bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O Acesso ao Modal Ferroviário no Brasil à Luz da Nova Economia Institucional
Authors: Diniz Gurgel Adriana , F.R. Lanza João
Published: December 2024

Um dos maiores entraves ao desenvolvimento e aumento da competitividade da economia brasileira reside nos elevados custos logísticos, principalmente o custo de transporte. O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar a situação do setor ferroviário no Brasil à luz da Nova Economia Institucional (NEI), e busca compreender as razões pelas quais o acesso aos serviços de transporte ferroviário no país, a despeito das crescentes melhorias e aumentos de volume transportado, tem permanecido restrito a poucos setores da economia. Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica de análise documental sobre a história do desenvolvimento, da regulação e da gestão da malha ferroviária brasileira, combinada à análise de rede e relações interorganizacionais do setor, destacando os atores-chave que atuam com capacidade de influência e autonomia na tomada de decisão.  E, em linha com outros estudos nos campos da História Econômica, Administração e Direito, conclui-se que as ferrovias brasileiras não foram completamente negligenciadas, mas reestruturadas no decorrer do Século XX para desempenhar um papel marginal no setor de transportes nacional, atendendo uma função específica de exportação de commodities minerais e agrícolas, em detrimento de mercadorias diversas no mercado doméstico e à mobilidade pública. A contribuição pretendida deste estudo é jogar luz nas razões pelas quais o sistema ferroviário brasileiro foi relegado a um papel secundário na matriz de transportes do país e fomentar discussões sobre a diversificação dos serviços de transporte ferroviário para outros setores da economia brasileira.
ÁREAS PRIORITÁRIAS PARA CONSERVAÇÃO DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO CALDAS – GO: UMA APLICAÇÃO TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICA DA GEOECOLOGIA DAS PAISAGENS
Authors: Sousa Ana Caroline Rodrigues Cassiano de , Faria Karla Maria Silva de
Published: December 2024

O planejamento da conservação ambiental, pela ótica da Geoecologia das Paisagens, integra aspectos ambientais, socioeconômicos e de planejamento, o que contribui para seleção de áreas para possíveis intervenções e conservação. Diante do cenário de ocupação territorial que busca atender demandas urbanas e rurais, acompanha-se, em algum nível, a desconsideração das demandas ambientais. Portanto, o objetivo desse trabalho é apresentar uma proposta metodológica com abordagem geoecológica para seleção de Áreas Prioritárias para Conservação Ambiental na Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Caldas, no estado de Goiás. O método considerou quatro critérios obrigatórios para seleção das áreas: I. área localizada em unidade geoecológica homogênea representativa e com vegetação nativa em 2023; II. área maior que 100 ha; III. remanescente vegetacional desde 1988 até 2023; e IV. feições limítrofes com alta ou média vulnerabilidade erosiva. Como resultado, foram propostas 11 áreas prioritárias, com 100 a 1.260 ha, que abrangem de um a quatro municípios goianos e, em maioria, possuem relevo movimentado. Os resultados apresentam a localização e o estado ambiental dos maiores, mais íntegros, estáveis e representativos fragmentos da bacia estudada e que pelas características geoambientais necessitam de instrumentos para sua conservação, tal como a criação das primeiras Unidades de Conservação de domínio público dessa bacia.
ANÁLISE MULTITEMPORAL E CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS PROCESSOS DE EROSÃO DE MARGENS NO BAIXO CURSO DO RIO JAGUARIBE – CEARÁ – BRASIL
Authors: Andrade José Hamilton Ribeiro , Cavalcante Andrea Almeida , Fernandez Oscar Vicente Quinonez
Published: December 2024

Este trabalho analisou o processo de erosão marginal do rio Jaguaribe no período de 2015 - 2023, em um trecho de aproximadamente 10 km, situado a jusante do Açude Castanhão no seu baixo curso, precisamente no município de Quixeré/CE. Para isso foram escolhidas nove seções para monitoramento, essas foram divididas em três grupos: Área Conservada (AC), Área Parcialmente Conservada (APC) e Área Degradada (AD). Para o monitoramento foi utilizadaa metodologia dos pinos de erosão. O grupo de Área Degradada foi o que apresentou maior volume de material erodido, diferente das Áreas Conservadas que apresentaram os menores valores de recuos e volume erodido. Para o período avaliado a principal condicionante erosiva foram as precipitações. Os principais processos erosivos observados nas margens estudadas foram: corrasão fluvial e pluvial, desmoronamento por cisalhamento, e erosão de subsuperfície (piping).
TENDÊNCIA LINEAR DE VALORES DA TEMPERATURA DO AR PARA CIDADES DO LESTE DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ ENTRE 1925 E 2020
Authors: Marquetti Jonathan Klein , Limberger Leila
Published: December 2024

