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Urban Aporias and Disguise
Authors: Martín Castillejos Ana M.
Published: April 2024

The concept of "aporia", from the Greek "aporia", means difficulty, perplexity. According to Josep Acebillo it is "an insoluble logical difficulty that results from the misuse of theoretical concepts." (2007: 86) Furthermore, the author warns us that "they can cause architecture to drift. "(86). There are many interventions in the field of architecture and urban planning that can cause perplexity in the viewer because they ignore the truth and cause confusion between reality and desire. For example, the use of "disguises" to mask what is below. The aim of this article is to explain how architecture uses different types of costumes, distinguish types of concealment and reflect on their use. In addition, we will highlight that some of the categories described carry with them an economic waste that must be controlled in everyone's interest at a time when words like sustainability and savings are a moral have-to.
Finding your way among ISO standards for terminology, language and linguistics
Authors: Pareja Lora Antonio
Published: April 2024

Even though we use standards pervasively and constantly in our lives, this is not sofrequent a case in terminology, language and/or linguistics works. This might be due tothe fact that the related standards have been created quite recently and, thus, they and thebenefits that entail using them are not so well-known so far. Thus, the main goal of thispaper is to present (i) the benefits of using standards in general, (ii) the internationaltechnical committee responsible for the initiatives of standardisation in this field (that is,ISO/TC 37), and (iii) an example of application of some of the standards developed by thistechnical committee (e.g. the FreeLing Standardised Web Service – FreeLing SWS), whichshows, for instance, one of the main particular benefits of using ISO/TC 37 standards (i.e.they help linguistic annotations interoperate).
War and Exile in Aleksandar Hemon’s The Question of Bruno (2000)
Authors: Ibáñez Ibáñez José R.
Published: April 2024

El propósito de este trabajo es triple. Primero, analizaremos la concepción del relato corto de Aleksandar Hemon, un emigrado bosnio quien se ha convertido en una de los voces representativas más destacadas del actual panorama literario americano. Segundo, evaluaremos la crítica al relato corto actual en Estados Unidos teniendo en cuenta a los escritores noveles quienes ansían el éxito inmediato aplicando los marcados estándares estructurales y temáticos impuestos en las revistas literarias nacionales. Hemon cree que así el relato norteamericano actual, por una parte, desafía su naturaleza solitaria, según Frank O’Connor en The Lonely Voice. Por otro lado, se muestra incapaz de responder al tiempo cambiante, “el mundo de los refugiados e inmigrantes y su espectacular disparidad económica”. Según esta última noción, ofreceremos un breve análisis de tres de las historias más representativas de Hemen, publicadas en su The Question of Bruno.
Conflictos de género: Las mujeres del teatro de Lauro Olmo
Authors: Serrano Virtudes
Published: April 2024

La puesta en escena de La pechuga de la sardina, de Lauro Olmo, en 2015, ha propiciado mireflexión sobre sus mujeres escénicas que cobran carne real con sus acciones y palabras,con las que el dramaturgo, gran observador de la vida y convencido del valor del génerofemenino, ha sabido dotarlas. Los conflictos de género articulan gran parte de las obras deLauro Olmo y su actitud a favor de la víctima lo lleva a crear una galería de caracteresfemeninos de sólido trazado en su fuerza pero también en su debilidad: mujeres quebuscan un espacio donde poder ejercer su libertad.
Experimentación con el lenguaje: la estructura patriarcal en Gertrude Stein y Robert Siodmak
Authors: López González Celia
Published: April 2024

El presente artículo realiza un análisis comparativo entre el poema de Gertrude Stein “Patriarchal Poetry” y el largometraje de Robert Siodmak The Spiral Staircase. La escritora y el director toman como punto de partida la estructura patriarcal desde un acercamiento Modernista. Realizan una profunda crítica yendo a la raíz de dicha estructura a través de dos elementos cognitivos: la imagen y el sonido. La imagen de la mujer se explota de manera lingüística y visual dando lugar a un interesante juego con el receptor. Por otra parte, el sonido aporta la identidad tanto al objeto de la obra como al propio texto. Estos elementos textuales confieren una perspectiva de la mujer de su época enmarcada dentro de un determinado sistema connotativo. Examinaremos dichos conceptos para comprobar si alcanzan los objetivos de los autores y de qué manera los elementos cognitivos se fusionan en el texto.
A Book Lover’s Journey: Literary Archaeology and Bibliophilia in Tim Bowling’s In the Suicide’s Library
Authors: Martínez Serrano Leonor María
Published: April 2024

A native of the Canadian West Coast, Tim Bowling is widely acclaimed as one of the best living Canadian authors. A Book Lover’s Journey (2010) explores how a single object —a tattered copy of Wallace Stevens’s Ideas of Order that he finds in a university library— can render the past visible and tangible in its pure materiality. On the front flyleaf of Stevens’s book, Bowling finds the elegant handwritten name of its previous owner, Weldon Kees, an obscure American poet who apparently took his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Finding this signed copy of Stevens’s masterpiece is just the beginning of Bowling’s lyrical meditation on books as art objects, on suicide, the relationships between fathers and daughters, the history of printing and bibliophilia, while pursuing an archaeology of the American literary past with an astounding level of artistry and lyrical intensity.
Espacio y discurso en La Región más transparente
Authors: Ondoa Edzengte Damas
Published: April 2024

