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“The Black Cat” and Emmanuel Rhoides
Authors: Tsokanos Dimitrios
Published: December 2021

This essay explores the influence of Edgar Allan Poe on Emmanuel Rhoides, the Greek writer and translator who, in 1877, first introduced the American author to a Greek audience. Granting the lack of research into Poe's impact on the Hellenic literary world, the note discusses “Ἱστορία ἑνὸς σκύλου” (“The Story of a Dog”) published by Rhoides in 1893, which bears clear but unexplored similarities to Poe's “The Black Cat.” The Greek story was printed alongside “Η Ιστορία μιας Γάτας,” a tale that has already been linked to the same Poe story in terms of content and structure. This comparison makes clear the extensive interest that Rhoides had in “The Black Cat,” and argues that the writer who introduced the American author's work in Greece was influenced by and used Poe's satire techniques in this and other tales. Finally, the note calls for additional, broader study of Poe's impact on modern Greek writing.
Signatures and Impositions
Authors: Savoye Jeffrey A.
Published: December 2021

If one is interested in the text of a story, or a poem, or whatever printed material might be found appealing, it is usually perfectly adequate to serve the immediate purpose by means of a modern reprint or even an electronic presentation. If one is interested, however, in the story of a given text, it is often necessary to seek out and personally examine an original printing. Even photocopies and facsimiles obscure details of construction that can be revelatory in terms of small details about the creation of a particular printing. In the present article, I have made some examination of this kind for the last and first printings of Poe's works in book form: the 1850 collection edited by Rufus Wilmot Griswold and the collection of Poe's poetry prepared in Boston in 1827. This article records my process of discovery, as well as documenting my findings and some of the conclusions that may be drawn from them.
Judaism's Distinct Perspectives on the Meaning of Life
Authors: Metz Thaddeus
Published: December 2021

In contemporary Anglo-American philosophy, there has been substantial debate between religious and secular theorists about what would make life meaningful, with a large majority of the religious philosophers having drawn on Christianity. In this article, in contrast, I draw on Judaism, with the aims of articulating characteristically Jewish approaches to life's meaning, which is a kind of intellectual history, and of providing some support for them relative to familiar Christian and Islamic approaches (salient in the Tanakh, the New Testament, and the Qur'an), which is a more philosophical enterprise. Sometimes I point out that dominant views in contemporary philosophy favor a Jewish approach to meaning relative to rivals, e.g., insofar as Judaism contends that a merely earthly life can be meaningful. Other times I suggest that Judaism provides reason to doubt dominant views in recent analytic philosophy, e.g., to the extent that the former posits a people, not merely a person, as a bearer of meaning.
Ethics ex Nihilo
Authors: Braiterman Zachary
Published: December 2021

This essay considers the “invention” of Jewish ethics as an academic field following the rise of Jewish Studies scholarship in the American academy. Following this historical argument, this essay argues that universal, stand-alone ethics is as ill-suited to Judaism and its characteristic morality as it is to the ethos of any particular culture. Unique to Judaism is the combination of theology and law pushed by quirks specific to Talmudic reasoning. Underscored is the incapacity of religious ethics to maintain itself as a coherent discourse based upon “common sense” conjoining of things human and divine.
Early diagnosis of neural involvement in home contacts of leprosy patients: The experience of a national reference center between 2014- 2020
Authors: Santos Alencar Pereira dos , Santos Diogo Fernandes dos , Goulart Isabela Maria Bernardes , Oliveira Thales Junqueira , Borges Isabella Sabião , Rosa Maria Fernanda Prado , Assunção Gabriel Nunes Melo , Moreira João Victor Aguiar , Aguiar Pedro Otávio Rego de , Ferreira Thaciany Soares , Garcia Leonardo Peixoto , Pacheco Glauber Mota , Oliveira Clarice Pereira Sales , Alves Gabriela Tomás , Maciel Pedro Henrique Pereira , Fernandes João Paulo Moreira , Damasceno Junior Eustaquio Costa , Bueno Mateus Barros , Souza Rafael Lopes de , Silvestre Leonardo Rivelli
Published: December 2021

Background: The long incubation period of leprosy, its insidious signs and symptoms produce difficulties in its diagnosis and correct clinical classification. The early recognition of neural impairment in leprosy, especially in household contacts with subclinical infection and in the primary neural form, in which the classic clinical and laboratory findings of the disease are, by definition, absent, represents a major challenge in clinical practice. Objectives: Characterize the clinical, molecular, serological and neurophysiological aspects in the early diagnosis of leprosy neuropathy, in household contacts with subclinical infection (positive ELISA anti-PGL1 serology. Design and setting: Longitudinal study carried out at the Clinics Hospital - Federal Univeristy of Uberlândia, a center specialized in Leprosy/Sanitary Dermatology. Methods: 361 seropositive household contacts (CDSP), defined as subclinical infection, were recruited, followed up at a national referral center for leprosy in Brazil, from 2014 to 2016. All individuals underwent a clinical, laboratory and neurophysiological evaluation. Results: 361 CDSP were evaluated. The qPCR analysis was positive in 35.5% (128/361) in the dermal shaving and in 25.8% (85/361) in the skin biopsy of the CDSP. In the electroneuromyographic evaluation, 23.5% (93/361) of the CDSP showed signs of neural involvement, with an average of 2.1 nerves compromised by CDSP. 62.3% (53/93) presented a pattern of mononeuropathy in ENMG. Conclusions: Annual monitoring of CDSP, a prevalence of peripheral neural impairment assessed by ENMG, favoring early treatment.
Knowledge of Brazilian genral people on risk factors for stroke
Authors: Silva Júnior Mário Luciano de Mélo , Oliveira Gabriella Camelo , Ferreira Lucas Pereira , Alves Junior Roberto Carlos de Sousa , Oliveira Yuri de Almeida , Barbosa Caline de Almeida , Santos Rasec Kayan Oliveira , Gois Weslley Medeiros , Santos Rômulo Martins Ferreira , Gonzalez Giuliana Maria Morais
Published: December 2021

