bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation and selection of a rational test method for heavy metal leaching in terms of environmental and economic factors
Authors: Król Anna , Jurczyk-Bunkowska Magdalena , Mizerna Kamila 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe paper presents a specific model used to assess and select the method of heavy metal leaching from waste materials. A recommendation for the rational selection of the leaching method was made, taking into account the crucial parameters affecting the leaching process derived from the authors' research experience. The assessment models were supplemented with characteristics relating to the cost and time required to perform the tests. An approach was developed that links the weights of the assessment criteria with the degree of environmental risk from a particular heavy metal and waste type. Using multiple-criteria decision analysis, four models were developed for the assessment and selection of a test method for the leaching of heavy metals from waste. The difference is in the way the weights of the assessment criteria depend on the potential threat of the waste to the environment. A key element of the proposed approach is assigning the weights of the criterion to the toxicity of the heavy metal, the type of waste, and their management method. The results obtained prove that the current practice of only employing the batch leaching test is inappropriate. The choice of method should be justified in terms of environmental safety as well as time- and cost-effectiveness. The results of the paper show that the proposed model can be used in practice and be a recommendation for choosing the method of leaching heavy metals from waste and their further treatment, following the principles of sustainable waste management.
Einsatzmöglichkeiten digitaler Tools in der postoperativen Schmerztherapie
Authors: Aulenkamp Jana L. , Mosch Lina , Meyer-Frießem Christine H. , Malewicz-Oeck Nathalie M. 
Published: July 2023

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
In letzter Zeit finden zunehmend digitale Tools wie Smartphone-basierte Applikationen und der Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz Einzug in die Schmerzmedizin. Dies könnte im postoperativen Schmerzmanagement neue Therapieansätze ermöglichen. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über verschiedene digitale Tools und deren Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der postoperativen Schmerztherapie.

Material und Methoden
Es wurde eine orientierende Literaturrecherche in den Datenbanken MEDLINE und Web of Science durchgeführt und eine gezielte Auswahl von Publikationen getroffen, um eine strukturierte Darstellung verschiedener aktueller Einsatzmöglichkeiten vorzunehmen und auf Basis neuester Erkenntnisse zu diskutieren.

Ergebnisse
Heute gehören zu den Einsatzmöglichkeiten digitaler Tools – wenn auch meist nur mit Modellcharakter – die Schmerzdokumentation und -erfassung, das Selbstmanagement sowie die Edukation der Patient:innen, die Schmerzprädiktion, Entscheidungsunterstützung für das Fachpersonal sowie die supportive Schmerztherapie, beispielsweise in Form von virtueller Realität und Videos. Dies bietet Vorteile wie individualisierte Behandlungskonzepte, das Adressieren bestimmter Patient:innengruppen, Reduktion von Schmerzen und Analgetika sowie das Potenzial der Frühwarnung oder -erkennung von postoperativen Schmerzen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden ebenso die Herausforderungen der technischen Umsetzung und angemessenen Schulung der Nutzer:innen thematisiert.

Schlussfolgerung
Der Einsatz digitaler Tools, wenngleich bisher eher punktuell und modellhaft im klinischen Alltag integriert, verspricht zukünftig eine innovative, personalisierte postoperative Schmerztherapie. Künftige Studien und Projekte sollten dazu beitragen, die vielversprechenden Forschungsansätze in den klinischen Alltag zu integrieren.
An effective quantum artificial rabbits optimizer for energy management in microgrid considering demand response
Authors: Alamir Nehmedo , Kamel Salah , Hassan Mohamed H. , Abdelkader Sobhy M. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractSolving the energy management (EM) problem in microgrids with the incorporation of demand response programs helps in achieving technical and economic advantages and enhancing the load curve characteristics. The EM problem, with its large number of constraints, is considered as a nonlinear optimization problem. Artificial rabbits optimization has an exceptional performance, however there is no single algorithm can solve all engineering problem. So, this paper proposes a modified version of artificial rabbits optimization algorithm, called QARO, by quantum mechanics based on Monte Carlo method to determine the optimal scheduling for MG resources effectively. The main objective is minimization of the daily operating cost with the maximization of MG operator (MGO) benefit. The operating cost includes the conventional diesel generator operating cost and the cost of power transactions with the grid. The performance of the proposed algorithm is assessed using different standard benchmark test functions. A ranking order for the test function based on the average value and Tied rank technique, Wilcoxon's rank test based on median value, and Anova Kruskal–Wallis test showed that QARO achieved best results on the most functions and outperforms all other compared technique. The obtained results of the proposed QARO are compared with those obtained by employing well-known and newly-developed algorithms. Moreover, the proposed QARO is used to solve two case studies of day-ahead EM problem in MG, then the obtained results are also compared with other well-known optimization techniques, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of QARO in reducing the operating cost and maximization the MGO benefit.
Challenges and solutions to cancer-related financial toxicity according to Australian health professionals: qualitative results from a national survey
Authors: McLoone Jordana , Chan Raymond J. , Varlow Megan , Whittaker Kate , Lindsay Daniel , Thamm Carla , Leigh Lillian , Muir Laura , Mackay Gillian , Karikios Deme J. , Hunt Lee , Hobbs Kim , Goldsbury David E. , Nabukalu Doreen , Gordon Louisa G. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Purpose
To qualitatively explore Australian
healthcare professionals’ perspectives on how to improve the care and management of cancer-related financial toxicity, including relevant practices, services, and unmet needs.

