bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study on the Importance of Data Balance for Digital Transformation: Based on the result of data balance analysis for AI learning
Authors:   National Association of Korean Local Government Studies, Kwon Yeungjoo , Park Ji Hwan , Chon Sunil , LEE S. C.
Published: October 2022

This study shows the need of data balance by analysis the balance of data collected by the government.
As a result of analysis of vehicle recognition data, only 231(3.08%) were significant data, even though 7,500 pieces of diversity were required, and the rest were all listed in the overlapping data. This means that biased artificial intelligence is highly likely to be created.
The introduction of artificial intelligence technology is too important and fundamental a change, it cannot be achieved only by the technical efforts of individual companies in quality. Only when the government or public institutions provide necessary standards and provide minimum infrastructure can the competitiveness of companies as well as social stability related to new technologies be secured.
Variable Star Classification with a Multiple-input Neural Network
Authors: Szklenár T. , Bódi A. , Tarczay-Nehéz D. , Vida K. , Mező Gy. , Szabó R.
Published: October 2022

In this experiment, we created a Multiple-Input Neural Network, consisting of convolutional and multilayer neural networks. With this setup the selected highest-performing neural network was able to distinguish variable stars based on the visual characteristics of their light curves, while taking also into account additional numerical information (e.g., period, reddening-free brightness) to differentiate visually similar light curves. The network was trained and tested on Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment-III (OGLE-III) data using all OGLE-III observation fields, phase-folded light curves, and period data. The neural network yielded accuracies of 89%–99% for most of the main classes (Cepheids, δ Scutis, eclipsing binaries, RR Lyrae stars, Type-II Cepheids), only the first-overtone anomalous Cepheids had an accuracy of 45%. To counteract the large confusion between the first-overtone anomalous Cepheids and the RRab stars we added the reddening-free brightness as a new input and only stars from the LMC field were retained to have a fixed distance. With this change we improved the neural network’s result for the first-overtone anomalous Cepheids to almost 80%. Overall, the Multiple-input Neural Network method developed by our team is a promising alternative to existing classification methods.
Comparison of Exact and Approximate MHD Slow Body Mode Solutions in Photospheric Waveguides
Authors: Aldhafeeri Anwar A. , Verth Gary , Fedun Viktor , Lennard Matthew , Ballai I.
Published: October 2022

In this study, we explore the possibility of simplifying the modeling of magnetohydrodynamic slow body modes observed in photospheric magnetic structures such as the umbrae of sunspots and pores. The simplifying approach assumes that the variation of the eigenvalues of slow body waves can be derived by imposing that the longitudinal component of velocity with respect to the tube axis is zero at the boundary of the magnetic flux tube, which is in good agreement with observations. To justify our approach, we compare the results of our simplified model for slow body modes in cylindrical flux tubes with the model prediction obtained by imposing the continuity of the radial component of the velocity and total pressure at the boundary of the flux tube. Our results show that, to a high accuracy (less than 1% for the considered model), the conditions of continuity of the component of transversal velocity and pressure at the boundary can be neglected when modeling slow body modes under photospheric conditions.
Current and Future γ-Ray Searches for Dark Matter Annihilation Beyond the Unitarity Limit
Authors: Tak Donggeun , Baumgart Matthew , Rodd Nicholas L. , Pueschel Elisa
Published: October 2022

For decades, searches for electroweak-scale dark matter (DM) have been performed without a definitive detection. This lack of success may hint that DM searches have focused on the wrong mass range. A proposed candidate beyond the canonical parameter space is ultraheavy DM (UHDM). In this work, we consider indirect UHDM annihilation searches for masses between 30 TeV and 30 PeV—extending well beyond the unitarity limit at ∼100 TeV—and discuss the basic requirements for DM models in this regime. We explore the feasibility of detecting the annihilation signature, and the expected reach for UHDM with current and future very-high-energy (VHE; >100 GeV) γ-ray observatories. Specifically, we focus on three reference instruments: two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope arrays, modeled on VERITAS and CTA-North, and one extended air shower array, motivated by HAWC. With reasonable assumptions on the instrument response functions and background rate, we find a set of UHDM parameters (mass and cross section) for which a γ-ray signature can be detected by the aforementioned observatories. We further compute the expected upper limits for each experiment. With realistic exposure times, the three instruments can probe DM across a wide mass range. At the lower end, it can still have a point-like cross section, while at higher masses the DM could have a geometric cross section, indicative of compositeness.
Concomitant viral and bacterial pneumonia among patients in ICU with mechanical respiratory support
Authors: Shen Xiaoyun , Feng Bo , Shi Weiyi , Cheng Wenming , Zhang Tiefeng
Published: October 2022

Introduction: The use of mechanical ventilators in the intensive care unit (ICU) is often associated with higher risk of respiratory tract infections, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Concomitant bacterial-viral infection was reported to worsen patient's clinical condition. This study evaluated the rate of concomitant bacterial-viral infections in patients with VAP and analyzed their clinical outcomes.

Methodology: In this retrospective observational study 107 patients diagnosed with VAP and admitted in ICU with mechanical ventilator support between April 2018 and May 2019 in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dachang Hospital, Shanghai, China were included. 27 most commonly involved lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) pathogens (bacteria and virus) and seven genetic markers of antibiotic resistance were detected and analyzed using Biofire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel plus (bioMérieux SA, Paris, France).

