bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE LEGEND OF VLADIMIR AND COSARA IN RAZGOVOR UGODNI NARODA SLOVINSKOGA AND IN ITS LATIN TRANSLATION
Authors: TSONEV Radoslav
Published: April 2020

is article investigates the legend of Duklian prince Ioan Vladimir and Theodora Kosara – the daughter of Bulgarian king Samuil in the book Razgovor ugodni naroda slovinskoga by the Dalmatian writer Andrija Kačić Miošić, as well as in the Latin translation of the book, made by Emerik Pavić. The historical situation on the Balkans during the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries provoked the growing native writers’ interest towards the past. Many South Slavic authors searched for examples of heroism and greatness of the Slavsin written documents and oral legends. They strived to emphasize the linguistic and cultural affinity between them and included common characters, folklore and legendary motifsin their literary works. The real historical facts and the heroic myths about the might and the unification of the Slavic ethnos in “Pisma od kralja Vladimira” and in the other parts of “Razgovor ugodni naroda slovinskoga” inspired the southern Slavicpeoples and gave them hope that they might be free and powerful again as they had been formerly. The extensive translation in Latin popularized the Bulgarian history and folklore, not only among Slavic, but also among other European nations. The legend of Duklian prince Ioan Vladimir and the Bulgarian princess Theodora Kosara went beyond the times it was created, described and printed.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM – PROSPECTS FOR THE HUMANITIES
Authors: LYUTSKANOVA-KOSTOVA Ralitsa
Published: April 2020

nline and distant forms of education have been reshaping traditional modes of higher education. Technologies are developing rapidly and provoke education to transform and rethink the possibilities of learning from everylocation. One of the software solutions, designed for classroom use, is the virtual classroom. As its name suggests, it is a virtual learning ‘space’ that aims at providing all the components of a traditional learning environment. The following article briefly explains the innovative functions of a virtual classroom and gives an example of its usage in one particular case study in order to present the advantages and disadvantages of the software for the field of the humanities and speculate on its possible implementation in university courses. The synchronous education aspect of a virtual classroom is emphasized as well as other functions that can be actively used both by students and a tutor in university taught courses. The fact that a virtual classroom can be implemented in LMS (learning management system) such as Moodle or Schoology provides a good perspective for distant and online forms of education. The example of a virtual session designed as a ‘lecture’ is only one of the many possibilities a tutor can engage students’ attention and focus on the practical aspect of a degree in the field of the humanities.
DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Authors: TSVETKOVA Maria
Published: April 2020

e present article outlines a sociocultural perspective on L2 classroom evaluation. It explores a way of operationalizing the abstract constructs that inform the Vygotskian theoretical framework and examines factors involved in the continuing interplay between social and individual functioning. The main argument of this paper is that combining traditional, psychometric approaches to language ability evaluation and dynamic assessment performs a twofold function. It allows for reconceptualizing the individual student's role in the process of foreign language (FL) performance and significantly enhances subsequent achievement. The cross-cutting theme of the present paper is that eliciting FL use mainly by static testing instruments and conventional procedures implies constructing a depersonalized, ‘averaged’ image of the L2 learner. Such quantification presupposes a unitary and self-contained language learner detached from the context of FL use.In developing these themes, I explore the relation between identity reconstruction and increase in L2 grades. The subjects of the study consist of 50 students – 25 participate in the experimental and 25 subjects are included in the control group. The results of the conducted quasi-experimental study this paper reports on provide evidence that empowering students to act as autonomous individuals in the classroom relates positively to increased FL achievement as registered in the results of formal summative measurement.
FOREIGN BORROWINGS IN MODERN RUSSIAN SPORTS TERMINOLOGY
Authors: DIMITROVA Leyla
Published: April 2020

e article deals with the specificity of sports terminology which includes a lot of terms taken from the theory and methods of physical education related to the scientific and educational subjects (biomechanics, sports psychology and pedagogy, hygiene, physiology, biochemistry, etc.) and are widely used in specialized literature and socialintercourse. The characteristic features of Russian sports terminology are defined: ways of word formation; the trends to make the language sound more professional, jargon like; the international orientation of language and its active penetration in the native language; borrowing words from foreign languages and their variations. The issue concerning the foreign words borrowed in Russian sports terminology is viewed and the reasons for their appearance, place in the language, their distribution in semantic groups and their area of usage are discussed. It is pointed out that in the modern Russian sports terminology one can most often come upon English borrowings. The most important factors for the acquisition of English-derivatives in the sports language are emphasized. Some aspects of the phonetics-orthographic adaptation of sports English derivatives in the Russian language are examined and compared to the same processes in the Bulgarian language. It is pointed out that in the process of structural-semantic adaptation the English derivatives have a great influence on the differentiation and internalization of sports terminology in the native language-recipient: the polysemy is widened; homonymy appears, as well as some new synonymous lines. A classification of English derivatives according to their area of usage is introduced.
SPEECH/NON-SPEECH MANIPULATION IS A SOURCE OF METASENSE IN THE STORY BY A. CHEKHOV„THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK“
Authors: URAZAEVA Kuralay , AZKENOVA Zhanargu
Published: April 2020

