bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Infrastructure Features Associated With Increased Department Research Capacity
Authors: Seehusen Dean A. , Koopman Richelle J. , Weidner Amanda , Kulshreshtha Ambar , Ledford Christy J.W.
Published: March 2023

Purpose: Although researchers have identified factors associated with research capacity in academic medicine departments, less is known about how a department builds research capacity over time. The Association of Departments of Family Medicine’s Research Capacity Scale (RCS) can be used by departments to self-categorize into five capacity levels. Our current study aimed to describe the distribution of infrastructure features and to evaluate how the addition of infrastructure features influences movement of a department along the RCS.
Method: An online survey was sent to US family medicine department chairs in August 2021. Survey questions asked chairs to categorize their department’s research capacity in 2018 and 2021 and also about the presence of infrastructure resources and changes in these features across 6 years.
Results: The response rate was 54.2%. Departments identified substantial variation in research capacity. Most departments classified into the middle three levels. Departments in higher levels were more likely than those at lower levels to have any of the infrastructure resources in 2021. Department size, as measured by full time faculty, was highly associated with department level. From 2018 and 2021, 43% of responding departments climbed at least one level. Of these, more than half added three or more infrastructure features. Adding a PhD researcher was the feature most associated with increasing research capacity (P<.001).
Conclusions: Most departments that increased their research capacity added multiple additional infrastructure features. For chairs of departments without a PhD researcher, this additional resource may be the most impactful investment to increase research capacity.
Visual Learning Equity: A Course Auditing System of Skin Color in Preclinical Medical Education
Authors: Lamb Jordan E. , Stone Andre X. , Davis Esa M. , James Alaina J.
Published: March 2023

Background and Objectives: Visual learning equity is a health justice effort in response to the lack of representation of brown and black skin images in medical education. This paucity creates a knowledge gap and decreases providers’ competence in managing skin disease in minoritized populations. Herein, we aimed to create a standardized course auditing system to assess the use of brown and black skin images in medical education.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the 2020-2021 preclinical curriculum at one US medical school. All human images in the learning material were analyzed. Skin color was categorized as light/white, medium/brown, and dark/black using the Massey-Martin New Immigrant Survey Skin Color Scale.
Results: We included 1,660 unique images in our analysis; 71.3%, (n=1,183) were light/white, 16.1% (n=267) were medium/brown and 12.7% (n=210) were dark/black. Dermatologic images of skin, hair, nails, or mucosal disease made up 62.1% (n=1,031) of the images and 68.1% (n=702) were light/white. The pulmonary course presented the highest proportion of light/white skin (88.0%, n=44/50) and the dermatology course presented the lowest proportion of light/white skin (59.0%, n=301/510). Images of infectious diseases were more frequently presented in darker skin colors (χ2 [2]=15.46, P<.001).
Conclusions: Light/white skin was the standard used for visual learning images in the medical school curriculum at this institution. The authors outline steps to perform a curriculum audit and diversify medical curricula to ensure the next generation of physicians are educated to care for all patients.
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Authors:   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Chang Yintao , Han Qianyu ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Bao Xiaochen ,   Navy Medical Center, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Institute, Wang Mingdong ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Jin Yuxiang ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Zhang Siang ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Zhao Xuewei ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Fang Yiqun ,   Navy Medical Center, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Institute, Xue Lei ,   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University
Published: March 2023

Background: To investigate therapeutic effects of hydrogen-rich saline (HRS) combined with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in an experimental rat model of Acute Lung Injury (ALI). Methods: 40 Male Sprague-Dawlay rats were randomly divided into sham, LPS, LPS + HBO, LPS + HRS and LPS + HBO + HRS groups. ALI was induced by an intratracheal injection of LPS, then the rats were respectively given single agent treatment of HBO or HRS or HBO + HRS treatment. The treatments were continued for 3 days in such experimental rat model of ALI. At the end of experiment, the lung pathological , inflammatory factors , and cell apoptosis in the pulmonary tissue were detected by Tunel method and cell apoptosis rate was calculated accordingly. Results: In the groups treated with HBO + HRS, pulmonary pathological data, wet-dry weight ratio and inflammatory factors of pulmonary tissues and aveolar lavage fluid were signficantly superiror to those of the sham group（P<0.05）. Cell apoptosis detection revealed that no matter single agent treatment of HRS or HBO, or combination treatment , could all alleviate cell apoptosis, and HRS combined with HBO treatment was obviously superior to single treatment（P<0.05）. Conclusions: HRS or HBO single treatment could decrease inflammatory cytokines release in lung tissue, reduce accumulation of oxidative products and alleviate apoptosis of pulmoanry cells, then lead to positive therapeutic effects on ALI induced by LPS. Furthermore, HBO combined with HRS treatment presented a synergy effect on cell apoptosis decrease, and a declined trend in inflammatory cytokines release and related inflammatory products generation, compared with single treatment.
Effect of drysuit seals on intraocular pressure in non-immersed scuba divers
Authors:   Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Islam Yasmin , Spears Matthew ,   Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, Brennan Meghan ,   Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, Pitkin Andrew ,   Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, Covington Derek ,   Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Published: March 2023

