bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Application of Building Integrated Organic Photovoltaic Various Building Forms in Malaysia
Authors: Syamirul Alif Shaharudin  , Azhar Ghazali  , Haitham Esam Rababah  , Zalena Abdul Aziz  , Mohd Hafizal Mohd Isa
Published: December 2023

Research on Building Integrated Photovoltaic BIPV with Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) materials and systems has increased because of their promise to deliver low-cost solar energy conversion. Since OPV devices' efficiency has quickly risen to above 10%, there is a huge commercial need for further development and manufacturing. The development of specialized materials and device designs, together with an improved understanding of the BIOPV efficiency. This paper discusses recent advances in OPV material, with a particular emphasis on various methods for forming OPV facades and modifying the orientation of the form to better absorb incoming light sources. The findings need to go through 6 form designs that have been divided into dynamic and organic forms. This research used simulation from ARCHIWIZARD and PV*Sol to evaluate different building forms in terms of solar exposure and shadow effect. The result shows that the pyramid building form receives higher solar exposure compared to other forms, thus better electricity generation. The solar-optimized pyramid introduces an innovative fusion of architectural principles and contemporary solar technology to enhance energy generation and sustainability. By capitalizing on the pyramid's design, orientation, and light-concentrating attributes, it not only captures abundant sunlight but also symbolizes renewable energy, bridging historical aesthetics with modern eco-conscious solutions.
A New Design and Simulation of Smart Sensing for Emergency Vehicle
Authors: Mahmod Abd Hakim Mohamad  , Nurfarahin Onn  , Mohd Shahir Yahya  , Muhammad Akmal Abdul Halim  , Muhammad Arif Rani  , Ikhwan Hanif Mohd Asri  , Mohd Erwan Sanik  , Nor Shahida Mohd Shah
Published: December 2023

All emergency vehicles are designed and certified to better respond to emergencies. Also, emergency vehicles have the legal right to violate the highway code to get to a certain area as quickly as possible. The victim's existence is helpless in the event of a stroke of fate or an emergency. Because of the visitors, emergency vehicles also have to give way to get to the scene. This change can also further increase the victim's chance of death. Therefore, to solve the problem, it is crucial to plan and limit travel time so that emergency vehicles use their maximum capacity. Preventive service can be a means for emergency vehicles to reach their intended vacation spot in a much shorter time. So, there is a call to address this emergency vehicle action. This look at strategies is an intelligent detection utility to deal with alarming traffic jams. This mission aims to simulate the intelligent detection of emergency vehicles through simulation software. The purpose of e-Buzz: Simulation of Smart Sensing for Emergency Vehicles is to assist the government that may be responsible for responding to emergencies, including ambulance, police, fire, and many others. The main element to ensure that this simulation works is based on the type of sensor used and its usefulness and responsibility. The sensor can detect the sound of emergency vehicles and respond immediately to them by signalling smaller parallel visitors to change the screen from pink to green or vice versa. Therefore, this flow reduces the travel time required for emergencies.
A Study of Attitudes, Skills, and Barriers Among the Special Education Hearing Impairment Teachers in the Use of Assistive Technology in Teaching
Authors: Vestly Kong Liang Soon
Published: December 2023

In the context of special education, most of the special education hearing impairment (SEHI) teachers understand that the use of assistive technology (AT) is a necessity in teaching and providing opportunities for SEHI students to control and improve their learning. However, the question of the acceptance of SEHI teachers use of AT in teaching is not much discussed. The objective of this study is to examine the attitudes, skills, and barriers of SEHI teachers to the use of AT in teaching. This study was conducted in special education secondary schools (SESS) in Selangor, Penang, Pahang, and Kedah. The sampling used was a purposive sampling of four respondents, consisting of two male teachers and two female teachers. The design of this study uses qualitative approaches, and interviews are the methods used as research instruments. The result of the study was an analysis of content (content analysis) by presenting the exact sentence of the respondent. The findings show the SEHI teachers have moderate attitudes and moderate skills towards the use of assistive technology in teaching, while the lack of cost, infrastructure, and resources for assistive technology is a barrier to the use of assistive technology in SESS. Discussions on the findings and recommendations to stakeholders have been raised to enhance the application of the assistive technology elements in the teaching of SEHI teachers in Malaysia.
The Analysis of Early Childhood Learning Achievement Based on the Implementation of the ABCD5E Model in the Merdeka Curriculum
Authors: Handayani Sri Wiji , Utanto Yuli , Ghazali Muhammad Nur Azam Bin
Published: December 2023

The presence of the Merdeka curriculum in Indonesia has given reaction to community educators, namely the implementers of ABCD5E learning model to be actively adapted. The basic thing as the students’ main competency achievement in Merdeka curriculum implementation is stated as learning achievement. This writing aims to analyze how to achieve learning achievement in Early Childhood Education using the ABCD5E learning model in the Merdeka Curriculum Implementation. The research method used was a literature review study. The data used in this analysis is primary data sourced from research results in both national and international journals, the results of thesis research, and observations on the learning documents using ABCD5E model. The research results showed that there were learning achievements through implementing ABCD5E learning model in the Merdeka curriculum. The conclusion from the research is the learning achievement in the Merdeka curriculum implementation can be achieved through implementing ABCD5E learning model.
Глагольная тетрадь-справочник (элементарный уровень)
Authors: Gabdrakhmanova P. L. , Nurtdinova A. R.
Published: December 2023

