bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Randomized Controlled Study on Clinical Adherence to Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Management of Simulated Patients With Barrett's Esophagus and the Clinical Utility of a Tissue Systems Pathology Test: Results From Q-TAB
Authors: Peabody John W. , Cruz Jamielyn D.C. , Ganesan Divya , Paculdo David , Critchley-Thorne Rebecca J. , Wani Sachin , Shaheen Nicholas J.
Published: September 2023

INTRODUCTION:

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma. Physicians infrequently adhere to guidelines for managing BE, leading to either reduced detection of dysplasia or inappropriate re-evaluation.

METHODS:

We conducted a three-arm randomized controlled trial with 2 intervention arms to determine the impact of a tissue systems pathology (TSP-9) test on the adherence to evidence-based guidelines for simulated patients with BE. Intervention 1 received TSP-9 results, and intervention 2 had the option to order TSP-9 results. We collected data from 259 practicing gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons who evaluated and made management decisions for 3 types of simulated patients with BE: nondysplastic BE, indefinite for dysplasia, and low-grade dysplasia.

RESULTS:

Intervention 1 was significantly more likely to correctly assess risk of progression to high-grade dysplasia/esophageal adenocarcinoma and offer treatment in accordance with US society guidelines compared with the control group (+6.9%, 95% confidence interval +1.4% to +12.3%). There was no significant difference in ordering guideline-recommended endoscopic eradication therapy. However, for cases requiring annual endoscopic surveillance, we found significant improvement in adherence for intervention 1, with a difference-in-difference of +18.5% (P = 0.019). Intervention 2 ordered the TSP-9 test in 21.9% of their cases. Those who ordered the test performed similarly to intervention 1; those who did not, performed similarly to the control group.

DISCUSSION:

The TSP-9 test optimized adherence to clinical guidelines for surveillance and treatment of both patients with BE at high and low risk of disease progression. Use of the TSP-9 test can enable physicians to make risk-aligned management decisions, leading to improved patient health outcomes.
Normalization of Gender Bias Regulations in Pondok Pesantren
Authors: Nuruddin Akbar Isnaini
Published: September 2023

Pesantren that has respective objective to produce pious person, in some aspect perpetuates differenrdiscriminativees for female studetns. This study shows mainstream gender constructionin Islamic boarding school regulations forms of gender discrimination  and  their implications. The object of study includes three pesantren in the Singosari, East Java, Indonesia. The regulations of the pesantren follows scholars’ ideology as written in the classical book (kitab kuning), which portrays men as family leader and the ideal position of women as male companions. The teaching of kitab kuning in the pesantren regulations has led female students to experience discrimination in carrying out their daily lives in the pesantren environment . Female students are not allowed to go outside the building at night, they are only allowed to go out during the day and even then it is limited to certain schools and streets. From the results of interviews, this study found that these rules had a great influence on their lives.

Keywords: Normalization, gender, regulation, pesantren
STİL VE SORUMLULUĞUN BULUŞMASI: MODA, SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMA VE FİNANS
Authors: UZUN Büşra , CANİKLİ Seda
Published: September 2023

İnsan nüfusunun çoğalmasıyla, tüketim artmış ve doğal kaynaklara verilen zararlar artık tehlikeli boyuta gelmiştir. Moda, dünyanın en büyük sektörlerinden biridir. İnsanların kıyafetleriyle kendini ifade etmesi doğaldır. Fakat hızlı moda akımıyla üretimde ve tüketimde hem çevreye hem de insan haklarına ciddi zararlar verilmektedir. Bu zararların 2030 yılına kadar gerçekleşmesi hedeflenen Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçlarına (SKA) ulaşma noktasında bir yavaşlamaya sebep olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Moda ve hazır giyim sektörünün çevresel ve sosyal zararlarını azaltabilmek için gösterilmesi gereken çabalar ciddi finansman kaynağına ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Bu noktada devreye giren sürdürülebilir finans mekanizmaları daha uygun ve kolay bir şekilde, sektörün amaçlara ulaşmada yol almasına yardımcı olacaktır. Bu çalışmada moda ve hazır giyim sektörünün SKA’ya ulaşmada yarattığı engeller ve bunların ortadan kaldırılmasında sürdürülebilir finans uygulamalarının katkısı açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır.
On the Novel Chinese Modifier-Head Construction
Shejian Shang de X
: An Analysis of Meaning Construction
Authors: Zhou Siruo , Xiong Dan , Zhou Tongquan , Pang Ping
Published: September 2023

