bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Badania archeologiczne Polaków na Ukrainie w XIX i początku XX wieku
Authors: Blombergowa Maria Magdalena
Published: March 2023

Na Ukrainie, jak i w innych stronach świata żyli i pracowali – w wielu dziedzinach gospodarczych i oczywiście naukowych – Polacy. Wielu też poświęciło swoją uwagę, czas i fundusze na poszukiwanie i badanie śladów odległej przeszłości zachowanych w ziemi.

O badaczach i badaniach na terytoriach Ukrainy, Galicji Zachodniej, w Małopolsce pisali: Stefan Nosek, Zarys historii badań archeologicznych w Małopolsce (1967); Andrzej Abramowicz, Wiek archeologii (1967); są też starsze publikacje: Bohdan Janusz, Zabytki przedhistoryczne Galicji Wschodniej (1918); Marcyan Śmiszko, Kultury wczesnego okresu epoki cesarstwa rzymskiego w Małopolsce Wschodniej (1932). O badaniach archeologicznych prowadzonych przez polskich miłośników starożytności na terenach wschodnich Ukrainy, podlegających carskiej Rosji, polskich publikacji nie ma zbyt dużo (Abramowicz, 1970; Blombergowa, 1993). W moim artykule podejmuję próbę wypełnienia tej luki w dziejach historii polskiej archeologii.
The Open Air Museum and its activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (on the selected example of Łęczyca Farmstead in Kwiatkówek)
Authors: Czepas Piotr
Published: March 2023

This study is an attempt to present the impact of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions resulting from its development on the activity of Łęczyca Farmstead in Kwiatkówek. This facility is an open air museum/theme park and is part of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź. It was made available to visitors in 2013. As part of the study, efforts were made to present new directions of the museum’s activities shifted into the virtual space, as well as those that are a continuation of the previous activities related to the organization of traditional temporary exhibitions, outdoor activities and promotional events. This presentation is based on the activities undertaken in 2020–2021. While presenting the new directions of activities of Łęczyca Farmstead, particular attention was drawn to the virtual, temporary exhibitions and ethnographic materials published online, concerning e.g. some holidays, rituals or regional issues. Within the framework of this study, efforts were also made to present the fluctuation in the frequency of visitors to the open air museum in the discussed period of time, compared to the years 2013–2019.
Polacy-katolicy w Harbinie. W trosce o zachowanie tożsamości narodowej
Authors: Pietrasiak Małgorzata , Rodionova Ksenia
Published: March 2023

Podstawowym celem artykułu jest uzupełnienie wiedzy o działalności kolonii polskiej w Harbinie (Mandżuria) poprzez analizę niepublikowanych dokumentów archiwalnych dotyczących tego tematu. Dokumenty uzupełniają już istniejące publikacje, dotyczące roli Polaków w procesie planowania i budowy Kolei Wschodniochińskiej (KWŻD) oraz eksploatacji tej drogi handlowej z wykorzystaniem najważniejszego węzła kolejowego, którego architektami byli Polacy, Harbinu. Okres, którego dotyczy analiza, to koniec XIX – połowa XX w. Szczególna uwaga została zwrócona na dbałość Polonii harbińskiej o zachowanie tożsamości narodowej. Dużą rolę odgrywał przy tym Kościół katolicki oraz szkoły polskie założone w Mandżurii. Wartości, które towarzyszyły funkcjonowaniu instytucji edukacyjnych oraz religijnych oparte na zasadach tolerancji i akceptacji różnorodności oraz zaangażowanie Polaków w rozwój gospodarczy Mandżurii, mogą być ważnym elementem polskiego soft power wobec Chin i budowania wizerunku Polski.
Atrakcyjność studiów International Marketing na Wydziale Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego dla studentów z krajów byłego ZSRR
Authors: Domański Tomasz
Published: March 2023

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie atrakcyjności biznesowych studiów anglojęzycznych International Marketing dla studentów z krajów byłego ZSRR. Studia te zostały stworzone na Wydziale Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego (WSMiP UŁ) jako innowacyjny produkt edukacyjny adresowany do studentów polskich oraz zagranicznych. Studenci z krajów byłego ZSRR – głównie z Ukrainy, Rosji, Białorusi, Kazachstanu, Azerbejdżanu, Kirgistanu, Turkmenistanu – bardzo wysoko oceniają poziom kształcenia, pracę w grupie wielokulturowej, możliwości wymiany zagranicznej Erasmus, relacje z wykładowcami, metody pracy zespołowej nad projektami marketingowymi oraz konkurencyjny poziom cen za studia. Artykuł jest prezentacją wyników badań empirycznych przeprowadzonych przez autora metodą wywiadów pogłębionych on-line z uczestnikami programu International Marketing, pochodzącymi z krajów byłego ZSRR. Ważnym atutem programu jest indywidualizacja podejścia do studenta i otwarty, przyjazny studentom zagranicznym model kształcenia wypracowany w Katedrze Marketingu Międzynarodowego i Dystrybucji (KMMiD) na WSMiP UŁ.
Projekt kaplicy elektorskiej we Wrocławiu Pompeo Ferrari a barokowy eklektyzm przełomu XVII i XVIII wieku
Authors: Bernatowicz Tadeusz
Published: March 2023

