bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A weighted network clustering approach in the NBA
Authors: Muniz Megan , Flamand Tulay
Published: December 2022

Evaluating players’ performance for decision-makers in the sports industry is crucial in order to make the right decisions to form and invest in a successful team. One way of assessing players’ performance is to group players into specific “types”, where each type represents a level of performance of its players within. In this paper, we develop a novel clustering approach in order to cluster types of players in the NBA. The proposed methodology is initialized by a k-Means clustering, then the prescribed clusters inform weights of a weighted network, in which players are the nodes and the arcs between them carry those weights that represent a numerical similarity between them. We then call upon a weighted network clustering approach, namely, the Louvain method for community detection. We demonstrate our methodology on six years of historical data, from seasons ranging from 2014–2015 to 2019–2020. Considering these seasons allows us to use a new type of data, called Tracking Data, instated into the league in 2014 which further differentiates our research from other player clustering approaches. We show that our approach can detect outliers and consistently clusters players into groups with identifying features, which give insights into league trends. We conclude that players can be categorized into eight general archetypes and show that these archetypes improve upon the traditional five positions and previous research in terms of explaining variation in Win Shares.
Predicting athletic performance from physiological parameters using machine learning: Example of bocce ball
Authors: Şimşek Mehmet , Kesilmiş İnci
Published: December 2022

Machine learning (ML) is an emerging topic in Sports Science. Some pioneering studies have applied machine learning to prevent injuries, to predict star players, and to analyze athletic performance. The limited number of studies in the literature focused on predicting athletic performance have adopted the cluster-then-predict classification approach. However, these studies have used the independent variable to represent athletic performance at both the clustering and classification stages. In this study we used only physiological parameters in the classification of bocce athletes. Their performance classes were predicted with high accuracy, thus contributing new findings to the literature. The support vector machines-radial basis function (SVM-RBF) kernel correctly predicted all athletes from the high-performance bocce player (HPBP) cluster and 75% of the athletes in the low-performance bocce player (LPBP) cluster. Using machine learning to predict athletic performance from balance data was found to be a time-saving approach for selecting high-potential bocce athletes.
Burnout rates among Lebanese pre-final and final year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-centered survey-based study
Authors: Nasr Cassandra , Bou Sanayeh Elie , Nasr Cynthia , Merheb Georges , Massoud Marcel
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Burnout among medical students has always been a major concern. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in the prevalence rates of burnout among Lebanese pre-final and final year medical students while taking into consideration the impact of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on both the academical and clinical experiences. METHODS: This is a multi-centered, survey-based, cross-sectional study conducted in October 2021. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory questionnaire was used on 120 medical students from three different medical schools in Lebanon. RESULTS: The overall burnout prevalence was 40.01%. When further dividing it into domains, 39.36% of students had personal burnout, 41.52% had work-related burnout, and 39.16% had pandemic-related burnout. Theoretical learning and clinical training were reported to be affected in respectively 66.70% and 71.70%. However, only 10.00% of the students have regretted choosing medicine and 67.50% felt comfortable to get to the next academic level. CONCLUSION: High levels of burnout were reported among pre-final and final year medical students with a subsequent negative impact on their academic life and clinical training. Medical schools should start adopting a conscious view of how to guide medical students in finding adequate coping mechanisms during these times of crisis.
The role of telehealth in the care of musculoskeletal pain conditions after COVID-19
Authors: Shariat Ardalan , Hajialiasgari Fatemeh , Alizadeh Ali , Anastasio Albert Thomas
Published: December 2022

The rise of virtual medicine through the use of e-Health technology was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a vital part of health care delivery today. Telehealth, a virtual health care delivery system through either electronic or telecommunication technology, may improve the ability to deliver care in resource poor areas or where barriers to access occur. Despite the obvious advantages to telehealth, the efficacy of virtual visits when compared to face-to-face health care interactions is a topic of much debate, especially with regards to areas of medicine which rely heavily on physical examination or demonstration of therapeutic exercises and movements. In this commentary, we review the efficacy of telehealth with a focus on prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal pain conditions, and explore areas for future research.
Signboards Prohibiting Tobacco Sale Within 100 Yards of Educational Institutes: The Appraisal of Prohibition Compliance and On-Ground Status of the Anti-smoking Law in New Delhi's Major Administrative Precinct
Authors: Singh Raja
Published: December 2022

Cigarette smoking and tobacco use pose a threat to the health of young adults and adolescents. The availability of tobacco vendors near educational institutes means higher availability to a vulnerable population. The Indian Government has enacted the Cigarettes and other Tobacco products (prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) Act, 2003, or the COTPA Act, 2003 under a WHO resolution, which has further rules notified. Two important rules are prohibiting the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutes and installing a signboard stating the prohibition to sell the same. This compliance was checked in 62 educational institutions in the administrative centre of India's capital, New Delhi. The compliance of both the points, especially something easy as installations of boards is poor and less than half of the institutions had implemented. Tobacco sellers within 100 yards were present. Beyond 100 yards, but within reach was also where tobacco sellers were present. To save young adults, the compliance of COTPA, 2003 must be made strict and offenders punished severely.
Can we use a biomarker detection algorithm to measure the effectiveness of 14-channel neurofeedback in dyslexia?
Authors: Eroglu Gunet , Abou Raja
Published: December 2022

