bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EEG-Based Emotion Recognition by Retargeted Semi-Supervised Regression with Robust Weights
Authors: Chen Ziyuan , Duan Shuzhe , Peng Yong
Published: November 2022

The electroencephalogram (EEG) can objectively reflect the emotional state of human beings, and has attracted much attention in the academic circles in recent years. However, due to its weak, non-stationary, and low signal-to-noise properties, it is inclined to cause noise in the collected EEG data. In addition, EEG features extracted from different frequency bands and channels usually exhibit different levels of emotional expression abilities in emotion recognition tasks. In this paper, we fully consider the characteristics of EEG and propose a new model RSRRW (retargeted semi-supervised regression with robust weights). The advantages of the new model can be listed as follows. (1) The probability weight is added to each sample so that it could help effectively search noisy samples in the dataset, and lower the effect of them at the same time. (2) The distance between samples from different categories is much wider than before by extending the ϵ-dragging method to a semi-supervised paradigm. (3) Automatically discover the EEG emotional activation mode by adaptively measuring the contribution of sample features through feature weights. In the three cross-session emotion recognition tasks, the average accuracy of the RSRRW model is 81.51%, which can be seen in the experimental results on the SEED-IV dataset. In addition, with the support of the Friedman test and Nemenyi test, the classification of RSRRW model is much more accurate than that of other models.
The Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus Cases: A Modelling Study
Authors: Nuraini Nuning , Fauzi Ilham Saiful , Lestari Bony Wiem , Rizqina Sila
Published: November 2022

COVID-19 has currently become a global pandemic and caused a high number of infected people and deaths. To restrain the coronavirus spread, many countries have implemented restrictions on people’s movement and outdoor activities. The enforcement of health emergencies such as quarantine has a positive impact on reducing the COVID-19 infection risk, but it also has unwanted influences on health, social, and economic sectors. Here, we developed a compartmental mathematical model for COVID-19 transmission dynamic accommodating quarantine process and including tuberculosis and diabetic people compartments. We highlighted the potential negative impact induced by quarantine implementation on the increasing number of people with tuberculosis and diabetes. The actual COVID-19 data recorded in Indonesia during the Delta and Omicron variant attacks were well-approximated by the model’s output. A positive relationship was indicated by a high value of Pearson correlation coefficient, r=0.9344 for Delta and r=0.8961 for Omicron with a significance level of p<0.05. By varying the value of the quarantine parameter, this study obtained that quarantine effectively reduces the number of COVID-19 but induces an increasing number of tuberculosis and diabetic people. In order to minimize these negative impacts, increasing public awareness about the dangers of TB transmission and implementing a healthy lifestyle were considered the most effective strategies based on the simulation. The insights and results presented in this study are potentially useful for relevant authorities to increase public awareness of the potential risk of TB transmission and to promote a healthy lifestyle during the implementation of quarantine.
Weak Field Limit for Embedding Gravity
Authors: Kuptsov Stanislav , Ioffe Mikhail , Manida Sergey , Paston Sergey
Published: November 2022

We study a perturbation theory for embedding gravity equations in a background for which corrections to the embedding function are linear with respect to corrections to the flat metric. The remaining arbitrariness after solving the linearized field equations is fixed by an assumption that the solution is static in the second order. A nonlinear differential equation is obtained, which allows for finding the gravitational potential for a spherically symmetric case if a background embedding is given. An explicit form of a spherically symmetric background parameterized by one function of radius is proposed. It is shown that this function can be chosen in such a way that the gravitational potential is in a good agreement with the observed distribution of dark matter in a galactic halo.
Bouncing Cosmology in Modified Gravity with Higher-Order Gauss–Bonnet Curvature Term
Authors: Lohakare Santosh V. , Tello-Ortiz Francisco , Tripathy S. K. , Mishra B.
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we studied the bouncing behavior of the cosmological models formulated in the background of the Hubble function in the F(R,G) theory of gravity, where R and G, respectively, denote the Ricci scalar and Gauss–Bonnet invariant. The actions of the bouncing cosmology are studied with a consideration of the different viable models that can resolve the difficulty of singularity in standard Big Bang cosmology. Both models show bouncing behavior and satisfy the bouncing cosmological properties. Models based on dynamical, deceleration, and energy conditions indicate the accelerating behavior at the late evolution time. The phantom at the bounce epoch is analogous to quintessence behavior. Finally, we formulate the perturbed evolution equations and investigate the stability of the two bouncing solutions.
Essential Domains of Oxysterol-Binding Protein Required for Poliovirus Replication
Authors: Arita Minetaro
Published: November 2022

Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) is a host factor required for enterovirus (EV) replication. OSBP locates at membrane contact site and acts as a lipid exchanger of cholesterol and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) between cellular organelles; however, the essential domains required for the viral replication remain unknown. In this study, we define essential domains of OSBP for poliovirus (PV) replication by a functional dominance assay with a series of deletion variants of OSBP. We show that the pleckstrin homology domain (PHD) and the ligand-binding domain, but not the N-terminal intrinsically disordered domain, coiled-coil region, or the FFAT motif, are essential for PV replication. The PHD serves as the primary determinant of OSBP targeting to the replication organelle in the infected cells. These results suggest that not all the domains that support important biological functions of OSBP are essential for the viral replication.
Long-Term Culture of Canine Ocular Cells That Maintain Canine Papillomaviruses
Authors: Zhou Dan , Wang Aibing , Maxwell Sarah , Schlegel Richard , Yuan Hang
Published: November 2022

