bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dynamic Analysis of a Phytoplankton-Fish Model with the Impulsive Feedback Control Depending on the Fish Density and Its Changing Rate
Authors: Fu Jingli , Hou Xiaoyu , Zhang Tonghua , Cheng Huidong
Published: November 2021

This paper proposes a comprehensive fishing strategy that takes into consideration the population density of fish and its current growth rate, which provides new ideas for fishing strategies. Firstly, we establish a phytoplankton-fish model with the impulsive feedback control depending on the density and rate of change of the fish. Secondly, the complex phase and impulse sets of this model are divided into three cases, then the Poincar´e map for the model is defined, and analyzed the properties of Poincar´e map. In addition, the sufficient and necessary conditions for the global asymptotic stability of the order-1 periodic solution and existence condition of order- k ( k ≥ 2) periodic solution are discussed. The action threshold depends on the density and rate of change of the fish, which is reasonable than earlier studies. The analysis method proposed in this paper also plays an important role in the analysis of impulse models with complex phase sets or impulse sets.
At the origin of Folklore studies in Karelia: G.S. Epiphanov and his time
Authors: Пашков А.М.
Published: November 2021

В статье рассматривается возникновение фольклористики в Олонецкой губернии (Карелии) во второй четверти XIX в. Первыми фольклористами были ссыльные поэт-декабрист Ф.Н. Глинка и друг М.Ю. Лермонтова С.А. Раевский, а также выпускник местной гимназии В.А. Дашков и учитель Г.С. Епифанов. Особое внимание уделено анализу публикации Г.С. Епифанова «Заметки об Олонецкой стороне», испытавшей влияние сочинений Н.В. Гоголя и В. Скотта. Сделан вывод, что в отличие от работ других фольклористов, написанных в русле казенного патриотизма, эта статья Г.С. Епифанова отражала более независимую и отчасти оппозиционную позицию автора, из-за чего сам он подвергся гонениям властей.

The article reveals the origins of Folklore studies in Olonets province (Karelia) in the second half of the 19thcentury. First folklorists were an exiled poet and Decembrist Fyodor Glinka and Lermontov’s friend Svyatoslav Raevsky, also a local gymnasiumstudent Vasiliy Dashkov and a schoolteacher Grigory Epiphanov. The greatest attention is paid to the analysisof a publication by G. Epiphanov, «Notes about Olonets side», which influenced by the writings by Nikolay Gogol and Walter Scott. It is concluded that in the contrast to the works of other folklorists, written in the spirit of official patriotism, this G. Epiphanov’s article reflects a more independent and partly opposition author’s view, because of what he was persecuted by the authorities.
Russian and Slavic Orthodoxy in the ambassadorial report of Arseny Sukhanov 1650
Authors: Богданов А.П.
Published: November 2021

В статье показано, что мотивация сербскими монахами в 1650 г. сожжения славянских книг на Афоне путем обращения к литературному источнику о негативном отношении греков к славянской письменности связана со сходством ситуаций середины XVII в. и времени Кирилла и Мефодия. Арсений Суханов, прекрасно зная литературные источники, не выдумал этот текст в публицистическом сочинении, каким представлялись в историографии его «Прения с греками о вере». Он изложил реальные обстоятельства дела в своем посольском отчете, где указанные сербами, русином и даже арабским иноком мотивы греков не играли существенной роли. Отчет, явивший нам пример русского и сербского книжного единства, превратился в публицистический памятник много лет спустя, в связи с Расколом Русской Церкви.

The article shows that motivation ascribed by Serbian monks in 1650 to the fact of burning Slavic books on Mount Athos by referring to literary source about negative attitude of Greeks to Slavic booklore is associated with similarity of the situation of the middle of 17th century and of the time of Cyril and Methodius. Arseny Sukhanov, who had a good command of the Slavs literary sources, did not invent this text in a pamphlet, as his «Debate with the Greeks about Faith» was often presented in historiography. He described real circumstances of the case in his ambassadorial report, where motives of Greeks, indicated by Serbs, Rusin and even Arab monk, did not play a significant role. The report, which provided us with an interesting example of shared Russian and Serbian literary tradition, turned into a pamphlet many years later, in connection with the Schism of the Russian Church.
Thinking of Everyday Life…
Authors: Серегина А.Ю.
Published: November 2021

Представлена рецензия на сборник статей «Укрощение повседневности. Нормы и практики Нового времени» (сост. М. Неклюдова). Включенные в него исследования посвящены повседневным социальным практикам Нового времени в России и Европе и их конструированию при помощи нормативной литературы.

