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Relationship Between Solute Diffusion Coefficient and Electrical Conductivity Under Extremely Low Soil Water Conditions
Authors: Miyasaka Katori , Shiozawa Sho 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe relative diffusion coefficient (Dr) of solutes in soils is directly proportional to the “nth” power of the volumetric soil water content (θ), where n is an empirical parameter, which normally ranges between 1 and 2. The existence of a breakpoint (θbr) in the relationship between θ and Dr has been demonstrated at low-θ, in which the value of n becomes approximately 4 when θ < θbr. The change in n can be attributed to various mechanisms, including drastic changes in the geometrical distribution of pore liquid water caused by dehydration. However, as direct Dr measurements require considerable time to render sufficient data at low-θ, few studies have measured Dr at θ < θbr, and the relationship between Dr and θ at θ < θbr remains unclear. In this study, we investigated if the indirect Dr measurement method can be applied in the low-θ region of θ < θbr. An indirect method for measuring Dr was employed to determine the soil electrical conductivity (ECs). Using dune sands in which the presence of θbr was confirmed, Dr from high- to low-θ was calculated based on ECs measurements and compared with directly measured Dr. The relationships between θ and Dr calculated based on ECs and using the transient state method were almost the same. Dr could be calculated from ECs even at θ < θbr. The results confirmed that the indirect Dr measurement method can be applied for the low-θ region of θ < θbr.
Risk-Based Monitoring in Clinical Trials: Increased Adoption Throughout 2020
Authors: Stansbury Nicole , Barnes Brian , Adams Amy , Berlien Ruth , Branco Danilo , Brown Debby , Butler Paula , Garson Lauren , Jendrasek Debra , Manasco Garrett , Ramirez Nycole , Sanjuan Nelly , Worman Gillian , Adelfio Anina 
Published: March 2022

AbstractWith the emergence of new technologies for data collection, the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing number of partially or fully decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), the importance of risk-based monitoring (RBM) and the larger risk-based quality management (RBQM) framework in clinical trial management is increasing. RBM and RBQM focus on the detection of events or trends that impact trial quality in terms of participant safety and data integrity. In 2019, the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) began a landscape survey of RBM/RBQM implementation in ongoing clinical trials. Initial results of this survey, representing full-year data for 2019, were reported previously. Here, we present full-year landscape data for 2020 drawn from 5,987 clinical trials ongoing at the end of 2020, including 908 new studies started that year. Of these trials, 77% implemented at least one RBM/RBQM component, an increase from 47% for studies ongoing at the end of 2019. We also observed increased implementation for three of the five RBM components included in the survey. Centralized monitoring decreased nominally in 2020 compared with 2019. Although the percentages of 2020 trials incorporating reduced source data verification (SDV) and reduced source data review (SDR) increased from 2019 to 2020, these numbers are still low considering the large percentage of trials implementing at least one RBQM component. In the current clinical trial landscape, as more DCTs are launched and new data collection technologies are implemented, there remains a pressing need for greater use of centralized monitoring coupled with reductions in SDR/SDV and, ultimately, greater adoption of RBM and RBQM.
A New Item-Based Collaborative Filtering Algorithm to Improve the Accuracy of Prediction in Sparse Data
Authors: Zhao Wentao , Tian Huanhuan , Wu Yan , Cui Ziheng , Feng Tingting 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIn memory-based collaborative filtering (CF) algorithms, the similarity and prediction method have a significant impact on the recommendation results. Most of the existing recommendation techniques have improved different similarity measures to alleviate inaccurate similarity results in sparse data, however, ignored the impact of sparse data on prediction results. To enhance the adaptability to sparse data, we propose a new item-based CF algorithm, which consists of the item similarity measure based vague sets and item-based prediction method with the new neighbor selection strategy. First, in the stage of similarity calculation, the Kullback–Leibler (KL) divergence based on vague sets is proposed from the perspective of user preference probability to measure item similarity. Following this, the impact of rating quantity is further considered to improve the accuracy of similarity results. Next, in the prediction stage, we relax the limit of depending on explicitly ratings and integrate more rating information to adjust prediction results. Experimental results on benchmark data sets show that, compared with other representative algorithms, our algorithm has better prediction and recommendation quality, and effectively alleviates the data sparseness problem.
Probabilistic Response and Performance Predict of Nonlinear Vibration Energy Harvesting Systems Based on Partial Information
Authors: Liu Di , Liu Xiaoting , Li Jing , Xu Pengfei 
Published: March 2022

