bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Longitudinal 5-year-tracking of isometric Plank test strength in children and adolescents: A pre and post-COVID-19 social distancing study
Authors: Lemes Vanilson Batista , Brand Caroline
Published: February 2024

Purpose: to compare the effects of plank strength levels over a 5-year period (2018 vs. 2023) considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents.
Methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal case study that employed a quantitative approach, developed with schoolchildren from a school located in the South Brazil. The initial sample consisted of 221 students (58.8% boys) aged 6 to 11 years evaluated in 2018 (baseline). The same group of students was reevaluated in 2023 (follow-up) when they were aged 11 to 16 years. The assessment of isometric strength in the plank test was conducted by adapting the "core" strength test. The test was performed twice within the same session, and the best measurement was recorded. Additionally, a retest was conducted 7 days later. The abdominal resistance strength was evaluated through the sit-up test, according to the protocol of Projeto Esporte Brasil.
Results: Regarding the results of the pre-pandemic (baseline) compared to the post-pandemic (follow-up) in girls, a significant negative effect over the 5-year period was observed in the comparison of raw values for isometric strength in the Plank Test's first three measurements at baseline, compared to the follow-up. Similar 5-year negative effects were observed in boys as those seen in girls, both in the raw values, and in the age-adjusted values, where no significant differences were found.
Conclusion: isometric strength levels on the Plank test remained stable over the 5-year period, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating consistent core strength in schoolchildren.
Evidence of increasing water scarcity due to frequent drought under SSP2-4.5 climate change scenario in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Authors: Ngwenya Mthulisi , Busayo Emmanuel Tolulope , Simatele Mulala Danny
Published: February 2024

Prolonged droughts can create severe water scarcity that can negatively affect sustainable human-environment interactions. In the Western Cape Province (WCP), South Africa, prolonged drought episodes are aggravating water scarcity and adversely affecting agricultural production. This study aimed to explore water resources sustainability in agroecological zones (AEZs) of the WC province. To this end, historical (1991–2020) and future (2021–2050) precipitation datasets under the SSP2-4.5 climate scenario were obtained from the sixth version of Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate, (MIROC6). Using the Reliability (Rel.) − Resilience (Res.) − Vulnerability (Vul.) framework and Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the sustainability index (SI) was used to quantify water availability conditions in different AEZs using the geometric mean method. The Mann-Kendall (M-K) test was applied to investigate the trends at a significance level of p < 0.05. The findings show that between 2021 and 2050 under the SSP2-4.5 climate scenario drought conditions will exacerbate water scarcity in AEZs compared to the historical observations. The results indicate that in arid climates, future SI, exhibited moderate water shortage (0.60 < SI < 0.80), while in semiarid climates future SI values, exhibited mild water shortages (0.62 < SI < 0.71); while in the humid climates, future SI values projected normal to above normal water availability condition (0.52 < SI < 0.58). Overall, trend analysis indicated non-insignificant positive vulnerability trends and significant negative trends for both reliability and resilience indicator. This study provides policy interventions and can foster development pathways to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals from a water and climate action perspective.
Modelling turbulent flow of superfluid 4He past a rough solid wall in the T = 0 limit
Authors: Doyle Matthew J , Golov Andrei I , Walmsley Paul M , Baggaley Andrew W
Published: February 2024

We present a numerical study, using the vortex filament model, of vortex tangles in a flow of pure superfluid 4He in the T = 0 limit through a channel of width D = 1 mm for various applied velocities V. The flat channel walls are assumed to be microscopically rough such that vortices terminating at the walls are permanently pinned; vortices are liberated from their pinned ends exclusively through self-reconnection with their images. Sustained tangles were observed, for a period of 80s, above the critical velocity Vc ∼ 0.20 cms-1 = 20 \frac{\kappa}{D}$. The coarse-grained velocity profile was akin to a classical parabolic profile of the laminar Poiseuille flow, albeit with a non-zero slip velocity ∼ 0.20cms-1 at the walls. The friction force was found to be proportional to the applied velocity. The effective kinematic viscosity was ∼ 0.1κ, and effective Reynolds numbers within Re′ < 15. The fraction of the polarized vortex length varied between zero in the middle of the channel and ∼ 60% within the shear flow regions ∼ D/4 from the walls. Therefore, we studied a state of polarized ultraquantum (Vinen) turbulence fuelled at short lengthscales by vortex reconnections, including those with vortex images due to the relative motion between the vortex tangle and the pinning rough surface.
Machine Learning-Enhanced Modelling of Dual-Core Silver-Coated PCF-SPR Sensor for Analyte Sensing
Authors: Haque Farzana , Saha Chanchal , Islam Nazrul , Yousuf Mohammad Abu , Hossain Muhammad Minoar , Rahman Mohammad Motiur
Published: February 2024

