bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Algorithm it Quantitative Physics Coding Quantum Astrospace Timeline
Authors: Iyer Rajan
Published: February 2024

We propose a novel formalism for physical quantifiability based on a rank-4 tensor time matrix that abstracts informational observables in different domains of reality. We show that our formalism can reveal two types of time representations: arithmetic and algebraic and provide analytical explanations for their properties and relations. We also demonstrate how our formalism can account for various physical phenomena, such as spin, rotation, revolution, and angular gauge momentum, and provide correlative proofs from quantum, mesoscopic, and astrophysical domains. Our formalism contributes to the ongoing quest for a unified theory of physics and has implications for the future of science and technology.
Low Latency Signature-Based 4-Step Random Access Procedure for Massive Machine-Type Communications
Authors: Wang Wei-Chieh , Liang Yao-Jen , Wang Hwang-Cheng , Kuo Fang-Chang , Tseng Chih-Cheng
Published: February 2024

Massive machine-type communication (mMTC) is one of the major services in the 5G new radio (NR) system. In the mMTC application scenarios, many machine-type communication devices (MTCDs) communicate with each other or through an MTC server. However, how to solve the problem of excessive MTCDs accessing the network simultaneously is an important task. To overcome the large number of random access collisions and retransmission problems, this paper proposes a method to solve the mMTC random access problem. The proposed method consists of two parts, modified Contention Based Random Access (CBRA) with 4-step RA type and 4-step Signature RA type. With the modified CBRA with 4-step RA type, each MTCD will obtain the information to generate the signature. After that, the 4-step Signature RA type is used for MTCDs to proceed with the random access with the gNB through the generated signatures. In our proposed method, the average number of false positives and average process time are evaluated under different numbers of active MTCDs and different parameter values for the signature generation. Besides, the average number of preamble attempts and average process time are used as the metrics to compare the proposed scheme with the 5G NR 4-step RA type. Finally, simulation results show that the proposed scheme performs better than the 5G NR 4-step RA type in the mMTC scenarios.
Converging Towards Open Radio Access Networks – A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Junejo Yahya Sameen , Shaikh Faisal Karim , Chowdhry Bhawani Shankar , Shah Ali Akber , Ejaz Waleed
Published: February 2024

Radio Access Networks (RAN) have been an integral part of the cellular mobile communication systems since the deployment of Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) networks and later for the legacy Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems (UMTS) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. However, due to increasing demands of the users, throughput, ultra-lower latency, virtualization of the network and to cater the seamless connectivity of millions of wireless devices with the cellular networks, the advent of RAN needs to be brought under consideration. In this paper the traditional RANs are discussed with the necessity for their transition into the Open RAN (ORAN), considering all its essential parameters. The constraints of the legacy RAN architectures are explored with an overview of the RAN intelligent controllers, ORAN and its types. This paper additionally examines the function of artificial intelligence in Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), enhanched CPRI, and xApps in terms of use cases along with the challenges associated with their deployment. The paper also present challenges and future of ORAN.
The Road to a Trustworthy 6G; On the Need for a “Zero Trust 6G” Paradigm
Authors: Køien Geir M.
Published: February 2024

The high-level aspects of 6G are slowly being agreed upon. It is safe to assume that 6G will bring many enhancements to 5G, including pervasive application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) services. The “softwareization” trend is likely to continue and become even more prevalent. Security and trustworthiness are recognized goals for 6G. Accordingly, we predict that Zero Trust principles will become fully integrated in the 6G architecture. While necessary, this will not be sufficient. With the “softwareization” in mind, we postulate a need for increased focus on software development and deployment practices. Thus, we propose to extend the Zero Trust paradigm to encompass software development assurance and bring about a Zero Trust 6G regime. This will also be in line with the current developments for improved accountability for software and services.
Towards Functional Safety in Dynamic Distributed Systems
Authors: Dahlhaus Dirk , Moerman Ingrid , Mansour Nour , Hoebeke Jeroen , Jiao Xianjun , Haxhibeqiri Jetmir , Börcsök Josef
Published: February 2024

Functional safety (FS) is a well-established concept to avoid technical systems to cause harm during operation. Since FS is based on information exchange, the communication infrastructure plays a vital role to enable FS. Black channel or grey channel approaches are the basis for achieving effective and efficient FS schemes. While simple safety functions (SFs) can be implemented using point-to-point (P2P) transmission protocols, they are usually not suitable to provide FS in dynamic distributed systems (DDSs). This paper discusses time-sensitive networking (TSN) as an important approach for providing FS in wireless TSN (W-TSN) and evaluates the achievable safety integrity levels (SILs) for applications based on PROFISafe running over W-TSN. A discussion on initial ideas for providing FS in DDSs reveals that FS concepts have to be designed and optimized jointly with communication protocols beyond P2P transmission to improve the resulting efficiency required for applying the concepts in industrial processes.
Securing Service Instantiation on Next-generation Networks
Authors: Santos Rodrigo , Corujo Daniel , Quevedo José , Aguiar Rui
Published: February 2024

