bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for benign tumors at the cervicothoracic junction：A retrospective study
Authors: Maitiyasen Maierhaba , Peng Hao , Li Jingfeng , Liu Yuxuan , Gao Chuan , Chen Jing , Yi Jun
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) using the da Vinci robotic system for benign tumors of the cervicothoracic junction resection, and to describe the patients' postoperative health-related quality of life.
METHODS
This retrospective analysis included 46 patients who underwent RATS for benign cervicothoracic junction tumors between April 2017 and December 2021. Clinical data, including manifestation, surgical technique, morbidity, resection degree, outcome, and pathological types, were collected. We administered the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire to assess patients' postoperative health-related quality of life.
RESULTS
All patients underwent successful resection of a benign tumor at the cervicothoracic junction with no intraoperative complications. The median operation time was 105 min, median duration of the chest tube was 1 d, and median postoperative hospital stay was 2 days. Four (8.7%) patients developed postoperative complications. The 3-year overall survival rate was 100% and the 5-year overall survival rate was 87.5%. An elderly patient died 56 months after surgery due to heart attack. No recurrence was found during the follow-up. For health-related quality of life, the mean EQ-5D-5L index for all patients was 0.808. Tumor sizes larger than 5 cm(mean ± SD = 0.768 ± 0.111, F = 5.173, p = 0.028) and neurogenic tumors (mean ± SD = 0.702 ± 0.082, F=-16.143, p < 0.001) remained significantly independently associated with a lower EQ-5D-5L index.
CONCLUSION
This study demonstrated that robot-assisted thoracic surgery for benign tumors of the cervicothoracic junction is a safe and technically feasible procedure, especially for tumors < 5 cm and non-neurogenic tumors.
Absolute quantitation of sympathetic nerve activity using 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine SPECT-CT in neurology
Authors: Saito Shintaro , Nakajima Kenichi , Komatsu Junji , Shibutani Takayuki , Wakabayashi Hiroshi , Mori Hiroshi , Takata Aki , Ono Kenjiro , Kinuya Seigo
Published: December 2023

Objective
The ability of 123I- metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) sympathetic nerve imaging with three-dimensional (3D) quantitation to clinically diagnose neurological disorders has not been evaluated. This study compared absolute heart counts calculated as mean standardized uptake values (SUVmean) with conventional planar image-based quantitation and assessed the contribution of 123I-MIBG single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-CT to the diagnosis of neurological diseases.
Methods
Seventy-two patients with neurological diseases were consecutively assessed using early and delayed 123I-MIBG SPECT-CT and planar imaging. Left ventricles were manually segmented in both early and delayed SPECT-CT images, and SUVmean and washout rates (WRs) were calculated. Heart-to-mediastinum ratios (HMRs) and WRs on planar images were conventionally computed. We investigated correlations between planar HMRs and SPECT-CT SUVmeans and between WRs obtained from planar and SPECT-CT images. The cutoff for SPECT-CT WR was defined by linear regression together with normal values of planar WR from a database, and the classification was compared with neurological diagnoses of the patients. We classified the patients according to clinical diagnoses of neurological diseases as follows: controls (n = 6), multiple system atrophy (MSA, n = 7), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP, n = 17), and Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies (PD/DLB, n = 19), then compared SPECT-CT and planar image parameters among them.
Results
We found significant correlations between SPECT-CT SUVmean and planar HMR on early and delayed images (R2 = 0.69 and 0.82, p < 0.0001) and between SPECT-CT and planar WRs (R2 = 0.79, p < 0.0001). When the threshold was 31% based on linear regression for SPECT-CT WR, planar and SPECT-CT WR agreed in 67 (93.1%) of 72 patients. Compared with controls, early and delayed SUVmean in patients with PSP and MSA tended more towards significance than planar HMR. This trend was similar for SPECT-CT WRs in patients with PSP.
Conclusions
Absolute heart counts and SUVmean determined using 123I-MIBG SPECT-CT correlated with findings of conventional planar images in patients with neurological diseases. Three-dimensional quantitation with 123I-MIBG SPECT-CT imaging might differentiate patients with PSP and MSA from controls.
Design and characterization of a 90 GHz CMB TES bolometer
Authors: Xu Yu , Li Zhengwei , Li Yongping , Zhang Yifei , Li Xufang , Lu Xuefeng , Liao Guofu , Li Qingchen , Lu Fangjun , Zhang Laiyu , Gu Yudong , Liu Zhouhui , Shu Shibo , Chang Zhi , Wang Guofeng , Zhang Yongjie , Gao He , Zhang Aimei , Yan Daikang , Liu Congzhan
Published: December 2023

Transition-edge sensor (TES) as a type of low-temperature superconducting detector offers superior sensitivity due to its low thermal noise. In this work, we present a prototype of TES bolometer designed for cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization measurements. This TES is made of aluminum doped with a low concentration of manganese (2000 ppm by atomic percentage), and is deposited on the SiNx membrane which connects to the silicon substrate via narrow legs. In order to calculate its electrothermal parameters we have performed dark characterizations, which include measuring voltage-current (IV) curve at different bath temperatures, square-wave time response at various bias voltages, and noise level. This TES bolometer shows a noise equivalent power (NEP) of about 5 × 10−17W/√ Hz, which meets the requirement of CMB observation. However, its saturation power is smaller and time constant is larger than what are expected. We have analyzed the reasons and will make corresponding improvements in our future work.
Surface modification of sodium hyaluronate with dopamine to enhance emulsifying capacity and application performance
Authors: Zhang Qianjie , Pingli Wang , Dongmei Zhang , Shilian Zheng , Wanping Zhang
Published: December 2023

