bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Access to Environmental Justice and European Union Institutional Compliance With the Aarhus Convention: A Rather Longer and More Winding Road than Anticipated
Authors: Hedemann-Robinson Martin
Published: June 2022

The aim of this article is to track through and offer some reflections on the efforts by the European Union (EU) to ensure that EU law adequately implements the access to environmental justice obligations set down in the 1998 Aarhus Convention (AC) with respect to activities carried out by its supranational institutions and other Union bodies. For a number of years the EU has struggled to ensure its legal framework is in conformity with the Convention’s requirements concerning access to justice, not least in the wake of adverse findings expressed by the Convention’s Compliance Committee responding to complaints from members of the public. However, matters appear to have improved significantly in October 2021 with the adoption of EU Regulation 2021/1767 amending the Union’s legislative rules on an internal review mechanism of EU administrative acts or omissions alleged by members of the public to contravene EU environmental law (namely the ‘Aarhus Regulation’ 1367/2006). Whilst this article considers that most of the key issues relating to noncompliance have now been addressed satisfactorily, much of the credit for this ultimately lies with the European Parliament and Council of the EU as primary co-legislators rather than other key Union institutional actors such as the European Commission or the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). At the same time, this recent legislative innovation has not enabled the EU to reach its destination of achieving full compliance with the Convention over access to environmental justice, with some important administrative activities affecting the environment still remaining exempt from the Union’s internal review system such as EU decisions on state aid.
Examining the Powers of the NITDA to Enforce Data Protection Laws in Nigeria
Authors: Lateef Misbau Alamu , O. Taiwo Lawrence , Adeyoju Ademola
Published: June 2022

In Nigeria, the right to privacy is protected under Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by providing that: ‘[t]he privacy of citizens, their homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications is hereby guaranteed and protected. A host of other general and sector-specific legislation serves to safeguard (informational) privacy. A number of these legislations, including especially the 2019 Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)—currently the most comprehensive of all existing informational privacy/data protection laws – is made and enforced by the country’s foremost information technology agency, i.e., the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

However, there have arisen controversies regarding the powers of the NITDA to make or enforce data protection laws in Nigeria. To frame the question more clearly, it has been asked whether the NITDA has the power to enforce data protection requirements and penalties stipulated in the 2007 NITDA Act and the NDPR.

This article (1) examines the role of the NITDA in data protection; (2) considers the validity of the NITDA Act, the NDPR (and other subsidiary legislation); and (3) contemplates the power of the NITDA to issue sanctions in case of non-compliance by affected entities. This article questions certain fundamental assumptions around the formulation, interpretation, and application of Nigeria’s data protection laws. Our contribution effectively lays to rest controversies surrounding NITDA’s powers of enforcement – a conclusion, which, in our opinion, remains valid until a contradictory legal judicial position, is declared.

Nigeria, Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, NDPR, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Data Protection, Privacy
Reflections on the Role of the Trade Union Lawyer
Authors: Hendy Lord John
Published: June 2022

The role of the lawyer acting for trade unions is constrained, of course, by his or her function and status. The lawyer may be confined to servicing legal needs largely unrelated to the fact that her client is a trade union. Such matters as property conveyancing, fleet car purchase, insurance claims, disputes over payment for and services bought in, insurance and the like are common to many organizations. On the other hand, the lawyer may have the opportunity of using her legal skills to advance directly the principal functions of a trade union. In so doing, the lawyer is likely to operate in one or more of four spheres of activity:

– The lawyer may be an advisor and litigator on behalf of members of the union in the field of workers’ rights vis-à-vis employers (and sometimes in relation to members’ interactions with the police or other State or third parties).

– She may be an advisor and litigator on behalf of the union in the field of trade union rights.

– She may have a function as an educator of members and officers in relation to the law.

– Finally, she may have a role in changing the law.

This paper explores some aspects of these activities. I will illustrate some points by reference to cases in which I have appeared. This is not as immodest as it sounds since so many ended in defeat! In mitigation, however, I would, of course, say that the legal battlefield is naturally unfavourable to trade unions and that that characteristic disadvantage is multiplied when pursuing ground-breaking litigation.

Trade Union Lawyers, Workers’ Rights, Trade Union Rights, Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, Supreme Court, European Court of Human Rights
The Relationship between Stigma and Anxiety among Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Yesni Marnila , Rahmadhani Dwi Yunita
Published: June 2022

Background: Puskesmas as public health facility encounter challenges in facing COVID-19, including nurses who provides care for patients who faces challenges in this emergency. The frequent interaction of nurses with patients put nurses in a high risk of being exposed to COVID-19. This situation triggers a negative stigma towards nurses in the community which impacted a lot of nurses. 

Purpose: The purpose of this study is the relation between anxiety level and stigma on nurses during the COVID -19 pandemic.

Methods: The study used a descriptive analytic study with a cross-sectional study design with 96 respondents from Puskesmas Jambi City. Statistical test used in this research is Chi Square. 

