bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Expanding Pythagorean fuzzy sets with distinctive radii: disc Pythagorean fuzzy sets
Authors: Khan Muhammad Jabir , Alcantud Jose Carlos R. , Kumam Wiyada , Kumam Poom , Alreshidi Nasser Aedh 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article presents the circular Pythagorean fuzzy set (C-PFS) model, a generalization of the circular intuitionistic fuzzy set model that improves its performance thanks to the acclaimed extension of intuitionistic fuzzy sets to Pythagorean fuzzy sets. Then, we generalize C-PFSs to produce the novel disc Pythagorean fuzzy sets (D-PFSs). The constituent elements of both C-PFSs and D-PFSs are circular Pythagorean fuzzy values, either with a common or a distinctive radius. We lay out some fundamental algebraic and arithmetic operations on D-PFSs (hence on C-PFSs), namely union, intersection, addition, multiplication, and scalar multiplication, and we explore the main features of these operations. We propose and investigate the properties of the novel circular Pythagorean fuzzy weighted average/geometric aggregation operators. The “COmbinative Distance based ASsesment" approach, which is based on the Hamming and Euclidean distances, is expanded to the D-PFS framework. To justify its implementability, we apply the new methodology to a case study (selection of the best supermarkets to buy fresh fruit for a hotel) and then we compare it to related solutions.
A review of monitoring, calculation, and simulation methods for ground subsidence induced by coal mining
Authors: Cai Yinfei , Jin Yutian , Wang Zuoyang , Chen Tao , Wang Yaru , Kong Weiyu , Xiao Wu , Li Xiaojing , Lian Xugang , Hu Haifeng 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSubsidence data acquisition methods are crucial to mining subsidence research and an essential component of achieving the goal of environmentally friendly coal mining. The origin and history of the existing methods of field monitoring, calculation, and simulation were introduced. It summarized and analyzed the main applications, flaws and solutions, and improvements of these methods. Based on this analysis, the future developing directions of subsidence data acquisition methods were prospected and suggested. The subsidence monitoring methods have evolved from conventional ground monitoring to combined methods involving ground-based, space-based, and air-based measurements. While the conventional methods are mature in technology and reliable in accuracy, emerging remote sensing technologies have obvious advantages in terms of reducing field workload and increasing data coverage. However, these remote sensing methods require further technological development to be more suitable for monitoring mining subsidence. The existing subsidence calculation methods have been applied to various geological and mining conditions, and many improvements have already been made. In the future, more attention should be paid to unifying the studies of calculation methods and mechanical principles. The simulation methods are quite dependent on the similarity of the model to the site conditions and are generally used as an auxiliary data source for subsidence studies. The cross-disciplinary studies between subsidence data acquisition methods and other technologies should be given serious consideration, as they can be expected to lead to breakthroughs in areas such as theories, devices, software, and other aspects.
Autoimmungastritis, Magentumore und endoskopische Submukosadissektion (ESD) des Magens – eine Fallserie und ihre Lernkurve
Authors: Kolenchery Sarah , Meierhofer Clara , Ziachehabi Alexander , Wewalka Friedrich , Spaun Georg , Schöfl Rainer 
Published: June 2023

Zusammenfassung
Einleitung
Wiruntersuchten, wie häufig welche Magentumore während der Überwachung von PatientInnen mit Autoimmungastritis (AIG) auftraten und analysierten, wie die Ergebnisse der endoskopischen Submukosa Dissektion (ESD) im Magen in unserem Klinikum gesamt sowie in der Schnittmenge von AIG und ESD aussahen. Besonders wollten wir auf das Lernkurvenverhalten der ESD seit Einführung vor 12 Jahren achten.

Methodik
Es wurden 58 AIG-PatientInnen und 81 ESD-PatientInnen (Jänner 2009–Dezember 2019) in die retrospektive Datenanalyse eingeschlossen. Unsere Überwachungsempfehlung lautete auf 2 Jahre. Die ESD-Indikation folgte den „erweiterten Kriterien“. Erfolge und Komplikationen wurden zur Lerneffektbeobachtung in 3 Zeiträumen getrennt analysiert.