Since the documentary A Bite of China (i. e. Shejian shang de Zhongguo ( 《舌尖上的中国》), where shejian shang literally means “on the tip of the tongue”), was broadcast in May 2012, a great number of expressions like shejian shang de Russia/world/Olympics/safety have begun to gradually converge into a novel modifier-head construction Shejian Shang de X, illustrating a typical evolution of modern Chinese.This study aims to analyze the construction’s meaning from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Our investigation and analysis indicate that (1) Shejian Shang de X differs from the classic Chinese construction PP de X in both semantics and syntax; (2) as a modifier-head construction, Shejian Shang de X shows its variations in the head X’s multiple category options (noun, verb and adjective), therefore extending the scope of nominalization in Chinese and simultaneously triggering the construction’s diversified meanings; (3) the construction’s non-compositionality results mainly from its modifier components shejian and shang and is in general construed metonymically and metaphorically; (4) as a whole, the construction is a double-scope network consisting of two different organizing frames: the frame of shejian (“tip of the tongue”), a body part term and the frame of X, a dynamically changing entity (physical or abstract). The surface semantic incompatibility between the modifier and the head can be solved only by virtue of conceptual blending, producing the novel meaning [X relevant to the function of the tip of the tongue] of the whole construction.
Estimating the Returns to Education Using a Machine Learning Approach – Evidence for Different Regions
Authors: Kamdjou Herve D. Teguim
Published: September 2023

This article revisits the Mincer earnings function and presents comparable estimates of the average monetary returns associated with an additional year of education across different regions worldwide. In contrast to the traditional Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method commonly employed in the literature, this study applied a cutting-edge approach known as Support Vector Regression (SVR), which belongs to the family of machine learning (ML) algorithms. SVR is specifically chosen to address the bias arising from underfitting inherent in OLS. The analysis focuses on recent data spanning from 2010 to 2018, ensuring temporal homogeneity across the examined regions. The findings reveal that each additional year of education, on average, yields a private rate of returns of 10.4%. Notably, Sub-Saharan Africa exhibits the highest returns to education at 17.8%, while Europe demonstrates the lowest returns at 7.2%. Moreover, higher education is associated with the highest returns across the regions, with a rate of 12%, whereas primary education yields returns of 10%. Interestingly, women generally experience higher returns than men, with rates of 10.6 and 10.1%, respectively. Over time, the returns to education exhibit a modest decline, decreasing at a rate of approximately 0.1% per year, while the average duration of education demonstrates an increase of 0.16 years per year (1% per year). The application of the state-of-the-art ML technique, SVR, not only improves the accuracy of estimates but also enhances predictive performance measures such as the coefficient of determination (R
2) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) when compared to the OLS method. The implications drawn from these findings emphasize the need for expanding university education, as well as investments in primary education, along with significant attention toward promoting girls’ education. These findings hold considerable importance for policymakers who are tasked with making informed decisions regarding education expenditure and the implementation of education financing programs.
The origin and evolution of the ore-forming fluids at the Manondo-Choma gold prospect, Kirk range, southern Malawi
Authors: Chisambi Joshua , von der Heyden Bjorn
Published: September 2023

This study provides an in-depth analysis of fluid inclusions (FIs) and stable isotopes from the Manondo-Choma gold prospect in southern Malawi to understand the ore-forming mechanisms, genesis, and evolution of the hydrothermal fluids responsible for gold mineralization at the Manondo-Choma gold prospect. FIs and microthermometry studies were carried out on mineralized quartz veins from the area. The Manondo-Choma gold prospect is located in the southern Malawi within the Kirk range. Gold is mostly found in quartz veins within metamorphic rocks, such as gneiss and schists, and is structurally controlled by the NE–SW ductile shear zones. Gold mineralization is linked to quartz sulfide veins. Mineralization occurs in the following three stages: early, middle, and late, of which the middle stage is more plorific. The following three FI types were recognized in the quartz veins: pure carbonic, aqueous carbonic (CO2–H2O) and aqueous (H2O–NaCl) inclusions. Gold and associated mineralization were likely precipitated due to the lowering of pressure and fluid immiscibility. Oxygen isotope data indicate that the source of ore-forming fluids at the Manondo-Choma gold prospect was largely metamorphic in origin with minor magmatic input.
From humor to political dispositions: effect of disparagement humor on perceptions of political identity
Authors: Rice Willam E. , Ford Thomas E.
Published: September 2023

An experiment (n = 202; 136 women; 66 men) demonstrated that people use implicit theories about liberals and conservatives to guide their impression of another person based on their humor, specifically, the degree to which their humor violates the individualizing and binding moral foundations described by Moral Foundations Theory (e.g., Graham, Haidt and Nosek 2009. Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96(5). 1029–1046). Supporting Hypothesis 1, participants perceived a target person as more conservative when he posted to social media an immigrant-disparaging meme. They perceived him as more liberal when he posted a religion-disparaging meme. Supporting Hypotheses 2, liberals liked the target person more and conservatives less when he posted the religion-disparaging meme. Similarly, in keeping with Hypothesis 3, liberals liked the target person less and conservatives more after he posted the immigrant-disparaging meme.
Leaching behavior of germanium presented in different phases from zinc oxide dust under atmospheric acid leaching conditions
Authors: Chen Chunlin , Zhen Yong , Li Chunlin , Wei Chang , Li Minting , Deng Zhigan , Li Xingbin
Published: September 2023

