bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Generalized bivariate Fibonacci polynomial and two new subclasses of bi-univalent functions
Authors: Aktaş İbrahim , Hamarat Derya
Published: May 2023

This paper deals with two new subclasses of holomorphic and bi-univalent functions in the open unit disk defined by generalized bivariate Fibonacci polynomials. In this paper the coefficient bounds are estimated for [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] which [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are the Taylor–Maclaurin coefficients of the functions belonging to these new subclasses. Then, the Fekete–Szegö problem is handled for the functions in these subclasses. Also, several remarks are presented. The results of this paper generalize certain earlier results in the literature.
Exosomes derived from oral squamous cell carcinoma tissue accelerate diabetic wound healing
Authors: Zhang Maojie , Guo Jiahe , Xiang Kaituo , Chen Jing , Wang Cheng , Jiang Tao , Kang Yu , Xu Xiang , Li Jin , Yang Xiaofan , Chen Zhenbing
Published: May 2023

Diabetic wound healing has become a public health issue that lacks effective treatment. We collected oral squamous cell carcinoma samples and paracancerous tissue and extracted Ti-Exos for verification. In vitro assays revealed that OSCC Ti-EVs could enhance the proliferation and migration of endothelial cells, keratinocytes, and fibroblasts in diabetic cell model. In vivo assays also verified that OSCC Ti-Exos could promote diabetic wound healing, demonstrated preliminary biosafety in mice, and have promise as therapeutic applications.
Heterotopic Pregnancy: Case Series and Review of Diagnosis and Management
Authors: Elsayed Somaia , Farah Nadine , Anglim Mary
Published: May 2023

Introduction. Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) refers to the simultaneous presence of intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and ectopic pregnancy, which is very rare but potentially life-threatening. The spontaneous incidence of HP in the general population is 1/30,000. With the widespread use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), the incidence rises to 1/1,000. Aims and Methods. This is a prospective case series looking at the cases of heterotopic pregnancies presenting to the early pregnancy unit (EPU) in a tertiary maternity hospital, from November 2015 to November 2016. The clinical presentation, ultrasound findings, and laparoscopy findings were all documented. The incidence of HP was calculated and compared with the quoted incidence in the literature. Outcomes. Five women with HP presented to the EPU over the course of a year. The first case describes a spontaneous HP with a previous salpingostomy. The second case describes an HP following ovulation induction. The third case describes a spontaneous HP with no known risk factors. The fourth and fifth cases describe heterotopic pregnancies following in vitro fertilisation with more than one embryo. All five cases of HP underwent laparoscopy and salpingectomy with uneventful recovery. The three women who had a viable IUP had no further complications in their pregnancies. Conclusion. Early and accurate diagnosis of HP can be challenging. An early transvaginal ultrasound plays an important role in making the diagnosis in women with risk factors and following ART. A high index of suspicion is required for timely diagnosis and appropriate intervention, especially in spontaneous HP.
Local Fractional Strong Metric Dimension of Certain Complex Networks
Authors: Jamil Faiza , Kashif Agha , Zafar Sohail , Ojiema Michael Onyango
Published: May 2023

Fractional variants of distance-based parameters have application in the fields of sensor networking, robot navigation, and integer programming problems. Complex networks are exceptional networks which exhibit significant topological features and have become quintessential research area in the field of computer science, biology, and mathematics. Owing to the possibility that many real-world systems can be intelligently modeled and represented as complex networks to examine, administer and comprehend the useful information from these real-world networks. In this paper, local fractional strong metric dimension of certain complex networks is computed. Building blocks of complex networks are considered as the symmetric networks such as cyclic networks

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Clinical Pregnancy Is Not Associated with Sperm Quality in POSEIDON Group 1 and 2 Patients
Authors: Handayani Nining , Sundari Ayu Mulia , Aprilliana Tri , Boediono Arief , Polim Arie A. , Sirait Batara , Bowolaksono Anom , Sini Ivan , Wiweko Budi
Published: May 2023

This study is aimed at establishing the effects of varying sperm quality on IVF-ICSI/IMSI outcomes in unexpected poor ovarian responder subjects of POSEIDON groups 1 and 2. In the present study, 1,263 couples with female partners who fulfilled the POSEIDON group 1 and 2 criteria were recruited. All couples underwent ICSI or IMSI at Morula IVF Jakarta Clinic, Indonesia. Patients were subsequently classified into six groups, according to semen conditions of the respective male partners: (1) normozoospermic, (2) teratozoospermia, (3) oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT), (4) asthenozoospermia, (5) severe OAT, and (6) cryptozoospermia. Laboratory and clinical outcomes of the IVF-ICSI/IMSI program were then evaluated. Early and late embryonic development parameters including the number of fertilization, cleavage and blastocyst stages, and blastocyst quality differed significantly among the different sperm quality groups (

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New Method for Fine Calculation of Bridge Temperature Field Based on BIM Solar Radiation Analysis
Authors: Wang Yin-Gang , He Xiong-Jun , Ouyang Fang , He Jia , Wu Wei-Wei , Wu Chao
Published: May 2023

