bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The delayed clearance of Talaromyces marneffei in blood culture may be associated with higher MIC of voriconazole after antifungal therapy among AIDS patients with talaromycosis
Authors: Guo Pengle , Chen Wanshan , Chen Shaozhen , Chen Meijun , Hu Fengyu , Chen Xiejie , Cai Weiping , Tang Xiaoping , Li Linghua
Published: April 2023

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the influencing factors of delayed clearance of Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei) in blood culture of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated with talaromycosis after antifungal therapy.

Methods

The patients with AIDS complicated with talaromycosis were retrospectively enrolled, and divided into two groups according to the blood T. marneffei culture results in two weeks after antifungal therapy. The baseline clinical data were collected and the antifungal susceptibility of T. marneffei was tested.

Results

A total of 190 patients with AIDS and talaromycosis were enrolled, of whom 101 cases remained positive for T. marneffei (Pos-group) while the other 89 cases were negative in blood culture (Neg-group) after two weeks’ antifungal treatment. The Pos-group had a higher baseline Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, 78.5 vs. 105 U/L; P = 0.073) and lower CD4+ T cells level (11 vs. 7 cells/μl; P = 0.061). The percentage of isolates with higher MICs of voriconazole (VOR) and fluconazole (FLU) in the Pos-group were significantly higher than those in the Neg-group (χ2 = 12.623, P < 0.001 and χ2 = 9.356, P = 0.002, respectively). By multivariate logistic regression, the MIC value for VOR was identified as the prognostic variable that may influence the clearance of T. marneffei in blood culture after antifungal therapy among AIDS patients with talaromycosis.

Conclusions

The delayed negative conversion of blood T. marneffei-culture may be associated with some factors especially higher MIC of VOR, indicating the possibility of drug resistance of T. marneffei.
The investigation of precipitation behavior of titanium compounds for high titanium steel based on in situ observation
Authors: Zhu Xiaolei , Yang Ji , Wang Shuang , Bu Shenchuan , Shen Minggang , Miao Xincheng , Li Xiang
Published: April 2023

The effects of cooling rate, Ti content, and casting temperature on titanium compounds for high titanium steel were investigated. In-situ observation of high titanium steel during remelting and solidification was carried out by using a High Temperature Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope (HTCSLM), and the observed results were in good agreement with the thermodynamic and kinetic calculations. The observation and calculation results both show that the inclusions in high titanium steel first precipitate in the form of TiN, followed by TiC precipitates as temperature decreases, eventually forming TiCxN1-x type inclusions at room temperature. The initial precipitation temperature of the inclusions increases with the increase of Ti content in molten steel, whereas casting temperature has little effect on the initial precipitation temperature of inclusions. In addition, the size of TiN inclusions increases with the increase of Ti content in steel but decreases with the increase in cooling rate.
Evolutionary dynamics of dengue virus in India
Authors: Jagtap Suraj , Pattabiraman Chitra , Sankaradoss Arun , Krishna Sudhir , Roy Rahul
Published: April 2023

More than a hundred thousand dengue cases are diagnosed in India annually, and about half of the country’s population carries dengue virus-specific antibodies. Dengue propagates and adapts to the selection pressures imposed by a multitude of factors that can lead to the emergence of new variants. Yet, there has been no systematic analysis of the evolution of the dengue virus in the country. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of all DENV gene sequences collected between 1956 and 2018 from India. We examine the spatio-temporal dynamics of India-specific genotypes, their evolutionary relationship with global and local dengue virus strains, interserotype dynamics and their divergence from the vaccine strains. Our analysis highlights the co-circulation of all DENV serotypes in India with cyclical outbreaks every 3–4 years. Since 2000, genotype III of DENV-1, cosmopolitan genotype of DENV-2, genotype III of DENV-3 and genotype I of DENV-4 have been dominating across the country. Substitution rates are comparable across the serotypes, suggesting a lack of serotype-specific evolutionary divergence. Yet, the envelope (E) protein displays strong signatures of evolution under immune selection. Apart from drifting away from its ancestors and other contemporary serotypes in general, we find evidence for recurring interserotype drift towards each other, suggesting selection via cross-reactive antibody-dependent enhancement. We identify the emergence of the highly divergent DENV-4-Id lineage in South India, which has acquired half of all E gene mutations in the antigenic sites. Moreover, the DENV-4-Id is drifting towards DENV-1 and DENV-3 clades, suggesting the role of cross-reactive antibodies in its evolution. Due to the regional restriction of the Indian genotypes and immunity-driven virus evolution in the country, ~50% of all E gene differences with the current vaccines are focused on the antigenic sites. Our study shows how the dengue virus evolution in India is being shaped in complex ways.
Doing the Time Warp: Strange Temporalities and Musical Theatre, Sarah Taylor Ellis (2022)
Authors: Yates Samuel
Published: April 2023

Review of: Doing the Time Warp: Strange Temporalities and Musical Theatre, Sarah Taylor Ellis (2022)

London: Methuen Drama, 288 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-35015-172-7, h/bk, $115.00
Geo-Tourist itinerary planning in local-based tourism projects
Authors: Castro Cleber Augusto Trindade
Published: April 2023

