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Die Erweiterung der DNA-Reihenuntersuchung auf „Beinahetreffer“
Authors: Gorstein Alina
Published: January 2022

The extension of the DNA serial examination according to § 81h StPO concerning familial searching has created and aggravated problems. The legislator considered the extension to be unobjectionable - a misjudgement that is considerably detrimental to the subjects of this measure due to an encroachment on Article 6 of the German Constitution. However, the relatives of the test persons are also affected in their right to informational self-determination, so that in the present work the proportionality of the DNA serial examination is examined critically. The interaction with DNA phenotyping is also considered. The aim is to preserve the core of the DNA serial examination and to transform it into a proportionate measure by means of concrete proposals for improvement.
Reproduktionstechnologien
Authors: Ediger Gülden , Kyere Anthea , Kalender Ute , Mazzaferro Valle
Published: January 2022

Steckt in Reproduktionstechnologien queerendes Potential für Fortpflanzung und Verwandtschaft? Oder schreiben sie bestehende Machtverhältnisse fort?

Reproduktionstechnologien verändern die menschliche Fortpflanzung: In-vitro-Fertilisation ermöglicht die Zeugung ohne heterosexuellen Sex, Uterustransplantationen erlauben es Menschen ohne angeborene Gebärmutter, schwanger zu werden. In Zukunft könnte es möglich sein, dass Schwangerschaften ganz außerhalb des menschlichen Körpers stattfinden. Damit scheinen Reproduktionstechnologien die Chance zu bieten, herkömmliche Vorstellungen von Geschlecht und Sexualität zu überwinden. Steckt in Reproduktionstechnologien also jede Menge queerendes Potential für Fortpflanzung, Elternschaft und Verwandtschaft?

Wie alle gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen sind Reproduktionstechnologien in bestehende Machtverhältnisse eingebunden: Rechtliche Regelungen und Kostenübernahmen der Krankenkassen stellen sicher, dass assistierte Reproduktion hauptsächlich für heterosexuelle, verheiratete Paare zugänglich ist. Gleichzeitig werden Reproduktionstechnologien kommerzialisiert und zu Waren in globalen Ausbeutungsverhältnissen.
Fremde Heimat, fremde Ferne
Authors: Sparschuh Olga
Published: January 2022

Eine europäische Geschichte der italienischen Arbeitsmigration in der Zeit des Booms.

In den 1950er bis 1970er Jahren suchten Millionen von Migranten aus dem Mezzogiorno, dem Süden Italiens, Arbeit in den Boomstädten Norditaliens und der Bundesrepublik. Während die Arbeitsmigranten innerhalb Italiens wegen der schwachen Nationalisierung markante soziale und kulturelle Grenzen überquerten, erleichterten der deutsch-italienische Anwerbevertrag von 1955 und die Einführung der Freizügigkeit ab 1961 den Grenzübertritt innerhalb der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft. Waren den Migranten die Industriestädte Turin und München im fernen Norden Europas daher gleich fremd? Und waren sie dort auf ähnliche Art »andere«?

Olga Sparschuh zeichnet mit Blick auf die Lebensbereiche Arbeit, Unterkunft und Freizeit ein 24 Stunden-Panorama der Migrationserfahrung in beiden Städten. Auf breiter Quellen- und Materialgrundlage aus italienischen und deutschen Archiven zeigt die Autorin dieses verflochtenen Vergleichs, dass die Lebensrealität der »meridionali« in den europäischen Industriestädten nahezu identisch war, obwohl sie im einen Fall In- und im anderen Fall Ausländer waren, und erzählt beide Wanderungen als eine europäische Arbeitsmigration.
The Pathophysiological Aspects of Cerebral Diseases
Authors: Coelho Silva Henrique , Costa Lima Maia Rafael , Roberto Leitao de Vasconcelos Paulo , Gomes Ripardo de Azevedo Orleancio
Published: January 2022

Introduction. Cerebrovascular disorders are the main causes of heavy burden health worldwide, also, it is critical to understand the pathophysiological mechanism and then trying to prevent the neurological sequels. Objective. To discuss the inflammatory and oxidative stress aspects associated to the cerebrovascular diseases, focusing on biomarkers, also the role of omega oils, and the intracellular molecular network associated to the tissue burden on those conditions. Results. One of the most promising biomarkers it is Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE). Serum NSE levels were elevated in stroke-patients compared to the non-stroke controls. Also, studies have demonstrated that in specific ratio omega oils 3, 6 and 9 can ameliorate the inflammatory and oxidative stress in nervous tissue and could be useful to the inflammatory and oxidative stress negative effects of cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, the study of the molecular mechanisms is essential to understand which molecules could be addressed in cascade of events preventing the permanent damage on the nervous tissue. Final considerations. The studies on cerebrovascular disorders must precisely identify the mechanisms and key molecules involved and improve the time of diagnostics and prognostics reducing the negative impacts of those conditions.
Corrosion Resistance, Evaluation Methods, and Surface Treatments of Stainless Steels
Authors: Olumide Olugbade Temitope
Published: January 2022