The Next Generation of Software Defined Networks (NG-SDN) enables a whole new set of possibilities for innovation in the data plane (e.g., computing, monitoring, load-balancing). In parallel, we have been witnessing the increasing adoption of virtualized services running in light but efficient containers, which brings forth the capability to flexibly deploy services at the network edge, while providing dynamic scaling and management. As a result, operators have tap in a lot of computational real-estate as part of the adoption of telco cloud concepts, as well as to support the foreseen edge and fog computing scenarios. However, exposing the infrastructure to third parties and realizing complex services over a multi-stakeholder environment raises challenges at different levels (e.g., security, reliability, SLA guarantees). Reconfiguring the data plane for flow monitoring and handling service requests directly on the data plane could address these challenges to support the joint communication and computation vision. This is where this paper contributes by proposing a secure and reliable system for dynamic instantiation of third-party services. A proof-of-concept prototype was developed using P4 and Kubernetes showcasing the feasibility of the proposed approach.
The political economy of public procurement in Ukraine
Authors: Brick Murtazashvili Jennifer , Mylovanov Tymofiy , Shapoval Nataliia , Murtazashvili Ilia
Published: February 2024

This article links Ukraine’s response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion in February 2022 to institutional reforms in the decade before the current war. After the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, Ukrainian civil society, business, and government jointly established an institutional framework to monitor public procurement. The problem of devising institutions to monitor behavior on an ongoing basis is not generally solved through constitutional reforms and revolutions. Public procurement reforms contributed to a culture of coproduction of monitoring that has persisted even when pressure was exerted on open government after Russia’s full-scale invasion. The reforms implemented after the Revolution of Dignity created a robust institutional framework to scale up institutions to monitor public procurement during Ukraine’s ongoing reconstruction effort.
"Professionals Talk Logistics": Why Resupplying Taiwan in a Future War Will Be Harder Than Resupplying Ukraine
Authors: Suorsa Olli Pekka , Puri Samir
Published: February 2024

executive summary: This article compares the logistical challenges associated with the West's military resupply of Ukraine and those of resupplying Taiwan in a potential future conflict. main argumentDespite facing critical munitions shortages and growing political divisiveness over the substantial financial burden of this policy, the West's resupply of the Ukrainian military during Ukraine's current war with Russia has—so far—been a success, keeping forces battle-worthy and able to continue fighting after nearly two years of high-intensity conventional warfare. Would the resupply of Taiwan against China in wartime be similarly feasible for the U.S. and its regional partners in the Pacific? Major obstacles distinguish the Taiwan scenario. In prioritizing planning for a Taiwan contingency, the U.S. government should consider five major logistical factors: geopolitical ambiguity, the tyranny of distance, the need to resupply by air and sea, the involvement of reliable regional partners, and China's tolerance for the supply of armament to Taiwan in wartime. policy implications• Pre-positioning war materiel forward on allied soil is crucial to enable a rapid response to any military aggression against Taiwan. Besides increasing stocks of arms and ammunition in Taiwan itself, materiel should be pre-positioned with short reach to Taiwan in Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines and closely linked with depots in Guam, Hawaii, Australia, and the continental U.S. in a hub-and-spoke framework. • To assist Taiwan in establishing reserves of arms and munitions, the U.S. should increase technology transfer and joint production of critical war materiel with and in Taiwan. Boosting Taiwan's own defense industry base will help ensure the security of supply and an independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability in a conflict. Moreover, to ensure the materiel survives, hardening, decentralization, and the ability to disperse at least parts of the industrial production and maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability should be advanced. • In a war across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese ports and airports would come under attack early on, and even if they were not destroyed, the People's Liberation Army would try to block access to them, hindering resupply efforts. Strong emphasis should be placed on the development of robust amphibious and civilian roll-on/roll-off capabilities, buildup of temporary piers, and improvement of Taiwan's transportation infrastructure.
Inculturation and Symbiosis Through Ritual Practice: Catholic Funerals in the Northern Delta of Viet Nam
Authors: Cúc Lê Thị
Published: February 2024

Abstract: Nowadays Vietnamese Catholics worship Jesus while at the same following indigenous practices of non-Catholic Vietnamese such as ancestor veneration, which Vietnamese and other Asian Catholics had previously been prohibited from performing. A relatively new Catholic concept termed “inculturation” has become a primary means of enabling Catholicism to be adopted globally, making possible broader and more inclusive ways of practicing Christianity. . This article explores the practices of Catholic funerals in the Northern Delta of Viet Nam, which follow Catholic traditions for the dead but also incorporate traditional Vietnamese funeral customs. Through field research on Catholic funerals, this article shows how the inculturation process can be seen as furthering the coexistence and development of Catholicism and Vietnamese culture.
Design and simulation of an extreme ultraviolet metalens based on the Pancharatnam–Berry phase
Authors: Mao Xu , Yu Gang , Zhao Yongmei , Wei Bo , Li Zhaofeng , Yang Fuhua , Wang Xiaodong
Published: February 2024

