bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kolekcjonerstwo – czas dobrze wykorzystany. O powstaniu i działalności Prywatnego Muzeum Historycznego „Znaki Czasu”
Authors: Sztal Grzegorz
Published: December 2023

Pasja do historii rozwijana przez ponad 30 lat doprowadziła do założenia w 2017 roku Prywatnego Muzeum Historycznego „Znaki Czasu”. To droga od fascynacji przedmiotem do stawiania na pierwszym miejscu opowieści żywych świadków historii, dzięki którym materialny aspekt przedmiotów zyskuje szerszy kontekst. Wśród zbiorów Muzeum szczególne miejsce zajmuje archiwum związane z lubelską rodziną Jankowskich i Magierskich. Bogactwo wątków, które się w nim kryją, doprowadziło do wielu odkryć i działań popularyzatorskich na skalę wykraczającą poza Lubelszczyznę.
Denary krzyżowe z badań archeologicznych z okolicy Bramy Krakowskiej i placu Łokietka w Lublinie
Authors: Chabrzyk Piotr
Published: December 2023

W 2018 roku, podczas rewitalizacji ulicy Krakowskie Przedmieście w Lublinie, archeolodzy pod kierunkiem Rafała Niedźwiadka natknęli się na fragment cmentarzyska wczesnośredniowiecznego. Spośród jedenastu wyeksplorowanych szkieletów trzy groby zostały wyposażone w monety. Wszystkie można zaliczyć do grupy tak zwanych denarów krzyżowych. Dwa z nich noszą wyobrażenie pastorału i można je zaliczyć najprawdopodobniej do polskich emisji końca XI wieku. Identyczne egzemplarze monet potwierdzono w innych znaleziskach z Wielkopolski, Śląska czy też środkowej Polski, a także w skarbie z Lublina–Rur. Trzeci z denarów jest pokątnym naśladownictwem denara z krzyżem perełkowym o nieustalonej proweniencji.
"Reflektor" Urwana ścieżka Nowej Sztuki
Authors: Wójtowicz Aleksander , Cymerman Jarosław
Published: December 2023

Artykuł prezentuje okoliczności powstania i działalność pisma "Reflektor" i skupionej wokół niego grupy poetyckiej, w której skład wchodzili: Konrad Bielski, Józef Czechowicz, Wacław Gralewski i Stanisław Grędziński. "Reflektor" ukazywał się w latach 1923-1925, grupa natomiast działała od początku lat 30. Jej twórczość stanowi przykład zjawisk w polskiej sztuce awangardowej, które na początku lat 20. XX wieku określano jako Nową Sztukę. Były one bliskie futuryzmowi i surrealizmowi, po 1925 roku zostały jednak zmarginalizowane przez Awangardę Krakowską skupiona wokół wydawanego przez Tadeusza Peipera pisma "Zwrotnica".
Józef Czechowicz – krytyk sztuki. Prolegomena
Authors: Cymerman Jarosław
Published: December 2023

Artykuł jest poświęcony jest próbom, jakie podejmował autor Poematu o mieście Lublinie w dziedzinie krytyki sztuki. Ważnym kontekstem są tu spory polityczne, społeczne i estetyczne dwudziestolecia międzywojennego, w które Czechowicz jako poeta, ale także dziennikarz i publicysta był uwikłany. Tekst nakreśla ponadto pokrótce rolę inspiracji malarskich, a także pisane i publikowane przez autora nuty człowieczej na łamach prasy relacje z wystaw oraz szkice przypominające przedwcześnie zmarłego przyjaciela poety – Jana Wydrę, malarza i członka Bractwa św. Łukasza.
Krytyka artystyczna wobec abstrakcji niegeometrycznej, lata 1945–1965
Authors: Majewski Piotr
Published: December 2023

Problematyka abstrakcji w pierwszych dwóch dekadach po II wojnie światowej poruszana była w ramach szerszej dyskusji o sztuce nowoczesnej. Był to jeden z najbardziej żywo omawianych problemów w sztuce tego czasu, który wzbudzał skrajne emocje krytyki: od afirmacji i uznania po odrzucenie i potępienie. W początkowym okresie modus abstrakcyjny wiązano w rozmaitych aliansach z koncepcjami sztuki ekspresjonistycznej, kubizującej i surrealistycznej, jako element poszukiwania nowego modelu sztuki nowoczesnej, który miał być syntezą dotychczasowej tradycji sztuki modernistycznej. W późniejszym okresie, szczególnie w czasach odwilży, abstrakcję niegeometryczną postrzegano jako formułę autonomiczną, wieńczącą proces przemian sztuki nowoczesnej i równoległą wobec dążeń sztuki światowej. Dyskusja krytyki artystycznej wokół sztuki nowoczesnej i abstrakcji w tym okresie przebiegała w trzech zasadniczych etapach. Wszystkie powiązane były z rozwijaną w kraju praktyką artystyczną. Pierwszy objął lata 1945–1949. Był to okres formowania postulatów, a zarazem początków krytyki komentującej i wyjaśniającej dążenia sztuki nowoczesnej. Drugi okres, który przypadł na drugą połowę lat 50., po latach realizmu socjalistycznego, był w istocie tryumfem koncepcji sztuki nowoczesnej, szczególnie abstrakcyjnej, korespondującej z nurtami międzynarodowego informelu, a także przyniósł wzmożoną aktywność krytyki sprzyjającej nowym tendencjom w sztuce. Trzeci okres, który objął pierwszą połowę lat 60., odznaczał się, z jednej strony próbami podsumowania przemian sztuki nowoczesnej w Polsce po 1945 roku, z drugiej – charakteryzował się narastaniem poczucia kryzysu, który przyniósł próby poszukiwania „wyjścia z pułapki abstrakcji” i ostatecznie przerodził się w korespondującą z tendencjami światowymi nową falę aktywności krytyki i artystów związanych z dążeniami neoawangardowymi.
Sztuka polska po 1998 roku a krytyka artystyczna
Authors: Struzik Anna
Published: December 2023

