bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Non-suppurative Tissue Reaction to Polyether Ether Ketone Anchor in Rotator Cuff Repair
Authors: Khuntia Susanta Kumar , Patro Bishnu Prasad , Sahu Subhrajyoti , Patel Barun Kumar
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Interferential screws and anchors have played a major role in fixation of soft tissue to bony tunnel. With advent of time, there developed metal anchors, biodegradable anchors, bioinert anchors, etc. Biodegradable anchors had complications such as reactive synovitis, cyst formation, soft-tissue inflammation, and local osteolysis. Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) which was biologically inert and radiolucent was introduced to overcome the disadvantages of anchors. We present a case of non-suppurative tissue reaction to PEEK anchor following rotator cuff repair. Case Report: A 58-year-old male patient presented to us with signs of rotator cuff tear following injury to his shoulder. Magnetic resonance imaging depicted a massive cuff tear with retraction of cuff. Considering the degree of cuff tear, cuff was repaired with mini open method using two metallic suture anchor and two PEEK knotless bioraptor foot print suture anchor. Surgical wound healing was uneventful and suture was removed on 14th day following surgery. Three weeks following surgery, the patient had pain and rise in temperature over shoulder with raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein which subsided in 7 days with empirical antibiotics. Later, at 3 months, the patient had serous discharge from surgical site, on which exploration revealed pale yellow material vicinity to PEEK anchor. Other than pus cells in smear, discharge was negative to routine culture, grams stain, and cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test for tuberculosis. Surprisingly, surrounding muscles were healthy, red in color, and contracting to stimulation. Following removal of both the PEEK anchors, local symptoms subsided with improvement in patients shoulder function. Conclusion: There were cases of tissue reaction to PEEK material in the literature such as osteolysis and cyst formation. In addition, non-suppurative inflammation can occur in response to PEEK material. Awareness about the non-suppurative inflammation property of PEEK material may help future surgeons to manage the condition better than us.
A Rare Intra-articular Abnormality in the Posterior Radiocapitellar Joint: A Case Report
Authors: Uchino Marie , Suzuki Taku , Kimura Hiroo , Matsumura Noboru , Iwamoto Takuji , Matsumoto Morio , Matsumoto Matsumoto
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Posterior radiocapitellar synovial plica excision is sometimes performed for lateral epicondylitis after debridement of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) tendon. We describe a rare intra-articular abnormality of the posterior radiocapitellar joint diagnosed on posterior arthroscopic observation. Case Report: A 48-year-old man presented with posterolateral pain and discomfort in his left elbow. A diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis was made, and arthroscopic debridement of the ECRB tendon was performed. Posterior arthroscopic examination revealed a tendon-like abnormality running longitudinally along the articular surface of the capitulum of the humerus. The abnormality was resected using a shaver, and symptoms improved postoperatively. Conclusion: In patients with posterolateral pain and discomfort or catching of the elbow, posterior arthroscopic confirmation of the intra-articular structure is recommended after debridement of the ECRB tendon.
A Rare Cause of Ankle Pain – Chondrosarcoma of the Talus: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Tupe Rishikesh , Panchwagh Yogesh , Bartakke Girishchandra , Puranik Rahul , Waghchoure Chaitanya
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Chondrosarcoma of the talus is one of the rare causes of ankle pain. Often this pain is neglected by the patients. Hence, the presentation is late. A rare occurrence, lack of clinical familiarity, and resemblance to enchondroma make the diagnosis of chondrosarcoma difficult. Case Report: We present a case of chondrosarcoma of talus in a 42-year-old female, which is an uncommon site of occurrence. In the presence of non-classical radiologic and histologic findings, the patient was treated with below-knee amputation. At present, the patient is disease-free and walking with a prosthesis. Conclusion: Talus is an infrequent site for chondrosarcoma. When affected, it presents as vague ankle pain. A patient can be underdiagnosed as there are no clear radiological and histological guidelines to differentiate between benign and low-grade cartilaginous tumors such as enchondroma and low-grade chondrosarcoma. Histologically proven benign lesions must be followed for a long time in suspicion of malignancy. The treatment of chondrosarcoma of the talus can vary from local wide excision to below-knee amputation, depending on the grade of malignancy.
Abandoning ‘a Lifetime of Habits’ to Avoid the ‘Sins of the Past’
Authors: Brennan Ciara , Lally Niamh , O’Brien Patricia , O’Leary Catherine
Published: November 2022

While many studies have identified the problem of reproducing small institutions in community settings, few have explored why. This article explores how staff preserve and defend institutionalised beliefs and practices in community settings. We apply the concepts of disruptive and defensive institutional work to analyse the findings of qualitative interviews at six Irish residential institutions that were identified as priority sites for a national de-congregation programme. Reflecting on their roles, staff conceptualised their practices as historical, traditional, and reflective of a bygone era. However, the findings indicate that it would be misleading to represent institutional practices as relics of the past. The programme offered an olive branch for staff members who wanted to distance themselves from a ‘lifetime of habits’ and ‘sins of the past’.
La apertura del Parlamento: una vía de (re)conexión con la soberanía popular
Authors: Nikolas Ezkurdia Zelai
Published: November 2022

