bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Het brouwproces in Brabant en Vlaanderen tijdens de late middeleeuwen en de nieuwe tijd
Authors: Aerts Erik
Published: March 2021

As is the case today the late medieval and early modern brewing process can be divided intofour phases: malting, brewing in the proper sense (boiling), fermenting and conditioning. Ananalysis of these phases shows that technological and organizational progress was ratherlimited in this period, especially when compared with the great innovations of the 19thcentury. The brewer of the pre-industrial era relied on his sensory experience and based hismanual work on the orally transmitted traditions that from time to time were completed withsome tips from a written recipe or a printed beer manual. Prospective brewers learned theircraft as an apprentice to a master within the guild. The main innovation in the brewingprocess was undoubtedly the full assimilation of hops as an essential raw material. Otherimprovements must have occurred as well, though they are difficult to detect. The growingsize of the kettle provides a good indication of such improvements since it proves that the sizeof an average brew was continuously increasing between 1400 and 1800.
Weerstaan aan de verleiding van het beeld
Authors: Claessens Guy
Published: March 2021

In the writings of the fifth-century neoplatonist Proclus and the ‘first’ modern thinker RenéDescartes imagination displays a remarkable ambiguity by destabilizing the rigiddistinctions between original/copy and intelligibility/sensibility from within. After apresentation of both Proclus’ and Descartes’ ideas concerning the concept of imagination –while paying special attention to the so-called geometrical imagination – I will argue thatthroughout the text of the history of philosophy imagination always emerges as apharmakon, a magic potion that simultaneously cures and poisons. Neither platonism northe classical epistèmè have succeeded in restraining imagination’s ambiguous force. On thecontrary, precisely within these moments the symptom of an equivocal imagination seemsto emerge at its height.
Narratieve schokken, narratologische verschuivingen
Authors: Elshout Helena
Published: March 2021

Kleists Erzählung Das Erdbeben in Chili (1807) wurde bereits aus den unterschiedlichstenBlickwinkeln erforscht. Beim Versuch, die vielen Leerstellen im Text auszufüllen,wird aber oft die Frage, welche Rolle die Erzählinstanz bei der Entstehung dieser Lückenspielt, übergangen. In diesem Beitrag untersuche ich die widersprüchliche Erzählinstanz,die einerseits kaltblütig distanziert wirkt, andererseits oft vom Geschehen und von denFiguren mitgerissen wird, so dass ein Stimmengewirr von Erzählersprache und Figurenspracheentsteht. Obwohl die Erzählinstanz nicht gesprächig overt ist, scheint sie ihre Präsenzauf einer anderen Ebene zu markieren. Die Analyse der Erzählinstanz in Das Erdbebenermöglicht es, zu untersuchen über welche Signale ein traditioneller, anonymer Er-Erzähler seine Präsenz manifestiert.
Een taaletnografische studie naar polarisering in Sint-Genesius-Rode
Authors: Germeys Kim
Published: March 2021

In this article, the polarizing tendencies in Sint-Genesius-Rode are described, a municipalitywith language facilities in the Flemish Periphery around Brussels. Through ethnographicresearch based on a broad range of data, the processes are revealed that underliethe differentiation between the Dutch and French-speaking members, who fall into differentlanguage communities but live in the same village. The complex processes are given amultifaceted view and tell us something about the local history of the Dutch-speaking peoplewhich constructs a feeling of ownership of the territory. Language is hereby used todefend the own culture and space and to denominate the differences that are being felt.
Hoe percipieert een taalkundige leek het Vlaamse taallandschap?
Authors: Lybaert Chloé
Published: March 2021

In this paper, the first results of a perception study in Flanders are reported. In order to gaininsight in the way Flemish language users perceive the Flemish linguistic landscape, 80informants were subjected to a qualitative interview in which they were asked to expoundtheir views of the Dutch language situation. Moreover, they had to judge seven audiorecordings, spoken in Standard Dutch or in several regional versions of tussentaal (literally“in-between-language’). By means of a qualitative analysis of the interviews, differenttypes of perceptions of the Dutch language situation are identified.
Lipsius en Livius
Authors: Crab Marijke
Published: March 2021

Whereas the Flemish humanist Justus Lipsius has won the highest praise for his successivecommented editions of Tacitus’ Annales and Historiae, hitherto no attention has been paidto his philological and antiquarian study of Livy. By editing, emending and lecturing onLivy’s monumental history of Rome, however, Lipsius not only followed in the footstepsof famous scholars such as Petrarch, Henricus Glareanus and Carolus Sigonius, but alsocontinued a tradition at the Louvain Collegium Trilingue. A close investigation of Lipsius’Epistolicae Quaestiones, which contain a masterly sample of textual criticism, enables usto judge Lipsius’ correction of Livy against the emendatio lipsiana applied to Tacitus, thusshedding light on both the methods and achievements of one of the leading classical philologistsof the sixteenth century.
Diplomatie en informatie
Authors: Mesotten Laura
Published: March 2021

