bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on the factors influencing the re-purchase intention on short video platforms: A case of China
Authors: Lin Baodeng , Chen Yongyi , Zhang Liping
Published: March 2022

Short video platforms, which thrive along with the video-based consumption industry, have become a new channel adopted by an increasing number of enterprises to distribute products. Therefore, it is necessary to study the factors influencing the consumer’s intention to re-purchase on short video platforms, which is helpful for firms to maintain their competitiveness. This paper, based on the customer value theory, seeks to establish a structural model for such factors. The intermediary effect of customer loyalty on customer satisfaction and repurchase intention of customers is also analyzed. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from users of short video platforms in China. Results show that short video content, customer experience, and perceived value have positive impacts on customer satisfaction, and customer satisfaction, along with customer loyalty, exert positive impacts on repurchase intention. Notably, customer loyalty plays an intermediary role between customer satisfaction and repurchase intention. Based on the aforesaid findings, theoretical implications are discussed and managerial implications to increase repurchase rate are offered.
Prevalence of reflux-related symptoms in South-Hungarian blood donor volunteers
Authors: Helle Krisztina , Bálint Lenke , Szekeres Veronika , Ollé Georgina , Rosztóczy András
Published: March 2022

Background/Aim

Population-based studies on the prevalence of GERD-related symptoms are still missing in Eastern Europe, therefore, we aimed to obtain such data in South-East Hungarian subjects.

Methods

A total of 2,002 apparently healthy blood donor volunteers were consecutively enrolled and completed detailed questionnaires related to general factors, demographic data, socioeconomical factors, and the presence and frequency of typical and atypical GERD-related symptoms.

Results

Among 2,002 study participants, 56.5% were completely asymptomatic. The prevalence of typical GERD symptoms appearing at least monthly or weekly was 16.5% and 6.8%, respectively. Two-thirds (209/330) of the patients experienced at least monthly occurring typical GERD symptoms and also had associated atypical symptoms and this was even more pronounced when comparing subgroups with higher symptom frequencies. Significant correlations were found between monthly GERD-related complaints and height, body mass index (BMI), coffee consumption, and smoking. Positive family history was another significant factor in all the symptom-frequency categories. GERD-related symptom frequency showed a linear association with sex (R2 = 0.75, P = 0.0049). Typical and atypical GERD symptoms were significantly more common in those with chronic diseases than those without. Heartburn was observed in 12.5% and 4.4% (P<0.05) and acid regurgitation was seen in 6.9% and 1.8% (P<0.05), respectively.

Conclusion

The prevalence of GERD-related symptoms in South Hungary was significantly lower than that in Western countries and was closer to Eastern values. The presence of mild, non-exclusionary chronic diseases significantly increased the prevalence of GERD-related symptoms, as well as positive family history of GERD, height, BMI, coffee consumption, and smoking.
Plutarco. Como deve o jovem ouvir os poetas?
Authors: Várzeas Marta Isabel de Oliveira
Published: March 2022

O tratado Como deve o jovem ouvir os poetas faz parte de um conjunto de cerca de setenta e oito obras de Plutarco, conhecidas pelo nome latino Moralia. Com este tratado Plutarco retorna ao “antigo diferendo entre poesia e filosofia”, radicalizado na República de Platão e resolvido na Poética de Aristóteles, embora nunca completamente ultrapassado. O tema é retomado a partir do ponto de vista socrático – o da educação –, e o autor insiste nos topoi do útil e do agradável, usados pelo mestre. Mas, ao contrário deste, a sua proposta vai no sentido de defender e demonstrar as potencialidades pedagógicas da poesia e o seu papel propedêutico em relação à filosofia.
Subarctic Corridors in Northern Quebec: Is the Canadian Northern Corridor Concept Aligned with Quebec’s Historical Development?
Authors: Stringer Thomas , Joanis Marcelin
Published: March 2022

Proposals for infrastructure development in Canada’s North are gaining political traction, including a corridor connecting the northern regions of each of the country’s provinces. Quebec is Canada’s largest, northernmost province and would be pivotal in the construction of the corridor. Examining the historical phases of Quebec’s northern development is crucial in assessing the challenges ahead. This paper groups Quebec’s infrastructure developments into three main phases, synthesizes each phase, and critically compares them to the proposed Northern Corridor concept (NCC). No research has yet examined the NCC’s complementarity with Quebec’s history of northern infrastructure development. While previous phases could be categorized as intraprovincial penetration corridors linking northern to southern Quebec, the NCC aims to develop an interprovincial economic corridor for landlocked provinces to be able to gain better sea access. Obstacles arising from the conciliation of past developments with the NCC include the unfitness of using existing infrastructures in Quebec for a Pan-Canadian corridor and differing development trajectories at the provincial and federal levels. Three route options for the NCC in Quebec are presented in this study. More generally, this paper outlines difficulties specific to subarctic remote corridor development.
Interregional Differences in Agricultural Development across Circumpolar Canada
Authors: Seguin Rose , Lefsrud Mark G. , Delormier Treena , Adamowski Jan , Fyles Helen
Published: March 2022