Photonic crystal fiber (PCF)-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors have garnered significant attention for their remarkable sensitivity in detecting molecular interactions and bio-molecular binding events. This study has proposed an approach to enhance the sensitivity of dual-core silver-coated PCF-SPR sensors and modelling by integrating machine learning (ML) algorithms. This sensor stands out with its dual-core design, boasting impressive capabilities such as the highest wavelength sensitivity of 30000 nm/RIU and a 3.33×10-6 resolution. It also covers a wide refractive index (RI) range from 1.34 to 1.41, using silver as the plasmonic material. Additionally, it utilizes ML techniques, including support vector regression, random forests, and multiple-variable linear regression, to enhance modelling accuracy, particularly in predicting confinement loss and the real part of effective RI. The high sensitivity of the proposed PCF-SPR sensor makes it a strong contender for use in bio-sensing applications.
Altered Error Monitoring and Decreased Flanker Task Accuracy in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Authors: Hanna Gregory , Liu Yanni , Rentschler Lauren , Hanna Barbara , Arnold Paul , Gehring William
Published: February 2024

The error-related negativity (ERN) and error positivity (Pe) are components of the event-related potential following an error that are potential mechanistic biomarkers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The study examined the ERN, Pe, flanker task accuracy, and clinical measures in 105 OCD cases and 105 matched healthy controls (HC), ages 8 to 18 years, with 21 cases having a tic disorder history. Higher flanker task accuracy in all participants was associated with an increased ERN amplitude and increased difference between Pe and correct positivity amplitudes (ΔPe). Compared to HC, OCD cases had an increased ERN but decreased flanker task accuracy and ΔPe. Those differences were also significant in tic-related and non-tic-related OCD cases compared to HC. A lower ΔPe was associated in OCD cases with an earlier age at OCD symptom onset. The results support the hypothesis that OCD involves defects in an error monitoring system and suggest a reduced ΔPe may compromise error signaling and cause uncertainty about the correctness of a response.
Analytical Models for the Prediction of Deformation in Laser Shock Bulging
Authors: Zhang Guofang , Zheng Chao , Lu Guoxin , Ji Zhong
Published: February 2024

Laser shock forming (LSF) is a novel plastic forming process which utilizes a laser-induced shock wave to deform sheet metals to 3D configurations. Quantitative evaluation of the deformation in LSF is of great importance to understand the forming mechanism and achieve the high precision. In this paper, considering parameters of material, geometry and processing, an analytical model was proposed to predict the deformation of plate in laser shock bulging. Models showed that the deformation is related to the impedances of the metal target and the confining overlay, the density, yield strength and thickness of the material, the radius of the die, and the energy, radius and pulse duration of the laser beam. The deformation profiles and the maximum deformation height calculated by the analytical model agree with those of the experiment, which validate the rationality of the constructed models. The maximum deformation height increases with an increase of laser energy, while it decreases with increasing plate thickness.
Unraveling the Role of MicroRNAs: Potential Biomarkers for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Revealed Through RNA Sequencing Analysis
Authors: Lin Huizhen , Chen Xiao , Wang Lisui , Zhu Tang , Feng Xiaohui , Liu Xiaomei , Chen Haiying , Pan Si
Published: February 2024

Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) poses significant health risks for both mothers and children, contributing to long-term complications such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. This study explores the potential of microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers for GDM by analyzing peripheral blood samples from GDM patients.
Method Ten samples, including peripheral blood from 5 GDM patients and 5 controls, were collected to conduct the RNA sequencing analysis. Differentially expressed miRNAs were further validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Results A total of 2287 miRNAs were identified, with 229 showing differential expression. Validation through qRT-PCR confirmed significant up-regulation of miR-5193, miR-5003-3p, miR-3127-5p, novel-miR-96, miR-6734-5p, and miR-122-5p, while miR-10395-3p was down-regulated. Bioinformatics analyses revealed the involvement of these miRNAs in pathways associated with herpes simplex virus 1 infection.
Conclusion This study provides insights into the differential expression of miRNAs in GDM patients and their potential roles in the disease pathogenesis. It suggests the differentially expressed miRNAs could serve as potential biomarkers for GDM, shedding light on the complex molecular mechanisms involved.
Immunohistochemical study of granulysin expression in vitiligo and halo nevus
Authors: Hlaca Nika , Vičić Marijana , kastelan marija , Dekanić Andrea , Prpić-Massari Larisa
Published: February 2024

Vitiligo and halo nevus are immune-mediated skin diseases that have a similar pathogenesis and involve cellular cytotoxicity mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. In this study, we investigated whether cytotoxic cells containing cytolytic molecules such as granulysin (GNLY) are present in lesions of vitiligo and halo nevus. We analysed the expression of GNLY by immunohistochemistry in different lymphocyte subsets in perilesional and lesional skin of ten vitiligo patients, eight patients with halo nevus and ten healthy controls. A significantly higher accumulation of GNLY+, CD8+ GNLY+ and fewer CD56+ GNLY+ cells was found in the lesional skin of vitiligo and halo nevus than in the healthy skin. These cells were localised in the basal epidermis and papillary dermis, suggesting that GNLY may be involved in the immune response against melanocytes. Similarly, but to a lesser extent, upregulation of GNLY+ and CD8+ GNLY+ cells was observed in the perilesional skin of vitiligo and halo nevus compared to healthy controls. In this study, we demonstrated, for the first time, increased expression of CD8+ GNLY+ T lymphocytes and CD56+ GNLY+ NK cells in lesions of vitiligo and halo nevus, indicating the role of GNLY-mediated cytotoxicity in the development of both diseases.
Improving the Water Absorption Properties of Bacterial Cellulose by In-Situ and Ex-Situ Modifications for Use in CMC-Graft-Sodium Acrylate Superabsorbent
Authors: Nasresfahani Maryam , Babaeipour Valiollah , Imani Mohammad
Published: February 2024