The author presents a review of the collection of articles under the title “The taming of everyday life. Norms and practices of Modernity” edited by M.S. Nekhlyudova. Studies published in the collection are focused on common social practices in Modern Russia and Western Europe, and the construction of these practices by various texts of instruction.
"Cultural Narrative" about European Identity in the Context of Personal Stories (Reflections on the Book by Orlando Figes)
Authors: Селунская Н.Б. , Карагодин А.В.
Published: November 2021

Статья содержит рефлексии по поводу книги известного английского историка-рос-сиеведа О. Файджеса «Европейцы. Три жизни и рождение космополитической культуры», его подхода к репрезентации биографической истории И.С. Тургенева, П. Ви-ардо и Л. Виардо в контексте складывания общеевропейской культуры во второй по-ловине XIX века. Особое внимание уделено методологической значимости присутствующих в рецензируемой книге и формирующихся в современной историографии таких трендов как «новый нарратив», «история репрезентаций» и «новая биографическая история», а также дискуссии о смыслах концепта «европейскости» как характеристики над-этнической идентичности и о ее проявлениях на микро- и макро-уровнях в меняющемся и модернизирующемся историко-культурном пространстве Российской империи и Европы в XIX в.

The article contains reflections on the book by a famous English historian – Russian scholar O. Figes "Europeans. Three lives and the birth of cosmopolitan culture", his approaches to the representation of the biographical history of I. S. Turgenev, P. Viardot and L. Viardot in the context of the formation of pan-European culture in the second half of the XIX century. Special attention is paid to the methodological significance of such trends as "new narrative", "history of representations" and "new biographical history" present in the reviewed book and emerging in modern historiography, as well as discussions about the meanings of the concept of "Europeanness" as a characteristic of supra-ethnic identity and about its manifestations at micro and macro levels in the changing and modernizing historical and cultural space of the Russian Empire and Europe in the XIX century.
The Calling of a Man and a Scholar: the World of Sergey Malovichko
Authors: Булыгина Т.А. , Колесникова М.Е. , Крючков И.В.
Published: November 2021

Cтатья посвящена основным вехам научной и образовательной деятельности известного российского историка Сергея Ивановича Маловичко, приложившего много усилий для развития историографии, новой локальной истории и интеллектуальной истории на Ставрополье, а затем в Москве. В материале отмечается пристальное внимание С.И. Маловичко к использованию научных достижений в учебном процессе. В заключении статьи подчеркивается востребованность научного наследия С.И. Маловичко российскими и зарубежными историками в будущем.

The presented article is devoted to the main phases of the academic and educational work of a famous Russian historian Sergei Ivanovich Malovichko who put a lot of effort into the development of historiographical trends – new local history and intellectual history in the Stavropol Region, and later in Moscow. The article points out S.I. Malovichko's close attention to the application of historical studies to the educational process. In the conclusion of the article, the relevance of the scientific heritage of S.I. Malovichko by Russian and foreign historians in the future is emphasized.
Energy-Aware Clustering and Efficient Cluster Head Selection
Authors: Nezha EL IDRISSI , Abdellah Najid , Hassan El Alami
Published: November 2021

Clustering is an efficient technique to organize network resources efficiently and, in wireless sensor Networks (WSNs) communications it is used to group sensors with similar characteristics managed by a selected sensor called a Cluster Head (CH). Thus, this paper presents a new approach, namely Energy-Aware Clustering and Efficient Cluster Head Selection (EAC-ECHS) to optimize the performances of WSNs in terms of the network lifetime and enhance energy consumption. In EAC-ECHS, the sensor network is divided into an inter grid and fair clustered Grids. Furthermore, for each clustered Grid, the CH selection is based on the residual energy of sensor, distance to neighbors, and distance to the base station. Simulation experiments have been conducted to examine the performance of EAC-ECHS and previous approaches, and the results demonstrate that EAC-ECHS approach achieves the design objectives in terms energy consumption, network lifetime, and packet delivery ratio.
The classical two-dimensional Heisenberg model revisited: An $SU(2)$-symmetric tensor network study
Authors: Schmoll Philipp , Kshetrimayum Augustine , Eisert Jens , Orús Román , Rizzi Matteo
Published: November 2021

The classical Heisenberg model in two spatial dimensions constitutes
one of the most paradigmatic spin models, taking an important role in
statistical and condensed matter physics to understand magnetism. Still,
despite its paradigmatic character and the widely accepted ban of a
(continuous) spontaneous symmetry breaking, controversies remain whether
the model exhibits a phase transition at finite temperature.
Importantly, the model can be interpreted as a lattice discretization of
the O(3)O(3)
non-linear sigma model in 1+11+1
dimensions, one of the simplest quantum field theories encompassing
crucial features of celebrated higher-dimensional ones (like quantum
chromodynamics in 3+13+1
dimensions), namely the phenomenon of asymptotic freedom. This should
also exclude finite-temperature transitions, but lattice effects might
play a significant role in correcting the mainstream picture. In this
work, we make use of state-of-the-art tensor network approaches,
representing the classical partition function in the thermodynamic limit
over a large range of temperatures, to comprehensively explore the
correlation structure for Gibbs states. By implementing an
SU(2)SU(2)
symmetry in our two-dimensional tensor network contraction scheme, we
are able to handle very large effective bond dimensions of the
environment up to \chi_E^\text{eff} \sim 1500χEeff∼1500,
a feature that is crucial in detecting phase transitions. With
decreasing temperatures, we find a rapidly diverging correlation length,
whose behaviour is apparently compatible with the two main contradictory
hypotheses known in the literature, namely a
finite-TT
transition and asymptotic freedom, though with a slight preference for
the second.
Keunikan Penamaan Jurnal Perpustakaan dan Informasi PTKIN: Kajian Semantik
Authors: Kardi Kardi , Ulumi Bahrul
Published: November 2021

