bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Significance of marginal vessels in differentiating peripheral small-cell lung cancer and benign lung tumor
Authors: Zhang Xiao-chuan , Lv Fa-jin , Fu Bin-jie , Liang Zhang-rui , Chu Zhi-gang
Published: July 2023

Background

Some peripheral small cell lung cancers (pSCLCs) and benign lung tumors (pBLTs) have similar morphological features but different treatment and prognosis.

Purpose

To determine the significance of marginal vessels in differentiating pSCLCs and pBLTs.

Material and Methods

A total of 57 and 95 patients with pathological confirmed nodular (≤3 cm) pSCLC and pBLT with similar morphological features were enrolled in this study retrospectively. The patients' clinical characteristics and computed tomography (CT) features of tumors and marginal vessels (vessels connecting with tumors) were analyzed and compared.

Results

Compared with pBLTs, pSCLCs had a larger diameter ( P = 0.001) but lower enhancement ( P = 0.015) and fewer had calcification ( P = 0.013). Compared with pBLTs, more lesions had proximal (70.2% vs. 22.1%) and distal (59.6% vs. 4.2%) marginal vessels in pSCLCs (each P < 0.0001). In addition, in pSCLCs, the numbers of proximal (1.3 ± 1.4 vs. 0.3 ± 0.6), distal (2.4 ± 3.1 vs. 0.1 ± 0.5), and total (3.6 ± 3.5 vs. 0.4 ± 1.0) marginal vessels were all more than those in pBLTs (each P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed the positive distal marginal vessel sign had the highest specificity (95.8%), and the number of total marginal vessels had the best performance in discriminating pSCLC from pBLT (cutoff value = 1.5, AUC = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.72–0.89, sensitivity = 70.2%, and specificity = 91.6%).

Conclusion

For peripheral solid nodules similar to pBLTs but without any calcification, the possibility of pSCLC should be considered if they have multiple marginal vessels (≥2), especially the distal ones.
Parental Divorce and Adolescent Offending: A Comparison Between Children of Discordant Siblings
Authors: van de Weijer S.G.A. , Kroese J.
Published: July 2023

Various studies have found that parental divorce is associated with offspring offending during adolescence. Less is known, however, about the mechanisms underlying this association, and it may be possible that this association is spurious rather than causal. In this study, register data on 1,883,794 individuals, who were born in the Netherlands between 1991 and 2001, and their parents were used to examine to what extent parental divorce is associated with offspring adolescent offending. Moreover, a genetically-informed research design, in which children of discordant siblings ( N = 59,102) were compared, was applied to examine whether unmeasured familial confounders (i.e., genetic and shared environment confounders) account for this association. Our findings suggest a positive relationship between parental divorce and adolescent offending, yet we find a weaker relationship when comparing offspring of discordant siblings. This suggests that previous studies may have overestimated the strength of the association, as they do not control for unmeasured familial confounders.
TVA and the Grass Roots at 75: The Legacy of a Planning Classic
Authors: Hibbard Michael , Frank Kathryn I.
Published: July 2023

Planning struggles with the tension between professional expertise and public voice. The approaching 75th anniversary of Philip Selznick's classic, TVA and the Grass Roots, is an apt time to revisit that tension. In Selznick's analysis, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was a modernist institution aligning with local agricultural elites at the expense of vulnerable Black and poor farmers. He coined the term ‘informal co-optation’ to characterize TVA's affiliation with the powerful. We bring renewed attention to informal co-optation and the institutional aspects of engagement by examining how Selznick's analysis was received contemporaneously, and then considering recent scholarship and the current implications of Selznick's work.
“You’re just constantly on alert”: Women and Gender-Diverse People’s Experiences of Sexual Violence on Public Transport
Authors: Ison Jessica , Forsdike Kirsty , Henry Nicola , Hooker Leesa , Taft Angela
Published: July 2023

Sexual violence is a public health issue that can be experienced across the life course. Public transport is a key site of sexual violence and harassment experienced by women and gender-diverse people in Australia, although victim-survivor voices have rarely been sought in addressing this issue. Through in-depth qualitative interviews with 41 diverse female and gender-diverse victim-survivors who were staff or students at two Australian universities, we sought to understand their experiences of sexual violence and harassment on public transport. We found that women and gender-diverse people, while often reporting on a significant experience of sexual violence or harassment on public transport, also had other, “everyday” experiences across their life course that impacted how they traveled and their confidence in the world. Overall, we argue that the significant impact of sexual violence and harassment on public transport should be addressed through targeting public transport as a key site for primary prevention of sexual violence and harassment.
Retrospective study of canine blood xenotransfusion compared with type-matched feline blood allotransfusion to cats: indications, effectiveness, limitations and adverse effects
Authors: Elkin Maria , Amichay-Menashe Noa , Segev Gilad , Kelmer Efrat , Adlersberg Dana , Aroch Itamar , Klainbart Sigal
Published: July 2023

Objectives

Xenotransfusion is the transfusion of blood from one species to another. With varying availability of allogenic feline blood (AFB) and in emergency conditions, circumstances occur when canine blood is transfused to cats. This study aimed to characterise the indications, effectiveness, limitations, and acute and late transfusion-related adverse effects of canine blood xenotransfusion compared with matched AFB to anaemic cats, and their survival and longer-term outcome.

