bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A novel approach for e-health recommender systems
Authors: Alsaaidah Adeeb M. , Shambour Qusai Y. , Abualhaj Mosleh M. , Abu-Shareha Ahmad Adel
Published: June 2024

The increasing use of the internet for health information brings challenges due to the complexity and abundance of data, leading to information overload. This highlights the necessity of implementing recommender systems (RSs) within the healthcare domain, with the aim of facilitating more effective and precise healthcare-related decisions for both healthcare providers and users. Health recommendation systems can suggest suitable healthcare items or services based on users' health conditions and needs, including medications, diagnoses, hospitals, doctors, and healthcare services. Despite their potential benefits, RSs encounter significant limitations, including data sparsity, which can lead to recommendations that are unreliable and misleading. Considering the increasing significance of health recommendation systems and the challenge of sparse data, we propose an effective approach to improve precision and coverage in recommending healthcare items or services. This aims to assist users and healthcare practitioners in making informed decisions tailored to their unique needs and health conditions. Empirical testing on two healthcare rating datasets, including sparse datasets, illustrate that our proposed approach outperforms baseline recommendation methods. It excels in improving both the precision and coverage of health-related recommendations, demonstrating effective handling of extremely sparse datasets.
Trajectory tracking control based on genetic algorithm and proportional integral derivative controller for two-wheel mobile robot
Authors: Ha Vo Thanh , Thi Thuong Than , Ngoc Truc Le
Published: June 2024

This paper uses the genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize the proportional integral derivative (PID) controller parameters to present the motion control design for a two-wheeled mobile robot autonomous system. The GA algorithm determines a collision-free travel curve for a robot with a tangential velocity restriction constraint. A trajectory-tracking controller based on the PID control structure is developed to monitor the calculated route curves for the mobile robot. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the GA-PID controller compared to the PID controller. The GA-PID controller demonstrates improved performance in trajectory tracking and collision avoidance, making it suitable for controlling the motion of two-wheeled mobile robots. The GA's optimization process allows for better tuning of the PID controller parameters, resulting in more efficient and accurate robot motion control. The results suggest that the proposed GA-PID controller is a promising approach for enhancing mobile robots' autonomous navigation capabilities.
Advances in the diagnosis of ocular diseases: an innovative approach through an expert system
Authors: Andrade-Arenas Laberiano , Yactayo-Arias Cesar
Published: June 2024

In the context of ophthalmic care, where early diagnosis of eye disorders plays a crucial role in patients' quality of life, this study focused on the development and evaluation of an expert system based on SWI Prolog. The main objective of this research was to provide an effective method for the preliminary diagnosis of ocular disorders, including cataract, trachoma, uveitis, glaucoma, and presbyopia. For the evaluation of the system, a confusion matrix was implemented and accuracy, sensitivity and specificity were calculated using a sample of 30 cases, of which 20 were positive and 10 negatives. The findings revealed an outstanding accuracy of 95%, with a sensitivity and specificity of 90%. This highlights the potential of the tool as an effective means of early detection of visual problems. In conclusion, this expert system represents a significant advance in ophthalmologic diagnosis, with important implications for clinical care and patients' quality of life, although expansion and validation of the tool in further clinical studies is suggested for its wider and more successful implementation in the field of ophthalmology.
Optimizing EV charging stations: a simulation-based approach to performance and grid integration
Authors: Sanchez Diaz William Fabián , Vargas Jonatan Tolosa , Martinez Fredy
Published: June 2024

This study addresses the optimization of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, focusing on enhancing performance and grid integration through a comprehensive simulation approach. By employing advanced simulation tools in Simulink® and MATLAB®, alongside electrical installation planning with SIMARIS®, we meticulously analyze the charging process, infrastructure requirements, and their implications on the power grid. Our results demonstrate significant improvements in charging station efficiency and reliability, highlighting the effectiveness of our proposed control strategies and harmonic mitigation techniques. Notably, the integration of renewable energy sources emerges as a pivotal factor in reducing operational costs and carbon emissions, furthering the sustainability of EV charging solutions. The research delineates the environmental benefits, emphasizing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of urban air quality, pivotal in the global shift towards cleaner transportation modes. This work contributes valuable insights into the design and grid integration of EV charging stations, offering a scalable model for future infrastructure development. It serves as a critical resource for engineers, policymakers, and stakeholders in the realm of electric mobility, advocating for a strategic transition to EVs supported by robust and efficient charging infrastructure.
O deficiente mental, esse ser desejante
Authors: Silva Reinaldo José Gomes da
Published: June 2024

The author discusses the most usual practices of treatment for the mentally retarded and emphasizes the role of professionals that work with this population as agents for change both in personal and social leveis.
A produção do conhecimento e das práticas sociais
Authors: Marsíglia Regina , Gonçalves Ricardo Bruno , Carvalho Edgard de Assis
Published: June 2024

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A norma psiquiátrica e as leis
Authors: Lancman Selma
Published: June 2024