Resultate
Ein Tumor trat bei 12 von 58 AIG-PatientInnen auf (Nachbeobachtungszeit: 2940 Monate): 10 neuroendokrine Tumore (NETs), 1 Adenokarzinom und 1 gastrointestinaler Stromatumor (GIST). Die ESD erfolgte bei 91,4 % en bloc, bei 2,5 % nicht en bloc. Die R0-Resektionsrate betrug 69,1 %, die R1-Resektionsrate 18,5 %. Es wurden 64,2 % kurativ reseziert, 28,4 % nichtkurativ. Die restlichen Prozentanteile ergaben sich aus fehlenden Daten (Abbruch wegen Perforation, AZ-Verschlechterung, tumorfreies Resektat oder fehlende Beurteilbarkeit über das Vorhandensein von Residualtumor). Schwere Blutungen traten bei 3,7 %, Perforationen bei 6,2 % auf. Die En-bloc-Resektionsrate stieg von 82,6 auf 93,1 %, die R0-Resektionsrate von 52,2 auf 82,8 % und die kurative Resektionsrate von 60,9 auf 72,4 % (2009–2012 im Gegensatz zu 2017–2019). Von den ESD-PatientInnen hatten 2,5 % eine AIG.

Schlussfolgerung
Bei den AIG-PatientInnen fanden wir einen NET pro 24 und ein Adenokarzinom pro 245 Überwachungsjahre. Die ESD ist ein erfolgreiches Verfahren zur Behandlung von NETs und frühen Adenokarzinomen mit Vorteil des Organerhalts. Die Lernkurve der ESD im Ordensklinikum Linz flacht nach etwa 20 Eingriffen ab und liegt in den letzten 3 Jahren im Bereich der europäischen publizierten Daten.
Telemedizin, Herzinsuffizienz und der ewige Glaube an die Technik
Authors: Kühlein Thomas , Roos Marco , Beier Markus , Eggenwirth Peter , Engel Bettina , Scherer Martin 
Published: June 2023

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Menschen mit der Diagnose Herzinsuffizienz sind oft gebrechlich und haben eine schlechte Prognose. Jetzt begegnet ihnen die Medizin mit neuer digitaler Technik in Form der Telemedizin mit dem Ziel einer immer weiteren, im Ergebnis immer geringeren Verlängerung des Lebens.

Ziel der Arbeit
Bewertung der Einführung des Telemonitorings bei Herzinsuffizienz aus primärmedizinischer Perspektive.

Material und Methoden
Zusammenfassung der wissenschaftlichen und nichtwissenschaftlichen Literatur zum Thema im Sinne eines narrativen Reviews.

Ergebnisse
Die Evidenz zum Telemonitoring bei Herzinsuffizienz ist sehr umfangreich und heterogen. Der Nutzen ist schwer einschätzbar. Die wissenschaftliche Grundlage seiner Einführung in Deutschland wurde auf wenige Studien eingeschränkt, die jedoch als Begründung dafür ungenügend erscheinen.

