bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
В «мрачном» и «таинственном» мире произведений Михаила Елизарова (безумие и «черная магия» в повести Ногти)
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Wydział Filologiczny, Katedra Badań Filologicznych „Wschód – Zachód”, Pańkowska Ewa
Published: March 2021

Mikhail Elizarov (born 1973 in Ukraine) undoubtedly belongs to the most “bizarre” and controversial contemporary Russian writers (more precisely, he is a Russian and Ukrainian writer). Elizarov is also known as a musician and a songwriter. He is the winner of literary award The Russian Booker Prize (in 2008) for his novel The Librarian (this novel was called one of the most controversial prize-winning novels). Elizarov’s literary works “balance” on the verge of postmodernist and realistic practice; the writer is known for scandalous but intellectual high-energy prose (sometimes he is compared to Nikolai Gogol, sometimes – to Vladimir Sorokin). The purpose of this article is to show and discuss distinguishing features of Elizarov’s prose, to identify central motifs and themes in his selected literary works. The story Fingernails is analyzed in this paper. Special attention is paid to Elizarov’s conception of madness and abnormality, and also to his point of view on relationship between “normal” and “abnormal” (strange, different from what is usual or expected).
Да праблемы развiцця беларускай духоўнай паэзii: творчасць Зьнiча (Алега Бембеля)
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Wydział Filologiczny, Katedra Badań Filologicznych „Wschód – Zachód”, Twaranowicz Halina
Published: March 2021

The article analyses the biographical and creative path of Znicz, the Belarusian poet, philosopher and conservatory graduate. His poems consistently express spiritual search, which is characterized by the author’s dominant theocentric worldview (in 1996 Aleh Biembiel took the monastic vows of Zhyrovichy Monastery). Znicz’s poetry continues the excellent tradition of his great predecessors – ascetics and penitents. His poetry reveals the pursuit of reconciliation on the basis of unquestionable millennium-old Christian values with the fundamental values of the nation state, especially within the understanding of the concept of patriotism.
Активные процессы во фразеологии (на материале русскоязычных газет Литвы)
Authors:   Университет Vytautas Magnus, Образовательная Академия (Вильнюс), Авина Наталья
Published: March 2021

Active processes taking place in all areas of the Russian language during the last decades are most clearly manifested in the language of the media. Among the expressive means of the media language, a special place is held by phraseology, which emphasizes the relevance of the information provided, has a strong emotional effect on readers. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to consider some manifestations of the active processes of phraseology in the Russian-language newspapers of Lithuania. The study material is the weekly “Литовский курьер” (“Lithuanian Courier”), “Обзор” (“Review”), “Экспресс-неделя” (“Express Week”). The active processes of phraseology, characteristic for the journalistic style of the modern Russian language, are specifically reflected in the language of the newspapers analysed. The regional specific features of these processes are associated with the activity of use and the specifics of the functioning of phraseological units in newspaper texts, their structural-typological, stylistic features, expressiveness and expression of the author’s appraisal.
Имена деятелей культуры в урбанонимии Беларуси и Франции
Authors:   Учреждение образования «Витебский государственный университет имени П.М. Машерова», Филологический факультет, Кафедра мировых языков, Дорофеенко Марина
Published: March 2021

In the article anthroponymic urbanonyms of Vitebsk and Reims derived from the names of artists are analyzed. The main lexico-semantic groups of these proper names have been established: urbanonyms, formed from the names of writers, poets, literary critics; artists, architects, sculptors; actors, directors, playwrights; musicians, composers. Similarities and differences in the functioning of Belarusian and French urbanonyms, given in honor of artists, have been revealed.
Польскамоўныя элементы ў беларускай анамастыцы (ХIХ – пачатак ХХI стст.)
Authors:   Беларускi дзяржаўны ўнiверсiтэт, Фiлалагiчны факультэт, Кафедра беларускага мовазнаўства, Гапоненка Iрына
Published: March 2021

In the article the Polish influence on Belarusian Onomastic system in the period of the XIX century and the beginning of the XXIth century are investigated. From the XIX and the beginning of XXth centuries two onomastic options are considered separately: the official Belarusian onomasticon presented in Russian documentary records and the unofficial onomasticon, which consisted of newspaper fixations of Belarusian toponyms and anthroponyms in Belarusian-language press of that time. The level of polonization of official and unofficial toponymy and antroponymy and degree of preservation of their Belarusian national identity are analyzed. In respect of the period of beginning of the XXIth century the manifestation of Polish-rice in toponymic and anthroponymic vocabulary group are traced. In toponymy the Polonized traditional forms and the erroneous writing are revealed, in anthroponymy – facial names that stand as monuments to the Belarusian-Polish cultural and historical ties.
Мянушкi жыхароў Камароўшчызны (на падставе палявых даследаванняў у Паўночна-Заходняй Беларусi)
Authors:   Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Wydział Neofilologii, Instytut Filologii Rosyjskiej i Ukraińskiej, Żebrowska Anna
Published: March 2021

