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PERNIKAHAN DI BAWAH UMUR PERSPEKTIF TOKOH NAHDLATUL ULAMA; ANTARA KIYAI PESANTREN DAN DOSEN KAMPUS DI YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Azkia Alvina Maula
Published: December 2022

Secara toeritis, pernikahan meniscayakan kesiapan, baik fisik maupun mental. Namun kenyataan di lapangan, peristiwa nikah di bawah umur masih banyak Hal ini tentu menjadi masalah kesadaran tersendiri bagi masyarakakat yang enggan mematuhi peraturan yang telah ditetapkan oleh pemerintah. Keadaan ini memicu perbedaan pendapat di kalangan tokoh NU di Yogyakarta. Baik Kiayi di Pesantrean dan Dosen di Universitas memiliki argumentasinya masing-masing. Kiyai di Pesantren melihat bahwa hal tersebut tidak meniciderai aturanaturan hukum Islam. Sebab yang menjadi patokan adalah baligh dan bukan batasan usia. Sedangkan menurut pandanga tokoh NU yang bekerja sebagai dosen di univesitas menyatakan tidak setuju atas praktik pernikahan di bawah umur. Bukan karena batasan umur, melainkan sebagai upaya prefentif agar dapat menghindari kemudaratan-kemudaratan, baik secara fisik-material maupun secara psikis-non material. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pandangan tokoh-tokoh NU terhadap pernikahan di bawah umur antara Kiyai di Pesantren dan Dosen di Universitas. Artikel ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan menjadikan wilayah Yogyakarta sebagai area kajian lapangannya.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICA: THE CASE OF PERU
Authors: METAXAS Theodore , KECHAGIA Polyxeni
Published: December 2022

The majority of the Latin American countries proceeded to political, financial and social reforms so as to improve their attractiveness and to absorb more foreign capitals in order to achieve economic growth. Among the developing countries of the region, Peru managed to attract significant amounts of foreign direct investment mostly because of the abundance of natural resources. Nevertheless, Peru did not manage to become the top foreign capitals destination among the Latin American countries for several reasons. It is observed that the foreign investors’ dominant policy in FDI, the fact that the majority of the infrastructure realized in urban regions, the investment conditions, the external debt, the private sector and the ineffective use of natural resources held back the country’s attractiveness to foreign investors.
Between Remembering and Confession: A Refugee Narrative in Dina Nayeri’sRefuge
Authors: Shymchyshyn Mariya , Chernyshova Svitlana
Published: December 2022

This article focuses on the retrospective narrative in the Iranian American novelist Dina Nayeri’sRefuge(2017). We argue that the novel’s interpretations of acts of remembering, which presuppose confession and re-evaluation, define the ways of constructing the refugee identity of the main character, Niloo. Within the discourse of retrospection, the self appears in the mode of reflection over past events, and thanks to temporal distance, the self can verbalize changes in perception of the past self. Thus, retrospection becomes a psychological and narrative endeavor during which identity is created through the experience of re-evaluation. The interaction between then and now as well as their final convergence in the end of the novel result in the continuity of experience and coherence of identity. Niloo’s ontology of becoming is possible through the re-living of the past, its interpretation, and its integration into the present. In other words, the possibility of reflection over experience is the very condition for her becoming. The main character concentrates on her meetings with her father in different cities (Oklahoma City, London, Madrid, and Istanbul) and her re-evaluation of her emotional experience during those meetings. These moments of re-evaluation explicate the dynamics of her identity construction, which shifts from a rejection of her past to an embrace of it.
Mehr als nur eine Titelaufnahme – Zum Fortschritt der wissenschaftlichen Erschließung an der Bibliothek der Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum
Authors: Lenz Klaudia Charlotte
Published: December 2022

Mit ihrer Doppelaufgabe als Bibliothek und Sammlung ist das Ziel von Museumsbibliotheken, ihre Bestände zeitgemäß und zukunftsweisend zu katalogisieren. Neben der formalen und inhaltlichen Erschließung wird dabei verstärkt auch auf die Verzeichnung von Exemplarspezifika Wert gelegt. So auch in der Bibliothek der Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum, die im Jahr 2022 mit der Einführung von lokalen Kategorien im Titeldatensatz zu Einbandbeschreibungen, Ausstattungsmerkmalen, Buchschmuck und Provenienzen neue Wege bei der Katalogisierung ihrer Bestände eingeschlagen hat.
Antitumor activity of RUNX3: Upregulation of E-cadherin and downregulation of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Yang Ruo-Nan , Zhou Fu-Rong , Wang Hong-Yang , Wang Qing-Hai , Ji Jian-Lei , Huang Tao , Guo Chen , Dong Zhen , Cao Yan-Wei
Published: December 2022

