bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessing Public Interest in Mpox via Google Trends, YouTube, and TikTok
Authors: Comeau Nicholas , Abdelnour Alyssa , Ashack Kurt
Published: August 2023

Public response to the recent Mpox outbreak was analyzed using internet search trends and social media posts.
A Future of Smarter Digital Health Empowered by Generative Pretrained Transformer
Authors: Miao Hongyu , Li Chengdong , Wang Jing
Published: August 2023

Generative pretrained transformer (GPT) tools have been thriving, as ignited by the remarkable success of OpenAI’s recent chatbot product. GPT technology offers countless opportunities to significantly improve or renovate current health care research and practice paradigms, especially digital health interventions and digital health–enabled clinical care, and a future of smarter digital health can thus be expected. In particular, GPT technology can be incorporated through various digital health platforms in homes and hospitals embedded with numerous sensors, wearables, and remote monitoring devices. In this viewpoint paper, we highlight recent research progress that depicts the future picture of a smarter digital health ecosystem through GPT-facilitated centralized communications, automated analytics, personalized health care, and instant decision-making.
Using Social Media to Recruit Participants in Health Care Research: Case Study (Preprint)
Authors: Wright Amy L , Willett Ysabella Jayne , Ferron Era Mae , Kumarasamy Vithusa , Lem Sarah M , Ahmed Ossaid
Published: August 2023

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This paper presents a case study describing the use of social media, specifically Facebook and Instagram, as a valuable tool for recruiting participants in community-engaged health care studies. Drawing on the experiences of our team during a qualitative study aiming to understand the needs of Indigenous fathers and Two-Spirit parents as they transition to parenthood, we offer an in-depth exploration of our social media recruitment strategy. This strategy encompasses deliberate content creation and online engagement with local Indigenous community organizations and people. Through the implementation of this recruitment strategy, we successfully recruited 18 Indigenous fathers and 4 Two-Spirit parents to our community-engaged project. We learned that social media can be used to enhance recruitment by building community trust, engagement, tailored content for specific audiences, and adaptive strategies guided by data metrics provided by social media platforms. Our journey included several challenges, such as dealing with fraudulent participants, navigating budget and resource constraints, and facing recruitment limitations, which we also describe in detail. Our paper provides essential insights for researchers considering the use of social media as a recruitment tool but we are unsure of how to begin. Health care researchers may find our experience and recommendations helpful for developing and implementing their own effective social media recruitment strategy. Meanwhile, sharing our experience contributes to the broader understanding of the role of social media in participant recruitment.
Human-Written vs AI-Generated Texts in Orthopedic Academic Literature: Comparative Qualitative Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Hakam Hassan Tarek , Prill Robert , Korte Lisa , Lovreković Bruno , Ostojić Marko , Ramadanov Nikolai , Muehlensiepen Felix
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUND

As large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly integrated into different aspects of health care, questions about the implications for medical academic literature have begun to emerge. Key aspects such as authenticity in academic writing are at stake with artificial intelligence (AI) generating highly linguistically accurate and grammatically sound texts.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this study is to compare human-written with AI-generated scientific literature in orthopedics and sports medicine.

METHODS

Five original abstracts were selected from the PubMed database. These abstracts were subsequently rewritten with the assistance of 2 LLMs with different degrees of proficiency. Subsequently, researchers with varying degrees of expertise and with different areas of specialization were asked to rank the abstracts according to linguistic and methodological parameters. Finally, researchers had to classify the articles as AI generated or human written.

RESULTS

Neither the researchers nor the AI-detection software could successfully identify the AI-generated texts. Furthermore, the criteria previously suggested in the literature did not correlate with whether the researchers deemed a text to be AI generated or whether they judged the article correctly based on these parameters.

CONCLUSIONS

The primary finding of this study was that researchers were unable to distinguish between LLM-generated and human-written texts. However, due to the small sample size, it is not possible to generalize the results of this study. As is the case with any tool used in academic research, the potential to cause harm can be mitigated by relying on the transparency and integrity of the researchers. With scientific integrity at stake, further research with a similar study design should be conducted to determine the magnitude of this issue.
SINERGI BUMN DALAM PENGADAAN BARANG DAN/ATAU JASA DALAM PERSPEKTIF PERSAINGAN USAHA
Authors: Anggraini Anna Maria Tri
Published: August 2023