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation plays a key role in the fields of material science, attosecond metrology, and lithography. However, the reflective optical components typically used in EUV systems contribute to their bulky size, weight, and increased costs for fabrication. In this paper, we theoretically investigate transmissive metalens designs capable of focusing the EUV light based on the Pancharatnam–Berry phase. The designed metalens is composed of nanoscale elliptical holes, which can guide and manipulate EUV light due to the higher refractive index of the vacuum holes compared to that of the surrounding material. We designed an EUV metalens with a diameter of 10 µm, which supports a focal length of 24 µm and a numerical aperture of up to 0.2. It can focus 55-nm EUV incident light to a diffraction-limited spot, and the focusing efficiency is calculated to be as high as about 7% over a broad EUV frequency range (50–65 nm). This study reveals the possibility of applying a dielectric metalens in the EUV region without a transmissive optical material.
Frequency-multiplexed on-demand storage in five modes of atomic frequency comb through simultaneous application of control pulses
Authors: Masuko Taihei , Yoshida Daisuke , Aida Ayaka , Hong Feng-Lei , Horikiri Tomoyuki
Published: February 2024

In quantum communication with quantum repeaters, multiplexed quantum
memory is expected to enhance communication rates. When using an
atomic frequency comb (AFC) for on-demand storage, the frequency mode
number is often limited by the optical power of the control pulses.
Here, using a space-coupled waveguide electro-optic modulator, we
increased the output power, allowing us to apply control pulses to
multiple modes simultaneously. Further, through enhancement of an
experimental setup that increases power density, we increased the
number of modes. Consequently, we pioneered, to the best of our
knowledge, on-demand storage using five modes of AFC. This technology
is a significant achievement toward frequency-multiplexed on-demand
quantum memory.
Method for the generation of oscillating scattered light intensities for the determination of a particle property vector
Authors: Schaefer Walter , Dulin Vladimir
Published: February 2024

We present a method for particle characterization by analyzing the light scattering from a single particle using a shaped light beam, whereby the polarization of the light beam is modulated in time. As a result, light with oscillating polarization is scattered by the particle, which offers enhanced signal evaluation benefits. First, the frequency of the high-frequency component provides an improved differentiation of the signal within a continuous flow. Second, the low-frequency component of the oscillating signal can be exploited to determine the optical refractive index. Finally, the inherent complexity of these oscillating signals offers a unique opportunity for the precise categorization of particles using machine learning.
Motion prediction of tumbling uncooperative spacecraft during proximity operations
Authors: Li Peng , Wang Mao , Zhang Zhao , Zhang Bing , Wang Yankun
Published: February 2024

The relative attitude estimation between chasers and uncooperative targets is an important prerequisite for executing in orbit service (OOS) tasks. Only by efficiently obtaining relative pose parameters can chasers design close-range rendezvous trajectories close to uncooperative targets. The focus of this article is on active systems, such as TOF cameras or LIDAR. This paper proposes an attitude estimation scheme to obtain relative attitude parameters between uncooperative targets. This scheme utilizes LIDAR to obtain three-dimensional point clouds of non-cooperative targets, extracts key points and simplifies the number of point clouds through joint farthest point sampling and point cloud feature analysis, and then uses point fast feature histograms (FPFHs) and robust iterative closest point algorithms to achieve point cloud registration between every two frames. Finally, a filtering framework was designed, whose scheme is an extended Kalman filter designed for updating measurements of relative position, velocity, attitude, and angular velocity estimation. The experimental results show that this method can effectively achieve point cloud registration for close range rotation and translation motion, and can estimate the motion state of the target.
Relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems
Authors: Wakhata Robert , Balimuttajjo Sudi , Mutarutinya Védaste
Published: February 2024

The study explored the relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems (MWTs), mediated by the active learning heuristic problem solving (ALHPS) approach. Specifically, this study investigated the correlation between students’ performance and their attitude towards linear programming word tasks (ATLPWTs). Tools for data collection were: the adapted Attitude towards Mathematics Inventory-Short Form (ATMI-SF), (α = .75) as a multidimensional measurement tool, and linear programming achievement tests (pre-test and post-test). A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group study design was adopted. A sample of 608 eleventh-grade Ugandan students (291 male and 317 female) from eight secondary schools (both public and private) participated. Data were analyzed using PROCESS macro (v.4) for SPSS version 26. The results revealed a direct significant positive relationship between students’ performance and their ATLPWTs. Thus, students’ attitude positively and directly impacted their performance in solving linear programming word problems. The present study contributes to the literature on performance and attitude towards learning mathematics. Overall, the findings carry useful practical implications that can support theoretical and conceptual framework for enhancing students’ performance and attitude towards mathematics word problems.
Relationship between clinical parameters and malformations in dogs diagnosed with atlanto-axial instability
Authors: Itoh Harumichi , Itamoto Takuya , Tani Kenji , Sunahara Hiroshi , Nemoto Yuki , Nakaichi Munekazu , Iseri Toshie , Horikirizono Hiro , Itamoto Kazuhito
Published: February 2024

