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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC LOSSES BECAUSE OF THE INFANT MORTALITY IN UKRAINE AND POLAND
Authors: MYSAK Zoriana
Published: November 2022

Introduction. The mortality among up to one-year old babies is one of the most sensitive factors in the state of the socio-economic development. The infant mortality rate has an influence not only on social and demographic processes but also has a high economic effect, which is extremely important for the country’s economic potential.
Purpose of the article. The purpose of this paper is to make a comparative analysis of the overall trend of the infant mortality in Ukraine and Poland between 2010 and 2018 and to calculate economic losses of countries caused by the mortality among up to one-year old babies.
Results. Between 2010 and 2018, we can see absolute gradual trend to the decrease in the infant mortality rate in Ukraine and Poland; however, the infant mortality rate in Ukraine is by 1.7 to 1.9 times higher than in Poland. The infant mortality in Ukraine and Poland is mainly caused by certain states in the perinatal period as well as by congenital defects, deformities and chromosomal abnormalities. In order to calculate economic losses because of the infant mortality, we have taken a number of lost person-years of the working-age period, during which GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is produced. Economic calculations point to the fact that losses of the Polish potential GDP because of the infant mortality between 2010 and 2018 are USD 9,122,370 and are twice as high as in Ukraine (USD 4,504,230), which can be explained by the value of GDP per capita, which is by 3.4 to 5.9 times higher. In its turn, the decrease in the infant mortality rate is caused by the preservation of the country’s labor potential and thus causes the potential GDP to be preserved. Thanks to the decrease in the Polish infant mortality between 2010 and 2018 by 27.37%, the potential GDP has been preserved amounting to USD 432,360. In Ukraine where the infant mortality decreased by 47.48% between 2010 and 2018 the economic effect of such decrease is USD 282,780.
Conclusions. Economic losses caused by the infant mortality make the realization of the strategic national policy regarding the decrease in the infant mortality rate among one-year old babies useful, which will cause the future labor potential to be preserved, and facilitate the improvement of the socio-economic well-being.
Key words: infant mortality, causes of death, economic losses.
A Study on the Importance of Corporate Actions for the Firms
Authors: - Saleem Ahmad , - Dr. Sanjay Biyani
Published: November 2022

Corporate actions play a significant role for the firms as they bring material changes to the organizations. Firms belonging to different industries as and when announce corporate actions which impact their stakeholders and also the psychology of investors. The study attempts to throw light on the importance of corporate actions for the firms with reference to a case study of automobile industry. Secondary data has been collected for the study and the study successfully concludes that corporate actions significantly impact the firms and various stakeholders.
Social Harmony and The Role of Individual
Authors: - Nagula Bhaskar
Published: November 2022

The inner goal of every individual is to live happily along with the other members of group in the society. He is going on exploring the possibilities, but not achieving always. At times the conscious mind is planning, but subconscious mind is rejecting. As such the unconscious field of the mind is out of discussion even by many psychologists and philosophers.
All Rishi Sri Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and Madhvacharya have understood depth of the mind and beyond and proposed theories advaitam, vishistadvaitam and dvaitam respectively. The theories are proved to bring brotherliness and harmony in the society. With the onset of industrial revolutions, the mankind is after individual happiness only and slowly forgetting brotherliness. The scenario led to pure competition and advantages only. Forgetting of brotherliness lead to many disputes, wars, terrorism, etc.
As such, a new stepping theory, namely, Shashtyam is proposed. The psychological condition is interconnected to energy field in which an individual is enabled. The basic energy field is in the shape of the living system and named as annamayakosha in the scriptures. It has got many energy centers. Coordination among certain centers is understood to cause health to the individual and satisfy the WHO constitution. Based on such an environment, a new psychological tool, namely, Dharmapod is introduced. To assure a success, it is compared with coordination among Pandavas of History Mahabharath.
A Study on Nutritional Status among the Fishermen of Barrackpore I Block, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Authors: - Sanjukta Dutta , - Prof. Dr. Arijit Chatterjee , - Prof. Dr. Narendra Nath Naskar , - Subhrajit Sarkar
Published: November 2022

Background: Fishery is an important sector in most of the developed and developing countries of the world from the stand point of income and employment generation. Usually Indian fishermen are used to do moderate work in their profession and they need a proper nutritional support.

Objectives: To find out the overall nutritional status and socio-economic condition of fishermen of Barrackpore I Block, North 24 Parganas. To find out the association, if any, between their nutritional status and some socio-economic variables and also with addiction and health hazard.

Methods: An observational type of cross sectional study was conducted on 99 fishermen of Barrackpore I block, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal from April to September, 2018.

Results: 4.0% of study population were underweight, 33.3% were overweight and 8.1% were found to be obese. 19.2% had increased and 3.0% had substantially increased waist circumference. 63.6% had increased waist hip ratio among the study population. 53.1% of fishermen had very high body fat percentage in the age group of 20 to 39 years whereas 56.0% of fishermen had very high body fat percentage in the age group of 40 to 59 year age group. Various clinical signs were observed like anaemia (23.2%), oedema (8.1%), dental caries (11.1%), pale tongue (19.2%) etc among fishermen also.