Artykuł kreśli mapę zjawisk i tendencji artystycznych w sztuce polskiej ostatnich dwóch dekad ujętą w formę kalendarium. Wśród prezentowanych zjawisk wyróżniają się tendencje malarskie, działania subwersywne związane z interwencjami w przestrzeni komunikacji społecznej oraz charakterystyczne zainteresowanie historią i pamięcią. Układ kalendarium pozwala na śledzenie dynamiki przemian w sztuce ostatnich lat oraz jej krytycznych omówień, jednocześnie ukazując synchroniczne współwystępowanie różnych postaw – sztuki krytycznej, popbanalizmu, inspiracji surrealistycznych we współczesnym malarstwie, eksperymentów sztuki instalacji. Artykuł prezentuje także polifoniczne i wielokanałowe wypowiedzi krytyki artystycznej, obejmujące zróżnicowany styl, a także obecność w mediach. Porządkując obraz współczesnego życia artystycznego, ukazuje zarazem skomplikowane relacje między odmiennymi formułami artystycznymi i językiem krytyki kształtowanym w różnych środkach komunikacji, od tradycyjnych katalogów po swobodne wypowiedzi, udostępniane w formie blogów i sieci społecznościowych.
Przestrzeń i granice w krajobrazie
Authors: Chmielewski Tadeusz
Published: December 2023

Struktura krajobrazu i jego walory fizjonomiczne mają ogromne znaczenie dla jakości naszego życia, a wiedza o funkcjonowaniu i komponowaniu systemów krajobrazowych oraz o efektach percepcji określonych cech środowiska jest niezbędna dla prawidłowego zarządzania zasobami przestrzeni. Równolegle do rozwijanych przez geografów, ekologów i architektów koncepcji materialnej struktury krajobrazu na gruncie psychologii i socjologii rozwijały się teorie percepcji środowiska, wyjaśniające, jaki wpływ ma odbieranie cech otaczającej nas przestrzeni na nasze samopoczucie, zachowania, oczekiwania. Artykuł zawiera zestawienie porównawcze wiodących teorii percepcji przestrzeni z koncepcjami istnienia materialnych - ekologicznych i fizjonomicznych - granic krajobrazowych. Uświadomienie sobie różnic między tymi teoriami i koncepcjami może stanowić inspirację do zainicjowania interdyscyplinarnych projektów badawczo-wdrożeniowych, dotyczących oceny wpływu struktury i stopnia antropogenicznego przekształcenia krajobrazu na samopoczucie użytkowników przestrzeni, a także służyć wykorzystaniu wiedzy o percepcji krajobrazu do kształtowania środowiska w sposób lepiej odpowiadający współczesnym potrzebom społecznym.
„Czas na Niepodległą”
Authors: Kasperowicz Bożena
Published: December 2023

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Khảo sát chiến lược ghi nhớ trong việc học từ vựng: Sinh viên chuyên ngữ Trường Đại học Lạc Hồng
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Khả Vi
Published: December 2023

Từ vựng là một thành phần quan trọng của mọi hệ thống ngôn ngữ. Từ vựng, theo Lewis (1993) [1], "là cốt lõi hay trái tim của ngôn ngữ." Nhiều nghiên cứu đã được thực hiện trong nhiều năm để tạo ra các phương pháp dạy và học từ vựng hiệu quả để giúp người học ngôn ngữ thứ hai (L2) thông thạo tiếng Anh. Tuy nhiên, việc phát triển vốn từ vựng không chỉ đơn thuần là học và hiểu nghĩa của từ; nó cũng liên quan đến việc ghi nhớ nghĩa để người học có thể sử dụng chúng khi giao tiếp. Để thu hẹp khoảng cách giữa việc học và nắm vững từ vựng, các chiến lược ghi nhớ phải được sử dụng. Nó có thể giúp người học hiểu cách nâng cao kiến thức từ vựng của họ. Mục đích của nghiên cứu này là để xác định cách các sinh viên chuyên ngành tiếng Anh sử dụng các chiến lược ghi nhớ để học từ vựng và giá trị của những chiến lược này đối với việc học của họ.
Bước đầu xây dựng tiêu chuẩn cơ sở cho cao khô sâm Việt Nam trồng
Authors: Trần Thị Thu Vân  , Nguyễn Minh Đức
Published: December 2023

Nghiên cứu được tiến hành nhằm xây dựng tiêu chuẩn cơ sở cho cao Sâm Việt Nam (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv., Araliaceae). Cao Sâm Việt Nam (SVN) được bào chế từ thân rễ và rễ củ SVN trồng, 6 tuổi, bằng phương pháp ngấm kiệt. Tiêu chuẩn cơ sở cao khô SVN được xây dựng dựa theo phụ lục 1.1 Dược điển Việt Nam V và một số chỉ tiêu khác. Tiêu chuẩn cơ sở cho cao SVN bước đầu được xây dựng với các chỉ tiêu: Cảm quan, mất khối lượng do làm khô, độ tro toàn phần, tro không tan trong acid, pH, cắn không tan trong nước, giới hạn nhiễm khuẩn, giới hạn kim loại nặng, định tính, định lượng. Trong đó chỉ tiêu định lượng yêu cầu: Hàm lượng ginsenosid-Rg1 (G-Rg1, C42H72O14) trong cao SVN không dưới 7,0%, hàm lượng majonosid-R2 (M-R2, C41H70O14) không dưới 10,3%, hàm lượng ginsenosid-Rb1 (G-Rb1, C54H92O23) không dưới 1,8%, tổng hàm lượng 3 saponin chính không dưới 19,0% và tỷ lệ hàm lượng M-R2/G-Rg1 trong khoảng 1,2 - 1,7%, tính theo chế phẩm khô kiệt
اليات التخارج الاخلاقي الشائعة لدى طلبة الجامعة
Authors: ا. د. محمد كاظم جاسم
Published: December 2023

