bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Internet Usage on Gender Division of Labour Bias: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey Data
Authors: Gao Jiacheng , Liu Yue
Published: November 2022

Based on data from 18,741 respondents in the 2010 and 2017 Chinese General Social Survey, this paper empirically analyzes the influence of Internet usage on gender division of labour bias by using the propensity score matching model and tests the sensitivity of the estimated results. The results show that firstly, a series of personal characteristics such as gender, age, years of education, ethnicity, political status, health status, marital status, household registration status, labour income, mother’s years of education, and family economic status will have a significant impact on whether they frequently use the Internet. Secondly, frequent internet usage can significantly reduce respondents’ agreement of gender division of labour bias, indicating that frequent internet usage can significantly improve respondents’ gender division of labour bias, and the results of Rosenbaum’s bound test and H-L confidence interval test both support the above conclusions. Thirdly, frequent internet usage can significantly reduce the recognition degree of women respondents and men respondents to gender division of labour bias, which indicates that frequent internet usage can not only strengthen women’s self-identity to a great extent but also improve men’s exclusion bias to a certain extent. Therefore, this paper puts forward some suggestions from two aspects: improving the accessibility of internet usage and guiding and controlling the content and behavior of various online media.
[89Zr]Zr-DFO-girentuximab and [18F]FDG PET/CT to Predict Watchful Waiting Duration in Patients with Metastatic Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Verhoeff Sarah R. , Oosting Sjoukje F. , Elias Sjoerd G. , van Es Suzanne C. , Gerritse Sophie L. , Angus Lindsay , Heskamp Sandra , Desar Ingrid M.E. , Menke-van der Houven van Oordt C. Willemien , van der Veldt Astrid A.M. , Arens Anne I.J. , Brouwers Adrienne H. , Eisses Bertha , Mulders Peter F.A. , Hoekstra Otto S. , Zwezerijnen Gerben J.C. , van der Graaf Winette T.A. , Aarntzen Erik H.J.G. , Oyen Wim J.G. , van Herpen Carla M.L.
Published: November 2022

Purpose:

Watchful waiting (WW) can be considered for patients with metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC) with good or intermediate prognosis, especially those with <2 International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium criteria and ≤2 metastatic sites [referred to as watch and wait (“W&W”) criteria]. The IMaging PAtients for Cancer drug SelecTion-Renal Cell Carcinoma study objective was to assess the predictive value of [18F]FDG PET/CT and [89Zr]Zr-DFO-girentuximab PET/CT for WW duration in patients with mccRCC.

Experimental Design:

Between February 2015 and March 2018, 48 patients were enrolled, including 40 evaluable patients with good (n = 14) and intermediate (n = 26) prognosis. Baseline contrast-enhanced CT, [18F]FDG and [89Zr]Zr-DFO-girentuximab PET/CT were performed. Primary endpoint was the time to disease progression warranting systemic treatment. Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) were measured using lesions on CT images coregistered to PET/CT. High and low uptake groups were defined on the basis of median geometric mean SUVmax of RECIST-measurable lesions across patients.

Results:

The median WW time was 16.1 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 9.0–31.7]. The median WW period was shorter in patients with high [18F]FDG tumor uptake than those with low uptake (9.0 vs. 36.2 months; HR, 5.6; 95% CI: 2.4–14.7; P < 0.001). Patients with high [89Zr]Zr-DFO-girentuximab tumor uptake had a median WW period of 9.3 versus 21.3 months with low uptake (HR, 1.7; 95% CI: 0.9–3.3; P = 0.13). Patients with “W&W criteria” had a longer median WW period of 21.3 compared with patients without: 9.3 months (HR, 1.9; 95% CI: 0.9–3.9; Pone-sided = 0.034). Adding [18F]FDG uptake to the “W&W criteria” improved the prediction of WW duration (P < 0.001); whereas [89Zr]Zr-DFO-girentuximab did not (P = 0.53).

Conclusions:

In patients with good- or intermediate-risk mccRCC, low [18F]FDG uptake is associated with prolonged WW. This study shows the predictive value of the “W&W criteria” for WW duration and shows the potential of [18F]FDG-PET/CT to further improve this.
Decifra-me ou te revelo: o autor para Foucault e Chartier
Authors: Macedo Helton Rubiano de
Published: November 2022

