bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development model of halal concept integration based on sustainable village tourism
Authors: Aslamiyah Suaibatul , Aulia Rahmi Vembri
Published: February 2025

Village tourism with halal tourism development is a tourism asset based on rural potential that can be empowered and developed as a tourism product to attract tourist visits and impact equitable development at the village level and the community's economy. This study aims to produce a halal tourism concept as an innovation in developing tourism activities in the Lontar Sewu tourist village to realize people's welfare during the Industrial Revolution. The method is qualitative and interpretative, and it is located in Hendrosari Village, Gresik Regency. Through content analysis, content, and strategic matrix instrument, it was found that the concept of a halal tourism model based on sustainable village tourism in Lontar Sewu Tourism, Hendrosari Village, Gresik Regency is based on the principle of maqashid sharia. Examining all the results of the matrix above, it can be found that the aspects of Hifz al-Din, Hifz al-Nafs, and Hifz al-Aql are the most important in the integration of the halal concept because they have the highest and most implementation value.
 
Keywords: Halal tourism, Maqashid sharia, Sustainable development, Strategy.
In-silico primer designing and validation of Bos taurus and Sus scrofa SET proto-oncogene for non-halal detection
Authors: Muhammadi Fatimah Mustafawi , Solihah Jumailatus , Hamdani Anti Damayanti
Published: February 2025

SET is one of the proto-oncogenes family. Proto-oncogenes family are expressed in cell growth regulation notably during embryogenesis, wound healing, liver regeneration, and mitotic stimulation by growth factors. These genes have been widely employed in cancer detection, nevertheless, their application in halal certification assessments is minimal. Polymer Chain Reaction (PCR) has recently been an alternative method in species authentication due to its high accuracy. Primers are one of the essential components of PCR and determine the success of the amplification process. Therefore, they must be specifically designed. This research aims to explore SET proto-oncogene as a candidate primer for non-halal detection using a bioinformatics approach. SET proto-oncogene sequences from pig (Sus scrofa) and cattle (Bos taurus) were collected from the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database. The sequences were aligned using MEGA6 software. The alignment showed areas of SET gene sequences having conserved regions and used as primer candidates. The results of this study were PCR primer forward 5’- CAA AGA ATT TCA TCT GAA TGA G -3’ and reverse 5’- CAA ATC TTT TTA CCT CTC CTT C -3’ were able to amplify the DNA of cattle with a length of 1068 bp and 1222 bp in pig.
Reflorestar a subjetividade: d’A Metamorfose de Kafka ao devir em Meu tio o Iauaretê de Guimarães Rosa
Authors: Franco Ferraz Maria Cristina , Saint Clair Ericson
Published: February 2025

Reflete-se acerca das metamorfoses e devires no campo histórico-político dos processos de subjetivação. A partir da transversalidade de saberes, em uma perspectiva ecológica, engendram-se caminhos para uma revitalização subjetiva. Com esse fim, convocam-se as contribuições ético-estéticas de duas ficções literárias: A Metamorfose, de Franz Kafka, e Meu tio o Iauaretê, de João Guimarães Rosa. Enquanto A Metamorfose denuncia ações tóxicas produzidas no âmbito de uma monocultura subjetiva, o texto roseano abre incontroláveis devires, indomesticáveis e ferozes, borrando as fronteiras entre humano e não-humano. Evocam-se múltiplas forças do vivo que plasmam outros regimes semióticos aptos a reflorestar a subjetividade, inventando novas linguagens, engendrando modos de ser.
Constelações de cumplicidades sinuosas entre mães e filhos gays
Authors: Marconi Dieison
Published: February 2025

O ensaio conecta a memória pessoal e cultural do próprio autor a uma constelação de artistas gays que abordaram de modo autobiográfico os vínculos afetivos entre filhos homossexuais e suas mães. Trata-se de uma associação transnacional e trans-histórica entre literatura, cinema e artes plásticas a partir da obra de Abdellah Taïa, Édouard Louis, Roland Barthes, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pedro Almodóvar, Caio Fernando Abreu, Xavier Dolan, Pedro Lemebel, Farnese de Andrade, Paulo Gustavo e Rainer Werner Fassbinder.  Com isso, o ensaio passeia por cumplicidades sinuosas entre mães e filhos gays, esse vínculo em que tanto a designação de gênero da maternidade quanto a aparição da homossexualidade operam como corte e firmamento. Não se trata de extrair uma compreensão homogênea e psicologizante desses vínculos, mas de refletir, a partir da memória pessoal e cultural figurada nas artes, assim como a partir do gesto de narrar, a história social incorporada e subjetivada de ser mãe e de ser filho homossexual em processos de vinculação.
Inefável
Authors: De Souza Nunes Máira , Cortizo de Aguiar Bernardo
Published: February 2025

