bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adaptation and Appropriation
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: September 2023

This post forms part of my ‘aspects of the novel’ collection. Please do note that these entries, which may appear basic, are simply my own notes on the subject. The original encyclopaedia articles are far more comprehensive and worth consulting. The novel is intricately bound to ideas of intertextuality.
It's Tricky
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: September 2023

The title of this post refers not to the classic 1987 single by Run-DMC but, instead, to the trickiness of rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis as multisystem inflammatory disorders with a range of diverse outcomes.
Today marks the publication of my eighth book: Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: September 2023

I am absolutely delighted to announce that, today, the 15th December 2021 marks the publication of my eighth academic book:

Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy

. The book will be available to buy in print, but it’s already available, open access, to download from the OAPEN library.
Announcing Direct2AAM: Helping Authors Find Author Accepted Manuscripts
Authors:   OA.Works
Published: September 2023

To make it easier for authors to self-archive simply, quickly, and correctly, we’ve created Direct2AAM.
Brontosmash: The Field Trip (the teaser)
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

This past weekend I was camping up the coast at Hearst San Simeon State Park, with my son, London, and Brian Engh. We went to see the elephant seal colony at Piedras Blancas. It was my first time seeing elephant seals in the wild. Not having done any research in advance, I was expecting something like this: In other words, a small number of elephant seals, not doing much, basically at binocular distance from the viewing area.
An online browsable 3D model of the Xenoposeidon vertebra
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Peter Falkingham and Nick Gardner independently put me onto Sketchfab: a website that provides a way to view and navigate 3D models without needing to download any software beyond the browser that you’re already running. So get yourself over to the live  Xenoposeidon  model!
Cervical vertebrae of Suuwassea on display at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

I was in Philadelphia and New York last week, visiting colleagues on the East Coast and getting in some collaborative research. Much more to say about that in the future – even just the touristy stuff will fill several posts. One highlight of the trip was visiting the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia last Friday.
Sauropod neural canals are weird, part 1b: more offset neural arch joints
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

In the first installment in this series (link), we looked at a couple of weird sauropod vertebrae with neurocentral joints that were situated either entirely dorsal or ventral to the neural canals. This post has more examples of what I am calling “offset” neurocentral synchondroses. I decided it made more sense to refer to the synchondrosis as being offset, instead of referring to the neural canal as offset.
Nomenclature is for naming
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Matt just sent me an email entitled  Are there “basal” sauropodomorphs?  , in which he pointed me to Mario Bronzati’s (2017) opinion piece in  Palaeontologia Electronica  , “Should the terms ‘basal taxon’ and ‘transitional taxon’ be extinguished from cladistic studies with extinct organisms?” Here’s the reply I sent Matt, which at his suggestion I am posting here essentially unedited.
The giant brachiosaur cervical of Arches National Park
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

As Matt recently noted, we both have a ton of photos from various expeditions that we’ve never got around to posting — not to mention a ton of specimens that we’ve seen but never got around to working on. Here is one of the most exciting: As you can see, this is a massive cervical vertebra from a sauropod, probably a brachiosaurid, eroding right out of the ground.
Challenges of the foreign policy of the Republic of Serbia in the light of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Authors: Stanković Nevena
Published: September 2023

Exposing the unresolved political issues in the Western Balkans, the war in Ukraine has actualized the key challenges that the current Serbian foreign policy orientation is facing with. Serbia's decision not to impose sanctions on Russia due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has returned the focus to the issue of harmonization in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, within negotiations on Serbia's membership in the EU. Considering that EU membership is a strategic priority of Serbia's current foreign policy, the author examines whether non-imposing of restrictive measures to Russia irreversibly blocks the negotiation process or represents a continuation of the same foreign policy course that highlights relations with Russia as one of the priorities. Starting from the thesis that the perspective of Serbia's membership in the EU is determined by numerous issues both within Serbia and EU, the conclusion is that Serbia's non-imposing of sanctions against Russia due to the ongoing war, does not fundamentally change the course of Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU. In terms of complex geopolitical circumstances on the one side and the absence of a defined Serbian foreign policy strategy on the other, in foreseeable future we can expect the continuation of the policy of "balancing" as a principled and pragmatic choice that advocates comparative development of relations with Brussels and Moscow.
Non-medical prescription drug use in Serbia: Results from the national survey on lifestyles: Substance abuse and gambling
Authors: Terzić-Šupić Zorica , Todorović Jovana , Kilibarda Biljana , Mravčik Viktor
Published: September 2023

Background: Non-medical prescription drug use (NMPDU) of anti-anxiety medications is a growing public health concern. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of the use of anti-anxiety medications, as well as the factors associated with the NMPDU of these medications among adults in Serbia. Materials and methods: The study is a secondary analysis of the data from the National Survey on Lifestyles in Serbia - Substance Abuse and Gambling, conducted in 2014 and 2018, with 7,385 participants. Results: The prevalence of prescription only use of anti-anxiety medications was 13.5% (995/7,385), while the prevalence of the non-medical prescription drug use was 5.04% (372/7,385). Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed an association between non-medical prescription use of anti-anxiety medications and the female sex (OR: 3.23), the age between 35 and 44 years (OR: 1.91), the age between 45 and 54 years (OR: 2.40), or the age between 55 and 64 years (OR: 2.97), reporting a low (OR: 2.40) or average (OR:1.67) satisfaction with health status, being a smoker (OR: 1.62), having moderate (OR: 2.35) or high (OR: 4.56) psychological distress, and having a low/moderate risk for pathological gambling (OR: 1.86). Conclusion: There is a clear need for the inclusion of health care professionals and media in the education of patients on the risks of self-medication, medication exchange, or illegal purchase of these medications.
Information security In the function of business continuity management
Authors: Marković Jana
Published: September 2023

