bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Late Type Stars in the Michigan Spectral Catalogue: Conflation of Luminosity Classes IV and V
Authors: Bord Donald J. , Sowell James R. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
While computing a comprehensive set of mean values and uncertainties for key stellar parameters, particularly absolute V magnitudes and (B − V)0 colors, for main sequence stars drawn from the Michigan Spectral Catalogue (MSC), we discovered a significant co-mingling between luminosity classes IV and V in spectral types G8 and later. Indeed, among the ∼200 nearby K0 dwarfs examined, as many 20% may be misclassified subgiants. We present data to substantiate this view and offer some commentary on the observed conflation of these two luminosity classes. We conclude that while the MSC is a unique and largely reliable database for spectral classifications of predominantly southern hemisphere HD stars across the H-R diagram, it does contain some ambiguities in the assignment of luminosity classes IV and V among the late G and early K stars of which users should be aware.
Levels of Antithyroid Antiperoxidase and Antithyroglobulin Antibodies in Patients with Graves Hyperthyroidism – Predictors of Initial and Sustained Remission and Consecutive Hypothyroidism
Authors: Stojkovska Natasha , Manevska Nevena , Makazlieva Tanja , Stojanoski Sinisha 
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND: Initial and sustained remission is the principal objective in patients with Graves hyperthyroidism (GH) treated with antithyroid drugs (ATD).
AIMS: Our study aimed to investigate the predictive value of antithyroid antiperoxidase (aTPO) and antithyroglobulin (aTg) levels on initial and sustained remission or consecutive hypothyroidism in subjects with GH treated with ATD.
METHODS: Randomized, prospective, and longitudinal study during period 2013–2018 was performed. Eighty GH patients (thyrotropin [TSH] <0.01 mIU/L, free thyroxine [FT4] >30 pmol/L, triiodothyronine [FT3] >8 pmol/L), 59 females (73.75%), and 21 males (26.25%), aged 51 ± 12 years were included in the study. Subjects were divided into four subgroups (each with 20 patients) according to aTPO and aTg levels: Group I – no antibodies; Group II – (<500 IU/mL), Group III – (500–1000 IU/mL), and Group IV – (>1000 IU/mL). All subjects underwent 24 months of propylthiouracil treatment with follow-up of 24 months after remission (TSH >0.4 mIU/L, FT4 11–25 pmol/L, FT3 2.8–6.5 pmol/L). Blood samples were analyzed every 4 months.
RESULTS: In Group I, 11 (55%) of the patients attained remission; during follow-up, 5 (45%) of them had disease relapse. In Group II, 12 (60%) attained remission and 5 (42%) had relapse. In Group III, 15 (75%) attained remission, 2 (13%) had disease relapse, and 4 (26%) developed hypothyroidism. In Group IV, 18 (90%) attained remission, 1 (5%) had disease relapse, and 9 (50%) developed hypothyroidism. Patients with values below 500 IU/mL attained remission in 60%, similar as the group without antibodies in 55% (p < 0.3). Patients in Group III and IV had significantly higher remission rates compared to Group I and II (p < 0.001). Baseline values of aTPO and aTg >1000 IU/mL were significant predictors of consecutive hypothyroidism (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Baseline aTPO and aTg values above 500 IU/mL were significantly prognostic for attaining and sustaining remission in GH and values above 1000 IU/mL were significant predictors of consecutive hypothyroidism.
Two-Stage Optimal Hypotheses Testing for a Model of Stegosystem with an Active Adversary
Authors: Haroutunian Mariam , Hakobyan Parandzem , Avetisyan Arman 
Published: November 2023

