bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rapid early afterslip characteristics of the 2010 moment magnitude (Mw) 8.8 Maule earthquake determined with sub-daily GPS solutions
Authors: Liu Kai , Wen Yangmao , Zeng Jing , Geng Jianghui , Li Zhao , Xu Caijun
Published: July 2024

Ground surface deformations can be observed during the coseismic and postseismic periods. The accurate determination of displacements is of paramount importance for the assessment of the destructive power of large earthquakes and the characterization of fault behaviors. Therefore, we employ the sub-daily Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions at 19 GPS stations to determine the coseismic and postseismic deformations of the 2010 moment magnitude (Mw) 8.8 Maule earthquake. Using sub-daily GPS data, we can accurately measure both coseismic and early postseismic deformation signals, which can precisely identify the distribution of coseismic slip and the spatiotemporal evolution of early afterslip within the first 36 h. In particular, the sub-daily solution can provide more accurate and quicker results, nearly 10% smaller than those with the daily solution. Furthermore, there is significant ground motion in the immediate postseismic period, which decreases rapidly thereafter. The largest postseismic deformation observed during the first 2 h occurred at station CONZ and amounted to 3.6 cm. During the immediate postseismic period of the 2010 Maule earthquake, afterslip is the dominant mechanism, while poroelasticity plays a negligible role within the first 36 h. Meanwhile, early aftershocks tend to occur in the boundary and the inner part of the afterslip, indicating that the afterslip has the potential to drive the occurrence of aftershocks in the initial stages of postseismic activity.
Syntactic analysis of traditional houses in urban kampung
Authors: Asriana Nova , Khidmat Rendy Perdana , Jaya Meldo Andi , Ujung Verarisa Anastasia , Satria Widi Dwi , Andriani Riza
Published: July 2024

This research investigates a syntactical study and comparative analysis of the statistical and spatial characteristics of traditional houses in an urban kampung settlement, focusing on a selected case study built by a participatory Arabic community in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. This research aims to determine a formal rule basis for spatial configurations to reveal identical sociospatial structures based on syntactical analysis. This experiment measures spatial layout variation through space syntax analysis to provide a better understand of how the correlation between spatial configuration and sociospatial structures in traditional houses can be deconstructed. This syntactical analysis applies four distinctive procedures: a selected case study, data collection, statistical and graphical analysis, and graph analysis. The results indicate that the spatiality of all traditional houses in this kampung settlement highlights the spatial hierarchy order as a formal rule-based system, and approximately an average of 10% of this community is concerned with designing intelligible layouts. Rumah Batu and other dwellings have a similarity and closeness. The main dwelling’s function involves more steps to separate public and private functional rooms, but a functional transformation from a dwelling into a public facility creates a short distance for easy access by users. Additionally, this separation affects occupants, especially in terms of spatial distribution activities, movement flows, and other social phenomena. This approach provides practical and tangible benefits for preservation values related to buildings; this strategy may also change how buildings are perceived in other built environments.
TOWARDS Study: Patient-Derived Xenograft Engraftment Predicts Poor Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Authors: Vaklavas Christos , Matsen Cindy B. , Chu Zhengtao , Boucher Kenneth M. , Scherer Sandra D. , Pathi Satya , Beck Anna , Brownson Kirstyn E. , Buys Saundra S. , Chittoria Namita , D'Astous Elyse , Gulbahce H. Evin , Henry N. Lynn , Kimani Stephen , Porretta Jane , Rosenthal Regina , Ward John , Wei Mei , Welm Bryan E. , Welm Alana L.
Published: July 2024

PURPOSE

Assessing risk of recurrence for nonmetastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a key determinant of therapeutic strategy. The best predictor of recurrence risk is failure to achieve a pathologic complete response after preoperative chemotherapy, but it imperfectly correlates with the definitive end points of relapse-free and overall survival (OS). The inability to accurately predict recurrence has led to increasingly toxic treatment regimens for patients with early-stage TNBC. Better assays for recurrence risk are needed to tailor aggressive therapy for patients who need it and avoid overtreatment and unnecessary toxicity for those at low risk. The purpose of this study was to determine if patient-derived xenograft (PDX) engraftment of newly diagnosed breast tumors can serve as an accurate predictor of recurrence and death from breast cancer.

METHODS

This study was a blinded noninterventional trial comprising 80 patients with newly diagnosed, nonmetastatic, estrogen receptor (ER)-negative or ER-low breast cancer.

RESULTS

PDX engraftment was strongly associated with relapse in 1 year: 8 of 18 (44.4%) patients whose tumors engrafted relapsed versus 1 of 62 (1.6%) patients whose tumors did not engraft ( P < .0001). Patients whose tumors engrafted had a hazard ratio (HR) for relapse of 17.5. HRs for OS and breast cancer-specific survival in PDX+ patients were 21.1 and 39.5, respectively.

