bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Year Older, A Year Wiser (and Farther from Frontier): Invention Rents and Human Capital Depreciation
Authors: Aghion Philippe , Akcigit Ufuk , Hyytinen Ari , Toivanen Otto
Published: November 2022

We look at how the arrival of an invention affects wage returns and the probability of moving out of employment for white- and blue-collar co-workers of the inventor. First results suggest that older workers are hurt by the arrival of an invention. This negative effect disappears when we control for education and, in particular, for the time since obtaining the last formal degree, that is, distance to human capital frontier. If anything, this effect is slightly higher for non-STEM than STEM-educated co-workers. This result suggests that retraining programs could be helpful in making the process of creative destruction and economic growth more inclusive.
The Political Economy of Immigration Enforcement: Conflict and Cooperation under Federalism
Authors: Ciancio Alberto , García-Jimeno Camilo
Published: November 2022

Selection forces often confound the effects of policy changes. In the immigration enforcement context, we tackle this challenge tracking arrested immigrants along the deportation pipeline, isolating local and federal efforts. 80% of counties exhibit strategic substitutabilities in responding to federal enforcement, while the federal level is very effective at directing its efforts toward cooperative counties. We estimate that changes in the profile of immigration cases, and not weakened federal efforts, drove the reduction in deportations following a 2011 shift in federal priorities. Reducing immigration-court discretion and removing their dependence from the executive would have a significant impact on deportations.
Identifying Beliefs in Continuous-Action Dynamic Models: An Application to the U.S. SO2 Allowance Market
Authors: Chen Cuicui
Published: November 2022

I propose a new method of identifying firms’ subjective beliefs in dynamic models. In settings where actions are continuous and substitutable in contributing to an endogenous state, I show how beliefs about exogenous state transitions can be separately identified from static payoffs. Applying this method to identifying beliefs about future SO2 allowance prices in the U.S. Acid Rain Program, I find that electric utilities underestimate the movements in the allowance price, leading to compliance strategies that respond too slowly to changing market conditions. Biased beliefs increase an average utility’s compliance cost by equivalently 11.2% of its profits.
The Impact of Retail E-Commerce on Relative Prices and Consumer Welfare
Authors: Jo Yoon , Matsumura Misaki , Weinstein David E.
Published: November 2022

This paper examines the impact of retail e-commerce on pricing behavior and welfare. Using Japanese data, we find that e-commerce lowered relative inflation rates for goods sold intensively online. We use long time series and historical catalog sales as an instrument for e-commerce sales intensity. The entry of e-commerce firms raised the rate of intercity price convergence in physical stores for goods sold intensively online, but not for other goods, which suggests e-commerce enhances price arbitrage. We estimate that e-commerce lowered variety-adjusted prices on average by 0.9% between 1996 and 2014, and more in cities with highly educated populations.
Productivity, Place, and Plants
Authors: Schoefer Benjamin , Ziv Oren
Published: November 2022

Why do cities differ so much in productivity? A long literature has sought out systematic sources, such as inherent productivity advantages, market access, agglomeration forces, or sorting. We document that up to three-quarters of the measured regional productivity dispersion is spurious, reflecting the “luck of the draw” of finite counts of idiosyncratically heterogeneous plants that happen to operate in a given location. The patterns are even more pronounced for new plants, hold for alternative productivity measures, and broadly extend to European countries. This large role for individual plants suggests a smaller role for places in driving regional differences.
Racial Segregation in Housing Markets and the Erosion of Black Wealth
Authors: Akbar Prottoy A. , Hickly Sijie Li , Shertzer Allison , Walsh Randall P.
Published: November 2022

This paper studies how the expansion of segregated neighborhoods eroded black wealth in prewar American cities. Using a novel sample of matched addresses, we find that over a single decade rental prices soared by roughly 50% on city blocks that transitioned from all white to majority black. Meanwhile, pioneering black families paid a 28% premium to buy a home on a majority white block, after which their homes lost 10% of their value. These findings strongly suggest that segregated housing markets cost black families much of the gains associated with moving north during the Great Migration.
The Value of Managers’ Export Experience: Lessons from the Angolan Civil War
Authors: Mion Giordano , Opromolla Luca David , Sforza Alessandro
Published: November 2022

We investigate how managers help firms grow by entering a new export market. We conduct an event study on the decision to export to Angola using data on Portuguese firms and workers. We evaluate the impact of the presence of managers with experience in exporting to the Angolan market on a firm’s entry success in the aftermath of an exogenous shock: the sudden end of the Angolan civil war. We show that the presence of managers doubles the probability of a firm entering the market. We do not find any significant impact on the intensive margin of exports.
The Effect of English-Spanish Language Contact on North Midland /u/ Production
Authors: Cummings Ruiz Laura D.
Published: November 2022