The compulsory ínternment of psychiatric patients has been object of many laws and legislations along the history. This paper discusses the French law of 1838, the Brazilian law of 1934 and the legislation proposed by the Federal Deputy Paulo Delgado in 1989. It points out líkenesses, advances and retrocessions.
Integração social e suas barreiras: Representações Culturais do Corpo Mutilado
Authors: Amaral Ligia Assumpção
Published: June 2024

Partindo de uma discussão sobre as barreiras psicossociais que intermpõem-se entre a pessoa portadora de deficiência e o mundo (atitudes, preconceitos, estereótipos e estigma) o artigo propõe-se a pensá-las e sistematizá-las enquanto fenômenos de ordem psicológica e cultural: psicológica na medida em que o desencadeante do processo é de cunho emocional: cultural na medida em que as produções da Cultura tendem a perpetuá-los pelas Representações cristalizadas inscritas no imaginário coletivo. Ilustra-se o encaminhamento proposto através da exploração de determinados aspectos do mito de Hefestos, um deus coxo da mitologia grega.
Resgate de valores: uma opção para os idosos através do programa de terapia ocupacional de ambulatório
Authors: Nakagawa Cecília Sumie , Formoso Carmem Lívia
Published: June 2024

Podemos concluir que a Terapia Ocupacional em Gerontologia tem um papel fundamental, pois, dá ooportunidade para desenvolver e manter o potencial existente no Idoso, e mostrar que este podetencia poderá auxiliá-lo no desempenho das atividades do dia a dia, tornando ou mantendo o Idoso independente, dinâmico e mais feliz.
Acidente de percurso na contramão da história
Authors: Gonzaga Neuza A. N.
Published: June 2024

Novos serviços, substitutivos ao manicômio, têm sido criados buscando-se formas de assistência capazes de romper com o paradigma psiquiátrico e que possibilitem a reprodução social das pessoas. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo, a partir do relato de caso atendido em um serviço aberto da cidade de Santos (NAPS, Vila Belmiro), problematizar sobre os riscos de práticas tradicionais serem atualizadas e reproduzidas nos novos serviços.
Trabalho: liberdade versus exclusão
Authors: Ogawa Rosângela
Published: June 2024

In the Programa de Saúde Mental conducted by the Municipality of Santos, São Paulo, the work arises as an intervention way in the transformation and improvement of the life quatity of its users, through the so called "working projecf" From the description of one of these project, the earth, and from the reflection on the conceptions on which it is based, it took place a discussion on how this practicc objects to the theoretical-practical bases created by the moral treatment, comprehension that has justifyed the exclusion of the crazy.
Monografias dos alunos de terapia ocupacional da universidade de São Paulo entre 1985 a 1992
Authors: Barros Denise Dias , Oliver Fátima Corrêa
Published: June 2024

Esta pesquisa visa discutir o ensino de iniciação científica apontando os temas de maior interesse dos alunos entre as monografias realizadas no 7 o e 8 o semestres do Curso de Graduação em Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade de São Paulo. Pretende-se contribuir com a busca de estratégias para formação profissional e para a atividade docente de orientação. As monografias realizadas, no período de 1985-1992. foram classificadas segundo ano. autor, título, lema, orientação e procedimentos metodológicos. Os lemas de interesse dos alunos foram: recursos terapêuticos (24.5%), saúde mental e psiquiatria (17%). terapia ocupacional em doenças e condições específicas (13.8%). fundamentos de terapia ocupacional (11.7%) entre outros. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados nas monografias foram especialmente: desenvolvimento teórico de lema (44.2%) entrevista estruturada (12,7%). questionários (9.3%) e observação participante (4.6%).
Psiquiatria e tratamento moral: o trabalho como ilusão de liberdade
Authors: Mângia Elisabete Ferreira
Published: June 2024

The psychiatric institution in Brasil consolidates in the beginning of the century. characterized by the project of medicalization of the institutions destined to the lunaties" reclusion and for the proposilion of creation of new institutions that look as model the European and north American's Experiences of the open-door. In São Paulo, with Franco da Rocha and the creation of Juqueri, we have the example of the acme of that process. Through texts of the time we cut out the aspects thal characterize the project of institutional order, to base in the premises of the moral treatment and adapted to one moment where the psychiatry atready al Tirmed lhe incurasee condition of the mental diseases and it proposed the work as central strategy for the incurable ones and for to solemnily sufficiency of the institution.
Terapia ocupacional: um território de fronteira?
Authors: Lima Elizabeth Araújo
Published: June 2024

O artigo tem por objetivo discutir a relevância e a possibilidade de definirmos uma 'identidade profissional" do terapeuta ocupacional. Pensando o campo da terapia ocupacional como um território de fronteira entre várias disciplinas, propõe que o trabalho deste profissional seja desenvolvido no interior deste território, destacando o trabalho na fronteira entre arte e clínica.
Teatro nômade
Authors: Pelbart Peter Pál
Published: June 2024

O artigo descreve uma experiência de teatro realizada com pacientes do Hospital-Dia "A Casa", em São Paulo. Através dessa intersecção entre arte e loucura, problematiza aspectos relacionados com o estatuto da representação, da identidade e da desrazão no mundo e na clínica contemporânea.
Estudo de confiabilidade e validação da "entrevista da história do desempenho ocupacional "
Authors: Benetton Maria José , Lancman Selma
Published: June 2024