We study the information-theoretic model of stegosystem with an active adversary, where unlike a passive adversary he can not only read but also write. The legitimate sender as well as the adversary can embed or not a message in the sending data. The receiver&rsquo;s first task is to decide whether the communication is a covertext, data with no hidden message, or a stegotext, modified data with a hidden secret message. In case of stegotext, the receiver&rsquo;s second task is to decide whether the message was sent by a legitimate sender or from an adversary. For this purpose an authenticated encryption from the legitimate sender is considered.
In this paper we suggest two-stage statistical hypothesis testing approach from the receivers point of view. We propose the logarithmically asymptotically optimal testing for this model. As a result the functional dependence of reliabilities of the first and second kind of errors in both stages is constructed. A comparison of overall error probabilities with the situation of one stage hypotheses testing is discussed and the behaviour of functional dependences of reliabilities are illustrated.
Tabu: de uma estória falsamente idílica ao indizível horror da História
Authors: Sobreira Luis 
Published: November 2023

« Tabou » (2012), du réalisateur portugais Miguel Gomes envoûte le spectateur par le caractère aventurier des personnages et par le désir fatal qui les unit dans le scénario exotique de l’Afrique des années 1960, mythifiée par la remémoration nostalgique de l’ancien colon. Dans cette analyse du film, nous essaierons toutefois de démontrer la façon dont, paradoxalement, à travers cette évocation romancée, le réalisateur finit en réalité par déconstruire et dénoncer de manière assez subtile et ingénieuse une certaine vision idyllique du passé colonial portugais.
Persistance du rêve spatial américain
Authors: Saint-Martin Arnaud 
Published: November 2023

Cet article analyse les usages des visions du futur dans le champ de l’astronautique aux États-Unis, et plus spécifiquement dans le domaine des vols habités. Celles-ci composent un répertoire « astroculturel », intégrant la science-fiction, la futurologie, les programmes d’exploration des agences spatiales, etc. Une fonction durable de cet ensemble de représentations et de valeurs est de légitimer les projets de « colonisation » de l’espace : d’entretenir un « rêve ». Ces objectifs n’en restent pas moins situés et non consensuels en dehors des communautés déjà conquises. Le système de croyances sous-tendant ces visions utopistes est ainsi persistant, mais fragile.
A procedure to update quality indices based on species abundances: an example using the EPI-L diatom index
Authors: Marchetto Aldo , Musazzi Simona 
Published: November 2023

We propose a procedure to update ecological quality indices using species autoecology estimated by gradient analysis when new species are found, or taxonomy is updated. When updating an index, the new values must be comparable to the old ones to avoid recalibration and quality class boundary changes. As gradient length influences the values of the species optima, we propose to avoid adding new species to existing lists and we suggest recalibrating the index with a new calibration dataset and rescaling species optima. This final step reduces index updating-induced quality classification changes. An example is shown using the EPI-L diatom index, a quality index for lakes affected by trophic pressure.
Serum anti-Müllerian hormone: A potential biomarker for polycystic ovary syndrome
Authors: Halder Ashutosh , Kumar Hemant , Sharma Mona , Jain Manish , Kalsi Amanpreet Kaur , Pandey Shivam 
Published: November 2023

Background & objectives:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by chronic ovulatory dysfunction, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM). Although hyperandrogenism is one of the major features of PCOS, it is rarely observed in southeast Asia. Recently, however, there has been growing evidence on association of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) with PCOS. The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnostic potentials of AMH in PCOS individuals.

Methods:
This case-control study included a total of 131 women with PCOS and 49 healthy controls who were enrolled after the exclusion of secondary causes of PCOS. Serum AMH was measured using an ultra-sensitive AMH ELISA kit in addition to other diagnostic biomarkers. Statistical analyses was carried out using the Student’s t test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, Spearman’s rank correlation test and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis.