Recovering germanium from zinc oxide dust (ZOD) produced from Pb–Zn smelter is an important pathway to extract germanium. However, the leaching efficiency of industrial germanium production is not satisfactory (usually less than 75 %). Therefore, the leaching behavior of Ge in different phases was discovered in this work. Ge in the ZOD mainly occurs in oxide, sulfide, silicate, and solid insoluble. The potential decides the oxidative dissolution of sulfide. The leaching recovery of zinc and germanium were 90 % and 80 % with oxidant, and 78 % and 80 % without oxidant, respectively. The effect sequence of oxidant type on the Zn leaching efficiency was MnO2 > H2O2 ≈ oxygen > air, but the type and addition of oxidant had no obvious effect on the leaching recovery of germanium. The final pH of leaching slurry limits the dissolution of oxide and hydrolysis-polymerization of impurity ions (such as Fe(III) and Si). Decreasing the final pH is beneficial to the leaching reaction of Zn and Ge. The germanium presented in oxide and sulfide is easy to leach, while the leaching of germanium existed in silicate and solid insoluble is relatively difficult. The structure of aluminate can be destroyed effectively using a 40 g/L HF solution. When the leaching percent of SiO2 is 86.82 %, the leaching recovery of Ge is 96.57 %. For the ZOD with higher content of Fe and Si, germanium leaching is negatively correlated with the content of Fe and Si in the ZOD. The results provide a scientific basis for improving the leaching recovery of germanium.
La expresión de eventos de movimiento causativos mediante verbos de contacto por impacto en alemán y sus correspondencias en español
Authors: Larreta Zulategui Juan Pablo
Published: September 2023

The subject of this article is the expression of causative movement events in German and Spanish. It is hypothesized that, being respectively a satellite frame language and a verbal frame language, it is likely that both differ in the syntactic order with which the semantic material of the aforementioned events is expressed, a question already studied for this pair of languages in the intransitive movement events. It is especially interesting to analyse this possible interlingual difference in statements with types of verbs that cannot necessarily be expected to develop the triargumental scheme of these causative events (agent subject, affected object and dynamic locative complement) due to their basic argument structure. This contribution specifically studies the possible development of these triargumental structures by the so-called verbs of contact by impact. To do this, a one-way contrastive analysis is carried out, from German to Spanish, of a corpus of pairs of statements extracted from the PaGeS corpus. The results certify the existence of the phenomenon in both languages, but also point to important interlingual differences in their productivity.
UM CONVITE AO BRINCAR
Authors: Florêncio Samara Queiroz do Nascimento , Vasconcelos Josiane Barbosa de , Júnior Isnaldo Florêncio Araújo
Published: September 2023

Este texto é uma resenha crítica do livro ‘Educação Física pela Pedagogia da Corporeidade: um convite ao brincar’, de autoria de Pierre Normando Gomes-da-Silva, autor que vem abordando a Educação Física por meio da linguagem pragmática e ontológica e que teoriza a Pedagogia da Corporeidade como um método de ensino e de pesquisa, que pode ser aplicado na educação e na saúde. O livro é um convite para que os professores leitores o acompanhem na brincadeira de ensinar, de modo mais criativo e saudável.
CAIXA ESCOLAR E MERENDA
Authors: Barbosa Débora Ferreira Borges , Paes Ademilson Batista
Published: September 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo fulgurar o papel da caixa escolar como pilar na aquisição de subsídios para a manutenção da oferta alimentar na escola pública no período em que a merenda escolar ainda não havia sido instaurada e posteriormente como a entidade se manteve atuante nesse cenário. Apresenta-se uma abordagem na qual o Grupo Escolar Santo Antônio, em Itapagipe, MG, é espaço para a materialização da proposta. Para tanto, utilizaremos documentos e registros sobre a associação local e ainda entrevistas com antigas merendeiras que trabalharam no Grupo Escolar. Explicita-se, além da importância social da caixa escolar, a inestimável participação comunitária na corporificação da distribuição de víveres aos estudantes.
DETERMINAÇÕES HISTÓRICAS SOBRE A RELAÇÃO CURRÍCULO-FRACASSO ESCOLAR NO CONTEXTO EDUCACIONAL BRASILEIRO
Authors: Maia Júlio César
Published: September 2023

estudo objetiva justapor currículo e o fenômeno fracasso escolar. Lança mão de três seções orientadas: i) à compreensão da teoria da carência cultural na particularidade das décadas 1960 e 1970; ii) à demarcação do teor das respostas assumidas pelos teóricos curriculistas norte-americanos tanto à ideia de currículo técnico-linear quanto ao sentido depositado sobre a tese da carência cultural e; iii) à apreensão de um movimento de atualização da teoria da carência cultural a partir da síntese diferença cultural. Conclui-se que a desobrigação do organismo escolar pelo fracasso da escola é compartilhada por ambas as teorias investigadas.
CAMPANHA PRÓ-EDUCAÇÃO E A FRENTE NEGRA PELOTENSE:
Authors: Garcia Pinto Natália , Adriana Duarte Leon Adriana
Published: September 2023

O presente artigo investiga a Campanha Pró-Educação veiculada no periódico da imprensa negra local A Alvorada no período de 1933-1936. O trabalho tem o propósito de discutir o direito à educação pelo viés da luta empreendida pelas associações negras da cidade de Pelotas frente a uma política de exclusão social e racial da população afrodescendente nas escolas. Foi possível verificar que a campanha foi arquitetada pelos jornalistas negros e pela Frente Negra pelotense com o objetivo de criar escolas e auxiliar financeiramente os pais que não conseguiam matricular seus filhos nas escolas do município.
O GRUPO ESCOLAR PROFESSORA MARIA EDITH SELBACH E OS EXAMES FINAIS (1934-1945)
Authors: Rodrigues Zanatta Fernanda , Ângela Luchese Terciane
Published: September 2023

