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Analysis of Practical Training Characteristics and Teaching System Reform Path of College Physical Education Curriculum Based on Deep Learning
Authors: Fang Ping
Published: September 2022

With the growth of the new international alignment, the establishment of multifunctional and applied universities and the training of high-quality talents have become the key tasks of all colleges and universities. With the encouragement of national policies, college physical education has gradually become one of the key subjects for students. As a novel way of pursuing learning goals, deep learning includes high-level and high-stage cognitive management strength or innovative thinking strength. With the background about the widely respected teaching about school sports education of deep learning mode, this article puts forward the analysis of practical training characteristics and educational system reform path of college physical education based on deep learning. The results of the experiment are as follows: (1) this article discusses principles and ideas of the immediate in-depth learning mode and the vacancies in the current college physical education curriculum practical teaching system, determines the research direction of the experiment, and analyzes the characteristics of school physical education practical training as well as the innovation path of the teaching system based on the in-depth learning mode, which provides a technical guarantee for the research of this article; (2) using deep learning algorithm, neural network decomposition method, and recurrent neural network algorithm, the investigation content is identified, analyzed, and calculated through experiments, which is not enough to effectively and accurately analyze the root cause of the problem; it also optimizes and improves according to specific problems, reducing unnecessary research work and time consumption.
Effect of Cyclic Loading and Unloading on the Deformation and Damage Properties of Sandstone from Beizao, a Coal Mine underneath the Bohai Sea in China
Authors: Chen Yan , Wang Gaofei , Zhou Lei , Zhang Guolong , Yang Jiangfan , Li Meiheng
Published: September 2022

Mining under the sea is a challenging task in China. Affected by blasting, tunneling, and other engineering disturbance, surrounding rock is often in a state of cyclic loading and unloading stress. In this study, in order to investigate the effect of cyclic loading and unloading on the deformation and damage characteristics of sandstone underneath the Bohai Sea, the GCTS test machine is used to conduct cyclic loading and unloading tests on sandstone. The results show that under cyclic loading and unloading compression, the stress-strain curves of sandstone form a hysteresis loop. The axial residual deformation first decreases, then increases with the increase of cycle number and unloading stress level. Both the circumferential residual strain and volumetric residual strain decrease with the increase of cycle number and unloading stress level. The axial elastic deformation increases with the increase of the cyclic number and cyclic load. The volume deformation first increases, then decreases, and the circumferential strain gradually decreases. In the process of cyclic loading and unloading, the loading elastic modulus gradually increases. Affected by damage, the unloading stress difference of sandstone initially increases with the increase of cycles. Next, the effects of cycle number and unloading stress level on the damage parameters of sandstone are analyzed. Before brittle failure of the specimen, the absolute damage parameters of axial, circumferential, and volume show an increasing trend, and the increase rates of circumferential damage parameters and volume damage parameters suddenly increase, which is also the precursor of the sandstone specimen’s instability failure.
Application of Interaction between Art and Intelligence Technology in Modern Exhibition Halls
Authors: Ye Xuan
Published: September 2022

In order to further improve the user experience of interactive products that is the development trend of interaction design, a modern art interaction design method based on artificial intelligence technology was proposed. The method promoted the innovation of modern art, endowed the modern exhibition halls with more forms of expression, brought users a more intelligent interactive experience, and provided a new carrier for modern art interaction design. Through experiments, it was found that the people’s perception of Chinese product design could only reach 62%. And 45% of the people were eager to know modern art. After the interview, 79.2% of the people thought that modern life needed the integration of technology and art. And 13.1% of the people thought it could be considered. Through experiments, it was found that the use of visual design symbols in line with modern people’s aesthetics could create modern art in line with the people’s aesthetics, realize the interaction between art and intelligence technology, and promote the development of artificial intelligence technology, which laid a solid foundation for the future interaction design of modern art.
[Retracted] Effects of Chronic Heart Failure on Longitudinal Changes of Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients
Authors: Ren Zhixia
Published: September 2022

Elderly patients with cognitive impairment present problems such as memory loss, impaired judgment, and loss of language function. Severe cases affect daily life and social functions. For the past few years, the possible disease and possible illness of chronic heart failure (CHF) in elderly patients have continued to increase. However, there is not enough research on the effect of CHF on the longitudinal change speed of cognitive function in elderly patients. Most studies focus on the effects of diseases like hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes on cognitive function in elderly patients, which results in incomplete research. In this context, this article used a Bayesian network to build a cognitive function classification model for the elderly. The effects of CHF on the rate of longitudinal changes in cognitive function in elderly patients were studied by mental state examination and statistical methods. The experiment finally concluded by evaluating the attention, language ability, and memory ability of elderly patients. In the elderly with CHF, the incidence of cognitive impairment was about 71.66%. The experimental results further indicated that the higher the degree of CHF in elderly patients, the lower the level of cognitive function. This article could help advance research on preventing or delaying cognitive decline in patients with CHF.
[Retracted] Evaluation Model of Music Therapy’s Auxiliary Effect on Mental Health Based on Artificial Intelligence Technology
Authors: Lu Dan
Published: September 2022