Este artículo encaja en la literatura de la frontera y focaliza la atención sobre el espacio discursivo. Se sitúa por encima de los procesos de territorializaciόn y evalúa la calidad de la frontera interna para determinar la calidad de la nación. Por ello se enmarca en la categorización espacio-discursiva elaborada por Alberto Moreiras (1999) para entender la evolución de una escritura fundamentada en la construcción utópica. De un modo más específico, el examen de dicha categorización concreta en La región más transparente donde se analiza el discurso elaborado por la polifonía literaria en busca de indicios característicos de la colonialidad y la subalternidad que constituyen el trasfondo del debate centrado sobre la modernidad mexicana. Se trata de un ejercicio de interpretación literaria vinculado al esfuerzo teórico latinoamericano.
Nada más que Caín, de Carmen Conde, y el Auto Sacramental en el siglo XX
Authors: Serrano Virtudes , De Paco Mariano
Published: April 2024

En las primeras décadas del siglo XX tiene lugar en el teatro español una revitalización de los autos sacramentales que une la tradición de este subgénero teatral con la vanguardia. En esos años se utiliza el sentido alegórico de los autos conservando su sentido eucarístico, prescindiendo de él o subvirtiendo su significado. Durante la posguerra continúa su cultivo y, en el caso de Carmen Conde, cercana con frecuencia en su obra a temas religiosos, Nada más que Caín manifiesta la relación con la corriente que cambia el sentido tradicional de los autos al tiempo que ofrece singulares muestras de su universo poético.
Atención a la diversidad en el aula.Una propuesta didáctica para la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera a estudiantes con dislexia
Authors: Puigserver Aina M.
Published: April 2024

La diversidad es una característica natural de todo ecosistema. En la historia de lahumanidad se ha buscado la unidad, maneras de conectar y entender. La idea de unidad sematerializa en los sistemas educativos a través del concepto de “escuela inclusiva”, queintenta proporcionar iguales oportunidades a todo el alumnado de forma equitativa.Aunque los educadores cuentan con el apoyo de las instituciones educativas, es necesario

que éstos conozcan las dificultades del alumnado en profundidad y utilicen lasherramientas adecuadas para superarlas. La dislexia es una dificultad específica deaprendizaje relacionada con el procesamiento del lenguaje y de la información, así comocon la memoria y la secuenciación. Estas dificultades requieren una serie de necesidadeseducativas especiales, que el profesorado tendrá que atender a través del conocimiento delos mismos y una serie de estrategias que darán forma a su estilo de enseñanza ymetodología.
La destreza oral: un reto para la enseñanza
Authors: Valencia Robles Jeanette
Published: April 2024

El presente artículo científico presenta una revisión de algunos artículos y estudiosrelacionados con la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la habilidad de escucha de un idiomaextranjero (Gakonga, 2015; Goh, 1999; Richards, 2008; Sternberg, Sternberg, & Mio, 2012;

Ur, 1996). A través de las distintas secciones, se espera justificar la idea de que, aunqueesta habilidad representa un reto tanto para profesores como para estudiantes, es posibleplanificar, monitorear y evaluar su desarrollo si se consideran tres aspectos: lacomplejidad propia de la habilidad de escucha, el rol esencial del docente y el rol activo delestudiante. La primera sección describe el proceso de escucha. Esta sección se enfocaprincipalmente en los factores internos que los estudiantes usan para realizar las tareas deescucha con éxito. La segunda sección da sugerencias sobre lo que los profesores puedenhacer para mejorar sus estrategias de enseñanza. La sección incluye ideas para superar lasdificultades mencionadas en la sección anterior. Finalmente, la tercera sección ilustra lasactividades que los docentes pueden preparar antes, durante y después de las tareas deescucha para que los estudiantes tomen un rol activo en el proceso. Este artículo intentaconcientizar a los profesores acerca de los desafíos a los que los estudiantes se enfrentan,así como lo que ellos pueden hacer como educadores para facilitar el proceso
La competencia en producción escrita del inglés técnico mediante el Blogging
Authors: Montaner Villalba Salvador
Published: April 2024

En la actualidad, el uso de las TIC en el aula de idiomas y, particularmente, en la enseñanzadel inglés ha incrementado significativamente dada las diversas posibilidades que las TICaportan en la educación, con el objetivo de motivar al alumnado durante todo el procesode aprendizaje. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las posibilidades didácticas delBlogging en la enseñanza del inglés. Para tal fin, se ha llevado a cabo un experimento en elaula, con alumnos de Formación Profesional. En esta comunicación se pretende confirmarque, a partir de los resultados obtenidos según los métodos cualitativos, la competencia enproducción escrita mejora en el aprendizaje del inglés técnico mediante el Blogging.También se pretende comprobar que se ha producido un aprendizaje positivo conrespecto a la adquisición de vocabulario técnico en el contexto educativo de la FormaciónProfesional.
The Purloined Letter de Edgar Allan Poe según Jorge Luis Borges y Adolfo Bioy Casares
Authors: López González Celia
Published: April 2024