O presente artigo analisou a cultura escolar a partir dos exames finais no Grupo Escolar Professora Maria Edith Selbach, da Vila Barão, na época município de Montenegro/RS entre os anos de 1937 a 1945. O principal objetivo foi averiguar as práticas atribuídas, no que diz respeito aos saberes e rituais dos exames finais. As fontes foram livros e atas redigidas por diretores e professores. Conclui-se que o grupo foi marcado por práticas avaliativas aplicadas trimestralmente e ao final do ano, por meio dos exames finais. Os estudantes que obtinham resultados de destaque eram premiados.
OS GRUPOS ESCOLARES:
Authors: Vanz Samanta , Edimar de Souza José
Published: September 2023

O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo de revisão de literatura realizado em periódicos de História da Educação, História e Educação com a temática acerca dos grupos escolares. Foram pesquisados textos entre 2010 e 2020, e a sistematização das informações encontradas permitiu elaborar uma visão a respeito das possibilidades de pesquisa, de metodologia e de fontes utilizadas em pesquisas sobre os grupos escolares.
O GYMNASIO DA BAHIA:
Authors: Alcântara dos Santos Barros Iure , Borges de Almeida Cíntia
Published: September 2023

À luz da História Cultural, a pesquisa documental buscou historicizar a institucionalização do Gymnasio da Bahia, que foi construído com o objetivo de atender aos anseios políticos e educacionais de uma elite baiana, refletindo a respeito dos discursos dos sujeitos que circularam nos jornais e livros em torno da instituição como um espaço culto do saber, popularmente conhecido como “lugar de prêmios e galardões”. A análise da criação e do percurso institucional permite pensarmos o contexto baiano e a sua população em formação via defesa do ensino secundário como condição de prestígio, distinção e pertencimento social.
ARQUITETURA, LUGAR E ESPAÇO:
Authors: De Melo Silva Vívia
Published: September 2023

O presente texto tem por objetivo discutir a relação do Colégio Estadual da Prata com a cidade de Campina Grande-PB, destacando aspectos relacionados à arquitetura, ao espaço e ao lugar. Trabalhamos com estudo bibliográfico, levantamento de dados e análise documental. Observamos que a fundação do Colégio Estadual da Prata esteve diretamente articulada ao momento de importante desenvolvimento urbano, social e cultural da cidade de Campina Grande.
RESENHA
Authors: Sant’ana Salustiano Hesley
Published: September 2023

Resenha do livro intitulado “Cultura Escolar em Perspectiva Democrática: saberes e práticas”.
A AUDIODESCRIÇÃO COMO TECNOLOGIA ASSISTIVA PARA A ACESSIBILIDADE COMUNICACIONAL EM UM EVENTO VIRTUAL SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Tavares Perdigão Luciana , Vieira Monteiro Felipe , Mascarenhas Fernandes Ediclea
Published: September 2023

Este relato apresenta as etapas da produção da audiodescrição, a importância da consultoria de uma pessoa com deficiência visual e a dinâmica da comissão de acessibilidade da 14a Reunião da ANPEd – Sudeste - Direito à vida, direito à educação em tempos de pandemia. A metodologia descritiva identificou as necessidades de adaptação dos instrumentos de divulgação e realização do evento, tais como a acessibilização do site e dos vídeos de divulgação, além dos cards informativos e das capas dos livros para o lançamento. Consideramos que trabalhar com os recursos de acessibilidade desde o planejamento do evento é um avanço rumo à inclusão de pessoas com deficiência.
Dossiê Ocupar desde o Sul?
Authors: De Mendonça Daniel , Maria de Aragão Ballestrin Luciana
Published: September 2023

Apresentação do Dossiê intitulado Ocupar Desde o Sul?
Quand la pandémie perdure : les préoccupations sous- jacentes aux gestes professionnels d'enseignant.e.s à l'éducation préscolaire et à l'enseignement primaire
Authors: Tardif Catherine , Thomas Valérie , Carpentier Geneviève , Villeneuve-Lapointe Myriam
Published: September 2023

À l’hiver 2021, alors que le contexte pandémique prévalait depuis près de deux ans, mais que le contexte d’urgence n’était plus aussi prégnant, treize enseignant.e.s de l’éducation préscolaire et de l’enseignement primaire ont témoigné de l’influence de la pandémie sur leur pratique. L’analyse des transcriptions a révélé que le maintien d’une atmosphère positive et la priorisation des savoirs enseignés étaient au cœur du discours des enseignant.e.s. En ce sens, dans cette période d’incertitude, ces préoccupations semblaient prendre davantage d’importance.
Une CAP en littératie : récit d’une expérience prometteuse
Authors: Giguère Marie-Hélène , Lussier Carole , Godmaire Chantal , Posso Sabine
Published: September 2023

