bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The influence of soil types and fertilizers on growth parameters of three goatgrass species (Aegilops) from the coastal plains of Israel: A. sharonensis Eig, A. longissima Schwienf. et Muschl. and A. speltoides Tausch
Authors: Agami Moshe , Anikster Yehoshua , Neori Amir
Published: October 2022

Three species of goatgrass (Aegilops L.), the wild relative of wheat, grow naturally in the coastal plains of Israel. The distribution and ecological parameters of Aegilops sharonensis were determined by a field survey, while similar information on the other species was obtained from the BioGIS database. The distribution of plants was soil-specific. Sharon goatgrass (A. sharonensis Eig) is endemic to Israel and southern Lebanon's coastal plains, which have been stabilized with dunes and sandy soils. In contrast, slender goatgrass (A. longissima Schwienf. et Muschl.) grows mainly on sandy loam and the truncate goatgrass (A. speltoides Tausch) grows primarily on heavy alluvial soils. The present 4-month study evaluated the affinity between these 3 Aegilops species, the 3 different types of soils and fertilizer application, in buckets. Interestingly, a significant increase in the number and weight of the spikes were observed in fertilized buckets. We could also find that these 3 species preferred heavy alluvial soil over the sands, regardless of the fertilizer treatment. The data suggested that the population of A. sharonensis was limited to the sandy dunes by urbanization along the coastal plane and aggressive competition with the other species. Their more extended root system may adapt A. sharonensis to the deep and salty groundwater that characterizes dunes. It is suggested to keep representatives of the Israeli Aegilops populations in a nature reserve for protection from extinction.
Odtwarzając las – odtwarzając państwo. Esej o zalesianiu
Authors: Konczal Agata A.
Published: October 2022

Artykuł dotyczy relacji państwo – las i tego, jak i kiedy państwo tworzy dyskursy na temat lasu, tak aby służyły jego bieżącym celom i aktualnej polityce. Jest to stu­dium przypadku państwa polskiego i jego podejścia do praktyk odnawiania lasów (ang. forest restoration). Przyglądając się minionym działaniom od roku 1918, za pomocą których polskie państwo odtwarzało las, tekst śledzi praktyki dyskur­sywnej nacjonalizacji lasów. Łącząc perspektywę historyczną ze współczesnymi dyskusjami na temat odnowy ekosystemów leśnych w ramach Unii Europejskiej i globalnych agend, tekst proponuje refleksję na temat relacji władzy wpisanych i ucieleśnianych przez działania związane z zarządzaniem przyrodą. Tekst dotyka szerszej refleksji na temat zarządzania przyrodą i wpisanych w nie relacje władzy, a także analizuje to, jak „środowisko” i kwestie dotyczące środowiska skonstru­owane zostały jako dziedziny wymagające regulacji i ochrony państwa. Artykuł, skupiając się na sadzeniu, a nie na wycinaniu lasów, opisuje zastosowanie narzędzi polityki zarządzania środowiskiem w celu utrzymania władzy nad dyskursywnymi i materialnymi działaniami w odniesieniu do krajobrazu przez państwa i/lub mię­dzynarodowe agendy. Ramą spinającą refleksje tego eseju jest polityka ekologiczna połączona z historią i antropologią środowiskową.
Władysława Bryła, Agnieszka Bryła-Cruz, Retoryka „okołowirusowa”. Szkice językowo-kulturowe, Wydawnictwo UMCS, Lublin 2021, ss. 169
Authors: Lisowski Tomasz
Published: October 2022

Rozprawa Władysławy Bryły i Agnieszki Bryły-Cruz pt. Retoryka „okołowirusowa”. Szkice językowo-kulturowe jest monografią naukową z zakresu językoznawstwa, a ściślej – retoryki, teorii dyskursu i teorii językowej komunikacji społecznej.
Między jasnością a ciemnością. O wybranych leksemach wyrażających intensywność światła w twórczości Janusza Stanisława Pasierba
Authors: Kaptur Ewa , Sławek Jolanta
Published: October 2022

The poetic texts of priest Pasierb present a peculiar sensitivity to the names of colours. The author of Koziorożec ( Capricorn ) paid particular attention to the role  of light, hence his works present a separate category of expressions regarding light and darkness, flash and brightness. It is the result of, among others, the culturallyconditioned evaluation of light and dark and the related axiological attitude towards the world. Also present are numerous lexemes situated in the lexical field of, for instance, red, yellow, golden, blue, black and white. The collected material shows that the names of colours present in Pasierb’s works do not so much name reality as co-create the mood of particular texts, creating as a result a set of delicate poetic impressions.
On the Megarians of Metaphysics IX 3
Authors: Chame Santiago
Published: October 2022