RUNX3 is a transcription factor and tumor suppressor that is silenced or inactivated in diverse tumors. The effect of RUNX3 on the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) remains unclear. We determined the expression of RUNX3 and E-cadherin in tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues of 30 CCRCC patients; established cultured CCRCC cells with the overexpression of RUNX3; and examined the in vivo tumorigenic function of RUNX3 in a nude mouse xenograft model of CCRCC. RUNX3 and E-cadherin were downregulated in human CCRCC samples. Cell lines with RUNX3 overexpression had reduced cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, a prolonged cell cycle, increased apoptosis, and increased expression of E-cadherin. In the nude mouse xenograft model of CCRCC, tumors with the overexpression of RUNX3 had smaller volumes and weights and had increased expression of E-cadherin. In conclusion, RUNX3 overexpression increased the level of E-cadherin and inhibited the proliferation, invasion, and migration of CCRCC in vitro and in vivo. RUNX3 has potential use as a biomarker for prognostic monitoring of CCRCC and as a therapeutic target for the treatment of this cancer.
Exploring the relationship between foreign language anxiety and students’ online engagement at UK universities during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: O’Reilly Jelena , García-Castro Verónica
Published: December 2022

Although foreign language anxiety (FLA) and student engagement have both been found to have significant effects on a number of behavioural and academic outcomes for language students (Awan et al. 2010, Gargalianou et al. 2016). FLA is poorly understood in university students studying English as a second language. However, limited research shows it is present (Haley et al. 2015). Additionally, the relationship between FLA and student engagement has seldom been explored. Therefore, the present exploratory study investigated the relationship between FLA and online learning in university students, particularly focusing on online learning as the new mode of instruction since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We wanted to explore to what extent FLA is present among international students studying in L2 English at UK universities and whether FLA affects engagement with online learning. We tested 65 international students, studying at UK universities, using two newly developed scales for measuring FLA and student engagement with online learning. Participants completed an online questionnaire with background questions, the FLA scale, and the students’ engagement scale. The results of our multiple linear regression analyses suggest that FLA has a significant negative influence on students’ engagement with online learning.
The implementation of plurilingual language policies in Higher Education – the perspective of language learning students
Authors: Duarte Joana
Published: December 2022

It is undeniable that English has become the worldwide lingua franca for the academic world. Many countries have therefore opted for Higher Education programmes fully in English, of which the Netherlands is the frontrunner. Language policies that include drawing on students plurilingual repertoires could offer the opportunity to employ several languages in the classroom (Duarte and van der Ploeg 2019). Although the attitudes of lecturers have been studied before, students are often overlooked when creating language policies and in particular students in language-related courses. This mixed-method study aimed to map the affordances and constraints associated with the implementation of a plurilingual policy from the students’ perspective. First, 20 h of classroom observations showed that plurilingual approaches were used when explaining concepts, yet were refrained from when struggling with the language of instruction. Second, a survey with 103 students attending language-related courses showed general positive attitudes towards using plurilingual approaches, in which being proficient in a large number of languages played a significant role. Overall, the affordances of a plurilingual policy, such as new ways of thinking, and the use of a student’s full linguistic repertoire, surpassed the constraints, such as the lack of inclusion, and as a result, the advantage for Dutch students was mentioned.
On a journey towards Education for Sustainable Development in the foreign language curriculum
Authors: Gabaudan Odette
Published: December 2022

With Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) gathering momentum in Irish universities and elsewhere, this paper provides insights into a language curriculum re-designed around the Sustainable Development Goals, thus responding to the urgency of the global challenges encapsulated in Agenda 2030 (UNESCO. 2016. Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N15/291/89/PDF/N1529189.pdf?OpenElement (accessed 13 March 2022); UNESCO. 2021. Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education. Report from the International Commission on the Futures of Education. https://reliefweb.int/report/world/reimagining-our-futures-together-new-social-contract-education (accessed 13 March 2022)). The revisited language curriculum that used ESD as a driving principle, is a final year undergraduate module entitled Current Affairs in France and francophone countries. The outcome of the review is a strong integration of content and assessments following the sustainability agenda, as well as a broader coverage, contextualization and understanding of the sustainability agenda for students of this module than before. The paper details some of the new content and assessment methods. It also reports on the lecturer’s observations and a small-scale student survey that shows an overwhelming support for the initiative. Overall, this paper aims to encourage practitioners to re-think their curriculum in light of the SDGs as a means of enhancing relevance and depth to students’ learning while also bringing new perspectives to lecturers’ practice.
Phytochemical analysis of Ziziphus jujube leaf at different foliar ages based on widely targeted metabolomics
Authors: Liu Hongxia , Wang Lefei , Xu Mingyue , Deng Benliang , Liu Hui , Zhao Xusheng
Published: December 2022

