bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of anesthetic agents on the amount of bleeding during dilatation and evacuation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Lee Hyun Ah , Kawakami Hiromasa , Mihara Takahiro , Sato Hitoshi , Goto Takahisa
Published: December 2021

Purpose

Patients undergo dilatation and evacuation for abortion or miscarriage. However, bleeding is sometimes problematic. Despite reports on the association between volatile anesthetics and increased bleeding during the procedure, firm evidence is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the effects of volatile anesthetics and propofol on the amount of bleeding in patients undergoing dilatation and evacuation.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of four databases, namely PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases, and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), from their respective inception to April 2021. Moreover, we searched two trial registration sites. The inclusion criterion was randomized controlled trials of patients who underwent dilatation and evacuation under general anesthesia using volatile anesthetics or propofol. The primary outcome was the amount of perioperative bleeding. The mean difference of the bleeding was combined using a random-effects model. The I2 statistic was used to assess heterogeneity. We assessed risk of bias with Cochrane domains. We controlled type I and II errors due to sparse data and repetitive testing with Trial Sequential Analysis. We assessed the quality of evidence with GRADE.

Results

Five studies were included in the systematic review. The amount of bleeding was compared in four studies and was higher in the volatile anesthetic group, with a mean difference of 164.7 ml (95% confidence interval, 43.6 to 285.7; p = 0.04). Heterogeneity was considerable, with an I2 value of 97%. Two studies evaluated the incidence of significant bleeding, which was significantly higher in the volatile anesthetic group (RR, 2.42; 95% confidence interval, 1.04–5.63; p = 0.04).

Conclusion

Choosing propofol over volatile anesthetics during dilatation and evacuation might reduce bleeding and the incidence of excessive bleeding. However, the quality of the evidence was very low. This necessitates further trials with a low risk of bias.

Trial registration

PROSPERO (CRD42019120873).
Dual task walking in healthy aging: Effects of narrow and wide walking paths
Authors: Hennah Charlotte , Ellis Geraint , Doumas Michail
Published: December 2021

Dual-task walking may lead to gait instability and a higher fall risk in older adults, particularly when walking in a busy city street. Challenging street features such as narrow sidewalks not only discourage walking, but are also likely to be taxing for older adults’ cognitive resources and gait characteristics. The aim of this study was to assess the way older adults’ gait characteristics are affected by walking on a narrow path while performing a challenging cognitive task in lab conditions imitating common urban environments. Nineteen young and eighteen older adults walked on a narrow (40cm) and a wide (80cm) path and performed a cognitive (n-back) task individually adjusted to 80% accuracy. The two tasks were performed separately (Single-Task) and concurrently (Dual-Task). Both groups walked faster, and their step width was narrower on the narrow path. During dual-task walking on the narrow path, older adults showed significant dual-task costs in the cognitive task, gait speed, step width, and stride length. Dual-task walking was associated with decreased gait speed and stride length in both age groups, suggesting that dual-task walking may adversely affect gait, particularly when walking on narrow paths. These conditions may lead to gait instability and an increased fall risk for older adults, particularly when walking along the narrow sidewalks commonly found within the built environment. However, more research is needed in an urban setting to determine the extent of the fall risk narrow sidewalks present for older adults.
Rethinking creative research methods in response to COVID-19: Creating a remote research kit
Authors: Fleetwood-Smith Rebecka
Published: December 2021

The ‘Sensing Spaces of Healthcare: Rethinking the NHS Hospital’ project involves working with National Health Service (NHS) staff, patients and visitors to explore their experiences of hospital environments. Over the course of the project, creative approaches centred on art-based and design-led practices are employed to research people’s experiences. Such approaches often involve working closely with participants during sessions. As COVID-19 infection control measures have affected in-person research, it has been necessary to develop and adopt alternative low-contact approaches. This article presents the development of a remote creative research kit designed to be used without a researcher/practitioner present. The kit has been developed through work with creative practitioners, hospital arts organizations, patient and public contributors and learning from public engagement events. The remote creative research kit has led to rethinking and reimagining the ways in which such approaches may be of benefit more broadly in healthcare settings.
Adjusting to the pandemic: Remote support for professionals working with asylum seekers
Authors: Govoni Devon , Ramirez Kelvin , Rubesin Hillary
Published: December 2021

Three expressive arts therapists from the volunteer group, Voces Arts and Healing, review and reflect on virtual mentorship and supervision provided to mentees working on the ground in Juarez, Mexico, as the immigration crisis at the border persisted and the COVID-19 pandemic was declared around the globe. The Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) programme is briefly explained along with implications it posed on the duelling crises. Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burnout and aspects of supervision and art-based supervision are examined within the contexts of these international concerns.
Different media, same relationships: What the Iris Piano Trio learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Latessa Lauren , Oh Jiyoung
Published: December 2021

The Iris Music Project is a non-profit dedicated to reimagining residential and healthcare communities as spaces of creative exchange. By February 2020, our chamber music group, the Iris Piano Trio, had developed a model for music programming at Charles E. Smith Life Communities (CESLC) in Rockville, Maryland (United States), that emphasized collaborative relationships between professional musicians and community members. The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the Trio’s work and tested its model. In this article, we describe how the Trio remained connected and relevant to CESLC residents by experimenting with virtual programmes that adapted our model to a digital setting. We argue that our prior relationships with residents and staff enabled us to impact their lives throughout the pandemic despite the isolation created by COVID-19 closures. The pandemic strained, but did not fundamentally change, the Trio’s ensemble-in-residence model, suggesting its potential as a generalized model in the field of music and health.
Picturing the researcher: Using photovoice to document the research assistant experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Waite Jennifer , Whitfield Martha M.
Published: December 2021