Methods

This retrospective study (2013–2020) examined cats receiving canine blood xenotransfusions or AFB.

Results

The study included 311 cats (xenotransfusion [X-group], n = 105; allotransfusion [A-group], n = 206). Xenotransfusion was more frequent among cats sustaining haemorrhage than in those with haemolysis ( P <0.01) or hypoproliferative anaemia ( P <0.001). Financial constraints were the most common reason to elect xenotransfusion (49%). The post-transfusion mean packed cell volume was higher ( P <0.001) in the X-group (22%) compared with the A-group (18%), and also higher ( P <0.001) at 48–96 h post-transfusion (23% vs 18%, respectively). Transfusion-related adverse effects (TRAEs) were more frequent ( P = 0.001) in the X-group (37.1%) compared with the A-group (19.4%), as were delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions (85% vs 42.5%, respectively; P <0.001). Acute transfusion reactions (ATRs) were more frequent ( P <0.001) in the A-group (60%) compared with the X-group (20%). TRAEs were unassociated with survival to discharge. The survival to discharge rate of the X-group (55%) was lower ( P = 0.007) than in the A-group (73%), while post-discharge survival rates to 30 days of cats surviving to discharge were 90% and 88%, respectively ( P = 0.85).

Conclusions and relevance

Canine blood xenotransfusions to cats might save lives in emergency conditions when AFB is unavailable or blood typing is infeasible. The survival to discharge rate of the X-group was lower than that of the A-group. The longer-term survival rate of cats administered xenotransfusions and surviving to discharge from the hospital was good.
Partisan distribution of ministerial portfolios in Asian-Pacific democracies
Authors: Jang Jinhyuk
Published: July 2023

How are ministerial portfolios distributed among coalition parties in Asian-Pacific democracies? Studies of power-sharing in Asia tend to focus on democratization processes rather than executive cabinets, although government coalitions occur regularly in the region. Using an original dataset of governments in 27 Asian-Pacific democracies from 1945 to 2018, I examine the bargaining advantage of the formateur party - the party managing the government formation process - over other parties entering government. We know from existing studies, mainly on Europe, that government parties holding larger shares of legislative seats receive larger shares of cabinet posts. I argue that portfolio allocation also depends on institutional context, and use the substantial institutional variation across countries in my dataset to test implications of this argument. I find that formateur parties have a greater advantage over coalition partners in presidential systems than in parliamentary ones, but that this advantage diminishes as political constraints facing the formateur increase.
Alliances, allyship and activism: The value of international partnerships for co-producing just cities
Authors: Perry Beth , Castán Broto Vanesa , Patel Zarina , Sitas Rike
Published: July 2023

This paper provides a distinctive analysis of the value of international intermediation alliances for co-production, based on the way they operate in practice. While much attention is paid to ideal or normative models of co-production, there is less understanding of the complexities that pervade co-production practices in specific contexts or how this shapes outcomes. Despite longstanding critiques and reflection, international partnerships can reinforce unequal power dynamics embedded in already unequal global research and knowledge production circuits. However, such partnerships, despite their structural problems, can also give rise to more informal relations wherein the long-term value of international co-production inheres. We call for a re-examination of these complex sets of informal relations, beyond the structures of partnerships, that enable co-production across local and global divides. Drawing on comparative international evidence, we propose a framework for understanding and action based on the concepts of alliances, allyship and activism. These three characteristics of international co-production partnerships can constitute socio-material infrastructures that help maintain relationships of solidarity and care over time beyond the remit of individual projects. While this is relevant in any co-production context it becomes particularly important in international research projects so that they do not paradoxically reproduce colonising structures of knowledge production in the search for more just cities.
Minimally Invasive Off-Pump Anaortic Complete Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass: How to Do It?
Authors: Mavioglu Ilhan
Published: July 2023

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass has empowered coronary artery bypass grafting to compete with the appeal of percutaneous coronary procedures. Successful results of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and without touching the aorta have facilitated the development and use of minimally invasive methods. Multivessel coronary bypass surgery performed using a minimally invasive method through a small thoracotomy in the left chest with off-pump, anaortic, and all-arterial grafts is described step by step. Technical considerations, description of operation stages, and tips and pitfalls will be examined. A 64-year-old male patient with no known comorbidities except smoking revealed 3 vessels and a side vessel disease, and the heart team decided on surgical revascularization with a low-risk procedure. Experienced surgeons may perform this operation successfully, and the development of efficient simulation systems will increase its use.
Influence of washability treatment on the electromagnetic interference shielding material’s comfort properties
Authors: Wang Dan , Hu Shi , Kremenakova Dana , Militky Jiri
Published: July 2023

