bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Liturgical Anamnesis as an Element of the Euchology of the Mass
Authors: Brzeziński Daniel
Published: November 2021

In modern liturgical theology, the concept of “anamnesis” has become a dominant feature that defines the liturgy. Without understanding the essence of anamnesis, it is impossible to grasp the essence of the Christian liturgy. In other words, without anamnesis, the liturgy would not be liturgy. Liturgical anamnesis is, above all, an objective remembrance and actualization hic et nunc of the Paschal Mystery of Christ. It is a reminder of the past, but also an anticipation of the salvific future and the heavenly liturgy. In a narrower sense, the anamnesis is an integral part of the Christian euchology. This paper presents the latter understanding of the word “anamnesis” as a formal element in the structure of the euchology that recalls not only the different stages and facts of Christ’s life, but also the entire history of salvation in both a theological and a chronological sense.
Miejsce wspomnienia wydarzeń historycznych w liturgii
Authors: Golec Łukasz Marek
Published: November 2021

Wiele obchodów liturgicznych zawiera wątki związane z historią powszechną (narodu, państwa). Są to związki o różnym charakterze. Artykuł ma na celu poszukiwanie odpowiedzi na pytanie o miejsce i sposób obchodu w liturgii wspomnienia wydarzeń historycznych, które nie mają bezpośredniego związku z celebrowaną danego dnia tajemnicą zbawienia. Pierwsza część artykułu jest przeglądem oraz próbą systematyki związków wybranych obchodów liturgicznych z wydarzeniami historycznymi. Część druga podejmuje zagadnienie dotyczące doboru tekstów związanych z celebracją w perspektywie posoborowych norm liturgicznych, dotyczących doboru tekstów związanych z celebracją liturgiczną, mającą kontekst patriotyczny. Trzecia część poświęcona jest praktycznej możliwości powiązania gestów i symboli liturgicznych z symbolami narodowymi. Znajdują się tu także przykłady zaczerpnięte z ceremoniału wojskowego, poddane analizie pod kątem zgodności z normami i duchem liturgii.
From the Person to the Institution: Religious Freedom and Institutions in Democratic States
Authors: Gómez García Juan Antonio
Published: November 2021

Based on the assumption that the fundamental rights of people in most democratic states are governed by the personalist principle and that, of course, the religious freedom of the individual is an indisputable fundamental right, this paper reflects on the implications of these premises in the institutional field.
The article consists of four chapters: the first two chapters are of a more general nature, and the next two chapters apply the general principles to the Spanish context.
The first part discusses the personalist foundation that forms the basis of laws in democratic states. The author highlights the fact that the ethical value of the dignity of every human person provides an axiological foundation for the rules and fundamental laws enacted in the democratic constitutional order.
The second part of the paper is devoted to the principle of subsidiarity, which – in a way – constitutes a bridge that makes it possible to transpose the dignity of the person to the functioning of the institutions that operate within a democratic state. Subsidiarity is an essential complement to personalism as it prioritizes the activity of the person that should be supported by the institutions of the State.
The application of these general principles to the situation in Spain exemplifies them in the context of the understanding and enforcement of the right to religious freedom. By presenting specific legal solutions implemented in Spain in recent years, the author illustrates the challenges that the right to religious freedom is facing in modern democracies. The paper offers a compelling study of the joint effect of the principle of secularism in a democratic State and the principle of cooperation between the State and religious institutions (a concept referred to in the Spanish model as “positive secularism”) as they act upon social life to guarantee the implementation of a fundamental right of human persons: the right to religious freedom.
Obrzędy przyjęcia do wspólnoty mnichów według ceremoniału tynieckiego z XVIII wieku a wskazania św. Benedykta z Nursji
Authors: Pałęcki Waldemar
Published: November 2021

Św. Benedykt z Nursji pozostawił w swojej regule wytyczne dotyczące przyjmowania braci i profesji mniszej. Od VIII wieku wytyczne te były wzbogacane licznymi rytuałami, modlitwami i gestami podkreślającymi znaczenie profesji monastycznej. Przykładem są obrzędy przewidziane przez XVIII-wieczny ceremoniał tyniecki obowiązujący w Kongregacji św. Krzyża w Polsce. Należą do nich obrzędy odprawiane przed przyjęciem do nowicjatu, obrzędy ślubów zakonnych, zarówno uroczystych, jak i prostych, oraz włączenie do pełnej komunii z braćmi profesami. Ważnym elementem profesji zakonnej było odczytanie dokumentu z przysięgą, podpisanie go znakiem krzyża i złożenie go na ołtarzu. Oznaką oddania się Bożej służbie było zaśpiewanie wersetu: „Podtrzymaj mnie według swojej obietnicy, bym żył; nie zawiedź mojej nadziei!” (Ps 119 [118]: 116), podczas którego towarzyszyły gesty wskazujące na pełne oddanie neoprofesa Bogu. Nieznanym obrzędem według reguły benedyktyńskiej było pełne włączenie do wspólnoty mniszej dopiero na trzeci dzień po ślubach uroczystych. Ceremoniał tyniecki jest cennym źródłem poznania liturgii benedyktynów w Polsce w XVIII i na początku XIX w.
Wychowanie dojrzałego chrześcijanina jako nowego człowieka w Chrystusie według ks. Franciszka Blachnickiego
Authors: Werbiński Ireneusz
Published: November 2021