This contribution focuses on the peace of Vervins and the process of gathering informationduring the peace negotiations which hitherto has been neglected. The peace conferenceof Vervins took place in 1598 between Spain (Philip II) and France (Henry IV). Athird significant party was Archduke Albert of Austria in whose name the Habsburg diplomatswere sent. This Habsburg delegation consisted out of three diplomats: Jean Richardot,Jean-Baptiste de Tassis and Lodewijk Verreycken. During the conference, the diplomatshad to inform Albrecht about every development and collect further intelligenceabout the political situation in France. Although the accumulation of information and thecommunication process were confronted with certain problems, the method of the diplomatsin Vervins indicates the professionalization of diplomacy.
De dialectiek der tragiek: de Griekse tragedie en het tragische in de filosofie
Authors: Vincken Simon
Published: March 2021

This article is concerned with the philosophical concept of the tragic and its affinity withancient Greek tragedy. It investigates this notion from two different perspectives. First, itfocuses on the revival of the idea of the tragic in the - mainly German - philosophy ofthe late modern era, namely those of Kant, Schelling, Hegel and their critics. Secondlythis notion is used as a stepping stone towards a general cultural-historical perspective onthe nature of Greek tragedy. This trajectory leads to the conclusion that the traditional gapbetween abstract, philosophical reflection on the tragic and concrete, philologicalresearch on Greek tragedy is not as big as commonly supposed.
Een politiek avontuur
Authors: Van Renterghem Steven
Published: March 2021

Several recent publications in the field of Modern Greek literature have suggested that thenovels written during the two decades following Greece’s independence in 1830 were infact inspired by their Hellenistic and Byzantine predecessors, and therefore genericallyare ‘adventure novels of ordeal'. In this paper I put these insights into practice by comparingHeliodoros’ Aithiopika (ca. 350 A.D.) with Alexandros Soutsos’ The Exile of 1831(1835) and argue that the connections between these two novels are so close that theAithiopikia can be considered as the direct model for Soutsos’ novel. The mainresemblances between the two works can be found in their narrative organisation and inthe presence of similar narrative themes. But Soutsos’ innovations vis-à-vis his model arealso noteworthy. Firstly, The Exile of 1831 has a pessimistic ending whereas in the Aithiopikacontains the stereotypical happy end. Secondly, actions performed in the Aithiopikaby the heroine, are in Soutsos’ novel reversed and experienced by the hero. Taking intoaccount these 'good-bad’ and 'hero-heroine’ inversions, I furthermore argue that Soutsosdid this consciously in order to add an allegorical layer to his novel. This allowed him toexpress an ideological-political message at a time when Greece was developping itsidentity as a modern nation-state.
"Te veel heb ik van hem gehouden om hem niet te haten"
Authors: Calle Delphine
Published: March 2021

Avec Andromaque (1667) Racine crée la tragédie racinienne, qui se distingue des tragédiesprécédentes par sa nouvelle conception de l'amour. Cet amour violent et meurtrierse trouve désormais au premier rang et accable les meilleurs. Dans cette mesure Andromaqueparticipe aux débats des philosophes (Descartes) et moralistes (Pascal, La Rochefoucauld)du XVIIe siècle sur le rôle des passions et de l'amour: sont-ils condamnablesou bénéfiques, contrôlables ou anarchiques? Dans cet article, j'aimerais situer la positionde Racine dans ces discussions, en tenant compte du genre tragique et de ses implications morales.
"Dat eene gek voor deed, dat willen strax al de anderen na doen"
Authors: Ferket Johanna
Published: March 2021

Seventeenth century Dutch theatre often touched upon the subject of fashion. More thanother literary genres, such as moralizing texts, satirical poems, etc., theatre offered theopportunity to express different views. The present article focuses on Seventeenth-centurycomic theatre and assesses the various strategies playwrights used to express criticismon fashion. Not only did they stage characters in all kinds of extravagant costumes,they also used servants, in- and outsiders, and elderly people as criticasters of new trendsin fashion.
Je dood vervelen of je te pletter amuseren?
Authors: Gyselinck Emmeline , Colleman Timothy
Published: March 2021

This paper focuses on the intensifying use of the fake reflexive resultative construction,as demonstrated in the example Hij lacht zich een breuk om die mop (tit. 'He laughs himselfa fracture because of that joke'). Although the literal use of the (English) fake reflexiveresultative construction has been the subject of several studies, scant attention hasbeen paid to the potential of this construction for conveying an intensifying meaning,though these intensifying uses show an intriguing mix of productivity and lexical idiosyncrasythat deserves careful analysis. This case study will zoom in on the use of theintensifying fake reflexive resultative construction in present-day Belgian and NetherlandicDutch. The analysis will reveal some discrepancies between two national variants ofDutch and shed light on the development of subschemas displaying various degrees ofproductivity on the one hand and the possible lexicalisation of strong combinations on theother.
De muwaqqit in 14de-eeuws Syrië & Egypte
Authors: De Block Fien
Published: March 2021