This paper investigated the washability and comfort properties of a kind of electromagnetic interference shielding material (Meftex10) with and without the parylene C coating. Parylene C can form a uniform protective film on the fabric and improve different properties of the fabric. In this paper, it will be used to improve the washability of electromagnetic interference shielding material. Through a large number of experiments, it can be determined that the parylene C coated samples have a significant improvement in washability compared to the uncoated samples. When the sample’s parylene C coating content arrives at 33.4 g/m², its electromagnetic shielding effectiveness still remains around 65% after 10 times washing cycles. Conversely, as the content of the parylene C coating increases, the air permeability of the samples as well as the water vapor permeability will decrease. The reason is that the parylene C coating closes some of the pores, which affects air and water vapor transport through the material. In addition to this, it can be concluded that the thermal conductivities of samples increase with increasing parylene C coating contents. The above phenomenon is caused by the following two aspects: The parylene C coating material will reduce the spaces between the fibers and yarns by partially filling the pores, leading to less still air inside and the fabric has a greater capacity for heat transfer; Parylene C has a higher thermal conductivity than the electromagnetic interference shielding material (Meftex10).
Research of grinding efficiency and main duct wear of pendulum mill based on CFD-DEM co-simulation
Authors: Lu Wei , Yao Zhipeng , Yao Jia , Meng Shenglong , Li Xuemei , Shi Gangwei
Published: July 2023

Pendulum mill is a widely used grinding equipment in powder processing industry. Less in-depth studies have been carried out especially for grinding efficiency and wear. Through theoretical analysis, the main influencing parameters were screened, among which spindle speed and spade degree mainly affect the grinding efficiency, but wind velocity mainly causes the main duct wear. The Fluent-DEM co-simulation method is used for the study of the complex physical field of mill operation. The simulation shows that grinding efficiency increases with spindle speed, but the increase from 110 to 120 rev/min is not significant, so the choice of spindle speed should consider both grinding efficiency and energy consumption. The spade degree determines the spade position, the closer the spade is to the grinding roller, the higher the grinding efficiency. Wind velocity has little effect on grinding efficiency, but it does affect the likelihood of particles entering the main duct and causing wear. Multi-objective optimization determines a spindle speed of 110 rev/min and a spade angle of −12° at a wind velocity of 46 m/s to achieve maximum grinding efficiency and minimum wear. This study provides a digital analysis basis for optimizing the operating parameters of the pendulum mill.
Cities, COVID-19, and counting
Authors: Vinodrai Tara , Brail Shauna
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic had immediate and potentially long-lasting impacts on cities. Yet, the ability to assess, monitor, and analyze the wide-ranging effects of the pandemic has been stymied by data challenges. The pandemic elevated the need for, and reliance on, a wide range of data sources. We discuss four data challenges related to understanding the impact of the pandemic on cities. First, we explore how shifts in public policy and the decisions of private companies altered data collection priorities, availability, and reliability. Second, we discuss temporal dimensions, including the speed of data retrieval and frequency of data collection. Third, we identify the growing use of unexpected sources, which often feature a lack of rigor and consistency. Fourth, we explore the spatial scale of study and highlight questions about the interpretation of boundaries constituting the city. We use examples from the City of Toronto to ground our observations while also pointing to broader issues. We note that the tension between rapid, novel data and slow, consistent data continues to evolve and argue that a deeper appreciation and analysis of, and access to, myriad sources of data are necessary to understand the immediate and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on cities. Beyond the pandemic, our essay contributes to ongoing and emerging debates regarding the use of big data to understand the challenges facing cities and society.
Viruses, bacteria and parasites: infection of the male genital tract and fertility
Authors: Guiton Rachel , Drevet Joël R.
Published: July 2023

Background

Infertility affects one couple out of six worldwide. Male infertilty can result from congenital or acquired factors, of which pathogens that reach the genital tract through sexual contact or blood dissemination. The impact of major viral, bacterial and parasitic infections on the male genital tract and fertility has been summarized.

Results and conclusions

A systematic review of articles published in the Google Scholar and PubMed databases was conducted. It turns out that viruses, as well as bacteria and parasites are major inducers of male genital tract infections and ensuing infertility through damage to the organs and subsequent loss of function and/or through direct damage to the sperm cells. Moreover, not only male infertility results from such infections but these can also be transmitted to women and even to the offspring, thus highlighting the need to efficiently detect, treat and prevent them.
Towards a cooperative governance. Lessons learned from the only Italian “River, Lake, and Coastal” Contract
Authors: Altamore Sara , De Leo Daniela
Published: July 2023

This paper is a contribution to a special issue of “Interdisciplinarity and governance in water landscapes” with a critical reflection on the “Marta-Bolsena-Tarquinia” River, Lake, and Coast Contract research experience in the Lazio Region. This Contract is the only one in Italy that covers three different water landscapes, from lake to coast (Lake Bolsena, the river Marta and the Tarquinia coastline), all in the same water basin. However, despite the ambitious premises, research shows how this Contract has partially failed. Indeed, the in-depth study offers a commentary not only to better understand what did not work in this River, Lake, and Coast Contract process, but also to suggest how to move on from a formal coalition, towards much more cooperative practices by reforming the redistribution of responsibilities, power, and knowledge.
Comparing different trend estimation approaches in country means and standard deviations in international large-scale assessment studies
Authors: Robitzsch Alexander , Lüdtke Oliver
Published: July 2023