Objective: This study quantifies the change in intraocular pressure (IOP) secondary to wearing neck seals in scuba diving drysuits. Previous work demonstrates significant pressures exerted by these seals; we hypothesize that they would reduce craniofacial venous drainage and increase IOP through elevation of episcleral venous pressure. Methods: IOP was measured in 33 divers before and while wearing a drysuit using rebound tonometry. The drysuit neck seal pressures were measured using a manometer. A paired two-sample t-test was used to compare IOP before and after drysuit donning. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between neck sealing pressures and IOP by side. Results: The mean IOP in the right eye was similar pre- and post-drysuit donning, with baseline mean 15.9 mmHg (3.7 mmhg) versus 15.4 mmHg (4.3 mmHg), p=0.4074. Similarly, the mean IOP in the left eye was also similar, with mean pre-donning IOP 15.6 (3.8 mmHg) versus 15.4 mmHg (4.7 mmHg) post-donning, p=0.7467. The mean right and left neck seal pressures were 23.66 (10.60) mmHg and 23.67 (7.87) mmHg, respectively. Only correlation between right neck sealing pressure for silicone neck seals and right IOP, pre- and post-donning was significant (pre: 0.97, p-value 0.0284, post: 0.98, p-value 0.0187). Conclusion: No significant difference overall was detected in IOP with drysuit donning.
A curricularização da extensão universitária no contexto da função social da universidade
Authors: Miguel José Carlos
Published: March 2023

O presente artigo se propõe à discussão sobre o papel da Curricularização da extensão universitária enquanto processo voltado à busca de transformação das formas de compreender e projetar ações no âmbito do fazer acadêmico-científico, incrementando a reflexão sobre a construção e socialização do conhecimento científico e tecnológico, tendo em vista suas implicações no contexto das relações sociais. Para delineamento metodológico do estudo recorre-se a amplo levantamento bibliográfico e à análise documental sobre a temática, discutindo o conceito de curricularização e suas implicações para a consolidação da universidade para além de sua visão operacional. Isso exige o reconhecimento efetivo do princípio constitucional de indissociabilidade entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária, atividades mediadas pela gestão e, principalmente, para a transformação de paradigmas curriculares ainda fortemente marcados pela perspectiva de instrumentalização para o mercado de trabalho, não se desconsiderando o apelo social e político dessa tendência. Os resultados transitam pela compreensão de que uma instituição social como a universidade, além da construção e socialização de conhecimentos, interfere no sistema de relações sociais, contribuindo para a transformação das formas de ver, compreender e produzir visões de mundo, projetando novas formas de atuação política. No bojo desse constructo de natureza sociocultural, a universidade precisa desenvolver práticas voltadas ao reconhecimento público de sua legitimidade e atribuições, elementos de justificativa do processo de curricularização da extensão universitária.
The Influence of Altitude of Place on Birth Weight and 3-Month Weight of Bali Cattle on Beef Cattle Breeding Participatory System in Barru Regency
Authors:   Undergraduate of Animal Husbandry Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia, Sulkarnain Muhammad Nur , A Zulkharnaim ,   Department of Animal Production, Animal Husbandry Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia, Rahim Lellah ,   Department of Animal Production, Animal Husbandry Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia, A Hasman ,   Livestock Production Technology Program, Vocational Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia, Annisa Andi ,   Animal Production Science and Technology Program of Animal Husbandry Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to determine the difference in birth weight and 3-month weight of Bali cattle that were reared at different heights. This research was carried out on January 20, 2022, located in Barru Regency. The results showed that Bali cattle at an altitude of <100 masl ( 14.26±0.45a ) differed from birth weight at an altitude of >200 masl (14.00 0.75 b). This indicates that the altitude has a significant effect on cattle birth weight,;the higher the place, the lower the birth weight. The low birth weight of cattle is due to the semi-intensive cattle rearing management ssystem,and the grazing process for cows in lowland areas tends to be better than in highland areas with hilly topography. Based on the body weight of 3 months old Bali cattle from the results of the study the average weight of Bali cattle at an altitude of <100 masl was of 64.86 ± 7.37 kg in average, while at an altitude of 100-200 masl was of 64.06 ± 7.98 kg in average and at an altitude of >200 was of 62.90 ± 7.83 kg in average. This shows that the weight of the cow calf at 3 months’ measurement is not different, and that the place’s altitude has no significant effect on body weight of 3 months old cattle. Artificial insemination (AI) and natural mating methods had a significant effect on birth weight. The average birth weight of calves from cows using the AI method was 16.48 ± 1.27 kg and in natural mating, the average birth weight was 14.08 ±0.63 kg. The average calf weight with the AI mating method was 70.68 4.11 kg, and the average calf weight with the natural mating method was 57.20 3.77 kg, based on the weight of 3-month-old Bali cattle and the results of research with the AI mating method. This is because the growth rate at 3 months of age is still considered fast growth and the weaning period is still dependent on the parent. The conclusion of this study was that the birth weight and 3-month weight of Bali cattle are influenced by different altitudes. The weight of Bali cattle calves at an altitude of <100 masl was significantly different from an altitude of >200 masl. Birth weight and 3-month weight of cattle with the AI mating method were better than the natural mating method
Chemical Profiling Analysis of Mesembryanthemum (opophytum) forsskalii Hochst. ex Boiss. In Jordan
Authors:   National Agricultural Research Center. Jordan, Awabdeh Sami A. , Asouf Hassan M. ,   National Agricultural Research Center. Jordan, Tawarah Khaled M. ,   National Agricultural Research Center. Jordan, Abulaila Khaled M. ,   National Agricultural Research Center. Jordan, Al Nsour Shahed S. ,   National Agricultural Research Center. Jordan
Published: March 2023