O planeta passa por um processo de aquecimento global causado pela ação antrópica, tanto pela emissão dos gases do efeito estufa quanto pela alteração no uso e ocupação da terra. Por outro lado, questiona-se se já são sentidos, em escala local, os efeitos desse aquecimento global. Visando responder a esta pergunta a presente pesquisa utilizou dados diários de temperatura do ar máxima e mínima para uma série histórica de 1925 a 2020, registradas em três cidades localizadas no leste do Paraná: Curitiba, Castro e Paranaguá. Utilizou-se do software R para processar o pacote RClimpact, que gera índices de detecção de mudanças climáticas. Verificou-se que há significância estatística na variação dos índices a) FD2, que demonstrou uma redução de número de dias com temperaturas abaixo de 2ºC; b) do índice SU30, indicando que o número de dias com temperatura acima de 30ºC teve um incremento durante o período analisado e c) do índice TR20, indicando aumento dos dias com temperaturas mínimas acima dos 20ºC. Conclui-se que o aquecimento registrado no Paraná, portanto, não é devido a séries curtas ou recentes, mas que é significativo estatisticamente mesmo com séries temporais longas, como as analisadas nesta pesquisa. Assim, nota-se que os sinais do aquecimento global podem ser sentidos em escala local de forma inconteste, o que gera pressão sobre  os sistemas de energia, agrícola, de saúde, defesa civil etc., além da modificação na circulação atmosférica, com ocorrência de mais eventos climáticos extremos.
ANALYSIS OF TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF RAINFALL IN THE CITY OF RECIFE, STATE OF PERNAMBUCO: A STUDY BETWEEN 1962 AND 2023
Authors: Soares Willames de Albuquerque , Goldfarb Maurício Costa , Holanda Marco Aurelio Calixto Ribeiro de , Gondim Manuella Virginia Salgueiro
Published: December 2024

Precipitation plays a fundamental role in tropical regions, influencing human, economic, and environmental activities. Knowledge of the characteristics of this climatological variable is essential for planning and monitoring the impacts caused by rain, and one way to analyze changes is to monitor the evolution of the percentiles of the precipitation probability density function. Thus, the objective was to check for significant changes in the rainfall regime in Recife-PE, classify rainfall according to its intensity, and highlight the frequencies of extreme events that occurred. The data were obtained from the Pernambuco Water and Climate Agency. Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to check whether the precipitation belonged to the same station and whether they were significant, then modeled by the Weibull distribution. The modeling proved to be effective for events of up to 100 mm and in the classification of rainfall. Statistically, the rainfall between 1993 and 2023 differed from those between 1962 and 1992, indicating changes in rainfall behavior. Notably, over the past 30 years, there has been an increase in the frequency of rainfall extremes with an intensity equal to or greater than 36.90 mm. These results provide support for planning public policies, with regard to reducing the negative impacts caused by rainfall.
GESTÃO SOCIOESPACIAL DA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DO VALE DO RIO CUIABÁ-RMVRC – MATO GROSSO: FACES E INTERFACES DAS LEGISLAÇÕES MUNICIPAIS
Authors: Rossetto Onélia Carmem , Nora Giseli Gomes Dalla , Lima Diogo Marcelo Delben Ferreira de
Published: December 2024

Este artigo traz como enfoque principal a análise das legislações dos municípios que compreendem a Região Metropolitana do Vale do Rio Cuiabá (RMVRC). Adotou-se como metodologia a pesquisa documental e a análise de conteúdo; para tanto, foram selecionadas 48 legislações verificadas por meio do software NVIVO, que produziu figuras, destacando o número de vezes que termos relacionados a funções públicas de interesse comum e a região metropolitana seriam ou não mencionados nos textos legais do estado de Mato Grosso e dos municípios da RMVRC. Os resultados apontaram que embora seja comum a todas as legislações municipais analisadas menções a “cooperação técnica”, “articulação estado e município” ou “articulação com outras políticas públicas”, observou-se que é característica comum a ausência dos termos “função pública de interesse comum” ou RMVRC. Constatou-se que apesar da sua existência legal, a RMVRC e as funções públicas de interesse comum por ela elencada ainda não foram incorporadas pelas legislações municipais, principalmente por aqueles que apresentam fragilidades na base econômica e baixo volume de arrecadação. Inferiu-se também que os textos legais analisados mencionam apenas uma função pública de interesse comum – o saneamento – com valores diferentes, haja vista que no contexto das políticas estaduais assume relevância.
Anesthetic Management in Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor Craniotomy with a History of Nasopharyngeal Tumor
Authors: Fitryono Eko Prasetyo , Prihatno Muhammad Mukhlis Rudi , Suryani Shila
Published: December 2024

Background: Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumor is the most common type of neoplasm found in the posterior fossa. In this case report, we aim to describe the anesthetic management of craniotomy surgery in patient CPA tumor with a history of nasopharyngeal tumor.Case: A 49 years old female patient, weight 58 kg, was admitted with the main complaint of headache, dizziness, her lips drooped to the right and her left eye could not close completely. The left extremity is weak, walk unsteadily, the vision in both eyes is blurry, the left hearing is decreased. There is a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma from biopsy results in 2019. The patient is diagnosed with a CPA tumor, a craniotomy will be performed under general anesthesia, the patient is fasted for 8 hours before surgery, which was administration of premedication ondansetron 4 mg iv, dexamethasone 5 mg iv. Preemptive analgesia sufentanyl 15 mcg iv, thiopental induction 250 mg iv, muscle relaxant rocuronium 30 mg iv, fresh gas flow (FGF) 3 L/min, maintenance with sevoflurane gas 2%, rocuronium 20 mg/hour syringe pump, dexmedetomidine 20 mcg/hour syringe pump. Analgetics after surgery patient was given morphin 1 mg/hour syringe pump, paracetamol 3x1 gr iv. After craniotomy the patient condition improved, complaints before surgery decreased.Discussion: In this cases report, patient with CPA tumor underwent craniotomy surgery under general anesthesia. During operation, in neuroanesthesia management is to maintained hemodynamic stability.Conclusion: Anesthetic management of CPA tumor starts from pre-surgical evaluation, premedication, induction, durante position, anesthetic management and supervision. Anesthesia has a very important role in the overall management of these patients to obtain good surgical results.
Comparison of Laryngeal Mask Airway and Endotracheal Tube on Intraocular Pressure in Vitrectomy
Authors: Villyastuti Yulia Wahyu , Wicaksono Indrawan
Published: December 2024

