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„Videmus nunc per speculum“ Selbstrepräsentation und Belehrung auf dem Kupferstich in Aenigma theologicum von Álvaro de Cienfuegos
Authors: Majorossy Imre Gábor
Published: September 2022

The paper deals with the copperplate engraving that stands at the beginning of the main theological treatise of Álvaro de Cienfuegos, bishop of Pécs (Hungary) between 1737 and 1739. The sophisticated work includes also an artistic engraving which is clearly part of the written treatise. The study aims to point out how comprehensively the engraving presents the author's basic intellectual attitude and essential details of the theoretical work. It is a real challenge for the audience of all times: Only in the case of a successful decoding it is possible to feel not only worthy, but also suitable and prepared to read, study and understand the two-volume treatise.
Biblical criticism and congregational singing two Unitarian translations of the Book of Psalms in 16–17th-century Transylvania
Authors: Etlinger Mihály , Szatmári Áron
Published: September 2022

Within half a century, there were two Unitarian authors who created rhymed Hungarian translations of the Book of Psalms – Miklós Fazakas Bogáti at the end of the 16th century and János Thordai in 1627. There are still unanswered questions regarding these translations: why did Bogáti's translation not spread among Unitarian congregations? Was Thordai acquainted with Bogáti's translation?

This paper explores the circle of possible answers to these questions from various perspectives. It also examines Bogáti's biography and the subsequent legacy of his Psalterium, taking into account the context of Church history and the history of publishing Unitarian songbooks. In addition, the poetics of the two translations are analysed. Based on these it transpires that there were several circumstances that made the spreading of the Psalterium difficult.

However, Thordai's work should not be viewed solely as depending on Bogáti's translation, since it is not certain that Thordai was trying to fill a gap with his translation. The Transylvanian Unitarians did not necessarily intend to publish a complete Unitarian translation of the Book of Psalms in their songbooks.
Daylight Performance of the Modified Double Light Pipe (MDLP) Through Experimental Analysis on a Reduced Scale Model
Authors:   Department INGEO, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Viale Pindaro 42, 65127 Pescara, Italy, Zazzini Paolo , Crescenzo Alessandro Di ,   Department INGEO, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Viale Pindaro 42, 65127 Pescara, Italy, Crescenzo Alessandro Di ,   Engineer, Via A.Gramsci n°10/A, Vasto (CH), Italy
Published: September 2022

This paper is focused on the Modified Double Light Pipe (MDLP), an innovative daylighting system set up by the authors in the Laboratory of Technical Physics of the University “G. D’Annunzio” of Pescara (Italy). It is an evolution of the Double Light Pipe (DLP), designed by the authors to distribute natural light in two underground levels of a building and tested through an experimental activity on a reduced scale model. The MDLP has been designed by modifying the same scale model of the DLP with the goal to solve some problems related to its size and the risk of glare, thanks to its smaller encumbrance, and a light shelf applied around the external tube to prevent the occupants of the room from seeing the upper brightest portion of the device. Furthermore, the light shelf reflects light towards the ceiling spreading it more uniformly on the horizontal work-plan. The technological components of the MDLP are shown demonstrating the possibility of installing it in both new and refurbished buildings. Then, the first results of an experimental activity carried out on the model of the MDLP in winter climatic conditions are shown. Although the unfavorable values of external illuminance, the MDLP contributes to distributing natural light in the passage room both with overcast and clear sky conditions. On sunny days, direct solar radiation hits the measure positions on the corners of the room producing peak illuminance values. The illuminance uniformity is calculated according to the EN 12464-1. The results can be considered satisfactory both in terms of internal illuminance and uniformity of light distribution.
Neutralidade e viés judicial: Filiação partidária e os réus da Operação Lava Jato
Authors: Bertran Maria Paula , Vilaça Luiz , Rodello Ildeberto , Morilas Luciana , Ribeiro Evandro Marcos Saidel
Published: September 2022

Os propósitos do texto são identificar a distribuição das vinculações político-partidárias dentre os réus da Operação Lava-Jato, bem como a existência de vieses por parte das diferentes jurisdições de primeira instância que atuaram na Lava-Jato (localizadas em Curitiba, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro).
Metodologicamente, compilamos a integralidade dos nomes dos réus da Operação Lava-Jato e superpusemos o resultado às listas de filiação partidária da Justiça Eleitoral. Três foram as principais conclusões: A proporção de pessoas com filiação partidária é maior entre os réus da Operação Lava Jato do que na população em geral. A distribuição da filiação partidária, dentre os réus da Lava Jato, obedece ao tamanho dos partidos. Ou seja, quanto maior o partido, maior o número de denúncias e de réus com filiação àquele partido. Essa distribuição existe tanto para os réus da justiça comum como para as pessoas com foro privilegiado, em relação às quais abriram-se inquéritos criminais no Supremo Tribunal Federal. Por fim, o trabalho observa que, considerando-se o Partido dos Trabalhadores, a grande maioria das denúncias (83%) foram oferecidas e aceitas na Subseção Judiciária de Curitiba.
O trabalho contribui para a literatura em duas frentes. Primeiro, por sugerir neutralidade dos sistemas brasileiros de repressão à corrupção, exceto na persecução a filiados do PT em Curitiba. Segundo, por trazer dados que autorizam associação entre corrupção e filiação político-partidária.
Anason yetiştirilen alanlarda önemli bitki paraziti nematodlarının dağılımı ve tanımlanması
Authors: MISTANOĞLU İbrahim , UYSAL Gülsüm , DEVRAN Zübeyir
Published: September 2022

