bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La construcción de un mundo: la importancia del juego en la evolución
Authors: Hernández-Ochoa Jorge Luis , Gastelum-Vargas Melina , Fuentes Agustín , Vergara-Silva Francisco
Published: May 2023

Comprender que los organismos multicelulares no son entes pasivos es esencial, por una parte, para ampliar nuestro entendimiento sobre la evolución de las especies y, por otra, para esclarecer cómo percibimos e interactuamos en el mundo. Lo anterior se debe a que, a través de múltiples procesos y mecanismos ontogenéticos y filogenéticos, los organismos navegan activamente el ambiente en el que están inmersos. Sin embargo, a pesar del énfasis que actualmente se ha puesto en esta visión académica, una conducta que ha recibido poca atención en este debate, en el caso de los homínidos y particularmente en Homo sapiens, es el juego. En este trabajo contribuimos a dilucidar la importancia del juego en el proceso de construcción de nicho y la emergencia de la cognición, dos áreas fundamentales para la discusión contemporánea del pensamiento evolucionista y de las ciencias cognitivas corporizadas. Sostenemos que esta tarea es relevante debido a que el juego es un camino a través del cual diferentes organismos multicelulares pertenecientes a un enorme número de especies indagan, conocen, construyen y transforman el mundo. En la primera sección, situamos la discusión y puntualizamos la estructura de nuestros argumentos. Enseguida, exponemos la importancia de la teoría de construcción de nicho, y las definiciones de nicho cultural y nicho ontogenético. Lo anterior subraya el rol activo de los organismos en la modificación de los ambientes (selectivos y ontogenéticos). Luego, explicamos los principales supuestos del enactivismo y sus implicaciones para comprender las propiedades dinámicas, corporizadas y situadas de los organismos en el estudio de la cognición. Después esclarecemos el rol del juego para robustecer el análisis de este vasto entramado de conceptos evolutivos y enactivistas. Finalmente, presentamos conclusiones sobre las implicaciones que este tipo de investigaciones pueden tener para diferentes campos del conocimiento —p. ej., la antropología biológica, las ciencias cognitivas, la filosofía de la biología o la pedagogía—.
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, phenotypic, and genotypic patterns of Salmonella enterica isolated from animal feedstuffs: Annual study
Authors: Sanguankiat Arsooth , Pinniam Nayika , Tulayakul Phitsanu
Published: May 2023

Background and Aim: Salmonellosis is a significant foodborne disease that causes serious illness in the gastrointestinal of humans and it is a public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to determine Salmonella spp. in animal feeds, its characteristic, serovar identification, genotyping, and drug sensitivity.

Materials and Methods: Salmonella spp. from animal feedstuffs was collected from January 1 to December 31, 2017, with 657 samples. Serogroup classification was performed by using the slide agglutination test. Then, the samples were analyzed for genotype patterns using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) for DNA fingerprint and antibiotic sensitivity by Vitek® 2 techniques.

Results: A total of 80 samples (12.17 %) were found to be Salmonella positive; commercial feed compounds of 60 samples (75%); soybean meal of 10 samples (12.5%); pork meal of 5 samples (6.25%); a fish meal of three samples (3.75%) and poultry meal of 2 samples (2.5%). Serogroups B, C, D, and E were found in this study; 8 samples (10%), 39 samples (48.75%), 8 samples (10%), and 13 samples (16.25%), respectively. A total of 12 samples (15%) were not determined by serogrouping. The most common serovars were Salmonella Rissen (10%), Salmonella Mbandaka (8.75%), and Salmonella Livingstone (6.25%), which belong to serogroup C. Nine of eleven pulsotypes were detected when analyzed by PFGE, showed similarity index between 40.8 and 100 %. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests by Vitek® 2 compact for 11 strains were classified into three groups: resistance to 4, 8, and 11 antibiotics, out of 20 antibiotics.

Conclusion: This study revealed annual variation of Salmonella spp. Serovar, genotype, and phenotype from commercial feed compounds and raw materials of which involved people must be aware.

Keywords: commercial feed compounds, genotype, Salmonella spp., serotype.
A ZONA DE CONFORTO DA BUROCRACIA: GOVERNANÇA NO PROCESSO DE COMPRAS PÚBLICAS
Authors: Soares João Cláudio Araújo , Mota Flávio Perazzo Barbosa , Barboza Stephanie Ingrid Souza
Published: May 2023

Dilema: Após assumir o cargo de Gestor de Compras na Universidade do Leste do Brasil (ULB), o gestor público Roberto, juntamente com estudantes do curso de Gestão Pública, se depara com o dilema de melhorar os processos do setor, tentando contribuir para uma governança mais adequada para as compras públicas.
Objetivo educacional: O caso permite desenvolver competências para interpretação dos conceitos gerais de burocracia, compras públicas, governança pública e gestão de riscos no setor público.
Contextualização:  A trajetória de Roberto com os estudantes ocorre intermediada pelo professor Franco, enquanto estagiário docente da disciplina Organização, Sistemas e Métodos e estudante do curso de Mestrado em Gestão Pública na ULB. As preconcepções e desafios são apresentados sob o olhar de dentro do setor público.
Tema principal: O enfoque está na discussão sobre gestão de processos, governança e gestão de riscos, orientando a reflexão sobre as ações gerais necessárias e desafiadoras em termos de implementação no contexto da gestão pública.
Público: Recomenda-se a aplicação em nível de graduação do quarto semestre em diante ou pós-graduação lato sensu, nas disciplinas de Gestão de Licitações e Contratos e Governança Pública. É necessário que o discente tenha conhecimento e formação em disciplinas de Fundamentos de Administração e Gestão Pública, Organização, Sistemas e Métodos e Gestão de Pessoas no Setor Público.
Originalidade/valor: A situação real apresentada trabalha nuances inerentes às compras públicas, bem como permite compreender os conceitos teóricos subjacentes, para tentar implantá-los na prática. O que envolve a gestão de processos e compras públicas? Quais os conceitos centrais de governança e gestão de riscos? Como implantar?
What color is the Northeast? An analysis of the visual language (images and colors) of tourism advertisements
Authors: Neto de Santana Oliveira Simone
Published: May 2023

