bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Why a Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint?
Authors: Bellantuono Antonella , Bigoni Laura
Published: July 2023

Since 2010, an international team has been working on the first comprehensive lexicon dedicated to Septuagint Greek, which aims to fill an important gap in the fields of ancient philology and religious studies. The entries include all the relevant word groups used in the translation of the Hebrew Bible, Greek glosses that captured central concepts from classical Hebrew terms and sought to establish suitable expression for certain Realien. This lexicon aims to give a wide perspective on selected lemmas, taking the legacy of classical Greek literature as a starting point and subsequently analyzing the diffusion and usage of the word up through early Christian Literature. This paper will address some of the questions that are being faced by the team and will explore the innovative approach of this lexicographical project through the presentation of samples.
Pluralist Perspectives in the

Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
Authors: Cè Massimo
Published: July 2023

This paper aims to demonstrate that the Thesaurus linguae Latinae, the world’s largest lexicon of ancient Latin and a traditional project rooted in 19th-century philology, makes a significant contribution to today’s intellectual diversity within Classical Studies. By analysing a corpus of 270 lemmas, ranging from r to razīmus, I argue that the TLL’s quietly revolutionary mode of philological pluralism is realized at three levels of lexicographic content: the selection of primary material (choosing textual passages of ancient Latin to be included in the lexicon); the arrangement of individual lexicographic entries (structuring the presentation of primary text in each article); and the annotation of passages, rubrics, and entire articles (providing metalinguistic description, explanation, and commentary). As a whole, my analysis presents the first-ever account of how the TLL systematically reshapes established lexicographic and scholarly practices.
“To Obtain the Gold…for the Needy and Poor”
Authors: Jacobson Danae
Published: July 2023

This article tracks the nuns who in 1864 established a boarding school and convent at St. Ignatius, Montana Territory, on the Flathead Indian Reservation. It excavates how the nuns’ notion of spiritual sacrifice and suffering fortified them to keep going in the face of the challenges of begging. Yet, their begging from gold miners was more than simply an act of self-sacrifice. Begging was also environmental labor and environmentally shaped labor. Begging was gendered. Begging was deeply interconnected with the U.S. settler empire, which included displacing Indigenous people, creating reservations, running boarding schools, fostering white settlement, establishing territories, building infrastructure, and following mineral rushes. Nuns narrated their labor as spiritual sacrifice, yet this framing decontextualized and obscured the violence and dispossession that their labor entailed. This article is part of a special issue of Pacific Historical Review, “Religion in the Nineteenth-Century American West.”
Indigenous Religious Traditions and the Limits of White Supremacy
Authors: Hale Tiffany
Published: July 2023

Although stereotypes and misunderstandings of Native American worldviews abound, historians can look to the pan-Indian movement known as the Ghost Dance for a clear example of the role religious devotion played in many of these communities post-1870. I introduce the concept of fugitive religion here as a new lens for understanding how displaced Indigenous groups in what is today the United States fought for their existence in an era characterized by acute racial violence. I argue that fugitive religion created zones of protection for self and community that allowed Native nations to persist beyond the racial terror that defined the American West in the last half of the nineteenth century. This article is part of a special issue of Pacific Historical Review, “Religion in the Nineteenth-Century American West.”
The impact of radiotherapy on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis: old vs new radiotherapy techniques
Authors: McLaren David S , Devi Aarani , Kyriakakis Nikolaos , Kwok-Williams Michelle , Murray Robert D
Published: July 2023

Multimodality cancer therapy has led to remarkable improvements in survival of childhood and young adult cancer, with survival rates exceeding 85%. Such remission rates come with their own adverse sequelea or ‘late effects’. Although the cause of these late effects is multi-factorial, radiation-related adverse effects are one of the most prevalent. Hypopituitarism is a recognised complication of irradiation of brain tumours distant to the hypothalamo-pituitary (HP) axis when the axis is included within the exposed field. Much of the data concerning the development of hypopituitarism, however, relate to early forms of photon-based radiotherapy. In this narrative review, we discuss advances in individual radiotherapy techniques currently used in treating brain tumours and their theoretical benefits based primarily on dosimetric studies. Increasingly precise radiation techniques, including advances in the delivery of photons (i.e. intensity-modulated radiotherapy) and proton beam therapy, are now available options. The premise behind these newer techniques is to reduce the dose and volume of normal tissue irradiated whilst maintaining an effective radiation dose to target tissue. When treating brain tumours distant to the HP axis the expectation, based upon dosimetric studies, is that newer forms of radiotherapy will less frequently involve the HP axis in the exposed field, and where incorporated within the field it will be exposed to a lower radiotherapy dosage. Intuitively the dosimetric studies should translate into significant reductions in the prevalence of HP dysfunction. These data are promising; however, to date there are minimal robust clinical data to determine if the theoretical benefits of these newer techniques on HP dysfunction is to be realised.
Percepción ciudadana sobre la seguridad y visitación de los espacios públicos: un estudio exploratorio sobre parques públicos regionales en Costa Rica
Authors: Cruz Zuniga Nidia , Centeno Mora Erick , Barrantes Chaves Karla
Published: July 2023