In the present study, the first report of Mesembryanthemum (Opophytum ) forsskalii Hochst. ex Boiss Al-Samh has been documented in the southern desert of Jordan, particularly (Al-Jafer). M. forsskalii was widely planted and well-known in the local community as Al-Samh. The chemical composition of sameh seeds collected from the south desert of Jordan have been studied. Proximate analysis showed a composition of 23.2% protein, 11.5% moisture, 4.4% fat, 6.6% ash, 9.1% crude fiber, and total carbohydrates. ADF and NDF percent were 19.2 and 32.5, respectively. Al-Samh flour was clearly noted used by local people in the region of study. The results build the scientific stone for Al-Samh value. As Al-Samh seeds are a rich source of protein and could be used for producing high protein products, It could be promising to make bread and cookies or any other traditional food in the region.
Conditional distributivity of semi-t-operators over conjunctive uninorms
Authors: Jocic Dragan , Stajner-Papuga Ivana
Published: March 2023

The conditional distributivity, that is distributivity equation with
additional restriction imposed on the domain of aggregation operations, is
an issue of interest for many different theoretical and practical areas,
special for integration theory and utility theory. This paper presents new
results on this specific form of distributivity for semi-t-operators over
conjunctive uninorms. Since the observed class of uninorms is rather wide
and includes not only the continuous case, the presented research is an
extension of some well-known results and provides wider classes of
solutions.
Insight into clear aligner therapy protocols and preferences among members of the American Association of Orthodontists in the United States and Canada
Authors: Abu-Arqub Sarah , Ahmida Ahmad , Da Cunha Godoy Lucas , Kuo Chia-Ling , Upadhyay Madhur , Yadav Sumit
Published: March 2023

Objectives

To investigate aligner treatment protocols among orthodontists in the United States and Canada and assess the factors influencing clinician choices in aligner systems, treatment protocols, and targeted malocclusions for aligners.

Materials and Methods

A validated online questionnaire was developed specifically for this research and consisted of three sections. Section 1 evaluated demographics and experience with aligners. Section 2 assessed patient selection and demands and clinician confidence in treating various malocclusions with aligners. Section 3 evaluated treatment protocols used by clinicians. The American Association of Orthodontists Partners in Research Program distributed the survey via e-mail to active members in the United States and Canada.

Results

A total of 160 providers completed the survey. Aligners were used by 65.00% of respondents, with the Invisalign system the most popular (81.25%). Aligners were mostly used for adults (97.50%). Tipping was ranked as the easiest movement (1.79 ± 1.35). Extrusion (4.34 ± 1.53) and root movement (4.31 ± 1.27) were ranked as the most difficult. Most were confident treating mild (98.8%) and moderate (82.5%) crowded cases, spacing (96.9%), and anterior crossbite (85%). Of the providers, 58.12% recommended aligners to be changed weekly. Respondents who were confident addressing some of the severe malocclusions were more likely to use Invisalign.

Conclusions

Invisalign is the most popular aligner system, and clinicians seem to be confident using it. Providers are aware of the pitfalls of aligners; they find it challenging to perform root movement and extrusion, and they seem confident treating mild to moderate malocclusions. They avoid complex cases with impactions and severe skeletal problems.
Glucose-activated switch regulating insulin analogue secretion enables long-term precise glucose control in type 1 diabetes mice
Authors: Xie Lifang , Lu Wanling , Zhang Yanhan , Deng Lu , Liu Ming , Gao Hong , Xie Chunguang , Wang Gang
Published: March 2023

  