The concept and practice of the geo-tourist itineraries were developed through research and intervention projects that aimed at the expansion of socio-spatial elements contained in the urban tours and the stimulus to the most authentic meeting between visitors and the visited place. The main objective of this paper is to systematize and propose the methodological aspects of geo-tourist itinerary planning to assist local-based tourism projects. Experiences of this type of itinerary demonstrate the potential of contributing to this kind of tourist route to local development. Then, the aspects presented were systematized from the report of the execution of a project in the Marajó Archipelago.
Szembenézni a végességgel – Haláltudatosság és fenntarthatósági átmenetek
Authors: Király Gábor , Köves Alexandra
Published: April 2023

Tanulmányunk arra kíván rámutatni, hogy a jelenlegi fenntarthatatlan társadalmi berendezkedésünk alapjául szolgáló értékrendünk és a kultúránkra jellemző haláltagadás szoros kapcsolatban állnak egymással. A társadalom a halálszorongás enyhítésére az elkerülés és a figyelemelterelés stratégiáit kínálja, utóbbit kifejezetten a fogyasztáson keresztül. A fogyasztás célja ebben a tekintetben az egyéni önbecsülés növelése és a széleskörben elfogadott világkép megerősítése. Ebben a tanulmányban azzal a kérdéssel foglalkozunk, hogy hogyan tudunk ebből a nem fenntartható kulturális mintából egy haláltudatosabb és fenntarthatóbb kulturális mintára áttérni. Ez a kérdés azért is lényeges, mert kísérleti bizonyítékok támasztják alá, hogy a halállal való közvetlen szembesülés gyakran mélyreható viselkedés- és értékváltozásokhoz vezet. Ezek összhangban vannak azokkal a viselkedésmintákkal, amelyeket az ökológiai közgazdaságtan a fenntartható társadalmak alapvető elemeiként határoz meg. A tanulmány első része a téma társadalomelméleti hátterét tekinti át, úgy érvelve, hogy az individualizált, lehatárolt énképre helyezett túlzott hangsúly felerősíti a halálfélelem érzetét. A második rész egyrészt a rettegéskezelést (terror management theory), másrészt az alternatív megközelítésű, de azonos tőről fakadó önmeghaladás-kezelés elméletet (transcendence management theory) tárgyalja, amelyek eltérő módon közelítik meg a halálfélelemmel való megküzdés lehetőségét. Az ezt követő szakasz egy elméleti modellt mutat be, amely integrálja ezt a két kutatási irányzatot és társadalmi szinten értelmezi a modellből fakadó főbb következtetéseket. Ez a keretrendszer tekinthető a tanulmány fő hozzáadott értékének, mivel nemcsak a különböző megküzdési módok társadalmi dinamikáját ragadja meg, hanem lehetséges utakat is kínál a haláltudatosabb és fenntarthatóbb társadalmi berendezkedés felé történő elmozduláshoz.
Sistema Laban
Authors: Barbosa Vivian Vieira Peçanha , Mendes Junior Juscelino Ferreira
Published: April 2023

Este relato traz uma reflexão sobre a indissociabilidade entre extensão, pesquisa e ensino a partir da experiência dos autores no curso de extensão “CAPDança: capacitação de professores de dança através do Sistema Laban”. Com carga horária total de 45 horas, o curso de extensão surgiu em uma parceria entre o Bacharelado em Dança da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia e o SESC-Uberlândia, tendo sido ofertado presencialmente para 30 professores de dança de Uberlândia e região, de forma gratuita, no segundo semestre de 2019. O texto se apresenta em forma de diálogo informal entre os autores, disparado por quatro perguntas, e toca em pontos importantes para a extensão em dança, como: a aproximação entre saberes produzidos ou pesquisados dentro e fora da universidade; a importância de experiências formativas continuadas para professores de dança; os impactos da promoção de encontros formativos e troca de saberes entre profissionais da dança de diferentes perfis e modos de atuação; o potencial do trabalho por uma compreensão mais expandida e embasada do movimento humano a partir da sistematização proposta por Rudolf Laban. Além disso, aborda desdobramentos e influências do curso de extensão e da lógica extensionista – conexão entre universidade e sociedade – em atividades de ensino e de pesquisa.
Ensino de filosofia e interdisciplinaridade
Authors: Araújo Patrício Câmara , Sousa Hilnária Castro
Published: April 2023

O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a aprendizagem da análise filosófica de texto narrativo, orientado para o desenvolvimento da criatividade nas estudantes participantes do projeto de extensão, em perspectiva interdisciplinar, com as áreas de Letras e Artes, construído a partir do desenvolvimento de um projeto de extensão sobre uma narrativa mitológica grega. O projeto promoveu, por meio do estímulo à produção textual e teatral, a leitura e a interpretação filosófica de textos clássicos. Participaram da equipe executora três bolsistas e quatro voluntárias do Ensino Médio e duas bolsistas e uma voluntária do Ensino Superior. As ações tiveram como público estudantes do Ensino Médio de uma escola estadual e foram articuladas em três etapas. Antes da construção da experiência extensionária, foi feito um diagnóstico sobre as dificuldades das participantes quanto à leitura e à produção textual. Depois disso, avaliou-se a percepção de cada um a partir de outro questionário. Como resultados, identificou-se que essa experiência possibilitou às participantes o desenvolvimento de três habilidades principais. Diante disso, reconheceu-se que a promoção dessas experiências estéticas interdisciplinares, consideradas estratégias de ensino de Filosofia, são relevante para a aprendizagem de estudantes do Ensino Superior e do Ensino Médio.
Teatro, saúde mental e economia solidária
Authors: Raimundo Mahasiãh , Hinkel Jaison , Murphy Roberto Carlos
Published: April 2023