Linguistics of deep structures, methodological linguoconceptology, receptive aesthetics are of inter-est for the study of speech / non-verbal manipulation in the story by A. Chekhov „The Death of a Government Clerk“ as a double meaning - linguistic and textual. A structural study of Chekhov’s humor made it possible to establish the role of speech / non-speech manipulation as a source of metasense. The study of illocutionary influence, manipulation - forms of verbal / non-verbal exposure reveal in the metasense structure of the meta-observer. The concept of metasense in the story by A. Chekhov is based on the delimitation from semantic gaps. The semantic gaps are considered in the context of the read-er’s interpretation, the metasense is a method of accurately translating the author’s thoughts. This approach is based on the study of speech / non-speech manipulation and irony as methods of illocutionary influence of the speaker on the listener. The connection of semantic spaces and metasense is shown in the role of a meta-observer - methods of reproduc-ing the plot of changing Chervyakov, the image of death, the chain of indices, the author’s remarks, physiological gesture, transformation of the event into a non-event. This is how the genre unity of the joke and drama was established.
THE WORLD OF KOREA IN THE BULGARIAN FILMS DIRECTED BY YANA LEKARSKA
Authors: MÀRTONOVA Andronika
Published: April 2020

n the recent years, several Bulgarian cinematic works have put into the space frame some kind of new artistic enactment with many different and even unrecognised identities, along with their visible stereotypes, patterns and models of representation: the well-known Bulgarian identity starts dialogising through screen with Far East (in general plan) cultures and unfamiliar Asian characters. This is definitely something absolutely new to the national cinema, i.e. to realize original themes and stories on the Bulgarian-Asian axis, to introduce totally unused, even attractive personages, often even in an absolutely non-Bulgarian cultural environment. In fact, these films are exactly in these two directions: the first variant of realisation explores the confrontation between the Bulgarian and the Asian identities in the context of our contemporary and post-totalitarian reality. The second variant of realization is the unprecedented deep immersion in the distant Asian territories with other aesthetic conventions, where the worldviews and behaviours are far from the European and Western values, and of course, in their compendium generate other, supranational and categorically universal meanings and messages. The proposed paper analyses the second cinematic trend, where the young Bulgarian female director Yana Lekarska works. The research focus is totally on her shorts, filmed in the Republic of Korea – the feature films Bridge (2016), November will be May (2017), Here and Now (2018) and the documentary Nam nam buk nyeo (2016). Yana Lekarska's entire work in terms of worldview and architectonics is much more Korean in style, than representative of the typical Bulgarian cinema.
Testing tourism-led economic growth and economic-driven tourism growth hypotheses
Authors: Aliyev Khatai , Ahmadova Nargiz
Published: April 2020

This paper empirically investigates a causal relationship between tourism and economic
growth in Georgia for 1997-2018 period by employing ARDLBT
approach to cointegration. Results reject economic-driven tourism growth
hypothesis for Georgia and reveal that impact of tourism development over
economic growth is negative in the long-run, in contrary positive in the short-run.
Obtained results suggest that there is a possibility to have a tourism resource
curse in the long-term in Georgia. Georgian government should build a tourism
strategy to avoid crowding out of human capital from industrial production and decrease
the share of imports for the needs of tourism sector
The effect of sensation seeking on holiday preference
Authors: Yıldırım Oya , Cakıcı Abdul Celıl
Published: April 2020

Tourists’ holiday preferences may change with changing
consumption habits and various impulses, such as sensation seeking and change
seeking. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of domestic
tourists' sensation seeking on their holiday preferences according to their
level of change seeking. A questionnaire was developed based on previous
literature and data were collected among domestic tourists who inhabit the
Adana city center and who had holiday at least once a year. Overall, data from
1,580 respondents entered the data analysis stage. Using stepwise clustering,
participants were divided into two groups: high level of change seekers and low
level of change seekers. It was found that individuals who had high level of
change seeking attitudes displayed more sensational seeking than individuals
who had low level of change seeking. The findings also showed that people with
high level of change seeking had significantly higher motivations for beach,
culture and adventure holidays
Remonstrative Resignation: In honour of Anton Buteiko, a Founder of Diplomacy of Independent Ukraine
Authors: Soroka Mykhailo
Published: April 2020

In the article, the author analyses the main milestones of life and career of a Ukrainian diplomat and politician – Anton Buteiko, one of the founders of diplomacy of in-dependent Ukraine.
A native of the historical Volyn town of Staryi Chortoryisk, he became one of the founders of the foreign policy of the newly-established Ukrainian state and its devoted defender. His passionate and convincing word in defense of the Ukrainian state was heard at various international forums and high-profile negotiations. His articles were constantly published in periodicals, television and radio broadcasts, and on the Internet. In addition, he set out his views on the most acute issues of Ukraine’s foreign policy, thereby sharing insights about the progress of bilateral and multilateral negotiations. A. Buteiko insistently defended the European choice of our state and strongly opposed attempts to amend the Constitution of Ukraine propelled by the politics of patronage and partisanship of certain state leaders clinging to power. He was one of the towering figures in Ukrainian politics.
The author also attempts to trace A. Buteiko’s career advancement and diplomatic activities. In the multilateral dimension, his political and diplomatic abounds with acute episodes and dramatic collisions, during which he acted solely in the interests of the Ukrainian cause, showed his innate talent, outstanding abilities, experience, knowledge and unwavering firmness in advocating his patriotic state position. He was a man of strong pro-Ukrainian beliefs, an ardent and consistent defender of Ukraine’s independence and an unequivocal supporter of its Western course and admission to the European Union and NATO. At the same time, he called for good-neighbourly, equal and mutually beneficial relations with Russia.
Keywords: Ukrainian diplomacy, Ukrainian-Romanian dialogue, diplomatic mission, foreign policy.
PENGELOLAAN AIR BALAS: KERANGKA HUKUM INTERNASIONAL DAN PERBANDINGAN HUKUM DI INDONESIA
Authors: Harumanti Eliza Dayinta
Published: April 2020