Anise, Pimpinella anisum L. (Apiales: Apiaceae) is an important medicinal aromatic plant and can be attacked by different pests and pathogens. Plant parasitic nematodes are important pests that can be confused with nutrient deficiency or symptoms of various diseases or pests. Therefore, rapid and accurate identification of these pests is essential for integrated nematode management and rotation. In 2021, a survey was conducted in Bolvadin District of Afyonkarahisar Province, which is one of the most important anise production areas of Türkiye. Forty-two soil samples were collected from the anise growing areas in the district and 16 species-specific primers were used for molecular identification of plant parasitic nematodes. In the samples, Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood, 1949 (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae), Pratylenchus neglectus (Rensch, 1924) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941, Pratylenchus thornei Sher & Allen, 1953 (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae) and Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie, 1942 (Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae), were detected at the rates of 57% (24), 52% (22), 36% (15) and 7% (3), respectively. Plant parasitic nematodes were found in both single and mixed populations. In addition, A. besseyi was found for the first time in anise growing areas.
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF M.S. ROGOVIN
Authors:   Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky, Mazilov Vladimir A.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to a discussion of important methodological problems of the modern history of psy-chology. It is argued that the history of psychology in Russia was formed as a separate area of scientific and psychological knowledge, its methodological foundations were developed in research works of sev-eral generations of scientists. Despite the advances of the modern Russian history of psychology, there remain unresolved methodological problems, resulting in the lack of a full-fledged universal history of psychology that would satisfactorily explain the development of psychological science and characterize its prospects. The article discusses in detail the ideas on the development of the history of psychology proposed by Russian scientist M.S. Rogovin in the 1960s. The historical and psychological concept of M.S. Rogovin remains underestimated, and sometimes it is interpreted incorrectly. Historical and psycho-logical knowledge is considered by M.S. Rogovin as a unity of subject and methodological knowledge, and psychology itself includes three different but interrelated contents: pre-scientific, philosophical, and scientific, which interact throughout the history of psychology. Rogovin distinguishes the external and in-ternal history of psychology, considering it as the dynamics of psychological concepts and the conditions that guide it. Rogovin is the founder of conceptual analysis in the Russian history of psychology. The dy-namics of concepts are considered at three levels (facts as indicators of the movement of psychological concepts; internal relationships between psychological concepts, their self-movement associated with the functioning of certain psychological mechanisms; dynamics of concepts within the theoretical systems of modern psychology). This article is the first to distinguish the stages in M.S. Rogovin’s work. At the third stage (from the 1970s), the author develops a structural-level approach to the study of the psyche. The ar-ticle analyzes some provisions of the theory of M.S. Rogovin that are important for the development of a non-linear (level) history of psychology. It is argued that the ideas expressed by the author are of heuristic importance for the development of the history of psychology in the future. Based on the ideas of M.S. Rogovin, it is possible to proceed to the development of the history of psychology based on the level in-terpretation of the subject of psychology, the prospects of this approach are assessed in the article.
Characteristics of ambiguity tolerance in social sciences and humanities students
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Perm branch, Evtukh Tatiana V. , Kharlamova Tatiana M. ,   Perm State University
Published: September 2022

The article presents the results of research on ambiguity tolerance in Social Sciences and Humanities students representing different years of study (freshmen, sophomore, junior), different programs (State and Municipal Administration, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Employment Psychology, Law), and different levels of ambiguity tolerance (low, medium, high). The findings indicate differences in ambiguity tolerance across the different levels (years) of the education process. Freshmen are more tolerant toward ambiguity than sophomores. In turn, sophomores show more ambiguity tolerance than juniors. This can be attributed to the greater openness of students to new experiences at the initial stages of their education versus their preference for stability of the learning process and psychological comfort at the later stages. Students specializing in psychology showed the lowest levels of ambiguity tolerance. All respondents with a positive attitude toward uncertainty were found to demonstrate less prominent negativity of mood, less sensitivity, and less anxiety, all this observed alongside a greater positivity of mood, greater activity, greater initiative, greater sociability, more prominent desire to be in the center of attention, and greater readiness to solve problems in socially acceptable ways. Furthermore, higher levels of ambiguity tolerance correspond to lower neuroticism in State and Municipal Administration and Employment Psychology students, lower emotional sensitivity in Law students and Clinical Psychology students, and greater extraversion in Psychology and Clinical Psychology students. The most prominent joint contribution to the researched phenomenon is made by the generalized indicators (factors) of character accentuation, especially in the group of Clinical Psychology students. Thus, the paper reveals the characteristics of ambiguity tolerance in the students of Social Sciences and Humanities. This topic is of value to both science and practice, it follows the modern trends in the development of the professional sphere, yet remains understudied. This work expands the knowledge of ambiguity tolerance as a complex personal construct.
Biographical studies in the history of psychology
Authors:   Petersburg State University, Loginova Natalia A.
Published: September 2022

