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‘This statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief’: a provisional assessment of the utility of police victim statements in the qualitative understanding of domestic violence and abuse
Authors: Hopkins Anna , Miller Paul K. 
Published: July 2022

Understanding the factors that influence the decisions made by victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) has, for some time, been a key area of focus for professionals working within the Criminal Justice System and academic researchers alike. Using female victims’ reported decision-making around incidences of DVA as an illustrative case study, this article analyses N=120 police victim statements (PVSs), collected by officers in one force in Northwest England. The usefulness of a PVS as a form of qualitative research data to better understand DVA is examined by means of a deductive content analysis.
Drawing on the literature addressing decision-making by victims in DVA, a simple coding frame was developed to provide a structure for the initial investigation of the PVSs to examine the type of data contained in these legal documents. Findings suggest that, while they have some limitations, PVSs are a valuable and currently under-utilised form of qualitative data to research and understand victim decision-making in DVA.
Fully automated determination of the cervical vertebrae maturation stages using deep learning with directional filters
Authors: Atici Salih Furkan , Ansari Rashid , Allareddy Veerasathpurush , Suhaym Omar , Cetin Ahmet Enis , Elnagar Mohammed H. 
Published: July 2022

Introduction
We aim to apply deep learning to achieve fully automated detection and classification of the Cervical Vertebrae Maturation (CVM) stages. We propose an innovative custom-designed deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) with a built-in set of novel directional filters that highlight the edges of the Cervical Vertebrae in X-ray images.

Methods
A total of 1018 Cephalometric radiographs were labeled and classified according to the Cervical Vertebrae Maturation (CVM) stages. The images were cropped to extract the cervical vertebrae using an Aggregate Channel Features (ACF) object detector. The resulting images were used to train four different Deep Learning (DL) models: our proposed CNN, MobileNetV2, ResNet101, and Xception, together with a set of tunable directional edge enhancers. When using MobileNetV2, ResNet101 and Xception, data augmentation is adopted to allow adequate network complexity while avoiding overfitting. The performance of our CNN model was compared with that of MobileNetV2, ResNet101 and Xception with and without the use of directional filters. For validation and performance assessment, k-fold cross-validation, ROC curves, and p-values were used.

Results
The proposed innovative model that uses a CNN preceded with a layer of tunable directional filters achieved a validation accuracy of 84.63%84.63% in CVM stage classification into five classes, exceeding the accuracy achieved with the other DL models investigated. MobileNetV2, ResNet101 and Xception used with directional filters attained accuracies of 78.54%, 74.10%, and 80.86%, respectively. The custom-designed CNN method also achieves 75.11% in six-class CVM stage classification. The effectiveness of the directional filters is reflected in the improved performance attained in the results. If the custom-designed CNN is used without the directional filters, the test accuracy decreases to 80.75%. In the Xception model without the directional filters, the testing accuracy drops slightly to 79.42% in the five-class CVM stage classification.

Conclusion
The proposed model of a custom-designed CNN together with the tunable Directional Filters (CNNDF) is observed to provide higher accuracy than the commonly used pre-trained network models that we investigated in the fully automated determination of the CVM stages.
Sepsis assessment and management in critically Ill adults: A systematic review
Authors: Rababa Mohammad , Bani Hamad Dania , Hayajneh Audai A. 
Published: July 2022

BackgroundEarly assessment and management of patients with sepsis can significantly reduce its high mortality rates and improve patient outcomes and quality of life.ObjectivesThe purposes of this review are to: (1) explore nurses’ knowledge, attitude, practice, and perceived barriers and facilitators related to early recognition and management of sepsis, (2) explore different interventions directed at nurses to improve sepsis management.MethodsA systematic review method according to the PRISMA guidelines was used. An electronic search was conducted in March 2021 on several databases using combinations of keywords. Two researchers independently selected and screened the articles according to the eligibility criteria.ResultsNurses reported an adequate of knowledge in certain areas of sepsis assessment and management in critically ill adult patients. Also, nurses’ attitudes toward sepsis assessment and management were positive in general, but they reported some misconceptions regarding antibiotic use for patients with sepsis, and that sepsis was inevitable for critically ill adult patients. Furthermore, nurses reported they either were not well-prepared or confident enough to effectively recognize and promptly manage sepsis. Also, there are different kinds of nurses’ perceived barriers and facilitators related to sepsis assessment and management: nurse, patient, physician, and system-related. There are different interventions directed at nurses to help in improving nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice of sepsis assessment and management. These interventions include education sessions, simulation, decision support or screening tools for sepsis, and evidence-based treatment protocols/guidelines.DiscussionOur findings could help hospital managers in developing continuous education and staff development training programs on assessing and managing sepsis in critical care patients.ConclusionNurses have poor to good knowledge, practices, and attitudes toward sepsis as well as report many barriers related to sepsis management in adult critically ill patients. Despite all education interventions, no study has collectively targeted critical care nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice of sepsis management.
Assumptions about patients seeking PrEP: Exploring the effects of patient and sexual partner race and gender identity and the moderating role of implicit racism
Authors: Bunting Samuel R. , Feinstein Brian A. , Calabrese Sarah K. , Hazra Aniruddha , Sheth Neeral K. , Chen Alex F. , Garber Sarah S. 
Published: July 2022