In response to the circumpolar region’s high levels of food insecurity, many Canadian communities have identified the development of local agriculture as a means to resolve the issue. Agricultural development is varied across the circumpolar region, an area which includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik (Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (Newfoundland and Labrador). This review explores the interregional differences in circumpolar agriculture, their historical development, and their relationship to prevailing biophysical, socioeconomic, and political conditions. Drawing upon local food strategies and literature pertaining to current agricultural initiatives, we discuss the future direction of circumpolar agriculture in Canada. Yukon and the Northwest Territories are the most agriculturally developed subregions of circumpolar Canada, and their territorial governments support the development of commercial agriculture. In Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut, relatively few agricultural initiatives are underway although local efforts have been made to establish community gardens or greenhouses and improve access to fresh commodities through subsidization of imported goods. Because of variability in biophysical, social, institutional, and political environments, strategies for food production would be most effective if tailored to each subregion. The continued development of agriculturally favorable policies and certified processing facilities in Yukon and the Northwest Territories could improve market access, both locally and out-of-territory. The eastern subregions (Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut) seem more inclined towards small, community-driven projects; these initiatives could be promoted to encourage community involvement for their long-term sustainability. Most studies on circumpolar agriculture have focused on the biophysical and social challenges; the region would benefit from additional research into the institutional and political barriers to agricultural development.
Konceptualizacja GNIEWU na przykładzie ŻÓŁCI w języku czeskim i polskim
Authors: Hampl Lubomír
Published: March 2022

Analiza wykazała, że z punktu widzenia lingwistyki nazwa żółć czes. žluč jest jednym z podstawowych wykładników do określania uczuć, koncentrując się zwłaszcza na konceptualizowanym ‘gniewie’, ale i na ‘złości’, ‘irytacji’, ‘wściekłości’, ‘rozdrażnieniu’, ‘oburzeniu’, ‘zdenerwowaniu’, ‘szale’ i ‘furii’. Przedstawiono koncepcję kognitywną, że uczucie gniewu rozumiane jest jako pewien proces, który zaczyna się w jakimś określonym momencie, następnie rozwija się i później kończy. Na ten proces ma wpływ temperatura i ciśnienie. Po wybuchu człowiek już uczuć nie kontroluje. Wszystkie te etapy przytoczono przy użyciu odpowiednich czasowników w tekście. Udowodniono trzy ważne stwierdzenia, że: ciało (experiencera) jest pojemnikiem dla fizjologicznych efektów gniewu; że konceptualizacja uczuć jest związana z ucieleśnieniem myśli oraz że myślimy i mówimy metaforami, które są ujęzykowionymi pojęciami. Przeprowadzona analiza pokazała, że czeski zasób szeroko pojmowanych związków frazeologicznych z komponentem leksykalnym żółć czes. žluč wskazuje liczne podobieństwa i zbieżności z językiem polskim (ze względu na typologicznie i genetycznie bliskie pokrewieństwa językowe), chociaż zdarzają się od tej reguły nieliczne odstępstwa.
Semikompozitá a kvázikompozitá so somatickými bázoidmi v iniciálovej pozícii (na materiáli slovenčiny, poľštiny a češtiny)
Authors: Vojteková Marta
Published: March 2022

Štúdia prispieva k bližšiemu poznaniu jedného zo spôsobov obohacovania lexiky – tvorenia slov kompozíciou. Zdôrazňuje fakt, že kompozícia a kompozitá (najmä vybrané typy) zastávajú dôležité miesto v slovnej zásobe slovanských jazykov a v porovnaní s deriváciou a syntetickými derivátmi v posledných desaťročiach posilňujú svoje postavenie, a to v rozličných typoch komunikátov. Poukazuje na heterogénnosť pomenovaní analyzovaných typov kompozít a zároveň predstavuje teoretické východiská aplikované na kompozitá a zložky ich slovotvornej štruktúry. V štúdii je do podoby samostatných hesiel spracovaných deväť komponentov, ktoré spája somatický význam a postavenie v iniciálovej pozícii. Spracovanie hesiel sa opiera o rozsiahly výskum lexikálneho materiálu v neologických prameňoch, národných korpusoch a lexikografických dielach troch jazykov – slovenčiny, poľštiny a češtiny. Heslá sú zároveň východiskom pre viacaspektový opis somatických komponentov (najmä z hľadiska významu, polysémie, pôvodu, variantnosti), ako aj ilustrujúceho lexikálneho materiálu (predovšetkým z hľadiska kompozitnosti, neologickosti, ortografickej variantnosti, príslušnosti ku komunikačným registrom).
Языковые факторы развития чешского политического дискурса: прецедентные феномены
Authors: Евланова Александра А.
Published: March 2022

