bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alternative criteria for writing system typology
Authors: Joyce Terry , Meletis Dimitrios
Published: January 2022

In essence, typologies of writing systems seek to classify the world’s diverse writing systems in principled ways. However, against backdrops of early, misguided assumptions (Gelb 1969 [1952]) and stubborn term confusions, most proposals have focused primarily on the dominant levels of representational mapping (i. e., morphemic, syllabic, or phonemic), despite their shortcomings as idealizations (Joyce 2016, forthcoming; Joyce and Borgwaldt 2011; Meletis 2018). In advocating for exploring a more diverse range of criteria, either as alternatives or complementary factors, this paper outlines a promising framework for organizing typology criteria (Meletis 2018; 2020), which consists of three broad categories; namely, (a)linguistic fit, (b)processing fitand (c)sociocultural fit. Linguistic fit concerns the match between a language and its writing system and, thus, relates closely to the traditional criterion of representational mapping. Processing fit pertains to the physiological and cognitive aspects of a writing system, such as word spacing. Finally, sociocultural fit addresses the communicative and social functions of writing systems, such as implementing orthographic reforms. In singling out a particular parameter from each category, the paper illustrates its potential application as a typology criterion with cross-linguistic observations from the German (GWS) and the Japanese writing systems (JWS).
Tracking the changes in the structural, optical and photoluminescent properties of CuCo2O4/MnS nanocomposites with different composition ratios
Authors: Heiba Zein K. , Mohamed Mohamed Bakr , Farag Noura M. , Badawi Ali
Published: January 2022

(1−x)CuCo2O4/xMnS (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5) nanocomposite samples were formed using hydrothermal and thermolysis procedures. X-ray diffraction (XRD) phase analysis showed the formation of only CuCo2O4 phase necessitating the inclusion of Mn and S ions into the CuCo2O4 lattice. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses confirmed the presence of Mn and S ions in the nanocomposite samples. Rietveld refinement method was applied to determine the cation distribution of the different ions between different sites. The cell parameter (a) has no fixed trend of change. The average crystallite size is almost the same for all samples with an average of 15 nm. The effect of insertion of Mn and S ions into the CuCo2O4 on the diffused absorbance, extinction coefficient, refractive index, dielectric properties, and nonlinear optical parameters was discussed in detail. The pristine CuCo2O4 nanoparticles have two direct optical band gaps (1.65, 2.74) eV which are decreased to (1.59, 2.56) and (1.58, 2.54) eV for the MnS content x = 0.25 and 0.5, respectively. The two indirect optical band gaps of pristine CuCo2O4 changed irregularly as the MnS amount increased in the nanocomposite. The PL spectrum of CuCo2O4 is shifted to higher wavelength in the visible region upon alloying with MnS. The photoluminescence (PL) intensity of the nanocomposite samples is smaller than that of CuCo2O4 sample. The emitted PL colors depended on the amount of Mn and S ions in the CuCo2O4 matrix.
Effect of Pigments on Structural Properties of Colored Reinforced Concrete Beams
Authors: Saade Jad , Assaad Joseph J.
Published: January 2022

The need for colored reinforced concrete (RC) structures has increased in the modern building industry. This paper assesses the effect of white-colored titanium dioxide as well as red- and yellow-colored iron oxide (IO) pigments on the structural properties of RC beams with or without stirrups. The concrete mixtures had a water-to-cement ratio of 0.5, while pigments were added at 1.5 % and 3 % of cement mass. Test results showed that the concrete compressive strength increased with such additions (i.e., about 20 % to 31 % for mixtures containing 3 % pigment rates), given the micro-filler effect that enhanced the binder-packing density and refined the matrix microstructure. The incorporation of pigments had an insignificant influence on the ultimate flexural strength of under-reinforced beams containing stirrups, wherein the load-carrying capacity is controlled by yielding of the tensile steel reinforcement. In contrast, the shear strength of RC beams without stirrups improved with such additions (i.e., about 28 % to 70 % for mixtures containing 3 % pigment rates), particularly the yellow IO having a needle-shaped morphology. In addition to the micro-filler effect, the needles could have acted as nucleation sites to create bridging hydrating compounds that enhanced the aggregate interlock mechanism.
An Algorithm of Layered Defogging for Remote Sensing Image Based on Meteorological Load Factor
Authors: Wang Guan , He Dandan
Published: January 2022

For the serious degradation of outdoor images in dense fog weather, a layered defogging algorithm based on meteorological load factor was proposed. According to the concept of fog density factor, the relationship between visibility and fog concentration factor was established with the help of the atmospheric extinction coefficient based on the guided filtering method. The fog density factor was obtained by estimating the visibility value of dense fog image, and the atmospheric light value was estimated by the guided filtering of gray image. On this basis, the atmospheric scattering model was used to compensate the saturation of remote sensing image. Moreover, the depth of field layering algorithm of fog remote sensing image based on human vision system theory was used to obtain the fog-free image with vibrant color. The results show that the proposed algorithm can restore the whole remote sensing image accurately and obtain the restored remote sensing image with better brightness and color. Meanwhile, this algorithm has the characteristics of significant effect, thorough defogging, high saturation and contrast, and short defogging time.
Cellular Agriculture: An Outlook on Smart and Resilient Food Agriculture Manufacturing
Authors: Bapat Salil , Koranne Vishvesh , Shakelly Neha , Huang Aihua , Sealy Michael P. , Sutherland John W. , Rajurkar Kamlakar P. , Malshe Ajay P.
Published: January 2022

