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Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Among Older Adults in Canada Regarding Floods, Wildfires, and Earthquakes
Authors: Bogdan Evalyna , Krueger Rachel , Wright Julie , Woods Kyle , Cottar Shaieree 
Published: April 2024

AbstractOlder adults are significantly impacted by natural hazards and disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. Understanding their awareness and preparedness is essential for enhancing disaster resilience. This study investigated the attitudes, actions, and recommendations of older adults regarding natural hazards that pose risks in their geographic area—specifically floods, wildfires, and/or earthquakes in Canada. Methods for this study included survey and focus groups with older adults (n = 161 and n = 10, respectively) and other high-risk groups from across Canada, that are vulnerable to these natural hazards. The main findings from this study are that current awareness and preparedness among older adults is low, though stronger perceptions of risks are associated with risks specific to geographic locations where respondents live. Several barriers, such as hazard vulnerability misperceptions, cost-related reasons, and lack of hazard awareness have resulted in low awareness and preparedness among these populations. The two main recommendations arising from this research are: (1) improve awareness and preparedness with tailor-made emergency preparedness materials for older adults; and (2) adopt community-based approaches to disaster preparedness through existing community groups to strengthen social connections with a focus on locally specific hazards. The findings from this research can be applied to other hazards, including heatwaves and pandemics.
Factors affecting interface bonding in multi-material additive manufacturing
Authors: Delia Sarah , Rochman Arif , Curmi Albert 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAdditive manufacturing or 3D printing is the process of depositing material layer-by-layer to create 3-dimensional products. When creating 3D-printed products from two or more materials, multi-material additive manufacturing processes are used which eliminate the need for assembly operations. Fused filament fabrication multi-material additive manufacturing permits the production of a single printed item employing multiple materials in fused filament fabrication. This work studied the factors affecting fused filament fabrication multi-material additive manufacturing, by reviewing existing works, designing part(s), conducting design of experiments, and carrying out parts’ performance test. An E3D multi-material filament 3D printer was utilised throughout this study. The chosen polymer combination was polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), whilst the design and testing of the multi-material parts was limited to lap-shear testing. Results showed that the interface bonding of the PMMA/PC (PMMA printed first and followed by PC) specimens was stronger than the one of the PC/PMMA specimens. Furthermore, to investigate the effect of the contact or overlapping area on the interface bonding strength, PMMA/PC specimens with varying dimensions were designed, printed, and tested. When the contact area was reduced, a strong interface bonding between the PMMA and PC layers was still maintained.
Evaluating Sea Level Rise Impacts on the Southeastern Türkiye Coastline: a Coastal Vulnerability Perspective
Authors: Aykut Fahri , Tezcan Devrim 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCoastal areas are inherently sensitive and dynamic, susceptible to natural forces like waves, winds, currents, and tides. Human activities further accelerate coastal changes, while climate change and global sea level rise add to the challenges. Recognizing and safeguarding these coasts, vital for both socioeconomic and environmental reasons, becomes imperative. The objective of this study is to categorize the coasts of the Mersin and İskenderun bays along the southeastern coast of Türkiye based on their vulnerability to natural forces and human-induced factors using the coastal vulnerability index (CVI) method. The study area encompasses approximately 520 km of coastline. The coastal vulnerability analysis reveals that the coastal zone comprises various levels of vulnerability along the total coastline: 24.7% (128 km) is categorized as very high vulnerability, 27.4% (142 km) as high vulnerability, 23.7% (123 km) as moderate vulnerability, and 24.3% (126 km) as low vulnerability. Key parameters influencing vulnerability include coastal slope, land use, and population density. High and very high vulnerability are particularly prominent in coastal plains characterized by gentle slopes, weak geological and geomorphological features, and significant socioeconomic value.
AI-based technology to prognose and diagnose complex crack characteristics of railway concrete sleepers
Authors: Kaewunruen Sakdirat , Adesope Abdullah Abimbola , Huang Junhui , You Ruilin , Li Dan 
Published: April 2024

