bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simultaneous sensing of strain and temperature based on the inline-MZI embedded point-shaped taper structure with low crosstalk
Authors: Han Xiao-Peng , Zhang Yun-Dong , Hasi Wuliji , Lin Si-Yu , Wang Fan , Wei Yuan , Zhao Zhenyu
Published: July 2023

An embedded spherical dot taper structure (EDT) based on the MZI principle is proposed in this paper, which is mainly fabricated by using two special arc discharges in the preparation process. The proposed structure involves two specialized arc discharge techniques. First, an oversaturated discharge fusion process creates a micro-arc spherical area on the fiber end face to form the first link type. Second, an unsaturated discharge-pulling taper fusion joint creates a local micro-extrusion operation on this micro-arc fiber end face to form the second link. The thermal stress from instantaneous discharge causes a reverse spherical expansion zone to form in the end face structure, similar to the micromachining of long-period fiber gratings that use local CO2 laser etching to create modulated zones. The study involves a mathematical and theoretical analysis of how geometric parameters in the spherical modulation zone impact the structure's characteristic spectrum. The research demonstrates the potential for this structure to function as a light-intensity modulated strain sensor device through both theoretical and experimental means. As per the experimental findings, the optimized structure displays a high level of strain sensing sensitivity at 0.03 dB/µε and temperature sensing sensitivity of 73 pm/°C (20°C-75°C) and 169 pm/°C (75°C-120°C). Additionally, it possesses excellent cross-sensitivity at only ∼0.0015 µε/°C. Therefore, this sensor presents a favorable option for strain and temperature synchronization sensing and monitoring components, and exhibits notable application prospects in precision engineering, which encompasses mechanical manufacturing, the power and electrical industry, healthcare domain, and certain specialized areas of small-scale precision engineering.
Perfect Talbot self-imaging effect of aperiodic gratings
Authors: Yao Yizheng , Sun Xuhui , Ma Yibing , Wang Tong , Wu Gan , Chen Huan , Gao Bing , Wang Chenglong , Wu Hao , Zhang Chao , Qin Yiqiang
Published: July 2023

We propose and investigate a class of aperiodic grating structure which can achieve perfect Talbot effect under certain conditions. The aperiodic grating structure is obtained by the superposition of two or more sine terms. In the case of two sine terms, the Talbot effect can be realized when the period ratio of two terms is arbitrary. While in the case of more than two sine terms, the period ratios of each term must meet certain extra conditions. The theory has been further verified by numerical simulations. It expands the field of Talbot effect and is of potential significance for subsequent research applications such as optical imaging and measurement.
High band-width mid-infrared frequency-modulated Faraday rotation spectrometer for time resolved measurement of the OH radical
Authors: Cheng Feihu , Zhao Weixiong , Fang Bo , Zhang Yang , Yang Nana , Zhou Hao , Zhang Weijun
Published: July 2023

We present a novel mid-infrared frequency-modulated Faraday rotation spectrometer (FM-FRS) for highly sensitive and high bandwidth detection of OH radicals in a photolysis reactor. High frequency modulation (up to 150 MHz) of the probe laser using an electro-optical modulator (EOM) was used to produce a modulation sideband on the laser output. An axial magnetic field was applied to the multi-pass Herriott cell, causing the linearly polarized light to undergo Faraday rotation. OH radicals were generated in the cell by photolyzing a mixture of ozone (O3) and water (H2O) with a UV laser pulse. The detection limit of OH reaches 6.8 × 108 molecule/cm3 (1σ, 0.2 ms) after 3 and falling to 8.0 × 107 molecule/cm3 after 100 event integrations. Relying on HITRAN absorption cross section and line shape data, this corresponds to minimum detectable fractional absorption (Amin) of 1.9 × 10−5 and 2.2 × 10−6, respectively. A higher signal-to-noise ratio and better long-term stability was achieved than with conventional FMS because the approach was immune to interference from diamagnetic species and residual amplitude modulation noise. To our knowledge, this work reports the first detection of OH in a photolysis reactor by FM-FRS in the mid-infrared region, a technique that will provide a new and alternative spectroscopic approach for the kinetic study of OH and other intermediate radicals.
Umbrella-frame silicon nanorod arrays decorated with Au nanoparticles as recyclable SERS substrates
Authors: Liao Zekun , Hu Xiaofeng , Chu Jiao , Wu Yu , Ji Te , Zhu Huachun , Peng Weiwei , Wang Jie , Zhao Hongwei , Chen Min
Published: July 2023

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful technique for detection and identification of trace amounts of molecules with high specificity. A variety of two- and three-dimensional (3D) SERS substrates have been developed. Among these SERS substrates, to further develop new morphology of 3D SERS-active substrate with robust SERS functionality is still desired and necessary. In this paper, what we believe to be a novel and effective SERS-active substrate based on large-scale 3D Si hierarchical nanoarrays in conjunction with homogeneous Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) was proposed. Its building block shaped like the umbrella-frame structure was fabricated by a simple and cost-effective top-down nanofabrication method. Such umbrella-frame structure achieved excellent SERS performance with high sensitivity and spatial uniformity. For R6G molecules, the detection limit can be as low as 10-14 M, with an enhancement factor of up to 107. The relative standard deviation can reach about 11% above 30 positions across an area of 100×100 μm2. This is mainly attributed to much more active-sites provided by the umbrella-frame structure for adsorption of target molecules and AuNPs, and sufficient 3D hotspots generated by the coupling between the SiNRs guided mode and AuNPs localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), as well as that between AuNPs LSPR. Especially by introducing the umbrella-ribs SiNRs and AuNPs, the light field can be greatly confined to the structure surface, creating strongly enhanced and even zero-gap fields in 3D space. Moreover, the proposed SERS-active substrate can be erased and reused multiple times by plasma cleaning and exhibits typically excellent recyclability and stability for robust SERS activity. The experimental results demonstrate the proposed substrate may serve as a promising SERS platform for trace detection of chemical and biological molecules.
Causal optimal and optically transparent ultra-wideband microwave metamaterials absorber with high angular stability
Authors: Li Jie , Shi Lihua , Chen Hailin , Qu Liyong , Yi Yun , Zhang Qi , Ma Yao , Wang Jianbao
Published: July 2023