Este artigo busca tensionar as concepções de autor a partir das reflexões de Michel Foucault (1926-1984) e Roger Chartier (1945-). Para tanto, apresenta o que denominamos de o problema da autoria, explorando as variadas faces do autor em perspectiva histórica e na atualidade. A partir disso, seguimos pelos principais conceitos de Michel Foucault, para quem a noção de autor ocupa papel central na individualização presente na história do conhecimento, uma vez que o retorno à genealogia de qualquer conceito, gênero literário ou filosofia sobrevaloriza a relação de um sujeito autor e a sua obra. Em seguida, debruçamo-nos sobre o pensamento de Roger Chartier acerca do autor. Cerca de trinta anos após a conferência de Foucault na Sociedade Francesa de Filosofia, Chartier é convidado pela mesma instituição a revisitar o tema do autor. O retorno de Chartier (2012) à questão se justifica, segundo ele mesmo, pela retificação de cronologias apontadas por Foucault (2009) e que sustentam a sua argumentação. Por fim, concluíamos com as possíveis interseções advindas dos dois pensadores. É possível traçar um paralelo daquilo que Chartier (2001) denominou lugar social com os modos de circulação de textos no âmbito sociocultural, constituinte da função-autor proposta por Foucault (2009). Somente por meio de um lugar social, entendido como espaço em que as dinâmicas sociais se revelam a partir de valores dessa mesma sociedade, é que é possível emergir o autor enquanto sujeito de fala. Nesse caso, trata-se de uma fala valorada simbolicamente a partir dos mesmos valores socialmente circulantes.
A linguagem e o estilo de Orion: análise genética de alguns ditados de angústia do livro L’enfant bleu de Henry Bauchau
Authors: Messias Caio Leal
Published: November 2022

Acompanhamos ao longo do romance L’enfant bleu, de Henry Bauchau, publicado em 2004, o processo de cura por meio do qual Orion, adolescente psicótico auxiliado pela psicanalista e professora Véronique, aprende a lidar com seus sintomas e se descobre como artista através de um tratamento alternativo baseado no emprego da arte e da psicanálise. Anos mais tarde, é revelado ao público que o personagem Orion é inspirado no artista Lionel, paciente de Bauchau nos anos 1970 e 1980. O estudo genético de ditados de Orion, que remetem por vezes a textos clínicos de Lionel, revela o rico processo de reescrita criativa empreendido pelo escritor. Interessa-nos compreender esse processo de reescrita criativa. Analisamos, portanto, neste artigo, do ponto de vista genético e estilístico, a linguagem do personagem Orion do romance L’Enfant Bleu, de Henry Bauchau. Os trechos analisados, em suas diversas versões, serão os seguintes: Nosso Projeto (1); Ditado de Angústia nº 2 (2); Ditado de Angústia nº 8 (3) e Ditado de Angústia nº 9 (4). Para os três primeiros textos de Orion pudemos encontrar textos correspondentes de Lionel. Para o último, o Ditado número 9, percebemos que se trata de um texto totalmente original. A escolha desses Ditados se justifica pelo fato de serem momentos chaves da narrativa. Por outro lado, como há textos aparentados e não aparentados com ditados de Lionel, a amostra nos permite compreender melhor as diferenças de estilo entre Lionel e Orion. Como se verá neste artigo, há importantes diferenças entre o estilo de Lionel, paciente de Bauchau, e o de Orion, personagem de Bauchau. Nota-se, pela análise genética, um processo de transformações criativas operado pelo escritor e que se avoluma ao longo das diversas versões, dando um tom todo original, característico e muito significativo para o modo de falar do personagem inspirado em Lionel.
A pandemia como motor de um regime de segurança internacional baseada no cuidado: uma crítica a Giorgio Agamben
Authors: Xavier Fernando César Costa , Xavier Natana Ferreira de Oliveira
Published: November 2022

Embora o filósofo italiano Giorgio Agamben não tenha escrito um livro utilizando suas categorias de análise mais conhecidas para comentar a pandemia da Covid-19, sua posição teórica sobre ela é bastante conhecida – e polêmica. Desde fevereiro de 2020, quando a pandemia se torna uma ameaça global, exigindo a adoção de medidas sanitárias restritivas pelos governos, Agamben publicou artigos de opinião contundentes contra essas medidas. Sob a alegação de que a pandemia seria uma “invenção” para justificar o paradigma do estado de exceção, ele seguiu criticando aquilo que muitos juristas consideram ações e políticas legítimas para proteger a saúde coletiva; chegou a dizer que a vacinação e o “passe verde” instituído em países europeus seriam formas deliberadas de criar cidadãos de segunda classe. Neste artigo, os autores sustentam que, a despeito das alegações de um intelectual influente como Giorgio Agamben, a pandemia criou bases para a constituição de regime de cooperação jurídica no âmbito sanitário que mais se aproximaria de um processo de consolidação de um regime de segurança internacional baseado no cuidado do que de um estado de exceção.
A saúde dos profissionais que atuam em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Benites Paula Akinaga , Faiman Carla Júlia Segre
Published: November 2022