Methods
We invited healthcare professionals (HCP) who currently provide care to people with cancer within their role to complete an online survey, which was distributed via the networks of Australian clinical oncology professional associations/organisations. The survey was developed by the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s Financial Toxicity Working Group and contained 12 open-ended items which we analysed using descriptive content analysis and NVivo software.

Results
HCPs (n = 277) believed that identifying and addressing financial concerns within routine cancer care was important and most believed this to be the responsibility of all HCP involved in the patient’s care. However, financial toxicity was viewed as a “blind spot” within a medical model of healthcare, with a lack of services, resources, and training identified as barriers to care. Social workers reported assessment and advocacy were part of their role, but many reported lacking formal training and understanding of financial complexities/laws. HCPs reported positive attitudes towards transparent discussions of costs and actioning cost-reduction strategies within their control, but feelings of helplessness when they perceived no solution was available.

Conclusion
Identifying financial needs and providing transparent information about cancer-related costs was viewed as a cross-disciplinary responsibility, however, a lack of training and services limited the provision of support. Increased cancer-specific financial counselling and advocacy, via dedicated roles or developing HCPs’ skills, is urgently needed within the healthcare system.
Period-2 Thermoacoustics in a Swirl-Stabilised Partially Premixed Flame Computed Using Large Eddy Simulation
Authors: Kumar Ankit D. , Massey James C. , Stöhr Michael , Meier Wolfgang , Swaminathan Nedunchezhian 
Published: July 2023

AbstractA partially premixed swirl-stabilised flame under thermoacoustically unstable conditions is studied using large eddy simulation with an unstrained flamelet model for the filtered reaction rate. The simulation results agree well with measured statistics of velocity, temperature and mixture fraction. Two thermoacoustic modes at approximately 300 and 590 Hz are excited for the case studied. The second mode pressure amplitude is comparable to that of the first mode. However, the second mode of heat release rate fluctuations is not as significant as for the pressure which results in a 2:1 frequency locking behaviour. The analysis offers insights into the physical mechanism involved in the excitation of the two modes and the 2:1 frequency locking behaviour. The index based on the Rayleigh Criterion in frequency domain is analysed to understand the coupling between the heat release rate and pressure fluctuations. It is observed that there is a nonlinear interaction between the two modes resulting in energy exchange across the two modes. The conventional Rayleigh Index has limitations in explaining the observed dynamics and therefore, a modified Rayleigh Index is defined to understand the effects of nonlinear mode interactions on thermoacoustic characteristics. A mode shape analysis using LES and acoustic-modelling reveals that the first mode may be a Helmholtz mode with internal damping that is excited by an acoustic source, and the second mode has the characteristic shape of a chamber mode.
AGRI-SLAM: a real-time stereo visual SLAM for agricultural environment
Authors: Islam Rafiqul , Habibullah Habibullah , Hossain Tagor 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIn this research, we proposed a stereo visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) system that efficiently works in agricultural scenarios without compromising the performance and accuracy in contrast to the other state-of-the-art methods. The proposed system is equipped with an image enhancement technique for the ORB point and LSD line features recovery, which enables it to work in broader scenarios and gives extensive spatial information from the low-light and hazy agricultural environment. Firstly, the method has been tested on the standard dataset, i.e., KITTI and EuRoC, to validate the localisation accuracy by comparing it with the other state-of-the-art methods, namely VINS-SLAM, PL-SLAM, and ORB-SLAM2. The experimental results evidence that the proposed method obtains superior localisation and mapping accuracy than the other visual SLAM methods. Secondly, the proposed method is tested on the ROSARIO dataset, our low-light agricultural dataset, and O-HAZE dataset to validate the performance in agricultural environments. In such cases, while other methods fail to operate in such complex agricultural environments, our method successfully operates with high localisation and mapping accuracy.
Professionalization and Professionalism: Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
Authors: Irvine Susan , Lunn Jo , Sumsion Jennifer , Jansen Elena , Sullivan Victoria , Thorpe Karen 
Published: July 2023