Background: Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is a common complication after vitrectomy. Tracheal intubation and insertion of a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) are noxious stimuli that can increase IOP.Objective: To analyze the difference between the use of LMA and an endotracheal tube (ETT) on the increase in IOP in vitrectomy.Method: Experimental study with a randomized controlled trial design in 28 patients undergoing vitrectomy who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Subjects were divided into 2 groups with the use of LMA and ETT. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured using a Schiotz tonometer before induction of anesthesia, 5 minutes after intubation, 5 minutes before extubation, 5 minutes after extubation and 24 hours after vitrectomy in healthy eyes. The analysis was carried out with the unpaired T-test and the alternative Mann Whitney test, the results were significant if the p value <0.05.Results: The mean IOP in the LMA group was 11.71 ± 1.90 mHg before induction of anesthesia; 11.04 ± 1.71 mmHg 5 min after induction; 10.86 ± 1.44 mmHg 5 min before discharge; 12.11 ± 1,49 mmHg after removal and 12.21 ± 2.63 mmHg 24 hours after discharge. The mean IOP in the ETT group was 11.05 ± 2.57 mHg before induction of anesthesia; 14.26 ± 2.59 mmHg 5 min after induction; 11.71 ± 1.90 mmHg 5 min before extubation; 14.70 ± 0,98 mmHg after extubation and 12.74 ± 1.82 mmHg 24 hours after extubation. A significant difference in IOP was found after ETT intubation and extubation (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Endotracheal tube (ETT) significantly increases IOP compared to LMA during intubation and extubation in vitrectomy surgery.
Present Indicative in Late Medieval Warwickshire: A Case Study of National Library of Wales, Brogyntyn ii.1 in Comparison with other Sources
Authors: Carrillo-Linares María José
Published: December 2024

National Library of Wales Brogyntyn ii.1 is a fifteenth-century miscellany including texts in Middle English, which is localisable in the Warwickshire area. The manuscript was copied by around ten scribes who produced a wide range of endings for the third person singular and plural forms of the present indicative. This paper seeks to systematise and analyse these forms with the aim of identifying the reasons for the different usages of verbal endings of the English written in Warwickshire at the end of the Middle English period. Apart from the two main types (‘‑th’ type and ‘‑s’ type) which have been widely investigated for different periods of the history of English, the data include two more types, one of which contains minority forms that have frequently been ignored in most works on the verb endings. Each scribe’s production is tackled from different angles, including the phonological and the syntactic and prosodic environments of the occurrences. In addition to the information extracted from the Brogyntyn manuscript, data from different sources in text corpora (LALME, LAEME, MEG‑C and MELD) have been collected for comparison with the results obtained in the main analysis. The main findings of this research indicate that the variety of forms used in Warwickshire literary manuscripts in the fifteenth century are not linked to any sort of linguistic constraints but to the linguistic past of that area and are most likely connected to textual transmission. The non-literary sources contemporary with the Brogyntyn manuscript share only some of these less common endings, implying a smoothing out of variation in the possible inflections during the fifteenth century.
Online Archives and American Studies Pedagogy Abroad: A Case Study
Authors: Zukowski Scott T.
Published: December 2024

This essay details specific approaches to using the Smithsonian Institution’s digital archives as tools for teaching with primary resources in American Studies and Native American and Indigenous Studies classrooms beyond the United States. The applications of these strategies are transferable across the humanities and social sciences. The article is based on my experience as a 2022–2023 “Teaching with Primary Resources” Fellow with the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, an experience of intensive collaboration on course and assignment design with Smithsonian archivists, archival pedagogy experts, and former and current fellows. The article reflects on and presents as models the archive-based syllabus and corresponding assignments that I created as open access educational resources for the fellowship’s capstone deliverables. Through these discussions, I highlight the challenges and payoffs of using digital archives as teaching tools abroad, hoping to provide guidance and motivation for educators who may be considering whether, why, and how they might introduce digital archives into their own pedagogy.1
When the Mobile Archive Stops Moving
Authors: Erickson Paul
Published: December 2024

This essay takes the theme of the “Mobile Archive” as an opportunity to examine how collections come to ‘mean’ differently when they are moved and take up residence in new physical spaces. Scholars today are accustomed to moving themselves around the world to visit the archives they need, but many archives were constructed by moving collections from various locations to assemble an entirely new archive. Taking the example of the papers of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, whose papers now reside at the William Clements Library at the University of Michigan, this essay raises questions about how the meanings of archives change as they move.
The ‘(Neo-)Baroque’ and English Culture: A Categorization and Its Discontents
Authors: Mahler Andreas
Published: December 2024

