Articles Deal Research Articles

Tiling of dominoes with ranked colors

Several articles deal with tilings with various colors and shapes. In this paper, we present a new type of tiling problem of a (1×n)\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$(1\ imes n)$$\\end{document}—board where the colors have a prescribed order of preference and the size of colored dominoes is bounded by (1×s)\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$(1\ imes s)$$\\end{document}. We show that the total number of tilings can be given as a linearly recurrent sequence of order ks, and at the same time by a higher order self-convolution of s-generalized Fibonacci sequences.

Academic Filmmaking in the New Humanities

The article provides an introduction to the first of a pair of special issues devoted to academic filmmaking, which, apart from this introduction, contains eleven prose articles. The article describes the variety of filmmaking practice in the academy, and some of the venues where examples of the practice are published or exhibited. It gestures at the multiple origins of academic filmmaking with special reference to the tradition of the essay film, and finds a key reflexive moment in Eric S. Faden’s (prose) “Manifesto for Critical Media” (2008), which articulated the challenge of using “image, voice, pacing, text, sound, music, montage, rhythm” to create scholarly audiovisual work. The introduction goes on to set out the aims for the special issues, and to describe the contents of the eleven articles in the first issue and some of the features, concerns or approaches shared between and across those contents. The eleven articles deal with themes raging from academic filmmaking as activism, to vulnerability and embodiment, to the challenges of production and publishing, and of institutional legitimization.

Academic Filmmaking in the New Humanities. Articles. Introduction to the special issue.

The article provides an introduction to the first of a pair of special issues devoted to academic filmmaking, which, apart from this introduction, contains eleven prose articles. The article describes the variety of filmmaking practice in the academy, and some of the venues where examples of the practice are published or exhibited. It gestures at the multiple origins of academic filmmaking with special reference to the tradition of the essay film, and finds a key reflexive moment in Eric S. Faden’s (prose) “Manifesto for Critical Media” (2008), which articulated the challenge of using “image, voice, pacing, text, sound, music, montage, rhythm” to create scholarly audiovisual work. The introduction goes on to set out the aims for the special issues, and to describe the contents of the eleven articles in the first issue and some of the features, concerns or approaches shared between and across those contents. The eleven articles deal with themes raging from academic filmmaking as activism, to vulnerability and embodiment, to the challenges of production and publishing and of institutional legitimization.

Stewards, defenders, progenitors, and collaborators: Courts in the age of democratic decline

AbstractIn this introductory essay to the special issue of Law & Policy, “Global Perspectives on Judicial Politics and Democratic Backsliding,” we critically examine the paradoxical role of courts during episodes of democratic backsliding. Despite operating without direct democratic accountability—relying instead on legal precedents and doctrinal interpretations—courts are pivotal in defending democratic integrity during episodes of backsliding. This issue, featuring 10 articles by 15 scholars, offers a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of judicial politics of autocratization. Half of the articles deal directly with the U.S. judiciary, highlighting its unique standing that allows it to both enable and resist democratic backsliding. The other half of the issue explores case studies from Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, highlighting a great deal of variability of tactics, approaches and outcomes. Published during a critical electoral year in 2024, this collection emphasizes the need for ongoing research into the judiciaries' dual capacity to both safeguard and undermine democratic norms.

SOCIAL ANALYSIS, VOLUME 13, 2023, SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA

Volume 13 of 2023 of the journal Social Analysis contains several contributions on sociology in Romania and Hungary at different moments of evolution during the twentieth century. The first four articles deal with aspects of the activity of the Bucharest Sociological School, while four other contributions concern sociology in Hungary. In several articles there are comparisons between the two sociological movements or references to broader developments in Central and Eastern Europe. If about Romanian sociology we receive only information related to the Monographic School, regarding Hungary the articles have a much wider area: from nationalist sociological concerns at the beginning of the twentieth century, to the reorganization of sociology after the Revolution of 1956 and reaching biopolitical approaches with echoes in contemporary Hungary.

