bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pregnancy-Associated Listeriosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Ke Yefang , Ye Lina , Zhu Pan , Sun Ying , Zhu Zhe
Published: December 2021

Background

Pregnancy-associated listeriosis is a severe infectious disease and potentially leading to fetal/neonatal fatal. Limited information on pregnancy-associated listeriosis is available in China.
Methods

We performed a retrospective study on maternal and neonatal patients with pregnancy-associated listeriosis. The clinical characteristics of pregnancy-associated listeriosis were studied, and the outcome determinants of neonatal listeriosis were explored.
Results

14 cases of pregnancy-associated listeriosis were identified. The incidence of pregnancy-associated listeriosis in our hospital was 16.69/100,000 births. All of the 14 maternal patients eventually recovered after delivery shortly with no sequelae. None of the 12 mothers who delivered in this hospital received antepartum first-line empirical treatment. Among the 14 neonatal cases, 1 was late onset listeriosis and 13 were early onset cases; 11 survived and 3 died. Fatality rates were significantly higher in outborn neonates (P=0.005). Besides, higher mortality rates were observed in neonates with lower birth weight (P=0.038), gestational age<28 weeks (P=0.056), and Apgar score (5th min) <5 (P=0.056), with marginally significant differences.
Conclusions

There is a neglected burden of pregnancy-associated listeriosis in our hospital. Timely and optimal resuscitative measures are considered to be important to reduce mortality of neonatal listeriosis. Listeriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pregnancy-associated infections.
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Unaccompanied Young Refugees During Their Flight: A Longitudinal Cross-Country Study
Authors: Pfeiffer Elisa , Behrendt Malte , Adeyinka Sarah , Devlieger Ines , Rota Marina , Uzureau Océane , Verhaeghe Floor , Lietaert Ine , Derluyn Ilse
Published: December 2021

Background: Unaccompanied young refugees (UYRs) constitute an especially vulnerable population who report high rates of trauma and mental health problems. There is a significant gap in the literature on trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in UYRs who are still on the move and live in precarious circumstances such as refugee camps. This study therefore aimed at investigating pre- and peri-migration trauma of UYRs, longitudinal trajectories of PTSD, and the impact of gender, trauma, and daily stressors on PTSD over time. Methods: This longitudinal, mixed-method, and multi-country study was conducted in various settings (e.g. refugee camps) across nine European countries. A representative and heterogeneous sample of N = 187 UYRs (78.4% male) from 29 different countries was assessed via interviews at 3 time-points during a period of 27 months. Data was analyzed via growth curve modelling.Results: Prevalence rates of traumatic experiences ranged between 29.5-91.9%. PTSD scores were high but significantly decreased over time (b = -0.98; p = .004). Females reported higher PTSD compared with males at baseline (p = .002), but gender did not influence the longitudinal trajectory of PTSD. Pre-migration trauma had a significant effect on PTSD at baseline (b = 0.48; p = .042). More daily stressors resulted in higher PTSD across time (b = 0.13-0.26; p ≤ .001). Conclusions: The number of traumatic events pre- and peri- migration, daily stressors and PTSD in this heterogeneous sample are to say the least alarming. Humanitarian and political assistance is urgently needed to curb the oftentimes life-threatening conditions UYRs face during their migration.
Racial Disparities in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Toward a Causal Architecture Approach
Authors: Siegel Scott D. , Brooks Madeline M. , Lynch Shannon M. , Sims-Mourtada Jennifer , Schug Zachary T. , Curriero Frank C.
Published: December 2021

Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer that disproportionately affects Black women and contributes to racial disparities in breast cancer mortality. Prior research has suggested that neighborhood effects may contribute to this disparity beyond individual risk factors.Methods: The sample included a cohort of 3,316 breast cancer cases diagnosed between 2012 and 2020 in New Castle County, Delaware, a geographic region of the US with elevated rates of TNBC. Multilevel methods and geospatial mapping evaluated whether the race, income, and race/income versions of the neighborhood Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) metric could efficiently identify census tracts (CT) with higher odds of TNBC relative to other forms of invasive breast cancer. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported; p-values <0.05 were significant. Additional analyses examined area-level differences in exposure to metabolic risk factors, including unhealthy alcohol use and obesity.Results: The ICE-Race, -Income-, and Race/Income metrics were each associated with greater census tract odds of TNBC on a bivariate basis. However, only ICE-Race was significantly associated with higher odds of TNBC after adjustment for patient-level age and race (most disadvantaged CT: OR= 2.09; 95%CI=1.40-3.13), providing support for neighborhood effects. Higher counts of alcohol and fast-food retailers, and correspondingly higher rates of unhealthy alcohol use and obesity, were observed in CTs that were classified into the most disadvantaged ICE-Race quintile and had the highest odds of TNBC. Conclusion: The use of ICE can facilitate the monitoring of cancer inequities and advance the study of racial disparities in breast cancer.
Characteristics And Outcomes of Sepsis Patients With And Without COVID-19
Authors: Heubner Lars , Hattenhauer Sarah , Güldner Andreas , Petrick Paul , Roessler Martin , Schmitt Jochen , Schneider Ralph , Held Hanns Christoph , Mehrholz Jan , Bodechtel Ulf , Ragaller Maximilian , Koch Thea , Spieth Peter Markus
Published: December 2021

