bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Μελέτη της επίδρασης του γλυκαιμικού περιβάλλοντος στον οστικό μεταβολισμό σε ασθενείς με σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 1
Authors: Μπάρμπα Ελευθερία
Published: January 2024

Η οστεοπόρωση και ο σακχαρώδης διαβήτης είναι δύο σημαντικά προβλήματα δημόσιας υγείας, παγκοσμίως. Η οστεοπόρωση, μια από τις πιο κοινές μεταβολικές σκελετικές διαταραχές, χαρακτηρίζεται από μειωμένη οστική μάζα και αυξημένη καταστροφή της μικροαρχιτεκτονικής των οστών, η οποία κατά συνέπεια αυξάνει την ευθραυστότητα των οστών και τον κίνδυνο κατάγματος. Η οστεοπόρωση μπορεί να εμφανίζεται σε μεγαλύτερες ηλικίες ή δευτεροπαθώς, σε άτομα με κάποιες υποκείμενες χρόνιες νόσους και θεωρείται σημαντικό πρόβλημα δημόσιας υγείας λόγω της υψηλής νοσηρότητας, θνησιμότητας και του κόστους της υγειονομικής περίθαλψης. Σύμφωνα με τα έως τώρα δεδομένα στη βιβλιογραφία υποστηρίζεται ότι ο σακχαρώδης διαβήτης είναι μια από τις χρόνιες νόσους που σχετίζεται με αυξημένο κίνδυνο για οστεοπόρωση. Ο σακχαρώδης διαβήτης έχει εξελιχθεί σε μείζον παγκόσμιο πρόβλημα δημόσιας υγείας. Στις μέρες μας, ο επιπολασμός του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη αυξάνεται κατακόρυφα σε όλο τον κόσμο. Σύμφωνα με τη Διεθνή Ομοσπονδία Διαβήτη (International Diabetes Federation, IDF), ο παγκόσμιος επιπολασμός του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη υπολογίστηκε σε 9,3% το 2019 και αναμένεται να αυξηθεί σε 10,2% το 2030 και 10,9% το 2045. Η πλειοψηφία αυτών των ασθενών πάσχουν από σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 2 ενώ ένα μικρό ποσοστό περίπου 5% πάσχει από σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 1. Παράλληλα με την αύξηση του επιπολασμού του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 2, παρατηρείται αύξηση και στις νέες διαγνώσεις σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 1, με τους λόγους που συμβαίνει αυτό να μην είναι πλήρως κατανοητοί. Υπολογίζεται ότι 8,4 εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι σε όλο τον κόσμο είχαν σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 1 το 2021 και ο αριθμός αυτός θα αυξηθεί στα 17,4 εκατομμύρια μέχρι το 2040. Τα τελευταία χρόνια, πολλές έρευνες έχουν επικεντρωθεί στη σχέση μεταξύ του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 1 και της οστεοπόρωσης. Τα μέχρι τώρα δεδομένα έχουν δείξει ότι σακχαρώδης διαβήτης τύπου 1 σχετίζεται με αυξημένο κίνδυνο κατάγματος, ιδιαίτερα του κατάγματος του ισχίου και χαμηλή οστική πυκνότητα μέσω πολλαπλών παθοφυσιολογικών μηχανισμών που δεν έχουν πλήρως διευκρινιστεί. Η καλύτερη διαχείριση του διαβήτη και η ταυτόχρονη αναγνώριση ότι η βελτίωση του γλυκαιμικού ελέγχου οδηγεί σε μείωση των μικροαγγειακών επιπλοκών έχει οδηγήσει σε αυξημένο προσδόκιμο ζωής σε αυτούς τους ασθενείς. Ως εκ τούτου, λόγω του αυξημένου προσδόκιμου ζωής, η επιβάρυνση των οστών από τον ίδιο τον διαβήτη και η αυξημένη επίπτωση της οστεοπόρωσης με την πάροδο της ηλικίας, έχει ως αποτέλεσμα όλο και περισσότεροι ασθενείς να κινδυνεύουν να εμφανίσουν κάποιο κάταγμα κάποια στιγμή στη ζωή τους. Είναι σημαντικό να αναγνωριστούν αυτοί οι ασθενείς που κινδυνεύουν περισσότερο, καθώς και να διαλευκανθούν οι παθογενετικοί μηχανισμοί ώστε να γίνει έγκαιρη παρέμβαση για την αποφυγή των δυσμενών επιπτώσεων του διαβήτη στα οστά.
Cooking, space and the formation of social identities in neolithic Northern Greece
Authors: Καλογηροπούλου Ευανθία
Published: January 2024

