bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
OPTICAL VOLTAGE TRANSDUCERS
Authors: Radoslav Zelić  , Vjekoslav Filipović  , Zoran Martinović
Published: January 2023

The paper presents basic operating principles of optical transducers for the measurement of high voltage. It was observed by Pockels that the change in refractive indexes in certain crystals is proportional to the applied electric fi eld. The main parts of the sensor based on Pockels effect are: polarizer, Pockels crystal and analyzer. These are passive elements to and from which the light is taken by means of optical fibers from an electronic device at the earth potential. The polarized light that vibrates in two mutually perpendicular planes passes through the crystal at different speeds that change under the infl uence of the electric fi eld, which is detected by an electronic circuit. The longitudinal and transverse effect are distinguished with respect to the applied electrical field.
Современный взгляд на изучение факторов риска, приводящих к малигнизации гиперпластических процессов эндометрия: Обзор литературы
Authors: Локшин В.Н. , Имашева Б.И. , Камалиев М.А. , Баймуратова М.А. , Туреханова А.Д.
Published: January 2023

Актуальность: Гиперплазия эндометрия является наиболее актуальной проблемой в структуре  гинекологических заболеваний ввиду высокой вероятности рецидивирования, трудностей дифференциальной диагностики, а также риска перерождения в злокачественное новообразование при отсутствии контроля и ведения пациента. В связи с этим, совершенствование диагностики, изучение дополнительных факторов риска и предикторов гиперплазии эндометрия, а также методов профилактики данного заболевания являются важными моментами профилактики онкологических заболеваний.Цель исследования – обобщение и определение значимости основных факторов риска развития рака эндометрия у пациенток с гиперпластическими процессами эндометрия. Методы: Был проведен аналитический обзор источников в открытом доступе из баз данных научных публикаций и специализированных поисковых систем PubMed, Mendeley, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar глубиной за последние 10 лет (2012-2022 гг.).Результаты: В данной статье подробно описаны факторы риска, приводящие к трансформации гиперплазии эндометрия в рак эндометрия. Отмечено, что частота возникновения патологических процессов эндометрия, особенно их малигнизации, увеличивается с возрастом, а пик приходится на возраст старше 60 лет. Определены ведущие анамнестические факторы риска развития рака эндометрия у женщин с гиперпластическими процессами эндометрия согласно проанализированным публикациям. Выявлена роль генетических факторов в малигнизации гиперплазии эндометрия. Также рассмотрены данные пациентов группы риска по перерождению гиперплазии эндометрия в злокачественное новообразование, у которых гиперпластические процессы эндометрия выявляются лишь при УЗИ диагностике или гистологическом исследовании. Заключение: Проведенный обзор литературы показал, что расширение знаний о факторах риска перерождения гиперпластических процессов в рак эндометрия имеет практическую значимость для первичного звена здравоохранения в целях улучшения показателей ранней диагностики и своевременного лечение фоновых гинекологических заболеваний.
Актуальные аспекты международного опыта внедрения вакцинации против вируса папилломы человека
Authors: Касымбекова Ф.Д. , Жетписбаева И.А. , Дюсенов Р.С. , Жуманбаева Ж.М. , Крыкпаева А.С. , Болатова М.Б. , Кисина Р.М. , Глушкова Н.Е.
Published: January 2023

Актуальность: Несмотря на существующие меры профилактики, рак шейки матки (РШМ) остается существенной проблемой общественного здравоохранения в мире. Более 80% случаев РШМ, вызываемого инфицированием вирусом папилломы человека (ВПЧ), приходится на страны со средним и низким уровнем дохода (СНСД), где программы скрининга РШМ и вакцинации от вируса папилломы человека малодоступны или неэффективны. Вакцинация от ВПЧ показывает высокую эффективность в снижении уровня инфицированности ВПЧ, предраковых заболеваний и может снизить заболеваемость РШМ на 90%. Для элиминации РШМ в мире Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения (ВОЗ) определила целью к 2030 году охватить вакцинацией от ВПЧ 90% девочек. Однако к 2022 году только в 120 странах (61%) введены национальные программы вакцинации от ВПЧ, и она доступна лишь 15% девочек в мире. Цель исследования – изучить имеющиеся литературные данные об опыте внедрения вакцинации от ВПЧ в разных странах для их дальнейшего использования с целью эффективного проведения и/или улучшения охвата программы вакцинации.Методы: Поиск литературы проводился в базах данных PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, e-Library и на веб-сайтах ВОЗ, CDC, NHS за 2010-2022 гг. В обзор было включено 39 статей.Результаты: В данном обзоре обобщается опыт и темпы внедрения вакцины от ВПЧ в разных странах, показаны общие принципы определения целевой популяции, стратегии вакцинации, варианты вакцины и режима ее дозирования, особенности коммуникации и финансирования программы. Отчетливо просматривается тенденция роста количества стран, в том числе СНСД, которые вводят ее в свои национальные программы иммунизации, демонстрируя возможность преодоления организационных и финансовых барьеров. Поддержка международных фондов, увеличение доступа к вакцине позволит сократить существующее неравенство в доступности вакцинации от ВПЧ.Заключение: Используя имеющийся опыт, страны имеют возможность успешно внедрять вакцинацию от ВПЧ и достигать необходимых результатов на пути к элиминации РШМ в мире. Рекомендуется проведение актуальных локальных исследований для оценки применения различных стратегий. Особенно это касается процесса коммуникации, которая зачастую имеет свои особенности в разных странах.
Bernstein inequality for multivariate functions with smooth Fourier images
Authors: Bang Ha Huy , Huy Vu Nhat
Published: January 2023

