bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quorum Sensing and Iron-Dependent Coordinated Control of Autoinducer-2 Production via Small RNA RyhB in Vibrio vulnificus
Authors: Lee Keun-Woo , Wen Yancheng , Park Na-Young , Kim Kun-Soo
Published: September 2021

Roles for the non-coding small RNA RyhB in quorum-sensing and iron-dependent gene modulation in the human pathogen V. vulnificus were assessed in this study. Both the quorum sensing master regulator SmcR and the Fur-iron complex were observed to bind to the region upstream of the non-coding small RNA RyhB gene to repress expression, which suggests that RyhB is associated with both quorum-sensing and iron-dependent signaling in this pathogen. We found that expression of LuxS, which is responsible for the biosynthesis of autoinducer-2 (AI-2), was higher in wild type than in a ryhB-deletion isotype. RyhB binds directly to the 5'-UTR of the luxS transcript to form a heteroduplex, which not only stabilizes LuxS mRNA but also disrupts the secondary structure that normally obscures the translational start codon and thereby allows translation of LuxS to begin. The binding of RyhB to LuxS mRNA requires the chaperone protein Hfq, which stabilizes RyhB. These results demonstrate that the small RNA RyhB is a key element associated with feedback control of AI-2 production, and that it inhibits quorum-sensing signaling in an iron-dependent manner. This study, taken together with previous studies, shows that iron availability and cell density signals are funneled to SmcR and RyhB, and that these regulators coordinate cognate signal pathways that result in the proper balance of protein expression in response to environmental conditions.
Transcriptome and Methylome Changes in Two Contrasting Mungbean Genotypes in Response to Drought Stress
Authors: Zhao Peilei , Ma Bao , Cai Chunmei , Xu Jihua
Published: September 2021

Background: Due to drought stress, the growth, distribution, and production of mungbean is severely restricted. Previous study combining physiological and transcriptomic data indicated different genotypes of mungbean exhibited variable responses when exposed to drought stress. Aside from the genetic variation, the modifications of environmentally induced epigenetics alterations on mungbean drought-stress responses were still elusive. Results: In this study, firstly, we compared the drought tolerance capacity at seedling stages by detecting physiological parameters in two contrasting genotypes wild mungbean 61 and cultivar 70 in response to drought stress. We found that wild mungbean 61 showed lower level of MDA and higher levels of SOD, POD, and CAT, suggesting wild mungbean 61 exhibited stronger drought resistances. Transcriptomic analysis indicated totally 2659 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected when 61 compared with 70 (C61 vs C70), and the number increased to 3121 in the comparison of drought-treated 70 compared with drought-treated 61 (D70 vs D61). In addition, when drought-treated 61 and 70 were compared with their controls, the DEGs were 1117 and 185 respectively, with more down-regulated DEGs than up-regulated in D61 vs C61, which was opposite in D70 vs C70. Interestingly, corresponding to this, after drought stress, more hypermethylated differentially methylated regions (DMRs) in 61 were detected and more hypomethylated DMRs in 70 were detected. Further analysis suggested that the main variations between 61 and 70 existed in CHH methylation in promoter. Moreover, the preference of methylation status alterations in D60 vs C60 and D70 vs C70 also fell in CHH sequence context. Further analysis of the correlation between DMRs and DEGs indicated in both D61 vs C61 and D70 vs C70, the DMRs in gene body was significantly negatively correlated with DEGs. Conclusion: The physiological parameters in this research suggested that wild mungbean 61 was more resistant to drought stress, with more hypermethylated DMRs and less hypomethylated DMRs after drought stress, corresponding to more down-regulated DEGs than up-regulated DEGs. Among the three DNA methylation contexts CG, CHG, and CHH, asymmetric CHH contexts were more dynamic and prone to be altered by drought stress and genotypic variations.
Mitochondria structural integrity is essential for the protection of mitochondrial transplantation against UV-induced cell death
Authors: Hu Shan-Shan , Li Ruo-Yun , Cao Xin-Hui , Liu Jing-Jing , Wang Zhen-Hua , Yang Mu-Lin , Hu Li-Ming , Lin Chang-Jun , Liu Jing , Wang Chunming
Published: September 2021