One major aim of international large-scale assessments (ILSA) like PISA is to monitor changes in student performance over time. To accomplish this task, a set of common items (i.e., link items) is repeatedly administered in each assessment. Linking methods based on item response theory (IRT) models are used to align the results from the different assessments on a common scale. This work employs the one-parameter logistic (1PL) and the two-parameter logistic (2PL) IRT models as scaling models for dichotomous item response data. The present article discusses different types of trend estimates in country means and standard deviations for countries in ILSA. These types differ in three aspects. First, the trend can be assessed by an indirect or direct linking approach for linking a country’s performance at an international metric. Second, the linking for the trend estimation can rely on either all items or only the link items. Third, item parameters can be assumed to be invariant or noninvariant across countries. It is shown that the most often employed trend estimation methods of original trends and marginal trends can be conceived as particular cases of indirect and direct linking approaches, respectively. Through a simulation study and analytical derivations, it is demonstrated that trend estimates using a direct linking approach and those that rely on only link items outperformed alternatives for the 1PL model with uniform country differential item functioning (DIF) and the 2PL model with uniform and nonuniform country DIF. We also illustrated the performance of the different scaling models for assessing the PISA trend from PISA 2006 to PISA 2009 in the cognitive domains of reading, mathematics, and science. In this empirical application, linking errors based on jackknifing testlets were utilized that adequately quantify DIF effects in the uncertainty of trend estimates.
Reliability of the 44-question Home Fall Hazard Assessment Tool and demographic characteristics associated with home hazards among the Thai elderly
Authors: Wittayapun Yuwadee , Nawarat Jiraphat , Lapmanee Sarawut , Mackenzie Lynette , Lektip Charupa
Published: July 2023

Background: The 44-question Thai Home Fall Hazard Assessment Tool (Thai-HFHAT) was developed to assist healthcare professionals in identifying the risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults from their home environment. However, the reliability of this tool has not been studied. This study aimed to examine the reliability of the 44-question Thai-HFHAT and determine the demographic characteristics associated with home hazards.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to evaluate inter-rater reliability. The participants in this study were 51 older people from various types of Thai houses: a one-story elevated house, a one-story non-elevated house, and a house with two or more floors, 51 caregivers of older patients, and 5 village health volunteers (VHV). A prospective design was used to evaluate test-retest reliability with older people at different times in their homes. All participants answered 44 Thai-HFHAT questions to determine inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities. The reliabilities were analyzed using an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Demographic characteristics including sex, occupation, and education were used to identify the factors affecting home hazards, and linear regression was used to analyze.

Results: The ICC of inter-rater reliability of the 44-question Thai-HFHAT was 0.74 (95% CI: 0.57-0.84) and the test-retest reliability was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.64-0.88) for the older adults, 0.80 (95% CI: 0.65-0.89) for the caregivers and 0.70 (95% CI: 0.477-0.83) for the VHV. In demographic variables, personal business career and education level (grades 1-3) had significant relations with the total number of home hazards in the 44-questions Thai-HFHAT.

Conclusions: The 44-question Thai-HFHAT is suitable for home hazard assessment among older adults in Thailand. Further studies are needed to investigate changes in the house environment after using the 44-question Thai-HFHAT to determine which changes can reduce fall risk.
Effect of airway masks on physiological parameters of healthcare workers: a clinical trial
Authors: Rahmad Rahmad , Nugroho Muhammad Barlian , Ridwan Mochammad , Narasati Shabrina , Tjahjono Cholid Tri , Holipah Holipah , Rohman Mohammad Saifur
Published: July 2023

Background: Airway masks helps protect the wearer’s respiratory environment. There are many types of airway masks which differ in materials and effectiveness. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a surgical mask, the N95 mask, and an elastomeric respirator mask on cardiopulmonary, metabolic, and subjective parameters on healthcare workers. 

Methods: We conducted a controlled clinical trial on healthcare workers aged between 17-35 years old. Each subject performed a treadmill test (speed 5.6 km/hour) for 30 minutes while their physiological variables were monitored (pulse rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, end-tidal CO2, body temperature, Borg scale, talk test, blood lactate, intermittent blood sugar, and subjective indicators). Each healthcare workers will be tested for four treatments, namely without using a mask, surgical mask, N95 mask, and elastomeric respirator.

Results: All healthcare workers (age 25.10 ± 2.2 years old; 5 males and 5 females) completed the protocol with no adverse event. Pair-wise comparison using two-way ANOVA reported no significant difference within the mask condition for pulse rate (p=0.6497), respiratory rate (p=0.6772), oxygen saturation, (p=0.2587), end-tidal CO2 (p=0.0191), body temperature (p=0.7425), Borg scale (p=0.0930), blood lactate (p=0.6537) and glucose (p=0.8755). A statistically significant difference was reported in talk test (p=0.0129) with elastomeric respirator group showing highest result compared to control. Similarly, statistical significance was reported in subjective indicator of tightness (p=0.0017) with highest mean rank seen in N95 mask condition. However, these differences were clinically insignificant.

Conclusions: The effect of surgical mask, N95 mask, and elastomeric respirator on the cardiopulmonary parameters, metabolic parameters, and subjective indicators during 30 minutes of low-moderate intensity exercise is negligible and generally well tolerated by healthcare workers.

Registration: TCTR20230630001
Validation of ageism scale for dental students in India: (Ageism Scale for Dental Students- India) – a cross sectional study.
Authors: Shenoy Ramya , Jodalli Praveen S , Rao B Shushma , Shetty Aishwarya Shodhan , Thomas Manuel , Shigli Kamal , Marchini Leonardo
Published: July 2023

Background:

Ageism persists in many different societies as it is innate and subconscious in nature. Negative effects such as loneliness, mistreatment, and occupational discrimination are frequently present due to ageism. The dental students in our study were wary of the possible benefits of expensive dental care because ageism is rife in their field. There is no validated and reliable ageism scale to assess how dental students perceive ageism in India. The current study was carried out to validate the ageism scale for dental students in the Indian context.