Pembuangan air balas kapal yang tidak diolah dan dibuang di sembarang tempat berpotensi menyebabkan perpindahan beberapa organisme laut yang tidak sesuai dengan lingkungan hidup awalnya. Organisme ini akan berkembang dan mengganggu sistem rantai makanan yang pada akhirnya berdampak pada pencemaran air laut dan keseimbangan ekosistem. Perhatian dunia internasional terhadap perlindungan laut terlihat dengan adanya konvensi yang mengatur tentang pembuangan air balas pada tahun 1992 sebagai upaya mitigasi untuk mencegah menyebarnya spesies predator serta untuk menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem di suatu daerah di dunia. Tulisan ini membahas perkembangan pengaturan pengelolaan air balas di dunia sampai dengan terbentuknya Konvensi Pengelolaan Air Balas dan perbandingan penerapannya di beberapa negara termasuk di Indonesia. Mengingat Indonesia belum meratifikasi ketentuan Konvensi Pengelolaan Air Balas, tulisan ini akan mengkaji kemungkinan Indonesia menjadi negara anggota konvensi tersebut.
Perlindungan dan Pengembangan Usaha Mikro Kecil Bidang Perikanan sebagai Upaya Pengendalian Pencemaran Wilayah Pesisir dan Laut
Authors: Ambarini Nur Sulistyo Budi
Published: April 2020

Tulisan ini merupakan hasil penelitian yang bertujuan mengkaji perlindungan usaha mikro kecil sebagai entitas ekonomi yang dapat dikembangkan agar mampu berperan dalam pengendalian pencemaran wilayah pesisir dan laut. Menggunakan metode penelitian hukum non doktrinal dengan pendekatan socio-legal research
Kontribusi Industri Tekstil dalam Penggunaan Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun Terhadap Rusaknya Sungai Citarum
Authors: Putra Desriko Malayu
Published: April 2020

Indonesia merupakan Negara yang masuk dalam jajaran 10 besar pengeksporpakaian terbesar dunia dan pada tahun 2011 Indonesia merupakan negarapengekspor terbesar ke-11 di dunia. Indonesia adalah negara dengan ekonomiyang paling besar di Asia Tenggara, dan sektor tekstil menyumbang 8,9 persentotal ekspor Indonesia pada 2010. Tulisan ini akan melihat bagaimana kontribusisektor industri tekstil terhadap rusaknya Sungai Citarum. Metodologi penulisanini munggunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif yang diperkuat oleh kasus kegiatanindustri yang letaknya bersebelahan dengan Sungai Citarum. Sungai Citarummemiliki reputasi buruk sebagai sungai terkotor di dunia. Masalah kasat mataberupa sampah dan limbah domestik memang terlihat parah. Tetapi limbah daribahan berbahaya dan beracun yang digunakan dalam industri tekstil merupakansumber besar dari pencemaran dengan konsekuensi jangka panjang yang lebihserius, terutama di bagian hulu Sungai Citarum di mana terdapat 68 persen pabriktekstil.
Catatan Akhir Tahun 2016 Indonesian Center for Environmental Law “Tahun Kelam Kebijakan dan Penegakan Hukum Lingkungan di Indonesia”
Authors: ICEL Tim
Published: April 2020

Kebijakan Pemerintah selama tahun 2016 lebih berpihak kepada proyek- proyek pembangunan, minim perhatian pada upaya perlindungan fungsi lingkungan hidup dan hak masyarakat atas lingkungan hidup yang baik dan sehat [...]
Signifikansi Pendekatan Kehati-hatian Dalam Pengaturan Organisme Transgenik di Indonesia
Authors: Santoso Wahyu Yun , Sunarto Sunarto , Martono Edhi , Supriyono Harry
Published: April 2020

Tulisan ini hendak memaparkan penggunaan pendekatan kehati-hatian dalam pengaturan sumberdaya genetik. Utamanya membahas secara normatif pentingnya penerapan pendekatan kehati-hatian dalam pengaturan organisme transgenik di Indonesia. Pembahasan paper diawali dengan mendeskripsikan konsep pendekatan kehati-hatian, terutama dari sudut pandang CBD; konsep pengelolaan sumberdaya genetik Indonesia dan isu krusial yang ada; serta penerapan pendekatan kehati-hatian untuk pengaturan organisme transgenik di Indonesia.
Prinsip Pencemar Membayar untuk Mendorong Akses Kompensasi di Kebijakan ASEAN dalam Kasus Polusi Kabut Asap Lintas Batas
Authors: Paripurno Gandar Mahojwala
Published: April 2020

Kebakaran hutan telah terjadi semenjak 1980-an dan tiga tahun lalu masih terjadi dengan dampak masif di Asia Tenggara. ASEAN selaku organisasi regional menjadi pelopor untuk membuat perjanjian asap lintas batas yang mengatur pencegahan asap lintas batas. Namun, tidak ada alur pemenuhan kompensasi untuk korban dalam perjanjian tersebut. Artikel ini mengargumentasikan bahwa Prinsip pencemar membayar (polluter-pays principle/PPP) dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu upaya dalam untuk memberikan akses kompensasi dari pencemar untuk korban. Terutama, dalam perkembangannya PPP menjadi prinseip yang memiliki banyak alternatif dalam alur pemberian kompensasi. Artikel ini merupakan tulisan yuridis-normatif dengan bentuk deskriptif.
Kajian Tentang Pembangunan Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN) dan Keadilan Sosial (Perspektif Hukum Pancasila)
Authors: Sujadi Suparjo
Published: April 2020