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is a mucopolysaccharide alternately linked by glucuronic acid and n-acetylglucosamine as disaccharide units. This study prepared HA derivative (DA-HA) by modifying sodium hyaluronate with dopamine (DA). DA-HA had unique surface activity. By optimizing the reaction conditions systematically, DA-HA could prepare the emulsion with uniform droplets successfully. When n (COOH) /n (EDC) /n (NHS) was 1/2/4, n (HA) /n (DA) was 1/5, the reaction pH was 5.5, and the molecular weight of HA was 1,350 KDa, the emulsion particles were relatively uniform. The chemical structure of DA-HA was characterize and he results showed that DA was grafted on the HA chain through the amide bond. In addition, the effect of formula composition on the emulsifying performance of DA-HA was studied. The particle size of emulsion decreased as the concentration of DA-HA increased. When the oil-water ratio was 4/6 or 5/5, the emulsion droplets were small and uniform. When the aqueous phase was in an acidic or weakly alkaline condition, the particle size of the emulsion was smaller. The introduction of high salinity will destroy the stability of the emulsion. Meanwhile, DA-HA also had good moisturizing property and biosafety, which greatly expanded the application of HA in cosmetics.
Identification and verification of novel ferroptosis genes in osteoarthritis synovial tissue through bioinformatics analysis
Authors: qiang wang rui , kai wu ying
Published: December 2023

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. Previous studies have indicated that synovitis may play a crucial role in OA-related pathological changes. Ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent cell death induced by lipid peroxidation, is a novel mechanism that has not been extensively studied in the context of OA.
Objective: This study aimed to identify and validate novel potential ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) associated with synovitis in OA using bioinformatics analysis.
Materials and Methods: The microarray dataset GSE55457 from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was utilized to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Further analysis involved screening DEGs using GO and KEGG enrichment analysis, as well as Immune cell infiltration analysis. Subsequently, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed to identify meaningful modules and hub genes within these modules. Furthermore, an intersection analysis was conducted to compare these hub genes with ferroptosis genes( FDEGs) to acquire novel hub FDEGs. The diagnostic potential of the hub FDEGs were verficated through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and expression levels analysis using the GSE55235 databases.
Results: Elevene genes, namely SLC2A14,SLC7A5,NR4A1,ZFP36,MEG3,CDKN1A,VEGFA, TNFAIP3,LRRFIP1 and CAPG, were identified as hub FDEGs. SLC2A14,SLC7A5 and MEG3 has not been reported before.The ROC analysis indicated that SLC2A14 and SLC7A5 exhibited strong diagnostic properties in GSE55235 with significant differences in expression levels
Conclusion: This study identified two novel FDEGs as potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for synovitis in OA, providing valuable insights into the transcriptome-level pathogenesis of OA.
Innovative Solutions to Trauma in Healthcare: Teaching the Trauma-Informed Care Framework in Medical School
Authors: Ragheb Daniel Kyrillos , Buttafuoco Kayla , Wallace Marshall , Connell Jennifer , Crook Travis
Published: December 2023

Background
Nearly all adults have experienced or seen a traumatic event, which can reduce overall health. Health-care interactions have the unique opportunity to either exacerbate or reduce the impact of such trauma. Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a philosophy which recognizes and reduces trauma, yet is not uniformly taught across undergraduate medical education.
Methods
An iterative intervention was administered as a course to first-year medical students, of which 95 attended per academic year. Participants were given pre- and post-surveys evaluating familiarity with TIC, belief of its importance, and self-perceived preparedness in providing it to patients.
Results
A total of 50 students in the first iteration and 60 in the second iteration completed both surveys and were included. Familiarity scores increased from 29.71 to 72.20 and from 34.88 to 73.83 in the first and second iteration (p < .001). Importance scores increased from 51.96 to 92.30 (p < .001) and from 69.75 to 92.07 (p < .001). Preparedness scores increased from 27.17 to 70.74(p < .001) and from 33.55 to 69.65 (p < .001).
Conclusions
Pre-clinical medical students lack confidence in utilizing TIC and believe this topic is both important and lacking in current curricula. We demonstrate that a single intervention can significantly improve student confidence in using TIC concepts. Thus, there is a demonstrated need for, and benefit from, implementation of TIC materials within medical school curricula. We aim to provide a practical model of incorporating TIC into existing medical school curricula.
Environmentally Friendly nanomembrane from PEF–PHBv composites: Preparation and investigation of morphologies, thermal, and mechanical properties
Authors: Thongkham Somprasong , Thiamsing Tanatorn , Onsuwan Chothika , Termkunanon Orawan , Kiwjaroun Woraporn
Published: December 2023