Wideband microwave absorbers, especially those with high optical transparency, are significantly used in civil and military fields. This paper proposes an ultra-wideband optically transparent metamaterial absorber (MMA) with causal optimal thickness and high angular stability. Based on the equivalent circuits model of the MMA, a genetic algorithm is adopted to identify the best circuit parameters that can realize broadband microwave absorption. High transparent indium tin oxide and poly-methyl methacrylate are utilized to realize the absorber. Optimization and simulation results show that the designed MMA presents a high microwave absorption above 90%, covering a wide frequency of 2.05–15.5 GHz with an impressive FBW of 153.3%. The proposed MMA exhibits extraordinary angular stability. For TM polarization, it can still maintain a fractional bandwidth (FBW) over 114.5% at an incidence angle of 70° and over 142% at an incidence angle of 60°, while the FBW of both TE polarization and TM polarization exceeds 150% when the incidence angle is below 45°. Furthermore, the proposed absorber has the advantages of high transparency and polarization insensitiveness. A prototype of the proposed MMA is fabricated and experimentally tested. The measured results are in excellent agreement with the optimized design and the full-wave simulation results, demonstrating its excellent performance. Most significantly, the overall thickness of the absorber is 0.102 λ at the lowest working frequency and only 1.08 times the causality-dictated minimum sample thickness. The MMA proposed herein provides methods to achieve high compatibility with wideband microwave absorption, optical transparency, and wide-angle incidence, thus enabling a wide range of applications in stealth, electromagnetic pollution reduction, and electromagnetic compatible facilities.
LED-pumped Er:Cr:YSGG light sources
Authors: Lopez Lisa , Druon Frédéric , Georges Patrick , Balembois François
Published: July 2023

For, what we believe is, the first time, an Er:Cr:YSGG crystal is pumped by LEDs through a Ce:YAG luminescent concentrator. We demonstrate both laser emission at 2.79 µm and strong spontaneous emission at 1.6 µm. The luminescent concentrator delivers 1.5 ms pulses at 10 Hz in the visible (550-650 nm) to the Er:Cr:YSGG crystal, in a transverse pumping configuration. The Er:Cr:YSGG laser produces up to 6.8 mJ at 2.79 µm in a biconcave cavity. The Er:Cr:YSGG also stands out as a bright broadband incoherent source around 1.6 µm with a unique combination of peak power (351 mW) and brightness (1.4 W/sr/cm2).
High-quality and high-diversity conditionally generative ghost imaging based on denoising diffusion probabilistic model
Authors: Mao Shuai , He Yuchen , Chen Hui , Zheng Huaibin , Liu Jianbin , Yuan Yuan , Le Mingnan , Li Bin , Chen Juan , Xu Zhuo
Published: July 2023

Deep-learning (DL) methods have gained significant attention in ghost imaging (GI) as promising approaches to attain high-quality reconstructions with limited sampling rates. However, existing DL-based GI methods primarily emphasize pixel-level loss and one-to-one mapping from bucket signals or low-quality GI images to high-quality images, tending to overlook the diversity in image reconstruction. Interpreting image reconstruction from the perspective of conditional probability, we propose the utilization of the denoising diffusion probabilistic model (DDPM) framework to address this challenge. Our designed method, known as DDPMGI, can not only achieve better quality but also generate reconstruction results with high diversity. At a sampling rate of 10%, our method achieves an average PSNR of 21.19 dB and an SSIM of 0.64, surpassing the performance of other comparison methods. The results of physical experiments further validate the effectiveness of our approach in real-world scenarios. Furthermore, we explore the potential application of our method in color GI reconstruction, where the average PSNR and SSIM reach 20.055 dB and 0.723, respectively. These results highlight the significant advancements and potential of our method in achieving high-quality image reconstructions in GI, including color image reconstruction.
Extreme detectable vibration frequency limited by rolling shutter camera imaging of laser speckles
Authors: Hong Huanhuan , Liang Jiajia , Deng Liza , Guo Wei , Wang Xiaozhong
Published: July 2023

The row scanning mechanism of a rolling shutter camera can be used to infer high-frequency information from a low-frame-rate video. Combining the high intensity of laser speckle and high row-sampling rate of a rolling shutter, extreme detectable vibration frequency limited by rolling shutter camera imaging is experimentally demonstrated. Using a commercially available industrial camera at a frame rate of 70 fps, a vibration signal with a frequency of 14.285 kHz is extracted that corresponds to an inter-row sampling period of 35 µs and a sampling frequency of 28.57 kHz. Connected component and centroid alignment algorithms are used to extract the inter-row vibration displacement. The parameters that limit the highest and lowest detectable frequencies are discussed.
Efficient Monte Carlo simulation of spatiotemporal speckles and their correlations
Authors: Bar Chen , Gkioulekas Ioannis , Levin Anat
Published: July 2023