The article is a reflection by two graduate research assistants (GRAs) who experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the in-person interactions through which qualitative researchers usually learn about human experiences. With in-person research curtailed, the authors were compelled to think creatively and find other ways to continue their research and develop meaning. The researchers reflected on their experiences as GRAs for the study ‘Thriving in Canada: Learning from the (photo) voices of women living on a low income engaged in action research to improve access to health and social services’. Taking advantage of pandemic-related study delays, the researchers explored the photovoice method in more depth and used photovoice to document their own lived experience as GRAs, and their learning. They practised self-reflexivity and worked to improve their visual-based photovoice facilitation skills. This illustrated essay is the story of the authors’ experiences over the past year working as GRAs during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Reseña de: Gutiérrez Sebastián, Raquel. Consuelo Berges. El rastro oculto de una voz libertaria. Granada: Editorial Comares, 2021, 76 pp. ISBN: 978-84-1369-186-2
Authors: García Davó Celia
Published: December 2021

Reseña de la obra Consuelo Berges. El rastro oculto de una voz libertaria, de Raquel Gutiérrez Sebastián.
Quanti sonetti ha il Cansonero del conte di Popoli? A proposito dell’hapax metrico «Amor, che nei beli ochi de custei»
Authors: Rodríguez Mesa Francisco José
Published: December 2021

Il cosiddetto Cansonero del conte di Popoli, custodito presso la Bibliothèque Nationale de France (ms. Ital. 1035), rappresenta la principale testimonianza della denominata «lirica di koinè», un filone poetico tradizionalmente definito prendendo come base i temi e i modi popolareggianti di una parte significativa dei suoi frutti poetici e che emerse nella Napoli aragonese attorno al decennio del 1460. Nonostante l’importanza che riveste questa silloge e sebbene il Cansonero conti su diverse edizioni (complete e parziali), certe domande fondamentali sulla raccolta rimangono senza risposta. Tra le principali lacune da colmare, spiccano quelle che riguardano le frontiere tra i diversi componimenti raccolti nel manoscritto e la permeabilità di esso a temi e strofe provenienti dalla lirica colta di stampo petrarchista, che dal secondo terzo del XV secolo irruppe nel panorama poetico partenopeo. In vista di questi due aspetti, in questo studio proponiamo l’analisi di quello che le edizioni del Cansonero hanno finora presentato come l’unico hapax metrico della silloge: un caso particolare di sonetto raddoppiato dall’incipit «Amor, che nei beli ochi di custei» (f. 40r). Questo componimento verrà analizzato dal punto di vista strofico, tematico ed ecdotico per cercar di spiegare la sua vera natura.
Reseña de Cuarenta cantos de diversas y peregrinas historias
Authors: Garvin Mario
Published: December 2021

Alonso de Fuentes, Cuarenta cantos de diversas y peregrinas historias, Sevilla, Dominico de Robertis, 1550, estudio introductorio de Vicenç Beltran, México, Frente de Afirmación Hispanista A.C., 2020, 713 pp. ISBN: 978-84-121919-8-1.
Construção Concessivo-Comparativa “Até que para um palhaço, você escreve legal” como um elogio estranho
Authors: Pires Gabriela da Silva , Rocha Luiz Fernando Matos
Published: December 2021

Neste trabalho, discutimos acionamento de pressuposição e mesclagem conceptual, a partir de contribuições da Teoria dos Espaços Mentais (FAUCONNIER,1994, 1997; FAUCONNIER; TURNER, 2002), na estrutura que chamamos de Construção Concessivo-Comparativa, esquematizada como “ATÉ QUE PARA X, Y” e instanciada em ocorrências como “Até que pra um avô você ainda está em forma, hein”. Seguindo o aporte sociocognitivista da Gramática das Construções (GOLDBERG, 1995, 2006; FILLMORE, LEE-GOLDMAN & RHOMIEUX, 2012), a partir de abordagem teórico-metodológica baseada no uso, com um banco de dados formado por ocorrências autênticas retiradas da internet, objetivamos legitimar a Construção Concessivo-Comparativa como um recurso avaliativo da língua que pode promover uma crítica velada. Após análise empírica dos dados, destacamos que esta construção parece promover um processo de mesclagem conceptual, que relaciona escalas entre os espaços mentais e promove o surgimento de categoria ad hoc, em que a avaliação feita é relativizada a um grupo de expectativas.
expressão variável do imperativo no português brasileiro
Authors: Carvalho Luiz Fernando de
Published: December 2021

