bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quality-Achieving Reliability Assessment of Rolling Bearing Based on Bootstrap Maximum Entropy Method and Similarity Method
Authors: Cheng Li , Ma Wensuo , Xia Xintao , Wang Liangwen
Published: June 2022

Rolling bearing reliability is often affected by the processing quality, however the life reliability or operating reliability do not involve the study of rolling bearing processing quality assessment. In order to avoid bearing failure caused by bearing processing quality, it is necessary to evaluate the reliability of the bearing quality assurance capability. The difficulty in reliable evaluation of bearing's quality assurance capability is how to quantify the uncertain relationships between the bearing quality and its influence factors, and then determine the weight of different influencing factors. Therefore, in this paper, a novel method for determining the weight of bearing quality-influencing factors based on bootstrap maximum entropy method and similarity method is proposed, and then the quality-achieving reliability model is established. The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively quantify the relationship between the bearing quality and its influencing factors, and accurately assess the bearing quality assurance capability and bearing quality processing level under the condition of a small number of experimental bearings. Compared with other quality-achieving reliability method, the proposed method is more effective.
Affective Intensities of Single Lives: An Alternative Account of Temporal Aspects of Couple Normativity
Authors: Kolehmainen Marjo , Lahti Annukka , Kinnunen Anu
Published: June 2022

The number of people living without a partner is growing globally, but this demographic shift has barely disrupted the tenacity of the couple norm. Researchers have identified several concrete mechanisms of singlism – practices that feed the unequal treatment of single people. Nevertheless, there is still a need to develop an understanding of how singlism operates affectively. To provide insights into the affective intensities of single lives, we incorporate the notion of affective inequality into an analysis of singlehood and temporality, bringing together a range of data sets to further develop this idea. We examine the varying affective and psychic experiences that characterise how singles feel about their singlehood, how they experience the current moment and how they view the future. We argue that these experiences are shaped by singlism, and that affective inequalities and affective privileges co-condition the possibilities for different types of relationships.
Back to the Future: The Impact of Perceptions and Experiences of Time on the Lives of British Lifestyle Migrants in Spain
Authors: Dixon Laura
Published: June 2022

Increasingly, lifestyle migration research has focused on the ways that social categories like race, gender and sexuality, as well as concepts from post-colonialism to spatialisation, intersect and impact on lifestyle migrants’ everyday experiences, in an attempt to complicate its theoretical foundations. Adding to this body of work, this article explicitly investigates post-migration perceptions of time among lifestyle migrants, which have previously been more implicitly explored. It does so, by showing how British migrants in the Catalan tourist town of Sitges remained orientated towards the future in a way that conflicted with the temporal rhythm of the town itself, which was determined by a calendar of cultural festivals and events that was repeated annually, with minimal variation. As a result, participants soon felt so stuck within a seemingly unchanging present, which they were unable to transition fully into, that it often precipitated (or contributed to) return migration to the UK.
Dynamic behaviors of water droplets on superhydrophobic polyester films and woven and knitted fabrics
Authors: Lee Ji Min , Lee Suhyun , Park Chung Hee
Published: June 2022

In this study, the behaviors of water droplets on superhydrophobic polyester (PET) films as well as on woven and knitted fabrics with different surface microstructures were analyzed. The water droplet volume, height of release ( h), and surface inclination were modified to study the dynamic behavior of water droplets using a pressure balance and the Weber number ( We). The droplet volume did not affect the static contact angle. However, the shedding and sliding angles decreased with an increase in droplet volume. The water droplets rebounded on the surface of the superhydrophobic PET films with nano-roughness regardless of the surface inclination angle or h. However, the water droplets with h = 10 cm were pinned on the horizontal surfaces of the woven and knitted fabrics with micro-sized pores, where the dynamic pressure ( Pd) exceeded the capillary pressure. On an inclined surface, the water droplets rebounded on the surface of the woven fabric, owing to a decrease in Pd and an increase in the surface inclination angle. However, on the surface of the knitted fabric, pinning was observed even when the surface was tilted, regardless of the inclination angle. The sliding velocity of the droplets after rebound decreased in the following order: film, knitted fabric, woven fabric. With an increase in the inclination angle of the surface and the droplet volume, the sliding velocity increased, which was accompanied by a decrease in vertical impact velocity ( V) and an increase in the gravitational force. In terms of We, the droplets with a low We rebounded on all superhydrophobic surfaces, whereas the droplets with a high We were pinned on the surface of the woven and knitted fabrics.
Providing the Modern City: Urban Patterns of Socialist Municipal Action in Madrid (1905-1936)
Authors: de Miguel Salanova Santiago
Published: June 2022

