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Risk Management In Intensive Care Units With Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Systematic Review of Prediction Models Using Electronic Health Records
Authors: ÇAYIRTEPE Zuhal , ŞENEL Ahmet Can
Published: September 2022

Background and aim: Clinical risk assessments should be made to protect patients from negative outcomes, and the definition, frequency and severity of the risk should be determined. The information contained in the electronic health records (EHRs) can use in different areas such as risk prediction, estimation of treatment effect ect. Many prediction models using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that can be used in risk assessment have been developed. The aim of this study is to bring together the researches on prediction models developed with AI technologies using the EHRs of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to evaluate them in terms of risk management in healthcare.
Methods: The study restricted the search to the Web of Science, Pubmed, Science Direct, and Medline databases to retrieve research articles published in English in 2010 and after. Studies with a prediction model using data obtained from EHRs in the ICU are included. The study focused solely on research conducted in ICU to predict a health condition that poses a significant risk to patient safety using artificial intellegence (AI) technologies.
Results: Recognized prediction subcategories were mortality (n=6), sepsis (n=4), pressure ulcer (n=4), acute kidney injury (n=3), and other areas (n=10). It has been found that EHR-based prediction models are good risk management and decision support tools and adoption of such models in ICUs may reduce the prevalence of adverse conditions.
Conclusions: The article results remarks that developed models was found to have higher performance and better selectivity than previously developed risk models, so they are better at predicting risks and serious adverse events in ICU. It is recommended to use AI based prediction models developed using EHRs in risk management studies. Future work is still needed to researches to predict different health conditions risks.
The Voices of Monte Sole. A sound journey to discover life before the massacre
Authors: Candioli Francesca , Spanò Claudio
Published: September 2022

The Voices of Monte Sole is a permanent sound walk that allows all visitors to the Monte Sole Historical Park to discover the history of the place, starting from a sound narration, to be listened to while walking along the path of memory. A guide, accessible directly from your smartphone, which tells the life before the massacre that struck the community of Monte Sole, in the heart of the Bolognese Appennino, between 29 September and 5 October 1944. A massacre that Francesca Candioli and Claudio Spanò, two story researchers, tried to tell in the form of an interactive podcast focusing in particular on life before the massacre.
Development and Assessment of Feed Forward Back Propagation Neural Network Models to Predict Sunshine Duration
Authors: Mahdi Berivan H. , Jwan A. Mohammed  , Amera I. Melhum
Published: September 2022

The duration of sunshine is one of the important indicators and one of the variables for measuring the amount of solar radiation collected in a particular area. Duration of solar brightness has been used to study atmospheric energy balance, sustainable development, ecosystem evolution and climate change. Predicting the average values of sunshine duration (SD) for Duhok city, Iraq on a daily basis using the approach of artificial neural network (ANN) is the focus of this paper. Many different ANN models with different input variables were used in the prediction processes. The daily average of the month, average temperature, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, cloud level and atmospheric pressure were used as input parameters in order to obtain the daily average of sunshine duration (SD) as the output. The eight-year data were divided into two categories. The first category covers whole years (annually) and the second category is seasonal. To recognize and assess the influence of different input parameters on sunshine duration, six models of ANN have been evolved. The findings showed that in the annual models, the outcomes of RMSE, MAE and R for the model with input parameters (Month, Cloud Level and Average Temperature) were the best results 1.82, 1.175 and 0.89, respectively. As for the season models, the outcomes of RMSE, MAE and R for the autumn season were the best results 1.450, 1.009 and 0.94, respectively. Accordingly, the performance of the artificial neural network is considerably effective in predicting the sunshine duration.
Structural and Morphological Characterization of MEH-PPV Nanocomposite Doped with FeCl3
Authors: M. Jabbar Noor , M- A. Hussein Mustafa
Published: September 2022

Poly [2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1, 4-phenylenevinyl] (MEH-PPV) thin films were created in this study using both spin coating and drop casting processes. MEH-PPV thin films generated by Ferric Chloride (FeCl3) doping (0.03, 0.06, 0.09, and 0.12 wt%) were studied for some physical features using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX). An FTIR test showed that there was no chemical reaction that occurred between Ferric Chloride (FeCl3) and MEH-PPV, but rather a physical one, that is, an organic material composite occurred. As for FE-SEM, the pure sample MEH-PPV formed uniformly, but when FeCl3 was added by weight, we have different circles that indicate the formation of adsorption energy and that the highest adsorption energy appears at MEH-PPV/FeCl3 (0.06%), as well as EDX, which indicates the absence of undesirable elements and indicates the presence of small peaks for iron (Fe) and chlorine (Cl). Peaks of carbon(C) and oxygen (O) types indicate the presence of the chemical elements of MEH-PPV.
The Effect of Power on Inductively Coupled Plasma Parameters
Authors: Hafh Marza Hawraa , Thamir H. Khalaf
Published: September 2022