Ks. Franciszka Blachnickiego trzeba uznać za naukowca, który jest świadkiem. Świadek to człowiek, u którego jest pełna harmonia między tym, co myśli, co mówi, a jak żyje. Szczególnie dziś, gdy zauważamy upadek autorytetów wychowawczych, świadectwo życia jest ważniejsze od wiedzy, którą wychowawca też przekazuje.
            Niniejsze refleksje zostały zatytułowane: Wychowanie dojrzałego chrześcijanina jako nowego człowieka w Chrystusie według ks. Franciszka Blachnickiego. Profesor Antoni Jozafat Nowak w książce Homo novus (Lublin 2002) mówi, że człowiek powinien pozwolić, aby Chrystus wychował (uformował) człowieka na obraz Boga, który został wpisany w struktury osoby ludzkiej w fakcie stworzenia. Dlaczego Chrystus? Św. Jan pisze: „Boga nikt nigdy nie widział. Jednorodzony Bóg [Jezus, przyp. I.W.], który jest w łonie Ojca, On nam Go objawił” (J 1,18). To znaczy, że Chrystus ma największe szanse na to, aby uformować człowieka na obraz Boga.
            Wychowanie dojrzałego chrześcijanina w publikacjach ks. Blachnickiego jest bardzo szczegółowo omawiane. W niniejszym artykule skupimy się tylko na sposobach i pomocach w wychowaniu nowego człowieka, na jego osobowości oraz na wzorach osobowych dla nowego człowieka
Development of protocols for the work of physical education professionals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Christofoletti Ana Elisa Messetti , Fukushima Raiana Lidice Mor , Fernandes Mayra Matias , Nunes Hudson Fabricius Peres , Metzner Andreia Cristina , Drigo Alexandre Janotta
Published: November 2021

O objetivo do estudo foi elaborar dois instrumentos, sendo um questionário de perguntas rápidas e um fluxograma, ambos relacionados à COVID-19 em períodos assintomáticos e pré-sintomáticos, para identificar fatores de riscos biológicos e delinear perfis sociocultural e comportamental dos usuários de academias de musculação e de práticas de atividades físicas de lazer, livre ou sistematizada. Para os métodos, a estruturação dos instrumentos baseia-se no modelo proposto por Pasquali (2010). Embora existam alguns protocolos e questionários voltados às questões biológicas, não há protocolos de investigação qualitativa dos aspectos socioculturais, especificamente comportamentais, relacionados com a disseminação da COVID-19. Ao extrapolar a interface biológica, os resultados do estudo apresentam procedimentos que possam auxiliar os profissionais de Educação Física nas tomadas de decisões e, ao mesmo tempo, contribuem na orientação, educação e segurança dos usuários, de modo que compreendam a importância da corresponsabilidade individual e coletiva.
The Digital Undertow: How the Corollary Effects of Digital Transformation Affect Industry Standards
Authors: Scott Susan , Orlikowski Wanda
Published: November 2021

Digital transformation research shows how waves of digitalization produce strategic changes within and across firms, enabling new forms of value creation. We argue that different but no less important processes of digital transformation are generated by the undertow produced by these waves. Digital undertow, a corollary effect of waves of digitalization, profoundly influences how firms operate by transforming the industry standards that coordinate and regulate their core business activities. This is producing what we refer to as digital displacement, a process that is significantly challenging the capacity of standards to effectively manage industry operations in the digital age.
Pembuatan Sistem Absensi Fingerprint dan Monitoring Kehadiran Berbasis Web Menggunakan Framework Laravel di SMK Al Miftah Pamekasan
Authors: Mustofa Ahmad , Abdullah Mohammad , Hamid Abdul , Ayu Ratna , Rohmah Faizatur , Rohmah Nurir , Wilujeng Auliana Diah , Annafiyah Annafiyah , Sa’diyah Ilmatus
Published: November 2021

Mayoritas sekolah swasta khususnya pesantren di Madura mengalami masalah dalam kualitas akademik dan administrasi. Seluruh proses administrasi yang dilakukan secara manual bisa mengurangi konsentrasi sekolah pada pengembangan kualitas akademik siswa. Salah satunya adalah perihal presensi kehadiran baik siswa, guru maupun pegawai pendidikan lainnya. Sekolah berbasis pesantren, dimana siswa yang juga santri tinggal di asrama pesantren sehingga sekolah memiliki masalah koordinasi antara sekolah dengan pesantren. Untuk meningkatkan keefektifan dan kedisiplinan dalam hal Presensi atau kehadiran terhadap siswa, guru maupun pegawai kependidikan di SMK Al Miftah Pamekasan, maka kami membuat sistem presensi fingerprint dan monitoring kehadiran berbasis web menggunakan Framework Laravel. Hal ini dilakukan agar memberikan kemudahan dalam akses perekapan data. Sehingga data tidak dikelola secara manual dan sudah terintegrasi dengan sistem presensi. Penggunaan fingerprint sebagai sistem presensi telah terbukti memberikan dampak baik bagi kedisiplinan penggunanya. Dalam kegiatan proses belajar mengajar presensi memberikan banyak informasi penting, yang didapat terkait dengan siswa. Perancangan sistem presensi-presensi berbasis fingerprint dibuat dengan metode waterfall agar dapat memberikan kemudahan bagi pihak sekolah untuk merekap data kehadiran siswa.
Delay and Energy Consumption Optimization Oriented Multi-service Cloud Edge Collaborative Computing Mechanism in IoT
Authors: Shao Sujie , Tang Jiajia , Wu Shuang , Li Jianong , Guo Shaoyong , Qi Feng
Published: November 2021