Herein, a new version of fully bio-based nanofibers was prepared from poly(ethylene furanoate) or PEF and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) or PHBv. PEF was successfully synthesized by controlled polymerization technique using simple Ti-based catalyst and subsequent solid-state polymerization. The resulting PEF and its composites with PHBv were then fabricated by needle-based electrospinning, yielding a new environmently friendly nanomembranes with average sizes of 20–40 nm. The analysis of water contact angle of these membranes revealed that higher amount of PHBv results in a decrease of the angle. Their Tm showed a small decrease when the membranes contained more amount of PHBv. Regarding the thermal properties, significant differences were observed in crystallinity between PEF and PEF-PHBv membranes. Finally, the tensile testing revealed that higher amount of PHBv leads to a decrease in tensile strength by 15%-70%.
Identification and Characterization of the RcTCP Gene Family and Its Expression in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Castor Bean
Authors: Li Yanxiao , Liu Xingyang , Xu Xingyuan , Zhu Guishuang , Xiang Dianjun , Liu Peng
Published: December 2023

Background
The TCP (teosinte branched1/cincinnata/proliferating cell factor) family plays a prominent role in plant development and stress responses. However, TCP family genes have thus far not been identified in castor bean, and therefore an understanding of the expression and functional aspects of castor bean TCP genes is lacking. To identify the potential biological functions of castor bean (RcTCP) TCP members, the composition of RcTCP family members, their basic physicochemical properties, subcellular localizations, interacting proteins, miRNA target sites, and gene expression patterns under stress were assessed.
Results
Twenty RcTCP genes were found to be unevenly distributed on the nine chromosomes of castor bean, and all of these genes possessed a TCP domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the RcTCP genes were closely related to Arabidopsis AtTCP genes. Subcellular localization experiments indicated that RcTC01/02/03/10/16/18 were all localized in the nucleus. Protein interaction analysis showed that the RcTCP03/06/11 proteins had the highest number of interacting proteins. Furthermore, the promoter region of the RcTCP genes was found to contain numerous stress-responsive elements and hormone-induced elements, indicating a potential link between RcTCP genes and their function in response to stress. The 20 RcTCP genes exhibited obvious tissue-specific expression patterns, and the expression of these genes was induced by abiotic stress (including low temperature, abscisic acid, drought, and high salt). The RcTCP01/03/04/08/09/10/14/15/18/19 genes may be excellent stress-response genes.
Conclusion
We discovered that RcTCP genes play a crucial role in various activities, including growth and development, the stress response, and transcription. This study offers an initial documentation of the potential significance of RcTCP genes in castor bean.
First detection and genetic characterization of donkey-like kirkovirus in diarrhoeal piglets in Xinjiang, China
Authors: Tong Panpan , Wang Zunbao , Dang Yueyi , Zhang Lei , Song Guangwei , Song Xiaozhen , Pan Juanjuan , Kuang Ling , Li Junhui , Lu Gang , Xie Jinxin
Published: December 2023

Kirkovirus (kirV), a seemingly novel virus family, has been found in horses and donkey. The objectives of the study intend to investigate the presence of the virus in swine. In this study, donkey-like kirkovirus (kirV) was detected in anal swabs of piglets with diarrhoea and the positive rate was found to be 100% (149/149), but this virus was detected in only one of 261 clinically healthy piglets, which suggested a strong relationship between the kirV and the diarrhoeal disease. We obtained the whole-genome sequences of three kirVs (named Cj-D5, Cj-D32 and Cj-D43), with length of 3750 nt and sharing 99.9% nucleotide (nt)-identity with donkey kirVs. Furthermore, three viruses shared 88.5%–100%, and 23%–51% of the Rep protein sequence identity with available reference strains of the families Kirkoviridae, Circoviridae, respectively. Moreover, like horse and donkey kirVs, RCR domain and P-loop NTPase domains of Rep protein and nonanucleotide motif (CAATATTAC), of the three viruses, were similar to those of Circovirusesand Cycloviruses. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these viruses could be potentially grouped together with members in the proposed family Kirkoviridae. This is the first report to describe that kirV can circulate in piglets with diarrhoea and future studies are needed to determine the pathogenesis of this virus.
Adaptive Flight Strategies in Urban Birds: Unraveling the Intricacies between Flight Initiation Distance and Distances Fled
Authors: Pattnayak Sakti Prasad , Raul Enwesh , Patra Rashmibala , Prusty B Anjan Kumar
Published: December 2023

With increased urbanization, more habitats will become less suitable for wildlife, increasing the perceived risk of predation among wildlife. The animals’ perception of predation is usually measured using flight initiation distance (FID). Further, several internal and external factors influence the FID. However, there is still ambiguity on whether these variables influence the FID, as some studies have different results in different geographical locations. This study was undertaken to understand (i) the ’influence of urbanization gradient on the FID of local birds and (ii) the association between FID and DF, as both are based on the principle of “balance between risk and cost of escape”. We collected 438 observations of FID across 22 bird species in and around Berhampur City in Odisha, India. Subsequently, a generalized linear mixed-effects model was employed in our analysis to evaluate the association between FID, DF, and body size. Interestingly, the study suggests FIDs in urban birds (9.48 ± 6.59 m) were noticeably shorter than their rural counterparts (10.00 ± 6.61 m), indicating adaptation to human presence. Subsequently, a significant association between the FID and DF was observed. The findings also reveal a significant relationship between FID and body size, suggesting body size should be considered when creating avian risk assessment frameworks. This study provides reliable proof of birds' behavioral adaptation to urban environments. It opens the door to further urban ecology research, emphasizing the need to understand wildlife responses to urbanization to create effective conservation plans.
SparseRNAFolD: Optimized Sparse RNA Pseudoknot-Free Folding with Dangle Consideration
Authors: Gray Mateo , Will Sebastian , Jabbari Hosna
Published: December 2023