Introduction
Daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-prevention is an essential component of national plans to end the HIV epidemic. Despite its well-documented safety and effectiveness, PrEP prescription has not met the public health need. Significant disparities between White and Black people exist with respect to PrEP prescription, as do disparities between men and women. One factor contributing to these disparities is clinicians’ assumptions about patients seeking PrEP.

Methods
The present study sought to investigate medical students’ assumptions about patients seeking PrEP (anticipated increased condomless sex, extra-relational sex, and adherence to PrEP), and assumed HIV risk when presenting with their sexual partner. We systematically varied the race (Black or White) and gender (man or woman) of a fictional patient and their sexual partner. All were in serodifferent relationships including men who have sex with men (MSM), women (MSW), and women who have sex with men (WSM). Participants also completed an implicit association test measuring implicit racism against Black people. We evaluated the moderation effects of patient and partner race on assumptions as well as the moderated moderation effects of implicit racism.

Results
A total of 1,472 students participated. For MSM patients, having a Black partner was associated with higher assumed patient non-adherence to PrEP compared to a White partner, however a White partner was associated with higher assumed HIV risk. For MSW patients, a White male patient was viewed as being more likely to engage in more extra-relational sex compared to a Black male patient. For WSM patients, White women were assumed to be more likely to have condomless and extra-relational sex, be nonadherent to PrEP, and were at higher HIV risk. Overall, implicit racism was not related to negative assumptions about Black patients as compared to White patients based on patient/partner race.

Discussion
Medical education about PrEP for HIV prevention must ensure future health professionals understand the full range of patients who are at risk for HIV, as well as how implicit racial biases may affect assumptions about patients in serodifferent couples seeking PrEP for HIV prevention. As gatekeepers for PrEP prescription, clinicians’ assumptions about patients seeking PrEP represent a barrier to access. Consistent with prior research, we identified minimal effects of race and implicit racism in an experimental setting.
Bayesian spatial analysis of factors influencing neonatal mortality and its geographic variation in Ethiopia
Authors: Kibret Getiye Dejenu , Demant Daniel , Hayen Andrew 
Published: July 2022

BackgroundEthiopia is a Sub-Saharan country with very high neonatal mortality rates, varying across its regions. The rate of neonatal mortality reduction in Ethiopia is slow, and Ethiopia may not meet the third United Nations sustainable development target by 2030. This study aimed to investigate the spatial variations and contributing factors for neonatal mortality rates in Ethiopia.MethodsWe analysed data from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), which used a two-stage cluster sampling technique with a census enumeration area as primary and households as secondary sampling units. A Bayesian spatial logistic regression model using the Stochastic Partial Differential Equation (SPDE) method was fitted accounting for socio-economic, health service-related and geographic factors.ResultsHigher neonatal mortality rates were observed in eastern, northeastern and southeastern Ethiopia, and the Somali region had higher risks of neonatal mortality. Neonates from frequently drought-affected areas had a higher mortality risk than less drought-affected areas. Application of traditional substances on the cord increased the risk of neonatal mortality (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 2.07, 95% Credible Interval (CrI): 1.12 to 4.30) and getting health facility delivery services had a lower odds of neonatal mortality (AOR = 0.60, 95% CrI: 0.37, 0.98).ConclusionsResiding in drought-affected areas, applying traditional substances on the umbilical cord and not delivering at health facilities were associated with a higher risk of neonatal mortality. Policy-makers and resource administrators at different administrative levels could leverage the findings to prioritise and target areas identified with higher neonatal mortality rates.
Del consumo a la producción. Reflexiones sobre géneros, sexualidades y cultura digital en espacios de formación con jóvenes en Santa Fe y Entre Ríos.
Authors: Schaufler María Laura , Michea Nicolás , Saucedo Gustavo , Schmuck María Emilia 
Published: July 2022