It is not often that professional historians of psychology study biographies as they prefer to limit themselves to an introductory biographical sketch and focus more on the analysis of scientific works, dominant theories, and methodologies of a particular historical period. The history of ideas seems to be more important than the history of man of science. However, it is wrong to completely disregard the personality of the person engaged in the process of scientific cognition. The destiny of ideas, their development and implementation in public consciousness and practice depend on a person. In the humanities, the human dimension of scientific knowledge is particularly pronounced. Here, scientific theories, specific studies are so personal that they bring science closer to art. Biographical studies of the life and work, talent and character of a scientist have their rightful place in the science of science, as well as in the historico-psychological science. These studies tend to become psychobiographical, they deal with the psychology of the subject of scientific cognition. The subject of the study is the creative individuality and life path of the leader of the St. Petersburg school of thought in the Soviet period, B.G. Ananiev. His work depended on specific socio-historical situations, the demands of society and the state, but was still performed in spite of historical obstacles. The life and scientific activity of the scientist were intrinsically motivated. The biography showed the importance of the scientist’s age as a factor of creativity and social, civic behavior. From this point of view, one can see such personality traits as the energy of a start in youth, enthusiasm and a change in attitude to life time due to age and individual characteristics. At the last phase of his life, despite physical ailments, B.G. Ananiev intensified his work trying to achieve his cherished goals in scientific knowledge. To a large extent, he succeeded. Over time, his contribution to psychology becomes more and more obvious. The prospects of the scientist’s ideas and research are confirmed in the 21st century.
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT (INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE)
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Loginova Natalia A. , Zhdan Antonina N. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: September 2022

Lev Vygotsky believed that scientific psychological research is impossible without reliance on a scientific tradition, which allows accumulating the content of scientific knowledge. The work on preserving and developing of Russian scientific psychological traditions is conducted in many scientific centers. Howev-er, it is necessary to integrate such studies. This special issue on the history of psychology is one of many efforts to such integration. Well-known researchers from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yaroslavl have provided the results of investigations here. These papers deal with questions of new or insufficiently explored methods of history of psychology, new approaches, interpretations and assessments of the scien-tific past, temporal distance, and the position of the history of psychology as an academic discipline
«Kaleidoscope» of feminist epistemologies
Authors:   Nizhny Tagil Technological Institute (branch) of Ural Federal University, Ignatova Nina Yu.
Published: September 2022

The paper explores the ideas of feminist epistemologies in the 21st century: skepticism about objectivity, intersectional approach, epistemic injustice, etc. The author investigates the concepts of a hermeneutic gap, gaslighting and meta-ignorance, and gives the implications of these terms in higher education. The term «feminist epistemologies» is used in the paper in the plural since the attempts of oppressed groups to return the value of their own experience cannot be manifested in the existence of the only one universal epistemology. Rethinking the concepts of «knowledge», «knowing» with regard to women, disabled people, representatives of different races, sexual minorities becomes the core for the development of trans-epistemology, queer-epistemology, creep-epistemology, epistemology of resistance, epistemology of ignorance, etc. A particular contribution of feminist epistemologies is the attention to values and vested interests of privileged and oppressed groups in the sphere of knowledge production, which allows expanding the use of the concepts of epistemic injustice, epistemic advantage, and epistemic ignorance. The author raises a question: if power can lead to epistemic ignorance, while oppression, in turn — to epistemological advantage, does it mean that knowers from marginalized groups have the most complete knowledge? While there are many different research positions, none of the feminist epistemologies puts forward such a simplistic understanding of the connection between power and knowledge. The author argues that the relationship between knowledge and power cannot be described in such a way that the value of one’s knowledge will increase while the power of oppressed groups will decrease. The study shows that feminist epistemologies are a «kaleidoscope» of alternative or «marginal» epistemologies.
School shooting: socio-philosophical aspect of the issue
Authors:   National Research Institute for Additional Education and Professional Training, Uzlov Nikolay D. , Okonskaya Natalia K. ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Vnutskikh Alexander Yu. ,   Perm State University,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: September 2022