Motivation: Computational RNA secondary structure prediction by free energy minimization is indispensable for analyzing structural RNAs and their interactions. These methods find the structure with the minimum free energy (MFE) among exponentially many possible structures and have a restrictive time and space complexity (O(n3) time and O(n2) space for pseudoknot-free structures) for longer RNA sequences.Furthermore, accurate free energy calculations, including dangle contributions can be difficult and costly to implement, particularly when optimizing for time and space requirements.
Results: Here we introduce a fast and efficient sparsified MFE pseudoknot-free structure prediction algorithm, SparseRNAFolD, that utilizes an accurate energy model that accounts for dangle contributions. While the sparsification technique was previously employed to improve the time and space complexity of a pseudoknot-free structure prediction method with a realistic energy model, SparseMFEFold, it was not extended to include dangle contributions due to the complexity of computation. This may come at the cost of prediction accuracy.In this work, we compare three different sparsified implementations for dangle contributions and provide pros and cons of each method. As well, we compare our algorithm to LinearFold, a linear time and space algorithm, where we find that in practice, SparseRNAFolD has lower memory consumption across all lengths of sequence and a faster time for lengths up to 1000 bases.
Conclusion: Our SparseRNAFolD algorithm is an MFE-based algorithm that guarantees optimality of result and employs the most general energy model, including dangle contributions. We provide a basis for applying dangles to sparsified recursion in a pseudoknot-free model that has the potential to be extended to pseudoknots.
Availability: SparseRNAFolD’s algorithm and detailed results are available at https://github.com/mateog4712/SparseRNAFolD.
Investigating the Efficacy of Plasma Washing for Stains Removal
Authors: Rathore Vikas , Nema Sudhir Kumar
Published: December 2023

The study explores the effectiveness of plasma washing as an environmentally sustainable method for fabric stain removal. Utilizing a dielectric barrier discharge pencil plasma jet (DBD-PPJ) with air as the plasma-forming gas, we assessed its stain removal efficacy on various stains (ink, turmeric, mud/soil, grass, coffee, and oil) on white cotton fabric.
Results indicate that plasma washing efficiently removes stains, with increased detergency over time. The process generates numerous aqueous species/radicals such as O, O2·, OH, H2O2, ONOOˉ, and dissolved O3, etc. contributing to the washing action. Fabric sensory properties (smell, touch, appearance, etc.) and absorption (UV-visible analysis) notably improved with plasma washing, except for oil stain removal. Surface (FTIR) and morphology (HR-SEM) analysis revealed no fabric surface modification or damage post-plasma washing.
Furthermore, residual wastewater from plasma washing is devoid of dissolved stain residues, indicating successful degradation by oxidizing species. The study emphasizes the holistic environmental benefits of plasma washing in addressing both stain removal and wastewater purification. In conclusion, our findings support the proposition that plasma washing is a promising and sustainable alternative for fabric care.
Unveiling Developmental Trajectory in Infant Macaques: Insights from Longitudinal Multi-omics Studies and Comparative with Humans
Authors: Fan Zhenxin , He Miao , Lan Yue , Tang Ruixiang , Wang Jiao , Liu Yu , Li Yifei , Lv Mingyi , Gao Zhan , Li Jing , Liu Anqing , Yue Bisong , Wang Xinqi , Bonet Tomas
Published: December 2023

The functional dynamics within the gut microbiota and host of infants remain poorly understood. Here, blood transcriptomes and fecal metagenomes were sequenced from 21 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) infants at seven distinct time points over a 468-day period (6–22 months of age) to trace gene expression patterns and gut microbiota maturation. We found functions of the “core” gut microbial community remained relatively stable, but there were fluctuations in the composition and abundance of gut microbiota. Alterations in the fecal metagenome were correlated with changes in diet and environment, while shifts in the blood transcriptome were indicative of developmental and immunological trends. The overall trend of the gut microbiota of both humans and macaques to reach adult-like configurations was comparable, albeit with notable differences in developmental trajectories. Our study emphasizes the potential utility of infant macaques as suitable models for human infant development, particularly with respect to gut microbial maturation.
Nature Writing – (k)eine Gattung für Kinder und Jugendliche?
Authors: Maaß Sarah
Published: December 2023

[English title and abstract below]
Trotz weitverbreiteten Gebrauchs ist der gattungstheoretische Status von Nature Writing als Kategorie zur Textgruppenbildung umstritten, was insbesondere in der Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung nicht immer mitreflektiert wird. Der Beitrag begreift die gegenwärtige Konjunktur des Begriffs als Indiz für eine sich abzeichnende Diversifizierung und Hybridisierung des Gattungssystems ökologischer Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (KJL). „Nature Writing“ wird als Begriff für eine genreübergreifende Schreibweise konzipiert, die allerdings in der KJL im Vergleich zum allgemeinliterarischen Feld noch unterrepräsentiert ist. Der Beitrag diskutiert einige Gründe für diesen Befund und greift dafür auf funktionsgeschichtliche Gattungstheorien zurück. Die Emergenz und Transformation von Genres und Schreibweisen, so die These, vollzieht sich in einem heterogenen Geflecht von literarischen und außerliterarischen Diskursen, Institutionen und Strukturen, die sich literarische Affordanzen zunutze machen. Die genrekonstituierende Konstellation der KJL unterscheidet sich von derjenigen der Allgemeinliteratur und wird herangezogen, um die Dominanz von Sachbüchern und narrativ-fiktionalen Formen in der ökologisch orientierten KJL zu kontextualisieren. 
 