Results: Of the 107 patients, 45 (42.1%) patients had bacterial infection alone (bacterial group), 26 (24.3%) had virus infection alone (viral group) and 24 (22.4%) patients had concomitant bacterial-viral infection (mixed group). Sixty-nine (64.5%) and 50 (46.7%) patient samples were positive for bacterial (bacterial and mixed groups) and viral (viral and mixed groups) detection, respectively. Streptococcus pneumonia (11.2%) and Influenza A (17, 15.9%), were the predominantly identified bacterial and viral species. The blaCTX-M (21.5%) was the predominant resistance gene detected. Twenty-four (22.4%) patients were positive for concomitant bacterial-viral infection; Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza A were the most common bacterial-viral combination identified.

Conclusions: Concomitant bacterial-viral infection was higher compared to previously published studies and the increased duration of mechanical ventilation was associated with increased disease severity.
Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pets and their owners in rural and urban communities in Trinidad
Authors: Scott Naomi , Seeraj Christopher , Satram Brandon , Sandy Natalie Michelle , Seuradge Keenan , Seerattan Brittany , Seeram Ishta , Stewart-Johnson Alva , Adesiyun Abiodun
Published: October 2022

Introduction: The occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pets and their owners has increased due to the misuse and abuse of antibiotics. This study compared the prevalence of MRSA and Staphylococcus aureus strains in pets and their owners in urban and rural communities in Trinidad.

Methodology: Questionnaires were administered to gather demographic and risk factor data for MRSA for human participants, and their pets. Nasal swabs were obtained from 100 pets (dogs and cats) and their human owners. For the isolation of MRSA, nasal swabs obtained were enriched and then plated on selective media. Staphylococcus aureus was identified using standard biochemical procedures. The resistance of S. aureus initially assessed detection of MRSA isolates to cefoxitin and confirmed by the PBP2a latex agglutination test. Antibiotic resistance was determined using the disc diffusion method.

Results: The prevalence of MRSA was 6.0% (3/50) and 2.0% (1/50) in household pet animals and their owners, respectively in urban communities, while in rural communities, the prevalence was 6.0% (3/50) and 12.0% (6/50) respectively. The prevalence of S. aureus in pet owners was higher in the rural community (44.0%) compared to urban (30.0%). However, in pet animals, S. aureus was more frequently isolated from urban communities (78.0%) than rural ones (66.0%). Amongst the S. aureus isolates, 81.7% were resistant to one or more antimicrobial agents.

Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that living in a rural community increased the odds of MRSA colonization.
Navigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Zambia
Authors: Mwansa Chikwe , Adebisi Yusuff Adebayo , Simfukwe Knovicks , Mukwinda Hope Ezra , Lucero-Prisno III Don Eliseo
Published: October 2022

COVID-19 is a global public health crisis wreaking havoc in nearly every corner of the globe and Zambia is not an exception. Amid an already existing disease burden of HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, and cholera, the resilience of the health care system is yet to be tested especially since it lacks about 40% of its estimated workforce. Meanwhile, the government has already established measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. This includes; reorientation and training for health workers, indefinite closure of all learning institutions, and banning non-essential traveling. With the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on the ground, the milestones achieved thus far in fighting the pandemic are expected to intensify.
Practices and perception of healthcare workers towards infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional online survey from Nigeria
Authors: Abubakar Usman , Usman Mohammed Ndagi , Baba Mohammed , Sulaiman Aliyu , Kolo Mohammad , Adamu Fatima , Saleh Jaber Ammar Ali
Published: October 2022

Introduction: This study investigated the practices and perceptions of Health care workers (HCWs) in Nigeria towards infection control practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in Nigeria healthcare facilities using a 25-item validated online questionnaire. The hyperlink of the questionnaire was shared with the various professional associations/societies and hospitals in June 2020.

Results: A total of 426 HCWs completed the questionnaire with pharmacists (28.8%), nurses/midwives (22.7%) and medical doctors (20.1%) being the highest respondents. Less than 50% of the HCWs had previous training on COVID-19 and how to use personal protective equipment (PPE). Only one in five HCWs had access to adequate PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the HCWs had good infection control practices with better practices observed among those who attended training on COVID-19 infection and those trained on how to use PPE. Lack of funds to purchase PPEs (55.3%), lack of access to PPE (52.5%) and lack of training on how to use PPE (44.0%) were the most common barriers to adherence to infection control guidelines. 

Conclusions: HCWs in Nigeria have limited access to adequate PPE and lack adequate support from health authorities. Attendance of training on the use of PPE and COVID-19 infection were associated with access to adequate PPE and better infection control practices. Training of HCWs, provision of adequate PPE, and support are recommended to improve compliance with infection control guidelines.
A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis for comparative safety assessment of favipiravir interventions in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Authors: Yang Kai , Zeng Jun , Dai Wenjing , Chen Meifeng , Yang Fan
Published: October 2022

Introduction: COVID-19 is a coronavirus-based infectious illness that was first detected at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. The novel virus induces severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) and has spread globally, resulting in an ongoing pandemic. There is still a lack of evidence for direct comparison of favipiravir therapy. Network meta-analysis (NMA), may incorporate direct and indirect comparisons in a pooled computation while depending on strong assumptions and premises. This study provides evidence-based recommendations on the safety of currently used clinical pharmacological treatments compared to favipiravir for COVID-19 patients.

