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Negotiating meritocracy and gender equality across organisational spaces: the case of a tenure track system
Authors: Broström Anders , Ekman Marianne , Geschwind Lars , Lindgren Monica , Packendorff Johann 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn this article, we study how meritocratic systems and gender equality concerns are negotiated across different organisational spaces in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Based on a case study of the organising of a tenure track system in a Swedish university, we suggest that the intersection of meritocratic processes and gender equality work can be analysed as a set of negotiated orders in these spaces. This fragmentation may imply problems for advancing gender equality agendas in relation to established notions of meritocracy but may also imply opportunities for change as existing organisational spaces can be reconstructed or new ones created. Our notions of fragmentation and negotiated orders thereby suggest that the current situation is both stable and legitimate and that re-negotiations need to involve reconstructions of the various spaces and not only interventions into them.
Finger Fluting in Prehistoric Caves: A Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Children, Sexing and Tracing of Individuals
Authors: Walshe Keryn , Nowell April , Floyd Bruce 
Published: April 2024

AbstractFinger flutings are channels drawn in soft sediments covering walls, floors and ceilings of some limestone caves in Europe and Australia and in some cases date as far back as 50,000 years ago. Initial research focused on why they were made, but more recently, as part of a growing interest in the individual in the past, researchers began asking questions about who made them. This shift in direction has led to claims that by measuring the width of flutings made with the three middle fingers of either hand, archaeologists can infer the ordinal age, sex and individuality of the ‘fluter’. These claims rest on a single dataset created in 2006. In this paper, we undertake the first critical analysis of that dataset and its concomitant methodologies. We argue that sample size, uneven distribution of sex and age within the sample, non-standardised medium, human variability, the lack of comparability between an experimental context and real cave environments and assumptions about demographic modelling effectively negate all previous claims. To sum, we find no substantial evidence for the claims that an age, sex and individual tracing can be revealed by measuring finger flutings as described by Sharpe and Van Gelder (Antiquity 80: 937-947, 2006a; Cambridge Archaeological Journal 16: 281–95, 2006b; Rock Art Research 23: 179–98, 2006c). As a case study, we discuss Koonalda Cave in southern Australia. Koonalda has the largest and most intact display of finger flutings in the world and is also part of a cultural landscape maintained and curated by Mirning people.
Empowering Underserved Communities in Southern Puerto Rico: A Formal Training Program in Community Health Promotion
Authors: Morales-Torres Luisa , Vélez-Maldonado David A. , Rosario-Maldonado Fernando J. , Aguirre-Hernández Jeannie M. , Motta-Pagán Jorge L. , Rodríguez-Torruella Dorimar , Castro-Figueroa Eida , Ramos-Lucca Axel , Rivera-Mateo Elizabeth , Marzán-Rodríguez Melissa , Jiménez-Chávez Julio 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCommunity health promotion offers a potential solution to persistent healthcare challenges, with community health workers playing a pivotal role. The Community Training Institute for Health Disparities (CTIHD) implemented a problem-solving curriculum in Community Health Promotion, integrating a competency-based learning model through two courses: Introduction to Community Health Promotion and Design of an Action Plan for the Promotion of Community Health. Each course comprised ten three-hour sessions, featuring pre/post-tests, evaluations, and a cognitive debriefing. Knowledge change was assessed using pre/post-test scores among 27 community leaders from southern Puerto Rico. Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 demonstrated an overall retention rate of 62.6% and 96.7%, respectively. Although differences in knowledge gained between cohorts and courses weren’t statistically significant, a trend toward increased knowledge was noted. Cohort 1 experienced a 22% knowledge increase in Course 1 and a 24% increase in Course 2. Cohort 2 demonstrated a 41% knowledge increase in Course 1 and a 25% increase in Course 2. The CTIHD’s Community Health Promotion Program has made significant strides in elevating awareness and knowledge, marking a positive step toward reducing health disparities and fostering healthier, empowered communities in southern Puerto Rico.
Exact Truthmaker Semantics for Modal Logics
Authors: Kim Dongwoo 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe present paper attempts to provide an exact truthmaker semantical analysis of modalized propositions. According to the present proposal, an exact truthmaker for “Necessarily P” is a state that bans every exact truthmaker for “Not P”, and an exact truthmaker for “Possibly P” is a state that allows an exact truthmaker for P. Based on this proposal, a formal semantics will be developed; and the soundness and completeness results for a well-known family of the systems of normal modal propositional logic will be established. It shall be seen that the present analysis offers an exactification of the standard Kripke semantics in the sense that it analyzes the accessibility relation between possible worlds in terms of the banning and allowing relations between the constituent states, and thereby gives an account of “truth at a possible world” in terms of exact truthmaking.
A new chaotic system and its practical applications in substitution box and random number generator
Authors: Artuğer Fırat , Özkaynak Fatih 
Published: April 2024

