bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The art of baring it all: a reading of Judith Teixeira’s “Satânia”
Authors: Pazos-Alonso Cláudia
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT

This article considers Judith Teixeira’s focus on heterosexual relations in “Satânia”. In the light of an emerging military dictatorship and backlash after Nua and De Mim, the writer seeks to uncover the double standards that required women to repress their corporeal desires outside marriage. The article alludes to the scandal caused by Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha’s affair with her a young chauffeur, publicly played out in the press, which may have sparked Teixeira’s tale of forbidden lust. Taking its cue from Saint-Point’s Manifeste futuriste de la Luxure (1912), the demise of the protagonist, Maria Margarida, becomes a barely veiled criticism of social prohibitions around female sexuality.
“Ali é o fim do mundo e o princípio de tudo”: A terra sem mal na poesia de Waldo Motta
Authors: Leal Izabela Guimarães Guerra , Oliveira Rodrigo Brito de
Published: December 2023

Este artigo apresenta uma proposta de leitura do livro Terra sem Mal – um mistério bufante e deleitoso (2015), de Waldo Motta, poeta brasileiro contemporâneo. Nessa obra, sob uma perspectiva religiosa, homoerótica e escatológica, Waldo ressignifica o tema da busca da Yvy marã’ey ou Terra sem Mal – crença guarani que anuncia a existência de uma terra indestrutível –, afirmando que esta terra prometida pode ser encontrada no próprio corpo, em sua parte traseira. A partir do pensamento de Georges Bataille (1987, 2007), a obra de Motta pode ser considerada como um projeto cujo objetivo se traduziria na busca pelo êxtase místico, alcançado por meio da sexualidade vivida em sua plenitude.
Apologetics and poetics: a translator’s reflections on Judith Teixeira’s use of her own poetry in the public lecture de mim
Authors: Gerry Chris
Published: December 2023

This article is structured around my translation of two of Judith Teixeira’s most iconic poems into English. When, in 1926, Teixeira published De Mim in defence of her work and aesthetics, she chose two of her own poems to exemplify and elucidate her poetics and her sexual politics. I begin by briefly contextualising De Mim, which was written in the style of a literary apologia but also intended to be given as a public lecture. The poems are then presented in bilingual format. Based upon the experience of translating these poems, I conclude by assessing how well they support Teixeira’s call for artists to be allowed to create, unencumbered by hypocritical bourgeois moralising.
Breves considerações sobre os antecedentes e subsequentes embates sobre a publicação de Sodoma Divinizada, de Raul Leal
Authors: Silva Fabio Mario da
Published: December 2023

O objetivo do nosso ensaio é apontar alguns textos que estiveram envolvidos na polêmica intitulada “Literatura de Sodoma”, com foco específico nos textos publicados por Raul Leal. Nossa intenção é entender como a obra Sodoma divinizada defende a publicação de António Botto e como ela constitui o alvo de duras críticas conservadoras, permanecendo como um importante texto para se (re)pensar a literatura portuguesa com conteúdo queer e os seus desdobramentos.
Maritime Pilotage from the Perspective of the International Law of the Sea
Authors: Ehlers Peter
Published: December 2023

Matters concerning maritime pilotage have only been dealt with in a few individual points in international maritime law, as pilotage services generally are regulated in the respective territorial waters in accordance with national law. However, especially in view of the possible further expansion of use of deep-sea pilots, it seems worthwhile taking a closer look at the obligations and powers under international law to provide pilotage services. This applies in particular to the establishment of compulsory pilotage and its limitation by the freedom of navigation rights under international law in the various maritime zones. Considerable legal ambiguities become apparent in this context. Hence there are arguments in favour of explicitly regulating maritime pilotage by including it in the provisions on maritime services in Chapter V of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.
Aulacoseira huguang sp. nov., a new Lateglacial fossil diatom from South China
Authors: HE WENYU , RIOUAL PATRICK , LUO HAI , LI JINGJING , WANG LUO
Published: December 2023

Examination of a sediment sequence from Huguangyan Maar Lake (HML) in southeast China revealed the presence of a new Aulacoseira species in samples dated to the Lateglacial. Using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), this small-sized species is described as Aulacoseira huguang sp. nov. Its morphology is compared with those of similar species, such as A. subborealis (Nygaard) Denys, Muylaert & Krammer, A. pusilla (F. Meister) Tuji & Houki, A. stevensiae Weide, A. subarctica (O. Müller.) Haworth, A. scalaris (Grunow in Van Heurck) Houk, Klee & Passauer, A. distans (Ehrenberg) Simonsen and A. alpigena (Grunow) Krammer. Aulacoseira huguang sp. nov. can be differentiated by the following combination of characters: valve face covered in round areolae evenly spaced, a smooth collum, small cell size, the presence of two rimoportulae located on the ringleist, positioned in opposite places on the perimeter of the valve and spines that are separated from the first row of areolae.
A new species of the genus Adlafia (Anomoeoneidaceae, Bacillariophyta) from Moscow Region (Russia) and North Macedonia
Authors: CHUDAEV DMITRY , LEVKOV ZLATKO
Published: December 2023