In the business environment, information as a means of understanding the world and communication, has taken on the role of a corporate resource that deserves at least as much attention as any other resource that any organization has. When talking about information as a corporate resource, it is indispensable to deal with the issue of its protection. Therefore, the attention of the academic and professional public is already largely occupied by the issue of information security, including the implementation of security and other information resources that act as support for the use of information. Information security is a function that must be continuous due to its importance. On the other hand, every organization is faced with the task of ensuring business continuity due to and after disruptions, regardless of the nature of those disruptions. In this regard, the paper starts from the assumption that one of the prerequisites for the business continuity is the (continuity) of information security. The author will try to present how information security contributes to business continuity management .
بعض أعلام الزاوية الأسمرية خلال القرن العشرين
Authors: بوکرحومة رحومة حسين
Published: September 2023

تنسب الزاوية الأسمرية إلى الشيخ عبد السلام بن سليم الأسمر - رحمه الله - هذه الزاوية التي كانت ولازالت مأوى الصالحين والعباد والزهاد، كما كانت مستقرة للعلماء والفقهاء وطلاب العلم، وتعتبر الزاوية الأسمرية إحدى مراكز الثقافة الإسلامية ذات المكانة العلمية العالية داخل البلد وخارجه، ويتضح ذلك من خلال «أجيال طلاب العلم الذين تعاقبوا عليها وأقاموا بأروقتها للدراسة وتحصيل العلم، كل حسب رغبته وظروفه ، وقد قام الباحث بإعداد رسالة الإجازة العالية (الماجستير) عن هذه الزاوية في الفترة الزمنية من 1935-1957م، ومن خلال هذه الدراسة تم إجراء عدة مقابلات شخصية مع مشایخ ومعلمي وطلاب هذه الزاوية، ومن خلال هذه المقابلات تم جمع الكثير من المعلومات عن هؤلاء العلماء ولأن طبيعة البحث لم تسمح بكتابة كل ما تم جمعه؛ رأى الباحث وبمناسبة انعقاد هذا المؤتمر العلمي عن المنارة الأسمرية (من الزاوية إلى الجامعة) أن يضع هذه المعلومات وغيرها مما تم جمعه حديثا عن بعض أعلام الزاوية والذين تم حصرهم في الدراسة المشار إليها وهم ما يزيد عن أربعة وأربعين شيخا ومعلما
NECESIDADES ESPECÍFICAS DE APOYO EDUCATIVO: ACOMPAÑAMIENTO PEDAGÓGICO
Authors:   UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL, Chuchuca Quichimbo Jamilex Viviana , Cortez Quinto Marjorie de Jesús , Merchán Gavilánez María Luisa , Fuentes Merchán Carlos Erick
Published: September 2023

La educación es un aspecto de mucha relevancia en la vida de los estudiantes con Necesidades Específicas de Apoyo Educativo, es esencial que las instituciones educativas brinden una educación basada en el enfoque inclusivo, con docentes idóneos de fomentar equidad, rechazando la desigualdad y exclusiones que deterioran el proceso de aprendizaje. Se pretende que la comunidad educativa no vea como un obstáculo las necesidades educativas de los alumnos, más bien generar nuevas ideas para mejorar la enseñanza de los profesionales de la educación y el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, ya que la sociedad tiene que ampliar sus capacidades para adaptarse a la diversidad del ser humano. Por lo general, los alumnos con Necesidades Específicas de Apoyo Educativo se distinguen de los demás ya que las habilidades, destrezas y adquisición de aprendizaje es diferente, por ello deben de ser atendidos con mucha más responsabilidad, identificando las estrategias necesarias para mejorar la convivencia del aula, y a su vez analizando el comportamiento de los estudiantes y comprender la importancia que tienen los alumnos dentro de un proceso de aprendizaje.
EFECTOS DE CONTROLABILIDAD Y MAGNITUD DE RUIDO EN COMPORTAMIENTO DE EVITACIÓN, CORTISOL SALIVAL Y TEMPERATURA
Authors:   Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara, Vega Michel Claudia , González Julián , Camacho Gutiérrez Everardo
Published: September 2023