Este artigo apresenta a experiência de um projeto de extensão universitária que realiza ações na interface entre teatro e saúde mental. O objetivo é discutir as potencialidades do teatro para o fortalecimento do processo de reabilitação psicossocial de pessoas em situação de sofrimento psíquico que integram uma associação de usuários do serviço de Saúde Mental. Metodologicamente, as ações foram propostas a partir das contribuições do Teatro do Oprimido, da Luta Antimanicomial e da Economia Solidária. Como resultados, foram realizadas 28 oficinas que proporcionaram a produção de três peças e sete apresentações teatrais relacionadas às temáticas de opressão, isolamento social, sofrimento psíquico e festividade natalina, entrelaçadas à ideia da solidariedade e emancipação. É importante reconhecer a pluralidade de espaços e atores sociais contemplados pelas ações do grupo teatral, envolvendo usuários e profissionais da saúde mental, integrantes da Economia Solidária, estudantes e professores universitários, artistas locais e integrantes da comunidade local. Dessa maneira, pudemos reconhecer que as experiências relatadas afetaram positivamente seus integrantes, o contexto universitário e a comunidade local de Blumenau, possibilitando a ampliação de experiências culturais, maior visibilidade para a associação, acesso gratuito a bens culturais, fortalecimento da extensão universitária e transformação do imaginário social referente à loucura.
processo de curricularização da extensão no curso de Educação Física da Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG), Unidade Ibirité
Authors: Novaes Fernanda Abbatepietro , Puchta Diogo Rodrigues
Published: April 2023

A publicação da Resolução CNE/CES nº 7/2018, que institui as Diretrizes para a Extensão na Educação Superior Brasileira, provocou um incremento no debate sobre o papel da extensão universitária para o cumprimento da função social da Universidade, bem como a necessidade de reformulação dos currículos dos cursos de graduação. Este texto pretende relatar as reflexões e procedimentos adotados pelo curso de Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Minas Gerais, unidade Ibirité, para o cumprimento da referida resolução. Partimos do entendimento de que a reivindicação de um espaço legítimo para as atividades extensionistas nos currículos implica em refutar o caráter acessório ou assistencialista, muitas vezes dado à extensão, e evidenciar seu potencial de transformação da sociedade e da própria universidade. Ao final, destacamos as perspectivas que vislumbramos para o curso e os desafios que estão colocados.
O olhar da fisioterapia para a saúde do trabalhador em home office
Authors: Silveira Laura Manuela Rezende , Palma Helena Mariotto , Souza Maria Thereza Ramos , Santos Nayara Firmino dos , Biagini Angelo Piva
Published: April 2023

O objetivo deste relato é apresentar a experiência vivenciada por quatro discentes do curso de fisioterapia no transcorrer da disciplina Fisioterapia no Trabalho, a qual desenvolve ações voltadas à saúde do trabalhador. Aborda aspectos históricos do trabalho e destaca a influência da pandemia de COVID-19 decretada no início de 2020 no contexto do trabalho. A ênfase é dada ao trabalho no formato home office, modalidade adotada para contribuir com as medidas sanitárias impostas. Considerando as reais possibilidades deste formato de trabalho perdurar, nossas ações foram direcionadas para os pontos negativos desencadeados pelo home office, dentre eles a dificuldade em estabelecer limites entre o ambiente profissional e o pessoal, a necessidade de alterar a infraestrutura da casa, a falta de socialização e possíveis conflitos familiares. Deste modo, entendemos que a saúde física e emocional do trabalhador é afetada. A fim de, contribuir com a proteção e promoção da saúde do trabalhador, elaboramos uma cartilha com exercícios específicos àqueles em home office. Ao finalizarmos a cartilha e a disponibilizá-la entendemos a importância da disciplina para a formação do profissional fisioterapeuta e o quanto podemos fazer a diferença na saúde do trabalhador.
Developing Integrated Multimedia Communication for Deaf Students in Higher Education
Authors: Ratriyana Ina Nur , Nuswantoro Ranggabumi
Published: April 2023

