bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dietary patterns among adults in three low-income urban communities in Accra, Ghana
Authors: Kushitor Sandra Boatemaa , Alangea Deda Ogum , Aryeetey Richmond , de-Graft Aikins Ama
Published: November 2023

Objective

Dietary patterns describe the dietary behaviour and habits of individuals. Unhealthy dietary patterns provide individuals with limited nutrients while increasing the risk of nutrition-related diseases. Unhealthy dietary patterns are high in urban areas, especially among low-income urban residents. This study examined dietary patterns in three low-income urban communities in Accra, Ghana, between 2011 and 2013.

Methods

This study used Wave 2 and 3 data from the Urban Health and Poverty Survey (EDULINK 2011 and 2013). The sample size was 960 in 2011 and 782 in 2013. Dietary pattern was examined using factor analysis and the NOVA food classification system. Summary statistics were computed for sociodemographic characteristics and diet frequency and pattern. Differences in dietary behaviours between 2011 and 2013 were also estimated. Three logistic regression models were computed to determine the predictors of dietary patterns.

Results

The frequency of consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) and fruits was higher in 2013 compared with 2011. The intake of processed culinary ingredients (NOVA Group 2), processed foods (NOVA Group 3) and ultra-processed foods (NOVA Group 4) was higher in 2013 versus 2011. In 2013, 29% consumed ultra-processed foods compared to 21% in 2011. Three dietary patterns (rice-based, snack-based, and staple and stew/soup) were identified. About two out of every five participants consumed the food items in the rice (43%) and staple and sauce patterns (40%). The proportion of participants who consumed the food items in the snack pattern was 35% in 2011 but 41% in 2013. Respondents aged 25–34 and those with higher education often consumed the snack-based and rice-based dietary patterns. In 2013, participants in Ussher Town had a higher probability of consuming food items in the snack pattern than those living in Agbogbloshie.

Conclusions

This study found that between 2011 and 2013, more participants consumed ASFs, fruits, and processed foods. A complex interplay of personal and socio-cultural factors influenced dietary intake. The findings of this study mirror global changes in diet and food systems, with important implications for the primary and secondary prevention of NCDs. Health promotion programs at the community level are needed to address the increasing levels of processed food consumption.
Stimulating appearance comparison dynamics and their effects on psychological dysfunctions: The moderating role of self-compassion
Authors: Nawaz Humma , Rabia Mahwish , Javed Hubba , Yousaf Muhammad , Mahmood Shahid , Riaz Muhammad
Published: November 2023

In recent decades, attitudes towards appearance comparison, and self-disapproval have rapidly increased, and these are attitudes strongly associated with psychological disorders. The present study aims to investigate the underlying patterns of depression, appearance-based stress, dietary constraints, and social and celebrity appearance comparison among young adults. It also examines the role of self-compassion in moderating the relationship between psychological dysfunctions and appearance comparison as well as the criteria and influences contributing to appearance comparison. Data on BMI, the measures of depression, appearance-based stress, eating restraints, appearance comparison, self-compassion, and predictors of peers and celebrity appearance comparison were collected from 434 college students (Age: Mean = 22; SD = 2.36; Male = Female = 217) in Sialkot, Pakistan. The data was analyzed by using the Hierarchical Regression Model. The results revealed that respondents who compared their appearances to peers and celebrities had increased depression and appearance-based stress while eating constraints didn’t affect the appearance-based comparison, stress, and depression. Moreover, self-compassion significantly moderated the relationship between depression, appearance-based stress, and appearance comparison whereas an insignificant moderation effect is observed between eating restraints and self-compassion. Despite psychological distresses such as depression, appearance-based stress, and eating restraints, appearance comparisons are connected to appearance-based victimization, media appearance pressure, social-cultural appearance pressure, appearance conversation, and self-consciousness.
Affective work rumination as a mediator of the reciprocal relationships between job demands and exhaustion
Authors: Geisler Martin , Buratti Sandra , Allwood Carl Martin
Published: November 2023

High levels of job demands are considered as the main predictor for teachers’ exhaustion, but longitudinal studies of the causal effects are few. Recently it has been suggested that research should further explore possible reciprocal relationships between stressors and strain and investigate if work rumination contributes to explain these relationships. In a sample of teachers (n = 1067) using a three-wave design, we hypothesized positive causal effects of job demands (work pace and role conflict) on affective work rumination, and of affective work rumination on exhaustion. We also hypothesized a positive reversed causal effect of exhaustion on affective work rumination, and of affective work rumination on job demands. Furthermore, affective work rumination was expected to mediate the positive causal and reversed causal effects between job demands and exhaustion. The results partly confirmed the expected causal and reversed causal effects. However, affective work rumination was only found to mediate the reversed causal effect of exhaustion and role conflict. Furthermore, a reciprocal relationship was only found between role conflict and exhaustion. The empirical, theoretical, and practical implications of the study are discussed.
Prevalence of recent occupational injury and its associated factors among food industry workers in Selangor
Authors: Dapari Rahmat , Mahfot Mohd Hafizuddin , Chiu Yan Yee Florence , Ahmad Aisyah Nabilah Iftikhar , Magayndran Krishen , Ahmad Zamzuri Mohd ‘Ammar Ihsan , Isa Zaleha Md , Hassan Mohd Rohaizat , Che Dom Nazri , Syed Abdul Rahim Syed Sharizman
Published: November 2023

Introduction

Malaysia’s gross domestic product is heavily influenced by the food and beverage sector and the contribution of the industry to the national economy is expected to increase in the coming years. Thus, the need for employees in the food industry will continue to rise as this sector grows. Nevertheless, employees in the food industry are exposed to various occupational hazards that can lead to occupational injuries, mainly related to kitchen work. Given the increasing number of employees in the food industry and the rising trend of occupational injuries, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of recent occupational injuries and their associated factors and predictors among food industry workers.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among food industry workers in Selangor, Malaysia. The respondents were sampled using a multistage random sampling method. Data were collected via online self-administered questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models in the SPSS software, version 25.