Stainless steels are widely recognized and find applications in many engineering industries and companies due to their excellent properties including high resistance to corrosion as a result of their minimum 10.5% chromium content, exceptional strength and durability, temperature resistance, high recyclability, and easy formability. In the present book chapter, the basic concepts of stainless steel including its applications, classifications, and corrosion properties will first be discussed. Thereafter, their corrosion behaviour will then be explained. The various methods by which the corrosion resistance behaviour can be significantly improved including surface treatments such as coatings/electrodepositions, alloying, mechanical treatment, and others will be discussed in detail.
The Influence of Foreign Investors on the Development of Polish Enterprises: A Case Study of Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna
Authors: Milewicz Waldemar
Published: January 2022

Pursuant to the definition proposed by Eurostat, foreign direct investment takes place when a resident entity in one economy seeks to obtain a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. A lasting interest implies the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor and the enterprise, and an investor’s significant influence on the management of the enterprise. Foreign investors do not only exert impact on a given company’s board of directors but, importantly, provide production capital in privatized companies. Additionally, they equip them with both know-how on the performed economic activity and technical know-how. They send their specialists, who introduce international standards in daughter companies smoothly. In this paper, the author deals with the impact of a foreign investor on the development of Bank Pekao. A literature review is applied for this aim. It covers a detailed analysis of transaction documentation and post-audit statements of the Supreme Audit Office and delegations of the Ministry of State Treasury. Thanks to research, it can be assessed how UniCredito Italiano has positively influenced the operation of Polish bank after the acquisition of shares. Thereby, the results of this study contest popular opinion about exploitation of domestic employees by foreign companies.
The Hambach Forest in the German Debate on Climate Protection: Is There a Symbolic Value beyond the Environmental Value?
Authors: Henseleit Meike , Venghaus Sandra , Kuckshinrichs Wilhelm
Published: January 2022

In the late summer of 2018, the Hambach Forest (North Rhine Westphalia/ Germany) appeared prevalently in the media due to massive protests against its clearance for lignite mining with for the power generation. Because coal power as a form of energy supply is extremely climate intensive, the Hambach Forest rapidly became a symbol of the fight against climate change and the ongoing destruction of nature and its resources for economic reasons. Due to the extra-ordinarily prominent role of the Hambach Forest in the public opinion across Germany, this research addresses values of the forest to the population in monetary terms as well as the underlying factors that determine those values. For the analysis, a contingent valuation survey was conducted in December 2019 in Germany. The proposed amounts for the preservation of the Hambach Forest are mostly in accordance with previous evaluation studies of woods and forests, although this time almost only passive-use values are decisive. Further, a conversion of the WTP values to the area of the Hambach Forest results in an extra-ordinarily high per-hectare value of about 3.6 million. Thus, the symbolic value of the forest is remarkable and should be considered in future political decisions.
Advances of Benzimidazole Derivatives as Anticancer Agents: Bench to Bedside
Authors: Haider Kashif , Shahar Yar Mohammad
Published: January 2022

Benzimidazole is one of the privileged nitrogen-containing scaffolds known for its versatile diversified role in insecticides, pesticides, dyes, pigments and pharmaceuticals. Due to its electron-rich environment, structural features and binding potency of various therapeutic targets, benzimidazole derivatives exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activity that majorly includes antimicrobial, antifungal, analgesics, anti-diabetic and anticancer agents. Several benzimidazole scaffolds bearing drugs are clinically approved; they are used for various indications. For example, Bilastine, Lerisetron, Maribavir and Nocodazole are the most widely used benzimidazole-based marketed drugs available as an antihistamine, antiviral and antimitotic agent, respectively. Another example is the recently approved anticancer drug Binimetinib and Selumetinib, which are indicated for BRAF mutated melanoma and plexiform neurofibromas. Not only this, many benzimidazole-based anticancer drugs are in late phases of clinical development. Due to the vast therapeutic potential of benzimidazole scaffold in cancer research, medicinal chemists have gained a lot of attraction to explore it more and develop novel, highly effective and target-specific benzimidazole-based potential anticancer drugs.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy and EMDR: Two Effective Psychodynamic Therapies for the Rapid Reduction of Cognitive Anxiety
Authors: Brooker Elizabeth
Published: January 2022

In the main research into cognitive anxiety has focused on the conscious mind. The aim of this chapter is to review two psychodynamic psychotherapies, cognitive hypnotherapy (CH) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). Both therapies focus on implicit or unconscious processes for the rapid relief of cognitive anxiety. The objective is to give credence to CH and EMDR both in the scientific and medical domains. The philosophy is concerned with changing negative cognitions and dysfunctional feelings through a process of desensitisation and reprocessing, utilising positive imagery. CH and EMDR were investigated in an intervention study with advanced pianists (n = 46). Participants were of mixed gender aged 18–26 and were randomly assigned to a therapy or control group. The therapy groups received two therapies of either CH or EMDR during a two week period between two concerts. Quantitative data were collected through the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results showed that both therapy groups (but not the control) experienced a significant reduction in state anxiety post-therapy and trait anxiety decreased significantly below baseline levels in the EMDR group. This chapter further reviews research into CH and EMDR documented through a case study allowing for qualitative assessment of the therapies where two sessions only were required to effect positive change.
Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Authors: Biloria Nimish , Abdollahzadeh Nastaran
Published: January 2022