Данное учебно-методическое пособие представляет собой глагольный справочник для иностранных студентов, проходящих курс обучения на этапе предвузовской подготовки, и включает в себя глаголы, соответствующие элементарному уровню А1. Глагольный справочник может быть использован как дополнительный материал для самостоятельной работы студентов
Procesamiento por vía seca para obtener cafés naturales
Authors: Osorio Valentina , Pabón Jenny , Gallego Claudia Patricia
Published: December 2023

Actualmente existen variaciones y mezclas de estos tipos de procesos que buscan generar perfiles sensoriales diferenciados de la bebida. El café natural presenta unas características sensoriales particulares, asociadas al secado que es realizado con todos los componentes constitutivos del fruto. La respuesta a este proceso puede ser diferencial dependiendo del tipo de secado empleado, por tal razón en este Avance Técnico se presenta el efecto y las combinaciones del secado en la calidad del café natural.
Guía práctica para la diferenciación de frutos de café con síntomas de CBD en el campo
Authors: Ferrucho Rosa Lilia , Marín-Ramírez Gustavo
Published: December 2023

El propósito de este documento es proporcionar una herramienta para identificar los síntomas asociados a CBD en el campo. La detección temprana de brotes de la enfermedad permitirá una respuesta rápida y efectiva para aplicar medidas cuarentenarias de contención y erradicación de cualquier incursión de CBD en Colombia.
Social Transformation in English First Additional Language Teaching and Learning Classrooms: Multilingual Pedagogy
Authors: Matiso Nomasomi Hilda
Published: December 2023

Appreciating indigenous knowledge systems and the rich history and tradition of South Africa as essential factors in fostering the principles outlined in the Constitution, is one of the aims of the South African Language in Education Policy. The main objective of this paper was to propose a multilingual pedagogy in English First Additional Language classrooms that will cater for all learners in order that they benefit in the learning environment. This study was underpinned by the Indigenous Standpoint Theory, which advocates for a renewed look at how various institutions interpret and analyse indigenous knowledge systems. A qualitative approach, entrenched in an intepretivist paradigm, was utilised to gather data from 12 conveniently sampled grade 10 English First Additional Language educators from the Eastern Cape rural schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa through semi-structured interviews, and observations. The results of this inquiry indicated that social transformation could be achieved through the use of the learners’ primary languages through codeswitching, translation, and translanguaging as alternative instructional strategies. Social transformation has emerged as an emancipatory factor in EFAL teaching and learning as learners participate actively when their primary languages, in which they are most proficient, are recognised in the classrooms. Thus, a multilingual pedagogy will benefit all types of learners. The author recommends that the Language in Education Policy should have a transformed look at the recognition of indigenous languages, and further recommends multilingual education to have equal educational opportunities.

Keywords: English First Additional Language, Indigenous Languages, Multilingualism, Social Transformation.
Towards a Daoist Futurity
Authors: Ma Mia Chen
Published: December 2023

Chinese science fiction writer Han Song’s novel
Red Ocean
(2004) presents a future world in which humans utilize technology to transform into aquatic incarnations of themselves, in order to adapt to the collapsing ecosystems around them. This paper argues that Han’s novel constructs a transcultural “aquatic posthumanism” that is situated at the intersection of what Zygmunt Bauman terms “liquid modernity” (3) and the Daoist notion of “liquid vitality” (Miller 44). While the emergence of “liquid modernity” delivers a promise that a technological boom leads to a world that promotes open communication and swift action, a world without borders, it actually reinforces further invisible barriers between people, as well as between the human and the more-than-human world. Han’s conceptualization of aquatic posthumanism challenges a version of techno-determinist transhumanism, elevating the ecological theme of
Red Ocean
to the level of Daoist ecology in an effort to provoke an agile and adaptable form of resistance to anthropocentrism.
‘Sunderland Has Lost a Figure That Will Go Down in History’: Marion Phillips in the North East of England, 1923–1932
Authors: Hellawell Sarah
Published: December 2023

Selected as the Labour Party’s chief woman officer in 1918, Dr Marion Phillips played a prominent role in the British labour women’s movement before, during and after the Great War. However, her brief stint as Labour MP for Sunderland between 1929 and 1931 has not attracted the same level of academic attention as the parliamentary careers of other early women MPs. Phillips’s connection to the North East of England throughout the 1920s illuminates her work as chief woman officer, as well as the prominence of the labour women’s movement in the region. This article focuses on Phillips’s relationship with the labour movement in County Durham to understand how she was selected as a parliamentary candidate for Sunderland. The annual women’s gala, first held in June 1923, and the Women’s Committee for the Relief of Miners’ Wives and Children formed in response to the 1926 General Strike, are crucial to understanding her early connections to the region. Phillips’s sudden death in early 1932 led to a wave of local and national commemorations demonstrating the legacy of her political work.
Jacobi Beta Ensemble and $b$-Hurwitz Numbers
Authors:   Grupo de F&, Ruzza Giulio ,   #237,   sica Matem&,   #225,   tica, Portugal
Published: December 2023

