bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Market Nation: Forging Economic Citizenship in Nineteenth-Century African America
Authors: Santamarina Xiomara 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This essay engages with the civic possibilities African Americans perceived in the social, economic, and political transformations associated with the antebellum market revolution. Against the emerging nineteenth-century hegemony of political and economic liberalism, African Americans formulated an ideal of economic citizenship that translated Black material successes and social mobility into an extra-legal symbolic citizenship; in particular, class stratification among African Americans was mobilized to counter the presumption of immutable, ontological Black abjection that justified ascriptive Jacksonian civic exclusions. The essay engages with two proto-sociological texts designed to challenge these exclusions by depicting stratified African American communities that testified to African Americans’ market participation in and contributions to the nation. As insiders of their respective groups, authors Joseph Willson—Sketches of the Higher Classes of Colored Society in Philadelphia (1841)—and Cyprian Clamorgan—The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis (1858)—innovate a vernacular sociology that cobbles together political economy, proto-social science, reform and literary discourses to fashion empirical, reparative accounts of their better-off African American communities. Engaging with these texts allows us to understand the role that regional specificity played in formulating race, class, and status across an expanding nation, but more importantly, it makes us aware of the perils and ambiguities involved in making African Americans’ participation in the liberal marketplace, or economic citizenship, the basis of African American civic legitimacy.
The Validity and Usability of Markerless Motion Capture and Inertial Measurement Units for Quantifying Dynamic Movements
Authors: EDWARDS NATHAN A. , CACCESE JACLYN B. , TRACY RYAN E. , HAGEN JOSHUA , QUATMAN-YATES CATHERINE C. , OñATE JAMES 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT

Purpose
Motion capture technology is quickly evolving, providing researchers, clinicians, and coaches with more access to biomechanics data. Markerless motion capture and inertial measurement units (IMUs) are continually developing biomechanics tools that need validation for dynamic movements before widespread use in applied settings. This study evaluated the validity of a markerless motion capture, IMU, and red, green, blue, and depth (RGBD) camera system as compared with marker-based motion capture during countermovement jumps, overhead squats, lunges, and runs with cuts.

Methods
Thirty adults were recruited for this study (sex: 18 females, 12 males; age: 25.4 ± 8.6 yrs; height: 1.71 ± 0.08 m; weight: 71.6 ± 11.5 kg). Data were collected simultaneously with four motion capture technologies (i.e., Vicon, marker-based; Theia/Optitrack, markerless; APDM Opals, IMUs; and Vald HumanTrak, RGBD camera). System validity for lower and upper body joint angles was evaluated using bias, root mean squared error (RMSE), precision, maximum absolute error, and intraclass correlation coefficients. System usability was descriptively analyzed.

Results
Overall, markerless motion capture had the highest validity (sagittal plane RMSE: 3.20°–15.66°; frontal plane RMSE: 2.12°–9.14°; transverse plane RMSE: 3.160°–56.61°), followed by the IMU system (sagittal plane RMSE: 8.11°–28.37°; frontal plane RMSE: 3.26°–16.98°; transverse plane RMSE: 5.08°–116.75°), and lastly the RGBD system (sagittal plane bias: 0.55°–129.48°; frontal plane bias: 1.35°–52.06°).

Conclusions
Markerless motion capture and IMUs have moderate validity for joint kinematics, whereas the RGBD system did not have adequate validity. Markerless systems have lower data processing time, require moderate technical expertise, but have high data storage size. IMUs are easier to use, can collect data in any location, but require participant set-up. Overall, individuals using motion capture should consider the specific movements, testing locations, and technical expertise available before selecting a system.
Η συνεργασία της οικογένειας των μαθητών με Διαταραχή Ελλειμματικής Προσοχής/Υπερκινητικότητας και του σχολείου
Authors: ΖΑΦΕΙΡΙΑΔΗΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΣ 
Published: October 2024