The aim of the article is an attempt to describe the nicknames functioning actively among the inhabitants of Komarovschizna (Myadzyel district, Minsk region), where my field study has been conducted since 2010. The analysis of collected material showed that the nicknames can be divided into nine major groups: nicknames created from surnames; nicknames created from names; nicknames motivated by people’s profession; nicknames motivated by the similarity with known people; nicknames motivated by an external appearance; nicknames motivated by specific habits, customs and behaviors; nicknames motivated by characteristic pronunciation; nicknames created on the basis of metaphorisation of animal names and also situational nicknames. In addition, it is necessary to distinguish such nicknames, which motivation is unknown to the inhabitants of Komarovschizna. The study of nicknames in rural environments gives the opportunity to obtain material which is valuable for linguistic as well as historical and cultural reasons. It also allows to understand the mechanisms of functioning of this type of anthroponyms, determines the state of behavior of the dialect and shows the directions of its possible development.
Działania na rzecz zachowania tożsamości narodowej, kulturowej i religijnej (na przykładzie współpracy Akademii Trzeciego Wieku w Olsztynie i polskich Uniwersytetów Trzeciego Wieku zza wschodniej granicy)
Authors:   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Wydział Teologii, Katedra Teologii Pastoralnej i Katechetyki, Bielinowicz Adam
Published: March 2021

This study attempts to explain the role played by the Third Age Academy in Olsztyn in preserving the national, cultural and religious identity of Poles living in the country and abroad. This goal is served by, among others, annual European Integration Meetings of Polish Universities of the Third Age from beyond the eastern border, organized for 13 years in Olsztyn. The article presents a historical outline of meetings and activities, thanks to which there is a chance to build local and active civil societies.
O infinitivo flexionado en galego: unha análise variacionista baseada na lingua oral
Authors: Rivas Javier , Brown Esther L.
Published: March 2021

O presente traballo ofrece os resultados da primeira análise variacionista do infinitivo flexionado en galego no contexto das cláusulas adverbiais co obxectivo de identificar a gramática probabilística da dita construción, en contraposición ao infinitivo invariable e ao subxuntivo. Os resultados suxiren que os patróns de uso do infinitivo flexionado están condicionados principalmente polo grao de accesibilidade do referente do suxeito da cláusula adverbial. Canto máis baixa é a accesibilidade do dito suxeito, maior é a posibilidade de que apareza a forma flexionada. Ademais, a análise variacionista amosa que, a medida que aumenta a complexidade sintáctica da cláusula, aumenta tamén a probabilidade de que apareza o subxuntivo. Polo tanto, o uso do infinitivo flexionado está restrinxido a cláusulas cunha complexidade sintáctica reducida. Os resultados están baseados nos datos do CORILGA, un extenso corpus de galego oral dun millón catrocentas mil palabras. Compárase tamén o infinitivo flexionado en galego e portugués en canto á frecuencia e contextos de uso así como á súa aparición cun suxeito nominativo co obxectivo último de proporcionarmos datos novos dunha lingua (galego) pouco estudada para contribuír ao coñecemento do infinitivo flexionado, un fenómeno gramatical excepcional nas linguas do mundo.
CorMatrix Anterior Leaflet Augmentation of the Tricuspid Valve: Midterm Results
Authors: Rescigno Giuseppe , Hothi Sandeep , Bond Christopher , Uddin Mauin , Bhatti Veena , Billing John Stephen
Published: March 2021

Background: Tricuspid annuloplasty is the most common surgical approach to correct tricuspid regurgitation (TR). In some patients, however, anterior leaflet patch augmentation may be necessary to optimize tricuspid competence. We reviewed our center cohort over the midterm and long term.
Methods: From January 2013 to August 2018, 424 tricuspid valve procedures were performed, of which 420 were repairs and 4 were replacements. Indications were either isolated severe TR or moderate or greater TR, concomitant with other surgery. In the repair cohort, we identified those that had a patch augmentation, and the database was interrogated for preoperative characteristics. The resulting patients had outpatient assessment (clinical and echocardiography) at 6 weeks and at a later interval. Additionally, a comparison was made between those who had good and poor results (moderate or greater TR or cardiac death).
Results: In the repair cohort, 19 patients underwent complex tricuspid valve repair with CorMatrix anterior leaflet augmentation. Preoperative characteristics were as follows: age, 65.5 ± 13.5 years; New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, 3.5 ± 0.5; left ventricular ejection fraction, 48.3% ± 5.9%; tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, 17.1 ± 3.7 mm; right ventricle (good, mild, moderate, poor), 10, 5, 4, 0; annulus size, 40.9 ± 6.9 mm; mean tethering distance, 1.00 ± 0.3 cm; and mean tethering area, 1.53 ± 1.16 cm2. Mean follow-up was 2.1 ± 1.9 years, and survival at 2 years was 73.8%. There were 2 in-hospital deaths. Mean NYHA class was 1.0 ± 0.5 (6 weeks) and 1.5 ± 0.6 (later follow-up); mean residual TR grade was 0.5 ± 0.6 (6 weeks) and 1.3 ± 1.4 (follow-up). Ten of 13 survivors had a good result at last follow-up (TR 0 to 1). We compared the preoperative and operative data of this group versus those with poor results (TR >1 or cardiac mortality). Significant univariate predictors of poor results were larger preoperative tethering area (1.18 ± 0.43 versus 2.4 ± 1.5 cm2; P = .02), longer tethering distance (0.87 ± 0.21 versus 1.2 ± 0.19 cm; P = .007), or the presence of mild or greater TR at 6 weeks (0.2 ± 0.4 vs 1.25 ± 0.5; P = .03).
Conclusions: CorMatrix anterior leaflet augmentation produces successful, stable repair in the majority of this complex population. The presence of even mild TR at 6 weeks’ follow-up predicts a poor result. When the tethering area or the tethering distance is significantly high, replacement is probably a better option.
Analysis of energy and greenhouse gas emissions of rice straw to energy chain in Egypt
Authors: Said Noha , Alblawi Adel , Hendy Ibrahim , Abdel Daiem Mahmoud
Published: March 2021