When viewed under coherent illumination, scattering materials such as
tissue exhibit highly varying speckle patterns. Despite their
noise-like appearance, the temporal and spatial variations of these
speckles, resulting from internal tissue dynamics and/or external
perturbation of the illumination, carry strong statistical information
that is highly valuable for tissue analysis. The full practical
applicability of these statistics is still hindered by the difficulty
of simulating the speckles and their statistics. This paper proposes
an efficient Monte Carlo framework that can efficiently sample
physically correct speckles and estimate their covariances. While
Monte Carlo algorithms were originally derived for incoherent
illumination, our approach simulates complex-valued speckle fields. We
compare the statistics of our speckle fields against those produced by
an exact numerical wave solver and show a precise agreement, while our
simulator is a few orders of magnitude faster and scales to much
larger scenes. We also show that the simulator predictions accurately
align with existing analytical models and simulation strategies, which
currently address various partial settings of the general problem.
COVID-19 stressors and mental health problems amongst women who arrived as refugees and those born in Australia
Authors: Rees Susan J. , Mohsin Mohammed , Kuowei Tay Alvin , Moussa Batool , Klein Louis , Nadar Nawal , Hussain Fatima , Krishna Yalini , Khalil Batoul , Yousif Mariam , Silove Derrick , Fisher Jane
Published: July 2023

Women from refugee background residing in high income countries are at greater mental health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic given their higher baseline prevalence of mental disorders, trauma exposures and social adversities. During the COVID-19 pandemic we drew on data from wave-4 of the WATCH cohort study, collected between October 2019 and June 2021. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to compare the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) from the sample of 650 consecutively recruited women, 339 (52.2%) from the refugee-background who were resettled in Australia and 311 (48.8%) randomly and contemporaneously selected Australian born women. We assessed COVID-19 psychosocial stressors: 1. COVID-related material hardship and 2. COVID-related fear and stress. We examined for associations between scores on these two items and CMDs in each group respectively. Compared to Australian-born woman, women from refugee background recorded a significantly higher prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (19.8% vs 13.5%), PTSD (9.7% vs 5.1%), Separation Anxiety Disorder (SEPAD) (19.8% vs 13.5%) and Persistent Complicated Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) (6.5% vs 2.9%). In refugee women, associations were found between COVID-related material hardship and CMDs [MDD, Relative Risk (RR) = 1.39, 95%CI: 1.02–1.89, p = 0.02] as well as between COVID-related fear and stress and CMDs (MDD, RR = 1.74, 95%CI: 1.04–2.90, p = 0.02 p = 0.02). For Australian-born women, associations were more commonly found between CMDs and material hardship. Our study demonstrates that both women from refugee background and those born in Australia are experiencing significant rates of CMD during the pandemic and that material hardship is an associated factor. We found that women from refugee background are at greater risk for mental health problems and are more likely to report an association of those problems with fear and stress related to COVID_19. All women, and particularly those from refugee background, require urgent and specialised attention to their mental health and psychosocial problems during this pandemic.
The effect of age on the induction dose of propofol for general anesthesia in dogs
Authors: Hampton Chiara E. , da Cunha Anderson , Desselle Amber , Queiroz-Williams Patricia , Hofmeister Erik H.
Published: July 2023

Objective

In people, the dose of propofol (DOP) required for procedural sedation and anesthesia decreases significantly with age. The objective of this study was to determine if the DOP required to perform endotracheal intubation decreases with age in dogs.

Study design

Retrospective case series.

Animals

1397 dogs.

Methods

Data from dogs anesthetized at referral center (2017–2020) were analyzed with three multivariate linear regression models with backward elimination using a combination of either absolute age, physiologic age, or life expectancy (ratio between age at the time of anesthetic event and expected age of death for each breed obtained from previous literature) as well as other factors as independent variables, and DOP as the dependent variable. The DOP for each quartile of life expectancy (<25%, 25–50%, 50–75%, 75–100%, >100%) was compared using one-way ANOVA. Significance was set at alpha = 0.025.

Results

Mean age was 7.2 ± 4.1 years, life expectancy 59.8 ± 33%, weight 19 ± 14 kg, and DOP 3.76 ± 1.8 mg kg-1. Among age models, only life expectancy was a predictor of DOP (-0.37 mg kg-1;P= 0.013) but of minimal clinical importance. The DOP by life age expectancy quartile was 3.9 ± 2.3, 3.8 ± 1.8, 3.6 ± 1.8, 3.7 ± 1.7, and 3.4 ± 1.6 mg kg-1, respectively (P= 0.20). Yorkshire Terrier, Chihuahua, Maltese, mixed breed dogs under 10 kg, and Shih Tzu required higher DOP. Status of neutered male, ASA E, and Boxer, Labrador and Golden Retriever breeds decreased DOP, along with certain premedication drugs.