Methodology: We conducted a systematic review and Bayesian NMA. We searched the primary databases and clinical trials center for reports of short-term, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of favipiravir for COVID-19 treatment. The primary endpoints here considered were any adverse events observed or reported during the treatment cycle with estimates of odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), until November 6, 2021.

Results: Between January 2020 and July 2021, 908 individuals were randomly assigned to one of the seven active prescription medication regimens or placebo in this study, generating seven direct comparisons on 12 data points. The safety of favipiravir over the four clinically efficacious monotherapies or combinations including tocilizumab, arbidol, lopinavir + ritonavir, and chloroquine remained unknown due to the lack of a significant difference and the limited sample size.

Conclusions: Overall, comparative rankings could assist doctors and guideline developers in decision-making. We have also concluded that the safety of favipiravir requires further attention.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the treatment and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in Xuzhou, China
Authors: Chen Lei , Zhang Min , Wang Yiwen , Li Zhi , Yang Yu , Wang Zhirong , Lu Yuan
Published: October 2022

Introduction: The treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been affected to varying degrees. This study is the first to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the treatment and prognosis of rural and urban AMI in developing countries.

Methodology: A total of 128 patients with AMI in our hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic were enrolled. A total of 197 patients diagnosed with AMI before the COVID-19 pandemic were selected as the control group and one year of follow-up was performed.

Results: Hospital stay and the proportion of Killip class ≥ 2 patients were increased among rural AMI patients in the ‘during COVID-19’ group, compared with the ‘before COVID-19’ group. Among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) total and rural STEMI patients, the treatment time in the during-COVID-19 group was longer than that in the before-COVID-19 group, whereas only the symptom to door (S to D) total and door to balloon (D to B) were extended in urban STEMI patients. In AMI total and rural AMI patients, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause mortality were increased in the during-COVID-19 group compared with the before-COVID-19 group. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that the survival and occurrence of MACEs in AMI total and rural AMI patients were significantly higher in the during-COVID-19 group.

Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic led to delayed treatment and worse prognosis in AMI patients. Rural areas appear to be at a greater risk.
A spatially-explicit database of tree-related microhabitats in Europe and beyond
Authors: Zudin Sergey , Heintz Wilfried , Kraus Daniel , Krumm Frank , Larrieu Laurent , Schuck Andreas
Published: October 2022

Tree to tree interactions are important structuring mechanisms for forest community dynamics. Forest management takes advantage of competition effects on tree growth by removing or retaining trees to achieve management goals. Both competition and silviculture have, thus, a strong effect on density and distribution of tree related microhabitats which are key features for forest taxa at the stand scale. In particular, spatially-explicit data to understand patterns and mechanisms of tree-related microhabitats formation in forest stands are rare. To train and eventually improve decision-making capacities related to the integration of biodiversity aspects into forest management plot of one hectare, so called marteloscopes were established in the frame of the ‘European Integrate Network’. In each plot, a set of data is collected at the individual tree level and stored in a database, the ‘I+ repository’. The 'I+ repository' is a centralised online database which serves for maintaining the data of all marteloscope plots. A subset of this repository was made publicly available via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, based on a data-sharing policy. Data included are tree location in plot, tree species, forest mensuration data (diameter at breast height [cm], tree height [m]), tree status (living or standing dead) and tree-related microhabitats. Further, a visual assessment of timber quality classes is performed in order to provide an estimate of the economic value (market price) for each tree. This information is not part of the GBIF dataset.

Currently 42,078 individual tree observations from 111 plots are made available via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). As the network of plots continues to expand, so does the database of tree-related microhabitats. Therefore, the database will undergo a regular update. The current version has a temporal coverage from March 2014 to December 2020. The innovation of this unique dataset is that it is based on a commonly agreed catalogue of tree microhabitats as a field reference list when assessing assessment protocol. The reference list is available in 17 languages and, thus, helps to guarantee compatibility of tree-related microhabitat assessments across countries and plots.
Une nouvelle « voix » de recherche en thérapie familiale ou comment redevenir « NarrActeur » ? Présentation du concept de « NarrActeur »
Authors: Mori Serge
Published: October 2022

L’auteur présente le concept de NarrActeur, néologisme composé des mots Narration et Acteur, comme une des voix supplémentaires à explorer dans le champ de la recherche en thérapie familiale. Ce concept recouvre la manière dont la famille cherche, à partir d’une narration, à transformer la façon de raconter l’histoire et les relations qu’elle entretient entre chacun de ses membres. Cette narration se déplie dans l’espace de la conversation thérapeutique et implique les différents protagonistes présents (la famille et le thérapeute). L’accent est mis sur le sens et la signification que les membres de la famille accordent aux événements et aux rencontres en lien avec leurs valeurs et leurs intentions ainsi que celles du thérapeute.
Approche qualitative et psychologie systémique : un mariage heureux ? Mise en perspective par l’identification des processus clés de la reconstruction identitaire des foyers après le divorce
Authors: Bullens Quentin
Published: October 2022