AbstractInternationally, professionalization has become a key policy strategy targeting quality improvement in early childhood education and care (ECEC), utilizing top-down managerial strategies including implementation of quality standards and increased workforce qualifications. Set against this backdrop, this study explored educators’ accounts of their professional status and professionalism in their work. Data were collected from a representative sample of Australian educators (n = 98) participating in a national ECEC workforce study. Educator accounts were inductively and deductively coded, while statistical analysis examined association of codes with educator personal and professional characteristics. Educators overwhelmingly named their work as a profession, with three categories of explanation: purpose (educating children), qualification, and public opinions. However, analysis of educator accounts of their work practices, drawing on Moss’s (2006) understandings of the ECEC workforce, found that less than half of the educators presented their roles as other than technical or nurturing/laboring. Degree qualified teachers were more likely than less qualified educators to define professionalization in terms of purpose and professionalism in terms of autonomous decisions based on expert knowledge. Policy or practice: The study provides grassroots perspectives on professionalization and professionalism in ECEC and draws attention to three areas of misalignment between current policy and educators’ views and practices that require attention.
Connecting the Concepts of Frugality and Inclusion to Appraise Business Practices in Systems of Food Provisioning: A Kenyan Case Study
Authors: Vellema Sietze , Schouten Greetje , Knorringa Peter 
Published: July 2023

AbstractSmall and medium size business enterprises (SMEs) are the linchpin in systems of food provisioning in sub-Saharan Africa. These businesses occupy the middle of the agri-food chain and face a food security conundrum: they must ensure that smallholder producers of limited means can operate under fair terms while low-income consumers are supplied with affordable and nutritious food. This task becomes even more challenging when resources are scarce. This paper explores how resource-constrained SMEs arrange the terms on which both farmers and consumers are included in agri-food chains. To this end, it combines the concept of inclusion with that of frugality. We use the case of a Kenyan SME to demonstrate how a focus on frugality can advance our understanding of how business practices create thriving business relationships with smallholders while simultaneously ensuring access to affordable food for consumers. We additionally identify what conditions for inclusion emerge from this type of dynamic business practices. Our perspective departs from assessing induced organisational interventions, such as contract farming or cooperatives, which deliberately shorten the agri-food chain, thereby overlooking the skilful practices being employed by business actors in the middle of the chain.
Towards A Standardized Aerial Platform: ICUAS’22 Firefighting Competition
Authors: Markovic Lovro , Petric Frano , Ivanovic Antun , Goricanec Jurica , Car Marko , Orsag Matko , Bogdan Stjepan 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThis paper presents an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform used for the competition held at the International Conference for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 2022 (ICUAS’22). The envisioned scenario in the competition is delivering an extinguishing ball to a fire with a UAV. Driven on that thought, the qualifying round of the competition is organized in a realistic simulation environment. The competitors are required to navigate through a cluttered environment into a free space, where they perform a search for the target and deliver the ball as close as possible to that target. The competition finals were organized as a part of the conference, with the same goal as in the simulation qualifiers. The UAVs used for the competition are prepared and provided by the organizers. A detailed description of the UAV software and hardware is outlined in the paper as a step towards standardizing aerial research platform.
Religious Discrimination Toward Other Religious Groups by Descendants of Religiously Heterogamous Versus Homogamous Parents
Authors: Leite Ângela , Dias Paulo 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThis study aimed to develop a model that explains personal attitudes toward religious groups and the role of parental religious heterogamy and homogamy. The sample included 32,595 participants from 26 countries around the world and was obtained from the International Social Survey Programme. Participants whose parents were religiously homogamous presented higher well-being, better health perception, and higher religiosity than participants whose parents were religiously heterogamous. Having had parental heterogamy or homogamy is a moderator of the relationship between religious practice and attitudes toward religious groups, with this relationship being stronger among participants who had parental homogamy. Religious variables are directly related to heterogamy/homogamy and indirectly related to well-being and personal attitude toward religious groups through parents’ religious heterogamy/homogamy. Religious variables are related to personal attitudes toward religious groups through patents’ religious heterogamy/homogamy and well-being. Participants whose parents are religiously heterogamous present a more negative attitude toward Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Jews, and participants whose parents are religiously homogamous present a more negative attitude toward atheists or nonbelievers. In the context of globalization and the merging of cultures, these results open new research questions and may support religious, spiritual, and clinical practitioners in their approach to religious discrimination.
Nice, but not smart? Attributional backlash from displaying prosocial behavior in the classroom
Authors: Streck Hannah , Kessels Ursula 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAccording to attributional theory, when the application of effort leads to success we praise the achievement. Effort and ability, however, are seen as compensatory and thus, paradoxically, being praised can lead to attributions of low ability. Our study investigates whether praise, not for academic performance, but for social classroom behavior, would also incur attributional backlash. We examined whether prosociality relates to attributions of high effort and low ability, mediated by expected teacher praise and happiness. In adolescence, prosocial behavior is displayed more by females and aligns with femininity. We conducted an experimental vignette study with 324 German ninth graders to examine whether prosocial students experience a denigration of achievement via expected teacher reaction. Multilevel modelling showed that compared to nondescript students, prosocial students were judged to receive good grades as a result of effort and less due to ability, but this was not related to expected teacher reactions. Prosocial students were also judged to be more likeable and popular. Examination of gender-related outcomes showed that prosocial students were believed to be more feminine, but also more masculine than the nondescript student. Female prosocial targets were thought to be more typical, but not as occurring more frequently than their male counterparts. The results are discussed in reference to the paradox of praise. The limitations and implications of the research are discussed, particularly regarding female students’ achievements.
Top-Down or Bottom-Up? The Reciprocal Longitudinal Relationship Between Athlete’s Domain-General Gratitude and Sport-Specific Gratitude: A Latent Difference Score Analysis
Authors: Chen Lung Hung , Chang Yen-Ping , Ye Yun-Ci 
Published: July 2023