Conclusions and clinical relevance

In contrast to what is observed in people, an age cut-off predictive of DOP does not exist. Percentage of elapsed life expectancy along with other factors such as breed, premedication drug, emergency procedure, and reproductive status significantly alter DOP. In older dogs, the dose of propofol can be adjusted based on their elapsed life expectancy.
FedDNA: Federated learning using dynamic node alignment
Authors: Wang Shuwen , Zhu Xingquan
Published: July 2023

Federated Learning (FL), as a new computing framework, has received significant attentions recently due to its advantageous in preserving data privacy in training models with superb performance. During FL learning, distributed sites first learn respective parameters. A central site will consolidate learned parameters, using average or other approaches, and disseminate new weights across all sites to carryout next round of learning. The distributed parameter learning and consolidation repeat in an iterative fashion until the algorithm converges or terminates. Many FL methods exist to aggregate weights from distributed sites, but most approaches use a static node alignment approach, where nodes of distributed networks are statically assigned, in advance, to match nodes and aggregate their weights. In reality, neural networks, especially dense networks, have nontransparent roles with respect to individual nodes. Combined with random nature of the networks, static node matching often does not result in best matching between nodes across sites. In this paper, we propose, FedDNA, a dynamic node alignment federated learning algorithm. Our theme is to find best matching nodes between different sites, and then aggregate weights of matching nodes for federated learning. For each node in a neural network, we represent its weight values as a vector, and use a distance function to find most similar nodes, i.e., nodes with the smallest distance from other sides. Because finding best matching across all sites are computationally expensive, we further design a minimum spanning tree based approach to ensure that a node from each site will have matched peers from other sites, such that the total pairwise distances across all sites are minimized. Experiments and comparisons demonstrate that FedDNA outperforms commonly used baseline, such as FedAvg, for federated learning.
‘Fashion, you’re incomprehensible!’ Teenage girls, Jackie magazine and fashion as a negotiated social statement in the early 1970s
Authors: Knowles Joanne
Published: July 2023

The hugely popular girls’ magazineJackie(1964–93) was a significant source of guidance for its readers on a range of matters, including fashion. This article analyses archive editions ofJackieheld in the Femorabilia collection at Liverpool John Moores University to re-examine its fashion content during a period marked by a shift in emphasis from creativity to consumption. It also revisits Angela McRobbie’s highly influential research onJackie, arguing thatJackie’s fashion coverage fulfils a broader social role than simply supporting the ‘ideology of femininity’ that McRobbie’s contemporaneous work identifies as central to the magazine. Examining issues from 1973 to 1974 illuminates a period which is more nuanced than is often suggested, and which is marked by both continuity and also substantial change.Jackie’s depiction of early 1970s girlhood shows the necessity of negotiating public space for teenage girls. Its fashion content represents the balance of moderation, experimentation and adaptability offered by theJackiereader’s self-presentation. Findings demonstrate the heterogeneous meanings on offer in the magazine: whileJackiereaders are urged to show restraint in engaging with fashion, they are also encouraged to explore the wider world, dressed and ready for it.
Bollywood self-fashioning: Indian popular culture and representations of girlhood in 1970s Indian cinema
Authors: Raj Sony Jalarajan , Suresh Adith K.
Published: July 2023

This article investigates how Bollywood cinema represented girlhood experiences in India in the early 1970s. It argues that the films during this time focused on representing girls who displayed a variety of new fashion styles and attitudes, some of which were borrowed from western cultures. This was a sign that there was a new way of representing girls which broke with the submissive, dull and melancholic sari-wearing Indian female stereotype entrapped within domestic settings. The immediate result of this was the emergence of new style leaders and popular icons in Indian popular cinema. This study uses Stephen Greenblatt’s concept of self-fashioning and Guy Mankowski’s idea of self-design to examine how Indian girlhood was renegotiated in the 1970s as an individual-centric idea with more agency and power. Here, self-fashioning refers to the way girls adopt new elements of fashion, styles and attitudes to distinguish their identity from earlier archetypal modes of representation in film and culture. It specifically analyses the emergence of Jaya Bhaduri inGuddi(1971) and Dimple Kapadia inBobby(1973) as case studies to understand the transformation of girlhood representations in early 1970s Bollywood that opened a new space for girls to redefine their selfhood through the assimilation of consumerism, western culture and fashion styles.
Perbedaan Fungsi Kognitif pada Pasien Anak dengan Epilepsi yang Mendapatkan Monoterapi dan Politerapi di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Moewardi Surakarta
Authors: Sejati Mega Nur Purbo , Nur Fadhilah Tia , Widiretnani Septin
Published: July 2023

Latar belakang. Epilepsi adalah gangguan neurologis yang paling umum. Obat anti epilepsi dapat menyebabkan efek samping neurokognitif, motorik, dan perilaku. Penelitan ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan antara pemberian monoterapi dengan politerapi pada fungsi kognitif pasien anak.Tujuan. Mengetahui perbedaan fungsi kognitif anak yang mendapatkan obat anti epilepsiMetode. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan studi potong lintang. Penelitian dilakukan di Poliklinik Neurologi Anak RSUD Dr. Moewardi dalam kurun waktu bulan Agustus 2021 sampai Januari 2022. Penilaian fungsi kognitif anak pada pasien epilepsi menggunakan instrumen PedsQL Cognitive Functioning Scale. Uji Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis digunakan untuk menganalisis data.Hasil. Dari 40 anak dengan epilepsi, 15 mendapatkan monoterapi dan 25 politerapi . Pasien dengan monoterapi memiliki skor PedsQL Cognitive Functioning Scale rata-rata 82,7±5,59, kemudian pasien dengan politerapi memiliki skor rata-rata 52,9 ±3,81. Hasil analisis menunjukkan jenis terapi dengan nilai p=0,001, lama pengobatan dengan nilai p=0,013 dan frekuensi kejang dengan nilai p=0,012.Kesimpulan. Pasien dengan monoterapi memiliki skor PedsQL Cognitive Functioning Scale rata-rata lebih baik daripada pasien dengan politerapi. Fungsi kognitif pasien anak dengan epilepsi berhubungan dengan jenis terapi, lama rawat, dan frekuensi kejang.
Pollen quality assessment of Tetragonisca angustula, Melipona quadrifasciata and Apis mellifera
Authors: Barroso Auriane Nascimento , Menezes Filho Antonio Carlos Pereira de , Taques Aparecida Sofia , Ventura Matheus Vinicius Abadia
Published: July 2023