Background: Stroke is one of the main causes of death in the Brazil and worldwide. The level of lay people’s knowledge on risk factors for stroke have yet to be fully described. Objectives: To assess the level of information on risk factors for stroke among lay people Design and setting: Cross-sectional study applying a survey to people in public spaces in cities of Brazil’s Northeast, in 2020. Methods: Individuals who were passing by in such places were invited in a quasi- random strategy, to be interviewed. We exposed the volunteers to a typical case of a stroke presentation and asked what risk factors for it. We did not provide alternatives for the question. Ethical principles were followed. Results: We enrolled 1,477 individuals (52.5% female, 36.2±14.8yo). Stroke was identified for 1,226/1,477 (83.0%) individuals. From these, 423/1,226 (34.5%) did not mention any risk factors for stroke; and 393/1,226 (32.1%) reported two or more factors. The often-indicated risk factors were hypertension (418, 34.1%), stress (201, 16.4%), inappropriate diet (125, 10.2%), diabetes (124, 10.1%) and sedentary lifestyle (109, 8.9%). There was not differences on mention or not risk factors in relation to sex (p=.290) and age (p=.085), but those who known had more years of formal education (p <.001) and more frequently had health insurance (p=.010). Conclusion: The knowledge of general population on risk factors for stroke is poor. It is necessary to provide public campaigns in order to improve knowledge on this theme and to encourage screening in individuals at risk.
Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in learning and memory
Authors: Baptista Millena Amélia Fontes , Farias Maria Fernanda Ribeiro , Oliveira Luma Lainny Pereira de , Oliveira Wynni Gabrielly Pereira de , Galvão Rafaella Dias
Published: December 2021

Introduction: The identification of where the different types of information are stored was one of the first questions asked about the memory neurobiology. The researchers wanted to know if there would be a large “memory center” or if there were multiple locations in the brain responsible for its storage. Therefore, a bibliographical research was carried out for the scientific knowledge of the theme. Methodology: Is a bibliographic study, carried out through a literary survey in the Google Scholar and SciELO databases, in addition to neuroscience textbooks. Results: The behavior observed in the learning process of the aplysya slug at the cellular and molecular level was developed from an experimental system made by Eric Kandel, austrian physician and neuroscientist. To try to explain these behavioral phenomena, Kandel sought to understand the functioning of the sinatic phenomena, studying the sinaptic transmission between neurons at the time the reflexes occur. Thus, it determined the molecular and cellular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity of aplysia, similar to vertebrate systems. Conclusions: In view of the clarifications of the components involved in the neural circuits, two stages that participate in the learning and memory process are considered: the first would be the acquisition of a short-lived memory, resulting from a transient reinforcement of the synapses, due to the modification of preexisting proteins. And the second consolidation, characterized by a persistent reinforcement of synapses, due to changes in gene expression, followed by protein synthesis, resulting in new synaptic connections.
Case report: Medullary cryptococcosis in a immunocompetent patient
Authors: Silva Joao Paste , Secundino Catarina , Timotio Tiago , Paste Aurea Angelica
Published: December 2021

Context: Cryptococcosis is an important fungal infection that, after AIDS development globally, became more common, being an important cause of opportunistic infections. The pathogen normally gets in through the lungs, causes pulmonary infection and then spreads to another systems, particularly the nervous system in most cases. Along the clinical manifestation there was headache, fever, cranial neuropathies, altered mentation, lethargy, memory loss, and signals of meningeal irritation. Case-Report: A 48-year-old male patient with a one-year story of paraparesis in both legs, associated with pain, paresthesia, and progressive worsening to complete walking incapability, seeks medical consultation. Cerebrospinal fluid was turbid appearance, yellow colored, presence of RBC (1.239 cel/mm³) and leukocytes (149 cel/mm³ - 5% neutrophils, 91% lymphocytes and 4% monocytes), glucose of 23 mg/dL, chlorine of 96 mmol/L, and Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated. Immunosuppressive disease wasn´t found. In MRI, there were nodular images in the intradural and extradural sites through T11-T12 levels, compressing the spinal cord. Local biopsy revealed chronic granulomatous inflammatory process, consistent with the cryptococcosis suspect. Conclusions: The case represents an unusual manifestation of cryptococcosis, with an uncommon topography and profile, once it´s manifestation medullary and in a healthy individual is rare. The main differential diagnosis was spinal tuberculosis, an also rare disease yet with similar symptoms and relevant local epidemiology. To reach the diagnosis, laboratory study was necessary. The treatment was the same of cryptococcosis in general.
Surgical versus conservative management of spinal cords injuries by firearm: a literature review
Authors: Rodrigues Eduarda Lysabelle de Souza , Cavalcanti Ana Beatriz Costa , Lima Deyse Larissa Gonzaga Barboza , Gomes Ellen Dayane de Souza , Horta Wagner Gonçalves
Published: December 2021