CONCLUSION

We report that the ability of a tumor to engraft as a PDX predicts early recurrence by serving as a functional readout of aggressiveness and prospectively identifies the most devastating tumors. This provides new opportunity to develop surrogate assays, such as biomarkers of engraftment, which will extend the clinical feasibility of this finding.
Alinesitoué Diatta: Rebel Leader or Colonial Scapegoat?
Authors: O'Donoghue Meghan
Published: July 2024

When a young woman named Alinesitoué Diatta received her first vision from the Jola divine entity, Emitai, Senegal was in the midst of the Second World War. Its colonial government was under Vichy French rule, West African men were forcibly conscripted into the French military, and their crops filled the army's coffers. Amid these global and regional pressures, Alinesitoué’s prophetic teachings inspired rebellion among Senegalese Casamance communities, and in 1943 the French exiled her to Timbuktu. This study examines the response to Alinesitoué’s influence by the French, who used her as a scapegoat to quell rebellion in Senegal and, in so doing, showed how colonial anxiety had been amplified to new levels during the Second World War. By analyzing newly declassified documents, this study examines the tensions between the official and confidential narratives that circulated about Alinesitoué and confirms what scholars have long suspected: Alinesitoué was not the singular rebel that the French made her out to be, and in exiling her, they endowed her with discursive and symbolic power.
Accuracy of Clinical Staging of Localized Colon Cancer: A National Cancer Database Cohort Analysis
Authors: Emile Sameh Hany , Horesh Nir , Garoufalia Zoe , Dourado Justin , Rogers Peter , Salama Ebram , Wexner Steven D
Published: July 2024

Background

This study aimed to assess concordance between clinical and pathologic assessment of colon cancer.

Patients and Methods

A retrospective cohort analysis of patients with stage I–III colon cancer in the National Cancer Database (2010–2019) was conducted. Concordance between clinical and pathologic assessment of colon cancer was calculated using Kappa coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

A total of 125,473 patients (51.2% female; mean age 68.2 years) were included. There was moderate concordance between clinical and pathologic T stage (Kappa = 0.606, 95%CI: 0.602–0.609) and between clinical and pathologic N stage (Kappa = 0.506, 95%CI: 0.501–0.511). For right-sided colon cancer, there was moderate agreement between clinical and pathologic T stage (Kappa = 0.594, 95%CI: 0.589–0.599) and N stage (Kappa = 0.530, 95%CI: 0.523–0.537). For left-sided colon cancer, there was substantial agreement between clinical and pathologic T stage (Kappa = 0.624, 95%CI: 0.619–0.630) and moderate agreement between N stage (Kappa 0.472, 95%CI: 0.463–0.480). Sensitivity of clinical assessment of T and N stage ranged from 64.3% to 77.2% and 41.6% to 54.5%, respectively. Specificity ranged from 96.7% to 97.7% for T stage and 95.7% to 97.3% for N stage.

Conclusions

Clinical assessment of T and N stages of colon cancer had good diagnostic accuracy with moderate concordance with the final pathologic stage. While clinical assessment was highly specific with < 3% of patients being over-staged, it had modest sensitivity, especially for detection of nodal involvement. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical assessment of right and left colon cancers was similar, except for higher sensitivity and accuracy of assessment of nodal involvement in right than left colon cancers.
Dynamic Oligopoly Pricing with Asymmetric Information: Implications for Horizontal Mergers
Authors: Sweeting Andrew , Tao Xuezhen , Yao Xinlu
Published: July 2024

We model repeated pricing by differentiated product firms when each firm has private information about its serially correlated marginal cost. In a fully separating equilibrium of the dynamic game, signaling incentives can lead equilibrium prices to be significantly above those in a static, complete information game, even when the possible variation in the privately observed state variables is very limited. We calibrate our model using data from the beer industry and show that, without any change in conduct, our model can explain increases in price levels and changes in price dynamics and cost pass-through after the 2008 MillerCoors joint venture. (JEL C73, D43, D82, G34, L24, L41, L66)
Characteristics of health care workers with SARS-CoV-2 at a COVID-19 hospital in Türkiye: Homologous versus heterologous vaccination
Authors: Alıravcı Işıl Deniz , Ertekin Yusuf Haydar , Çan Gamze , Alkan Sevil
Published: July 2024

Objective: Given the limited studies on types of vaccination and infection rates among health care workers (HCWs) in Türkiye, we analyzed the demographic, clinical, and vaccination characteristics as well as the attitudes of HCWs who have been infected with COVID-19.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed demographic and clinical data on breakthrough COVID-19 infections in HCWs from hospital surveillance data collected between April 5, 2020, and November 1, 2022. The comparison was based on four subgroups that consisted of unvaccinated, one-shot-vaccinated, homologous vaccinated, and heterologous vaccinated individuals. Participants who received various combinations of Sinovac/CoronaVac and/or BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines were compared for detection of COVID-19.
Results: During a 33-month period of 744 HCWs who contracted COVID-19, women (65.3%) and nurses (28.9%) were the most affected, followed by doctors (25.8%). Of the infected HCWs, only 1.3% required hospitalization, 0.3% required ICU support, and 98.4% were outpatients. By vaccination status, 143 of the HCWs (19.2%) were unvaccinated, 292 (39.2%) were homologously vaccinated, 294 (39.5%) were heterologously vaccinated, 15 (2%) received a single shot, 206 (27.7%) received two shots, and 165 (22.2%) received three shots. All HCWs contracted COVID-19 at a mean of 134-days (range:1-539) after vaccination. While the proportions of homologously and heterologously vaccinated HCWs were similar, the time elapsed from vaccination to contracting COVID-19 varied (mean 143.4±106.7 vs.126.4±82.43 days).
Conclusions: Among both outpatients and inpatients with COVID-19, women HCWs outnumbered men HCWs. HCWs who received homologous vaccination contracted COVID-19 later than those who received heterologous vaccination.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8455
How to cite this: Alıravcı ID, Ertekin YH, Can G, Alkan S. Characteristics of health care workers with SARS-CoV-2 at a COVID-19 hospital in Türkiye: Homologous versus heterologous vaccination. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(8):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8455
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Effect of a subanesthetic dose of esketamine combined with propofol on postoperative fatigue syndrome in patients undergoing gastroenterological endoscopy under anaesthesia: A retrospective study
Authors: Fei Guofang , Yan Wei , Gan Yuehua
Published: July 2024