Having communication with Deaf students is a challenge for some lecturers. Multimedia provides a potential solution for this situation; however, few people know how to develop it ideally. This study uses primary and secondary data to create a strategic model for multimedia-based learning for Deaf students through focus group discussion with the expert, lecturers, parents, and practitioners. At the same time, however, this model recognises that multimedia communication is not sufficient in and of itself for full engagement with them. This article, thus, proposes implementing several activities within universities based on four stages: identify the level of hard hearing, choose the learning style, design multimedia learning, and create engagement. By developing these strategies, Deaf students in higher education can have a comfortable and effective place to learn to minimize the communication barriers between Deaf student and others.
Melakukan komunikasi dengan mahasiswa Tuli merupakan sebuah tantangan bagi para pengajar di pendidikan tinggi. Multimedia merupakan sebuah potensi sebagai solusi dalam situasi ini, hanya saja tidak semua orang memahami dengan baik cara implementasinya secara ideal. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan sekunder untuk menciptakan model strategi berdasarkan pembelajaran berbasis multimedia untuk mahasiswa Tuli melalui diskusi kelompok dengan pihak yang berpengalaman, dosen, orang tua, dan juga praktisi di bidang ini. Pada saat bersamaan, model ini juga melihat bahwa komunikasi multimedia tidak cukup untuk membangun hubungan kedekatan dengan mahasiswa Tuli. Melalui artikel ini, peneliti mengajukan empat tahap pelaksanaan aktivitas di pendidikan tinggi yakni: identifikasi level Tuli, pemilihan gaya mengajar, desain multimedia, dan pembentukan hubungan. Melalui strategi ini, mahasiswa Tuli merasakan pendidikan tinggi dengan lebih nyaman dan efektif yang mampu mengurangi hambatan komunikasi antara mereka dengan yang lain.
Surveillance on Tactile-Based Media Accessibility Levels for the Visually Impaired in Bandung Train Stations
Authors: Fadhlillah Fariz
Published: April 2023

This paper intended to survey tactile-based media accessibility levels for the visually impaired in train stations incorporated in Operational Region II Bandung. Data collection got conducted on interviews with 30 visually impaired. Research objects included context as an orientation and mobility (OM) system as stated in 'Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2019 concerning Minimum Service Standards for Transporting People by Train' and 'Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing of the Republic of Indonesia Number 14 of 2017 concerning the Requirements for Building Facilities Convenience’, namely: tactile paving, braille sign , signage, map, information board, and ticket. Generally, the visually impaired did not receive good minimum services at the station since the universal design principles had not yet get applied to design tactile-based accessibility standards. The accessibility levels of those media came from the visually impaired pragmatical usage.
Pengaruh Video Edukasi Bisindo Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Dismenorea Pada Remaja Putri Tuli
Authors: Lala Putri Ashari , Yati Dwi
Published: April 2023

Dysmenorrhea is one of the disorders experienced by women during menstruation, including young deaf women. Dysmenorrhea needs to be treated in order to minimize the symptoms from worsening. Unfortunately, deaf people generally experience difficulties in receiving and understanding the information conveyed orally, so it is necessary to provide information about dysmenorrhea using the proper media. This research was conducted to determine the effect of BISINDO’s educational video media on the level of knowledge of dysmenorrhea in young deaf women. The research was conducted using a quantitative approach with a one-group pretest–posttest design involving 30 young deaf women that experienced menstruation as a sample selected by a total sampling technique. Data were collected by questionnaire and then analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. This study indicates that BISINDO educational video has an effect on the level of knowledge of dysmenorrhea in young deaf women, proven by the p-value of the Wilcoxon test results was 0.004.
Dismenorea merupakan salah satu gangguan yang di alami oleh perempuan ketika menstruasi, tak terkecuali remaja putri Tuli. Penanganan dismenorea perlu dilakukan agar gejalanya tidak semakin parah. Sayangnya, orang Tuli secara umum mengalami hambatan dalam penerimaan dan memahami informasi yang disampaikan secara lisan, sehingga pemberian informasi mengenai dismenorea perlu dilakukan menggunakan media yang tepat. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media video edukasi BISINDO terhadap tingkat pengetahuan dismenorea pada remaja putri Tuli. Penelitian dilakukan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis rancangan one group pretest – posttest yang melibatkan 30 remaja putri Tuli dan sudah menstruasi sebagai sampel yang dipilih dengan teknik total sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner dan kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon. Nilai p value dari hasil uji Wilcoxon sebesar 0,004, menunjukkan ada pengaruh penggunaan video edukasi BISINDO terhadap tingkat pengetahuan dismenorea pada remaja putri Tulibencana COVID-19.
Urgensi Ketersediaan Juru Bahasa Isyarat pada Khutbah Jum’at bagi Tuli
Authors: Rahmi Ramadhany
Published: April 2023

Penyandang disabilitas Muslim mempunyai hak dan kewajiban yang sama sebagai pemeluk agama untuk mendapat ilmu agama dan beribadah. Penyandang disabilitas khususnya Tuli ketika pelaksanaan shalat Jumat, diharapkan memiliki akses untuk dapat memahami khutbah yang disampaikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengadvokasi kebutuhan Tuli di masjid, agar kebutuhan akses komunikasi dan informasi bagi Tuli dapat terwujud di ruang khutbah Jumat. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Informan ditentukan berdasarkan teknik purposive sampling. Sumber data yang digunakan merupakan sumber data primer dan data sekunder dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa seluruh responden menyarankan hal yang sama yakni pengurus masjid sebaiknya memiliki sensitif akses disabilitas. Artinya mereka memperhatikan jamaah disabilitas atau yang memiliki kebutuhan khusus, tidak hanya Tuli namun juga ragam disabilitas lainnya. Dibutuhkan kerjasamanya dari pengurus masjid, khotib dan juru Bahasa isyarat agar kebutuhan akses komunikasi dan informasi bagi Tuli dapat terwujud di ruang khutbah Jumat.
Influences and Willingness to Receive Future COVID-19 Vaccination by Demographic Data and Proposed Interventions
Authors: Hachem Elissa , Daniello Alexis , Englebright Olivia
Published: April 2023

