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First Records of the Exotic Ant Strumigenys rogeri, Emery 1890 in Brazil
Authors: Santos-Neto Esperidião Alves dos , Koch Elmo Borges A. , Arnhold Alexandre , Delabie Jacques H. Charles
Published: October 2023

Strumigenys Smith, 1860 is a megadiverse ant genus with 858 species distributed worldwide. These ants forage and nest in leaf litter, rotten wood, dried leaves or twigs and are specialized predators. Here we present the first records of the pantropical Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 in Brazil. The information was obtained from specimens conserved in the Formicidae Collection of the Cocoa Research Center. We recovered data of occurrence of S. rogeri in six locations in southern Bahia, Brazil. The specimens were found in remnants, secondary growths or agroforest areas within the Atlantic Brazilian rainforest biome. Interestingly, areas of cocoa agrosystems shaded with Eritryna legume trees seem allowing this ant to be relatively easy to find. It is reasonable to think that many specimens of S. rogeri were accumulated in entomological collections throughout Brazil or were misidentified due to the complicated taxonomy of the genus.
Victims’ Rights on the Island of Ireland
Authors: Deb Anurag
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT: Victims of crime have historically suffered from obscurity: relegated to serving the criminal justice system rather than having that system serve their needs. This started to change on the island of Ireland in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and continued apace under the aegis of the EU. Following the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit), new opportunities and challenges have emerged in this field. This paper, part of the ARINS project, charts the emergence of victims of crime as a key focus of the criminal justice systems on the island of Ireland, critically explores the protections afforded to them within these systems, and outlines some emerging issues following Brexit. It thus explores a comparatively under-discussed area in this context.
Robert Lowell's Still Lifes and the Market Economy of the Poetic Profession
Authors: Kosc Grzegorz
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT: In the 1970s, Robert Lowell began to feel financially constrained or insecure. He therefore occasionally meditated on poetic art that would cater to consumerist cravings in the fashion of Dutch seventeenth-century still-life artists and French painters of food such as Chardin and Manet. In his descriptions of dishes and laid tables, Lowell toyed with poetry's ability to construct images of pleasure and obscure the work and procurement mechanisms necessary to obtain these commodities. The poet began to wonder about the market value of such poetically constructed comforts. However, Lowell was also aware of his dissimilarity to the classical still-life artists. His own attempts at representing foodstuffs are irresolute. Moreover, they are volatile, easily giving in to various reflective moods such as vanitas or ethical ponderings on labor. Almost never can Lowell's poetic still lifes be experienced purely sensually. His lack of enthusiasm for such a commodity poetics helps explain the decline of Lowell's posthumous reputation in the subsequent decades.
Tracing the Figure of Roland Barthes in The Argonauts : A "many-gendered mother" of Maggie Nelson's Heart
Authors: Pugh Alexandra
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT: Roland Barthes is among the thinkers and artists whom Maggie Nelson claims as her "many-gendered mothers" in The Argonauts (2015). This essay foregrounds Nelson's mode of engagement with Barthes's work, proposing that she replicates the active, writerly reading that Barthes himself advocates in S/Z (1970) and elsewhere. Where Nelson expresses deep affinity with Barthes, she also brings herself to his work and pushes against and beyond it. In my analysis, there are four axes to this active engagement with Barthes in The Argonauts : firstly, Nelson establishes Barthes as a foundational figure in her intertextual, queer literary lineage. Secondly, Nelson experiments with Barthes's formal and stylistic innovations. Thirdly, Barthes provides a foil for Nelson's recuperation of maternal subjectivity. Finally, Nelson builds on Barthes's writings on love to attest to the joy and viability of queer kinship. In foregrounding Nelson's (re)readings of Barthes, I elucidate her work and its citational politics, while inviting new perspectives on his. As a reader of The Argonauts , moreover, I find I must comb the text's layers to find meaning, bringing myself to its (typographical) gaps. Nelson's work, like that of Barthes, invites a mode of reading that makes space for dialogue, intimacy, and intellectual innovation.
Extrapolated speckle-correlation imaging with an untrained deep neural network
Authors: Mashiko Ryosuke , Tanida Jun , Naruse Makoto , Horisaki Ryoichi
Published: October 2023

We present a method for speckle-correlation imaging with an extended field of view to observe spatially non-sparse objects. In speckle-correlation imaging, an object is recovered from a non-invasively captured image through a scattering medium by assuming shift-invariance of the optical process called the memory effect. The field of view of speckle-correlation imaging is limited by the size of the memory effect, and it can be extended by extrapolating the speckle correlation in the reconstruction process. However, spatially sparse objects are assumed in the inversion process because of its severe ill-posedness. To address this issue, we introduce a deep image prior, which regularizes the image statistics by using the structure of an untrained convolutional neural network, to speckle-correlation imaging. We experimentally demonstrated the proposed method and showed the possibility of extending the method to imaging through scattering media.
Help-seeking patterns and level of care for individuals with bipolar disorder in Rwanda
Authors: Arnbjerg Caroline Juhl , Musoni-Rwililiza Emmanuel , Rurangwa Nelly Umulisa , Bendtsen Maja Grønlund , Murekatete Chantal , Gishoma Darius , Carlsson Jessica , Kallestrup Per
Published: October 2023

