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Depreciation Is a Controversial Issue
Authors: Mislavskaya N.
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to a retrospective analysis of the formation and development of depreciation accounting. The author focuses on the fact that the concept and economic meaning of depreciation, despite the established accounting methodology, cannot be classified as trivial. The methodology for recording this economic transaction has a multifactorial nature. The author offers his own, utilitarian version of accounting, which is consistent with the modern conditions of economic activity.
Competencias e intenciones emprendedoras de los estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Calanchez Urribarri Africa del Valle , Rosas-Prado Carmen Elvira , Díaz Torres William Ricardo , Merino Núñez Mirko
Published: October 2023

El empleo es uno de los retos más importantes que enfrentan las personas, en especial los estudiantes y egresados universitarios, por lo que es importante identificar y analizar los factores que se relacionan con el fomento de las competencias e intenciones de emprendimiento de los universitarios. Dado que, a través de acciones específicas que se les ofrezca a los estudiantes en su formación universitaria, ellos tendrán la capacidad de crear emprendimientos y tener autoempleo. El propósito del presente artículo de revisión documental es analizar los factores que se relacionan con el desarrollo de competencias e intenciones emprendedoras de los estudiantes universitarios. El estudio se fundamentó en el enfoque cualitativo-interpretativo. Para dar respuesta a los interrogantes planteados, se aplicó el método propuestopor Martínez (2015), para generar las teorías, y el modelo Prisma para la selección de fuentes de información (Hutton et al., 2016). La unidad de análisis se obtuvo de bases de datos Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo y Redalyc; se seleccionaron 30 artículos científicos pertinentes, relevantes y elegibles con el tema de estudio. Obteniendo como hallazgo que uno de los factores que más prevalece es la educación empresarial, la cual propicia la actitud y el interés de los estudiantes universitarios por emprender.
A Doubly Stochastic Simulator with Applications in Arrivals Modeling and Simulation
Authors: Zheng Yufeng , Zheng Zeyu , Zhu Tingyu
Published: October 2023

For several areas in the domain of operations research and management science, such as service, logistics and supply chain, and financial systems, the randomness of arrivals is one primary source of uncertainty. Appropriately modeling, statistically characterizing, and efficiently simulating the arrival processes are critical for policy and performance evaluation in the related systems. Classic Monte Carlo simulators have advantages in capturing the interpretable “physics” of a stochastic object, whereas neural network–based simulators have advantages in capturing less-interpretable complicated dependence within a high-dimensional distribution. In “A Doubly Stochastic Simulator with Applications in Arrivals Modeling and Simulation,” Zheng, Zheng, and Zhu propose a doubly stochastic simulator that integrates a stochastic generative neural network and a classic Monte Carlo Poisson simulator to utilize the advantages of both. They provide statistical guarantees and demonstrate empirical performances of the proposed methods.
A Lyapunov Theory for Finite-Sample Guarantees of Markovian Stochastic Approximation
Authors: Chen Zaiwei , Maguluri Siva T. , Shakkottai Sanjay , Shanmugam Karthikeyan
Published: October 2023

The stochastic approximation (SA) method stands as the foundational mathematical tool for modern large-scale optimization and machine learning. Therefore, gaining a theoretical understanding of SA algorithms is of fundamental interest. In their paper titled “A Lyapunov Theory for Finite-Sample Guarantees of Markovian Stochastic Approximation,” Chen et al. present a unified Lyapunov framework for the finite-sample analysis of a Markovian SA algorithm under a contractive operator with respect to an arbitrary norm. The key novelty lies in the construction of a smooth Lyapunov function called the generalized Moreau envelope. The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of their SA results in the context of reinforcement learning (RL), specifically through popular algorithms such as variants of temporal difference (TD) learning and Q-learning. As byproducts, the results provide theoretical insights into the efficiency of bootstrapping in TD learning with eligibility traces and the bias-variance tradeoff in off-policy learning.
DISSOCONS: El diseño del campo a partir de haceres que no le pertenencen (ni le pertenecerán nunca)
Authors: Gutiérrez Alfredo
Published: October 2023

En este artículo contraigo el campo del diseño desvinculando prácticas ajenas adjetivadas como “diseños” (vernáculo, indígena, etc.) a las que llamo Dissocons, acrónimo de (leer mayúsculas): DIseños del Sur, de los Sures (plural), Otros, Con Otros NombreS. Expongo al diseño prehistórico como mito disciplinar. Cuestiono la arqueología y el diseño modernos por capturar temporalidades de diversos pueblos. Infiero un diseño desproyectualizado que abrace la otredad sin ensombrecerla. Describo nexos entre Occidente, el desarrollo y el diseño. Planteo, desde la desclasificación, artefactos devolucionarios para armonizar relaciones con ambientes y gentes colonizadas. Problematizo el pluriverso cuando homogeneiza existencias impluralizables (como mundos o universos) y, ante diversos pluriversos, debato la adjudicación de su autoría única al Movimiento Zapatista. Introduzco la diseñorancia como aquello que el diseño ignora. Finalmente reporto Dissocons contextualizados: andinos (sallqa, uywaña), lakotas (wakan) y polinesios (vā, navegación ancestral rediviva), mientras sugiero a diseñadores y arquitectos experimentar la alteridad en diferencia de malocas, iglúes, rucas o tipis sin traducirlos como “casas”.
Cuidado cultural em região de fronteira: perspectiva de enfermeiros da atenção primária à saúde
Authors: Timoteo Fabiana Paes Nogueira , Silva Rosane Meire Munhak da , Manfrini Gisele Cristina , Baggio Maria Aparecida
Published: October 2023