Background: Spinal Cords Injuries (SCI) is an important cause of permanent physical disability and firearm injuries are one of its main etiologies.The treatment can be conservative or surgical, with controversies regarding the evaluation criteria and the choice of management. Objectives: Understand the differences in surgical and conservative management, their indications, complications and associated clinical outcomes. Design and setting: A literature review at the University of Pernambuco in Recife city. Methods: A literature review of articles, indexed in the MEDLINE/Pubmed database in April 2021, in English and Portuguese and were published in the last ten years (2011-2021). Results: A prevalence of complete injuries and a number of complications and injuries associated with SCI by firearms was observed. Conservative management was the predominant treatment approach. Surgery was recommended only in the face of specific indications. Antibiotic therapy was recommended, while the use of corticosteroids was contraindicated. Debridement was controversial. Some studies have pointed out a higher incidence of complications in the surgical group, while others have shown similar rates between surgical and non-surgical patients. Many authors have not identified differences in the prognosis of patients treated surgically or conservatively. Conclusions: Patients’ prognosis is determined by the initial injury, regardless of whether the treatment choice is conservative or surgical, but surgical management is associated with a higher incidence of complications. Conservative treatment was shown to be preferable to surgical treatment, except in specific situations.
Painful ophthalmoplegia due to involvement of cavernous sinus region by malignant neoplasm: report of three cases
Authors: Gulhote Daniela Alves , Barros Gabriel Santaterra , Sukessada Mariana Suemi , Piffer Ana Beatriz Barbosa , Silva João Fernando Coclet Pio da , Fortunato Pedro Neves , Ueno Danilo Takashi Yoshimatsu , Freire Bruna Franchito , Silva Junior Hilton Mariano da
Published: December 2021

Context: Intracranial tumor spread is an infrequent and late manifestation of head and neck cancers. We report three cases of painful ophthalmoplegia due to larynx and parotid neoplastic involvement. Data disclosure was authorized by the patients through an Informed Consent Form. Case reports: A 47-year-old man presents right retro- orbital pain and progressive ophthalmoplegia 5 months after resection of laryngeal spinocellular carcinoma and local radiotherapy. A 44-year-old man, 9 months after excision of spinocellular carcinoma of the larynx and subsequent radiotherapy, presents severe pain and paralysis of the left CN VI. Imaging exams showed involvement of CS. A 67-year-old woman with a tumoral mass in the left preauricular region. Biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland. After total parotidectomy, the supra-omohyoid cervical ganglion was removed. Patient received radiotherapy for 3 months. Then, she presented a frontal and right temporal headache, more intense in the retro-orbital region. After one month, she developed complete CS syndrome, with the right CN VI being the first to be affected. MRI revealed an irregular enhancement lesion in right CS after contrast administration. All patients died despite treatment. Conclusions: In patients with painful ophthalmoplegia, the most common hypotheses are diabetic neuropathy and Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. CS involvement may be the first evidence of a distant head and neck disease. Despite the poor prognosis, palliative care should be considered.
Identification of the urban heat islands phenomenon in a small city: the study case of Três Rios/RJ, Brazil
Authors: Neves Silva Yuri Matheus , Silva Helder Martins , De Andrade Silva Raiany Dias , Marques Eduardo Duarte , De Oliveira Gomes Olga Venimar
Published: December 2021

The phenomenon of urban heat islands (UHI) is caused by the increase in temperatures of an urban area as a result of the development of human activities within that area, this phenomenon is usually studied in medium and large cities. This study aims to verify if the phenomenon of UHI occurs in the municipality of Três Rios – RJ, a small sized city. This study included the use of mobile transect, through pre-established data collection points/stations. Five data collection points were selected, from which one was included in a rural area, one in the Parque Natural Municipal (Urban Park, within the city), and three points within the urbanized area. The equipment used was the Brunton® / ADC PRO handheld weather station. The data collection period ranged from September 2018 until July 2019, which included the four seasons. Measurements were taken at 6:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, and 21:00h, in alternate days during the study period. Considering the temperature measurements, two different indicators of thermal variability were used. Strong magnitude heat islands were detected, taking into consideration the relevant variation of maximum temperatures observed in the urban area when compared to the rural area. The results indicate the most affected populations to be the ones located within urban areas, mostly individuals under socioeconomic vulnerability. The results obtained can be used as support for the development of strategies to minimize the thermal discomfort to populations exposed to the influence of higher magnitude urban heat islands.
Analysis of the water–energy–greenhouse gas nexus in a water supply system in the Northeast of Brazil
Authors: Alves Isaura Macêdo , Bezerra Saulo de Tarso Marques , Silva Gilson Lima da , Duarte Armando Dias , Maranduba Henrique Leonardo
Published: December 2021

