bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
European small-town Renewable Energy Communities: Participatory design of supporting tools as a vehicle to engage and understand local communities and their energy related concerns
Authors: Blanke Julia , Belda Gonzalez Alberto , D’Oca Simona , Niederkofler Michael , Nordlund Edvard
Published: November 2022

Renewable Energy Communities (REC) are an emerging initiative that aims to contribute to the energy transition towards a more decentralised system in Europe by encouraging local communities to come together and invest in and operate renewable energy assets together.Decision-making processes of these communities need to be supported by adequate tools, which also can be used in the formation of the community groups in the first place.

In this paper a case-study of four European small-town communities in Berchidda (Italy), Ollersdorf (Austria), Ispaster (Spain), and Kökar (Finland) carried out in the context of the LocalRES project is presented, where a participatory design methodology has been applied to co-create community supporting tools. Feedback gathered during four citizen workshops is presented, showing that to optimally support RECs in their formation and operation three main topics need to be supported: (1) the technical realisation and potential upgrades of the energy system, i.e., visualising energy generation and consumption on an individual and a community level, (2) the financial and economic implications of investments, i.e., calculating costs and return on investment for the individual and for the community, as well as (3) the social dimension and communication between community members and other relevant stakeholders, i.e., helping with community building and community engagement.

The participatory process presented in the case studies does not only serve to gather requirements for tool design, but it also is a useful vehicle to bring together all interested citizens and understand their needs and concerns. A summary of this detailed citizen feedback is also presented.
On a generalized class of analytic functions related to Bazilevič functions
Authors: Parida Laxmipriya , Bulboaca Teodor , Sahoo Ashok  Kumar
Published: November 2022

Using operator Lp(a, c) introduced by Saitoh (Math. Japon. 44 (1996), 31–38) we define the subclass Hp,nν,μ (a, c; ϕ) of the class A(p, n) and establish containment, subordination and coefficient inequalities of this subclass. We indicate the connections of our results with earlier results obtained by other researchers.
Rediscovering Demographic Change
Authors: Spieß C. Katharina , Sulak Harun , Klüsener Sebastian , Loichinger Elke , Stawarz Nico , Weinmann Martin
Published: November 2022

Population ageing is sometimes perceived as a threat. Demographic change, however, is not all doom and gloom, but is very diverse and can therefore also be shaped in many ways. Our look into the inner diversity of the changing population pyramids makes this clear. The depiction of the past 30 years in the selected pyramids impressively shows how the situation of different generations has changed with regard to important areas of life such as family, education, employment and mobility. The presentation of small-grained data for individual years of age allows a detailed insight into these developments.
Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics
Authors: Oleksiuk Klaudia , Krupa-Kotara Karolina , Grajek Mateusz , Wypych-Ślusarska Agata , Głogowska-Ligus Joanna , Słowiński Jerzy
Published: November 2022

Plastics are materials widely used in all sectors. The subject of interest in recent years has become so-called microplastics, whose composition and structure are causing new environmental hazards. The presence and accumulation of microplastics in the environment threaten the ecological balance, the water environment, food sustainability and safety, and ultimately human health. Human exposure to microplastics is primarily through the oral route, so the main source of human exposure to microplastics is diet. Despite many studies focusing on microplastic contamination in seafood, fish, and shellfish, estimating total human exposure to microplastics via the oral route is difficult, due to the lack of research on other foods in this area. The risks to human health from inhaling microplastics remain unclear. According to the WHO, there is no reliable evidence of the harmful effects of microplastic on the human body, but the phenomenon requires further research. Likely health effects of human exposure to microplastic include respiratory and gastrointestinal effects, oxidative stress, and cancer. There is a need to raise public awareness about environmental exposure to microplastics and effective waste management.
Un reto histórico: el reacoplamiento entre la ciudad y el territorio como sistemas vivos.
Authors: Requejo Liberal Juan
Published: November 2022

Desde hace décadas la planificación territorial y urbanística goza de gran aceptación profesional, política como práctica deseable y de gran prestigio social. El soporte conceptual-metodológico básico se fundamenta en que la ciudad y el territorio son sistemas racionales que una vez diagnosticadas sus disfuncionalidades e identificadas sus potencialidades, es posible diseñar un estado preferible porque aplicando las medidas apropiadas el sistema (ciudad o territorio) evolucionará por la senda prevista. Sin embargo, una y otra vez observamos que la realidad se resistea comportarsecomose ha decidido en laplanificación. En muchos casos, el propósito directivo condiciona y orienta la evolución del sistema, pero no hay una plasmación estricta de lo planificado en el territorio o en la ciudad. Esta dificultad podría deberse a técnicas de precisión y eficacia insuficiente, pero en este artículo se defiende que la causa está en que la ciudad y el territorio son sistemas vivos que siguen trayectorias evolutivas propias de sistemas autopoiéticos y no de los comportamientos de los sistemas mecánicos. Asimismo, se propone un esquema organizativo propio de los sistemas vivos como esquema conceptual y metodológico para hacer planificación de la ciudad y el territorio como sistemas vivos.
Cría y consumo de carne en Sevilla, a partir de indicadores fiscales (1476-1505) / Breeding and Consumption of Meat in Seville, Based on Fiscal Indicators (1476-1505)
Authors: González Arce José Damián
Published: November 2022

mediante la utilización de los arrendamientos de las alcabalas, y otras rentas municipales exigidas sobre el consumo de carne y su crianza, se analiza la demanda de este bien de primera necesidad en Sevilla. Se indican las variedades más vendidas y las ingestas medias per cápita, diferenciado por clases sociales. Y se explica la gran abundancia de este alimento en la ciudad, su relativo bajo precio y buena calidad, por su clima, extensos pastizales cercanos y la baja explotación agrícola de gran cantidad de tierras fronterizas con el reino de Granada.
There's no better feeling than ‘debond day’!
Authors: Lilburn Stephanie
Published: November 2022

