bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El censo de infraviviendas de Madrid: fichas, fotografías y control de la población chabolista madrileña durante la etapa franquista
Authors: Martínez Aranda María Adoración
Published: December 2021

El Censo de Infraviviendas elaborado por la Comisaría de Ordenación Urbana de Madrid y sus alrededores (COUMA) durante las décadas de los 50 y 60 del pasado siglo, configura un archivo material privilegiado para analizar uno de los fenómenos que más preocupó al Régimen franquista desde la posguerra: el crecimiento fuera de su control de las periferias urbanas. La llegada de familias trabajadoras emigrantes, fue ensanchando el extrarradio madrileño con el aumento de miles de chabolas autoconstruidas. Este artículo tiene como base un trabajo de campo antropológico en Vallecas, que ha incluido una lectura de carácter etnográfico de documentación de este período, en especial el Censo de Infraviviendas. Este archivo, prácticamente inédito, está compuesto por miles de fichas, que recogen información de cada una de las familias que habitaban las periferias, junto a la fotografía de las mismas a la puerta de sus chabolas. A lo largo del presente trabajo, se analiza la configuración de las fichas como prueba material de la presencia de la población chabolista, constituyendo un “campo documental” que formaba parte de la política de control y vigilancia a la que estaba sometida dicha población. Incluimos testimonios de vecinas vallecanas que vivieron este proceso, centrándonos a través de la técnica de photo-elicitation en uno de ellos. El análisis del Censo de Infraviviendas, mecanismo desde el que la COUMA ejercía el control y “prueba material” de esta época, pues las chabolas fueron derribadas, permite la reconstrucción de la experiencia de una población invisibilizada: la población chabolista madrileña en la etapa franquista.
La esquizomemoria posfranquista: La Cruz de O Castro de Vigo
Authors: Casado-Neira David
Published: December 2021

Como otras muchas ciudades Vigo, también, tuvo su Cruz de los Caídos franquista. Desde 1981 se han realizado diferentes acciones para resignificar el monumento, incluida una demanda de derribo que ha sido sucesivamente rechazada. La cruz sigue integrada en el paisaje urbano y lejos de haber perdido su significado de exaltación franquista sigue siendo objeto de controversia. A pesar de que se interpreta que el conjunto ha perdido su sentido original, la memoria permanece viva y se conforma de forma dinámica en un diálogo fallido entre diferentes agentes, unos destacan su valor como símbolo franquista, otros la suponen meramente religiosa sin connotaciones políticas. La Ley de Memoria Histórica se ha visto superada en su aplicación, primero, al dejar en manos de los ayuntamientos la responsabilidad de las retiradas de los elementos de exaltación, en segundo al no reconocer la persistencia simbólica de muchos de esos elementos. Esto ha producido una ‘esquizomemoria’ entre el cumplimiento de la ley y la permanencia de los vestigios.
Cartas a Lola. Archivos familiares, memorias de guerra y una foto
Authors: Fortuny Natalia
Published: December 2021

¿Qué pistas puede dar sobre la vida cotidiana durante la Guerra Civil Española un archivo familiar epistolar? Las cartas escritas por Josep María a su esposa y familia desde el frente republicano se prolongaron entre el 22 de agosto de 1937 y el 15 de mayo de 1939, incluyendo una interrupción tras haber caído prisionero y ser llevado a un campo de concentración. Se indagará en el lugar de las cartas y la fotografía como vehículos afectivos y de memorias familiares, en los que la alusión a los retratos de familia aparece con insistencia en el diálogo diferido entre los esposos. Además de entender a la fotografía como imagen que trae la presencia del ausente, se subraya también su carácter material y objetual, su cualidad de cosa fotográfica que pesa, se atesora y que, para desgracia del soldado, también corre el riesgo de perderse.
Diplomacia animal en 'De ganados y de hombres' y 'Entierre a sus muertos' de Ana Paula Maia: hacia una ética de la consideración
Authors: Mercier Claire
Published: December 2021

El presente artículo se propone leer las novelas De ganados y de hombres (2013) y Entierre a sus muertos (2018), de Ana Paula Maia, a partir del concepto de diplomacia animal elaborado por Baptiste Morizot. El filoso francés, en Les diplomates (2016), define la diplomacia animal como un nuevo paradigma de relaciones entre las comunidades bióticas, las cuales se deben entender en su naturaleza política. La escritora brasileña elige, en estas dos novelas, dar cuenta del desempeño de Edgar Wilson, primero como aturdidor en un matadero y luego, como responsable del retiro de los cadáveres animales en una carretera rural. Wilson es el agente de una diplomacia animal, por ocupar la frontera porosa entre lo animal y lo humano, entre un necrocapitalismo y una ética de la consideración. Después de un recorrido teórico por los animal studies desde el prisma post-humanista, se analizará, en las obras, cómo Wilson trata de figurar el agente de una diplomacia animal, la cual se inscribe entre sacrificio y redención, en un territorio explotado y abandonado.
El devenir-animal como cuestionamiento de lo humanoen 'El rey de La Habana', de Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, y 'Plop', de Rafael Pinedo
Authors: Báder Petra
Published: December 2021