Considering the 2021 IPCC report that justly attributes our deteriorating climatic condition to human doing, the need to develop nearly zero energy building (nZEB) practices is gaining urgency. However, rather than the typical focus on developing greenfield net-zero initiatives, retrofitting underperforming buildings could create significant scale climate positive impacts faster. The chapter accordingly discusses energy-efficient retrofitting methods under three categorical sectors—visual comfort (daylight-based zoning, shadings); thermal comfort and ventilation (solar radiation-based zoning, central atrium plus interior openings, insulation, and window replacement); energy consumption (efficient lighting system, and controllers, material and HVAC system optimization, PV panels as the renewable energy source). This chapter further substantiates these theoretical underpinnings with an implemented design scheme—an educational building within a cold semiarid climatic condition—to showcase the on-ground impact of these retrofitting strategies in reducing the energy used for heating and cooling and lighting purposes.
An Unspeakable Life
Authors: Forsee Tina Lee ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: January 2022

How much say should each partner get in deciding to keep, or abort, a pregnancy? Should you believe what your significant other tells you? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, Charles and Muriel are engaged to be married. Muriel surprises Charles by telling him she is pregnant. They had previously discussed, and agreed, they didn’t want to ever have children. Muriel, however, forgets to take her birth control pills and skips a few days. Charles thinks she did it on purpose. Regardless, Muriel now wants to be a mother and is determined to keep the baby. Charles leaves in a huff, but comes back a day later. They keep the baby and get married.
Restoring Catharine Macaulay’s Enlightenment Republicanism?
Authors: Green Karen ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: January 2022

Can Catharine Macaulay’s enlightenment democratic republicanism be justified from the point of view of contemporary naturalism? Naturalist accounts of political authority tend to be realist and pessimistic, foreclosing the possibility of enlightenment. Macaulay’s utopian political philosophy relies on belief in a good God, whose existence underpins the possibility of moral and political progress. This paper attempts a restoration of her optimistic utopianism in a reconciliation, grounded in a revision of natural law, of naturalist and utopian attitudes to political theory. It is proposed that the coevolution of language, moral law, and conscience (the disposition to judge one’s own actions in the light of moral principles) can be explained as solutions to the kinds of tragedy of the commons situations facing our ancestors. Moral dispositions evolved, but, in the light of its function, law is subject to rational critique. Liberal democracy plausibly offers the best prospect for developing rationally justifiable law.
The Quest for a Global Age of Reason
Authors: Herbjørnsrud Dag ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: January 2022

This paper will contend that we, in the first quarter of the 21st century, need an enhanced Age of Reason based on global epistemology. One reason to legitimize such a call for more intellectual enlightenment is the lack of required information on non-European philosophy in today’s reading lists at European and North American universities. Hence, the present-day Academy contributes to the scarcity of knowledge about the world’s global history of ideas outside one’s ethnocentric sphere. The question is whether we genuinely want to rethink parts of the “Colonial Canon” and its main narratives of the past. This article argues that we, if we truly desire, might create “a better Enlightenment.” Firstly, by raising the general knowledge level concerning the philosophies of the Global South. Thus, this text includes examples from the global enlightenments in China, Mughal India, Arabic-writing countries, and Indigenous North America—all preceding and influencing the European Enlightenment. Secondly, we can rebuild by rediscovering the Enlightenment ideals within the historiography of the “hidden enlightenment” of Europe’s and North America’s past. In Part I, of two parts of this paper, a comparative methodology will be outlined. In addition, examples will be given from the history of ideas in India and China to argue that we need to study how these regions influenced the European history of ideas in the 16th and 17th centuries. Finally, towards the end of this text, a re-reading of the contributions from Egypt and Greece aspires to give a more global and complex context for Western Europe’s so-called Age of Reason.
Respects of Dependence and Symmetry
Authors: Paoletti Michele Paolini ,   University of South Bohemia
Published: January 2022

In this article I discuss several apparent counterexamples to the asymmetry of ontological dependence. These counterexamples were introduced in discussions about grounding, but they can affect every theory of ontological dependence. I show that, if one adopts metaontological pluralism (i.e., the view according to which there are many dependence relations), one has some advantages when it comes to defending the asymmetry of dependence. In Section 1, I introduce metaontological pluralism and my own version of it, which is based on Respect-of-Dependence Relations (rd-relations). I then single out five strategies to deal with apparent cases of symmetric dependence and show that two of them are only available to metaontological pluralists. In Sections 2, 3, and 4 I deal with cases of symmetric dependence by adopting these strategies. Finally, in Section 5, I anticipate and reply to three objections against my account.
Death Does Not Harm the One Who Dies Because There is No One to Harm
Authors: Rowe David Emmanuel ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: January 2022