AbstractRailway concrete sleepers are key safety-critical components in ballasted railway tracks. Due to frequent high-intensity impact loadings from train-track interaction over irregularities together with hostile environmental conditions, complicated characteristics of various crack patterns can incur on railway concrete sleepers, which will decrease their durability and service life overtime. Early warning of those cracks can help railway engineers to plan and schedule for renewal and maintenance timely and effectively. This study thus explores the artificial intelligence application of YOLOv5OBB (YOLOv5 with Oriented Bounding Box output) in the identification and classification of cracks in railway sleepers into three distinct types: longitudinal, transverse, and inclined, based on their specific crack angles, which have not been investigated in the past. The identification of crack angles is the novelty of this study. Recognising the various types of cracks is critical, given their varying causes and degrees of severity. Current corrective maintenance methods pose considerable safety risks to workers and exhibit low efficiency, underscoring the need for a more autonomous and efficient solution. This study marks a significant stride towards revolutionising railway maintenance, evidenced by an impressive mAP (Mean Average Precision) of 0.72 for crack detection and a 92% accuracy rate for angle detection. These promising results substantiate our study's potential to pioneer advancements in railway infrastructure maintenance.
Post fire performance of galvanized cylindrical shells for buckling failure
Authors: Maali Mahyar , Ağcakoca Elif , Nasery Mohammad Manzoor , Macit Fatih , Aydin Abdulkadir Cüneyt 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study examines the impact of anti-fire paint with different thicknesses of 100, 200, and 400 microns on the post-fire behavior of cylindrical tanks under external pressure. For this purpose, we investigate the buckling modes of the cylindrical tank specimens after they are exposed to fire. Different fire temperatures of 300, 450, and 600 ℃ were investigated. A total of 22 specimens were fabricated in the laboratory. The specimens have been divided into three groups, the first group without any anti-fire, the second group include the anti-fire paint on their inner skin and the last group have the anti-fire paint both on inner and outer faces of the tank. In the second part of the study, to determine the effects of anti-fire paint numerically, the finite element models were created in Abaqus software. Numerical models were verified by Experimental data, with an error rate at initial buckling 5.4%, overall buckling 6.17% and collapse 7.88%. The results showed that the samples with 100-micron-thick anti-fire paint on both outer and inner surfaces did not show any significant difference compared to unpainted specimens under buckling load. However, the cylindrical specimen with 200-micron-thick anti-fire paint on both outer and inner surfaces was found to be fire resistant up to 450 ℃ and displayed similar behaviors with the perfect one (unpainted and not exposed to fire). Moreover, the specimens with 400-micron-thick anti-fire paint were also found to be resistant to fire up to 450°; however, the collapse loads of these specimens were greater than the overall buckling load of the specimens with 200-micron thick anti-fire paint. Numerical and experimental results show a good agreement, the stress distribution and plastic equivalent strain values were parallel with the buckling load capacity of the specimen. As a result, the thickness of the anti-fire paint directly affects the fire resistance of cylinder steel, and with a validated finite element model, it is possible to predict the paint thickness that can withstand specific fire temperatures in large shell structures.
Evaluating the Israeli Community Courts: Key Issues, Challenges and Lessons
Authors: Gal Tali , Dancig-Rosenberg Hadar 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe last decade has seen the establishment of eight community courts (CCs) in Israel, representing a significant shift from the mainstream criminal justice approach. Inspired by the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Brooklyn, New York, the Israeli CCs reflect an understanding of the links between local communities, crime and rehabilitation. The authors have evaluated the CCs since their inauguration, first in a formative study and then in an evaluation study. The present article focuses on three research modules that were utilized in these studies: the process characterization, which was based on structured observations of court hearings during the formative study; the subjective experiences of court participants, which were collected via in-depth interviews with programme participants; and the recidivism module, which compared the repeat offending patterns of programme participants with those of mainstream court defendants. Rather than detailing the findings of these modules, the paper uses them as examples, offering an open discussion about the process of conducting such studies: the selection of research questions that go beyond the traditional question of repeat offending and their possible theoretical contribution; the methodological, logistical and ethical choices that are made and their underlying considerations; and the obstacles that researchers face en route.
Forensic Science – Believe It or Not? Public Attitudes toward Forensic Evidence in Israel
Authors: Kaplan-Damary Naomi , Jonathan-Zamir Tal , Perry Gali , Itskovich Eran 
Published: April 2024