En el presente artículo se realiza un análisis contrastivo de la traducción del relato de Edgar Allan Poe escrito en 1844, The Purloined Letter, creada por Jorge Luis Borges en colaboración con Adolfo Bioy Casares in 1943. Este relato en cuestión ejemplifica la correlación entre traducción y recepción del texto original dentro de un contexto sociocultural e histórico concreto. Nos aproximaremos, desde una perspectiva comparativa, apoyados en los estudios de Emron Esplin de 2016 y Efraín Kristal de 2002-2011, a la estrategia empleada por los escritores argentinos desde la doctrina traductológica de Jorge Luis Borges para después analizar diversos segmentos. Asimismo, examinaremos aquellos elementos que han sido modificados, eliminados o utilizados del original. Estas modificaciones tenían el objetivo de consagrar a Poe como el padre del género policial y la legitimación de dicho género en la década de los cuarenta en el ámbito hispanohablante.
María Zambrano en el debate sobre la mujer
Authors: Maillard García María Luisa
Published: April 2024

En el texto se intenta entablar un diálogo entre las reflexiones sobre la mujer de MaríaZambrano y los diversos planteamientos del feminismo, de forma especial, el feminismode la igualdad, que es el que la filósofa conoció. La dificultad de llegar a alguna conclusióndefinitiva sobre el pensamiento de Zambrano, dado su carácter fragmentario y simbólico,ha conducido a que la mayoría de los estudiosos de la filósofa eludiesen el tema, peropienso que el pensamiento de María Zambrano está vivo y, por tanto, es obligado hacerlodialogar sobre la situación de la mujer en el mundo. Realizamos, por tanto, un recorridopor los diversos escritos de la filósofa sobre la mujer para, a continuación, enfrentarlos alos rasgos más característicos del pensamiento contemporáneo, donde se insertan losdiscursos feministas en la actualidad.
Las escritoras norteamericanas y la crítica literaria: historia de encuentros y desencuentros
Authors: Piñero Gil Eulalia
Published: April 2024

En este ensayo se analiza cómo el discurso de la crítica literaria norteamericana ha sidoespejo de los prejuicios, silencios e invisibilidades que han postergado a muchas escritorasestadounidenses al olvido y a la inexistencia durante décadas. Hay innumerables ejemplosque sugieren un permanente intento de suprimir la presencia de las escritoras en el canony en la historia literaria. A pesar de que haya notables excepciones, se trata tan solo deespejismos pasajeros porque los datos confirman lo contrario. En la primera historia de laliteratura norteamericana de mujeres, A Jury of Her Peers. American Women Writers fromAnne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx (2009), Elaine Showalter demuestra cómo la escritura demujeres ha sido desde sus inicios categorizada por juicios de valor totalmente ajenos a losliterarios. Por lo tanto, la tarea fundamental de Showalter y la de otras críticas es la deestablecer una genealogía, una tradición y analizar cómo las escritoras han negociado conel mercado las circunstancias socioculturales de su carrera literaria y de qué forma estascontingencias han marcado su obra y trayectoria profesional.
English at Primary Education In Madrid. Biliteracy or Bilingualism? Writing Skills
Authors: Anguita Acero Juana María
Published: April 2024

This study aims to assess (first approach) the level of written English of 3rd graders from two Primary Education schools in the Community of Madrid (bilingual and non-bilingual). Both quantitative and qualitative measures have been used. More than 90% of the analysed students made mistakes in the graded dictation showing that, although the Government has made a great effort to implement quality bilingual education since the 2004-2005 academic year (by increasing the number of centres, language assistants, English lessons and qualified teachers), the students in the bilingual school have a low level of written English and those from the non-bilingual school an even lower one. This suggests that although the teaching of English in the Community of Madrid has improved since the program’s implementation, the intended objectives have not yet been fulfilled. It would be necessary to broaden this study in order to confirm this fact.
La fraseología comparada: Traducción de locuciones en Pedro Páramo al árabe
Authors: Kounitrate Najlaa
Published: April 2024

Las locuciones son unidades fraseológicas de suma importancia en el sistema lingüístico, cuya presencia en un texto objeto de traducción supone aumentar la problemática traductológica del mismo. En este trabajo, se analiza la traducción de unas locuciones presentes en tres versiones al árabe de la obra Pedro Páramo. Se trata de un estudio fraseológico contrastivo español – árabe que tiene como objetivo estimular el interés por este tipo de estudios, porque son de gran importancia y utilidad no solamente para el campo de la traducción, sino también para la enseñanza de ambas lenguas.
Trashing the Myth of the “Old South”: White Trash Identity- Seeking in Dorothy Allison’s A Bastard Out of Carolina
Authors: Parrondo Carretero Concepción
Published: April 2024

The reality of the poor whites in the South of the United States had not been properly represented within American southern literary tradition until a few decades ago, when authors born in poverty, like Dorothy Allison, started to speak out on behalf of their class. Upon taking down the literary myth of the “Old South,” Allison exposes the social situation of the poor whites/white trash while proposing an alternative to society’s stigmatizing, upon having her characters seek an identity in which the social label is no longer insulting or derogatory. This article aims to analyze Dorothy Allison’s mechanisms to dismantle the literary representations of the “Old South,” as well as her approach to “white trash identity-seeking” in her novel, A Bastard Out of Carolina.
Estrategias de intensificación y de atenuación en los manuales de ELE
Authors: Bravo Jurado Rubén
Published: April 2024