Como o afeto, estranhamento e transgressão influenciam o relacionamento entre as personagens de Crowley e Aziraphale em Good Omens? Entendendo esse afeto como inefável, exploramos a relação dos dois através do livro Good Omens: the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch e sua adaptação e expansão para uma série de streaming televisa. Um afeto que tem seu devir atualizado em estranhamentos, em um jogo de enunciação no qual o “estranho” se apresenta tanto como elemento da narrativa fantástica quanto como constituinte das dissidências queer. Os tensionamentos entre afeto, estranhamento e transgressão evidenciam essas dissidências, operacionalizando conceitos e saberes, ilustrando vivências contra-hegemônicas e marginais através de camadas do fantástico, do cotidiano e do ficcional.
Eros e o amor homoerótico em Grande sertão: Veredas
Authors: Bessa Leandro , De Castro Gustavo , Saggese Ana
Published: February 2025

Este artigo investiga as variações do amor entre Riobaldo e Reinaldo (Diadorim) no romance Grande sertão: veredas (1956), de Guimarães Rosa, com atenção especial ao amor homoerótico. Traçamos o percurso da crítica literária, que considera o livro uma obra iniciática e mítica (NUNES, 2009), além de um corpo selvagem e indomesticável (SANTIAGO, 2017) que transcende as barreiras dicotômicas de relacionamentos, da linguagem e das categorias de gênero (BROCK, 2018). Com isso, relacionamos os aspectos deste amor à escrita rosiana pelo viés de Platão, em O Banquete e propomos uma leitura que instaura diferentes perspectivas na relação amorosa, desde a clássica compreensão de Eros até as atuais configurações para uma alteridade que produz efeitos de escape. Nosso método foi o da complexidade uma vez que dialogamos recursivamente com múltiplos saberes para a articulação da temática e nossa metodologia foi a pesquisa qualitativa e bibliográfica. Nossas conclusões mostram que, ao assumir o amor homoafetivo por Reinaldo/Diadorim, Riobaldo tenta reinventá-lo em outros moldes, a saber, platônico, pautado na amizade, na contemplação da beleza e na virtude.
Vai na fé: ética amorosa na amizade entre mulheres
Authors: Nunes Ana Paula
Published: February 2025

Este ensaio se propõe a refletir sobre a novela Vai na fé, de autoria de Rosane Svartman, sob a perspectiva de uma ética amorosa, como defendida por bell hooks (2021), e complementada por Renato Noguera em seu livro Por que amamos: o que os mitos e a filosofia têm a dizer sobre o amor (2020), com o recorte da amizade entre mulheres e, mais precisamente, mulheres negras.
Minha vó branca:
Authors: Carrera Fernanda
Published: February 2025

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INTEGRAÇÃO DA FOTOGRAFIA NO ENSINO:
Authors: Queiroz Bispo Imara , Fonseca Pinto Júnior Walter
Published: February 2025

O presente artigo apresenta uma experiência pedagógica através da fotografia como abordagem principal, a imagem. Nesse sentido, a pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar a contribuição da fotografia no ensino, a partir dos estudos que apontam as teorias e as práxis como parte do processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Nesse aspecto, a pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a contribuição da fotografia no ensino e na aprendizagem no ensino, a partir das ações de pedagogia de projetos em seus processos teóricos e práticos. O referencial teórico contemplou discussões acerca das artes visuais, fotografia, e pedagogia de projetos. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados consistiram numa pesquisa ação, onde nela pode-se promover intervenções pedagógicas com propósitos para observação, entrevistas das aulas na perspectiva de pedagogia de projeto. Os dados obtidos revelam a importância da fotografia como metodologia de ensino eficaz, que alcança o aprendizado esperado e diversifica a didática docente em sua prática. Também apontam o despertamento para inovações no ensino aprendizagem, pois trabalhar com imagens gera diversas atitudes responsivas nesse protagonismo pedagógico. Assim, com base nos resultados e discussões apresentadas, considera-se importante a transdiciplinaridade e interdisciplinaridade em relação a arte fotográfica com todas as áreas do conhecimento, visto que a fotografia dialoga e auxilia em todos os campos da aprendizagem.
EVALUATION OF ALTIMETRIC ACCURACY OF DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS IN THE URBAN AREA OF CAMPO GRANDE/BRAZIL
Authors: De Souza Mauricio , De Souza Mariany Kerriany Golçalves , Ramos Ana Paula Marques , Oliveira Lucas , Gonçalves Wesley Nunes , Li Jonathan , Liesenberg Veraldo , Marcato Junior José
Published: February 2025

Os Modelos Digitais de Superfície são utilizados em diversas aplicações, sendo essenciais para modelagem hidrológica. Descrevemos a precisão altimétrica de diferentes MDSs na área urbana de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Como conjunto de dados de referência, usamos dois conjuntos de dados distintos com coordenadas GNSS 3D. Os modelos testados foram Tandem-X, ALOS AW3D30, SRTMc, TOPODATA, SRTM v.3 e Aster GDEM v.2. Estimamos as discrepâncias verticais em relação ao conjunto de dados de referência, usando as seguintes métricas: discrepância vertical mínima e máxima e média; DP; RMSE; e o padrão brasileiro de precisão cartográfica para produtos cartográficos digitais (PEC-PCD). O ALOS AW3D30 apresentou os melhores resultados em termos de RMSE (1,77 m), seguido pelo Tandem-X (RMSE de 2,80 m). Os demais MDSs apresentaram RMSE variando de 3,6 a 7,5 m. O ALOS AW3D30 e o Tandem-X mostraram compatibilidade com a escala 1:50.000, enquanto os demais modelos com a escala 1:100.000, conforme PEC-PCD classe A. Demonstramos que tanto o ALOS AW3D30 quanto o Tandem-X podem ser utilizados para realizar projetos relacionados à modelagem hidrológica em escalas menores ou iguais a 1:50.000. Já os demais MDSs devem ser adotados em projetos que envolvam escala menor ou igual a 1:100.000.
TRAJETÓRIAS DO DESMATAMENTO DO MUNICÍPIO DE SAPEZAL (MT), BRASIL
Authors: Moura Souza Alessandra dos Reis , Vargas da Silva Denise , Alves da Silva Neves Sandra Mara , Perlandim Ramos Alexander Webber , Dos Santos Galvanin Edinéia Aparecida
Published: February 2025

