bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Effective Self-Attention-Based Hybrid Model for Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction
Authors: Li Zhihong , Wang Xiaoyu , Yang Kairan
Published: January 2023

Vehicle exhaust is one of the main sources of carbon emissions. The short-term traffic flow prediction plays an important role in alleviating traffic congestion, optimizing the travel structure, and reducing traffic carbon emissions. The current advanced models of short-term traffic flow prediction are evaluated in this work, especially their inadequacies. To improve the prediction accuracy and ensure fine traffic management, an effective self-attention-based hybrid model is proposed to predict the short-term traffic flow. The proposed model includes an encoder-decoder neural network module and a self-attention mechanism module. The self-attention mechanism module is applied as a feature extraction unit in this hybrid model to enhance the ability of key information capture and to settle the problem on key information disappearing due to the increasing sequence length in traditional models. The dataset of the Guangdong freeway toll station is used for the experimental testing. Compared with several baseline models, the proposed model is more suitable for real-time prediction and can provide highly accurate results. Also, a better interpretability is presented in this proposed model. The experimental results showed that MAE, RMSE, and MAPE of the proposed model are 3.01, 4.38, and 12.99%, respectively. Our new hybrid model gives a higher accuracy than the support vector regression (SVR) model, LSTM neural network-attention (LSTM-attention) model, and temporal convolutional network (TCN) model. It shows that the proposed model in this work is favorable to the short-term traffic flow prediction.
Enhanced Glutaminolysis Drives Hypoxia-Induced Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer
Authors: Park Seung Joon , Yoo Hee Chan , Ahn Eunyong , Luo Enzhi , Kim Yeabeen , Sung Yulseung , Yu Ya Chun , Kim Kibum , Min Do Sik , Lee Hee Seung , Hwang Geum-Sook , Ahn TaeJin , Choi Junjeong , Bang Seungmin , Han Jung Min
Published: January 2023

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibits severe hypoxia, which is associated with chemoresistance and worse patient outcome. It has been reported that hypoxia induces metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells. However, it is not well known whether metabolic reprogramming contributes to hypoxia. Here, we established that increased glutamine catabolism is a fundamental mechanism inducing hypoxia, and thus chemoresistance, in PDAC cells. An extracellular matrix component–based in vitro three-dimensional cell printing model with patient-derived PDAC cells that recapitulate the hypoxic status in PDAC tumors showed that chemoresistant PDAC cells exhibit markedly enhanced glutamine catabolism compared with chemoresponsive PDAC cells. The augmented glutamine metabolic flux increased the oxygen consumption rate via mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), promoting hypoxia and hypoxia-induced chemoresistance. Targeting glutaminolysis relieved hypoxia and improved chemotherapy efficacy in vitro and in vivo. This work suggests that targeting the glutaminolysis–OXPHOS–hypoxia axis is a novel therapeutic target for treating patients with chemoresistant PDAC.

Significance:

Increased glutaminolysis induces hypoxia via oxidative phosphorylation-mediated oxygen consumption and drives chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer, revealing a potential therapeutic strategy of combining glutaminolysis inhibition and chemotherapy to overcome resistance.
Exploration of Tumor Biopsy Gene Signatures to Understand the Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Outcomes to Lisocabtagene Maraleucel
Authors: Olson N. Eric , Ragan Seamus P. , Reiss David J. , Thorpe Jerill , Kim Yeonhee , Abramson Jeremy S. , McCoy Candice , Newhall Kathryn J. , Fox Brian A.
Published: January 2023

In the TRANSCEND NHL 001 study, 53% of patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) treated with lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) achieved a complete response (CR). To determine characteristics of patients who did and did not achieve a CR, we examined the tumor biology and microenvironment from lymph node tumor biopsies. LBCL biopsies from liso-cel–treated patients were taken pretreatment and ∼11 days posttreatment for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF). We analyzed gene expression data from pretreatment biopsies (N = 78) to identify gene sets enriched in patients who achieved a CR to those with progressive disease. Pretreatment biopsies from month-3 CR patients displayed higher expression levels of T-cell and stroma-associated genes, and lower expression of cell-cycle genes. To interpret whether LBCL samples were “follicular lymphoma (FL)–like,” we constructed an independent gene expression signature and found that patients with a higher “FL-like” gene expression score had longer progression-free survival (PFS). Cell of origin was not associated with response or PFS, but double-hit gene expression was associated with shorter PFS. The day 11 posttreatment samples (RNA-seq, N = 73; mIF, N = 53) had higher levels of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell densities and CAR gene expression, general immune infiltration, and immune activation in patients with CR. Further, the majority of T cells in the day 11 samples were endogenous. Gene expression signatures in liso-cel–treated patients with LBCL can inform the development of combination therapies and next-generation CAR T-cell therapies.
Travel with Diabetes: A Comprehensive Review for Clinicians
Authors: Rajkumar Venkatraman
Published: January 2023