Results: Statistical test result shows that there is a significant relation between stigma and anxiety on nurses in Puskesmas Jambi city with p value=0.001.

Conclusions: Nurses are COVID-19 front liners, who are always exposed with patients, along with the stigma that comes from the community. The stigma could affect the nurses psychologically. Therefore, more attention is needed regarding this matter. Increasing public knowledge regarding infectious disease is one of the first steps in handling this issue as it could change the public perception regarding COVID-19 and its urgently needed to eliminate the negative stigma against nurses. for the next study, it can be a reference and research more about other factors that cause anxiety in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Education of the Mind and Sustainable Achievement of Business Education Objectives in Nigeria
Authors: Stella PAUL-Mgbeafulike, Vivian , Chidiebere ALONTA, Gabriel , Agatha UZOKA, Obioma
Published: June 2022

The study was carried out in Southeast Nigeria to examine education of the mind for sustainable achievement of objectives of Business education in Nigeria education system. The research design was survey research. Multistage sampling approach was adopted in selecting 68 Business Educators and 206 Business Education students from Abia and Enugu states. The data collection tool was a closed questionnaire. The questionnaire was verified by three experts while the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.883 was achieved. The data was collected by providing 274 copies of the questionnaire to the respondents where 263 copies were fully answered, returned, and considered valid. Data was analyzed using mean and t-test statistics at the 0.05 value level. The study identified the importance of 14 significance of education of the mind and 15 steps to promote education of the mind for achievement of Business Education objectives. The outcome of the survey showed a significant difference (p <0.05) in the means of Business Educators and students on the importance of education of the mind in achieving Business education goals while no significant difference (p <0.05) in the means of Business Educators and students’ responses in measures for promoting education of the mind in students to achieve Business education objectives. Based on these findings, the research among others, recommended the involvement of teaching strategies that focus on students to stimulate meaningful student mental education.
Arubaanse avondklokvonnissen
Authors: Pesselse G.
Published: June 2022

Arubaanse avondklokvonnissen

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Rechtmatigheid van de overtredingen betreffende ‘Toque de Queda’. Overtreding van de avondklok (‘Toque de Queda’). De verdachte heeft het urgente belang van de volksgezondheid van Aruba, dat vanwege de uitbraak van COVID-19 in het geding was, geschonden. Op dat moment was een ramp in Aruba gaande, namelijk de verspreiding van COVID-19. Door zich niet te houden aan de noodzakelijke regels ter voorkoming van de verspreiding van COVID-19 heeft de verdachte de algemene volksgezondheid van Aruba in gevaar gebracht.

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Het Gerecht komt dan ook tot de conclusie dat de regering onder de huidige omstandigheden in redelijkheid heeft kunnen kiezen voor – onder andere – het instellen van een avondklok. Deze vrijheidsbeperkende maatregel is op dit moment niet disproportioneel te achten.

Verdachte heeft zich schuldig gemaakt aan overtreding van de avondklok (‘Toque de Queda’). Door aldus te handelen heeft hij het urgente belang van de volksgezondheid van Aruba, dat vanwege de uitbraak van COVID-19 in het geding was, geschonden. Op dat moment was een ramp in Aruba gaande, namelijk de verspreiding van COVID-19. Door zich niet te houden aan de noodzakelijke regels ter voorkoming van de verspreiding van COVID-19 heeft de verdachte de algemene volksgezondheid van Aruba in gevaar gebracht.

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De effectiviteit van morele gedragsinterventies bij jeugdige delinquenten
Authors: Heynen Evelyn , van Vugt Eveline , Assink Mark , Stams Geert-Jan
Published: June 2022

The effectiveness of moral behavior interventions with young offenders. A survey study

Juvenile delinquents appear to be delayed in their moral development, more specific the development of their moral judgment, empathy, guilt and shame. Moral development also appears to predict recidivism. It is therefore plausible that interventions that focus on the moral development of juvenile delinquents could have a beneficial effect on reducing recidivism. However, our systematic review (i.e., meta-analysis) shows that with these so-called moral behavioral interventions the level of moral judgment of juvenile offenders can be significantly increased, by 22%, but that such interventions have no effect on recidivism. It may be possible to increase the effectiveness of moral interventions for juvenile delinquents by simultaneously influencing several aspects of moral development instead of, for example, only moral judgment or empathy. In addition, problems of poor aggression regulation, often caused by a history of traumatic events, may need to be addressed first before moral-behavioral interventions can be effective.
Etniciteit en cultuur in gedragsdeskundige adviezen aan de rechter
Authors: van Oploo Laura
Published: June 2022

