bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kurzbericht: Orthodox-evangelische Begegnung von Studierenden aus Tübingen und Galați/Südrumänien
Authors: Gotzen-Dold Maria
Published: February 2023

In diesem kurzen Beitrag wird über Erfahrungen im Austausch zwischen evangelischen Studierenden der Universität Tübingen und orthodoxen Studierenden aus Rumänien berichtet.
Ökumenischer Lagebericht 2022: Die Pfingstbewegung
Authors: Spornhauer Dirk
Published: February 2023

Im diesjährigen Bericht werden drei Themen intensiver bearbeitet. Zuerst geht es um die Deutung des Krieges in der Ukraine aus Sicht der Pfingstbewegung und um die Bedeutung der Ukraine für die Pfingstbewegung. Dem folgt eine Darstellung des pfingstkirchlichen Engagements auf der 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen und des Verhältnisses der Pfingstbewegung zur ökumenischen Bewegung insgesamt. Den Abschluss bildet eine Analyse der Personalentscheidungen bei der Neuwahl des Vorstandes des Bundes Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden (BFP).
Ökumenischer Lagebericht 2022: Weltökumene
Authors: Reinert Jonathan
Published: February 2023

„Die Liebe Christi bewegt, versöhnt und eint die Welt“ – unter diesem Motto fand 2022 die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Karlsruhe statt. Der Artikel gibt einen Bericht über dieses ökumenische Event. Drei Themen stehen im Fokus: der Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine, der Israel-Palästina-Konflikt und der Klimawandel. Zudem werden ausgehend von der ÖRK-Vollversammlung vier Perspektiven zur Zukunft der Ökumene gezeichnet.
Yield stability and agronomic performances of provitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes in South-East of DR Congo
Authors: Tabu Hugues Ilunga , Tshiabukole Jean Pierre Kabongo , Kankolongo Amand Mbuya , Lubobo Antoine Kanyenga , Kimuni Luciens Nyembo
Published: February 2023

Genotype assessment across various environments is a basic condition for developing stable and superior genotypes for sustainable maize production in the South-East of the DR Congo. Therefore, this research’s objectives were to identify the performance of newly developed provitamin A maize genotypes in various environments, and to recommend high-performing and stable genotypes for broader adaptation. Eight provitamin A maize genotypes, including one commercial variety, were planted at three sites during two consecutive cropping seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022) forming six environments. All genotypes in six environments were planted in a randomized complete block design containing three replications. Two stability analysis approaches, GGE biplot and Eberhart and Russell method are widely used to identify high yielding and stable genotypes. The combined analysis of variance revealed that G and E as well as their interaction (GEI) have significantly affected the emergence rate, cob’s insertion height, days to anthesis and silking, cob length, cob grain weight and grain yield. Average grain yield varied from 8.30 t/ha for PVAH-7L to 9.41 t/ha for PVAH-1L. The Eberhart and Russell method and the CV identified PVAH-1L, PVAH-4L, PVAH-7L and PVAH-6L as the most stable genotypes, but could not reliably identify the high yielding genotypes. On the other hand, the GGE biplot reliably and graphically showed the stable and high-yielding genotypes (PVAH-1L > PVAH-6L) as well as the low-yielding genotypes (PVAH-7 > PVAH-4L). In additional, the GGE biplot showed that L’shi21 was the best test environment for selecting high performing and stable provitamin A maize genotype. The results of this study indicate that PVAH-1L and PVAH-6L are the stable, high-yielding provitamin A maize genotypes in the South-East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and should be disseminated in this region.
Flat and bent branes with inner structure in two-field mimetic gravity
Authors: Xiang Qian , Zhong Yi , Xie Qun-Ying , Zhao Li
Published: February 2023

Inspired by the work Zhong et al. (2018), we study the linear tensor perturbation of both the flat and bent thick branes with inner structure in two-field mimetic gravity. The master equations for the linear tensor perturbations are derived by taking the transverse and traceless gauges. For the Minkowski and Anti-de-Sitter brane, the brane systems are stable against the tensor perturbation. The effective potentials of the tensor perturbations of both the flat and bent thick branes are volcano-like, and this structure may potentially lead to the zero-mode and the resonant modes of the tensor perturbation. We further illustrate the results of massive resonant modes.
Can contract emancipate? contract theory and the law of work
Authors: Dagan Hanoch , Heller Michael
Published: February 2023

Contract and employment law have grown apart. Long ago, each side gave up on the other. In this Article, we reunite them to the betterment of both. In brief, we demonstrate the emancipatory potential of contract for the law of work. Today, the dominant contract theories assume a widget transaction between substantively equal parties. If this were an accurate description of what contract is, then contract law would be right to expel workers. Worker protections would indeed be better regulated by—and relegated to—employment and labor law. But contract law is not what contract theorists claim. Neither is contract law what the dominant employment theorists fear—a domain that necessarily misses the constitutive place of work in people’s life-plans and overlooks the systemic vulnerability of workers to their employers.

Contract, we contend, is not work law’s canonical “other.” Rightly understood, contract is an autonomy-enhancing device, one founded on the fundamental liberal commitment of reciprocal respect for self-determination. From this “choice theory” perspective, the presumed opposition between employment and contract law dissolves. We show that many employment law doctrines are not external to contract, but are instead entailed in liberal contract itself.