Fine calculation of bridge temperature fields is significant for accurately evaluating thermal actions in bridge structures. Determining thermal loads on bridge surfaces caused by solar radiation is the most challenging part of the numerical thermal analysis because the sunlit and shaded areas on bridge surfaces change continuously with the sun’s rotation. Existing methods have low accuracy in determining thermal loads and cannot be applied to complex bridges. This study presents a new method for calculating temperature fields based on the advantages of building information modeling (BIM) technology in solar radiation analysis (SRA) and information sharing. This method starts with obtaining an accurate hourly insolation distribution on bridge surfaces through SRA implemented in a BIM system. Then, a Python script seamlessly maps the insolation information to finite element surfaces as thermal loads. This paper details the new method’s implementation steps and technical details, and a practical application on a concrete box girder demonstrates its applicability and effectiveness. Compared with previous methods, the proposed method has significant advantages, such as a more accurate calculation for solar radiation, a lower technical threshold, a higher degree of automation, less computational time, and easier finite element modeling.
Analysis of Price Factors and Business Competition in The Covid-19 Pandemic NN Efforts to Increase Sales Volume
Authors: Novaliana Ika , Mahendra Prasetya Tri
Published: May 2023

The aims of this study are: (1) To find out and prove the effect of price during the covid-19 pandemic on sales volume, (2) To find out and prove the effect of business competition during the COVID-19 pandemic on sales volume, (3) To find out and prove Simultaneous effect of price and business competition during the COVID-19 pandemic on sales volume. Data analysis was carried out by quantitative descriptive analysis with a sample size of 80 people who stated that the study had a population of 100. The results showed that: (1) Based on the t-test, the tcount value was 4.432 while the ttable value was 1.990. It is proven that there is a positive and significant effect between price and sales volume, (2) Based on the t-test, the t-value is 3.893 while the t-table value is 1.990. It can be interpreted that the business competition variable partially has a positive and significant effect. The contribution of price and business competition to sales volume is 33.4%.
Attitudes and Behaviors of Fourth Year Students on Media at Sta. Cruz South District Sta. Cruz, Zambales
Authors: Besing Mae M.
Published: May 2023

This study was designed to determine the attitudes and behaviors of fourth year students on Media in Sta. Cruz District Sta. Cruz, Zambales school year 2014- 2015. It attempted to answer the following specific problems:

How the respondents may be described in relation to the following attributes such as age, gender, parents’ occupation, and monthly income? How do respondents describe their attitudes and behavior in using media in terms of: Television, Radio, Internet/Face book/ Twitter/ Computer, Newspaper/ Magazines and Cell phone? Is there any significant relationship on the attitudes and behaviors of fourth year students on Media? How may the findings of the study be used as a basis for the next parallel study?

The descriptive type of research was used in this study where fifty percent (50%) of the total population, four hundred forty three (443) served as respondents in assessing the attitudes and behaviors of fourth year students.

The survey- questionnaire was the main instrument in gathering the data for this study. The questionnaire is divided into various parts. Data were gathered and tested through statistical tools: percentage; weighted mean; Anova.

Based from the findings the researcher concluded the following:

There were 226 respondents who belong to 15 years of age because it is the actual age of a fourth year student. Majority of the respondents were female because there are more female enrollees rather than male. There were 236 parents of respondents who earns P7, 000 and below. Majority of them were Farmers.

Based on the conclusion, the following are hereby recommended:

Proper supervision of parents to their children every time they are exposing to media. Increase children‘s engagement and interest in other activities that expand their imagination and develop their ability to solve problems. Set limits on how often, and how long, your children may play video games or view television or movies. Monitor your children’s on-line activity, social media and use of different applications. Use password protection features to limit your children’s access to electronic devices. The schools administrators must emphasize the policies about electronic devices whether it will be allowed to bring this in the school. The school administrators conduct a series of seminars, trainings and workshops about the responsible use of media. Parallel study related to the topic.
Exoskeleton-Assisted Anthropomorphic Movement Training for the Upper Limb After Stroke: The EAMT Randomized Trial
Authors: Chen Ze-Jian , He Chang , Xu Jiang , Zheng Chan-Juan , Wu Jing , Xia Nan , Hua Qiang , Xia Wen-Guang , Xiong Cai-Hua , Huang Xiao-Lin
Published: May 2023

Background:

Robot-assisted arm training is generally delivered in the robot-like manner of planar or mechanical 3-dimensional movements. It remains unclear whether integrating upper extremity (UE) natural coordinated patterns into a robotic exoskeleton can improve outcomes. The study aimed to compare conventional therapist-mediated training to the practice of human-like gross movements derived from 5 typical UE functional activities managed with exoskeletal assistance as needed for patients after stroke.