O estudo trata das metodologias empregadas na tradução, na análise de confiabilidade e na validação do instrumento "Entrevistada Historiado Desempenho Ocupacional" (Occupational Performance History Intervievv) criado por KIELHOFNER et al.12 . O estudo de.confiabilidade da tradução desse instrumento, realizado através de varias técnicas de medida estatística, resultou numa versão final, sendo que algumas questões devem ser melhor estudadas para se encontrar o seu real significado. A técnica de validade de face, foi empregada para a análise conceituai do objeto de estudo do instrumento, no caso o desempenho ocupacional.
Uma proposta de atuação do terapeuta ocupacional na atenção à criança e ao adolescente nas unidades da fundação cidade mãe
Authors: Pimentel Adriana Miranda
Published: June 2024

Este artigo trata de um trabalho que vem se realizando na área de educação, entre o Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública e as unidades da Fundação Cidade Mãe, tendo como objetivo demonstrar uma experiência que vem se dando junto às organizações de atenção à criança e ao adolescente da cidade de Salvador e a possibilidade de atuação do terapeuta ocupacional.
Educação inclusiva, processos psicológicos e a terapia ocupacional
Authors: Ghirardi Maria Isabel Garcez
Published: June 2024

Esse texto, apresentado no VI Congresso Brasileiro de Terapia Ocupacional, buscou refletir sobre questões relativas às práticas atuais de inclusão social voltadas à população de pessoas com deficiência mental. Focalizaram-se as práticas educacionais e especificamente aquelas voltadas à profissionalização dessas pessoas.
República - projeto de moradia assistida para pessoas em processos de reabilitação social
Authors: Rollm Mônica Grant , Barbosa Saulo Jardim , Blum Rodrigo , Carrozzo Nelson Luiz Magalhães , Miguel Maria Paula Cauchíck , Pandjiarjian Cristina , Petri Renata , Verdini Flávio
Published: June 2024

Este artigo pretende transformar a experiência cotidiana de seis anos de "REPÚBLICA" em contribuição para reflexões em saúde mental. Mais especificamente aquelas ligadas a não - institucionalização, desinstitucionalização e reabilitação social.
A trajetória da terapia ocupacional da psiquiatria às novas instituições e estratégias de promoção da saúde mental
Authors: Mângia Elisabete Ferreira
Published: June 2024

A trajetória da terapia ocupacional em saúde mental pode ser vista em paralelo à constituição, crise e transformações da assistência psiquiátrica. Atualmente é no contexto do processo da reforma psiquiátrica e das proposições da desinstitucionalização que localizamos os deslocamentos e desafios presentes nas práticas da terapia ocupacional em saúde mental que tem resultado em mudanças significativas no modelo de intervenção, em suas proposições e objetivos.
E as musas se riem: problemas sobre a metaficcionalização da história
Authors: Fernandes Frederico , Leite Eudes Fernando
Published: June 2024

Este artigo trata da relação entre História e Literatura ao longo da segunda m etade do século XX e primeiros anos do século XXI. Ele encontra-se dividido em duas partes: “Cartografia da Atração’ e “Cartografia da Disjunção” Na primeira parte, são enfatizadas as ideias de Roland Barthes e Hayden White sobre a relação entre História e Literatura. Os dois autores compreendem a História como um artefato literá­ rio, bem como criticam a ideia de “discurso científico” na narrativa historiográfica. A narrativa e os tropos linguísticos (como m etáfora e m etoním ia) são enfatizados na análise deles. Em “Cartografia da Disjunção” alimentamos o debate com autores como Luiz Costa Lima e Roger Chartier, entre outros, que compreendem a História como um a narrativa específica, diferente da literária. O principal argum ento de ambos é de que a narrativa histórica é sustentada pela ideia de verdade. Na opinião deles, a História produz uma forma de conhecimento verificável e controlável, que não pode ser encontrada na Literatura. Essas ideias opostas são importantes para as Humanidades, pois refletem diferentes percepções sobre o fato e a ficção e demonstram que uma teoria da História e da Literatura não podem seguir separadas
Literatura e história: narrativas para crianças e alinhamentos políticos no Brasil dos anos 30 e 40
Authors: Marques Jorge
Published: June 2024

Duas narrativas para crianças produzidas no Brasil durante a primeira metade do século XX podem ser lidas em conjunto através de um a perspectiva que privilegia a análise histórica. Produzidas em momentos históricos conturbados, elas são reveladoras de um momento da Literatura Infantil no qual o engajamento político acaba se revelando através de textos que, de modo subliminar, revelam posturas ideológicas de campos opostos
La Storia Dimenticata Degli Armeni in Italia. Verso una Riscoperta?
Authors: Zekiyan Boghos Levon
Published: June 2024