This article deals with the function of the muwaqqit or Islamic timekeeper in the 14th centurySyro-Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate. On the basis of the case study of lbn al-Shatir, Iwill argue that this function cannot be understood as that of a scientist in the service oflslam, as it has been presented until now. This view on the muwaqqit is based on studieswhich focus solely on the treatises written by muwaqqits themselves, considering them asmere conveyors of facts that do not need any contextualisation. A socio-historical outlookwhich studies texts of the muwaqqit lbn al-Shatir in relation to other cultural and socio-politicalpractices among which they took shape, provides amore nuanced altemative tothis view and opens new avenues for research.
"Sur l'ombre de quelque bonne paix?"
Authors: Van de Meulebroucke Aurelie
Published: March 2021

On the 13th of June, 1529, Robert de Croÿ made his Joyous Entry into the bishopric-duchyof Cambrai. As a descendant of a powerful noble family from Picardy, young Robert,who was appointed bishop at the age of 17, was the third of his name to occupy theepiscopal see of Cambrai. Yet, through his instalment as a bishop, Robert not only arrogatedthe episcopal power of the Cambraian bishopric, he also was able to publicly displaythe power and pride of the Croÿ family, who ruled Cambrai for already three generations.At about the same time of his Joyous Entry, the Ladies Peace of Cambrai was concluded.This peace treaty temporarily ended the Italian Wars (1494-1559), a conflictbetween the king of France and the Burgundian rulers. By focussing on his Joyous Entry,this article will shed light on the means in which Robert de Croÿ used both this internationalframework and his aristocratie descent to express his personal power and familyinterests in Cambrai.
Het Judeo-Grieks en de woordenlijst uit MS Vat. ebr 423
Authors: De Ridder Niels
Published: March 2021

This paper examines a Judeo-Greek glossary including names and epithets for God found in ff. 1-8 of the manuscript MS Vat. ebr. 423, offering a sample of the edition and commentary that are currently being prepared by the author. The discussion of the text is preceded by a general introduction to the Judeo-Greek language, its literature and their characteristics, with a special emphasis on the biblical and medieval components of this tradition. A closer look at the text of MS Vat. ebr. 423 shows that it can be placed within a wider context of medieval and early modern biblical Judeo-Greek glossaries, while still being unique in its composition, given that it is the only alphabetically ordered, thematical glossary within the medieval and early modern Judeo-Greek tradition.
Особенности расчета и исследования вольт-эрстедной характеристики анизотропного магниторезистивного датчика
Authors: Амеличев В.В. , Жуков Д.А. , Касаткин С.И. , Костюк Д.В. , Поляков О.П. , Поляков П.А. , Шевцов В.С.
Published: March 2021

The results of experimental and theoretical studies of the influence of the current value on the characteristics of anisotropic magnetoresistive magnetic field sensors based on FeNiCo alloy with a "barber-polе" structure are presented. A significant difference was found between the volt-oersted characteristics of the forward and reverse strokes with an increase in the intrinsic current caused by the input supply voltage at sufficiently high external magnetic fields. A theoretical calculation of the volt-oersted characteristic was carried out within the framework of the model of one-dimensional heterogeneity of the magnetization distribution, which coincides with the experimental curves of the forward path.
Магнитная анизотропия игольчатых монокристаллических включений MnSb в матрице InSb
Authors: Дмитриев А.И. , Кочура А.В. , Маренкин С.Ф. , Lahderanta E. , Кузьменко А.П. , Аронзон Б.А.
Published: March 2021

The magnetic anisotropy of needle-like single-crystal MnSb inclusions in the InSb matrix was determined and studied in the temperature range 5 – 350 K. In granular InSb-MnSb samples a power-law dependence of the anisotropy constant K(T) on the saturation magnetization MS(T) is observed in the temperature range 5 – 350 K with an exponent n = 3.2 ± 0.4 in accordance with the theories developed by Akulov, Zener, and Callens.
Impact of Mobile Health Devices for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: Systematic Review
Authors: Biersteker Tom E , Schalij Martin J , Treskes Roderick W
Published: March 2021

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and its prevalence is increasing. Early diagnosis is important to reduce the risk of stroke. Mobile health (mHealth) devices, such as single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) devices, have been introduced to the worldwide consumer market over the past decade. Recent studies have assessed the usability of these devices for detection of AF, but it remains unclear if the use of mHealth devices leads to a higher AF detection rate.

Objective

The goal of the research was to conduct a systematic review of the diagnostic detection rate of AF by mHealth devices compared with traditional outpatient follow-up. Study participants were aged 16 years or older and had an increased risk for an arrhythmia and an indication for ECG follow-up—for instance, after catheter ablation or presentation to the emergency department with palpitations or (near) syncope. The intervention was the use of an mHealth device, defined as a novel device for the diagnosis of rhythm disturbances, either a handheld electronic device or a patch-like device worn on the patient’s chest. Control was standard (traditional) outpatient care, defined as follow-up via general practitioner or regular outpatient clinic visits with a standard 12-lead ECG or Holter monitoring. The main outcome measures were the odds ratio (OR) of AF detection rates.