Nature Writing – (not) a Genre for Children and Young Adults? Some Thoughts on Genre Emergence and Transformation 
Despite widespread use of the term, the theoretical status of nature writing as a genre category for text grouping is controversial, but this is not always reflected in research, especially in children's and young adult literature research. This article takes the current widespread use of the term as an indication of an emerging diversification and hybridisation of the genre system of ecological children's and young adult literature. Nature writing, underrepresented in children’s literature compared to the general literary field, is conceived as a term for a mode of writing that transcends genres. This article discusses some reasons for this situation, drawing on functional genre theories. It argues that the emergence and transformation of genres and modes of writing takes place in a heterogeneous web of literary and extra-literary discourses, institutions and structures that make use of literary affordances. The genre-constituting constellation of children’s and young adult literature differs from that of literature for adults and is used to contextualise the dominance of nonfiction and narrative-fictional forms in environmental children’s literature.
Agency in Children’s Gothic
Authors: Kostenniemi Peter
Published: December 2023

The twenty-first century has seen an increase in Gothic fiction for children. The child in contemporary Gothic is portrayed as a capable agent, successful in their attempt to defeat the threats emanating from the Gothic netherworld. This portrayal is in keeping with the general tendency to date to emphasise child agency and competence as positive traits in the representation of childhood subjectivity. However, recent Nordic Gothic fiction – particularly from Sweden, Denmark and Norway – challenges this discourse on child agency and competence. The aim of this article is to show how images of child agency and competence are problematised in contemporary Gothic fiction for children published in the Scandinavian countries. Gothic fiction for children utilises a generic ambivalence of the Gothic in its portrayal of child subjectivity, which resonates with tensions in the contemporary understanding of childhood. In this genre, agency is not foremost a positive trait but rather a compulsory feature. To act in accordance with continuously changing circumstances is shown to demand specific kinds of competencies: adaptability and flexibility. But depictions of the competent child are frequently haunted by its counterpart – the incompetent child – which problematises the very notion of child competence as understood within a contemporary context. Gothic ambivalence therefore throws a light on darker discourses of child agency and competence in the Nordic countries today.
Was ist analog? Was digital?
Authors: Demirdögen Dilara , Trapp Helena
Published: December 2023

[English title and abstract below]
Geprägt durch mediale Entwicklungen durchlebt das Medium Bilderbuch seit einigen Jahrzehnten einen ästhetischen Wandel. Traditionelle Erzählformen verschmelzen mit verschiedenen medialen Rezeptionsgewohnheiten und Trends und bringen neue Darstellungsformen hervor, die nicht länger eine Trennlinie zwischen analogem und digitalem Raum ziehen lassen. So entstehen hybride Produkte, in denen die Arten des Erzählens durch Schrift und Bild erweitert sind. Dabei ist es vor allem die bildliche Dimension, die es dem Medium auf der Ebene des discours ermöglicht, intermediale Bezüge herzustellen und damit die Möglichkeiten der Rezeption zu vergrößern. Zu beobachten sind hier Bildfolgen, die an Filmeinstellungen erinnern, simulierte Interaktionen, die die Struktur von Computerspielen aufgreifen, oder evozierte Klangvorstellungen, die die Modalität des Bilderbuchs zu erweitern scheinen. Indem ausgewählte Bilderbuchbeispiele auf ihre vorherrschende Narrationsform hin analysiert und ihre Schnittstellen zu medienästhetischen Konventionen aufgezeigt werden, wird in diesem Beitrag die Brücke zwischen bilderbuchanalytischen und medienwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen geschlagen. 
 
What is analogue? What is digital?The Blurring of Aesthetic Borders in Print Picturebooks 
Picturebooks have, over the past decades, been undergoing an aesthetic transformation, influenced by general media developments. Traditional narrative forms are merging with media trends, taking into account changed reception habits, to produce new forms of presentation. Hybrid products have emerged, extending the possibilities of storytelling in written text and images. The pictorial dimension especially enables the medium, on the level of the discours, to create intermedial references and thus expand the possibilities of reception. Here we observe sequences of images that are reminiscent of film shots, simulated interaction that emulates the structure of computer games or evoked sound ideas that seem to expand the modality of the picturebook. This article builds a bridge between picturebook analysis and media studies approaches by analysing the predominant narrative form in selected picturebooks and showing their interface with conventions of media aesthetics.
August Corrodi (1826–1885)
Authors: Keller Deborah
Published: December 2023