(191) Contraception: How Ecology and Gender Equality are the New Deal

Abstract Introduction Since more than 10 years health care providers often hear from their patients that they want a natural contraception without hormones because of their potentials side-effects on bodies and environment by water contamination. In fact numerous scientific articles available on the web etablish that steroid hormones in wastewater are micropollutants and endocrine disruptors, especially wastewater treatment plants can not eradicate synthetic progestins after excretion. Nevertheless the situation remains paradoxical since the morning-after pill contains up to 50 times more hormones than the daily pill and is widely used, in France 2,2 millions of morning-after pills are sold each year. Looking for "green solutions", users are turning to menstruations apps, but are they aware of the pollution generated by materials and operations of digital industries? This is another paradox in the new contraceptive behaviours. Objective know different possible causes of contraceptive refusal take into account potential environmental effects when prescribing contraceptives and opt for the least polluting solutions. be aware of the environmental impact of digital health techniques take account of claims for gender-equal contraception Methods Literature review on PubMed for the 12 last months, Google Scholar since 2 years and mainstream media with the keywords: hormonal contraception and water pollution contraception and ecology Contraceptives residues and health Data Centers pollution contraception and gender equality Male contraception Results On Google Scholar numerous articles deal with the pollution of waste water and drinking water by steroid hormones at concentrations ranging from ng/L to g/L. Synthetic hormone compounds toxicity is widely recognized and can affect cell metabolism, causing various diseases such as obesity, infertility, endocrine disorders, even neoplasia or neuro-degenerative disease, although the effect of environmental synthetic hormones on the nervous system is still poorly documented. These data are public and can influence contraceptive behaviours On PubMed the focus is on endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phtalates, dioxins, polychlorinated-biphenyl, biphenol A and analogs, I found only 2 surveys about residues of synthetic human hormones. 21 relevant surveys are found on PubMed about gender equality in contraception: these studies show an emerging interesr among men in controlling their fertilizing power, but a low support of pharmaceutical industries, leading them to use restrictive methods such as thermal contraception. Conclusions This work aims to highlight the contraceptive shift in progress. Consumers claim an ecological position, but use methods that contradict their stated convictions, such as morning-after pill or menstruations app causing digital pollution. Men want to involve themself in their reproductive health but are they heard enough? A low-risk, inexpensive and non-pollutante method such as vasectomy is still subject to false beliefs due to a lack of information and education, male hormonal contraception remains anecdotal (only in France). These observations highlight the role of the health care providers in sexual and reproductive health education and counselling, and of the industry's support, listening to people. Disclosure No.

Using a Biomechanical Analysis Approach to the Accuracy of Shooting Throws in Petanque Sport: Literature Review

Study Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine how biomechanical analysis can be used in petanque shooting techniques. Materials and methods. This review study followed the PRISMA standards for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Studies had to be published within the previous five years, from January 2019 to July 2023. (1) shooting petanque; (2) biomechanical analysis were the keywords used in the search process. Scopus and the Science and Technology Index (SINTA) were used for study. Results. This review consists of nine studies. In five research articles, motion analysis was considered, which resulted in a discussion of the direction and angle of petanque throw biomechanics. Four research articles deal with the analysis of petanque shooting accuracy, leading to a discussion of angle, direction, arc, and focus. Conclusions. Biomechanical analysis helps to understand intensity, speed, and posture for better bidding, improved performance, and reduced risk of injury, while increasing speed and efficiency, preventing muscle imbalances, and achieving better technical positions in shooting petanque sports.

Company-Specific Plant Roles

Abstract The interaction between a firm’s headquarters and its plants is crucial to ensuring that the manufacturing network generates a competitive advantage. The concept of plant roles, first introduced by Ferdows (1989), is a suitable tool to facilitate the headquarters-plant relationship. Although many articles deal with Ferdows’s plant roles, hardly any can be found that discusses how companies can design and deploy their own plant roles. Thus, this article proposes a step-by-step guide for network managers.