Introdução. As Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) são áreas hospitalares dedicadas ao cuidado de pacientes em estado grave, que necessitam de assistência e monitoramento contínuos. O trabalho em UTI possui suas particularidades, sendo importante reconhecer seus efeitos na saúde dos profissionais que lá atuam. Objetivo. Verificar que fatores da organização do trabalho podem contribuir para o adoecimento, quais as categorias profissionais e os tipos de agravos à saúde mais estudados, bem como as intervenções realizadas com trabalhadores visando à promoção de saúde relacionada ao trabalho. Método. Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática de artigos publicados entre 2015 e 2021 a respeito da saúde dos profissionais de UTI no Brasil. Resultados. Foram analisadas 38 publicações científicas e criadas categorias de análise para melhor apresentação dos dados. Conclusão. Foram encontrados expressivos índices de Burnout e de queixas osteomusculares entre os profissionais de UTI. A categoria profissional que apareceu como mais afetada foi a de técnicos de enfermagem. Dentre os fatores que podem favorecer o adoecimento, destacam-se os aspectos da organização do trabalho, a sobrecarga, a escassez de recursos e de pessoal e a baixa remuneração. São escassos, na literatura pesquisada, os relatos de intervenção.
Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Underlying Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease
Authors: Bartolini Bruno , Krajina Antonin , Budzik Ron , Gupta Rishi , Nogueira Raul G. , Malek Ali , Sarraj Amrou , English Joey , Narata Ana Paula , Taqi Muhammad , Miller Timothy , Grobelny Thomas , Baxter Blaise , Jenkins Paul , Liebeskind David S. , Veznedaroglu Erol ,   the Trevo Registry Investigators
Published: November 2022

Background

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a common cause of posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to compare baseline characteristics, recanalization rates, and clinical outcomes in patients with acute basilar occlusion due to underlying ICAD to patients with other causes of occlusion.

Methods

The Trevo Registry (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02040259) was a prospective open‐label mechanical thrombectomy registry that included 2008 patients from 76 sites across 12 countries. For a secondary analysis, we selected patients with isolated acute basilar occlusion. We then classified patients into 2 groups: patients with acute basilar artery occlusion due to ICAD (ICAD group) and patients with acute basilar occlusion due to another cause (non‐ICAD group).

Results

We identified 90 subjects with acute basilar occlusion. According to stroke mechanism, there were 9 (10.0%) patients in the ICAD group and 81 (90.0%) in the non‐ICAD group. There was a significant difference (
P
=0.001) in the lesion location between the 2 groups, with 60.5% of non‐ICAD occlusions located in the distal region and no ICAD occlusions there. The 2 groups showed a significant difference (
P
=0.003) for rescue therapy with balloon angioplasty, with 33.3% in the ICAD group and 1.2% in the non‐ICAD group, respectively. In a multivariable model adjusted for age, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and intravenous tissue‐type plasminogen activator (tPA), the odds of 90‐day death (odds ratio=4.6;
P
=0.10) were higher for atherosclerotic subjects.

Conclusion

Acute basilar occlusions related to ICAD showed a similar good clinical outcome (modified Rankin scale (mRS) 0–2) and a tendency for a higher rate of 90‐day mortality compared with non‐ICAD occlusions.
Beyond the Paranoid Style—Fascism, Radical Right and the Myth of Conspiracy
Authors: Jackson Paul
Published: November 2022

Following two years of online events, from the 14 to 16 September 2022 the fifth annual Convention of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (COMFAS) took place in Florence. The title of the conference ‘Beyond the Paranoid Style: Fascism, Radical Right and the Myth of Conspiracy’ presented a framework for a wide variety of reflections that were both historically grounded and timely. After all, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many scholars have had new experiences of the impact of conspiracy theory thinking.
Ramaricium yunnanense sp. nov. (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from China
Authors: GU JIN-YING , ZHAO CHANG-LIN
Published: November 2022

A new corticioid fungus belonging to Ramaricium is described from China based on morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses. It is characterized by annual, resupinate basidiomata with a white hymenial surface, a monomitic hyphal system with generative hyphae bearing clamp connections, and ellipsoid to subglobose basidiospores with thin, colorless, ornamented walls. Phylogenetic analyses of combined internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU) regions showed that the corticioid fungus is a distinct species in Ramaricium and nested sister to R. polyporoideum. The new corticioid fungus is described and named as Ramaricium yunnanense in this study. A full description, illustration, and a phylogenetic tree to show the placement of Ramaricium yunnanense sp. nov. are provided.
Holcoglossum ×kunmingense hybr. nat. nov. (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) from Yunnan, China
Authors: WANG RUI-BIN , ZHANG ZE , YUAN ZI-HAN , ZHANG YU , MOU ZONG-MING , ZHAO DA-KE
Published: November 2022

A new natural hybrid, Holcoglossum ×kunmingense, from Yunnan (southeastern China) is described and illustrated. This orchid morphologically most resembles H. sinicum, but differs from callus sides swollen (vs. without sides swollen) and forming 2 ridges (vs. no ridge), all sepals and petals with thick pink (vs. pink) midrib on the reverse side. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and matK sequence and morphological comparisons are provided to support this novel hybrid. Additional evidence is needed to identify the parental species and confirm the possible hybrid origin.
The diversity and taxonomy of Aphonoidini (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae) from Singapore
Authors: TAN MING KAI
Published: November 2022