À partir de cinq questions portant sur les fondamentaux de la recherche en psychologie systémique, nous questionnons le tiraillement de cette dernière entre une approche anthropologique descriptive et une approche psychiatrique classifiante. Selon nous, la recherche dite quantitative risque de desservir la psychologie systémique par le recours à des méthodes qui lui sont incompatibles ; d’autre part, les méthodes qualitatives, lorsqu’elles peinent à se définir, donnent une impression peu sérieuse ou parcellaire des situations. Plaidant pour un retour aux racines anthropologiques de la psychologie systémique, nous souhaitons, dans un second temps, illustrer comment le recours à une méthode qualitative rigoureuse permet l’apport de nouvelles connaissances utiles au terrain clinique sans tomber dans les pièges du recyclage de modèles ou d’inférences à partir du seul champ clinique.
Les parents en thérapie conjugale
Authors: Darwiche Joëlle
Published: October 2022

Cet article présente l’intérêt de travailler sur les dimensions conjugale et coparentale de la relation avec les parents en thérapie conjugale. Le modèle clinique de l’Intervention Systémique Brève Intégrative (ISBI) a été développé pour proposer aux couples de parents un traitement qui prend en compte leurs ressources et leurs difficultés dans ces deux domaines. Cette intervention en six séances a fait l’objet d’une recherche afin d’évaluer son impact sur différents niveaux de fonctionnement : individuel, conjugal, coparental, et familial. Les analyses présentées dans cet article montrent quelles sont les étapes par lesquelles les couples passent pour améliorer leur relation coparentale durant la thérapie, ainsi que le type d’évolution observée sur leurs comportements affectifs. La démarche présentée est le résultat d’une étroite collaboration entre cliniciens et chercheurs dans le champ de la thérapie systémique.
Les routes des données, enjeu géopolitique de la guerre en Ukraine
Authors: Pétiniaud Louis
Published: October 2022

Entre le début du conflit en Ukraine en 2014 et l’invasion de la Russie en 2022, plusieurs transformations stratégiquement significatives de l’architecture d’Internet ont été observées. En particulier, les territoires de Crimée et du Donbass ont été rattachés à la Russie à travers les réseaux Internet. Cet article propose d’observer les effets de ces transformations sur la vitesse des données grâce à RIPE Atlas, et d’analyser les conséquences géopolitiques de cette vitesse. Atlas est un réseau de sondes connectées à Internet à travers le monde qui permettent de mener des mesures actives sur le réseau, et d’observer la vitesse des données entre deux points géolocalisés. L’analyse cartographique du temps que mettent les données à parcourir l’espace montre comment la manipulation des réseaux produit des formes de proximité numérique entre Donbass, Crimée, et Russie. Cette enquête numérique apporte de nouvelles manières de cartographier l’influence à travers le réseau et l’infrastructure.
La reconnaissance de l’étrangère : de la vacuité à la plénitude dans le livre de Ruth
Authors: Pastore Emanuelle
Published: October 2022

À travers la rencontre entre deux femmes, Noémi et Ruth, se joue une profonde réflexion sur la relation entre Israël et les nations étrangères. Paradoxalement, la permanence d’Israël sur sa propre terre est rendue possible grâce à la Moabite. Ce paradoxe est expliqué et justifié au fil du livre de Ruth par une interprétation originale de la Loi, à l’aide de la notion de hesed .
Arrêter le VIH-sida aux frontières ? Diplomatie et polémiques internationales autour du travel ban (1985-1995)
Authors: Aballéa Marion
Published: October 2022

À partir de 1985, l’apparition des tests de dépistage du VIH amène de nombreux pays à imposer des restrictions à l’entrée ou au séjour sur leur territoire des séropositifs étrangers. Les mesures prises visent, aux yeux de leurs défenseurs, à protéger des sociétés encore peu touchées par le sida, ou des États craignant de devoir assumer la prise en charge de futurs malades. Dénoncées comme contre-productives du point de vue sanitaire, et discriminatoires du point de vue éthique, par l’OMS ainsi que par de nombreux gouvernements et ONG, les restrictions à la circulation internationale liées au sida suscitent alors une controverse de grande ampleur. À l’heure de la recomposition de l’ordre international, la vigueur de la polémique, le bras de fer diplomatique et les coalitions d’acteurs inédites qu’elle entraîne dépassent sans doute l’ambition d’arrêter le VIH aux frontières.
L’évaluation économique en santé au prisme de la typologie des épistèmès de Foucault
Authors: Thébaut Clémence
Published: October 2022