The ‘(neo-)baroque’ as a term designates an epoch, a style and whatnot. It has been used to describe literature, music, painting, architecture, and the arts and culture in general. The contribution goes into the term’s diverse fields of application in order to explore and elucidate its use for the description of phenomena of, and in, English culture both in the post-Renaissance and in the postmodernist eras.1
Gertrude Atherton’s Modern New Women in The Sisters-in-Law and Black Oxen
Authors: İlimen Ezgi
Published: December 2024

Gertrude Atherton (1857–1948) was a notable and highly prolific American woman writer of novels, short stories, articles, and essays. Atherton’s writing was published in popular magazines of the time. She addressed women’s lives and traditional circumstances, liberating potential and desired progress ranging from socioeconomic opportunities and intellectual growth to political awareness and active roles in public life. To this end, her novels reflect a unique interpretation of American society, cultural traditions and politics with her progressive vision. In The Sisters-in-Law: A Novel of Our Time (1921) and Black Oxen (1923), Atherton explores the rise of New Woman and new morality before, during and after WWI. The pre-war socioeconomic awareness, wartime services and suffering, and postwar opportunities opened new paths for American women beyond Victorian womanhood and the flapper revolution in the ‘Roaring Twenties’. Atherton’s progressive social novels portray the new woman’s transformation into modern career woman via education and experience, economic self-sufficiency, political consciousness, and wartime mobilization. In The Sisters-in-Law, Gora Dwight serves as a mentor to her younger sister-in-law, Alexina, through her self-reliance, which urges her true liberation. In Black Oxen, Madame Zattiany’s wartime efforts, postwar reconstruction agenda, and scientific rejuvenation negate the traditional view of aging as the decline of beauty, productivity and desirability of women. Atherton’s semi-autobiographical novel Black Oxen also exemplifies the popularity of Steinach rejuvenation procedure in the post-WWI for regaining youthful energy and efficiency.1
Translanguaging in public and digital spaces: integrating telecollaboration to linguistic landscapes studies
Authors: Eren Ömer
Published: December 2024

Multilingual individuals seem to possess a rich linguistic repertoire and utilise different languages for different purposes in various environments. Although analysing linguistic landscapes has great potential to provide insight into the nature of language use and could contribute significantly to language learning and teaching, less attention has been paid to studies in this direction. Considering this research gap, the current study set out to map translanguaging practices in public and digital spaces by bringing together academics, inservice teachers and teacher candidates in a multinational telecollaboration project. Analysis of the posts on Edmodo and illustrations collected during the project showed three main translanguaging practices: (a) flexible language use in social spaces, (b) crosslinguistic translanguaging practices in public spaces, and (c) unitary translanguaging practices in digital spaces. Quantitative analyses revealed positive attitudes regarding crosslinguistic awareness and the benefits of multilingual practises in the classroom. The study provides several implications for policymakers, researchers, and classroom practitioners.
Assessment of canonical diurnal variations in plasma glucose using quantile regression modelling and Chronomaps
Authors: Özçürümez Mustafa , Weninger Jasmin , Coskun Abdurrahman , Arzideh Farhad , Streichert Thomas , Torge Antje , Sowa Jan-Peter , Quast Christin , Canbay Ali , Plebani Mario , Broecker-Preuss Martina
Published: December 2024

Objectives

Diurnal variation of plasma glucose levels may contribute to diagnostic uncertainty. The permissible time interval, pT(t), was proposed as a time-dependent characteristic to specify the time within which glucose levels from two consecutive samples are not biased by the time of blood collection. A major obstacle is the lack of population-specific data that reflect the diurnal course of a measurand. To overcome this issue, an approach was developed to detect and assess diurnal courses from big data.

Methods

A quantile regression model, QRM, was developed comprising two-component cosinor analyses and time, age, and sex as predictors. Population-specific canonical diurnal courses were generated employing more than two million plasma glucose values from four different hospital laboratory sites. Permissible measurement uncertainties, pU, were also estimated by a population-specific approach to render Chronomaps that depict pT(t) for any timestamp of interest.

Results

The QRM revealed significant diurnal rhythmometrics with good agreement between the four sites. A minimum pT(t) of 3 h exists for median glucose levels that is independent from sampling times. However, amplitudes increase in a concentration-dependent manner and shorten pT(t) down to 72 min. Assessment of pT(t) in 793,048 paired follow-up samples from 99,453 patients revealed a portion of 24.2 % sample pairs that violated the indicated pT(t).

Conclusions

QRM is suitable to render Chronomaps from population specific time courses and suggest that more stringent sampling schedules are required, especially in patients with elevated glucose levels.
Numerical analysis of segregation of microcrystalline cellulose powders from a flat bottom silo with various orifice positions
Authors: Barik Santosh K. , Lad Virang N. , Sreedhar Inkollu , Patel Chetan M.
Published: December 2024