In this paper, I compare the Megarian thesis of Metaphysics IX 3 with other sources on the Megarians in order to clarify two questions: that of the unity and nature of the so-called Megarian school and that of Aristotle’s broader argument in IX 3. I first review the disputed issue of the status of the Megarian school and then examine two hypotheses regarding the identity behind Aristotle’s allusion in IX 3. Third, I explore the connection between Megarianism and Plato’s Euthydemus, a task that helps us to contextualize Aristotle’s anti-Megarian polemic. Lastly, I build on the preceding argument in a re-examination of the Eleatic hypothesis with regard both to the Megarians as a whole and to the thesis that Aristotle transmits.
“Unmanageable”: Exploring Black Girlhood, Storytelling, and Ideas of Beauty
Authors: Rowe Kristin Denise
Published: October 2022

This article explores how Black women use storytelling to construct their Black girlhood on the axes of Black hair and beauty politics. The study includes a discourse analysis of a series of focus groups with a student organization dedicated to Black women’s natural hair at a midwestern predominantly white institution. I ask: How do young Black women use storytelling as a tool to construct, recall, and (re)negotiate their childhood experiences of hair and beauty politics? I explore the ways these women use storytelling to articulate how their Black girlhood was in part shaped by encounters with hair politics and constructions of beauty. These “hair moments” that they recall reveal complex negotiations of standards of beauty. I analyze three themes that emerge from these conversations: (1) shared experiences around play, imagination, and relationship to images of mainstream beauty; (2) family as a social unit that socializes Black girls around beauty; and (3) adolescence, prom, and contested notions of appropriate “formal” adornment. These themes among these young women illustrate shared experiences, negotiation/critique, and meaning making around concepts of beauty. This study contributes to conversations around beauty culture, Black hair politics, and the bourgeoning field of Black girlhood studies. Through understanding how Black women reflect on their girlhood experiences of the politics of hair and beauty, we can better understand the inner experiences of Black girls, and the complexities of how they come to know and understand their bodies.
Patterns of individual variation and change in Golden Age Spanish. An analysis of three linguistic variables in a corpus of private correspondence
Authors: Blas-Arroyo José Luis
Published: October 2022

Based on a corpus of private correspondence written by 16 authors from the Golden Age period, this study analyses the idiolectal distributions of three distinctive variants of early classical Spanish. After comparing these distributions at different times in the lives of these individuals against those found in the same period in previous variationist studies, the existence of three idiolectal profiles is detected: refractory, in-between and followers. The first two profiles are in the majority, although some examples of the third are also found. In any event, these profiles are not monolithic. On the contrary, with a few exceptions, speakers do not follow the same patterns in the three cases of variation studied. Moreover, a longitudinal analysis of the letters at different life stages shows that the stability of the distributions is the norm. Nevertheless, there are also some exceptions, i.e. authors who evolve significantly in the distribution of the variants, although almost always in the same direction: the progressive replacement of vernacular forms by others, following the prevailing trends of change. The main theoretical implications of these results are connected to previous findings in the literature on earlier stages of other European languages dealing with the role of idiolectal variation in shaping linguistic variation and change.
The ifo Education Survey 2014–2021: A New Dataset on Public Preferences for Education Policy in Germany
Authors: Freundl Vera , Grewenig Elisabeth , Kugler Franziska , Lergetporer Philipp , Schüler Ruth , Wedel Katharina , Werner Katharina , Wirth Olivia , Woessmann Ludger
Published: October 2022

The ifo Education Survey is a representative opinion survey of the German voting-age population on education topics that has been conducted annually since 2014. It covers public preferences on a wide range of education policy issues ranging from early childhood education, schools, and apprenticeships to university education and life-long learning. The dataset comprises several survey experiments that facilitate investigating the causal effects of information provision, framing, and question design on answering behavior. This paper gives an overview of the survey content and methodology, describes the data, and explains how researchers can access the dataset of over 4000 participants per wave.
Pre-eclampsia and maternal health through the prism of low-income countries
Authors: Medjedovic Edin , Kurjak Asim , Stanojević Milan , Begic Edin
Published: October 2022

Hypertensive syndrome in pregnancy complicates up to 15% of pregnancies, and preeclampsia (PE) occurs in about 3–10% of pregnant women. Inadequate prenatal care is associated with higher mortality from PE, possibly due to reduced monitoring, detection, and missed opportunities for early intervention. The imperative of the clinician’s work is to monitor the symptoms and clinical signs of PE, and stratification of patients in relation to the risk of PE is essential. PE represents a multisystem inflammatory response, and the consequences can be expected in all organs. The question of the effect of PE on long-term maternal health is raised. The aim of the paper is to present the effect of PE on the patient’s health through the prism of low-income countries.
Controlled accuracy Gibbs sampling of order-constrained non-iid ordered random variates
Authors: Corcoran Jem N. , Miller Caleb
Published: October 2022

Order statistics arising from 𝑚 independent but not identically distributed random variables are typically constructed by arranging some

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We propose a novel coupling-from-the-past algorithm to “perfectly” (up to computable order of accuracy) simulate such order-constrained non-iid order statistics.
We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach for several examples, including the BPCA problem.
Optical-cavity mode squeezing by free electrons
Authors: Di Giulio Valerio , García de Abajo F. Javier
Published: October 2022