Adlafia is a relatively small diatom genus in terms of number of species and consisting of small-celled species with delicate morphology that is barely visible under the light microscope. Only a few morphological characteristics recognizable under a light microscope can be used to identify species. This could lead to a broader species concept and misidentifications of species. Recent observations of the diatom flora of Russia and North Macedonia reveal the existence of a new Adlafia species. This study describes it based on light and scanning electron microscopy observations. The new species resembles Adlafia minuscula, but its valves are narrowly lanceolate, more slender and have a smaller width. The species is probably widely distributed in Europe, but was overlooked in earlier studies.
Bulbophyllum xiajinchangense (Orchidaceae; Malaxideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and DNA analysis
Authors: ZENG MENG-YAO , WU YU-WEI , WEI CHUN-YI , WU YU-HAN , LI MING-HE
Published: December 2023

Bulbophyllum xiajinchangense (Orchidaceae), a new species from Yunnan province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to B. scabratum, but differs by its free (vs. convergent) lateral sepals, the ratio of mean lateral/dorsal sepal length (ca. 2.0 vs. ca. 3.0), purplish-red (vs. pale yellow-ochre) flowers. Phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and two plastid (matK and psbA-trnH) sequences support B. xiajinchangense as a distinct species, which forms an independent lineage sister to B. levinei, B. gedangense and its allies.
Dimorphopterus blissoides (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Blissidae): recent spreading of a neonative species in the Pannonian Basin
Authors: KMENT PETR , CUNEV JOZEF , HEMALA VLADIMÍR , RĂDAC IOAN ALEXANDRU , KONDOROSY ELŐD
Published: December 2023

Dimorphopterus blissoides (Baerensprung, 1859) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Blissidae) is recorded for the first time from Slovakia and Iran. We provide also additional records of D. blissoides from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary and Romania, and review the distribution of the species. The species is currently spreading in the Pannonian Basin, reaching its northern distribution limit in southern Slovakia. We confirm its development on Phragmites australis, with preference to the loose outer leaf sheaths of the galls of Lipara lucens Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: Chloropidae), where the specimens develop during summer as well as hibernate during winter.
Diurnal to Decadal Variability in Land Surface and Air Temperature Gradient from 2002 to 2022 over the Contiguous United States
Authors: Yu Kexing , Wang Kaicun
Published: December 2023

The surface and air temperature gradient (TS00 − Tair) drives the development of the convective boundary layer and the occurrence of clouds and precipitation. However, its variability is still poorly understood due to the lack of high-quality observations. This study fills in this gap by investigating the diurnal to decadal variability in TS00 − Tair from 2002 to 2022 based on hourly observations collected at over 100 stations of the U.S. Climate Reference Network. It is found that TS00 − Tair reaches its maximum at noon with an average of 6.85°C over the contiguous United States, which decreases to 4.28°C when the soil moisture exceeds 30%. The daily minimum of TS00 − Tair has an average of −2.08°C, which generally occurs in the early evening but is postponed as the cloud fraction decreases. Moreover, while existing studies have used the near-surface soil temperature, such as the 5-cm soil temperature (TS05), to calculate TS05 − Tair, we find that TS00 − Tair and TS05 − Tair have opposite diurnal cycles, and their amplitudes differed drastically. The daily minimum of TS00 − Tair has a significant decreasing trend (−0.50° ± 0.007°C decade−1) from 2002 to 2022 due to Tair increasing at a higher rate than TS00 during the nighttime. The occurrence frequency of near-surface stable conditions (TS00 − Tair < 0) increases significantly, and the frequency of unstable conditions (TS00 − Tair > 0) decreases notably throughout the year except for winter. When it is stable, the magnitude of TS00 − Tair tends to decrease while the TS00 − Tair tends to increase when it is unstable, which is consistent with the drying condition caused by the precipitation deficit. This study provides the first observational evidence on how TS00 − Tair responds to warming.

Significance Statement

The impact of global warming on surface-air temperature gradients is a crucial scientific issue that needs to be addressed. These gradients determine changes in cloud and precipitation, affecting water resources. However, traditional surface temperature measurements from weather stations are of high uncertainty due to direct exposure to the insolation. Satellite retrieval of surface temperature is limited by the availability of clear sky conditions, with low accuracy for temperature gradient calculations. Despite their importance, high-accuracy data of land surface temperature are still lacking. To address this issue, the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) uses infrared radiometers to continuously monitor surface temperature with high accuracy and sampling frequency. This study reports on surface-air temperature gradients at more than 100 U.S. stations, providing insight into diurnal to decadal variability over the contiguous United States. The study also highlights the significant difference between the land surface temperature–air temperature gradient and soil temperature–air temperature gradient.
The Turkana Jet Diurnal Cycle in Observations and Reanalysis
Authors: Munday Callum , Engelstaedter Sebastian , Washington Richard , Ogutu Geoffrey , Olago Dan , Ouma Gilbert , Warner James , Ong’ech Dennis , Nkatha Rose , Ogolla Clinton , Lees Thomas , Wanguba Bonface
Published: December 2023