Based on metabolomics, the metabolites of Jujube leaves LS1 (one bud and two leaves), LS2 (one bud and three leaves), and LS3 (one bud and four leaves) were taken and examined by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. There were 22 substance categories that were identified. Principal component analysis was also utilized to distinguish the metabolomics at the three different foliar ages, and the results suggested that the samples at different foliar ages were clearly separated, demonstrating that the metabolites in the three foliar ages were significantly different. Through the screening of differential metabolites and hierarchical clustering analysis, our results suggested that the composition and the content distribution of the differential metabolites at three different foliar ages were significantly different. In the LS1, delphinidin, N-hydroxy tryptamine, serotonin, methylquercetin O-hexoside, tricin 7-O-hexoside, and eriodictyol C-hexoside were identified as the distinctive compounds. In the LS2, N-caffeoyl agmatine, lysoPC 18:3 (2n isomer), N-(4′-O-glycosyl)-p-coumaroyl-agmatine, dihydromyricetin, and hydroxy-methoxycinnamate were identified as the distinctive compounds. Similarly, the 3-O-p-coumaroyl-quinic acid, O-feruloyl 4-hydroxylcoumarin, isorhamnetin 3-O-neohesperidoside, cyanidin 3-O-galactoside, quercetin O-acetylhexoside, and DIMBOA glucoside were identified as the distinctive compounds in LS3. These characteristic compounds could provide a strong theoretical basis for rapid identification of jujube leaves at different foliar ages.
Quantify distribution of topsoil erodibility factor for watersheds that feed the Al-Shewicha trough – Iraq using GIS
Authors: Imariq Saleem Mohmood , Abdul-Sahib Ali A. , Saleem Hiba D. , Shamkhi Mohammed S.
Published: December 2022

Soil functions such as water storage, soil filtration, and reducing reservoir life due to sediment load are directly affected by the process of “soil erosion.” The Universal Soil Loss Equation was adopted to predict the erodibility factor for watersheds feeding the Al-Shewicha trough. The K-average factor’s determined value was 0.156, indicating that the K-factor had substantial variability. The K-factor for erodibility values was linked to the high sand content in the topsoil of the study area because of the high sand content of the topsoil. The topsoil is coarse-textured and then permeable. ArcGIS (geographic information system) was used to obtain the distribution of soil types as well as the erodibility factor distribution.
Seamless geospatial data methodology for topographic map: A case study on Baghdad
Authors: Hasan Ahmed Salman , Abed Al-Abbas Kasim A. , Khazael Sajaa Muhsein
Published: December 2022

Researchers have been focused on evaluating topographic maps in order to identify property and infrastructure and address issues relating to property disputes and its ramifications for a given country. However, over time, the requirements for map production have changed and evolved, and there is a need for an increased level of quality and standard in the map making process. Several cities in Iraq, including Baghdad (capital), do not comply with the existing standards set by the Department of Survey Mapping in Iraq (DSMI). One of the main concerns and issues is with the quality of mapping which is mainly due to inaccurate digitizing procedures. Therefore, the aim of this study is to produce seamless topographic maps using vector data to overcome the problem of no-overlapping that often occurs in producing maps. However, there is another issue regarding edge matching and the lack of standards being met according to the MS1759 procedure. To address this issue, ArcGIS 10.3 software is used as a tool to process data, analyze the index maps, and to produce seamless geospatial data using seamless methods. The database is set up using the characteristics and code properties from the MS1759 standard. The orthophoto image is used as the base map in which the series of maps used is MY Series and its area is of Baghdad. The results indicated that seamless topology is far easier to handle than the base cartography. It also demonstrated that using this method aids in analyzing the data in a far more detailed manner than existing techniques. Overall, the study concludes that seamless topographic map has a better GIS ready quality and the produced map is far more qualitative than the existing map of the Baghdad.
Field tests of grouted ground anchors in the sandy soil of Najaf, Iraq
Authors: Al-Baghdadi Nadher H. , Ahmed Balqees A.
Published: December 2022

This article presents test results documentation for four grouted ground anchors embedded in sandy soil. Three anchors were trial, while one was a working anchor. One trial anchor is instrumented with eight resistance-type strain gauges glued on the corrugated pipe and embedded within the grouted body. An acceptance test was made for all anchors to determine the working load. Acceptance criteria suggested by the Post-Tensioning Institute were applied, and the working anchor did not pass the creep criterion, so it was taken out of service. The strain measurements indicated that the compression stresses were generated along the free length, while the tension stresses were generated along the bonded length. The transition point, which is the point with zero axial stress within the grouted body, was located at a distance of 10–12% of the bonded length, measured from the proximal end of the bonded length. The skin friction distribution along the grouted body was nonuniform, and it had a peak at the transition point. The maximum measured value of the skin friction is almost compatible with the estimated one by Fujita’s formula. The skin friction developed along the free length indicates a significant contribution of the free length to the pullout capacity.
Destructive and nondestructive tests formulation for concrete containing polyolefin fibers
Authors: Saleh Ihab S. , Mahdi Muthana Sh. , Ojaimi Mohammed F.
Published: December 2022

Polyolefin fiber is a new type of fiber that was used in concrete to improve some of the poor properties of concrete including; tensile strength, ductility, and fracture energy. In this research, the contribution of Polyolefin fiber in improving the properties of hardened concrete was examined by adding polyolefin fibers to mix with different fiber content. The polypropylene fibers were added as a ratio of 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, and 2% of concrete volume. Destructive and non-destructive tests were carried out: slump, compression, splitting, and bending, Schmidt Hammer, and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests. The results showed that, as the polyolefin fiber content increases, the workability of concrete reduces dramatically. The experimental findings demonstrate that the concrete tensile strength and ductility were improved by a small improvement in overall compressive strength. The results show that the compressive strength increased gradually with the increase in fiber content of up to 1.5%, and then, the compressive strength starts to decrease. However, the tensile strength increases continuously with the fiber content increasing. A good relationship was obtained between the destructive and nondestructive tests.
Evaluation of the calorific value of exothermic sleeve material by the adiabatic calorimeter
Authors: Hoang Ngo Nhu , Nishi Tsuyoshi , Ohta Hiromichi
Published: December 2022