The generation of nonclassical light states bears a paramount importance in quantum optics and is largely relying on the interaction between intense laser pulses and nonlinear media. Recently, electron beams, such as those used in ultrafast electron microscopy to retrieve information from a specimen, have been proposed as a tool to manipulate both bright and dark confined optical excitations, inducing semiclassical states of light that range from coherent to thermal mixtures. Here, we show that the ponderomotive contribution to the electron–cavity interaction, which we argue to be significant for low-energy electrons subject to strongly confined near-fields, can actually create a more general set of optical states, including coherent and squeezed states. The postinteraction electron spectrum further reveals signatures of the nontrivial role played by A
2 terms in the light–matter coupling Hamiltonian, particularly when the cavity is previously excited by either chaotic or coherent illumination. Our work introduces a disruptive approach to the creation of nontrivial quantum cavity states for quantum information and optics applications, while it suggests unexplored possibilities for electron beam shaping.
Failure process of steel–polypropylene hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete based on numerical simulations
Authors: Wu Hailin , Zhang Yu , Yao Kaisheng , Yang Bozhen
Published: October 2022

In this work, we studied the failure mechanism of steel–polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) at the mesolevel. The uniaxial tensile test of HFRC was simulated using ABAQUS finite element analysis software. Then, the relationship between the mesoscale failure process and the mechanical properties was analyzed based on the simulation results. The results showed that the cracks first appeared in the interfacial transition zone and then gradually propagated into the mortar elements and intersected with adjacent cracks, forming major macroscopic cracks. According to the crack evolution process, the incorporation of steel fibers and polypropylene fibers changed the concrete crack expansion paths and served to inhibit crack expansion. Furthermore, the increase in the hybrid fiber volume had a positive effect on the mechanical properties, and the steel fibers dominated in providing reinforcement compared to the polypropylene fibers.
What makes the dative-experiencer construction in Modern Hebrew different from its counterparts in European languages?
Authors: Halevy Rivka
Published: October 2022

The paper proposes a usage-based account of a largely productive pattern of dative experiential sentences in Modern Hebrew that stand in contra-distinction to their parallels in Indo-European languages. In the pattern under consideration, the dative-Experiencer is non-topical, following an invariable predicate in masculine singular form. The paper seeks to prove that the construction in Hebrew is essentially a subjectless construction. Its origin is traced back to Biblical Hebrew, but its proliferation in present-day language is assumed to be contact-facilitated by a parallel subject-like dative-Experiencer construction widespread in Slavic and Yiddish languages.
Quality analysis for condition monitoring of a manufacturing process integrating acoustic processing based on three distinct ML algorithms
Authors: Bäßler Robin , Mangaluru Ramananda Akash , Kley Markus
Published: October 2022

Over the years, it has been proven that all machines that run continuously or even for a short period of time experiences breakdowns, reduced efficiency and damage to the parts. Considering one such manufacturing process is welding process where strip welding is studied for condition monitoring and prediction of online quality of the weld. The proposed embodiment discusses a predictive condition monitoring of a welding process, using acoustic sensors and processing their data. Converting the processed data to a predictive model, comparing different Machine Learning (ML) algorithms like Decision Tree (DT), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) based on the validation and training results, selecting the suitable algorithm for online or real-time weld quality prediction is the objective of the proposed embodiment. According to the research, effectively executing the proposed solution can improve its life, efficiency, and utilization. The training accuracy is observed to be 97 % for DT, 50 % for ANN and 67 % for CNN. DT, on the other hand, has a validation accuracy of 94.7 %, ANN has 47.65 % and CNN has 65.8 %. DT produced the best results in the study, initially DT prediction model is used in offline testing of the new data-set for individual weld class and the system produced 97 % accuracy. Furthermore the DT prediction model is implemented in online weld quality prediction in three classes: Bad weld, OK weld and Good weld where the system produced 90 % accuracy in real-time prediction.
Multi-technique Approaches to Evaluate the Pozzolanic Properties of Alkali-Rich Calcined Kaolinite and Bentonite Clay Blends
Authors: Borno Ishrat Baki , Ashraf Warda , Khan Rakibul I. , Tahsin Adhora
Published: October 2022

This study presents an investigation of the reactivity of three clay blends containing kaolinite and bentonite using various experimental techniques. Two of the clay blends were fused with alkali hydroxides via co-calcination to achieve better reactivity. The reactivities of thermally activated clays were evaluated using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), in situ attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and the rapid, relevant, and reliable (R3) test. The ICP-OES test was used to measure the solubility rate of silicon and aluminum from the clay blends with and without alkali addition. In situ ATR-FTIR was used to monitor the portlandite and calcium silicate hydrate peak changes at the early stage of the reaction. Eventually, both ICP-OES and ATR-FTIR test results were analyzed in comparison to that of the standard R3 test. It was observed that silicon and aluminum solubility measurement using ICP-OES can be an effective method for quick screening of the reactivity of a large number of samples with minimal sample preparation.
Study on Mechanical Properties and Damage Constitutive Model of Rock Mass with Different Fracture Lengths
Authors: Zhang Huimei , Chen Shiguan , Yuan Chao , Meng Xiangzhen , Yang Gengshe , Wang Lei , Shen Yanjun , Lu Yani
Published: October 2022