Over the centuries, the application of grassland and cutting of livestock have been the primary foundations for the production of food agriculture manufacturing. Growing human population, accelerated human activities globally, staggering food inequity, changing climate, precise nutrition for extended life expectancy, and more demand for protein food call for a new outlook to smartness in food agriculture manufacturing for delivering nutritious food. Cellular agriculture, 3-D printing of food, vertical urban farming, and digital agriculture, alongside traditional means, are envisioned to transform food agriculture and manufacturing systems for acceptability, availability, accessibility, affordability, and resiliency for meeting demands of food in this century for communities across the United States and the world. This technical note illustrates the thought leadership for cellular agriculture as a part of the new food agriculture manufacturing revolution.
Contralateral Limb Specificity for Movement Preparation in the Parietal Reach Region
Authors: Mooshagian Eric , Yttri Eric A. , Loewy Arthur D. , Snyder Lawrence H.
Published: January 2022

The canonical view of motor control is that distal musculature is controlled primarily by the contralateral cerebral hemisphere; unilateral brain lesions typically affect contralateral but not ipsilateral musculature. Contralateral-only limb deficits following a unilateral lesion suggest but do not prove that control is strictly contralateral: the loss of a contribution of the lesioned hemisphere to the control of the ipsilesional limb could be masked by the intact contralateral drive from the nonlesioned hemisphere. To distinguish between these possibilities, we serially inactivated the parietal reach region, comprising the posterior portion of medial intraparietal area, the anterior portion of V6a, and portions of the lateral occipital parietal area, in each hemisphere of 2 monkeys (23 experimental sessions, 46 injections total) to evaluate parietal reach region's contribution to the contralateral reaching deficits observed following lateralized brain lesions. Following unilateral inactivation, reach reaction times with the contralesional limb were slowed compared with matched blocks of control behavioral data; there was no effect of unilateral inactivation on the reaction time of either ipsilesional limb reaches or saccadic eye movements. Following bilateral inactivation, reaching was slowed in both limbs, with an effect size in each no different from that produced by unilateral inactivation. These findings indicate contralateral organization of reach preparation in posterior parietal cortex.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTUnilateral brain lesions typically affect contralateral but not ipsilateral musculature. Contralateral-only limb deficits following a unilateral lesion suggest but do not prove that control is strictly contralateral: the loss of a contribution of the lesioned hemisphere to the control of the ipsilesional limb could be masked by the intact contralateral drive from the nonlesioned hemisphere. Unilateral lesions cannot distinguish between contralateral and bilateral control, but bilateral lesions can. Here we show similar movement initiation deficits after combined unilateral and bilateral inactivation of the parietal reach region, indicating contralateral organization of reach preparation.
Second-Law Analysis of a Double-Effect Evaporator with Thermal Vapor Compression
Authors: Snoussi Ali , BenHamad Maha
Published: January 2022

In this paper, we present a steady-state analysis of a double-effect evaporator with thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC) installed in the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) factory. A thermodynamic model including mass and energy balances of the system is developed and integrated in a Matlab program. The model resolution yields to the determination of the operating parameters of the plant and the Gain Output Rate (GOR) was found to be roughly equal to 5. In a second step, the simulation results served to conduct a second law analysis of the unit. The performance criterion used in this analysis is the second law efficiency, i.e., the ratio of the least theoretical work of separation to the actual work input to the plant. The second law efficiency was found to be 2.4%. The distribution of the irreversibility between the different components of the plant was, in addition, assessed. As a conclusion, it was established that the most irreversibility occurs in the thermo-compressor which contributes with more than 50% to the global imperfection and which presents an exergy efficiency of less than 77%. The remaining irreversibility comes from the three exchangers (the two evaporators and the condenser) with an average contribution of 16%. As it is very difficult to introduce modifications into an existing unit, we assume that the importance of the results is not limited to the studied unit. They serve, rather, as an aid to the future design of a MED-TVC plant.
Método de búsqueda eficiente para resolver el problema de identificación de huella dactilar aplicando machine learning
Authors: Ruiz Rivera María Elena , Ruiz Lizama Edgar
Published: January 2022

En tecnología biométrica, el problema de identificación de huella dactilar ha sido ampliamente estudiado en las últimas décadas debido a su aplicabilidad en casos de identificación de personas. En casos de siniestralidad, se requiere el reconocimiento de la persona afectada, lo cual debe realizarse de manera inequívoca mediante la identificación dactilar. El objetivo de la presente investigación es innovar el proceso de identificación de huella dactilar a través de un método de búsqueda eficiente en una gran base de datos que permite encontrar una huella dactilar en menor tiempo mediante la clasificación de las huellas dactilares en segmentos, según sus características más próximas, utilizando machine learning; luego, en un determinado segmento, se aplica el algoritmo discreto de búsqueda secuencial, con el que se ubica la huella dactilar requerida.
The decision-making process towards implementing energy efficiency in a university-built park in southern Brazil
Authors: Leite Frandoloso Marcos Antonio , da Cunha Eduardo Grala , Burgos Albert Cuchí i
Published: January 2022