Najwcześniejszym dziełem Pompea Ferrariego w Polsce był projekt kaplicy elektorskiej przy katedrze we Wrocławiu, wykonany w 1704 roku. Znamy dwa rysunki ukazujące przekrój podłużny, umożliwiające rekonstrukcję oraz identyfikację genezy form architektonicznych i rzeźbiarskich. Architekt, dwukrotny laureat konkursów Akademii św. Łukasza, zaprojektował dzieło odzwierciedlające aktualnie panujące w Rzymie koncepcje barokowego eklektyzmu. Polegały one na łączeniu w jednym dziele aklasycznych form stworzonych przez architektów dojrzałego baroku (P. da Cortonę, G.L. Berniniego. F. Borrominiego, A. Pozza i C. Rainaldiego) z for­mami klasycznymi zdefiniowanymi przez artystów renesansu, wczesnego baroku oraz tradycję antyczną. Procesy te silnie ujawniały się w nauczaniu w Akademii św. Łukasza – przykładami są: konkurs z 1694 roku i nagroda dla A. Speronego (Speroniego), czy konkurs z 1696 roku i projekty A. Rossiniego, L. Rusconiego-Sassiego i B. Spinellego. Równolegle, w 4 ćwierci XVII wieku, powstawały w Rzymie kaplice i kościoły o cechach eklektycznego baroku. Próby łączenia elementów języka tych dwóch tradycji widoczne są na projekcie wrocławskim. Występuje w nim klasyczna, renesansowa struktura porządków architektonicznych, łączona z cebulową kopułą, dynamiczną kolumnadą z wybrzuszonymi elementami belkowania. W projekcie ołtarza odnajdujemy motywy z dzieł Berniniego, Borrominiego i Carla Fontany – najważniejszego moderatora eklektycznego podejścia przy projektowaniu architektury. Projekt Ferrariego, choć nie został zrealizowany, należał do najwcześniejszych przykładów transmisji najnowszych tendencji artystycznych w Rzymie, z których wyewoluował późny barok w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej.
SURVIVAL STRATEGIES AND HYBRID IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AS PORTRAYED ON LONDOKAMPUNG’S VIDEOS
Authors: Anjanillah Farah
Published: March 2023

A group of people dispersing transnationally is called diaspora (Chiang, 2010; Wei & Hua, 2013). Moving to the host country means adjusting the cultures and language(s) to survive. Viewing this phenomenon, the researcher was intrigued to carry out an inquiry exploring the survival strategies and hybrid identity construction on Londokampung’s videos. The data of this study were in the form of utterances exhibiting survival strategies and hybrid identity formation. The data were obtained through Londokampung youtube channel. The findings uncover three survival strategies employed; 1) adaptation, 2) integration, and 3) latency. Adaptation strategy is done by creating Indonesian nicknames to be readily accepted in the host community. Meanwhile, integration strategy embeds hybrid loanword and linguistic hybridity such as code-switching and code-mixing. Hybrid loanword is opted due to non-structural and structural motive (Weinreich, 1968). Code-switching is done for two factors; specifying the addressee and excluding the participants. Meanwhile, reiteration and lacking of equivalent word become the two points underlying the use of code-mixing. Ultimately, in terms of latency, Cak Dave constructs hybrid identity to negotiate his “in-between-ness”
ISLAM IN INDIA DURING THE MUGHAL DYNASTY TO THE ERA OF BRITISH RULE
Authors: Taufik Bella Riskika , Faiz Muhammad
Published: March 2023

During the Middle Ages, Islamic rule was concentrated in three prominent kingdoms, the Ottoman Dynasty in Turkey, the Safavid Dynasty in Persia, and the Mughal Dynasty in India. This paper will explore the history of Islam that developed in India in three periods, first from the period before the Mughal Empire came to power, the second when the Mughals ruled India, and the third when British imperialism began to dominate India. This research was carried out using a library research type method, which supports the study of the development of Islam in India from 705 to 1947 AD. This study shows that Islam developed rapidly in India when the religious conditions of the people rivaling each other between Hindus and Buddhists weakened their influence when the Mughals came to power. As a result, Islam grew by applying Islamic teachings and high values ​​of tolerance even though the Muslim population was still a minority compared to Hindu-Buddhist. When Britain entered India, the condition of the Islamic government continued to weaken, including the weak of leadership after the Aurangzeb era, the struggle for power between regional Muslim leaders at the central level, and the emergence of separatist movements from Hindu groups in several areas to facilitate the British invasion of India.
TAHLIL KIFAYATI TA’LIMI Al-LUGHATI AL- ARABIYATI FI AL-QARNI Al-HADI WA Al-‘ISYRIN
Authors: Ashari Moh. Yahya , Mahfudhoh Rifatul
Published: March 2023