This article, on the basis of experimental research, combines theoretical analysis and numerical calculation. In addition, the research, while taking into consideration different fracture lengths, confining pressure of rock mass mechanics properties, and behavior of evolution law, establishes and reflects the unique characteristics of the processes of fractured rock mass deformation and destruction of the damage constitutive model. In this instance, the discrete element method numerical has been discussed from the perspective of mesoscopic fracture mechanism of the fractured rock mass. The results show that the capacity of resistance of rock mass deformation and destruction along with the increase of fracture length, the peak stress of rock mass, the elastic modulus, and peak strain are positively correlated with the confining pressure. Furthermore, an increase in the confining pressure, transition of rock mass from brittle to ductile, an intact sample to shear failure pattern by stretching evolution, and different fracture lengths are characterized by shear failure form. Based on the statistical damage theory and Drucker Prager yield criterion, the damage constitutive model of fractured rock mass has been determined, and the physical meaning of the model parameters has been clarified through experimental analysis. The strength characteristics and damage evolution law of fractured rock mass revealed by the damage constitutive model are consistent with the test results, thereby verifying the rationality of the model. According to the numerical simulation of the evolution characteristics of the number of microcracks, the failure process of rock mass can be divided into four stages, namely crack initiation stage, crack steady growth stage, pre-peak crack accelerated growth stage, and post-peak crack accelerated growth stage. The simulation results of the deformation failure process and model are basically the same as those of the laboratory experiment. The theoretical results are expected to provide an important theoretical foundation for theoretical research of rock mass mechanics and engineering stability evaluation.
Seed maturation and its practical implications
Authors: Groot Steven P.C.
Published: October 2022

The use of high vigour seeds for crop production is increasing in importance. Seed vigour develops during the late maturation phase, after deposition of reserves and attainment of maximum dry weight. During this phase, various protective mechanisms are imposed in the seeds that will
aid survival after release from the mother plant. These mechanisms include the production of protective metabolites such as antioxidants and pigments, specific proteins and degradation of chlorophyll. All are essential for maximum quality of seeds used as propagation material, since they aid
in providing increased tolerance to diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Physical sanitation treatments, ageing during storage and threat by pathogens are some of the stresses that the seeds can experience during production, processing and germination. However, harvesting seeds at the fully
mature stage and with maximum vigour is a big challenge in seed production. For most seeds, analysis of chlorophyll levels can be used as a measure of relative maturity. This is a rather sensitive technique as it uses the fluorescence properties of chlorophyll, and can also be used for upgrading
seed lots containing relatively large fractions of less mature seeds. Sorted seed fractions are also useful to study processes during late seed maturation and the different seed vigour aspects gained during late seed maturation.
Automatic delineation of water bodies using Corine data from remotely sensed images
Authors: Matci Dilek Küçük
Published: October 2022

Water resources is crucial for the continuity of life. Therefore, mapping water resources is required. Successful analysis of remotely sensed images can provide reliable information for water researches. However, it is very complex process to ensure that the maps created are not affected by shadows, cloud or other noise. In addition, it is necessary to successfully map all water types in various geographies. It is important that the method used is practical so that scientists who are not image analysts can use the large data pool provided by satellite images. In this paper, a novel algorithm for water body extraction from Landsat imagery is proposed. In this method, Corine data are used as auxiliary data to automatically generate training data. Four study areas with different characteristics, from different parts of the world, are used to test the proposed method. The results obtained are compared with other automatic classification methods.
Validation and comparison of several global geopotential models with an official quasigeoid solution of Serbia
Authors: Stanković Marko D. , Odalović Oleg R. , Marković Miloš D.
Published: October 2022

This study aims to analyze the quality of several local reference quasigeoid surfaces obtained from several Global Geopotential Models (GGM) relative to the official quasigeoid solution of Serbia (SQM2011) and GNSS/dh observations for the territory of Serbia. Therefore, validation and comparison of the derived surfaces from the three GGM’s were made based on comparisons of height anomaly derived from GGM’s, SQM2011, and the GNSS/dh observations at the points of the high-precision leveling network. The selected publicly available GGM’s in this study are GOCO05c, SGG- UGM-2, and XGM2019e. Primarily, at 1001 points of the high-precision leveling network, the differences between GGM and GNSS/dh height anomaly were calculated. The final translation parameters were calculated in the iteration procedure, which was then used to calculate the final values of the estimated height anomaly for all GGM’s at 143207 points of the regular grid of spatial resolution 0.5' × 0.5' on the entire territory of Serbia. From the estimated height anomaly, three GGM-derived surfaces were modeled relative to the SQM2011. According to the results of the calculations, SGG-UGM-2 provides the best approximation of the quasi- geoid SQM2011, where the remaining differences have a mean value of 0.01 m, a standard deviation of 0.06 m, and a span of 0.67 m.
Load-carrying capacity of self-tapping lag screws for glulam-lightweight concrete composite beams
Authors: Du Hao , Hu Xiamin , Jiang Yuchen , Wei Chenyu , Hong Wan
Published: October 2022