If death is a harm then it is a harm that cannot be experienced. The proponent of death’s harm must therefore provide an answer to Epicurus, when he says that ‘death, is nothing to us, since when we are, death is not present, and when death is present, then we are not’. In this paper I respond to the two main ways philosophers have attempted to answer Epicurus, regarding the subject of death’s harm: either directly or via analogy. The direct way argues that there is a truth-maker (or difference-maker) for death’s harm, namely in virtue of the intrinsic value the subject’s life would have had if they had not died. The analogy argues that there are cases analogous to death, where the subject is harmed although they experience no pain as a result. I argue that both accounts beg the question against the Epicurean: the first by presupposing that one can be harmed while experiencing no displeasure as a result and the second by conflating a de re with a de dicto reading of death’s harm. Thus, I argue, until better arguments are provided, one is best to agree with Epicurus and those who follow him that death is not a harm.
FDI inflows in selected Emerging European economies with reflections on economic growth
Authors: Ercegovac Dajana , Beker-Pucar Emilija
Published: January 2022

The objective of this paper is to identify the top destination for FDI inflows as well as to analyze related growth progress in selected Emerging European Economies (EEEs) in order to suggest significant implications towards economic policy creators in Western Balkan countries. The authors conducted descriptive statistical analysis together with correlation analysis in the time period 1997-2019. The analysis of average FDI inflows includes following country groups: Visegrad States, Baltic States, Western Balkan and eleven new EU member states with regard to the structural break of Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The results suggest that the Visegrad States (particularly Poland) were the top locations for foreign investors in the analyzed time period. Having in mind a positive correlation link between significant FDI inflows, especially greenfield FDI inflows and economic growth, we suggest that Western Balkan countries should implement adequate measures to attract greater greenfield FDI inflows in order to stimulate real convergence towards developed European economies. Therefore, recommendations are directed towards economic policy of less developed countries of Western Balkan that need to continue to improve the quality of public institutions and infrastructure, as well as business environment and implementation of nonfinancial measures of promotional activities, in order to raise attractiveness of national market for foreign investors.
Basis for the design of drive-in and drive-through racking
Authors: Vujanac Rodoljub , Miloradović Nenad , Živković Pavle , Petrović Luka
Published: January 2022

Drive-in and drive-through accumulation racking systems are recommended for great amounts of goods with few various units. According to the "First In, Last Out" - FILO and "First-In, First-Out" - FIFO principle, the palletized load unit are stored into deep tunnels accessible by forklift trucks for handling operations. This allows exploiting as much room as possible and eliminating the aisles traditionally required for manipulating purposes. This paper provides basic information on the requirements, design and use of drive-in and drive-through racking systems in accordance with current regulations and standards. Minimum required clearances and tolerances due to all influencing parameters for manually operated systems are discussed.
Culture of fear and terrorism in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy
Authors: Milojević Nataša
Published: January 2022

Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam trilogy depicts a civilization devastated by a lethal virus developed in a laboratory. The portrayal of isolated and marginalized individuals who perpetrate the construction of the virus, as well as the state of crisis and fear immanent to the apocalyptic narrative, lead to the analysis of the trilogy in reference to the social conditions following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The New historical conception of literature as an equal participant of the process of circulation of the historical and cultural practices provides grounds for the interpretation of the novels within the field of a public imaginary which stems from the equalization of the terrorist threat with undefeatable contagious diseases. However, the trilogy's cooperation with the system it attempts to uncover will hinder its subversive property and a critical distance. Despite its employment of parody in order to unveil the system, the trilogy (re)enforces the space where fear and apocalyptic thought dwell, therefore obstructing its separation and corroborating the culture of fear and terror it originated from.
Prognostic significance of serum ferritin levels on initial diagnosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Authors: Dudok Dejan , Virijević Marijana
Published: January 2022