Genetic modification of non-β cells to produce insulin is a promising therapeutic strategy for type 1 diabetes, however, it is associated with issues including biosafety and precise regulation of insulin supply. In this study, a glucose-activated single-strand insulin analogue (SIA) switch (GAIS) was constructed to achieve repeatable pulse activation of SIA secretion in response to hyperglycemia. In the GAIS system, the CAD-FCS-SIA fusion protein was encoded by the intramuscularly delivered plasmid and temporarily kept in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as it binds to the GRP78 protein, then upon hyperglycemia, SIA was released and secreted into the blood. In vitro and in vivo experiments systematically demonstrated the effects of the GAIS system, including glucose-activated and repeatable SIA secretion, long-term precise blood glucose control, recovered HbA1c level, improved glucose tolerance, and ameliorated oxidative stress. Additionally, this system offers sufficient biosafety as evidenced by the assays of immunological and inflammatory safety, ER stress, histological evaluation, etc. Compared with the viral delivery/expression system, the ex vivo implantation of engineered cells, and the exogenous inducer system, the GAIS system combined the advantages of biosafety, effectiveness, persistence, precision, and convenience, providing therapeutic potential for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
Leiomyosarcoma in the skin. A case report
Authors: Chaves E. , Sá HH. , Gadelha N. , Vasconcelos E.
Published: March 2023

No abstract available
Steroids, lysosomes and dermatitis. An ultrastructural study
Authors: Frichot 3rd BC , Zelickson AS.
Published: March 2023

No abstract available
Onycholysis due to topical 5-fluorouracil
Authors: Shelley WB.
Published: March 2023

No abstract available
"Woman, Life, Freedom": A Movement in Progress in Iran
Authors:   Independent author, Germany, Dabiri Arastoo
Published: March 2023

On September 16, 2022, a new movement began in Iran. It shows the potential to be a serious uprising. The death of an Iranian woman in the street in Tehran, the capital of Iran, due to being beaten by morality police because she was wearing an unappropriated hijab sparked the uprising. Her death was a result of wearing an “inappropriate” hijab. This was an excuse that turned on people’s anger not only because of hijab but also because there are many other combinations of causes to bring out people for protest. This movement was started because people were dissatisfied with how the government managed the whole system and the use of pressure to control people, especially women, in different aspects of their lives. The slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom,” which has been used in all of the demonstrations that have taken place both inside and outside of Iran, shows what the Iranian people exact need, woman’s rights, the ability to provide at least essential living requirements, and the possibility to talk against dissatisfactions. Now “Woman, Life, Freedom” has become a movement.
Quasi-Market Regulation in Early Childhood Education and Care: Does a Nordic Welfare Dimension Prevail?
Authors: Trætteberg Håkon Solbu , Sivesind Karl Henrik , Paananen Maiju , Hrafnsdóttir Steinunn
Published: March 2023

Until about 25 years ago, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland used a bureaucratic-professional governance model to reach common welfare goals in ECEC, something that arguably constituted a Nordic dimension. Since then, the countries have introduced post-bureaucratic governance models such as evaluation and quasi-markets in varying degrees. Differences in the timing of policy changes and saturation of demand have resulted in variations in the use of quasi-market instruments and divergence in the composition of public, for-profit and non-profit providers. However, common welfare goals, such as inclusion and language learning, have been strengthened. We base our analysis on existing research, statistics and policy papers.
TÜRKİYE İMALAT SANAYİİNDEKİ ALT SEKTÖRLERİN FİNANSAL RİSK DERECELENDİRMESİ
Authors: BAYRAMOĞLU Mehmet Fatih , TOPALOĞLU Gültekin
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye ekonomisinin en önemli sektörü olan imalat sanayii altında bulunan alt sektörlerin finansal risk düzeylerinin Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemleri ile belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla CRITIC Temelli PROMETHEE II Yöntemi geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen model, imalat sanayiin 9 alt sektörüne uygulanmıştır. Literatür incelemesine göre, veri seti olarak 12 adet mali oran belirlenmiş ve Veri Analiz Platformu (VAP) veri tabanından alınmıştır. Bu veri tabanından, mali oranların 2016-2020 yıllarına ait 5 yıllık sektör ortalama verisi elde edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, “Diğer İmalat” sektörünün en düşük finansal riske, “Ana Metal Sanayi”nin ise en yüksek finansal riske sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Alt sektörlerle ilgili önemli finansal risklerin kısa vadeli borçların yönetiminden, işletme varlıklarının yönetiminden veya karlılıktan kaynaklanabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Alt sektörlerin risk düzeyleri arasında önemli farklılıkların olduğu, bu nedenle finansal risklerin alt sektörler bazında ayrı ayrı değerlendirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır
Evaluating Non-IgE-Mediated Allergens’ Immunoreactivity in Patients Formerly Classified as “Intrinsic” Asthmatics with Help of the Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test
Authors: Olivier Celso Eduardo , G. Pinto Daiana , M. Teixeira Ana P. , S. Santana Jhéssica L. , P. G. Santos Raquel A. , Lima Regiane P. S. , S. Monteiro Everton
Published: March 2023