Ethnic and cultural traits in psychiatric evaluations of defendants

This article explains the role and significance of ethnic and cultural traits in forensic psychiatric and psychological evaluations of defendants. These evaluations focus on the defendant’s criminal responsibility (legal insanity), the risk of recidivism, and advice about the sanction to be imposed. There is an overrepresentation of defendants with an immigrant background in the criminal justice system, while research indicates that cultural and ethnic traits play a significant role in behavioral evaluations of defendants. In this article is discussed to what extent cultural considerations are part of those evaluations, and how they play a role in the expert’s reasoning and the advisement of the criminal court.
Inspecteurs met voeten in de klei
Authors: Alblas Edwin
Published: June 2022

Inspectors with their feet in the soil: the new Dutch model for monitoring compliance in agri-environmental governance

Agri-environmental schemes serve to financially compensate farmers for promoting the quality of nature and landscapes on their land. In 2016, the Netherlands implemented a new scheme that is unique in an EU and even global context. Within this model, rule-setting, inspection and enforcement tasks are shared between public actors and private ‘environmental cooperatives’: groups of farmers legally organized as conservation organizations.

With a focus on the theme of inspection, this study adds new empirical insights to emerging scholarship on the interactions public policy and private authority. The study finds that present interactions between government inspectors and inspectors of the cooperatives can mainly be defined as ‘coexistence’, rather than complementary or competitive. A lack of coordination between the two types of actors was found to result in confusion among farmers and missed opportunities for mutual learning by inspectors. The study concludes with three policy recommendations to come to a more constructive relationship between public and private inspectors in the Dutch agri-environmental governance model.
Aula experimental remota: determinação do coeficiente de restituição utilizando Arduino
Authors: Destéffani Admiral Tiago
Published: June 2022

Entre os desafios impostos pelas restrições causadas pelo covid-19, podemos destacar, em particular, a adaptação de atividades experimentais na modalidade remota. Este artigo descreve a construção e aplicação de um protótipo experimental de baixo custo, baseado na plataforma Arduino. O protótipo foi utilizado em uma aula prática para determinação do coeficiente de restituição em uma colisão inelástica, entre uma bolinha de borracha e uma superfície de madeira. O protótipo forneceu aquisição de dados em tempo real, em uma aula com graduandos em física, possibilitando a visualização do fenômeno e o compartilhamento dos dados com os alunos. Seu funcionamento é baseado na piezoeletricidade, o que permitiu observar graficamente a proporcionalidade entre a energia cinética em cada colisão e a intensidade do sinal elétrico obtido. Os resultados experimentais mostraram baixo desvio padrão e boa consistência em diversas repetições. Também foram comparados com outros resultados, obtidos por uma técnica com utilização de vídeo, mostrando uma concordância da ordem de 2 %.
Scientific communication in Brazil: the relevance of Mikhail Bakhtin
Authors: Razuck Fernando Barcellos , Razuck Renata Cardoso de Sá Ribeiro
Published: June 2022

A psicologia histórico-social tem grande relevância em diversas áreas do conhecimento, inclusive nos discursos que envolvem a Comunicação Científica. Nesse sentido, este artigo revisou as publicações sobre Comunicação Científica que utilizaram Bakhtin como referencial teórico. Foi feita uma revisão bibliográfica de obras que relacionam Bakhtin ao processo de Comunicação Científica, uma vez que se entende que esse processo está enraizado em ideologias e interesses em seu discurso. Assim, uma revisão de trabalhos publicados no Brasil, que relacionam a questão da Comunicação Científica com a Educação Científica, e que utilizam Bakhtin como referencial teórico, a fim de mostrar a relevância do autor para a área. Os trabalhos serão apresentados, resumidamente, em ordem cronológica (e alfabética dentro do mesmo ano) de publicação. Pode-se dizer que Bakhtin tem grande importância nas discussões para a construção de uma sociedade mais crítica em relação às práticas de Ciência e Tecnologia (CT).
The Effect of Audit Characteristics Index on Investment in Internal Audit Function in Malaysia Listed Companies
Authors: Ali Muqaddam Oyetunji , bt Wan Abdullah Wan Amalina , AbdulKareem Ibraheem Alani
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of audit committee characteristics on investment in internal audit function. This study developed an index by combining the individual characteristics of audit committee into one variable to capture audit committee effectiveness. Data relating to audit committee and internal audit were extracted from the annual reports of the top 100 listed companies in Malaysia. The findings of this study shows that audit committee index is negative and significantly associated with investment in internal audit function. This result implies that there will be lower investment in internal audit when the audit committee are effective. The study also found a negative relationship between audit committee independent and investment in internal audit while no relationship was established between audit committee expertise and investment in internal audit function. The findings presented in this study offer invaluable implication for regulators on important factors that should be taken seriously before investing in internal audit.
Qassim Cement Company: A Case of Ethical Management
Authors: Ahmad Khaliq , Fontaine Rodrigue Harvey , Kedah Zulkarnain
Published: June 2022

