bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Paeniclostridium sordellii uterine infection is dependent on the estrous cycle
Authors: Bernard Sarah C. , Washington M. Kay , Lacy D. Borden
Published: November 2022

Human infections caused by the toxin-producing, anaerobic and spore-forming bacterium Paeniclostridium sordellii are associated with a treatment-refractory toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Reproductive-age women are at increased risk for P. sordellii infection (PSI) because this organism can cause intrauterine infection following childbirth, stillbirth, or abortion. PSI-induced TSS in this setting is nearly 100% fatal, and there are no effective treatments. TcsL, or lethal toxin, is the primary virulence factor in PSI and shares 70% sequence identity with Clostridioides difficile toxin B (TcdB). We therefore reasoned that a neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAB) against TcdB might also provide protection against TcsL and PSI. We characterized two anti-TcdB mABs: PA41, which binds and prevents translocation of the TcdB glucosyltransferase domain into the cell, and CDB1, a biosimilar of bezlotoxumab, which prevents TcdB binding to a cell surface receptor. Both mABs could neutralize the cytotoxic activity of recombinant TcsL on Vero cells. To determine the efficacy of PA41 and CDB1 in vivo, we developed a transcervical inoculation method for modeling uterine PSI in mice. In the process, we discovered that the stage of the mouse reproductive cycle was a key variable in establishing symptoms of disease. By synchronizing the mice in diestrus with progesterone prior to transcervical inoculation with TcsL or vegetative P. sordellii, we observed highly reproducible intoxication and infection dynamics. PA41 showed efficacy in protecting against toxin in our transcervical in vivo model, but CDB1 did not. Furthermore, PA41 could provide protection following P. sordellii bacterial and spore infections, suggesting a path for further optimization and clinical translation in the effort to advance treatment options for PSI infection.
Beyond the binaries of documenta 14? Opening the continuum between Greece and the South
Authors: Strecker Alexander
Published: November 2022

Can we imagine Greece and the South beyond the enduring binaries that have long defined them? In 2014, the art institution documenta publicly announced that its fourteenth edition (d14) would take place in both Kassel, Germany, and Athens, Greece. d14’s stated goal, from the onset, was to balance ‘the need to embody the palpable tension between the North and the South’ while avoiding ‘the traps of binary logic’. Yet d14’s critics focused on how the exhibition was conceived and structured by a series of binaries, failing to overcome the intense sociopolitical antagonism between Germany and Greece, North and South. This article argues that while these critiques were necessary, they overlooked examples of connective thinking that delicately threaded together the split event. The article revisits works by four artists that exemplify this non-binary approach: Jani Christou, Vlassis Caniaris, Andreas Lolis and Alexandra Bachzetsis. Using Christou’s idea of the ‘continuum’ as a paradigm, these artworks are offered as much-needed complements to the impasse of opposition, (a)symmetries and doubles left behind by d14. Ultimately, though, the article looks beyond the exhibition of d14 to consider how the continuum’s fragile capacity for softening hardened positions might be extended to opening potential forms of relation within and between Greece and the South.
Observing the pink cloud from Greece and the Southern Cone: Crisis, critique and the promise of queer feminist cinema
Authors: Efthymiou Alkisti
Published: November 2022

A series of entangled crisis-scapes have been unfolding in the past decade in Chile, Argentina and Brazil – geographies that have been central to discourses of and about the Global South. Ranging from presidential impeachment and military control to inflation and austerity, Chilean, Argentinian and Brazilian crisis-scapes have given rise to filmic expressions of queer feminist critique that challenge neo-liberal governmentality. This article focuses on indicative cinematic tendencies in these three countries, while taking into account the author’s positionality as a (Greek) researcher engaged in the anthropology of cinema and neo-liberalism. Swinging back and forth from Greece to the Southern Cone, the aim of the article is to extract what is affectively shared between seemingly disparate subjectivities and experiences of coping with the present of crises. One of the things shared is queer survivalism, as manifested in the short fiction films Apodrasi apo ton Efthrafsto Planiti (Escaping the Fragile Planet, 2020) by Thanasis Tsimpinis and Os últimos românticos do mundo (The Last Romantics of the World, 2020) by Henrique Arruda – both featuring a gay couple getting through their last day on Earth while a toxic pink cloud destroys the planet.
Greek Cinema and Migration, 1991–2016, Philip E. Phillis (2020)
Authors: Kazakopoulou Tonia
Published: November 2022

Review of: Greek Cinema and Migration, 1991–2016, Philip E. Phillis (2020)

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 272 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-47443-704-2, p/bk, £19.99

ISBN 978-1-47443-703-5, h/bk, £80.00
La representación del terremoto de Calabria (1638). Sobre su traducción del italiano al español
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Siena, Iraceburu Jiménez Maite
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el suceso del terremoto que sacudió la región de Calabria en 1638 desde una doble perspectiva discursiva : la italiana y la española. Para ello se estudiarán dos relaciones de sucesos : el texto original italiano y su respectiva traducción al español. El estudio comparativo de ambos pliegos permitirá poner de relieve la fidelidad (o no) de la transmisión de un mismo evento por medio de la traducción de relaciones de sucesos. Asimismo, se analizarán las estrategias de traducción en las relaciones de sucesos con el fin de dibujar la figura del traductor de estos documentos. Esta comparativa resulta de especial interés para el estudio de la Historia de la lengua española, ya que por medio de la traducción se contemplará la influencia de la lengua italiana sobre el español clásico
Avisos y relaciones manuscritos e impresos sobre catástrofes naturales y sucesos prodigiosos en Sicilia en la primera mitad del siglo XVIII
Authors:   Università degli studi di Palermo, Ciccarello Domenico
Published: November 2022