Experiments, as well as numerical simulations, were conducted to study discharge behavior of Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) in a flat-bottom silo. The three different types of openings, viz. concentric orifice, off-center orifice and two orifices were used. In the case of a concentric orifice, the mass flow rate is higher than the off-center orifice and two orifices. When the diameter of the orifice remains constant, an inverse relationship is observed between particle size and recorded flow rates, indicating that larger particles result in lower flow rates. The percentage decrease in mass flow rate (MFR) in off-center and double orifices has been compared with concentric orifices. We observed 8.5 % decrease in MFR for MCC 350 using a double orifice where as a 11 % decrease for MCC 700 (MCC 700 particle size is twice that of MCC 350) and 24 % decrease for MCC 1000 (MCC 1000 particle size is 2.8 times that of MCC 350). With an increase in particle size, the percentage decrease in MFR in double orifice increases, while in the case of off-center orifices, it decreases. Segregation is taking place due to percolation in binary mixtures through all discharge orifices. The extent of segregation in the case of the double orifice is more compared to concentric and off-center orifices. We observed the excess fine flow using double orifice for sample A and B up to 40 % discharge of mass and for sample C and D up to 50 % discharge of mass.
Twittering Child Trafficking: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of Selected X Interactions
Authors: Olajimbiti Ezekiel , Osisanwo Ayo
Published: December 2024

This paper examines the representation of child trafficking discourse in online interactions. Data for the study were part of a larger project corpus of 83,815 posts with 1,044,209 tokens collected between July 2023 and May 2024 using the Apify Twitter Scraper. The study adopted a mixed method of corpus-based methodologies and qualitative discourse analysis (QDA). SketchEngine was deployed to quantitatively analyse and track the occurrences of words around child trafficking, while insights drawn from Reisigl and Wodak’s (2009. “The Discourse-Historical Approach.” In Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis. 2nd ed., edited by Ruth Wodak, and Michael Meyer, 87–121. London: Sage) discursive strategies foreground the QDA. Findings reveal that child trafficking discourse manifests two discursive patterns: representation and construction. The former, which captures explicit and implicit depictions through predication and perspectivation strategies, reveals how child trafficking is negatively evaluated as a crisis, crime and evil, and the implicit portrayal of the act as a war. The construction of child trafficking as being downplayed, through intensification and predication strategies, relates to social protest and harsh criticism of the media and political officeholders, and as advocacy along the lines of social movements (e-activism) through hashtags. Thus, the study complements existing knowledge on children’s representation in social media, as online participants’ discourses reinforce awareness-raising, agitation and calls for action.
Analyzing the impact of curved tracks on wheel flange thickness reduction in railway systems
Authors: Namayanja Zainah , Nkundineza Celestin , Zewdie Behailu Mamo
Published: December 2024

Flanges are critical parts of railway wheels that guide the wheels on the track and prevent them from derailing. However, curved tracks have a great influence on wheel flange wear, which leads to increased maintenance costs, passenger discomfort, poor ride quality, and increased noise and vibrations. This research aims to analyze the effect of curved tracks on wheel flange thickness reduction using the multi-body simulation software SIMPACK. The wheel flange wear was calculated to determine how much material is lost in terms of the area of material loss for different curve radii of 50, 100, and 200 m. The obtained results show that at curved track sections of smaller radius, for example, 50 m, the occurrence of wheel flange thickness reduction is higher than that of curved track sections with larger radii. Also, high speeds such as 40 km/h, especially at the track curved sections with small radii, lead to an increase in wheel flange thickness reduction compared to track curved sections with large radii. The results of wear indices obtained using SIMPACK and VAMPIR closely matched with a small percentage error difference of 1.94%. The matching of these results validated the effectiveness of the methods used in this research to calculate wear. Therefore, these conclusions will assist maintenance personnel in developing countermeasures to minimize wheel flange thickness reduction, ensure proper re-profiling, and reduce maintenance costs.
Sa Awa ng Diyos (Through God’s Mercy): Investigating the Family and Faith Lives of Left-Behind Fathers
Authors: Reyes-Espiritu Ma. Adeinev Manahan
Published: December 2024

This practical theological paper investigates how Philippine left-behind fathers manage family life and provides theological views on how the Christian faith may be a source of encouragement and constructive criticism. An analysis of data drawn from qualitative interviews with men whose children’s mothers work abroad suggests that fathers “enshrine family,” where they evaluate migration based on their familial ideals and concepts. Enshrining family involves strategies that fathers employ in response to the obstacles and possibilities brought by the transnational setup of their families. These strategies are theologically interpreted to give suggestions for how fathers might find significance in their Christian faith while doing family.
The Paradoxical Concept of “Body” as Social Relation: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Corinth and an Indigenous Community in Lermatang, Maluku, Indonesia
Authors: Patty Febby Nancy , Tiwery Weldemina Yudit , Pattiserlihun Selvone Christin
Published: December 2024

The term “body” refers to the biological concept that the physical structure consists of cells, tissues, and organs. Meanwhile, the integration of the body in the social sphere describes social relations. The concept of body in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians refers to social diversity in Christ’s unity that upholds a sense of mutual life and complementarity within a Christian context. The body concept in the Lermatang community refers to kinship or family relationships based on mutual respect, appreciation, and love in indigenous communities. Based on the cross-cultural method of both perspectives, the body’s meaning in social relations refers to “turning each other on” within a group.
In Search of Dialogical Partners for Asian Practical Theology
Authors: Kwan Simon Shui-Man
Published: December 2024