La cibercultura se constituye como un espacio estratégico para la exploración de significaciones feministas y discursos de transformación social y sexual en el marco de los procesos hegemónicos de regulación sexo-genérica. Por ello, en el marco de actividades de extensión e investigación realizadas en la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, analizamos la emergencia de posibles resistencias y activismos en medios digitales entre jóvenes y en torno a experiencias concretas en la región del Litoral (Argentina). A partir del análisis de planificaciones y registros del equipo sobre el proceso de producción de una plataforma digital y, fundamentalmente, la coordinación de talleres de comunicación no sexista en tres instituciones culturales y educativas identificamos que los espacios de producción de piezas comunicacionales facilitan la reapropiación y transformación de los discursos entre las nuevas generaciones, particularmente a partir de la producción de memes.
Novel anticorrosive coating of silicone acrylic resin modified by graphene oxide and polyaniline
Authors: Jiang Weibin , Wen Xiaomo , Jiang Youzhou , Lu Hui , Zhou Tao 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Coatings of metal surfaces is a convenient and low cost anti-corrosion issue, while corresponding defects like poor heat and corrosion resistance are also obviously hinder its further application. Hence, continuously developing new and efficient coatings is of great significance to improve anti-corrosion for metals. In this study, silicone-acrylic resin was modified by two-dimensional lamellar structure of graphene oxide (GO) though direct co-blending to improve the anti-corrosion. Then, polyaniline/graphene oxide (PANI/GO) composites was prepared by in-situ polymerization method, which innovatively achieved the combination of flake and fibrous materials to fill the voids generated when the coating is cured into a film, and enhance the density and the anti-corrosion performance of the coating. The result showed that the coating modified by PANI/GO had the better thermal stability, which T
5% and T
max are increased by 44 and 5 °C, respectively. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Tafel polarization curves were employed to analyze anticorrosion performance of modified coatings explored in 3.5 wt% NaCl aqueous solution. The coating with 20 wt% GO in PANI/GO has the best corrosion resistance with corrosion potential of −0.14 (V vs. Hg/Hg2Cl2), corrosion current density of 1.8 × 10−11 A cm−2, polarization resistance of 6.06 × 1010 Ω cm2, and lower corrosion rate of 4.18 × 10−7 mm year−1 after immersion for 60 day.
The International Council of Museums and the Controversy about a New Museum Definition – A Conversation with Lauran Bonilla-Merchav, Bruno Brulon Soares, Lonnie G. Bunch III, Bernice Murphy, and Michèle Rivet
Authors: Etges Andreas , Dean David 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
In 2019, an Extraordinary General Assembly International Council of Museums (ICOM) met in Kyoto, Japan to vote on a new museum definition. Among other things, the controversial proposal described museums as “democratising, inclusive and polyphonic spaces for critical dialogue about the pasts and the futures” that should also aim “to contribute to human dignity and social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing.” The motion to postpone the vote, which was supported by a large majority in Kyoto, caused a crisis in the most important international organization for museums and museum professionals. In the years since, ICOM Define led an elaborate consultation process resulting in a newly revised museum definition to be voted on at ICOM’s Extraordinary General Assembly in Prague in August 2022. In this conversation, several prominent members of ICOM who have been deeply involved in the debates about a new museum definition take a critical look at the consultation process before Kyoto, the reasons for postponing the vote, the work of ICOM Define, and also share their expectations for Prague.
Adiponectin: friend or foe in obesity and inflammation
Authors: Luo Liping , Liu Meilian 
Published: July 2022