Grounding worker protections in contract theory has two salutary effects. First, it offers workers more secure protection than that afforded by their reliance on momentary public-law compromises. Second, it reveals contract’s emancipatory potential for all of us—not just as workers, but also as widget buyers. Contract can empower, and employment can show the way.
Is labor law internal or external to private law? The view from Cedar point
Authors: Estlund Cynthia
Published: February 2023

This Article contrasts two views of the relationship between the fields of work law and private law. The “internal” view, propounded by Hanoch Dagan, would bring work law into the domain of private law by recentering the latter, including property law, around liberal values of reciprocal respect for autonomy. The “external” view locates the law of work in an overlapping but distinct domain that we might call “social law,” where it operates as a set of externally imposed conditions on the activity of employing others. When workers’ rights and interests come into conflict with those of owner-employers, the two views face off on the constitutional terrain of takings. In principle, the internal view might afford a better defense against takings challenges to laws that constrain property owners’ entitlements in the interest of those who work there, for it would redefine the former to reflect the latter. The external view relies more on takings law than property law to accommodate others’ interests when they conflict with traditional property rights. Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cedar Point Nurseries v. Hassid deals a heavy blow to both views. Its neo-Blackstonian conception of property rights rejects the notion that property law itself recognizes workers’ interests and entrenches that conception of property rights within the constitutional law of takings, sharpening the takings sword against social law’s regulation of property rights in the interest of others, including workers. Cedar Point thus underscores and magnifies the challenges that modern U.S. takings law, with its constitutional definition of property rights, poses to the advancement of workers’ rights, whether those are understood as internal or external to property law.
Managerial prerogative, property rights, and labor control in employment status disputes
Authors: Tomassetti Julia Louise
Published: February 2023

This Article explores how managerial prerogative shapes disputes over employment classification and reveals a neglected but prominent feature in legal arguments about platform worker rights—the disputed relevance of a platform’s intellectual property rights. In classification disputes, instead of denying that it has a right to control how others perform services for it, the company often concedes its employer-like authority but offers an alternative rationale: managerial prerogative. The company argues, and judges often agree, that its labor control is not the exercise of employer authority but instead reflects a prerogative of enterprise ownership, like a right to protect property and determine product lines. Thus, managerial prerogative both explains labor control and exempts that control from the statutory duties that would otherwise attach under the legal tests. Platform companies appear to have taken notice of such cases and designed their work relationships around property-based rationales. For instance, Uber uses a software “license” in which drivers agree to Uber’s authority as a condition for accessing the app. The license depicts the terms upon which drivers must affirmatively cooperate with Uber to produce transportation as simply the negative duties not to interfere with Uber’s intellectual property. The Article concludes that we must reject appeals to managerial prerogative in employment classification disputes. To assume that a property-based rationale for labor control is inconsistent with employment is to misunderstand the legal basis of employment and the purpose of statutory labor law. The appeals also rely on dubious economic assumptions and conflate property rights with agreements about the use of property.
Proximate analysis and fatty acid, mineral and soluble carbohydrate profiles of some brown macroalgae collected from Türkiye coasts
Authors: Yucetepe Aysun , Aydar Elif Feyza , Okudan Emine Şükran , Özçelik Beraat , Durmaz Gökhan
Published: February 2023

In this study, the fatty acid, carbohydrate, and mineral profiles and proximate composition of Halopteris scoparia, Padina pavonica, Zanardinia typus, Cladostephus spongiosum, Sargassum vulgare, and Sargassum acinarium brown macroalgae collected from Türkiye seas were determined. According to the results, the ash and total carbohydrate contents of all macroalgae ranged from 20.79 to 53.49% in dry weight (dw) and from 15.32 to 55.13% dw, respectively. Their protein, lipid and crude fiber contents changed between 4.22 and 9.89% dw, 0.25 and 0.90% dw, and 12.28 and 16.01% dw, respectively. Palmitic acid (29.36–48.55% dw) and oleic acid (8.92–20.92% dw) were at the highest levels in all brown macroalgae. In addition, they included prominent levels of saturated fatty acids (51.87–69.56% dw of total fatty acid content). Magnesium (6.97–18.78 mg/kg dw), potassium (1.34–3.78 mg/kg dw), iron (1.27–8.24 mg/kg dw), and manganese (63.10–252.23 μg/kg dw) were found to be the major minerals. The main soluble carbohydrates of macroalgae were found to be mannitol (1149.99–8676.31 mg/kg dw), glucose (368.78–1305.59 mg/kg dw), myo-inositol (225.96–956.78 mg/kg dw), fructose (137.05–689.21 mg/kg dw), and sucrose (189.55–328.06 mg/kg dw). This study revealed that brown macroalgae are particularly rich in potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese, and zinc and they may have potential for use in the food industry.
Preparation and Properties of High-Viscosity Asphalt Using WTR, Terpene Resin, and APAO
Authors: Lu Xiaosong , Zheng Suining , Hu Yuanyuan , He Rui , Lei Ningjing
Published: February 2023