El objetivo del presente estudio es presentar cómo se cuestiona el concepto de lo humano en dos obras representativas de la literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea: El Rey de la Habana, de Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, y Plop, de Rafael Pinedo. Si bien el punto de partida de este artículo es literario, el acercamiento a las novelas será interdisciplinario, ya que la crítica literaria se combinará con el análisis cultural y estético. Se manejará un fondo teórico variado que comprende trabajos de Giorgio Agamben, Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari, Gabriel Giorgi y Georges Bataille. Tras una introducción donde se presenta la diferenciación entre ‘lo humano’ y ‘lo no-humano’, se indagarán las diferentes ‘zonas de indeterminación’ (Giorgi 2012, 2014) donde ‘lo animal’ se entremete en ‘lo humano’, entre ellas, lo escatológico, lo corporal y la sexualidad. Todo esto para demostrar cómo las dos obras en cuestión subvierten, con un gesto crítico, las fronteras de la cultura humana. Uno de los propósitos fundamentales de este artículo es estudiar el papel que desempeñan, por un lado, la deshumanización y animalización del cuerpo y subjetividad humanos y, por el otro, la obscenidad y la vulgaridad en tanto discursos contraculturales en el cuestionamiento de lo humano, que hasta se manifiesta en la corrupción del lenguaje (literario).
Reseñas de libros de análisis cultural 18 (2021)
Authors: Mérida Jiménez Rafael Manuel , Sierra Blas Verónica , Buckley Nicolás , Suárez Toledano Cristina , Ramos García Miguel Adrián , Aguilar Solves Teresa , Rojas Claudio , Tévar Garcilópez Silvia
Published: December 2021

Reseñas de los siguientes libros.
El bar Kike y Paca La Tomate, de Nazario, 2021. Reseñado por Rafael Mérida Jiménez.
Filosofía de la incomunicación. Las cartas clandestinas de la Unidad Penitenciaria 1 durante la dictadura (Córdoba, 1976-1979),  Fernando Reati  y Paula Simón, 2021. Reseñado por Verónica Sierra Blas.
Búnker. Memorias de encierro, rimas y tiburones blancos. Toteking, 2019. Reseñado por Nicolás Buckley.
Censura y literatura. Memorias contestadas, de María José Olaziregi y Lourdes Otaegi, 2020. Reseñado por Cristina Suárez Toledano.
Con el franquismo en el retrovisor. Las representaciones culturales de la dictadura en la democracia (1975-2018), de Elizabeth Amann, Diana Arbaiza, María Teresa Navarrete y Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer, 2020. Reseñado por Miguel Adrián Ramos García.
Retóricas negativas: la desinformación de derecha radical y su cobertura mediática, de Paz Villar Hernández, 2021. Reseñado por Teresa Aguilar Solves.
The Desertmakers: Travel, War, and the State in Latin America, de Javier Uriarte, 2020. Reseñado por Claudio Véliz Rojas
Facticidad y ficción. Ensayo sobre cinco secuencias de perpetración de la Shoah, de Anacleto Ferrer, 2020. Reseñado por Silvia Tévar Garcilópez.
LA ATENUACIÓN EN INTERACCIONES CONTROVERTIDAS EN COMENTARIOS SOBRE NOTICIAS DIGITALES Y EN TWITTER
Authors: Aulit Laetitia
Published: December 2021

Esta investigación presenta un análisis de la atenuación en un corpus de comentarios a artículos de prensa digitales y de contribuciones en Twitter sobre la fiesta de Moros y cristianos, una tradición objeto de ciertas controversias en el debate público español. Nos basamos en Albelda y Briz (2020) quienes consideran la atenuación como una estrategia retórico-pragmática originada por necesidades de protección de la imagen y que permite al hablante lograr más eficazmente sus metas conversacionales. Por eso, este artículo se interesa no sólo por los procedimientos lingüísticos utilizados para atenuar lo dicho, sino también por los contextos interaccionales específicos en los que aparecen y las funciones que desempeñan en relación con las imágenes. Con tal propósito, esta investigación se basa en los trabajos anteriores sobre la atenuación y la metodología de análisis desarrollada por Albelda et alii (2014), adaptada a las características situacionales de las interacciones en línea objeto del estudio. Los resultados muestran que las atenuaciones aparecen principalmente con función preventiva en contextos interaccionales de desacuerdo o crítica hacia un interlocutor identificado, pero también con mucha frecuencia con función autoprotectora en intervenciones reactivas al conjunto de la discusión.
SANCIÓN NORMATIVA Y EXTRANJERISMOS EN LOS DICCIONARIOS DIDÁCTICOS ACADÉMICOS DEL SIGLO XXI (2005-2016): EQUIVALENTES Y ADAPTACIONES RECOMENDADOS
Authors: Díaz Rosales Raúl
Published: December 2021

Este artículo muestra la propuesta de equivalentes y adaptaciones recomendados de los extranjerismos en las diferentes ediciones de los diccionarios didácticos publicados por las Academias: Diccionario del estudiante (Real Academia Española) y Diccionario práctico del estudiante (Real Academia Española y Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española). Incluye asimismo el cotejo de las soluciones propuestas tanto en las distintas versiones de los diccionarios académicos como en otras obras académicas (Diccionario panhispánico del español, Diccionario esencial, Diccionario de americanismos, Libro de estilo de la lengua española y Diccionario de la lengua española).
TORTUGAS Y PLESIOSAURIOS DE LA FORMACIÓN LA COLONIA (CRETÁCICO SUPERIOR) DE PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
Authors: Gasparini Zulma Nélida , De la Fuente Marcelo
Published: December 2021