The development of the economy of Saudi Arabia outside of the petrol-related
industries is vital to the future of Saudi Arabia. Beside others, the Qassim Cement Company (QCC) is one of the major companies in the field of building materials that contributes to strengthening the Saudi economy. This case study explores the challenges of maintaining a high-level of competitiveness while remaining true to ethical values and practices embedded in the teachings of Islam. The Qassim Cement Company has sales of about SAR 800 million (about USD$ 200 million) and a workforce of about 650 people. It has a profit margin of around 34%. By comparison, the average profit margin in the cement industry varies between 10% and 20%. Yet at the same time, interviews with employees suggest that the company implements Islamic principles of management. This case raises an important philosophical question about management principles universal or should they be adapted to the local context and culture.
Ålder i intersektionell analys
Authors: Krekula Clary , Närvänen Anna-Liisa , Näsman Elisabet
Published: June 2022

Discussions concerning intersectionality have mainly focused on gender, class and ethnicity while the meaning of age is often disregarded. In this article we will open for a discussion about what the contributions in this context may be from an analysis of age and at the same time bring to the fore intersectionality analysis in the age based research. The article is partly constructed as an interplay between the research fields of sociology of childhood and social geronthology. Questions concerning the meaning of the age order for discussions about intersectionality are raised on the basis of these research fields. We also raise some issues about the conceptualization of intersectionality analysis. The discussion is for the most part exemplified by the interaction between gender and age.
Intersektionella rumsligheter
Authors: Molina Irene
Published: June 2022

There is an increased interest for spatial aspects in social sciences in general today. But the interest also raises questions of how space is conceptualised; whether power relations are included, or if space is understood as neutral and as a container. Historically, geography’s disciplinary base is colonial and patriarchial. Additionally, in Sweden economic geography’s specific interest in the ‘homo economicus’ has dominated. In contemporary critical spatial theory, space is understood as constructed, produced, fluid and relational. Space is constructed through, and by, different power relations. In this article the concept of intersectionality is used to see how race, gender and class coincide with time and space. Through these different perspectives issues of exclusion and discrimination are revealed. The focus is on the home, homelessness, the nation and the under-privileged suburbs in relation to how space and place are racialised, sexualised and classified. Firstly, it is illustrated how the home is sexualised, but also racialised, through the strong identification with having a place to belong to. This repetitive consolidation with a place also reflects the nationalisation of home, and the similar exclusion from home; the home is private and strangers should be kept out. The racialised female body is intrinsically problematic as she has a stronger connection to the private, at the same time as she is a stranger. In the growing segregation in the metropolitan suburbs these intersections of class, gender, race, time and space is at its most visible, and a revisited colonial approach to these areas can be seen today. The author calls for an increased awareness of the intersectional aspects of space in gender theory formation today since space is a fundamental category in relation to gender, class and race.
Den kvinnliga klassresan. Konstituerande möjligheter, motivation och hinder
Authors: Wennerström Ulla-Britt
Published: June 2022

The article presents a theoretical and empirical sociological view of the human being and the surrounding structural conditions of social inequality, class and gender. An introduction is given to the sociologist Margaret Archer’s theory of development and social ontology, which builds on the grounds of critical realism. The explanatory strength of this theory is illustrated in relation to the dissertation, The Female Experience of Class Mobility (2003) (Den kvinnliga klassresan), where class and gender are in focus. Application of Archer’s identity concept yields an understanding of the relationship between individual and societal conditions and of how social change occurs over time. In particular the article illuminates the emotions of class and the issues related to class-shame, based on Andrew Sayer’s sociological analysis of class, moral value and recognition. The author argues that class is something real which positions the individual: a condition we become and personify, engage in and act on the basis of, and experience on a subjective emotional level. The study indicates that class structures and their meaning as subjective experiences are part of time- and genderdependent social conditions. The female “class journey” is found to build upon women’s reflexivity, intentionality and power of action.
Social mångfald? Om förutsägbar bildning och om demokrati som sätter värden på spel
Authors: Martinsson Lena
Published: June 2022

The object of this article is to analyse the liberal discourse repeated in a report from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. The aim of the report was to evaluate the work to recruit young people from working class or non-academic backgrounds to the universities. The goal is to create social diversity at the universities. Social diversity is understood as good because it brings students from different backgrounds together and makes them get to know each other. It is maintained that this sort of experience is good to have in working life. The goal of learning is to make the students employable. There is no attempt to challenge the hierarchical construction of classes in society or to understand university or learning as something challenging and unpredictable. In the report classes are reconstructed as unlike the middle class, the working class is understood as a category of non-rational people.
Impact of the final thermal sealing of combined zinc/cerium oxide protective coating primers formed on low carbon steel
Authors: Kozhukharov Stephan V. , Girginov Christian , Boshkova Nelly , Tzanev Alexandar
Published: June 2022