The diversity and taxonomy of Aphonoidini (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Podoscirtinae) from Singapore are studied here. Prior to this study, three species were reported from Singapore: Aphonoides popovi Gorochov, 2007, Mistshenkoana nigrifrons Gorochov, 2007 [or M. angustifrons (Chopard 1930)] and Mistshenkoana gracilis (Chopard, 1925). Nevertheless, this is an underestimate of its diversity. Based on new specimens collected during recent surveys, eight species from four genera are now reported in Singapore. These include five new locality records for Singapore: Aphonoides ?cinereus (Haan, 1844); Dinomunda griseipennis (Chopard, 1969); Furcimunda furcilla Gorochov, 2007; Mistshenkoana bilineata (Chopard, 1954); Mistshenkoana hulu Gorochov, 2007. A key to the species of Aphonoidini is also presented.
First record of Cryptophion Viereck, 1913 (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) from Colombia, with description of a new species
Authors: SANTOS ALVARO DORIA DOS , ONODY HELENA CAROLINA , PALACIO EDGARD
Published: November 2022

The genus Cryptophion Viereck, 1913 includes eight Neotropical species distributed in Central and South America. Herein the genus is recorded for the first time in Colombia and a new species, Cryptophion flavonigrovittatus Santos, Onody & Palacio sp. nov. is described. In addition, Cryptophion spinozai and Cryptophion guilhermoi are reported for the first time for Colombia. An identification key is also provided for all species of the genus.
Simulation and Projection of Tropical Cyclone Activities over the Western North Pacific by CMIP6 HighResMIP
Authors: Tang Yulian , Huangfu Jingliang , Huang Ronghui , Chen Wen
Published: November 2022

This study assesses the relative impacts of model resolutions, tropical cyclone (TC) trackers, and ocean coupling on simulating TC climatology over the western North Pacific (WNP) based on six Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) High-Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP) models from 1979 to 2014. The HighResMIP multimodel ensemble (MME) analysis shows that the high resolution has a higher Taylor skill score II (S2) in both temporal and spatial patterns of TC genesis frequency and accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) than the low resolution. In contrast, the TempestExtremes tracker (coupled run) results in a higher S2 in temporal patterns but a lower S2 in spatial patterns than the TRACK tracker (uncoupled run). Among the three factors, increased resolution leads to the greatest improvement in S2 in both temporal and spatial patterns. Furthermore, this study investigates the projections of future TC activity over the WNP by HighResMIP under the SSP5–8.5 scenario. Overall, HighResMIP MMEs project a decrease in the genesis frequency, track density, and ACE of all TCs, with the high-resolution, TRACK tracker, and uncoupled run showing greater magnitude. The high-resolution MMEs, using both trackers, project an increase in the genesis frequency and ACE of intense TCs in the coupled run. Moreover, TC track density and ACE show a larger poleward migration in the coupled run than in the uncoupled run, consistent with the significant surface warming in the northern WNP.
Types of Severe Convective Wind Events in Eastern Australia
Authors: Brown Andrew , Dowdy Andrew , Lane Todd P. , Hitchcock Stacey
Published: November 2022

Severe winds associated with thunderstorms and convection are a hazard affecting key aspects of society, including emergency management and infrastructure design. Several studies around the world have shown that severe convective winds (SCWs) can occur due to several different processes, in a range of atmospheric environments, with significant regional and temporal variations. However, in eastern Australia, the types of SCWs and their variability have not been assessed outside of individual case studies. Here, a combination of reanalysis, lightning, radar, and station data are used to characterize a set of 36 SCW events in four locations in eastern Australia. These events are objectively chosen based on the strongest measured wind gusts from station data (greater than 25 m s−1) over a 14-yr period, with 6-hourly lightning data and a 30-dBZ radar reflectivity threshold used to infer moist convective processes. Radar data analysis suggests that these SCW events are produced by several different types of parent thunderstorms, with station observations suggesting a range of temporal characteristics for these different event types. A clustering algorithm applied to environmental data is used to suggest three dominant types of events, based on low-level moisture, low-level temperature lapse rate, and deep-layer mean wind speed and vertical shear. Based on the distribution of synoptic conditions and thunderstorm properties for each environmental cluster, it is suggested that these three event types correspond to the following: 1) shallow vertical transport of strong synoptic-scale winds to the surface, 2) downbursts driven by subcloud evaporation, and 3) intense thunderstorms including supercells.

Significance Statement

The purpose of this study is to better understand the different types of severe wind events in eastern Australia that are produced by convective storms. We looked at 36 historical cases in four locations and find that severe winds can be produced by very different classes of convective storms. We also suggest that there are three key types of atmospheric environment that are associated with events in this region. These environments vary in terms of the vertical structure of temperature, moisture, and wind speed above the surface. Understanding the different types of environments that lead to severe convective winds can help to reduce uncertainties in future climate projections for this region based on environmental changes.
Strong Relationship between Eye Radius and Radius of Maximum Wind of Tropical Cyclones
Authors: Tsukada Taiga , Horinouchi Takeshi
Published: November 2022

Estimation of the radius of maximum wind (RMW) of tropical cyclone (TC) is helpful for the disaster prevention and mitigation. If RMWs are estimated from infrared (IR) imagery taken by geostationary meteorological satellites, their estimation is available densely in time, regardless of the ocean basin. Kossin et al. showed that when TCs have clear eyes, the eye radii estimated from IR images have a high correlation with the RMW estimated from aircraft reconnaissance. The regression of the former onto that latter was shown to have a mean absolute error (MAE) of 4.7 km. We revisit the IR-based RMW estimation by using C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sea surface wind estimates. The criteria for selecting clear-eye cases are simplified. The MAE of the Kossin et al. method is found to be smaller than previously suggested: 3.1 km when the proposed relation is used and 2.7 km when the regression is revised with the SAR-measured RMWs. We further propose an improvement of the IR-based method to estimate the eye radii. The resultant MAE is shown to be 1.7 km, which indicates that the IR-based RMW estimation is more accurate than has been suggested. A strong correlation between eyewall slope and eye size is confirmed. We also investigated cloud features in the eye that may be closely related to RMW and wind structure around RMW. Potential applications of highly accurate RMW estimation are discussed.