Diskussion
Ein unkritischer Technikglaube und ein darauf beruhender politischer Wille scheinen die eigentliche Grundlage der Einführung von Telemonitoring bei Herzinsuffizienz zu sein. Statt sich durch immer mehr Technik in immer kleineren Bereichen zu verzetteln, wäre eine digital unterstützte Verbesserung der Dokumentation und Kommunikation der Patientinnen und Patienten mit ihren primären hausärztlichen Versorgungspraxen sowie deren telemedizinische Unterstützung durch Gebietsärztinnen und -ärzte der eigentlich notwendige Schritt.
Visual analysis of inscriptions in the Tang Dynasty: a case study on the calligraphy style of Wang Xizhi
Authors: Zhang Yang , Chen Ling , Chen Haonan , Chu Jinghui , Chang Baofeng , Wang Yunchao , Sun Guodao 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe art of inscriptions is one of the most important components of the glorious ancient culture in China. It is an essential method not only for ancients to record history and disseminate culture but also to provide original written and pictorial records for subsequent generations to learn about ancient Chinese culture. However, the art of inscriptions and calligraphy is currently not widely available because of its professional chirography, style and composition. Moreover, traditional calligraphy exhibitions cannot provide the public with an interactive and intuitive way to present the features of Chinese characters, such as stroke thickness. Therefore, in this paper, we present an interactive visual system to support the public in understanding and appreciating the calligraphic style of the inscriptions of the Tang Dynasty and the evolutionary path of the calligraphic style of Wang Xizhi. We first employ image processing technology to extract calligraphy features. Then, we help users explore the development of calligraphy from the spatial-temporal dimension and analyze the similarity between the works at two granularity levels: Chinese character structure and the works’ style. Furthermore, the system also provides a metaphorical visualization method to enhance the concretization of calligraphic appreciation. Case studies and comprehensive evaluation demonstrate the usability of our proposed visual analysis system of the calligraphic style of the inscriptions in the Tang Dynasty.
Analysis of declining trends in sugarcane yield at Wonji-Shoa Sugar Estate, Central Ethiopia
Authors: Dengia Alemayehu , Dechassa Nigussae , Wogi Lemma , Amsalu Berhanu 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Yield decline has been the hallmark of Ethiopian sugarcane plantations. However, the extent and causes of the decline have not yet been empirically studied, making it difficult to manage the problem. This study aimed at analyzing the long-term yield data (1954–2022) with respect to variety and soil type. Thus, 8,923 records of yield data were summarized and sorted into decades, varieties, and soil types and then analyzed by applying Mann-Kendall and Tukey’s tests. The fields were classified and mapped using ArcGIS 10.3. The results revealed that 69% of the plantation fields were classified as “yield declining,” and the overall rate of decline has been 8.4 quintals ha−1 year−1 (R2 = 0.76). The rate of decline was higher for older than newer varieties and for vertisols than cambiols. Therefore, the older varieties should be micropropagated or replaced with improved ones, and the vertisols should be amended through practices such as green manuring, improved fallows, etc.
The use of telehealth-supported stewardship activities in acute-care and long-term care settings: An implementation effectiveness trial
Authors: Livorsi Daniel J. , Sherlock Stacey Hockett , Cunningham Goedken Cassie , Pratt Sandra , Goodman David A. , Clarke Kim C. , Cho Hyunkeun , Schacht Reisinger Heather , Perencevich Eli N. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackground:We assessed the implementation of telehealth-supported stewardship activities in acute-care units and long-term care (LTC) units in Veterans’ Administration medical centers (VAMCs).Design:Before-and-after, quasi-experimental implementation effectiveness study with a baseline period (2019–2020) and an intervention period (2021).Setting:The study was conducted in 3 VAMCs without onsite infectious disease (ID) support.Participants:The study included inpatient providers at participating sites who prescribe antibiotics.Intervention:During 2021, an ID physician met virtually 3 times per week with the stewardship pharmacist at each participating VAMC to review patients on antibiotics in acute-care units and LTC units. Real-time feedback on prescribing antibiotics was given to providers. Additional implementation strategies included stakeholder engagement, education, and quality monitoring.Methods:The reach–effectiveness–adoption–implementation–maintenance (RE-AIM) framework was used for program evaluation. The primary outcome of