[English title and abstract below]
Noch bis zur letzten Jahrtausendwende haftete der Schweizer Kinderliteratur das Etikett der Fantasie- und Humorlosigkeit, des einseitig Pädagogischen und Moraldidaktischen an. Dabei trat mit dem Winterthurer August Corrodi schon Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ein Schweizer Kinderbuchautor und -illustrator auf den Plan, dessen Werk ein humoristischer Grundton prägt, ja, der sogar einmal als „erster reiner Humorist“ der deutschsprachigen Kinderliteratur bezeichnet wurde (von Greyerz 1921). Der Beitrag untersucht, worin das vielbeschworene „Humoristische“ bei Corrodi denn genau besteht und welche Formen und Funktionen die Komik in seinen Texten annimmt. Zum einen gilt es die Bezüge zu Corrodis großem Vorbild Jean Paul und dessen Humorlehre herauszuarbeiten. Zum andern lassen sich Corrodis Ästhetisierungen des Komischen als dezidierte Emanzipationsschritte weg von einer aufklärerisch belehrenden Erzähltradition lesen. Aufklärerische, aber auch biedermeierliche und romantische Stereotype, denen Corrodi teilweise selbst noch verhaftet ist, werden ironisiert und transformiert. Methodisch wird der Ansatz verfolgt, textimmanente Analysen mit diskurgeschichtlichen Betrachtungen in einen Dialog zu bringen und Erkenntnisgewinne durch unterschiedliche Theoriemodelle zu kombinieren und zu integrieren. Dazu gehört auch eine Auseinandersetzung mit den in der Zeit wirksamen Gattungstraditionen. 
 
August Corrodi (1826–1885) A Pioneer of Comic Children's Literature in the German-Speaking World 
Until the turn of the last millennium, Swiss children’s literature was seen as lacking imagination and humor, as one-sidedly pedagogical and morally didactic. Yet, in the mid-nineteenth century, August Corrodi came onto the scene. Corrodi was a Swiss author and illustrator of children’s books from Winterthur, and his work is characterised by a humorous undertone; von Greyerz (1921) went so far as to identify him as the “first pure humourist” of German-language children’s literature. This article examines the much-invoked ‘humorous’ in Corrodi’s work and the forms and functions of comedy in his texts. It will identify Corrodi’s connection to Jean Paul’s humour theory along with Corrodi’s aesthetic rendering of humour as emancipation from the rationalistic, schoolmasterly narrative tradition. Corrodi ironicises and transforms stereotypes of the Enlightenment, but also those of Biedermeier and the Romantic, even though he was at least partly immersed in them himself. The article aims to bring text-immanent analyses into dialogue with a discourse-historical approach and to combine insights gained through different theoretical models, including an examination of the genre traditions current at the time.
Synthese und Charakterisierung von sp2-, sp3- und Pyrocarbonaten
Authors:   , Spahr Dominik
Published: December 2023

Die nachfolgende Dissertation wurde an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Institut für Geowissenschaften (FB 11) in der Arbeitsgruppe Kristallographie und Mineralogie (AG Winkler) verfasst. Die Betreuung der hier durchgeführten Arbeiten erfolgte hauptsächlich durch Prof. B. Winkler in Zusammenarbeit mit Dr. L. Bayarjargal, PD Dr. E. Haussühl und PD Dr. V. Vinograd. Bei dem vorliegenden Manuskript handelt es sich um eine kumulative bzw. publikationsbasierte Dissertation, welche die Forschungsergebnisse verschiedener bereits veröffentlichter wissenschaftlicher Fachartikel zusammenfasst. Die Arbeit beschreibt verschiedene Synthesen und Untersuchungen an Carbonaten und teilt sich im Wesentlichen in zwei Abschnitte. Zum einen wurden Experimente mit Carbonaten bei Extrembedingungen bzw. unter hohen Drücken und hohen Temperaturen durchgeführt, wie sie auch im Inneren der Erde zu finden sind. Im zweiten Teil wurden Carbonate bei Raumbedingungen synthetisiert und der Einbau von Seltenerdelementen untersucht. Grundsätzlich werden jedoch in beiden Teilen dieser Arbeit die Strukturen und Eigenschaften verschiedener Carbonate und eine mögliche Kationensubstitution bzw. die Synthese isostruktureller Verbindungen erforscht.
The good and general order of the world of Simeon Polotskij
Authors: Киселева М.С.
Published: December 2023

В статье рассматривается концепт Благо как основополагающая ценность христианского вероучения − Божественного дара благодати человеку. В европейской культуре Нового времени от XVII к XVIII вв. расширяется его востребованность в земных делах: в общественной морали, социально-политической и хозяйственной жизни, что характерно особенно для протестантских стран. Немалую роль в этом процессе сыграло проповедническое искусство как католической, так и протестантской церквей. Учительное слово от апостольских времен и патристики было важнейшим инструментом утверждения христианской веры. В средневековой Европе проповедь стала мощным средством не только религиозной, но и социальной дисциплинаризации паствы. В Новое время ее содержание − своего рода проводник трансформации социальных ценностей, в том числе, идеи «общего блага», а также индикатор потребности в них человека в общем порядке мира. Исследуется концепт Благо в барочной поэтической «энциклопедии» «Вертоград многоцветный» Симеона Полоцкого с об-ращением к комментариям А. Хипписли, для понимания работы Симеона по «пресаждению корней» из западной католической гомилетики в российский поэтический сад, обладающий мощной проповеднической интенцией. Вывод автора: Симеона Полоцкого, могилянца «первого призыва» − выпускника Киево-Могилянской коллегии, проводника юго-западного православного просвещения можно рассматривать как книжника и деятеля начального этапа реформ в этой области, которые далее имели продолжение в царствование Петра I.