In this research, a novel high-viscosity asphalt (HVA) is developed using renewable modifiers to reduce its environmental impact and cost over traditional polymer modifiers such as styrene-butadiene-styrene and Tafpack super. Waste tire rubber (WTR) was utilized to increase the viscosity and improve the rheological properties of asphalt matrix at a relatively low cost. Amorphous poly alpha olefin (APAO) and terpene resin (TR) were used in the study to promote the effect of WTR and reduce the reaction temperature of the modification process. The rheological properties of asphalt matrix, WTR rubber-modified asphalt (RMA), and HVA were evaluated by dynamic shear rheometer, and the internal microstructure was observed by fluorescence microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to evaluate the compatibility of the prepared asphalts. The reaction temperature was reduced by 20°C–30°C. The optimum dosage of WTR, APAO, and TR was determined as 20 percent asphalt by weight (wt%), 5 wt%, and 3 wt%, respectively. Experimental outcomes indicated that the optimum modifiers appreciably increased the viscosity by 2.5 times (higher than 20,000 Pa·s at 60°C) and increased the ductility and softening point of RMA by approximately 50 % and 10 %, respectively. The HVA exhibited greater resistance to permanent deformation at high temperatures and to cracks at low temperatures. Because of the chemical and physical reaction between the asphalt phase and WTR, the addition of APAO and TR promoted the swelling of rubber powder and improved the uniformity of the system.
Cbln1 Directs Axon Targeting by Corticospinal Neurons Specifically toward Thoraco-Lumbar Spinal Cord
Authors: Song Janet H.T. , Ruven Carolin , Patel Payal , Ding Frances , Macklis Jeffrey D. , Sahni Vibhu
Published: February 2023

Corticospinal neurons (CSN) are centrally required for skilled voluntary movement, which necessitates that they establish precise subcerebral connectivity with the brainstem and spinal cord. However, molecular controls regulating specificity of this projection targeting remain largely unknown. We previously identified that developing CSN subpopulations exhibit striking axon targeting specificity in the spinal white matter. These CSN subpopulations with segmentally distinct spinal projections are also molecularly distinct; a subset of differentially expressed genes between these distinct CSN subpopulations regulate differential axon projection targeting. Rostrolateral CSN extend axons exclusively to bulbar-cervical segments (CSNBC-lat), while caudomedial CSN (CSNmedial) are more heterogeneous, with distinct, intermingled subpopulations extending axons to either bulbar-cervical or thoraco-lumbar segments. Here, we report, in male and female mice, thatCerebellin 1(Cbln1) is expressed specifically by CSN in medial, but not lateral, sensorimotor cortex.Cbln1shows highly dynamic temporal expression, withCbln1levels in CSN highest during the period of peak axon extension toward thoraco-lumbar segments. Using gain-of-function experiments, we identify that Cbln1 is sufficient to direct thoraco-lumbar axon extension by CSN. Misexpression of Cbln1 in CSNBC-lateither byin uteroelectroporation, or by postmitotic AAV-mediated gene delivery, redirects these axons past their normal bulbar-cervical targets toward thoracic segments. Further, Cbln1 overexpression in postmitotic CSNBC-latincreases the number of CSNmedialaxons that extend past cervical segments into the thoracic cord. Collectively, these results identify that Cbln1 functions as a potent molecular control over thoraco-lumbar CSN axon extension, part of an integrated network of controls over segmentally-specific CSN axon projection targeting.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTCorticospinal neurons (CSN) exhibit remarkable diversity and precision of axonal projections to targets in the brainstem and distinct spinal segments; the molecular basis for this targeting diversity is largely unknown. CSN subpopulations projecting to distinct targets are also molecularly distinguishable. Distinct subpopulations degenerate in specific motor neuron diseases, further suggesting that intrinsic molecular differences might underlie differential vulnerability to disease. Here, we identify a novel molecular control, Cbln1, expressed by CSN extending axons to thoraco-lumbar spinal segments. Cbln1 is sufficient, but not required, for CSN axon extension toward distal spinal segments, andCbln1expression is controlled by recently identified, CSN-intrinsic regulators of axon extension. Our results identify that Cbln1, together with other regulators, coordinates segmentally precise CSN axon targeting.
Sonny Rollins’s Musical Thought
Authors: Givan Benjamin
Published: February 2023

In interviews, jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins has described himself as a “primitive” or intuitive musician. Manuscripts in his personal archive dating from the 1960s indicate that this is not true. During this period, he closely studied several published instrumental primers and handwrote many highly systematic practice exercises using staff notation, along with much technical and introspective prose commentary. In a holistic quest for self-knowledge, he also read a wide variety of literature, including texts on music theory and acoustics, works on human anatomy and the physiology of breathing, and esoteric theories of pitch and color. The contradiction between Rollins’s claims to rely on subconscious knowledge and his extensive private engagement with written, self-analytical modes of musical conceptualization reflects a recurrent tendency among early generations of jazz musicians, noted by pianist and educator Billy Taylor, to publicly deny the actual extent of their own conscious, technical musical knowledge.
Heroic Artists, Critical Abuse, and the Death of Maria Malibran
Authors: Poriss Hilary
Published: February 2023

Maria Malibran (1808–36), the most famous opera star of her day, suffered a violent, protracted, and gory death. Although the story of her final days has been told time and again, this article offers a new reading, focusing on the abuse that she sustained as a child at the hands of her father, Manuel Garcia, and the subsequent trauma that followed her for the rest of her life. This rereading of Malibran’s death draws on the growing body of scholarship dedicated to understanding the daily life and contributions of performers, especially prima donnas. In reevaluating some of the key moments of her development as an artist and person, I nevertheless take a largely biographical approach, adding elements to her story while casting new light on other established narratives. In so doing, my aim is not only to correct long-standing assumptions surrounding the causes of her illnesses and death but also to illustrate that many of the pressures Malibran faced throughout her career reveal a set of burdens shared by many other prima donnas as well as some leading men. By exploring how Malibran responded to these pressures, I expand the picture of the conditions in which nineteenth-century prima donnas were trained and worked, and suggest that their heroism can be taken at face value, without the guise of mythical Romanticism.
Constructing a Versatile Virtuoso Persona
Authors: Liu Peng
Published: February 2023