Целью данного исследования стало изучение функционирования прецедентных феноменов чешского президентского дискурса Вацлава Гавела и Вацлава Клауса. В данной статье выяснена роль прецедентных феноменов как одного из основных источников выразительности речевой деятельности, отражающей высокий уровень коммуникативной компетенции языковой деятельности, языковой личности и служащей для реализации ее речевых интенций, тем самым формируя когнитивный тезаурус целевой аудитории. Прецедентные феномены в речах В. Гавела и В. Клауса последовательно связывают текст в единое целое, выражают систему оценок национального лингвокультурного сообщества и хорошо ему известны. Они создают определенную систему ценностей сложившихся исторически, регулирующие социальное поведение, осуждают или одобряют его. Использование прецедентности – показатель компетентности, с помощью которой президенты вызывают эмпатию аудитории, что способствует уменьшению дистанции между президентом и гражданами. Многочисленную группу составляют антропонимы в речах В. Клауса (имена известных политиков, публичных лиц, которые внесли свой вклад в развитие Чешской Республики) – А. Вондра (экс-министр иностранных дел Чешской Республики), В. Дик, Т. Г. Масарик; образцы мировой литературы и киноискусства (произведение Гете Фауст, А. Дюма Три мушкетера, главного героя сериала Тридцать случаев майора Земана) романы-ан-тиутопии О. Хаксли, Дж. Оруэлла, Е. Замятина; философские труды М. Хайдеггера Бытие и время; часто прибегает к самоцитированию. Среди прецедентных высказываний В. Гавел использует имена святых и известных борцов за свободу – святого Войтеха, Я. Палаха, известного теолога, мыслителя, педагога и писателя Я. Коменского и американского проповедника М. Л. Кинга; часто обращается к Библии и к библейским сюжетам – судьбы Христа, Апокалипсиса, Десяти заповедей. Исходя из вышеописанного можно сделать вывод, что прецедентные феномены позволяют повысить информативность высказывания, поскольку обращаясь к другому тексту, говорящий способен передать больший объем информации, используя минимальные средства ее вербализации. Кроме того, прецедентные феномены служат способом увеличения выразительности и эмоциональной насыщенности дискурса.
Death In Children's Literature Against The Background Of Selected Child And Childhood Discourses
Authors: Kwaśniewska-Paszta Sandra Marta
Published: March 2022

The author of the article discusses the sensitive topic of the social taboo of death with regard to the process of the child’s education and development, with particular focus on the use of thanatological literature as a factor shaping the child’s personality. The text presents the perception of the death phenomenon by children, and the essence as well as functions of thanatological literature. It also shows the impact of child and childhood discourses on four well-known literary works for children (at the kindergarten and pre-school age), dealing with the discussed topic. The selected research method consists in qualitative analysis of the content. The works have been selected due to their popularity and presence in scientific publications on the topic of death in children’s literature. Analytical categories of the selected literary works include subjective and objective approach to the child and childhood. The first approach is consistent with the perspective of sociology of childhood and the post-colonial theory, as presented in the article, whereas the second approach refers to the mainstream developmental psychology and the colonial theory.

Based on the analysis of content values of the four literary works, it can be concluded that respect for the child’s subjectivity and the value of their voice supports development of the youngest, among others, in the aspect of dealing with the sensitive topic of death.
Plieth-Kalinowska, Izabela & Adam Musielewicz. 2019. Acceptance and social adaptation of children with developmental dysfunctions, Bydgoszcz: University of Kazimierz Wielki
Authors: Rajter Beata
Published: March 2022

This is a review of a book entitled Acceptance and social adaptation of children with developmental dysfunctions, written by Izabela Plieth-Kalinowska and Adam Musielewicz. The monograph shows the specificity and ways of organising the developmental conditions of a child with a disability functioning in different social environments. The publication contains characteristics of theoretical conditions of disability and practical ways of its diagnosis and examples of supporting activities.
The phosphoinositide PI(3,5)P2 inhibits the activity of plant NHX proton/potassium antiporters: Advantages of a novel electrophysiological approach
Authors: Gradogna Antonella , Pardo José M. , Carpaneto Armando
Published: March 2022

In the present work, we discuss the way in which the parallel application of the patch-clamp technique and the 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF) fluorescence detection for recording luminal proton changes allows the functional characterization of nonelectrogenic potassium/proton vacuolar antiporters of the NHX (Na+/H+ exchanger) family. Moreover, we review the functional role of the tonoplast-specific phosphoinositide PI(3,5)P2, able to simultaneously inhibit the activity of NHXs and CLC-a transporters, whose coordinated action can play an important role in the water balance of plant cells.
The radionuclide monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation : from sample to product
Authors: Matthews M. , Schulze J.
Published: March 2022

The radionuclide monitoring network is one of the four technical components of the compliance-verification system associated with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Concentrations of radionuclides in the air are monitored at 80 stations worldwide from which spectral and counting data, together with meteorological and state-of-health data, are transmitted through a Global Communication Infrastructure to the Provisional Technical Secretariat in Vienna where the data are analyzed and reported as bulletins for States Parties. Support is provided by 16 Radionuclide Laboratories, which conduct sample analyses if necessary.
Radionuclide laboratories supporting the network of radionuclide stations in verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Authors: Karhu P. , Clawson R.
Published: March 2022