The article examines the concept of Good as a fundamental value of Christian doctrine - the Divine gift of grace to man. In European culture of the New Age from the 17th to the 18th cс. its relevance in earthly affairs is expanding: in public morality, socio-political and economic life, which is especially characteristic of Protestant countries. The preaching art of both the Catholic and Protestant churches played a significant role in this process. Since apostolic times and patristics, the teaching word has been the most important instrument for establishing the Christian faith. In medieval Europe, preaching became a powerful means of not only religious, but also social discipline of the flock. In modern times, its content is a kind of conductor of transformation of social values, including the idea of the “common good,” as well as an indicator of a person’s need for them in the general order of the world. The concept of Good in the baroque poetic “encyclopedia” “Vertograd mnogocvětnyj” by Simeon Polotckij is explored with reference to the comments of A. Hippisley, in order to understand the work of Simeon in “planting roots” from Western Catholic homiletics into the Russian poetic garden, which has a powerful preaching intention. Author's conclusion: Simeon Polotckij, a graduate of the Kiev-Mohyla Collegium, a conductor of southwestern Orthodox education, can be considered as a scribe and figure in the initial stage of reforms in this area, which then continued during the reign of Peter I.
Dimitry of Rostov’ Sermons as Part of the Cell Chronicle Moral Education of the Flock and Ideas of Social Order
Authors: Федотова М.А.
Published: December 2023

В статье предложен анализ нравоучительных нарративов в составе «Келейного летописца» Димитрия Ростовского (1651–1709), которые являются частью комментариев к изложению библейских событий (в Летописце пересказано и прокомментировано тридцать две главы Книги Бытия). Основное внимание уделено рассмотрению текстов, посвященных проблемам нравственного воспитания паствы, идеям социального порядка и бесконфликтного существования общества. Они читаются в поучениях о грехе и страхе Божьем, нравоучениях о зле войны и зле золота. Эти нравоучения являются ключевыми и составляют в рамках «Келейного летописца» как бы единый блок – последовательно следуют друг за другом, заполняя собой небогатые на события столетия: с восьмого столетия второго тысячелетия до первого столетия третьего тысячелетия. Их значимость, как показывает автор статьи, определяется также тем, что осмысление святителем «греха» имеет некоторые отличия от русского нравственно-учительного богословия и ближе к западноевропейскому прочтению, затрагивающему понятия Божьего страха и смертного греха, одним из которых являются неправедные войны. Вскрывая их причины, святитель Димитрий тем не менее призывает общество к страстотерпческой терпимости и прославляет нравственную красоту человека, который ради общего блага способен пожертвовать самое дорогое.

The article offers an analysis of the moralizing narratives in the composition of the “Cell Chronicle” by Dimitry of Rostov (1651–1709). They are part of the comments on the presentation of biblical events (thirty-two chapters of the Book of Genesis are retold and commented in the essay). The main attention is paid to the consideration of texts devoted to the problems of the moral education of the flock, the ideas of social order and the conflict-free existence of society. They are set forth in the teachings on sin and the fear of God, in the moralizing on the evil of war and the evil of gold. Both themes are key and make up, as it were, a single block within the framework of the “Cell Chronicle” - they consistently follow each other, filling the centuries that are not rich in events: from the eighth century of the second millennium to the first century of the third millennium. The author of the article believes that their significanc is also determined by the hierarch’s understanding of the concept “sin”. It has some differences from Russian moral and educational theology and is closer to Western European view, affecting the concepts of God’s fear and mortal sin, one of which is unrighteous wars. Revealing their causes, St. Dimitry nonetheless calls society to passionate tolerance and glorifies the moral beauty of a person who is able to sacrifice the most precious thing for the common good.
Peter the Great and Iurisperitus Pufendorf
Authors: Киселев М.А.
Published: December 2023

Статья посвящена истории создания и публикации в 1726 г. русского перевода сочинения С. Пуфендорфа «De officio hominis et civis iuxta legem naturalem» в ее взаимосвязи с идейными предпочтениями и поисками Петра I. В историографии рассматривают этот перевод как знак проявления интереса царя к трактатам по естественному праву, которые в свою очередь оказали влияние на использование Петром концепта «общего блага» при обосновании его государственной деятельности. Показывается, что появление этого перевода было связано с тем, что Петр хотел получить на русском языке учебник по юриспруденции, а не с какими-то его особыми симпатиями к правовым идеям Пуфендорфа. Соответственно, при поиске идейных источников, из которых Петр черпал вдохновение, связанное с понятием общего блага / общей пользы, следует обратиться, скорее, к его интересу к религиозной и морально-политической литературе и историческим сочинениям.

The article is devoted to the history of the creation and publication in 1726 of the Russian translation of S. Pufendorf’s book «De officio hominis et civis iuxta legem naturalem» in its relationship with the ideological preferences of Peter I. Traditionally this translation considers as a sign of the tsar’s interest in treatises on natural law. Moreover, it is believed that sush treatises influenced Peter to use the concept of the «common good» in justifying his activities. It is shown that the appearance of this translation related to Peter’s desire to receive a textbook on jurisprudence in Russian, and not with any of his special sympathies for Pufendorf’s legal ideas. Accordingly, it is necessary to analyse Peter’s interest in religious and moral-political literature and historical writings for searching ideological sources from which Peter drew inspiration related to the concept of the common good / common benefit.
The Articulation of the Concept of «Hard-Labour» in the Socio-Political Discourse of Britain and Russia in the XVII–XVIII Centuries
Authors: Васильева С.А.
Published: December 2023

В статье представлен анализ интеллектуального наследия английских и российских просветителей, общественных и государственных деятелей, а также обзор нормативных документов середины XVII – середины XVIII века на предмет появления предложений использования принудительного труда в качестве уголовного наказания. В британском варианте концепт «принудительный труд» проявился изначально в либеральном дискурсе, и только спустя столетие прошел нормативное оформление. В концептосфере российского политического дискурса институт принудительных работ возникает как законоустановление.

