bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Melatonin Does Not Improve Sleep Quality in a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Clarkson Samuel J. , Yayac Michael F. , Rondon Alexander J. , Smith Brian M. , Purtill James J.
Published: November 2021

Introduction:

Sleep disturbance is a common concern among patients who have undergone total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Poor sleep during the postoperative period affect quality of life directly and may influence pain recovery after TJA. The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate whether the daily use of exogenous melatonin for 6 weeks after TJA can mitigate the effects of TJA on sleep.

Methods:

A cohort of 118 patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty from 2018 to 2020 were randomized to melatonin (6 mg) or placebo for 42 days after surgery. Inclusion criterion was patients undergoing unilateral primary TJA. Patients who underwent bilateral TJA and revision TJA, with a history of sleep disturbance, and on opioid medication or sleep aids preoperatively were excluded. Sleep quality was assessed at baseline and at 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively using the validated self-administered questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Continuous and categorical variables were analyzed using Student t-test and chi-square analysis, respectively. Multivariate linear regression analysis was also conducted.

Results:

Patients in both groups exhibited higher PSQI scores, representing lower sleep quality, at both 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively compared with that at baseline. Overall, global PSQI scores were 6.8, 9.8, and 8.8 at baseline, week 2, and week 6, respectively. No significant differences were noted between melatonin and placebo groups at baseline (6.8 versus 6.8, P = 0.988), week 2 (10.2 versus 9.3, P = 0.309), or week 6 (8.8 versus 8.7, P = 0.928). In multivariable regression, the only significant predictors of increased PSQI scores were an elevated baseline PSQI score (at both time points), a decreased length of stay (at week 2 only), and patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty versus total knee arthroplasty (at week 6 only).

Conclusion:

Patients undergoing TJA had poor sleep quality both preoperatively and postoperatively. The use of exogenous melatonin did not demonstrate any notable effect on sleep quality.
Familija Publija Kornelija Dolabele / The family of Publius Cornelius Dolabella
Authors: Mesihović Salmedin
Published: November 2021

Publius Cornelius Dolabella, the most famous governor of the Province of Upper Illyricum / Dalmatia, is a descendant of an eminent and ancient Roman family that has originated and belonged to the patrician gens Cornelia. Gens Cornelia had a large number of branches, including Dolabellae. Representatives of this branch of Cornelia are recorded in sources as prominent officials during the Middle Republic. Publius Cornelius Dolabella Maximus was a consul in 283 BC, followed by two more members of branch Cornelius Dolabella, but with praenomen Gnaeus, the consuls of the Republic in 159 and 81 BC. Several other  members of this branch held high political, military and religious functions during the republican system. During the 2nd  and 3 rd Roman civil wars, Publius Cornelius Dolabella (later sometimes called Lentulus) appeared on the political arena, who was born around 70 BC and was the consul in 44 BC. His public service was an example of unscrupulous politics in the last few years of the republican system. He died in 43 BC, when the city Laodicea was overtaken by Cassius,  one of the leaders of the Republican Party. His namesake son (with his first wife  Fabia, while his second wife was Tullia, the daughter of Cicero) belonged to the  Octavian faction at war with Mark Antony. Our Publius Cornelius Dolabella was  the son of the latter, who was a supporter of Octavian and actively worked on the  public scene in the last decade of the life of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) and in the  first period of the reign of Tiberius (14-37 AD).
Oktavijanovo osvajanje Zapadnog Ilirika u djelima kasnoantičkih autora / Octavian’s conquest of the western Illyricum in the works of the authors from Late Antiquity
Authors: Veletovac Edin
Published: November 2021

Apart in the works of authors from the Principate period, we find interesting and significant information about military operations in Western Illyricum under Octavian Augustus (35 BC – 9 AD) in the works of Late Antiquity authors, such as Eutropius, Jerome, Rufus Festus and Jordanes. The main characteristics of this information depending on the author are generalisation,  brevity and simplification. Eutropius would belong to the first group, where we  can see that the assertions he brings forth regarding these events are of general  character but quite accurate at the same time. We also notice that Tiberius’s  Bellum Pannonicum did not receive full credit since Eutropius mentions him incidentally in the account of Drusus’s Germanic campaign. Unlike Eutropius,  Jerome presents information in a very brief manner, in the spirit of chronicles. Although admittedly he included all three operation phases in Western Illyricum in his work, we should note that the chronological segment is not satisfactory because many events do not correspond to actual dates. One of the reasons could be that this Christian author was misled by more significant events in certain cases. For example, he identified the year of Tiberius’s Germanic triumph with the time when he was awarded triumphal insignia for his  victories in Pannonia. Unlike these two authors, Rufus Festus and Jordanes  have the tendency to consciously or unconsciously simplify a situation. Despite giving a somewhat detailed insight, they tend to reduce a whole series of  events to a single conflict or person (which usually had a minor role), thereby  unrightfully leaving out the merits of the highest military officials, Tiberius in this case, which is the most evident in the reports regarding the war in Pannonia or the Great Illyrian Revolt.  The information observed in isolation does not offer especially useful data, apart from some exceptions, as in the case of Festus’s citations regarding the subjugation of the Amantini and Pannonian king Bato. We can claim that Festus is in fact the only author of the aforementioned ones who to some extent  shares new information about these events. This is not the case with other  three sources. In order to use them in a wider context, we need to combine  their assertions with other sources from the Principate without reducing their  value. Moreover, it is reasonable to doubt the credibility of assertions brought  forth by some Late Antiquity authors. This is observable in the example of  Jordanes who mentions a certain king of the Amantini while discussing the  conquest of Pannonia, although this person is nowhere to be mentioned, neither by Rufus Festus from whom Jordanes assumed the original information,  nor by other ancient and Late Antiquity sources.
Rekognosciranje antičkih lokaliteta na području Kiseljaka / Reconnaissance of the ancient sites in Kiseljak area
Authors: Hadžihasanović Jesenko , Mešić Edo
Published: November 2021