In this work, we studied the effect of power variation ​​on inductively coupled plasma parameters using numerical simulation. Different values ​​were used for input power (750 W-1500 W), gas temperature 300K, gas pressure (0.02torr),         5 tourns of the copper coil and the plasma was produced at radio frequency (RF) 13.56 MHZ on the coil above the quartz chamber. For the previous purpose, a computer simulation in two dimensions axisymmetric, based on finite element method, was implemented for argon plasma. Based on the results we were able to obtain plasma with a higher density, which was represented by obtaining the plasma parameters (electron density, electric potential, total power, number density of argon ions, electron temperature, number density of excited argon atoms) where the high density in the generated plasma provides a greater degree in material processing, which increases the efficiency of the system. These results may aid in future research towards the development of more efficient optimization of plasma parameters which are (electron density, electric potential, total power, number density of argon ions, electron temperature, and number density of excited argon atoms).
Natrum muriaticum como mitigador de estrés salino por agua de mar en Beta vulgaris L. var. Fordhook Giant
Authors: Pérez-Tamames Yilian , Ojeda-Silvera Carlos Michel , Murillo-Amador Bernardo , Palacios-Espinosa Alejandro , Arcos-Ortega Guadalupe Fabiola , Ruiz-Espinoza Francisco Higinio , Beltrán-Morales Féliz Alfredo , Mazón-Suástegui José Manuel
Published: September 2022

Existe evidencia científica en favor de la aplicación de medicamentos homeopáticos como alternativa beneficiosa para mitigar efectos negativos del estrés abiótico en cultivos agrícolas. El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el efecto de Natrum muriaticum (NaM) en acelga (Beta vulgaris L. var. Fordhook Giant), cultivada bajo estrés salino inducido por adición de agua de mar al agua de cultivo. Se utilizó un diseño experimental completamente al azar con arreglo factorial (6A × 3B) y seis repeticiones por tratamiento. El factor A fue la salinidad en función de la conductividad eléctrica (CE: 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 12.5 dS m-1) y agua desalinizada (AD; CE=0.04 dS m-1) como control. El factor B fue la aplicación de dos dinamizaciones homeopáticas de NaM (NaM-7CH, NaM-13CH) y AD como control (NaM-0CH). Las variables de respuesta evaluadas fueron porcentaje y tasa de emergencia (E, TE), longitud de radícula (LR), altura de planta (AP), peso fresco y seco de biomasa de parte aérea y de radícula (BFPA, BSPA, BFR, BSR). La aplicación de NaM-7CH o NaM-13CH, incrementó el valor medio de las variables evaluadas versus el control (AD) [E=95.00% (85.00); TE=5.15 semillas día-1 (4.00); AP=1.54cm (1.27); LR=11.38cm (7.53); BFPA=0.78g (0.40); BSPA=69.61mg (54.50); BFR=0.43g (0.11); BSR=35.70mg (22.63)]. Esto sugiere que NaM tiene potencial como alternativa ecoamigable para viabilizar el uso parcial del agua de mar en el cultivo de Beta vulgaris.
Las etnoespecies comercializadas en la feria de agricultores de Bariloche (Río Negro, Argentina) y su versatilidad en alimentos locales: contribuciones hacia la soberanía alimentaria local.
Authors: Longo Blasón Melisa Stefania , Molares Soledad , Ladio Ana Haydée
Published: September 2022

Introducción y objetivos: Las ferias hortícolas urbanas constituyen emplazamientos importantes para la soberanía alimentaria (SA) de una ciudad. La riqueza de etnoespecies y alimentos locales comercializados reflejan su dinamismo. La versatilidad utilitaria (VU) representada por las diferentes preparaciones culinarias, constituye un aspecto importante de la SA. Se relevó y caracterizó la riqueza de las etnoespecies, alimentos locales y partes vegetales comercializados en la Feria Franca de Agricultores de Bariloche. Las predicciones proponen que la mayor riqueza de etnoespecies son de origen exótico, y que a mayor VU (en alimentos locales) mayor es la importancia cultural de las etnoespecies. 
M&M: Se realizó un seguimiento etnobotánico tipo checklist de todas las etnoespecies y los alimentos locales vendidos en la temporada 2019. Se complementó con registros fotográficos y enlistados libres. Se estimó la VU de cada cultivo, y se analizó la relación entre el consenso de uso (CU) y la VU de las etnoespecies ofrecidas mediante MLG. 
Resultados: Se registró un total de 186 etnoespecies y 315 alimentos locales. Las etnoespecies más consensuadas fueron Petroselinum crispum (65%), Beta vulgaris var. cicla (55%), Rubus idaeus (50%) y el hongo exótico Suillus sp. Encontramos que las etnoespecies con mayor CU poseen mayor VU. 
Conclusiones: Las alternativas de uso alimentario que ofrecen las etnoespecies es un elemento clave para los agricultores como reaseguro de venta, pero principalmente como un elemento que da visibilidad a las plantas locales a través de preparaciones caseras. Los alimentos locales son legados bioculturales que reflejan tradiciones, pero también innovaciones.
Plantas que acompañan: Etnobotánica de sahumos y de sahumeras en el litoral fluvial del río Paraná (Santa Fe, Argentina)
Authors: Jiménez-Escobar N. David , Medrano Celeste
Published: September 2022