Hydroxyl functional groups positioned along the bacterial cellulose (BC) chains provide the BC modification sites. This study reports BC in-situ and ex-situ modifications to increase its rehydration and equilibrium swelling ratio. BC in-situ modification was achieved by carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), sodium bicarbonate, and rapeseed oil addition to Acetobacter xylinum culture medium. Then, BC ex-situ modification by sodium bicarbonate (5, 10, and 15 wt. %) and glycerol (1, 2.5, and 5 v/v %) solutions were examined using the in-situ modified samples as starting materials. The final modified BC (called MBC) increased up to 2329.67% and 62.69%, respectively, in its equilibrium swelling ratio and rehydration compared to the unmodified sample. In the second phase of this study, two superabsorbents were synthesized through the polymerization of partially neutralized acrylic acid on the CMC backbone with and without MBC. These superabsorbents’ swelling ratio was investigated, and the amount of sodium acrylate, CMC, Aluminium hydroxide (Al(OH)3, as an inorganic cross-linker), and ammonium persulfate ((APS, as an initiator) was optimized using central composite design (CCD) method to achieve high swelling ratio. The resulting superabsorbents showed 306 and 326 (g water/g dry superabsorbent) as a swelling ratio, without and with MBC, respectively. Also, the MBC addition has increased the superabsorbents’ thermal stability. This study is one of the first attempts to investigate both BC in-situ and ex-situ modifications to rehydration and swelling ratio improvement for BC and its superabsorbent.
Bagging-based ensemble classifiers using multi-objective Genetic Programming
Authors: Zheng Yang , Zhang Fan , Gao Xiaoying , Ma Jianbin
Published: February 2024

As an effective evolutionary computation algorithm, Genetic Programming (GP) can be designed as effective classifiers due to its flexible representation method. However, the classification performance of GP classifiers can be degraded due to imbalanced data and weak generalization ability. In this paper, multi-objective GP (MOGP) is used to optimize three objectives including Recall, Precision and model complexity to imbalanced data. Moreover, a bagging-based ensemble classifier construction method is proposed to improve the generalization of GP classifiers, which uses non-repeated sampling to generate multiple training subsets and runs MOGP multiple times on these training subsets to construct ensembles. Experiments on ten datasets show that our MOGP classifier construction method can achieve better classification performance than single-objective GP classifier construction methods, and our bagging-based ensemble classifier construction methods can further improve the classification performance compared to only using MOGP. Comparisons with six state-of-the-art GP classifier construction methods and six traditional machine learning algorithms show that our proposed approach can achieve significantly better classification performance in most cases.
Symmetric Technique of Formant Transitions Generation for Using in Speech Synthesis of Arabic Language
Authors: Chegrani Lamari , Guerti Mhania , Boudraa Bachir
Published: February 2024

The objective of this work is the elaboration of a vocal communication aid system for the blind in the Arab world, which is at the same time used as a system for learning Arabic for them or for non-native speakers. This system is a result of the development of a speech synthesizer for the Arabic language which is based on the concatenative synthesis method (end-to-end speech data collection (Eskenazi, Levow, Meng, Parent, & Suendermann, 2013)) of sub-syllable sound units typically stored in digital wave format (Vaseghi, 2008), obtained using software called PRAAT (Gold, Morgan, & Ellis, 2011; Pleva, Juhár, & Thiessen, 2015)) from a natural language corpus (Chou, Tseng, & Lee, 2002). The treatments in this study took place in different phases (العماري, 2021). Text analysis techniques are responsible for converting incoming text into a linguistic representation that encodes information about how the input text should be pronounced (Shiga, Ni, Tachibana, & Okamoto, 2020). The method used to produce missing phonetic units in syllable counts (CV) is to use mathematical symmetry from (VC), which as a result obtained the construction of a phonetic lexicon based on a reduced number of phonemes, which is 124 units; And improving the patterns resulting from inserting formula transitions into (VC) generated from their counterpart (CV) using this feature. Finally, the implications of this after including the linear smoothing stage (Dutoit, 1994) are to obtain speech outputs that resemble natural speech as much as possible without noise (Millstein, 2020), continuous, and intelligible at different levels of language that are able to be employed in synthesising intelligible speech, for blind individuals in the Arab community, noting that this method is for all languages of the world in terms of producing the quality of speech.
Occupational accidents in a high complexity Hospital in Bogota Colombia during 2023
Authors: Rivera-Penagos Daniel , Rojas-Ulloa Juan Gerardo , Castillo Juan José Patiño-Del , Rubio Laura Rodríguez- , Palencia-Sánchez Francisco
Published: February 2024