This article presents the results of the field reconnaissance of the sites situated in the Kiseljak valley. The sites in question are: the site of excavated hill  in Gromiljak, the field in the western foothill of Humac, the Humac hill, two  sites to the north-east of the site of Gradac in Višnjica, the presumable archaeological site containing the remains in the site Han Ploča, and the presumable  archaeological site in the site of Kovači. All sites are located in the Kiseljak  municipality. The reconnaissance of the aforementioned sites was organized  to gather information about their current state and to gather new information about one section of Dolabella’s road route. During the reconnaissance,  only a small amount of the surface materials was uncovered, and only on the  sites near western foot of Humac hill, and on the two sites in Višnjica (with  contains two sites). On the other hand, there are a couple of potential archaeological sites (Han Ploča and Kovači). During the years of plowing, fragments  of different sizes have been found on the surface. Unfortunately, during the  reconnaissance of the Han Ploča and Kovači sites, only two shards of pottery  were found. In order to obtain more information about the part of Dolabella’s road that went through this region, as well about the Roman period itself, new research needs to be carried out. It is important to note that some of these sites were affected by the war, so the question is to what extent have the archaeological findings been preserved.
Development and Evaluation of the Korean Version of Hospital-Based Transitional Rehabilitation Program Using Daily Living Home for Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Moon Chang-Won , Jung Il-Young , Kim Ju Young , Jang Ha Neul , Cho Kang Hee
Published: November 2021

Objective To develop and evaluate the Korean version of a hospital-based transitional rehabilitation program (TRP), using daily living home for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.Methods In this study, we developed the Korean version of a hospital-based TRP through domestic and overseas surveys and focus group meetings. By applying this to chronic SCI patients, we observed the functional and quality of life (QOL) changes and evaluated the degree of achievement of the core goals set for each patient during hospital-based TRP.Results Hospital-based TRP, for 21.8±3.9 days on average, was applied to four chronic SCI patients (two patients with long-term hospital stays and two homebound disabled individuals) with an average injury period of 736.8±185.4 days. The Korean version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (49.3±6.9 vs. 62.5±6.0; p<0.05) showed functional improvement at the end of TRP, when compared to that before the TRP. The Korean version of the World Health Organization’s QOL scale, abbreviated version (159.8±36.6 vs. 239.8±36.1; p<0.05), showed improvement in QOL. Goal attainment scaling showed a significant degree of achievement for the core goals through TRP (33.6±4.4 vs. 70.0±2.8; p<0.05). These results confirmed that the effect was maintained 1 month after the end of TRP. Additionally, two patients were successfully discharged after TRP completion, and the other two could start social activities.Conclusion The Korean version of the hospital-based TRP, applied to chronic SCI patients, showed the potential to improve the patients’ functioning and QOL and appeared to be effective in successful discharge and social participation.
English Teachers’ Understanding of Thailand Basic Education Core Curriculum
Authors: Vibulphol Jutarat , Prabjandee Denchai , Chantharattana Meena , Bupphachuen Praew
Published: November 2021

This qualitative study aimed at exploring English teachers’ understanding of the Basic Education Core Curriculum in Thailand and to investigate the contributing factors. The selected research with triangulation design was used to analyze the data, which was obtained from 66 English teachers. The drawings and questionnaire data showed that most teachers possessed ‘impeding understanding’, which may interfere with the development of a localized school curriculum. No clear trend was found in the present study on how teachers’ professional experiences, teachers’ qualifications, professional development activities, and involvement in curriculum development may contribute to teachers’ comprehension, as suggested in previous studies. The findings on teachers’ lack of understanding of the Core Curriculum after ten years of its implementation indicate the pressing needs to carefully design the implementation of the new national curriculum the Ministry of Education is developing. Effective communication processes and continual in-service professional development activities are recommended. Further investigation on how to effectively provide in-service professional development activities in Thai schools to promote teachers’ understanding of a new educational policy will be needed.
Mediating Effect of Fathers’ Parenting Behavior on the Relationship Between Young Children’s Temperament and Peer Play Behavior
Authors: Yun Hee-Jin , Chun Se-Jung , Lee KyungOk
Published: November 2021