Through an exploratory approach, this article aimed to investigate the relationship between uses, dynamics, and perception of security from users of three urban regional parks in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica. The information was collected from direct consultation through a closed survey and a predominantly quantitative analysis. One of the main findings highlights that about 60% of surveyed people visited the parks at least once a month. They come from various neighboring cantons, but especially those hosting the parks. In addition, fear of crime influences visitation patterns, especially the hours of use. Also, aspects such as gender and age influence this perception. Finally, it is concluded that existing evidence links the perception of security and visitation patterns to this type of space. Further studies of this type are necessary to have adequate inputs for planning and designing cities, especially in Latin America.
Financiar la segregación educativa: un debate sobre la LOMCE desde una perspectiva crítica de género
Authors: Venegas Mar , Heras Purificación
Published: July 2023

La reforma educativa que ha supuesto la LOMCE desde su aprobación en diciembre de 2013 ha abierto importantes debates educativos y sociales sobre los cambios que supone con respecto a la LOE (2006), de entre los cuales cabe destacar la financiación con fondos públicos de las escuelas que segregan por sexo (single-sex). En este artículo empezamos analizando los cambios introducidos por la LOMCE desde una perspectiva crítica de género; a continuación, centramos el análisis en el debate sobre la financiación pública de la escuela segregada desde la perspectiva de la igualdad de oportunidades en democracia; finalmente, concluimos defendiendo la coeducación como modelo que hace efectiva la igualdad de oportunidades frente a esa escuela segregada.
Sostenibilidad, Currículum y Calidad
Authors: Wee Camilo
Published: July 2023

Se considera al currículum como uno de los elementos claves que guían el proceso educativo, pues es ahí donde debiesen estar estipulados los aprendizajes necesarios para el desarrollo integral de cada persona. Siendo la evaluación uno de los procedimientos fundamentales para su construcción y posterior mejora, buscando que dicho currículum alcance los estándares adecuados para ser considerado de calidad, entendiéndolo como una visión panorámica de la realidad. En este sentido, se aborda el debate sobre la necesidad de considerar a la sostenibilidad dentro de las competencias a desarrollar en el currículum, a partir de la compleja situación mundial en la actualidad.
La escuela en crisis. Una aproximación en clave socioeducativa
Authors: Martínez García Rubén
Published: July 2023

La escuela se encuentra actualmente sumida en batallas ideológicas antagónicas sobre lo que es, lo que debería ser y cuál es su utilidad. Esta circunstancia pone de manifiesto la situación de crisis en la que está inmersa al no ser capaz de dar respuesta a las demandas de una sociedad cada vez más compleja. A partir de una aproximación sobre la génesis de la institución escolar, se analizan algunas de las razones que podrían explicar esta situación de crisis y se argumenta la necesidad de un pacto de Estado en materia educativa. Se concluye con unas breves reflexiones sobre el papel de las políticas educativas y la importancia de lograr dicho pacto en educación.
Efectos indeseados a partir de los resultados SIMCE en Chile
Authors: Botella María Teresa , P. Ortiz Carmen
Published: July 2023

Durante la dictadura militar en Chile se realiza una reforma educativa que considera el paso de una educación pública a una de mercado. En este contexto surge el SIMCE como evaluación externa, a través de la que se pretende dar información de los resultados académicos o calidad educativa de los centros. Sin embargo, este sistema de Rendición de cuentas de alto impacto genera efectos indeseados debido a la forma en que se entregan los resultados y el uso que se hace de ellos, así como por las consecuencias que conlleva para los centros el obtener altos o bajos puntajes.
Innovación Educativa: Un proceso construido sobre relaciones de poder
Authors: Pascual Javier
Published: July 2023

El objetivo de este ensayo es reflexionar sobre los procesos de innovación educativa a partir de las Teorías del Conflicto. Se entiende la innovación educativa como un cambio en la acción pedagógica para el mejoramiento de la calidad de la educación. Dicha acción no siempre es de absoluto control del docente, pues diversos agentes también la controlan a través de mecanismos y relaciones de poder. En el proceso de cambio, tanto el docente como los agentes externos luchan por mantener o aumentar su control, lo que incidiría en la forma en que la acción y el cambio se producen finalmente.
Modification of lignans by Trametes hirsuta laccase
Authors: Mattinen Maija-Liisa , Struijs Karin , Suortti Tapani , Mattila Ismo , Kruus Kristiina , Willför Stefan , Tamminen Tarja , Vincken Jean-Paul
Published: July 2023