AbstractAdiponectin is an adipokine predominantly produced by fat cells, circulates and exerts insulin-sensitizing, cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. Dysregulation of adiponectin and/or adiponectin signaling is implicated in a number of metabolic diseases such as obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. However, while the insulin-sensitizing and cardioprotective effects of adiponectin have been widely appreciated in the field, the obesogenic and anti-inflammatory effects of adiponectin are still of much debate. Understanding the physiological function of adiponectin is critical for adiponectin-based therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
Aged rats learn Morris Water maze using non-spatial search strategies evidenced by a parameter-based algorithm
Authors: Villarreal-Silva Eliud Enrique , González-Navarro Alejandro Rafael , Salazar-Ybarra Rodolfo Amador , Quiroga-García Oscar , Cruz-Elizondo Miguel Angel de Jesús , García-García Aracely , Rodríguez-Rocha Humberto , Morales-Gómez Jesús Alberto , Quiroga-Garza Alejandro , Elizondo-Omaña Rodrigo Enrique , de León Ángel Raymundo Martínez-Ponce , Guzmán-López Santos 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Spatial learning and memory are used by all individuals who need to move in a space. Morris water maze (MWM) is an accepted method for its evaluation in murine models and has many protocols, ranging from the classic parameters of latency, distance, and number of crossings to the platform zone, to other more complex methods involving computerized trajectory analysis. Algorithm-based SS analysis is an alternative that enriches traditional classic parameters. We developed a non-computerized parameter-based Search Strategy Algorithm (SSA), to classify strategies and detect changes in spatial memory and learning. For this, our algorithm was validated using young and aged rats, evaluated by two observers who classified the trajectories of the rats based on the effectiveness, localization, and precision to reach the platform. SSA is classified into 10 categories, classified by effectiveness, initial direction, and precision. Traditional measurements were unable to show significant differences in the learning process. However, significant differences were identified in SSA. Young rats used a direct search strategy (SS), while aged rats preferred indirect ones. The number of platform crossings was the only variable to show the difference in the intermediate probe trial. The parameter-based algorithm represents an alternative to the computerized SS methods to analyze the spatial memory and learning process in young and age rats. We validate the use of SSA as an alternative to computerized SS analysis spatial learning acquisition. We demonstrated that aged rats had the ability to learn spatial memory tasks using different search strategies. The use of SSA resulted in a reliable and reproducible method to analyze MWM protocols.
The Influence of Physical Contact on Athlete Load in International Female Rugby Sevens
Authors: Epp-Stobbe Amarah , Tsai Ming-Chang , Morris Callum , Klimstra Marc 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Epp-Stobbe, A, Tsai, M-C, Morris, C, and Klimstra, M. The influence of physical contact on athlete load in international female rugby sevens. J Strength Cond Res 37(2): 383–387, 2023—Although self-reported rate of perceived exertion (RPE) is a simple and popular metric for monitoring player loads, this holistic measure may not adequately represent the distinct contributing factors to athlete loading in team sports, such as contact load. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the relationship between the number of contacts experienced and playing time on RPE in elite women's rugby sevens athletes during competition. Additionally, we examine the contribution of the number of contacts and playing time to RPE. The data collected included RPE, playing time, and number of contacts from 1 team participating in 74 international women's sevens matches. The relationship was modeled using multiple linear regression. Results, including the coefficients for the number of contacts and playing time, were significant (p < 0.001), and R
2
adjusted was 0.3063. Because contacts are accounted for within the measure of RPE in the proposed model, this further supports the value of RPE as a global measure of athlete experience. However, this study has found a different relationship between RPE and playing time dependent on the number of contacts, such that the influence of playing time on RPE decreases as the number of contacts increase. Ultimately, this may mean that the weighting of individual salient factors affecting player loads, such as the number of contacts or playing time, depend on the levels of all known and potentially unknown factors experienced and may limit the use of RPE when contextualizing player load across athletes. Taken together, the findings suggest that the number of contacts, playing time, and RPE should be considered when monitoring athlete loads while further substantiating the need for more, and higher resolution, measures to better quantify competition loads in contact team sports.
Regular Use of Cannabis in Female Athletes Is Associated With a Reduction in Early Anaerobic Power Production
Authors: Lisano Jonathon K. , Flores Victoria A. , Kisiolek Jacob N. , Stewart Laura K. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Lisano, JK, Flores, VA, Kisiolek, JN, and Stewart, LK. Regular use of cannabis in female athletes is associated with a reduction in early anaerobic power production. J Strength Cond Res 37(3): 616–622, 2023—Despite a growing number of claims related to the ability of cannabis use to affect health and performance, there is limited research available, especially in female athletes. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether chronic cannabis use in physically active female athletes is related to altered health and performance. Healthy, physically active, female cannabis users (CU: n = 12) and noncannabis users (NU: n = 12) with an average age of 23.8 ± 3.7 years and 19.3 ± 4.2% body fat completed athletic performance and health assessments. Significance was set at alpha = 0.05. The age of onset of regular cannabis use was 20.1 ± 2.8 years in CU with an average duration of cannabis use of 5.8 ± 3.1 years. There were no differences between groups with respect to body size, body composition, pulmonary function, cardiorespiratory function, or muscular strength. Cannabis users produced significantly less power in the first 2 stages of the Wingate assessment, but CU experienced significantly less anaerobic fatigue. Although body composition and cardiovascular fitness were comparable, average C-reactive protein concentration classified CU with higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Athletes and coaches who rely heavily on anaerobic performance should consider these findings because they indicate that regular cannabis use may affect early power production and CVD risk.