The period between 1900 and 1936 was decisive in the evolution of the city of Madrid, certifying its conversion to a modern European capital. However, the urban transformations in these decades were not uniform and led to noticeable contrasts in the investments made in its different socio-spatial areas. This article will focus on understanding the management and administration of these problems by studying the municipal political action by a socialist movement that gradually stepped up its social support until it took over the reins of the local authority before the Civil War. Starting from the analysis of its actions on three fronts (those implemented on the installations in the areas with the greatest deficits in terms of urbanization, in the field of enhancing subsistence, and in educational facilities), this article will seek to show how socialist policy in the Spanish capital took on an urban profile, in line with European ideas, beyond those that traditionally invoked socio-economic goals.
The relation between nominations and traditional measures in the gifted identification process: A meta-analysis
Authors: Marsili Francesco , Pellegrini Marta
Published: June 2022

This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relations between nominations and traditional measures to identify gifted students and between four forms of nominations. The article also identified potential moderators of the effect, including nomination form, school level, and type of traditional measure. A total of 29 studies were included, 26 of which analysed the association between nominations and traditional measures and 8 studies analysed the association between the forms of nomination. The results indicated a positive medium Pearson's correlation between nominations and traditional measures ( ESr = .32) and between the forms of nominations ( ESr = .29). Type of traditional measure and school level affected the association between nominations and traditional measures. This relation was stronger when identification happened in primary school compared to secondary school ( p < .09). The effect size was larger for achievement compared to ability ( p < .05). Further research is required to determine the strength of associations between four forms of nomination.
Adolescents’ academic achievement, mental health, and adverse behaviors: Understanding the role of resilience and adverse childhood experiences
Authors: Myat Zaw Aye Myat , Win Nay Zar , Thepthien Bang-on
Published: June 2022

This study examined the relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health in adolescents with high or low levels of resilience. Data came from the 2020 Bangkok Behaviour Surveillance Survey (BBSS). Multivariate logistic regression analyses examined associations between ACEs and health conditions overall, and for adolescents with low versus high resilience on the Grotberg’s Resilience Scale. Overall, 54.9% of adolescents reported 0 ACEs. Compared to adolescents with no ACEs, it was found that those with ≥ 1 ACE were more likely to experience insomnia, sadness, suicide attempt, depression, and excess alcohol consumption. Those with a history of four or more ACEs had worse mental health, higher total undesirable behaviour, and lower academic achievement. When the sample was divided into high resilience (60.2%) and low resilience (39.8%), having at least 1 ACEs (vs. 0 ACEs) was associated with worse mental health and undesirable behaviour in adolescents with low resilience. History of ACEs can predict adverse health conditions and undesirable behaviour among adolescents, and the strongest correlation is among adolescents with low resilience. Future studies are needed to develop strategies and interventions to increase adolescent resilience, and test whether improvements in resilience reduce the adverse impact of ACEs on adolescent mental/behavioural health.
Transition States in Single-Case Experimental Designs: A Retrospective Consecutive-Controlled Case Series Investigation
Authors: Laureano Brianna , Falligant John Michael
Published: June 2022

Behavioral interventions to decrease problem behavior often involve the use of single-case experimental designs in which an individual’s responding during a treatment condition is compared to responding during a control or baseline condition. It is possible that during the initial introduction of treatment, problem behavior continues to occur at baseline rates before behavior reduction is observed; this phenomenon is called a transition state. Evaluated the prevalence of transition states in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and found that they occurred within 5.3% of the published literature. The current study replicated and extended Brogan et al. by evaluating the prevalence of transition states in unpublished clinical data of patients admitted to an inpatient hospital for the treatment of severe problem behavior. Using a retrospective consecutive-controlled case series, transition states were observed in 3% of cases for an average duration of 4.8 sessions. We discuss factors that may affect transitional behavior between phases and relevant implications for practice and research.
The Racialization of Latino Families
Authors: Baca Zinn Maxine , Wells Barbara
Published: June 2022

While racial and demographic changes producing a multiracial United States are well-acknowledged in the family field, insufficient attention is given to Latinos as a racialized population. As the Latino population continues to expand, it is essential for family studies to move beyond a Black/White binary. We call for making race and racialization central building blocks in research and analysis of Latino families. This paper provides an overview of research and thought on the racialization of Latino families, advancing a structural framing to reveal: (1) how race and intersecting inequalities shape families; and (2) how racialization processes use families to sustain and reinforce institutional inequalities. This structural framing encompasses a set of analytic premises for extending the study of family racialization to Latinos, thereby building a more comprehensive racial analysis of U.S. families.
Regression Discontinuity for Binary Response and Local Maximum Likelihood Estimator to Extrapolate Treatment
Authors: Lee Goeun , Lee Myoung-jae
Published: June 2022