Objetivo: conhecer a perspectiva de enfermeiros sobre cultura e cuidado cultural em município de fronteira e sua formação para realizar o cuidado culturalmente congruente. Método: estudo exploratório-descritivo, conduzido à luz da Teoria Transcultural do Cuidado. Realizadas entrevistas com 18 enfermeiros da atenção primária de Foz do Iguaçu-PR, entre janeiro de 2020 e janeiro de 2021, submetidas à análise de conteúdo. Resultados: as categorias de análise mostraram que, para os enfermeiros, o indivíduo traz consigo sua cultura, apreendida em seu meio, ao nascimento e passa de geração em geração. Considerações finais: ser profissional em região de fronteira interfere na perspectiva das diferenças culturais, as quais se relacionam num processo de interculturalidade, tornando-se relevante conhecer a população, seus hábitos e crenças para preservá-los nas ações de cuidado. Enfermeiros migrantes na região do estudo buscam conhecer a população, seus hábitos e crenças para preservá-los nas ações de cuidado.
Contribution analysis of carcass traits on auction price for Hanwoo steers in the Yeongnam region of Korea
Authors: Lee Chanbin , Min Kyung tae , Lee Seung jae , Lee Hosung , Seo Jakyeom , Kim Myunghoo , Kim Byeong-Woo
Published: October 2023

In this study, Data were the carcass grade on each 53,829 head of hanwoo steers slaughtered 3 years before (2017, 2018, 2019), 32,910 head of hanwoo steers slaughtered after (2020, 2021, 2022) COVID-19 at Yeongnam region and 54,369 head of hanwoo steers slaughtered same period at except for Yeongnam region. To find out the contribution of carcass traits to auction price and total price were analyzed through regression coefficients by using multiple regression analysis. As environmental factors affecting these carcass traits, slaughter year and slaughter season were set and analyzed through the least square method. The results of slaughter year showed that the grade of carcass traits in Yeongnam region increased over the years. In addition, in the slaughter season, the grade of carcass traits in the fall was found to be excellent. According to the contribution analysis, the results of the contribution ratio to auction price of before and after COVID-19 in Yeongnam region and after COVID-19 in all regions except Yeongnam were the same in order of marbling score, backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weight. Also, the contribution ratio to total price were the same in order of carcass weight, marbling score, backfat thickness, eye muscle area. The general carcass grade is intended to use and analyze data from Yeongnam region, which has excellent backfat thickness and carcass weight, also has the largest number of elite cows selected through the verification work of elite cow by Korea Animal Improvement Association, and use it as a means for strategies to increase farm’s income and advance to high quality about Korean beef.
Copy Number Variation Frequency Analysis by Regions of Hanwoo (Korean Native Cattle) Using Hanwoo SNP 50K Chip
Authors: Tseveen Khaliunaa , Lee Gwang Hyeon , Bang Chan Mi , Yang Dae Yong , Sun Chang Wan , Lee Yoon Seok , Kong Hong Sik
Published: October 2023

Recently another type of genetic polymorphism, called copy number variation (CNV), has been discovered in the whole genome variation. SNP chips have also been used for CNVs analysis, making them a useful analytical tool. In this study, we evaluated CNVs and identified the relationship between CNV regions (CNVRs) in Hanwoo (n=1500) using the Illumina Hanwoo SNP 50K BeadChip in four South Korean regions. PennCNV software was used to identify CNVs, followed by CNV Ruler software to locate diverse CNVRs. We identified 8686 CNVs (6666 gains; 2020 loss), with lengths varying from 2,182 to 2,957,803 bp. Additionally, 689 CNVRs (480 gains; 153 losses; 56 both) were identified, with lengths varying from 2,820 to 2,957,803 bp, with an average of 124,881 bp, encompassing 86,042,896 bp (3.48%). Bioinformatic analysis was conducted using Biomart tools, gene ontology analysis, and the DAVID program. We identified 27 genes that were associated with IGF2, INS, SOCS3, and TH and found that they were related to insulin (GO:0046626, GO:1900076, bta04917). In conclusion, CNVs were identified using the HanwooSNP50k chip, CNVR with characteristics for each region was identified, and a part overlapping with the gene was verified. It is essential to verify that insulin-related genes differ by region and to understand the relationship between regional economic traits and CNV.
Multi-Locational Based Comparative Antioxidant Study of Some Commonly Consumed Fruits and Vegetables in a Part of Eastern India
Authors: Kuanar Ananya , Pattnaik1 Bibhudutta , Nayak Guru Charan , Bose Anindiya , Das omadatta , Pattnaik Pratap Keshari , Kar Dattatreya
Published: October 2023