Canine ocular papillomas occur on the haired skin of eyelids, conjunctival epithelium, and rarely on the cornea. Using PCR typing assays with canine papillomavirus type-specific primer sets, our study confirmed that the papillomas contained canine papillomavirus type 1. The positive result from a rolling circle amplification assay indicated the CPV1 viral genome in the cells is a circular episomal form. We also successfully established the first canine corneal cell line using the conditional reprogramming method. The cells exhibited an epithelial cell morphology, grew rapidly in vitro, and could be maintained long term. For the continued growth of the canine corneal cells, feeder cells played a more important role than Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632. More importantly, the viral CPV1 genome was maintained in the canine corneal cells during the long-term expansion. Unlimited supplies of these cells provide as a model for the study CPV in dog cells, and a platform for drug screening for effective therapies against canine papillomavirus infection in the future.
Canker Development and Biocontrol Potential of CHV-1 Infected English Isolates of Cryphonectria parasitica Is Dependent on the Virus Concentration and the Compatibility of the Fungal Inoculums
Authors: Romon-Ochoa Pedro , Forster Jack , Chitty Ruth , Gorton Caroline , Lewis Alex , Eacock Amy , Kupper Quirin , Rigling Daniel , Pérez-Sierra Ana
Published: November 2022

Biological control of Cryphonectria parasitica fungus, causal agent of chestnut blight, by virus infection (hypovirulence) has been shown to be an effective control strategy against chestnut blight in Europe and some parts of North America. The most studied mycovirus is the Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV-1) type species of the Hypoviridae family. To efficiently provide biocontrol, the virus must be able to induce hypovirulence in its fungal host in chestnut trees. Here, two different CHV-1 subtype I virus strains (E-5 and L-18), gained by transmissions, were tested for their hypovirulence induction, biocontrol potential, and transmission between vegetatively compatible (VCG) and incompatible fungal isolate groups in sweet chestnut seedlings and branches. Both strains of CHV-1 showed great biocontrol potential and could protect trees by efficiently transmitting CHV-1 by hyphal anastomosis between fungal isolates of the same VCG and converting virulent to hypovirulent cankers. The hypovirulent effect was positively correlated with the virus concentration, tested by four different reverse-transcription PCRs, two end-point and two real-time methods, one of which represents a newly developed real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of CHV-1.
Uncovering Plant Virus Species Forming Novel Provisional Taxonomic Units Related to the Family Benyviridae
Authors: Solovyev Andrey G. , Morozov Sergey Y.
Published: November 2022

Based on analyses of recent open-source data, this paper describes novel horizons in the diversity and taxonomy of beny-like viruses infecting hosts of the plant kingdom (Plantae or Archaeplastida). First, our data expand the known host range of the family Benyviridae to include red algae. Second, our phylogenetic analysis suggests that the evolution of this virus family may have involved cross-kingdom host change events and gene recombination/exchanges between distant taxa. Third, the identification of gene blocks encoding known movement proteins in beny-like RNA viruses infecting non-vascular plants confirms other evidence that plant virus genomic RNAs may have acquired movement proteins simultaneously or even prior to the evolutionary emergence of the plant vascular system. Fourth, novel data on plant virus diversity highlight that molecular evolution gave rise to numerous provisional species of land-plant-infecting viruses, which encode no known potential movement genetic systems.
Nonthermal Biocompatible Plasma Inactivation of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: Prospects for Future Antiviral Applications
Authors: Han Ihn , Mumtaz Sohail , Choi Eun Ha
Published: November 2022

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a massive impact on global civilization. Finding effective treatments and drugs for these viral diseases was crucial. This paper outlined and highlighted key elements of recent advances in nonthermal biocompatible plasma (NBP) technology for antiviral applications. We searched for papers on NBP virus inactivation in PubMed ePubs, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The data and relevant information were gathered in order to establish a mechanism for NBP-based viral inactivation. NBP has been developed as a new, effective, and safe strategy for viral inactivation. NBP may be used to inactivate viruses in an ecologically friendly way as well as activate animal and plant viruses in a number of matrices. The reactive species have been shown to be the cause of viral inactivation. NBP-based disinfection techniques provide an interesting solution to many of the problems since they are simply deployable and do not require the resource-constrained consumables and reagents required for traditional decontamination treatments. Scientists are developing NBP technology solutions to assist the medical community in dealing with the present COVID-19 outbreak. NBP is predicted to be the most promising strategy for battling COVID-19 and other viruses in the future.
Molecular Mechanism and Role of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection in Central Nervous System-Mediated Diseases
Authors: Yadav Pardeep , Chakraborty Pratik , Jha Niraj Kumar , Dewanjee Saikat , Jha Abhimanyu Kumar , Panda Siva Prasad , Mishra Prabhu Chandra , Dey Abhijit , Jha Saurabh Kumar
Published: November 2022