From the Competition Law perspective, the basic principles of procurement among others are transparency, non-discrimination and efficiency. For that purpose some regulations were established such as Law No. 5 of 1999 and Presidential Regulation regarding bid rigging prohibition. However, still there is a ministerial regulation regarding the synergy of State-Owned Enterprises that contravene with fair competition principles that enable to appoint a subsidiary of a State-Owned Enterprises directly without bidding. Such practice is violation to Article 22 and Article 19 d of Law No. 5 Year 1999 concerning Prohibitionof Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition. Prinsip dasar sistem pengadaan barang/jasa dari perspektif Hukum Persaingan Usaha diantaranya transparansi, non diskriminasi, dan efisiensi. Untuk itu, dibentuk beberapa regulasi berupa undang-undang dan peraturan perundang-undangan seperti UU Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 dan Peraturan Presiden yang melarang persekongkolan tender. Namun demikian, terdapat peraturan yang bertentangan dengan prinsip persaingan yakni Peraturan Menteri tentang Sinergi BUMN, yang memberi peluang dilakukannyapenunjukan langsung kepada anak perusahaannya, untuk melaksanakan proyek pengadaan barang/jasa. Hal ini merupakan pengingkaran terhadap prinsip-prinsip persaingan usaha yang sehat, khususnya Pasal22 dan Pasal 19 huruf d UU Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 tentang Larangan Praktik Monopoli dan Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat.
IMPLEMENTASI PERATURAN PERIZINAN PEMBANGUNAN PERUMAHAN BAGI PENGEMBANG TERKAIT ASPEK PERLINDUNGAN KONSUMEN DI DIY
Authors: Nurhayati Irna , Haryati Dwi
Published: August 2023

This article seeks to examine the reasons behind why real estate developers continue to erect housing districts without proper Building Construction Permits. It will also explore the Local Government’s efforts to regulate construction of housing districts and the consumer’s responses in cases where suchdistricts were built without Building Construction Permits. Findings indicate that such practice byreal estate developers occur due to poor oversight and coordination from licensing agencies, complexpermit requirements which frustrates small scale developers, and low legal awareness from developers and consumers. Local Government efforts include oversight by the Integrated Team, requiring lot-based Building Construction Permits, warnings, and sanctions and socializing licensing regulations. Consumersmeanwhile have increasingly become more proactive in demanding their rights from developers andseeking legal advocacy. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penyebab dari pengembang perumahan membangun  perumahan meskipun belum memiliki IMB, upaya Pemda dalam rangka penertiban pembangunanperumahan, dan upaya konsumen dalam kasus ketiadaan IMB. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwapembangunan perumahan tanpa IMB dilakukan oleh pengembang karena faktor lemahnya pengawasaninstansi perizinan, kurangnya koordinasi antar instansi perizinan terkait, persyaratan yang kompleksdan menyulitkan pengembang berskala kecil, serta kesadaran hukum pengembang dan konsumenmasih rendah. Upaya Pemda berupa pengawasan oleh Tim Terpadu, persyaratan pengajuan IMBperkapling, teguran dan sanksi, serta sosialisasi peraturan perizinan. Konsumen dalam perkembangannyasemakin proaktif memperjuangkan hak-haknya kepada pengembang dan meminta advokasi hukum.
HAK CIPTA SEBAGAI JAMINAN KEBENDAAN BERGERAK DIKAITKAN DENGAN PENGEMBANGAN OBYEK FIDUSIA
Authors: Sudjana Mr.
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine whether copyright can be encumbered by fiduciary security under Act Number 42 of 1999 on Fiduciary Transfer. We employed legal normative approach, with specification to descriptive analysis. The study was conducted as a literature study and the data were analysed using normative-qualitative method. Our study finds that copyright may be encumbered by fiduciary guarantee provided that the encumbrance be put not over the copyrighted work, but on its economic value. In order to be secured under fiduciary claim, copyright must be registered with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights. The registration is imperative as a proof that the fiduciary grantor is the holder of the copyright. However, several provisions in the 2009 Fiduciary Transfer Act seem to be not readily imposable to copyright. Kajian ini dilaksanakan untuk menentukan hak cipta sebagai jaminan fidusia sebagaimana diatur dalam Undang-undang Nomor 42 Tahun 1999 tentang Jaminan Fidusia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan yuridis normatif, dengan spesifikasi penelitian deskriptif analisis. Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan melalui tahap studi kepustakaan, dan analisis data dilakukan secara normatif kualitatif. Hasil kajian menunjukan bahwa hak cipta dapat dibebani fidusia selama pembebanan fidusia bukan dilakukan kepada bendanya, tetapi kepada nilai ekonominya. Hak cipta harus didaftarkan ke Direktorat Jenderal Hak Kekayaan Intelektual agar dapat dijaminkan. Pendaftaran ini penting sebagai bukti bahwa pemberi fidusia adalah pemegang hak. Namun, terdapat beberapa ketentuan di dalam Undang-undang Jaminan Fidusia yang tidak dapat diberlakukan terhadap hak cipta.
TANGGUNG JAWAB KEPERDATAAN BIDAN DALAM PELAYANAN KESEHATAN
Authors: Turingsih R.A. Antari Inaka
Published: August 2023

In carrying out their health services obligations, midwifes need to comply with professional standards because failure to observe careful and diligent practice may be a ground for holding the midwife accountable. Injured patient reserves the right to file a lawsuit against the midwifes by invoking breach of contract or wrongful acts as the basis of liability. Therefore, in carrying out his/her profession, a midwife must comply with professional standards, standard operating procedures, and regulated code of conduct. This article will analyse matters pertinent to profession, malpractice, and their efforts to heal. Bidan dalam melaksanakan kewajiban pelayanan kesehatan harus berdasarkan pada standar profesi. Jika dalam melaksanakan kewajibannya bidan melakukan kesalahan, maka ia dapat dimintai pertanggungjawaban. Pasien sebagai pihak yang dirugikan dapat mengajukan pertanggungjawaban bidan melalui gugat berdasarkan wanprestasi atau perbuatan melawan hukum. Oleh karena itu, dalam melaksanakan profesinya, seorang bidan harus memenuhi ketentuan standar profesi, standar prosedur operasional dan kode etik yang telah diatur. Dalam tulisan ini akan dicoba untuk dikaji hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan profesi, malpraktik, dan pertanggungjawaban dalam upaya penyembuhan.
Hambatan Eksekusi Hak Tanggungan di Kantor Pelayanan Kekayaan Negara dan Lelang Yogyakarta
Authors: Windajani Imma Indra Dewi
Published: August 2023

