bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Extrachromosomal markers for bacteriophage phiC31 recombinase actions on C. elegans genome.
Authors: Kapulkin Wadim J , Pozniakovsky Andrei
Published: September 2021

We report on the experimental implementation of the transgenic phiC31 recombinase C. elegans intron-split system. The three-component plasmid-based phiC31 recombinase system consists of i) two intron-split segments of the C. briggsae-unc-119 gene, and ii) the plasmid that provides phiC31 recombinase activity. Described results constitute the proof-of-concept assay for the implementation of bacteriophage phiC31 integrase in C. elegans.
COVID-19 Hand Hygiene Intervention - PREPRINT
Authors: Smith Stephanie , Hamilton Kyra , Hagger Martin S , Keech Jacob J , Moyers Susette Alanna
Published: September 2021

Objective: We aimed to test the efficacy of a theory-based intervention to promote the avoidance of touching one’s face with unwashed hands to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Methods: We tested effects of an intervention employing imagery, persuasive communication, and planning techniques in two pre-registered studies adopting randomized controlled designs in samples of Australian (N=254; Study 1) and US (N=245; Study 2) residents. Participants were randomly assigned to theory-based intervention or education-only conditions (Study 1), or to theory-based intervention, education-only, and no-intervention control conditions (Study 2). The intervention was delivered online and participants completed measures of behavior and theory-based social cognition constructs pre-intervention and one-week post-intervention. Results: Mixed-model ANOVAs revealed a significant increase in avoidance of touching the face with unwashed hands from pre-intervention to follow-up irrespective of intervention condition in both studies, but no significant condition effects. Exploratory analyses revealed significant effects of the theory-based intervention on behavior at follow-up in individuals with low pre-intervention risk perceptions in Study 2. Conclusions: Results indicate high adoption of avoiding touching one’s face with unwashed hands, with behavior increasing over time independent of the intervention. Future research should confirm risk perceptions as a moderator of the effect theory-based interventions on infection-prevention behaviors.
THE INFLUENCE OF MEHCANICAL RECYCLING ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER AND GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPLYENE
Authors: Chen Tianran
Published: September 2021

In this work, TLCP and GF reinforced PP have been recycled and TLCP/PP demonstrates superior recyclability over GF/PP due to the generation of fibrils during mold filling steps. The fiber shortening has a major impact on mechanical properties of GF/PP, which is induced by repeated injection molding and grinding. The thermal properties of TLCP/PP and GF/PP have been analyzed by DSC. The results show that injection molding and grinding does not impact the glass transition temperature, melting temperature and crystallinity of recycled composites.In continuation of this work, the influence of mechanical recycling on rheological, thermal stability and thermo-mechanical properties will be analyzed in order to gain full understanding about the impact of recycling on the various properties of TLCP and GF composites.
Experience-driven recalibration of learning from surprising events
Authors: Bakst Leah , McGuire Joseph
Published: September 2021

Different contexts favor different patterns of adaptive learning. A surprising event that in one context would accelerate belief updating might, in another context, be downweighted as a meaningless outlier. Here, across two experiments, we examined whether participants performing a perceptual judgment task under spatial uncertainty (n=29, n=63) would spontaneously adapt their patterns of predictive gaze according to the informativeness or uninformativeness of surprising events in their current environment. Uninstructed predictive eye movements exhibited a form of metalearning in which surprise came to modulate event-by-event learning rates in opposite directions across contexts. Participants later appropriately readjusted their patterns of adaptive learning when the statistics of the environment underwent an unsignaled reversal. Although significant metalearning occurred in both directions, performance was consistently superior in contexts in which surprising events reflected meaningful change, potentially reflecting a bias toward interpreting surprise as informative. Overall, our results demonstrate remarkable flexibility in contextually adaptive metalearning.
Bilinguals are less susceptible to the bias blind spot in their second language
Authors: Niszczota Paweł , Pawlak Magdalena , Bialek Michal
Published: September 2021

decisionmaking, possibly by affecting metacognition. We hypothesized that processing in L2 will reduce the bias blind spot effect, whereby people (on average) erroneously think that they are less susceptible to biases than others. In Experiment 1, participants assessed their susceptibility and the susceptibility of others to 13 psychological and 7 economic biases, in either L1 (Polish) or L2 (English). In Experiment 2, participants assessed the 7 most severe bias blind spots from Experiment 1. We recruited 500 participants for each experiment via Prolific (832 overall, after exclusions). The main hypothesis and moderators were tested via mixed-model regressions. In Experiment 1, participants showed an overall bias blind spot, which decreased in the L2 condition, but only for psychological biases. In Experiment 2, we replicated the L2-bias blind spot attenuation effect. An exploratory analysis suggests that the effect of L2 is the result of both lower ratings of other-susceptibility and higher ratings of self-susceptibility. Our study provides unique insights into how L2 affects metacognition. We are the first to study how the use of L2 can attenuate the bias blind spot. Our findings provide rare support for the psychological distancing (‘birds-eye view’) explanation for the foreign language effect. Bilinguals using L2 showed some resilience to the bias blind spot, suggesting metacognition is language-dependent.
Do we look at a threatening person’s face? The relationship between perception and observation of walking strangers
Authors: Satchell Liam , Hall Jess , Jones Alex Lee
Published: September 2021