We express correlators of the Jacobi $\beta$ ensemble in terms of (a special case of) $b$-Hurwitz numbers, a deformation of Hurwitz numbers recently introduced by Chapuy and Dołęga. The proof relies on Kadell's generalization of the Selberg integral. The Laguerre limit is also considered. All the relevant $b$-Hurwitz numbers are interpreted (following Bonzom, Chapuy, and Dołęga) in terms of colored monotone Hurwitz maps.
TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION OF MARKETING IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF A TRANSPORT COMPANY
Authors: Vaičiūtė Kristina , Išoraitė Margarita
Published: December 2023

The speed of movement of goods, information and services determines the success and the efficiency of a transport company that wants to meet the needs of the customer. Consumers want better quality services, greater variety of products, more innovation and better service, but at a lower price, and in a shorter time. To fully satisfy the expectations of the consumers, a very large part of the role in business enterprises is played by the supply chain, the management of its processes, and ensuring the efficiency of them. The study involved 8 experts. One of the most important characteristics of experts is competence, therefore experts were required to have competence and experience in the field under investigation. Everyone must have a higher education and work experience of at least 5 years. All experts have 5–10 years of management experience in the supply chain of Lithuanian transport companies and have a higher education. The experts were asked to evaluate the main factors that determine the effectiveness of technological integration of marketing in a supply chain of a transport company. According to the experts’ assessments and calculations, the list of the importance of the main criteria of the impact of marketing technological integrations in the supply chain of a transport company should be arranged in the following order: customer relationship management in the supply chain, fast transmission of the information in the supply chain, electronic auctions in the supply chain, product innovations in the supply chain, and electronic catalogs in the supply chain.
ESTIMATION OF COASTAL WATERS TURBIDITY USING SENTINEL-2 IMAGERY
Authors: Amran Muhammad Anshar , Daming Wasir Samad
Published: December 2023

Turbidity is an important water quality parameter and an indicator of water pollution. Marine remote sensing techniques has become a useful tool for mapping of turbidity at coastal waters. The advantage of using remote sensing for water quality analysis is its ability to obtain synoptic data from the entire study area to produce continuous surface data, can shows detailed spatial variability and periodically. The empirical modeling has been applied in this study to formulate the mathematical relationship between coastal waters turbidity with Sentinel-2 reflectance. This study integrated field survey and image processing. Measurement of in-situ turbidity was done in accordance with imagery acquisition time. Imageries used for this study were Sentinel-2 level-2A. The mathematical relationship was obtained by multiple linear regression model between turbidity and Sentinel-2 reflectance. A mathematical model has been developed in Sentinel-2 imagery and successfully applied to obtain surface turbidity. Estimated turbidity derived from Sentinel-2 imagery is very close to observed turbidity so the proposed model can be used to retrieve turbidity of coastal waters.
Searching for Planets Orbiting Fomalhaut with JWST/NIRCam
Authors: Ygouf Marie , Beichman Charles A. , Llop-Sayson Jorge , Bryden Geoffrey , Leisenring Jarron M. , Gáspár András , Krist John E. , Rieke Marcia J. , Rieke George H. , Wolff Schuyler Grace , Roellig Thomas L. , Su Kate , Hainline Kevin N. , Hodapp Klaus W. , Greene Thomas P. , Meyer Michael R. , Kelly Douglas M. , Misselt Karl , Stansberry John , Boyer Martha , Johnstone Doug , Horner Scott , Greenbaum Alexandra Z.
Published: December 2023

We report observations with the JWST/NIRCam coronagraph of the Fomalhaut (α PsA) system. This nearby A star hosts a complex debris disk system discovered by the IRAS satellite. Observations in F444W and F356W filters using the round 430R mask achieve a contrast ratio of ∼4 × 10−7 at 1″ and ∼4 × 10−8 outside of 3″. These observations reach a sensitivity limit of <1 M
Jup across most of the disk region. Consistent with the hypothesis that Fomalhaut b is not a massive planet but is a dust cloud from a planetesimal collision, we do not detect it in either F356W or F444W (the latter band where a Jovian-sized planet should be bright). We have reliably detected 10 sources in and around Fomalhaut and its debris disk, all but one of which are coincident with Keck or Hubble Space Telescope sources seen in earlier coronagraphic imaging; we show them to be background objects, including the “Great Dust Cloud” identified in Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) data. However, one of the objects, located at the edge of the inner dust disk seen in the MIRI images, has no obvious counterpart in imaging at earlier epochs and has a relatively red [F356W]–[F444W] > 0.7 mag (Vega) color. Whether this object is a background galaxy, brown dwarf, or a Jovian-mass planet in the Fomalhaut system will be determined by an approved Cycle 2 follow-up program. Finally, we set upper limits to any scattered light from the outer ring, placing a weak limit on the dust albedo at F356W and F444W.
Multiline Stokes Synthesis of Ellerman Bombs: Obtaining Seamless Information from Photosphere to Chromosphere
Authors: Kawabata Yusuke , Quintero Noda Carlos , Katsukawa Yukio , Kubo Masahito , Matsumoto Takuma , Oba Takayoshi
Published: December 2023