Methods:

In this randomized, single-blind, noninferiority trial, patients with moderate-to-severe UE motor impairment due to subacute stroke were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive 20 sessions of 45-minute exoskeleton-assisted anthropomorphic movement training or conventional therapy. Treatment allocation was masked from independent assessors, but not from patients or investigators. The primary outcome was the change in the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity from baseline to 4 weeks against a prespecified noninferiority margin of 4 points. Superiority would be tested if noninferiority was demonstrated. Post hoc subgroup analyses of baseline characteristics were performed for the primary outcome.

Results:

Between June 2020 and August 2021, totally 80 inpatients (67 [83.8%] males; age, 51.9±9.9 years; days since stroke onset, 54.6±38.0) were enrolled, randomly assigned to the intervention, and included in the intention-to-treat analysis. The mean Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity change in exoskeleton-assisted anthropomorphic movement training (14.73 points; [95% CI, 11.43–18.02]) was higher than that of conventional therapy (9.90 points; [95% CI, 8.15–11.65]) at 4 weeks (adjusted difference, 4.51 points [95% CI, 1.13–7.90]). Moreover, post hoc analysis favored the patient subgroup (Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity score, 23–38 points) with moderately severe motor impairment.

Conclusions:

Exoskeleton-assisted anthropomorphic movement training appears to be effective for patients with subacute stroke through repetitive practice of human-like movements. Although the results indicate a positive sign for exoskeleton-assisted anthropomorphic movement training, further investigations into the long-term effects and paradigm optimization are warranted.

Registration:

URL:
https://www.chictr.org.cn
; Unique identifier: ChiCTR2100044078.
Unifying Empathy over Predetermined Unity: Jiao Xun 焦循 (1763–1820) on the “Unifying Thread” of Confucius’ Teachings
Authors: Moores Seán
Published: May 2023

This article analyses an innovative reinterpretation of Analects 4/15 by the mid-Qing Confucian scholar Jiao Xun 焦循 (1763–1820), in his Comprehensive Explanation of the Analects (Lunyu tongshi 論語通釋) written in 1803. According to Jiao, the “unifying thread” (yiguan 一貫) of Confucius’ teachings had been misunderstood by generations of scholars, for whom it served as a sort of pre-defined standard against which to disparage differing philosophical perspectives. Jiao condemns such a tendency, arguing that it goes against the original intentions of Confucius and represents a hindrance to the interconnectedness with others that he considers to be the basis of Confucian values. Identifying the “unifying thread” with this very interconnectedness, Jiao argues that it is only by overcoming self-interest that one is able to develop the cognitive and moral capacity to place the other at the center of humanness and consideration.
Geographic peculiarities of structure and hemicloning reproduction of Pelophylax esculentus water frog complex (Anura, Ranidae) populations in the East European Plain within Ukraine
Authors: Mezhzherin Sergey , Morozov-Leonov Svyatoslav , Nekrasova Oksana , Rostovskaya Olga
Published: May 2023

Geographic peculiarities of population structure and hemicloning reproduction of the water frog Pelophylax esculentus complex of 904 samples within southern East European Plain were analyzed. The proportion of populations of P. ridibundus is 0.667 against those 0.042 of P. lessonae. The RE-type populations are the most common among mixed ones (0.153). The colonies of the two parental species and P. kl. esculentus (REL-type), as well as those of P. lessonae with P. kl. esculentus (LE-type), have the frequencies 0.072 and 0.046, respectively. All-hybrid populations (E-type) are not numerous across the region (0.017). In the populations of Central, Northern and Western Ukraine, the P. lessonae genome is eliminated during gametogenesis within hybrids while in the Lower Dnieper and Lower Danube drainages, genome of P. ridibundus is eliminated. In the Eastern Ukraine populations, hybrids usually produce diploid gametes or haploid gametes with the P. ridibundus genome, less often with the chromosome set of P. lessonae only, and even more rarely a mixture of different types of gametes. The predominance of P. ridibundus in hybrid communities and the elimination of the P. lessonae genome in hybrids inevitably leads to the transformation of hybrid populations into “pure” R-type populations. This circumstance makes hybridization with P. ridibundus a factor in the shrinking of P. lessonae populations. That trend is especially expressed in the Forest steppe zone, where hybridization proceeds most intensively, the P. lessonae genome is eliminated in hybrids, and unstable populations with a numerical superiority of P. ridibundus predominate.
To the knowledge of the solitary vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae and Eumeninae s. l.) of Uzbekistan
Authors: FATERYGA ALEXANDER V. , PROSHCHALYKIN MAXIM YU. , MOKROUSOV MIKHAIL V. , AKHMEDOV ASKAR G.
Published: May 2023