Cet article s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche visant à mobiliser les méthodes et outils proposés par Michel Foucault pour apporter un éclairage sur un ensemble de discussions que soulève l’évaluation économique en santé. Nous nous intéressons ici à l’ancrage épistémologique des méthodes de révélation des préférences individuelles issues de l’économie du bien-être, qui sont aujourd’hui utilisées pour valoriser les bénéfices en santé, en nous appuyant sur la typologie des épistémès de Foucault dans les Mots et les choses . Plus précisément, nous envisageons que le rejet des comparaisons interpersonnelles, que préfigure la révolution marginaliste et la transition vers une mesure ordinale des utilités, s’explique par le passage d’une épistémè classique à une épistémè moderne. La question du caractère cardinal ou ordinal de la mesure de l’utilité reste centrale pour l’évaluation économique en santé. En effet, les méthodes d’évaluation des bénéfices en santé, notamment au moyen des QALY, se rapprochent d’une mesure cardinale, contrairement au paradigme de la nouvelle économie du bien-être dans lequel elle est censée s’inscrire. Classification JEL  : B12, D61, D63, I10.
Facteurs associés aux attitudes discriminatoires des chirurgiens-dentistes vis-à-vis des personnes vivant avec le VIH en Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Guinan Jean-Claude , Da-Danho Viviane , Meless Guanga David , Sangare Abou Dramane , Datte Atta Sébastien , Nouaman N’Zébo Marcellin , Kouassi Bah Stanislas , Samba Mamadou , Bakayoko-Ly Ramata
Published: October 2022

Objectifs : Les attitudes discriminatoires (AD) des chirurgiens-dentistes vis-à-vis des personnes vivant avec le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine (PVVIH) peuvent constituer un frein à leur accès aux soins bucco-dentaires. L’objectif de cette étude était d’identifier les facteurs associés aux AD des chirurgiens-dentistes vis-à-vis des PVVIH en Côte d’Ivoire. Méthodes : Une étude transversale a été réalisée chez des chirurgiens-dentistes sélectionnés de façon aléatoire à Abidjan. Les données collectées étaient leurs caractéristiques socioprofessionnelles, leurs connaissances sur le VIH/sida, leurs perceptions et attitudes vis-à-vis des PVVIH et le fait qu’ils aient bénéficié d’une formation continue ou sensibilisation sur le VIH/sida. L’AD était une variable binaire, définie à partir de la combinaison de quatre critères. Les effectifs et leurs pourcentages ont été calculés pour toutes les variables. Le risque d’avoir une AD a été estimé par le rapport de cotes. Résultats : Au total, 120 chirurgiens-dentistes dont 43,3 % de femmes et 39,2 % issus du secteur privé ont été enquêtés. Ils ne connaissaient pas les voies de transmission (29,2 %) ni les pathologies bucco-dentaires associées au VIH (62,5 %). Leurs perceptions étaient dominées par la peur d’être contaminés lors des soins (69,2 %). La fréquence des AD a été estimée à 69,2 %. Les principaux facteurs associés étaient : le sexe (féminin) ; la méconnaissance des pathologies buccales liées au VIH/sida, du risque de transmission du VIH après un accident d’exposition au sang (AES) et de l’existence d’une loi sur la protection des PVVIH ; la peur d’être contaminée. Conclusion : Cette étude a révélé que les AD des chirurgiens-dentistes vis-à-vis des PVVIH en Côte d’Ivoire résultent principalement d’une mauvaise connaissance de la maladie.
Image et présence
Authors: Forderer Christof
Published: October 2022

Une réalité transformée en image est réduite à une apparence derrière laquelle il n’y a aucune matérialité. Bien que cet effondrement de l’être, qui caractérise ontologiquement l’image, l’élève dans une sphère riche de possibilités, il semble constitutif pour l’image de ne pas accepter son éloignement du monde réel. L’article décrit trois types d’images qui cristallisent, chacun à sa façon, la résistance opposée par l’image à sa « fonction irréalisante » et qui établissent ainsi des figures de continuité avec le réel : l’ image absolue , dans laquelle l’image fait tout pour donner le semblant d’une présence à l’absence ; l’ image relative , dans laquelle l’image descend de sa pureté immatérielle et entre en relation avec sa base matérielle ; l’ image hic et nunc , dans laquelle l’image communique avec la présence du spectateur. L’article termine par une réflexion sur le rapport entre image et présence que Deleuze repère dans l’œuvre de Francis Bacon.
Pour une phénoménologie de la vie religieuse
Authors: Falque Emmanuel
Published: October 2022

La Phénoménologie de la vie religieuse de Martin Heidegger (cours de Fribourg de 1919 à 1921) marque une nouvelle manière de pratiquer la philosophie, et la philosophie médiévale en particulier. À partir d’un corpus scripturaire et théologique, en particulier saint Paul et saint Augustin, « facticité » et « transformation » sont les deux concepts ici mis au jour. Mais on n’ira pas trop vite pour les théologiser. Car c’est déjà la « vie athée » qui est ici visée. Voir comment une pensée purement philosophique peut se tirer du corpus théologique enseignera d’une part à ne pas trop vite consacrer la figure du jeune Heidegger comme un théologien en puissance qui y aurait ensuite renoncé, et d’autre part à indiquer combien les concepts de facticité et de transformation appartiennent d’abord à l’homme tout court, fussent-ils ensuite assumés et métamorphosés par Dieu lui-même. Loin d’un simple point de départ de la pensée phénoménologique, ce commencement par la Phénoménologie de la vie religieuse nous rappelle à une fécondité du corpus scripturaire et médiéval, y compris en philosophie, qu’on aurait tort aujourd’hui d’oublier.
Spacelike translating solitons of the mean curvature flow in Lorentzian product spaces with density
Authors: Batista Márcio , Bisci Giovanni Molica , de Lima Henrique
Published: October 2022