Pollen is a product originating from the anthers of flowers. Members of the Apidae group feed on this floristic product, which is metabolized and stored in the hives. It is known that the pollen metabolized by stingless and stingless bees has medicinal and nutritional characteristics. This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological quality of pollen collected by Tetragonisca angustula, Melipona quadrifasciata and Apis mellifera. Pollen was collected between January 2021 and January 2023 in a conservation area in Goiás, Brazil. The pollen was characterized by physicalchemical analysis for moisture, ash, proteins, lipids, total sugars and pH, and microbiological analysis on Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. The obtained results characterize the pollens of indigenous bees as suitable for consumption, since they presented good physicochemical characteristics for most of the analyzed parameters and free of pathogens.
Withdrawal from mixed agreements under EU law: the case of the Energy Charter Treaty
Authors: Ankersmit Laurens
Published: July 2023

This article argues that under EU law, the EU and its Member States can withdraw from a multilateral agreement such as the Energy Charter Treaty independently of one other. While loyalty obligations may require the EU and its Member States to coordinate their actions under a mixed agreement closely, all can withdraw. The autonomous nature of EU law does not allow Member States to prevent the EU from taking decisions within its competence. Similarly, as the European Court of Justice maintains, under EU law, the EU and its Member States are only ratifying those parts of the agreement that fall within their competence – thus, Member States are entitled to cease exercising their powers through withdrawal. However, this power to withdraw unilaterally is not without complications. First, it may affect the ability of others to remain a party to the Energy Charter Treaty under EU law. Second, where not all Member States and the EU withdraw, ‘incomplete mixity’ raises several complicated questions under international law, particularly those concerning international responsibility and investor-state dispute settlement provisions. Coordinated withdrawal by all Member States and the EU is, therefore, the preferred policy option.
Supportive Environmental Design Strategies and Case Studies for Ensuring the Safety and Health of Healthcare workers
Authors: Yoon Hyung Jin , Choi Kwangseok
Published: July 2023

Caregivers have been exposed to tremendous stress in their daily work. Similar with that of the patients, the staffs also are treated as individuals who need appropriate respite environment and psychological support to mitigate work stress. Therefore, by overviewing the caregiver safety environment, as a method for the study, theories and design concepts are reviewed with noticeable design cases that reflect the theories as a supportive environment design strategy; social support, self-control, and positive distraction. Moreover, the types of design strategies are summarized for their application and whom the result expected regarding wellbeing of staff. Consequently, the design strategies are shown two noticeable groups. The design concept and goal on to support the staffs’ safe environment used to focus on stress reduction by access to nature and create readily accessible respite space for meditation. The staffs can use these spaces to meditate, collect their thoughts, and recharge before returning to the stressful patient care area. Another type of the design concept is to create a concrete stress prevention environment by proving the work efficiency design and work safety zone from an accidently occurred violence. However, those two types of design strategies actually reflect mutual influence. To maintain the staff’s wellbeing, it is naturally accepted and shared that the value of supportive environment design is essentially considered as the same as that of an economical or functional hospital product.
Review and Application of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence Guidelines in Korea
Authors: Park Seong-Hi , Do Young-Kyung , Chung Yoo-Sam
Published: July 2023

Globally, quality improvement (QI) activities are conducted in most health care institutions; however, results of QI activities are shared and communicated rather informally and often only among frontline practitioners. Unless QI activities, a cumulative experiential learning process in each healthcare institution, are shared widely through academic publication, scientific understanding in the QI field will remain a challenge. It was against this backdrop that in 2008 the Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) 1.0 was developed as a guideline for converting cases of QI activities to academic publications. Modifications and further developments in subsequent years led to a revised SQUIRE 2.0 in 2015. This review provides an overview of the development process of the SQUIRE 2.0 and the 18 major items, along with relevant examples for more concrete understanding. The SQUIRE 2.0 highlights the three basic elements involved in systematic efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and value: why a certain QI activity was conducted, what was found, and what was learned from it. The SQUIRE 2.0 is a guideline for reporting diverse methods used in QI activities that can be complex and multidimensional. Given that a large number of QI activities are reported in Korea each year in academic conferences, held by the Korean Society for Quality in Health Care and other professional societies, it is our hope that, by introducing the SQUIRE 2.0, this review can serve as a catalyst for converting QI activities to research studies and thereby for disseminating results of QI activities to a wider audience.
Analysis of the Effectiveness and Contribution of Hotel Tax, Restaurant Tax and Local Tax to Local Revenue in the Special Region of Yogyakarta
Authors: Ahmad Sulaiman , Putra Rosyid Nur Anggara
Published: July 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of the effectiveness of hotel taxes, restaurant taxes, and regional taxes on Local Revenue and the magnitude of the tax contribution to district/city Local Revenue in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Methodology : This research was conducted on all hotel tax and restaurant tax data in five regencies/cities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, which includes all types of hotels and restaurants as stipulated in Law Number 28 of 2009 concerning Regional Taxes and Regional Levies for the 2011-2019 period. This research includes descriptive research that uses a quantitative approach.
Findings: The results showed that the hotel tax's and restaurant tax's effectiveness had no significant effect. The effectiveness of the local tax significantly negatively affected the Local Revenue of districts/cities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta from 2011 to 2019. The highest effectiveness of hotel taxes occurred in 2021 in Bantul Regency at 658.70%, and the lowest in 2015 was in Bantul Regency at 12.68%. In the restaurant tax, the highest level of effectiveness occurred in 2012 in Bantul Regency at 225.99% and the lowest in 2015 in Sleman Regency at 88.12%. Overall tax contributions from 2011 to 2019 contributed equally to Local Revenue
Novelty: This study continues previous research by using a different population specially in district/city Yogyakarta Special Region.
MICROBEAUTY: ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE A MICROBIOTA DA PELE E O USO DE COSMÉTICOS
Authors: Póvoa Camila Santos , Coelho Caxito Samyra Mara , Brandão Fabiana
Published: July 2023