The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the most common cause of neurodegenerative disease in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region; approximately 1.15 billion people are at risk, and thousands suffer from permanent neurological disorders across Asian countries, with 10–15 thousand people dying each year. JEV crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and forms a complex with receptors on the surface of neurons. GRP78, Src, TLR7, caveolin-1, and dopamine receptor D2 are involved in JEV binding and entry into the neurons, and these receptors also play a role in carcinogenic activity in cells. JEV binds to GRP78, a member of the HSP70 overexpressed on malignant cells to enter neurons, indicating a higher chance of JEV infection in cancer patients. However, JEV enters human brain microvascular endothelial cells via an endocytic pathway mediated by caveolae and the ezrin protein and also targets dopamine-rich areas for infection of the midbrain via altering dopamine levels. In addition, JEV complexed with CLEC5A receptor of macrophage cells is involved in the breakdown of the BBB and central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. CLEC5A-mediated infection is also responsible for the influx of cytokines into the CNS. In this review, we discuss the neuronal and macrophage surface receptors involved in neuronal death.
Understanding Vaccine Perceptions and Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination: Opportunities to Strengthen Public Health Responses and COVID-19 Services for People Who Use Drugs
Authors: Jordan Ashly E. , Izar Rwaida , Nicolas Renée , Beharie Nisha , Harocopos Alex
Published: November 2022

Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are at high risk for COVID-19 infection, morbidity, and mortality. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing serious illness and death from COVID-19. There are sparse data on the perceptions and willingness of PWUD to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Materials and Methods: In order to assess the perceptions of, and willingness to receive, COVID-19 vaccination among PWUD, we conducted a rapid survey-based assessment of 100 PWUD in NYC (Spring 2021) who reported not having received COVID-19 vaccination and who reported past 30-day illicit drug use. Results: More than 80% of respondents agreed that personally receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was important for the health of others in the community, and endorsing this belief was significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine willingness reflecting a high prevalence of altruistic beliefs (p-value: 0.01). Other reported perceptions that were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine willingness were believing that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for PWUD and trusting COVID-19 information from their healthcare providers (p-values < 0.05). That said, 62% reported being unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and 70–83% had concerns about general vaccine safety/efficacy. Examining pairs of questions to explore potential ambivalence between vaccine endorsement and vaccine concerns identified that 56–65% simultaneously reported vaccine safety/efficacy concerns and beliefs that vaccination was an important intervention. Of the 75 respondents who reported past 30-day use of harm reduction and/or substance use disorder (SUD) programs, nearly 90% reported these programs as trusted sources of COVID-19 information. Conclusion: Most participants reported altruistic beliefs about the role of vaccines for community health, including COVID-19 vaccines, and this altruism was associated with willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19. These findings suggest a complex relationship between beliefs about the role of vaccination in community health and the safety/efficacy of vaccines; this ambivalence suggests that COVID-19 vaccine willingness may not be firmly fixed, indicating potential opportunities to address questions and build vaccine confidence. Harm reduction and SUD programs could be leveraged to further engage PWUD in receipt of COVID-19 information and/or vaccination. Recognizing vaccine ambivalence, emphasizing collective and individual benefits of vaccination, and messaging from trusted sources may be promising approaches to increase vaccination in this population.
Optimization of Vaccination Clinics to Improve Staffing Decisions for COVID-19: A Time-Motion Study
Authors: Wang Xinyu , Pan Jinhua , Liu Zhixi , Wang Weibing
Published: November 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic disturbed people’s daily life for more than 2 years, many COVID-19 vaccines have been carried forward systematically to curb the transmission of the virus. However, high vaccination tasks bring great challenges to personnel allocation. We observed nine vaccination clinics in Huzhou and Shanghai and built a discrete-event simulation model to simulate the optimal staffing of vaccination clinics under 10 different scenarios. Based on the result of the simulations, we optimized the allocation of vaccination staff in different stages of epidemic development by province in China. The results showed that optimizing staffing could both boost service utilization and shorten the queuing time for vaccination recipients. Taking Jilin Province as an example, to increase the booster vaccination rate within 3 months, the number of vaccination staff members needed was 2028, with a continuous small-scale breakout and 2,416 under a stable epidemic situation. When there was a shortage of vaccination staff, the total number of vaccination clinic staff members needed could be significantly reduced by combining the preview and registration steps. This study provides theoretical support for the personnel arrangement of COVID-19 vaccinations of a booster dose by province and the assessment of current vaccination staff reserves.
Interactions between Severe Allergy and Anxiety in Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinees
Authors: Asperti Chiara , Benanti Giovanni , Ramirez Giuseppe A. , Russo Marco , Vai Benedetta , Bramé Barbara , Viapiana Naomi , Nannipieri Serena , Cilona Maria Bernadette , Mazzetti Martina , Zuffada Simone , Di Mattei Valentina Elisabetta , Benedetti Francesco , Dagna Lorenzo , Yacoub Mona-Rita
Published: November 2022