Se evaluó el efecto entre magnitud y control de ruido en comportamiento de evitación, cortisol salival y temperatura. Participaron doce hombres entre 18 y 30 años, asignados aleatoriamente a condiciones controlables e incontrolables. Se usó el método ELISA para analizar muestras salivales. Los participantes iniciaron con sesión de pre-mediciones con toma de dos muestras de saliva con 40 minutos de intervalo entre ambas. Posteriormente tuvieron cinco sesiones en que fueron informados que para evitar el ruido deberían presionar dos teclas secuenciadas del teclado de computadora. En la condición incontrolable, ninguna opresión evitaba el ruido. Los participantes tuvieron variaciones de 5 decibeles en cada sesión en torno al umbral de tolerancia en decibeles, determinado previamente (creciente, decreciente o al azar). Durante las sesiones experimentales se obtuvieron muestras salivales y medición de la temperatura periférica antes y después de cada sesión. Finalmente los participantes tuvieron una sesión post-medición. Los resultados mostraron mayor incremento en respuestas, cortisol salival y temperatura en el grupo controlable durante las sesiones experimentales y con mayor frecuencia de respuestas en las últimas sesiones para el grupo incontrolable en subgrupo aleatorio. Se discuten los hallazgos en función del medio ruidoso de los entornos urbanos.
EL PAPEL DE LA EXPERIENCIA DEL TERAPEUTA EN LA APLICACIÓN DE REGLAS EN EL CONTEXTO CLÍNICO
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Vargas de la Cruz Ivette , Pardo Cebrián Rebeca
Published: September 2023

Aún cuando un importante número de investigaciones destacan la importancia del estudio de las reglas en el campo clínico, existe una falta de estudios sobre las reglas emitidas por el terapeuta a lo largo del proceso terapéutico. Por un lado, el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el cambio del tipo de regla de acuerdo a los distintos momentos de la terapia y, por otro, si el grado de experiencia supone una variable que afecta a este cambio. Se analizaron las reglas emitidas en terapia por dos terapeutas, uno experto y otro inexperto, en dos casos completos con la misma problemática. Las reglas se categorizaron de acuerdo al sistema de categorías SISC-REGLAS-T. Ambos terapeutas cambiaron el tipo de regla de acuerdo a distintos momentos de la terapia, sin embargo, el terapeuta experto parece adaptar el tipo de regla de acuerdo a las distintas tareas y objetivos terapéuticos que se persiguen en distintos momentos del proceso clínico.
¿MALDITA-MENTE? MITOS Y REALIDADES DE LA MENTE Y SUS SINÓNIMOS
Authors:   Universidad de Guadalajara, México, Varela Barraza Julio
Published: September 2023

Mediante un análisis histórico retrospectivo, describo las razones del rechazo que Skinner y Watson hicieron respecto a la mente. Sus objeciones llevan a considerar parte de la obra de Descartes y el empleo de las palabras terminadas en –mente de ese entonces, en obras seleccionadas. Siguiendo la ruta de la mente me refiero al importante trabajo de Averroes para difundir la obra de Aristóteles, lo que causó una conmoción en Europa dado que develaba planteamientos que habían sido distorsionados por la escolástica desde el siglo IV d.c. Con objeto de aclarar el término original, psiqué, hago una exposición de los elementos centrales para este trabajo, de Aristóteles en De Anima estableciendo que ni el dualismo ni la metafísica pueden atribuírsele a Aristóteles y a Platón. Como retorno a nuestros días expongo la recuperación aristotélica en manos de Kantor para finalmente proponer que en la psicología conductual sí hace falta el término (psiqué) mente, dado que permite mayor consistencia teórica.
ALLOCATION OF BEHAVIOR IN A SIMPLE DISCRIMINATION TASK
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala. México, Camacho Candia Josué A. , Cabrera González Felipe ,   Centro de Investigación en Conducta y Cognición Comparada. Universidad de Guadalajara
Published: September 2023

Eight rats responded for food in a discrete-trial discrimination procedure (Go/No-go discrimination task). The subjects' head entries to the feeder were reinforced whenever the discriminative stimuli ('Go' signal) were illuminated. Two lights located at opposite sides of the experimental chamber served as discriminative stimuli, and the 'No-go' component was signaled by a time-out (TO) of variable durations. The subjects' global responding in the discrimination task were described at different levels of analysis, as well as the distribution of other behaviors during the 'No-go' periods. Each of eight subjects learned to differentially respond to stimuli, showing short latencies from the S+ onset; nevertheless, commission errors differed among subjects. The video-recording analysis revealed that the time-allocation of other behaviors diverged among subjects. Specifically, the subjects with numerous commission errors engaged less time in alternative activities (i.e. nosing the floor) than did the subjects with less commission errors. Findings suggest that in a simple discrimination task, the allocation of activities are relevant to a comprehensive understanding of stimulus control and relative phenomena such as behavioral contrast.
IMPULSIVE CHOICE IN LEWIS AND FISCHER 344 RATS: EFFECTS OF EXTENDED TRAINING
Authors:   Salem State University, Aparicio Carlos F. , Hughes Christine E. ,   University of North Carolina Wilmington, Pitts Raymond C. ,   University of North Carolina Wilmington
Published: September 2023