المستخلص : يشير مفهوم  التخارج الاخلاقي الى نزعة الافراد لاستخدام الوسائل المعرفية التي تعطل عمليات تنظيم الذات الأخلاقية وتجعل الافراد يتخذون قرارات غير أخلاقية في اغلب الأحيان بدون أي شعور بالذنب لتقديم اعذار لارتكاب الأفعال غير الأخلاقية  ,ويستخدم الافراد التخارج الأخلاقي من أجل التخلص من الصراع والقلق والضغوط الذي يسببه الفعل الضار.
Detecting Hidden Patterns in EEG Waveforms of Schizophrenia Patients using Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Nwoye Ephraim , Fidelis Obinna , Umeh Kenneth , Fadipe Babatunde , Umeh Charles , Akano Theddeus , Jesuoluwa Zaccheus , Woo Wai Lok
Published: December 2023

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects 1% of the world’s population and it is characterized by behavioral symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and disorganized speech. The aim of this research was to develop an artificial intelligence model to detect hidden patterns in electroencephalogram (EEG) waveforms of schizophrenia patients. EEG waveforms of healthy subjects and schizophrenia patients were collected and processed. The data was used to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) model which can automatically extract features and classify them. CNN does this by comparing the differences between the EEG waveforms of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls. These differences were used to train the classifier to differentiate the schizophrenia patients from the controls. The result of the CNN model showed a test accuracy of 60%, specificity of 55.55% and a precision of 55.55%. This early result shows that the model is promising. The next step will be to improve the accuracy of the model with a larger pool of data and many iterations, which is expected to lead to a better model that can be relied upon for schizophrenia diagnosis. In conclusion, CNN-based models like this one are relatively cheap and will improve the diagnosis of Schizophrenia, especially in low-income economies where the present study has been carried out.
Current State of Developed COVID-19 Vaccines; Light at the End of the Tunnel
Authors: Nasiri Kaveh , Dimitrova Aleksandra
Published: December 2023

COVID-19 pandemic has posed a dire threat to global health. Safe and effective vaccination can play an important role in preventing the transmission of the virus, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus type 2). The right choice of vaccine type, carrier, or vector as well as the dosage of vaccine can have a direct impact on the resulting effectiveness against the illness, COVID-19. Therefore, there is tremendous pressure on researchers to develop safe and effective vaccines against the virus SARS-CoV-2 and the resultant illness. In addition, this pandemic is an alarm to the world that we have to prepare ourselves for various consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or another unpredictable pandemic in the future. This review described leading vaccines developed against SARS-CoV-2; Comirnaty, mRNA-1273, Sputnik V, Ad26.COV2.S, Vaxzevria, NVX-CoV2373, BBIBP-CorV, CoronaVac, Convidecia, and BBV152.
TIME DRIVEN ACTIVITY-BASED COSTIN IN HEALTH SECTOR
Authors: Mediaty  , Asri Usman  , Ririn Akhriani  , Elwiyani Army
Published: December 2023

This study aims to determine the use of TDABC in formulating health costs and the effect of cost management using TDABC on the health sector. The results of the study are that cost determination with the ABC method is difficult to implement by many organizations because of the high costs that must be incurred for interviews and surveys, the use of subjective and expensive time allocations to validate, and the difficulty of maintaining and updating models. While TDABC only requires estimation of two parameters. Daycoaches can account for complex activities and processes and provide more accurate cost information using time constraints and cost drivers. Therefore, processes with high cost and high variability can be identified and improved. The study concluded that TDABC can provide an accurate assessment of resource consumption and identify potential areas to improve efficiency. TDABC can be used as a strategic decision-making tool regarding the design of more effective treatment lines and thus contribute to cost measurement. The research method used is systematic literature review using PRISMA approach.
Paul Pradier Fodéré: el Publicista del Perú
Authors: Rodríguez Juan José
Published: December 2023

El reconocido jurista Paul Pradier Fodéré, llegó al Perú para crear la Facultad de Ciencias políticas administrativas. Luego de declarada la Guerra del Pacífico su pluma se convirtió en una incansable defensora de la causa del Perú ante la violación constante por parte de Chile, de los limites establecidos en el Derecho de gentes en las guerras modernas. Sin ningún interés más que su profundo afecto por el Perú comenzó una cruzada en los medios ilustrados europeos a favor del Perú. El jurista y escritor se convirtió en publicista del Perú. Apeló a su conocimiento de la sociedad peruana y latinoamericana para dar informes científicos sobre la situación del Perú como país vencido ocupado y saqueado, y el tratamiento inhumano a los guerrilleros que habían levantado armas contra el ejército de Chile, que en las sierras del Perú tuvo actitudes que no correspondían a una sociedad civilizada.
Sadness-related Expressions in Danish and German
Authors: Fenyvesi Katalin , Bick Eckhard , Geyer Klaus
Published: December 2023