O artigo apresenta um panorama dos estudos contemporâneos sobre a Armênia em Universidades da Itália, destacando a integração da cultura armênia com outras culturas ocidentais.
Homem Tigre, Santo Dragão
Authors: Machado Beatriz
Published: June 2024

Uma análise do filme Tigre e o Dragão segundo uma leitura mística do tema. Trata-se de focalizar a trama como um drama iniciático, isto é, uma travessia alquímica na qual um sujeito é levado ao desenvolvimento de potencialidades e ao que as sociedades pré-modernas chamaram de auto-conhecimento.
O Ocidente Redescobre o Japão: O Boom de Mangás e Animes
Authors: Meireles Selma Martins
Published: June 2024

Japanese manga (comics) and anime (cartoons) are an excellentsource of contact to Japanese culture, although they are still hardly seen asartistic forms of expression adequate to investigation and popularization ofa given culture. This paper will present the main characteristics of thosegenres, their relationship to Japanese culture and some influences theyexercise on today's Western culture.
A Idéia Russa: Problemas Básicos do Pensamento Russo do Século XIX e do Início do Século XX
Authors: Berdiáev Nikolai
Published: June 2024

The author analyze the basic problems in the beginning of theformation of Russian mentality on the boudoir of two civilizations: theWestern and the Eastern.
Isolation of peptide mixtures with potential biological activities from the protein hydrolysate of Arsenura armida larval meal
Authors: Cortazar-Moya S. , Jiménez-González O. , Bojórquez-Velázquez E. , Ruiz-May E. , López-Malo A. , Morales-Camacho J.I.
Published: June 2024

This study explores using insects as a high-quality protein source rich in bioactive peptides for human nutrition. The objectives include establishing optimal conditions for peptide extraction, identifying their sequences, and assessing their potential as antioxidants and antimicrobial agents in Arsenura armida flour. The protein content in the A. armida flour extract was 54%. To obtain potential antioxidant and antimicrobial peptides, a 10:1 and 1:1 enzyme (pepsin)/substrate ratio was employed, with digestion times of 2 h (A2) and 1 h (A4), respectively. The IC50 value for the antioxidant assay DPPH (2,2-Difenil-1-Picrilhidrazilo) was 22.5 μg/μL for A2. In the antioxidant in vivo assay with Caenorhabditis elegans, A2 peptides at concentrations of 0.75 μg/μL and 1.5 μg/μL exhibited a survival percentage ranging from 32.6% to 35.3%. The A4 sample demonstrated the highest antimicrobial activity, inhibiting the growth of Gram-positive bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus) with MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values of 0.11 μg/mL and 0.23 μg/mL and MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration) of 0.23 μg/mL for both. Peptide analysis revealed that A2 contained peptides with identified antihypertensive (37%) and antioxidant (58%) activities, while A4 comprised peptides with antihypertensive (62%), antioxidant (31%), and antimicrobial (2%) properties. The antimicrobial peptides identified through the BIOPEP database were LFGF and FLLF. This investigation underscores the potential of A. armida peptides as valuable components in functional foods or nutraceuticals, offering health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
Hiring Discrimination Under Pressures to Diversify: Gender, Race, and Diversity Commodification across Job Transitions in Software Engineering
Authors: Weisshaar Katherine , Chavez Koji , Hutt Tania
Published: June 2024

White, male-dominated professions in the United States are marked with substantial gender and racial inequality in career advancement, yet they often face pressures to increase diversity. In these contexts, are theories of employer biases based on gender and racial stereotypes sufficient to explain patterns of hiring discrimination during common career transitions in the external labor market? If not, how and why do discrimination patterns deviate from predictions? Through a case study of software engineering, we first draw from a large-scale audit study and demonstrate unexpected patterns of hiring screening discrimination: while employers discriminate in favor of White men among early-career job applicants seeking lateral positions, for both early-career and senior workers applying to senior jobs, Black men and Black women face no discrimination compared to White men, and White women are preferred. Drawing on in-depth interviews, we explain these patterns of discrimination by demonstrating how decision-makers incorporate diversity value—applicants’ perceived worth for their contribution to organizational diversity—into hiring screening decisions, alongside biases. We introduce diversity commodification as the market-based valuative process by which diversity value varies across job level and intersectional groups. This article offers important implications for our understanding of gender, race, and employer decision-making in modern U.S. organizations.
Characterization of relaxation behaviour of CF/PEKK aerospace composites using the time-temperature-crystallinity superposition principle
Authors: Al-Dhaheri Mariam A. , Cantwell Wesley J. , Barsoum Imad , Umer Rehan
Published: June 2024