En el siglo XVIII abundan las narraciones tanto manuscritas como de forma impresa que describen diferentes acontecimientos prodigiosos o infaustos : monstruosidades, eclipses o tormentas, inundaciones, terremotos, erupciones, etc. Estos relatos, con respecto a Sicilia, se encuentran expresados en singulares avisos y relaciones, pero, otras veces, están inclusos en series o diarios organizados con diferentes criterios (topográfico/cronológico/temático). Los documentos que quedan en archivos y bibliotecas ofrecen algunas ocasiones para profundizar el estudio de las cuestiones que atañen a la circulación y difusión de las noticias sobre un mismo evento, su credibilidad, sus caracteres formales y de contenido. En esta contribución se van a utilizar unos impresos muy raros y documentación manuscrita proveniente sobre todo de bibliotecas de Palermo y Catania.
Imágenes de la catástrofe: las plagas de langosta en las relaciones de sucesos
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Viceconte Milena
Published: November 2022

Las relaciones de sucesos referentes a episodios de plagas de langostas en España durante la Edad Moderna, constituyen una valiosa fuente para el estudio de este desastre. Las instrucciones oficiales y los relatos impresos nos hablan de cómo las autoridades (políticas y religiosas) y la comunidad local se enfrentaron al insecto invasor, detallando remedios prácticos y rituales basados en la invocación a los santos patronos. A menudo, los impresos se acompañaron de sencillas xilografías, cuyo contenido visual no siempre se vinculaba directamente al texto. El presente trabajo propone hacer una recopilación de la producción noticiera acerca de este desastre agrícola, señalando en particular aquellos impresos dotados de iconografías sagradas, escudos institucionales u otras imágenes grabadas.
Análisis de cuatro relaciones de sucesos impresas en la Nueva España durante el siglo XVII
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Sánchez Badillo Aniela
Published: November 2022

Este trabajo contribuye al estudio de las relaciones de sucesos americanas exponiendo los resultados del análisis de cuatro relaciones de sucesos impresas en Nueva España durante la primera mitad del siglo XVII. Se trata de dos reimpresiones de relaciones españolas sobre sucesos ocurridos en el viejo continente, ambos relacionados con el enfrentamiento entre turcos y cristianos ; y dos relaciones netamente novohispanas acerca de acontecimientos ocurridos en el virreinato, la primera, referente a la Armada Real de Barlovento y la segunda, a las exequias efectuadas a los restos del obispo Feliciano de Vega.
Relaciones sobre reyes y príncipes españoles y extranjeros El Baño de sangre de Estocolmo de 1520: ¿crimen o lucha contra la herejía?
Authors:   Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria de Creil, Blanco Anthony
Published: November 2022

Entre el 7 y el 10 de noviembre de 1520, tras la coronación de Cristián II como nuevo rey de Suecia, gran parte de la élite nobiliaria sueca así como dos prelados fueron acusados de herejía y ejecutados en la plaza mayor de Estocolmo. Tal acontecimiento llamado posteriormente « Baño de sangre de Estocolmo » permitió poner, por primera vez, un foco de atención real sobre los reinos nórdicos. Dicha masacre que le costó la vida a ochenta y dos personas, despertó en toda la Cristiandad, antagonismos muy marcados en torno a la figura, ya muy controvertida del rey de Dinamarca Cristián II. Este procuró incrementar su poder y su influencia en sus territorios aprovechando su estatuto de cuñado del emperador Carlos Quinto y pretendiendo actuar como el brazo armado de la Iglesia. No obstante, sus ambiciones político-religiosas heterodoxas y su poco respeto por las jurisdicciones eclesiásticas chocaban contra los intereses de sus aliados imperiales y españoles, de modo que terminó enemistándose con ellos tanto como con sus adversarios.
«Si vis pacem, para bellum». El torneo famoso que hizo el Almirante de Castilla festejando la venida del príncipe Carlos de Inglaterra
Authors:   Universidade da Coruña, Garrobo Peral Manuel
Published: November 2022

En este escrito nos proponemos aprovechar la transcripción, edición, anotación y estudio de una relación de sucesos para dar cuenta de la importancia del acontecimiento festivo y espectacular que se produjo en 1623 debido a la llegada de Carlos I de Inglaterra con el objetivo de intentar una alianza entre la corona anglicana y la católica.
Del drama al pliego: el caso de El renegado de Francia
Authors:   Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Leonetti Francesca
Published: November 2022