Oxidative polymerization of two isolated lignans, secoisolariciresinol, and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, as well as the lignan macromolecule, by a high redox potential Trametes hirsuta laccase was studied with different analytical methods. The reactivity of laccase with the different compounds was studied by an oxygen consumption measurement. The polymerization of laccase-treated lignans was evidenced by size exclusion chromatography, reversed phase - high performance liquid chromatography, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation - time of flight mass spectrometry. The data showed that the selected substrates could be oxidised by laccase. Secoisolariciresinol and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside were polymerized by laccase to a similar extent. The lignan macromolecule reacted to a lesser extent. Polymerization of the macromolecule proceeded mainly via its secoisolariciresinol diglucoside moieties. Furthermore, it was shown that ferulic acid can be linked to polymerized secoisolariciresinol via decarboxylation by laccase. This investigation showed that lignans can be enzymatically modified by Trametes hirsuta laccase.
Biomass supply for biofuel production: Estimates for the United States and Canada
Authors: Kumarappan Subbu , Joshi Satish , MacLean Heather L.
Published: July 2023

The potential supply of biomass feedstocks in the US and Canada is estimated using a static supply function approach. Estimated total biomass available at a price of $100 per metric ton is 568 million metric tons in the US and 123 million tons in Canada, which together can displace 23-45 billion gallons of gasoline. Sufficient biomass, mainly agricultural and mill residues, will be available at prices of around $50/ton to meet the advanced biofuel mandates of the US Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The estimates of agricultural residue supply are very sensitive to the assumed fraction of residues that can be sustainably removed from the field, and the potential of municipal solid waste as a feedstock depends on which components can be economically converted into liquid biofuels.
Preparation of xylose and kraft pulp from poplar based on formic/acetic acid/ water system hydrolysis
Authors: Zhuang Junping , Lin Lu , Liu Jing , Luo Xiaolin , Pang Chunsheng , Ouyang Pingkai
Published: July 2023

A formic/acetic acid/water system was used in the ratios of 30:60:10, 20:60:20, and 30:50:20 separately for efficient hydrolysis and bioconversion of poplar chips, under the solid/liquid ratio of 1:12(g/ml), at 105 oC for 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 min, respectively. The highest yield of 69.89% was at a formic/acetic acid /water ratio of 30:50:20(v/v/v), with solid/liquid in the ratio of 1:12(g/ml) at 105 oC for 90min. Lower kappa number and similar yield were achieved when hydrolytic residual woodchips were used for kraft pulping with over 2% Na2O and temperature 5 °C lower compared to untreated chips. Pulps from prehydrolysis-treated chips were easy to beat. But the tensile index, tear index, and burst index of the handsheets obtained from pulp with lowest kappa number from prehydrolysis-treated poplar chips were lower than those of the pulp from the untreated chips. Considerable xylose could be obtained from the prehydrolysis stage following kraft pulping under the same conditions for prehydrolysis-treated chips and untreated chips. However, by building on the mature kraft pulping and xylitol processes, large amounts of xylose from the hemicellulose were obtained in prehydrolysis, allowing production of high-valued products via biorefinery pathways. An economical balance of chemical dosage, energy consumption, pulp properties, and xylose value for prehydrolysis with organic acid should be reached with further investigation.
Application of surfactants as pulping additives in soda pulping of bagasse
Authors: Hamzeh Yahya , Abyaz Ali , Mirfatahi Niaraki Mahsa O-Sadat , Abdulkhani Ali
Published: July 2023

The effects of several non-ionic commercial surfactants and their dosage on soda pulping and ECF bleaching of soda and soda-surfactant pulps of bagasse were investigated. The properties of bleachable pulps obtained with conventional soda and with soda-surfactants were studied and compared. The results showed application of surfactants during the soda pulping of bagasse decreased kappa number and improved the yield and brightness of resulting pulp. Using the surfactants reduced alkali consumption during pulping. The bleaching experiments showed that the pulps obtained with the three types of applied surfactants namely, ELA-2, FAE-20, and PEG1000 could be easily bleached with D0ED1 or D0EpD1 sequences. The addition of most used surfactants in soda pulping of bagasse led to higher brightness in comparison to reference pulp with the same bleaching sequence. Strength properties of bleached pulps obtained with surfactants were higher than the pulp obtained with conventional soda pulping.
Study on fibrous composites behaviour in hydrodynamic process of wine filtration
Authors: Nechita Petronela , Bobu Elena , Ciolacu Florin , Kontek Armand
Published: July 2023

