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Partial adrenalectomy by the posterior retroperitoneoscopic approach: A single institution series of 766 consecutive procedures
Authors: Knyazeva Polina , Buzanakov Dmitrii , Alesina Pier Francesco , Walz Martin K. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractBackgroundPartial adrenalectomy (PA), as an alternative to total adrenalectomy in selected cases, allows for the preservation of adrenocortical function, especially in hereditary and/or bilateral diseases. In this study, we analyze our experience in posterior retroperitoneoscopic PA (PRPA) and its impact on adrenocortical function.Patients and MethodsFrom January 2010 to December 2023, 709 PRPAs were performed on 766 adrenal glands in a total of 697 patients (421F; 276M; and mean age 49.3 ± 15.3). Patients suffered from all types of adrenal tumors (239 pheochromocytoma, 225 Conn's syndrome, 102 Cushing's syndrome (CS), 66 nonfunctioning adenomas, 38 adrenal metastases, and 27 others). Mean tumor size was 2.7 ± 1.5 cm. Bilateral disease occurred in 135 patients (60 pheochromocytoma, 19 Conn's syndrome, 32 CS, 2 nonfunctioning adenomas, 17 adrenal metastases, and 5 combined diseases).ResultsMean operating time for unilateral operation was 39.2 ± 17.2 min. Minor postoperative complications were observed in 1.5% and major complications in 0.1%. The median hospital stay was 2 days. In bilateral cases, 18 of 33 (54%) Cushing patients and nine of 102 (9%) non‐Cushing patients received corticosteroid replacement therapy (CRT) early postoperatively. Long‐term follow‐up data were collected for 242 patients (35%). After unilateral surgery, only patients with CS required CRT (8/24). Eleven (24.4%) out of 45 patients with bilateral non‐Cushing disease needed CRT. Eight patients (3%) developed ipsilateral recurrent disease.ConclusionPRPA is a safe procedure with a low complication and recurrence rate. This makes it the preferred operation in cases of bilateral disease and for selected patients with benign pathologies.
The Early Neolithic Lake-shore Settlement of La Marmotta at Lake Bracciano (Anguillara Sabazia, Rome, Italy): a Critical Overview of the Current State of Research, and a Discussion of Selected Aspects
Authors: Ballmer Ariane , Mineo Mario , Becker Valeska 
Published: November 2024