Results:
The median AMH values were 8.5 ng/ml and 2.5 ng/ml in the study group and controls, respectively (P<0.001). The normal cutoff value of 4.1 ng/ml for AMH was derived from ROC curve analysis. With a 4.1 ng/ml cut-off value, high levels of AMH was found in about 84 per cent of PCOS cases. However, no significant difference in AMH level was noted between age groups (<20 vs. ≥20 yr), body mass index (BMI) (<25 vs. ≥25 kg/m2) and PCOM types. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for AMH yielded diagnostic range values. In total PCOS cases, AUC was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.88 and 0.96), and in phenotype A PCOS cases, AUC was 0.96 (95% CI: 0.91 and 0.98). The correlation test also showed no association with BMI, the FG score, PCOM, free androgen index, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate and luteinizing hormone. However, a weak correlation was observed with testosterone in total PCOS cases and with DHT as well as age in phenotype A PCOS cases. The prediction model for PCOS using multivariable binary logistic regression analysis showed AMH as the best marker.

Interpretation & conclusions:
The results of this study suggest that AMH can be considered as the most promising biomarker in PCOS women, particularly with phenotype A and phenotype D.
Exact Calabi–Yau categories and odd-dimensional Lagrangian spheres
Authors: Li Yin 
Published: November 2023

An exact Calabi–Yau structure, originally introduced by Keller, is a special kind of smooth Calabi–Yau structure in the sense of Kontsevich–Vlassopoulos (2021). For a Weinstein manifold

M

, the existence of an exact Calabi–Yau structure on the wrapped Fukaya category

\mathcal{W}(M)

imposes strong restrictions on its symplectic topology. Under the cyclic open-closed map constructed by Ganatra (2019), an exact Calabi–Yau structure on

\mathcal{W}(M)

induces a class

\tilde{b}

in the degree one equivariant symplectic cohomology

\mathrm{SH}_{S^1}^{1}(M)

. Any Weinstein manifold admitting a quasi-dilation in the sense of Seidel–Solomon [Geom. Funct. Anal. 22 (2012), 443–477] has an exact Calabi–Yau structure on

\mathcal{W}(M)

. We prove that there are many Weinstein manifolds whose wrapped Fukaya categories are exact Calabi–Yau despite the fact that there is no quasi-dilation in

\mathrm{SH}^{1}(M)

; a typical example is given by the affine hypersurface

\{x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}+w^{3}=1\}\subset\mathbb{C}^{4}

. As an application, we prove the homological essentiality of Lagrangian spheres in many odd-dimensional smooth affine varieties with exact Calabi–Yau wrapped Fukaya categories.
Partnering to Improve Mentorship Capacity for Ugandan Reproductive Health Researchers: Program Description and Evaluation
Authors: Buser Julie M. , August Ella , Jacobson-Davies Faelan E. , Bongomin Felix , Kumakech Edward , Gray Rachel , Pebolo Pebalo Francis , Auma Anna Grace , Endale Tamrat , Smith Yolanda R. 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT.
Mentorship is essential to health researchers in achieving their full potential and advancing public health. In most low-resource settings, there is a paucity of training on how to be a successful mentor. The Center for International Reproductive Health Training at the University of Michigan conducted and evaluated a workshop at two universities in Uganda for mentors of new reproductive health research grant awardees. The program aimed to strengthen mentors’ mentorship skills and to identify ways to foster institutional support for mentoring. Mentors rated their post-training skills using a 5-point Likert scale (not skilled to extremely skilled) immediately and 3 months after the training. Ten of 19 mentors who participated in the training completed the evaluation. The majority were 41 to 50 years old, male, midcareer faculty. Immediately after the training, mentors rated themselves (mean ± SD) highest in knowledge of research ethics (4.4 ± 0.5), fostering independence in mentees (4.3 ± 0.9), and understanding the benefits of mentoring (3.9 ± 1.1). Mentors felt least confident in fostering institutional change to support mentorship (3.3 ± 0.8), communication (3.5 ± 0.5), and overcoming adversity (3.5 ± 0.8). The two most important things the mentors learned were how to appreciate and manage diversity and how they can benefit from mentorship. Barriers to mentoring that persisted after the program ended included lack of time and institutional resources. Enhancing mentorship training opportunities will foster a generation of scientists who are more supported, skilled, and productive in research, leading to better reproductive and public health outcomes in their communities.
(Il)legal Subjects? Contested Identities of Canadian Indoor Sex Workers
Authors: Raguparan Menaka 
Published: November 2023