Magnetic reconnection in the lower atmosphere is a critical process in determining the chromospheric dynamics, such as Ellerman bombs and UV bursts. Because the heating of the atmosphere significantly depends on the ionization degree and plasma β, which varies with height, it is essential to diagnose the height at which the magnetic reconnection takes place. Multiwavelength spectropolarimetry is a powerful solution to fulfill this requirement. We verify the diagnostic capabilities and usefulness of near-infrared multiwavelength spectropolarimetric observations for understanding magnetic reconnection phenomena by synthesizing the Stokes vector from a realistic magnetohydrodynamic simulation. The analysis considers two magnetic reconnection regions occurring at different heights. In the case of magnetic reconnection at low altitude, both red- and blueshifted components originating from reconnection bidirectional flow are identified in the photospheric lines, Fe i 8468 Å, K i 7664 Å, and K i 7698 Å. In the case of magnetic reconnection at high altitudes, chromospheric lines, Ca ii 8498 Å and 8542 Å, show emission due to the heating that occurs at the upper part of the formation layer. These results suggest that multiwavelength spectropolarimetric observations are capable of distinguishing the height where magnetic reconnection occurs.
Seasonal Thaws under Mid- to Low-pressure Atmospheres on Early Mars
Authors: Simonetti Paolo , Vladilo Giovanni , Ivanovski Stavro L. , Silva Laura , Biasiotti Lorenzo , Maris Michele , Murante Giuseppe , Bisesi Erica , Monai Sergio
Published: December 2023

Despite decades of scientific research on the subject, the climate of the first 1.5 Gyr of Mars' history has not been fully understood yet. Especially challenging is the need to reconcile the presence of liquid water for extended periods of time on the Martian surface with the comparatively low insolation received by the planet, a problem which is known as the Faint Young Sun paradox. In this paper, we use the Earth-like planet surface-temperature model (or ESTM), a latitudinal energy-balance model with enhanced prescriptions for meridional heat diffusion, and the radiative-transfer code EOS to investigate how seasonal variations of temperature can give rise to local conditions which are conducive to liquid-water runoffs. We include the effects of the Martian dichotomy, a northern ocean with either 150 or 550 m of global equivalent layer, and simplified CO2 or H2O clouds. We find that 1.3–2.0 bar CO2-dominated atmospheres can produce seasonal thaws due to inefficient heat redistribution, provided that the eccentricity and the obliquity of the planet are sufficiently different from zero. We also studied the impact of different values for the argument of perihelion. When local favorable conditions exist, they nearly always persist for >15% of the Martian year. These results are obtained without the need for additional greenhouse gases (e.g., H2, CH4) or transient heat-injecting phenomena (e.g., asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions). A moderate amount (0.1%–1%) of CH4 significantly widens the parameter space region in which seasonal thaws are possible.
The Peculiar Ejecta Rings in the O-Rich Supernova Remnant Puppis A: Evidence of a Binary Interaction?
Authors: Ghavamian Parviz , Seitenzahl Ivo R. , Vogt Frédéric P. A. , Raymond John C. , Scelsi Jasper
Published: December 2023

Near the center of the Puppis A supernova remnant a series of nested, optically emitting rings of high-velocity ejecta (known as “the Swirl”) were identified several decades ago by Winkler et al. To date, no follow-up observations of these rings have been published, and their physical origin has remained a mystery. We present results of integral field spectroscopy of the Swirl using the Wide Field Integral Spectrograph on the 2.3 m telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The outermost ring exhibits a nitrogen-rich spectrum blueshifted to 1350 km s−1, with smaller blueshifted rings within the first exhibiting mostly oxygen-rich spectra moving at 1000 and 750 km s−1. The structures are connected by material of intermediate velocity and variable composition, including sulfur-rich material. The Swirl is turbulent and shock-excited, and contains as much as 0.5 M
⊙ of metal-rich material. The chemical composition and exclusively blueshifted radial velocities of the Swirl are consistent with progressively deeper nucleosynthetic layers in a massive progenitor star. We suggest the possibility that the Swirl marks a “funnel” carved into the supernova ejecta by a close, massive binary companion at the moment of explosion.
ÆSOPUS 2.0: Low-temperature Opacities with Solid Grains
Authors: Marigo Paola , Woitke Peter , Tognelli Emanuele , Girardi Léo , Aringer Bernhard , Bressan Alessandro
Published: December 2023