Rice straw as a source of energy could substitute for fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus, the aim of this paper was to analyze the energy and GHG emissions of rice straw to the energy chain in Egypt. The analysis was performed starting from paddy production, straw collection and transportation, and energy generation for two scenarios: power plant and anaerobic digestion plant. The results showed that the paddy production and transportation stage represented the highest contribution of the total energy consumption and GHG emissions for the two scenarios, respectively. The energy potential was estimated with 4193 GWh electricity and 25,647 × 106 MJ of biogas energy. It was also found that use of rice straw as an energy source could reduce the use of fossil fuel and mitigate air pollution from direct burning of rice straw by 3 Mt CO2-eq of GHG emissions.
Performance comparison of four kinds of straw/PLA/PBAT wood plastic composites
Authors: Feng Jianan , Zhang Weixing , Wang Lei , He Chunxia
Published: March 2021

Utilizing four kinds of straw fibers (sorghum, rice, corn, and soybean) as filling fibers, polylactic acid (PLA) and poly (adipic acid)/polybutylene terephthalate (PBAT) in a mixture (7:3) were used as matrix to prepare composite materials by a hot pressing molding process. The mechanical properties, and thermal stability of the four fiber-filled composites were evaluated. The composites had high interfacial quality and no obvious voids. The soybean straw/PLA/PBAT composite had the best interfacial quality. PLA/PBAT-based composite materials were examined. The experimental results show that the soybean straw/PLA/PBAT composite had the best tensile strength, bending strength, and impact strength (14.3 MPa, 19.5 MPa and 3.23 KJ·m-2, respectively), which was 25.3%, 14.6%, and 27.8% higher than that of the corn straw/PLA/PBAT composite. The thermal stability of the corn straw/PLA/PBAT composite was the best, with an initial decomposition temperature of 286 °C, and the residual amount was 7.3%.
Development of a flavor fingerprint by gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometry with principal component analysis for volatile compounds from Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. leaves and its fermentation products
Authors: Wang Zhihong , Peng Mijun , She Zhigang , Zhang Minglong , Yang Qiuling
Published: March 2021

Data obtained with gas chromatography coupled with ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) was explored to investigate the characteristics of volatile compounds from edible fungus, from Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. leaves (EUl) that served as growth medium, and from their fermentation products. A total of 162 signal peaks were found, of which 68 compounds were identified, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, and esters. There were differences in the volatile constituents of the edible fungi. EUl also contained special volatile components. The volatile components in the fermentation product were different compared to the raw material, and the difference in composition and content of the characteristic compounds was also obvious. The best classification performance was obtained by principal component analysis (PCA) based on the signal intensity of the characteristic volatile compounds. The results clearly showed that the samples (edible fungi, EUl and fermentation products) in a relatively independent space would be well distinguished. This further illustrated that the composition and content of volatile components of EUl could be changed by different microbial strains through biofermentation technology. Combining the signal intensity of the flavor substance, the difference was also clearly observed. This result suggested that the flavor compounds fingerprint could be established by GC-IMS and PCA.
Enzymatic hydrolysis lignin derived from corn stover as an intrinsic binder for bio-composites manufacture: Effect of fiber moisture content and pressing temperature on boards’ properties
Authors: Zhou Xiaoyan , Tan Lijuan , Zhang Weidong , Lv Chenglong , Zheng Fei , Zhang Rong , Du Guanben , Tang Bijun , Liu Xueyuan
Published: March 2021

Binderless fiberboards from enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (EHL) and cotton stalk fibers were prepared under various manufacturing conditions, and their physico-mechanical properties were evaluated. Full factorial experimental design was used to assess the effect of fiber moisture content and pressing temperature on boards’ properties. In addition, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to obtain the glass transition temperature (Tg) of EHL. We found that both fiber moisture content and pressing temperature had significant effects on binderless fiberboards’ properties. High fiber moisture content and pressing temperature are suggested to contribute to the self-bonding improvement among fibers with lignin-rich surface mainly by thermal softening enzymatic hydrolysis lignin. In this experiment, the optimized pressing temperature applied in binderless fiberboard production should be as high as 190°C in accordance with the EHL Tg value of 189.4°C, and the fiber moisture content should be limited to less than 20% with a higher board density of 950 kg/m3 to avoid the delamination of boards during hot pressing.
Design and Analysis of a Flat Plate Solar Powered Ejector Refrigeration System
Authors: Hani Sait  , Badr Habeebullah  , Nadim Turkman  , Yasin Al Khatib  , Ahmad Hussain
Published: March 2021

The Ejector refrigeration system can operate using renewable energy such as solar or wasted heat. A mathematical model for an ejector refrigeration system powered by solar energy was developed. The Ejector refrigeration system depends on many factors, such as ejector geometry, NXP, and operating conditions. A flat plate solar collector is designed to predict the heat transfer performance for the whole system, and the primary factors affecting the heat transfer performance. Outlet temperature of 134.95 °C was achieved from the setup of five solar collectors (two square meters each) when the solar irradiance was 985.69 W/m2. The water needs total power of 5016 W to reach this temperature.
COVID-19 Infections Among Students and Staff in New York City Public Schools
Authors: Varma Jay K. , Thamkittikasem Jeff , Whittemore Katherine , Alexander Mariana , Stephens Daniel H. , Arslanian Kayla , Bray Jackie , Long Theodore G.
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND:

The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led many jurisdictions to close in-person school instruction.