Person perception research predominantly focuses on faces as stimuli, and less attention is paid to full body, moving, stimuli and how our perceptions of that person might affect the way we observe unknown people. Here, we present two studies and register a third. In Study One, 27 raters observed 12 videos of female targets walking towards camera for 10 seconds and rated how ‘threatening’, ‘attractive’ and ‘masculine’ the target individual was. In Study Two, 30 raters observed 22 male and female targets in the same format with the same ratings. The observation of the targets in both studies was recorded on an eyetracker and the percentage of each second spent watching the head, trunk, and legs was recorded. In both studies time spent observing the targets’ head decreased over time. In Study One perception ratings affected time spent observing the head and ratings interacted with change in observation over time. In Study Two no effects were found. Given these inconsistent findings and methodological differences between the studies, here we register a Study Three using two samples of 30 participants and Study Two’s methodology to attempt to support either of the previous studies.
The Anthropological Roots of Moroccan Aesthetic Values and their Reflections in Cinema. Journal of Cultural Linguistic and Artistic Studies, Vol. 3, N° 12, pp. 198-217
Authors: Andaloussi Hamza
Published: September 2021

arتندرج هذه الدراسة ضمن مبحث أنثروبولوجيا الصورة، وتستهدف الحفر في الجذور الثقافية المُشكلة لجماليات التعبير الفني في المغرب مع التركيز على فن مخصوص هو السينما. في ذات السياق، سنعمل على تتبع السيرورة التاريخية للتفاعل الثقافي الذي شهده المجتمع المغربي، وذلك عبر تسليط الضوء على خصائص الموارد المختلفة التي نَهَلَ منها التعبير الفني، ونقصد هنا الإشارة إلى تفاعل الموارد الآتية وتلاقحها: المورد العربي-الإسلامي والمورد الأمازيغي والمورد المتوسطي والمورد الإفريقي-صحراوي؛ أما الجزء الثاني من الدراسة فيقتصر على تحليل الأساليب الفنية المُعتمدة في عدد من الأفلام السينمائية المغربية، وذلك لغرض كشف النقاب عن المنطلقات الفكرية الخاصة بالمخرجين المغاربة، والتي تحدد تمثلاتهم للإنسان المغربي، وللتحولات الاجتماعية في المغرب، وأيضا تمثلاتهم حول مكانة كل من المرأة والرجل داخل المجتمع.enThis study takes part in the topic of the visual anthropology; it aims at digging the cultural roots that shapes the beauty of the artistic expression in Morocco, along with focusing on a specific art which is the cinema. In the same sense, we will track the historical process of the cultural interaction which took place in the Moroccan society, hence we will shed the light on characteristics of the different resources of the artistic expression, we mean here the interaction and the mixture of the following subjects: the Arabic resource, Islam and the Amazigh resources, the Mediterranean and the African resources and Arfican-Saharian source. As for the second part of this study, it will deal with analyzing the artistic techniques of a number of the Moroccan movies in order to uncover the intellectual background of the Moroccan filmmakers; this background determines the representations of the Moroccan people, and the social transformations in Morocco. Additionally, their representations in the status of men and women in the society
Base rate neglect and conservatism in probabilistic reasoning: Insights from eliciting full distributions
Authors: Howe Piers , Perfors Andrew , Walker Bradley , Kashima Yoshihisa , Fay Nicolas
Published: September 2021

Bayesian statistics offers a normative description for how a person should combine their original beliefs (i.e., their priors) in light of new evidence (i.e., the likelihood). Previous research suggests that people tend to under-weight both their prior (base rate neglect) and the likelihood (conservatism), although this varies by individual and situation. Yet this work generally elicits people's knowledge as single point estimates (e.g., x has 5% probability of occurring) rather than as a full distribution. Here we demonstrate the utility of eliciting and fitting full distributions when studying these questions. Across three experiments, we found substantial variation in the extent to which people showed base rate neglect and conservatism, which our method allowed us to measure for the first time simultaneously at the level of the individual. We found that while most people tended to disregard the base rate, they did so less when the prior was made explicit. Although many individuals were conservative, there was no apparent systematic relationship between base rate neglect and conservatism within individuals. We suggest that this method shows great potential for studying human probabilistic reasoning.
The role of associative learning in healthy and sustainable food evaluations: an event- related potential study
Authors: Chen Pin-Jane , Coricelli Carol , Kaya Sinem , Rumiati Raffaella I , Foroni Francesco
Published: September 2021

Individuals in industrialized societies frequently include processed foods in their diet. However, overconsumption of heavily-processed foods leads to imbalanced calorie intakes as well as negative health consequences and environmental impacts. In the present study, normal-weight healthy individuals were recruited in order to test whether associative learning (Evaluative Conditioning, EC) could strengthen the association between food-types (minimally-processed and heavily-processed foods) and concepts (e.g., healthiness), and whether these changes would be reflected at the implicit associations, at the explicit ratings and in behavioral choices. A semantic congruency task with Electroencephalography recordings was used to examine the neural signature of newly acquired food. The accuracy after EC towards minimally-processed food (MP-food) in the SC task significantly increased, indicating strengthened associations between MP-food and the concept of healthiness through EC. At neural level, a more negative amplitude of the N400 waveform, which reflects semantic incongruency, was shown in response to MP-foods paired with the concept of unhealthiness in proximity of the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). This implied the possible role of the left DLPFC in changing food representations by integrating stimuli’s features with existing food-relevant information. Finally, the N400 effect was modulated by individuals’ attentional impulsivity as well as restrained eating behavior.
Childhood circumstances shape multimorbidity and functional limitation in the old age in England: a life course pathway model
Authors: Singer Leo
Published: September 2021