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CHALLENGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN INDIA: A STUDY OF FACULTY PERCEPTIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GENDER AND TYPE OF INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Rather Ravees Ahmad , Sofal Firdous Ahmad
Published: January 2023

This study investigated the various challenges for teacher education in India as perceived by the staff of tertiary institutions conducting teacher education programmes. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A stratified sampling technique was used to select eighteen tertiary institutions from the six-geo-political zones in India. A structured questionnaire was designed and validated for the study. This instrument was administered on 450 respondents in the sampled tertiary institutions. The instrument was complemented with oral interview with the Dean of Faculties of Education, Directors of Institutes of Education and Provosts of the Colleges. The data collected were analysed using frequency count, percentage score and t-test statistic. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that the various perceived challenges facing teacher education in India include professionalisation of teaching, socio-economic and political environments, personnel in terms of quality and quantity, instructional resources and infrastructures. Moreover, the respondents’ perceptions of the challenges were significantly influenced by gender and type of institution. All stake holders of education in India must intensify efforts in meticulously addressing these challenges to enhance effective delivery of teacher education in the country.
Flow Characteristics on Carotid Artery Bifurcation of Different Aneurysmal Morphology
Authors: Ommar Mykael Mat Saufi  , Nur Amani Hanis Binti Roseman  , Ishkrizat Taib  , Nurul Fitriah Nasir  , Ahmad Mubarak Tajul Ariffin  , Nor Adrian Nor Salim  , Shahrul Azmir Osman  , Nofrizal Idris Darlis  , Ali Kamil Kareem
Published: January 2023

Aneurysm is a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal focal dilation of an artery which is considered as a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. An estimated 2%–5% of the general population is affected by intracranial aneurysms. Through computational fluid dynamic (CFD) investigation, this study aims to learn the flow characteristic on aneurysm afflicted common carotid artery (CCA). This study focused on the velocity, wall shear stress (WSS) and sensitivity of blood viscosity of the CCA flow. CFD method was done to 3 simplified model of CCA which were normal, saccular aneurysm, fusiform aneurysm CCA model. The simulation was done with different blood viscosity model which were Newtonian and non-Newtonian. The high velocity area of blood flow has corresponding effect to the increase of the WSS distribution to the wall of the geometry. The results also showed at certain value of low velocity area, WSS distribution for different blood viscosity model was deviated significantly.
CONTENT COMPONENTS OF CHILDREN’S READINESS FOR SCHOOL
Authors: Ольга Анатольевна Болдарева, , Галина Алексеевна Степанова,
Published: January 2023

В статье рассматривается готовность детей к обучению в общеобразовательной школе как важное условие успешного перехода ребенка от дошкольной ступени образования к школьному обучению. Актуальность исследуемой проблемы обусловлена необходимостью формирования у детей старшего дошкольного возраста готовности к обучению в школе. Исследование выполнено на основе применения общенаучных теоретических методов: анализа, синтеза, обобщения, конкретизации, классификации. В процессе подготовки статьи анализировались нормативно-правовые документы, регламентирующие сферу дошкольного образования, научная психолого-педагогическая литература по теме исследования. Результаты исследования свидетельствуют о том, что в понятие школьной готовности ученые включают разные содержательные компоненты. Это объясняется многомерностью исследуемого понятия. Авторами статьи сделан вывод о том, что школьная готовность (готовность к обучению в общеобразовательной школе) - это личностное интегральное новообразование старшего дошкольного возраста и одновременно предпосылка к учебной деятельности, указывающая на способность ребенка перейти на ступень школьного обучения. Конкретизируется данное понятие в определении сущности и содержания отдельных видов готовности к обучению в школе (физическая готовность, психологическая готовность, эмоционально-волевая готовность и др.). Структура школьной готовности представлена шестью основными содержательными компонентами: физическим, знаниевым, когнитивным, коммуникативным, личностным и эмоционально-волевым.