Η διατριβή αναλύει τη χωρική και συγκειμενική οργάνωση των θερμικών δομών (εστίες και φούρνοι) σε τριάντα ανασκαμμένες και δημοσιευμένες νεολιθικές θέσεις από τη Μακεδονία και τη Δυτική Θράκη καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια της νεολιθικής περιόδου στην Ελλάδα σε διαφορετικά περιβάλλοντα κατοίκησης (γήλοφοι, οριζόντιες-εκτεταμένες θέσεις και παραλίμνιες θέσεις). Πρωτότυπο και αδημοσίευτο υλικό από δύο οικισμούς, την Αυγή και το Δισπηλιό στην Καστοριά, συμπληρώνει τη μελέτη. Η διατριβή θέτει το ερώτημα οργάνωσης των κοινότητων και των διαφορετικών συνηθειών ή διαφορετικά οικιστικών επιλογών ως ένδειξη για την κατανόηση της καθημερινότητας και τη διαμόρφωση κοινωνικών ταυτοτήτων. Το κύριο πεδίο της έρευνας είναι οι κοινωνικές διασυνδέσεις που αναπτύσσονται γύρω από τις πρακτικές κατανάλωσης σε διάφορα χωρικά πλαίσια κατά τη διάρκεια της καθηµερινής ζωής. Τα βασικά ερωτήµατα αυτής της µελέτης αφορούν τη συνολική ανάδυση και διασπορά των κοινωνικών και πολιτιστικών παραδόσεων στο χρόνο και την έµπνευση µέσα από την εξέταση διαφορετικών χωρικών και υλικών εµπλοκών. Η ανάλυσή µου διευκρινίζει ότι η ενδοκοινοτική χωρική οργάνωση στην υπό εξέταση γεωγραφική ενότητα δεν αντιστοιχεί άµεσα µε τους αναγνωρισμένους και ορισμένους οικιστικούς τύπους. Η εξέταση των αρχαιολογικών δεδοµένων έδειξε ότι παρόµοιες διαµορφώσεις του κοινωνικού χώρου µπορούν να βρεθούν σε ανόµοιους τύπους οικισµών. Η μελέτη μου αποδεικνύει ότι οι πολιτιστικές "συγκεντρώσεις" στην προϊστορία δεν αντιστοιχούν σε γεωγραφικά ευρείες ομοιόμορφες κοινωνικές ομάδες, αλλά αντίθετα δείχνουν τοπική ποικιλομορφία και κοινωνική πολυπλοκότητα. Αντί να διαμορφώνονται ως ομοιόμορφοι και μονοδιάστατοι οι άνθρωποι φαίνεται να έχουν συγκεντρωθεί γύρω από μια σειρά χρονολογικά και γεωγραφικά εστιασμένες μορφές τοπικών ταυτοτήτων. Η εξέταση σε τοπική κλίµακα των ενδοκοινοτικών χωρικών προτύπων από τη νεολιθική Μακεδονία και τη ∆υτική Θράκη έδειξε ότι, παρόλο που καταγράφονται διαφορετικοί τύποι οικισµών σε συγκεκριµένες γεωγραφικές περιοχές, η συγκρίσιµη οργάνωση του χώρου µεταξύ των σύγχρονων τόπων υποδηλώνει την ανάπτυξη παρόµοιων κοινωνικών δοµών.
Byzantine and Ottoman mineral exploration and smelting in Eastern Macedonia, Greece and their implications for regional economies
Authors: Νεραντζής Νεραντζής
Published: January 2024

Η διδακτορική διατριβή επικεντρώνεται σε διεπιστημονική μελέτη της τεχνολογίας των μετάλλων από θέσεις της ανατολικής Μακεδονίας στη βόρεια Ελλάδα, ιδιαίτερα της Βυζαντινής (324-1453 μ.Χ.) και Οθωμανικής (1453-1912 μ.Χ.) περιόδου. Στην αναδρομή για την εξέλιξη της μεταλλουργίας παρουσιάζονται αρχαιολογικά στοιχεία που μαρτυρούν την αρχική εμφάνισή της κατά την 5η χιλιετία π.Χ. με τα κύρια στάδια που αφορούν στις πρώιμες τεχνικές απόληψης χαλκού και χρυσού και στη συνέχεια μολύβδου και αργύρου. Περιγράφονται τα τεχνολογικά επιτεύγματα της Εποχής του Χαλκού με τα πρώιμα κράματα χαλκού και η εμφάνιση της τεχνολογίας του σιδήρου. Επίσης περιγράφεται η μεγάλης κλίμακας μεταλλευτική δραστηριότητα της κλασικής και ρωμαϊκής αρχαιότητας και τέλος η Βυζαντινή και Οθωμανική τεχνολογία μετάλλων που βασίστηκε στην πλούσια αυτή παράδοση. Μέσω μιας διεπιστημονικής προσέγγισης που περιλαμβάνει επιφανειακή έρευνα, μελέτη των γραπτών πηγών και εργαστηριακή/αρχαιομετρική ανάλυση μεταλλουργικών υπολειμμάτων εξετάζονται ζητήματα αλληλεπίδρασης μεταξύ πρωτογενούς παραγωγής και βιοτεχνίας που σχετίζονται με την οικονομία και την τεχνολογική πολυπλοκότητα. Η επιφανειακή έρευνα καλύπτει 22 συνολικά θέσεις ενδιαφέροντος με πλήρη καταγραφή και δειγματοληψία τεσσάρων θέσεων. Η εργαστηριακή ανάλυση με διάφορες αναλυτικές τεχνικές (οπτικό μικροσκόπιο, XRF, SEM/EDS, XRD) παρείχε στοιχεία για τον λεπτομερή χαρακτηρισμό της τεχνολογίας μετάλλων σε κάθε περίπτωση που εξετάστηκε. Οι θέσεις παραγωγής χαρακτηρίζονται από διαφορές τόσο χωροταξικά αλλά και ως προς την κλίμακα, γεγονός που αντικατοπτρίζει διαφορετικούς τρόπους οργάνωσης της εργασίας και διακυμάνσεις στην εξειδίκευση, την κλίμακα και τη χρονική διάρκεια των εργασιών. Τα αναλυτικά δεδομένα παρέχουν μια επισκόπηση των τεχνικών παραμέτρων που με τη σειρά τους αντανακλούν ανθρώπινες ικανότητες και επιλογές βαθιά ριζωμένες σε κοινωνικές και πολιτισμικές προσλαμβάνουσες. Η δυναμική της συλλογικής πρακτικής και των τεχνικών επιλογών για την οργάνωση και εκτέλεση βιοτεχνικών εγχειρημάτων γίνονται αντιληπτά ως περιστατικά διαμόρφωσης ταυτότητας των μεσαιωνικών κοινοτήτων της περιοχής.
Machine learning based forest species susceptibility mapping using Sentinel 2A data and GIS: A case study of Ait Bouzid forest (Central High Atlas, Morocco)
Authors: Barakat Ahmed , Brhaiberh Mariem , Ettaqy Abderrahim , El Jazouli Aafaf , Ennaji Widad
Published: January 2024