Introduction/Aim: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogenous malignant disease whose course and outcome are influenced by a number of prognostic factors. Serum ferritin (SF) is often elevated in oncology patients, and it has been shown that it strongly influences an unfavorable outcome in various malignancies. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of high SF values on overall survival and disease-free survival, as well as to assess the correlation of SF values with other prognostic markers, such as clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods: Retrospective analysis included 108 patients diagnosed with AML at the Clinic for Hematology of the Clinical Center of Serbia (CCS), in Belgrade, in the period 2017 - 2019. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute mixed lineage leukemia, secondary AML and patients treated with palliative therapy were excluded from the study. Patients were grouped based on the SF cutoff value of 800 µg/L. Results: Patients with higher SF values had a significantly higher incidence of early death (p = 0.020), sepsis in the induction phase of therapy (p < 0.010), and significantly lower initial hemoglobin levels (p = 0.040), as compared to patients with lower SF values. SF at diagnosis appeared to be a significant independent predictive factor of overall survival (p = 0.019) and of disease-free survival (p = 0.040). Conclusion: Our study showed a significant association of high SF values with sepsis in induction, early death, mean hemoglobin, overall survival, and disease-free survival. Identification of SF as an independent prognostic factor and a potential target site of the action of new drugs could contribute to a better prognosis of AML patients.
Clinical characteristics and the treatment outcome in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Authors: Damnjanović Ivana , Virijević Marijana , Suvajdžić-Vuković Nada
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the malignant transformation and proliferation of lymphoid progenitor cells. The disease outcome is significantly influenced by cytogenetic and molecular characteristics, leukocyte levels, the percentage of blood and bone marrow blasts, infiltration of the CNS, and the modality of the applied therapy. Aim: Determining clinical, immunophenotypic, and cytogenetic characteristics of patients with ALL; ascertaining remission rates, the presence of resistant forms, the rates of relapse and overall survival (OS); determining prognostic factors for patient survival. Materials and methods: This five-year retrospective study included 74 patients. The study covered the period from November 2013 to October 2018. The influence of sex, age, immune subtype of ALL, leukocyte levels, percent of blood and bone marrow blasts, and cytotoxic-molecular characteristics on survival were analyzed. Results: A total of 56 (75.0%) patients had B-cell ALL, while 18 (25.0%) patients had T-cell ALL. The average age was 49.5 years (20 - 77). Complete remission was achieved in 54 (72.9%) patients, 40 (71.4%) B-cell ALL patients and 14 (77.7%) T-cell ALL patients. Refractory leukemia was confirmed in 7 (9.4%) ALL patients, 5 (8.9%) B-cell ALL patients and 2 (11.1%) T-cell ALL patients. Mortality during induction was observed in 13 (17.56%) patients, 8 (14.2%) B-cell ALL patients and 5 (27.7%) T-cell ALL patients. Relapse occurred in 25 (46.3%) patients, 20 (47.5%) B-cell ALL patients and 5 (33.3%) T-cell ALL patients. Univariate analysis showed that an unfavorable outcome was associated with age ≥50 years (p < 0.001), COP chemotherapy (p < 0.001), non-transplant patients (p = 0.011), and infiltration of the CNS (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Survival in ALL patients is significantly affected by patient age, modality of applied therapy, and infiltration of the CNS by disease.
Incidence of infections during the application of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation
Authors: Milošević Milica , Bila Jelena , Stanisavljević Dejana , Todorović-Balint Milena
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Autologous stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is a well-established therapy for hematologic malignancies. Changes in transplantation strategies and improvement in supportive care have significantly altered the incidence and pattern of infections in these patients. Aim: Evaluating the frequency of infections in the first 30 days after AHSCT, as well as the possible influence of the number of CD34 + stem cells in the graft and of the engraftment parameters: ALC500_20 (absolute lymphocyte count 0.5x109 / L per day + 20), ANC500_11 (absolute neutrophil count 0.5x109 / L per day + 11), and PLT20_13 (platelets 20x109 / L per day + 13), on the occurrence of infections. Materials and methods: The retrospective cohort study examined 80 patients above the age of 20 years, diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM), non-Hodgkin's (NHL) or Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), treated at the Clinic for Hematology of the Clinical Center of Serbia, in the period between July 2006 and December 2017. All episodes of fever and/or documented infection during neutropenia have been reported. Results: The average survival after AHSCT was 34.5 months. A total of 54 patients (67.5%) had a documented infection. Gram-positive infections were five times more common than gram-negative. In gram-positive isolates, coagulase-negative staphylococcus - CoNS was the most common (37.0%) pathogen, followed by Streptococcus a haemolyticus (12.4%). Among gram-negative isolates, Escherichia coli was present in 62.5% of the cases, while Klebsiellaspp. and Ralstonia pickettii were represented with an equal frequency of 12.5%. Fungal infections were rare (Candida spp., 10.0%). Viral infections were verified in 5 (6.3%) patients (Herpes zoster virus 3.8% and H1N1 2.5%). Conclusion: The number of CD34+ stem cells in the graft, as well as the rate of hematopoietic reconstitution, i.e., the achievement of ALC500_20, ANC500_11, and PLT20_13, were not statistically significant for the development of infections in the early phase after AHSCT.
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma in a COVID-19 patient
Authors: Sekulić Ana , Marinković Olivera , Mrda Davor , Tošković Borislav , Zdravković Marija , Đuran Predrag
Published: January 2022

Introduction: The infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is known to cause a hypercoagulable condition resulting in acute thrombotic events. Thromboembolic events occur in as many as 21.0% of cases with a mortality rate of about 74.0% in persons infected with COVID-19. Anticoagulant therapy is used in severe COVID-19 infections in order to prevent thrombosis and has been shown to reduce mortality. The use of anticoagulants is not without risks. Bleeding complications can range from mild to severe or even life-threatening, such as retroperitoneal bleeding into the psoas muscle. Case report: We present a case of a patient who developed a complication of bleeding into the retroperitoneal space during the treatment of bilateral bronchopneumonia caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. After the diagnosis was established, on the basis of a clinical examination, laboratory and radiological examinations, and after initial conservative treatment at the UHMC Bežanijska kosa, the patient underwent embolization of the left lumbar arteries from the right inguinal fossa, during procedural analgosedation. After the radiological procedure, the recovery was satisfactory, but due to the impossibility of resorption of an encapsulated hematoma with a zone of central necrosis, a mini left lumbotomy and evacuation of the hematoma were performed. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the 23rd day of admission in stable general condition. Conclusion: The effect of anticoagulant therapy, especially in patients with existing risk factors, early diagnosis, and prompt therapy of spontaneous retroperitoneal hematomas is imperative to reduce mortality from this severe complication, in patients with the COVID-19 infection.
Institute of histology and embryology 'prof. Dr Aleksandar Đ. Kostić' through the prism of its founder's fate
Authors: Puškaš Nela
Published: January 2022