El propósito de este trabajo es investigar la persistencia del tema del renegado en unos productos literarios del siglo XVIII, que demuestran la evolución de sus fórmulas hiperbólicas y estereotipadas dentro de las estrategias de propaganda religiosa. Objeto privilegiado del análisis será la historia del Renegado de Francia, relatada en la obra teatral de Antonio Manuel del Campo y cristalizada en una relación en romance, que convierte a la figura de Simón Ansa en una de las representaciones del recorrido paradigmático del renegado, desde el rechazo de la fe católica hasta su reafirmación.. Se examinará, además, la conexión del relato de Simón Ansa con el milagro del Cristo de Santa Tecla, conexión que pone de manifiesto una operación de hibridación y de contaminación de materiales históricos, legentarios y ficcionales.
«El rey quedó sin esposa y nuestra España sin reina»; la muerte de Margarita de Austria en las relaciones de sucesos y las crónicas de la época
Authors:   Universidad de Navarra, Dorado Blanco Jesús
Published: November 2022

La figura de la reina Margarita de Austria es clave para comprender los pilares sobre los que se asentaba el gobierno de Felipe III. La reina siempre quiso ejercer influencia en los asuntos de Estado, pero las maniobras del duque de Lerma limitaron mucho sus intentos. Su muerte, acaecida en 1611, fue un evento que golpeó a la Monarquía Hispánica, causando una gran consternación entre sus súbditos.
Pintosas, bafônicas!/¡Fabulosos, reinas!/¡Fabulosas, divinas!
Authors: Bustamante Tainara , Villanueva-Jordán Iván , Cotrina Diego
Published: November 2022

Esta investigación aborda el dragqueenismo y la traducción audiovisual en un caso atípico de representación en la era del streaming. Super Drags es una serie animada para adultos originalmente en portugués y producida en Brasil para Netflix. La serie trata sobre tres hombres gais de clase trabajadora cuyos alter egos, las Super Drags, protegen a la población LGBTQ. El estudio presenta el análisis de las representaciones del género y la sexualidad de los protagonistas en sus versiones dobladas al inglés, español para América Latina y español peninsular. A partir del análisis de contenidos y temático de los cinco episodios de la serie, se propone que la función del dragqueenismo en la serie es promover representaciones transgresoras de lo heteronormativo. Esta función se analiza luego de forma contrastiva con las versiones traducidas. Los resultados del análisis contrastivo se presentan en torno a los tres temas principales de la serie: la visibilización de las identidades sexo-diversas, la oposición al binarismo de género y la transgresión de las nociones de «lo femenino» y «lo masculino» instauradas en los cuerpos.
Assessing the Effects of LULC Change on Landslide Hazards in Rwanda
Authors: Hafashimana Nathanael , Sebego Reuben Jack , Kenabatho Piet Kebuang , Lekoko Rebecca Nthogo , Maphanyane Joyce Gosata
Published: November 2022

Landslides have become important environmental hazard in hilly regions of Rwanda such as Nyabihu district. They are characterized by the downslope movement of debris or other earth materials which damage or destroy everything found in their way such as infrastructure, croplands, and even cause a number of human deaths. The main triggering factors of landslides in Rwanda are intense rainfall and land use/land cover (LULC) change. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the LULC change effects on landslide occurrences. LULC maps of 2005 and 2015 were generated and overlaid with mapped landslides. Maximum likelihood classification was used to classify the Landsat satellite images. The results revealed a remarkable decrease of agricultural land, while all other LULC types have increased in the studied period. It was noted that most of the landslides occurred in agricultural land. The study results are expected to be useful for landslide hazard management decisions, land use planning and management regulations, so as to minimize the likelihood of landslide occurrences and their resultant impacts.
Savanna Biomes In Nigeria: Indicatzor Species And Plant Adaptation Strategies
Authors: Adedibu Peter Adeolu , Opeyemi Adam Abiola , Lawrence Amaka Judith , Paul John Iyanu , Oguntoye Ebenezer
Published: November 2022

The savanna isconsidered an exclusively tropical biome, largely found in Africa. It comprises of grasslands with scattered trees that are sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The savanna biome covers more than 86% of Nigeria's vegetation cover. There are three major savanna belts in Nigeria, namely: the Guinea savanna, the Sudan savanna, and the Sahel savanna. The Guinea savanna is the most extensive ecological zone, covering more than half of the country’s land area. It has typically short trees and tall grasses and is the most luxuriant of the Savannah vegetation belts in Nigeria. The Sudan savanna belt is found in the northern parts of Nigeria. The Sudan savanna is characterised by high rainfall variability, frequent droughts, and poor soil fertility. The Sahel savanna is found in the extreme northwest and northeast of the country. It has sparse vegetation that is dependent on uncertain rainfall, dominantly grasses with discontinuous shrubs and scattered trees, which are often thorny, and extensive sparse grasses. Savannah plants are faced with some delimiting factors, such as seasonal drought, low water and nutrient availability, the impacts of regular fire, and herbivory, among others, which threaten their survival. This article discusses the Savanna biome in Nigeria, its indicator species, and the adaptative features exhibited by plants in the savanna to ensure their survival.
Strike Action And The Academic Performance Of Students In Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
Authors: Gbaa Emmanuella
Published: November 2022