Se describen las tortugas y un plesiosaurio de la Formación La Colonia (Cretácico Superior) que aflora en las laderas sur del Macizo Norpatagónico. Los reptiles proceden de un área conocida como La Colonia, situada en el centro-norte de la provincia del Chubut, Argentina. La queloniofauna de la Formación La Colonia está constituida por al menos cinco taxones de Chelidae (Pleurodira) y uno de Meiolaniidae (Cryptodira). Los nuevos restos craneanos recuperados de Sulcusuchus erraini Gasparini y Spalletti, 1990 permiten referir esta especie  como un plesiosaurio longirrostro de la familia Polycotylidae. Desde un punto de vista paleobiogeográfico en la Formación La Colonia convergen grupos de reptiles de distinto origen y distribución geográfica: quelonios y  serpientes surgondwánicos, plesiosaurios relacionados con especies norteameric anas y terópodos gondwánicos.
SPONGE SPICULE ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN OF PONÓN TREHUÉ, SOUTHERN MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
Authors: Beresi Matilde Sylvia , Heredia Susana Emma
Published: December 2021

Sponge spicule assemblages are described fom residues of conodont samples from Ordovician strata in the Sierra Pintada, southern Mendoza Province, Argentina. Spicules have been recovered from the Arenigian allochthonous megaconglomerates and from autochthonous limestones and carbonates sandstones of the Ponón Trehue Formation. This formation is a elastic-carbonate sequence representing olistostromic and turbidite facies. Conodonts in this formation are Llandeillan in age. The spicules are calcified and moderately preserved. The material shows a low diversity. Poriferan taxa found in this formation include heteractinid spicules as well as hexactinellid hexactines and non-lithistid demospongiid triaene and oxeas with some doubt. Associations of exclusively heteractinid spicules are restricted to allochthonous blocks of the shallow carbonate platform of the San Juan Formation (Arenig). In the outer platform and slope, autochthonous calcarenites and dark limestones contain hexactine spicules. These spicules evidence the existence of sponges in the Ordovician of the Ponón Trehue area, as a part of the Precordillera terrane.
PRIMER REGISTRO FÓSIL DEL GÉNERO Dicyphus (INSECTA: HEMIPTERA: MIRIDAE); MIOCENO INFERIOR DE TERUEL (ESPAÑA)
Authors: Peñalver Enrique , Baena Manuel
Published: December 2021

Se describe Dicyphus rubusensis nov. sp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae) a partir de cuatro ejemplares hallados en ritmitas bituminosas del Mioceno Inferior (Aragoniense Inferior) de Rubielos de Mora (provincia de Teruel), en el este de Esparta. Este es el primer registro fósil conocido del género Dicyphus. La nueva especie se puede incluir en el grupo hyalinipennis, separándose de todas las especies que lo integran por la ausencia de setas espinosas de mayor longitud que el diámetro tibial en meso y metatibias. En el seno del grupo, por su biometría, se parece a la especie actual Dicyphus cerastii Wagner, 1951, pero se diferencia por su menor tamaño y por las distintas proporciones somáticas. Esta especie probablemente poseía un amplio espectro taxonómico de plantas hospedadoras de las que se alimentaria, si bien éstas poseerían superficies pilosas y/o glandulares.
On chronostratigraphic calibration using Bryozoa: suggestions from two Paleogene case studies
Authors: Reguant Salvador
Published: December 2021

The bryozoan species present in each Paleocene and Eocene chronostratigraphic unit of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains in North America, and the Paris Basin in France are analysed. The comparison between species exclusive to each unit considered (EX), non-exclusive species, but appearing for the first (FA) or last time (LA), species existing before and after the unit considered (BA), and, finally, the total number of species present (T), shows the chronostratigraphic discriminating value of this fauna within the Paleogene. The same analysis was previously applied to bryozoan Paleocene and Eocene families and genera, according to the inormation. It is also interesting to note the significant renewal of bryozoan fauna in both basins during the Middle Eocene.
Earlandiacea (Foraminiferida) del Carbonífero inferior del Área del Guadiato (Suroeste de España)
Authors: Cózar Pedro , Rodríguez Sergio
Published: December 2021

En este trabajo se describen los Earlandiacea encontrados en los sedimentos del ¡rea del Guadiato. En estos materiales se han identificado las zonas 14 a 18 de foraminíferos, que pertenecen al Viseense superior y Serpukho viense (Carbonífero inferior). Las especies descritas son: Earlandia minima (Birina), E. elegnns (Rauser-Chernoussova y Reitlinger), E. moderata (Malakhova), E. clavatula (Howchin), E. vulgaris (Rauser-Chernoussova y Reitlinger), Pseudoainmodiscus priscus (Rauser-Chernoussova y Reitlinger), P. parvus Reitinger), P. volgensis (Rauser-Chernou ssova y Reitlinger), P. pulchrus (Ma1akhova), P. sp. A, Pseudogloniospira spp., Pseudolituotu ba gravata (Conil y Lys). Además, se figuran las especies mansin sp. y Volvotextularia sp., de las que han sido encontrados muy pocos ejemplares, pero que son importantes para completar la asociación. Además, Volvotextularia sp. ha sido utilizada para definir una relación paleobiogeográfica próxima a las cuencas de Marruecos, a pesar de que en ocasiones se sit' en estas cuencas del sur de la Península Ibérica más próximas a las cuencas europeas.
Nueva especie de Interulobites, espora trilete del Jurásico Medir de la Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina
Authors: Martínez Marcelo Adrián
Published: December 2021