AbstractOne of the successful practical applications of chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics is chaos-based cryptology studies. In this study, a new chaotic system is proposed. The proposed chaotic system generator model has a simple algorithmic structure. In addition to, generated chaotic systems have rich dynamics. It has been examined whether this system has potential advantages, especially for information security applications. As a result of the analysis and experimental studies, it is seen that the study makes many contributions to the literature. The simple mathematical generator structure has the potential to reduce computational complexity, which is an important problem for cryptology applications. One of the most comprehensive studies has been realized for chaos-based substitution box designs. 70,000 different substitution box structures have been generated. It has been known that the highest nonlinearity value that can be achieved for designs that transform chaotic system outputs into substitution box structures is 106.75 today. It has been shown that this value may be higher. The new highest nonlinearity value is calculated as 107. Side channel analysis has been examined for substitution box structures with the highest nonlinearity value among the substitution boxes generated in the study. Analysis results show that the proposed new substitution box structures may have an advantage for application-oriented attacks. Among the generated substitution box structures, 289 substitution box structures with a nonlinearity value of 106 and above are presented as a public dataset for researchers to use. In addition, 3 different random sequences with a length of 1 million-bit were produced with the proposed map, and the NIST SP 800–22 test was applied. Test results for all datasets were successful. In this way, the proposed map can also be used as a random number generator.
SGNNRec: A Scalable Double-Layer Attention-Based Graph Neural Network Recommendation Model
Authors: He Jing , Tang Le , Tang Dan , Wang Ping , Cai Li 
Published: April 2024

AbstractDue to the information from the multi-relationship graphs is difficult to aggregate, the graph neural network recommendation model focuses on single-relational graphs (e.g., the user-item rating bipartite graph and user-user social relationship graphs). However, existing graph neural network recommendation models have insufficient flexibility. The recommendation accuracy instead decreases when low-quality auxiliary information is aggregated in the recommendation model. This paper proposes a scalable graph neural network recommendation model named SGNNRec. SGNNRec fuse a variety of auxiliary information (e.g., user social information, item tag information and user-item interaction information) beside user-item rating as supplements to solve the problem of data sparsity. A tag cluster-based item-semantic graph method and an apriori algorithm-based user-item interaction graph method are proposed to realize the construction of graph relations. Furthermore, a double-layer attention network is designed to learn the influence of latent factors. Thus, the latent factors are to be optimized to obtain the best recommendation results. Empirical results on real-world datasets verify the effectiveness of our model. SGNNRec can reduce the influence of poor auxiliary information; moreover, with increasing the number of auxiliary information, the model accuracy improves.
Deep-learning based 3D reconstruction of lower limb bones from biplanar radiographs for preoperative osteotomy planning
Authors: Arn Roth Tabitha , Jokeit Moritz , Sutter Reto , Vlachopoulos Lazaros , Fucentese Sandro F. , Carrillo Fabio , Snedeker Jess G. , Esfandiari Hooman , Fürnstahl Philipp 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Three-dimensional (3D) preoperative planning has become the gold standard for orthopedic surgeries, primarily relying on CT-reconstructed 3D models. However, in contrast to standing radiographs, a CT scan is not part of the standard protocol but is usually acquired for preoperative planning purposes only. Additionally, it is costly, exposes the patients to high doses of radiation and is acquired in a non-weight-bearing position.