Most descriptive data on individuals with bipolar disorder originate from high-resource settings. Very little is known about the accessibility and service provision of intensive mental health care to persons living with bipolar disorder in low-resource settings. This information is needed to inform health systems and guide practitioners to improve standard treatment options and access to treatment. This cross-sectional study explored the level of care for outpatients with bipolar disorder and their help-seeking patterns at the two national referral hospitals in Rwanda. The study found that the majority, 93%, of outpatients with bipolar disorder in Rwanda were on prophylactic psychopharmacological treatment, but mainly first-generation antipsychotics and just 3% received lithium treatment. Furthermore, there was a lack of psychosocial intervention; consequently, 44% were not aware that they had bipolar disorder. Moreover, 1 in 5 participants utilized or had previously used traditional medicine. Awareness of own diagnostic status was not associated with educational level or use of traditional medicine. The study’s sample size of 154 patients is relatively small, and the cross-sectional design does not provide causal inferences. The results demonstrate a considerable unmet need for improved mental health care services for individuals with bipolar disorder in Rwanda, including access to optimal medication and psychosocial interventions. Psychoeducation could be a possible starting point for improving the standard of care, informing the individual on their diagnosis and medication while empowering them to engage in their treatment plan.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04671225. Registered on November 2020.
Possible effect of mutations on serological detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto ospC major groups: An in-silico study
Authors: Mechai Samir , Coatsworth Heather , Ogden Nicholas H.
Published: October 2023

The outer surface protein C (OspC) of the agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is a major lipoprotein surface-expressed during early-phase human infections. Antibodies to OspC are used in serological diagnoses. This study explored the hypothesis that serological test sensitivity decreases as genetic similarity of ospC major groups (MGs) of infecting strains, and ospC A (the MG in the strain B31 used to prepare antigen for serodiagnosis assays) decreases. We used a previously published microarray dataset to compare serological reactivity to ospC A (measured as pixel intensity) versus reactivity to 22 other ospC MGs, within a population of 55 patients diagnosed by two-tier serological testing using B. burgdorferi s.s. strain B31 as antigen, in which the ospC MG is OspC A. The difference in reactivity of sera to ospC A and reactivity to each of the other 22 ospC MGs (termed ‘reactivity difference’) was the outcome variable in regression analysis in which genetic distance of the ospC MGs from ospC A was the explanatory variable. Genetic distance was computed for the whole ospC sequence, and 9 subsections, from Neighbour Joining phylogenetic trees of the 23 ospC MGs. Regression analysis was conducted using genetic distance for the full ospC sequence, and the subsections individually. There was a significant association between the reactivity difference and genetic distance of ospC MGs from ospC A: increased genetic distance reduced reactivity to OspC A. No single ospC subsection sequence fully explained the relationship between genetic distance and reactivity difference. An analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms supported a biological explanation via specific amino acid modifications likely to change protein binding affinity. This adds support to the hypothesis that genetic diversity of B. burgdorferi s.s. (here specifically OspC) may impact serological diagnostic test performance. Further prospective studies are necessary to explore the clinical implications of these findings.
Supercomplex systems and constitutional (dis)order: The consequences of the Anthropocene in the law1
Authors: Jaria-Manzano Jordi
Published: October 2023

Modern law is based in the existence of a constitutional order, guaranteeing the predictability of law. Since we are entering in new geological era, according to the contributions of Earth System Science, defined mostly by complexity and uncertainty, this hegemonic idea of order in law is challenged. This contribution explores how constitutional order was linked to the process of colonization of nature within the capitalist world system and how this process results into a planetary transformation. Discussing the Faustic expectations embedded in the some Anthropocene narratives, associated with the human manipulation of Earth System, the paper considers the profound consequences of the complexity of the intertwined ecosocial global system, and explores how supercomplexity gives way to a legal disorder which resolves itself into conflict and dialog.
Compromiso e imaginación en la narrativa de Graciela Montes
Authors: Vicente Mendo Sara
Published: October 2023

El estudio de la narrativa de Graciela Montes (1947) desde un análisis de la narratología es uno de los objetivos primordiales de este trabajo. Por otro lado, mostrar su postura comprometida con la sociedad de su tiempo y con la trágica historia de su país es otro de los objetivos con el que se pretende poner de manifiesto la crítica social y política que entraña la obra de esta autora. Y un tercer objetivo sería el ubicar la narrativa de la escritora argentina dentro de un corpus de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil que emplea la crítica social, la ironía, el juego y la fantasía. La investigación se desarrolla en siete capítulos. En el primero se realiza un somero análisis de lo que supuso la investigación y el reconocimiento de la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil universal. A su vez, relacionar la obra de Montes con otras que la han precedido. En el segundo capítulo se dibuja una breve panorámica de la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil argentina desde 1960 hasta mediados de 1990. Se vincula la obra de Montes con la de sus coetáneos. El capítulo tercero es el más extenso al estar dedicado al análisis narratológico de una serie de cuentos y novelas. En él se pretende indagar en las distintas estrategias narrativas de la autora. El capítulo cuarto está dedicado a la dimensión significativa de la obra de la escritora. En él se procura evidenciar los significados ocultos que subyacen en la narrativa de esta autora. La última parte de esta sección se titula, Un paseo por la fantasía, y enlaza con el capítulo contiguo. En éste, la intención ha sido reflejar como las grandes obras de la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil universal han demandado el juego, concretamente el juego lingüístico para cuestionar los sistemas educativos y sociales del momento en que fueron escritas. El capítulo sexto está dedicado a la recepción de la obra de Montes. El último capítulo está dedicado a la ilustración.
Portal Venous Hemodynamics and Vascular Remodeling in the Context of Liver Sclerosis
Authors: Stibbs Peter , Lee David , Riley Wallace , Hussein Abdulla Mohammed
Published: October 2023