Background: The ancient concept of “intrinsic” and “extrinsic” asthma has evolved in line with growing scientific knowledge and the use of new clinical diagnostic tools.
Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the non-IgE-mediated immunoreactivity against common allergens, in asthmatic patients without evidence of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity against these allergens.
Methods: A group of 127 “intrinsic” asthmatic outpatients, were submitted to ex vivo Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Tests (LAIT) with extracts of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Hevea brasiliensis latex, dog dander, cat dander, cow’s milk proteins, beekeeping pollen and a mixture of fungal extracts.
Results: Cascade graphs were assembled according to the distribution of the LAIT results among the range of results of Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition (LAI) inside each group. A column graph was plotted with the mean LAI results for each antigen. The non-parametric Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test performed between the results of each test was significant only between the results of the LAIT performed with the dog extract and the mixed fungal extract (U = 1,179.5; the z-score was -2.64109; the p-value was 0.0083).  All other Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test calculations between LAIT performed with the other allergens were not significant at p < 0.01.
Conclusion: The evidence of non-IgE-mediated immunoreactivity in allergic patients has been reported in the medical literature since the beginning of the 19th century and has been increasing since then. This descriptive article presents the contribution of the LAIT as a tool to quantify the overall non-IgE-mediated cellular/humoral immunoreactivity against common allergens in patients formerly classified inside the “intrinsic” asthma endotype.
WONDER IN THE FACE OF BEAUTY AND THE POETIC WORD. AN AESTHETIC AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: AVENATTI DE PALUMBO Cecilia
Published: March 2023

L’émerveillement devant la beauté et la parole poétique. Une perspective esthétique et théologique. L’objectif de cet article est de montrer que Hans Urs von Balthasar et Karl Rahner ont présenté une esthétique théologique centrée sur l’émerveillement : tous deux le considèrent comme une réponse du sujet à la révélation divine, qui révèle une belle figure à voir et une parole poétique à entendre. La paire esthétique émerveillement / réponse correspond à la paire anthropologique amour / liberté, de sorte que le mouvement de l’émerveillement s’enracine dans la disposition amoureuse et la réponse dans la liberté. Dans l’horizon épistémologique du dialogue interdisciplinaire entre Littérature, Esthétique et Théologie de notre propre recherche, nous appliquerons ces médiations aux Quatre Quatuors de T.S. Eliot, en le trouvant comme représentatif de l’émerveillement esthétique théologique décrit en son sein.
REZUMAT: Minunea în fața Frumosului și a Cuvântului poetic. O perspectivă estetică și teologică. Scopul acestei lucrări este de a arăta că Hans Urs von Balthasar și Karl Rahner au prezentat o estetică teologică centrată pe uimire: amândoi o consideră un răspuns al subiectului la revelația divină, care dezvăluie o figură frumoasă de văzut și un cuvânt poetic de auzit. Perechea estetică uimire/răspuns corespunde perechii antropologice iubire/libertate, astfel încât mișcarea de uimire este înrădăcinată în dispoziția iubitoare și răspunsul în libertate. În orizontul epistemologic al dialogului interdisciplinar între Literatură, Estetică și Teologie al propriei noastre cercetări, vom aplica aceste medieri la cele Patru Cvartete ale lui T.S. Eliot, găsindu-le reprezentative pentru mirarea estetică teologică descrisă în cadrul acesteia.
Cuvinte-cheie: Paul Ricoeur, Hans Urs von Balthasar, T.S. Eliot, Patru Cvartete, Minunea, Estetică teologică, Literatură.
IL CONTRIBUTO DI SAN BASILIO DI CESAREA SULLA FUNZIONE DELLE ‟EPINOIAI” ELL’AMBITO DELLA CONTROVERSIA EUNOMIANA
Authors: CIUCHEȘ Teofil
Published: March 2023

The Perspective Position of St. Basil of Caesarea on the Function of the Epinoia in the Context of the Eunomian Controversy. Writing in the context of the Eunomin Controversy, Basil of Caesarea defends the value of human epinoia (thought, intent) which, while processing reality in a cognitive sense, can also scrutinise the content and results of what is already known. The implications of the epinoetic process – which engages all of the human faculties – are closely related to the formation of language and to the attributing of names to things. Within the context of theological reflection, the epinoetic process is useful insofar as, in virtue of the binomial unity-distinction, it allows, as far as is humanly possible, the development of knowledge regarding the Trinitarian Mystery and of the Mystery of Christ. Through the diversity of designations that are permitted here, the articulation and elaboration of theological language is encouraged which, in turn, helps to aid one’s progress in spiritual matters.
REZUMAT: Contribuţia Sfântului Vasile de Cezareea asupra funcţiei epinoiei în contextul controversei eunomiene. În contextul controversei eunomiane, Vasile cel Mare apără valoarea epinoiei umane (gândirii, intenției) care, în timp ce elaborează cunoașterea realității în sens cognitiv și analizează conținutul și rezultatele a ceea ce este deja cunoscut, dezvoltă procesul cunoașterii in mod creativ descoperind aspecte inovative. Implicațiile procesului epinoetic – care angajează toate facultățile umane – sunt strâns legate de formarea limbajului și de atribuirea de nume entităților cunoscute. În contextul reflecției teologice, procesul epinoetic este util, deoarece în virtutea binomului unitate-distincție, permite dezvoltarea cunoașterii spirituale a misterului Sfintei Treimi și a misterului salvific al lui Cristos. Capacitatea analitică umană ce implică dinamis­mul procesului epinoetic dezvoltă elaborarea limbajului teologic care determină progresul și cunoașterea spirituală.
Cuvinte-cheie: Vasile cel Mare, Eunomie, activitate epinoetică, Misterul Sf. Treimi, formarea limbajului teologic, cunoaștere spirituală.
LA BEATIFICAZIONE DEI SETTE VESCOVI GRECO-CATTOLICI DELLA ROMANIA: SPECIFICITÀ DELLA CAUSA E LA METODOLOGIA DELLA ‟POSITIO SUPER MARTYRIO”
Authors: MAN Vasile
Published: March 2023