Introducción y objetivos: El sahumar es una actividad que se mantiene presente y vigente en diversos contextos indígenas, campesinos y urbanos en Latinoamérica. Se aborda el estudio desde una botánica urbana desarrollada por mujeres, las sahumeras, que recolectan, secan, tejen e intencionan cuerpos vegetales. Se exploran usos y significaciones de las plantas que integran los sahumos en el litoral fluvial del río Paraná.M&M: Por medio de herramientas propias de la etnografía, se realizaron entrevistas a siete mujeres (entre 23 y 42 años de edad), sahumeras que confeccionan, emplean y comercializan atados de plantas “sahumos”. Se estableció el origen biogeográfico de las especies, así como las formas de obtención y los lugares a los que se accede para la obtención de las plantas.Resultados: Se registró un total de 58 especies, 30 de ellas de origen nativo. La recolección es la forma de adquisición más común (93%). Es en la recolección, la identificación y en el mismo transitar donde convergen plantas y sahumeras formando relacionalidades. Se establecen así vínculos fisiológicos, afectivos y emocionales que acompañan las vivencias y las experiencias de las sahumeras.Conclusión: La etnobotánica de las sahumeras, nos lleva a los límites dondeconfluyen lo urbano y lo rural, lo citadino y lo campesino, lo humano y lo no- humano. Las ‘plantas que acompañan’, desafían la materialidad de lo utilitario; el sahumo es definido finalmente como una relación, un encuentro entre existentes con la capacidad a afectarse e incluso ‘acompañarse’ mutuamente.
Fertility Preservation in Girls and Women: State of Art and Future Possibilities
Authors: Marin Loris , Ambrosini Guido , Esposito Federica , Capobianco Giampiero , Laganà Antonio Simone , Vio Chiara , Nuzzi Ludovica , Rossato Marco , Andrisani Alessandra
Published: September 2022

Objective: Many women worldwide are diagnosed with cancer in prepubertal, postpubertal and childbearing age. Oncological treatments can compromise future fertility through different mechanisms mainly depending on the type of treatment and the age of the patient. International societies recommend that cancer patients should receive information regarding the effects of oncological treatments on their reproductive health and cancer survivors should not be discouraged from becoming pregnant. About a quarter of these patients still do not receive an adequate counselling and young cancer survivors may face several barriers to conceiving a pregnancy due to the concerns from gynaecologists and oncologists. This review aims to investigate the infertility risk for female cancer patients who undergo oncological treatments and to provide an overview of actual and future fertility preservation possibilities for female cancer patients. Mechanism: We examined the current and future possibilities of preserving fertility for women with cancer in the available literature. Findings in brief: Different fertility preservation techniques have been developed in order to ensure the possibility for cancer survivors to complete their family planning after cancer. Oocyte/embryo freezing and ovarian tissue cryopreservation are the established choices, but the research is still going on to increase the success rate of these techniques and to develop other techniques to overcome actual limitations. Patients with a systemic oncological disease such as leukaemia could particularly benefit from the new experimental techniques which involve the creation of an artificial ovary or the in vitro growth of follicles or even the obtaining of mature oocytes from stem cells. All these techniques would allow the achievement of pregnancy without the risk of reintroducing malignant cells within autologous cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation. Regarding the concerns over pregnancy in cancer survivors, research is rapidly advancing and reassuring data are increasing. Conclusions: The rate of utilisation of gametes, embryos or ovarian tissue previously stored for fertility preservation is still low and the motivations can be various. Further data are needed in order to reassure both women and oncologists about the safety of pregnancy in cancer survivors and in order to increase the rate of women experiencing pregnancy after cancer.
Predictive Value Analysis of Serum sFlt-1 and PLGF Levels/Ratio in Preeclampsia
Authors: Xue Shuyuan , Feng Ying , Li Wei , Ding Guifeng
Published: September 2022

Background: This study is to explore the clinical significance of serum sFlt-1, and placental growth factor (PLGF) contents, as well as sFlt-1/PLGF ratio in predicting and diagnosing preeclampsia. Methods: Peripheral venous blood was collected from all pregnant women at 11–33+6 weeks for biomarker detection. Totally 105 patients with preeclampsia and 57 patients with severe preeclampsia were included. Serum sFlt-1 and PLGF levels were determined, and sFlt-1/PLGF ratio was calculated. Correlation between sFlt-1, PLGF, sFlt-1/PLGF ratio and serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, lactate dehydrogenase and calcium content levels were analyzed. receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate values of sFlt-1, PLGF and sFlt-1/PLGF ratios in disease diagnosis and prediction. Results: Serum sFlt-1 content and sFlt-1/PLGF ratio in Preeclampsia (PE) patients were significantly higher than control. Serum sFlt-1 content and sFlt-1/PLGF ratio of the severe PE group were significantly higher than the PE group. Serum PLGF contents of the PE and severe PE group were significantly lower than control, and the difference in PLGF content between the severe and PE groups was not significant. There was a moderate correlation between the sFlt-1 content and the lactate dehydrogenase level. There was a low-level correlation between the sFlt-1/PLGF ratio and the lactate dehydrogenase level. The receiver ROC curve analysis showed that sFlt/PLGF had greater predictive value for preeclampsia, with a sensitivity of 98.1% and a specificity of 78.2%. Conclusions: Serum sFlt-1 level and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio have better predictive and diagnostic values, as well as better auxiliary efficiency for preeclampsia. The diagnostic efficiency of sFlt-1/PlGF ratio is better than sFlt-1 content alone.
The Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser in the Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Large Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Donato Violante Di , D'Oria Ottavia , Giannini Andrea , Scudo Maria , Sher Carmel , Fischetti Margherita , Perniola Giorgia , Palaia Innocenza , Monti Marco , Muzii Ludovico , Benedetti Panici Pierluigi
Published: September 2022