Methods:

This was a cross sectional analytical study carried out among both males and females in Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore in which the instrument was 27-item Ageism scale for dental students. Content validity was done by six subject experts. The final version was administered to 213 students/Residents of dental school. The factorability of data was confirmed with KMO = 0.61 and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity resulting in p < 0.001.

Results:

Final PCA model resulted in 15 items and six components that together accounted for 70.37% of overall variance. The six components had reliability ranging from marginal 0.51 (Component 6) to a high of 0.81 (Component 3). As per the gender differences by component females showed less ageism than men in “non-compliance” (-0.9(-1.66-0.14), p<0.05) and “practitioner perspective” (1.43 (0.84, 2.03), p<0.01). Statistical significance was seen in Barriers/concerns in dental treatment of elderly where residents showed reversed (1.4 (0.41, 2.38), p<0.01). Urban group showed more ageism for component ‘time restraint’ (-0.79 (-1.57, -0.02), p<0.05.

Conclusion:

Preliminary validation resulted in 15 item scale with six components with acceptable validity of the ageism scale and could be further tested in large samples. This scale will help recognize ageism in Indian context and provide necessary information to make changes in the curriculum as required.
Ecophysiological studies of Citrullus colocynthis in response to spatial and seasonal changes in Wadi Al-Akhder, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia
Authors: AL-QAHTANI SALEM MESFIR
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Al-Qahtani SM. 2023. Ecophysiological studies of Citrullus colocynthis in response to spatial and seasonal changes in Wadi Al-Akhder, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia. Biodiversitas 24: 3292-3299. In order to achieve stress tolerance of Citrullus colocynthis (C. colocynthis), the soil physicochemical properties and chemical composition of plants in response to spatial and seasonal changes were investigated in Wadi Al-Akhder, Tabuk region, Saudi Arabia. The ANOVA results showed significant differences in studied factors for soil physicochemical properties and chemical composition of C. colocynthis. Soil pH was observed to range between neutral and slightly alkaline in the study region. Most soil physicochemical properties and most chemical composition extracted from C. colocynthisplants collected from Wadi Al-Akhder in the upstream and midstream sites were significantly increased compared with other stream sites, respectively. Most physicochemical properties of the soil supporting C. colocynthis significantly increased during the upstream sites 20-40 depth. In winter, C. colocynthis showed higher contents of mineral compositions (nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium), photosynthetic pigments, moisture content percentage, and chemical compositions including ash, crude fiber, crude protein, and carbohydrate contents compared to those in summer while the opposite was found in the case of phosphorus and proline contents. Most chemical compositions extracted from C. colocynthis were greater in the winter season than in the summer season in the downstream site. During the desert environment, C. colocynthis plants tend to metabolic adaptation and resistance to external stress by accumulating osmolytes such as phosphorus, calcium, total pigment, and proline.
The carrying capacity of Nusa Penida Island, Bali, Indonesia for Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi Stresemann, 1912)
Authors: HARDINI JUNITA , WIRAYUDHA I GUSTI BAYU , ROSYIDI ALHALIMATA , RITA NI MADE AYU , MAWANTI ILAROSA , KALIH LALU ACHMAD TAN TILAR WANGSAJATI SUKMARING , JONI MARTIN , SUDARYANTO FRANSISCUS XAVERIUS
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Hardini J, Wirayudha IGB, Rosyidi A, Rita NMA, Mawanti I, Kalih LATTWS, Joni M, Sudaryanto FX. 2023. The carrying capacity of Nusa Penida Island, Bali, Indonesia for Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi Stresemann, 1912). Biodiversitas 24: 3462-3470. This study is to analyze the carrying capacity of Nusa Penida Island on the existence of Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi Stresemann, 1912), because the population is increasing. Bali myna counting method: (i) Counting Bali myna on the tree where she sleeps. (ii) Counting Bali myna at the time of doing daily activities. Bali myna population in 2021, Ped Village 58 birds, and Toyapakeh Village 4 birds. In 2022, Bali myna in Ped Village had 102 birds, and in Toyapakeh Village 6 birds. On Nusa Penida Island, food sources of fruits and insects are abundant. There is enough nest box or tree hole to make a nest. Bali myna nest nuisance animals are bee honey (Trigona itama, Cockerel 1918 and ant (Ochetellus glaber (Mayr, 1862)), while predators are tokay gecko (Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758)), and water monitor (Varanus salvator Laurenti 1768). It is suspected that some Bali myna moved from Ped Village to Toyapakeh Village due to a large number of nesting disturbing animals in Ped Village. Until now, the people of Nusa Penida Island still carry out awig-awig (customary law) to protect Bali myna. From this research, it is known that the carrying capacity of Nusa Penida Island for Bali myna. The move of Bali myna from Ped Village to Toyapakeh Village is not due to a lack of carrying capacity but because of the presence of Bali myna nuisance animals.
Evidencialitás az udmurt nyelvben
Authors: Kubitsch Rebeka Judit
Published: July 2023

