bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biological control of citrus canker by endophytic bacteria
Authors: Shanmugapriya V , Mareeswari P , Revathy N , Yesuraja I , Manonmani K , Anandhan M , Mini ML , Ayyandurai M
Published: December 2024

Citrus is an important fruit crop in India, playing a significant role in the agricultural economy and experiencing high demand due to its rich nutritional content. Despite its economic importance, citrus canker, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, poses a significant threat to citrus production globally, including in India. This study focuses on using endophytic bacteria, specifically Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ESK-8 and Bacillus subtilis EPM-3, for the biological management of this pathogen. A roving survey in major citrus cultivating areas of Tamil Nadu revealed varying disease prevalence rates (21% - 65%). The citrus canker pathogen and endophytic Bacillus isolates were isolated from the surveyed locations and identified based on biochemical and molecular analyses using 16S rDNA sequences. In vitro assays through agar well diffusion method using culture filtrates of various Bacillus isolates revealed significant inhibition rates, with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ESK-8 and Bacillus subtilis EPM-3 exhibiting inhibition diameters of 14.1 mm and 11.6 mm, respectively, compared to the control. GC-MS analysis of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ESK-8 and Bacillus subtilis EPM-3 unraveled important antibacterial compounds such as bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, n-hexadecanoic acid, D-erythro-pentose, 2-deoxy, hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, and tridecane. Furthermore, the metabolic pathways related to these compounds include glycerolipid metabolism, glutamate metabolism, and tryptophan metabolism, all of which play significant roles in plant growth and antagonism-promoting activities. Additionally, pot culture studies confirmed the antagonistic potential of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ESK-8 and Bacillus subtilis EPM-3 against the citrus canker pathogen. This research highlights the potential of endophytic Bacillus isolates for the sustainable management of citrus canker disease.
Entomotoxic activity of Eragrostis plana Nees extract on the central and peripheral nervous systems of cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea Olivier
Authors: Dorneles Pedroso Lana , Vieira Aguiar Angélica , Trindade Borges Bruna , Lemos Costa Alice , Vestena Silvane
Published: December 2024

Eragrostis plana Nees is a C4 perennial plant that exhibits toxic inhibitory action on other plants and has demonstrated an entomotoxic potential, although poorly elucidated, in cockroaches of the species Nauphoeta cinerea. The objective of the study was to evaluate the mechanisms involved in the entomotoxic activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of E. plana on the nervous system of N. cinerea. Aerial parts of E. plana were crushed to obtain the hydroalcoholic extract (EHEP). The concentrations (0.5; 2.5; 5.0; 12.5; 25.0; 50.0 100.0 μg g-1 per animal) were prepared and saline solution was used for the control treatment. The effect of EHEP on the behavioral (self-hygiene), electrophysiological and biochemical patterns of N. cinera was tested. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and were analyzed by two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test when considered significant at p < 0.05. An increase in leg grooming activity was observed when the animals were treated with EHEP. The quercetin compound observed in the phytochemical profile of E. plana was shown to modulate the leg and antennae grooming activity of N. Cinera.  EHEP also significantly altered locomotion and inhibited the activity of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Thus, this study corroborates our previous studies on the entomotoxic potential of E. plana and suggests a possible biotechnological potential for the species as a bioinsecticide, due to its modulations on the main signaling pathways of invertebrates.
A magyar gazdaság változásai a rendszerváltás utáni két évtizedben (1990–2010)
Authors: Kaposi Zoltán
Published: December 2024

A gazdaság- és társadalomtörténészek szakmai munkáikban előszeretettel a régebbi korok változásait mutatják be, aminek egyik legfőbb indoka rendszerint az, hogy a jelen szakemberének kell némi rálátási időszak az objektívnek tekinthető értékítélet megalkotásához. A hazai gazdaságtörténet-írásban viszonylag sok tanulmány, könyv stb. született már a 19. századi agrár- és ipari modernizációról, a két világháború közötti megrekedés időszakáról, illetve a szocialista kor tervgazdálkodási rendszeréről. Azonban az 1990. évi rendszerváltás utáni korszak jelentős részben kimaradt a gazdaságtörténeti vizsgálatokból. Erről az időszakról inkább csak egyes tématerületekről (politika, pénzügy, privatizáció, gazdaságpolitika, EU-csatlakozás) jelentek meg könyvek, tanulmányok. [lásd például: Romsics 2013] Ugyanakkor a napi egyetemi oktatásban is érzékelhető, hogy sokan hiányolják az 1990 utáni korszak, vagyis a piacgazdasági rendszerre való visszatérés utáni évek szakmai leírását, értelmezését, ami azért is fontos szempont, mert ebben az időszakban jöttek létre azok a korszakos változások (magán- és társas vállalkozások, nyugati működő tőkebeáramlás, új intézmények stb.), amelyek a mai és jövőbeli életünket is meghatározzák. A piacgazdaságot „újra kellett tanulni”, hiszen a mai fiatal generáció legfeljebb csak történelemtankönyvekből, visszaemlékezésekből kaphatott képet a második világháború előtti gazdasági működésről. Éppen ezért született meg ez a kis írás, amely szerves folytatása a szerző 2002-ben megjelent, s utána némi ráncfelvarrás révén még többször kiadott Magyarország gazdaságtörténete 1700–2000 (Dialóg Campus Kiadó, Pécs-Budapest) című alkotásának, amit viszonylag sok felsőoktatási intézmény még több kurzusán használnak tankönyvként vagy kötelező irodalomként, de szerencsére a szakirodalmi hivatkozási száma (MTMT) is igen magas. Jelen kis munka ajánlható mindenkinek, aki kicsit is érdeklődik Magyarország 1990–2010 közti gazdasági változásainak megismerése iránt. Természetesen a szerző törekedett arra, hogy – felülemelkedve a sokszor igen sajátosan célirányos politikai narratívákon – megpróbálja kívülről szemlélni a változásokat, rámutatva azokra a fontosabb folyamatokra, amelyek meghatározták ezt a korszakot. A mű írója a Pécsi Tudományegyetem Közgazdaságtudományi Karának professzora, s ez is magyarázza, hogy a műben szereplő, alapvetően a gazdasági változások jellemzését szolgáló esetek, példák döntően a szerző dél-dunántúli térségre (Kaposvár, Pécs, Nagykanizsa stb.) vonatkozó kutatásaiból származnak.
Marcas de lujo: Modelo de ecuaciones estructurales estudio de la relación entre la personalidad de marca, el sentido de pertenencia de grupo y el comportamiento de compra conspicua
Authors: Soto- Ramírez Francisco Carlos , Pérez- Cruz Omar Alejandro , Santarriaga Pineda Maria de los Dolores , Mercado-Gónzalez Julieta
Published: December 2024