Sustainability has been increasingly incorporated as an essential life perspective into educational institutions as well as local communities. Universities play an important role into the society by debating theoretical contributions and implementing concrete actions. The present research was developed to evaluate a university’s energy efficiency by using the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain as a reference for University of Passo Fundo, Brazil. The reference values and index ratings obtained for energy performance, in the Universities’ building stock, were evaluated based on positive and negative features. The study identifies and assesses the evolution of incident factors towards energy consumption and its impacts on the hidropower generation, the main energy resource in Brazilian. Hence, the university can promote a reflection about its practices to develop feasible tools that contribute to sustainable measures. As a result, guidelines and strategies were proposed, not only on targeted evaluated buildings but also on the entire building stock. The research indicates the importance to follow well-defined guidelines in the decision-making process by institutions of higher education, in order to consider integrated sustainable practices. The methodology and findings contribute to improve and promote Education for Sustainability, which should encourage other similar universities to put sustainable projects into practice and encourage the whole society to face the inevitable change of paradigms for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Valores culturales e identidad nacional en Largo ha sido este día de José Manuel Crespo
Authors: Hurtado Rúa Luz Stella
Published: January 2022

Cultural Values and National Identity in Largo ha sido este día by José Manuel Crespo. The main topic of this paper is the exposition of some of the cultural values and certain characteristics of national identity shown in the autobiography Largo ha sido este día [It’s been a long day] (1987), by the Colombian writer José Manuel Crespo. The research is based on the analysis and interpretation of the various elements that compose the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels of the work and, especially, on the role played by individual and collective memory for the organization of the narrative discourse. The features exposed are related to Ciénaga (the author’s birthplace), in which the importance of the social group that surrounds the writer’s environment and the influence of oral testimony are discovered, as well as certain words related to fauna and flora. Within the autobiographical space, customs and traditions of the period in question (1940s and 1950s) and the acquisition of knowledge through the discourse exposed by all the characters referred to, are linked. The author manifests through this work not only personal aspects of his childhood, but also the transcendence of the culture of Ciénaga when he evokes features that allow knowing facts that affect national memory and identity
Reflet de la pandémie de Covid-19 dans les dictionnaires de la langue française
Authors: Koláříková Dagmar
Published: January 2022

The Reflection of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Dictionaries of the French Language. Languages adapt to reflect changes taking place in the life of users. The COVID-19 pandemic, by its specificity, has had an enriching effect on the French language, which quickly created and borrowed simple and complex lexical units, a new specialized vocabulary reflecting the transformations that have occurred in the society. Medical terms like coronavirus (type of virus) and COVID-19 (disease caused by SARS -CoV-2) became a part of everyday conversation. New words and new meanings are usually added to dictionaries once editors have enough evidence to demonstrate continued historical use; therefore, they must be used over a significant period of time to earn their place in dictionaries. Based on the above, the question arises: how has the epidemic impacted dictionary editors? The present study attempts to investigate the new French words and expressions that emerged in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and were added to dictionaries of the French language. The corpus collected within this study comprises neologisms (the concept of neologism can be misleading here, because the lexicography theory characterizes neologisms as words which have not been included in current dictionaries) from various fields, new words or expressions and new meanings which have been added to the Petit Robert and the Petit Larousse illustré and the online dictionaries Grand dictionnaire terminologique and Wiktionnaire. The French dictionary Le Petit Robert has added 26 new words and meanings to its 2022 dictionary, and 48 new words and meanings, from cluster to coronapiste (a cycle lane introduced during the COVID-19 crisis), have entered the French dictionary Le Petit Larousse 2022. The present study shows how French dictionaries have been able to adapt to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. During this health crisis, the French language has been extraordinarily dynamic.
¿Salir o salir corriendo? Una aproximación a la construcción verbo + gerundio de modo en textos originales y textos traducidos al español
Authors: Šlechta Petr
Published: January 2022

Salir or salir corriendo? An Approach to the Construction of verb + gerund of manner in Original Texts and Texts Translated into Spanish. This article deals with the gerund of manner in combination with verbs of motion. The starting point of this study is the theoretical framework proposed by cognitive semantics which maintains that a motion event can be divided into several components: MOTION, PATH, FIGURE and GROUND. With respect to the predominant lexicalization patterns, two types of languages are distinguished: satellite -framed languages (which encode the PATH by means of a “satellite”) and verb -framed languages (which express the PATH using the verb stem). In addition, it has been observed that speakers of the second group pay less attention to the expression of MANNER, a secondary component, and that there are significant restrictions affecting this component in “boundary -crossing” events. To explore the use of the gerund in combination with verbs of motion, the InterCorp and Araneum Hispanicum Maius corpora, hosted by the Institute of the Czech National Corpus, were used. The results indicate that the gerund of manner is most often used in combination with salir, ir, venir, and llegar, and the most common forms are cor‑ riendo, caminando, andando, and volando. They also show that the combinations with corriendo and volando are more frequent in the subcorpus of texts translated into Spanish than in the subcorpus of original texts. The author concludes that the dynamics of the event is important and that is why the MANNER information is kept in the translations.
Ferias del Hongo para la difusión de la micología en las zonas tropicales de México
Authors: Uitzil Colli Michael Oswaldo
Published: January 2022

La micología es la ciencia que se dedica al estudio de los hongos. Es un área extensa y diversificada, cuyos aportes van desde la generación de conocimiento hasta el desarrollo tecnológico de productos.