In recent years, water utilities have been under pressure to increase the efficiency of their processes, mainly due to the decrease in water availability and the need to increase environmental sustainability in their processes. Leak reduction is clearly an important part of sustainable management in the water industry, and its impacts should be assessed with a broader environmental protection objective. This study aimed to present an environmental and energy assessment of the water supply system (WSS) in Caruaru City, northeast of Brazil, for different levels of water loss. This research is one of the first to assess the environmental impacts of a WSS in Latin America. Primary data adopted for preparing the inventory were provided by the water utility, and modeling and analysis were performed with the SimaPro 8.0® program. Cumulative energy demand (CED) was used to track the energy consumption of the system’s life cycle. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were calculated through the IPCC GWP 100a method with emissions expressed as CO2-Eq. The data sets from life-cycle inventories were used from the Ecoinvent 3.1 database. Four scenarios with different levels of water loss were analyzed. Scenario S0 was represented with the real conditions of the system, whereas the others considered hypothetical indices. The percentages proposed for Scenarios S1, S2, and S3 were based on indices that indicate good loss rate in the distribution network for the Brazilian reality (25%), reduction by half of loss rates, and excellent loss rates for the water pipeline system (5%) and distribution network (10%). The analysis of the processes’ contributions showed that the electricity consumption  of the pumping systems of water mains represented the greatest environmental impact in all scenarios. The most efficient scenario would result in a 52% reduction in the emission of GHGs, demonstrating that the increase in the hydraulic efficiency of the distribution networks represents a significant opportunity to reduce the environmental impacts of the processes.
Wavelet transform for medium-range streamflows projections in national interconnected system
Authors: Sousa Lima Carlos Eduardo , Maciel da Silva Marx Vinicius , Da Silva Silveira Cleiton , Vasconcelos Junior Francisco das Chagas
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to analyze the variability of average annual streamflow time series of the National Interconnected System (NIS) (Brazil) and create a projection model of future streamflow scenarios from 3 to 10 years using wavelet transform (WT). The streamflow time series were used and divided into two periods, namely, 1931–2005 and 2006–2017, for calibration and verification, respectively. The annual series was standardized, and by the WT, it was decomposed into two bands plus the residue for each base posts (BP) for later reconstruction. Then, an autoregressive (AR) model per band and residue was made. The projection was obtained by adding the AR models. For performance evaluation, a qualitative analysis of the cumulative probability distribution of the projected years and an analysis of the likelihood were performed. The model identified the probability distribution function of the projected years and obtained a likelihood ratio of > 1 in most SIN regions, indicating that this methodology can capture the mediumrange variability.
A multifaceted review on dihydromyricetin resources, extraction, bioavailability, biotransformation, bioactivities, and food applications with future perspectives to maximize its value
Authors: Zhang Haolin , Caprioli Giovanni , Hussain Hidayat , Le Nguyen Phan Khoi , Farag Mohamed A. , Xiao Jianbo
Published: December 2021

Natural bioactive compounds present a better alternative to prevent and treat chronic diseases owing to their lower toxicity and abundant resources. (+)‐Dihydromyricetin (DMY) is a flavanonol, possessing numerous interesting bioactivities with abundant resources. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in DMY natural resources, stereoisomerism, physicochemical properties, extraction, biosynthesis, pharmacokinetics, and biotransformation. Stereoisomerism of DMY should be considered for better indication of its efficacy. Biotechnological approach presents a potential tool for the production of DMY using microbial cell factories. DMY high instability is related to its powerful antioxidant capacity due to pyrogallol moiety in ring B, and whether preparation of other analogues could demonstrate improved properties. DMY demonstrates poor bioavailability based on its low solubility and permeability with several attempts to improve its pharmacokinetics and efficacy. DMY possesses various pharmacological effects, which have been proven by many in vitro and in vivo experiments, while clinical trials are rather scarce, with underlying action mechanisms remaining unclear. Consequently, to maximize the usefulness of DMY in nutraceuticals, improvement in bioavailability, and better understanding of its actions mechanisms and drug interactions ought to be examined in the future along with more clinical evidence.
Open access in the humanities, arts and social sciences: Complex perceptions of researchers and implications for research support
Authors: Quigley Niamh
Published: December 2021