El mercado de venta de marcas de lujo en México ha tenido un crecimiento significativo y constante; como consecuencia, el estudio de las motivaciones y   factores que inciden en la adquisición de productos de marcas de lujo ha tenido interés en la investigación académica. El objetivo del presente estudio es aportar evidencia empírica de la relación entre la motivación de comportamiento conspicuo, el sentido de pertenencia y la personalidad de marca en jóvenes estudiantes universitarios y egresados que compran marcas de lujo. El método utilizado fue un análisis mixto: en el estudio cualitativo se aplicaron 40 entrevistas a profundidad, mientras que en el estudio cuantitativo y correlacional del instrumento propuesto se utilizó AMOS 26 para el análisis, dicho instrumento fue aplicado a una muestra de 358 universitarios y egresados. Los resultados sugieren una relación positiva entre la personalidad de marca y el sentido de pertenencia, lo que deriva en comportamiento conspicuo de compra.
A hero's journey tale: Experimentally altering perceived posttraumatic growth via cultural expectation primes
Authors: Boals Adriel , King Ruth L. , Griffith Elizabeth L. , Hord Caitlyn N.
Published: December 2024

Introduction: Burgeoning research has demonstrated that self-reports of posttraumatic growth assess perceived posttraumatic growth (PPTG), which should be disambiguated from genuine growth. One possible reason trauma survivors report PPTG is embedded cultural expectations that individuals should grow from adverse events. Contributing to this cultural expectation are popular hero's journey stories in which a protagonist overcomes adverse events, transforming the protagonist into a hero, which mimic stories of posttraumatic growth. Methods: In two experiments, we experimentally tested whether priming participants with cultural expectations of trauma-related growth via popular hero's journey movies would result in subsequent increases in PPTG. A pilot study confirmed our selection of hero's journey and control movies. In Experiment 1, 669 participants were primed with either a hero's journey movie or a control movie, then subsequently reported PPTG for their own most distressing event. Results: Results revealed that participants primed with a hero's journey movie reported significantly higher levels of PPTG. This effect was qualified by an interaction such that for participants with high levels of identification with the protagonist, the experimental prime led to increased levels of PPTG; for participants with low levels of identification with the protagonist, the experimental prime led to decreased levels of PPTG. In Experiment 2 we replicated this interaction in an online community sample via MTURK. Discussion: Our results provide evidence that PPTG levels can be manipulated via experimental primes and underscore the role of cultural expectations. Specifically, cultural expectations can inspire PPTG for some, but discourage PPTG for others.
Emotion dysregulation and eating disorder symptoms in mother-daughter dyads: An actor-partner interdependence modeling approach
Authors: Sokol Emily , Myntti Warner , Walters Jenna , Seale Maisy , Chow Chong Man
Published: December 2024

Introduction: This study investigates dyadic associations between emotion dysregulation and eating disorder symptoms in mother-daughter dyads. This study employs the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) to test three hypotheses: (1) emotion dysregulation will associate with an individual's own eating disorder risk beyond the effect of their partner's emotional dysregulation (actor effect); (2) emotion dysregulation will associate with a dyad member's eating disorder risk beyond the effect of their emotion dysregulation (partner effect); (3) dyad members’ emotional dysregulation will interact to associate with stronger eating disorder risk in each dyad member (actor-partner interaction effect). Methods: 104 dyads completed a series of self-report measures, including the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale, Body Dissatisfaction Scale, and Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale. Eligible dyads were required to consist of an adolescent daughter aged 11-21 years old, as well as their mother, and were required to converse in English and live in the US. Results: Two APIMs were specified, predicting body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms, respectively. Concerning the body dissatisfaction model, actor effects indicated higher emotion dysregulation was associated with higher body dissatisfaction reports for both mothers and daughters. Partner effects indicated one member's higher emotion dysregulation was significantly related to the other member's higher body dissatisfaction. Regarding the eating disorder symptoms model, actor effects showed higher emotion dysregulation was associated with more eating disorder symptoms for both mothers and daughters. For both body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms models, no significant actor-partner interaction effects were found. Discussion: Implications of these findings are discussed.
Quality Review of Single-Case Studies Concerning Employment Skill Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Boles Margot B. , Ganz Jennifer B. , Burke Shanna Hagan- , Gregori Emily V. , Neely Leslie C. , Mason Rose A. , Zhang Dalun , Willson Victor L.
Published: December 2024