Pero ¿qué tanto se conoce fuera de la comunidad científica del reino Fungi?

En México, desde tiempos prehispánicos se tiene la tradición del consumo de hongos silvestres comestibles, entre los diversos grupos originarios que se distribuyen a lo largo del territorio mexicano. El consumo de hongos como una tradición, se encuentra ubicado en gran parte, hacia el centro del país. No obstante, también es posible encontrar esta tradición en algunas regiones del sureste mexicano. Elementos como el clima y la vegetación contribuyen a la prosperidad de los hongos en el ecosistema y figuran como un recurso muy apreciado por las comunidades indígenas, ya que inclusive estas poseen nombres vernáculos que les permiten diferenciar un hongo de otro, es decir, aún conservan un enorme repositorio de conocimiento empírico.

Sin embargo, para aquella porción de la sociedad que no forma parte de estos grupos étnicos, o que no posee conocimientos especializados o empíricos en torno a las ciencias biológicas, el consumo de hongos se encuentra restringido de manera general a aquellos encontrados en el supermercado.

Y ¿cuál es la labor que se ha hecho y se está realizando en divulgación micológica en México?

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Presencia de Ephydatia ﬂuviatilis (Porifera: Spongillidae) en Costa Rica
Authors: Murillo Roger , Mora Margarita
Published: January 2022

Los registros de esponjas de agua dulce en Centroamérica son escasos (Poirier 1982) por falta de estudios. Las especies conocidas son Eunapiusfrgilis en Guatemala (Meek 1905); Trochospongilla leidyi, T horrid y E. carteri en Panamá (Poirrier 1990); Anheteromeyenia rderi en Belize (Poirrier 1977); Spongilla alba y Ephydatiaﬂuviatilis en El Salvador (Poirier 1989). Para Costa Rica no hay registro de ninguna especie; sin embargo, en muestreos en la Provincia de Guanacaste se ha encontado Radiospongilla y E. ﬂuviatilis (M. Poirier, como pers.).
First records of occurrence and nesting of three bird species at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
Authors: Acevedo-Gutiérrez Alejandro
Published: January 2022

From February to August 1993 and from November 1993 to February 1994 seabird occurrence around Isla del Coco (OS030'N, 87°03'W), Costa Rica, was recorded as part of a larger field study on dolphin ecology. This note reports the first known records of Diomedea irrorata and Creagrus frcatus, and nesting of Sula dactylatra at Isla del Coco.
Variación diurna de la materia orgánica particulada en una laguna costera del Golfo de California
Authors: Matínez López A. , Gárate Lizáraga I.
Published: January 2022

Los dieciséis ciclos de muestreo se llevaron a cabo en febrero, mayo y octubre de 1991 en la desembocadura del Bahía, Concepción. Esto se hizo para describir la viabilidad tural de la abundancia de fitoplancton fraccionada por tamaño, especies composición, pigmentos y particularmente materia orgánica (POM) en dos profundidades. Estas variables muestran una marcada Variación mensual, con febrero siendo el período más rico en pagos orgánicos. Comparando los resultados obtenidos en tres ciclos, podemos observar que no existen diferencias significativas (p = 0.05%) para ambos niveles de muestreo durante febrero y puede. Sin embargo, la temperatura, la abundancia y la composición de las especies muestran diferencias significativas (p = 0.05%) entre muestreo de I vels durante octubre. Por otro lado, nuestros resultados muestran una correlación entre la importancia y la exportación de Páginas de materia orgánica durante las fases de la marea. El análisis de varianza muestra diferencias significativas (95% de confidencia) en las concentraciones de POM en los meses de febrero y octubre. En febrero, las mayores concentraciones que tenemos grabado durante la marea alta. En octubre, se observó una condición inversa. Los resultados de estos ciclos muestran la influencia de las aguas del Golfo de California que desembocan en Bahía Concepción en febrero, trayendo partículas orgánicas importar. Durante octubre, se observó un flujo de partículas de la bahía al océano. En mayo se observó una condición intermediaria.
Depredación de coral vivo por peces en el Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Caribe colombiano
Authors: Reyes-Nivia María Catalina , Garzón-Ferreira Jaime , Rodríguez-Ramírez Alberto
Published: January 2022

Este artículo se publicó en el Volumen 52, fascículo 4, correspondiente al mes de diciembre 2004. Por error de la imprenta la figura 1 presenta su imagen en tonalidades invertidas (negativo). Se adjunta la imagen impresa correctamente.
Murciélagos (Chiroptera: Mammalia) del Parque Nacional Yurubí, Venezuela: listado taxonómico y estudio comunitario
Authors: Delgado-Jaramillo Mariana , Machado Marjorie , García Franger J. , Ochoa José
Published: January 2022