O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a dinâmica espaço-temporal dos usos antrópicos na municipalidade mato-grossense de Sapezal, avaliando as alterações na cobertura vegetal natural. Foram utilizados os procedimentos metodológicos: pesquisa bibliográfica, elaboração de mapas de cobertura vegetal e usos da terra de 1990, 2000, 2010 e 2020; quantificação das classes temáticas dos mapas; análise e discussão dos resultados. A agricultura aumentou no período de pesquisa (77,61%), constituindo o uso de maior crescimento, enquanto a Savana parque sem Floresta de galeria foi a que sofreu maior supressão (97,74%). Concluiu-se que o desenvolvimento da Agricultura ao longo dos anos investigados alterou a paisagem do município, por meio da supressão vegetal em todas as fitofisionomias.
PERCEPÇÕES DO REGIME HIDROLÓGICO NO CONTEXTO DE ATERRO SANITÁRIO NA AMAZÔNIA
Authors: Silveira Rafaela Nazareth Pinheiro de Oliveira , Braga Risete Maria Queiroz Leão , Fernandes Lindemberg Lima , Valente Thatianne Maria Frota , Alves da Silva Maria de Nazaré
Published: February 2025

A geração de resíduos sólidos urbanos representa, atualmente, um dos maiores desafios enfrentado por gestores de resíduos em todo o mundo, quanto a sua destinação e disposição ambientalmente adequada. Os aterros sanitários são grandes ferramentas de destinação final desses resíduos no Brasil e, em uma das suas técnicas de operação, necessita de uma cobertura ao final de sua vida útil. Esta cobertura fica diretamente em contato com os eventos e fenômenos hidrológicos e climatológicos, e visa mitigar impactos no meio ambiente, reduzindo o volume de percolação e protegendo os recursos hídricos e solo. Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a influência do regime hidrológico nas coberturas de aterros sanitários na Amazônia Paraense, em Marabá-PA. Coletou-se séries de dados diários de precipitação, insolação e temperatura de 30 anos (1991-2020), do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e da Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico, o que possibilitou verificar estatisticamente períodos chuvosos e de estiagem e, com o auxílio do Balanço Hídrico a capacidade de variação hídrica do solo, que compõe a camada da cobertura. No período estudado, foi possível atestar que o mês de março apresentou os maiores índices de precipitação pluviométrica e teve percolação, comportamento esse contrário ao do mês de agosto, o qual apresentou os maiores níveis de estiagem, com ausência de percolação. Desse modo, evidenciando a influência do regime hidrológico pluviométrico nas configurações dessas coberturas.
A LÓGICA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DOS ESPAÇOS PROSTITUCIONAIS EM ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS
Authors: Araújo Patricia Luana Costa
Published: February 2025

Tradicionalmente os estudos sobre a distribuição espacial da prostituição são feitos na escala local, em geral, na parte central das cidades. Este trabalho analisa a lógica de distribuição em uma escala mais abrangente: a da cidade. Com o objetivo de identificar as variáveis que condicionam a localização dos espaços prostitucionais em espaços públicos. Tem-se como estudo de caso o Rio de Janeiro, uma das principais cidades do país que tem a tradição histórica em abrigar espaços de prostituição desde o século XIX. Para isso, foi realizado um mapeamento colaborativo via formulário online para localizar a atividade e trabalhos de campo para validar as informações, bem como, realizar observações direta. Os resultados mostram que existem três variáveis fundamentais que condicionam a localização dos espaços prostitucionais nos espaços públicos em que estão implantados, são elas: o tipo de via próximo ao espaço público que a (o) profissional se posiciona; o gênero da (o) profissional; e o turno (diurno e/ou noturno) em que a atividade está em funcionamento. Logo, conclui-se que ao alterar a escala de análise para observar a distribuição dos espaços prostitucionais novas variáveis aparecem em relação aos estudos locais, a única que se mantém é a variável de gênero.
AS CRUZES NA SERRA DO LENHEIRO
Authors: Ferreira Arlon Cândido , Travassos Luiz Eduardo Panisset , Passarelli Ulisses , Gomes Ivair , Figueiredo Múcio do Amaral
Published: February 2025