Background: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) majorly caused by the physiological decline in estrogen, affects up to 90% of menopausal women. Hormonal therapy seems to be an effective treatment, often not executable for contraindication or patient’s low compliance to local or systemic medical therapy. Fractional CO2 laser therapy is an emerging and effective choice for women affected by vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), promoting collagen regeneration and improving blood flow of the vaginal mucosa and elasticity of tissues. Methods: Ninety-two menopausal Patients affected by vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA) were considered for the present prospective observational study. All women were treated with Fractional CO2 laser Lumenis AcuPulse in a fractionated sequential mode laser pulse. Patients were requested to complete questionnaires regarding the Female Sexual Functional Index (FSFI), Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS) and severity of Most Bothersome Symptoms (MBS) at baseline (T0) and at three-month following three-treatment-sessions (T1). Results: Data indicated a significant improvement of MBS (vaginal itching (p < 0.0001), post-coital vaginal bleeding (p < 0.002), vaginal dryness (p < 0.0001), dyspareunia (p < 0.0001) and dysuria (p < 0.0001), higher Vaginal Health Index Score (VHIS) (4.1 ± 1.21; 95% CI = 3.84–4.35) and reduces pH (–0.53 ± 0.24; 95% CI = 0.48–0.58) after CO2 laser treatment. A significantly improvement of FSFI Total score (p < 0.0001) and FSDS (p < 0.0001) have been demonstrated. Conclusions: Fractional CO2 laser improves vaginal health as well as signs and symptoms associated with GSM, while significantly elevating quality of life and sexual functionality among postmenopausal symptomatic women.
Mitral Valve Prolapse and Mitral Annular Disjunction Arrhythmic Syndromes: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Management
Authors: Niarchou Panagioula , Prappa Efstathia , Liatakis Ioannis , Vlachos Konstantinos , Chatziantoniou Anastasios , Nyktari Eva , Tse Gary , Efremidis Michael , Letsas Konstantinos P.
Published: September 2022

Although mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is usually considered a benign clinical condition, it has been linked with ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients with a certain “arrhythmic” phenotype, raising awareness and mandating a specific risk stratification protocol. Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is considered a “red flag” in malignant MVP syndrome along with bileaflet myxomatous prolapse, female gender, negative or biphasic T waves in the inferior leads, fibrosis in the papillary muscles or inferobasal wall detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and complex arrhythmias of right bundle branch morphology. MAD seems to play a critical role in the chain of morphofunctional abnormalities which lead to increased mechanical stretch and subsequent fibrosis mainly in the papillary muscles, forming the vulnerable anatomic substrate prone to arrhythmogenesis, and associated with long-term severe ventricular arrhythmias. Arrhythmogenesis in MVP/MAD patients is not fully understood but a combination between a substrate and a trigger has been established with premature ventricular contraction triggered ventricular fibrillation being the main mechanism of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Certain characteristics mostly recognized by non-invasive imaging modalities serve as risk factors and can be used to diagnose and identify high risk patients with MAD, while treatment options include catheter ablation, device therapy and surgical intervention. This review focuses on the clinical presentation, the arrhythmogenic substrate, and the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias and SCD in MAD population. The current risk stratification tools in MAD arrhythmogenic entity are discussed.
The Role of Genetics in Risk Stratification Strategy of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Xintarakou Anastasia , Kariki Ourania , Doundoulakis Ioannis , Arsenos Petros , Soulaidopoulos Stergios , Laina Aggeliki , Xydis Panagiotis , Kordalis Athanasios , Nakas Nikolaos , Theofilou Alexia , Vlachopoulos Charalampos , Tsioufis Konstantinos , Gatzoulis Konstantinos A
Published: September 2022