Conclusions: Nutritional status of the population studied was not satisfactory. Low socio-economic condition was common picture in the population. Also, addiction to alcohol and tobacco had a great impact on their health status.
Compliance with Environmental and Social Safeguards by Large Infrastructure Projects: The Case of Lamu Port and Associated Road Infrastructure Projects Implemented under LAPSSET
Authors: Omenge Philip M. , Aungo Justus B. , Maritim Zachary K. , Okumu James , Abdallah Siro
Published: November 2022

The study evaluated compliance with environmental and social safeguards during the implementation of Lamu Port and associated road infrastructure projects implemented under LAPSSET in Lamu County. The study employed a mixed-method approach in collecting primary and secondary data. This comprised of key informant interviews, focused group discussions, and field observations for primary data and document analysis of; i) the LAPSSET Corridor Feasibility Study report, ii) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) report, and iii) the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Reports for Lamu Port and associated infrastructure, ESIA’s of Lamu Port access road and Garsen-Witu-Lamu Highway. Descriptive statistics and geospatial analysis were used to synthesise and interpret the data collected. Results show that the project safeguards meant to deter alteration of marine water quality, pollution of marine flora and fauna, protection of livelihoods of the fishing community, preservation of tangible and intangible heritage were not implemented. The study further established that compensation of project-affected persons pre-determined as exposed to effects of the project like landowners for loss of arable land was done while loss of grazing fields and watering grounds for pastoralists were not compensated. Overall, the location of the chosen borrow pit sites for the extraction of construction materials was inappropriate with about 25% of the borrow pits being in close proximity to homesteads. Rehabilitation of borrow pits was minimal; less than 10% of disused borrow pits had been rehabilitated. Inadequate budget and lack of enforcement by government agencies were cited as the main cause of poor compliance.
Variables implicadas en la resiliencia social
Authors: Moya Velasco Jorge , Goenechea Domínguez María
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es objetivar varias variables involucradas en el crecimiento de la resiliencia social. Para ello, se ha realizado una aproximación conceptual del término que incluye la capacidad de una comunidad para, a partir de las dificultades, adaptarse y transformarse. Tras analizar los estudios más relevantes y señalar las dificultades existentes para la realización de modelos, se realizan agrupaciones de relaciones potencialmente desarrolladoras de la resiliencia social. Concluimos con que, mediante un proceso de inteligencia social, es posible guiar el desarrollo de las economías hacia espacios de innovación y transformabilidad que aumenten la resiliencia social.
Perception of Dentists regarding Brain Drain in Punjab, Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Survey
Authors: Arooj Ul Hassan  , Naiha Muzamil  , Mehrin Wajahat  , Zunaira Iqbal  , Obaid Bajwa
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Brain drain is a term coined for the migration of highly skilled professionals from the country of their origin to more developed countries. As the trend of moving abroad is on a rise, ever since, it is causing a shortage of dental professionals in our country. The objective of our study is to determine the factors that would compel the dentists of Punjab, Pakistan, to move abroad and how to prevent this migration.

METHODOLOGY: It was a cross-sectional survey. Data was collected through a self-constructed and validated questionnaire. The study was done in dental colleges in Punjab, and the duration of the study was one year. The questionnaire was distributed both by hand and via digital sources.

RESULTS:  There were 155 (33.4%) participants, who were planning to go abroad for higher education, and 274 (59%) had not planned to go out of the country for further studies. Among the study participants, 50 (32.3%) participants were planning to move to the United Kingdom, whereas 23 (14.8%) participants were planning to go to Australia, 44 (28.3%) wanted to move to the US, 10 (6.4%) to Canada and the rest (18%) had plans to move to any other country.

CONCLUSION: The majority of dental graduates wish to go abroad for their post-graduation. The dentists of Punjab were willing to serve their country, provided the economic and political situations improved.
REGULATORY POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS OF ENTITIES PERFORMING REGULATED ACTIVITIES
Authors: Ivona Štritof  , Franjo Klečina
Published: November 2022

In December 2006, the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency - CERA (Hrvatska energetska regulatorna  agencija - HERA) adopted tariff systems without stipulating the amounts of the tariff items  for the activities of the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electrical energy. A  regulatory method was established through the tariff systems that will be applied in the determination  of the amounts of the tariff items for individual activities. One of the prerequisites for  the adoption of the amounts of tariff items by the Government of the Republic of Croatia is the  adoption of the development and construction plans of the transmission and distribution networks  to which the CERA issues approval.
THE 3D CALCULATION OF THE QUASISTATIC MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND A CURRENT CARRYING CONDUCTOR AND FERROMAGNETIC PLATE BY MEANS OF INTEGRAL EQUATIONS
Authors: Branimir Čućić
Published: November 2022