The portal venous system is a critical vascular interface for hemodynamic interaction between the gastrointestinal tract and hepatic tissue, facilitating essential physiological func- tions such as nutrient transport, blood filtration, and hepatic detoxification.[1]However, these functions can be compromised under pathological conditions, such as liver sclerosis, which leads to a series of hemodynamic and vascular alterations in the portal venous system. This study aims to elucidate the changes in portal venous flow and pressure dynamics induced by sclerotic alterations in liver tissue. Utilizing advanced radiological imaging techniques, hemodynamic measurements, and histological analyses, the research investigates altered endothelial function, vasoreactivity, angiogenic signaling pathways, and changes in shear stress profiles within the portal vein. Furthermore, the study delves into the modulatory role of key vasoactive molecules like endothelin-1, nitric oxide, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in these alterations. The findings aim to enhance the understanding of portal hypertension, hyperdynamic circulation, and vascular remodeling, and may hold implications for targeted therapeutic interventions.
Study of Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa) and Honey on Mice (Mus Musculus)
Authors: Zahoor Tayyaba , Ali Iftikhar , Naureen Irum
Published: October 2023

The study was conducted to determine the effect of Nigella sativa (Kalonji) and Honey as an anti-inflammatory agent for humans and animals. The study was carried out on 20 Albino Mice of almost equal size and weight. All the mice were given 5% solution of formalin in a dose of 0.5ml injection in their right hind paw to produce artificial inflammation. The mice were divided into four groups of five animals in each and were randomly allotted to four treatments as Group A (Control) where no Nigella sativa extract and honey were given, Group B where the mice were given only the ethanolic extract of Nigella sativa in the dose of 0.05ml injection as a remedy of inflammation, Group C where the mice were given only the honey orally in a dose of 0.05mg and Group D where mice were given 50% (0.025ml) intraperitoneally of Nigella sativaextract and 50% (0.75mg) of honey as an anti-inflammatory agents. The data was statistically analyzed by the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the results showed that the inflammation was significantly (p<0.05) reduced in mice given treatments compared to untreated control group and among treated groups. The mice given the extract of Nigella sativa (Group B) showed better results (p<0.05) in reducing the inflammation compared to other groups (C and D), Group D where the mice were given 50% (0.025ml) Nigella sativa extract and 50% (0.75mg) honey showed better results (p<0.05) than mice given only honey. Overall, both the extract of Nigellasativa and the honey were almost equally successful in reducing the inflammation in mice which showed that these two agents can successfully be used as anti-inflammatory drugs in humans and animals.
U SMART ZONE – Creating highly realistic virtual environment for vehicle-in-the-loop simulations
Authors: Piksa Ondřej , Orlický Adam , Scháno Martin
Published: October 2023

Developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) based on machine learning is generally an extensive and costly process. Due to the increasing complexity of autonomous systems, the need for extensive testing and validation arises. In recent years, computer simulation has been used for these purposes. Performing realistic simulations, especially for the purpose of computer vision-based systems, requires a high-quality, almost photorealistic virtual environment. This paper introduces U SMART ZONE, a high-fidelity virtual model of the Severní Terasa district in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic comprising of more than 7.5 km of drivable roads with a total area of approximately 1.4 km2 for human-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulations.
Development of advanced driving simulator for driving schools
Authors: Topol Libor , Malý Michal
Published: October 2023

This paper describes development of an innovative advanced driving simulator (ADS), that will be implemented into the driver education process as a method to improve education of students and thus their readiness to enter everyday traffic. ADS will allow the driving school students to get more practice in general vehicle control, unusual situation solving and use of modern assistant systems, as well as objectively evaluate student’s skills by the instructor. As a conclusion, expected outcomes of innovative simulator design and results validation possibilities are discussed.
Experimental evaluation of aluminothermic welds
Authors: Zeman Lukáš , Valach Jaroslav , Zlámal Petr , Krčmářová Nela , Koudelková Veronika , Zeman Jaroslav
Published: October 2023

The article presents a study of the mechanical processes occurring during the aluminothermic reaction using experimental methods (strain gauges, digital image correlation, thermography, scanning electron microscopy, profilometry). The aluminothermic reaction is a highly efficient welding method due to its exothermic behaviour, however, it places considerable demands not only on the welding technique, but also on the capabilities of the experimental methods used; these limitations are also discussed in the article. The aluminothermic reaction is associated with the formation of a localised heat source with a time evolution dictated by the technological procedure, which manifests itself in heat propagation to the surrounding weld material. The unequal evolution of the temperature field is the fundamental cause of the appearance of the heat affected zone or local deformations or surface curvature, which was the focus of the experimental methods deployed above and the results of which are shown in the article.
Tenselessness in Hnaring Lutuv
Authors: Ziegler Grayson
Published: October 2023