Isu kesesuaian RTRW dan perlindungan hak atas tanah bukanlah bersifat kontemporer. Kedua  persoalan tersebut menyertai hampir pada setiap pelaksanaan pembangunan infrastruktur dalam rentang dominan hingga tidak signifikan secara kuantitas dan kualitasnya. Kajian ini masih menunjukkan nuansa kuatnya kepentingan pragmatik yang mengabaikan tatanan hukum dalam proyek strategis nasional. Pemahaman penting dari permasalahan yang muncul dari program PSN dengan menggunakan Hukum Pancasila sebagai perspektif solusi sebagai usulan logis dalam tatanan hukum Indonesia
Analisa Tingkat Kerusakan Jalan Menggunakan Metode Bina Marga (Studi Kasus Jalan Ujung Beurasok STA 0+^000 S/D STA 0+^700)
Authors: Agusmaniza Roni , Fadilla Ferhan Dimas
Published: April 2020

Abstrak: Pemanfaatan prasarana jalan sesuai dengan rencana pembangunan jalan, maka perlu dilakukan usaha-usaha pemeliharaan dan penanganan yang harus direncanakan dengan baik terhadap jalan yang rusak. Kerusakan jalan disebabkan antara lain oleh lalu lintas berulang, muatan berlebih, suhu udara, air serta mutu awal produk jalan yang jelek. Tujuan penilitian ini untuk mengetahui jenis kerusakan dan tingkat kerusakan jalan pada jalan Ujong Beurasok. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode bina marga. Langkah awal penelitian  ini menghitung lalu lintas harian rata-rata dan mengelompokkan data hasil survei sesuai dengan jenis kerusakan jalan. Selanjutnya menilai dan menjumlahkan setiap jenis kerusakan jalan. Lalu menetapkan nilai kondisi jalan dan menghitung nilai prioritas kondisi jalan. Hasil penelitian kerusakan jalan didapatkan jenis kerusakan jalan yaitu pelempasan butir sebanyak 11 buah dengan luas 4.185.924 cm2 (13,29%), retak kulit buaya sebanyak 13 buah dengan luas 353.185,5 cm2 (1,121%), retak pinggir sebanyak 3 buah dengan luas 104.400 cm2 (0,331%), retak memanjang sebanyak 1 buah dengan luas 2000 cm2 (0,006%), tambalan  sebanyak 12 buah dengan luas 244.221 cm2 (0,775%) dan lubang sebanyak 14 buah dengan luas 193.293,74 cm2 (0,613%) dan volume 1.082.898,56 cm3. Dari hasil perhitungan Urutan Prioritas didapat nilai sebesar 8 menanda bahwa jalan Ujung Beurasok Kecamatan Johan Pahlawan STA 0+000 s/d 0+700 dapat dimasukan kedalam program pemeliharaan rutin. Kata kunci : Kerusakan Jalan, Metode Bina Marga Abstract : The utilization of road infrastructures in accordance with road development plans requires maintenance and handling efforts that must be planned well against the damaged roads. Road damage is caused by the repeated traffic, overload, air temperature, water, and the initial quality of the poor road product. This research aims to determine the type of damage and damage level of road on Ujong Beurasok Road. The method used in this research is the method of Bina Marga. The initial step of the study calculated average daily traffic and grouped the survey result data according to the type of road damage. Type of road damage are graded and summed. The road condition value is set, and the priority value of the road condition is calculated. The damagaes found are 11 sections of loose grain with an area 4.185.924 cm2 (13.29%), 13 sections of alligator cracking with an area of 353.185,5 cm2 (1.121%), 3 sections of cracked edges with an area of 104.400 cm2 (0.331%), 1 elongated crack with an area of 2000 cm2 (0.006%), 12 sections of patch with an area of 244,221 cm2 (0.775%) and 14 pieces of holes with an area of 193.293,74 cm2 (0.613%) and the volume of 1.082.898,56 cm3. The calculation of priority order obtained the value of 8 indicating that Beurasok Road of Johan Pahlawan district STA 0 + 000 S/D 0 + 700 should be considered in the routine maintenance program.Keywords: Road damage, Bina Marga method
Analisa Kebutuhan English for Specific Purpose untuk Pendidikan Vokasi
Authors: Masykar Tanzir
Published: April 2020

Abstrak— Mata kuliah Bahasa Inggris pada pendidikan vokasi merupakan mata kuliah umum (MKU) wajib. Berbeda dengan pendidikan di universitas, pendidikan vokasi menuntut konten pengajaran suatu mata kuliah dalam bentuk konten praktis. ESP, English for Sepcific Purpose adalah salah satu cabang ilmu pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang dapat diterapkan dalam mengembangkan MKU Bahasa Inggris pada pendidikan vokasi. Studi pustaka ini menganalisis beberapa jurnal dan buku yang berkaitan dengan ESP dan mewawancarai dosen Bahasa Inggris pada tingkat universitas untuk menentukan materi Bahasa Inggris yang sesuai untuk pendidikan vokasi. Hasil kerangka need analysis (NA) Basturkmen dan Dudley-Evans, St John, & Saint John, dipaparkan dan diuji dengan kebutuhan pendidikan vokasi jurusan mesin [1, 2]. Hasil kajian pustaka dan Analisa kebutuhan menunjukkan perlu adanya kurikulum, silabus, dan aktivitas berbeda untuk setiap jurusan pada pendidikan vokasi. Silabus Bahasa Inggris umum di perguruan tinggi tidak dapat dipakai sepenuhnya untuk kebutuhan pendidikan vokasi.