The study presents a pathway model of the risk of multimorbidity and functional limitation from childhood to old age. Childhood circumstances, measured as parents’ social class, adverse experiences and child’s health, influenced multimorbidity and functional limitation at old age indirectly via material, psychosocial and behavioural pathways. These pathways acted as magnifiers of early inequalities: they enhanced the unequal impacts of the pre-existing differences between individuals in socio-economic position, psychological connections and health. The pathway effects measured at age 50-64 years were larger than the total effects of childhood social class, adverse experiences and child’s health. Thus pre-retirement appears to be an important period for the health of ageing adults in England. However, in people suffering from complex multimorbidity the total effect of the adverse experiences of abuse and family dysfunction in childhood surpassed the effect of adult psychosocial circumstances. This suggests an early-life sensitive period for this outcome. The strength of the paper is that childhood circumstances were approached from a broader angle than the usual focus on either the material conditions or extreme experiences of children. The framework is based on a complex mediation analysis with both parallel and serial mediators where the SEM framework with latent factors is an excellent tool to handle multiple regression relationships and measurement error.
Use of Nutritional Supplements Among Gym Clubs Participants in Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Authors: Mahmood AA , Hadi JM , Maolood IQ
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Using dietary supplements has gained interest amongst people who desire to enhance their body composition. However, there are scant published data regarding the use of nutritional supplements and gym users. This study is to assess the intake of nutritional and dietary supplements among gym members in Sulaymaniyah city, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Methods: The results of this study are based on the responses of one hundred gym members (aged over 18 years) to a self-manage questionnaire.

Results: Almost half of the sample reported taking nutritional supplements and hormones. Thirty percent of the participants were consuming different protein powders. Most dietary supplement users noticed some side effects. Supplement users should always consult their physicians and been under the supervision of professional trainers and medical practitioners. In this manner, dietary supplements should not cause any side effects such as hypertension, hepatic disturbance, kidney disorders, hepatic, kidney disturbance, and muscle pain. However, some people (gym participants) may experience allergies, upset stomach/abdominal pain, and frequent urination.

Conclusion: The usage rate of fitness supplements is very high, and the users are not aware of the potential consequences or dangers of unsupervised practice or unprescribed products. Therefore, there is an immediate need to promote consumers’ awareness of this issue, and the latest scientific data must be provided to users and coaches concerning consuming supplements.
Human Machine Interaction (HMI) in Offshore Drilling - oil rig workers’ opinion about their interaction with machines
Authors: Siddique AH , Shamsi T , Hasan M
Published: September 2021

Introduction: There are huge numbers of drilling platforms in the world and once the worker on those platforms meet with an accident, the situation could be very serious. The consequence of this could be environmental, economic and in some cases fatal. Middle East, being one of the oil rich regions hence some of the largest operator works here. Companies here own various types of jack up rigs ranging from old generation rigs to the latest cyber-rig. This paper addresses what oil rig workers have to say about their interaction with machines, and how Human Machine Interaction (HMI) in Offshore Drilling can be improved with design.

Method: A case study approach was undertaken The analysis in this paper draws on the interviews conducted with two different employees involved in operating the drilling operations conducted in the driller’s cabin of newly designed offshore rigs. A semi-structured approach was adopted, using themes identified through analysis of the preceding. The interviews were transcribed by the research team. Each interview was analyzed thematically with existing system and reported discrepancy

Results: The study on Human Machine Interaction (HMI) and Human Factor regarding this has been conducted in the latest generation cyber rigs. There are many aspects of HMI and ergonomics but in this study a special concentration has been given to deal with the ergonomic standpoint and evaluates the drillers console controls. 

Conclusions: When comparison is done with the existing machinery, few modifications can be thought of for better human machine interaction. A better human machine interaction system will ensure a more productive environment for the oil-rig workers.
Potensi Tanah untuk Reforma Agraria dalam Kawasan Hutan di Pakpak Bharat, Sumatera Utara
Authors: Manik Surung Suranyate , Martanto Rochmat , Salim M. Nazir
Published: September 2021

Penguasaan dan pemanfaatan tanah oleh masyarakat dalam kawasan hutan merupakan persoalan yang terjadi di banyak tempat, termasuk di Kecamatan Pagindar, Pakpak Bharat. Realitas tersebut perlu diselesaikan agar hak-hak masyarakat dapat diberikan untuk menjamin keadilan dan kesejahteraannya. Atas kondisi tersebut, studi ini diawali dengan melakukan identifikasi potensi Tanah Obyek Reforma Agraria (TORA) dalam kawasan hutan di Pagindar. Tujuannya untuk mengidentifikasi potensi TORA dalam kawasan hutan yang dikuasai dan dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan keruangan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi lapangan, dan studi dokumen. Teknis analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis keruangan dan analisis konten dengan hasil daftar nominatif Penguasaan, Pemilikan, Penggunaan, dan Pemanfaatan tanah (P4T), peta P4T, peta identifikasi potensi TORA, dan peta kesesuaian penggunaan tanah dengan arahan RTRW. Identifikasi P4T menghasilkan tipologi dan permasalahan penguasaan tanah dalam kawasan hutan yang terdiri atas penguasaan oleh masyarakat hukum adat, transmigran, dan PT. Gruti. Penguasaan tersebut telah berlangsung cukup lama dan pemerintah perlu menyelesaikan agar masyarakat terjamin keamanan tanahnya. Kebijakan yang dimungkinkan adalah perubahan batas melalui Penyelesaian Penguasaan Tanah dalam Kawasan Hutan (PPTKH) (pemberian hak milik) atau perhutanan sosial (izin pemanfaatan/pengelolaan hutan).
Reflecting on the Foundations of Our Discipline Inspired by the TRC: A Duty to Respond during This Age of Reconciliation
Authors: Fraser Crystal Gail , Stevenson Allyson
Published: September 2021