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a rapidly growing problem in the global health community and has affected millions of people worldwide. The resulting COVID-19 disease poses a significant threat as it can lead to both short and long- term health consequences in all demographics. In order to contain this infectious disease and reduce the amount of harm it inflicts; vaccination has been the best recommended course of action in association with mask wearing and appropriately enforced social distancing measures. The increased speed of development for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines relative to other vaccines and politicization of being immunized against COVID-19 in the United States of America serve as two points of potential divergency for demographics’ willingness to be immunized. The connections between demographic identifiers and immunization attitudes were evaluated using an online survey distributed to adults living in the United States. Representative data on demographics including age, education level, and political affiliation was collected as was the associated willingness to be immunized against COVID-19 and the annual influenza vaccine. The survey collected data on the factors that influence the participants’ attitudes towards immunization for both influenza and COVID-19. Upon analysis of the data, the relationship between political affiliation and willingness to be immunized for COVID-19 reported a chi-squared statistic of 10.8282 which resulted in a p-value of 0.001 < 0.05. The relationship between political affiliation and willingness to be immunized against COVID-19 proved to be statistically significant in the test population. Upon further analysis of the relationship, self-identified Republicans are less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Also concluded from the study in order of descending importance, people of all demographics decide to be immunized for both COVID-19 and influenza by reviewing primary scientific literature, considering physicians’ opinions, and reflecting on personal health status. However, in the groups with the lowest willingness to be immunized against COVID-19, the timeline of development was cited as the only deviating deciding factor from those listed above. Using this data, an intervention plan was proposed to increase vaccination participation in low-participating demographics in concurrence with the idea that increased vaccination rates offer a higher level of protection against the illness.
Cudzoziemiec w polskim świecie. Kreacja podręcznikowego bohatera w kontekście kształcenia świadomości interkulturowej¬ – na przykładzie serii Start
Authors: Badyda Ewa
Published: April 2023

The article analyses the image of a foreigner, a recurring protagonist in Start, which is a series of contemporary textbooks for teaching Polish as a foreign language for levels A0-A2. The analysis aims to reveal the extent to which his native cultural background, reflected in the social behaviour, habits, preferences and interests, expressed views and emotions, self-awareness of identity, values and reaction to the encounter with Polish culture, is taken into account in the way he is shown, and to what degree this character has been culturally “Polonized”. The authors conclude that the resource presents a rather ethnocentric point of view and, as such,  might undermine the teachers’ efforts to develop intercultural awareness among students.
O frazeologii i pragmatemach z perspektywy dydaktyki i translacji
Authors: Sułkowska Monika
Published: April 2023

The topic of the article is phraseology analyzed from the perspective of didactics and translation. The author presents phraseology as a subject of research and shows its development over time. In the mid-twentieth century, the scope of phraseology mainly encompassed traditional, well-established expressions, such as pictorial phraseologisms, idioms or proverbs. At present, the concept of phraseology has grown significantly, and the research of phraseologists often focuses on structures not typical of traditional phraseology, such as, for example, collocations, multi-word specialist terminology, or reproducible conversational formulas, also known as pragmatemes. In the second part of the text, the author describes the research. Its aim was to find out to what extent philology students are familiar with frequently used pragmatemes. The study was conducted among students of Romance philology at the University of Silesia and covered 50 people. The study used 15 pragmatemes that are often used in modern French communication. The author presents a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the research. It also presents synthetic conclusions that are important in the context of didactics and translation.
Gruson–Serganova character formulas and the Duflo–Serganova cohomology functor
Authors: Gorelik Maria , Heidersdorf Thorsten
Published: April 2023

We establish an explicit formula for the character of an irreducible finite-dimensional representation of

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Development of biopolymers from microbes and their environmental applications
Authors: Nambiar Krishnanjana , P Saravana Kumari , Devaraj Dheeksha , Sevanan Murugan
Published: April 2023

Inventions begin with the invasion of humans and furnish a better livelihood. In some cases, it turns out to be imperative. The environmental issues of using synthetic polymers, including bio-incompatibility, toxicity, high cost, poor hydrophilicity, and pro-inflammatory degradation of byproducts, are increasing the need for and application of eco-friendly, alternative polymeric substances from medicine to biotechnology, which includes the industries of medicine, cosmetics, confectionery, wastewater treatment, etc., as tissue scaffolds, wound dressings, drug packaging material, dermal fillers, moisturising cream, carriers, sun protectants, antiperspirants, and deodorants; gelling agents; stabilisers, emulsifiers, photographic films, etc. Biopolymers are available in different compounds, produced by microbes, plants, and animals, where microbes, for example, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Kamagataeibacter sucrofermetans, retain these compounds at an exorbitant level, helping them to sustain adverse conditions. Moreover, compared to plant and animal biopolymers, microbial biopolymers are preferred due to their ease of production, design, and processing at an industrial levels. In this regard, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) have together attained assiduity for their biodegradable properties and possess similar features as petrochemical-based polymers, commonly synthetic polymers like polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. This attributes to its non-toxic nature, i.e., it behaves eco-friendly by degrading the components through a carbon-neutral energy cycle to carbon dioxide and water, which lessens the dependence on petroleum-based polymers. This chapter contemplates the methods to develop biopolymers from microbes and their environmental applications, focusing on the confiscation of heavy metals, organic dyes or oils, etc.
How to Improve the Performance of Email Marketing Campaigns? A Field Experiment Using the Authority Principle to Improve Email Performance
Authors: Defau Laurens , Zauner Alexander , Sycik Anna
Published: April 2023