Introduction. This article describes the names of scientific publications journals in the field of libraries and information, which are increasing in number, and the increasing activity of publishing scientific works that encourage librarians to develop writing habits.Methodology. This article employs a qualitative descriptive semantic approach by using various multi-site names of library journals and information in the PTKIN environment. The focus of this paper lies in the uniqueness of naming library and information journals in the PTKIN environment.Results and Discussion. The results showed that the journal's name contains terms derived from Indonesian, local languages, and foreign languages. In addition, there is also the name of the journal, which is an abbreviation of letters that makes it easy to recognize.Conclusion. The names of library and information journals in the PTKIN environment tend to contain the meaning of university libraries in a general sense or things related to library materials.
Impact of ionic composition of groundwater on oxidative iron precipitation
Authors: Vries D. , Korevaar M. , de Waal L. , Ahmad A.
Published: November 2021

In the Netherlands, approximately 60% of drinking water is obtained from (generally anaerobic) groundwater. This requires aeration followed by rapid sand ﬁltration (RSF) to remove iron, manganese, arsenic and ammonium. The mechanisms responsible for their removal or the clogging of RSFs and breakthrough of colloidal iron or manganese oxides have not been fully elucidated in previous studies. In this work, factors affecting iron precipitation have been studied in aerated, continuously stirred bench scale jar experiments to simulate the supernatant layer of submerged sand filters. Time series data of filtered iron concentration and precipitate size have been collected in experiments with synthetic groundwater with and without P, Si, HCO3 and Ca at neutral pH. We observed that precipitate growth is not influenced by different HCO3 concentrations but is reduced drastically when natural organic matter (NOM) is present in water and, to lesser extent, Si as well. The addition of P appears to hamper precipitate growth to some extent, but requires more research to fully understand the implications. We also observed that addition of Ca improved the growth of Fe precipitates in the presence of Si and especially NOM. These results have great significance for improving Fe removal efficiency of groundwater treatment plants in The Netherlands and abroad.
Mechanisms controlling major ion chemistry and its suitability for irrigation of Narmada River, India
Authors: Gupta Deepak , Kaushik Sandeep , Shukla Reetika , Mishra Virendra Kumar
Published: November 2021

Surface water chemistry of the upper Narmada River was investigated at 13 different locations for four consecutive years (2017–2020) during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The main objective of the study was to identify the processes governing the water chemistry of Narmada River and evaluate its suitability for irrigation. The physical parameters estimated were; pH (7.9 ± 0.4 for pre- and 8 ± 0.4 for post-monsoon seasons), EC (322.8±93.3 μS/cm for pre- and 312.1±80.2 μS/cm for post-monsoon) and TDS (203.4±41.5 mg/L for pre-and 213.4±48 mg/L for post-monsoon). The obtained concentration of cations and anions were in the order of Ca++ > Na+ > Mg++> K+ and HCO3−> Cl−>SO4−> NO3−> PO4− respectively. Thus, the water of Narmada was found to be alkaline in nature. Piper diagram inferred that the water was dominated by Ca-Mg-HCO3− type of hydrochemical facies. Gibb's plot clarified that rock-water interaction regulates the ion chemistry of the Narmada. Various indices like sodium percentage (Na%), sodium absorption ration (SAR), Kelly index (Ki), permeability index (PI), magnesium hazard (MH) was calculated which showed that the surface water was suitable for irrigation. Lastly, one-way ANOVA (p < 0.05) confirmed no significant differences in water quality except for temperature, EC and SO4−, for pre- and post-monsoon season.
Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) - A New Paradigm for the Treatment
of Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Koslowsky Jonathan , Kakkar Amit , Faillace Robert T. , Sokol Seth I.
Published: November 2021

:

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. Patients with PE
can present with a wide array of symptoms, ranging from mild to life threatening. The mainstay of PE treatment
is anticoagulation; however, many advanced options are available for more severe patients, including catheter-
directed interventions, surgical treatments, and hemodynamic support. Although different risk scores and
clinical guidelines exist, the primary treating teams are frequently left uncertain on the most suitable treatment
for a specific complex patient. Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT), composed of multidisciplinary
experts, have emerged and been implemented in many centers and are available 24 hours a day to help guide
the primary team. PERTs have changed the way complex PE patients are managed. In centers with a PERT,
teams are called upon very frequently, and there is a significant increase in the use of advanced treatments for
PE, although there are differences between centers based upon the center's specific PERT protocol and available
capabilities. As PE is an evolving area, and more studies are necessary, PERTs around the world can help
advance the field and improve the treatment offered to PE patients.
Fourth Generation of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists: A Review on
the Latest Insights
Authors: Malaca Sara , Busardò Francesco P. , Nittari Giulio , Sirignano Ascanio , Ricci Giovanna
Published: November 2021

Background:

Over the past few years, an emerging number of new psychoactive substances (NPSs)
entered the illicit market. NPSs are designed to resemble the effects of classical drugs of abuse, reinforcing
their effects and duration. Among the most abused NPS, synthetic cannabinoids are cannabinoid receptor agonists
(SCRAs) that mimic the effect of the main psychotropic phytocannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Methods:

We herein reviewed the international literature to provide available information on the newest
SCRAs generation.