A microbiota da pele humana desempenha um papel fundamental no equilíbrio e manutenção da saúde da pele. Estudos farmacêuticos recentes têm se concentrado nesse tópico. Embora a relação entre microbiota e cosméticos ainda seja recente, os dados disponíveis sugerem que os compostos nos cosméticos podem interferir no microecossistema da pele. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivo investigar os possíveis impactos do uso de cosméticos na microbiota da pele. Esta pesquisa foi uma revisão integrativa baseada no modelo PRISMA, que analisou e compilou dados em um fluxograma de acordo com critérios especificados. A coleta de artigos foi realizada no segundo semestre de 2022, de outubro a dezembro. A análise dos artigos incluídos revelou que os cosméticos podem ter um efeito negativo na microbiota da pele, uma vez que muitos ingredientes podem estender seus efeitos por dias, perturbando o microecossistema e alterando a diversidade molecular e bacteriana, muitas vezes causando disbiose. Portanto, o desafio da indústria de cosméticos está em torno do desenvolvimento ou seleção de ingredientes funcionais e ativos para criar produtos inócuos para a microbiota comensal.
MEDICAMENTOS PSICOTRÓPICOS E COVID-19: MANEJO TERAPÊUTICO
Authors: Cordova Victor Hugo Schaly , Belmonte-de-Abreu Paulo Silva
Published: July 2023

No mês de março de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou estado de pandemia, em decorrência do vírus SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. No início de 2021 foram registrados 83.715.617  casos confirmados e 1.835.901 mortes por COVID-19. Desse modo, mundialmente há um esforço no sentido de desenvolver protocolos eficazes para o tratamento dessa doença. Uma das dificuldades encontradas é devida à heterogeneidade com o qual a COVID-19 afeta diferentes pacientes, devido a comorbidades. A não existência de medicamentos específicos no tratamento da COVID-19 é preocupante. Esse quadro se torna ainda mais grave quando consideramos possíveis interações entre esses medicamentos e os já utilizados previamente pelos pacientes, principalmente os de uso crônico. Nesse contexto, se enquadram os pacientes que possuam transtornos psiquiátricos, como transtorno depressivo maior, transtorno afetivo bipolar e esquizofrenia. Essa revisão teve como objetivo comparar diferentes protocolos farmacoterapêuticos no tratamento da COVID-19 em diferentes estágios quanto à sua segurança e eficácia em pacientes em tratamento para depressão, transtorno bipolar e esquizofrenia. Foi feita uma revisão em uma base de dados acerca de medicamentos mais citados para COVID-19 e pesquisadas possíveis interações entre os cinco mais citados no tratamento da COVID-19 e protocolos no tratamento de esquizofrenia, transtorno depressivo maior e transtorno afetivo bipolar. Foram excluídos ensaios não-clínicos, artigos que não apresentassem resultados (trials), artigos que apresentaram posterior retratação, artigos com idiomas estranhos aos autores e artigos relacionados a vacinas e terapias imunológicas que estão fora do escopo desse trabalho. Após as exclusões, foram considerados 117 estudos. Os medicamentos mais citados foram Hidroxicloroquina/Cloroquina (26 artigos), seguido por tocilizumab (10 artigos), ivermectina e rendesivir (oito artigos cada) e flavipinavir (sete artigos) A hidroxicloroquina e a cloroquina apresentaram vários resultados conflitantes e foram os medicamentos mais associados com interações medicamentosas em todas as classes de medicamentos estudadas.
Enhanced recovery after spine surgery: state of the art in the Russian Federation
Authors: Saifullin A. P. , Bokov A. E. , Aleinik A. Ya. , Mlyavykh S. G.
Published: July 2023

Objective. To analyze the attitude of neurosurgeons to the technology of enhanced recovery after spine and spinal cord surgery in the Russian Federation.

Material and Methods. In March 2022, a continuous cohort comparative sociological study was conducted among 83 neurosurgeons of the Russian Federation, during which they were asked to fill out a specially designed online questionnaire consisting of 22 questions on the Google Forms platform.