The reason why music can affect people’s emotional experience is that the stimulation can be transmitted to the brain through hearing, such as the thalamus and lenticular nucleus. Music therapy has a positive auxiliary treatment effect on mental health. Therefore, an evaluation model of the auxiliary effect of music therapy on mental health based on artificial intelligence technology is proposed. We construct the constraint index parameters for the evaluation of music therapy’s auxiliary effect on mental health, take parent pressure, self‐pressure, teacher pressure, and social pressure as the questionnaire object parameters, take class type as the independent variable, carry out an independent sample t‐test, and construct an adaptive information extraction model for the evaluation of music therapy’s auxiliary effect on mental health. Paired sample t‐test is used to analyze whether there is a difference between the experimental group and the control group on the learning stress scale. According to the analysis of the difference between the experimental group and the control group, combined with the difference test analysis of the data of the stress release of music therapy on mental health, the quantitative evaluation of the auxiliary effect of music therapy on mental health is realized through artificial intelligence optimization control. The experimental results show that the accuracy and reliability of this method to analyze the auxiliary effect of music therapy on mental health are high. There are obvious changes in the data of students’ self‐pressure, and the difference between the average value and standard deviation of the data before and after the course is obvious. From the perspective of the effectiveness of the course, the students in the class who implement the four relaxation experience courses in the course are under the pressure of parents, self‐pressure, teacher pressure, and social pressure. There are obvious changes in the five aspects of learning pressure compared with that before the implementation of the course. After the course experience, the pressure value of most students decreases, and the course intervention effect is obvious.
Cross-Over Diseases and Constructions of Difference: Pigs and Pandemics in Jewish Sources
Authors: Crane Jonathan
Published: September 2022

Concerns about zoonotic diseases and efforts to differentiate between groups intertwine at the intersection of critical animal studies, biomobility and epidemic discourses, and religious studies. Using the case in rabbinic literature of pandemics moving from pigs to humans, this study unfolds in historical stages. Period I, “Flesh” (3rd C to 12th C), considers the issues at hand: a pandemic, pigs, the question of what to do and why. Period II, “Metaphor” (12th C to 16th C), turns pigs into metaphors for sociopolitical concerns, to make strong distinctions between sets of humans. Period III, “Science” (16th C to 20th C), argues that evidence should help inform decisions of what to do in the face of a zoonotic pandemic. The conclusion, “Directions,” considers first the possibility of reverse-zoonosis, of human infecting animals, before offering reflections for several fields of study.
Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments: The Case of Water Used by a Baker
Authors: Blankovsky Yuval
Published: September 2022

By discussing a short sugya, this paper demonstrates how to read the components of a typical Talmudic discussion – Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi and Bavli – as arguments. In contrast to widely used academic approaches, I show that it is possible to ascribe disagreement to parallel sources without passing judgment either on their chronological order or on whether one of the sources is a direct response to the other. The appendix offers a new theoretical model for approaching the synoptic problem in rabbinic literature.
The Scapegoat Ritual: Between Biblical and Tannaitic Law
Authors: Marcus Yosef
Published: September 2022

In Leviticus 16, Aaron is commanded to bring a bull to atone for himself and his household (v. 3) along with two goats to atone for the children of Israel (v. 5). He sprinkles the blood of the bull and one of the goats in different places in the Temple and sends the second goat, the scapegoat, to “ʾAzazel to the desert.” The biblical scapegoat ritual is discussed extensively in the research community, mainly due to its similarity to ancient pagan rituals. Here, I present the interpretation of the early rabbis, which states that atonement is attained not by sending the goat away but through the confession performed on it. I also discuss the novelty introduced in the early rabbinic literature, concerning the disposition of the goat: thrown off the cliff and not just sent to the desert.
The Story of Nahum Ish Gamzu and the Poor Man in the Babylonian Talmud: The Compassionate Socially Aware Hasid
Authors: Ben Pazi Isaiah
Published: September 2022

Nahum Ish Gamzu is a colorful and revered character in the Babylonian Talmud. In one dramatic legend, as a result of an interaction with a poor man, Nahum decrees upon himself a disproportionate punishment: to have his arms and legs amputated and his body covered with boils. This article examines the various sources of the story, places the story in the context of similar stories in Talmudic discourse, and shows that the editors of the Talmud wished to present Nahum in contrast to Rav Ada, who had similar abilities but did not wish to prevent a house from collapsing. Nahum was compassionate and socially aware, in contrast to Rav Ada, who did not want to use his piety to help others. In drawing this contrast, the editors reworked the literary nucleus found in the Jerusalem Talmud, shaping the stories and placing them side by side so that the contrast between these two types of Hasid is clear.
Narratives that Bind: Black American Diasporic Content, Netflix, and World Cinema
Authors: Treadwell Miya
Published: September 2022