Colors play a very important role in all aspects of people's lives. It would be impossible to imagine a world without this visual perception, which is capable of influencing decisions and arousing emotions by the mere fact that it can be perceived. Despite being a physiological event (visualizing an image, a color), this act awakens a subjective sensitivity that is dependent on the context in which it occurs. The objective of this research is to present a descriptive and qualitative analysis of the use of colors in tourism advertisements in the Northeast region, and how this use impacts the perception of images and the choices made by individuals in these advertising campaigns. Advertising cards (posters and virtual ads) of tourism agencies were collected, and submitted to a detailed analysis of all the signs that compose the image and text, seeking to elucidate points of convergence between these constructions, in the light of Goethe’s color theory and the psychological analysis of colors. The results of this study confirm the premise that colors play a key role in the public's choice of travel routes and influence their perceptions, according to the sensations that the colors provoke in the individual.
A GESTÃO PÚBLICA DE ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL DO MUNICÍPIO DE JEREMOABO (BA) E O DESAFIO DA GOVERNANÇA POR MEIO DA GESTÃO MATRICIAL PARA RESULTADOS
Authors: CARNEIRO Liliane Mendes
Published: May 2023

Este artigo incita uma reflexão sobre a gestão pública do Sistema Únicode Assistência Social, bem como expõe o desafio de implantar um projeto de mestrado profissional firmado numa proposta de governança por meio da Gestão Matricial para Resultados (GMR) no município de Jeremoabo (BA). Esse debate científico se estabelece no reconhecimento de que a assistência social, embora detenha um arcabouço jurídico que a legaliza, ainda tem na sua institucionalização e estruturação organizacional deficit e inadequações que conferem empecilhos à gestão do Sistema Único de Assistência Social (SUAS). A Gestão Matricial para Resultados tende a criar estratégias de superação que dotem a gestão pública de maior eficiência, eficácia e efetividade.
A MORTE DO DISCURSO GRÁFICO: A QUEBRA NA TRANSMIDIAÇÃO DA RETÓRICA VISUAL E O FIM DO RECONHECIMENTO DAS MARCAS IMPRESSAS NOS PRODUTOS JORNALÍSTICOS EM PLATAFORMAS DIGITAIS
Authors: Ebel Ivana Raquel
Published: May 2023

A queda na tiragem e o fim de edições impressas de veículos tradicionaisde mídia colocam em xeque um patrimônio de imagem construído ao longo dos anos: o discurso gráfico. A transposição da mídia impressa para a web não soube transportar os valores de imagem para o mundo digital e a nova geração de leitores pouco sabe da aparência ou da estrutura dos veículos originais. O momento atual ainda é de intersecção, mas em pouco tempo o legado atrelado ao aspecto visual dos jornais estará perdido, distanciando o produto digital de tal maneira de suas origens impressas, que pouco restará além do nome para a identificação das marcas. Um experimento desenvolvido para os principais veículos impressos da Alemanha comprova essa dissociação visual dos produtos. Ao combinar as capas das edições impressas com a capa dos portais web, ficou claro que existe uma coesão de design entre os exemplares de um mesmo suporte tecnológico, mas a conexão entre o produto impresso e a web de um mesmo veículo não pode mais ser estabelecida levando em conta apenas os aspectos visuais. O discurso gráfico está morto.
AUTOAVALIAÇÃO PARA MELHORIA DO ACESSO E DA QUALIDADE NA ATENÇÃO BÁSICA: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA DE UMA EQUIPE DA ESF DE ITAJAÍ
Authors: Maeyama Marcos Aurélio , CéBella Cruz Catarina , Tomelin Nayara Andressa , Castro Vítor Velho , Candeia Guilherme , Piazza Willian Franco , Veiga Mariana Vilela , Campos Viviane dos Santos , Bueno Jéssica Lüders , Costa Camila Bentes
Published: May 2023