Monolingually-raised English speakers in the North Midland region of the United States have been found to produce a centralized or fronted /u/, despite it not being a standard feature of the region. The production of this relatively novel sound in bilingual contexts, as is the case of English-Spanish bilingual communities in the Chicagoland area, is not currently well-understood. In order to examine the effect of language contact and phonetic transfer on bilinguals’ speech, 20 adult heritage speakers from the Chicagoland area were recorded while producing /u/ in English and Spanish. 20 formant values at equidistant points from these vowels were taken and then analyzed using a generalized additive mixed-effects model (GAMM). The results of the GAMM and its visualization showed that, overall, the heritage speakers produced a fronted /u/ when speaking English but maintained a backed production of /u/ when speaking Spanish. These results suggest that bilingual heritage speakers are participating in the sound change of the North Midland, while successfully separating its influence from their Spanish speech.
Amplifying Latinx Students’ Voices about Bilingual Experiences: A Critical Metaphor Analysis
Authors: Magaña Dalia , Ramos Lorraine
Published: November 2022

This study amplifies Latinx students’ voices about their bilingual experience in a Spanish in the U.S. course. We use conceptual metaphor theory to analyze how students conceptualize their bilingualism and reinforce or resist present language ideologies. The data consists of 50 writing samples: 25 autobiographical narratives and 25 sets of blog commentaries. We found 356 language-related conceptual metaphors. The most common framing was Spanish as a natural resource (e.g., root or plant), vulnerable to dissipating if neglected. Both English and Spanish are referred to as tools for success (e.g., opens doors). Students use journey metaphors to discuss the challenges of learning English, and describe English as an opponent. Finally, they personify language to express the “higher value” of bilinguals, potentially criticizing monolinguals. Understanding how students conceptualize their language situations and express ideologies through metaphor leads to a deeper understanding of their bilingual experiences. These findings also have implications for tailoring language pedagogy.
A Law One Hundred Years Young: The Interpretative Viability of the Ottoman Family Law in Palestine/Israel, 1917–2017
Authors: Shahar Ido
Published: November 2022

The article aims at illustrating the “interpretative viability” of the Ottoman Family Code of 1917—i.e., its susceptibility to changing interpretations—and to discuss some of the interpretative tools that qāḍīs have applied to it over the years. By tracing the changing implementation of Article 130 of this law (nizāʿ wa-shiqāq) by sharīʿa courts in Palestine/Israel over a period of one hundred years (1917–2017), the article shows that the codification of the sharīʿa did not produce a closed, immutable, monolithic legal system, but rather has provided qāḍīs with considerable interpretative freedom—much more than is commonly assumed. Moreover, the hermeneutic tools employed by qāḍīs to interpret the code build on earlier, pre-codification sources of pluralism and interpretative freedom within the sharīʿa. Thus, by highlighting the continuities between pre-codified and post-codified sharīʿa, the article aims at contributing to the debate concerning the transformation of the sharīʿa in modern times.
The Provisions Regarding the Rape and Seduction of an Unbetrothed Girl
Authors: Darabi Yuval
Published: November 2022

This paper seeks to examine the relations between the singular provision on seduction of an unbetrothed girl in the Book of the Covenant and the sequence of provisions regarding illicit intercourse in Deut 22, which reach their peak with the provision on rape of an unbetrothed girl. It will suggest that an examination of the two passages and their various literary and legal contexts, along with a study of similar provisions in the ancient Near Eastern law collections and adherence to the legal logic guiding their articulation, should bring to the conclusion that the provision in the Book of the Covenant is later than, and dependent upon, the sequence of provisions in Deuteronomy, and is intended to complement it. This interpretive decision supports Van Seters’ view of the relationship between the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic legislation.
Plotting Antiochus’s Death
Authors: Avneri Meir Rotem
Published: November 2022

According to Dan 11:45, the king of the north, recognizably Antiochus IV, dies in the area of Judea, bringing an end to his kingdom. The book of Daniel thus provides a unique, although historically inaccurate, perspective on the downfall of the Seleucid Empire. In this article I show that this account uses two Danielic kings—Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar—as models for Antiochus’s actions and thus exposes a literary pattern used to portray the king’s end. I argue that doing so, Dan 11 is more interested in reflecting on kingship in Judea in the post-Seleucid period than conveying historical information. Finally, I explore the implications of this reading on our understanding of Daniel’s historical settings.
Mary Magdalene and the Dangers of White Feminism
Authors: Warren Meredith J. C.
Published: November 2022

The film Mary Magdalene (2018) has been praised for its focus on one of Jesus’ most overlooked followers. But the film includes subtly negative depictions of Jewishness as well as problematic depictions of Black characters. Despite the film’s stated attempts to reflect first-century contexts, cinematic decisions reinforce harmful stereotypes about Judaism and about Black men. Viewing the film in light of historical Christian-feminist anti-Judaism on the one hand, and on the other, the figure of the ‘Karen’, a white woman who polices the presence and behaviour of Black people, this article investigates the ways in which Mary Magdalene is characterized in line with white feminism, and as such, the ways in which this white Mary is weaponized against Jews and Black people.
The Great Chasm of Luke 16:26 and Its Interpretations in Byzantine Patristics
Authors: Kurdybaylo Dmitry
Published: November 2022