Los murciélagos constituyen el grupo de mamíferos más diversificado en la región neotropical y representan un componente clave en la dinámica de muchos ecosistemas terrestres. En este trabajo se describen los resultados de un estudio sobre la quiropterofauna del Parque Nacional Yurubí (ubicado en la zona montañosa del norte de Venezuela), se incluye un listado taxonómico y la caracterización de algunos atributos comunitarios en ambientes predominantemente boscosos. Los datos evaluados fueron obtenidos mediante la revisión de colecciones zoológicas y muestreos diversificados realizados entre febrero y julio del 2009, en un gradiente altitudinal (100-1 500m), que integra a tres unidades ecológicas: bosque semideciduo, bosque siempreverde y selva nublada. Se registraron 64 especies agrupadas en cinco familias, lo que constituye el 63% de los murciélagos conocidos en la Cordillera de la Costa. La familia Phyllostomidae fue dominante (42 especies; 66% del total), seguida por Vespertilionidae, Molossidae, Emballonuridae y Mormoopidae. La comunidad presente a baja elevación fue la más diversificada en términos taxonó- micos, mientras que la del piso superior evidenció el menor grado de diversificación. Se identificaron 11 categorías tróficas, con dominancia de los insectívoros en cuanto a la riqueza taxonómica y de los frugívoros en lo que respecta a la abundancia. Nuestros resultados permiten inferir, en un contexto general, que los ecosistemas boscosos del área de estudio muestran un buen estado de conservación, en virtud de la presencia de una proporción relativamente alta de especies pertenecientes a la subfamilia Phyllostominae, cuyos componentes han sido considerados por otros autores como indicadores del grado de conservación de hábitats boscosos primarios, así como la presencia de otras especies con prioridades de conservación. Todos estos aspectos, le confieren a esta área protegida un alto valor proteccionista, en virtud de su importancia como reservorio de la diversidad biológica que tipifica los ecosistemas boscosos de la Cordillera de la Costa, una bio-región altamente amenazada como consecuencia de un elevado crecimiento socio-económico.
Ontogenia de los estróbilos, desarrollo de los esporangios y esporogénesis de Equisetum giganteum (Equisetaceae) en los Andes de Colombia
Authors: Rincón Barón Edgar Javier , Forero Ballesteros Helkin Giovani , Gélvez Landazábal Leidy Viviana , Torres Gerardo Andrés , Hilda Rolleri Cristina
Published: January 2022

Estudios sobre la ontogenia del estróbilo, los esporangios y la biología reproductiva de Equisetum son escasos, por lo tanto, para la especie E. giganteum, se estudiaron estos aspectos en especímenes recolectados a orillas del Río Frío, Santander, Colombia (2 200m). Los estróbilos en diferentes etapas de maduración fueron fijados, deshidratados, embebidos en parafina, seccionados en micrótomo rotatorio y teñidos con safranina O-fast green. Las observaciones se efectuaron mediante un microscopio óptico de alta resolución con contraste diferencial de interferencia (DIC) y microscopio de fluorescencia. Los estróbilos se inician a partir del meristemo apical, tanto en el eje principal como en los laterales, sin diferencias en el proceso de ontogenia y esporogénesis entre estróbilos de diferentes ejes. Sucesivas mitosis y diferenciación celular conducen al crecimiento del estróbilo, y a la formación de los esporangióforos peltados, formados por el manubrio, o porción basal con aspecto de pedicelo, el escutelo, o porción apical aplanada y las iniciales del esporangio, los cuales se diferenciarán para formar la pared del esporangio, los esporocitos y el tapete. No se forma arquesporio y los esporocitos experimentan meiosis para formar tétradas de esporas. El tapete mantiene la integridad histológica hasta la formación de las tétradas y en esa etapa forma un plasmodio que invade la cavidad esporangial la cual rodea parcialmente las tétradas y luego las esporas, y aparecen las cámaras plasmodiales, un término propuesto aquí para las formaciones designadas en inglés “tapetal gaps”. La pared del esporangio queda reducida a dos capas celulares: una externa con engrosamientos lignificados en todas las paredes celulares y una interna picnótica. Al finalizar la esporogénesis, el tapete degenera, y las esporas, con exosporio, perisporio delgado, casi membranáceo y eláteres quedan libres en la cavidad esporangial. El esporodermo, los núcleos y nucléolos presentan fluorescencia roja, inducida por coloración con safranina O, mientras que los eláteres y las células de la pared del esporangio presentan autofluorescencia amarillo-naranja.
A gyógyszeres kezelésre nem javuló hirtelen halláscsökkenés lépcsőzetes sebészi terápiája
Authors: Kovács Márton , Uzsaly János , Bodzai Gréta , Gerlinger Imre , Szanyi István , Bakó Péter
Published: January 2022