This squib argues that Lutuv is a tenseless language--instead, temporality appears to be conveyed through a complex combination of lexical, modal and aspectual encoding.
State Deafblind Technical Assistance Project Staffs’ Reported Use and Perceived Skill of Implementing the System of Least Prompts with Students Who Are Deafblind
Authors: Sutter Chevonne , Demchak MaryAnn
Published: October 2023

This study evaluated state deafblind project technical assistance providers (TA) reported use of systematic instruction, specifically the system of least prompts (SLP), and examined perceptions of implementation and accuracy of description of components. In a census, 151 TA providers were asked to report instructional methods used. A majority of respondents reported using systematic response prompting historically. Fewer than half reported providing TA with the goal of increasing others’ use; of this group, 78.9% rated themselves as confident that they could coach others in use of the SLP. Only one respondent accurately answered all questions about components of the SLP. TA providers reported emphasizing modifications and adaptations to the environment based on child characteristics. Instructional methods reportedly employed highlighted child-guided methods. Overall, responses suggested systematic instruction is not commonly or accurately used. We discuss implications of limited use for children with deafblindness, make suggestions to increase use, and suggest future research.
Design and Study of a Nanocavity-based One-dimensional Photonic Crystal for Potential Applications in Refractive Index Sensing
Authors: Sediq Khalid N. , Muhammadsharif Fahmi F. , Ramadan Simko O , Sedeeq Shalaw Z.
Published: October 2023

Refractive index (RI) can be used to identify a particular substance and determine its purity and concentration. The RI of glucose solution with various concentrations can be determined using a distributed Bragg reflective (DBR) device containing a nanocavity. The optical property of the reflection spectrum produced by DBR is sensitive to the variation of the refractive index. In this study, a DBR with a cavity width of 220 nm, located in the middle of the device, is designed and used to sense the variation in the refractive index of glucose at different concentrations. The proposed design showed a sharp dip pattern within the reflection spectrum. The wavelength of the absorption peak was found to be sensitive to trivial variations in the refractive index of glucose solution. Results showed that the variation in the refractive index of glucose within the order of Δn = 0.02 has led to a noticeable shift in the absorption spectrum by Δλ = 2.6 nm. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the proposed device was found to be 130 nm/RIU which is considered high compared with those reported in the literature. Hence, the proposed structure can be a promising optical device for chemical ultrasensing applications.
PO-PiS agreement in the 2002 local government elections on the example of the podkarpackie voivodship
Authors: Szczepański Dominik
Published: October 2023

The cognitive objective of the article was to analyse the agreement concluded between PO and PiS before the local government elections on a macro level (as a general concept of agreement between two political entities) and micro level (related to the sphere of influence of this coalition in the Podkarpackie voivodeship). Taking these levels into account made it possible to determine the way in which the coalition was concluded, together with all its consequences, while at the level of the voivodeship in question it was used to determine the course of the negotiation process and the effects of the local elections on PO-PiS.
Inspiracje Nietzscheańską myślą – Skrzydła Nietzschego Wojciecha Karpińskiego
Authors: Trygar Barbara
Published: October 2023

The aim of the article is to show the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy on literature. The category of borderland is primarily of cultural and symbolic significance. Wojciech Karpiński shows the way of Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought in discovering his eidos. The German philosopher lived a life between good and evil, joy and suffering, falling and rising upwards, and writers were inspired by this attitude.
Od abecadlnika do encyklopedii, czyli o picturebooku Iwony Chmielewskiej abc.de
Authors: Chwirot Agata
Published: October 2023

Iwona Chmielewska’s picturebook abc.de published in 2015 has been called a ‘dictionary’, ‘primer’, ‘ABC book’ and it has been compared to an encyclopaedia. Early-concept or concept books have been mentioned in its context, as well as the title of other books by Chmielewska, ‘thinking ABC’, this time as a specific name for a particular type of work. The terms ‘rebus’, ‘puzzle’, ‘riddle’, ‘intellectual game’ also appear frequently. All this together suggests how complex and multi-layered the book is and how much it draws on various forms. The aim of this article, therefore, is to look at what forms, in what way and for what purpose Iwona Chmielewska uses in abc.de and how it all relates to contemporary trends in the development of non-fiction picturebooks.
Topos XIX-wiecznego Śląska w cyklu powieści historycznych Michaela Meinerta Hochwald-Saga (Saga Wysokiego Lasu)
Authors: Ratajczak Marta
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the first three volumes of Michael Meinert’s Hochwald-Saga (The High Forest Saga) series, whose action takes place in Silesia in the 19th century; these are are: Gescheiterte Flucht (Failed Escape), Der zerrissene Graf (Lost count) and Ehrlicher Schwindler (Honest swindler). In these works, the author breaks away from the stereotypical perception of Silesia as a space of memory, the critical turning point of which was the end of World War II. He does not create images of a “lost homeland” – Silesia becomes an attractive historical space for him precisely because of its past character, and is a fascinating setting for novels with historical plots. At the same time, he revives the history of Silesia as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later of the German Empire. He also creates images of space, assigning them additional meanings, which is in line with the idea of space semantisation promoted by Yuri Lotman. An extremely important element in the composition of Meinert’s works is the creation of Silesia as a sacred space in which existential, axiological and theological questions are asked. In his understanding, places become a humanised space which has its own characteristic identity and often depicts the emotional states or character traits of the novel’s figures; moreover, it plays an important role in shaping their attitudes and values. The purpose of this text is to analyse the poetics of Meinert’s above-mentioned novels with particular emphasis on the topos of Silesia, its characteristics, and the role and functions it plays in them. As it is closely related to the poetics of place, attention is also paid to selected aspects of geopoetics in the sense proposed by Elżbieta Rybicka.
Impacts of land use change on landscape structure and eco- system services at local scale: A case study in central Portugal
Authors: Nunes Adélia , Ornelas Alexandre , Vieira Pedro , Dias Ângela , Martins Bruno
Published: October 2023