Significance Statement

The radius of maximum wind (RMW) of tropical cyclone (TC) is an important factor for TC intensity estimation and disaster prevention. A previous study suggested that the RMWs of TCs with clear eyes can be estimated from geostationary satellite images at a mean absolute error (MAE) of 4.7 km. Here we improved the method, reducing the MAE by more than one-half. Since the method does not require aircraft or satellite in low Earth orbit, it helps TC monitoring at high frequency. The method can also improve initialization of models used to predict TC hazards and further our physical understanding and the climatology of the wind structures near the centers of TCs.
Understanding subjective experience in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: The need for phenomenology
Authors: Miceli McMillan Riccardo , Fernandez Anthony Vincent
Published: November 2022

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is being investigated as a treatment for a range of psychiatric illnesses. Current research suggests that the kinds of subjective experiences induced by psychedelic compounds play key roles in producing therapeutic outcomes. To date, most knowledge of therapeutic psychedelic experiences are derived from psychometric assessments with scales such as the Mystical Experience Questionnaire. While these approaches are insightful, more nuanced and detailed descriptions of psychedelic-induced changes to subjective experience are required. Drawing on recent advancements in qualitative methods arising from the interdisciplinary field of phenomenological psychopathology, we propose a systematic and comprehensive investigation into how psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy alters subjective experience. This research programme aims to characterise the nature of therapeutic psychedelic experiences by drawing on concepts from philosophical phenomenology. Such characterisations should, moreover, contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of psychedelic therapy, the role of integration therapy, and related philosophical debates.
Improving Voluntary Compliance through Problem-Oriented Governance: A Case Study of South Korea’s Efforts to Increase the COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
Authors: Na Chongmin , Lee Byung Hyun
Published: November 2022

Drawing on the literature of problem-oriented governance (POG) and social motivation for voluntary compliance, this study discusses how South Korea’s efforts to cultivate distributed cognitions and build core capabilities of POG—reflective improvement, collaborative, and data analytic capabilities—contribute to the citizens’ voluntary compliance with the current vaccination policy by improving trust and confidence. A systematic content analysis and documentation review of relevant policies, situation reports, after-action reports, official briefings, and news articles provide significant implications for both theories and practices of policy compliance and governance for effective and efficient management of many wicked problems like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Race to achieving sustainable environment in China: Can financial globalization and renewable energy consumption help meet this stride?
Authors: Adebayo Tomiwa Sunday , Awosusi Abraham Ayobamiji , Uhunamure Solomon Eghosa , Shale Karabo
Published: November 2022

Investigating the drivers of CO2 emissions is essential for limiting global warming, which has sparked widespread concern. This study evaluates the association between economic complexity and CO2 emissions in China, considering the effect of disintegrated energy and financial globalization on the environmental function between 1970 and 2018. This dataset was analyzed using the autoregressive lag model (ARDL) and frequency-domain causality approaches. The ARDL unveiled that urbanization, economic complexity, financial globalization, and economic growth deteriorate the environment while environmental sustainability is achieved through renewable energy utilization. The study also validates the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis. Also, the frequency-domain causality disclosed that all regressors (economic growth, financial globalization, economic complexity, and urbanization) could forecast CO2 emissions in China at different frequencies. Based on these outcomes, policy recommendations are formulated.
Grey model prediction for the interfacial properties of carbon fiber-reinforced bismaleimide resin under thermo-oxidative aging
Authors: Liu Tong , Xue Lili , Wu Fan , Su Jin , Xu Yanyan , Wang Chao , Hou Lin , Fan Wei
Published: November 2022

The overall performance of composites will be seriously affected when their interfacial properties degrade after thermo-oxidative aging (TOA). In this paper, the interfacial properties of carbon fiber (CF)/bismaleimide (BMI) resin aged for 10, 30, 90, 120 and 180 days at 200°C and 250°C were quantitatively studied by transverse fiber bundle tensile (TFBT) testing. In addition, a prediction model of interfacial strength based on the grey model theory was established. The results show that the interfacial strength for CF/BMI resin decreases exponentially with the extension of aging time, and the strength of the TFBT specimens aged at 200°C for 180 days and 250°C for 90 days decreases by 82.01% and 84.65%, respectively. This is caused by the oxidation decomposition of BMI resin and the mismatch of the thermal expansion coefficient between the CF and BMI resin. In addition, the grey model is used to predict the interfacial properties of CF-reinforced BMI resin under TOA. The prediction accuracy is higher than that of the traditional exponential model, and the prediction error is less than 10%. To sum up, this work can provide a reference for studying the evolution of interfacial properties of other kinds of fiber-reinforced polymer composites under extreme environments.
Cytologic scoring of equine exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage: Performance of human experts and a deep learning-based algorithm
Authors: Bertram Christof A. , Marzahl Christian , Bartel Alexander , Stayt Jason , Bonsembiante Federico , Beeler-Marfisi Janet , Barton Ann K. , Brocca Ginevra , Gelain Maria E. , Gläsel Agnes , Preez Kelly du , Weiler Kristina , Weissenbacher-Lang Christiane , Breininger Katharina , Aubreville Marc , Maier Andreas , Klopfleisch Robert , Hill Jenny
Published: November 2022

Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is a relevant respiratory disease in sport horses, which can be diagnosed by examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells using the total hemosiderin score (THS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility of annotators and to validate a deep learning-based algorithm for the THS. Digitized cytological specimens stained for iron were prepared from 52 equine BALF samples. Ten annotators produced a THS for each slide according to published methods. The reference methods for comparing annotator’s and algorithmic performance included a ground truth dataset, the mean annotators’ THSs, and chemical iron measurements. Results of the study showed that annotators had marked interobserver variability of the THS, which was mostly due to a systematic error between annotators in grading the intracytoplasmatic hemosiderin content of individual macrophages. Regarding overall measurement error between the annotators, 87.7% of the variance could be reduced by using standardized grades based on the ground truth. The algorithm was highly consistent with the ground truth in assigning hemosiderin grades. Compared with the ground truth THS, annotators had an accuracy of diagnosing EIPH (THS of < or ≥ 75) of 75.7%, whereas, the algorithm had an accuracy of 92.3% with no relevant differences in correlation with chemical iron measurements. The results show that deep learning-based algorithms are useful for improving reproducibility and routine applicability of the THS. For THS by experts, a diagnostic uncertainty interval of 40 to 110 is proposed. THSs within this interval have insufficient reproducibility regarding the EIPH diagnosis.
Open Marxism, social class, and social and political movements
Authors: Roberts John Michael , Ibrahim Joseph
Published: November 2022

Open Marxists argue that capitalist society is mediated through forms of alienated and dispossessed labour from the means of production. For Open Marxists, then, labour is fluid in its constitution because it is constantly struggling to various degrees in and against its alienated and dispossessed capitalist form. Static sociological concepts of social class therefore cannot fully grasp this fluid and antagonistic relationship between labour and capital. In this paper, we agree that the starting point for an analysis of class under capitalism is the dispossession of labour from its means of production. But we further argue that even at this relatively high level of theoretical analysis, it is still possible to isolate a more complex account of social class than many Open Marxists would accept. We then employ this alternative class perspective to highlight some weaknesses in respective Open Marxist accounts of class and social and political movements. Following these critical observations, and with the theoretical assistance of Gramscian analysis, we demonstrate how Open Marxism can develop a more robust account of the class nature of contemporary social and political movements.
Heteronormativity in Criminology: Call for Inclusive Measurement of Sexuality
Authors: Gateley Hannah , Crittenden Courtney A. , Policastro Christina N. , McGuffee Karen
Published: November 2022

In recent years, scholars’ calls for progress in the field have noted mainstream criminology's historical reluctance to include certain social constructs, particularly sexuality. The current study employed a content analysis to examine articles published between 2015–2019 in Criminology and Journal of Interpersonal Violence ( JIV) to determine inclusion of sexuality both within the body of the article and as a variable. Findings indicate while the inclusion of sexuality was limited in both journals, JIV, which has a stated diversity-focused orientation, included sexuality at a higher rate than the mainstream criminological journal, Criminology. Importantly, in both journals, conceptualizations and operationalizations of sexuality, when it was measured as a variable, rarely fell outside of a binary measure. This suggests that the measurement and inclusion of sexuality is still lacking, and the call for inclusivity has not been fully heeded. Unless sexuality is included as a characteristic in research, its impact cannot be definitively determined and, therefore, cannot contribute to the formation of effective policy and practice.
Daily Physical Activity: Associations With Memory and Affect
Authors: Kompf Justin M. , Lachman Margie E.
Published: November 2022

Purpose

Little is known about effects of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and resistance training on daily variations in memory and affect. This study examined the relationship of MVPA and resistance training to memory and affect in daily life.

Design

Short-term longitudinal 7-day diary.

Setting

Northeast; primarily Boston-area communities.

Sample

Adults aged 25 to 94.

Measures

For seven days, MVPA was assessed with an Actigraph. and resistance training was self-reported. Each evening, memory failures, positive and negative affect were recorded in a written diary and objective memory performance was assessed by telephone.

Analysis

Multilevel linear regression analyses examined the between and within person associations of MVPA and resistance training with memory performance, memory failures, and affect.