This review analyzed the quality of 39 single-case studies and 83 individual experiments focused on teaching employment skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. Experiments were assessed and included in further analyses based on the basic design standards and evidence standards (KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013). Study elements were also rated according to descriptive quality indicators indicating the level of study design, procedure replication, maintenance and generalization of skills, and procedural fidelity. Video modeling, audio cueing, visual, and prompting interventions were primarily implemented in a majority of the 38 studies and 75 experiments that passed the design and evidence standards. These interventions were then assessed according to the 5-3-20 evidence-based standard (HORNER et al., 2005; KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013). According to overall analyses, quality video modeling interventions were considered as the only evidence-based intervention according to the 5-3-20 indicators (HORNER et al., 2005, KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013). This review analyzed the quality of 39 single-case studies and 83 individual experiments focused on teaching employment skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. Experiments were assessed and included in further analyses based on the basic design standards and evidence standards (KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013). Study elements were also rated according to descriptive quality indicators indicating the level of study design, procedure replication, maintenance and generalization of skills, and procedural fidelity. Video modeling, audio cueing, visual, and prompting interventions were primarily implemented in a majority of the 38 studies and 75 experiments that passed the design and evidence standards. These interventions were then assessed according to the 5-3-20 evidence-based standard (HORNER et al., 2005; KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013). According to overall analyses, quality video modeling interventions were considered as the only evidence-based intervention according to the 5-3-20 indicators (HORNER et al., 2005, KRATOCHWILL et al., 2010, 2013).
Os estudos de Shulman sobre formação e profissionalização docente nas produções acadêmicas brasileiras
Authors: Vieira Marilandi Maria Mascarello , E Araújo Maria Cristina Pansera
Published: December 2024

Este estudo analisa as produções acadêmicas apresentadas nas reuniões da ANPED (32ª a 36ª edição) e ENDIPE (anos 2010 e 2012), além de teses e dissertações produzidas entre 2009 a 2013 e disponíveis no site da CAPES, objetivando verificar como estão sendo abordados os estudos de Shulman nas produções acadêmicas. Para a pesquisa, de cunho documental, foram selecionadas dezenove produções apresentadas em eventos e sete teses e dissertações. Os dados permitem concluir que, apesar de Shulman ser referenciado em muitos trabalhos, as ideias e temas estudados por ele não são de fato utilizadas como base teórica das pesquisas, já que, em geral, o autor é mencionado de forma superficial, com pouca discussão acerca do conteúdo citado, de forma mais específica no que concerne ao conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo, centralidade deste estudo.
Status of patients’ retention into HIV care following implementation of multi-month scripting for antiretrovirals in Mwanza, Tanzania (2018–2020)
Authors: Mkonyi Emanuel , Kissima Innocent , Maokola Werner , Janneth Mghamba , Gideon Kwesigabo
Published: December 2024

The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) epidemic remains a public health threat and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Tanzania. Retaining patients to HIV care is thought to be the biggest challenge facing HIV programs. Since the adoption of the multi-month scripting (MMS) strategy in Tanzania, no study has evaluated its functionality and impact on patients’ retention to care. Therefore, we designed this study to assess the impact of MMS on patient retention of care since its adoption in 2018. This retrospective open cohort study used secondary data from the CTC 3 macro database for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Mwanza between June 2018 and June 2020. The main outcome was patient retention during HIV care. Kaplan-Meier plots were constructed and compared using the log-rank test. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to adjust for potential confounders associated with patient retention in HIV care. Of the 21,742 patients included in the analysis, 14,064 (64.6%) were female, the median age and interquartile range were 35.9 ± 16.7 years and 11,986 (55.1%) were married. Most patients 18,401 (85.5%) received care from public health facilities and 12,573 (57.8%) had WHO clinical stage I disease. The probabilities of retention in HIV care were higher among HIV patients kept in ART MMS as compared to non-MMS group (log rank χ2 = 330.7, P < 0.001), and median survival times were 14 (95% CI: 13.9–14.2) and 11 (95% CI: 10.9–11.4) months, respectively. Factors associated with attrition included non-MMS (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.35–1.45, P < 0.001), being single (aHR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02–1.09, P = 0.002), and young age (15–24 years) (aHR = 1.21, 95% CI: 0.90–1.32, P < 0.001). Retaining HIV-stable patients into care was achieved by using ART MMS. Improvements in retention to care among stable HIV patients may be attained by addressing the challenges hindering patients at 15–24 years. The National AIDS Control Program (NACP) should further promote this strategy by ensuring that health-care providers adhere to the guidelines and keep eligible patients in ART MMS.
Abolishing Migrant Detention in Canada
Authors: Latty Stephanie , Ferril Kyon , Abis Allos , Price Joshua
Published: December 2024

It is a frequent misconception that the Canadian criminal justice system and immigration detention system is more benign and less violent than that of its neighbor to the south. An abolitionist pedagogical approach in Canada can challenge the enduring myth of Canada as a benevolent, post-racial, multicultural nation and reveal the shadowy carceral state. In 2022, four activists came together to implement an abolitionist learning experience designed to raise consciousness on migrant detention in Canada. Our collaborative project, titled the “Detention Review Observation Project,” experimented with giving undergraduate students the theoretical and practical tools to grapple with the injustice of migrant detention in Canada and to consider how they might work towards the abolitionist work of dismantling the system and building alternatives in its place.1 Students worked with a migrant-led abolitionist organization in Toronto and learned how to engage in collective, community-based advocacy work. Our project provided an introductory opportunity to consider some aspects of the injustice brought about by the institution, practice, and procedures of migrant detention in Canada and beyond. In our own distinct voices, we offer a three-dimensional parallax view of the “Detention Review Observation Project,” from our respective social locations. In dialogue with other scholars experimenting with abolitionist pedagogical possibility, we elaborate on the project, its abolitionist theoretical underpinnings, its failures, successes and lessons.
Rethinking Mid-nineteenth-century Mexican Conservatism
Authors: Fowler Will
Published: December 2024