AbstractForensic science is undergoing an unprecedented period of reform. Wrongful convictions and errors of impunity have been attributed largely to forensic evidence, and concerns over the scientific foundations of many forensic disciplines have been raised in key official reports. In these turbulent times, it becomes particularly interesting to understand how forensic evidence is understood by the general public. Is it idealized? Are its inherent limitations recognized? The present study seeks to contribute to this growing body of work by addressing two main questions: (1) How does the general public perceive forensic science?; (2) How correct are individuals in their evaluations of specific types of forensic evidence? A survey of the Israeli public reveals considerable trust in the ability of forensics to reliably identify the perpetrator of a crime, although less trust is expressed when questions lead respondents to consider specific stages in the forensic process. Furthermore, respondents were often incorrect in their evaluations of the reliability of specific types of forensic evidence. The implications of these findings for police legitimacy, the practice of the criminal justice system, and the future study of attitudes toward forensic evidence, are discussed.
Schmidt games and Cantor winning sets
Authors: BADZIAHIN DZMITRY , HARRAP STEPHEN , NESHARIM EREZ , SIMMONS DAVID 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Schmidt games and the Cantor winning property give alternative notions of largeness, similar to the more standard notions of measure and category. Being intuitive, flexible, and applicable to recent research made them an active object of study. We survey the definitions of the most common variants and connections between them. A new game called the Cantor game is invented and helps with presenting a unifying framework. We prove surprising new results such as the coincidence of absolute winning and

$1$

Cantor winning in metric spaces, and the fact that

$1/2$

winning implies absolute winning for subsets of

$\mathbb {R}$

. We also suggest a prototypical example of a Cantor winning set to show the ubiquity of such sets in metric number theory and ergodic theory.
Inclusive meritocracy: ability and descriptive representation among Danish politicians
Authors: Dahlgaard Jens Olav , Pedersen Rasmus T. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Can democracies attract and elect politicians who are both high-ability and from diverse backgrounds? Using data covering the entire Danish population, including every candidate for local and national elections in 1990–2015, we explore the selection of political candidates. We show that Danish candidates and elected politicians have higher ability than the voters they represent, that selection on ability reflects individual skills rather than social background, that politicians are selected from economically diverse backgrounds, and that there is no substantial trade-off between ability and representation. Furthermore, we utilize a major structural reform, which significantly reduced the number of municipalities in Denmark, to show that increased political competition did not affect politicians’ ability, economic background, or the trade-off between the two.
Carotenoid pattern intake and relation to metabolic status, risk and syndrome, and its components – divergent findings from the ORISCAV-LUX-2 survey
Authors: Bouayed Jaouad , Vahid Farhad 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCarotenoids are generally associated with health-beneficial effects; however, their intake patterns related to the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components remain controversial. This cross-sectional study investigated associations between dietary intakes of individual carotenoids, fruits and vegetables, and the MetS and its components. Dietary intakes of 1346 participants of the Observation des Risques et de la Santé Cardio-Vasculaire au Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX-2) study were investigated by a 174-item FFQ, and carotenoid intake was determined by linking findings using mainly the USDA food databases. Components of MetS and complementary variables, including anthropometric (BMI, waist circumferences and waist:hip ratio) and biological parameters (TAG, HDL-cholesterol, fasting blood glucose and blood pressure), were measured. Logistic (for MetS) and linear multivariable regression models (including assessing MetS as scores) adjusted for various confounders were created. α-and β-Carotene, as well as lutein + zeaxanthin, were inversely associated with MetS (also when it was measured on a continuous scale), reducing the odds for MetS by up to 48 %. However, lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene were rather positively associated with MetS scores and its components, though these adverse effects disappeared, at least for lycopene, when controlling for intakes of tomato-based convenience foods, in line with indicating a rather unhealthy/westernised diet. All these associations remained significant when including fruits and vegetables as confounders, suggesting that carotenoids were related to MetS independently from effects within fruits and vegetables. Thus, a high intake of carotenoids was bidirectionally associated with MetS, its severity, risk and its components, depending on the type of carotenoid. Future investigations are warranted to explore the inverse role that tomato-based carotenoids appear to suggest in relation to the MetS.
Effects of feeding pasteurized waste milk or saleable milk to calves on weight, health and fecal Escherichia coli antimicrobial resistance
Authors: Cellone Ivana , Russi Norma , Calvinho Luis F. , Signorini Marcelo , Molineri Ana 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe aim of this study was to compare the effects of feeding pasteurized waste milk or saleable milk to calves on weight, health and emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from those calves. An experimental study under field conditions on a commercial pasture-based Argentinian dairy farm was carried out. Forty Holstein calves were assigned randomly to either pasteurized waste milk (PWM) or non-pasteurized saleable milk (SM). The antimicrobial agents (AM) used on the farm, both to treat or prevent diseases, were recorded. The passive immunity level, calf live weight, AM presence in milk, clinical examination of calves, and E. coli isolation and identification, were performed. A total of 258 E. coli strains were isolated from fecal samples (132 isolates from SM calves and 126 from PWM calves at six sampling times). All E. coli isolated were used to perform AM susceptibility tests (disc diffusion and agar dilution). No differences were observed between groups in health parameters, average daily gain or prevalence of resistant E. coli strains to any AM evaluated throughout the study. Peaks of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole and enrofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were observed at 30 d in E. coli from both groups of calves, whilst additional peaks to tetracyclin and ampicillin were observed only in SM calves. All MIC apart from gentamicin decreased at 75 and 90 d of age (during the weaning period). Gentamicin MIC behaved differently, having no peaks and increasing at 90 d only in PWM group. In conclusion, we found no evidence that emergence of antibiotic resistance is related to the consumption of pasteurized waste milk.
Radial basis function neural networks for formation control of unmanned aerial vehicles
Authors: Bui Duy-Nam , Phung Manh Duong 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis paper addresses the problem of controlling multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) cooperating in a formation to carry out a complex task such as surface inspection. We first use the virtual leader-follower model to determine the topology and trajectory of the formation. A double-loop control system combining backstepping and sliding mode control techniques is then designed for the UAVs to track the trajectory. A radial basis function neural network capable of estimating external disturbances is developed to enhance the robustness of the controller. The stability of the controller is proven by using the Lyapunov theorem. A number of comparisons and software-in-the-loop tests have been conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed controller. The results show that our controller not only outperforms other state-of-the-art controllers but is also sufficient for complex tasks of UAVs such as collecting surface data for inspection. The source code of our controller can be found at https://github.com/duynamrcv/rbf_bsmc.
Introduction: crossing urban legal boundaries in northern Europe: merchants and the law, 1350–1600
Authors: Frankot Edda , Tveit Miriam 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The main question of this special issue is how international traders were able to manage their activities and conflicts successfully when they regularly had to cross legal boundaries and were operating in different and overlapping jurisdictions in northern Europe in the period c. 1350–1600. The contributions in this issue approach this central question from a range of perspectives. This introduction identifies these perspectives, as well as common themes and findings, and indicates why it is particularly pertinent to discuss the topic of crossing legal boundaries in the context of urban history. It also discusses relevant historiographical debates and key concepts of urban jurisdiction and jurisdictional boundaries in late medieval northern European towns.
Pension fund shareholding and voting right value
Authors: Kang Hyo-jung , Kim Suk-hwan , Park Keun-woo , Kang Hyoung-goo 
Published: April 2024