This article discusses the readiness of children to school as an important condition for a child’s successful transition from the preschool stage of education to schooling. The relevance of the problem under study is due to the need to form children’s readiness to study at school. The study is based on the application of general scientific theoretical methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, specification, classification. In the process of preparing the article, the authors considered the normative legal documents regulating the sphere of preschool education, scientific psychological and pedagogical literature on the research topic. The results of the study show that scientists include different content components in the concept of school readiness. This is explained by the multidimensionality of the concept under study. The authors of the article come to the conclusion that school readiness (readiness to enter comprehensive school) is a personal integral new formation of senior pre-school age and, at the same time it is a precondition of learning activity showing ability of a child to pass to the stage of school education. This concept is concretised in determining the essence and content of individual types of readiness to school (physical readiness, psychological readiness, emotional and volitional readiness, etc.). The structure of school readiness is represented by six main content components: physical, knowledge, cognitive, communicative, personal, and emotional-volitional.
Promoting Health Equity through Improved Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Medical Devices
Authors: Dortche Kristina , McCarthy Grace , Banbury Sara , Yannatos Isabel
Published: January 2023

Existing health disparities in the United States are partially driven by the way healthcare is delivered. There is interest in using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven software as medical devices (SaMD) to aid in healthcare delivery and reduce health disparities. However, AI-driven tools have the potential to codify bias in healthcare settings. Some AI-driven SaMDs have displayed substandard performance among racial and ethnic minorities. Auditing these tools for biased output can help produce more equitable outcomes across populations. However, there are currently no explicit Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that examine bias in AI software in healthcare. Therefore, we propose the FDA develop a distinct regulatory process for AI-driven SaMDs that includes assessing equitable output across populations and avoiding potential health disparity exacerbation. This change could help prevent AI-driven health disparities nationwide.
Julius Caesar: The Gallic War Books V-VI
Authors: Gerrish Jennifer
Published: January 2023

Books V-VI of Julius Caesar’s The Gallic War narrate Caesar’s campaigns in Britain, Gaul, and Germany in 55 and 54 BCE. His political rival Pompey was at the height of his popularity in Rome, making it all the more incumbent upon Caesar to deliver exciting news of victories. Book V should have been the tale of triumphant conquest in Britain, but Caesar’s campaign was underwhelming; Caesar the politician and general thus needed assistance from Caesar the author. In Books V and VI Caesar masterfully compensates for the lacklustre British campaign with a dramatic account of his forceful suppression of Ambiorix’s revolt and new incursions into Germany; the narrative is further enlivened with speeches and digressions on the Britons, Germans, and the wonders of the Hercynian Forest. The inclusion of introduction, full Latin text, translation and commentary in one book makes this volume ideal for undergraduate or graduate teaching in courses on Roman history, ancient historiography, or Latin language at the intermediate or advanced level.
Mask
Authors: Baek Jiewon
Published: January 2023

The condition of life is a condition in default, subject to forces of destruction and death. Work, as an endeavor to overcome states of insufficiency, can either assume autonomy and apathy towards destruction, or foster dependence on alterity. Formal and technical experimentation of the visual arts is one form of labor, which can resist the erasure of the face of alterity in the assumption of autonomy. Jean-Paul Marcheschi’s portraits of wax and soot, François Bon and Philippe Cognée’s illustrated book, Gérard Rondeau’s photography, and various artists’ digital face projections exemplify the ethical role of fictional labor in a culture obsessed with controlling faces via biometric technologies. Developed alongside Blanchot’s reflections on the death mask and Bataille’s texts on visuality, the mask as a visual figure helps to theorize how art gives form to faceless expressions of economic, social, and political depravity. Close analyses of multimedia artworks are accompanied by theoretical reflections on the face by Levinas, Nancy, Agamben, Deleuze and Guattari, and Didi-Huberman.
Judith Gautier, La Conquête du Paradis or L’Inde éblouie : When French Colonization becomes Indian Epic
Authors: Magdelaine-Andrianjafitrimo Valérie
Published: January 2023

Judith Gautier’s 1887 novel La Conquête du Paradis compensates for France’s 1870 defeat by reminiscing about a more glorious episode in French history. Gautier gives a glowing account of the conquest of India by Dupleix and Bussy in the eighteenth century. Her novel takes on epic traits, a tendency followed by many late nineteenth-century popular novels and historical essays on France’s colonial history in India. Gautier’s reinvention of history is not itself decadent, but some key decadent paradigms — gender trouble and occult practices — are what make the French victory possible. The novel’s feverish aesthetic, ‘all shimmering in purple and gold’ (Verlaine), present the conquest of India as a passionate union of peoples. Gautier’s novel is also characterized by a kind of reverse colonization of the text, in which Bussy is held up as a true Rama. While the novel does tell a story in which France plays a glorious role, this glory relies on exoticism, so that French literature is possessed by Indian epic intertextuality.
Necrofiction and The Politics of Literary Memory
Authors: Panaite Oana
Published: January 2023