The final sealing possesses a proven beneficial effect on the protective properties of anodic oxide films on aluminum. In this sense, the present research is devoted to the evaluation of the impact of this procedure on the barrier ability of combined Zn/Ce oxide layers deposited on low carbon steel samples. For this purpose, four samples were submitted to galvanic zinc deposition, followed by spontaneous formation of cerium oxide primer layer (CeOPL). Afterwards, two of the samples underwent thermal sealing in boiling water in order to enhance their barrier ability. Its evaluation was performed by two electrochemical methods: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic scanning (PDS) after 24 hours of exposure to a diluted model corrosive medium (MCM). Other instrumental methods were used in order to describe the effect of this final procedure on the color characteristics and hydrophobicity of the films. The results were collected from multiple tests, followed by statistical data treatment. In addition, the surfaces of the obtained films were submitted to direct observation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), coupled with energy dispersion X-ray (EDX). Their composition was determined by means of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The acquired data have revealed a detrimental effect of the final sealing in boiling water. It was expressed by the loss of the barrier properties of the Zn/CeOPL films, combined with additional decolorization and hydrophilization. Finally, the mechanism of this detrimental effect was determined by further SEM, EDX and XPS analyses.
Guttormsen, Torgrim Sneve och Grete Swensen (red.) Heritage, Democracy and the Public: Nordic Approaches. 2016. Routledge.
Authors: Niklasson Elisabeth
Published: June 2022

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Tema: Det norske Arkeologmøte 2013
Authors: Solheim Steinar
Published: June 2022

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¿El Shaykh olvidado? Memoria de un jihād en la ṭarīqa Tijāniyya
Authors: De Diego González Antonio
Published: June 2022

‘Umar Al-Fūtī Tāl fue el segundo gran nombre de la Tijāniyya tras su fundador Aḥmad Tijāni (1735-1815). Fue el responsable de la argumentación y justificación profunda de sus doctrinas en la tradición académica islámica, así como de la expansión y popularización de la ṭarīqa por parte de África Occidental. En Al-Fūtī convergen no solo intelectualidad o espiritualidad sino etnicidad y poder. E incluso ciertos atributos mesiánicos que sus discípulos inmediatos y de la generación justamente posterior le concedieron. El objetivo de este artículo, dentro del contexto del monográfico, es analizar como impactaron el conflicto y el postconflicto del jihād de Al-Fūtī en las diferentes memorias hasta desvanecer su figura, su obra y sus lógicas en la historia intelectual islámica y en concreto en la memoria de la propia Tijāniyya.
Emancipar para dominar. La segregación jurídica en la Guinea Española y sus claves interpretatives
Authors: Muñoz Martínez Celeste
Published: June 2022

El presente artículo aborda el régimen de emancipaciones como un sistema de segregación jurídica que sirvió, en la Guinea Española, como base de un modelo colonial basado en la exclusión y el dominio social, político y económico. Sin embargo, pese a la estrategia asimiladora del Estado a través de este dispositivo, las emancipaciones no tuvieron jamás la capacidad de generar ni un sustrato significativo de cuadros coloniales ni un consenso en torno a su aplicación. Como plantearemos, las emancipaciones deben ser entendidas desde su rol de control y de vigilancia social, en constante desarrollo. No obstante, pese a su centralidad en las políticas de colonización y en la configuración social del territorio, el régimen de emancipaciones no dispone de estudios concretos; por ello este artículo realiza una aproximación a su evolución y narrativas.
A systematic review of the principles of co-production in relation to the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers
Authors:   University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Pound Megan , Sims-Schouten Wendy ,   University College London, United Kingdom
Published: June 2022

This paper reviews prior applications of co-production principles and their potential impact on the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers. There is minimal research available on care leaver narratives of their experiences and consequent mental health and wellbeing needs. This paper explores the relevance of different, sometimes opposed, approaches to co-production, the knowledge which can be gained about the mental health and wellbeing needs of care leavers, and finally the potential for lifelong learning through co-production with care leavers. A systematic review was selected to draw conclusions about how the method of co-production could improve awareness of and provisions for care leaver mental health and wellbeing. This review included 14 sources with a total of 541 participants. Following a rigorous systematic review on these themes, conclusions were drawn suggesting that co-production involving care experienced individuals, whilst faced with a range of considerations to ensure success, can have largely positive impacts on care leaver mental health and wellbeing and is therefore a recommended methodology.
Effect of Testosterone on the Extinction Period of Morphine-induced CPP in Male Rats
Authors: Charkhgard Nader , Zahmatkesh Maryam , Vousooghi Nasim , Farahmandfar Maryam , Torkaman-Boutorabi Anahita
Published: June 2022