En un momento de crisis civilizatoria, acompañada de la crisis de la democracia representativa heredada del siglo XX, este trabajo propone revisar el modelo de parlamentarismo racionalizado y reforzar la institución parlamentaria en su función de legitimación de las decisiones públicas, control del poder real y de colaboración institucional en un marco de gobernanza multinivel, mediante mecanismos de apertura parlamentaria. Dichos mecanismos constituyen una vía eficaz para la (re)conexión de la democracia representativa con la soberanía popular. Se propone centrarse en mecanismos de deliberación participativa, articulando canales de participación directa de la ciudadanía en los procesos de decisión pública.
La carga del cuidado: repercusiones en la salud de las cuidadoras de personas con discapacidad
Authors: Castellanos Lorena
Published: November 2022

Objetivo. Teniendo en cuenta que los cuidados son entendidos como la gestión y el mantenimiento cotidiano de la vida, se pretende en el presente artículo abordar el significado, las dimensiones y las repercusiones del trabajo de cuidado en la salud de las cuidadoras de las personas con discapacidad. Metodología. Para tal efecto, a través de una metodología cualitativa y una perspectiva teórico-metodológica fenomenológica, se realiza en primer lugar un análisis sociológico de la bibliografía más relevante en torno al tema del trabajo de cuidado. A continuación, y mediante la técnica de la entrevista a profundidad se abordan las dimensiones del trabajo de cuidado y sus repercusiones en la salud de cuidadoras de personas con discapacidad. Resultados y discusión. Se evidencia la existencia de dos dimensiones igualmente importantes en el trabajo de cuidado: la dimensión material y la dimensión inmaterial. Además, las actividades materiales e inmateriales que implican el cuidado a personas con discapacidad dan cuenta del contexto en el que las cuidadoras están inscritas, su condición socioeconómica y las relaciones de género en las que están inmersas. Conclusiones. Se concluye que los cuidados realizados en beneficio de personas con discapacidad, además de ser una actividad generizada, tiene un alto impacto en la salud de las personas que lo realizan. A pesar de ello, en muchas ocasiones las cuidadoras anteponen los cuidados de otros y otras a su propia salud.
Violencia Obstétrica en Uruguay. Desafíos para la protección de los derechos reproductivos de las mujeres
Authors: Farías Rodríguez Carolina , Magnone Alemán Natalia
Published: November 2022

Objetivo. El objetivo de este artículo es discutir las dificultades que la normativa sobre la violencia obstétrica acarrea para el abordaje estructural del problema, así como analizar los desafíos que imprime para la protección de los derechos reproductivos de las mujeres. Materiales y métodos. análisis de contenido de la normativa sancionada en Uruguay en torno a los derechos reproductivos y la violencia basada en género, triangulando con el análisis de las entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a abogadas especializadas en violencia obstétrica. Resultados y Discusión. Si bien en Uruguay la violencia obstétrica está definida legalmente e integrada como una expresión de la violencia basada en género, se constatan dificultades para su implementación en el ámbito sanitario y judicial. En nuestro estudio encontramos que la normativa vigente establece premisas vagas y sin lineamientos claros para la prevención y sanción de la violencia obstétrica. Por otra parte, evidenciamos que, si bien hace más de cuatro años que se la definió en la estructura legal, todavía no ha sido integrada en la jurisprudencia uruguaya. Por su parte, el ámbito sanitario tiende a desconocer la existencia de la violencia obstétrica, y cuando la aborda, lo hace cómo un problema meramente relacional entre profesionales y usuarias. Conclusiones. Para la construcción de políticas públicas que prevengan la generación de estas violencias, es necesario tener en cuenta las dinámicas estructurales que gobiernan las prácticas asistenciales y jurídicas. Debemos dejar de concebir las situaciones de violencia obstétrica cómo meros problemas relacionales y entender que responde a las lógicas sociales que producen la violencia basada en género.
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) regulates key genes in the RARG-TOP2B pathway and reduces anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity
Authors: Hasbullah Jafar S. , Scott Erika N. , Bhavsar Amit P. , Gunaretnam Erandika P. , Miao Fudan , Soliman Hesham , Carleton Bruce C. , Ross Colin J. D.
Published: November 2022

