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Das Handwerk der Literatur
Authors: Bies Michael
Published: August 2022

Zur Literatur- und Imaginationsgeschichte einer typisch modernen Faszination.

Das Handwerk ist eine der großen Faszinationen der gesellschaftlichen Moderne. Das zeigt auch die Literatur, die zwar kein Handwerk ist, sich aber durchgängig mit Handwerk befasst. Nicht umsonst präsentieren literarische und ästhetische Texte seit der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts auffallend häufig längst vergangene Handwerkswelten, stellen Handwerker und Handwerkerinnen dar oder diskutieren im Rückgriff auf Handwerk den Status von Literatur und vor allem die Unterscheidung zwischen »guter« und »schlechter« Literatur.

Michael Bies untersucht diesen kontinuierlichen, in seiner Breite bislang aber nicht erfassten Bezug von Literatur auf Handwerk. In seiner komparatistisch angelegten Analyse zeigt er in Lektüren deutschsprachiger Texte der Zeit zwischen 1775 und 1950, dass Literatur entscheidend an der »Erfindung« eines typischen modernen Handwerksbildes mitarbeitet und nicht nur moderne Arbeitsverhältnisse reflektiert, wenn sie von Handwerk handelt, sondern auch sich selbst und ihre eigenen Möglichkeiten zu erfassen sucht.
Umdeutungen des Islams
Authors: Konrad Alexander
Published: August 2022

Fanatismus, Krieg und Terror – öffentliche Deutungen und Stereotype über Muslim*innen in der Bundesrepublik.

Ein großer Teil der deutschen Bevölkerung hat heutzutage eine negative Wahrnehmung von Muslim*innen. Ihnen wird pauschal ein Hang zu Gewalt, religiösem Fanatismus, Extremismus und Unterdrückung von Frauen unterstellt. Diese Zuschreibungen bestehen nicht erst seit den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001, sondern haben sich bereits in den drei Jahrzehnten zuvor etabliert.

Alexander Konrad untersucht den Wandel der bundesdeutschen Wahrnehmungen von Muslim*innen von den Siebzigerjahren bis zur Jahrtausendwende. Dabei nimmt er öffentliche Aussagen und Handlungen von Akteur*innen aus Politik, Medien, Wissenschaft, Religionsgemeinschaften und Zivilgesellschaft kritisch in den Blick. Hintergründe, argumentative Überschneidungen und Agenden stehen im Zentrum seiner Analyse. Auch den damaligen Bemühungen um reflektierte Sichtweisen zu Muslim*innen spürt der Autor nach. Mit seiner Studie leistet Alexander Konrad einen fundamentalen Beitrag zur zeithistorischen Dekonstruktion von Denkweisen über Islam und Muslim*innen.
Organizational Support, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Among Nurses in COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Units: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Sarabi Nasrin , Hajatpour Marzie , Masoudiyekta Leila , Moosavi Ahmad
Published: August 2022

Background: There is an increase in psychological well-being among employees who receive high levels of organizational support. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between hospital support during the COVID-19 epidemic and nurses' levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 230 nurses working in the COVID and non-COVID units of Ganjavian Hospital were enrolled using the convenience sampling method from February to October 2021. Modified organizational support and a 21-item DASS questionnaire were used to collect information. Independent t-test and pearson correlation were used to analyze the data using SPSS software version 16. Results: According to the results, 58.4% of nurses in COVID units and 64.8% in non-COVID units received moderate support from the hospital. 64.8% of COVID units experienced low levels of anxiety. As regards depression scores, 90.4% of respondents had low depression, 100% had low-stress levels, and none of the nurses had mild, moderate, or severe stress levels. 61% of non-COVID units experienced low anxiety, and 81% experienced low depression. In terms of stress scores, 97.1% showed low levels. Based on the Pearson correlation, the correlation score between organizational support and depression in the COVID and non-COVID units was (-0.28) and (-0.206), respectively. There was an inverse correlation between organizational support and anxiety in COVID and non-COVID units (-0.27). The relationship between organizational support and stress in the COVID and non-COVID sectors was (-0.29) and (-0.22). Conclusions: The moderate organizational support nurses received in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 units were associated with low levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.
The Variations in the Circle of Willis on 64-Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography
Authors: Hoang Tu-Minh , Vo Huynh Trang , Huynh Ly Anh-Van , Pham My-Viet
Published: August 2022