Severe drug allergy affects patient hesitancy to new treatments, posing unprecedented challenges to anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaigns. We aimed to analyze the psychological profile of vaccinees with a history of severe allergy in comparison to subjects with a milder allergy history. Patients attending a dedicated vaccination setting were administered an anonymized questionnaire including clinical data and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale (score range 20–80). Patients were also asked whether being in a protected setting affected their attitude toward vaccination. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range). We enrolled 116 patients (78% women), of whom 79% had a history of drug anaphylaxis. The median state anxiety score was 36.5 (30–47.2), while the trait anxiety score was 37 (32–48). State anxiety was higher in those with severe than mild allergy [39 (32–50) vs. 30 (25–37); p < 0.001], with the highest score found in a patient with previous drug anaphylaxis (42.5 [32–51.7]). More than 50% of patients reported that being in a protected setting had lowered their anxiety. Severe allergy is associated with a higher burden of situational anxiety in the setting of vaccination without affecting patient constitutional (trait) levels of anxiety. Vaccination in dedicated facilities might overcome issues related to hesitancy and improve patients’ quality of life.
Canvassing Prospects of Glyco-Nanovaccines for Developing Cross-Presentation Mediated Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy
Authors: Makandar Amina I. , Jain Mannat , Yuba Eiji , Sethi Gautam , Gupta Rajesh Kumar
Published: November 2022

In view of the severe downsides of conventional cancer therapies, the quest of developing alternative strategies still remains of critical importance. In this regard, antigen cross-presentation, usually employed by dendritic cells (DCs), has been recognized as a potential solution to overcome the present impasse in anti-cancer therapeutic strategies. It has been established that an elevated cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against cancer cells can be achieved by targeting receptors expressed on DCs with specific ligands. Glycans are known to serve as ligands for C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) expressed on DCs, and are also known to act as a tumor-associated antigen (TAA), and, thus, can be harnessed as a potential immunotherapeutic target. In this scenario, integrating the knowledge of cross-presentation and glycan-conjugated nanovaccines can help us to develop so called ‘glyco-nanovaccines’ (GNVs) for targeting DCs. Here, we briefly review and analyze the potential of GNVs as the next-generation anti-tumor immunotherapy. We have compared different antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for their ability to cross-present antigens and described the potential nanocarriers for tumor antigen cross-presentation. Further, we discuss the role of glycans in targeting of DCs, the immune response due to pathogens, and imitative approaches, along with parameters, strategies, and challenges involved in cross-presentation-based GNVs for cancer immunotherapy. It is known that the effectiveness of GNVs in eradicating tumors by inducing strong CTL response in the tumor microenvironment (TME) has been largely hindered by tumor glycosylation and the expression of different lectin receptors (such as galectins) by cancer cells. Tumor glycan signatures can be sensed by a variety of lectins expressed on immune cells and mediate the immune suppression which, in turn, facilitates immune evasion. Therefore, a sound understanding of the glycan language of cancer cells, and glycan–lectin interaction between the cancer cells and immune cells, would help in strategically designing the next-generation GNVs for anti-tumor immunotherapy.
Microbial Antigen Identification and Vaccine Delivery Systems
Authors: Bettencourt Paulo J. G. , Leitão Jorge H.
Published: November 2022

Vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity depend on the host, pathogen, and pathogenesis of the disease [...]
LENS-GRM Applicability Analysis and Evaluation
Authors: Lee Sanghyup , Seong Yeonjeong , Jung Younghun
Published: November 2022

Recently, there have been many abnormal natural phenomena caused by climate change. Anthropogenic factors associated with insufficient water resource management can be another cause. Among natural causes, rainfall intensity and volume often induce flooding. Therefore, accurate rainfall estimation and prediction can prevent and mitigate damage caused by these hazards. Sadly, uncertainties often hinder accurate rainfall forecasting. This study investigates the uncertainty of the Korean rainfall ensemble prediction data and runoff analysis model in order to enhance reliability and improve prediction. The objectives of this study include: (i) evaluating the spatial characteristics and applicability of limited area ensemble prediction system (LENS) data; (ii) understanding uncertainty using parameter correction and generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) and grid-based rainfall-runoff model (GRM); (iii) evaluating models before and after LENS-GRM correction. In this study, data from the Wicheon Basin was used. The informal likelihood (R2, NSE, PBIAS) and formal likelihood (log-normal) were used to evaluate model applicability. The results confirmed that uncertainty of the behavioral model exists using the likelihood threshold when applying the runoff model to rainfall forecasting data. Accordingly, this method is expected to enable more reliable flood prediction by reducing the uncertainties of the rainfall ensemble data and the runoff model when selecting the behavioral model for the user’s uncertainty analysis. It also provides a basis for flood prediction studies that apply rainfall and geographical characteristics for rainfall-runoff uncertainty analysis.
Nanocomposite Zinc Oxide-Based Photocatalysts: Recent Developments in Their Use for the Treatment of Dye-Polluted Wastewater
Authors: Folawewo Abayomi D. , Bala Muhammad D.
Published: November 2022