The requirements for the progress of education refer to the development of cognitive skill, motor skill, and emotional skill. The twenty-first century is indicated by the advances of information, technology and digital components that affect aspects of human life, as well as the education body applied with regard to how to achieve competencies in this century. The purpose of this study is to reveal the competencies in the twenty-first century and to reveal the appropriate models of Arabic language teaching with the competencies in the twenty-first century. The research used the qualitative approach with the application of the library study method. As for the method of data analysis, it used the steps of the Mills and Huberman’s method of data reduction, presentation and conclusion. It shows that: (1) education competencies in the twenty-first century are known by the term “the 4Cs” covering critical thinking, communication, sharing, innovation and creativity. (2) The models in teaching the Arabic language are the ones that encourage students’ active participation and independence in learning. The most important models are the reading and writing learning, the cooperative education, and the scientific education models. The main final outcome of this research is to achieve the four competencies of education in the twenty-first century, and the application of active learning models in the educational process.
WAQI’IYATU AL-MUJTAMA’I AL-ARABI AL-JAHILI FI AL-MUALLAQAT LI ZUHAIR BIN ABI SULMA
Authors: Dayyanah Tahliyatud , Masadi M. Anwar
Published: March 2023

Reading Al-Zuhair bin Abi Salma’s Mu’allaqah was like calling the reader to see the true reality. His work depicts the reality of pre-Islamic Arab society by reflecting on the history that took place at that time. Literary works cannot be separated from the social reality that surrounds them. The author becomes a part of society and writes in his literary work by taking in things and the reality of the society that surrounds him. The aim of this research is to know the images of the pre-Islamic Arab society in the work of Zuhair bin Abi Salma. The research subject is twenty verses of Al-Zuhair's Mu'allaqat. As a library research, the method of data collection used was reading to interpret the work. The descriptive analysis used the model of Miles and Huberman, covering data collection, data presentation, data reduction and conclusions. The results obtained from the description of Al-Zuhair bin Abi Salma in his Mu’allaqat are: 1) The position of the woman was humiliated in the pre-Islamic era 2) Peace over wars between tribes (the war of Duheish and Ghabra) for a long time 3) Moral values that arise as a result of a specific event at that time.
DIRĀSAH AL-MUQĀRANAH AL-ADABIYAH FI RIWĀYAH BELĀD BELĀ SAMA' WA RIWĀYAH 'AẒRA JĀKARTA
Authors: Maghfiroh Devi Laila , Masadi M. Anwar
Published: March 2023

This research explains the differences and similarities in the forms and representations of stereotypical ideas of women in Yemeni and Indonesian society in the novel “A Country Without a Sky” by Wajdi Al-Ahdal and “The Virgin of Jakarta” by Najib Al-Kilani. It uses comparative literature and Helen Sixus feminism focusing on the dualistic patriarchal opposition. Data collection techniques used reading and taking notes. The analysis refers to the comparative literary analysis model by François Just, through the phases of object-deepening, subject-study and focus analysis. The results show the similarity of the forms of stereotyped ideas of women that the Yemeni and the Indonesian women are beautiful and contradictory. The stereotypes about Indonesian society are more fluid than the Yemenis. The similarity of the main social representations behind the stereotypical notions of is the ideology that attempts to eradicate religion from human life. The ideology of secularism and communism requires people to separate religion from life. The social and cultural differences between Yemenis and Indonesians are due to the difference in the year of the novel, 1965 and 2008. The distance that separates the distant years will certainly describe a completely different life.
MA'NA AL-TASYJĪ' FI AGNIYAH "HĀWIL MARRATAN UKHRA WAKUN FUḌŪLIYYAN WA TAṢNA' AL-MUSTAHĪL" LI HUMUUD AL-KHUḌR: DIRĀSAH SIMIUṬĪQIYYAH 'INDA FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE
Authors: Asror Muhammad Khozinul , Yurisa Penny Respati
Published: March 2023

Song is one of the means of communication that is considered successful in delivering messages to the listeners. Hammoud Al-Khidr is one of the musicians who has succeeded in presenting songs filled with encouraging messages. The researchers were interested in analyzing the meaning of encouragement found in each of his songs. This research is descriptive qualitative . The data sources were the lyrics of the song “Hawil maratan 'ukhraa wakun fudulia watasnae almustahila" and YouTube. This research used the semiotic theory of Ferdinand de Saussure, which seeks to understand the meaning of a literary work using signs. The objectives of this research were to know the reference and the reference found in the songs; and uncover the meaning of encouragement found in the songs. The results of this research were: (1) What is referred to in these songs is the lyrics of the song itself, and what is referred to is the interpretation of the reference; (2) The meaning of encouragement in the song Try Again is the encouragement to try again, focus on the future, not be afraid of dreaming, renew the soul, and be dissatisfied easily. Encouragement in the song "Lilmuhawalat maratan 'ukhraa" is to encourage curiosity and to ask lots of questions and discussion. The meaning of the encouragement contained in the song "Tasnae almustahil" is the encouragement to conquer the impossible, strengthen the resolve, move together, grow, advance, trust and commit. It is expected that there will be more other researchers who explore similar topic and they are suggested to use other theories to advance this research.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN EFL CLASSROOM
Authors: Andayani Widya , Perangin-angin Alemina Br. , Nasution Rafika Dewi , Debora Marisi , Hartati Rita
Published: March 2023