Stephanie Lilburn shares her career pathway – from dental nurse to orthodontic therapist.
The European framework for cybersecurity: strong assets, intricate history
Authors: Salvaggio Salvino A. , González Nahuel
Published: November 2022

Over the last decade, the European Union (EU) has demonstrated a consistent determination to promote a global, open, stable, and secure cyberspace for everyone. A structured (and chronological) review of key EU documents, reports, and directives on cybersecurity shows that the recommendations from the relevant EU institutions (Parliament, Commission, Council) have been persistent over time, reiterating the same core issues that seem to not yet have been solved after a decade of debates and experts’ advice. Since at least 2012, EU institutions have identified the two domains that are under constant critical observation for the deployment of a coordinated European cybersecurity approach—gaps in policies and poor integration—while the European fundamentals of cybersecurity (both human and physical) have been consistently seen as an asset rather than a liability. However, the progressive de-professionalization of coding that tends to blur the distinction between amateurs and professionals should not be underestimated, as it furtively introduces a new class of risk related to unverified or circularly certified skills. It is therefore recommended that the regulatory framework is expanded to better govern the accreditation/certification of professional cybersecurity experts as well.
The environmental impact of health care for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review
Authors: McKenzie Bayden J. , Haas Romi , Ferreira Giovanni E. , Maher Chris G. , Buchbinder Rachelle
Published: November 2022

Background

Health care has significant environmental impact. We performed a scoping review to map what is known about the environmental impact of health care for musculoskeletal conditions.

Methods

We included published papers of any design that measured or discussed environmental impact of health care or health support services for any musculoskeletal condition in terms of climate change or global warming (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions it produces). We searched MEDLINE and Embase from inception to 2 May 2022 using keywords for environmental health and musculoskeletal conditions, and performed keyword searches using Google and Google Scholar. Two independent reviewers screened studies. One author independently charted data, verified by a second author. A narrative synthesis was performed.

Results

Of 12,302 publications screened and 73 identified from other searches, 122 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, and 49 were included (published 1994 to 2022). Of 24 original research studies, 11 measured environmental impact relating to climate change in orthopaedics (n = 10), and medical aids for the knee (n = 1), one measured energy expenditure of laminar versus turbulent airflow ventilation systems in operating rooms during simulated hip replacements and 12 measured waste associated with orthopaedic surgery but did not relate waste to greenhouse gas emissions or environmental effects. Twenty-one editorials described a need to reduce environmental impact of orthopaedic surgery (n = 9), physiotherapy (n = 9), podiatry (n = 2) or occupational therapy (n = 1). Four narrative reviews discussed sustainability relating to hand surgery (n = 2), orthopaedic surgery (n = 1) and orthopaedic implants (n = 1).

Conclusion

Despite an established link between health care and greenhouse gas emissions we found limited empirical data estimating the impact of musculoskeletal health care on the environment. These data are needed to determine whether actions to lower the carbon footprint of musculoskeletal health care should be a priority and to identify those aspects of care that should be prioritised.
Pax6 mutant cerebral organoids partially recapitulate phenotypes of Pax6 mutant mouse strains
Authors: Ferdaos Nurfarhana , Lowell Sally , Mason John O.
Published: November 2022

Cerebral organoids show great promise as tools to unravel the complex mechanisms by which the mammalian brain develops during embryogenesis. We generated mouse cerebral organoids harbouring constitutive or conditional mutations in Pax6, which encodes a transcription factor with multiple important roles in brain development. By comparing the phenotypes of mutant organoids with the well-described phenotypes of Pax6 mutant mouse embryos, we evaluated the extent to which cerebral organoids reproduce phenotypes previously described in vivo. Organoids lacking Pax6 showed multiple phenotypes associated with its activity in mice, including precocious neural differentiation, altered cell cycle and an increase in abventricular mitoses. Neural progenitors in both Pax6 mutant and wild type control organoids cycled more slowly than their in vivo counterparts, but nonetheless we were able to identify clear changes to cell cycle attributable to the absence of Pax6. Our findings support the value of cerebral organoids as tools to explore mechanisms of brain development, complementing the use of mouse models.
Repensar Portugal, a Europa e a Globalização: Saber Padre Manuel Antunes, SJ – 100 Anos
Authors: Franco José Eduardo , Martins Guilherme d’Oliveira , Alves-Jesus Susana
Published: November 2022

