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Legal Survivals and the Resilience of Juridical Form
Authors: Mańko Rafał 
Published: November 2023

AbstractLegal institutions are created at a certain point in time, intended to be applied to ‘life’ as it is perceived at the specific moment when they are elaborated and cast into legal form. As a result, legal institutions always already refer, in their original design, to a certain normality, but between the moment of creation of a legal institution and its application to future situations there is always a certain time lag. Some legal institutions—referred to in the paper as “legal survivals” –outlive the epoch in which they were created and continue their legal life long after the conditions which lead to their creation had, in the meantime, disappeared. The aim of this paper is to put forward an archaeologico–genealogical perspective on legal survivals not only as a method of studying continuity of law and the resilience of juridical form, but also as a line of enquiry capable of enriching our understanding of the juridical in its relation to the changing circumstances of life. The study of legal survivals allows to combine three aspects of legal continuity: firstly, the continued use of the same legal forms in different circumstances and for different purposes, whereby the same juridical form is filled with different socio-economic substance; secondly, the gradual adaptation of legal forms to new circumstances; thirdly, the emergence of new legal forms in close reference to old ones. The study of legal survivals allows to address the foundations of law’s claims to authority, based on stability and predictability of juridical forms. It also reveals the complex and multilayered nature of legal form which effectively has the structure of a palimpsest.
QuickAware: a virtual reality tool for quick clay landslide hazard awareness
Authors: Alene Gebray H. , Depina Ivan , Thakur Vikas , Perkis Andrew , Bruland Oddbjørn 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDisaster emergency management is crucial for safeguarding lives and the environment in the face of natural and human-caused calamities, such as quick clay landslides. Disaster emergency management encompasses hazard identification, prevention, response, and recovery, most of which require knowledge and information acquired through training initiatives. Quick clay landslides pose a substantial hazard in regions like Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska, and Russia. With numerous historical incidents, knowledge-based awareness of quick clay landslide hazards is of paramount importance. In recent years, the area of application of virtual reality (VR) has grown tremendously from the entertainment industry to the military, to mental health, to hazard identification training and our daily lives. VR has been widely employed in hazard identification and prevention, safety training, evacuation, search and rescue, and damage identification of hazards. This study outlines the design, development, and implementation of QuickAware, a VR tool designed to create awareness of quick clay hazards. The development process of the tool started with a co-design approach where stakeholder experts were brought to collaborate in setting up VR scenarios and defining the VR environment contents. The contents were then conceptualized and translated into a VR experience. The novelty of the tool is that it immerses users in a realistic experience, allowing them to engage directly with the causes and consequences of quick clay landslide disasters which would be dangerous in real-life. The usability of the VR tool was examined by surveying 16 participants. The preliminary results of the survey indicated that the tool has a promising value in improving awareness creation for quick clay landslide hazards.
Adaptive step-size control for global approximation of SDEs driven by countably dimensional Wiener process
Authors: Stępień Łukasz 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn this paper, we deal with the global approximation of solutions of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) driven by countably dimensional Wiener process. Under certain regularity conditions imposed on the coefficients, we show lower bounds for exact asymptotic error behaviour. For that reason, we analyse separately two classes of admissible algorithms: based on equidistant, and possibly not equidistant meshes. Our results indicate that in both cases, decrease of any method error requires significant increase of the cost term, which is illustrated by the product of cost and error diverging to infinity. This is, however, not visible in the finite-dimensional case. In addition, we propose an implementable, path-independent Euler algorithm with adaptive step-size control, which is asymptotically optimal among algorithms using specified truncation levels of the underlying Wiener process. Our theoretical findings are supported by numerical simulation in Python language.
Finding, distinguishing, and understanding overlooked policy entrepreneurs
Authors: Arnold Gwen , Klasic Meghan , Wu Changtong , Schomburg Madeline , York Abigail 
Published: November 2023