Objective: To assess the effect of subanesthetic dose of esketamine in combination with propofol on the incidence of postoperative fatigue syndrome (POFS) in patients who underwent gastroenterological endoscopy under anaesthesia.
Methods: Clinical data of 160 patients who underwent gastroenterological endoscopy under anaesthesia in Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital from January to December 2022, ASA Grade- I and II, were retrospectively selected. According to the records, patients were grouped based on the administered anesthetic. Patients who received 0.2 mg/kg of esketamine and 2~2.5mg/kg of propofol comprised Group-E, and patients who were administered one μg/kg of fentanyl and 2 - 2.5mg/kg of propofol comprised Group-F. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate (HR) were recorded before the operation (T0), after anesthesia (T1), three minutes after the gastroscope was inserted (T2), five minutes after the colonoscope was inserted (T3) and at the end of the operation (T4). Operating time, recovery time, propofol dosage and incidence of adverse reactions in the two groups were recorded. The Christensen scores and the incidence of POFS of all patients on Day-I before operation and 1st, 3rd, and 5th days after the operation were recorded.
Results: Compared with T0, MAP, SpO2 and HR in both groups of patients decreased at T1, T2, T3 and T4 (P<0.05). MAP, SpO2 and HR of patients in Group-E were significantly higher compared to Group-F at T1, T2, T3 and T4 (P<0.05). Compared with Group-F, the recovery time, intraoperative bradycardia and respiratory depression in Group-E were significantly lower (P<0.05), and Christensen scores and the incidence of POFS decreased significantly on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th day after the operation (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Subanesthetic dose of esketamine combined with propofol can reduce POFS and postoperative adverse reactions in patients undergoing gastroenterological endoscopy.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9883
How to cite this: Fei G, Yan W, Gan Y. Effect of a subanesthetic dose of esketamine combined with propofol on postoperative fatigue syndrome in patients undergoing gastroenterological endoscopy under anaesthesia: A retrospective study. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(8):---------.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9883
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Machine learning techniques for fine-grained semantic indexing of biomedical literature
Authors: Νεντίδης Αναστάσιος
Published: July 2024

Αυτή η διατριβή εστιάζει σε τεχνικές μηχανικής μάθησης για την αυτοματοποιημένη δεικτοδότηση της βιοϊατρικής βιβλιογραφίας με σημασιολογικά σχετικές αλλά διακριτές εκλεπτυσμένες έννοιες, όπως υποκατηγορίες ασθενειών, διαφορετικές πρωτεΐνες της ίδιας οικογένειας ή διαφορετικά είδη οργανισμών που ανήκουν στο ίδιο γένος, το οποίο είναι πέρα από την τρέχουσα πρακτική. Συγκεκριμένα, διερευνά τις προκλήσεις και τις δυνατότητες σε αυτό το ανεξερεύνητο και απαιτητικό έργο προτείνοντας νέες μεθόδους μηχανικής μάθησης για την αντιμετώπισή του. Αυτές οι μέθοδοι συμπληρώνουν και βελτιώνουν τις υπάρχουσες προσεγγίσεις αναζήτησης, ανάκτησης και ενσωμάτωσης βιοϊατρικής γνώσης, εντοπίζοντας και αντιμετωπίζοντας συγκεκριμένα ανοιχτά ζητήματα και καθιστώντας τα επιμέρους στάδια της βιοϊατρικής έρευνας πιο αποτελεσματικά. Ειδικότερα, η παρούσα διατριβή διατυπώνει την εργασία της δεικτοδότησης της βιοϊατρικής βιβλιογραφίας με εκλεπτυσμένες έννοιες (Fine-Grained Semantic Indexing, FGSI), που εμποδίζεται από την έλλειψη ετικετών βασικής αλήθειας. Εισάγει την ευρετική της εμφάνισης έννοιας (Concept Occurrence, CO) ως μια ισχυρή και ακριβή πηγή αδύναμης εποπτείας και προτείνει δύο μεθόδους, τη Beyond MeSH και τη Deep Beyond MeSH (DBM), για την εκπαίδευση μοντέλων FGSI με ασθενή επίβλεψη που βελτιώνουν την ίδια την αδύναμη επίβλεψη. Επιπλέον, εισάγει την έννοια του προηγούμενου φορέα (Previous Host, PH) και ένα νέο πλαίσιο για την εννοιολογική προέλευση των νέων ετικετών στο θησαυρό MeSH. Με βάση αυτό το πλαίσιο, προτείνει τη μέθοδο Retrospective Beyond MeSH (RetroBM) για την ανάπτυξη μεγάλης κλίμακας συνόλων δεδομένων βασικής αλήθειας για την εργασία FGSI. Τέλος, διερευνά επίσης την εργασία της αναθεώρησης των αδύναμων ετικετών χωρίς παραδείγματα εκπαίδευσης (Zero Shot), εισάγοντας τη μέθοδο PN Relabeler που μαθαίνει από σφάλματα της CO σε προηγούμενες ετικέτες για να βελτιώσει τις ευρετικές επισημειώσεις για νέες μη εμφανείς ετικέτες. Ο μακροπρόθεσμος στόχος αυτής της διατριβής είναι να παρέχει στους ερευνητές της βιοϊατρικής στοχευμένη και ολοκληρωμένη πρόσβαση στη γνώση που χρειάζονται, επιταχύνοντας το έργο τους και δίνοντάς τους τη δυνατότητα να αξιοποιήσουν στο έπακρο την τεράστια και συνεχώς διευρυνόμενη βιοϊατρική βιβλιογραφία. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, στοχεύουμε να ανοίξουμε το δρόμο για την ανακάλυψη νέας βιοϊατρικής γνώσης.
Mental health, sleep quality and quality of life in individuals with and without multiple health conditions during home quarantine in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Patra Ramesh Chandra , Kanungo Biswajit , Bawa Parul
Published: July 2024