Ένα υψηλό ποσοστό των μαθητών με Διαταραχή Ελλειμματικής Προσοχής/Υπερκινητικότητας (ΔΕΠΥ) αντιμετωπίζουν ακαδημαϊκά, εκπαιδευτικά και κοινωνικά προβλήματα, τα οποία υπάρχει το ενδεχόμενο να συνεχιστούν στην εφηβεία και στην ενήλικη ζωή. Η υποστήριξη της οικογένειας των μαθητών με ΔΕΠΥ, η συμμετοχή των γονέων στην εκπαίδευση του παιδιού τους, η οικοδόμηση δημιουργικών σχέσεων με το σχολείο βοηθά τους μαθητές να ανταποκριθούν καλύτερα στις σχολικές απαιτήσεις. Οι γονείς των μαθητών με ΔΕΠΥ αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα άγχους, η σχέση τους με τα παιδιά είναι λιγότερο ικανοποιητική σε σύγκριση με τους γονείς των άλλων μαθητών, αισθάνονται απογοήτευση, ανησυχούν για τη φοίτηση των παιδιών τους και έχουν χαμηλή αίσθηση αυτοαποτελεσματικότητας. Θεωρείται αναγκαίο να σχεδιαστούν και να υλοποιηθούν κατάλληλες παρεμβάσεις στους γονείς για τη βελτίωση της ανθεκτικότητας της οικογένειας, τη διαχείριση της καθημερινότητάς τους, προκειμένου να συνεργαστούν με το σχολείο, να συμμετέχουν αποτελεσματικά στη φοίτηση του παιδιού τους και να το υποστηρίξουν αποτελεσματικά, για να βελτιωθούν οι ακαδημαϊκές επιδόσεις και να μειωθούν τα προβλήματα συμπεριφοράς.
Gut Microbiota and Its Connection to Neurological Disorders - summary of current knowledge
Authors: Sysło Oliwia , Jung Magdalena , Jung Maximilian , Sławińska Barbara , Jaworski Aleksander , Goliat Weronika , Haraziński Konrad , Rzepka Maciej , Nalepa Magdalena , Gutowski Piotr 
Published: October 2024

Introduction and Purpose: The gut microbiota plays a crucial role not only in absorption, metabolic, and immune processes but also increasingly in shaping behavior and is strongly linked to the gut-brain axis. Different sections of the digestive system, due to varying environmental conditions and physiological functions, have a unique microbiota composition, both quantitatively and qualitatively, including bacteria, fungi, and archaea. This study aims to review current scientific research on the impact of the gut microbiome on the gut-brain axis and to explore how this influence may affect neurological disorders.
Brief Description of the State of Knowledge: Dysbiosis in the digestive system leads to changes in the composition of the gut microbiome, which can significantly impact the development and progression of various mental health conditions, as indicated by numerous clinical studies examining the gut-brain axis correlation. The main challenge is the insufficient understanding of which microorganisms within the human microbiota have positive or negative effects on mental health. Therefore, further research is needed to better elucidate these mechanisms.
Summary: Neurological disorders are a common challenge in clinical practice. Evaluating gut microbiota and metabolic states may provide valuable diagnostic and therapeutic insights, potentially improving patients' quality of life.
Materials and Evidence: A literature review was conducted using the PubMed database.
Can Competition Increase Profits in Factor Investing?
Authors: DeMiguel Victor , Martín-Utrera Alberto , Uppal Raman 
Published: October 2024

The increasing number of institutions exploiting factor-investing strategies raises concerns that competition may erode profits. We use a game-theoretic model to show that, whereas competition among investors exploiting a particular factor erodes profits because of the negative externality of their price impact on each other, competition to exploit other factors can increase profits from the first factor because of the positive externality from trading diversification (netting of trades across factors). Using data for 18 factors as well as mutual fund holdings, we show that competition and trading diversification substantially affect the profits from factor investing. This paper was accepted by Agostino Capponi, finance. Funding: The authors received an INQUIRE-Europe research grant for this project. Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.02684 .
A Minibatch Stochastic Gradient Descent-Based Learning Metapolicy for Inventory Systems with Myopic Optimal Policy
Authors: Lyu Jiameng , Xie Jinxing , Yuan Shilin , Zhou Yuan 
Published: October 2024