Background: Mitochondrial transplantation (MT) is a new technology developed in recent years, which injects healthy mitochondria directly into damaged tissues or blood vessels to play a therapeutic role. It has been studied in many animal models of various diseases, such as myocardial ischemia, cerebral stroke, liver and lung injury, and even has been successfully used in the treatment of childhood heart disease. MT can quickly improve tissue function within a few minutes after injection. This fast response is what is frequently questioned, for it is hard to understand how the whole mitochondria transport to the damaged sites, enter cells and function within such a short period of time. Are there any small molecules of mitochondrial component rather than the whole mitochondria that being responsible for the function of MT? To test this hypothesis, we established a much simple ultra-violet (UV)-irradiated HeLa cell model instead of the more complex animal models.Results: The results of colony formation, sulforhodamine B (SRB), and Hoechst 33342/PI double staining assay strongly indicated that MT exhibited a significant protective effect on UV irradiation damage. The UV irradiation-induced cell cycle arrest at S phase, apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) decreasing, and the related apoptosis signalling factors p-IKKα, p-p65, I-κB and the activation of caspase3 were all reversed by MT treatments to some extent. Furthermore, mechanisms of MT were evaluated through comparing the effect of thermal inactivation, ultrasonic crushing, and repeated freezing and thawing treatments on MT function. The results denied the above hypothesis that mitochondrial component may function to MT, excluded the function of ATP, mtDNA and other small molecules, and indicated that the mitochondria structural integrity is essential.Conclusions: Our data support a potent anti-UV irradiation effect of MT, and structural integrity of mitochondria is critical for its function.
Crystallization Behavior of Polyvinyl Alcohol With Inorganic Nucleating Agent Talc and Regulation Mechanism Analysis
Authors: Huang Ruru , Zhang Yane , Xiang Aimin , Ma Songbai , tian huafeng , Ouyang Yuge , Rajulu A. Varada
Published: September 2021

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) decompose before melting, making it difficult for melt processing. This phenomenon limits the applications of PVA. Therefore, to widen the application of PVA, in the present work, the PVA films have been prepared by the flow casting method. And talc added as an inorganic nucleating agent to improve the crystallinity of PVA. The effects of talc on the crystallization behavior of PVA are tested by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and successive self-nucleation annealing (SSA). The crystallization kinetics behavior of talc was is further studied by Mo Zhishen equation and Avrami equation. The results show that the addition of talc to the PVA film promotes its crystallization, and as the content of the nucleating agent increases, the crystallinity tends to increase, and the thickness of the wafer becomes uniform due to the increase of nucleation points. These results show that talc regulates the crystallization of PVA, improves the crystallinity and crystallization rate of PVA, and has a heterogeneous nucleation effect. PVA itself exhibits hydrophilicity because it contains large number of hydroxyl groups, and has good physical and chemical properties. In addition, the mechanical properties and water resistance have been further improved by improving the crystallinity of PVA, and the practicability of PVA film in actual production was improved.
Analysis of Growth Mechanisms and Microstructure Evolution of Pb+2 Minor Concentrations by Electrodeposition Technique
Authors: Rebey Ahmed , Hamdi R. , Hammami B.
Published: September 2021

In this study, the electrodeposition technique has been used to deposit low concentrations of highly toxic lead (Pb) cations into a solution of nitrate at a constant potential of -1V on fluorine-doped tin oxide electrodes (FTO). Monitoring of the reaction was conducted with the assistance of a computerized potentiostat/galvanostat setup, in cyclic voltammetry and in situ chronoamperometry modes. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-Ray, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy techniques were used to examine the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of the lead deposits, respectively. Pb regular micro-hexagons have been identified; their size and density were significantly influenced by the cationic precursor’s concentration. The correlation between the morphological and crystallographical structures of the electrodeposits was discussed. Based on chronoamperometric measurements, a mechanism for the growth of Pb deposits on FTO substrate has been proposed. Based on the reported results, electrodeposition processes of low heavy metals concentrations in contaminated water could be optimized using the eco-friendly electrodeposition technique.
Role of Urgent Endoscopy in Patients With Suspected Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Authors: Kim Jeemyoung , Gong Eun Jeong , Seo Myeongsook , Park Jong Kyu , Lee Sang Jin , Han Koon Hee , Kim Young Don , Jeong Woo Jin , Cheon Gab Jin , Seo Hyun Il
Published: September 2021