This review highlights current developments in utilising zinc oxide (ZnO) composite materials as photocatalysts. Systematic analyses of the various synthetic methods for producing ZnO-based hetero-structured materials, the variety of methods for their characterisation, their mechanisms of action, and widespread applications for the degradation of pollutants are discussed. Structure/activity relationships and methods of improving on some of the recognised shortcomings of ZnO-based nanomaterial catalysts are also presented.
Reconstruction of Urban Rainfall Measurements to Estimate the Spatiotemporal Variability of Extreme Rainfall
Authors: Joseph Risma , Mujumdar P. P. , Das Bhowmik Rajarshi
Published: November 2022

In recent decades, the impact of climate change on urban flooding has increased, along with an increase in urban population and urban areas. Hence, historical design storms require revisions based on robust intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) relationships. To this end, the development of an urban rain-gauge network is essential to yield the spatiotemporal attributes of rainfall. The present study addresses two objectives: (a) to reconstruct sub-daily rainfall time series for the historical period over an urban gauge network, and (b) to investigate the spatiotemporal variation in extreme rainfall distribution within a city. This study considers Bangalore, India, where rainfall has been historically monitored by two stations but a dense gauge network has recently been developed. The study applies random forest regression for rainfall reconstruction, finding that the performance of the model is better when the predictand and predictor stations are near to one another. Robust IDF relationships confirm significant spatial variations in extreme rainfall distribution at the station and the city-region levels. The areal reduction factor (ARF) is also estimated in order to understand the likely impact of the reconstructed time series on hydrological modeling. A significant decrease in the ARF is observed as the area grows beyond 450 km2, indicating a substantial reduction in the volume of the design floods.
Dimensions of Poverty in Kunduz Province of Afghanistan
Authors: Shaiq Muhammad Asef , Barati Ali Akbar , Kalantari Khalil , Asadi Ali
Published: November 2022

Afghanistan is a vulnerable country, and various challenges have led to widespread poverty. This study measured the different dimensions of poverty in rural and urban areas to help policymakers with poverty alleviation in the Kunduz province of Afghanistan. The data were collected from 360 rural and urban households. According to the findings, the MPI index in the Kunduz province’s rural and urban areas was found to be 0.483 and 0.445, respectively. The results indicate that Kunduz faces both rural and urban poverty, but that rural poverty is more severe than urban poverty. The intensity and headcount ratio of poverty in rural areas is more significant than in urban areas. It also is clear that all dimensions of poverty in Kunduz are very serious. Thus, it is necessary to establish a comprehensive program to reduce all aspects of poverty.
ReSQ: Reinforcement Learning-Based Queue Allocation in Software-Defined Queuing Framework
Authors: Maity Ilora , Taleb Tarik
Published: November 2022

With the evolution of 5G networks, the demand for Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC) services is increasing. Software-Defined Networking (SDN) offers flexible network management to prioritize URLLC services coexisting with best-effort traffic. Utilizing the network programmability feature of SDN, Software-Defined Queueing (SDQ) framework selects the optimal output port queue on forwarding devices and routing path for incoming traffic flows to provide deterministic Quality of Service (QoS) support required for URLLC traffic. However, in the existing SDQ framework, the selections of optimal queue and path are done manually by observing the traffic type of each incoming flow, the available bandwidth of each potential routing path, and the status of output port queues of each forwarding device on each potential routing path. The static allocations of path and queue for each flow are inefficient to provide a deterministic QoS guarantee for a high volume of incoming traffic which is typical in 5G networks. The limited buffer availability on the forwarding devices is another constraint regarding optimal queue allocation that ensures an end-to-end (E2E) delay guarantee. To address these challenges, in this paper, we extend the SDQ framework by automating queue management with a reinforcement learning (RL)-based approach. The proposed queue management approach considers diverse QoS demands as well as a limited buffer on the forwarding devices and performs prioritized queue allocation. Our approach also includes a hash-based flow grouping to handle a high volume of traffic having diverse latency demands and a path selection mechanism based on available bandwidth and hop count. The simulation result shows that the proposed scheme ReSQ reduces the QoS violation ratio by 10.45% as compared to the baseline scheme that selects queues randomly.
Translating primary care to telehealth: analysis of in-person consultations on diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Authors: Lane Jared , David Katrina , Ramarao Jayashanthi , Ward Kanesha , Raghuraman Sunayana , Waheed Moomna , Lau Annie YS
Published: November 2022

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had a considerable impact on primary care, resulting in rapid uptake of telehealth. Patients with chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), relied heavily on telehealth consultations during this period. It is important to assess whether tasks observed during T2DM or CVD in-person consultations are translatable to telehealth.

Aim

To explore the extent to which in-person GP consultations are translatable to telehealth for patients with T2DM or CVD.

Design & setting

This study screened 281 GP consultations conducted in 2017 within the UK general practice setting for consultations pertaining to T2DM or CVD. Seventeen in-person consultations (in deidentified video and transcript) were selected for further analysis.

Method

Detailed reporting of tasks, physical artefacts, and physical examinations observed during in-person GP consultations. A new scoring method, applying two key metrics, supporting definitions and examples, was designed to assess translatability of clinical tasks to telehealth.