Methods

Two reviewers screened the search results, extracted data, and performed a risk of bias assessment. A heterogeneity analysis was performed, forest plot made to summarize the results of the individual studies, and albatross plot made to allow the P values to be interpreted in the context of the study sample size.

Results

A total of 3384 articles were identified after a database search, and 14 studies with a 4617 study participants were selected. All studies but one showed a higher AF detection rate in the mHealth group compared with the control group (OR 1.00-35.71), with all RCTs showing statistically significant increases of AF detection (OR 1.54-19.16). Statistical heterogeneity between studies was considerable, with a Q of 34.1 and an I2 of 61.9, and therefore it was decided to not pool the results into a meta-analysis.

Conclusions

Although the results of 13 of 14 studies support the effectiveness of mHealth interventions compared with standard care, study results could not be pooled due to considerable clinical and statistical heterogeneity. However, smartphone-connectable ECG devices provide patients with the ability to document a rhythm disturbance more easily than with standard care, which may increase empowerment and engagement with regard to their illness. Clinicians must beware of overdiagnosis of AF, as it is not yet clear when an mHealth-detected episode of AF must be deemed significant.
On the Four Eras of the Use of the Ocean by Mankind
Authors: Sun Keren
Published: March 2021

This paper takes the relationship between humans and the ocean as the object of analysis, from the perspective of human use of the ocean, four era theories on the relationship between humans and the ocean are proposed, i.e., in the first era, the ocean is a geographic barrier for mankind; in the second era, the ocean is a road for human transportation; in the third era, the ocean is a granary for mankind; in the fourth era, the ocean is a treasure house of mankind’s natural resources. Viewing from the last three eras, we can know that the ocean plays an important role in promoting the creation, production, and accumulation of human wealth. This paper argues the four-era theory of the relationship between humans and the ocean, also get the following conclusion: every era has the most significant feature of this era. This most significant feature function is the most important, largest, latest, and trendy contribution of the oceans to humans in this era; the four-era theory of the relationship between humans and the ocean also shows the continuous improvement process of human influence and utilization of the oceans; the continuous improvement of human influence and utilization of the ocean is realized by improvement of science and technology; the ability of humans to influence and utilize the oceans in the second era surpassed the first era is due to advances in shipbuilding technology and navigation technology; humans’ ability to influence and utilize the ocean in the third era surpassed the second era due to advances in biotechnology; and the ability of humans to influence and utilize the ocean in the fourth era surpassed the third era due to the advancement and application of all-round science and technology; Historically, once a country has maritime hegemony, this country would become wealthy, powerful, and the leaders of maritime civilization.
A Business Effort in Favor of Sustainability, the Case of Combustibles Ecologicos De Acatic Sa De CV
Authors: Carmona Peña Maríadel Refugio , Pérez Cándido González , González Anaya Ana Gabriela
Published: March 2021

In this work we present the case of a company born from an individual dream that has made its way to success from one of the most unsuspected activities: recycling. Against all odds, in our globalized world that prioritizes the generation of economic wealth to the detriment of natural resources, an ingenious initiative emerged that has turned bad into an economically enviable business. In the most diverse daily uses of factories, agriculture and even homes, the recycling of hazardous materials is generated. Against all logic and with a persistence worthy of recognition, an artisan company was founded in a rural population that has transcended regions and above all archaic thoughts that privilege profits over everything else. With the passage of time, the artisan work was transformed to become an industrial company that generates great resources with the paradox that it has become a business to avoid environmental pollution when the latter is the result of excessive economic growth.
Književna interpretacija: rasprava između intencionalizma i anti-intencionalizma
Authors: Bjelčević Aleksander
Published: March 2021

LITERARY INTERPRETATION: A DEBATE BETWEEN INTENTIONALISM AND ANTI-INTENTIONALISM

The paper presents a controversy between three Anglo-American theories about the role of the author’s intentions in literary interpretation and about the goal of literary interpretations. Moderate anti-intentionalism (Beardsley) maintains that the meaning of the text is determined by the linguistic conventions, therefore the aim of interpretation is to reveal its meaning and not the author’s intentions. Hirsch’s intentionalism claims that the meaning of the text is determined by the author’s intentions and linguistic conventions, so the aim of the interpretation is to discover the author’s meaning. Hypothetical intentionalism (Carroll, Levinson) argues that the meaning of the text is determined by the best hypotheses of ideal readers about the author’s meaning. In the fifth heading, the paper rejects two arguments of anti-intentionalism that a literary work is autonomous and that the aim of literary interpretation should be interpretation of the text. The paper rejects the aesthetic argument by stating that the sole purpose of interpretation is not to show the aesthetic qualities of the work and that there may be other legitimate aims of interpretation. It further rejects the communicative argument that literary works, because of their fictional nature, merely imitate illocutionary speech acts, by offering the opposite argument that not all literature is fiction. Finally, it is argued that the fundamental error of some theoretical discussions is generalization and that intentionalism is acceptable. In conclusion, the acceptability and unacceptability of (anti) intentionalism is decided by the age and type of the text, figures of speech and interests of certain interpretive paradigms.
Kvantitativna znanost o književnosti i interpretacija
Authors: Hladnik Miran
Published: March 2021