No contexto brasileiro, especialmente na região de São João del-Rei, em Minas Gerais, as cruzes são elementos marcantes na paisagem urbana e natural, carregando significados religiosos e culturais. Esse trabalho propôs a investigar as representações dessas cruzes da região, principalmente na área da Serra do Lenheiro, utilizando métodos como história oral e trabalho de campo para compreender as práticas e significados associados a esses símbolos. O objetivo não é apenas compreender, mas também valorizar as cruzes como expressões palpáveis de significados culturais e espirituais, contribuindo para a afirmação da identidade cultural da Serra do Lenheiro. Concluiu-se que as cruzes se revelam como elementos dinâmicos na paisagem, destacando sua significativa relevância para o ser humano. A presença das cruzes não apenas se destaca por suas diversas manifestações, mas também pelo desenvolvimento de uma prática e teoria mística que envolvem múltiplos núcleos espirituais.
A GEOGRAFIA POLÍTICA E O CONCEITO DE PODER
Authors: Do Rego Monteiro Licio Caetano
Published: February 2025

O artigo aborda as diferentes maneiras como a Geografia Política abordou o conceito de poder a partir dos anos 1970, considerando as leituras francófonas – a revista Hérodote, a obra de Raffestin –, anglófonas – a Critical Geopolitics, a obra de John Allen –, latino-americana – os estudos decoloniais – e o debate na Geografia Política brasileira. Problematizamos algumas recorrentes clivagens no debate sobre o poder, a oposição entre geografia do Estado vs. geografia do poder, a amplitude do território como articulador da relação entre espaço e poder, as diversas modalidades de poder e a relação entre guerra/violência e poder. Sem a pretensão de esgotar o assunto, o artigo oferece um panorama amplo com o objetivo de assentar o debate em suas principais referências.
Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Arrhythmias Following Pacemaker Implantation
Authors: Jin Jiafa , Huang Shen , An Minsheng , Tao Xiaoling
Published: February 2025

Aims/Background Pacemakers are essential devices for patients with cardiac rhythm abnormalities. However, the occurrence of arrhythmias after pacemaker implantation remains a clinical challenge. This study aimed to identify and analyze the factors that influence the occurrence of arrhythmias following pacemaker implantation to improve patient outcomes.

Methods Clinical data of patients who received pacemaker implantation treatment in the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University from January 2021 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 137 patients were followed up for 12 months and then divided into two groups based on the occurrence of arrhythmias post-implantation: the occurrence group (n = 40) and the non-occurrence group (n = 97). General data, including gender, age, cardiac function indexes, and preoperative anxiety, were collected and compared. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of arrhythmia occurrence, while Spearman correlation analysis was employed to examine the correlation between cardiac function indexes and arrhythmia occurrence.

Results Significant differences were found in age, history of hypertension, preoperative anxiety score, preoperative depression score, preoperative left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) between the two groups (p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between arrhythmias occurrence and preoperative LVEDD and LVEF (r = 0.270, 0.329; p < 0.01). Age, history of hypertension, preoperative anxiety score, preoperative depression score, preoperative LVEDD, and preoperative LVEF were identified as risk factors for arrhythmias (odds ratio [OR]) = 2.507, 2.479, 3.012, 2.432, 3.614, 4.525; all p < 0.05).

Conclusion Age, history of hypertension, preoperative anxiety score, preoperative depression score, preoperative LVEF, and preoperative LVEDD are important influencing factors for arrhythmias occurrence, which are correlated with preoperative cardiac function indexes. Thus, preoperative observation utilizing these factors can provide a reference for screening high-risk groups.
Assessing the Predictive Significance of Carotid Ultrasound Parameters for Coronary Artery Disease: A 3-Year Single-Center Experience
Authors: Wang Qin , Li Jingchun , Cheng Jing
Published: February 2025

Aims/Background Coronary angiography is a widely used invasive approach for diagnosing coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CHD). However, carotid ultrasound may predict CHD by assessing carotid atherosclerosis. Therefore, this study explores the predictive significance of carotid ultrasound parameters in accurately diagnosing coronary artery disease.

Methods This retrospective analysis included 82 CHD patients who underwent carotid ultrasound scans at the Funan County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, between July 2021 and February 2024. Based on coronary angiography results, patients were divided into the CHD (n = 48) and non-CHD (n = 34) groups. Differences in clinical data, biochemical indicators, and carotid ultrasound parameters were evaluated between the two experimental groups. Furthermore, correlation analysis assessed the association between ultrasound parameters and CHD occurrence and severity. Additionally, multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed, followed by developing a CHD prediction nomogram model. Finally, the model’s performance was evaluated through analyses of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, decision curve analysis (DCA), and calibration curves.

Results The CHD group had higher body mass index (BMI), smoking history, diabetes, total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG) levels (p < 0.05). Furthermore, significantly higher intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque score and lower plaque echogenicity grey scale median (GSM) were observed in the CHD group (p < 0.05). Pearson correlation showed a positive correlation between Gensini score and IMT, plaque score, and a negative association with plaque echogenicity GSM (p < 0.05). Spearman correlation revealed positive correlations between BMI, smoking history, diabetes, TG, TC, IMT, plaque score, and CHD diagnosis, and a negative correlation with plaque echogenicity GSM (p < 0.05). IMT and plaque score were identified as CHD risk factors and plaque echogenicity GSM as a protective factor (p < 0.05). The model based on carotid ultrasound parameters demonstrated high predictive performance for CHD, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.866 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.779–0.953). DCA and calibration curves supported the model’s accuracy.