This study aims to evaluate land use and land cover (LULC) changes and associated impacts in the landscape structure and ecosystem services (ES) value in Lousã municipality, in Central Portugal. The results show that signif- icant changes in LULC were recorded over the study period (1974–2018). Agricultural abandonment, expansion of woodland due to the promotion of the eucalyptus (EU) monoculture (chiefly Eucalyptus globulus), the invasion of exotic species (mainly Acacia dealbata) and the increase of built-up areas are the most significant changes that have shaped the landscapes of the study area. The analysis also revealed that the mean patch size has decreased whereas the number of patches increased. The results showed that although the EU and deciduous forest (DF) increased the ES value, the overall total ES value fell around 10% between 1974 and 2018, mainly due to the decrease in the supply of agricultural goods. Studies of this kind on local rural landscapes are vital when it comes to devising appropriate land management policies for the landscape level by considering the interaction between each element for sustainable development.
The ductility performance of concrete using glass fiber mesh in beam specimens
Authors: Özodabaş Aylin
Published: October 2023

It is known that concrete with high ductility reduces fatalities because it absorbs more energy during an earthquake. The aim of this study is to increase the ductility of concrete by using glass fiber mesh (GFM) left over from the use of plaster in structures and to support sustainability by reusing waste materials in concrete. Another aim is to contribute to the economy by using waste fibers instead of expensive fibers such as carbon and polypropylene in concrete. Two types of concrete were used: class C25 concrete and self-compacting concrete. The specified number of GFM materials was cut into 3 cm wide pieces and placed in 10 cm × 10 cm × 50 cm concrete beam specimens in varying numbers. It was found that the flexural values of the obtained specimens gave slightly better results than the prepared reference specimen. In addition, the increasing stress zones in the beams were visualized using the ANSYS software.
Banal Evil – Radical Goodness. Reflection on the 60th Anniversary of “Eichmann in Jerusalem”
Authors: Cibotaru Veronica
Published: October 2023

The starting point of this article lies in the idea, defended by Hannah Arendt, according to which only goodness can be radical, while evil is merely banal. The idea of a banality of evil is present in Arendt’s work Eichmann in Jerusalem, although it is explicitly not presented as a general theory on evil as such – it is more particularly in her correspondence with Gershom Scholem that one can find this specific distinction between evil and goodness mentioned. How is this distinction to be understood? This article proposes the idea that such a distinction has to be construed on an ontological level: evil is ontologically deficient, since it does not take hold in a specific capacity of human beings, which would be what Hannah Arendt calls the demonic evil, but in the absence of thinking, i.e. in the absence of a specific human faculty. Conversely, only goodness expresses a creative human faculty, which is precisely thinking, and which, following Hannah Arendt, can be fully realized only through a political, collective dimension.
Influence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Cardiac Autonomic Recovery Among Active-Duty Firefighters
Authors: Cornell David J. , Flees Robert J. , Shemelya Corey M. , Ebersole Kyle T.
Published: October 2023

Cornell, DJ, Flees, RJ, Shemelya, CM, and Ebersole, KT. Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on cardiac autonomic recovery among active-duty firefighters. J Strength Cond Res 38(1): 66–73, 2024—It has been suggested that an inability of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to recover after strenuous events is a potential cause of sudden cardiac death among firefighters. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on the heart rate recovery (HRR) kinetics of firefighters. Thirty-seven male career active-duty firefighters completed both a submaximal step test and a maximal treadmill graded exercise test. A monoexponential curve was fit to postexercise submaximal and maximal HRR data of each subject. Subjects were placed into Low CRF (n = 13) and High CRF (n = 24) groups based on the standard peak aerobic capacity (V̇O2peak) criterion of <42 ml·kg−1·minute−1 and ≥42 ml·kg−1·minute−1, respectively. After controlling for age and body mass index, CRF was significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with the decay rate (

) and asymptote (

) after submaximal exercise (r
sp = −0.556; r
sp = −0.637, respectively), as well as the