Összefoglaló. A hirtelen halláscsökkenés patofiziológiája még
nagyrészt tisztázatlan, így oki terápia nem lehetséges. Az elsődleges kezelést a
helyileg vagy szisztémásan adott kortikoszteroid jelenti, egységes protokoll
azonban nem áll rendelkezésre. Nagy vagy súlyos fokú hirtelen halláscsökkenés
esetén kóroki tényezőként felmerül a perilymphafistula lehetősége még azoknál a
betegeknél is, akiknél nem szerepel trauma az anamnézisben. A kórkép műtéti
kezelése a dobüreg feltárását követően a belső fül ablakainak obliterálása.
Amennyiben ez a megoldás nem eredményez megfelelő hallásjavulást, hagyományos
vagy implantálható hallókészülékek alkalmazása javasolt. A közleményben
részletezett esetünkben teljes siketséggel járó, jobb oldali hirtelen
halláscsökkenés alakult ki, melynek hátterében egyértelmű okot azonosítani nem
sikerült. Az eredménytelen kombinált, intratympanalis és szisztémás
szteroidkezelést követően exploratív tympanotomiát végeztünk, melynek során a
belső fül ablakait obliteráltuk. Hallásjavulást ezt követően sem sikerült
kimutatni, így cochlearis implantáció elvégzése mellett döntöttünk. Az
implantációt a kerek ablakon keresztül végeztük, mely alapján kijelenthetjük,
hogy az előzetes kerekablak-obliteráció nem zárja ki a későbbi cochlearis
implantációt. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(51): 2055–2060.

Summary. The pathophysiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss is
mainly unknown, therefore no causative treatment exists. Systemic and local
administration of corticosteroids serves as first line therapy although
protocols vary. In cases of severe or profound hearing loss with no improvement
for medical therapy, perilymphatic fistulae can be assumed even without any
history of trauma. Therefore, inner ear window obliteration as a primary
surgical option in the early stage can be considered. For patients without
complete recovery, conventional hearing aids or implantable hearing devices can
be offered. In our case report, we present a patient with right sided idiopathic
sudden deafness. After failure of conservative combined intratympanic and
systemic steroid therapy, explorative tympanotomy and obliteration of the inner
ear windows were performed. As no hearing improvement was witnessed, successful
cochlear implantation via round window insertion was performed.
Our case justifies that obliterating the round window membrane does not rule out
further successful cochlear implantation. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(51):
2055–2060.
Putting gender on the agenda in Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Orton Naomi , Biar Liana de Andrade
Published: January 2022

Considerable scholarly attention has been devoted to the investigation of language and gendered performances in the workplace, particularly in the Global North. However, as yet few studies have examined such dynamics in the context of contemporary social movements. Drawing on (auto)ethnographic observations and audio recordings, this article takes a critical look at the negotiation of meaning in public debates held by bicycle advocates in Rio de Janeiro. The gendered performances which arise from small stories suggest that female participants find themselves in a ‘double bind’ as they seek to raise awareness of the gendered violence they experience whilst simultaneously adhering to the discursive norms of the movement. Such performances may be understood as characteristic of a postfeminist sensibility in which everyday violence is mitigated in order to project a courageous, resilient subject undeterred by such threats.
Going South and zooming into what also matters in language, gender and sexuality
Authors: Ostermann Ana Cristina
Published: January 2022

This essay contributes to the ‘Thirty-year retrospective on language, gender and sexuality research’ on the theme of ‘Place’ by joining other colleagues under two threads: ‘going South’ and ‘going micro’. Under ‘going South’, I speak from my trajectory and place as a Brazilian scholar to highlight the geopolitical importance of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA) and the journal Gender and Language, not just for the intellectual and scientific development of studies on language, gender and sexuality but also for research produced in nonhegemonic centres. In defending that we ‘go micro’ – i.e. that we zoom in our methodological lenses to social interactions in everyday life – I argue for the relevance of interactional studies to the investigation of language, gender and sexuality in action. I illustrate how microanalytical methodological lenses have guided my research, some of the findings they have helped me disclose and some of the applications they have helped me foster.
Lingüística se escribe con A: La perspectiva de género en las ideas sobre el lenguaje Teresa Moure (2021)
Authors: Amarelo Daniel
Published: January 2022

Lingüística se escribe con A: La perspectiva de género en las ideas sobre el lenguaje Teresa Moure (2021) Madrid: Catarata, 349 pp.
Incidental pragmatics learning in telecollaborative exchanges
Authors: Del Bono Federica , Nuzzo Elena
Published: January 2022

This paper aims to explore the outcomes of incidental pragmatics learning in the context of a telecollaboration programme, with a focus on the speech acts of criticising and suggesting. The programme involved Italian learners of English and American learners of Italian. It was organised around weekly Zoom video calls over an academic semester. Every second virtual encounter was devoted to providing and discussing feedback on written texts produced by the partner in the target language. The discussion was held in the feedback provider's L2. For this study, we focused on three intermediate-to-advanced learners of English whose data were analysed longitudinally. English native speakers’ data, collected during a previous round of the telecollaboration programme, were analysed as a reference baseline. Signs of development in the linguistic behaviour of the three learners were observed with regard to the pragmatic strategies they used to comment on their partners’ errors, but not in the distribution of internal modifiers and supportive moves.
Laura M Hartman (ed.), That All May Flourish: Comparative Religious Environmental Ethics
Authors: Bauman Whitney A.
Published: January 2022

Laura M Hartman (ed.), That All May Flourish: Comparative Religious Environmental Ethics (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018), 328 pp., $35.00 (pbk), ISBN: 9780100456030.
Effect of Flipped Learning Model on EFL Learners' Academic Achievement, Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
Authors: Namdaran Hojjat , Akbari Omid
Published: January 2022