In this study we compute the equation of state and Rosseland mean opacity from temperatures of T ≃ 30,000 K down to T ≃ 400 K, pushing the capabilities of the ÆSOPUS code into the regime where solid grains can form. The GGchem code is used to solve the chemistry for temperatures less than ≃3000 K. Atoms, molecules, and dust grains in thermodynamic equilibrium are all included in the equation of state. To incorporate monochromatic atomic and molecular cross sections, an optimized opacity sampling technique is used. The Mie theory is employed to calculate the opacity of 43 grain species. Tables of Rosseland mean opacities for scaled-solar compositions are provided. Based on our computing resources, opacities for other chemical patterns, as well as various grain sizes, porosities, and shapes, can be easily computed upon user request to the corresponding author.
Suprathermal Population Associated with Stream Interaction Regions Observed by STEREO-A: New Insights
Authors: Dalal Bijoy , Chakrabarty Dibyendu , Srivastava Nandita , Sarkar Aveek
Published: December 2023

Stream interaction regions (SIRs) are often thought to be responsible for the generation of suprathermal population in the interplanetary medium. Even though the source is the same, wide variations in the spectral indices of suprathermal populations are observed at 1 au during SIRs. This poses a significant uncertainty in understanding the generation of suprathermal ion populations by SIRs and indicates an interplay of multiple source mechanisms. By analyzing variations in suprathermal 4He, O, and Fe for 20 SIR events recorded by STEREO-A during 2007–2014, we find that the spectral indices of these elements vary in the range of 2.06–4.08, 1.85–4.56, and 2.11–4.04 for 19 events. However, in one special case, all three suprathermal elements show nearly identical (∼1.5) spectral indices. We describe possible mechanisms that might cause significant variations in the spectral indices of suprathermal particles. More importantly, we show the possible role of merging and/or contraction of small-scale magnetic islands near 1 au in producing nearly identical spectral indices for three different elements with different first ionization potentials and mass-to-charge ratios. The occurrence of these magnetic islands near 1 au also supports the minimal modulation in the spectral indices of these particles. We also suggest that a possible solar flare may have played a role in generating these magnetic islands near the heliospheric current sheet.
WRAP: A Tool for Efficient Cross-Identification of Proper Motion Objects Spanning Multiple Surveys
Authors: Brooks Hunter , Kirkpatrick J. Davy , Caselden Dan , Schneider Adam C. , Meisner Aaron M. , Raghu Yadukrishna , Cedeno Farid , Faherty Jacqueline K. , Marocco Federico , Kuchner Marc J. , Casewell S. L. ,   The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration
Published: December 2023

We introduce the Wide-field Retrieval of Astrodata Program (WRAP), a tool created to aid astronomers in gathering photometric and astrometric data for point sources that may confuse simple cross-matching algorithms because of their faintness or motion. WRAP allows astronomers to correctly cross-identify objects with proper motion across multiple surveys by wedding the catalog data with its underlying images, thus providing visual confirmation of cross-associations in real time. Developed within the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project, WRAP aims to aid in the characterization of faint, high motion sources by this collaboration (and others).
Study into the dependence of the Co-60 and Lu-177g production efficiency on the energy structure of neutron flux density
Authors: Shaginyan Ruben A. , Korobeinikov Valery V. , Stogov Viktor Yu.
Published: December 2023

At present, the existing approaches to production of artificial isotopes are mostly based on the development experience from previous years. This work aims to develop an algorithm for selecting the most effective irradiation modes for target materials. The study is based on sequential modeling of irradiation of target isotopes by neutrons of different ‘single-group’ fluxes at the same neutron flux density within each energy group (BNAB-93). In this study, a flux density equal to 2×1015 n/(cm2×s) was used for each energy group. This approach will help ‘designing’ and selecting the actual neutron spectrum that has the highest efficiency compared to alternatives. The study modelled Co-60 and Lu-177g production for each energy group. The kinetics was analyzed in the most efficient groups in terms of specific activity. The maximum specific activity for Co-60 is reached in group 17 and is equal to 1 kCi/g. For the scheme of Lu-177g production through Lu-176 the maximum specific activity is reached in group 26 and is equal to 58.5 kCi/g. For the scheme of Lu-177g production through Yb-176, the maximum specific activity is reached in group 17 and is equal to 260 Ci/g, advantageous for production are groups 15–17 and 26.
Organizational And Administrative Ethics In Health Care: An Ethics Gap
Authors: Silva Mary
Published: December 2023

Although much literature exists on health care clinical ethics, considerably less literature exists on health care organizational and administrative ethics. This situation is especially important to recognize during periods of restructuring, where too often what is good for health care business may not be ethical, causing an "ethics gap." Ethics gaps can be identified and corrected by careful analysis of an institution's organizational culture. Once the analysis is complete, the institution must focus on building a solid ethics infrastructure that permeates all aspects of the institution. A true case situation is presented to illustrate how a nurse was able to change a tainted organization into a responsible one by ethics infrastructure changes. Finally, implications for health care are addressed.
Multistate Licensure: Premature Policy
Authors: King Susan
Published: December 2023

A new model for nursing licensure which will weaken state licensure standards has been proposed by the National Council for State Boards of Nursing. This proposal has come forward in the absence of discussion and debate within the nursing profession and without supporting data to document the need for a drastic change in licensure. Nursing organizations, concerned with both consumer safety and the preservation of the standards of nursing practice, are questioning whether this model is acceptable, appropriate, affordable and workable. Specific policy implications and concerns are discussed, and the policy criteria adopted by the ANA House of Delegates in June, 1998, are presented.
Competency Assessment: Methods for Development and Implementation in Nursing Education
Authors: Redman Richard , Lenburg Carrie , Hinton Walker Patricia
Published: December 2023