Results:

Compared to the previous SCRAs generations, the structures of the last generation result in increased
affinity for and efficacy at cannabinoid CB1 receptors, which are thought to be mainly responsible for the psychoactive
effects of THC and its analogues. Accordingly, these more potent cannabimimetic effects may increase
the number of adverse reactions such as neurological disorders (e.g., psychosis, agitation, irritability,
paranoia, confusion, and anxiety), psychiatric episodes (e.g., hallucinations, delusions, self-harm), other physical
conditions (e.g., tachycardia, hypertension, arrhythmia, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever) and deaths.
In the last decade, more than a hundred SCRAs from different chemical classes emerged on the illicit web market.
SCRAs have been thoroughly studied: they were physico-chemically characterized, and pharmaco-toxicological
characteristics were investigated. The last SCRAs generations include increasingly potent and toxic compounds,
posing a potential health threat to consumers.

Conclusion:

From November 2017 to February 2021, at least 20 new “fourth-generation” SCRAs were formally
reported to international drug agencies. Our understanding of the neurotoxicity of these compounds is still
limited due to the lack of global data, but their potency and their toxicity are likely higher than those of the previous
generations.
Retinal Self Examination “Selfies” During a Pandemic
Authors: O’Keeffe Ben , Hong Sheng Chiong , Chalakkal Renoh
Published: November 2021

The advancement of smartphone camera technology allowing a smaller, high-resolution forward-facing camera on a smartphone allows a user to see the image they are about to capture of themselves at arm’s length, therefore taking a ‘selfie’ image of themselves. The idea of a ‘selfie’ in a clinical setting is novel, but the exploration of this as a concept has been made necessary as COVID-19 infection and transmission risk is based on the proximity, that is, a susceptible person coming near to the person, who is infected. This report discusses an innovative smartphone-based device, oDocs nun IR, a retinal imaging device, as a tool for taking selfie retinal images/videos by patients, that could be later analyzed by the specialists/optometrists over the teleophthalmology portal.
Boy with Machine
Authors: Stojnic Betty
Published: November 2021

In this paper, I provide an analysis of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and the feature film The End of Evangelion through the theory of French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari as outlined in their seminal work Capitalism and Schizophrenia. I tackle the authors’ concepts of Oedipus and absolute deterritorialization in order to provide a philosophical consideration of the series’ central plot points and developments. My aim is to employ Charles J. Stivale’s concept of academic “animation” to critique Evangelion’s emphasis on the nuclear family structure and its influence on subject-formation, as well as to demonstrate that a Deleuzoguattarian framework is uniquely suited for this task. I conclude that Evangelion, through its experimental use of animation as a medium, produces a compelling depiction of absolute deterritorialization in the form of the Human Instrumentality Project. However, the series ultimately remains loyal to its prioritisation (rooted in psychoanalysis and the Oedipus complex) of the family unit, with the protagonist Ikari Shinji rejecting Instrumentality and preferring, instead, to live as a unified subject defined by familial relations.
“In the name(s) of the moon!”: ‘Japaneseness’ & Reader Identity in Two Translations of Sailor Moon
Authors: Sleeper Morgan , Iskos Daphne
Published: November 2021

Manga has become increasingly popular in the United States since the 1990s, and over time, the strategies employed in translating these texts for English-speaking audiences have shifted. As translation practices have changed, so too has the status of the sociocultural construct of 'Japaneseness' – a commodified branding of Japanese elements – in translated manga. A striking example of this shift can be seen in two English translations of Naoko Takeuchi's 1991 manga Bishôjo Senshi Sêrâ Mûn (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) for the U.S. market, released 13 years apart: the 1998 Mixx/TokyoPop translation and the 2011 Kodansha translation. In this paper, we examine the use of four linguistic features – loanwords, honorifics, onomatopoeia, and iconicity – in both translations, and find that each version broadly employs a different strategy to either erase (in the case of the earlier translation) or amplify and actively create (in the case of the later translation) 'Japaneseness' within the text. These strategies in turn afford two different ways for readers to engage with Sailor Moon, so following our analysis of the texts themselves, we then examine fan discourse to show how readers construct distinct identities by drawing on salient linguistic features of each translation. The shift from a preference for domesticated reading experiences to a desire for translations to retain as much Japanese character as possible reveals the construct of 'Japaneseness' as central to the commodification of Japanese language and culture in both manga publishing and Anglophone fandom more broadly.
Rethinking 3.11's Mediascape through Japan Sinks 2020
Authors: Yang Yaochong
Published: November 2021