Az értekezés az udmurt nyelv evidenciálisrendszerének kortárs nyelvi anyagra épülő funkcionális-tipológiai szempontú leírása. Az értekezés vizsgálja a rendszer elemeinek összefüggéseit az evidencialitással kapcsolatban álló szemantikai és grammatikai kategóriákkal, továbbá a rendszer elemeinek egymáshoz való viszonyát is. Az evidencialitás az információ forrásának és típusának nyelvi jelölése (Aikhenvald 2004). Az információforrás kifejezésének vizsgálata az utóbbi évtizedekben népszerű kutatási téma a nyelvészet különböző területein. Az uráli nyelvek és ezen belül az udmurt nyelv evidencialitása több újabb tipológiai munkában is helyet kapott (Skribnik–Kehayov 2018, Tamm et al. 2018), ezek a leírások ugyanakkor a korábbi szakirodalom megállapításaira támaszkodnak. Kifejezetten az udmurt nyelvet a középpontba helyező, átfogó munka a témában az utóbbi időben nem született, és a legjelentősebbnek tekinthető leírás (Siegl 2004-es munkája), melyre a fenti munkák is támaszkodnak, csaknem húsz évvel ezelőtt íródott. Ez idő óta nem csupán az evidencialitás funkcionális, szemantikai és formai sajátosságairól alkotott ismereteink bővültek, hanem, elsősorban az internet adta lehetőségeknek és a nemzetközi kutatói ösztöndíjprogramoknak köszönhetően, az udmurt nyelv is „hozzáférhetőbbé” vált. Ennélfogva lehetőség nyílik arra, hogy az udmurt nyelv evidencialitását változatos és jelenkori nyelvi anyagon vizsgáljuk a tipológia újabb megállapításainak figyelembevételével.
R.A. Kartini’s Letters: The Emergence of the Subaltern?
Authors: Nurulhady Eta Farmacelia
Published: July 2023

This study investigates R.A. Kartini’s letters to find out how her published letters represent the emerging of the subaltern voice. Using postcolonial criticism, this study scrutinizes ways in which Kartini’s letters show traces of the Dutch colonialism’s ideology and interprets the letters as challenging the Dutch’s purposes and hegemony. Focusing on Kartini’s concerns regarding colonized women’s position in society and their education, Kartini’s letters show her mimicry and ambivalence of her identity as a colonized subject. The publication of her letters enable her subaltern voice to be heard.
Kapitał społeczny miasta globalizującego się. Studium przypadku Krakowa i Poznania
Authors: Kubicki Paweł , Czerska-Shaw Karolina , Fantuz Fiorenzo
Published: July 2023

The article analyses the role of international migrants in the process of globalisation and cosmopolitisation of “globalising cities”, taking so-called secondary cities as its point of reference in the study of Kraków and Poznań. We posit that the role of migrants in the dual processes of globalisation and cosmopolitisation is contingent on the way in which the city itself has historically gone through the process of ‘globalising’, particularly in how the public sphere has been developed. In the case of the post-Fordist city (Kraków), which developed through the service and creative industries, these processes are more intensive, and migrants themselves are drivers of change. This is not as evident in Fordist-model cities like Poznań that have also experienced migration flows, but where the positioning of migrants in the public sphere is marginal. The findings in the article are based on two research projects, the first from Krakow entitled “The Relationship Between Foreigners and Public Services and the Development of ‘Nighbourliness’ in a ‘Globalizing’ City: A Case Study of Kraków”, and the second within the framework of a doctoral project realised in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
Psychologiczne uwarunkowania przywiązania do miejsca: zaufanie społeczne, styl przywiązania i lęk. Badanie longitudinalne w okresie pandemii COVID-19
Authors: Boińska Julia , Obrębska Monika
Published: July 2023

The aim of this study was to explore the subject of place attachment and connected factors (such as social trust, attachment style and anxiety) in the context of enforced isolation caused by world pandemic COVID-19. For this purpose a longitudinal study was conducted, in the first part of which 127 people were examined, and 35 in second. During the survey were used: Place Attachment Scale, General Trust Scale, Relationship Questionnaire, and STAI -X1 Questionnaire. The study confirmed the negative relationship between place attachment and anxiety: the higher the level of anxiety, the lower the strength of place attachment. This relationship was also found to be stable over time and significant during both the first and third lockdown.
Convolutional neural network for UAV image processing and navigation in tree plantations based on deep learning
Authors: Xiao Shuiqing
Published: July 2023

In this study, we show a new way for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to move around on its own in the plantations of the tree using a single camera only. To avoid running into trees, a control plan was put into place. The detection model looks at the image heights of the trees it finds to figure out how far away they are from the UAV. It then looks at the widths of the image between the trees without any obstacles to finding the largest space. The purpose of this research is to investigate how virtual reality (VR) may improve student engagement and outcomes in the classroom. The emotional consequences of virtual reality on learning, such as motivation and enjoyment, are also explored, making this fascinating research. To investigate virtual reality’s potential as a creative and immersive tool for boosting educational experiences, the study adopts a controlled experimental method. This study’s most significant contributions are the empirical evidence it provides for the efficacy of virtual reality in education, the illumination of the impact VR has on various aspects of learning, and the recommendations it offers to educators on how to make the most of VR in the classroom.
“A SENHORA É DESTRUIDORA MESMO”
Authors: Pietra Azevedo
Published: July 2023