Results

A total of 250 responses were received from 342 samples, with an overall response rate of 73.0%. The prevalence of recent occupational injuries among food industry workers was 44.8%. Statistically, significant associations were present between occupational injuries and alcohol consumption (p = 0.001), poor knowledge (p = 0.031), poor compliance (p = 0.021), poor safety management (p = 0.021), poor safety training (p = 0.002), poor safety culture (p = 0.003), physical exposure (p < 0.001), and ergonomic exposure (p = 0.009). The predictors for recent occupational injuries among food industry workers were Malay (adjusted Odds Ratio; aOR = 2.60, p = 0.027, 95% Confidence Interval; CI = 1.116, 6.035), alcohol consumption (aOR = 5.31, p = 0.001, 95% CI = 2.042, 13.779), poor knowledge (aOR = 1.98, p = 0.032, 95% CI = 1.059, 3.691), poor safety culture (aOR = 2.44, p = 0.002, 95% CI = 1.372, 4.342), and exposure to physical hazards (aOR = 8.88, p < 0.001, 95% CI = 3.031, 26.014).

Conclusion

This study has found a high prevalence of occupational injuries among food industry workers, thereby highlighting the importance of addressing alcohol consumption, improving worker knowledge, enhancing work safety culture, and better control measures on exposure to physical hazards, especially among Malay workers. By prioritising these factors, employers can create safer work environments and minimise the risk of occupational injuries.
American public opinion on artificial intelligence in healthcare
Authors: Rojahn Jessica , Palu Andrea , Skiena Steven , Jones Jason J.
Published: November 2023

Billions of dollars are being invested into developing medical artificial intelligence (AI) systems and yet public opinion of AI in the medical field seems to be mixed. Although high expectations for the future of medical AI do exist in the American public, anxiety and uncertainty about what it can do and how it works is widespread. Continuing evaluation of public opinion on AI in healthcare is necessary to ensure alignment between patient attitudes and the technologies adopted. We conducted a representative-sample survey (total N = 203) to measure the trust of the American public towards medical AI. Primarily, we contrasted preferences for AI and human professionals to be medical decision-makers. Additionally, we measured expectations for the impact and use of medical AI in the future. We present four noteworthy results: (1) The general public strongly prefers human medical professionals make medical decisions, while at the same time believing they are more likely to make culturally biased decisions than AI. (2) The general public is more comfortable with a human reading their medical records than an AI, both now and “100 years from now.” (3) The general public is nearly evenly split between those who would trust their own doctor to use AI and those who would not. (4) Respondents expect AI will improve medical treatment but more so in the distant future than immediately.
The association between symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and perceived stress: A countrywide study of Sri Lanka
Authors: Wickramasinghe Nilanka , Thuraisingham Ahthavann , Jayalath Achini , Wickramasinghe Dakshitha , Samarasekara Nandadeva , Yazaki Etsuro , Devanarayana Niranga Manjuri
Published: November 2023

Background/Aims

Stress is a known associated factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, the dynamics between stress and GERD are not fully studied, especially in Sri Lanka. Our objective was to assess it.

Methods

For this cross-sectional descriptive study, 1200 individuals (age ranged 18–70 years, mean 42.7 years [SD 14.4 years], 46.1% males), were recruited using stratified random cluster sampling from all 25 districts of Sri Lanka. An interviewer-administered questionnaire, which included a country-validated GERD symptom screening tool, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), was used to assess GERD symptoms and stress. Probable GERD was defined as those having heartburn and/ or regurgitation at least once per week which is on par with globally accepted criteria. Those who did not fulfill these criteria were considered as controls.

Results

PSS score was higher in those with probable GERD (mean 13.75 [standard deviation (SD) 6.87]) than in controls (mean 10.93 [SD 6.80]), (p <0.001, Mann-Whitney U test). The adjusted odds ratio for GERD symptoms was 1.96 times higher (95% confidence interval 1.50–2.55) in the moderate to high-stress level compared to the low-stress level participants. PSS score correlated significantly with the GERD screening tool score (R 0.242, p <0.001). Heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, cough, and burping were significantly frequent in those with moderate to high-stress levels (p <0.001). Those with higher stress scores were more likely to use acid-lowering drugs (p = 0.006).