Women’s participation in the sex trade industry has always been a subject of contention, with conflicting representations. In this paper, I present the finding of in-depth, face-to-face interviews with ten independent in-call and/or out-call sex workers in Canada. Through these interviews, I seek to understand the distinctive names and meanings attributed to the identities of sex workers. Driving on divergent analytical concepts such as legal consciousness, respectability, self-creation and the intersection between gender, race, class and sexuality I chart participants’ perceptions and interpretations of the classifications inscribed to them by legal, political, and the civil society. Moving beyond existing languages and discourses that are particularly used to define, name and characterize women’s involvement in the sex industry, in this paper I highlight the fluidity and complexities of personal, social and political identities of the ten sex workers. Key Words: Sex Work, Women, Law, Gender inequality, Resistance
El Pluralisme del Moviment VeÃ¯nal de Nou Barris (Barcelona) en el Tardofranquisme
Authors: Salgado José M. 
Published: November 2023

Una de les característiques del règim franquista va ser el seu carÃ cter anticomunista i, una forma de demonitzar i criminalitzar l’oposició per part del règim, va ser assenyalar a aquesta de “comunista”, malgrat no ho fos. La Guerra Freda va marcar tot el procés del franquisme, per un costat teníem al règim lluitant contra el comunisme (és a dir, contra qualsevol element opositor) i, per l’altre, teníem els comunistes lluitant contra “el règim feixista de Franco”. Aquest article centra la seva investigació en el cas del moviment veÃ¯nal de Nou Barris de Barcelona durant el tardofranquisme. A partir de les entrevistes realitzades se’ns presenta un moviment veÃ¯nal pluralista que no es correspon al seu suposat estalinisme. Per contra, era un moviment independent, majoritÃ riament format per persones que no pertanyien a cap organització, amb una important presència de grans animadors socials (com els anomenats capellans obrers) conjuntament amb membres de diferents organitzacions d’esquerres, algunes d’elles estalinistes (PSUC, OCE (BR), PCE-ml, PTE) i d’altres contrÃ ries a l’estalinisme (com va ser Plataformes Anticapitalistes, AC o UCL).
The genome assembly and annotation of the Chinese cobra, Naja atra
Authors: Wang Jiangang , Wu Yuxin , Wang Shiqing , Mu Weiwu , Zeng Wenmei , Chen Xi , Jiang Kangfeng , Yang Liangyu , Hu Guohai , He Fengping 
Published: November 2023

In China, 65 types of venomous snakes exist, with the Chinese Cobra Naja atra being prominent and a major cause of snakebites in humans. Furthermore, N. atra is a protected animal in some areas, as it has been listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Recently, due to the medical value of snake venoms, venomics has experienced growing research interest. In particular, genomic resources are crucial for understanding the molecular mechanisms of venom production. Here, we report a highly continuous genome assembly of N. atra, based on a snake sample from Huangshan, Anhui, China. The size of this genome is 1.67 Gb, while its repeat content constitutes 37.8% of the genome. A total of 26,432 functional genes were annotated. This data provides an essential resource for studying venom production in N. atra. It may also provide guidance for the protection of this species.
NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS E DIVERSIDADE
Authors: Santos Laurita Christina Bonfim , Lira Ellen Gonçalves , Filho Elzo Brito dos Santos , Gonçalves Franciele , Silva Sidinéia da 
Published: November 2023