AbstractScholars have spent decades arguing that policy entrepreneurs, change agents who work individually and in groups to influence the policy process, can be crucial in introducing policy innovation and spurring policy change. How to identify policy entrepreneurs empirically has received less attention. This oversight is consequential because scholars trying to understand when policy entrepreneurs emerge, and why, and what makes them more or less successful, need to be able to identify these change agents reliably and accurately. This paper explores the ways policy entrepreneurs are currently identified and highlights issues with current approaches. We introduce a new technique for eliciting and distinguishing policy entrepreneurs, coupling automated and manual analysis of local news media and a survey of policy entrepreneur candidates. We apply this technique to the empirical case of unconventional oil and gas drilling in Pennsylvania and derive some tentative results concerning factors which increase entrepreneurial efficacy.
Differences in health-related quality of life between native and foreign-born gynaecological cancer patients in Sweden: a five-year cross-sectional study
Authors: Karlsson Rosenblad Andreas , Westman Bodil , Bergkvist Karin , Segersvärd Ralf , Roos Nathalie , Bergenmar Mia , Sharp Lena 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Purpose
To examine differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between native and foreign-born gynaecological cancer patients in Sweden, taking into account clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors.

Methods
The 30-item European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and a study-specific questionnaire covering demographic and socioeconomic factors were answered by 684 women aged ≥ 18 years old, diagnosed in 2014, 2016, or 2018 with gynaecological cancer in the Stockholm-Gotland health care region, Sweden. Clinical data were obtained from the Swedish Cancer Register. Data were analysed using the Kruskal–Wallis test and linear regression.

Results
The women had a mean age of 65.4 years, with 555 (81.1%) born in Sweden, 54 (7.9%) in other Nordic countries (ONC), 43 (6.3%) in other European countries (OEC), and 32 (4.7%) in non-European countries (NEC). HRQoL differed significantly between the four groups for 14 of the 15 QLQ-C30 scales/items. On average, Swedish-born women scored 2.0, 15.2, and 16.7 points higher for QoL/functioning scales/items and 2.2, 14.1, and 18.7 points lower for symptom scales/items, compared with ONC-, OEC-, and NEC-born women, respectively. In adjusted analyses, none of the differences between Swedish-born and ONC-born women were significant, while for OEC- and NEC-born women the differences were significant for most QLQ-C30 scales/items.