Kata kunci: Analisa Kebutuhan, English for Specific Purposes, Bahasa Inggris Umum, Pendidikan vokasi

Abstract— English courses in vocational education are compulsory general courses (MKU). In contrast to university education, vocational education demands the teaching content of a course in the form of practical content. ESP, English for Specific Purpose is one branch of English education that can be applied in developing the English course in vocational education. This literature study analyzes a number of journals and books related to ESP and English language lecturer studies at the university level to determine appropriate English material for vocational education. The results of the Basturkmen and Dudley-Evans, St John, & Saint John's framework of need analysis are presented and tested with the vocational education needs of across three majors [1, 2]. The results of the literature review and need analysis indicate the need for different curriculum, syllabus, and activities for each department in vocational education. The general English syllabus in universities cannot be fully applied for vocational education needs.

Keywords: Needs analysis, English for Specific Purposes, General English, Vocational Education
Endolimax nana and urticaria
Authors: Veraldi Stefano , Angileri Luisa , Rossi Luisa Carlotta , Nazzaro Gianluca
Published: April 2020

Endolimax nana is a commensal protozoan of the colon. We report a case of chronic urticaria associated with E. nana in a 34-year-old Italian woman. The patient suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. The disease appeared after a trip to Vietnam. Laboratory examinations showed mild blood eosinophilia. Three coproparasitological examinations were positive for cysts of E. nana. The patient was successfully treated with two courses of metronidazole (2 g/day for 10 days each). No antihistamines were used. Three coproparasitological examinations, carried out at the end of the therapy, were negative. Follow up (six months) was negative. E. nana can be responsible for very rare cases of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, polyarthritis and urticaria.
Global outbreak of 2019-nCoV, a new challenge?
Authors: Musa Taha Hussein , Ahmad Tauseef , Khan Muhammad , Haroon Haroon , Wei Pingmin
Published: April 2020

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Distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Terceira and São Miguel Islands (Azores)
Authors: Melo Catarina , Walker Christopher , Freitas Helena , Machado Artur , Borges Paulo
Published: April 2020

The data, presented here, come from samples collected during three research projects which aimed to assess the impact of land-use type on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) diversity and community composition in pastures of Terceira Island (Azores, Macaronesia, Portugal) and also in the native forest of two Azorean Islands (Terceira and São Miguel; Azores, Macaronesia, Portugal). Both projects contributed to improving the knowledge of AMF community structure at both local and regional scales.

Little is known on the AMF communities from Azores islands and this study reports the first survey in two Azorean Islands (Terceira and São Miguel). A total of 18,733 glomeromycotan spores were classified at the species level from 244 field soil samples collected in three different habitat types – native forests (dominated by Juniperus brevifolia and Picconia azorica), semi-natural and intensively-managed pastures. Thirty-seven distinct spore morphotypes, representing ten glomeromycotan families, were detected. Species of the family Acaulosporaceae dominated the samples, with 13 species (38% of the taxa), followed by Glomeraceae (6 spp.), Diversisporaceae (4 spp.), Archaeosporaceae (3 spp.), Claroideoglomeraceae (3 spp.), Gigasporaceae (3 spp.), Ambisporaceae and Paraglomeraceae, both with the same number of AMF species (2 spp.), Sacculosporaceae (1 sp.) and Entrophospora (family insertae sedis). Members of the family Acaulosporaceae occurred almost exclusively in the native forests especially associated with the Picconia azorica rhizosphere, while members of Gigasporaceae family showed a high tendency to occupy the semi-natural pastures and the native forests of Picconia azorica. Members of Glomeraceae family were broadly distributed by all types of habitat which confirm the high ecological plasticity of this AMF family to occupy the more diverse habitats.
A database of the global distribution of alien macrofungi
Authors: Monteiro Miguel , Reino Luís , Schertler Anna , Essl Franz , Figueira Rui , Ferreira Maria , Capinha César
Published: April 2020

Human activities are allowing the ever-increasing dispersal of taxa to beyond their native ranges. Understanding the patterns and implications of these distributional changes requires comprehensive information on the geography of introduced species. Current knowledge about the alien distribution of macrofungi is limited taxonomically and temporally, which severely hinders the study of human-mediated distribution changes for this taxonomic group.