Background: Travel has become an integral part of life, whether for business, pleasure, sport, or pilgrimage. The increasing number of patients with diabetes mellitus translates to a greater number of travelers with this condition. Primary care physicians have little knowledge to guide patients with diabetes planning travel. Summary: A structured pre-travel evaluation coupled with patient education diminishes health problems during travel. Proper preparation should include completion of all required immunizations, evaluation of diabetes, its co-morbidities, and their control prior to departure. This article discusses travel on foot, by road, railroad, sea route, and air travel; the supplies needed; and the unique features of each modality. This article discusses blood glucose monitoring, air travel security, precautions with continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps during ascent and descent of aircraft, insulin dosage adjustments during travel beyond time zones, proper preservation of insulin in extreme temperatures, and adaptation to high altitude, hot and cold environments for patients with diabetes. Key Messages: There is a need for standardized guidelines based on expert opinions and best practices for travelers with diabetes, disposal of sharps, used test strips, and swabs in the absence of prospective studies.
Recommendations for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Insertion Depths in Neonates
Authors: Luister Alexandra , Khostwal Neda , Deindl Philipp , Herrmann Jochen , Singer Dominique , Ebenebe Chinedu Ulrich
Published: January 2023

Objective: Malposition of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is common. Recommendations for PICC insertion depths are scarce and comprise complex equations. This study aimed to develop diagrams and tables for the recommendation of PICC insertion depths in neonates based on anthropometric parameters. Study Design: In this retrospective single-center study, the individual optimal PICC insertion depths were correlated with body weight, length, and head circumference. Using linear regression analysis, line charts and tables for the recommendation of PICC insertion depth were generated and compared with previously published recommendations. Result: PICC insertion depths of 204 infants (gestational age at PICC installation: 24.0–44.9 weeks) with 131 (64%) PICC in the upper extremities and 73 (36%) in the lower extremities were analyzed. Linear logistic regression models revealed R2 values between 0.387 and 0.884. Conclusion: The charts and table developed in this study enable a fast and accurate determination of recommended PICC insertion depths in neonates.
Vault-Correlated Efficacy and Safety of Implantable Collamer Lens V4c Implantation for Myopia in Patients with Shallow Anterior Chamber Depth
Authors: Qian Tianwei , Du Jingxiao , Ren Ruixia , Zhou Hao , Li Haiyan , Zhang Zhihua , Xu Xun
Published: January 2023

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy and safety outcomes after implantation of the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL V4c) in myopia patients with shallow anterior chamber depth (ACD). Methods: This retrospective study followed 163 eyes of 94 patients for at least 24 months. Uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), manifest refraction, vault, endothelial cell density (ECD), anterior chamber angle (ACA), anterior chamber volume, and the distance from the corneal endothelium to the central ICL (C-ICL) were measured during follow-ups. Spearman’s correlation and logistic regression were used to identify variables correlated with changes in ECD and potential risk factors for ineffective outcomes, respectively. Results: All surgeries were performed safely. High IOP of 9 eyes and anterior capsular opacity of 5 eyes were observed. The last follow-up ACA had a significant difference between the high and normal IOP groups (p = 0.0003). The mean ECD and vault were 2,855.76 ± 270.82 cells/mm2 and 388.01 ± 135.28 μm at the last follow-up, respectively. The vault and C-ICL were significantly associated with ΔECD (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, the vault was most responsible for the ECD loss. Twenty-two eyes had unsatisfactory postoperative UDVA, and the low vault at the last follow-up was a significant risk factor for this ineffective outcome (p < 0.001, OR = 14.739). Conclusions: ICL V4c implantation in patients with shallow ACD achieved stable visual outcomes. The vault is related to postoperative visual acuity and ECD loss, which needs to be paid attention during follow-up.
A Case of Intraocular Cilium after 25-Gauge Micro-Incision Vitrectomy Surgery
Authors: Itoh Kaku
Published: January 2023

We report a case of intraocular cilium after micro-incision vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment. A 61-year-old male underwent vitrectomy with cataract surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The postoperative course was generally good with no re-detachment, but on examination 3 months later, a cilium was observed on the retina above the fundus. After discussing with the patient, it was decided to take no immediate action and just continuously monitor the patient in order to detect if there was worsening of any of the symptoms. The present case report suggests that foreign bodies such as cilium may stray into the eye through trocar even during vitrectomy. One of the possible causes was the risk of the noncontact wide-angle viewing system.
p38 and ERK1/2-Dependent Activation of c-Jun Is Required for the Downregulation of Oxidative Stress-Induced ERα in Hypothalamic Astrocytes
Authors: Dai Xiaoman , Lin Anlan , Mi Xue , Ke Yilang , Zhang Jing , Chen Xiaochun
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that plays important roles in the female fertility. Accumulating evidence suggests that ERα present in the astrocytes of the hypothalamus region is essential for production of GnRH. The astrocytes display age-related senescence associated to oxidative stress induced by the estrogen metabolites. However, it is still unclear whether and how ERα expression changes during astrocyte aging. Methods: Immunofluorescence was performed to analyze the ERα gene levels in hypothalamic astrocytes of naturally aging C57BL/6J female mice. We employed an oxidative stress cell model receiving 2-hydroxyestradiol (2OH-E2) intervention to confirm the downregulation of ERα expression in primary astrocytes. Western blot analysis was used to explore which oxidative stress signaling pathways induced loss of the ERα gene. Finally, ChIP-qPCR was employed to evaluate whether the c-Jun protein is able to regulate ERα gene expression. Results: Compared to young mice, we found that the ERα expression of mid-aged mice was significantly decreased. In hypothalamic astrocytes, 2OH-E2 treatment significantly reduced the expression of the ERα gene. Moreover, we observed that transcription factor c-Jun could directly inhibit transcriptional ERα gene expression and might also reduce it by decreasing H3K27 acetylation at promoter regions. Administration of the antioxidants Rg1 and astaxanthin significantly attenuated the decrease in ERα gene expression induced by oxidative stress. Conclusions: The current data demonstrate that oxidative stress leads to loss of ERα involving the activation of the p38 and ERK1/2 pathways and the induction of the c-Jun protein in hypothalamic astrocytes. C-Jun protein regulates ERα gene expression via direct transcriptional repression or involving histone acetylation modifications at ERα gene promoter sites.
As Políticas Territoriais Amazônicas de Neli Aparecida de Mello-Théry
Authors: Cunha Paulo Roberto
Published: January 2023