Une communauté d’apprentissage professionnelle (CAP) sur la littératie a vu le jour dans une école secondaire afin de favoriser la réussite des élèves ayant un plan d’intervention. Cet article décrit l’année d’expérimentation, de l’émergence de l’idée à son évaluation, en passant par sa mise en œuvre. Il ressort de cette expérience que la collaboration, l’organisation des rencontres par la direction, la diversité des expertises de l’équipe et la bienveillance manifestée à l’égard de chaque personne ont permis de formuler des besoins de formation et se sont traduites par des essais prometteurs en classe.
The Russian War Machine Fails the Tests of War
Authors: Baev Pavel K.
Published: September 2023

The Russian military has failed the tests of the Ukraine war, and its leadership and chain of command are seriously compromised. A costly modernization program failed to deliver the promised superiority in key weapon systems, offensive capabilities are exhausted, and the quality of manpower has deteriorated. The ill-fated reliance on the Wagner Group was a result of this degradation. Nuclear weapons cannot be used to break the pattern of slow-moving defeat, and the resource base for sustaining the long war is being depleted. In the medium term, Russia cannot count on rehabilitating its capacity for threatening its neighbors.
Comparative analysis of optical coherent angiotomography in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
Authors: Kamenskikh Tatyana G. , Veselova Ekaterina V. , Kolbenev Igor O. , Martynova Darya P.
Published: September 2023

Objective: to conduct a comparative analysis of the parameters of the optic nerve head, retinal ganglion cells and microcirculation parameters in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) of various stages in achieving the target intraocular pressure using the method of optical coherence angiotomography. Material and methods. 87 patients (87 eyes) with POAG were examined. Group 1 — 26 patients (26 eyes) with stage I POAG, group 2 — 19 patients (19 eyes) with stage II glaucoma, group 3 — 24 patients (24 eyes) with stage III glaucoma. Group 4 (control group) — 18 patients (36 eyes) without signs of glaucoma. Optical coherence tomography was performed on patients, angio-OCT scans 6.4x6.4 of the macula and optic nerve head were used. Results. The thickness of the nerve fiber layer (RNFL) was 94.00±10.54 urn in patients with stage I POAG, 48.00±1.00 urn and 41.00±1.73 urn in patients with stage II and III POAG, respectively, moreover, a more sensitive indicator is the RNFL in the lower peri-papillary zone (Inf RNFL). The thickness of the layer of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in patients with stage I POAG was 96.33±4.62 urn, with II — 70.33±1.53 urn, with III — 64.33±11.93 urn. The density of blood vessels in the area of the optic disc differed from the norm in patients with stages II and III of POAG (42.23±4.95 and 35.10±1.80, respectively). Conclusion. In patients with different stages of POAG, the greatest differences were found in RNFL in the lower segment, the area of the neuroretinal rim, the values of focal and global GCS loss, and the density of the vascular bed in the lower half of the peripapillary zone.
The Role of Distal Mean Nocturnal Baseline Impedance in Differentiating GERD Phenotypes
Authors: Sararu Roxana , Peagu Razvan , Fierbinteanu-Braticevici Carmen
Published: September 2023

Background and Aims: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most frequent digestive pathologies. The current diagnosis of GERD either by trial of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), endoscopy or by multichannel impedance pH study (MII/pH) has limitations. Our study aims to show if mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) can differentiate between the GERD phenotypes.

Methods: We recruited 62 patients who underwent upper digestive endoscopy and MII/pH, with some patients undergoing esophageal manometry to exclude motility disorders. Patients were separated into 4 GERD phenotypes: erosive reflux disease (ERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), reflux hypersensitivity (RH) and functional heartburn (FH). Proximal MNBI was calculated as the mean value of the proximal 2 channels (Z1 and Z2), and distal MNBI was calculated as the mean value of the distal 4 channels (Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6).

Results: Distal MNBI can help distinguish the abnormal acid exposure time (AET) phenotypes (ERD, NERD) from normal AET phenotypes (RH, FH) with a decent performance (AUROC 0.857). Distal MNBI has good accuracy in separating ERD from other phenotypes (AUROC 0.872). Furthermore, distal MNBI can differentiate FH from ERD, NERD, RH with good accuracy (AUROC 0.879), and on top of that is able to separate FH from RH (AUROC 0.817).

Conclusions: Our study showed that distal MNBI is a good method of differentiating GERD phenotypes and should be taken into consideration in future studies to assess its validity in helping physicians make the correct diagnosis.
Association of Red Meat Intake and Colorectal Cancer among East-Asians: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies Performed between 2011-2021
Authors: Cheung Hoi Shan , Lu Lok Yee , So Wang Leong , Wong Ho Wai , Wong Sei Hei , Mak Chloe Miu
Published: September 2023

Background and Aims: Colorectal cancer has the third highest incidence and second highest mortality among all cancers worldwide. Although numerous studies investigating the associations between high red meat intake and risk of colorectal cancer have been published, the association between the intake of red meat and the risk of colorectal cancer in Asians remains unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies to estimate the association between red meat intake and colorectal cancer incidence rate between 2011-2021.