Results. The vast majority of respondents (95.2 %) noted the lack of information in the Russian literature on the technology of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). Nevertheless, most neurosurgeons, regardless of specialization, are familiar with the terms “fast track” (79.5 %) and “ERAS” (60.2 %). Only 44.6 % of specialists declared the implementation of ERAS recommendations into their daily clinical practice, while 78.3 % of neurosurgeons draw attention to the existence of problems that hamper adoption of enhanced recovery protocols (ERP) in Russia. The interviewed respondents are confident that it is possible to introduce ERP into spinal neurosurgery in adults (91.6 %) and children (85.5 %) in Russia. Every second respondent (50.6 %) considers it possible to directly extrapolate foreign ERP into clinical practice in Russian healthcare. Spinal neurosurgeons are more aware of ERAS than cerebral neurosurgeons (p = 0.017), and they also more often use elements of ERAS in their clinical practice (p = 0.002). In other parameters, the respondents did not differ significantly depending on their specialization. Only 7.2 % of interviewed neurosurgeons work in private clinics. All of them are engaged in spinal surgery and introduce the ERAS technology into their clinical practice. Less than half (40.0 %) of neurosurgeons in public clinics implement elements of the ERAS (p = 0.007). More than half (69.7 %) of specialists and every second manager consider the introduction of ERAS in a neurosurgical clinic to be progressive, and only a few of them (3.6 %), on the contrary, believe that the quality of medical care may decrease with the introduction of ERAS. Neurosurgeons (n = 13) identified 7 clinics of the Russian Federation, where the enhanced recovery protocol after spine surgery is implemented. In total, according to the results of the study, 23 elements of the ERAS protocol are implemented in the practice of respondents (n = 20) in the conditions of Russian healthcare.

Conclusions. Despite the lack of publications in the Russian literature and the existing organizational problems in the context of domestic healthcare, neurosurgeons have a positive attitude towards the introduction of ERAS protocol into clinical practice. This protocol or its individual elements are already successfully implemented in a group of clinics in Russia.
The Polish demoscene – between the past and the future. Conversation with Łukasz Szałankiewicz
Authors: Pigulak Marcin
Published: July 2023

In 2021, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage approved the application to include the demoscene in the UNESCO National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Social Committee of the Polish Demoscene Chronicles was responsible for coordinating these activities. The organization aims to document and analyse traditions related to the domestic demoscene. The conversation between Marcin Pigulak (historian of digital games) and Łukasz Szałankiewicz (lecturer, multimedia artist and representative of the Polish Demoscene Chronicles) focuses on the history of the Polish demoscene, its specific nature compared to other digital cultures and contemporary strategies to preserve its heritage.
Uwagi o potrzebie wzmocnienia praw pasażerów w przewozach multimodalnych w prawie Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Dąbrowski Daniel , Michałowska Kinga
Published: July 2023

Artykuł omawia aktualne zagadnienia rozwoju i roli pasażerskich przewozów multimodalnych stanowiących ekologiczną alternatywę dla transportu indywidualnego. Podstawową przesłanką podjęcia badań była istotna rola transportu zbiorowego z uwagi na aktualny problem kryzysu klimatycznego, konieczność ograniczenia emisji CO2 oraz działań Unii Europejskiej wspierających jego rozwój. Celem prowadzonych przez autorów badań była identyfikacja trudności związanych ze stosowaniem gałęziowych rozporządzeń dotyczących praw pasażera w multimodalnych przewozach pasażerskich. Autorzy poddali analizie prawa pasażerów, które w obecnym stanie prawnym zawarte są w osobnych dla każdej gałęzi transportu regulacjach, zwracając jednocześnie uwagę na praktyczny problem potrzeby unifikacji tych praw w sytuacji korzystania z kilku gałęzi transportu w czasie jednej podróży. Obecny stan prawny powoduje trudności w identyfikacji i realizacji poszczególnych praw pasażerów oraz jest istotną przeszkodą w rozwoju multimodalnych przewozów pasażerskich. Zastosowaną metodą badawczą jest metoda dogmatycznoprawna. Autorzy dokonują przeglądu nienormatywnych aktów wydawanych przez organy i instytucje, raportów oraz literatury dotyczącej przedmiotu artykułu. W artykule dokonano oceny modeli regulacji zaprezentowanych przez Komisję Europejską, przedstawiono możliwe rozwiązania zwiększające ochronę praw pasażerów w tego rodzaju przewozach. Zwrócono również uwagę na trudności związane ze stosowaniem obowiązujących obecnie gałęziowych rozporządzeń dotyczących praw pasażera w multimodalnych przewozach pasażerskich. W podsumowaniu przedstawiono propozycje regulacji de lege ferenda w formie nowego rozporządzenia w zakresie praw pasażerów w przewozach multimodalnych. Potrzeba wprowadzenia zmian wybrzmiewa w kontekście rosnącej świadomości ekologicznej pasażerów poszukujących alternatywnych dla transportu indywidualnego sposobów bezpiecznego podróżowania transportem zbiorowym oraz podejmowanych przez samych przewoźników prób wprowadzenia takich rozwiązań w ramach regulacji wewnętrznych.
İLERİ TEKNOLOJİLER, YAPAY ZEKÂ TEMELLİ ÇÖZÜMLER: DUYGU ODAKLI BİR YAKLAŞIM
Authors: ÇELEBİ Ömer Faruk , CAVDAR AKSOY Nilşah , KOCAK ALAN Alev , TÜMER KABADAYI Ebru
Published: July 2023