When a lag screw with a large diameter is used as the shear connector in timer-concrete composite beams, the procedure of pre-drilling is required during the construction process. In this paper, a new type of lag screw was proposed to omit the pre-drilling step. To investigate the shear behavior of the self-tapping lag screws for glulam-lightweight concrete composite beams, a total of 18 push-out tests were conducted. Based on the push-out test results, the influences of concrete type, screw diameter, and penetration length of screw into timber on the load-carrying capacity were analyzed in detail. The push-out test results showed that the concrete type had no remarkable effect on the load-carrying capacity. The load-carrying capacity was improved with increased screw diameter and penetration length. In addition, an analytical model for load-carrying capacity of lag screw connectors was proposed based on the push-out test results. By comparisons, it was found that the timber-timber and steel-timber models proposed in Eurocode 5 made very conservative predictions on the load-carrying capacity of lag screws. The results of the analytical method presented in this paper showed a better agreement with the experimental results.
Effect of alkaline peroxide treatment on the chemical compositions and characteristics of lignocellulosic nanofibrils
Authors: Seo Pureun-Narae , Han Song-Yi , Park Chan-Woo , Lee Sun-Young , Kim Nam-Hun , Lee Seung-Hwan
Published: October 2022

Effects of alkaline peroxide (AP) treatment on chemical compositions and characteristics of lignocellulosic nanofibrils (LCNFs) were investigated. The AP treatment was conducted on a wood powder (Liriodendron tulipifera) at 80 °C for 1 or 5 h with different hydrogen peroxide concentrations (0.2 to 12 wt%) to selectively remove hemicelluloses and lignin. The treated wood powder was then defibrillated using wet-disk milling (WDM). The hemicelluloses and lignin in the LCNFs were successfully reduced to the ranges of 6.0% to 23.6% and 13.0% to 30.0%, respectively, depending upon the AP treatment conditions. The defibrillation efficiency improved as the hemicelluloses and lignin were removed, which reduced the LCNF dimensions. The filtration time increased with decreasing lignin and hemicellulose contents. The cellulose crystallinity and surface area of the LCNFs increased with decreasing lignin and hemicellulose contents. The tensile strength and water contact angles of the nanopaper handsheets increased, and the paper’s color became whiter as the lignin content decreased.
Influence of the hemicellulose content on the fiber properties, strength, and formability of handsheets
Authors: Pere Jaakko , Pääkkönen Elina , Ji Yun , Retulainen Elias
Published: October 2022

Hemicelluloses contribute to many intrinsic fiber properties, such as the swelling, fibrillation, bonding ability, and hornification tendency. During hornification, additional cross-linking between cellulose fibrils leads to a reduction in the swelling and water-holding capacity of pulp. The specific surface area, fibrillation, and flexibility of fibers also tend to decrease. To improve the plasticity of fibers and formability of the resulting paper, effective ways to control the fiber properties and their interactions in paper are highly desirable. This work investigated the role of xylan in the plasticization of bleached birch pulp fibers, as hemicelluloses act as natural spacers and thus reduce the interfibrillar cross-linking. Controlled removal of hemicellulose from fiber cell walls was performed using alkaline extraction and enzymes. The results confirmed that the xylan content noticeably influenced fiber shape and sheet properties, such as the tensile strength, strain at break, density, and 2D formability. A 60% reduction in xylose content reduced the tensile index by approximately 65% and strain at break by 50% compared to the original sample. The reductions were proportional to the amount of xylan removed and could be attributed mainly to the reduced interfibre bonding.
A Contemporary Free Verse from American and Ukrainian Readers’ Perspectives
Authors: Kulchytska Olga , Malyshivska Iryna
Published: October 2022

The study presents an experiment aimed at discovering similarities and differences in how American and Ukrainian participants perceived contemporary free verse. Three poems were examined from the perspectives of intertextual/infratextual/intratextual context dimensions. The presence of intertextual characteristics – reflecting social reality and metaphoric content – was recognized by the majority in both groups of participants, yet across the groups, there were differences in the degree of value placed on each characteristic. Differences in views on the infratextual contexts reflect the variability of functions performed by the initial/intermediate/closing parts of the poems. As regards intratextual context dimension, there were significant similarities in the participants’ views on the imagery, in the constructed text-worlds, emotional responses, interpretations, and encountered difficulties. The analysis of the intratextual contexts of the poems indicates that some texts may drive readers’ interpretations, thus reducing the role of culture in their reception.
Subtitling Neapolitan Dialect in “My Brilliant Friend”: Linguistic Choices and Sociocultural Implications in the Screen Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Best-selling Novel
Authors: Cordisco Mikaela , De Meo Mariagrazia
Published: October 2022