Atlanto-axial instability is a common disease that affects toy-breed dogs. Most cases of atlanto-axial instability are congenital. Furthermore, patients with atlanto-axial instability are predisposed to other concurrent diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to retrospectively determine the presence of concurrent diseases in cases with atlanto-axial instability using imaging data and analyze the relationship between clinical parameters and the incidence of complex malformations. The clinical data and imaging findings of 41 toy-breed dogs diagnosed with atlanto-axial instability were analyzed using their medical records and imaging data. Occipital dysplasia (17/27), atlanto-occipital overlapping (22/34), dens dysplasia (27/41), Chiari-like malformation (8/34), syringomyelia (5/34), lateral ventricular enlargement (20/36), and intracranial arachnoid cyst (5/35) were observed in patients with atlanto-axial instability. The body weight of the patients in the groups with atlanto-occipital overlapping and lateral ventricular enlargement was lower than that of those in the groups without these diseases (1.78 ± 0.71 vs 2.71 ± 1.15 kg, P = 0.0269, 1.60 ± 0.40 vs 2.75 ± 1.08 kg, P = 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, when the correlation between the total number of concurrent diseases and the age at onset and body weight was examined, it became clear that lower body weight was associated with the incidence of a greater number of concurrent diseases. Thus, the findings of this study suggest that toy-breed dogs are more likely to present with complex malformations and should be evaluated carefully with additional examinations and treatment methods.
Spatial pattern and associated factors of timely vaccination in Ethiopia using EDHS-2016 data: A multilevel and spatial analysis
Authors: Agimas Muluken Chanie , Asmamaw Meron , Mekonen Nebiyu , Mamo Fantu , Shewaye Daniel Alayu
Published: February 2024

Background

Age-appropriate vaccination or vaccine timeliness is the administering of vaccines on the specified schedule of immunization. One of the qualities of the immunization program is an age-appropriate vaccine, it has become an ignored indicator of program performance. Even though age-appropriate vaccination is critical for child health, there are no national-level studies to generate conclusive and tangible evidence about the determination of timely vaccination in Ethiopia.

Objective

To assess the spatial pattern and associated factors of timely vaccination in Ethiopia using EDHS-2016 data: A multilevel and spatial analysis.

Method

Community based cross-sectional study design was employed from 18 January to 27 June 2016. To select the participants, two-stage cluster sampling was employedin the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2016 data. Permission was obtained via online request by explaining the aim of this particular study from DHS international. A statistical package for social science-21 software was used for data cleaning, recoding, and analysis. Arc GIS 10.3 software was used to show the spatial variation of age-appropriate vaccination practices. A generalized linear mixed-effect model was used. For all models, intra-class correlation, a proportional change in variance, the log-likelihood test, and the Akaike information criterion were calculated. The best model was selected by the lowest value Akaike information criterion. Variables with a p-value less than 0.05 and a 95% confidence level were considered for the statistically significant association.

Result

The spatial distribution of age-appropriate vaccination practice in Ethiopia was non-randomly distributed with the global Moran’s I value of 0.22 (p-value <0.001). The prevalence of age-appropriate vaccination practice in Ethiopia was 33.8%. Women who receive ≥ 2 TT vaccines (AOR = 1.48; 1.22, 1.79), women who lived in rural residences (AOR = 0.77; 0.62, 0.96), gave birth at a health facility (AOR = 1.2; 1.12, 1.37), ANC follow up (AOR = 174; 1.45, 2.1), richest (AOR = 1.65; 1.15, 2.37), richer (AOR = 1.72; 1.3, 2.22), middle-level income (AOR = 1.65; 1.16, 2.36), poorer (AOR = 1.47; 1.11, 1.96) were the factors of age-appropriate vaccination practice.

Conclusion

The spatial distribution of age-appropriate vaccination practice in Ethiopia was non-randomly distributed across the regions. Age-appropriate vaccination practice was low in Ethiopia. Wealth index, usual caretaker of the child, ANC utilization, history of TT vaccination, place of delivery, and residence were associated with age-appropriate vaccination practice.
Intervention and assessment of executive dysfunction in patients with stroke: A scoping review
Authors: Sakai Katsuya , Hosoi Yuichiro , Tanabe Junpei
Published: February 2024