History was front and centre of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Five years following the release of the six-volume final report and ninety-four Calls to Action, Crystal Gail Fraser and Allyson Stevenson evaluate the foundations of professional historical writing in Canada, consider institutional efforts put forward to address the report and its Calls to Action, and point to some potential avenues for future engagements for historians and history departments in Canada.
Proposed framework for a national set of reporting measures in Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Khalid Mona , Akuffo-Addo Edgar , Morris Andrew M , Mertz Dominik , Komorowski Adam S
Published: September 2021

An effective strategy to control the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic takes into account inputs from many domains, including community epidemiology, surveillance and testing, contact tracing capacity, support for vulnerable populations, and health care system strain. Provincial and federal governments currently lack a universal approach to presenting relevant pandemic data from these domains to the general public in a way that engages them in decision making and promotes adherence to policies. We propose a framework to analyze COVID-19 pandemic data on an ongoing basis using inputs from these five domains, which can be scaled to the local public health unit, provincial, or national level. Data analysis was qualitative and semi-quantitative because there was a paucity of publicly available data on surveillance and testing, contact tracing, and health care system strain, which limited our ability to perform internal and external validation of our model. We urge the federal government to mandate a core set of reporting items across local, provincial, and federal jurisdictions that may then be used to perform validation and implementation of our proposed framework.
1, 2, 3 por la Barranca. Nos quitamos la capa y la pusimos de mantel
Authors: Deveaux Durán Sofía , López Valenzuela Cynthia Elena
Published: September 2021

Este es un ejercicio de sistematización de la experiencia del proyecto 1, 2, 3 por la Barranca, a partir del cual se conformó el grupo de Ecoguardas de Tarango, con niños y niñas de las colonias periurbanas El Ruedo y la Milagrosa, aledañas a la barranca de Tarango (área de valor ambiental al poniente de la Ciudad de México). El objetivo era generar experiencias situadas en las realidades de la barranca que permitieran a niños y niñas reconfigurar su relación con el espacio y entorno, humano y no humano, con base en un paradigma de cuidado. En este documento se identifican cinco prácticas que, desde el enfoque ecocéntrico, fueron clave en esta intervención: sentir, investigar, documentar, hacer y celebrar. Se hizo también un acercamiento teórico para situar esta experiencia ante tendencias y debates teóricos contemporáneos que ponen en cuestión paradigmas dominantes que relegan lo político-ecológico, lo educativo y la sensibilidad de las experiencias a un segundo término. Las reflexiones plasmadas en este texto son, en parte, alimentadas por la experiencia particular de confinamiento ante la pandemia generada por la COVID-19.
ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF TRAINING OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Authors: Koryahin V. , Hrebinka H. , Borovyk Y. , Oliyarnyk V. , Svitlyk V.
Published: September 2021

The work presents the study results of the technical and physical preparation level of highly qualified basketball players, as well as the level of development of their aerobic and anaerobic functions, taking into account play functions. According to the study results, the need was found out to increase the efficiency of the high-level players' training system, that, despite positive changes, the training system used in basketball does not fully ensure any sufficient impact upon the energy functions of highly qualified basketball players.
Transitional types of response to the Martine-Kushelevsky test and their significance in the diagnosis of premorbid conditions of persons of different ages
Authors: Barladin Olga , Vakulenko Dmytro , Vakulenko Lyudmyla , Khrabra Svetlana , Bezpalko Vasilina
Published: September 2021

The scientific work is devoted to the generalization of the results of the Martine-Kushelevsky test and the elucidation of the signs and causes of transient types of reactions and their significance for the early diagnosis of premorbid conditions. The experience of conducting and analyzing the results of 300 Martin-Kushelevsky tests was used to solve the set tasks. Among them - 88 people aged 18-55 years. This formation of the group (in the absence of complaints about health and contraindications to the test) made it possible to obtain a variety of types of reactions. The results were recorded using an electronic tonometer BAT41-2. It is their analysis that has become the subject of research in this paper. Classical normotonic, hypertonic, asthenic types were registered in 26 (30%) persons, respectively 19%, 7%. 3% of cases. Dystonic - absent. In others, 62 (70%) people registered transitional types, which we formed into 12 species. The vast majority of them had a pulse excitability of 80% or less and a recovery time of up to 3 minutes. Against this background, a slowing down of recovery time (more than 3 min) of ATs (31%), ATd (16%) after exercise and an increase in ATd immediately after it (26%) was most often registered, which indicates a predisposition to arterial hypertension. In 8% of the subjects there was a significant decrease in BP (more than 10 mm Hg) after exercise and a decrease below baseline after 3 minutes of rest (7%), indicating vascular dystonia. The negative phase of the pulse (4%) and recovery of the pulse for 3 minutes to indicators lower than the initial ones (4%) were less frequent, which was due to the violation of the coordinated activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts of the autonomic nervous system. In 6% of cases with the normotonic type of response to exercise did not pay attention to the high output pulse (15,15,15 at ten-second intervals), and 3 minutes after exercise, it recovered and stabilized at baseline. In such cases, the patient should be referred to an endocrinologist.
ACCOUNTABILITY POLICIAL E IMPRENSA: aplicação de media training para construção de legitimidade
Authors: De Souza Taize Pizoni
Published: September 2021

O relacionamento entre as polícias judiciárias e a mídia profissional para a efetivação do processo de Accountability – dever de prestação de contas por parte dessas instituições que detêm o monopólio estatal do uso da força. Relação esta ainda baseada no direito constitucional à informação. Imprensa e polícia são dois segmentos fundamentais da vida em sociedade, ambas com foco no interesse público de sua área de atuação. Ao qualificar a gestão da informação institucional, de modo a potencializar suas estratégicas de comunicação, tais processos refletem diretamente na construção da legitimidade da atividade policial. Concebe-se, assim, que a capacitação dos gestores destas corporações pelo método media training contribui para desmistificar os aspectos que envolvem o trabalho policial e sua interface com a imprensa, base de uma sociedade democrática.
Comparative Study of Microwave Oven-Assisted Tissue Processing with Isopropanol and Mineral Oil Mixture and Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether on Morphological Quality of Tissue Sections
Authors: Darsheny Sri , Nway Aye Saint , Krishnappa Purushotham , Ravindran Rashindra
Published: September 2021