Here, we present a database on the global alien distribution of macrofungi species. Data on the distribution of alien macrofungi were searched in a large number of data sources, including scientific publications, grey literature and online databases. The database compiled includes 1966 records (i.e. species x region combinations) representing 2 phyla, 7 classes, 22 orders, 82 families, 207 genera, 648 species and 31 varieties, forms or subspecies. Dates of introduction records range from 1753 to 2018. Each record includes the location where the alien taxon was identified and, when available, the date of first observation, the host taxa or other important information. This database is a major step forward to the understanding of human-mediated changes in the distribution of macrofungal taxa.
Sphaerillo boninensis Nunomura, 1990 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) is a junior synonym of a pantropical species, Venezillo parvus (Budde-Lund, 1885)
Authors: Karasawa Shigenori
Published: April 2020

Re-examination of the holotype and paratype ofSphaerillo boninensisNunomura, 1990 from Chichijima Island of the Ogasawara archipelago, which is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, indicates that this species is a junior synonym of a pantropical species,Venezillo parvus(Budde-Lund, 1885).
Two new species of Desmopachria Babington, 1841 in the D. convexa species group (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hyphydrini)
Authors: Miller Kelly B.
Published: April 2020

Two new species are described in the Desmopachria convexa species group in the Neotropical genus Desmopachria Babington: D. mancosp. nov. (Guyana), and D. mortimersp. nov. (Costa Rica). Two subgroups, the D. convexa-convexa and the D. convexa-signata groups are defined. Desmopachria convexa-convexa species are from North and Central America and have a subapical articulable lobe on the male lateral lobe that is large and elongate and extends well beyond the slender, oblique apex of the lateral lobe. Desmopachria convexa-signata species are from South America and have a subapical articulable lobe on the male lateral lobe that is small and discrete and does not extend beyond the truncate apex of the lateral lobe. The male genitalia of all recognized species in the D. convexa group are redrawn from the literature. New species are illustrated from specimens and described species have morphological features redrawn from published illustrations.
New cavernicolous ground beetles from Anhui Province, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini, Platynini)
Authors: Fang Jie , Li Wenbo , Wang Xinhui , Tian Mingyi
Published: April 2020

A new genus and three new species of cave-adapted ground beetles are reported from the limestone cave Shenxian Dong in Huangshan Shi, southeastern Anhui Province, China.Shenoblemusgen. nov.is proposed to place the anophthalmic trechine speciesS. minusculussp. nov. This genus is characterized by the tiny but stout body, sub-moniliform antennae, serrated elytral margins near the base, and a wide distance between the fifth and sixth pores of the marginal umbilicate series on the elytra. In addition, two new species,Wanoblemus huangshanicussp. nov. (an anophthalmic trechine) andJujiroa inexpectatasp. nov. (a microphthalmic platynine), are also described and illustrated from the same cave.
Diagnostic Value of Optical Spectral Transmission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations with Clinical Characteristics and Comparison with Joint Ultrasonography
Authors: Triantafyllias Konstantinos , Heller Caroline , de Blasi Michele , Galle Peter Robert , Schwarting Andreas
Published: April 2020

Objective.

To examine the value of optical spectral transmission (OST) in detecting joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate whether OST correlates with certain patient characteristics.

Methods.

OST measurements were performed in the metacarpophalangeal, proximal intraphalangeal, and wrist joints of 168 patients with RA and 114 controls. OST difference between the 2 groups was statistically examined and subsequently controlled for the effect of possible confounding factors. Diagnostic OST performance was tested by receiver-operating characteristics. Moreover, associations of OST with clinical and serological activity markers (patient group), joint ultrasound (US; patient subgroup) and various anthropometric and epidemiologic parameters (patient and control group) were evaluated by Spearman correlation coefficient and a generalized linear statistical adjustment model.

Results.

OST was significantly higher in the RA group than in the control group, even after adjustment for confounding factors (1.89; 95% CI 0.709–3.070, padj = 0.002). Taking US as a reference, area under the curve for all 1251 joints simultaneously was 0.67 (95% CI 0.631–0.709). In the patient group, correlation and adjustment analyses showed associations of OST with various disease activity markers [28-joint count Disease Activity Score (rho 0.313), swollen joint counts (rho 0.361), C-reactive protein (rho 0.389); all, padj = 0.001], age (rho 0.276, p < 0.001), and osteoarthritis (p = 0.022). Moreover, OST associated with a power Doppler US score (rho 0.442; p = 0.001) and a greyscale US score (rho 0.591; p < 0.001). In both groups males had significantly higher OST values than females and OST associated moderately weakly with body mass index (rho patients 0.316, rho controls 0.24; all, p < 0.001).

Conclusion.

Patients with RA showed higher OST values in comparison to controls. Moreover, OST associated with clinical, US, and laboratory disease activity markers.
Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of Tacrolimus in Patients With Lupus Nephritis: 5-year Interim Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan (TRUST)
Authors: Takeuchi Tsutomu , Wakasugi Naoko , Uno Satoshi , Makino Hirofumi
Published: April 2020

Objective.

To assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus for treating lupus nephritis (LN) in the real-world clinical setting.

Methods.

This is an ongoing, open-label, noncomparative, observational, postmarketing surveillance study conducted across 275 sites in Japan. Registered patients with LN were followed for 10 years. Here we report data relating to 5 years of tacrolimus maintenance therapy at the interim data cutoff in August 2016.

Results.

Of 1395 registered patients, 1355 received tacrolimus maintenance therapy for LN and provided safety data. The most common serious adverse drug reactions (ADR) included pneumonia (1.1%), herpes zoster (1.0%), cellulitis (1.0%), and diabetes mellitus (1.0%). ADR occurred mainly within the first 28 weeks of tacrolimus treatment, and no marked increase was observed during the follow-up period. Subgroup analyses suggested that risk factors for commonly observed ADR associated with tacrolimus included inpatient management, LN disease severity, increasing age, abnormal renal or hepatic function, and comorbid or previous disease. The cumulative rate of progression to renal failure (based on the attending physician’s assessment) was 0.8% at Year 1 and 6.6% at Year 5. Cumulative relapse rates were 7.8% and 30.6%, respectively. Urine protein:creatinine ratio, serum anti-dsDNA antibody levels, complement C3 levels, and steroid-sparing effects were all significantly improved from 4 weeks after tacrolimus treatment initiation (P < 0.001) and were sustained over 5 years.