Stochastic gradient descent (SGD) has proven effective in solving many inventory control problems with demand learning. However, it often faces the pitfall of an infeasible target inventory level that is lower than the current inventory level. Several recent works have been successful in resolving this issue in various inventory systems. However, their techniques are rather sophisticated and difficult to apply to more complicated scenarios, such as multiproduct and multiconstraint inventory systems. In this paper, we address the infeasible target inventory-level issue from a new technical perspective; we propose a novel minibatch SGD-based metapolicy. Our metapolicy is flexible enough to be applied to a general inventory systems framework covering a wide range of inventory management problems with myopic clairvoyant optimal policy. By devising the optimal minibatch scheme, our metapolicy achieves a regret bound of [Formula: see text] for the general convex case and [Formula: see text] for the strongly convex case. To demonstrate the power and flexibility of our metapolicy, we apply it to three important inventory control problems, multiproduct and multiconstraint systems, multiechelon serial systems, and one-warehouse and multistore systems, by carefully designing application-specific subroutines. We also conduct extensive numerical experiments to demonstrate that our metapolicy enjoys competitive regret performance, high computational efficiency, and low variances among a wide range of applications. This paper was accepted by J. George Shanthikumar, data science. Funding: J. Xie and S. Yuan are supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [Grant 72331011]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00920 .
A Dynamic Principal-Agent Problem with One-Sided Commitment
Authors: Zhang Jianfeng , Zhu Zimu 
Published: October 2024

In this paper, we consider a principal-agent problem where the agent is allowed to quit by incurring a cost. When the current agent quits the job, the principal will hire a new one, possibly with a different type. We characterize the principal’s dynamic value function, which could be discontinuous at the boundary, as the (unique) minimal solution of an infinite dimensional system of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations, parameterized by the agent’s type. This dynamic problem is time consistent in a certain sense. Some interesting findings are worth mentioning. First, self-enforcing contracts are typically suboptimal. The principal would rather let the agent quit and hire a new one. Next, the standard contract for a committed agent may also be suboptimal because of the presence of different types of agents in our model. The principal may prefer no commitment from the agent; then, the principal can hire a cheaper one from the market at a later time by designing the contract to induce the current agent to quit. Moreover, because of the cost incurred to the agent, the principal will see only finitely many quittings. Funding: J. Zhang is supported in part by the NSF [Grants DMS-1908665 and DMS-2205972]. Z. Zhu is supported by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Start-Up Fund [Grant G0101000240] and the Guangzhou-HKUST(GZ) Joint Funding Program [Grant 2024A03J0630].
Dual-wavelength mode-locked erbium fiber laser utilizing a Ge-PCF saturable absorber
Authors: Hanoon Reem A. , Abdulhadi Ali. H. , Abass A. K. 
Published: October 2024

In this work, we demonstrate a mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) based on germanium-core doped photonic crystal fiber (Ge-PCF) as a passive saturable absorber (SA). The proposed SA was incorporated inside the PCF core during the manufacturing process. The short length of the proposed high nonlinear fiber can achieve a stable mode-locked pulse by controlling the fiber and collapsing lengths. The proposed Ge-PCF has been integrated into an erbium-doped fiber ring laser to establish the desired ultrashort pulse with the merits of a short interaction length (<3cm), enhanced damage threshold, environmental robustness, ease of manufacture, and suitable mass production. The obtained output pulses at FWHM have a pulse width of 800 ps and a repetition rate of ∼19MHz. Furthermore, the EDFL based on Ge-PCF achieved a dual-wavelength output spectrum with narrow bandwidths centered at 1557.27 and 1558.81 nm. The short-pulse capabilities of the proposed fiber laser make it highly suitable for a wide range of photonic applications.
Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration
Authors: Kaklamanou Daphne , Nguyen Le , Al-Abbadey Miznah , Sangala Nick , Lewis Robert 
Published: October 2024

Background
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition and a major health problem, which affects over 3.5 million adults in the UK. Use of digital technology has been proposed as a means of improving patient management. It is important to understand the factors that affect the acceptability of this technology to people living with chronic kidney disease. This study used the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM) to investigate whether perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness could predict intention behaviour. It then investigated if intention to use digital technology predicted actual use.

Methodology
This was a cross-sectional study whereby the TAM3 questionnaire was sent online to people known to have chronic kidney disease via Kidney Care UK. The characteristics of the respondents (age, sex, CKD stage) were recorded.