Rehabilitation methods for executive dysfunction were focused on cognitive rehabilitation in patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury. However, no reviews have focused on the various rehabilitation methods and assessment of executive function in patients with only stroke and included various study designs. This study aimed to identify various interventions and assessments in patients with stroke and executive dysfunction via a scoping review. We searched for articles using the PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases. Two reviewers independently screened the articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria using the title, abstract, and full text. We subsequently determined the study design, sample size, time since stroke, intervention, and assessment. We extracted 1131 articles, of which 27 articles were selected. The study designs were randomized controlled trials (81.5%), pilot studies (11.1%), and feasibility studies (7.4%), with a total of 599 participants. Interventions varied from cognitive training (22.2%), virtual reality (22.2%), noninvasive brain stimulation (14.8%), and dual-task training (11.1%), with consistent results. The assessments used were the Trail Making Test Part B (70.4%), Stroop Color and Word Test (44.4%), Digit Symbol Test, Frontal Assessment Battery, and Tower of London test (11.1%). In conclusion, this scoping review provided various interventions and assessments in patients with stroke with executive dysfunction.
A short version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validation in a greek sample
Authors: Karagiannopoulou Evangelia , Milienos Fotios S. , Desatnik Alex , Rentzios Christos , Athanasopoulos Vasileios , Fonagy Peter
Published: February 2024

This study aims to validate the Greek version of the 54-item Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), a measure designed to assess an individual’s capacity for understanding themselves and others based on internal mental states. This capacity, also known as Reflective Functioning (RF) or mentalizing, is believed to play a significant role in both typical and atypical development. The validation process examined the factor structure of the RFQ and its relationship with a variety of psychosocial and clinical constructs that have theoretical and empirical links to RF. Additionally, this research investigated the factor structure’s invariance across gender and age groups to determine the robustness of the instrument. A unique contribution of this work lies in examining the application of the RFQ to attachment classifications through the use of cluster analysis. The sample consisted of 875 Greek adults from the general community with a mean age of 28.5 and a median age of 22. Participants completed the Greek RFQ along with a series of self-report questionnaires assessing psychosocial constructs, including attachment, epistemic trust, emotion regulation, and psychological mindedness, as well as clinical variables such as anxiety, depression, and borderline personality traits. Our findings suggest that a shorter, 31-item version of the questionnaire provides a robust three-factor structure across a non-clinical Greek adult population. The three identified subscales are (a) excessive certainty, (b) interest/curiosity, and (c) uncertainty/confusion, all demonstrating satisfactory reliability and construct validity. The uncertainty subscale was found to be associated with insecure attachment styles, epistemic mistrust and credulity, emotional suppression, and low psychological mindedness. In contrast, the certainty and curiosity subscales were linked to secure attachment, epistemic trust, emotion reappraisal, and psychological mindedness. Uncertainty was further shown to differ significantly across probable clinical and non-clinical groups, as distinguished by cut-off scores for anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, the certainty and interest/curiosity subscales only varied between the two BPD groups. Our results provide the first evidence supporting the use of a 31-item version of the RFQ with three validated subscales to reliably assess reflective functioning in the Greek population, demonstrating stronger psychometric properties compared to other RFQ versions reported in previous studies. Findings suggest that impaired mentalizing capacity, as measured by the RFQ, is linked to insecure attachment, epistemic mistrust and credulity, poor emotion regulation, and low psychological mindedness, and potentially plays a role in adult mental health symptoms.
Reseña del libro: Crisis industrial y especialización turística. Estudio sobre el significado del trabajo
Authors: Álvarez Sousa Antón
Published: February 2024

Se propone una explicación sobre los cambios producidos en el mundo del trabajo y las interpretaciones que de ellos hacen dos generaciones coetáneas socializadas en distintas etapas del capitalismo hispano. La trama narrativa integra diferentes niveles de análisis, enmarcando el objetivo indicado en una perspectiva de largo alcance que profundiza en claves políticas, económicas y culturales. El eje que articula el análisis es la comprensión de las relaciones que establecemos con el trabajo desde una doble mirada comparativa: dos generaciones (“baby boomers” y “generación Z”) y dos contextos urbanos (ciudades industriales y ciudades especializadas en funciones turístico-inmobiliarias). Crisis industrial y especialización turística. Estudio sobre el significado del trabajo. Alejandro Mantecón, Luis Garrido-Sánchez y Thomas Caneva. Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2023. 235 páginas. ISBN: 9788474769111.
Trajetória de mulheres para a câmara federal
Authors: De Castro Leonardo Aires
Published: February 2024