O imperativo de 2ª pessoa do singular no português brasileiro pode ser visto como uma construção com propriedades específicas nos termos de Goldberg (1995, 2006) bem como de Traugott e Trousdale (2013). Essa construção expressa-se por meio três instâncias construcionais: o imperativo verdadeiro (indicativo + tu), o imperativo supletivo (subjuntivo + você) e o imperativo abrasileirado (indicativo + você), conforme Scherre (2007), Paredes Silva et al. (2000) e Carvalho (2020). Neste artigo, com o intuito de estabelecer relações entre a Linguística Cognitiva e a Sociolinguística, discutem-se as interações entre essas construções com base na Teoria da Mesclagem Conceptual, de Fauconnier e Turner (2002), bem como a produtividade das formas imperativas na língua à luz da Teoria Baseada no Uso, de Bybee (2013). Nesse sentido, é possível entender que o imperativo abrasileirado tenha se originado a partir de um processo de mesclagem entre o imperativo verdadeiro e o imperativo supletivo e se espraiado no território nacional ao longo do tempo como uma construção típica do português brasileiro.
uso da construção “#SóQueSim” no Facebook
Authors: Gervasio Tharlles Lopes
Published: December 2021

Neste trabalho, propomos uma análise acerca da construção “#SóQueSim”, recrutada como indicador de ironia em interações estabelecidas por meio de postagens escritas na difundida rede social Facebook, gênero digital multimodal. Na rede social em questão, podemos notar grande frequência de uso da construção tema de nosso artigo, principalmente sob a forma das hashtags “#SóQueSim” ou “#SQS”. Tomamos por base pressupostos teóricos ancorados na Linguística Cognitiva, sobretudo, a Gramática de Construções, de Goldberg (1995) e a Mesclagem Conceptual, de Fauconnier e Turner (2002). Buscamos mostrar que as extensões de sentido veiculadoras da ironia – entendida segundo Coulson (2001; 2005) – são fornecidas pragmaticamente, a partir do contexto de uso dessa expressão. A ironia é um recurso linguístico muito utilizado nos mais variados textos da modalidade escrita e oral. A análise revelou que a real compreensão dos efeitos de sentido da construção “#SóQueSim” apenas se torna possível dentro de um dado contexto de uso, o que reforça, nesse sentido, a importância do cenário comunicativo. Constatamos, também, que “#SóQueSim”, além de marcar discursivamente o efeito de ironia, desempenha, nas porções textuais em que figura, o papel de gatilho para reiteração das ideias apresentadas.
La Administración Pública chilena ante una nueva Constitución
Authors: Rajevic Mosler Enrique
Published: December 2021

Este trabajo examina las líneas de continuidad de la Administración Pública chilena en las Constituciones de 1833, 1925 y 1980, entre las que está el presidencialismo, la rigidez institucional, la pretensión de un empleo público basado en el mérito y el centralismo, para luego analizar tres intentos fallidos de innovación en este ámbito: la descentralización territorial, la creación de una jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa especializada y la profesionalización del empleo público. A la luz de lo anterior formula algunas recomendaciones para el proceso constituyente en curso.
Migraciones, trabajo de cuidados y riesgos sociales
Authors: Martínez-Buján Raquel , Moré Corral Paloma
Published: December 2021

Este artículo explora el impacto de la pandemia de la COVID-19 en las condiciones laborales de las trabajadoras migrantes de cuidados de personas mayores y dependientes en España. Mediante una explotación de datos de la Encuesta de Población Activa se analizan los efectos de la crisis sanitaria en la precarización de este sector laboral (medida a través del desempleo y la temporalidad). El análisis de esta situación de desigualdad se articula conectando las características del modelo público de provisión de cuidados de larga duración con valores culturales que sitúan a las mujeres migrantes en estas actividades. Este contexto de riesgo social ha evidenciado las contradicciones existentes en el sistema de bienestar: las trabajadoras de cuidados de repente se convierten en esenciales al mismo tiempo que son excluidas del acceso a derechos sociales básicos, especialmente entre las mujeres de origen migrante.
La inevitabilidad de los empleos de cuidado
Authors: Díaz Gorfinkiel Magdalena , Elizalde-San Miguel Begoña
Published: December 2021

Este artículo analiza el impacto que tuvo la crisis de la COVID-19 en el sector del empleo del hogar. El objetivo principal reside en reflexionar sobre la relación existente entre las consecuencias coyunturales provocadas por la crisis socio-sanitaria y las formas estructurales de valoración y funcionamiento de este sector. Para ello, se analiza la evolución de la contratación en este sector durante los primeros meses de la pandemia así como las iniciativas de protección legislativa y socio-sanitaria puestas en marcha para las trabajadoras de este ámbito laboral. A pesar de su relevancia, las medidas adoptadas por parte de las administraciones públicas fueron tardías e incompletas, provocando un progresivo reposicionamiento de los cuidados en los márgenes de la prioridad social.
Tecnocuidados: Retos y desafíos en la era postcovid
Authors: Martín Palomo María Teresa , Gómez Bueno Carmuca , González Calo Inés
Published: December 2021

La relación entre cuidado y tecnociencia genera un campo de estudios muy dinámico en las ciencias sociales, como el proyecto en que se inscriben los resultados aquí presentados (anonimizado). En este artículo se analizan las implicaciones que las tecnologías tienen en el trabajo concreto del Servicio de Ayuda a Domicilio (SAD). Para ello, se ha llevado a cabo una aproximación cualitativa longitudinal mediante entrevistas a auxiliares del SAD a través de cuyos discursos se estudia cómo se reconfiguran las prácticas del cuidado con las tecnologías, tras la irrupción de la pandemia. Otros objetivos que centran el análisis son conocer los requerimientos en términos de competencias, habilidades y destrezas que —la nueva situación— requiere movilizar así como las exigencias que conlleva; e identificar de qué modo contribuyen a definir el cuidado con las tecnologías en un espacio que tiende a resistirse a los cambios como es el ámbito doméstico.
Disaster Management Using VANET
Authors: J. Cynthia , Sudhahar J. Clement , M Suguna , K.R Baskaran , J Senthil , K Vinoth
Published: December 2021