This paper examines Science SARU's Netflix show, Japan Sinks 2020, notably its departure from the general apocalyptic ideology of previous primary Japan Sinks texts. By reframing it through the disaster lens of 3.11, Japan Sinks 2020 sheds light on significant inequalities between global and regional images. As the first internationally aired Japan Sinks media, Japan Sinks 2020 leverages contemporary streaming practices to propose ongoing counter-narratives of the Japanese state, its actors, and the urban-rural divides which have preceded – and continue – in the face of 3.11. Drawing upon Komatsu's last words on the international status of the 3.11 disaster, Japan Sinks 2020 is a post-3.11 text addressing aspects of Japanese disaster fiction mainly ignored by previous Japan Sinks texts and simultaneously reignites less-discussed challenges associated with the 3.11 mediascape.
Haunted Psychologies
Authors: Greene Barbara
Published: November 2021

The anime adaptation of the light novel franchise Bakemonogatari was released in 2009. The story revolves around the character Araragi Koyomi, a high school student in his senior year who encounters a powerful vampire during a school break and is transformed into a semi-supernatural being himself. However, this is not merely an example of a supernaturally-focused anime, but rather is a discussion on the impact of capitalism on the subjectivity of the individual. The narrative and experience of viewing Bakemonogatari is a commentary on the trauma of postmodernity and otaku consumption’s failure to remediate the objectification of consumer-capitalism. The series’ design and narrative choices is designed to attract otaku, to whose consumption these patterns are designed to appeal, and thereby give warning to otaku concerning the potential dangers posed by their approach towards media. The characters in this series are possessed by Specters who dredge up and yet simultaneously suppress this traumatic state of existence in a world without catharsis and without justice. Otaku, attracted to moe-kyara to escape the drudgery and misery of the three-dimensional world, are shown that this escape itself is a form of harm—like Araragi, they turn meaning into a form of self-flagellation and heap untold suffering on the moe-kyara towards which they are inextricably drawn.
Perceptions of Educational Needs in an Era of Shifting Mental Health Care to Primary Care: Exploratory Pilot Study
Authors: Sutherland Stephanie , Jeong Dahn , Cheng Michael , St-Jean Mireille , Jalali Alireza
Published: November 2021

Background

There is an unmet need for mental health care in Canada. Primary care providers such as general practitioners and family physicians are the essential part of mental health care services; however, mental health is often underestimated and underprioritized by family physicians. It is currently not known what is required to increase care providers’ willingness, comfort, and skills to adequately provide care to patients who present with mental health issues.

Objective

The aim of this study was to understand the need of caregivers (family members overseeing care of an individual with a mental health diagnosis) and family physicians regarding the care and medical management of individuals with mental health conditions.

Methods

A needs assessment was designed to understand the educational needs of caregivers and family physicians regarding the provision of mental health care, specifically to seek advice on the format and delivery mode for an educational curriculum to be accessed by both stakeholder groups. Exploratory qualitative interviews were conducted, and data were collected and analyzed iteratively until thematic saturation was achieved.

Results

Caregivers of individuals with mental health conditions (n=24) and family physicians (n=10) were interviewed. Both the caregivers and the family physicians expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo regarding the provision of mental health care at the family physician’s office. They stated that there was a need for more educational materials as well as additional support. The caregivers expressed a general lack of confidence in family physicians to manage their son’s or daughter’s mental health condition, while family physicians sought more networking opportunities to improve and facilitate the provision of mental health care.

Conclusions

Robust qualitative studies are necessary to identify the educational and medical management needs of caregivers and family physicians. Understanding each other’s perspectives is an essential first step to collaboratively designing, implementing, and subsequently evaluating community-based mental health care. Fortunately, there are initiatives underway to address these need areas (eg, websites such as the eMentalHealth, as well as the mentorship and collaborative care network), and information from this study can help inform the gaps in those existing initiatives.
Design and development of an eHealth service for collaborative self-management among older adults with chronic diseases: A theory-driven user-centered design (Preprint)
Authors: Ekstedt Mirjam , Kirsebom Marie , Lindqvist Gunilla , Frykholm Oscar , Kneck Åsa , Flink Maria , Wannheden Carolina
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND

The increasing prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity poses great challenges to healthcare systems. Therefore, patients’ engagement in self-managing their illness becomes increasingly important. eHealth interventions are a promising resource for the provision of adequate and timely support, but there is inconclusive evidence about how to design eHealth services to meet the complex needs of patients with multimorbidity.

OBJECTIVE

To apply an evidence-based and theory-informed user-centered design approach for a) identifying the needs of older adults and healthcare professionals in the collaborative management of multimorbidity, b) developing an eHealth service to address these needs, and c) testing the feasibility and acceptance of the eHealth service in a clinical setting.

METHODS

A theory-driven user-centered design approach was carried out in three interconnected phases: 1) exploration of user needs with patients and healthcare professionals; 2) design and development of content and software; 3) feasibility study of the software prototype and redesign.

