bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Csontos Armand , Fazekas Alíz , Szakó Lajos , Farkas Nelli , Papp Csenge , Ferenczi Szilárd , Bellyei Szabolcs , Hegyi Péter , Papp András
Published: March 2024

BACKGROUND

Neoadjuvant therapy is an essential modality for reducing the clinical stage of esophageal cancer; however, the superiority of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCT) or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is unclear. Therefore, a discussion of these two modalities is necessary.

AIM

To investigate the benefits and complications of neoadjuvant modalities.

METHODS

To address this concern, predefined criteria were established using the PICO protocol. Two independent authors performed comprehensive searches using predetermined keywords. Statistical analyses were performed to identify significant differences between groups. Potential publication bias was visualized using funnel plots. The quality of the data was evaluated using the Risk of Bias Tool 2 (RoB2) and the GRADE approach.

RESULTS

Ten articles, including 1928 patients, were included for the analysis. Significant difference was detected in pathological complete response (pCR) [P < 0.001; odds ratio (OR): 0.27; 95%CI: 0.16-0.46], 30-d mortality (P = 0.015; OR: 0.4; 95%CI: 0.22-0.71) favoring the nCRT, and renal failure (P = 0.039; OR: 1.04; 95%CI: 0.66-1.64) favoring the nCT. No significant differences were observed in terms of survival, local or distal recurrence, or other clinical or surgical complications. The result of RoB2 was moderate, and that of the GRADE approach was low or very low in almost all cases.

CONCLUSION

Although nCRT may have a higher pCR rate, it does not translate to greater long-term survival. Moreover, nCRT is associated with higher 30-d mortality, although the specific cause for postoperative complications could not be identified. In the case of nCT, toxic side effects are suspected, which can reduce the quality of life. Given the quality of available studies, further randomized trials are required.
Sustainable development insights: synergizing publishing and academic research to propel SDGs Forward
Authors: Silva Altieres de Oliveira , Janes Diego dos Santos
Published: March 2024

Objective: To explore the integral roles of the publishing industry and Scopus, an academic research tool, in supporting and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Method: Qualitative analysis focusing on the impact of publishing on SDG awareness, the evolution of the SDG Publishers Compact, Scopus's role in integrating SDGs, and the broader implications of these initiatives.
Results: Identification of challenges and opportunities in implementing the Compact's objectives, highlighting the importance of collaborative research efforts to tackle complex global challenges, with special emphasis on Scopus's inclusion of SDGs.
Practical Implications: Highlights the synergistic impact of publishing and academic tools in advancing the sustainable development agenda, suggesting the need for collaboration among publishers, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Conclusions: The integration of SDGs into the publishing industry and academic tools represents a significant step forward in the global effort to achieve sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of information and knowledge in fostering a more informed, engaged, and proactive global community.
Isolation and structure determination of a new analog of polycavernosides from marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium
Authors: Umeda Kairi , Kurisawa Naoaki , Jeelani Ghulam , Nozaki Tomoyoshi , Suenaga Kiyotake , Iwasaki Arihiro
Published: March 2024

Polycavernoside E (1), a new polycavernoside analog, was isolated from a marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium. The relative configuration was elucidated primarily by analyzing the two dimensional nuclear magnetism resonance (2D NMR) data. The absolute configuration was clarified by comparing the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data of 1 with those of known analogs. Polycavernoside E (1) exhibited moderate antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Furthermore, the isolation of polycavernoside E (1) from marine cyanobacteria provides additional evidence that marine cyanobacteria, and not red algae, are responsible for the biosynthesis of polycavernosides.
Exploring Creating Shared Value in Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: A Case Study of PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals
Authors: Syahrain Ruliyanto , Hasnin Muhammad , Bachmid Faradisa
Published: March 2024

This study aims to look at the governance of the implementation of the Community Development and Empowerment Program from the point of view of Creating Shared Value. This qualitative research involves PT Nusa Halmahera Mineral and the community around the mine. Data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, and document review. The results showed that PT NHM's Community Empowerment Program had 8 programs, and only 5 were realized. After being analyzed, PT NHM's Community Development and Empowerment Program (PPM) has carried out the practice of Creating Shared Value in three stages: redefining products and markets, redefining productivity in the value chain and developing local clusters. These programs have positively impacted the lives of the people in the 5 districts surrounding the mine.
Result of Digital Marketing, Product Quality and Mediation Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Romadhoni Buyung Romadhoni , Akhmad Akhmad , Rusydi Muhammad Rusydi , Mustaking Mustaking
Published: March 2024