The optimal timing of endoscopy in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains controversial. In this study, we investigated the clinical outcomes of urgent endoscopy in patients with symptoms suggestive of UGIB compared with elective endoscopy.From January 2016 to December 2018, consecutive patients who visited the emergency department and underwent endoscopy for clinical manifestations of acute UGIB were eligible. Urgent endoscopy (within 6 hours) and elective endoscopy (after 6 hours) were defined as the time taken to perform endoscopy from presentation to the emergency department. The primary outcome was mortality rate within 30 days.A total of 572 patients were included in the analysis. Urgent endoscopy was performed in 490 patient. The 30–day mortality rate did not differ between the urgent endoscopy group and the elective endoscopy group. There was no difference regarding the recurrent bleeding rate, total amount of transfusion, and length of hospital stay in both groups. In multivariate analysis, age and the amount of transfusion were factors associated with mortality.Urgent endoscopy was not associated with lower 30–day mortality rate compared with elective endoscopy in patients with suspected of acute UGIB.
Neuroendocrine Tumours of Extrahepatic Biliary Tract: Series of Four Cases with Literature Review
Authors: Chopde Amit , Gupta Vikas , Jadhav Akshaya , Kaushal Rajiv , Ramadwar Mukta , Patkar Shraddha , Goel Mahesh
Published: September 2021

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) originating from extrahepatic bile duct are an extremely rare entity. They are typically slow growing tumours with malignant potential. Commonly presenting as obstructive jaundice, preoperative clinico-radiologic differentiation between extrahepatic biliary tract neuroendocrine tumours and cholangiocarcinoma is difficult and the final diagnosis is usually established after surgical histopathology and immunohistochemistry examination. R0 resection offers the only curative option with good long term outcomes for Well differentiated NETs (grade1, grade2 and grade3) whilst the aggressive poorly differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC) needs multimodality approach. We present our experience of management of four cases including three cases of grade II NET and one case of NEC undergoing surgical resection at a single centre with a short review of available literature.
Economics of Vertical Farming: Quantitative Decision Model and a Case Study for Different Markets in the USA
Authors: Moghimi Faraz , Asiabanpour Bahram
Published: September 2021

There are various problems associated with our conventional practice of farming. Agriculture is responsible for mass deforestation. The world is facing a water crisis, and farming is responsible for using 80% of its freshwater. Also, the prospect of global climate change is projecting a much riskier future for practices of conventional farming. One could argue that these alarming problems might someday be treated as more imminent as the population grows, less fertile land becomes available, and the effects of global climate change become more apparent. Vertical farming solves a lot of the mentioned issues associated with traditional farming by using considerably less water, requiring less land, and not relying on the environmental conditions whatsoever. However, vertical farming is also energy and labor intensive and can be quite expensive in some cases. This study works to quantitatively model and evaluate the economic prospect of vertical farming as a business venture in a competitive marketplace under different circumstances. A generalized quantitative framework to evaluate vertical farming with respect to traditional farming is developed. Then, the developed framework is employed for a case study to evaluate the merits of vertical farming in several locations around the US by measuring the relative profit and risk. The results quantify the value proposition of the practice in various conditions and help evaluate the current and future prospect the vertical farming industry.
The Synthesis of CME (Coconut Methyl Ester) With Organic Catalyst: Experiments, Data Analysis and Kinetics Model
Authors: Sofyan Muhammad Ihsan , Ma'ruf Muhammad , Hafizah Mas Ayu Elita , Manaf Azwar
Published: September 2021