Adoption of open access in the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) is a work in progress, with lower engagement in HASS than most of the natural sciences. HASS research impacts how we live, how we learn and how we see ourselves, and research institutions should encourage and enable their HASS research communities to increase the prevalence of open access research outputs. Six experienced HASS researchers at a single academic institution in Perth, Australia, were interviewed to explore their perceptions and experiences of open access, and any barriers that they had encountered. Thematic analysis was used to code the transcribed interviews, and generate themes.
This study found a wide variance in the adoption of open access practices among HASS researchers. Some participants are publishing via APC-based gold open access (in DOAJ listed journals), while other participants encounter multiple barriers to sharing more of their work as open access. Confusion about aspects of open access is evident. Even among participants who support open access, some have had poor experiences of open access publishing. This research also found that some participants hold extremely complex opinions on open access, which directly influence participants’ behaviour depending on which perspective they are considering. These perspectives are: research supervisor, editorial role at journal, funding assessor and global citizen. Within HASS a diversity of behaviours exists around open access, and research institutions need to tailor their research support services around open access and scholarly publishing for different communities of researchers.
Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others: disability and access to sex workers
Authors: Regan Martin F , Brown Kevin J
Published: December 2021

This is a commentary on Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others, where the decision of the Court of Protection has been overturned by the Court of Appeal. The judgment has implications for (i) the article 8 and article 14 rights of those who lack capacity to arrange lawful sexual services; (ii) the criminal liability of their carers who are enlisted to assist with such arrangements; and, potentially, (iii) the ban on payment for sexual services in Northern Ireland.
Formulating the legislative structure of a hate crime
Authors: Schweppe Jennifer
Published: December 2021

While hate crime legislation is well established in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, Ireland has failed to address the issue of hate crime on a statutory basis. Law reform processes are currently underway across these jurisdictions, and this article seeks to explore a fundamental question in this context, that is, the relative merits of various approaches to structuring hate crime legislation.
Predicción del consumo de materia seca y ganancia diaria de peso de losmodelos nutricionales LRNS (1.0.33) y NRC (2000)en toros confinados en Paraguay
Authors: Portillo Guido Arnaldo , Ocampos Olmedo Diego Avilio , Paniagua Alcaraz Pedro Luis , Alonzo Griffith Luis Alberto
Published: December 2021

Este trabajo fue realizado entre agosto y diciembre de 2018, con el objetivo de contrastar las prediccionesdel consumo de materia seca (CMS) y la ganancia diaria de peso (GDP) de los modelos nutricionales LRNS (1.0.33) yNRC(2000) en toros terminados en confinamiento desde la perspectiva de la precisión y exactitud en relación a losdatos observados. Para esto se utilizaron datos de desempeño de 61 toros Brangus y 55 toros Brahman con pesosvivos iniciales de 383.20 ± 10.39 kg y 348.45 ± 18.54 kg y edades promedio de 21 ± 3 meses para ambas razas. Losanimales fueron pesados al inicio y al final del confinamiento con un ayuno previo de 14 horas. Los mismos fueronalimentados durante el confinamiento con una ración totalmente mezclada (RTM) ad libitumformulada con unarelación forraje­concentrado de 40:60. El CMS observado (kg/d) fue establecido a partir de la lectura de bateas,colecta y pesaje de alimento sobrante por corral durante el periodo de confinamiento que luego fue llevado a unpromedio por individuo, mientras que la GDP observada (kg/d) se determinó a partir de la diferencia del pesoinicial y el peso final de los animales, dividido por los días de duración del confinamiento. Se realizó un Análisis deRegresión Simple entre valores observados y pronosticados. Ambos modelos predijeron el CMS con precisión yexactitud para la raza Brangus, no obstante subestimaron en 3.08 %(NRC2000) y 6.16 %(LRNS 1.0.33) en la razaBrahman. Con relación a la GDP, el LRNS (1.0.33) predijo con precisión y exactitud para ambas razas, mientras queel NRC(2000) subestimó en 11.68 %(Brangus) y 8.57 %(Brahman). El NRC(2000) resultó ser mejor estimador delCMS, mientras que el LRNS (1.0.33) lo fue para la GDP en toros de ambas razas (Brangus y Brahman) confinados encondiciones climáticas del Paraguay.
The sharing economy in the tourist accommodation sector and its effect on the residential market: a bibliometric and content analysis
Authors: Erauskin Artitzar , Etxezarreta Etxarri Aitziber , Izagirre Olaizola Julen
Published: December 2021

The sharing economy has led to a profound transformation of the tourism sector over the last decade: it has revolutionised the tourist accommodation sector, directly affecting residential markets in destination cities. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the research published in Web of Science regarding the sharing economy, tourism and the housing market. 147 studies dealing directly or indirectly with these topics are identified and a bibliometric analysis carried out to determine relationships between the topics and other indicators to measure the breadth of the research. Following this, a deeper content analysis is completed to qualify the most relevant topics of study, supported by data mapping techniques which allow a more immediate visualisation of the subject under study. A systematic review is carried out with a two-fold objective: to analyse and classify the evolution of academic research on this topic in recent years by developing a bibliometric analysis and, in order to enrich our contribution, to identify the main areas of study addressed around this topic. To do this, we analyse the content of the most relevant research papers, classifying trends and subareas of study.
Why Students Don't Study and Employers Don't Pay High Salaries?
Authors:   University of National and World Economy, Kiranchev Georgi
Published: December 2021