Objectives: Understanding peer play behaviors in young children is crucial because children's personal characteristics influence their peer play behaviors. In this study, we investigated the relationship between children’s temperament (4 years old), fathers’ parenting behavior (5 years old), and peer play behavior (6 years old) using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Korean Children (PSKC). In addition, the mediating effect of fathers’ parenting behavior on the relationship between children’s temperament and peer play behavior was investigated.Methods: A total of 1,070 children and their fathers were extracted for analysis from the Korean Children's Panel Study (PSKC) 2012 (Year 5) to 2014 (Year 7). The correlations between the relevant variables and the mediating effects of fathers’ parenting behavior were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0.Results: Correlation analysis showed that children’s emotionality and sociability were associated with fathers’ parenting behavior, whereas their sociality and activity were associated with their play disturbance. Next, there was no mediating effect of fathers’ warmth on the relationship between children’s temperament and children’s peer play interactions. The full mediating effects of the fathers’ control on the relationship between the child’s temperament (emotionality and sociability) and peer play behaviors such as disruption and disconnection were confirmed. Children’s activity had a direct effect on their peer play interaction and disruption.Conclusion: Peer play behavior revealed the importance of fathers’ controlling parenting behaviors and children’s temperament, especially in peer play disruption and disconnection. In particular, we confirmed the influence of father’s controlling parenting behavior on children’s sociability and emotionality temperament.
Synthesis of self-management strategies used by young adults who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A narrative review
Authors: Vinette Billy , Mrad Hazar , El-Akhras Ali , Bilodeau Karine
Published: November 2021

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is frequently used to treat young adults with hematologic cancer. The treatment can cause a range of side effects that require patients to self-manage their symptoms. However, there do not seem to be any studies that review the literature on self-management strategies used by this group. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the self-management strategies used by young adults (18–39 years old) who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant for leukemia or lymphoma. A narrative review conducted in the CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases returned 11 papers. An analysis of these data shows that young adults use self-management strategies, including managing their emotions, turning to spiritual beliefs, seeking support from others and changing their behaviours. The results stress the importance of nursing care in supporting these self-management strategies used by young adults who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
A Novel Missense Mutation in the EDAR Gene and One Missense Mutation in EDA Gene in the Study of HED Patients in Iran
Authors: Papi Atefe , Khatami Saeedreza , Galehdari Hamid , Shariati Gholamreza
Published: November 2021

: Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is the most common type of ectodermal dysplasia that is the result of faulty ectodermal development leading to such ectodermal defects as hypotrichosis, anodontia or hypodontia, and hypohidrosis or anhidrosis. X-linked HED is caused by mutations in ectodysplasin A (EDA) gene and accounts for 90% of all HED cases. Autosomal HED is caused by mutations in other involved genes, such as EDA-receptor (EDAR) gene. In this study, we included two distinct families with three HED patients. We collected 5 mL of peripheral blood from the probands, associated parents, and 120 matched unrelated controls (from related ethnicity) without any ectodermal disorder. DNA was extracted using the routine salting-out protocol from blood leukocytes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) puriﬁcation and bidirectional Sanger sequencing of the PCR products were performed. We identified p.R156H (c.467 G>A) mutation in EDA gene in two affected brothers and their carrier mother (family 1) and a novel missense mutation c.1210G>A (p.A404T) in EDAR gene in a 4-year-old affected boy and his heterogeneous parents (family 2). Clinical evaluation, genetic findings, and bioinformatic analysis supported deleterious effects of both identified mutations on the EDA and EDAR gene products, which should be considered in genetic assessment of HED cases in Southwest of Iran.
A new record of Soosia diodonta (Férussac, 1821) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicodontidae) in Bulgaria
Authors: Georgiev Dilian , Stoycheva Slaveya
Published: November 2021

The second finding of the rare south-east European endemic land snail Soosia diodonta (Férussac, 1821) in Bulgaria was reported. The locality was situated in Eastern Stara Planina Mts., west from Kotel town, near the road to Zeleniche Forestry and the Kotlenska River, before Prikazna Cave, UTM: MH 55. Soosia diodonta was found in beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest on a limestone terrain near a river. It was the most eastern ever known locality of this species.
Populism vs. Demagogism: What if Anti-populists are the Real Demagogues?
Authors: Melito Francesco
Published: November 2021

