bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Managerial Regret and Inventory Pricing
Authors: Li Meng , Liu Yan 
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we study a regretful seller’s problem of selling a fixed number of goods over a finite and known time horizon. The seller engages in counterfactual thinking to compare her selected price with other forgone alternatives. If a forgone alternative (ex post) generates a better outcome than the selected one, then the seller experiences regret. We characterize the pricing decision of a regretful seller and find that, although regret leads the seller to set a price that is lower than that set by an unbiased seller, the regretful seller employs decision policies whose structure is similar to those of the unbiased seller: the price decreases with the remaining inventory and increases with the time-to-go. Interestingly, we find that the seller who has a greater number of goods does not necessarily receive greater revenue. This paper was accepted by Manel Baucells, behavioral economics and decision analysis.
Design of Incentive Programs for Optimal Medication Adherence in the Presence of Observable Consumption
Authors: Suen Sze-chuan , Negoescu Diana , Goh Joel 
Published: February 2022

Designing Incentives to Promote Treatment Adherence Premature cessation of antibiotic therapy is common and can severely compromise health outcomes, potentially leading to worsening health, disease transmission, and antibiotic resistance. In “Design of Incentive Programs for Optimal Medication Adherence in the Presence of Observable Consumption,” Sze-chuan Suen, Diana Negoescu, and Joel Goh investigate the problem of designing a schedule of incentive payments to induce socially optimal treatment adherence levels in settings in which treatment adherence can be observed but patient preferences for treatment adherence are heterogeneous and unobservable to a health provider. The novel elements of this problem stem from its institutional features: there is a single incentive schedule applied to all patients, incentive payments must be increasing in patients’ adherence, and patients cannot be a priori prohibited from any given levels of adherence. The authors develop models to design optimal incentives incorporating these features and conduct a numerical study of the tuberculosis epidemic in India.
Technical Note—On Matrix Exponential Differentiation with Application to Weighted Sum Distributions
Authors: Das Milan Kumar , Tsai Henghsiu , Kyriakou Ioannis , Fusai Gianluca 
Published: February 2022

On Modeling the Probability Distribution of Stochastic SumsIn the “Technical Note—On Matrix Exponential Differentiation with Application to Weighted Sum Distributions,” Das, Tsai, Kyriakou, and Fusai propose an efficient methodology for approximating the unknown probability distribution of a weighted stochastic sum or time integral. Resulting from earlier contributions based on continuous-time Markov chain approximations of one-dimensional Markov processes is the Laplace transform of the unknown distribution available in exponential matrix form. In this paper, the authors develop a bona fide Pearson curve-fitting approach to this distribution based on the moments, which they recover from the derivatives of the Laplace transform. Motivated by the computational hurdles toward this, they derive computationally efficient closed-form expressions for the derivatives of the matrix exponential. They then apply to pricing average-based options.
Acute supralevator abscess: the little we know
Authors: Zinicola R , Cracco N , Rossi G , Giuffrida M , Giacometti M , Nicholls RJ 
Published: February 2022

Introduction Acute supralevator abscess (SLA) is an uncommon and complicated form of anorectal sepsis. Its correct management is crucial to avoid complex iatrogenic fistula formation. A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted to determine the incidence of SLA and the surgical outcome with particular reference to the direction of drainage. Methods A search of Medline, PubMed and the Cochrane Library was performed to identify all studies reporting surgical drainage of SLA. Findings A total of 19 studies were identified, including 563 patients. The only two prospective studies reported an incidence of SLA of 10% and 3% in 68 and 100 patients, respectively, with anorectal sepsis. In 17 retrospective studies, the incidence ranged from 0% to 28%. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed routinely in only one study. The surgical anatomical classification of the abscess was described in six studies diagnosed at surgery. The direction of surgical drainage whether ‘inwards’ (into the lumen) or ‘outwards’ (into the ischioanal fossa) was stated in only six studies. In two of these, the direction of drainage was contradictory to the recommendation made by Parks et al. Recurrent sepsis was reported in eight studies and ranged from 0% to 53%. Conclusions Detailed and prospective data on acute SLA are lacking. Its real incidence is unclear and it is not possible to analyse surgical outcomes conclusively according to different direction of drainage. The routine use of MRI in complicated anorectal sepsis would specify the surgical anatomy of SLA before any drainage is carried out.
An initiative to develop capability-adjusted life years in Sweden (CALY-SWE): Selecting capabilities with a Delphi panel and developing the questionnaire
Authors: Meili Kaspar Walter , Månsdotter Anna , Sundberg Linda Richter , Hjelte Jan , Lindholm Lars 
Published: February 2022