Com o objetivo de valorizar e qualificar a Atenção Básica, o Ministério daSaúde lança em 2012 o Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade na Atenção Básica (PMAQ), que é constituído por processos de autoavaliação, monitoramento, avaliação externa, educação permanente e apoio institucional. Para a etapa de autoavaliação, é disponibilizado o instrumento denominado Autoavaliação para Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade na Atenção Básica (AMAQ), que apresenta duas unidades de análise (gestão e equipe) com diversos padrões de qualidade para cada subdimensão avaliada. O objetivo deste trabalho foi relatar a etapa de autoavaliação de uma equipe de Saúde da Família. Dentre as subdimensões avaliadas, a “Educação Permanente e Qualificação das Equipes de Atenção Básica”, a “Atenção Integral” e o “Programa Saúde na Escola”, obtiveram classificação “satisfatório”. O pior resultado obtido foi para a subdimensão “Participação, controle social e satisfação do usuário”, com classificação “muito insatisfatório”. Já a subdimensão “Organização do processo de trabalho”, obteve a classificação “muito satisfatório”. Somando a média de desempenho das subdimensões, a equipe obteve classificação geral “satisfatório”. Ainda que o resultado tenha sido positivo, a equipe pactuou a construção de uma matriz de intervenção para todos os padrões de qualidade que apresentassem fragilidade. O instrumento da AMAQ retrata diversos aspectos que envolvem o trabalho na AB, sendo um potente dispositivo de reflexão e indutor de mudanças para melhoria dos indicadores de saúde no território. Nesse sentido, a institucionalização da avaliação é fundamental para que as equipes sistematicamente realizem reflexão sobre o próprio trabalho.
SOLIDÃO COLETIVA OU ISOLAMENTO INDIVIDUAL: OS PRÓS E CONTRAS DO ENREDAMENTO NA ALTA ERA DIGITAL
Authors: Valderramas Edgard Luiz Bernardes
Published: May 2023

Na relação homem-máquina, percebe-se que o ponto de convergência entre osseres humanos e as máquinas ultrapassa o nível de abstração simplesmente pelo desfrute de recursos do primeiro em relação ao segundo, o que permite um entendimento “wineriano” desse conceito. É como se tratássemos o homem e a tecnologia como uma simbiose pura, um verdadeiro “homo computatrum” dos tempos modernos. O presente artigo, ao percorrer os domínios da tecnologia e a sua intersecção com a sociedade, busca trazer uma reflexão de como o enredamento está inserido no cotidiano das pessoas, definindo os atores destecenário e traçando uma relação entre o que é isolamento individual e o que é solidão coletiva, procurando refletir sobre as relações entre a sociedade atual e a utilização das novas e impressionantes tecnologias que estão sempre ao alcance das mãos.
Projeto de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) com famílias agricultoras do Assentamento Nascimento, Pernambuco
Authors: Cruz Lucineide Salvador da Costa , Freitas  Helder Ribeiro , Vieira Michelle Christini Araújo
Published: May 2023

O objetivo deste relato é apresentar o resultado das atividades de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) realizadas pelo Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco (IPA) no Assentamento Nascimento entre os anos de 2012 e 2015, localizado no município Belém do São Francisco-PE e composto por 12 famílias agricultoras que, em sua integralidade, compõem a Associação dos Agricultores Familiares Nascimento. Em 2011, esses trabalhadores e trabalhadoras rurais aderiram ao Programa Nacional do Crédito Fundiário e conquistaram o direito de adquirir sua primeira terra própria. As atividades de ATER foram desenvolvidas por uma equipe técnica multidisciplinar do IPA formada por extensionistas rurais, técnicos agrícolas, engenheiros agrônomos, veterinários, assistente social e engenheiros civis. Na oportunidade, foi realizado o Diagnóstico Rural Participativo junto às famílias assentadas, possibilitando identificar os interesses, aptidões e prioridades da comunidade. Foram elaborados projetos e investimentos socioprodutivos, como a estruturação de um centro social, o investimento na cultura da cebola irrigada, o plantio de maracujá e banana comprida, a implementação de ovinocultura e a construção de casas em alvenaria com instalação hidráulica e elétrica. Os assentados apresentaram elevado nível de satisfação com os resultados alcançados, bem como demonstraram interesse em ampliar a área comunitária de plantios e criação de animais.
Teatro-Fórum na busca de temas geradores
Authors: Lima Maria Tânia Gomes , Santos Adevailton Bernardo dos
Published: May 2023

São inúmeros os desafios encontrados na educação, principalmente em relação à Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), onde se constatam baixo rendimento escolar e alto índice de evasão. Nesse contexto, um grande desafio para o corpo docente é construir práticas que propiciem à classe estudantil um maior envolvimento com a disciplina e uma visão mais crítica de mundo. A proposta deste trabalho se alinha com a pedagogia de Paulo Freire, que se constitui nos temas geradores como método de desalienação e aprendizado à educação, em conjunto com a proposta de Augusto Boal, que se fundamenta no Teatro do Oprimido como método cênico pedagógico. Em comum, ambas propostas apresentam posicionamentos ético-políticos de transformação social, pelo viés da educação e da cultura. O objetivo do trabalho foi desenvolver e avaliar uma proposta por meio do Teatro-Fórum de Augusto Boal, no contexto da EJA, buscando verificar a relação na definição do tema gerador de Paulo Freire. Os resultados mostraram que trabalhar o Teatro-Fórum através da dialogicidade foi oportunizar ao/a estudante sua contribuição ao diálogo, estabelecendo assim sua autonomia e criticidade, além de ser um eficiente método para a busca e definição do tema gerador.
Avaliação da contribuição de intervenções de educação em saúde de um projeto de extensão universitária na qualidade de vida de cuidadoras de pessoa com deficiência
Authors: Martins Camila Silva , Barschak Alethéa Gatto , Gutierrez Lucila Ludmila Paula
Published: May 2023