The radionuclide monitoring network enables continuous world-wide observation of airborne radionuclides in the verification regime of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT). The radionuclide technology – analysis of aerosol samples and xenon at 80 sites hosting radionuclide monitoring stations – contributes to the International Monitoring System (IMS). Sixteen radionuclide laboratories will support the radionuclide monitoring network. Their main function is additional analysis of aerosol samples. Samples categorised as Level 5 that contain multiple anthropogenic radionuclides, at least one of which is a fission or an activation product, will always be sent out for laboratory analysis. A number of samples will be re-analysed at the radionuclide laboratories irrespective of category. This serves the purpose of quality control for the results produced by the stations.
Collision probability calculation in cluster lattices with square outer boundaries
Authors: Bogado Leite S. Q.
Published: March 2022

The recently developed module PIJM for computing first-flight collision matrices in cluster geometry for the WIMS code, using an improved numerical technique in the in-plane integrations of the Bickley functions which considers each system region individually, has been extended to treat lattice cells with square outer boundaries. Comparisons with the standard square PIJ routine are presented for a test case, showing significant discrepancies among the results.
Regulatory and safety aspects of ageing in nuclear power plants
Authors: Käufer B.
Published: March 2022

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is a semi-autonomous body within the OECD established in 1958 with the mandate to promote co-operation among the governments of its participating countries in furthering the development of nuclear power as a safe, environmentally acceptable and economic energy source. While all of groups have detailed programmes involving important aspects, this paper will focus specifically on the work of Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI).
Current status of countermeasures for ageing of nuclear power plants in Japan
Authors: Koyama M. , Ishikawa M. , Tajima K.
Published: March 2022

This paper summarizes ageing countermeasure program of the nuclear power plants performed by the Japanese Government and industries and related activities, and describes current research program and utilization of the research results for the aged nuclear power plants. Regulatory bodies (NISA of METI: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry') reviewed the ageing issues of nuclear power plants to enhance countermeasures for the aged plants. Nuclear Power Plant Life Engineering Center (PLEC) entrusted by NISA is carrying out the task relating to the aged plants.
miR-223-3p alleviates TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and extracellular matrix deposition by targeting SP3 in endometrial epithelial cells
Authors: Chen Yanling , Sun Dongyan , Shang Di , Jiang Zhihe , Miao Pan , Gao Jian
Published: March 2022

Intrauterine adhesion (IUA) is the clinical manifestation of endometrial fibrosis. The dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been confirmed to implicate in a diversity of human diseases, including IUA. Nevertheless, the specific function of miR-223-3p in IUA remains to be clarified. Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis displayed the downregulation of miR-223-3p in IUA tissues and endometrial epithelial cells (EECs). Results from wound healing assay, Transwell assay and western blotting showed that TGF-β facilitated the migration and invasion of EECs and induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process as well as extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. Overexpression of miR-223-3p in EECs was shown to suppress the effects induced by TGF-β. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay revealed the binding relation between miR-223-3p and SP3. SP3 was highly expressed in IUA and its expression was inversely correlated with miR-223-3p expression in IUA tissue samples. Additionally, upregulation of SP3 reversed the influence of miR-223-3p on the phenotypes of EECs. In conclusion, miR-223-3p alleviates TGF-β-induced cell migration, invasion, EMT process and ECM deposition in EECs by targeting SP3.
Vitamin D receptor hypermethylation as a biomarker for pediatric adrenocortical tumors
Authors: Bueno Ana Carolina , Stecchini Mônica F , Marrero-Gutiérrez Junier , More Candy Bellido , Leal Leticia Ferro , Gomes Débora Cristiane , de Lima Neto Daniel Ferreira , Brandalise Silvia Regina , Cardinalli Izilda Aparecida , Yunes José Andres , Junqueira Thais , Scrideli Carlos Alberto , Molina Carlos Augusto Fernandes , Ramalho Fernando Silva , Tucci Silvio , Coeli-Lacchini Fernanda Borchers , Moreira Ayrton Custodio , Ramalho Leandra , Vêncio Ricardo Zorzetto Nicoliello , De Castro Margaret , Antonini Sonir Roberto R
Published: March 2022

Objective

Pediatric adrenocortical tumors (pACT) display complex genomic backgrounds, lacking robust prognostic markers and targeted therapeutic options. Vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) promoter hypermethylation and underexpression were reported in adrenocortical carcinomas from adult patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate VDR expression levels and methylation status in pACT and their clinical and prognostic significance.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study enrolling pediatric patients with ACT from two tertiary referral institutions.

Methods

We evaluated clinicopathological features, VDR mRNA (qPCR) and protein (immunohistochemistry) expression, and VDR-wide methylation of ACT samples from 108 pediatric patients. Fourteen pediatric and 32 fetal and postnatal normal adrenals were used as controls.