A obra que o leitor tem em mãos, com os textos do esforço de compreensão de Portugal, da Europa e do mundo na Idade Global, tendo como pano de fundo o exercício intelectual realizado no século xx pelo Padre Manuel Antunes para compreender e fazer compreender as derivas da humanidade do passado e do presente, vem coroar um conjunto de iniciativas (obra completa, obras seletas, eventos científicos, documentários, programas de rádio e de televisão, exposições, edificação de lugares de memória...) promovidas nas primeiras duas décadas do século xxi para reavivar e disseminar a memória, o exemplo e o legado intelectual antunesianos, que nos inspiram a construção de um projeto de cultura e de educação assente num humanismo libertador do ser humano, que faça do homem plenamente homem em harmonia com o meio natural.
Este livro multiautoral, que agora oferecemos aos leitores, de hoje e do futuro, é também uma homenagem a um homem sábio, que acreditava na sempre renovada capacidade de os seres humanos se tornarem melhores e cujo profundo legado intelectual pode ainda inspirar, estamos certos, as novas gerações, presentes e futuras, para que possamos viver em liberdade e continuar a construir um mundo mais fraterno.
Visual Politics: Visual Political Communication on Social Media
Authors:   , Farkas Xénia
Published: November 2022

Visuals are integral part of our life, and it is also true for political communication. Political posters and advertisements are not only visible on television, the streets but everywhere on the Internet, especially on social media. It is highly unlikely to go through our Facebook newsfeed without seeing any political visuals, such as photos, videos, or gifs. These visuals have a huge influencing impact, as they are processed quicker than verbal and textual information, sometimes even unconsciously. This is well-known by the political actors as well, and they are using images as part of their strategic toolkit to influence voters. However, political communication research has not reflected on these processes for a long period. Fortunately, this tendency started to change in the past decade, and research on visual political communication, or as Bucy and Joo (2021) calls it, visual politics, gained momentum. The present article-based dissertation aims to contribute to this emerging research area, as due to the relative novelty of the research field, a number of research questions remain to be answered. The thesis provides insights into three related studies that apply visual content analysis. To better understand visual political communication on social media, visual personalization strategies, and their effects on different social media platforms are studied. Further, the similarities and differences between populist and non-populist parties’ visual communication are described. The populist style of an exemplary populist leader is also tested across different periods and modalities. Additionally, portable coding instruments that allow visual, and bimodal investigations related to political communication strategies, personalization, and populism were created and published in order to increase research in the field.
Efficiency of international organizations’ conflict resolution strategies in the midst of intra-organizational incoherence – The Libyan civil war as a proxy stage
Authors:   , Kása Bálint
Published: November 2022

• A vizsgált periódus alatt számos jel utalt Oye nemzetközi rezsimek megtorló mechanizmusára vonatkozó elméletének pontatlanságára. Bizonyos tagok politikai súlya érzékelhetően befolyásolta a szervezeteken belüli folyamatokat akár a bürokratikus folyamatok lelassításával, akár más módon, hogy ezzel a saját agendájuknak kedvezzenek s ezáltal a közös célokat hátráltassák. • Hinnebusch proxy környezetekről szóló elmélete ugyanakkor azért pontos, mert a belföldi instabilitást követő külső beavatkozások, melyek rezsimellenes csoportokat támogattak, végül egy olyan status quo-ba torkollottak, ahol különböző csoportok támaszkodtak külső forrásokra, hogy saját érdekeiknek megfelelő környezet kialakítására tegyenek kísérletet. Ez állt annak az eszkalációnak a hátterében mely során a forradalomból lassan egy proxy háború alakult ki, melyben a belföldi szereplők befolyása alkalmanként a külföldi támogatóik számától függött. Ugyanakkor előfordult az is, hogy a proxyk erősen függővé váltak mestereiktől, Haftár helyzetének alakulásán keresztül igyekszik ezt bemutatni a disszertáció. Az ide vonatkozó képlet szerint minél kevesebb számú (de egynél nem kevesebb) mestere volt egy helyi szereplőnek, annál sebezhetőbbé vált. • A líbiai proxyk és mestereik kapcsolata egy érdekorientált, intenzitását tekintve fluktuáló pályát követett. A legpontosabb leírást egy köztes modell tudna adni, melyben a helyi proxyk prominens szerepe a mesterek által nyújtott sorsdöntő támogatással együtt lenne igazán hatékonynak értelmezhető. • A nemzetközi szervezetek működésének hatékonysága súlyosan csorbult a tagállamok stratégiáinak megfelelő harmonizálása és elrettentő módszerek hiányában. • A szervezeteken belüli együttműködés hatékonysága súlyosan sérülékeny, ha a tagállamok közti viselkedési normák nincsenek megfelelően harmonizálva, és nincsenek megfelelően elrettentő retorziók kilátásba helyezve az esetleges kihágások esetére. • A hozzájárulás mértéke nem volt összhangban a gyakorolt befolyás mértékével. Másfelől viszont a magasabb kockázatok nagyobb eséllyel kényszerítettek ki nagyobb hozzájárulást. • Direkt összefüggés volt megfigyelhető a fenyegetések növekedése és a korábban már fennálló, ugyanakkor nem elég harmonizált szövetségesi tagállamok valós stratégiáinak közeledése között. Hasonlóképp összefüggés volt látható a rezsimeken belüli érdekelvű rivalizálások csökkenése és az ezen szövetségek konfliktuskezelési hatékonyságának javulása között is. • Az orosz stratégia elemzése rávilágított a kereskedelmi és geopolitikai érdekek uralmára, egyben az esetleges ideológiai érdekek negligálására.
Determinação de hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos em vinhos finos por SPE CG-EM
Authors: Martinez Juliao Freitas , Silva Monise Ellen Alves da , Sanches Filho Pedro José
Published: November 2022

Hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs) compreendem uma grande classe de compostos orgânicos constituídos por átomos de carbono e hidrogênio, as moléculas de HPAs têm pelo menos dois anéis aromáticos. Os HPAs são formados pela combustão incompleta da matéria orgânica e podem ser encontrados em uma ampla gama de matrizes, e o consumo alimentar geralmente é a principal forma de exposição. Logo essas espécies têm gerado grande interesse, devido a sua capacidade cancerígena e mutagênica a saúde humana. HPAs foram detectados em uma ampla gama de amostras de produtos alimentares, e bebidas. Nos vinhos, os HPAs são transferidos durante o contato com os barris de carvalho. Várias técnicas analíticas têm sido usadas para determinar os níveis de HPAs em bebidas alcoólicas. Em função de suas determinações analíticas, combinam etapas de pré-concentração e clean up com análises por cromatografia gasosa acoplada com espectrometria de massa (CG-EM). Logo o objetivo deste trabalho é determinar os níveis de HPAS em vinhos combinando extração em fase sólida – SPE e cromatografia gasosa acoplada com espectrometria de massa – CG-EM. No geral, os níveis de HPAs encontrados nos vinhos analisados foram relativamente baixos. Os valores totais de HPAs variam de 2,30 µg L-1± 6,2% a 13,16 µg L-1± 2,3%. Os compostos majoritários em todas as amostras foram benzo[a]antraceno, seguido pelo Criseno, Pireno, Fluoranteno, Antraceno e Fenantreno.
O uso Off-Label de antidepressivos para o tratamento da obesidade: uma revisão
Authors: Galdencio Eliseu Marques , Silva Graziely Pereira da , Dantas Luciana Arantes
Published: November 2022

A obesidade é uma doença crônica caracterizada pelo acúmulo excessivo de gordura no organismo. Uma pessoa é considerada obesa quando seu índice de massa corporal é igual ou maior a 30 kg m². No Brasil, existem mais de 20 milhões de indivíduos obesos. Na população adulta, 12,5% dos homens e 16,9 % das mulheres apresentam obesidade e cerca de 50% têm excesso de massa (sobrepeso). Atualmente, não existem muitas opções de medicamentos disponíveis para o tratamento de obesidade, visto que, nem todos são adaptáveis ao tratamento. Diante desta realidade, o uso Off-Label de medicamentos surgiu como uma alternativa, sendo realizada de forma individual para cada paciente. Entre esses medicamentos de uso Off-Label estão os antidepressivos. O estudo busca descrever e analisar os antidepressivos de uso Off-Label prescritos para o tratamento da obesidade. É importante ressaltar que, a avaliação psiquiátrica antes de cada prescrição e administração do fármaco, não deve estar fora das diretrizes aprovadas pelos órgãos reguladores. Por essas razões, a identificação dos riscos e do uso inadequado destes fármacos, com utilização Off-Label para a obesidade, devem impulsionar ativamente pesquisas futuras que promovam ensaios pré-clínicos e clínicos sobre essa patologia.
Estímulo sobre a germinação e desenvolvimento inicial de milho cultivar AS 1820 com bioestimulante Stimullum®
Authors: Netta Maria Abadia de Souza , Menezes Filho Antonio Carlos Pereira de , Batista-Ventura Hellen Regina Fernandes , Andrade Christiano Lima Lobo de , Ventura Matheus Vinicius Abadia
Published: November 2022

O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o estímulo sobre a germinação e desenvolvimento inicial via aplicação em sementes de doses do bioestimulante Stimullum® em milho híbrido AS 1820 no Cerrado do Estado de Goiás, Brasil. O experimento foi conduzido em vasos, em casa de vegetação em Rio Verde, Goiás, Brasil, no ano de 2022. O delineamento utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 5 doses e 4 repetições. A aplicação das dosagens de bioestimulante Stimullum® foi realizado hora antes da semeadura (0, 100, 200, 300, 400 mL ha-1, 60.000 sementes-1). Foram avaliados germinação, altura de planta, número de folhas, comprimento de folhas, largura de folhas, área foliar, comprimento de raiz, massa fresca e seca aérea, massa fresca e seca raiz, e os índices de clorofilas a e b. O bioestimulante Stimullum®, não influenciou na germinação, comprimento da parte aérea, número de folhas, largura foliar, massa fresca da parte aérea e massa seca aérea e de raízes e teores de clorofila. No entanto a aplicação do Stimullum® na dose 200 mL ha-1 demonstrou aumentos significativos sobre o comprimento foliar, área foliar, comprimento da raiz e matéria fresca da raiz no início do desenvolvimento de milho AS 1820 híbrido.
Percepción parental de los factores relacionados con la obesidad y el sobrepeso en hijos/as adolescentes: un estudio cualitativo
Authors: Carrasco-Solís Marta Elena , Fernández-Alcántara Manuel , Fernández-Ávalos Mª Inmaculada , Gómez-Vida José María , Pérez-Iáñez Ricardo , Laynez-Rubio Carolina
Published: November 2022