In this article, I argue that recent Black American narratives on Netflix intersect with and can be understood through principles of world cinema. Black American narratives have long existed outside of the Hollywood conventions that often serve as a line of demarcation in world cinema scholarship. Building on Lúcia Nagib’s definition of world cinema (2006) and her concept of realistic modes of production (2020a/2020b), I show how contemporary Black American narratives on Netflix are sustaining a diasporic perspective. Although originating in the US, its marginalized production and preoccupations with colonial dynamics or racial and geographical inequality help to regard this content as a mode of world cinema. Moreover, as In Our Mothers’ Gardens (2021) and High on the Hog (2021) demonstrate, these connections with world cinema have been intensified by Netflix’s production model.
The Elements of Cultural Power: Novelty, Emotion, Status, and Cultural Capital
Authors: Zhou Di
Published: September 2022

Why do certain ideas catch on? What makes some ideas more powerful than others? Using a novel dataset that traces Chinese netizens’ discussion of U.S. politics on an online forum, this study examines key predictors of cultural power—novelty, emotion, status, and linguistic features—using an innovative diachronic word-embedding method. The study finds a curvilinear relationship between novelty and resonance, as well as a positive relationship between status and cultural power. Contrary to theoretical expectations, moderate emotions, whether positive or negative, are found to be more effective in evoking resonance than more intense emotions, possibly due to the mediating effect of the forum’s “group style.” Thus, it appears that although extreme sentiments toward the United States may exist, they are not likely to be resonant, at least among more educated Chinese netizens. The study also finds significant effects of linguistic features, such as lexical diversity and the use of English in Chinese discussions. This suggests a Bourdieusian “cultural capital signaling and selection” path to cultural power, which has not been considered in most studies of resonance.
Impact of a High-Resolution Anoscopy Clinic on Management of Anal Dysplasia in Women Living With HIV
Authors: Squeo Gabriella C. , Geba Maria C. , Kane William J. , Thomas Tania A. , Newberry Yvonne , Wang Xin-Qun , Hedrick Traci L. , Friel Charles M. , Hoang Sook C.
Published: September 2022

Background

The rate of anal squamous cell cancer (aSCC) is increasing among women living with HIV. Treatment of precursor high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) may reduce the risk of progression to aSCC. The objective of this study was to examine effects of a dedicated high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) clinic on management of HSIL in women with HIV.

Methods

Women living with HIV who underwent anal dysplasia screening at a single institution between 2006 and 2020 were reviewed. Those who underwent screening before (Group A) and after (Group B) the implementation of an HRA program in 2017 were compared. The primary outcome of interest was the successful detection and treatment of HSIL.

Results

A total of 201 women living with HIV underwent anal dysplasia screening between 2006 and 2020. Seventy-seven patients were found to have abnormal anal cytology requiring further treatment: 43 (55.8%) in Group A and 34 (44.2%) patients in Group B. Of the patients with abnormal anal cytology, 76.7% of patients in Group A received further biopsy and treatment, whereas 79.4% of Group B patients underwent subsequent biopsy and treatment. In propensity score weighting logistic regression analysis, the Group B was 4.6 times as likely to diagnosis HSIL on biopsy compared to Group A (OR = 4.60, 95% CI: 1.15 to 18.38, P = .03).

Conclusions

Anal dysplasia is common among women living with HIV. The establishment of a HRA program was associated with increased identification and treatment of HSIL among women living with HIV, which may prevent the progression to aSCC.
The ASA Classification System as a Predictive Factor to Stay at the Virtual Hybrid Care Hotel
Authors: Chadha Ryan M. , Paulson Margaret R. , Avila Francisco R. , Torres-Guzman Ricardo A. , Maita Karla C. , Garcia John P. , Forte Antonio J. , Matcha Gautam V. , Pagan Ricardo J. , Maniaci Michael J.
Published: September 2022

Introduction

The Care Hotel is a virtual hybrid care model for postoperative patients after low-risk procedures which allow recovery in an outpatient environment. This study aimed to analyze if the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) Classification System can be used as a predictive factor for staying at Mayo Clinic’s Care Hotel.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted between July 23, 2020, and June 4, 2021, at Mayo Clinic in Florida, a 306-bed community academic hospital. ASA PS Class and post-procedure care setting (Care Hotel vs inpatient ward) were collected. Patients were classified into two ASA PS groups (ASA PS Classes 1-2 and 3-4). Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to determine if the ASA PS Class and having stayed or not at the Care Hotel were independent and an Odds Ratio (OR) calculated.