Conclusions

Individuals exposed to higher levels of stress are more likely to have GERD symptoms. Therefore, stress reduction should be an important part of GERD symptom management.
Flow cytometry-based quantification of genome editing efficiency in human cell lines using the L1CAM gene
Authors: Hasan Muhammad Nazmul , Hyodo Toshinori , Biswas Mrityunjoy , Rahman Md. Lutfur , Mihara Yuko , Karnan Sivasundaram , Ota Akinobu , Tsuzuki Shinobu , Hosokawa Yoshitaka , Konishi Hiroyuki
Published: November 2023

CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful genome editing system that has remarkably facilitated gene knockout and targeted knock-in. To accelerate the practical use of CRISPR/Cas9, however, it remains crucial to improve the efficiency, precision, and specificity of genome editing, particularly targeted knock-in, achieved with this system. To improve genome editing efficiency, researchers should first have a molecular assay that allows sensitive monitoring of genome editing events with simple procedures. In the current study, we demonstrate that genome editing events occurring in L1CAM, an X-chromosome gene encoding a cell surface protein, can be readily monitored using flow cytometry (FCM) in multiple human cell lines including neuroblastoma cell lines. The abrogation of L1CAM was efficiently achieved using Cas9 nucleases which disrupt exons encoding the L1CAM extracellular domain, and was easily detected by FCM using anti-L1CAM antibodies. Notably, L1CAM-abrogated cells could be quantified by FCM in four days after transfection with a Cas9 nuclease, which is much faster than an established assay based on the PIGA gene. In addition, the L1CAM-based assay allowed us to measure the efficiency of targeted knock-in (correction of L1CAM mutations) accomplished through different strategies, including a Cas9 nuclease-mediated method, tandem paired nicking, and prime editing. Our L1CAM-based assay using FCM enables rapid and sensitive quantification of genome editing efficiencies and will thereby help researchers improve genome editing technologies.
SRplot: A free online platform for data visualization and graphing
Authors: Tang Doudou , Chen Mingjie , Huang Xinhua , Zhang Guicheng , Zeng Lin , Zhang Guangsen , Wu Shangjie , Wang Yewei
Published: November 2023

Graphics are widely used to provide summarization of complex data in scientific publications. Although there are many tools available for drawing graphics, their use is limited by programming skills, costs, and platform specificities. Here, we presented a freely accessible easy-to-use web server named SRplot that integrated more than a hundred of commonly used data visualization and graphing functions together. It can be run easily using all Web browsers and there are no strong requirements on the computing power of users’ machines. With a user-friendly graphical interface, users can simply paste the contents of the input file into the text box according to the defined file format. Modification operations can be easily performed, and graphs can be generated in real-time. The resulting graphs can be easily downloaded in bitmap (PNG or TIFF) or vector (PDF or SVG) format in publication quality. The website is updated promptly and continuously. Functions in SRplot have been improved, optimized and updated depend on feedback and suggestions from users. The graphs prepared with SRplot have been featured in more than five hundred peer-reviewed publications. The SRplot web server is now freely available at http://www.bioinformatics.com.cn/SRplot.
Clinical leaders crossing boundaries: A study on the role of clinical leadership in crossing boundaries between specialties
Authors: Braam Anoek , van Wijngaarden Jeroen D. H. , Vollmann Manja , Hilders Carina G. J. M. , Buljac-Samardžić Martina
Published: November 2023

Background

Due to the growing number of complex (multimorbid) patients, integrating and coordinating care across medical specialties around patient needs is an urgent theme in current health care. Clinical leadership plays an important role in stimulating coordination both within and between specialty groups, which results in better outcomes in terms of job satisfaction and quality of care.

Purpose

In this light, this study aims to understand the relation between physicians’ clinical leadership and outcomes, focusing on the sequential mediation of relationships and coordination with physicians within their own medical specialty group and from other specialties.

Methodology

A cross-sectional self-administered survey among physicians in a Dutch hospital (n = 107) was conducted to measure clinical leadership, relational coordination at two levels (medical specialty group and between different specialties), quality of care, and job satisfaction.

Results

Clinical leadership was related to better quality of care through more relational coordination within the medical specialty group. Clinical leadership was related to more job satisfaction through more relational coordination within the medical specialty group, through more relational coordination between specialties, and sequentially through both kinds of relational coordination.

Conclusion

Physicians who act as clinical leaders are important for crossing specialist boundaries and increasing care outcomes.

Practical implications

To improve multidisciplinary collaboration, managers should encourage clinical leadership and pay attention to the strong relationships between physicians from the same specialty.
Homologous Ad26.COV2.S vaccination results in reduced boosting of humoral responses in hybrid immunity, but elicits antibodies of similar magnitude regardless of prior infection
Authors: Moyo-Gwete Thandeka , Richardson Simone I. , Keeton Roanne , Hermanus Tandile , Spencer Holly , Manamela Nelia P. , Ayres Frances , Makhado Zanele , Motlou Thopisang , Tincho Marius B. , Benede Ntombi , Ngomti Amkele , Baguma Richard , Chauke Masego V. , Mennen Mathilda , Adriaanse Marguerite , Skelem Sango , Goga Ameena , Garrett Nigel , Bekker Linda-Gail , Gray Glenda , Ntusi Ntobeko A. B. , Riou Catherine , Burgers Wendy A. , Moore Penny L.
Published: November 2023