AbstractOccupied from around 5600 BC, the lakeshore settlement of La Marmottaat Lake Bracciano (Anguillara Sabazia, Rome, Italy) counts as one of the earliest permanently occupied wetland settlements in southern Europe. The first settlers were a Neolithic group, pursuing crop cultivation and stock breeding. The archaeological site with its fascinating spectrum of finds is not only of great interest per se but also plays a key role in the understanding of the supra-regional spread of the Neolithic along the northern Mediterranean coast. Thus, the settlement seems to have been a kind of gateway from which the western Mediterranean region, and possibly also the western Alpine region, would have received essential inputs, especially in terms of agricultural resources and practices. The pending evaluation of the extensive underwater excavations between 1992 and 2006 currently only allows for a provisional and relatively diffuse knowledge of the site. In the present chapter, the site chronology, selected aspects of the settlers’ way of life, in particular concerningagriculture but also navigation, as well as the site’s potential role in the Neolithisation of the western Mediterranean are dealt with in detail.
Life-history Methodology Used in the Children’s Life-histories In Primary Schools (CLIPS) Study
Authors: Hargreaves Eleanore , Buchanan Denise , Quick Laura 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis book presents 23 life-histories of English primary-school children and our commentary on them. We used life-history methodology, from an interpretivist perspective, to provide the most holistic and vivid depictions of the children’s experiences at school.
Imagining Schooling as a Positive Experience
Authors: Hargreaves Eleanore , Buchanan Denise , Quick Laura 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe chapter starts with a quotation from eight-year-old Harriet who told us during the Children’s Life-Histories in Primary Schools (CLIPS) project that in her classroom, she believed: ‘I got rejected … Everyone else is smarter than me … Shouting at us doesn’t make it better’. Drawing on Nancy Fraser’s conceptualisation of social justice as parity of participation, we introduce the suggestion that some children experience status-subordination and non-participation during schooling, because of their designation as below-age-level expectation in tests of mathematics and English. We contrast these negative feelings with the positive experience or wellbeing depicted by Ryan and Deci as founded in a person’s achievement of agency, also necessitating their strong Sense of Competence and Sense of Relatedness. Moving to Chris Watkins’ education-focused work, we then differentiate between the processes of learning; with those of performance, highlighting how the latter may erode the motivation and engagement of ‘lower-attainers’. The chapter then takes the reader through the following eight chapters of the book which revisit the above authors and issues in detail.
Wellbeing
Authors: Hargreaves Eleanore , Buchanan Denise , Quick Laura 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn this chapter, we explore some of the many interpretations of the word ‘wellbeing’. We draw on Ryan and Deci’s phrase ‘positive experience and wellness’ (Advances in motivation science (6). Elsevier, 2019, p.215) to represent some relevant aspects of school wellbeing. Our own interpretation of wellbeing, in relation to school-children, also chimes with White’s (Exploring well-being in schools: A guide to making children’s lives more fulfilling. Routledge, 2011) definition as follows: ‘Autonomous, whole-hearted and successful engagement in worthwhile activities and relationships … engaging now in worthwhile pursuits’ (p.131). This is the definition that underpins our analysis of the CLIPS children’s narratives. We also consider how the United Nations Children’s Rights Charter (UNCRC) of 1989 can help us navigate wellbeing, by directing schooling practices towards children being protected and cared for; being developed in mental and physical strengths and interests; being given appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activities; and being allowed freedom of thought, conscience, religion and expressing themselves. We compare these aims with some policy documents in England recently that seem to promote wellbeing while at the same time encouraging practices, such as grouping by attainment, that erode wellbeing for those in lower-status groups. We conclude this chapter by examining in greater detail how Self-Determination Theory [Ryan & Deci (Advances in motivation science (6). Elsevier, 2019)] construes wellbeing. Its definition of wellbeing includes healthy self-functioning, integrity and a general positive self-concept. They claim it is aligned to: ‘The spontaneous propensity of people to take interest in their inner and outer worlds in an attempt to engage, interact, master, and understand’ (Ibid., p.215).
Revealing the Unknown: How Multi-technical Approach Can Be Crucial in Identification of Dyes and Protein in Archeological Remains
Authors: Serafini Ilaria , Ciccola Alessandro , Curini Roberta , Favero Gabriele , Kavich Gwénaëlle M. , Cleland Timothy P. , Solazzo Caroline 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe analysis of archaeological textiles is a challenging undertaking, because of the high information content that characterizes these precious remains. Their realization, from the point of view of the dyes and yarns used, can have multiple meanings, for example the wealth of the commissioner and reflect the cultural taste of the society. The raw materials also can reveal the commercial routes, this may not be evident from literary sources and become clear from the archaeometric study of these artifacts. However, the alteration processes to which these materials have been subjected to, such as thermal aging and carbonization, mineralization, etc., represent an extremely critical point for their study and conservation, because these chemical processes are not entirely known and could bring to a complete modification. For these reasons, the identification of their composition requires high sensitivity techniques, characterized also by great versatility.Recently, multi-technical approaches, based on spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques, have been revealed as powerful strategies in providing information about chemical composition of archaeological relics; they have been employed for characterization of dyes and moreover proteomics and genomics. In this chapter a review of the state of the art of FTIR, Raman and mass spectrometry analyses applied to archaeological fabrics will be provided, also reporting several case studies to highlight the potential of these multi-technical analyses.
Introduction: Sustainable Ageing in Germany and China—The Role of International Cooperation
Authors: Peters Marie , Porsche Sabine 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWhen the COVID-19 pandemic broke out at the end of 2019, it once again became apparent that the elderly are particularly vulnerable during health crises, and preventive measures are paramount to ensure they age in good health and with dignity. Accordingly, this chapter will first highlight some of the relevant international-level policy frameworks put in place to respond to the pandemic. This includes frameworks that set out guidelines to respond to the ageing demographic trend as well as the framework developed by the German government to guide international cooperation. Second, the chapter uses project cases of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in China and other Asian countries to introduce international cooperation actions to highlight the potential and importance of international cooperation in tackling the challenge. The last section of the chapter will introduce the areas of focus of this cooperation as well as contributions from academia and practitioners included in this book.
Project Case: Establishing Elderly Care System in China—Sustainable Improvement of Situation for the Elderly
Authors: Wang Mingming , Porsche Sabine 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAs the most populous country in the world, China has been experiencing demographic change for nearly two decades due to country’s the plummeting birth rate and a rise in life expectancy. According to World Bank data, China's total fertility rate was 1.62 in 2016, far behind the global average of 2.43. The lingering consequences of the previous strict family planning policies combined with increasing longevity have meant that China will have to confront the challenges of a rapidly ageing population at a relatively early stage of its economic development, which limits the financial resources for supporting the elderly.
Digital Emotion-Mapping for Barrier-Free Design. How User-Specific Assessment of Environmental Experience Helps to Design Better Cities
Authors: Schulz Sebastian , Chen Zheng 
Published: November 2024

