bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tracking the World Down
Authors: Frápolli María J. ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: August 2022

The background of this paper is what I call “pragmatic inferentialism,” a view that I attribute to Robert Brandom. Here, I develop Brandom’s view and argue (i) that it is a kind of subject naturalism, in Price’s sense, and (ii) that the charge of idealism sometimes addressed against it is unwarranted. Regarding (i), I show that pragmatic inferentialism finds support from evolutionary psychology and developmental psychology. Regarding (ii), I present what I call “level 0 expressivism,” which I take to be the semantic counterpart of some aspects of evolutionary psychology and developmental psychology. Besides, I resort to Brandom’s defense of Hegel’s conceptual realism. The conclusion of the paper is a vindication of objective truth in the inferentialist framework.
The use of digital Product-Service Systems in manufacturing firms
Authors: Rakić Slavko , Sofić Aleksandar , Markoski Branko , Softić Selver , Marjanović Uglješa
Published: August 2022

Digital technologies change the way how manufacturing firms create offers for customers. These new technologies transform traditional Product-Service Systems into Digital Product-Service Systems. This paper investigates the use of digital technologies for the creation of new products and smart services in manufacturing firms. Additionally, this paper investigates the service orientation in Product-Service Systems. The data for this research were collected at the end of 2021 through the ASAP Service Management Forum in the manufacturing sector of the Republic of Serbia. The empirical results indicate that more than 60% of manufacturing firms use digital technologies for the creation of new products and less than 50% for the creation of new smart services. Moreover, results indicated that most services are product-oriented with 25% of share in a sample, followed by results-oriented services with 20% of share in a sample and use-oriented services with 11% of share in the total sample.
The impact of depression on work performance in teleworkers in Serbia
Authors: Taboroši Srđana , Berishaj Dorontinë
Published: August 2022

Teleworking, as a new method of work, implies working out of a designated office space using informational technologies. As a modern work practice, it became popular in recent years but abruptly developed in the last two years with the COVID 19 pandemic when a large number of companies were forced to perform remotely resulting in challenges. This research aims to examine how mental health can affect work performance in teleworking employees. The sample holds 134 respondents conventionally and remotely employed in Serbia who were interviewed using the CES-D self-assessment scale, with 20 questions measuring depressive symptomatology. This study demonstrates the connection between the methods of work and the mental state and their influence on work results. Teleworkers in Serbia show higher values of depression than conventional employees which can negatively affect their work performance. This research contributes to the improvement of remote employee management in Serbia and gives recommendations on how to notice depression in teleworkers, prevent it and reduce its effects.
Žemės ūkio akademijos profesoriui Fabijonui Kemėšiui atminti
Authors: Lietuvos mokslų akademija. ŽEMĖS ŪKIO MOKSLAI.
Published: August 2022

Rengiant spaudai Lietuvos žemės ūkio akademijos (Lietuvos žemės ūkio universiteto, Aleksandro Stulginskio universiteto) jubiliejinius leidinius ir knygas apie iškilius aukštosios mokyklos profesorius neišvengiamai teko domėtis jos pirmtakės Žemės ūkio akademijos Dotnuvoje gyvavimo ir veiklos istorija. Mane sudomino kunigo, ekonomisto, sociologo, mokslų daktaro, profesoriaus, lietuvių visuomenės veikėjo, spaudos darbuotojo ir žymaus publicisto, Žemės ūkio akademijos Dotnuvoje Šv. Povilo bažnyčios rektoriaus, Kauno kapitulos garbės kanauninko, Sibiro kankinio Fabijono Kemėšio (1880–1954) asmenybė ir plati, iškili jo visuomeninė veikla, tragiška gyvenimo baigtis.
The influence of lupine seeds flour addition on wheat-rye bread quality
Authors: Lazdauskienė Jurgita , Kepalienė Inga , Liepienė Nijolė , Funk Lina Vaičiulytė
Published: August 2022

The aim of this research was to determine the influence of the amount of 10, 15 and 20% of lupine seeds flour on sensory properties, moisture, acidity, specific volume, density, crumb hardness, and the drying process of wheat-rye bread. In order to assess sensory properties, the test of descriptive analysis of sensory properties was applied in accordance with ISO 11036 and ISO 6564. The evaluation of sensory properties demonstrated that the amount of 10% of lupine seeds flour did not adversely affect the colour, taste and texture of wheat-rye bread. The amount of 15 and 20% of lupine seeds flour reduced porosity and elasticity, increased stickiness and bitterness of bread, and the taste of lupine seeds flour was felt. As the amount of lupine seeds flour in bread increased, the specific volume, porosity and elasticity of bread decreased, whereas the crumb density as well as stickiness increased. Storing a bread sample for 1 day, the amount of increasing lupine seeds flour enhanced bread crumb hardness by 1.5–2 times, and after 4 days of storage it increased by 3–4 times compared to that of the control sample. The amount of 10% of lupine seeds flour in bread did not influence the drying process and did not differ from the control sample in the unpacked samples for 4 days. The amount of 20% of lupine seeds flour increased the weight loss of bread drying process by 53% compared to that of the control sample after 4 days of storage.
Genitourinary Cancer: 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights for the Advanced Practitioner
Authors: Lemke, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP Emily
Published: August 2022