The impact of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection on the durability of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine-elicited responses, and the effect of homologous boosting has not been well explored. We followed a cohort of healthcare workers for 6 months after receiving the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine and a further one month after they received an Ad26.COV2.S booster dose. We assessed longitudinal spike-specific antibody and T cell responses in individuals who had never had SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared to those who were infected with either the D614G or Beta variants prior to vaccination. Antibody and T cell responses elicited by the primary dose were durable against several variants of concern over the 6 month follow-up period, regardless of infection history. However, at 6 months after first vaccination, antibody binding, neutralization and ADCC were as much as 59-fold higher in individuals with hybrid immunity compared to those with no prior infection. Antibody cross-reactivity profiles of the previously infected groups were similar at 6 months, unlike at earlier time points, suggesting that the effect of immune imprinting diminishes by 6 months. Importantly, an Ad26.COV2.S booster dose increased the magnitude of the antibody response in individuals with no prior infection to similar levels as those with previous infection. The magnitude of spike T cell responses and proportion of T cell responders remained stable after homologous boosting, concomitant with a significant increase in long-lived early differentiated CD4 memory T cells. Thus, these data highlight that multiple antigen exposures, whether through infection and vaccination or vaccination alone, result in similar boosts after Ad26.COV2.S vaccination.
Effects of N-glycan modifications on spike expression, virus infectivity, and neutralization sensitivity in ancestral compared to Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants
Authors: Lusvarghi Sabrina , Stauft Charles B. , Vassell Russell , Williams Brittany , Baha Haseebullah , Wang Wei , Neerukonda Sabari Nath , Wang Tony , Weiss Carol D.
Published: November 2023

The SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein has 22 potential N-linked glycosylation sites per monomer that are highly conserved among diverse variants, but how individual glycans affect virus entry and neutralization of Omicron variants has not been extensively characterized. Here we compared the effects of specific glycan deletions or modifications in the Omicron BA.1 and D614G spikes on spike expression, processing, and incorporation into pseudoviruses, as well as on virus infectivity and neutralization by therapeutic antibodies. We found that loss of potential glycans at spike residues N717 and N801 each conferred a loss of pseudovirus infectivity for Omicron but not for D614G or Delta variants. This decrease in infectivity correlated with decreased spike processing and incorporation into Omicron pseudoviruses. Oligomannose-enriched Omicron pseudoviruses generated in GnTI- cells or in the presence of kifunensine were non-infectious, whereas D614G or Delta pseudoviruses generated under similar conditions remained infectious. Similarly, growth of live (authentic) SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of kifunensine resulted in a greater reduction of titers for the BA.1.1 variant than Delta or D614G variants relative to their respective, untreated controls. Finally, we found that loss of some N-glycans, including N343 and N234, increased the maximum percent neutralization by the class 3 S309 monoclonal antibody against D614G but not BA.1 variants, while these glycan deletions altered the neutralization potency of the class 1 COV2-2196 and Etesevimab monoclonal antibodies without affecting maximum percent neutralization. The maximum neutralization by some antibodies also varied with the glycan composition, with oligomannose-enriched pseudoviruses conferring the highest percent neutralization. These results highlight differences in the interactions between glycans and residues among SARS-CoV-2 variants that can affect spike expression, virus infectivity, and susceptibility of variants to antibody neutralization.
MODELING THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (UHPC) BY A MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE OPTIMIZED BY NOVEL ALGORITHM
Authors: Zuo Xin , Liu Die , Gao Yunrui , Yang FengJing , Wong Guohui
Published: November 2023

The Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) as an efficient material in constructional projects needs to be investigated in terms of ingredients and their magnitudes to compute the compressive strength of concrete. Empirical determination of relationships between constituents can demand more energy and cost. At the same time, the intelligent systems have enabled us to appraise the compressive strength based on ingredients' composition. Also, choosing eco-friendly materials in concrete as one of the widely-used items worldwide should be encouraged. This study has attempted to model the compressive strength of UHPC. Support Vector Regression (SVR), as a machine learning technique aligned with the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Henry's Gas Solubility Optimization (HGSO), have been used to simulate the compressive strength of concrete calculated based on different materials used in the present article. Eight constituents were tested to generate the compressive strength values. Various metrics were used to evaluate the modeling process. In this regard, the R2 of test phase modeling for SVR-HGSO was obtained 0.960 while for SVR-PSO, 0.925. In the training stage, the correlation rate was computed 0.902 for SVR-HGSO, which is 1.7 percent higher than SVR-PSO with R2 0.887.
MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF CANTILEVER JACKING OF HIGH SLOPE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CONTINUOUS BOX GIRDER
Authors: Zhang Zhe , Sun Quansheng , Zhang Chao , Li Xiaoqian
Published: November 2023

Due to the rapid development of the transportation industry and economy, an increasing number of bridges have been unable to meet the demands of traffic. Demolishing and rebuilding bridges can lengthen the construction period, waste a lot of resources, and increase construction costs. Based on the lifting renovation project of the old Harbin Dongsan Ring Expressway viaduct, this paper combines finite element analysis and on-site testing to analyze the construction process. The bridge alignment, elevation, and deviations were monitored during the construction process, and a correction system was developed to address such issues. Structural analysis was conducted to evaluate the internal forces when uneven jacking occurred. The construction process described in this paper can effectively solve the jacking problems of urban continuous bridges with large tonnage, high slopes, and heights. The successful implementation of the jacking retrofitting project has verified the reliability of the measures taken.
Crítica y enigma en Walter Benjamin
Authors: Moreno María Rita
Published: November 2023