This study concerns the implementation and performance evaluation of fibrous composites in sterile filtration of wine. Conditions of preparation were established having in view that the separation of particulate contaminants from liquids by depth filtration is occurring by mechanical entrapment into structural pores and by electrokinetic adsorption, and both retention mechanisms are influenced by various factors. Functional characteristics and behaviour of the filtering composite in industrial filtration of wine were evaluated. It was found that the effectiveness with which micro-organisms were retained was substantially improved by a porous structure characterized by small pores, and respectively by high resistance to air filtration, as well as by a higher content of cationic charges in the system.
Preparation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)
Authors: Nada Abd-Allah M. A. , El-Kady Mohamed Y. , El-Sayed Essam S. Abd , Amine Fatma M.
Published: July 2023

Cotton linters were hydrolyzed with different concentrations of HCl (2.5-15%) to prepare microcrystalline cellulose. Infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis were used to follow the effect of hydrolysis on the molecular structure of the produced microcrystalline cellulose. The loss in weight and the degree of polymerization of the produced hydrolyzed cotton linters were determined. Scanning electron microscope images and x-ray diffraction were also studied for more information about the crystallinity, fiber length, particle size, and shape of the produced microcrystalline cellulose. Water retention value and water absorption were estimated for the hydrolyzed cotton linters to explain the effect of hydrolysis on the amorphous and crystalline part of the hydrolyzed cotton linters. The obtained results showed that the crystallinity index of the hydrolyzed cotton increased by increasing acid concentration and then began to decrease at 15% HCl. Kinetic energy (calculated from thermogravimetric curves) of the hydrolyzed cellulose was higher than that of the untreated cotton linters, and at high acid concentration this activation energy began to decrease.
The impact of a strength grading process on sawmill profitability and product quality
Authors: Brännström Mattias
Published: July 2023

A strength grading process, starting with log grading, was studied with respect to grading yield, impact on quality, and economic efficiency when visual grades according to Nordic grading rules were used for alternate product comparison. Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and spruce (Picea abies) logs and boards were graded with several varieties of commercial grading and strength-grading equipment. The boards were destructively tested, and the European grade-determining properties strength, stiffness, and density were measured. Models for these were made by partial least squares and validated. A method for the derivation of settings for multiple indicating properties, which increased yield in some cases, was proposed and evaluated. Grading to grade combinations of C40, C30, and C18 was done. The impact of visual override based on deformations was also studied. A simplified economic and sensitivity analysis was done. The outcome was that log grading can be used for strength grading with good economic and quality results. Strength pregrading on logs improves sawmill economy, depending on the species and market situation. Drying quality greatly influences the yield through visual override grading on deformations. Market prices of high grades (>C30) must improve in order to stimulate supply, as it is more economical to produce lower grades.
Development of a nano-Ni-La-Fe/Al2O3 catalyst to be used for syn-gas production and tar removal after biomass gasification
Authors: Li Jianfen , Xiao Bo , Yan Rong , Liu Jianjun
Published: July 2023

The objective of this study was to develop a supported tri-metallic catalyst (nano-Ni-La-Fe/γ-Al2O3) for tar removal in biomass steam gasification, to significantly enhance the quality of the produced gas. For this purpose, the supported tri-metallic catalysts were prepared by a deposition-precipitation (DP) method. Different analytical approaches were used to characterize the synthesized catalysts. The results showed that the prepared tri-metallic catalysts had an egg-shell structure with a specific surface area of 214.7 m2/g. The activity of the catalysts for gas production and tar removal in the process of biomass gasification was also investigated using a bench-scale combined fixed bed reactor. The experiments indicated that the tar yield after adding catalyst was reduced significantly and the efficiency of tar removal reached 99% for the biomass steam gasification at 800oC, while the gas yield after adding catalysts increased markedly and less coke was found over the catalyst. Meanwhile, the compositions of gas products before and after adding catalyst in the process also changed significantly; in particular, the content of hydrogen in catalytic steam gasification was improved by over 10 vol%. Therefore, using the prepared tri-metallic catalyst in biomass gasification can significantly improve the quality of the produced gas and efficiently eliminate the tar generation, preventing coke deposition on the catalyst surfaces, thus demonstrating a long lifetime of the catalyst.
Calibrations based on near infrared spectroscopic data to estimate wood-cement panel properties
Authors: Hein Paulo Ricardo Gherardi , de Sá Vânia Aparecida , Bufalino Lina , Mendes Lourival Marin
Published: July 2023