Disaster management is management of tasks involving responses to emergencies and methods of devising recovery strategies from havocs caused by nature. It assumes paramount importance now as the human surrounding has enormously become unpredictable owing to natural or man-made disasters. Consequence of disaster can be reduced by broadcasting of disaster alert to a defined radius that could be affected by the disaster. The objective of disaster management is to ensure energy economical and reliable communication that is resilient to network topology changes within the area. Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) is efficiently utilized to transfer the disaster alert information. Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication is used for disseminating the disaster alert message. This study proposes an effective data acquisition from the disaster location, data dissemination to the neighbouring zones and disaster management using VANET technology.
Liver Disease Prediction Using Machine Learning Classification
Authors: Sadhasivam Jayakumar , J Senthil , R.M Ganesh , N Chellapan
Published: December 2021

People have disorder of liver that require medical care at correct time. It is utmost important to find the disease before it elapse the curable stage. Significantly, much of understanding of organ development has arisen from analyses of patients with liver deficiencies. Data mining is beneficial to find the disease at early stage based on the factors that can be gathered by performing test on the patient. Nowadays, around 65 % of the population in India are eating junk foods which minimize the metabolism rate and effect liver in many ways. In recent years, liver disorders have excessively increased and are still considered to be life threatening because it has caused low survivability. Still the patients having liver diseases are increasing and the symptoms of the diseases are difficult to identify. The doctors often failed to identify the symptoms which can cause severe damages to the patient and it requires utmost attention. So, we are applying Medical Data Mining (MDM) for predicting the liver disease by using the historical data and understanding their patterns. Here we are using prediction model i.e. Support Vector Machine (SVM) to achieve the goal.
Multi Objective Concerned Network Coding Technique for Optimal Data Transmission
Authors: A Bharathi , C Siva , Angamuthu Suguna , M Thangamani
Published: December 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to developed in the real-world scenario due to increased utilization of sensor driven technologies. There are various research works has been proposed earlier for the network coding to ensure the reliable data transmission. However, existing research techniques doesn’t focus on the reliable route path selection which might affect the rate of data transmission. These issues are focused in the proposed research method by introducing the method namely Multi-Objective concerned Network Coding Technique (MO-NCT). In this work initially multicast tree construction is performed using Particle Swarm Optimization method. The main goal of this research work is ensuring the reliable and successful data transmission. Here the optimal network nodes will be chosen for constructing the multi cast tree. The multiple objectives considered in this work for the selection of the nodes are residual energy, remaining bandwidth level and throughput of nodes. To ensure the reliable data transmission even with the presence of larger coverage area, this work attempted to select the backup forwarder nodes which will act as intermediate hop relay nodes. The overall analysis of the research work is done in the NS2 simulation environment from which it is proved that the proposed method MO-MRP tends to achieve the optimal data transmission rate.
SINTESA PEMIKIRAN ULRICH BECK TENTANG RISIKO YANG ADA DI DUNIA DAN SAMANTHA BESSON TENTANG PERTENTANGAN DALAM PEMBENTUKAN HUKUM
Authors: Hadiyati Nur
Published: December 2021

Eksistensi hukum merupakan refleksi dari kondisi suatu masyarakat atau komunitas yang kemudian bersepakat untuk membentuk suatu hukum sebagaimana adegium ibi societa ubi ius melekat pada pemahaman kita. Namun sejatinya kesepakatan yang melatarbelakangi pembentukan hukum merupakan kesepakatan minimum yang berlandaskan pada pemikiran-pemikaran menanggulangi risiko akan masa depan, hal ini kemudian menjadi menarik untuk dibahas lebih lanjut mengenai kesepakatan minimum adalah sebagai suatu pemikiran yang diulas oleh Samantha Besson dan pemikiran terkait risiko diulas oleh Ulrich Beck. Guna memahami hakikat pembentukan hukum itu sendiri.
TINJAUAN HUKUM TERHADAP FRASA “TANPA PERSETUJUAN KORBAN” DALAM PERMENDIKBUD NOMOR 30 TAHUN 2021 TENTANG PENCEGAHAN DAN PENANGANAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL
Authors: Amal Bakhrul
Published: December 2021