Se describe e ilustra Interulobites lajensis, una nueva especie de espora trilete del género Interulobites Phillips, en Phillips y Félix, 1971, correspondiente al Jurásico Medio (Formación Lajas) de la Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina. Interulobites lajensis se caracteriza por presentar los rayos de la marca trilete bifurcados en sus terminaciones, cerca del margen ecuatorial engrosado (cíngulo), generalmente bordeados por labios. Superficie proximal ornamentada con gránuIos y verrugas. Superficie distal ornamentada por rúgulas anastomosadas. La microflora analizada se correlaciona con la Zona de Callialasporites dampieri/ (Toarciense tardío— Oxfordiense), definida por Quattrocchio et al, 1996. La presencia de amnonites (Eurycephalites cf. verganensis) de la Zona de Vergcanensis (Riccardi et al., 1989), indica un rango de edad comprendido entre el Bathoniense tardío y el Calloviense temprano.
Topological Characterization of the Third Type of Triangular Hex-derived Networks
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India, Das Shibsankar , Rai Shikha ,   Department of Mathematics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Published: December 2021

A topological index is a numerical quantity that defines a chemical descriptor to report several physical, biological and chemical properties of a chemical structure. In recent literature, various degree-based topological indices of a molecular structure are easily calculated by deriving a M-polynomial of that structure. In this paper, we first determine the expression of a M-polynomial of the triangular Hex-derived network of type three of dimension n and then obtain the corresponding degree-based topological indices from the closed form of M-polynomial. In addition, we use Maple software to represent the M-polynomial and the concerned degree-based topological indices pictorially for different dimensions.
On Quantum-MV Algebras - Part I: The Orthomodular Algebras
Authors:   Department of Informatics and Economic Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, Iorgulescu Afrodita
Published: December 2021

We prove that almost all the properties of quantum-MV algebras are verified by orthomodular algebras, the new algebras introduced in a previous paper. We put a special insight on transitive antisymmetric orthomodular (taOM) algebras, generalizations of MV algebras. We make the connection with IMTL and NM algebras. In memoriam Dragos. Vaida (1933 – 2020)
Maximizing the Number of Visible Labels on a Rotating Map
Authors:   Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran, Rudi Ali Gholami
Published: December 2021

For a map that can be rotated, we consider the following problem. There are a number of feature points on the map, each having a geometric object as a label. The goal is to find the largest subset of these labels such that when the map is rotated and the labels remain vertical, no two labels in the subset intersect. We show that, even if the labels are vertical bars of zero width, this problem remains NP-hard, and present a polynomial approximation scheme for solving it. We also introduce a new variant of the problem for vertical labels of zero width, in which any label that does not appear in the output must be coalesced with a label that does. Coalescing a subset of the labels means to choose a representative among them and set its label height to the sum of the individual label heights.
Identity of Three Bulgarian Christian Communities in Sofia
Authors:   Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, Račiūnaitė-Paužuolienė Rasa
Published: December 2021

This article focuses on the history and identity of three Bulgarian Christian communities from the second part of 20th c. until today. The article presents the results of ethnographic explorations between 2010 and 2020 carried out on a comparative basis among three Bulgarian Christian denominations in Sofia. The case of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church shows that believers might be desrcibed as ‘believing and belonging, without behaving’ (PRC 2017b). Under the Soviet regime, members of the Bulgarian Catholic Church managed to maintain their religious identity due to their interconfessional links. Their religious identity was strengthened by their witnessing repressed priests, monks and selfless members of the laity. Modern Bulgarian Christians have multiple identities, but prioritize their ethnic identity, followed respectively by their identities as religious in general terms and finally specific confessional identities.
The Cross-Cultural Background and Modern Transformations of Religious and Spiritual Symbols of Lithuanian Identity
Authors:   Lithuanian Institute of History, Tumėnas Vytautas
Published: December 2021

Traditional symbols and codes are very powerful elements of culture. In modernity they have become connected with the paradigm of intertextuality: being actual because of their modern and contemporary treatment, at the same time they are associated with intracultural communication, the national historical background and ethnic traditionalism, as well as having a lot of intercultural features. Paradoxically serving to define cultural boundaries and uniqueness, they also can testify to historical processes of cultural globalization. The aim of this research is to contextualize the iconicity and contemporary meaning of modern national visual symbols (a rue, a six-petal rosette; a sun with wavy rays) and uncover the main differences and similarities between their ancient historical and folkloric meaning and actual modern interpretations based on art, folk art and art-historical, historical, archaeological and folkloric data. This interdisciplinary approach is based on semiotic (i.e. ethnosemiotic), ethnological interpretation and contextual analysis of the function and meaning of visual symbols as elements of culture. The study clarifies how these ornamental signs of national identity, which are related to cultural heritage, but with intercultural historical origins, come alive and come to be newly interpreted by the social imaginary, influenced by scientific concepts in modern religious, spiritual and cultural life and their representations, and how these signs are prevalent internationally. It also analyses how, as logos in highly symbolic forms relating to mythical paradigms, these visual signs are involved in processes of the auto-communication of culture, its transmission, creation and memory, and how they are related to the boundaries of semiotic space or the semiosphere (Lotman 2005: 210; 2009: 131-142).
Estonian Prophets of the Twentieth Century
Authors:   Estonian Literary Museum, Tartu, Estonia, Kõiva Mare
Published: December 2021