Regression discontinuity is popular in finding treatment/policy effects when the treatment is determined by a continuous variable crossing a cutoff. Typically, a local linear regression (LLR) estimator is used to find the effects. For binary response, however, LLR is not suitable in extrapolating the treatment, as in doubling/tripling the treatment dose/intensity. The reason is that doubling/tripling the LLR estimate can give a number out of the bound [Formula: see text], despite that the effect should be a change in probability. We propose local maximum likelihood estimators which overcome these shortcomings, while giving almost the same estimates as the LLR estimator does for the original treatment. A simulation study and an empirical analysis for effects of an income subsidy program on religion demonstrate these points.
Transnational issue agendas of the radical right? Parties’ Facebook campaign communication in six countries during the 2019 European Parliament election
Authors: Heft Annett , Pfetsch Barbara , Voskresenskii Vadim , Benert Vivien
Published: June 2022

In this study, we investigate to what degree radical right parties use social media for pushing a common issue agenda to mobilise voters on a pan-European scale. Using the 2019 European Parliament (EP) election as a case, we analysed radical right parties’ campaign agendas in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and identified the transnationally shared issue repertoire in their Facebook communication. Based on the structural topic modelling we used for analysis, our results reveal a set of shared issues – immigration and blaming elites –which are typical of the populist core of those parties. Moreover, all parties use social media to draw attention to the election itself. While radical right parties mobilise their voters based on a transnationally recurring set of shared issues, national political opportunity structures account for party-specific topics and national adaptations of shared issues in their campaigns on Facebook.
Cerebral cavernous malformation development in chronic mouse models driven by dual recombinases induced gene deletion in brain endothelial cells
Authors: Yang Xi , Dai Zifeng , Gao Caixia , Yin Yongqiang , Shi Changbin , Liu Renjing , Zhuge Qichuan , Huang Yue , Zhou Bin , Han Zhiming , Zheng Xiangjian
Published: June 2022

Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a brain vascular disease which can cause stroke, cerebral hemorrhage and neurological deficits in affected individuals. Loss-of-function mutations in three genes ( CCM1, CCM2 and CCM3) cause CCM disease. Multiple mouse models for CCM disease have been developed although each of them are associated with various limitations. Here, we employed the Dre-Cre dual recombinase system to specifically delete Ccm genes in brain endothelial cells. In this new series of CCM mouse models, robust CCM lesions now develop in the cerebrum. The survival curve and lesion burden analysis revealed that Ccm2 deletion causes modest CCM lesions with a median life expectance of ∼10 months and Ccm3 gene deletion leads to the most severe CCM lesions with median life expectance of ∼2 months. The extended lifespan of these mutant mice enables their utility in behavioral analyses of neurologic deficits in adult mice, and allow the development of methods to quantify lesion burden in mice over time and also permit longitudinal drug testing in live animals.
Fenestration is a logical and effective treatment for a large primordial cyst with cholesterol granuloma: a case report
Authors: Akutsu Jun-ichi , Iwahashi Teruaki , Nariai Yoshiki
Published: June 2022

A cholesterol granuloma (CG) is characterized by the presence of cholesterol crystals that cause a chronic granulomatous reaction in an enclosed space. It occurs most commonly in the head and neck region, particularly in the middle ear. Although CGs in the maxilla have also been reported, odontogenic cysts in conjunction with CGs in the maxilla are very rare. We herein present a case of a 72-year-old man who developed a large primordial cyst with a maxillary CG that extended into the maxillary sinus, nasal cavity, and infraorbital region, causing left-sided facial swelling and discomfort. We successfully controlled the symptoms and reduced the size of the lesion using the treatment approach for a common odontogenic cyst: fenestration followed by complete excision. This case suggests that fenestration is an effective technique to treat odontogenic cysts with CGs. Although the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and growth of CGs are still unknown, our report highlights a potential therapeutic approach for these lesions.
Prolonged durability of extensive contiguous spinal metastasis stabilization in non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving targeted therapy: two case reports and a literature review
Authors: Jaipanya Pilan , Chanplakorn Pongsthorn
Published: June 2022

Contiguous spinal metastasis poses a challenge for spine surgeons. In patients with a short remaining life expectancy, surgery may be discouraged. However, in select cases, surgery may be inevitable to eliminate pain and improve the patient’s quality of life. Additionally, with advancements in systemic cancer therapy, the efficacy and duration of tumor control have improved significantly. Consequently, a patient’s life expectancy may be difficult to estimate with existing prognostic scores. Because patients may achieve prolonged survival, spinal metastasis surgery could greatly benefit a patient’s quality of life. In this report, we present the details of two patients with non-small lung cancer with contiguous spinal metastasis who underwent spinal surgery for their metastatic disease. After surgery and targeted therapy with epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKI), the patients attained substantial healing of their previously lytic spines and achieved prolonged survival of up to 42 months. With modern systemic therapy for lung cancer, the treatment of spinal metastatic disease can achieve decent outcomes, even in poor surgical candidates.