Introduction:
An occupational accident according to the International Labour Organization is an unexpected and unplanned occurrence arising out of or in connection with work, which results in one or more workers incurring personal injury (1). The characterization of occupational accidents in a healthcare context is relevant for the implementation of preventive measures, follow-up measures, and protocols to reduce the incidence of these events, which represent an issue beyond the health and the economy of a healthcare entity and its employees. This work is the continuation of a three-year analysis of data on occupational accidents in a high complexity Hospital in Bogota, Colombia.
Methodology:
According to a provided database of occupational accidents in a high-complexity hospital in Bogota Colombia, a descriptive analysis was performed based on a retrospective cohort of 2023. The study variables presented in Table 1 were defined, then manually tabulated by months for analysis and graphed in the same way for interpretation.
Results
In 2023 the were a total of 204 occupational accidents. August has the highest incidence of accidents (16.67%), while Thursdays had the highest incident rate of the week (20.5%). The age group with the most accidents was 26–33 years old (34.2%). Female workers had the most occupational accidents (81%). The hour range with the most accidents was 09:00–13:00. Care workers had the most accidents (79.8%). Workers with seniority > 7 years presented the most accidents (34%). The hand was the body region most affected by accidents (29.9%). Luxation and sprains were the most common injuries (32.3%), caused mostly by exertion (29.9%). The most common unsafe practice was the adoption of an unsafe position (46.9%).
Conclusion
Results corresponded mostly to the previous research done with the same database in previous years. Female workers had the most accidents, which could be due to most female workers in the hospital. Nonetheless, measures should be taken to approach this specific population. Due to the high percentage of accidents caused by unsafe positioning, all workers should be advised to maintain safe practices while keeping a safe position. The high incidence of accidents in workers with seniority higher than 7 years should be investigated to determine if the cause is due to unsafe practices or higher procedure assumptions.
Effect of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Sana’a, Yemen, 2019
Authors: Almekhlafi Tofik Abdul Hameed , Awn Fares Sarhan , Ebrahim Ebrahim Mohammed , Al-Sumat Ameera Hussein , Jowah Haitham Mohammed
Published: February 2024

Purpose
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of laparoscopic bariatric surgery on obesity and associated comorbidities in patients from Sana'a, Yemen, in 2019.
Patients and methods :
A prospective study followed 50 patients who underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery between January and December 2019. The six-month follow-up assessed changes in body mass index (BMI), random blood sugar levels, glycated hemoglobin levels, joint pain, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Results
Among the 50 patients included, 22 were male and 28 were female, with a mean age of 37.4 ± 10.2 years. The patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG), single anastomosis sleeve ileal bypass (SASI), or single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S). The mean preoperative BMI was 45.4 ± 7.3 kg/m2, which decreased to 32.4 ± 4 kg/m2 at the six-month follow-up. In diabetic patients, preoperative glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) on medical therapy was 8.1 ± 2.3%. At six months postoperatively, HbA1c significantly decreased to 5.3 ± 1.2% (p < 0.001). Diabetic remission (HbA1c < 6% without medication) was achieved in 12 out of 15 diabetic patients (80%) at the six-month follow-up. Gastroesophageal reflux disease and joint pain significantly improved postoperatively.
Conclusion
Bariatric surgery demonstrates efficacy in treating patients who do not respond to conservative therapy. Clinicians should consider this intervention as an effective treatment option for obesity and related comorbidities.
¿Cómo debería ser la educación en América Latina?
Authors: Ríos Chagüendo Francy Estella
Published: February 2024

Este artículo de reflexión versa sobre la pregunta ¿Cómo debería ser la educación en América Latina? Poniendo en consideración el auge de las nuevas tecnologías en los escenarios de formación. Se discute sobre la importancia de generar un de dialogo en el que se establezcan acuerdos en los que quienes están recibiendo este tipo de educación sean escuchados y sean formados en pensamiento crítico, es decir, formar en una actividad particular siempre y cuando el estudiante sea consciente de su proceso y su contexto.
Ética del cuidado y maternalismo en la política colombiana
Authors: Cuevas de Dolmetsch Angela
Published: February 2024

Este artículo, a modo de reflexión, presenta una aproximación a la ética del cuidado que proyectan las mujeres, tanto en su vida personal, social, como en la política, en respuesta a las actitudes y validaciones patriarcales respecto a la violencia. Para ello revisa, grosso modo, la trayectoria de cinco mujeres de la política colombiana, sus posturas y decisiones en lo público, especialmente en lo que concierne a la problemática de la violencia, que surgen de valores basados en el género, particularmente del cuidado maternal. El derecho de las mujeres a tener una participación igualitaria en los cargos de elección popular y representación del Estado (Ley de Cuotas), así como los movimientos políticos y sociales y las organizaciones de mujeres, son espacios idóneos que materializan la ética del cuidado y el maternalismo en la esfera pública. En última instancia, este texto, desde una perspectiva de género, resalta la importancia de reconocer y valorar la ética del cuidado como un elemento esencial en la construcción de una sociedad más justa e igualitaria.
La filosofía intercultural frente al Kulturkampf actual: los desafíos que plantean tendencias autoritarias, neofascistas y nacionalistas a un verdadero polílogo
Authors: Estermann Josef
Published: February 2024