The ‘great chasm’ mentioned in Luke 16:26 is a hapax legomenon in the New Testament. However, the same wording appears in the Theogony of Hesiod and in several later classical Greek writings, which connect the great chasm with the mythology of the underworld or some metaphysical conceptions. Byzantine exegetes of Luke could hardly avoid correlating Luke’s great chasm with its long history in the pagan culture. Thus, several exegetical paths were developed. Origen, with several followers, omit the great chasm at all. Comparing this fact with later anti-Origenian polemic writings, it is plausible that Luke 16:26 was used to argue the rejection of the doctrine of apokatastasis. Other writers, prone to apokatastatic position, such as Didymus the Blind and Gregory of Nyssa, introduced interpretations of the great chasm that unite ethical and metaphysical perspectives. Gregory of Nazianzus and Maximus the Confessor brought allegorical interpretations of the great chasm to the highest level of generalisation. The evolution of understanding the great chasm reveals the shift in the conceptions of a human soul’s destiny and afterlife, its fate and deliverance from it.
Mourning and non-ordered religious behaviour in the tombs of Philip the Bold, John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria
Authors: Murray Andrew
Published: November 2022

The tomb of the Burgundian duke Philip the Bold in Dijon, designed by the Haarlem-born sculptor Claus Sluter, holds a key position in the development of Western funerary art, especially on account of the lively and moving depiction of the cortège of weepers around the tomb. In this monument it is they who provide an example to their beholders – namely, how to mourn the deceased ruler. Not only do these expressive statuettes encourage the viewer to pray for Philip’s soul, but they also evoke the actual funeral liturgy of the duke. While the clerical mourners move in a single direction and form a procession, the lay figures seem to move more freely, directing themselves towards the tomb’s onlookers and stimulating them to pray for Philip’s afterlife. This conflation of transitional and everlasting rituals expresses a duality in late Gothic attitudes towards death.
Encountering Adam and Eve at the Apocalypse
Authors: Stinebring Anna-Claire
Published: November 2022

This essay deals with Jan Sanders van Hemessen’s Last Judgment of 1537-1539. This triptych was commissioned by Adriaan Rockox and his wife for their family chapel in Saint James’s church in Antwerp. As mentioned above, altarpieces – mostly triptychs – are prominent examples of art made for the purpose of remembrance in the Catholic tradition. They served to stimulate contemplation of death and afterlife, as well as prayer for the salvation of the dead. Van Hemessen, no doubt in concordance with the wishes of his patrons, enhances this purpose by taking the Last Judgment for the subject of the central panel. According to Stinebring, his representation is one of ‘hopeful anticipation’, particularly of the entire corporeal or fleshly. The central scene differs from traditional renderings in several respects. Out of the ordinary and literally eye-catching, due to their size and sensual anatomy, are a number of nudes, both male and female, damned and blessed, that dominate the foreground.
The stones and the crown
Authors: Dekoninck Ralph
Published: November 2022

Ralph Dekoninck focuses on this painting’s dramatic display of suffering and death of the first martyr of Christianity as a case study in the paradox of the performative strategy of ‘sacred horror’ in the context of Tridentine reform. In this large altarpiece, Dekoninck identifies the coincidence of abjection and glory as a reflexive topos through which martyr, painter, and beholder are bound in a complex visual erotics. The troubling beauty of violence, which simultaneously repels and draws the viewer nearer to the image, invites an inner emulation of the holy, bodily sacrifice which does not deform the figure, in Rubens’s image, but instead perfects his physical appearance as a visible embodiment of supreme spiritual attainment. Dekoninck reads this attainment in terms of neo-Stoic philosophy current in Rubens’s circle, which provides a means to understand how the ‘horrific display’ of martyrdom serves to confirm both the sanctity of the portrayed and the efficacy of the image.
An Experiment in Thought
Authors: Clouser Roy
Published: November 2022

This paper presents a new argument against philosophical theories based on arguments in favor of ontological reductions. The argument is an experiment in thought that has transcendental force, because it demonstrates the impossibility of forming a concept of anything with a reductionist nature. So although we consider as examples only theories that try to reduce everything in accordance with the currently popular materialisms or dualism, the argument applies as well to every sort of reduction theory whatever.
Ṭaşköprüzāde Ahmed Efendi’s Commentary on the Ethical Philosophy of ʿAḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī: Theory and Praxis of Muslim Philosophical Ethics in the Sixteenth Century
Authors: Salem (فريال سالم) Feryal
Published: November 2022