,

, and amplitude (

) after maximal exercise (r
sp = −0.353; r
sp = −0.416; r
sp = 0.603, respectively). High CRF firefighters demonstrated a significantly faster

after both submaximal (p = 0.003) and maximal exercise (p = 0.043), a lower

after submaximal exercise (p = 0.002), and a higher

after maximal exercise (p = 0.001), than Low CRF firefighters. Greater CRF was associated with enhanced HRR kinetics after submaximal and maximal exertion, suggesting that CRF may positively influence the ANS recovery of firefighters.
Football Practices in Hot Environments Impact Subsequent Days' Hydration
Authors: Ashley Candi D. , Lopez Rebecca M. , Tritsch Amanda J.
Published: October 2023

Ashley, CD, Lopez, RM, and Tritsch, AJ. Football practices in hot environments impact subsequent days' hydration. J Strength Cond Res 38(1): 90–96, 2024—The impact of proper hydration to prevent exertional heat illness in American football has not been evaluated during high school preseason football practices in a hot environment (wet-bulb globe temperature = 31.3 ± 1.8° C). The purposes of this study were to examine the accuracy of urinary hydration measures to assess body mass (BM) changes and to examine carryover effects of consecutive practices by comparing postpractice with the next prepractice values. Before and after each of 7 outdoor practices, 31 male high school football players (age = 16 ± 1 years, height = 181.2 ± 12.0 cm, BM = 85.7 ± 19.1 kg, body mass index = 20.8 ± 1.8) provided a urine sample and were weighed to assess hydration. Sensitivity and specificity of urine color (Ucol) and urine-specific gravity (USG) to determine BM changes were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Paired samples t-tests assessed carryover effects between practices. Repeated-measures analysis of variance assessed carryover effects across practices. Significance was set at p < 0.05. Sensitivity and specificity for using Ucol or USG to determine BM changes was not significant. For Ucol, there was a carryover effect from practice numbers 2 to 3, 6 to 7 am, 7 am to 7 pm (p < 0.001 for all), and 10 to 11 (p = 0.004); most with less than 24 hours between practices. The %BM loss (%BML) was significantly greater (p = 0.001 to 0.024) after 2-a-day practices. Effects of previous days' exercise in the heat, as evidenced by higher Ucol and %BL, are greater after 2-a-day practices, which occurred on later practice days. Athletes must replenish fluids during and between practices to remain euhydrated.
Using Microtechnology and the Fourier Transform for the Analysis of Effective Activity Time in Professional Soccer
Authors: Oliva-Lozano José M. , Chmura Paweł , Granero-Gil Paulino , Muyor José M.
Published: October 2023

Oliva-Lozano, JM, Chmura, P, Granero-Gil, P, and Muyor, JM. Using microtechnology and the Fourier Transform for the analysis of effective activity time in professional soccer. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2023—This study aimed to investigate the use of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) for the analysis of effective activity time in professional soccer by (a) exploring the relationship between this variable and standard external load parameters and (b) analyzing the effective activity time during official professional soccer matches. Twenty-six male players participated in the study. Each player was categorized as midfielder, central defender, full-back, wide-midfielder, or forward. Tracking systems based on inertial sensors (4 3D accelerometers, 3 3D gyroscopes, and 1 magnetometer), and global positioning systems technology were used to collect external load measures for 35 matches. Each match was analyzed considering 15-minute periods to explore the evolution of effective activity time during the matches. The extra time from each match was also included. Fast Fourier transform duration may be a representative variable of effective activity time, given the strong positive correlation with the external load variables (p < 0.001). The linear regression analysis showed that the variables that significantly contributed to the model (R
2 = 0.97) were the total of steps and the distance covered. The mean effective activity time in soccer match play was ∼48.69 minutes. This time significantly changed depending on factors such as the period of the match (F = 239.05; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.60) or playing position (F = 16.99; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.06). The greatest effective activity time was observed for all playing positions in the 0′–15′ period. However, the 60′–75′ period showed the lowest effective activity times compared with the rest of the 15-minute periods for all positions except for forwards (75′–90′). From a practical standpoint, sports performance practitioners may consider these results to improve the individualization of training and match demands. Also, a more accurate indicator of exercise intensity may be obtained (e.g., multiplying the rating of perceived exertion by the effective activity time).
Dynamic and Isometric Force-Time Curve Characteristics Influencing Change of Direction Performance of State-Level Netball Players
Authors: Smolarek Tinka , Haff G. Gregory , Poon Wayne C. K. , Nagatani Tsuyoshi , Barley Oliver R. , Guppy Stuart N.
Published: October 2023