The rapid development of the Internet of Things has put forward higher requirements for the processing capacity of the network. The adoption of cloud edge collaboration technology can make full use of computing resources and improve the processing capacity of the network. However, in the cloud edge collaboration technology, how to design a collaborative assignment strategy among different devices to minimize the system cost is still a challenging work. In this paper, a task collaborative assignment algorithm based on genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm is proposed. Firstly, the task collaborative assignment framework of cloud edge collaboration is constructed. Secondly, the problem of task assignment strategy was transformed into a function optimization problem with the objective of minimizing the time delay and energy consumption cost. To solve this problem, a task assignment algorithm combining the improved genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm was proposed, and the optimal task assignment strategy was obtained. Finally, the simulation results show that compared with the traditional cloud computing, the proposed method can improve the system efficiency by more than 25%.
Analysis and Mining of Internet Public Opinion Based on LDA Subject Classification
Authors: Zhang Mei , Su Huihui , Wen Jinghua
Published: November 2021

This paper uses Python, R language, Gephi and other software to crawl and classify the comment content of Weibo hot search events. Using word cloud, co-occurrence social network graphs, LDA topic classification visualization methods, this paper regularizes and integrates public opinions of hot events. Through this research, we can get the influence of public opinion mediators, public opinion objects, and government forces on the network public opinion and put forward corresponding improvement suggestions. We hope to contribute to the government’s governance and prevention of online public opinion during the spread of COVID-19 and other public hot events.
Research on Semantic Similarity of Short Text Based on Bert and Time Warping Distance
Authors: Qiu Shijie , Niu Yan , Li Jun , Li Xing
Published: November 2021

The research on semantic similarity of short text plays an important role in machine translation, emotion analysis, information retrieval and other AI business applications. However, according to existing short text similarity research, the characteristics of ambiguous vocabularies are difficult to be effectively analyzed, the solution of the problem caused by words order needs to be further optimized as well. This paper proposes a short text semantic similarity calculation method that combines BERT and time warping distance algorithm, in order to solve the problem of vocabulary ambiguity. The model first uses the pre trained Bert model to extract the semantic features of the short text from the whole level, and obtains a 768 dimensional short text feature vector. Then, it transforms the extracted feature vector into a point sequence in space, uses the CTW algorithm to calculate the time warping distance between the curves connected by the point sequence, and finally uses the weight function designed by the analysis, according to the smaller the time warpage distance is, the higher the degree of small similarity is, to calculate the similarity between short texts. The experimental results show that this model can mine the feature information of ambiguous words, and calculate the similarity of short texts with lexical ambiguity effectively. Compared with other models, it can distinguish the semantic features of ambiguous words more accurately.
The provision of comprehensive crisis intervention by a charitable organisation: findings from a realist evaluation
Authors: Magill Rowan , Collings Sunny , Jenkin Gabrielle
Published: November 2021

Public and academic discussion about the needs of people experiencing suicidality and psychological distress is focused on the improvement and expansion of clinical services. The potential of non-clinical, voluntary organisations providing comprehensive support is overlooked. This article reports findings from a realist evaluation of a charitable organisation in New Zealand that provides crisis respite. Two phases of data collection and analysis enabled the development of a programme theory explaining how respite supports people experiencing suicidality and distress. Data from interviews, participant observation, document analysis and a focus group were examined using thematic analysis. The study identified key outcomes of this respite service, along with the contextual factors and mechanisms that explain how these outcomes were generated. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of respite and the benefits of crisis services operating as charitable organisations. The apparent advantages of volunteerism are discussed in the context of a trend towards professionalisation in crisis intervention.
Photonic-assisted radio frequency self-interference cancellation and frequency down-conversion based on polarization multiplexing modulation
Authors: Wang Lu , Hao Tengfei , Li Guangyi , Li Ming , Zhu Ninghua , Li Wei
Published: November 2021

We report a photonic-assisted radio frequency self-interference cancellation (RF-SIC) and frequency down-conversion scheme based on a dual-polarization Mach–Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) by using a polarization manipulation method. In the proposed scheme, the self-interference signal is directly canceled in the optical domain by simply controlling the polarization states between the output of the DP-MZM and the polarizer. Frequency down-conversion is achieved by optoelectronic frequency mixing. In the proof-of-concept experiment, the interference cancellation of the single-frequency signal and wideband signal was conducted. The proposed RF-SIC and frequency down-conversion system has flexible tunability, simple structure, and low cost, which can find potential applications in radio-over-fiber systems.
Wavelength temperature insensitivity of surface-trapped optical modes in microcavities
Authors: Kalosha V. P. , Shchukin V. A. , Ledentsov N. N.
Published: November 2021