The ethical treatise of ʿAḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī (d. 756/1355), al-Akhlāq al-ʿAḍudiyya, is a key work in the genre of Muslim philosophical ethics whose primary significance includes the numerous lengthy commentaries extant until today, which depict the ethical discourse over a long period of time from a wide range of Muslim settings. As a prominent Ashʿarī and Shāfiʿī scholar of the Īlkhānid era, al-Ījī’s work played an important role in the continuation of the intellectual genealogy of writers on ethical philosophy, that includes Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 428/1037), Miskawayh (d. 421/1030), al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111), and al-Ṭūsī (d. 672/1274). As al-Ījī’s ethics became prevalent within the realm of Ottoman scholarship, the impact of this treatise moved beyond Central Asia and Iran and into the Ottoman scholastic networks, where the commentaries on al-Akhlāq al-ʿAḍudiyya were studied. This article demonstrates facets of ethical philosophy during the tenth/sixteenth century by examining the commentary of a prominent Ottoman scholar of this era, namely Ṭaşköprüzāde (d. 968/1561), on al-Ījī’s treatise on ethics.
Case Studies of Two Exemplar Engineering-Focused Elementary Schools
Authors: Peters-Burton Erin E. , Peters Vanessa , Swart James W. , Stehle Stephanie M. , Laclede Laura
Published: November 2022

As the prevalence of integrated STEM education increases worldwide, some elementary schools in the United States have converted their programs to be more STEM-focused. This study examines the practices of two highly regarded STEM-focused elementary schools that focus on engineering education. The resulting case studies of the school explain their engineering programming, teacher professional development, and the way they situate growth mindset to integrate an engineering design process across content areas. These schools have successfully sustained the integration of engineering education by partnering with engineers and engineering educators outside of the school, providing a conducive environment for teacher collaboration, and enhance growth mindset for the school community by using the lens of engineering design. Administrators, teachers, and students all used an engineering design cycle to learn and solve problems. The systems found at these schools have the potential be transferred into other school settings wanting to amplify their STEM offerings.
STEM Integration in Primary School
Authors: Chen Yu , So Winnie Wing Mui
Published: November 2022

This study investigated 14 Hong Kong primary school teachers’ conceptions of and concerns about the implementation of integrated STEM education in primary school. Data were collected through concept maps and interviews with the teachers. Results revealed that in addition to representing STEM as simplistic models (e.g., STEM as an acronym), the teachers mostly seemed to model STEM integration conceptually using integrated disciplines, science as context, or real-world problem solving as context. Not many teachers were found to represent STEM using engineering design progress as context. Results also indicated that the teachers expressed intense concerns regarding personal inadequacy of STEM knowledge or skills (personal), student outcomes of STEM education (consequence), and limited instructional time (management). This study suggested providing sustained teacher professional development, creating supportive school environments, and building a collaborative STEM community as strategies to facilitate changes in teachers’ concerns and to advance STEM implementation in primary schools.
A taxonomic revision of two genera, Pleurolobus and Sohmaea (Leguminosae) in Thailand and Indo-China
Authors: SAISORN WITSANU , CHANTARANOTHAI PRANOM
Published: November 2022

There are two species of Pleurolobus and five species of Sohmaea in Thailand and Indo-China. Pleurolobus flexuosus and Sohmaea laxiflora are newly recorded for Cambodia. Taxonomic information of all species is provided. Lectotypes of six names, Desmodium cavaleriei, D. flexuosum, D. laxiflorum, D. macrophyllum, D. ormocarpoides var. velutina, and D. zonatum are designated. One new combination is made as Sohmaea laxiflora subsp. lacei.
Aposthonia guizhouensis sp. nov., a new webspinner of Oligotomidae (Insecta: Embioptera) from China
Authors: CHEN ZHI-TENG
Published: November 2022

Aposthonia guizhouensis sp. nov. from Guizhou Province of China is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by the distinctive terminalia structure in males. Aposthonia guizhouensis sp. nov. represents the second species of Aposthonia known from China. DNA barcode of the new species is sequenced and compared with its related congeners.
Curcumin-loaded nanoparticles reversed radiotherapy-triggered enhancement of MDR1 expression of CNE-2 cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Authors: Zeng Guoqing , Liao Nan , Li Ning , Su Yi , Song Jiangshun
Published: November 2022

This study explored the effect of nanoparticle-encapsulating curcumin on strongly expressed multidrug resistance gene 1 (MDR1) in a human low-differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line (CNE-2). The curcumin/chitosan-deoxycholic acid nanoparticles were prepared, and cells received
different treatments: radiotherapy, empty carrier, curcumin and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles, followed by analysis of cell survival using the clonogenic assay, apoptosis, MDR1 and miR-593 level. Cell survival fractions in the curcumin group and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles group were reduced
significantly. Moreover, we observed a reduced cell survival fraction in the curcumin-loaded nanoparticles group (p < 0.05). Remarkably, higher apoptosis rates were observed in cells receiving curcumin or curcumin-loaded nanoparticles treatments compared with radiotherapy. Moreover,
the curcumin-loaded nanoparticle treatment enhanced apoptosis (p<0.05). Furthermore, a decreased MDR1 level was denoted in curcumin group and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles group and a further reduced MDR1 expression in nanoparticles group (p < 0.05). A higher miR-593 expression
was observed in the curcumin group and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles group with a relative higher level in nanoparticles group (p<0.05). MDR1 expression in inhibitor group was significantly strengthened (p<0.05). Curcumin that is encapsulated in nanoparticles exhibited
a stronger radio sensitizing effect. Its combination with radiotherapy can effectively inhibit NPC tumor growth, and suppress MDR1 expression while enhancing miR-593. After retarding the miR-593, the MDR1 expression was intensified. The radio sensitizing effect of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles
was regulated by miR-593 but not triggered by MDR1. The curcumin-loaded nanoparticles mediated enhanced expression of miR-593, which in turn inhibited the transcription and translation of MDR1 gene, thereby reducing the radio resistance of NPC and restraining the growth of NPC more effectively.
Cough classification of MEMS microphone signal using time-series and tabular machine learning algorithms
Authors: Han Sang-Ho , Kim Nam-Gyun , Ryu Mun-Ho
Published: November 2022