The Turkana jet is an equatorial low-level jet (LLJ) in East Africa. The jet influences both flooding and droughts, and powers Africa’s largest wind farm. Much of what we know about the jet, including the characteristics of its diurnal cycle, derives from reanalysis simulations that are not constrained by radiosonde observations in the region. Here, we report the characteristics of the Turkana jet with data from a field campaign during March–April 2021: The Radiosonde Investigation for the Turkana Jet (RIFTJet). The southeasterly jet forms on average at 380 m above the surface, with mean speeds of 15.0 m s−1. The strongest low-level winds are during the night and early morning from 0300 to 0600 LT (>16 m s−1). The average wind profile retains a characteristic low-level jet structure throughout the day, with the low-level wind maximum weakening to a minimum of 10.9 m s−1 at 1500 LT. There is significant shear, of up to 1.5 m s−1 (100 m)−1 maintained through the 1000 m above the wind maximum. The diurnal cycle of the jet is associated with the nocturnal strengthening and lowering of elevated subsidence inversions, which form above the jet. Reanalysis simulations (ERA5 and MERRA-2) do not capture the daytime persistence of the jet and underestimate the speed of the jet throughout the diurnal cycle. The largest absolute errors of over 4.5 m s−1 (−35%) occur at 0900 LT. The reanalyses also fail to simulate the elevated subsidence inversions above the jet and associated dry layer in the lower troposphere.
Disturbed interoception in body dysmorphic disorder: A framework for future research
Authors: Jenkinson Paul M , Rossell Susan L
Published: December 2023

Body dysmorphic disorder is a severe psychiatric condition characterised by a preoccupation with a perceived appearance flaw or flaws that are typically not observable to others. Although significant advances in understanding the disorder have been made in the past decade, current explanations focus on cognitive, behavioural and visual perceptual disturbances that contribute to the disorder. Such a focus does not consider how perception of the internal body or interoception may be involved, despite (1) clinical observations of disturbed perception of the body in body dysmorphic disorder and (2) disturbed interoception being increasingly recognised as a transdiagnostic factor underlying a wide range of psychopathologies. In this paper, we use an existing model of hierarchical brain function and neural (predictive) processing to propose that body dysmorphic disorder involves defective interoception, with perceived appearance flaws being the result of ‘interoceptive prediction errors’ that cause body parts to be experienced as ‘not just right’. We aim to provide a framework for interoceptive research into body dysmorphic disorder, and outline areas for future research.
L’épouse animale selon Ben Sira 25,15-18
Authors: Lavoie Jean-Jacques
Published: December 2023

In this article, which focuses on the Greek version of Ben Sira 25,15-18, the author seeks to answer the following questions. What meanings should be given to the four animals mentioned in vv. 15-17, namely the serpent, the bear, the lion, and the dragon? How should we understand the emotional behavior of the wife in 25,15.17, and that of the husband in 25,18? How do we interpret Ben Sira’s preference in 25,16? Does this preference, expressed in the first person singular, refer to his own experience? In short, what does this portrait of the animal wife in Sir 25,15-18 mean?
Reviving the violet flame: The new age conspiratorial journey of Canada’s Queen Romana Didulo
Authors: Celestini Carmen , Amarasingam Amarnath
Published: December 2023

Romano Didulo, the self-proclaimed Queen of Canada, gained notoriety as an influencer online within the QAnon conspiracy movement. Taking advantage of both the pandemic and the silence of Q (the anonymous online persona behind what became the QAnon movement), Didulo has created a movement of her own. Didulo relies on a religious movement from the theosophical traditions of the 1930s and 1940s: the I AM movement, which was started by Guy Ballard and his wife Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard after Guy Ballard had a mystical encounter with Saint Germain on Mount Shasta in California. The movement’s title comes from God’s words to Moses in Exodus 3:14 – ‘I am who I am’ – and encompasses Christian dogma, occultism, eastern religions and New Age mysticism. While there is much to examine about Queen Didulo – her conspiracism, her anti-government agitation, and so on – the authors argue here that there is something at the core of all of this that has yet to be fully articulated: Didulo’s religious pedigree.
The ivory tower and the public realm
Authors: Wiebe Donald
Published: December 2023