Introduction
Capability-adjusted life years Sweden (CALY-SWE) are a new Swedish questionnaire-based measure for quality of life based on the capability approach. CALY-SWE are targeted towards use in cost-effectiveness evaluations of social welfare consequences. Here, we first motivate the measure both from a theoretical and from a Swedish policy-making perspective. Then, we outline the core principles of the measure, namely the relation to the capability approach, embedded equity considerations inspired by the fair-innings approach, and the bases for which capabilities should be considered. The aims were to 1) the most vital capabilities for individuals in Sweden, 2) to define a sufficient level of each identified capability to lead a flourishing life, and to 3) develop a complete questionnaire for the measurement of the identified capabilities.

Material and methods
For the selection of capabilities, we used a Delphi process with Swedish civil society representants. To inform the questionnaire development, we conducted a web survey in three versions, with each Swedish 500 participants, to assess the distribution of capabilities that resulted from the Delphi process in the Swedish population. Each version was formulated with different strictness so that less strict wordings of a capability level would apply to a larger share of participants. All versions also included questions on inequality aversion regarding financial, educational, and health capabilities.

Results
The Delphi process resulted in the following six capabilities: Financial situation & housing, health, social relations, occupations, security, and political & civil rights. We formulated the final phrasing for the questionnaire based on normative reasons and the distribution of capabilities in the population while taking into account inequality aversion.

Conclusion
We developed a capability-based model for cost effectiveness economic evaluations of broader social consequences, specific to the Swedish context.
Efficacy and safety of Yunkang oral liquid combined with conventional therapy for threatened miscarriage of first-trimester pregnancy a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Sun Peng , Tang Liping , Yan Dongmei , li Bin , Xu Lingxia , Wang Fei 
Published: February 2022

IntroductionThreatened miscarriages is a common complication of first-trimester pregnancy. Due to the beneficial effects, there are increasing clinical studies on Yunkang oral liquid(YKOL). However, the efficacy and safety of YKOL are still unknown. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy and safety of YKOL in the treatment of threatened miscarriage during the first-trimester pregnancy (TMFP).MethodsThis protocol will be prepared according to the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. The systematic review will include all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) studies published until April 2021. Electronic sources including CNKI, WF, VIP, CBM, MEDLINE(PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science will be searched for potentially eligible studies. The international clinical trial registration platform and the Chinese clinical trial registration platform of controlled trials will be searched from their inception until April 1st, 2021. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening literature, extraction data will be conducted by two researchers independently. Statistical analysis will use RevMan 5.3.5 software. The strength of evidence from the studies will be evaluated with the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methods.ResultsThis study will provide evidence for YKOL combined with conventional therapy for TMFP.ConclusionThe efficacy and safety of YKOL combined with conventional therapy for TMFP will be assessed.Systematic review registrationINPLASY202140105 (https://www.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.4.0105).
Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease
Authors: Heraganahally Subash S. , Howarth Timothy , Sorger Lisa , Ben Saad Helmi 
Published: February 2022