Methods
In this study, we develop a deep-learning based pipeline to facilitate 3D preoperative planning for high tibial osteotomies, based on 3D models reconstructed from low-dose biplanar standing EOS radiographs. Using digitally reconstructed radiographs, we train networks to localize the clinically required landmarks, separate the two legs in the sagittal radiograph and finally reconstruct the 3D bone model. Finally, we evaluate the accuracy of the reconstructed 3D models for the particular application case of preoperative planning, with the aim of eliminating the need for a CT scan in specific cases, such as high tibial osteotomies.

Results
The mean Dice coefficients for the tibial reconstructions were 0.92 and 0.89 for the right and left tibia, respectively. The reconstructed models were successfully used for clinical-grade preoperative planning in a real patient series of 52 cases. The mean differences to ground truth values for mechanical axis and tibial slope were 0.52° and 4.33°, respectively.

Conclusions
We contribute a novel framework for the 2D–3D reconstruction of bone models from biplanar standing EOS radiographs and successfully use them in automated clinical-grade preoperative planning of high tibial osteotomies. However, achieving precise reconstruction and automated measurement of tibial slope remains a significant challenge.
Reflection on Gene Editing from the Perspective of Biopolitics
Authors: Chen Yuan , Luo Xiaoliang 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe study examines the creation of gene-edited infants from the perspective of biopolitics. Through an analysis at the level of “body-power”, we show that the infants are a product of an advanced stage of biopolitics. On the other hand, considering the level of “space-power”, we indicate that the mechanism of space deepens the governance of population through biopower, leading to real conflicts between past and future in the present. The infants can be seen as “heterotopias of mirrors”, where super-reality replaces the reality, culminating in a rational dilemma. We must also consider how to maintain our self-contemplation and naturalness when faced with the physical nature of humans and how to ensure that the state is fulfilling its role in regulating the use of gene-editing technology. Ultimately, we need to engage in a deeper rethinking and criticism of modernity to safeguard our values from being lost in the tide of modernization.
Contributions of the anthropological theory of the didactic to the epistemological programme of research in mathematics education
Authors: Gascón Josep 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn the early 1980s, the theory of didactic situations put the analysis of mathematical activity at the core of the didactic analysis, thus initiating a new research programme in mathematics education: the epistemological programme. This paper describes and interprets some of the contributions of the anthropological theory of the didactic (ATD) to the development of this programme. These contributions come from the new institutional and ecological perspective provided by the ATD to approach the didactic problem and from the significance it assigns to macrodidactic phenomena characterised by didactic transposition. They are illustrated with research works involving different fields of school mathematics in which the ATD team led by Spanish researchers played a central role: research in school algebra and its relations with functional modelling, differential calculus, and real numbers. The paper concludes by briefly describing the contributions of the ATD to the dialogue between didactic theories, another domain that has notable Spanish contributions.
A 5-Year Review of the Impact of Lottery Incentives on HIV-Related Services
Authors: Bosman Shannon , Misra Shriya , Flax-Nel Lili Marie , van Heerden Alastair , Humphries Hilton , Essack Zaynab 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Purpose of review
Lottery incentives are an innovative approach to encouraging HIV prevention, treatment initiation, and adherence behaviours. This paper reviews the latest research on lottery incentives’ impact on HIV-related services, and their effectiveness for motivating behaviours to improve HIV service engagement and HIV health outcomes.

Recent findings
Our review of ten articles, related to lottery incentives, published between 2018 and 2023 (inclusive) shows that lottery incentives have promise for promoting HIV-related target behaviours. The review highlights that lottery incentives may be better for affecting simpler behaviours, rather than more complex ones, such as voluntary medical male circumcision. This review recommends tailoring lottery incentives, ensuring contextual-relevance, to improve the impact on HIV-related services.