This essay is a response to the question of whether scholars of religion in the employ of the modern university have an obligation to help meet the challenges and threats ‘to the social order sometimes linked to aspects of religion’ raised at the 2023 annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Donald Wiebe argues here that even raising the question ignores, or reveals a failure to understand, the character and purpose of the modern university, which is the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. The task of the professor, therefore, is simply to transmit accepted knowledge, seek out new knowledge, and confer on students the skills necessary to grow knowledge of the world and its contents. Wiebe maintains, therefore, that even considering the question amounts to an unjustifiable attempt to inflate the importance of the profession, which will result in making scholars of religion in the academy public intellectuals and departments for the study of religion a type of non-governmental organization.
Lower Extremity Strength Relative to Body Mass in Pediatric Female Athletes: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Authors: Sugimoto Dai , Micheli Lyle J. , Meehan William P.
Published: December 2023

This study compared lower extremity (LE) muscular strength by 3 groups of female athletes using chronological age and consideration of age of peak height velocity (PHV). Isometric quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip abductors strength were assessed from physically active, pediatric females. The body mass normalized isometric strength (N m/kg) was compared by the 3 age groups. There were 388 young female athletes (<10 years [14.2%], 11-14 years [48.7%], and 15-18 years [37.1%]). The body mass normalized LE strength was lower in 11-14 years compared with <10 years (quadriceps [ P = .001], hamstrings [ P = .001], and hip abductors [ P = .037]) as well as in 15-18 years relative to <10 years in quadriceps ( P = .001) and hamstrings ( P = .001). The analysis results were consistent with both chronological age alone and incorporating effects of age of PHV. In short, body mass normalized LE strength (quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip abductors) of 11-14 years females was lower than <10 years females.
Purging to Transform the Post-Colonial State: Evidence From the 1952 Egyptian Revolution
Authors: Ketchley Neil , Wenig Gilad
Published: December 2023

The post-WWII era saw junior military officers launch revolutionary coups in a number of post-colonial states. How did these events transform colonial-era state elites? We theorize that the inexperienced leaders of revolutionary coups had to choose between purging threats and delivering ambitious projects of state-led transformation, leading to a threat-competence calculation that patterned elite turnover. To illustrate our argument, we trace the careers of 674 high-ranking officials in Egypt following the Free Officers’ seizure of power in July 1952. A multilevel survival analysis shows that officials connected to Egypt’s deposed monarch and very senior officials were most vulnerable to being purged. Experienced bureaucrats and those with university education were more likely to be retained. This threat-competence calculation also informed which ministries experienced more purging. Qualitative triangulation with biographies, memoirs, newspaper reports, and speeches corroborates the mechanism. The findings show why radical state-led change often requires a degree of elite-level continuity.
Is it possible to predict post-adenotonsillectomy hemorrhage in children with preoperative blood tests? Single-center retrospective study
Authors: Epure Veronica , Gheorghe Dan Cristian
Published: December 2023

Introduction: Post-adenotonsillectomy (PAT) bleeding, a life-threatening surgical complication, remains unpredictable despite preoperative blood tests. Every surgeon would like predictive markers for this complication of one of the most common procedures performed in pediatric ear, nose, and throat (ENT). Objective: The purpose of the study is to see whether the results of the blood tests we perform routinely preoperatively in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) (lymphocyte count and percentage, C reactive protein, fibrinogen, or coagulation variables International Normalized Ratio and activated partial thromboplastin time) can potentially predict early post-AT bleeding. Focus has been placed on the presence of relative lymphocytosis (a value of lymphocyte percentage above 55%) in the blood cell count of the patients and its possible connection to postoperative hemorrhage. Method: We conducted an observational retrospective study on 801 children undergoing adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, or AT over a period of 6 months in our ENT department. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the data. Results: we did not find a statistically significant correlation between preoperative blood markers (coagulation or inflammatory) and early post-AT bleeding. An important blood marker in relation to PAT bleeding appears to be relative lymphocytosis. Relative lymphocytosis has a weak predictive value of early postoperative bleeding in children with AT (sensitivity of only 31.58%, but acceptable specificity of above 80%). In other words, 80% of patients without relative lymphocytosis will not bleed in the first 24 h postoperatively. Children with relative lymphocytosis may need tighter surveillance in the first 24 h after AT. Conclusions: Relative lymphocytosis has a weak predictive value of early postoperative bleeding in children with AT children.
Neoliberalism, Climate Change, and Displaced and Homeless Populations: Exploring Interactions Through Case Studies
Authors: Bezgrebelna Mariya , Hajat Shakoor , Njenga Solomon , Settembrino Marc R. , Vickery Jamie , Kidd Sean A.
Published: December 2023

There is a growing attention to neoliberal policies and practices as they relate to climate change and housing within academic literature. However, the combined effects of neoliberal political and economic decisions on the interaction between climate change and displaced and homeless populations have not been substantially explored. In this paper, we identify and focus on three key re-emerging themes prevalent within neoliberal discourses: economic considerations, individualization, and short-termism. To examine the intersecting influence of climate change and these themes on vulnerable populations, the following case studies are discussed: displaced populations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, refugees in Kenya, and tiny homes programs in the U.S. and Canada. The diversified contexts and levels of analysis allow for more nuanced understanding of the variety of ways in which neoliberal influences and climate-induced events impact the most vulnerable populations. We argue for the need to change the framing of these issues, which are often presented in neoliberal terms and are driven by neoliberal logic. We then present potential avenues for resolving the identified issues, such as through systemic changes, development of long-term solutions, and focusing on community-based adaptation (CBA) programs.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force: A Command Perspective
Authors: Nicholson Michelle S. A. , Eastman-Jarrott Michelle V.
Published: December 2023