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart disorder of diverse etiologies that affects millions of people worldwide, associated with increased mortality rate and high risk of sudden cardiac death. Patients with DCM are characterized by a wide range of clinical and pre-clinical phenotypes which are related with different outcomes. Dominant studies have failed to demonstrate the value of the left ventricular ejection fraction as the only indicator for patients’ assessment and arrhythmic events prediction, thus making sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk stratification strategy improvement, more crucial than ever. The multifactorial two-step approach, examining non-invasive and invasive risk factors, represents an alternative process that enhances the accurate diagnosis and the individualization of patients’ management. The role of genetic testing, regarding diagnosis and decision making, is of great importance, as pathogenic variants have been detected in several patients either they had a disease relative family history or not. At the same time there are specific genes mutations that have been associated with the prognosis of the disease. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest data regarding the genetic substrate of DCM and the value of genetic testing in patients’ assessment and arrhythmic risk evaluation. Undoubtedly, the appropriate application of genetic testing and the thoughtful analysis of the results will contribute to the identification of patients who will receive major benefit from an implantable defibrillator as preventive treatment of SCD.
Risk Factors and Outcomes of AKI after LAAC Operation: A Single-Center Observational Study from Mainland China
Authors: Zhang Lei , Xu Jiarui , Li Xiaoye , Zhang Xiaochun , Pan Wenzhi , Guan Lihua , Ding Xiaoqiang , Zhou Daxin , Ge Junbo
Published: September 2022

Background: This study aimed to investigate the predictors and prognosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurrence among Chinese patients following left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 512 consecutive patients who underwent LAAC between January 2014 and December 2019. AKI was clinically defined according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes serum creatinine criteria. Major adverse cardiovascular events were defined as the composite of all-cause mortality, readmission due to heart failure, cardiac surgery, systemic embolism, or bleeding events. Results: The incidence of AKI was 5.3% and was highest in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4–5 (25.0%), followed by those with CKD stages 3a–3b (9.1%), and those with CKD stages 1–2 or without CKD (3.9% only). Multivariate logistic regression showed that lower body mass index (odds ratio [OR] = 0.889; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.803–0.986; p = 0.017), hypertension (OR = 5.577; 95% CI, 1.267–24.558; p = 0.023), and CKD stages 4–5 (OR = 6.729; 95% CI, 1.566–28.923; p = 0.010) were independent risk factors for AKI development after LAAC. AKI after LAAC was associated with 3-year major adverse cardiovascular events (33.3% vs. 7.5%, p < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (11.1% vs. 0.9%, p < 0.001) compared to that in the non-AKI group. Conclusions: AKI is relatively common after LAAC in patients with a baseline impaired glomerular filtration rate. Moreover, AKI after LAAC is mainly related to increased midterm mortality and morbidity, which require more strategies for prevention and treatment.
Aberrations monstrueuses dans la doctrine juridique roumaine sur la situation en Ukraine
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept a Universității din București, POPESCU Corneliu-Liviu
Published: September 2022

The doctrinal opinions claiming that, in the Ukraine vs. Russian Federation Case, the International Court of Justice's provisional measures order finds evidence of acts of genocide perpetrated in Ukraine, or that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction for the crime of aggression because the Rome Statute gives no definition of the crime of aggression are scientific aberrations.
Implicațiile Deciziei nr. 176/2022 a Curții Constituționale a României în privința infracțiunilor la regimul vamal. Relația dintre infracțiunile de contrabandă asimilată, evaziune fiscală specială și regimul contravențional în materia operațiunilor ilicite vizând produse din tutun
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept a Universității din București, TURCU Cătălin-Constantin
Published: September 2022

The following article analyzes the domain of the application of the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania, as well as the exposure of the most controversial visions of interpretation found in the judicial practice. On top of this, a clear delineation needs to be made between the smuggling felony and other special incrimination acts. Given the rise of the illegal tobacco trade in this domain, the Romanian legislator decided to shape the complex juridical system for this domain, so that certain forms of illicit activties can be considered tax evasion or smuggling, depending on the case. Altough, the same legislator decided to remove certain illicit activities that can be considered minor, placing them under the contraventional area.
Monedele virtuale: între obținerea datelor privind tranzacțiile financiare și luarea măsurilor asigurătorii în procesul penal
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept a Universității din București, TRANDAFIR Andra-Roxana , ZLATI George ,   Facultatea de Drept și Științe Sociale Universitatea „1 Decembrie 1918” din Alba Iulia
Published: September 2022

The paper analyses the technical and legal aspects relevant during the complex process of freezing virtual currencies in a criminal trial. In this context, after the clarification of the relevant terminology, the authors explain the mechanism through which data and information regarding virtual currencies transactions or their owner can be obtained. The authors also explain the manner in which the freezing of virtual currencies can be implemented, by accessing the digital wallet and performing a transaction to a public address controlled by the criminal investigation body or by the National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (ANABI), as well as the way in which virtual currencies can be sold later on.
Contributions to the flora of sweetgum forest nature protection area (Kargı Village/Bucak/Burdur)
Authors: BALPINAR Neslihan
Published: September 2022