Las estrategias de intensificación y de atenuación presentes en las lenguas pertenecen tanto alámbito lingüístico como extralingüístico. El Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (PCIC), enconsonancia con el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas, recomienda lainclusión de las mismas en los programas de enseñanza de español a extranjeros a partir delnivel B1. Con relación a esto, el presente artículo trata de examinar en qué medida aparecenestas estrategias en los manuales de enseñanza de español destinados a la obtención de unnivel B2. Para ello, se catalogan y analizan los ejercicios propuestos en una selección demanuales, así como las explicaciones gramaticales correspondientes a cada unidad, y seclasifican los recursos intensificadores y atenuantes según su función, para constatar lapresencia y el tratamiento de ambos fenómenos (la atenuación y la intensificación) en dichosmateriales.
Actitudes y creencias de estudiantes eslovacos hacia variedades cultas del español
Authors: Svetozarovová Radka
Published: April 2024

En el presente trabajo se estudian las creencias y actitudes de alumnos eslovacosprocedentes de secciones bilingües eslovaco-españolas hacia las variedades geográficasdel español. Partiendo de las bases del proyecto PRECAVES-XXI, pudimos analizar hastaqué punto los alumnos extranjeros son capaces de reconocer las distintas variedades, cuáles la que más correcta consideran, con cuál de ellas se identifican más y cuál es la quemejor valoran, tanto de forma directa como indirecta. Una vez analizados los resultados,concluimos que las variedades más reconocidas son la castellana, la andaluza y larioplatense, que es la variedad castellana a la que mayor prestigio se le atribuye y con laque los alumnos más se identifican. Finalmente, se discuten las posibles causas de dichosresultados y sus posibles aplicaciones futuras, teniendo en cuenta el trasfondo europeo delos alumnos encuestados.
Art at the Service of Progress in The Marble Faun
Authors: Blave Gómez Raquel
Published: April 2024

Contrary to what we read in Hawthorne’s previous books, little is discussed about thedichotomy novel vs. romance in the preface to The Marble Faun. Art, a key subtext in thestory, is more powerfully introduced than the novel /romance issue. Nevertheless, theword romance appears directly in the title of the book, The Romance of Monte Beni, turningthe genre issue into one of the structuring principles of the text while diverting thereaders’ /critics’ attention to art itself. In general, Hawthorne’s texts present an artist asthe main character, an artist with whom the author himself empathizes. The Marble Faunnarrates the lives in Rome of three artists and of Donatello, who is said to strongly

resemble Praxiteles’ Faun. This article will contend that Hawthorne uses art and his ownway of writing in The Marble Faun to show the need for progress in 19th-century NorthAmerica.
The Ebony Tower: Mythical Women and Powerful Men
Authors: Muñoz-González Esther
Published: April 2024

The Ebony Tower (1975) is a self-conscious novella that constitutes a perfect example of John Fowles’s consistent reformulation, throughout his work, of themes—such as the oppositional pair creator versus collector, how birth and social class grant different opportunities in life, the difficulty to communicate—, mythical elements and the existentialist perspective. Considering that the novella follows scrupulously each stage in “the hero’s quest” (Campbell, 1993: 245), the purpose of this article is, firstly, to discuss the mythical elements in the novella and how the characters coincide on and depart from what can be expected from their mythical archetypes. And secondly, to prove that these mythical roles could have a patriarchal shape and may contribute to maintaining subjugated positions for the women whether as muses, collaborators or simply as sexual objects of desire and procreation.
Just Kids: Arte en Patti Smith y Robert Mapplethorpe [NYC: 1967-1975]
Authors: Pérez Alonso Jesús Eloy
Published: April 2024

Este artículo tiene como objetivo identificar y contrastar la influencia del efervescente ambiente cultural neoyorquino entre 1967 y 1975 en la obra y la formación artística de la cantautora Patti Smith y del fotógrafo Robert Mapplethorpe. Para ello partiremos del análisis del libro de memorias Just Kids, de Smith, centrándonos en el contexto histórico y cultural del Nueva York de esos años, que configura un espacio artístico fundamental en la formación y evolución creativa de los protagonistas. Finalmente, analizaremos el concepto de arte y la pulsión artística en Smith y Mapplethorpe, así como sus influencias y relaciones con otros artistas de la época y con el ambiente creativo de la ciudad.
Landscapes of Time: Windows to the World
Authors: López Varela Azcárate Asunción
Published: April 2024

This paper explores the dialogue between location, place, space and time through aural perception experienced from a window. During the Covid-19 pandemic, most of us have spent many weeks in lockdown. Our home windows have been the only form of contact with the external world. Some years ago Katherine Norman created the intermedial project Window (for John Cage) (2012), inspired by John Cage, a musician interested in the potential of ambient sound, on the year of the centenary of his birth. It was awarded the 2012 New Media Writing Prize. This paper examines the semiotic grounding of sound and its affective structures.
Narratological functions through the female lens: the cases of The All Souls Trilogy and The Winternight Trilogy
Authors: Millán Scheiding Catalina
Published: April 2024

This paper offers a comparative analysis of two acclaimed fantasy trilogies by women writers, The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness and The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. By focusing on a qualitative analysis of structural narratological functions through the actions of the main characters (hero / villain), the article argues that the hero displays a personal motivation in both trilogies, which results in a larger impact of their mission. The personal motivation appears to be linked to the protection of family and the underlying construction of a unique perception of affection. This motivation modifies the roles and the impact of functions on other characters, while offering an alternative in power relations.
Integrating CLIL in Education: Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions toward Using a Dedicated Online Tool
Authors: Sanz Ana M. Gimeno-
Published: April 2024