Emily Lemke, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP®, of the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, comments on MET and CTLA-4 inhibitors for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, maintenance targeted therapy for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, the landscape of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, a consensus definition for platinum ineligibility, and PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
A Narrative Inquiry into Middle-aged Women who Experienced the Residential Independence of Never-married Children
Authors: Kwon Soonbum , Chin Meejung
Published: August 2022

This study examined the experience of middle-aged women, centering on the home as the residence of never-married children. I conducted interviews with four such women in their 50s and 60s who had experienced the residential independence of never-married children within the past five years, and a variety of field texts were used as research texts. Through reconstructing the participants’ experiences, two main themes emerged: experiencing anxiety regarding alienation from their child and expecting to resolve this anxiety through the marriage of their child. The participants were anxious about their never-married children, and this study found that at the root of this was anxiety regarding being alienated from their children. The participants often attempted to visit their children’s homes to relieve such anxiety but, as their children often discouraged this, the situation was aggravated. Thus, the participants wished for their children to marry, as they aspired to restore an intimate relationship with them through such an event. These results imply that tensions and conflicts between parents and children may arise due to the independence of never-married children.
The Effect of Adult Attachment on the Fear of Intimacy: The Mediating Effect of Self-differentiation and Self-esteem
Authors: Han Hyerim , Lee Jimin
Published: August 2022

This study analyzed the relationship between adult attachment, self-differentiation, and self-esteem in solving the fear of intimacy in interpersonal relationships experienced by adults. This study targeted people in the 20s to 50s age group, and data from 1,263 participants were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0. The results are as follows. First, it was found that secure attachment had a negative relationship with the fear of intimacy, while the relationship between self-differentiation and self-esteem was positive. On the other hand, anxiety attachment and avoidance attachment were shown to have a positive relationship with the fear of intimacy, but a negative relationship was identified with self-differentiation and self-esteem. Second, it became evident that self-differentiation and self-esteem mediated the relationship between adult attachment and the fear of intimacy. Additionally, the findings indicated that self-differentiation and self-esteem had a dual mediating effect. The results of this study can be used as basic data for counseling and educational programs to solve the fear of intimacy in interpersonal relationships experienced by adults.
One-point versus two-point fixation in the management of zygoma complex fractures
Authors: Lee Kyung Suk , Do Gi Cheol , Shin Jae Bong , Kim Min Hyung , Kim Jun Sik , Kim Nam Gyun
Published: August 2022

Background: The treatment of zygoma complex fractures is of crucial importance in the field of plastic surgery. However, surgical methods to correct zygoma complex fractures, including the number of fixation sites, differ among operators. Although several studies have compared two-point and three-point fixation, no comparative research has yet been conducted on one-point versus two-point fixation using computed tomography scans of surgical results. Therefore, the present study aimed to address this gap in the literature by comparing surgical results between one-point and two-point fixation procedures.Methods: In this study, we randomly selected patients to undergo surgery using one of two surgical methods. We analyzed patients with unilateral zygoma complex fractures unaccompanied by other fractures according to whether they underwent one-point fixation of the zygomaticomaxillary buttress or two-point fixation of the zygomaticomaxillary buttress and the zygomaticofrontal suture. We then made measurements at three points—the zygomaticofrontal suture, inferior orbital wall, and malar height—using 3-month postoperative computed tomography images and performed statistical analyses to compare the results of the two methods.Results: All three measurements (zygomaticofrontal suture, inferior orbital wall, and malar height) showed significant differences (p < 0.05) between one-point and two-point fixation. Highly significant differences were found for the zygomaticofrontal suture and malar height parameters. The difference in the inferior wall measurements was less meaningful, even though it also reached statistical significance.Conclusion: Using three parameters in a statistical analysis of imaging findings, this study demonstrated significant differences in treatment outcomes according to the number of fixations. The results indicate that bone alignment and continuity can be achieved to a greater extent by two-point fixation instead of one-point fixation.
Efficacy and safety of equine cartilage for rhinoplasty: a multicenter double-blind non-inferiority randomized confirmatory clinical trial
Authors: Chang Yongjoon , Yun Hyunjong , Choi Jong Woo , Suh Joong Min , Jeong Woo Shik , Park Hojin , Kang Min Kyu , Shin Yongho , Kim Kuylhee , Chung Chul Hoon
Published: August 2022