Results

Out of 392 surgical and procedural patients, 272 (69.39%) chose the Care Hotel and 120 (30.61%) chose the inpatient ward. There was a statistically significant association between ASA PS Class and staying at the Care Hotel, P < .01. The OR of preferring to stay at the Care Hotel in patients with ASA PS Class 1-2 vs ASA PC Class 3-4 was 1.91 ( P = .0041, 95% CI: 1.229-2.982)

Conclusion

Patients with ASA PS Classes 1-2 are almost twice as likely to elect to stay at the Care Hotel compared to those with ASA PS Classes 3-4. This finding may help care teams focus their Care hotel recruitment efforts.
Petrous Carotid Artery Thrombosis in an Immunocompromised Patient Presenting With Mastoiditis, A Case Report
Authors: Doyle Edward J. , McKeon Mallory , Samy Ravi N.
Published: September 2022

Objectives:

The neurotologic literature commonly describes venous sinus thrombosis as a complication of mastoiditis. However, thrombosis of the internal carotid artery in the setting of mastoiditis is rarely described. We aim to document a case of carotid artery thrombosis in a patient presenting with mastoiditis.

Methods:

We describe this case and review relevant literature.

Results:

A renal transplant patient was transferred to our hospital with a left middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarct due to acute mastoiditis. Examination demonstrated middle ear effusion and radiologic workup confirmed mastoid infection adjacent to the site of arterial thrombosis. During cortical mastoidectomy and facial recess approach to the middle ear, the petrous carotid bone was found to be dehiscent with pneumatization of the petrous apex. Thrombosis was found to resolve following surgery, IV antibiotics and anticoagulation. Clinically, his focal neurological deficits improved. Proximity of the infectious process to an exposed petrous carotid artery supports the hypothesis that this patient’s thrombus was a product of infectious spread and extra-luminal compression.

Conclusion:

To our knowledge, this is the first report of MCA infarction due to petrous ICA arterial thrombus in the setting of mastoid infection. The patient’s immunocompromised state may have predisposed and contributed to the adverse outcome. We advocate for aggressive management of acute mastoiditis in the immunocompromised to prevent or manage complications (such as venous thrombophlebitis as well as ICA thrombus) as these patients don’t show typical signs of infection and inflammation.
Should Steering Settings be Changed by the Driver or by the Vehicle Itself?
Authors: Melman Timo , Weijerman Mark , de Winter Joost , Abbink David
Published: September 2022

Introduction

Cars are increasingly computerized, and vehicle settings such as steering gain (SG) can now be altered during driving. However, it is unknown whether transitions in SG should be adaptable (i.e., triggered by driver input) or adaptive (i.e., triggered automatically). We examined this question for road segments expected to require different SG.

Objective

This paper aimed to investigate whether SG mode changes should be made by the driver or automatically.

Methods

Twenty-four participants drove under four conditions in a simulator: fixed low gain (FL), fixed high gain (FH), a machine-initiated steering system, which switched between the two SG levels at predetermined locations (MI), and a driver-initiated steering system, in which the SG level could be changed by pressing a button on the steering wheel (DI).

Results

Participants showed poorer lane-keeping and reported higher effort for FH compared to FL on straights, while the opposite held true on curved roads. On curved roads, the MI condition yielded better lane-keeping and lower subjective effort than the DI condition. However, a substantial portion of the drivers gave low preference rankings to the MI system.

Conclusion

Drivers prefer and benefit from a steering system with a variable rather than fixed gain. Furthermore, although automatic SG transitions reduce effort, some drivers reject this concept.

Application

As the state of technology advances, MI transitions are becoming increasingly feasible, but whether drivers would want to delegate their decision-making authority to a machine remains a moot point.
Assessment of Socioeconomic Development of the Aspirational District in Central India: A Methodological Comparison
Authors: Katekar Vikrant P. , Deshmukh Sandip S.
Published: September 2022

This study examines the Washim district’s socioeconomic growth to determine the criteria for district development. This study found that the Washim district comes under the rural area, where the child sex ratio is inferior. Even in some villages, it has zero value. In some regions where the Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) population is more, the child sex ratio is less. Out of six sub-districts, four sub-districts have a low literacy rate (less than 75%). The mean literacy rate is found as 81.7%, and its standard deviation is evaluated as 7.0. In the region where the literacy rate is higher, people are less busy with farming, and hence the percentage of the cultivator is less and vice versa. In the region where SC and ST population is more, the percentage of Household Industry (HHI) worker is higher and vice versa. Out of 698 inhabited villages, 692 villages are electrified in the district, with 99.1% of towns having installed power supply. The use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)/piped natural gas (PNG) is minimal in the Washim district. In the region where firewood availability is accessible and adequate, the use of LPG/PNG is found to be less than its average value.
Lovers and killers: A forensic medical study of female intimate partner homicide in the Republic of Ireland
Authors: Manifold Bernadette M
Published: September 2022