Results

Across the 17 T2DM or CVD in-person consultations analysed, 23 clinical tasks, 21 physical artefacts, and nine physical examinations were observed. Sixty per cent of tasks analysed were deemed either easily or relatively easily translatable to telehealth. Twenty-six per cent of tasks were rated as ‘moderately translatable to telehealth’ but may require a patient obtaining their own equipment. Thirteen per cent of tasks were rated as ‘potentially translatable to telehealth’. No clinical tasks for these cohorts were rated as untranslatable to telehealth.

Conclusion

The majority of tasks observed during T2DM or CVD in-person GP consultations are translatable to telehealth. Further research is warranted to investigate emergent safety concerns from increased uptake of telehealth.
Keterlibatan dan Pola Pergerakan Teroris Perempuan dalam Jaringan Terorisme di Indonesia
Authors: Quanandi Jodi , Kertopati Susaningtyas N.H. , Cempaka Timur Fauzia Gustarina
Published: November 2022

This article aims to analyze analytically the processes that influence the involvement of women in acts of terrorism in Indonesia. The problem is focused on the case of suicide bombings with female terrorist actors who are often with terrorist networks and received news coverage by various media describing the pattern of relationships between the influence of religious concepts, action orientation and patriarchal domination in Indonesian society. To approach this problem, theoretical references and literature studies from previous journals are used. The data were collected and analyzed descriptively qualitatively. The results of this study indicate that the data on women who participated in acts of terrorism and also know the factors that influence women's participation in acts of terrorism carried out through suicide bombings, one of which is the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah network which is suspected to be affiliated with ISIS. This study also elaborates on the extent to which women's involvement in suicide cases is determined by how they interpret jihad and the orientation of their actions as well as the domination of the patriarchy that surrounds them and their pattern of movement in supporting terrorist acts.
Challenges and Opportunities Implementation of Online Learning in the Pandemic Era
Authors: Na'imah Na'imah , Hasan Diqqi Alvin , Faizah Nur , Rifathi Fina Umu , Abqori Muhammad Sabiq
Published: November 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that COVID-19 was a pandemic that has spread worldwide. It has been on limited interaction activities and social group meetings. The policy of limiting community physical interaction directly affects the education sector so that the learning process is fully transformed into the form of online learning. The purpose of this research is to find out the challenges and opportunities in the online learning process that has been implemented during the covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method by describing the online learning process that has been implemented. The subjects in the study were students and teachers of Junior High School 01 Plantungan Kendal. Analysis of the data used in this study is to triangulate data consisting of data from observations, interviews, and field observations. The study's results showed that the online learning process had challenges regarding the availability of qualified technology such as electronic devices in the learning process, internet networks, and students' and teachers' readiness to face online learning. While the opportunities from the online learning process that have been implemented are directly familiarizing students to practice independently in the learning process, and from the teacher's side, encouraging teachers to master technology and innovate in the learning process so that it would be more varied and effective
Estética da Periferia
Authors: Soares Lima Carolina Maria
Published: November 2022

O presente artigo é um dos excertos da pesquisa de mestrado que investigou a arte de rua em diferentes contextos na América Latina a partir dos processos de patrimonialização e criminalização da estética da periferia. Em relação à cidade de São Paulo, berço do grafitti no Brasil, as disputas e conflitos que se articulam em torno da arte urbana atravessam a política paisagística, uma série de mecanismos de lei encriptados, artistas e o mercado. A partir de uma extensa revisão bibliográfica, documental, grupos focais, entrevistas estruturadas e análises fílmicas, o presente artigo apresenta resultados referentes ao processo de criminalização da estética da periferia e da produção do espaço nas cidades contemporâneas, com foco para o estudo de caso da cidade de São Paulo.
Tai Lue Identities in the Upper Mekong Valley: Glimpses from Mulberry Paper Manuscripts
Authors: Grabowsky Volker , Techasiriwan Apiradee
Published: November 2022

Les Tai Lue, ethnie appartenant à la famille linguistique Tai, sont dispersés sur une grande partie du cours supérieur du Mékong et constituent l’ethnie dominante de la préfecture autonome Tai des Sipsong Panna, à l’extrême sud du Yunnan. Pendant des siècles, les Sipsong Panna, avec Chiang Rung (Jihong) comme centre politique, ont constitué une entité semi-autonome placée sous l’autorité d’un «prince » (chao fa) qui reconnaissait la suzeraineté de principe de l’empereur de Chine et, à certaines époques, du souverain birman. Depuis l’intégration des Sipsong Panna dans la république populaire de Chine en 1950, la culture tai lue, profondément inscrite dans la tradition du bouddhisme theravada, a été de plus en plus menacée — voire aveuglément réprimée, comme ce fut le cas dans les années qui ont suivi le «grand bond en avant » (1958) et pendant la «révolution culturelle » (à partir de 1965-1966). Depuis les années 1980, on assiste dans la région à une renaissance des cultures locales avec, entre autres, une renaissance de la tradition tai lue de confection de manuscrits. En nous appuyant sur les colophons, préfaces, commentaires et autres «paratextes » figurant dans les manuscrits tai lue sur papier de mûrier, nous nous proposons d’étudier dans cet article comment les copistes locaux ont mis en forme les savoirs traditionnels et quels critères ont présidé à l’élaboration de leurs manuscrits. Nous nous pencherons aussi sur la question de la provenance de certains des textes qu’ils contiennent : manuscrits antérieurs plus élaborés, sources imprimées ou tradition orale. Enfin, pour mieux comprendre la fonction sociale de ces manuscrits dans le processus de renaissance ethno-culturelle en cours, nous étudierons les réseaux d’auteurs, copistes, commanditaires et collectionneurs de manuscrits.
Le trésor des rois cam. Nouvelles hypothèses sur son dépôt de Lavang et ses manuscrits
Authors: Lepoutre Amandine
Published: November 2022