Background: The efficacy and safety of equine cartilage as a competent xenograft material for rhinoplasty were evaluated and compared to the outcomes of rhinoplasty using silicone implants.Methods: We performed a multicenter, double-blind, non-inferiority, and randomized confirmatory study. Fifty-six patients were randomized 1:1 to the study group (using MegaCartilage-E) and control group (using silicone implants). The Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) score, photo documentation, Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS), and adverse event data were obtained until 12 months after surgery. The primary efficacy, which is the change in ROE score 6 months after surgery, was assessed in the modified intention-to-treat set. The secondary efficacy was evaluated in the per-protocol set by assessing the change in ROE score 6 and 12 months after surgery and nasofrontal angle, the height of the nasion, and GAIS 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery.Results: The change in ROE score of the study group was non-inferior to that of the control group; it increased by 24.26 ± 17.24 in the study group and 18.27 ± 17.60 in the control group (p = 0.213). In both groups, all secondary outcome measures increased, but there was no statistical difference. In the safety set, treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 10 patients (35.71%) in the study group and six patients (21.43%) in the control group (p = 0.237). There were 13 adverse device events in the study group and six adverse device events in the control group (p = 0.515).Conclusion: Processed equine cartilage can be used effectively and safely as xenograft material for rhinoplasty.
Correction of pixie ear: infraauricular skin redraping method
Authors: Kim Jun Hyeok , Yang Young Bin , Oh Deuk Young
Published: August 2022

Patients with pixie ear have an attached, tapering, and low-set earlobe. Traditional methods usually describe excision of the caudal portion of the lobule and reattachment in a more superior position. The present report suggests a simplified skin redraping method for correction of pixie ear. The procedure provides easy method to design and perform, which only requires elevation and trimming of the skin. Other ancillary procedures, such as flap design, anchoring, plication, and subdermal fixation, are not required. This method produces satisfactory results. Postoperative scar is invisible because the incision is on the retroauricular region, and the corrected earlobe has a more natural appearance than the repositioned earlobe. Moreover, skin redraping avoids tension, which contributes to minimization of the postoperative scar.
Fostering Creative Thinking in a Digital World
Authors: Newton Douglas P. , Newton Lynn D.
Published: August 2022

We are now moving rapidly into a new world, one shaped by the Fourth ‘Industrial’ Revolution. This world is one in which digital technologies in various forms will shape work, play and everyday life. Such technologies, unlike the relatively passive ones of the past, are adaptive, able to learn and make decisions and changes using their artificial intelligence (AI). AI, however, has its limits, and productive thought continues to need fostering in the classroom. As a consequence, education systems around the world must respond in what has been called the Fourth Education Revolution. This article explores the potential relationship between AI, creative thinking and education, and the fostering and development of human creative thinking supported by AI. Some significant omissions in current notions of AI support for creative thinking are presented, and some cautionary thoughts offered. The article concludes with recommendations for a more structured and comprehensive provision of AI support.
Extreme Intellectual Ability and the Dynamics of Social Inclusion
Authors: Persson Roland S.
Published: August 2022

While it is easy to include gifted into society individuals representing the social functions of maintenance or entertainment, it is much more challenging to fully include brilliant intellectuals, who can potentially change society and its power structure by their insights. This paper presents the theory and research underpinning various aspects social evolutionary dynamics in relation to many years of giftedness and talent scholarship to understand the dynamics of social inclusion; and the social inclusion of gifted and talented individuals in particular. As based on well-established empirical research from a multitude of disciplines, the conclusion of this paper was that societal attitudes toward the intellectually gifted may, to some extent, certainly be influenced for the better by social policy as well as by the education of the general public. However, importantly, existing research suggested that educating the gifted and talented themselves is also necessary. They too need an understanding of who they are in the light of social evolutionary dynamics; they need to learn why the world around them sometimes reacts aversively even though they are brilliant, and generally benevolent and socially responsible and they constitute considerable, yet often ignored, assets to all of society as a whole.
A Life-Transformative Education for the 21st Century: Exploring, Creating, and Leading Through Honors
Authors: Chancey Jaclyn M. , Lease Butts Jennifer
Published: August 2022

This article explores the theoretical underpinnings of life-transformative education and gifted education and applies them to a university honors program. Life-transformative education requires authentic learning experiences and rich mentorship relationships to promote happiness, well-being, and a sense of purpose. This is intended for all students, so the literature on gifted education is used to differentiate an honors education. Several competing paradigms exist, and the University of Connecticut Honors Program bases its theoretical framework and program design on the talent development models of Joseph Renzulli. The article concludes with a closer look at the honors leadership experience and preparing students to solve 21st century problems.
An Analysis of a Conflict Between the Theories of Creationism and Science in the Experience of a Pre-service Physics Teacher
Authors: Lukie Michael Paul
Published: August 2022