In this study, the Time-Temperature-Crystallinity Superposition Principle (TTCSP) was applied to determine the viscoelastic behavior of Thermo-rheological Complex Materials (TCM), specifically Carbon fibre/Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone (CF/PEKK) composites. The study investigated the effects of various parameters on the viscoelastic behavior of the composites, such as the degree of crystallinity after different melting temperatures, relaxation, and crystallization times. The TTCSP was utilized on the relaxation data to generate great-grand master curves for the degree of crystallinity for different laminate lay-ups. Hot press forming was employed to manufacture samples under different processing conditions, including various melting and cold crystallization temperatures. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was employed to calculate the degree of crystallinity of CF/PEKK composites, while the Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) was used to obtain the relaxation data. The generated great-grand master curves proved effective in predicting the relaxation behavior of the composites consolidated using single and double hold cycles at different melting temperatures and crystallization times, respectively. The great-grand master curves presented in this study can serve as valuable tool to calibrate key viscoelastic and/or thermo-viscoelastic material models for aerospace-grade CF/PEKK composites. These models are crucial for simulations aimed at predicting residual stresses and process-induced deformations during the thermoforming process.
Cutting Cultural Ties? Reasons Why Ukrainians Terminate or Continue to Interact With Russian Culture Despite the Ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War
Authors: Kurapov Anton , Balashevych Oleksandra , Bamberg Christoph , Boski Pawel
Published: June 2024

The study investigates the factors related to Ukrainian nationals’ engagement or disengagement with Russian culture amid Russian-Ukrainian war. It explores the predictors of both continued engagement and reasons for terminating interaction, considering demographic, emotional, and circumstantial factors. A cross-sectional correlational design was used, involving 935 participants (305 continuing and 630 ceasing interaction with Russian culture). Participants completed questionnaires and detailed their engagement with Russian culture across various cultural items. Multiple linear and logistic regressions were conducted for analysis. The study found that factors like spoken language and coping strategies play a significant role in the decision to cut cultural ties. For those continuing interaction, language and emotional attachment were influential, alongside practical necessities like work/study requirements and the absence of Ukrainian alternatives. The study highlights a complex interplay of emotion, language, and age in shaping Ukrainians’ interaction with Russian culture during the war. It suggests future research should include additional sociopolitical and sociocultural factors, and a broader demographic representation to gain more nuanced perspectives.
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Endodontics
Authors: Setzer F.C. , Li J. , Khan A.A.
Published: June 2024

Endodontics is the dental specialty foremost concerned with diseases of the pulp and periradicular tissues. Clinicians often face patients with varying symptoms, must critically assess radiographic images in 2 and 3 dimensions, derive complex diagnoses and decision making, and deliver sophisticated treatment. Paired with low intra- and interobserver agreement for radiographic interpretation and variations in treatment outcome resulting from nonstandardized clinical techniques, there exists an unmet need for support in the form of artificial intelligence (AI), providing automated biomedical image analysis, decision support, and assistance during treatment. In the past decade, there has been a steady increase in AI studies in endodontics but limited clinical application. This review focuses on critically assessing the recent advancements in endodontic AI research for clinical applications, including the detection and diagnosis of endodontic pathologies such as periapical lesions, fractures and resorptions, as well as clinical treatment outcome predictions. It discusses the benefits of AI-assisted diagnosis, treatment planning and execution, and future directions including augmented reality and robotics. It critically reviews the limitations and challenges imposed by the nature of endodontic data sets, AI transparency and generalization, and potential ethical dilemmas. In the near future, AI will significantly affect the everyday endodontic workflow, education, and continuous learning.
Adaptive secure output consensus tracking of linear multi-agent systems via dynamic event-triggered impulsive control under DoS attack
Authors: Zhai Xiaoqin , Wen Guoguang , Rahmani Ahmed , Ifqir Sara
Published: June 2024

In this paper, the adaptive secure output consensus tracking (ASOCT) problem for general linear multi-agent systems (MASs) with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks via novel dynamic event-triggered impulsive control (DETIC) protocols is considered. An observer-based distributed impulsive control scheme is proposed, where the designed control protocols and event-triggered mechanisms (ETMs) use the estimated value of the observer instead of the sampled information. The DoS attack considered in this paper appears aperiodically with an unknown attack strategy, which interrupts all communication links between agents, and further damages the controllers of agents. To handle the ASOCT under the DoS attack, some sufficient conditions for attack duration and attack frequency are derived. Moreover, the ETM considered in this paper is pull-based dynamic event-triggered mechanism (DETM), that is, the controllers of each agent merely are updated at its own triggering time while its neighbors will not be affected, as well each agent dynamically regulates its event-triggering threshold with the help of auxiliary parameters, which can effectively reduce controllers updates and allow larger triggering intervals. Furthermore, rigorous mathematical proofs are given, and some sufficient conditions are obtained to guarantee ASOCT of the linear MASs. The Zeno behavior is also proved theoretically to be precluded. Finally, the validity of the proffered control schemes is demonstrated by provided simulations.
Casting a Wider Net: On the Utilitarian Nature of Burnout Assessment in the Workplace
Authors: De Beer Leon T. , Schaufeli Wilmar B.
Published: June 2024