Delay discounting in Lewis and Fischer 344 was compared using a novel concurrent-chains procedure. In the initial-link, two levers were available and a random-interval schedule was in effect. One terminal link provided a smaller reinforcer (1 pellet) and the other terminal provided a larger reinforcer (4 pellets). Terminal-link entry was scheduled randomly, with the constraint that entries to each occurred equally often. The terminal link associated with the smaller reinforcer was always a fixed-interval (FI) 5-s (i.e., the delay to the smaller reinforce was always 5 s). Delay discount functions were obtained by varying the terminal-link FI associated with the larger reinforcer across blocks of cycles within each session. The order of the delays (5, 10, 20, 40, and 80 s) within each session was randomly determined to minimize carryover effects. Graded delay-discount functions were obtained which were well described by a hyperbolic-delay equation. Initially, the Lewis rats were more sensitive to the effects of delay to larger reinforcer than the Fischer 344 rats. With extended training, however, the Fischer 344 rats showed a greater change in sensitivity to the delayed larger reinforcer, achieving levels of impulsivity comparable to those reached by the Lewis rats. These data suggest that a) the concurrent-chains procedure arranged here provides an efficient method for producing within-sessions graded discount functions in individual subjects, and b) differences in delay discounting between Lewis and Fischer rats often reported (and attributed to neurobiological differences) are not apparent after extended training.
EFECTOS DIFERENCIALES DE LOS INTERVALOS DE RETENCIÓN EN UNA TAREA DE DISCRIMINACIÓN DE SECUENCIAS TEMPORALES
Authors:   Facultad de Psicología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Zamora Arevalo Oscar , Vanegas Chavarría Montserrat , Bouzas Riaño Arturo
Published: September 2023

Estudios previos utilizan tareas de discriminación temporal con organismos no humanos como una forma de evaluar memoria operativa. La mayoría de los hallazgos han surgido de preparaciones donde los organismos deben aprender a distinguir entre dos sencillas duraciones, lo que no necesariamente representa de manera completa la complejidad de los estímulos que se presentan en condiciones naturales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar si los organismos lograban discriminar secuencias de duraciones que compartían como elemento común la duración y que podían ser iguales o diferentes en su frecuencia de sonido. Se entrenó a 8 ratas en una tarea de igualación a la muestra simbólica demorada, donde el estímulo muestra consistía en una de dieciséis posibles secuencias de duraciones. Cada secuencia podía ser corta o larga y estaba compuesta de dos modalidades de tono (frecuencia alta y baja). Una vez adquirido el criterio de discriminación, se pasó a las fases de prueba donde intervalos de retención fueron insertados bajo dos condiciones, una entre los componentes que formaban la secuencia y otra al final de la misma. Los resultados permiten concluir que los sujetos discriminan secuencias de duraciones perfectamente. La localización del intervalo de retención afecta diferencialmente la discriminación en ambas condiciones.
LA FALACIA DEL ARGUMENTO CRONOLÓGICO
Authors:   Université de Picardie. Amiens. Francia, Freixa i Baqué Esteve , Froján Parga María Xesús ,   Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. España
Published: September 2023

Este trabajo es una reflexión acerca de los conceptos de modernidad y progreso y los peligros de utilizar un argumento cronológico como prueba de que una posición científica, filosófica, histórica o artística es más avanzada que otra. En psicología esta argumentación cobra una especial relevancia a la hora de justificar las posiciones cognitivistas como una superación de las conductistas. En las siguientes páginas se ilustra con diversos ejemplos la falacia del argumento cronológico y se plantea a modo de ejemplo la supuesta modernidad de las terapias de tercera generación, que si ocupan este lugar lo hacen precisamente por lo que suponen de vuelta a los planteamientos más tradicionales del conductismo radical y del aprendizaje operante: el interés en la posición skinneriana sobre conducta verbal, la definición de la conducta como una contingencia de tres términos, la diferenciación del aprendizaje por reglas y por contingencias o el quehacer terapéutico como un proceso de condicionamiento verbal.
Economic decision guide software (EDGe$) with loss amplification and risk aversion:
Authors: Elsibaie Sherie , Ayyub Bilal , Helgeson Jennifer , Gore Christina , Butry David
Published: September 2023

This report demonstrates by examples and case study as a proof of concept the use of loss amplification and risk aversion in benefit cost analysis (BCA) for community resilience planning. The report uses the NIST Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGe$) Online Tool, which assesses the economic feasibility of community resilience alternatives. Loss amplification arises from a catastrophe modeling method used to represent the increased costs associated with repair activity during a demand surge after a large catastrophe. Risk aversion is a measure of a community’s (or other entity’s) preference to avoid uncertainty. Risk aversion parameters can be used to compute certainty equivalent payoffs from uncertain payoffs and specific levels of risk aversion. A fictitious case study of wildfire disaster planning of a wildland-urban interface (WUI) is employed to demonstrate these two model enhancements (i.e., loss amplification and risk aversion) and their effects on
the economic indicator outputs from EDGe$. The presented case study evaluates a binary development choice related to the resilience of a large presidential library from the perspective of two neighboring communities.
El Desarrollo del turismo cultural en Europa
Authors: Richards Greg
Published: September 2023

En este artículo se analiza la denominada "economía de la experiencia" (Pine & Gilmore, 1999). Las ciudades son cada vez más importantes como escenarios en los que se crean experiencias y se representan para el consumo masivo. En esta economía de la experiencia, la cultura se convierte en una materia prima esencial y el turismo cultural es un elemento cada vez más importante. Diremos que la producción de experiencias es actualmente un elemento vital para una amplia gama de regiones y ciudades de Europa. La medida del éxito de estas políticas depende en alto grado de las condiciones económicas, sociales y culturales preexistentes, a pesar de la naturaleza, aparentemente etérea, de la producción de experiencias. Este estudio se basa en el Programa de Investigación sobre Turismo Cultural de la Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS). Los datos presentados incluyen los resultados de la última ronda de la encuesta ATLAS desde el año 2000 y la información recogida en el último informe del proyecto ATLAS (Richards, 2001).
El Concepto de destino turístico
Authors: Barrado Timón Diego A.
Published: September 2023