Background: Sex-related differences in the incidence, prevalence, symptoms, and side effects of drug use, especially narcotics, have been previously shown in animal models and human studies. Objectives: In the presents study, the effects of different doses of testosterone on morphine extinction period were investigated in a rat model. Methods: Forty mature male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to four categories (10 in each group), including control (received intramuscular injection of vehicle) and testosterone (received intramuscular injection of testosterone at 1, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg) during the extinction period. Conditioned place preference (CPP) test was done to assess the psychological phenomena of drug craving and relapse. The CPP score was calculated in four stages, including the baseline (preconditioning), expression (postconditioning), extinction, and reinstatement. Results: Our results demonstrated that testosterone (1, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg) significantly extended morphine extinction duration compared to the control group. Conclution: It has been shown that dopamine neurotransmission in mesocorticolimbic system is affected by testosterone through androgen receptors in adolescence and alteration in testosterone level could affect drug use vulnerability. It seems that normalization of testosterone levels reduces the symptoms of opioid withdrawal syndrome and have important clinical implication for clinicians to understand the effects of testosterone dysregulation on the extinction and withdrawal periods.
Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Reducing Pain and Improving Shoulder Function in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Clinical Trial Study
Authors: Taheri Parisa , Seydi Faranak , Maghrouri Razieh
Published: June 2022

Background: Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a clinical disorder, in which the soft tissue of the shoulder joint becomes painful. Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy experience pain when raising their arms or lying on the injured side. Objectives: This study examines the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing pain and improving shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial on 40 patients with unilateral rotator cuff tendinopathy, who were randomly divided into two groups: group A (n = 20) with treatment based on acupuncture, exercise, and meloxicam tablets, and group B (control group, n = 20) with treatment based on exercise and meloxicam tablets. For each patient, a questionnaire was used to record previous experiences of shoulder pain, neck pain, duration of shoulder pain, previous treatment, degree of general pain before the study and over the night using a visual analogue scale (VAS), shoulder function using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) Questionnaire, shoulder painful range of motion using a goniometer, and type of analgesic pill used in the last two weeks. Moreover, the intensity of pain, shoulder function, and the painful shoulder’s range of motion were also recorded after completing the treatment sessions and three months after the treatment. Results: Both methods reduced the pain index.; however, a more significant decrease was observed in the acupuncture method than in the meloxicam-taking method (P < 0.001). The two methods reduced the DASH index; however, there was a more significant decrease in the acupuncture method than in the control group (P < 0.001). According to the results, painful-arch-min improved in both groups; however, it had a more significant effect in the acupuncture group than the control group. Painful-arch-max also improved in both groups, and there was no significant difference between the two groups. Conclusions: Considering the research findings, acupuncture can reduce pain and improve shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Future studies are recommended to include a larger sample size.
Co je to dobré rajče: Případová studie hodnocení v praxi
Authors: Heuts Frank , Mol Annemarie , Synek Michal
Published: June 2022

As a contribution to the field of valuation studies this article lays out a number of lessons that follow from an exploratory inquiry into ‘good tomatoes’. We held interviews with tomato experts (developers, growers, sellers, processors, professional cooks and so-called consumers) in the Netherlands and analysed the transcriptions carefully. Grouping our informants’ concerns with tomatoes into clusters, we differentiate between five  registers of valuing. These have to do with money, handling, historical time, what it is to be natural, and sensual appeal. There are tensions between and within these registers, that lead to clashes and compromises. Accordingly, valuing tomatoes does not fit into inclusive formal schemes. Neither is it simply a matter of making judgements. Our informants told us how they know whether a tomato is good, but also revealed what they do to make tomatoes good. Their valuing includes activities such as pruning tomato plants and preparing tomato dishes. But if such activities are meant to make tomatoes good, success is never guaranteed. This prompts us to import the notion of care. Care does not offer control, but involves sustained and respectful tinkering towards improvement. Which is not to say in the end the tomatoes our informants care for are good. In the end these tomatoes get eaten. And while eating performs tomatoes as ‘good to eat’, it also finishes them off. Valuing may lead on to destruction. An important lesson for valuation studies indeed.
Prevalence, Predictors, and Oncologic Outcomes of Pelvic Organ Involvement in Women Undergoing Radical Cystectomy
Authors: Avulova Svetlana , Benidir Tarik , Cheville John C. , Packiam Vignesh T. , Shah Paras , Frank Igor , Tollefson Matthew K. , Thompson R. Houston , Karnes R. Jeffrey , Thapa Prabin , Kulkarni Girish , Boorjian Stephen A.
Published: June 2022

Context.—

In women, radical cystectomy includes removal of the bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and anterior vaginal wall, yet contiguous extension of urothelial carcinoma to all pelvic organs is rare and routine removal may be unnecessary.

Objective.—

To study pelvic organ involvement in women at radical cystectomy and investigate oncologic outcomes.

Design.—

Women with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy at the Mayo Clinic and University of Toronto (1980–2018) were evaluated. Cancer-specific survival (CSS) was estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method; comparisons were made with the log-rank test. Associations with CSS were evaluated with Cox proportional hazard modeling.