Some consider the burnout label to be controversial, even calling for the abandonment of the term in its entirety. In this communication, we argue for the pragmatic utility of the burnout paradigm from a utilitarian perspective, which advocates the greatest good for the most significant number of employees in organisations. We first distinguish between mild work-related burnout complaints and more severe burnout that can be identified in some contexts. We address the classification of burnout as an ‘occupational phenomenon’ by the World Health Organization and its ambiguous status in the ICD-11, highlighting the challenge of universally diagnosing burnout as a condition. We argue that a purely clinical approach might be too reactive as it normally only identifies employees with a diagnosable condition. We posit that early detection of burnout through valid assessment can identify struggling employees who do not yet have a diagnosable condition. This proactive approach can help prevent escalation into mental health crises and is more sensible for organisations in terms of effectiveness and employee retention.
People and machines in communication / Personas y máquinas en comunicación
Authors: Jacomuzzi Alessandra Cecilia , Alioto Brigitta Pia
Published: June 2024

It was 1937 when Alan Turing published his most famous article in the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. In this work, for the first time, he presented an idealized description of the mathematical inner workings of such universal machines as would eventually become instantiated in what we now call computers. This extraordinary step in the history of ideas provided a theoretical boon that later on would prove important for the development of the computational theory of mind. According to this theory, the cognitive processes of human beings could be likened to the algorithms that apply to the representations of the external world. Based on this hypothesis, since the middle of the last century, attempts have been made to replicate the functioning of the human mind using a computer. The aim of this article is to present the differences that still exist between humans and intelligent machines. From ELIZA onwards, we have seen several developments including ALICE, up to XiaoIce. Despite the evolution of intelligent machines and the creation of social chatbots in particular, artificial intelligence still has shortcomings that set it apart from man: the way it knows, the lack of consciousness and of agency.
And once AI finally beats the Turing test, then what? / ¿Y qué ocurrirá cuando la IA pase de manera definitiva el test de Turing?
Authors: Rosas Ricardo
Published: June 2024

This paper aims, using some examples from Artificial Intelligence research, to show that passing the Turing test depends more on the cognitive characteristics of the test experimenters than on the machines subjected to the test. Furthermore, it aims to show that simulators that pass the Turing test will always have a certain degree of indeterminacy, which raises ethical questions about the purpose of building such simulators.
E-learning Quality and the Learners’ Choice Using Spherical Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Decision-making Approach
Authors: Nguyen Phong Thanh , Nguyen Quyen Le Hoang Thuy To , Huynh Vy Dang Bich , Nguyen Luan Thanh
Published: June 2024

E-learning in the context of Industry 4.0 and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed traditional education. However, the smooth transition from face-to-face education to e-learning remains a challenging task, given concerns about e-learning quality. This study aims to explore the quality criteria and the adoption of e-learning via the spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (SF-AHP). The extended technical acceptance model is used as a theoretical framework for constructing quality in an adoption hierarchical model. The input data derived from in-depth interviews of 20 experts in the field and the SF-AHP calculator have generated the priority weights of quality criteria in the model of e-learning adoption. The findings confirm the role of three major criteria, in order of importance, as follows: system, resources and core factors. The results highlight system factors as most crucial, including aspects such as governmental policies and institutional leadership, which are essential for setting a conducive environment for e-learning. Resource factors are ranked second, emphasizing the importance of IT applications, human capital and facilities to support e-learning infrastructure. Core factors, though ranked lower, are vital in ensuring the effectiveness of e-learning through course materials, instruction, and learner support. The weights of 14 sub-criteria have further shed light on policies to promote e-learning quality and its adoption. The implied priority of each weight a valuable guideline for the stakeholders’ actions to reach the targeted goals under the constraint resources.
Model for Intercity Railway Schedule Optimization Incorporating Metrorail Transfers
Authors: Chai Simin , Yin Jiateng , D’Ariano Andrea , Yang Lixing , Tang Tao
Published: June 2024

The promotion of multimodal coordination is of great significance for the joint development of diverse urban transportation systems. Focusing on a comprehensive urban passenger transport hub that converges both intercity modes and multiple inner-city modes, our study aims to incorporate intercity railway and Metrorail coordination into train scheduling optimization to enhance transfer efficiency and provide a seamless service for passengers in urban railway networks. By considering the variety of passenger demands in different transport modes (e.g., rail transit and traditional mainline railway), train loading capacity, and potential disruption scenarios, we specifically developed a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model to simultaneously generate the coordination strategies, arrival/departure times of trains at each station, and the number of carriages in service in the network. To enhance computational efficiency, we proposed several improvement strategies involving the model linearization to reformulate the MINLP model into a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model and the determination of appropriate big- M values. Finally, numerical experiments based on historical passenger data from a realistic urban railway network in China were implemented to verify the effectiveness of our approach. The results demonstrate that our intercity railway and Metrorail coordination strategies could, in practice, significantly improve passenger transfer efficiency by over 35% compared with the train schedule without coordination.
Influence of Sand and Fiber Type on the Fiber-Bridging Properties of Metakaolin-Based Engineered Geopolymer Composites
Authors: AbuFarsakh Ruwa , Amador Gabriel Arce , Noorvand Hassan , Subedi Sujata , Hassan Marwa
Published: June 2024