QUANTITATIVE LITERARY STUDIES AND INTERPRETATION

The analysis of the author’s own past research has shown that digital tools do not have a significant role in contributing to new interpretations of the Slovene literary canon. However, when shifting the subject of interpretation from a single work to authorial opera, genre corpora, literary period or the entire national literature, it becomes clear how quantitative methods, stimulated by digitalisation of the cul-tural past, literary databases and digital tools play a vital role. Interpretations that consider the richness of data, generated by digital culture, are more trustworthy than the former ones.The price we pay for that is the refusal of clear encyclopaedic definitions and de-scriptions. Literary past, observed through the digital humanities’ perspective has a fuzzy development because the central phaenomena gradually fade in the multitude of rival or peripheral phenomena. Slovene literature is not represented by prominent authors and their famous works any more, it does not comply with dictation of the great national myth, i.e., the construction of the nation from the spirit of literature. Rather, it is considered as a random fact, a matter of serendipity. It is represented as the entire literary production on the Slovene territory, in Slovene as well as other languages. Due to special circumstances, it is different from the neighbouring literatures and it triggers new, nation-specific definitions of literary phenomena.New interpretations of Slovene literature are not only indebted to the use of digital tools, but also to the consequence of changes within the literary system itself. In its beginnings, Slovene literature was dedicated to the constitution and emancipation of the nation, while now it also legitimately fulfils other human needs and functions: cultural recreation, women and social minorities’ emancipation and mobilisation, escapism, self-reflection, self-therapy, testing of the alternative models of social behaviour, etc.
Study of changes in perfusion in the foci of demyelination in multiple sclerosis by perfusion MRI
Authors: Stankevich Yu. A. , Vasilkiv L. M. , Bogomyakova O. B. , Korobko D. S. , Malkova N. A. , Tulupov A. A.
Published: March 2021

Introduction. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system with disseminated foci of demyelination and progressive neurodegeneration; it is the most common demyelinating disease and the leading cause of disability of neurological patients of a young age, characterized by a wave-like course with alternating periods of remission and relapse. Currently, there is a discussion about the participation of vascular changes in the formation of neurological disorders and about the possibility of correction of therapeutic approaches in connection with the revealed microcirculatory disorders. Perfusion MRI allows you to evaluate hemodynamics at the capillary level in vivo. Purpose. To evaluate perfusion changes in foci of demyelination in multiple sclerosis using the method of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC). Materials and methods. The MR study was carried out on a super-high-angle MR-scanner «Ingenia» («Philips») 3 Tesla. The study included 30 healthy volunteers and 80 patients with demyelinating disease from 18 to 48 years old (average age was 34,6±8,02 years).

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of perfusion indices in foci of demyelination was carried out. Results. In the active foci of demyelination, an increase in the speed and volume of cerebral blood flow is noted, the most pronounced changes in patients with clinically isolated syndrome. Inactive foci, marked hypoperfusion is noted. Discussion. Evaluation of cerebral perfusion allows a new look at the role of the vascular component in the formation of focal inflammatory changes in the brain in multiple sclerosis, which can determine a new direction of pathogenetic treatment. Conclusion. Perfusion data complements routine MRI and provides a comprehensive assessment of the neurovascular system.
Designing access for adrenalectomy using computer-tomographic 3D modeling
Authors: Romashchenko P. N. , Zheleznyak I. S. , Maistrenko N. A. , Bliumina S. G.
Published: March 2021

Introduction. In the literature, the insufficient attention is paid to preoperative planning of access to adrenal masses using modern computed tomographic navigation capabilities. The purpose. To demonstrate the possibilities of designing a safe access for adrenalectomy with the appliation of three-dimensional printed models based on the integral assessment of preoperative computed tomographic data.Materials and methods. The possibilities of preoperative design of access for adrenalectomy were studied in 362 patients with adrenal tumors, for whom computed tomography was performed on an Aquillion 64 (Toshiba, Japan).Results. Reliable anthropometric (BMI, body shape) and CT criteria for designing surgical access to the right and left NP were determined. Three patients with a borderline number of risk criteria for the development of vascular complications associated with technical difficulties of adrenalectomy (for the right AP, ≥4, for the left AP, ≥3) underwent CT-segmentation of images followed by the creation of three-dimensional plates — a model of the AP tumor with adjacent organs and vessels.Conclusion. Preoperative computed tomographic access design, taking into account the criteria of the risk of complications and the application of three-dimensional printed models, make it possible to reasonably use endoscopic and open adrenalectomy options, significantly improving the immediate results of patient treatment.
Clinical and x-ray features of occuparional residual brucellosis
Authors: Ulanovskaya E. V. , Shilov V. V. , Kuprina N. I.
Published: March 2021