BackgroundStudies assessing normative values and sex differences in pulmonary function test parameters (PFTPs) among Indigenous populations are sparse.MethodsPFTPs were compared between male and female Indigenous Australian adults with and without chest radiologically proven chronic airway diseases (CADs).Results485 adults (56% were female) with no significant difference in age, body mass index or smoking status between sexes were included. Females displayed a higher prevalence of radiology without CADs compared to males (66 vs. 52%, respectively). Among patients without CADs, after adjustment for age, stature and smoking, males displayed significantly higher absolute values of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) (mean difference, 0.41L (0.21,0.62), p<0.001) and Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) (mean difference 0.27L (0.07,0.47), p<0.001), with no significant difference in FEV1/FVC ratio (mean difference -0.02 (-0.06, 0.02), p = 0.174). Male and female patients with radiologically proven CADs demonstrated lower FEV1/FVC values. However, compared to females, males showed significantly greater reductions in pre- [-0.53 (-0.74, -0.32) vs. -0.29 (-0.42, -0.16), p = 0.045] and post- [-0.51 (-0.72, -0.3) vs. -0.27 (-0.39, -0.14), p = 0.049] bronchodilator FEV1.ConclusionsThere are significant sex differences in the PFTPs among Indigenous Australians. Recognising these differences may be of value in the accurate diagnosis, management, monitoring and prognostication of CADs in this population.
Health-related quality of life of younger and older lower-income households in Malaysia
Authors: Rizal Hussein , Said Mas Ayu , Abdul Majid Hazreen , Su Tin Tin , Maw Pin Tan , Ismail Rozmi , Shah Zaidi Mohd Azlan 
Published: February 2022

Background
Globally, a lower income is associated with poorer health status and reduced quality of life (QOL). However, more research is needed on how being older may influence QOL in lower-income households, particularly as older age is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and care needs. To this end, the current study attempts to determine the health-related QOL (HRQOL) among individuals from lower-income households aged 60 years and over compared to lower-income adults aged less than 60 years.

Methods
Participants were identified from the Department of Statistics Malaysia sampling frame. Surveys were carried out with individual households aged 18 years and older through self-administered questionnaires. Information was collected on demographics, household income, employment status, number of diseases, and HRQOL assessed using the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) tool.

Results
Out of a total of 1899 participants, 620 (32.6%) were female and 328 (17.3%) were aged 60 years and above. The mean (SD) age was 45.2 (14.1) and mean (SD) household income was RM2124 (1356). Compared with younger individuals, older respondents were more likely to experience difficulties in mobility (32.1% vs 9.7%, p<0.001), self-care (11.6% vs 3.8%, p<0.001), usual activities (24.5% vs 9.1%, p<0.001), pain/discomfort (38.8% vs 16.5%, p<0.001) and anxiety/depression (21.4% vs 13.5%, p<0.001). The mean (SD) EQ-5D index scores were lower among older respondents, 0.89 (0.16) vs 0.95 (0.13), p = 0.001. After adjusting for covariates, age was a significant influencing factor (p = 0.001) for mobility (OR = 2.038, 95% CI:1.439–2.885), usual activities (OR = 1.957, 95% CI:1.353–2.832) and pain or discomfort (OR = 2.241, 95% CI:1.690–2.972).

Conclusion
Lower-income older adults had poorer HRQOL compared to their younger counterparts. This has important implications concerning intervention strategies that incorporate active ageing concepts on an individual and policy-making level to enhance the QOL and wellbeing, particularly among the older lower-income population.
Da temporalidade imanente ao tempo objetivo do mundo em Husserl
Authors: Rosa Vieira Marcelo 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: O texto analisa o modo como a teleologia, na concepção de Husserl, opera na subjetividade conforme a forma originária da temporalidade. Apresentamos uma breve discussão dos textos em que o tempo é descrito como estrutura interna do ser da consciência, concentrando-nos nas Vorlensungen zur Phänomenologie des inneren Zeitbewusstseins. O objetivo é compreender a teoria transcendental desenvolvida por Husserl para resolver os problemas relacionados à possibilidade do conhecimento no tempo, e o modo como a temporalidade do mundo é constituída teleologicamente pela consciência a partir da temporalidade imanente.