Este artículo se centra en ciertas reflexiones tempranas de la filosofía de Walter Benjamin y sostiene que en ellas se advierte un pasaje del concepto de verdad comprendido como misterio [Geheimnis] a uno en que la verdad es abordada en cuanto enigma [Rätsel]. En primer lugar, se establece la determinación de la preminencia subjetivista de la modernidad y se muestra en qué sentido el programa benjaminiano de una filosofía venidera avanza hacia una reflexión liberada del yo, capaz de experimentar lo no-dicho por la totalidad subjetivista. Luego, se señala por qué la búsqueda de una relación sujeto-objeto distinta a la de la síntesis se concentra en la objetividad estética. A continuación, se indica la aproximación entre verdad y belleza efectuada por el filósofo y se sugiereuna conexión entre tal aproximación y la actualización benjaminiana de la filosofía platónica, fundamentalmente, la asociada a la figura medial de Eros. Por eso, finalmente, se expone el abordaje de la búsqueda tensional del δαίμων como la vía benjaminiana para desmontar la concepción misteriosa de la verdad y afirmar, en cambio, su carácter enigmático.
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor: Novel Techniques in a New Era
Authors: Sun Shengkun , Wang Hengen , Zhang Xu , Chen Guangfu
Published: November 2023

Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) serves both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the management of bladder cancer. Attaining a high-quality TURBT is not always guaranteed due to various factors. En-bloc resection of bladder tumors (ERBT) holds promise to be a primary technique for removing bladder tumors in most non-muscle invasive bladder cancers. However, so far, no conclusive evidence indicates the superiority of any specific energy source used for ERBT. While laser energy can prevent the activation of obturator nerve reflex during ERBT, it poses challenges such as thermal injury and imprecise controllability. Needle-shaped electrodes offer high-level precision and controllability, without causing tissue deterioration or vaporization. The primary limitation of ERBT at present is the extraction/harvesting of large en-bloc specimens. Effective tools have been developed to overcome this limitation. Enhanced cystoscopy improves the detection of flat and small bladder tumors, allowing for better removal of cancerous tissues and significantly reducing recurrence rates. Advances in medical technology have brought forth a multitude of strategies to address the shortcomings of traditional TURBT. Appliances with large operating channel provide a platform for conducting laparoscopic procedures within the context of pneumocystoscopy, facilitating the execution of super TURBT and conferring comparable advantages to en-bloc resection. Moreover, the utilization of pneumocystoscopy enables the safe and effective performance of transurethral partial cystectomy for localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Novel techniques significantly improve the precision of the transurethral surgery and lower the risk of complications.
Zdeněk Smetánka, Archeologické etudy. Osmnáct kapitol o poznávání středověku
Authors: Wihoda Martin
Published: November 2023

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Kryzys kompetencji zdrowotnych w społeczeństwie i jego konsekwencje dla zdrowia publicznego
Authors: Syrek Ewa
Published: November 2023

The article analyzes the concept of health literacy, referring to scientific research and indicating the elements of the health competencies crisis in European countries. It emphasizes the consequences of the insufficient/problematic level of health competencies for public health. Moreover, it underlines the importance of the process of socialization and health education in shaping health literacy.
Nizami, Profane Love and the Melancholy Tradition: Uncovering Amor Heroes in the Indian Princess’ Tale in Seven Beauties
Authors: Aliyev Javid
Published: November 2023

Nizami Ganjavi’s fourth epic poem, Seven Beauties offers a cohesive picture of many variations or ‘colors’ of love and occupies a prominent position in his prolific oeuvre. Although much has been written on mystical love in Nizami’s works, the status of profane love remains somewhat neglected. A concept introduced through the Latin translation of an Arabic medical treatise on love during the medieval period, studies on profane love gave rise to a specific form of melancholy, referred as amor heroes or love-melancholy in various medico-literary texts. As a polymath, it can be speculated that Nizami’s interests in medicine probably extended to this type of amorous sickness. Upon close reading of the famous tale “King of Black”, clear parallels can be discerned between the literary depiction of the love-lorn king and the medical symptoms of love-melancholy. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to elucidate this connection by drawing on the Galenic and Arabic medical texts on love and melancholy, which eventually influenced Nizami and found its reverberations in the tale of the Indian Princess in Seven Beauties.
Robert Walsers Sprachbildlichkeit: Im Trialog mit Thomas Hirschhorns Ruinen und Mark Wallingers Schattenspielen
Authors: Steierwald Ulrike
Published: November 2023

In the linguistic imagery of his texts and also in his consistent biographical retreat, the author Robert Walser presents the riddles of an aesthetic relationship between self and other to the world. From the diversity of his extremely relational view of the world emerges a tension-rich charge of his texts, which is taken up by numerous visual artists. The tension consists in the simultaneity of abstraction and vividness, of cosmographic expansion and extreme reduction (e. g., in the micrograms), of similarity as well as difference. Thomas Hirschhorn and Mark Wallinger are quite similar in their love for Walser, but they are far apart in their artistic consequences. They shape the extremely relational and yet always precarious view of the world either in adhesions or volatility, physicality or shadow, publicity or isolation, ruins or paths, concretizations or abstractions. A politically effective aesthetic connects the two artists with Robert Walser in a poetic trialogue, for it is a matter of communication and discursive exposition, not of enlightenment or agitation.
Imitation and the Inimitable: Scenes of (Failing) Translation in Goethe’s Lehrjahre and Novelle
Authors: Weissmann Dirk
Published: November 2023