Recently, casting simulations have been used to improve the product quality and the yield during casting. However, there are cases in which the simulation results do not reproduce the defects in the product. Although accurate physical property values are necessary for highly accurate simulations, some physical property values are not dependable. Recently, the occurrence of defects, such as shrinkage porosity, has been compared between simulated results and actual products by varying the physical property values given in the simulation. It has been shown that the heat value of the exothermic sleeve in the catalog used to reduce defects may be approximately one-seventh of the actual heating value. In this study, we developed an adiabatic calorimeter with a simple configuration that can realize actual casting conditions. The heat generated by the three types of exothermic sleeves was measured. No difference in calorific value was observed between the three types of samples, and all were approximately 2 kJ·g−1. This value is less than the half of that provided in the catalog.
Effect of multiple laser re-melting on microstructure and properties of Fe-based coating
Authors: Xie Linyi , Shi Wenqing , Wu Teng , Gong Meimei , Huang Jiang , Xie Yuping , He Kuanfang
Published: December 2022

The aim of this article is to explore the effect of re-melting times on the microstructure and properties of Fe-based coating. In this study, the Fe-based coating is prepared on 316L stainless steel by laser cladding and laser re-melting. Meanwhile, the microstructure and properties of the coating are studied by 3D laser scanner, Vickers microhardness tester, X-ray diffractometer, and scanning electron microscope. In addition, the effect of laser re-melting times on microstructure formation that is analyzed by numerical simulation. The results show that re-melting can lead to the decrease in coating height, increase in coating width, and increase in both depth and width of melting pool. The hardness of coatings is enhanced by six times compared with the substrate. However, it was found that the hardness of the coating decreased with the increase in laser re-melting times. The abnormal decrease in hardness was analyzed because of the continued growth of crystals in the coating and an increase in the coating dilution rate. The first laser re-melting results in the obvious change of coating crystal. The crystals of the multiple laser re-melting coating continue to grow. Our research results can provide reference for laser multiple re-melting in industry.
„Deutschland zur See“
Authors: Schmitt Christian
Published: December 2022

The article examines a genre of popular literature that accompanied the build-up of the German navy in the 1880 s and 1890 s. This Marineliteratur produced seminal images and narratives closely related to political naval and colonial discourses of the Deutsches Kaiserreich. The proponents of a national navy were then able to draw upon the wealth of these “naval fantasies” for their own propaganda. By appealing to a broad audience, but especially to young bourgeois men, the literary genre problematically partakes in shaping and popularizing national, imperial, and masculine identities.
„Rückzug ins Überschaubare?“
Authors: Wahlster Barbara
Published: December 2022

The article cursorily examines conceptualizations of Dorf in contemporary German literature. Peter Kurzeck’s Vorabend (2011), Saša Stanišić’s Vor dem Fest (2014), Juli Zeh’s Unterleuten (2016), Katrin Seddig’s Das Dorf (2017), and Albina Herbing’s Niemand ist bei den Kälbern (2017) are examined and compared with regard to their representation of rural and urban life, and how they interplay with idealized, and sometimes stereotypical, expectations and concepts of life in the city vs. life in the village.
„Welch ein Wirrsal ist die Welt!“
Authors: Nolde Hendrik
Published: December 2022

Berthold Auerbach’s Schwarzwälder Dorfgeschichten can be read as an early example of observations on the notion of time-space compression. In these provincial tales, the new technology of the railroad often functions as both a literary theme and a narrative device that links the microcosm of the village with the macrocosm of the world at large, thereby enabling a specific perspective on the processes of globalization in the 19th century.
La muerte de Inés de Castro desde las fuentes grecolatinas en Os Lusiadas: paralelos castellanos
Authors: Couceiro María del Pilar
Published: December 2022

La recurrencia grecolatina es punto obligado para los poetas áureos. En Os Lusiadas, de Luis de Camões, se incide en el estudio de veinte estrofas correspondientes al Canto Tercero, en las que Virgilio, Ovidio e incluso Homero sustentan pasajes enteros. Dentro de esas fuentes, los cantos a la Muerte son específicos, tanto en su tratamiento como en su discurso y desde ese recurso se narra la desdichada y trágica muerte de Inés de Castro, lo que la convierte no sólo en figura histórica, sino en protagonista de leyendas que tuvieron, literariamente hablando, buena extensión y mejor acogida popular.
Application of blockchain technology in autonomous electricity transaction and settlement at the end of distribution network
Authors: Xing Ziya , Liu Boyu
Published: December 2022