In marketing, authority figures are often used to convince the audience: think of the doctor in the white coat or the professor recommending a product. Some of these techniques can be translated to the world of email marketing, which sparked our interest to see if recipients are more eager to open an email when it is send by the CEO of a company. For this project, we collaborated with a digital marketing company and run two randomized field experiments: examining if a small change in the email design – adding CEO to the sender line – has an effect on performance. Our results indicate that organizations can use authority figures to improve the performance of their email campaigns. However, there might be important differences between target groups, suggesting that specific audiences are more easily seduced by job titles than others.
Russlands neue Strategie im Ukraine Krieg – wo führt sie hin?
Authors: Krause Joachim
Published: April 2023

Kurzfassung

Trotz des Fehlschlags seiner „Spezialoperation“ in der Ukraine setzt der russische Präsident Putin unvermindert auf Sieg. Russlands Ende 2022 erkennbare Strategie für die vierte Kriegsphase zielt auf Ermattung des ukrainischen Widerstands durch strategische Bombardierungen auf zivile Ziele und Infrastruktur sowie auf Wiedererlangung der militärischen Initiative durch Einziehen von Hundertausenden Reservisten und Ankurbeln der Rüstungsindustrie. Erfolg oder Nichterfolg dieser Strategie hängen davon ab, ob die westlichen Staaten die Ukraine weiterhin mit Waffen und Wirtschaftshilfe unterstützen. Entscheidend ist aber auch, ob Russland seine Strategie überhaupt implementieren kann, ohne in gravierende Schwierigkeiten zu geraten. Die wirtschaftliche Leistungsfähigkeit Russlands ist begrenzt und wird durch die Folgen der westlichen Sanktionen weiter eingeschränkt. Zudem ist unklar, wie sich dieser Krieg auf Russland auswirkt, sollte er nach Putins Vorstellungen fortgesetzt werden. Viele Experten sehen schon einen Kollaps Russlands voraus.
Von Lipowanern, Merja und Mari: Denis Osokins Poetisierung ethnokultureller Diversität
Authors: Binder Eva
Published: April 2023

In the current Russian literary scene the writer Denis Osokin (*1977) takes on the role of a poet of ethno-cultural diversity. In his texts, Osokin evokes other languages and cultures. In doing so, he makes use of various textual operations of mystification, which, besides a primitivist author’s mask, include pseudotranslation. The aim of this article is to explore this literary technique central to Osokin and its implications for a general understanding of (Russian) culture and ethno-cultural diversity. Thereby the text-centred model of pseudotranslation introduced by the Israeli literary scholar Gideon Toury will be extended and pseudotranslation will be conceptualized, as proposed by Brigitte Rath, as “a mode of reading” (Rath 2014) – a literary technique through which an original is imagined that is not accessible as the original itself, but only through this imagination. In Osokin’s work, this original can take on the form of a text, a language, or an entire culture. By imagining an original and/or origin that is marked as fictional, Osokin undermines identity discourses and destabilizes seemingly stable categories and assumptions, such as centre and periphery or majority and minority cultures. The aesthetic-poetic and the critical-deconstructionist potential of Osokin’s prose will be exemplified by the short prose text Eugen Lwowskis Geschlechtsbeziehung mit einem Spiegel, which presents itself as a pseudotranslation from German, and the short story Ovsjanki, which is a miniature pseudo-epic reviving the Finno-Ugric people of the Merja, who were assimilated centuries ago by the Slavic-Russian population.
„kostbar ist uns nur der augenblick des erkennens“. Eine Einführung in Anne Seidels Chlebnikov weint (2015)
Authors: Cassagnau Laurent
Published: April 2023

Chlebnikov weint (2015), the first collection of poems by Anne Seidel (who was born in 1988 in Dresden), is more than a diary of her travels, be they real or imaginary, through the Russian territory and Russian culture and – more generally – the Slavic world. It causes images of today’s post-Soviet Eastern Europe to collide with images of the Stalinist or Nazi past through the use of figurative constellations which can be compared with Benjamin’s dialectic images. The collection is structured by the principle of differences and repetitions, of cycles and variations and of presence and absence whose dialectic creates what Anne Seidel calls “the instant of (re)cognition” after Mandelʹštam. That is why she defines every poem as a “form of absence”. That way, Anne Seidel keeps away from all memory projects which tend to crush the objects of poems under the weight of memorials.
India’s Oligarchic State Capitalism
Authors: Chatterjee Elizabeth
Published: April 2023

Almost nine years into Narendra Modi’s premiership, there is little sign of an ideological commitment to the free market at the apex of the Indian state. Instead, this article characterizes India’s developmental model as a form of state capitalism, structured by the government’s direct influence on economic relationships. The Modi government took office in the midst of a legitimacy crisis generated by the state-dominated financial system. In response, it has fostered an increasingly oligarchic state capitalism, aiming to mobilize private resources through a narrow alliance of state and business interests. This strategy entails serious economic distortions and political risks.
Rapid evolutionary repair by secondary perturbation of a primary disrupted transcriptional network
Authors: Hsu Po‐Chen , Cheng Yu‐Hsuan , Liao Chia‐Wei , Litan Richard Ron R , Jhou Yu‐Ting , Opoc Florica Jean Ganaden , Amine Ahmed A A , Leu Jun‐Yi
Published: April 2023