This paper focuses on a dedicated Content and Language Integrated Leaning (CLIL) authoring tool and repository of ready-made materials created within the EU-funded CLIL Open Online Learning (COOL) project, CLILstore, and its two integral components: Multidict (a multilingual multiple-dictionary interface) and Wordlink (a tool that allows all the words on a website to become automatically linked to sundry dictionaries in various language pairs). The validity of these tools and a discussion on how teacher training courses that focus on the use of CLILstore can become helpful to develop CLIL skills, and how CLILstore was helpful in achieving this, close the article.
Storytelling Techniques Through ICT and CLIL to Stimulate Second Language Output: An Innovative Proposal
Authors: Pérez Agustín Mercedes , Mortimore Louisa
Published: April 2024

The flexibility of CLIL, together with the need for scaffolding tools, lends itself to the incorporation of diverse ICT in the bilingual classroom. In this context, digital storytelling may be incorporated as an additional tool in the CLIL teacher’s toolbox to stimulate foreign language output. This article will analyze the potential benefits of introducing storytelling techniques through the online software, Storyjumper following the “story mountain” format consisting of beginning, climax and resolution. The quasi-experimental study has been carried out in two classes of 5th Primary in Spain through Google Classroom and Meet with two main goals: foster creativity, which may lead to unguided language output in learners of an additional language and stimulate oral and written language production.
An Overview of the Estimation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Essays
Authors: Miras Orozco José Luis
Published: April 2024

Robert Louis Stevenson's essayistic works are as prolific as they are formidable. Tracing down the critical milestones that brought in both the disaffection -erratic ill-informed appreciations by scholars and literary pundits- and their prompt reinstatement and subsequent revaluation in the hands of his more immediate staunch defenders, this article offers keys to an understanding of the complex and polyphonic quality of Stevenson's essays, evincing both their unexplored value and the tremendous need to rescue them from their debunking caused by the enormous popularity of his fiction
Women’s Legacy: un proyecto para la restitución del legado cultural de las mujeres desde las aulas
Authors: López-Navajas Ana
Published: April 2024

El análisis de los resultados obtenidos en los estudios de presencia de mujeres en los manuales de secundaria (López-Navajas, 2015) y en los ámbitos culturales nos demuestran la existencia de una mirada androcéntrica que pone el foco exclusivamente sobre la producción masculina y, al escamotear buena parte del patrimonio cultural común, el producido por las mujeres, es causante de una pérdida y empobrecimiento cultural considerable. El proyecto europeo Erasmus+ Women’s Legacy: Our Cultural Heritage for Equity, nace como respuesta europea a esta necesidad común. Su finalidad es provocar un cambio decisivo en la transmisión de la cultura en las aulas y fuera de ellas que restituya el legado cultural e histórico de las mujeres y les otorgue el protagonismo social que siempre han tenido, con el propósito de construir una cultura universal y contribuir a la erradicación de las desigualdades de género desde la base.
Palabras Preliminares
Authors: Ceballos Viro Ignacio
Published: April 2024

Muy por encima de un uso instrumentalizado de los textos para transmitir contenidos escolares, la literatura infantil y juvenil influye en las nuevas generaciones en un sentido ideológico, transmitiendo los valores, las creencias, los modelos, las normalidades de la cultura en que vivimos, como parte del proceso que los antropólogos llaman enculturación. En los artículos incluidos en este número, presentamos análisis de obras y géneros desde esta óptica, con la seguridad de que la literatura infantil y juvenil merece una atención y una investigación al más alto nivel. Ignacio Ceballos Viro
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Prioritas Perbaikan Jalan di Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Kota Makassar
Authors: Faizal Lut , Ismail Ismail
Published: April 2024

Jalan merupakan infrastruktur krusial yang berperan dalam mendorong pertumbuhan dan pembangunan di Indonesia. Namun, masih ada beberapa ruas jalan di Kota Makassar mengalami kerusakan. Dinas PU Kota Makassar terbatas dalam memperbaiki semua jalan yang rusak karena keterbatasan dana. Proses penilaian yang masih dilakukan secara manual menyebabkan upaya perbaikan jalan kurang efektif. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut, diperlukan sistem pendukung keputusan yang dapat membantu dalam pengambilan keputusan terkait perbaikan jalan. Penelitian ini menggunakan Metode Multi Factor Evaluation Process (MFEP), observasi, wawancara, dan studi kepustakaan dalam pengembangan sistem. Aplikasi ini dikembangkan dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman Delphi dan database MySQL. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode MFEP mampu menghasilkan keputusan prioritas perbaikan jalan yang konsisten, memberikan kontribusi terhadap pengambilan keputusan perbaikan infrastruktur jalan di Kota Makassar.
Implementasi Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penjadwalan Puskesmas Keliling Di Kabupaten Pulau Taliabu Kecamatan Taliabu Utara Menggunakan Metode WASPAS
Authors: Namruddin Respaty , Samit Muhammad Riski
Published: April 2024