Esse artigo buscou analisar a trajetória das mulheres deputadas federais de 2003 a 2018, utilizando a prosopografia como instrumento metodológico, a fim de comparar as carreiras delas no percurso para alcançar a representação na Câmara Federal e como se articulam internamente. Foram 260 entradas de deputadas analisadas em diversas variáveis e posteriormente confrontadas entre si em busca de similaridades e distinções. Entre as dimensões que nos auxiliaram a compreender o caminho dessas representantes estão: parentesco, escolaridade, pertencimento às comunidades de base, religião, profissão, cargos ocupados ao longo da vida e ocupações dentro dos partidos políticos, como também o próprio percurso partidário. A partir dessas informações, construímos um apanhado de perfis que tem como interesse instrumentalizar a análise das trajetórias dessas mulheres no contexto desse trabalho. Posteriormente, cruzamos essas informações com três disposições institucionais, quais sejam, lideranças no interior da Câmara Federal, Comissões Ocupadas e Reeleição, a fim de visualizar a distribuição dos tipos identificados dentro do cenário institucional. Em nossos achados identificamos sete grupos específicos: Familiar, Administrativo, Movimentos Sociais, Movimentos Estudantis, Mídia, Sindicalismo e Religião. Ao longo do período analisado, o grupo familiar teve o maior crescimento, seguido do administrativo, observado uma lógica já observada em trabalhos anteriores. Além, os relacionamentos institucionais desses grupos sofrem modificações de acordo com a trajetória analisada.
Primary Hepatic EBV-DLBCL Lymphoma in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection
Authors: De Souza Luisa Maria , Ismail Mohamed , Elaskandrany Menna-Allah , Fratella-Calabrese Anthony , Grossman I. Robert
Published: February 2024

This case study describes an instance of primary hepatic diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a patient who had prolonged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). DLBCL rarely presents as a primary hepatic mass. The 53-year-old man sought emergency care because of fatigue and weight loss. Diagnostic tests showed mildly elevated liver enzymes and imaging pointed to several low-density liver lesions. A liver biopsy paired with immunohistochemical testing verified the DLBCL diagnosis. Notably, the patient had COVID-19 4 months before the liver-related symptoms. The link between COVID-19 and the emergence of solid tumor cancers is unclear, but this case underscores its potential significance and the need for further research. This report stresses the importance of recognizing and documenting instances where COVID-19 might influence the onset of solid tumor cancers, including primary hepatic DLBCL.
Fast Fashion Brands: Sustainable Marketing Practices and Consumer Purchase Behaviour
Authors: Neha  , Joshi Pradeep , Kumar Nishant
Published: February 2024

The fast fashion boom is faced with economic, environmental and social justice objections. Sustainable mar­keting initiatives have become a new style statement, and brands are shifting to environment-friendly manufacturing. This study explores how fashion apparel brands adopt sustainable marketing practices to promote sustainable purchase behaviour. A cross-sectional survey using a quantitative research design was followed to collect responses from fashion brand consumers. Variance-based partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to assess the hypothesized model. Two-step bootstrapping was conducted to explore the mediating role of brand perception in the relationship between sustainable marketing activity and brand loyalty. The study suggests that firms can support sustainable marketing practices by creating a brand image and building trust. This can influence consumers' perceptions of sustainability and promote brand loyalty. The study also emphasizes the significance of brand loyalty in developing sustainable purchase behaviour that endures over time. The study provides insights into sustainable marketing strategies and pol­icies in indigenous markets.
Racial conflict in a higher education policy vacuum
Authors: Vega Blanca Elizabeth
Published: February 2024

This study explored how 14 higher education and student affairs (HESA) professionals navigated institutional policy vacuums to address interpersonal racial conflict between students. Grounded in perspectives of policy vacuums, findings revealed that HESA professionals learned about racial conflict by referring to their own personal, professional, and academic training. Additionally, they employed strategies that were often self-generated and informal to address racial conflict. The paper concludes with a discussion of the findings, specifically highlighting that relying on HESA professionals’ dispositions is an insufficient way to address racial conflict and that more institutional support is necessary to train racially responsive HESA professionals.
Home Health Care During Physical Distancing Affects Physical and Psychosocial Aspects, Self-Efficacy, Family Function, and Quality of Life of Families in Indonesia
Authors: Susanto Tantut , Yunanto Rismawan Adi , Septiyono Eka Afdi , Deviantony Fitrio
Published: February 2024

Background: Physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the activities of daily living (ADLs) of families, such as physical and psychosocial aspects, self-efficacy, family social function, and overall quality of life. However, research investigating the effects of home health care in enhancing these aspects during the physical distancing period remains limited.Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of implementing home health care on physical and psychosocial aspects, self-efficacy, family social function, and quality of life of families in East Java Province, Indonesia.Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 768 healthy families that were purposively recruited from April to May 2020. The home health care program was implemented for one month to provide nursing care to the families. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires, and SPSS software was employed for data analysis. Chi-square tests were applied for categorical variables, while paired t-tests were used for continuous variables.Results: Significant differences were observed in blood pressure, pulse, and temperature before and after the implementation of home health care during the physical distancing period (p<0.05). There was an increase in body mass index (23.29(5.59) vs. 23.78(7.53); p=0.001). Notably, significant differences were also found in COVID-19 exposure risk factors, personal risk factors, sleep patterns, and physical activity before and after home health care (p<0.05). Furthermore, improvements were noted in self-efficacy, family social function, and the quality of life of the families after one month of home health care (p<0.05).Conclusion: Home health care during physical distancing positively affected the physical and psychosocial aspects, self-efficacy, family social function, and quality of life of the families. Thus, the guidance and support offered through home health care should be further developed to help families navigate the “new normal” era of COVID-19.
Determinants of Physical and Mental Health-related Quality of Life among Patients with Breast Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Jamil Mohd , Merdawati Leni , Krisdianto Boby Febri , Khambri Daan , Harahap Wirsma Arif , Arifin Hidayat
Published: February 2024