The effectiveness of anthracycline chemotherapeutics (e.g., doxorubicin) is limited by anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (ACT). A nonsynonymous variant (S427L) in the retinoic acid receptor-γ (RARG) gene has been associated with ACT. This variant causes reduced RARG activity, which is hypothesized to lead to increased susceptibility to ACT through reduced activation of the retinoic acid pathway. This study explored the effects of activating the retinoic acid pathway using a RAR-agonist, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), in human cardiomyocytes and mice treated with doxorubicin. In human cardiomyocytes, ATRA induced the gene expression of RARs (RARG, RARB) and repressed the expression of topoisomerase II enzyme genes (TOP2A, TOP2B), which encode for the molecular targets of anthracyclines and repressed downstream ACT response genes. Importantly, ATRA enhanced cell survival of human cardiomyocytes exposed to doxorubicin. The protective effect of ATRA was also observed in a mouse model (B6C3F1/J) of ACT, in which ATRA treatment improved heart function compared to doxorubicin-only treated mice. Histological analyses of the heart also indicated that ATRA treatment reduced the pathology associated with ACT. These findings provide additional evidence for the retinoic acid pathway’s role in ACT and suggest that the RAR activator ATRA can modulate this pathway to reduce ACT.
Detecting COVID-19 from digitized ECG printouts using 1D convolutional neural networks
Authors: Nguyen Thao , Pham Hieu H. , Le Khiem H. , Nguyen Anh-Tu , Thanh Tien , Do Cuong
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of healthcare services worldwide, raising the need to develop novel tools to provide rapid and cost-effective screening and diagnosis. Clinical reports indicated that COVID-19 infection may cause cardiac injury, and electrocardiograms (ECG) may serve as a diagnostic biomarker for COVID-19. This study aims to utilize ECG signals to detect COVID-19 automatically. We propose a novel method to extract ECG signals from ECG paper records, which are then fed into one-dimensional convolution neural network (1D-CNN) to learn and diagnose the disease. To evaluate the quality of digitized signals, R peaks in the paper-based ECG images are labeled. Afterward, RR intervals calculated from each image are compared to RR intervals of the corresponding digitized signal. Experiments on the COVID-19 ECG images dataset demonstrate that the proposed digitization method is able to capture correctly the original signals, with a mean absolute error of 28.11 ms. The 1D-CNN model (SEResNet18), which is trained on the digitized ECG signals, allows to identify between individuals with COVID-19 and other subjects accurately, with classification accuracies of 98.42% and 98.50% for classifying COVID-19 vs. Normal and COVID-19 vs. other classes, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed method also achieves a high-level of performance for the multi-classification task. Our findings indicate that a deep learning system trained on digitized ECG signals can serve as a potential tool for diagnosing COVID-19.
Assessment of healthcare waste management practices and associated factors in Addis Ababa City Administration Public Health Facilities
Authors: Tadesse Menelik Legesse , Dolamo Bethabile Lovely
Published: November 2022

Background

Healthcare waste management is very important due to its hazardous nature that can cause risk to human health and the environment. In developing countries, healthcare waste has not received much attention and has been disposed of together with municipal waste. The aim of the study was to assess the healthcare waste management practices in Addis Ababa City Administration Public Health Facilities.

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional design was used for the study at Addis Ababa city 15 Public health centres and 3 hospitals. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires distributed to 636 randomly selected healthcare waste handlers and managers. Observational check list also used. The data were entered into the EPI- INFO version TM 7 and exported to IBM SPSS 20 for analysis. Both descriptive and analytic statistics were employed.

Results

Among the respondents, 358 (90.86%) from health centres and 96.38% (133) from hospitals indicated that their facilities had separate containers for hazardous and non-hazardous waste however, 61 (15.48%) from health centres and 29 (21.01%) from hospitals indicated that healthcare waste containers were not clearly marked or labelled. The study found that the main forms of on-site treatment of healthcare waste for health centres and hospitals before disposal were burning. Manager respondents from the health centres 65 (92.86%), 64 (91.43%) and from hospitals 31 (91.18%), 30 (88.24%) indicated that healthcare waste handlers were used protective clothing when handling waste and were provided with protective clothing when handling healthcare waste respectively.

Conclusion

In this study healthcare waste management among healthcare waste handlers and healthcare facility managers were not getting full attention. Collection of healthcare waste were not done regularly, containers were not clearly marked and were not located in appropriate areas where they might be needed. Support healthcare waste handlers by training help to improve their knowledge, attitude and practice.
LC-MS/MS-based serum proteomics reveals a distinctive signature in a rheumatoid arthritis mouse model after treatment with mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Jung Namhee , Park Soyoung , Kong TaeHo , Park Hwanhee , Seo Woo Min , Lee Seunghee , Kang Kyung-Sun
Published: November 2022

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known to be able to modulate immune responses, possess tissue-protective properties, and exhibit healing capacities with therapeutic potential for various diseases. The ability of MSCs to secrete various cytokines and growth factors provides new insights into autoimmune-diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the lining of synovial joints, causing stiffness, pain, inflammation, and joint erosion. In recent years, MSCs-based therapies have been widely proposed as promising therapies in the treatment of RA. However, the mechanism involved in disease-specific therapeutic effects of MSCs on RA remains unclear. To clarify the mechanism involved in effects of MSCs on RA, proteomic profiling was performed using an RA mouse model before and after treatment with MSCs. In this study, treatment efficacy of human umbilical cord blood-mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) was confirmed using a type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model. Results of measuring incidence rates of arthritis and clinical arthritis index (CAI) revealed that mice administrated with hUCB-MSCs had a significant reduction in arthritis severity. Proteins that might affect disease progression and therapeutic efficacy of hUCB-MSC were identified through LC-MS/MS analysis using serum samples. In addition, L-1000 analysis was performed for hUCB-MSC culture medium. To analysis data obtained from LC–MS/MS and L-1000, tools such as ExDEGA, MEV, and DAVID GO were used. Results showed that various factors secreted from hUCB-MSCs might play roles in therapeutic effects of MSCs on RA, with platelet activation possibly playing a pivotal role. Results of this study also suggest that SERPINE1 and THBS1 among substances secreted by hUCB-MSC might be key factors that can inhibit platelet activation. This paper is expected to improve our understanding of mechanisms involved in treatment effects of stem cells on rheumatoid arthritis.
PAPILIO DEMOLEUS L. AND PAPILIO POLYTES L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PAPILIONIDAE) REARED ON SOME HOST PLANTS AT BUTTERFLY RESEARCH FACILITY, LIPI - CIBINONG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
Authors: Peggie Djunijanti , Supadi Supadi , Guntoro Guntoro , Sarino Sarino , Fatimah Fatimah , Rachmatiyah Rina , Haeuser Christoph
Published: November 2022