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the effects of strike action and the academic performance of students in Benue State University, Makurdi. The study adapted a descriptive design with a sample size of 400 respondents. Six research questions were raised from six purposes which leads to the formulation of three null hypotheses to guide the investigation. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire which was crafted to suit the purpose of the study and it was administered to the undergraduate and Post-Graduate students. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies as well as mean and standard deviation in answering research questions. χ
2-test was used to test null hypotheses 1, 2 and 3 at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Findings showed that majority of respondents agreed with all the items with regards to students’ perception about strike action carried out by ASUU, strike actions influence students’ CGPA as well as overall academic performance of the students, there is significance relationship between students reading habits and academic activities due to ASUU strike among other influences. Based on the findings of the study, it was established that Government education polices and the associated inactions and the strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have contributed to the poor academic performance of the university students in Nigeria. It was recommended that the avoidable conflict between the government and ASUU must not be allowed to jeopardize the academics and future of Nigerian students, Education in Nigeria must be given its pride of place; the government must strive hard to meet the United Nation’s minimum standard. Nigerian Universities cannot be locked up permanently and government must take moves that will nip this problem of strike permanently into the bud so as to create a conducive learning environment for our students.
Software Framework Of An All-In-One Transpiler For Development Of WORA Applicatons
Authors: Joseph Innocent , David Isaac Pano , Garba Etimi Joshua
Published: November 2022

Everyone likes convenience, no one likes to go through the stress of doing or getting things through a complex means. One of the top reason why PHP and JavaScript have stood out to be the most popular and mostly used programming languages is their ability to run on a wide variety of platforms/devices (arguably all). This can't be said for many other programming languages. Programmers are faced with the tasks of keeping up with high demand of developing software for variety of technologies which runs with different kinds of programming languages. This work deals with the translation of program from one high level language to another high level language. This technique could be also be referred to as source-to-source translation. This has been shown to be an effective aid to programming in so many cases. Also it has helped in attending to major challenges, arising from code maintenance (update, debugging, and reuse etc.). The tools and techniques used in the work were; OOAD (Object Oriented Analysis and Design) diagram (Example, UML diagram), Incremental development model, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS, web browser, Xampp server. We were successful in converting from one high level language to another high level language. If this is fully implemented, it would save the cost and time taken in the development and releasing of newer and better versions of software among many notable reasons.
The Self-Simulation Theory: A Computational Theory Of Consciouness
Authors: Chakraborty Suvradeep , Lahkar Ritu
Published: November 2022

The current theories of consciousness do not address the two major problems:What is the solution to the hard problem of consciousness or What is the experience of self-existence? and How is conscious perception computed? We address these questions using our hypothesized theory:The Self Simulation theory and propose a model of computation of consciousness.The components of the model are an interconnected network of auxiliary processors or Auxiliary Neural Networks(AN) which receives input from the external sensory modalities,computes a representation of the information and relays it to the NCC(Neural Correlates of Consciousness), the NCC – a processing unit which can be neuro anatomically distributed in location but computationally connected to each other and to the Auxiliary Networks,and a working memory which the NCC references for further computation of information.Computation of conscious perception is achieved via the decoding of the content of the memory by the NCC.The self simulation theory accounts not only for the various phenomenal experiences but also experimentation paradigms conducted in the past.
Chronic kidney failure in Haitian teaching hospital : a cross sectional study
Authors: SAINT JUSCA Kohlz Erley , Bazile Carla Diane , Métayer Audie
Published: November 2022

Our study aims to determine the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, and evolutionary profiles of chronic kidney failure among dialysis patients treated at the Nephrology Department at the State University Hospital of Haiti.This is a cross-sectional study based on patients diagnosed with chronic kidney failure who are followed in the Nephrology Department of the State University Hospital of Haiti. Inclusion criteria were having laboratory tests and/or ultrasound and/or a diagnostic renal biopsy of chronic kidney failure available between January 2015 and September 2019. We used probabilistic simple random sampling. Data were collected in Excel and processed by Epi Info 7 and SPSS software 20.The mean age was 47.57 years ± 14.18 with a M/F sex ratio of 1, 66. The mean creatinine level was 8.011 mg/dl ± 5.4657 and the average hemoglobin level was 8.7213 g/dl ± 1.9356. The most represented clinical signs were hypertension and edema, respectively (70.5% and 52.29%) of cases. 52.5% of our patients were at the terminal stage. Vascular nephropathy was the leading cause of chronic kidney failure (55%). The majority of our patients were at an advanced stage of the disease, 37, 5% at a severe stage and 52, 5% at a terminal age.62, 5 % developed a complication during their follow-up. Dual or higher therapy was preferred and ACE inhibitors were used in 45.1%. Furthermore, 65% of patients were still on hemodialysis and the fatality rate was 10%.Chronic kidney failure can be prevented by early detection and proper treatment of hypertension and diabetes.
Faculty Perceptions Regarding a Newly Initiated Faculty Development Program in a Public Sector University: Success Stories and Challenges
Authors: Khan Asif , Ud Din Taj , Ahmed Ifzal , Khan Gulab , Ul Haq Nisar
Published: November 2022

This study was designed to examine and report the perceptions of faculty in a public sector university regarding a newly-initiated faculty development program. The study, which applied qualitative approaches to generate data, covered the success stories as well as the challenges that could neutralize the sustenance of a productive program. Although the study did not cover the impacts of the faculty development initiative, it was noted that the program was successfully launched and implemented, which was acknowledged by the faculty in terms of their professional growth. However, multiple factors made the sustenance and effectiveness of the said program questionable particularly in the context of bringing improvement in the teaching and learning culture of the university.
Прогнозирование индивидуальных деформационных характеристик элементов конструкций по изделию-лидеру
Authors: Радченко Владимир Павлович , Radchenko Vladimir Pavlovich , Афанасьева Елена Андреевна , Afanaseva Elena Andreevna
Published: November 2022