Contemporary literature gathers in a commemorative site the remains of H/history and its own story by erecting literary tombs. Necrofiction argues that current narratives of the aftermath enable writers to honour the past while casting off its burdensome legacy, and to dismantle while reassembling affective, political, and aesthetic communities. The genre is defined and discussed in relation to other literary forms such as trauma writing, historical novels, archival narratives, biofiction, or field literature. Necrofiction fulfils in distinct ways the social and artistic function of an individual or collective act of remembrance of a lost family member or a historical figure. At the same time, it offers a creative space in which the authors can overcome the burden of literary tradition by incorporating existing models and devices into their own poetic art while as demonstrated by the works of five writers whose personal and artistic trajectories transcend political, cultural, and linguistic frontiers: Linda Lê, Patrick Modiano, Assia Djebar, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Maylis de Kerangal. By examining the ways in which fiction both reflects and resists what Achille Mbembe has defined as “necropolitics,” Necrofiction delves into the contentious yet intimate relationship between singular models of literary remembrance and the frameworks of hegemonic discourses.
Afterlives
Authors: Panaite Oana
Published: January 2023

The chapter focused on Loin de Médine (1991) by French-Algerian writer Assia Djebar. The novel’s writing and publication is placed in its historical context which saw Djebar and her contemporaries witness the start of what will come to be known as “Algeria’s black decade” or period of civil war marked by the clash between the partisans of political authoritarianism and those of religious fanaticism. Loin de Médine re-tells the history of Islam and its prophet in order to remove it from the confinement of theological doxa. Djebar’s necrofiction directly confronts the great questions that, since the death of the Prophet, has not ceased to tear apart the Islamic world, that is to say, “Who is the legitimate heir to the Prophet?” and “What is the Prophet’s true legacy?”. The analysis demonstrates that, far from being a heretical literary work, Loin de Médinesuggests that truly paying homage to the two bodies, physical and spiritual, of the Prophet means ending the bloody wake that has lasted since his death.
Recovery
Authors: Panaite Oana
Published: January 2023

In Maylis de Kerangal’s À ce stade de la nuit (2015), the images of bodies floating around the island of Lampedusa after the shipwreck of a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy on October 3, 2013, spark a series of artistic and personal memories (taking trips through the Mediterranean, watching Visconti’s movie The Leopard). The news of this tragic event acts an epiphany, a worldly manifestation of the sacred, leading her to identify or imagine a complex web of relations between past and present events, distinct places, and different artistic media brought together by the themes of loss and nostalgia. Responding to the metonymical interplay of name migration, the narrator is transported outside of her domestic space into an ever-expanding realm of travel, exploration, and (self)discovery. À ce stade de la nuit allows for a non-foundational narrative to emerge, one that does not follow any of the established poetic or rhetorical models of a migrant narrative (humanitarian, empathetic, traumatic, or polemical). Instead of framing crisis as an either/or and the event as a before and after, it forces us to consider the two simultaneously, and to hold together their life-and-death potentiality.
Polar Circumtriple Planets and Disks Can Only Form Close to a Triple Star
Authors: Lepp Stephen , Martin Rebecca G. , Lubow Stephen H.
Published: January 2023

Observations of protoplanetary disks around binary and triple star systems suggest that misalignments between the orbital plane of the stars and the disks are common. Motivated by recent observations of polar circumbinary disks, we explore the possibility of polar circumtriple disks and therefore polar circumtriple planets that could form in such a disk. With n-body simulations and analytic methods, we find that the inclusion of a third star, and the associated apsidal precession, significantly reduces the radial range of polar orbits so that circumtriple polar disks and planets can only be found close to the stellar system. Outside of a critical radius that is typically in the range of 3–10 times the outer binary separation, depending upon the binary parameters, the orbits behave the same as they do around a circular orbit binary. For some observed systems that have shorter-period inner binaries, the critical radius is considerably larger. If polar circumtriple planets can form, we suggest that it is likely that they form in a disk that was subject to breaking.
Metamaterial-based terahertz converter
Authors: Sabluk Andrey V. , Basharin Alexey A.
Published: January 2023