El destino, como ámbito en donde se realizan la mayor parte de las actividades de producción y consumo turístico y donde se producen la mayoría de los efectos geográficos, sociales, económicos y culturales del turismo, no ha recibido la atención que aparentemente merece. De hecho, tradicionalmente ha sido definido, de forma simplista, bien como sinónimo del producto o bien como sinónimo de lugar en donde se produce y consume turismo. Sin embargo, lo cierto es que el destino se conforma como un subsistema en el espacio secante entre dos sistemas más amplios, el sectorial-turistico y el geográfico, y como tal participa en parte de ambos y debe ser interpretado, planificado y gestionado atendiendo a sus elementos individuales, pero fundamentalmente a las interacciones que entre esos elementos se producen.
Turismo accesible en las Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España
Authors: Grupo Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España Grupo Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España
Published: September 2023

Debido a que las Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad fueron diseñadas para ser inaccesibles, como ciudades fortifi cadas que eran, las condiciones de accesibilidad de algunas de ellas no son las más idóneas para realizar Turismo Accesible. A pesar de ello, el Grupo Ciudades Patrimonio de Humanidad de España está trabajando para ofrecer una información fiable sobre la accesibilidad de los diferentes establecimientos turísticos, monumentos, alojamientos, etc. y rutas urbanas de estas Ciudades a través de un análisis diagnóstico y el desarrollo de varios canales de difusión de esta información.
Encomiendas de gestión, encargos y convenios en la Ley 40/2015, de 1 de octubre, de Régimen Jurídico del Sector Público
Authors: Colás Tenas Jesús
Published: September 2023

El régimen jurídico de las encomiendas de gestión, los encargos de ejecución y los convenios requiere, desde antiguo, una clarificación. Los órganos de control externo han venido reclamando, de manera unánime y reiterada, una norma sustantiva que definiera pormenorizadamente los requisitos y aspectos determinantes de estas instituciones jurídicas. La distinción entre convenio –convenio de colaboración– y contrato ha sido enrevesada, complicada o, cuando menos, difícil. Los órganos consultivos de contratación administrativa, en repetidas ocasiones, indagaron y profundizaron en el verdadero sentido de estas instituciones jurídicas. Pues bien, la Ley 40/2015, de 1 de octubre, de Régimen Jurídico del Sector Público (LRJSP), siguiendo las recomendaciones del Tribunal de Cuentas, según el testimonio de su propio preámbulo, viene a eliminar la confusión que reinaba en la aplicación de estas instituciones en la práctica jurídica; y ofrece un marco claro y preciso acerca del alcance de estas instituciones jurídicas, que resultan imprescindibles en la gestión administrativa.
La incidencia de las potestades de los entes locales en el desarrollo y la implantación de las energías renovables
Authors: Alonso García M.ª Consuelo
Published: September 2023

El presente trabajo analiza el papel de los entes locales, singularmente los municipios, en el procedimiento administrativo de autorización de las instalaciones destinadas a la producción de energía procedente de fuentes renovables. El mismo se centra en una doble perspectiva: por un lado, en el estudio y la valoración de la participación de los ayuntamientos en los trámites administrativos y resoluciones que son competencia de otras Administraciones públicas, y, por otro, en el examen de las potestades que a los mismos incumbe en dicho proceso, tanto en materia ambiental como urbanística. Se realizan algunas propuestas para evitar las tensiones y los conflictos derivados de la oposición de algunos municipios a la implantación en sus términos municipales de grandes plantas de renovables, de tal manera que se concilien los intereses en presencia y se mejore el sistema de autorización de estas empresas.
Arrhythmia Classification Based on Adaptive Refined Composite Multiscale Fluctuation Dispersion Entropy
Authors:   The Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China, Zhang Changsheng , Ding Xin ,   The Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China, Tian Changping ,   The Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China, Peng Wei ,   The Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Published: September 2023

To improve the accuracy of electrocardiography (ECG) signal classification and identify abnormal heart rhythms, an arrhythmia classification algorithm based on adaptive refined composite multiscale fluctuation dispersion entropy (ARCMFDE) is proposed. First, an improved QRS complex detection algorithm named the improved Pan-Tompkins algorithm (IPTA) is used. The QRS wave is detected, and the waveform is further processed; then, the signal is decomposed into multiple modal components using variational mode decomposition with the optimized number of decomposition layers (K). Subsequently, the RCMFDE is extracted from the different modal components as a classification feature. Finally, differential evolution (DE) and grey wolf optimization (GWO) are combined to form the hybrid differential evolution-grey wolf pack optimization (DE-GWO) algorithm to optimize the penalty factor c and the kernel function parameter g of the support vector machine for performing pattern recognition. Experimental results show that compared with other methods such as variational mode decomposition (VMD), fluctuation dispersion entropy (FDE), genetic algorithms (GA), and support vector machine (SVM). The proposed classification model has superior performance, with an average accuracy of 96.1%, a sensitivity of 95.9%, and a specificity of 98.7% for four types of heart rhythm recognition. Thus, accurate classification of ECG signals can be achieved using the proposed ARCMFDE-based DE-GWO method.
Adaptive Fed-batch Control of Escherichia coli Fermentation for Protein Production
Authors:   Department of Mechatronic and Bio/technological Systems, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 2, P.O. Box 79, Lyubenova Velislava , Zlatkova Anastasiya ,   Department of Mechatronic and Bio/technological Systems, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 2, P.O. Box 79, Ignatova Maya ,   Department of Mechatronic and Bio/technological Systems, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 2, P.O. Box 79
Published: September 2023