Introducción: La obesidad y el sobrepeso infantil y juvenil se asocia con complicaciones graves de salud a nivel físico, psicológico y social. El objetivo del presente estudio fue explorar en profundidad la percepción que tienen padres y madres sobre los factores asociados con la obesidad y el sobrepeso de sus hijos adolescentes.
Metodología: Estudio cualitativo de carácter fenomenológico descriptivo utilizando grupos focales. Participaron 25 padres y madres de adolescentes diagnosticados con Obesidad o Sobrepeso que se encontraban en seguimiento en el Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Clínico San Cecilio (España). El análisis de los datos se llevó a cabo con el software Atlas.ti 6.2 a través de un análisis temático.
Resultados: La falta de límite con la comida es percibida como una fuente de conflictos y de ansiedad. Los hábitos vitales no saludables más comunes son el sedentarismo, la falta de tiempo para cocinar y no desayunar. Las percepciones de los progenitores sobre los efectos negativos de la obesidad se relacionan con acontecimientos de carácter traumático, los efectos sobre la imagen corporal, el aislamiento y la discriminación y la aparición de otras enfermedades asociadas al exceso de peso. Se observan factores moduladores del comportamiento alimentario como el fomento de hábitos saludables en el entorno escolar, la toma de conciencia del problema, la planificación de las comidas, hablar sobre el tema y la búsqueda de soluciones.
Conclusiones: En el abordaje de la malnutrición por exceso, los progenitores encuentran obstáculos que dificultan el cambio y la mejora en esta población. Así, es necesario abordar la obesidad y el sobrepeso como un problema multifactorial.
plantas nos rituais de Candomblé na saúde do corpo, da mente e do espírito
Authors: Rodrigues Pinheiro Letícia , Povh Juliana Aparecida , Calábria Luciana Karen
Published: November 2022

A utilização das plantas para o tratamento de doenças e males espirituais em rituais religiosos de matriz africana é de extrema importância, principalmente no Candomblé. Nos terreiros essas plantas podem ter nomes variados, bem como seus efeitos medicinais e espirituais, sendo indicadas oralmente e mantidas através do conhecimento tradicional. Um levantamento bibliográfico foi realizado em quatro plataformas de dados, sendo encontradas 24 referências e cinco delas compuseram o estudo. A partir delas foram obtidas 73 espécies vegetais utilizadas em rituais de Candomblé. A maior parte destas espécies foi levantada no município de Ituiutaba, MG, e foi possível observar que as plantas utilizadas no terreiro com objetivo curativo, também estão presentes nos quintais e jardins de populações urbanas e rurais, indicadas para problemas digestivos, respiratórios e circulatórios. A intensa utilização dessas plantas relaciona-se ainda com a disseminação pelo conhecimento tradicional, reforçando a importância da sua tradição e valorização.
Changes in the coverage of essential services along the rural provincial border as a result of informal collaboration
Authors: Andini Isti , Djunaedi Achmad , Swasto Deva Fosterharoldas
Published: November 2022

The Sustainable Deveopment Goals prioritize universal essential public services as the second most important development goal after human basic needs in a global perspective. Indonesia implements a public service provision standard with a territorial approach and a set of minimum population requirement that lead to urban bias, resulting in border areas failing to meet the requirements for the provision of public services. Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province is one of Indonesia's provinces with more than 70% of its border areas being rural, and more than 40% of border villages having limited essential public services. Because of the territorial delivery system for essential public services, formal cross-border services require a significant amount of resources. Using quantitative approach by indexing essential public services availability, this paper examines changes of essential public services coverage when cross-border services are provided informally. The case of Pustu Panggang informal crossborder service delivery provides lessons on how informal collaboration works. Although it involves misdeeds and omissions, the application of informal collaboration in cross-border services increases essential public service coverage by 57 percent in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province's rural border areas. As a result, informal collaboration should be viewed as a low-cost coping strategy in Indonesia's efforts to provide universal public service coverage.
Assessment of variability in Asystasia gangetica (L.) T Anderson from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India
Authors: V S Deepa Lekshmi , V S Anil Kumar
Published: November 2022

The variability shown by Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson has been thoroughly analyzed by considering gross and micromorphology. The species shows variability in flower color and leaf shape among the accessions collected from different geographical locations. However, the microspore sculpturing was found to be uniform and the seed surface architecture showed variation in one of the accessions as well as A. gangetica var. krishnae.
Potential Theory on Gromov Hyperbolic Spaces
Authors: Kemper Matthias , Lohkamp Joachim
Published: November 2022

Gromov hyperbolic spaces have become an essential concept in geometry, topology and group theory. Herewe extend Ancona’s potential theory on Gromov hyperbolic manifolds and graphs of bounded geometry to a large class of Schrödinger operators on Gromov hyperbolic metric measure spaces, unifying these settings in a common framework ready for applications to singular spaces such as RCD spaces or minimal hypersurfaces. Results include boundary Harnack inequalities and a complete classification of positive harmonic functions in terms of the Martin boundary which is identified with the geometric Gromov boundary.
Biological therapies in the prevention of maternal mortality
Authors: Ljubić Aleksandar , Bozanovic Tatjana , Piperski Vesna , Đurić Emilija , Begovic Aleksa , Sikiraš Marina , Perovic Andjela , Vukovic Jovana , Abazović Džihan
Published: November 2022