This study deals with the vascular plant diversity of sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis L.) forest which is one of the important natural areas of Burdur province. The research area is located in the Bucak district of Burdur province, which is placed in the C3 square according to Davis’ grid system. In the study, 123 genera belonging to 61 families, 134 species and subspecies taxa belonging to these genera were determined. The majority of the taxa are phytogeographically Mediterranean element (14.92%), and their endemism rate is 2.98%. Among the taxa, the family containing the highest number of species is Asteraceae (10.44%), and it is followed by Lamiaeae (8.95%) and Poaceae (7.46%). The aim of this study is to contribute to the studies which have intended to determine the biodiversity in Turkey and to protect important natural areas.
Understanding safety culture and safety citizenship through the lens of social identity theory
Authors: Tear Morgan James , Reader Tom
Published: September 2022

There is considerable overlap between the concepts of culture and social identity. Here, in the context of organisational safety culture, we investigate the extent to which social identity processes can inform our understanding of organisational culture on safety citizenship behaviour. We test this relationship via two different social identity processes: (1) individuals’ organisational identity (a classically individual-level conceptualisation of social identity); and (2) individuals’ perceptions of others’ organisational identities (meta-identity; a social identity framing of culture). Safety culture survey data from 1,427 air traffic workers were analyses using a simple holdout cross-validation approach for model testing. We find that both identity processes mediate the link between safety culture and safety behaviour. The data also demonstrate that the strength of indirect effect of safety culture on safety citizenship via meta-identity is stronger with increasing levels of organisational identity. Moving forward, safety culture research and interventions may benefit from taking a social identity lens to understanding their culture (e.g. developing identity for safety and safe practice), which has implications for safety behaviour. Consideration of meta-identity has implications for behaviour change initiatives, as individuals who perceive strong group commitment in other group members may be more influenced by interventions that leverage group norms.
暗物质的理想宇宙学模型
Authors: 何安明
Published: September 2022

从海森堡测不准原理出发，通过思维实验发现了有限区域引力场，以此为基础构造理想模型，再通过数据分析，数量级分析和观测数据与结果相拟合，归纳出暗物质的组成可能是量子涨落创生出的正反物质对（正反电子对，正反夸克对等）。Starting from the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the gravitational field of the finite region was discovered through thinking experiments, and the ideal model was constructed on this basis, and then through data analysis, order of magnitude analysis and observation data were fitted to the results, it was concluded that the composition of dark matter may be a positive and negative material pair (positive and negative electron pair, positive and negative quark pairs) created by quantum fluctuations.
Alternate Timelines for TidalCycles
Authors: McLean Alex
Published: September 2022

The TidalCycles (or Tidal for short) live coding environment has been developed since around 2009, via several rewrites of its core representation. Rather than having fixed goals, this development has been guided by use, motivated by the open aim to make music. This development process can be seen as a long-form improvisation, with insights into the nature of Tidal gained through the process of writing it, feeding back to guide the next steps of development.This brings the worrying thought that key insights will have been missed along this development journey, that would otherwise have lead to very different software. Indeed participants at beginners’ workshops that I have lead or co-lead have often asked questions without good answers, because they made deficiencies or missing features in the software clear. It is well known that a beginner’s mind is able to see much that an expert has become blind to. Running workshops are an excellent way to find new development ideas, but the present paper explores a different technique – the rewrite.
Advancing Support for Intergroup Equality Via a Self-Affirmation Campaign
Authors: Shuman Eric , Hebel Shira , Hasson Yossi , Hameiri Boaz
Published: September 2022

Members of historically advantaged groups are often unwilling to support actions or policies aimed at reducing inequality between advantaged and disadvantaged groups, even if they generally support the principle of equality. Based on past research, we suggest a self-affirmation intervention (an intervention in which people reflect on a positive trait or value in order to affirm their positive self-image) may be effective for increasing the willingness of advantaged group members to address inequality. Importantly, while self-affirmation has in the past only operationalized as a written exercise, in this project we adapt it into video messages for use in public campaigns. In Study 1, we experimentally tested an initial video adaptation of self-affirmation and found that it is effective in increasing the willingness of advantaged group members to address inequality in the context of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. Based on this study, an NGO developed a real campaign video and used it in their public campaign, and we tested this applied intervention (in Study 2) and found it to be effective compared to a control condition that only presented information about inequality. Together, these studies represent the first implementation of self-affirmation in real world campaigns and indicate that it can be effective way to increase support for action to address inequality.
Penyakit diare and five level prevention
Authors: akhmad putri fadhilah
Published: September 2022

Diare adalah penyakit yang membuat penderitanya menjadi sering buang air besar dengan kondisi tinja yang encer atau berair. Diare umumnya terjadi akibat mengonsumsi makanan dan minuman yang terkontaminasi virus, bakteri, atau parasit.
Lithogeochemistry in exploration for intrusion-hosted magmatic Ni-Cu-Co deposits
Authors: Barnes Steve
Published: September 2022

Magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposits are notoriously difficult exploration targets owing to a lack of alteration haloes or other extended distal footprints. Success requires prediction of prospective terranes, followed by identification of suitable host intrusions and deposition sites within those intrusions. At the regional scale, potential ore-hosting magmas tend to have lithophile trace element trends falling on mixing lines between primitive or slightly depleted source mantle and typical upper continental crust, with several significant exceptions. Most known deposits have parent magmas that are in the upper range of FeO content for given MgO compared with baseline data sets for continental LIP magmas. At the scale of individual intrusions, the presence of cumulate rocks, both mafic and ultramafic, is key. These can be recognised in regional datasets using combinations of magnesium number (molar MgO/(MgO+FeO), Al2O3, TiO2 and Zr contents. Combinations of alteration-resistant element ratios between Ni, Cr and Ti are also useful and can also be applied to moderately weathered samples. Concentrations and ratios of Cu and Zr are useful in discriminating chalcophile-enriched and depleted magmas suites. In combination, these approaches can be combined to discriminate highly prospective cumulate-dominated magmatic suites and individual intrusions from non-cumulate suites with limited potential.
Emerging advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment –	guidance for systematic future research
Authors: Hübner Uwe , Spahr Stephanie , Lutze Holger , Wieland Arne , Rüting Steffen , Gernjak Wolfgang , Wenk Jannis
Published: September 2022

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for water treatment are a growing research field with a large variety of different concepts and materials being tested at laboratory scale. However, only few concepts have been translated into pilot- and full-scale operation recently. One major concern are the inconsistent experimental approaches applied across different studies that impede identification, comparison, and upscaling of the most promising concepts. The aim of this tutorial review is to streamline future studies on the development of new solutions and materials for advanced oxidation by providing guidance for comparable and scalable oxidation experiments. We discuss recent developments in catalytic, ozone-based, radiation-driven, and other mostly physical AOPs, and outline future perspectives and research needs. Suitable figures-of-merit for comparison and benchmarking of AOPs are reviewed. Since standardized experimental procedures are not available for the majority of AOPs, we propose basic rules and key parameters for lab-scale evaluation of new AOPs including selection of suitable probe compounds, model compounds, and scavengers for the measurement of (major) reactive species. A two-phased approach to assess new AOP concepts is proposed, consisting of (i) a feasibility-of-concept-study phase with validation of major radical species and comparison to suitable reference processes and materials, followed by (ii) a benchmarking phase conducted in the intended water matrix for the process, applying comparable and scalable parameters such as UV fluence or ozone consumption. Screening for transformation products should be based on chemical logic and combined with complementary tools (mass balance, chemical calculations) to advance mechanistic understanding of the process.
Consideration of Culture in Cognition: How We Can Enrich Methodology and Theory
Authors: Gutchess Angela , Rajaram Suparna
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we argue that adopting an inclusive approach where diverse cultures are represented in research is of prime importance for cognitive psychology. The overrepresentation of participant samples and researchers from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) cultures limits the generalizability of findings and fails to capture potential sources of variability, impeding understanding of human cognition. In an analysis of articles in representative cognitive psychology journals over the five-year period of 2016-2020, we find that only approximately 7% of articles consider culture, broadly defined. Of these articles, a majority (83%) focus on language or bilingualism, with small numbers of articles considering other aspects of culture. We argue that methodology and theory developed in the last century of cognitive research can be not only leveraged, but will be enriched both by more diverse populations and researchers. Such advances pave the way to uncover cognitive processes that may be universal or systematically differ as a function of cultural variations, and the individual differences in relation to cultural variations. To make a case for broadening this scope, we characterize relevant cross-cultural research, sample classic cognitive research that is congruent with such an approach, and discuss compatibility between a cross-cultural perspective and the classic tenets of cognitive psychology. We make recommendations for large and small steps for the field to incorporate greater cultural representation in the study of cognition, while recognizing the challenges associated with these efforts and acknowledging that not every research question calls for a cross-cultural perspective.
Indonesia’s First Suicide Statistics Profile: An Analysis of Suicide and Attempt Rates, Underreporting, Geographic Distribution, Gender, Method, and Rurality
Authors: Onie Sandersan
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackgroundTimely and accurate data are critical for effective suicide prevention. Indonesia – the fourth most populous country in the world – has limited data availability and thus, limited data-driven interventions. Through a national government partnership, we obtained critical non-public data for suicide attempts and suicides that could be analysed for the first time in Indonesia’s history.MethodsWe obtained and analysed data from five sources from 2016 – 2021: police data, death registry data, a provincial survey, a sample registry system, and the WHO’s Global Health Observatory (WHO GHO) data. Using these data, we estimated underreporting, identified provinces with the highest suicide and suicide attempt rates, assessed gender ratios, identified methods used, and compared urban and rural suicides.FindingsThe analysis yielded an underreporting rate of 859.10% for suicides, while verbal autopsies and increased quality control only increased coverage from 12.80% to 51.40%. Provinces with the highest rates of suicide were Bali, Riau Islands, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java, and Central Kalimantan. Gender analysis revealed a ratio of 1: 2.11 for female to male suicides. Suicide methods analysis revealed that hanging and self-poisoning were the most used method, and rural suicides occurred at a rate 4.47 times higher than urban suicides. InterpretationThe analysis revealed the highest underreporting rate in the literature from a national sample and vast heterogeneity among provinces with high suicide rates – including provinces with strong mystic beliefs, suggesting the need for a culturally sensitive sub-national tailored approach. Through our study, we provide critical information which will allow for data-driven suicide prevention.
“It’s really hard, and if other people say anything else, they’re lying”: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis on barriers and enablers to sustaining self-management behaviours after attending a self-management support intervention for type 2 diabetes
Authors: Carvalho Márcia , Dunne Pauline , Kwasnicka Dominika , Byrne Molly , Panel SUSTAIN TDM Public Advisory , McSharry Jenny
Published: September 2022