The article examines the behavior of students and employers as a bimatrix game. With the tools of game theory, it is generally proven that the optimal strategy for employers is to pay low wages, and for students – not to study or to study too little. These two strategies form the Nash’s equilibrium in pure strategies. No specific numbers were used in the evidence, but only plausible assumptions about the relationships between the used parameters. This generalizes the conclusions made in the general case of higher education. Such a study of the question using game theory has not been done yet.
Distance Learning in “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School in Stara Zagora during 2019/2020 Academic Year
Authors:   Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Chehlarova Toni , Tsvyatkov Dinko ,   “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School Stara Zagora, Chehlarova Neda ,   University of Forestry Sofia
Published: December 2021

The results of a survey are presented in order to support the management of the leadership of “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School in Stara Zagora to create conditions for distance learning. The results are analyzed from surveys to determine the degree of satisfaction and fatigue of teachers, students and parents associated with this school, from distance learning in the school year 2019/2020. Distance learning was introduced on March 16, 2020 by the Ministry of Education in connection with the emergency situation, announced by a decision of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Desdobramentos da institucionalização do patrimônio cultural: o cotidiano vivido no Albergue do Voluntariado - São Luís (MA)
Authors: Faustino Maria Cecilia Machado , Guimarães Maria de Fátima , Souza Cleonice Aparecida de , Simão Maria Cristina Rocha
Published: December 2021

Este artigo indaga as múltiplas sensibilidades envolvidas no reconhecimento social para com o patrimônio cultural brasileiro institucionalizado, investigando indícios de tensões e conflitos de interesses. Abordaremos a preservação do patrimônio associada ao exercício da moradia enquanto demandas de direito e interesse social coletivo. Exploramos a potência de transformação social atribuída ao patrimônio, compreendido como instrumento na construção e consolidação de valores por determinados segmentos populares em detrimento de outros, mais vulneráveis, responsáveis por inúmeras formas de exploração e exclusão social. Para tanto, mobilizamos teóricos e documentos oficiais para tratar da história do patrimônio e da preservação patrimonial no Brasil, apresentando como estudo de caso o Albergue do Voluntariado, localizado no Centro Histórico de São Luís do Maranhão, compreendendo a representatividade do patrimônio como fomento ao exercício cotidiano de resistência aos valores culturais historicamente impostos e naturalizados em nossa sociedade.
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL KARO ORNAMENTS IN THE INCULTURATIVE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF BERASTAGI
Authors: Hasugian Viktor Saimar Lamhot , Mesra Mesra
Published: December 2021

This research is motivated by the uniqueness of the Karo Berastagi Inculturative Catholic Church, where there are ornaments on the walls of the buildings that adopt the architecture of the traditional Karo traditional house and the incorporation of Christian ornaments. The purpose of this study was to determine the shape, color, meaning and placement of ornaments in the Berastagi Inculturative Catholic Church. The research method in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques used are field observations, interviews and documentation. Precisely in the shape of the ornament, the color of the ornament, the meaning of the ornament and the placement of the ornament. This change is also not much different from the traditional Karo onamen in general. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh keunikan dari Gereja Katolik Inkulturatif Karo Berastagi dimana terdapat Ornamen-ornamen pada dinding bangunan yang mengadopsi arsitektur pada rumah adat Tradisional Karo dan adanya penggabungan ornamen kekristenan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Bentuk, Warna, Makna dan penempatan ornamen pada Gereja Katolik Inkulturatif Berastagi. Metode penelitian pada penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan adalah observasi lapangan, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Tepatnya pada bentuk ornamen, warna ornamen, makna ornamen da penempatan ornamen. Perubahan tersebut juga tidak jauh beda dari onamen Tradisional Karo pada umumnya. Kata Kunci: Ornamen; Catholic Chuch; Tradisional Karo ;Inkulturatif; Berastagi
Ricardo Castro (1864-1907). Documentación y análisis de su obra musical.
Authors: Álvarez Meneses Rogelio
Published: December 2021

Análisis, documentación, recepción y recuperación del catálogo de Ricardo Castro, uno de los más imponentes de la composición hispanoamericana del siglo XIX. El autor no se centra únicamente en una catalogación explicativa de la obra del compositor, sino que nos ofrece una metodología que parte de la triple dimensión de Nattiez, y que amplía su horizonte hacia nuevas formas de comprender la creación latinoamericana, mexicana en este caso, en Europa, y los flujos de influencia e hibridaciones que se conforman en el estilo de Castro; Sin duda, es un libro que se torna básico para conocer y comprender en profundidad una figura relevante de la historia de la música mexicana del SXIX.
SEVELAMER CARBONATE MODULATES THE NLRP3 AND NLRP6 INFLAMMASOME EXPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY
Authors: Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru Grațiela , Chifiriuc Mariana-Carmen , Stoica Roxana Adriana
Published: December 2021