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of flipped learning model on EFL learners academic achievement, self-esteem and self-confidence. This is a quantitative qualitative study in which a mixed methods design is used for data collection procedure. The study sample includes two groups of intermediate English students who study in foreign language institutions. They are selected by purposive sampling method. This method of sampling allows the researcher to select students with two years of learning experience. In this study, the independent variable of the research is flipped learning model, as opposed to traditional learning approach, while the dependent variables are students academic achievement, self-esteem, and self-confidence. One sample pre-test and post-test design is used to collect quantitative data on academic achievement, self-esteem and self-confidence. In order to collect qualitative data, a semi-structured interview is administered to reveal the general attitudes of the students towards the benefits, difficulties and the solutions of the flipped classroom. The results indicate that flipped learning model has significant effect on EFL learners academic achievement, self-esteem and self-confidence. The researcher concludes that learners with high self-confidence and self-esteem will have a greater academic achievement, and flipped classroom can enhance language learning.
Differentiating instruction for learners’ mathematics self-efficacy in inclusive classrooms: Can learners with dyscalculia also benefit?
Authors: N. Onyishi Charity , M. Sefotho Maximus
Published: January 2022

Poor mathematics self-efficacy (MSE) has been recorded among learners at all levels in Nigeria. The study reported on here sought to establish the efficacy of differentiated instruction (DI) in raising learners’ MSE in inclusive settings. We also explored the differential effects of DI on the MSE of learners with dyscalculia, as well as on high- and low-achieving learners. We adopted a control group quasi-experimental research design involving 1 experimental and 1 control group. A total of 4 mathematics teachers and 158 Senior Secondary II (SSII) learners in 4 regular classes participated in the study. Mathematics teachers participated in a one week DI training workshop to equip them with DI skills for whole-term mathematics instruction. The Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy Scale (SMSES) was used for data collection at pre- and post-intervention evaluations. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The major findings reveal that using DI led to significant improvements in learners’ MSE. Prior achievement (PA) had a significant influence on MSE; however, DI was effective in reducing the negative effects of poor PA on the self-efficacy of low-achieving learners and learners with dyscalculia. It was concluded that DI offers teachers the impetus to help all learners to improve their self-efficacy in mathematics.
Development of an instrument to assess early number concept development in four South African languages
Authors: Henning Elizabeth , Balzer Lars , Ehlert Antje , Fritz Annemarie
Published: January 2022

A recently published interview-based test, known by its partly German acronym, MARKO-D SA, is introduced in this article by way of a narrative of its development through various cycles of research. The 48-item test, in 4 South African languages, captures number concept development of children in the 6 to 8-year age group. The authors present their argument for the South African versioning and translation of the test for this country, where there is a dearth of suitable assessment instruments for gauging young children’s mathematical concept development. We also present the findings of the research that was conducted to standardise and norm the local version of the test, along with our reasoning about the theoretical strength of the conceptual model that undergirds the test.
Prevenção e controle da febre amarela: avaliação de ações de vigilância em área indene no Brasil
Authors: Gava Caroline , Silva Theresa Cristina Cardoso da , Lyra Danielle Grillo Pacheco , Ardisson Karla Spandl , Marques Clemilda Soares , Almada Gilton Luiz , Corrêa Luana Morati Campos , Siqueira Priscila Carminati , Rodrigues Gilsa Aparecida Pimenta , Moura Lenildo de , Cruz Oswaldo Gonçalves , Maciel Ethel Leonor Noia , Camacho Luiz Antonio Bastos
Published: January 2022

A partir da reemergência da febre amarela em 2014/2015, o Brasil registrou nos anos sequentes sua maior epidemia de febre amarela das últimas décadas, atingindo principalmente a região sudeste. A febre amarela, doença viral hemorrágica, é causada por um flavivírus, transmitido por mosquitos silvestres (Haemagogus; Sabethes). Na ocorrência do ciclo urbano, erradicado no Brasil desde 1942, a transmissão se dá pelo Aedes aegypti. Primatas não humanos são os principais hospedeiros do vírus e constituem “sentinelas” na vigilância da febre amarela. Este artigo descreve as ações de controle e prevenção desencadeadas durante a epidemia de febre amarela no Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil, e a implementação da vacinação por meio de um estudo ecológico com abordagem espacial. O estudo evidenciou a falha na detecção de epizootias em primatas não humanos pelos serviços de vigilância do Espírito Santo, sendo simultânea à detecção em humanos. Apresentou a evolução das ações de vacinação, com alcance de 85% de cobertura vacinal geral para o estado em seis meses, sendo heterogênea entre os municípios (de 59% a 122%). Destaca-se que 55% dos municípios com ações de imunização em tempo oportuno, considerando o intervalo adotado para este estudo, não apresentaram casos em humanos. A intensificação das ações de vigilância, interlocução entre as áreas e equipes multidisciplinares na condução da epidemia otimizou a detecção e o diagnóstico dos casos em humanos e viabilizou o controle da epidemia. Foi possível reconhecer avanços, apontar algumas medidas tardias e lacunas na vigilância que necessitam melhorias.
Racismo e iniquidade racial na autoavaliação de saúde ruim: o papel da mobilidade social intergeracional no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil)
Authors: Camelo Lidyane V. , Coelho Carolina Gomes , Chor Dóra , Griep Rosane Harter , Almeida Maria da Conceição Chagas de , Giatti Luana , Barreto Sandhi Maria
Published: January 2022