Mini-abstract

In this report, we present two cases of contiguous spinal metastatic disease in non-small cell lung cancer patients who achieved prolonged survival and stable spinal fixation after treatment with EGFR TKIs.
Torrens Title: property, race and (infra)structures of feeling in the settler colony
Authors: Brooks Andrew , Lorange Astrid
Published: June 2022

This article argues that property law can be understood as a key infrastructure of settler-colonial sovereignty. Rather than a simple importation of British law, the frontier mentality of the colonial outpost allowed for the implementation of a new legal framework for the allocation and registration of land. Taking the example of Torrens Title allows for an analysis of the ‘structures of feeling’ that are generated by, and that naturalise in turn, the possessive claim to property. We consider how the history of property as fungible commodity is entangled with the history of racialisation, and how Torrens Title shows the material and affective dimensions of settler law and of the long struggle to resist its illegal claim to sovereignty. We analyse the 2018 video essay Drawing Rights by Rachel O’Reilly, considering the troubled relationship between white possession and the unbroken sovereignty it denies, yet which remains a constant threat to the settler state. Her work articulates what Ruth Wilson Gilmore calls ‘infrastructures of feeling’, which, we argue, describes the way anti-colonial consciousness can materialise against structures and attachments of settlement.
Occupational therapy incorporating dogs for autistic children and young people: Parent perspectives
Authors: Richardson Kathleen , Mackenzie Lynette , Lovarini Meryl , Dickson Claire
Published: June 2022

Introduction

Dogs may elicit positive therapy outcomes for children/adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about the parent perspectives of the use of dogs as part of an occupational therapy program for ASD. This study aimed to explore parent perspectives about the Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) component of the occupational therapy intervention their child/adolescent received across five weekly sessions.

Method

Using a phenomenological approach, 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents (13 mothers and four fathers) following an AAT occupational therapy program. Thematic analysis was conducted.

Results

Three themes were identified relating to the value parents attributed to the AAT occupational therapy program with dogs for their child/adolescent: 1. Stress and anxiety management; 2. Participation and engagement and 3. Social communication. Positive outcomes identified by parents included the dogs being a calming influence and facilitating the participation of their child/adolescent in life-skill activities.

Conclusion

Parents valued AAT occupational therapy involving dogs. Future studies should investigate how to best target this occupational therapy approach for autistic children and adolescents.
How Should Vehicle Miles Traveled Displaced by E-Scooter Trips be Calculated?
Authors: Meroux Dominique , Broaddus Andrea , Telenko Cassandra , Wen Chan Hui
Published: June 2022

A dominant practice in assessing mode shift for scooter sharing is to survey scooter riders on what transportation mode they otherwise would have taken. Trip share displacing car modes and average scooter trip distance are common metrics used to support calculations like vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and emissions reductions. This practice assumes a 1:1 relationship between trip and mile replacement, implying no relationship between mode replaced and scooter trip distance. In our study, we test this assumption. An in-app end of trip survey was answered by nearly 12,000 e-scooter riders using Spin e-scooter sharing in four U.S. cities: San Francisco, Tampa, Washington D.C., and Portland. Trip GPS breadcrumb distance was linked to survey responses, enabling scooter distance traveled to be calculated by mode displaced. We calculate scooter distance share and average trip distance conditional on mode displaced for scooter trips that displaced personal car, taxi, and transportation network company trips as alternative metrics to trip share and average trip distance, respectively. To account for the effects of built environment, we cluster scooter trips on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index for trip start location. We find that across cities and walkability index clusters, the conventional trip share and average trip distance metrics consistently overestimate walk-mode shift and underestimate car VMT displacement by e-scooter use. To ensure an accurate representation of mode shift, we recommend that cities, operators, and researchers report average trip distance conditional on mode displaced or scooter distance share. The mode shift observed across the four cities in this study, for example, revealed that about one-third of the distance travelled by scooters displaced car VMT.
Prediction of ESBL-producing E coli for suspected urinary tract infection
Authors: Higuchi Hiroshi , Nakamura Tsukasa , Mashino Junji , Imada Toshihiro , Morimoto Takeshi
Published: June 2022

Aim:

The widespread existence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli ( E. coli) has become a critical threat in developed countries. Prediction rule for ESBL producing E. coli is relevant to see patients with suspected urinary tract infection.

Materials and methods:

We collected clinical and laboratory data and constructed multivariate logistic regression models to develop a clinical prediction rule in the derivation cohort with 1185 patients with urine cultures and validated the rule in the validation cohort with 516 patients.