With the deepening of the concept of low-carbon environmental protection, the use of renewable energy in social production has become more and more popular. More and more consumers in the distribution network have begun to change their identities to become consumers with the continuous reform of the electricity sales side. Electricity trading and settlement methods in the electricity market directly affect the relevant income of market entities, so a fair and reasonable settlement mechanism is an important factor for the normal operation of the electricity market. Electricity trading refers to the buying and selling of electricity commodities and services, including electricity trading, auxiliary service trading, and transmission rights trading. With the expansion of the electricity market, how to deal with the deviation of electricity is also a difficult problem that requires electricity settlement. This paper aimed to study the application of blockchain technology in the autonomous electricity transaction and settlement at the end of the distribution network. It was expected to use the blockchain technology to set up related transaction mechanisms, provide new solutions for electricity transaction and settlement, and improve the efficiency and fairness of electricity settlement. Blockchain technology does not rely on additional third-party management agencies or hardware facilities, and there is no central control. Except for the self-contained blockchain itself, through distributed accounting and storage, each node realizes information self-verification, transmission and management. On the basis of sorting out the principles of electricity balance and electricity price formation, this paper proposed a contract decomposition method with a higher degree of fit, and revealed the settlement principle of deviation electricity in the electricity market environment. Aiming at the application scenario of blockchain in the energy Internet, an energy trading platform based on blockchain was designed, and the test results showed the feasibility of blockchain in electricity settlement scenarios. The experimental results of this paper showed that in the traditional electricity purchase fee settlement, the average transaction price is stable at 0.6 yuan/KWh. In the blockchain settlement process, the electricity purchase is 25 yuan when the electricity purchase is 50 KWh. Therefore, blockchain settlement is used more frequently in the market, and the profits are higher.
A bound for the orders of centralizers of irreducible subgroups of algebraic groups
Authors: Liebeck Martin W.
Published: December 2022

We prove that if 𝐺 is a connected semisimple algebraic group of rank 𝑟, and 𝐻 is a subgroup of 𝐺 that is contained in no proper parabolic subgroup, then we have

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Non-equilibrium thermodynamics modelling of the stress-strain relationship in soft two-phase elastic-viscoelastic materials
Authors: Stephanou Pavlos S. , Vafeas Panayiotis , Mavrantzas Vlasis G.
Published: December 2022

In “soft–soft nanocomposites” based on film formation of latexes with structured particles, the combination of particle structure and interparticle crosslinking leads to materials that behave as nonlinear viscoelastic fluids at small strains and as highly elastic networks at larger strains. Similarly, in studies of flow-induced crystallization in polymers, a two-phase model is often invoked in which a soft viscoelastic component is coupled with a rigid semi-crystalline phase providing stiffness. In the present work, we use the framework of non-equilibrium thermodynamics (NET) to develop stress-strain relationships for such two-phase systems characterized by a viscoelastic and an elastic component by making use of two conformation tensors: the first describes the microstructure of the viscoelastic phase while the second is related to the elastic Finger strain tensor quantifying the deformation of the elastic phase due to strain and is responsible for strain-hardening. The final transport equations are formulated in the context of the generalized bracket formalism of NET and can describe the rheological behavior and mechanical response of a large variety of soft materials ranging from rubbers to artificial tissues.
A case report of a young boy with low renin and high aldosterone levels induced by Liddle syndrome who was previously misdiagnosed with primary aldosteronism
Authors: Jin Yueping , Qiu Wei , Yao Jianping
Published: December 2022

Objectives

Liddle syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease caused by a single gene mutation. Typical clinical manifestations are early-onset hypertension and hypokalemia.

Case presentation

This report describes a 17-year-old male with hypertension and hypokalemia. We performed Captopril inhibition and postural stimulation test to diagnose and type primary aldosteronism. The plasma renin activity was consistently low, and aldosterone levels were high, hence the patient was initially diagnosed with primary aldosteronism. After genetic analysis, a diagnosis of Liddle syndrome was made due to the presence of a p. Pro617Ser mutation in the SCNN1B gene. After diagnosis, the patient was prescribed one tablet of amiloride twice a day. The patient’s blood pressure (average in 120–135/70–80 mmHg) and serum potassium levels (3.6–4.0 mmol/L) returned to normal and was well-controlled after treatment.

Conclusions

Adolescent hypertension may be secondary to underlying medical conditions affecting the heart, kidneys, or endocrine system or primary with no known underlying disease process. Although in an adolescent with hypertension, hyperaldosteronism, and low plasma renin activity, the initial diagnosis suggested primary hyperaldosteronism, the failure of aldosterone receptor antagonist’s therapy led to the diagnosis of Liddle syndrome. Increased aldosterone levels should always be evaluated with caution before a definitive diagnosis to prevent misdiagnosis. Genetic testing is the gold standard for the diagnosis of Liddle syndrome. Early diagnosis and early precise treatment can restore normal blood pressure and prevent severe sequelae of chronic hypertension in patients.
Synthesis and crystal structure of 2-(2-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-4H-chromen-4-one, C17H11FO3
Authors: Liu Yi , Liu Feng , Chen Yang , Yan Xiaolong , Xiao Tao
Published: December 2022