This article explores learners' perceptions of their speaking ability, contributions to oral class activities in the EFL classroom, and attitudes toward these activities, as well as how these perceptions and attitudes influenced learners' readiness to communicate in the L2. The study used a variety of data collection instruments, but the online interview was the primary source of data. This study included twenty students from the English department (L2). During the online interview, students were asked to reflect on their opinions of problems encountered when studying and speaking in an EFL classroom. It was discovered that lack of vocabulary (35%) fluency (25%), anxiety (15%), grammar (10%), pronunciation (10%), and use of English with peers (5%) are the elements that make pupils feel uneasy when speaking in English. The findings of this study show that students' perceptions of the speaking activities and of themselves as learners in the foreign language classroom influenced their readiness to communicate in a variety of ways. In general, as learners' self-esteem grew, so did their readiness to use the L2 in class
AL-MA’NA AL-MAFHŪMIY WA AT- TARĀBUṬIY FI SYI’RI “AKHBIRNĀ NUKHBIRUKA” LI ṢIRĀJUDDIN MUHAMMAD: DIRĀSAH DILĀLIYYAH ‘INDA GEOFFREY LEECH
Authors: Reza Firda Nabilla , Al Anshory Abdul Muntaqim
Published: March 2023

This research aims to: (1) describe the conceptual meaning of Jeffrey Leech in Sirajuddin Muhammad's poetry "أخبرنا نخبرك", (2) describe the associative meaning of Siraj Al-Din Muhammad in the poetry "أخبرنا نخبرك" by Siraj Al-Din Muhammad. The type of research in this research is qualitative research. The main data in this research is the poetry "أخبرنا نخبرك" by Sirajuddin Muhammad. The secondary data sources that the researcher used in this research are books, scientific journals and articles that discussed the conceptual and associative meanings of Jeffrey Leech. The method of data collection in this research is the method of reading and recording. The data analysis method was used in this research by data enrichment, data presentation, and conclusion. The results of this research indicate that (1) the conceptual meaning of poetry "أخبرنا نخبرك" in three words, (2) the associative meaning of poetry "أخبرنا نخبرك" in twenty-four words and sentences that are divided into five types: six figurative meanings, four stylistic meanings, and ten emotional meanings, the meditative meanings, and the traditional meanings.
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN INDONESIAN ONLINE NEWS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Perangin-angin Alemina Br. , Nasution Ely Hayati , Andayani Widya
Published: March 2023

The article concerns a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of women as subjects of violence in Indonesia during the current Corona Virus 19 (COVID19) pandemic. Through the framework of critical discourse analysis, it aims to determine how news online presents an overview and perspectives on the problem of women who experience intimate partner violence during the current pandemic. The research design chosen is qualitative research with the tools of content analysis. Critical discourse analysis describes the language employed to convey meaning in the content of BBC news online. While the BBC's online news online highlighted the existence of gender symmetry and stereotype abusers throughout the epidemic experienced by women, the BBC's online news online was able and daring enough to highlight the marginalization of women.
CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND LINGUISTIC VALIDATION OF THE TRANSLATED ARABIC REVISED BREASTFEEDING ATTRITION PREDICTION TOOL
Authors: Al Barwani Saada , Hodges Eric A. , Thoyre Suzanne M. , Knafl Kathleen A. , Crandell Jamie L. , Sullivan Catherine
Published: March 2023

Background and Purpose:The diversity of populations across the globe and the need to better compare research findings make it imperative to validate research instruments across cultures. The purpose is to systematically describe the translation and the cross-cultural validation of the Revised-Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool from English to Arabic.Methods:The process of cross-cultural validation included (a) translation and linguistic validation: forward- and back-translations; (b) expert evaluation using content validity index (CVI); (c) cognitive interviews (CIs), and (d) pilot testing with postpartum mothers.Results:The item-CVI scores ranged from .8 to 1.00 and the scale-CVI was .95. The CIs identified items that required modification. The reliability coefficient of the pilot-test was .83 and subscale reliabilities ranged from .31 to .93.Discussion:The translation process provided confirmation for the appropriateness of the translated tool to Arabic.
Arts Interventions for Sustainable Sanitation and Resource Recovery
Authors: Macpherson Hannah
Published: March 2023

Many countries in the global South declare regions to be open defecation free (ODF), but they must still address significant sanitation, wastewater, and faecal sludge management challenges. Climate uncertainty, water shortages, and weak infrastructure mean that ‘flush and forget’ systems are not always possible or desirable. This briefing describes how art interventions can help people reimagine alternative sanitation futures. Drawing on research in Nepal, it describes how activities such as dance workshops, humanure planting, song competitions, and radio jingles can generate new knowledge about sanitation challenges and faecal sludge re-use, showing that ‘brown’ can be ‘gold’!
Le pouvoir d’action des femmes et la protection humanitaire au Nord et au Sud-Kivu, RDC
Authors: Maubert Camille , Allouche Jeremy , Hamuli Irene , Kuliumbwa Lulego Eustache , Marchais Gauthier , Mushi Mugumo Ferdinand , Nazneen Sohela
Published: March 2023