In arid and semi-arid environments, producing accurate maps of forest tree cover using optical remote sensing data is essential to understand their spatial distributions and dynamics. In this respect, the current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of support vector machine (SVM), K nearest neighbors (KNN), and random forest (RF)machine learning (ML) models to map the forest tree species of Ait Bouzid region (Central High Atlas, Morocco) by using Sentinel-2A data. The results from all models showed that about 19-28%, 21-27%, 16-24%, 15-18%, and 0,3-0,32% of the area was covered by euphorbia, red juniper, cedar, holm oak, bare ground, and water body, respectively. According to the overall accuracy (OA) and kappa coefficient, the SVM classifier showed the highest OA (73%) and kappa (0.66) values, followed by KNN (OA=70%, kappa=0.62) and RF (OA=67%, kappa=0.59). Regarding LC classes, water, bare soil, and holm oak could be identified with the producer's accuracy attaining 100%, while red juniper and cedar were the most challenging classes to determine for all ML classifiers, with the producer's accuracy of 40-50% and 40-67%. This study revealed the potential of ML approaches coupled with multispectral Sentinel-2A data for forest species cartography in arid areas with high accuracy. Furthermore, it provides crucial information about forest tree species distribution for developing forest management plans.
Essential fatty acid and analysis of their impact on the human body based on latest research
Authors: Taborska Nina , Martyka Anna , Kubicka-Figiel Martyna , Ujma Przemysław
Published: January 2024

Introduction

Fats contained in food are the most concentrated source of energy, fat-soluble vitamins and essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (EFA). Of the four types of unsaturated acids, three main families have specific biological effects: omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9.

Objective of the work

The aim of the study was to review the current knowledge about the action and consumption of products rich in EFAs and to present the topic of conscious supplementation with "fashionable" omega acids.

Materials and methodology

A literature selection was performed from the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Articles were searched in English and Polish.

Results

Most research indicates the beneficial effect of omega acids on the human body. The recommended daily intake of omega fatty acids is a maximum of 3 grams. EFAs have a versatile effect - they have anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering effects, and support our cardiovascular and autoimmune systems. They have a positive effect on the intestinal microflora and our skin.

Conclusions

Consumption of products rich in omega acids and their appropriate supplementation bring many health benefits. Nevertheless, the assessment of the effectiveness and safety of the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the treatment of various diseases requires further detailed research.
El pensamiento crítico como requisito para la alfabetización digital en el contexto socio-cultural actual.
Authors: Gladyshev Vladimir , Milyaeva Ekaterina , Rezvushkina Sofya
Published: January 2024

The article deals with contemporary problems of critical thinking formation in the current socio-cultural situation from the perspective of philosophical practice and philosophy teaching in higher education institutions. The authors explore the communicative component of the current socio-cultural situation, describe the characteristics of the modern socio-cultural process, and point out how and why critical thinking has become an urgent component of the digital literacy of a modern person. The practical experience of teaching philosophy in higher education with a focus on the development of critical thinking skills is described in detail
Rusin z polską duszą: Platon Kostecki (1832-1908)
Authors: Świątek Adam
Published: January 2024

A RUTHENIAN WITH A POLISH SOUL: PLATON KOSTECKI (1832-1908) This work documents the life history as well as literary and journalistic legacy of Platon Kostecki (1832-1908), a poet, journalist, and social activist in Lviv, the most prominent representative of the formation of gente Rutheni, natione Poloni in Galicia. A significant challenge in writing this book was the limited access to sources. The disappearance of Kostecki’s personal archive in Lviv meant that key facts about his life had to be pieced together from fragments of documentation found in archives, libraries, and contemporary newspapers. The literary and journalistic legacy of the poet and journalist could be only partially reconstructed, primarily through the identification of works whose authorship was indisputable. However, the majority of his texts, especially those published in the press, remain unrecognized, and Kostecki’s authorship can only be surmised. The information obtained through research conducted in the press, archives and libraries enabled the author to create a narrative that highlights several aspects of Kostecki’s life. Given the fact that he was active in many fields, constructing a strictly linear biography was not possible, at least with regard to his adulthood, after his family life and professional situation stabilized. Thus, the collected material is presented in chapters, with the first three arranged chronologically, covering childhood (Chapter I), youth (Chapter II), and professional stability (Chapter III). The subsequent chapters run parallel, portraying Kostecki in relation to the contemporary political situation (Chapter IV), his connection with the Ruthenians (Chapter V), his role as a theatre, art, and literary critic (Chapter VI), his membership in various Galician societies (Chapter VII), his role as an occasional poet (Chapter VIII), his involvement in organizing historical anniversary celebrations (Chapter IX), his role as a travel reporter (Chapter X), and finally, as a private individual (Chapter XI).
Solving Sparse Separable Bilinear Programs Using Lifted Bilinear Cover Inequalities
Authors: Gu Xiaoyi , Dey Santanu S. , Richard Jean-Philippe P.
Published: January 2024

Recently a class of second-order cone representable convex inequalities called lifted bilinear cover inequalities were introduced, which are valid for a set described by a separable bilinear constraint together with bounds on variables. In this paper, we study the computational potential of these inequalities for separable bilinear optimization problems. We first prove that the semidefinite programming relaxation provides no benefit over the McCormick relaxation for such problems. We then design a simple randomized separation heuristic for lifted bilinear cover inequalities. In our computational experiments, we separate many rounds of these inequalities starting from McCormick’s relaxation of instances where each constraint is a separable bilinear constraint set. We demonstrate that there is a significant improvement in the performance of a state-of-the-art global solver in terms of gap closed, when these inequalities are added at the root node compared with when they are not.

History: Accepted by Andrea Lodi, Area Editor for Design & Analysis of Algorithms – Discrete.