METHODS:

We collected data about COVID-19 cases associated with New York City (NYC) public schools from polymerase chain reaction testing performed in each school on a sample of asymptomatic students and staff and from routine reporting. We compared prevalence from testing done in schools to community prevalence estimates from statistical models. We compared cumulative incidence for school-associated cases to all cases reported to the city. School-based contacts were monitored to estimate the secondary attack rate and possible direction of transmission.

RESULTS:

To assess prevalence, we analyzed data from 234 132 persons tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in 1594 NYC public schools during October 9 to December 18, 2020; 986 (0.4%) tested positive. COVID-19 prevalence in schools was similar to or less than estimates of prevalence in the community for all weeks. To assess cumulative incidence, we analyzed data for 2231 COVID-19 cases that occurred in students and staff compared with the 86 576 persons in NYC diagnosed with COVID-19 during the same period; the overall incidence was lower for persons in public schools compared with the general community. Of 36 423 school-based close contacts, 191 (0.5%) subsequently tested positive for COVID-19; the likely index case was an adult for 78.0% of secondary cases.

CONCLUSIONS:

We found that in-person learning in NYC public schools was not associated with increased prevalence or incidence overall of COVID-19 infection compared with the general community.
A vida em série
Authors: Susca Vincenzo
Published: March 2021

As séries de televisão tornaram-se agora um aspecto central de nossa vida cotidiana, tanto no meio pelo qual se espalham quanto nas mensagens que expressam. A sociologia da comunicação, imaginação e vida cotidiana sugere que a experiência serial é a maneira preferida pela qual a cultura contemporânea afirma e toma forma. A pesquisa aqui apresentada constitui uma análise etnográfica do consumo em série que visa identificar os vínculos entre essa prática e a vida cotidiana.
The role of renewable energies in the new EU member states
Authors: Meyer Natanya , Magda Robert , Bozsik Norbert
Published: March 2021

This article provides an overview of the structure and utilization of the new EU member states (EU-13) energy consumption. During the analysis, it was determined which non-renewable energy carriers were replaced by renewables ones. The replacement of energy sources with each other was analyzed by means of a correlation matrix. Results indicated that coal was replaced by renewable energies in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Furthermore, the renewables basically replaced oil in Malta and gas was replaced by renewables in Lithuania. In other countries the relation between renewables and non-renewables could not be detected. The structure of energy production in the EU countries were different due to the differences of natural endowments. The main goal of the European Union energy policy is to reduce the CO2 emission by decreasing the fossil fuel consumption and this finding new ways to replace traditional energy sources is of utmost importance.
Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the process of obtaining cross-sectional area and echo intensity measurements of muscles from ultrasound images
Authors:   Molnar Human Performance Lab, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA, Sobolewski Eric J. , Wein Leah D. ,   Molnar Human Performance Lab, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA, Crow Jacquelyn M. ,   Molnar Human Performance Lab, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA, Carpenter Kaitlyn M. ,   Molnar Human Performance Lab, Furman University, Greenville SC, USA
Published: March 2021

Introduction: The use of ultrasound images for analyzing muscle quality and size is continuing to grow in the literature. However, many of these manuscripts fail to properly describe their measurement techniques and steps involved in analyzing ultrasound images. Aim of this study: To evaluate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the steps involved when analyzing ultrasound images to measure cross-sectional area and echo intensity. Material and methods: Twenty ultrasound images of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis images were blinded and replicated, and then analyzed by experienced raters. The raters then were asked to analyze the images using open-source software for scaling measurements, subcutaneous fat thickness, cross-sectional area, and echo intensity. Matched image values for each measurement where compared for intra- and inter-rater reliability. Results: Intra-rater reliability ranged from fair (ICC3,1 = 0.32) to high (0.98), with echo intensity values being the least reliable (>0.55), and scaling and depth measurements being the most reliable (<0.85). Inter-rater reliability ranged from good (0.77) to high (0.97). Conclusion: Ultrasound- derived measures of cross-sectional area and echo intensity can be measured reliably, with echo intensity being the most difficult to replicate. However, reliability measures are unique to the rater and study and, therefore, should be clearly reported in every paper.
High-resolution ultrasound of spigelian and groin hernias: a closer look at fascial architecture and aponeurotic passageways
Authors:   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy, Picasso Riccardo ,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Pistoia Federico ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Zaottini Federico ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Airaldi Sonia ,   Radiologia Ospedale San Paolo, Savona, Italy, Perez Maribel Miguel ,   Unidad de Anatomía y Embriología Humana, Departamento de Patología y Terapéutica Experimental, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud (Campus de Bellvitge), Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Pansecchi Michelle ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Tovt Luca ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Sanguinetti Sara ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Möller Ingrid ,   Instituto Poal de Reumatologia, Barcelona, Spain, Bruns Alessandra ,   Division of Rheumatology, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Canada, Martinoli Carlo ,   Department of Health Science (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy,   UO Radiologia – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
Published: March 2021