Many obstacles to execute mortgages by auctions on the Office of State Property and Auction Services (KPKNL) Yogyakarta. The problem is how the constraints are solved by KPKNL Yogyakarta. This research finds two classifications of obstacles: legal and sociological.  Banyak hambatan yang dialami ketika ingin melaksanakan eksekusi hak tanggungan melalui lelang pada Kantor Pelayanan Kekayaan Negara Lelang (KPKNL) Yogyakarta. Masalahnya adalah bagaimana hambatan tersebut diselesaikan oleh KPKNL Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menghasilkan 2 klasifikasi hambatan, yaitu hambatan yuridis dan hambatan sosiologis.
Pola Pewarisan di Kalangan Nelayan Desa Pandanganwetan, Kecamatan Kragan, Kabupaten Rembang
Authors: Sudaryanto Agus
Published: August 2023

The aim of this research is to find out empirical data about inheritance pattern of fisherman in Pandangan Wetan, Kragan, Rembang village. This way, the development of inheritance problem among the Javanish society become to be known. Data collection was carried out by library and field research. The library research has been done as the guidance for the field research and analysis intensified. Subjects of the research are determined by purposive sampling and field data are collected by interview method. There are 18 respondents (ships owner and labor) and 5 key informants (head village, village secretary, TPI leader, youth leader and religious figure) in this research. The data from library and field research were analysed qualitatively. The result of this research indicates that the inheritance pattern of fisherman performed by before and after a person who leaves an inheritance death. There are differencies on the heritage distribution pattern among male and female children on the rich and the poor fisherman. The rich fisherman who has numerous property will give their heritage to male and female children but the poor fisherman tend to give their heritage to female child priority.
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP HAK PEMULIA TANAMAN ATAS PRODUK TANAMAN HIBRIDA SEBAGAI BAGIAN DARI HAK KEBENDAAN
Authors: Hariyanto Mr.
Published: August 2023

The law protection towards plant breeder upon plant hybird product aims to shove the spirit and creativity in plant breeder field, with the result that the society needs of high yielding variety can be fulfilled. IPR related to the right of goods which its proprietary can be shifted. IPR as the incorporeal moving things which immaterially or intangible refers that this right of goods gives pleasure or can be a guarantee, either in a pawning regulates in Civil Law book or fiduciary regulates in Law Number 42 Year 1999 concerning Fiduciary Security. According to Law Number 29 Year 2000 concerning The Law Varity Protection, there are 3 (three) form of law protection that can be achieved by the plant hybrid breeder. First, the temporary law protection is given until the right has given since the plea submission is completed and accepted by the Head Office of Plant Variety Protection. Second, if the inquiry result of that variety is appropriate to the law regulation, the right would be given through the approval of the Plant Variety Protection conferral. It is given in the form of certificate. Third, having the certificate of Plant Variety Protection right shows that the protection of plant variety includes in Intellectual Property Right. IPR is incorporeal moving things related to the property rights adhered to its proprietor. The consequence is the proprietor of the plant variety protection has the right to make use of the production of its plants or to give an agree­ment to other party or corporation to make use of it. The research result also shows that the obstacle in the implementation of the plant breeder protection comprises normative, political, economical, and psychological obstacles. IPR as incorporeal moving things contain substantive characteristic which can be in care of material guarantee. Therefore, the material guarantee can be in care of IPR is fiduciary guarantee and pawning.
EKSISTENSI “THE TRIPS SAFEGUARDS” DI DALAM PERJANJIAN TRIPS: DALAM PERSPEKTIF KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT
Authors: Utomo Tomi Suryo
Published: August 2023

Developing countries believe that the TRIPS Agreement gives more benefits to pharmaceutical companies of developed countries and prevents access to cheaper and affordable drugs. A reduction of drug prices has occurred when developing countries applied safeguards, such as parallel imports and compulsory license. The effort to enact safeguard legislation has resulted in US legal action, such as the dispute between the US government and the Brazilian government when Brazil considered the adoption of compulsory license. Another example was a dispute between big pharmaceutical companies and the South African government in its plans for adoption of parallel imports and compulsory license. These disputes demonstrate that the TRIPS safeguard articles are weak and meaningless because the interpretation of those articles has favored the developed countries’ perspectives.
PRINSIP HUKUM KONTRAK DALAM LISENSI MEREK
Authors: Sujatmiko Agung
Published: August 2023