Background: The circle of Willis is an anastomotic network of arteries surrounding the base of the brain. People with effective collateral circulation will lower the risk of transient ischemic attack and stroke than those with ineffective collaterals. Objectives: The research aims to study the diameter of arteries and determine the frequency and patterns of anatomical variations in Vietnamese patients' anterior and posterior parts of the Willis polygon. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Vietnam at Bach Mai hospital between July 2010 and July 2011. A total of 102 MSCT 64 examinations were conducted on adult patients with suspected cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, cerebral infarction, etc. The average internal diameter of arteries was estimated using descriptive statistics. Wilcoxon signed-rank test paired t-test to compare diameter on the left and right sides. Results: There are four types of anterior parts and twelve types of posterior parts in the circle of Willis. Of the 102 subjects, 29.41% experienced the anterior part of circle of Willis (CoW), in which aplastic anterior communicating artery (ACoA) is the most common type (21.57%). 70.59% of all subjects have variations in the posterior part of CoW, and bilateral aplastic posterior communicating artery (PCoA) is the most common type (20.59%). We also report the diameter of cerebral artery segments of the circle of Willis. There are six variations in the circle of Willis based on the correlation between pre communicating part P1 of posterior cerebral artery (PCA) (P1) and PCoA diameter. The most popular type is adult configuration (53.92%). Conclusions: We provided the prevalence and the pattern of the brain vascular variants of the circle of Willis in a group of patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke. Understanding the variations and diameter of the circle of Willis is of great importance in interventional radiology for various endovascular interventions in Vietnamese patients.
Grounds of Semantic Normativity
Authors: Marconi Diego ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: August 2022

There are two prevalent accounts of semantic normativity: the prescriptive account, which can be found in some of Wittgenstein’s remarks, and the regularity account, which may have been Sellars’s view and is nowadays defended by some antinormativists. On the former account, meanings are norms that govern the use of words; on the latter, they are regularities of use which, in themselves, do not engender any prescriptions. I argue that only the prescriptive view can account for certain platitudes about meaning, which motivate the very idea of semantic normativity. After some preliminary clarifications about the form that alleged semantic norms should take in order to be prima facie plausible, I argue—against some antinormativists—that whatever normativity is involved in the meaning of words cannot be brought back to a general norm of truth as distinct from specifically semantic norms, for semantic norms already involve a norm of truth (or truthfulness, depending on how they are phrased). Next, I examine what I take to be the strongest objection to semantic normativity, namely the identification of meaning with use: as use is just a bunch of facts, it cannot be attributed any normative import. Nowadays, this view has been defended by Paul Horwich. After criticizing Horwich’s claim that meaning, though not normative in itself, has unmediated normative implications, I propose a different view of the relation between use and meaning, on which meaning is not quite identical with use but (in most cases) is grounded on use. I propose as a model the idea of a hyperconformist social system: a system in which customs, and only customs, generate norms. I suggest that language is such a system, and describe two reasons why it is plausible for language to work like that. Finally, I analyze statements of meaning (“w means such-and-such”) on the model of Ruth Millikan “pushmi-pullyu” representations, i.e. as having both descriptive and normative import. I point out that, however, there are exceptions to meaning’s being grounded on use, as there are cases in which semantic norms are dictated by authorities of several kinds. Lastly, I briefly discuss the suggestion that meaning supervenes on use, showing that, aside from its inherent difficulties, it does not explain why meaning would supervene on use.
Teleo-Inferentialism
Authors: Hlobil Ulf ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: August 2022

The paper presents teleo-inferentialism, which is a novel meta-semantic theory that combines advantages of teleosemantics and normative inferentialism. Like normative inferentialism, teleo-inferentialism holds that contents are individuated by the norms that govern inferences in which they occur. This allows teleo-inferentialism to account for sophisticated concepts. Like teleosemantics, teleo-inferentialism explains conceptual norms in a naturalistically acceptable way by appeal to the broadly biological well-functioning of our innate capacities. As a test-case for teleo-inferentialism, I discuss how the view handles Kripkenstein-style meaning skepticism.
Os impactos da abertura comercial brasileira sobre a vitivinicultura gaúcha – 1980/1997
Authors: Santos José Ricardo Libardoni dos
Published: August 2022

A abertura da economia brasileira ao exterior, implementada no início dos anos 90, foi marcada pela unilateralidade e por reduções drásticas e repentinas nas alíquotas de importação de um grande número de mercadorias. Esse tipo de postura desembocou em um incremento significativo nas importações de produtos vitivínicolas, o que significou a diminuição da produção doméstica de uvas, da área vitícola plantada e do volume comercializado de vinhos e derivados.
Development of a youth entrepreneurship model for sustainable business growth
Authors: Bakator Mihalj , Đorđević Dejan , Terziovski Mile , Ćoćkalo Dragan , Bešić Cariša
Published: August 2022

The challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in the globalized market significantly affect the way business is conducted. The modern business environment is characterized by the fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0. The role of technology is increasing, and the pandemic accelerated the application of information-communication technologies and the need for sustainable development and sustainable business. These changes and the global economic challenges point towards entrepreneurship as an important driver of technology development, innovation, and overall economic growth. Entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship can positively affect economic development. It reduces unemployment rates, increases the standard of living, and supports economic growth. In this paper, a youth entrepreneurship model for sustainable business growth is developed. The goal was to identify influencing factors on youth entrepreneurship development and sustainable business. The research approach included a thorough analysis of available data and analysis of the existing body of literature in the domain of entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, sustainable development, Industry, and Industry 5.0. The findings indicate that youth entrepreneurship is influenced by a wide array of factors, most notably age, close social environment, attitudes, and awareness of incentive means. Furthermore, the developed model provides a significant insight into what major factors and sub-factors can affect youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business. It can be concluded that entrepreneurial education, a stimulating environment, and an entrepreneurial economy can significantly influence youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business growth. These findings are important for government policies and strategies when it comes to youth entrepreneurship and sustainable business growth.
Reliability and validity of organizational factors measurement in risk management of process industry equipment
Authors: Golubović Tamara , Spasojević-Brkić Vesna , Perišić Martina
Published: August 2022