Biodiesel is one of the biomass materials or renewable energy, which is needed today to replace fuel from fossil energy, which can reduce global warming and has a high renewability cycle. Biodiesel is obtained from plants, so it is also known as biofuel. One type of biodiesel group is CME (Coconut Methyl Ester) which is biodiesel obtained from coconut oil as raw material. In this study, a synthesis of used coconut oil and methanol has been carried out with an organic catalyst based on coconut coir called the ASK catalyst. The results of transesterification have provided some important information, including: the yield are 15-19,5% after usage of the ASK catalyst consisting of amorphous phase and crystalline phase ClK0,8Na0,2, with the density and viscosity of products are 790-800 kg/m3 and 0,6-1 mm2/s. Yield data obtained are then used to build the kinetics equation. The equation is 𝑌 = 1 − e^(-k'tn), with the value of n = 1 and k' for temperatures of 50oC and 60oC were 0,20 and 0,21, respectively, and a minimum activation energy of Q = 1,1 kJ/mol, which can determine reaction time needed at a specified temperature to achieve a certain yield value.
Publishers’ Spring
Authors: Heywood Sophie
Published: September 2021

The years around May ’68 (c. 1965 – c. late-1970s) are widely understood to represent a watershed moment for children’s books in France. An important factor was the influence of a new fringe of avant-garde publishers that attracted attention across their trade in and beyond France. Using archives and interviews and accounts of some of the books produced and their reception, this article presents case studies of the most influential publishing houses as a series of three snapshots of the areas of movement in the field. At the same time, it evaluates the extent to which the social, cultural and political upheavals in France in the wake of May ’68 helped to alter the shape of book production for children and to bring about a ›radical revolution‹ in the children’s publishing trade.
Fröschen und Gurken
Authors: Boog-Kaminski Julia
Published: September 2021

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Kaum eine Zeit steht so sehr für die sexuelle Befreiung und Sprengung familialer Strukturen wie die 1968er (vgl. Herzog 2005). Kaum ein Märchen steht in der psychoanalytischen Deutung so sehr für den sexuellen Reifungsprozess und das Unabhängigwerden eines Kindes wie Der Froschkönig. Der vorliegende Artikel greift diese Verbindung auf, da gerade während der 68er-Bewegung verschiedene Wasser- und Amphibienfiguren in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (KJL) vorkommen, die stark an die Motive des Märchens erinnern.
Frogs and CucumbersTransformed Men in Children’s and Young Adult Literature Since 1968
In psychoanalysis, the fairy tale The Frog Prince has attracted much interest as a narrative of sexual liberation. Placing this motif at the heart of Nöstlinger’s and Pressler’s ›antiauthoritarian classics,‹ this article puts forward a new reading of literature for children and young adults. Through the ambiguity of the frog figure – oscillating between nature and culture, consciousness and unconsciousness – these books chronicle, in their own manner, the social transformation associated with 1968. They portray the emancipation movement as a hurtful and paradoxical process instead of one that reproduces the myth of linear progress.
Crossover
Authors: Hoffmann Lena
Published: September 2021

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Twilight, Tintenherz, The Hunger Games und – auch 20 Jahre nach Erstpublikation des ersten Bandes ist an ihm kein Vorbeikommen – Harry Potter: Wir kennen sie alle, die großen kommerziellen Erfolge der Literaturbranche der Gegenwart. Seit dem durchschlagenden Erfolg von J. K. Rowlings Romanserie um den Zauberlehrling ist der Markt geradezu überschwemmt von seriellen Erzählungen, die im öffentlichen Diskurs als Fantasyerzählungen wahrgenommen beziehungsweise beschrieben werden. Deren Popularität dokumentieren seit nunmehr 20 Jahren in Deutschland die Jahresbestsellerlisten des Spiegel.
Crossover Multiple Address as a Language of Intermedial PopularityThis article deals with multiple address in crossover literature and media. It focusses on the structures and strategies of multiple address, and contrasts that concept with ›double address‹ and other related terms. The concept of multiple address, and therefore of cross-over literature and media, can be properly comprehended only when analysed within the context of literary market strategies and the use of the term in public discourse. This article gives a number of examples from literature and audiovisual media, which establish multiple address as a prolific concept for literary and media studies. With the help of this concept a group of texts and other media which has emerged and developed since the late nineteenth century is rendered visible and can be identified as a distinct genre of fiction. This article therefore responds to and contradicts the common view that multiple address and crossover are synonymous with fantasy and merely catchphrases of publishers and distributors.
If They Only Knew
Authors: Von Holzen Aleta-Amirée
Published: September 2021