Permasalahan mengenai kekerasan seksual di lingkungan Perguruan Tinggi semakin mengkhawatirkan. Oleh sebab itu Kemendikbud menerbitkan peraturan Permendikbud Nomor 30 Tahun 2021 tentang Pencegahan dan Penanganan Kerekerasan Seksual. Aturan tersebut kemudian menuai polemik di masyarakat. Permasalahan yang muncul adalah apa sebenarnya arti dari frasa tanpa persetujuan korban itu sendiri?. Sebab masuk ke dalam kualifikasi kejahatan maka pasal-pasal yang memuat frasa “tanpa persetujuan korban” ini termasuk ke dalam jenis pasal apa?. Permasalahan ini penting untuk dijawab untuk mengakhiri pro kontra yang mulai kontraproduktif di masyarakat mengingat korban kekerasan seksual justru semakin meningkat. Penulis mencoba mengkaji permasalahan ini dengan metode penelitian hukum yuridis normatif. Adapun pendekatan yang digunakan penulis adalah pendekatan kasus dan pendekatan konsep. Penulis menilai bahwa dimasukannya frasa “tanpa persetujuan korban” adalah untuk menjaga privasi dan hak individu korban. Pasal-pasal yang memuat frasa “tanpa persetujuan korban” bukanlah pasal legalisasi zina melainkan pasal dengan kualifikasi delik aduan.
Przerzutnia i wersyfikacja (na marginesie prac Giorgia Agambena i Adama Kulawika)
Authors: Mastalski Arkadiusz Sylwester
Published: December 2021

Tekst omawia dwie dwudziestowieczne koncepcje teoretycznoliterackie z zakresu szeroko rozumianej wersologii będące pionierskim wyrazem formowania się nowego sposobu myślenia o wersyfikacji opartego nie na studiowaniu metryki, lecz na uznaniu istotnej roli, jaką we współczesnych tekstach poetyckich pełni niezgodność członowania składniowego i wierszowego określana mianem przerzutni. Przyglądając się roli przerzutni w koncepcjach Giorgia Agambena i Adama Kulawika, odnosi się zarazem do przemian, jakie zaszły w myśleniu o tym zjawisku prozodycznym na przestrzeni ostatnich dziesięcioleci, czyli do tego, jak zmienił się wiersz, odchodząc od prymatu metru i ekwiwalencji na rzecz kompozycji nienumerycznej (tzw. wolnej).
Opisać ogień: o pożytkach niehermeneutycznego projektu H.U. Gumbrechta dla badań nad wierszem
Authors: Gorczyńska Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

Artykuł jest propozycją otwarcia badań wersologicznych na problematykę obecności w oparciu o projekt niehermeneutycznej humanistyki Hansa Urlicha Gumbrechta. Autorka przedstawia ograniczenia wersologii zorientowanej semantycznie, zarazem jednak wskazuje możliwość kontynuacji formalno-strukturalnej tradycji badań nad wierszem, śledząc niesemantyczne wątki w pracach polskich teoretyków: Janusza Sławińskiego, Lucylli Pszczołowskiej i Teresy Dobrzyńskiej. Funkcję exemplum pełni wiersz Tomasza Różyckiego Panny nieroztropne, rozważaniom teoretycznym patronują zaś dwie przenikliwe intuicje współczesnych poetów: przewrotna teza Eugenio Montalego o beznadziejnej semantyczności poezji oraz nietzscheański z ducha postulat Adama Zagajewskiego, by wersolodzy nie zajmowali się popiołem, lecz ogniem, tj. badali żywe, estetycznie oddziałujące formy wierszowe.
Wers i wiersz jako praca street art. O Sezonie Rafała Wojaczka
Authors: Dembińska-Pawelec Joanna
Published: December 2021

Artykuł odwołuje się do pracy street art Roberta Gilarskiego znajdującej się na Plantach w Mikołowie, w której dokonano wizualizacji wiersza Rafała Wojaczka Sezon. Instalacja prezentuje utwór mikołowskiego poety zapisany na stopniach parkowych schodów. Autorka artykułu interpretuje utwór, a następnie rozważa różnicę między semantyka formy Sezonu utrwaloną w druku oraz w pracy street art. Zwraca uwagę na wpływ topografii terenu, analizuje transpozycję formy wiersza w zapis piktorialny, gdzie istotną rolę pełnią schody-wersy. Najbardziej radykalna zmiana zachodzi w trybie lektury wertykalnej, wyznaczonej kierunkiem wchodzenia po stopniach-wersach „do góry”. Zmiana wersyfikacyjnych oczekiwań nie pozostaje bez konsekwencji dla interpretacji utworu. Odwrócony porządek odczytywania wiersza w instalacji ma znamiona prowokacji artystycznej i objawia się jako metanoja.
Do clones dream of absent father(s)? Biotechnologia i metafizyka w powieści Nie opuszczaj mnie Kazuo Ishiguro i jej filmowej adaptacji
Authors: Korczarowska Natasza
Published: December 2021

The article deals with metaphysical aspects of dystopian vision of posthuman and racist socjety presented in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go and its film adaptation. The controversial issue of cloning provokes fundamental questions of what constitutes our existence as human beings and what is the source of overpowering sense of solitude and orphanhood in the “fatherless” world. These questions are being answered in the context of biopolitics (Foucault, Habermas) and its ethical consequences. The paper is intended as a contribution to the ongoing discussion of the human condition and our relation to other beings: machines, animals and… clones.
A difficult history of light. About metaphysical ideas of “light writing” formulated before the birth of photography
Authors: Zawojski Piotr
Published: December 2021