Compared to famous Estonian prophets of the eighteenth and ninteteenth centuries who have left a deep mark on culture, prophets of the twentieth century have received less attention. This paper accordingly examines four prophets of the twentieth century: Aleksander Toom (Habakkuk II), Aleksei Aav (Seiu, Orthodox), Karl Reits (market place prophet, Protestant) and Priscilla Mändmets (1939-2003, global prophet, Protestant). Three of them belonged to the Brethrens congregation, while the fourth, Aleksei Aav, was Orthdox. The paper explores how upheavals in political and social life, including secularization, influenced these prophets, as well as the events in their lives that led them to become prophets. Among the main features of their activities, such as healing diseases through prayer, in our cases disseminating visions and the word of God, making doomsday predictions and predicting national or international disasters were the most important. The prophets were all literary prophets who prophesise in writing, they used to alternate between oral and written prophecy. An interesting aspect is the visions and their explanation by means of biblical passages, or the use of these passages in daily dialogues with other people.
The Tatars In Lithuania and Their Ethnohistory
Authors:   Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary, Yankova Veneta
Published: December 2021

This article focuses on the interpretation and re-interpretation of the history of the Tatar community in Lithuania. It is the result of field studies conducted in 2012, 2015 and 2016 and draws the reader’s attention to Tatar ethnohistory, understood as a story of the past, tracing its main narratives: the settlement of Tatars in this region of Europe, their past and their family genealogies. The analysis finds that the mythology of the settlement is heroic, the central role in it is played by the great prince Vytautas, and the ancestors are presented as noble and loyal warriors. In its main elements (plot, characters), Tatar mythography follows the trajectory of the dominant national narrative, emphasizing the heroic and dignified participation of Tatars in it.
Female Spaces in Ethnically and Religiously Mixed Shrines in the Western Balkans: Cases in Montenegro and Kosovo
Authors:   Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dugushina Aleksandra
Published: December 2021

This paper discusses female spaces and rituals in two sacred sites in the Albanian-Slavonic borderlands that are shared by Christian and Muslim communities. Based on fieldwork material, the article first gives an overview of the infrastructure, various functions and female interrelations of the ‘Ladies’ Beach’ in the city of Ulcinj, Montenegro, which brings together stable local and spontaneously emerging female communities from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. The second part explores an example of a mixed pilgrimage in the village of Letnica in Kosovo, paying special attention to female ritual practices related to fertility and childbirth as an integral context for the different scenarios in which the shrine is visited. By examining rituals experienced by women, the paper shows that female practices aimed at reproductive well-being play a specific role in inter-group contacts in shared shrines and have an impact on the process of sharing by different ethnic and confessional communities.
Contemporary Udmurt Culture. I, II
Authors:   University of Tartu, Estonia, Kutergin Pavel
Published: December 2021

Many interesting books are born out of international cooperation. Often cooperation agreements between academic institutions are purely formal, their function primarily declarative: we have many good partners abroad, we are connected with so many international institutions. But sometimes this cooperation indeed exists and gives good results. This is the case with the two-volume work being reviewed here: Contemporary Udmurt Culture, published by the University of Tallinn, but relying on work conducted by both the Udmurt Research Institute and the Estonian Literary Museum. Behind the institutional reality, however, there is human agency: the initiators of this book, the editors, are a group of scholars who have long been acquainted through different international events and have had the opportunity to discuss several issues which led to the desire to achieve this work.
Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes by targeting the Sigma-1 receptor disrupts cytoarchitecture and beating
Authors: Salerno José Alexandre , Torquato Thayana , Temerozo Jairo R. , Goto-Silva Livia , Karmirian Karina , Mendes Mayara A. , Sacramento Carolina Q. , Fintelman-Rodrigues Natalia , Souza Letícia R Q. , Ornelas Isis M. , Veríssimo Carla P. , Aragão Luiz Guilherme H S. , Vitória Gabriela , Pedrosa Carolina S G. , da Silva Gomes Dias Suelen , Cardoso Soares Vinicius , Puig-Pijuan Teresa , Salazar Vinícius , Dariolli Rafael , Biagi Diogo , Furtado Daniel R. , Barreto Chiarini Luciana , Borges Helena L. , Bozza Patrícia T. , Zaluar P. Guimarães Marilia , Souza Thiago M.L. , Rehen Stevens K.
Published: December 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infects cardiac cells and causes heart dysfunction. Conditions such as myocarditis and arrhythmia have been reported in COVID-19 patients. The Sigma-1 receptor (S1R) is a ubiquitously expressed chaperone that plays a central role in cardiomyocyte function. S1R has been proposed as a therapeutic target because it may affect SARS-CoV-2 replication; however, the impact of the inhibition of S1R in human cardiomyocytes remains to be described. In this study, we investigated the consequences of S1R inhibition in iPSC-derived human cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CM). SARS-CoV-2 infection in hiPSC-CM was productive and reduced cell survival. S1R inhibition decreased both the number of infected cells and viral particles after 48 hours. S1R inhibition also prevented the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and cell death. Although the S1R antagonist NE-100 triggered those protective effects, it compromised cytoskeleton integrity by downregulating the expression of structural-related genes and reducing beating frequency. Our findings suggest that the detrimental effects of S1R inhibition in human cardiomyocytes’ integrity may abrogate its therapeutic potential against COVID and should be carefully considered.
Sagittal spine disposition and pelvic tilt during outdoor fitness equipment use and their associations with kinanthropometry proportions in middle-aged and older adults
Authors: Abelleira-Lamela Tomás , Vaquero-Cristóbal Raquel , González-Gálvez Noelia , Esparza-Ros Francisco , Espeso-García Alejandro , Marcos-Pardo Pablo Jorge
Published: December 2021