Results

Those who engaged in more MVPA had better memory performance across the week (b = 0.0163, SE = 0.0076, f2 = 0.004, p = 0.033). Participants reported higher levels of positive affect on days in which they spent more time in MVPA than usual (b = 0.003, SE = 0.001, f2 = 0.144, p < .001) and on days they engaged in resistance training (b = 0.1547, SE = 0.079, f2 = 0.007; p = 0.049).

Conclusions

Those who spent more time in MVPA had better memory performance, and on days with greater than usual MVPA time and resistance training, affect was more positive than on days with less activity. Implications for motivating physical exercise are considered.
Similitude scaled method for three-dimensional train collision
Authors: Li Jialin , Gao Guangjun , Yu Yao , Li Jian
Published: November 2022

Real train impact tests are so expensive that it is usually unrealistic to carry them out, whereas scaled model impact tests can significantly reduce the cost and are easier to conduct. This paper reports a three-dimensional scaled similitude rule for train collision. Based on the consistency of acceleration, the scaling factors of mass, velocity, time, displacement, moment of inertia, angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration between full scale and scaled models are identified. A three-dimensional simulation model for train-to-train collision is established to analyze the dynamic response between full-scale and scaled models under the condition of eccentric impact. Our results show that through multiplying the corresponding scale factors, dynamic responses of the scaled model are identical to that of the full-scale model. Thus, the three-dimensional similitude rule proposed in this paper is verified numerically and is able to guide scaled model tests in laboratory.
Reducing energy and environmental challenges by modeling clean electricity generation in oil-rich regions
Authors: Pourarshad Meysam , Noorollahi Younes , Atabi Farideh , Panahi Mostafa
Published: November 2022

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions induced environmental hazards is one of the most important goals of future research the energy economy and the environment. This challenge is becoming more important in developing countries, including Iran, with high energy intensity and is one of the leading countries in GHG emissions. This study aims to visualize emissions from electricity generation in Khuzestan province, southern Iran. Khuzestan is the largest producer of electricity and the country's energy capital. Khuzestan's electricity supply and demand system was simulated and examined under green scenarios till 2050 by assessing the existing situation and choosing a suitable low-carbon energy system for the future. One of the results of this research is to reduce emissions in terms of energy management strategies in the short term and the ineffectiveness of development strategies regardless of consumption management strategies. Electricity supply optimization scenarios are attractive in the long term, which indicates the costly implementation of development strategies. Combining solutions to balance the energy economy and environment is more effective. The OKEP scenario as a combination of consumption management and development strategies showed that it would maintain its positive impact in the short and long term and successfully reduce emissions. In this scenario, the net present value (NPV) attractiveness is over $ 6706 million and saves the emission of 179 MtCO2e. Compared to the business as usual (BAU) scenario, more than 90 Bm3NGe savings and a 3.62% increase in renewables share are other benefits of this scenario.
Interactions among technological innovation, foreign direct investment, and agriculture: A symmetric and asymmetric study of inclusive sustainable development
Authors: Emir Firat , Udemba Edmund Ntom , Khan Nazakat-Ullah , Hussain Sadam
Published: November 2022

This study examines the Indian inclusive sustainable development. India ranked third in global carbon emissions amidst its economic performance. This tells more about one-sided sustainable development policy of the country. With this trend of development anchored only on Indian economic activities, we consider it important to research the economy with instruments (such as technological innovation, foreign direct investment (FDI), and agriculture) that are unique to the country. India's data from 1980 to 2019 are applied to this study with two models for testing both economic and environmental developments. We utilized two scientific methods (non-linear autoregressive distributive lag (NARDL) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS)) to demonstrate both symmetric and asymmetric technical analyses. Findings from NARDL show that technological innovation and FDI are mitigating carbon emissions, while economic growth and agriculture are increasing carbon emissions thereby impacting negatively the environment. Also, the result from the economic model confirms that all variables are impacting favorably on economic development except carbon emission. The findings from DOLS support the findings from NARDL. The result confirmed that India is yet to attain inclusive sustainable development, however, it is evident that with the right policy framed on tech innovation and FDI, the country could attain balanced sustainable development. Having seen, the dual capacity of both technological innovation and FDI toward strengthening both the economy and environment, it is worthy to consider these instruments as among the sustainable policies
Point estimation following a two-stage group sequential trial
Authors: Grayling Michael J , Wason James MS
Published: November 2022