The reflections presented in this article are devoted to Junko Theresa Mikuriya’s book, A History of Light. The Idea of Photography. It is a unique view on the search for pre-photographic origins of photography in the field of philosophical writings ranging from Plato, through the neoplatonic philosopher Jamblich’s enquiry, to the texts by Philotheus of Batos and by an early Renaissance philosopher, Marsilio Ficino. When thinking about metaphysics present in (moving and still) images, one should not forget about the metaphysics of the image itself. The idea of photography – regardless of whether we are witnessing a fundamental change in an ontological transition from an analogue to a digital form of image recording – obliges us to discuss the “history of light”, as this is what Mikuriya does. While locating the discussed concepts in the context of the history and theory of photography, as well as the archaeology of media, the author of this essay engages in a dialogue with Mikuriya and polemically discusses many of her hypotheses. Key concepts such as chalepon, photagogia, triton genos, phôteinographeisthai are analysed in order to indicate inspiring moments in the Mikuriya’s reflections, but also a kind of interpretive abuse in the process of reading and analysing philosophical texts addressing the issues of light.
Teorie poetów. Manifesty późnoawangardowe i poetyckie programy
Authors: Orska Joanna
Published: December 2021

This research paper considers the avant-garde manifestos and programmatic statements of poets, in the light of the debate on the emancipatory potential of neoavant-garde art. The author shows the need to redefine the notion of artistic autonomy that new art programmes involve. In the first part of the article, the point of origin of the modern understanding of artistic autonomy is reflected on in its two basic formulas: Kantian and Hegelian. The second part evolves an analysis of three examples of contemporary metapoetic statements by Polish poets (Piotr Sommer, Andrzej Sosnowski, Kacper Bartczak). Their neoavant-garde premises of the performative character of the theoretical discussions, and of the artistic elements that connect their theoretical ideas to the actual works of these poets lead us to the conclusion that engaged, activistic poetic practice, concerning he rules directed by the questions of autonomy of art, cannot be judged from the point of view of the Kantian definition of this autonomy, especially if we take the poetical matter of avant-garde provenance into consideration.
Odwrócony „świat na opak”. O Masce Śmierci Szkarłatnej Edgara Allana Poe w kontekście teorii karnawału
Authors: Górka Elżbieta , Wandowicz Mieszko
Published: December 2021

This paper considers The Masque of the Red Death, a short story by E.A. Poe. Understanding the carnival as mundus inversus (temporary inversion of order) and using the theories proposed by M. Bakhtin or V. Turner, the authors present an interpretation according to which Poe’s ball is indeed an inversion of a ball – an anti-carnival. Furthermore, they do not agree with the allegorical understanding of Poe’s works. Indicating a suggestion made by Poe himself, they choose an interpretation related to Eliade’s concept of symbolism. They also disagree with the theory in which The Masque of the Red Death is the story about the non-existence of God. Referring to other religious interpretations and the problems of time, they present their own biblical conclusion.
Ironia jako dekonstrukcja umierania w Listach Witolda Wirpszy
Authors: Wojda Dorota
Published: December 2021

This paper focuses on Witold Wirpsza’s Letters from the volume Second Resistance. Poems 1960–1964 (1965) and shows how irony becomes a deconstruction of dying, and at the same time of itself and of literary communication in general. The persiflage-oriented ars moriendi turns out to be a diagnosis directed against the discourses of thanatology, operating in institutions of power, medicine or religion (public letters) and family (private letters). Wirpsza designed it as a play of signs and communication noise in which meanings embedded in surface and deeper semantic levels intersect and contradict each other. This is accomplished by writing about death through epistolary, postal, philatelic tropes, concerning message, mediation and transmission. What are particularly important are the metaliterary parts, parabases intensifying the irony, which contain the vision of a postage  stamp robbery as reality transformed into signs. The interpretation of the Letters reveals that the deconstructive irony makes epistolary poetry a literary event – the letter, writing that is to be stolen, killed, read by the reader in her or his own way.
W prześwitach poezji i filozofii, czyli tam, gdzie spotykają się Leśmian i Heidegger
Authors: Kłosowski Mateusz
Published: December 2021

The article presents the phenomenon of clearance in both the poetry of Bolesław Leśmian and the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. The author indicates the common points in both these thinkers’ investigations. In addition to a review of the previous discussions of this problem, the article postulates including the clearance in the group of aesthetic categories, because of its dynamic character. It also proposes a modified definition of clearance as a contrast of light with predominant albeit secondary darkness.
Dilation Type Inequalities for Strongly-Convex Sets in Weighted Riemannian Manifolds
Authors: Tsuji Hiroshi
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we consider a dilation type inequality on a weighted Riemannian manifold, which is classically known as Borell’s lemma in high-dimensional convex geometry. We investigate the dilation type inequality as an isoperimetric type inequality by introducing the dilation profile and estimate it by the one for the corresponding model space under lower weighted Ricci curvature bounds. We also explore functional inequalities derived from the comparison of the dilation profiles under the nonnegative weighted Ricci curvature. In particular, we show several functional inequalities related to various entropies.
Concentration of Product Spaces
Authors: Kazukawa Daisuke
Published: December 2021

We investigate the relation between the concentration and the product of metric measure spaces. We have the natural question whether, for two concentrating sequences of metric measure spaces, the sequence of their product spaces also concentrates. A partial answer is mentioned in Gromov’s book [4]. We obtain a complete answer for this question.
The Method of Bifurcatory Division in Plato’sSophist
Authors: Smith Colin C.
Published: December 2021