In the screen adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel “My Brilliant Friend”, the first foreign language co-production of the American pay-cable network HBO with the Italian public broadcaster RAI, as a specific requirement of the American producers, the Italian of the main characters has been transformed into Neapolitan, a thick regional dialect mostly appropriate to tell the story of a life-long friendship on the backdrop of the 1950s poor outskirts of Naples, the main city of southern Italy. Starting from some background theories of cultural aspects of translation together with audiovisual translation, the aim of this presentation is that of analysing how English subtitlers have faced the translation of the dialectal elements in such a culture-bound audiovisual text and to what extent their choices depend on those made by Italian subtitlers, then discussing about the sociocultural implications of the solutions adopted. The data have been organized and presented with reference to the extralinguistic and the intralinguistic levels (in terms of syntactical, lexico-semantic and crosscultural pragmatic elements).
Crossed wires: the hall effect in substance use disorder
Authors: Ashton Christopher , Duffie Denise
Published: October 2022

The underlying neuroscience of substance use disorder is becoming well elaborated. Nonetheless, some of the more subtle symptomatology is not well matched with underlying organic processes identified to date. The ability to explain mental phenomena with underlying brain processes is a strong part of the literature and valuable to those caring for persons. This article draws on current knowledge of the fundamentals of substance use disorder and expands on current literature surrounding axonal demyelination to suggest a likely mechanism for thought disorders commonly experienced by persons in recovery. Viewing demyelination and conduction through an analogue lens is more likely to represent the physics involved more accurately than an ‘on or off’ signalling model as associated with action potentials. Additionally, this approach is thought to better enunciate the underlying physiology behind the mental features characteristic to the disorder.
Análisis de la influencia de la variabilidad climática en la precipitación de la cuenca del río Cali, Colombia
Authors: Pérez-Ortiz Mayra Alejandra , Montenegro-Murillo Daniel David , Vargas-Franco Viviana
Published: October 2022

El análisis de la variabilidad espacial y temporal de la precipitación es un componente trascendental para la toma de decisiones en las cuencas hidrográficas debido a que influye en las actividades de las personas que habitan dichas cuencas; sin embargo, en Colombia este tipo de investigaciones se desarrollan principalmente a nivel nacional y departamental, dejando a un lado la mirada local. Razón por la cual, en este estudio, se realizó un análisis de la influencia del fenómeno El Niño Oscilación del Sur sobre la distribución espacial y temporal de la precipitación en la Cuenca Hidrográfica del río Cali donde se encontró que la cantidad de lluvias ha disminuido considerablemente en los últimos años manifestando una fuerte influencia por parte del evento El Niño en la misma, además, se comprobó que los meses de mayo y agosto son más susceptibles a eventos de precipitación extremos en periodos del fenómeno ENOS.
Comparison of Correction Factors and Sample Size Required to Test the Equality of the Smallest Eigenvalues in Principal Component Analysis
Authors: Gañan-Cardenas Eduard , Correa-Morales Juan Carlos
Published: October 2022

In the inferential process of Principal Component Analysis (PCA), one of the main challenges for researchers is establishing the correct number of components to represent the sample. For that purpose, heuristic and statistical strategies have been proposed. One statistical approach consists in testing the hypothesis of the equality of the smallest eigenvalues in the covariance or correlation matrix using a Likelihood-Ratio Test (LRT) that follows a χ2 limit distribution. Diﬀerent correction factors have been proposed to improve the approximation of the sampling distribution of the statistic. We use simulation to study the signiﬁcance level and power of the test under the use of these diﬀerent factors and analyze the sample size required for an dequate approximation. The results indicate that for covariance matrix, the factor proposed by Bartlett oﬀers the best balance between the objectives of low probability of Type I Error and high Power.
 
 
 
 
 
 
If the correlation matrix is used, the factors W ∗
 
 
 
 
 
 
and cχ2
 
 
 
 
 
 
are the most
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
recommended. Empirically, we can observe that most factors require sample sizes 10 or 20 times the number of variables if covariance or correlationmatrices, respectively, are implemented.
Bayesian Hierarchical Factor Analysis for Efficient Estimation Across Race/Ethnicity
Authors: Hu Jinxiang , Clark Lauren , Shi Peng , Staggs Vincent , Daley Christine , Gajewski Byron
Published: October 2022