Background: The aim of this study was to describe and compare clinical characteristics and outcomes in critically ill septic patients with and without COVID-19.Methods: From February 2020 to March 2021, patients from surgical and medical ICUs at the University Hospital Dresden were screened for sepsis. Patient characteristics and outcomes were assessed descriptively. Patient survival was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator. Associations between in-hospital mortality and risk factors were modeled using robust Poisson regression, which facilitates derivation of adjusted relative risks.Results: In 177 ICU patients treated for sepsis, COVID-19 was diagnosed and compared to 191 septic ICU patients without COVID-19. Age and sex did not differ significantly between sepsis patients with and without COVID-19, but SOFA score at ICU admission was significantly higher in septic COVID-19 patients. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in COVID-19 patients with 59% compared to 29% in Non-COVID patients. Statistical analysis resulted in an adjusted relative risk for in-hospital mortality of 1.74 (95%-CI=1.35-2-24) in the presence of COVID-19 compared to other septic patients. Age, procalcitonin maximum value over 2 ng/ml, need for renal replacement therapy, need for invasive ventilation and septic shock were identified as additional risk factors for in-hospital mortality.Conclusion: COVID-19 was identified as independent risk factor for higher in-hospital mortality in sepsis patients. The need for invasive ventilation and renal replacement therapy as well as the presence of septic shock and higher PCT should be considered to identify high-risk patients.
Consumer Awareness and Perception on Mineral and Vitamin Supplements to Boost Immunity Against COVID-19
Authors: Dimaano Francesca , Alog Marimar , Diez Nica Anne , Barcelon Eufemio
Published: December 2021

COVID-19 have been widespread all over the world.  Mineral supplementation and Vitamin intake may help to reduce the severity of the common cold. This study determines the Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices of Consumers About Mineral and Vitamin Supplementation to boost immune system for COVID-19.  178 Participants who lived in the NCR Bubble particularly Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan., 18-years old and above were chosen by convenience sampling. To get the appropriate data needed, the researchers divided the questionnaire into 4 parts such as Demographics, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices using likert scale. Descriptive analysis of frequencies and percentages for demographic characteristics, KAP assessment and likewert interpretation was applied. The respondents' knowledge, attitude, and practices toward micronutrient supplementation were evaluated. Results showed that the respondents have a very good understanding, belief, and practice of mineral supplementation and vitamin intake to boost the immune system.  Before the pandemic, 178 respondents did not take mineral supplements; nevertheless, 58 respondents (32.58 percent) took vitamins, and 117 respondents (65.73%) took both mineral and multivitamin supplements. On the other hand, 61 (34.27%) respondents took vitamins, while 120 (67.42%) respondents took both mineral and vitamin supplements during the pandemic. In addition, the intake of these supplements increased during pandemic. Self-willingness (28.65%) was the most common response to factors linked with mineral and vitamin consumption prior to the pandemic, whereas doctor's prescription was the most common response during the pandemic (44.94%). The level of micronutrient supplementation practiced by the respondents was also applied because they knew and believed that it could reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
EFFICACY OF FOUR ESSENTIAL OILS ON FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT CAUSED BY FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. RADICIS LYCOPERSICI (FORL), A FUNGAL TELLURIC PATHOGEN OF TOMATO GROWN UNDER COVER
Authors:   Department of Plant Biology Biological Sciences Research and Training Unit Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, P.O. Box 1328 Korhogo., Mohamed Doumbouya , Koffi Gaston Kouame ,   Department of Plant Biology Biological Sciences Research and Training Unit Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, P.O. Box 1328 Korhogo., Kouassi Guy Brou ,   Department of Plant Biology Biological Sciences Research and Training Unit Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, P.O. Box 1328 Korhogo., Aya Carine NGuessan ,   Department of Plant Biology Biological Sciences Research and Training Unit Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, P.O. Box 1328 Korhogo., Dotanah Tiepe Aicha Kone ,   Department of Plant Biology Biological Sciences Research and Training Unit Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, P.O. Box 1328 Korhogo., Daouda Kone ,   Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Developmentof Biological Resources, Department of Biosciences, Training and Research Unit on Plant Physiology and Pathologies, Felix HouphouÃƒÂ«t-Boigny University, 22 P.O. Box 582 Abidjan 22, Cote dIvoire.
Published: December 2021

Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Radicis-lycopersici (FORL) is a constraint to tomato cultivation in Korhogo, CÃƒÂ´te dIvoire. To control this disease, the antifungal activity of essential oils extracted from certain plants was evaluated in comparison with that of a synthetic fungicide for use. In vitro tests were performed on the different life stages of FORL. The in vivo evaluations consisted in carrying out two modes of treatment (curative and preventive) on plants of a susceptible variety of tomato inoculated with FORL. The results showed that the essential oils significantly reduced the different life stages of F.oxysporum f. sp. Radicis-lycopersici (FORL) as did the synthetic product. Thus, the essential oil Cymbopogon citratus at concentrations of 4000 and 6000 ppm strongly inhibited in vitro the different stages of FORL. In preventive and curative treatment, the essential oils not only improved the growth parameters of tomato plants but also reduced the incidence and severity of diseases. Thus, it was found that Cymbopogon citratus (4000 ppm) in preventive treatment, and Banko plus (250 ppm) in curative treatment reduced the mortality rate of FORL up to 6.66% and improved the growth parameters and reduced the flowering time of the tomato plant.The essential oil of C. citratus could be used for biological control of F. oxysporum f. sp. Radicis lycopersici.
SMART WHEELCHAIR/VEHICLE FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE WITH REVERSE GEAR OPERATION
Authors:   Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, CK College of Engineering and Technology, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu., Selvaganapathy M. , Nishavithri N. ,   Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam, Tamil Nadu.
Published: December 2021

This paper aims to design the vehicle for the physically challenged person with reverse gear system. This proposed vehicle helps them not to believe any third persons to require a reverse gear. Here we used \"tumbler gear” mechanism for our prototype where the gear is accustomed by changing the direction of gear. It contains two gears which place in parallel by changing their position with motor direction; that are often changed but in real time application we\'d wish to use ideal gear system with gear box. Also the bike contains ultrasonic sensor which supports echo signals to supply alert on taking reverse to avoid collision between other object. this technique also contains \"GPS\" which help their family to locate the position of the physically challenged person just easily. in case of any emergency, an ultrasonic sensor, GPS module and relay circuits are employed to drive the motor in our prototype.
CLOSURE OF MIDLINE DIASTEMA BY DIRECT COMPOSITE RESIN BUILD-UP USING PUTTY INDEX- A CASEREPORT
Authors:   MDS Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental Collage And Hospital, Visnagar, India., B. Panchal Akshita , Attur Kailash ,   Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental Collage And Hospital, Visnagar, India., Rawatiya Manjusha ,   Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental Collage And Hospital, Visnagar, India., Vachhani Kiran ,   Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental Collage And Hospital, Visnagar, India., Soni Sarang ,   MDS Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental Collage And Hospital, Visnagar, India.
Published: December 2021

A common aesthetic concern among patient is maxillary anterior space or diastema. Labial frenulum, microdontia, mesiodens, peg-shaped lateral incisors, agenesis, cysts, habits such as finger sucking, tongue thrusting, or lip sucking, dental malformations, genetics, proclinations, dental-skeletal discrepancies, and imperfect coalescence of the interdental septum are some of the causes of midline diastema. For diastema closure there are a variety of therapy options. Many novel therapies have been applied, ranging from restorative procedures to surgery (frenectomies) and orthodontics for closure of diastema or a combination of procedures to meet the aesthetic and functional needs of patientâ€™saesthetic. Recent advancement in direct dental composite resin allows dentists to do minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry that is both conservative and time-consuming. In diastema cases, direct composite resins give the dentist and patient entire control over the restriction and the construction of a natural smile. The purpose of this study is to present a case report of aesthetic management using putty index of maxillary anterior space, which includes the midline.
THE CONTINGENCIES OF SETTING UP AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM: THE CASE OF TUNISIAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Authors: Slimene Samar Ben , Lassaad Lakhal
Published: December 2021

The paper offers a conceptual model of the effectiveness of the Business Intelligence (BI) system and organizational performance from a view based on organizational alignment. Considering that organizational alignment mediates the basic relationship between the effectiveness of the BI system and performance. The theoretical framework maintains that the effectiveness of the BI system has a positive impact on organizational performance. The empirical evidence adopts the partial least squares method by exploring the Tunisian context and carrying out a survey of 126 industrial companies in Tunisia that have set up a BI system. Our findings state that the effectiveness of the BI system has a positive impact on organizational alignment, and the latter has a positive impact on business performance. The theoretical and managerial implications are put forward highlighting the human, technological and relational aspects alongside the subject, of setting up the BI system.
Securitization of (bad) loans to Italian SMES: The role of the public guarantee
Authors: Bittucci Lucilla , Marzioni Stefano , Murè Pina , Spallone Marco
Published: December 2021

This study investigates the main factors driving the evolution of the securitization of loans to Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The value of securitization increased in last two years, even though it has not been used as collateral for central banks. The disposal of non-performing loans (NPLs) may have been rather triggered by increasing attention of the international institutions to such an issue, within the general purpose of financial stability. The purpose of this paper is to interpret such a phenomenon focusing on Italian banks and restricting the analysis to the case of securitizations backed with loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The interesting result that emerges, supported by econometrically tested empirical evidence, is that given the orientation of international financial institutions, such as the ECB and the EBA, and reacting to incentives coming from the fiscal policy authorities for the public guarantee of loans, banks have been using securitization to reduce the burden on their bad balance sheets due to (NPLs). It was found that the public guarantee had a positive impact on SME securitization, whereas securitization in other sectors has not been affected significantly. Such evidence suggests that, in the absence of a public guarantee, the financial stability target would have been at risk, and the effectiveness of collateral-based policies in the recent past must be improved to enhance access to credit for SMEs.
Aula virtual para el aprendizaje del proceso de diseño arquitectónico
Authors: Molina Zambrano Mayre
Published: December 2021