Results.—

A total of 70 women with pT4a and 83 with pT3b cancer were studied. Organs involved were vagina (n = 41 of 70; 58.6%), uterus (n = 26 of 54; 48.1%), cervix (n = 15 of 54; 27.8%), fallopian tubes (n = 10 of 58; 17.2%), and ovaries (n = 7 of 58; 12.1%); 22 of 58 patients (37.9%) had >1 organ involved. Of 70 with pT4a cancer, 64 were available for survival analysis by 3 pelvic organ groups: vaginal only, vaginal and/or cervical/uterine, and vaginal and/or cervical/uterine and/or fallopian tubes/ovarian involvement. Three-year CSS for vaginal involvement only was 39%; it was 14% if cervical/uterine involvement, and <1% if fallopian tube/ovarian involvement was included (P = .02). Among 20 women with pT4aN0/Nx and vaginal involvement only, 3-year CSS for vaginal involvement was 50%, whereas among 48 women with pT3bN0/Nx cancer, 3-year CSS was 58%, P = .70.

Conclusions.—

Isolated vaginal involvement should be separated from uterine and/or adnexal extension of urothelial carcinoma at pathologic staging. Direct ovarian extension is rare and routine removal may be unnecessary.
La fábrica textil de los hermanos Ríos Seguí de Llíria (1929-1974): un espacio de mujeres
Authors: Castillo Mas María Amparo
Published: June 2022

En 1929 en el municipio de Llíria (Valencia), la instauración de una fábrica textil transformó la trayectoria de vida de centenares de mujeres, así como el urbanismo, la demografía y la economía de la localidad.

La fábrica permaneció abierta hasta el año 1974, contaba con una plantilla mixta, aunque la fuerza mayoritaria del trabajo recaía en las mujeres, quienes se encontraban tensionadas entre un mundo que se modernizaba y que las incluía en las relaciones contractuales, dotándolas de cierta autonomía y la sociedad que marcaba pautas de conductas determinada por los roles de género. Este artículo busca evidenciar y dar a conocer, la importancia que en el siglo XX tuvo la fábrica de los hermanos Ríos Seguí para la sociedad valenciana.
Quemar el miedo. Un manifiesto de LASTESIS Colectivo
Authors: Toledo Candia Francisca
Published: June 2022

Reseña del libro Quemar el miedo del colectivo LASTESIS.
Dansk nadverpraksis 2020-21
Authors: Kristensen Johanne Stubbe Teglbjærg , Enggaard Nete Helene
Published: June 2022

In this article, we describe and analyze the discussion of the celebration of the Lords Supper in the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church during the pandemic 2020-21. We notice that the Lutheran World Federation as well the Swedish and Norwegian bishops expressed or recommended a no to any attempts at a digital celebration of the Lords Supper. We also emphasize that most Danish pastors were spontaneously careful in their practice and hesitated towards the attempt at a digital celebration. Nonetheless, some Danish bishops seemed to assume that this was possible and their assumption became the beginning of a discussion in a few Danish media, primarily in Kristeligt Dagblad. In the article, we analyze this Danish discussion in the context of the confessional writings of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church and argue for a hesitating position that calls for more research. This presupposes that the confessional writings were written in a different, non-digitalized, context, and it takes into account knowledge that already exist on Lutheran understandings of the Lords Supper e.g. in the Book of Concord.
Celebrating the Last Supper Online: A (Swiss) Reformed Perspective
Authors: Kusmierz Katrin
Published: June 2022

Can the Last Supper be celebrated online? In German-speaking Reformed Switzerland this question has not been debated widely or even controversially. There are several reasons to explain this – among others, the article suggests, the Reformed understanding of the Last Supper. So what are its liturgical and theological core characteristics? The article explores five central aspects: the Last Supper as an act of commemoration; of building and sustaining community; the importance of the Holy Spirit; the idea that the congregation should take an active role in the celebration; and the symbolic understanding of the elements of bread and wine. Can an online celebration give expression to these aspects and what are the consequences with regard to the way such a celebration is put into practice?
Transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 in Coastal Kenya during the first two waves: A retrospective genomic study
Authors: Agoti Charles N , Ochola-Oyier Lynette Isabella , Dellicour Simon , Mohammed Khadija Said , Lambisia Arnold W , de Laurent Zaydah R , Morobe John M , Mburu Maureen W , Omuoyo Donwilliams O , Ongera Edidah M , Ndwiga Leonard , Maitha Eric , Kitole Benson , Suleiman Thani , Mwakinangu Mohamed , Nyambu John K , Otieno John , Salim Barke , Musyoki Jennifer , Murunga Nickson , Otieno Edward , Kiiru John N , Kasera Kadondi , Amoth Patrick , Mwangangi Mercy , Aman Rashid , Kinyanjui Samson , Warimwe George , Phan My , Agweyu Ambrose , Cotten Matthew , Barasa Edwine , Tsofa Benjamin , Nokes D James , Bejon Philip , Githinji George
Published: June 2022

Background:

Detailed understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) regional transmission networks within sub-Saharan Africa is key for guiding local public health interventions against the pandemic.