Repeated testing in a group sequential trial can result in bias in the maximum likelihood estimate of the unknown parameter of interest. Many authors have therefore proposed adjusted point estimation procedures, which attempt to reduce such bias. Here, we describe nine possible point estimators within a common general framework for a two-stage group sequential trial. We then contrast their performance in five example trial settings, examining their conditional and marginal biases and residual mean square error. By focusing on the case of a trial with a single interim analysis, additional new results aiding the determination of the estimators are given. Our findings demonstrate that the uniform minimum variance unbiased estimator, whilst being marginally unbiased, often has large conditional bias and residual mean square error. If one is concerned solely about inference on progression to the second trial stage, the conditional uniform minimum variance unbiased estimator may be preferred. Two estimators, termed mean adjusted estimators, which attempt to reduce the marginal bias, arguably perform best in terms of the marginal residual mean square error. In all, one should choose an estimator accounting for its conditional and marginal biases and residual mean square error; the most suitable estimator will depend on relative desires to minimise each of these factors. If one cares solely about the conditional and marginal biases, the conditional maximum likelihood estimate may be preferred provided lower and upper stopping boundaries are included. If the conditional and marginal residual mean square error are also of concern, two mean adjusted estimators perform well.
The Impact of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act on Agency-Level Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes for Adults and Youth With Blindness and Low Vision
Authors: McDonnall Michele C. , Cmar Jennifer L. , McKnight Zhen S.
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) on outcomes (competitive employment rates and median earnings) for adult and youth vocational rehabilitation consumers with blindness or low vision (B/LV) and to determine whether impacts differed by agency type. We utilized RSA-911 data to create two agency-level longitudinal datasets, one for youth and one for adults, with 6-year pre-WIOA and 3-year post-WIOA periods. Data were analyzed using discontinuous growth modeling to assess longitudinal changes in agency-level outcomes through the inclusion of variables representing WIOA and subsequent change in response to WIOA. After WIOA, both youth and adult agency-level competitive employment rates decreased significantly for consumers with B/LV, with a larger impact on youth, and median earnings increased. Results document that the impact of WIOA on agencies varied widely. Separate agencies had a significant decrease in adult competitive employment rates for consumers with B/LV and a significant increase in median earnings compared with combined agencies. Overall, the influence of WIOA on B/LV consumer outcomes appears to be mixed at best, and the effect is surprisingly similar for youth and adults.
“N-Acetylcysteine for Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Review”
Authors: Parli Gabrielle M. , Gales Mark A. , Gales Barry J.
Published: November 2022

Objective:

To evaluate clinical data using oral n-acetylcysteine (NAC) in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCDRD) treatment.

Data Sources:

PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE (1946-July 2022), and the Cochrane Library database were searched using the terms NAC, children, adolescent, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania (TTM), excoriation, hoarding disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder. Bibliographies were reviewed for relevant trials and case studies.

Study Selection and Data Extraction:

English language, clinical trials, or case studies analyzing NAC use in patients aged 3 to 21 years old with OCDRD as determined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition.

Data Synthesis:

Three randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials of NAC in children and adolescents studied 121 patients with OCDRD. Trials assessed symptom severity from baseline to 10 to 12 weeks of NAC therapy. Two OCD trials identified statistically significant improvements, with only 1 trial demonstrating a clear clinically relevant difference from placebo. One trial in TTM found no difference between the NAC and placebo. Adverse effects were mild and included nausea, blurred vision, fatigue, tremor, and sweats. N-acetylcysteine titrated to 2400 or 2700 mg/day in divided doses was the most studied regimen.

Relevance to Patient Care and Clinical Practice:

Many OCDRD patients fail to completely respond to first-line treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and/or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) leaving practitioners with few additional treatment options. Preliminary efficacy and safety data are presented in this review.

Conclusions:

Limited evidence suggests children and adolescents with OCD refractory to SSRIs or CBT may benefit from NAC augmentation.
Prevalence, Outcome, and Optimal Management of Free-Floating Right Heart Thrombi in the Context of Pulmonary Embolism, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ibrahim Wanis H. , Ata Fateen , Choudry Hassan , Javed Huzaifa , Shunnar Khaled M , Shams Abdullah , Arshad Abdullah , Bosom Adel , Elkahlout Mohammed H.A. , Sawaf Bisher , Ahmed Shahda M.A. , Olajide Tinuola
Published: November 2022

Free-floating right-heart thrombus (FFRHT) in the context of a pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare but serious encounter with no guidelines addressing its management. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis addressing prevalence, clinical behavior, and outcomes of FFRHT associated with PE. Among the included 397 patients with FFRHT and PE, dyspnea was the main presenting symptom (73.3%). Obstructive shock was documented in 48.9% of cases. Treatment with thrombolytic therapy, surgical thrombectomy, and percutaneous thrombectomy was documented in 43.8%, 32.7%, and 6.5% of patients, respectively. The overall mortality rate was 20.4%. Syncope ( p: 0.027), chest pain ( p: 0.006), and obstructive shock ( p: 0.037) were significantly associated with mortality. Use of thrombolytic therapy was significantly associated with survival ( p: 0.008). A multivariate logistic regression model to determine mortality predictors revealed that syncope (OR: 1.97, 95% CI: 1.06–3.65, p: 0.03), and obstructive shock (OR: 2.23, 95% CI: 1.20–4.14, p: 0.01) were associated with increased death odds. Treatment with thrombolytic therapy (OR: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.086–0.57, p: 0.002) or surgical thrombectomy (OR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.137–0.9, p: 0.03) were associated with reduced death odds. Meta-analysis of observational studies revealed a pooled prevalence of FFRHT among all PE cases of 8.1%, and overall mortality of 23%. Although uncommon, the presence of FFRHT in the context of PE is associated with high obstructive shock and mortality rates. Favorable survival odds are observed with thrombolytic therapy and surgical thrombectomy. Data are derived from case reports and observational studies. Clinical trials elucidating these findings are needed.