Background

Outdoor fitness training has become popular as a tool for improving the health, especially middle-aged and older adults. For this purpose, outdoor fitness equipment (OFE) have been installed in public areas. However, their safety and effectiveness are still unknown. The aim of the present research was to analyze the sagittal disposition of the spine and pelvic tilt during the use of OFE, and to determine the influence of anthropometric variables on these factors in middle-aged and older adults.

Methods

Seventy healthy volunteers, 56 women and 14 men (age: 63.14 ± 8.19 years) participated in the study. Sagittal spine disposition and pelvic tilt were measured using a Spinal Mouse®, in the relaxed standing position, and during the use of the OFE. In addition, kinanthropometry variables were also measured according to the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry.

Results

Regarding thoracic kyphosis, a significant decrease was found in thoracic kyphosis in the initial position (IP) in single bonny rider (SBR) (p = 0.006) and row (p = 0.046), and a significant increase in the final position (FP) in the row (p = 0.011), surfboard (p < 0.001) and air walker (p = 0.027) machines. In relation to the lumbar curvature and pelvic tilt, a significant decrease in lumbar lordosis and a decrease in pelvic anteversion were observed in the IP and FP in SBR and row; and in the bike (p < 0.001) machine. In the surfboard machine, a significant decrease in lumbar lordosis was found (p = 0.002), with no changes in pelvic tilt. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, the subjects with a higher cormic index and height were more at risk of increasing their thoracic kyphosis, decreasing lumbar lordosis and/or decreasing pelvic anteversion towards pelvic retroversion.

Conclusions

Middle-aged and older adults show spinal misalignments when using the OFE with respect to the standing position, showing a decrease in the thoracic kyphosis in IP of SBR and ROW, and a significant increase in the surfboard and air walker, and in the FP of Row, in the lumbar lordosis in all the OFE in sitting and some in standing, and in the pelvic anteversion in all the OFE in sitting. The variables height and the cormic index explained most of the changes in sagittal spine disposition.
The Impact of Plastic Money Use on VAT Compliance: Evidence from EU Countries
Authors:   Georgia State University, Alognon Amakoe D. , Koumpias Antonios M. ,   University of Michigan-Dearborn, Martínez-Vázquez Jorge ,   Georgia State University
Published: December 2021

This paper examines the impact of credit and debit card usage on VAT compliance using annual national level data for 26 European Union countries from 2000 to 2016. Exploiting spatio temporal variation in plastic money use along with an instrumental variables approach, we find that a 1% increase in card payments reduces VAT gaps 0.51 percentage points whereas a 1% increase in cash withdrawals increases VAT gaps by 0.6 percentage points. Our contribution lies in using more adequate measures of VAT compliance gap and in accounting for potential confounders such as the ex-ante enforcement capacity of tax administrations.
Exchange of Information and Bank Deposits in International Financial Centres
Authors:   OECD, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, O’Reilly Pierce , Parra Kevin ,   Banque de France, Stemmer Michael A. ,   OECD, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
Published: December 2021

This paper assesses the impact of exchange of information on foreign-owned bank deposits in international financial centres (IFCs). IFC deposits declined globally by 24% or USD 410 billion during 2008 to 2019. The commencement of automatic exchange of information is associated on average with a 22% reduction in IFC bank deposits held by non-IFC jurisdictions. Increasing multilateral expansion of exchange of information on request seems to diminish marginal gains of new bilateral treaties. IFC jurisdictions specialising in banking activities have been mostly affected by increasing tax transparency. A comprehensive multilateral approach is thus fundamental for successfully increasing international tax transparency.
O USO DAS TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS COMO RECURSO POTENCIALIZADOR DO ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM MUSICAL DE PROFESSORAS NÃO ESPECIALISTAS EM MÚSICA
Authors: Borges Adilson De Souza , Richit Adriana
Published: December 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo investigar o papel das tecnologias digitais no desenvolvimento de saberes docentes em uma atividade formativa. A partir de abordagem qualitativa, realizamos uma pesquisa-ação com oito professoras que ensinam música em uma rede municipal de ensino. O material empírico foi constituído por meio de questionário, entrevista, gravação de áudio e notas de campo; a discussão teórica e a categorização foram embasadas em Maurice Tardif, Clermont Gauthier e Selma Pimenta. Os resultados evidenciam que as tecnologias digitais foram fundamentais (e eficientes) na construção de saberes musicais relacionados à história da música e da arte, à teoria e à percepção musical, à história da educação musical no Brasil, à prática instrumental, à música infantil, aos conteúdos do currículo escolar, bem como às orientações legais, à percepção dos desafios da aprendizagem e à didática.
Agricultural Waste Annona squamosa L. Peel and Seed Extract: Biosynthesis of Hand Sanitizer Gel against Skin Pathogens
Authors: Trang Nguyen Thi Hieu , Lai Nguyen Van , Khanh Duong Quoc
Published: December 2021