1,2, Federico Pistoia1,2, Federico Zaottini1,2, Sonia Airaldi3, Maribel Miguel Perez4, Michelle Pansecchi1,2, Luca Tovt1,2, Sara Sanguinetti1,2, Ingrid Möller5, Alessandra Bruns6, Carlo Martinoli1,2
Pharmacological properties of edible Asparagus acutifolius and Asparagus officinalis collected from North Iraq and Turkey (Hatay)
Authors: Mohammed F.S. , Pehlivan M. , Sevindik E. , Akgul H. , Sevindik M. , Bozgeyik I. , Yumrutas O.
Published: March 2021

In this study, antioxidant, oxidant, antimicrobial, and antiproliferative activities of Asparagus acutifolius L. and Asparagus officinalis L., known for their nutritional properties, were determined. In this context, methanol (MeOH) and dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of plants were obtained. Total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) were determined using Rel Assay kits. Antimicrobial activities of plant extracts were determined against the test microorganisms using the agar dilution method. Antiproliferative activity was tested on the lung cancer cell line A549. As a result of the studies, it has been determined that the plant species have high antioxidant potential. In addition, it was observed that the antifungal potentials of plant extracts are high. Antiproliferative activity was determined to be at high level in both plant species. As a result, it has been determined that A. acutifolius and A. officinalis have medical potential and can be used as natural agents in pharmacological designs.
Scientific Conference in Memory of Gyula Hajnóczi •
Authors: Krähling János
Published: March 2021

The Department of History of Architecture and Monument Preservation of the Faculty of Architecture of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the Standing Committee on the History and Theory of Architecture and Monument Preservation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences organized an online scientific conference on 12th November 2020, in memory of Gyula Hajnóczi, a recognized and highly respected professor of the department of architecture on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, entitled “Scientific Conference in Memory of Gyula Hajnóczi (Conference of Architectural Historians and Historic Building Researchers III)”. This paper intends to introduce this special issue of the journal with the summary of the conference.

A Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Építészmérnöki Kar Építészettörténeti és Műemléki Tanszéke, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Építészettörténeti, Építészetelméleti és Műemléki Állandó Bizottsága részvételével Hajnóczi Gyula, a tanszék ismert, elismert és nagy tekintélyű egykori professzora tiszteletére, születésének 100. évfordulója alkalmából „Tudományos Konferencia Hajnóczi Gyula Emlékére (Építészettörténészek és Műemlékkutatók Konferenciája III.)” címmel 2020. november 12-én online tudományos konferenciát szervezett. Az írás röviden bevezeti e folyóirat különszámát.
Stress Distribution Analysis of Novel Dental Mini-Implant Designs to Support Overdenture Prosthesis
Authors: da Costa Valente Mariana Lima , Macedo Ana Paula , dos Reis Andréa Cândido
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to test and compare 2 novel dental mini-implant designs to support overdentures with a commercial model, regarding the stress distribution, by photoelastic analysis. Three different mini-implant designs (Ø 2.0 mm × 10 mm) were tested: G1—experimental threaded (design with threads and 3 longitudinal and equidistant self-cutting chamfers), G2—experimental helical (design with 2 long self-cutting chamfers in the helical arrangement), and G3—Intra-Lock System. After including the mini-implants in a photoelastic resin, they were subjected to a static load of 100 N under two situations: axial and inclined model (30°). The fringe orders (n), that represents the intensity of stresses were analyzed around the mini-implants body and quantified using Tardy's method that calculates the maximum shear stress (τ) value in each point selected. In axial models, less stress was observed in the cervical third mini-implants, mainly in G1 and G2. In inclined models (30°), higher stresses were generated on the opposite side of the load application, mainly in the cervical third of G2 and G3. All mini-implant models presented lower tensions in the cervical third compared with the middle and apical third. The new mini-implants tested (G1 and G2) showed lower stresses than the G3 in the cervical third under axial load, while loading in the inclined model generated greater stresses in the cervical of G2.
A Novel Approach for Immediate Implant-Based Oral Rehabilitation in a Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Using Virtual Surgical and Prosthetic Planning
Authors: in 't Veld Matthijs , Schulten Engelbert A.J.M. , Neveling Ulf , Jan Jager Derk H. , Leusink Frank K.J.
Published: March 2021

Patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS) experience difficulties in wearing conventional dentures. After removal of all teeth, the oral rehabilitation is challenging and time consuming using conventional treatment protocols. Although implant-retained overdentures are beneficial for this specific patient group, the average total oral rehabilitation time (TORT) usually takes at least 9 months and needs to be reduced to increase patients' quality of life (QoL). In this paper, we report on a new treatment concept for immediate implant-based oral rehabilitation in a 77-year-old patient with partial edentulous SS. Because of persistent pain, discomfort, and retention problems with the conventional prosthetic devices, full clearance of the remaining mandibular dentition and immediate oral rehabilitation with an implant-retained overdenture were suggested. The treatment protocol included virtual surgical planning (VSP), combining a guided bone reduction of the mandibular alveolar process, immediate dental implant placement, and restoration using a prefabricated bar and placement of the overdenture.