Background: The concern surrounding the physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with breast cancer emerged during COVID-19. However, there is a lack of sufficient studies that have specifically addressed this issue. It is crucial to emphasize the evaluation of this aspect as it significantly impacts the enhancement of future physical and mental HRQoL for these patients.Purpose: This study investigated the determinants of physical and mental HRQoL among patients with breast cancer during COVID-19.Methods: In a cross-sectional study conducted between September and October 2022, participation involved 260 patients diagnosed with breast cancer, selected through convenience sampling. Our observation focused on assessing the outcomes of physical and mental HRQoL using the Short Form (SF-12) questionnaire for data collection. Additionally, the data underwent analysis via binary logistic regression.Results: Respondents aged <50 years (p=0.010; aOR=2.08; 95% CI=1.18–3.67), unemployed (p=0.022; aOR=2.29; 95% CI=1.16–4.53), and had high depression (p=0.026; aOR=2.41; 95% CI=1.13–5.12) have a more likelihood to have low physical HRQoL. In addition, unemployed respondents (p=<0.001; aOR=4.15; 95% CI=2.14–8.04) and had high anxiety (p=0.004; aOR=2.71; 95% CI=1.38–5.33) have more likelihood to have low mental HRQoL.Conclusion: In this study, it was found that anxiety, depression, and unemployed respondents were associated with a higher likelihood of experiencing lower physical and mental HRQoL. Nurses and healthcare workers should prioritize addressing psychological issues such as anxiety and depression among breast cancer patients, emphasizing the necessity for interventions aimed at alleviating these concerns.
Facies and statistical analyses of a crevasse-splay complex at the Tomisławice opencast lignite mine in central Poland
Authors: Dziamara Mariusz , Kaczmarek Paweł , Klęsk Jakub , Wachocki Robert , Widera Marek
Published: February 2024

The studied crevasse-splay complex, situated within the 1st Mid-Polish lignite seam (MPLS-1), ranks amongst the best-developed and most readily accessible for direct research of all hard coal and lignite occurrences worldwide. The sandy-coaly sediments constituting it required a number of field and laboratory tests. However, the present article focuses solely on sedimentological and statistical analyses of sediments along a selected key section, the most important results of which are presented below. First of all, data obtained in previous sedimentological studies have been confirmed, in that individual segments of this complex represent both subaerial and subaqueous types of crevasse splays. On the one hand, their sediments are characterised by an extremely high content of coalified organic matter, reaching 20–40 wt.% in some samples; on the other, these crevasse splays are composed of fine sands with a median and mean grain size of 0.15 mm. In addition, the remaining statistical parameters (standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis) indicate a very good sorting of these sands, no significant so-called ‘tails’ and a better sorting close to the sediment mean grain size value, respectively.
Critical assessment of Jenny's soil forming equation in light of cosmic airbursts on the Viso Massif
Authors: Mahaney William C.
Published: February 2024

Jenny’s soil formation equation places soil morphogenesis as a response to climate (cl), biota (o), relief (r), parent material (p), and time (t), written thus: s= f (cl, o, r, p, t…), where each variable is considered independent. Because some soils and paleosols contain cosmic impact/airburst evidence, recent soil morphogenesis research requires a rewritten equation: s= f (cl, o, r, p, t, c…), where c = cosmic. This addition serves to alert researchers to the presence of cosmic input to soils under investigation as part of geological and geomorphological projects. In particular, research targeting the cause of the Younger Dryas Climatic Divide (YDCD) might focus only on pollen in European glaciolacustrine sediments, reversal of the marine thermohaline circulation in the N. Atlantic Ocean, and possible reversal of postglacial warming at the Allerød termination (12.8 ka), when a search for cosmic grains may change the research outcome. Hence, the importance of the ‘c’ addition to Jenny’s factor analysis of soil morphogenesis.
Pliny and the eruption of Vesuvius, by Pedar W. Foss, 2022
Authors: Scarpati Claudio
Published: February 2024

Review:Pliny and the eruption of Vesuvius, by Pedar W. Foss, 2022. Routledge, 1st edition; 334 pages. Hardback: price £136.00, e-book: price £39.99; ISBN: 978-0415705462.
Gleiche Teilhabe oder dauerhafte Nachteile? Die Chancen von Ostdeutschen auf Führungspositionen
Authors: Hartmann Jörg
Published: February 2024