The Institute of Histology and Embryology "Prof. dr Aleksandar Đ. Kostić" is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The founder of the Institute, the first Professor of Histology and Embryology, and the first Director of the Institute was Professor Aleksandar Đ. Kostić, PhD, one of the last Renaissance figures of the XX century. Investing tremendous effort and enthusiasm he developed the Institute, from a bare room, with only four walls, a floor, and a ceiling, into a building which was, in the late 1920s, considered to be one of the most modern buildings housing a scientific institute in South-East Europe, which, for that time, had exceptionally good conditions for research and teaching, a very dedicated staff, but also a highly developed research potential, a rich library, terminology unit, and a photography department. After the bombing of Belgrade and of the Institute, on April 6, 1941, he rebuilt the building and reestablished the Institute, yet once more, during his lifetime, and then, due to ideological differences, he was forced into retirement and removed from the Faculty. He was morally rehabilitated posthumously, together with a group of teachers from the Faculty of Medicine, at the session of the Academic Council of the Faculty of Medicine held on January 24, 2001.
EL RELATO NEGATIVO DE LA TRANSICIÓN ESPAÑOLA Y SU PLASMACIÓN LITERARIA: UNA LECTURA SOCIOCRÍTICA DE EL JARDÍN COLGANTE, DE JAVIER CALVO
Authors: RUIZ MARTÍNEZ José Manuel
Published: January 2022

En el presente artículo, llevaremos a cabo una lectura sociocrítica de la novela El jardín colgante de Javier Calvo. Esta novela aborda en su argumento la Transición española y, en parte a través del recurso al subgénero de la novela de espionaje, presenta desde la ficción una imagen negativa, violenta y descarnada de dicha Transición, entendida como una conspiración de las elites fundada en la violencia y en un pacto de olvido. A través del citado análisis sociocrítico, mostraremos cómo se inscriben ciertos elementos simbólicos de carácter antagónico en el dispositivo semiótico-discursivo de la obra y cómo a la postre estos muestran una visión de la Transición más problemática, ambigua y contradictoria de lo que podría parecer en una lectura superficial del texto, y revelan de forma inconsciente los principales conflictos conceptuales e ideológicos que la Transición aún genera.
In this article, we will carry out a socio-critical reading of the novel El jardín colgante, by Javier Calvo. This novel is about the Spanish Transition to democracy, and, partially based on the conventions of the spy novel as a subgenre, it builds a negative image of it. The novel presents the Spanish Transition as a conspiracy of elites based on violence and in a pact of oblivion. Through the aforementioned socio-critical analysis, we will show how certain symbolic antagonistic elements are inscribed in the semiotic-discursive device of the work, and also how they reveal a more problematic, ambiguous and contradictory view of the Spanish Transition than it might appear from a first reading, and also how they unconsciously expose the main conceptual and ideological conflicts that this period of the Spanish History still generates.
Abstract: In this article, we will carry out a socio-critical reading of the Javier Calvo’s novel El jardín colgante. This novel is set during the Spanish Transition to democracy, and, partially based on the conventions of the spy novel as a subgenre, it builds a negative image of it. The novel presents the Spanish Transition as a conspiracy of elites based on violence and in a pact of oblivion. Through the aforementioned socio-critical analysis, we will show how certain symbolic antagonistic elements are inscribed in the semiotic-discursive device of the work, and also how they reveal a more problematic, ambiguous and contradictory view of the Spanish Transition than it might appear from a first reading, and also how they unconsciously expose the main conceptual and ideological conflicts that this period of Spanish History still generates.
WILLIAM SHAKESPARE EN AVIÑÓN. ANÁLISIS DE SU RECEPCIÓN EN EL CONTEXTO DE UN FESTIVAL DE TEATRO
Authors: GUERRERO Isabel
Published: January 2022

Este artículo analiza la representación de las obras de William Shakespeare en el Festival de Aviñón a través del análisis de los espectáculos y su recepción por parte del público y de la crítica con el objetivo de examinar cómo el contexto del festival da lugar a un tipo de recepción con características propias. Partimos de la idea de que la recepción del público en un festival de teatro es eminentemente distinta a la que tiene lugar en otros acontecimientos teatrales debido a las características particulares de este contexto. Para ello, exploramos tres aspectos fundamentales: la selección de montajes, la activación de la memoria del festival y la influencia del festival en los montajes que produce y coproduce.
Abstract: This article explores Shakespeare in performance at the Avignon Festival through theatre reviews and performance analysis in order to examine how festival contexts give rise to distinct types of audience reception. It takes as its starting point that audience reception at the festival context varies significantly from that in other theatrical events. The article interrogates three main aspects about the Avignon Festival (the influence of the curation of the festival, the activation of festival memories and the influence of the festival on commissioned productions) using semiotics to conceptualize the festival.
TEOLOGÍA DE LA REPRODUCCIÓN. ALEGORÍA MORAL, ELEGÍA ARTÍSTICA Y SÁTIRA DEL POPULISMO EN LA AUTORA DE LAS MENINAS, DE ERENESTO CABALLERO (2017)
Authors: SANTIAGO ROMERO Sergio
Published: January 2022