A new adaptive linearizing control algorithm that stabilizes the carbon source concentration in a desired value is proposed. This algorithm is applied to recombinant protein production by Escherichia coli. A model for control of the investigated process is derived. The model identification is made based on experimental data of the batch phase of the process. The operating model includes two sub-models. Each of them describes one of the two physiological states through which the process passes. Switching from one model to another depends on the sign of a key parameter obtained from the acetate measurements. A cascade scheme of software sensors for the estimation of two biomass growth rates included in the structure of the proposed control algorithm is derived. Simulation studies of the developed closed system have been carried out. The results of the impact of an open-loop control system on the same object are compared.
Sleep disorder and apnea events detection framework with high performance using two-tier learning model design
Authors: Arslan Recep Sinan
Published: September 2023

Sleep apnea is defined as a breathing disorder that affects sleep. Early detection of sleep apnea helps doctors to take intervention for patients to prevent sleep apnea. Manually making this determination is a time-consuming and subjectivity problem. Therefore, many different methods based on polysomnography (PSG) have been proposed and applied to detect this disorder. In this study, a unique two-layer method is proposed, in which there are four different deep learning models in the deep neural network (DNN), gated recurrent unit (GRU), recurrent neural network (RNN), RNN-based-long term short term memory (LSTM) architecture in the first layer, and a machine learning-based meta-learner (decision-layer) in the second layer. The strategy of making a preliminary decision in the first layer and verifying/correcting the results in the second layer is adopted. In the training of this architecture, a vector consisting of 23 features consisting of snore, oxygen saturation, arousal and sleep score data is used together with PSG data. A dataset consisting of 50 patients, both children and adults, is prepared. A number of pre-processing and under-sampling applications have been made to eliminate the problem of unbalanced classes. Proposed method has an accuracy of 95.74% and 99.4% in accuracy of apnea detection (apnea, hypopnea and normal) and apnea types detection (central, mixed and obstructive), respectively. Experimental results demonstrate that patient-independent consistent results can be produced with high accuracy. This robust model can be considered as a system that will help in the decisions of sleep clinics where it is expected to detect sleep disorders in detail with high performance.
Changes in Land Use Pattern and Policies: A Study of Bankura District in West Bengal, India
Authors: Chatterjee Babita , Das Malakar Kousik
Published: September 2023

This study looks into the dynamic changes in land use patterns in the Bankura District of West Bengal, India, and makes policy recommendations to solve the issues that arise. Land use in the region has undergone major changes in recent decades, owing to causes such as urbanization, agricultural intensification, and forestry decline. The study's main goal was to investigate how rapid urbanization affects the existing land use pattern, from agricultural to urban. Through an in-depth review of secondary information such as reports, research publications, and other departmental data sources. It also explores the socioeconomic ramifications of these changes, such as their potential effects on livelihoods and sustainability. For this study, a mixed-methods approach was used, encompassing qualitative and quantitative methodologies such as descriptive statistics and the least squares technique, among others. According to this study, a group of census towns trail many new minor towns. It can also be claimed that unchecked urban expansion causes pollution. If we change just one individual ingredient, the entire system will be disrupted. Pollutants of many kinds wreaked havoc on the ecosystem. This has a significant impact on human existence and impedes healthy living. As a result, various levels of awareness and safeguards are required to achieve a balance in intake levels. People must, however, have access to various mitigation techniques.
The Radical SAM [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase Maturase HydE
Authors: Nicolet Yvain
Published: September 2023

The enzyme HydE is involved in the assembly of the [2Fe]
H
‐subcluster of the [FeFe]‐hydrogenase active site (also termed H‐cluster). The protein belongs to the radical SAM enzyme superfamily and uses a (κ
3
‐cysteinate‐Fe
II
(CN)(CO)
2
organometallic complex as substrate. Upon SAM cleavage, the 5′‐deoxyadenosyl radical attacks the cysteinate sulfur atom and produces two successive EPR active intermediates. Yet, the final product of the reaction remains unknown. In addition to the radical SAM [4Fe–4S]‐cluster, HydE from
Thermotoga maritima
exhibits an auxiliary [4Fe–4S]‐cluster located at the surface of the protein. This peculiarity allowed structural characterizations of FeS‐cluster assembly and degradation intermediate structures.
Sustainable Routes for the Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Authors: Lindenbeck Lucie , Liu Yanbing , Beele Björn B. , Slabon Adam , Rodrigues Bruno V. Manzolli
Published: September 2023