We address theoretically lateral localization of surface-trapped optical modes in microcavities formed at a surface of a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR). GaAs-GaAlAs materials are considered as a model system. We analyze such modes and demonstrate that thick metal bars mounted on top of the DBR form a lateral cavity strongly localizing in plane the modes which exhibit in the vertical direction an evanescent decay in the air and an oscillatory decay in the DBR. Such TM-polarized modes are strongly confined between the bars, the fraction of the optical energy of the mode located in the air reaching ∼90%. We show that the wavelength of such modes is nearly temperature-insensitive, the thermal shift can be as small as below 0.005 nm/K, which is an order-of-magnitude smaller than the typical value for vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). TE-polarized modes are observed only if the top layer of the DBR sequence has a thickness different from λ/4 and a cavity layer is formed at the surface. The surface-trapped modes enable near-field outcoupling to an external waveguide or to an optical fiber placed closed to the DBR surface. In DBR structures incorporating an active medium these modes can be employed for construction of microlasers as well as for resonant semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) having nearly temperature-insensitive lasing/resonance wavelength. In another approach applying a reverse bias to the active medium one can realize resonant intensity modulators. Surface-trapped modes can be employed in all-dielectric DBRs enabling low loss waveguides for silicon photonics. Further applications include using such modes at interfaces between a semiconductor DBR and a dielectric medium having a lower refractive index.
Canine peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived B lymphocytes pretreated with lipopolysaccharide enhance the immunomodulatory effect through macrophage polarization
Authors: Jang Hee-Won , An Ju-Hyun , Kim Kyeong Bo , Lee Jeong-Hwa , Oh Ye-In , Park Su-Min , Chae Hyung-Kyu , Youn Hwa-Young
Published: November 2021

Background

Preconditioning with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is used to improve the secretion of anti-inflammatory agents in B cells. However, there are only a few studies on canine B cells.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the immune regulatory capacity of canine peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived B cells pretreated with LPS.

Methods

Canine B cells were isolated from canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which were obtained from three healthy canine donors. The B cells were preconditioned with LPS, and then cell viability and the expression of the regulatory B cell marker were assessed. Finally, RNA extraction and immunofluorescence analysis were performed.

Results

LPS primed B cells expressed the interleukin (IL)-10 surface marker and immunoregulatory gene expression, such as IL-10, programmed death-ligand 1, and transforming growth factor beta. Macrophages in the inflammatory condition cocultured with primed B cells were found to have significantly down-regulated pro-inflammatory cytokine, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, and up-regulated anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-10. Additionally, it was revealed that co-culture with primed B cells re-polarized M1 macrophages to M2 macrophages.

Conclusions

This study revealed that LPS-primed B cells have an anti-inflammatory effect and can re-polarize macrophages, suggesting the possibility of using LPS-primed B cells as a therapeutic agent for its anti-inflammatory effects and immune modulation.
Protective measures are associated with the reduction of transmission of COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Authors: Sharif Nadim , Alzahrani Khalid J. , Ahmed Shamsun Nahar , Opu Rubayet Rayhan , Ahmed Nayan , Talukder Aeken , Nunia Raju , Chowdhury Mysha Samiha , Nodi Israt Jahan , Saha Tama , Zhang Ming , Dey Shuvra Kanti
Published: November 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health issue globally. Preventive health measures against COVID-19 can reduce the health burden significantly by containing the transmission. A few research have been undertaken on the effectiveness of preventive strategies such as mask use, hand washing, and keeping social distance in preventing COVID-19 transmission. The main aim of this study was to determine the association of the preventive measures with the reduction of transmission of COVID-19 among people. Data was collected during January 06, 2021 to May 10, 2021 from 1690 participants in Bangladesh. A validated questionnaire was used to collect both the online and offline data. Chi-square test and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association among the variables. The prevalence of COVID-19 was 11.5% (195 of 1690) among the population. Age, gender, occupation and monthly income of the participants were significantly associated with the likelihood of following the preventive measures. The risk of infection and death reduced significantly among the participants following preventive measures (p = .001). The odds of incidence was lower among the participants using masks properly (OR: 0.02, 95% CI: 0.01–0.43), maintaining social distances (OR: 0.04, 95% CI: 0.01–0.33), avoiding crowded places (OR: 0.07, 95% CI: 0.02–0.19) and hand shaking (OR: 0.17, 95% CI: 0.09–0.41). This study suggests that preventive health measures are significantly associated with the reduction of the risk of infection of COVID-19. Findings from this study will help the policymakers to take appropriate steps to curb the health burden of COVID-19.
Respiratory symptoms and respiratory deaths: A multi-cohort study with 45 years observation time
Authors: Stavem Knut , Johannessen Ane , Nielsen Rune , Gulsvik Amund
Published: November 2021

This study determined the association between respiratory symptoms and death from respiratory causes over a period of 45 years. In four cohorts of random samples of Norwegian populations with 103,881 participants, 43,731 persons had died per 31 December 2016. In total, 5,949 (14%) had died from respiratory diseases; 2,442 (41%) from lung cancer, 1,717 (29%) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 1,348 (23%) pneumonia, 119 (2%) asthma, 147 (2%) interstitial lung disease and 176 (3%) other pulmonary diseases. Compared with persons without respiratory symptoms the multivariable adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for lung cancer deaths increased with score of breathlessness on effort and cough and phlegm, being 2.6 (95% CI 2.1–3.2) for breathlessness score 3 and 2.1 (95% CI 1.7–2.5) for cough and phlegm score 5. The HR of COPD death was 6.4 (95% CI 5.4–7.7) for breathlessness score 3 and 3.0 (2.4–3.6) for cough and phlegm score 5. Attacks of breathlessness and wheeze score 2 had a HR of 1.6 (1.4–1.9) for COPD death. The risk of pneumonia deaths increased also with higher breathlessness on effort score, but not with higher cough and phlegm score, except for score 2 with HR 1.5 (1.2–1.8). In this study with >2.4 million person-years at risk, a positive association was observed between scores of respiratory symptoms and deaths due to COPD and lung cancer. Respiratory symptoms are thus important risk factors, which should be followed thoroughly by health care practitioners for the benefit of public health.
Tecnologia de Hidrato de Gás: Modelagem Computacional para a Etapa de Crescimento do Hidrato
Authors: Ferreira Filho Ivan Ramos , Da Silveira Kelly Cristine , Silva Neto Antônio J.
Published: November 2021