Cough is a protective mechanism of the proximal respiratory tract. The frequency and severity of cough provide useful information for the diagnosis of upper respiratory diseases and the evaluation of their treatments. Manual cough classification is subjective, labor-intensive, and time-consuming. In this study, a cough classification technique based on a microelectromechanical system microphone is proposed. For the classification process, various tabular and time-series machine learning algorithms were applied, and their results were compared. With respect to the time-series algorithms, the random interval decision tree, random interval spectral forest, and random convolution kernel transform (ROCKET) methods were used. With respect to the tabular algorithms, a convolution neural network (CNN) with 40 Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs) and a recurrent neural network with 40 MFCCs were used. Voluntary cough and noncough (throat clearing, expiration, speaking, and rest) signals were recorded from 10 healthy subjects. The ROCKET method showed the best accuracy (98.40%). In addition, while its training took the longest time (1628.80 s), this algorithm took a reasonably short time for prediction (0.27 s). The CNN showed the second-best accuracy (97.81%) with short training (454.13 s) and prediction (0.40 s) times. Thus, given its accuracy and prediction time, the ROCKET method is recommended for this type of classification over the CNN algorithm. To validate the application of the proposed methods, two methods were applied to a public Coswara data set. To classify one cough class and three non-cough classes, the ROCKET and CNN showed reasonable accuracies of 90.33% and 89.16%, respectively.
The CoVivre Program: Community Development and Empowerment to Address the Inequalities Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Greater Montreal Area, Canada
Authors: Schinazi Joy , Santavicca Tara , Ngov Cindy , Vanier-Clément Anabelle , Touré Aissata , Bolduc Emmanuelle , Rousseau Cécile
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects around the world, yet it was not experienced equally by all. The emergence of the virus has been linked with the intensification of discrimination and inequities, as well as other systemic issues already present in society prior to the pandemic. The CoVivre Program was created with the mission to facilitate and accelerate initiatives aimed at reducing socioeconomic and health disparities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Montreal Area. CoVivre aims to inform, protect, and support communities, with an emphasis on communities experiencing marginalization, such as ethnic and religious minorities, refugees, asylum seekers, and precarious workers. This mission is guided by the latest research and CoVivre’s values of community empowerment, partnership, democratic communications, and cultural competency, among others. This article describes the process of planning and implementing the program and its components: Communications, Outreach and Awareness Raising, and Psychosocial Support and Mental Health, with a description of one project per component. It also aims to identify obstacles and facilitators of the program, to reflect on their relation with local and global ecosystems and their relationship to community action, and to examine community mobilization as expressing both resilience and resistance to top-down impositions.
In Goal Pursuit, I Think Flexibility Is the Best Choice for Me but Not for You
Authors: Scott Sydney E. , Williams Elanor F.
Published: November 2022

Consumers regularly attempt to improve themselves. This research examines how consumers think about flexibility during goal pursuit, for themselves and others. Flexibility involves leaving details of a plan, such as when to go to the gym or what to eat, open or easy to change, whereas rigid plans determine those details in advance. Here, several studies across a variety of goals show that people usually choose rigid plans for others. However, people are more likely to opt for some flexibility in their own plans. This occurs because many people believe flexible plans are less effective, but also more appealing (or less unpleasant), than rigid ones. Choosing for oneself, versus for someone else, increases the degree to which one follows one's heart (i.e., relies on feelings and desires), which makes people more likely to choose the more appealing option, flexibility. Asking people to “follow their heads” instead (i.e., rely on logic and reason) causes people to choose similar (rigid) plans for themselves and others. Finally, the authors use this framework to increase preferences for rigid fitness plans in a field experiment. This research provides insight into the psychology of flexibility and how to nudge consumers to set themselves up for success.
Tourism and Emerging Infectious Diseases: More Connections Than First Meet the Eye
Authors: Fechner David , Reid Simon , Dolnicar Sara
Published: November 2022