Yapay zekâ teknolojisinin ilerlemesiyle birlikte, bireylerin yaşamlarına dâhil olan yeni nesil ürün ve hizmetlerin çeşitliliği her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu çeşitlilik, bireylerin yapay zekâ teknolojisi ile temas ettiği alanları da genişletmektedir. Bu nedenle, bireylerin yapay zekâ teknolojisine yönelik duygularının anlaşılması araştırmaya değer konular arasında öne çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bireylerin yapay zekâ teknolojisi ve yapay zekâ destekli ürün ve hizmetler ile etkileşimlerinde açığa çıkan duyguları keşfetmektir. Bu doğrultuda, bu çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi benimsenmiş ve 10 katılımcı ile derinlemesine mülakat gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgulara göre temel duygu tipolojileri şu şekildedir: mutluluk, memnuniyet, şaşırma, merak, heyecan, umut, rahatlık, hayal kırıklığı, öfke, sinirlilik, korku, ürkütücülük, uyarılmama (canlandırılmama), rahatsızlık, endişe, umutsuzluk ve memnuniyetsizlik. Ayrıca bulgular, katılımcıların yapay zekâ teknolojisine yönelik olarak birden fazla duyguyu birlikte yaşayabildiğini (memnuniyet-korku, rahatlık-korku gibi) göstermektedir. Çalışma bulgularının, bireylerin yapay zekâ teknolojisine ve yapay zekâ destekli ürün ve hizmetlere yönelik duygularının anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
Effect of curcumin on inflammatory biomarkers and iron profile in patients with premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Talebpour Amir , Mohammadifard Mahtab , Zare Feyzabadi Reza , Mahmoudzadeh Sara , Rezapour Hadis , Saharkhiz Mansoore , Tajik Mahboube , Ferns Gordon A. , Bahrami Afsane
Published: July 2023

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and primary dysmenorrhea are common gynecological problems and inflammation may have a role in their etiology. Curcumin is a polyphenolic natural product for which there is increasing evidence of anti‐inflammatory and iron chelation effects. This study assessed the effects of curcumin on inflammatory biomarkers and iron profile in young women with PMS and dysmenorrhea. A sample of 76 patients was included in this triple‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial. Participants were randomly allocated to curcumin (n = 38) and control groups (n = 38). Each participant received one capsule (500 mg of curcuminoid+ piperine, or placebo) daily, from 7 days before until 3 days after menstruation for three consecutive menstrual cycles. Serum iron, ferritin, total iron‐binding capacity (TIBC) and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hsCRP), as well as white blood cell, lymphocyte, neutrophil, platelet counts, mean platelet volume (MPV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW), were quantified. Neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet: lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and RDW: platelet ratio (RPR) were also calculated. Curcumin significantly decreased the median (interquartile range) serum levels of hsCRP [from 0.30 mg/L (0.0–1.10) to 0.20 mg/L (0.0–1.3); p = 0.041] compared with placebo, but did not show any difference for neutrophil, RDW, MPV, NLR, PLR and RPR values (p > 0.05). The treatment schedule was well‐tolerated, and none of markers of iron metabolism statistically changed after the intervention in the curcumin group (p > 0.05). Curcumin supplementation may have positive effects on serum hsCRP, a marker of inflammation, with no any changes on iron homeostasis in healthy women with PMS and dysmenorrhea.
New evidence of Pleistocene hominin occupation in Mardin Province, south-east Turkey: Şıkefta Elobrahimo Cave
Authors: Kodaş Ergul
Published: July 2023

An archaeological field project designed to investigate Palaeolithic occupation is being undertaken in Mardin Province, south-east Turkey. New sites have been identified and recorded systematically, including Şıkefta Elobrahimo Cave. Together, these provide ample evidence for hominin presence in this area since the Middle Palaeolithic.
The Effects of Palm Cooling on Physiological and Metabolic Responses, Exercise Performance, and Total Volume During High-Intensity Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Men
Authors: McMahon Gerard , Kennedy Rodney
Published: July 2023

McMahon, G, and Kennedy, R. The effects of palm cooling on physiological and metabolic responses, exercise performance, and total volume during high-intensity bench press exercise in resistance-trained men.J Strength Cond ResXX(X): 000–000, 2023—Previous research suggests that cooling distal to the working agonist muscles during the interset rest periods of high-intensity resistance exercise may facilitate improved performance by means of improving metabolic conditions of contractile machinery. However, these studies have not directly measured indicators of metabolic conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare 2 palm-cooling conditions with a thermoneutral condition during high-intensity resistance exercise and subsequent effects on physiological and metabolic responses and exercise performance. Eleven healthy, resistance-trained, young men (20–36 years old) performed 4 sets of bench press exercise to exhaustion at 80% 1 repetition maximum each separated by 3 minutes of passive recovery. Palm cooling (10° C [TEN] or 15° C [FTN]) or thermoneutral (28° C [CON]) condition was applied for 60 seconds during the recovery interval of each set in a randomized, double-blind fashion, with 4 days recovery between the experimental conditions. There were no differences (p> 0.05) in volume load between the experimental conditions across all sets. Mean repetition velocity and force of the bench press declined significantly following set 1 in all conditions (p< 0.05), but there were no differences between the conditions. Lactate, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion systematically increased from sets 1 to 4; however, there were no significant differences (p> 0.05) between any of the conditions. Palm cooling at either 10 or 15° C had no observable effects on physiological and metabolic responses during exercise, nor has it any effect on bench press performance or volume load compared with a thermoneutral condition. Therefore, cooling cannot be currently recommended as an ergogenic strategy to enhance acute bench press performance or mitigate fatigue during high-intensity resistance training.