Lignocellulosic biomass is the world largest renewable resource used as a raw material to produce high‐value‐added chemicals, such as biofuels and other biomaterials. However, the complex chemical structures of its main constituents, named cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin, pose a challenge to the breakdown of these biopolymers into smaller units. In this scenario, sustainable methods for the depolymerization of lignocellulosic biomass aim to chemically break these macromolecules into simple monomers and dimers, while minimizing the use of hazardous chemicals and energy‐intensive processes. Different depolymerization strategies have been proposed, including enzymatic, electrochemical, acid‐catalyzed, and solvent‐based methods. Nevertheless, the development and improvement of sustainable approaches toward depolymerization technologies is still ongoing, and there is still room for further research to optimize the efficiency, cost‐effectiveness, and scalability of the processes. While the successful depolymerization of biomass may significantly contribute to the transition to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly economy, this article outlines the most recent developments focusing on the particularities of these processes, including biological, electrochemical, thermal, and chemical methods.
Soft, Long‐Lived, Bioresorbable Electronic Surgical Mesh with Wireless Pressure Monitor and On‐Demand Drug Delivery
Authors: Kaveti Rajaram , Lee Joong Hoon , Youn Joong Kee , Jang Tae‐Min , Han Won Bae , Yang Seung Min , Shin Jeong‐Woong , Ko Gwan‐Jin , Kim Dong‐Je , Han Sungkeun , Kang Heeseok , Bandodkar Amay J. , Kim Hyun‐Young , Hwang Suk‐Won
Published: September 2023

Current research in the area of surgical mesh implants is somewhat limited to traditional designs and synthesis of various mesh materials, whereas meshes with multiple functions may be an effective approach to address long‐standing challenges including postoperative complications. Herein, a bioresorbable electronic surgical mesh is presented that offers high mechanical strength over extended timeframes, wireless post‐operative pressure monitoring, and on‐demand drug delivery for the restoration of tissue structure and function. The study of materials and mesh layouts provides a wide range of tunability of mechanical and biochemical properties. Dissolvable dielectric composite with porous structure in a pyramidal shape enhances sensitivity of a wireless capacitive pressure sensor, and resistive microheaters integrated with inductive coils provide thermo‐responsive drug delivery system for an antibacterial agent. In vivo evaluations demonstrate reliable, long‐lived operation, and effective treatment for abdominal hernia defects, by clear evidence of suppressed complications such as adhesion formation and infections.
Molecular Cooperativity in the Intense Raman Scattering on the Surface of an Organic Molecular Microcrystal
Authors: Bhakat Arin , Chattopadhyay Arun
Published: September 2023

Metal free substrates as promising surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) platforms have recently gained significant attention owing to their high spectral stability, ease of synthesis, environmental stability, biocompatibility, and target molecule specificity. In this context, molecular crystals of π‐conjugated small molecules can represent a class of prominent candidates, the SERS properties – especially analyte specificity – of which can be tuned based on molecular bonding and interaction. Herein it is suggested and demonstrated that microcrystals of a small organic molecule such as those of π‐conjugated terephthalic acid (TA) can be used as novel platforms for SERS. TA microcrystals show unprecedented Raman signal enhancements up to 1.50 × 106 for the analyte molecule rhodamine‐6G (R6G), 3.23 × 104 for rhodamine B (RhB), and 7.17 × 104 for the eosin yellowish (EY) at 785 nm laser stimulation. Experimental results also show that molecular cooperativity in the Raman signal enhancement or reduction of binary mixtures over TA microcrystals can be analyte‐specific. The density functional theory (DFT) based electronic structure of the crystals, photo‐induced charge transfer transitions, and the concept of hybrid orbitals through noncovalent interactions in the combined system provide insights into the cooperative, molecule‐specific intense SERS performance. These findings represent a substantial exploratory breakthrough in the relatively nascent domain of organic SERS.
Acid‐Promoted Electron Transfer with Inverse Kinetic Isotope Effect for Disproportionation of Nitroxyl Radicals in CH3CN
Authors: Wang Xinyu , Wang Yongtao , Li Haoran
Published: September 2023

Though electron transfer (ET) and proton transfer (PT) are extensively involved in organic reactions, they remain unclear in acid‐enabled disproportionation of nitroxyl radicals, especially in organic solvents. Here we unveil the acid‐promoted electron transfer (APET) mechanism with inverse kinetic isotope effect (KIE) for the disproportionation of 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl (TEMPO) in CH3CN. Kinetic experiments relying on on‐line detection of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was conducted together with theoretical calculations, giving consistent insights on the mechanisms. Moreover, the significant effect of water as cosolvent was revealed. The findings here will encourage further mechanistic understandings and method developments for nitroxyl‐participated organic reactions.
The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and the role and contributions of the Private Partners Scientific Board (PPSB)
Authors: Albala Bruce , Appelmans Eline , Burress Ramona , De Santi Susan , Devins Theresa , Klein Gregory , Logovinsky Veronika , Novak Gerald P. , Ribeiro Kim , Schmidt Mark E. , Schwarz Adam J. , Scott David , Shcherbinin Sergey , Siemers Eric , Travaglia Alessio , Weber Christopher J. , White Leah , Wolf‐Rodda Julie , Vasanthakumar Aparna
Published: September 2023

The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Private Partners Scientific Board (PPSB) encompasses members from industry, biotechnology, diagnostic, and non‐profit organizations that have until recently been managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and provided financial and scientific support to ADNI programs. In this article, we review some of the major activities undertaken by the PPSB, focusing on those supporting the most recently completed National Institute on Aging grant, ADNI3, and the impact it has had on streamlining biomarker discovery and validation in Alzheimer's disease. We also provide a perspective on the gaps that may be filled with future PPSB activities as part of ADNI4 and beyond.