The most common neurological diversity that children experience is dyslexia and it manifests itself in reduced reading ability. There is a genetic predisposition for dyslexia, and more recent theories explain it as a disruption in left hemispheric lateralization that reduces effective reading and writing. A software for smartphones called Auto Train Brain helps children with dyslexia to improve their reading comprehension and reading speed. Measuring the efficacy of the mobile app training was done manually with psychometric tests beforehand and we use a biomarker detection software to measure the efficacy of the neurofeedback. Machine learning (ML) techniques have recently been used to classify children with dyslexia and typically developing children (TDC). The data consists of 100 sessions of 2-minute resting-state eyes-open 14-channel Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) data from 100 children with dyslexia and that of 100 TDC. We used the dyslexia biomarker detection software to assess the efficacy of 14-channel neurofeedback that was applied with Auto Train Brain. The results have shown that 30% of the sessions of children with dyslexia were classified as electrophysiologically normal, and 61% of the children with dyslexia were classified as electrophysiologically normal for at least 1 session after 20th sessions of neurofeedback.
Modern Design and Analysis For Hit/Miss Probability of Detection Studies Using Profile Likelihood Ratio Confidence Intervals
Authors: Knott Christine E. , Kabban Christine Schubert
Published: December 2022

To characterize the capability of an inspection system, indications from the system must be collected over a range of defect sizes. For flaw indications, insufficient sample size, overlap, or evenness between hit and miss indications may cause the probability of detection (POD) estimations to not exist or have high bias. Extensive simulations of representative Lognormal, Weibull, and Uniformly distributed data at varying levels of overlap, evenness, and sample size were fit using four modeling techniques: logistic regression, Firth’s Bias Adjusted Likelihood, the Lasso, and a ranked set sampling method from nonparametric statistics. Profile likelihood ratio confidence intervals were used instead of the standard Wald method to calculate a90/95. The probability of existence and the percent bias of the estimates provide recommendations for the ideal levels of overlap, evenness, modeling technique, and sample size requirements when designing a hit/miss POD study.
Digital Image Correlation and Its Role in NDE
Authors: Abdul-Aziz Ali
Published: December 2022

Advancements in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) have represented a continuous process of technology achievements moving toward easier approaches, a wider range of applications, and better results outcomes. Materials and component characterization is done in many instances using destructive testing, which is effective but time-consuming, costly, and difficult to obtain feedback during manufacturing. Today, new, efficient, and noninvasive materials characterization technologies are becoming standard in industry, offering cost-effective applicability and quality benefits. In addition, newer inventions, state-of-the-art methodologies and instrumentations in NDE, and characterization technologies are offering ample support to industry to advance work and operations.
Analisis risiko service level, register outlet, register outlet dan retur terhadap selling out produk Heavenly Blush Yoguroto
Authors: Van Gobel Rolly Harris , Tewu M.L. Denny
Published: December 2022

Every company certainly wants profits, especially when these profits are obtained from increased product sales volume. An increase in sales volume or selling out will have an impact on a company's income. Unfortunately, this increase in sales volume cannot be done alone but also requires a relationship between components such as service levels, outlet registers, and product returns. The purpose of this study is to obtain information regarding the risks of service level, register outlets, and returns on selling out of Heavenly Blush Yogurt products. The research method used is descriptive and quantitative, with data collection techniques through documentation sourced from PT Heavenly Nutrition Indonesia's internal data in the form of sales data for Yogurtland products from 2018 to 2020. The results showed that service level, register outlets, and effective outlets had a significant positive influence on the selling out of Heavenly Blush Yogurt products, while the return of goods did not have a significant effect, even though it was positive because the Sig value was > 0.05. The value of the influence provided by these various factors on product sales is 97.8%.
Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Çalışanlarının Mülga Kredi ve Yurtlar Kurumu İl Müdürlüğü İle Mülga Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Birleşimine Yönelik Metaforik Algıları
Authors: ÖZBAY ÖZEN Nesil
Published: December 2022