Puskesmas keliling merupakan jaringan pelayanan Puskesmas yang sifatnya bergerak untuk meningkatkan jangkauan dan kualitas pelayanan bagi masyarakat di wilayah kerja Puskesmas. Puskesmas keliling merupakan layanan kesehatan yang bertujuan membantu masyarakat yang sulit mengakses layanan kesehatan di daerah-daerah terpencil. Adapun kegiatan-kegiatannya meliputi pemeriksaan ibu hamil, lansia, imunisasi, dan pengobatan umum. Namun, pengaturan jadwal puskesmas keliling yang dijadwalkan sebulan sekali tidak selalu mudah karena banyak faktor, antara lain yang terjadi di Kabupaten Pulau Taliabu kecamatan Taliabu Utara yaitu Lambatnya kesedian logistik kesehatan, kurangnya tenaga medis di puskesmas, kendaraan, jarak antara desa-desa, dan puskesmas kecamatan cukup jauh. Metode WASPAS adalah salah satu metode yang digunakan dalam sistem Pendukung Keputusan untuk melakukan pemilihan berdasarkan kriteria untuk menentukan bobot, skala penilai, dan evaluasi alternatif sesuai dengan kriteria yang di tetapkan dan tingkat kepentingan. Dengan menggunakan metode WASPAS, Sistem Pendukung Keputusan dapat melakukan perengkingan terhadap penjadwalan Puskesmas Keliling berdasarkan kriteria yang relevan. Hasil dari aplikasi sistem pendukung penjadwalan puskesmas keliling menggunakan metode Waspas berbasis web antara lain Sistem ini berhasil memberikan jadwal desa mana yang ingin di kunjungi pertama kali, membantu pegawai kesehatan, masyarakat, dan desa. Hasil pengujian beta testing pada sistem pendukung keputusan berdasarkan 7 data yang diuji dengan nilai rata rata adalah 62 %
Ungenutzte Potenziale effektiver Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation
Authors: Münsch Marlene , Diels Jana , Gossen Maike , Bergener Jens , Kettner Sara Elisa
Published: April 2024

Die Verbraucherteilhabe an nachhaltigen Konsummärkten ist erschwert. Die Verlagerung von Konsum in den digitalen Raum bietet Möglichkeiten, dieses Dilemma zu lösen. Eine Schlüsselrolle kommt hierbei einer effektiven Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation zu. Jedoch zeigt die Analyse, dass die aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht effektiven Kommunikationsinstrumente in der Praxis des Online-Handels bislang nur unsystematisch genutzt werden. Geeignete Formate für den Wissenstransfer zwischen Forschung und Praxis könnten das ungenutzte Potenzial heben.
Über die Schwierigkeit, nachhaltig zu kaufen
Authors: Priddat Birger P.
Published: April 2024

Der Text arbeitet zuerst (1) eine Theorie der Marktkommunikation heraus, die in eine Konzeption der Werte aufgeht (2), um (3) in die Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation einzusteigen und in (4 – 6) besonders der Relation von Nachhaltigkeit und Zeit nachzugehen, abschließend (7) mit einer Untersuchung dauerhafter Güter.
Molecular Investigation of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Patients with Liver Cancers
Authors: Javanmard Davod , Marjani Arezoo , Karbalaie Niya Mohammad Hadi , Tavakoli Ahmad , Kiani Seyed Jalal , Fatemipour Maryam , Hoseyni Mahdieh , Bokharaei-Salim Farah , Panahi Mahshid , Alborzi Ehsan , Hosseini Fakhr Somayeh Sadat , Monavari Seyed Hamidreza
Published: April 2024

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is still the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV could persist in the low replicate state that is defines as occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI). Recently, OBI has been defined important in the development and/or exacerbation of HCC and other liver diseases. Objectives: This study tried to determine the frequency of OBI among liver tumor samples. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among patients with HCC and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) in hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences. Liver tumor samples (Fresh frozen and formalin fixed paraffin embedded) were processed for isolation of DNA and then subjected to molecular assays, including PCR examinations of HBV genes (S, X, and C), determination of viral loads, detection of HBV-cccDNA, phylogenetic analysis, and assessment of mutations in HBsAg and RT regions. Results: In total, there were 93 participants, including HCC (n = 60), iCCA (n = 33); among which, 15% were detected positive for OBI. The OBI among HCC and iCCA were 18.3% and 9.1%, respectively. The mean intrahepatic viral load was 1.3 × 105 ± 1.4 × 102 copies/µl, and 5 had detectable cccDNA. The OBI subjects belonged to the HBV genotype D and subgenotype D1. In the HBsAg protein, T45N (33.3%) and P105A (25%) were the most prevalent mutations. N53K (33.3%), Y54H (25%), L80I (33.3%), and A113G (25%) were missense mutations that were observed in the RT domain. Conclusions: HBV-DNA was detected among liver tumor samples with negative HBsAg status. The results of viral load and cccDNA tests are important in identification and prognosis of liver diseases. It’s needed more precise molecular and cohort studies to clarify the functions of OBI in liver diseases.
Designing A Model for Production of Children's Health Information Content in Radiology Centers: A Case Study
Authors: Mehrabi Rahele , Sheikhshoaei Fatemeh , Changizi Vahid , Poursalehi Nastaran , Mehdizadeh Mehrzad , Pak Faride
Published: April 2024