The oxidative compounds at a certain level positively affect the body's immune functions; however, inappropriate lifestyles and dietary habits can trigger an imbalance in the body's antioxidant defense mechanisms and the production of free radicles, can cause molecular damages which can be observed through different biomarkers. These free radicles can cause undesirable health, leading to different degenerative diseases and pathogenesis. Antioxidants are highly effective in reducing the frequent occurrence of such chronic diseases. FAV (fruits and vegetables) and food plants have been well known for its antioxidant contain. This study interprets to determine the total phenolic content which ranges from 8.6 μg (Tomato of Cuttack) to 27.8 μg (Amla of Jajpur) of gallic acid equivalents per 100 gm of extract. Flavonoid content ranges from 3.6-34.2 μg of quercetin equivalents per 100 gm of the extract, with Karela of Jajpur having the maximal (34.2 μg) content, with banana (3.6 μg) being the least of Cuttack. Antioxidant content ranges from 5.1-10.8 μg/ml. Banana of Jajpur has maximal IC50 value through DPPH based scavenging assay method, with Amla of Angul, Cuttack and Dhenkanal as the lowest capacity. The significant output of the research will convey the habitant of these localities and the selection as well as the inclusion of the finest fruits and vegetables in their day to day regular diet. The researchers may utilize the data for geographical based epidemiological studies where the intake of reported foods can be used to measure their antioxidant values, which may further be utilized to verify the impact of antioxidants and their synergistic effect on the cell. Animal based experimental studies or human based clinical trials may interpret the role of dietary phytochemical based antioxidants in preventing different chronic and degenerative diseases.
Health Literacy in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Narrative Review
Authors: Poojar Basavaraj , Shenoy K Ashok , Kamath Ashwin , Ramapuram John , B. Rao Sathish , Ullal Sheetal Dinkar
Published: October 2023

Overall literacy talents comprise an individual’s capacity to read, write and recognise written information (print literacy), articulate and interpret oral language (oral literacy) and interpret and apply for numbers in everyday activities (numeracy). Health literacy, a subset of overall literacy talents, is relatively correlated with it and has been described as the extent to which people can gain, approach, and understand introductory medical information and services required to take health decisions. Concerning HIV, people with low health literacy have less information on the illness and their medical care needs. Moreover, they show poor drug compliance, potentially leading to treatment failure and lack of achievement of the target viral load reduction. The shortfall of non-conceptual models of health literacy is an issue in the utilization of general proficiency instruments. HIV disease-specific health literacy instruments would be more useful and likely to provide more meaningful results rather than those obtained through the use of general instruments. Further exploration of HIV health literacy is demanded. Prospective studies should involve different geographical areas with different socioeconomic characteristics, societal structures and regional healthcare settings. This narrative review has limitations. The vast majority of the HIV research referenced in this study was conducted among the western and African populations with HIV. The studies generally excluded individuals over 50 years of age, restricting the applicability of the study findings.
The Significance of Remdesivir and Favipiravir Therapies to Survival of COVID-19 Patients
Authors: Al-Malkey Maysaa K. , Mohammed Sinai W. , F Khalaf Noorulhuda , Al-Obaidi Mohammed J. , Sameer Fadhaa O.
Published: October 2023

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the infection escalation around the globe encourage the implementation of the global protocol for standard care patients aiming to cease the infection spread. Evaluating the potency of these therapy courses has drawn particular attention in health practice. This observational study aimed to assess the efficacy of Remdesivir and Favipiravir drugs compared to the standard care patients in COVID-19 confirmed patients. One hundred twenty-seven patients showed the disease at different stages, and one hundred and fifty patients received only standard care as a control group were included in this study. Patients under the Remdesivir therapy protocol were (62.20%); meanwhile, there (30.71%) were under Favipiravir therapy. From the total number of patients under both protocols, 75.6% of the total patients recovered, and 15.7% were deceased. The mortality rate was shown to be 14 out of 64 patients (22%) in critical COVID-19 patients in the Remdesivir group and 3 out of 37 patients (8%) in the Favipiravir group. Remdesivir drug lowered healing mean time to 6 days in mild-to-moderate. COVID-19 clinical manifestations are different among infected patients, and the therapy required to be carefully designed for critical cases in particular. Remdesivir and Favipiravir therapy tend to have a promising efficacy in reducing the mortality rate and time of recovery, especially among mild-to-moderate patients.
A Comparison of the Recovery Profile of Dexmedetomidine When Administered by Different Routes in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: B Gayathri. , Mirunalini Gunaseelan , LN Sundaram. , RK Nivedita
Published: October 2023