Bu araştırma, Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü çalışanlarının mülga Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü ile mülga Kredi ve Yurtlar Kurumu İl Müdürlüğü birleşimine yönelik algılarını metaforlar yoluyla ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi çerçevesinde olgu bilim (fenomenoloji) deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğünde görev yapan 40 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü çalışanlarının “Kredi ve Yurtlar Kurumu İl Müdürlüğü ile Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü birleşimi ... benzemektedir/gibidir. Çünkü ...” şeklinde verilen ifadeyi tamamlamalarıyla elde edilmiştir. Metafor yoluyla elde edilen veriler içerik analizi tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü çalışanları tarafından birleşime yönelik toplam 35 adet geçerli metafor üretilmiştir. Elde edilen metaforlar nitelikleri bakımından incelenerek farklı kavramsal kategoriler altında toplanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda katılımcıların olumlu metaforik algıları; tamamlayıcı birleşim kategorisi ve ayrılmazlık kategorisi, olumsuz metaforik algıları; uyumsuz birleşim kategorisi ve çatışma ifade eden birleşim kategorisi ile hem olumlu hem olumsuz kategori olmak üzere toplam beş kategoriye ayrılmıştır. Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü çalışanlarının Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü ile Kredi ve Yurtlar Kurumu İl Müdürlüğü birleşimi ile ilgili %70’inin olumsuz, %25’inin olumlu, %5’inin hem olumlu hem olumsuz algıya sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗВИТКУ МЕТАЛУРГІЙНОЇ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ УКРАЇНИ У КОНТЕКСТІ ВІДНОВЛЕННЯ ЕКОНОМІКИ
Authors: Шайда О.Є. , Полякова Ю.В. , Рипська Є.Ю.
Published: December 2022

Металургійна промисловість є рушійною силою розвитку світової економіки, оскільки вона забезпечує сировиною виробництво металевих виробів, машинобудування, будівництво, енергетику, добувну промисловість та багато інших. Від її ефективного розвитку залежить конкурентоспроможність і стабільне функціонування економіки країни та високі темпи її економічного зростання. Для України металургійна промисловість є однією з пріоритетних галузей як така, що характеризується високим експортним потенціалом, забезпечує валютні надходження у вітчизняну економіку та створює можливості для працевлаштування. Сьогодні українська металургія відчуває негативний вплив багатьох чинників, серед яких протекціоністські заходи, здорожчання виробництва, повномасштабне військове вторгнення Росії в Україну. Останнє спричинило фізичне руйнування металургійних об’єктів, втрату людських ресурсів, обмеження експорту через блокаду українських портів. Перспективи розвитку галузі пов’язуються із відновленням економіки України, забезпеченням потреб будівельної промисловості та військово-промислового комплексу як в умовах посилення попиту на внутрішньому ринку, так і з урахуванням експортної орієнтації виробництва.
We Rise Together: Perspectives of black male students in secondary school: Understanding the successes and challenges
Authors: Gray Elena , Brady Janelle , Bailey Rose-Ann , Tecle Sam
Published: December 2022

As stated in report:  We Rise Together: The Peel District School Board Action Plan to Support Black Male Students is a comprehensive response to that challenge. The plan is both defined and open—there are clear, detailed first steps, and also a commitment to continue to consult with the community on these steps. The goal is to balance the need to act on the findings without delay, while we honour and respect the powerful knowledge and insight in our community to refine that work. The bottom line is that this action plan will not succeed without the genuine involvement of the community. We can only rise together.
An investigation of the effect of race-based social categorization on adults’ recognition of emotion
Authors: Reyes B. Nicole , Segal Shira C. , Moulson Margaret
Published: December 2022

Emotion recognition is important for social interaction and communication, yet previous research has identified a cross-cultural emotion recognition deficit: Recognition is less accurate for emotions expressed by individuals from a cultural group different than one’s own. The current study examined whether social categorization based on race, in the absence of cultural differences, influences emotion recognition in a diverse context. South Asian and White Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area completed an emotion recognition task that required them to identify the seven basic emotional expressions when posed by members of the same two groups, allowing us to tease apart the contributions of culture and social group membership. Contrary to our hypothesis, there was no mutual in-group advantage in emotion recognition: Participants were not more accurate at recognizing emotions posed by their respective racial in-groups. Both groups were more accurate at recognizing expressions when posed by South Asian faces, and White participants were more accurate overall compared to South Asian participants. These results suggest that in a diverse environment, categorization based on race alone does not lead to the creation of social out-groups in a way that negatively impacts emotion recognition.
Dynamic Advances in Emotion Processing: Diﬀerential Attention towards the Critical Features of Dynamic Emotional Expressions in 7-Month-Old Infants
Authors: Segal Shira C. , Moulson Margaret
Published: December 2022

Infants’ visual processing of emotion undergoes signiﬁcant development across the ﬁrst year of life, yet our knowledge regarding the mechanisms underlying these advances is limited. Additionally, infant emotion processing is commonly examined using static faces, which do not accurately depict real-world emotional displays. The goal of this study was to characterize 7-month-olds’ visual scanning strategies when passively viewing dynamic emotional expressions to examine whether infants modify their scanning patterns depending on the emotion. Eye-tracking measures revealed diﬀerential attention towards the critical features (eyes, mouth) of expressions. The eyes captured the greatest attention for angry and neutral faces, and the mouth captured the greatest attention for happy faces. A time-course analysis further elucidated at what point during the trial diﬀerential scanning patterns emerged. The current results suggest that 7-month-olds are sensitive to the critical features of emotional expressions and scan them diﬀerently depending on the emotion. The scanning patterns presented in this study may serve as a link to understanding how infants begin to diﬀerentiate between expressions in the context of emotion recognition.
The infant's face diet: Data on 3-month-old infant-perspective experience with faces video-recorded in their typical, daily environment
Authors: Sugden Nicole A. , Moulson Margaret
Published: December 2022