Funding: S. S. Dey gratefully acknowledges the support by the Office of Naval Research [Grant N000141912323].
Approximate Kernel Learning Uncertainty Set for Robust Combinatorial Optimization
Authors: Loger Benoît , Dolgui Alexandre , Lehuédé Fabien , Massonnet Guillaume
Published: January 2024

Support vector clustering (SVC) has been proposed in the literature as a data-driven approach to build uncertainty sets in robust optimization. Unfortunately, the resulting SVC-based uncertainty sets induces a large number of additional variables and constraints in the robust counterpart of mathematical formulations. We propose a two-phase method to approximate the resulting uncertainty sets and overcome these tractability issues. This method is controlled by a parameter defining a trade-off between the quality of the approximation and the complexity of the robust models formulated. We evaluate the approximation method on three distinct, well-known optimization problems. Experimental results show that the approximated uncertainty set leads to solutions that are comparable to those obtained with the classic SVC-based uncertainty set with a significant reduction of the computation time.

History: Accepted by Andrea Lodi, Area Editor for Design and Analysis of Algorithms—Discrete.

Funding: This work was supported by the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future [Data-driven collaboration in Industrial Supply Chains project].
Effectiveness of a kinesio-taping-based treatment in stage IV sacral pressure ulcers in older patients: a pilot study
Authors: Badino Giorgio , Veronese Nicola , Cella Alberto
Published: January 2024

Objective:

As reduced tissue vascularity is one of the mechanisms that prevent skin ulcers from healing, treatments that can improve local circulation could accelerate their clinical resolution. Given that kinesio-taping (KT) can improve tissue blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, we aimed to determine whether applying KT close to stage IV pressure ulcers (PUs) could improve their healing.

Method:

Older patients with stage IV sacral PUs, and impaired mobility and functional dependency who were consecutively admitted in a six-month period to the Home Care service of Galliera Hospital (Genoa, Italy) were screened for participation in this pilot clinical trial. Patients' PUs were divided into two treatment areas—in the experimental intervention, KT was applied close to a portion of the PU, while the contralateral portion of the same lesion was treated according to the standard protocol (‘control’). The surface reduction of both portions was measured every four days, for a total of five examinations (timepoints (T2–T6) after the baseline evaluation (T1).

Results:

A total of 12 patients (male=5, female=7; mean age 78.83±8.94 years) fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study. At all timepoints (T2–T6), the mean percentage reduction was significantly greater in KT-treated areas than in control areas: T2=20.66% versus 6.17%, respectively; p<0.001; T3=37.33% versus 17.31%, respectively; p<0.001; T4=57.01% versus 30.06%, respectively; p<0.001; T5=69.04% versus 40.55%, respectively; p<0.001; and T6=80.34% versus 51.91%, respectively; p<0.001. Furthermore, from T3 onwards, a significantly higher number of KT-treated areas than control areas had halved in size, the maximum difference being recorded at T5 (10 versus two, respectively; p=0.002).

Conclusion:

From the findings of this pilot study, KT would seem to be an effective, rapid, low-cost therapy for advanced sacral PUs in older patients with impaired mobility and functional dependency. Declaration of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Efficacy of one-hour negative pressure wound therapy and magnetic field energy in wound healing
Authors: Ozer Aysel Y , Keskin İlknur , Kelestemur Taha , Ayturk Nilufer , Ersavas Cenk , Gunal Mehmet Y
Published: January 2024

Objective:

Wound healing is an important aspect of health but needs further research to identify the effects and interactions of different treatment approaches on healing. The aims of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of one-hour negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and compare histological differences between one-hour NPWT and magnetic field energy (MFE) in rats on early-stage wound healing, wound size and angiogenesis.

Method:

Standardised wounds were created on Wistar rats that were allocated and divided into NPWT, MFE and control groups. Both treatments were applied for 1 hour/day for 10 days. Wound size, histological changes and wound area blood flow were assessed.

Results:

The wound size of all groups was similar on days 0, 2 and 10. The MFE group's wound size was smaller than the NPWT group on days 4, 6 and 8 (p<0.05). Development of the granulation tissue in both the one-hour NPWT and MFE groups was greater than in the control group. Additionally, the inflammatory phase was shorter, and wounds entered the proliferative stage faster in the MFE group than both of the other groups.

Conclusion:

Treatment with MFE may be more effective in terms of early stage wound closure and angiogenesis. On the other hand, the NPWT group's wound area blood flow was significantly greater than the other two groups. MFE is superior to one-hour NPWT in terms of wound area and angiogenesis. Furthermore, it is worthwhile to note that one-hour NPWT increases bloodflow in the wound area, which stimulates healing.
Exploration of cardiac rehabilitation nursing for elderly patients with myocardial infarction based on individualized cardiac rehabilitation
Authors: Liu Hua-Ning , Gao Bo
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Myocardial infarction is a high-risk condition prevalent among the elderly population, often leading to adverse clinical manifestations such as reduced cardiopulmonary function, anxiety, and depression post-surgery. Consequently, cardiac rehabilitation holds immense importance in mitigating these complications.

AIM

To evaluate the effect of individualized cardiac rehabilitation on blood pressure variability (BPV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in elderly patients with myocardial infarction.

METHODS

A cohort of 74 elderly patients diagnosed with myocardial infarction and admitted to our hospital between January 2021 and January 2022 were subjected to random selection. Subsequently, all patients were divided into two groups, namely the research group (n = 37) and the control group (n = 37), utilizing the number table method. The control group received conventional drug treatment and nursing guidance intervention, while the study group underwent individualized cardiac rehabilitation in addition to the interventions received by the control group. All patients were continuously intervened for 12 wk, and the BPV of these two groups in the 1st wk (T0), the 4th wk (T1) and the 12th wk (T2) were compared, BRS, changes in cardiopulmonary function measures, and adverse cardiovascular events.