In Trinidad and Tobago, military commanders were forced to deploy personnel on the frontlines alongside police officers during the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. The armed forces were used to provide drivers to transport returning residents to quarantine facilities and nurses and paramedics to assist with the critically ill at the field hospitals. The military was also utilized to enforce lockdown regulations. The use of the military in these ways exposed personnel to the added risk of contracting the virus, all the while increasing the burdens of their service demands. While there is available scholarship on this phenomenon in Western countries, there is a dearth of similar research in the Caribbean. In light of this gap, a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with key military personnel of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the operations of the organization. This essay provides first-hand accounts of the military of Trinidad and Tobago during the pandemic.
Assessing the Health Security Responsiveness of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago: The Zika and COVID-19 Outbreaks
Authors: Bachan Sherian , Pawiński Michał
Published: December 2023

This article examines the response of the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the government of Trinidad and Tobago against the Zika and COVID-19 outbreaks. These contrasting diseases were chosen to examine the surveillance systems and responses and the preventative public health measures that were implemented to protect the population. Health experts were interviewed and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the government of Trinidad and Tobago were prepared to respond to the Zika outbreak. However, there is much to be improved in the case of COVID-19. Concrete policy recommendations are discussed.
Pivoting in a Pandemic: Virtual Hearings, Vulnerable Witnesses and the Journey Toward a More Therapeutic Caribbean Court
Authors: Chambers Tania
Published: December 2023

In the global judicial response to COVID-19 restrictions, virtual hearings were expanded beyond special accommodations for children and vulnerable witnesses to facilitate a range of court proceedings. Not much is known about the phenomenon in Caribbean contexts. As a result of this gap, the current study analyzes content from Practice Directions issued by Supreme Courts in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Eastern Caribbean from 2020 to 2022. It identifies patterns in the rules surrounding virtual hearings and their relevance to the vision of a more therapeutic Caribbean court. Results indicate that in generalizing virtual hearings, witness needs are not adequately addressed.
Assessment of level of awareness about children eye diseases and routine eye screening among a sample of Egyptian general population
Authors: El-Mayah Esraa , Zein Marwa M , Hassan Bassam Essam , Abdelghany Eman O
Published: December 2023

Assessment of the level of awareness and attitude among parents and the determinants regarding eye diseases and visual impairments in their children focusing on the importance of early screening of children to avoid amblyopia and its complications. Our study was a cross-sectional analytical study that included 368 participants in Egypt. A pre-tested self-administered (screen) e-questionnaire was used to collect data from the study participants via social media (Facebook and WhatsApp) groups. Parents’ knowledge about squint, refractive errors, and nasolacrimal duct obstruction was considered high (89.03%, 77.31%, and 59.98%, respectively), while knowledge about amblyopia, cataract, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and glaucoma was considered low (58.98%, 38.53%, 36.91%, and 34.41%, respectively). The attitude concerning going for regular eye screening, wearing spectacles, and undergoing ophthalmic surgery when needed was positive in 35.3%, 77.31%, and 65.2% of parents, respectively. Physicians, social media, and friends were reported to be the preferred sources for acquiring knowledge (78%, 40.2%, and 26.9%, respectively). Participants with higher education, working individuals, and medical professionals had statistically significant higher knowledge scores about childhood eye diseases. The levels of awareness about common pediatric eye problems and the importance of early eye screening among parents were reported to be unsatisfactory. Physicians and social media as preferred sources for gaining knowledge could be used for health promotion in our community.
Filler-gap dependencies in bi- and multilingual grammars: Findings, challenges, and unknowns
Authors: Perpiñán Sílvia , Putnam Michael T.
Published: December 2023

This special issue revisits a classic topic in linguistic theory, A-bar movement, applied to developing and bilingual grammars. We claim that A-bar movement, or filler-gap dependencies, is still the quintessential linguistic phenomenon to illustrate the interaction between the biological endowment, the experience with language (past and present), and other cognitive considerations non-specific to the faculty of language (i.e. the three factors in language design discussed in contemporary Chomskyan approaches). These three factors are present in non-native and bilingual populations, in which asymmetries between grammatical knowledge and other factors are even more apparent, in such a way that we can observe the role of each of these components independently. The appearance of new data from unique populations of bilinguals and novel experimental methodologies justify the collection of articles gathered in this volume. These studies inform new and old theoretical debates about the accessibility to Universal Grammar (UG) in nonnative grammars, the relationship between the grammar and the parser, and the role of individual differences.
Craving for music increases after music listening and is related to earworms and personality
Authors: Starcke Katrin , Lüders Finn Garret , von Georgi Richard
Published: December 2023