Trademark rights  is an exclusive right. This exclusive right covers two things that are right to use the trademark and right to give license to other people to use trademark. Therefore, one method to use other peoples trademark securely and legally is by concluding a license agreement. A license agreement is a contract which is concluded by licensor and licensee, followed by the payment of royalty,  which has to be paid by licensee to the licensor. The licensee agreement regulates rights and duties of the parties. This agreement has to be registered to the Directorat General Intellectual Property Rights (DG IPR) Department of Law and Human Rights. If it is not registered, this  agreement has no legal effects. As a contract, this agreement has to based on contract principles, such as : freedom of contract; consensualism; pacta sunt servanda; equity; profit of contract and good faith.
PERJANJIAN PENGELOLAAN HAK GUNA USAHA (STUDI KASUS KERJASAMA ANTARA KOPERASI TUAH SEKATO DENGAN PT ARARA ABADI)
Authors: Parwati Ni Ketut Sri , Sudjito Mr.
Published: August 2023

Management of forest plant with partnership pattern was not fair  and did not provide welfare to community. Low education, lack of legal knowledge and less support from government have deprived sense of justice of local community. This research used literary study as main supporting material and field study to collect secondary material to complete this research. Data obtained from literary  and field study was analyzed qualitatively and its result was described to get objective description.
KESIAPAN PENGADILAN AGAMA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN PERKARA EKONOMI SYARIAH
Authors: Harahab Yulkarnain
Published: August 2023

Preparation of court is one of factors that influences effectiveness of Act. The aim of this research is to know about preparation of Religious Court in Special Region of Yogyakarta to settle syariah economic case that be mentioned in Act number 3 of 2006 about changing of act number 7 of 1989 about Religious Court. Based on this research, Religious Courts in Special Region of Yogyakarta are not ready to settle syariah economic case as mentioned in Act number 3 of 2006 yet. There are some obstacles that be faced Religious Court to do the authority, that is, first, there is not Code of Syariah Economic yet, second, uncapability of judges, and third, facilities are not enough.
Air Pollution Burden and Three Population Health Indicators in 58 Counties Comprising the State of California, USA
Authors: Oscar Wambuguh Oscar , Lin Sofia
Published: August 2023

Air pollution is a major risk factor in human health causing premature death disease and ranks fifth among the top five leading causes of death worldwide. In California, air pollution attracts significant attention due to increased pollution from fossil fuel burning, industry, transportation, and the state’s drought record and fire-proneness. Data used in this analysis was obtained from the CalEnviroScreen pollution monitoring tool. There is significant variation in air pollution across counties and racial groups. Hispanic populations, followed by Caucasians, predominantly occupy areas with the highest pollution levels above 40%. Most counties had low average scores in population parameters that determine population health. Pollution burden predicted asthma and CVD prevalence but not low-birth-weight babies. Asthma was closely associated with traffic density, PM2.5, cleanup sites, and ozone levels; low-birth-weight babies were associated with traffic density and release of toxic substances; and CVD was associated with PM2.5, toxic release, and cleanup sites. Low HPI scores (<40%) were associated with incidences of asthma and CVD but not low-birth-weight babies. The increased population health compromises in California caused by the effects of air pollution call for a paradigm shift in the way population health is evaluated and effects of air pollution mitigated.
Farmers’ risk rating and crop portfolio choice in Kewot Woreda, North Ethiopia
Authors: Harun Mohammed Endris , Legesse Belaineh
Published: August 2023

Production risk and marketing risks are considered as critical factors in shaping farm decisions. This study is concerned with assessing crop risk rating by farmers and its impact on their crop portfolio choice. 392 farmers who were selected using “Multi-stage Random Sampling” technique and qualitative data from focus group discussions were employed in the analysis. The risk rating was done using a three-stage rank and Ordinary Least Square econometric regression was applied to identify the determinant factors. The study found sorghum, teff, onion and mung bean as major crops covering 95% of the total cultivated land. Results from descriptive statistics revealed that 73% of the respondents prioritize marketing over consumption in their crop choice decisions. Mung bean was identified as a riskier crop while onion risk rating showed higher variation among respondents. Findings on determinants of riskiness of the farmers’ crop portfolio choice showed that livestock ownership, education and number of crop types found positively associated with riskier crop portfolio while irrigation use and gender of the household head associate with portfolio riskiness negatively. The major contribution of this study is its explicit treatment of farmers own risk rating and farmers also rated crops not grown by them. The key policy implication is that to manage marketing issue better and achieve optimal crop choice, there is a need to develop marketing insurance and promote pre-contract for riskier crops. Keywords: Risk variation, consumption decision, contract, farm household, insurance
Design of GPIO Transmitter
Authors: VS Nandish , B V Dr. Uma
Published: August 2023