C17H11FO3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.1987(2) Å, b = 17.5458(3) Å, c = 8.5802(2) Å, β = 108.193(3)°, V = 1315.60(5) Å3, Z = 4, R

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Who Was Buried at the Petit-Chasseur Site? The Contribution of Archaeometric Analyses of Final Neolithic and Bell Beaker Domestic Pottery to the Understanding of the Megalith-Erecting Society of the Upper Rhône Valley (Switzerland, 3300–2200 BC)
Authors: Carloni Delia , Šegvić Branimir , Sartori Mario , Zanoni Giovanni , Besse Marie
Published: December 2022

The Petit-Chasseur megalithic necropolis is a key archaeological context for analyzing the social and ideological changes at the end of the Neolithic in the Alpine region of Central Europe. The link between the funerary monuments and settlement sites was established by means of ceramic archaeometric analysis. Domestic pottery from settlement sites were thoroughly characterized using multiple spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. Twelve ceramic fabrics were identified along with three types of clay substrate: illitic, muscovitic, and kaolinitic. Reconstructed paste preparation recipes largely involved the tempering of the raw clays with crushed rocks or coarse sediments. Types of raw material were not picked up randomly but were selected or avoided due to their particular compositional properties and attest to the exploitation of glacial, gravitational, eolian, and fluvial deposits. Compositional correspondence between ceramic grave goods and domestic pottery allowed identification of a link between the megalithic tombs and settlement sites, thus providing new data contributing to the investigation of the social dimension of monumental burials. Ceramic grave goods were revealed to be intertwined with the social instability affecting the 3rd millennium BC communities of the Upper Rhône Valley.
Polysemie, Ambiguität und Vagheit der Idiome aus kognitiver Perspektive
Authors: Sulikowska Anna
Published: December 2022

Within the field of phraseology, phrasemes are recognized as being semantically more complex than single words (Burger 2007: 79). The polysemy and ambiguity of idioms, their semantic approximation and the added value, their wide meaning, and their context-dependence has led many researchers to acknowledge that preparing “a range of semems” from the wider meaning of the idiomatic units in which they are used is problematic (Fleischer 1997: 168). This belief has marginalized the debate about the boundaries between meanings and their variants. In linguistics, studies based on language use and cognitive approaches are playing an increasingly important role, and there has been a “corpus revolution” in phraseography. This means that lexical ambiguity, polysemy and vagueness have gained greater relevance. In phraseology, developing the capture and description of idiomatic meaning cannot be achieved without a theoretical discussion of “the wide meaning”. The aim of this study is to explore a selection of the problems facing linguists when they try to capture meaning and describe phrasemes from a cognitive perspective. The study will focus on questions of ambiguity, polysemy and vagueness, and their impact on the theory and practice of phraseology and phraseography.
Review on research progress of cemented sand and gravel dam
Authors: Cai Xin , Zhang Yanan , Guo Xingwen , Zhang Xiaochuan , Li Fan , Zhang Tianye
Published: December 2022

As an environmentally friendly, green, and low-carbon construction material, cemented sand and gravel (CSG) dam is widely used in civil engineering and water conservation projects in China. This study describes the progress of research on CSG dams (materials) in recent years, including the progress of engineering related to cemented gravel dams, the static, dynamic, and thermodynamic properties and intrinsic structure models of dam building materials, the static, dynamic, and temperature field analysis of dam structures, and the design of dam profiles; and on this basis, it proposes the direction of further research and development of cemented gravel structures, which will provide research for new cemented gravel structures in China. Structure design, old and diseased engineering structure removal and reinforcement, and safety assessment to provide research status and new ideas.
Calculation method of elastic modulus for carbon fiber-reinforced plastics considering inhomogeneous interphase
Authors: Bu Pengfei , Ren Huiqi , Ruan Wenjun , Dong Kai
Published: December 2022

The characteristic of interphase has a significant influence on the macroscopic performance of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP). To investigate the effect of interphase on composite elastic modulus, a representative volume element (RVE) of unidirectional CFRP with inhomogeneous interphase was established. Based on the bridging model, a theoretical calculation method of composite elastic modulus was given. The elastic modulus of T300/BSL914C composites was obtained by the theoretical method. Results are in good agreement with the finite element method and experimental data. Four types of interphase models were given including inhomogeneous transversely isotropic, inhomogeneous isotropic, homogeneous transversely isotropic, and homogeneous isotropic. The results demonstrate that interphase type has an influence on the prediction of CFRP composites’ elastic modulus. With the increase of thickness, the prediction error of elastic modulus caused by interphase type increases rapidly. Furthermore, the relationship between composite elastic modulus and interphase thickness and stiffness is analyzed. With the increase in thickness, the changes in shear modulus G
12 and Poisson’s ratio ν23 are more evident than in other elastic properties, and with the enhancement of interphase stiffness, the increase of G
12 is the most significant.
Correlations between EEG and intestinal electrical stimulation
Authors: de Camp Nora Vanessa , Bergeler Jürgen
Published: December 2022