The discrete steps of transcriptional rewiring have been proposed to occur neutrally to ensure steady gene expression under stabilizing selection. A conflict‐free switch of a regulon between regulators may require an immediate compensatory evolution to minimize deleterious effects. Here, we perform an evolutionary repair experiment on the Lachancea kluyveri yeast sef1Δ mutant using a suppressor development strategy. Complete loss of SEF1 forces cells to initiate a compensatory process for the pleiotropic defects arising from misexpression of TCA cycle genes. Using different selective conditions, we identify two adaptive loss‐of‐function mutations of IRA1 and AZF1. Subsequent analyses show that Azf1 is a weak transcriptional activator regulated by the Ras1‐PKA pathway. Azf1 loss‐of‐function triggers extensive gene expression changes responsible for compensatory, beneficial, and trade‐off phenotypes. The trade‐offs can be alleviated by higher cell density. Our results not only indicate that secondary transcriptional perturbation provides rapid and adaptive mechanisms potentially stabilizing the initial stage of transcriptional rewiring but also suggest how genetic polymorphisms of pleiotropic mutations could be maintained in the population.
Antifungal Potential of Cell-Free Supernatant Produced by Keratinolytic Fungi against Ganoderma boninense
Authors: Mamangkey Jendri , Huda Muhammad Komarul , Aritonang Randi
Published: April 2023

Keratinolytic is a microorganism ability to degrade keratin substrates. Fungi are known to produce the enzyme keratinase. This research was carried out aiming to know the keratinolytic fungi potential in inhibiting Ganoderma boninense fungi. Five isolates of keratinolytic fungi coded A 31, A 18, A 12, K 18, and A 29 have antagonistic ability against G. boninense. A 12 and A 18 had the largest inhibitory diameter of 25.23 mm and 24 mm, respectively, after 7 days of incubation. The ability of A 12 and A 18 antagonisms was observed by testing the supernatant of keratinolytic fungi incubated in a feather meal broth medium. An 18 has the largest antagonism percentage of inhibition at 84.72% against G. boninense, followed by A12 (77.78%) and combination treatment of A 12 + A 18 (73.55%) after 7 days of incubation. Keratinolytic fungi can also grow on minimum salt chitin medium (MSCM) and produced a hydrolysis zone after 3 days of incubation. G. boninense hyphae abnormalities were observed by using a 100x magnification microscope. Moreover, hyphae lysis and dwarf, curved, rolled, and curly hyphae were also observed after giving treatment on A 12, A 18, and the combination treatment of both isolates. These results showed that both keratinolytic fungi isolates and the supernatant are powerful biocontrol agents against G. boninense. There is no previous research report on endophytic fungi inhibiting the growth of Ganoderma boninense. In the future, keratinolytic fungi can be applied in agriculture technology.
The Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei on The Performance of Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata var. Mosaic)
Authors: Jannah Siti Nur , Adityani Resanti , Saraswati Tyas Rini , Purwantisari Susiana
Published: April 2023

Guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata var. Mosaic) is a type of ornamental fish that has many enthusiasts. Guppy fish culture still has low growth and viability in guppy fish culture. The previous solution was to apply antibiotics, but as time goes by antibiotics cause bacterial resistance. Another solution is the application of probiotics to feed. L.paracasei is one of the lactic acid probiotic bacteria and has never been applied to guppies. This study aimed to analyze the effect of the probiotic on performance (growth and viability, gill and gut histology, and LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria L.paracasei) total) in guppies. 180 fish were randomly assigned into four triplicates groups and there were four treatment groups: 0 (Control), 5, 10, and 15 mL. kg-1 feed. As the result of this research, the highest body weight and length growth performance is found in the P3 group. Meanwhile, there were no significant differences between the groups of guppies viability. Gill and intestinal histology showed that  control group was the best group. The conclusion of this study is that 15 mL. kg-1 is considered the most effective for improving the performance of guppy fish. The addition of L.paracasei can be used as feed supplements to improve performance of guppy fish.
Biodegradation Test of Polluted River Caused by Domestic Wastewater Using Indigenous Bacteria in the Way Tomu Watershed, Ambon City
Authors: Ratu Lidya Imelda Nelvi , Seumahu Cecilia Anna , Killay Amos
Published: April 2023