The strange and challenging stretch of dialectic with which Plato’sSophistbegins and ends has confused and frustrated readers for generations, and despite receiving a fair amount of attention, there is no consensus regarding even basic issues concerning this method. Here I offer a new account of bifurcatory division as neither joke nor naïve method, but instead a valuable, propaedeutic method that Plato offers to us readers as a means of embarking upon the kind of mental gymnastics that will stretch us properly in preparation for further, more challenging dialectical work. Considering several interpretive issues, I argue that bifurcatory division is a process of collective inquiry into the common through which an account, both definitional and taxonomical, is discovered. Depending on the level of understanding exhibited by the inquirers, this account may or may not allow for noetic understanding of the object in the deepest sense.
Sorption behavior of natural uranium from aqueous solutions using modified activated carbon with quinoline
Authors: Elashry Soaad M. , Labib Shiraz , Attallah Mohamed F.
Published: December 2021

The activated carbon (AC) was modified by molecules of quinoline (Q) and the new prepared AC impregnated by Q was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, surface measurements, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). These analytical techniques demonstrated a successful preparation of AC-Q as a new material which was examined for its sorption behavior for natural uranium. The sorption results by batch mode indicated the optimum conditions for 94.5% removal of U(VI) ions at pH 4.7 and an equilibrium contact time of 90 min. The analysis of sorption data revealed that the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir were more fitted than other estimated models. The sorption capacity of U(VI) was ∼63 mg/g onto AC-Q as adsorbent martial. The thermodynamic data demonstrated that the sorption of uranium is endothermic and spontaneous. New mechanism was supposed based on the role of the abrasive material quinoline on the mechanical removal of uranium from aqueous solution.
Remote communication in Scrum teams – a COVID-19 preventive measure or work time optimisation?
Authors:   Gdańsk University of Technology, Brodnicki Kamil
Published: December 2021

The article presents the impact of remote work, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, on the functioning of Scrum teams. Attempts have been made to analyse the positive and negative aspects of remote work. The article also looks at the impact of remote work on the level of communication and efficiency of Scrum teams. For this purpose, the author conducted research on a sample of 40 organisations that declared to use Scrum methodology, using 187 questionnaires as the research material. The study was carried out at the turn of April and May 2021 and was carried out using the CAWI technique. The obtained results were analysed using the Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis methods, and enable defining a picture of an organisation’s readiness to work remotely. In addition, they also allowed for an assessment of how the infrastructure used for remote work communication translates into the organisation of Sprint meetings. This paper presents conclusions aimed at counteracting the observed irregularities detected during the tests. At the end, the author proposes solutions that could improve communication within Scrum teams, with remote work in mind.
The Arab World
Authors: Boukreisa Boubaker
Published: December 2021

Many researchers who believed in the “Arab Spring” are now debating the “Arab Autumn.” The two concepts are misleading because they reflect the entangled and complex reality of Arab countries at the current time. Such significant events that comprised the Arab Spring require knowledge of the influence of countries that were not directly involved in it, but which were pursuing their interests beyond their own borders. An attempt to engage with this sort of analytical framework leads to political fallacy that will contribute more to the crisis rather than solve it. Thus, it is important to understand that those who fight tyranny are not necessarily democratic themselves.What is the state of play in the Arab world today? At what stage of history is this region positioned? To answer both questions a lateral approach is needed, but this should not overlook the size of cases and their different levels.
The Vulnerability and Resilience of the Global Container Shipping Industry
Authors: Rodrigue Jean-Paul
Published: December 2021

Intermodal shipping containers, standardized and capable of being carried on trucks, trains, barges, or ships, have transformed the global economy since they were introduced in 1959. By allowing previously separated segments of regional and global transport systems to interact, they have vastly expanded global trade and facilitated supply chains that stretch around the world. But vulnerabilities in the system became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Problems at key bottlenecks in the system, compounded by an unexpected six-day shutdown of the vital Suez Canal, precipitated global disruptions leading to shortages of goods and soaring prices around the world. As the global shipping industry recovers, it will have an opportunity to transition toward a system that is more resilient.
Digital Currencies—More than a Passing Fad?
Authors: Eichengreen Barry
Published: December 2021

The financial system is currently in a period of exceptionally rapid technological and organizational change, with the adoption of cloud computing to store and process financial data, artificial intelligence to analyze it, and blockchain to secure it. It is fashionable to assert that digital currencies will be part of that future. But cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are too volatile to possess the essential attributes of money. Stablecoins have fragile currency pegs that diminish their utility in transactions. And central bank digital currencies are a solution in search of a problem.
Modern Epics
Authors: Lustig Joshua
Published: December 2021

A new novel about the 2015 surge of migration to Europe raises questions about whether fiction that draws on ethnographic methods can bring a uniquely intimate perspective to the relations between asylum seekers and the volunteers who try to help them.
The role of vitamin D in breast cancer risk and progression
Authors: Vanhevel Justine , Verlinden Lieve , Doms Stefanie , Wildiers Hans , Verstuyf Annemieke
Published: December 2021