Female intimate partner homicide (FIPH) is an increasingly complex and significant issue globally. It is rapidly becoming a politically heavy subject for the Irish government, and a continuing and concerning problem for the criminal justice system. Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the unlawful killings of women by their husbands, current and ex-partners. In a review of 117 cases of FIPHs over a 30-year period, 1991–2021, examining the age of both victims and perpetrators, causes of death, motives behind the killings and the outcome of the cases, it was possible to build up a picture of FIPHs in Ireland with distinct patterns emerging regarding cause of death, age, and motives. Within this review 25 (21%) homicide-suicide cases were analysed. These were mostly in rural areas and the main cause of death was gunshot injuries; this unfortunately is reflecting a worrying trend within rural communities.
Fitness to practise and the spectre of erasure: Some reflections from a psychiatrist assessor
Authors: Bradley John
Published: September 2022

Referral of doctors to the General Medical Council concerning their fitness to practise is an important subject, not only because of potential risk to patients, but because of its impact on the mental wellbeing of the doctors concerned. This paper is based on the case histories of 124 doctors (1990–2015) reported to the GMC and for whom I was requested to undertake a psychiatric assessment. My findings are summarised under three headings: psychiatric problems, substance misuse and inappropriate sexual behaviour. Nerve-wracking though GMC referral is for any individual doctor, most investigations do not proceed beyond the triage stage, after which the case is closed. I also reflect on the changing pattern of doctors’ professional identity and how this might help them seek help for mental disorders at an earlier stage than in the past, thus preventing referral to the GMC.
Child sexual abuse laws in India; failure of implementation – a case report
Authors: Kumar Binay , Prasad Indira , Priyambda Priyanka , Goel Nikhil
Published: September 2022

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a worldwide problem with girls most affected even allowing for the possibility that boys are less likely to report it. In India there is strict anti-CSA legislation like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, but enforcement falls short due to poor socioeconomic conditions, low education levels, and insensitive actions and responses.
Forensic perspective of detecting ethanol with a breath analyser
Authors: Singh Bajrang K
Published: September 2022

Breathalysers are commonly employed to diagnose drunk drivers but their ability to accurately measure levels of ethanol will depend on a number of variables, including the instrument's quality, environmental temperature, pattern of respiration, the consumption of food and drugs, pathological condition, metabolic state, and mouth alcohol. This article will consider how these factors affect results and provides suggestions on how to improve the test's admissibility in evidence.
The Relationship of Death Anxiety With Quality of Life and Social Support in Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Jaberi Masoomeh , Mohammadi Tahereh Khaleghdoost , Adib Masoomeh , Maroufizadeh Saman , Ashrafi Sadra
Published: September 2022

This study aimed to determine the relationship of death anxiety with quality of life and social support in hemodialysis patients. This cross-sectional research was conducted on 226 patients with chronic renal failure. The results indicated that the means and standard deviations of MSPSS, QoL, and death anxiety of patients were 57.4 ± 10.1, 28.8 ± 5.9, and 42.5 ± 4.1, respectively. A significant negative correlation was found between QoL scores and death anxiety in hemodialysis patients ( p = 0.007, r = −0.179). However, there was no statistically significant relationship between MSPSS scores and patients’ death anxiety. The total score of patients’ death anxiety decreased with increasing the total QoL score ( p < 0.001, b = −0.18). Different variables that can affect death anxiety and QoL should be identified in the patient examination process. Also, the health care system should consider necessary planning to increase the QoL and reduce death anxiety.
Does Spiritual Well-Being Affect Death Anxiety and Psychological Resilience in Cancer Patients?
Authors: Turan Gülcan B. , Dural Gül
Published: September 2022

This study was conducted to research the effects of spiritual well-being on death anxiety and psychological resilience in cancer patients. This cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study was carried out with 260 cancer patients who were admitted to oncology and haematology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in east of Turkey between October 2021 and April 2022. The data were collected by using “Personal Information Form”, “Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-sp), Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). It was found that mean DAS total score of cancer patients was 12.51 ± 3.39, while their mean FACIT-sp total score was 26.10 ± 6.93 and their mean BRS total score was 16.1 ± 7.05. It was found that FACIT-sp total score affected DAS and BRS total score positively, while DAS total score affected BRS total score negatively ( p < .001). It was found that cancer patients had moderate level of spiritual well-being and psychological resilience and high level of death anxiety. It was also found that death anxiety and psychological resilience of cancer patients increased as their spiritual well-being levels increased. Psychological resilience was found to decrease as death anxiety increased.
New Methods for Unraveling Imitation Accuracy Differences Between Children with Autism and Typically Developing Peers
Authors: Sparaci Laura , Formica Domenico , Lasorsa Francesca Romana , Raiano Luigi , Venuti Paola , Capirci Olga
Published: September 2022