Although the maternal mortality rate has decreased and significant improvements have been made in maternal care, maternal death remains one of the substantial problems of our society. The leading causes of maternal death are postpartum hemorrhage, the most important cause of death in developing countries, and preeclampsia and venous thromboembolism, which are more prevalent in developed countries. To treat these conditions, a variety of therapeutic approaches, including pharmacologic agents and surgical techniques, have been adopted. However, a certain number of pregnant women do not respond to any of these options. That is the main reason for developing new therapeutic approaches. Biological medications are isolated from natural sources or produced by biotechnology methods. Heparin is already successfully used in the therapy of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Blood derivatives, used in an autologous or allogenic manner, have proven to be efficacious in achieving hemostasis in postpartum hemorrhage. Mesenchymal stem cells, alpha-1-microglobulin, and antithrombin exhibit promising results in the treatment of preeclampsia in experimental models. However, it is essential to evaluate these novel approaches’ efficacy and safety profile throughout clinical trials before they can become a standard part of patient care.
Effect of nano graphene and CNT addition on coating properties in friction surfacing process
Authors: Erdem Serkan
Published: November 2022

In this study, the wear behaviour of the composite material obtained as a result of the coating process by adding nano-size powder to the consumable rod with the friction surfacing method was investigated. An amount of 3–5 wt% nano graphene and carbon nano tube (CNT) were added into the hole drilled at a certain depth in the center of the consumable rod, and then the rod was subjected to sintering process. The obtained consumable rod was deposited on the substrate material at a certain rotational speed, horizontal and vertical progression speeds by friction surfacing method. Wear tests were carried out by subjecting the deposited surface samples to the pin-on-disc wear test. According to the results obtained, the increase in the additive ratio decreased the wear rate by approximately 30% in the 3 wt% graphene additive sample and 75% in the 5 wt% additive sample for 900 m wear distance. The same CNT additive ratios decreased the wear rate in the sample by 41% and 58%, respectively.
Die Theorie-Praxis-Differenz überwinden? Zur Mitwirkung von (Sport-) WissenschaftlerInnen in Wahlämtern herausgehobener Sportverbände
Authors: Lindt Katrin , Post Carina , Thieme Lutz
Published: November 2022

Die Überwindung von Theorie-Praxis-Differenzen wird entlang der Unterscheidung zwischen wissenschaftlicher Rigorosität und Relevanz geführt. Der direkte Übertrag von wissenschaftlichen Befunden in die Praxis könnte im Sport auch durch die Übernahme von Führungspositionen gelingen. Forschungen, in welchem Maße und warum WissenschaftlerInnen Führungspositionen im Sport parallel zu einer Position an der Hochschule begleiten, liegen bislang noch nicht vor. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass nur ein geringer Teil der Vorstandsämter in DOSB/DSB, Landessportbünden und olympischen Spitzenverbänden durch forschende WissenschaftlerInnen besetzt ist und diese bei Amtsübernahme und -ausübung nicht die Lösung der Theorie-Praxis-Differenz priorisieren.
GELENEKSEL YOĞURTLARDAN İZOLE EDİLEN LAKTİK ASİT BAKTERİLERİNİN MALDI TOF MS BİOTYPER SİSTEMİ İLE TANIMLANMASI VE BAZI STARTER KÜLTÜR ÖZELLİKLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ
Authors: ENCU Şeyma Betül , ACAR SOYKUT Esra , ÇAKIR İbrahim
Published: November 2022

Bu çalışmada Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde, beş ilden toplanan, geleneksel yöntemlerle üretilmiş yoğurtlardan laktik asit bakterilerinin izolasyonu, tanımlanması, bazı starter kültür özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Suşların tanımlanması MALDI-TOF MS Biotyper sistemi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. İzole edilen 84 izolattan 2’si Lactobacillus helveticus, 2’si Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, 3’ü Limosilactobacillus fermentum, 1’i Enterococcus faecalis ve 76’sı Lactobacillus delbrueckii olarak tanımlanmıştır. İzolatların eritromisin, teikoplanin, streptomisin, rifampisin, amfisilin, klindamisin, sefotaksim, kloramfenikol, tetrasiklin ve vankomisine karşı duyarlı, nalidiksik asit, siprofloksasin, ofloksasin, gentamisin ve trimethoprim sülfametoksazole karşı dirençli oldukları tespit edilmiştir. İzolatların Salmonella Typhimurium ve E. coli O157:H7’ye karşı antimikrobiyal etki gösterdiği ancak Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes ve Staphylococcus aureus’a karşı antimikrobiyal etkisinin düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. İzolatlardan 8’inin ürettiği asitliğin %0.9 ve 0.95 arasında olduğu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca 74 izolatın diasetil üretimi gerçekleştirdiği belirlenmiştir. Starter olma potansiyeli yüksek 26 suşun proteinaz aktivitesi ve fajlara karşı direnç durumu incelenmiştir. Suşlardan 5’inin proteolitik aktivite göstermediği ve faj direnci testi sonuçlarına göre izolatlardan 8 tanesi Ф709-X1 fajına karşı duyarlı olup, 12 adet Lactobacillus delbrueckii izolatının ise çalışmada kullanılan 15 farklı bakteriyofaja karşı dirençli oldukları belirlenmiştir. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre izole edilen kültürlerin incelenen özellikler açısından starter kültür olarak kullanılabilme potansiyeline sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir.
The Ghostly Politics Haunting Yemen
Authors: Al-Eriani Kamilia
Published: November 2022