Introduction. The report is devoted to the peculiarities of residual brucellosis expert examination and its relationship to occupation. The purpose. To determine the radiological manifestations of residual brucellosis for objectification of clinical data at the examination of the relation of brucellosis with professional activity. Materials and methods. The results of clinical and radiological studies of 11 patients are performed at the examination of the relationship of brucellosis with the profession according to the submitted medical documents and x-ray images. Results. Pathognomonic changes in bone and joint system as sacroiliitis — 55%, spondylitis — 64%, severe changers in clavicular-acromial joints — 63%, of the knee 72%, and hip joints 64% were reported. The lesion of large joints with relative safety of small joints was unilateral. Osteoporosis was revealed in 82% of cases. Conclusion. During the examination to establish the relationship of residual brucellosis with occupation, there is necessary to take into account the results of specific serological tests, the data from x-ray examination of all parts of the spine, large and small joints.
Sol-gel Preparation of Silan based Zirconia Hybrid Thin Film
Authors: EVCİN Atilla , GÜNEY Harun , BEZİR Nalan
Published: March 2021

The sol-gel process is an innovative advanced method, initially developed to synthesize glass and ceramics at low temperature. Sol-gel process can be used to synthesis materials with a variety of shapes, such as porous membranes, thin fibers, nano-size powders and thin films. In this study, epoxy and methacrylate based silane coupling agents are used together with zirconium oxide to form a hybrid coating system on glass surface. In the experimental study, an organic–inorganic molecular hybrid compound was prepared by sol-gel method. First glasses were cleaned by traditional piranha solution (3:1 H2SO4 : H2O2) to remove contaminants. Silanization was applied to increase the adhesion of hybrid coatings on glass substrates. Glass substrate was coated with this solution by a homemade dip-coater. In this study, (3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, GLYMO and 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propylmethacrylate, TMSPM) were chosen as a silane. Zirconia is inorganic component of hybrid materails. Coated samples were characterized by Fouirer Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) and Contact Angle Goniometer.
EXPLORING SELF-REFLECTION PRACTICE AS A MEANS TO SELF-DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENT TEACHER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
Authors: Suryarini Diah Yovita , Bahtiar Reza Syehma
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to investigate the self-reflection practice of prospective teacher of elementary education for their sense of self-development. This study will be guided by qualitative descriptive approach with phenomenology hermeneutics to investigate prospective teacher’s feeling in their written text. Accordingly the text would be analyzed using rhetorical analysis. The data of this study were collected from six written self-reflection that has correct composition as reflection from six prospective teacher that has taken implementation of thematic based learning class. The data of this study were analyzed based on its rhetorical expression with the consideration of the three stages of reflection process. The result of this study revealed that written self-reflections of prospective teacher mostly follow the same flow of reflection and has the sense of self-development in terms of their new perspective on the matter under consideration. Their new persepective usually in terms of conclusion or self-encouragement on the matter under consideration. The implication of this study was Result of this study may encourage the practice of reflection or self-reflection for prospective teacher so that it can be practiced and implemented more to the prospective teacher for their own personal and professional development.
Managerial discretion and corporate governance: The bonded relationship
Authors: Haj Youssef Moustafa , Teng Da
Published: March 2021

Our study aims to demonstrate the importance of managerial discretion to corporate governance research and deepen our understanding of managerial discretion. Adopting theoretical frameworks and definitions from 93 conceptual and empirical studies on managerial discretion and corporate governance, we argue that extant studies have presented explicit empirical and theoretical definitions of managerial discretion; and have proved the validity, reliability, and replicability of the concept. We argue that corporate governance scholarship cannot move forward without managerial discretion as it provides shareholders and board of directors’ essential guidance on how much freedom in decision-making is to be granted to top managers by deeming the different dimensions of the internal and external environment into consideration. We reinstate our original argument that corporate governance research is not better off without managerial discretion. We also provide a new vantage for corporate governance and managerial discretion scholars to distinguishing between the latitude of actions and latitude of objectives
Transcriptomic changes induced by de-activation of lower glycolysis and its advantage on pentose sugar metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Shin Minhye , Park Heeyoung , Kim Sooah , Oh Eun Joong Oh , Jeong Deokyeol , Florencia Clarissa , Kim Kyoung Heon , Jin Yong-Su , Kim Soo Rin
Published: March 2021

As a microbial host for cellulosic biofuel production, Saccharomyces
cerevisiae needs to be engineered to express a heterologous xylose
pathway. However, it has been challenging to optimize the engineered
strain for efficient and rapid fermentation of xylose. Deletion of PHO13
(pho13) has been reported to be a crucial genetic perturbation for
improving xylose fermentation. A confirmed mechanism of the
pho13-positive effect on xylose fermentation is that the deletion of
PHO13 transcriptionally activates the genes in the non-oxidative pentose
phosphate pathway (PPP). In the present study, we reported that a
pho13-positive effect was not observed from a couple of engineered
strains, among the many others we have examined. To extend our knowledge
of pho13-mediated metabolic regulation, we performed genome sequencing
of pho13-negative strains. We identified a loss-of-function mutation in
GCR2 responsible for the pho13-negative phenotype. Gcr2 is a
transcriptional activator of the lower glycolytic pathway. Thus, the
deletion of GCR2 (gcr2) led to deactivation of lower glycolysis as
confirmed by RNA-seq. Also, gcr2 resulted in the up-regulation of PPP
genes, which explains the improved xylose fermentation of gcr2 mutants.
As pho13 and gcr2 cause similar transcriptional changes with PPP genes,
there was no synergistic effect between pho13 and gcr2 for improving
xylose fermentation. The present study identified GCR2 as a new knockout
target to improve xylose fermentation and cellulosic biofuel production.