Results

Unlike in pre- and post-natal normal adrenals, most pACT lacked nuclear VDR expression and had reduced mRNA levels, especially the carcinomas. Unsupervised analysis of VDR methylation data revealed two groups of pACT with distinct disease features and outcomes. Tumors with high VDR methylation presented lower mRNA levels, and the respective patients presented advanced disease and reduced disease-free and overall survival.

Conclusions

VDR has a role in normal adrenocortical development and homeostasis, which is impaired during tumorigenesis. VDR hypermethylation and underexpression may be both predictive and prognostic biomarkers for pACT.
COVID-19 in Hospitalised Children and Adolescents: Review of the First Pandemic Year at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
Authors: Ivaškevičienė Inga , Donielaitė – Anisė Kamilė , Žilinskaitė Virginija , Vaičiūnienė Daiva , Ivaškevičius Rimvydas
Published: March 2022

Background. Since the start of the pandemic with SARS-CoV-2 virus, very little data was known about clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 in children and adolescents not only in Lithuania, but also in other European countries. This study was started in collaboration with 82 participating healthcare institutions across 25 European countries, using a well-established research network—the Paediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (ptbnet). This multinational, multicentre cohort study was performed during the first wave of the pandemic, between April 1 and April 24, 2020. Each participating country was allowed to continue further research individually encompassing brighter time limits and using the same methodology. We present here data of children hospitalised at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos (VUH SK) during the first year of the pandemic.Materials and methods. We included all paediatric patients with PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who were hospitalised at VUH SK. The study was performed between March 12, 2020 and March 12, 2021. A standardised data collection spreadsheet was used to record epidemiological, clinical and treatment data.Results. A total of 104 patients were included in the study. The median age of participants was 5 years (IQR 1.0-11.0, range 0-17 years). Males accounted for 50 (48%) of all patients. The average duration of hospitalisation was 3 days. Ten (9.6%) patients had pre-existing medical conditions. Among all hospitalised patients 16 (15%) were asymptomatic, 5 (4.8%) were treated in intensive care unit (ICU). The most common symptoms among COVID-19 patients were pyrexia 71 (68%) followed by upper respiratory tract infection 49 (47%) and gastrointestinal symptoms 33 (32%). Among the entire cohort only 3 (3%) patients required oxygen support, but none of them was started on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). None of the patients admitted to ICU needed inotropic support. There was no fatal outcome.Conclusions. Our data indicate that COVID-19 may affect children of any age. The COVID-19 disease was usually mild in hospitalized children and adolescents. The most common clinical findings of COVID-19 were pyrexia and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. Severe COVID-19 disease cases when oxygen support or treatment in ICU was required were very rare. No patient received antiviral drugs for Covid-19 treatment. There was no fatal outcome due to COVID-19 in our study population.
Some Reflexions on Jan Čep’s Short Stories in Exile
Authors: Bidaud Samuel
Published: March 2022

This article focuses on the six short stories that the Czech writer Jan Čep wrote during his exile in France, when he fled the new Czechoslovak communist regime after 1948. These texts are as follows: Les Tziganes [The Gypsies], which was written in French and published in the journal Terre humaine in 1952, Tajemství Kláry Bendové [The Secret of Klára Benda], Před zavřenými dveřmi [In Front of the Closed Door], Ostrov Ré [Ré Island], Květnové dni [Days of May], and Tři pocestní [Three Pilgrims]. These short stories are interesting for several reasons. First of all, they present a changing point in Čep’s themes, for they take place during the more recent events – the Second World War and the arrival to power of the communist regime, – and evoke a humanity who has been destroyed. The existential drama of the individual, which had previously been predominant in Čep’s work, is now extended to the entire human community. Fear has separated people from each other, and every genuine personal relation has become impossible. What’s more, language is incapable of bringing together human beings. True communication implies a form of silence, in which God can speak to the heart of man, and where the possibility of communion with the others still exists. At the same time, Čep’s characters have to face this recent history, which obliges them to make a choice, in particular as far as exile is concerned. As a consequence, a new form of anguish appears, and is superimposed on Čep’s original one. It gives rise to a feeling of guilt over those who stayed in Czechoslovakia, especially his mother, but also confronts Čep with the inability to write, since he doesn’t manage to find a publisher in France and can no longer write in Czech. As a “pilgrim on the earth”, he endures his suffering and the suffering of the world united to Christ, in communion with Him. Eventually, these later short stories represent a transition for Čep, and reveal that he accepts, as painful as this decision can be, to abandon fiction and to engage in the genre of essay, above all for Radio Free Europe. He will thus manage to give hope to people who suffer behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, while expressing his intimate concerns in a very personal way.
¡El tamaño sí importa! Incidencia del tamaño del cebo en la captura de escarabajos coprófagos en el bosque seco tropical
Authors: Martínez-Hernández Neis José , Rangel-Acosta Jorge Luis , Beltrán-Díaz Hernando Javier , Daza-Guerra Carlos Andrés
Published: March 2022