The knowledge of the solitary Vespidae of Uzbekistan is very poor and a preliminary list of species is provided. The list contains 105 species of 34 genera: seven species of three genera in the subfamily Masarinae, 96 species of 29 genera in Eumeninae s. str., one species in Raphiglossinae and one in Zethinae. Among them, eight genera and 27 species are reported from Uzbekistan for the first time; their label data and general distribution are reported. New synonymies are proposed: Leptochilus (Lionotulus Blüthgen, 1938) = L. (Neoleptochilus Blüthgen, 1961), syn. nov. = L. (Sarochilus Gusenleitner, 1970), syn. nov.; Leptochilus (Lionotulus) crassiceps (Kostylev, 1940) = L. (L.) flavicornis Giordani Soika, 1970, syn. nov.; Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) cylindriventris (Kostylev, 1935) = E. (P.) distinctus (Kostylev, 1935), syn. nov.; Eustenancistrocerus (Eustenancistrocerus) askhabadensis (Radoszkowski, 1886) = E. (E.) jerichoensis (von Schulthess, 1928), syn. nov. = E. (E.) askhabadensis danticoides (Giordani Soika, 1943), syn. nov. = E. (E.) jerichoensis iconius Blüthgen, 1957, syn. nov. The synonymy of Eumenes (Eumenes) sareptanus André, 1884 with E. (E.) crimensis Blüthgen, 1938 is rejected. A nest of Stenodynerus chitgarensis Giordani Soika, 1970 is briefly described for the first time; it consisted of a constructed mud cell, with a turret-like entrance, attached to a subvertical surface of a stone. Bionomical observations on some other species are reported including prey records for three species, flower-visiting records for nine species, a sleeping aggregation of two species, and a Strepsiptera parasite of one species.
“Everyone Thinks They’re Special”: How Schools Teach Children Their Social Station
Authors: Harvey Peter Francis
Published: May 2023

Sociologists have identified many ways that childhood inequalities promote social reproduction. These inequalities are not always explicitly linked to what children are taught about their position and direction in the world, what I term their social station. Extant case studies find that social station socialization has meritocratic underpinnings (e.g., elite boarding schoolers are taught they are the “best of the best”). But societal changes, including increased emphasis on identity in educational institutions’ and employers’ evaluative practices, raise the prospect of similar changes in childhood socialization. I conducted three years of observations in two racially diverse elementary schools—one upper-middle class, the other working class—supplemented by interviews with 101 students, teachers, and parents. Students were taught markedly different lessons about their social station, but neither school predicated this on meritocratic achievement narratives. Overall, children at the upper-middle-class school were taught to see themselves as always-already special because of their internal qualities. Children at the working-class school were taught to see themselves as conditionally good if they adhered to external rules. Variations were visible for Asian American girls at the upper-middle-class school and poor students and Black students at the working-class school. I discuss the importance of school socialization and the implications of discrimination, identity rhetoric, and individualism for social reproduction.
Which Procedures Contribute Most to the System-Wide Burden of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism?
Authors: Mlaver Eli , Sharma Jyotirmay
Published: May 2023

Background

While clinical risk assessment models examine patient-level characteristics that portend morbidity, there is a paucity of literature exploring which procedures contribute most to the system-wide burden of venous thromboembolism (VTE). We aimed to identify highly contributory procedures as potential targets for quality improvement.

Methods

All patients in the 2020 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Public User File were included. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were analyzed individually and grouped by National Healthcare Safety Network groupings. We counted prevalence of VTE and calculated VTE rate for each CPT and for each grouping.

Results

Of 902,968 included patients, 7501 (.83%) sustained postoperative VTE. Of 2748 unique CPT codes, VTE occurred for 762 (28%). Twenty procedure codes (.7%) contributed 39% of the total VTE. VTE rates of these procedures ranged from high-volume procedures with low VTE rates such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy (.25%) and laparoscopic hysterectomy (.32%) to lower volume procedures with high VTE rate such as Hartmann’s procedure (4.32%), Whipple procedure (3.85%), and distal pancreatectomy (3.82%). The CPT grouping with the most VTE was colon surgeries (1275/7501).

Discussion

A small number of procedures contributes to the system-wide burden of VTE. High-risk procedures are important targets for standardized prophylaxis protocols. For low-risk procedures, careful attention should be paid to patient-specific factors that may increase VTE risk such as obesity, cancer, or limited mobility, as many common procedures contribute greatly to the systemic burden of VTE. Overall, surveillance can perhaps be targeted on a smaller number of procedures, allowing for more efficient use of quality improvement resources.
Unnecessary Early Gastrostomy for Trauma Patients
Authors: Leung Amanda C. , Nahmias Jeffry T. , Roman Kelsey M. , Kirby Katharine A. , Qazi Alliya S. , Joe Victor C.
Published: May 2023