COVID-19 Second Wave with Mucormycosis, a Deadly Combination: A Systemic Review

COVID-19 infection caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may be related to an extensive range of disease patterns encompassing from mild to deadly pneumonia. At present COVID-19 pandemic situation, mucormycosis is spreading very fast and has become a severe problem for people who suffered and recovered from COVID-19. For the present study, databases of PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched and summarized. Low immunity, high use of corticosteroids, haematological malignancy and chemotherapy, poorly controlled diabetes, solid-organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressive therapy, on peritoneal dialysis, extensive skin injury, HIV infections predominantly provide suitable condition for infection of mucormycosis. This is especially challenging for people with hyperglycemia who are unable to manage their sugar levels during COVID-19. During the second wave of COVID-19, two forms of mucormycosis, rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis and pulmonary mucormycosis, have frequently been reported in active, recovering, or postdischarge COVID-19 patients. In maximum cases, lavage surgery may ultimately be mandatory to eradicate necrotic material on the skin. It can be treated with a proper antifungal treatment if the condition is detected at an early stage. In India, more than 51,775 cases of post-COVID-19 secondary infection of mucormycosis have been reported. There is no significant published data regarding coinfection in COVID-19 patients with systemic mycoses that led to serious difficulty and mortality till date. For general awareness of people, the present articles deal with COVID-19-associated high-risk coactive fungal infection, their mode of transmission, systemic position, symptoms, invasion type, and protocol use for the treatment.

Recurrent or junctional lumbar foraminal herniated disc in patients operated with trans pars microscopic approach

This is a retrospective monocentric study. The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence of recurrent or junctional lumbar foraminal herniated disc, in patients treated with trans pars microsurgical approach. Foraminal lumbar disc herniation represents a challenging pathology for the spinal surgeon. The appropriate surgical approach still represents a matter of debate. Several open and minimally-invasive techniques have been developed, in order to allow a proper tissue exposure and preserving the vertebral stability. The trans pars approach has already been described as a possible alternative, allowing excellent exposure of the herniated fragment with minimum bone removal. While few studies have analyzed the very low rate of post-operative instability, no articles deal with the incidence of post-operative herniated disc recurrence or junctional disc herniation in patients treated with this technique. We enrolled 160 patients operated at our institution. A univariate and multivariate analysis of possible factors influencing outcome (age, sex, level and BMI) was performed. Outcome variables were recurrent or junctional herniated disc. At the end, 135 patients were analyzed. Of the 135 patients, six presented recurrent herniated disc (4.4%) and other three developed a junctional herniation (2.2%). The occurrence of junctional herniated disc or recurrent herniated disc was not influenced by the analyzed variables, both at univariate and at multivariate analyses. The trans pars approach presents a low rate of recurrence and junctional herniation. Age, sex, level, and BMI do not influence the recurrence rate, both at same level and at junctional level.

Some ethical issues in the light of ancient Mesopotamian laws

This research is exposed - by description and analysis - to a group of issues of an ethical nature that had a presence in the various Mesopotamian laws, as these issues reflect an important aspect of the prevailing social life at the time, and show how the ancient legislators dealt with all violations and departure from the general social norm. We have tried to summarize the ethical issues, related to sexual relations in particular, raised in these laws in specific headings. There are legal provisions that deal with the issue of marital infidelity and others that decide the issue of assault, extramarital relations, or the issue of accusing someone of a moral issue. Other articles deal with the issue of incest (sexual relations with incest). The laws also highlight the role and status of parents through a number of provisions. Perhaps the research can touch the ancient roots of many of the moral phenomena prevailing in our societies, and also highlights the historical extension of many of the laws and laws that regulate the movement of society today.