Papilio demoleus L. and P. polytes L. are common butterflies and distribute almost throughout Indonesia. Both species are attractive in butterfly gardens, but may be considered as pests in Citrus plantations. This research aimed to obtain data on their biology, on how the species thrive in captivity, and to assess the alternative host plants. Captive breeding research on these two species was conducted at the butterfly research facility within the period of September 2016 to February 2019, with 482 individuals of P. demoleus and 2,334 individuals of P. polytes reared, of which 292 individuals of P. demoleus and 560 individuals of P. polytes have complete informative data. The average duration of eggs was 3.7 days for P. demoleus on Citrus spp., 3.68 days for P. polytes on Citrus spp., and 3.48 days for P. polytes on Micromelum minutum. The duration of larvae varied between 13–19 days for both species. Prepupal stage lasted for 1 day for all observed individuals. Incidental observation at home during the pandemic COVID-19 added some insights that the pupation happened between 18:00-19:00. The duration of pupae varied between 9–14 days for both species. The total duration of pre-adult stages for both species was between 26–38 days. Adults at the butterfly dome could live up to 19 days for P. demoleus and 39 days for P. polytes. Recognition of alternative host plants is very useful for the improvement of species management in butterfly gardens and in Citrus plantations.
Race, Gender, and Pageantry: The Ups and Downs of an African American Woman in Imperial Ethiopia
Authors: Gebrekidan Fikru Negash
Published: November 2022

From transatlantic trailblazer to wartime correspondent, from pageantry to widowhood at an early age, pan-Africanist Dorothy Hadley Bayen lived a fast and multilayered life that few of her contemporaries would have imagined. Yet Dorothy Bayen remains ignored in the historical records to the point of erasure. As Kathleen Sheldon and others have pointed out, the absence of women leaders in the history of Black internationalism is a sign of gender-biased scholarship and not a reflection of events on the ground. This article validates that observation. In rescuing Dorothy Bayen and her catalytic role in Ethiopian and African American relations from obscurity, it shows how emphasis on men-centered narratives might compromise, or even stultify, the emancipatory ethos of grassroots social movements.
Autonomía y subsidiariedad: las raíces kantianas del cosmopolitismo de David Held
Authors: Moya Eugenio
Published: November 2022

Los principios cosmopolitas (y especialmente los de autonomía y subsidiariedad) son, según Held, principios que pueden ser compartidos universalmente y que pueden formar actualmente la base para la protección y el cuidado del interés de cada persona en la determinación de las instituciones democráticas que rigen su vida. Son principios que nos obligan, además, a defender una gobernanza multinivel y soberanías compartidas que acerquen las decisiones políticas a los afectados. Este artículo analiza, precisamente, las implicaciones filosóficas y políticas de este cosmopolitismo por capas y rastrea sus raíces kantianas.
Hacerse presente un tiempo por venir
Authors: Carrillo-Ardila Yerson Y.
Published: November 2022

Este artículo busca presentar una discusión sobre el concepto de progreso moral kantiano. Primero, evaluaremos el sentido general que posee éste, buscando con esto situarlo dentro del contexto de la filosofía de la historia. Seguido, examinaremos cómo ha sido abordado dentro de algunos opúsculos de filosofía de la historia de Kant; allí veremos que tal concepto comúnmente decanta en la idea de avance, gracias al mejoramiento de las disposiciones naturales o al perfeccionamiento de la moralidad. Si bien, lo anterior resulta de suma importancia, consideramos que el debate podría potencializarse dejando de lado cuál disposición es la que finalmente se torna perfectible, esto considerando que avanzar y ubicar fines morales supone además un juicio reflexionante, concepto desarrollado en la Crítica del discernimiento, el cual desde el presente nos permite interpelar y plantearnos un futuro.
Kant y Nancy: «más allá de la idea»
Authors: Quintana Montes Jorge Luis
Published: November 2022

El presente trabajo tiene por propósito exponer —desde las consideraciones de Nancy y Kant—, el modo en que la libertad sólo puede ser pensada en su plena radicalidad, cuando es asumida desde una clave histórica. Aunque Nancy critique a Kant la identificación de Idea y Libertad, reconoce en el filósofo de Königsberg el haber visualizado un «más allá de la idea». El «más allá», de acuerdo a Nancy, es ubicado por Kant simplemente en la realidad objetiva de la idea de libertad. A nuestro juicio, dicho «más allá de la idea» se incrusta y nutre de las reflexiones históricas y jurídicas kantianas. Este hecho, permite crear un terreno común para el diálogo entre la posición kantiana y la fenomenológica: libertad e historia constituyen una unidad indisoluble.
De dioses buenos y mundos imperfectos
Authors: Ojeda Couchoud Santiago
Published: November 2022