RESULTS

Of 24 h diastolic BPV, 24 h systolic BPV, carbon dioxide ventilation equivalent slope of the research group were lower than those of the control group at T1 and T2, BRS, peak heart rate and systolic blood pressure product, 1 min heart rate recovery were higher than those of the control group, and the incidence of adverse events in the research group was lower than that of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

In this study, we found that after individualized cardiac rehabilitation in elderly patients with myocardial infarction, BPV and BRS can be effectively improved, cardiac function is significantly enhanced, and a better prognosis is obtained.
Efficacy and safety of Yangxue Qingnao Granules in treatment of migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Zhou Bo , Wang Gui-Shu , Yao Yu-Ning , Hao Tong , Li Huan-Qin , Cao Ke-Gang
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Yangxue Qingnao Granules (YXQN) is a Chinese patent medicine that has been commonly used in the clinical treatment of migraine.

AIM

To assess the efficacy and safety of YXQN alone for the treatment of migraine.

METHODS

We searched 10 databases to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before September 2022. Two review authors independently searched and screened the literature, extracted the data, and assessed the methodological quality of the studies using criteria from ROB 2.0, and analyzed the data using Review Manager 5.4 software.

RESULTS

A total of 12 RCTs including 767 participants with migraine met the selection criteria. We divided these studies into comparisons of YXQN with placebo, routine treatment drugs, and other Chinese patent medicines. The meta-analysis showed the following: (1) Efficacy: The YXQN group outperformed the placebo group [relative risk (RR) = 0.29, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 0.15–0.43, P < 0.00001], routine treatment group (RR = 0.18, 95%CI: 0.09–0.27, P < 0.0001), and Chinese patent medicine group (RR = 0.27, 95%CI: 0.13–0.41, P < 0.001); (2) frequency of headache: There was a significant difference between YXQN vs placebo [mean difference (MD) = -1.25, 95%CI: -1.60 to -0.90, P < 0.00001], routine treatment drugs (MD = -0.85, 95%CI: -1.15 to -0.56, P < 0.00001), and Chinese patent medicine (MD = -0.91, 95%CI: -1.35 to -0.46, P < 0.0001); (3) headache duration: We found great heterogeneity between studies, with no differences between YXQN and placebo (MD = -0.61, 95%CI: -1.53 to -0.31, P = 0.19) and routine treatment drugs (MD = -0.22, 95%CI: -0.89 to 0.46, P < 0.53). YXQN was more effective than other Chinese patent medicines in reducing headache duration (MD = -1.24, 95%CI: -1.70 to -0.77, P < 0.00001); and (4) headache severity: There was no significant difference between YXQN vs placebo (MD = -1.67, 95%CI: -3.52 to 0.19, P = 0.08), routine treatment drugs (MD = -0.53, 95%CI: -2.02 to 0.96, P = 0.68), and other Chinese patent medicines (MD = -0.49, 95%CI: -2.83 to 1.85, P = 0.68). Mild gastrointestinal adverse reactions were reported in three cases.

CONCLUSION

This study revealed that YXQN is effective and safe for treatment of migraine.
Primary biliary cholangitis presenting with granulomatous lung disease misdiagnosed as lung cancer: A case report
Authors: Feng Shan-Li , Li Jun-Yao , Dong Chun-Ling
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

There are few cases of pulmonary granulomatous changes secondary to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). No case of granulomatous lung disease secondary to PBC misdiagnosed as lung cancer had been reported.

CASE SUMMARY

A middle-aged woman presented with lung nodules and was misdiagnosed with lung cancer by positron emission tomography/computed tomography. She underwent left lobectomy, and the pathology of the nodules showed granulomatous inflammation, which was then treated with antibiotics. However, a new nodule appeared. Further investigation with lung biopsy and liver serology led to the diagnosis of PBC, and chest computed tomography indicated significant reduction in the pulmonary nodule by treatment with methylprednisolone and ursodeoxycholic acid.

CONCLUSION

Diagnosis of pulmonary nodules requires integrating various clinical data to avoid unnecessary pulmonary lobectomy.
Surgically treating a rare and asymptomatic intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: A case report
Authors: Zhu Shen-Zhen , Gao Zhao-Feng , Liu Xiao-Rong , Wang Xiao-Guang , Chen Fei
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct (IPNBs) are rare and characterized by papillary growth within the bile duct lumen. IPNB is similar to obstructive biliary pathology. In this report, we present an unexpected case of asymptomatic IPNB and consolidate our findings with the relevant literature to augment our understanding of this condition. Integrating relevant literature contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the disease.

CASE SUMMARY

A 66-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to our hospital for surgical intervention after gallstones were discovered during a routine physical examination. Preoperative imaging revealed a lesion on the left side of the liver, which raised the suspicion of IPNB. A laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy was performed, and subsequent histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of IPNB. At the 3-mo postoperative follow-up, the patient reported good recovery and no metastasis. IPNB can manifest both latently and asymptomatically. Radical surgical resection is the most effective treatment for IPNB.

CONCLUSION

Hepatic and biliary masses, should be considered to diagnose IPNB. Prompt surgery and vigilant follow-up are crucial in determining prognosis.
Chemotherapy combined with bevacizumab for small cell lung cancer with brain metastases: A case report
Authors: Yang Hong-Yu , Xia Yu-Qing , Hou Yu-Jia , Xue Peng , Zhu Shi-Jie , Lu Dian-Rong
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a common and aggressive subtype of lung cancer. It is characterized by rapid growth and a high mortality rate. Approximately 10% of patients with SCLC present with brain metastases at the time of diagnosis, which is associated with a median survival of 5 mo. This study aimed to summarize the effect of bevacizumab on the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival of patients with brain metastasis of SCLC.

CASE SUMMARY

A 62-year-old man was referred to our hospital in February 2023 because of dizziness and numbness of the right lower extremity without headache or fever for more than four weeks. The patient was diagnosed with limited-stage SCLC. He received 8 cycles of chemotherapy combined with maintenance bevacizumab therapy and achieved a PFS of over 7 mo.