Conclusion
HRQoL differs between native and foreign-born gynaecological cancer patients in Sweden, with lower HRQoL the further from Sweden the women are born. A more individualised cancer care, with tailored support to optimize HRQoL is needed for this vulnerable group of patients.
CFO overconfidence and conditional accounting conservatism
Authors: Qiao Lu , Adegbite Emmanuel , Nguyen Tam Huy 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study investigates the association between Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) overconfidence and conditional accounting conservatism. Relying on upper echelons and overconfidence theories and based on a large sample of US-listed firms’ data from 1992 to 2019 (21,626 firm-year observations), we find a statistically and economically significant negative relationship between CFO overconfidence and conditional accounting conservatism, suggesting that overconfident CFOs tend to diminish conditional accounting conservatism. These findings persist in a series of robustness tests. In the mechanism analysis, we predict that overconfident CFOs aim to convey private information by reducing conditional accounting conservatism. We prove this conjecture by observing that overconfident CFOs who adopt lower levels of conditional accounting conservatism increase earnings informativeness (i.e., the amount of information about future cash flows or earnings contained in current stock returns) and reduce their precautionary incentives to save cash. We further rule out another mechanism (i.e. compensation concerns) that may motivate overconfident CFOs to reduce conditional accounting conservatism. Moreover, we show that overconfident CFOs with higher powers are more able to minimize conditional accounting conservatism. Our study highlights the significance and motivation of overconfident CFOs in determining asymmetric recognition of good and bad news.
Celebrating Differences: A Conjoint Analysis of Senior Year Mechanical Engineering Students’ Occupational Preferences
Authors: Magarian James N. , Seering Warren P. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractGiven its ongoing struggles at attaining demographic diversity and its key role in nations’ economies, the engineering workforce receives considerable attention from researchers and policymakers. Yet, prior studies and STEM recruitment initiatives have often underemphasized the variety among available engineering jobs and careers. It therefore remains unclear which attributes of engineering work are most salient in shaping students’ choices to persist in or depart from engineering pathways. This study introduces a novel conjoint survey experiment conducted with over 1000 senior year mechanical engineering students. This randomized experiment allows the authors to disentangle supply-side and demand-side factors to assess engineering job attributes’ marginal influences on students’ occupational preferences, as well as to examine these attributes’ interaction effects with supply-side factors. Toward strengthening persistence in engineering pathways, findings suggest that broad STEM recruitment initiatives, though potentially advantageous in pre-college years, should give way to more targeted campaigns that increase university students’ awareness about key dimensions of variety across engineering work roles.
Do Virtual Environments Close the Gender Gap in Participation in Question-and-Answer Sessions at Academic Conferences? In Search of Moderation by Conference Format
Authors: Jarvis Shoshana N. , Nguyen Christine Q. , Zhu Minwan , Ebersole Charles R. , Kray Laura J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractConsistent with power and status differences between men and women in society, men tend to participate more than women do in question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions at in-person academic conferences. This gap in participation in scientific discourse may perpetuate the status quo. The current research examines whether this gender gap in participation in Q&A sessions extends to virtual conferences, which have become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to shifts in conference formats to enable asynchronous, anonymous, and/or simultaneous participation, we examined whether virtual conferences are more inclusive, and mitigate the gender gap in Q&A participation. Across four virtual conferences that varied in gender representation and Q&A structured format, men continued to take a disproportionate amount of time and space in Q&A sessions. Disproportionate participation did not significantly vary between in-person and virtual formats and did not systematically vary by how the Q&A session was organized. In an all-chat virtual conference, gender differences in volubility were attenuated among higher status academics. Gendered participation and volubility were also impacted by which sub-discipline the presentation was in. Discussion considers the theoretical and practical implications of these findings for understanding the persistence of gender inequality in science. We encourage future research that attends to the cultural factors that promote or mitigate gender disparities in participation.
Mesoglycan for the secondary prevention of superficial vein thrombosis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study (METRO Study)—rationale and protocol
Authors: Camporese G. , Bernardi E. , Bortoluzzi C. , Noventa F. , Simioni P. ,   for the METRO Investigator Study Group
Published: November 2023

AbstractNo data is available about pharmacological secondary prevention of superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) despite 10–15% of patients develop venous thromboembolic complications at 3–6 months after an adequate treatment of the acute phase. To verify efficacy and safety of mesoglycan in secondary prevention of SVT recurrence and venous thromboembolic complications. Phase III multicenter, double-blind, randomized, superiority trial comparing mesoglycan 50 mg bid vs placebo in consecutive patients with a SVT extended at least 5 cm, after the initial 45-day treatment course with fondaparinux 2.5 mg once-daily. Primary efficacy outcome: SVT recurrence/extension, symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE), asymptomatic proximal deep-vein thrombosis, death. Primary safety outcome: major bleeding. We hypothesized a 12-month 15% incidence of the primary efficacy outcome in placebo group and a 50% risk reduction in mesoglycan group. A bilateral log-rank test with a sample of 650 patients (randomization 1:1) reach a 90% power, with an α-error of 0.025, of detecting a 7.0% difference (HR = 0.51) after 12 months of treatment, considering a 10% patients drop-out. At deadline (December 31, 2022) 570 patients have been randomized (10% drop rate). Mean age was 63.9 years, 58.8% were women. SVT involved great saphenous vein in 69.3%, small saphenous vein in 13.1%, and collaterals in 17.6% of patients. SVT was the first event in 61.7%, a recurrence in 38.3%, provoked in 50.2% and unprovoked in 49.8%. Patients not experiencing a primary outcome, or not retiring their consent will be followed up to December 31, 2024 when the final data analysis will be performedClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03428711.
Concurrent hypoglossal and phrenic nerve stimulation in patients with obstructive and treatment emergent central sleep apnea
Authors: Steffen Armin , Schöbel Christoph , Vogler Julia , Bruchhage Karl-Ludwig , Tilz Roland Richard 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
Patients with obstructive or central sleep apnea are primarily treated with positive airway pressure treatment. There are novel implantable options targeting either obstructive sleep apnea using hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) or central sleep apnea using phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS).