German pianist Anna Caroline de Belleville was one of the foremost virtuoso pianists in the 1820s and 1830s, deemed the “Chamber Virtuoso of Her Royal Highness” by Princess Louise of Prussia and “Queen of the Piano” by Paganini. Although a few modern biographical accounts provide an overview of her life and career, there has been no critical examination of her virtuosity within the context of early nineteenth-century performance culture. Drawing on periodicals, magazines, correspondence, memoirs, and contemporary writings, this article reconstructs Belleville’s early career and illustrates her significance by examining her strategic programming, pianism, and reception. I argue that Belleville’s reorientation of her public concert repertory in the mid-1830s, particularly her incorporation of works considered “classical” or “serious,” enabled her to mediate the conflicting musical tastes of her critics and audiences, and to reinvent herself as a pianist renowned not for a bravura style but for a versatile, eclectic virtuosity centering on the faithful interpretation of “serious” works. This course of action marked Belleville as a significant forerunner to the interpreter-performer pianists who came to dominate the virtuoso scene from the mid-nineteenth century onward.
Indigenous Urbanisms in Pandemic Times: Countering Settler Violence withconvivencia
Authors: Castellanos M. Bianet
Published: February 2023

The pandemic catapulted Mexican cities into spaces of trauma and loss and as sites of state failure. For Maya migrants, state failure forms part of a history of settler violence and neglect. In Cancún, settler tactics promote a narrative of a city of immigrants. These tactics erase Indigenous urbanisms seeking to uphold Indigenous self-determination and nurture u kuxtal yéetel u máatsil máako’ob/convivencia, a Maya ethics of sociality and care based on caring for each other. I argue that the ethics of care and place-making entailed in convivencia help Maya migrants experience the metropole as a space of reciprocity, survival, and healing.
Augmenting the performance of photovoltaic cell through surface coating of molybdenum disulphide
Authors:   Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Excel Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India – 637303, Prashantha S. , Rajasekar R. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India - 638060, Gobinath V. K. ,   Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India - 638060, Raja G. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velalar college of Engineering and Technology, Erode, India – 638012, Subha K. ,   Nanotechnology Research Center, SRMIST, Tamil Nadu, India – 603203, Manjunath K. S. ,   Department of Pharamacology, Saveetha Dental College (SDC), Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: February 2023

The current investigation is focused on sol-gel grown molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) as an anti-reflection coating (ARC) material to increase performance of photovoltaic solar cells. Four layers (C-I, C-II, C-III & C- IV) at different thickness of MoS2 were deposited on polycrystalline solar substrate using spin coating technique. The effect of MoS2 coated on morphological structure, optical and electrical properties and thermal behaviour of solar cell are investigated. The C-III layer coated solar cells demonstrated minimum reflectance of 12 % in the UV visible region (300 - 800 nm). The maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.40 % (open environment source) and 19.23 % (closed controlled environment source) has been achieved at C-III layer coated solar cell. The C-III coated solar cell exhibited minimum cell temperature at 37.5 oC (open source) and 52.5 oC (closed source). The sol-gel developed MoS2 exhibits the desirable properties to be an ARC material for improving the PCE of solar cells.
The role of parity in the relationship between endometriosis and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Sri Ranjan Yorain , Ziauddeen Nida , Stuart Beth , Alwan Nisreen A , Cheong Ying
Published: February 2023

Graphical Abstract

Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating condition which can affect the entire reproductive life course of women with a potentially detrimental effect on pregnancy. Pregnancy (and increasing parity) can affect endometriosis by modulating disease severity and suppressing symptoms. Multiparous women could be less likely to suffer from endometriosis-related pregnancy complications than primiparous women. We aimed to systematically review the evidence examining the role of parity in the relationship between pregnancy outcomes and endometriosis. A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library was performed from inception to May 2022. We searched for experimental and observational studies. Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was used to assess the quality of evidence with the risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions tool incorporated. Eleven studies were included in the meta-analysis. Primiparous women with endometriosis had almost double the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (OR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.50–2.63, P < 0.001) compared to multiparous women with endometriosis. Primiparous women with endometriosis were at significantly increased risk of preterm delivery, caesarean delivery, and placenta praevia compared to primiparous women without endometriosis. There were no significant differences in outcomes when multiparous women with endometriosis were compared to multiparous women without endometriosis. There is limited evidence to suggest that primiparous women with endometriosis may be at higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to multiparous women. The modulatory role of parity in the pathophysiology of endometriosis and its impact on pregnancy outcomes should be investigated.