Disease outbreaks can severely disrupt the global tourism sector. New approaches for preventing infectious diseases from emerging and spreading are urgently needed to secure the prosperity of the tourism industry. This conceptual article proposes a comprehensive framework of interrelationships between tourism and emerging infectious disease. The conceptual framework highlights the pathways in which the tourism industry itself can potentially contribute to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, including tourism-induced land changes, sourcing meat from intensive animal farms, global movement and close proximity of people, and high-risk sexual activities. Based on the interrelationships, the framework proposes tangible managerial action recommendations for tourism businesses and policy makers to contribute to the prevention of future disease outbreaks. This paper concludes with a research agenda on how scholars can support tourism practitioners and governments in reducing the likelihood of future epidemics and pandemics.
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy: The Effect of Intranasal Azelastine-Fluticasone Spray Treatment on Middle Ear Ventilation and Adenoid Tissue
Authors: Bilgili Ahmet Mert , Durmaz Hacı Ömer , Dilber Muhammet
Published: November 2022

Objectives

Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is frequent in children with adenoid hypertrophy (AH). Although the most common treatment of AH is surgical removal of adenoid tissue, numerous studies have reported the efficacy of intranasal steroids. The effects of the intranasal steroid and azelastine combination on AH and ETD have not been reported before. In this study, we tried to determine the effects of 3-month intranasal Azelastine-Fluticasone dipropionate combination (Aze-Flu) treatment in children with ETD and AH.

Materials and Methods

100 children who had open mouth sleep, snoring, and sleep apnea and were diagnosed with AH and ETD participated in this study. The mean age was 7.73 ± 2.37 (4–14 years). The rates of adenoid tissue hypertrophy and choanal occlusion were evaluated using a rigid pediatric nasal endoscope and reassessed after 3 months of Aze-Flu nasal spray treatment. The function of the Eustachian tube (ET) was evaluated before and after medical treatment using the Eustachian tube score, the Eustachian dysfunction test-7 (ETS-7) and tubomanometry (TMM).

Results

The results were evaluated in 100 patients with AH and ETD. The adenoid tissue to choana rate was 82% before treatment and decreased to 37% after treatment. The ETS-7 test score was 6.36 before treatment and increased to 9.72 at the end of 3 months. Both the regression of the adenoid tissue and the improvement in the Eustachian function scores were statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

AH significantly increases the frequency of ETD. In this study, it was observed that Aze-Flu treatment was significantly effective in both regression of the adenoid tissue and Eustachian tube dysfunction. We believe that it can be applied as an initial therapy in children with AH and associated ETD.
Young informal carers’ information needs communicated online: Professional and personal growth, finance, health and relationships
Authors: Koya Kushwanth , Chowdhury Gobinda , Green Emma
Published: November 2022

Young informal carers (YICs) are non-professional young individuals providing care and support in various forms, usually to immediate family members, afflicted from a diverse range of both long- and short-term health conditions. Although there is significant knowledge about the information needs of adult carers in general, information needs and information seeking characteristics of the YICs’ community are understudied and are different. This study aims to identify the information needs of YICs communicated over the Internet and understanding their information seeking characteristics through a three-stage qualitative content analysis of posts written by YICs on two notable Internet forums. The analysis of 323 posts dated between March 2010 and April 2019 finds YICs’ needs are categorised by two types of online expression of needs, situational and information. Situational needs are illustrations of current difficult conditions and information needs are direct requests for information. Under situational and information needs, we identify four types of needs expressed: personal and professional growth, health (self and caree), finance and relationships. In addition, the findings indicate 94.36% posts in the sample as situational needs, which depict the uncertainty experienced by YICs under caring circumstances. The findings can assist government organisations and charities by improving the indexing of advice pages of their websites appropriate to the YICs’ search words, better availability of information and advertising, in addition to building quality mobile applications or digital support tools.
AOA based optimal control of combined AVR-LFC model in wind integrated power system
Authors: Singh Amita , Sharma Veena , Kumar Vineet , Naresh Ram , Rahi Om Prakash
Published: November 2022

This manuscript analyses a case study of a wind-integrated power plant where an Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm-based Model Predictive Controller (AOA-MPC) has been employed for the combined control of voltage and frequency. The work in this manuscript considers stochastic variations in wind output caused by the small stochastic drifts and sudden deterministic shifts in the wind turbine output. The proposed controller’s performance has been judged after assessing the time response performance specifications/indices and comparing it with the existing recent methodologies available in the literature. Further improvement in frequency oscillations reduction has been obtained while considering the Redox Flow Battery (RFB) loop as an auxiliary Load Frequency Control loop. Moreover, the computational potential of the presented algorithm has been tested under different nonlinearities and time delay cases in the Area Control Error (ACE) of the load frequency control (LFC) loop.
Comparing AimswebPlus to the Benchmark Assessment System for Universal Screening in Upper Elementary Grades
Authors: Klingbeil David A. , Van Norman Ethan R. , Osman David J. , Berry-Corie Kimberly , Carberry Caroline K. , Kim Jessica S.
Published: November 2022