This paper explores a conflict a pre-service physics teacher experienced while completing a teaching practicum at a religious high school that supported creationism. As a result of the conflict, the pre-service teacher was scapegoated by the staff and students at the school. An analysis of the projective dynamics involved in this conflict are explored including scapegoating, psychic inflation, fanaticism for science, and what was constellated in the pre-service teacher’s personal, familial, and cultural unconscious. In examining the pre-service teacher’s unconscious, it will be suggested that religion is part of the pre-service teacher’s repressed shadow and the cooperating/mentor teacher’s religious projections helped to constellate this shadow element. By examining the conflicts that arise between pre-service teachers and their cooperating teachers as a result of psychodynamics and differing worldviews, educators can begin to understand how analytical psychology may be applied so that such conflicts may be depotentiated in the future.
La comunicación de la moda sostenible: análisis de la evolución de la agenda de investigación
Authors: Santos-Rojo Cristina , Roger Monzó Vanessa
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio es identificar la evolución de las tendencias emergentes en la agenda de investigación en moda sostenible en general y en el ámbito de la comunicación en particular.
Diseño/Metodología: Se realiza un análisis bibliométrico mediante el software VOSViewer 1.6.17 de los estudios publicados en la Core Collection de Web of Sciences desde 2001 hasta 2021. La palabra clave empleada en la búsqueda inicial es “sustainable fashion” que proporcionan 430 registros.
Resultados: Desde una perspectiva global, se observa que existe una tendencia ascendente en el volumen de publicaciones desde 2001 y la mayor parte de estudios se engloban en el área de investigación de Business. El mapeo científico muestra que la comunicación de la moda sostenible ha evolucionado desde la innovación de los productos en la industria de la moda sostenible orientada a los mercados de consumo éticos hacia el análisis de las estrategias de comunicación en canales online. Adquiere protagonismo temas relacionados con la slow fashion y la moda de lujo.
Limitaciones/Implicaciones: La evidencia hallada sugiere que la sostenibilidad es un aspecto diferenciador que afecta a la decisión de compra. En este sentido, analizar el mensaje social que conlleva la moda sostenible implica analizar la comunicación del fenómeno en los aspectos que lo caracterizan, como el proceso de producción y distribución. En un contexto caracterizado por un encarecimiento de las materias primas y de la energía, la slow fashion es la respuesta del sector textil a esta situación, en detrimento de la fast fashion que implica un gran volumen de producción.
Originalidad/Contribución: La principal aportación de este estudio radica en delimitar posibilidades de producción académica dentro de una agenda de investigación en continua evolución donde se identifican estrategias de comunicación en redes sociales emergentes en las que priman los contenidos audiovisuales.
Characteristics of Everyday Leisure Trips by Car in Sweden – Implications for Sustainability Measures
Authors: Strömblad Emma , Winslott Hiselius Lena , Smidfelt Rosqvist Lena , Svensson Helena
Published: August 2022

In search for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, insights into the characteristics of all sorts of trips and specifically trips by car are needed. This paper focuses on everyday leisure trips for social and recreational purposes. Travel behaviour for these purposes is analysed considering individual and household factors as well as properties of the trip, based on Swedish national travel survey data. The analysis reveals that everyday leisure trips are often of joint character and that the average distance travelled per person and day increases with, for example, income, cohabitation, children in the household and residence in rural areas. The result also shows that the studied characteristics vary between studied trip purposes, influencing the sustainability potential of a reduction in car use and suggested measures. For instance, the largest share of passenger mileage comes from social trips, whereas trips for exercise and outdoor life have the largest share of car trips below 5 km. Several characteristics indicate difficulties in transferring trips by car to, for example, bicycle or public transport due to convenience, economy, start times, company etc. The study indicates that there is a need to take a broader view of the effective potential.
Educação física e ciências do esporte no tempo presente: desmonte dos processos democráticos, desvalorização da ciência, da educação e ações em defesa da vida
Authors: Molina Neto Vicente
Published: August 2022

O livro é um enfrentamento e uma reflexão crítica sobre diferentes marcadores sociais estruturantes da nossa vida social (racismo, gênero, classe social, educação e saúde, esporte e lazer, entre outros). A obra se constitui de duas partes: na primeira, quatro personalidades que transcendem suas especificidades disciplinares, com reconhecimento nacional e internacional, discorrem sobre os temas e questões sociais fundamentais e uma segunda em que pesquisadores das ciências do esporte trazem o conhecimento avançado de seus grupos de trabalho na tentativa de estimular o pensamento crítico e o engajamento ao pensamento democrático.
Co-existence of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Sinonasal Mucormycosis: Therapeutical Challenges
Authors: Sharma Nitin , Mandlik Dushyant , Patel Purvi , Joshipura Aditya , Patel Kaustubh
Published: August 2022