Results:

ESBL-producing E. coli was found in 185 patients (16%) in the derivation cohort. When assigning 14 points for being female (odds ratio (OR): 4.2), six points for CRP >5 mg/dl (OR: 1.87), and four points for a history of urinary tract infection (OR: 1.52), the area under the curve (AUC) had 0.67 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.63–0.70) in the derivation cohort and 0.64 (95% CI: 0.59–0.69] in the validation cohort.

Conclusions:

The developed prediction rule had moderate accuracy to predict ESBL-producing E. coli in patients with suspected urinary tract infection.
Role of the pre- to postoperative alpha-fetoprotein ratio in the prognostic evaluation of liver cancer after radiofrequency ablation
Authors: Luo Biwei , Liu Linsen , Bi Jian’gang , Bao Shiyun , Zhang Yusen
Published: June 2022

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the role of the alpha fetoprotein (AFP) ratio before and after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the prognosis of patients with liver cancer.

Methods

A total of 368 patients who underwent RFA for liver cancer in Shenzhen People's Hospital from 2010 to 2020 were randomly divided into the training group and the validation group. Levels of AFP before and after RFA were recorded and their ratios were calculated.

Results

Using the X-tile software, it was found that the optimal cut-off value of the AFP ratio in the training group was 37.9. Both in the training group and the validation group, the relapse-free survival and overall survival of patients with an AFP ratio <37.9 (high-risk group) were significantly shorter than those with an AFP ratio >37.9 (low-risk group) (training group, relapse-free survival, P = 0.0003; overall survival, P = 0.0186; validation group, relapse-free survival, P = 0.0490, overall survival, P = 0.0031). An AFP ratio <37.9 was an independent risk factor for recurrence and survival of liver cancer after RFA.

Conclusion

The AFP ratio can predict the prognosis of patients with liver cancer after RFA. An AFP ratio <37.9 is an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence and survival after RFA.
Cultural Liberal and Conservative Mobilizing Potential and Political Participation in Post-Communist Countries
Authors: Pospieszna Paulina , Vráblíková Kateřina
Published: June 2022

While the social-cultural conflict has been examined at the level of sociopolitical actors, less is known about how this division operates at the level of ordinary citizens and their participation in politics. Using originally collected nationally representative public opinion surveys, this study connects the ideological cultural dimension of politics and citizens’ political participation in five post-communist countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. Specifically, the article (1) maps the mobilizing potential for culturally liberal and conservative issues; (2) examines the profile of people (sociodemographic characteristics, political attitudes, democratic norms, and membership in organizations) in these two camps; and (3) demonstrates how the mobilizing potential of the two ideological camps translates into actual types of political participation (voting; protesting; petition signing; and Internet activism). The analysis shows relatively high mobilizing potential for culturally liberal issues in five post-communist countries and a relatively weak link between culturally conservative mobilizing potential and civil society engagement.
Motivation to Carry Naloxone: A Qualitative Analysis of Emergency Department Patients
Authors: Spadaro Anthony , Agarwal Anish K. , Sangha Hareena K. , Perrone Jeanmarie , Delgado Mucio Kit , Lowenstein Margaret
Published: June 2022

Purpose

Our aim was to explore perspectives of patients who received naloxone in the emergency department (ED) about (1) naloxone carrying and use following an ED visit and (2) motivation for performing these behaviors.

Design

Semi-structured interviews of patients prescribed naloxone at ED discharge.

Settings

Three urban academic EDs in Philadelphia, PA.

Participants

25 participants completed the in-depth, semi-structured interviews and demographic surveys. Participants were majority male, African American, and had previously witnessed or experienced an overdose.

Methods

Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed using content analysis. We used a hybrid inductive-deductive approach that included prespecified and emergent themes.

Results

We found that naloxone carrying behavior was variable and influenced by four main motivators: (1) naloxone access; (2) personal experience and salience of naloxone, (3) comfort with naloxone administration, and (4) societal influences on naloxone carrying. In particular, those with personal history of overdose or close friends or family at risk were motivated to carry naloxone.

Conclusions

Participants in this study reported several important motivators for naloxone carrying after an ED visit, including ease of naloxone access and comfort, perceived risk of experiencing or encountering an overdose, and social influences on naloxone carrying behaviors. EDs, health systems, and public health officials should consider these factors influencing motivation when designing future interventions to increase access, carrying, and use of naloxone.
The reception of Jubilees in Greek catena manuscripts of Genesis
Authors: Coogan Jeremiah
Published: June 2022