Предложен и реализован численный метод прогнозирования индивидуальных деформационных характеристик элементов конструкций по образцу-лидеру на основе использования обобщенных однопараметрических моделей, связывающих интегральные характеристики напряженного состояния с интегральными характеристиками деформационного состояния в координатах «обобщенная нагрузка - обобщенное перемещение». Область применения метода - однотипные конструктивные элементы, которые находятся в идентичных условиях внешнего нагружения и характеризуются большим разбросом деформационных характеристик (обобщенного перемещения).
Предполагается, что эксплуатация одного конструктивного элемента (образца-лидера) начинается на некоторое время раньше, чем других.
Вводится гипотеза о подобии всех реализаций в координатах «обобщенное перемещение - время», приведенных к единому началу координат сдвигом по времени.
Путем использования статистической информации на начальных участках «отстающих» элементов конструкций и образца-лидера определяются статистические характеристики параметра подобия эксплуатируемого образца по отношению к образцу-лидеру и далее осуществляется прогнозирование его деформационных характеристик.
Исследованы узлы трения и конструктивные элементы (стержни, резьбовые соединения) в условиях ползучести.
На основе корреляционного статистического анализа экспериментальной информации выполнено обоснование использования гипотезы подобия для всех реализаций исследованных элементов конструкций.
Метод проиллюстрирован на примере прогнозирования износа узлов трения передней стойки шасси самолета в зависимости от числа взлетов-посадок, а также на примере
расчета удлинения стержней из поливинилхлоридного пластиката при одноосном нагружении и осевого смещения области свинчивания резьбового соединения в условиях ползучести.
Показано, что экспериментальные данные для обобщенного перемещения конкретных реализаций не выходят за расчетные пределы доверительного интервала для математического ожидания для всех рассмотренных элементов конструкций на временных интервалах прогнозирования от одного до четырех «базовых» интервалов, в рамках которых определялись оценки случайных параметров для конкретных изделий.
Задача Гадолина о сборке двухслойного вала горячей посадкой с испытанием соединения на отрыв
Authors: Буренин Анатолий Александрович , Burenin Anatoly Alexandrovich , Ткачева Анастасия Валерьевна , Tkacheva Anastasiya Valer'evna , Фирсов Сергей Викторович , Firsov Sergey Viktorovich
Published: November 2022

Изучается прочность соединения в сборке с натягом двухслойного вала, произведенной с помощью операции горячей посадки.
Материалы деталей сборки считаются идеальными упругопластическими с пределами пластичности, существенно зависимыми от температуры.
В расчетах принимаются условия плоского деформированного состояния.
Испытания соединения на отрыв производятся при помощи вращения сборки вокруг ее оси,
когда отрывные усилия создаются в форме центробежных сил инерции.
Показано, что с ростом скорости вращения натяг в сборке падает.
Рассчитывается предельная из возможных угловая скорость вращения, при которой натяг в сборке исчезает.
On a $q$-analogue of the Sturm-Liouville operator with discontinuity conditions
Authors: Karahan Döne
Published: November 2022

Исследуется $q$-аналог задачи Штурма-Лиувилля с условием разрыва на конечном интервале.
Доказано, что $q$-задача Штурма-Лиувилля с условиями разрыва является самосопряженной в $L_q^2(0,\pi)$. Доказаны теорема о полноте и теорема о выборке. Приводится пример, иллюстрирующий полученные результаты.
К теории гемитропных тензоров четвертого ранга в трехмерных пространствах Евклида
Authors: Мурашкин Евгений Валерьевич , Murashkin Eugenii Valeryevich , Радаев Юрий Николаевич , Radayev Yuri Nikolaevich
Published: November 2022

Рассматриваются представляющие интерес с точки зрения механики микрополярных континуумов тензоры с постоянными компонентами, полуизотропные тензоры и псевдотензоры. Обсуждаются свойства и способы координатного представления тензоров и псевдотензоров с постоянными компонентами. На основе неконвенционального определения полуизотропного тензора четвертого ранга приводится координатное представление в терминах дельт Кронекера и метрических тензоров. Выясняются условия приведения произвольного (arbitrary) полуизотропного тензора четвертого ранга к тензору с постоянными компонентами. Координатные представления для определяющих тензоров и псевдотензоров, использующихся при математическом моделировании линейных гемитропных микрополярных континуумов, даны в терминах метрического тензора. Устанавливаются условия ковариантного постоянства псевдотензоров с постоянными компонентами и полуизотропных тензоров.
Равномерная оптимизация управляемых систем с распределенными параметрами
Authors: Рапопорт Эдгар Яковлевич , Rapoport Edgar Yakovlevich
Published: November 2022