Ce Working Paper analyse le rôle et les pratiques des groupes de femmes en lien avec la protection des femmes dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud-Kivu en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). En confrontant les éléments qualitatifs provenant des communautés au Congo et la littérature sur le pouvoir d’action des femmes, nous explorons les lieux, les stratégies et les répertoires utilisés par les femmes pour augmenter leur participation dans les structures de protection de la communauté.
Magnetic inversion modeling of subsurface geologic structures for mineral deposits mapping in southeastern Nigeria
Authors: ABRAHAM Ema , USMAN Ayatu , CHIMA Kelvin , AZUOKO George-best , IKEAZOTA Iheanyi
Published: March 2023

Magnetic inversion techniques have been implemented to infer the extension and geometry of magnetic structures and also evaluate its influence on mineralization within Abakaliki and its environs, southeastern Nigeria. The modeling approach considers the techniques of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic data inversion, Euler deconvolution, analytic signal inversion, Enhanced Local Wavenumber (ELW) Technique and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to estimate source parameters and compare results. Model solutions were interpreted to represent possible geologic units with varying trends, housing mineralization within the study region. Results from inversion computation over some active mine locations show subsurface bodies with magnetic susceptibilities >0.00188 SI. Model results also show structural sources with almost 5.5 km depth extension, stretching 18 km in the EW direction at Ngbo – Ekerigwe location. This could imply significant mineral deposits at the location. Inversion of both magnetic anomaly and analytical signal enabled derivation of the actual subsurface structures in the region, with most of the structures appearing as dykes with depths ranging from 0.2 – 1.8 km at most of the mining sites. Location and depths of some of the modeled intrusions have been corroborated with the active on-site mines. The delineation of mineralization structures by this study would guide systematic exploration in the region.
Paleocene-Eocene foraminifera from the Tuz Gölü Basin (Salt Lake Basin, Central Türkiye) and their paleoenvironmental interpretations
Authors: GÖRMÜŞ Muhittin , YILDIZ Mustafa , BOZKURT Alper , HAKYEMEZ Aynur
Published: March 2023

Paleocene-Eocene aged sediments from the east of Tuz Gölü Basin (Central Türkiye) provide significant data for foraminifera contents and their paleoenvironmental clues. They are important in revealing the stratigraphy of the region and the Paleocene-Eocene geological history of Türkiye. The sediments, composed mainly of carbonates, are known as KarapınaryaylasıFormation. In this formation, benthic foraminifera representing SBZ2 to SBZ12 biozones corresponding to the Selandian-Late Cuisian time interval were identified in ten measured stratigraphical sections. The zonal interval from the E7 Zone (late Ypresian) to the E10 Zone (Lutetian) is characterized by the marker species of planktonic foraminifera defined in the clayey limestones from the uppermost part.The studied formation is divided into four main facies and eleven sub-microfacies types. The clayey limestone levels of the KarapınaryaylasıFormation, which generally starts with a transgressive sequence, contain abundant planktonic foraminifers, while the lithologies of grainstone, packstone and wackestone are rich in benthic foraminifers. Benthic foraminifer assemblages indicate different paleoenvironments from lagoon to back-bank, bank and fore-bank. The obtained foraminiferal data show the Selandian-Lutetian age range and various paleoenvironments from the lagoon to the open sea.
On Reminding and Forgetting: Care about Moral Responses in the Case of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Wierzba Adriana
Published: March 2023

In this article, caring, remembering and sharing memory are presented as moral responses, the case study being Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Memory connects memories and images, while care connects individuals, which is an ethical issue. When a person’s memory is lost, the care of others becomes the only thread connecting them to the world. AD deprives a person of memories, body control, makes it impossible to remember, communicate, move, recognize the environment, and disrupts consciousness. Caring for a patient with a neurodegenerative brain disease requires constant reminding and reiteration; the presence of a caring person reminds of what the patient themselves can no longer remember. Lost memories do not mean that life or relational values have also lost their meaning. The description of the memory movement emphasizes the importance of repetition in the moral act. Highlighting the matter of care, also in scientific work, is the aim of this text. To care is to remember, on behalf of the AD patient, about the patient’s life. Within bioethical research, moral responses are an important point for projects which seek to improve the condition of patients—not only the condition of health but also the comfort of life. This improvement will not be possible without attentive, committed caregivers and their responsible attitude in the face of the phenomenon of memory loss.
Donacja jako zagadnienie fenomenologii radykalnej w ujęciu Jeana-Luca Mariona
Authors: Rogalski Patryk
Published: March 2023

This paper undertakes the question concerning methodological consequences of understanding phenomenology from the viewpoint of the category of the gift. In regard to the philosophical enterprise of Jean-Luc Marion, manifestation is understood as an act of givenness, which has a radically non-objective character. Next, this paper points out the classical source of the concept of givenness. It also mentions that givenness is a result of material interpretation of the Husserlian term “Gegebenheit.” Then, givenness is presented as a figure that requires a phenomenological method to bracket mere terms that phenomenology employs. This mechanism helps to describe reduction as a radical method of bracketing metaphysics.
Mpox nelle persone con infezione da HIV. Descrizione di tre casi.
Authors: Di Biagio et al. Antonio
Published: March 2023