La filosofía intercultural se ha transformado durante más de 25 años desde sus inicios. En este lapso, se ha adaptado a los distintos contextos sociales, políticos y culturales. Hoy, este se caracteriza, cada vez más, por una nueva edición del Kulturkampf (lucha cultural) a nivel global, continental y regional, en América Latina. Este enfrentamiento ideológico entre un frente democrático y otro autoritario encubre, sin embargo, las verdaderas relaciones de poder. La narrativa dominante sobre “valores” en el mundo actual, presente en los dos bandos del Kulturkampf, conduce a una reducción de la diversidad, la participación democrática y las posibilidades de diálogos interculturales críticos. La filosofía intercultural debe considerar este nuevo contexto, sin hacerse cómplice o parte del Kulturkampf mencionado. Esto solo es posible si se articula con esfuerzos decoloniales, teorías críticas y antipatriarcales.
Me Too as Transnational Advocacy Networks: The Case of Anti-Sexual Violence Movement in Indonesia
Authors: Dewi Karina Utami , Fathana Hangga , Rohma Masitoh Nur
Published: February 2024

The research discusses the anti-sexual movement in Indonesia as a part of the global movement of Me Too and transnational advocacy networks. It aims to answer how the transnational advocacy movement explains the movement against sexual violence in Indonesia. The argument of the research is offered in three parts. First, it argues that the anti-sexual violence movement in Indonesia is a part of transnational advocacy networks. The analysis is provided by explaining the process of boomerang patterns, political entrepreneurs, and international contacts. Second, as part of a transnational advocacy network, the anti-sexual violence movement in Indonesia uses four tactics: information politics, symbolic politics, leverage politics, and accountability politics. The research argues that the anti-sexual violence movement uses all four of the tactics to achieve its goals. Lastly, the third part of the argument discusses the five stages of transnational advocacy networks that the movement has achieved with regard to their goals, and the research argues that it has reached all the stages except for the last one, which is influenced by state behavior.
A Comparative Study Between Organic Agriculture for Vegetables and Fruits Production in Lao PDR and the MRL Approach Used by Other Countries in the Mekong Region
Authors: Makino Takeo , Inthalangsee Bouthsakone
Published: February 2024

Food safety and the reduction of chemical use in agriculture, in particular, are common issues that reflect consumer concerns in many developing countries. This paper summarizes the history of the development of Organic Agriculture (OA) in Lao PDR, followed by the outline of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Clean Agriculture Development Project (CADP) which supports organic vegetables and fruits production under the clean agriculture policy promoted by the Lao government. Next, the relevant policies of its neighboring countries in the Mekong region (Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia) are also summarized. The policies in these countries focus mainly on reducing chemical residues based on the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) rather than promoting OA, which has recently been included in their national policies in response to social demands for chemical reduction in agriculture. Finally, the paper compares the approach of Lao PDR and other countries in the Mekong region. As a result, the Lao approach can contribute to improving both food safety and income generation of farmers. In contrast, the MRL-based approach has some limitations due to its insufficient operations under the regulatory systems in these countries. This suggests that the Lao approach should be taken into consideration by other developing economies where small-scale farmers are the majority.
TRADUKTOLOŠKA ANALIZA ITALIJANSKOG PREVODA ROMANA KRILATI KARAVAN STEVANA BULAJIĆA
Authors: Kovačević Zorana Ž. , Fornari Čuković Maria V.
Published: February 2024

Rad se bavi traduktološkom analizom italijanskog prevoda romana Krilati karavan (Carovana alata, 1955) Stevana Bulajića iz pera Razije Sarajlić, istaknute prevoditeljke i Antonija Luljija, svestranog intelektualca, pisca i prevodioca. Iako je njen rad bio prvenstveno fokusiran na prevođenje sa italijanskog jezika, Razija Sarajlić oprobala se i u prevođenju na italijanski jezik, sa željom da čitaocima italijanskog govornog područja približi djelić kulture i književnosti bivše Jugoslavije. Analiza prevoda romana Krilati karavan, objavljenog u Italiji 1962. godine, usmjerena je na sagledavanje jezičkih i kulturoloških problema prilikom procesa prevođenja, sa posebnim osvrtom na prenošenje frazeologizama, poređenja, antroponima i kulturnospecifičnih izraza. Jedan od primarnih ciljeva rada jeste skrenuti pažnju na život i djelo Razije Sarajlić u svjetlu tridesetogodišnjice njene smrti. Doprinos koji je Razija Sarajlić dala širenju italijanske kulture i književnosti u Bosni i Hercegovini, ali i na tlu bivše Jugoslavije, ogleda se u velikom broju prevoda kako literature za djecu tako i djela velikana italijanske književnosti, poput Đovanija Verge i Else Morante. Posebno mjesto u njenom prevodilačkom opusu zauzima prevod čuvenog romana Karla Kolodija Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burratino (Pinokio), objavljen 1957. godine pod okriljem sarajevskog izdavača Narodna prosvjeta, u sklopu prestižne dječije biblioteke „Lastavica”.
GENDER AND POWER IN ITALIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS: A DIACHRONIC PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Vučenović Nataša D.
Published: February 2024