RESULTS

Phase 1 resulted in the specification of twenty-two user needs, which were grouped into five themes: diagnosis-specific information, medication management support, self-management support, care coordination support, psychosocial support. A web-based application – ePATH (electronic Patient Activation in Treatment at Home) – with separate user interfaces for patients and healthcare professionals was developed to address these needs. Two nurses and five patients tested the ePATH service in clinical practice, resulting in a refined web interface and a mobile application (mPATH) to support self-tracking and make it possible to get reminders through push notifications. The feasibility study highlighted the importance of adequately addressing not only varying user needs, but also the complex nature of healthcare organizations when implementing new services and processes in chronic care management.

CONCLUSIONS

We conclude that user engagement in design and development should not be limited to the elicitation of user needs and creation of new services but should focus more holistically on improving current practices to shape better care, which requires adequate strategies and resources to implement changes in people’s lives and complex organizations.

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Positive attention bias trained during the Rethink therapeutic online game is linked to improvements in children and adolescents’ externalizing symptoms and peer relationships (Preprint)
Authors: David Oana Alexandra , Magurean Silvia
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND

Attentional bias towards positive stimuli is considered a resilience factor for mental health and well-being.

OBJECTIVE

Attentional bias towards positive stimuli is considered a resilience factor for mental health and well-being. The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of an attentional bias training for positive faces in a preventive therapeutic game for children and adolescents.

METHODS

Participants played the REThink game, which included an attentional bias training level based on the visual search paradigm, where children had the task to quickly find the happy face among other angry faces.

RESULTS

Attentional bias indicators demonstrated acceptable reliability and results showed that increases in attentional bias towards positive faces were associated with improvements in children and adolescents’ conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer relationship problems.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, our results support the protective role of training attentional bias towards positive faces as part of a preventive therapeutic game for children and adolescents.
Keep or Lose It: Mirroring Tana Sangkol in Madura Contemporary Literature
Authors: Hartanto Erika Citra Sari
Published: November 2021

Ancestral land or tana sangkol in Madura is a significant material asset possessed by the Madurese people, with attached social and cultural values that link the living and the dead. Massive development on the island, however, has seen people selling their tana sangkol to foreign investors for conversion into shrimp ponds and hotels. This study aimed to analyze tana sangkol’s representation in three short stories, “Anak Cangkul,” “Kutukan Tanah Leluhur,” and “Tanah Warisan,” by Zainul Muttaqin, an author from Sumenep, Madura. The discussion mainly focused on the dramatic contribution of poverty to the sale of tana sangkol to investors, an act that is believed to bring bad luck to the sellers. Furthermore, tana sangkol epitomizes pride to the Madurese people, making them more willing to resist the intrusion of foreign investment. A qualitative research method with a close reading technique was applied and the data were analyzed using the post-colonial ecocriticism theory of Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin. The results showed that there has been a shift in how the Madurese view their tana sangkol, with them no longer regarding it as sacred ancestral land. Moreover, it is considered to have social and cultural contexts due to its close relationship with the Madurese people’s identity. Meanwhile, the oppression toward farmers is seen as structural and hierarchical.
Hegemonic Formation in Post-Javanese Indonesian Society
Authors: Salam Aprinus
Published: November 2021

In society, there are various structured power relations that connect individuals who share certain interests and objectives. In these power relations, hegemony plays a significant role. Hegemony is the most important notion in the Marxist tradition, especially as it is conceptualized by Gramsci. This paper tries to re-read the issue of hegemony in the context of ideological contestation in Javanese society in Indonesia. The problem will be examined based on post-Marxist theory, especially as it relates to the demolition of the strong order of capitalism. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that hegemony forms itself in layers. The layers influence each other so that there is one area of hegemonic intersection. In Javanese society these days, there is a “competition,” especially in Yogyakarta, to return, feel, and become more Javanese than others. The implication is that there are parties who feel more Javanese than others. This case in this study is referred to as the post-Javanese society. However, in the intersection area, there are all-powerful puppeteers.
The structure of Cayley graphs of dihedral groups of Valencies 1, 2 and 3
Authors: AL-Kaseasbeh Saba , Erfanian Ahmad
Published: November 2021

Let G be a group and S be a subset of G such that e ∉ S and S−1 ⊆ S. Then Cay(G, S) is a simple undirected Cayley graph whose vertices are all elements of G and two vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if xy−1 ∈ S. The size of subset S is called the valency of Cay(G, S). In this paper, we determined the structure of all Cay(D2n, S), where D2n is a dihedral group of order 2n, n ≥ 3 and |S| = 1, 2 or 3.
Effect of Different Lateral Reinforcement and its Spacing on Column Reinforced with Hollow Composite Sections
Authors: M D Sneha Nair
Published: November 2021