El término Teodicea fue acuñado por Leibniz a comienzos de la Ilustración y recoge desde entonces los intentos teístas de justificar su idea de un Dios interesado en el mundo, omnipotente y bueno con la realidad tozuda e innegable del mal. Esa justificación se nos revela hoy como necesariamente etiológica, aunque no por ello menos fructífera o relevante para nuestro propio predicamento. El presente trabajo pretende mostrar muy someramente las condiciones socioculturales que se revelan en las etiologías más destacadas posteriores a Leibniz y sus paralelismos con nuestra situación presente. A partir de esos paralelismos se apuntarán los posibles rasgos de una Teodicea actual desde los supuestos de la filosofía analítica y la teología filosófica, centrada en los diferentes tipos de mal y una comprensión de las características del mundo y de la mente que apunten a posibles soluciones.
Pemanfaatan Teknologi Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) dalam Upaya Mendukung Produksi Energi yang Berkelanjutan
Authors: Prasetyo Ahmad Wisnu , Windarta Jaka
Published: November 2022

Indonesia adalah negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia dengan jumlah penduduk lebih dari 250 juta orang. Sebagai negara dengan populasi terbesar keempat di dunia, Indonesia juga berada di peringkat keempat sebagai penghasil Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK) terbesar pada tahun 2015. Sumber emisi GRK di sektor industri berasal dari penggunaan energi khususnya energi fosil, proses produksi, dan limbah. Semua sektor industri memberikan kontribusi emisi GRK, tetapi kontributor terbesar adalah industri semen, industri baja, industri pulp dan industri kertas, industri tekstil, industri petrokimia, industri keramik, industri pupuk, industri makanan dan minuman. Berdasarkan Peraturan Presiden No. 61 tahun 2011 tentang Rencana Aksi Nasional Penurunan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca (RAN-GRK) target penurunan emisi dari sektor industri adalah sebesar 0,001 Gton CO₂(e) (skenario 26 %) dan sebesar 0,005 Gton CO₂(e) (skenario 41%) pada tahun 2020. Peningkatan konsentrasi CO₂ di atmosfer mengalami peningkatan yang cukup signifikan dalam beberapa tahun terakhir dan berdampak pada perubahan iklim. Teknologi Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) merupakan salah satu teknologi yang dapat digunakan dalam upaya mengurangi emisi gas buang CO₂ yang dianggap mampu sebagai teknologi penghubung yang penting untuk produksi energi yang berkelanjutan.
Space that was safe to explore and learn: Stretching the affordances for networked professional learning in creativity for educators
Authors: Anderson Ross , Katz-Buonincontro Jen , Bousselot Tracy , Land Jessica , Livie Mari , Beard Nathan
Published: November 2022

What makes impactful online professional development for rural teachers learning creativity and arts integration? In this paper, we describe the results of a mixed method-study that tested a new hybrid online and in-person teacher training experience with K-12 teachers in the Northwestern region of the United States of America in 2019–2020. The study focused on the creative development of rural educators and their preparation to integrate creativity and the arts across the curriculum. Rural schools face challenges in providing ongoing professional learning opportunities to teachers, especially in complex areas, such as creativity and arts integration. However, professional learning opportunities in this area are either lacking or minimally available for many teachers due to a variety of barriers. The results reveal innovations about networked learning approaches to teaching complex topics and practices, such as creativity, which make online learning more experiential and connected for relevance and engagement. As others have found, networked learning can offer transformative experiences. In addition to detailed findings, this paper presents several expanded design principles and specific techniques to make online learning experiences creative and expansive.
Implications for practice or policy:

Networked learning for educators should be interactive, self-reflective and creative using diverse media and modalities.
Professional development developers should focus on instructional routines to help teachers build confidence in their skill building.
Professional development developers should consider the creative engagement framework as a guide for the design of teacher training.
Teacher outcomes in online professional development should be cohort-based to build peer-to-peer connection and encourage creative risk-taking and collaboration.
Filozofka i paso doble
Authors: Malitowska Anna
Published: November 2022

The subject of the book is ballroom dancing, understood as an artistic-cultural practice. The author outlines the problem context, in which dance as a cultural phenomenon is not a common subject of research, especially in Poland. As for ballroom dance – it is of even less interest to academia. Its artistry seems unnoticed by art in general, while its culture-forming dimension is marginalized in education. This “cultural absence” clearly contrasts with the growing popularity of ballroom dancing as a competitive sport, or form of mass entertainment provided by television programs such as “Dancing with the Stars”. Starting from such a diagnosis, the author demonstrates that ballroom dance extends beyond its sporting, utilitarian or consumerist dimensions and is becoming a self-conscious artistic practice that affects social and cultural discourses. The book consists of three essays, each of them presenting a different theoretical perspective on ballroom dancing. The first essay, exploring the field of choreography, examines how composition, which transforms gestures and figures into routines, is nourished by cultural traditions. The understanding and interpretation of dance are addressed in the second essay, which develops a “dance audience” concept, building on hermeneutics and cultural semiotics. In the third essay, the author presents ballroom dancing as a historical discourse of art and discusses the role of cultural competencies in dance-art creation, understanding, appraisal, and alteration. The argument made in the book is illustrated with references to the choreographies and achievements of leading ballroom couples, and is supported by findings in the fields of critical cultural studies, philology, literature studies, linguistics and semiotics, and art history, as well as research on visual culture and performance art.
Wistful Hope: A Dialogical Study on Revolt
Authors: Leśniewski Piotr
Published: November 2022