Many diseases affect the autonomous nervous system and the central nervous system simultaneously, for example Parkinson’s disease or irritable bowel syndrome. To study neurophysiologic interactions between the intestinal electrical activity and the electroencephalography (EEG) pattern of the brain, we combined intestinal electrical stimulation (IES) and non-invasive telemetric full-band DC EEG recordings in an acute pig-model. Intestinal motility was monitored with accelerometers. Brain activity was analyzed with regard to network driven phenomena like phase amplitude coupling (PAC) within two time-windows: 1 min after IES (early response) and 3 min after stimulation (late response). Here we present the results for two stimulation sites (small intestine, colon) and two parietal scalp-EEG channels (right and left somatosensory cortex region). Electrical stimulation consisted of a 30 or 130 Hz pulse. In summary, the PAC modulation index at a parietal EEG recording position is decreased after IES. This effect is in line with an inhibitory effect of our IES protocol regarding peristalsis. The surprisingly strong effects of IES on network driven EEG patterns may be translated into new therapeutic techniques and/or diagnostic tools in the future. Furthermore, analytic tools, operating on sparse datasets, may be ideally suited for the integration in implantable intestinal pacemakers as feedback system.
Effektiver Rechtsschutz und rückwirkende Treuebindung bei fehlerhafter Zwangseinziehung
Authors: Wittmann Josef
Published: December 2022

Die negative Legitimationswirkung der Gesellschafterliste und ihre Anwendung auf Fälle der Zwangseinziehung war in jüngerer Vergangenheit mehrfach Gegenstand wegweisender BGH-Judikatur. Die betreffenden Entscheidungen bewegen sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen dem Streben nach Rechtsklarheit über die Beteiligungsverhältnisse, den Eigentumsinteressen des von der Gesellschafterliste gelöschten Gesellschafters und der unternehmerischen Freiheit der verbleibenden Gesellschafter. Der vorliegende Beitrag beleuchtet die verfassungsrechtliche Dimension der Problemstellung und schlägt einen Interessenausgleich über das Institut der mitgliedschaftlichen Treuepflicht vor.
Chicana Motherscholar and the Rise of the Resistance During Times of COVID
Authors: Riviera Diana
Published: December 2022

For motherscholars, M(other)work cannot be disjointed. I use the Chicana M(other)work framework to chart juxtapositions of my mothering and scholaring. I rely on testimonios that deepen the coexistence of mother and academician identities. I examine the ways that these responsibilities overlap and strengthen to give rise to my resistance stance of Chicana M(other)work in a COVID-19 context. I draw on Chicana M(other)work to elucidate the entanglements of mother-scholar and the discomforts that arose from attempting to segregate identities, working against what I developed to be my identity as a mother in the workforce. I explore the ways in which I was participating in a separatist social narrative and how these testimonios highlight the false belief that I was a mother-scholar rather than a motherscholar.
Biomarker response to high-specific-activity I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine in pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
Authors: Jimenez Camilo , Chin Bennett B , Noto Richard B , Dillon Joseph S , Solnes Lilja , Stambler Nancy , DiPippo Vincent A , Pryma Daniel A
Published: December 2022

The objective of this study is to present the complete biomarker response dataset from a pivotal trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of high-specific-activity I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine in patients with advanced pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. Biomarker status was assessed and post-treatment responses were analyzed for catecholamines, metanephrines, and serum chromogranin A. Complete biomarker response (normalization) or partial response, defined as at least 50% reduction from baseline if above the normal range, was evaluated at specified time points over a 12-month period. These results were correlated with two other study objectives: blood pressure control and objective tumor response as per RECIST 1.0. In this open-label, single-arm study, 68 patients received at least one therapeutic dose (~18.5 GBq (~500 mCi)) of high-specific-activity I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine. Of the patients, 79% and 72% had tumors associated with elevated total plasma free metanephrines and serum chromogranin A levels, respectively. Best overall biomarker responses (complete or partial response) for total plasma free metanephrines and chromogranin A were observed in 69% (37/54) and 80% (39/49) of patients, respectively. The best response for individual biomarkers was observed 6–12 months following the first administration of high-specific-activity I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine. Biochemical tumor marker response was significantly associated with both reduction in antihypertensive medication use (correlation coefficient 0.35; P = 0.006) as well as objective tumor response (correlation coefficient 0.36; P = 0.007). Treatment with high-specific-activity I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine resulted in long-lasting biomarker responses in patients with advanced pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma that correlated with blood pressure control and objective response rate. ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT00874614.
Contaminación por microplásticos en manglares y playas del área marina protegida de Cispata, Caribe colombiano
Authors: Garcés Ordóñez Ostin
Published: December 2022

