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In this paper, a novel dual‐band wideband bandpass filter (BPF) based on transversal signal‐interaction concepts with a wide upper stopband is proposed and investigated. The designed specification of two passbands can be managed and satisfied based on the independent controllable fractional bandwidth of the two passbands and the centered frequencies. The centered frequencies of dual‐band BPF are, respectively, 0.79 GHz (ƒ1) and 1.24 GHz (ƒ2) with 3 dB fraction bandwidths of 26.54% and 11.3%. Two transmission paths consisting of coupled stub‐loaded square ring resonators and anti‐coupled shorted lines are used to realize signal cancellation of multiple transmission path signal transmission from Port 1 to Port 2. Eleven transmission zeros (TZs) modify harmonic suppression up to 10 ƒ1 with stopband rejection higher than 15 dB. Butterworth lumped notch network and step impedance resonator (SIR) are also utilized to improve the selectivity and harmonic suppression. A compact filter with a circuit size of 0.08λg × 0.08λg is implemented and tested. Good agreement between simulation and measured results verifies the reliability of the designing scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document "Spanish Translated Abstracts" from the journal "PM & R: Journal of Injury, Function & Rehabilitation" discusses various research studies related to different medical topics. These studies include evaluating the use of onabotulinumtoxinA for treating spasticity, assessing the association between electrodiagnostic studies and neuromuscular ultrasound in carpal tunnel syndrome, describing injury rates in high school track and field athletes, examining risk factors for Achilles tendon injuries in long-distance runners, exploring the integration of dogs in pediatric rehabilitation therapy, correlating patient-reported physical function with objective measures in cancer survivors, and characterizing functional outcomes in COVID-19 survivors undergoing rehabilitation. The studies provide valuable insights into different aspects of injury, rehabilitation, and medical care, highlighting the importance of patient-centered approaches and evidence-based treatments. [Extracted from the article]

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Research is a core skill in university education, which allows students to develop knowledge and skills to intervene in their professional field. However, there are areas of opportunity to complete an investigation, and the context of the present study is no exception. According to this background, the objective is to characterize the students' competencies to develop a thesis and identify obstacles in its preparation, presentation, and defense. Concerning methodology, a transversal quantitative approach was used by applying a questionnaire, finding that participants manage some techniques, abilities, competencies, and knowledge and identifying difficulties centered on lack of knowledge and investigative skills. In conclusion, students do not complete their work because theoretical foundations are not put into practice since there are ambiguities in knowledge conceptualization and the operationalization of research skills. The contribution of this study lies in identifying the difficulties in preparing a thesis, which can allow teachers to design an appropriate didactic intervention to meet students' needs for the successful completion of their research and foster interest in the inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article describes the results of the educational innovation project "Implementation of active methodologies in the Master's Degree in International Journalism through cinema",1 which aims to develop the transversal lines of the Master's Degree in International Journalism based on the application of innovative tools in subjects of Module I and II, as well as to enhance sensitivity and awareness of Cultural Diversity and Human Rights. The methodology used is discussion through the Cinema-Forum format and pre- and post-forum questionnaires are used to evaluate the results. As a conclusion, it can be deduced that the film-forum is a tool that enables the development of transversal competencies based on the interaction process resulting from the activity as an effective complement to graduate courses in the discipline of International Relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research results published so far have shown that success in mathematics positively affects the retention rate at technical and economic universities. Various studies have explored different forms, methods, and tools in mathematics teaching to improve student success, but an effective teaching model is yet to be identified. Based on previous experience and published results, a model of effective teaching was proposed with an emphasis on developing selected cross-sectional competencies to increase student retention. A recent study aimed to verify the effectiveness of this model in the pilot subject Mathematics I. The study included 211 first-year students of 7 bachelor's technical-economic study programs. Results showed significant improvement in the group of students who struggled with mathematics. The study confirmed that an appropriately chosen intervention in mathematics can increase the success rate of completing technical and economic study programs, and this approach can also be applied at other universities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research has the character of a transversal study with the aim of analyzing and determining the correlations of the latent dimensions of respondents who perform the functions of operational managers in sports associations from the area of West Herzegovina County. The results of this research showed that 10 isolated factors were extracted using the method of principal components for operational managers, which exhaust 90.2% of the common valid variance. In the matrix of the main organizational components in sports organizations of operational managers, the unrotated factor weights of each of the ten isolated components are presented. By analyzing the structure of the variables, we see that ten isolated factors were singled out, each of which in its own way explains and hypothetically covers certain areas that are interesting for this research. It can be seen that all ten isolated factors are dominated by variables and answers that hypothetically cover the work area and the authority of the lowest level of management, and that the main focus of the respondents is on the authority of the operational manager. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A biclique of a graph G is a maximal complete bipartite induced subgraph of G with at least one edge. We define and study the time complexity of the problems of finding the minimum biclique transversal and maximum biclique independent set of a graph G, denoted by α b (G) and τ b (G) respectively. We prove that the Biclique-Transversal and Biclique-Independent-Set problems are NP-Complete for the classes of split graphs, planar graphs C 4 -free with ∆ = 4, and bipartite C 4 -free graphs with ∆ = 4. In addition, we provide polinomial time algorithms for block graphs and split gem-free graphs. Finally, we introduce the concept of biclique-perfectness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The manuscript presents a driving simulation study on the effectiveness of two innovative horizontal marking designs (in comparison with the conventional marking) along acceleration ramps and reverse and continue terminals on curved motorway sections. Longitudinal and transversal behavioral data were collected from forty-eight test drivers in response to variations in marking type, lighting conditions, and traffic-flow along the motorway. Although the innovative markings did not have a significant impact on speeds along continue terminals, they did have an impact on the lane gap and the standard deviation of lateral positions. Along the reverse terminal design type, their impact was evident on all the investigated longitudinal and transversal outcomes. This study proved that the perceptual techniques used by drivers engaged in speed and trajectory management along curved terminals are effective in promoting better driving performances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the second instalment of a two-part thematic review of nineteenth-century French research in the Anglophone sphere. The review sets aside the standard sub-disciplinary categories in order to envision a laboratorium, a space of multiple confluent and contiguous lines of exploratory work. In this space, more fluid thematic connections surface between projects irrespective of their focus, their methodology, or their scale, revealing some of the major transversal routes of research across the recent past and the present, and, speculatively, into the future. The two-part review explores biography / body / earth / emotion / experiment / movement / thing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To corroborate whether vessels on the surface of the optic nerve head can provide protection against the loss of underlying axons in subjects with manifest glaucoma. In this pilot study, thirty-six glaucomatous eyes with a perimetric defect in the Bjerrum area were included. The retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was measured in each of the sectors of the clock-hour map obtained by Cirrus HD-OCT considering the presence or absence of blood vessels. These sectors were related with their corresponding areas of the retina examined in the visual field using a mathematical model of the retina introduced by Jansonius, in order to determine the values of threshold sensitivity in those areas in the presence or absence of vessels. We corroborated the protective role of the blood vessel for peripapillary RNFL thickness of clock-hour 12 despite obtaining a p-value (p = 0.023; w = 228.5) close to the acceptance zone (p ≥ 0.05). The mean ± standard deviation with vessel and without vessel were 70.95 ± 24.35 and 88.46 ± 23.96, respectively. No differences were found between the mean values of threshold sensitivity to the presence or absence of blood vessels in each of the sectors considered. Our findings do not allow us to affirm that there is an association between the presence of a vessel and protection against glaucomatous damage in subjects with an advanced manifestation of the disease. In the future, more extensive studies are needed to study this relationship in subjects with early glaucoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To analyze the transversal and anterior-posterior changes obtained in patients treated only with the Damon system. Material and Methods: 51 patients with either class I or class II division 1 sagittal relationship treated with the Damon system and the same archwire sequence were retrospectively selected. Dental casts of each patient before (T0) and after treatment (T1) were scanned and analyzed using NEMOCAST 3D software. Inter-molar, inter first-premolar, inter-second premolar and inter-canine distances were measured in both upper and lower arches. Initial and final lateral cephalograms were traced using the OrisCeph program. Pre and post-treatment measurements were compared using the t-test for repeated measurements. The Pearson Correlation Index and Linear Regression Analysis were used to determine the dependence between continuous variables. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: Transversal diameters in the upper arch increase statistically significantly, especially in the bicuspid area. Initial intra-arch diameter was the only statistically significant variable correlated with the final expansion obtained. A linear negative correlation between the initial latero-posterior torque and the final expansion was observed in both arches. Conclusion: Using identical arches in patients with very different initial characteristics, the changes in bicuspids’ diameters remain the most predominant. Patients with initial more negative torque in the posterior region had a higher expansion amount. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article emphasizes the importance of economic education as a part of general education, in terms of market transformations and democratization of society. It is established that the concept of "transversal competence" is not sufficiently developed by European scientists. It is specified that transversal competence is a universal competence and a new format of an educator's experience. The articles mention that Digital Skills is a composite transversal competence of educators. It is proposed to take into account the increase of digital skills in the formation of transformational competencies of educators in the digital space using various forms and methods of improving digital skills. Such methods as Web Quest and the use of such Internet applications: Simple Note, Flash card, Quick Math, Duo Lingo, Animation en volume pro, Puppet Pals, Pixton, Vialoguas, digital workspace, Pear Deck, Padlet, Kahoot, social networks, messengers and email. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Transversal asymmetries of the dental arches are common orthodontic problems. Significant asymmetries needed a surgical approach for their correction before the introduction of skeletal anchorage. This paper presents two different approaches to correct dental transversal asymmetries, using skeletal anchorage both directly and indirectly. The direct use of skeletal anchorage requires careful planning of the desired dental movement and the estimation of the line of action of the needed force to achieve it. This information can be used to orientate the orthodontist in the screw placement, since it should be inserted, if possible, along the line of action of this force. In this way, it is possible to design appliances that do not deliver to the screw moments, which can compromise their stability. In the direct approach, the screw can be placed in the palatal vault or between the dental roots. The indirect use of skeletal anchorage implies the connection of the screw with one or some of the teeth which are required to maintain their position. Since the connecting wire should be rather short, it is recommendable to place the screw in the interradicular bone, rather than in the palate. This approach can be used with both fixed appliances, and with aligners. Four clinical cases illustrate these modalities of asymmetric expansion or contraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the context of globalization, ICT is increasingly applied in a wide range of educational activities, especially during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Vietnam, switching from face-to-face to online teaching has been one of the fulfilled objectives of continuing educational activities. This paper is among the first studies to evaluate primary school students' transversal competencies in this context. Through an online survey, 661 fifth-grade students self-assessed their transversal competencies, e.g. problem-solving skills, creative skills, ICT skills, and social and cross-cultural skills. ANOVA analysis revealed that the use of ICT skills and Social and cross-cultural skills among students in private schools is greater than that of students in public schools. In addition, the results of the Pearson correlation analysis pointed out that students' transversal competencies have a strong positive correlation with online learning activities. These findings not only contribute to supporting Vietnamese educational institutions and educational policymakers to adjust online teaching activities to enhance transversal competencies for primary school students but are also a valuable reference for countries with similar backgrounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: In several conditions, outcome stability is a great challenge for Orthodontics. Previous studies have reported that relapse commonly occurs along the years after orthodontic treatment finishing. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate in the longterm transversal dental arch changes of Class II division 1 patients treated with cervical headgear and fixed appliance. Methods: Plaster study casts of 20 patients treated with cervical headgear without dental extractions were 3D-scanned and evaluated in three distinct times: initial (T1), immediate post-treatment (T2) and long-term retention (T3 minimum 20 years). Transversal teeth distance of maxillary and mandibular canines, premolars and first molars were measured. Results: A statistically significant increase during treatment was observed for all maxillary teeth transversal distances (p < 0.05). In turn, a significant reduction was observed in the long term (p < 0.05). For the mandibular teeth, canine transversal distance presented statistically significant constriction in the retention period (p < 0.05). Mandibular first molars distance was significantly expanded by treatment (p < 0.05) and remained stable in the long term. The changes observed for the other teeth or other times were considered not statistically relevant. Conclusions: For the accessed sample, transversal changes occurred during treatment and retention phases in Class II division 1 patients treated with cervical headgear and fixed appliance. Relapse was considered statistically relevant, even with the institution of a retention protocol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary economic and social challenges determine the need to develop a new paradigm of education - that of lifelong learning. In this regard, investment in education and training for skills development is essential to boost growth and competitiveness: skills drive Europe's ability to increase productivity. In the long run, skills can stimulate innovation and economic growth, add value to production in the value chain, stimulate the concentration of higherlevel skills and shape the future labour market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The assessment process in higher education considers four aspects: assessment agents, procedure, content, and scoring. In this study, we delve into the who. We analyze the role of transversal competence assessment agents in the framework of professional internships in university master's degree programs, comparing the suitability of their assessment based on their degree of experience in each master's program. Four university master's degree programs, in the field of human and social sciences, were analyzed. To ensure the degree of expert competence among the participating judges, the K coefficient was used. Two expert and two nonexpert judges independently assessed the critical incidents narrated by the students and inquired about the competences described in the curricula. The reliability index between the assessments from expert and nonexpert judges was analyzed. The results show greater reliability among the assessments of expert judges compared to nonexperts. As a result, we conclude the importance of basing the selection of assessors on objective expert competence and not on criteria more linked to academic management. It is also necessary to include the critical