By applying suitable Liouville-type results, an appropriate parabolicity criterion, and a version of the Omori-Yau's maximum principle for the drift Laplacian, we infer the uniqueness and nonexistence of complete spacelike translating solitons of the mean curvature flow in a Lorentzian product space $ \mathbb R_1\times\mathbb P^n_f $ endowed with a weight function $ f $ and whose Riemannian base $ \mathbb P^n $ is supposed to be complete and with nonnegative Bakry-Émery-Ricci tensor. When the ambient space is either $ \mathbb R_1\times\mathbb G^n $, where $ \mathbb G^n $ stands for the so-called $ n $-dimensional Gaussian space (which is the Euclidean space $ \mathbb R^n $ endowed with the Gaussian probability measure) or $ \mathbb R_1\times\mathbb H_f^n $, where $ \mathbb H^n $ denotes the standard $ n $-dimensional hyperbolic space and $ f $ is the square of the distance function to a fixed point of $ \mathbb H^n $, we derive some interesting consequences of our uniqueness and nonexistence results. In particular, we obtain nonexistence results concerning entire spacelike translating graphs constructed over $ \mathbb P^n $.
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories in Slovenia
Authors: Radomirović Maček Kristina , Babič Saša
Published: October 2022

The article discusses conspiracy theories concerned with the global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia based on material collected from the Internet and during fieldwork. Content is examined using the well-established foundations of conspiracy theories, the semiotics of the conspiracy theories, and their mythological structure. Pandemic-related conspiracy stories appear to emerge from already established conspiracy narratives, linking them to a bigger and imminent threat to the health and freedom of humanity, believed to be perpetrated by conspiring evil forces.
Rus, Russia and Ukraine between Fairy Tales and History: Alternative Slavic Fantasy by English-Language Writers
Authors: Fialkova Larisa
Published: October 2022

This is the second part of the paper (for introduction and the first part which addresses Medieval Rus in Peter Morwood’s and Katherine Arden’s trilogies see Studia Mythologica Slavica 24 (2021): 13–32). Alternative Slavic fantasy is defined as fantastika (speculative fiction) created by English-language writers on the basis of real or assumed Slavic folklore, separate from Slavic fantasy per se. The focus of the current part is the logic of interaction between Slavic and/or quasi-Slavic folk plots and characters with Russian and Ukrainian history of the 19th–20th centuries in Evelin Skye’s dilogy and Catherynne Valente’s and Orson Scott Card’s novels.
Belenus, Cybele, and Attis: Echoes of their Cults through the Centuries
Authors: Šašel Kos Marjeta
Published: October 2022

There are two interesting cases of the worship of Roman period deities in the north-eastern Italian and Pannonian regions, which in one way or another seem to have survived through the early medieval to modern times. The first is the cult of Belenus, the well-known Celtic and most notably Norican and Aquileian god. The second case is that of Cybele and Attis, the so-called eastern deities, whose cult became highly influential in the mentioned areas – as well as elsewhere – in the second and third centuries AD. Interestingly, a deity called “holy Belin” was documented in the second half of the 19th century in the area of Tolmin in Slovenia (the hinterland of Aquileia), as a traditional folk belief. In Pannonia, traces of the cult of Cybele and Attis seem to have survived from antiquity in Prekmurje and Porabje (Slovenia, Hungary), reflected in the unusual and still existing custom of the “wedding with a pine-tree”.
Kako vemo, da so stari Slovani poznali gnomone?
Authors: Pleterski Andrej
Published: October 2022

Pokončni stebri so tudi del mitične pokrajine starih Slovanov. Na dejstvo, da je bil tak steber uporabljen kot gnomon, je mogoče sklepati iz obstoja učinkov njegovega delovanja, ki jih najdemo v pokrajini: smeri neba, datumsko pomembni azimuti sončnega vzhoda in sončnega zahoda, kot, ki ustreza nagibu ekliptike. Domnevni krožni argument, da trikotniki definirajo kot in isti kot definira iste trikotnike, je Bilićev konstrukt in je matematično nemogoč, saj trikotnika ne moremo definirati samo z enim kotom. A tudi če so astronomsko znanje starih Slovanov res utemeljevali v sedanjosti s povsem krožnim dokazom (kar pa niso), to še ne pomeni, da stari Slovani niso imeli astronomskega znanja.
THE IDEALIZED AND THE REALISTIC VALIDATION STUDIES OF BUILDING SIMULATION MODELS IN GHANA
Authors: Koranteng C. , Simons B. , Gyimah K.A. , Amos-Abanyie S.
Published: October 2022