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that demands a safe and fast-tracking anesthesia plan. A faster and smoother recovery of patients from anesthesia after a surgical procedure is critical for early discharge. Dexmedetomidine is a short-acting α2 agonist with analgesic, sedative, and anxiolytic properties. However, it is associated with prolonged sedation when administered through an intravenous route, thereby prolonging the recovery time from anesthesia. We conducted this study to compare the time to extubation after anesthesia when dexmedetomidine was administered through the conventional intravenous route and an interfascial transversus abdominus plane (TAP) block and rectus sheath (RS) block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries under general anesthesia. In addition, we also studied postoperative pain using the Visual analog scale (VAS). This study is a double-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on 54 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients were allocated to two groups. Group C received 50 micrograms of dexmedetomidine intravenously. Patients in group T received 50 micrograms of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to the 0.3% ropivacaine administered through the TAP block and RS block. The mean time for extubation in group C was 10.87 ± 1.71 minutes, and in group T was 4.37 ± 0.25 minutes, which was significant (p < 0.05, 95% CI - 5.83 to 7.17). In addition, the median postoperative VAS in group T was significantly lower at six hours, 12 hours, and 18 hours postoperatively. Hence, we conclude that dexmedetomidine, administered in the interfascial plane for laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, provides a better recovery profile from general anesthesia and good postoperative pain relief.
Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Secang Wood (Caesalpinia Sappan L) Water Extract in Wistar Rats
Authors: Asih Ida Ayu Raka Astiti , Subawa I Ketut Giri Harta , Parwata I Made Oka Adi
Published: October 2023

Secang (Caesalpinia sappan L.) has a good effect on the health of the human body traditionally. It is a plant that has antioxidant activity because containing phenol and flavonoid compounds. The focus of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of Secang wood water extract in vitro and in vivo. The Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power method is used to examine antioxidant activity in vitro, while Wistar rats are used to test it in vivo. Test animals are given orally 50 mg/kgBW of the Secang wood water extract. Malondialdehyde levels and Superoxide Dismutase activity in rat heart and liver tissue with maximum physical activity were measured after the five-day intervention. In vitro, tests revealed that Secang wood water extract, which contained 393.7374 mg AAE/g of the sample, had the highest antioxidant capacity. In vivo, a test revealed that consumption of Secang wood water extract significantly (p < 0.05) boosted Superoxide Dismutase activity and lowered Malondialdehyde levels in the Wistar rats compared to the control.
Analysis of the Development of B-Cell Precursors in Day Three Incubated Chicken Embryos
Authors: Mafruchati Maslichah , Ismail Wan Iryani Wan
Published: October 2023

Background: In mammals, birds, and amphibians, the B lineage of lymphoid cells first arise during embryogenesis and are distinguished by their capacity to produce immunoglobulin. For the purpose of researching the development of the B-cell repertoire and the development of self-tolerance, these early B-cell precursors are of utmost importance. The genetic and/or microenvironmental variables that control the beginning of immunoglobulin synthesis in embryonic haemopoietic cells are, however, poorly understood. Purpose: The ontogeny of B-cell precursors in chicken embryos from day three of incubation was examined in this work. Research methods: The terms "ontogeny, B-cell, precursors, chicken embryos, incubation" were used in a thorough literature search in the PubMed, NCBI, and Google Scholar databases. After all articles were picked based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 38 papers that satisfied the criteria for inclusion were collected. Result: The study's findings show that clglarge basophilic hemopoietic stem cells and cIg+ small lymphoid B-cell precursors are two types of migrant cells that appear to enter the embryonic bursa of Fabricius. Hence, B lymphopoiesis does not only take place in the bursa of Fabricius in the avian embryo. Although the yolk sac and the hemopoietic tissues around the dorsal aorta are strong candidates, the identity of the extra-bursal location remains unknown. Conclusion: Hence, general haemopoietic organs may serve as the initial site of B lymphopoiesis in both birds and mammals. Only later in the course of avian development do the bursal follicles become accessible and take over.
Hybrid Model: Deep Learning method for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s disease from MRI images
Authors: Vashishtha Anuradha , Acharya Anuja Kumar , Swain Sujata
Published: October 2023

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative brain disease that kills neurons. The global prevalence of the disease is gradually growing. In all leading countries, it is one of the senior citizens' leading causes of death. So, much research shows that early detection of illness is the most critical factor in improving patient care and treatment outcomes. Currently, AD is diagnosed by the manual study of magnetic resonance imaging, biomarker tests, and cognitive tests. Machine learning algorithms are used for automatic diagnosis. However, they have certain limits in terms of accuracy. Another issue is that models trained on class-unbalanced datasets often have poor results. Therefore, the main objective of the proposed work is to include a pre-processing method before the hybrid model to improve classification accuracy. This research presents a hybrid model based on a deep learning approach to detect Alzheimer’s disease. Which, we are using the SMOTE method to equally distribute the classes to prevent the issue of class imbalance. The hybrid model uses Inception V3 and Resnet50 to detect characteristics of Alzheimer's disease from magnetic resonance imaging. Finally, a dense layer of convolution neural network is used for classification. The hybrid approach achieves 99% accuracy in classifying MRI datasets, which is better than the old work. These results are better than existing approaches based on accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and other characteristics.
Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Prosopis Juliflora in Lipopolysaccharide Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in Wistar Albino Rats
Authors: Chittrarasan Sushil , Radhakrishnan Arunkumar , Lella Tanuja , Rao K Lakshitha Niyatee , Sugumar Padmaja , Ravi Srivignesh , Elango Abinaya
Published: October 2023