This method demands the use of ionizing 3D imaging optionally combined with an optical dental scan or a conventional impression. Furthermore, one needs to gain experience using VSP software.

This novel treatment concept for immediate implant-based oral rehabilitation using VSP proved to be feasible and safe in a patient with SS, resulting in a significantly reduced TORT and improved QoL. Further research is needed to what extent this treatment concept could be beneficial to other patient groups, such as patients with head and neck cancer.
The Transformation of Legal Policy in the Context of Digitalization of the Legal Reality
Authors: Gavrilova Yulia , Rybakova Olga
Published: March 2021

Introduction: the technical and technological transformations of modern society are taking on a global scale and the consequences which are difficult to predict for humanity. The digital age increases a person’s dependence on the results of their intellectual work and generates a certain value conflict. The peculiarity of the modern stage of information and technological society is that technologies become part of social reality; they go beyond the relationship “man – technology – technical result”. The purpose of the research is to formulate a conceptual view of the transformation of legal policy in modern society, which is constantly in the process of digital changes. The research aims to reveal new problems that arise in the digital society, to propose a review of the role of traditional legal means, in particular, legal policy in order to design innovative technical approaches and high-end technologies in society. Methods: the paper uses philosophical and general scientific principles; system, genetic and activity approaches; the methods: formal legal, analysis and synthesis. Results: information becomes an essential condition for ensuring human survival in a complex world that is moving along the path of informatization, digitalization, and technologization. By introducing techniques and technologies into their life and practice, people are guided by the goals of humanization, creative self-expression, and unlimited improvement of their own nature. But in any activity there are “side effects” that hinder the progressive intellectual and spiritual growth of humanity. These inhibitory factors are determined both by the properties of the information itself and by the objective characteristics of the social reality in which this information circulates. Technological progress, information, risks, law, legislation, and the values of society – these are the key “assemblage points” around which the modern domestic legal policy is built and implemented. Conclusions: legal policy in modern Russia is being transformed and presented as a special activity of social actors to adequately transform the legal reality in accordance with the needs of the developing information society using legal forms and methods based on modern information and communication technologies.
Termination of a Civil Contract Due to a Significant Change in Circumstances: Legislation and Practice of Post-Soviet States
Authors: Alhamdawi Mohammed , Nenashev Maxim
Published: March 2021

Introduction: the scientific interest in the study of peculiarities of regulating the termination of a civil contract due to a significant change in circumstances in the foreign practice is predetermined by both the discussion and lack of scientific coverage of the relevant issues, and the difficulties in interpreting and applying the relevant norms of the law of obligations in Russia. Methods: the methodological framework for the research is a set of methods of scientific cognition, among which the main ones are the general scientific dialectical, comparative legal, logical-syntactic, semantic methods of cognition, as well as the methods of cause-and-effect analysis, forecasting, synthesis and analysis. Results: the study reveals the features and main problematic aspects of the application of the rules on the termination of a civil contract due to a significant change in circumstances in a number of post-Soviet states. The paper presents the insights on the need to improve the statutory regulation of the considered grounds for the termination of a civil contract in Russia, including specifying the provisions of Article 451 of the Civil Code.
Duality of the Electoral and Legal Culture and Political Communication in the Elections of the Landtag of Prussia (1849–1918)
Authors: Bokov Yuri , Akhverdiev Erwin
Published: March 2021

Introduction: based on a wide range of historical sources about the elections of the Landtag of Prussia in 1849–1918, an attempt is made to examine the electoral and legal culture through the prism of political communication. The aim of the research is a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the communication processes and the level of electoral and legal culture of Prussian residents in 1849–1918. Results: the paper substantiates the conclusion that the study of political culture should not be limited to the analysis of the level of participation, but it is necessary to equally study political behavior in a very broad sense, since both are inextricably linked. On the example of the election campaigns to the Landtag of Prussia in 1849–1918 it is noted that the rejection of the current situation in the state leads to a decrease in the level of public participation in the elections, while low turnout is not always a consequence of an insufficient level of electoral and legal culture. Conclusions: the political and legal culture of the inhabitants of Prussia, their legendary habit of observing the law, had a decisive influence on the choice of the type of political communication. The Prussians, preferring legal forms of political communication, thereby confirmed their faith in the law, in the institution of elections. Political communication should not be limited to periodic voting. Citizens should be given the rights to influence the functioning of the state. If these requirements are not met, the legal types of political communication, even with a sufficiently high level of legal culture of the population, are replaced by semi-legal and illegal ones, and the reformist mode of activity of political forces is changed to a revolutionary one.
Crumbs2 Is an Essential Slit Diaphragm Protein of the Renal Filtration Barrier
Authors: Möller-Kerutt Annika , Rodriguez-Gatica Juan E. , Wacker Karin , Bhatia Rohan , Siebrasse Jan-Peter , Boon Nanda , Van Marck Veerle , Boor Peter , Kubitscheck Ulrich , Wijnholds Jan , Pavenstädt Hermann , Weide Thomas
Published: March 2021