Competent performance by health care professionals is expected throughout society. However, defining what it is and teaching students how to perform competently faces many challenges. This article provides a brief overview of the contemporary focus on competency assessment in nursing education. The redesigned nursing curriculum at the University of Colorado is presented as an exemplar of a practice-oriented model that requires competent performance among students. Methods for implementing a competency-based curriculum and lessons learned during the process are discussed.
Factors Influencing Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes in Taiwanese Nursing Homes
Authors: Yang Ke-Ping , Simms Lillian , Yin Jeo-Chen
Published: December 2023

Outcomes research needs to be conducted in countries beyond the USA if nursing classification is to move into visibility and acceptance in health care delivery around the world. Clinical outcomes that reflect nursing interventions have not been well documented. Recent socioeconomic changes in Taiwan have provided a unique opportunity to measure nursing-sensitive outcomes in nurse-managed nursing homes. The purpose of recently completed research conducted in eight selected nursing homes in Taiwan was to explore factors influencing two nursing-sensitive outcomes, namely, biopsychosocial functioning and patient satisfaction. Nursing-sensitive outcomes are defined as changes in health status upon which nursing care has had a direct influence. The researchers considered the impact of both individual patient factors and organizational factors on the care outcomes. Individual patient factors were found to be significantly more important than organizational factors in determining biopsychosocial function.
Le corps-contact au service de la délicatesse du vivant
Authors: Rousseau Bruno
Published: December 2023

La délicatesse, sur une Terre qui subit le dérèglement climatique, l’effondrement de la biodiversité et les crises sociales associées, ne commence-t-elle pas par une reconnexion à « la nature », à partir du corps en mouvement, du corps vécu, du « corps-contact » ? Partant des apports de la phénoménologie de Merleau-Ponty, comment nous appuyer sur cette pratique dans nos accompagnements ? Le « corps-contact » peut favoriser une alliance de l’écologie et de la gestalt, en permettant une rencontre incarnée entre humains et non humains.
Les CAF, indispensables usines à gaz
Authors: Chevalier Lucile
Published: December 2023

À 78 ans, elles continuent de jouer leur rôle, alors que dépenses maladie et prestations vieillesse ont augmenté, au détriment des prestations familiales.
A Literary Pediatric Retina Fellowship With Michael T. Trese, MD
Authors: Wood Edward H. , Moshfeghi Darius M. , Capone Antonio , Williams George A. , Blumenkranz Mark S. , Sieving Paul A. , Harper Clio Armitage , Hartnett M. Elizabeth , Drenser Kimberly A.
Published: December 2023

Michael T. Trese, MD (1946–2022), a vitreoretinal surgeon, made significant contributions to the field of retina. Although most known for his work in pediatric retina surgery, he was a pioneer in areas such as medical retina, translational research, and telemedicine. This article reviews his major contributions to spread his knowledge more widely to vitreoretinal trainees and specialists. We discuss six areas where Trese made a lasting impact: lens-sparing vitrectomy, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, congenital X-linked retinoschisis, autologous plasmin enzyme, regenerative medicine, and telemedicine.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
2023;54:701–712.]
Predicting the optimal heating function for uniform exit temperature in a pipe flow
Authors: Huang Cheng-Hung , Lee Tsung-Yi
Published: December 2023

The primary goal of this study is to achieve isothermal temperature control of the fluid at the outlet of a circular pipe through a gradient-based method. Typically, temperatures are set on the outer wall of the pipe to warm the fluid and achieve the desired uniformly consistent exit temperature. However, maintaining a constant temperature on the outer wall of the pipe is challenging due to the heat exchange between the fluid and the wall, as well as external environmental factors. Thus, in this current investigation, the temperature distribution is designated along the inner pipe wall to heat the fluid, employing an optimization algorithm to deduce the appropriate optimal heating function on the outer wall. This enables the attainment of the specified temperature on the inner wall. To guarantee consistent temperature control during optimal heating procedures across extensive distances or expansive areas, a gradient-based optimization technique is employed. In the context of a smaller pipe diameter scenario, applying the designated floor function temperature distribution produces the most accurate outcomes for exit temperatures at the pipe exit. The assessed heating function exhibits abrupt surges and disjointed behaviors, which can be alleviated by introducing a weight coefficient into the cost function. This adaptation preserves the precision of exit temperature and its uniformity. In the context of a larger pipe diameter scenario, while adhering to the floor function temperature specification, the estimated exit temperature remains precise, and the uniformity reaches a contentedly acceptable level. This implies that a larger pipe diameter could potentially require a lengthened tube to enhance the uniformity of exit temperatures.
An investment risk model with bilateral jumps
Authors: Wang Chunwei , Xu Jiaen , Wang Shujing , Deng Naidan
Published: December 2023