Armed students’ attacks at educational institutions for the purpose of mass murder (school shooting) are explored in the paper through the conception of transgression. Transgression is defined as overcoming the external and internal limits of human personality. School shooting is a destructive version of transgression. The authors suggest that an important social factor which leads to this destructive transgression is the loss of autonomy by the educational sphere and its subordination to the interests of economy and politics. The educational environment loses its own institutional boundaries. The evaluation of students’ achievements is formed indirectly: it depends on the commercialization ratings of educational institutions; the key role is played by the money of sponsors or parents, but not students’ knowledge and competences. In fact, young people are forced to take part in a competition with professional participants in the social division of labor, though not having an economic autonomy, in contrast to the latter. Thus, students lose the advantages of their age group and find themselves in a situation of artificially imposed helplessness. They feel rejection from the educational system, and aggression as its consequence. It can lead to terrible crimes. The authors believe that control of the proliferation of firearms alone, without other measures taken, is not an effective tool for blocking the destructive culture of school shooting. It is necessary to change the value system of the educational sphere. This is especially important due to the geopolitical challenges faced by our country in the recent months. The organization of the educational system should be based on the assumption that students’ digital opportunities, material well-being, inherited status and prestige, appearance, health level should not play a key role in realizing the mission of education. Otherwise, the imbalance of human and economic values will contribute into transgression of the inner limits of personality and its destruction.
Social networks’ influence on modern adolescents: key problems and destructive consequences
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Rogach Olga V. , Frolova Elena V. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: September 2022

The paper deals with the results of an analysis conducted to reveal the influence of social networks on modern adolescents. A questionnaire survey of Moscow schoolchildren aged 15–18 years (N = 312) was used as the leading research method. It has been found that 59.2 % of adolescents prefer to spend their leisure time on social networks. Almost half of the respondents (42.7 %) can be classified as «extreme Internet users». Most schoolchildren are fully aware of the «abnormality» of this situation: more than half of them note that they spend more time on the Internet than they plan. At the same time, 57.2 % of adolescents sometimes prefer social networks to communication with their loved ones; 12.2 % do it frequently. For more than 65% of the respondents, the considerable amount of time they spent on social networks provokes serious conflicts in the family. For 57.2 % of the respondents, the virtual world seems to be a source of «good mood». Every second teenager notes «pressure» and «negativity» from parents with regard to their frequent use of social networks; every fifth has become more secretive in this matter, trying to prevent their family from noticing them visiting social networks. The research leads to the following conclusions: the amount of time spent by the majority of adolescents on social networks exceeds critical values. The destructive consequences of this situation are chronic lack of sleep, conflicts in the family, replacement of real communication with virtual. The situation is aggravated by the negative influence of social networks on the psyche and life in general, with adolescents being unconscious of that. Recognizing the presence of conflicts in the family, adolescents are not ready to abandon social networks in favor of real communication. Moreover, for many respondents, virtual communication becomes an integral trigger of good psychological well-being.
Citizens’ expectations from digitalization in the sphere of social welfare and social services
Authors:   Perm State University, Gasumova Svetlana E. , Starshinova Alevtina V. ,   Perm State University, Bezrukov Anton V. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
Published: September 2022

This paper discusses an issue of the prospects for increasing the information transparency of the system of social welfare and social services in the context of digital transformation through the prism of its perception by the population. We touch upon the issues of low informativeness and insufficient interactivity of official Internet resources on such topics, their unpopularity and, as a consequence — the low awareness of state social assistance and social services among the population. We conducted a survey of the population in the Perm region. The data of our survey show the expectations of citizens who are already receiving or applying to receive social benefits and social services in relation to the introduction of new digital technologies in this area in the near future. Citizens want to be able to independently select possible benefits and social services, choose an appropriate social agency, while doing that with the help of interactive services on the official websites of social welfare bodies and social agencies. They want to consult online, have an option to receive all social services in remote format, make appointments with the social welfare authorities and social agencies via the Internet, complain and evaluate the work of specialists serving them online. Citizens also hope to have terminals in public places with reference information on benefits and social services, to receive leaflets and brochures with such information, to take part in free training on thematic sites and mobile applications, to rent android robots for home-based services for the elderly and persons with disabilities, to enter information about themselves into the databases of social welfare bodies and social agencies on their own. The results obtained can be used for the development of information policy aimed at increasing the efficiency of digital transformation in the social sphere.
Innovación educativa en contexto. Una mirada a la práctica docente desde de la academia
Authors:   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Gravini-Donado Marbel , Ceballos Gómez Carmen ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Corvacho Saltaren Andrea ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Peña Morán Róbinson ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Hill-González Olga ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Polo-Valencia Marisela ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Toro-Valencia Alejandro ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Cañas Marriaga Jairo Antonio ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ospino-Amador Fabio Arturo ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Sierra-Cárdenas Luis Eduardo ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Turizo-Arzuza Maritza Elena ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Navarro-Orozco Massiel ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Marchena-Yeja Yolanda ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Valle-Cantillo Remberto ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Henao-Gil José ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Collante-Caiafa Carmen ,   Corporación Universitaria en Ciencias Empresariales, Educación y Salud-Corsalud, Montaño-Montaño Nadia ,   Corporación Universitaria en Ciencias Empresariales, Educación y Salud-Corsalud, Villalba-Villadiego Anuar ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Simanca-Castellar Saúl Antonio ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ortiz-Ibáñez Dagoberto ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ortiz-Padilla Myriam ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Maury-Mena Sara ,   Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) - Regional Atlántico, Barrios-Fontalvo Muriel Carolina ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, León-García Marcela Viviana ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Gómez-Velasco Nubia ,   Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Ballesteros-Alfonso Alba ,   Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Gómez-Velasco Nancy ,   Instituto Técnico Profesional Humberto Velásquez García, Marín Escobar Juan Carlos ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Marín Benítez Andrea Carolina ,   Institución Educativa Anorí, Antioquia, Rueda-Ortega Marelen ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Vargas-Barros Adriana ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, López Marulanda Camila ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar
Published: September 2022