Предлагается конструктивный метод решения широкого круга задач оптимального управления системами с распределенными параметрами, описываемыми линейными многомерными уравнениями в частных производных параболического типа в условиях заданной точности равномерного приближения конечного состояния объекта к требуемому пространственному распределению управляемой величины. Развиваемый подход сводится к упорядоченной совокупности специальных процедур последовательной параметризации управляющих воздействий на основе аналитических условий оптимальности; редукции к задаче полубесконечной оптимизации относительно искомого вектора параметров и ее решению разработанным ранее альтернансным методом построения параметризуемых алгоритмов программного управления, который распространяет на исследуемые задачи оптимизации результаты теории нелинейных чебышевских приближений и существенно использует фундаментальные закономерности предметной области. Показывается, что уравнения оптимальных регуляторов в типичных линейно-квадратичных задачах оптимизации описываются линейными с ограничениями алгоритмами обратной связи по измеряемому состоянию с нестационарными коэффициентами передачи и находятся по известным результатам расчета программных управлений при отсутствии классических условий трансверсальности на негладкой границе целевого множества. Полученные результаты распространяются на задачи поиска неизменных во времени пространственных управлений, рассматриваемых в роли искомых оптимальных проектных решений объекта.
Some Enzymatic and Non-enzymatic Antioxidants Response under Nickel and Lead Stress for Some Fabaceae Trees
Authors: Khudhur Sargul A. , Albarzinji Lkbal M.
Published: November 2022

This study investigates the effects of soil contamination by nickel and lead on some enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in addition to the nitrate reductase (NR) enzyme activity for Gleditsia triacanthos, Leucaena leucocephala, and Robinia pseudoacacia plant species. The results of this study show a significant increase in peroxidase enzyme activity and a significant decrease in catalase enzyme activity, proline, total carotenoids, and total carbohydrate content of leaves of the three species with increasing the concentration of Ni and Pb except for the total carbohydrate, which increased only for L. leucocephala species. Each NR enzyme activity and ascorbic acid content are increased significantly with increasing the concentration of Ni and Pb for G. triacanthos, L. leucocephala, and on the contrary, they decreased significantly for R. pseudoacacia species. From the result, we can conclude a general increase or decrease in leaves content of some antioxidants content for all the species, whereas there is some peculiarity according to the plant species regarding other contents, which in turn reflects different mechanisms of these species to tolerant heavy metal stress
Policy in Community-Based Environmental Conservation and Protection: A Comparative Study Between Brazil and Indonesia
Authors: Ekarini Diah Fitri , Koestoer Raldi H. S.
Published: November 2022

Community-based environmental conservation and protection is one form of decentralization in the management of an area. Community-based initiatives are considered a sustainable collaborative alternative. The implementation of community-based initiatives can be found in various countries, such as the Voluntary Environmental Agents (VEA) in Amazon, Brazil and Social Forestry (SF) in Indonesia. This study aims to review the lessons learned from the CBC successful practice of VEA Program in Amazon, Brazil; determine whether these lessons can be adapted to enhance the positive impact of SF implementation in Indonesia, and; formulate relevant recommendations for SF implementation in Indonesia. A qualitative approach with descriptive-comparative method on references that are relevant to VEA and SF implementation was used in this study. There are several conditions that contribute to the successful VEA implementation: strengthening of local community initiatives, institutions, and capacities; formalization of community-based conservation schemes with supportive regulations; effective control system of the state; continuous support from external institutions, and; continuous and independent financing of activities. These conditions are relevant to be implemented in Indonesia. There is a fundamental difference between the implementation of VEA in Brazil and SF in Indonesia. Community-based initiatives in Brazil prioritized environmental sustainability to be able to “leverage” community’s economic and social sustainability in long term, while practices in Indonesia did not reflect this. This is illustrated by: lack of public awareness and concern for long-term environmental sustainability; negative impacts on the environment from SF implementation, and; vision of SF implementation which tends to be based on short-term targets.
EMPAT PROBLEMATIK FILOSOFIS HUKUM DALAM DINAMIKA HUBUNGAN KEADILAN DAN KEPASTIAN
Authors: Binawan Al. Andang L.
Published: November 2022

Hukum adalah product penting kebudayaan manusia yang juga menggenggam persoalan filosofis. Banyak pemikir berusaha memaparkannya, termasuk H.L.A. Hart. Pokok-pokok persoalan filosofis penting itu antara lain muncul dalam tarik-menarik antara tujuan keadilan dan kepastiannya, seperti dalam adagium “Summum ius, summa iniuria“. Selalu ada upaya untuk memahami dan meredakan ketegangan, tetapi setiap upaya selalu menggendong persoalan filosofis­nya. Artikel ini berusaha memetakan persoalan-per­soalan filosofis itu supaya alur dan dinamika perdebatannya lebih mudah diikuti. Pro­blematik yang muncul dari hubungan antara tujuan keadilan dan kepastian itu -yang akan disebut sebagai ‚sudut sempit‘, berbeda dengan ‚sudut luas‘-nya H.L.A. Hart- dipetakan dalam dimensi ‚waktu‘ alur hidupnya suatu hukum. Dari sudut sempit ini, akan tampak empat pro­ble­­matik filosofis. Pencermatan problematik filosofis ini penting terutama untuk memahami bahwa tidak ada hukum yang sempurna, sehingga perlu terus-menerus dicermati agar lebih mencapai tujuan dasarnya.
Daya Dukung Lahan dan Daya Dukung Permukiman dengan Pendekatan Kemampuan Lahan di Kecamatan Sragen dan Kecamatan Sambungmacan Kabupaten Sragen
Authors: Hendro Cahyono Hadi Wiwit Hadi , Utomowati Rahning , Noviani Rita
Published: November 2022