Rattrapage des séquelles esthétiques de réduction mammaire par la technique du lipomodelage

Complications of reduction mammoplasty can lead to aesthetic sequelae, which are known to be difficult and delicate to treat, and only a few articles deal with this subject. The objective of this article is to present and analyze our experience of lipomodeling for the secondary management of aesthetic sequelae occurring after a complication of reduction mammoplasty. An uniform and consecutive series of 22female patients, operated with the lipomodeling technique from December 2003 to March 2019 by the last author, to correct aesthetic sequelae after secondary complications of reduction mammoplasty was studied analyzing the efficiency and the tolerance of this technique. The results showed 86.4% of very good results and 13.6% of good results. Seventeen patients (77.3%) were highly satisfied with the postoperative outcome, and 5patients were satisfied (22.7%). The number of procedures varied from 1 to 3: 15patients (68.2%) underwent only one session of lipomodeling, 5 patients (22.7%) underwent two sessions, and 2patients (9.1%) underwent three sessions. The mean time between two interventions was 4months (3-12). No patient of this series initiates any medico-legal proceeding towards the first surgeon. After this study, lipomodeling, in association with ancillary procedures, seems to be an effective and safe solution to correct aesthetic sequelae following secondary complications of reduction mammoplasty. It should have a key role for the correction of these sequelae. An effective and appropriate care of these patients leads to good results and patients' final satisfaction, and manages to avoid any medico-legal proceeding, always badly lived as much for the patient as for the first surgeon.

Clinical data transmission in intensive care unit: what have we learned from COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic, besides stimulating new integrated assistance systems 1, has altered the clinical approach in I.C.U., the management of medical information, and the methods of communication between doctors and family members. The transmission of news between the hospital and the family was ensured via a multimedia network, replacing the understanding between doctor and family established with de visu meetings. The pandemic emergency has forced healthcare professionals to adopt this new method of communication, exposing the doctor to a series of critical issues related to the transmission of sensitive data. A review of the scientific literature underlines that not many articles deal with regulations and issues related to the processing of health data in the COVID period; however, there are many challenges such as security risks, privacy, ethical and process standardization issues. We believe that this topic should be the subject of an urgent debate, deepening the matter with a specific medico-legal background.

О современном дошкольном образовании детей с аутизмом

<p style="text-align: justify;">The main symptoms of autism takes long time to develop. Preschool education of children with autism spectrum dis­orders (ASD) is not only of psycho-educational and developmental importance, but also serves as the most important preventive factor. The proposed thematic issue «Preschool Education of Children with ASD: the Implementation of Adapted Educational Programs and the Application of Evidence-Based Practices» presents six articles on the actual is­sues of preschool education for children with autism spectrum disorders in Russia. Two articles deal with general issues (research and diagnosis of ASD), the authors of four other articles introduce the methods of teaching and support of preschool children. The possible prospects for further research and importance of the topics of publications are shown.</p>

ТЕМАТИКАТА НА КНИЖКА 2 ЗА 2023 Г. НА СПИ¬САНИЕ „БЪЛГАРСКИ ЕЗИК“

Issue 2/2023 of Balgarski ezik features diverse thematic content. Two of the articles deal with different aspects of phraseology – the non-semantic motivation of phraseological units in Bulgarian and stable comparisons in Bulgarian and Russian. Two other papers address innovative approaches to teaching Bulgarian language and literature through the adoption of novel methods in teaching syntax and the use of a newly created teaching aid – a digital dialect dictionary for children – in school-level education. One of the articles describes the design and compilation of a Key-word Dictionary of Slavic Linguistics.

Editorial EAJPC 9.1

This editorial is an overview of this edition of the Journal of East Asian Popular Culture. It features a theme that has assumed prominence in East Asia’s cultural conversations during the latter half of 2022, namely the role of religion in public life. Five articles examine the engagement of religion with various examples of popular global culture. Two articles deal with popular portrayals of the recent colonial past in postwar Japan and Taiwan. The Book Reviews section features commentary on recently published works that relate to themes discussed in the research articles.