Este trabalho homenageia a Professora Doutora Neli Aparecida de Mello-Théry, analisando uma de suas principais obras, o livro “Políticas Territoriais na Amazônia”, lançado em 2006, fruto de sua tese de doutorado.
Atrial Endocardial Unipolar Voltage Mapping for Detection of Viable Intramural Myocardium: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Authors: Yavin Hagai , Younis Arwa , Zilberman Israel , Krywanczyk Alison , Bubar Zachary P. , Higuchi Koji , Barkagan Michael , Anter Elad
Published: January 2023

Background:

Endocardial bipolar voltage amplitude is largely derived from endocardial and subendocardial wall layers. This may result in situations of low bipolar voltage amplitude despite the presence of mid-myocardial including epicardial (ie, intramural-epicardial) viable myocardium. This study examined the utility of endocardial unipolar voltage mapping for detection of viable intramural-epicardial atrial myocardium.

Methods:

In 15 swine, an atrial intercaval ablation line with an intentional gap was created. Animals survived for 6 to 8 weeks before electroanatomical mapping followed by sacrifice. Gaps were determined by the presence of electrical conduction and classified based on the histopathologiclly layer(s) of viable myocardium into the following: (1) transmural, (2) endocardial, and (3) intramural-epicardial. Voltage data from healthy, scar, and gap points were exported into excel. The sensitivity and specificity of bipolar and unipolar voltage amplitude to detect intramural-epicardial gaps were compared using receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Results:

In 9 of 15 (60%) swine, a focal ablation gap was detected in the intercaval line, while in the remainder 6 of 15 (40%), the line was complete without gaps. Gaps were classified into transmural (n=3), endocardial (n=3), or intramural-epicardial (n=3). Intramural-epicardial gaps were characterized by very low bipolar voltage amplitude that was similar to areas with transmural scar (
P
=0.91). In comparison, unipolar voltage amplitude in intramural-epicardial gaps was significantly higher compared to transmural scar (
P
<0.001). Unipolar voltage amplitude had higher sensitivity (93% versus 14%, respectively) and similar specificity (95% versus 98%, respectively) to bipolar voltage for detection of intramural-epicardial gaps.

Conclusions:

Atrial unipolar voltage mapping may be a useful technique for identifying viable intramural-epicardial myocardium in patients with endocardial scar.
Electrophysiology, Pathology, and Imaging of Pulsed Field Ablation of Scarred and Healthy Ventricles in Swine
Authors: Kawamura Iwanari , Reddy Vivek Y. , Santos-Gallego Carlos G. , Wang Bingyan J. , Chaudhry Hina W. , Buck Eric D. , Mavroudis George , Jerrell Samantha , Schneider Christopher W. , Speltz Molly , Dukkipati Srinivas R. , Koruth Jacob S.
Published: January 2023

Background:

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has recently been shown to penetrate ischemic scar, but details on its efficacy, risk of arrhythmias, and imaging insights are lacking. In a porcine model of myocardial scar, we studied the ability of ventricular PFA to penetrate scarred tissue, induce ventricular arrhythmias, and assess the influence of QRS gating during pulse delivery.

Methods:

Of a total of 6 swine, 5 underwent coronary occlusion and 1 underwent radiofrequency ablation to create infarct scar and iatrogenic scar models, respectively. Two additional swine served as healthy controls. An 8 Fr focal PFA catheter was used to deliver bipolar, biphasic PFA (2.0 kV) lesions guided by electroanatomical mapping, fluoroscopy, and intracardiac echocardiography over both scarred and healthy myocardium. Swine underwent magnetic resonance imaging 2–7 days post-PFA.