Entre os cuidadores informais – aqueles que não recebem salário – de pessoa com deficiência, é comum abrir mão da vida pessoal para cuidar da pessoa querida, apresentando dificuldades em manter relacionamentos interpessoais, lazer, trabalho e saúde. Logo, uma rede de apoio socioeducacional é importante para auxiliá-los no enfrentamento das dificuldades cotidianas. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar se houve melhora na qualidade de vida das cuidadoras de pessoa com deficiência participantes de um projeto de extensão de ação contínua, e a contribuição que a rede de apoio social/educacional formada pelo grupo gerou na vida delas em um recorte temporal entre 2017 e 2021. Os dados foram coletados a partir dos questionários de Avaliação de Qualidade de Vida (SF-36) e de Avaliação da Percepção dos cuidadores quanto à formação de uma rede de apoio e seu papel em suas vidas. Não foram identificadas diferenças na qualidade de vida no período de interesse, incluindo os anos de pandemia de COVID-19. As cuidadoras demonstraram que houve uma contribuição positiva em suas vidas decorrente da participação no projeto de extensão. Assim, a extensão universitária pode ser uma aliada no processo de melhoria e manutenção da qualidade de vida dos cuidadores.
Escola da Terra Capixaba
Authors: Oliveira Josiléia Curty de , Jadejiski Rainei Rodrigues , Baldotto Ozana Luzia Galvão , Foerste Erineu
Published: May 2023

Este texto traz experiências formativas de professoras do campo do sul do estado do Espírito Santo que participaram do curso de Especialização em Educação do Campo – Escola da Terra Capixaba.  As ações dessa formação continuada estiveram ligadas à atuação do grupo de pesquisa CNPq Culturas, Parcerias e Educação do Campo, da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, e foram referenciadas nos pressupostos da educação do campo, com foco na epistemologia da práxis como base para a construção de conhecimentos e de uma formação crítica e emancipadora. A metodologia do estudo se ancora nos pressupostos da pesquisa narrativa (auto)biográfica, tendo como colaboradoras as professoras que atuam nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental. Os resultados revelam que o processo formativo possibilitou que as professoras repensassem a própria prática, tornando-as mais sensíveis à realidade dos estudantes campesinos e contribuindo para amenizar a lacuna dos estudos sobre educação do campo existente entre a formação inicial e a continuada.
Successful Reuse of a Donor Heart
Authors: Esmailian Gabriel , Chen Qiudong , Ramzy Danny , Kobashigawa Jon A. , Chikwe Joanna , Esmailian Fardad
Published: May 2023

At a time when transplantable organs are in a shortage, few cases have noted the reuse of donor hearts in a second recipient in an effort to expand the donor network. Here, we present a case in which an O Rh-positive donor heart was first transplanted into a B Rh-positive recipient and later successfully retransplanted into a second O Rh-positive recipient 10 days after the initial transplant at the same medical center. On postoperative day 1, the first recipient, a 21-year-old man with nonischemic cardiomyopathy, sustained a devastating cerebrovascular accident with progression to brain death. With preserved left ventricle and mildly depressed right ventricle function, the heart was allocated to the second recipient, a 63-year-old male patient with familial restrictive cardiomyopathy. The bicaval technique was used, and the total ischemic time was 100 minutes. His postoperative course was uncomplicated with no evidence of rejection on 3 endomyocardial biopsies. Follow-up transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a left ventricular ejection fraction of 60% to 70%. Seven months posttransplant, the second recipient was doing well with appropriate left and right ventricular function. With careful organ selection, short ischemic time, and proper postoperative care, retransplant of donor hearts may be an option for select patients in need of heart transplant.
SODA: A Set of Fast Oblivious Algorithms in Distributed Secure Data Analytics
Authors: Li Xiang , Sun Nuozhou , Luo Yunqian , Gao Mingyu
Published: May 2023

Cloud systems are now a prevalent platform to host large-scale big-data analytics applications such as machine learning and relational database. However, data privacy remains as a critical concern for public cloud systems. Existing trusted hardware could provide an isolated execution domain on an untrusted platform, but also suffers from access-pattern-based side channels at various levels including memory, disks, and networking. Oblivious algorithms can address these vulnerabilities by hiding the program data access patterns. Unfortunately, current oblivious algorithms for data analytics are limited to single-machine execution, only support simple operations, and/or suffer from significant performance overheads due to the use of expensive global sort and excessive data padding.

In this work, we propose SODA, a set of efficient and oblivious algorithms for distributed data analytics operators, including filter, aggregate, and binary equi-join. To improve performance, SODA completely avoids the expensive oblivious global sort primitive, and minimizes the data padding overheads. SODA makes use of low-cost (pseudo-)random communication instead of expensive global sort to ensure uniform data traffic in oblivious filter and aggregate. It also adopts a novel two-level bin-packing approach in oblivious join to alleviate both input redistribution and join product skewness, thus minimizing necessary data padding. Compared to the state-of-the-art system, SODA not only extends the functionality but also improves the performance. It achieves 1.1× to 14.6× speedups on complex multi-operator data analytics workloads.
GriDB: Scaling Blockchain Database via Sharding and Off-Chain Cross-Shard Mechanism
Authors: Hong Zicong , Guo Song , Zhou Enyuan , Chen Wuhui , Huang Huawei , Zomaya Albert
Published: May 2023

Blockchain databases have attracted widespread attention but suffer from poor scalability due to underlying non-scalable blockchains. While blockchain sharding is necessary for a scalable blockchain database, it poses a new challenge named
on-chain cross-shard database services.
Each cross-shard database service (e.g., cross-shard queries or inter-shard load balancing) involves massive cross-shard data exchanges, while the existing cross-shard mechanisms need to process each cross-shard data exchange via the consensus of all nodes in the related shards (i.e., on-chain) to resist a Byzantine environment of blockchain, which eliminates sharding benefits.