As the partisan meaning attached to ‘populism’ has provided this word with a negative stigma used to demonize alternative discourses, this article seeks to fill two gaps in the populist literature. First, it aims at retrieving the term ‘populism’ from a spurious understanding and reintroducing a forgotten word, which has become a synonym of populism and contributed to its negative aura: demagogy. Populism (bottom-up) and demagogy (top-down) are defined as opposite terms. While this distinction could be easily grasped from their etymological roots, it takes on a different dimension when seen from a hegemonic perspective. Second, elaborating on Gramsci and Laclau’s theory, it provides a theoretical basis for the study of anti-populism. Like populism, anti-populism results from a dislocatory experience as it is (negatively) defined by its populist antagonist. Besides considering its negative dimension, the article discusses the positivization of the anti-populist discourse, which resides in the (re)production of broken normality. Demagogism is a weapon in the hegemonic struggle between different discourses that aims to restore mainstream common sense (normality) against a counter-hegemonic project (populism). Finally, the article suggests that beyond anti-populism, demagogism, understood as a normalizing practice, could potentially be applied in the empirical analysis of neo-traditionalist discourses.
Use of double-bladed biopsy in distinguishing keratoacanthoma from squamous cell carcinoma-a case report
Authors: Hopkins Keith , Paul Sharad , Weedon David , Rosendahl Cliff
Published: November 2021

“The SCC Biopsy Tool” (name provided by current authors) is a double-bladed scalpel handle (manufactured and distributed by Surgidental Instruments, Deer Park, NY, USA) with two No. 11 scalpel blades (Swann-Morton, Sheffield, England) set in parallel, 1.5 mm apart (Figure 1). It provides an alternative to other partial biopsy methods and provides advantages over established techniques of shave and punch biopsy, particularly in differentiating squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from keratoacanthoma (KA) on the leg and foot. The method of obtaining a full-thickness sample across the total width of a lesion with histologic sectioning in a longitudinal plane enables both architecture and cytology to be assessed accurately; precisely the requirement for distinguishing SCC from KA. The advantage over traditional incisional biopsy with a single blade is precision of parallel edges in a situation where central keratin provides an obstacle to such precision.
Dermoscopic patterns in active and regressive lichen planus and lichen planus variants: a morphological study
Authors: Güngör Sule , Topal Ilteriş O. , Göncü Emek K.
Published: November 2021

Background: Lichen planus (LP) is an acute or chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by discrete, violaceous, polygonal papules.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to categorize the dermoscopic images of LP and LP variants before and after treatment.

Methods: We analyzed and categorized the dermoscopic images of 255 LP lesions from 60 patients who had been clinically diagnosed with LP or LP variants and confirmed by histopathological examination. We reanalyzed and categorized the dermoscopic images of 50 lesions from fifteen patients after treatment.

Results: We observed different Wickham striae (WS), pigment, and vascular patterns according to the LP variant, lesion localization and disease duration. Reticular, circular, linear, globular, radial streaming, perpendicular, and veil-like (structureless) WS patterns were detected on dermoscopic examination. Peripheral/diffuse dot globules, peripheral/diffuse peppering, perifollicular/annular, linear, reticular, circular, cobblestone, and homogeneous cloud-like pigment patterns were especially prevalent in LP pigmentosus and regressive LP lesions. As for vascular patterns, there were red dots/globules, radial linear, and peripheral homogeneous patterns described upon dermoscopic evaluation.

Conclusion: Dermoscopic evaluation can be useful both in the diagnosis and follow up of LP.
Malignant cylindroma in a patient with Brooke-Spiegler syndrome
Authors: Borik Liliane , Heller Patricia , Shrivastava Monica , Kazlouskaya Viktoryia
Published: November 2021

Malignant cylindroma (cylindromatous carcinoma, cylindrocarcinoma) is the malignant counterpart of benign cylindroma. It is a rare neoplasm, more often developing in the setting of multiple pre-existing benign neoplasms. Herein we present an additional case of malignant transformation of the cylindroma diagnosed in an 83-year-old patient with known Brooke-Spiegler syndrome.
Prevention
Authors: Karmazin Margaret ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: November 2021

Would you murder your own child to protect his classmates? In this work of philosophical short fiction, Sharon is divorced from her husband, Karl. Karl has a new, younger wife, and she is taking care of their 17-year-old son, Ethan. Their older daughter, Haley, is off starting her own successful life. Ethan, however, is struggling with life. On a fateful day, Ethan forgets his backpack after being dropped off for school. His mother searches the laptop and finds a discussion where he, and a few others, have set a date to shoot up the school. She checks his bedroom and finds the guns described in the exchange as well as drugs. Sharon doesn’t want to risk the lives of the classmates or Haley’s future. The next morning she uses Ethan’s own drugs to spike his coffee and cause him to overdose and die. She hides his guns and the laptop that proves what he was planning to do. Her son is dead, the school is safe, and her daughter’s reputation remains untarnished for a bright future. She considers her endeavor a success.
Taking the Check or Checking the Take
Authors: Salzman Aaron
Published: November 2021