This paper analyses, from the perspective of critical discourse analysis and critical pedagogy, the representation of gender hierarchy in two representative Italian as a foreign language textbooks, published between 2002 and 2019. The aim is to examine whether asymmetric power relations are reproduced or reversed through the representation of professions attributed to male and female characters, in order to obtain meaningful data about the approach adopted by the authors and publishing houses. Specifically, we aim to determine whether a progressive and egalitarian tendency in the perception and representation of women and men in the professional sphere can be identified. The analysis reveals significant differences in the approach adopted in the two textbooks and consequently in how gender hierarchies and roles in the professional sphere are constructed. Due to the absence of a gender-sensitive approach, the Qui Italia textbook reproduces and naturalises asymmetric power relations between women and men in the professional sphere. In contrast, the Dieci A1 textbook emerges as an educational material that challenges traditional gender roles in the professional sphere and offers alternative and egalitarian models. The results suggest that progressive trends regarding gender equality in educational materials have evolved over time and that a gender approach is increasingly implemented and valued.
ON SOME NONTYPICAL DERIVATIONAL PROCESSES IN SERBIAN
Authors: Borko Kovačević N.
Published: February 2024

This paper dicsusses nonconcatenative morphological processes in the modern Serbian language. More precisely, it focuses on derivational capacity of the processes of reduplication, circumfixation, infixation, base modification, and conversion. After representing the difference between concatenative and nonconcatenative morphological processes, each of the mentioned derivational processes is analysed from a crosslinguistic perspective, with special attention paid to the situation in Serbian. Besides the brief overview of the derivational capacity of the nonconcatenative processes, the goal of the paper is to enrich the terminology of the domestic word formation science (and generally of the Serbian grammar tradition).
THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF PERSONABLE VILLAINY AND WINSOME KNAVES: ENTER ANAKIN SKYWALKER AND CORIOLANUS SNOW
Authors: Muhić Emir Z.
Published: February 2024

The multifaceted human personality apparatus tirelessly and somewhat incessantly keeps on giving rise to both surprising and equally dishearteningly bland revelations as regards to how the idiosyncratic denizens of this blue-hued marble encode and decipher various cultural phenomena. This is particularly pertinent in view of the relentless endeavours to peel off the deeper layers of the pseudo-proverbial human cognitive onion. It would doubtless come across as supremely hauteur-suffused should a paper harbour a latent claim to fame in terms of comprehensiveness and immaculate insight into what appears to be nothing short of a rabbit hole-like bottomless pit of hopeless scholarly efforts at inching ever so slightly more towards the neighbourhood of the metanarrative fount of all creativity and meaning. Therefore, the succeeding pages shall do away with that specific delusion and attempt to labour under merely one and relatively monotonous question: how do we go about explaining the impulse to root for the prototypical villain instead of bowing to the infinitely promulgated notion of archetypal goodness?

The conception of strength and weakness is attached to the discussion in order to substantiate the propositional mosaic herein stipulated. Bearing this in mind, a greater degree of free expression no longer obtains for our generation unless attained by dint of explicit, yet veiled of norm-dictated defiance.

This inflexibility dovetails neatly with the first assertion at the outset in the hope of shedding off a shroud of superfluous duplicity so successfully inculcated that it now, perhaps, gives the reader pause to learn that human cognition is deeply convoluted, leaning dangerously to the dark side of the mind and conceptualisation. Claims that linguistic adepts favour the through line of goodness over evil are handily belied, which, in itself, is not a bad thing necessarily. It might even be daring to think it a liberating and healing modicum of catharsis.
SELECTED ENGLISH IDIOMS AND SIMILES WITH FARM ANIMAL ZOONYMS AS THE SOURCE DOMAIN AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS IN SERBIAN
Authors: Milinović Dejan M.
Published: February 2024

This paper presents an exploration of figurative comparison expressions featuring farm animal zoonyms in the English language and their possible equivalents in Serbian. Farm animal idioms are integral to linguistic discourse, contributing to the richness and diversity of language use. Their complexity often necessitates a deep understanding of cultural and contextual factors for their accurate interpretation, highlighting the potential for cross-cultural comparative studies to enrich our understanding of idiomatic expressions. These expressions transcend mere linguistic curiosities and play a vital role in meaning construction and imagery formation within discourse.

The paper provides an overview of expressions divided into five categories according to the type of farm animal used as the source domain: bovines (cows and their male counterparts, bulls and oxen), equi (horses and mules), pigs, sheep and poultry, and attempts to assign an equivalent phrase in Serbian, comparing the usage between the two languages, in order to shed some light on the intricate interplay between language, culture, and cognition in the realm of idiomatic figurative expressions involving farm animals.
CANON OR NOT CANON: THE CURIOUS CASE OF MICHAEL FIELD
Authors: Tica Dijana D.
Published: February 2024

Although they wrote more than thirty plays, nine volumes of poetry, around thirty volumes of diaries, and thousands of letters, Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper, an aunt-niece duo, incestuous lovers and poets, more famous under their joint male pseudonym Michael Field, were almost unknown to a wider literary audience until the 1970s, when these two ‘minor’ Victorian women poets were rediscovered mostly by feminist critics. What first drew critics’ attention to this poetic pair was their dual authorial persona and the nature of their relationship, culminating in Lilian Faderman’s groundbreaking book Surpassing the Love of Men (1981). In the 1990s, critics such as Isobel Armstrong, Virginia Blain, Joseph Bristow, Holly Laird, Angela Leighton, Yopie Prins, Martha Vicinus, and Chris White shifted focus to their work, first to poetry and then to dramas and diaries. Finally, the first two decades of the twenty-first century confirmed the resurgence of interest in Michael Field, with critics such as Marion Thain and Ana Parejo Vadillo exploring this poetic duo within the wider context of fin-de-siècle literature.