Method: We searched PubMed database from 1 Jan 2011 to 21 July 2021. Prospective cohort studies and nested case-control studies that reported results on the association between red meat consumption and colorectal cancer were included in the meta-analysis. The outcome of interest was the association between the intake of red meat and the risk of colorectal cancer. We performed a meta-analysis to calculate the odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results: A total of 5 studies enrolling 48,158 participants were included. The results showed no significant association between red meat intake and colorectal cancer risks (OR=1.38; 95%CI: 0.98-1.93). The aspect of the corresponding funnel plot suggested the presence of significant publication bias. Egger’s test confirmed the significant asymmetry of the funnel plot (t = 9.3024, p = 0.0026).

Conclusions: Contrary to many other meta-analyses, our study showed that intake of red meat was not associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer in East-Asians from China, Japan and South Korea. However, due to the limited number of included papers and the lack of confounders adjustments, our results warrant cautious interpretations.
Use of neuroevolution for neural network policies search for robotic arm
Authors:   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, A Vitiuk , A Doroshenko ,   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”,   Institute of Software Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: September 2023

An approach to using neuroevolution to find neural network policies for the task of positioning a robotic arm is considered. As a rule, robotic problems have relatively large solution spaces, so here neuroevolutionary algorithms are a good alternative to traditional methods of deep machine learning. A neuroevolutionary algorithm automatically develops neural networks for a specific task and environment. The advantage is that it is only necessary to define the desired behavior abstractly, and the algorithm optimizes the artificial neural network as much as possible to fulfill the requirements. The considered NEAT algorithm allows processing multidimensional state and action spaces, providing flexibility to control complex robot arm movements. It is also capable of detecting control policies that exhibit unpredictable behavior that is not clearly programmed by human engineers. Neuroevolution allows multiple neural networks to be evaluated in parallel, providing efficient exploration of the search space. The operation of the algorithm was investigated in an experiment conducted in a two-dimensional environment with a robotic arm for the positioning task.
Integration of the methods of algebra of algorithms and computational intelligence for automation of program systems design
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, A Doroshenko ,   National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», Ukraine, I Sinitsyn ,   Institute of Software Systems of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine,   National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», Ukraine, V Shevchenko ,   Institute of Software Systems of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, O Yatsenko ,   Institute of Software Systems of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, I Achour ,   National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», Ukraine
Published: September 2023

An approach to the creation of intelligent systems is considered, which combines the ideas of Glushkov’s algebra of algorithms with the well-known neuroevolutionary algorithms of computational intelligence, which can be used to automate the design and synthesis of programs. The method of neuroevolution of augmenting topologies is intended to reduce the dimensionality of the space for searching for neural network parameters in the form of gradual development of its structure in the process of evolution. A software toolkit has been developed to support the approach, which is based on the construction of high-level specifications of algorithms represented in systems of algorithmic algebras, and generation of corresponding programs based on implementation templates in a target programming language. Parameterized algorithms called hyperschemes are used to solve a certain class of problems. Setting specific values of parameters and subsequent interpretation of hyperschemes allows obtaining algorithms adapted to specific application conditions. The developed program design and synthesis toolkit provides step-by-step development of programs, starting from a high-level algebraic-algorithmic specification. At the output of the toolkit, a program is automatically generated in one of the target programming languages (С, С++, Java, Python), that also include a subject-oriented language for designing neural networks. The mentioned language includes operators and conditions for working with populations, configurations, genomes, and fitness function. The work of the toolkit is illustrated by the example of designing a parameterized evaluation algorithm for a binary multiplexer and generation of a program for the single-pole balancing problem
Resonance diagnostics of production space of generative systems of artificial intelligence
Authors:   Donbas state engineering academy, Ukraine, S Kovalevskyy , O Kovalevska ,   Donbas state engineering academy, Ukraine, D Sidyuk ,   Donbas state engineering academy, Ukraine
Published: September 2023

The development of artificial intelligence generative systems (AIGS) in the modern world requires addressing issues related to the quality, stability, and efficiency of the generated content. In this context, resonance diagnostics become of paramount importance. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of applying resonance diagnostics for detecting, analyzing, and resolving problems in artificial intelligence generative systems. To achieve the set goal, the following tasks were identified: analysis of the theoretical foundations of resonance diagnostics; investigation of the potential of using resonance signals to adjust AIGS learning parameters; studying the impact of resonance diagnostics on the stability and adaptation of AIGS to changing operating conditions. The study conducted an analysis of resonance diagnostics in the context of AIGS and revealed its powerful influence on addressing issues related to system quality and productivity. The research demonstrated that resonance diagnostics can be used to achieve realism, diversity, and quality of generated content. Additionally, it was determined that it can contribute to enhancing the stability and adaptation of systems to varying operational conditions
Re-defining the Problem in Technology Aided Epidemic Prevention: from contact tracing to behavioral design
Authors:   ,   Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Informatics, Villius Zetterholm My
Published: September 2023