Introducción: Tradicionalmente, los estudios de escarabajos coprófagos en los bosques secos tropicales (BST) del Caribe colombiano han aplicado metodologías diseñadas para zonas húmedas y andinas del país, lo cual podría estar incidiendo en el rendimiento y la eficiencia del muestreo. Objetivo: Con el fin de aportar a esta discusión, se analizó cómo la cantidad de cebo y el tiempo de operación de la trampa de caída inciden en la efectividad de captura de escarabajos coprófagos en un fragmento de BST en La Reserva Campesina la Flecha, San Jacinto, Colombia. Métodos: Para la captura de los escarabajos, se utilizó trampas de caída, cebadas con tres cantidades diferentes de atrayente: pequeño (34.6 g), mediano (53.8 g) y grande (114.9 g), las cuales permanecieron activas en campo durante 48 h. Cuatro muestreos fueron realizados entre marzo y septiembre de 2015, abarcando por igual la época seca y de lluvia. Resultados: Se registró un total de 4 563 individuos, agrupados en 10 géneros y 27 especies de escarabajos coprófagos. Los mayores valores de riqueza, abundancia y biomasa se presentaron en el cebo grande, a las 48 h, durante la época de lluvias. Sin embargo, el tiempo de operación de la trampa no tuvo efecto en la estimación de la riqueza, abundancia y biomasa de escarabajos independientemente de los tamaños de cebo. Los tres órdenes de la diversidad (0D, 1D y 2D), presentaron valores similares entre las cantidades de cebo durante la época de lluvia, pero en la época seca, los cebos de mayor tamaño presentaron los valores de diversidad más altos. Por su parte con el cebo de mayor tamaño se capturó significativamente más riqueza, abundancia y biomasa de escarabajos de cuerpo pequeño y grande siendo esta situación más notaria durante la época seca. Conclusiones: Los resultados de este trabajo evidencian que para el estudio de los ensamblajes de escarabajos en el BST la utilización de un cebo de mayor tamaño contribuye a una mejor estimación de riqueza, abundancia, diversidad y biomasa, sobre todo durante la época seca, cuando las condiciones ambientales propician que los cebos pierdan su atractividad con mayor rapidez.
Bioactividad e identificación de los ácidos grasos de la esponja marina Tetilla rodriguesi (Tetractinellida: Tetillidae) en el Caribe colombiano
Authors: Quiroz-Lobo Yeinner , Santafé-Patiño Gilmar , Quirós-Rodríguez Jorge A.
Published: March 2022

Introducción: Durante millones de años, los organismos marinos han venido desarrollando estrategias para adaptarse a los cambios ambientales y con esto, sintetizando una gran variedad de metabolitos secundarios con actividades biológicas. Objetivo: Evaluar las actividades antimicrobiana y antioxidante e identificar los ácidos grasos del extracto metanólico de la esponja marina Tetilla rodriguesi recolectada en la bahía de Cispatá. Métodos: Los especímenes de T. rodriguesi se sometieron a extracción para obtener el extracto metanólico, del cual se obtuvieron los ácidos grasos que fueron esterificados e identificados haciendo uso de técnicas cromatográficas. Con el extracto metanólico se realizó la actividad antioxidante frente a los radicales ABTS+• y DPPH• y la actividad antimicrobiana por el método de microdilución frente a cepas de referencia de Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis y Candida albicans; además de aislados clínicos de Candida albicans (obtenida en sangre) y Candida krusei (obtenida en catéter). Resultados: Los resultados arrojaron la identificación de 19 ácidos grasos de diferente naturaleza. En el análisis de la actividad antioxidante se pudo encontrar, que la inhibición de los radicales evaluados fue moderada (296.98 ppm para ABTS+• y 3 523.62 ppm para DPPH•). La evaluación de la actividad antimicrobiana mostró, que el extracto metanólico de T. rodriguesi logró reducir en gran medida el crecimiento de todos los microorganismos evaluados. Conclusión: A pesar de que los poríferos tienden a poseer ácidos grasos de gran tamaño, en este trabajó no se encontró la presencia de ácidos grasos de cadena carbonada mayor a 20 miembros. Los resultados de la actividad antioxidante, se asemejan en gran medida al encontrado en otras especies del mismo phylum. En esta investigación, se pudo establecer que el extracto metanólico de T. rodriguesi logró disminuir en gran medida el crecimiento de todas las cepas bacterianas y fúngicas utilizadas.
The influence of anthropometric factors, obstetrical and gynaecological history on the risk of implantation failure after in vitro fertilization
Authors:   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Berestoviy V.O. , Bulavchenko Yu.O. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sihunov O.G. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine,, Berestoviy O.O. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Govsieiev D.O. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: March 2022