Smolarek, T, Haff, GG, Poon, WCK, Nagatani, T, Barley, OR, and Guppy, SN. Dynamic and isometric force-time curve characteristics influencing change of direction performance of state-level netball players. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2023—Although multiple lower-body strength capacities are required to change direction rapidly, there is limited knowledge about the relative importance of these factors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between dynamic and isometric lower-body strength capacities and change of direction (COD) time in state-league netball players. Seventeen female athletes completed maximal isometric midthigh pull (IMTP), countermovement jump (CMJ), and modified 5-0-5 COD tests. Pearson's product moment correlations were used to determine the relationship between COD time and several IMTP and CMJ force-time curve characteristics. To assess the level of contribution of each force-time curve characteristic to COD time, multivariate-linear stepwise regression analyses were performed. A significant moderate correlation was noted between net relative peak force (PF) during the IMTP and COD time (r = 0.488, p = 0.047), accounting for 23.8% of the variance in COD time. Moreover, concentric relative impulse during the CMJ was strongly correlated with COD time (r = 0.718; p = 0.001), explaining 81.9% of the variance in COD time when combined with net relative braking PF in a stepwise regression. Based on these findings, female netball players who display higher concentric and isometric strength, as well as the ability to express higher impulses during the concentric phase of the CMJ, are likely to perform CODs faster. This may occur because COD requires the generation of greater propulsive forces, as well as reduced braking and contact times, along with greater isometric strength enabling effective repositioning of center of mass during COD tasks.
Temperature Exposure of Single- and Double-Layer Coatings of Inconel 625 Reinforced with Ni3Al Intermetallics
Authors: Mazur Viviane Teleginski , Guimarães Letícia Batista , D’Oliveira Ana Sofia Clímaco Monteiro
Published: October 2023

The customization of metallic alloys offers the possibility of adding functionalities to a material. Customizing alloys with a dispersion of intermetallic compounds obtained by in situ synthesis does not compromise processing and allows for the addition of functionalities to less noble alloys. However, intermetallic materials present important challenges regarding their processability by welding and forming because of low toughness, ductility, and metallurgical stability at high temperatures. Graded multilayer coatings might offer a balanced solution to the aforementioned challenges by taking advantage of a ductile matrix while the fine dispersion of aluminides reinforces hardness and metallurgical stability. This investigation addressed this challenge by processing coatings of Inconel 625 superalloy with in situ formed Ni-Al based intermetallics to increase hardness and high temperature oxidation resistance while maintaining weldability. Powder mixtures of Inconel 625, Ni, and Al elementary powders were processed as single and double-layer coatings. Inconel 625 atomized alloy was modified with a powder mixture containing 75 wt. % Ni and 25 wt. % Al. Each deposited layer had a different amount of the Ni + Al powder mixtures added to the atomized Inconel 625 alloy. The single layer coating was processed with a mixture containing Inconel 625 and 80 wt. % (Ni + Al), while the double-layer coating of the first layer was deposited with the powder mixture Inconel 625 and 20 wt. % (Ni + Al), and the second layer deposited with Inconel 625 and 80 wt. % (Ni+Al). Monel 400 substrates were used for all deposits in the study. Powder mixtures were deposited by Plasma Transferred Arc allowing the in situ synthesis of Ni-Al intermetallics without compromising weldability. For both coatings, microstructural stability was sustained until 900 °C, and at 1,100°C exposure led to some degree of oxidation, but the increased hardness due to nickel aluminides intermetallics in situ formation was sustained.
Assessing the Replicability of Cognitive Psychology During Remote Experiential Learning via Mobile Phone Technology
Authors: Dyson Benjamin
Published: October 2023

A recent global health crisis demanded the wholesale configuration of both teaching and research from in-person to on-line formats. This allowed for an environmental sweep regarding the replicability of some classic and contemporary findings in Cognitive Psychology in the context of an undergraduate course, in which eight portable experimental packages were written for mobile phone. Running across three semesters (average n per study = 585), data consistently produced evidence either for (Faces, Search, Object, RPS, Rotate) or against (Doodle, Trivia) the original findings, with the exception of one study (House) that produced ambiguous findings. The scheme not only allows students exposure to and discussion of the replication crisis within empirical science, but also provides a framework for the future implementation of experiential learning during remote and asynchronous teaching. With continued evaluation made possible via Open Science Framework, a central question is whether on-line data collection violates an essential auxiliary assumption for the replication of in-person data.
The cadastral municipality boundaries under Krim: the boundary between Bistra and Engelshaus from 1726
Authors: Triglav Čekada Mihaela
Published: October 2023

The borders of the cadastral municipalities that are still valid today are, in many cases, based on much older landowners’ borders of feudal lordships. Thus, in central Slovenia, in the forests below Mount Krim, we find the old boundary marks representing today’s cadastral municipality of Preserje, based on the former border between the Carthusia Bistra and the Ig estate from 1726. The main purpose of this paper is to present the current state of the preserved boundary marks along this border. The preserved boundary marks are about 80 cm high, have carved sequential letters, the year 1726 and coats of arms of the Carthusia Bistra and the earls Engelshaus (the owners of the Ig estate at that time). In 1748, this boundary was adopted as the boundary between the Notranjska (Inner) and the Gorenjska (Upper) districts of the Carniola region in the Habsburg Monarchy. As part of the Franciscan cadastral survey in 1823, this border was used as the border of cadastral municipalities, and it has retained this role until today. On the Franciscan cadastral maps, we find eleven locations numbered with the year 1726 and the consecutive letter from B to M. Today, at these locations, we can still find two original boundary marks decorated with coats of arms and the year 1726, two destroyed original boundary marks and three probably later replaced boundary marks without inscriptions and coats of arms. We also examined locations on the even older eastern border of the Carthusia Bistra, on which today mainly only post-war trigonometric points of lower orders can be found; only on the Smrekovec hill under Rakitna did we find another older boundary mark without additional inscriptions or coats of arms.
Os desafios na edição de audiolivros infantojuvenis
Authors: Rodrigues Furtado Leonor
Published: October 2023