Cet article rassemble les données éparses concernant la découverte des dépôts du trésor des rois cam (de la fin du XIXe siècle à 1959) et les complète avec les données récentes relatives au devenir d’une partie du trésor. Cette synthèse est accompagnée d’une normalisation et d’une actualisation des toponymes des villages qui étaient chargés de la garde des dépôts du trésor et d’une carte où beaucoup de ces villages sont localisés. L’auteur souligne la singularité du dépôt de Lavang dont les manuscrits ont, par chance, été sauvegardés. Leur analyse montre qu’il s’agit d’archives administratives rédigées au niveau local, qui devaient servir à l’élaboration de documents plus exhaustifs, peut-être des documents nationaux, vietnamiens, et qui n’étaient pas destinées à un archivage de longue durée. Cette interprétation permet à l’auteur de proposer que le dépôt de Lavang n’a pas servi, comme on le pensait jusqu’alors, d’abri afin de soustraire les archives aux Việt au moment où l’ancien Pāṇḍuraṅga était annexé par le Việt Nam, mais de lieu habituel de conservation temporaire de ces documents-outils.
Note on Tai Lue Wooden Buddha Image Inscriptions and Buddhist Manuscript Colophons from Northern Laos
Authors: Techasiriwan Apiradee , Grabowsky Volker
Published: November 2022

Cette note s’inscrit dans le cadre de recherches interdisciplinaires sur les paratextes des manuscrits tai lue du Yunnan et du Nord du Laos menées à l’université de Hambourg. Elle dresse un inventaire des éléments constitutifs communs à ces inscriptions et colophons tai lue du Nord du Laos et procède ensuite à leur analyse détaillée.
Fouilles du palais d’Angkor Thom
Authors: Groslier Bernard-Philippe
Published: November 2022

«Fouilles du palais royal d’Angkor Thom. Campagne 1958 — Rapport préliminaire » , le texte de B.-P. Groslier qui constitue le point de départ de ce dossier, est un rapport préliminaire adressé au directeur de l’École française d’Extrême-Orient en mai 1958. Même si l’on doit garder à l’esprit le caractère temporaire et probablement pour partie obsolète des conclusions qu’il propose, ce rapport constitue un moment important de l’archéologie angkorienne. Les publications définitives des fouilles n’ayant jamais vu le jour, il présente en effet des résultats inédits qui constituent le vivier dans lequel B.-P. Groslier a abondamment puisé pour orienter et justifier nombre de ses études sur l’histoire d’Angkor et il illustre bien l’importance que celui-ci accordait à l’interprétation des informations stratigraphiques dans un contexte historique élargi. Les résultats de ses fouilles au palais royal ont par ailleurs eu une influence majeure sur son approche de la chronologie angkorienne. La publication de ce rapport est accompagnée par un ensemble de contributions destinées à le contextualiser, l’actualiser, le compléter et à le mettre en perspective avec des travaux archéologiques récents. «Le mobilier en bronze du palais royal d’Angkor Thom » de Brice Vincent propose ainsi un inventaire exhaustif et une note détaillée qui revient sur l’ensemble du mobilier de bronze mis au jour au palais royal d’Angkor Thom par B.-P. Groslier et par ses prédécesseurs Henri Marchal et Maurice Glaize, et sur la proximité d’un atelier métallurgique voisin. «Banteay, palais royal de Mahendraparvata » de Jean-Baptiste Chevance, présente le bilan des trois campagnes de fouilles qu’il a conduites de 2009 à 2012 sur le site inédit de Banteay au Phnom Kulen et les éléments qui l’ont mené à l’identifier au palais royal de la capitale du Mahendraparvata. Enfin, «Le tertre E à Trapeang Ropou : approche archéologique et géomorphologique d’un habitat angkorien » de Pierre Bâty, Armand Desbat, Farid Sellami et Sandrine Marquié revient sur les fouilles extensives menées à Trapeang Ropou à proximité de l’aéroport de Siem Reap. Utilisant des techniques de fouille préventives appliquées en Europe, cette opération témoigne du riche potentiel des recherches sur l’habitat angkorien non monumental qui se sont développées récemment à Angkor.
Del estado actual de los estudios quechuas
Authors: Parker Gary John
Published: November 2022

Whereas the total bibliography of Quechua studies covers more than four centuries, it is only in the last fifteen years that scientifically trained linguist have begun to seriously study this group of languages which constitutes the most important language family of the western hemisphere (in terms of the number of its speakers, with the corresponding economic and political implications).

This article surveys the current state of Quechua studies, noting research in progress as well as the publications which I considered most important with regard to each dialect area and to the various subdisciplines of modern linguistics.