This article challenges the prevalent Asia-West binarism within Asian contextual theology, advocating for a “disidentification” approach to constructing Asian practical theology. The author argues that defining Asian identity solely in opposition to the West limits the scope and vision of the field. Instead, drawing on lessons learned from decades of engagement with Asian contextual theologies, the author proposes a more nuanced approach that is mindful of the hybridity and plurality of Asian experiences. The article critiques the essentialist understanding of “Asia” which homogenizes the diverse cultures and contexts within the continent. As an alternative, the author proposes “disidentification,” a concept borrowed from Michel Pêcheux, which encourages a critical and selective engagement with both local and global resources. This approach allows for fluid and open-ended constructions of identity that resist simplistic binaries. To facilitate this approach, the author identifies five globally relevant discourses as potential dialogical partners for Asian practical theology: Relationality, The Divine Nature of Humanity, Critical Ecclesiology, Diasporicity, and Decoloniality/ Postcolonialism. These five discourses, interconnected and relevant across various Asian contexts, offer a starting point for developing a globally engaged Asian practical theology. The author emphasizes that this list is not exhaustive, encouraging further exploration of other globally constructed discourses. By moving beyond the Asia-West binarism, Asian practical theology can foster a more inclusive and dynamic engagement with lived faith in all its complexities.
Forgiveness before its time: A theological reflection on the practice of forgiveness as experienced by Christian women survivors of sexual violence trauma
Authors: Yih Caroline Celestine
Published: December 2024

The Church can be a powerful supportive resource for Christian women in their arduous journey recovering from sexual violence trauma. However, these survivors are often found to be habitually re-traumatised by responses encountered in the aftermath leading to further wounding. Amongst the myriads of responses commonly experienced by the victims was the pressure to forgive. In this paper, I will explore the Christian practices of interpersonal forgiveness with a particular focus towards its application in the context of gender justice. The paper seeks to contribute to the growing efforts in developing theologically-robust and trauma-informed care for those struggling along the complex and challenging journey towards hope and healing.
A Levantine Archaeological Response: Thinking with Bourdieu though Limited Data and Explicit Assumptions
Authors: Dixon Helen
Published: December 2024

This article is part of a special issue of the Journal of Ancient History, “Social Biographies of the Ancient World.” It serves as response paper whose purpose is to identify a core question underlying the three case studies in this special issue: does Bourdieu’s field theory help us to understand how people made decisions in the ancient world, given that its predictive capabilities will necessarily be limited by the information we have? To explore this question, the idea of “using theory” as a method is engaged, comparing premodern applications of Bourdieu’s core concepts to the limits of the scientific “theory of evolution.” A brief assessment of the strengths of the case studies in this special issue is followed by an articulation of several resulting take-aways: (i) the value of the concepts of field, capital, and habitus in focusing on our data and its limits, rather than academic ideologies; (ii) the importance of articulating each scholarly assumption explicitly as we apply these concepts; (iii) the recognition that we can use Bourdieu to reveal new interpretive possibilities but not to fill in missing data; and (iv) the productive assumption that each text from the ancient world was the result of an actor(s) leveraging their capital in order to negotiate their perceived optimal position within a field. Together these points illustrate the utility of this issue’s systematic approach to the application of Bourdieu’s field theory in the study of the ancient world.
Ancient Near Eastern Field Theory: Adapting Bourdieu for Social Biographies of the Ancient World
Authors: Spunaugle Adrianne
Published: December 2024

This article is part of a special issue of the Journal of Ancient History, “Social Biographies of the Ancient World.” It presents the fundamental elements of Bourdieu’s sociological field theory before adapting them to apply to the study of ancient, premodern societies. By reverse-engineering the theory’s developmental process through the work of Bourdieu, the article underscores the process by which he came to develop his theory. His original process is then able to be adapted for use in ancient societies whose available sources limit ethnographic or (traditional) archival approaches. What results is a distillation of field theory as applicable for the study of the Ancient Near East and other ancient societies. “Ancient Near Eastern field theory” presents an avenue for further analysis of the social dynamics of the ancient world that still preserves the fundamental elements of Bourdieu’s theory. What results is a method, not a model, for analysis that the following three case studies utilize in various ways based on the questions of the researchers and the sources materials at hand. Thus, this adaptation of field theory is useful for additional research both into the case studies presented in this issue and as a method to address other questions of socio-historical significance.
Functional Differentiation in 1 Maccabees: Exploring Second Century BCE Judean Society Through the Character of Jonathan Apphus
Authors: Meir Rotem Avneri , Jokiranta Jutta , Spunaugle Adrianne
Published: December 2024

This article is the fourth in a special issue of the Journal of Ancient History, “Social Biographies of the Ancient World.” It notes that the course of events put forth by 1 Maccabees, a composition that is clearly favorable to the Hasmonean dynasty, is remarkable: Jonathan does not seem to hurry to take control of the temple, which had been the main goal of his brother’s previous wars. Moreover, the lack of a high priest, integral to the maintenance of the Judean cult and the source of previous troubles, does not seem to pose a problem. The narrative calls our attention to the processes by which Jonathan gained enough support to take the Judean high priesthood, which 1 Maccabees obfuscates. A look into the forms of capital accrued by Jonathan and the different fields in which they come into play in 1 and 2 Maccabees can expand our understanding of the historical process, in which a relatively minor figure prevails in the Hasmonean memory.
Evaluation of different needle gauge blood collection sets (23G/25G) in aged patients
Authors: Rosada Adrian , Friedrich Katharina , Spieß Eileen , Prpic Monika , Müller-Werdan Ursula , Jahić Amir , Kappert Kai
Published: December 2024

Objectives

Aged patients are often characterized by difficult blood sampling conditions. Smaller needle gauge (G) may be beneficial for venous access and reduced pain perception, however, potentially at the expense of lower blood quality for laboratory measurements. We systematically compared two blood collection sets with different outer but equal inner diameters; different needle tips, and retract mechanisms in aged patients (Safety-Lok™, 23G, SL vs. UltraTouch™ Push Button, 25G, UT-PB) regarding clinical aspects and laboratory measurements.