This essay studies the endowments of modern American colleges and universities. It examines the norms that govern the activities that affect the size of the endowment, specifically spending, acceptance of donations, and investment of endowment funds. The norms regulating the latter two are found to be insufficient, as is evidenced by their inconsistent application. However, American catholic colleges and universities apply the norms regulating investments more consistently than other schools. Catholic colleges' and universities' Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) practices are found to be rooted in the catholic church's official teaching on catholic universities as found in ex corde ecclesiae and the catechism of the catholic church. These documents suggest the need to develop, codify and apply even more rigorous norms governing the acceptance of donations and investment of endowment funds at every American catholic college and university.
A family of tree-based generators for bubbles in directed graphs
Authors: Acuña Vicente , Soares de Lima Leandro Ishi , Italiano Giuseppe , Pepè Sciarria Luca , Sagot Marie-France , Sinaimeri Blerina
Published: November 2021

Bubbles are pairs of internally vertex-disjoint $(s, t)$-paths in a directed graph.
In de Bruijn graphs built from reads of RNA and DNA data, bubbles represent interesting biological events, such as alternative
splicing (AS) and allelic differences (SNPs and indels).
However, the set of all bubbles in a de Bruijn graph built from real data is usually too large to be efficiently enumerated
and analysed in practice. In particular, despite significant research done in this area, listing bubbles still remains the main bottleneck for tools that detect AS events in a reference-free context.
Recently, in [Acuña et al., Algorithmica 2020] the concept of a bubble generator was introduced as a way for obtaining a compact representation of the bubble space of a graph. Although this bubble generator was quite effective in finding AS events,
preliminary experiments showed that it is about 5 times slower than state-of-art methods.
In this paper we propose a new family of bubble generators which improve substantially on previous work: bubble generators in this new family are about two orders of magnitude faster and are still able to achieve similar precision in identifying AS events. To highlight the practical value of our new bubble generators, we also report some experimental results on real datasets.

Keywords: bubble generator, directed graphs, alternative splicing
150 let antropologie: Tylor, Morgan a Miklucho-Maklaj aneb kultura, komparace a terénní výzkum roku 1871
Authors:   Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky, Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy, Soukup Martin
Published: November 2021

This paper follows up the year 1871; a milestone of hardening anthropology as scientific approach. Tylor has published Primitive Culture; Morgan was signed under the title Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family, Miklouho-Maclay landed on New Guinea in the same year. There is no strict connection between these crucial events. From the historical viewpoint is possible to see (1) rising of focus on diachronic perspective to understand society and culture; (2) a studying of kinship as the key how to understand the both – culture and society; (3) a necessity to perform field research in a particular society and culture.
Women’s Veiling: Everyday and Ceremonial Practices of Central-Asian Peoples
Authors:   Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Třída Svobody 26, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic, Hejzlarová Tereza , Starostina Olga ,   Department of Ethnography of the Peoples of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Russian Museum of Ethnography, Inzhenernaya 4/1, 191011 St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: November 2021

The study presents an analysis of traditional forms of clothing serving for women’s veiling in Central Asia in the period from the second half of the 19th century to the 20th century, focusing on its occurrence and importance in both everyday and ceremonial practices. The study addresses particular types of veiling, their common features, and differences related to the manner of wearing, as well as the materials and the decorative designs used. An important part of the study is a catalogue representing individual types of clothing from the above determined period from the museum collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg and the National Museum – the Náprstek Museum in Prague.
La tutelle des enfants mineurs au Bas-Canada : autorité domestique, traditions juridiques et masculinités
Authors: Garneau Jean-Philippe
Published: November 2021

Basé sur les élections de tutelle du district de Montréal au début du XIXe siècle, cet article interroge les conceptions genrées de l’autorité domestique dans un contexte de pluralisme culturel croissant. Il montre que le pouvoir masculin se construit suivant deux modèles distincts : l’un se tisse dans le maillage de la sociabilité locale des Canadiens, l’autre s’affirme à travers la maîtrise individuelle du destin de familles anglophones, en marge de la tutelle française. En se soumettant, comme les femmes de toutes origines, à l’administration tutélaire, les pères canadiens se plaçaient dans une position subalterne sur l’échelle d’un pouvoir masculin britannique symbolisé par l’indépendance économique et politique du chef de ménage.
Ancrage, mobilité et francité au Manitoba français : histoire d’une lignée
Authors: Frenette Yves , Hallion Sandrine , Heller Monica , Breton-Carbonneau Gabrielle
Published: November 2021