Resumo: Pretos e pardos apresentam grandes desvantagens de saúde, possuem menores chances de ascensão na hierarquia social no curso de vida e menores níveis socioeconômicos do que brancos como resultado do racismo estrutural. Entretanto, pouco se sabe sobre o papel mediador da mobilidade intergeracional na associação entre racismo e saúde. O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar a associação entre racismo e a autoavaliação de saúde, e verificar em que medida a mobilidade social intergeracional media essa associação. Estudo transversal realizado com dados de 14.386 participantes da linha de base (2008-2010) do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). Escolaridade materna, escolaridade do participante, classe sócio-ocupacional do chefe de família e classe sócio-ocupacional do participante compuseram os indicadores de mobilidade social intergeracional (educacional e sócio-ocupacional). Modelos de regressão logística foram utilizados. A prevalência de autoavaliação de saúde ruim foi de 15%, 24% e 28% entre brancos, pardos e pretos, respectivamente. Após ajustes por idade, sexo e centro de investigação foram encontradas maiores chances de autoavaliação de saúde ruim entre pretos (OR = 2,15; IC95%: 1,92-2,41) e pardos (OR = 1,82; IC95%: 1,64-2,01) quando comparados aos brancos. A mobilidade educacional e sócio-ocupacional intergeracional mediaram, respectivamente, 66% e 53% da associação entre a raça/cor e autoavaliação de saúde ruim em pretos, e 61% e 51% em pardos, respectivamente. Resultados confirmam a iniquidade racial na autoavaliação de saúde e apontam que a mobilidade social intergeracional desfavorável é um importante mecanismo para explicar essa iniquidade.
Atraso na vacina tetravalente (DTP+Hib) em crianças de 12 a 23 meses de idade: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013
Authors: Menezes Ana Maria Baptista , Flores Thaynã Ramos , Pereira Anna Müller , Berrutti Barbara , Marques Gabriela Ávila , Luquez Karen Yumaira Sánchez , Brum Letícia Willrich , Echeverry Luisa Fernanda Arroyave , Freire Marina de Borba Oliveira , Weisshahn Nicolas Kickhofel , Albuquerque Paulo Victor Cesar de , Borges Rafaela do Carmo , Oliveira Riceli Rodeghiero , Santos Thiago Melo , Wehrmeister Fernando César
Published: January 2022

Resumo: O objetivo foi estimar a prevalência do atraso nas três doses da vacina tetravalente (DTP+Hib) em crianças de 12 a 23 meses de idade, no Brasil, por meio dos dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) de 2013 e descrever o atraso em cada uma das doses segundo variáveis sociodemográficas, utilização de serviços e intervenções públicas de saúde. Foram utilizados dados da PNS, estudo transversal realizado em 2013. O desfecho foi o atraso pelo menos em uma das três doses da vacina tetravalente. Considerou-se como atraso a dose recebida pelo menos 30 dias após a data preconizada, segundo informação da caderneta de vacinação. A prevalência do atraso foi descrita segundo variáveis sociodemográficas e utilização de serviços de saúde. Realizou-se análise descritiva obtendo-se frequências absolutas e relativas e seus respectivos intervalos de 95% de confiança. Das 2.016 crianças com informações coletadas, 1.843 foram analisadas. A prevalência de atraso de pelo menos uma dose da vacina foi de 44%. Observou-se atraso de 14,8% na primeira, 28,8% na segunda e 45,4% na terceira dose, sendo que 10% das crianças tiveram atraso nas três doses. Maiores prevalências de atraso foram encontradas em crianças do sexo masculino, de cor da pele parda, pertencentes ao quintil mais pobre de riqueza, moradores da zona rural e da Região Norte do Brasil. Evidenciou-se alta prevalência de atraso na vacina tetravalente (DTP+Hib) em crianças de 12 a 23 meses do Brasil, sendo maior na terceira dose.
Programa Nacional de Suplementação de Vitamina A: educação alimentar e nutricional no contexto da Atenção Primária à Saúde
Authors: Miranda Wanessa Debôrtoli de , Cunha Thiago Rodrigues Araújo , Guimarães Eliete Albano Azevedo , Campos Daniela Souzalima , Luz Zélia Maria Profeta da
Published: January 2022

Resumo Introdução A educação alimentar e nutricional é um campo de conhecimento e de prática contínua e permanente, que objetiva promover hábitos alimentares saudáveis. Objetivo Apresentar desafios e fortalezas das ações de educação alimentar e nutricional realizadas no Programa Nacional de Suplementação de Vitamina A em municípios de Minas Gerais, no contexto da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método Estudo transversal realizado em 105 municípios. Participaram 202 profissionais, enfermeiros e nutricionistas, que responderam a um questionário on-line. Resultados Falta de adesão, dificuldade de acesso à população, ausência de referência técnica e do profissional nutricionista, falhas nas atividades em grupos, apoio insuficiente da gestão municipal, da comunidade e da liderança da referência do Programa foram algumas das dificuldades relatadas quanto à realização das ações da educação alimentar e nutricional. Como ponto positivo, foi identificada a realização de ações de apoio à amamentação exclusiva. Conclusão Os resultados apontam para importantes elementos para subsidiar a tomada de decisão na Atenção Primária à Saúde em relação às ações educativas no campo da alimentação e nutrição.