Methods

Clinical examination and questionnaires were used in an aged cohort (n=161, average age=81.6 years), to determine characteristics of venipuncture, the phlebotomist’s assessment of blood draw including level of difficulty, and patient’s pain perception with either one or both blood collection sets. Sample quality was evaluated by laboratory analytics considering 13 parameters.

Results

SL, UT-PB, or both were used in 89 (55 %), 72 (45 %) or 36 (22 %) patients. The handling of the blood collection sets was perceived slightly easier for UT-PB compared to SL by the phlebotomist (−30 %, p=0.038). There was no significant difference in other parameters of the phlebotomist’s assessment or patients’ perception of blood collection. There was no clinically relevant difference between both sets in any of the laboratory measurements, including potassium and hemolysis index.

Conclusions

Clinical use of the UT-PB compared with SL in aged patients was associated with slight advantages of UT-PB, e.g. in the handling comfort for the phlebotomist. Sample quality, especially regarding hemolysis, was identical between both blood collecting sets, making its use uncritical in difficult venous conditions commonly seen in elderly patients.
Centros de Documentação: Patrimônio, Memória, História e Construção de Identidades
Authors: Nascimento José Antonio Moraes do
Published: December 2024

O Centro de Documentação da Unisc (CEDOC) tem a pretensão de contribuir com a construção da identidade e da história regional do Vale do Rio Pardo, via preservação de um patrimônio, que é seu acervo documental. Os centros de documentação são arquivos surgidos em universidades com a finalidade de organizar, preservar e divulgar um acervo cultural que reuniram para servir de apoio às suas pesquisas. Com esse intuito, os centros de documentação são patrimônios que possibilitam problematizar memórias, escrever histórias e construir identidades regionais. Dessa forma, o presente texto pretende apresentar o CEDOC e sua contribuição para o conhecimento dessa região.
Sociomuseologia: perspectivas de uma disciplina pretensamente decolonial
Authors: Tolentino Atila
Published: December 2024

Este trabalho tem como foco refletir sobre a concepção da Sociomuseologia como uma disciplina decolonial como propõem os pesquisadores Judite Primo e Mário Moutinho (2020, 2021), da Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologia. Com embasamento em autores e autoras das teorias críticas decoloniais, como também em pensadores ligados às ciências sociais, Primo e Moutinho advogam que a Sociomuseologia é uma Escola de Pensamento decolonial pautada na pedagogia decolonial”, inspirada em Catherine Walsh, e numa “pedagogia da libertação”, calcada no pensamento de Paulo Freire, bem como é uma disciplina que reconhece o papel e a voz de grupos historicamente subalternizados ou marginalizados. Neste artigo, o debate é retomado de modo a repensar a Sociomuseologia à luz da realidade brasileira, contribuindo para que a disciplina se engaje, ainda mais, em seu posicionamento ético e político com a decolonialidade como uma utopia emancipatória (VERGÈS, 2023). Defende-se que, no Brasil, a Sociomuseologia se conforma a partir das redes difusas de museologia social e comunitária, como também a partir dos processos participativos de construção de políticas públicas para o campo dos museus. E ainda temos como desafio o enfrentamento aos nossos colonialismos internos no campo da Museologia.
Bases de uma política municipal de patrimônio museológico na Amazônia Mato-grossense:
Authors: Augusto de Moraes Saulo , Fonseca de Arruda Renato , Luís Fleck Falcão Jairo , Kayabi Kawayp-Katu , Manhuari Munduruku Marcelo , Crixi Morimã Evanilson , Maria Kayabi Dineva , Suélen Assis Leite Francine , Ferreira Rangel Márcio
Published: December 2024

Este artigo objetiva apresentar resultados de diálogos e reflexões interculturais e interétnicas a partir da criação, implementação e estruturação do Museu do Vale do Arinos (MuVA) entre os anos de 2015 e 2024, localizado na cidade de Juara, na mesorregião norte de Mato Grosso. Metodologicamente, o desenvolvimento deste estudo se fundamentou nas pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo, considerando os debates que fundamentam a abordagem da pesquisa-ação. Apesar de ser uma instituição recente no contexto das políticas de memória e de preservação do patrimônio cultural nesta região, busca-se promover uma reflexão sobre como esse museu se configura inovador quando se trata de gestão museal compartilhada, haja vista que desde a fundação conta com a participação direta de povos indígenas e membros da sociedade civil, alcançando hoje a integração dos povos Apiaká, Munduruku, Rikbaktsa e Kayabi. A partir da musealização e ocupação da instituição sob um novo modelo de organização institucional, o museu vem promovendo a valorização e promoção das referências culturais dos diferentes povos dessa região, pautada principalmente na busca pela ruptura com os modelos de museus públicos que possuem acervos de diversos povos indígenas. Esse movimento tem-se demonstrado desafiador devido as tensões e disputas em torno das memórias, do compartilhamento e ocupação dos espaços de tomada de decisão, bem como mediante aos acervos expostos e narrativas apresentadas no contexto da diversidade cultural local e regional.
Entre (des)encontros, controvérsias e inovações
Authors: Moraes Julia , Pinto Monteiro Bruna , De Oliveira Silva Carolina
Published: December 2024