The research is based on the premise that in order for a building energy model to contribute to a sustainable energy future, the model’s accuracy must be ensured in order for the model’s results to be trusted. Therefore, validation processes in continuing Ghanaian building performance studies are outlined. The process started with long-term monitoring of low-rise, multi-storey and test cells structures. Combined with weather data from meteorological offices, reliance on synthetic weather files and local measurements, appropriate matching periods of weather data and measurements were used to simulate indoor parameters. Further, the simulated and measured data were in good agreement in terms of regression values (r2of 0.53–0.96). Energy use bills were used to validate energy loads of a multi-story building which resulted in a difference of 0.09% between the simulated and billed data. Furthermore, an approach of using the Coefficient of Variance for Root Mean Square Error (CV (RMSE)) was also presented. Considering the range of the regression values which could be due to the difficulty in the validating process; one can confidently rely on the outcome to predict building performance. Sampled challenges are the potential of synthetic weather files to overlook microclimatic conditions such as urban heat island effects; difficulty in predicting internal loads as comprehensive monitoring devices are lacking, e.g., occupancy sensors to monitor the actual number of people present at a time and their behaviour within spaces; system performance values which are known to decline with time, therefore, affecting measured versus simulated values; most firms not keeping energy bills and their unwillingness to provide the information to researchers; etc. The validated models can be used as scientific-based data and analysis to inform building designers decisions to reduce the economic and environmental burden in Ghana.
CRITICAL REVIEW ON THE MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ADOBE ELEMENTS
Authors: Li Piani T. , Weerheijm J. , Sluys L. J.
Published: October 2022

Adobe is a traditional masonry made of sundried earthen bricks and mud mortar. Despite a millennial history of buildings of architectural value, adobe still connotes a so called ‘not engineered’ construction type. Namely, the material and structural properties of adobe are still not entirely addressed, resulting in an equally uncertain normative framework for adobe buildings design. However, over the last ten years, a large research program has been conducted in the Netherlands to qualify the material and structural properties of this sustainable building technology. In this paper, a critical analysis of the current normative body for the material characterization of adobe is addressed. Guidelines, prescriptions and requirements related to test methods, materials selection and properties contained in the available building codes for adobe around the world are assessed. A critical normative review is performed using the most recent literature produced on adobe, with particular regards to the results of experimental tests and numerical simulations performed by the authors. On the basis of these findings, some issues have been identified in relation to the knowledge currently condensed in the norms for adobe. A series of programmatic guidelines is aimed at orienting future research on adobe as well as fostering the process of updating its current normative body.
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND DISCIPLINARY LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A DIAGNOSTIC STUDY WITH FOUR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN THE SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Kassens-Noor Eva , Kim Suk-Kyung , Kim Jun-Hyun , Mollaoglu Sinem , Faizan Rabia , Huang Huiqing , Decaminada Travis
Published: October 2022

Interdisciplinarity is a critical component of creating a more sustainable built environment and improving student learning outcomes. Yet, learning interdisciplinarity and measuring it in higher education is challenging. This study implemented a diagnostic tool that allowed educators to measure how both disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills, knowledge, and values would grow in courses related to sustainable built environments. One school containing four different disciplines devoted to the built environment, was selected as the study area to collect emprical data. Pre- and post-semester surveys were conducted. Among 286 students, interdisciplinarity grew most among students within the school’s majors, while among students from outside the school majors interdisciplinary learning decreased. Though disciplinary learning outpaces interdisciplinary learning the closer students are to earning their bachelor’s or higher degrees. The result showed that students’ knowledge, values and skills differ depending on the majors, their affiliational context, and the year of classification. The result suggests that the timing of teaching interdisciplinary contents should be earlier.

The diagnostic tool which measured pre- and post- course disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, skills, and values related to sustainable built environment would also be applicable in other courses in higher education.
Derivative 6 as an additional chromosomal abnormality along with t(15;17)
Authors: Dalvi Rupa C. , Mandava Swarna , Pais Anurita P. , Kokate Prajakta P. , Sinha Nilanjan , Nath Uttam K.
Published: October 2022

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by the presence of t(15;17)(q22;q21) translocation leading to fusion between PML and RARa gene. Treatment combining all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) has dramatically improved the prognosis of APL. We report a rare finding of primary clone of t(15;17) followed by a sequential clonal evolution of additional derivative chromosome 6 formation by a two hit mechanism. Our case showed a good clinical response with a four years and nine months event free survival after ATRA and ATO combination therapy in spite of existence of three chromosomal abnormalities stating that targeted therapy overcomes the adverse effects of additional genetic markers. However, close monitoring with assessment for long term prognostic behavior is required.
Intraperitoneal dissemination of primary dedifferentiated liposarcoma of omentum simulating an ovarian cancer – A case report
Authors: Atram Manisha A , Deshmukh Abhay , Shivkumar V B , Gangane Nitin M
Published: October 2022

Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a rare subtype of liposarcoma with a high preponderance of local recurrence and distant metastasis. The frequent site of DDLPS is the retroperitoneum, followed by the limbs and trunk. The primary omental DDLPS is very rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Here we report a rare case of primary giant DDLPS of omentum with intraperitoneal metastasis in a 61year old woman. The present case report adds to our knowledge, that a case of intraperitoneal DDLPS can mimic ovarian cancer clinically and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass in postmenopausal women.
Systematic review of school-based tobacco prevention programs for the adolescents in India from 2000 to 2020
Authors: Kakodkar Pradnya V. , Kale Sonal S. , Bhor Ketaki B. , Sidhu Anupreet K.
Published: October 2022