Results:

PFA successfully penetrated scar without significant difference in lesion depth between lesion at the infarct border (5.9±1.0 mm, n=41) and healthy myocardium (5.7±1.3 mm, n=26;
P
=0.53). PFA penetration of both infarct and iatrogenic radiofrequency abalation scar was observed in all examined sections. Sustained ventricular arrhythmias requiring defibrillation occurred in 4 of 187 (2.1%) ungated applications, whereas no ventricular arrhythmias occurred during gated PFA applications (0 of 64 [0%]). Dark-blood late-gadolinium–enhanced sequences allowed for improved endocardial border detection as well as lesion boundaries compared with conventional bright-blood late-gadolinium–enhanced sequences.

Conclusions:

PFA penetrates infarct and iatrogenic scar successfully to create deep lesions. Gated delivery eliminates the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias observed with ungated porcine PFA. Optimized magnetic resonance imaging sequences can be helpful in detecting lesion boundaries.
Alternating Early Afterdepolarizations Underlying Bradycardia-Dependent Macroscopic T Wave and Discordant Mechanical Alternans
Authors: Qi Datun , Li Wei , Quan Xiao-Qing , Gao Yuan , Wang Jianyong , Guo Lily , Zhao Wenping , Liu Tong , Gao Chuanyu , Yan Gan-Xin
Published: January 2023

Background:

Macroscopic T wave alternans (macro-TWA) often heralds the onset of Torsades de Pointes in patients with QT prolongation. However, the mechanisms underlying macro-TWA remain unclear. We examined the cellular and ionic basis for macro-TWA in rabbits with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

Methods:

The renovascular hypertension model was used to induce LVH in rabbits. Action potentials were simultaneously recorded from epicardium and endocardium together with a transmural ECG and isometric contractility in arterially perfused left ventricular wedges. Late sodium current (I
Na-L
) was recorded in single-isolated left ventricular myocytes with the whole cell patch-clamp technique.

Results:

Macro-TWA and accompanied mechanical alternans occurred spontaneously in 8 of 33 LVH rabbits (
P
<0.05, versus 0/15 in controls) and were induced by an I
Na-L
enhancer ATX-II at 1 to 3 nM in additional 7. Macro-TWA and mechanical alternans occurred discordantly, that is, that longer QT interval and larger T wave were associated with weaker isometric contvractility. Alternating early afterdepolarizations in the endocardium caused macro-TWA in 12 of 15 LVH rabbits and, therefore, early afterdepolarization-dependent R-from-T extrasystoles and Torsades de Pointes always originated from the beats with longer QT and larger T wave during macro-TWA. I
Na-L
density was significantly larger in LVH myocytes than that of control myocytes. Macro-TWA, mechanical alternans, R-from-T extrasystoles, and Torsades de Pointes were all abolished by I
Na-L
blocker ranolazine or mexiletine.

Conclusions:

LVH enhances I
Na-L
density and promotes alternating early afterdepolarizations in the left ventricular endocardium that manifest as macro-TWA with discordant mechanical alternans. I
Na-L
blockade abolishes macro-TWA, mechanical alternans, early afterdepolarization-dependent R-from-T extrasystoles, and Torsades de Pointes.
Morphology Without Borders: Clause-Level Morphology
Authors: Goldman Omer , Tsarfaty Reut
Published: January 2023