Methods:

Here, we analysed 1139 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from positive samples collected between March 2020 and February 2021 across six counties of Coastal Kenya (Mombasa, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Tana River, and Lamu) to infer virus introductions and local transmission patterns during the first two waves of infections. Virus importations were inferred using ancestral state reconstruction, and virus dispersal between counties was estimated using discrete phylogeographic analysis.

Results:

During Wave 1, 23 distinct Pango lineages were detected across the six counties, while during Wave 2, 29 lineages were detected; 9 of which occurred in both waves and 4 seemed to be Kenya specific (B.1.530, B.1.549, B.1.596.1, and N.8). Most of the sequenced infections belonged to lineage B.1 (n = 723, 63%), which predominated in both Wave 1 (73%, followed by lineages N.8 [6%] and B.1.1 [6%]) and Wave 2 (56%, followed by lineages B.1.549 [21%] and B.1.530 [5%]). Over the study period, we estimated 280 SARS-CoV-2 virus importations into Coastal Kenya. Mombasa City, a vital tourist and commercial centre for the region, was a major route for virus imports, most of which occurred during Wave 1, when many Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) government restrictions were still in force. In Wave 2, inter-county transmission predominated, resulting in the emergence of local transmission chains and diversity.

Conclusions:

Our analysis supports moving COVID-19 control strategies in the region from a focus on international travel to strategies that will reduce local transmission.

Funding:

This work was funded by The Wellcome (grant numbers: 220985, 203077/Z/16/Z, 220977/Z/20/Z, and 222574/Z/21/Z) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), project references: 17/63/and 16/136/33 using UK Aid from the UK government to support global health research, The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the funding agencies.
Androglobin, a chimeric mammalian globin, is required for male fertility
Authors: Keppner Anna , Correia Miguel , Santambrogio Sara , Koay Teng Wei , Maric Darko , Osterhof Carina , Winter Denise V , Clerc Angèle , Stumpe Michael , Chalmel Frédéric , Dewilde Sylvia , Odermatt Alex , Kressler Dieter , Hankeln Thomas , Wenger Roland H , Hoogewijs David
Published: June 2022

Spermatogenesis is a highly specialized differentiation process driven by a dynamic gene expression program and ending with the production of mature spermatozoa. Whereas hundreds of genes are known to be essential for male germline proliferation and differentiation, the contribution of several genes remains uncharacterized. The predominant expression of the latest globin family member, androglobin (Adgb), in mammalian testis tissue prompted us to assess its physiological function in spermatogenesis. Adgb knockout mice display male infertility, reduced testis weight, impaired maturation of elongating spermatids, abnormal sperm shape, and ultrastructural defects in microtubule and mitochondrial organization. Epididymal sperm from Adgb knockout animals display multiple flagellar malformations including coiled, bifid or shortened flagella, and erratic acrosomal development. Following immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, we could identify septin 10 (Sept10) as interactor of Adgb. The Sept10-Adgb interaction was confirmed both in vivo using testis lysates and in vitro by reciprocal co-immunoprecipitation experiments. Furthermore, the absence of Adgb leads to mislocalization of Sept10 in sperm, indicating defective manchette and sperm annulus formation. Finally, in vitro data suggest that Adgb contributes to Sept10 proteolysis in a calmodulin-dependent manner. Collectively, our results provide evidence that Adgb is essential for murine spermatogenesis and further suggest that Adgb is required for sperm head shaping via the manchette and proper flagellum formation.
Analysis of combinatorial chemokine receptor expression dynamics using multi-receptor reporter mice
Authors: Medina-Ruiz Laura , Bartolini Robin , Wilson Gillian J , Dyer Douglas P , Vidler Francesca , Hughes Catherine E , Schuette Fabian , Love Samantha , Pingen Marieke , Hayes Alan James , Fu Jun , Stewart Adrian Francis , Graham Gerard J
Published: June 2022

Inflammatory chemokines and their receptors are central to the development of inflammatory/immune pathologies. The apparent complexity of this system, coupled with lack of appropriate in vivo models, has limited our understanding of how chemokines orchestrate inflammatory responses and has hampered attempts at targeting this system in inflammatory disease. Novel approaches are therefore needed to provide crucial biological, and therapeutic, insights into the chemokine-chemokine receptor family. Here, we report the generation of transgenic multi-chemokine receptor reporter mice in which spectrally distinct fluorescent reporters mark expression of CCRs 1, 2, 3, and 5, key receptors for myeloid cell recruitment in inflammation. Analysis of these animals has allowed us to define, for the first time, individual and combinatorial receptor expression patterns on myeloid cells in resting and inflamed conditions. Our results demonstrate that chemokine receptor expression is highly specific, and more selective than previously anticipated.