 

This dataset represents face experience coded frame-by-frame from nearly 170 hours of infant-perspective head-mounted-camera video, recorded during their daily life by 40 3-month-old infants. It includes information about the identity of the face (e.g., caregiver, relative), length of time the face was in the field of view, location in which the face occurred, and descriptions of the situation in which the infant experienced the face. Demographic information (e.g., age, gender) about the infants who recorded the videos is also provided. For elaboration on data collection methodology, interpretation, analysis, and discussion of early face experience captured by this dataset, please see our paper These are the people in your neighbourhood: Consistency and persistence in infants' exposure to caregivers', relatives', and strangers’ faces across contexts [1].
Three-month-old infants show enhanced behavioral and neural sensitivity to fearful faces
Authors: Safar Kristina , Moulson Margaret
Published: December 2022

An important feature of the development of emotion recognition in infants is the emergence of a robust attentional bias for fearful faces. There is some debate about when this enhanced sensitivity to fearful expressions develops. The current study explored whether 3-month-olds demonstrate differential behavioral and neural responding to happy and fearful faces. Three-month-old infants (n ¼ 69) participated in a behavioral task that assessed whether they show a visual preference for fearful faces and an event-related potential (ERP) task that assessed their neural responses to fearful and happy faces. Infants showed a looking preference for fearful over happy faces. They also showed differential neural responding over occiptotemporal regions that have been implicated in face perception (i.e., N290, P400), but not over frontocentral regions that have been implicated in attentional processes (i.e., Nc). These findings suggest that 3-month-olds display an early perceptual sensitivity to fearful faces, which may presage the emergence of the attentional bias for fearful faces in older infants. Tracking the ontogeny of this phenomenon is necessary to understand its relationship with later developmental outcomes. 
Volverse Barbudos. Cómo los Fidelistas Lucharon Contra el Clima y la Geografía de la Sierra, y Tomaron Ventaja de Ellos para Legitimar su Dominio Masculino
Authors: Wolfe Mikael
Published: December 2022

Este artículo revisa la Revolución Cubana desde la perspectiva de la historia ambiental, junto con la historia social y política. Con base en memorias, entrevistas, discursos, periódicos y otras fuentes primarias y secundarias, argumenta que el variable clima y geografía de Cuba, representados por los términos “llano” y “Sierra,” moldearon la guerra revolucionaria en formas que los historiadores de la Revolución Cubana han, en buena medida, pasado por alto. Esto incluye las raíces eco-geográficas de la hipermasculinidad Fidelista, personificada en el apodo de “barbudo.”
Skrining Bakteri Penghasil Biosurfaktan Dari Air Laut Tercemar Minyak Di Pelabuhan Panjang Lampung
Authors: Citra Silvana , Nurhasanah Nurhasanah
Published: December 2022

Biosurfaktan merupakan suatu produk metabolit yang diproduksi oleh bakteri, jamur dan ragi sebagai produk ekstraseluler.  Keunggulan biosurfaktan yaitu memiliki tingkat toksisitas yang rendah dan mudah terurai secara biologi.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan isolat bakteri penghasil biosurfaktan dari air laut tercemar minyak di Pelabuhan Panjang.  Metode yang digunakan meliputi isolasi bakteri dari air laut, kultivasi bakteri air laut menggunakan Mineral Salt Medium (MSM), parameter uji biosurfaktan meliputi indeks emulsifikasi dan drop collaps, karakterisasi biokimia diantaranya uji pewarnaan gram, uji endospora dan uji katalase.  Hasil isolasi diperoleh 12 isolat bakteri air laut.  Hasil skrining 12 isolat menunjukkan bahwa 12 isolat tersebut positif uji drop collaps dilihat dari bentuk tetesan supernatan sampel pada oli bekas yang melebar dan mendatar.  Sedangkan diantara 12 isolat tersebut, hanya 8 isolat yang menghasilkan emulsi pada uji emulsifikasi.  Emulsi tertinggi dihasilkan oleh isolat ALP D1 sebesar 50%.  Karakter biokimia bervariasi terhadap 8 isolat bakteri penghasil biosurfaktan.  Berdasarkan hasil tersebut disimpulkan bahwa isolat-isolat bakteri dari air laut tercemar minyak di Pelabuhan Panjang memiliki potensi sebagai penghasil biosurfaktan
Characteristics of Focused Ultrasound Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Magnetic Resonance Images
Authors: Chang Kyung Won , Hong Seung Woo , Chang Won Seok , Jung Hyun Ho , Chang Jin Woo
Published: December 2022