Beatification of the seven Greek Catholic Bishops of Romania: the specifics of the case and the methodology for Positio super martyrio. The cause of the beatification of the seven Greek Catholic bishops and the two-volume drafting of the Positio super martyrium, which demonstrated their free and voluntary acceptance of martyrdom by them, had some specific aspects that required the an appropriate methodology for organizing archival documents. (Summarium Documentorum), oral testimonies (Summarium Testium) and writing the text, so that the Congregation for the Causes of Saints can aquire a moral certainty about their devotion to the Catholic faith and acceptance of persecution in the Christian hope of victory in Christ. The specific aspects of the case are given by the fact that the persecution against the Greek Catholic bishops is included in the hatred of the faith (odium fidei) manifested as a project of suppresion of the Greek Catholic Church as a whole, and the Way of the Cross the whole church went through includes personal martyrdom of the seven bishops, which imposed its own methodology for Positio so that the singular martyrdom path is inserted in the general context of the persecution of the Church.
Beatificarea celor șapte Episcopi greco-catolici din România: specificul cauzei și metodologia pentru Positio super martyrio. Cauza de beatificare a celor șapte episcopi greco-catolici și redactarea în două volume a Positio super martyrium care demonstrează acceptarea liberă și voluntară a martiriului lor, au prezentat câteva aspecte specifice care au necesitat alegerea unei metodologii adecvate în ceea ce privește organizarea documentelor de arhivă (Summarium Documentorum), a mărturiilor orale (Summarium Testium) și a redactării textului, astfel încât Dicasterul pentru Cauzele Sfinților să poată ajunge la acea certitudine morală cu privire la fidelitatea episcopilor față de credința catolică și acceptarea persecuției lor în speranța creștină a victoriei în Cristos. Aspectele specifice ale cauzei constau în faptul că persecuția episcopilor greco-catolici a avut loc în ura față de credința (odium fidei), ură manifestată ca un proiect de lichidare a Bisericii Greco-Catolice în ansamblul ei, iar Calea Crucii (Via Crucis) parcursă de întreaga Biserică include martiriul personal al celor șapte episcopi; acest fapt a impus o metodologie specială pentru Positio, astfel încât calea martirului personal să fie inserată în contextul general al persecuției Bisericii. 
Cuvinte-cheie: cauza de beatificare a episcopilor greco-catolici, aspectele specifice ale cauzei, Positio, argumentul martiriului, persecuția bisericii, metodologia pentru Positio, arhive.
DIVINA LITURGIA BIZANTINA PRESIEDUTA DAL SANTO PADRE A BLAJ IL 2 GIUGNO 2019. SIGNIFICATO LITURGICO
Authors: NIN Manuel
Published: March 2023

The study Divine Liturgy Byzantine presided by the Holy Father in Blaj, on June 2, 2019. Liturgical significance proposes the event analyzed as a precise model of Eucharistic concelebration involving different officials of different rites. In the present case, Holy Liturgy was presided by the Holy Father Pope Francis, celebrated by the Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church in Romania and concelebrated by other Eastern Catholic Bishops - Byzantine, Maronites - but also by Latins Bishops, present at Blaj.
REZUMAT: Studiul Dumnezeiasca Liturghie bizantină prezidată de Sfântul Părinte la Blaj, la 2 iunie 2019. Semnificația liturgică, propune o analiză a momentului care este văzut ca un model precis de concelebrare euharistică ce implică clerici din diferite rituri. În cazul de față, Dumnezeiasca Liturghie a fost prezidată de Sfântul Părinte Papa Francisc, celebrată de Arhiepiscopul Major al Bisericii Greco-Catolice din România și concelebrată de alți episcopi orientali catolici - bizantini, maroniți - dar și de episcopi latini, prezenți la Blaj.
Cuvinte-cheie: Liturghie Bizantină, Biserici Orientale Catolice, Papa Francisc, Celebrare liturgică, România.
Relationship between Anxiety Sensitivity, Death Anxiety, and Resilience in the Age of Pandemics and Lifelong Learning
Authors: Çelik Eyüp , Biçener Eda , Makas Samet
Published: March 2023