Interaction of microorganisms with the host innate immune system is a crucial factor that could modify diabetes and its associated complications. Recent reports have elucidated the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in diabetes, but to our knowledge there is no data regarding the role of other inflammasomes in diabetes-induced inflammation. To investigate this, blood samples were collected from type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients with nephropathy as well as from healthy volunteers. After red blood cell lysis, RNA was isolated from all collected blood samples. The expression of NLRP 6, NLRP3, ASC, PRO-IL1Β, and PRO-IL18 was assessed by quantitative Real Time PCR (qRT-PCR). Patients with diabetic nephropathy showed higher NLRP3 inflammasome expression compared to healthy controls whereas no significant differences were observed in case of NLRP6 inflammasome. In addition, Pentraxin 3 expression was elevated in patients with diabetic nephropathy. A detailed analysis of the patient’s clinical data revealed the fact that subjects receiving sevelamer carbonate in their treatment plan harboured low expression of Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and NLRP3 associated genes.
Singing and playing music through mobile applications: Smule, a new music experience
Authors: Le Bouteiller Madeleine
Published: December 2021

Mobile phones and the Internet combined have led to the creation of applications that allow their users to perform music using only their Smartphones. With the Smule applications that we analyze in this paper, people can sing karaoke together with other singers from all over the world, or play a tune with their fingertips tapping on a phone’s screen. Besides providing new entertainment activities, the Smule applications and their multiple options regarding audio and video editing can bring about new musical practices and musical artifacts. Smule users can sing duets remotely, without actually singing on the same time – a virtual collective performance. Singing karaoke becomes a solitary practice where togetherness is contrived but not achieved. Video recordings can be edited and shared on a built-in social network, thus being endorsed with a new function: to create bonds within a social network. Analyzing the discourses of Smule creators and developers, we also show that the applications do not achieve what they are promised to do, namely providing social and authentic practices.
El manejo debido de las incidencias procesales
Authors: Castillo Canto Juan Francisco
Published: December 2021

No cabe la menor duda que el proceso civil panameño es un proceso complejo. Y lo es porque definitivamente, en fase de postulación, permite la participación de cualquier cantidad de involucrados, con solo acreditar que tiene y mantiene alguna relación con el objeto del proceso. Igual aplica para la parte demandada, que puede comprometer a una o a muchas personas vinculadas con la pretensión.  También incide en la complejidad del proceso, que el sistema permita la invocación de excepciones procesales de todo tipo e incluso aquellas que no tienen una denominación conocida – las indeterminadas –.  Pero de todas, la situación que más conflicto crea en la tramitación regular de un caso, son los incidentes o cuestiones accidentales que se presentan en los procesos y que como la ley lo dice, requieren de una decisión especial.

Por supuesto que la atención de un proceso complejo, donde abundan acciones y mociones de todo tipo, por parte de los involucrados, provoca muchas dudas y ciertas irregularidades en la tramitación y conducción del proceso.

Afortunadamente el mismo sistema procesal panameño, tiene las herramientas jurídicas para responder a esas situaciones, sin afectar el debate de fondo que es el reconocimiento de los derechos consignados en la ley substancial. 

Son estas reflexiones producto del estudio analítico de las disposiciones del Código Judicial sobre el tema y la experiencia en el manejo de los casos, son las que queremos compartir en este escrito.
Las licencias no voluntarias por emergencia nacional y su aplicación en tiempos de pandemia.
Authors: Velasco Caballero Eric Edgardo
Published: December 2021

En este artículo, el autor aborda el tema de las licencias no voluntarias o compulsorias sobre invenciones patentadas justi­cadas en una emergencia nacional de salud pública, valiéndose del estudio de casos generados por la pandemia COVID-19 de 2020.
La prevalencia de la protección automática en el derecho de autor
Authors: Cota Mendívil Adrián Jazél
Published: December 2021

La protección en el derecho de autor siempre es un tema polémico en la industria del entretenimiento. Su manejo ha sido complicado para las personas a las que van dirigidas, desembocando malas decisiones en ocasiones de su parte. ¿Las razones? Van muy de la mano con el “Principio de protección automática” consagrado en el convenio internacional de Berna donde la protección de las obras autorales se vuelve relativa en materia internacional y nula en legislaciones internas de los países que lo suscriben. En este escrito profundizaremos en dicho principio desde una perspectiva jurídica; analizando la generalidad de la materia donde se desarrolla, de qué forma se ha reconocido en legislaciones internas, como la falta de formalidad que presupone ha sido un mito y la solución para coordinarlo de una forma en que el reconocimiento de los derechos autorales y la protección en los países suscritos sean coherentes a través de una firma de autor.
Aspectos puntuales de los derechos posesorios en el Código Civil
Authors: Trejos Navarro Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2021

La posesión, uno de los pilares del derecho de propiedad, consiste en el ejercicio y aprovechamiento de un bien. Quien la ostenta tiene el disfrute y dominio de la cosa, manifestándolo en actos materiales y recibiendo todos los beneficios que se puedan obtener de ella.
Covid - 19 : entre la justificación y la exculpación.
Authors: Sánchez Gallego José
Published: December 2021

“Como consecuencia de ese incremento sostenido de casos, desde junio ha ido en aumento el número de pacientes, tanto en salas de hospitalización como en las unidades de cuidados intensivos, alcanzando el pasado viernes 714 pacientes hospitalizados en salas y 148 en las UCI. Situación que tiene al sistema de salud, incluido el personal que atiende a los enfermos al borde del colapso”. (Prosperi Ramírez, 2020).
Doctrina superflua de la sala civil en la admisión del recurso de casación.
Authors: Santizo Sáenz Anixa
Published: December 2021