The first chapter presents the philosophy of dialogue as a certain revolution, and thus a new discourse rejecting the idealistic tradition “from the Ionian Islands to Jena”, according to Lev Shestov’s rule: the higher the absolute is valued, the more everyday values are neglected. Selected “glimmers of hope” are indicated: in Greece, among Kant’s questions, in Nietzsche’s stories about Pandora’s box. Two approaches to the human face are proposed as two final situations. A number of criticisms are also made regarding the application of the concept of responsibility, as suggested by Giorgio Agamben. The second chapter contains memories of selected revolts and revolutions. The fundamental differences between the invigorating revolt and the stagnant revolution are discussed, as well as the “Freedom and Bread” Uprising in June 1956 in Poznań, Albert Camus’ speech at a rally of solidarity with the workers of Poznań, the August strikes and the rise of the mass “Solidarity” movement, memories of 496 days of revolt and hope until 13 December 1981, with the Soviet Army units stationed in Poland at that time and the exercises of the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Pact “Союз-81” and “Запад-81”. It is assumed, following Leszek Nowak, that the introduction of martial law was the optimal solution from the point of view of the “Solidarity” strategy: the union avoided being drawn into the power structures exercised by the triple-lords. This chapter contains a few selected Polish memories already after 1981. The last chapter discusses the results of the transformations of the late 1980s and early 1990s and other issues: the requirement of spiritual transformation formulated by Rosa Luxemburg, contained in her critique of Bolshevik terror, ideological mixture as a weakness of a mass movement, and Tischner’s project of working on hope.
Freedom and Abundance: Dialogical Philosophy of Style
Authors: Gan-Krzywoszyńska Katarzyna
Published: November 2022

This book presents an outline of the dialogical philosophy of style and it consists of three chapters. The first chapter, Literature and style, introduces the concept of philosophy as a story and presents an analogical approach to dialogue. According to Nietzsche’s The Joyful Wisdom, style constitutes a comprehensive, coherent outlook on life: living in harmony with oneself and the world. Following Genova, the signature and meaning-expressing conception of style are considered in comparison with Sontag’s approach to style from the dialogical point of view. The chapter ends with the concept of style as editing, and in this context I present the notion of attention in the sense employed by Weil. The second chapter, Attitude: Freedom And Flexibility, advocates establishing harmony with both oneself and with others, in accordance with the ideas of Thibon and Pronzato, and briefly examined styles of education. Integrity as a criterion of a refined style is based on the moral dimension. In consequence, coherence and clarity lead to an individual style that paradoxically excludes competition. The issues of spontaneity, originality and improvisation are discussed. The final question of flexibility – within the art of life, which is the art of war – is considered, since a fight for one’s style constitutes the greatest victory. The third chapter, Abundance and Joy, is about pluralism and presents creativity from a dialogical perspective, with special emphasis on Freire’s notion of “untested feasibilities” and on appreciation instead of appropriation. The issue of abundance is crucial to the proposed dialogical concept of style. Style as an important contribution to wisdom as a technology of the good life is discussed, and some examples of contemporary applications of the dialogical philosophy of style are presented.
Filozofia kosmologii antropicznej
Authors: Leciejewski Sławomir
Published: November 2022

In the second half of the 20th century, research in the field of scientific cosmology began to focus on the fact that protein life forms existed on one of the planets. The relations between, on the one hand, the structure, development and origin of the universe and, on the other, the possibility of the existence and duration of life, started to be described in different versions of anthropic principles. The universe in which the emergence and evolution of protein life forms was possible came to be called the anthropic universe. Thus, the hitherto three-part research field of cosmology (the structure, development and origin of the universe) was supplemented with a fourth component: the origin of life in the universe. In other words, anthropic cosmology would attempt not only to reconstruct and describe the structure, development and origin of the universe, but it would also discuss the origin and possibility of the evolution of life in this universe. The anthropic current in cosmology also emerged as part of an attempt to resolve the difficulties that arose in the cosmology of the 1970s. The many problems encountered by the standard cosmological model inspired a search for new ways of analysing cosmological issues. This resulted in the emergence of so-called anthropic explanation, which formed the basis of anthropic cosmology. The aim of the book is to provide a general introduction to selected issues connected with a very broad field of research located on the borderline between philosophy and cosmology. The first chapter will present the scientific and philosophical dimensions of cosmology. In the second chapter, cosmic coincidences and the cosmic context of life will be discussed, and the basic formulations of the anthropic principle will be reviewed. The concluding third chapter will identify how anthropic cosmology can be understood today, before outlining its basic philosophical implications.
Tożsamość narracyjna w dobie postprawdy. Pytanie o aktualność myśli Charlesa Taylora
Authors: Filipiak Magdalena
Published: November 2022