Se planteó el diseño de un aula virtual para el aprendizaje del proceso del diseño arquitectónico basado en tres aspectos fundamentales: 1) perfil de los estudiantes (estilos de aprendizaje, competencias en el diseño arquitectónico y habilidades digitales), 2) diseño instruccional, y 3) valoración del diseño instruccional una vez construida el aula. La investigación fue de carácter cuantitativo, alcance descriptivo y diseño no experimental. La muestra intencional correspondió a 110 estudiantes de arquitectura inscritos en la asignatura Proyectos III, lapso académico 2019-3, y 5 expertos en: diseño instruccional, currículo y evaluación. Los resultados obtenidos fueron: 1) perfil de los estudiantes, A) estilos de aprendizaje, Sensitivo (63%) Intuitivo (37%), Visual (97%) Verbal (3%), Activo (71%) Reflexivo (29%), y Secuencial (66%) Global (34%); B) nivel de habilidades y destrezas digitales, Alto (78,70%), Medio (18%) y Bajo (3,30%); y C) competencias y habilidades en el proceso de diseño arquitectónico, conceptuales (19,8%) y procedimentales (24%). 2) El diseño instruccional se basó en Merril (2012), ADDIE, y Dick, Carey y Carey (2015). 3) los hallazgos de la evaluación del diseño instruccional indicaron que el aula virtual reúne calidad en: claridad de la información (93%), práctica reflexiva (90%), realimentación informativa (73%) y motivación de los estudiantes (100%).
Aprendizaje-servicio para la formación en atención farmacéutica, enfrentando los retos de la pandemia COVID-19
Authors: Carmona Mata Vanesa , Vázquez-Velasco Miguel , Del Campo Pérez Carmen , Giorgi Poletti Giorgio
Published: December 2021

En la actualidad, tanto la sociedad como las entidades gubernamentales buscan la humanización del sistema sanitario, en especial para el tratamiento de los pacientes más vulnerables, como los pertenecientes al colectivo LGTBI+. Para ello, se requieren profesionales sanitarios altamente cualificados y comprometidos, por lo que el método de   Aprendizaje-Servicio (ApS) puede ser una valiosa herramienta.
El presente artículo describe el proyecto de formación basado en la metodología ApS llevado a cabo por la Facultad de Farmacia de la UCM junto con COGAM, ONG especializada en proyectos y programas orientados a sensibilizar y visibilizar la diversidad del colectivo LGTBI+. Aunque inicialmente diseñado para su realización presencial, la crisis sanitaria y social ocasionada por la pandemia COVID-19 obligó a la virtualización del proyecto: Los alumnos recibieron formación específica a distancia y realizaron actividades de difusión y divulgación científica, así como de asesoramiento farmacéutico, con muy buena aceptación por parte de los usuarios.
Los resultados aún son preliminares, pero la actividad formativa desempeñada parece ejercer un efecto beneficioso tanto para los estudiantes como para la comunidad, incluso en las condiciones sanitarias y sociales más desafiantes, y puede ser fácilmente trasladada a cualquier otra disciplina académica.
Aprendizaje socioemocional en la comunicación online a través de la metodología de Aprendizaje-Servicio en adolescentes
Authors: Cebollero Salinas Ana
Published: December 2021

En la actualidad, educar a los adolescentes a gestionarse emocionalmente en las redes sociales es un desafío y un campo incipiente de investigación. Internet ofrece numerosos beneficios, pero también potencia, entre otros, problemas emocionales y de relaciones sociales. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo valorar el aprendizaje en gestión emocional en la comunicación online que puede llevarse a cabo a través de la metodología de Aprendizaje Servicio. En este estudio participaron 84 estudiantes de 4º ESO que impartieron actividades a 108 alumnos de 2º ESO en un colegio de Zaragoza. Estos talleres implicaban la creación de materiales digitales. El proyecto se evaluó a su término con cuestionarios a todos los agentes implicados. Entre otros resultados relevantes se constata que el 73% ha aprendido a gestionar emocionalmente las tensiones y malentendidos que se crean en las redes sociales y el 94% afirma que ha aprendido a identificar las emociones que se producen en la interacción virtual. Este estudio exploratorio muestra que en los estudiantes que realizaron el proyecto ApS se potenciaron la responsabilidad, la conducta prosocial y la motivación. Se discute el aprendizaje significativo y la formación integral que aporta el ApS.
El Aprendizaje-Servicio virtual: una propuesta innovadora desde su institucionalización en la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Authors: García Juan , Izquierdo-Montero Alberto , Ruiz-Corbella Marta
Published: December 2021