Patient reported outcomes are gaining more attention in patient-centered health outcomes research and quality of life studies as important indicators of clinical outcomes, especially for patients with chronic diseases. Factor analysis is ideal for measuring patient reported outcomes. If there is heterogeneity in the patient population and when sample size is small, differential item functioning and convergence issues are challenges for applying factor models. Bayesian hierarchical factor analysis can assess health disparity by assessing for di˙erential item functioning, while avoiding convergence problems. We conducted a simulation study and used an empirical example with American Indian minorities to show thatffitting a Bayesian hierarchical factor model is an optimal solution regardless of heterogeneity of population and sample size.
Bayesian Estimation of Morgenstern Type Bivariate Rayleigh Distribution Using Some Types of Ranked Set Sampling
Authors: Basikhasteh Mehdi , Lak Fazlollah , Tahmasebi Saeid
Published: October 2022

In this paper we consider Bayesian estimation based on bivariate ranked set sample, in which units are ranked based on measurements made on an easily and exactly measurable auxiliary variable X which is correlated with the study variable Y. We obtain Bayes estimator for the scale parameter of the study variate Y, when (X, Y ) follows a Morgenstern type bivariate Rayleigh distribution. The Bayes estimators are considered based on bivari-ate ranked set sampling, extreme ranked set sampling and maximum ranked set sampling with unequal sample. The accuracy of estimation methods in this paper is illustrated using simulation study. Finally, a real data set is analyzed.
The Gamma Odd Burr III-G Family of Distributions: Model, Properties and Applications
Authors: Peter Peter Ookame , Oluyede Broderick , Bindele Huybrechts Frazier , Ndwapi Nkumbuludzi , Mabikwa Onkabetse
Published: October 2022

A new family of distributions called Ristic-Balakhrishnan Odd Burr III-G (RBOB III-G) distribution is proposed. We obtain some mathematical and statistical properties of this distribution such as hazard and reverse hazardfunctions, quantile function, moments and generating functions, conditional moments, Rényi entropy, order statistics, stochastic ordering and probability weighted moments. The model parameters are estimated using maximum likelihood estimation technique. Finally, the usefulness of this family of distributions is demonstrated via simulation experiments.
Variable Selection in Switching Dynamic Regression Models
Authors: Saldaña-Zepeda Dayna P. , Velasco-Cruz Ciro , Torres-Preciado Víctor H.
Published: October 2022

Complex dynamic phenomena in which dynamics is related to events (modes) that cause structural changes over time, are well described by the switching linear dynamical system (SLDS). We extend the SLDS by allowing the measurement noise to be mode-specific, a flexible way to model non stationary data. Additionally, for models that are functions of explanatory variables, we adapt a variable selection method to identify which of them are significant in each mode. Our proposed model is a flexible Bayesian nonparametric model that allows to learn about the number of modes and their location, and within each mode, it identifies the significant variables and estimates the regression coefficients. The model performance is evaluated by simulation and two application examples from a dataset of meteorological time series of Barranquilla, Colombia are presented.
Asymmetric Prior in Wavelet Shrinkage
Authors: Santos Sousa Alex Rodrigo dos
Published: October 2022

In bayesian wavelet shrinkage, the already proposed priors to wavelet coefficients are assumed to be symmetric around zero. Although this assumption is reasonable in many applications, it is not general. The present paper proposes the use of an asymmetric shrinkage rule based on the discrete mixture of a point mass function at zero and an asymmetric beta distribution as prior to the wavelet coefficients in a non-parametric regression model. Statistical properties such as bias, variance, classical and bayesian risks of the associated asymmetric rule are provided and performances of the proposed rule are obtained in simulation studies involving artificial asymmetric distributed coefficients and the Donoho-Johnstone test functions. Application in a seismic real dataset is also analyzed.
Some Characterizations of the Exponential Distribution by Generalized Order Statistics, with Applications to Statistical Prediction Problem
Authors: Barakat Haroon M. , Shah Imtiyaz A.
Published: October 2022

Some new characterization properties of the exponential distribution based on two non-adjacent m-generalized order statistics (consequently m dual generalized order statistics), m ̸= −1, coming from two independent exponential distributions are derived. The result of this paper provides a beneficial strategy to predict the failure time of some survived components in a lifetime experiment by using the result of another independent lifetime experiment.
Alteridade, ética e educação no cotidiano da pandemia da COVID-19
Authors: Carvalho Cleusa Távora de
Published: October 2022

Este artigo, fundamentado em uma pesquisa teórica, apresenta temáticas de alteridade, ética e educação informal evidenciadas no período pandêmico compreendido entre março de 2020 e janeiro de 2021, início da campanha de vacinação contra a COVID-19 no Brasil. O tratamento argumentativo dado às questões tem como objetivo alargar a compreensão de vivências do cotidiano desta pandemia em relação à visão de mundo e à dimensão da existência humana, com ancoragem em elementos da alteridade segundo Levinas e na racionalidade de Kant. Dessa forma, a condução metodológica adotada relaciona os fatos aos pensamentos dos autores, estabelecendo uma forma de diálogo com a realidade. O estudo se conclui com a crença de que o caminho da humanidade é possível de ser alterado pela adoção de outro rumo na prática e nos encaminhamentos éticos de preservação da vida no planeta e da natureza do homem.
Notas sobre a lei em Tomás de Aquino
Authors: Motta Lucas Joaquim da
Published: October 2022