Los microplásticos son contaminantes emergentes con una distribución global amplia y representan un riesgo para la biodiversidad y el sustento de comunidades humanas. Estas partículas son mayormente transportadas por los ríos desde el continente hacia los ecosistemas marino-costeros, en donde se acumulan y afectan su calidad ambiental. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la contaminación por microplásticos en manglares y playas del área marina protegida de Cispata, Caribe colombiano. En mayo de 2018, se seleccionaron tres estaciones en los manglares y dos en las playas turísticas, en donde se muestrearon microplásticos en el agua superficial y sedimentos, los cuales se identificaron visualmente bajo el estereoscopio, se contaron para determinar su abundancia y se clasificaron según sus formas. La abundancia de microplásticos fue mayor en los manglares (de 13 a 123 ítems/m3 de agua; de 72 a 1 668 ítems/m2 o de 42 a 1 825 ítems/kg de sedimentos) en comparación con las playas (de 0 a 0.13 ítems/m3 de agua; de 8 a 36 ítems/m2 de sedimentos). En ambos ecosistemas, las películas, las espumas y los fragmentos fueron las formas más comunes, relacionándose con la deficiente gestión de residuos domésticos, del turismo y la pesca en la zona. Este estudio aporta al conocimiento sobre la distribución, la abundancia y las características de los microplásticos en manglares y playas de la región, para generar conciencia ambiental sobre sus riesgos y promover acciones que permitan prevenir y mitigar sus impactos negativos, especialmente, en las áreas marinas protegidas.
AGE OF THE HANNIVKA GRANITE (MIDDLE-DNIEPER MEGABLOCK OF THE UKRAINIAN SHIELD)
Authors: Artemenko G.V. , Shumlyanskyy L.V. , Shvaika I.A. , Butyrin V.K.
Published: December 2022

The Middle-Dnieper megablock, which is a fragment of the craton, differs from other cratons found on Earth. This is because of the large variety of granitoids (Tokiv, Mokro-Moskowka, and Demuryne complexes) in the former that were formed after the Mesoarchean TTG. Thus, the Middle-Dnieper megablock is important for studying the genesis and geodynamic formation conditions of Late Archaean granitoids. The granitoids in the Middle-Dnieper megablock are not well understood. They include the Hannivka granites of the East Hannivka monocline of the Kryvyi Rih-Kremenchuk structure, whose age and stratigraphic position has been a matter of a long-standing debate. The purpose of the work is to study the geochemistry, genesis and U-Pb age of the Hannivka granites. Based on our results, the Hannivka granites possibly formed in the crust resulting from the melting of older rocks. They differ from other Late Archean granitoids of the Middle-Dnieper megablock by their high U (56.4 ppm) content and the presence of Mo (4.3 ppm). The Hannivka granites underwent tectonic reworking during a collisional event about 2.0 billion years ago, which is probably associated with the kalishpatization of these rocks. The U-Pb age of the cores of zircons sampled from the Hannivka granites, determined by LA-ICP-MS method, are about 2827±16 million years in age. Younger rims probably formed during kalishpatization. The Hannivka granites are the same age as the granitoids of the Mokro-Moskowka and Tokiv complexes. Late Archean granitoids were formed between 2.99-2.7 Ga in the Middle-Dnieper granite-greenstone block and in the geologically similar granite-greenstone block KMA are 2.6 Ga in age. In the Pilbara craton, which is a Paleoarchean granite-greenstone complex, the age of biotite and feldspar granites is similar to the age of the rocks on the Middle-Dnieper megablock (2.94-2.93 Ga). The difference in magmatism ages may be due to the drift of the different cratons above mantle plumes of different ages.
SQUARE-WAVE FREQUENCY MODULATION IN MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY
Authors:   Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,V.N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8523 - PhLAM - Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules, Alekseev E. , Ilyushin V. ,   Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,   V.N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Motiyenko R. ,   Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8523 - PhLAM - Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules
Published: December 2022

Subject and Purpose. The frequency modulation (FM)combined with lock-in detection, the technique which is used in microwave spectroscopy for enhancing the sensitivity of measurements, as well as the effects due to standing wavesinthe measuring absorption cell can lead to distortions in the spectral line shapes observed. To ensure the highest possible accuracy derivable from the experimental data, these distortions needto be taken into account. A way of improving theaccuracy is to approximate to the experimental line contour with a theoretical line shape that would account for the observable distortion effects.The relevant literature sources suggest examples of theoretical expressions for the line shape in the case of a sinusoidal frequency modulation. This work has been aimed at derivingsimilar expressions for the case of a square-wave frequency modulation that shall allow increasing the accuracy of measurements. Methods and Methodology.The square-wave-FM signalsare obtained with the aid of a direct digital frequency synthesizer thatcan provide switching between two frequencies known to a high accuracy. This technical solution permits generating FM signals with precisely specified parameters. Results. A closed-form expression has been suggested, based on numerically evaluated line shape derivatives, whichallows taking into considerationthe basic types of distortions encountered in the spectral line records. The cases that have been considered concern a variety of experimental conditions, including sub-Doppler measurements with Lamb-dip observations. Conclusions. The approach that has been proposed allows one to properly take into account the distortions of spectral line shapes resulting from the use of a square-wave-FM signal, as well as those due to standing wave effects in the spectrometer cell. As has been found, application of this approach to experimental spectra with a variety of modulation parameters permits reducing the errors of frequency determination to ±0.001MHz, provided the signal-to-noise ratios are reasonably high.