De la temporalité immanente au temps objectif du monde chez Husserl
Resumé: Le texte analyse comment la téléologie, dans la conception de Husserl, opère sur la subjectivité selon la forme originelle de la temporalité. Nous présentons une brève discussion des textes dans lesquels le temps est décrit comme la structure interne de l’être de conscience, en nous concentrant sur le Vorlensungen zur Phänomenologie des inneren Zeitbewusstseins. L’objectif est de comprendre la théorie transcendantale développée par Husserl pour résoudre les problèmes liés à la possibilité de la connaissance dans le temps, et la manière dont la temporalité du monde se constitue téléologiquement par la conscience de la temporalité immanente.
Mots-clés: Phénoménologie, Temporalité, Téléologie, Subjectivité.
Hegel: A Ideia da Filosofia como objetivo da História Mundial
Authors: Nascimento João Gabriel Haiek 
Published: February 2022

Ora, visto que na filosofia hegeliana a liberdade é identificada como fim último tanto da história mundial quanto da ciência, necessita-se, pois, que se exponha a relação existente entre a ordem científico-conceitual e a histórico-contingente: uma síntese que se só mostrará plenamente concretizada na Ideia da Filosofia – e esta é a tese do presente artigo. Para tanto, elencou-se os seguintes momentos para o desenvolvimento dessa argumentação: primeiramente (1) através do surgimento fenomênico/histórico da ordem científico-conceitual; em segundo lugar (2) a assunção científico-conceitual da Natureza; em terceiro (3) o papel da história-conceituada como superação espiritual da Natureza, e por fim (4), o a Ideia da Filosofia como objetivo da história mundial.

Introdução: surgimento fenomênico da ordem científico-conceitual
Abstract: Thus, seeing that in Hegelian philosophy, freedom is identified as the ultimate end of both world history and science, it is necessary, therefore, to expose the existing relationship between the scientific-conceptual and the historical-contingent order: a synthesis that it will only show fully realized in the Idea of Philosophy - and this is the thesis of the present article. To this end, the development of this argumentation started from four moments: first (1) through the phenomenal / historical emergence of the scientific-conceptual order; second (2) the scientific-conceptual assumption of Nature; thirdly (3) the role of conceptualized history as a spiritual overcoming (sublate) of Nature, and finally (4), the Idea of Philosophy as the objective of world history.
Keywords: World History, Concept of Freedom, progress of Consciousness, Idea of Philosophy.
A concepção de jogo de linguagem nas Investigações Filosóficas
Authors: Souza Ferreira José Carlos 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: A análise apresentada neste artigo está centrada nos seguintes aspectos da concepção wittgensteiniana de “jogo de linguagem”: a determinação do significado linguístico a partir do uso de palavras em “jogos de linguagem” específicos; os contornos imprecisos da concepção de “jogo de linguagem”; as relações entre “forma de vida” e “jogo de linguagem”. Um dos resultados desta análise sobre a analogia filosófica entre linguagem e jogo nos mostra o caráter vago ou o alcance limitado das concepções metafísicas de linguagem, como, por exemplo, a concepção de linguagem do Tractatus logico-philosophicus.
Palavras-chave: Jogo de Linguagem; Significado Linguístico; Forma de Vida.
The conception of language game in Philosophical Investigations
Abstract: The analysis presented in this article is centered on the following aspects of the wittgensteinian conception of “language game”: the determination of linguistic meaning from the use of words in specific “language games”; the imprecise contours of the “language game” conception; the relationships between “form of life” and “language game”. One of the results of this analysis on the philosophical analogy between language and game shows us the vague character or the limited scope of the metaphysical conceptions of language, such as, for example, the Tractatus logico-philosophicus’ conception of language.
Keywords: Language Game; Linguistic Meaning; Form of Life.

Data de registro: 25/12/2020
Data de aceite: 09/04/2021
Os transportadores de objetos espantosos: a indumentária ritualística no livro VII d’A República
Authors: De Zoppa Menezes Muryel 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: Amparados pelo livro VII d’A República, e considerada a função dos artefatos na famigerada narrativa da caverna, temos por escopo delinear o estatuto da imagem na filosofia platônica. Cogitando o caráter inaugural do imagético no processo de conhecimento, aspiramos uma interface entre as técnicas de projeção de sombras e de manipulação de utensílios postuladas por Platão em 514a–515d 10, consoante às implicações epistemológicas derivadas da engenharia ilusionista noticiada pelo filósofo ateniense.
Palavras-chave: Platão; Thaumatopoioi; Imagens.
The carriers of amazing objects: the ritualistic dress in book VII of the Republic
Abstract: Supported by the book VII of the Republic, and considering the role of artifacts in the notorious narrative of the cave, we aim to outline the status of the image in Platonic philosophy. Considering the inaugural character of the imagetic in the knowledge process, we aspire to an interface between the techniques of shadow projection and manipulation of utensils postulated by Plato in 514a-515d 10, according to the epistemological implications derived from the illusionist engineering reported by the Athenian philosopher.
Keywords: Plato; Thaumatopoioi; Image.