Epidemics bring along many pathologies and become a threat for ill individuals because of an outbreak and those exposed to the outbreak process. Many negative psychological and educational results can be encountered following the COVID-19 process when previous studies were considered together with these threats. In this context, this research aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 on anxiety sensitivity, death anxiety, and resilience. In addition, examining anxiety sensitivity in terms of some personal variables (gender, physical health, marital status, and working status). The study has been conducted on a relational survey method. The participants consisted of 955 individuals aged between 18-68, of which 281 were males, and 662 were females. In this study, Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3, Death Anxiety Scale, and Brief Resilience Scale were used to collect data. The data were analyzed with Pearson correlation coefficient, regression, independent samples t-test, and ANOVA. The result of analyses showed a positive correlation between anxiety sensitivity and death anxiety; however, there is a negative correlation between resilience and anxiety sensitivity. Furthermore, resilience and anxiety sensitivity differed significantly according to gender, marital status, and working status (student, unemployed, employed, retired); however, the level of death anxiety did not differ according to gender and marital status. Anxiety sensitivity, death anxiety, and resilience did not differ significantly in terms of physical health. When considering the finding obtained in the present study, individuals with high anxiety sensitivity levels were affected more by the COVID -19 pandemic, but those with high resilience levels were affected less.
Compatibility between History Textbooks and Historian’s Historiagraphy in terms of Historical Reasoning: The Example of Halil İnalcık and Establishment of Ottoman State in Turkish History Education
Authors: Gültekin Fatma
Published: March 2023

To answer the question of how to think historically, the best and most common examples of historical reasoning can be found in historians' historiography. Textbooks, as the most and sometimes even the only used materials by students and teachers in history education, should be in parallel with the writing of history. From this point of view, the research aimed to find out the compatibility of the Turkish history textbooks with historiography in terms of historical reasoning. In the study, Halil İnalcık's article and the relevant parts of the second unit of the 10th grade history textbook were examined on the subject of the establishment of the Ottoman State. Historical reasoning/argumentation is divided into three categories: approaches of reasoning (inductive, deductive), techniques of reasoning (formal, informal) and reasoning procedures (analogical, reasoning for differences, pros-cons, proportional, criterion, modality). The two texts were compared according to these categories. As a result of the research, it was determined that the textbook was compatible with İnalcık's article in terms of reasoning approaches and techniques, but incompatible in terms of reasoning procedures. In addition, it has been determined that the textbook contains less reasoning but more knowledge than the article. In line with this finding, it can be concluded that history textbooks are incomplete in terms of supporting historical reasoning. In this respect, history textbooks need to be examined and improved more comprehensively
Tracing the Relationship Between Pre-service Teachers’ Learning Styles and Attitudes Toward Online Learning
Authors: Düzgün Serkan , Kaşkaya Alper
Published: March 2023

The present study attempted to uncover pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward online learning and investigate the relationship between these attitudes and their learning styles, year of study, gender, enrolled program, and grade points average (GPA). In this descriptive survey study, we recruited 337 pre-service teachers enrolled in a state university in Türkiye and having had to attend the emergency remote learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The findings revealed the participating pre-service teachers overall held positive attitudes toward online learning. Besides, while they had a high general acceptance of online learning, their attitudes toward its usefulness were relatively low. Most of the participants often adopted a multimodal learning style, and the kinesthetic learning style was highly preferred among unimodal learners. Those adopting the kinesthetic learning style had a more positive view of online learning than their peers adopting the visual and read/write learning styles. In addition, the male participants had more positive attitudes toward online learning than their female counterparts. However, the pre-service classroom teachers had lower attitudes toward online learning than their peers in the other programs. Finally, it is surprising that the participants with lower GPAs had higher attitudes toward online learning.
The Effect of the Homework Process on Academic Procrastination Behavior in Higher Education
Authors: İşbulan Onur , Çam Emre , Bağcı Hakkı
Published: March 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of homework process on academic procrastination behavior in higher education. In this direction, the opinions of 300 pre-service teachers selected by convenience sampling method were consulted and the opinions of 287 students were included in the study. The research data were collected with the Homework Process in Higher Education Scale and Academic Procrastination Behavior Scale. The collected data were subjected to correlation analysis on the basis of both total score and sub-factors. In addition, simple linear regression analysis was applied to examine the effect of homework process on academic procrastination behavior in higher education. After the correlation analysis, a significant negative correlation was found between the homework process in higher education and academic procrastination behaviors. After the regression analysis, it was revealed that the homework process in higher education had an effect on academic procrastination behavior and explained 10% of the total variance.
Importance and potential of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in 21st century
Authors: Brichta Jakub , Vacek Stanislav , Vacek Zdenëk , Cukor Jan , Mikeska Miroslav , Bílek Lukáš , Šimůnek Václav , Gallo Josef , Brabec Pavel
Published: March 2023