The study explores sadness-related expressions in two typologically closely related languages in the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) framework. A systematic corpus enquiry revealed the syntactic patterns and helped to identify the most frequent head-nouns of a number of Danish and German sadness-related expressions. German traurig, for instance, has a distribution similar to that of Danish sørgelig with semiotic products and clauses as subjects. However, when used with human subjects, its distribution aligns with the Danish multi-word expression ked af det. Semantic consultations conducted about the use of the most salient sadness adjectives with some speakers of Danish and German revealed fine-grained differences between German traurig and trist and Danish ked af det and trist respectively. Thus, when used with a human headword, Danish trist is more trait-like while ked af det is more state- like. The concept of sadness-related emotions in Danish and German is discussed, followed by a methodological discussion about the combinability of a quantitative corpus approach, a qualitative semantic consultation approach and NSM explications. Corpus inquiry was used to chart the adjectives’ polysemy, and as a method for creating the NSM explications, consultation data were used.
The Impact of Livelihood Diversification As a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy on the Food Security Status of Pastoral Households in Southeastern and Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Beyene Baro , Tilahun Mesfin , Alemu Mebratu
Published: December 2023

The objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of food security and quantify the impact of livelihood diversification as an adaptation strategy on the level of food security of pastoral households in Arero district in Borena zone and Rayitu district in Bale zone in Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was used, selecting 396 households from Arero and Rayitu districts. The study used a multidimensional food security index to measure the food security status of pastoralist households. The descriptive result showed that 60.6 percent, 20.2 percent, and 19.2 percent of the pastoralist households had medium, high and low food security, respectively. The result of ordered logistic regression showed that the age of household head, herd size (TLU) and frequency of extension contacts significantly increased the food security status of pastoralist households. However, male household head, age of household head, household size (adult equivalent) and distance to market significantly decrease the food security status of pastoral households in Arero district. On the other hand, the result of the multinomial endogenous switching regression model showed that the uptake of non-farm activities as well as crop production and non-farm activities together have a positive and significant impact on the level of food security of the pastoralist households. Therefore, the results of the study suggest that working on participatory strategies to promote livelihood diversification among pastoralist communities is very important to improve the food security of pastoralist households.
Conceptualisation des manifestations du rapport à l’écrit des enfants du 3e cycle primaire
Authors: Pomerleau Clarence , Makdissi Hélène
Published: December 2023

Le but de cet article est de conceptualiser une catégorisation des manifestations du rapport à l’écrit des enfants du troisième cycle primaire en contexte d’ateliers de réécriture accompagnée inscrits dans une démarche heuristique autour de la lettre d’opinion. Trois objectifs spécifiques sont circonscrits: identifier, décrire et catégoriser les manifestations du rapport à l’écrit. Les ateliers ont été filmés, puis transcrits afin de décrire les manifestations du rapport à l’écrit et de les regrouper, de manière inductive, en catégories conceptualisantes. Le rapport à l’écrit se décline en quatre grandes catégories: la dynamique heuristique de l’écrit et sa valence épistémique, l’intériorisation du plurisystème langagier, l’engagement du sujet réfléchissant et la dialectique de la critique située dans la communauté discursive. Ces catégories s’observent concrètement par le filtre de douze manifestations.
L’accompagnement dans un contexte de réforme de la gouvernance et de pilotage par les résultats en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles : facteurs favorables à l’accès au réel de l’activité des directeurs
Authors: Lothaire Sandrine , Renard Fabienne , Duvivier Valérie
Published: December 2023

La réforme de la gouvernance du système éducatif belge francophone et la mise en oeuvre de plans de pilotage qui lui est corollaire placent tant les directeurs d’établissements que les conseillers pédagogiques face à la nécessité de reconsidérer l’exercice de leur métier. Dans ce contexte, le rôle et l’accompagnement du conseiller pédagogique constituent un levier devant permettre aux directeurs de développer un leadership indissociable du nouveau cadre de pilotage des établissements. À travers l’analyse d’entretiens compréhensifs menés auprès de dyades composées de directeurs et de conseillers pédagogiques, cet article développe un double angle analytique approfondissant, d’une part, les conditions d’accès au réel de l’activité des directeurs et s’interrogeant, d’autre part, sur la manière par laquelle l’accompagnement du conseiller pédagogique tend à s’adapter au contexte de réforme de la gouvernance scolaire.
Incidence de la COVID-19 sur la gestion et le leadership des équipes de direction d’établissements scolaires en milieux francophones minoritaires dans l’Ouest canadien
Authors: Rocque Jules , Côté Cynthia M.
Published: December 2023