Data de registro: 15/02/2021
Data de aceite: 09/04/2021
Gramsci e o fascismo: uma análise conceitual a partir dos Cadernos do Cárcere, de Antonio Gramsci
Authors: Nicodemos Carlos 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: Para Gramsci, o fascismo foi a resposta ao processo revolucionário iniciado com a Revolução Bolchevique (1917), como, também, pela “crise orgânica” aberta pela I Guerra Mundial. Neste contexto, a hegemonia das classes dominantes estava fragmentada, sendo que as duas forças sociais, a burguesia e o proletariado, disputavam a direção econômico-cultural no mundo ocidental. Mas, a corrida pela hegemonia se dava de modo desigual, onde as classes dominantes possuíam inesgotáveis mecanismos para a manutenção da sua dominação; por outro lado, as classes dominadas deveriam se unificar para poderem conquistar a direção produtiva, enterrando, assim, o modo de produção capitalista em conjunto com as suas relações de classes. Portanto, nessas condições, as classes dominantes utilizaram de revoluções passivas para reforçarem a sua direção fragilizada, retomando o consenso, e desarticulando as classes subalternas em processo de sublevação social.
Palavras-chave: Fascismo; Revolução Passiva; Hegemonia; Partido Político; Crise Orgânica.
Gramsci and fascism: a conceptual analysis based on Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
Abstract: For Gramsci, fascism was the answer to the revolutionary process started with the Bolshevik Revolution (1917), as well as for the “organic crises” opened by World War I. In this context, the hegemony of the ruling classes was fragmented, with the two social forces, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, disputing the economic-cultural direction in the Western word. However, the race for hegemony was uneven, where the ruling classes had inexhaustible mechanisms for maintaining their domination; on the other hand, the dominated classes should unify in order to achieve productive hegemony, thus burying the capitalist mode of production in conjunction with their class relations. Therefore, in these conditions, the ruling classes used passive revolutions to reinforce their weakened leadership, resuming consensus, and dismantling the subordinate classes in the process of social upheaval.
Keywords: Fascism; Passive Revolution; Hegemony; Political Party; Organic Crisis.

Data de registro: 28/05/2021
Data de aceite: 14/08/2021
O conceito de Bildung em Hegel
Authors: Schönhofen Longoni Lucas 
Published: February 2022

NICOLAU, Marcos Fábio Alexandre. O conceito de Bildung em Hegel. Sobral: SertãoCult, 2019.

O conceito de Bildung em Hegel - termo, segundo o autor, melhor traduzido por “formação cultural” - é uma obra de 2019 que conta com 202 páginas muito bem escritas por Marcos Fábio Alexandre Nicolau sobre um tema de importância ímpar e que possui relevância não só para a Filosofia e a história das ideias como também para a Educação, sendo fruto de uma pesquisa de doutorado na área. O trabalho é publicado pela SertãoCult, de Sobral (CE), em parceria com a Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA) e disponibilizado, para o contento do público, de forma livre em versão digital pelo site da editora, possibilitando ao falante da língua portuguesa acesso a uma investigação de alto nível sobre um tópico carecido de atenção.
A pesquisa ora resenhada é impulsionada pela pergunta: "Ainda é possível defender o ideal da Bildung hegeliana na atualidade" (p. 11)? A hipótese do autor para essa indagação é afirmativa e supõe que a proposta hegeliana é atualmente válida e se apresenta como uma possível alternativa para se pensar o melhor modo de educar o homem (o problema pedagógico). Na investigação dessa hipótese, o autor se reserva, porém, ao objetivo de descrever qual seria essa proposta hegeliana ao problema pedagógico, e se ela seria uma alternativa ainda possível (dado principalmente sua datação histórica), não tendo a pretensão de responder se ela é a melhor (p. 11).