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive design approach for a versatile 1.8V GPIO transmitter tailored for a 5pf load capacitance. The work introduces a novel design that accommodates 1.8V IO supply, enhancing the flexibility and compatibility of the GPIO transmitter. The GPIO consists of a level shifter and a driver. A level up shifter is used along with a driver capable of driving the signals without any data loss. The work embarks on the objective of designing a robust GPIO transmitter by utilizing a combination of level shifting and driver circuitry. The methodology encompasses meticulous simulation-driven design, encompassing a 45nm technology node and the Cadence Virtuoso platform. The design incorporates a level shifter that elevates input data from a core domain operating at 0.8V to IO levels of 1.8V , ensuring seamless communication across various voltage domains. The driver circuit, implemented with progressive sizing, effectively drives the substantial load capacitance of 5pF, maintaining the integrity of input data. Through detailed analysis, the architecture ensures compliance with the demanding specifications of Intel Max 10 FPGA. Simulation results exhibit the efficacy of the proposed design. The level shifter successfully transforms an incoming 0.8V data signal to 1.79V , aligning with the 1.8V IO requirements. The driver also drives the same signal out with a load of 5pf. The level shifter and driver is combined to check for the working of transmitter, with input at 0.8V and the signal is obtained at the expected voltage level at the output of driver
A Parametric Study: To Find the Optimum Combination of Vertical Piles versus Batter Piles
Authors: Illuri Reshma , Patel Dr. VR
Published: August 2023

When the horizontal load per pile exceeds what can be withstood by a vertical pile, battered piles are used in conjunction with vertical piles to improve the overall efficiency of the pile – soil system as they transmit the applied lateral loads partly in axial compression, rather than through shear and bending when only vertical piles are used. A numerical analysis is conducted on a 3D pile raft model with vertical piles and another with inclined piles to check the deformations and other forces for both types of piles
Smart Parking System using Python and OpenCV
Authors: Dasari Jashwanth , Vodnala Shivani , Enugala Swapna
Published: August 2023

An image-processing-based smart parking system created for multistory parking garages, open parking lots, and more is presented in this study. The proposed system architecture determines if a parking spot in the received video is occupied or not by combining edge detection and coordinate bound pixel sections. Using the OpenCV library, it is implemented in Python. It also demonstrates how picture-to-text conversion was put into practice. Tesseract is used to extract text from the image after processing. In order to get the best results for the text, different photographs are processed to different degrees using a variable level of image processing.
Protein Sequencing and Multi-Omics Data Analysis of Human Insulin
Authors: Kumari Uma , Bhatia Aditi
Published: August 2023

Abstract: Advancements in molecular biology have led to a deeper understanding of complex biological processes through the analysis of multi-omics data. In this study, we focused on the protein sequencing and multi-omics data analysis of human insulin, a pivotal hormone with critical roles in regulating glucose metabolism. In this study, we delved into the intricate realm of human insulin, a critical hormone regulating glucose metabolism, using advanced molecular biology techniques. Leveraging the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and the WorldWide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB), we explored 3D protein structures through sources like X-ray Crystallography and NMR spectrometry. RasMol software aided dynamic visualization of molecular structures, allowing manipulation and annotation. The Molecular Modelling Database (MMDB) facilitated structure identification and cross-species sequence alignment. The National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provided genetic and biomedical insights, enhancing our understanding of insulin's molecular intricacies. Computational tools, including the FASTA format, accelerated sequence analysis, while BLAST unveiled evolutionary relationships and functional conservation. COBALT enabled incremental protein sequence alignment. Python-based PyMOL enriched analyses with specialized plugins, promoting efficient complex research.
Estética(s) y Decolonialidad
Authors: Bolaños Martin
Published: August 2023

Las estéticas descoloniales remontan su genealogía hasta los llamados “estudios culturales” (cultural studies) provenientes de una reflexión iniciada en la década de 1960 sobre los modos culturales de la colonización europea en Asia y África. Desde los libros emblemáticos de Frantz Fanon y Octave Manonni, la incidencia de la situación colonial en los procesos de subjetivación individuales y colectivos ingresa al espacio de las lenguas latinas. En nuestro contexto, se entiende la colonialidad como un fenómeno históricamente concomitante e incluso posterior a la colonización. Según Aníbal Quijano, la colonialidad consiste en las formas mediante las cuales las condiciones materiales de la colonización son aceptadas y reproducidas por las poblaciones y las subjetividades colonizadas (Quijano 1992;2015). Descolonizar, en consecuencia, consiste en develar y desmontar esos modos, entre los cuales la colonialidad de la sensibilidad tiene una parte histórica y socialmente importante. Por eso es necesario un “desprendimiento” de los modos modernos y posmodernos de pensar la sensibilidad creadora. Ambas denominaciones (modernidad y posmodernidad) provienen de una historia europea (o en términos más amplios, Nor-Atlántica) y sólo pueden ser aplicados a un contexto local de reflexión desde Europa, Estados Unidos y Canadá.
Sistema inteligente conversacional aplicado a la gobernanza local
Authors: Brandan Franco , Villagra Andrea , Pandolfi Daniel
Published: August 2023