Since the early 1980s the terahertz range (0.1 to 10 THz) attracts permanent attention of fundamental and applied science. Due to its unique properties terahertz radiation is used in a wide range of applications such as spectroscopy, non-destructive defectoscopy and security systems. The design of high-efficiency terahertz absorbers and converters is currently the main task in the development of terahertz technologies. In this work a frequency selective high-Q metamaterial is used for the fabrication of a terahertz-to-infrared converter. The converter consists of a metamaterial-based terahertz absorber coated with a micrometer-thick graphite layer that reemits the absorbed energy in the infrared range. We have carried out electrodynamic and the related thermodynamic calculations of the suggested radiation converter. Numerical simulations yield an electromagnetic radiation absorption coefficient of 99.998% and an analytically calculated converter efficiency of 93.8%. Thanks to these advanced parameters suggested terahertz converter can find it’s applications in a wide range of transportation security inspection and defectoscopy tasks.
Design and Simulation of a Floating Solar Power Plant for Goreagab Dam, Namibia
Authors: Matheus Matheus Nadhipite , Musti K. S. Sastry
Published: January 2023

There is an increasing trend across the globe in establishing solar power plants in water ways and dams. This chapter presents, for the first time, the design and analysis of a typical floating solar power plant on the water surface of the Goreagab dam located in Namibia. Engineering design of the components is carried out in Google-SketchUp, and the standard System Advisory Model software is used for performance analysis. Three different case scenarios have been considered to study the possible extents of plant sizes and capacities. Design, simulations, and the analysis strongly favor the possibilities of establishing a floating solar power plant in the Goreagab dam. Additional benefits can be realized if an appropriate agrivoltaic ecosystem is established.
Sony
Authors: Wang Zizhen
Published: January 2023

At 22:00 on June 30, 2021, Sony China released a notice on Weibo, which is the main social platform in China, saying that, “The new camera is coming at 22:00 on July 7, 2021. Please look forward to it.” This immediately caused an uproar in China. The date of the new product launch from a Japanese brand coincided with the July 7th, 1937 Nanjing Massacre done by the Japanese imperial army. The coincidence fueled the indignation of Chinese netizens on Weibo and revived patriotic sentiment. Most people who believe Sony's behavior is deliberate and is insulting China express their intention to boycott the brand. Some people just gave their neutral opinion. And minorities conceded that it is just a coincidence and gave their explanation. At last, Sony deleted the post and apologized.
Durex
Authors: Huang Zirui
Published: January 2023

On April 19, 2019, Durex initiated the #419SleeplessNight topic on Weibo and took the opportunity to interact with the popular brand HEYTEA in the milk tea industry. “419” is referred to as “for one night.” The joint marketing campaign, advocating for sex well-being between the brand Durex and the milk tea brand HEYTEA was very eye-catching. The two brands engaged in a dialogue through their official social media accounts. However, this dialogue was also widely discussed and criticized by the public and netizens in China. Many netizens considered that the dialogue contained strong sexual insinuations. Considering the current situation and cultural background of sex education in China, this case study on the Durex 419 event aims to provide a reference for the brand communication and product marketing of sexual well-being brands in the Chinese market. This case study will first introduce the brand communication and marketing strategy of sex well-being brands in China. Then, it will present the netizens' reactions as well as the brand response.
Zhaopin Human Resources Online Platform
Authors: Shao Yuqing
Published: January 2023

At the CCTV Consumer Rights Day Gala on March 15, 2021, one of the major online recruitment platforms in China, Zhaopin was exposed for leaking the resumes of many platform users. These resumes were illegally resold after being leaked, and many even fell into criminals' hands. After this incident came to light, intense criticism quickly developed on social media in China. In response to this issue, Zhaopin released a statement on social media immediately after the exposure, stating that it would carry out the rectification of its data security policies. The platform became more secure after the correction, and the public's attitude toward the company has also eased.
Design of Compact Planar Filters Miniaturization Challenges
Authors: Kadiri Amal , Tajmouati Abdelali , Zahraoui Issam , Lakhssassi Ahmed , Aytouna Fouad
Published: January 2023

The filter's reduction in size becomes a significant difficulty because it frequently has a considerable impact on the wireless system's overall dimensions. This chapter's goal is to introduce fresh ideas that have been made to shrink filters that yet perform admirably. Then, a variety of filters that have been created are revealed. Some microstrip filters are miniaturized using coupled lines, quasilumped elements, and stub topology, and other structures are based on resonators. The structures presented are optimized and validated for different frequency bands (GPS, DCS, ISM, mobile phone, WIMAX). The filter is introduced in its overall context. Using ADS, HFSS, and CST-MWS, a full-wave electromagnetic analysis has been successful in assessing the electrical performances of the suggested structures.
Startup Ecosystem as the Basis of Enterpreneurship Development
Authors: Dymchenko Olena , Smachylo Valentyna , Rudachenko Olha , Dril Natalia
Published: January 2023

StartupBlink displays a map of the startup ecosystem and a research center that works to identify the dynamics of startup ecosystems around the world and help accelerate their growth. For a detailed investigation of the best practices for developing generalized recommendations for the development of the startup ecosystem, it is proposed to group countries, taking into account their rating and the changes that occurred in 2021 compared to 2020. Thus, the section groups countries by 5 clusters of startup ecosystems, which in the future may become the basis for the development of recommendations for business development and the formation of startup ecosystem strategies.
Innovative Potential of Regions
Authors: Kollár Vojtech , Matúšová Silvia
Published: January 2023