AbstractVibration energy harvesting technology is a hotspot research area in energy harvesting technology because it can convert the vibrational energy in the environment into electrical energy for output and thus provide the distributed energy for microelectromechanical systems. To improve the energy harvesting performance of the vibration energy harvesting system with partial information, we analyzed the probabilistic response of the stochastic system excited by Gaussian white noise under different geometric structures and effectively predicted the corresponding energy harvesting performance. Firstly, we established the coupling moment equation of the vibration energy harvesting system with the cumulant truncation method and then obtained some high-order moments. Then, the probability density function of the stationary response was set in exponential form with unknown parameters by using the maximum entropy principle, and those the unknown parameters will be obtained by solving the minimum value of an objective function, which contains the obtained moment information. Finally, the effects of the physical parameters (including geometric structure parameters and Gaussian white noise) on the dynamic behavior of the vibration energy harvesting system with only partial information have been studied and verified all results by direct numerical simulation.
Nonlinear Vibrations of an Uncertain Dual-Rotor Rolling Bearings System with Coupling Misalignment
Authors: Fu Chao , Lu Kuan , Yang Yongfeng , Xie Zhongliang , Ming Anbo 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIn this paper, the nonlinear vibration responses of a dual-rotor system supported on the ball bearings considering coupling misalignment are investigated with inevitable uncertainties included. Moreover, uncertain parameters are modelled by non-probabilistic interval variables, alleviating the hash demands in fitting into a sophisticated probability law. It is then more suited for engineering problems that have sparse prior data on uncertainties. The deterministic vibration responses, orbits and frequency spectrum are provided first to exhibit the evolution of the vibrations. Then, several physical parameters are studied to reveal the effects of their uncertainty on the nonlinear vibrations at different rotating speeds. It is worth noting that uncertainty in the speed ratio between the higher-pressure and lower-pressure rotors has great impacts. Moreover, the sensitivity also depends on the rotating speed.
Women and the ‘Business’ of Human Rights: The Problem with Women’s Empowerment Projects and the Need for Corporate Reform
Authors: Russell Roseanne 
Published: March 2022

AbstractCorporate-led women’s empowerment initiatives appear, in their proactiveness, to be a welcome addition to a range of measures addressing adverse human rights impacts by business. This article questions the claim that these projects significantly advance women’s rights. Instead, they can be understood as a manifestation of what Catherine Rottenberg terms ‘neoliberal feminism’ with women at risk of being transformed into ‘gender capital’ for business gain. This article rejects the claim that empowerment can only be delivered by encouraging women into market-based work. Instead, it is argued that the corporate responsibility to respect the human rights of women can better be supported by reorienting business away from its preoccupation with delivering value for shareholders, towards an approach that values women’s unpaid socially reproductive labour.
Overcoming Silencing Practices: Indigenous Women Defending Human Rights from Abuses Committed in Connection to Mega-Projects: A Case in Colombia
Authors: Tapias Torrado Nancy R 
Published: March 2022