This study investigates the physical, mechanical, matrix, and fiber-bridging properties of metakaolin-based engineered geopolymer composites (EGCs) using conventional river sand (RS), or microsilica sand (MS) and polyvinyl alcohol fiber, or ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber. The research evaluated the effects of aggregate type, fiber type, and fiber length (i.e., 10 or 12 mm UHMWPE fiber). Results from compressive strength and single crack tensile tests indicated that the effects of aggregate type, fiber type, and fiber length were statistically similar. All EGC materials manufactured outperformed regular concrete’s compressive strength (30 MPa) by approximately 31%–58% while having densities about 21%–24% lower than that of regular concrete (2.3 g/cm3). The three-point bending test on the notched geopolymer mortars showed that RS specimens exhibited a lower crack tip matrix toughness ( Jtip) value than MS, favoring multiple cracking behavior. All EGC specimens displayed promising pseudo-strain-hardening (PSH) behavior, with PSH strength and energy indices exceeding 1.3 and 2.7, respectively. RS-based composites displayed a more robust PSH behavior compared to those with MS. Notably, the study determined that the tensile strain capacity was more influenced by the PSH energy index than by the strength index, with a coefficient of determination of 0.77 supporting this correlation. The standout composite, incorporating RS and 0.8 vol.% 12 mm UHMWPE fiber, achieved exceptional tensile strain capacities of up to 8%. This performance level is comparable to Grade 60 steel reinforcement, highlighting the potential of EGCs as a sustainable and high-strength alternative for civil infrastructure projects.
Investigating the Effect of Microscopic Real-Time Weather Data on Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Severity in Kentucky
Authors: Pathivada Bharat Kumar , Haleem Kirolos , Banerjee Arunabha
Published: June 2024

This study comprehensively investigated the factors affecting crash injury severity associated with commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), that is, large trucks and buses, on Interstate-65 (I-65) in the state of Kentucky. Unconventionally explored microscopic real-time weather variables (i.e., air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and precipitation) were extracted from 80 mesonet stations in Kentucky and used in the analysis. Other variables explored included hourly traffic volume and speed and driver-, roadway-, vehicle-, and environment-related predictors. Recent crashes within a 5-year, 4-month period (January 1, 2016, through April 30, 2021) along I-65 were used. The association rules mining (ARM) technique was used to uncover associations between real-time weather and CMV-related severe injuries (KA). The ARM analysis showed that severe CMV-related crashes were associated with the co-occurrence of the following real-time weather conditions: solar radiation ≤ 5 W/m2, relative humidity 65% to 90%, and air temperature ≤ 50°F. Furthermore, the correlated mixed logit with heterogeneity in means (CMXLHM) model was applied to identify significant factors affecting CMV-related crash severity while accounting for unobserved heterogeneity and correlations among the random parameters. The CMXLHM model results showed that solar radiation ≤ 5 W/m2 and air temperature ≤ 50°F increased the probability of severe CMV crash injury outcome by 46% and 26.89%, respectively. Furthermore, middle-age drivers (31 to 59 years old), speeding, distracted driving, and weekend-related crashes were associated with increased CMV crash injury outcomes. Safety recommendations are proposed to enhance CMV safety. One example is feeding specific real-time weather states to dynamic message signs for safety alerts.
Exploring the Potential for Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Highway Resilience to Climate Change
Authors: Mohamed Khalid , Shen Jia-Dzwan (Jerry)
Published: June 2024

Highway infrastructure needs to be able to withstand, recover quickly, and adapt to the extreme conditions and loads associated with climate change and other natural hazards. Investigation of new analysis methods of the different types of data for improving transportation resilience is critical. The highway owners are challenged with managing the highway geotechnical features and structures to achieve the adaptive capability. The optimization of the investment requires quantification of the changing hazards and correlation to infrastructure performance. The use of new and broader data sources and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) opens a door to more efficient development of necessary models with many potentially relevant variables and a more adaptive updating process. Climate tools developed by the Federal Highway Administration could be integrated with or enhanced using AI/ML modules trained using properly selected data. The improvement of infrastructure resilience also depends on adequate evaluation of the probability of various damage levels from extreme events. The application of AI/ML on a broader data source will enable data-driven probabilistic damage modeling approaches that are often not feasible using traditional regression processes. This paper discusses from a user’s point of view several potential applications that could take advantage of AI/ML techniques and big data availability, including geotechnical asset management, geohazard programs, and probabilistic damage evaluation. Challenges in current practice are analyzed and connected to the need for a new approach. The anticipated applicable areas are offered to the AI/ML professionals to consider for further studies.
A Biological Spacer to Treat Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: A Biomechanical Study Utilizing a Secured Versus Unsecured Tensor Fascia Lata Graft
Authors: Malige Ajith , Tibone James E. , Hui Aaron , Kwak Daniel , Jewell Josh , McGarry Michelle H. , Lee Thay Q.
Published: June 2024

Background:

Designed to help treat pain and loss of function after rotator cuff repair, allograft spacer procedures utilize a graft to act as a spacer in the subacromial space, decreasing pain from impingement of the greater tuberosity on the acromion at the extremes of overhead motion.

Purpose:

To evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of secured versus unsecured tensor fascia lata allografts used in an allograft spacer procedure.

Study Design:

Controlled laboratory study.