Early identification of students needing additional support is a foundational component of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Due to the resource-intensive nature of implementing MTSS, it is critical that universal screening procedures are maximally accurate and efficient. The purpose of this study was to compare the classification accuracy of aimswebPlus reading scores to the Benchmark Assessment System scores. We used data from a mid-size city in Texas to retrospectively compare the classification accuracy between fall aimswebPlus reading composites to the Benchmark Assessment System scores when predicting student performance on the statewide reading test. When classification decisions were made based on the vendor-recommended cut-scores, both measures were insufficiently sensitive for screening in MTSS. Following aimswebPlus’ recommended method for establishing local-cut scores improved the sensitivity of decisions, but the specificity values were well below minimally acceptable levels. Limitations, directions for future research, and implications for practice are discussed.
Dance-Specific Activity in People Living With Dementia: A Conceptual Framework and Systematic Review of Its Effects on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Authors: Schroeder Henning , Haussermann Peter , Fleiner Tim
Published: November 2022

Objectives

Dance as a non-pharmacological therapy is commonly used in dementia care, although the evidence of its effects remains unclear. This study systematically reviewed the effects of dance interventions on neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in people living with dementia. To systematically identify and evaluate dance interventions, a standardized terminology for Dance-Specific Activity (DSA) is proposed.

Methods

Literature search was conducted on electronic databases until April 30th 2021. Studies were included when they quantified the effects of DSA on NPS in people with clinical diagnosis of dementia. Included studies were analyzed in detail for NPS. Study quality was assessed by PEDro scale (German version).

Results

4 studies were included. The studies differed in study design, intervention protocols, dance styles, or measurement tools, and were generally of low study quality. Two trials showed improvements in NPS and 2 trials showed no exacerbation of NPS after DSA.

Conclusions

The results of the 4 available trials indicate a positive tendency towards the effects of DSA, but considering the limitations of the few available studies, a clear statement about the effects of DSA is not possible yet. Based on the included trials, the following implications for clinical research and routine care can be derived: (1) DSA seems to be a practical terminology for identifying dance interventions (2) DSA seems to be a safe intervention for people living with dementia. (3) Different dance styles can be used. (4) DSA approaches should be better structured by differentiating between the domains type, content, intention, and protocol of the intervention.
Output feedback sliding mode control based on non-singular terminal sliding mode observer
Authors: Chen Yunjun , Jiang Chao , Dong Jiuzhi , Zhao Zhanshan
Published: November 2022

In this article, the finite-time output feedback sliding mode control problem is investigated for a class of continuous-time linear systems with unmeasurable states. First, a novel terminal sliding mode observer is established to estimate the unmeasured system states. Second, a novel integral sliding surface is introduced with tunable parameters. Then, an output feedback sliding mode controller with power terms is constructed to drive the given system to the origin in a finite time. A switching from the terminal sliding mode to a usual sliding manifold is taken to avoid singularity problem. Finally, two application-oriented examples are offered to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
Primary intranasal perivascular wall tumors in 2 cats
Authors: Godizzi Francesco , Avallone Giancarlo , Ghisleni Gabriele , Dell’Aere Silvia , Zamboni Clarissa , Valenti Paola , Roccabianca Paola
Published: November 2022

Perivascular wall tumors (PWTs) are common well-known canine mesenchymal tumors. The term PWT has not yet been applied to cats; only 2 cases of feline soft tissue hemangiopericytomas (HEPs) are available. In human medicine, sinonasal HEP-like tumor/glomangiopericytoma (SHPCL/GP) and intranasal solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) are well-known mesenchymal tumors with staghorn vasculature and low malignant potential; however, these entities have not been described in small animals. We describe here the pathologic and immunohistochemical features of 2 cases of feline intranasal mesenchymal tumors consistent with PWTs and resembling human SHPCL/GP (case 1), and human intranasal SFT (case 2). Both cats developed intranasal, unilateral, polypoid, expansile neoplasms with a mostly patternless growth of spindle cells, minimal stroma, and prominent staghorn vessels. The stroma was PAS negative, which excludes a glomus tumor. Immunohistochemistry identified diffuse vimentin and PDGFRβ expression. Case 1 was α-SMA positive (as is human SHPCL/GP); case 2 was negative (as is human intranasal SFT). Both tumors were incompletely excised, leading to recurrence in case 1. Case 2 was lost to follow up. To our knowledge, intranasal PWTs have not been reported previously in cats. The frequency of the lesions is not known, but awareness of these entities may assist in their recognition and better characterization in the future.
Who are the Top 100 Contributors to Social Work Journal Scholarship? A Global Study on Career Impact in the Profession
Authors: Hodge David R. , Turner Patricia R.
Published: November 2022