This study aims to analyze and explain the result of 1) customer satisfaction over digital marketing; 2) customer satisfaction over product quality; 3) purchasing decisions over digital marketing; 4) purchasing decision over product quality; 5) customer satisfaction with purchasing decisions; 6) digital marketing on purchasing decisions through customer satisfaction; 7) purchasing decisions on product quality through customer satisfaction. A type approach used in this study is a quantitative approach method. The targeted people in this study are Makassar citizenship which has accounts and users of Shopee services. This study used purposive sampling with a type of judgment sampling is 95 samples. The data is collected by distributing questionnaires to students of Office Automation Management. This study uses the Structural Equational Modeling Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) analysis method. The study result found: 1) a significant result in customer satisfaction over digital marketing; 2) a significant result in customer satisfaction over product quality; 3) a significant result in purchasing decisions over digital marketing; 4) a significant result in purchasing decision over product quality; 5) a significant result on purchasing decisions customer satisfaction; 6) through customer satisfaction, digital marketing has a significant impact on purchasing decisions; 7) customer satisfaction has a significant impact on purchasing decisions due to product quality.
The Effect of Organizational Trust, Brand Image, and Religiosity on Donation Decision Making with Information Quality as an Intervening Variable at the Integrated Village Service Foundation
Authors: Tampi Lendy , Winarko Hilarius Bambang
Published: March 2024

This research aims to measure the extent to which organizational trust, brand image, and religiosity influence donation decisions at the Integrated Village Service Foundation (PESAT), with information quality as an intervening variable. This study utilizes a quantitative approach and falls under the explanatory research type. The research sample consists of 115 PESAT donors selected using quota sampling. Data obtained are analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis techniques through SmartPLS software and SPSS 23. The research results indicate that organizational trust and information quality significantly influence donation decisions, while brand image and religiosity do not have a significant impact on donation decisions. Other findings show that the brand image and religiosity variables significantly affect information quality, while organizational trust does not have a significant impact on information quality. Regarding indirect influence, it is found that brand image significantly influences donation decisions through information quality, and religiosity significantly influences donation decisions through information quality, whereas organizational trust does not significantly influence donation decisions through information quality. Simultaneously, organizational trust, brand image, and religiosity collectively influence donation decisions.
The Influence of Compensation and Work Environment on Employee Performance at the BAPPEDA (Regional Development Planning Agency) Office of Bengkulu Province
Authors: Sianturi Chaterine , Nasution Nasution
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of salary and work environment on employee performance in the Bengkulu Province BAPPEDA (Regional Development Planning Agency) Office. This study relied on primary data in the form of a questionnaire delivered to the research population. Employee performance is the dependent variable. Compensation and work environment are the independent factors considered. This study employs quantitative tools and a survey strategy. The research population consisted of 106 BAPPEDA personnel from Bengkulu Province. Purposive sampling was used to choose the research sample of 80 persons. With the assistance of SmartPLS, the data processing approach employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The research results found that compensation and work environment have a significant effect on employee performance. This means that by providing appropriate compensation and a good work environment, employee performance at the BAPPEDA office can be improved.
The Role Of Managerial Ownership In The Relationship Of Debt Policy To Shareholder Value In Financial Companies In Indonesia
Authors: Prayoga Putri Regina , Nikmah Nikmah
Published: March 2024

This study aims to determine the effect of debt policy on shareholder value with managerial ownership as a moderation variable. The research sample used financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2019-2022. The analysis method uses multiple regression tests and MRA (Moderator Regression Analysis) tests. The results of this study show that debt policy proxied by DAR has a positive effect on shareholder value, managerial ownership has a negative effect on shareholder value and managerial ownership is proven to moderate the relationship of debt policy to shareholder value.  Debt policy proxied by DER has no effect on shareholder value, and managerial ownership also has no effect on debt policy.
The Effect of Financial Risk on Financial Performance in the Non-Cyclical Consumer Industry Listed on the BEI
Authors: Wijayanty Dwi , Indrianisca Monic , Aurelia Astrid Dila , Olivia Laras , Leon Farah Margaretha
Published: March 2024

Financial performance refers to the assessment of a company's accomplishments concerning its overall health within a specific timeframe. This study aimed to investigate the impact of financial risk on the financial performance of non-cyclical consumer sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The objective was to analyze how financial risk influences operational risk, market risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, solvency risk, and control variables, namely company size and leverage, on return on equity-a key metric for measuring financial performance. The study focused on the 52 non-cyclical consumer industry companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the period spanning from 2018 to 2022. Employing a quantitative approach, the research utilized secondary data collected from audited annual reports. Panel data regression models were employed for testing purposes. The findings revealed that market risk and credit risk exerted a negative influence on financial performance, whereas liquidity risk, solvency risk, and operational risk demonstrated no significant impact on financial performance. The implications of this research provide financial managers with insights into optimizing financial performance to attain organizational objectives, particularly in enhancing shareholder welfare.
Aplicando STEM+G: la Influencia de la Robótica Educativa en las Percepciones de Género en Algunas Zonas Rurales de Colombia
Authors: Guevara Muñoz Carlos Andrés
Published: March 2024

El presente artículo detalla los avances contextuales, teóricos y metodológicos de una investigación doctoral que busca discernir el impacto de la robótica educativa en la transformación de las percepciones de género en las áreas STEM en la Institución Educativa Rural Jesús María Valle Jaramillo, situada en Ituango, Colombia, en el periodo 2021-2023. Utilizando un enfoque etnográfico, el propósito del estudio es comprender cómo la integración y aplicación de la robótica educativa en el entorno escolar ha influenciado las actitudes, percepciones y roles de género tradicionales entre estudiantes, docentes y padres de familia. Se parte de la premisa de que la robótica educativa, en su calidad de herramienta pedagógica innovadora, puede ser un medio efectivo para desafiar y socavar estereotipos y concepciones arraigadas que minimizan al género femenino en el contexto STEM. Por ello, la investigación combinará herramientas cualitativas con análisis de datos por computador para ofrecer una comprensión profunda de las dinámicas de género en el ámbito educativo rural de Ituango, aportando así una perspectiva renovada sobre el cruce entre tecnología, educación y equidad de género componentes fundamentales de lo que se puede denominar STEM+G.
Motivaciones Humanas que Estructuran las Formas de Relación del Consejo Técnico Escolar en la Construcción de lo Colectivo y lo Individual
Authors: Silva Becerra Florentino
Published: March 2024