This study applies methods used in sign language and gesture research to better understand reduced imitation accuracy (IA) of actions and gestures in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and we addressed contrasting theories on IA in ASD and the role of objects and meanings in imitation. Eight male children with ASD with a mean chronological age (CA) of 86.76 months ( SD = 10.74, range 70.5–104.4) and 22 male and female peers with typical development (TD) and a mean CA of 85.44 months ( SD = 7.95, range 73.4–96.7) imitated videos of an adult performing actions with objects, representational gestures, conventional gestures and meaningless gestures. We measured accuracy as ability to effectively reproduce features (handshape, palm orientation, location, movement direction and type) and timing (speed) of observed actions/gestures, after ruling out cases of specular (i.e., mirror-like) versus anatomical imitation. Results highlighted significantly lower feature and timing accuracy in children with ASD with respect to the TD group across tasks, and these findings supported sensory-motor theories of IA in ASD. Our data also showed the different impact of objects and meanings within groups. Overall, these results suggest validity to our assessment method and suggested the importance of considering both discreet variables (i.e., variables describing action/gesture feature accuracy, e.g. handshape, movement direction) and continuous variables (i.e., kinematic variables, e.g. speed) in evaluating IA in autism.
Pupil Dilation Reflects Emotional Arousal Via Poetic Language
Authors: Niikuni Keiyu , Wang Ming , Makuuchi Michiru , Koizumi Masatoshi , Kiyama Sachiko
Published: September 2022

We investigated pupillary responses to the world’s shortest fixed verses, Japanese haiku as aesthetic poetry (AP) and senryu as comic poetry (CP), in comparison with non-poetry control stimuli (NP) comprised of slogans that had the same rhythm patterns. Native Japanese speakers without literary training listened to these stimuli while we recorded their pupil diameters. We found that participants’ pupils were significantly dilated for CP compared to NP in an early time window. While AP also evoked larger dilations than NP, the latency for AP-related pupil dilation was relatively long. Thus, lay people experience quick and intense arousal in response to funny and humorous words, while aesthetic properties of words may also elicit intense but slower changes in listeners’ arousal levels, presumably because they evoke more implicit and subtle emotional effects. This study is the first to provide evidence that poetic language elicits human pupillary dilation. A better understanding of the cognitive and neural substrates for the sensitive awareness of pleasures expressed via poetic language will provide insights for improving mental and physical health. Hence, pupillometry can act as a useful convenient measurement to delineate the sympathetic activation of emotional contexts via language.
Group Appeals of Parties in Times of Economic and Identity Conflicts and Realignment
Authors: Stuckelberger Simon , Tresch Anke
Published: September 2022

Party–group relations are today characterized by various forms of alignments. These include the persistence of traditional class alignments, the realignment of economic groups due to identity politics and alignments of groups at the centre of identity politics. This study analyses the group-based messaging of parties in relation to these three groups. We argue that, contrary to the catch-all party thesis, positive and negative group appeals of parties are (still) structured by parties’ support among social groups and by groups either liked or disliked by their voters. Our argument is tested through a content analysis of election materials in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, combined with survey data. The results indicate that group appeals are indeed shaped by electoral support among social groups and attitudes towards them. Results also suggest that the former effect is present for traditionally aligned economic and identity politics groups, but not for realigned economic groups.
Expanding High School Counseling in a Social Media World: Improving Student and Community Well-Being
Authors: Teriba Akorede , Dawson Devon
Published: September 2022

Adolescent competence and resilience are indicators of adulthood behavior. High school is a pivotal time for adolescents to foster a stable temperament for adult development. The contemporary state of adolescent depression prevalence and an increase in social media-related risky behavior calls for an update to mental health services. We review the nature of modern social comparison that is fueled by social media, mental health help-seeking stigma that prevents individuals from seeking services, and provide mental health advances to remedy the severity of mental health concerns in a social media society. Social media distortions of normative life promote a standard of expectations that can decrease self-esteem and increase depressive tendencies. Expanding high school counseling such that students see a counselor multiple times a year in a proactive rather than reactive school counseling system can provide transformative changes to community mental health.
The ambiguous lives of ‘the other whites’: Class and racialisation of Eastern European migrants in the UK
Authors: Blachnicka-Ciacek Dominika , Budginaite-Mackine Irma
Published: September 2022