Conclusion Carotid ultrasound parameters differ significantly between CHD and non-CHD patients. The developed model using these parameters effectively predicts CHD occurrence, providing a valuable diagnostic alternative for coronary angiography.
The nature of sleep and how to improve it
Authors: Horton Caroline , Weighall Anna
Published: February 2025

Sleep is an essential aspect of human functioning that we cannot live without. Despite this, it can be easy to develop patterns of behaviour that prevent us from sleeping well, and from responding to bodily cues that we are ready to sleep, or to wake. In this article, we outline the components of sleep and how they change as we develop from infancy to early adulthood, and present an overview of the ways in which we can support the development of healthy sleep behaviours. We argue that sleep health should be considered a public health priority, as important for children's healthy development as nutrition and physical activity.
Rutherford Calhoun on Writing: Historiographic Metafiction and Subjecthood in Middle Passage
Authors: Spooner Todd
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Charles Johnson’s novel Middle Passage reimagines the traditional slave narrative through a revisionist telling of the transatlantic journey. By way of historiographic metafiction, Johnson deploys protagonist Rutherford Calhoun to rewrite the slave ship Republic ’s palimpsestic logbook, and through this process not only revises its historical record but constructs an identity marked by universal features of humanismits. Although many scholars have focused on Johnson’s philosophical emphasis on Eastern principles, this essay argues that the identity formulated by Calhoun illustrates characteristics most associated with Western ideals of individuality and responsibility.
Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston and Hurston’s Barracoon : Blues Narrative Form And History Making
Authors: Turner Alison
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston became widely available in May 2018, nearly ninety years after it was written. The 2018 publication packages the book-length manuscript that Hurston finished in 1931, which is a record of her interviews with Kossula, a man who was captured in West Africa and trafficked on the last ship to advertise itself as carrying enslaved people to the United States. In this article, I explore how the manuscript finished in 1931 and the published version in 2018 both employ what Daniel Barlow calls “blues narrative form,” an aesthetic that not only attracts readers but also encourages their response. In the 1931, manuscript, Hurston employs methods researchers use today to remove barriers and allow marginalized communities to speak, rather than be spoken for, in the archives; the 2018 publication, in turn, provides a platform for Hurston’s work itself to speak against a dominant narrative in today’s literary markets. I seek to use the blues narrative form as a lens to understand how this literary recovery project contributes to the ongoing efforts by researchers, historians, and artists to challenge dominant narratives about history: who does and does not write and record history; who reads and listens to history; and, with an urgency that is contemporaneous to the writing of this article, who does not read or listen to history because of filters, erasures, and prohibitions.
The “Supposed Fact” of Christ: Agency and Faith in Walter Pater’s Marius the Epicurean
Authors: Hughes Jessica Ann , Lampe Brooks
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This article reconsiders Walter Pater’s Marius the Epicurean in light of historical conversations around conversion and nineteenth-century British epistemologies. We argue that Marius participates in the project of imagining epistemic alternatives to the empiricism and positivism that shaped nineteenth-century religious discourse. Through Marius, Pater imagines an understanding of faith in which aesthetic experience supplements imperfect historical knowledge, giving probable grounds for belief. Within this epistemology, Pater constructs a responsive model of human agency, where the convert is transformed gradually through the community, circumstance, and fortuitous events.
“Urging the Unity of Things”: Richard Wilbur’s Poetic Re-creation
Authors: Petter Christopher M.
Published: February 2025

Abstract: For Richard Wilbur, metaphors (and poems more broadly) possess the mysterious capacity to make a thing “most itself” by “urging the unity” of the things it compares. Making metaphor is an act of re-creation whereby Wilbur first sought to redress the alienation he experienced as a soldier during the Second World War, an alienation, or separation, that sunders all the things of this world. Wilbur developed this poetic re-creation in a poetry of “second findings,” where the things of this world are unified in new relationship, and the poet cooperates with the continuing act of divine creation.
In the Garden, in the Zoo: Playing with Roman Catholic Tropes in Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Authors: Giroux Christopher
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This essay examines ways in which aspects of Roman Catholic doxology are represented in Rajiv Joseph’s 2009 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Although the play is often read from a psychological lens, as a historical text outlining the United States’s invasion of Iraq in the early 2000s, or as a poststructural/postcolonial work that emphasizes binarism, anthropomorphism, and abstract issues of religion like eschatology, this essay studies how Joseph explores ideas related to the physical and spiritual works of mercy and other tenets of Roman Catholic doctrine.
H.G. Wells’s Urban Beasts
Authors: Barnes David
Published: February 2025