While early gastrostomy tube placement (GTP) may decrease hospital length of stay and facilitate disposition, GTP may be unnecessary as some patients regain the ability to eat earlier than expected. No guidelines currently exist regarding optimal GTP timing or minimum duration of need indicating appropriateness of GTP. This retrospective (9/2017-12/2019) single center study evaluated the incidence of adequate (>75%) oral caloric intake (ACI) after GTP during index hospitalization and associated characteristics before discharge. Bivariate analyses were performed to compare patients achieving ACI and patients not achieving ACI at discharge. By discharge, 10 (12.5%) patients achieved ACI and 6 (7.5%) had their GT removed prior to discharge suggesting many patients undergo unnecessary GTP. Also, 6 (7.5%) patients suffered GTP-related complications. Future multicenter studies are needed to corroborate these findings and establish GTP guidelines for trauma patients to avoid unnecessary GT procedures and associated morbidities.
The Relationship Between an Individual’s Birthday and Admission for Traumatic Injury
Authors: Veatch Jessica M. , Narveson Joel R. , Walters Ryan W. , Patel Neil D. , Punja Viren P. , Fernandez Carlos A. , Ewing Kaily L. , Aucar John A. , Kuncir Eric J.
Published: May 2023

Background

Birthdays provide an opportunity to celebrate; however, they can also be associated with various adverse medical events. This is the first study to examine the association between birthdays and in-hospital trauma team evaluation.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed trauma registry patients 19-89 years of age, who were evaluated by in-hospital trauma services from 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2021.

Results

14,796 patients were analyzed and an association between trauma evaluation and birthdays was found. The strongest incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were on the day of birth (IRR: 1.78; P < .001) followed by ±3 days of the birthday (IRR: 1.21; P = .003). When incidence was analyzed by age groups, 19-36 years of age had the strongest IRR (2.30; P < .001) on their birthday, followed by the >65 groups (IRR: 1.34; P = .008) within ±3 days. Non-significant associations were seen in the 37-55 (IRR: 1.41; P = .209) and 56-65 groups (IRR: 1.60; P = .172) on their birthday. Patient-level characteristics were only significant for the presence of ethanol at trauma evaluation (risk ratio: 1.83; P = .017).

Discussion

Birthdays and trauma evaluations were found to have a group-dependent association, with the greatest incidence for the youngest age group being on their birthday, and the oldest age group within ±3 days. The presence of alcohol was found to be the best patient-level predictor of trauma evaluation.
L’usage du référent chrétien dans le débat public contemporain en France: Essai de typologie
Authors: Portier Philippe
Published: May 2023

The use of the Christian referent in contemporary public debate in France raises the question of the imaginary to which societies have recourse in order to construct their memory and establish their foundation. The contents of these representations and mental configurations give meaning to collective coexistence and can evolve over time, under the effect of changes in social structures, mobilization strategies carried by elites, and the demands of public opinion. The situation in contemporary France illustrates these changes. Until the 1980s, the “civil religion” produced by the governmental elites in such a way as to consolidate the political bond did not match the “common religion” lived by the populations: Christianity, at least in its Catholic form, remained outside the official mode of representation of society. The situation has changed in recent decades. By a kind of paradox, while the Church sees its social audience regressing, Christianity becomes again central in the image that France intends to give of itself. In this article, we would like to describe, in a typological way, the forms of this newfound alliance, based on public discourse over the last forty years. An immediate examination of contemporary elaborations leads us to identify three essential figures - culturalist, foundationalist, deliberative - of the articulation of politics and religion, distinct from the rationalist paradigm of the Third Republic. The developments in these pages will attempt to test this pluralist hypothesis.
Parent Gender and Assessment of Children’s Health
Authors: Muhammad Mufida , Tumin Dmitry
Published: May 2023

Caregiver-reported data on children’s health are typically provided by mothers. We investigated whether measures of children’s health would significantly differ between mother and father respondents to a nationally representative survey. This study used de-identified data on children age 0 to 17 years from the 2016-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). The primary exposure was whether the survey was completed by the child’s father (cases) or mother (controls). Outcome variables included general health, special health care needs (SHCN), and unmet health care needs. We identified 85 191 children meeting inclusion criteria, of whom 35.1% had a father respondent. After propensity score matching, 27 738 children with a father respondent were matched to an equal size group of children with a mother respondent. On conditional logistic regression analysis of the matched sample, we found that poor health, SHCN, and unmet health care needs were less likely to be reported for children in the sample by father respondents.
Women and Career Development: Some New Answers, Many More Questions
Authors: Phillips Susan D.
Published: May 2023

The review offered by Fouad et al. (2023) provides a critical mirror on the literature on women and career development.  In this reaction paper, I discuss three of the critical questions that are raised:  Why aren’t we “there” yet? What has this quarter of a century of study added to our knowledge? What do we still need to know?
Benevolent and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment in Adulthood: A Comparative Study Between Sex Offenders and the General Population
Authors: Catarina Almeida Telma , Marisa Costa Sara
Published: May 2023

Childhood experiences influence individuals’ perceptions of themselves and their future. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and attachment in adulthood, compare the general population with sex offenders and assess the variables that impact attachment. The sample comprised 171 participants. A relationship between ACEs and attachment was found. Sexual offenders had higher scores of childhood victimization. BCEs, education level, and emotional and physical abuse are significant predictors of attachment anxiety. BCEs and divorce/parental separation are significant predictors of attachment dependence. ACEs conduct to more difficulty trusting others, and fewer BCEs lead to more anxiety about thoughts of abandonment or rejection.
Zodiacs and monuments: An early pictorial “horoscope” from Egypt
Authors: Winkler Andreas , Zellmann-Rohrer Michael
Published: May 2023