Attendance at self-management support interventions is associated with improved outcomes in people living with type 2 diabetes. However, people often struggle to sustain changes to self-management behaviours post-intervention. This review aimed to identify and synthesise qualitative research on barriers and enablers to sustaining type 2 diabetes self-management behaviours after attending a self-management intervention. Eight electronic databases were searched to identify potentially relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature studies. Using the “best fit” framework synthesis approach, data were deductively coded to the five behaviour change maintenance-relevant theoretical themes (maintenance motives, habits, resources, self-regulation, environmental and social influences) and 14 constructs identified by Kwasnicka and colleagues (2016). Data that did not fit these themes or constructs were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Eleven articles reporting on 10 studies were included. Twenty-eight barriers and enablers were coded to the five a priori themes. Five constructs were removed, and three new constructs and 12 sub-constructs were incorporated into an adapted framework. Barriers were most commonly coded to the themes self-regulation, resources, and environmental and social influences. Enablers were most commonly coded to the themes habits and maintenance motives. Six evidence-based recommendations for interventions to better support sustained engagement in self-management behaviours are outlined.
Does Teachers' Social Dominance Orientation Shape their Achievement Stereotypes?
Authors: Civitillo Sauro , Lorenz Georg , Heppt Birgit , Linberg Anja , Olczyk Melanie
Published: September 2022

Using data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS; N = 663 primary school teachers), this study examined the association between teachers’ social dominance orientation (SDO) and their stereotypes toward the reading and math achievement of students with a low socioeconomic status (SES) and students of Turkish descent. We also analyzed whether school socioeconomic status and ethnic composition moderate the relation between teachers’ SDO and their stereotypes. The results showed that teachers believed the math and reading achievement for low-SES students and students of Turkish descent to be lower than the average achievement of other student groups. In contrast to our preregistered hypotheses, there was no significant association between teachers’ SDO and their achievement stereotypes, and school composition did not moderate this relation. These findings, which emerged uniformly for both competence domains, suggest that teachers’ SDO does not contribute to shaping their achievement stereotypes about low-SES and ethnic minority students.
‘Where there are villains, there will be heroes’: Belief in conspiracy theories as an existential tool to fulfill need for meaning
Authors: Schöpfer Céline , Abatista Angela Gaia Felicita , Fuhrer Joffrey , Cova Florian
Published: September 2022

What leads people to believe in conspiracy theories? In this paper, we explore the possibilitythat people might be drawn towards conspiracy theories because believing in them mightsatisfy certain existential needs and help people find meaning in their life. Through twostudies (N = 289 and 287 after exclusion), we found that participants higher in the need andsearch for meaning were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. This relationship wasnot moderated by participants’ feelings of control. We also found that believing in conspiracytheories was associated with more presence of meaning (Study 1), and more precisely with aheightened feeling of mattering in the grand scheme of things (Study 2). Additionally, wefound that participants were more likely to endorse conspiracy theories that left them moreagency and allowed them the possibility to make a difference. Overall, we argue that ourresults suggest that people might sometimes be drawn towards conspiracy theories becausethey allow them to feel as if they can make a difference and have a positive impact on theworld, and thus that conspiracy theories can be used as tools to satisfy existential needs.
Movement kinematic and postural control differences when performing a visuomotor skill in real and virtual environments
Authors: Brock Kirsty , Vine Samuel James , Ross John , Trevarthen Max , Harris David
Published: September 2022

Immersive technologies, like virtual and mixed reality, pose a novel challenge for our sensorimotor systems as they deliver simulated sensory inputs that may not match those of the natural environment. These include reduced fields of view, missing or inaccurate haptic information, and distortions of 3D space; differences that may impact the control of motor actions. For instance, reach-to-grasp movements without end-point haptic feedback are characterised by slower and more exaggerated movements and a general uncertainty about input may induce a more conscious form of movement control. We tested whether a more complex skill like golf putting was also characterised by more consciously controlled movement. In a repeated-measures design, kinematics of the putter swing and postural control were compared between i) real-world putting, ii) VR putting, and iii) VR putting with haptic feedback from a real ball (i.e., mixed reality). Differences in putter swing were observed both between the real-world and VR, and between VR conditions with and without haptic information. Further, clear differences in postural control emerged between real and virtual putting, with both VR conditions characterised by greater postural movement which was more regular and less complex, suggesting a more conscious form of balance control. Conversely, participants actually reported less conscious awareness of their movements in VR. These findings highlight how fundamental movement differences may exist between virtual and natural environments, which may pose challenges for transfer of learning within applications to motor rehabilitation and sport.