CONCLUSION

The combination of bevacizumab and irinotecan effectively alleviated brain metastasis in SCLC and prolonged PFS.
nueva base de candelabro monumental en Tarragona.
Authors: Cuadra Rubio Rocio Manuela
Published: January 2024

Realizando un estudio sistemático y concreto de ciertas tipologías escultóricas podemos llegar a reconocer, con el tiempo, como algunos elementos un día identificados e incluidos en una categoría de objetos resulten pertenecer a otra. Este es el caso del fragmento que presentamos en el actual artículo. Con la ayuda de estudios específicos y un análisis estilístico damos nueva luz a un objeto que formaba parte de un esquema decorativo monumental poco documentado en el mundo romano.
La memòria al fr. 4 d’Herinna i al fr. 94 de Safo
Authors: Navarro Maria
Published: January 2024

Tot i que no podem negar la relació d’influència, inspiració o intertextualitat que s’ha assenyalat a propòsit de l’obra de Safo i Herinna, sí que podem afirmar que no és tan estreta com alguns la varen plantejar. Presentem aquí l’estudi d’un element temàtic i retòric que és present en dos fragments d’aquestes autores, i que ha portat diversos autors, sobretot Rauk (1989) i Rayor (2005), a llegir-los de manera paral·lela, tot interpretant-los, si no conjuntament, sí de manera complementària a partir d’un element comú que semblen individuar en totes dues autores. Ens referim a la memòria, que apareix en ambdós poemes de manera directa en forma de flashback i que és invocada explícitament. Aquests estudis defensen un seguit de plantejaments que generalment han estat acceptats, però que, segons les noves edicions comentades d’Herinna (2003) i Safo (2017 i 2021), haurien de ser revisats i amb algunes arestes que s’haurien de perfilar i matisar.
El empleo de grupos léxicos paratácticos como procedimiento traductor en el siglo XV: Un estudio de caso
Authors: Fernandez Alvarez Maria
Published: January 2024

En este trabajo analizamos el uso de grupos léxicos paratácticos como procedimiento de traducción léxica en el Cuatrocientos, periodo en el que se introducen numerosos latinismos léxicos. Concretamente, nos centraremos en el estudio de dos traducciones castellanas de las obras del historiador romano Salustio elaboradas en el siglo XV. Tras el cotejo de ambas versiones con la fuente latina de la que provienen, analizaremos los contextos en los que una sola palabra fuente latina se adapta al castellano mediante el uso de un sintagma compuesto de dos o más palabras. Se indagará en las causas que justifican su empleo y se caracterizá la propia construcción.
Iglesias Ovejero, Ángel (2022): Diccionario de los nombres de persona en el refranero español. Árbol paremiológico de los antropónimos individuales (autónomos). Salamaca: Instituto de las identidades, Diputación de Salamanca.
Authors: Gargallo Gil José Enrique
Published: January 2024

«El tratamiento multidisciplinar de la paremiología es una exigencia comprobada en los estudios que la atañen». Así comenzaba el texto de Ángel Iglesias Ovejero (2015: 79), de título «El árbol paremiológico de Pedro», que forma parte del monográfico coordinado por quien esto reseña y publicado en la revista Anuari de Filologia (Gargallo 2015), la misma que ahora acoge la presente recensión. Precisamente aquel título inspiró el de dicho monográfico (El frondós arbre de la paremiología), y ese enunciado asoma ahora de nuevo (Árbol paremiológico) en el subtítulo del libro que es objeto de reseña. Como se ve, pues, el título se inspira en la metáfora del árbol con sus múltiples ramas o conexiones interdisciplinarias, y es recurrente en otros trabajos de la extensa producción del autor (más de una veintena, recogidos entre las páginas 672 y 673 de la bibliografía de este libro). Y es que, tras el citado artículo de 2015 sobre «El árbol paremiológico de Pedro», otros cuatro (correlativos en la Bibliografía: p. 673, y datados respectivamente en 2018, 2020, 2021 y 2022) contienen este mismo enunciado inicial («El árbol paremiológico de…») en los respectivos títulos.
La perífrasis "Dar + gerundio" en el español andino
Authors: García Fernández Luis , Krivochen Diego
Published: January 2024

En el español andino de Ecuador y Colombia existe una perífrasis, , con unas características que la alejan de forma notable del resto de perífrasis de gerundio del español general. Tanto el auxiliar, un verbo en su origen ditransitivo, como su significado, un mecanismo de alteración diatética aditiva, la convierten en una estructura única en la gramática española. El auxiliar dar permite introducir un nuevo argumento, lo que se conoce como aplicativo. La bibliografía ha atribuido la construcción al contacto con el quechua, lo que produce un fenómeno tipológico muy interesante, puesto que las lenguas indoeuropeas no figuran entre las que comúnmente tienen perífrasis aplicativas.
Las imágenes fotográficas de los espacios urbanos. La percepción espacial del medio urbano en adolescentes de Bogotá, Valencia y São Paulo
Authors: Torres Pérez Luis Guillermo
Published: January 2024

Las estrategias de enseñanza, desde las cuales se busca generar aprendizajes significativos acerca del espacio geográfico, encuentran en la percepción, los imaginarios y la imagen de la ciudad representada en la fotografía, un potencial didáctico relevante para el desarrollo del pensamiento espacial. Como propuesta didáctica para la enseñanza de la ciudad, resultante del trabajo de investigación en el proceso de formación doctoral, se presenta la fotografía como una categoría de análisis, una técnica de investigación y un lenguaje que abarca la cotidianidad de los sujetos desde sus vivencias y sus experiencias. Dicha propuesta derivó en un trabajo de interpretación sobre la percepción, las imágenes de la ciudad y los imaginarios urbanos que construyeron los estudiantes de educación básica secundaria en tres ciudades de Iberoamérica: Bogotá, Valencia y São Paulo. Los elementos analizados sirvieron de base para generar la propuesta didáctica que, desde la composición de la imagen fotográfica por parte de los adolescentes participantes, permitieron avanzar en la construcción del conocimiento espacial, temporal y social de la ciudad, vista como una construcción social y un texto que se reinventa constantemente.
Tensiones entre campesinos y empresarios: La lucha por detener la deforestación en la Amazonia colombiana en el marco del neoliberalismo en el periodo 2011-2021
Authors: Garavito Rocha Jhon Fredy , Fonseca Garavito Diana Marcela , Carvajal Ahumada German
Published: January 2024