Significance Statement

Mutations in the Crumbs2 (CRB2) gene were recently identified as a cause of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), but it is unknown how Crumbs2 dysfunction damages the glomerular filtration barrier (GFB). Crumbs2 is a slit diaphragm protein, organized in clusters and able to interact with Nephrin. In mice, loss of Crumbs2 results in heavy proteinuria, accompanied by progressive podocyte foot process effacement, injury of renal cells, and inflammation, indicating that Crb2 is of similar relevance for the GFB as Nephrin. In vitro, CRB2 mutant proteins accumulate in the ER and trigger ER stress. Thus, in addition to loss of Crumbs2 at the slit diaphragm, ER stress induction could play a pivotal role in onset and disease progression in patients with SRNS.

Background

Crumbs2 is expressed at embryonic stages as well as in the retina, brain, and glomerular podocytes. Recent studies identified CRB2 mutations as a novel cause of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS).

Methods

To study the function of Crb2 at the renal filtration barrier, mice lacking Crb2 exclusively in podocytes were generated. Gene expression and histologic studies as well as transmission and scanning electron microscopy were used to analyze these Crb2
podKO knockout mice and their littermate controls. Furthermore, high-resolution expansion microscopy was used to investigate Crb2 distribution in murine glomeruli. For pull-down experiments, live cell imaging, and transcriptome analyses, cell lines were applied that inducibly express fluorescent protein–tagged CRB2 wild type and mutants.

Results

Crb2
podKO mice developed proteinuria directly after birth that preceded a prominent development of disordered and effaced foot processes, upregulation of renal injury and inflammatory markers, and glomerulosclerosis. Pull-down assays revealed an interaction of CRB2 with Nephrin, mediated by their extracellular domains. Expansion microscopy showed that in mice glomeruli, Crb2 and Nephrin are organized in adjacent clusters. SRNS-associated CRB2 protein variants and a mutant that lacks a putative conserved O-glycosylation site were not transported to the cell surface. Instead, mutants accumulated in the ER, showed altered glycosylation pattern, and triggered an ER stress response.

Conclusions

Crb2 is an essential component of the podocyte’s slit diaphragm, interacting with Nephrin. Loss of slit diaphragm targeting and increasing ER stress are pivotal factors for onset and progression of CRB2-related SRNS.
Putting Gestures to Work: Georges Didi-Huberman, Uprisings
Authors: Longford Samuel
Published: March 2021

Georges Didi-Huberman, Uprisings (Paris: Gallimard, 2016), 232 pp, ISBN 9782072697296 Georges Didi-Huberman's Uprisings is at once heavy and light. It weaves complex (and sometimes burdensome) political traditions and histories of thought concerned with uprising, rebellion and revolution, with bursts of poetry which, it seems, are meant to take flight off the page like the butterfly tracts that Didi-Huberman so admires. It is also vast in its scale and depth, tracing histories of uprising and rebellion from Atlas, Prometheus and Eve, through to future uprisings which are as yet unknown and, as the author reminds us, endless: 'the uprising is a gesture without end' (p. 17).
The Brown Photo Album: An Archive of Feminist Futurity
Authors: Ellapen Jordache A.
Published: March 2021

This photo-essay considers the other lives of family photographs by offering an analysis of my mother's collection of professional studio portraits and other vernacular photographs shot between the mid 1950s and late 1960s. How do we read the photo-archive of an 'Indian' woman born in 1941 to parents who were wards of the colonial state? A woman who was one generation removed from the sugar-cane plantations and coal mines where Indians were indentured as a coercive labour force? Influenced by Santu Mofokeng's project The Black Photo Album and Tina Campt's method of 'listening to' rather than 'looking at' photos, I refigure the family photo-archive to produce The Brown Photo Album, which is an experiment in seeing and being seen. In a context where the institutional visual archives of colonialism and apartheid have trained South African publics to see and thus know the Indian in very specific ways, this article redirects us away from the violence of the visual to the relationship between race, aesthetics and affect. It positions the family photo album not only as an alternative archive of the Indian experience but also as an archive through which we can begin to comprehend the Indian experience otherwise. This project probes the making of Indianness in the Natal Midlands, shifting the lens from urban centres like Durban and Johannesburg. As a work in progress, I present The Brown Photo Album as an experiment, an iteration of a project, a praxis of refiguring family photos in order to understand what this archive can reveal about our past, presents and futures.
Development and validation of a ferroptosis-related lncRNAs prognosis signature in colon cancer
Authors: Cai Hua-jun , Zhuang Zhi-cheng , Wu Yong , Zhang Yi-yi , Liu Xing , Zhuang Jin-fu , Yang Yuan-feng , Gao Yuan , Chen Bin , Guan Guo-xian
Published: March 2021