Cet article porte sur les résultats d’une recherche auprès d’équipes de direction d’établissements scolaires en milieux francophones minoritaires (MFM) de l’Ouest canadien. C’est à partir du point de vue de ces praticiens (n=63) qu’il est possible de dresser un tableau comparatif de l’impact de la COVID-19 sur leurs pratiques de gestion et de leadership. Le questionnaire portait, entre autres, sur les éléments de gestion. Un consensus fort émerge autour des fonctions de gestion et de leadership liées à la nécessité de préserver le bien-être du personnel, d’assurer une communication régulière, d’encourager et de motiver le personnel enseignant et de réviser les horaires. Certaines caractéristiques, telles que les postes occupés, le genre, l’emplacement et la taille des écoles influent sur certains résultats. Les relations entre certains acteurs sont touchées. Le soutien reçu des membres du personnel, des collègues de travail, de la famille et des amis proches compense largement les lacunes d’ailleurs.
Canadian Music Teachers’ Burnout and Resilience Through the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Laidlaw Jordan
Published: December 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic globally impacted teachers’ wellbeing as they adjusted their practices to accommodate physical distancing, online learning, and hybrid models. Coinciding these changes, music teachers were impacted by local health regulations and school divisional policy revisions prohibiting singing and playing wind instruments indoors. Consequently, music teachers were required to abruptly change their practice, were displaced to alternative locations (e.g., gymnasiums), and/or were required to use travelling carts to teach. Research into the impacts that COVID-19 policy changes had on school music remains limited in Canadian contexts. To provide insight into this phenomenon, the research question was formulated: “What are music teachers’ perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their sense of wellbeing?” To facilitate the inquiry, a mixed-methods approach was utilized via an online attitudinal survey, a questionnaire, and focus group discussions. In total, 218 music teachers across Manitoba, Canada participated in the online survey and completed the questionnaire while 21 music teachers participated in focus group discussions. Findings demonstrated that music teachers experienced significantly strenuous working conditions throughout the pandemic, resulting in many teachers considering early retirement or resignation. Despite these challenges, music teachers demonstrated considerable resilience as they navigated the educational landscape in the province.
Adam Smith desconocido: retóricas antiguas para tiempos modernos
Authors: Leñador Javier
Published: December 2023

Reseña del libro Lecciones de Retórica de Adam Smith, editado por Jorge López Lloret.
Traducir literatura al gallego
Authors: Gómez Pato Rosa Marta , Rojo Lemos Patricia
Published: December 2023

Este estudio aborda cómo la traducción contribuye a enriquecer, validar y consolidar las comunidades lingüísticas. En el caso de la traducción literaria al gallego, lengua minoritaria y minorizada, esta supone la posibilidad de enfrentarse al desequilibrio con el sistema hegemónico compite en recursos con el sistema de la comunidad lingüística en gallego. La traductora Rosa Marta Gómez Pato es responsable de haber traducido obras de diversos géneros y para distintos públicos al gallego.
Mestres que escriuran llibres: escriptura creativa i vel·leïtats literàries en l’aula universitària de magisteri
Authors: Escandell Maestre Dari
Published: December 2023

El gruix d’autors valencians actuals de literatura infantil i juvenil compagina la faceta creativa amb l’ofici d’ensenyant. Aquests escriptors avui dia consagrats que exerceixen alhora la professio? docent, pero?, adquiriren i perfeccionaren destresa i te?cnica litera?ries fora de la facultat, perque? la titulacio? que els forja? com a pedagogs destil·lava una formacio? litera?ria paradoxalment desprovei?da de praxi quant a escriptura creativa. Aquest article presenta les conclusions d’una experie?ncia pilot en catala? a peu d’aula universita?ria de magisteri que te? per objecte pal·liar i revertir aquesta realitat fefaent; un projecte programa?tic en que? mestres en formacio? testen els seus dots lletraferits mitjanc?ant exercicis de creacio? litera?ria individuals i col·lectius. En si?ntesi, se’ls dota d’una amalgama de recursos a fi d’implementar l’escriptura creativa en l’entorn escolar tot estimulant ensems la vel·lei?tat arti?stica d’esdevenir escriptors futuribles.
¿La literatura como resistencia? Métodos productivo-creativos en la enseñanza literaria en una universidad en crisis
Authors: Palma Ceballos Miriam
Published: December 2023

El artículo ofrece una reflexión sobre el sentido y la necesidad de enseñar literatura en estos tiempos inestables de deterioro general de la docencia y caracterizados por un visible desprestigio de las humanidades. Y la conecta con la propuesta de introducir metodologías renovadoras que impliquen el ejercicio de la capacidad creativa de los alumnos con la producción-creación textual para la adquisición/profundización de competencias estético-literarias. En este sentido, se presentan y esbozan dos modelos destacados en la discusión teórica de la didáctica y en la práctica docente de la literatura en el ámbito germanoparlante desde los años 80: la enseñanza actuativa y productiva de la literatura y la escritura literaria.
Fomento de la Escritura Creativa y la Ciudadanía Global a través de la Literatura Anglochina Contemporánea en la Enseñanza Superior
Authors: Levine Mark H. , Hermosilla-León Julia
Published: December 2023

En la actual era globalizada, la adquisición de la competencia intercultural se ha convertidoen una herramienta de gran relevancia, ya que actualmente es más esencial que nuncafomentar las relaciones entre diferentes personas, culturas y naciones. Es más, la Agenda 2030hace hincapié en la necesidad de promover esta competencia en todos los niveles educativospara fomentar la ciudadanía global, dadas las crecientes tendencias migratorias mundiales.A pesar de que las relaciones interculturales llevan existiendo desde hace mucho tiempo, laenseñanza superior lamentablemente carece a menudo de una mente abierta y el pensamientocrítico necesarios. Así pues, nuestra investigación demuestra cómo el empleo de actividadesde escritura creativa y literatura de viajes en dos asignaturas –Crítica literaria práctica aplicadaa la literatura inglesa y Literatura (2.ª Lengua): Inglés– en la Universitat de València (España)se convirtió en una exitosa herramienta para sensibilizar y lograr la igualdad entre todos losagentes implicados, sus culturas y sus diversos orígenes. Este enfoque educativo se aplicó durantetodo el curso académico 2021-2022 y tuvo un impacto significativo en varios estudiosdurante el segundo semestre. Inicialmente se desarrolló una unidad didáctica, centrada enel libro Singing My China Stories to the World (2021), para fomentar la ciudadanía global y lacompetencia intercultural. Posteriormente, se integró en una sesión virtual protagonizada porel autor estadounidense. Los resultados de nuestra investigación consistieron en el análisis delas opiniones y percepciones de 79 estudiantes universitarios sobre las narrativas de los inmigrantesy la importancia de la literatura contemporánea para mejorar sus conocimientos sobrela competencia intercultural y la ciudadanía global.
Machiavelli and the Florentine Book Trade
Authors: Lee Alexander
Published: December 2023