Morphological tasks use large multi-lingual datasets that organize words into inflection tables, which then serve as training and evaluation data for various tasks. However, a closer inspection of these data reveals profound cross-linguistic inconsistencies, which arise from the lack of a clear linguistic and operational definition of what is a word, and which severely impair the universality of the derived tasks. To overcome this deficiency, we propose to view morphology as a clause-level phenomenon, rather than word-level. It is anchored in a fixed yet inclusive set of features, that encapsulates all functions realized in a saturated clause. We deliver MightyMorph, a novel dataset for clause-level morphology covering 4 typologically different languages: English, German, Turkish, and Hebrew. We use this dataset to derive 3 clause-level morphological tasks: inflection, reinflection and analysis. Our experiments show that the clause-level tasks are substantially harder than the respective word-level tasks, while having comparable complexity across languages. Furthermore, redefining morphology to the clause-level provides a neat interface with contextualized language models (LMs) and allows assessing the morphological knowledge encoded in these models and their usability for morphological tasks. Taken together, this work opens up new horizons in the study of computational morphology, leaving ample space for studying neural morphology cross-linguistically.
How can we estimate carbon emissions and reduction of buildings at the local government level in South Korea?
Authors: Park Jonghoon , Kim Sungjoon
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: Carbon neutrality must be achieved across societal sectors through carbon neutral policies. Therefore, local governments, which realize the actual greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, must develop GHG reduction strategies. This study aims to present information on the GHG reduction of the building sector (BS) at the local government level, for the carbon neutrality by 2050 (CN).Methods: The gross floor area (GFA) of all buildings and the total floor area of household (HBs), business (BBs), and public buildings (PBs) and by 2050 were predicted using building and demographic information from Jeollanam-do. Buildings were classified as over or under 10 years old. GHG emissions projection by 2050 were combined the GFA prediction results with public information on building energy consumption (BEC). After adjusting the nationwide CN goal for the BS in Jeollanam-do, the pathways for two scenarios were to estimate GHG reduction.Results: HBs showed the steepest increase in GFA, while BBs and PBs showed a very modest increase. About 30% of HBs and BBs were under 10 years and about 70% were over 10 years. The HB's GHG emissions increased remarkably, reflecting the GFA results, while the emissions of BBs and PBs didn't raised much. GHG reduction targets by 2030 were calculated as 1.4, 0.7, and 0.35 million TOE for HBs, BBs, and PBs, respectively. Reduction Scenario 1 shows a straight-line path with a negative slope from 2023. Reduction Scenario 2 shows an increase in emissions after 2023, which begins to decrease from 2028, falling with a curved steep slope until 2035, followed by a very modest decline until 2050.Conclusion: This study calculated GHG emissions from the BS by 2050 using the latest information on BEC and GHG calculation guidelines. The method in this study helps establish regional/local GHG reduction targets, setting scenarios, and estimating GHG reduction.
Study on Current State and Design Characteristics of the Domestic Commercial Spatial “Planterior”
Authors: Kim Saet Byeol , Kim Yoo Sun , Seo Ji Hyeon
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: With rapid urbanization, the introduction of plants in interior environments has become an essential factor owing to insufficient green areas and increased indoor living hours. In commercial spaces, the "planterior" can play an important role in spatial branding and marketing. With recent changes in lifestyle, including those induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of plants into indoor spaces has increased. This study aimed to analyze the current status and design characteristics of domestic commercial spaces and propose a future interior design direction for development.Methods: Eighty-eight case sites of domestic commercial spaces were selected nationwide to analyze the design characteristics and current status of planteriors. The basic status of the case sites was investigated, and the bestcase site was selected based on an assessment of the landscape's excellence and topicality.Results: Most commercial spaces selected as planterior case sites were located in the metropolitan area and were large cafés. Most places were built within the last year, with natural styles that use more plants than that required by the space, and accounted for the highest percentage by utilizing the direct method of fresh flowers. In most cases, excellent planterior landscapes were created, and more than 85% of the cases were found to have high online exposure, indicating that the planterior of a commercial space was effectively used as a marketing element. The design characteristics of the commercial space planterior analyzed as the bestcase site were topicality, simplicity, leadership, and unexpectedness, which was required for the space design due to the branding. These design characteristics were found to have a synergistic effect with the maintenance of plants.Conclusion: Overall, this study confirmed that the creation of planteriors in various types of commercial spaces plays an important role in spatial branding and marketing functions, and enables potential continuous development for the space design using plants. To continuously expand and develop planteriors in the future, a multilateral plant interior design study from the perspective of design, plants, and users is needed.
Effects of Environmental Changes by an Agrivoltaic System on Growth and Quality Characteristics of Kimchi Cabbage
Authors: Min Sang Yoon , Kim Bo Myung , Yun Hae Keun , Jung Jae Hak , Oh Wook
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: For a successful application of agrivoltaic (AV) system, decrease in crop productivity must be minimized while achieving power generation. In this study, changes in microenvironments, crop growth and quality under the AV panels were investigated for kimchi cabbage.Methods: On September 1, 2021, kimchi cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) 'Bulam No. 3' was planted in the soil under the AV panels and in an open field for the control, and grown using a conventional method. Growth characteristics and internal components after 16 weeks were analyzed.Results: There was no difference in air temperature and relative humidity, however daily light integral (DLI) and soil temperature under the AV panels were lower than the control. Under the AV panels, plant width was lesser and plant height and head height were greater than the control. Head shape index and leaf number of the AV panel plot were greater than in the control. Trimming loss rate was lower but chlorophyll content was higher in the AV panel plot. Head hardness was lower in the AV panel plot, while head fresh weight was greater but head dry weight was smaller in the AV panel plot: therefore, moisture content was greater than the control. Marketable crop yield and heading rate was higher in the AV panel plot.Conclusion: The environmental changes caused by AV panels including the DLI and soil temperature induced a larger fresh weight, higher heading and trimming loss rates because a relatively good environment was created in the early crop stage which was the period of high temperature and DLI. However, the lower DLI of the latter period had a rather negative effect, resulting in an elongated shape, smaller dry weight, and shorter shelf life.
A Study on an Understanding of Migrant Women’s Empowerment and Their Perceptions Toward Participation in Park Management and Its Correlation
Authors: Choi Seon-Gyeong , Nam Jinvo , Cho Min-Yeong , Kim Du-Won
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: There have been an increasing number of migrant women in Korea. However, they are facing many difficulties in terms of language, psychology, poverty and many other things. Moreover, many mental health problems have emerged since COVID-19, to which migrant women have been more vulnerable. Alternatively, parks and green spaces have been a key to recovering mental health. In line with this, long-term management of green spaces has been raised as an issue to help promote people's health and empowerment. However, we have little evidence that the issue also conveys the empowerment of migrants and positivity through participation in park and green space management. Therefore, this study aims at 1) understanding migrant women's perception toward participation in park and green space management, 2) analyzing the correlation between empowerment and place-keeping, and 3) deriving implications.Methods: To address the objectives, this study conducts 1) a theoretical review of empowerment and place-keeping of migrant women through literature review and 2) a non-face-to-face survey targeting 108 migrant women. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 26.Results: The results are as follows: 1) migrant women have highly positive perceptions toward participation in park and green space management, with statistical significance in funding and governance depending on the marital status, and 2) there is a significant correlation between place-keeping and empowerment in role and expression. This means that increasing the role and expression in empowerment can promote more active participation in park and green space management.Conclusion: In conclusion, in order to improve the empowerment of migrant women, they should be guided to actively participate in park and green space management and provided with the opportunity to participate in policy-making.
Landscape Characteristics of Sojinjeong Garden in Geochang
Authors: Lim Eui-Je , Han Hae-Young , Kim Su-Hee
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: This study aimed to examine the construction intention, spatial composition, and landscape characteristics of Sojinjeong Garden, located in Geochang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, through a literature analysis and field survey. The findings can be summarized as follows.Methods: The research method was a combination of literature review and field surveys. The history of the construction of Sojinjeong and its garden was examined through a review of the literature, while the spatial composition and landscape characteristics of the garden were analyzed through field surveys and interviews.Results: Sojinjeong Garden was created by Confucian scholar Wucheon Do Jae-gyun in the 1920s. In the background to this garden's construction, the placeness related to Nammyeong Jo Shik, a great Confucian scholar of the Joseon period, played a large role. Do Jae-gyun, the creator of the garden, placed the garden centered on Sojinjeong and Imcheongjeong where Poyeon could be seen, keeping in mind the relationship between his ancestor, Do Hee-ryeong, and Nammyeong. He also created a colony of Lagerstroemia indica, which is in full bloom in summer, around the place where they took a wind bath. Various landscape elements of Sojinjeong Garden are distributed throughout Gusa Village, including the adjacent Okgye Stream, Poyeondae, and Banwhandae. These landscape elements can be roughly classified into scenic views inside and outside the garden, structures, and vegetation. The landscape structure of the garden is divided into inner garden, outer garden, and area of influence based on the location of the landscape elements, a typical structure for an annex garden. The scenic significance contained in Sojinjeong Garden is converged into the nickname of Sojinjeong Pavilion and the word Yokgi (浴沂; Yuyi in Chinese) that appears in a poem recited in the garden. This represents the intent of the creator of the garden, who wanted to make Sojinjeong Garden a place where he could cultivate himself in harmony with nature, away from the mundane world.Conclusion: Sojinjeong Garden is an annex garden of the Nammyeong School, built in the western part of Gyeongsang-do, and is considered to be a very valuable relic. However, the original landscape of Sojinjeong Garden is changing, and a reasonable management plan should be sought by regarding it as an integrated garden relic and making an objective evaluation.
Network Mapping Interface Analysis between Carbon and Trees Corresponding to Climate Change
Authors: Kim Guen-Han , Nam Jinvo , Choi Hee-Sun , Cho Yong-Il , Lee Gil-Sang
Published: January 2023