This article reassesses the nature of mid-nineteenth-century Mexican conservatism during the 1857–61 Civil War. It demonstrates that there was no easily distinguishable conservative ideology, noting the contribution moderate liberals made to the tacubayista cause and finding much in General Miguel Miramón’s 1859 manifesto that was strikingly liberal. However, notwithstanding the conservatives’ divisions and muddled politics, it argues that they were nevertheless united by their combative defense of Catholicism and a heartfelt anti-US sentiment, which translated into a deadly hatred of everything the radical liberals stood for.
Healing in the Capital
Authors: Hidalgo Sara
Published: December 2024

In the decades following the Mexican Revolution, many sick people traveled to Mexico City, where most hospitals had traditionally been located, in search of medical care. This article argues that these healing journeys were a crucial component of how the Mexican welfare state functioned in practice between the late 1930s and the early 1960s. During this period, the postrevolutionary government ostensibly sought to expand the population’s access to health care. However, despite some efforts in this direction, limited investment in public health and social services jeopardized citizens’ access to adequate medical and hospital care. At the end of this period, most of the country’s public hospitals were still concentrated in the capital, while the medical infrastructure in some provinces was virtually nonexistent. In this context, healing journeys became one of the ways in which citizens sought to realize the promised right to health care.
Organizações de Procuras de Órgãos e Papel da Central de Transplante
Authors: Prediger Lucas , Semmelmann Maia Isabela , França da Rocha Dagoberto
Published: December 2024

O processo de doação de órgãos é complexo, contempla diversos fatores e depende, principalmente, do envolvimento de diversos profissionais para que seja conduzido de forma adequada, a fim de resultar na efetividade da doação. Da mesma forma, a doação de órgãos, quando efetivada, impacta de forma positiva no transplante, ou seja, contribui para a redução da lista de espera dos pacientes que aguardam por um órgão.
Aspectos Imunológicos da Rejeição
Authors: Batista Warpechowski Rodrigo , Caletti Roth de Oliveira Julia , Luiz Staub Henrique
Published: December 2024

A rejeição do enxerto se configura como uma inflamação com mudanças patológicas bem definidas; ocorre devido ao reconhecimento de antígenos do aloenxerto pelo sistema imune do receptor. A rejeição pode culminar na disfunção ou não do órgão doado (Naik; Shawar, 2020).
Perspectivas - O Futuro do Transplante Renal
Authors: Corrêa Bitencourt Isabela , Leão Santoro Lucas , Viliano Kroth Leonardo
Published: December 2024

O transplante de órgãos, inegavelmente, foi um dos grandes avanços médicos e sociais do passado recente da medicina. Antigamente analisado como uma ideia utópica, hoje é um procedimento difundido no mundo inteiro, salvando vidas, aumentando taxas de sobrevida e dando mais esperança àqueles cuja única chance depende do corpo de outra pessoa. Isso tudo é possível, majoritariamente, pelo avanço médico na área, por meio de estudos e experimentos que se desenvolveram há não muito mais que 100 anos.
Att berätta utanför ramarna: Känslor och transmedialt berättande som litteraturdidaktisk resurs
Authors: Svensson Anette , Malmqvist Jenny
Published: December 2024

Anette Svensson och Jenny Malmqvist, författarna till ”Berätta utanför ramarna: Känslor och transmedialt berättande som litteraturdidaktisk resurs”, gör en närläsning av specialnumret Bamse: Nina i knipa som är en del i Pressbyråns lässtimulerande samarbetsprojekt. Numret består bland annat av John Ajvide Lindqvists novell ”Nina i knipa” (2018), som är en omarbetning av serien med samma namn från 2006 och av en tävlingsuppgift där läsarskribenten, med hjälp av Ajvide Lindqvists exempel, ska skriva en novell baserad på serien ”Bamse och den stora höststormen” (1973). Syftet är att undersöka hur transmedialt berättande används för att aktivera kognitiva och emotionella resurser och därigenom utveckla barns och ungas berättelseförståelse och berättarförmåga. Det teoretiska ramverket kombinerar transmedialt berättande (Jenkins, 1992), litterär kompetens (Torell, 2002) och emotionell läsning (Felski, 2020) med Genettes teorier om paratexter. Analysen visar att läsar-skribenten uppmanas att använda både kognitiva resurser, när denna ska imitera Ajvide Lindqvists skrivprocess, och emotionella resurser, för att kunna relatera till karaktärernas situation. Studien visar att numret med dess transmediala ansats fungerar som en litteraturdidaktisk resurs och gör anspråk på att utgöra en demokratisk kraft för att stimulera unga människors läsande och skrivande.
Işıklı Gölü’nün (Denizli-Çivril) Yıllık ve Aylık Göl Yüzey Alanı ve Su Rengi Değişim Analizleri
Authors: Uzun Murat
Published: December 2024