Abstract: Hollow Concrete Columns (HCCs) are one of the preferred construction systems in civil infrastructures including bridge piers, ground piles, and utility poles to minimize the overall weight and costs. HCCs are also considered a solution to increase the strength to mass ratio of structures. However, HCCs are subjected to brittle failure behaviour by concrete crushing means that the displacement capacity and the strength after steel yielding in HCCs are decreasing due to the unconfined concrete core. Absence of the concrete core changes the inner stress formation in HCCs from triaxial to biaxial causes lower strength. A new type of Hollow Composite Reinforcing System (HCRS) has recently been designed and developed to create voids in structural members. This reinforcing system has four external flanges to facilitate mechanical bonding and interaction with concrete. Therefore, providing the inner Hollow Composite Reinforced Sections (HCRS) can significantly increase strength by providing a higher reinforcement ratio and confining the inner concrete core triaxially. The corrosion of steel is also a notable factor in the case of steel reinforced HCCs which became more critical because their outer and inner surfaces exposing more concrete surface area. An alternative reinforcement is Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars, can overcome the brittle behaviour of steel reinforced HCC. In previous studies, HCC shows high strength capacity, when appropriate reinforcement in the form of longitudinal GFRP bars, laterally using GFRP spirals and internally using rectangular HCRS which provide enough inner confinement. However, the spirals laterally restrict the expansion of the concrete core and limit the buckling of the longitudinal bars, allowing the columns to keep resisting applied loads and gives maximum strength. Therefore, in this study, the spirals are replaced by discrete hoops as lateral reinforcement to analyse the effect on structural behaviour of HCC reinforced with rectangle shaped HCRS under axial load using ANSYS software. The results show that column laterally reinforced with spiral attained insignificant increase in strength than their counterpart specimens confined with hoops. So, the circular hoops were found to be as efficient in confining concrete as spirals in a column reinforced internally with rectangle shaped HCRS. The increase in volumetric ratio can be achieved by reducing the spacing between lateral reinforcement. So, this study also investigates the effectiveness of reducing the spiral spacing in HCC reinforced with HCRS, three models with lateral spacing of 50mm, 40mm and 30mm are modelled and analysed. The results show that columns with closer spiral spacing attained more axial stability. Keywords: Hollow Concrete Column, Rectangular Hollow Composite Reinforced Sections, GFRP Spirals, GFRP Hoops, Nonlinear Static Analysis, ANSYS.
Comparison of RZ and NRZ Modulation Techniques by Varying Duty Cycle and Mach Zehnder Modulator
Authors: Shabir Sehrish
Published: November 2021

Abstract: The aim of the research being undertaken is to examine the performance of advanced modulation formats such as RD and NRZ modulation schemes and their long-haul repeater-free fibre-traffic (SMF). Modular transmission of signals by SMF has been highly attracted by several benefits, such as high chromatic dispersion tolerance (CD), simplicity of deployment and higher spectrum efficiencies. These are the essential performance indicators of an optimal modulation technique for the creation of multiplexed (DWDM) transmission networks of the future generation of dense wavelengths. Based on a comparison of the two modulation approaches I give my findings. To mimic both modulation schemes, OptiSystem software is employed. Eye diagram with measurement of the Q factor and BER is generated. Keywords: Return to Zero, Non-Return to Zero, Eye Diagram, Bandwidth, BER, Q factor.
Subjective Answer Evaluator
Authors: Kagliwal Sarthak
Published: November 2021

Abstract: The automatic assessment of subjective replies necessitates the use of Natural Language Processing and automated assessment. Ontology, semantic similarity matching, and statistical approaches are among the strategies employed. But most of the methods are based on an unsupervised approach. The proposed system uses an unsupervised method and is divided into two modules. The first one is extracting the essential data through text summarization and the second is applying various Natural Language models to the text retrieved from the above step and giving marks to them. Keywords: Automatic Evaluation, NLP, Text Summarization, Similarity Measure, Marks Scoring
A Review of Literature on Various Techniques of COP Improvement in Vapor Compression Refrigeration System
Authors: Mishra Anupam
Published: November 2021

Abstract: This review paper is a study on various methods of performance improvement in domestic refrigeration systems, based on the vapor compression refrigeration VCRS cycle. Here air-cooled, water-cooled, fog cooled, evaporatively cooled condensers and nano-fluid lubricant /coolant methods their working and efficiency are reviewed, compared, analyzed and presented. The paper inspects the work done by different researchers for the maximization of heat loss from condenser & compressor and bringing about necessary modifications to reduce the overall power consumption of domestic refrigerators by improving Coefficient of Performance (COP). Numerous works have been done on improving the heat dissipation capacity of condenser but using nano-fluid in lubricant base as refrigerant and in the compressor shell as coolant is a new technology. Nano-fluid increase heat transfer due the high conductivity nano particles. It has been observed that water cooled condensers and compressors with nano-lubricants/coolants give the best performance improvements but they suit better for big or large refrigeration systems like centralized air conditioning systems or cold storage warehousing, whereas air cooled and evaporative condensers are optimal for small scale or low power appliances like domestic refrigerators, water coolers or split air conditioners to reduce overall power consumption by increasing the COP. Keywords: Refrigeration system, COP improvement, Condenser, Water mist, Evaporative cooling, Nano-fluid coolant, VCRS cycle.
Telegramming Hate: Far-Right Themes on Dark Social Media
Authors: Al-Rawi Ahmed
Published: November 2021

Background: This study empirically examines the multimodal discourses of far-right groups on mobile apps. Many fringe groups find Telegram a convenient platform to spread hate speech without the need to censor their content or fear being blocked from the platform.