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of methanolic leaf extract of Prosopis juliflora (PJ) in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) in rats using clinical, hematological, biochemical parameters, inflammatory markers, histopathological examination of vital organs and mortality. Materials and Methods: 60 male Wistar albino rats were divided into 4 groups with 18 rats each in groups 1, 2 &3 and 6 rats in group 4. Rats in group 1 were not given any treatment and served as inflammation (SIRS) control while rats in group 2 received Hydrocortisone 5 mg/kg IV 12th hourly and rats in group 3, received methanolic leaf extract of PJ2 mg/kg 12th hourly orally from day 1 to day 3. SIRS was induced in groups 1 to 3 on day 4 with single intraperitoneal injection of LPS. The rats in groups 1-3 were divided into subgroups- A, B and C, that were sacrificed on day 5, 6 and 7, ie., 24, 48 and 72 hours after LPS injection respectively. The treatment was continued with hydrocortisone and PJ leaf extract in groups 2 and 3 till the animals were sacrificed. The laboratory assessments were carried out at the time of sacrificing the animals. Group 4 animals did not receive any treatment and were sacrificed on day 4 to provide presumptive baseline data. The data were statistically compared using repeated measures ANOVA within the groups and one-way ANOVA between the groups. Results: The results showed that PJ leaf extract exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in terms of improvement in body temperature, total WBC count and all the inflammatory markers and the data was statistically significant for all parameters (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be concluded that PJ has a potential therapeutic role in SIRS.
Antifibrotic Efficacy of a New Phytocomposition of Essential Phospholipids with Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ecdysterone, Lycopene and Proanthacyanidin in Experimental Severe Chronic Hepatitis Compared with Phosphogliv
Authors: Aripov A. N. , Akhunzhanova L. L. , Nabiev A. U. , Aripov O. A. , Khamroev T. T.
Published: October 2023

Since the prevalence of acute and especially severe chronic liver diseases of various etiologies increases from year to year, this pathology is recognized as the main burden on health worldwide. Currently, it has been established that the use of drugs based on essential phospholipids and plant origin with antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity is very effective in the prevention and treatment of liver diseases. In this regard, we studied under experimental conditions the effect of phytocomposition of soy lecithin, glycyrrhizic acid, lycopene and ecdysterone (conditional name hepalipin) and proanthacyanidin (conditional name yantacin) isolated from the plant Alhagi pseudalhagi on cytolytic-cholestatic liver damage, as well as on the development of fibrosis. In this study, we evaluated the hepatoprotective and antifibrotic effects of a new combination called Hepatocin obtained in a 1:1 ratio (100 mg/kg of Hepalipin and 100 mg/kg of Yantacin). All the studies conducted were conducted on adult nonlinear rats, while the experimental animals were divided into a control group infected with heliotrin, a substance with hepatotoxic action, a group receiving hepatocin, and an intact group that was not infected with heliotrin at the same time. In the conducted studies, hepatocin significantly inhibited the development of cytolytic-cholestatic liver damage, helped to maintain the functions of the liver synthesizing protein and glycogen, and when administered to experimental animals against the background of a chronic disease developing as a result of damage by heliotrin, it has an antioxidant effect. In addition, the use of hepatocin for more than two months in chronic liver damage or early stage fibrosis led to the restoration of serum enzymes of experimental animals, as well as regulators of cytochrome P450 and b5 fibrogenesis in liver tissues, PCNA, PDGF-BB to levels almost close to the initial (intact) values. Thus, in experimental conditions of chronic severe hepatitis or early stage fibrosis, hepatocin showed statistically significant advantages over Phosphogliv in terms of the intensity of hepatoprotective or antifibrotic action.
Large Element de novo Choledocholithiasis: A case report
Authors: Padilla Adrián Cano- , Hernández Jesús Estrada- , Vargas Gilberto Flores- , Raygoza Nicolás Padilla-
Published: October 2023

The case is a female 73 years old, with a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy ten years ago, and is diagnosed with de novo choledocholithiasis. The medical staff conducted two Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatographies (ERCP). The results of the first one were unresolved choledocholithiasis, endoscopic sphincterotomy, intra and extrahepatic bile duct dilation, and plastic biliary prosthesis placement. In the second one, the results showed an ampulla of Vater with endoprosthesis in situ, which was removed easily. Besides, it was tried to trap the stone with a basket, without success due to dimensions (>45 mm). A Tannenbaum-type biliary stent was placed to ensure biliary drainage. After, the patient was scheduled for a laparoscopic bile duct exploration, and dissection was performed during the surgical procedure until locating a dilated common bile duct of approximately 3 cm. The stone was removed with laparoscopic forceps. Choledochorrhaphy was performed, and a drain was placed.
Feeling misinformation: contours of information enthusiasm
Authors: Berg Anna
Published: October 2023

Previous research on the consumption of misinformation tends to understand emotions as reactions to content that reside within the individual. What is missing from this research, however, is a closer look at the infrastructures that mediate individuals’ encounters with content. Because of this gap, there has often been insufficient analysis of how today’s information environment, and in particular the materiality of digital information infrastructures, lead users to engage with content. Based on a relational understanding of emotions inspired by affect theory, this article proposes the concept of information enthusiasm to describe specific emotional connections between users and information infrastructures. Drawing from interviews with 28 users of German alternative news sites that disseminate misinformation, disinformation, and hyper-partisan news content, I illustratively analyze a couple of these emotional connections, and show how they in turn influence users’ engagement with content. Overall, this article extends the prevailing understanding of emotions and misinformation, arguing that emotions not only influence individual judgment, but can also bind users to alternative news infrastructures leading them to actively seek out, embrace, and endorse misinformation.
The Suspense Novel as Persuasion: Survivance and Subversion in Louise Erdrich’s The Round House
Authors: Smith Cortney
Published: October 2023