Purpose: This study identified the top 100 most impactful global contributors to social work journal scholarship. Methods: To conduct this descriptive study, we used a publicly available database of the world's leading scientists. After extracting all scholars in the social work category, we rank ordered them according to a composite measure of scholarly impact that controls for self-citations and author order. Results: All identified contributors to the profession's journals ranked highly relative to the larger global population of published scientists. Furthermore, 23 individuals were in the top 100,000 scientists globally. Scholars were based in seven different nations and most had solid social work credentials according to three measures: current affiliation in a social work program and Master of Social Work/doctoral degree status. Conclusions: The results reveal that social work is home to some of the world's leading scientists. Leveraging their skills and knowledge can help advance the profession's collective knowledge development and dissemination.
Video-Assisted Cleft Palate Surgery: Preclinical Comparison Between Endoscope- and Exoscope-Based Approaches
Authors: Tewfik Karim , Rampinelli Vittorio , Burlini Dante , Buffoli Barbara , Rezzani Rita , Deganello Alberto , Felisati Giovanni , Piazza Cesare
Published: November 2022

Using both endoscope and exoscope in cleft soft palate surgery is not widespread, despite the potential advantages related to view magnification, ergonomic posture of the surgeon, and involvement of the surgical team.

The aim of the current study is to compare endoscopic (Olympus Visera©) and exoscopic (Karl-Storz Vitom©) assistance in cleft soft palate surgery in a preclinical cadaver setting.

A formalin fixed specimen was dissected to mimic the anatomical conditions of a cleft soft palate.

Ten young surgeons with limited experience in transoral surgery were involved in the exercitation on the specimen.

The exercitation consisted of 4 tasks: (1) device setting; (2) identification of muscle plane; (3) muscle suturing; (4) oral mucosa suturing.

Participants were timed while performing each task both with exoscope and endoscope and asked to fill in 2 questionnaires related to the visual systems used (NASA Task Load System TLS and VAS 1-10).

All surgeons completed the 4 tasks with both the endoscope and exoscope. The execution times were similar except for faster setting of the exoscope. Participants felt that completing surgical exercises using the exoscope required less physical, intellectual, and temporal efforts compared to the endoscope. The exoscope was also more appreciated for its handling, 3D visualization, and limited encumbrance.

Exoscope scored better both at NASA TLS and VAS 1-10 and required a faster setting than endoscope. Further clinical in-vivo studies are required to explore the advantages of these devices in cleft palate repair.
Perceived Social Support on the Relationship Between ADD/ADHD and Both Anxious and Depressive Symptoms Among Canadian Adults
Authors: Connolly Ross D. , Lamont Allyson , Speed David
Published: November 2022

Objective:

The primary goal of the present research was to examine whether the relationships that social support demonstrates with both anxiety and depression varied between adults with and without ADD/ADHD in a Canadian sample.

Method:

Data were obtained from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health ( N ≥ 16,354). Presence of social support, diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and experience of major depressive episodes (MDEs) were estimated in the self-report ADD/ADHD and non-ADD/ADHD groups.

Results:

Although social support was negatively associated with having GAD or experiencing an MDE, and self-report ADD/ADHD was positively associated with these outcomes. Presence of self-report ADD/ADHD did not significantly modify the relationships between social support and GAD or MDE.

Conclusion:

Social support may be a protective factor against symptoms of anxiety and depression in the general Canadian population, for adults with and without ADHD.
When Service Customization in Tourism Backfires: Exploring the Value Restoration Mechanism to Prevent Value Codestruction
Authors: Xie Lishan , Liu Xin , Li Dongmei , Guan Xinhua
Published: November 2022

Although service customization is widely adopted in the tourism industry to cater to the heterogeneous needs of customers, the high interaction in customization often results in a value decrease for the service provider and tourists (i.e., value codestruction). However, the literature has not fully explored the restoration process when value codestruction occurs during the consumption stage of customized tourism. Based on conservation of resources theory, this study identified a systematic value restoration framework by investigating the factors of codestruction situation, restoration approach, and customer characteristics. Our experiments indicate that value can only be restored effectively when the restoration approach is congruent with the value reducer type. Moreover, customers with low self-efficacy rely more on such a congruency effect. The findings provide managers and tourists with insights into how to optimize tourism experiences by displaying flexibility in dealing with value codestruction in customized tourism.
Using social media to recruit individuals for health-related research: Feasibility and lessons learned
Authors: Walsh Leah E , Carter-Bawa Lisa
Published: November 2022

Online recruitment via social media for health-related research is increasing. Metrics regarding social media recruitment may increase its use in this field. This study evaluates the feasibility of recruiting individuals with a smoking history through targeted advertising on Facebook for a randomized study focused on lung cancer screening. Individuals completed eligibility questions and were randomized to one of two groups. We analyzed advertisement reach and response patterns, advertisement cost, data integrity and sample representativeness. The advertisement was active for 34 days and resulted in 2111 unique clicks on the survey link. Four hundred thirty-three eligibility entries were collected, and 61 entries were excluded due to failure to correctly answer the data integrity check. Two hundred eighty-two participants met eligibility criteria and were randomized, 191 participants completed questionnaires and 10 entries were subsequently excluded due to a failed attention check. Recruitment utilizing targeted advertising on Facebook is an effective and efficient strategy for health-related research.