Infertility is a significant demographic and socio-economic problem, which is solved with assisted reproductive technologies. Relevance of the infertility problem continues to grow, which leads to the search for new methods to improve the success of assisted reproductive technologies. Purpose — to analyze the effect of anthropometric factors, obstetrical and gynaecological history on the risk of implantation failure in women with infertility who have fertilization in vitro. Materials and methods. An analysis of 106 infertile women who were treated with assisted reproductive technologies in September 2019 — February 2021. The control group consisted of women who received infertility treatment according to the standard treatment regimens: controlled ovarian stimulation, gamete sampling, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer. The study group included patients who received antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants and intravenous immunoglobulins G in addition to the standard therapy. Results. In this study, no differences were found in the two study groups regarding age, height, weight, body mass index, menarche, menstrual duration, coitus (p>0.05). During the analysis, it was found that with increasing age of a woman, the risk of unsuccessful implantation increases, OR=1.11 (95% CI 1.01–1.21) for each year, with increasing patient height, the risk decreases (p=0.006), OR=0.85 (95% CI 0.76–0.96) for each centimetre, with an increase in the number of sexual intercourses per week (p=0.012), OR=1.71 (95% CI 1.12–2.60) the risk increases by each unit. Implantation success with using modified treatment regimens with additional aspirin, low molecular weight heparins, intravenous immunoglobulins G, was higher (p=0.049), OR=0.37 (95% CI 0.14–0.99) compared to the standard infertility treatment scheme. Conclusions. This study found unfavourable effects of age, woman's height, and sexual intercourses on embryo implantation. Additional use of aspirin, low molecular weight heparin, intravenous immunoglobulin G as a supplemental therapy to standard treatment regimens of infertility with IVF had a successful impact on the effectiveness of embryo implantation. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Key words: implantation failure, infertility, assisted reproductive technologies, in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Dowód z opinii instytutu naukowego lub naukowo-badawczego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem problematyki stosowania środków dyscyplinujących
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Polska, Basta Jan
Published: March 2022

This article presents the issues of proof from the opinion of a scientific or research institute and the issue of applying disciplinary measures. In its regulations, the Code of Civil Procedure contains measures enabling the discipline of experts. However, these regulations do not apply directly to scientific or research institutes. Thus, in a situation of excessive length or unjustified refusal to prepare an opinion by a scientific or research institute, these entities would be “unpunished” compared to an expert. Therefore, in the above-mentioned cases, disciplinary measures should be applied to an expert against the above-mentioned institutions.
Przyspieszenie i usprawnienie postępowania apelacyjnego w świetle nowelizacji z 4 lipca 2019 r.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Polska, Kądziołka Mariusz
Published: March 2022

The study presents the analysis of expediting and improving mechanisms of the appeal proceedings. This issue is discussed in the article in the light of legislative changes introduced under the Act of July 2019 Amending the Act Civil Procedure Code and Certain Other Acts. From the justification for the bill, it follows that the primary purpose of the amendment is to expedite and improve judicial proceedings in civil cases, whilst particularly expediting and improving an appeal to the court of second instance. The analysis covers the changes in the judgement justification of the court of first instance, changes in proceedings between the first and the second instance, changes in the appeal content, extending the admissibility of examining an appeal in closed session (in camera), introducing a simplified procedure for examining an appeal against a judgement dismissing a claim as manifestly unfounded as well as extending the situations in which the court may order a designated judge to take evidence.
Nowa hipoteza do sporu o pubertas w prawie rzymskim – dyskusja z utrwalonym poglądem na temat granicy wieku 14 lat
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Polska, Kosior Wojciech J.
Published: March 2022

In one of the classic sources of Roman law – the Institutions of Gaius – there is a fragment known as Gai. 1, 196, which says that there was the dispute between two known law schools about the moment defying when the boy became formally mature (pubes). On the one hand, there was the view according to which that maturity came with the age of 14 years, and on the other, there were representatives of the view who wanted to combine maturity only with the physical characteristics of the body, omitting the number of years. The problem was significant from the legal point of view, because the full legal capacity of a young citizen depended on his maturity. According to late sources this conflict was concluded in the sixth century by emperor Justinian. In this article I present a completely new hypothesis by suggesting that this conflict could had been resolved much earlier, i.e. in the second century by the emperor Antoninus Pius. The article presents a number of arguments in favor of this hypothesis.
Partycypacja cudzoziemców w gminach – zagadnienia administracyjnoprawne
Authors:   Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska, Kruszyńska-Kośmicka Marlena , Princ Marcin ,   Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
Published: March 2022

The subject of considerations in this article are legal solutions that constitute the framework for social participation of foreigners in decision-making processes taken at the local government level. The authors wonder if the legal regulations in this area have been properly shaped. The article also includes examples of actions taken by some communes to increase the participation of foreigners in self-government communities.
Pojedynek – uprzywilejowane zabójstwo
Authors:   Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Katowicach, Polska, Nowak Andrzej
Published: March 2022

The article discusses a privileged type of killing which was a duel, considered as a way of a settlement of the dispute, with particular emphasis on the regulations contained in the penal code of 1932 and so-called “codes of honor”. The paper also presents an analysis of the most known “effectual” act in Poland before World War II – Boziewicz’s Code.
Umowa publicznoprawna – niewykorzystana szansa
Authors:   Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska, Pawłowski Sławomir
Published: March 2022