In this paper, an investment risk model with bilateral jumps was considered, assuming the insurer invested the surplus in two types of assets, namely, risk-free and risky ones, in a certain proportion. First, the integral-differential equations of the Gerber-Shiu function related to ruin and penalty were obtained, then, the sinc approximation method was used to obtain a numerical solution. Furthermore, we presented a special example for finding the explicit solutions (ES). By calculating the relative errors of the approximate solution (SA) and ES, we verified the superiority of the sinc method. Finally, several examples under different kinds of jumps were provided to show the impact of parameters such as investment ratio, discount factor or intensity of Poisson process on the ruin probability.
A review on tissue-needle interaction and path planning models for bevel tip type flexible needle minimal intervention
Authors: Muzzammil Hafiz Muhammad , Zhang Yong-De , Ejaz Hassan , Yuan Qihang , Muddassir Muhammad
Published: December 2023

A flexible needle has emerged as a crucial clinical technique in contemporary medical practices, particularly for minimally invasive interventions. Its applicability spans diverse surgical domains such as brachytherapy, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery and others. Notably, flexible needles find utility in biopsies requiring deep skin penetration to access infected areas. Despite its minimally invasive advantages, the precise guidance of the needle to its intended target, while avoiding damage to bones, blood vessels, organs and tissues, remains a significant challenge for researchers. Consequently, extensive research has been dedicated to enhancing the steering and accuracy of flexible needles. Here, we aim to elucidate the recent advancements, trends and perspectives in flexible needle steering models and path planning over the last 15 years. The discussed models encompass various types, including symmetric-tip needles, curved-tip needles, tendon-actuated needles, programmable needles and the innovative fracture-directed waterjet needles. Moreover, the paper offers a comprehensive analysis, comparing the trajectories followed by these needle models to attain the desired target with minimal tissue damage. By delving into these aspects, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the current landscape of flexible needle technology and guides future research directions in this dynamic field.
Bilingual Teaching Environment Creation and Multi-Attribute Teaching Decisions
Authors: Zhao Ran , Dong Ning
Published: December 2023

With the continuous advancement of globalization, bilingual teaching has become an important component of the educational field. However, existing research methods have certain shortcomings in creating a language environment conducive to bilingual teaching and making multi-attribute teaching decisions. To solve this problem, this study conducted detailed research in three aspects. First, bilingual teaching environment creation schemes and their attribute characteristics were discussed, aiming to establish a more comprehensive and systematic language environment model. Second, evaluation indexes for the schemes were selected and weighted, aiming to establish a scientific and reasonable evaluation system. Finally, the specific implementation steps of the multi-attribute teaching decision model were elaborated, providing a comprehensive decision framework. This study not only contributes to the theoretical development of bilingual teaching but also provides a valuable reference for educational practice.
AI-Assisted Emotion Recognition: Impacts on Mental Health Education and Learning Motivation
Authors: Li Zhiqiang
Published: December 2023

With the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, its deployment in the field of education has gained considerable attention, particularly in the context of mental health education. Addressing the mounting academic and social pressures faced by contemporary students necessitates the utilization of cutting-edge techniques to accurately discern their emotional states and deliver customized learning resources. Existing methodologies for mental health education often fall short due to an over-reliance on educators’ experience and observations, as well as challenges in handling complex multimodal data. This research aims to investigate the integration of multimodal audio-visual features using a transformer architecture for emotion recognition. An enhanced probabilistic matrix factorization (PMF) model has been concurrently developed to facilitate tailored content recommendations for students. The goal is to provide a more accurate and effective approach to health education.
Analysis of Students’ Behavior Watching iMooX Courses with Interactive Elements
Authors: Dohr Daniel , Wachtler Josef , Ebner Martin
Published: December 2023

Digital learning technologies are becoming increasingly important for our modern educational system. In addition to teaching methods that incorporate interactivity, these approaches benefit students’ overall learning experience and success by enhancing their attention and fostering a positive attitude towards the learning content being presented. Interactivity comes in various forms, and while a combination of distinct activities is beneficial, some are more effective at engaging students. Using digital technologies in an educational environment opens up new possibilities for students, teachers, and researchers. It provides new insights into learning behavior and enables the collection of interaction information. This data could, for example, show how often a video was paused or at what point students lost interest and left, but gaining such knowledge requires further processing. The use of visualizations that depict behavior, such as the change of attention over time, can be an effective way to present extracted information. Therefore, our research focuses on developing an application that enables us to generate various visualizations from the collected data. A single command-line input will be sufficient to create them. Furthermore, a video course was created from which we collected behavioral data. Our results aim to showcase the benefits of interactivity, and that the created figures can be used for data evaluation verifies the versatility of the generated visualizations.
Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Where Are We Now?
Authors: Kang Hyung Koo , Song Jin Woo
Published: December 2023