Este artículo analiza las dinámicas propias de la identidad generadas en las interacciones colectivas e individuales, proceso generado por los intercambios del sujeto y su relación, permiten la construcción subjetiva el siguiente planteamiento accede a la exploración de este producto cultural: ¿Cuáles son las imágenes que se describen en la actuación colegiada colectiva e individual y que representan en el comportamiento del grupo? La abstracción para interpretar el objeto de estudio de la producción social in situ, donde los participantes clave permiten una aclaración recíproca entre los datos que emergen para generar la producción de sentido, donde las imágenes simbólicas emanan de su actuación permitiendo la inducción analítica como forma de razonamiento del fenómeno en estudio, para determinar nuevas rutas de investigación, donde la construcción de una imagen dominante es el sentido del colegiado, porque estos valores generan las posiciones de liderazgo, dando pie a que los actores ratifican su identidad en la interacción con los diálogos de la vida escolar, de donde se deprenden símbolos que marcan la ruta del que dotan de significado.
Effects of an Electronic Medical Records-Linked Diabetes Self-Management System on Treatment Targets in Real Clinical Practice: Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study
Authors: Yang So Jung , Lim Sun-Young , Choi Yoon Hee , Lee Jin Hee , Yoon Kun-Ho
Published: March 2024

Background: This study evaluated the effects of a mobile diabetes management program called “iCareD” (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) which was integrated into the hospital’s electronic medical records system to minimize the workload of the healthcare team in the real clinical practice setting.Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we recruited 308 patients. We categorized these patients based on their compliance regarding their use of the iCareD program at home; compliance was determined through self-monitored blood glucose inputs and message subscription rates. We analyzed changes in the ABC (hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels from the baseline to 12 months thereafter, based on the patients’ iCareD usage patterns.Results: The patients comprised 92 (30%) non-users, 170 (55%) poor-compliance users, and 46 (15%) good-compliance users; the ABC target achievement rate showed prominent changes in good-compliance groups from baseline to 12 months (10.9% vs. 23.9%, P<0.05), whereas no significant changes were observed for poor-compliance users and non-users (13.5% vs. 18.8%, P=0.106; 20.7% vs. 14.1%, P=0.201; respectively).Conclusion: Implementing the iCareD can improve the ABC levels of patients with diabetes with minimal efforts of the healthcare team in real clinical settings. However, the improvement of patients’ compliance concerning the use of the system without the vigorous intervention of the healthcare team needs to be solved in the future.
Eco-Friendly Leather: Durable and Crack-Resistant Shoe Uppers By IJISRT
Authors: T Loganathan. , Elayaraja K. , Vishva kumar M.
Published: March 2024

Today in this developing world we always want something new or an advanced product and technology. In this daily life we use shoes everyday as office wear, formalwear, casualwear, nightwear etc. It should be comfortable from inside even from outside too, it will have significant work efficiency of the product. This invention is related to development of new crack free leather for shoe upper. It may upgrade the quality of leather and also helps to resolve the finishing operation to make leather more pliable, durable, breathable and comfortable for a long time. Aqueous finishing ageing time and its durability will be increased; it could sustain the leather for a longer period. It will provide a brilliant texture as well as smooth and uniform grain structure. Also it has a tendency till a certain level to protect leather from UV rays. It will have high thermal resistance. Zinc Oxide (ZnO), the element of the bottom layer of leather serves protection from UV rays, also gives shine to the leather which can perform better bondage with collagen (protein peptide). Cowhides last very long due to their greater strength properties and it is widely available in the market due to its constant demand in the market. Cowhide a bovine leather is mostly used for shoe upper and outsole of the shoe as per its high air permeability and water permeability as well as its comfort and durability. It also maintains its shape with chrome tanned. This invention may change the quality of leather and also helps to become environmentally friendly.
Enhancing IT Telecom Operations: The Vital Role of Smart Monitoring Systems By IJISRT
Authors: Alasamri Abdullah
Published: March 2024

In the digital era, Information Technology (IT) and telecommunications rooms are at the heart of organizational operations, facilitating communication, data exchange, and crucial business processes. The reliability and efficiency of these facilities are paramount, necessitating the adoption of advanced monitoring solutions. Smart monitoring systems, leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and real-time data analytics, play a critical role in optimizing the performance and reliability of IT telecom environments. This article explores the importance of smart monitoring systems in IT telecom rooms, highlighting their impact on operational efficiency, risk management, and strategic decision-making. By integrating smart monitoring solutions, organizations can significantly enhance the resilience, security, and performance of their telecom infrastructure.
Credit Card Fraud Detection
Authors: D. S. Shakuntala , Kuchanur Shreyansh , M. P. Smitha , J. M. Sumanth , C. Kavitha
Published: March 2024