In recent decades, process safety control and process safety risk assessment have become very attractive topics. The way control is carried out, using tools such as HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, and similar is not sufficient to adequately prevent or control accidents with serious consequences in the process industry. The need to analyze the causes of the causes themselves, with special emphasis on the impact of organizational factors has arisen. This research results in the development of an original, reliable, and valid measuring instrument for assessing organizational factors important for risk assessment methodologies in working with pressure equipment. The initial instrument was designed based on the previous research and then checked by statistical analysis, using the Kaiser-Meyerto-Olkin test, exploratory factor, and reliability analysis. The proposed instrument has reduced 71 to 48 dimensions, describing 10 organizational factors important for risk management of pressure equipment. Providing a valid and reliable measurement instrument is essential for a proactive approach, which enables managers employed in the organization to mitigate the risks of pressure equipment operation, and prevent accidents. The proposal of further research is the application of confirmatory factor analysis or/and structural equation modeling on data collected.
Thoracic Cancer: 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights for the Advanced Practitioner
Authors: S. Waxman, RN, MSN, AOCN, ANP-BC Elizabeth
Published: August 2022

Elizabeth S. Waxman, RN, MSN, AOCN®, ANP-BC, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, reviews research in thoracic cancers presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, including neoadjuvant immunotherapy for resectable stage IIIA non–small cell lung cancer, a new drug inhibiting KRAS G12C, and options after disease progression on immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment or targeted treatment.
Validation of and optimization with a vapor compression cycle model accounting for refrigerant thermodynamic and transport properties
Authors: Skye Harrison , Domanski Piotr , Brignoli Riccardo , Lee Sanghun , Bae Heunghee
Published: August 2022

CYCLE_D-HX is a semi-theoretical model that simulates the performance of a vapor-compression cycle with forced-convection heat exchangers for specified temperature profiles of the heat source and heat sink. In this study, we validated CYCLE_D-HX using experimental measurements from a small (< 4 kW capacity) heat pump test apparatus operated in cooling mode. We also applied the model to simulate the performance of selected refrigerants in a system with optimized refrigerant circuitries in the evaporator and condenser. The tested refrigerants included the medium-pressure refrigerant R-134a and candidate replacements with a lower global-warming potential (GWP): R-513A, R-450A, R-134a/1234yf/1234ze(E) (49.2/33.8/17.0 mass %), R-515B, and R-1234yf. We also tested high-pressure refrigerant R-410A and candidate replacements with lower-GWP: R-32, R-452B, and R-454B. The model generally agreed with experimental results, with COP and Qvol overpredicted by (0 to 3) % for the basic cycle, and by (0 to 5) % for the cycle with the liquid-line/suction-line heat exchanger (LLSL-HX). Simulations with equal compressor efficiency and optimized tube circuitry showed the COP spread among medium-pressure refrigerants could be reduced to 3 % with proper design, compared to (12 to 33) % from the experiments. In optimized systems, the high-pressure refrigerants' COP was (1 to 6) % higher than the COP of the medium-pressure refrigerants. The LLSL-HX improved performance of refrigerants with high molar heat capacity (here, the medium-pressure refrigerants) by (1.0 to 1.5) %.
The Relationship between Academic Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle-school Students: The Moderated Mediating Effects of Entrapment and Emotional Support from Peers
Authors: Youn Hayoung , Park Ju Hee
Published: August 2022

This study examined the moderated mediating impact of entrapment and emotional support from peers in the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation among middle-school students. The participants consisted of 214 middle-school students in the first to third grades from four middle schools located in Seoul, Gyeong-gi, Chun-cheon, and Jeonnam. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and the Process Macro Model versions 4, 1, and 14. The results of this study were as follows. First, academic stress did not directly influence suicidal ideation; however, entrapment mediated the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation. Second, emotional support from peers moderated the mediating effect of entrapment in the aforementioned relationship. This means that if students perceived emotional support from peers, then academic stress had a smaller impact on suicidal ideation through entrapment. These findings highlight the importance of decreasing levels of academic stress and entrapment to prevent suicidal ideation among middle-school students. They also suggest that enhancing students’ emotional support networks with their peers could be an effective way of reducing suicidal ideation when students feel high levels of entrapment and academic stress.
Temporary blindness caused by corneal edema after a local anesthetic injection in the eyebrow region: a case report
Authors: Hong Jung Hyun , Jo Yeon Ji , Kang Taewoo , Park Heeseung , Kim Kyoung Eun , Lee Jae Woo , Bae Seong Hwan
Published: August 2022