AbstractFor athletes, gratitude has received substantial attention because it promotes their optimal functioning both in the sport domain specifically and in everyday life generally. The literature has, however, been equivocal as to whether it is domain-general gratitude—from the top-down perspective—or domain-specific gratitude—from the bottom-up perspective—that comes first and directs the other. Clarifying the relationship is important for designing more precise interventions. In this regard, we conducted a three-year, six-wave prospective study for youth athletes to examine the dynamic relationship between domain-general and sport-specific gratitude. Our latent difference score analysis indicated that a reciprocal model between the two levels of gratitude was superior to other, nonreciprocal models, suggesting that athletes who had higher domain-general gratitude would increase in sport-specific gratitude, which in turn contributed to increased domain-general gratitude across the six time points over the three-year period. Our study contributes to gratitude theories by uncovering the potential directional relationship for various levels of gratitude.
Social Cohesion in International Comparison: A Review of Key Measures and Findings
Authors: Delhey Jan , Dragolov Georgi , Boehnke Klaus 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAlthough social integration has always been a central sociological issue, there has never been a consensus how to approach the topic empirically. In the new millennium, social cohesion has emerged as a lead concept for measuring how integrated societies are—not the least, because many observers see the social fabric of modern-day societies in deep crisis. Consequently, scholars and think tanks have intensified their efforts to chart how strong the social glue of contemporary societies is, as well as which conditions strengthen or weaken it. The main goal of our article is to provide an overview of measures of social cohesion that have been specifically designed for cross-national comparisons. To this end, we compare selected measures with respect to what they measure, how, and for what purpose. We then highlight key empirical insights gained by these measures, touching upon the issues of levels, regimes, as well as determinants and outcomes of social cohesion. The review concludes that one of the measures, the Bertelsmann Social Cohesion Radar, stands out in terms of conceptual clarity, methodological sophistication, and richness of empirical findings.
Institutional Objection to Voluntary Assisted Dying in Victoria, Australia: An Analysis of Publicly Available Policies
Authors: Close Eliana , Willmott Lindy , Keogh Louise , White Ben P. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Victoria was the first Australian state to legalize voluntary assisted dying (elsewhere known as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia). Some institutions indicated they would not participate in voluntary assisted dying. The Victorian government issued policy approaches for institutions to consider

Objective
To describe and analyse publicly available policy documents articulating an institutional objection to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria.

Methods
Policies were identified using a range of strategies, and those disclosing and discussing the nature of an institutional objection were thematically analysed using the framework method.

Results
The study identified fifteen policies from nine policymakers and developed four themes: (1) extent of refusal to participate in VAD, (2) justification for refusal to provide VAD, (3) responding to requests for VAD, and (4) appeals to state-sanctioned regulatory mechanisms. While institutional objections were stated clearly, there was very little practical detail in most documents to enable patients to effectively navigate objections in practice.

Conclusion
This study demonstrates that despite having clear governance pathways developed by centralized bodies (namely, the Victorian government and Catholic Health Australia), many institutions’ public-facing policies do not reflect this guidance. Since VAD is contentious, laws governing institutional objection could provide greater clarity and regulatory force than policies alone to better balance the interests of patients and non-participating institutions.