While credit card fraud and abuse are the way becoming more common, the convenience using of there credit for the way online purchases has also improved. These fraudulent activities pose a severe financial danger to both credit the are card users and way they using it financial institutions. The first thinking aims to do of this research project is to recognize and put an end to these kinds of fraudulent activities. It addresses a broad range of subjects, including the frequency of false positives, imbalanced datasets, evolving fraud trends, and restricted public data access. The literature now under publication offers a range of machine learning-based methods, including logistic regression, decision trees, random the forests, support to the vector of the +machines, and XG Boost, with the purpose of identifying credit card fraud. However, these methods often exhibit lower accuracy rates, highlighting the need for more advanced deep learning algorithms in order to effectively lower fraud losses. Therefore, the of way they primary thinks objective of this is to improve fraud detection abilities through which the way this application most be of state- of-the-art deep learning algorithms. An assessment way it should be of the research project reveals better outcomes, including optimized AUC curves, precision, f1-score, and accuracy. The ultimate objective there are is to create models that will greatly improve credit card fraud detection and prevention. This research focuses on advanced deep learning techniques in to the way it is order they provide the to more reliable and accurate fraud detection mechanisms, enhance security for credit card users, and lower financial risks for financial institutions when conducting online transactions.
HUMAN MEDIATION BETWEEN MOTHER ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG IN LIVESTOCK REPRODUCTION – A CASE STUDY ON LAMB BAGS
Authors: Bao Haiyan , Fu Jiligen , Ozaki Takahiro , Liu Zhenzhen , Saqiri
Published: March 2024

In pastoral society, the reproduction of livestock is directly related to the survival and prosperity of herders. The key to domestic animal reproduction lies in the cognitive bond between mother livestock and their young. Herdsmen use various tools and techniques to help develop this cognitive bond. These human mediation tools have various characteristics such as ‘restorative’ or ‘destructive’. The lamb bag, a widely used tool in pastoral society, has both ‘restorative’ and ‘destructive’ natures. Based on ethnographic data collected in Inner Mongolia, China, this paper first introduces the production method of lamb bags, then describes their structure, function and the multi-dimensional relationships generated during the application process, and finally discusses the cultural implications of ‘restorative’ and ‘destructive’ human mediation in pastoral culture.

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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PASTORALISTS, CAMELS AND STATE-MAKING: THE BANU SAKHR AND GLUBB PASHA IN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY JORDAN
Authors: Morrish Patrick Hegarty
Published: March 2024

The administrative documents produced in Transjordan during the first decades of the British Mandate concerning the Banu Sakhr Bedouin tribe offer a detailed case study of state-making and the consequent disruption of autonomous nomadic pastoralist society. In the late Ottoman period, the tribe remained largely self-sufficient and beyond the reach of the authorities by virtue of their flocks of camels. But the extension of state-making into the desert regions during the Mandate, associated above all with the activities of one British army officer, John Bagot Glubb, served to undermine Banu Sakhr camel husbandry and alter the power dynamics between tribe and state. Taxation, control of mobility, border regimes and an end to inter-tribal raiding, combined with drought and economic depression, forced the tribe to diversify away from camel pastoralism. This process altered the Banu Sakhr social system and solidified the encapsulation of the tribe within the nascent state.

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SPONSORED-LABELLED TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS ON META PLATFORMS IN THE CONTEXT OF MAURITIUS
Authors: Bindah Eric , Gunnoo Leenshya
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of ‘sponsored’ labelled targeted ads in Mauritius and whether these ads can impact the brand awareness and purchase intention of Meta group social media users. By adopting the Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT), this research brings forward a conceptual model of six constructs (customisation, informativeness, entertainment, intrusiveness, brand awareness and Purchase intention) to quantitatively understand the effectiveness of targeted ads on Meta Platforms. A sample of 382 students participated in the survey, where 333 valid responses were used for further analysis. In this research, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was utilised to examine the measurement model for brand awareness, customization, informativeness value, entertainment value, intrusiveness value, and purchase intention. The fit indices indicated a reasonable fit between the model and the data. Using Structural Equation Modelling to test the model, the regression weight between customisation, informativeness, entertainment, intrusiveness and brand awareness were statistically significant. The regression weight between brand awareness and purchase intention was also statistically significant. Practically, the findings emphasize the need for marketers and advertisers to invest in strategies that effectively increase brand awareness through targeted advertising.
Deep Paβ Imaging of the Candidate Accreting Protoplanet AB Aur b
Authors: Biddle Lauren I. , Bowler Brendan P. , Zhou Yifan , Franson Kyle , Zhang Zhoujian
Published: March 2024