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Zahlreiche Superheldenfiguren sind dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie nicht nur über Superkräfte verfügen, sondern auch eine Doppelidentität besitzen: In der äußerlich durch eine Maske sichtbar gemachten Heldenidentität vollbringen sie öffentlich Heldentaten, in der zivilen Identität dagegen verbergen sie ihre Kräfte und verschweigen ihrem Umfeld ihr Heldentum. Solche Figuren lassen sich als maskierte Helden und Heldinnen beschreiben; die Maskerade bzw. das Geheimnis um die Doppelidentität ist eine Grundlage ihres Heldentums.
If They Only KnewThe Masked Hero’s Double Identity between Deception and AuthenticityMany superheroes are not defined by their superpowers alone but also by their having established a double identity – wearing an actual mask while ›working‹ as a hero in public but hiding their superpowers by wearing a metaphorical mask in their civilian persona. In this article, double identity is investigated in relation to the secret and the mask as forms of social interaction. It is argued that stories about masked heroes tend to implicitly address matters of identity. On the one hand, a mask evokes the notion of an authentic self, either concealed or revealed by the mask; while on the other hand it also permits identity to be perceived as multiple and fluid. This article examines how two examples of the masked hero in the context of twentieth ­century identity discourse, namely Marvel Comics’ Spider­Man/Peter Parker and Nova/Rich Rider, are linked with Erving Goffman’s self­presentation theory as well as with Robert Jay Lifton’s concept of the protean self.
»Iz an Freuenschuh! An mirobelli Freuenschuh!«
Authors: Wilhelmy Ben
Published: September 2021

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Carson Ellis’ Bilderbuch Du Iz Tak? (2016) stellt eine besondere Herausforderung der Bilderbuchübersetzung dar, da der Schrifttext ausschließlich in einer fiktiven Sprache verfasst ist. Eine Übersetzung erscheint damit zwar auf den ersten Blick überflüssig. Eine nähere Untersuchung des Ausgangstextes legt jedoch vielfaltige intermodale, inter- und intralinguale Bezuge frei, die einerseits ein Feld der Polyvalenz entfalten und die Übersetzung erschweren, andererseits eine Übersetzung unumgänglich machen.
 
»Iz an Freuenschuh! An mirobelli Freuenschuh!«The Fictional Language in Carson Ellis’s Du Iz Tak? as a Field of Polyvalence and a Touchstone of Picturebook Translation
Carson Ellis’s award-winning picture book Du Iz Tak? is a special case of picturebook translation since the original text is written in an invented language. The comparative examination of the original and selected translations (German and Dutch) exposes the latent limits of picturebook translation. The written text in Du Iz Tak? consists exclusively of the direct speech of anthropomorphic insects. Reception of the work involves searching for clues in order to acquire the bug language. It is remarkable that, despite the invented nature of the bug language, different language editions of the work have been produced. Comments by the author and the publisher point out that the translation of the work was considered inevitable at an early stage, but it also represented a great challenge. The following two questions will be pursued in this article: Which intermodal interrelations within the original text determine the necessity of language-specific translations of Du Iz Tak? To what extent do the translations differ in their approach to this challenge? The semiosis of the bug language in Du Iz Tak? that demands translation is examined and the polyvalence of the text is discussed. A comparison of the original text with the two translations shows the translational shifts that are brought about by the notion of the single address in children’s literature. This article reveals the limits of transferability of this specific book as well as the general challenges of picturebook translation.
»die Träume gehören zweifellos zur Wirklichkeit«
Authors: Roeder Caroline
Published: September 2021