Methods
Patients with sleep apnea were implanted with both HNS and PNS devices, and their response to each therapy was monitored using home sleep tests as well as Epworth Sleepiness scale (ESS).

Results
We evaluated our concurrent neurostimulation approach in two patients. Both patients were implanted with two neuromodulation devices: The first case suffered from treatment emergent central sleep apnea after HNS activation for primarily obstructive sleep apnea (apnea–hypopnea index/AHI 54/h). The central portion resolved under PNS (AHI 23.7/h). The second case suffered from predominantly central sleep apnea (AHI 82/h). Here, the PNS device was implanted first, resulting in a subsequent reduction of the central portion. The residual obstructive sleep apnea was addressed using HNS (AHI 5.4/h). No interaction between the HNS and PNS systems was noticed in either of the two patients.

Conclusions
In selected cases, a concurrent treatment with hypoglossal and phrenic nerve stimulation may lead to improvement of sleep apnea and patient satisfaction in a safe manner.
Acute cerebellitis following COVID-19 infection associated with autoantibodies to glutamate receptors: a case report
Authors: Watanabe Takuya , Kakinuma Yuki , Watanabe Keiko , Kinno Ryuta 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWhile COVID-19 infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus was initially identified as a respiratory disease, mounting evidence suggests its association with various neurological issues as well. Notably, COVID-19 has been linked to acute cerebellitis (AC) and post-infectious cerebellar ataxia. The precise underlying mechanisms behind these neurological effects remain unclear. Our case report describes AC following COVID-19 infection, associated with autoantibodies to glutamate receptors (GluRs), hinting at immunological involvement. The case is a 56-year-old woman who experienced fever and fatigue due to COVID-19 infection. About 2 weeks after these symptoms improved, she showed cerebellar symptoms such as ocular overshoot and ataxia when presenting to our hospital. Her cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings were normal. Brain MRI revealed cerebellar abnormalities. Treatment with methylprednisolone led to symptom improvement. Later tests of CSF yielded positive results for autoantibodies to GluRs. Our findings suggest a possible immune-mediated mechanism in the onset of AC following COVID-19 infection. Clinicians should consider the possibility of immunological pathogenesis when diagnosing cerebellar symptoms after COVID-19 infection.
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Unmanned Vehicle Fusion Positioning Technology Based on “5G + Beidou” and 3D Point Cloud Image
Authors: Fu Siyong , Zhao Qinghua , Fan Zhen , Tao Qiuxiang , Liu Hesheng 
Published: November 2023