A public-law contract (administrative agreement) is one of those legal forms of activity of public administration, the potential of which in Poland still remains unused. It appears only as a special solution, but there is no systemic solution constituting the general basis for their conclusion. Meanwhile, in most European countries it is a permanent element of the legal system, usually in a general administrative procedure. In Poland, despite several attempts to regulate it, they were ultimately unsuccessful. Hence, it still cannot be an alternative to the classic form of public administration – an administrative act. As a consequence, many contracts concluded by the administration are treated as civil law. This is often done despite the lack of the freedom of contract characteristic of private law.
Współpraca między publicznymi służbami zatrudnienia a agencjami zatrudnienia w zakresie realizacji polityki rynku pracy
Authors:   Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków, Polska, Przeklasa Dorota
Published: March 2022

This paper addresses the issue of cooperation between public employment services and employment agencies in the implementation of labour market policy in Poland. After a general description of these labour market institutions, the legal framework and forms of carried out cooperation between them are presented, and – based on the results of research and reports – the current areas of cooperation are identified, indicating possible directions for its development. The paper searches for the answers for two fundamental questions: 1. What is the nature of the relationship between public employment services and employment agencies? 2. To what extent does this relationship (cooperation/competition) affect the effectiveness of activities, or how can the cooperation of these entities be strengthened?
Invocation of the GATT security exception after the Russia – Traffic in Transit case
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Polska, Feret Gabriela
Published: March 2022

This article sets out to examine the national security exception incorporated in an Article XXI(b) (iii) of GATT after a panel issued its final report in the Russia – Traffic in Transit case. This piece focuses on deep analyse of every element of above mention exception as to understand the significancy of each part and the approach taken by the Dispute Settlement Body. In order to do this, the interpretation of this clause in Russia – Traffic in Transit case is used as well as other relevant legal sources and scholars’ articles.
Wyzwania i przeszkody w realizacji współpracy w transgranicznej administracji służby zdrowia
Authors:   Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Humanistyczny im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego w Radomiu, Polska, Zieliński Grzegorz
Published: March 2022

The catalog of entities cooperating with each other in the implementation of tasks in the field of health care is diverse. It includes entities belonging to both public authorities and private entities. The conditions and scope of providing medical services are the result of cooperation between the administration and the health service. On 24 April 2011, Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare entered into force. The prospect of an effective cooperative administration has therefore become not only national, but also Community-European, and even global. The aim of this article is to discuss the obstacles, current legal status and to formulate conclusions regarding de lege ferenda legislative solutions in the effective implementation of tasks facing the administration cooperating in the field of health care.
Termin na złożenie oświadczenia o zrzeczeniu się odwołania
Authors:   Komenda Główna Policji, Warszawa, Polska, Gacek Paweł
Published: March 2022

This article was completely devoted to issues concerning the strict time limit in which the waiver of the right of the appeal against the administrative decision can be submitted. The legal instrument to accelerate the achievement of the goal of implementing the decision is the right to waive of the appeal. This construction can be performed only in strict time limit of appeal against a decision. There were discussed the legal structure contained in Art. 127a of the Act of 14 June 1960, the Code of Administrative Proceedings. Particular attention has been paid to issue of the time limit a quo and the time limit ad quem (cut-off date) on which the right can be exercised (performed).
Prawnokarna ocena odpierania i zwalczania niebezpieczeństwa ze strony zwierząt
Authors:   Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Polska, Gądzik Zuzanna B.
Published: March 2022

The article concerns the assessment of resisting and combating the danger from animals. The problem seems particularly important from the point of view of the variety of laws governing the protection of animals: as creatures capable of feeling pain or suffering, being someone else’s property, or in connection with the protection of the environment. In each of the above ranges legislator has foreseen criminal responsibility for behavior that violates them. It is obvious that the legal protection of animals is not unlimited and situations are permissible in which a person has the right to defend himself against the danger of an animal, without risking criminal liability. The article presents legal regulations that are related to the lack of unlawfulness of the above-mentioned violations in connection with resisting and combating danger from animals, i.e. necessary defense, necessity, killing individuals dangerous to humans and other animals, and combating sanitary threats.
Sale and lease of an enterprise including agricultural property. Civil law and tax problems
Authors:   Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach, Polska, Gonet Wojciech
Published: March 2022

The article concerns the issue of the sale of an enterprise which includes agricultural real estate. It was found that the provisions of the Act on shaping the agricultural system should be applied when transferring ownership of an enterprise, which includes agricultural real estate or shares of companies that own real estate with an area of more than 5 ha. This means, the sale of the enterprise must be divided into two binding contracts, and when the State Treasury does not exercise its pre-emption right – an ownership transfer contract must be made. Alternatively, the sale of an enterprise may be split into several contracts for agricultural property and other components, but this leads to difficulties in the tax classification of the entire transaction, i.e. whether it should be taxed with civil law transactions tax or each contract for the sale of a part of the enterprise with the tax on goods and services.