Plastic surgery around the eyes is usually performed under local anesthesia, using a mixture of lidocaine and epinephrine. Blindness is a rare but devastating complication after the injection of local anesthesia in this region. Most cases reported to date have been caused by occlusion of the ophthalmic artery or central retinal artery. In this case report, however, we present a highly unusual case of blindness caused by corneal edema after a local anesthetic injection. A patient visited the emergency room with a laceration on the eyebrow, and local anesthesia was injected before suturing. Immediately after the injection, severe corneal edema developed, making it impossible to observe the structures in the anterior chamber in detail or check the light reflex and visual acuity of the naked eye. An antibiotic (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) and high-concentration steroid eyedrops were promptly applied. High-concentration steroids were also administered orally. On day 13 post-injury, the visual acuity of the naked eye improved to 1.0, and no recurrence of corneal lesions was observed. Although the cause of corneal edema after the local injection could not be conclusively identified, we hope that this report will help raise clinicians’ awareness of this complication and appropriate treatment methods.
The Implementation of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Italian Schools
Authors: Milan Lara , Reis Sally M.
Published: August 2022

In this article, we describe the results of a research study investigating the effects of a programming model specifically designed to apply the pedagogy of gifted education to the overall process of schoolwide enrichment, The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM, Renzulli & Reis, 2014). The specific factors examined during the implementation included student attitudes toward learning, teacher attitudes toward teaching, students’ creative productivity, and the processes involved in the implementation of SEM. The study also investigates SEM adaptability to the Italian education system as the first pilot project implementing The Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Italian public schools. Positive changes were found in both student and teacher attitudes toward educational approaches to talent development, and more favorable attitudes toward special programming on the part of parents were also noted, suggesting new and more positive perspectives about gifted education and talent development in Italy.
Use of the Jordanian WISC-III for Twice-Exceptional Identification
Authors: Al-Hroub Anies
Published: August 2022

The main purpose of this research was to investigate empirically the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – the third Jordanian version (hereinafter WISC-III-Jordan) profiles to analyze cognitive factors for ‘twice-exceptional’ (2E) children characterizing ‘mathematical giftedness with learning disabilities (MG/LDs). The paper examined whether WISC-III-Jordan, the latest adapted version in Jordan, is a useful psychometric assessment tool for providing a partial picture of the cognitive weaknesses and strengths of 2E learners. Thirty MG/LDs students (16 girls and 14 boys) and a control group of 22 ‘intellectually average students with learning disabilities’ (Average-IQ/LDs) (10 girls and 12 boys) were administered the WISC-III-Jordan. The two experimental and control groups, aged between 11 and 12 years, were chosen from three public primary schools in Amman, Jordan. While differences between the two groups were investigated, a comparison of 17 factors was made using five cognitive classification systems: Wechsler (1974 and 1991), Horn (1989), Bannatyne (1974), Kaufman (1975, 1994), and Rapaport et al., (1945-1946), in addition to the ACID profile (Arithmetic, Coding, Information, and Digit Span). The findings revealed that the MG/LDs sample demonstrated a significant discrepancy between the verbal and performance IQ subscales, but no significant scattered subtest profile was yielded. Relative strengths were shown in four subtests: Comprehension, Arithmetic, Vocabulary, and Picture Completion. Both experimental and control groups showed relative weaknesses in three subtests: Coding, Information, and Similarities. The analysis of the cognitive systems revealed that the Rapaport et al. (1945-1946) and Kaufman (1994) models were the most powerful for discriminating between the two groups. As opposed to the ACID profile, the Bannatyne (1974) model was the only classification not found to be useful in diagnosing students with learning disabilities. Finally, while the MG/LDs group showed significant relative strength in the visual-perceptual awareness and coordination compared to the Average-IQ/LDs group, both groups showed relative weaknesses in Sequencing Ability, Visual-Motor Coordination, and Broad Speediness.
Evolution of Helicobacter spp: variability of virulence factors and their relationship to pathogenicity
Authors: Prada Carlos F. , Casadiego Maria A. , Freire Caio CM
Published: August 2022

Background

Virulence factors (VF) are bacteria-associated molecules that assist to colonize the host at the cellular level. Bacterial virulence is highly dynamic and specific pathogens have a broad array of VFs. The genus Helicobacter is gram-negative, microaerobic, flagellated, and mucus-inhabiting bacteria associated with gastrointestinal inflammation. To investigate about their pathogenicity, several Helicobacter species have been characterized and sequenced. Since the variability and possible origin of VF in the genus are not clear, our goal was to perform a comparative analysis of Helicobacter species in order to investigate VF variability and their evolutionary origin.

Methods

The complete genomes of 22 Helicobacter species available in NCBI were analyzed, using computational tools. We identifyed gain and loss events in VF genes, which were categorized in seven functional groups to determine their most parsimonious evolutionary origin. After verifying the annotation of all VF genes, a phylogeny from conserved VF organized by Helicobacter species according to gastric Helicobacter species (GHS) or enterohepatic (EHS) classification was obtained.