Nella nostra serie di casi di infezione da virus Mpox, tre pazienti erano persone con infezione da HIV, già nota in due casi, di nuova diagnosi in uno. I dati della letteratura scientifica indicano che Mpox conduce a malattia grave, e anche morte, nelle persone con infezione da HIV in stadio avanzato. La vaccinazione per il Mpox dovrebbe essere offerta a tutte le persone con infezione da HIV.
The Crystal Structure of Engineered Nitroreductase NTR 2.0 and Impact of F70A and F108Y Mutations on Substrate Specificity
Authors: Sharrock Abigail V , Mumm Jeff S , Bagdžiūnas Gintautas , Čėnas Narimantas , Arcus Vickery L , Ackerley David F.
Published: March 2023

Bacterial nitroreductase enzymes that convert prodrugs to cytotoxins are valuable tools for creating transgenic targeted ablation models to study cellular function and cell-specific regeneration paradigms. We recently engineered a nitroreductase (“NTR 2.0”) for substantially enhanced reduction of the prodrug metronidazole, which permits faster cell ablation kinetics, cleaner interrogations of cell function, ablation of previously recalcitrant cell types, and extended ablation paradigms useful for modelling chronic diseases. To provide insight into the enhanced enzymatic mechanism of NTR 2.0, we have solved the X-ray crystal structure at 1.85 Angstroms resolution and compared it to the parental enzyme, NfsB from Vibrio vulnificus. We additionally present a survey of reductive activity with eight alternative nitroaromatic substrates, to provide access to alternative ablation prodrugs, and explore applications such as remediation of dinitrotoluene pollutants. The predicted binding modes of four key substrates were investigated using molecular modelling.
Flood Frequency Analysis Using the Gamma Family Probability Distributions
Authors: Ilinca Cornel , Anghel Cristian Gabriel
Published: March 2023

This article presents six probability distributions from the Gamma family with three parameters, for the flood frequency analysis in hydrology. The choice of the Gamma family of statistical dis-tributions was driven by its frequent use in hydrology. In the Faculty of Hydrotechnics, the im-provement of the estimation of maximum flows and including the methodological bases for the realization of a regionalization study with the linear moments method with the corrected pa-rameters was researched, being an element of novelty. The linear moments method is better than MOM because it avoids the choice of skewness depending on the origin of the flows, practiced in Romania. The L-moments method conforms to the current trend for estimating the parameters of statistical distributions. Observed data from hydrometric stations are of relatively short length, so the statistical parameters that characterize them are of a sample that requires correction. The correction of the statistical parameters is proposed, using the method of least squares based on the inverse functions of the statistical distributions expressed with the frequency factor for L-moments. All the necessary elements for their use are presented like, quantile functions, the exact and ap-proximate relations for estimating parameters and frequency factors. A flood frequency analysis case study was carried out for the Ialomita river, to verify the proposed methodology. The per-formance of this distributions is evaluated using Kiling-Gupta and Nash-Sutcliff coefficients.
Weathering Intensity Response to Climate Change on Different Timescales: A Record of Rb/SR Ratios From Chaonaqiu Lake Sediments, Western Chinese Loess Plateau
Authors: Liu Lipeng , Yu Keke , Li Aizhen , Zhang Chao , Wang Le , Liu Xingxing , Lan Jianghu
Published: March 2023

The Rb/Sr ratio of lake sediments has been widely adopted as an indicator of weathering intensity in studies of past climate change, but the geochemical significance of this ratio varies with timescale. Here we present Rb/Sr data for the last 300 years for sediments collected from Chaonaqiu Lake in the Liupan Mountains of the western Chinese Loess Plateau as a decadal-scale record of weathering intensity. To validate the application of this weathering proxy, we correlated the record with those of other major elements, rock-forming minerals, and paleoclimatic proxies. We found that Rb/Sr ratios are influenced mainly by Sr activity within the lake catchment (where Sr is likely sourced from albite). In addition, higher (lower) Rb/Sr ratios of bulk sediments from Chaonaqiu Lake are correlated with lower (higher) fractions of terrigenous detritus (SiO2, Ti, K2O, Al2O3, and Na2O). Lake bulk sediment Rb/Sr ratios are dominated by the input of terrigenous detritus over decadal timescales. Our data show that physical and chemical weathering in Chaonaqiu Lake catchment have opposing influences on bulk sediment Rb/Sr ratios, competing to dominate these ratios of lake sediments over different timescales, with ratios reflecting the relative importance of the two types of weathering. We infer that the Rb/Sr ratios of Chaonaqiu Lake sediments reflect climatic signals of precipitation and temperature over long timescales and of precipitation over short timescales.
Peptide Hemolytic Activity Analysis using Visual Data Mining of Similarity-based Complex Networks
Authors: Castillo-Mendieta Kevin , Agüero-Chapin Guillermin , Santiago Vispo Nelson , Márquez Edgar A. , Perez-Castillo Yunierkis , Barigye Stephen J. , Marrero-Ponce Yovani
Published: March 2023