Now published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and
Biotechnology doi:
10.3389/fbioe.2021.654177
Incremental value of live/real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in the identification of accessory liver lobe presenting as a right atrial mass
Authors: Nooli Nishank , Vardas Panos , Koguru Yashaswi , Nanda Navin C.
Published: March 2021

We describe an adult patient with a large right atrial mass which was
found to have the same echotexture as adjacent liver tissue on
two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE). By using
live/real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
(3DTEE), we were able to examine the mass by meticulous cropping and
confirm the echotexture was similar to liver tissue throughout its
extent. Three-dimensional cropping also redemonstrated in a definitive
manner that the mass was in continuity with liver. Thus, in our patient
3DTEE served to increase the confidence level of making a definitive
diagnosis of a supernumerary lobe of liver. To the best of our
knowledge, the incremental value of 3DTEE over 2DTEE in diagnosing a
supernumerary liver lobe has not been reported previously. The mass was
surgically resected and the findings confirmed as liver tissue by
pathological examination.
A priori and a posteriori error analysis for a hybrid formulation of a prestressed shell model.
Authors: Nicaise Serge , Merabet Ismail , BARA Rayhana REZZAG
Published: March 2021

This work deals with the finite element approximation of a prestressed
shell model using a new formulation where the unknowns (the displacement
and the rotation of fibers normal to the midsurface) are described in
Cartesian and local covariant basis respectively. Due to the constraint
involved in the definition of the functional space, a penalized version
is then considered. We obtain a non robust a priori error estimate of
this penalized formulation, but a robust one is obtained for its mixed
formulation. Moreover, we present a reliable and efficient a posteriori
error estimator of the penalized formulation. Numerical tests are
included that confirmthe efficiency of our residual a posteriori
estimator.
Seed-based System for Cost-Effective Production of Vaccine Against Chronic Respiratory Disease in Chickens
Authors: Khan Imran , Habibi Peyman , Saeed Madiha , Haq Ayesha , Shi Yao
Published: March 2021

The production of vaccines in plant cells, termed as plant-made
pharmaceuticals or molecular farming, is a promising technology.
Compared to mammalian cell lines, like HEK293 and CHO as established
platform, plants can be grown cost effectively on a large-scale without
necessitating any sophisticated technologies. An innovative application
of this alternative system is the production of vaccines in edible
tissues that can be consumed orally to deliver protein antigen without
any further processing. In this project we reported stable expression of
TM-1 protein of MG as vaccine candidate antigen against Chronic
Respiratory Disease (CRD) in wheat seeds tissues. The molecular and
Immunoblotting analysis confirmed the integration of recombinant protein
of 41.8 kDa with expression level of 1.03mg/g DW in endosperm tissues.
When orally delivered, the plant made vaccine were highly effective in
terms of developing antibodies in chicken without any detectable weight
loss. Two doses of orally delivered plant-made TM-1 vaccine candidate
elicited an immune response and protective effect against MG virus
challenge at the level comparable to commercially available inactivated
vaccine against CRD. Our study demonstrated that plant-made vaccines are
not only safe but also similarly effective to commercially available
vaccines.
Empirical Evaluation of the Elevational Rapoport’s Rule: The Species Richness Patterns for Vascular Plants on Seorak Mountain, Korea
Authors: Kim Ji-Dong , Lee Mi-Hyun , Song Juhyeon , Byeon Seong Yeob , Lee Jeong Eun , Kim Ho Jin , Chae Seung-Beom , Yun Chung Weon
Published: March 2021

Research on species abundance patterns and the advanced elevational
Rapoport rule (ERR) has been widespread in recent years; however, for
the temperate mountainous regions in northeast Asia, such research is
lacking. Here, we collected plant species from the Seorak Mountain in
northeast Asia through field surveys. The species were divided into 11
groups according to the life-form types and phytogeography affinities of
each species. The ERR was tested using Steven’s method and by examining
the species abundance patterns of each group. The species abundance
patterns revealed a positive multimodal pattern along the elevation
gradient, but phytogeography affinities (increasing trend) and life-form
(unimodal) exhibited different patterns. The elevation gradients (1350 m
for the mean elevation-range relationships), which are affected by the
boundary effect and different life-forms, did not consistently support
the ERR. However, herbs as well as rare, endemic, and red list species
showed consistent support for the ERR, which can be influenced by
phytogeography affinities. Thus, the results from Seorak Mountain showed
that the ERR was not consistent for different plant life-forms in the
same area. The result of our field survey revealed that life-forms in
the plant species did not support ERR, whereas phytogeography affinities
could support and explain ERR.
E-Commerce Adoption by Small Medium Enterprises: An Extensive Literature Review
Authors: Aswar Khoirul , Ermawati
Published: March 2021