Background and objective: There have been increasing correlations between the keywords 'carbon' and 'tree' in response to issues related to climate change adaptation. Given this, a study that explores how these keywords relate to issues on climate change adaptation would be significant contribution to the literature. Therefore, this study aims to determine the correlation between these keywords and their network.Methods: To address the aim, the study employed a bibliometric analysis using the VOSviewer software to conduct network-mapping interface analysis using co-occurrence-based visualization and quantification. A two-step approach was applied: the first approach identifies recent driver changes of the keywords 'carbon' and 'tree' and further meaningful keywords. The second approach conducts an in-depth network mapping analysis based on the results drawn by the first approach.Results: The results suggested that, first, 'carbon' and 'tree' were shown to reflect the assessment system and contemporary issues based on the keywords 'carbon sequestration' and 'climate change.' In addition, 'biomass,' 'tree growth,' 'tree ring' and 'trade-off' were shown to be important keywords, which indicated the need for an in-depth correlation analysis. Second, 'biomass' was the key factor in the assessment system for 'carbon sequestration,' in which 'tree growth' and 'tree ring' were included. Third, the network analysis did not report varying results on 'trade-off' compared to 'carbon' and 'tree' with respect to the basic issues on climate change.Conclusion: The conventional assessment system based on the keywords 'carbon' and 'tree' should be improved by incorporating the issues drawn from the keywords 'biomass' and 'trade-off' so that it may reflect the latest contemporary needs. The network analysis on the keywords 'carbon' and 'tree' nevertheless indicated that the two keywords were at the centre of the latest contemporary issues and the assessment system.
Protestant Replications: The Conversion, Ordination, and Schism of a Zulu Bishop in Colonial Natal
Authors: Hovland Ingie
Published: January 2023

This article examines the story of Mbiyana Ngidi and his five-decade conversion career, leading up to his establishment of an Ethiopianist church in 1890 – the first African Initiated Church in the Colony of Natal in Southern Africa. I focus on three events in his life – conversion, ordination, schism – and suggest that one way of reading these events is as different forms of replication: conversion as identification, ordination as imitation, and schism as reproduction. I engage with the idea in the anthropology of Christianity that Protestants desire a certain type of originality and therefore shun repetition. I argue the opposite, namely that Ngidi’s story shows us how Protestants seek out replicated relations.
undrop as an Effort to Protect Farmers Rights in Realizing the Development of a Sustainable World Food System
Authors: Pajrin Rani , Wiwoho Jamal , Imanullah Moch Najib , Pujiyono
Published: January 2023