Recent research suggests that music listening elicits chills during intense moments. In addition, anticipative physiological and neural responses prior to the chills occur. Those responses can be interpreted as craving for the particularly intense moments. The concept of craving originates in addiction research and describes the urge to consume a substance or to execute a behavior. The current study aims to investigate craving for music and its psychological correlates. Participants’ craving for music was assessed via questionnaire before and after they listened to a song. In addition, earworms before and after music listening were assessed. Finally, personality traits were measured. The results indicated that craving for music significantly increased after listening to a song. The same was observed for earworms. Craving for music and earworms were significantly related, and baseline craving was also related to psychoticism and openness to experience. The results emphasize that craving reactions not only occur within a piece of music but also increase after listening to music. This is in line with the findings from addiction research. The relationship between craving for music with other psychological states and traits opens perspectives for future research.
Survivin as a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of the progression of precancerous lesions to gastric cancer
Authors: Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb Amirreza , Panahi Mehran , Jami Setareh , Moudi Bita , Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb Hamidreza , Heidari Zahra
Published: December 2023

Background

Gastric cancer is a common cancer developed in a carcinogenesis process from precancerous lesions including chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia. Survivin, an inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein, is associated with the initiation and progression of gastric cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression patterns of survivin and its relationship with early diagnosis of gastric cancer in Iranian patients.

Methods

In this retrospective case-control study, immunoexpression of survivin was investigated on sections obtained from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of 38 chronic gastritis, 32 intestinal metaplasia, 20 dysplasia, 28 gastric adenocarcinoma, and 22 controls.

Results

Survivin immunoexpression in chronic gastritis was higher than controls, but this difference was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05). However, survivin immunoexpression had a steady significant increase from control and chronic gastritis to intestinal metaplasia to dysplasia to gastric adenocarcinoma ( P < 0.05). Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve of survivin immunohistochemical test for the diagnosis of gastric cancer were 87.5%, 74.4%, and 0.85, respectively. Males had a significantly higher survivin expression than females ( P < 0.001). Also, survivin expression was significantly higher in older patients than in younger ones ( P < 0.001).

Conclusion

It seems that the steady increase in survivin expression from different precancerous lesions to gastric adenocarcinoma suggests that survivin can be used as a potential biomarker for the prevention and early diagnosis of gastric cancer.
Four Dimensions of Self-Directed Learning: A Fundamental Meta-Competence in a Changing World
Authors: Morris Thomas Howard
Published: December 2023

Self-directed learning is a core theoretical construct of adult learning. Importantly, self-directed learning represents a fundamental meta-competence for living and working in our increasingly complex and unpredictable world. Nonetheless, the construct of self-directed learning has become obfuscated. In order to redress this concern, this theoretical paper presents a model of Four Dimensions of Self-Directed Learning. The present paper highlights two original theoretical points (1) that there are four key dimensions of the self-directed learning construct, and (2) responsibility and self-regulation required for self-directed learning is not equivocal to that required for teacher-directed learning. Theoretically, the latter point may, in part, explain why practice of years of teacher-directed learning in formal schooling does not prepare persons for competent self-directed learning in adulthood. So, adult education represents a primary opportunity to foster self-directed learning competence in adult learners, but adult education practitioners must be ready to provide support to facilitate the process.
Right Ventricular Dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography and Long-Term Mortality in the Critically Unwell: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Gerhardy Benjamin , Sivapathan Shanthosh , Bowcock Emma , Orde Sam , Morgan Lucy
Published: December 2023

Objective

Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is common in the critically ill. To date studies exploring RVD sequelae have had heterogenous definitions and diagnostic methods, with limited follow-up. Additionally much literature has been pathology specific, limiting applicability to the general critically unwell patient.

Method and Study Design

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of RVD diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) on long-term mortality in unselected critically unwell patients compared to those without RVD. A systematic search of EMBASE, Medline and Cochrane was performed from inception to March 2022. All RVD definitions using TTE were included. Patients were those admitted to a critical or intensive care unit, irrespective of disease processes. Long-term mortality was defined as all-cause mortality occurring at least 30 days after hospital admission. A priori subgroup analyses included disease specific and delayed mortality (death after hospital discharge/after the 30th day from hospital admission) in patients with RVD. A random effects model analysis was performed with the Dersimionian and Laird inverse variance method to generate effect estimates.

Results

Of 5985 studies, 123 underwent full text review with 16 included (n = 3196). 1258 patients had RVD. 19 unique RVD criteria were identified. The odds ratio (OR) for long term mortality with RVD was 2.92 (95% CI 1.92–4.54, I2 76.4%) compared to no RVD. The direction and extent was similar for cardiac and COVID19 subgroups. Isolated RVD showed an increased risk of delayed mortality when compared to isolated left/biventricular dysfunction (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.05–3.86, I2 46.8%).