To tackle the challenge, this paper presents GriDB, the first scalable blockchain database, by designing a novel
off-chain cross-shard mechanism
for efficient cross-shard database services. Borrowing the idea of off-chain payments, GriDB delegates massive cross-shard data exchange to a few nodes, each of which is randomly picked from a different shard. Considering the Byzantine environment, the untrusted delegates cooperate to generate succinct proof for cross-shard data exchanges, while the consensus is only responsible for the low-cost proof verification. However, different from payments, the database services' verification has more requirements (e.g., completeness, correctness, freshness, and availability); thus, we introduce several new
authenticated data structures
(ADS). Particularly, we utilize consensus to extend the threat model and reduce the complexity of traditional accumulator-based ADS for verifiable cross-shard queries with a rich set of relational operators. Moreover, we study the necessity of inter-shard load balancing for a scalable blockchain database and design an off-chain and live approach for both efficiency and availability during balancing. An evaluation of our prototype shows the performance of GriDB in terms of scalability in workloads with queries and updates.
Harpin enhances antioxidant nutrient accumulation and decreases enzymatic browning in stored soybean sprouts
Authors: Tian Shan , Liang Bo , Li Tianshuai , Li Yueyue , Wang Qianjin , Liu Changlai
Published: May 2023

Enzymatic browning causes quality losses in the soybean sprout industry. Herein, the effects of harpin, a proteinaceous bacterial elicitor isolated from Erwinia amylovora, in regulating enzymatic browning and antioxidant nutrient accumulation in stored soybean sprout were investigated. Enhanced soybean sprout growth (evaluated by sprout length and fresh weight) occurred after spraying three times (0, 2, and 4 days after sowing) with 30 mg L−1 harpin during the growth stage. The decline in vitamin C and total phenolic contents and total antioxidant capacity (evaluated by Fe3+ reducing power) were attenuated by harpin during storage. Harpin increased phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, NADPH oxidase (NOX), superoxide dismutase, and catalase activities and inhibited polyphenol oxidase activity and enzymatic browning in soybean sprouts during storage. However, this harpin-promoted sprout growth, enhanced antioxidant accumulation and enzyme activity and improved sprout quality could be partly, but drastically, abolished using diphenyleneiodonium chloride, a specific inhibitor of NOX. Moreover, the mechanisms by which harpin influences antioxidant accumulation and enzymatic browning in soybean sprouts during storage were discussed from the perspective of NOX-mediated H2O2 signalling.
A multifactorial aspectual analysis of verb concatenation with imperfective markers zhe in Mandarin
Authors: Jin Junjie , Li Fuyin Thomas
Published: May 2023

As a cognitive ability to construe events in alternate ways, aspectuality has aroused many researchers’ academic attention; however, the concatenation of aspect markers in a clause is understudied in previous studies. The present paper follows a bidimensional approach of aspect to conduct a corpus-based aspectual analysis of verb concatenation with imperfective markers zhe (henceforth VCIMs zhe) in Mandarin. Specifically, to construe the cognitive inference mechanism of aspect, a multifactorial analysis of VCIMs zhe by the statistical techniques of multiple correspondence analysis, conditional inference trees and conditional random forests is carried out to explore the prototypical temporal features of verbs in two slots, predict the aspectual meanings of two imperfective markers zhe, and also discuss the conditional importance of factors such as durativity, dynamicity, telicity, boundedness, and slot in identifying the situation types of two verbs or verb phrases in VCIMs zhe. Methodologically, a usage-based multifactorial analysis of VCIMs zhe complements previous introspective studies on aspect marking. Theoretically, a corpus-based aspectual account of VCIMs zhe, one type of complex viewpoint aspects, expands traditional studies on Chinese aspect system, supplies evidence for aspect typology cross-linguistically, and provides reference for second language acquisition of usage patterns of zhe by non-native speakers.
On a Mixed FEM and a FOSLS with 𝐻−1 Loads
Authors: Führer Thomas
Published: May 2023

We study variants of the mixed finite element method (mixed FEM) and the first-order system least-squares finite element (FOSLS) for the Poisson problem where we replace the load by a suitable regularization which permits to use

H

−
1

H^{-1}

loads.
We prove that any bounded

H

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1

H^{-1}

projector onto piecewise constants can be used to define the regularization and yields quasi-optimality of the lowest-order mixed FEM resp. FOSLS in weaker norms.
Examples for the construction of such projectors are given.
One is based on the adjoint of a weighted Clément quasi-interpolator.
We prove that this Clément operator has second-order approximation properties.
For the modified mixed method, we show optimal convergence rates of a postprocessed solution under minimal regularity assumptions—a result not valid for the lowest-order mixed FEM without regularization.
Numerical examples conclude this work.
Phosphorus removal by iron–carbon microelectrolysis: A new way to achieve phosphorus recovery
Authors: Wang Chao , Wang Changwen , Xu Mei , Zhang Fanke
Published: May 2023