This article describes the development of a World Food System based on protecting the rights of farmers and people working in rural areas. The development of a world food system is a necessity for countries in the world. The state is obliged to protect the rights of farmers and people working in rural areas by the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasant and Other People Working in Rural Areas (undrop). This article illustrates that sustainable food development must be based on the principles of undrop. As one model of sustainable food development, the author recommends the principles that have been carried out by Indonesia in developing sustainable food such as common goals, holistic, inclusive, local and life cycle, interdependence, environmental systems, natural resources, and sustainability. The regulation in Indonesia after the undrop declaration has begun to regulate and protect the rights of farmers.
Factors Leading to Primary School Dropout in Community Families – the Case of Kosovo
Authors: Gagica Shejnaze , Icka Ejona , Fejza Hajrullah , Uka Xhevat
Published: January 2023

Introduction – Education remains the major tool by which people become empowered; unfortunately, the education industry has suffered low completion rates due to several factors exposed in various studies.

Aim – The purpose of this study was to investigate factors contributing to children’s dropout school in Kosovo communities.

Methodology – Open ended questionnaire, face to face interview and document analysis were used as sources of data collection instruments. The researchers visited 3 sample locations in Kosovo with majority of communities’ households to collect required data. The study included 70 children who had dropped out of primary school.

Results – Regarding the factors that have influenced school dropout by children participating in this study it has resulted that school dropout due to abandonment by their peers (30) and dislike of school (27) are the two main factors. Then, in approximately the same percentage (18–20) are listed factors such as: distance from school to home, displacement of parents, bullying by students, inability to register and negligence of parents and the Municipal Directorate of Education.

Conclusions – School dropout due to abandonment by their peers among the children’s participating in the study has turned out to be a dominant factor in school dropout.
Difference Between the Judgment of Short and Long Durations: Estimates of Durations and Judgment of the Passage of Time
Authors: Droit-Volet Sylvie , Hallez Quentin
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to examine intra-individual differences in both duration and passage of time (PoT) judgments, and the relationships between them, for a wide range of durations going from a few hundred milliseconds to several minutes. Participants performed a study with a within-subjects design with durations in the milliseconds (200–400 ms), seconds (2–4 s), tens of seconds (20–40 s) and minutes (2–4 min) ranges. For the duration judgments, the results revealed individual differences in temporal accuracy between short durations (<3 s) and long durations (>20 s). In contrast, positive relationships were observed for PoT judgments across the different time scales, except for the millisecond duration. Finally, a significant correlation between duration and PoT judgments appeared in our study only for durations longer than 1 s. Taken together, these results support the temporal taxonomy that distinguishes between the processing of short and long durations, with the latter likely being modulated by memory mechanisms and the awareness of the PoT.
A paradox indeed: description of genitalia and clarification of the subtribal classification of Pachyonychis paradoxus Clark and Pachyonychus paradoxus Melsheimer (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)
Authors: VAN ROIE MARTIJN , CLARK SHAWN , KONSTANTINOV ALEXANDER , FURTH DAVID , LINZMEIER ADELITA M.
Published: January 2023

Pachyonychis paradoxus Clark, 1860 and Pachyonychus paradoxus Melsheimer, 1847 are two species of Alticini whose strikingly similar names have led to significant confusion in the past. Recent study of American Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 raised doubts about the validity of the subtribal placement of Pachyonychis Clark. Although general characteristics put this genus in Oedionychina, other features, especially the unusual shape of the pronotum, suggested that this monotypic genus would belong in Monoplatina Chapuis, 1875 instead. To collect evidence for the validity of its current placement, we compared external and genitalic morphology of both species to other members of Monoplatina and Oedionychina. Here we present images and descriptions of female genitalia for both species and male genitalia of Pachyonychus paradoxus Melsheimer, to our knowledge the first of their kind, and we conclude that the evidence supports the current subtribal placement of these two genera. Lectotypes are designated for both Pachyonychis paradoxus Clark and Pachyonychus paradoxus Melsheimer.
Long-Term Subjective Functional Outcomes of Prostate Cancer: Prostatectomy vs Radiation
Authors: Gaura Kellie , Beatty Bryce , Ohlde Natalie , Spaan Johannie M. , Guenther Elisabeth
Published: January 2023

Background

Long-term subjective outcomes of prostate cancer are relatively unknown. The Oregon Urology Institute (OUI) has been collecting subjective functional outcome data to help determine the long-term subjective outcomes of prostatectomy vs radiation therapy.

Methods

Patients treated at OUI completed interval post-treatment questionnaires that assessed: urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormonal function, and overall treatment satisfaction. Two cohorts were established: prostatectomy vs radiation. Results from each cohort were compared and analyzed with a linear mixed effect model.