Objective : The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an obstacle for molecules to pass through from blood to the brain. Focused ultrasound is a new method which temporarily opens the BBB, which makes pharmaceutical delivery or removal of neurodegenerative proteins possible. This study was demonstrated to review our BBB opening procedure with magnetic resonance guided images and find specific patterns in the BBB opening.Methods : In this study, we reviewed the procedures and results of two clinical studies on BBB opening using focused ultrasound regarding its safety and clinical efficacy. Magnetic resonance images were also reviewed to discover any specific findings.Results : Two clinical trials showed clinical benefits. All clinical trials demonstrated safe BBB opening, with no specific side effects. Magnetic resonance imaging showed temporary T1 contrast enhancement in the sonication area, verifying the BBB opening. Several low-signal intensity spots were observed in the T2 susceptibility-weighted angiography images, which were also reversible and temporary. Although these spots can be considered as microbleeding, evidence suggests these are not ordinary microbleeding but an indicator for adequate BBB opening.Conclusion : Magnetic resonance images proved safe and efficient BBB opening in humans, using focused ultrasound.
Design criteria for strut-and-tie modelling in Hong Kong practice
Authors: Wong T N , Su R K L
Published: December 2022

Strut-and-tie modelling has proved a very useful method in the analysis and design of non-flexural components of reinforced concrete members. Examples of design codes encompassing the strut-and-tie model (STM) provisions include Eurocode 2 (EC2), the fib Model Code 2010 (MC2010), the Canadian Standard (CSA A23.3-04), the American bridge design specifications (AASHTO LRFD 2020), the American Standard (ACI 318-14 and -19) and the Australian Standard (AS 3600:2018). Nevertheless, the application of different assumptions, model types and methodologies means that the strength acceptance criteria for struts, nodes and bearings vary within the literature and design codes. Unifying the STM design criteria is thus encouraged, to facilitate worldwide use of the STM in the design of non-flexural components, particularly for places such as Hong Kong that have not yet developed the localised design criteria for the STM. In this paper, the proposals set out in the literature and the provisions in the above-stated design codes are reviewed and compared with each other. Calibrating with the existing literature and design provisions, unified STM design criteria for struts, nodes and bearings with localisation are proposed for application in Hong Kong. The proposed design criteria are then applied to the STM design of a cantilever deep beam.
ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND VILLAGE COMMUNITIES IN MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH, GABUS SUB-DISTRICT, GROBOGAN REGENCY
Authors: Anwar Saekul
Published: December 2022

This study aims to analyze and describe the role of school committee as a mediator or intermediary between educational institutions and village communities in Gabus Sub-District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java. This research was conducted in Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Gabus Sub-District, Grobogan Regency. The research used qualitative method with phenomenological approach. The informants selected using purposive sampling technique and data collected by interviews. The data analysis technique used inductive thinking framework analysis. The Findings indicate that the school committees at Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Gabus sub-District, Grobogan Regency, have carried out its duties properly according to the law's mandate, namely as an advisory, supporting, mediating and controlling agency in the administration of education at the secondary level. There are still some obstacles faced in optimizing their role, especially in fulfilling the administrative completeness of the school committee's organization. The existince of school committees as new institutions will certainly make alteration and maybe even spur some conflicts and innovations at the school level. The school committee has not been fully optimized by the education unit and the surrounding community in improving the quality of education in their environment.
Physical therapy students’ perception of their ability of clinical and clinical decision-making skills enhanced after simulation-based learning courses in the United States: a repeated measures design
Authors: Bizama Fabian , Alameri Mansoor , Demers Kristy , Campbell Derrick F.
Published: December 2022

Purpose: It aimed to investigate physical therapy students’ perception of their ability of clinical and clinical decision-making skills after a simulation-based learning course in the United States.Methods: Survey questionnaires were administered to voluntary participants, including 44 second and third-year physical therapy students of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences during 2021–2022. Thirty-six questionnaire items consisted of 4 demographic items, 1 general evaluation, 21 test items for clinical decision-making skill items, and 4 clinical skill items. Descriptive and inferential statistics evaluated differences in students’ perception of their ability in clinical decision-making and clinical skills, pre- and post-simulation, and post-first clinical experience during 2021–2022.Results: Friedman test revealed a significant increase from pre- to post-simulation in perception of the ability of clinical and clinical decision-making skills total tool score (P<0.001), clinical decision-making 21-item score (P<0.001), and clinical skills score (P<0.001). No significant differences were found between post-simulation and post-first clinical experience. Post-hoc tests indicated a significant difference between pre-simulation and post-simulation (P<0.001) and between pre-simulation and post-first clinical experience (P<0.001). Forty-three students (97.6%) either strongly agreed (59.1%) or agreed (38.6%) that simulation was a valuable learning experience.Conclusion: The above findings suggest that simulation-based learning helped students begin their first clinical experience with enhanced clinical and clinical decision-making skills.
Recent Advances in the Management of Gastrointestinal Disease
Authors: Humphry Nicola
Published: December 2022