Lay summary

Endometriosis can adversely affect pregnancy and cause complications that can affect both mother and baby. The severity and symptoms of endometriosis are lessened in pregnancy and with increasing births. Women who have previously given birth could experience fewer pregnancy complications than women giving birth for the first time. We reviewed the literature to compare pregnancy outcomes in women with endometriosis by whether they had given birth before or not. Our review included 11 studies. More women with endometriosis giving birth for the first time had blood pressure disorders in pregnancy than women with endometriosis who had given birth before. First-time mothers with endometriosis tended to have a baby born early, caesarean delivery, and an abnormally located placenta compared to those without endometriosis. This study supports the theory that women with endometriosis in their first pregnancy are at higher risk of complications and may benefit from additional monitoring.
The CASR antagonist NPS2143 induces loss of acrosomal integrity and proteolysis of SPACA1 in boar spermatozoa
Authors: Macías-García Beatriz , González-Fernández Lauro
Published: February 2023

In brief

The mechanism by which p32 protein increases during capacitation in boar spermatozoa is unknown. This manuscript shows a new mechanism of induction of p32 in boar spermatozoa: the proteolysis of the phosphorylated and glycosylated form of SPACA1.

Protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PY) induction is associated with sperm capacitation. We previously showed that calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) inhibition by NPS2143 induces the 32 kDa tyrosine-phosphorylated protein (p32) in boar spermatozoa. We showed that NPS2143 induced an increase in p32 and loss of acrosomal integrity in live and dead spermatozoa in capacitating conditions (Tyrode's complete medium); the p32 rise occurred in dead spermatozoa, as shown by flow cytometry sorting. EGTA addition blunted the increase in p32, the loss of acrosomal integrity, and the increase in dead spermatozoa induced by NPS2143, indicating that the effects of NPS2143 are calcium-dependent. Mass spectrometry was used to identify which tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins were induced by NPS2143, but only serine/threonine-phosphorylated proteins were found; among these, SPACA1 was identified with different molecular weights (18, 32, and 35–45 kDa). We confirmed tyrosine phosphorylation of SPACA1 at 32 and 35–45 kDa by immunoprecipitation and co-localization of PY and SPACA1 in the presence of NPS2143 by immunofluorescence. The molecular weight of SPACA1 (35–45 kDa) decreased after treatment with peptide-N-glycosidase F, indicating that this protein is N-glycosylated. The soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI), a serine protease inhibitor, suppressed the appearance of p32 and SPACA1 (30 and 32 kDa) induced by NPS2143. Also, 8-Br-cAMP and A23187 treatments induced an increase in p32 and SPACA1 (30–32 kDa) and a parallel induction of the acrosome reaction. These findings suggest that CASR inhibition induces loss of acrosomal integrity and proteolysis of the glycosylated and phosphorylated SPACA1 (35–45 kDa) resulting in a SPACA1 rise at 32 kDa (p32).
Changes of Colorectal Cancer Diagnostics and Hospitalizations during First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Lithuania
Authors: Jurkevičiūtė Dignė , Mauravičiūtė Sandra , Dulskas Audrius , Kildušienė Inga , Stratilatovas Eugenijus , Jarmalaitė Sonata
Published: February 2023

Purpose: Our aim was to see the possible effect of the first COVID pandemic wave in Lithuania on colorectal cancer (CRC) preventive, diagnostic and treatment procedures.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed using the database of the National Cancer Institute, Lithuania. We have divided patients into two groups: group 1 – patients treated during the nonpandemic period (2019 January 1 to 2019 July 31) and group 2 – the pandemic period (2020 January 1 to 2020 July 31). We analyzed numbers of screening, therapeutic colonoscopies performed, and treated patients for CRC during two periods.Results: In general, 1318 lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures were performed in the first group and 862 procedures in the second group, which was 34.6% less compared to the first group. The first group included 672 (51%) colonoscopies, 172 (13%) day surgeries and 474 (36%) CRC screening programmes. In group 2, 456 (34.6%) less patients underwent CRC diagnostics and treatment: 141 (21%) less colonoscopies, 93 (54%) less day surgeries, 222 (47%) less CRC screening programmes, and 26 (13%) less patients were hospitalized for surgical treatment (196 vs 170).Conclusion: Our study reveals worrying changes in the timely access to diagnostic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic that possibly provoked rise in cases with the advanced stage CRC. However, despite numerical difference between groups existed, the difference between groups do not reach statistical significant level.
Computational investigation of honeybee venom proteins as potential Omicron SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
Authors:   Biochemical Technology Program, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dhamar University, Yemen, Al-Madhagi H. A. , Saleh M. G. ,   Division of Microbiology, Biology Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dhamar University, Yemen;
Published: February 2023

Because of the catastrophic consequences of COVID-19 on the world population, there should be novel­ interventions to handle ongoing infections and daily death cases. The aim of the current study is to examine the effectiveness of HBV (Honeybee venom) proteins on spike protein RBD by in silico tools. The sequences of 5 HBV proteins were used for homology modeling by Phyre 2. The generated protein models were employed for protein-protein docking against Omicron Spike glycoprotein receptor binding domain (RBD) (PDB ID# 7T9L) through HDock and ClusPro platforms followed by prediction of binding affinity using PRODIGY web portal and PDBsum for revealing interaction details. It was found that all of the examined HBV proteins exhibi­ted strong docking scores and binding affinity profiles toward RBD. The findings of the present study indicate the possible HBV as preventive as well as treatment options against Omicron SARS-CoV-2. Keywords: COVID-19, docking, Honeybee venom, RBD, SARS-COV-2
Agmatine, telomerase and trace minerals levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Authors:   Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey, Ülger D. , Bakir S. ,   Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey;, Doğan Ö. T. ,   Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey;
Published: February 2023