Abstract: In the best-selling and award-winning novel The Round House (2012), Louise Erdrich strategically uses the suspense novel genre to engage a wide audience to the sexual violence Native women face in the United States, including the jurisdictional maze those living on reservations experience when seeking justice. Through a close textual analysis (both format and content narrative features), I examine how the novel demonstrates Gerald Vizenor’s theory of survivance. Specifically, how Erdrich’s maneuvering within the suspense genre, by both adhering to certain tropes but also subverting the form by weaving Ojibwe storytelling to indigenize the text, demonstrates survivance and participates in consciousness-raising by exposing readers to the issues facing Native peoples.
Snake Eyes: Linda Hogan’s Monumental Serpentine Embodiment of Justice in “The Snake People”
Authors: Kunce Catherine
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Chickasaw Linda Hogan’s essay “The Snake People” contains innumerable references to snakes, pointing to the reptile’s exquisite beauty, to its remarkable qualities, and to its representations throughout history. Seemingly parenthetically the essay also alludes to an earth monument in the form of a snake, over 1,200 feet long, constructed by American Indians in what is now Ohio. Catherine Kunce argues that the structure, form, and content of Hogan’s essay itself creates a literary, serpentine monument that invites readers to move beyond abstraction and to become active antidotes to injustice.
“As Long as it Gets Read”: The Lakota As-Told-To Genre, Authenticity, and Mediated Authorship in Mary Brave Bird’s Lakota Woman and Ohitika Woman
Authors: Stephens Lindsay
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This essay examines Mary Brave Bird’s controversial as-told-to autobiographies Lakota Woman and Ohitika Woman and situates them within the rich catalog of Lakota activist literature. Like most texts in the Lakota as-told-to genre, Brave Bird’s books, co-authored with Richard Erdoes, have long been denigrated and dismissed by scholars because of their collaborative roots; many critics challenge their authenticity and the nature of the stories being told. The first section of this essay interrogates the validity of those critics’ complaints, and the latter half counters those complaints by offering an alternative, updated reading of the texts that deploys two reading strategies proposed by Channette Romero: orality and discursive characterization. Through those lenses, we find that Mary Brave Bird’s stories, though they may be mediated to some degree through Richard Erdoes, serve as crucial artifacts of conditions in the American settler state in the twentieth century.
The Intellectual Evolution of Sherman Coolidge, Red Progressivism’s Neglected Voice
Authors: Lewandowski Tadeusz
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Compared with his Red Progressive contemporaries, the Arapaho Episcopal priest and long-term president of the Society of American Indians, Sherman Coolidge (ca. 1860s–1932) has often been neglected in scholarly literature. This essay seeks to recover his important legacy as a thinker and intertribal activist through his writings, speeches, and statements while arguing against incomplete assessments of his work as assimilationist. A survey of his output from the 1880s to 1920s— which includes archival works never before discussed— instead reveals Coolidge’s transformation from a Christian proselytizer convinced of white society’s preeminence into a robust pluralist who forcefully defended Native cultures, values, religions, and heritage—and at times argued for their superiority. The presentation of this intellectual evolution is situated within Coolidge’s own personal history and an interpretive framework that distinguishes three key periods in his output as he developed his critique of Euro-American society and colonialism.
Micro-Erasures: How an "Evidence-Based" Violence Intervention with Indigenous Youth Advances Cultural Genocide
Authors: Cruz Kenneth A.
Published: October 2023