O presente artigo tem como objetivo explanar acerca da diversidade e das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TICs) no ambiente escolar, bem como sua importância e desafios para a gestão escolar. Para esse fim, procurou-se identificar como as tecnologias podem ser utilizadas pela gestão escolar a fim de contribuir no processo de melhoria das relações sociais entre os sujeitos envolvidos no ambiente educacional, vez que muitas escolas ainda não despertaram para as possibilidades de utilização destas novas ferramentas educacionais. A partir da literatura existente sobre o tema, pôde-se perceber que a diversidade possui papel relevante no desenvolvimento de novas atitudes nos indivíduos, ampliando a discussão nos espaços acadêmicos, visando à melhoria da convivência e desenvolvendo o respeito para com os grupos minoritários da sociedade. No intuito de contribuir com a discussão e a problematização do tema sobre a valorização da diversidade e utilização da tecnologia nas escolas, utilizamos como metodologia a pesquisa de cunho bibliográfico realizada através de artigos publicados em revistas específicas sobre o tema e, também, artigos publicados na Internet, tendo em vista a necessidade de embasamento teórico para o desenvolvimento do estudo. De acordo com a pesquisa foi possível perceber que o desafio da gestão escolar está relacionado em utilizar as novas tecnologias na promoção da inclusão dos indivíduos em ambientes voltados para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem, tornando a diversidade algo extremamente positiva no desenvolvimento dos alunos, dos educadores e da sociedade como um todo.
MÜTAREKE DÖNEMİ POLİSİ; POLİS NEŞRİYAT MÜDÜRÜ FLORİNALI NAZIM BEY’İN KALEMİNDEN
Authors: TEPE Cemal 
Published: November 2023

Bu çalışmada Emniyet-i Umumiye Müdüriyetinin resmi yayım organı Polis Mecmuası Müdürü Florinalı Nazım Bey’in Mütareke yıllarındaki yazılarına yer verilmiştir. İşgal yılları altındaki İstanbul’un ve Türk polisinin işgal karşısındaki vaziyeti hakkında önemli bilgiler vermiştir. Türk edebiyatında ‘Türk Şiir Kralı’ olarak ünlenmiş Florinalı Nazım Bey’in ayrıca emniyetçi bir kimliğe sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Fikirleri ve düşünceleri ile birlikte Türk Polis Teşkilatı için önemli şahsiyetler arasında ter aldığı ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Gerçek bir manada “polis düşünürü” olduğu ispat etmiştir.
Florinalı Nazım Bey, Polis Mecmuası Müdürlüğü görevine getirildiği andan itibaren gerek gündelik olaylarda ile gerekse mesleki konularda yazmıştır. Polisin ahlak yapısının nasıl olması gerektiğinden, Hırisantos Çetesi ile mücadeleden ve kahraman polislerden, firariler meselesinden, polis eğitimi ve polis mektebinden, kumardan ve polis müdürleri ile söyleşilerinden bahsetmiştir. Çalışmada ayrıca Florinalı Nazım Bey’in resmi yayın organı olması hasebiyle o sıralarda yayımlayamadığı ancak Milli Mücadele’nin kazanılmasından sonra Polis Mecmuasında yayımladığı şiirler de çalışmaya eklenmiştir. Böylece çalışmamız, edebî bir çalışma vasfı göstermiştir.
Florinalı Nazım Bey ile Mustafa Kemal Paşa arasındaki samimiyetin oldukça yüksek olduğunu belirtmekte yarar vardır. Cumhuriyet Devri’nde pek çok önemli gün ve haftalarda Gazi Mustafa Kemal Paşa’ya tebrik telgrafları ve bazen de şiirler göndermiştir. Her defasında Gazi, bizzat Florinalı Nazım Bey’e telgraf çekerek duyduğu memnuniyeti iletmiştir. Bu telgrafların çoğunluğu Polis Mecmuasında yayınlamıştır. Böylece Türk Polisi ile Gazi arasında sevgi köprüleri inşa etmiştir. Ayrıca Gazi Paşa, şiirleri konusunda kaleminin güçlü olduğunu bizzat telgraf yazılarında geçmiştir. Samimiyetleri telgraflardan anlaşılmaktadır.
Bu çalışmamızda Florinalı Nazım Bey’in, 1 Nisan 1335 (1919)-1 Kasım 1337 (1921) tarih aralığı yazıları değerlendirilmiştir. Bu tarih aralığının, İzmir’in işgali öncesi ve Sakarya Zaferi hemen sonrası olması çalışmanın önemini artırmaktadır. Savaşın kaybı, işgallerin başlamasıyla dış güvenlik duvarının yıkılmasının ardından iç güvenliğin durumu değerlendirilmektedir. İtilaf polislerinin, iç güvenlikle alakalı müdahaleleri gözler önüne serilmiştir. Dönem basını ile Başkanlık Arşivi ve Emniyet arşivi belgelerinden de yararlanılmıştır. Bu çalışmayla Mütareke Dönemi İstanbul Polisi’nin anatomisi ortaya çıkarılmıştır.
ELABORACIÓN DE CHOCOLATE EN POLVO Y BOMBONES CON AMARETO COMO UNA ALTERNATIVA ECONOMICA PARA LOS PEQUEÑOS CACAOTEROS DE LA PROVINCIA DE LOS RIOS.
Authors: Izquierdo Morán Jhon Vicente , Villamarín Barreiro Juan Andrés , Medina Burbano Roberto Carlos , Onofre Zapata Ronny Fernando 
Published: November 2023