A pictorial horoscope in a late Ptolemaic papyrus ( P.Kramer 17) may be assigned more precisely to late 56 or early 55 BC based on the preserved astronomical data, making it the earliest such representation from Egypt. Instead of a copy for presentation to a client, the papyrus is rather a draft for the depiction of a zodiac, probably in a funerary monument, where it would have represented the planetary positions at the time of birth of the person commemorated. The central pictorial element can be identified as a dog, and contextualized in a complex tradition of Egyptian and Greek concepts and iconography related to Sirius-Sothis, and the beginning of the new year.
A critical assessment of questionable solar eclipse memories in the Byzantine Empire from the fourth to sixth centuries CE
Authors: Murata Koji , Hayakawa Hisashi , Sôma Mitsuru
Published: May 2023

This study analysed four records of questionable authenticity of total solar eclipses between the fourth and sixth centuries CE in Byzantine narrative sources. As it has been difficult to evaluate their credibility, they have not been utilised in modern astronomical studies. Three records originated in the fourth century, all of which have problems with accurate dating and provenance. The one remaining record concerns the total solar eclipse on 512 June 29. This study first reveals the problems with and questions around the reliability of all these records from astronomical perspectives based on the latest Δ T spline curve and recently proposed Δ T constraints. It then explores their philological and historical contexts to understand how and why these records were written.
The Alfonsine Tables mentioned in 1304
Authors: Juste David
Published: May 2023

This note examines an astronomical gloss mentioning the ‘new tables of Alfunsus’ in 1304, that is, some 20 years before the documented history of the Alfonsine Tables.
St. Albert the Great and Robert Grosseteste on the nature and causes of comets
Authors: Crozier William
Published: May 2023

Addressing a subject which has received very little attention, this article explores the interpretations of comets offered by St. Albert the Great (c. 1190–1280) and Robert Grosseteste (1168–1253). It shows how, despite prima facie convergences between the two 13th-century bishops concerning the nature and causation of comets, there are nonetheless several previously unobserved subtle differences between them. For Grosseteste the celestial bodies (i.e. the stars and the planets) are the primary, and indeed sole, efficient causes of cometary phenomena, serving to draw up rarefied matter to the upper atmosphere whereupon it is inflamed as it is assimilated to the celestial nature itself. For Albert, by contrast, while the celestial bodies may help to stir up combustible vapours within the atmosphere, and at times precipitate their ascension to the heavenly vault by means of their motion and conjunction, it is not always the case that a comet arises as a result of the direct efficient causality of the celestial bodies.
Possible Sources of the Difference in the Severity of the Prior Information Effect on Polygraph Scoring Found in Three Published Studies
Authors: Ginton Avital
Published: May 2023

The present article compares three CQT polygraph studies (Elaad et al., 1994; Ginton, 2019; Krapohl & Dutton, 2018), each indicating a different degree of the prior information effect in triggering confirmation bias while scoring polygraph examinations. The comparison led to the conclusion that the sample of the examiners who did the scoring in Krapohl and Dutton's study (2018) was a better representative of the examiners' population; however, the robust effect found in it is somewhat questionable since an unspecified part of it could be attributed to uncontrolled contamination of a conformity factor. So, we are left with the findings of the other two studies, which indicate a smaller effect. The comparison between the studies also raised the option that using the conservative inconclusive zone of +/-5 in the numerical scoring might mitigate the prior information impact by reducing the possibility that it may change results from Deception Indicated (DI) to No Deception Indicated (NDI) and vice versa. With such cut scores, at most, the effect would be shown in entering or leaving the Inconclusive zone, which is less problematic in increasing the number of potential errors. The danger of being affected by prior information is still there and should be paid attention to; however, as for now, research evidence indicates that it affects only a small percentage of the total volume of field CQT tests. That is compatible with Ginton's (2019) findings that the adverse effect in practice may concern less than 5% of the specific event-related CQT examinations.
Events-Affect-Personality: A Daily Diary Investigation of the Mediating Effects of Affect on the Events-Personality Relationship
Authors: Ion Andrei , Georgescu Andrei , Iliescu Dragos , Nye Christopher D. , Miu Andrei
Published: May 2023

Our 10-day diary investigation anchored in dynamic personality theories, such as Whole Trait Theory examined (a) whether within-person variability in two broad personality traits Extraversion and Neuroticism is consistently predicted by daily events, (b) whether positive and negative affect, respectively partly mediate this relationship and (c) the lagged relationships between events, and next day variations in affect and personality. Results revealed that personality exhibited significant within-person variability, that positive and negative affect partly mediate the relationship between events and personality, affect accounting for up to 60% of the effects of events on personality. Additionally, we identified that event-affect congruency was accountable for larger effects compared to event-affect non-congruency.
Solving the comfort-retrofit conundrum through post-occupancy evaluation and multi-objective optimisation
Authors: Yu Chuan-Rui , Liu Xuan , Wang Qian-Cheng , Yang Dujuan
Published: May 2023