Several Greek catena manuscripts preserve material from Jubilees, offering valuable witness to the largely lost Greek version of the book. Yet how did material from this Second Temple composition become part of a late ancient Christian anthology? This article interrogates the transmission of Jubilees material in catena manuscripts of Genesis. Rather than offering direct witness to Greek manuscripts of Jubilees, this material had already been appropriated and restructured before the compilers of catena manuscripts collected and reorganized it around the textual frame of Greek Genesis. Two conduits account for the availability of this material: the use of Jubilees among late ancient chronographers and a widespread genealogical tradition, derived from Jubilees, that names the wives of biblical patriarchs. In late antiquity, the Book of Jubilees often circulated not as a unified composition but as individual units which were assimilated into other structuring frameworks, whether the schemata of chronographers or the (margins of) the Greek Bible itself. The late ancient reception of Jubilees thus foreshadows the atomism of modern text-critical appropriations. The conclusions of this article invite similar exploration for other Second Temple texts.
Enoch’s revelations?
Authors: Stone Michael E
Published: June 2022

This article examines the relationship between Enoch’s ontological state and the types of information that are revealed to him. Concentrating on two Enochic works, the Book of the Watchers and the Book of Dream Visions, this question is pursued both internally, that is within the works, and in a comparative fashion. Differences were discerned in the presentation of the seer in these two works.
Jonah and Tobit: A developing understanding of the meaning of exile
Authors: Henderson Ruth Margaret
Published: June 2022

Although much has been written on the biblical influences on the Book of Tobit, little scholarly attention has been paid to the similarities between the books of Jonah and Tobit, apart from the common term “great fish.” The following study draws attention to the similarities between these two books in terms of their date, narrative strategy, genre, background, worldview, and ideology, and in particular, their use of the unique term “great fish.” The motif of the fish is of great significance in both books, as it sheds light on the exilic background of both works.
Public sector accountability styles in Europe comparing accountability and control of agencies in the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the UK
Authors: Schillemans Thomas , Overman Sjors , Flinders Matthew , Laegreid Per , Maggetti Martino , Papadopoulos Yannis , Wood Matthew
Published: June 2022

This paper develops and applies the concept of accountability styles for analyzing and comparing accountability practices in different countries. This is relevant as there is considerable scholarship on public sector accountability but only very few comparative studies. Extant studies have shown that national styles of accountability are both marked by convergence as well as the resilience of national differences. The concept of accountability style is adopted to describe and interpret how and why accountability practices differ between administrative systems. It does so by analyzing practices of accountability of public sector agencies in four European democracies with different state traditions: the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. These countries vary with regards to state strength (interventionist propensity) and administrative concentration (high or low centralization). The analysis focuses on the accountability of arms’ length agencies which lends itself for comparisons across counties. The paper shows that the national political-administrative context crucially shapes practices of accountability and accountability regimes of agencies. The Norwegian accountability style is characterized as ‘centralized and convenient’. The UK-style is equally centralized yet not so convenient as it incurs high accountability-process costs on agencies. Switzerland is marked by limited hierarchical accountability. And the Dutch accountability style is comparatively ‘broad and informal’. State strength and administrative concentration explain some of the variance while historical legacies explain additional national variations.
Optimization of static performance for robot polishing system based on work stiffness evaluation
Authors: Pan Ri , Zhu Xiangxiang , Wang Zhenzhong , Zhao Wanying , Sun Kun , Chen Dongju , Fan Jinwei
Published: June 2022

Robot-assisted bonnet polishing system (RABPS) is widely used in the polishing of optical components due to its low cost, high efficiency and rapid polishing. However, due to the insufficient stiffness of the robot, it is easy to produce vibration in the machining process, which not only causes the size of the polishing contact area to deviate from the ideal value, but also affects the removal amount of workpiece. First, this paper analyzes the influence of robot system stiffness on the actual polishing area size and polishing removal. Next, based on the analysis of the technical characteristics of multiple groups of polishing posture corresponding to the same point of robot bonnet polishing, the optimization method of robot static stiffness performance is proposed. Finally, the correctness and efficiency of the optimization method are validated by simulation and experiment. The working stiffness of the robot increases by 26.8% and the roughness of the polished surface is improved by 42.9% after posture optimization.
Investigation of mechanical and wear properties of Al6061/Si3N4/MgO hybrid composite fabricated by stir casting method
Authors: Thirumoorthy A , Arulraj M , Arjunan TV , Rajeshkumar G , Kumaravelan R , Venkatesh L
Published: June 2022