This paper explores the theme of translation, pseudo-translation, and multilingualism in Goethe’s Lehrjahre and Novelle. Both texts stage processes of (failing) translation in order to reflect on issues of linguistic identity and linguistic homogeneity. Overall, Goethe’s latent inclusion of different languages in these texts demonstrates his deep engagement with language diversity, as he resisted the monolingualizing tendencies of his time. The paper argues that the two novels underscore the tension between embracing linguistic otherness and conforming to monolingual norms in German classicism.
Monitoring and numerical simulation analysis of a pit-in-pit excavation of the first branch line of Lanzhou Metro
Authors: Tao Hui , Ye Shuaihua , Zhang Shicheng
Published: November 2023

Based on the pit excavation project in a station of Lanzhou Metro, the horizontal displacement of bored piles, the ground settlement around the foundation pit, and the supporting axial force in the foundation pit were tested on site. The changing rules and influencing factors of horizontal displacement of external and internal bracing piles during foundation pit construction are analyzed. Comparing the measured results with the numerical simulation results, the results show that the finite element calculation results can meet the engineering needs, the pile-support system can effectively control the deformation of the foundation pit, and the bottom of the outer pit has an obvious uplift. The numerical simulation is used to study the influence of different working conditions on the deformation of the foundation pit. The results show that the inner support of the foundation pit can control soil deformation more effectively than the outer support of the foundation pit. The study can provide a reference for the construction of such foundation pit in Lanzhou in the future.
Inhibition efficiency and mechanism of nitrilo-tris(methylenephosphonato)zinc on mild steel corrosion in neutral fluoride-containing aqueous media
Authors: Kazantseva Irina S. , Chausov Feodor F. , Vorob’yov Vasiliy L. , Lomova Natalya V. , Maratkanova Alyona N. , Averkiev Igor K.
Published: November 2023

Corrosion-electrochemical behaviour of steel E 235 in borate buffer solution (pH = 7.4) containing F− ions with and with no added ZnNTP as an inhibitor, where NTP = N(CH2PO3)3, was studied by the potentiodynamic polarization and depth-profiling XPS analysis of specimens polarized at different potentials applied. Depending on the potential applied, F− ion was shown to influence differently on the formation, composition and structure of passive film. At E < 0.1–0.2 V/SSCE, F− ion promotes the passivation via forming sparingly soluble FeF2, and the resulting film is comprised of mainly iron(II) oxides and hydroxides, as well as sparingly soluble FeF2 and FeZnNTP. At E > 0.1–0.2 V/SSCE, F− ion works for the destruction of the passive film by forming soluble compounds with Fe3+ ions, which leads to its thinning. ZnNTP inhibitor forms FeZnNTP heterometallic complex with iron ions, which is the most stable constituent of the passive film. When F− ion concentration does not exceed 1.4 mmol/L, ZnNTP inhibitor is optimal to be added in amount of 0.5–1.0 g/L, whereas concentrations of 5.6 mmol/L F− ion and higher require 5 g/L ZnNTP or even more to be added.
AnswerTruthDetector: a combined cognitive load approach for separating truthful from deceptive answers in computer-administered questionnaires
Authors: Maleck Moritz , Gross Tom
Published: November 2023

In human-computer interaction, much empirical research exists. Online questionnaires increasingly play an important role. Here the quality of the results depend strongly on the quality of the given answers, and it is essential to distinguish truthful from deceptive answers. There exist elegant single modalities for deception detection in the literature, such as mouse tracking and eye tracking (in this paper, respectively, measuring the pupil diameter). Yet, no combination of these two modalities is available. This paper presents a combined approach of two cognitive-load-based lie detection approaches. We address study administrators who conduct questionnaires in the HCI, wanting to improve the validity of questionnaires.
Integrative bioinformatics analysis reveals STAT2 as a novel biomarker of inflammation-related cardiac dysfunction in atrial fibrillation
Authors: Li Cairong , Li Guanhua , Tu Sijia , Bai Xinghua , Yuan Hong
Published: November 2023

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common critical cause of stroke and cardiac dysfunction worldwide with lifetime risks. Viral infection and inflammatory response with myocardial involvement may lead to an increase in AF-related mortality. To dissect the potential sequelae of viral infection in AF patients, especially the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), based on AF and COVID-19 databases from Gene Expression Omnibus, weighted gene co-expression network analysis was used to identify key genes in heart tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Here, HSCT, PSMB9, STAT2, and TNFSF13B were identified as common risk genes of AF and COVID-19 patients. Correlation analysis of these genes with AF and COVID-19 showed a positive disease relevance. silencing of STAT2 by small interfering RNA significantly rescued SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 pseudovirus-induced cardiac cell contraction dysfunction in vitro. In conclusion, we identified STAT2 may be a novel biomarker of inflammation-related cardiac dysfunction in AF.
CARACTERÍSTICAS SOCIODEMOGRÁFICAS QUE DETERMINAN EL CONSUMO DE TORTILLA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE IRAPUATO, GTO.
Authors: López-Rocha E. , Almanza-Mireles M.J.E.
Published: November 2023