A crescente popularidade do audiolivro a nível mundial, na última década, incentivou as editoras portuguesas a iniciar o investimento neste formato. No entanto, a edição de audiolivros infantojuvenis apresenta-se mais desafiadora do que os restantes segmentos, principalmente devido aos elevados custos e ao nível de adaptação do texto necessários para garantir a sua qualidade. Dado o seu recente desenvolvimento em Portugal, raros são os estudos que se debruçam sobre o formato áudio e a produção nacional já existente. Assim, o presente artigo procura refletir sobre os desafios mais prementes na edição de audiolivros infantojuvenis, a partir da análise da oferta do grupo editorial LeYa. Procede‑se, então, ao estudo do contexto português da edição de audiolivros, à análise das características e limitações do formato áudio, assim como à distinção entre livro ilustrado e livro-álbum, a fim de compreender que características, tipologias e géneros da literatura infantojuvenil podem trazer desafios à produção áudio.
Development of sensors and biosensors based on Prussian blue and cobalt hexacyanoferrate
Authors:   , Virbickas Povilas
Published: October 2023

Berlyno mėlynojo ir kobalto heksacianoferato taikymas formuojant cheminius ir biologinius jutiklius
Lietuvių kalbos vardažodinių asmenų pavadinimų darybiniai sinonimai ir darybiniai variantai
Authors:   , Gaudinskaitė Danguolė
Published: October 2023

Derivative synonyms and derivative variants of the nominal personal names in the Lithuanian language
Vaikų alergija maistui: įsijautrinimo, diagnostikos, mitybos ir gyvenimo kokybės ypatumai
Authors:   , Adomaitė Ieva
Published: October 2023

Food allergy in children: peculiarities of sensitisation, diagnosis, nutrition, and quality of life
THE EFFECTS OF MN ADDITION FOR THE PREDICTION OF THE THIXOFORMABILITY OF FE-CONTAINING AL-SI BASED ALLOYS
Authors:   Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NASU, Kyiv, Koshelev M. V. , Prigunova A. G. ,   Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NASU, Kyiv, Vernidub A. G. ,   Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NASU, Kyiv
Published: October 2023

The effects of Mn addition for the prediction of the thixoformability of Fe-containing Al-Si based alloys have been investigated by DTA and optical microscopy. The experimental ﬁndings clearly demonstrated that altered Mn/Fe ratios (up to 0.7) in the studied alloys can reduce temperature sensitivity of liquid fraction (dfL/dT0.3–0.5) and enlarge to a large extent the solidiﬁcation temperature interval and the temperature window between 30% and 50% fraction liquid. Moreover, with increasing Mn/Fe ratio from 0.3 to 0.7 plate-like β-Al5FeSi phase transforms to a more compact α* - Al(FeMn)Si phase which are more favorable for the semi-solid forming technology.
Kesesuaian Kata Kunci Jurnal Reinwardtia Dengan Tesaurus Agrovoc
Authors: Rahayu Rochani Nani , Noeraida Noeraida
Published: October 2023

Kata kunci merupakan salah satu alat yang digunakan untuk melakukan penelusuran literatur. Dengan menggunakan kunci seorang penelusur mengharapkan akan memperoleh informasi sesuai dengan yang diinginkan. Di sisi yang lain, bagi seorang penulis kata kunci juga merupakan kata yang diharapkan dapat ditemukan oleh pengguna yang ingin membaca tulisannya. Dilakukan analisis bibliometrika terhadap artikel REINDWARDTIA 2017 – 2021 dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui jumlah artikel, penulis, profesi penulis, penulis terproduktif, tempat bekerja penulis, jumlah seluruh kata kunci, kata kunci yang sesuai dan yang tidak sesuai dengan Tesaurus Bidang Biologi (Agrovoc). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa selama 2017 – 2021, REINDWARDTIA, menerbitkan 61 artikel,  ditulis oleh 149 orang, nilai derajat kolaborasi 0,89. Penulis laki-laki 91( 61,07%), dan perempuan 58 (38,93%).Profesi penulis adalah peneliti (71,81%), dosen 39 (26,35%), swasta  (1,84%). Kata kunci yang digunakan sebanyak 332 kata, yang sesuai dengan AGROVOC 132 (39,76%), dan yang tidak sesuai berjumlah 200 (60,24%), kata kunci sesuai AGROVOC per artikel adalah 1,26, kata kunci tidak sesuai AGROVOC per artike 3,28. Berdasarkan hasil dsisimpulkan bahwa Wisnu H. Ardi, peneliti LIPI merupakan penulis paling produktif dengan 5 judul artikel. LIPI. Bali Botanic Garden, Candikuning Baturiti, Tabanan, Bali, merupakan institusi penyumbang artikel terbanyak. Kata kunci yang digunakan dalam artikel Reinwardtia lebih banyak yang tidak sesuai dengan tesaurus AGROVOC. Disimpulkan bahwa kata kunci yang digunakan penulis belum sesuai dengan kata kunci yang tercantum dalam AGROVOC. Oleh karena itu disarankan pustakawan memperkenalkan Agrovoc kepada komunitas penulis yang berfokus di bidang biologi.