Background: In contemporary healthcare systems, there is a growing emphasis on promoting self-care, patient empowerment, and informed decision-making. The creation of health information content is recognized as a vital tool for enhancing the health literacy of patients. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the components of children's health information in radiology centers to develop a model for producing health information content tailored to their needs. Methods: This qualitative exploratory case study involved 71 participants, including 25 children aged 6 - 14 years, 25 parents of children aged 0 - 14 years, and 23 staff members (radiology technicians and doctors) from the Radiology Department at Children's Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data, which were then analyzed using qualitative content analysis and selective-axial coding. Results: The developed model comprised two main dimensions: Health information content and health information format. The dimension of health information content included process information, emotional information, and self-regulating information. The dimension of health information format encompassed various formats such as informational brochures, books, educational animations, applications, and oral explanations. Conclusions: Creating health information content that aligns with children's interests and preferences can enhance their cooperation and participation in radiology examinations.
The Relationship Between Maternal Migraine and Infantile Colic: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Jalali Fatemeh , Nahvi Sareh , Jalali Nazanin , Kamiab Zahra
Published: April 2024

Background: Infantile colic is a prevalent issue within the first three months of life. Research indicates that children of mothers who suffer from migraines are more than twice as likely to experience colic. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the association between a history of maternal migraines and the occurrence of infantile colic. Methods: A case-control study involving 154 infants who visited the Rafsanjan Pediatric Clinic in 2022 was conducted. The participants were selected through convenience sampling and categorized into two groups based on the Wessel criteria for colic: Infants with colic (n = 77) and those without (n = 77), ensuring they were matched for age and sex. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed by the researchers, which gathered information on the mother and infant's age, the infant's sex, number of pregnancies, gestational age, birth weight, method of feeding, paternal history of migraines, and maternal fulfillment of the International Headache Society's migraine criteria. Results: The analysis revealed that a history of maternal migraines was significantly more common in infants with colic than in the control group (Odds Ratio [OR]=6.17, P < 0.001). Further, multivariable logistic regression analysis, after adjusting for potential confounders, indicated that a maternal history of migraines increased the likelihood of infantile colic fivefold (OR = 5.008, 95% confidence interval: 2.258 to 11.104, P < 0.001). Conclusions: This study confirms a significant association between maternal migraines and infantile colic, suggesting that maternal migraines could be a risk factor for colic in infants.
Enhanced Recovery After Caesarean Surgery (ERACS) versus Non-ERACS Delivery: A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Exclusive and Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
Authors: Nursyamsi Agustina Nenden , Hilal Mukhammad , Rudi Prihatno MM , Sutrisno Sutrisno , Mulyanto Joko , Rujito Lantip
Published: April 2024

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for up to 6 months postpartum provides numerous benefits to both mother and child. Despite these advantages and the recommendation for EBF during the first 6 months postpartum, the global prevalence of EBF is on the decline. The method of delivery is one of the many factors that influence EBF rates. Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Section (ERACS) has been shown to improve breastfeeding rates in comparison to the standard Cesarean section. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between ERACS and non-ERACS delivery methods with EBF and the early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF). Methods: This cross-sectional study involved a minimum of 96 subjects for each category. Non-ERACS delivery was categorized into vaginal delivery and standard Cesarean section. The success rates of EBF at 0, 1, 3, and 6 months were evaluated using an exclusive breastfeeding questionnaire, which demonstrated a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.931, indicating a high level of reliability (≥ 0.60). The association between the variables was analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: The study identified a significant association between the method of delivery and EBF (P = 0.036), with vaginal delivery having a Relative Risk (RR) of 1.286 (0.858 - 1.927) and standard Cesarean section an RR of 1.679 (1.156 - 2.437) for not engaging in EBF for 6 months in comparison to ERACS. Furthermore, a significant association was observed between delivery methods and EIBF (P < 0.001), with an RR of 1.190 (0.717 - 1.967) for vaginal delivery and an RR of 2.667 (1.762 - 4.035) for standard Cesarean section for not initiating breastfeeding early compared to ERACS. Conclusions: There is a significant association between ERACS and non-ERACS delivery methods with both EBF and EIBF. Both vaginal delivery and standard Cesarean section are associated with a higher risk of not engaging in exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months and not initiating breastfeeding early, compared to ERACS.
Severe Gastrointestinal Complications After IVIG Infusion in Newborns: A Two-Center Study and Literature Review
Authors: Kandemir Ibrahim , Yaman Akan , Dinc Bilal , Gulcan Kersin Sinem , Selva Bilgen Hülya
Published: April 2024

Background: There are several studies regarding perforations after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion; however, the risk factors are not defined yet. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate gastrointestinal complications in newborns regarding the reported immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels in IVIG preparations. Methods: This retrospective chart review was conducted on term newborns who received IVIG therapy in two centers in Istanbul. The study included patients with IVIG-associated gastrointestinal bleedings, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and intra-abdominal perforations without any underlying diseases and recorded demographic data (gestational age, birth weight, and gender) and the IgA levels in the IVIG preparations. Infants born below 35 gestational weeks were excluded as they were more likely to have NEC. Results: A total of 71 patients received IVIG therapy, and 15.5% (n = 11) developed major gastrointestinal system (GIS) complications. A total of 36 patients were born ≥ 35 gestational weeks, and gastrointestinal perforation or bleeding occurred in 22.2% (n = 8) of these patients. Two patients died before surgery due to aggressive disease progression. None of these patients had any gastrointestinal symptoms before IVIG therapy or any predisposing factors for gastrointestinal perforation. All patients were on spontaneous breathing and enteral feeding without intolerance. The IgA level content of the IVIG preparations was related to the major GIS complications with strong evidence, and the safe threshold resulted in 14 mg/dL in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis in the present study group. Conclusions: Higher IgA levels in IVIG preparations might be a risk factor for gastrointestinal perforation and bleeding in term newborns. Clinicians should be aware of this potential complication when using IVIG therapy in term newborns and closely monitor for signs and symptoms of major gastrointestinal complications.
Development and Ex-Vivo Skin Permeation of Sildenafil Citrate Microemulsion System for Transdermal Delivery
Authors: Jamali Nasibeh , Moghimipour Eskandar , Nikpour Fatemeh , Salimi Anayatollah
Published: April 2024