Pandemic was new experience for entire humanity. Medical fraternity was no exception. The cases of mucormycosis were on the rise during the second wave of the pandemic. Presented here are two cases which were combination of two diseases, one of which was squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck region and other one was sinonasal mucormycosis. Both patients were diabetics and had history of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection in past. Our literature search doesn’t reveal any previously reported cases of this rare combination. There were certain challenges in management. Both diseases were lethal and treatment of one cannot be prioritised over other. Challenges in managing those cases were, reconstruction planning, perioperative management and postsurgery adjuvant therapy. In absence of previous experience to treat this combination or any literature available new treatment protocol were formulated. Cases were discussed in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment plans were formulated. Mucormycosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma both were operated and reconstructed in same sitting. In one patient revision endoscopic debridement had to be done. Amphotericin B was started once diagnosis was confirmed. Patients were followed-up on weekly basis during first month and imaging was done every 15 days. Both patients had satisfactory recovery without any sign of progression of mucormycosis. Adjuvant radiation was given in both cases at appropriate time. At follow-up both patients were free from disease for six months. From these unique experiences it can be recommended that combination of sinonasal mucormycosis and squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck is very rare. Both diseases can be treated simultaneously. Excision and reconstruction can be done in single sitting. There is no need to delay or avoid adjuvant radiation. Multidisciplinary team approach is the key for treatment.
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease at a Tertiary Care Centre in Haryana, India: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Garg Anshul , Bhargav Sonia , Arora Tarun , Garg Ashok
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease which causes ocular discomfort and visual disturbances. It is one of the major causes of patients’ visit to the clinic. The prevalence of DED has increased in recent times due to increased time spent on computers and mobile phones, ageing population and highly stressful social environment. Various studies done in past on DED prevalence have given the variable results. Aim: To determine the prevalence of DED and analyse the associated risk factors in a tertiary care centre in Sonepat, Haryana, India. Materials and Methods: Present study was a cross-sectional observational study done in outpatient Department of Ophthalmology at Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, Sonepat, Haryana, India, from April 2021 to December 2021. Total 820 patients, aged >18 years were administered Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. Patients with OSDI score >12 and positive one or both of the dry eye objective tests of Schirmer’s and Tear film Break Up Time (TBUT) below cut-off value were labeled as DED and were evaluated for association with various risk factors. Data were statistically analysed by Chi-square test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher’s exact test. Results: The mean age of patients were 39.65±15.52 years ranging between 18-79 years. DED was found to be more prevalent in females 120 (56.1%) compared to males 94 (43.9%). The prevalence of DED was 26.1% (214/820). Maximum prevalence was found in the age group 18-40 years (43.9%). Out of the 214 DED patients, 113 (52.8%) had mild, 95 (44.4%) had moderate and 6 (2.8%) had severe dry eye. The risk factors significantly associated (p<0.05) with DED were: more than 3.71 hours of Visual Display Terminal (VDT) use, occupational VDT users, homemakers, previous ocular surgery, uncorrected refractive error, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), alcohol intake and mask use. Conclusion: DED is a significant cause of ocular morbidity, affecting more than quarter (26.1%) of the study population. Awareness and identification of risk factors for dry eye which are occupational VDT users, previous ocular surgery, uncorrected refractive error, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, COPD, alcohol intake and mask use is important for effective prevention and management of DED.
Impact of Labour Laws on Wage Differentials between Formal and Informal Sectors: Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
Authors: Negi Vipin , Akhter Shirin
Published: August 2022

Labor laws in India have been a subject of contention since their inception. There are arguments against labor laws that say that an adherence to labor laws push up the wages in the formal sector and reduce employability of the labor. A hike in labor cost makes capital relatively cheaper, causing an increase in capital intensivity of the production. This study is an attempt to show that labor laws are necessary and empirically proves that it is not the labor laws that create the wedges between the formal and informal sector wages. We econometrically test the hypothesis of there being a significant difference between wages in the formal and the informal sector and its correlation with existence of labor laws in the formal sector. The Oaxaca’s decomposition technique is used to find out the difference in formal-informal sector wages that could be attributed to existence of labor laws. The results that we obtain show that 87 percent of the difference in wages between the formal and the informal sector is determined by the differences in income generating characteristics of the worker employed. We conclude that labor laws do not drive up the wages artificially, they just make employment more secure and worthwhile for the worker. We also point out the importance of public investments in human capital creation, underlining the fact that it is these investments that can reduce various inequalities among the wages of workers across employments and sectors.
Agronomic and Financial Assessment of a Tapping System Reducing the Shortage of Tapping Labour in Rubber Tree Cultivation in Southeastern Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: SOUMAHIN Eric Francis , N'DRI Akissi Ange Edwige , EZO Kiriwa Marie Chantal , KOUADIO Yatty Justin , OBOUAYEBA Samuel
Published: August 2022

Rubber trees are the main source of natural rubber and a source of income for several companies and farmers around the world. However, its latex harvesting is threatened by the lack of tapping labour which can cause a considerable drop in rubber yield or even the collapse of this sector. This work aims to evaluate agronomically and financially a tapping system reducing the shortage of tapping labour. The study was carried out at the Société Africaine de Plantations d'Hévéa (SAPH) of Toupah in southeastern Côte d'Ivoire, during three months (from April to June 2018). Rubber tree clones comprising the three main metabolic activity classes, namely GT 1, RRIC 100, IRCA 230 and PB 217, with different years of latex harvesting were selected and subjected to two treatments (normal tapping and tapping system reducing the shortage of tapping labour) in a completely randomized blocks design with 4 repetitions. This comparative study was carried out on the basis of the agronomical parameters and the profitability of the tapping tested. The results showed that compared to normal tapping, tapping system reducing the shortage of tapping labour is more productive (+17%) and profitable (+18%). This tapping system reduces the operating expenses and social expenses by 3% and the shortage of tapping labour by 25%. It is an alternative to reduce the enormous shortage of tapping labour observed in Côte d'Ivoire and around the world.
Implications of Declining Sugar Industry on Household Gender Relationships in Western Region of Kenya
Authors: Ambasa Dorice Molly , Chessa Samwel , Barasa Francis
Published: August 2022