En la actualidad, la tecnología se ha convertido en una herramienta imprescindible para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas y facilitar el desarrollo de las ciudades y comunidades. En este contexto, los sistemas inteligentes conversacionales, también conocidos como chatbots, han adquirido una gran importancia en múltiples campos de las novedosas “ciudades inteligentes”.
Aunque simple en apariencia, una aplicación de mensajería con la capacidad de sostener un gran número de conversaciones con sus usuarios, que puede mantener un flujo de información mayor que cualquier otra herramienta utilizada hasta el momento, es de inmenso interés para entidades públicas y privadas. Utilizando tecnologías de Inteligencia Artificial (IA), redes neuronales recurrentes y aprendizaje de máquina, puede analizar enormes volúmenes de datos, comprender intenciones y comportamientos para ofrecer las respuestas correctas a cualquier usuario estudiando su contexto.
En el presente artículo se describe el trabajo realizado para aplicar la tecnología de los sistemas inteligentes en la creación de un asistente virtual orientado a la Oficina de Empleo local de Caleta Olivia. Se realiza un estudio de los conceptos de procesamiento de lenguaje natural, análisis de modelos de lenguaje y de redes neuronales, para la creación del chatbot capaz de resolver consultas y entregar la información solicitada a cualquier posible ciudadano que desee interactuar con esta oficina de empleo. Todo esto teniendo en cuenta el uso de un lenguaje natural, sencillo y fácil de comprender, personalizado y accesible, competente en la detección de intenciones poco claras y un alto nivel de expansión con auto aprendizaje.
Sonidos literarios: representaciones narrativas y visuales de la música en los libros álbum y en la enseñanza de la literatura
Authors: Jancich Daiana , Pac Andrea
Published: August 2023

Este trabajo expone los resultados del Plan de Beca UNPA para estudiantes avanzado, titulado “Representaciones literarias de la música en libros álbum: intertextualidad, poética del lenguaje, sinestesia”. La investigación parte del supuesto de que la experiencia musical es significativa en las experiencias de la infancia, y que se enriquece cuando es presentada en conjunción con la literatura.
El objeto de análisis es los libros álbum que contienen representaciones de la música. Se subraya el espacio híbrido productor de sentido que son estas representaciones y se argumenta la relevancia de la música en la transmisión cultural y la educación en general y, en particular, la potencia de la conexión entre la música, la imagen y la literatura en ese contexto para promover experiencias estéticas de acceso al mundo. Se propone un criterio de tipificación de las diversas formas en que la música como experiencia o como lenguaje es metamorfoseada en lenguaje literario o visual a partir del diálogo entre los conceptos teóricos y los textos objeto de estudio. También se presenta un corpus que ilustra las categorías propuestas. El desarrollo de la indagación sugiere que los libros álbum pueden interpretarse desde lo estético -imágenes, colores, texturas-, lo semántico y semiótico -multiplicidad de signos-, lo didáctico, y lo musical como unificación de todo.
Educação Baseada em Competências e o Ensino da bioética num curso técnico de radiologia médica
Authors: BORGES T. R. , BARRETO Maria Auxiliadora Motta
Published: August 2023

Currently, an ethical perspective in professional training is essential. In health courses, a fundamental aspect is the learning of bioethics, a perspective that critically analyzes problem situations and socio-scientific themes through an interdisciplinary perspective. This field of knowledge is related to that proposed by a Common National Curricular Base (BNCC) in the area of Natural Sciences and its Technologies. The objective of this work, the result of a master's dissertation, was to apply a didactic sequence in the discipline “Ethics” of a technical course in the health area with the intention of facilitating the teaching of bioethics together with the development of the transversal competence of ethics, for through Competency-Based Education (EBC). The design consisted of a descriptive case study. The target audience was composed of 32 students, from the 1st module of a radiology technical course from a private institution located in the interior of the State of São Paulo. The results showed that the didactic sequence facilitated the teaching of bioethics and helped in the development of ethics as a transversal competence. Greater scientific literacy of students was perceived, a greater understanding of interdisciplinarity in this field of saber, the development of different behavioral skills and criticality and awareness in self-assessments. It is concluded that the teaching of bioethics through EBC can assist in ethical training and stimulate transversal resources in students.
SALT - choreography and critical humor
Authors: Elisabeth Lambeck
Published: August 2023

SALT is an exploration of choreography and critical humor,
- through the study of the Avant Garde art movement Dadaism;
- a consideration on humor studies;
- and freedom of speech.

Diving into subversive comedy, the purpose of this research was to be able to come to better contextualization and search for ways to become more bold, more playful, and knowledgeable exploring the critical thoughts that I wish to tackle in my work, through laughter.

SALT, in the simplest explanation of this journey, was my search to become both funnier and more critical at the same time.

For the creation of my final performance, the dramaturgical playfield that I considered had comical and critical potential were Stress, Zebras, and lecture performance.

Searching for ways to deconstruct the figure of a zebra humanoid that I had decided as the main character of the piece, I connected to standup comedy, slapstick, lecture performance and visual arts, to artists such as Ricky Gervais, Charlie Chaplin, Sergiu Matis, Jérome Bel, and Alessandro Gallo, and could appreciate and nurture myself with different approaches to my craft, critique, and humor; questioning, reconfirming, studying, and pushing this research at service of my final performance, a one woman show.

In this journey I also used guided improvisation, inspired by Gaga and Authentic Movement Technique, critical dialogues, DasArts feedback methods, reflective writing, mind mapping, mood boards, and open rehearsals to push for critical thinking.

Through Research Catalogue, I designed a universe in which all the different layers of this process could be experienced textually and visually. Research Catalogue allowed me to take some of the playfulness and boldness that I had nurtured into my artistic practice, onto the screen, and be able to invite my guests to a more immersive, hopefully joyful journey of the tragicomic, absurd universe that eventually became known as SALT.