AbstractDesigning barrier-free urban space for disabled or elderly citizens has become a central topic in both Germany and China. Guidelines and planning regulations have already found their way into design practice, yet sometimes fail to deliver practicable and convenient solutions for affected groups. Especially in China, other urban trends, e.g. increase of individual car ownership, the recent bike-sharing boom or food delivery services, have led to fierce competition over the use public space with clear disadvantages for mobility-impaired groups. Also in Germany, barrier-free routes often find interruptions and obstacles, hindering self-determined mobility. In urban planning and design processes, the voices of affected individuals are often not fully recognised, as other interest groups dominate or lead the discussion. A Sino-German research team at Tongji University, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Chen Zheng, has developed a new quantification approach for affective mapping based on biological feedback to measure individual positive and negative perception of urban environments. This technique allows to analyse urban space based on target group specific affection and can help to design better places, which are accessible, safe and easy to orientate for everyone. It gives a voice to underrepresented groups in planning participation and supports the recognition of needs for mobility-impaired citizens. The article will discuss the situations mobility-impaired groups face in Germany and China and outlines innovative considerations for future planning and design practice.
Approaches and Guiding Principles for Age-Appropriate Neighbourhood Development in Rural Areas—Experiences from Germany
Authors: Schmidt Kathleen , Schwartze Frank 
Published: November 2024

AbstractHealthy living and housing in rural areas is of great importance for independence and well-being, especially for older people. In three teaching research projects on the subject of “Healthy living and living into old age”, the question of how a neighbourhood development concept can take up the needs of an ageing population against the background of the structural, spatial and socio-spatial framework conditions, process them conceptually and implement them in a project related manner was investigated. The article describes how concepts respond to local conditions and prepare political and planning decisions. The findings are based on three case studies, for which detailed concepts for neighbourhood development have been developed. Both extensive literature analyses and secondary data analyses were used. In addition, discussions with those responsible on site provided important insights. The case studies led to recommendations for action for rural areas with an ageing population in Schleswig–Holstein. These include the consideration of old age as an independent phase of life, the need to mix the functions of a place or neighbourhood, the provision of alternative forms of housing, regional differences and the increasing use of smartphones and the internet in the everyday lives of older people. Secondly, a summary presentation within the framework of a neighbourhood development concept proves to be particularly focussed on its implementation. A concept provides the responsible decision-makers on site with a detailed analysis and based on this, formulates a conceptual further development of the location or neighbourhood with concrete goals, measures and project proposals.
Design Strategies for Elderly Care Communities in a Diverse Society
Authors: Guan Yiqun , Liu Yiming 
Published: November 2024

AbstractChina’s vast and varied regions, multi-ethnic population, rich customs and massive social transformation have created a society that is today more and more diverse. A traditional simplified elderly care community model can no longer meet the diverse daily needs of society. This paper analyses the current status quo and trends of social diversification, to propose a design strategy for the elderly care community of tomorrow.
Exploring the Establishment of Statutory Social Long-Term Care Insurance in China
Authors: Ding Chun , Liu Dan 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe non-stop ageing of the population in China has brought with it a surging demand for elderly nursing care. Along with current shrinking family structures and declining birth rates, the problem of providing long-term care to the disabled elderly has been catapulted into a social problem that needs to be solved urgently. In line with the “Guiding Opinions on Carrying out the Pilot Long-term Care Insurance System” issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2016, a pilot programme introducing a long-term care insurance scheme was launched nationwide to explore and solve the problem of nursing needs in an ageing society. This paper reviews the implementation of the scheme across 15 pilot cities, and summarises the experience gained in the process of implementing specific care insurance, pointing out shortcomings, and putting forward opinions and expectations for the future development of China’s social long-term care insurance.
Qingdao Long-Term Care Social Insurance Pilot
Authors: Lu Bei , Feng Guanggang 
Published: November 2024

