following the second stage of their revision arthroplasty, the median Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) Activities of Daily Living and Sports scores were 60.7 (IQR 52.4, 79.8) and 31.3 (IQR 9.4, 40.6), respectively. At final follow-up, 10 patients (90.9%) were ambulating with a TAA in place. Seven patients (63.6%) required a reoperation including 1 patient who underwent a below-knee amputation.

Conclusion:

Our study suggests that a 2-stage revision TAA may be an option for patients with a chronic PJI. However, patients who undergo a 2-stage revision TAA for a chronic PJI have lower than previously published 2-year FAAM scores and a high rate of reoperation.

Level of Evidence:

Level IV, case series.
Collaging to find river connections and stimulate new meanings
Authors: Giannoulatou Ioanna Daphne , Januchowski-Hartley Stephanie R , Sahni Asha , Pawar Sayali K , White James C , Lockheart Julia , Baranduin Nina , Herbst Doryn , Whittaker Benjamin , Thackeray Stephen J , Shooter Robert , Darley Judy , Thomas Merryn
Published: November 2022

This article contributes to work in creative geographies through the lens of river spaces and a multimodal practice among an ensemble of artists/poets/scientists. The collaboration created two collage series with both planned and unplanned visual, textual, and audio-visual media. Orchestrated in a time of global pandemic, learnings from the ensemble’s online creative practice are shared and discussed, including: the methodological possibilities of online collaboration and the Internet’s ability to facilitate distanced and sustained co-creation, as well as the potential of collage and poetry to reimagine relationships with rivers.
Data-driven neural networks for source localization and reconstruction using a planar array
Authors: Kaja Sai Manikanta , Srinivasan Srinath , Chaitanya S. K. , Srinivasan K.
Published: November 2022

This study uses specialized deep neural networks comprising dense and convolutional neural networks to localize noise sources and reconstruct acoustic data on a reconstruction plane. The networks are trained on simulated acoustic data free from any form of noise in the signal. It is observed that neural networks can effectively localize monopole and dipole sources and reconstruct the acoustic data in reconstruction planes with higher accuracy than conventional methods. Performance of the networks is consistent over changes in some parameters like the source strength, noise in the input signal, and frequency range. Various tests are performed to assess the individual network performance. Results indicate that neural networks trained on a subset of the data are effective over the entire data set without significant bias or variance. Errors as low as 1% are observed, and the maximum error observed is below 5%. While reconstruction error decreased with an increase in the frequency of monopole sources, it increased with an increase in frequency for dipole sources.
The effect of domiciliary high flow nasal cannula treatment on dyspnea and walking distance in patients with interstitial lung disease – A pilot study
Authors: Weinreich Ulla Møller , Burchardt Charlotte , Huremovic Jasmina
Published: November 2022

Introduction

Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) affect the lung parenchyma and are often complicated by respiratory failure (RF) and impaired physical activity. High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) has proved effective in other disease entities with RF. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of domiciliary HFNC in ILD on dyspnea and walking distance.

Methods

A 6 weeks cross-over study with domiciliary HFNC-treatment/6 weeks’ observation in ILD-patients requiring ambulatory oxygen therapy or with newly prescribed (within 12 months) long term oxygen therapy. Patients were advised to use HFNC 8 h/day, recommended night-time use. Body phletysmography; 6-min walk test (6MWT) including BORG-score, oxygen saturation (SO2) at start, minimum SO2 and time to recovery after 6MWT; arterial blood gasses; modified Medical Research Council (mMRC)-score; quality of life, by the St George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and QoS, by the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) were investigated at baseline; six weeks and 12 weeks.

Results

10 patients were included; one later withdrew consent. Patients used HFNC between 8-<1 h/day. There were no differences in lung function; blood gasses; SGRQ or RCSQ over the observational period). Walking distance improved significantly (393–441 m p = 0.049) as did time to recovery (3.4–2-2 min, p = 0.001). When correcting for HFNC use (hours/day) significant improvement was also seen in mMRC-score ( p = 0.035) and minimum saturation during 6MWT ( p = 0.01).

Conclusion

Despite a very heterogenous group and no effect on quality of life and -sleep, the study indicates an improvement in dyspnea and physical ability of HFNC in ILD patients.