Highlights

The Private Partners Scientific board (PPSB) continues to play a key role in enabling several Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) activities.

PPSB working groups have led landscape assessments to provide valuable feedback on new technologies, platforms, and methods that may be taken up by ADNI in current or future iterations.
Experimental and Computational Studies on Cobalt(I)‐Catalyzed Regioselective Allylic Alkylation Reactions
Authors: Andreetta Philip , Martin Robert T. , Souilah Charafa , Rentería‐Gómez Ángel , Song Zhihui , Khorramshahi Bayat Yas , Ivlev Sergei , Gutierrez Osvaldo , Casitas Alicia
Published: September 2023

Here, we report the development of cobalt(I)‐catalyzed regioselective allylic alkylation reactions of tertiary allyl carbonates with 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds. A family of well‐defined tetrahedral cobalt(I) complexes bearing commercially available bidentate bis(phosphine) ligands [(P,P)Co(PPh3)Cl] are synthesized and explored as catalysts in allylic alkylation reactions. The catalyst [(dppp)Co(PPh3)Cl] (dppp=1,3‐Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane) enables the alkylation of a large variety of tertiary allyl carbonates with high yields and excellent regioselectivity for the branched product. Remarkably, this methodology is selective for the activation of tertiary allyl carbonates even in the presence of secondary allyl carbonates. This contrasts with the selectivity observed in cobalt‐catalyzed allylic alkylations enabled by visible light photocatalysis. Mechanistic insights by means of experimental and computational investigations support a Co(I)/Co(III) catalytic cycle.
Tetraphenylporphyrin‐based Chelating Ligand Additive as a Molecular Sieving Interfacial Barrier toward Durable Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries
Authors: Zhao Xin , Wang Yao , Huang Cong , Gao Yifu , Huang Miaofei , Ding Yichen , Wang Xia , Si Zhichun , Zhou Dong , Kang Feiyu
Published: September 2023

The sustained water consumption and uncontrollable dendrite growth strongly hamper the practical applications of rechargeable zinc (Zn) metal batteries (ZMBs). Herein, for the first time, we demonstrate that trace amount of chelate ligand additive can serve as a “molecular sieve‐like” interfacial barrier and achieve highly efficient Zn plating/stripping. As verified by theoretical modeling and experimental investigations, the benzenesulfonic acid groups on the additive molecular not only facilitates its water solubility and selective adsorption on the Zn anode, but also effectively accelerates the de‐solvation kinetics of Zn2+. Meanwhile, the central porphyrin ring on the chelate ligand effectively expels free water molecules from Zn2+ via chemical binding against hydrogen evolution, and reversibly releases the captured Zn2+ to endow a dendrite‐free Zn deposition. By virtue of this non‐consumable additive, high average Zn plating/stripping efficiency of 99.7 % over 2100 cycles together with extended lifespan and suppressed water decomposition in the Zn||MnO2 full battery were achieved, thus opening a new avenue for developing highly durable ZMBs.
A Bidentate Antimony Pnictogen Bonding Host System
Authors: Beckmann J. Louis , Krieft Jonas , Vishnevskiy Yury V. , Neumann Beate , Stammler Hans‐Georg , Mitzel Norbert W.
Published: September 2023

A bidentate pnictogen bonding host‐system based on 1,8‐diethynylanthracene was synthesized by a selective tin‐antimony exchange reaction and investigated regarding its ability to act as a Lewis acidic host component for the complexation of Lewis basic or anionic guests. In this work, the novel C≡C−Sb(C2F5)2 unit was established to study the potential of antimony(III) sites as representatives for the scarcely explored pnictogen bonding donors. The capability of this partly fluorinated host system was investigated towards halide anions (Cl−, Br−, I−), dimethyl chalcogenides Me2Y (Y=O, S, Se, Te), and nitrogen heterocycles (pyridine, pyrimidine). Insights into the adduct formation behavior as well as the bonding situation of such E⋅⋅⋅Sb−CF moieties were obtained in solution by means of NMR spectroscopy, in the solid state by X‐ray diffraction, by elemental analyses, and by computational methods (DFT, QTAIM, IQA), respectively.
A sustainable alternative? A comparative life cycle assessment of epoxy adhesives
Authors: Anastasiou Dimitrios E.
Published: September 2023

In response to the imperative of eco‐friendly material substitution, a comparative cradle‐to‐gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of two epoxy adhesives is presented: a traditional epoxy resin and an innovative self‐curing epoxy derived by epoxidizing poly‐beta‐myrcene (a constituent of Chios Mastic natural resin). Employing ReCiPe 2016 indicators and standard normalization, our study reveals that epoxidized poly‐beta‐myrcene outperforms conventional epoxy in 9 of 18 assessed midpoint indicators, with minimal impact in 7, and marginally higher impact in 2. The superiority of epoxidized poly‐beta‐myrcene extends to all three ReCiPe Endpoint protection areas. Atom economy and the E‐factor are also considered and related to the LCA results. Furthermore, the evaluation demonstrates epoxidized poly‐beta‐myrcene's remarkable environmental favorability compared to a literature bio‐based epoxy across multiple CML‐IA‐baseline indicators. In summary, epoxidized poly‐beta‐myrcene emerges as a promising, ecologically sensitive alternative to current conventional and bio‐based epoxy options.