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disease characterized by repetitive, partially or complete upper airway obstructions resulting in hypoxia and bioelectrical wakefulness reactions along with sleep. There is a limited and different information on the biochemical pathways that may determine harmful effects in OSAS patients with different disease severity. Hence, we aimed to estimate the plasma levels of polyamine agmatine, which has many effects on the central nervous system, telomerase and trace minerals in patients with OSAS. The study included 90 volunteer patients diagnosed with OSAS and divided into three groups of 30 people each according to the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) score: mild, moderate and severe. Nocturnal blood oxygen saturation percentage (SpO2) and body mass index (BMI) were measured. Plasma agmatine level was defined by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC), plasma trace elements (Cu, Co, Mg, Mo, Zn, Se) level by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) and serum telomerase level by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. It was found that SpO2 value decreased as the disease progressed and showed a negative correlation with BMI, Co and Se plasma levels. The levels of agmatine and telomerase were shown to lower in patients with severe OSAS group compared to other groups. Keywords: agmatine, sleep apnea syndrome, SpO2, telomerase, trace minerals
ordem política como tarefa
Authors: Lima Deyvison , Arruda José Maria
Published: February 2023

O artigo trata da obra de Carl Schmitt e sua infl uência sobre o ordoliberalismo alemão. Tal chave de leitura permite compreender as causas da crise das instituições modernas e o liberalismo autoritário, inclusive como matriz da governamentalidade neoliberal. A hipótese da pesquisa indica que a obra schmittiana concede um acesso privilegiado para analisar as tendências autoritárias como a expressão do esgotamento da política moderna, a rejeição da democracia e as relações entre liberalismo e teologia política. Afinal, se a economia pressupõe uma ordem, esta seria uma decisão política, não um produto econômico. Na primeira parte, apresenta o conceito do político como uma tentativa de realização da Ordnungspolitik em contraposição à ausência de forma política; logo, de autoridade. Na segunda parte, avalia a proposta do Estado Total como o resultado das transformações do liberalismo e da intensificação do político na “era da técnica”. A conclusão interpreta a pulsão de ordem do ordoliberalismo na década de 1930 como a tentativa de fornecer um quadro institucional para produzir e assegurar a concorrência por meio de um Estado forte, além de iluminar algumas ambiguidades da relação entre mercado e Estado até sua deriva neoliberal.
Para além da paranoia epistêmica
Authors: Pinho Thiago
Published: February 2023

A Ontologia Orientada ao Objeto (OOO) é uma linha filosófica contemporânea muito difundida no universo acadêmico, com vários debates acalorados ao longo do globo, mas ainda bastante tímida quando o assunto é o campo da Teoria Social. O objetivo desse ensaio é compreender esse ponto de cruzamento, muitas vezes até de tensão, tomando como ponto de partida as ideias de Graham Harman e suas implicações epistêmico-ontológicas. Como resultado, existe nesse nosso horizonte investigativo uma nova atmosfera teórica, uma nova forma de mergulhar no campo das ciências humanas e sociais, o que vai ser chamado aqui de Teoria Social Orientada ao Objeto (T. S. O. O). Quais os desdobramentos de uma T. S. O. O? Quais são suas vantagens diante de outras tradições já existentes? Essa e outras perguntas vão ser respondidas ao longo destas páginas, pelo menos, enquanto um breve aperitivo.
Comparación del infrarrojo-cercano fecal con métodos convencionales para estimar consumo y digestibilidad en ovinos
Authors: Parra-Forero Diana , Mayorga Mogollón Olga , Ariza-Nieto Claudia
Published: February 2023

Introducción. El consumo y la digestibilidad son parámetros que definen la calidad de un forraje, sin embargo, son difíciles y costosos de estimar. La tecnología espectroscopía de infrarrojo cercano aplicada a las heces (NIRSf) es una alternativa a los métodos convencionales de referencia para estimar el consumo voluntario (CVMS) y digestibilidad de materia seca (DMS) en ovinos. Objetivo. Comparar la tecnología NIRSf con métodos convencionales para la estimación de CVMS y DMS en ovinos en confinamiento. Materiales y métodos. Se realizaron seis bioensayos en el centro de investigación Tibaitata, Cundinamarca, Colombia, durante los años 2019 y 2021 con cinco ovinos (PV 58,28±11 kg) para estimar CVMS y DMS por tres métodos: gravimetría, marcadores y NIRSf. Los animales fueron alimentados con seis regímenes alimenticios contrastantes en su valor nutricional. Se colectaron muestras de forrajes y heces, las cuales se secaron y molieron para su posterior análisis químico y espectral. Resultados. La estimación de CVMS y DMS fue diferente (p<0,001) en los seis regímenes alimenticios evaluados, donde el CVMSPM varió de 37,54 a 82,58 g/kg PV0,75 y la DMS varió de 36,32 a 58,81 %. En la comparación de la estimación del CVMS y DMS por el método referente (gravimétrico) con los métodos de marcadores y NIRSf, se observó que el método NIRSf presentó mejor ajuste comparado con el de marcadores, al presentar menor valor de la raíz del cuadrado medio del error (-1,53 y -1,75, respectivamente), menor error medio absoluto (-3,01 y -0,5, respectivamente) y mayor coeficiente de determinación (+0,09 y +0,28, respectivamente). Conclusión. La estimación del CVMS y la DMS por medio de ecuaciones NIRSf presentó mejor ajuste comparado con la metodología de marcadores; sin embargo, es necesario mejorar la precisión de las calibraciones con muestras de heces de animales bajo diferentes contextos productivos.
Das Bild Ungarns in Österreich
Authors: Kokai Karoly
Published: February 2023