Göller, oluşum kökenleri, yükselti seviyesi, derinlikleri, hidrografik beslenme kaynakları, bulunduğu iklim koşullarındaki farklılıklar ve antropojenik unsurlarla etkileşimi nedeniyle dinamik değişim yapısına sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, Işıklı Gölü’nün (Denizli-Çivril) yıllar arası (1984-2024) ve aylık (2023 yılı içerisinde) yüzey alanı ve göl rengi değişimlerinin analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırmada; 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 ve 2024 yıllarına ait 10 yıl aralıklarla Landsat uydu görüntüleri ile 2023 yılının her ayına ait Sentinel uydu görüntüleri, meteorolojik veriler materyal olarak kullanılmıştır. Belirtilen uydu görüntülerinden NDWI analizi ile uzun ve kısa dönemli su yüzey alanları belirlenmiştir. Daha sonra her uydu görüntüsünün elektromanyetik spektrum görünür dalga boyunun baskın değeri tespit edilmiştir. Buradan elde edilen verilerle de gölün uzun ve kısa dönemli rengi saptanmıştır. Çalışmada ayrıca GCI analizine tabi tutulmuş ortalama değerler üzerinden gölün sucul bitki, klorofil dağılış yoğunluğu ortaya konmuştur. Son olarak aylık göl yüzey alanı, göl rengi, uzun yıllar ortalama aylık sıcaklık ve yağış değerleri korelasyona tabi tutulmuş, aralarındaki bağlantı düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, 1984’den 2024’e göl yüzeyinin 30,3 km2 alan kaybettiği ve gölün % 48,7 küçüldüğünü göstermektedir. 2023 yılının aylık su yüzey alanı pik verilerinden göl yüzeyinin martta 42 km2 olduğu, eylülde ise 16 km2’ye kadar küçüldüğü saptanmıştır. Göl renginin martta mavi tonlarda, eylülde ise sucul bitki, su kaybı, ötrofikasyon nedeniyle yeşil tonlarda olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
“I had something to say, and I’m saying it now”: Rhetorical and linguistic construction of the media genre of the personal account
Authors: Yakhontova Tatyana , Kryzhanivska Halyna , Godis Yulia , Borakovskyy Lyubomyr
Published: December 2024

The personal account is an endemic genre of women’s magazines. In this first-person story, a woman shares her experience on a problem of potential interest for the magazine’s audience and offers a solution to the problem. Although the personal account has already become an object of critical sociological analysis, psychological inquiry, and media studies, it remains underinvestigated from a linguistic perspective. This paper offers insights into the rhetorical organization and language of personal accounts by applying genre, narrative and sentence triad analyses to the study of its instances published in the Cosmopolitan. It shows that rhetorical and linguistic construction of this media genre ensures the imposing of the magazine’s ideology upon its readers and helps to build their global community. The findings of the study can be used in media literacy courses to develop university students’ critical thinking skills by helping them to understand how global ideology of women’s magazines is coded in the media genre of the personal account. The data collected in this study can also be utilized for training the journalistic skills of conveying personal experiences and writing inspirational media stories. Furthermore, they can contribute to raising female readers’ awareness of the function-form relationships within this genre and make them better prepared for either resistance or conscious acceptance of its ideological impact.
HNCO_3D.nan v1
Authors: KB NAN
Published: December 2024

This protocol describes running a 3D HNCO pulse sequence with sensitivity enhancement, gradient coherence selection and water flip-back, using either uniform or non-uniform sampling (NUS). This produces a 3D phase-sensitive spectrum with H,N and C axes that correlates backbone 1HN and 15N resonances of residue (i) with 13CO of residue (i-1). Required isotope labeling: U-15N,13C (with or without 2H). Optimal MW is ≤ 25 kDa. Larger systems may benefit from 3D TROSY-HNCO version; compare 2D H-N planes to check which one yields better S/N. This pulse sequence can be used for: spin system identification resolving signal degeneracy in 2D 15N HSQC. backbone resonance assignment: sequential linking of spins systems based on 13CO peak matching (in conjunction with 3D HN(CA)CO or (HCA)CONH spectra) resonance assignment of 13CO spins chemical shift-based secondary structure prediction (e.g. TALOS), together with other resonances Field strength preference: No significant preference - higher fields may yield better resolution, though this is rarely limiting, since peaks are dispersed in three dimensions. In many cases 600 MHz field strength may be sufficient. It uses the standard Bruker Topspin pulseprogram 'hncogp3d' Note: specific parameter values illustrated below may differ depending on the facility and spectrometer.
NOESYHSQC_13C_ARO_3D.nan v1
Authors: KB NAN
Published: December 2024

This protocol describes running aromatic 13C-edited 3D NOESY-HSQC pulse sequence with sensitivity enhancement, gradient coherence selection, and water flip-back, using either uniform or non-uniform sampling (NUS). This produces a 3D phase-sensitive dataset that provides NOE correlations between aromatic 13C-linked 1H spins and remote 1H spins resolved according to 13C chemical shifts along the third dimension (F2). This pulse sequence can be used for: Resonance assignment of aromatic side-chain 1H and 13C spins Generating distance restraints for structure calculation based on NOE cross-peak integrals or intensities Required isotope labeling: U-13C, or U-15N,13C. Also suitable for samples with selective ("sparse") 13C-labeling of certain amino acid types. Optimal MW is ≤ 25-30 kDa. Field strength preference: highest available field strength is preferred for better sensitivity and peak dispersion. It uses a pulseprogram 'noesyhsqcfpf3gpsi3d.nan' modified from the original Topspin version.
HSQC_CT_13C_ali.nan v1
Authors: KB NAN
Published: December 2024