El Aprendizaje-Servicio virtual (APSv) ha experimentado un enorme desarrollo durante el COVID-19. Ahora bien, debemos diferenciar los motivos de esta expansión, que no podemos limitarla a los efectos de la pandemia, sino que se vincula con la propia evolución de la educación a distancia y las innovaciones y mediaciones de las tecnologías. A partir de un estudio de caso, se presenta la experiencia de la UNED en el diseño, implementación y desarrollo del APSv como una modalidad específica de aprendizaje-servicio que se adapta a las exigencias pedagógicas y de calidad de la enseñanza a distancia, online o virtual. También se da cuenta del proceso de institucionalización que se está desarrollando en esta universidad.
Aprendizaje-Servicio Virtual y Pedagogía Social. El proyecto ProAcción Social
Authors: Sotelino-Losada Alexandre , Brea Castro Millán
Published: December 2021

El uso de la red social Instagram abre un amplio espacio a propuestas educativas que no sólo tienen que ver con la difusión de imágenes y vídeos, la relación casual a través de “likes” o las conversaciones privadas. Ofrece también la posibilidad de intercambio de conocimientos e información académica desde una perspectiva asíncrona, dinámica y no paternalista.

Este trabajo presenta los resultados de una experiencia de aprendizaje-servicio virtual donde el alumnado del Grado de Educación Social ha incluido esta plataforma en su dinámica de trabajo académico. El objetivo es visibilizar el perfil profesional de las/los educadoras/es sociales, al tiempo que investigan sobre diferentes necesidades circundantes para sensibilizar y reclamar de manera pública una intervención ajustada.

Para el análisis de los datos hemos utilizado una metodología mixta con datos cualitativos (informes de trabajo y reflexiones grupales) y cuantitativos (impacto de publicaciones) tomados longitudinalmente.  Finalmente podemos destacar que el uso de Instagram en las aulas universitarias promueve la consolidación de una identidad profesional en Educación Social y también contribuye a la participación e inclusión de todo el alumnado en el grupo aula. Por último, también se cubre una necesidad social, base en el ApS, contrarrestando prejuicios vinculados a colectivos vulnerables.
Socially dangerous consequences of persistent failure to perform duties related to the care of a child or a person under guardianship or in the custody (Art. 166 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
Authors: Filipenko Valeriia Ruslanivna
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the study of socially dangerous consequences persistent failure to perform duties related to the care of a child or a person under guardianship or in the custody. Тhey are formulated as serious consequences іn Art. 166 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article analyzes and reveals this concept, which is evaluative and needs to be established in each case. The types of consequences covered by this concept are clarified. In particular, the material consequences include physical (personal) harm, namely: impaired spiritual, social, intellectual or emotional development of the child, impaired physical or mental development of the child, severe, moderate or minor injuries that caused short-term health disorders or insignificant loss of ability to work of a child or a person with limited capacity (incapacity), their death, suicide or attempted suicide, unknown absence. Intangible consequences include violation of the right of a child and a person declared incapable or partially incapable to housing and sexual integrity. The case law on the application of Art. 166 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (2010-2021). It has been found that the concept of «serious consequences» covers a wide range of types of socially dangerous consequences. It is established that as a result of commission of this crime damage is caused to public relations which are various on degree of significance. It is proposed to improve the responsibility for commission of the crime under Art. 166 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, namely to clarify the types of consequences and to differentiate such responsibilities.
Water resources east: An integrated water resource management exemplar
Authors: Smith Nancy , Price Robin , Moncaster Steve
Published: December 2021

Water Resources East (WRE) is a 180 strong and growing membership organisation established in 2014 to learn from international best practice on how to develop a more collaborative approach to water resource management planning to the 2050s and beyond. This is happening now in a unique region of England under significant pressure due to population growth, economic ambition, the need for enhanced environmental protection, and significant climate change impacts.

The lesson of this chapter is the power of multi-sector water resource planning through collaborative and adaptable mechanisms led by integrated water resource management (IWRM). Through using active project case studies to gain insight into how we work with our members: Future Fenland Adaptation; Regional Natural Capital Planning through Systematic Conservation Planning (Water Resources East is teaming up with Biodiversify and WWF-UK, with financial support from the Coca-Cola Foundation, to develop a natural capital plan for Eastern England through Systematic Conservation Planning); and exploration of multi-sector finance of nature-based solutions through the creation of Water Funds, we hope to provide a strong evidence base for our sustainable and resilient methodologies and approaches that can be used, or be an influence on, other water management systems globally.