A body of recent literature has examined how migrants from Eastern European countries have been racialised in the UK both pre- and post-Brexit, and has explored the limits of their earlier assumed ‘invisibility’ owing to their perceived whiteness. Less attention has been placed on understanding how intersections of class and nationality may play out in these processes of racialisation. In this article we argue that it is precisely the entanglements between racialisation, nationality and class that are conditioning unequal possibilities of inclusion for different groups of migrants in British society, especially in the post-Brexit reality. Based on a qualitative longitudinal study with over 70 migrants from Poland and Lithuania, undertaken between 2019 and 2021, we demonstrate how cultural capital and other resources help migrants to ‘pass as white’ or, more precisely, ‘middle class white’ to escape certain forms of racialisation and othering experienced by their co-nationals. The acceptance into the ‘community of value’ is nevertheless conditional. The racialised and classed forms of othering force migrants to constantly prove their ‘good immigrant’ status either by reaffirming their class position, hiding their Eastern European origins and/or racialising other groups. Our article sheds light on the relational and entangled ways in which race, nationality and class are lived, negotiated and resisted by migrants and how they can be experienced simultaneously as a privilege, a burden and a weapon (for othering others).
Introduction of Balint Groups as a Reflective Practice Method
Authors: Nandagopal Radha , Walker Janet M
Published: September 2022

Cynicism and burnout are well-described among new medical school graduates. At the new medical school in Washington state, the trend toward placing importance on wellness and creating a culture of healing was present from the outset. To encourage reflective practice, Balint groups were introduced as a method to teach students to think deeply about patient relationships and to address particular curricular objectives, including to demonstrate empathy for healthcare trainees and for patients, and to practice active listening skills in the context of the student Balint groups. The approach presented here will focus on the introduction of Balint groups into the pre-clerkship curriculum as a longitudinal tool to prepare students to use the method with more facility in their clerkships. The presentation at the 2022 American Balint Society Annual Meeting highlighted the introduction of Balint groups to the clinician faculty using the Intensive on the Road format, the introduction of Balint groups to pre-clerkship medical students, and the use of Balint groups in the pre-clerkship curriculum. The operational aspects, including faculty recruitment and retention, as well as student groupings and scheduling, were addressed in the context of the overall theme of monitoring student progress toward open communication about their challenging patient relationships. Programmatic evaluation and current trends were emphasized, along with the anticipated evolution and future directions of the program at our community-based medical school.
Changing Definitions of Leadership or Same old “Hero” Leader?
Authors: Eddy Pamela L. , VanDerLinden Kim , Hartman Catherine
Published: September 2022

Objective/Research Question:

The urgency to replace retiring community college leaders has been a topic of research and discussion for the past two decades. Concurrently, expansive definitions of leadership and collaborative approaches to leading have emerged. The central research question for this study was: How do sitting community college leaders define leadership? The sub-questions included: Do definitions of leadership differ by gender? Do definitions of leadership differ by position?

Methods:

Coding of survey data from approximately 770 sitting leaders occurred based on responses to the prompt: How do you define leadership? Descriptive statistical analysis occurred based on demographics and on position related to the coded responses.

Results:

This study found three prevalent ways of defining leadership: leader-focused (leader’s abilities mentioned); other-focused (leader included others, collaboration mentioned); institution-focused (leader focused on institutional needs/mission). About half of both women and men used leader-focused definitions, with slightly more men than women in the tallies. More women than men used other-focused definitions, whereas men used definitions more institutionally focused compared to women (not statistically significant). Leader-focused definitions were also most prevalent by position, with mid-level leaders using this definition slightly more than top-level leaders. Top-level leaders used a combination of institution-focused definitions more so than mid-level leaders, however (not statistically significant).

Conclusions:

A shift to more other-focused ways of leading is emerging. Those in mid-level positions hold onto leader-focused definitions of leadership, and this points to the need to reconceptualize mid-level leadership and ideas of leading that include others and connect to institutional missions and initiatives. The complex nature of today’s organizations requires broader conceptions of leadership.
“The conversion of the missionary: A journey of the heart” pastoral reflection
Authors: Caggiano Frank J.
Published: September 2022

In his plenary talk “The Conversion of the Missionary: A Journey of the Heart,” Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport, identifies ways by which the church can engage in missionary outreach that will help transform the lives of those whom it serves. In a cogent analysis of our post-Christian secularized culture, Caggiano teaches that the worldview characterized by relativism about truth and morality often leads to the pursuit of power, possessions, and pleasure that do not bring fulfillment. In this context, the word “missionary” refers to every baptized disciple of Jesus Christ proclaiming the offer of salvation in Jesus Christ in a spirit of accompaniment. Faith is a lifetime journey of the heart toward Christ as defined by Saint Augustine, in his autobiography: “for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.” Caggiano cautions that we cannot be a transformative presence in the world until we ourselves are transformed in Christ, which demands more than an intellectual assent, but a conversion of mind, heart, and will. He identifies the three spiritual qualities for ongoing personal conversion as a willingness to surrender to the Lord and his will each day, to be humble of heart, and to strive to be a joyful person and herald of the good news of the salvation that comes only in Jesus Christ.
The Undergraduate RA: Benefits and Challenges for Sociology Faculty and Research Assistants
Authors: King Molly M. , Imai Megan K.
Published: September 2022