Background:

Over several years, xylene has been traditionally utilised as the clearing agent of choice in tissue-processing due to effectiveness in rapidly clearing tissue, facilitating the paraffin infiltration process. However, xylene use adversely impacts the health of personnel with long term exposure due to toxicity. In order to overcome these effects and replace it with a safer alternative agent, the present study aims to compare quality of tissue sections processed using an isopropanol and mineral oil mixture and propylene glycol methyl ether (PGME) as xylene substitutes.

 

Methods:

Rat skeletal muscle tissue samples (n=20) were prepared for each processing protocol with xylene substitutes. Tissue specimens were processed according to the proposed microwave protocol. The clearing steps were performed using isopropanol and mineral oil mixture, and PGME, replacing xylene. From each paraffin-embedded block, one section of 4-5µm thickness tissue was obtained and conventionally-stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E). The histological sections were microscopically assessed and scored by a pathologist. A qualitative analysis was performed with the results obtained.

 

Results:

The overall score obtained for xylene processed tissue was 100% with a score of 2 for all the 3 parameters assessed. However, the outcome for tissue processed with isopropanol and mineral oil mixture was 28.6% unsatisfactory, 28.6% satisfactory and 42.8% good. In PGME-treated tissues, 14.3% were unsatisfactory sections, 71.4% were satisfactory and 14.3% produced good quality sections. Overall, tissues processed using both substitutes exhibited sufficient staining quality in terms of the aforementioned parameters as compared to xylene-processed tissues, though significant difference in scores were observed.

 

Conclusion:

Despite several challenges faced in the study, isopropanol and mineral oil mixture and PGME can be suggested as alternative clearing agents to xylene, provided having access to a more sophisticated microwave oven with precise temperature control for complete tissue-processing.
Atypical Optic Neuritis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Orbital
Authors: Masnon Nurul 'Ain , Wan Hitam Wan Hazabbah , Thavaratnam Lakana Kumar , Abd Munaaim Maimunah
Published: September 2021

Aspergillosis infection in immunocompetent individuals is an uncommon entity. Non-specific presentation could delay in the diagnosis and management. We describe a case of orbital aspergillosis with cavernous sinus extension in a healthy lady. A 67-year-old lady presented with left eye decreased vision, preceded by non-specific headache for three weeks. Visual acuity deteriorated followed by ptosis and left ocular restrictions after corticosteroids therapy. Examination revealed poor left eye visual acuity with ptosis, anisocoria and total ophthalmoplegia. MRI orbit and brain demonstrated a heterogenous left orbital apex lesion extending to cavernous sinus. Transsphenoidal endoscopic biopsy revealed Aspergillus infection at the left retro-orbital space and the sphenoid sinus. Patient was treated with long duration of oral voriconazole. Ptosis and ophthalmoplegia resolved but left optic atrophy remained. In conclusion, orbital aspergillosis may carry a poor visual prognosis and intracranial spread does easily occur. Early treatment may lead to a better outcome in immunocompetent patients.
Seismic performance evaluation of a precast concrete structure with deformation-based limit criterions
Authors: Girgin Sadık Can , Göksoy Cem , Daş Emine , Mısır İbrahim Serkan
Published: September 2021

In precast reinforced concrete buildings, which constitute an important part of the industrial buildings in Turkey, the force flow between the structural elements is provided by beam-column connections with or without transferring moments. In general, moment resisting beam-column connections with mechanical or emulative components are applied at the mezzanine level. For precast concrete structures, strength-based design is the most common design approach in engineering practice. In recent years, performance based seismic design and evaluation approach also gained attention which provides numerical estimation of the damage in structural elements subjected to earthquake loading. This study presents the performance based seismic assessment of a two-story precast building based on the seismic evaluation requirements of Turkish Building Earthquake Code 2018. For this purpose, numerical simulation model has been established by using lumped plasticity models for connections and distributed plasticity models for columns. Strong ground motion records are scaled based on TBEC-2018 acceleration spectrum for a specific location, and nonlinear time history analyses are performed in x and y directions simultaneously. The performance evaluation results using average deformations show that there is a significant difference between plastic rotation and reinforcing bar strain performance limits.
A New Device for Managing Refractory Epistaxis in ICU Patients with COVID-19
Authors: Choussy Olivier , Choussy Olivier , Viault Nicolas , Ghanem Wahib , Dubray Vautrin Antoine , Lamer Christian
Published: September 2021

Epistaxis is a common and a well-known symptom. Nasal packing is an effective treatment in most cases [1]. The COVID-19 disease treatment includes conventional or high flow nasal oxygen therapy and systemic anticoagulation [2]. Patients in intensive care unit may require therapeutic anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism, hyperinflammatory status, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and multiple other pathologies. The use of therapeutic anticoagulation increases risk of nose bleeding, and its management may be challenging. CAVI-T (Figures 1 & 2) is a new asymmetrical low-pressure balloon that have shown promising results to control epistaxis in emergency. We report herein the management of severe epistaxis in two COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU for severe respiratory failure.
Кетпен тауындағы Виттрок рауғашының (Rheum wittrockii) биологиялық ерекшеліктері
Authors: Сапарбаева Н.А.
Published: September 2021