Abstract: In H.G. Wells’s essay “Morals and Civilisation” (1897), Wells argued that the “man beast” had gradually adapted itself to a “corporate existence” finding ultimate expression in the modern city. Whilst the metropolis is often seen as the apotheosis of human-made artifice, Wells’s depictions of urban environments in his fin de siècle novels and stories (from The War of the Worlds to “The Empire of the Ants”) often place animals in a central role. Wells’s animal preoccupations provide a vehicle not only for dystopian fears about the city’s future, but a vivid reimagining of metropolitan life in the present. In Wells’s urban imaginary, human, animal, organic, and inorganic presences meet, clash, and compete.
The Heretical and Desirous Lyric Poetry of Sholto Osborne Gordon Douglas
Authors: Hext Kate
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This piece comprises a selection of poems by Sholto Osborne Gordon Douglas (1873–1937) reproduced for the first time since the 1920s. These works are introduced with a short biographical essay on their author, who worked with Frederick Rolfe (Baron Corvo), alongside some direction for understanding their literary and cultural contexts. Douglas was a poet, translator, and sometime historian, who lived in London and the south of England. His three collections of poetry— Ungodly Jingles (1923), Worm-Eaten Gods (1924), and Dawn without Daylight (1926)—bring together homoeroticism and the pastoral, in Georgian verse forms.
COVID-19-related stress and positive coping strategies among young adults in Canada and France: A latent class analysis
Authors: Coulaud Pierre-julien , Jesson Julie , Bolduc Naseeb , Jenkins Emily , Richardson Chris , Jauffret-Roustide Marie , Knight Rod
Published: February 2025

Although there is evidence describing how coping strategies can impact mental health outcomes and inequities among young adults, little is known about how different sub-groups of young adults engage with positive coping strategies and the association with mental health challenges. Data were drawn from an online cross-sectional survey (July–December 2021) of young adults aged 18–30 years who reported experiencing COVID-19-related stress in Canada (n=2288) and France (n=1891) during the second year of pandemic. Latent class analysis was used to identify classes with similar coping strategies. Multinomial and logistic regression models were performed in each country to examine differences between these classes in socio-demographic characteristics and mental health. Four classes were identified: high coping (33%), socially engaged (47.1%), self-care and healthy lifestyle (10.1%), and low coping (9.8%). In both countries, young men were more likely to belong to the low coping class and rural residents had an increased likelihood of belonging to the self-care and healthy lifestyle class. Differences between coping classes in socio-demographic characteristics varied by country. In Canada, those who reported financial difficulties were more likely to belong to the self-care and healthy lifestyle and low coping classes, while, in France, descendants of immigrants had increased odds of belonging to the low coping class. Compared to the high coping class, the self-care and healthy lifestyle and low coping classes were more likely to perceive not coping well with stress and reported higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Our findings highlight that specific sub-groups of young adults (men, rural, racialized, economically disadvantaged) may be less likely to engage in positive coping strategies and may experience higher risk of mental health challenges. These findings also underscore the importance of investigating the influence of contextual factors on young adults’ ability to adopt positive coping strategies.
A comparison of the burden of cancers between 1990 and 2019 in Iran: A national and subnational study
Authors: Darbandi Mitra , Khorrami Zahra , Karamoozian Ali , Aboubakri Omid , Miryan Mahsa , Rezakhani Leila , Shadmani Fatemeh Khosravi
Published: February 2025

Background

Cancer is a rapidly increasing global problem, and one of the leading causes of burden and mortality. This study aims to compare the burden of cancer in Iran between the year 1990 and 2019.

Methods

We used Global Burden of Disease data on cancer from 1990 to 2019 by province, year, age group, and sex. We then estimated the trend of age standardized mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) of the cancers by sex. Age pattern and geographical variation in the ranking of cancers were assessed at national and sub-national levels from 1990 to 2019.

Results

The mortality rate decreased from 102 (95% UI: 91, 111) to 96 (95% UI: 88, 103) per 100000 population. Additionally, the DALYs rates decreased from 2619 (95% UI: 2357, 2852) to 2321 (95% UI: 2116, 2497) per 100000 between 1990 and 2019. Both of the mortality and DALYs rate from cancers increased with age. These indicators were significantly higher in men than in women across all age groups. Consequently, the mortality rate and DALYs per 100,000 of cancers were higher in the northwest and northeast of Iran. Notably, stomach cancer was identified as the leading cause of cancer mortality in 23 provinces of Iran in 2019. The highest percentage change of DALYs per 100,000 rate between 1990 and 2019 was observed for malignant skin melanoma, stomach cancer, and cervical cancers with rate of −41.1, −40.1, and −38.4, respectively.

Conclusion

Overall, the mortality and DALYs per 100,000 rates of all cancers for both sexes in Iran have decreased between 1990 and 2019. However, there is an increasing trend in types of cancers, such as pancreatic, ovarian, and breast cancers.
Effect of resistant compartment on pathogen strategy in partially migratory
populations
Authors: Shao Cynthia , Torstenson Martha , Shaw Allison K
Published: February 2025

Migration, the recurring movement of animals between habitats, can exert pressures on the pathogens they host. Properties of host populations can determine pathogen strategy (e.g. virulence) to increase pathogen fitness. To study the effect of adding a resistant compartment on virulence evolution, we developed an SIRS model and examined the winning pathogen strategy across different rates of recovery and of immunity loss. We find that when hosts spend a relatively long time in the resistant compartment, a more virulent pathogen evolves. These results have implications in conservation of migratory animal populations afflicted by disease.
The role of livelihood diversification in agricultural modernization among tribal farmers in Bangladesh: A binary logistic model approach
Authors: Tasnim Anika , Ahmed Jasim Uddin , Khan Md. Jahangir Alam , Al-Noman Md. Abdullah , Jannat Arifa , Islam Md. Monirul
Published: February 2025