Results

Our longitudinal dataset includes a prostatectomy cohort of 410 patients and radiation therapy cohort of 416 patients surveyed at the 3-month interval, but the number of patients decreased after each time interval (ie 3, 6, 9, and 12 months and then annually for up till 14 years post-treatment). Urinary and sexual functional scores decreased by 4% and 8% after radiation, whereas prostatectomy had a 5% and 13% increase over time post-treatment, respectively. Over time, patients treated with prostatectomy were found to be more satisfied with the outcome of their treatment than patients receiving radiation therapy.

Conclusion

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy had impacts on quality of life measurements that emphasize the importance of making the best-informed decision in each unique situation.
Violations of the Social License to Operate: Evidence From Fraud Investigation Reports
Authors: Gottschalk Petter
Published: January 2023

Traditionally, white-collar and corporate crime research has focused on the role of the criminal justice system in prosecuting and punishing offenders and offenses. The frequent lack of prosecution and punishment has been explained by various theoretical perspectives that reflect the legal license to operate. However, the emerging perspective of the social license to operate illustrates punishment at violations that can cause termination of executives, market loss, and other serious harm to individuals and firms. This article presents three case studies where fraud examiners reviewed the legal license when the social license was ignored. There is an interesting avenue here for future white-collar and corporate crime research in distinguishing between punishment from violations of the legal license and punishment from violations of the social license to operate.
Effect of beeswax on the physical and mechanical properties of solution cast poly(butylene adipate co-terephthalate)/thermoplastic starch/beeswax films
Authors: Mohanty Lipsita , Mohanty Shyama Prasad
Published: January 2023

Biodegradable films of poly(butylene adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT)/thermoplastic starch (TPS)/beeswax have been prepared by solution casting method. Beeswax has been used as a hydrophobic content to improve the water barrier properties of the films. The prepared films have been characterized for tensile properties, morphology, water absorption, and water vapor permeability. Tensile strength of the films initially increases with the addition of beeswax and then decreases with increase in beeswax content. Tensile strength of film with 0.5 wt% of beeswax is about 213% greater than the film without beeswax. Water absorption percentage of films decreases gradually from 18.7% in film without beeswax to 0% with an increase in amount of beeswax, i.e., 0.5wt%, 1wt% and 2wt% due to the hydrophobicity of beeswax. Water vapor permeability of these films reduces upon increasing the amount of beeswax.
Consumption, ongoingness and everyday-life embeddedness: Lifestyle experiences of Chinese transient migrants in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Authors: Li Jiangyu , Siriphon Aranya
Published: January 2023

This article examines recent Chinese migrants to Thailand, with a specific focus on those who migrate for education and remain in Thailand after graduation. It aims to drive the analytical theory from a methodological nationalism to a transient migration approach, and to capture the sense of “transience” of the new wave of Chinese migration in a broader Asia-Pacific context. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, with data collected from Chinese migrant website communities, questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The findings show that the Chinese migrants lead a consumption-oriented migration life that benefits from hypermobility by enjoying a “mobility surplus” in education as a family project. This article discusses the temporariness as a strategy that the Chinese use to bridge migratory resources in a permanent state of in-betweenness. The key issue that has been highlighted is the meaning of being transient in everyday life. As it articulates authenticity and the meaning of “self” in modern life, transient migration, thus, does not aim at its overcoming, but is rather a form of life in itself.
Mock-up experimental study on the performance of a combined cooling-domestic hot water-ground source heat pump system
Authors: Zhang Xinwen , Rhee Kyu-Nam , Jung Gun-Joo
Published: January 2023

A ground source heat pump (GSHP) delivers heat from a condenser to the ground when it operates with cooling mode. However, the ground temperature increases when the GSHP system operates for a long time. The increased ground temperature can deteriorate the GSHP’s coefficient of performance (COP). To maintain the balance between the ground temperature and COP, the condensation heat from the cooling GSHP can be used for other heating systems before it is transferred to the ground. This study proposes a combined GSHP system connecting a three RT cooling GSHP with a 1.5 RT domestic hot water (DHW) heat pump, and the performance of the system was evaluated through mock-up experiments. In the combined GSHP system, the condensation heat of the cooling system was used as the heat source of the DHW system. Therefore, the ground temperature could be reduced, and the performances of both the GSHP cooler and DHW heater pump could be enhanced. Mock-up experiments for performance evaluation were conducted with cooling-only, DHW-only, and cooling-DHW operational modes. The results showed that cooling-DHW operation slowed down the change in heat source temperature. In comparison with those of the cooling-only and DWH-only heat pumps, the COPs of the cooling heat pump and DHW heat pump of the combined system were increased by 12.93% and 15.47%, respectively. Moreover, the total COP of the cooling-DHW combined GSHP system increased by 4.4% and 29.55% in comparison with those of the cooling-only GSHP and DHW-only GSHP systems, respectively.

Practical application

A combined GSHP system was proposed by connecting a GSHP for space cooling with a heat pump for DHW to mitigate the ground temperature changes due to the long-term operation of the GSHP system. The combined system reuses the condensation heat generated by the cooling heat pump as the heat source of the DHW heat pump for ensuring the system performance and building energy saving. Therefore, this system is suitable for buildings with large energy use and heavy hot water demand, especially in summer, such as hospital and hotel buildings.