In March 1506, Machiavelli was in the Casentino when he received a letter from
Agostino Vespucci in Florence. A few weeks earlier, Machiavelli had arranged for
his Decennale primo – a verse history of Florence
between 1494 and 1504 – to be printed by Bartolomeo de’ Libri,
with Vespucci bearing the costs. It was the first of his works in print and had
already met with some success. Much to Vespucci’s alarm, however, a rival
printer, Andrea Ghirlandi da Pistoia, was now selling a pirated version,
festooned with mistakes. This article explores how Vespucci tried to protect
Machiavelli’s interests and his own investment. It shows how Vespucci
successfully circumvented the lack of copyright protection by casting the
pirated version as a form of defamation and exploiting both secular and
ecclesiastical authorities. In doing so, it casts fresh light on the legal and
commercial challenges of printing in sixteenth-century Florence.
Pašapmācošo neironu tīklu algoritmu izpēte un izstrāde autonomo bezpilota elektrisko transportlīdzekļu optimālai energoefektīvai kustības vadībai
Authors:   , Korņejevs Aleksandrs
Published: December 2023

Promocijas darbs veltīts enerģijas patēriņa optimizēšanas metodes izpētei un izstrādei, lai būtu iespējams nodrošināt elektrisko bezpilota transportlīdzekļu enerģijas patēriņa optimizācijas optimālu un energoefektīvu kontroli. Darbā aprakstīta bezpilota transportlīdzekļu vadības struktūra, transportlīdzekļu kustības matemātiskais modelis, neironu tīkla matemātiskais modelis un pašmācības algoritms optimālam enerģijas patēriņam, izmantojot neironu tīklu. Darba gaitā izstrādāta jauna enerģijas patēriņa optimizācijas metode elektriskajam bezpilota transportlīdzeklim, nodrošinot optimālu energoefektivitāti ar mainīgiem transportlīdzekļa parametriem bez iepriekšējiem aprēķiniem un iestatījumiem.
A Corpus-Based CDA of Populist Politicians’ Strategies and Public Response on Twitter during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Cifalinò Andrea , Di Silvestro Ester , Venuti Marco
Published: December 2023

Abstract In this paper we analyse how populist leaders in UK and Italy – namely Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Giorgia Meloni, and Matteo Salvini – reacted to the first and second lockdowns on their Twitter accounts, communicating directly to their people. The analysis was carried out following a combined qualitative and quantitative approach to discourse. The qualitative analysis focused on comparing populist leaders’ rhetorical and semiotic choices, while the quantitative analysis observed the response by the community of common Twitter users. This work aims on the one hand at unveiling the strategic use of social media by populist leaders and on the other at investigating conflictual interactional dynamics, especially in times of crisis.
COVID-19 Crisis Management in Newspaper Articles: A Diachronic Analysis
Authors: Denti Olga
Published: December 2023

Abstract The present study focuses on how the COVID-19 crisis was dealt with and represented in newspaper articles in the period January 2020-February 2022. To this end, a corpus of articles was compiled from the Times using Sketch Engine (https://www.sketchengine.eu/), in order to manage and investigate the corpus quantitatively; discourse and genre analyses were applied for the qualitative approach. After providing a definition of the coronavirus timespan and the term crisis, the paper explores how the language used changed over successive periods of crisis management and communication (Coombs 2010). It also shows how the unpredictable development of the pandemic had an effect on communication flows, which in turn affected how the crisis unfolded. Different types of information were conveyed through the media that played a crucial role in selecting what to convey (and what not to convey) to the readers and how to represent it. This significantly contributed (and continues to contribute) to the development of the readers’ opinions and sentiments, fuelling their worries and feelings of uncertainty, weakness and risk (Denti 2021; Wodak 2021). Future research will focus on metadiscursive features and the changes in rhetorical persuasion (Hyland 2005), and on the politicisation of the crisis (Musolff et al. 2022; Thielemann and Weiss 2023).
The Gender-Differentiated Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health and Social Inequalities in the UK: An Exploration of Gendered Themes within Private and Public Discourse and Policy Implications
Authors: Ellison Marion
Published: December 2023

Abstract Recent research has evidenced the gender differentiated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and socio-economic inequalities in the UK. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender inequalities particularly regarding the increased burden of unpaid care work, health, education, and gender-based violence have been evidenced in a number of recent studies (O’Donnell et al. 2021; Flor et al. 2022; Herten-Crabb and Wenham 2022; Dotsikas et al. 2023). In particular, gendered inequalities are reflected in gendered themes within caregivers’ discourse and reports on patterns among caregivers. This chapter analyses recent empirical evidence relating to the gender-differentiated health, economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in the UK. The chapter also explores recent research relating to gendered themes within private and public discourse relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is followed by a discussion of the policy implications of private and public discourse relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gendered health inequalities in the UK. The main findings of the chapter are that the burden of normative expectations placed on women during the two lockdowns in the UK were overwhelming, with mothers facing extraordinary levels of emotional and psychological stress as they struggled to cope with conflicting demands of domestic work, home schooling, working from home and/or working within health care or social care. Moreover, women and caregivers in general faced extraordinary pressures in attempting to live up to dominant public narratives of caregivers as stoic and heroic.
Navigating Uncertainty: Social Media Narratives of Tourism during COVID-19
Authors: Gatti Maria Cristina , Lazzeretti Cecilia , Vitali Francesca
Published: December 2023