Background Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic and the global spread had created several challenges for the general public and the healthcare workers across the world, the primary aim of this study was to assess the psychological stress, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life (QoL) of individuals with multiple health issues during home quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The study was conducted between 28th March to 30th April 2020. We recruited 50 individuals who have a history of chronic health issues, and 50 individuals with no health issues for this cross-sectional study. Three questionnaires were used to evaluate the mental health [depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21)], sleep quality [Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)], and QoL [short form of health-related questionnaire (SF-36)] of the participants. Statistical analysis was carried out with Student’s t-test, using SPSS software v16. Results Baseline demographic characteristics were homogenous for both groups of participants. Intergroup analysis revealed statistically significant differences in mental health (p<0.001), sleep quality (p<0.001), and QoL (p<0.001) between the two groups. The results showed high levels of depression, anxiety and stress; poor sleep quality and low health-related QoL in Group A as compared to Group B. Conclusion Our findings indicate that individuals with chronic health issues exhibit higher mental health problems, lower quality of sleep and have a lower health-related QoL. More research is required and also government should plan on taking care of those patients.
Matching cities by their climate change measures and blockages profile for mutual-learning.
Authors: Sanders Fred , Oliveira Claudia
Published: July 2024

More and more cities are working on climate resilience by adding climate adaptive measures to their mitigation programs, but choices must be made and barriers must be overcome, as shown by the extensive research in this area, including our own previously conducted exploratory research (Sanders & Oliveira, 2020). The motivation for new follow-up research has been to develop an instrument with which cities can compare each other’s climate programs, to find the right city partner to start a process of joint learning from each other. After studying current research classifying cities' climate adaptive measures, implemented or in planning, most research is into processes to help cities find the right measures, it has been concluded that the level of detail on which this research generally focuses is too detailed to help cities comparing to find their matching city partner. That is why it was ultimately decided to extent our own diagram from the aforementioned exploratory research, which is less abstract, with the aim of providing cities with this improved instrument. It should be noted that given the higher level of detail, we should speak of blockages rather than barriers. The recent results of the H2020 Marie Curie 'SOS Climate Waterfront' study were used to test this improved diagram, as data on climate adaptive measures from six European coastal cities recently became available. A test diagram was then generated for each of these cities and matching has been selected to evaluate the diagram, in order to make a well-functioning instrument available. The final conclusion is that the diagram provides a recognizable matching for the six SOS cities, but that improvement of the diagram is recommended during further use.
The impact of anti-COVID measures on accommodation performance
Authors: Šťastná Milada , Ryglová Kateřina , Vaishar Antonín , Králíková Andrea
Published: July 2024

Background This article analyses mass accommodation facilities to examine the development of Czech tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021. Methods The questionnaire survey was carried out in March 2021 in mass accommodation facilities. 131 responses were received from hotels and guesthouses throughout Czechia, which represents a return rate of 20%. Data were processed using Pearson's chi-square test to determine the effect of changes in facility type and category, quality, location, and primary focus before the outbreak of the pandemic. A statistical analysis of data on overnight stays was also used with data from the public database of the Czech Statistical Office. Results The study confirmed the increasing importance of domestic tourism and the greater sensitivity of destinations dependent on foreign tourists. Future strategies should be associated with destination rather than corporate management. The challenges are linked to the strengthening of environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism. To what extent the post-covid situation will return to the original model and to what extent it will at least partially reflect the changes that took place during the crisis period is a question for future research. Conclusions Moving from operational to strategic measures would be advisable.
An increase in global daily precipitation records in response to global warming based on reanalysis and observations
Authors: Ciarlo' James , Giorgi Filippo
Published: July 2024

Understanding trends in extreme precipitation events in the context of global warming is critical for assessing climate change impacts. This study employs a novel methodology developed by Giorgi and Ciarlo (2022) to analyze record-breaking daily precipitation events from 1980 to 2020, utilizing three reanalysis products (ERA5, MERRA-2, and JRA-55) and one global observation dataset (MSWEP). Our results indicate a consistent and statistically significant increase in record-breaking precipitation events globally, with variations across different latitude bands and between land and ocean areas. This trend is evident in all datasets, with the most substantial increases observed over oceans in ERA5 and over land in JRA and MERRA. Notably, the Southern Hemisphere shows mixed results, with some regions displaying negative trends. This study highlights the increasing frequency of extreme precipitation events, supporting the hypothesis of intensified hydrological cycles under a warming climate. Our findings enhance understanding of precipitation extremes and underscore the importance of regional analyses in climate impact studies. Future work could extend these findings to formal attribution studies linking observed trends directly to anthropogenic climate change.
Tagus River microbial profile through nanopore sequencing on samples gathered from Prainha do Braco de Prata, Lisbon
Authors: Pedroso-Roussado Cristiano , Pestana Mariana , Dias Ricardo , Nunes Mónica , Pascoal Pedro , Pereira Marcelo , Nunes Nuno
Published: July 2024