Giant planets grow by accreting gas through circumplanetary disks, but little is known about the timescale and mechanisms involved in the planet-assembly process because few accreting protoplanets have been discovered. Recent visible and infrared imaging revealed a potential accreting protoplanet within the transition disk around the young intermediate-mass Herbig Ae star, AB Aurigae (AB Aur). Additional imaging in Hα probed for accretion and found agreement between the line-to-continuum flux ratio of the star and companion, raising the possibility that the emission source could be a compact disk feature seen in scattered starlight. We present new deep Keck/NIRC2 high-contrast imaging of AB Aur to characterize emission in Paβ, another accretion tracer less subject to extinction. Our narrow band observations reach a 5σ contrast of 9.6 mag at 0.″6, but we do not detect significant emission at the expected location of the companion, nor from other any other source in the system. Our upper limit on Paβ emission suggests that if AB Aur b is a protoplanet, it is not heavily accreting or accretion is stochastic and was weak during the observations.
Correlation of Coronal Mass Ejection Shock Temperature with Solar Energetic Particle Intensity
Authors: Cuesta Manuel Enrique , McComas D. J. , Khoo L. Y. , Bandyopadhyay R. , Sharma T. , Shen M. M. , Rankin J. S. , Cummings A. T. , Szalay J. R. , Cohen C. M. S. , Schwadron N. A. , Chhiber R. , Pecora F. , Matthaeus W. H. , Leske R. A. , Stevens M. L.
Published: March 2024

Solar energetic particle (SEP) events have been observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft since its launch in 2018. These events include sources from solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The IS⊙IS instrument suite on board PSP is measuring ions over energies from ∼ 20 keV nucleon−1 to 200 MeV nucleon−1 and electrons from ∼ 20 keV to 6 MeV. Previous studies sought to group CME characteristics based on their plasma conditions and arrived at general descriptions with large statistical errors, leaving open questions on how to properly group CMEs based solely on their plasma conditions. To help resolve these open questions, the plasma properties of CMEs have been examined in relation to SEPs. Here, we reexamine one plasma property, the solar wind proton temperature, and compare it to the proton SEP intensity in a region immediately downstream of a CME-driven shock for seven CMEs observed at radial distances within 1 au. We find a statistically strong correlation between proton SEP intensity and bulk proton temperature, indicating a clear relationship between SEPs and the conditions in the solar wind. Furthermore, we propose that an indirect coupling of SEP intensity to the level of turbulence and the amount of energy dissipation that results is mainly responsible for the observed correlation between SEP intensity and proton temperature. These results are key to understanding the interaction of SEPs with the bulk solar wind in CME-driven shocks and will improve our ability to model the interplay of shock evolution and particle acceleration.
Coherent Imaging with Photonic Lanterns
Authors: Kim Yoo Jung , Fitzgerald Michael P. , Lin Jonathan , Sallum Steph , Xin Yinzi , Jovanovic Nemanja , Leon-Saval Sergio
Published: March 2024

Photonic lanterns (PLs) are tapered waveguides that gradually transition from a multimode fiber geometry to a bundle of single-mode fibers (SMFs). They can efficiently couple multimode telescope light into a multimode fiber entrance at the focal plane and convert it into multiple single-mode beams. Thus, each SMF samples its unique mode (lantern principal mode) of the telescope light in the pupil, analogous to subapertures in aperture masking interferometry (AMI). Coherent imaging with PLs can be enabled by the interference of SMF outputs and applying phase modulation, which can be achieved using a photonic chip beam combiner at the backend (e.g., the ABCD beam combiner). In this study, we investigate the potential of coherent imaging by the interference of SMF outputs of a PL with a single telescope. We demonstrate that the visibilities that can be measured from a PL are mutual intensities incident on the pupil weighted by the cross correlation of a pair of lantern modes. From numerically simulated lantern principal modes of a 6-port PL, we find that interferometric observables using a PL behave similarly to separated-aperture visibilities for simple models on small angular scales (<λ/D) but with greater sensitivity to symmetries and capability to break phase angle degeneracies. Furthermore, we present simulated observations with wave front errors (WFEs) and compare them to AMI. Despite the redundancy caused by extended lantern principal modes, spatial filtering offers stability to WFEs. Our simulated observations suggest that PLs may offer significant benefits in the photon-noise-limited regime and in resolving small angular scales at the low-contrast regime.
A Proposal for Enhancing Technosignature Search toward the Galactic Center
Authors: Seto Naoki
Published: March 2024

We discuss the possibility of enhancing intelligent life searches toward the Galactic center. From the clockwork orbital motions of stars around the Sgr A* black hole, we can determine the distance to the Galactic center at an exceptional accuracy, despite its remoteness ∼8.3 kpc. In addition, we can define precise reference epochs by selecting a prominent object such as the bright B-type star S2. These properties have a particular affinity for the coordinated signaling scheme that was hypothesized by Seto for systematically connecting intentional senders to searchers without a prior communication. If S2 is actually being used as a common reference clock, we can compress the search directions around the Galactic center by more than 2 orders of magnitude, with the scanning interval of ∼16 yr.
Juno’s JunoCam Images of Europa
Authors: Hansen C. J. , Ravine M. A. , Schenk P. M. , Collins G. C. , Leonard E. J. , Phillips C. B. , Caplinger M. A. , Tosi F. , Bolton S. J. , Jónsson Björn
Published: March 2024