The concepts of innovation and innovation potential have become crucial in the implementation of conceptual changes and strategic plans leading to changes in competitiveness. Innovation consists of the realization of new ideas projected into products, services, processes, systems, and social relations. Quantitative growth of innovations in the country and its regions as innovative capital is reflected in the innovativeness of products and the quality of services provided, affecting the behaviour of employees, the culture of companies, and the perception of the value of innovative products by consumers. The aim of the research is to compare the results of Slovakia and its regions with the results of European and V4 countries in terms of innovation potential. Based on analysis and comparison, the authors identified the strengths and weaknesses in the innovation potential of Slovakia and Slovak regions and the gaps that need to be overcome regarding the increase of the innovation potential and sustainable development.
Peer Coaching Groups as a Natural Space for Intergenerational and Lifelong Learning
Authors: Terekhin Roman
Published: January 2023

Intergenerational learning benefits both older and younger employees, as each has skills and experiences that are valuable to the other. Knowledge exchange within organizations is key to organizational effectiveness, and the exchange of knowledge within an intergenerational workforce cultivates both lifelong and intergenerational learning. This chapter reviews how peer coaching groups (PCG) facilitate intergenerational learning in organizations and the lifelong learning of an intergenerational workforce. To do so, it will bring together relevant past research and recent empirical evidence of the role of intergenerational diversity on the learning and growth of PCG participants. Further, the chapter describes the settings and approaches of several notable peer growth groups employed by organizations. The chapter provides an in-depth review of the opportunities PCGs provide for intergenerational and lifelong learning within organizations and research-based recommendations for effective implementation of PCG.
Immigration of Younger Workers
Authors: Bekmezci Mustafa , ul Rehman Wasim
Published: January 2023

People migrate for many reasons such as war, natural disasters, economic hardships, family reunification, and education. Within the framework of bilateral agreements, Turkey emigrated from the 1960s to the 1990s in order to meet the workforce needs of Europe. However, after the 2000s, migration has gained a different dimension. Examining and rectifying this scenario, which has been dubbed a “brain drain,” is critical for the country's future. According to studies, economic concerns, and anxieties about the future are the most crucial reasons for the Z generation to migrate from Turkey. Following that, social and individual issues such as social structure changes, freedom restrictions, gender inequity, and a quiet life were examined. In this study, after giving a piece of general information about migration and generation Z, the reasons for the migration of the members of the Z generation who migrated from Turkey, the difficulties and aspirations they experienced, and the country conditions that were considered to cause people to migrate were examined.
A Cross-sectional Study on the Vitamin D Status in a Group of Indoor and Outdoor Workers in Galle, Sri Lanka
Authors: Madusanka M. A. I. S. , Dissanayake M. , Akalanka H. M. K. , Bandara T.
Published: January 2023

Background: Vitamin D deficiency influences various disease conditions; thus, it is important to evaluate the social groups for vitamin D deficiency to reduce the risk. Occupation-related factors are believed to be contributing to vitamin D deficiency.
Objectives: To assess the vitamin D status of indoor and outdoor workers, the effect of sunlight exposure, and other work-related factors on vitamin D status.
Method: This cross-sectional study measured the 25 hydroxy Vitamin D (25(OH) Vit D) levels using chemiluminescence immunoassay in male workers (n=96) working indoors and outdoors in Galle, Sri Lanka. Data on sunlight exposure and other factors were collected by using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and statistically analyzed using SPSS software version 20.0.
Results: The mean±SD 25(OH) Vit D level of outdoor and indoor workers were 17.94±3.85 ng/mL and 16.79±4.52 ng/mL, respectively (p=0.185). The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (< 20ng/mL) of the sample was 73%, and 27% of the participants were vitamin D insufficient (21 -30ng/mL). There was a positive correlation of 25(OH) Vit D level with the duration of sun exposure (r=0.153, p=0.136). Significantly different 25(OH) Vit D levels were found with educational level, monthly income, and clothing pattern (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: There was no significant difference between the vitamin D levels of indoor and outdoor workers. The results of this study revealed that vitamin D deficiency was highly prevalent among workers in Sri Lanka. As the reference ranges of vitamin D status for the Sri Lankan population is not well stated, further studies are needed to confirm the same.
Artificial intelligence to boost traceability systems for fraud prevention in the meat industry
Authors: Biglia Alessandro , Barge Paolo , Tortia Cristina , Comba Lorenzo , Ricauda Aimonino Davide , Gay Paolo
Published: January 2023