Results

Gain and loss analysis of VF orthologous in Helicobacter ssp revealed the most possible evolutionary origin for each gene set. Microevolutionary events in urease and flagella genes were detected during the evolution of the genus. Our results pointed that acquisition of ureases and adherence genes and deletion of cytotoxins in some lineages, as well as variation in VF genes copy number, would be related to host adaptation during evolution of the Helicobacter genus. Our findings provided new insights about the genetic differences between GHS and EHS and their relationship with pathogenicity.
TRIM38 protects H9c2 cells from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury via the TRAF6/TAK1/NF-κB signalling pathway
Authors: Lu Zhengri , Deng Mengen , Ma Genshan , Chen Lijuan
Published: August 2022

Tripartite motif (TRIM) 38 is a ubiquitin E3 protein ligase that is involved in various intracellular physiological processes. However, the role of TRIM38 in myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains to be elucidated. We aimed to establish anin vitrocellular hypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) model to explore the role and potential mechanisms of TRIM38 in H9c2, a rat cardiomyoblast cell line. Recombinant adenoviruses for silencing or overexpressing TRIM38 were constructed and transfected into H9c2 cells. Western blotanalysisshowed that TRIM38 expression was significantly decreased after H/R injury. Functionally, TRIM38 expression relieved inflammatory responses and oxidative stress, and inhibited H/R-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells. Mechanistically, TRIM38 overexpression inhibited H/R-induced transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway activity in H9c2 cells. The opposite results were observed after TRIM38 knockdown. Furthermore, H/R-induced injury aggravated by TRIM38 deficiency in H9c2 cells was reversed upon treatment with 5Z-7-oxozeaenol, a TAK1 inhibitor. Therefore, TRIM38 reduction attenuated the anti-apoptotic capacity and anti-inflammatory potential of H/R-stimulated H9c2 cells by activating the TAK1/NF-κB signalling pathway. Specifically, TRIM38 alleviated H/R-induced H9c2 cell injury by promoting TNF receptor-associated factor 6 degradation, which led to the inactivation of the TAK1/NF-κB signalling pathway. Thus, our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying H/R-induced myocardial injuries.
Morphology and cytochemical patterns of peripheral blood cells of tiger frog (Rana rugulosa)
Authors: Chen Xianxian , Wu Yu , Huang Lixin , Cao Xue , Hanif Misbah , Peng Fei , Wu Xiaobing , Zhang Shengzhou
Published: August 2022

Background

Tiger frog (Rana rugulosa) is a national second-class protected amphibian species in China with an important ecological and economic value. In recent years, due to excessive human hunting, pollution and habitat loss, the wild population of tiger frog has declined sharply. To protect wildlife resources, the artificial breeding of tiger frogs has rapidly developed in China. Diseases are increasing and spreading among tiger frogs due to the increasing scale of artificial farming. The blood examination is the most straightforward and less invasive technique to evaluate the animal health condition. Thus, it is essential to obtain the normal hematological indicators of tiger frogs. The objective of this study was to investigate the morphometry, microstructure and cytochemical patterns of peripheral blood cells in tiger frogs.

Methods

The number of blood cells in tiger frogs was counted on a blood count board, and the cell sizes were measured by a micrometer under light microscope. The morphology and classification of blood cells were studied by Wright-Giemsa staining, and the cytochemical pateerns was investigated by various cytochemical staining including periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), Sudan black B (SBB), peroxidase (POX), alkaline phosphatase (AKP), acid phosphatase (ACP), chloroacetic acid AS-D naphthol esterase (CAE) andα-naphthol acetate esterase (ANAE) staining.

Results

Besides erythrocytes and thrombocytes, five types of leukocytes were identified in tiger frogs: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes and monocytes. The mean erythrocyte, leukocyte and thrombocyte counts were 1.33 ± 0.15 million/mm3, 3.73 ± 0.04 × 104/mm3and 1.7 ± 0.01 × 104/mm3, respectively. Small lymphocytes were the most abundant leukocytes, followed by large lymphocytes, Neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes, basophils were the fewest. Eosinophils were strongly positive for PAS, positive for SBB, POX, ACP, CAE, ANAE, while weakly positive for AKP staining; basophils were strongly positive for PAS, ACP, positive for SBB, CAE, weakly positive for ANAE, negative for AKP, POX staining; neutrophils were strongly positive for ACP, SBB, positive for PAS, POX, weakly positive for AKP, CAE and ANAE staining; monocytes were positive for PAS, SBB, ANAE, weakly positive for ACP, AKP, POX, CAE staining; large lymphocytes and thrombocytes were positive for PAS, ACP, weakly positive for ANAE, while negative for SBB, POX, AKP, CAE; small lymphocytes were similar to large lymphocytes, except for strongly positive for PAS and ACP staining.