Background Freshwater ecosystems play a vital role for humans and more-than-humans, and their study can elucidate their dynamic state throughout time. However, there is not much knowledge about the microbial profiles and their relevance for the ecosystem balance is still unclear. Methods In this Brief Report three freshwater samples collected in the Tagus River north margin were analysed through 16S-targeted nanopore sequencing and by customized bioinformatics pipeline. Results Our results revealed a consensual microbial profile with Candidatus Pelagibacter, Egibacter, and Ralstonia as the most abundant genera. Additionally, through a literature review we found that the ecosystem services provided by these genera are mostly related to organic matter decomposition. Conclusions Despite the need for a more robust sampling and analyses, we conclude that there is potential to use microbial profile approaches to help define the relevant microbial biomarkers to clarify the ecosystem services in the Tagus River freshwater ecosystem.
The Genome Sequence of the Delicate moth, Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, [1808])
Authors: Sterling Mark , Lees David C. ,   Natural History Museum Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: July 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Mythimna vitellina (the Delicate; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 726.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.43 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 18,228 protein coding genes.
Podatkowe instrumenty ochrony środowiska na przykładzie ulg podatkowych związanych z władaniem nieruchomościami
Authors: Święch-Kujawska Katarzyna
Published: July 2024

W opracowaniu podjęto istotną, tak z praktycznego jak i teoretycznego punku widzenia, problematykę podatkowych instrumentów ochrony środowiska, związanych z szeroko ujętym władaniem nieruchomościami. Jest ona poza tym aktualna, szczególnie ze względu na stale postępującą degradację środowiska naturalnego i jej wpływ na środowisko społeczne i gospodarcze. Podstawowym celem badawczym było ustalenie, czy w krajowym porządku prawnym wykorzystywane są, a jeśli tak to w jakim zakresie instrumenty sprzyjające tytułowej ochronie środowiska naturalnego, przyjmując jednocześnie założenie o zasadności realizacji przez ten system pozafiskalnych celów opodatkowania.
W celu realizacji założonego celu, odniesiono się podstaw prawnych ochrony środowiska, z uwzględnieniem roli ustawy zasadniczej w tym obszarze. Kolejno skoncentrowano się na istocie pozafiskalnych celów opodatkowania, dokonując pogłębionej analizy rozwiązań prawnych dotyczących ulg podatkowych, którym można przypisać wskazaną na wstępie rolę podatkowych instrumentów ochrony środowiska.
Wada postępowania jako przesłanka unieważnienia postępowania o udzielenie zamówienia publicznego
Authors: Taraszkiewicz Magdalena
Published: July 2024

Zamawiający zgodnie z art. 255 p.z.p. zobligowany jest do unieważnienia postępowania o udzielenie zamówienia publicznego w przypadku wystąpienia któregokolwiek ze zdarzeń enumeratywnie wymienionych w tym przepisie. Oznacza to, że działania zamawiającego winny zostać pozbawione w odniesieniu do instytucji unieważnienia jakiejkolwiek uznaniowości, a interpretacji przesłanek unieważnienia postępowania należy dokonywać w sposób ścisły stosując wykładnię gramatyczną oraz celowościową. Problematyczna może jednak okazać się interpretacja przesłanki z art. 255 pkt 6 p.z.p. Celem niniejszego opracowania jest udzielenie odpowiedzi na pytanie: Jakie wady postępowania o udzielenie zamówienia publicznego stanowią przesłankę do jego unieważnienia?
Mechanizmy rozwiązywania sporów podatkowych na tle rozwiązań BEPS 2.0 Filar I
Authors: Duda-Plesińska Małgorzata
Published: July 2024

Artykuł ma na celu przedstawienie podstawowych założeń Filaru I tzw. BEPS 2.0 i zidentyfikowanie obszarów potencjalnych sporów na tle stosowania nowych rozwiązań. W artykule zostaną przedstawione pokrótce mechanizmy prewencyjne, zorientowane na zapewnienie pewności podatkowej w związku ze stosowaniem nowych regulacji, jak również mechanizmy eliminacji podwójnego opodatkowania. Omówione zostaną dostępne obecnie mechanizmy rozstrzygania międzynarodowych sporów podatkowych. Przedmiotem dalszej części artykułu będzie analiza tego, w jakim stopniu mechanizmy te mogą posłużyć rozwiązywaniu sporów powstałych na tle stosowania rozwiązań Filaru I, a w jakim zaimplementowanie nowych zasad podziału praw do opodatkowania między krajami w odniesieniu do dochodów z działalności gospodarczej przedsiębiorstw wielonarodowych, będzie wymagało wprowadzenia nowych regulacji i jakie rozwiązania w tej materii już zostały zaproponowane.
The impact of physical activity on mental disorders
Authors: Jakubowska Katarzyna , Jerzak Aneta , Janocha Aleksandra , Ziemba Paweł
Published: July 2024

Introduction
According to the WHO, health includes mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. Mental disorders are common and burdensome, with primary treatments being antidepressants and antipsychotics. However, regular physical exercise improves mental well-being and helps prevent depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. Given the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their association with sedentary behavior and physical illnesses, promoting physical activity is crucial. Exercise reduces the risk of major diseases and enhances cognitive and physical health, including reducing depressive symptoms and increasing neural plasticity.
 