Cet article propose une analyse des récits de vie des membres d’une lignée d’origine française à la Montagne Pembina, au Manitoba, entre la fin du xixe siècle, période où l’ancêtre « canadien », Jean-Baptiste Déroche, immigre dans la région, et le début du xxie siècle. Dans une perspective diachronique, cette étude cherche à saisir les motifs de l’ancrage territorial des membres de la lignée des Deroche et de leur mobilité sociale. Elle considère également la manière dont ceux-ci se racontent dans leur rapport à la langue française et à la France afin de cerner ce qui constitue, en somme, une partie de leur francité. Elle invite ainsi le lecteur ou la lectrice à entamer une réflexion sur les continuités et les ruptures dans l’expérience francophone, particulièrement en ce qui a trait à l’immigration française au Canada et aux relations du Manitoba avec le Québec et avec la France.
Partir pour le Canada : observations de la 12e édition de Destination Canada Forum Mobilité
Authors: Belkhodja Chedly , Deshayes Thierry
Published: November 2021

Cet article présente une analyse d’un mécanisme de promotion et de recrutement de candidats potentiels à l’immigration canadienne, soit l’événement Destination Canada Forum Mobilité, outil essentiel pour la Stratégie en matière d’immigration francophone et l’épanouissement et le développement des communautés francophones en situation minoritaire (CFSM). L’analyse de ce dispositif va permettre de préciser trois choses : que Destination Canada représente le contexte d’une migration Nord-Nord ; que l’événement s’inscrit dans un paradigme économique de la migration à la recherche de candidats pouvant répondre aux besoins du marché de l’emploi ; et que cette activité de promotion et de recrutement est centrale dans le projet de l’immigration francophone au sein des CFSM.
Mobilités, circulation et ancrages : la francophonie dans la vallée de l’Okanagan-Similkameen en Colombie-Britannique1
Authors: Lamarre Patricia , Heller Monica , Frenette Yves , Deshayes Thierry
Published: November 2021

Cet article aborde le lien entre mobilités et ancrages francophones dans l’Okanagan-Similkameen grâce à des entretiens menés auprès de 35 francophones établis dans la vallée, ainsi que de 24 travailleurs saisonniers francophones qui font partie des jeunes qui convergent dans la région chaque été depuis les années 1980 pour la cueillette des cerises. La mobilité de ces jeunes s’inscrit dans une longue histoire de travailleurs saisonniers francophones. Toutefois, à une mobilité de « survie » économique s’ajoutent des mobilités de type vacances-travail, attirant des jeunes de la classe moyenne. Ceux et celles qui décident de s’ancrer pour un temps ou pour la vie sont des francophones qui sont presque tous venus d’ailleurs. Nos données mettent en évidence peu de projets de vie pouvant être définis comme des déplacements « permanents », même chez ceux et celles qui sont installés dans la vallée depuis des décennies. On note aussi qu’il est possible d’être mobile sans perturber ses ancrages géographiques et identitaires et que les ancrages peuvent être multiples, partiels et temporaires.
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF UKRAINIAN ISOLATE OF RASPBERRY LEAF BLOTCH VIRUS
Authors: POZHYLOV Illia , SNIHUR Halyna , BUDZANIVSKA Irena
Published: November 2021

Raspberry leaf blotch virus (RLBV) is a new member of the Emaravirus genus (Fimoviridae, Bunyavirales). Representatives of this family are characterized by a segmented "-" RNA genome, helical nucleocapsid and enveloped spherical or pleomorphic virions 80-120nm in diameter. Transmission of these viruses is carried out by eriophyid mites. The virus is widely distributed in Europe. In this paper, the phylogenetic relationships between the Ukrainian RLBV isolate and isolates from the other countries from the GenBank database were investigated. Samples of symptomatic raspberry plants were selected for the work. Total RNA was isolated and RT-PCR was performed using primers to the region of the nucleocapsid protein (P3) gene. The resulting amplicon with a length of about 500bp was sequenced. Sequences were analyzed using BLAST and MEGA7 programs. As a result of BLAST analysis, it was shown that the Ukrainian isolate of RLBV has a high similarity to some Finnish, British, Serbian and Slovak isolates (93-99% similarity). Nevertheless, the dendrogram constructed in MEGA7 did not distribute these isolates in a separate cluster. Interestingly, sequences of isolates from Finland, Britain, and the Balkans were segregated into different parts of the phylogenetic tree. This pattern can be explained by the low divergence of the virus population or small number of isolates in the database.
METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSALS FOR ADDRESSING AGROECOLOGICAL DESIGN IN PERIURBAN AREAS: A CASE STUDY IN THE EDGES OF MILAN (ITALY)
Authors: CHIAFFARELLI Gemma , VAGGE Ilda
Published: November 2021