The undergraduate research assistantship is key in the professionalization of future sociologists. Our study is the first in the social sciences to document benefits and challenges from both faculty and student perspectives. By interviewing 13 undergraduate research assistants (RAs) and 10 faculty in sociology departments at primarily undergraduate institutions, we outline the benefits and challenges of faculty-directed research with undergraduates. We find that students develop practical research, project management, and interpersonal skills while learning about career interests and developing relationships with mentors. RA challenges include repetitive tasks and time management. Faculty benefit from assistance with their work, the opportunity to mentor, and pedagogical feedback. Faculty challenges include communication, undergraduate turnover, and institutional barriers. Comparing these benefits and challenges with the goals and motives of both RAs and faculty, we suggest recommendations for departments and institutions interested in increasing undergraduate engagement in research.
Infection, temporality and inequality: Sanitizing foreign bodies and protecting public health in Taiwan
Authors: Cheng Isabelle
Published: September 2022

This paper probes how temporality is integral to the health examination regime that aims to protect citizens from infectious diseases in Taiwan. The paper finds that migrant workers in less-skilled occupations are examined more frequently than foreign professionals. Analyzing such differentiation, this paper argues that a hierarchy of sanitization is built on and increases the inequality between them and perpetuates instability in migrant workers’ circumstances. Applying a temporal approach to the study of health examination opens new inroads into our understanding of how a “migration state” achieves the exclusion of migrant workers by making them outsiders subject to permanent intrusion into their bodies.
Integral input-to-state stability of switched delayed systems with delay-dependent impulses under generalized impulsive and switching scheme
Authors: Li Xiaohui , Liu Zihan , Gao Lijun , Wang Zhenyue
Published: September 2022

This paper studies integral input-to-state stability (iISS) of a class of hybrid delayed systems with impulse and switching behavior, in which the delay-dependent impulse and switching behavior are allowed for asynchronous occurrence. Relative to admissible edge-dependent average dwell time (AED-ADT) concept of the switching signal, a fresh concept of admissible edge-dependent average impulsive interval (AED-AII) is proposed for the impulse signal. Several sufficient criteria for iISS are achieved by using multiple Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (MLKF) tool, AED-ADT switching, and AED-AII schemes. An improved inequality that describing the relation among Lyapunov function continuous switching signal and discrete impulse is constructed, where the jump amplitude at discrete switching points and impulsive moments including delay-dependent part and delay-independent part are involved. Compared with existing results, our conclusions have the following novelties: (1) the influence of time delay existing in continuous dynamics and discrete impulse on the function part of L-K functional is dug out, which is less conservative; (2) the AED-AII scheme proposed in this paper is combined with the AED-ADT switching method, which contains a larger set of the impulsive and switching signal. Moreover, the stability criterion is suitable for the arbitrary time delay in situation that all the subsystems are destabilizing. Finally, an example is given to verify the validity of the results.
Peer Tutoring Interventions for Students With or At-Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Systematic Review of Reviews
Authors: Bowman-Perrott Lisa , Ragan Kelsey , Boon Richard T. , Burke Mack D.
Published: September 2022

This systematic review of reviews is the first to summarize peer tutoring outcomes for students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Eleven narrative literature reviews, three systematic reviews, and two meta-analyses of peer tutoring interventions that met inclusion criteria were summarized. Participants across the 16 reviews included more than 2,404 students with or at-risk for EBD in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 across 73 individual, unduplicated studies. Findings support the efficacy of peer tutoring for students with or at-risk for EBD regarding academic and behavioral outcomes. Lessons learned, and implications for research and practice derived from these reviews are provided.
Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Intratymapanic Dexamethasone for Treating Meniere’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Yin Gendi , Zhicheng Li  , Zhang Shuqi , Wang Xinyi , Yang Jiali , Cai Hao , Zeng Xiangli
Published: September 2022

Objectives

Our objective was to study the efficacy and safety of intratymapanic dexamethasone (ITD) for treating in Méniere’s disease in southern China.

Methods

A total of 124 patients with Méniere’s disease were randomly divided into 2 groups: ITD group (n = 62) and intratympanic lidocaine (ITL) group (n = 62). The ITD group was further randomly divided into 2 groups based on dexamethasone dosage: ITD1 (2 mg/ml) (n = 31) and ITD2 (5 mg/ml) group (n = 31). Symptom alleviation and complications were recorded after every treatment.

Results

Vertigo was improved in 65% of patients who received ITD compared with 55% of patients who received ITL patients ( P < .05). Three patients in the ITD2 group had from otomycosis, and 2 of these patients had a perforation; no tympanic membrane perforation was observed in the ITL and ITD1 group.

Conclusions

Compared with lidocaine, dexamethasone is more effective in alleviating vertigo, and a lower concentration of dexamethasone can reduce the occurrence of complications.