Developing appropriate building retrofit strategies is a challenging task. This case study presents a multi-criteria decision-supporting method that suggests optimal solutions and alternative design references with a range of diversity at the early exploration stage in building retrofit. This method employs a practical two-step method to identify critical comfort and energy issues and generate optimised design options with multi-objective optimisation based on a genetic algorithm. The first step is based on a post-occupancy evaluation, which cross-refers benchmarking and correlation and integrates them with non-linear satisfaction theory to extract critical comfort factors. The second step parameterises previous outputs as objectives to conduct building simulation practice. The case study is a typical post-war highly glazed open-plan office in London. The post-occupancy evaluation result identifies direct sunlight glare, indoor temperature, and noise from other occupants as critical comfort factors. The simulation and optimisation extract the optimal retrofit strategies by analysing 480 generated Pareto fronts. The proposed method provides retrofit solutions with a criteria-based filtering method and considers the trade-off between the energy and comfort objectives. The method can be transformed into a design-supporting tool to identify the key comfort factors for built environment optimisation and create sustainability in building retrofit.

Practical application: This study suggested that statistical analysis could be integrated with parametric design tools and multi-objective optimisation. It directly links users’ subjective opinions to the final design solutions, suggesting a new method for data-driven generative design. As a quantitative process, the proposed framework could be automated with a program, reducing the human effort in the optimisation process and reducing the reliance on human experience in the design question defining and analysis process. It might also avoid human mistakes, e.g. overlooking some critical factors. During the multi-objective optimisation process, large numbers of design options are generated, and many of them are optimised at the Pareto front. Exploring these options could be a less human effort-intensive process than designing completely new options, especially in the early design exploration phase. Overall, this might be a potential direction for future study in generative design, which greatly reduce the technical obstacle of sustainable design for high building performance.
A Unique Apparatus to Treat Dehiscence Following Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair: A Case Report
Authors: Henkle Garrett , Ustrell Sarah , Simmons Jordan K. , Petersson Rajanya S.
Published: May 2023

We report a case of a 6-month-old male that presented with wound dehiscence, in part due to mechanical tongue trauma, following bilateral cleft lip repair. A silastic sheeting dressing with retention sutures was uniquely fashioned to decrease wound tension and protect the surgical site from patient interference. This solution may potentially be used in similar circumstances.
Beck Hopelessness Scale-20: Dimensionality and Nomological Validity Among Colombian School-Age Adolescents
Authors: Pineda-Roa Carlos Alejandro , Campo-Arias Adalberto , Bello-Villanueva Ana Mercedes
Published: May 2023

To establish the validity of the BHS-20, a sample of 2064 adolescent students aged 14 and 17 years (M = 15.61, SD = 1.05) were invited to participate in the research. Cronbach’s alpha (α) and McDonald’s omega (ω) were computed to evaluate the internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the dimensionality of the BHS-20. The Spearman correlation ( r s) with depressive symptoms and risk of suicide scores of the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale were computed to explore the nomological validity. The BHS-20 showed a high internal consistency (α = .81, ω = .93), an adequate one-dimensional structure with an excellent adjustment [χ2 S-B = 341, df = 170, p < .01, Comparative Fit Index = .99, RMSEA = .03] and acceptable nomological validity with depressive symptoms ( r s = .47, p < .01) and scores for suicide risk ( r s = .33, p < .01). In conclusion, current results suggest that the BHS-20 demonstrates validity and reliability among Colombian adolescent students.
SA-MAIS: Hybrid automatic sentiment analyser for stock market
Authors: Taborda Bruno , Maria de Almeida Ana , Carlos Dias José , Batista Fernando , Ribeiro Ricardo
Published: May 2023

Sentiment analysis of stock-related tweets is a challenging task, not only due to the specificity of the domain but also because of the short nature of the texts. This work proposes SA-MAIS, a two-step lightweight methodology, specially adapted to perform sentiment analysis in domain-constrained short-text messages. To tackle the issue of domain specificity, based on word frequency, the most relevant words are automatically extracted from the new domain and then manually tagged to update an existing domain-specific sentiment lexicon. The sentiment classification is then performed by combining the updated domain-specific lexicon with VADER sentiment analysis, a well-known and widely used sentiment analysis tool. The proposed method is compared with other well-known and widely used sentiment analysis tools, including transformer-based models, such as BERTweet, Twitter-roBERTa and FinBERT, on a domain-specific corpus of stock market-related tweets comprising 1 million messages. The experimental results show that the proposed approach largely surpasses the performance of the other sentiment analysis tools, reaching an overall accuracy of 72.0%. The achieved results highlight the advantage of using a hybrid method that combines domain-specific lexicons with existing generalist tools for the inference of textual sentiment in domain-specific short-text messages.
The multidimensional evaluation of enacted social support: Best practices for use based on issues of factor structure, study design, and scale instructions
Authors: Ray Colter D. , Mikkelson Alan C.
Published: May 2023