This study aims to develop an ecological-based design model, applying the theoretical basis of landscape ecology and phytosociology on a pilot area located in the Milan South-Eastern rural edges. The goal was to integrate an all-inclusive approach for agroecological regeneration. Three main guidelines were identified: 1. the rehabilitation of landscape texture; 2. internal diversification; 3. environmental consistency. The study led to a global evaluation of the ecological functionality of the different environmental compartments, analysing their weaknesses and resiliences. Consequently, design criterions were defined, regarding the landscape level (ecotopes diversification) and the single ecotope level (vegetational standards), reconfiguring the current uses and functions and enhancing the biological and structural diversity within the agroecosystem. Finally, an evaluation of the benefits on ecological functionality was carried out, as well as a qualitative assessment of the ecosystem services that can be delivered. This approach enabled to make direct comparisons between actual and project scenarios, supporting the readability of the rebalancing effects attainable on the environmental, social and economic scale.
CROPS WATER CONSUMPTION AND VERTICAL SOIL MOISTURE EXCHANGE
Authors: MAZHAYSKIY Yury A. , PAVLOV Artem A. , MISECKAITE Otilija
Published: November 2021

A various number of factors, which, in turn, also vary greatly, determines the process of water consumption. These are meteorological indicators, yield, crop properties and soil conditions. The values of the water consumption of irrigated crops (in the operational regime of irrigation in the calculation of the water balance) are recommended to be determined counting on: the indicators of heat supply of the territories, that is, the radiation balance; air humidity deficit and bioclimatic factors of water consumption, taking into account the type and phase of plants development, the physical condition and the soil moistening. The empirical method for determining the vertical moisture exchange takes into account the biological characteristics of crops, the conditions for the heat and moisture availability of the calculation periods, the power and humidity of the soil layer under study, the water-physical properties of the ground, and the depth of the groundwater. It gives reliable results and can be used in calculations of the water regime in designing and exploitation of the reclamation systems. The groundwater affects the formation of the soil water regime in the aeration zone. At shallow occurrence, they increase the humidity in the root layer, which makes it possible to reduce the irrigation rates and the number of irrigation events. This article considers the problem of reducing errors and improving existing methods of calculating water consumption by crops and vertical soil moisture exchange. The methods of (Shebeko et al., 1980), Rogotskiy (1981) and Pylenok (1985) were taken as the basis of the research. According to them and empirical formulas developed by Mazaiski (2002), the calculations of vertical moisture exchange were made. The empirical method for determining the vertical moisture exchange takes into account the biological characteristics of crops, the conditions for the heat and moisture availability of the calculation periods, the power and humidity of the soil layer under study, the water-physical properties of the ground, and the depth of the groundwater. It gives reliable results and can be used in calculations of the water regime in designing and exploitation the reclamation systems.
HOW DO ADAPTATION OPTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RISK PREFERENCES AND SOCIAL CAPITAL AFFECT TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SMALL VINEYARD FARMERS IN CENTRAL CHILE?
Authors: IRÍAS Enrique Ernesto Alvarado , BRÜMMER Bernhard , IBÁÑEZ Marcela
Published: November 2021

Climate change can be seen as a shock that decreases the value of economic activities and production functions. Therefore, this study estimates technical efficiency as an integrated approach with risk preferences and social capital for small vineyard farmers who have adapted to climate change, because empirical evidence shows the key role of adaptation, risk preferences and social capital related to technical efficiency on a one-to-one basis, but not as overarching analysis. This study took place in the O’Higgins and Maule regions of central Chile, data were collected through a field experiment and an exit survey from September to December 2016. Specifically, we conducted an artefactual field experiment to elicit risk preferences from 175 small vineyard farmers; we used the midpoint method to estimate the Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT) parameters, which indicate vineyard farmers are risk averse, sensitive to losses, and tend to distort probabilities. Then we applied a stochastic frontier analysis on the main variety area of vineyards. Results showed that the influence of capital (0.55) and number of vines (0.32) is higher enough; whereas, labor (0.13) and intermediate inputs (0.11) are also important but relatively low. The scale elasticity is 1.11, showing a Constant Returns to Scale (CRS). On average, technical efficiency was 0.73, which means that farmers could improve their performance by 27%. Additionally, results suggest that experience and education positively influence the technical efficiency, contrary to age, gender, region and density; whereas, access to extension services and irrigation increases efficiency. Also, general trust and membership in farmer organizations increases efficiency; and, as we expected, risk aversion and probability weighting decreases efficiency. In this regard, it is necessary to design policies and strategies focused on facilitate accessibility to exchangeable inputs; in the promotion of extension services with greater action area; facilitate access to irrigation through subsidies and credits; improve trust in programs and networks; develop cooperative enterprises or local and horizontal organizations to share information and services from farmer to farmer; and also generate action plans to promote a better risk and loss behavior in order to seize technological and economic opportunities and not overestimate extreme events.
AUTOCHTHONOUS BREEDS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION MEASURES
Authors: MALETIC Zoran
Published: November 2021