Some scientific contributions have used near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a rapid and reliable tool for characterizing engineered wood products. However, to our knowledge, there are no published papers that used this technique in order to evaluate wood-cement panels. The main objective of this paper was to evaluate the ability of NIR spectroscopy to estimate physical and mechanical properties in wood-cement panels. The wood-cement panels were produced using Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla, Pinus taeda, and Toona ciliata woods with Portland cement under different manufacturing conditions. Wood-cement panels were characterized by traditional methods, and Partial Least Squares regressions were used to build calibrations. Our cross-validated models for MOR, IB, and TS24h of the panels yielded good coefficients of determination (0.80, 0.82, and 0.91, respectively). Based on the significant absorption bands and regression coefficients of the PLS models, our results indicate that cellulose and aromatic groups in lignin are components that play an important role in the calibrations.
Suzuki-type fuzzy contractive inequalities in 1-Z-complete fuzzy metric-like spaces with an application
Authors: Patel Uma Devi , Radenović Stojan
Published: July 2023

In the piece of this note, we mention various Suzuki-type fuzzy contractive inequalities in 1-Z-complete fuzzy metric-like spaces for uniqueness and existence of a fixed point and prove a few fuzzy fixed point theorems, which are appropriate generalizations of some of the latest famed results in the literature. Mainly, we generalize fuzzy Θ-contraction in terms of Suzuki-type fuzzy Θ-contraction and also fuzzy ϓ-contractive mapping in view of Suzuki-type. For this new group of Suzuki-type functions, acceptable conditions are formulated to ensure the existence of a unique fixed point. The attractive beauty of this fuzzy distance space lies in the symmetry of its variables, which play a crucial role in the construction of our contractive conditions to ensure the solution. Furthermore, a lot of considerable examples are presented to illustrate the significance of our results. In the end, we have discussed an application in an extensive way for the solution of a nonlinear fractional differential equation via Suzuki-type fuzzy contractive mapping.
Effect of native strain of Azospirillum brasilense in the production of horticultural seedlings in semihydroponic system of culture in bag
Authors: MG Di-Barbaro , HE Andrada , Toledo F Centeno , Acosta ER Espeche , J Plaza , Basso MV González , PS Guzman
Published: July 2023

Azospirillum brasilense is a PGPR (Plant Growing Promoting Rhizobacteria) bacterium studied for its ability to promote plant growth. On the other hand, the cultivation of vegetables in soilless systems is becoming especially important, because of the significant decrease in land suitable for agriculture. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense on the production of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and basil (Ocimum bacilicum L.) in a semi-hydroponic culture system, which we call "bag cultivation". The trials were conducted with two treatments: 1. control (without inoculation) and 2. inoculated with Azospirillium brasilense. High levels of survival were obtained, and better-quality seedlings were observed in the inoculated treatments for the species of peppers, tomato and albahaca. It is concluded that the Pi8 strain of Azospirillum brasilense exerts a positive effect on the production of these three horticultural species grown in semihidroponic system in bag, so the inoculation of seeds of peppers, tomato and basil of the varieties tested can be considered a convenient tool to increase the production of seedlings
Case report on transcendental meditation (TM)
Authors: Larsen Torben
Published: July 2023

This case report on Transcendental Meditation covers 56 years, from its introduction in 1967 until today. It is divided into 3 main parts. Already in 1968, at the age of 22, this peak event, under the form of a meditative illumination completely took me by surprise and changed my life. A few days later, when I felt like a “person from Mars in disguise” started Phase 1: Rehabilitation, a state psychiatrists characterize as borderline psychotic. In my case, I adapted independently to the new situation by the following decisions. Firstly, I changed my career scenario from finance to health economics to get a long-term option to understand illumination in a secular positivist way. Secondly, I managed to do my graduate thesis in Sociology instead of economics. My thesis was on Human Relations Management (HRM), which enabled me to develop an acceptable vocabulary on modern “soft” values related to my illumination experience. Phase 2: Confirmation of my creativity, dating from 1991, when I was awarded the 3rd Prize in a prestigious Danish competition in health economics. The overall neurodynamic learning is that meditative in-depth-relaxation has been crucial in replacing my natural limbic defense mechanism with falsified cognition
Creación de herramientas de traducción. Sobre la traslación de culturemas en español
Authors: Tacoronte Ariel Laurencio
Published: July 2023

This study draws on the enunciative semantic theory of notional domain proposed by Antoine Culioli, enriched with the concept of semiotic complex by Claude Delmas. The approach considers a lexical item as a set of semes that determine its admissible extension conditions within a specific culture, activable in accordance with the situation of utterance. The aim of this research is to develop translation tools for transposing culturemes (Fernando Poyatos) to another cultural-linguistic system. These culturemes represent expressions that hold significant cultural relevance within a speech community. The proposed tools involve extracting the notional and semiotic features of a notional domain and selecting the most relevant ones according to the ongoing enunciative situation. This selection process takes into account specific parameters of the communicative act and the presumed intention of the discourse. The chosen features are then explicitly incorporated into the target text, aiming to create an illocutionarily equivalent product to the source text. This approach is necessary as direct manipulation of the lexical item itself at a global level is impossible due to the absence of an equivalent notional domain in the target language. This contribution is part of a project that aims to establish a theoretical model for translation, based on the metaoperational enunciative theory.
Étude sémantique des verbes préfixés en français dans le discours médiatique sur la crise sanitaire
Authors: Ráčková Lucia , Schmitt François
Published: July 2023