Com expectativa de vida de 35 anos de idade, residindo no país com os maiores índices de mortes motivadas por transfobia no mundo e com a prostituição sendo a principal atividade remunerativa para cerca de 90% das travestis, estas performatizam suas identidades no Brasil. A partir de uma pesquisa etnográfca realizada com quatro travestis entre julho de 2015 e setembro de 2017, nos moldes da antropologia social com base na observação participante, discutiremos sobre a socialização e a sociabilidade entre as travestis no contexto urbano mossoroense. Nas sinuosidades das relações e trocas sociais encontramos manutenções e rupturas dos modelos que são estendidos através da prostituição e do conﬂito social que alimentam a hostilidade e a rivalidade entre as travestis. Visualizamos que há espaços para transformações desde os processos de trocas e aprendizagens até os relacionamentos estabelecidos no cotidiano, onde foi possível perceber a emergência de avanços na aceitação familiar e produção de novas referências ena construção de relações amistosas, de solidariedade e apoio mútuo, ainda queincipientes, mas que gradativamente estão modifcando esse contexto, produzindo novas formas de interação social.
OLIVEIRA, JOÃO PACHECO DE; SANTOS, RITA DE CÁSSIA MELO (ORGS.). DE ACERVOS COLONIAIS AOS MUSEUS INDÍGENAS
Authors: Felipe Antônio Honorato
Published: July 2023

No fm do ano de 2018, o presidente da França, Emannuel Macron, recebeu um relatório encomendado pelo próprio governo francês, que defendia a devolução de diversas peças de arte obtidas de forma irregular ao continente africano (VICENTE, 2018). Na Bélgica, no mesmo período, o antigo Museu Real da África Central (também chamado de Tervuren), agora Africa Museum, reabria com uma nova confguração, sob uma justifcativa que rendeu comentários irônicos do apresentador sul-africano Trevor Noah: frente aos crescentes debates sobre a repatriação de peças de arte africana obtidas durante o colonialismo para o continente de origem, a administração do museu escolheu reformar o museu,manter a exposição original e explicar aos visitantes o contexto histórico de obtenção da coleção - “So in Belgium, instead of given the art back, They gonna keep all of it, and then just tell all museum visitors that all of the art is stolen”1 disse o apresentador do programa de televisão estadunidense “The daily show with Trevor Noah” sobre a escolha do museu de Bruxelas.
Domestic Violence, Family Relationships and Problem Behavior in Childhood and Adolescent Age
Authors: Neshev Petar
Published: July 2023

The article examines the causes of domestic violence and the relationship between family relationships and problematic behavior in childhood and adolescence. The influence of different types of parenting models on child development is presented. The symptoms of the dysfunctional family are indicated. Domestic violence and faulty parenting patterns can lead children and adolescents to traumatic experiences and sufferers should be given support and professional help. The psychological specificity of different types of family relationships has been revealed. In family relationships with prevailing manipulation, authoritarianism and alienation, children exhibit problematic behavior. Problem behavior in childhood and adolescence can be perceived as a form of protest against the lack of attention on the part of parents.
In cases of disharmonious family relation, children experience dissatisfaction in interpersonal interactions, the sense of meaning in life decreases, social isolation increases. The serious consequences for the psyche, behavior and experiences of the child and adolescent living in dysfunctional families require the professional support and empathy of school psychologists. Through timely quality pedagogical and psychological help, children and adolescents will be able to overcome problems in their development that personal growth.
Estéticas de lo escatológico, y lo escatológico: Análisis comparativo de Los ríos profundos y El Sexto de José María Arguedas
Authors: Ferrer Nieto Alejandro
Published: July 2023

Este es un análisis comparativo de dos novelas de José María Arguedas: Los ríos profundos y El Sexto. El artículo surge de una palabra polisémica: “escatología”, que se refiere a la vida más allá de la muerte, pero también a lo relacionado con los excrementos. Las estéticas escatológicas de Arguedas competen a ambas acepciones del término y aquí se exponen sus razones de ser en ambas novelas. Arguedas fue un escritor que buscó traducir, a través de sus estéticas, su propia experiencia del Perú en el siglo XX, un país dividido entre el mundo blanco y el mundo indígena, la costa y la sierra.
Taxonomía e incorporación de la violencia en la novela policial peruana contemporánea
Authors: Delgado Del Aguila Jesús Miguel
Published: July 2023

Este artículo periodiza y desarrolla los paradigmas concomitantes de la novela policial, para extrapolarlos en un contexto peruano incipiente con textos que cumplen con los requisitos indispensables denominarse de ese modo. La violencia resulta un elemento inexorable para la eficacia receptiva y su tratamiento creativo, además del conocimiento de tópicos afines, como Derecho, Política, Sociología, Fuerzas Policiales, etc. Para ello, se corroborará con la definición de este género (como lo fundamenta principalmente Tzvetan Todorov) y la taxonomía hegemónica de sus subgéneros: novela de enigma, novela problema, novela negra, whodunit, novela policiaca histórica, novela policiaca de período histórico y novela criminal.
Jorge paolantonio y la identidad cultural catamarqueña: una lectura desde la perspectiva cultural
Authors: Jerez Víctor Alexi
Published: July 2023