Conclusion

RVD, irrespective of cause, is associated with increased long term mortality in the critically ill. Future studies should be aimed at understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms by which this occurs. Commonly used echocardiographic definitions of RVD show significant heterogeneity across studies, which contributes to uncertainty within this dataset.
Understanding Obesity in African American Women Using Leininger’s Theory
Authors: Omondi Harriet , Freysteinson Wyona
Published: December 2023

In the United States, African American (AA) women suffer from higher rates of obesity as compared with Caucasians or Asians. Unfortunately, most weight management interventions have been unsuccessful in maintaining weight loss. Prior research has revealed that AA women face unique barriers in managing obesity; therefore, more research is warranted to address this problem. Leininger’s theory is used to understand obesity through a cultural lens. The constructs of the sunrise model are defined as a means to intervene when providing nursing care through cultural preservation, accommodation, and repatterning. We conclude that culture care theory offers a theoretical framework to assist nurses in providing culturally sensitive care to Black women with obesity. Nurses caring for this population can utilize this theory to tailor interventions specific to the cultural needs of women to improve outcomes in the management of obesity. In this article, we use AA and Black interchangeably to represent Americans whose ancestors originate from Africa.
More Thoughts About Environment
Authors: Fawcett Jacqueline
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this essay is to present more thoughts about the environment. This essay is about the internal environment whereas a previous essay published in 2022 was about the external environment. This essay includes an overall understanding of internal environment as well as descriptions or definitions of internal environment given in selected nursing conceptual models. A possible interpretation of internal environment from a Native American perspective is mentioned. A call is issued for understanding of internal environment by persons from diverse cultures.
A Two-Step Method for Classifying Political Partisanship Using Deep Learning Models
Authors: Hu Lingshu
Published: December 2023

Political partisanship constitutes a pivotal group identity that significantly influences individuals’ voting behaviors and shapes their ideological and cultural perspectives. While traditional surveys and experimental studies can directly capture political identity by asking the participants, this task has become intricate when employing digital trace data sourced from social media. Previous classification methods, attempting to infer political identity from users’ networks or textual content, suffered from limited efficiency or generalizability. In response, this study introduces a two-step method that utilizes deep learning models to enhance classification efficiency, generalizability, and interpretability. In the first step, two deep learning models, trained on 2.5 million tweets from 825 Congressional politicians in the U.S., achieved accuracy rates of 87.71% and 89.54%, respectively, in detecting politicians’ partisanships based on their individual tweets. Subsequently, in the second step, by employing a simple machine learning model that leverages the aggregated predicted values derived from the first-step models, accuracy rates of 94.92% and 96.61% were attained for identifying non-politician users’ political identities based off their 50 and 200 tweets, respectively. In addition, an attention mechanism was integrated into the deep learning model to assess the contribution of each word in the classification process.
Origins and evolution of oasis agriculture in the Sahara: Evidence from morphometric analyses of archaeological date palm seeds
Authors: Kaczmarek Thomas , Van der Veen Marijke , Ivorra Sarah , Mattingly David , Terral Jean-Frédéric , Gros-Balthazard Muriel
Published: December 2023

Oasis agriculture has been a critical means of sustenance for humans in arid regions in North Africa and West Asia. The date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) holds immense significance as one of the most vital species in these agroecosystems. It was domesticated in the Gulf region over 6000 years ago and later spread to other regions. In the Sahara, the origins of the germplasm and the diffusion history in terms of dating and routes remain largely unknown. To explore these questions, we employed traditional and geometric morphometric methods to analyse 312 well-preserved Phoenix seeds from three Libyan sites, dating from the 1st millennium BCE to the modern period. We compared them with a large modern reference collection and Egyptian archaeological seeds from a previous study. The identification of domesticated morphotypes in the oldest site, Zinkekra, confirms that the date palm was already cultivated in the Central Sahara during the 1st millennium BCE, probably through an introduction from Egypt. The large proportion of wild morphotypes however indicates that they represent early domesticates. By comparing seeds at sites in Libya and Egypt dating from different periods, evidence was found of a decrease in unclassified seeds and wild morphotypes over time, along with a simultaneous increase in seed elongation. These results likely reflect the intensification of date palm cultivation, coinciding with the growing prevalence of human selection and vegetative propagation. Our study highlights the potential of seed morphometric analyses in uncovering the domestication and diffusion history of crops, shedding light on how humans have adapted to challenging environments.
Surviving child sexual abuse in women's artistic gymnastics: ‘It's beautiful, because had I stayed in the past, I wouldn’t have evolved as a person’
Authors: Barker-Ruchti Natalie , Varea Valeria
Published: December 2023