AbstractMany of those who dare to raise their voices in defence of human rights in response to abuses committed in connection to mega-projects are being repressed in the Americas. In this context, Indigenous women leaders face multiple forms of violence, including gender-based violence. The prevailing narrative of ‘progress’ and ‘development’ that accompanies mega-projects in the region often stands in stark contrast to their lived experiences, as Indigenous women human rights defenders frequently face silencing practices from companies, authorities and other groups including paramilitary forces. In this article, I contend that Indigenous women leaders have managed to overcome the silence that is being imposed on them. But what are silencing practices? What does gender-based violence mean in this context? How do Indigenous women leaders overcome silencing practices? The article responds to these questions by focusing on the Wayúu Women’s Force mobilization in Colombia and drawing on the emerging ‘braided action’ theoretical framework.
From Formalism to Feminism: Gender, Business and Human Rights
Authors: Götzmann Nora , Bourke Martignoni Joanna , Meyersfeld Bonita , Kaur Harpreet 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis special issue uses feminist perspectives to explore the field of business and human rights (BHR). Gendered inequalities, based on embodied, assigned or presumed gender identities and sexual orientations, have long been eclipsed from international law; the same has occurred in BHR. Rarely is gender addressed holistically to fully encompass the systemic discrimination and deep-seated patriarchal and neo-colonial structures that create and perpetuate inequalities. The contributions in this special issue challenge both the absence of attention to gender in BHR as well as conventional approaches used to address gendered inequalities within BHR discourses and frameworks. Three recurring themes characterize the special issue: (1) bodies and embodiment; (2) women’s positionality in the marketplace; and (3) borderlessness. Collectively, the contributions proffer feminist approaches to BHR that embed gender justice as foundational, rather than an afterthought.
Cabinet Formation and Coalition Governance: The Effect of Portfolio Allocation on Coalition Agreements
Authors: Krauss Svenja , Kluever Heike 
Published: March 2022

AbstractWhile coalition agreements are significant in structuring government behaviour, their comprehensiveness varies considerably across cabinets. We argue that the average correspondence between parties' priorities and portfolio allocation is important in explaining the comprehensiveness of coalition agreements because coalition parties that have obtained their preferred portfolios have less incentive to negotiate a detailed coalition agreement. We test our argument by combining newly collected data on coalition agreements drafted by 218 cabinets in 24 Western and Eastern European countries from 1945 to 2014 with data on the distribution of ministerial portfolios. We find that the shorter and less comprehensive the agreements, the higher the correspondence between parties' priorities and portfolio allocation. Our results have important implications for our understanding of coalition governments and the relationship between government formation and cabinet governance.
Maria W. Stewart, Ethnologist and Proto-Black Feminist
Authors: Shorter-Bourhanou Jameliah Inga 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDiscussions about nineteenth-century African American ethnology tend to focus only on black male thinkers. In the nineteenth century, ethnology was the study of difference among humans and often used racist science to justify discrimination against blacks. Black woman thinker Maria W. Stewart (1803–1879) made important contributions to ethnology but remains understudied. I argue that Stewart is a black feminist ethnologist because she aligns herself with her black male interlocutors on the core points of ethnology. Yet Stewart adds a distinctly black feminist position to the conversation. By focusing on Stewart's speech “An Address Delivered to the African Masonic Hall” (1833), I show that she concurs with her contemporaries that black people are inherently great because of their genealogical connection to Africa. Stewart also agrees that the inherent greatness of blacks establishes their claim to sociopolitical rights. I argue that Stewart's call for racial unity makes her a proto-black feminist and is a unique feature of her contribution to African American ethnology. Stewart's call demands that white people be held responsible for the harm that they have caused to blacks, which can be remedied by the races coming together on equal footing.
Dialogical Answerability and Autonomy Ascription
Authors: Lee J. Y. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractAscribing autonomous status to agents is a valuable practice. As such, we ought to care about how we engage in practices of autonomy ascription. However, disagreement between first-personal experiences of an agent's autonomy and third-personal determinations of their autonomy presents challenges of ethical and epistemic concern. My view is that insights from a dialogical rather than nondialogical account of autonomy give us the resources to combat the challenges associated with autonomy ascription. I draw on Andrea Westlund's account of dialogical autonomy—on which autonomy requires a dialogical disposition to hold oneself answerable to external critical perspectives—to make my case.
Listwise Deletion in High Dimensions
Authors: Wang J. Sophia , Aronow P. M. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractWe consider the properties of listwise deletion when both n and the number of variables grow large. We show that when (i) all data have some idiosyncratic missingness and (ii) the number of variables grows superlogarithmically in n, then, for large n, listwise deletion will drop all rows with probability 1. Using two canonical datasets from the study of comparative politics and international relations, we provide numerical illustration that these problems may emerge in real-world settings. These results suggest that, in practice, using listwise deletion may mean using few of the variables available to the researcher.
History Is Not Destiny: Colonial Compensation Litigation and South Korea–Japan Relations
Authors: Kim Marie Seong-Hak 
Published: March 2022