Through this journey, I reconfirmed the power of humor, that can be used as a powerful “weapon,” to address and revolt against critical issues of our time. Comedy can be an empowering way into heavier material, using any extent of hilarity as a tool for breaking through the audience's emotional boundaries, celebrating and pushing forward creative and critical thinking while visiting awkward, uncomfortable corners of the human truth. Searching for a joke that is not just a joke but can travel beyond laughter and engage with a deeper layer of critical thinking is a very challenging but honorable craft to practice.
Trajectories of land and ocean primary productivity across the Arctic coastal margin and sensitivity to coastal sea ice decline
Authors: Garcia Cynthia , Berkelhammer Max , Stock Larry
Published: August 2023

The rapidly warming Arctic and its effects on sea ice extent, hydrology,
and nutrient availability influence terrestrial and marine carbon cycles
in a number of interrelated ways. While these changes likely have shared
effect on adjacent land and ocean systems, we often study them in
isolation, making it difficult to understand response patterns and
trajectories in these carbon cycle hotspots. Using almost two decades of
remotely-sensed Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) in Arctic coastal
margins, we test how the magnitude and direction of change in
productivity covary. We observed that coastal marine productivity is
four times that of coastal tundra productivity in the pan-Arctic. From
2003-2020, GPP in both the coastal land and ocean increased by
approximately 12%. This common trajectory seems to be a product of
increasing open water conditions, increased terrestrial water balance,
and nutrient availability as driven by the regional warming. On a
sectoral scale, we proposed a Coastal Synchrony Index (CSI) to compare
the rate of change of ocean productivity relative to land productivity
and show that ocean productivity is increasing faster than land
in inflow margins of Barents, Bering, and Okhotsk, outflow
margins of Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and Greenland/Iceland, and
in interior margin of Eurasia. Additionally, we see strong
coherence between land and ocean GPP on 4–5-year cycles illustrating
that coastal synchrony observed over decadal timescales is mirrored over
interannual timescales. These cycles align with variations in open water
duration, emphasizing the pivotal role of reducing shorefast ice on
terrestrial and marine productivity trajectories.
Exploring Mega-Nourishment Interventions Using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Models and the Sand Engine Surface MATLAB Framework
Authors: Kumar Pavitra , Leonardi Nicoletta
Published: August 2023

Coastal protection is of paramount importance because erosion and
flooding affect millions of people living along the coast and can
largely influence countries’ economy. The implementation of nature-based
solutions for coastal protection, such as sand engines, has become more
popular due to these interventions’ adaptability to climate change. This
study explores synergies between AI and hydro-morphodynamic models for
the creation of efficient decision-making tools for the choice of
optimal sand engines configurations. Specifically, we investigate the
use of long-short-term memory (LSTM) models as predictive tools for the
morphological evolution of sand engines. We developed different LSTM
models to predict time series of bathymetric changes across the sand
engine as well as the time-decline in the sand engine volume as a
function of external forces and intervention size. Finally, a MATLAB
framework was developed to return LSTM model results based on users’
inputs about sand engine size and external forcings.
Structured demographic buffering: A framework to explore the environment drivers and demographic mechanisms underlying demographic buffering
Authors: Gascoigne Samuel , Kajin Maja , Tuljapurkar Shripad , Santos Gabriel , Compagnoni Aldo , Steiner Ulrich , Vinton Anna , Jaggi Harman , Sepil Irem , Salguero-Gomez Roberto
Published: August 2023

Environmental stochasticity is a key determinant of population
viability. Decades of work exploring how environmental stochasticity
influences population dynamics have highlighted the ability of some
natural populations to limit the negative effects of environmental
stochasticity, one of these strategies being demographic buffering.
Whilst various methods exist to quantify demographic buffering, we still
do not know which environment factors and demographic characteristics
are most responsible for the demographic buffering observed in natural
populations. Here, we introduce a framework to quantify the relative
effects of three key drivers of demographic buffering: environment
components (e.g., temporal autocorrelation and variance), population
structure, and demographic rates (e.g., progression and fertility).
Using Integral Projection Models, we explore how these drivers impact
the demographic buffering abilities of three plant species with
different life histories and demonstrate how our approach successfully
characterises a population’s capacity to demographically buffer against
environmental stochasticity in a changing world.
Citizen science predicts the distribution of pine trees in the Fennoscandian Arctic
Authors: Ramirez Juan Ignacio
Published: August 2023