Conclusions

The blood cell types and morphology of tiger frogs were generally similar to those of other amphibians, while their cytochemical patterns had some notable species specificity.Our study could enrich the knowledge of peripheral blood cell morphology and cytochemistry in amphibians, and provide baseline data for health condition evaluation and disease diagnosis of tiger frogs.
Demand Factors Analysis of Catfish Products (A Case Study of Mr. Sumar Catfish Salad Stall in Ujungberung Subdistrict, Bandung City, Indonesia)
Authors: Ramadhan Muhammad Rafif , Rizal Achmad , Hasan Zahidah , Nurhayati Atikah
Published: August 2022

This study aims to analyze the demand and the factors that influence the demand for processed catfish products at Mr. Sumar Catfish Salad Stall in Ujungberung Subdistrict, Bandung City. This research was conducted in September 2021. The method used is a quantitative descriptive method using primary and secondary data. The sampling technique used in this study is accidental sampling, a sampling technique of respondents by chance who met directly with researchers at the research location and were used as data sources. The number of respondents in this study amounted to 100 people. Based on the results of the correlation test, there are results that the correlation coefficient value is 0.97 (close to 1), meaning that there is a relationship between the price of catfish salad, consumer tastes, and business location on demand for catfish salad in Mr. Sumar Catfish Salad Stall in Ujungberung Subdistrict, Bandung City. The results of the T-Test and F-Test also illustrate that all independent variables have a partial and simultaneous effect on the dependent variable. The results of multiple linear regression analysis stated that if there were a decrease in the price of catfish pecel by 1 unit, then the demand for catfish salad would increase by 0.094 units. Because of the minus value of the regression coefficient, the relationship between the price of catfish salad and catfish salad demand is not in the same direction. On the other hand, the relationship between consumer tastes and business location on demand for catfish salad is unidirectional because the regression coefficient value is positive. So if consumer tastes increase by 1 unit, then the demand for catfish pecel will increase by 0.072 units, and also if the business location increases by 1 unit, then the demand for catfish salad will increase by 0.092 units.
A Generalized \(\alpha\)-Laplace Lévy Process
Authors: Satheesh S.
Published: August 2022

Random time changed Lévy Processes are getting increased attention of late as they can account for a variety of features in data. In this article we discuss \(\alpha\)-Laplace Lévy Process and a generalization of it. Both are random time changed \(\alpha\)-stable Lévy Processes. We obtained a characterization of \(\alpha\)-Laplace Lévy Process and discuss the first passage time distribution of a generalized \(\alpha\)-Laplace Lévy Process. Interestingly, this first passage time follows a discrete distribution.
Etiology and Age Distribution of Syncope in Delta Area Patients
Authors: Saleh Moataz Ragab , Bayomy Mohamed , Elhefnawy Sozan Bayoumy , El-Amrousy Mahmoud Zaki
Published: August 2022

Background: Syncope is a Total Loss of Consciousness (TLOC) due to cerebral hypo-perfusion, characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. It shares many clinical features with other disorders; it therefore presents in many differential diagnoses. This group of disorders is labelled TLOC. The aim of the present study was to determine the etiologies and the age distribution of patients with syncope in Delta area.

Methods: This study included thirty patients who had at least one episode of syncope. All patients in this study were subjected to history taking, clinical examination, laboratory investigations, standard 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), Resting Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). Some patients were subjected to Prolonged ECG monitoring (Holter, Event, ILR), Brain computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Tilt table test and Electrophysiology study (EP study).

Results: Most common ECG rhythm was normal sinus rhythm, complete heart block, left ventricular hypertrophy, Slow Atrial fibrillation (AF), Left bundle branch block (LBBB), ventricular tachycardia. The most common diagnosis of syncope was vasovagal syncope, idiopathic syncope then cardiac syncope. Incidence of idiopathic syncope in populations under 40 years was significantly higher than in populations over 40 years, meanwhile regarding cardiac-related etiology for syncope in patients under age 40 was significantly lower than those patients over age 40.

Conclusion: For age distribution, the incidence of idiopathic syncope in populations under 40 years was significantly higher than in populations over 40 years, meanwhile cardiac-related etiology for syncope in patients under age 40 was significantly lower than those patients over age 40.
Effect of Phosphorus and Zinc Levels on Growth and Yield Attributes in Varieties of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Prayagraj Condition
Authors: Ramesh Chakali , Dawson Joy , Kumar Dalu Kiran , Sreekanth Dalu , Rajesh Balusu
Published: August 2022

A field experiment was conducted at the Crop Research Farm (CRF), Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (UP) during the year 2021 rabi season. The experiment comprised of 8 treatments with different combinations of phosphorus, zinc and varieties (Pusa-362, Rvg-202) replicated thrice in a Randomized Block Design. The main objective of the experiment was to evaluate the Effect of phosphorus and zinc on growth and yield attributes in varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The phosphorus levels include [40 and 50 kg/ha] where-as levels of zinc include (3 and 4 kg/ha) and varieties sown are pusa-362 and Rvg-202. From the present investigation the profitable production of chickpea can be secured by pusa-362 variety with application of phosphorus (50 kg/ha) and zinc (4 kg/ha).
The Influence of River Filtration Water on the Nutritional Content of Red Spinach Plants (Amaranthus tricolor L)
Authors: Hartini Eko , Aryani Lenci , Khoironi Adian , Isworo Slamet
Published: August 2022

Background: The cultivation of red spinach in urban farming is expected to meet the needs of people in urban areas for vegetable consumption. It is feared that using contaminated river water for irrigation will reduce the nutritional value of spinach plants. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of water filtration on the nutritional content of Red Spinach plants (Amaranthus tricolor L).

Methods: This is an experimental study with a post test control group design.