Despite the tendencies of contemporary French to limit lexical creations by derivation, verbal prefixation remains an active means of linguistic innovation, especially during periods of economic or social crises. To shed light on this phenomenon, but also draw its limits, this article proposes a study of verbal prefixation in media discourse on the pandemic crisis based on a corpus taken from the daily Liberation covering the period from 25 to 31 May 2020. Allow for the semantic opacity of verbal prefixes, this article analyzes the semantic properties of the prefixes identified in the corpus and leads to two complementary results. First, from the point of view of prefix productivity, the discourse on the health crisis differs little from other discourses concerning the types of prefixes used and their capacity to construct verbs. Secondly, as it concerns the lexical innovations observed in the corpus, these are above all already existed prefixed verbs to which a new meaning is attributed. Two cases arise: common prefixed verbs used in new contexts; common prefixed verbs with rare meanings in everyday language. Finally, the only neologism identified concerns the verb “déconfiner” which was very often used during the pandemic crisis.
Otra realidad «más allá» del lenguaje: un lugar de encuentro entre algunos poetas hispanoamericanos y filósofos del siglo XX
Authors: Urbancová Linda
Published: July 2023

The purpose of the present article is to trace similarities between selected philosophers and writers of the 20th century who focused during the twentieth century on the topic of language, trying to subject it to scrutiny and free it from the reduction to mere object. The text shows that there exists, or has existed, a language or a part of the language that is able to express the essence of things. According to authors such as M. Heidegger, L. Wittgenstein, W. Benjamin, O. Paz, and R. Juarroz, this part of language, which is endowed with freedom and openness, is beyond the exact language and is probably the seat of poetry itself. This conviction of the authors cited in this article presupposes that at the basis of language there has always been, and still is, magic that connects language with its mythical origin. The main intention of the article is not to determine why the views of the mentioned authors are so similar, but whether they are similar at all. Nor is it the aim of this article to determine what specific readings inspired these writers and philosophers to coincide thematically
Metabolismen
Authors: Bröcker Felix , Busch Isabelle , Dobke Dirk , Grüner Magdalena , Hosseini Anita , Lusis Inka , Mocny Johanna , Senkpiel Fabiana , Straub Mirja , Uppenkamp Barbara , Weilandt Tobias
Published: July 2023

Angesiedelt an der Verbindungsstelle zwischen dem Menschen und der ihn umgebenden Natur überlagern sich bei Nahrungsmitteln im Kreislauf von Produktion, Zubereitung, Verzehr und Ausscheidung biologische Lebensnotwendigkeit, Kulturtechnik und kulturelle Umformung. Vor dem Hintergrund von kulturwissenschaftlichen Zusammenhängen werden Nahrungsmittel als "Kunstmaterial", als Werkstoff und Motiv der Kunst und die daran fassbaren materiellen "Stoffwechsel" zwischen kulturellen Wertbeimessungen und Verfallsprozessen untersucht. Der Sammelband bündelt Fragen, Diskussionen und Perspektiven der zweitägigen Tagung "Metabolismen. Nahrungsmittel in der Kunst" im Warburg-Haus und dem Dieter Roth Museum Hamburg im November 2017.
Impact of Oral Conditions on Quality of Life in Peruvian Preschoolers in Rural and Urban Areas
Authors: Peña-Alegre Maria , Porcel Ingrid N. , Mattos-Vela Manuel Antonio , Villavicencio-Caparó Ebingen
Published: July 2023

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of oral conditions on the quality of life related to the oral health of preschool children in a rural and urban area of Cusco. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional, from a population of 179 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years, from two public early childhood education institutions, and their respective parents or caregivers in the department of Cusco, Peru. We worked with the entire population that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, seventy-four preschool children were selected for each area, deciding to have the same amount of children per group based on the smallest group. A clinical odonto-stomatological examination was carried out for oral conditions (dental caries, malocclusion, and dental trauma) according to the WHO’s criteria and a survey that was used for sociodemographic characteristics. In addition, a validated Peruvian version of the ECOHIS questionnaire was used to obtain data on the impact on quality of life. All the variables of the total and individual scores of the ECOHIS domains were analyzed individually and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine the association between variables. The oral conditions prevalence in preschool children in rural areas referring to dental caries was 100% (dmft index > 6), dental trauma 10.8%, and malocclusions 60.8%; for the urban area dental caries was 93.2% (dmft index > 6), dental trauma 9.5% and malocclusions 36.5%. Of the three oral conditions only the experience of dental caries was related to the OHRQOL of preschoolers in urban and rural areas.
Psychological intervention for gambling disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Eriksen Jakob W. , Fiskaali Anne , Zachariae Robert , Wellnitz Kaare B. , Oernboel Eva , Stenbro Anna W. , Marcussen Thomas , Petersen Marie W.
Published: July 2023