Con el presente proyecto de investigación, la carrera Agroindustria de la Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, busca como objetivo elaborar y promover el emprendimiento de los pequeños cacaoteros y emprendedores con la elaboración de bombones con licor sabor a amaretto, el cual consiste en un bombón con un centro liquido relleno o bañado de Amaretto y el chocolate en polvo con el fin de dar a conocer una alternativa de emprendimiento a muchas personas

que en estos tiempos están pasando una situación crítica económicamente por el tema de la pandemia (COVID - 19), teniendo como resultado los siguientes datos.
Edad de los encuestados, teniendo como resultado lo siguiente: menores a 18 años el 14.3%, entre 18 y 25 años 71.4%, entre 26 y 35 años 11.9%, entre 36 y 45 1.2%, mayor a 45 años 1.2%.
Gusto por el chocolate, teniendo como resultado lo siguiente: el 100% determinó que si les gusta el chocolate.
Frecuencia del consumo de chocolate, teniendo como resultado lo siguiente: consumo diario el 16.7%, consumo semanal el 50%, consumo mensual el 32.1%, nunca el 1.2%.
Gusto por los bombones de chocolate, teniendo como resultado lo siguiente: el 97.6% si les gusta los bombones de chocolate, el 1.2% no les gusta, el 1.2% tal vez.
Frecuencia del consumo de bombones de chocolate, teniendo como resultado lo siguiente: consumo diario 15.5%, consumo semanal 50%, consumo mensual 34.5%.
Consumo de chocolate con sabor a amaretto, teniendo como resultado los siguiente: el 83.3% manifestó que si ha consumido chocolates con amaretto y el 16.7% manifestó que no ha consumido los bombones con sabor a amaretto.
Sabor de nuestro producto terminado, teniendo lo siguiente: el 78.3% manifestó que bastante, el 16.9% manifestó que muy poco y el 4.8% manifestó que nada.
Presentación de nuestro producto terminado, teniendo lo siguiente: el 86.9% manifestó que Bastante, el 8.6% manifestó que muy poco y el 4.5% manifestó que nada.
Olor de nuestro producto terminado, teniendo lo siguiente: el 83.3% manifestó que Bastante, el 11.9% manifestó que muy poco y el 4.8% manifestó que nada.
Textura de nuestro producto terminado, teniendo lo siguiente: el 86.9% manifestó que Bastante, el 8.6% manifestó que muy poco y el 4.5% manifestó que nada.
Consumo de nuestros bombones con sabor a amaretto, teniendo lo siguiente: el 86.9% manifestó que si, mientras que el 13.1% manifestó que no.