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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute coronary syndrome hospital admission and management in Slovenia
Authors: Furlan Tjaša , Bijec Janez , Bonča Petra Došenović , Ograjenšek Irena , Jug Borut 
Published: November 2023

AimsWe evaluated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission and quality of care for acute coronary syndrome.Methods and resultsData for all patients admitted to hospital care for acute coronary syndromes in Slovenia (nationwide cohort) between 2014 and 2021 were obtained by merging the national hospital database, national medicines reimbursement database and population mortality registry using unique identifying numbers. Using interrupted time series analysis, we assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission rates and quality of care (in-hospital and 30-day mortality, reperfusion and secondary preventive medication uptake). Data were fitted to segmented regression models with March 2020 as the breakpoint. Data on 21 001 patients were included (7057 ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 7649 non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and 6295 unstable angina). Hospital admissions for STEMI remained stable (92 patients; +1 patient per month, p=0.783), whereas the pandemic was associated with a significant reduction in NSTEMI (81 patients; −21 patients per month, p=0.015) and unstable angina admissions (47 patients; −28 patients per month, p=0.025). In patients with STEMI, the pandemic did not affect reperfusion rates (0.29%, (95% CI) −1.5% to 2.1%, p=0.755) or in-hospital mortality (0.1%, (95% CI) −0.9% to 1.1%, p=0.815), but was associated with a significant negative trend for secondary preventive medication uptake (−0.12%, (95% CI) −0.23% to −0.01%, p=0.034).ConclusionIn Slovenia, hospital admissions for STEMI remained stable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but NSTEMI and unstable angina admissions dropped significantly. While mortality and reperfusion rates were not affected, the pandemic was associated with a continual negative time trend for the uptake of secondary preventive medication.
Bob or Bot: Exploring ChatGPT's Answers to University Computer Science Assessment
Authors: Richards Mike , Waugh Kevin , Slaymaker Mark , Petre Marian , Woodthorpe John , Gooch Daniel 
Published: November 2023