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of livelihood diversification on tribal farmers’ decision to adopt modern agricultural practices, while also examining the profitability of various agricultural practices and identifying key challenges and policy recommendations for enhancing the sustainability of tribal farming livelihoods in Bangladesh. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire during the month of February 2021 from 115 tribal farmers, followed by a simple random sampling technique. In the study area, only 9.57% of farmers were involved in crop cultivation. The study calculated that human labor cost was the highest in rice production (about 37%). The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of rice production, livestock rearing, and homestead gardening was estimated at 1.46, 1.41, and 1.09, respectively. Among all agricultural components practiced by the tribal farmers, rice production was more efficient than others. The binary logistic regression findings showed that livelihood diversification, age of the farmers, access to information, household income, and farming experience had a significant influence on the adoption decision of modern agricultural practices. Therefore, promoting livelihood diversification among tribal farmers is crucial for enhancing their resilience and income sustainability. This could include providing training, access to markets, and financial support for activities such as poultry and livestock rearing and non-farm enterprises like homestead gardening.
Quantifying variation of non-point source pollution and its impact factors: A study of Nansi Lake Basin
Authors: Liu Jiachen , Tian Yuan , Ma Rongqiang , Xie Wenhui , Wang Dongchao , Yang Luoan , Wang Xinyu , Yin Le , Zhang Baolei
Published: February 2025

Agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution directly affects the quality of soil and water, ecological balance and human health, and is a key challenge to achieve sustainable environmental development and efficient resource management. Taking the Nansi Lake Basin (NLB) as the study area, this study explores the main sources of agricultural NPS pollution and its influencing factors, aiming to provide scientific basis for the management of water resources in the basin. Current studies usually use the runoff pollution partitioning method to estimate agricultural NPS pollution loads in runoff, but the accuracy of the analyses is limited by the incompleteness of water quality monitoring data, especially the lack of complete runoff records in some years. To compensate for this deficiency, this study simulated the river runoff based on the Long-Term Hydrological Impact Assessment (L-THIA) model, and applied the simulation results to the quantitative calculation of agricultural NPS pollution loads after verifying the model reliability through accuracy calibration. Based on L-THIA model, the spatial and temporal distribution data of agricultural NPS pollution in the basin from 2010 to 2020 were obtained, the distribution characteristics of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) were quantitatively assessed, and the impacts of natural and socio-economic factors on them were analyzed. A regression model was developed to simulate future agricultural NPS pollution through multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the total agricultural NPS pollution in the NLB showed an increasing trend during the study period. In particular, among the socio-economic factors, COD and NH3-N were significantly correlated with fertilizer application, pesticide use, rural employment and total population. Among the natural factors, topographic index, watershed area and gully density were positively correlated with pollutants, while slope and soil organic matter were negatively correlated. The results of this study raise awareness of the contribution of influencing factors and allow researchers and planners to focus on the most important NPS pollution sources and influencing factors. The study provides an important reference for the prevention and control of agricultural NPS pollution in the NLB, which is of great practical importance.
What women want to hear: the helpful and unhelpful comments reported by women struggling with infertility amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Balsom Ashley A. , Dube Loveness , Gordon Jennifer L.
Published: February 2025

Introduction

Many women struggling with infertility report that they frequently experience unhelpful social interactions with well-meaning loved ones and healthcare providers, contributing to a reluctance to confide in others about their infertility and emotional distress. However, it remains unclear what interaction content women experience as ‘helpful’ versus ‘unhelpful,’ making it difficult to provide concrete recommendations to the public about how best to support individuals struggling with infertility.

Methodology

Eighty women from Canada and the United States (ages 20–45 years) whose fertility treatments had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic were recruited via social media to complete an online survey, which included two open-ended questions about the most helpful and unhelpful social interactions they had had about their infertility. Two independent researchers conducted content analysis to identify categories of helpful and unhelpful social interactions.

Results

The following six categories were identified by women as helpful: 1) Listening, 2) Fostering hope, 3) Talking to individuals with lived experience, 4) Distraction, 5) Validating emotions, and 6) Tangible support. Responses about unsupportive interactions fell into four categories: 1) Toxic positivity, 2) Advice-giving, 3) Invalidation, and 4) Intruding. Sample quotes from each category are provided.

Conclusion

These findings provide valuable insights that can be used to develop future educational materials for the general public on how to interact with individuals experiencing infertility.
Key factors in supporting adolescents to achieve high self-esteem and a positive body image: A qualitative community-based study
Authors: Artigues-Barberà Eva , Tort-Nasarre Glòria , Pollina-Pocallet Mercè , Ferrer Suquet Yvonne , Ayats Pallés Aleix , Guasch Niubó Olívia , Ortega-Bravo Marta , García-Martínez Ester
Published: February 2025

Introduction

Body dissatisfaction can be affect adolescents’ mental health, leading to issues with body weight control, low self-esteem, and poor school performance.

Methods

A total of 24 interviews with adolescents, parents, and teachers in Spain were conducted for this study. The study aimed to explore and compare the views of adolescents, parents, and teachers regarding interventions to improve self-esteem and positive body image in school-aged adolescents. A generic qualitative study design with purposive sampling was used, and the data was thematically analyzed.