In this work, the Covid-19 pandemic provides the context for exploring the emerging field of mobile technologies for disease prevention and tracking during epidemics and pandemics. Knowledge on how to design and utilize these types of digital preventive technologies and how to gain public acceptance is still limited. This area presents novel opportunities for the informatics community to address the pressing need to enhance resilience to epidemic outbreaks. Much focus has been placed on proximity-based contact tracing applications during this pandemic, but their use has raised concerns about ethics and privacy. Scholars have also called for alternatives to this technology. In this regard, technologies based on behavioral design represent a promising yet under-explored opportunity. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to a better understanding of how mobile technologies can support preventive efforts during epidemic outbreaks. Additionally, it aims to inform ways of thinking and approaching the problem to guide design of digital preventive technologies. The research question guiding this work is: How can digital preventive technologies based on proximity tracking be designed and utilized to enhance mitigation strategies during epidemic outbreaks? This work comprises four studies that shed light on different levels of this complex problem through conceptual and empirical approaches. Two technologies—contact tracing and nudge technologies—are discussed, and various aspects related to their design and use are explored. It is proposed to reframe the problem in technological design, from a focus on tracking infectious individuals to a behavioral design perspective, promoting physical distancing through nudges. Moreover, it is emphasized that human aspects such as public acceptance are essential for utilizing the potential of digital preventive technologies. This thesis contributes to emerging theoretical understanding of how digital and preventive technologies can be utilized in epidemic outbreaks. It also expands the number of tangible alternatives available for a toolbox of digital preventive technologies, strengthening our preparedness for future outbreaks.
How social forces affect the economy edited by Steven Pressman
Authors: Laurisz Norbert
Published: September 2023

This article discusses the book How social forces impact the economy, edited by Steven Pressman, which focuses on social determinants of economic processes. The contributors examine micro and macroeconomic theories and demonstrate how augmenting the analysis with social aspects – both as influences and outcomes – is critical to mapping reality. They endorse the idea that understanding the context of public policies, particularly economic ones, is essential if evaluations are to be correct and policies are to be effective.
The Effect of Customer Empowerment on Corporate Reputation Perception
Authors: KERSE Yağmur
Published: September 2023

Corporate reputation perception is an effective variable in shaping customer behaviors. A positive perception of reputation leads to positive outcomes such as loyalty, positive word-of-mouth marketing, low perceived risk, and commitment. In the marketing literature, it has been observed that the factors affecting the perception of corporate reputation have not been sufficiently analyzed and certain factors such as satisfaction, trust, corporate social responsibility, and financial strength have been focused on. In this study, unlike the factors in the literature, the effect of customer empowerment on the perception of corporate reputation is examined. Customer empowerment is considered an important tool in the competitive race in marketing. Within the scope of this research, data were collected from 343 consumers by questionnaire technique. Consumers were asked to indicate their degree of agreement with the statements in the questionnaire by thinking about the clothing store they visit most frequently. SPSS 18 and AMOS 18 package programs were used in the analysis of the data obtained. In the reliability analyses, customer empowerment and corporate reputation scales were found to be reliable. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis of the scales, it was seen that the fit index values of the scales met the reference values. It was determined that the AVE values of the scales also met the reference values. Normality test was also performed for the data in the study. Since the skewness and kurtosis values of the variables were within the reference values, it was observed that the data met the normality assumption. Then, the relationship between variables was analyzed. Partial correlation analysis was preferred for the determination of this relationship. In this direction, correlation analysis was carried out by controlling gender, age, education, and income status variables. As a result of the correlation analysis, it was observed that there is a positive relationship between customer empowerment and corporate reputation. After the determination of the relationship between the variables, path analysis was performed with the AMOS program to test the research hypothesis. In the analysis, it was seen that the fit indices of the research model provided the reference values. In addition, it was determined that customer empowerment positively and significantly effects the perception of corporate reputation.
Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays
Authors: Dejaloud Hesam , Rezania Mohammad , Khalili Nasser
Published: September 2023

In this paper, the effect of fabric anisotropy on the critical state behaviour of clays is investigated. An original concept of moving critical state is elaborated by a novel state parameter-based rotational hardening rule that is subsequently used to formulate a complete anisotropic elastoplastic constitutive model for clays. It is shown that some of the distinctive pre-failure and critical state responses of clays can be explained by adopting a non-stationary critical state line. Furthermore, an enhanced definition for the state of the soil is proposed that provides a more realistic correspondence between the shearing behaviour of an overconsolidated clay and its initial consolidation state. The proposed model is validated by simulating the experimental data from triaxial tests on a number of clays.
Assessment of the Impact of Agglomeration Factors on the Economic Activity: Microeconomic Analysis
Authors:   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of RAS, Kolomak E. A. ,   Novosibirsk State University, Sherubneva A. I. ,   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of RAS
Published: September 2023

While agglomeration effects are an essential element of the economic environment determining the decision-making on the capacity allocation and implementation of infrastructure projects, their impact in the East of Russia is questioned. Development conditions of Novosibirsk oblast can have a contradictory effect on agglomeration forces. The paper aims to obtain quantitative estimates of the impact of agglomeration effects on enterprise performance by analysing the SPARK-Interfax database for 2019. To this end, the visualisation of the spatial distribution of the sample data, average output and profit characteristics was performed. Additionally, the econometric analysis of the influence of agglomeration factors on enterprise performance was conducted. As a result, the microeconomic analysis showed a statistically significant impact of agglomeration effects on the productivity of firms in Novosibirsk oblast. A two-fold increase in the distance to the regional capital leads to a reduction in output and profitability of enterprises by 3.5 %. This finding supports the development and implementation of private and public infrastructure projects. The analysis demonstrated a higher differentiation of profit indicators in cities, as well as a significant drop in performance and efficiency of companies located in the immediate neighbourhood of the regional capital. The revealed patterns characterising the heterogeneous functioning of Novosibirsk economy can be considered by regional and local authorities when making decisions to support and develop business.
Postulados informadores de la ejecución de la pena privativa de libertad en el escenario jurídico contemporáneo
Authors: Quinta Arango Yoel
Published: September 2023