Peptides are promising drug development frameworks thanks to their high target selectivity, tolerability and relatively low production cost. However, despite the fact that several thousand potentially therapeutic peptides reported, only sixty have arrived at the market. This concerning low proportion is partially explained by undesired properties such as peptide-induced hemolytic activity. Hence, we aim to get a better insight into the chemical space of hemolytic peptides using a novel approach based on network science and interactive data mining as an alternative to design more effective peptide drugs with low hemolytic activity. Metadata networks (METNs) were used to characterize and find general patterns associated to hemolytic peptides, whereas Half-Space Proximal Networks (HSPNs), created using five different two-way dissimilarity measures, represented the hemolytic peptide space. Then, using the best candidate HSPNs, we extracted various scaffolds that capture information of almost all the chemical space but avoiding peptide overrepresentation. Such scaffolds can have many applications, such as training accurate ML-based prediction models, constructing one-class multi-query similarity searching models and characterizing the diversity of hemolytic peptides using a manageable set of peptides. Finally, by means of an alignment-free approach, we reported 47 putative hemolytic motifs, which might provide hints about the mechanisms of hemolysis and can also be used as toxic signatures when developing novel peptide-based drugs.
Cardiovascular Safety of Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin in 424 COVID-19 Patients
Authors: Million Matthieu , Lagier Jean-Christophe , Hourdain Jérôme , Franceschi Frédéric , Deharo Jean-Claude , Parola Philippe , Brouqui Philippe
Published: March 2023

Background Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) combined with azithromycin (AZM) has been widely administered to patients with COVID-19 despite scientific controversies. In particular the potential to prolong cardiac repolarisation by using this combination has been discussed. Materials and methods We report a pragmatic and simple safety approach which we implemented in the first patients treated for COVID-19 in our center early 2020. Treatment contraindications were the presence of severe structural or electrical heart disease, baseline corrected QT interval (QTc) >500 ms, hypokalaemia, or other drugs prolonging QTc that could not be interrupted. Electrocardiogram and QTc was evaluated at admission and re-evaluated after 48 hours of the initial prescription. Results Among 424 consecutive adults (mean age 46.3 ± 16.1 years; 216 women). Patients were followed in conventional wards (21.5%) or in a day-care unit (78.5%). A total of 11 patients (2.6%) had contraindications to HCQ-AZ combination. In the remaining 413 treated patients, there were no arrhythmic events in any patient during the 10-day treatment regimen. QTc was slightly but statistically significantly prolonged by 3.75 ± 25.4 ms after two days (p=0.003). Ten patients (2.4%) developed QTc prolongation >60 ms, and none had QTc >500 ms. Conclusions This report do not aim to contribute to knowledge of the efficacy of treating COVID-19 with HCQ-AZ. However, a simple initial assessment of patient medical history, ECG and kalaemia identifies contraindicated patients and enables the safe treatment by HCQ-AZ of COVID-19 patients. QT-prolonging anti-infective drugs can be used safely in acute life-threatening infections, provided that a strict protocol and close collaboration between infectious disease specialists and rhythmologists are followed.
Neutronic Assessments towards a Novel First Wall Design for a Stellarator Fusion Reactor with Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket
Authors: Sosa David , Palermo Iole
Published: March 2023

The Stellarator Power Plant Studies Prospective R&D Work Package among the Eurofusion Programme was settled to bring the stellarator engineering to maturity, so that stellarators and particularly the HELIAS (HELical-axis Advanced Stellarator) configuration could be a possible alternative to tokamaks. However, its complex geometry makes designing a Breeding Blanket (BB) that fully satisfies the requirements for such an HELIAS configuration a difficult task. Taking advantage of the acquired experience in BB design for DEMO tokamak, CIEMAT is leading the development of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead (DCLL) BB for a HELIAS configuration. To answer the specific HELIAS challenges new and advanced solutions have been proposed, as the use of fully detached First Wall (FW) based on liquid metal Capillary Porous Systems (CPS). These proposed solutions have been studied in a simplified 1D model that can help to estimate the relative variations in Tritium Breeding Ratio (TBR) and displacement per atom (dpa) to verify their effectiveness to simplify the BB integration, improve the machine availability while keeping the main BB nuclear functions (i.e. tritium breeding, heat extraction and shielding). This preliminary study demonstrates that the use of FW CPS would reduce the radiation damage received by the blanket without compromising its tritium breeding performance.
Estimation of computational overheads for calculations on locally refined meshes
Authors: Kornilina Marina Andreyevna , Yakobovskiy Mikhail Vladimirovich
Published: March 2023

A method for presenting grid data and algorithms for their processing when performing calculations on locally refined adaptive grids is considered. Estimates are obtained of the dependence of the number of operations and computational overheads on such parameters as the size of the base regular grid, the depth of refinement, and the number of processors. Algorithms for dynamic load balancing of processors, which provide a low level of overhead costs, are considered.
Maternal Referral Profile Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic at the Educational Hospital and Affiliation Hospital in Makassar City 2019 - 2021
Authors: Dwi Rachmayana Andi Muldiani , Rahman Abdul , Jusuf Elizabet C
Published: March 2023

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic is a global outbreak. Several nations, including Indonesia, have implemented COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. The biggest concern is for disadvantaged populations at higher risk, one of which is pregnant women. Several aspects of health services, including maternal health care facilities, saw adjustments during this restriction period. Pregnant women are apprehensive about visiting the Community Health Center for fear of contracting an infection. As a result, maternal and newborn health services, including access to and quality of maternal and referral services, become affected. Method: it was a descriptive retrospective method within 3 years data. Data were collected from registration data of obstetric referral cases at Education Hospital and Affiliated Hospital in Makassar City. Results: Between before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of maternal referral cases decreased by half, which the highest variables are reproductive age, Grande Multipara, Insurance methods using the National Health Insurance, and according to the criteria of refferal is the potential for Obstetrics Emergency.