Interdisciplinary sessions at the recent United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, held in Vienna, Austria, from 8th to 11th October 2022, covered new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, with a focus on advances in the non-invasive management of these diseases. Abstract-based and poster sessions presented original research from Europe and other parts of the world. This review summarises selected data presented in the fields of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBI), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), and disorders of the pancreas. Previously termed functional gastrointestinal disorders, the Rome Foundation is gradually moving toward the use of DGBI in place of functional gastrointestinal disorders to avoid stigma. Cristina Rubín de Célix, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Spain, described a systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world evidence for ustekinumab in the treatment of Crohn’s disease. Regarding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Salvatore Crucillà, Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Italy, showed that following a Mediterranean diet resulted in symptom improvement and faecal microbiota changes in patients with constipation-predominant IBS. Fiona Kinnear, Novozymes A/S, Cork, Ireland, reported patients’ experiences of probiotics for IBS. Tatyana Kugler, Department of Internal Medicine, Donetsk National Medical University, Ukraine, discussed quality of life (QoL) in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), and Ayesha Shah, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, and Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, considered the impact of a diagnosis of more than one DGBI. James White, Medscape Global Education, London, UK, considered the impact of continuing medical education (CME) on confidence in the management of GORD. Additionally, Peter Macinga, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czechia, provided evidence that chronic pancreatitis is associated with an alteration in the gut microbiota, and Joakim Svahn, Viatris AB, Stockholm, Sweden, described the use of a patient support programme (PSP) in patients prescribed pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI).
A Study on the Current Status of Universities’ Character Education: Focusing on 5 Major Universities
Authors:   The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Jeon Jonghee , Han Seunghoon
Published: December 2022

In this study, the trends of character education related curriculum and non-curricular programs of five major universities representing university character education were presented. These universities have won the Grand Prize for Character Education and the National Grand Prize for Sharing, and are well-known for their substantial character education. For the progress of this study, previous studies related to university character education were explored, and various data were collected and analyzed focusing on the university’s curriculum, rulebook, and website. As a result of the study, character education for each university was opened and operated in various ways, including character education subjects and non-curricular programs that reflect the ideology and goals of each university based on the relevant departments and professional manpower under the support of the university level. Through this, the main characteristics and specializations of universities that emphasize character education were confirmed. Based on the research results, discussions, conclusions, and suggestions for future research were drawn. Through this study, it will be possible to comprehensively grasp the trends of major universities leading university character education and to seek realistic and effective university character education methods.
The Relationship Between Organizational Vision Recognition, Job Engagement and Group Efficacy of University Faculty and Staff
Authors:   The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Kwak Eunju , Jeong Ji Eon
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this paper is to understand the organizational vision recognition, job engagement, group efficacy of university faculty and staff. For this purpose, a structural model was established that assumed the mediating effect of group efficacy in the relationship between the organizational vision recognition and job engagement. And the model's goodness of fit and the variables was analyzed. Samples include 8,882 faculty and staff working at 73 universities. The data was collected using the University Innovation Capacity Assessment(UICA). The results showed that the estimation model explained the data well. In addition, it was found that the organizational vision recognition of faculty and staff had an effect on group efficacy and job engagement, respectively, and it was confirmed that group efficacy had a significant effect on job engagement. Organizational vision recognition was also statistically significant in the mediating model that influences job engagement through group efficacy. As a result, it was revealed that an organization clearly presenting its vision to its members and continuously sharing it can affect positive beliefs about the organization and individual job-related motivation. Based on the findings, future plans for university operation were suggested.
Evaluación de la actividad antioxidante y antiinflamatoria del tomate de árbol (Solanum betaceum)
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Álvarez Delgado Iván Sebastián , Vilcacundo Chamorro Ruben Darío ,   Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Tubon Usca Irvin Ricardo ,   Universidad Técnica de Ambato
Published: December 2022