This protocol describes running a 2D constant-time 13C HSQC pulse sequence with sensitivity enhancement and echo-antiecho gradient coherence selection, optimized for high resolution in the aliphatic region. This produces a 2D phase-sensitive 13C-1H correlation spectrum that displays signals for each aliphatic carbon-proton pair. Required isotope labeling: U-15N,13C or U-13C. Not suitable for samples with uniform 2H labeling due to starting with aliphatic 1H polarization. Application to samples at natural abundance is possible but would require high concentration, sensitive probes and lengthy signal averaging. Optimal MW is less than 25 kDa. Field strength preference: High B0 fields are preferred for better signal dispersion. This pulse sequence can be used for: resonance assignment of backbone and side-chain aliphatic 1H and 13C resonances spin system identification routine sample screening and stability monitoring chemical shift perturbation studies due to ligand binding, paramagnetic relaxation or pseudo-contact shifts optimization of aliphatic 13C offset and spectral width for use with 3D 13C-edited NOESY/TOCSY, HCCH, and other experiments. anchoring of 3D spectra (13C-edited NOESY/TOCSY, HCCH) during interactive visual analysis It uses the pulseprogram 'hsqcctetgpsisp_ali.nan' (hsqc= heteronuclear single quantum correlation; ct=constant time; et=echo-antiecho; si=sensitivity enhanced; sp=shaped 180 pulses ) modified from the original Bruker library sequence hsqcctetgpsisp with the following changes: Simultaneous 180° 13C and 15N pulses replaced with "staggered" sequential pulses to reduce lock perturbations and avoid t1 noise artifacts on high-Q probes. Refocusing Q3 shaped pulse on 13C in the middle of CT evolution period replaced with a rectangular 180° pulse ("soft" rectangular pulse with a null excitation at 13CO, or a hard pulse, depending on field strength). This allows uniform phasing to a pure absorptive line shape across the entire 13C range. 15N 180° decoupling pulse during 13C CT evolution replaced with a broadband 90-180-90 composite pulse Introduced additional gradient pulses p16 and p19 Note: specific parameter values illustrated below may differ depending on the facility and spectrometer.
DIMPLE library generation and assembly protocol v2
Authors: Macdonald Christian , Nedrud David , Shin Catherine
Published: December 2024

This is a protocol for generating and QCing mutagenic libraries using the DIMPLE protocol. This version is updated to include expanded descriptions of QC and to clarify certain steps.
Caracterização energética da madeira de duas espécies exóticas de ocorrência no semiárido brasileiro
Authors: Lima Lucas Silva de , Carmo Flavio Cipriano de Assis do , Medeiros Neto Pedro Nicó de , Moreira Giselle Lemos , Quirino Natália Isabel Lopes , Morais Gerlanny Vieira de
Published: December 2024

A pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar as características físico-químicas, anatômicas e energéticas da madeira das espécies Prosopis juliflora e Leucaena leucocephala, visando a utilização como fonte de energia. Para isso, foram selecionadas cinco árvores por espécie e retirados discos com 5 cm de espessura, nas posições a 0 (base), 25, 50, 75 e 100% da altura comercial do tronco, considerado um diâmetro mínimo de 5,0 cm. Esses discos foram divididos em quatro partes em forma de cunha, sendo duas cunhas utilizadas para determinar a densidade básica, teor de casca e relação cerne/alburno e as outras utilizadas para as análises químicas e energéticas e produção do carvão vegetal. A espécie Prosopis juliflora apresentou maiores valores de massa seca (77,92 kg), densidade básica (779,31 kg.m-³) e relação C:A (1,00). Por outro lado, a Leucaena leucocephala teve um maior teor de lignina insolúvel (28,17%), enquanto a Prosopis juliflora apresentou maiores percentuais de extrativos (9,75%) e cinzas na madeira (2,20%). Já a densidade energética da madeira foi superior para a Prosopis juliflora (3,73 Gcal.m-3). Não foi observada diferença significativa entre as espécies para os resultados do poder calorífico superior e inferior, teores de carbono fixo e materiais voláteis. Quanto ao rendimento gravimétrico e à produtividade em carvão vegetal a Prosopis juliflora exibiu os maiores resultados, com valores médios de 42,33% e 329,77 kg.m-³, respectivamente. No geral, ambas as espécies apresentaram características satisfatórias para o uso energético, com melhores resultados para a madeira de Prosopis juliflora.
Escama de tilápia como fertilizante aumenta os teores de solutos orgânicos e diminui os efeitos deletérios do estresse hídrico em plantas de girassol
Authors: Aderaldo Francisco Ícaro Carvalho , Lima Tiago de Abreu , Sousa Filho Elias do Nascimento de , Abreu Vivian dos Santos , Marinho Stelamaris de Oliveira Paula , Gondim Franklin Aragão
Published: December 2024