Among various non-ferrous materials, aluminium and its alloy are considered to be one of the challenging materials having high structural characteristics, superior physical and tribological properties. Nowadays, it has substituted high-density materials in automobile, marine and aerospace applications owing to its high strength to weight ratio. In the field of aluminium matrix composite, most of the research works have been carried out with carbide, alumina and boride as reinforcement. Nitride and Oxide are also suitable materials to be used as reinforcement. The tribological studies of nitride and oxides with different load conditions along with mechanical properties were not fully explored. Therefore, the primary objective of this work is to investigate the mechanical properties and wear rate of hybrid aluminium matrix composite reinforced with nitride and oxide. The microstructural studies of the composite were carried out through scanning electron microscope, in order to examine the morphology of reinforcement and the wear surface behaviour of specimens. Tensile strength of composite increased 34% with the inclusion of 6% silicon nitride and hardness increased 60% than the base alloy. Wear resistance of composites improved considerably with the inclusion of Si3N4/MgO reinforcements.
The clinical significance of low complement levels in patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: A descriptive analysis of 73 patients from the “Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome registry”
Authors: Ponce Ana , Rodríguez-Pintó Ignasi , Basauli José M , Espinosa Gerard , Erkan Doruk , Shoenfeld Yehuda , Cervera Ricard ,   On Behalf the CAPS Registry Project Group/European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Published: June 2022

Objectives

To explore the prevalence and clinical significance of low complement levels in patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS).

Methods

We reviewed data from the “CAPS Registry” on C3 and/or C4 complement plasma protein levels during acute CAPS episodes. Patients were classified into those with low and normal complement levels. Data on clinical presentation, with special focus on thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) features, diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) profile were reviewed. The chi-square exact test was performed to evaluate differences between categorical data.

Results

The “CAPS Registry” includes 566 patients with a total of 578 episodes of CAPS. Data on complement plasma protein levels was available in 73 episodes from the same number of patients. Low levels of C3 and/or C4 complement plasma proteins were detected in 42 (58%) CAPS episodes. Low complement levels were more common in SLE patients (55% SLE vs. 19% No SLE; p<0.001). The frequencies of clinical TMA (72% vs. 80%; p=0.4) or TMA syndrome (86% vs. 84%, p=0.9), frequency of triple aPL triple positivity (67% vs 33%; p=0.3), or the mortality (35% vs. 31%; p=0.7) were similar between low and normal complement groups.

Conclusion

In our study, low levels of C3 and C4 plasma proteins are detected in 58% episodes of CAPS, which were not associated with clinical presentation including TMA features, aPL triple positivity, or mortality.
Linking Emotions to Surroundings: A Stylistic Model of Pathetic Fallacy
Authors: Pager-McClymont Kimberley
Published: June 2022

This article aims to provide a stylistically founded model of pathetic fallacy (PF hereafter). Pathetic fallacy is a Romantic literary technique used in art and literature to convey emotions through natural elements. This technique has been researched mostly from a literary viewpoint, but no linguistic model exists to define it. It is difficult to identify it precisely or consensually because definitions and uses vary, and it is often associated with other techniques (i.e. personification). Despite those inconsistencies, PF is likely to be taught as part of the Department for Education subject content in the English National Curriculum for students studying English Literature at GCSE and A Level. I thus conducted a survey of English teachers to collect data on PF, and based on their answers and suggested texts, created an updated stylistic model of PF using a combination of (cognitive) stylistic frameworks. The model defines PF as a projection of emotions from an animated entity onto the surroundings. I identify three ‘linguistic indicators’ of PF in my corpus: imagery, repetition and negation. I draw on metaphor research to further analyse the metaphorical nature of PF and its effects in texts from my corpus. Four effects of PF are identified: communicating implicit emotions, building ambience, building characters and plot foreshadowing.
The restricted possible worlds of depression: A stylistic analysis of Janice Galloway’s The Trick is to Keep Breathing using a possible worlds framework
Authors: Mansworth Megan
Published: June 2022

This article uses a theoretical framework of possible worlds to explore the ways in which Janice Galloway’s novel about grief and depression, The Trick is to Keep Breathing, may elicit emotional responses in readers. I give an overview of some of the emotional responses expressed by readers by using online review data, before employing stylistic analysis to demonstrate how emotional effects may be created through the linguistic construction of degrees of possibility. Drawing on Possible Worlds Theory, I demonstrate how readers’ emotional responses may be linked both to the presentation of possibility and to the restriction of possibility. The combination of the empirical methodology utilised here alongside stylistic analysis allows me to harness the capacity of Possible Worlds Theory to cast light on constructions of textual possibility and actuality and to facilitate understanding of some of the mechanisms eliciting readers’ emotions.
Digital technologies shaping the nature and routine intensity of shopfloor work
Authors: Szalavetz Andrea
Published: June 2022