La autora de Las Meninas, de Ernesto Caballero (2017), presenta un escenario improbable pero verosímil: tras la llegada al poder de una coalición política, se acuerda la venta de patrimonio para hacer frente a la crisis económica. Ángela, una monja especializada en la copia de cuadros, recibe el encargo de elaborar la réplica de Las Meninas que se expondrá en el Prado tras la venta del original. Este argumento le permite al autor plantear una honda reflexión no exenta de ironía y mordacidad. Este artículo explora cómo el dramaturgo conjuga las tres matrices discursivas de la obra: por un lado, una alegoría moral sobre el pecado de la vanidad; por otro, una elegía por el arte ante los disparatados derroteros por los que hoy discurre; finalmente, una sátira sobre el populismo como proyecto político. Estos ingredientes conforman una “fábula distópica” que ha de contarse entre las mejores piezas de Caballero.
Abstract: La autora de Las Meninas, by Ernesto Caballero (2017), offers an improbable but plausible future: after gaining power, a political coalition agrees to sell some cultural patrimony as a means to face an economic meltdown in the country. Ángela, a nun who is specialized in duplicating paintings, is in charge of replicating Las Meninas, which is going to be exhibited at the Prado Museum after the original has been sold. The play is, therefore, a deep, ironic and mordant reflection, and the article explores how the playwright combines the three discursive genres of this play: a moral allegory on vanity, an elegy for the ludicrous direction that art has taken nowadays, and a satire on populism as a political project. These elements produce a “dystopic fabula” which should be considered one of Caballero’s best plays.
SEMIÓTICA DE LA PARODIA
Authors: GARCÍA-RODRÍGUEZ María José
Published: January 2022

Este artículo indaga en la trascendencia de la semiótica y la filosofía del lenguaje para la manipulación de la dimensión connotativa esencial en el discurso de la imaginación. Para ello, la parodia servirá como punto de reflexión sobre el que la idea de semiotización podría definirse como un enclave textual de la memoria cultural. Siendo la parodia un fenómeno al que se adhieren (y que se adhiere a) valores historiográficos sin que a su definición pueda imponerse a una mirada histórica parcial (nacional, ideológica), hay en ella una asociación semiótica vertebrada por la historia de la filosofía del lenguaje, acompasada por la encarnación mítica y post-mítica de las relaciones materia-forma, individuo-colectividad. De esta manera, la aporía todo acto de figuración se ejecuta en la parodia como una dialéctica que permite a los estudios literarios atender a la complejidad de la idea de Tradición en la especificidad de la forma estética.
Abstract: This article explores the significance of semiotics and the philosophy of language for the manipulation of the connotative dimension in the discourse of the imagination. To this end, parody will serve as a point of reflection on which the idea of semiotization could be defined as a textual enclave of cultural memory. Since parody is a phenomenon to which historiographical values adhere (and which is adhered to) without its definition being subject to a partial (national, ideological) historical gaze, there can be observed in it a semiotic association vertebrate by the history of the philosophy of language, accompanied by the mythical and post-mythical incarnation of the relations matter-form, individual-collectivity. In this way, the aporia of every act of figuration is executed in parody as a dialectic that allows literary studies to attend to the complexity of the idea of Tradition in the specificity of aesthetic form.
CSI-SF: Psychometric properties of spanish version of the coping strategies inventory - short form
Authors: Tous-Pallarés Jordi , Espinoza-Díaz Ivette Margarita , Lucas-Mangas Susana , Valdivieso-León Lorena , Gómez-Romero María del Rosario
Published: January 2022

Background / Objective: The study establishes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the abbreviated version of the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI-SF) published by Addison et al. (2007). The test uses a two-axis model to classify coping strategies (commitment and avoidance) and objective categories of coping (problem-focused and emotion-focused). Method: 940 people participated (62.87% women; 37.12% men) aged between 18 and 66 years (x̄ = 33.2; dt = 12.01). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out, as well as Pearson's correlation and Cronbach's Alpha to examine the reliability and validity of the Spanish adaptation of the CSI-SF. Results: Internal consistency analysis revealed high reliability for all scales, and all adjustment indexes used to examine the CSI-SF Spanish version provided support for its use as an adequate measure of stress coping strategies. Discussion/Conclusions: The CSI-SF scale Spanish version is a test that provides a quick and efficient diagnosis of the coping strategies used in the face of stress in different settings.