Мақалада Кетпен тауындағы Виттрок рауғашының (Rheum wittrockii) биологиялық ерекшеліктері туралы мəліметтер келтірілген. Зерттеу мақсаты— Кетпен тауының солтүстік шатқалдарында жəне тау шалғындарының табиғи популяцияларында кездесетін Виттрок рауғашының (Rh. wittrockii) табиғи жағдайдағы биологиялық ерекшеліктерін анықтау. Зерттеу объектісі— Кетпен тауының табиғи популяцияларында кездесетін Виттрок рауғашы (Rh. wittrockii). 2015–2017 жылдың маусым–шілде айларында маршруттық-барлау əдісін қолдана отырып Алматы облысы Ұйғыр ауданына қарасты Кетпен тауының солтүстік шатқалдарында зерттеу жұмыстары жүргізілді. Өсімдік тұқымының морфологиялық ерекшеліктерін анықтау Н.Л. Удольскаяның (1976) əдістемелік нұсқауы бойынша жасалды. Үлкен даму циклындағы өсімдіктердің органдарының құрылымдық өзгеруін систематикалық бақылау, биологиялық  eрекшеліктерін, құрылымын анықтау Л.А. Жукованың (2012) инструкциясымен жəне «Программа и методика…» (1986) деп аталатын əдістемелік нұсқаулық бойынша іске асырылды. Кетпен тауында Виттрок рауғашы теңіз деңгейінен (1900–3200 м) биіктіктерде кездесетіндігі анықталды. Өсуінің 1-ші жылында тек вегетативті органдары дамиды. Генеративті өркендердің дамуы өсімдіктің өсуінің2–3-ші жылында басталады. Репродуктивті генеративті өркендердің қарқынды өсуі— вегетативті өркендерінің өсуімен қатар жүреді. Гүлдеу фазасы 7–10 күнге созылады. Бір дарағының гүлдеуі 3–5 күнді құрайды. Генеративті фаза 7–8 (10) жылға дейін созылады. Жемістену процесі шілде айының ортасынан бастап, тамыздың соңғы онкүндігіне дейін жалғасады. Жемістену фазасы 12–14 күн. Өсімдіктің вегетациялық кезеңі 60–75 күнді құрайды. Тұқымы— үшбұрышты жаңғақша. Өскіндердің өсуі жерасты. Өскін— екі нағыз жапырақтан тұрады. Жерасты өркендер жүйесі— көпжылдық өркендердің жерасты жүйесі негізгі жержатаған өркендердің апикальды бүршігі меристемасының белсенділігі есебінен шексіз ұзақ моноподиальды өсудің нəтижесінде пайда болған көпсалалы каудекстен тұрады. Виттрок рауғашының тамыры негізгі, жанама тамырлардан тұрады. Жер асты бөлігінде нəзік жас тамырлары топырақтың беткі горизонтында дамиды. Өскіннен бастап қартайған генеративті кезеңнің ұзақтығы 15–16 жылды құрайды.
Study of ontogenesis of Scabiosa ochroleuca L. in the conditions of the Central Kazakhstan
Authors: Tyrzhanova S.S. , Silanteva М.М.
Published: September 2021

The article presents the results of the Scabiosa ochroleucaontogenesis study under the conditions of the nature of the Central Kazakhstan. The study of this species is due to the need to use it as a source of biologically active substances and to determine the potential of introduction. 4 periods (latent, virginal, generative and senile) and 7 age states (resting seeds, seedlings, juvenile, immature, adult vegetative, generative and senile) are revealed. Morphological features of each period and state, degree of development of above-ground and underground organs, alternation of vegetation phases are determined. The duration of the ontogenesis cycle of Scabiosa ochroleucain nature was 2 years, of which in the 1st year the plants took place in 150–176 days with coverage of the conditions of seedlings, juvenileand immature plants. For the 2nd year, the life cycle covered 137–151 days, during which periods of adult vegetative, generative and senile plants pass. Potential of introduction of Scabiosa ochroleucain Karaganda region is determined.
Ересек егеуқұйрықтардың жүрегінің оң жақ қарынша миокардының жиырылғыштығына серотонин мен адреналиннің жоғарылаған концентрацияларының əсері
Authors: Ахметова М.Ж. , Нигматуллина Р.Р. , Миндубаева Ф.А. , Тыкежанова Г.М.
Published: September 2021

Соңғы жылдары ағзаның физиологиялық жəне патологиялық процестеріне серотониннің(5-HT) рөлі мен оның əсер ету механизмдеріне аса көңіл бөлініп келеді. Серотониндік жүйенің қалыпты жағдайдан ауытқуы атеросклероз, артериялық гипертензия, жүректің ишемиялық ауруын тудыруына себепболатыны кеңінен талқылануда. Бүгінгі таңда сүтқоректілер мен адамдардың миокардында анықталған серотонин рецепторларының екі түрі белгілі— 5-НТ2 жəне5-НТ4. Жүрек қызметін басқаратын негізгі механизмдердің бірі кардиомиоциттердің адренорецепторларына катехоламиндердің əсер етуімен байланысты. Адам мен жануарлардың жүрегінде кардиомиоциттердің жиырылуына β1, β4 жəне α1A адренорецепторлары қатысады. Серотонин мен адреналин физиологиялық процестерін реттеуші модуляторлары болып, патология жағдайында аурудың дамуына ықпал ететін факторларға айналады. Ересек ұрғашы егеуқұйрықтардың миокардының серотонин мен адреналиннің түрлі концентрацияларына жиырылу күшін in vitro зерттеу барысында анықтадық. Нəтижесінде, серотониннің концентрациясының жоғарылауымен оң қарыншаның миокардында дозаға тəуелді оң инотропты əсер байқалды. Серотониннің соңғы концентрациясына оң жақ қарыншаның жиырылу күші алғашқы концентрациясымен салыстырғанда 48,3 % жоғарылаған. Алайда, адреналин концентрациясының жоғарылауымен оң инотропты реакция əлсірейді. Адреналиннің максималды10,0 mM концентрациясына алдыңғы концентрациясымен салыстырғанда10,4 % теріс инотропты əсер байқалды. Осылайша, жүректегі серотониндік рецепторлардың таралуы мен функционалды рөлі адренергиялық рецепторлармен сəйкес болса да, кардиомиоциттердің серотонин мен адреналинге инотропты реакциясы əртүрлі болды.
К изучению ценофлоры туранговых реликтовых редколесий среднего течения р. Сырдарьи
Authors: Веселова П.В. , Кудабаева Г.М. , Осмонали Б.Б.
Published: September 2021