The Multidimensional Evaluation of Enacted Social Support (MEESS) measures communicated support in terms of supportiveness, helpfulness, and sensitivity. However, a systematic review of studies using the scale showed that the scale is mostly used as a unidimensional measure of support. Additionally, the scale is prone to having high interfactor correlations, and researchers rarely perform a confirmatory factor analysis to verify the scale’s factor structure. Therefore, we conducted two studies (Combined N = 1609) using nationally representative samples of U.S. adults to investigate the scale’s factor structure in message recall and hypothetical message study designs. We also explored whether the scale is best presented one factor at a time with factor-specific instructions as opposed to presenting the scale as a single set of items with one instruction set. Study 1 results indicate that the one-factor and three-factor solutions are both adequate without performing modifications during confirmatory factor analysis, but the three-factor model did provide a small but significantly better fit to the data than the one-factor model. In Study 2, both the one- and three-factor solutions had adequate fit; however, when using the factor-specific instructions, the three-factor solution had a far superior fit compared to the one-factor solution. Given the purpose of the scale as a multidimensional evaluation of social support, we recommend always conducting a confirmatory factor analysis when using the MEESS and to present the scale with separate instructions for each factor’s items.
Developmental differences in reported overparenting, autonomy, and glucose monitoring within a medical specialty camp context
Authors: Gagnon Ryan J. , Garst Barry A. , Heffington Leslie E.
Published: May 2023

Developmentally inappropriate and excessive parenting can manifest at higher levels in children with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). A child’s age, level of T1D training, and time since T1D diagnosis have been associated with higher levels of developmentally excessive parenting (i.e., overparenting), lower rates of autonomy granting, and lower rates of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Utilizing a structural equation model, the present study examined these associations with data collected from a medical specialty camp (MSC) serving 262 youth with T1D. Respondents primarily identified as female (59.5%), were an average 13.83 years old, and had attended the MSC for an average of 3.72 years. Respondents had an average of 5.95 years since T1D diagnosis, an average of 2.62 years utilizing a CGM, reported checking their CGM data an average of 12.75 times per day, and an average of 12.02 parent CGM checks per day. As youth age increased, rates of overparenting decreased. Similarly, youth with more MSC experience reported lower rates of overparenting. Contrary to the study hypotheses, overparenting had a positive effect on autonomy granting. Finally, a negative relation was found between years with T1D and average CGM checks, consistent with the broader T1D literature where adherence to diabetes management tends to decline in parallel with youth experience level managing T1D.
Detection and extinguishment approaches for municipal solid waste landfill fires: A mini review
Authors: Manjunatha GS , Lakshmikanthan P , Chavan Digambar , Baghel Deepak Singh , Kumar Sunil , Kumar Rakesh
Published: May 2023

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is getting more attention in the present scenario. Even though various technologies like incineration, gasification, pyrolysis and waste-to-energy plants have been developed, landfills are still the major disposal option for MSW management. MSW at landfill creates issues that are highlighted at a global level like the fire at Deonar dumping site in Mumbai, India was visible and captured by the space satellites, leading to environmental pollution. Detection and extinguishment of landfill fires at surface and sub-surface in their early stages are the major concern. Thermal imaging camera can be used to know solar radiation effect by identifying the hotspots during the day and the night time for understanding aerobic degradation effect on the surface fire. Sub-surface gas concentrations and its combinations affecting the temperature gradient can be studied for a better understanding of sub-surface fires in their early stages. The use of class ‘A’ foams with water, which reduces the surface tension of water, can be carried out for landfill fire extinguishment. The application of water in the form of water fog will extract a large amount of heat and block the availability of oxygen for the fire. This mini review presents the sources of fuel, heat, oxidant for landfill fire and its development process, associated pollution on air, water, land and human health due to landfill fire and methods for its extinguishment possibilities.
A review on volatilization of flame retarding compounds from polymeric textile materials used in firefighter protective garment
Authors: Mokoana Vincent N , Asante Joseph KO , Okonkwo O Jonathan
Published: May 2023

Polymeric textile materials, now, find extensive application in modern society than previously imagined, particularly in protective clothing. The application of these polymeric materials has been restricted by their flammability and contribution to fire risk. Flame retarding compounds and inherent flame-retardant materials have been introduced to reduce and even halt the flammability of polymers. However, over time, flame retardants tend to leach out of materials. The exposure of polymer textile to varying heat intensities may trigger polymer and flame retardant’s volatilization and thermal degradation. Firefighters may be exposed to toxic chemicals through the volatilization of flame-retardant compounds from the bunker gear. Flame retardant’s volatilization is associated with thermal degradation of the flame-retardant chemical compounds in the textile material. This review focuses on volatilization of flame retardants from protective textile materials resulting from exposure to heat and seeks to provide the necessary understanding about the release of flame retardants from flame-retardant textiles, particularly firefighting garments.