Dentro da química sustentável, os hidratos de gás estão ganhando destaque devido às suas inovadoras aplicações, em diferentes contextos científicos e industriais. A capacidade de entender e controlar suas propriedades são cruciais para o pleno desenvolvimento de tecnologias baseadas em hidratos. Neste contexto, a partir do modelo matemático publicado por Vlasov para a formação de hidrato de metano, o presente estudo busca o desenvolvimento de um código computacional capaz de simular o grau de formação de diferentes hidratos de gás, em quaisquer condições termodinâmicas, com a vantagem de reduzir a quantidade de experimentos necessários para a avaliação do seu comportamento de formação. Para avaliar a viabilidade na simulação de formação de outras composições de hidratos de gás, o código foi utilizado para simular a formação do hidrato de ciclopentano. O modelo computacional idealizado apresentou sucesso na reprodução numérica das curvas experimentais para o hidrato de metano, apresentando o maior erro de 19,73%. Os resultados apresentados neste trabalho mostram-se coerentes frente à literatura, fornecendo meios de observação da influência das condições experimentais iniciais até a etapa final de formação. Ainda, o código computacional apresenta um caráter global, pois permite simular diferentes composições de hidratos de gás, com promissora aplicação no desenvolvimento de processos baseados na tecnologia de hidratos.
Role of biotechnology to meet 2050 global demand of population growth in the current situation of livestock challenge in the Developing country: A Review
Authors: Mengistu Misikir , Yadav Praveen , Gemeda Lema
Published: November 2021

Nowadays the facts indicate that’s the human population rise 7.7 billion as of April 2019 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by World meters beside the burden of demand daily on the production sector of livestock which hindered by the consequences of overpopulation and climate change that pushes land degradation, decrease in soil fertility which are challenges of getting recommended animal daily intake basically feed.
Acute Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Coinfection
Authors: Hiramoto Brent , Liu Yao , Dara Lily , Zhou Kali
Published: November 2021

Hepatitis A (HAV) has emerged in outbreaks across the United States particularly in at-risk populations such as men who have sex with men, as well as patients with a history of drug use, homelessness, and incarceration. Immunization among these high-risk populations remains underused. In this study, we describe a case of acute HAV and hepatitis B (HBV) coinfection in an MSM patient occurring in the period of these outbreaks. Clinical resolution of acute HAV and HBV coinfection was attained by 5 months from the time of initial hospitalization without viral hepatitis treatment. This case highlights the need for increased awareness of at-risk populations for HAV and HBV infection in promoting guideline-based vaccination efforts.
A Novel Hybrid Method Based on Three-Stage Extraction and DEA-CCR Models for Selecting the Optimal Conditions for Citronella Oil Extraction
Authors: Sudsuansee Thaithat , Wichapa Narong , Lawong Amin , Khotsaeng Nuanchai
Published: November 2021

In citronella oil extraction process by steam distillation, inefficient use of steam is the main cause of excessive energy consumption that affects energy cost and oil yield. This research is aimed to reduce the energy cost and increase the oil yield by studying the steam used in the process. The proposed method is the three-stage extraction model combined with the Data Envelopment Analysis developed by Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes (DEA-CCR model). Although the three-stage extraction model has been widely used, there is no research integrate this model with DEA-CCR model. It is well known that DEA-CCR model is an effective tool to evaluate efficiency of decision making units/alternatives. The advantages of this research were presented as the calculation of the optimum distillation conditions, including the steam flow rate and the distillation time, were achieved as discussed in this article. The study was comprised of 3 parts. Firstly, the three-stage extraction model for citronella oil was formulated. Secondly, the results of the proposed model were calculated under different conditions, classified by steam flow rates from 5,000 to 60,000 cm3/min for the distillation period of 15–180 min. Finally, the DEA-CCR model was utilized to evaluate and rank alternatives. The results expressed that the best condition for producing citronella oil was at the steam flow rate of 40,000 cm3/min and the distillation time of 60 min. The optimal energy cost and percentage of oil yield were equal to 0.440 kWh/mL and 0.7%, respectively. When comparing to the experimental results, the percentage error of optimal energy cost and oil yield were slightly different, with a value of 0.98% and 0.85%, respectively. Moreover, the energy consumption was also reduced by 34.6% compared to the traditional operating conditions.
Wielkie Wymieranie na arce Noego
Authors: Żółkoś Monika
Published: November 2021

W artykule przedstawiono ekokrytyczną interpretację współczesnej wykładni przypowieści o potopie w powieści Juliana Barnesa Historia świata w dziesięciu i pół rozdziałach. Przedmiotem rozważań staje się Pasażer na gapę, pierwszy rozdział tego utworu, w którym wydarzenia na arce prezentowane są z perspektywy zwierzęcego bohatera. To prowokuje do rozważań poświęconych takim sposobom budowanianarracji, w których przełamane zostaje antropocentryczne uwikłanie języka. Jednym z kluczowych wątków artykułu staje się zaczerpnięta z Animal Studies problematyka dysponowania przez człowieka pojęciem „zwierzęcości” i strategie kategoryzowania świata natury. Ważnym kontekstem dla interpretacji przekształceń motywu arki jest również problematyka ekocydu i wymierania zwierząt, która pozwala osadzić wątek biblijny w perspektywie krytyki środowiskowej.
„Poprosiłam psa, żeby obwąchał wszystkie moje znamiona”. Dziecko z darów Justyny Bargielskiej
Authors: Czyżak Agnieszka
Published: November 2021