Innovación educativa en contexto: Una mirada a la práctica docente desde la academia Tomo I y II, permite recoger la experiencia de Maestros que a través de la investigación identifican y dan solución a las preocupaciones educativas de su contexto y con ello aportan a la calidad educativa. En el desarrollo de estas investigaciones se vislumbra el compromiso de los docentes investigadores en la búsqueda de alternativas de solución a través de las instituciones educativas de diferentes ciudades y municipios del departamento de Magdalena a partir de la reflexión sobre la práctica docente. Se vislumbra la experiencia cualificadora que desde la Maestría en Educación de la Universidad Simón Bolívar propende por la formación de docentes investigadores procurando la transformación de la calidad educativa de la región y el país, a partir de la reflexión de la propia práctica docente y mirando fortalezas y oportunidades de mejora para reinventar su quehacer a través de la innovación desde las diferentes áreas del conocimiento.
Das Post-COVID-Syndrom und seine Bedeutung für die Arbeitsmedizin
Authors:   Rehazentrum Seehof der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatische Rehabilitation, Teltow, Köllner Volker , Kupferschmitt Alexa ,   Rehazentrum Seehof der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatische Rehabilitation, Teltow, Langheim Eike ,   Rehazentrum Seehof der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatische Rehabilitation, Teltow
Published: September 2022

Über 30 Millionen Mensch haben sich in Deutschland inzwischen mit dem Corona-Virus infiziert. Auch wenn unklar ist, wie viele von ihnen längerfristige Folgen im Sinne eines Post-COVID-Syndroms entwickeln werden, zeichnet sich ab, dass dies auch für die Arbeitsmedizin von Bedeutung sein wird. Der aktuelle Wissensstand zu Ätiologie, Diagnostik und Therapie des Post-COVID-Syndroms soll deshalb hier dargestellt werden.
Künstliche Intelligenz (Folge 3): Exoskelett greift nach Künstlicher Intelligenz
Authors:   Arzt für Innere Medizin und Arbeitsmedizin, Umweltmedizin, Brunnthal, Wildgans Hanns
Published: September 2022

Exoskelette unterstützen Beschäftigte als Mensch-Maschinen-Systeme seit einigen Jahren bei Hebevorgängen, repetitiven Tätigkeiten und bei Arbeiten in ungünstiger Körperhaltung. Jetzt erreicht das manuelle Handling eine neue Dimension: Ein smarter Kraftanzug nutzt Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) zur Unterstützung bei der Arbeit, erkennt riskante Körperhaltungen und beugt aktiv gesundheitsschädlichen Überlastungen und möglichen Arbeitsunfällen vor.
Distribution and assemblage structure of black flies of the western Aures Mountains, Algeria (Diptera: Simuliidae)
Authors: Dambri Besma , Samraoui Farrah , Samraoui Boudjéma
Published: September 2022

Besides their important ecological role in flowing waters, blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) may pose medical and veterinary risks. For seventeen months, we surveyed the blackflies of ten localities across the Aures Mountains, in the Saharan Atlas, Algeria, and recorded eight taxa (i.e. species, species groups or species complexes). High altitude sites were dominated by the Simulium ornatum (Meigen, 1818) group, whereas sites located on the southern slope of the Aures Mountains were occupied by the eurytopic Simulium velutinum (Santos Abreu, 1922) complex and the thermophilic, pollutant-tolerant Simulium ruficorne Macquart, 1838 ‘A’ morphotype.Co-inertia analysis was used to determine the relationship between a species’ abundance and habitat types. The co-inertia analysis revealed a likely co-structure between blackfly assemblages and measured environmental descriptors (water temperature, conductivity, current velocity, bed width, etc.) in sampled habitats. This confirmed the importance of altitude as a driver of blackfly distribution. Our results also showed that there has been an increase in anthropogenic pressures on the vulnerable freshwater biota of the Aures Mountains.
SUCCESSION, LIVING INDIGENOUS LAW AND UBUNTU IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Authors: GJ van Niekerk
Published: September 2022