Se estudió la pulpa liofilizada de tomate de árbol y sus hidrolizados gastrointestinales obtenidos con amilasa, pepsina y pancreatina, en sus respectivas fases, para evaluar la actividad antioxidante y la actividad antiinflamatoria. La capacidad antioxidante estuvo en un rango de 248,94±12,34 a 335,22±34,35 µmol ET/g, los valores más altos corresponden al tomate de árbol en la fase de digestión gástrica. La actividad antinflamatoria, medida en porcentaje de protección, estuvo en un rango de 8,11±0,04 % a 20,36±0,02 %, el tomate de árbol al final de la digestión duodenal obtuvo el valor más alto.
MAKNA “SEPATU” PADA NAZAR DESI DALAM NOVEL GURU AINI: KAJIAN PSIKOANALISIS SIGMUND FREUD
Authors: Sari Hanifah Yulia
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to reveal the inner conflict of the main character in the Novel Guru Aini. A source of this research is a novel Guru Aini, written by Andrea Hirata in 2020. The data were collected using library techniques. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using Freud's psychoanalytic theory. This novel tells about the journey of the main character named Desi Istiqomah in fulfilling her obsession. The purpose of this study was to determine the personality of the main character, namely Desi Istiqomah. The result of this research is that the personalities described in the novel are one of the solutions to his efforts to fulfill his own obsession. While the use of shoes in the vows spoken by Desi Istiqomah is described between the continuity that must exist in life, especially between science and reason.
PERAN PERPUSTAKAAN SEKOLAH DALAM MEMPROMOSIKAN BUDAYA BACA DI SMA SEBAGAI STRATEGI PENINGKATAN LITERASI SISWA
Authors: Rahmi Lailatur , Elviana
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to explain the role of school libraries in improving information literacy and reading culture of adolescents in high schools by choosing SMA N 16 Padang as the object of research and grade 3 as the research sample. The research method is descriptive quantitative by using questionnaires as a data collection tool using random sampling techniques. The results of the study were interpreted using simple percentages and arranged in a graph, with the results that students did not have good reading habits. Data shows that 45% of students spend only 30 minutes- 1 hour per day reading, focusing only on reading textbooks and school notes while doing homework and reading only for exams. The results also show that 60% of students very rarely borrow books in the library, and the library collection has not been integrated with the school curriculum beyond the thematic compulsory books available.
Building a collective ecological identity: A multidisciplinary reflection
Authors: Dibattista Ilaria
Published: December 2022

In this article, collective ecological identity will be theoretically investigated, with the aim to understand the role of public opinion and policy in driving action. In recent years, awareness towards environmental issues is increasing; however, environmental targets set by political agendas are yet to be reached. Hilgartner and Bosk’s “The Rise and Fall of Social Problems” (1988) offers an insight into the mismatch between public opinion and action, suggesting that public attention towards certain social issues depends on interconnected public arenas that produce a feedback effect, worsening the social problem. From this point of view, public opinion on a social problem does not engender collective action. However, according to Schudson (1989), the resonance and institutionalisation of a certain cultural object is fundamental to its inclusion in the culture of a given community, making cultural policy a necessary condition to change a society.
Nigericin is effective against multidrug resistant gram-positive bacteria, persisters, and biofilms
Authors: Zhu Xiaoli , Hong Anjin , Sun Xihuan , Wang Weijie , He Guanghui , Luo Huan , Wu Zhenhua , Xu Qingyan , Hu Zhiyu , Wu Xiaobing , Huang Donghong , Li Li , Zhao Xilin , Deng Xianming
Published: December 2022

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria pose a significant clinical threat to human health, but the development of antibiotics cannot meet the urgent need for effective agents, especially those that can kill persisters and biofilms. Here, we reported that nigericin showed potent bactericidal activity against various clinical MDR Gram-positive bacteria, persisters and biofilms, with low frequencies of resistance development. Moreover, nigericin exhibited favorable in vivo efficacy in deep-seated mouse biofilm, murine skin and bloodstream infection models. With Staphylococcus aureus, nigericin disrupted ATP production and electron transport chain; cell death was associated with altered membrane structure and permeability. Obtaining nigericin-resistant/tolerant mutants required multiple rounds of challenge, and, cross-resistance to members of several antimicrobial classes was absent, probably due to distinct nigericin action with the GraSR two-component regulatory system. Thus, our work reveals that nigericin is a promising antibiotic candidate for the treatment of chronic or recurrent infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
Technical details of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with fenestrations for thoracic aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch: A Chinese expert consensus
Authors: Qiu Chenyang , Li Zhenjiang , Dai Xiangchen , Lu Xinwu , Lu Qingsheng , Li Xiaoqiang , Zhou Weimin , Guo Pingfan , Pan Jun , Li Donglin , Wu Ziheng , Zhang Hongkun
Published: December 2022

Thoracic aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch are a great challenge for vascular surgeons. Maintaining the patency of supra-aortic branches while excluding the aortic lesion remains difficult. Thoracic EndoVascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) with fenestrations provides a feasible and effective approach for this type of disease. The devices needed in the procedure are off-the-shelf, with promising results reported in many medical centers. Up until now, there have been no guidelines focusing exclusively on the details of the TEVAR technique with fenestrations. Experts from China have discussed the technical parts of both in situ fenestrations (needle and laser) and fenestrations in vitro (direction inversion strategy and guidewire-assisted strategy), providing a technical reference to standardize the procedure and improve its results.
Assessing predictability of post-monsoon crop residue fires in Northwestern India
Authors: Jethva Hiren
Published: December 2022