Section I treats bibliographic sources and the specialized institutions and periodical publications which have appeared in recent years.

In section 2, historical-comparative and dialectological research is discussed and the conclusions of these studies are presented in some detail since they strongly challenge many popular notions concerning Andean Ethnohistory. Section 3 is concerned with synchronic descriptive studies, with special emphasis on the dialects of central Peru —those forms of Quechua which had been totally ignored for centuries but which have now been proven to hold the key to an entirely new theory of the evolution of Quechua.

Section 4 mentions the few socio and psycholinguistic investigation which have been or are being carried out.

Section 5 lists the major pedagogical grammars.
El patrón urbano incaico según el prof. Zuidema y su relación con Incallacta
Authors: Ellefsen Bernardo
Published: November 2022

L'A. analyse la théorie de Zuidema quant à la relation de la place centrale et des quatre principaux quartiers qui divisent la ville incaïque. Les principaux sanctuaires occupaient dans ce schéma une situation prédéterminée.

Sur cette base, Zuidema conclut que l'ensemble de la ville incaïque suivait une orientation fixe avec le temple principal a Wiracocha qui occupait toujours la même situation par rapport à la place et, au Nord de la ville, toujours, un sommet fortifié. L'A. montre une disposition urbaine semblable entre le Cuzco et Incallacta et, à partir de là, observe que cette ressemblance se retrouve entre les diverses villes incaïques connues.
Présentation
Authors: Dollfus Olivier
Published: November 2022

This short presentation situates the research in the high valley of Rio Chancay and shows its methodological articulation. The study has to do with social sciences as well as with natural sciences, which explains the difficulties in cooperation and final synthesis due to the different scientific methods involved. The naturalist confronted with a global study of the natural environment can break it down into an open system model with three compartiments, "ecological potential", "biological exploitation", and "anthropic utilization". The analysis of variables within each compartiment allows seeing the interactions between variables, and then the interactions between compartments. Time plays an important part in these interactions, and particularly in integrating human actions, without looking into the causes of the same however. Actually, it is at the level of these causes that the social sciences come into play, and knowledge of social structures is basic to them. These structures rule the techniques of space utilization. For they are reproduced at the work level. They also evolve - hence the need for historical studies - according to innovations and outside influences, within the frame of a natural environment which is discussed here as a space completely perceived by man.
Recherches archéologiques dans la moyenne vallée du Chillon
Authors: Guffroy Jean
Published: November 2022

A series of borings and prospections effectuated from May to July 1976 allowed us to recognize 19 sites of human occupation situated between 1000 and 1400m, in the middle valley of the Chillón (department of Lima, Peru). The oldest traces of occupation are dating from the Early Horizon. This region has known also an important peopling at the Early Intermediate, at the late Intermediate and during the late Horizon.

The present study is divided in two parts : in the first one are analyzed the sites and the archaeological met ; in the second one, there is a discussion on the relations of the sites between them and with the others establishments of the valley.
La dominación Incaica en Cochabamba
Authors: Ellefsen Bernardo
Published: November 2022

En los últimos años del reinado del Inca Pachacutec, su heredero, el Inca Tupac Yupanqui, conquistó Charcas. En el valle de Cochabamba halló tres etnias: cotas, Chuyes y sipesipes. Deportó a los cotas y Chuyes a Pocona y Mizque y dejó a los sipesipes, que eran una “colonia” de la etnia sora. Tupac Yupanqui, luego de despoblar el valle, introdujo mitimaes de Contisuyo y destinó la mayor parte del valle a la cría de auquénidos. Huayna Capac repartió parte del valle entre las etnias de habla aymará para que enviasen anualmente un contingente que debía sembrar las tierras para su sustento y, en su mayor parte, para el estado incaico. Desde entonces, Cochabamba se convirtió en un centro muy importante para el aprovisionamiento de los ejércitos incaicos en el Collasuyo y para el mismo Cuzco. En Cotapachi, cerca de Cochabamba, se encontraron más de mil cimientos de cólicas o depósitos incaicos, donde se guardaba el maíz antes de enviarlo al Cuzco en auquénidos. También introdujo Hayna Capac en Cochabamba mitimaes de Contisuyo, en Perú; factor que colaboró a la difusión de la lengua quechua en el área.
Arctocephalus (hydrarctos) lomasiensis, subgen. nov. et nov. sp. un nouvel otariidae du mio-pliocène de Sacaco (Pérou)
Authors: Muizon Christian de
Published: November 2022

El descubrimiento de una cabeza (cráneo y mandíbula) de un nuevo Otariidae y de algunos elementos postcraniales, en la Formación Pisco (Mioceno superior -Plioceno inferior) representa un suceso muy importante en la historia del grupo. Se trata efectivamente del primero Otariidae precuaternario sudamericano: Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos subgen. nov.) lomasiensis sp. nov. Su descripción anatómica y comparación están aquí ejecutadas y conducen a considerar la nueva especie como una tentativa de especialización abortada del género Arctocephalus. Además, algunas consideraciones sobre las divisiones subfamiliares de los Otariidae permiten también establecer una nueva subfamilia: Callorhinae subfam. nov.