Traceability was introduced about twenty years ago to face the worldwide spread of food safety crises. Traceability data flow associated with each lot of food products during any production and/or delivery phases can also be used to guarantee product authenticity. For this purpose, it is necessary to protect the data from cyber intrusions and, at the same time, to guarantee the integrity of the bond between the physical product and the data. Price grading related to quality perceivable or credence attributes attracts criminals to attempt item substitution fraud. Improved track and trace technologies supported by artificial intelligence (AI) could highly enhance systems’ capability to detect authenticity violations by product substitution. This paper proposes an innovative method based on AI, to reinforce traceability systems in detecting possible counterfeiting by product substitution. It is an item-based mass balance method that analyses the congruity of the traceability data flows not by using explicit (even stochastic) rules but by exploiting the learning capabilities of a neural network. The system can then detect suspect information in a traceability data flow, alerting a possible profit-driven crime. The AI-based method was applied to a pork slaughtering and meat cutting chain case study.
Influence of the initial setting of cement on the shear strength of rice husk ash stabilised soil
Authors: Nahar Najmun , Owino Alex Otieno , Hossain Zakaria
Published: January 2023

Determination of soil shear strength is essential for engineering construction. Using rice husk ash (RHA) with cement in the soil is a potential ground improvement technique that can reduce environmental problems and construction budget. In the present study, ten combinations of soil-RHA-cement were investigated to understand the effects of RHA with cement on the shear strength parameters of the soil. The admixtures were prepared by taking soil with 5%, 10%, 15% RHA, and 2%, 4%, and 6% cement. All specimens of soil-RHA-cement were tested after the initial setting of cement. The direct shear test was set up to compare different soil-RHA-cement mixtures under three normal stresses of 40, 60, and 80 kPa. The test results showed the difference in each mixture’s shear stress-shear displacement relationship, shear displacement- vertical displacement relationship, shear stress-normal stress relationship, shear strength, cohesion, and internal friction angle. According to the findings, shear strength improved as the cement ratio increased for the same amount of RHA in the soil, while dilatancy reduced compared to untreated soil. All soil-RHA-cement combinations had a stronger cohesiveness than untreated soil, but the angle of internal friction was lower. Under normal stress of 80 kPa, the soil with 5% RHA and 6% cement combination had the highest shear strength, corresponding to 62.9 kPa, and can be suggested for ground development.
Incorrect Spelling of Author Name
Authors: Publisher The
Published: January 2023

In the Article titled “Robotic resection of mediastinal left vagus neurofibroma” published on June 12, 2022, in the Early Access issue of Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, an author name was misspelled. In the byline, the fifth author, “Sergio Nicola Fortiparri” should have been “Sergio Nicola Forti Parri.” This article was corrected online.

 

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Brandolini J, Ambrosi F, Bertoglio P, et al. Robotic resection of mediastinal left vagus neurofibroma. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2023;93:2248. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2022.2248
Using qualitative data to inform the adaptation of a stroke preparedness health intervention
Authors: Springer Mellanie V. , Hodges Tiffany , Lanning Cristi , Tupper Michael , Skolarus Lesli E.
Published: January 2023

Qualitative research methods are often used to develop health interventions, but few researchers report how their qualitative data informed intervention development. Improved completeness of reporting may facilitate the development of effective behavior change interventions. Our objective was to describe how we used qualitative data to develop our stroke education intervention consisting of a pamphlet and video. First, we created a questionnaire grounded in the theory of planned behavior to determine reasons people delay in activating emergency medical services and presenting to the hospital after stroke symptom onset. From our questionnaire data, we identified theoretical constructs that affect behavior which informed the active components of our intervention. We then conducted cognitive interviews to determine emergency department patients’ understanding of the intervention pamphlet and video. Our cognitive interview data provided insight into how our intervention might produce behavior change. Our hope is that other researchers will similarly reflect upon and report on how they used their qualitative data to develop health interventions.
Editorial Tips on Publishing Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
Authors: Bareiss Warren
Published: January 2023

Welcome to Issue 3, Volume 6 of Qualitative Research in Medicine in Healthcare. The term “qualitative research” covers a wide range of theories and methodologies, and this issue certainly illustrates that diversity of approaches. As with most articles published in QRMH, authors featured in this issue worked through multiple manuscript iterations prior to acceptance for publication. Many other submitted manuscripts, of course, never make it that far. No doubt the story is the same for any reputable research journal. [...]
Оснащенные мотивные $\Gamma$-пространства
Authors: Garkusha Grigory Anatolevich , Panin Ivan Alexandrovich , Ostvaer Paul Arne
Published: January 2023