A partir da leitura tomista sobre a política de Aristóteles, considerando os conceitos de “cidade” e “cidadão”, a intenção deste texto é abordar a maneira pela qual Tomás de Aquino defende que as leis tornam os indivíduos de uma comunidade absolutamente bons e que a finalidade dessas leis é o bem-comum. A primeira parte estuda o que existe de racional em uma lei, sendo que é através dela que as ações são realizadas ou impedidas de acordo com os seus propósitos que visam o bem da cidade. A segunda parte corresponde em como Tomás de Aquino sustenta a hipótese de que existe a lei humana e a lei eterna, levando em conta o próprio sistema político do autor medieval mencionado. A conclusão é que a organização e a promulgação das leis na cidade, com o intuito de tornar os indivíduos bons, permitem o bem-comum por meio do cumprimento de cada lei com vista à essa finalidade.
Las disonancias de la libertad (II). Destino, tragedia e historia universal en Hegel
Authors: Innerarity Daniel
Published: October 2022

This article is a sequel to a previous study which analysed the function that the idea of destiny plays in the genesis of German Idealism. This article focuses on the concept of destiny in Hölderlin, the idea of freedom incarnated in the dramas of Schiller and the hegelian concept of universal history.
Juan Luis Vives y Charles S. Peirce
Authors: Nubiola Jaime
Published: October 2022

Connections between J.L. Vives and C.S. Peirce are shown. Not only is reflection on language and meaning central in both thinkers, but Peirce also knew Vives' thought especially through W. Hamilton and the Scottish common sense school. Peirce credited Vives with being a forerunner of the use of diagrams in logic, and both share a critical view of late medieval nominalistic logicians and a social and hierarchical conception of knowledge.
Sobre la noción de formación
Authors: Naval Concepción
Published: October 2022

Antonio Millán-Puelles' thought is considered to be a contribution of high intellectual standard to the philosophy of education. His work La formación de la persona humana is a good token of it. This paper deals with the concept of formation in relation to those of habit, virtue, teaching and freedom. Two facets of the educational process are examined: firstly, the development of intelligence, and secondly, the formation of personality.
La criatura dividida
Authors: Percy Walker
Published: October 2022

This memorable essay offers in lay language a profound criticism of the limitations of modern thought as based on Descartes, Darwin, and Freud. It highlights the decissive role of Peirce's approach to language and human activity in order to close the modern rift between matter and mind, between biology and grammar.
La teoría de la cultura de Leonardo Polo
Authors: Murillo José Ignacio
Published: October 2022

Culture is a social and historical continuatio ficta naturae which represents the solution to the problem of a plurality of persons who share the same nature and dispose of the universe according to the limitation of their knowledge.
Neoplatonismo en la lírica del Siglo de Oro: dos sonetos del Conde de Villamediana
Authors: Mata Carlos
Published: October 2022

This paper studies some neoplatonic aspects which are detectable in the love poetry of the Spanish Golden Age, particularly in two sonnets of Juan de Tasis y Peralta, Conde de Villamediana (c. 1582-1622).
El neoplatonismo de Schelling
Authors: Beierwaltes Werner
Published: October 2022

The author reflects on some perspective of the early, medium and last thought of Schelling, to show how a glance to its objective and historical entailment with the neoplatonic thought can clarify the structure of its philosophy. In the philosophy of Schelling (a figure of the philosophy who has determined "modernity") the permanent importance of the neoplatonism is revealed.
Repercussions of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review
Authors:   University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, Frota Cavalcante Tahissa , Castro Jansen Raphaella , Souza Maciel Ferreira José Erivelton de , Meirú de Lima Cristefânia , Cândido Morais Huana Carolina , Pessoa Moreira Rafaella
Published: October 2022

Introdution: The immunosuppressive state of patients with CKD increases their risk of developing poor clinical outcomes if they acquire COVID-19 infection. Objetive: To identify the scientific evidence about the repercussions of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients. Materials and méthods: A systematic review was conducted in this study. The databases Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, and Virtual Health Library were searched to identify relevant studies. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the adapted Downs and Black checklist. The review adhered to the PRISMA guidelines. Results:A total of 16 articles were included after the screening process. All articles had a methodological quality higher than 66.8%. The most common repercussions of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients were the increased mortality rate (75%), development of typical signs and symptoms of the disease such as fever, cough, dyspnea, and fatigue (68.75%), lymphopenia (68.75%), progression to severe acute respiratory syndrome (56.25%), need for mechanical ventilation (50%), and admission to intensive (50%). Conclusión: The hemodialysis patients are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection and, when infected by SARS-CoV-2, these patients have more adverse clinical outcomes, more serious diseases, higher mortality, and worse prognosis than the general population. The repercussions of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients reveal a need for preventive nursing care in hemodialysis clinics.