O Brasil se destaca como um dos principais produtores mundiais de tilápia, mas o aumento significativo na produção dessa espécie, fundamental para a indústria pesqueira global, acarreta desafios e impactos ambientais consideráveis. A expressiva geração de resíduos provenientes da criação de tilápia emerge como uma preocupação ambiental significativa associada à expansão da aquicultura. Diante desse cenário, este estudo objetivou avaliar o crescimento e a produção de solutos orgânicos em plantas de girassol sujeitas a condições de estresse hídrico e cultivadas com adubação proveniente de escamas de tilápia (EDT). O experimento foi conduzido em ambiente controlado, utilizando vasos com duas plantas, organizados em um arranjo fatorial 2x6. Os fatores incluíram dois regimes hídricos (irrigação diária e suspensão da irrigação aos 20 dias após a semeadura) e seis substratos distintos: 1) 100% (em volume) de areia de granulometria fina; 2) Areia + Adubo comercial a 80 kg de N ha-1; 3) Areia + EDT a 80 kg de N ha-1; 4) Areia + EDT a 120 kg de N ha-1; 5) Areia + EDT a 180 kg de N ha-1; 6) Areia + EDT a 240 kg de N ha-1. A utilização de escama de tilápia (EDT) como biofertilizante orgânico ocasionou aumento nos teores de solutos orgânicos, principalmente sob condições de estresse hídrico. Essa circunstância pode ter contribuído, pelo menos parcialmente para atenuar os efeitos deletérios do estresse hídrico no crescimento das plantas. A concentração ideal de EDT foi identificada como sendo de 120 kg de nitrogênio por hectare.
Toxicidade de Pimetrozina sobre Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) em condições de laboratório
Authors: LIMA Daiane Mirian Tomaz da Silva , Costa Ewerton Marinho da , Cardoso Tiago Augusto Lima , Costa Jacquelinne Alves de Medeiros Araújo , Sousa Alesia Alves de , Nascimento Patrick Lima do
Published: December 2024

É fundamental conhecer a toxicidade dos inseticidas sobre as abelhas para auxiliar na preservação dos polinizadores em áreas agrícolas. Portanto, objetivou-se avaliar a toxicidade residual e via ingestão do inseticida Pimetrozina sobre Apis mellifera, em condições de laboratório. As abelhas foram expostas a duas doses comerciais (0,2 g i.a./L e 0,4 g i.a./L) do inseticida Pimetrozina, em dois modos de exposição: contato com resíduos do produto em folhas de meloeiro e via oral por meio da ingestão de alimento contaminado. Como testemunha absoluta foi utilizada água destilada e como testemunha positiva o inseticida Tiametoxam (0,30 g i.a./L). Após a exposição foram avaliadas a mortalidade e distúrbios motores por um período de 24 horas. Para as abelhas que sobreviveram após as 24 horas foi avaliada a capacidade de voo. O contato com resíduos do inseticida Pimetrozina provocou mortalidade de 20,8% e 23,9% na menor e maior dose, respectivamente. Via ingestão de alimento contaminado, Pimetrozina ocasionou a morte de 8,2% das abelhas na menor dose e 9,1% na maior dose. O Tempo Letal Mediano (TL50) proporcionado pelo inseticida Pimetrozina foi de 93,3 horas para o contato residual e 229,4 horas via ingestão, independente da dose avaliada. Foi observado que Pimetrozina reduziu a capacidade de voo das abelhas sobreviventes após as 24 horas de exposição. Independentemente do modo de exposição e da dose avaliada, o inseticida Pimetrozina ocasionou baixa mortalidade sobre A. mellifera, entretanto, afetou a mobilidade e afetou a capacidade de voo das abelhas em condições de laboratório.
Aplicação de biossólido de ETE na produção de girassol como recuperação sustentável de recursos
Authors: Ribeiro Maria Eduarda , Santos Ana Elisa Carvalho Silva , Silva Lucas de Almeida Chamhum , Almeida Gabriel Henrique Soares , Marques Glaucio Marcelino , Couto Eduardo de Aguiar do
Published: December 2024

Este trabalho avaliou o uso de biossólido de uma Estação de Tratamento de Esgotos (ETE) como fertilizante para girassóis (Helianthus annuus L.). O lodo, oriundo do reator UASB e coletado na unidade de desidratação da ETE Laboreaux em Itabira-MG, foi higienizado por estabilização alcalina. O experimento, conduzido na Universidade Federal de Itajubá, campus Itabira, analisou quatro condições: controle (sem fertilizante), fertilizante comercial, biossólido conforme a demanda de nitrogênio e conforme a correção da acidez do solo. A estabilização produziu biossólido com 20% de sólidos voláteis. Além disso, a concentração de Escherichia coli foi de 2,49x10? NMP g-1, o que permite a classificação do biossólido como Classe B, conforme a Resolução CONAMA nº 498/2020. Durante os 49 dias de cultivo, os tratamentos com biossólido atingiram um máximo de 12 folhas e 19,6 cm de altura, enquanto os tratamentos controle e com fertilizante comercial apresentaram máximos de 9 e 10 folhas, e 19 e 16,1 cm de altura, respectivamente. No entanto, não houve diferença estatística significativa entre os tratamentos. O uso de biossólido pode ser uma alternativa sustentável para a gestão de resíduos de ETEs, reduzindo a dependência de fertilizantes químicos e promovendo uma agricultura mais sustentável.
Liselere Giriş Sınavı (LGS) Matematik Sorularının PISA Matematik Okuryazarlığı Seviyelerine Göre İncelenmesi
Authors: Gümüş Şeyda , Sevgi Sevim
Published: December 2024

Çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de ortaöğretim kurumlarına geçişte uygulanan Liselere Giriş Sınavı (LGS) matematik sorularının PISA matematik okuryazarlığı yeterlik düzeylerini inceleyerek öğrenme alanlarına ve PISA matematik okuryazarlığı yeterlik düzeylerine göre dağılımını incelemektir. 2018-2022 arasında LGS matematik soruları nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analiziyle incelenmiştir. Matematik Öğretim Programı kazanımlarının dağılımı da öğrenme alanlarına göre incelenmiş ve işlenme süreleriyle ilişkilendirilmiştir. 100 matematik sorusunun olası çözümleri PISA matematik okuryazarlığı yeterlik düzeylerine göre detaylı olarak analiz edilmiştir. LGS matematik soruları PISA matematik okuryazarlığı yeterlik düzeylerinden ikinci ve üçüncü düzeye yoğunlaşmaktadır. Beşinci ve altıncı düzeylerde soruya rastlanmamıştır. 100 sorudan 47’si üçüncü düzeyde, 37’si ikinci düzeyde, 11’i dördüncü düzeyde ve 5’i birinci düzeydedir. 100 sorudan 38’i sayılar ve işlemler, 29’u cebir, 18’i geometri ve ölçme, 8’i veri işleme ve 7’si olasılık öğrenme alanlarındadır. En çok karşılaşılan dördüncü düzeye ait 11 sorudan 6’sı sayılar ve işlemler, 2’si veri işleme, 2’si geometri ve ölçme, biri de cebir öğrenme alanına aittir. Soruların öğrenme alanlarına göre dağılımı öğretim programında kazanım yoğunluğu ile genel olarak uyumlu iken kazanımların işlenme süresi ile uyumlu değildir. LGS sorularının dağılımında matematik okuryazarlığı yeterlik düzeyleri de göz önüne alınmalı ve dengeli dağılımı sağlanmalıdır. Matematik okuryazarı bireyleri yetiştirmeyi hedefleyen öğretim programının çıktıları da bu amaca uygun olmalıdır.
Cervical artery dissection in Iceland: epidemiology, treatment and prognosis
Authors:   University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Andradóttir Iðunn , Thors Brynhildur , Sveinsson Ólafur
Published: December 2024

Background: Cervical artery dissection is a common cause of ischemic stroke in young adults and middle-aged individuals. Due to advances in imaging techniques and increased knowledge, dissections are now diagnosed much more frequently than before. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of cervical artery dissection in Iceland from 2005 to 2023. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using medical records of individuals diagnosed with cervical artery dissection in Iceland between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2023. The factors examined included gender, year of diagnosis, age at diagnosis, symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and prognosis. Data processing was performed using Excel® and Rstudio. Results: The study sample consisted of 107 individuals, including 37 women and 70 men. The average incidence was 1.62 per 100,000 people per year. The incidence increased over the period, being 2.7 times higher in the latter half compared to the former. The average age of diagnosis was 50 years (range 18-101 years). The most common symptom was pain (72%), followed by sensory disturbances (67%), motor disturbances (49%), and Horner's syndrome (36%). Half of the patients experienced an ischemic stroke (51%). Five individuals (4.6%) had a recurrent dissection during the follow-up period. Dissections occurred in the internal carotid artery in 56% of cases and the vertebral artery in 44% of cases. All patients received antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy. After 3-6 months, 77% had no or mild disability (0-2 on the modified Rankin scale). Discussion: The incidence of cervical artery dissection in Iceland is consistent with findings from other studies. Diagnoses have increased in recent years, and the average incidence has risen. The majority of patients achieved good recovery, indicating effective diagnosis and treatment of cervical artery dissection in Iceland.
Analyzing Trauma-Informed Courtrooms in a Midwestern State of the United States: Comparison between Rural and Urban Jurisdictions
Authors: Terry April N. , Qi Ziwei
Published: December 2024

This study investigates the implementation of trauma-informed practices in various court settings, including juvenile and adult courtrooms, as well as specialized cases in areas such as family courts, domestic reconciliation, protection orders, and child in need of care (CINC) cases, within a single Midwestern state in the United States. The study targeted one rural and one urban judicial district. The authors sought to assess if, and how these practices are utilized to create an environment and workplace that fosters a needs-based, survivor-centered, resilience-building courtroom. Drawing from a holistic perspective on trauma and survivor-centered practices, this study utilized a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative data analysis and courtroom field observations (in-person and virtual) with key personnel within the legal system, including judges, attorneys, court services, and community corrections officers. Our study revealed significant variations in implementing trauma-informed strategies across different court types and the urban-rural demographic spectrum. Moreover, the research highlights a significant paradox in courtroom proceedings—the tension between the demands for a speedy trial and efficiency and the time required to offer care, empathy, and a trauma-informed approach. This conflict stresses the necessity for a careful balance that upholds justice while considering the traumas experienced by individuals and the requisite care for all parties involved. Our findings serve as a clarion call for the continuous education of legal professionals in both rural and urban jurisdictions on trauma-informed practices. Equally important is the fostering of a cultural transformation towards a trauma-informed courtroom and the creation of teams that prioritize trauma-informed practices, ensuring that all personnel and stakeholders have equal access to training and resources.
"The Brutal Thirteen": Brethren Nonconformity, Acculturation, and Race in Elizabethtown College’s Lone Season of Collegiate Football
Authors: Huesken Jr. Gerald G.
Published: December 2024

The story of Elizabethtown College’s lone season of intercollegiate football, in 1928, offers a window onto the dynamics of Plainness and acculturation among Brethren in eastern Pennsylvania, since the college was then controlled by the Church of the Brethren. Brethren leaders opposed intercollegiate sports, and football in particular, as beyond the bounds of Brethren nonconformity and Plainness. Students organized their own team, outside official college structures, in what may be seen as a direct challenge to Plain values. Yet the team’s experience also complicates any narrative of early twentieth-century Brethren assimilation because the team did not merely mimic the sports culture of mainstream America and the patterns of nearby schools. The Elizabethtown team included an African American player and a player with a physically disability, both examples of inclusion that were surprising for the time and were many years ahead of neighboring athletic programs, and thus suggest not only currents of acculturation but also the presence of clearly countercultural values among the Elizabethtown College players.