Analysis: This study collected all the posts from 15 far-right Telegram channels. The data was analyzed using a mixed-method approach, including an examination of profile images, hashtags, mentions, and emojis that have been weaponized to assist in hate dissemination.

Conclusion and implications: The findings show that one major theme on Telegram revolves around white peoples’ perceived grievances and discussions on conservatism followed by the minorities as the problem.
O ativismo das mulheres negras escravizadas no Brasil colonial e pós-colonial, no contexto da América Latina
Authors: Amoras Maria , Costa Solange Maria Gayoso da , Araújo Luana Mesquita de
Published: November 2021

Este artigo é parte de uma pesquisa maior que investiga o protagonismo das mulheres quilombolas na luta pelo território em duas regiões brasileiras: Norte e Sul. Ele apresenta os resultados de uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura (RSL), artigos, teses e dissertações, que buscou responder à seguinte pergunta: quais as condições de vida e as estratégias de resistência das mulheres negras escravizadas no contexto de colonização da América Latina e, particularmente, do Brasil? Para isso, analisa a produção científica dos últimos cinco anos a respeito das estratégias de organização social e política dessas mulheres nos séculos XVIII e XIX. Os resultados das análises apontam que a “abolição ou anulação” da escravidão não se deu sem os ativismos dessas mulheres, que resistiram de diversas formas nos espaços público e privado, embora tenham permanecido invisibilizadas pelas intersecções de gênero, raça e classe e suas inúmeras tessituras nos sistemas de dominação.
Generificando a pesquisa sobre endividamento imobiliário: primeiros desafios
Authors: Martins Flávia Elaine da Silva , Guedes Ana Clara
Published: November 2021

Esta pesquisa objetiva refletir sobre a presença do endividamento no cotidiano urbano. Com enfoque no endividamento imobiliário, revela um caminho que envolve pesquisas iniciadas com relação à metrópole de São Paulo e que tiveram continuidade com a Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. Um de seus principais propósitos é enfrentar a carência de dados e o silenciamento do debate acerca da presença do endividamento imobiliário e da consequente expulsão silenciada. Como desafio, busca corporificar seus estudos, com centralidade no entrecruzamento dos dados de gênero e classe social e com recorte analítico nos editais de leilões de imóveis da Caixa Econômica Federal, refletindo e revelando uma Geografia do Endividamento. Além disso, dá os passos iniciais para um diálogo crítico sobre o peso da dívida e da casa para a mulher em um contexto de precarização, assimetria de remuneração e significação hierárquica entre trabalho produtivo e reprodutivo.
Uniquely disgusting? Physiological disgust and attitudes toward GM food and other food and health technologies
Authors: Chinn Sedona , Hasell Ariel
Published: November 2021

Despite scientific consensus that genetically modified (GM) food is safe to eat, the American public remains skeptical. This study (N=73) investigates the proposed role of disgust in driving opposition to GM food, which is debated in extant literature. Using physiological measures of disgust, alongside self-report measures, this study suggests that disgust plays a role in driving skepticism toward GM food, but not other food and health technologies. We further discuss the possible influence of risk sensitivity and perceptions of unnaturalness on attitudes toward novel science.
Franjo Tuđman in the Sources of the Rebel Serbs at the beginning of the 1990s
Authors: Nazor Ante
Published: November 2021

This work presents some legal acts passed and initiatives launched by the Croatian government the aim of which was to protect the rights of the national minorities in Croatia and reach an agreement with the representatives of the Serbs in Croatia so as to avoid armed conflict. The facts presented in this work are important in the context of any given analysis about the issue of whether the Serbs were marginalized with the change of government in Croatia in 1990 and whether their armed rebellion was caused by actions made by the Croatian government and President Tuđman or came as a result of careful planning by proponents of the idea of Greater Serbia. We used a number of documents from the archival material of the Republic of Serbian Krajina to show what had been said and written about President Tuđman in the first half of the 1990s by political and military representatives of those Croatian Serbs that rebelled against the Croatian government and participated in the armed aggression against the Republic of Croatia. We describe how the Serb leadership in the temporarily occupied areas of Croatia accused the Croatian government and Franjo Tuđman of conducting criminal and “national-Fascist” policies against the Serbs and present the facts that completely debunk the accusations. These facts include official documents issued and decisions reached by the Croatian government about protecting the national minorities in Croatia during the mandate of President Tuđman. The work ends with the conclusion that the mentioned accusations were launched for the purpose of creating a greater Serbian state by homogenizing the Serbs.
Croatian Peasant Party in Italy from 1945 to 1947
Authors: Tepeš Ivan
Published: November 2021

The aim of this paper is to present and analyse the hitherto poorly researched activities of the Croatian Peasant Party (CPP) in Italy from June 1945 to mid-1947, based on archival sources of the Yugoslav Secret Service, CPP emigrant media and relevant literature. This is a period that marks the arrival and departure of prominent CPP members from Italy. The paper analyses the mutual relationship of CPP members in the party and their attitude towards other emigrant groups and Croatian refugees. During the observed period, most of the CPP’s pre-war MPs who found themselves in exile resided in Italy, and Italy was then one of the most important party centres of activity.