Materials and methods
The literature available in the PubMed database was searched using terms such as ‘’physical activity’’ in mental disorders.
 
Results
Physical activity (PA) effectively reduces symptoms and enhances cognitive functions in depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. Beneficial exercises include walking, jogging, strength training, and yoga. In schizophrenia, PA improves symptoms and cognitive functions, mitigates medication side effects, and enhances well-being. For bipolar disorder, PA reduces mood swings and aids long-term management. Anxiety disorders and ADHD also benefit from PA, with resistance training, yoga, aerobic exercise, and swimming reducing symptoms and improving cognitive functions.
 
Conclusions
Regular physical activity significantly benefits psychiatric disorders and should be included as a complementary therapy. Further studies are needed to optimize PA interventions for better mental health outcomes.
Complex minoxidil and platelet-rich plasma therapy effectiveness and its impact on physical performance
Authors: Cuper Paulina , Pawłucki Piotr , Maciak Anna , Kozicz Michał Andrzej , Jastrzębska Ilona , Bilecki Krzysztof , Gugulski Hubert , Bado Michał , Nowoświat Patrycja , Sekuła Michał
Published: July 2024

Background
Minoxidil and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are proven treatments for androgenetic alopecia, however their combined therapy is not as researched.
Research materials and methods
Materials used for our research consist of published papers that pertain to both minoxidil and platelet-rich plasma therapies. More comprehensive papers, such as those including other substances were also included although results about other substances were not included, we simply discarded them. Each of the found and chosen articles were added and processed by various formulas which aim were to calculate efficacy of combined therapy while minimizing the errors and biases that could prop up in the source papers. Overall goal was to consolidate knowledge of the efficacy of combined therapy of minoxidil and platelet-rich plasma with emphasis on effect that could affect the physical performance.
Results
All trials have shown statistically significant improvement when compared to minoxidil monotherapy. Compared to PRP monotherapy results had been superior although not always in statistically significant manner. No trials have shown additional, adverse interactions, side effects or impacts on physical performance beyond those expected from the monotherapies, proving combined is as safe as monotherapies.
Conclusion
Combined therapy is proven to yield better results, while remaining a safe and cost-effective method. It doesn’t impact physical performance in any way if taken correctly. Still higher quantity of research is welcome to make those finding more stable and in order to better assess the positive effect of combing titular substances.
Endogenous Costs, Market Competition, and Disclosure
Authors: Li Xi
Published: July 2024

This paper studies the cost-disclosure strategies of competing firms whose inputs are sourced from and endogenously priced by upstream suppliers.
ANÁLISE DA VOCAÇÃO TURÍSTICA: UM DESAFIO NA REGIÃO INTERMEDIÁRIA DE LAGES, SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Ladwig Nilzo Ivo , Adami Rose Maria , Salvia Denis Berte , Victoria Flávio Rene Brea
Published: July 2024

Compreender que as vocações territoriais definem orientações, embasam objetivos, estratégias e ações do processo de planejamento territorial, e fazem parte da construção social é o desafio. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a vocação territorial turística da região intermediaria de Lages, por meio de análise situacional, priorizando os elementos dos quadros natural, histórico e estrutural, organizacional e econômico voltados ao turismo. A metodologia se resume na descrição dos quadros natural, histórico e análise estatística dos elementos estruturais organizacionais e econômicos voltadas ao turismo. Os dados referentes à equipamentos e serviços turísticos de hospedagem, alimentação e agenciamento, pessoal ocupado total e assalariado no setor turísticos foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva. Para operacionalizar analiticamente as informações, optou-se em criar dois índices: Índice de Estrutura Básica de Turismo (iEBT) e de Trabalho Ligado ao Turismo (iTLT), em 2010 e 2019. Os resultados apontam que a região possui vocação turística, mas carece de políticas públicas, governança, serviços e equipamentos turísticos e aumentar a capacidade empresarial de investimento no setor turístico. O reconhecimento destas carências deverá fazer parte da mobilização para construção social e organizacional regional voltada a estabelecer a governança estratégica pró-tempore, com aproveitamento das instituições, organizações e associações existentes no território.
CARTOGRAFANDO A AMAZÔNIA: MAPEAMENTO PARTICIPATIVO DA COMUNIDADE TRÊS UNIDOS ATRAVÉS DA OLIMPÍADA BRASILEIRA DE CARTOGRAFIA
Authors: Alves Godoi Dayane Pricila , Gomes de Souza Natalia , Eikow Horn Martins Nayon , De Oliveira Polla Soares Luis Guilherme , Gonçalves da Silva Izia Cristina
Published: July 2024