The 3D calculation of the magnetic fi eld around a model of a current carrying conductor and  ferromagnetic plate has been performed by means of integral equations in the quasistatic case.  There is good agreement between the calculated and measured results. The integral equation approach  is very effective in a space in which a fi eld distant from the source is calculated and there  are not many different types of ferromagnetic materials. The conductivity and permeability of the  ferromagnetic materials are assumed to be constant. Furthermore, the influence of the ferromagnetic  materials on the magnetic fi eld of a conductor is shown.
VALIDITY LIMITS OF THE EXPRESSION FOR MEASURING SOIL RESISTIVITY BY THE WENNER METHOD ACCORDING TO IEEE STANDARD 81-1983
Authors: Tomislav Barić  , Damir Šljivac  , Marinko Stojkov
Published: November 2022

For the analysis of soil resistivity results and measurement, engineers have guidelines and instructions  from various international standards at their disposal. The circumstances under which the  mathematical expressions in these standards were obtained are not always clear. One such case is  described in this article and refers to the international IEEE Standard  81-1983, an expression for apparent soil resistivity, and refers to a theoretical model and the prediction  and interpretation of measurement results obtained by using the Wenner method of electrode  arrangement. In IEEE Std. 81-1983, rod electrodes are modeled as spherical, which ultimately  results in a simplified mathematical expression for apparent soil resistivity. Due to this simplification,  the expression in this standard does not provide engineers with insight into its validity limits,  i.e. accuracy.
What Happened to PhilRice’s Microtiller? A Scaling Study
Authors:   Philippine Rice Research Institute, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Manalo aime A., IV , Orcullo Louie Gerard F. ,   Philippine Rice Research Institute, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, de Leon Teresa Joi P. ,   Philippine Rice Research Institute, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Baltazar Marco Antonio M. ,   Philippine Rice Research Institute, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Published: November 2022

This study inquires on the outscaling of the microtiller, a machine developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the 1990s to address the tedious rice land cultivation in the Cordillera highlands of the Philippines. Stakeholders of the project were interviewed, particularly staff members of PhilRice and the Department of Agriculture; representatives of the Central Cordillera Agricultural Programme, PhilRice’s partner organization in developing and promoting the microtiller; and manufacturers and farmers in the area. It was found that while the machine offered a solution to the highly tedious land preparation issue, four key factors affected its scaling: absence of private sector engagement, lack of a business plan for scaling, lack of extension services, and the presence of a more versatile and cheaper competitor. This study provides empirical evidence of the usability of the set of scaling ingredients developed by PPPLab and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center to facilitate analysis of scaling of innovations. The findings may inform scaling opportunities and strategies for farm machines by agricultural research and development institutions across the globe.
Five new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner from Indochina, India and China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V. , Saldaitis Aidas , Müller Günter C.
Published: November 2022

Five new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] are described: Miltochrista kravchenkoi sp. n. (Myanmar: Chin State), Miltochrista velona sp. n. (NW Myanmar, SW China (Sichuan) and N Vietnam), Miltochrista pachia sp. n. (NW Myanmar: Chin State), Miltochrista ekliptika sp. n. (Myanmar: Kachin and Chin States), and Miltochrista tinsukia sp. n. (NE India: Assam). The lectotype for Cyllene humilis Walker, 1859 is designated. Adults, and male and female genitalia of the new and the similar species are illustrated.
Long-term efficacy of specific therapy in patients with different clinical variants of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease
Authors: Valieva Z. S. , Gratsianskaia S. E. , Shariya A. M. , Kasparova A. M. , Martynyuk, T. V.
Published: November 2022

Aim: evaluate the frequency of prescription and long-term efficacy of different types of specific therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart defects (CHD).

Materials and methods. The retrospective part of the study included patients first admitted to the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology in the period 2015-2017 — 30 patients with Eisenmenger syndrome, 25 with left-to-right shunt, 26 with residual PAH. 58 patients were followed up 12 and 24 months after the first hospitalization.

Results. The most commonly prescribed drugs for PAH-CHD pts were sildenafil and bosentan as monotherapy and in combination. By the 24th month of followup there was a twofold increase of patients with combined specific therapy in all groups, the largest increase in patients with residual PAH. After 24 months, all modes of therapy showed positive dynamics with an increase in distance in the 6-minute walk testing, functional class improvement, a decrease in the mean pulmonary artery pressure, a decrease in the size of the right ventricle, and normalization of the left heart. The survival rate of patients with Eisenmenger syndrome was 80,5%, PAH-CHD with bidirectional shunt — 93,5%, residual PAH — 47,9%, idiopathic pulmonary hypertension — 48%.