Nowadays, the rivers are often used by residents around the river as the final disposal of domestic wastewater that causes the rivers to become polluted. Biodegradation is an alternative to wastewater treatment as an effort to solve water pollution which is often carried out using bacteria that have the potential to decomposers in the biodegradation process, especially indigenous bacteria. This study aims to identify and obtain isolates, combinations, and characteristics of the indigenous bacteria isolate that have the potential as a biodegradation agent for polluted river caused by domestic wastewater in the Way Tomu watershed, Ambon City. In this study, isolates of indigenous bacteria that were isolated and purified were tested for protease and amylase enzyme activity to select isolates to be used in the biodegradation process testing consisting of parameters pH, COD, and TSS as indicators of the biodegradation. Afterward, the isolates that have the best potential as biodegradation agents will be characterized and biochemical tests will be carried out to identify the general characteristics of these isolates. The results showed that the combination of Genus Aeromonas, Bacillus, and Pseudomonas as isolates of indigenous bacteria that has the best potential as an agent for the biodegradation of polluted river caused by domestic wastewater. The benefit of this research is as initial information and consideration for alternative treatment of polluted rivers caused by domestic wastewater using indigenous bacteria isolates as an effort to resolve river pollution, especially the rivers in Ambon City.
Taxonomic Confirmation of Rare Fruits in West Kalimantan Using rbcL and matK Sequences
Authors: Candramila Wolly , Fajri Hayatul , Mardiyyaningsih Asriah Nurdini , Firmansyah Roby , Akbar Didi
Published: April 2023

Phylogenetic analysis for plants can be very helpful in determining species identification or taxonomic status morphologically. rbcL and matK are widely used as genetic markers in constructing seed plant phylogenies. Different identification and new collection during the re-inventory from the previous study were found in two and four types of rare fruits in Sibohe Forest, West Kalimantan. The six types include pisang karok (Musa sp.) and Kandis (Garcinia sp.), as well as nubik (Artocarpus sp.), tehengan (Artocarpus sp.), smallest arok (Ficus sp.), and amok (Alpinia sp.). This study aimed to analyze the phenetic relationship of six rare fruits from Kalimantan based on rbcL and matK genes. DNA samples were obtained from dried body parts of the previous study and amplified by PCR using both forward and reverse primers for rbcL and matK genes. Amplification was observed on electrophoresis gel for rbcL gene of nubik, tehengan, smallest arok, amok, and pisang karok, while only pisang karok in matK gene. However, matK gene sequence was also obtained for amok even though the band was not seen on the gel. Phylogenetic analysis using the two genes confirmed the morphological identification reported in the previous study; however, using matK as a single gene for taxonomic confirmation must be reconsidered. The information of rbcL and matK sequences of six rare fruits from West Kalimantan could be the first information for building the DNA barcodes of the rare fruits in West Kalimantan.
Plant Regeneration in Amorphophallus muelleri Blume. through Organogenic
Authors: Hardjo Popy Hartatie , Wijaya Agnes Natalia , Savitri Wina Dian , Irawati Fenny
Published: April 2023

Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume.) usually used to functional food raw materials, caused its high glucomant content. Limitation of conventional propagation both vegetative and generative affected to decreasing of porang production to fulfil market demand. To solve the problem, plant tissue culture technique was chosen to rapid propagate bulbils of porang. So, the aim of this research to determine the combination and concentration of Plant growth Regulators (PGRs), such as 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP), Naphthaleneacetic Acid (NAA), and Thidiazuron (TDZ) for quality of callus, also growth of callus and shoots for rapid propagation of porang, cause PGRs are one of factors that affect the success of in vitro propagation. Experimental design of this research was completely randomized designed with statistical analysis using analysis of variance (Anova) one way. Difference combination and concentration of cytokinin and auxin as manipulation variables, which several parameters growth of callus, shoots, and roots was observed to indicate the rapid organogenic of porang. The optimal shoot induction medium was Murashige and Skoog (MS) media with 5.0 mg.L-1 BAP and 0.2 mg.L-1 NAA on which number of shoots and shoot height reached 15±1.8 and (7.2±1.86) cm. After shoot formation stage, the proper media for rooting stage was determined, which was Murashige and Skoog (MS) media with 1.0 mg.L-1 NAA resulted the rooting rate reached 100% and roots appear earlier. Optimal combination and concentration of PGRs on micropropagation of Amorphophallus muelleri Blume. from bulbils explant should be known to increase the production of porang, which can fulfil the market demand.
Characterization and solubility effects of the distribution of carboxymethyl substituents along the carboxymethyl cellulose molecular chain
Authors: Yu Pinyu , Hou Yufeng , Zhang Hongjie , Zhang Wenhui , Yang Shuo , Ni Yonghao
Published: April 2023

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a major cellulosic derivative that has a wide variety of applications. The solubility of CMC is affected by the degree of substitution (DS) of carboxymethyl groups and their distribution along the CMC molecular chain. In this study, an enzymatic hydrolysis technique was used to determine the distribution of carboxymethyl substituents. Two key parameters, namely the average length of the molecular chain segments not susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis by cellulases (L ̅Sn, including chains fully substituted or containing single unsubstituted unit) and the average length for the molecular chain segments susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis (L ̅Gn, unsubstituted chains segments), were obtained. This approach was subsequently applied to characterize four CMC samples having similar DS values (~0.80). The distributions of carboxymethyl substituents along the CMC molecular chain were found to be drastically different. The L ̅Sn varied from 9.6 to 49.5, while the L ̅Gn was almost constant (from 4.5 to 5.4). This information was correlated to the CMC solubility. The swelling ratio and the dynamic contact angle revealed that the CMC samples with higher L ̅Sn exhibited stronger swelling and wettability than those with lower L ̅Sn. The dissolving time of the CMC molecule decreased substantially with the increase in L ̅Sn.