In Bhe v Magistrate Khayelitsha; Shibi v Sithole; SA Human Rights Commission v President of the Republic of South Africa 2005 1 BCLR 1 (CC), the Constitutional Court by a majority declared as unconstitutional legislation regulating intestate succession in indigenous law which violated rights of equality and dignity. On the same grounds it struck down the traditional rule of male primogeniture as it applies in relation to the succession of property. In a dissenting judgement, Ngcobo J found that the rule of male primogeniture should be developed in line with the Constitution. In this article it is argued that abolition of a rule that goes to the core of indigenous law will be a theoretical exercise and will deepen the divide between living and official indigenous law. Deep legal pluralism is a reality in South Africa. Indigenous law and western law should be brought together in a relationship of equality through a process of harmonisation. The Constitution could be used as meta standard to achieve this. But a state of accord or consonance will only be realised if the key values of ubuntu are not disregarded in the process.
LESSONS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE LAW FROM INDIA: PART 1 – THE TIES THAT BIND: THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND REASONS FOR COMPARING SOUTH AFRICA WITH INDIA
Authors: Avinash Govindjee
Published: September 2022

This is the first of two articles dealing with the constitutional right of access to social assistance in South Africa by way of comparison with the social justice provisions applicable in India. Part I deals specifically with the significance of a comparison between these two countries and focuses on the provisions of the Indian Constitution and court judgments which may inform social policy in South Africa. Part II will highlight the duty of the state in South Africa given the wording of section 27 of the Constitution and will, based on lessons from India, argue that use of the right to life may be a solution for people not qualifying for any social assistance in South Africa despite being in desperate need.
OLD AGE, LEGAL CERTAINTY AND CURA DEBILIUM PERSONARUM
Authors: PJ Thomas
Published: September 2022

Increasing medical costs justify themselves by the success of medical science in assuring greater longevity. We are all aware of the range of socio-economic problems this longer lifespan causes. This paper intends to address a more latent, concomitant strain on the legal system. A few years ago this problem manifested itself in the Supreme Court of Appeal, but passed virtually unnoticed. It is ironic that this instance, that is, the Saayman case (Eerste Nasionale Bank van Suidelike Afrika Bpk v Saayman NO 1997 4 SA 302 (HHA)) will be long remembered on account of the minority judgment by Olivier JA. The enlightened approach by the late judge was rejected by the majority of the court in its endeavour to safeguard legal certainty. While legal certainty is indeed one of the important foundations of a legal system as it embodies the fundamental principle of equality before the law and provides predictability, which is an essential characteristic of science and facilitates planning, it should not be the ultimate objective at the expense of justice. Moreover, by virtue of the law of unintended consequences, the Supreme Court of Appeal dealt a vicious blow to legal certainty as well as to the legal capacity of senior citizens in this decision, which clearly set out the law applicable to this increasing segment of the population.It is with gratitude to the editors of Obiter that I dedicate this essay to the memory of Lappies aka Professor JMT Labuschagne, who was for over 30 years my colleague at the University of Pretoria. The wide range of his intellect-tual curiosity and his deep humanity not only made him a prolific author, but a friend whose comments were always characterised by wisdom and kindness.
DEVIATION BY THE EMPLOYER FROM ITS OWN DISCIPLINARY CODE WHEN CONDUCTING DISCIPLINARY INQUIRIES
Authors: R Jordaan-Parkin
Published: September 2022

Is it expected of the employer to strictly adhere to the terms and conditions of its own disciplinary code when conducting disciplinary proceedings against an employee? The purpose of this note is to address this question and investigate the approach of the courts towards such a deviation by the employer from its own disciplinary code. It seems to be clear that no uniformity exists in the approach of the courts towards this issue.
SUCCESSIVE SALES: CORDIALITY DOES NOT GIVE YOU LOCUS STANDI Cordiant Trading CC v Daimler Chrysler Financial Services (Pty) Ltd 2005 4 SA 389 (D&CLD)
Authors: PJ Badenhorst  , L Ristow
Published: September 2022