Summary
Lottery incentives offer tools for improving uptake of HIV-related services. The success of lottery incentives appears to be mediated by context, the value and nature of the incentives, and the complexity of the target behaviour.
“Do I Really Need To Ask?”: Relationship Between Pornography and Sexual Consent
Authors: Marques Ana Simão , Braga Ana Filipa , Brito Ândria , Arantes Joana 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe main objective of this study was to understand the relationship between pornography consumption and attitudes toward sexual consent. The study included 1329 adults who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, questions about pornography consumption, Paraphilic Pornography Consumption Scale, Sexual Consent Scale, and questions about the use of verbal and non-verbal sexual consent behaviors. The results indicate that participants who don’t watch pornography have more positive attitudes towards sexual consent and those that watch pornography every day tend to feel more uncomfortable asking or giving sexual consent. Additionally, there were no gender differences in the way of giving or asking for sexual consent. Our findings acknowledge that pornography has an impact in the attitudes and behaviors of sexual consent, which reinforces the importance of mentioning its impact in sexual education classes. Sexual consent education is a fundamental part of sexual education, and in a digital world where pornography is just a click away, we need to further explore how this relationship can negatively impact people’s sexual experiences.
Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the safety and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy
Authors: Nogi Hiroko , Ogiya Akiko , Ishitobi Makoto , Yamauchi Chikako , Mori Hiroki , Shimo Ayaka , Narui Kazutaka , Nagura Naomi , Seki Hirohito , Sasada Shinsuke , Sakurai Teruhisa , Shien Tadahiko ,   The Collaborative Study Group of Scientific Research of The Japanese Breast Cancer Society
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Background
In breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) as a breast cancer treatment option remains controversial. We assessed the impact of NAC on surgical and oncological outcomes of patients undergoing IBR.

Methods
This was a retrospective multicenter study of 4726 breast cancer cases undergoing IBR. The rate of postoperative complications and survival data were compared between IBR patients who received NAC and those who did not receive NAC. Propensity score matching analysis was performed to mitigate selection bias for survival.

Results
Of the total 4726 cases, 473 (10.0%) received NAC. Out of the cases with NAC, 96 (20.3%) experienced postoperative complications, while 744 cases (17.5%) without NAC had postoperative complications. NAC did not significant increase the risk of complications after IBR (Odds ratio, 0.96; 95%CI 0.74–1.25). At the median follow-up time of 76.5 months, 36 patients in the NAC group and 147 patients in the control group developed local recurrences. The 5-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 93.1% in the NAC group and 97.1% in the control group. (P < 0.001). After matching, there was no significant difference between the two groups.

Conclusion
IBR after NAC is a safe procedure with an acceptable postoperative complication profile.
Outcomes of thyroidectomy for secondary thyroid malignancies, a single center experience
Authors: Aydoğdu Yunushan Furkan , Gülçek Emre , Büyükkasap Çağrı , Bostancı Hasan 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Background
Metastasis of primary malignancies of other organs to the thyroid gland is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. In this study, we aimed to report the clinicopathologic features and outcomes of patients treated for secondary thyroid malignancies in our center.

Materials and methods
The results of patients who underwent thyroidectomy in our clinic between 2015 and 2023 were evaluated retrospectively. Four patients who met the inclusion criteria were evaluated.

Results
The primary tumor was renal cell carcinoma in 2 patients and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in 2 patients. Median age was 64 years (min:59–max:69). The median nodule diameter was 2.85 cm. Extrathyroidal spread was present in 1 patient with renal cell carcinoma metastasis. The other patient with renal cell carcinoma metastasis had lymphatic invasion. Vascular invasion was detected in 1 patient with renal cell carcinoma metastasis and 1 patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung metastasis. Surgical margin positivity was present in 1 patient in each group. The median overall survival time was 27 (min:10–max:44) months in the renal cell carcinoma group and 11 (min:6–max:16) months in the squamous cell carcinoma group. After the diagnosis of primary renal cell carcinoma, one patient metastasized to thyroid tissue 43.00 and one patient 94.00 months later. In the squamous cell carcinoma group, one patient showed metastasis to thyroid tissue 6.00 months after the primary diagnosis, while the other patient was first diagnosed with metastatic tissue.