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the travelling restrictions put in place by governments had an unprecedented effect on tourism in South Tyrol, with stays from the main markets experiencing a loss ranging from -36.3% to -73.4%. The present study explores the English-language social media communication of tourist destinations in South Tyrol during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. To do so, a combined methodological approach is adopted, based on ethnographic interviews with practitioners of the tourism sector and corpusassisted discourse analysis. The findings reveal that the deployment of futureoriented and corrective linguistic approaches to envision a post-crisis scenario is crucial in conveying hope and possibility. These findings not only enhance our understanding of tourism discourse in the context of communication crisis management but also have implications for the resilience of tourism industry during challenging periods.
Netlore, Memes and the Pandemic: Adjusting Virtually to the New Normal
Authors: Giordano Michela , Marongiu Maria Antonietta
Published: December 2023

Abstract Starting from the assumption that “(t)he worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has monopolised news reports and public discussion in traditional media and on social media” (Dynel 2020, 2), this paper explores the relevance memes have had in the COVID-19 emergency (Giordano and Marongiu 2021a; 2021b). Memes represent the vernacular discourse of netizens, or user-created derivatives produced by Internet users belonging to the participatory culture (Shifman 2014), otherwise deemed as netlore (Sánchez 2019), a kind of folklore comprising humorous texts and art. Internet memes, as a virus, have a high power of replication (Wiggings 2019). This work looks at how virtual platforms became the space for social participation on the pandemic debate. In particular, proand anti-vaccine memes were a way to cope with the stressful times throughout the period 2020-2021. A corpus of static online memes in English is investigated to ascertain how the treatment of the disease and the vaccine issue are framed figuratively, both verbally and visually, through the use of metaphors, similes, intertextuality, and other rhetorical features. Memes are considered as examples of Netlore, or digital contemporary folklore aimed at adapting to life in the new normal.
Semi-synthetic EEG Data for the Evaluation of Linear EEG Cleaning Methods
Authors:   Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, du Toit Wadda , Venter Martin ,   Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Vandenheever David ,   Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, 130 Creelman Street, Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Published: December 2023

Electroencephalography (EEG) data recordings can be contaminated by artefacts that reduce the quality and make analysis difficult, and therefore cleaning methods are essential for accurate analysis of EEG data. It is not yet well established how to measure performance based on measured contaminated data since there is no established benchmark for comparison. Here we use “clean” EEG data synthetically contaminated by electrocardiography (ECG), electrooculography (EOG) and electromyography (EMG). This introduces fewer assumptions to the comparison between various cleaning methods, providing a clear datum for comparison. Further contamination is controlled, adding artefacts individually and also as a combination of artefacts. The results show that signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the simulated artefacts was within the same ranges as found with measured artefacts from literature. Popular linear cleaning methods were evaluated on the dataset, showing similar results to those in the literature, further validating the usefulness and accuracy of the semi-synthetic dataset. The semi-synthetic dataset showed comparable characteristics to real measured EEG data and proved useful in the assessment of EEG cleaning methods. The cleaning methods showed varied results when performance was evaluated on individual artefacts.
Identifying metabolic features of colorectal cancer liability using Mendelian randomization
Authors: Bull Caroline , Hazelwood Emma , Bell Joshua A , Tan Vanessa , Constantinescu Andrei-Emil , Borges Carolina , Legge Danny , Burrows Kimberley , Huyghe Jeroen R , Brenner Hermann , Castellvi-Bel Sergi , Chan Andrew T , Kweon Sun-Seog , Le Marchand Loic , Li Li , Cheng Iona , Pai Rish K , Figueiredo Jane C , Murphy Neil , Gunter Marc J , Timpson Nicholas J , Vincent Emma E
Published: December 2023

Background:

Recognizing the early signs of cancer risk is vital for informing prevention, early detection, and survival.

Methods:

To investigate whether changes in circulating metabolites characterize the early stages of colorectal cancer (CRC) development, we examined the associations between a genetic risk score (GRS) associated with CRC liability (72 single-nucleotide polymorphisms) and 231 circulating metabolites measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N = 6221). Linear regression models were applied to examine the associations between genetic liability to CRC and circulating metabolites measured in the same individuals at age 8 y, 16 y, 18 y, and 25 y.

Results:

The GRS for CRC was associated with up to 28% of the circulating metabolites at FDR-P < 0.05 across all time points, particularly with higher fatty acids and very-low- and low-density lipoprotein subclass lipids. Two-sample reverse Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses investigating CRC liability (52,775 cases, 45,940 controls) and metabolites measured in a random subset of UK Biobank participants (N = 118,466, median age 58 y) revealed broadly consistent effect estimates with the GRS analysis. In conventional (forward) MR analyses, genetically predicted polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations were most strongly associated with higher CRC risk.

Conclusions:

These analyses suggest that higher genetic liability to CRC can cause early alterations in systemic metabolism and suggest that fatty acids may play an important role in CRC development.