Lastly, the WRE team and longest standing contributors reflect on lessons and recommendations from the past seven years of work.
Bathing water quality analysis, management and policy: an integrated assessment for Ireland
Authors: Alamanos Angelos , Rolston Alec , Linnane Suzanne , McGrath Triona
Published: December 2021

Every bathing season in Ireland several bathing sites are closing and receiving warnings against bathing. In this report, their water quality status is assessed, and the broader picture of each case is investigated. A database is formed including location-maps, the restrictions they were/are subject to, the official justification, past and current annual water quality status, (sub)catchment where they are located, main water bodies flowing in, the closest wastewater treatment plants with their characteristics and performance based on EU treatment standards, the closest meteorological stations and the rainfall data related with stormwater overflow events (correlation analyses) and the surrounding land cover. For each case, possible causes were discussed; the actions so far and the relevant literature are analyzed to provide key policy recommendations which are useful for the review of the European Bathing Water Directive.
Changing rate of urban creep and urban expansion over time and its impact upon the hydrologic response of a catchment
Authors: Mcdonnell Joseph , Motta Davide
Published: December 2021

Most previous quantitative research conducted on urban creep and urban expansion has focused on small areas, short time periods, case studies with fairly uniform housing stock and demographic makeup, and the characterisation of urban creep and expansion exclusively in terms of impervious area changes without quantification of the consequential hydrological impact, i.e., increase in surface runoff volume and peak flows in a catchment. This study, using satellite imagery, catchment characteristics data, geographic information system and hydrologic modelling, presents, for the first time, a long-term analysis of urban creep and expansion. The case study is the Ouseburn catchment in Newcastle upon Tyne, a wide-ranging catchment made up of rural, suburban and urban areas, over a period of seven decades. The rate of increase of impervious surfaces is found not to be constant in time; the significant impact of this variation on the catchment's hydrologic response is quantified. This has overall caused a substantial flow volume increase in the Ouseburn over the study period, e.g. 48% for a 1 in 5 years rainfall event. The conclusions obtained are likely representative of many large towns and cities across the United Kingdom and the methodology presented can be easily replicated in other study areas.
Polska subkultura otaku wobec źródeł japońskich
Authors: Rutkowska Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

Japanese otaku is a geek or nerd, who is strongly dependent on the products of Japanese pop culture from the circle of anime and manga. Such a unit subjugates all other areas of life to this passion, which means that he or she is willing to sacrifice everything for cultivating the interest, which from an ordinary hobby turned into a way of life. Japanese otaku has their own world, a virtual one, which often causes problems with establishing contacts with the real world. Polish otaku however is only a fan, a person who has a unique hobby. Such a person does not sacrifice everything to their hobby and only treats it as something you can do in your free time. He or she is able to reconcile reality with fiction without sacrificing any of them. Such great differences between the two subcultures of otaku are due to different mentality of their members and various understanding of the term otaku. This causes different treatment of themselves and ways in which both subcultures otaku manifest themselves. Furthermore, the lack of awareness about Japanese otaku subculture in the minds of the representatives of Polish otaku subculture results in the creation of the group completely different from its original.
Audiowizualne oblicza przesądu. O niektórych funkcjach motywu lustra w dziele filmowym
Authors: Kuc Agnieszka
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this article is to show the role played by the mirrors and related to them themes in audiovisual works, not only at the production stage, but also as symbols which are hidden in those works. I presented, in an abbreviation, how the filmmakers are using the mirrors in the production process, i.e. technical aspects, as well as their functions in the frame, like including them as an attractive ornament to the scene. Each role and function of the mirror has been highlighted in the article by examples from the selected movies. In the next part I focused on showing the mirror from the perspective of superstitions that are associated with it, and I also made an attempt to isolate and clarify its roles and functions which can be found in the movies. The division I proposed was constructed in such a way that it could be easily explained, in one or two words, what lies beneath them, and so the distribution is as follows: wraith (emphasis on the problem of identity), magical mirror (introducing elements of magic to the movies), the gates of truth (revealing the true face of reality), medium (mediating between the worlds), bad omen (the preaching of someone’s death), prison for the soul.
Symfonia wielkiego miasta. O wizerunku Nowego Yorku w „Manhattanie” Woody’ego Allena
Authors: Karkiewicz Magdalena
Published: December 2021

One of the major objective of this essay is to show that Woody Allen’s Manhattan (1979) is a renewal of an old film genre called the city symphony. In this movie, the director outlined a suggestive portrait of his beloved New York City. After Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan is the second most complete expression of the specificity of Allen’s style, which consists of comic and tragic elements. Another object of this essay is to demonstrate that while creating the image of the metropolis the director particularly exploits the tools of film expression. Audiovisual layer of Allen’s work allows to juxtapose Manhattan with the city symphony (genre which came into being in the twenties as an innovative combination of documentary and avant-garde forms). The similarity between Manhattan and the original city symphonies is visible at the very beginning of the film, because of black and white, kaleidoscopic shots of metropolis as well as the backing sound (Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin). Allen’s picture is not only a sophisticated portrait of New York, but also the critical study of the society
Niepokój Sartre’a, trwoga Abrahama, pies Dostojewskiego. Od tragizmu wyboru do egzystencjalnej hermeneutyki oraz powieściowej „mądrości niepewności”
Authors: Jakubowski Piotr
Published: December 2021