Under normal circumstances, the seller is the owner of the merx and ownership is transferred to the purchaser on transfer of possession. However, the seller does not undertake to make the purchaser the owner. His obligation is to deliver the merx, and guarantee the purchaser free and undisturbed possession, that is, to protect the buyer in his possession from eviction. Eviction means any lawful interference with this free and undisturbed possession (vacua possessio), whether by the seller himself or by a third party. The warranty against eviction is in effect a promise by the seller that he will compensate the purchaser if the purchaser is evicted.Constitutum possessorium, as a mode of delivery of ownership of movables, plays an important role in financial arrangements in the motor trade industry. A motor dealer may, for example, arrange with a credit institution that the motor vehicles on its floor, purchased from a manufacturer, be sold to the credit institution and then be resold to the motor dealer. Ownership is transferred to the credit institution by constitutum possessorium. The arrangement between the motor dealer and the credit institution is referred to in the trade as a floor plan agreement.
AN ATTORNEY’S LEGAL DUTY TOWARDS A THIRD PERSON Road Accident Fund v Shabangu 2005 1 SA 265 (SCA)
Authors: Rian Cloete  , Llewelyn Curlewis
Published: September 2022

The recent decision in Road Accident Fund v Shabangu (2005 1 SA 265 (SCA)) has prompted us to revisit the attorney’s legal duty towards a third person. In this matter the respondents were a firm of attorneys. They lodged a claim with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) for compensation in terms of the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund Act 93 of 1989 on behalf of a client who pretended to be the widow, and mother of the children, of a man who she said had died in a collision between two motor vehicles. The Fund settled the claim and the respondents, duly instructed by the client, signed a discharge form. The settlement amount was paid into the account of the respondents and was dealt with thereafter in accordance with the instructions of the client. It later appeared that the client was an impostor and that in fact even the deceased’s dependants had no claim against the Fund, since no other vehicle had been involved in the accident which caused his death.The Fund pursued its claim on a number of bases. In this note, however, we shall focus only on the attorney’s negligence in failing to ascertain the true identity of their client when they submitted the claim. The question is whether the act or omission relied upon was wrongful, that is, whether the respondents owed a legal duty to the Fund; for if they did not, they would not be liable to the Fund and the inquiry into negligence does not arise.Despite the court’s finding that the respondents had no such legal duty, it is submitted that the decision did not open the door for practitioners to act recklessly.
DEDICATION – PROF JMT LABUSCHAGNE
Authors: Obiter
Published: September 2022

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Effect of root canal geometry and needle type on apical extrusion of irrigant: an ex vivo study
Authors: SERÇE FİKİRLİ Büşra , ALTUNKAYNAK Bülent , KAYAOĞLU Güven
Published: September 2022

Objective: The aim was to evaluate the effect of root canal geometry on the amount of apical extrusion of irrigant, by testing different tapers and needle types.
Materials and Method: Forty-three extracted single-rooted human mandibular premolar teeth were accessed. Experimental groups were instrumented to produce increasing amounts of taper in each successive group: Group 1 (#25/.02), Group 2 (#25/.04), Group 3 (#25/.06), and Group 4 (#25/.08) (n=43, each). Irrigation was done sequentially by using a 30-G open-ended flat needle, 30-G close-ended side-vented needle, and 27-G open-ended beveled needle. Flat and side-vented needles were each placed 3 mm short of the apex, while the beveled needle was placed as far as possible in the canal without binding. Extruded irrigant was collected in preweighed foam cubes. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.
Results: An increase in canal taper led to a decrease in the amount of extruded irrigant for the flat needle (p<0.05; Groups 1 and 2 versus 3 and 4) and side-vented needle (p<0.05; Groups 1 and 2 versus 4), but no significant effect was found for the beveled needle. The amount of extruded irrigant was greater with the flat than with the side-vented needle at all tapers and with the beveled needle at most tapers (p<0.05). The side-vented needle was generally associated with the least amount of extrusion.
Conclusion: Given a constant needle insertion depth, the amount of apically extruded irrigant decreased as canal taper increased. The greatest and least amounts of extrusion were generally observed with the flat and side-vented needle, respectively.
Medidas empleadas por odontólogos paraguayos para disminuir el riesgo biológico en la práctica odontológica durante la pandemia.
Authors: Díaz-Reissner Clarisse Virginia , Adorno Carlos Gabriel , Cataldi-López Leticia , Fretes-López Vicente Reinaldo , Ballasch Gabriela Rosmary , Jara-Pintos Cynthia Mireya
Published: September 2022