Abstract: Utilization of land as space for living has the capacity or power to support this use. The carrying capacity of the land is based on the capacity of the area in general land use for consideration. The research objective is to see the carrying capacity and carrying capacity based on the application basis. Data analysis techniques using scoring and overlay methods. The results showed that the carrying capacity of the land was very high, dominating the research area with an area of 6,875.2 ha or 96.30%. The carrying capacity of settlements in Sragen and Sambungmacan Districts is determined by the optimal housing carrying capacity and high housing carrying capacity. The status of the carrying capacity of settlements contained in the research area is due to differences in the total area that is suitable for settlement and the number of inhabitants.
What is the Short-Term Impact of Decreasing the Speed Limit for Motor Vehicles on Bicycle Commuting? Evidence from French Cities during Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Moulin Léonard
Published: November 2022

This article investigates the effect of a decrease in the speed limit for motor vehicles on bicycle commuting in French cities. I use a difference-in-differences event study design to measure a possible causal effect of motor vehicle speed limits on changes in bicycle traffic. I do not find any effect of the reduction of the speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h on bicycle commuting. This result is important for public policy design, since increasing the number of bicycles is one of the benefits that politicians expect from decreasing the speed limit for motor vehicles.
The gaps between the new EU legislation on in vitro diagnostics and the on-the-ground reality
Authors: Horgan Denis , Plebani Mario , Orth Matthias , Macintyre Elizabeth , Jackson Stan , Lal Jonathan A. , Dube France , Kozaric Marta , Tumiene Birute , Salgado Roberto , Schalken Jack A. , Capoluongo Ettore D. , Carnielli Marta
Published: November 2022

The background to this debate is now well-known: an EU policy decision to tighten controls on the devices and diagnostics sector led to the adoption of a regulation in 2017 with a schedule for implementation over coming years – a timetable extended still further by last-minute legislation in early 2022, to provide the sector and regulators with more time to adapt to the changes. Discussions among experts organised in April by the European Alliance for Personalized Medicine (EAPM) exposed continuing challenges that cannot be fully resolved by the recent deferral of implementation deadlines. One salient problem is that there is little awareness of the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) across Europe, and only limited awareness of the different structures of national systems involved in implementing IVDR, with consequent risks for patient and consumer access to in vitro diagnostics (IVDs). The tentative conclusion from these consultations is that despite a will across the sector to seek workable solutions, the obstacles remain formidable, and the potential solutions so far proposed remain more a matter of aspirations than of clear pathways.
Isolation and identification of promising antibiotic-producing bacteria
Authors: Sitotaw Baye , Ayalew Fikremariam , Girma Abayneh , Mekonnen Amare Bitew , Bin Jardan Yousef A. , Nafidi Hiba-Allah , Bourhia Mohammed
Published: November 2022

Multiple stresses in waste dumpsite soils can drive antibiotic production as one of the strategies for survival. Bacteria are the most prolific producers of antibiotics. This study investigated the antibiotic production potential of bacteria isolated from Bahir Dar city municipal solid waste dumpsite (MSWDS). Bacteria were isolated from soil collected from the dumpsite on starch casein or nutrient agar. The isolates were carefully screened for antimicrobial activity against six pathogenic bacterial test strains. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were also determined from cell-free metabolites of the most promising isolates. Isolates showing antimicrobial activity were identified using cultural and biochemical methods. A total of 143 distinctive colonies were obtained and tentatively identified to 13 bacterial genera. Twenty-six (18.18%) of the isolates (six Bacillus and 20 actinobacteria related) demonstrated antimicrobial activities at least against one of the tested bacterial strains. These isolates were related to two actinobacterial and 11 other bacterial genera. Seven out of 26 isolates showed a broad-spectrum of antibiotic activities. Two isolates, which showed a wide spectrum, were selected for the MIC and MBC tests against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The MIC and MBC of the isolates were recorded to be 250–500 µg/mL against the test strains. Bahir Dar city MSWDS contained a high incidence of antibiotic-producing bacteria. Strain level identification of the isolates and detailed characterization of the metabolites will give a good insight into the antimicrobial production potential in the waste dumpsite.
Einflussmöglichkeiten von Staatsfonds auf die Bankensysteme der EU-Länder außerhalb des Euroraums
Authors: Junghanns Thomas , Körnert Jan
Published: November 2022

Die geballte Finanzkraft in aller Welt agierender Investoren ist beeindruckend. Zu ihnen zählen Staatsfonds, die vielfach von autoritären Regimen geleitet und verwaltet werden. Eine Beteiligung dieser Fonds an Banken, die in anderen Ländern Schlüsselpositionen einnehmen, ist nicht auszuschließen. Konkret untersuchen Thomas Junghanns und Jan Körnert für die acht EU-Länder außerhalb des Euroraums, welche Banken dort Schlüsselpositionen einnehmen, ob beim Streben nach Macht einfache oder qualifizierte Mehrheiten an diesen Banken erworben werden können, ob Staatsfonds über ausreichend Vermögen verfügen, um solche Beteiligungen einzugehen, und wie hoch der Anteil am Staatsfondsvermögen dann wäre. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich unter anderem, dass vier Staatsfonds autoritärer Regime (China, Abu Dhabi, Saudi-Arabien, Kuwait) jeweils nicht einmal ein Drittel ihrer Vermögen einsetzen müssten.
Gibt es die Marktwirtschaft noch?
Authors: Falkinger Josef
Published: November 2022