Artykuł zawiera rozpoznania poświęcone poezji Justyny Bargielskiej, a w szczególności zbiorowi wierszy wydanemu w roku 2019, zatytułowanemu Dziecko z darów. Ważnym kontekstem prowadzonych rozważań pozostaje posthumanizm, pojmowany jako otwarty zbiór rozmaitych projektów badawczych połączonychnieantropocentryczną perspektywą oglądu zjawisk. W poezji Bargielskiej nowym sposobom pokazywania zwierząt oraz ich relacji z ludźmi towarzyszą wizje nadchodzącej globalnej katastrofy i końca ludzkości.
Winescape: Local Reinhabitation Narratives (The Case of Zielona Góra)
Authors: Mikołajczak Małgorzata
Published: November 2021

Reinhabitation narratives are cultural-educational practices that involve restoring the “ecological imagination” of places through stories associated with them. The term proposed by Serenella Iovino in the field of bioregional studies, which refers to places disrupted and injured by exploitation, is applied to contemporary stories about Zielona Góra. The author shows how, in reference to the city’s German past,these stories reactivate its wine tradition and project the winescape as a taskscape (in Timothy Ingold’s sense). Under consideration are both the effects of the destruction of the pre-war heritage (in natural and social terms) and regeneration, which is accomplished through three strategies: appealing to the winescape as a space determined by the laws of nature (1), activating the bio-memory inscribed in the enographic biotopos (2), and reactivating the winescape through sensory experience (3). Responding to the contemporary crisis of ecological imagination, local reinhabitation narratives instantiate place and revive its cultural and ecological possibilities. They constitute an “anti-epic” that opens up the past and the future.
Umiejscowienia i przemieszczenia. Wokół pytań mickiewiczologii „kontekstowej”.
Authors: Banowska Lidia
Published: November 2021

Autorka artykułu podejmuje refleksję nad zebranymi w tomie pt. Mickiewicz kontekstowy rozważaniami dotyczącymi kontekstualizacji i rekontekstualizacji, jakim podlega postać i dzieło dziewiętnastowiecznego twórcy. Omawiane analizy, będące przejawem postrzegania zjawisk poprzez sieć złożonych wzajemnych związków (tyleż wewnątrz- , co pozaliterackich), jako próby rozumienia przez sytuowanie stanowią przykład nośności czytania otwartego na inne czasy, inne przestrzenie (narodowe, kulturowe, estetyczne), inne optyki wreszcie. Zbiór ma charakter „konstelacyjny”, wyrażający się w różnorodności podejmowanych problemów, ujęć czy metodologii. Wyłaniające się z prezentowanych studiów wizerunki Mickiewicza są efektem dwu współbieżnych i dialogujących ze sobą nurtów oglądu: widzeń centralnych (akcentujących wspólnototwórczą wartość twórczości autora Dziadów) oraz peryferyjnych (włączających mniej znane rysy wieszcza jako m.in. mistyka, autora erotyków czy poety tłumaczonego na język innych sztuk).
Terytorialna historia literatury środkowoeuropejskiej jako spuścizny literackiej i kulturowej monarchii Habsburgów
Authors: Németh Vítová Lenka
Published: November 2021

Martin C. Putna w 2018 roku wydał Obrazy z kulturních dějin Střední Evropy [Obrazy z dziejów kulturowych Europy Środkowej], w których przedstawia spektakularną panoramę wielokulturowości, wielojęzyczności i wielokonfesyjności poszczególnych regionów Europy Środkowej (rozumianej przez niego jako spuścizna kulturowa Austro-Węgier), by naszkicować ich „historie idei” pozwalające na pełniejszą refleksję przeszłości, a tym samym budowanie przyszłości w oparciu o te  (zapomniane lub niekiedy wyparte) doświadczenia.  Autor poprzez propozycję terytorialnej historii literatury nadaje nowy kierunek obracającej się w zamkniętym kole dyskusji o konstrukcie Europie Środkowej: eseistyczne obrazy – pomimo fragmentaryczności i subiektywności odczytania – są ewidentnie krokiem w stronę traktowania literatury i kultury jako medium pamięci, liczącym na sprawcze oddziaływanie zatrzymanej w nich pamięci (za Astrid Erll genitivus objectivus).
Krajobraz japoński w polskich narracjach podróżniczych przełomu lat 80. i 90. XIX wieku
Authors: Gromadzka Oliwia
Published: November 2021

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza portretu krajobrazu japońskiego, jaki wyłania się z polskich tekstów podróżniczych końcówki XIX wieku. Przeanalizowane zostały trzy (a zarazem wszystkie, które są znane) teksty polskich podróżników: Karola Lanckorońskiego, Pawła Sapiehy oraz Hugona Zapałowicza. Pod koniec lat osiemdziesiątych XIX wieku niezależnie od siebie odbyli oni podróż do Japonii. Przedmiotem refleksji są tu poszczególne cechy narracji, takie jak porównania, reprezentacje krajobrazowe, relacje międzykulturowe czy stereotypy dotyczące społeczeństw nieeuropejskich, które złożyły się na charakterystyczny, nacechowany kolonialnym spojrzeniem, opis tego kraju.
Pandemic Crisis, Struggles for the Common and the Task of Reinventing the Welfare
Authors: Mezzadra Sandro
Published: November 2021