Introducción: los profesionales en odontología han sido identificados como de muy alto riesgo de exposición al coronavirus, específicamente cuando llevan a cabo procedimientos de generación de aerosoles en pacientes infecciosos. El objetivo fue conocer los mecanismos mecánicos y químicos usados por los odontólogos paraguayos para evitar la propagación del COVID-19. Evaluar el porcentaje de odontólogos que hayan atendido pacientes COVID positivo y que posteriormente hayan desarrollado la enfermedad. Métodos: estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal. Participaron del estudio odontólogos paraguayos con acceso a internet. La difusión del enlace de acceso se realizó por redes sociales. Se recolectaron datos sociodemográficos y medidas de protección utilizadas en el consultorio a fin de disminuir el riesgo biológico. Resultados: participaron 428 odontólogos, 84,11 % fueron mujeres, 38,32 % tenía de 30-39 años. Las medidas de desinfección y cuidados más utilizadas fueron la desinfección del sillón dental (96,7 %), lavado de manos del profesional (93,46 %) y desinfección de superficies con alcohol 70 (88,08 %). El 59,1% utilizaba el peróxido de hidrógeno al 1% como enjuague bucal preoperatorio. La mayoría utilizaba tapabocas KN95 (48,83%), bata de tela tejida (78,04 %), bata desechable (72,20%); uso de gorrito (89,49%) y/o cubre calzado (76,40 %) por parte del paciente, y esterilizan en autoclave sus instrumentales (82,48%). Un profesional relató haberse contagiado en el consultorio odontológico. Conclusión: La mayoría de los odontólogos paraguayos encuestados cumple con los protocolos establecidos por el Ministerio de Salud y organismos internacionales, los cuales aparentan ser efectivos como mecanismos de protección contra el COVID-19 en el ambiente clínico.
La lectura interpretativa de la realidad geográfica contemporánea en la geografía escolar
Authors: Santiago Rivera José Armando
Published: September 2022

El propósito es reflexionar sobre la lectura interpretativa de la realidad geográfica contemporánea en la geografía escolar. El cuestionamiento obedece a estar limitada a detallar los aspectos físico-naturales del paisaje y esquivar el análisis de los fenómenos derivados de las relaciones de la sociedad con la naturaleza. Eso implica proponer opciones pedagógicas factibles para explicar, como objetos de estudio en el trabajo escolar cotidiano, los complejos sucesos geográficos del mundo globalizado, como tarea básica de la enseñanza de esta disciplina, en el inicio del nuevo milenio. Metodológicamente, se realiza la consulta bibliográfica, luego se estructura una explicación sobre la situación de la geografía escolar y la lectura interpretativa de la realidad geográfica contemporánea. Concluye, al resaltar como desafío de la geografía escolar, promover el ejercicio del protagonismo pedagógico en la escuela, estimular la investigación sobre la comprensión constructiva de las condiciones geográficas actuales y contribuir con la alfabetización fortalecedora de la conciencia crítica humanizadora.
OUD INSTRUMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALING PURPOSES: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Mohd Bakri Muhammad Asyraf , Sabran Mohammad Kamal
Published: September 2022

Oud, short-necked, and frantic “lute” fret-less lute is traditional instrument music come from the Middle East, which has many advantages over humans. The ‘King of Instruments’ in Islamic civilization is the most commonly used and most important musical instrument among the Arabs. The aim of the present study of the current systematic survey aims to find out the types of research related to the use of Oud musical instruments for healing purposes. This article analyzed the recent literature on advantage instrument music Oud for healing purposes. Guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) research process, a systematic review of the Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Springer and EBSCO databases, including those relating to wellbeing, health, art interventions, 6 related studies. Oud instrument has three benefits for healing purposes. Result shows, in terms of well-being, the average indicates tool helps by showing the constructive impact on the recipient's psychology. In terms of health, the Oud instrument helps by showing a positive effect on the patient's health. In terms of art intervention, the Oud instrument is seen to help in the suitability of the desired music. In conclusion, while there has been no study done on the use of Oud musical instruments in music therapy, despite the fact that these musical instruments have been available for a long time and are increasing in popularity around the world, there is still no research on their use in music therapy.
SAYING THE UNSAID FROM THE SAID: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT BUHARI’S FIVE MINUTES BROADCAST AFTER HIS 105 DAYS MEDICAL VACATION IN LONDON
Authors: Yekeen Bello , Folakemi Oyeniyi Adeniyi-Egbeola , Rabiat Fakunle Oiza
Published: September 2022

The paper explores President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria use of language in political setting. As a President, his choice of words and the language use speak a lot. Being a formal Military leader, his broadcast was more ‘khakitocratic’ (military) than democratic. His speech lasted five minutes but assessed using critical discourse analysis (CDA). The paper discusses context and culture in discursive interactions. Political language democratically, is important to national unity as it can illicit positive or otherwise reactions from electorates. Analysis for the study was based on Fairclough’s three dimensional conceptualisation of discourse with the aid of tabular illustrations. Findings reveal assumptions that unsaid words have implicit meanings than the said, being that words are neutral and, of course, the unsaid ideological politics of meanings could establish ‘khakitocratic’ language through discourse. The study concludes that people need ontological and epistemological inferences to develop societal consciousness about sociopolitical engagements to enhance understanding of undefined expressions.