Cheating has been a long-standing issue in university assessments. However, the release of ChatGPT and other free-to-use generative AI tools has provided a new and distinct method for cheating. Students can run many assessment questions through the tool and generate a superficially compelling answer, which may or may not be accurate. We ran a dual-anonymous “quality assurance” marking exercise across four end-of-module assessments across a distance university computer science (CS) curriculum. Each marker received five ChatGPT-generated scripts alongside 10 student scripts. A total of 90 scripts were marked; every ChatGPT-generated script for the undergraduate modules received at least a passing grade (>40%), with all of the introductory module CS1 scripts receiving a distinction (>85%). None of the ChatGPT-taught postgraduate scripts received a passing grade (>50%). We also present the results of interviewing the markers and of running our sample scripts through a GPT-2 detector and the TurnItIn AI detector, which both identified every ChatGPT-generated script but differed in the number of false positives. As such, we contribute a baseline understanding of how the public release of generative AI is likely to significantly impact quality assurance processes. Our analysis demonstrates that in most cases, across a range of question formats, topics, and study levels, ChatGPT is at least capable of producing adequate answers for undergraduate assessment.
Pressure-Based Soft Agents
Authors: Pigozzi Federico 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBiological agents have bodies that are composed mostly of soft tissue. Researchers have resorted to soft bodies to investigate Artificial Life (ALife)-related questions; similarly, a new era of soft-bodied robots has just begun. Nevertheless, because of their infinite degrees of freedom, soft bodies pose unique challenges in terms of simulation, control, and optimization. Herein I propose a novel soft-bodied agents formalism, namely, pressure-based soft agents (PSAs): spring-mass membranes containing a pressurized medium. Pressure endows the agents with structure, while springs and masses simulate softness and allow the agents to assume a large gamut of shapes. PSAs actuate both locally, by changing the resting lengths of springs, and globally, by modulating global pressure. I optimize the controller of PSAs for a locomotion task on hilly terrain, an escape task from a cage, and an object manipulation task. The results suggest that PSAs are indeed effective at the tasks, especially those requiring a shape change. I envision PSAs as playing a role in modeling soft-bodied agents, such as soft robots and biological cells.
The cerebellum during provocation and aggressive behaviour: A 7 T fMRI study
Authors: Wolfs Elze M.L. , Van der Zwaag Wietske , Priovoulos Nikos , Klaus Jana , Schutter Dennis J.L.G. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIncreasing empirical evidence points towards the involvement of the cerebellum in anger and aggressive behaviour. However, human functional neuroimaging studies so far have emphasised the involvement of subcortical and cortical regions, rather than examining the contributions of the cerebellum. In the present study, 7 T functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess cerebellar activation during provocation and aggressive behaviour elicited by the Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm in 29 healthy adult volunteers. Provocations resulted in left posterior cerebellar activation, while right posterior cerebellar activation was associated with aggressive behaviour. Our findings confirm the involvement of distinct and lateralised non-motor related cerebellar areas during provocation and aggressive behaviour. This study adds to the growing recognition of the posterior cerebellar regions in emotion- and cognition-dedicated processes and to the role of the little brain in human aggression.
Qiṣāṣ in the Modern State: Searching for the Victim’s Family in Middle Eastern Criminal Law
Authors: Wright Brian 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This article traces the development of the role of the victim’s family (awliyāʾ al-damm) in Middle Eastern legal systems. In the pre-modern period, most Muslim jurists saw the right of the victim’s family to determine the punishment for homicide as central to retaliation (qiṣāṣ) and gave political authorities a limited ability to punish offenders. As the modern state expanded in the nineteenth century, new codes provided room for governments to enact punishment and eventually removed the role of the family altogether, a move challenged by Islamists in the twentieth century. This article argues that although growing state power is an important backdrop against which legal development took place, it must also be recognized that the solutions created did not sideline the šarīʿa. Instead, reformers engaged with existing Islamic debates on balancing individual and societal rights to justify change, choosing interpretations that fit into evolving circumstances.
“Basali ba lifemeng”:1 Gender Stereotyping and the Low Absorption of Male Labour in Lesotho’s Textile Industry
Authors: Talasi Mahlompho P. , Thebe Vusilizwe 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This article explores the low absorption of male labour in Lesotho’s textile industry. The research adopted a qualitative approach to interrogate dynamics in the industry and perspectives from social actors, including textile employees, key individuals and members of society. It revealed that the dynamics of change in the industry, particularly the technological leaps achieved by some factories, have created opportunities for men but have not necessarily resulted in changes in societal gender stereotypes, namely how society defines specific occupations as either masculine or feminine. Men working in textiles encounter barriers related to widespread and unchallenged stereotypes, characterised by denigration and feminisation by sections of society. The article concludes by alluding to the significance of paying attention to gender stereotypes embedded in societal and historical dynamics in seeking to understand the situation of men in the industry, and the potential implications of the introduction of technology in the industry.
The Pan-African Gorée Institute at Thirty: A Tribute to Breyten Breytenbach and the Power of the Imagination
Authors: Pistorius Juliana M. , T’Sjoen Yves , Roux Alwyn 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Amid mounting assaults on political freedom and self-determination – both on the African continent and further afield, the work of the Pan-African Gorée Institute for Democracy, Development and Culture in Africa is more urgent than ever. This article reflects on the first thirty years of the Institute’s existence. It pays special attention to gorin’s creative projects, developed under the motto ‘Imagine Africa’, and reflects on South African poet Breyten Breytenbach’s formative role in the establishment of gorin’s cultural activities. The article concludes with a call for renewed engagement with gorin’s pan-African democratic endeavours.
Structures of Lateral Flow and Turbulence in a Breaking Tidal Bore Rushing through a Curved Channel of the Qiantang Estuary
Authors: Zhang Qianjiang , Pan Cunhong , Gu Weifang , Zhou Feng 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Tidal bores form in distinct funnel-shaped estuaries and bays initially and cause unique flow and turbulence dynamics when passing through meandering channels, such as in the Qiantang Estuary, Amazon River Estuary, and Seine River Estuary. To understand the lateral currents and turbulence processes of tidal bores in curved channels, velocity profiles and free-surface elevations are sampled for four semidiurnal tidal cycles in a curved channel located upstream of the Qiantang Estuary. During flood tides, the evolution of lateral currents experiences three distinct phases: first, there are inner-bank-toward lateral currents at the front of tidal bores, followed by two-layer helical currents in the middle of the flood tides, and finally, outer-bank-pointing lateral currents at the end of flood tides. Tidal bore breaking creates outbursts of turbulent kinetic energy. The enhanced turbulence emerges above the middle layers and persists for more than 10 minutes after the breaking front. The lateral momentum balance indicates that the decreasing lateral barotropic pressure gradient (LBTPG) and the increasing summation of centrifugal and Coriolis acceleration give rise to the variation in lateral currents. The phase lead of bores near the outer bank induced by shoal-channel topography generates an inner-bank-pointing LBTPG at the bore front and then gradually weakens it. Significant turbulence following bore breaking may be induced via the wave-induced turbulence mechanism by violent secondary waves. This research shows that complicated lateral currents are an important component of tidal bores flowing through meandering channels and that secondary waves after bore breaking can continually feed turbulence.