Results: The results showed that the quality of the filtered water was superior to river water and met the Indonesian Government Regulation Attachment VI of the National Water Quality Standard, making it suitable for crop irrigation. The highest water content found in leaves with water filtration treatment was 86.464%, and the highest protein content in leaves with a value of 0.934% in the filtration water treatment, and the best fat content in leaves with a concentration value of 0.0631% in the filtration water treatment. The Fe, Ca, Vit A, and Vit C content remained relatively constant across the three treatments.

Conclusion: Filtered water treatment yields superior results and is more likely to be used to replace river water.
Hypertension and Lifestyle Modifications: Beyond Controversy
Authors: Chaudhary Bhupendra , Chaudhary Ansh
Published: August 2022

Traditional approaches to controlling the epidemic of blood pressure-related atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in people with hypertension have mostly focused on pharmacological therapy. Nonetheless, nonpharmacologic therapy, commonly known as lifestyle modification, plays an essential and rising role in addition to medication therapy. Specifically, non-pharmacol­ogic therapies can serve as initial therapy in Stage 1 hyperten­sive patients, facilitate medication step down or withdrawal in patients with well-controlled hypertension, prevent hyper­tension in high-risk populations, and reduce blood pressure in normotensive individuals and thereby lower their risk of ASCVD.

It particularly refers to life-style modifications i.e. therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) which include reducing dietary sodium, exercise for at least 30 min per day, five days per week; to have Dietary Approach to stop Hypertension (DASH) diet protocol and to achieve a weight loss goal of 4.5 kg or more by non-pharmacological measures such as increased physical activity, reduced salt intake, reduced fat intake, alcohol abstinence, smoking cessation, behavioural changes, yoga, meditation etc.

In fact, when we talk about controlling of hypertension, lifestyle modifications is always the first step of foremost importance.
Geomorphological Mapping of the Meruoca Mountain Range in the State of Ceará, Brazil
Authors: Sobrinho José Falcão , Carvalho Bruna Lima , Alves Vanessa Campos , Fernandes Nayanne Barros Souza
Published: August 2022

The present research is the result of the geomorphological mapping project of the Serra da Meruoca located in the northwest of the state of Ceará, having as objective to map the relief based on Ross taxonomy [1]. Geomorphological mapping is one of the main methods and products of geomorphological research, contributing to the understanding of the dynamics of the relief, considering that it presents itself as the stage of human activities. The materials and methods consist of the stage of bibliographic review, systematization of information and generation of cartographic products, followed by analysis and interpretation. The results and discussions present the physical characterization of the area followed by the classification of the relief up to the third taxonomic level. Thus, the systematization of geomorphological information brings important contributions to the geomorphological mapping of the Morphosculpture of the Meruoca Crystalline Massif, which has no research of this nature. The mapping effectiveness was evidenced with the aforementioned methodology.
REALIDADES E INCERTEZAS NO NASCIMENTO DE UMA NOVA ERA E A RESPOSTA DO PENSAMENTO PROGRESSISTA
Authors: Baiardi Amílcar
Published: August 2022

Este artigo discute as certezas e as incertezas do processo de globalização, bem como o papel do pensamento contemporâneo de esquerda. Tenta-se através do mesmo entender as tendências das transições econômicas, sociais, políticas e culturais provocadas pela mudança tecnológica. O argumento principal segue uma abordagem evolucionista, focalizando as amplas consequências da mudança tecnológica e seus impactos sobre todos os setores da vida humana. Como resultado de sua difusão, grandes ajustamentos estruturais são esperados. Realities and Doubts in the Birth of a New Era and the Answer of Progressionist Thought Amilcar Baiardi This paper discusses the predictability and the unpredicability in the globalization process as well as the role of contemporary leftist thought. There is an attempt to understand the present trends of economic social, political and cultural transitions produced by technical change. The main argument follows an evolutionary approach, focusing, on the widespread consequences of intensifying technical change and their consequent impacts on all sectors of human life. As a result of their diffusion, major structural adjustments are expected.  Publicação Online do Caderno CRH: http://www.cadernocrh.ufba.br
A MÁQUINA FABULATÓRIA DA MÍDIA E O RE-ENCANTAMENTO DA POLÍTICA: A ESTRUTURA MÍTICA DAS CAMPANHAS ELEITORAIS MAJORITÁRIAS
Authors: Vasconcelos Accioly Carvalho Rejane
Published: August 2022