Schumpeter fragte 1942: „Kann der Kapitalismus überleben?“ Achtzig Jahre später ist festzustellen: Vieles hat sich geändert, aber der Kapitalismus lebt. In diesem Beitrag grenzt Josef Falkinger Kapitalismus und Marktwirtschaft voneinander ab und konfrontiert das Konzept der Marktwirtschaft mit den grundlegenden realen Veränderungen, die von neuen Technologien und geänderten institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen im ausgehenden zwanzigsten Jahrhundert eingeleitet wurden. Er schließt, dass dem Kapitalismus die Marktwirtschaft abhandenkommt. Vor diesem Hintergrund regt er eine Erneuerung des ökonomischen Diskurses an und präsentiert Gedanken zur Weiterentwicklung der Wettbewerbspolitik, zur Verfassung der digitalen Ökonomie und zur Erneuerung des öffentlichen Sektors – mit dem Ziel, die konstituierenden Elemente einer Marktwirtschaft zu erhalten und nachhaltigen Fortschritt zu ermöglichen.
Lexical Features of Popular Scientific Theological Works
Authors: Knežević Ivana
Published: November 2022

The style of theological scientific writings is partly similar with the writings of other scientific fields, but also has unique features. The style of theological writings is also a product of a particular topic of research of theology itself. In this paper we analyse the lexical features of theological scientific writings, with the special emphasis on the vocabulary of popular scientific theological papers in comparison to the works of the academic substyle as the representative of scientific style. The results from the statistical analysis carried out were used for contrastive analysis, and the expressive and emotional markers were underlined.
Exploring Online Teaching and Learning. A Case Study
Authors: Goşa Codruţa Maria Cornelia , Mureşan Valentina Carina
Published: November 2022

The present paper focuses on the practices of tertiary level students with digital learning and teaching and their views on the strategies employed in both situations, as many of them also work as or have some experience as teachers. Since the development of digital competencies is no longer optional, our study proposed to take a closer look at the specific learning/teaching strategies and to map any changes of attitude, or practice towards teaching/learning in a digital format, for a particular group of students in the field of humanities. Since many of the students train to become teachers and by the end of this academic year will have conducted more than half of the their BA programme through online classes, and the MA students will most likely only meet their colleagues face to face for the first time at their graduation ceremony, their expertise with the use of digital resources, particular learning strategies and the identified “glitches” in what concerns teaching, prove a very important source for re-shaping and debugging this medium of instruction to ensure effectiveness of outcome.
The Effect of the Second Language on Metalinguistic Awareness in Third Language Vocabulary Learning
Authors: Sadouki Fatiha
Published: November 2022

This study aims at investigating the effect of second language in third language learning. It focuses on metalinguistic awareness, which reflects the extent to which learners can use their background languages in the process of third and additional language learning. The study gives insights into the issue of metalinguistic awareness by testing the participants’ vocabulary knowledge in learning English as a foreign language. The number of participants in this study is 30; they are all middle school students who have Arabic/Berber as native languages, French as a second language, and English as a third language. Two translation tasks were designed to find out how participants use their background languages in learning English: translating words in the first task and paragraph translation (from English into Arabic) and think-aloud protocols in the second task. Additionally, a semi-structured interview is conducted with 8 participants. The findings reveal how participants possess greater cognitive control in language acquisition due to language relatedness between the foreign languages they learn.
J.K. Rowling’s Linguistic Innovations – Translation Impact and Sustainability
Authors: Leotescu Daniel
Published: November 2022

Translators faced unusual and surprising linguistic challenges in keeping the original element of the J. K. Rowling’s style in the Harry Potter series. Our paper focuses on the impact of the British writer’s story by highlighting the subtle puns and hidden clues in her made-up words that have gone “beyond the book” and even leapt into the Oxford English Dictionary.
Dialogische Evidenz
Authors: Vijayakumaran Jana
Published: November 2022

In the late 18th century, a new genre emerged in German literature: the historical drama novel. Presenting historic events through the speech of their actors, the historical drama novel sets new accents in the field of literary historiography. Functionally, the dialogical mode correlates with a concept of evidence in which historiographical and poetological premises of the late Enlightenment intersect. On the basis of exemplary novels, this article scrutinizes the conceptual reference horizon of the historical drama novel. The focus thus lies on the conditions and implications of a hybrid genre that displays the interactions of late Enlightened historiography and poetics on a literary form level.
Bezugnahmen auf die Textwelt
Authors: Winko Simone
Published: November 2022

This article is focused on a practice in interpretive texts that is as common and unavoidable as it is rarely explored: the practice of referring to the fictional world of literary texts. It presents an approach to conceptualize and analyse this practice. Instead of the category ›describing versus interpreting‹ usually used in systematic studies, smaller-scale categories more oriented towards the linguistic surface of the texts are proposed in order to distinguish the referring acts and to be able to capture their diversity. For this purpose, it is useful to ask how the references relate to the literary text and which speech act is in the centre of attention in each case. The article is based on the analysis of a larger corpus of literary interpretation texts and aims at a better understanding of the professional practice.