Significance Statement
The purpose of this study is to discern and explain the variation in lateral flows and turbulence when tidal bores rush through a curved estuarine channel. Lateral currents and turbulence play important roles in momentum exchange, scalar dispersion, and transverse topography evolution. Moreover, the discussion on lateral flows is necessary to extend the understanding of tidal bore hydrodynamics from the x–z dimension to the x–y–z dimension. In situ observations reveal that a complicated but regular pattern of lateral currents occurred in every tidal cycle and that there was significant turbulence at the tidal bore front. Our findings show that the lateral difference in tidal bore propagation speed caused by shoal-channel topography in the curved bend is an essential reason for the generation of lateral currents and that the secondary waves simulated by bore breaking can continuously feed tidal bore turbulence.
Experiencing being objectified? A critical investigation of basic pedagogical categories in digital health education
Authors: Ruin Sebastian , Giese Martin 
Published: November 2023

Background:In this paper, we explore the role digital health education can play in physical education. We argue that the use of digital media and technologies has been accompanied by fundamental changes in basic sports pedagogical categories such as body, movement and experience. In doing so, we advance the thesis that increasing digitalisation offers multi-layered and partly paradoxical opportunities and risks for health education, which have not yet been sufficiently discussed from a sports pedagogical perspective in a digitalised world.Objective:To develop a deeper understanding of these changes, we aim to analyse the mechanisms, opportunities and challenges created by digital health education in physical education, with a focus on the use of tools such as wearables.Method:We draw on a Bildung-oriented perspective rooted in German-speaking pedagogy. With this in mind, we first look at the possibilities and limits for digital health education in physical education at the surface level, before we offer a deeper investigation of body, movement and experience in a digitalised world. This leads us to critical reflection at a structural level.Results and Conclusion:Supposedly clear distinctions between ‘virtual’ and ‘real’, and ‘digital’ and ‘analogue’, are increasingly untenable. On the one hand, the use of digital technologies can convey reductionist images of humankind and a narrow understanding of education. On the other hand, students can experience differences between supposedly objective and subjective views of their bodies and their movement behaviour using digital technologies. This can lead to Bildung processes in which the relationship between oneself and the world is questioned, which in a sense constitutes a form of Bildung-oriented digital health education.
How Does the Inflow of Tourism Affect the Agricultural Exports of India?
Authors: Shah Imtiyaz Ahmad , Nengroo Tariq Ahad , Haq Imtiyaz ul , Equabal Md Sarfaz 
Published: November 2023

The empirical relationship between tourism inflow and international trade has been explored during recent years, supporting the argument that international tourism inflow promotes international trade between countries. However, the impact of international tourism inflow on agricultural exports has been neglected within standard agricultural trade models such as agricultural exports function and gravity model. The main aim of the article is to provide theoretical and empirical evidence that international tourism inflow matters for agricultural trade. The study uses an agricultural export demand function and augmented gravity model to examine the impact of tourism inflow on agricultural exports of India from the top 10 importing countries for the period 2000–2019. The agricultural trade model is estimated using random effect and fixed-effect model. To overcome the problem of panel heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation, it uses the panel corrected standard error model. Further, potential endogeneity is treated by using a 2SLS model. The empirical evidence confirms the significant and positive impact of tourism inflow on agricultural exports of India. JEL Codes: F1, Q17, Z30
Civic Sovereignty: Indigenous Civic Constructs in Public School Spaces
Authors: Talbert Rachel 
Published: November 2023

Context: This study examines how urban American Indian high school students negotiate their civic identities within the settler colonial structures of urban American public schools. Research Question: How do urban American Indian students negotiate civic identities in spaces where civic concepts are taught, such as American history classes in an urban public high school and a Native Youth Council (Native YC)? Research Design: This critical participatory ethnographic study examines the negotiation of civic identity by 11 urban Indigenous students in social studies classes, a Native YC, and a school in Washington State, where the STI curriculum is taught. Safety zone theory and tribal critical race theory were used to understand students’ experiences and their stories from observations, participant interviews, and focus groups, which were employed as data. Conclusions/Recommendations: The study found that the social studies classes and Native YC were zones of sovereignty (ZoS), forwarding survivance and self-determination for Native students. Students learned about the Indigenous civic constructs of sovereignty, self-determination, dual citizenship, tribal self-government, and federal Indian policy inside and outside of school, all of which supported Native students in civic identity development. Recommendations on teaching Indigenous civic constructs to all students as part of teaching for critical democracy in public schools as a component of social studies classes and extracurricular activities are discussed.
Effects of immersive and non-immersive virtual reality-based rehabilitation training on cognition, motor function, and daily functioning in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ren Yuanyuan , Wang Qingjie , Liu Houyu , Wang Guodong , Lu Aming 
Published: November 2023