Iron–carbon microelectrolysis was employed to remove phosphorus in this study. The efficiency, mechanism, influence factors, and feasibility of actual wastewater were investigated. The results showed that iron–carbon microelectrolysis had an excellent phosphorus removal ability. When the initial concentration of

PO

4

3
−

{\text{PO}}_{4}^{3-}

–P was 19.44 mg·L−1, after 120 min reaction time, the remaining

PO

4

3
−

{\text{PO}}_{4}^{3-}

–P in wastewater was 4.65 mg·L−1, and the removal rate was 76.05%. The precipitate formed in the reaction was mainly ferric phosphate (FePO4), which had a high recovery value. There was a linear correlation between initial phosphorus concentrations and phosphorus removal velocity. As to actual wastewater, 88.37 ± 0.44%, 89.78 ± 1.88%, and 94.23 ± 0.16% phosphorus removal rates were achieved in the influent of municipal wastewater treatment plant, effluent of secondary sedimentation tank, and actual high salinity wastewater, respectively, after 120 min reaction time. This study provides a new method for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater.
Error analysis of the PacBio sequencing CCS reads
Authors: Pourmohammadi Reza , Abouei Jamshid , Anpalagan Alagan
Published: May 2023

Third generation sequencing technologies such as Pacific Biosciences and Oxford Nanopore provide faster, cost-effective and simpler assembly process generating longer reads than the ones in the next generation sequencing. However, the error rates of these long reads are higher than those of the short reads, resulting in an error correcting process before the assembly such as using the Circular Consensus Sequencing (CCS) reads in PacBio sequencing machines. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic model for the error occurrence along the CCS reads. We obtain the error probability of any arbitrary nucleotide as well as the base calling Phred quality score of the nucleotides along the CCS reads in terms of the number of sub-reads. Furthermore, we derive the error rate distribution of the reads in relation to the pass number. It follows the binomial distribution which can be approximated by the normal distribution for long reads. Finally, we evaluate our proposed model by comparing it with three real PacBio datasets, namely, Lambda, and E. coli genomes, and Alzheimer’s disease targeted experiment.
Classification and object detection with image assisted total station and machine learning
Authors: Zschiesche Kira , Schlüter Martin
Published: May 2023

This paper deals with applications of digital imaging total stations in a geodetic context using artificial intelligence (AI). We present two different use cases. The first is to minimise manual intervention by the operator by classifying images with different backgrounds. We use a developed software to control a total station extended by an industrial camera, which is used for thein-situcalibration of the camera. We show that the AI successfully tests the captured image for its suitability for further use and under which circumstances the AI fails. The second case is the detection of different geodetic targets (reflective and non-reflective). Captured images of an imaging total station are automatically checked to see whether a supposed target is shown in the image, identify it and localise it in the image. Already implemented applications for target identification are to be supported in this way and extended by further information.
Optimization of 200 MWt HTGR with ThUN-based fuel and zirconium carbide TRISO layer
Authors: Miftasani Fitria , Widiawati Nina , Trianti Nuri , Setiadipura Topan , Zuhair Zuhair , Irwanto Dwi , Permana Sidik , Su’ud Zaki
Published: May 2023

TRISO fuel particle using ZrC has better strength and resistance to high temperatures than SiC. Previous studies show that the ZrC layer, as a substitution of SiC within the TRISO layer of coated fuel particles, has an insignificant difference in the performance of the neutronic aspect. Further neutronic studies are required to obtain the best combination of thorium-based fuel with ZrC coating for HTGR. This study analyzed the neutronic performance of three types of thorium-based fuels, oxide, carbide, and nitride, for HTGR. The reactor design refers to the High-Temperature Test Reactor with some axial and radial fuel configuration adjustments. This reactor is designed to operate at 200 MWt and has been modified to use a ZrC layer as a substitute for the SiC layer on the coated fuel particles. The neutronic study is carried out using SRAC2006 code with JENDL 4.0 nuclear data library. Neutronic parameters analyzed include multiplication factor, power peaking factor, and neutron spectrum. Neutronic analysis results show that thorium nitride fuel’s multiplication factor (k
eff) is better than other compared fuel types with k-eff 1.050, higher than thorium carbide, 1.004. At the same time, thorium oxide has been sub-critical. The power-peaking value of all materials is close to the ideal peaking value that is one. Other neutronic aspects, such as the neutron spectrum for three compared fuel types, have a similar trend.
Menschlicher werden
Authors: Sinn Simone
Published: May 2023

Das interreligiöse Feld ist vielfältiger geworden und die Akteure zahlreicher: Neben Leitungspersonen, Gelehrten und vor allem vielen Menschen an der Basis, die zur interreligiösen Verständigung beitragen, sind im 21. Jahrhundert Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) und säkulare internationale Organisationen wichtige Akteure im interreligiösen Feld geworden. Neue Kooperationen zeigen, dass es wichtig ist, sowohl handlungspraktisch zusammenzuarbeiten als auch in interreligiösen Dialogprozessen über theologische und ethische Fragen zum Menschsein im Gespräch zu sein.
Interreligious Dialogue in Anglican Churches
Authors: Sudworth Richard
Published: May 2023