Conclusions
Metastasis to the thyroid gland is a rare phenomenon with an incidence of 0.22% in all thyroid malignancies. It may occur before the detection of the primary tumor or during the follow-up of the primary malignancy. Although the overall prognosis is poor, it can be treated surgically.
Kirillov Polynomials for the Exceptional Lie Algebra $$\mathfrak g_{2}$$
Authors: Luu Martin T. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAs part of the development of the orbit method, Kirillov has counted the number of strictly upper triangular matrices with coefficients in a finite field of q elements and fixed Jordan type. One obtains polynomials with respect to q with many interesting properties and close relation to type A representation theory. In the present work, we develop the corresponding theory for the exceptional Lie algebra $$\mathfrak g_2$$

g
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. In particular, we show that the leading coefficient can be expressed in terms of the Springer correspondence.
Optimizing directed energy deposition of polymers through melt pool temperature control: impact on physical properties of polyamide 12 parts
Authors: Kutlu Yunus , Vaghar Adrian , Schuleit Marvin , Thiele Magnus , Esen Cemal , Luinstra Gerrit A. , Ostendorf Andreas 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe method of Directed Energy Deposition of polymers (DED-LB/P) was extended to allow control over the melt pool temperature using a pyrometer. DED-LB/P was used to build test specimen of polyamide 12 (PA12), orthogonal and parallel to the long side. Samples prepared under temperature control show superior mechanical properties over those generated without. The temperature of the melt pool allows to tune the quality of the built part. A too low temperature leads to a porous part on account of insufficient powder fusion, and a too high temperature leads to holes by formation of volatiles. The mechanical properties can be related to the porosity, the molecular mass of PA12 did not change substantially, the distribution width however increased with temperature. The best processing conditions were at 220 °C leading to a build part with a porosity of 0.6%, a Youngs modulus of 550 MPa and a fracture-strain of 15% with an ultimate strength of almost 28 MPa.
ÜberLebensKunst
Authors: Odendahl Johannes 
Published: April 2024

ZusammenfassungDie Londoner Klimaaktivistinnen, die van Goghs Gemälde Sonnenblumen mit Tomatensuppe überschütteten, fragten nach dem Stellenwert von Kunst in Zeiten existentieller globaler Krisen. Der vorliegende Beitrag greift diese Frage auf und sucht nach der Legitimation einer Beschäftigung mit Kunst und Literatur um ihrer selbst willen, speziell im schulischen Deutschunterricht. Herausgearbeitet wird als Antwort die These, dass Kunst und Literatur der Ausbildung einer pragmatischen Rationalität zur Krisenbewältigung behilflich sein können; aber paradoxerweise nur, wenn sie als selbstgenügsames Spiel betrieben werden – auch und gerade in der Schule.Um das zu zeigen, wird auf Johan Huizingas Spieltheorie und auf Andreas Reckwitz’ Arbeit zum Kreativitätsdispositiv rekurriert. Beide Theoretiker weisen jeweils für ihre Gegenwart eine Kontamination der Sphären von Spiel und Ernst, von Ästhetisierung und Ökonomisierung nach. So betrachtet, ist beispielsweise die akademische Sphäre heute auf unproduktive Weise von Spiel-Elementen des Wettbewerbs und der Selbstdarstellung geprägt; und die Aktionen der Klimaaktivist:innen lassen sich als vornehmlich ästhetisch wirksame, ja systemkonforme Reize in Reckwitz’ Sinne interpretieren.Demgegenüber spricht sich der Aufsatz für einen ›Klimapassivismus‹ im Sinne einer ressourcenschonenden Praxis des Unterlassens aus. Möglich ist ein solcher Verzicht aber nur, wenn sich der affektive Mehrwert des Ästhetischen weiterhin ausspielen kann. Dies müsste, wie auch Reckwitz vorschlägt, durch die Einübung repetitiver, selbstgenügsamer ästhetischer Praxen geschehen. Dergleichen könnte in einer Schule und einem Literaturunterricht Platz finden, der Spielräume für eine als Spiel betriebene Kunst eröffnet. Auf dieser Basis sollten auch Fähigkeiten des rational-pragmatischen Handelns zur Krisenbewältigung profitieren können.