Funding:

This work was supported by the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research, University of Bristol, the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, Diabetes UK, the University of Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, and Cancer Research UK. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This work used the computational facilities of the Advanced Computing Research Centre, University of Bristol - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/acrc/.
The lncRNA Malat1 inhibits miR-15/16 to enhance cytotoxic T cell activation and memory cell formation
Authors: Wheeler Benjamin D , Gagnon John D , Zhu Wandi S , Muñoz-Sandoval Priscila , Wong Simon K , Simeonov Dimitre S , Li Zhongmei , DeBarge Rachel , Spitzer Matthew H , Marson Alexander , Ansel K Mark
Published: December 2023

Proper activation of cytotoxic T cells via the T cell receptor and the costimulatory receptor CD28 is essential for adaptive immunity against viruses, intracellular bacteria, and cancers. Through biochemical analysis of RNA:protein interactions, we uncovered a non-coding RNA circuit regulating activation and differentiation of cytotoxic T cells composed of the long non-coding RNA Malat1 (Metastasis Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1) and the microRNA family miR-15/16. miR-15/16 is a widely and highly expressed tumor suppressor miRNA family important for cell proliferation and survival. miR-15/16 play important roles in T cell responses to viral infection, including the regulation of antigen-specific T cell expansion and memory. Comparative Argonaute-2 high-throughput sequencing of crosslinking immunoprecipitation (AHC) combined with gene expression profiling in normal and miR-15/16-deficient mouse T cells revealed a large network of hundreds of direct miR-15/16 target mRNAs, many with functional relevance for T cell activation, survival and memory formation. Among these targets, Malat1 contained the largest absolute magnitude miR-15/16-dependent AHC peak. This binding site was among the strongest lncRNA:miRNA interactions detected in the T cell transcriptome. We used CRISPR targeting with homology directed repair to generate mice with a 5-nucleotide mutation in the miR-15/16-binding site in Malat1. This mutation interrupted Malat1:miR-15/16 interaction, and enhanced the repression of other miR-15/16 target genes, including CD28. Interrupting Malat1 interaction with miR-15/16 decreased cytotoxic T cell activation, including the expression of interleukin 2 (IL-2) and a broader CD28-responsive gene program. Accordingly, Malat1 mutation diminished memory cell persistence in mice following LCMV Armstrong and Listeria monocytogenes infection. This study marks a significant advance in the study of long non-coding RNAs in the immune system by ascribing cell-intrinsic, sequence-specific in vivo function to Malat1. These findings have implications for T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases, antiviral and anti-tumor immunity, as well as lung adenocarcinoma and other malignancies where Malat1 is overexpressed.
Suggestion of creatine as a new neurotransmitter by approaches ranging from chemical analysis and biochemistry to electrophysiology
Authors: Bian Xiling , Zhu Jiemin , Jia Xiaobo , Liang Wenjun , Yu Sihan , Li Zhiqiang , Zhang Wenxia , Rao Yi
Published: December 2023

The discovery of a new neurotransmitter, especially one in the central nervous system, is both important and difficult. We have been searching for new neurotransmitters for 12 y. We detected creatine (Cr) in synaptic vesicles (SVs) at a level lower than glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid but higher than acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine. SV Cr was reduced in mice lacking either arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (a Cr synthetase) or SLC6A8, a Cr transporter with mutations among the most common causes of intellectual disability in men. Calcium-dependent release of Cr was detected after stimulation in brain slices. Cr release was reduced in Slc6a8 and Agat mutants. Cr inhibited neocortical pyramidal neurons. SLC6A8 was necessary for Cr uptake into synaptosomes. Cr was found by us to be taken up into SVs in an ATP-dependent manner. Our biochemical, chemical, genetic, and electrophysiological results are consistent with the possibility of Cr as a neurotransmitter, though not yet reaching the level of proof for the now classic transmitters. Our novel approach to discover neurotransmitters is to begin with analysis of contents in SVs before defining their function and physiology.
A preclinical model of THC edibles that produces high-dose cannabimimetic responses
Authors: English Anthony , Uittenbogaard Fleur , Torrens Alexa , Sarroza Dennis , Slaven Anna , Piomelli Danielle , Bruchas Michael R. , Stella Nephi , Land Benjamin B.
Published: December 2023

No preclinical experimental approach enables the study of voluntary oral consumption of high-concentration Δ
9
-tetrahydrocannabinol (
THC
) and its intoxicating effects, mainly owing to the aversive response of rodents to THC that limits intake. Here we developed a palatable THC formulation and an optimized access paradigm in mice to drive voluntary consumption. THC was formulated in chocolate gelatin (
THC-E-gel
). Adult male and female mice were allowed
ad libitum
access for 1 and 2 h. Cannabimimetic responses (hypolocomotion, analgesia, and hypothermia) were measured following access. Levels of THC and its metabolites were measured in blood and brain tissue. Acute acoustic startle responses were measured to investigate THC-induced psychotomimetic behavior.When allowed access for 2 h to THC-E-gel on the second day of a three-day exposure paradigm, adult mice consumed up to ≈30 mg/kg over 2 h which resulted in robust cannabimimetic behavioral responses (hypolocomotion, analgesia and hypothermia). Consumption of the same gelatin decreased on the following 3
rd
day of exposure. Pharmacokinetic analysis show that THC-E-gel consumption led to parallel accumulation of THC and its psychoactive metabolite, 11-OH-THC, in brain, a profile that contrasts with the known rapid decline in brain 11-OH-THC levels following THC intraperitoneal (

i.p

.) injections. THC-E-gel consumption increased the acoustic startle response in males but not in females, demonstrating a sex-dependent effect of consumption. Thus, while voluntary consumption of THC-E-gel triggered equivalent cannabimimetic responses in male and female mice, it potentiated acoustic startle responses preferentially in males. We build a dose-prediction model that included cannabimimetic behavioral responses elicited by
i.p.
versus THC-E-gel to test the accuracy and generalizability of this experimental approach and found that it closely predicted the measured acoustic startle results in males and females. In summary, THC-E-gel offers a robust preclinical experimental approach to study cannabimimetic responses triggered by voluntary consumption in mice, including sex-dependent psychotomimetic responses.