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Praktyka Teoretyczna journal, we have invited our long-lasting collaborators and comrades to reflect once again on the concept of the com-mon and it’s possible futures by posing the following questions: a) what is the most important aspect of the current struggles for the common?; b) what are the biggest challenges for the commonist politics of the future?; and c) where in the ongoing struggles do you see a potential for scaling-up and spreading organisation based on the com-mon? In his reply, Sandro Mezzadra draws our attention to contemporary struggles around welfare, which push us to reinvent such notions and institutions like public health or education beyond the private and the public.
Communitarian Feminism in Latin America
Authors: Andrade Luis Martínez
Published: November 2021

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Praktyka Teoretyczna journal, we have invited our long-lasting collaborators and comrades to reflect once again on the concept of the common and its possible futures by posing the following questions: a) what is the most important aspect of the current struggles for the common?; b) what are the biggest challenges for the commonist politics of the future?; and c) where in the ongoing struggles do you see a potential for scaling-up and spreading organisation based on the common? In his reply, Luis Martinez Andrade situates his answer in the Latin American context by drawing our attention to the contemporary struggles of communitarian feminists and indigenous movements.
Geht Kirche digital?
Authors: Büsch Andreas
Published: November 2021

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Kirche vor große Herausforderungen gestellt: Gottesdienste, Seelsorge und Gemeindeleben mussten plötzlich „irgendwie online“ funktionieren. Damit stellt sich die Frage nach den Möglichkeitsbedingungen nochmal neu: „geht“ Kirche ihrem Wesen und ihren Vollzügen nach digital? Pastoral-theologisch gibt es dazu keine Alternative – und trotz zahlreicher Herausforderungen zeigen die bisherigen Aktivitäten: Kirche „geht“ digital!
Symbiotische Differenz – freikirchliche Gemeindekulturen im Prozess der Digitalisierung
Authors: Schnepper Arndt
Published: November 2021

Evangelische Freikirchen gelten hinsichtlich ihrer Gemeinde- und Gottesdienstkultur zumeist als technikaffin. Mit der Bezeichnung der „symbiotischen Differenz“ wird zum einen die Nähe der freikirchlichen Gemeindekultur zur Digitaltechnik beschrieben, zum andern aber auch ihre bleibende Distanz. Letztere ist in der ekklesiologischen Überzeugung begründet, dass sich eine Gemeinde vornehmlich in einer Versammlung körperlich anwesender Menschen konstituiert.
Das Alter des masoretischen Sonderguts im Jeremiabuch
Authors: Stipp Hermann-Josef
Published: November 2021

Die Datierungen des masoretischen Sondergutes im Jeremiabuch variieren zwischen dem späten 6. und dem mittleren 2. Jh. v. Chr. Eine Überprüfung vorliegender Hypothesen zeigt, dass sie zumeist auf kaum tragfähigen Indizien und Argumenten beruhen. Dies gilt ebenfalls für den neueren Versuch, das Jeremiabuch samt seiner masoretischen Sonderlesarten auf sprachgeschichtlichem Weg zu datieren. Zudem ist für das Sondergut, da mehrschichtig, ein gewisses Zeitfenster zu veranschlagen. Die Fortsetzung wird alternative Datierungskriterien benennen, denen zufolge das Korpus überwiegend im 3. Jh. entstand, möglicherweise mit Ausnahme der Verheißung 33,14–26, für die auch ein späteres Datum bis etwa bald nach der Mitte des 2. Jhs. in Betracht kommt.
Zur »Valediction of Moses«
Authors: Rüterswörden Udo
Published: November 2021

Guthes Skepsis im Hinblick auf die Echtheit von Val. kann sich durch Funde und Forschungen im 20. Jh. bestätigt sehen.
Evaluación de la conferencia académica como herramienta de desarrollo profesional y de fortalecimiento de capacidades en profesores de idiomas
Authors: Barrantes Elizondo Lena , Olivares Garita Cinthya
Published: November 2021

Conferences possess an informative nature about the academic work that recognizes them as a regular practice within the professional academic arena. This type of activity that favors teachers’ professional development has become compulsory at the university level through time. In this way, academic conferences are an essential communicative-cognitive source for higher education. This study encompasses the evaluation of an academic conference by following principles of program evaluation. That valuation followed three approaches: program-oriented evaluation, decision-oriented evaluation, and participant-oriented evaluation. Although it impacts a project of a specific context, its results inform successful practices that might benefit similar initiatives. The dissemination of these data constitutes input to make thought-out and assertive decisions for the execution of effective and enriching academic conferences that would promote teachers’ professional development. It was concluded that the emancipatory role that the university grants to the individual through the spreading of knowledge is vital for the accompaniment of teachers of English inasmuch as their collective lens is strengthened so that greater social interaction is achieved. Collaborative networks, as constituted through academic conferences, promote feedback and humanization of teachers’ social relations who learn in collaboration with others.
Investigation of pore size distribution by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) technique applied on different OSB panels
Authors: Ferro Fabiane Salles , Arroyo Felipe Nascimento , Rodrigues Edson Fernando Castanheira , Fraga Iuri Fazolin , Almeida João Paulo Boff , Ruthes Heloiza Candeia , Aquino Vinícius Borges de Moura , Morales Elen Aparecida Martines , Moraes Matheus Henrique Morato de , Lahr Francisco Antônio Rocco , Christoforo André Luis
Published: November 2021

Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) is a technique used to characterize the pore size distribution and resin penetration in lignocellulosic materials, such as oriented strand board specimens (OSB), a multilayer panel utilized in structural applications. The method is based on the isostatic injection, under very high pressure, of a non-wetting fluid (mercury) into the porous material to determine parameters such as pore size distribution and percentage of porosity of the specimens. In this study, five different OSB were analyzed; they contained different wood species, resin type, and resin content. The panels manufactured with castor oil polyurethane resin showed porosity values in the range of 54.7 and 27.8%. This was a promising result compared with those obtained for panels made with phenolic resins, which are currently commercialized in Brazil.
Effects of steam explosion pretreatment on the extraction of xylooligosaccharide from rice husk
Authors: Yan Feng , Tian Shuangqi , Du Ke , Wang Xinwei
Published: November 2021

Rice husk, which contains hemicellulose, can be used as a renewable resource to produce xylooligosaccharide (XOS). However, it is difficult to destroy the lignin structure of rice husk. Steam explosion (SE) is an effective method in destroying the lignin structure to enhance the release of hemicellulose and cellulose. In this study, SE pretreatment was used at different high pressures. The results showed that the lignin structure of rice husk could be collapsed by SE pretreatment, and the chemical structures of rice husk were evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The SE pretreatment resulted in the significant increase of XOS content and antioxidant activities. In summary, SE pretreatment under 2.5 MPa was chosen as a good option for the production of XOS from rice husk.
Harbin and Parisian “Notes”: the Originality of Sound
Authors: Proskurina Elena
Published: November 2021

The article is an attempt at a comparative analysis of two emigrant “notes”. Both of them have already been studied separately in detail by literary scholars. However, a comparison of these two phenomena has not yet received sufficient coverage in science. This work presents the socio-historical context of each of the “notes”. It shows the influence of this context on the creative consciousness of authors, poetics, literary correlates. While one of the characteristic features of the “Parisian note” is the scarcity of literary authorities, the poetry of the “Harbin note”, on the contrary, is distinguished by its receptive breadth. The relationship of Russian Parisians with European culture is a failed dialogue. In addition to the focus on lyrical documentary, initiated by the theorist of the “note” G. Adamovich, this became one of the reasons for the asceticism of his poetics. “Harbin note” was created in a different socio-cultural atmosphere. Unlike Paris, China has become a second home for the Russian Harbinians. This explains vital poetic colors in the poetry of the “Harbin note”. Paris is most often painted by the representatives of the “Parisian note” in the colors of death. The poetry of China occupies a special place among the poetic attractions of the “Harbin note”. This was reflected in the linguistic wealth of the Harbin poets. Thus, in contrast to the “Parisian note”, the “Harbin note” demonstrates the literary transfer that took place with the country of residence.
The Meaning of Memory in Bunin and Hippius
Authors: Poštić Svetozar
Published: November 2021

This paper illustrates the meaning of memory by the fate and change in spiritual orientation of Ivan Bunin and Zinaida Hippius, two prominent literary figures of the late tsarist Russia and interbellum émigré Paris. Most importantly, it examines the post-revolutionary transformation of values and reconciliation with external circumstances and internal afflictions of these two writers. The significance of memory becomes prominent in Bunin after his realization of the tragic and frightening consequences of the revolution, which results in his turn to the past as the source of tranquility and comfort. Hippius’s diaries and poetry, especially after her husband’s death, also show her turn toward eternal values and away from the hitherto paramount terrestrial, fleeting aspirations. The oeuvres of both writers are placed in the context of pre-revolutionary orientation towards the past that is contrary to the modernist shift to the future, which announced and precipitated the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Mire’s Interpretation of the Tragic and Paradoxical World of Oscar Wilde
Authors: Mikhailova Maria , Kudritskaya Sofya
Published: November 2021

This article analyzes the reception of the figure of O. Wilde, the 19th-century English writer, and his works in the prose and criticism of Alexandra Mikhailovna Moiseeva (1874-1913), who entered the history of Russian literature of the Silver Age by the name of “Mire”. The study focuses mainly on her story Black Panther (1909), in which the author provides an original perspective on the tragic love episode in Wilde’s life. Attention is also paid to the thematic similarities between the works of Wilde and Mire in terms of genre, plot and literary image, as well as Mire’s interpretation of Wilde’s works in her critical reviews.
In Modernist “School for Fools”: The Topics of Writing and Apprenticeship in German and Russian Fiction of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century
Authors: Kotelevskaya Vera , Matrosova Maria
Published: November 2021

The article suggests a comparative analysis of the modernist writing and apprenticeship topics in German and Russian fiction of the twentieth and twenty-first century. Writing is considered to be calligraphy, a writer’s craft, the character’s existence as a scriptor, a form of escapism, a (neo)mythological ritual of destruction and renewal of language and the world. Apprenticeship is explored in its connection with rhetorical culture of imitation and forms of rebellion against it, be it rebellion against the bourgeois society (R. Walser, H. Hesse, T. Bernhard) or the Soviet school and Social Realism (S. Sokolov, M. Shishkin). The literary tradition serves here as an object of imitation and/or deconstruction. This ambivalent attitude takes the form of irony, buffoonery, foolishness, schizophrenia and is rather often represented in the doppelganger motif. The study uses cultural-historical, comparative, narratological methods, leitmotif analysis, etc. The authors identifies new typological links between German and Russian literature.