This paper will delve into various possible reasons why Bradley and Cooper, in spite of early positive reviews and the recognition of some literary greats of their age, were never granted a place among canonical British writers. Some of the avenues that will be explored are their fluid, queer identity and their refusal to define their gender; their tendency to write outdated literary genres such as verse historical dramas; the fact that they were female aesthetes, whose poetry was caught between paganism and Catholicism, homosexual and heterosexual love, femininity and masculinity, Victorian age and Modernism, tradition and modernity; their unwillingness to compromise their vision for popularity or commercial success; as well as their determination to create beautiful, well-designed books, published exclusively in rare and limited editions, which made them famous only among a small circle of connoisseurs.
MIRRORING CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: CONSUMERIST SOCIETY, MEDIA AND SIMULATED REALITY IN DON DELILLO’S NOVEL WHITE NOISE
Authors: Bulatović Vesna V. , Prošić Santovac Danijela M.
Published: February 2024

Don DeLillo's novel White Noise deals with the complex relationship between popular culture, media, and consumerism and the ways in which they shape the characters' perception of reality. The main character, Jack Gladney, is a consumerist academic who is heavily influenced by the mass media, and his obsession with images of disaster and death, which are constantly shown in the media, shapes his perception of the world. Similarly, his wife Babette becomes obsessed with consumer products and loses touch with the natural world around her. The novel also explores how constant consumption of television content can create a sense of disconnection from reality and how it can create a sense of hyperreality, where the lines between reality and simulation are blurred. Also, through the character of Jack Gladney, DeLillo emphasises a society in which individuals are defined by what they own and consume. Gladney’s preoccupation with consumer goods reflects a society in which consumption determines a person’s value, and the novel points to the dangers of this trend and the need to return to people’s connection with reality and nature. DeLillo emphasises the power of media images to shape individual understanding of the world and the need to be critical of the information people consume, as well as to reconnect with reality and nature.
ADAM BEDE – OVERCOMING EGOISM THROUGH SUFFERING
Authors: Ninčetović Nataša V.
Published: February 2024

George Eliot wrote under the influence of continental philosophers, especially Ludwig Feuerbach and Auguste Comte. Both philosophers claim that the crucial problem of the individual is egoism, which can be transcended by means of sympathy and contact with others. According to Feuerbach and Comte, loyalty to family and community is the best way to transform initial egoism into altruism. This research is aimed at dealing with the issue of egoism in Eliot’s first novel, Adam Bede. The three main characters are analysed through the prism of the ethical concept of Feuerbach and Comte. The paper argues that at the beginning of the novel Adam Bede, Arthur Donnithorne and Hetty Sorrel symbolise different aspects of egoism. Adam and Arthur succeed to transcend their egoism through deep suffering, which is viewed as an instrument of moral development. Although critics often cite Hetty Sorrel as a typical representative of unredeemed egoism, this paper argues that she matures through suffering. The beginning of her transformation is marked by the confession of her crimes, which is the initial stage of redemption. However, with the exception of a few characters, the society of Hayslope treats her as an outcast, unable to even attempt to understand and forgive her. Still, although the importance of suffering and attachment to family are underlined in Adam Bede, the novel implies that altruism should not be equated with self-sacrifice. The protagonists, Dinah and Adam succeed in attaining personal fulfillment that is not inconsistent with the common good, that is, a certain reconciliation of egoism and altruism is accomplished.
HOW DO TOP GIRLS TURN INTO HITLERINAS?: A FEMINIST-SOCIALIST ANALYSIS OF CARYL CHURCHILL’S PLAY TOP GIRLS (1982)
Authors: Ognjenović Svjetlana R.
Published: February 2024

The play Top Girls (1982) is certainly one of the most significant, most performed and most studied plays of modern British theatre. Generally, the interpretations of this piece are based on feminist theory and refer to such issues as the conflict between radical and liberal feminism, which is also mentioned and commented on in this paper. However, our focus lies on the interrelations between patriarchy and capitalism, as well as limited options for women within these two oppressive systems. In order to achieve our goal and present the ways in which, in the words of Zillah Eisenstein, the capitalist patriarchy work, apart from her study, we will refer to the works of Linda Gordon, Nancy Chodorow, Heidi Hartmann and Eva Figes. Our purpose is to show that women’s social status and their life standard cannot and should not be identified with the relatively rare success of individual women - such as Marlen who is the protagonist of the play or Margaret Thatcher who is presented as her role model – who had to embrace traditional male and capitalist values of competitiveness and selfishness in order to achieve their suspicious success. In this paper, we wanted to point out that unless women in power show understanding and empathy to other, less privileged, women, their leading positions and their top girls status do not imply female empowerment and cannot be taken as a feminist victory.
THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN THE WORK OF VICENTE BLASCO IBÁÑEZ
Authors: Sekulić Mirjana M.
Published: February 2024