Methods:

A total of 8 fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulder specimens were used. There were 4 conditions tested: (1) intact rotator cuff, (2) stage III rotator cuff tear (complete supraspinatus tendon and superior one-half of the infraspinatus tendon), (3) unsecured tensor fascia lata graft, and (4) secured tensor fascia lata graft. Both superior and posterior translation of the humeral head were calculated in each condition. A 4-cm × 5-cm × 6-mm tensor fascia lata graft was used in the subacromial space to act as a spacer. Grafts were secured at the lateral edge of the native rotator cuff footprint with 2 knotless anchors.

Results:

With unbalanced loading, both secured and unsecured grafts varied in their ability to limit superior and posterior translation at various rotation angles back to levels seen with intact rotator cuffs at 0° and 20° of abduction. During balanced loading, both unsecured and secured grafts limited superior and posterior translation more than those seen in the rotator cuff–deficient condition ( P < .01) and similar to those seen in the intact condition ( P > .05). The secured and unsecured grafts allowed similar amounts of translation at every position with both unbalanced and balanced loading ( P > .05). Finally, total graft motion was <7 mm in all positions.

Conclusion:

Unsecured tensor fascia lata grafts were biomechanically equivalent to secured grafts when used during allograft spacer procedures.

Clinical Relevance:

While both grafts were successful at limiting superior and posterior translation of the humeral head during early range of motion, the unsecured graft represents a cheaper, easier option to utilize during allograft spacer procedures.
Adolescents’ Attitude Toward Their Rights, Perceived Parenting Styles, and Predictors of Their Rights in a South Indian Urban Context
Authors: Chetan S. V. , Thomas Bino , Roopesh Bangalore N.
Published: June 2024

Background:

Adolescent rights refer to moral or legal entitlements that are reasonable, justifiable, and include provision (care), protection (safety), and participation (self-expression), which can be categorized as nurturance rights and self- determination rights. Studies from the global north have established links between the rights of children/adolescents and parenting practices, with endorsement of self-determination rights. However, with a changing sociocultural landscape, this concept has received little attention in the Indian context.

Aim and Objectives:

To explore adolescents’ attitude toward their rights, their relationship with the perceived parenting style, and identifying the predictors of their overall rights in a South Indian metropolitan city.

Methods:

The sample consisted of 186 adolescents (100 women and 86 men) between 14 and 19 years (median age = 17 years). Modified Child Rights Attitude Questionnaire and Parental Authority Questionnaire – Mother and Father Form were used in the study. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon’s Test, Kendall’s Tau, and multiple linear regression.

Results:

The findings indicated that the adolescents expressed a positive attitude toward nurturance rights over self-determination rights. A significant correlation was found between adolescents’ attitude toward overall rights and the perceived parenting styles: fathers’ permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative-flexible parenting styles and mothers’ authoritarian and authoritative-flexible parenting styles. Gender, academic performance, birth order, and time spent with parents emerged as significant predictors of adolescents’ overall attitude toward their rights.

Conclusion:

The study highlighted the endorsement of nurturance rights by adolescent participants which has potential implications for understanding the rights of adolescents in the contexts of self and family, autonomy, education, and the need for awareness and acknowledgment of rights.
Assessment of Central Catheter Tip Position in Neonates by Ultrasonography Versus X-ray
Authors: Patwal Prachi , Chetan Chinmay , Singh Brajendra , Jedhe Vinayak Madhukar , Gupta Girish , Patra Saikat
Published: June 2024

Central catheters are frequently inserted in neonatal intensive care units. The tip of these catheters should be in the correct position; otherwise, it may lead to life-threatening complications. X-ray has been universally used as a standard imaging modality to localize the position of central lines. Ultrasonography is an upcoming promising modality. We compared the catheter tip localization using ultrasonography versus X-ray.
Design and research of a piezoelectric-hydraulic hybrid actuation system with a half-wave resonator
Authors: Zhang Jun Jian , Qian Min , Feng Zhi Hua
Published: June 2024

A novel piezoelectric-hydraulic hybrid actuation system with a half-wave resonator is proposed in this paper to generate high-frequency, high-pressure liquid flow and mechanical output through liquid resonance. The new hybrid actuator is similar to the traditional hybrid actuator, with the main difference being the pump chamber itself. The length of the specially designed pump chamber is greater than that of the traditional pump chamber, which facilitates resonance by virtue of the compliance and inertia of the liquid. Once the excitation frequency approaches the resonant frequency of the liquid in the pump chamber, the pressure in the pump chamber will be higher than that under quasi-static conditions, and the output of the hybrid actuator will benefit from it. The compositional structure and working principle of the new hybrid actuator are presented, and its output performance is experimentally studied. When the voltage is 400 Vp-p and the frequency is approximately 2.44 kHz, the actuator can output a maximum no-load velocity of 5.4 mm/s and a maximum blocking force of 181 N. This strategy verifies the feasibility of using liquid resonance for actuation and realizes high-frequency excitation of the hybrid actuator, which also provides a reference for future research on high-frequency hybrid actuators.