On 2022 September 29 the Juno spacecraft passed Europa at 355 km, the first close pass since the Galileo flyby in 2000. Juno’s visible-light imager, JunoCam, collected four images, enabling cartographic, topographic, and surface geology analysis. The topography along the terminator is consistent with previously reported features that may indicate true polar wander. A bright band was discovered, and indicates global symmetry in the stress field that forms bright bands on Europa. The named feature Gwern is shown not to be an impact crater. Surface change detection shows no changes in 22 yr, although this is a difficult task considering differences between the JunoCam and Galileo imagers and very different viewing geometries. No active eruptions were detected.
On some silverfish taxa from the Cape York region of northern Australia (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae: Ctenolepismatinae)
Authors: Smith Graeme B. , Mitchell Andrew
Published: March 2024

ilverfish (Zygentoma) are an ancient, but poorly studied group of primitively wingless insects. Species definition based on morphology alone is complicated by variations arising from the continuous moulting, even after reaching sexual maturity. In recent studies the use of molecular data has supported the identification of consistent morphological character traits, however only a small fraction of the species have been investigated. Eight species of the large silverfish genus Acrotelsella, collected by the first author from the Cape York Peninsula of northeastern Australia, are described and named as new species. Molecular data (COI and 28S) are presented that reinforces previous suggestions that the genus will eventually need to be split into two.
Glochidion yangchunense (Phyllanthaceae), a new species with discoid flowers from Guangdong Province, China
Authors: Song Zhu-Qiu , Yao Gang
Published: March 2024

Phyllanthodendron can be readily morphologically distinguished from Glochidion, but recent molecular evidence showed that Phyllanthodendron is paraphyletic due to Glochidion being nested within it. In this study, a new species of the former Phyllanthodendron is described and illustrated as Glochidion yangchunense Z.Q. Song & Gang Yao from the limestone areas of South China. This is a peculiar new species and morphologically distinguished by its discoid flowers, T-shaped disc segments, and glabrous flowering branches. A key to Glochidion yangchunense and related species in China is provided here.
Politique de l’immobilier de l’État : vers la décarbonation
Authors: Resplandy-Bernard Alain
Published: March 2024

Les bâtiments publics sont à l’origine de 2,6 MteqCO 2 . La stratégie bas-carbone de la France passe donc par une décarbonation des bâtiments de l’État. La direction de l’immobilier de l’État mobilise trois niveaux d’actions : l’action sur les usages et la meilleure gestion des bâtiments, la sobriété immobilière pour réduire les surfaces tertiaires occupées de 25 % d’ici dix ans et l’investissement pour la transition écologique. La stratégie de valorisation du parc doit également être revisitée en fonction de ces orientations, notamment en développant le photovoltaïque et d’autres alternatives à la cession qui créent des ressources pérennes pour l’État. Ces objectifs ne seront pas atteints sans une transformation de gouvernance de l’immobilier de l’État, vers un modèle de foncière d’État déjà pratiqué par la plupart de nos partenaires européens.
Pourquoi le sol est important ?
Authors: Claveirole Cécile
Published: March 2024

La question foncière soulève beaucoup de débats aussi passionnés que controversés. Au risque d’oublier les fondamentaux : sur quoi sommes-nous debout ? Quelle surface foulons-nous de nos pieds, sur laquelle nous construisons nos maisons, nos routes, nos usines ? Le sol est, avant toute chose, le fondement même de la vie sur terre : c’est lui qui permet la production de la matière organique qui nourrit les êtres vivants ; il abrite une multitude de réactions biologiques et chimiques qui créent la vie. C’est pourquoi nous avons choisi ici de vous présenter ces caractéristiques du sol, qui méritent tout notre respect et nos attentions.
Le bail réel solidaire
Authors: Suchel Christophe
Published: March 2024

Le bail réel solidaire (BRS) est une alternative à la propriété à travers une dissociation entre le foncier, propriété de l’organisme de foncier solidaire (OFS), et le bâti, détenu par le preneur à bail. Ce bail s’adresse aux ménages respectant des plafonds de ressource, ce qui permet de constituer une offre de logements en accession sociale à la propriété pérenne dont le prix de cession est encadré dans le contrat en vue de lutter contre la spéculation foncière. Ce dispositif créé dans le droit français en 2014 a fait l’objet d’améliorations significatives, notamment avec la prise en compte des logements sous BRS dans le décompte des logements sociaux au titre de l’article 55 de la loi SRU et la possibilité d’agréer les organismes de logements sociaux. Il a ainsi connu un véritable essor avec aujourd’hui 165 agréments OFS et plus de mille logements, en croissance exponentielle depuis trois ans. Des initiatives sont prises pour diversifier l’utilisation de cet outil, notamment pour la restauration des copropriétés dégradées ou la résorption de l’habitat indigne et la loi dite « 3DS » du 21 février 2022 a élargi le dispositif à titre subsidiaire aux locaux d’activité. Compte tenu de son intérêt, le gouvernement s’est engagé à soutenir ce dispositif suite aux recommandations du conseil national de la refondation pour le logement.
L’action foncière de la Banque des Territoires en faveur de l’industrie verte
Authors: Rossat-Mignot Gisèle
Published: March 2024