Background and aims

Increasingly, gambling features migrate into non-gambling platforms (e.g., online gaming) making gambling exposure and problems more likely. Therefore, exploring how to best treat gambling disorder (GD) remains important. Our aim was to review systematically and quantitatively synthesize the available evidence on psychological intervention for GD.

Methods

Records were identified through searches for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating psychological intervention for GD via six academic databases without date restrictions until February 3, 2023. Study quality was assessed with the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB2). Primary outcomes were GD symptom severity and remission of GD, summarized as Hedges' g and odds ratios, respectively. The study was preregistered in PROSPERO (#CRD42021284550).

Results

Of 5,541 records, 29 RCTs (3,083 participants analyzed) were included for meta-analysis of the primary outcomes. The efficacy of psychological intervention across modality, format and mode of delivery corresponded to a medium effect on gambling severity (g = −0.71) and a small effect on remission (OR = 0.47). Generally, risk of bias was high, particularly amongst early face-to-face interventions studies.

Discussion and conclusions

The results indicate that psychological intervention is efficacious in treating GD, with face-to-face delivered intervention producing the largest effects and with strongest evidence for cognitive behavioral therapy. Much remains to be known about the long-term effects, and investigating a broader range of treatment modalities and digital interventions is a priority if we are to improve clinical practice for this heterogeneous patient group.
How gambling harms others: The influence of relationship-type and closeness on harm, health, and wellbeing
Authors: Tulloch Catherine , Browne Matthew , Hing Nerilee , Rockloff Matthew , Hilbrecht Margo
Published: July 2023

Background and aims

Concerned significant others (CSOs) can experience gambling-related harm, impacting their health and wellbeing. However, this harm varies depending on the type and closeness of the relationship with the person who gambles. We sought to determine the type and closeness of relationships that are more likely to experience harm from another person's gambling, and examine which aspects of health and wellbeing are related to this harm.

Methods

We examined survey data from 1,131 Australian adults who identified as being close to someone experiencing a gambling problem. The survey included information on relationship closeness, gambling-related harm (GHS-20-AO), and a broad range of health and wellbeing measures; including the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), the 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12), and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (PANAS-SF).

Results

CSOs in relationships where finances and responsibilities are shared were more likely to be harmed by another person's gambling problem, particularly partners (current and ex) and family members. This harm was most strongly associated with high levels of distress and negative emotions, impacting the CSO's ability to function properly at work or perform other responsibilities.

Discussion and Conclusions

Support and treatment services for CSOs should consider addressing the psychological distress and negative emotions commonly experienced by CSOs.
The consumption side of sustainable fashion: Understanding the attitude-behavior gap among Spanish consumers
Authors:   , Blas Silvia
Published: July 2023

This research aims to understand the attitude-behavior gap in sustainable fashion consumption among Spanish consumers, that is, revealing the reasons behind the conundrum between positive attitude and apparent lack of corresponding behavior. In doing so, this research has, on the one hand, approached holistically sustainable fashion consumption by not only considering the acquisition of sustainable fashion products, but also the engagement in new circular models, specifically Collaborative Fashion Consumption, and the participation in the Slow Fashion philosophy. On the other hand, it has as well approached holistically the attitude-behavior gap by analyzing not only the influence of psychological traits, but also products attributes and situational variables. Methodologically, this thesis implemented a mixed-method approach combining qualitative and quantitative techniques. The research was undertaken in three phases. Phase one consisted of a systematic literature review of studies regarding the attitude-behavior gap in sustainable fashion consumption. It served to map past and current trends and delineate the research gap. The second phase was carried out by three focus groups (n=23) combining already sustainable fashion consumers and average consumers, ranging from different ages in order to understand the differences between both kinds of consumers and among generations. Focus-groups data was analyzed through Content Analysis and Means-Ends Chain Analysis, which served to reveal the underlying link between product attributes and consumers' personal values. The last phase consisted of an online survey (n=1,063) to triangulate the data collected in the previous phase and acquire representativeness through a larger sample. In order to reveal the drivers and barriers contributing to the attitudebehavior gap, the data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) under the premises of the Theory of Reasoned Action, Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis and Cluster Analysis. Through the Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis, it was possible to understand which attributes are more viii important for Spanish consumers in the fashion purchase decision-making, while the Cluster Analysis served to identify and profile four different types of consumers. The output of this thesis assists in filling in the research gap on understanding sustainable fashion consumption and consumers. Precisely the attitude-behavior gap, by considering not only psychological variables, such as attitudes or values, but also external factors (product attributes and situational variables), and by using applied research (choice-based conjoint analysis) with actual market parameters which offers a better approximation of consumer behavior in the under-researched market of Spanish consumers.
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD FOR STUDYING TRAFFIC OF MULTISERVICE NETWORKS
Authors: Morkun V. S. , Hryshchenko S. M. , Nizhehorodtsev V. O. , Filonenko M. M. , Lagovsky V. V.
Published: July 2023