The effects of climate change in the Arctic are particularly pronounced
since temperatures have risen nearly three to four times as fast as in
the rest of the planet. Shifts in climatic patterns enable the expansion
of temperature-limited vegetation at a global scale to higher latitudes
and elevations. The purpose of this study is to predict the distribution
of pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) across Fennoscandia by drawing from
three distinctive datasets. I ask (i) How will the distribution of pine
trees will respond to climate change in the next 50 years? (ii) Which
method used to collect data is better at predicting the distribution of
pine? Three datasets on pine presence together with environmental data
were used to model pine distribution with Generalized Linear Models. The
first dataset belongs to the Swedish National Forest Inventory and the
second is from a Swedish online portal where citizens report their
observations of species. The third was compiled by setting up a network
of vegetation plots along an elevation gradient in Sweden and Norway.
Current and future environmental data was sourced from the Coupled Model
Intercomparison Project. The probability of pine presence in general
increased with temperature and decreased with precipitation. Therefore,
the model forecasts that pine will expand in distribution to areas of
higher elevation. The citizen science dataset was superior in predicting
pine distribution due to the large number and the wide spatial
distribution of observations. The conservation of the tundra and the
unique ecosystem process taking place in this area will be threatened by
the encroachment of the evergreen treeline which is driven by climate,
and citizen science holds unique importance for wide spatial and
temporal ecological research.
Academic challenges on ATMPs’ development: a regulatory perspective
Authors: Olesti Eulàlia , Nuevo Yoana , Guillen Elena , Bascuas Juan , Varea Sara , Saez-Peñataro Joaquín , Calvo Gonzalo
Published: August 2023

Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are becoming the new kid on
the block for the treatment of a variety of indications with promising
results. Academic centres have often been at the forefront of basic
research, preclinical phases, and translational studies for the clinical
development of ATMPs for several approved drugs. Despite the academic
contribution to the basic and clinical research of ATMPs, undertaking a
full product development process is extraordinarily challenging and
demanding for academic institutions. Meeting regulatory requirements is
probably the most challenging aspect for academic development,
considering the limited experience and resources compared with
pharmaceutical companies. The aim of this review is to present and
discuss the key aspects to be considered when developing novel ATMPs
from an academic perspective, based on our own experience. Emphasis is
placed on understanding the regulatory requirements during the early
phases of the drug development process, particularly for the preparation
of a Clinical Trial Application. In general, academic centres do not
possess experience in product-related documentation (such as the
Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier), and therefore, early
interaction with regulators is crucial to understand their requirements
and receive guidance to comply with them. Tips are provided on how to
manage quality, non-clinical, clinical, and risk and benefit
documentation, based on our own experience and challenges. We believe
this review will contribute to providing key regulatory knowledge to
academic and clinical environments with the purpose of smoothing the
regulatory path of ATMPs.
Procedure-Specific Simulation for Vaginal Surgery Training: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Authors: Geoffrion Roxana , Koenig Nicole , Cundiff Geoffrey W. , Flood Catherine , Hyakutake Momoe T. , Schulz Jane , Brennand Erin A. , Lee Terry , Singer Joel , Todd Nicole J.
Published: August 2023

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether procedure-specific skills acquired in
a surgical lab, versus usual training, result in improved operative
competence. DESIGN: randomised controlled trial. Didactic and procedural
training occurred using three low fidelity vaginal surgery models:
anterior repair (AR), posterior repair (PR), vaginal hysterectomy (VH).
POPULATION/SETTING: Junior gynaecology residents at three academic
centres. METHODS: The primary outcome was performance evaluated by
attending staff blinded to group, via global rating scale (GRS) in the
real operating room and for corresponding procedures. Prespecified
secondary outcomes included procedural steps knowledge, overall
performance impression, resident satisfaction, self-confidence and
intraoperative parameters. A priori sample size estimated 50 residents
(20% absolute difference in GRS score, 25% SD, 80% power, alpha
0.05). RESULTS: 83 residents were randomised to intervention or control
and 55 completed the trial (2012-22). All characteristics were similar
between groups. Adjusted GRS scores (by age, level and baseline
knowledge) showed a significant group difference overall (mean
difference 8.2; 95% CI 0.2,16.1; p=0.044) and for VH (mean difference
12.0; 95% CI 1.8, 22.3; p=0.02), but not for AR or PR. The intervention
group also had significantly higher procedural steps knowledge,
satisfaction and self-confidence for VH and PR (p<0.05 for
all). Estimated blood loss, operative time and complications were
similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to usual training,
surgical education modules using procedure-specific low fidelity models
for vaginal surgery resulted in significant improvements in actual
operative performance and several other skill parameters. CLINICAL TRIAL
REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov,
[www.clinicaltrials.gov](http://www.clinicaltrials.gov), NCT05887570
Tax Indemnification and Unrecognized Tax Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions
Authors: Hopkins Patrick L.
Published: August 2023

Tax indemnification transfers the risk of potential tax settlements from a taxpayer to an external party. Current accounting standards require firms to reflect unrecognized tax benefits (UTBs) even when the underlying tax position has indemnification. Practitioners suggest that financial statement disclosures regarding tax indemnification are necessary to allow users to assess tax risk adequately. However, acquirers rarely disclose tax indemnification arrangements from merger and acquisition (M&A) contracts. Evidence suggests that tax indemnification attenuates the positive association between UTBs and future tax cash outflows. Moreover, results are consistent with indemnification agreements resulting in minimal settlements. Because of the effect that removing accounts associated with lapsed indemnification agreements has on effective tax rates and the attenuating effect that indemnification has on UTB’s association with future tax cash outflows, the findings could be of interest to the Financial Accounting Standards Board regarding their income tax disclosure project.

JEL Classifications: M48; M41; G34.