Antecedentes/Objetivo: El estudio establece las propiedades psicométricas de la adaptación española de la versión abreviada del Inventario de Estrategias de Afrontamiento (CSI-SF) publicado por Addison et al. (2007). La prueba utiliza un modelo de dos ejes para clasificar las estrategias de afrontamiento (de compromiso y de evitación) y las categorías objetivas del afrontamiento (centrada en el problema y centrada en la emoción). Método: Participaron 940 personas (62.87% mujeres; 37.12% hombres) divididas en dos submuestras. Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y un análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC), así mismo la correlación de Pearson y el Alfa de Cronbach para examinar la fiabilidad y validez de la adaptación al español del CSI-SF. Resultados: El análisis de consistencia interna reveló una alta fiabilidad para todas las escalas (EFE = .890, PFE = .836. PFD = .767, EFD = .934), y todos los índices de ajuste utilizados para examinar el CSI-SF versión española proporcionaron soporte para su uso como una medida adecuada de las estrategias de afrontamiento del estrés. Discusión/Conclusión: La escala CSI-SF versión española es una prueba que proporciona un diagnóstico rápido y eficiente cuyos factores explican el 62.79% de la varianza común total de las estrategias de afrontamiento que se emplean frente a la situación de estrés en distintos ámbitos.
Keats's Haggard Shadow
Authors: Vermeulen Jeroen
Published: January 2022

This article discusses how John Keats’s biography and poetry exerted influence on the development of the plot, structure, protagonists and metaphorical framework of Patrick McGrath’s novel Dr Haggard’s Disease (1993). Furthermore, it contends that the novel does not simply aim to pay tribute to Keats or to function as a literary emulation or even mimicry of Keats’s life and oeuvre. Instead, the novel suggests a postmodernist comment on Keatsian Romanticism as expressed in Keats’s poetry. An interpretation of Dr Haggard’s Disease as historiographic metafiction with an emphasis on the intertextual links between McGrath’s novel and Keats’s work makes clear that the novel’s narrator and protagonist, Edward Haggard, by way of subversion and distortion devaluates the Keatsian dichotomies of real/ideal and Truth/Beauty.
Drawing outer-1-planar graphs revisited
Authors: Biedl Therese
Published: January 2022

In a recent article (Auer et al., Algorithmica 2016) it was claimed
that every outer-1-planar graph has a planar visibility representation
of area $O(n\log n)$. In this paper, we show that this is
wrong: There are outer-1-planar graphs that require $\Omega(n^2)$
area in any planar drawing.
Then we give a construction (using crossings, but preserving a
given outer-1-planar embedding) that results in an orthogonal
box-drawing with $O(n\log n)$ area and at most two bends
per edge.
Who Doesn’t Want to Share Leadership? The Role of Personality, Control Preferences, and Political Orientation in Preferences for Shared vs. Focused Leadership in Teams
Authors:   Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Kuzminska Anna Olga , Schulze Dominic ,   Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Koval Anna ,   Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw
Published: January 2022

An increasing number of institutions decide to adopt the premises of shared or distributed leadership models and reduce the level of organizational hierarchy. Such models were shown to positively affect employee well-being, creativity, and – indirectly – effectiveness. However, while shared leadership assumes a relatively equal division of control in interdependent situations, some people display preferences to dominate or submit. What is more, unequal/equal division of power may be preferable to people with a more conservative/liberal political orientation. In the current research we examine whether the shared leadership model is likely to be equally attractive to all employees. We focus on the effect of personality traits, control preferences, and political orientation on preferences for shared vs. focused leadership. One-hundred-and-eighty-four participants declared their team preferences (focused vs. shared leadership), as well as answered questions regarding their personality (HEXACO), control preferences, and political orientation through the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform. Control preferences, as well as political orientation were related to preferences for shared vs. focused leadership. Specifically, while dominance and conservative political orientation was associated with higher preference for focused leadership, collaboration predicted higher preference for shared leadership. Personality traits did not predict the preferences for focused vs. shared leadership
Developing Employee Adaptive Behaviors by Organizational Employability Culture in the Flexible Human Resource Management. Scholars’ Perspective
Authors: Shoraka Leila
Published: January 2022

This study aims to present the role of employability culture in shaping employees’ employability as an adaptive reaction to the effects of flexible human resource management in modern organizations. In addition, we check whether these phenomena are described in scientific studies, regardless of the conditions in which the business environment operates in a given country. Therefore, this article presents a review of the literature on this subject, in Iran. This study is a systematic literature review (SLR) that investigated this subject from 1997 to 2018 published in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Iranian databases such as SID, MAGIRAN, CIVILICA, and NOORMAG. The result showed the important role of employability culture in shaping employees’ employability as an adaptive reaction to the effects of flexible human resource management. In addition, it has been shown that there are very few items describing this issue in Iranian publications. This is due to the relatively low competitive conditions of the business environment in which the companies of this country operate. It can be assumed that depending on the advancement of the economy, scholars, to varying degrees, concentrate on the phenomena that are the subject of analysis of their publications. They most clearly respond to current problems and even with a certain delay in relation to their issues. This approach of the employer is very beneficial from the point of view of the effective use of employee competencies in the labor market and avoiding the unfavorable phenomenon of unemployment.