Conclusion: There was a decline in maternal referral cases in Education Network hospitals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Correlation Between Immunohistochemical Expression of Epstein-Barr Virus Latent Membrane Protein-1 (LMP-1) and Clinical Stages of Sinonasal Carcinoma
Authors: Dewi Liza Retno , Akil Muhammad Amsyar , Savitri Eka , Punagi Abdul
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Sinonasal tumors are rarely found. The protected nature of the sinuses makes early detection of tumors growing in these areas difficult. The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common viruses found in humans; which expresses Latent Membrane Protein-1 (LMP-1) that can transform cell lines and alter cell phenotype due to its oncogenic potential. Objective: To investigate the relationship between immunohistochemical expression of Latent Membrane Protein-1 (LMP-1) from Epstein-Barr virus and clinical stages of sinonasal carcinoma. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in DR. Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital and anatomic pathology of Hasanuddin University Hospital, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, from October 2016 to March 2017. Histopathological samples from biopsy specimen of all subjects diagnosed with sinonasal carcinoma in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery outpatient clinic were taken and examined for LMP-1 expression using immunohistochemical staining. The samples were taken from paraffin block from patients. Result: There were 33 males (67.3%) and 16 females (32.7%) with sinonasal carcinoma who participated in this study. The majority of participants aged ≥50 years (25 people, 51.0%) and worked as farmers (27 people, 55.1%). A significant correlation between LMP-1 expression and sinonasal carcinoma clinical stages was found (Spearman’s correlation r = 0.355 and p <0.001). Conclusion: Higher LMP-1 expression correlates with higher sinonasal carcinoma clinical stage in patients aged <50 years.
Hands-free mooring for inland USACE Locks, Phase I : technical screening
Authors: Williams Locke , Cheek John , Hammack E. , Johnston Morgan , Smith Ryan
Published: March 2023

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) was asked to evaluate hands-free mooring (HFM) as an option for improving the safety and efficiency of lock operations at USACE locks within the United States. The focus of this research is assessing HFM solutions for barge tows on USACE inland waterway locks. This Coastal and Hydraulics engineering technical note (CHETN) describes the approach and findings from Phase I of this HFM research effort, which was funded through the Navigation Systems Research Program. Phase I includes defining the problem this research effort intends to address, understanding current mooring practices at USACE locks, gathering information on similar systems already in use, and developing design concepts and criteria.
Reception of Automatic Identification System (AIS) Message 21 from US Army Corps of Engineer AIS sites along the Upper Mississippi River, Mile 0 to 301
Authors: Zlotopolski Jacob , Vest John , Tabbert Cory , Kress Marin
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to map the on-vessel receipt of message 21 broadcasts from shoreside Automatic Identification System (AIS) sites. Message 21 is one of 27 different AIS messages, and it is used to provide information about real and virtual aids to navigation (AtoNs). Virtual AtoNs are broadcast to warn mariners of hazards like temporary construction zones or submerged debris that may not be marked with a physical buoy. In this study, message 21 was broadcast from different shore-based AIS transceiver sites along the river. Equipment onboard the patrol vessel Pathfinder was monitored for receipt of message 21 during patrols on the Mississippi River that ranged from Lock and Dam (L&D) 22 to Cairo, Illinois, with the confluence of the Ohio River. The Pathfinder is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and is based out of the St. Louis District (MVS). Understanding where vessels receive, or do not receive, message 21 has important implications for maritime safety in this heavily traveled portion of the inland waterway system.
Numerical modeling of supercritical flow in the Los Angeles River : Part I : Adaptive Hydraulics numerical modeling of the 1943 physical model
Authors: McAlpin Tate , Savant Gaurav , Zhao Gang , Petrie John , Mouton Madalyn
Published: March 2023

The Los Angeles District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is assisting the City of Los Angeles with restoration efforts on the Los Angeles River. The city wishes to restore portions of the channelized river to a more natural state with riparian/vegetative green spaces for both wildlife and public recreation usage. The Los Angeles River provides an important role for the City of Los Angeles from a flood-control perspective, and functionality needs to be preserved when contemplating system modifications. This report details the development of an Adaptive Hydraulics (AdH) numerical model capable of representing this complex system consisting of both subcritical and supercritical flow regimes. Due to limited hydraulic data in the study area, an extensive model validation to observed data was not possible. To bridge the data gap, a numerical model was developed from a previously completed physical model study with extensive quantitative measurements and qualitative reports of hydraulic conditions. This approach allowed engineers to evaluate the effectiveness of the AdH model in representing this complex hydraulic system along with determining the best methodology to accurately represent the existing conditions. This study determined appropriate model parameters that will be utilized in further numerical modeling efforts to evaluate system modifications associated with restoration efforts.