The main aim of this article is to discuss some common and tragic human fate, that is making the decisions in state of incertitude (of our real motivations as well as of further consequences of our choices), and especially natural human’s reactions to them, that is searching the hints how to proceed (inside us, from authority, from ‘the signs of the world’). The examples taken to analyse are: Biblical story of Abraham (Do I really hear the voice of God telling me to kill my son?), philosophical story of Sartre’s disciple (Should I join to the resistance or stay with my sick mother?), and literary story of Dostoyevsky, taken from J.M. Coetzee’s novel Master of Petersburg (How to refine the voice of revelation from the hum of world?). Philosophical considerations are connected with narrative analysis in order to not only describe human condition of incertitude but also observe how the medium of literature deals with it.
Między wiedzą a widzeniem. O sposobach przedstawiania świata w „Balzakianach” Jacka Dehnela
Authors: Kwaśnik Monika
Published: December 2021

Jacek Dehnel shows in Balzakiana his interest in tradition of realistic prose with a distinctive method of narration and an area of interests. The article shows the constant tension between the methods of depicting the world based on knowledge and an imitation of perceptual processes. This idea is characteristic of the newest prose composition. The article examines the multiple connections of the narration of Balzakiana to plastic arts and the language of the film. Jacek Dehnel’s Balzakiana reminds people about problems which haven’t changed despite the passage of years. Those problems are expressed by means referring to the visuality of any modern artistic media.
Wpływ medium cyfrowego na konstruowanie nowych zależności pisma i obrazu
Authors: Smaga Agnieszka
Published: December 2021

The difference between word and image, known from analog culture, ‘breaks’ at the level of generating digital transmission − Internet media, web applications, websites, web browser. The suggested identity of the ‘material’ aspect of writing and image, defined as the assignment of figures for both, finds its consequences at operational level, that is in means of communication.
Gracz w roli narratora – na przykładzie gier komputerowych typu FPP
Authors: Konaczalski Juliusz
Published: December 2021

Even though film is having the biggest esthetical impact on videogames, player’s participation during the gameplay suggests rather a theatrical – performative trope. It shouldn’t be however the reason to question narrative aspects of videogames. In this article I signal that mainstream videogames are drifting away from competition and moving closer to narration of interesting stories, in which a player is participating and also becomes a narrator. I describe this occurrence using Erika Ficher-Lichte’s performative esthetics and Jean Baudrillard’s simulation theory.
Visual Hiperbole in Advertising (Reconnaissance)
Authors: Pawłowska-Jądrzyk Brygida
Published: December 2021

Extravagant exaggeration seems to be one of the most significant traits of contemporary culture influenced by the idea of success and ‘spectaclicity’. According to the Author of the paper, even the most extreme examples of hyperbole occur in advertising. The article presents several kinds of visual hyperbole which are used in contemporary adverts (these are: giga-hyperbole, multi-hyperbole, context hyperbole – situational and intertextual). The following examples of hyperbole have been described with respect to their distinctive features, main functions and imaginative value.
Czym jest kulturologia?
Authors: Kasperski Edward
Published: December 2021

Culturology as a distinct reflection of culture that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century, and the so-called cultural turn in the humanities (the turn that realised their cultural background and base) became the impetus for its development. The article tries to clarify what is the term in question, the subject of its research, what kind of theoretical assumptions does it make in relation to this subject and what specific learning goals does it face. One of the key question of culturology concerns culture: what are its limits, how its forms may vary in space and time, and whether or to what extent they form − despite differences − a community, unity and totality. The article indicates the dynamic, processual and creative nature of culture on one hand, and its openness on the other, consequently proving the utopian character of aspirations willing to establish once and for all an unchangeable ʻessenceʼ of culture as well as its timeless determinants and systemic framework. The article consists of three parts: 1) Context, subject and properties of culturology, 2) Delimitations of culture, 3) Acceleration, literacy, multiculturalism, culturalism.
Trwanie rzeczy i trwanie kultury
Authors: Piłat Robert
Published: December 2021

This article discusses the relation between temporal existence of things and the persistence of culture. The material and the immaterial aspects of culture are quite different in relation to time. According to philosopher Karl R. Popper, meanings, senses and ideas belong to a separate quasi-temporal realm of being. They come about in time but henceforth they exist non-temporarily. Their existence, unlike that of physical objects, does not depend on keeping a delicate balance between the change and identity − it is not based on struggle against time. But on the other hand, their seemingly atemporal subsistence is strictly connected to the temporal existence of things. The latter do not carry meaning in virtue of sheer convention, but rather by means of subtle connection between their material structure and the properties of sentient and intelligent beings. Books hold a very special place in this framework. The physical properties of books are intertwined with their content very strongly albeit mysteriously. It is safe to say that reducing books to their content − by conveying the content to digital carriers alone − would result in a serious impoverishing of culture. In reference to early journalist works by poet Zbigniew Herbert, three functions of preserving and studying artefacts are distinguished: reconstruction, preserving and learning. In such studies there is always a quest for originals and considerable efforts are made in order to distinguish them from copies and derivatives. The article gives a brief account of recent debate concerning the value of these pursuits. Finally a discussion with Michel Foucault is presented, concerning the role of things in self-formation.
„Racz nam wrócić, Panie…”
Authors: Siwicka Dorota
Published: December 2021