AbstractUnmanned vehicles need to know their location and direction information accurately to plan and navigate their paths. However, the positioning system is susceptible to interference from a variety of factors, which leads to increased positioning errors, thereby affecting the accuracy of unmanned vehicle positioning. An unmanned vehicle fusion positioning technology based on the "5G + Beidou" integrated positioning system was proposed. While using the "5G + Beidou" base station for positioning, the 3D point cloud image was fused, and the high-precision real-time positioning was carried out through the vehicle's autonomous navigation algorithm. This paper first analyzed the current situation and characteristics of GNSS technology and studied the key technologies and principles of the "5G + Beidou" integrated positioning system. Then, aiming at the difficulty of 5G base station deployment, the GNSS system parameter optimization scheme based on a multidimensional fusion structure was designed. Finally, in the experiment, it was verified that the fusion system could achieve higher precision positioning results compared with traditional single-dimensional GNSS and multi-dimensional GNSS. The technical advantages of "5G + Beidou" were used for data fusion processing of unmanned vehicles, and a positioning method based on the combination of 3D point cloud image and high-precision map was proposed. Through some experiments, it was concluded that the fusion location method could control the error below 0.1, which showed the accuracy of the fusion location.
The Trial Innovation Network Liaison Team: building a national clinical and translational community of practice
Authors: Palm Marisha E. , Thompson Dixie D. , Edwards Terri , Swartz Kitt , Herzog Keith A. , Bansal Shweta , Echalier Benjamin , DeHart Kristen Clasen , Denmark Signe , Wilson Jurran L. , Nelson Sarah , Waddy Salina P. , Dunsmore Sarah E. , Atkinson Jane C. , Wiley Ken , Hassani Sara , Dwyer Jamie P. , Hanley Daniel F. , Dean J. Michael , Ford Daniel E. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In 2016, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science launched the Trial Innovation Network (TIN) to address barriers to efficient and informative multicenter trials. The TIN provides a national platform, working in partnership with 60+ Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs across the country to support the design and conduct of successful multicenter trials. A dedicated Hub Liaison Team (HLT) was established within each CTSA to facilitate connection between the hubs and the newly launched Trial and Recruitment Innovation Centers. Each HLT serves as an expert intermediary, connecting CTSA Hub investigators with TIN support, and connecting TIN research teams with potential multicenter trial site investigators. The cross-consortium Liaison Team network was developed during the first TIN funding cycle, and it is now a mature national network at the cutting edge of team science in clinical and translational research. The CTSA-based HLT structures and the external network structure have been developed in collaborative and iterative ways, with methods for shared learning and continuous process improvement. In this paper, we review the structure, function, and development of the Liaison Team network, discuss lessons learned during the first TIN funding cycle, and outline a path toward further network maturity.
Peer Versus Pure Benchmarks in the Compensation of Mutual Fund Managers
Authors: Evans Richard , Gómez Juan-Pedro , Ma Linlin , Tang Yuehua 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe examine the role of peer (e.g., Lipper manager indices) versus pure (e.g., S&P 500) benchmarks in fund manager compensation. We model their impact on manager incentives and then test those predictions using novel data. We find that 71% of managers are compensated based on peer benchmarks. Consistent with the model, peer-benchmarked fund managers exhibit higher effort generating higher gross performance and collect higher fee income. Analyzing advisors’ choice between benchmark types, we show that peer-benchmarking advisors cater to more sophisticated and performance-sensitive investors, and are more likely to sell through direct channels, consistent with investor heterogeneity and market segmentation.
LINEAR GROWTH OF TRANSLATION LENGTHS OF RANDOM ISOMETRIES ON GROMOV HYPERBOLIC SPACES AND TEICHMÜLLER SPACES
Authors: Baik Hyungryul , Choi Inhyeok , Kim Dongryul M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe investigate the translation lengths of group elements that arise in random walks on the isometry groups of Gromov hyperbolic spaces. In particular, without any moment condition, we prove that non-elementary random walks exhibit at least linear growth of translation lengths. As a corollary, almost every random walk on mapping class groups eventually becomes pseudo-Anosov, and almost every random walk on
$\mathrm {Out}(F_n)$
eventually becomes fully irreducible. If the underlying measure further has finite first moment, then the growth rate of translation lengths is equal to the drift, the escape rate of the random walk.We then apply our technique to investigate the random walks induced by the action of mapping class groups on Teichmüller spaces. In particular, we prove the spectral theorem under finite first moment condition, generalizing a result of Dahmani and Horbez.