El presente estudio identificó algunas características sociodemográficas que determinan el consumo de tortilla en el Municipio de Irapuato, Gto. La información se obtuvo mediante una encuesta semiestructurada, aplicada a 103 individuos. En el análisis de la información, se usaron tablas de contingencia y frecuencias relativas. La población estudiada estuvo conformada principalmente por mujeres (88 %), la población bajo estudio tenía diferentes niveles de escolaridad, desde primaria (11%) hasta posgrado (4%), pero mayoritariamente de nivel preparatoria (40%), el nivel de ingreso económico, registró que 57 % pertenece al nivel bajo, 36 % al medio, y 6 % al nivel de ingreso alto. En relación con el consumo el 69 % afirmó consumir tortilla todos los días y preferir tortillas de elaboración reciente, de tamaño mediano, resistentes, flexibles, y elaboradas con masa de maíz nixtamalizado, respecto a su color, el blanco predomino sobre el amarillo (53 vs. 46 %).Palabras clave: maíz, preferencias de consumo, tortilla.
BEBIDAS VEGETALES Y SUS APORTES FUNCIONALES
Authors: García-Hernández A. , Rodríguez-Hernández G.
Published: November 2023

En la actualidad las bebidas vegetales han aumentado su consumo por diversas razones, como las alergias alimentarias y posturas éticas relativas al consumo de alimentos de origen animal. Las bebidas vegetales son consideradas alimentos funcionales por sus compuestos nutricionales y bioactivos que ayudan en la mejora de ciertas patologías, además, son una opción para sustituir el consumo de leche animal. En los últimos años, el desarrollo de bebidas vegetales derivadas de leguminosas, cereales, pseudocereales, nueces y semillas ha ido en incremento posicionando a la bebida a base de soya como la de mayor gusto por los consumidores. El desarrollo de nuevas formulaciones es uno de los principales objetivos de la industria alimentaria, por lo que la elaboración de estas bebidas tiene como objetivo promover las características funcionales para contribuir en el posicionamiento en el mercado de estos productos.
Transformación del paisaje del municipio Bahía de Banderas
Authors: Salazar-García V. , Chavoya-Gama J.I. , Morales Hernández J.C.
Published: November 2023

El paisaje es un patrimonio territorial resultante de la percepción que tiene el observador de un ambiente natural en torno a las actividades humanas, debiendo ser tomado en cuenta para el desarrollo de proyectos sobre el territorio. El presente estudio analiza las transformaciones del paisaje que ha presentado en los últimos años Bahía de Banderas, en torno a la conformación tipológica que se ha manifestado, paisajes naturales; donde se identifican aceleradas transformaciones sustituyendo elementos naturales por artificiales, dando como resultado la falta de equilibrio e integración al entorno, y paisajes construidos; donde se han presentado diferentes escenarios agrarios y rurales con drásticas transformaciones resultantes de la urbanización acelerada, siendo estos, efectos derivados del crecimiento del Municipio a raíz de la demanda del sector turístico. La estructura metodológica empleada para esta investigación tiene como objeto un análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo del paisaje desde un enfoque visual que permita identificar sus transformaciones, considerando tres etapas, Exploratoria; permitiendo la recopilación de información mediante investigaciones científicas, Analítica; implementando la observación mediante imágenes y mapas con ayuda de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (ARCGIS), y estudios en campo y Descriptiva; describiendo la información obtenida, mediante el análisis de los procesos de transformación que ha presentado el paisaje considerando el periodo de 2000-2020 e identificando los porcentajes de crecimiento de mancha urbana. Los resultados reflejan un crecimiento urbano acelerado durante el periodo 2005-2010, asociado al desarrollo turístico de la región, presentando una alta migración por empleos y educación. Con esta información fue posible identificar como parte de las consecuencias derivadas de la transformación del paisaje, a la pérdida de identidad, estructura y significado del paisaje natural y construido que han afectado el entorno de la población del Municipio Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit.
Respuesta de un reconstituyente metabólico en ovejas sincronizadas con cidr utilizados por segunda vez
Authors: Hernández-Marín J.A. , Guerrero-Escobedo P.S. , Gutiérrez-Chávez A.J. , Fraire-Cordero S.
Published: November 2023

Con el objetivo de evaluar la acción de un reconstituyente metabólico (AMINO) y su respuesta en la sincronización del estro con dispositivos intravaginales liberadores de progesterona (CIDR) utilizados por segunda vez, se realizó un experimento en Celaya, Guanajuato. Veinticinco ovejas fueron asignadas al azar a uno de cinco tratamientos (T). El AMINO fue aplicado diariamente durante los últimos tres días antes de retirar el CIDR: T1, n=5 (SC50): inyección vía subcutánea (SC) de 50 mL de AMINO; T2, n=5 (IM50): inyección vía intramuscular (IM) de 50 mL de AMINO; T3, n=5 (SC100): inyección SC de 100 mL de AMINO; T4, n=5 (IM100): inyección IM de 100 mL de AMINO; y T5, n=5 (TESTIGO): inyección vía endovenosa de 10 mL de solución Hartmann®, la cual se aplicó con la finalidad de homogenizar las condiciones experimentales. Los CIDR utilizados con anterioridad se lavaron con suero fisiológico después de retirarlos de la vagina de las ovejas, luego se colocaron en papel aluminio, se guardaron en bolsas de plástico vacías y se almacenaron a temperatura ambiente. Posteriormente, para sincronizar el estro a todas las ovejas se les insertó uno de estos CIDR que permaneció durante 9 d, y 48 h antes de retirarlos, se les aplicó IM 5 mg de prostaglandinas para inducir la lisis de algún cuerpo lúteo. Se evaluó la respuesta a la sincronización del estro y la probabilidad de ocurrencia del estro; los datos se analizaron con el software Statistical Analysis Systems®. No se encontraron diferencias (p >0.05) en la respuesta a la sincronización ni en la probabilidad de ocurrencia del estro en ovejas. En los protocolos de sincronización del estro que incluyen progestágenos intravaginales utilizados por segunda vez, la acción del reconstituyente metabólico no influye en la respuesta ni en la probabilidad de ocurrencia del estro en ovejas.
Obtención de biopéptidos mediante fermentación láctica de las proteínas de reserva del frijol bayo azteca
Authors: Reyes-Bautista R. , Xoca-Orozco L.A.
Published: November 2023