El objetivo del presente artículo es fundamentar teóricamente cuáles son los postulados informadores de la ejecución de las penas privativas de libertad en el marco del escenario jurídico mundial actual. Para su conformación se utilizaron métodos básicos de las investigaciones jurídicas, especialmente el método jurídico-doctrinal y el método de contenido propiamente jurídico. Como principales resultados se alcanzan a exponer cuestiones doctrinales básicas y actualizadas sobre la ejecución, como fase crucial dentro del proceso penal, partiendo de la situación de vulnerabilidad que caracteriza a los internos, en estrecha correlación con el perfeccionamiento del debido proceso y con la protección de los derechos humanos en el ámbito judicial y penitenciario, más una amplia fundamentación teórica de sus axiomas informadores en el entorno jurídico contemporáneo, con realce para los principios de legalidad ejecutiva, resocialización, jurisdiccionalidad (control judicial de la ejecución) e inmediación, en torno a los cuales versan también las conclusiones a las que se arriba.
Trayectoria criminal de mujeres detenidas por Carabineros de Chile en 2007, por violencia intrafamiliar, seguidas hasta 2016
Authors: Valdivia Devia Mauricio , Oyanedel Juan Carlos , Garrido González José , Andrés Pueyo Antonio
Published: September 2023

El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar la evolución que presenta la conducta criminal a través del transcurso de la vida de un grupo de 824 mujeres detenidas por delitos de violencia intrafamiliar, en 2007, por parte de Carabineros de Chile. El diseño es longitudinal pseudo prospectivo, lo que permite su seguimiento a través de 9 años, tal como si correspondiera a un estudio longitudinal prospectivo. Se consideró como reincidencia cualquier nueva detención o denuncia en su contra, entre 2007-2016. El 60,6% de las mujeres reincidieron, acumulando un total de 2.583 delitos. Las trayectorias criminales de esta población se extendieron bastante más allá de los 30 años, generando una curva edad/delito alargada, dado que una parte importante de estas mujeres se mantuvieron cometiendo delitos hasta los 40 años, alejándose de la tradicional forma que adquiere la curva edad/delito.
Medidas para el avance de la implementación de la Plataforma de Acción de Beijing: un análisis de la formulación de los planes de desarrollo departamentales con enfoque de género en Colombia (2020-2023)
Authors: Rodríguez Galvis Liza , Guerrero Sierra Hugo Fernando
Published: September 2023

Las desigualdades de género, de acuerdo con el Foro Económico Mundial, siguen presentes en diversos países a pesar de los acuerdos internacionales alcanzados como consecuencia las luchas de movimiento feminista. La Plataforma de Acción de Beijing (1995) propuso varias recomendaciones entre las que se destaca la necesidad de avanzar en la arquitectura institucional como herramienta para aportar en el cierre de brechas entre hombres y mujeres. Para paliar esta situación, Colombia ha incorporado diversas medidas específicas para garantizar el avance en los derechos de las mujeres. Una de las estrategias lideradas por el Gobierno de Colombia en el último periodo ha sido la generación de oportunidades para las mujeres a través de la incidencia en la formulación de los Planes deDesarrollo Territoriales del Pacto para la Equidad de las Mujeres incluido en el Plan de Desarrollo Nacional “Pacto por Colombia, Pacto por la Equidad” 2018-2022. El resultado de estos esfuerzos ha sido el desarrollo de acciones de fortalecimiento institucional a favor de los derechos de las mujeres en los entes departamentales, algo que se refleja en el análisis de las estadísticas reveladas por los estudios “Progresan las regiones, avanza Colombia” y “Colombia sin techos de cristal”, documento de análisis de los Planes de Desarrollo 2020-2023.
Terrenos de marina: consecuencias socioambientales en el cotidiano de los pescadores artesanales. Un estudio de caso en el municipio de Itapema en el Estado de Santa Catarina
Authors: Arend Branco Fabiana , Branco Joaquim Olinto , Harms Dias Marco Antônio , Burlani Rafael , Delfini Capistrano de Oliveira Ana Cláudia
Published: September 2023

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las consecuencias socioambientales de los terrenos de marina en la comunidad pesquera del municipio de Itapema en el Estado de Santa Catarina, abordando inicialmente la naturaleza jurídica y el origen histórico de dicho instituto, para después confirmar el cumplimiento de su función socioambiental y cultural. La metodología del análisis involucra los procedimientos de comprensión teórica y bibliográfica, y el tratamiento de los datos obtenidos de entrevista junto a la comunidad pesquera del municipio citado. El análisis revelará la necesidad de una reestructuración y reorganización de la política pública de los terrenos de marina, a fin de que su función transcienda el mero fin recaudatorio.