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a diverse collection of lung disorders sharing similar features, such as inflammation and fibrosis. The diagnosis and management of ILD require a multidisciplinary approach using clinical, radiological, and pathological evaluation. Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) is a distinct form of progressive and fibrotic disease, occurring in ILD cases other than in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It is defined based on clinical symptoms, lung function, and chest imaging, regardless of the underlying condition. The progression to PPF must be monitored through a combination of pulmonary function tests (forced vital capacity [FVC] and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide), an assessment of symptoms, and computed tomography scans, with regular follow-up. Although the precise mechanisms of PPF remain unclear, there is evidence of shared pathogenetic mechanisms with IPF, contributing to similar disease behavior and worse prognosis compared to non-PPF ILD. Pharmacological treatment of PPF includes immunomodulatory agents to reduce inflammation and the use of antifibrotics to target progressive fibrosis. Nintedanib, a known antifibrotic agent, was found to be effective in slowing IPF progression and reducing the annual rate of decline in FVC among patients with PPF compared to placebos. Nonpharmacological treatment, including pulmonary rehabilitation, supplemental oxygen therapy, and vaccination, also play important roles in the management of PPF, leading to comprehensive care for patients with ILD. Although there is currently no cure for PPF, there are treatments that can help slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life.
Local allergic rhinitis: considerations
Authors: Bellussi Luisa Maria , Passali Francesco Maria , Passali Desiderio
Published: December 2023

The term "local allergic rhinitis" has gained popularity as a clinical entity in recent years. Despite the apparent contradiction in the definitions of "nasal" and "local," we offer insights based on our extensive experience in the field. Local allergic rhinitis has been recognized and treated for many years, so it is not a new discovery. The nasal provocation test, which was introduced in the 1980s, was critical in identifying allergic rhinitis cases with suggestive symptoms but negative allergy tests. Our reflections aim to contribute to a precise terminological decision that is consistent with various points of view.
Acquired hemophilia A treated with rituximab in a 62-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis: a case-based review
Authors: Mohamadzadeh D. , Assar S. , Farsad F.
Published: December 2023

Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare autoimmune disorder with unpredictable hemostasis that is caused by autoantibody formation against coagulation factor VIII. AHA can occur in the context of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disorders. Here we report the case of a 62-year-old female with an 11-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who presented with cutaneous and mucosal bleeding. Activated partial thromboplastin time was prolonged and not corrected by the mixing test. Factor VIII activity was decreased, and the anti-factor VIII antibody was positive. AHA associated with RA was diagnosed. The patient was treated with rituximab 500 mg weekly for 4 doses and prednisolone 10 mg/daily. The patient did not experience bleeding events after treatment, and factor VIII activity and inhibitor normalized. At the end of the article, we discuss similar cases of RA-associated AHA.
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: sequential use of mepolizumab following rituximab for inadequate asthma control despite vasculitis remission
Authors: Cremonezi Lammoglia B. , De Aguiar Trevise L. , Paslar Leal T. , Pereira Lopes Vieira Pinto M. , Hasselmann G. , Salles Rosa Neto N.
Published: December 2023

We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody-negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with mononeuritis multiplex, intestinal hemorrhage, cardiomyopathy, fever, and worsening asthma symptoms. She was initially treated with steroids and cyclophosphamide but eventually required rituximab to control a vasculitis flare. However, her asthmatic symptoms did not improve, despite attaining vasculitis remission. Symptoms abated only after the treatment transition to mepolizumab. After a 1-year interval, there were no further episodes of asthma exacerbation and no requirement for systemic steroid therapy. This report reinforces the use of rituximab for induction and maintenance of remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and predominant vasculitic manifestations, whereas mepolizumab demonstrated better control of the persistent eosinophilic manifestations, ensuing sustained remission and improved quality of life.
Passione e tenerezza come forze politiche
Authors: Gondar Jô
Published: December 2023

Per comprendere le forme contemporanee di organizzazione sociale non basta conoscere la geopolitica in corso; è necessario entrare anche nel campo della micropolitica e, in particolare, degli affetti e delle forme di sensibilità che sostengono la costruzione dei legami sociali. I diversi affetti e le forme di sensibilità costruiranno in modi differenti la vita sociale e politica. Nel distinguere il linguaggio della passione dal linguaggio della tenerezza, Ferenczi non intendeva avere una prospettiva politica, ma possiamo usare queste nozioni per pensare alle attuali possibilità di convivenza politica. Paura e odio sono passioni violente e incisive. La tenerezza, invece, costituisce un altro tipo di forza, più fluida e porosa, che apre una superficie più ampia di comunicazione con il mondo esterno. È la forma di sensibilità del bambino, ma anche quella delle relazioni di solidarietà attraverso la perdita di possesso. In questo senso il linguaggio della tenerezza si riferisce alla nozione di vulnerabilità teorizzata da Judith Butler. Non si tratta di difendere la puerilità o l’ingenuità, ma di una forza di non violenza che, se affermata, crea la possibilità di una convivenza politica meno iniqua e più giusta, soprattutto nei paesi immersi in una cultura dell’odio come il Brasile.
Commento all’articolo di Mario Perini ‘Sulla violenza in sanità. Tra la violenza contro i curanti e la violenza delle cure’
Authors: Pellegrini Pietro
Published: December 2023

L’articolo di Mario Perini è interessante e ricco di tracce per ulteriori approfondimenti. In questo contributo proverò ad evidenziare per punti, alcune linee rilevanti per la sanità rimandando ad altri scritti l’analisi del recente omicidio della psichiatra Barbara Capovani. [...]