Abstract: In this case study of an evidence-based violence intervention with Indigenous youth in the southwestern United States, Cruz examines four different types of what he calls "micro-erasures": individual-level interactions that correct, pathologize, punish, or otherwise supplant Indigenous ways of being with the taken-for-granted norms of settler society. Using critical realist grounded-theory methods, he demonstrates how these micro-level practices advance the colonial crimes of cultural imperialism and cultural genocide in often subtle and unconscious ways. To rectify the harms caused by these practices, recommendations for both healing and liberation (beyond traditional Marxism) are discussed.
Savagery Repositioned: Historicizing the Cherokee Nation
Authors: Cooke Jason
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Americanist scholarship often portrays historicization during Cherokee removal in terms of a single Indian-Anglo binary, with images of anachronistic savagery denoting the broadly cultural rejection of Native peoplehood from political modernity. What follows draws on contemporary challenges to such binary formations by Native scholars, however, to offer an alternative to reading removal discourse as the expression of a homogenous ideology predicated on exclusion. By separating the narrativity of Indianness from the representation of Native peoples, the essay situates the “Indian” as the figure through which historicism becomes juridically operative with regard to different crises of settler sovereignty. Accordingly, readings of John Marshall’s foundational ruling in Johnson v. McIntosh (1823), the state of Georgia’s attack on Cherokee sovereignty in State v. Tassels (1830), and T. Hartley Crawford’s “Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs” (1838) show that the narrativity of Indianness resolves crises for uneven, even competing institutional actors. However, the essay begins with Elias Boudinot’s canonical pamphlet, “An Address to the Whites” (1827). If this emergent narrativity conditioned the seizure of Native space on the basis of settler political modernity, then “An Address” can be grasped as appropriating the discourse of “savagery” to historicize Cherokee peoplehood as constituting an independent nation.
Effects of Uvular Consonants on Vowel Quality in Lushootseed
Authors: Kye Ted
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Instrumental phonetic study of Salish languages (Pacific Northwest) has primarily been conducted in the Interior branch of the family. Here, the acoustic properties of vowels in Lushootseed, a language of the Coast Salish branch, are examined, with particular attention to the effects of uvular consonants. Generally in line with what has been found for other languages, Lushootseed vowels adjacent to uvular consonants, including open central a , show an increase in the first formant and a decrease in the second formant (corresponding to lowering and backing, respectively, in articulatory terms).
From Choice to Possibility in Sheila Heti’s Motherhood
Authors: Reeves Kathleen
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Sheila Heti's 2018 novel, Motherhood, reorients the question of motherhood around possibility rather than choice. Misread by some critics as a memoir about the decision not to have a child, the novel instead emphasizes openness, chance, and change in order to articulate a form of freedom that is tied to indeterminacy rather than sovereignty. The novel points to the limitations of narratives of choice, suggesting instead that women’s experiences around reproduction await further description. Motherhood is thus engaged in the kind of project called for by the feminist philosopher Luce Irigaray: to define motherhood from the perspective of women. As both Irigaray and Heti make clear, this project must be shared by all women, whether or not they can or will have children. Heti’s novel demonstrates that, over fifty years after feminism’s second wave, motherhood continues to be circumscribed by patriarchy, and it points toward a feminist motherhood
Between Remembering and Forgetting in Adriana Altaras's Titos Brille (2011)
Authors: Greenberg Lea H.
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This article considers how the demands of forgetting collide with the imperative for a coherent familial narrative in Adriana Altaras's memoir Titos Brille (2011; Tito's eyeglasses). Altaras's work engages with her family's post–World War II trauma between Croatia and Germany and points toward the parallel demands of national memory politics. The memoir grapples with the pressures of maintaining a story's continuity while reaching the limits of this project, as processes of recollection and omission are in constant tension. This article contextualizes Altaras's work within contemporary German memory politics and then considers Altaras's memoir in conversation with Astrid Erll's concept of traveling memory , Marianne Hirsch's work on postmemory, and the dybbuk figure of Jewish folklore. A feminist recognition of Altaras's distinctive role at the center of memory work, attentive to inequities based on gender and religious and national affiliation, deepens an understanding of the personal and political stakes of this mediation process.
Thatcherism and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musicals
Authors: Eubanks Winkler Amanda
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This article delineates the key tenets of Thatcherism and considers the ways they might be enacted in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1980's oeuvre. The author focuses on three shows that have often been linked with Thatcherite aesthetics: Cats (1981), Startlight Express (1984), and The Phantom of the Opera (1986). The article demonstrates how the musical language and dramaturgy of these musicals participated in larger cultural discourses shaped by Thatcherism, discourses that lauded "traditional values" and a "glorious" British past, that bridled against elitism, and that shifted the perception of the role of government and the relationship between the individual and the state.
"A Very English Superstar": John Rutter, Popular Classical Music, and Transnational Conservatism since the 1970s
Authors: Steber Martina
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Since the 1980s it has largely gone unnoticed how the British composer, conductor, and music entrepreneur John Rutter has become a leading figure in popular music—successful on the global music market, popular in the English-speaking world, and regularly at the top of the classical music charts with his Christmas song compositions. Rutter embodies precisely the opposite of commercial pop culture: he is the antitype of a pop star, he succeeds with sacred music, he addresses the middle class and the bourgeoisie, and he personifies family values, community spirit, and the preservation of tradition. Using the example of Rutter, the author demonstrates the importance of conservative pop cultures for the emergence and development of a transnational conservatism in Europe and North America since the 1970s. The article reveals the interplay between nationalization and transnationalization in conservatism, and points out the variety of forms and contexts in which conservative dispositions can appear in popular musical cultures. They offer opportunities for politicization, but can also remain effective purely in the cultural sphere. Rutter's sound worlds clearly transcend English cathedrals and college chapels.
À corps et à cris: Itinéraires de deux auteures tahitiennes engagées, Chantal T. Spitz et Titaua Peu
Authors: Ogès Audrey
Published: October 2023