AbstractOur study investigates the influence of the Korean National Pension Fund's equity ownership on voting premiums, revealing a statistically significant reduction. In particular, we establish the liquidity pathway as the primary factor among the three channels previously suggested in the literature. Analysis of the COVID-19 era and the VKospi index underscores this predominance. These findings enrich the literature on public pension funds and capital markets, providing policymakers in emerging economies with a deeper understanding of the dynamics involved in establishing pension investment institutions.
Quantum-mechanical effects in photoluminescence from thin crystalline gold films
Authors: Bowman Alan R. , Rodríguez Echarri Alvaro , Kiani Fatemeh , Iyikanat Fadil , Tsoulos Ted V. , Cox Joel D. , Sundararaman Ravishankar , García de Abajo F. Javier , Tagliabue Giulia 
Published: April 2024

AbstractLuminescence constitutes a unique source of insight into hot carrier processes in metals, including those in plasmonic nanostructures used for sensing and energy applications. However, being weak in nature, metal luminescence remains poorly understood, its microscopic origin strongly debated, and its potential for unraveling nanoscale carrier dynamics largely unexploited. Here, we reveal quantum-mechanical effects in the luminescence emanating from thin monocrystalline gold flakes. Specifically, we present experimental evidence, supported by first-principles simulations, to demonstrate its photoluminescence origin (i.e., radiative emission from electron/hole recombination) when exciting in the interband regime. Our model allows us to identify changes to the measured gold luminescence due to quantum-mechanical effects as the gold film thickness is reduced. Excitingly, such effects are observable in the luminescence signal from flakes up to 40 nm in thickness, associated with the out-of-plane discreteness of the electronic band structure near the Fermi level. We qualitatively reproduce the observations with first-principles modeling, thus establishing a unified description of luminescence in gold monocrystalline flakes and enabling its widespread application as a probe of carrier dynamics and light-matter interactions in this material. Our study paves the way for future explorations of hot carriers and charge-transfer dynamics in a multitude of material systems.