We are currently witnessing significant global changes in climate conditions. We cannot change the natural conditions, but with regard to sustainable landscape management, we can increase our knowledge of tree species and adapt forest management to them. Surprisingly, one of the most affected tree species in Central Europe today is Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). The following literature review summarizes over 200 studies from 1952–2022 regarding Scots pine across its entire range while addressing various topics in the ecology and management of this taxon. It is a tree species with a large natural range, nearly covering the entire Eurasian area. In the Czech Republic, it is the second most important tree species in terms of industrial wood production. Scots pine is characterized not only by a significant genetic variability of its populations but also by its wide ecological plasticity. Typically, it grows on sandy soils, poor habitats, and stony scree–but also in peat bogs. The wide habitat valence justifies the economic significance of this species, both in terms of its high production potential (mean annual increment of up to 10.8 m3 ha-1 yr-1) but also its wide range of use. However, in the light of climate variations, the practices of Scots pine silviculture are also gradually transforming from the traditional reforestation by clear-cutting to a more natural system–shelterwood felling. In view of climate change, its range of distribution is changing, as with other species, but Scots pine remains a very resistant tree species, depending on the habitat.
Difference in the magnitude of power saw vibrations affecting the operator during forest felling
Authors: Stanëk Luboš , Neruda Jindřich , Mergl Václav , Kotek Tomáš
Published: March 2023

This study deals with a question whether the magnitude of vibrations affecting the power saw operator during the tree felling is still the same or not. For this purpose, the tree felling was broken down into several partial operations (pruning of lower tree part; cutting of buttresses; felling; delimbing) at which the values of vibrations were recorded and mutually compared. The vibrations were measured during the felling of 121 trees with the activity being made by one feller with one type of power saw and one type of power saw chain, and the felled trees included both live and dead standing trees. The vibrations were measured on the front and rear handles of the power saw in compliance with standards EN ISO 22867, EN ISO 5349-1 and EN ISO 5349–2. As to the mutual comparison, research results demonstrated a difference in 69.23% of cases. A maximum increase of vibrations during the experiment (17.0 m s–2) was recorded on the rear handle during the partial activity of Delimbing live trees, the lowest increase of vibrations (0.320 m s–2) being localized in the same partial activity, only on the front handle.
Economic impact of roe deer tourist hunts in Vojvodina (Serbia)
Authors: Matejević Milosava , Marković Vladimir , Kalábová Markéta , Ristić Zoran , Kovačević Milutin , Ponjiger Igor , Popović Isidora
Published: March 2023

Hunting tourism can have significant positive economic effects on the local community. The objective of the paper is to estimate the direct economic impact of roe deer hunting tourism, with a focus on regional level, by applying the Nordic Model. Analysis was based on data gathered in the autumn of 2021, from the interviews with hunting ground managers and hunting tourism outfitters, and a literature review. The length of stay of tourist hunters ranged from 2 to 6 days. According to the interviews and statistical data, one hunting tourist spent an average of 2,121 € per hunting day in Serbia. In 2019 the direct economic income of roe deer hunting tourism in Vojvodina was 623,574 €. The regional economic impact of hunting tourism in Vojvodina is significant given the small number of tourists from whom substantial income is generated. Developing of hunting activates on one or more game species could bring significant economic benefits to these kind of local communities. Resources raised through hunting tourism are later used in these regions through direct investment and as a tool for sustainable wildlife management, and thus, the ecological and economic sustainability of hunting tourism is crucial and must be considered in future development process.
Does hatred rule political communication on social media? How do politicians talk about the EU on Facebook, and how do their followers react?
Authors: Böhmer Kristina
Published: March 2023

This paper focuses on the communication of four Slovak political leaders about the European Union’s agenda on Facebook and their followers’ interactions. As cognitive authorities of their followers, politicians directly impact public perception of current news by providing their own opinions and views. The paper studies the politicians’ followers’ engagement through manual qualitative sentiment analysis. The results suggest that while moderate Facebook users who support the EU are not active and do not show their support openly, users who condemn the EU express their negative sentiments regardless of the politician’s sentiment in the post. If a politician praises the EU, the followers criticise it. If a politician criticises the EU, followers agree with them. That leads us to the conclusion that social media dynamised the concept of cognitive authority.
The European Parliament as Transformational Actor toward the Reconsideration of the EU Eastern Policy
Authors: Zheltovskyy Vadym
Published: March 2023

The main purpose of the paper is to analyse the role of the European Parliament (EP) in the reconsideration of the EU eastern policy in the light of Russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine. With the view to reaching the stated objective, the following research tasks are taken into consideration. First, particular attention is paid to the change of the EP approach toward the issue of eastern policy building in the aftermath of the 2019 elections and after the 24 February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In order to define the transformative potential of the EP in the institutional system of the European Union (EU) as regards the eastern dimension of its neighbourhood policy, the analysis covers selected resolutions and recommendations as well as key political addresses delivered by leaders of the EP, European Council and European Commission. Second, the study presents the context of the foreign policy structural competition between the EU and Russia putting particular emphasis on the role of institutions mentioned above in the process of foreign policy-making and on the nature of the EU support for the democratisation processes in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region before the 24 February 2022. Finally, there is made an attempt to evaluate the steps undertaken by the EP in order to reform the EU eastern policy and enhance support for the Europeanisation processes in partner states aimed at democratic transformation of the region.