According to Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (2010), Kenya suffered the biggest crises to its sugar sector between 1998 and 2001. Most sugar mills suffered serious financial crises which almost resulted in collapse of the industry. The main causes of the crises were managerial inefficiency and unregulated importation of sugar due to liberalization. To save the industry from collapse, the government initiated policy reforms that translated into the enactment of the Sugar Act 2001.New reforms and policies were initiated and implemented to guide and control the activities and operations of all stakeholders in the industry, however the government failed to deliberate on matters affecting gender relationships at household level, as a result of the declining status of the sugar industry. This study therefore strives to analyze the implications of the declining sugar industry on gender relationships at household level in Western region of Kenya. The study adopted phenomenological study design. The study was informed by social role theory by Alice Eagly (1987), the study applied purposive sampling. The sample size of the research study depended on the level of information saturation. Data was collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews, and observation. The findings revealed that men have compromised their male ego due to their inability to provide for household needs and livelihoods. The study concluded that the decline of the sugar industry has led to men’s inability to provide for household needs and livelihoods hence the changing gender dynamics at household level. To solve these challenges, the study recommends that, the government should initiate empowerment programs for positive change and implement chapter 6 of the Kenyan constitution.
ENTRE A CARNAVALIZAÇÃO E O GROTESCO:
Authors: Maricato André Vianna , Mendes Conrado Moreira
Published: August 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é articular os conceitos de carnavalização e de grotesco a par­tir de Mikhail Bakhtin (2010, 2018) e a noção de grotesco nos estudos comunicacionais brasileiros em Muniz Sodré (1972) e Muniz Sodré e Raquel Paiva (2002). A partir dessas articulações conceituais, serão apresentadas possíveis contribuições para compreender elementos do Desfile das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro. Serão analisados os desfi­les da Beija-Flor de Nilópolis de 1989 e o da Estação Primeira de Mangueira de 2018, em que é possível identificar traços da linguagem carnavalizada, que inverte papéis, rebai­xa figuras de poder e subverte regras. Vistas a partir dos conceitos de carnavalização e de grotesco, as inversões possibilitam “destronar” os mandatários, e imagens sagradas e elevadas, retirando-as de sua posição superior, para figurar o escárnio.
AQUILOMBAMENTOS ARTÍSTICOS CONTEMPORÂNEOS:
Authors: Meirinho Daniel
Published: August 2022

Este artigo busca investigar como o coletivo de fotógrafos negros Afrotometria utiliza de práticas ancestrais e tecnologias sociais de aquilombamento enquanto tática de contestação estética do regime de representação antirracista. O objetivo é traçar um panorama sobre as dimensões estratégicas em um regime de visibilidade, representação e modos de presença. Tece reflexões sobre as relações estabelecidas entre as ações autênticas de organização e resistência negra brasileira quilombista com as formas de coletividade artística em torno da presença afro-diaspórica na arte. A partir de entrevistas, analisa a possibilidade de novos lugares de enunciação na fotografia negra contemporânea brasileira.
PODE A PUBLICIDADE SER ANTIRRACISTA?
Authors: Leite Francisco
Published: August 2022

Este artigo, direcionado por uma pesquisa bibliográfi ca, tem como  ojetivo prosseguir com as reflexões acerca das ideias-força de publicidade antirracista. Nesse caminho, a proposta é avançar com esse racional, construindo diálogos que orientem alguns questionamentos que vêm sendo postos face às discussões que essas ideias viabilizam. Entre essas indagações, uma basilar é considerada e trabalhada nos limites deste texto, a saber: pode a publicidade ser antirracista? Como resultados das discussões, sugere-se a compreensão de que, para além de ser ou não ser, o mais importante talvez seja a publicidade versar-se antirracista, praticar o antirracismo.
TESTEMUNHOS REVELADOS POR TECNOLOGIAS RACISTAS:
Authors: Pereira Pedro Augusto , Coêlho Tamires Ferreira
Published: August 2022

Este artigo analisa fotografias retiradas de “arquivos” familiares, apresentadas por Samuel Gomes em um vídeo publicado no canal Guardei no Armário, no YouTube. Abordamos a relação de sujeitos racializados com as (im)possibilidades tecnológicas instauradas pelo sistema fotográfico de produção, considerando-as para além da intenção inicial do vídeo de celebração e rememoração. A partir das reflexões de Didi-Huberman, observaremos essas imagens como testemunhos, atos de fala, que nos revelam muito sobre as condições nas quais essas imagens foram produzidas. Constatamos que o racismo impregnado nos aparelhos contribui para que a consolidação de um padrão do que é belo subsidiado na branquitude. A configuração tecnológica racista se torna um obstáculo à construção de memória das pessoas negras, dificultando a preservação de registros familiares para sujeitos racializados por meio das fotografias, apagando traços e singularidades de quem compõe a maior parte do povo brasileiro.
A PAUTA ANTIRRACISTA NA PESQUISA EM COMUNICAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: Cardoso Filho Jorge , Almeida Gabriela Machado Ramos de , Campos Deivison
Published: August 2022