The article presents an analysis of the intellectual heritage of English and Russian educators, public figures and statesmen, and a review of normative documents of the mid-17th to mid-18th centuries for the appearance of proposals for the use of forced labor as a criminal punishment. In the British version, the concept of "hard labour" appeared initially in the liberal discourse, and only a century later passed the normative formalization. In the conceptual sphere of the Russian political discourse, the institution of forced labour arises as a legal institution.
A historian who felt connected to history In memory of Dietrich Geyer (1928–2023)
Authors: Нарский И.В.
Published: December 2023

Статья посвящена известному немецкому историку Дитриху Гайеру. В ней он представлен как ученый с оригинальными идеями и изысканным стилем письма, неутомимый организатор науки и контактов между учеными разных стран, щедрый наставник молодых ученых, ответственный и сопереживающий человек. В качестве источников в данном тексте используются труды Дитриха Гайера, а также воспоминания автора статьи о встречах с ним и завязавшаяся в связи с этим знакомством переписка. Помимо вопроса о месте и роли Гайера в организации и развитии международного изучения российской истории в последней трети ХХ в., этот кейс затрагивает проблему исследовательских, институциональных, логистических горизонтов, которые открывались для бывших советских историков на рубеже XX–ХХI вв.

The article is dedicated to the famous German historian Dietrich Geyer (1928–2023). It presents him as a scientist with original ideas, as a brilliant writer, as a tireless organizer of science and contacts between scientists from different countries, as a generous mentor of young scientists, as a responsible and sensitive person. The sources on which this text is based are Dietrich Geyer's writings as well as the author's memories of meetings with him and the resulting correspondence. In addition to the question of Geyer's place and role in the organization and development of the international study of Russian history in the last third of the twentieth century, this case study also addresses the problem of the scholarly, institutional and logistical horizons that opened up for former Soviet historians at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Historical and Cultural Vandalism as a Mechanism of Historical Memory Transformation
Authors: Коробицына Л.В. , Кружкова О.В.
Published: December 2023

Опираясь на статистические данные по совершенным в России за последние три года преступлениям в отношении мест памяти защитников Отечества, а также анализируя кейсы нападений вандалов на Вечный огонь, авторы обращаются к комплексному рассмотрению проблемы историко-культурного вандализма как «изнанки» коллективной памяти общества. Девальвируя и снижая культурную и материальную ценность объектов исторического наследия, вандальный акт свидетельствует о снижении обществом понимания значения ритуальных практик увековечивания памяти героев. Вместе с тем преступники не всегда являются осознанными инициаторами трансформации исторической памяти, зачастую вандализация происходит по причине низкого уровня личностной значимости объекта памяти, пробелов в воспитании, а также внешнего влияния.

Based on statistical data on the crimes committed in Russia over the past three years against places of memory of the defenders of the Fatherland, as well as analyzing the cases of vandal attacks on the Eternal Flame, the authors turn to a comprehensive consideration of the problem of historical and cultural vandalism as the "wrong side" of the collective memory of society. Devaluing and reducing the cultural and material value of historical heritage sites, the vandal act indicates a decrease in society's understanding of the significance of ritual practices to perpetuate the memory of heroes. At the same time, criminals are not always conscious initiators of the transformation of historical memory; vandalization often occurs due to the low level of personal significance of the memory object, gaps in education, and external influence.
Synod of Whitby (664): Rethinking the Event
Authors: Горелов М.М.
Published: December 2023

В статье обсуждается один из поворотных моментов становления христианства в англосаксонской Британии через призму его отражения в основных источниках и историографической традиции прошлого и настоящего. Показано, что значимость исторического события подвергается значительной переоценке с течением времени, отражая рефлексию авторов в рамках исторической памяти.

The article examines one of the turning points of the formation of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Britain through the prism of its reflection in the historiographical tradition of the past and present. As a result, it becomes obvious that the significance of a historical event is overestimated over time, demonstrating the reflection of the authors within the framework of historical memory.
Eight Centuries of Nizhny Novgorod History in Two Volumes
Authors: Акопян П.А. , Кашина О.П.
Published: December 2023

Рецензия посвящена изданию наиболее полной версии нижегородской истории за более чем восемь веков. Несмотря на юбилейный характер издания, в нем представлены результаты последних исследований Нижнего Новгорода и Нижегородского региона. Составление большого нарратива базируется на новых принципах локального историописания, которые позволяют отказаться от регионоцентризма в контексте большой России и прописать нижегородскую историю как неотъемлемую и взаимозависимую часть истории страны.

The article is devoted to the publication of the most complete version of Nizhny Novgorod history for more than eight centuries. It is presented in 2 volumes. Despite the anniversary nature of the publication, it is written with the presentation of the results of the latest research of Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod region. The compilation of a large narrative is based on a few new principles of local historiography. These principles make it possible to abandon regionocentrism in the context of greater Russia and to register Nizhny Novgorod history as an integral and interdependent part of the country's history.