La Banque des Territoires se place au cœur de l’action en faveur de la reconquête industrielle. Elle cherche à accroître l’attractivité des territoires en finançant l’aménagement des sites, les infrastructures et la formation. Ainsi, sur les cinq prochaines années, la Banque des Territoires prévoit de mobiliser une enveloppe d’un milliard d’euros de financement et d’investissement pour les thématiques industrielles. Outre l’accompagnement ad hoc des industriels, en vue d’une industrie décarbonée, elle contribuera au financement du pré-aménagement et du pré-équipement par anticipation de cinquante sites pour les industriels souhaitant s’implanter en France. Cette initiative vise notamment les friches industrielles, dans une démarche de sobriété foncière.
Sobriété foncière et planification territoriale : des enjeux liés
Authors: Philizot François
Published: March 2024

Les dispositions de la loi Climat et Résilience de 2021 sur la réduction de moitié de la consommation d’espaces agricoles, naturels et forestiers à l’horizon 2021 et l’atteinte en 2050 du « zéro artificialisation nette » obligent à accentuer fortement les efforts consentis pour une gestion économe du foncier. Il faut construire de nouvelle pratique d’aménagement, fondée sur une vision de long terme des besoins et passant par une densification accrue. Une meilleure connaissance des marchés fonciers et de la consommation d’espace est indispensable pour que régions et intercommunalités, qui sont en responsabilité première via leurs outils respectifs de planification, opèrent des choix complètement éclairés. La révision des SRADDET, à l’initiative des régions, est la première étape qui sera suivie par celle des SCOT. L’enjeu global est porteur de choix politiques lourds sur la répartition du potentiel de consommation, renvoyant aux équilibres internes à chaque région ou chaque territoire de SCOT, mais aussi à l’évolution des formes urbaines et des relations villes-campagnes. Les collectivités disposent de marges d’appréciation, tenant compte notamment de la diversité des pratiques antérieures ou des objectifs de politique publique poursuivis (réindustrialisation par exemple). La démarche d’étude lancée par l’Observatoire des territoires et portée par l’ANCT vise à enrichir leur outillage par une analyse des pratiques identifiées aujourd’hui, des sources d’information disponibles ou des critères de choix mobilisables. Elle s’inscrit dans un travail conjoint entre l’État et les collectivités locales, indispensable pour atteindre les objectifs de la loi.
Remettre le ZAN au service des besoins de toutes les communes et intercommunalités
Authors: Lisnard David
Published: March 2024

L’AMF rappelle que, à la suite de l’adoption de la loi Climat, elle a « constamment condamné la façon technocratique dont la nécessaire lutte contre l’artificialisation excessive des sols a été conçue par le gouvernement, la complexité et le manque de souplesse dans la mise en œuvre du dispositif ZAN, descendante et recentralisatrice », notant que si « la loi du 20 juillet 2023 répond à certaines interrogations d’ordre juridique et institutionnel, elle renvoie à la loi de Finances pour 2024 le débat sur sa dimension financière et fiscale ». Pour l’AMF, l’objectif « visant à réduire de moitié la consommation d’espaces d’ici à 2031 en vue d’atteindre le zéro artificialisation nette des sols en 2050, est […] entendu comme indissociable de la mise en place d’un nouveau modèle économique, financier, et fiscal puissant et incitatif, sur le long terme », alors que « les conséquences de cet impensé sont pourtant déjà présentes : spéculation et rétention foncières, blocage des projets, absence de vision stratégique sur les futurs modèles économiques de la construction… » Pour cette raison, l’AMF formule vingt propositions pour « répondre aux besoins des communes et des intercommunalités pour financer le ZAN ».
L’aménagement du territoire à l’heure du ZAN ou comment articuler sobriété, densité et acceptabilité ?
Authors: Dugoin-Clément Jean-Philippe
Published: March 2024

À l’occasion de cet entretien, le vice-président du conseil régional d’Île-de-France chargé du logement et de l’aménagement durable du territoire, Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément, également maire de Mennecy, s’explique sur le système du SDRIF-Environnemental et son rôle. Il revient notamment sur les incidences de la loi Climat et Résilience. Selon lui, mettre en place en parallèle des actions d’accompagnement financier ou d’assouplissement permettrait de mieux traiter les problèmes que pourraient rencontrer à l’avenir les élus. Il préconise également une meilleure prise en compte des évolutions démographiques et économiques, ainsi que la mise en œuvre d’objectifs plus territorialisés, indispensables à une action publique efficace.
Sobriété foncière et transition écologique : pour une territorialisation des enjeux et des stratégies
Authors: Tetart Jean-Marie
Published: March 2024

L’obligation stricte et directive de sobriété foncière, à traduire localement dans des délais contraints, vient heurter des démarches territoriales construites et négociées patiemment comme les CRTE ou les PCAET. Elle vient aussi ajouter à la cacophonie d’injonctions contradictoires. Il n’est pas certain qu’une sobriété foncière stricte et normée n’aille pas à l’encontre des objectifs de réduction des consommations d’énergie. N’est-il pas préférable de faire confiance aux territoires pour élaborer avec leurs partenaires que sont les départements, les régions et l’État des stratégies locales de transition écologique dans lesquelles la sobriété foncière sera négociée et non imposée ? Ne peut-on pas traduire ces stratégies dans des contrats d’objectifs conditionnant fermement les financements accordés aux territoires ?
Une discipline du vide
Authors: Durand Corentin
Published: March 2024