Com o objetivo de receber contribuições de pesquisadoras e pesquisadores que compõem o campo de investigações sobre raça, mídia e antirracismo no Brasil, ampliando o estado das investigações a ele dedicadas, propusemos à Contemporânea a organização do dossiê que aqui se apresenta. O trabalho de seleção final dos textos que compõem o dossiê foi árduo, dado o volume significativo de contribuições recebidas e a qualidade geral dos artigos. A submissão de quase 40 contribuições demonstra o crescente compromisso da área com uma pauta científica e política que descende e reverencia a fundamental importância do Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies de Birmingham no agendamento de questões referentes à racialização, exotização, erotização e subalternização da alteridade na relação com uma ordem normativa. Reverencia, também, autoras e autores que vêm, nas últimas décadas, oferecendo um conjunto de questões direcionadas a temas como as diásporas, relações étnico-raciais, gênero e interseccionalidade, que se mostram muito produtivas para o campo da Comunicação.
Proportional Mortality From Ischemic Heart Disease Among Asian American Subgroups, From 2018 to 2020
Authors: Shah Nilay S. , Palaniappan Latha P. , Khan Sadiya S.
Published: August 2022

This cross-sectional study examines the percentage of deaths attributed to ischemic heart disease by age and sex of Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese decedents.
Analysis of Neutralizing Antibody Levels in Children and Adolescents Up to 16 Months After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Authors: Yung Chee Fu , Saffari Seyed Ehsan , Mah Shirley Yun Yan , Tan Natalie Woon Hui , Chia Wan-Ni , Thoon Koh Cheng , Wang Lin-Fa
Published: August 2022

This cohort study assesses the presence of neutralizing antibodies in the serum samples of children in different age groups during and after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Utility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to Identify Developmental Delay in Children Aged 12 to 60 Months
Authors: Muthusamy Saravanan , Wagh Deepika , Tan Jason , Bulsara Max , Rao Shripada
Published: August 2022

Importance

The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) is a commonly used developmental screening tool, but its utility is debated.

Objectives

To conduct a a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate ASQ’s utility as a screening or diagnostic tool to identify developmental delay in children aged 12-60 months.

Data Sources

Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Mednar were searched from inception until December 2021.

Study Selection

Studies meeting both criteria were included. ASQ was performed at age 12 to 60 months or where the median age at ASQ was at least 12 months and formal developmental assessments were done within 2 months of ASQ.

Data Extraction and Synthesis

True positive, false positive, false negative, and true negatives from individual studies were extracted. Meta-analysis was conducted with Stata version 16.1. Risk of bias was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Certainty of evidence (COE) was assessed using GRADE guidelines.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Ability of ASQ scores more than 2 SDs below the mean in 1 or more domains (ASQ-2SD) to identify any developmental delay or severe delay. Based on generally accepted interpretation of likelihood ratio (LR) values, a positive LR (PLR) more than 5 and a negative LR (NLR) of 0.2 or less were considered necessary to rule in or rule out developmental delay, respectively, with at least moderate probability.

Results

Initial search yielded 5777 citations of which 43 were included in the review. Of them, 36 were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, PLR, and NLR are as follows: ASQ-2SD to predict any delay in 1 or more domain (n = 16), 0.77 (95% CI, 0.64-0.86), 0.81 (95% CI, 0.75-0.86), 4.10 (95% CI, 3.17-5.30), and 0.28 (95% CI, 0.18-0.44); ASQ-2SD to predict severe delay in 1 or more domain (n = 15), 0.84 (95% CI, 0.75-0.90), 0.77 (95% CI, 0.71-0.82), 3.72 (95% CI, 2.98-4.64), and 0.20 (95% CI, 0.13-0.32); ASQ-2SD motor domain to predict motor delay (n = 7), 0.41 (95% CI, 0.26-0.57), 0.94 (95% CI, 0.87-0.97), 6.5 (95% CI, 3.8-11.1), and 0.63 (95% CI, 0.50-0.81); and ASQ-2SD cognitive domain to predict cognitive delay (n = 2), 0.44 (95% CI, 0.24-0.65), 0.93 (95% CI, 0.81-0.95), 6.4 (95% CI, 2.4-16.8), and 0.61 (95% CI, 0.43-0.86). The COE was low/very low.

Conclusions and Relevance

If a child aged 12 to 60 months passes all ASQ domains, there is a moderate probability that they do not have severe developmental delay (low COE). If a child aged 12-60 months fails the motor or cognitive domain of ASQ, there is a moderate probability that they have some motor or cognitive delay, respectively (very low COE).