Conclusion. Patients with Eisenmenger syndrome receive specific monotherapy for a long time, while maintaining low/intermediate risk, are characterized by the best survival. Patients with residual PAH have the most severe hemodynamic impairment, rapid progression of the disease, despite the ongoing combination specific therapy, and low survival.
Current trends in the use of the renin-angiotensin system blocking drugs in renovascular arterial hypertension
Authors: Chikhladze N. M.
Published: November 2022

Renovascular hypertension (RH) is one of the most common secondary forms of arterial hypertension, in most cases caused by atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS). The development of a course of hypertension resistant to antihypertensive therapy with an unfavorable prognosis of deterioration of kidney function and cardiovascular complications is characteristic. The review discusses the pathophysiological mechanisms of RH development in ARAS, draws attention to the important role of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation, which determines the nature of the course of the disease, the high frequency of target organ damage. Modern approaches to the drug treatment of this form of hypertension, the validity and benefits of the use of drugs that block the effects of RAS in patients with RH of atherosclerotic genesis, constituting a category of high risk of cardiovascular complications, are The issues of the effectiveness of the use of these drugs in order to reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications and improve the long-term prognosis of the course of this form of hypertension are discussed.
Consensus on patients with hyperuricemia and high cardiovascular risk treatment: 2022
Authors: Chazova I. E. , Zhernakova Yu. V. , Kislyak O. A. , Podzolkov V. I. , Oshchepkova E. V. , Mironova O. Yu. , Blinova N. V.
Published: November 2022

After 3 years since the release of the first consensus on the management of patients with hyperuricemia and high cardiovascular risk. During this time, new data appeared that confirm the importance of uric acid control as a risk factor for cardiovascular complications and allow optimizing the algorithm for managing such patients. Studies since the first consensus emerged have identified new hyperuricemia thresholds for cardiovascular risk. The present consensus regulates the prescription of urate-lowering therapy depending on the severity of the detected hyperuricemia. However, although a large body of data demonstrates a positive effect of urate-lowering therapy on the cardiovascular prognosis, there is a need for additional evidence to support the treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia.
NEW FRONTIERS FOR RETROGRADE RECANALIZATION OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS
Authors: Stelmashok V. I. , Polonetsky O. L. , Strygo N. P. , Zatsepin A. O. , Belsky E. V. , Zakharevich A. N. , Mrochek A. G.
Published: November 2022

In article it was resumed modern concepts of interventional chronic total occlusion retrograde recanalization. It was introduced advantages and disadvantages of particular approaches. It was described created by authors new way of retrograde CTO recanalization (CART-M method) and clinical presentation of this method was shown. It was announced potential advantages of CART-M method comparing with other methods of CTO recanalization.
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME: FOCUS ON DAILY PROFILES OF CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE AND VASCULAR STIFFNESS
Authors: Panchenkova L. A. , Andreeva L. A. , Khamidova K. A. , Yurkova T. E. , Martynov A. I.
Published: November 2022

Purpose: to evaluate the parameters of the central aortic pressure and arterial stiffness during the day in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) with metabolic syndrome (MS) Material and methods: The study included 48 subjects divided into 2 groups: 23 (47,9%) subjects with AH, 25 (52,1%) subjects with AH with MS (AH+MS). Control group (CG) were 22 practically healthy subjects. All the subjects underwent examination ABPM with oscillometric sensor (BPLabVasotens, Russia) with assessment CAP (systolic blood pressure, SBPao; diastolic blood pressure DBPao; pulse pressure,PPao; Augmentation index, Alxao; amplification of pulse pressure, PPA) and arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity, PWVao; Reflected Wave Transit Time, RWTT; Arterial Stiffness Index, ASI; Augmentation index, AIx). Results: Analysis of CAP demonstrated significant differences between the day / night SBP ao, DBP ao., mean BP ao in AH and AH + MS groups compared to the CG. No significant differences in the parameters of pulse pressure (PP) during the day in these groups are not mentioned, but PP is higher in AH + MS group. Augmentation Index for 24 hours significantly higher, amplification of pulse pressure was significantly lower in the AH + MS compared to CG and AH group. Evaluation of daily arterial stiffness parameters revealed significantly higher rates in PWVao in AH + MS group comparison with the CG and AH group. RWTT statisticaly significant lower in AH + MS and AH groups compared to CG. Conclusion: 24-hour monitoring of CAP and AS revealed a deterioration of the elastic properties of central arteries in hypertensive subjects with metabolic syndrome. Thus, the results of our study confirm the importance of the study of arterial stiffness and the CAP and in the long term could be considered as markers in hypertensive patients, especially in the presence of comorbid pathology.
The Effect Of Person Organization Fit On Employee Performance With Organizational Commitment Mediation Variables
Authors: SUCIATI Audina Sarah , ERLINA R.R. , AHADIAT Ayi
Published: November 2022

The role of employees in fulfilling the company's strategy is shown through performance. How well the performance shown by employees is adjusted to the standards set by the company and can be determined by the management of the performance itself. It is essential for companies to carry out a performance management process and then conduct an employee performance appraisal within a certain period of time. So that in the end, the performance of an organization depends on the performance of its employees. This study aimed to determine the effect of personal organization fit on employee performance and the indirect effect through organizational commitment. This study uses quantitative methods by distributing questionnaires in data collection. The sample of this study was taken from the results of questionnaires to employees of as many as 105 people. The analytical tool used is path analysis (path analysis). The results of this study support the four hypotheses proposed: first, person organization fit has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Second, personal organization fit positively and significantly affects organizational commitment. Third, organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, and fourth organizational commitment mediates the effect of the personal organization fit on employee performance. So, paying attention to personal organization fit and organizational commitment to improving employee performance is necessary
Structure in the Magnetic Field of the Milky Way Disk and Halo Traced by Faraday Rotation
Authors: Dickey John M. , West Jennifer , Thomson Alec J. M. , Landecker T. L. , Bracco A. , Carretti E. , Han J. L. , Hill A. S. , Ma Y. K. , Mao S. A. , Ordog A. , Brown Jo-Anne C. , Douglas K. A. , Erceg A. , Jelić V. , Kothes R. , Wolleben M.
Published: November 2022