The article entitled Racz nam wrócić, Panie... (Give us back, Lord…) is a reconstruction of the social history (from the 19th century to modern times) of Polish patriotic-religious song Boże coś Polskę (God save Poland), and especially one of its lines that is known and sang in two different versions: ‘Lord bless our free homeland’ and ‘Lord give us a free homeland back’. This small difference between the versions is interpreted by the author in a Derrida style: as a shibboleth – a test of the identity of people singing this song, a password of a secret association and a sign allowing the recognition of a friend from foe. At the same time she points to the permanence of the significant function that is fulfilled in the Polish patriotic ritual by the singing of God save Poland.
Chronometr (1): Rozmowny budzik
Authors: Zieliński Jan
Published: December 2021

The paper discusses several cases of using and abusing an authentic incident from the history of emigration from Galicia to the United States at the end of the XIX century, when a Jewish agent was cheating illiterate peasants who had never seen a clock before, pretending he was communicating with Hamburg and New York through a simple alarm-clock. The examples are drawn from the daily press of that time, various newspapers in the twenties and thirties, several books dealing with the subject of emigration as well as Martin Pollackʼs Kaiser von America (2010) and its stage adaptation in Bielsko-Biała (2013). Edward Bellamyʼs utopia Looking Backward is given as a counter-example, with its vision of an alarm-clock used as a source of pleasant music around the year 2000 – a vision realised in our world almost at the same time with a new generation of mobile phones.
Modern apocrypha as an example of cultural memory “in action”
Authors: Jankowska Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

The aim of this paper is to analyze the role modern apocrypha play in the processes of collective remembering. From the perspective of cultural studies the modern apocrypha can be seen not only as literary or religious texts but also as an important element of cultural autocommunication. And if we understand autocommunication as a crucial mechanism of cultural memory, we can describe intertextuality (which is a form of cultural autocommunication) as an autoimmune technique of preventing the basic cultural meanings from the oblivion. The canon is a basic tool of collective memory in the so called ‘literate cultures’ or ‘Cultures of the Book’. That is the reason why the apocrypha, which deal with canonical contents, build the unique set of texts playing an essential role in protecting the source myth and tradition from the ‘semiotic death’.
O Gombrowiczowskim kiczu w kontekście teorii (po)nowoczesności
Authors: Jaszewska Dagmara
Published: December 2021

The article develops the researches started by Jerzy Jarzębski; it discusses the phenomenon of kitsch in the work of Witold Gombrowicz. The study is based on a content analysis of selected fragments of works by this author (especially the novel under the title “Ferdydurke”) and it refers to the selected concepts of modernity and postmodernity (W. Welsch, R. Rorty, J. Baudrillard). The writer himself is treated as an original philosopher of modernity (and later – postmodernity – thanks to this, he was ahead of his time). The work presents the thesis that we can assign to Gombrowicz – both the modernist sense of the category of kitsch and practices of its parody, as well as a peculiar tendency to kitsch and a tendency to play with kitsch. This tendency is analyzed in the article as an attitude corresponding with a postmodern condition, especially with its characteristic phenomenon called the aesthetization of culture, which was mentioned, among other things, by Wolfgang Welsch (culture of design, gadget and superficial styling). Philosophy of Gombrowicz in this sense corresponds with the postmodern rehabilitation of kitsch.
Kunderowskie zmagania z kiczem – raz jeszcze o „Nieznośnej lekkości bytu”
Authors: Hudymač Aleksandra
Published: December 2021

This paper deals with the Kundera’s most popular novel as a passionate dialogue with kitsch. The Unbearable Lightness of Being is based on the antinomy of lightness and heaviness, as well as kitsch and individuality. The narrator treats his characters as the experimental ego and confronts them with the reality created on the cross-scheme of those key-words mentioned above. Kundera interprets the phenomenon of Kitsch as the tool to create a totalitarian reality and slave human beings, but also as something, that can be recognize and ‘domesticate’, and then comprise an inalienable part of human existence and its relation to the world. Paper also deals with the Kundera’s famous aversion to film his novels. He banned any further film adaptations of his work, having disliked the way The Unbearable Lightness of Being had been adapted by Philip Kaufman in 1988.
O roli kamery w filmach Wojciecha Smarzowskiego
Authors: Taras Katarzyna
Published: December 2021

In this paper, I reflect on the role and function of the camera ‘acting’ (that is, the camera placed in the hands of the heroes of films by Wojciech Smarzowski) that appears on the screen as often as an ax – item strongly associated with this director’s cinema. I also refute the ‘digital’ legend of his debut, i.e. Wesele (Wedding), which has not been realized with the use of a digital camera, but a film one. A camera ‘casted’ in the films by Smarzowski can be considered as an extra, but a full-fledged hero, a witness seeing (and therefore recording) more than the character whose hands it is located in. This perfectly corresponds with the last shot – perhaps the most characteristic one for the author of the films discussed – the shot in which the One who reigns over the world, but does not interfere into it (since we have free will) gazes at the universe created by Wojciech Smarzowski.