In India, 14.6% of adolescents are currently using tobacco in any form and tobacco control is a major public health challenge. The objective of this systematic review is to analyze all the existing literature and evaluate the effectiveness of school-based tobacco use prevention programs for adolescents in India. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020159535). Studies were selected using database search, manual search, gray literature, reference chasing, and contacting the authors. All randomized controlled trials, cluster-randomized trials, quasi-experimental, and non-randomized studies reporting school-based tobacco use preventive interventions for adolescents in India; articles published in English (other languages where it can be translated to English) published between January 2000 till May 2020 were included. Data was independently extracted by two reviewers. The Risk of bias (RoB) and quality of the study were assessed using appropriate tools. Among 7972 identified articles, only 13 studies met the inclusion criteria. Each study implemented a unique intervention and measured distinct outcomes. Postintervention, all the studies reported improvements in the study group with respect to the reduction of tobacco use and change in the knowledge, attitude, practices, and/or behavior outcome parameters. Twelve study results were based on short-term assessment. Overall, a 5.17–17.0% tobacco use reduction rate was noted. RoB was high for six studies. Key methodological problems related to study design, duration, outcome parameter, follow-up time, type of intervention, and attrition were identified. School-based tobacco use prevention programs for adolescents in India might have shown positive outcomes but are associated with significant limitations.
Incidence and clinical profile of brain metastasis treated with whole brain radiotherapy in a tertiary hospital in eastern India: A retrospective audit
Authors: Sammaddar Debdeep , Basu Abhishek , Roy Pritha , Chowdhury Hambir
Published: October 2022

Introduction:

Management of brain metastases (BM) is witnessing marked advancement worldwide and modern technologies with better outcomes are gradually being adopted in developing countries. However, data regarding current practice in this field is lacking from the Indian subcontinent prompting us to plan the current study.

Materials and Methods:

A retrospective, single institutional audit was performed on 112 patients with solid tumors metastasizing to the brain treated over the last 4 years at a tertiary care center in eastern India, of which 79 were ultimately evaluable. Demography, patterns of incidence, and overall survival (OS) were determined.

Results:

The prevalence of BM was 5.65% among all patients with solid tumors. The median age was 55 years with a slight male preponderance. Lung followed by breast were the most common primary subsites. Multiple BM (54%), left-sided (61%), and frontal lobe lesions (54%) were the more common. Metachronous BM was found in 76% of patients. All patients received whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). The median OS for the entire cohort was 7 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4 - 19 months). The median OS for lung and breast primaries were 6.5 and 8 months and for recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) classes I, II, and III the OS were 11.5, 7, and 3 months, respectively. Median OS did not differ by number of or other sites of metastases.

Conclusions:

The outcomes from our series about BM from solid tumors in patients from eastern Indian are in congruence to those available in the literature. Patients with BM are still largely treated with WBRT in resource-limited settings.
Therapeutic drug monitoring of levetiracetam: Method validation using high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector technique and usefulness in patient care setting
Authors: Munshi RP , Vishwakarma JV , Gawde NR
Published: October 2022

Objectives:

To develop and validate a modified HPLC-UV method for the estimation of serum levetiracetam levels and to assess the usefulness of serum levetiracetam estimation in epileptic patients.

Materials and Methods:

Modification of a previously existing HPLC-UV method was performed using liquid– liquid phase extraction and processing using reverse phase analytic HPLC-UV detector technique followed by method validation. Serum samples of patients attending our hospital's Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Outpatient Department services were analyzed for levetiracetam levels using the study method. Data of the past 6 years (2015–2020) were descriptively analyzed.

Results:

The modified HPLC-UV method was validated as per ICH Q2 (R1) 2005 guidelines. Usefulness of levetiracetam estimation was assessed in 1383 patients (635 children, 683 adults, 40 elderly, and 25 pregnant women). Levetiracetam levels were within the therapeutic range (TR) in 520 children, 543 young adults, 35 elderly patients, and nine pregnant women. In 112 of 232 patients with low levetiracetam levels, poor compliance was elicited. Of 641 patients on polytherapy, 446 patients had levetiracetam values within TR, whereas 29 had values above and 166 patients had values less than TR. Sodium valproate, phenytoin sodium, and carbamazepine affected levetiracetam levels when given concomitantly. Levetiracetam dose was adjusted in 61 patients with abnormal levels for better clinical response. Good seizure control was noted in 913 (82.47%) patients whose levels were within TR, whereas 136 (58.62%) patients with low levels reported an increase in seizure frequency.

Conclusions:

The modified HPLC-UV method is simple, rapid, efficient, and reliable for assaying serum levetiracetam.
Divergence of UK law from EU law after Brexit: the example of intellectual property. The 22nd Burrell Lecture*
Authors: Arnold Richard
Published: October 2022

This lecture identifies and discusses five ways in which UK law has already diverged and may in future diverge from EU law, taking intellectual property law as an example. It suggests that, in a field like intellectual property law, divergence is likely to be a slow and incremental process. Moreover, it is uncertain where divergence will occur or to what extent. Where there is international agreement as to the appropriate balance between stakeholders, that may lead to the UK and the EU moving in parallel rather than diverging.

*Competition Law Association, 2 December 2021.