In this contribution, the author outlines the Reformed-Catholic temper of Anglican theology, pointing to Generous Love: the truth of the gospel and the call to dialogue, received by the Lambeth Conference in 2008, as a key resource for understanding Anglican interreligious relations. This theology embraces the complexity of relations with other religions, encompassing witness, dialogue and work for the common good, and is illustrated by examples of presence and engagement at local and national levels.
“The Spiritual Adventure of the Churches”
Authors: Amos Clare
Published: May 2023

The article draws upon the author’s lived experience of working for the World Council of Churches for seven years as lead staff member in its interreligious office. She suggests that there were three different strands, all of which were important to keep in mind in order to enable the office to carry out its role successfully: seeking to resource and enable Christians to live and minister in our multireligious world; developing and sustaining long-term bilateral relationships with partners representing other faiths, and with organisations which are intentionally interreligious; working with partners of other faiths on matters of mutual concern, particularly related to issues of justice and peace. The article explores each of these strands, with examples offered of how each was practically exemplified in the interreligious office during the period when she held staff responsibility for its work.
Bildbasierte Bestimmung der räumlichen und zeitlichen Verteilung des Brechungsindex während der Aushärtung von Polymeren in der additiven Fertigung von Optiken
Authors: Rank Manuel , Heinrich Andreas
Published: May 2023

In many fields and applications a spatially resolved measurement of the refractive index is desirable. This also applies to the additive manufacturing of optical components and is especially true in the special case of photopolymerization of liquid resins by UV irradiation. The key point here is that the resulting refractive index of the optical component to be printed depends on the degree of cure of the polymer. The latter is directly related to the UV irradiance used for curing. Thus, a local variation of the irradiance can enable a local variation of the refractive index of the additively manufactured optical component. In order to set a defined refractive index distribution, it is desirable to measure the refractive index during the photopolymerization of the resin in a temporally and spatially resolved manner. In this article, a method is discussed with which this can be achieved. The basic principle is that the polymer under investigation is brought into contact with a prism and, based on the principle of total reflection at the interface between prism and polymer, the refractive index of the sample can be inferred.
Assessment of the effects of CNR1, FAAH and MGLL gene variations on the synthetic cannabinoid use disorder
Authors: Altun Beril , Cok Ismet , Noyan Cemal Onur , Kadioglu Ela , Cetin Alptekin , Sengezer Tijen , Altintas Merih , Kurnaz Samet , Dilbaz Nesrin
Published: May 2023

Objectives

Given that drug addiction occurs as a result of complex gene-environment interaction, a number of studies claimed that cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1), fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), and monoacylglycerol lipase (MGLL) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with the risk of substance use disorders such as cannabis, opioids, and, methamphetamine. However, scientific research on genetic susceptibility to synthetic cannabinoid addiction is limited. In this population-based case-control study, we aimed to evaluate the genetic susceptibility to synthetic cannabinoid use disorder in terms of these three endocannabinoid system genes in the Turkish population.

Methods

100 individuals diagnosed with synthetic cannabinoid use disorder according to Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 criteria and 100 healthy volunteers have recruited for the study. Genotyping of the CNR1 rs1049353, FAAH rs324420, and MGLL rs604300 SNPs was performed using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction hybridization probes.

Results

The patient and control groups consist of 98 % male, 2 % female, 80 % male, and 20 % female individuals, respectively. The genotype distributions were consistent with Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium for all SNPs (p>0.05). FAAH rs324420 and MGLL 604300 SNPs were genotyped for the first time in the Turkish population, and the variant allele frequencies were found as 0.205 and 0.085, respectively. Allele frequencies and genotype distributions CNR1 rs1049353, FAAH rs324420, and MGLL rs604300 SNPs were similar between the patient and control group (p>0.05).

Conclusions

These results indicate that CNR1, FAAH, and MGLL gene polymorphisms do not influence the risk of synthetic cannabinoid use disorder in the Turkish population.
BARÁ, “SENHOR DOS CAMINHOS”: TOMANDO NOVOS RUMOS PARA AS RELIGIÕES AFRO-BRASILEIRAS NA CIDADE DE PELOTAS (RS)
Authors: Soares Campos Isabel
Published: May 2023

Este artigo resgata uma parte do meu material etnográfico referente a presença pública das religiões de matriz africana na cidade de Pelotas, no qual foi observado que em diferentes períodos destacou-se uma figura marcante – o orixá Bará. A partir da presença do orixá Bará busco traçar acontecimentos que demarcam a transformação na relação do espaço público com as religiões afro-brasileiras. Nesse sentido, retomando as diferentes fases relacionadas ao orixá Bará na cidade, pretendo trazer como o fazer religioso emerge na cena pública através de controvérsias, sobretudo, a partir da prática sagrada situada no ritual, e se desdobra em processos de territorialização e reconhecimento.
La quête d’inclusion des femmes immigrantes vivant à Parc-Extension : les actions mises en œuvre par l’organisme Afrique au Féminin pour contrer la précarité, l’exclusion et l’insécurité alimentaire
Authors: Prud'homme Isabelle , Doyon Mélanie
Published: May 2023