Objective To examine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation training in improving cognition, motor function, and daily functioning in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Data sources A systematic review of published literature was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, Embase, Cochrane, CNKI, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Methods The search period was from inception to 7 October 2023. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of VR-based rehabilitation training in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia versus control subjects. Methodologic quality was assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias tool, and outcomes were calculated as the standard mean difference between participant groups with 95% confidence interval. Results A total of 21 randomized controlled trials with 1138 patients were included. The meta-analysis showed that VR-based rehabilitation training had significant effects on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (SMD: 0.50; 95%CI: 0.05 to 0.95; P = 0.030), Trail-making test A (SMD: −0.38; 95%CI: −0.61 to −0.14; P = 0.002), and Berg Balance Scale scores (SMD: 0.79; 95%CI: 0.13 to 1.45; P = 0.020). A subgroup analysis revealed that the type of VR, and duration and frequency of interventions had statistically significant effects on cognition and motor function. Conclusion VR-based rehabilitation training is a beneficial nonpharmacologic approach for managing mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Immersive VR-based training had greater effects on cognition and motor function than non-immersive VR-based training, but non-immersive VR-based training was more convenient for patients with limitations imposed by their disease. Also, an intervention lasting 5–8 weeks and for >30 min at a frequency of ≥3 times/week achieved the best results. It indicated that a longer intervention cycle may not achieve the best intervention effect and training duration and schedule should be carefully considered when managing patients.
Educational identity statuses: Stability and change across the secondary school transition
Authors: Christiaens Annabelle HT , Becht Andrik I , Nelemans Stefanie A , Branje Susan 
Published: November 2023

The transition from secondary to tertiary education is important for educational identity development, as adolescents make choices regarding their academic track and vocational profile. The present study used Latent Transition Analysis to examine stability and change in identity statuses around the school transition, using questionnaire data from the Educational Identity Processes Scale in the Dutch educational context. Additionally, this study examined the extent to which the social context, characterized by positive relationship quality with parents and friends and school belonging, affects adolescents’ identity status and the probability of making a progressive shift toward identity coherence. These questions were examined in late adolescence ( N = 204, 75.0% female, Mage T1 = 17.7 years) across two time points 1 year apart. Findings indicated that most adolescents were in an identity coherence status, while a sizable minority was in an identity crisis status. Patterns of stability and change between statuses indicated that most adolescents remained in the same status, but when change did occur it was more often progressive from crisis into coherence than from coherence into crisis. Finally, a positive social context seemed to be an important factor to promote more optimal educational identity development.
The effect of expanded graphite and paraffin wax on the morphological, thermal, and rheological properties of PP/EVA blend
Authors: Mofokeng Tladi Gideon , Motloung Mpho Phillip , Skosana Sifiso John , Motloung Mary Tholwana , Mochane Mokgaotsa Jonas 
Published: November 2023

The study investigated the effect of paraffin wax, expanded graphite, and their dispersion on the properties of the blend of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). The idea is to reduce interfacial tension in blends of PP and EVA while enhancing the properties of blends in the process. The chosen optimum contents of the paraffin wax and EG in the 80/20 PP/EVA blend were 10 and 6 wt.%, respectively. The morphological features show that the expanded graphite (EG) particles had high affinity for each other. Moreover, EG filler particles are localized inside the minor EVA phase and some at the interface. Rheological properties revealed that the flow of the binary composites increased when 10 wt.% wax is added suggesting that wax enhanced the processability of the composites. The Cole-Cole plots deviated from the semi-circular arc suggesting heterogeneity in the blend and PP/EVA/Wax/EG composite. The addition of paraffin wax and EVA delayed crystallization of PP, while earlier crystallization of PP was promoted by the presence of EG. Generally, all samples caught fire after 10 s, started dripping and are thus given a V-2 rating according to the Underwriters Laboratories test standard 94 results (UL-94).
Awareness and use of paraphrasing tools by the research scholars of BBAU and CUSB: A survey
Authors: Singh Varsha , Singh Avinash K , Sonkar Sharad K 
Published: November 2023

Background The online paraphrasing tool aids in the online rewriting of articles and essays. Users may avoid plagiarism by rephrasing sentences. Scope In this study focus on the awareness and use of paraphrasing tools by the Research scholars of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, situated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and the Central University of South Bihar, situated in Gaya, Bihar. Method Survey methodology and online questionnaire tools used in this paper. Data collection 200 responses were received from the researchers and scholars at BBAU and CUSB. Finding The finding of this study showed that research scholar of BBAU and CUSB are aware about the paraphrasing tools and they use more than one paraphrasing tool to manage their work. Quillbot and Duplicheaker paraphrasing tools are most used tools by research scholars of BBAU and CUSB. Suggestion The study suggest that need a training program on Paraphrasing tool for proper utilization of tools in best ethical manner.