This paper examines the image of the First World War that the Spanish writer and journalist Vicente Blasco Ibáñez creates in his works of history and fiction. The paper deals with journalistic texts written by Blasko Ibáñez, collected in a multi-volume history of the First World War (Historia de la Guerra europea de 1914) and the novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis). We interpret the representations of the causes of war, with a special reference to the issue of "modern war" and the news it brings, we find parallels, similarities and differences between the representations in the novel and the historical work. The aim is to question the historical and cultural context in which the author pronounces certain judgments about the war, and then about the German people, with an emphasis on how pre-war Germanophilia turns into Germanophobia expressed in the analysed novel and History.
Research Progress on the Antioxidant Activity of Natural Diarylheptanoids: Mechanisms and Structure–activity Relationships
Authors: Ma An-Na , Yao Tie , Guo Ya-Jing , Zhao Chong-Yan , Wang Bing-jie , Li Gen , Qiu Feng
Published: February 2024

Antioxidant research has recently become a popular topic. Medicinal plants are
important sources of novel active compounds. Diarylheptanoids, a typical family of secondary
plant metabolites, are of great interest owing to their extensive spectrum of biological
activities. They possess a unique 1,7-diphenylmethane structural skeleton. Thus, this
review summarizes the natural linear or macrocyclic diarylheptanoids with antioxidant activity
in the last two decades. In addition, the relationships between the structural characteristics
of natural diarylheptanoids and their antioxidant capacity were also discussed. All
the available data highlight the potential of natural diarylheptanoids as novel antioxidants.
Roles of AFAP1-AS1 in Gynecology and Urogenital System
Authors: Qiu Xinyan , Huang Yulin , Jin Lin , Yang Canying , Wang Jiwei
Published: February 2024

Background:

Human disease onset and progression are strongly associated with aberrant long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) expression, highlighting the functional regulatory role of lncRNA. Actin filament-associated protein 1-antisense RNA 1 (AFAP1-AS1), a member of lncRNAs, is located on the antisense strand of
Actin filament-associated protein 1 (AFAP1).

Methods:

We conducted a comprehensive review of AFAP1-AS1's functions in gynecology and urogenital systems using the “PubMed” database.

Results:

Our analysis reveals that AFAP1-AS1 is overexpressed and engages in the initiation and process of
gynecological and urogenital diseases. The regulatory mechanisms employed by AFAP1-AS1 involve four major strategies: gene-level effects, competition for microRNA (miRNA) repression, protein binding, participation in signaling networks that influence cellular processes such as proliferative phenotype, migration, invasiveness, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cycle regulation, drug resistance, and more. Furthermore,
AFAP1-AS1 is implicated in guiding clinicopathological characteristics.

Conclusion:

AFAP1-AS1 holds promise as a potent diagnostics and treatment option for gynecological and
genitourinary systems in the future.
Naringenin Nanoformulations for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Authors: Sahoo Liza , Tripathy Nigam Sekhar , Dilnawaz Fahima
Published: February 2024

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a grade-IV astrocytoma, which is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, spreads rapidly and has a life-threatening catastrophic effect. GBM
mostly occurs in adults with an average survival time of 15 to 18 months, and the overall mortality rate is 5%. Significant invasion and drug resistance activity cause the poor diagnosis of GBM.
Naringenin (NRG) is a plant secondary metabolite byproduct of the flavanone subgroup. NRG
can cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver drugs into the central nervous system when conjugated with appropriate nanocarriers and can overcome the challenges associated with gliomas
through naringenin-loaded nanoformulations. Here, we discuss several nanocarriers employed as
delivery systems, including polymeric nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanosuspensions, and nanoemulsions. These naringenin-loaded nanoformulations
have been tested in various in vitro and in vivo models and administration routes as a potential
treatment for brain disorders. The conclusion from this review is that proper nanoformulations of
NRG are a possible therapeutic alternative for the treatment of neurological diseases
The Role of Local Angiotensin II/Angiotensin Type 1-receptor Mechanisms in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction to Promote Pancreatic Cancer
Authors: Khodashahi Rozita , Beiraghdar Fatemeh , Ferns Gorgon A. , Ashrafzadeh Kiayash , Aliakbarian Mohsen , Arjmand Mohammad-Hassan
Published: February 2024

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Obesity and adipose tissue dysfunction are important risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers globally. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS)
is expressed in many tissues, including adipose tissue. Dysregulation of angiotensin II and angiotensin
II receptors in adipose tissue through the activation of different signaling pathways leads
to adipose tissue dysfunction, including insulin resistance, adipose tissue inflammation, adipocytokines
secretion, and metabolic alterations. The pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer remains uncertain.
However, there is evidence that dysregulation of local angiotensin II in adipose tissue that occurs
in association with obesity is, in part, responsible for the initiation and progression of pancreatic
cancer. Due to the role of local angiotensin II in the dysfunction of adipose tissue, angiotensin
receptor blockers may be considered a new therapeutic strategy in the amelioration of the complications
related to adipose tissue dysfunction and prevention of pancreatic cancer. This review
aims to consider the biological roles of local angiotensin II and angiotensin II receptors in adipose
tissue dysfunction to promote pancreatic cancer progression with a focus on adipose tissue inflammation
and metabolic reprogramming.