В статье приведен список видов ценофлоры туранговых реликтовых редколесий долины р. Сырдарьи в пределах Кызылординской области. Он составлен на основе данных, полученных в результате выполнения грантовых и хоздоговорных проектов, касающихся изучения флоры и растительности среднего течения р. Сырдарьи. Дана карта точек описания. Выявлен таксономический состав, и проведен сравнительный анализ спектра ведущих семейств с данными флористических и геоботанических исследований других авторов, проведенных в этом регионе. В частности, в составе ценофлоры выявлено 103 вида из 31 семейства, при этом 5 самых крупных семейств составляют 61,2 % от общего количества видов. Иерархический порядок сложения представлен следующим образом: Chenopodiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae. Сравнительный анализ свидетельствует о том, что набор ведущих семейств в сравниваемых списках одинаков. Однако несколько меняется последовательность расположения трех семейств: Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae. Если во флористическом составе поймы долины р. Сырдарьи Poaceae занимает 3 строчку, а затем следуют Fabaceae и Brassicaceae, то для ценофлоры редколесий последовательность расположения представлена следующим образом: на 3-м месте располагается сем. Brassicaceae, а за ним сем. Poaceae и Fabaceae, соответственно. Значительная роль представителей Poaceae во флоре поймы вполне закономерна, учитывая большое участие в сложении растительности луговых сообществ. Высокое положение Brassicaceae в составе ценофлоры, как правило, антропогенно-нарушенных  редколесий, формируется за счет однолетних антропофиль-ных видов этого семейства.
Diversity of the genus RosaL. in the conditions of the Dzungarian Alatau mountains
Authors: Kanayev A.S. , Karipbayeva R.K. , Turlykozha A.N.
Published: September 2021

The article presents and describes the plants of the genus RosaL. growing on the territory of the Dzungarian Alatau. As a result of the study of literature sources, it was found that out of 57 species of the Rosaceaefamily, growing in the territory of the CIS countries, there are 10 species of the genus RosaL. (R. beggerianaSchrenk, R. caninaL., R. platyacantha Schrenk, R. laxa Retz., R. spinosissima L., R. alberti Regel, R. schrenkiana Crep., R. acicularis Lindl., R. majalis Herrm, R. nanothamnus Bouleng.). The state of the vegetation cover of the Dzungarian Alatau for 2015, 2017 and 2020 was also studied using the program. The gradual degradation of the plant community of this mountain system is determined.
«Бұйратау» МҰТС сирек, жойылып бара жатқан жəне эндемик өсімдіктерінің биоэкологиялық ерекшеліктері мен шаруашылық маңызы
Authors: Кенжина К.Д. , Ауельбекова А.К.
Published: September 2021

Мақалада Қазақстан Республикасында реттілігі бойынша ең соңғы ашылған«Бұйратау» Мемлекеттікұлттық табиғи саябағының(МҰТС) түтікті өсімдіктерінің ерекше топтары: сирек, жойылып баражатқан жəне эндемик өсімдіктерінің биоэкологиялық ерекшеліктері мен шаруашылық маңызына бағаберуге арналған. Авторлар мақалада əртүрлі негізгі ғылыми əдістер арқылы анықталып, ғылыми əдебиет көздерінің ақпараттары негізінде жинақталған мəліметтерді жүйелеп, нақты зерттеулер құрастырған. Осы зерттеулер нəтижесі бойынша «Бұйратау» МҰТС сирек жəне жойылып бара жатқан 24 түрлі өсімдіктердің, Қызыл кітапқа енген10 түрлі өсімдіктердің жəне эндемик 7 түрлі өсімдіктердің нақты биоэкологиялық, экономикалық сипаты берілген. Зерттеу нысанының соңғы жылдардағы зерттеу нəтижелеріне сəйкес, аумақта түтікті өсімдіктердің 75 тұқымдас пен 288 туысқа жататын 610 түрі анықталған. Осы аталғандардың ішінде эндемиктердің— 5 тұқымдасқа, 6 туысқа жататын 7 түрі таралған. Бұл жалпы Орталық Қазақстанда бар эндемик өсімдіктердің 1/4 бөлігі. Ал Қызыл кітапқа енген 387 түрдің 10-ы осы аумақта кездеседі. Сондай-ақ, бұл аумақта сирек кездесетін өсімдіктер саны бүгінде 24-ке жеткен. Бұлардың ішінде тек Қарағанды облысы ғана емес, жалпы Қазақстан бойынша сирек кездесетін түрлер де бар.
Ақмола облысының жағдайында жұпаргүл түрлерін интродукциялау
Authors: Айдарханова Г.С. , Имашева Б.С.
Published: September 2021