AbstractChina is grapping with a rapid increase in demand for public long-term care due to an ageing population. Some regions have initiated social insurance programs as pilot projects, with Qingdao being one of the earliest adopters. Existing literature has predominantly focused on policy introduction and demand analysis, providing limited insights into the operational aspects of such practices in China. This chapter sheds light on the evolution and progress of Qingdao’s long-term care social insurance since its inception. Additionally, it provides estimation of the premiums of this long-term care insurance and compares patients’ total health costs before and after the implementation of the long-term care program.
VSD Surgical Closure in Colombia in Children with Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension. Does Altitude Influence Postoperative Pulmonary Pressure?
Authors: Cruz-Baquero Linibeth , Molano-Gonzalez Nicolas , García-Vargas Daniel , Torres Alberto García 
Published: November 2024

AbstractA retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study was carried out to describe the history of pulmonary hypertension in pediatric patients living at different altitudes following surgical correction of ventricular septal defect. Data from 40 patients who underwent surgery in La Fundacion Cardioinfantil was collected and used for our analysis. Bivariate analysis showed no significant relationship between altitude and pulmonary hypertension after ventricular septal defect closure. Unrelated to the main objective of our study, our investigation revealed that our population underwent surgical correction of VSD at older ages than expected. While previous publications demonstrate the benefit of intervention at 4 years of age or younger (19, 20), the average age in our studied population was found to be 7.8 years old. These patients had unfavorable hemodynamic parameters for ventricular septal defect closure, but our study showed that our patients benefited from surgery with an immediate satisfactory postoperative result. Patients transitioned from parameters indicating severe PH to mild PH within the first 24–48 h after surgery.
A close look at children’s and adolescents’ arguments: combining a developmental, educational, and philosophical perspective
Authors: Rapanta Chrysi , Macagno Fabrizio , Jenset Gard 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIt is broadly admitted that social contexts of reasoning may prompt children and adolescents to improve the quality of their reasoning. However, it is not clear how this quality may be assessed when it comes to arguments expressed within oral interactions in diverse settings (whole-class or small-group discussions) by students of different ages and cultural backgrounds. This study aims to offer a methodological contribution to the issue of oral argument assessment of children and adolescents, by looking at a large, annotated corpus of dialogic discussions during 111 lessons taking place in five countries. Our analysis combines a structural (Toulmin Argument Pattern) and functional (Walton’s argumentation schemes) approach to argumentative reasoning. Our findings show significant variations across age groups and social settings. The discussion points out the importance of sociocultural framing of argument reasoning development and the continuation of research in argument assessment methods able to grasp important developmental and cultural variations.
Higher-order iterative decoupling for poroelasticity
Authors: Altmann Robert , Mujahid Abdullah , Unger Benjamin 
Published: November 2024

AbstractFor the iterative decoupling of elliptic–parabolic problems such as poroelasticity, we introduce time discretization schemes up to order five based on the backward differentiation formulae. Its analysis combines techniques known from fixed-point iterations with the convergence analysis of the temporal discretization. As the main result, we show that the convergence depends on the interplay between the time step size and the parameters for the contraction of the iterative scheme. Moreover, this connection is quantified explicitly, which allows for balancing the single error components. Several numerical experiments illustrate and validate the theoretical results, including a three-dimensional example from biomechanics.
Equal Access, Equal Outcomes: Telehealth Utilization Around the COVID-19 Pandemic among People Living with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder in the Deep South
Authors: Bradford William S , England Julie , Bratches Reed W R , Eaton Ellen F 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Telehealth has the potential to extend access to lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among underserved people living with HIV (PWH). However, policymakers have scaled back pandemic-era telehealth provisions, citing concerns about safety and effectiveness. In this study of 42 PWH with OUD in one Deep South HIV clinic between 3/1/2020 and 4/30/2021, we used multivariable regression to assess the impact of telehealth utilization on patient-centered HIV and OUD outcomes. We found no significant difference in outcomes for those with high telehealth utilization versus others. In addition to being more accessible, telehealth does not appear to compromise health outcomes.
Offline supervisory control synthesis: taxonomy and recent developments
Authors: Fokkink Wan , Goorden Martijn 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis paper surveys recent advances in supervisory control theory since its 30th anniversary in 2017. We performed a systematic literature search and selected 272 relevant papers, with a focus on automata-based approaches. These were fitted into coherent narratives, based in part on a taxonomy of supervisor synthesis methods. The obtained papers show the fast and vast progress of the field, where recent research covers a wide range of new synthesis optimization techniques, different aspects such as fault tolerance, security, and timing, and new and diverse application domains. This survey refrains from in-depth descriptions of techniques, instead focusing on high-level contributions of recent works, how they relate to each other, and future directions for research.