incident method as a systematic information collection system to explicitly assess transversal competences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Transversal Competencies (TCs) (interpersonal, intrapersonal, critical thinking and global citizenship skills) are essential skills, knowledge and behaviours for work and life success. Limited literature exists on methods to develop TC for adult education. This scoping review explores how TCs are being embedded into health professional learning and strategies to deliver training for the self-directed learner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The (a,b)-monochromatic transversal game is an avoider-enforcer combinatorial game in which two players, Alice and Bob, alternately take turns colouring respectively a vertices in red and b vertices in blue of a hypergraph. She wins the game by obtaining a red transversal while he wins by obtaining a monochromatic blue hyperedge. Also, both players are enabled to start the game and they play optimally. In this paper, we analyze the game played on biclique-hypergraphs of powers of paths and of powers of cycles showing strategies that, depending on the choice of the parameters a and b, allow a specific player to win the game. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introdução: Devido aos limites anatômicos da mandíbula, a arcada dentária inferior geralmente serve como guia para determinar as alterações necessárias na dimensão transversal da maxila. O aparelho de Schwarz e o Lip Bumper são os aparelhos usados tradicionalmente para expansão da arcada inferior em pacientes com quantidades limítrofes de apinhamento e/ou discrepância transversal. No entanto, eles requerem a cooperação do paciente, o que pode ser uma preocupação para os ortodontistas na prática diária. Objetivos: O presente artigo ilustra uma alternativa diferente de aparelho fixo para se obter a expansão da arcada inferior em pacientes com discrepância moderada de tamanho dentário e/ou comprimento da arcada. Os quatro casos relatados referem-se a pacientes com 8 a 10 anos de idade, na dentição mista, com má oclusão de Classe I ou II de Angle, deficiência transversal em ambas as arcadas, apinhamento moderado e/ou mordida cruzada posterior, apresentando comprometimento da estética do sorriso. Os pacientes foram tratados com expansão rápida da maxila (ERM), usando aparelho expansor de Hass, e expansor Arnold modificado (EAM). Conclusão: O EAM, que é um aparelho de baixo custo e não depende da colaboração do paciente, promoveu uma descompensação dentoalveolar por meio da verticalização dos dentes posteriores, necessitando de mínimo ou nenhum ajuste durante o tratamento. Os resultados pretendidos foram alcançados em três a quatro meses e cumpriram todos os objetivos do tratamento, como aumento do perímetro e largura da arcada, assim como o melhor alinhamento dos dentes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the first instalment of a two-part thematic review of nineteenth-century French research in the Anglophone sphere. The review sets aside the standard sub-disciplinary categories in order to envision a laboratorium, a space of multiple confluent and contiguous lines of exploratory work. In this space, more fluid thematic connections surface between projects irrespective of their focus, their methodology, or their scale, revealing some of the major transversal routes of research across the recent past and the present, and, speculatively, into the future. The two-part review explores biography / body / earth / emotion / experiment / movement / thing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of conventional lateral memristors has been in a slow stage of development due to the dependence of the atomic defect migration or local phase transition in two-dimensional (2D) materials. Here, a novel transversal memristor based on the flexoelectric effect induced by a bent atomic laminated structure is proposed. The memristor exhibits desirable resistive switching performance, including a current ON/OFF ratio of approximately 105, forming-free operation, high yield of 97 %, and low cycle-to-cycle variation of only 7.4 %. The stable analog memristive behavior could be attributed to the dynamic modulation of the barrier between suspended and flat regions by external voltage biases. Further, the volatile resistance switching characteristics have successfully emulated key features of multi-field perceptual artificial nociceptors, including threshold, "no adaptation" etc. This work demonstrates a new resistive switching phenomenon in transversal 2D material devices, and opens a new way for the development of intelligent adaptive artificial sensory systems. [Display omitted] • A resistive switching behavior is observed in the suspended-InSe devices due to the flexoelectric effect. • The flexoelectric effect mediated memristors exhibit a high ON/OFF ratio (≥105) and cycle-to-cycle variation of 7.4 %,. • A qualitative device model is proposed for the first time to explain the switching behavior of the lateral memristor. • Some key features of multi-field perceptual artificial nociceptors are successfully emulated by the volatile memristors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to evaluate the quality of the Portuguese Government's action in the health sector during Troika's intervention period (2011-2015), taking as criterion the concern with the application of Good Governance principles, in terms of degree and diversity. The intention is to understand the extent to which the public action promoted by the Ministry of Health has developed seeking to contribute to the strengthening of Good Governance practices. Fifty measures of the Ministry of Health, distributed by nine intervention areas, were analyzed, based on documental analysis, supported on the law and on other official documents. The principles of Good Governance that demonstrate a more transversal concern are clearly that of "transparency" and of "effectiveness/efficiency", present in eight of the nine intervention areas. The concern with "orientation to consensus" is essentially present in the measures classified as Agreements, "independence" in the Ethics area, the "strengthening of the rule of Law" in the Control area and "equity/inclusion" in the area of the Citizen in the Centre of the NHS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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