effectiveness was antibiotic days of therapy (DOT) per 1,000 days present aggregated across all 3 sites. An interrupted time-series analysis was performed to compare this rate during the intervention and baseline periods. Electronic surveys, periodic reflections, and semistructured interviews were used to assess other RE-AIM outcomes.Results:The telehealth program reviewed 502 unique patients and made 681 recommendations to 24 providers; 77% of recommendations were accepted. After program initiation, antibiotic DOT immediately decreased in the LTC units (−30%; P < .01) without a significant immediate change in the acute-care units (+16%; P = .22); thereafter DOT remained stable in both settings. Providers generally appreciated feedback and collaborative discussions.Conclusions:The implementation of our telehealth program was associated with reductions in antibiotic use in the LTC units but not in the smaller acute-care units. Overall, providers perceived the intervention as acceptable. Wider implementation of telehealth-supported stewardship activities may achieve reductions in antibiotic use.
Post-Little Ice Age glacial lake evolution in Svalbard: inventory of lake changes and lake types
Authors: Wieczorek Iwo , Strzelecki Mateusz C. , Stachnik Łukasz , Yde Jacob C. , Małecki Jakub 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe rapid formation of glacial lakes is one of the most conspicuous landscape changes caused by atmospheric warming in glacierised regions. However, relatively little is known about the history and current state of glacial lakes in the High Arctic. This study aims to address this issue by providing the first inventory of glacial lakes in Svalbard, focusing in particular on the post-Little Ice Age evolution of glacial lakes and their typology. To do so, we used aerial photographs and satellite imagery together with archival topographic data from 1936 to 2020. The inventory comprises the development of 566 glacial lakes (146 km2) that were still in direct contact with glaciers during the period 2008–2012. The results show a consistent increase in the total area of glacial lakes from the 1930s to 2020 and suggest an apparent link between climatic and geological factors, and the formation of specific lake dam types: moraine, ice, or bedrock. We also detected 134 glacial lake drainage events that have occurred since the 1930s. This study shows that Svalbard has one of the highest rates of glacial lake development in the world, which is an indicator of the overall dynamics of landscape change in the archipelago in response to climate change.
A usage-based approach to metaphor identification and analysis in child speech
Authors: Gaskins Dorota , Falcone Marianna , Rundblad Gabriella 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis paper presents a usage-based method for investigating metaphor acquisition in the speech of children aged two and above. The method draws on the strengths of the established tools for metaphor identification such as Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP), and Metaphor Identification Procedure VU University Amsterdam (MIP-VU), and adapts them for coding and analysing metaphors in the corpora of naturalistic interactions between children and their primary caregivers, such as those stored online in the CHILDES TalkBank. First, we discuss the premises underlying our methodological framework and provide a coding manual for working with child language. Second, we explain how to approach the challenges of coding transcripts of child speech and demonstrate how we reached high inter-annotator reliability scores of 0.97. We then show how the coding scheme works with a sample corpus of a child recorded between the ages of 2;0–3;1. To illustrate how the scheme can be applied to the study of metaphor acquisition, we analyse the coded metaphors for input–output frequencies. It is argued that our method can offer a unique lens for exploring metaphor production in very young children and it can help us to understand how children come to express their very first figurative meanings.
REAL BLOCKS WITH DIHEDRAL DEFECT GROUPS REVISITED
Authors: SAMBALE BENJAMIN 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe Frobenius–Schur indicators of characters in a real
$2$
-block with dihedral defect groups have been determined by Murray [‘Real subpairs and Frobenius–Schur indicators of characters in 2-blocks’, J. Algebra322 (2009), 489–513]. We show that two infinite families described in his work do not exist and we construct examples for the remaining families. We further present some partial results on Frobenius–Schur indicators of characters in other tame blocks.
Constructing ‘Otherness’ in the neighbourhood: que(e)rying older adults’ experiences of and talk about socio-cultural change
Authors: McFarland Jami , Hand Carri , Laliberte Rudman Debbie , McGrath Colleen , Stewart Katherine 
Published: June 2023