Este artículo examina las tensiones entre campesinos y empresarios en el contexto de la deforestación en la Amazonia colombiana durante el período 2011-2021, en el marco del neoliberalismo y el capitalismo periférico. El objetivo central es analizar la efectividad de las políticas gubernamentales para abordar la deforestación, específicamente la operación Artemisa implementada por el gobierno de Iván Duque. La conclusión principal destaca que la deforestación en Colombia está íntimamente relacionada con las fuerzas del mercado global y el desarrollo del capitalismo periférico en el país. Las actividades económicas, especialmente la agroindustria extensiva con la exportación de productos como café, tabaco, banano y coca, han sido fundamentales para la economía nacional. Además, han llevado al despojo de tierras vía acumulación originaria, lo que ha contribuido a la guerra civil interna y al desplazamiento forzado de campesinos. Como consecuencia, grupos de colonos han buscado medios de subsistencia en zonas de frontera, impulsando nuevos proyectos productivos agrarios. El artículo enfatiza la necesidad de abordar la deforestación y la protección del medio ambiente desde una perspectiva más holística y sostenible, considerando las implicaciones sociales, económicas y ambientales de las políticas y actividades económicas en la región amazónica colombiana. Es esencial distinguir entre la deforestación legal e ilegal, y comprender cómo el capitalismo periférico y la agroindustria extensiva han influido en esta problemática.
Faculty attitudes toward Open Access publishing : library-led action and outreach
Authors: Welhouse Zach , Boock Michael
Published: January 2024

The authors distributed a survey to faculty in all academic ranks and in all Colleges of Oregon State University (OSU) to learn the extent to which they currently make their research openly available, ascertain their awareness of Open Access (OA), their support for OA and their preferences for achieving it. In total, 261 surveys were completed for a response rate of 10.3%. Most faculty demonstrated at least an introductory awareness of OA, so our subsequent outreach focused on more nuanced issues such as the monopolistic nature of key academic publishers and how rising publishing costs interacted with our institutional goals of sustainability and public good. Additionally, faculty members tended to have a strong grounding in the potential values of OA, but few had a strong sense of our libraries' budget or how much was devoted to subscription costs. Future outreach will address this knowledge gap with a more explicit explanation of our operational reality.
El Paral·lel: absència de la qüestió. De l’oblit a un debat sobre el seu estudi
Authors: Geli Taberner Marc
Published: January 2024

La rellevància que tingué, des de finals del segle xix i fins a la Guerra Civil espanyola (1936-39), l’avinguda del Paral·lel, a Barcelona, contrasta amb el desinterès historiogràfic posterior per aquest espai. La seva importància depassa l’àmbit estrictament cultural, ja que constituí un epicentre interclassista de trobada social, d’oferta del nou oci de masses i quefacilità la formació d’una nova «consciència barcelonina». Amb algunes excepcions i malgrat la persistència d’una certa místicabohèmia i el record popular d’aquells anys. Recentment han aparegut investigacions historiogràfiques més sistemàtiques sobre la socialització dels barcelonins al Paral·lel. És possible que aquest silenci sigui degut a una concepció força classista d’una sèrie d’intel·lectuals i professionals liberals, provinents majoritàriament del Noucentisme, que estigmatitzaren aquest espai i la seva producció cultural, però també s’hi ajunten una sèrie de factors menys explícits, com ara el menor desenvolupament de la història de la sociabilitat a Catalunya i a Espanya.Les fonts a partir de les quals s’ha investigat fins ara el Paral·lel són essencialment literàries: memòries, diaris, etc. Malgrat la seva evident importància, però, cal treballar amb altres tipologies de fonts per tal de complementar una informació que no deixa de ser subjectiva, una característica reforçada per la preferència del relat de l’experiència i la força de conceptes d’antropologia en la historiografia cultural actual. És per aquest motiu que l’autor aposta en aquest article per trobar un punt d’equilibri en la recerca sobre el Paral·lel o altres «districtes de plaer»: donar major importància a les fonts de caràcter quantitatiu i proposar una contenció més gran a l’hora de donar preferència a elucubracions de caire més teòric i antropològic. Ara bé, l’estudi d’aquesta mena de sociabilitat que es donava al Paral·lel, de caràcter tan informal, és un hàndicap important a l’hora d’estudiar-la, ja que les evidències són fragmentàries i no tan abundants com les que deixa una sociabilitat de caire formal, com la dels ateneus o les associacions.
La renaixença del mallorquinisme cultural en el segon franquisme
Authors: Vidal Bosch Miquel
Published: January 2024

En el primer franquisme, durant les dècades dels quaranta i els cinquanta, la dura repressió política, social i cultural marginà completa­ment les expressions públiques del mallorquinisme, amb la qual cosa el relegà a l’àmbit privat i clandestí. La supervivència d’aquest anomenat mallorquinisme es degué, aleshores, sobretot al manteniment de la llengua i les tradicions autòctones per part de les famílies. Sorgiren, però, diverses pràctiques culturals que fomentaren un procés de construcció nacional sorgit del mateix poble i que configuraren la renaixença del mallorquinis­me cultural (no polític) als anys seixanta i principis dels setanta. Des de publicacions d’obres i autors referents del passat i d’aquell present, fins a l’impacte de la música catalana, passant per l’aprenentatge i la consciencia­ció sobre la llengua, la cultura i la identitat popular, s’anà configurant un despertament cultural en clau nacional que promogué, més que no pas el rebuig de la cultura espanyola, la reivindicació i la normalització de la cul­tura i la llengua pròpies, existents molt abans del franquisme però molt minoritzades per la seva repressió.
Investigar para escuchar las voces adolescentes
Authors: Altuna Ramírez Jaime
Published: January 2024