The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal raised global awareness about child sexual abuse (CSA) in women's artistic gymnastics. The ensuing media coverage also centre-staged victims’ survivorship stories, a process that for many moved from dissociating, recognising and disclosing CSA to feeling comfort when connecting with survivors and accepting CSA as part of their life history. However, scholarship on what survivorship from CSA in sport entails, and importantly, what it means to athletes, is limited. In this article, we frame the survival of CSA using Arthur Frank’s socio-narratological conceptualisation of people being able to process the devastating consequences of a life-threatening and/or a life-altering event, and present the survivorship stories of two former gymnasts, Maria and Lucia (pseudonyms). For these two women, survivorship was facilitated by hearing others’ stories of sexual abuse, purposefully facing their CSA experiences and connecting with one another later in life to raise awareness about sexual abuse in sport. Thus, in addition to presenting Maria and Lucia's stories for the purpose of providing CSA victims with a survivorship narrative, we outline and reflect on the role hearing and telling stories have in CSA survivorship.
Effects of multiple edge cracks, shear force, elastic foundation, and boundary conditions on bucking of small-scale pillars
Authors: Darban Hossein , Luciano Raimondo , Basista Michał
Published: December 2023

The buckling instability of micro- and nanopillars can be an issue when designing intelligent miniaturized devices and characterizing composite materials reinforced with small-scale beam-like particles. Analytical modeling of the buckling of miniaturized pillars is especially important due to the difficulties in conducting experiments. Here, a well-posed stress-driven nonlocal model is developed, which allows the calculation of the critical loads and buckling configurations of the miniaturized pillars on an elastic foundation and with arbitrary numbers of edge cracks. The discontinuities in bending slopes and deflection at the damaged cross-sections due to the edge cracks are captured through the incorporation of both rotational and translational springs. A comprehensive analysis is conducted to investigate the instability of pillars containing a range of one to four cracks. This analysis reveals interesting effects regarding the influence of crack location, nonlocality, and elastic foundation on the initial and subsequent critical loads and associated buckling configurations. The main findings are: (i) the shielding and amplification effects related to a system of cracks become more significant as the dimensions of pillars reduce, (ii) the influence of the shear force at the damaged cross-section related to the translational spring must not be neglected when dealing with higher modes of buckling and long cracks, (iii) an elastic foundation decreases the effects of the cracks and size dependency on the buckling loads, and (iv) the effects of the edge cracks on the critical loads and buckling configurations of the miniaturized pillars are highly dependent on the boundary conditions.
The Undercommons of Childbirth and Their Abolitionist Ethic of Care. A Study into Obstetric Violence Among Mothers, Midwives (in Training), and Doulas
Authors: van der Waal Rodante , van Nistelrooij Inge , Leget Carlo
Published: December 2023

Engaging in dialogue with critical mothers, midwives, midwives in training, and doulas in the Netherlands, this study furthers the theoretical understanding of both obstetric violence and the activist resistance against it. Obstetric violence is understood as part of a process of relational separation, leaving the pregnant person isolated. The activist resistance against it is consequently theorized as the abolitionist building of an alternative “otherworld” of radical relational care. The themes established are: (1) “institutionalized separation” with the subtheme's “expropriation,” “carcerality,” and “obstetric violence;” and (2) “undercommoning childbirth” with subthemes “fugitive planning,” “anarchic relationality,” and “obstetric abolition.”
Osteochondrodysplasia and the c.1024G>T variant of TRPV4 gene in Scottish Fold cats: genetic and radiographic evaluation
Authors: Sartore Stefano , Moretti Riccardo , Piras Lisa Adele , Longo Maurizio , Chessa Stefania , Sacchi Paola
Published: December 2023

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to investigate the c.1024G>T SNP in the TRPV4 gene in Scottish Straight and Fold cats, and to evaluate the pattern of skeletal phenotype and the evolution of radiological signs of Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia (SFOCD) over time in heterozygous subjects.

Methods

DNA was obtained from blood samples of 17 cats (Scottish Fold: n = 12; Scottish Straight: n = 5) and subsequently genotyped by sequencing in a 249 bp region of the TRPV4 gene (exon 6), including the known c.1024G>T causative mutation for osteochondrodysplasia. Orthopaedic and radiographic analyses were performed on animals carrying the mutant allele.

Results

Genotyping by sequencing confirmed that all and only the Scottish Fold cats carried the mutant allele in a heterozygous asset. Furthermore, two other exon variants, already described in the literature as silent variants, were found in some of the sampled cats. Comparative orthogonal radiographic views of the shoulder, elbow, carpus, hip, stifle and tarsus were obtained. A mediolateral projection of the thoracic and lumbar column was also performed. Three out of four cats were clinically and radiographically examined again 1.5 years later.

Conclusions and relevance

Although the presence of the mutant allele in all the tested Scottish Fold cats was confirmed, only 1/12 showed clinical signs of SFOCD. Furthermore, no cats in the 1.5-year follow-up showed skeletal changes. Although significant, the c.1024G>T mutation in the TRPV4 gene, supposedly, is not the only cause or risk of developing SFOCD.