Zahlreiche Studien weisen auf die Unterrepräsentanz von Ostdeutschen in Führungspositionen hin. Bislang liegen jedoch kaum Studien zur zeitlichen Entwicklung und keine Studien zu den Ursachen dieser Unterrepräsentanz vor. Der Beitrag geht daher der Frage nach, ob sich die Chancen von Ostdeutschen auf Führungspositionen über die Zeit oder Geburtskohorten hinweg denen von Westdeutschen angleichen und auf welche Ursachen sich die Ungleichheiten zurückführen lassen. Die Ergebnisse auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels mit Daten von 1990 bis 2020 zeigen eine Überrepräsentanz ostdeutscher Frauen, welche über die Zeit und die Kohorten abnehmen, während die Nachteile ostdeutscher Männer sich über die Zeit nicht verändern, aber über die Kohorten abnehmen. Kompositionelle Unterschiede im Humankapital, in der Wirtschaftsstruktur oder in der sozialen Herkunft spielen für die Nachteile ostdeutscher Männer keine Rolle. Dagegen zeigen Analysen für höhere Führungspositionen, dass vor allem in Ostdeutschland in allen Kohorten Nachteile für ostdeutsche Frauen und Männer bestehen. Insgesamt deuten die Ergebnisse auf den Elitentransfer Anfang der 1990er Jahre als Ursache der Benachteiligung ostdeutscher Männer beim Zugang zu Führungspositionen.
A hősi halottak emléke a családi sírjeleken
Authors: Gelencsér József
Published: February 2024

The Memory of the Heroic Dead on the Family Grave Markers ln connection with the preservation of the memory of soldiers who died a heroic death, customs with a legal content have developed, especially during and after World War l. From among these, the lecture/study is primarily about the texts written on family tombstones, the circumstances of the burial, and, as a hint, about the immortalization of the names of the deceased on some kind of monument by small and large communities. The data was collected in and around Székesfehérvár, mainly in the 1980s.
Az 1811. évi erdélyi büntetőkódex-javaslat mint jogi kultúrtörténeti lenyomat
Authors: László Balázs
Published: February 2024

The 1811 Transylvanian Penal Code Bill as an Imprint of Legal Cultural History Although the 1811 Transylvanian Penal Code Bill never became effective law, its text ela- borated apparently free of superior political pressure, in which Transylvanian - and partly Hungarian - legal traditions meet progressive heories of criminal law, must well represent the contemporary Transylvanian legal culture.
A behaviorista geográfia aktualitása, a kognitív térképezés változó fókuszai
Authors:   University of Pécs, Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, Váncsa Mariann , Tésits Róbert ,   University of Pécs, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
Published: February 2024

This study aims to reveal the change in the research focus of studies related to cognitive mapping from the 1920s to the present day. Another objective of the study is to develop a theoretical framework related to cognitive spatial formation, which builds on secondary literature analysis and the focus areas of mental mapping. It does this in order to designate the structural framework of subsequent subject-specific, primarily EU-related cognitive spatial perception studies. The present investigation is based exclusively on secondary sources, the main aspect of which is the evaluation of behaviorist geography and the emergence of cognitive mapping in international and Hungarian research. In the selection of the literature, an important aspect was the exploration of the focus of research (conceptual and methodological issues) related to subjective spatial perception and its change over time. At the same time, it was important to investigate the role of cognitive mapping in social sciences, with a particular focus on social geography.
THE PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AND THEIR ROLE IN TODAY’S POLITICAL AGENDA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Authors:   Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kharitonova Elena
Published: February 2024

The article focuses on the National Health Service and its role in British social and political life. The author highlights the symbolic meaning of NHS for several generations of UK citizens and political leaders, which determines its primacy for all political parties. The article looks at the impact of current NHS crisis on the voters’ attitudes to the governing Conservative party and the Government measures aimed at tackling the crisis. The major parties’ statements in the run-up to future General Elections are analyzed. The author notes that the population’s special attitude to the National Health Service across the UK makes the parties cautious and deters them from ambitious statements, so they restrict themselves to specific promises on a narrow scope of issues.
RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2023 IN POLAND
Authors:   Voronezh state university, Mikhalev Oleg
Published: February 2024

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on the 15th of October, 2023 and they changed the balance of political forces. The ruling party «Law and Justice» (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość – PiS) did not receive the necessary number of votes to form a government. The power is being transferred to the left-liberal coalition, consisting of the «Civic Coalition», the «Third Way» and the «New Left». In the article, the author made an attempt to investigate the factors that influenced the creation of a new balance of power in the Sejm. For this purpose, the course of the election campaign was studied and party documents, speeches by Polish politicians and experts were analyzed. The author concludes that the main problem for the PiS was not so much its weak result in the elections, as the lack of opportunities to create a government coalition with any of the forces represented in the Sejm. At the same time, the opposition parties were able to mobilize their supporters and rally to remove PiS from power. Their main claims to PiS are related to violations of democracy and the rule of law, and the deterioration of Poland’s relations with the European Union. These claims were heard by the majority of voters against the background of the weakening of the position of the PiS due to economic difficulties. The power passes to the coalition, although coalitions further work is likely to be accompanied by disagreements between its constituent parties