Las enfermedades crónico-degenerativas representan hoy en día un problema de salud pública. Los componentes de los alimentos como lo son las proteínas han demostrado que pueden ejercer un efecto benéfico a la salud cuando se liberan secuencias encriptadas mediante la hidrólisis enzimática o por acción de microorganismos. En el presente estudio se evaluó la capacidad de generar péptidos con actividad antidiabética y antihipertensiva, a través de la inhibición in vitro de las enzimas DPP-IV y ECA, respectivamente. La obtención de péptidos se realizó mediante fermentación láctica de la fracción proteínica del frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cv Bayo Azteca y Lactobacillus sporogenes. El crecimiento de L. sporogenes fue de 6.30 x 108 UFC/mL, el máximo grado de inhibición fue de 63.21%, los valores de inhibición de la DPP-IV y la ECA fueron 67.89 y 42.16 %, respectivamente. La purificación mediante Sephadex G-15 mostró cuatro principales fracciones: F-I (26.9 kDa), F-II (16.2 kDa), F-III (2.3 kDa) y F-IV (0.85 kDa), se encontró que las fracciones de menor peso molecular (entre 7-9 aminoácidos) son las que presentaron mayor potencia de inhibición. Para F-IV los valores de IC50 fueron de 74.5 ± 2.81 y 101.81 ± 5.54 mg/mL, para la inhibición de la DPP-IV y ECA respectivamente. Estos resultados son altamente prometedores para la realización de hidrolizados proteínicos mediante fermentación láctica de fuentes de proteínas subutilizadas como las del frijol.
Efecto inflamatorio en crías de hembras con diabetes mellitus gestacional con consumo elevado de sacarosa
Authors: Aguilar-Rodríguez E. , Martínez-Carrillo B.E. , Valdés-Ramos R. , Reséndiz- Albor A.A. , Rosales-Gómez C.A.
Published: November 2023

La diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG) es una enfermedad que se presenta por causas multifactoriales. La alimentación saludable en este periodo es fundamental para conducirlo a un buen desarrollo y conclusión de este, motivo por el cual se debe cuidar la cantidad y calidad de nutrimentos que se consumen. La sacarosa se consume de forma habitual y en ocasiones con exceso. Se ha estudiado su efecto en diversas circunstancias, pero no su efecto en los marcadores inflamatorios de los hijos de madres con este padecimiento. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este estudio experimental fue evaluar el efecto inflamatorio en las crías de ratonas con DMG con consumo elevado de sacarosa. Se utilizaron 24 ratones hembra de la cepa CD1, divididas en 4 tratamientos (n = 6 por tratamiento): A. Sin DMG, sin sacarosa, B. Sin DMG, con sacarosa, C. Con DMG, sin sacarosa y D. Con DMG, con sacarosa. La inducción de DMG se hizo al sexto día post-apareo, la suplementación con sacarosa se inició al día 12 post-apareo y duró hasta el final de la gestación. Las crías del tratamiento A presentaron un peso corporal mayor (1.74 g) que los otros tres tratamientos. Las crías del grupo D presentaron los valores más elevados de glucosa (106 mg/dL) en comparación con los otros tres tratamientos. En la mayoría de los casos, las crías de los tratamientos con suplementación de sacarosa (B y D) mostraron mayor concentración de citocinas proinflamatorias que su contraparte sin sacarosa. Se demuestra que la presencia de diabetes mellitus gestacional aunado con el consumo excesivo de sacarosa, son factores de riesgo que instauran un estado inflamatorio en el recién nacido.
El tratamiento constitucional de la delincuencia organizada. Dos visiones concurrentes
Authors: Astraín Bañuelos Leandro Eduardo
Published: November 2023

En el presente estudio se analiza la regulación constitucional de la delincuencia organizada en el sistema constitucional mexicano a la luz de los planteamientos derivados de la obra de Sergio García Ramírez y Luis Felipe Guerrero Agripino. Sobre esa base, se analizan algunas cuestiones atinentes a las condiciones de surgimiento de esta figura, así como otros aspectos relacionados con su delimitación conceptual. Todo ello con vistas a sostener que ella es una institución que debilita los cimientos del estado constitucional de derecho y del proyecto de derecho penal garantista.
El relativismo punitivo entre el derecho disciplinario y la extinción de dominio
Authors: Padilla Sanabria Lizbeth Xóchitl
Published: November 2023

El derecho penal del enemigo y su restricción de derechos humanos dentro de la extinción de dominio tiene como finalidad la recuperación de activos para el combate de la corrupción, necesitando al derecho disciplinario en virtud de que este fungirá como el instrumento jurídico para que los fines sean actualizados. Por ello, resulta fundamental analizar su función operativa para el combate a la corrupción a la luz de los principios del derecho penal del enemigo, así como del relativismo jurídico sancionador que converge con el derecho disciplinario.