Principal Findings
The questionnaire was sent to 12,399 people, of which 229 (39% drop out) completed it. The respondents’ age ranged from 24–90 years and 45% (n = 102) were male. Thirty-five percent of participants had advanced kidney care, 33% (n = 76) had kidney transplant and 22% (n = 51) had CKD. A multiple regression analysis showed a perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of the technology predicted behaviour intention to use digital health technology. Behaviour intention did not significantly predict actual use behaviour.

Conclusion
Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are important factors in determining the intention of people with CKD to use digital healthcare. However, a gap exists between this intention and readiness to actually use the technology. This needs to be overcome if digital healthcare is to gain future traction in the clinical scenario.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of tick-borne SFGR in China from 2000 to 2022
Authors: Hu Yanchao , Yin Ting , Ma Wei , Qiu Jiangwei , Zhang Jiaxing , Wang Qingan 
Published: October 2024

Background
Ticks carry and transmit a wide range of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, and protozoa) that pose significant threats to human and animal health worldwide. Only few meta-analyses have been conducted on the distribution of ticks and tick-borne spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR). Therefore, this study aims to examine the tick species and SFGR positivity in China in order to provide support for further research and improvements in the prevention and control of tick-borne diseases.

Methodology
This systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Relevant Chinese and English studies were retrieved from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP database, Chinese Biomedical literature database (CBM) and Wanfang database from inception to January 9, 2023. Pooled SFGR positive rate was meta-analyzed using a random effects model and heterogeneity was assessed by the I2 index. Publication bias was also evaluated by funnel plot and Egger’s test. The meta-analysis was performed on R studio 4.0.4.

Principal findings
Meta-analysis of 57 studies published between 2000 and 2022 involving 39,380 ticks revealed a pooled SFGR positive rate of 21.4% (Q = 6423.74, I2 = 99%, Q-p<0.001, 95% CI: 15.0–29.6). Most studies of tick-borne SFGR infection rate were conducted in forest areas and developed animal husbandry areas in the northern region. There were slightly more tick species in the southern region, but the differences in tick species (Feeding tick 31.5%, 95%CI: 15.7–53.2, Questing tick 11.5%, 95%CI: 4.4–26.7, Q = 3.29, Q-p = 0.19) between areas (Northern area 20.4%, 95%CI: 14.1–28.7, Southern area 25.5%, 95%CI: 15.0–29.6, Q = 0.21, Q-p = 0.64) were not statistically significant. The most common tick species were Dermacentor silvarum (13%), Ixodes persulcatus (11%) and Haemaphysalis Iongicornis (10%), and the most prevalent SFGR species were Rickettsia raoultii (20%), Rickettsia heilongjiangiensis (11%), and some uncultured species (18%).

Conclusions
This study examined the distribution of tick-borne SFGR in China. Our findings revealed that the main tick species were D. silvarum, I. persulcatus and H. iongicornis, and the common SFGR species were R. raoultii, R. heilongjiangiensis, and some uncultured species. Further studies are warranted to identify the potential vectors of SFGR and to better understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tick-borne diseases in China.
Pesquisas sobre alfabetização no Brasil
Authors: Maciel Francisca Izabel Pereira , Rocha Juliano Guerra 
Published: October 2024

Em 2024, a Revista “Olhares & Trilhas”, do Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (ESEBA/UFU), divulga, excepcionalmente, em seu volume vinte e seis, dois números com artigos referentes ao dossiê temático “Pesquisas sobre alfabetização no Brasil”. Este primeiro número contém um conjunto de sete artigos, apresentando pesquisas com temáticas e abordagens teórico-metodológicas diversas, mas todas dentro do campo do ensino e da aprendizagem iniciais da leitura e da escrita.
partition des Rythmes sur tabla
Authors: Declercq Zoé 
Published: October 2024