Yemen’s perpetual security crisis and excess violence have long been blamed on a weak or failed state. Who needs this narrative, and to what end? This article explains how outside powers and local elites for decades have contrived to keep the Yemeni state feeble or absent. These “ghostly politics” have provided impunity for repression and fomented power struggles, culminating in the war that has ravaged the country for seven years. Now an internationally backed peace plan envisions fragmenting the state even further.
Visions and Mirages of Tourism in the Middle East
Authors: Hazbun Waleed
Published: November 2022

After years of disruption from war and the pandemic, tourism in the region is rebounding, with the Gulf states emerging as leading destinations. But sustainability remains elusive.
TRAPPC1 is essential for the maintenance and differentiation of common myeloid progenitors in mice
Authors: Xu Yanan , Zhang Zhaoqi , Zhao Yang , Zhao Chenxu , Shi Mingpu , Dong Xue , Zhang Jiayu , Tan Liang , Zhang Lianfeng , Zhao Yong
Published: November 2022

Myeloid cell development in bone marrow is essential for the maintenance of peripheral immune homeostasis. However, the role of intracellular protein trafficking pathways during myeloid cell differentiation is currently unknown. By mining bioinformatics data, we identify trafficking protein particle complex subunit 1 (TRAPPC1) as continuously upregulated during myeloid cell development. Using inducible ER‐TRAPPC1 knockout mice and bone marrow chimeric mouse models, we demonstrate that TRAPPC1 deficiency causes severe monocyte and neutrophil defects, accompanied by a selective decrease in common myeloid progenitors (CMPs) and subsequent cell subsets in bone marrow. TRAPPC1‐deleted CMPs differentiate poorly into monocytes and neutrophils in vivo and in vitro, in addition to exhibiting enhanced endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis via a Ca2+‐mitochondria‐dependent pathway. Cell cycle arrest and senescence of TRAPPC1‐deleted CMPs are mediated by the activation of pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum kinase and the upregulation of cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor p21. This study reveals the essential role of TRAPPC1 in the maintenance and differentiation of CMPs and highlights the significance of protein processing and trafficking processes in myeloid cell development.
The Impact of Exercise on Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review Protocol
Authors: Kendall Stephanie Jane , Langley Jodi E , Crooks Bruce N , Giacomantonio Nicholas , Heinze-Milne Stefan , Johnston Will J , Keats Melanie R , Mulvagh Sharon L , Grandy Scott A
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Childhood and adolescent cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines and chest-directed radiation therapy have a much higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications into adulthood. Exercise is one intervention that may mitigate some of these adverse treatment-related effects. Nevertheless, efforts to consolidate this evidence are limited, and a review is required to summarize the impact of current exercise interventions on managing cardiac-related side effects of cancer treatments in pediatric cancer survivors.Objective: This scoping review protocol describes the methods used to explore the current literature characterizing exercise interventions and their reported cardiac-related outcomes for managing cardiotoxicity in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.Methods: Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for conducting and reporting scoping reviews will be followed. Studies considered for this review must include an exercise intervention with cardiac surveillance conducted at two or more time points. Intervention participants must have received a cancer diagnosis ≤19 years of age and received anthracyclines or chest-directed radiation therapy.Conclusion/Discussion: This scoping review protocol provides extensive details regarding the methods used, will enhance the transparency of reporting, and will improve the quality of the final scoping review manuscript. Outputs from the completed scoping review manuscript will summarize the breadth of literature reporting on exercise interventions used to manage treatment-related cardiotoxicity in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.
Understanding the Relationship Between Nature and Physical Activity in Older Adolescent Girls: A Scoping Review
Authors: MacDonald Cynthia , Stone Kathryn , Spencer Rebecca
Published: November 2022

Adolescent girls are subjected to gender norms and stereotypes regarding their health and well-being. Research has indicated that women and girls are exposed to unrealistic and unattainable body ideals that affect their relationship with physical activity (PA). In addition, despite suggestions that nature is important for health and well-being, women and girls experience barriers in accessing and connecting with nature due to gender expectations and stereotypes. The purpose of this review is to determine what is known from the existing literature about older adolescent girls’ relationship with nature and PA. This scoping review follows the framework of Arksey and O’Malley. In total, 39 studies were reviewed, and their characteristics were summarized quantitatively and qualitatively. Five themes were identified: (a) Active transportation provides an opportunity for girls to connect PA with nature, (b) Adolescent girls’ navigation of gender norms and barriers while connecting with PA and nature, (c) Perceived safety influences adolescent girls’ relationship with PA and nature, (d) Infrastructure and aesthetics can impact adolescent girls’ connection between PA and nature, and (e) The relationship between PA and nature intersects with girls’ mental well-being. Gaps in the literature are identified and discussed. It is concluded that older adolescent girls’ relationship with nature and PA is influenced by gender norms and perceptions of aspects of their environment, such as safety and aesthetics.
Pancasila and Communism: An Ideological Comparison
Authors: Duha Adam Maulidin
Published: November 2022