Este estudo apresenta uma análise das potencialidades e desafios enfrentados pela comunidade indígena Três Unidos, na região amazônica. Utilizando geotecnologias e mapeamento participativo e colaborativo, o objetivo é destacar a realidade socioeconômica, cultural e ambiental da comunidade. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com a participação ativa da comunidade, professores e alunos do Sesc Escola Cuiabá, em consonância com o tema da edição 2023 da Olimpíada Brasileira de Cartografia. O foco está na Comunidade Indígena Três Unidos dos povos Kambebas, visando destacar sua biodiversidade, práticas culturais e desafios enfrentados. A participação na Olimpíada Brasileira de Cartografia foi fundamental para orientar o uso de técnicas de mapeamento, ampliando o alcance e a relevância da pesquisa.
ANTROPOCENO OU CAPITALOCENO? A SOCIEDADE NA TRAMA DA VIDA/A TRAMA DA VIDA NA SOCIEDADE
Authors: Porto-Gonçalves Carlos Walter
Published: July 2024

Aula Magna no dia 5 de maio de 2022 proferida para os estudantes e docentes do Programa de Pós Graduação em Geografia da UERJ, Faculdade de Formação de Professores. Aula Inaugural do Prog. de Pós-graduação em Geografia-FFP/UERJ - Prof. Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves - YouTube
Evidencias de validez y relación con otros constructos del Cuestionario Alianza de Ayuda Versión Paciente (HAq-II-P) en una muestra clínica colombiana
Authors: Nuñez-Delgado Mauricio Jose , Bianchi Javier M.
Published: July 2024

La relación terapéutica contribuye en el resultado de la psicoterapia y goza de aval empírico, lo que refleja la necesidad de contar con medidas validas y confiables. El objetivo fue confirmar la estructura interna del Cuestionario Alianza de Ayuda Revisado, versión Paciente (HAq-II-P) y recoger evidencias de su relación con otros constructos en una muestra colombiana de 205 adultos en escenarios de salud mental. Para dar cuenta del contenido de la prueba se realizó la adaptación lingüística al contexto colombiano y se estableció el nivel de acuerdo () de la evaluación por jueces expertos. Se obtuvieron buenos índices en los coeficientes Alpha y Omega de McDonald, para el total del HAq-II y la dimensión Alianza Positiva; sin embargo, en la dimensión Alianza Negativa fueron pobres. Se confirmó la estructura de dos dimensiones por medio de análisis factorial confirmatorio con excelentes índices de ajuste. Los puntajes del total y la dimensión Alianza Positiva no tuvieron correlaciones significativas con sintomatología emocional, salud general, empatía, percepción de reforzamiento medioambiental y nivel de activación. La HAq-II-P presentó buenas calidades psicométricas para su uso en población clínica colombiana; sin embargo, se discute sobre la calificación total de la escala y no por dimensiones, las limitaciones del estudio y las direcciones futuras.
El papel mediador de la autoeficacia en el uso de las TICs en la relación entre sobrecarga de roles y burnout en profesores de educación a distancia
Authors: Kruel Goebel Daniele , Carlotto Mary Sandra
Published: July 2024

El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar si la Autoeficacia en el uso de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TICs) funciona como variable mediadora en la relación entre la Sobrecarga de roles y las dimensiones del Síndrome de Burnout (SB). Participaron 158 profesores brasileños de educación a distancia. Se utilizaron como instrumentos el Cuestionario de Evaluación del Síndrome de Burnout, la Subescala invertida de Autoeficacia en el uso de las TICs de la Escala de Tecnoestrés y Subescala de Sobrecarga de roles de la Escala de Estresores Psicosociales en el Contexto Laboral. Los resultados obtenidos mediante análisis de regresión lineal confirmaron la hipótesis de que la Autoeficacia en el uso de las TICs funciona como variable mediadora en la relación entre las dimensiones de Sobrecarga de roles y SB.
Structure factor design of a liquid crystal beam steering device for augmented reality applications
Authors: Chen Yu-Min , Ou Chung-Jen , Chien Hung-Ta , Wu Jui-Yi , Tsai Ming-Wei , Chen Chien-Chih , Chen Huang-Ming Philip
Published: July 2024

The applications of AR and VR devices have been increasingly important in our daily life. There are some disadvantages remaining to be improved for real time application. In this paper, we demonstrated the design of an experiment based on the Taguchi method targeting a beam steering liquid crystal device possessing a 6 degree steering angle with fast switching (>60Hz) ability for viewing angle expansion in AR/VR devices. The approach of the best structure design was suggested from the recall table that concluded the optical phenomenon was affected by the selected parameters from simulation. The resulting design rule was a tape-out design to prepare the pattern ITO glass. The beam steering device was assembled according to the suggested cell gap. The device evaluation showed a 6.1 degree steering angle as predicted. The response time was measured as 10.5 ms, which is able to be driven well above 60 Hz.
Regularity of bifurcation in a self-mixing laser diode
Authors: Kim Chol-Hyon , Ko Gun-Jong , Kim Hyok-Chol , Ho Kwang-Myong
Published: July 2024

To acquire stable self-mixing signals,
self-mixing interferometry is
the primary requirement for the measurement.
This paper finds that
“strange” self-mixing signals, which have an adverse effect on the
self-mixing interferometry, are related to the injection current of
the semiconductor laser based on the rate equation of the
semiconductor laser and proposes a method of guaranteeing stable
self-mixing interferometry. We believe the paper will be a milestone
that is of a vital significance in consolidating the theoretical
foundation of self-mixing interferometry and securing its
application.
Fabrication of PSCs with light absorption chips utilizing double-metal-cladding waveguide technology
Authors: Liu Yutian , Yang Junjie , Chen Yanbin , Yin Qianliu , Shen Rui , Dai Zixiang , Jiao Qianyi , Sui Zhicheng , Xu Tian
Published: July 2024