Мақалада Орталық Қазақстан қалаларының жасыл аумақтарына төзімді түрлі ағаштар мен бұталардыңарасында жерсіндіруге мүмкіншілік тудыратын жұпаргүлдер түрлері қарастырылған. Осы аумақтың қалаларын жасылдандыру үшін ағаш өсімдіктері мен бұталарының биоалуантүрлілігі өте маңызды екені, олардың қысқаша интродукциялану тарихы жарияланды. Зерттеу барысында авторлар жерсіндіруге арналған жұпаргүл түрлеріне (Амур жұпаргүлі (Syrínga amurénsis), Облата жұпаргүліне, (S.oblata), Үлпек жұпаргүліне (S. pubescens), Пекин жұпаргүліне (S.pekinensis) мониторинг жүргізу ережелерін ұсынды. Олардың таксациялық көрсеткіштері 50,0; 86,4; 23,3; 71,7 пайызды құрайды. Осы түрлердің ішінде Ақмола облысындағы аумақта морфологиялық бейімделуі Облата (86,4) жəне Пекин (71,7) жұпаргүлдерінде қарқынды. Өсімдіктердегі интродукция қарқындылығын бағалауға фотосинтездің белсенділігі анықталды. Облата жұпаргүлінде(0,75 мкг/г) фотосинтетикалық белсенділіктің біршама төмендігі байқалған, басқа жұпаргүлдердің үшеуінде де жоғарылау (0,78 мкг/г). Зерттелген Syringеa түрлерінде ауыр металдардың арасында кадмий, қорғасын Амур жұпаргүлі жапырағында басқаларға қарағанда 2,5 есеге дейін жоғары болды. Темір өте жоғары деңгейде Амуржұпаргүлінде жинақталып (3833,69 мкг/г), шектеулі рауалы концентрациядан(ШРК) 13 есе артқан. Мыс мөлшері Облата жұпаргүлінде ШРК-дан1,1 есе жоғары. Мырыш мөлшері барлық зерттеу өсімдіктерінде бірдей, көрсеткіштері ШРК-дан аспайды. Cu жəнеFe жұпаргүл жапырақтары ШРК-дан көп жинайтыны байқалды. Аккумуляциялық қасиеті  Жоғары Амур жұпаргүлі, себебі ол ең улы ауырметалдарды интенсивті сіңіретінін байқатты. Қорытындылай келе, ауыр металдар əр өсімдік түрінде əртүрлі концентрацияда жинақталады.
Эколого-фитоценотическая приуроченность и сезонный ритм развития Paeonia anomala L. в Восточном Казахстане
Authors: Кубентаев С.А. , Котухов Ю.А. , Избастина К.С. , Саркытбаева А.К. , Жумагул М.Ж. , Мухтубаева С.К.
Published: September 2021

В статье приведено описание эколого-биологических особенностей, фитоценотической структуры и сезонного ритма развития популяций Paeonia anomala L. на территории Казахстанского Алтая в Восточно-Казахстанской области. По результатам исследований выявлены закономерности приуроченности вида к экологическим и геоморфологическим условиям среды обитания, выявлены лимитирующие факторы, обусловливающие редкость вида, и даны рекомендации по сохранению естественных популяций вида. Установлено, что P. anomala в исследуемом регионе растет по крутым лесным икустарниковым склонам северной экспозиции, зарастающим курумам, днищам межгорных логов, долинам рек в высотном диапазоне700–1850 м над ур. м. Наиболее оптимальные условия обитания для P. anomala— кедрово-лиственничные разреженные леса. Возрастной спектр популяций пиона уклоняющегося характеризуется абсолютным максимумом генеративных особей. Популяции в загущенных лесных и кустарниковых местах обитания на юго-западных микросклонах находятся в неблагоприятных для вида экологических условиях. Лимитирующими факторами, обусловливающими редкость вида, являются сбор букетов, заготовка лекарственного сырья, выпас скота и низкая конкурентная способность сеянцев на ранних этапах развития, а также массовое уничтожение семян грызунами. Для сохранения естественных популяций пиона уклоняющегося на Западном Алтае необходимы строгая охрана вида от обрывания на букеты, запрет на заготовки лекарственного сырья, а также разработка промышленных технологий выращивания вида в культуре.
Arte e Política: do espectador universal à passividade da mulher que assiste
Authors: Pereira Ana Catarina
Published: September 2021

O início de uma relação formal entre estudosde género e cinema situa-se historicamentena década de 70, quando umasegunda vaga de movimentos feministasdenuncia as desigualdades iniciadas naesfera privada com repercussão na esferapública (“o pessoal é político” seria umdos slogans mais pronunciados, à época).No contexto referido, diversas cineastase pesquisadoras de estudos fílmicos procuramaplicar os princípios à sua área deestudo. Se o cinema constituía um meiode comunicação de massas, a formacomo suportava a manutenção de determinadospreconceitos e estereótipos representavaum mecanismo de repressãoda identidade feminina.
Cobertura do caso Serial Killer de Goiânia: o espelho virou lupa?
Authors: Tuzzo Simone Antoniaci , Cirino José Antônio Ferreira
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo propõe um olhar para a notícia e para o mundo midiático com vistas a entender o processo de reflexão do mundo real ou potencialização do caos. A partir de uma leitura crítica de três matérias jornalísticas do caso Serial Killer de Goiânia, uma do Jornal Diário da Manhã (jornal impresso local), do Fantástico - Rede Globo (televisão nacional) e outra do DailyMail (web internacional) foram feitos apontamentos do posicionamento da mídia em relação à violência e a segurança pública.
Discourse on Bahá’í Theology
Authors: Bolodo-Taefi Vargha
Published: September 2021

Translation and annotation by Vargha Bolodo-Taefi