Au long de son œuvre, Iannis Xenakis a conjoint dispositifs musicaux et mises en espaces. Dès ses premières créations, des méthodes de composition identiques semblent y distribuer et lier les sons sous l’espacement des silences, aussi bien que les corps matériels au sein de rythmes architectoniques. Au cours des années 1950, le compositeur élabore la pièce musicale qu’il considérera lui-même comme fondatrice de son œuvre : Metastaseis. Dans la même temporalité, il prépare au sein de l’atelier de Le Corbusier – il compte parmi ses collaborateurs – la composition d’une façade vitrée où s’agencent des « Pans de verre » séparés par de fines membrures en béton. Les méthodes graphiques et numériques mobilisées pour les compositions de Metastaseis et pour les « Pans de verre » sont similaires. Les méthodes de composition semblent donc précéder, dans le chef de Iannis Xenakis, le champ de leurs applications : musique versus architecture.
Dans cet article, la chercheuse Zoé Declercq élucide le « mystère » qui accompagne la partition des Rythmes sur tabla, datée de janvier 1953. Un travail de collaboration s’opère au cœur des archives du compositeur, en étroite collaboration avec sa fille, Mâkhi Xenakis.
Dans le cadre de son travail d’artiste plasticienne spécialisée dans l’étude des processus de création, Mâkhi Xenakis a mis en exergue la partition, qu’elle décrit en tant qu’étude conduisant à l’élaboration de l’écriture graphique des nuages de sons de Metastaseis, et plus tard des Pans de verre ondulatoires (1954-1955).
C’est ce sillon que la contribution entend creuser scientifiquement, à partir de documents d’archives de première main et sur base d’ouvrages recensés dans la bibliothèque personnelle du compositeur.
Modellierung und Validierung von Latenzzeiten in industriellen Agentensystemen mit Digitalen Zwillingen der KI.Fabrik
Authors: Vogel-Heuser Birgit , Deshpande Yash , Hartl Fandi , Zhao Jingyun , Hou Xuezhou , Hujo Dominik , Prinz Theresa , Pavlic Marko , Burschka Darius , Bengler Klaus , Kellerer Wolfgang , Kraft André , Vojanec Bernd , Markert Timo 
Published: October 2024

Zusammenfassung
Durch die zunehmende Automatisierung und Digitalisierung von Produktionsprozessen ist eine effiziente Kommunikation und Koordination in Agentensystemen von entscheidender Bedeutung. Diese Studie analysiert die Verzögerungszeiten der Kommunikations- und Koordinationsprozesse in Agentensystemen anhand von zwei industriellen Anwendungsfällen. Durch die Kategorisierung von Nachrichten werden die lokalen und Netzwerk-Verzögerungen jeder Nachricht modelliert, gemessen und verglichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Modellierung von Verzögerungszeiten vor der Implementierung zu einem effizienteren Ansatz bei der Ausarbeitung der harten und weichen Echtzeitfähigkeiten komplexer Systeme führen kann. Die Generalisierbarkeit der Ergebnisse ermöglicht es, die Ergebnisse auf wiederkehrende Module in Produktionssystemen anzuwenden.
Asset management knowledge graph for production plants in process industry
Authors: Hana Ramy , Kleinert Tobias 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The introduction and adoption of various semantic models for describing assets within a plant have paved the way for new opportunities. This contribution centers on the establishment and continuous maintenance of a plant asset management system based on knowledge graphs, utilizing the information contained in various semantic models. Additionally, it highlights how the graph can be leveraged in the creation and configuration of AI-based anomaly detection models, aimed at the monitoring of measurement values in a process plant. The concept paves the way for the wide deployment of AI models in monitoring applications in process industry.
Crowding-in or Crowding-out: How Infrastructure Investment Affects Household Consumption
Authors: Yan Zhiyu , Yuan Yufei , Xue Yi 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This paper constructs a dynamic model of household consumption decisions and accordingly designs empirical analyses to identify how infrastructure investment affects private consumption. The estimation results of provincial panel data reveal that infrastructure investment can not only indirectly promote household consumption through the income channel but also directly promote household consumption expansion through the expectations channel, with a significant “crowding-in” effect. However, the effect is significantly weaker in provinces with a lower housing supply elasticity, showing the “crowding-out” pattern through the wealth channel. Household survey data provide an explanation for individual heterogeneity. Infrastructure investment has a greater pushing effect on house prices in provinces with a lower housing supply elasticity. Rapid house price growth has significant “crowding-out” effects on the consumption of wealthy households. This not only significantly weakens the driving effect of infrastructure investment on aggregate household consumption, but also increases wealth inequality in the long term. This paper explains how infrastructure investment affects household consumption and the corresponding role played by house prices, providing empirical evidences for theoretical studies related to macro-regulatory policies in China.