Magnetic fields in the ionized medium of the disk and halo of the Milky Way impose Faraday rotation on linearly polarized radio emission. We compare two surveys mapping the Galactic Faraday rotation, one showing the rotation measures of extragalactic sources seen through the Galaxy, and one showing Faraday depth of the diffuse Galactic synchrotron emission from the Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey. Comparing the two data sets in 5° × 10° bins shows good agreement at intermediate latitudes, 10° < ∣b∣ < 50°, and little correlation between them at lower and higher latitudes. Where they agree, both tracers show clear patterns as a function of Galactic longitude, ℓ; in the northern hemisphere a strong

sin

(
2
ℓ
)

pattern; and in the southern hemisphere a

sin

(
ℓ
+
π
)

pattern. Pulsars with height above or below the plane ∣z∣ > 300 pc show similar ℓ dependence in their rotation measures. Nearby nonthermal structures show rotation measure shadows as does the Orion–Eridanus superbubble. We describe families of dynamo models that could explain the observed patterns in the two hemispheres. We suggest that a field reversal, known to cross the plane a few hundred parsecs inside the solar circle, could shift to positive z with increasing Galactic radius to explain the

sin

(
2
ℓ
)

pattern in the northern hemisphere. Correlation shows that rotation measures from extragalactic sources are one to two times the corresponding rotation measure of the diffuse emission, implying Faraday complexity along some lines of sight, especially in the southern hemisphere.
Quijote-PNG: Quasi-maximum Likelihood Estimation of Primordial Non-Gaussianity in the Nonlinear Dark Matter Density Field
Authors: Jung Gabriel , Karagiannis Dionysios , Liguori Michele , Baldi Marco , Coulton William R. , Jamieson Drew , Verde Licia , Villaescusa-Navarro Francisco , Wandelt Benjamin D.
Published: November 2022

Future large-scale structure surveys are expected to improve current bounds on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), with a significant impact on our understanding of early universe physics. The level of such improvements will however strongly depend on the extent to which late-time nonlinearities erase the PNG signal on small scales. In this work, we show how much primordial information remains in the bispectrum of the nonlinear dark matter density field by implementing a new, simulation-based methodology for joint estimation of PNG amplitudes (f
NL) and standard Lambda cold dark matter parameters. The estimator is based on optimally compressed statistics, which, for a given input density field, combine power spectrum and modal bispectrum measurements, and numerically evaluate their covariance and their response to changes in cosmological parameters. In this first analysis, we focus on the matter density field, and we train and validate the estimator using a large suite of N-body simulations (Quijote-png), including different types of PNG (local, equilateral, orthogonal). We explicitly test the estimator’s unbiasedness, optimality, and stability with respect to changes in the total number of input realizations. While the dark matter power spectrum itself contains negligible PNG information, as expected, including it as an ancillary statistic increases the PNG information content extracted from the bispectrum by a factor of order 2. As a result, we prove the capability of our approach to optimally extract PNG information on nonlinear scales beyond the perturbative regime, up to

k

max

=
0.5

h

Mpc

−
1

. At the same time, we discuss the significant information on cosmological parameters contained on these scales.
Plasma Composition Measurements in an Active Region from Solar Orbiter/SPICE and Hinode/EIS
Authors: Brooks David H. , Janvier Miho , Baker Deborah , Warren Harry P. , Auchère Frédéric , Carlsson Mats , Fludra Andrzej , Hassler Don , Peter Hardi , Müller Daniel , Williams David , Cuadrado Regina Aznar , Barczynski Krzysztof , Buchlin Eric , Caldwell Martin , Fredvik Terje , Giunta Alessandra , Grundy Tim , Guest Steve , Haberreiter Margit , Harra Louise , Leeks Sarah , Parenti Susanna , Pelouze Gabriel , Plowman Joseph , Schmutz Werner , Schuehle Udo , Sidher Sunil , Teriaca Luca , Thompson William T. , Young Peter R.
Published: November 2022