AbstractRecent colonial compensation lawsuits reflect the metamorphosis of historical grievances in collective public memory into tort claims in private law. This article provides a synthetic view of the nexus of colonial law and history in South Korea–Japan relations, focusing on cross-border litigation brought by former forced laborers and victims of sexual servitude known as “comfort women” during World War II. The concept of public policy (ordre public) in Korea, which has colonial origins, has long served law courts as the standard for deciding the validity of a juristic act. But of late heavy reliance on the general clauses of law in legal proceedings has risked turning history and law into handmaids of national spirit, muddling historical accountability and legal liability. Improvement of South Korea–Japan ties should start from a more accurate understanding of colonial laws and a rounded appreciation of their shared legal history.
Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on subjective tinnitus perception
Authors: Aydoğan Z , Çinar Satekin M , Ocak E , Tokgoz Yilmaz S 
Published: March 2022

AbstractObjectiveThis study investigated the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on tinnitus severity and quality of life in individuals with subjective tinnitus.MethodsThe study was carried out during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Sixty patients were evaluated with the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and a visual analogue scale on resonance intensity and disturbance, together with questions assessing their emotional states.ResultsThere was a significant difference between the visual analogue scale and the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scores before the pandemic and during the pandemic. It was determined that tinnitus loudness and annoyance were significantly worse in the pandemic and, consequently, that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic negatively affected perceptions of tinnitus and quality of life.ConclusionPsychological support can affect positively the perception of tinnitus and the change in moods experienced during the pandemic. Because personal contact and quotidian activities are severely limited during the pandemic, internet-based interventions should be prioritised in tinnitus therapy.
DESIGUALDAD REGIONAL EN CASTILLA EN EL SIGLO XVIII
Authors: López Pérez María Del Mar , Tejada Ponce Ángel , Sánchez González María Pilar 
Published: March 2022