O artigo pretende discutir sobre a participação social na construção de narrativas nos museus, destacando complexidades, desafios e inovações de exposições de autoridade compartilhada. Primeiramente, aborda transformações no papel dos museus, investigando o conceito de participação social em sua aplicação nesses espaços e experiências e elencando estratificações que evidenciam complexidades, desafios e controvérsias da infiltração dos públicos na construção de representações e narrativas museais multivocais. Num segundo momento, explora e analisa a exposição Îandé: aqui estávamos, aqui estamos, no Museu Histórico Nacional, que contou com participação indígena, em princípio fazendo uma breve abordagem sobre a instituição e, na sequencia, apresentando e analisando (des)encontros, controvérsias e inovações que emergiram dessa experiência e tensionaram as práticas institucionais, impondo novas relações, fluxos e soluções criativas ao museu
Decolonizar museus e patrimônios: breve manifesto
Authors: Ribeiro Diego Lemos , Mendonça Elizabete de Castro , Wichers Camila A. de Moraes
Published: December 2024

Este dossiê, denominado “Decolonizar Museus e Patrimônios: Teorias e Práticas”, traduz-se como uma tomada de partido. Trata-se de uma provocação ao debate, que é ao mesmo tempo teórico, político, epistêmico e prático. Reveste-se, assim, de um compromisso com a ação, com a práxis que transcende a adoção de um pretenso discurso decolonial. Firma-se com esse conjunto de potentes artigos que compõe o dossiê uma estaca no tempo e no espaço, cujo desafio coletivo é demarcar a relevância de um movimento amplo que está em curso, que tem como norte os processos de decolonização de museus e patrimônios. Mais do que isso: é um potente condutor que retira as subalternidades da periferia e as empurra para o centro.
Sustainable management of biogas slurry discharge in biogas engineering: As a chemical fertilizer substitute for garlic cultivation
Authors: Pan Junhui , Shen Jiali , Zhou Zixuan , Xin Yicong , Huang Zhenxia , Xiong Jianghua , Liu Yuhuan , Cui Xian , Liu Yuxin
Published: December 2024

To address the persistent challenge of managing livestock and poultry manure resulting from agricultural intensification and mechanization, the application of biogas engineering has steadily expanded. Biogas slurry, a valuable byproduct abundant in nitrogen and other nutrients, emerges as an attractive alternative to chemical fertilizers. This study investigated the effects of substituting chemical fertilizers with biogas slurry at varying application rates on garlic growth and soil properties. The results indicate that with increasing application of biogas slurry, the promotion of garlic growth and soil nutrients exhibited an initial increase followed by a decrease. Notably, application of biogas slurry with nitrogen content equivalent to chemical fertilizers (G-1 group) gave the most pronounced promotion effect. In the G-1 group, garlic yield and soil organic matter content reached 1.06 kg/m3 and 40.6 g/kg, respectively, representing increases of 11.6% and 17.6%, respectively, compared to the chemical fertilizer group. Furthermore, after the application of biogas slurry, concentrations of both garlic and soil heavy metals remained within standard limits. Biogas slurry can be recommended as an effective substitute for chemical fertilizers, fostering garlic growth, boosting yields, enhancing soil organic matter content, and promoting biological carbon sequestration.
X irradiation induces E. coli C from its semilysogenic state to lytic state
Authors: Palchaudhuri Sunil
Published: December 2024

Two strains of Gram-negative bacteria: E. coli K-12 and the E. coli C have been used in developing microbial genetics. These two bacteria have single chromosome of length 4736 Kb (double stranded DNA) that prevails in E. coli cytoplasm in the CCC form (Form I) but needs to be converted into its replicative form (Form II) to initiate replication. Significantly, their DNA sequences don’t differ except the XYLITOL operon of E. coli C at the 46.5 min location when their chromosomes are measured in time unit. Not only their morphological look but also their growth pattern differs. Unlike E. coli K-12 the E. coli C grows in three phases- pre competent, competent and post competent.
Narrativas biográficas como auxílio ao método do discernimento em teologia moral
Authors: Pagot Talis
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar a integração entre dois métodos na pesquisa em teologia moral. O método do discernimento, desenvolvido por Tony Mifsud , é um instrumento bastante útil para realizar o discernimento ético em chave pastoral, como aspira o Papa Francisco em Amoris Laetitia (Francisco, 2016). Para que esse método desenvolva toda a sua potencialidade, propõem-se, em uma de suas etapas, na análise da realidade, a integração com o método das narrativas biográficas, de Gabriele Rosenthal (2014). Esse método, seguindo o referencial teórico de Alfred Schütz (2018), é capaz de trazer alguns benefícios à ciência moral, tais como: dar atenção à individualidade da pessoa na sua complexidade, possibilitando, no discernimento, a integração entre autonomia e heteronomia; encontrar caminhos para uma adequada experiência dos valores; e orientar os caminhos de uma educação moral apropriada.