Background: This study aimed to develop a microemulsion (ME)-based skin delivery platform containing sildenafil citrate (SC)-ME and evaluate its in vitro skin permeability. Methods: Accurate MEs were prepared using pseudo-ternary phase diagrams and a full factorial design with three variables at two levels. After the design phase, suitable ratios of oil, water, and a mixture of surfactant (S) and cosurfactant (CS) were selected to prepare various SC-ME formulations. These SC-MEs were analyzed for stability, droplet size, in vitro SC release, skin permeability, and viscosity properties. Results: The droplet size of the ME samples ranged from 6.24 to 32.65 nm, with viscosities between 114 to 239 cps. Release profiles indicated that 26 to 60% of SC was released from the different SC-MEs within 24 hours. All ME formulations significantly enhanced the permeability coefficient (P) through rat skin. Specifically, the flux (Jss) in SC-ME7 increased by approximately 117 times (Jss = 0.0235 mg/cm2.h) compared to the control sample (0.0002 mg/cm2.h). Conclusions: The study concluded that the proportions of the water or oil phase and the S/CS mixture in the MEs significantly influenced the physicochemical characteristics and permeation parameters. The selected MEs improved both the permeability coefficient and the rate of permeation through rat skin. The enhanced drug delivery through and into deep skin layers is a key attribute of an ideal dermal ME. These findings suggest that MEs could serve as effective transdermal delivery systems for SC and similar drugs. However, in vivo assays and clinical research are needed to confirm the therapeutic efficacy of MEs.
Non-clinical Safety Evaluation of Camelina Oil: Acute and 12-Week Oral Toxicities
Authors: Varmira Kambiz , Kahrizi Danial , Sanjari Azarm , Rashidi Khodabakhsh , Hosseinzadeh Leila , Amin Niloufar , Jalilian Fereshteh
Published: April 2024

: This study assessed the acute and sub-chronic toxicity of Camelina oil, a well-known oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids that enhance cellular immunity and human health, in Wistar rats. Wistar rats, 5 per sex per group, were randomly assigned to three groups for acute (14 days) toxicity studies and five groups for sub-chronic (90 days) toxicity studies. In the acute study, Camelina sativa oil was administered orally at a single dose of 5000 mg/kg of body weight (BW). The positive control group received a single dose of 5 000 mg/kg BW Canola oil by gavage. In the sub-chronic study, Groups III-V received 250, 500, and 1 000 mg/kg BW of Camelina oil, while Groups I and II received ultra-pure water and Canola oil at a dose of 500 mg/kg BW, respectively. Throughout the experiment, clinical signs, mortality, and body weight were monitored. At the end of the sub-chronic study, hematological, biochemical, and histopathological investigations were conducted. Administration of Camelina oil and Canola had no significant effect on daily weight gain (P > 0.05) of the test rats. Serum calcium levels decreased while phosphorous levels increased in male rats treated with Camelina oil. Other hematological and biochemical parameters showed no significant differences or dose-response effects between control and seed oil groups in both sexes (P < 0.05). Moreover, in animal necropsy, there were no apparent lesions in the liver, heart, and kidney organs in any of the doses administered. In conclusion, the results suggest that oral administration of Camelina oil is unlikely to be toxic. Therefore, the possibility for the development of future human nutrition should be considered.
Therapeutic Effects of Pimpinella anisum Fruit Extract on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Rat Model: Emerging Role of Inflammatory Responses and Oxidative Stress
Authors: Dadkhah Masoomeh , Gholizadeh Negin , Nasimi Doost Azgomi Ramin , Hosseinzadeh Shahnaz , Hamedeyazdan Sanaz , Haghighat Khadijeh , Afshari Salva , Salimi Mina , Moini Jazani Arezoo
Published: April 2024

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common gynecological endocrine disorder. Objectives: This study evaluated the therapeutic effects of Pimpinella anisum L. (P. anisum) fruit on pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress markers, and ovarian tissue structure in a rat model of PCOS. Methods: After inducing PCOS, female Wistar rats were randomly divided into control and PCOS groups. They orally received daily doses of normal saline or hydro-alcoholic extract of P. anisum at two doses (200 and 400 mg/kg) for 21 days. At the end of the treatment period, ovarian and liver tissues were collected to measure lipid peroxidation, antioxidant status, TNF-α, IL-6 mRNA expression, and its content. Additionally, histopathological examinations of the ovarian tissue were conducted. Results: Our findings revealed a dose-dependent change in the biochemical and histopathological parameters. Treatment with P. anisum resulted in a significant decrease in TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA expression levels and their content in the ovarian and liver tissues. It also reduced MDA levels while increasing SOD and GPx activity in both ovarian and liver tissues of PCOS rats. Furthermore, the number of follicular cysts in the PCOS rat model was significantly reduced. Conclusions: The beneficial effects of P. anisum in PCOS rats are partly attributed to the inhibition of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in ovarian tissue. These findings suggest that P. anisum could be a potential candidate for the treatment of PCOS disorders