La investigación con adolescentes, además de contribuir a producir conocimiento, supone un reconocimiento del discurso de estas personas que habitualmente no tienen grandes posibilidades de participar en debates públicos en torno a lasprincipales cuestiones que ocupan y preocupan a la sociedad. Para ello, es importante que la propia práctica investigadora sea diseñada, planificada y desarrollada desde un enfoque reflexivo que fomente relaciones dinámicas y respetuosas entre las personas investigadoras y las personas adolescentes. En este artículo muestro el enfoque epistemológico de mi tesis doctoral que parte de la aplicación de las propuestas de la epistemología feminista.  Basándome en las vivencias de mi trabajo investigador con adolescentes, expongo algunas de las cuestiones metodológicas y técnicas surgidas durante la labor etnográfica. Aporto algunos ejemplos concretos de mi trabajo de campo en el que, partiendo de las prácticas de la vida cotidiana de las personas adolescentes en el País Vasco, he analizado las dinámicas lingüísticas existentes actualmente en el proceso de revitalización del euskera, profundizando en la relación existente entre la edad y género en las prácticas e ideologías lingüísticas.
Federici, S. (2021). Més enllà de la perifèria de la pell. Repensem, refem i reivindiquem el cos en el capitalisme contemporani. Manresa: Tigre de Paper, 140 pp.
Authors: Vivancos Sánchez Carme
Published: January 2024

Ressenya de: Federici, S. (2021). Més enllà de la perifèria de la pell. Repensem, refem i reivindiquem el cos en el capitalisme contemporani. Tigre de Paper, 140 pp.
Biglia, B. & Cubero Pajares, A. (2022). Abordar las violencias de género en la universidad a través de la fotovoz. Publicacions Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 96 pp.
Authors: Del Prete Annachiara
Published: January 2024

Reseña de: Biglia, B. & Cubero Pajares, A. (2022). Abordar las violencias de género en la universidad a través de la fotovoz. Publicacions Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 96 pp.
Effect of Web 2.0 Gamification Tools on Listening Comprehension Skills in a Second Foreign Language German Course
Authors: Yıldırım Latife , Karahan Engin
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this study is to investigate how gamification using Web 2.0 tools affects secondary school students’ listening comprehension skills on a German second language course. The sub-purposes are to investigate the study’s outputs, such as course interest and academic motivation. The design of the study was action research, which is one of the recognized methods of qualitative research. The participants of the study were 34 ninth-grade high school students (15 males, 19 females) aged 14 or 15 years old enrolled to a state-project school. Focus group interviews, both student and teachers’ reflective journals, and an academic achievement test were utilized to assess the participant students’ listening comprehension skills, and formed the data collection tools used to obtain detailed information about the research process. According to the findings of the study, the use of Web 2.0 tools enabled by way of the gamification method helped capture the students’ attention and strengthen the steps taken to improve their language learning skills. Although the students’ learning styles varied, one point of commonality was their use of gamification.
Use of technological supports in academic tasks. A study with Higher Education students
Authors: Monroy García Francisca Angélica , Fialho Isabel
Published: January 2024

The growing use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), in the most diverse dimensions and institutions of social life, imposes challenges on the educational systems that must accompany this technological advance. The objective of this research was to know the use that the students of the University of Évora make of technological supports (computer and/or tablet and mobile phone), both in the academic and personal spheres. The study sample is made up of a total of 308 students to whom the CUTIC questionnaire (Jiménez, Alvarado & Llopis, 2017) was applied on digital behaviors and opinions on the use of ICT. Data collection was carried out using Google Form, with prior informed consent. According to the results, the students make frequent use of the computer and the tablet in their academic tasks, the use of the mobile phone being less frequent, while their emotions and behaviors are not altered by the use and access to technological supports in neither of the two levels of studies analyzed (graduate and postgraduate).
Sustainability in Family and Nonfamily Businesses in the Wine Industry
Authors: Müller Claudio , Randolph Robert V.
Published: January 2024

The implementation of environmentally sustainable initiatives within organizations is a shared research topic across both sustainability and family business research. Using a case study approach, this paper provides an in-depth exploration of the presence, role, and strategic nature of environmentally sustainable processes within the Chilean wine industry. Our interview process resulted in 21 interviews between July and November of 2014. Our findings suggest that the recognized tendency of family firms to both engage in and benefit from sustainability practices may not only be owed to their desire to preserve family socio-emotional wealth, but also the unique ability to better incorporate, apply, and effectively benefit from such investments. These findings extend previous work in this area by recognizing additional processes necessary for the development of proactive sustainability practices which are not considered using the motivation-based schema common in extant work. Our findings are analyzed and discussed as they relate to both family business and sustainability research and serve as a bridge between these two related research domains.
Weaving Rhizomes in Photography Research
Authors: Bañares Lorena R.
Published: January 2024

Anchored on Deleuze and Guattari’s Rhizome concept, this postqualitative research puts philosophical concepts to work in the doing of inquiry to produce knowledge differently. It adheres to ontoepistemology where the act of knowing is through performativity. Letting the (un)thought guide the work, I experimented with how materialities in photography are constituted in photographing Cambodia’s Angkor temples.  The inquiry yielded a new visual rhizomatic approach in research-creation that disrupts the colonial and stabilizing methods in research. Called Weaving Rhizomes, this approach acknowledges the imbricated relations of humans and non-humans, constantly entangled and (re)produced in the doing-making of research: the becoming of photographer-researcher.