Current Scenario of Solar Energy Applications in Bangladesh: Techno-Economic Perspective, Policy Implementation, and Possibility of the Integration of Artificial Intelligence

Bangladesh is blessed with abundant solar resources. Solar power is considered the most desirable energy source to mitigate the high energy demand of this densely populated country. Although various articles deal with solar energy applications in Bangladesh, no detailed review can be found in the literature. Therefore, in this study, we report on the current scenario of renewable energy in Bangladesh and the most significant potential of solar energy’s contribution among multiple renewable energy resources in mitigating energy demand. One main objective of this analysis was to outline the overall view of solar energy applications in Bangladesh to date, as well as the ongoing development of such projects. The technical and theoretical solar energy potential and the technologies available to harvest solar energy were also investigated. A detailed techno-economic design of solar power applications for the garment industry was also simulated to determine the potential of solar energy for this specific scenario. Additionally, renewable energy policies applied in Bangladesh to date are discussed comprehensively, with an emphasis on various ongoing projects undertaken by the government. Moreover, we elaborate global insight into solar power applications and compare Bangladesh’s current solar power scenario with that of other regions worldwide. Furthermore, the potential of artificial intelligence to accelerate solar energy enhancement is delineated comprehensively. Therefore, in this study, we determined the national scenarios of solar power implementation in Bangladesh and projected the most promising approaches for large-scale solar energy applications using artificial intelligence approaches.

Esophageal Fully-Covered Metal Stent as a Rescue Therapy for a Strasberg Type A Biliary Leak in a Huge Common Bile Duct Dilation.

Treatment of biliary leaks is challenging and complex. Even if endoscopic sphincterotomy with biliary stenting is usually resolutive in restoring the original bile flow, common bile duct (CBD) diameter is crucial in defining the size and features of the stent. Additional factors, such as uncommon anatomical reconstructions due to a previous abdominal surgery, could make the endoscopic approach more difficult, therefore increasing the risk of failure. Many articles deal with uncommon technique adopted to allow an optimal healing of biliary leaks but, thus far, only two reports of biliary stent using an esophageal through-the-scope (TTS), partially-covered, self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) exist in the current literature. This article describes the deployment of an esophageal SEMS into the CBD for a refractory type A Strasberg fistula in a Billroth-II reconstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first report concerning the use of an esophageal stent for CBD drainage in a Billroth-II reconstruction.

Introduction: Writing Inheritance in European Literature

This introduction presents the rationale behind this special issue about European literature’s engagement with modern inheritance practices. It introduces some of the fundamental conceptual, legal, and historical aspects of inheritance in Western modernity, and outlines how the articles in this issue address them. The articles deal with literary and historic materials from the seventeenth century to the present, and the introduction stresses both the historical changes and continuities in their treatments of inheritance.

Industry 4.0: a tertiary literature review

Industry 4.0 has become one of the most discussed subjects in academic and professional fields. The number of articles published is large and continues to increase, introducing new issues, concepts, methods, and technologies. Many review articles deal with specific issues and not always with the necessary rigor, making a more general understanding of the subject difficult. Motivated by the large volume of literature, this study makes a tertiary review of Industry 4.0 (i4.0), identifying the main concepts, methods, and technologies. The study is guided by three research questions: What are the literature reviews on i4.0? What are the research questions of these reviews? What are the main results of i4.0 reviews? The reviewed articles are systematic review articles indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. This study presents a descriptive analysis of the review articles (46 articles) and a second descriptive analysis of the references cited in them (1542 articles). In content analysis, we grouped the articles into three classes: conceptual articles, articles on enabling technologies, and articles that address operations management in i4.0. The reviewed articles show the multidisciplinary nature of the topic and the still relative scarcity of studies on its application in companies.