El recurso de casación es un recurso extraordinario que tiene como propósito enmendar los agravios cometidos en la sentencia de segunda instancia contra las partes y lograr que la jurisprudencia sea uniforme. A través de las reformas que ha tenido el Código Judicial se buscó que el recurso de casación fuera exiguo en requerimientos formales; sin embargo, a través de la jurisprudencia de la Sala Civil se ha introducido jurisprudencias ya convertidas en doctrina de la Sala que dejan el recurso de forma oscura, formalista y en ocasiones subjetivo de quien lo analiza. El presente artículo tratará buscar una refexión sobre estas posiciones y encontrar un consenso sobre qué exigencias deben mantenerse, compilarse y unifcarse.
BIOCHEMISTRY OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM MEMORY
Authors: Stepanov G. F. , Yasinenko N. Y. , Vasylieva A. G. , Davydenko V. L.
Published: December 2021

Memory is provided by changes in synapses in neural circuits: short-term memory - by functional changes in a separate sensory neuron and a separate motor neuron, long-term memory - by structural changes (regrowth of new synapses).During the formation of short-term memory in synapses, cAMP, protein kinase A, are used, which act inside the cell and transmit a signal that cause the release of large amounts of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
Two independent mechanisms are involved in the formation of long-term memory:
- one triggers a long-term strengthening of synaptic connections, directing protein kinase A to the nucleus, which activates the CREB protein, thereby turning on the structural genes encoding proteins necessary for the growth of new synaptic connections;
- the other reinforces the already formed memory, supporting the newly formed synaptic endings, which requires local synthesis of proteins.
BEZOAR IN THE PRACTICE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND PEDIATRICIAN: CLINICAL CASE – RAPUNZEL SYNDROME
Authors: Dubkovska M. V. , Khimenko T. M. , Fedorenko O. V. , Kochkarov O. V.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Bezoar is a cluster of foreign, inedible or difficult to digest objects in the digestive tract (especially in the stomach). Depending on the composition, there are: phytobezoars, trichobezoars, pharmacobezoars, lactobezoars. Patients may not have any symptoms for years, and their appearance is associated with an bezoar size enlargment, then there is abdominal pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting, a feeling of rapid satiety, anorexia and weight loss. The small bowel obstruction is the often cause of acute surgical pathology in the case of bezoar. It is important to pay attention to the peculiarities of the patient’s behavior, halitosis, spotted alopecia.

The purpose of this publication was to raise the awareness of pediatricians and general practitioners in the diagnosis and management of patients with bezoars. The article presents a review of the literature and the clinical case of trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome) in a 14-year-old girl.

Conclusions. Bezoar, regardless of its nature, disrupts the function of the gastrointestinal tract and can cause acute surgical complications patients of all ages. General practitionersn and pediatricians, taking into account the risk factors and clinical symptoms, may suspect bezoar formation in the early stages. In pediatric practice at the stage of primary diagnostic search, ultrasound can be recommended as a less invasive, but quite informative method. The “golden standard” for verification and treatment of uncomplicated forms of bezoar is the endoscopic method, regardless of age. Phytobezoars are less common in our region, but the processes of globalization, migration and increase in the diet of exotic fruits and vegetables may actualize this pathology. Adolescents, mostly girls who have long-term dyspeptic symptoms, alopecia, weight loss, especially if it occurs against the background of difficult social circumstances or pre-existing psychiatric disorders, are at risk of developing trichobezoar, so they need careful examination and consultation with a psychiatrist.
A statistical technique for determination of withdrawal of northeast monsoon over coastal Tamilnadu
Authors: RAJ Y. E. A.
Published: December 2021

The withdrawal dates of northeast monsoon over coastal Tamil Nadu for the 90-year period (1901-90) have been objectively derived. The methodology of determination was generally based on an index based on the spatial distribution of daily rainfall over stations of coastal Tamil Nadu, over a 5-day pentad for the six month period, September- February. The normal withdrawal date thus obtained was 27 December with a standard deviation of 13.6 days and range 23 November-28 January. The duration of northeast monsoon was distributed with mean 67.5 days, standard deviation 14.9 days and range 26-102 days. During 36.7 % of years the withdrawal spilled over to January of next year. The daily normal rainfall and its difference filter have been discussed with reference to the normal date of withdrawal. The average decrease of rainfall at the time of withdrawal has been derived by application of superposed epoch analysis. It has further been shown that during years when the withdrawal took place in January the intensity of northeast monsoon prior to withdrawal was as intense as in years when withdrawal occurred in December. A few cases of northeast monsoon withdrawal have been illustrated with diagrams. As no definite dynamic or thermodynamic features could be uniquely identified which are associated with the withdrawal, this technique is basically statistical, considering the behaviour of the daily normal rainfall as the sole criterion. Unique thermodynamic and dynamic features are not identifiable which are associated with the withdrawal of northeast monsoon over coastal Tamilnadu.