Recently, highly productive breeds of various species of domestic animals have been used in livestock production, which has resulted in the destruction of indigenous breeds of domestic animals around the world, even in our area. This is the first reason why indigenous races and strains have been endangered. Another reason is that domestic, indigenous breeds were crossed with specialized breeds, which were imported, and in that way their genetic diversity was negatively affected. Resistance is lost, adaptation to the conditions in which they were created, the ability to survive in nature. Indigenous breeds of different species of domestic animals, which are recognized in the Republic of Srpska (BiH) are gatačko cattle and buša (cattle), Vlašić pramenka, Podveleška pramenka, Kupres pramenka (sheep), domestic Balkan horned goat (goats), Bosnian mountain horse (horses), mangulica (pigs) and pogrmuša hen or živičarka hen (poultry). By acceding to international conventions, BiH /Republic of Srpska has committed itself to establishing a system of measures that will enable the conservation of biological diversity and the protection of indigenous and endangered breeds of domestic animals. The choice of a strategy for the conservation of diversity, the establishment of an adequate conservation scheme, and the implementation of a conservation strategy are some of the key elements of any process for the conservation of genetic diversity. Preservation of autochthonous and protected breeds of domestic animals is possible through preservation in the original environment (in situ) and preservation outside the original environment (ex situ). There is a possibility of combining these models of conservation of animal genetic resources.
Vaccine diplomacy during the COVID-19 pandemic on the example of the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Filipović Aleksa
Published: November 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in scale and scope. The COVID-19 vaccines have not only become an indispensable weapon in the fight against the pandemic but also served as a sign of the technological and scientific prestige of the countries that developed them. While the term "vaccine diplomacy" is not new, it may have become much more relevant in times of global pandemic. The aim of this research is to analyze the vaccine diplomacy of China, the EU, and Russia towards Serbia during the global COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the study also presents Serbia's efforts to engage in its own vaccine diplomacy at the global level. The novelty of this research can be seen in a comparative analysis of the efforts of the "vaccine diplomacy" of the EU, China, and Russia towards Serbia. In addition, this research also presents the results of the survey data on Serbian citizens and their perceptions of foreign aid received during the pandemic. It can be concluded that the Chinese and Russian medical aid to Serbia were very well received by the Serbian government, government-aligned media, and the Serbian public. Concerning the aid of the European Union, it was neither significantly advertised by the media, nor was the Serbian public perception significantly changed in the favour of the EU. At the same time, the Serbian government engaged in vaccine diplomacy of its own, to strengthen the ties with Yugoslavia's former allies from the Non-Alignment Movement.
Spatial modulation of individual behaviors enables an ordered structure of diverse phenotypes during bacterial group migration
Authors: Bai Yang , He Caiyun , Chu Pan , Long Junjiajia , Li Xuefei , Fu Xiongfei
Published: November 2021

Coordination of diverse individuals often requires sophisticated communications and high-order computational abilities. Microbial populations can exhibit diverse individualistic behaviors, and yet can engage in collective migratory patterns with a spatially sorted arrangement of phenotypes. However, it is unclear how such spatially sorted patterns emerge from diverse individuals without complex computational abilities. Here, by investigating the single-cell trajectories during group migration, we discovered that, despite the constant migrating speed of a group, the drift velocities of individual bacteria decrease from the back to the front. With a Langevin-type modeling framework, we showed that this decreasing profile of drift velocities implies the spatial modulation of individual run-and-tumble random motions, and enables the bacterial population to migrate as a pushed wave front. Theoretical analysis and stochastic simulations further predicted that the pushed wave front can help a diverse population to stay in a tight group, while diverse individuals perform the same type of mean reverting processes around centers orderly aligned by their chemotactic abilities. This mechanism about the emergence of orderly collective migration from diverse individuals is experimentally demonstrated by titration of bacterial chemoreceptor abundance. These results reveal a simple computational principle for emergent ordered behaviors from heterogeneous individuals.
Oculogyric Crisis – Atypical Presentation in Patient with Dengue Fever
Authors: Rajkumar Jain Saurabh , D. Lakhani Jitendra , R. Jha Pramod
Published: November 2021

Here we are presenting a case of dengue fever presented with an atypical symptom of “oculogyric crisis” with features of multi organ dysfunction syndrome. Increased vascular permeability, plasma leakage, haemorrhagic manifestations, and thrombocytopenia are charecteristics of dengue fever.  A 19 year old male patient, with no co-morbidity came to Dhiraj hospital with chief complaints of  fever which was high grade & intermittent, it is associated with chills & rigours for 5 days. Also complain of abdominal pain over epigastric region, dull aching non radiating associated with decreased appetite since 5 days. Dengue infection has a wide range of clinical features. Neurological complications can occur in any spectrum of dengue infection.  The diagnosis of oculogyric crisis is majorly clinical and it requires a focused detailed history and detailed physical examination to find out possible triggers for the crisis and to rule out other reasons for abnormal eye movements.