Context. The constant growth in the volume of information, the increase in the speed of information flows in digital communication networks, as before, makes the task of assessing the service stability for traffic flows an urgent one. A simple solution to ensure high service stability is to build a network of sufficient capacity for any traffic that will be thrown at it. To solve the problems of analyzing telecommunication systems, it is necessary to have appropriate models and engineering methods that allow to assess the service stability and predict the characteristics of their operation based on measurement data. In these conditions, the development of new methods for analyzing the traffic of multiservice networks that provide simplicity of calculations and their acceptable accuracy becomes especially relevant.

Objective. The purpose of this paper is to study the traffic and service stability for users.

Method. We propose a hybrid method for detecting anomalies in multiservice network traffic that uses algorithms without identification, adaptation and Mamdani fuzzy inference. The peculiarity of multiservice traffic as an object for assessing the existence of anomalies is the presence of stochastic processes in it subject to different distribution laws. For the experimental evaluation of the proposed method and algorithms, we have chosen the Poisson and Pareto distribution laws that define the limiting cases of traffic regularity. The method allows for monitoring and managing faults in a multiservice network in order to determine the causes of their occurrence. The following requirements are imposed on the developed algorithms for detecting anomalies in the traffic on multiservice networks: functioning in real or near real time; maintaining a given service stability; simplicity of implementation. The algorithms belong to the class of adaptive hybrid algorithms for identifying traffic parameters. They are used for both stationary and nonstationary traffic. Traffic is modeled as stochastic processes. Each belongs to the corresponding class, which is determined by the law of distribution of stochastic processes.

Results. Experimental evaluation of the proposed method and algorithms has shown that they allow us to estimate the trends of these stochastic processes in real time, with high accuracy and while maintaining the service stability.

Conclusions. The application of the developed method of troubleshooting management in a multiservice environment helps to improve the service stability by timely detecting problems, reducing the time of their elimination and reducing downtime, which, in turn, affects the increase in service reliability.
STABILIZATION OF DISCRETE-TIME SYSTEMS WITH STATE-DELAYS AND SATURATING CONTROL INPUTS
Authors: Dorofieiev Yu. I. , Lyubchyk L. M. , Melnikov O. S.
Published: July 2023

Context. The presence of time delays occurs in many complex dynamical systems, particularly in the areas of modern communication and information technologies, such as the problem of stabilizing networked control systems and high-speed communication networks. In many cases, time-delays lead to a decrease in the efficiency of such systems and even to the loss of stability. In the last decade, many interesting solutions using the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional have been proposed for stability analysis and synthesis of a stabilizing regulator for discrete-time dynamic systems with unknown but bounded state-delays. The presence of nonlinear constraints on the amplitude of controls such as saturation further complicates this problem and requires the development of new approaches and methods.

Objective. The purpose of this study is to develop a procedure for calculating the control gain matrix of state feedback that ensures the asymptotic stability of the analyzed system, as well as a procedure for calculating the maximum permissible value of the state-delay under which the stability of the closed-loop system can be ensured for a given set of admissible initial conditions.

Method. The paper uses the method of descriptor transformation of the model of a closed-loop system and extends the invariant ellipsoids method to systems with unknown but bounded state-delays. The application of the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and the technique of linear matrix inequalities made it possible to reduce the problem of calculating the control gain matrix to the problem of semi-definite programming, which can be solved numerically. An iterative algorithm for solving the bilinear matrix inequality is proposed for calculating the maximum permissible value of the time-delay.

Results. The results of numerical modeling confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approach in the problems of stabilizing discrete-time systems under the conditions of state-delays and nonlinear constraints on controls, which allows to recommend the proposed method for practical use for the problem of stability analysis and synthesis of stabilizing regulator, as well as for calculating the maximum permissible value of time-delay.

Conclusions. An approach is proposed that allows extending the invariant ellipsoids method to discrete-time dynamic systems with unknown but bounded state-delays for solving the problem of system stabilization using static state feedback based on the application of the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional. The results of numerical modeling confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approach in the presence of the saturation type nonlinear constraints on the control signals.