This study aims to review academic research work carried out in the field of e-commerce adoption. The e-commerce area has been classified into three broad categories, namely technological context, organizational context and environmental context. Finally, this study identifies the important role of SMEs, an overview of e-commerce technology and the adoption of e-commerce. This study collected 52 research studies in the field of e-commerce. This research provides a systematic review of the above studies. This study classifies 3 important factors in e-commerce adoption, namely technology, organization and environmental factors. This study identifies that to increase the success of e-commerce, it is necessary to consider the determinants of e-commerce adoption so that e-commerce players can excel in the competition. This study will make a positive contribution to understanding e-commerce adoption for academics, industry, regulators, and other e-commerce users.
Local Government: Getting the South African Municipal Finances Right
Authors: Mazibuko Gezani
Published: March 2021

Local government in South Africa from Musina to Cape Town have faced strategic financial management challenges of budget shortfalls, financial shambles and distress, leading to unmaintained infrastructure, deteriorating services quality, increasing municipal deprivation and intensifying social exclusion which is the unfortunate history of many municipalities. Municipal effective control leads to design, muster and fiscal wealth may accumulate effective approaches that accomplish its duty to be answerable to its inhabitants. Financial control and stewardship are preceded by the interconnected management facets towards augmenting the growing design, catalytic and hands-on route. Financial control is facilitated by effective reporting and auditing is chiefly paramount for accountability in the local government environment. Weak municipal management accountability and oversight institutions prevailing in local government compromise its integrity and a potential loss to the public’s confidence. Local government is confronted, by municipal fiscal administration morass and forgone fiscal reserves. The efficient budget implementation should conform to the will of the legislature’s authorizations. The financial position of municipalities in terms of the business model represents assets, liabilities and equity and displays the financial health at a specific time. The community and major stakeholders use financial statements to determine the financial position of any organization. The financial position and health determine how efficiently a municipality is expanding its resources and investment. This paper seeks to close the gap that other studies have not ventured to. This paper qualitatively and descriptively explores municipal financial management enigma and proposes a turnaround to get local government finances right
Editorial: A big thank you and a new era ahead
Authors: Almansa-Sánchez Jaime , Papagiannopoulou Elena
Published: March 2021

It seems like it was only yesterday that the Spanish government was giving away domains and Jaime got arqueologiapublica.es without really knowing what to do with it yet. A couple of years later, this domain became the home of a new journal and a dream came true. Today, after much hard work, a lot of perseverance and having overcome many challenges, we are pleased to announce the publication of the tenth volume and getting ready to embrace a new era for the journal that will hopefully bring about further improvements.
For a solidary and activist [public] archaeology in the Amazon
Authors: Bezerra Marcia
Published: March 2021

To think about public archaeology in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic is a task which forces us to deal with frustrations and challenges imposed, by the current moment, on all of us. One of the most profound effects of the pandemic is the social isolation and the prohibition to our most human relations of closeness. Distancing rules have created a ‘pandemic sociability’ (Toledo and Souza Junior 2020) in which fear of the virus, of contact, of death, of the very possibility of being vector of the disease dictate the movement of bodies and, at the same time, dislocate our view towards other realities around us.
Archaeology in the Public Space in Nigeria
Authors: Folorunso Caleb A.
Published: March 2021

Nigeria, with over 200 million people, covers an area of 923,768 km2 and it occupies the eastern section of the West African region (Figure 1). The regions of Nigeria have prehistoric sites spanning from the Early Stone Age through the Middle Stone Age, the Late Stone Age/Neolithic to the Iron Age and the beginning of urbanization. Several historic empires, states and polities developed within the geographical area now occupied by Nigeria and had left archaeological relics.
Public Archaeology: the loss of innocence
Authors: Grima Reuben
Published: March 2021

In 1973, David Clarke’s seminal article ‘Archaeology: the loss of innocence’ appeared in Antiquity, to herald, epitomise, and articulate a paradigm shift that was reshaping the entire discipline of archaeology as it embraced new tools, methods, and theories. The present short contribution is immeasurably more modest in scope, and only borrows Clarke’s title in homage to his lasting influence. It will argue that the specific domain of action and encounter that we gather under the rubric of Public Archaeology is itself on the cusp of undergoing a ‘loss of innocence’ of a different kind. For the purpose of this conversation, Public Archaeology will be understood in its widest possible sense, to embrace the way people anywhere may relate to the past, and the influence that the past and attitudes to the past may have on the lives of people today. It will consider some of the impacts and consequences of the internet and the World Wide Web, which of course deserve a much more thorough discussion than is possible here, and which should be read as a shorthand for some of the wider sea changes that we are witnessing.