Research in this journal discusses the ideologies that exist in the world and compares and looks for differences with the ideology of Pancasila. The research method used is descriptive analysis which discusses the differences between the ideology of Pancasila and the ideology of communism. In the Pancasila ideology, it is true that the attitudes and characteristics of the humble and flexible Pancasila ideology have contained all existing values ​​and have other ideologies. While the ideology of communism according to Karl Max is so easy to use as a tool of the rulers to realize their desires, either by coercion or using radical methods. Of course, the two ideologies are very inversely proportional, so the Indonesian people establish the ideology of Pancasila by instilling noble values ​​and openness to realize the ideals of the Indonesian State.
Eucalyptus citriodora, E. phaeotricha and E. propinqua seeds subjected to classification by sieves
Authors: BARBOSA Ana Sara Vieira , JEROMINI Tatiane Sanches , SILVA Givanildo Zildo , MARTINS Cibele Chalita
Published: November 2022

Seeds’ qualities are influenced by several factors such as the density and size of seeds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical and physiological quality of Corymbia citriodora, E. phaeotricha and E. propinqua seeds that were subjected to classification by sieve. The seeds passed through sieves that retained the following sizes: C. citriodora (2.00; 1.68; 1.41; 1.19; 1.00 mm), E. phaeotricha (1.41; 1.19; 1.00; 0.84 mm) and E. propinqua (1.00; 0.84; 0.71; 0.59 e 0.50 mm). The tests of retention percentage, physical purity, germination, first count of germination, germination speed index and average germination time were performed. The design used was randomized with four replications and five treatments for C. citriodora and E. propinqua, and four treatments for E. phaeotricha, due to the number of sieves that retained seeds. The data were submitted to analysis of variance by the F test. When significant, the statistics related to the classification of seeds by sieves were compared using the Tukey test with 5% probability. The use of sieve classification is effective for the separation of seeds with high physical and physiological quality. C. citriodora with a seed size of 1.41 to 2.00 mm have maximum physical and physiological quality and can be pelleted. For E. phaeotricha and E. propinqua, seeds with a size of 1.19 to 1.41 mm and 0.84 to 1.00 mm, respectively, have the highest physical and physiological quality.
Avoiding Risk, Protecting the “Vulnerable”: A Story of Performative Ethics and Community Research Relationships
Authors: Loewen Walker Rachel , Hartman Andrew
Published: November 2022

In February 2019, OUTSaskatoon, a 2SLGBTQ+ resource centre in Saskatoon, SK, received 1.1 M in federal funds to support a five-year project set to intervene in the instances and societal perpetuation of gender-based violence toward the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The project involved partnerships between OUTSaskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan, including a comprehensive research and evaluation stream to accompany the delivery of front-line services and educational activities. During the project’s application to the University’s Research Ethics Board (REB), members of the ethics review committee expressed heightened levels of fear and discomfort not only with the subject-matter, but with the role (and centrality) of the community organization within the research process. The documented experience explores pressing barriers to effective and ethical community-university research partnerships. To this end, the authors explore their communications with the REB alongside the themes of “vulnerability,” “risk-aversion,” and more broadly regarding the timelines of community work versus university processes. Together these themes maintain a culture of academic exceptionalism that causes significant barriers to the development of reciprocal partnerships between community partners and universities. In this case, the outcome was hopeful, as a formal complaint to the REB received a documented apology. In documenting this specific, though not unique, experience, we aim to highlight the possibilities for leaning in and building ethical space between and through community and academic environments to foreground both needed critique and collaborative pathways forward.
Metabolism Reactivation in Erythrocytes Cryopreserved with Polyethylene Glycol: Protein State and Reactive Oxygen Species Production
Authors:   Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Zemlianskykh Nina , Babijchuk Lyubov ,   Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv
Published: November 2022

Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein state of membrane-cytoskeleton complex (MCC) in the erythrocytes, subjected to freeze-thawing with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and subsequently transferred into physiological conditions in vitro after cryoprotective agent removal were examined. Results of SDS-PAGE with β-mercaptoethanol showed a decrease in spectrin content in the MCC profile of cryopreserved erythrocytes. The using of diamide revealed an increase in the accessibility of –SH groups of spectrin for the reagent and an enhanced level of high molecular weight polypeptide complexes relative to the control. A decrease in the content of protein band 8 (peroxiredoxin) in the MCC of cryopreserved erythrocytes revealed by SDS-PAGE with β-mercaptoethanol is apparently associated with a change in its localization caused by an increased ROS production at the previous stages of cryopreservation. At the same time, the absence of significant changes in the ROS production relative to the control upon the metabolism reactivation in erythrocytes indicated the ability of cryopreserved cells to control the oxidative processes during short-term incubation.
Lévy processes conditioned to stay in a half-space with applications to directional extremes
Authors: Ivanovs Jevgenijs , Thøstesen Jakob D.
Published: November 2022

This paper provides a multivariate extension of Bertoin’s pathwise construction of a Lévy process conditioned to stay positive or negative. Thus obtained processes conditioned to stay in half-spaces are closely related to the original process on a compact time interval seen from its directional extremal points. In the case of a correlated Brownian motion the law of the conditioned process is obtained by a linear transformation of a standard Brownian motion and an independent Bessel-3 process. Further motivation is provided by a limit theorem corresponding to zooming in on a Lévy process with a Brownian part at the point of its directional infimum. Applications to zooming in at the point furthest from the origin are envisaged.