Results

Key barriers identified included lack of family communication, unfavourable family environments, and insufficient training. Social media and gender stereotypes, along with social rejection, were major challenges for adolescents. Facilitators included family involvement and using role models as a strategy. Proposed interventions focused on individual and group recreational activities starting at an early age, engaging adolescents in activities of interest, and promoting collaboration with families.

Conclusion

This study identified barriers and facilitators proposing multi-level interventions that engage adolescents, families, educational institutions, and the community. Strengthening facilitators and reducing barriers should guide future public health policies.

Public contribution

These findings may be useful for developing multilevel interventions aimed at improving body image and self-esteem, which could, in turn, prevent and reduce the severity of clinical disorders during adolescence.
Evaluating refrigeration and antibiotic treatment for maintaining urine electrophysiology
Authors: Hoque Rashedul , Labeed Fatima H. , Cirovic Srdjan , Hughes Michael Pycraft
Published: February 2025

Background

Electrophysiological analysis of urine has shown utility in differentiating between healthy and bladder cancer specimens, offering a rapid, label-free alternative to molecular methods. However, transporting and preserving urine samples from collection to the laboratory poses logistical challenges that could impact the reliability of electrophysiological measurements.

Objective

This study investigates the effects of prolonged refrigeration on the dielectric properties and ζ-potential of urine specimens and evaluate whether antibiotic treatment can enhance sample preservation without altering electrophysiological properties. A new methodology to evaluate urine specimen quality and determine bacterial contamination, using electrophysiological modalities, is presented.

Methods

Mid-stream urine samples from healthy participants (n =  4) were collected and divided into untreated and 1% penicillin/streptomycin-treated groups. Samples were analysed at baseline prior to storage at 4°C, with further analysis every 24 hours for 96 hours. Changes in dielectrophoresis (DEP) response and ζ-potential were measured using a 3DEP cytometer (Deparator, UK) and Malvern Panalytical Zetasizer Nano ZS90 (Malvern, UK), respectively. Chemical analyses, including pH and nitrite levels, and microscopic examinations were also conducted.

Results & Limitations

Significant electrophysiological changes were observed in both untreated and antibiotic-treated urine samples over time. Both groups showed a linear increase of change in DEP response and ζ-potential values, from baseline over time. Untreated samples exhibited significant deviations in DEP and ζ-potential from baseline after 48 hours, with significance at 72 hours (P < 0.05). Treated samples only showed significant changes in ζ-potential at 96 hours (P < 0.05). Chemical analysis indicated increased pH and nitrite presence in untreated samples at 48 hours, indicating bacterial growth. Treated samples took more than 48 hours to show changes in both chemical parameters. Limitations include the relatively small study sample size, not evaluating the preservatory effects of UTI-specific antibiotics, such as nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim, and exploring different drug concentrations.

Conclusion

Prolonged refrigeration can maintain the quality of urine samples for up to 48 hours with antibiotic treatment. Current UK and European guidelines recommend urinalysis within 24 hours of specimen collection; the findings of this study support the use of DEP and ζ-potential analysis as practical clinical tests in a mail-in screening setting, provided appropriate sample preservation measures are taken.
Prevalence and determinants of effective breastfeeding technique among early postpartum mothers in Fuzhou, China: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Mawi Neema E. , Rong-Fang Hu , Paulo Heavenlight A. , Chen Na , Liu Gui-Hua , Abba-Aji Mohammed
Published: February 2025

Background

Breastfeeding technique (BFT) is determined by the mother’s and infant’s positioning, the infant’s attachment to the breast, and the infant’s suckling behavior. Understanding breastfeeding mothers’ skills is crucial for clinical practice and for designing interventions to improve breastfeeding practices. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of effective BFT among early post-partum mothers.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study among 415 early post-partum mothers in Fuzhou, China. Participants were recruited using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and a standardized observational checklist (WHO B-R-E-A-S-T Feed observation form). Descriptive statistics were used to assess the prevalence of effective BFT, and logistic regression was applied to identify its determinants.

Results

The overall prevalence of effective BFT was 70.4%. After adjusting for potential confounders, the prevalence ratio (PR) of effective BFT was greater among participants with college (PR = 1.20) and postgraduate education (PR = 1.41) compared to those with a technical education or lower. Participants who attended antenatal care (ANC) (PR = 1.04) and those with BFT knowledge (PR = 1.37) were more likely to practice effective BFT compared to participants who did not attend ANC and without such knowledge respectively. Similarly, those who received BFT counseling during pregnancy or immediately after delivery were 25% and 30%, respectively, more likely to practice effective EBT than those who did not. Conversely, experiencing breast problems was associated with a 42% lower likelihood of practicing effective BFT than those without breast problems.

Conclusion

Effective BFT is prevalent among early postpartum mothers in Fuzhou, China, with education level, antenatal care attendance, knowledge, and counseling playing significant roles in its practice. Efforts to improve breastfeeding outcomes should focus on enhancing educational interventions and providing targeted counseling during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period, while addressing breast health issues to mitigate their impact on breastfeeding effectiveness.