The active form of vitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), is primarily known as a key regulator of calcium and phosphate homeostasis. It exerts its biological functions by binding to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a transcription factor that regulates gene expression in vitamin D-target tissues such as intestine, kidney and bone. Yet, the VDR is expressed in many additional normal and cancerous tissues, where it moderates the antiproliferative, prodifferentiating and immune-modulating effects of 1,25(OH)2D3. Interestingly, several epidemiological studies show that low levels of 25(OH)D, a biological marker for 1,25(OH)2D3 status, are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (BC) development. Mendelian randomization studies, however, did not find any relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes associated with lower serum 25(OH)D and BC risk. Nevertheless, multiple and in vivo preclinical studies illustrate that 1,25(OH)2D3 or its less calcaemic structural analogues influence diverse cellular processes in BC such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, autophagy and the epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Recent insights also demonstrate that 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment impacts on cell metabolism and on the cancer stem cell population. The presence of VDR in the majority of BCs, together with the various anti-tumoural effects of 1,25(OH)2D3, has supported the evaluation of the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on BC development. However, most randomized controlled clinical trials do not demonstrate a clear decrease in BC incidence with vitamin D3 supplementation. However, 1,25(OH)2D3 or its analogues seem biologically more active and may have more potential anticancer activity in BC upon combination with existing cancer therapies.
The Influence of School Loose-Tight Culture on Bullying of Middle School Students: The Mediating Role of Collective Moral Disengagement and Collective Efficacy
Authors: Song Yirui , Wang Lei
Published: December 2021

To explore the relationship and mechanism of school loose-tight culture to middle school bullying, a total of 808 students were selected from three middle schools in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province of China, to conduct a questionnaire survey. The study used the school loose-tight culture scale, the collective moral disengagement scale, the collective efficacy scale, and the bullying scale for middle school students. The results showed that (i) school loose-tight culture significantly predicted the occurrence of school bullying; (ii) school loose-tight culture was significantly negatively correlated with collective moral disengagement and school bullying but positively correlated with collective efficacy. Further, collective moral disengagement was significantly positively correlated with school bullying, but collective efficacy was significantly negatively correlated with school bullying; (iii) school loose-tight culture inhibited school bullying through the dual mediating effects of collective moral disengagement and collective efficacy at the same time.
Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Due to Spontaneous Rupture of an Infected Endometrioma: A Case Report
Authors: Petruškevičiūtė Evelina , Bužinskienė Diana
Published: December 2021

Background. Endometriosis is defined as a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent gynaecologic disease. It affects approximately 5–10% of reproductive-age women worldwide. Ovarian endometriosis is the most frequent form of this condition. Endometriotic cysts are found in about 17–44% of women diagnosed with endometriosis. It is well known, that ovarian endometriomas can cause infertility and chronic pelvic pain. Enlarging cysts can also cause ovarian torsion. In addition, ovarian endometriosis slightly increases the risk for ovarian cancer. The rupture of endometriotic ovarian cysts is an exceptional complication. According to the literature, the prevalence is less than 3% among women with endometriosis. The rupture of an ovarian endometrioma can cause acute peritonitis, which can lead to sepsis, septic shock and can be lethal. The occurrence of abscesses within an ovarian endometrioma is an extremely rare complication. Generally, the origin of infected endometriotic ovarian cysts is related to the previous invasive procedures involving pelvic organs or the use of intrauterine devices. Also, ovarian abscesses can be caused by the hematogenous or lymphatic spread of bacteria. Although, the literature points out that infection of endometriotic ovarian cysts can develop spontaneously. In these rare cases, reservoir and route of infection remains an enigma.Case report. A 49-year-old female was brought to the emergency room with severe generalized lower abdominal pain (6/10) and three days lasting fever. Abdominal examination revealed diffuse abdominal pain with anterior abdominal wall muscle tension. Painful solid masses were felt on both sides of the uterus during the pelvic examination. Cystic masses were detected in both ovaries during transvaginal sonography. Computer tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis revealed abnormal changes in both ovaries. A small amount of free fluid was found in the pelvic cavity along with thickened pelvic peritoneum. Suspecting acute peritonitis and bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses, surgical treatment was performed. Lower midline laparotomy with bilateral adnexectomy and abdominal lavage with 4000 ml normal saline were done. The outcome of peritonitis was evaluated using the Mannheim peritonitis index (MPI=17 – low risk of morbidity and mortality). The histopathological examination revealed the diagnosis of bilateral endometriotic cysts complicated with acute inflammation, with associated acute inflammation of both fallopian tubes. Microbiological cultures from the purulent fluid were negative.Conclusions. Although the occurrence of abscesses within an ovarian endometrioma is an extremely rare finding in clinical practice, it has to be considered by gynaecologists because it might result in a surgical emergency that can be life-threatening. Being aware of the risk factors of abscesses within an endometrioma can lead to an early diagnosis of this rare condition and help to avoid serious complications.
Multidimensional local theorem in the Knopfmachers semigroup
Authors: Skrabutėnas Rimantas
Published: December 2021

In the presentpaper a multidimensionallocal theorem for arithmetic functions definedin the Knopfmachers semigroup G is obtained.
Definition of a mathematical function for analysis of a model for distribution of substratum in biocatalytic membrane
Authors: Krylovas Aleksandras , Kulys Juozas
Published: December 2021

Mathematical model for distribution of substratum in biocatalytic membrane described by second order nonlinear differential equation, which solution is presented as a special mathematical function. In the paper authors construct asymptotical approximations of the function for small and big concentration of substratum.