A key goal of the Solar Orbiter mission is to connect elemental abundance measurements of the solar wind enveloping the spacecraft with extreme-UV (EUV) spectroscopic observations of their solar sources, but this is not an easy exercise. Observations from previous missions have revealed a highly complex picture of spatial and temporal variations of elemental abundances in the solar corona. We have used coordinated observations from Hinode and Solar Orbiter to attempt new abundance measurements with the Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) instrument, and benchmark them against standard analyses from the EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). We use observations of several solar features in active region (AR) 12781 taken from an Earth-facing view by EIS on 2020 November 10, and SPICE data obtained one week later on 2020 November 17, when the AR had rotated into the Solar Orbiter field of view. We identify a range of spectral lines that are useful for determining the transition region and low-coronal-temperature structure with SPICE, and demonstrate that SPICE measurements are able to differentiate between photospheric and coronal magnesium/neon abundances. The combination of SPICE and EIS is able to establish the atmospheric composition structure of a fan loop/outflow area at the AR edge. We also discuss the problem of resolving the degree of elemental fractionation with SPICE, which is more challenging without further constraints on the temperature structure, and comment on what that can tell us about the sources of the solar wind and solar energetic particles.
Extreme Mass Loss in Low-mass Type Ib/c Supernova Progenitors
Authors: Wu Samantha C. , Fuller Jim
Published: November 2022

Many core-collapse supernovae (SNe) with hydrogen-poor and low-mass ejecta, such as ultra-stripped SNe and type Ibn SNe, are observed to interact with dense circumstellar material (CSM). These events likely arise from the core collapse of helium stars that have been heavily stripped by a binary companion and have ejected significant mass during the last weeks to years of their lives. In helium star models run to days before core collapse we identify a range of helium core masses ≈2.5–3 M
⊙ whose envelopes expand substantially due to the helium shell burning while the core undergoes neon and oxygen burning. When modeled in binary systems, the rapid expansion of these helium stars induces extremely high rates of late-stage mass transfer (

M

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≳

10

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M

⊙

yr

−
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) beginning weeks to decades before core collapse. We consider two scenarios for producing CSM in these systems: either mass transfer remains stable and mass loss is driven from the system in the vicinity of the accreting companion, or mass transfer becomes unstable and causes a common envelope event (CEE) through which the helium envelope is unbound. The ensuing CSM properties are consistent with the CSM masses (∼10−2–1 M
⊙) and radii (∼1013–1016 cm) inferred for ultra-stripped SNe and several type Ibn SNe. Furthermore, systems that undergo a CEE could produce short-period neutron star binaries that merge in less than 100 Myr.
An Electron-scattering Time Delay in Black Hole Accretion Disks
Authors: Salvesen Greg
Published: November 2022

Universal to black hole X-ray binaries, the high-frequency soft lag gets longer during the hard-to-intermediate state transition, evolving from ≲1 to ∼10 ms. The soft lag production mechanism is thermal disk reprocessing of nonthermal coronal irradiation. X-ray reverberation models account for the light-travel time delay external to the disk, but assume instantaneous reprocessing of the irradiation inside the electron-scattering-dominated disk atmosphere. We model this neglected scattering time delay as a random walk within an α-disk atmosphere, with approximate opacities. To explain soft lag trends, we consider a limiting case of the scattering time delay that we dub the thermalization time delay, t
th; this is the time for irradiation to scatter its way down to the effective photosphere, where it gets thermalized, and then scatter its way back out. We demonstrate that t
th plausibly evolves from being inconsequential for low mass accretion rates

m

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characteristic of the hard state, to rivaling or exceeding the light-travel time delay for

m

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characteristic of the intermediate state. However, our crude model confines t
th to a narrow annulus near peak accretion power dissipation, so cannot yet explain in detail the anomalously long-duration soft lags associated with larger disk radii. We call for time-dependent models with accurate opacities to assess the potential relevance of a scattering delay.
Oreocharis polyneura, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Yunnan, China
Authors: Gong Yan-Xiong , Ding Hong-Bo , Yan Xiang-Shuai , Wen Fang , Tian Yao-Hua , Tan Yun-Hong
Published: November 2022

Oreocharis polyneura, a new species from southern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to O. rhytidophylla by having more obvious lateral veins forming a crosslinked network on the adaxial surface of leaf blades, but can be distinguished by having more lateral veins (12–15 pairs vs. 7–9 pairs) of leaf blades, shorter corolla tubes (the length ratio of corolla tube to corolla lobes = 1.2–2.9 vs. 3.4–6) and shorter pistils (6–8 mm long vs. 27–30 mm long). In addition, a detailed morphological description, a photographic illustration, the distribution and phenology of the new species are presented.
Review of Chinese species of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer, 1915 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
Authors: Xia Mei-Hua , Tang Liang , Schillhammer Harald
Published: November 2022

Species of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer, 1915 occurring in China are reviewed. Four new species and one new subspecies are described: T. baishanzuensissp. nov. (Zhejiang), T. bicolorsp. nov. (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan), T. brachypterussp. nov. (Sichuan), T. chrysitessp. nov. (Fujian), and T. formosanus flavipesssp. nov. (Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Anhui, Jiangxi). A new synonymy is proposed: T. baoxingensis Yang, Zhou & Schillhammer, 2011 syn. nov. is in fact T. acerosus Yang, Zhou & Schillhammer, 2011. New provincial records for T. acerosus Yang, Zhou & Schillhammer, 2011 are reported. A key to Chinese species of the genus is provided.
Wellbeing of female employees: What workplaces do women love?
Authors: Campos-García Irene
Published: November 2022