Over the past five decades, the Green Revolution in India has been a great success resulting in significantly increased crop yields and food grain productivity. Northwestern India, also known as the country’s breadbasket, alone produces two-thirds of the wheat and rice grains under the crop rotation system. Our previous study has shown that the post-monsoon rice crop production in the Punjab state of India has increased by 25%. The crop yields produce proportionate amounts of residue, a large part of which is subjected to burn in the open fields due to the near-absence of a wide-scale, affordable, and environmentally sustainable removal mechanism. A significant increase in crop productivity coincides with a 60% increase in post-harvest crop residue burning during 2002–2016. The study also demonstrated a robust relationship between satellite measurements of vegetation index—a proxy for crop amounts, and post-harvest fires—a precursor of air pollution events, for predicting seasonal agricultural burning. In this report, the efficacy of the proposed prediction model is assessed by comparing the forecasted seasonal fire activity against the actual detection of active fires for the post-monsoon burning seasons of 2017–2021. A simple linear regression model allows efficient prediction of seasonal fire activity within an error of up to 10%. In addition to forecasting seasonal fire activity, the linear regression model offers a practical tool to track and evaluate the effectiveness of the residue management system intended to reduce fire activities and resulting air pollution.
Seismicity and 3-D body-wave velocity models across the Hengill geothermal area, SW Iceland
Authors: Obermann Anne , Wu Sin-Mei , Ágústsdóttir Thorbjörg , Duran Alejandro , Diehl Tobias , Sánchez-Pastor Pilar , Kristjansdóttir Sigridur , Hjörleifsdóttir Vala , Wiemer Stefan , Hersir Gylfi Páll
Published: December 2022

We image shallow crustal structures and analyze seismicity patterns in the Hengill high-enthalpy geothermal area in SW Iceland, exploiting a temporary densification of the seismic network 2018 to 2020. Using a subset of 6,300 high-quality manually picked P- and S-phases, we compute a minimum 1-D model for the region. Our results suggest that the most consistent and accurate hypocenter locations are derived from a joint inversion of P and S arrival times for the Hengill area. We demonstrate that this minimum 1-D model in combination with SeisComP detection and location algorithms can be used to produce fully-automated yet high-quality earthquake catalogs. Our analysis established that both the induced and natural seismicity in the Hengill area occurs in several distinct, spatially constrained clusters. In production and injection areas, the depth of the clusters is at about 2 km, near the bottom of the production and injection wells. These are most likely triggered by the injection and induced by the production, respectively. Outside of these clusters, the seismicity is generally deeper, with the depth of the deepest seismicity indicating the brittle-ductile transition zone. This zone is encountered at about 4 km near the center of the Hengill volcanic area and deepens with increasing distance from its volcanic center, to about 7 km in the southernmost region. A spatial analysis of b-values shows slightly increased values in areas with numerous injection wells and slightly decreased values in production areas. Three-dimensional crustal imaging of VP, VS, VP/VSshows a SE-NW trending fast velocity that extends, at 1–3 km depth between the extinct Grensdalur volcanic center and the presently active Hengill volcanic center. The fastest velocities are found in the NW corner of the Grensdalur volcanic center coinciding with a gravity high and probably reflecting dense solidified magmatic intrusion(s). This trend coincides with traces of geothermal surface manifestations, a shallow lying low resistivity anomaly and an aero-magnetic low. All these anomalies are caused by high temperature at some point in the geological history of the area and are most likely due to migration of the crustal accretion and volcanic activity between the two volcanic centers. Below-average VP/VSratios at similar depth, coincide with the main production field. We suggest that this anomaly is caused by the extensive fluid extraction, which lowers the pore-pressure in the field and consequently increases the steam dominated zone, leading to lower Vp/Vs ratios. Most of the earthquakes are within the Vp/Vs low and at the boundary of the high and low Vp/Vs anomalies, which might indicate a region of good permeability.
Director perspectives to equity, access, and inclusion in the school jazz ensemble
Authors: de Bruin Leon R.
Published: December 2022

Arts and culture are increasingly acknowledged as pillars of society in which all of humanity including people who identify as’ LGBTQIA+ can contribute in 21st century society. United Nations and individual country initiatives continue to promote the notion of inclusive, egalitarian values that promote equal access and opportunity to chosen careers and passions. Jazz as an artform has evolved as a form of cultural expression, entertainment, and political metaphor, subject to societal and populist pressures that have created both a canon and popularized history. Jazz education has moved from largely informal to almost wholly formal and institutionally designed methods of learning and teaching. The jazz ensemble or stage band remains an enduring secondary education experience for most students learning jazz today. This qualitative study of music directors investigates their approaches, perspectives and concerns regarding attitudes and practices in the teaching profession, the promoting of inclusive practices, access, and equity, amidst a pervasive masculinized performance and social structure that marginalizes non-male participation. The study provides implications for how jazz education may continue to evolve in both attitude and enlightened access in the education of jazz learners.