Este artículo se plantea como objetivo analizar y explicar los modos en los que se materializa el tratamiento literario de la identidad cultural de la provincia de Catamarca en la novela Algo en el aire (2004) del argentino Jorge Paolantonio. La interpretación desde una perspectiva cultural de algunos elementos de su narrativa permite hipotetizar un registro del proceso de afectivación y refracción de esa identidad, a partir de su exilio, su formación literaria y su vida en Buenos Aires.
Transmodernidad en Yo el supremo de Augusto Roa Bastos
Authors: Arana Mont Otto Fernando , Alarcón Osorio Daniel
Published: July 2023

El hilo que recorre el discurso en la novela Yo el supremo de Roa Batos, sobre la situación política en la voz del Dictador Perpetuo, personaje de la obra, puede considerarse un paradigma que revela tanto la modernidad, posmodernidad y la transmodernidad. En la historia, se evidencian las secuelas heredadas delcolonialismo propio de la modernidad. La situación de la formación del gobierno del Paraguay a partir de la ruptura con España podría identificarse como resultado de la posición posmoderna. Y, finalmente, desde el autor a través del mencionado personaje, se evidencia una propuesta de transmodernidad, al considerar la realidad que se enfrenta, ya no como una mera continuidad casi mecánica de la modernidad, sino como una propuesta alterna desde lo que epistémicamente quedó marginado y lo que se vio influenciado por la modernidad. En esto último se sigue la propuesta de Dussel en torno a este tópico, razón que se explica dentro del artículo. Todo lo anterior, se desarrolla sobre una reflexión de lo político, lo económico y lo cultural.
Revisión de nociones ecocríticas para leer la poesía indígena en América Latina y el Caribe
Authors: Lubo Vacca Omar Eliecer
Published: July 2023

El artículo revisa herramientas conceptuales de la ecocrítica que pueden ser útiles para analizar las relaciones entre los seres humanos y no-humanos en la poesía indígena de América Latina y el Caribe. La discusión muestra cómo se han leído estas expresiones estéticas indígenas desde los estudios ecocríticos y cómo esta lectura contribuye a evidenciar un pensamiento circular del universo indígena que está en la base de las producciones estéticas. Se propone que la ecocrítica podría servir para leer producciones estéticas de territorios indígenas que todavía no han sido exploradas desde esta mirada.
Masculinidades e intimidades literarias en México durante el siglo XX
Authors: Hoyos Jairo Antonio , Cañedo César
Published: July 2023

El presente número monográfico se encuentra enfocado en la literatura y cultura de México durante el siglo XX y constituye la primera entrega de dos volúmenes acerca de las masculinidades e intimidades literarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se presentan aquí ocho artículos que tienen en común, además de la calidad reflexiva, el análisis de las masculinidades disidentes en un nutrido y excepcional corpus de literatura mexicana y sus diversas textualidades.
Error de archivo: los procesos de escritura en “Cuenta perdida” de Salvador Novo y Lola Beltrán
Authors: Hoyos Jairo Antonio , Cañedo César
Published: July 2023

Los cientos de cajas, folios, fotografías, cartas, retratos y, en ocasiones, excéntricos objetos del archivo de un escritor figuran en una zona novedosa para la investigación literaria. En este ensayo analizamos, a través de cartas, artículos y borradores, el proceso de escritura de “Cuenta perdida”, de Salvador Novo (1904-1974), canción hecha famosa en la voz de la intérprete ranchera Lola Beltrán (1932-1996). El archivo de Novo nos permite proponer nuevas interpretaciones de aquella insigne canción ranchera en la que, mediante su proceso de escritura, crea un amor errante que inserta la presencia de la homosexualidad en la música popular mexicana.
La religiosidad en Gouverneurs de la rosée de Jacques Roumain: entre la inmovilidad y la redención
Authors: Hurtado Ruiz Pablo Mauricio
Published: July 2023

El presente trabajo analiza la religiosidad en la novela Gouverneurs de la rosée del escritor haitiano Jacques Roumain. Para ello, se establece que la religión que profesan los personajes corresponde a un sincretismo entre el catolicismo y el vuduísmo, en el que se manifiesta el conflicto entre la divinidad impuesta por el esclavismo y las divinidades heredadas de África. Se analiza la postura inmovilista que esta religiosidad significa para los habitantes de Fonds-Rouge, oponiéndose a la visión marxista del trabajo que presenta Manuel, el protagonista de la novela. Finalmente, pese a las críticas a la religión, el destino impuesto por las deidades del vudú, se cumple inexorablemente en contraposición al catolicismo que se cuestiona por ser una religión de blancos.
La poesía ontoteológica de Rómulo Bustos Aguirre
Authors: Fuentes Álvarez Mayteé Cecilia
Published: July 2023

Este trabajo hace un análisis crítico de la obra poética de Rómulo Bustos Aguirre. La interpretación se concentra en sus poemarios, excepto La pupila incesante, los cuales evidencian una obra irónica, lenta y nostálgica surgida en el Caribe aunque nutridos de la literatura universal, de los más reconocidos textos sagrados y algunas poéticas espirituales como proverbios y leyendas amerindias. Este estudio se centra precisamente en una de las corrientes religiosas más relevantes, el judeocristianismo, y su relación con la poiesis del autor, desde la óptica de la ontoteología, con el propósito de exponer su carácter dual: filosófico y casi fervoroso.