Purpose: Previous research has highlighted that employee wellbeing in the workplace is closely linked to equity, achievement, and interactions. However, gender inequality in employment opportunities, work-life imbalance, the gender pay gap, and the existence of the glass ceiling are workplace realities and generate failures that can reduce women’s happiness and wellbeing. Based on the theories of organisational justice, affective events, and transactional stress, this research attempts to identify the initiatives or actions that can act as true levers to promote equality and to contribute to the creation of inclusive and enchanting workplaces for female employees.Design: This study was carried out using the Delphi method. The panel consisted of a group of Spanish experts from the academic and professional fields who had close relationships with the topic of research.Findings: Parity objectives and flexibility measures are actions that can be effective in achieving gender equality in companies. Factors related to equitable, fair, and non-discriminatory treatment are the main determinants of female wellbeing in the workplace. The quality of female employment and having leaders capable of creating inclusive environments increases the attractiveness of organisations for women.Originality/value: This research yields interesting findings on the responsibility and role of companies in fulfilling the demands of female employees and in making women fall in love with the workplace. It may be especially relevant in the COVID-19 scenario.
The role of the gut microbiome in paediatric irritable bowel syndrome
Authors: McHarg Alexandra S , Leach Steven
Published: November 2022

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and disabling condition in children. The pathophysiology of IBS is thought to be multifactorial but remains incompletely understood. There is growing evidence implicating the gut microbiome in IBS. Intestinal dysbiosis has been demonstrated in paediatric IBS cohorts; however, no uniform or consistent pattern has been identified. The exact mechanisms by which this dysbiosis contributes to IBS symptoms remain unknown. Available evidence suggests the imbalance produces a functional dysbiosis, with altered production of gases and metabolites that interact with the intestinal wall to cause symptoms, and enrichment or depletion of certain metabolic pathways. Additional hypothesised mechanisms include increased intestinal permeability, visceral hypersensitivity and altered gastrointestinal motility; however, these remain speculative in paediatric patients, with studies limited to animal models and adult populations. Interaction between dietary components and intestinal microbiota, particularly with fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs), has drawn increasing attention. FODMAPs have been found to trigger and worsen IBS symptoms. This is thought to be related to products of their fermentation by a dysbiotic microbial population, although this remains to be proven. A low-FODMAP diet has shown promising success in ameliorating symptoms in some but not all patients. There remains much to be discovered about the role of the dysbiotic microbiome in paediatric IBS.
The Effect of Cognitive Impairment on the Association Between Social Network Properties and Mortality Among Older Korean Adults
Authors: Kim Eunji , Sung Kiho , Kim Chang Oh , Youm Yoosik , Kim Hyeon Chang
Published: November 2022

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of cognitive impairment on the association between social network properties and mortality among older Korean adults.Methods: This study used data from the Korean Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. It obtained 814 older adults’ complete network maps across an entire village in 2011-2012. Participants’ deaths until December 31, 2020 were confirmed by cause-of-death statistics. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the risks of poor social network properties (low degree centrality, perceived loneliness, social non-participation, group-level segregation, and lack of support) on mortality according to cognitive impairment.Results: In total, 675 participants (5510.4 person-years) were analyzed, excluding those with missing data and those whose deaths could not be verified. Along with cognitive impairment, all social network properties except loneliness were independently associated with mortality. When stratified by cognitive function, some variables indicating poor social relations had higher risks among older adults with cognitive impairment, with adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of 2.12 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34 to 3.35) for social nonparticipation, 1.58 (95% CI, 0.94 to 2.65) for group-level segregation, and 3.44 (95% CI, 1.55 to 7.60) for lack of support. On the contrary, these effects were not observed among those with normal cognition, with adjusted HRs of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.31 to 1.71), 0.96 (95% CI, 0.42 to 2.21), and 0.95 (95% CI, 0.23 to 3.96), respectively.Conclusions: The effect of social network properties was more critical among the elderly with cognitive impairment. Older adults with poor cognitive function are particularly encouraged to participate in social activities to reduce the risk of mortality.
Stable matching under forward‐induction reasoning
Authors: Pomatto Luciano
Published: November 2022

A standing question in the theory of matching markets is how to define stability under incomplete information. This paper proposes an epistemic approach. Agents negotiate through offers, and offers are interpreted according to the highest possible degree of rationality that can be ascribed to their proponents. A matching is deemed “stable” if maintaining the current allocation is a rationalizable action for each agent. The main result shows an equivalence between this notion and “incomplete‐information stability,” a cooperative solution concept put forward by Liu, Mailath, Postlewaite, and Samuelson (2014) for markets with incomplete information.
When Walras meets Vickrey
Authors: Delacrétaz David , Loertscher Simon , Mezzetti Claudio
Published: November 2022