Metal nanoparticles or periodic metal nanostructures exhibit localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects, widely employed in photovoltaic devices to enhance the light absorption. In this study, we used a double-metal-cladding waveguide (DMCW) structure to fabricate hexagonal metal nanostructures on the front side of the indium tin oxide (ITO) glass, positioned away from the incident light direction. We then prepared perovskite solar cells under various reaction conditions. The analysis results indicate that the metal nanostructure chip excites near-field coupling, generating strong localized fields, and enhances the light absorption through the LSPR effect. The perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with the chip structures exhibited a significant increase in short-circuit current density (JSC) and fill factor (FF), accompanied by a decrease in dark current, indicating improved photovoltaic characteristics of the cells. Altering the evaporative deposition time of the silver film and the concentration of the reaction solution led to a 12.79% increase in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the PSCs.
Medium-adaptive compressive diffuse optical tomography
Authors: Mireles Miguel , Xu Edward , Ragunathan Rahul , Fang Qianqian
Published: July 2024

The low spatial resolution of diffuse optical tomography (DOT) has motivated the development of high-density DOT systems utilizing spatially-encoded illumination and detection strategies. Data compression methods, through the application of Fourier or Hadamard patterns, have been commonly explored for both illumination and detection but were largely limited to pre-determined patterns regardless of imaging targets. Here, we show that target-optimized detection patterns can yield significantly improved DOT reconstructions in bothin silicoand experimental tests. Applying reciprocity, we can further iteratively optimize both illumination and detection patterns and show that these simultaneously optimized source/detection patterns outperform predetermined patterns in simulation settings. In addition, we show media-adaptive measurement data compression methods enable wide-field DOT systems to recover highly complex inclusions inside optically-thick media with reduced background artifacts. Furthermore, using truncated optimized patterns shows an improvement of 2–4× in increased speed of data acquisition and reconstruction without significantly losing image quality. The proposed method can be readily extended for additional data dimensions such as spectrum and time.
Modeling aerosol transmission spectra from n(λ) and k(λ) infrared optical constants measurements of organic liquids and solids
Authors: Lockwood Schuyler P. , Bernacki Bruce E. , Wilhelm Michael J. , Myers Tanya L. , Baker Tracy J. , Johnson Timothy J.
Published: July 2024

The effects of light scattering and refraction play significantly different roles for aerosols than for bulk materials, making it challenging to identify aerosolized chemicals using traditional spectral methods or spectral reference libraries. Due to a potentially infinite number of particle morphologies, sizes, and compositions, constructing a database of laboratory-measured aerosol spectra is not a practical solution. Here, as an alternative approach, the measured n/k optical vectors of two example organic materials (diethyl phthalate and D-mannitol) are used in combination with particle absorption / scattering theory (Mie theory and FDTD) and the Beer-Lambert law to generate a series of synthetic infrared transmission / scattered light spectra. The synthetic spectra show significant differences versus simple slab transmission spectra, even for small changes in particle size (e.g., 5 vs. 10 µm) for both single particles and ensembles, potentially serving as useful reference data for aerosol sensing. For spherical single particles with diameters of 1 to 10 µm, FDTD simulations predict changes in the magnitudes of spectral shifts and the shapes of the peaks vs. particle size with only small deviations from Mie theory predictions, yet reliably capture the direction of the shifts. Typical spectral peak shifts in the longwave infrared correspond to Δλ ∼0.20 µm (∼34 cm-1) when compared to corresponding slab transmission spectra. Additionally, synthetic spectra generated from the n/k values derived using two different methods (KBr pellet transmission and single-angle reflectance) are compared using the Mie theory model.
Enhanced near-infrared absorption in Au-hyperdoped Si: interplay between mid-gap states and plasmon resonance
Authors: Peng Songyuan , Wang Tingting , Shaikh Mohd Saif , Hübner René , Tian Mingyang , Huang Yijia , Heller René , Zhu Jianqi , Su Yarong , Li Yun , Xie Zhengwei , Li Ling , Zhou Shengqiang , Wang Mao
Published: July 2024

Detecting near-infrared (NIR) light with high efficiency is crucial for photodetectors that are applied in optical communication systems. Si hyperdoped with deep-level impurities provides a monolithic platform for infrared optoelectronics with room-temperature operation at telecommunication wavelengths. In this work, we present strongly enhanced NIR absorption via the hybridization between plasmon resonance and mid-gap states in Au-hyperdoped Si layers, prepared by ion implantation and pulsed laser melting. The Au-hyperdoped Si layers exhibit high-quality recrystallization with the substitution of Au atoms into the Si matrix and the formation of Au nanoparticles on the surface. Surprisingly, the Au-hyperdoped Si layers exhibit a NIR absorption with spectral response extending up to 1650 nm and a maximum absorptance up to 30%. According to electromagnetic simulations, the enhanced infrared photoresponse can be attributed to the mid-gap states induced by substitutional Au atoms and the localized surface plasmon resonance associated with the Au nanoparticles. This work presents a simplified one-step process to gain significant enhancement of NIR absorption, which paves a way for the realization of Si-based photodetectors with room-temperature operation and outstanding performance.