Собрав воедино несколько вычислительных значимых примеров, мы даем элементарное описание бесконечно-кратных пространств петель и вполне эффективных спектров в контексте мотивной гомотопической теории. Наш подход состоит в том, чтобы включить $\Gamma$-пространства Сигала и оснащенные соответствия Воеводского в единое понятие оснащенного мотивного $\Gamma$-пространства. Последнее - это непрерывный функтор двух переменных, принимающий значение в оснащенных мотивных пространствах. Чтобы сформулировать и доказать наши основные результаты, мы накладываем дополнительные условия на оснащенные мотивные $\Gamma$-пространства, такие как условие Сигала для симплициальных пучков Нисневича, свойства сокращения, $\mathbb{A}^1$- и $\sigma$-инвариантности, вырезания по Нисневичу, стягиваемости по Суслину и группо-подобности.
Библиография: 36 наименований.
К вопросу о скорости сходимости в точных асимптотиках
Authors: Rozovskii Leonid Victorovich
Published: January 2023

Исследуются некоторые вопросы, связанные с оценкой скорости сходимости в так называемых "точных асимптотиках", и, в частности, получены асимптотические разложения по степеням $\varepsilon$ сумм вида $\sum_{n\ge 1} n^s \mathbf P(\xi_{\alpha}> \varepsilon n^{\delta})$, где случайная величина $\xi_{\alpha}$ имеет устойчивое распределение с показателем $\alpha\in (0, 2]$, $\delta>0$, $s\in \mathbf R$.
Вероятностные свойства множеств Ципфа и их максимальных пересечений
Authors: Lifshits Mikhail Anatolievich , Lialinov Ivan Mikhailovich
Published: January 2023

В работе получены слабые и усиленные законы больших чисел для различных характеристик обобщенного случайного множества Ципфа. На их основе исследован интересный для приложений вопрос о размере максимального пересечения случайного множества Ципфа с элементами большого набора независимых множеств того же типа, но, возможно, с другими параметрами.
Comparison of Sampling Procedures for the Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmaniases
Authors: Andrade Zampieri Ricardo , Ide Aoki Juliana , Müller Karl Erik , Jon Shaw Jeffrey , Maria Floeter-Winter Lucile
Published: January 2023

The present work evaluates sampling protocols, storage procedures, and DNA purification methods for Leishmania spp. detection and quantification in different biological samples. The efficiency of three preservation solutions, a phosphate buffer solution, an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) buffer solution, and 70% ethanol, was compared in combination with three DNA extraction protocols: a commercial silica column kit, salting-out protein precipitation, and organic extraction with phenol-chloroform. Tissue samples from BALB/c mice experimentally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, or Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum were stored in the three preservation solutions and subsequently subjected to the three different DNA extraction methods. The extracted DNA was then used in real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the detection and quantification of parasite ribosomal small subunit DNA targets as well as mammalian glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) targets. The results of the optimized protocols showed that the DNA extraction method did not influence test quality, but DNA from samples preserved with the EDTA buffer solution produced higher amounts of target amplicons. Based on these results, we concluded that samples from suspected cases of leishmaniasis for submission to molecular diagnostic procedures should be preferentially preserved in EDTA, followed by any one of the DNA purification methods evaluated.
How Breathing Rate Associate With Beauty Loving Behavior?
Authors: Amjad Warisha , Imran Qadir Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Basic aim of the current study was to link the breathing rate with beauty. 100 subjects were took part in this project. All candidates belong to the educational department of biology. People with breathing rate 25 should be interested in beauty loving behavior. While very few of them was not interested in good looks.
Sensory Acceptability of Rabbit Longganisa in The Municipality of Isabel, Leyte
Authors: Z. Cabrera Jeanyen Jules , B. Etomay Jezamie , B. Majait Herelyn , N. Peros Farah , T. Aunzo Rodulfo
Published: January 2023

In the Philippines, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have been domesticated due to their cute nature and appearance. But unknown to many Filipinos, rabbit meat as a functional food is popular among foreign countries, especially in European countries, as it is a good source of protein with low fat and low cholesterol content. There is hesitance among Filipinos regarding rabbit meat consumption. This study aimed to evaluate the sensory acceptability of rabbit longganisa. The study used quantitative descriptive research and purposive sampling in choosing the respondents. The study was conducted in the municipality of Isabel, Leyte. A total of 130 respondents from different groups were purposely chosen for the data-gathering process. The research instrument used in this study is a modified sensory evaluation score sheet evaluated on a Five-Point Hedonic Scale. It was concluded in the study that rabbit longganisa is accepted by consumers in the locale of the study. Its sensorial properties, such as appearance, aroma, taste, juiciness, texture, tenderness, and general acceptability, have an overall description of being liked very much. It is recommended that rabbit longganisa may be considered a functional food for meals. It is a healthier food choice due to its main rabbit meat ingredient compared to pork and chicken. Rabbit longganisa could also open new doors for business opportunities in the country.