Trial Registration

PROSPERO (CRD42021268543).
Clinical and mechanistic insights into the roles of DDX41 in haematological malignancies
Authors: Weinreb Joshua T. , Bowman Teresa V.
Published: August 2022

DEAD‐box Helicase 41 (DDX41) is a member of the DExD/H‐box helicase family that has a variety of cellular functions. Of note, germline and somatic mutations in the DDX41 gene are prevalently found in myeloid malignancies. Here, we present a comprehensive and analytic review covering relevant clinical, translational and basic science findings on DDX41. We first describe the initial characterisation of DDX41 mutations in patients affected by myelodysplastic syndromes, their associated clinical characteristics, and current treatment modalities. We then cover the known cellular functions of DDX41, spanning from its discovery in Drosophila as a neuroregulator through its more recently described roles in inflammatory signalling, R‐loop metabolism and snoRNA processing. We end with a summary of the identified basic functions of DDX41 that when perturbed may contribute to the underlying pathology of haematologic neoplasms.
Development and validation of the Moral Outcomes of Relationship Aggression Scale: A measure of moral distress following intimate partner violence perpetration
Authors: Taverna Emily , Marshall Amy D.
Published: August 2022

Research with military veterans has established that distress may arise in response to perpetrating violent behaviors that violate individuals' moral beliefs. To date, no studies have similarly examined morally‐related cognitive and emotional responses specifically among intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. However, research on moral cognitions and emotions in response to IPV perpetration may inform understanding of the behavior and potential mechanisms for intervention. In the current series of four studies, we used classical test theory to develop a measure of moral distress following IPV perpetration that focuses on thoughts about the actions (assimilated cognitions), thoughts about the self due to one's actions (accommodated cognitions), and emotions experienced due to one's actions (moral emotions). Items were developed and tested among two samples of undergraduate students, and psychometric properties of the final measure were confirmed among two community samples. The final measure consists of three subscales consisting of five items each. Results demonstrate support for internal consistency and test–retest reliability, convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity, and factor structure. This measure can be used in future research designed to examine how individuals respond to their IPV perpetration, and to study the implications this may have for long‐term outcomes and behavioral change.
Deep Learning Fluorescence Imaging of Visible to NIR‐II Based on Modulated Multimode Emissions Lanthanide Nanocrystals
Authors: Song Yapai , Lu Mengyang , Xie Yao , Sun Guotao , Chen Jiabo , Zhang Hongxin , Liu Xin , Zhang Fan , Sun Lining
Published: August 2022

Fluorescence bioimaging has always been a research hotspot in the field of life sciences and medicine. Although many studies focus on the promising second near infrared window (NIR‐II) imaging, the NIR‐II imaging with deep tissue penetration is limited by the broad emission band widths. Herein, a well‐designed lanthanide doped nanocrystal is presented that can modulate the energy migration processes by controlling energy migration pathway and cerium‐assisted energy transfer processes, resulting in switchable emission modes of visible and NIR‐II that dependent by the excitation wavelengths. Subsequently, the multimode emissions of dumbbell‐like nanocrystals are cooperated with deep learning, where the advantages of narrow emission peak of visible fluorescence and deep tissue penetration of NIR‐II fluorescence are combined to offer a unique deep learning fluorescence bioimaging. By this new imaging method, fluorescence signals can be obtained with narrow emission peak and high signal‐to‐noise ratio after penetrating phantom tissue. This study brings a powerful idea for cutting‐edge applications of intelligent optical materials, such as in vivo information security.
Dominant Energy Carrier Transitions and Thermal Anisotropy in Epitaxial Iridium Thin Films
Authors: Perez Christopher , Jog Atharv , Kwon Heungdong , Gall Daniel , Asheghi Mehdi , Kumar Suhas , Park Woosung , Goodson Kenneth E.
Published: August 2022

High aspect ratio metal nanostructures are commonly found in a broad range of applications such as electronic compute structures and sensing. The self‐heating and elevated temperatures in these structures, however, pose a significant bottleneck to both the reliability and clock frequencies of modern electronic devices. Any notable progress in energy efficiency and speed requires fundamental and tunable thermal transport mechanisms in nanostructured metals. In this work, time‐domain thermoreflectance is used to expose cross‐plane quasi‐ballistic transport in epitaxially grown metallic Ir(001) interposed between Al and MgO(001). Thermal conductivities ranges from roughly 65 (96 in‐plane) to 119 (122 in‐plane) W m−1K−1for 25.5–133.0 nm films, respectively. Further, low defects afforded by epitaxial growth are suspected to allow the observation of electron–phonon coupling effects in sub‐20 nm metals with traditionally electron‐mediated thermal transport. Via combined electro‐thermal measurements and phenomenological modeling, the transition is revealed between three modes of cross‐plane heat conduction across different thicknesses and an interplay among them: electron dominant, phonon dominant, and electron–phonon energy conversion dominant. The results substantiate unexplored modes of heat transport in nanostructured metals, the insights of which can be used to develop electro‐thermal solutions for a host of modern microelectronic devices and sensing structures.