By comparing the colored etching Aigentliche Vorstell- und Beschreibung der fürnehmsten in Europa befindlicher Land-Völcker, Augsburg around 1700, and the journal Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum, Kolozsvár around 1880, imagology, a research area of comparative cultural and literary studies, can be discussed in a comparative manner. Based on the findings of this comparison, the article seeks answers to questions about the scientific location and the task of Hungarian studies outside of Hungary.
Confirmation of the presence of the Striped Lizard Eater, Mastigodryas dorsalis (Bocourt, 1890) (Squamata, Colubridae), in Mexico
Authors: Hidalgo-García Jorge Arturo , Luna-Reyes Roberto , Clause Adam G. , Carbajal-Márquez Rubén Alonso , Sigala-Rodríguez José Jesús , Muñoz-Alonso Luis Antonio
Published: February 2023

The snake Mastigodryas dorsalis (Bocourt, 1890) is generally considered absent from Mexico, but a few sources indicate otherwise. Herein we resolve this issue by re-examining a historical specimen and by reporting new records for M. dorsalis in Chiapas, Mexico. These records extend the known distribution of the species 87 km northwest of the nearest pre-existing record in Guatemala. Additionally, based on these new records and an exhaustive literature review, we present an updated distribution for the species and revise its known elevational range to 300–2110 m. A complete Spanish translation of this paper is available in the Supplemental Data. Una traducción completa al español de este artículo está disponible en los Datos Suplementarios.
Differences in explosive strength values for students of the faculty of physical education and sports (male) according to body mass index levels
Authors: Mocanu George D. , Murariu Gabriel , Potop Vladimir
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. Explosive strength/muscular strength is demanded at the level of different body segments and regions in most sports. The purpose of the research: is to identify the differences in the manifestation of explosive force between groups of underweight, normal weight and overweight university students; to determine the associations between the anthropometric parameters and the value of the results in the applied tests.

Material and Methods. The investigated group consists of 147 students (men) of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, divided into 3 distinct groups for the analysis of the results: underweight (age=20.40±1.18, BMI=17.81±0.93), normal weight (age=20.504±1.671, BMI =22.24±1.67) and overweight (age=22.44±2.24, BMI=28.01±2.74). 7 tests were used to evaluate the explosive strength of the lower body (Vertical Jump Test, Standing Long Jump Test, 3-Hop Test, The multiple 5 bounds test, 30s Lateral double leg hop test, 30s Continuous vertical jumps, Speed Test 10m). A number of 6 tests were used to evaluate the explosive strength of the upper body (Overhand ball throw, Shot put, Overhead Medicine Ball Throw-forward, Overhead Medicine Ball Throw-backward, Medicine ball chest throw, 30s Plyometric Push-Ups).

Results. Univariate test results indicate F values associated with significant thresholds at the lower body level (P<0.05) for tests based on horizontal jumps (Standing Long Jump, 3-Hop Test and The multiple 5 bounds test), where underweight and normal weight have the better average scores. At the level of the upper body, the situation is changed (for Shot put and medicine balls throws), where the overweight have the best average values, followed by the normal weight, and the worst results are found for the underweight group (P<0.05). Only for the Overhand ball throw and 30s Plyometric Push-Ups, the superiority of the overweight is not statistically confirmed (P>0.05). Correlation calculation (Pearson values) indicates positive associations between body height and vertical and horizontal jumps (except for those repeated for 30s), but negative associations of BMI and body mass with jump-based tests. However, BMI and body mass are moderately, positively and significantly correlated with throw-based tests (P<0.05).

Conclusions. We can state that the classification of students in different BMI categories generates differences in explosive strength values between the 3 studied groups. The comparisons indicate the superiority of underweight and normal weights over overweight in all lower body explosive strength tests. The comparisons indicate also the significant superiority of overweight in the medicine ball and shot put tests over normal and underweight. The obtained results cannot be generalized, due to the small size of the underweight and overweight samples. Further investigations on larger groups of university students being necessary.
Potencial adaptativo de Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff (Cactaceae) para solos argilosos
Authors: Fernandes Maxlene Maria , Maciel Jefferson Rodrigues
Published: February 2023

Mudanças climáticas têm o potencial de aumentar o nível dos oceanos e destruir habitats das linhas costeiras. Esse processo aumenta o risco de extinção local das espécies que ocorrem exclusivamente nos solos arenosos da restinga e impõe urgência para entender se essas espécies especialistas apresentam plasticidade para ocupar diferentes condições de solo. Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff (Cactaceae) é uma espécie ameaçada de extinção da restinga com ocorrência restrita para solos arenosos. Neste estudo, foi medido o crescimento de plântulas de M. violaceus em solos arenosos, areno-argiloso e argiloso para avaliar sua plasticidade ambiental. Plântulas de M. violaceus cresceram melhor em solos arenosos. Mesmo assim, elas apresentaram plasticidade para se estabelecerem em solos argilosos. Os resultados possuem potenciais práticos para conservação da espécie e acrescentam evidências de que a família Cactaceae pode ser incorporada na hipótese do trade-off de crescimento de táxons especialistas de solos arenosos.
DICIONÁRIO ONLINE DO KHEUÓL DO UAÇÁ, VARIEDADES KARIPUNA E GALIBI-MARWORNO
Authors: Silva Glauber Romling da , Santos Gélsama Mara Ferreira dos , Carvalho Amanda , Forte Janina dos Santos , Silva Jaciara Santos da
Published: February 2023