RESUMENEste trabajo presenta un análisis de la desigualdad regional en Castilla en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, a partir del estudio del consumo per cápita provincial calculado con las recaudaciones de dos rentas que supusieron los mayores ingresos fiscales del estado: alcabalas y cientos. La desigualdad regional presentó unos niveles reducidos y constantes durante la segunda mitad del siglo, analizando la productividad del trabajo, no encontrando elementos que alterasen significativamente la diferencia entre regiones. Asimismo, podemos señalar que se advierten las dificultades relacionadas con el sector agrario, con limitaciones a la producción y bajos rendimientos. Esas dificultades trataron de minimizarse con actuaciones reformistas que, no obstante, no tuvieron un claro impacto sobre la desigualdad, que permaneció homogénea.
The development of forms and functions of aggression during early childhood: A temperament-based approach
Authors: Ostrov Jamie M. , Murray-Close Dianna , Perry Kristin J. , Blakely-McClure Sarah J. , Perhamus Gretchen R. , Mutignani Lauren M. , Kesselring Samantha , Memba Gabriela V. , Probst Sarah 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis study used a short-term longitudinal design with theoretically derived preregistered hypotheses and analyses to examine the role of temperament in the development of forms (i.e., physical and relational) and functions (i.e., proactive and reactive) of aggressive behavior in early childhood (N= 300, M age = 44.70 months,SD= 4.38, 44% girls). Temperament was measured via behavioral reports of emotional dysregulation, fearlessness/daring, and rule internalization/empathy and, in a subsample that completed a physiological assessment, via skin conductance and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. Emotion dysregulation generally served as a risk factor for all subtypes of aggression, with evidence of stronger associations with reactive as compared to proactive functions of relational aggression for girls. Daring predicted increases in physical aggression, especially among boys, and rule internalization predicted decreases in relational aggression, especially among girls. Rule internalization mediated longitudinal associations between daring and proactive relational aggression for girls. Some evidence also emerged supporting associations between adaptive functioning (i.e., high empathy, high respiratory sinus arrhythmia) and proactive functions of aggression. Findings highlight distinct temperamental risk factors for physical versus relational aggression and provide partial support for gender-linked theories of the development of aggression.
Liberal Democracy Needs Religion: Kant on the Ethical Community
Authors: Vanden Auweele Dennis 
Published: March 2022

AbstractLiberal democracy has been experiencing a crisis of representation over the last decade, as a disconnect has emerged from some of the foundational principles of liberalism such as personal freedom and equality. In this article, I argue that in the third part of Kant’s Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason we can find resources to better understand and counteract this crisis of liberal democracy. Kant gives a powerful argument to include an invisible ethical community under a political community, and this ethical community has to take the form of a church. Kant argues then that any political system, and so also liberal democracy, requires religion to ally citizens in a foundational way with the general principles of that system. This would commit liberal nations to having their foundational principles buoyed by religion. Towards the close of the essay, I attend to how this might impact on liberalism’s commitment to religious and ideological pluralism.
Developing weight navigation program to support personalized and effective obesity management in primary care settings: protocol for a quality improvement program with an embedded single-arm pilot study
Authors: Griauzde Dina H. , Othman Amal , Dallas Chris , Oshman Lauren , Gabison Jonathan , Markel Dorene S. , Richardson Caroline R. , Kullgren Jeffrey T. , Piatt Gretchen , Heisler Michele , Kilbourne Amy M. , Kraftson Andrew 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

Background:
Primary care providers (PCPs) are expected to help patients with obesity to lose weight through behavior change counseling and patient-centered use of available weight management resources. Yet, many PCPs face knowledge gaps and clinical time constraints that hinder their ability to successfully support patients’ weight loss. Fortunately, a small and growing number of physicians are now certified in obesity medicine through the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) and can provide personalized and effective obesity treatment to individual patients. Little is known, however, about how to extend the expertise of ABOM-certified physicians to support PCPs and their many patients with obesity.

Aim:
To develop and pilot test an innovative care model – the Weight Navigation Program (WNP) – to integrate ABOM-certified physicians into primary care settings and to enhance the delivery of personalized, effective obesity care.

Methods:
Quality improvement program with an embedded, 12-month, single-arm pilot study. Patients with obesity and ≥1 weight-related co-morbidity may be referred to the WNP by PCPs. All patients seen within the WNP during the first 12 months of clinical operations will be compared to a matched cohort of patients from another primary care site. We will recruit a subset of WNP patients (n = 30) to participate in a remote weight monitoring pilot program, which will include surveys at 0, 6, and 12 months, qualitative interviews at 0 and 6 months, and use of an electronic health record (EHR)-based text messaging program for remote weight monitoring.

Discussion:
Obesity is a complex chronic condition that requires evidence-based, personalized, and longitudinal care. To deliver such care in general practice, the WNP leverages the expertise of ABOM-certified physicians, health system and community weight management resources, and EHR-based population health management tools. The WNP is an innovative model with the potential to be implemented, scaled, and sustained in diverse primary care settings.