Ferroptosis is a form of iron-dependent programmed cell death. Regulate ferroptosis in tumor cells is a novel treatment modality. The present study aimed to investigate ferroptosis-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and construct a prognostic model for colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). RNA- sequencing data and ferroptosis-related genes were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas database and FerrDb database. COAD patients were randomly assigned to training- and validation groups. The Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator regression and Cox regression model were used to determine and develop a predictive model. The model was corroborated using the validation group and the entire group. In total, 259 ferroptosis-related genes and 905 ferroptosis-related LncRNAs were obtained. Cox model revealed and constructed seven ferroptosis-related LncRNAs signature (LINC01503, AC004687.1, AC010973.2, AP001189.3, ARRDC1-AS1, OIP5-AS1, and NCK1-DT). Patients were assigned into two groups according to the median risk score. Kaplan–Meier survival curves showed that overall survival between high- and low-risk groups was statistically significant (P<0.01). Cox multivariate analysis seven ferroptosis-related LncRNAs signature was an independent risk factor for COAD outcomes (P<0.05). The relationship between seven ferroptosis-related LncRNAs and clinicopathological features was also examined. The principal component analysis showed a difference between high- and low-risk groups intuitively. With the aid of gene set enrichment analysis, the underlying mechanisms of seven ferroptosis-related LncRNAs were uncovered, including the MAPK signaling pathway, mTOR signaling pathway, and glutathione metabolism pathway. Finally, we established and validated seven ferroptosis-related lncRNAs signature for COAD patients to predict survival. These results may provide meaningful targets for future study.
Criteria for performing total knee arthroplasty without postoperative intensive care monitoring v1
Authors: Loures Fabricio , Henrique Reis João , de Oliveira Campos Marcelo , Morgado Runco Guilherme , Doim Vieira Fonseca Luísa , Ferreira Xavier Luciana , Hiroyuki Miyabe Ooka Nelson , Palmeira de Oliveira Liszt
Published: March 2021

After reviewing the medical literature, we defined objective criteria to indicate intensive care monitoring after total knee arthroplasty. These criteria were adopted in January 2020 and since then none of the 80 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty at the Pedro Ernesto University Hospital and who met the criteria required intensive care monitoring.
Görünür Işık Haberleşme Sistemleri için SC-PPM Tekniği Kullanılarak Alıcı-Verici Tasarımı
Authors: SONMEZ Mehmet
Published: March 2021

Alt Taşıyıcılı Darbe Konum Modülasyonu (SC-PPM: Subcarrier Pulse Position Modulation) Görünür Işık Haberleşme (VLC: Visible Light Communication) sistemleri için kullanılan iletim tekniklerinden birisidir. GIH sistemleri için daha önce yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde uygulanabilir bir FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays: Alanda Programlanabilir Kapı Dizileri) tabanlı sistem eksikliği gözlemlenmiştir. Bu nedenle yapılan çalışmada SC-4PPM için uygulanabilir bir sayısal mimari önerilmiştir. Önerilen mimari FPGA kartı üzerinde gerçek zamanlı olarak uygulanmıştır. Ayrıca bilgi bitlerinin alıcı tarafta algılanabilmesi için geleneksel sistemde modülasyonlu sinyal, bir bant geçiren filtre ve bir alçak geçiren filtreden geçirilmesinden sonra karar devresine uygulanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada bant geçiren filtre alıcı taraftan kaldırılarak bir türev alıcı benzeri yapı ile bilgi bitlerinin tahmini gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hem verici hem de alıcı için önerilen mimariler FPGA kartı üzerinde uygulanarak osiloskop üzerinden gerçek zamanlı sonuçlar incelenmiştir. Osiloskop çıktılarına göre önerilen verici ve alıcı mimariler başarılı bir şekilde çalışmaktadır.
Türkiye'de Çevik ve Klasik Yazılım Geliştirme Metodolojilerine Dair Kapsamlı Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: ÇALIŞKAN Duygu , YAVUZ Ahmet , DOĞAN Buket , ÇALIŞ Banu
Published: March 2021

Hızla gelişen teknoloji dünyasında özellikle yazılım sektöründe geliştirilen ürünlerin pazara hızla sunulması ve değişen gereksinimlere hızlı reaksiyon vermeleri gerektirmektedir. Değişen şartlara uyum sağlayabilmek için dünyadaki yazılım endüstrisinde klasik ve çevik yaklaşım metodolojiler kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında, Türkiye yazılım endüstrisindeki organizasyonlarda çevik ve geleneksel yaklaşımların hangi düzeyde kullanıldığı ve yazılım geliştiricilerin bu yaklaşımlarla ilgili görüşlerinin nasıl olduğunu belirlemeye yönelik bir anket hazırlanarak uygulanması sağlanmıştır. Hazırlanan anket, https://www.onlineanketler.com/ çevrimiçi anket sağlama hizmeti kullanılarak, 2019 Kasım ayı boyunca katılımcıların erişimine açılmıştır. Katılımcılar çeşitli sosyal ağlar, e-posta grupları kullanılarak anket bağlantısına davet edilmişlerdir. Yazılım sektöründe yer alan birçok farklı firmadaki çalışana ulaşılarak, 193 kişi anketi tamamlaması sağlanmıştır. Katılımcılardan alınan anket sonuçlarına göre, çevik yöntemlerin uygulanma oranının geleneksel yöntemlere göre daha fazla olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çevik yaklaşımları kullanan katılımcıların bu yöntemin verimliliği, kaliteyi ve müşteri memnuniyetini arttırdığını görüşünde olduğu görülürken, klasik yaklaşım kullanan katılımcıların bu konularda kararsız olduğu belirlenmiştir.