Cet article s’intéresse à l’organisme sans but lucratif (OSBL) Afrique au Féminin et aux actions menées pour contrer l’insécurité alimentaire vécue par les habitants et habitantes de Parc-Extension, à Montréal. Présent depuis plus de 30 ans dans le quartier, l’organisme ancre ses actions dans une volonté de lutte contre la précarité et l’exclusion des femmes le fréquentant, dont la majorité est issue de l’immigration. Nous nous sommes ainsi penchées sur les conditions de vie avec une recherche qui rend visible le vécu de celles qui se situent souvent en marge. Nous avons ensuite examiné les retombées de l’organisme, et ce, à travers les nombreux impacts résultant de la pandémie de COVID-19. Notre analyse révèle ainsi que diverses barrières systémiques augmentent la précarité vécue par les femmes et les rendent dépendantes des services d’aide alimentaire d’urgence offerts par Afrique au Féminin pour subvenir à leurs besoins et à ceux de leur famille.
A History of Low-Dose Ethanol Shifts the Role of Ventral Hippocampus during Reward Seeking in Male Mice
Authors: Bryant Kathleen G. , Nothem Mitchell A. , Buck Lauren A. , Singh Binay , Amin Sana , Curran-Alfaro Christina M. , Barker Jacqueline M.
Published: May 2023

Although casual drinkers are a majority of the alcohol drinking population, understanding of the long-term effects of chronic exposure to lower levels of alcohol is limited. Chronic exposure to lower doses of ethanol may facilitate the development of alcohol use disorders, potentially because of ethanol effects on reward learning and motivation. Indeed, our previously published findings showed that chronic low-dose ethanol exposure enhanced motivation for sucrose in male, but not female, mice. As the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) is sensitive to disruption by higher doses of chronic ethanol and tracks reward-related information, we hypothesized that this region is impacted by low-dose ethanol and, further, that manipulating vHPC activity would alter reward motivation.In vivoelectrophysiological recordings of vHPC population neural activity during progressive ratio testing revealed that vHPC activity was suppressed in the period immediately after reward seeking (lever press) in ethanol-naive controls, whereas suppression of vHPC activity anticipated reward seeking in ethanol-exposed mice. In both ethanol-naive and exposed mice, vHPC activity was suppressed before a reward magazine entry. Temporally selective inhibition of vHPC using optogenetics increased motivation for sucrose in ethanol-naive controls, but not in ethanol-exposed mice. Further, regardless of exposure history, vHPC inhibition promoted checking of the reward magazine, indicating a role for vHPC in reward tracking. There was no effect of chemogenetic inhibition of the vHPC either during training or testing on sucrose reward motivation. These results reveal novel ethanol-induced alterations in vHPC neural activity that shift how vHPC activity is able to regulate reward seeking.
A Fluid Self-Concept: How the Brain Maintains Coherence and Positivity across an Interconnected Self-Concept While Incorporating Social Feedback
Authors: Elder Jacob J. , Davis Tyler H. , Hughes Brent L.
Published: May 2023

People experience instances of social feedback as interdependent with potential implications for their entire self-concept. How do people maintain positivity and coherence across the self-concept while updating self-views from feedback? We present a network model describing how the brain represents the semantic dependency relations among traits and uses this information to avoid an overall loss of positivity and coherence. Both male and female human participants received social feedback during a self-evaluation task while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. We modeled self-belief updating by incorporating a reinforcement learning model within the network structure. Participants learned more rapidly from positive than negative feedback and were less likely to change self-views for traits with more dependencies in the network. Further, participants back propagated feedback across network relations while retrieving prior feedback on the basis of network similarity to inform ongoing self-views. Activation in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) reflected the constrained updating process such that positive feedback led to higher activation and negative feedback to less activation for traits with more dependencies. Additionally, vmPFC was associated with the novelty of a trait relative to previously self-evaluated traits in the network, and angular gyrus was associated with greater certainty for self-beliefs given the relevance of prior feedback. We propose that neural computations that selectively enhance or attenuate social feedback and retrieve past relevant experiences to guide ongoing self-evaluations may support an overall positive and coherent self-concept.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTWe humans experience social feedback throughout our lives, but we do not dispassionately incorporate feedback into our self-concept. The implications of feedback for our entire self-concept plays a role in how we either change or retain our prior self-beliefs. In a neuroimaging study, we find that people are less likely to change their beliefs from feedback when the feedback has broader implications for the self-concept. This resistance to change is reflected in processing in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, a region that is central to self-referential and social cognition. These results are broadly applicable given the role that maintaining a positive and coherent self-concept plays in promoting mental health and development throughout the lifespan.
Effect of Subsequent Repetitive Tone Stimuli on Time Perception: Replication of Ono and Kitazawa (2010)
Authors: Ono Fuminori
Published: May 2023

Ono and Kitazawa (2010) found that the time interval immediately before a fast auditory flutter was perceived to be shorter than the time interval just before a slow auditory flutter, terming it the subsequent flutter effect. In contrast, conceptual replication studies suggested that this phenomenon is unlikely to replicate. A direct replication of the experiment of Ono and Kitazawa (2010) was performed along with three additional experiments to determine why the subsequent flutter effect was not replicated by the previous conceptual replications. The results indicate that the presence or absence of a control condition in which a flutter is not presented within the same block, as well as the time range within which participants should direct attention, is important for the reproducibility of the subsequent flutter effect.