Abstract: La littérature francophone polynésienne s’inscrit dans un contexte post-colonialiste dont les conséquences continuent d’affecter les territoires et les populations. Ce sont bien souvent des femmes qui prennent la plume pour dénoncer les violences commises, qu’elles soient exogènes ou endogènes. Chantal T. Spitz et Titaua Peu comptent parmi les auteures influentes et très engagées pour leur pays. Elles expriment toute leur colère et toute leur rancœur, alors qu’elles disent vivre dans des pays encore colonisés. Dans cet article, nous nous pencherons sur leurs parcours d’écrivaines polynésiennes. Comment expriment-elles leur propre vision de l’existence et de l’Histoire? En quoi l’originalité de leur écriture continue-t-elle de nous surprendre et de nous “interloquer”?
Panorama de la critique littéraire grand public en Nouvelle-Calédonie: Vers la construction d’une pluralité d’identités auctoriales océaniennes?
Authors: Vernay Jean-François
Published: October 2023

Abstract: La critique joue un rôle essentiel dans la vie littéraire d’un pays, à plus forte raison si elle se fait rare ou si les espaces qui lui sont consacrés se réduisent à une peau de chagrin. La pandémie du coronavirus n’a fait qu’aggraver cette situation indigente à telle enseigne qu’il devient nécessaire de tirer le bilan des trente dernières années de vie culturelle en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Une évaluation métacritique diachronique de la critique littéraire à large diffusion est donc de circonstance. Après l’examen du regard que posent les chercheurs et les historiens en littérature, suivi d’un passage en revue de la presse culturelle néo-calédonienne des trente dernières années, on conclura cet article par un tour d’horizon des diverses plateformes médiatiques qui promeuvent la littérature néo-calédonienne. La recherche mettra en lumière l’intrication des constructions identitaires et littéraires et déterminera les conséquences du resserrement de l’espace critique et politique sur l’identité des écrivains du Caillou.
From Night to Light: Harmony as Allegory in Die Zauberflöte
Authors: Baez-Ortega Adrian
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Mozart's final opera, Die Zauberflöte , wields visual and musical metaphor to deliver possibly the most effective allegory of Enlightenment themes ever achieved in Austrian art. Supported by a systematic tonal analysis, this article reviews, integrates and expands upon decades of scholarly research on this opera, with a strict focus on the thematic symbolism of its harmonic elements. By unifying disparate sources and providing an independent overview of tonality throughout the two acts of Die Zauberflöte , this study aims to foment subtler appreciation of Mozart's application of harmonic contrasts. Special attention is devoted to the manner in which the symbolic meaning of such contrasts evolves together with the opera's dominant themes, to build a formidable musico-dramatic metaphor of a fundamental narrative of European Enlightenment—the philosophical struggle of reason against ignorance.
Z-scan model for Laguerre–Gaussian excitation in mode-mismatched thermal lens spectrometry
Authors: Rahman Abdul , Niemela Joseph , Cabrera Humberto
Published: October 2023

In this work, we have introduced a Z-scan thermal lens (TL) model based on Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) LG10 laser induced excitation in a mode-mismatched dual-beam configuration. The analytical expression of the TL signal and its dependence on sample to detector distance as well as the Z-scan have been derived. The theoretical analysis shows that the phase shift and TL signal are higher than the values obtained using an excitation with the TEM00 Gaussian profile. The experimental demonstration of the theoretical approach has been performed using the LG10 and TEM00 Gaussian beams, respectively. Experimental proofs of the model are presented and found to be in agreement, demonstrating that Laguerre–Gaussian induced excitation is more sensitive than the Gaussian one.
Femtosecond laser assisted selective etching of microchannels in lithium niobate
Authors: Nwatu Daniel , Kip Detlef , Hasse Kore
Published: October 2023

Here, we report on the fabrication of cm-long microchannels in LiNbO3 by selective etching of femtosecond laser inscribed tracks using hydrofluoric acid. We achieved a 1 cm long microchannel after 300 h of etching a single track inscribed into the volume along the optical axis of LiNbO3. Furthermore, we investigated the dependence of the etching behavior on various writing parameters. Highly selective etching with a selectivity up to 104 was achieved and a functional relationship between the etched depth and time was found. Thus, our results set the first milestone for future fabrication of 3D-hollow microstructures in the volume of LiNbO3 combining its outstanding physical properties such as the strong nonlinearity as well as the acousto- and electrooptic properties with both microfluidic and photonic structures in a monolithic setup.
XPM estimation and compensation in the WDM system based on a low-complexity inner FEC
Authors: Nassaji Ehsan , Truhachev Dmitri , Najafi Hossein , Ebrahimzad Hamid , Mitra Jeebak , Janicek Rene
Published: October 2023

In this work, we focus on compensation of inter-channel nonlinearity in optical wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems. We consider pre-coding with a high-rate forward error correction (FEC) code and a low-complexity and low-latency decoding and equalization scheme at the receiver. The 2 × 2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) recursive least square (RLS) equalizer is applied to reduce the inter-symbol interference (ISI) caused by the inter-channel nonlinearity, while the decoder improves the quality of the data feedback. Decisions based on feedback reliability have been implemented to prevent error propagation. We demonstrate that our system can readily utilize the inner FEC part of a mainstream concatenated optical FEC designs such as the 400ZR standard FEC. We evaluate the proposed algorithm for the dual-polarization 16QAM and 256QAM optical links. Based on our simulation results, the Q-factor has been increased by 0.36 and 0.67 dB for the 16QAM and 256QAM, respectively. The optimum launch power has been increased by 0.4 dB for both cases.