The term ‘post-truth’ is widely used to describe the status of facts in public discourse. The term implies that arguments appealing to emotions and beliefs play a greater role in shaping public opinion than do arguments based on facts. This book attempts to answer the question of whether the concept of narrative identity, formulated by Charles Taylor in the late 1980s, is still relevant today, if we consider the importance of post-truth in the construction of modern subjectivity. In Taylor’s conception, narrative identity is an orientation in axiological space, and a person defines their attitude towards others through narration and articulation, thus becoming aware of their own axiological map. The source of knowledge about the subject’s “conceptual framework” is conversation, conducted in the medium of language, hence an essential aspect of identity formation is a certain vision of the truthfulness or acceptability of meanings. Taylor puts forward an expressivist conception of meaning, according to which meaning in public space is the result of a conversation involving the disclosure of subjective expressions, beliefs, feelings, sentiments and opinions. From this perspective, Taylor’s conception seems to be extremely up-to-date and appropriate for the contemporary climate of post-truth. Taylor’s analysis of the sources of modern subjectivity can thus be viewed as revealing the mechanisms conducive to shaping the current atmosphere of post-truth. Among such mechanisms, we can mention the features residing on the side of the subject, such as the affirmation of everyday life, a kind of internalization of the subject, assigning great value to human interiority, objectification as a “point” identity, and an understanding of freedom; as well as certain factors outside the subject, namely aspects of the modern world such as secularization, temporality and value pluralism.
Power system abnormal pattern detection for new energy big data
Authors: Cheng Min , Zhang Dan , Yan Wenlin , He Lei , Zhang Rongkui , Xu Mingyu
Published: November 2022

The energy crisis is a problem that countries all over the world pay more and more attention to, and a series of ecological problems caused by it have become increasingly prominent. It is difficult for traditional fossil fuels to maintain a healthy and coordinated sustainable development of society and economy. The establishment of a sustainable energy system has become the development trend of various countries to solve energy problems. Electric energy is a secondary energy that all primary energy can be converted into, and an irreplaceable consumable for all industrial technologies and people’s lives. Electric power data has the characteristics of large rate span, numerous data sources, complicated interaction methods, and various types of data. The existence of abnormal data in the power system will greatly reduce the accuracy of the system state estimation and the state estimation convergence rate. This paper introduces the power grid industrial control system, combines the data flow of power big data, and analyzes the abnormal information detection process in detail. It takes the data stream acquired by the acquisition unit PMU of the wide area measurement system as the research object. The rapid development of the Hadoop big data platform provides important technical support for the research of power grid big data. Based on the Hadoop platform, the clustering algorithm is used to complete the anomaly detection of real-time data. The LOF algorithm has poor performance when dealing with a large amount of high-dimensional data, and has high time and space complexity. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the LOF algorithm, this paper uses the K-means clustering algorithm to propose an improved algorithm K-LOF of the density-based local abnormal factor detection algorithm LOF, and optimizes the neighborhood query process. It is verified by experiments that the K-LOF algorithm can effectively reduce the time complexity of the anomaly detection algorithm and improve the detection accuracy by 2–4.2%.
Tunable up-conversion single-photon detector at telecom wavelengths
Authors: Chae Jin-Woo , Kim Jin-Hun , Jeong Youn-Chang , Kim Yoon-Ho
Published: November 2022

Up-conversion single-photon detectors (UCSPD) are based on sum-frequency generation of the telecom band single-photons to near-infrared wavelengths at which efficient and low-noise silicon single-photon detectors are available. Moreover, because of high dynamic range of silicon single-photon detectors, UCSPD is suitable for high-speed quantum communication. UCSPDs reported to date, however, have a very narrow fixed window of detectable wavelengths, severely limiting their applications in wavelength-multiplexed quantum networks. In this work, we report a tunable UCSPD module that covers the complete telecom C band, making it suitable for quantum communication networks based on sharing wavelength-multiplexed entangled photons.
Die elektronische Person
Authors: Plaul Constantin , Ahrens Sönke
Published: November 2022

Die zunehmende Verbreitung und Weiterentwicklung sogenannter künstlicher Intelligenz hat neue Fragen der Zurechenbarkeit und Verantwortung erzeugt. In diesem Zusammenhang ist der Vorschlag gemacht worden, das neue Rechtsinstrument der ‚elektronischen Person‘ zu schaffen. Damit sind grundlegende Fragen des menschlichen Selbstverständnisses berührt, es verbinden sich aber auch viele Missverständnisse mit jenem Vorschlag, sowohl bei denen, die den Vorschlag befürworten, als auch aufseiten derer, die ihn kritisch sehen. Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Problematik aus juristischer und ethisch-theologischer Perspektive und gelangt zu einer abwägenden Einschätzung bezüglich der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der elektronischen Person.
Interaction of Direct Blue 86 with cationic surfactant micelles: spectroscopic, conductometric and thermodynamic aspects
Authors: Usman Muhammad , Raza Saleem , Sultana Hamadia , Raza Zulfiqar Ali , Siddiq Muhammad , Haq Atta ul , Bukhtawar Fiza , Younis Sadia , Rafiq Samavia
Published: November 2022

Due to the amphiphilic structure of surfactants, aqueous surfactant solutions can behave like very good solvents and dissolve both polar and non-polar solutes. This study reports on the solubilisation of a direct dye (Direct Blue 86) in a micellar medium using the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Solubilisation of dyes is important for their subsequent removal from aqueous media. UV spectroscopy and conductometry, among others, were used to quantitatively evaluate this process. The extent of solubilisation, the interaction between the molecules and the stability of the processes were checked using the partition coefficient (K
x), the binding constant (K
b) and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters. From the results, it could be concluded that the solubilisation of Direct Blue 86 is a spontaneous process supported by an increase in entropy. It was also found that the micellar medium CTAB is efficient for solubilisation and binding of the dye and can be used economically.
50 Jahre ZGR
Authors: Habersack Mathias
Published: November 2022