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are being recommended as an infection prevention measure for COVID-19. Washing hands is a simple matter to eliminate and minimize germs on the hands with water and by adding certain ingredients, the use of hand sanitizer becomes must in recent circumstances. We have developed reliable and eco-friendly process for the synthesis of hand sanitizer gel that is a really useful tool in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Considering scanty literature available on the use of custard apple peel and seed for preparation of hand sanitizer gel, present study was undertaken to evaluate effect of hand sanitizer from custard apple peel and seed extract. The antimicrobial activity of the formulated gel was tested against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii, Salmonella typhimurinum and Shigella sonnei by The Quality Assurance and Testing Center 3 (QUATEST 3) in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam.
Enrichment of Ensilage Quality and Nutrients of Whole-Plant Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Based Silages
Authors: Thepyothin Watcharee , Thartrak Sirikhan , Wittayakun Suntorn
Published: December 2021

Aims: This study aimed at enriching the ensilaged quality and nutrient contents of whole-plant water hyacinths (WWH) based silages in different recipes.

Study Design: Twelve recipes with three replications each were assigned in a completely random design.

Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Science and Agricultural Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Lampang Campus, Thailand, between October 2018 and September 2019.

Methodology: Treatments were twelve recipes including: T1= light wilted WWH+ 1.96% salt,  T2 = light wilted WWH + 4.15% molasses + 8.27% rice bran, T3 = light wilted  WWH + 6.63% molasses + 15.86% rice bran, T4 = light wilted WWH +8.91% molasses + 22.83% rice bran, T5 = moderate wilted WWH + 1.59% Salt, T6 = moderate WWH + 11.17% molasses + 13.33% rice bran, T7 = moderate wilted WWH + 10.75 % molasses + 25.67% rice bran, T8 = moderate wilted WWH + 10.36% molasses + 37.11% rice bran, T9 = extremely wilted WWH + 1.16% salt, T10 = extremely wilted WWH + 5.10% rice bran, T11 = extremely wilted WWH + 4.30% molasses, T12 = extremely wilted WWH + 4.30% molasses + 5.14% rice bran. Each recipe was mixed into triplicates of a 30 kg high-density polyethylene plastic bag under anaerobic condition for 30 days.

Results: The results demonstrated that T6, T7, and T8 were quite superior in fermentation characteristics; T3, T4, T6, T7, and T8 were judged outstanding in physical assessment;

T4, T6, T7, and T8 were more appropriate in terms of nutritive values.

Conclusion: This work demonstrated that WWH can be upgraded into high-quality silage by wilting, chopping into pieces, adding rice bran and molasses, and ensilaged for about 30 days. The finding from this study indicated that T6, T7, and T8 were fit all aspects and recommended as recipes for producing high-quality WWH-based silage for ruminants.
Role of Pentraxin-3 in Periodontal Inflammation - A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Peeran Syed Wali , Elhassan Ahmed , Dawood Tazeen , Ramalingam Karthikeyan , Peeran Syed Ali , Ahmed Fatma , Adawi Abdul-Aziz Ahmed A.
Published: December 2021

Acute phase reactants like C-reactive protein (CRP), and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) are increased with inflammation and tissue injury. PTX3 is an acute phase protein and a member of the long pentraxin family. CRP is synthesized in the liver but PTX3 is generated locally at the inflammatory site. It is a fluid-phase pattern-recognition molecule that regulates antimicrobial immunity and inflammation by interfering with selectin-dependent neutrophil recruitment and regulating the complement cascade. Hence, PTX3 could be used as a potential biomarker to identify inflammatory response in both acute and chronic diseases. In this review, we discuss the role of PTX3 in periodontal inflammation.
Age-related Distribution of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Respiratory Tract Infection in a Developing Country
Authors: Adike C. N. , Agbakoba N. R. , Enweani I. B. , Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi , Ekelozie Ifeoma Stella
Published: December 2021

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an organism that belongs to the family mycoplasmataceae. Its role as a disease causing agent continues to draw interest especially with the advent of highly sensitive detection techniques. This bacterium poses a health problem to both animals and humans resulting in serious illnesses such as community-acquired pneumonia, lung damage and this work investigated the prevalence of M. pneumoniae as agent of respiratory tract infections using culture and molecular methods of identification, in patients attending Pulmonary Tuberculosis Clinic at Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching, Hospital, Nnewi as well as detecting the most virulence gene of this organism. A total of 263 sputum samples were collected: 188 test subjects and 75 control subjects. These samples were examined bacteriologically using PPLO broth and agar, MacConkey, blood and chocolate agars. The overall prevalence rates of M. pneumoniae among the 263 subjects were 4.9% by culture. The prevalence rate of the organism was significantly higher among the test subjects 11(5.9%) by culture than the control subjects 2(2.7%) by culture. The colonization of the organism was significant among the age groups 31-40 years (P<0.05). The antibiotic sensitivity pattern of M. pneumoniae showed that the organism was susceptible to Lyntriaxone, Levofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Azithromycin and Doxycycline while it showed resistance to Septrin, Peflacine, Rifampicin, Erythromycin and Norbactin. M. pneumoniae is an additional bacterium that might contribute to respiratory tract infections and consequently to death when it disseminates to various organs of the body, hence their presence in the respiratory tract of children, adolescent and adults should not be treated with levity.
Particular Patterns of the Influence of the Physiology of Normal Pregnancy on the Pharmacokinetics of Drugs in the Liver
Authors: Khasueva Eliza Umarovna , Efimova Yana Evgenevna , Khatanova Diana Khasanbievna , Bachieva Leila Ibragimovna , Maslova Alina Yurievna , Magomedova Kamila Nurmagomedovna , Galbatsova Aiza Gazimagomedovna , Kurbanova Miyasat Sirazhutdinovna , Mirzaeva Taibat Yunadievna , Zadaev Ahmed Romanovich
Published: December 2021