Drawing on data from Hungarian manufacturing companies, this paper aims to explore the ways in which digital technologies affect the nature and routineness of work. It concludes that digital technologies impinge on some defining features of occupations, such as workload and intensity of work; the degree to which the tasks can be explicitly defined, measured and codified; composition and amount of skills required for task execution; and the importance of experience or tacit knowledge for task execution. Non-technological factors, such as managerial approach to technology and work design moderate outcomes. Evidence indicates that a reduction in the routine content of job tasks applies only to relatively skilled employees. For low-skilled employees, certain digital assistance solutions increase routine and engender deskilling. We conclude that a qualitative enrichment of shopfloor work becomes apparent only if (1) employees are skilled enough to become upskilled – and thus engaged not only in digitally enabled but also in digitally augmented, high-value activities; (2) employees’ work tasks are reorganised, work design and work practices modified, and employees upskilled. Without appropriate managerial interventions envisaging the augmentation of work, digital technology implementation entails deskilling and/or technological unemployment, rather than providing richer dimensions to shopfloor work.
Falling into an identity crisis: Integrating identity into the assessment and management of falls in older adults
Authors: Yong Yun Ming , Wand Anne PF
Published: June 2022

Objectives

This article examines the psychological effects of falls for older adults through the lens of identity and suggests these may be integrated in the assessment and management of older patients within acute care and rehabilitation settings post-fall. An illustrative vignette is described to demonstrate this approach.

Conclusion

Falls in older adults are complex phenomena which can lead to an identity threat, sometimes manifest as psychological symptoms and poor engagement in post-fall rehabilitation. A psychiatric formulation which incorporates an older person’s self-identity and agency may inform interventions to address psychological and behavioural sequelae of falls.
Enzootic bovine leukosis in a 21-month-old Japanese Black cow with high susceptibility
Authors: Maezawa Masaki , Sakaguchi Kana , Tagaino Yuka , Fujii Yuki , Akagami Masataka , Kawakami Junko , Watanabe Ken-ichi , Kobayashi Yoshiyasu , Ogawa Haruko , Inokuma Hisashi
Published: June 2022

A 21-mo-old Japanese Black beef cow had swollen mandibular and superficial cervical lymph nodes. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the superficial cervical lymph node revealed large lymphoblasts with mitoses present. The bovine leukemia virus (BLV) proviral load was relatively high, and phylogenetic analysis of the whole BLV genome classified the BLV strain as one with high viral replication activity. Genotyping of bovine leukocyte antigen genes indicated that the cow was susceptible to enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL). The bone morphogenetic protein 6 ( BMP6) gene promoter region was hypermethylated. Monoclonal proliferation of B cells and monoclonal integration of the BLV provirus in the bovine genome were detected by a clonality test of B cells and an inverse PCR assay, respectively. At autopsy, generalized swelling of lymph nodes and spinal canal invasion by tumor tissue at vertebrae L5-6 were observed. Histologic analysis revealed diffuse proliferation of large round neoplastic cells that were positive for BLA36 and negative for CD3. The cow was definitively diagnosed with EBL based on these findings. Infection with a highly pathogenic strain of BLV, susceptibility of the BoLA-DRB3 alleles, and hypermethylation of the BMP6 gene may have contributed to the development of EBL in our case.
Improving Cultural Competence and Self-Efficacy Among Postgraduate Nursing Students: Results of an Online Cultural Care Training Program
Authors: Fadaeinia Mohammad Mahdi , Miri Sakineh , Azizzadeh Forouzi Mansooreh , Roy Callista , Farokhzadian Jamileh
Published: June 2022

Introduction:

Since nurses and nursing students interact with culturally diverse clients in health care settings, training programs are required to improve cultural competence and self-efficacy among them. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an online cultural care training program on cultural competence and self-efficacy among postgraduate nursing students.

Methods:

The present interventional study used random sampling to allocate 80 postgraduate nursing students into the intervention and control groups. Cultural care training program was held for the intervention group.

Results:

No significant difference in cultural competence and self-efficacy scores was found between the intervention and control groups in the pretest. However, the intervention group scored higher in terms of cultural competence and self-efficacy after the intervention.

Discussion:

Given cultural diversity and prevalence of medical tourism, nursing instructors need to pay special attention to cultural care education at all academic levels.
Childbearing Perceptions Among Taiwanese Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Treatment: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Hwu Lien-Jen , Hsu Ming-Yi , Chuang Hsiao-Ling , Shih Fen-Fen , Lu Yen-Chiao Angel , Lee Shu-Hsin
Published: June 2022

Introduction:

Some infertile women are eager to have children. The purpose of this study was to explore the childbearing perceptions of women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.

Methodology:

Qualitative phenomenological data were collected from 20 infertile women who received IVF treatment in Taiwan. We conducted one-on-one in-depth interviews with the women. Audio recordings were transcribed as textual data and analyzed using Giorgi content analysis until saturation was achieved.

Results:

Three themes were identified: important tasks related to practicing the family life cycle, ensuring a tight circle of marriage, and the hope to change health.

Discussion:

Perceptions regarding childbearing in women undergoing IVF treatment in the context of the traditional Chinese fertility culture are multifaceted. To improve the overall integrity of health care provided to infertile women, nurses should be encouraged to consider the cultural connotations and needs of infertile women in the clinic.