L’attente en prison naît des innombrables situations où l’accomplissement par les prisonniers de tâches ordinaires nécessite l’autorisation ou la coopération des autorités pénitentiaires. Le quotidien carcéral se trouve rythmé par ce temps vide de l’attente, dont l’administration revendique la maîtrise. Il a souvent été avancé que cette vacuité du temps pénitentiaire venait marquer l’échec, ou le remplacement, du projet disciplinaire décrit par Michel Foucault. La prison se réduirait alors à sa seule fonction de neutralisation de populations à risque. L’objet de cet article est pourtant de montrer que l’attente devient à son tour un support d’injonctions disciplinaires à bien attendre , construisant l’impatience comme une déviance morale à corriger et marquant ainsi la survivance d’un projet disciplinaire amoindri mais toujours structurant, qui cible tout particulièrement un public de jeunes hommes issus de milieux populaires. Plus qu’à être productif, la prison contemporaine prétend leur apprendre à attendre, et ce non seulement dans le cadre carcéral mais aussi dans les relations à d’autres institutions, notamment étatiques.
La génétique balzacienne et la question de l’inachèvement
Authors: Kamada Takayuki
Published: March 2024

Longtemps considéré comme un échec dans l’acte d’invention littéraire, le phénomène d’inachèvement suscite désormais un intérêt critique particulier grâce à sa revalorisation par la génétique textuelle, en tant que manifestation d’une dynamique perpétuelle de la création rebelle à toute forme finie. Cet article propose de s’arrêter, dans l’évolution des études balzaciennes en génétique, sur quelques moments privilégiés où le regard des critiques vers différents effets d’inachèvement à divers niveaux chez cet auteur permet de renouveler l’intelligibilité de son écriture tout entière.
Balzac et les formalismes
Authors: Gendrel Bernard
Published: March 2024

Après avoir distingué un formalisme horizontal, plus narratif, qui suit les effets d’écho, de symétrie ou de dissonance d’un texte donné, et un formalisme vertical, plus descriptif, qui propose de lire l’œuvre à travers un modèle abstrait, le présent article distingue dans ce dernier formalisme deux types de critique possibles : la critique formalisée (où le modèle est a priori ) et la critique formalisante (où le modèle est a posteriori ). La critique balzacienne des années 1970-1980 a beaucoup utilisé de modèles a priori (compositionnels, sémantiques ou tonals) pour décrire La Comédie humaine , mais le formalisme le plus récent, en accordant une grande place aux processus de lecture, rend compte de la manière dont les formes naissent, disparaissent et s’enchevêtrent au cours de l’œuvre.
L’ethnocritique et/de Balzac
Authors: Scarpa Marie
Published: March 2024

Notre contribution interroge dans un premier temps la place de l’anthropologie dans la critique balzacienne. Si La Comédie Humaine est souvent ramenée à une anthropologie générale, une « science de l’homme » construite sur le modèle des sciences naturelles, elle semble avoir, moins que d’autres œuvres du xix e  siècle, donné lieu à des études critiques considérées comme anthropologiques (mythocritiques ou girardiennes par exemple). Le second temps de l’article est consacré à l’ethnocritique de la littérature et aux lectures que ce paradigme plus récent a proposées de trois récits de Balzac dont La Vieille Fille . La trajectoire de Rose Cormon est analysée ici en termes de (mauvaise) initiation (elle est un personnage liminaire jusque dans son mariage) et de carnavalisation, entre enjeux politiques, esthétiques et culturels.
Souvent textes (de Balzac) varient
Authors: Massonnaud Dominique
Published: March 2024

Le titre de ce travail fait écho aux travaux de spécialistes de linguistique textuelle des discours : Jean-Michel Adam ainsi que Jean Peytard. Les chemins ouverts par les propositions théoriques et pratiques faites dans l’ouvrage de Jean-Michel Adam – Souvent textes varient (Garnier, 2018) – rencontrent avec force les propositions balzaciennes : nous faisant voir les textes comme des objets changeants, à ressaisir patiemment et précisément, sans négliger leurs modes de présence éditoriale, leurs rapports aux productions discursives antérieures, la place assignée à leurs lecteurs dans un champ social et à un moment historique donnés. La production balzacienne est éminemment significative dans ce moment historique qui est celui d’une « société des individus » différente de la société d’ordres d’Ancien régime, alors qu’émergent la valorisation de la singularité de styles d’auteur et la déprise des modèles académiques et rhétoriques, compositionnels en particulier. En faisant place à Balzac et à ses critiques, la voix théorique de Jean-Michel Adam, rencontre et ouvre effectivement la voie pour les travaux des balzaciens. Peut-être parce que l’on peut saisir cet écrivain sous la figure d’un auteur-tisserand : figure venue de Goethe, lorsqu’il définissait, dans Faust , « le fabricant de pensées ». Celui qui assure, par le nouage des fils, sa présence au centre de la tapisserie, l’auteur d’une œuvre, qui confirme son métier en reprenant sans cesse son ouvrage.