O Kheuól do Uaçá é uma língua indígena ameaçada falada e compartilhada por dois povos de origens bastante distintas, os Karipuna e Galibi-Marworno, que habitam Terra Indígena do Uaçá, situada no município de Oiapoque, Estado do Amapá, na fronteira franco-brasileira. O Kheuól do Uaçá deriva do guianense, língua que surgiu em Caiena, atual Guiana Francesa, no contexto colonial dos séculos XVII-XVIII, a partir do francês (Carvalho, 2020; Santos, M.; Silva, G. 2020; Lüpke et al, 2020, Silva, G. 2021). Consolidou-se como língua franca de uma região com fronteira disputada por quase duzentos anos entre Portugal (posteriormente Brasil) e França, de 1713 até 1900. No século XX, com a consolidação da fronteira norte brasileira, firmou-se como língua de identidade desses dois povos (Silva, G. 2021). O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar os resultados parciais do processo de construção do Dicionário Online do Kheuól do Uaçá (DOKH), um dos subprojetos do Projeto de Documentação de Línguas do Museu do Índio (FUNAI/UNESCO). A produção do DOKH, nas variedades Karipuna e Galibi-Marworno, insere-se no contexto de revitalização linguística operado nos últimos anos por professores indígenas dos dois povos, que inclui a formação de pesquisadores indígenas em nível de graduação e pós-graduação (mestrado) em métodos e técnicas de Documentação Linguística voltados para a produção de materiais didáticos e paradidáticos em Kheuól (Gippert et al., 2006; Moore et al., 2016: Santos, M.; Silva, G. 2020; Forte, 2021; Silv, J., 2022; ). A confecção do DOKH, aplica como metodologia uma abordagem participativa e formativa voltada pata a autonomia (Denzon et al. 2008; Stenzel, 2014; Franchetto, 2017; Smith, 2021). O trabalho buscará refletir sobre os impactos desse processo na revitalização, documentação e descrição dessa língua.
CONSIDERACIONES TEÓRICAS Y METODOLÓGICAS PARA UNA INVESTIGACIÓN FRASEOLÓGICA INTERDISCIPLINAR
Authors: Alfaro Echevarria Luis Alberto
Published: February 2023

El artículo expone las principales problemáticas actuales que caracterizan el desarrollo de la fraseología como disciplina lingüística en creciente producción científica y destaca los principales criterios en torno a ellas. Su objetivo es arribar a precisiones teóricas y metodológicas que según criterio del autor son esenciales para concebir una investigación fraseológica de carácter interdisciplinario sobre el español actual de Cuba y, mediante el método expositivo y la argumentación, reflexiona sobre aquellos aspectos que deben ser considerados prioritariamente por el investigador, algunos de los cuales no tienen hoy una solución definitiva en el marco de la disciplina. De esta manera logra una sistematización de presupuestos lógicos que pueden contribuir a un desarrollo coherente de una investigación fraseológica interdisciplinar.
CARACTERIZACIÓN EDUCATIVA DEL SISTEMA PENAL JUVENIL. UNA REVISIÓN DEL ESTADO DEL ARTE
Authors: Cortés Torres José Eduardo
Published: February 2023

El marco normativo internacional sobre el derecho de la educación del adolescente privado de la libertad establece garantías para su cumplimiento. El artículo analiza las principales tendencias investigativas en relación con los procesos pedagógicos y legislativos en educación, referidos a los sistemas penales juveniles en países de América Latina, España y Estados Unidos. Se examinan textos producidos entre 2018 y 2022, 50 artículos resultados de investigaciones y presentes en las bases de datos Scopus, ScienceDirect, Ebsco y ProQuest. Esas investigaciones se enfocan en conceptos jurídicos y educativos enmarcados en cuestionamientos sobre el lenguaje y mediante categorías totalizantes y discriminatorias. Las investigaciones abogan por desarrollar líneas de acción enfocadas en el proceso restaurativo, por lo tanto, a pesar del gran avance en la defensa de los derechos humanos dentro de las unidades de atención socioeducativa para adolescentes judicializados, aún e presentan prácticas de violencia. Por lo tanto, se considera oportuno realizar intervenciones no solo con los jóvenes, sino con los demás implicados: sociedad, Estado, familia y otros, en aras de orientar las prácticas y el trabajo educativo.
Le posthumanisme
Authors: DIOUF Jeanne Diouma
Published: February 2023

Depuis les années 2000 se profile dans les recherches technoscientifiques un projet transhumaniste devant aboutir à la création d’un autre type d’homme défiant toutes limites naturelles : le posthumain. Ce projet semble concrétiser le vieux rêve philosophique de création d’une « surhumanité », c’est-à-dire une humanité dépassant sa finitude, voire sa condition naturelle. N’est-ce pas là aussi un projet transhumaniste invitant l’homme à se transcender ? Dans la présente analyse, nous proposons un rapprochement audacieux entre ces projets et leur conception anthropologique.