Conclusion.

Long-term tacrolimus maintenance treatment over 5 years in the real-world clinical setting was well tolerated and effective in a large population of patients with LN (www.ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01410747).
Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Lupus Nephritis: Is Dialysis Inevitable?
Authors: Tselios Konstantinos , Gladman Dafna D. , Su Jiandong , Urowitz Murray B.
Published: April 2020

Objective.

Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries an increased risk for progression to endstage renal disease (ESRD). We aimed to determine the rate of progression and the factors that drive the decline of renal function in lupus nephritis (LN).

Methods.

Patients with advanced LN-related CKD were identified from our longterm longitudinal cohort. Advanced CKD was defined as stage 3b [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) = 30–44 ml/min/1.73 m2] and stage 4 (eGFR = 15–29 ml/min/1.73 m2). All individuals were followed until progression to ESRD or the last visit and were divided into “progressors” and “non- progressors.” Demographic, clinical, immunological, and therapeutic variables were compared at baseline. Multivariable Cox regression analysis (both time-dependent and independent) was performed to identify predictors for progression.

Results.

One hundred eighteen patients (74 CKD 3b and 44 CKD 4) were included. Forty-five patients progressed (29 to ESRD and 16 from CKD 3b to CKD 4) after 6 years on average. No significant decline in the renal function was observed in 73 patients (“non-progressors”) after 10 years on average. Active serology (high anti-dsDNA titers and low complements C3/C4) at the time of CKD diagnosis and any increase of the daily prednisone dose after baseline were strongly associated with progression. Treatment with renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers was associated with less risk for progression.

Conclusion.

Dialysis is not inevitable in LN-related advanced CKD because 62% of our patients did not progress over 10 years of followup on average. Certain predictors were identified to affect progression to ESRD.
The Renal Resistive Index: A New Biomarker for the Follow-up of Vascular Modifications in Systemic Sclerosis
Authors: Gigante Antonietta , Bruni Cosimo , Lepri Gemma , Tesei Giulia , Maestripieri Vanessa , Guiducci Serena , Moggi-Pignone Alberto , Melchiorre Daniela , Boddi Maria , Bellando-Randone Silvia , Rosato Edoardo , Matucci-Cerinic Marco
Published: April 2020

Objective.

The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the change of Renal Resistive Index (RRI) over time (ΔRRI) and under treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) as well as to correlate these changes with disease complications.

Methods.

Two hundred thirty patients [29 male, median age 57 (IQR 48–67) yrs] were enrolled. At baseline and follow-up (3.43, IQR 2.81–4.45 yrs), we collected the following data: disease variables, nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) pattern, forced vital capacity (FVC), diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP), presence of interstitial lung disease, RRI, evaluation of glomerular filtration rate, and new onset of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Results.

RRI value is high in SSc patients with digital ulcers and anticentromere antibodies, active and late NVC patterns, and limited cutaneous SSc. A significant correlation was observed between ΔRRI and ΔsPAP (R = 0.17, P = 0.02), with statistically higher ΔRRI (0.08 ± 0.02 vs 0.03 ± 0.05, P = 0.04) in patients complicated by PAH onset. No other new-onset complication was associated with ΔRRI. The receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis confirmed the predictive role of ΔRRI in development of new PAH (area under the curve 0.84, 95% CI 0.75–0.93, P = 0.02). In patients with SSc never exposed to sildenafil, ΔRRI was higher (0.04 ± 0.05) compared to both patients exposed to sildenafil during the study period (0.01 ± 0.05, P = 0.03) or in those exposed at the time of baseline evaluation (0.00 ± 0.05, P = 0.01).

Conclusion.

RRI and its variation in time are a reliable marker of SSc-related vasculopathy, both in renal and extrarenal compartments.
The Characteristics of Adverse Drug Reactions in Cancer Patients: An Analysis of Spontaneously Reported Cases
Authors: Jeon Hae-Soo , Kim Hee-Kyoo , Choi Gil-Soon
Published: April 2020

Background/Aims: Although the number of domestic adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported in Korea is rapidly increasing, the analysis of ADRs in cancer patients remains limited. We sought to investigate the clinical features of ADRs in cancer patients.Methods: ADR data were collected from a spontaneous reporting system at single university hospital, between July 2010 and June 2015. ADR cases assessed to be “unlikely” or “unclassifiable” as per the criteria of the World Health Organization-Uppsala Monitoring Center were excluded. Additional medical information was retrospectively collected from chart reviews, and clinical features of ADRs were analyzed.Results: In total, 1,455 cases were reported. Of these, 822 ADRs (52.1%) were observed in cancer patients. The mean age of cancer patients was 60.8 years (range, 17–90 years), and 45.9% were male. The most prevalent clinical features were gastrointestinal abnormalities (32.6%), such as nausea and vomiting, followed by skin (28.5%) and neurologic manifestations (26.0%). Fifty-one (6.2%) and 296 cases (36.0%) were classified as severe and moderate, respectively. The most common causative agents were parenteral nutrition (PN) supplements (40.4%), followed by antibiotics (17.8%), analgesics (16.7%), iodinated contrast media (ICM, 10.6%), and vitamins (3.9%). Antineoplastic agents were responsible for 2.9% of cases. PN supplements were commonly associated with severe reactions.Conclusion: Although it is well known that antibiotics, ICM, and analgesics induce ADRs, PN supplements, vitamins, and antineoplastic agents should also be considered as common causes of ADRs in cancer patients. Further investigation and monitoring to determine the causality associated with these agents is required.
Korean National Lung Cancer Screening
Authors: Jang Seung Hun
Published: April 2020