Der Beitrag geht der 50-jährigen Erfolgsgeschichte der Zeitschrift für das Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht nach, indem er dem Leser den zeitgeschichtlichen Hintergrund der Gründung und die Wandlungen des Gesellschafts- und Unternehmensrechts und der Zeitschrift selbst aufzeigt. Sodann geht es um den Anspruch der ZGR als Archivzeitschrift und die Rolle dieser Zeitschriftengattung im Allgemeinen, bevor die Verwirklichung dieser Rolle durch ZGR in den Blick zu nehmen ist. Abgerundet wird der Beitrag durch Überlegungen zur Zukunftsfähigkeit des Archivzeitschriften und damit auch der ZGR sowie den herzlichen Dank an die ausgeschiedenen und aktiven Herausgeber für ihr erfolgreiches Wirken während der vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnte.
Selbstreflexion im Gesellschaftsrecht: „Hottest Game in Town“ oder „Death of Corporate Law“?
Authors: Fleischer Holger
Published: November 2022

Anlässlich des 50-jährigen Geburtstages der ZGR unternimmt der vorliegende Beitrag eine Standortbestimmung des Gesellschaftsrechts als akademischer Disziplin. Er legt zunächst dar, dass die Gesellschaftsrechtswissenschaft nach Jahrzehnten wissenschaftlicher Blüte in eine Phase der Ausreifung eingetreten ist („saturiertes Gesellschaftsrecht“). Sodann beschäftigt er sich mit der immer häufigeren Indienstnahme des vermeintlich unpolitischen Organisationsrechts für politische Zwecke („transformatives Gesellschaftsrecht“). Schließlich lenkt er den Blick auf neue Assoziationsformen, die Gewinnerzielung und Gemeinwohlorientierung miteinander verbinden („pluralistisches Gesellschaftsrecht“).
Bericht über die Diskussion
Authors: Heinrich-Pendl Elke
Published: November 2022

Die Diskussion zum Referat von Holger Fleischer drehte sich insbesondere um das große Thema politisches Gesellschaftsrecht (I.). Diskutiert wurden auch unterschiedliche Enforcement-Strategien (II.). Breiten Raum nahmen ferner die Debatte um Gesetzesfolgenabschätzung und Evidenzbasierung (III.) sowie ökonomische Trends (IV.) ein. Zahlreiche Stellungnahme widmeten sich schließlich Zukunft und Rolle der Gesellschaftsrechtswissenschaft (V.).
Klimaschutz und Corporate Governance
Authors: Weller Marc-Philippe , Benz Nina
Published: November 2022

Großunternehmen spielen bei der Eindämmung der Auswirkungen des Klimawandels eine entscheidende Rolle. Daher bezieht auch das Gesellschaftsrecht zunehmend Nachhaltigkeitsbelange mit ein. Nachdem dieser Trend zuletzt vor allem durch ein Fortschreiten der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung und der Climate Litigation zu beobachten war, avanciert inzwischen die Unternehmensorganisation zu einer „nachhaltigen Corporate Governance“. Der Beitrag untersucht die dahingehenden legislativen Entwicklungen, die in diesem Jahr durch den Entwurf einer Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive und die reformierte Fassung des Deutschen Corporate Governance Kodex an Fahrt aufgenommen haben. Wir zeigen, dass Nachhaltigkeitsbelange sich nunmehr auf allen Ebenen der Gesellschaft manifestieren.
Lieferkettenverantwortung aus Unternehmens- und Beratersicht: Notwendigkeit oder Überforderung?
Authors: Berger Lucina
Published: November 2022

Bereits seit Beginn der Diskussion über eine gesetzliche Ausformung der Lieferkettenverantwortung sehen sich Gesetzgeber, Unternehmen und die breitere Öffentlichkeit mit der Fragestellung konfrontiert, inwiefern entsprechende regulatorische Maßnahmen notwendig sind oder letztlich eine „Überforderung“ für alle Beteiligten bedeuten. Mit Blick auf die Praxis lässt sich konstatieren: Die Lieferkettenverantwortung stellt eine zwar herausfordernde aber gleichwohl notwendige Komponente unternehmerischen Handelns dar. Die damit einhergehenden Umsetzungsmaßnahmen werden von vielen Unternehmen erfreulicherweise zupackend und sehr pragmatisch angegangen und wurden zum Teil schon frühzeitig eigeninitiativ umgesetzt. Bei einer positiven und proaktiven Grundhaltung ist eine sorgfältige Lieferkettenorganisation und -überwachung denn auch weit mehr als die Erfüllung eines reinen Pflichtenprogramms; sie bietet auch Chancen für eine verbesserte ESG-Positionierung. Im Hinblick auf die gesamtgesellschaftliche Transformation hin zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit in allen Unternehmensbereichen stellt die gestärkte Lieferkettenverantwortung nur einen vergleichsweise kleinen Teil der Herausforderungen dar, denen sich Unternehmen und Berater aktuell gegenübergestellt sehen.