AbstractDrawing from 108 qualitative interviews with 38 participants from an ethnographic study investigating older adults’ experiences of inclusion and exclusion in two increasingly socio-economically diverse neighbourhoods, this paper employs a queer approach to identify how older adults construct and narrate socio-cultural change in the neighbourhood, as well as complicate simplistic binary understandings of older adults invoked in ageing-in-place literature. Drawing on neoliberal, heteronormative and racialised discourses, older adult participants engaged in practices of ‘Othering’ to narrate who did and did not belong in the neighbourhood. Participants referenced three primary non-residents when narrating change in their neighbourhoods: the homeless resident, the temporary resident and the racialised resident. Participants generally ‘Othered’ these three types of ‘residents’ as non-(re)productive, i.e. as not contributing to the social fabric of the neighbourhood in normatively valued ways. However, even as participants engaged in practices of ‘Othering’, a form of exercising power, it was evident that some ‘Othered’ figures disproportionately affected older adults’ sense of belonging to their neighbourhoods. We found that shifting socio-cultural dynamics related to class, race and age, especially as they relate to the temporary resident, posed the biggest challenges to older adults’ feelings of belonging, and relationships, to place. Our findings indicate that an inundation of moneyed people and unconventional living arrangements can inadvertently threaten older adults’ social spaces and networks, as well as further bound their possibilities for meeting the neoliberal and heteronormative expectations of ‘successful ageing’ by working against older adults’ continued social participation and connectedness. In turn, this paper considers the ways in which older adults are exclusionary and excluded subjects.
The effects of public sector employment on household savings and labor supply
Authors: Bettoni Luis G. , Santos Marcelo R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn many countries, the structure of wages and the labor law legislation are completely different for public and private sector employees. In this paper, we develop a general equilibrium overlapping generations model to study the effect of such differences on household savings and labor supply. To conduct our analysis, first we use microdata from two Brazilian household surveys to document that civil servants save and work significantly less than their counterparts in the private sector. Second, we use matched employer–employee microdata from Brazil (RAIS) to document differences between the two sectors in terms of wage and unemployment risk. Then, we calibrate the model to be consistent with micro and macro evidence for Brazil. Our counterfactual exercises show that differences in wages characteristics and labor law legislation account for nearly 70% of the gap in savings between civil servants and private sector workers, and 57% of the gap in labor supply. In addition, we find that eliminating those differences can produce sizable increase on aggregate savings, employment, and welfare.
Dyadic sleep intervention for adult patients with cancer and their sleep-partner caregivers: A feasibility study
Authors: Kim Youngmee , Ting Amanda , Tsai Thomas C. , Carver Charles S. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjectivesSleep disturbances are common among adult patients with cancer and their caregivers. To our knowledge, no sleep intervention to date has been designed to be provided to both patients with cancer and their caregivers simultaneously. This single-arm study aimed to pilot test the feasibility and acceptability, and to illustrate the preliminary efficacy on sleep efficiency of the newly developed dyadic sleep intervention, My Sleep Our Sleep (MSOS: NCT04712604).MethodsAdult patients who were newly diagnosed with a gastrointestinal (GI) cancer and their sleep-partner caregivers (n = 20 persons: 10 dyads, 64 years old, 60% female patients, 20% Hispanic, 28 years relationship duration), both of whom had at least mild levels of sleep disturbance (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI] ≥ 5) participated in this study. MSOS intervention consists of four 1-hour weekly sessions delivered using Zoom to the patient–caregiver dyad together.ResultsWe were able to enroll 92.9% of the eligible and screened patient–caregiver dyads within 4 months. Participants reported high satisfaction in 8 domains (average 4.76 on a 1–5 rating). All participants agreed that the number of sessions, interval (weekly), and delivery mode (Zoom) were optimal. Participants also preferred attending the intervention with their partners. Both patients and caregivers showed improvement in sleep efficiency after completing the MSOS intervention: Cohen’s d = 1.04 and 1.47, respectively.Significance of resultsResults support the feasibility and acceptability, as well as provide the preliminary efficacy of MSOS for adult patients with GI cancer and their sleep-partner caregivers. Findings suggest the need for more rigorous controlled trial designs for further efficacy testing of MSOS intervention.
No taxation without informational foundation: on the role of legibility in tax state development
Authors: vom Hau Matthias , Peres-Cajías José Alejandro , Soifer Hillel David 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article combines cross-national statistical analysis and in-depth historical case studies of Argentina and Chile to explore the relationship between two crucial dimensions of state capacity. We show that information capacity contributes to the development of fiscal capacity. When states have accurate information about their subject populations, territories, and economies, they are more effective at mobilizing revenues. In developing this argument this article makes three broader contributions. First, while existing scholarship either treats distinct dimensions of state capacity as separate entities, or simply assumes that they complement each other, our findings urge scholars to treat state development as sequential and to further investigate how multiple dimensions of state capacity are interrelated. Second, the paper suggests a broader underlying set of mechanisms – economies of scope – which connect these dimensions, and explores them in the specific context of how information capacity facilitates fiscal capacity. Third, we join the scholarship on the importance of societal compliance in the creation of the fiscal state, but with a focus on elite cooperation with the state's information collection efforts, which we show to be crucial to tax state development.