Pregnant women are the most "untouchable" group of people in relation to pharmacological research due to ethical and legal aspects, as well as concerns for the health and integrity of the fetus. And that is why pregnant women practically do not participate in clinical, pharmacodynamic, or pharmacokinetic testing. The mechanisms of teratogenesis are unpredictable, and in this case mutations can occur regardless of the duration of pregnancy and at any level. In women during pregnancy, the activity of liver enzyme systems involved in drug metabolism changes completely, which affects their clearance. This should be taken into account when selecting drugs and dosages for the treatment of various diseases. Our study showed that during pregnancy, a significant decrease in the intrinsic hepatic clearance of the CYP1A2 substrate is enhanced by a decrease in the binding of theophylline to plasma proteins and an increase in the glomerular filtration rate.
A Rare Case of Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia- Tuberculosis
Authors: Krishnan Durga , Mayilananthi Kaliyannan , Vijayakumari Vrinda , Vishwanath Thejesh Chikmangalur
Published: December 2021

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to mankind. The disease still puzzles us with its varied clinical presentations and complications. Though tuberculosis is known to have many hematological manifestations, auto immune hemolytic anemia is extremely rare in tuberculosis. Here we report aninteresting case of tuberculosis presenting with auto immune hemolytic anemia. The treatment withanti tuberculous therapy is enough for the managing tuberculosis associated auto immune hemolyticanemia.
Sensitivity of Propionibacterium acnes towards Commercial Anti-Acne Formulations
Authors: Shivamallu Chandan , Sharif Safa , Vidya Gayatri , Dharmashekar Chandan , Shreevatsa Bhargav , Prasad Kollur Shiva , Pattnaik Bramhadev , Patil Sharanagouda S. , Srinivas Chandrashekar , Gopinath S. M. , Ashwini P.
Published: December 2021

Propionibacterium acnes are aerotolerant anaerobic, gram-positive bacilli that form part of normal flora. They produce several pro-inflammatory substances that can trigger an immune response in the host by an influx of inflammatory leukocytes into the strands, causing inflammatory lesions that leave behind scars. Repeated isolation of Propionibacterium acnes may reduce efficacy among the resistant types, clearly explaining Acne lesions' importance. The Counter acne therapies are often the first treatment choice due to the convenience of cost and time over clinical appointments. However, not all of the commercially available anti-acne formulations are supported by clinical studies. The present study was conducted to test the efficacy of selected commercial anti-acne gel formulations. The microscopic observation and biochemical studies conform to the presence of anti-acne activity. A sensitivity test was performed on all the isolates of Propionibacterium acnes by well diffusion technique. The selected over-the-counter anti-acne gel formulations failed to produce any inhibition zone.
Evaluation of Quality Control Data of Clinical Chemistry Parameters using Six Sigma Metrics Tool in Clinical Laboratory
Authors: Anuradha G. , Santhinigopalakrishnan S. , Sumathy S.
Published: December 2021

Background: Physicians rely on laboratory results for treating patients. So it is the duty of laboratories to assure quality of the results released. So laboratory performance should be validated to maintain the quality. Six sigma has now gained recent interest in monitoring the laboratory quality.This study was designed to gauge the clinical chemistry parameters based on six sigma metrics.

Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, both the internal and external quality control data of 26 clinical chemistry parameters were collected for a period of 6 months from June 2020 to November 2020 and the six sigma analysis was done at the Central clinical biochemistry laboratory of Chettinad Hospital and research institute.

Results: AST, amylase, lipase, triglyceride, HDL, iron, magnesium, creatine kinase showed sigma values more than 6.Uric acid, total protein, ALT, direct bilirubin, GGT,cholesterol, cholesterol, calcium, TIBC and phosphorus shows sigma values between 3.5 to 6. Glucose, BUN, creatinine, albumin, Na, K, Chloride, showed sigma values less than 3.5.

Conclusion: Six sigma metrics can help in improving the quality of laboratory performance and also helps to standardisethe actual amount of QC that is required by the laboratory for maintaining quality.
Review on Polymer Based Nanoparticles for Increase the Bioavalibilty of Poorly Water Soluble Drug
Authors: Mahajan Karishma , Thakur Nishant , Simran .
Published: December 2021

In this review study about the polymeric nanoparticles and how polymer based nanoparticles increase bioavailability of less water soluble drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles have a matrix of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers of synthetic and natural origin. Polymer based nanoparticles are very useful for increase the solubility of the poor water-soluble drugs by decrease the particles size. Polymeric nanoparticles are very useful for targeting the drug to the specific site. Polymeric nanoparticles are also used to maintain and control the release of the drug. In present review study on the type of polymer used for the preparation of the polymer based nanoparticles. The choice of method depends on a number of factors, such as, particles size, area of application and characterization of polymeric nanoparticles.