The results of large-scale clinical studies have shown that the lung cancer mortality rate can be reduced by lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in high-risk populations. Lung cancer screening requires rigorous quality control to ensure that imaging can be introduced into evidence-based medical systems and that results can be effectively delivered to examinees. Cessation of smoking is indispensable for reducing mortality in parallel with lung cancer screening. Pulmonary nodules found in LDCT during the Korean National Lung Cancer Screening are categorized according to their characteristics, size, and time of discovery based on the Lung Imaging Reporting And Data System (Lung-RADS); management guidelines are followed according to categorization. To improve the efficiency of lung cancer screening, studies are currently ongoing to enable selection of high-risk groups using lung cancer prediction models and biomarkers. Based on the risk estimation classification of lung cancer, it is expected that the selection of screening subjects and the screening cycle can be differentiated, which will increase the efficiency of screening, reduce the risk of unnecessary radiation exposure, and reduce the cost of screening.
« La poudre à canon et la mèche allumée » : Claude Cahun/Lucy Schwob et Marcel Moore/Suzanne Malherbe, un couple de femmes avant-gardiste
Authors: Gianoncelli Ève
Published: April 2020

Cet article porte sur les formes de production et d’engagement d’un couple de femmes, proche des avant-gardes dans le Paris des années 1920-1930 et du groupe surréaliste en particulier, couple composé de Claude Cahun, pseudonyme de Lucy Schwob (1894-1954) et de Marcel Moore, née Suzanne Malherbe (1892-1972). Il interroge le rôle mutuel joué par chacune d’elle dans la production cahunienne, dans leur engagement anti-fasciste et anti-nazi dans les années 1930-1940 et tente aussi d’éclairer les raisons pour lesquelles Suzanne Malherbe/ Marcel Moore est demeurée effacée par rapport à sa compagne. L’article montre que cet effacement relève du croisement de différents types de contraintes : d’une part, cela résulte d’entraves liées aux difficultés d’accès à la visibilité et à la reconnaissance de femmes artistes, renforcées par le cadre indépassable du génie artistique singulier, susceptibles d’être paradoxalement rejouées par les approches féministe et queer entendant le mettre à mal. D’autre part, cela relève de logiques subjectives propres à l’économie du couple et à la personnalité de chacune.
«¡San Jorge, mata la araña!» (Rastros de la convivencia con las imágenes en el Siglo de Oro)
Authors: Portús Pérez Javier
Published: April 2020

A través de alusiones a santos, extraídas de la literatura del Siglo de Oro, en este artículo se ha tratado de ponderar la importancia que la tradición iconográfica tuvo en el conocimiento que el hombre de esa época poseía sobre el santoral tradicional.
Conjuros y ritos mágicos sobre la dentición infantil
Authors: Pedrosa José Manuel
Published: April 2020

Desde el siglo XVII hasta hoy, se documentan en España fórmulas y ritos de lanzamiento de dientes infantiles a los tejados o de entrega a los ratones. La asociación mágica de dientes, tejados y ratones en ritos que se conservan en todo el mundo contribuye a aclarar su existencia en España.
Comparable Analysis on the Thermal Performance of Prepreg
Authors: Wen Li Zhe , Huang Yuan Sheng
Published: April 2020

Both differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were employed to analyze the thermal performance of the prepreg made by different companies. The results were shown that glass transition temperature (Tg), conversion rate and residual amount of carbon had a large difference. Tg ranged from 130.10 °C to 198.99 °C. After heat-treating from 20°C to 230°C for 23minutes, conversion rate ranged from 19.47% to 100%. After heating from 20°C to 500°C, residual amount of carbon had a range from 13.149% to 39.834%. Tg was not directly proportional to residual amount of carbon. When the residual amount of carbon was more than 30%, Tg would be more than 150°C. It was indicated Tg was relevant to carbon content of resin and inorganic fillers.
Evaluation of a Composite Flooding Formula Used to Enhance the Oil Recovery of Ansai Oil Field
Authors: Zhang Rong Jun , Wang Xiao Ke , Zhao Jin Lin , Zhou Zheng Peng , Chen Gang
Published: April 2020

The composite flooding formula utilizes the characteristics of polymer flooding and surfactant flooding to compensate for the shortage of single component chemical flooding, reduce the oil-water interfacial tension to a certain extent, and broaden the maintenance range of low interfacial tension. The combined effects and synergies in the oil displacement process enhance oil recovery and allow it to adapt to a wider range of reservoir conditions. In this paper, the high surface active polymer-surfactant flooding formula suitable for the Chang 6 reservoir in Ansai Oilfield was evaluated. The general technical index of the viscoelastic surfactant fracturing fluid and the composite flooding surfactant were evaluated. The technical requirements are evaluation criteria, and comprehensive evaluation is made from several aspects such as salt tolerance, interfacial tension and emulsifying properties.