We consider general
asset market environments in which agents with quasilinear payoffs are endowed with objects and have demands for other agents' objects. We show that if all agents have a maximum demand of one object and are endowed with at most one object, the VCG transfer of each agent is equal to the
largest net Walrasian price of this agent. Consequently, the VCG deficit is equal to the sum of the largest net Walrasian prices over all agents. Generally, whenever Walrasian prices exist, the sum of the largest net Walrasian prices is a nonnegative lower bound for the deficit, implying that no dominant‐strategy mechanism runs a budget surplus while respecting agents' ex post individual rationality constraints.
On the revealed preference analysis of stable aggregate matchings
Authors: Demuynck Thomas , Salman Umutcan
Published: November 2022

Echenique, Lee, Shum, and Yenmez (2013) established the testable revealed preference restrictions for stable aggregate matching with transferable and nontransferable utility and for extremal stable matchings. In this paper, we rephrase their restrictions in terms of properties on a corresponding bipartite graph. From this, we obtain a simple condition that verifies whether a given aggregate matching is rationalizable. For matchings that are not rationalizable, we provide a simple greedy algorithm that computes the minimum number of matches that need to be removed to obtain a rationalizable matching. We also show that the related problem of finding the minimum number of types that we need to remove in order to obtain a rationalizable matching is NP‐complete.
Structured Digital Writing Lab
Authors: Uckelmann Dieter , Judel Sven , Görzen Sergej , Greven Christoph , Schroeder Ulrik
Published: November 2022

The importance of writing and publishing is well understood in the academic world and is gaining importance in business applications as well. Students need to gain corresponding skills during their studies. The process itself can be structured and is repeatable. However, students are not familiar with the process and need some guidance to achieve high quality results. Typical writing seminars may be quite theoretical and do not sufficiently guide the writing in teams, reviewing and publication process. This paper presents the Scientific Workflow Guide SWOFI that can be used to guide collaborative academic writing and publishing in a structured process, which resembles the guided process in lab-based education. The results which have been achieved in different seminars at two different institutions are analyzed and discussed.
Project Successful Deployment
Authors: Romagnoli Giovanni , Esposito Giovanni , Reverberi Davide
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we present a method for evaluating the success of digitalization projects, namely the Project Successful Deployment (PSD). With the term digitalization, we mean the use of digital technologies and digitized information to create value in new ways and to benefit from them. The existing methods for project evaluation emphasize the capability of a project to deliver its results by respecting times and costs. The method we propose, instead, suggests evaluating projects by means of its external dimensions, namely the functionalities and quality of the deliverables. These external project dimensions are reflected on the project scope, and thus evaluate the requirements of the deliverables, and the degree to which the deliverable meet their quality objectives The method is composed of a set of matrixes, and it uses a structured procedure to define and refine its items and their weights, by means of a panel of experts. It has been applied to a practical case study, a digitalization project of a network of research and teaching laboratories. The method allowed a structured project evaluation, and the practical case study showed strengths and weaknesses of the PSD model, which proved to be robust and effective, in providing a timely evaluation of the project.
Du bistrot aux concerts punks : fragments utopiques en territoire rural
Authors: Tuaillon-Demésy Audrey
Published: November 2022

Au milieu d’un village vosgien se tient depuis plus de 120 ans le débit de boissons « Chez Narcisse ». Dans les années 1980, la salle de concert qui y est attenante permet l’accueil de groupes issus de la culture punk. Aujourd’hui, cet espace à double vocation est à la fois une alternative aux salles de musique institutionnalisées et un lieu de sociabilité villageoise. L’histoire de Chez Narcisse et son mode de fonctionnement conduisent à l’émergence d’expériences utopiques visant en effet à proposer des alternatives à un ordre (culturel, social, économique, politique, voire temporel) établi. Il s’agit ainsi de saisir comment sont façonnées ces expériences utopiques localisées et éphémères afin de comprendre quels sont les questionnements mobilisés par les acteurs qui les mettent en œuvre. D’une part, celles-ci s’inscrivent dans le temps long du bistrot et s’appuient sur une histoire familiale de la dissidence. Ensuite, afin de perpétuer ces expériences utopiques, le collectif formé autour de Chez Narcisse (habitués, bénévoles, etc.) met en œuvre des propositions visant à construire un lieu de vie indépendant. Enfin, les concerts apparaissent comme des interstices reposant sur une uchronie et autorisant l’apparition d’utopies festives. Chez Narcisse présente ainsi des utopies intermittentes, spécifiques à ce milieu rural.
Fostering Learner Agency Through Intentional Learning Design
Authors: Kazin Cathrael
Published: November 2022

This chapter argues that the conventional approach to education systematically inculcates passivity and strips learners of the capacity for meaningful and informed choice. Rather than promote student agency and self-direction, the prevailing model remains focused on teaching, namely what “instructors” impart, not what students learn. This attitude inevitably treats learners as empty vessels to be filled rather than as fundamental co-creators of their own education. However, the solution is not for educators to abdicate from the responsibility of educating. Instead, they can and should intentionally foster learner agency with a coherent approach to learning design that is based on six principles: relevance and transparency, active learning, authentic assessment, staging and scaffolding, actionable feedback rather than grades, and a commitment to equity.