O objetivo central do texto é abordar as conexões entre política e estrutura das narrativas míticas nas condições de vigência de uma cultura e sociabilidade vigorosamente mediatizadas. A hipótese central é que a máquina enunciativa da mídia opera cada vez mais pelo aciconamento da dimensão fabulosa e fabulatória do imaginário popular e não por um ideal de objetividade de reportar-se apenas a fatos e acontecimentos que lhe são exteriores. A tendência de re-encantamento do mundo pela exarcebação do nosso tráfico com as imagens contraria, assim, a famosa tese de Weber do desencantamento do mundo moderno pela técnica. As campanhas políticas majoritárias são tomadas como momentos privilegiados de investimento simbólico forte e portanto mítico, na construção das imagens públicas dos protagonistas que se colocam no centro da disputa pelo voto. The Fabulatory Machine of the Media and the Re-enchantment of politics: The Mythical Structure of Electoral Campaigns Rejane Vasconcelos Accioly Carvalho The central aim of the text is to tackle the connections between politics and the structure of mythical narratives in which a vigorously mediatized culture and sociability are in force. The central hypothesis is that the enunciative machine of the media operates more and more through the activation of the fabulous and fabulatory dimension of the popular consciousness and not through an ideal of objectivity in which only the facts and events which are exterior to it are reported. The tendency towards a re-enchantment of the world through the amplification of our exchange of images would oppose in this way Weber's famous thesis of the disenchantment of the modern world by technicism. Political campaigns are taken as moments privileged by strong symbolic investment and therefore mythical, in the construction of the public images of the protagonists that place themselves in the centre of the dispute for votes. The campaign of Tasso Jereissati for the government of the State of Ceará in 1986 is analysed as a model example of the approximation of politics to fabulous narratives concerning the confrontation of the forces of good and evil, in which everybody can participate thanks to the media.  Publicação Online do Caderno CRH: http://www.cadernocrh.ufba.br
Purified retinal nitric oxide synthase enhances ADP‐ribosylation of rod outer segment proteins
Authors: Zoche Martin , Koch Karl-Wilhelm
Published: July 2002

Nitric oxide synthase is present in different cell layers of vertebrate retina and seems to have neuromodulatory functions in the outer retina. The enzyme, when purified from a bovine retina extract, has an apparent molecular mass of 160 kDa and resembles the neuronal constitutive NOS type I with respect to Ca2+‐calmodulin sensitivity, K
m value and inhibition by analogues of l‐arginine. Retinal NOS is present in a preparation of rod outer segments attached to parts of the inner segments, but not in pure outer segments. We describe the enhancement of specific ADP‐ribosylation of outer segment proteins by purified retinal NOS.
Fraction A of armadillo submandibular glycoprotein and its desialylated product as sialyl‐Tn and Tn receptors for lectins
Authors: Wu Albert M , Shen F-shiun , Herp Anthony , Song Shuh-Chyung , Wu June H
Published: July 2002

Fraction A of the armadillo submandibular glycoprotein (ASG‐A) is one of the simplest glycoproteins among mammalian salivary mucins. The carbohydrate side chains of this mucous glycoprotein have one‐third of the NeuAcα2→6GalNAc (sialyl‐Tn) sequence and two thirds of Tn (GalNAcα→Ser/Thr) residues. Those of the desialylated product (ASG‐Tn) are almost exclusively unsubstituted GalNAc residues (Tn determinant). When the binding properties of these glycoproteins were tested by a precipitin assay with Gal, GalNAc and GlcNAc specific lectins, it was found that ASG‐Tn reacted strongly with all of the Tn‐active lectins and completely precipitated Vicia villosa (VVL both B4 and mixture of A and B), Maclura pomifera (MPA), and Artocarpus integrifolia (jacalin) lectins. However, it precipitated poorly or negligibly with Ricinus communis (RCA1); Dolichos biflorus (DBA); Viscum album, ML‐1; Arachis hypogaea (PNA), and Triticum vulgaris (WGA). The reactivity of ASG‐A (sialyl‐Tn) was as active as that of ASG‐Tn with MPA and less or slightly less active than that of ASG‐Tn with VVL‐A+B, VVLB4, HPA, WFA, and jacalin, as one‐third of its Tn was sialylated. These findings indicate that ASG‐A and its desialylated product (ASG‐Tn) are highly useful reagents for the differentiation of Tn, T (Galβ1→3GalNAc), A (GalNAcα1→3Gal) or Gal specific lectins and monoclonal antibodies against such epitopes.
Temporary loss of glucocorticoid receptor‐mediated regulation of gene expression in heat‐shocked cells
Authors: Mitsiou Dimitra J. , Alexis Michael N.
Published: July 2002

The effect of heat shock on the transcriptional activity of glucocorticoid receptor was assessed using HeLa cells stably transfected with the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene the transcription of which is controlled by two glucocorticoid‐responsive elements placed directly upstream of a core promoter. Heat shock inactivated the high‐affinity glucocorticoid binding capacity of the cells and nullified the rate of accumulation of CAT mRNA in the presence of hormone. Hormonal responsiveness was restored on return to normal temperature concomitantly with recovery of high‐affinity glucocorticoid binding capacity. Heat inactivation of the receptor was coincident with loss of its solubility and apparently unrelated to receptor degradation.
COP‐coated vesicles in intracellular protein transport
Authors: Harter Cordula
Published: July 2002

COP‐coated vesicles have originally been implicated in vesicular transport between subcompartments of the Golgi complex in mammals in a cis to trans direction. More recently, a role for COP‐coated vesicles in transport between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi in mammalian cells has been proposed. Under certain conditions COP‐coats have been localized to special domains of the transitional ER and to the cis side of the Golgi complex. This led to the assumption that COP‐coated vesicles are involved in export of proteins from the ER. In addition, new findings point to a function of COP‐coated vesicles in back transport of proteins from the Golgi to the ER. At present it is not known whether COP‐coated vesicles move only in one or in both directions between ER and Golgi.