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Theodor Storms Kindermärchen Der kleine Häwelmann, von dem Autor 1849 für seinen Sohn Hans verfasst und 1850 veröffentlicht, ist in seiner moralisch-komischen Form ein exemplarisches Exponat der Kinderliteratur des 19. Jahrhunderts. Gemäß der biedermeierlich gestimmten, belehrenden Funktion des Textes steht kindliche Allmachtsfantasie im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens. Die Haltung des ›Mehr-mehr‹ überschreitet indes die Grenzen der Moralerzählung. Entgegen der abschreckenden Funktion scheint vielmehr der kleine Häwelmann in der Verschränkung von Norm-Übertritt und Eskapismus ein ›modernes‹ Kind seiner Entstehungszeit zu sein und durchaus mit den Figuren des Struwwelpeters vergleichbar, die der Arzt und Kinderpsychiater Heinrich Hoffmann 1845 entworfen hat.
 
»Dreams Undoubtedly Belong to Reality«Dream Narratives About Childhood and for Children
The call for ›more!‹ is the force driving the protagonist of Theodor Storm’s literary fairy tale Der kleine Häwelmann (1850) on his imaginary journey through the night. This dream narrative is a combination of an exciting exploration of transcending borders with a hint of the moral tale, and can be seen as a model for the configuration of the dream motif in children’s and young adult literature. Although the dream narrative has a prominent place there, its investigation has hitherto almost exclusively taken place within the con­text of fantasy; the didactic functions of the dream, however, and the motif of the dream journey have largely been neglected. This article looks at how post­1945 children’s dream narratives explores representations of childhood. Benno Pludra’s Lütt Matten und die weiße Muschel (1963), a children’s story from the German Democratic Republic (GDR), is analysed and situated within the context of its literary system. Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are (1963) is next considered in relation to Pludra’s text in order to pro­vide a contrastive view to a key text from the Western literary system. Both texts were hugely innovative for their time and respective systems, both use Storm’s Häwelmann as an intertextual anchor, and both, as this analysis shows, reveal recognisable societal discourses about childhood and cultural policies for children.
Naturalistisches Träumen und irreales Wachen
Authors: Madeheim Marvin
Published: September 2021

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»Nun denkt der Traum hauptsächlich in Bildern« (Freud 2008, S. 51), stellt schon Sigmund Freud 1900 in seiner Traumdeutung fest. Träumen ist nach Freud eine visuelle Erfahrung, und als solche erscheint das Bilderbuch prädestiniert, Träume darzustellen. Was von dem Abgebildeten jedoch Traum ist und was nicht, lässt sich nicht immer eindeutig bestimmen.
 
Naturalistic Dreaming and Unreal WakingAspects of Dreaminess in Blexbolex’s Textless Picturebook The Holidays
This article examines narrative forms of dreaminess in Blexbolex’s textless picturebook The Holidays (2018; original title, Nos vacances, 2017; German edition, Unsere Ferien, 2018), which tells the story of a girl who, on a visit to her grandfather, encounters an anthropomorphised elephant – an encounter which is not harmonious. In two dream sequences, the desires and fears of the protagonist are revealed and put into perspective. In this article, these two sequences are examined within the contexts of the cultural history of dreams, and their narrative functions as analeptic reflections of daily events, on the one hand, and as proleptic epiphanies, on the other. Dream elements of the fictional waking world in the frame are also considered using Stefanie Kreuzer’s typology of narrative-structural characteristics and Christiane Solte-Gresser’s examination of the conventions pertaining to how dreams are presented in picturebooks. This article asks to what extent the alleged waking world itself can be categorised as a dream world. To answer this question, it focusses on the characters’ masking and identity confusion, the motif of the dream journey as well as the presentation of the elephant, whose naturalistic appearance in the dream sequences is in marked contrast to the unrealism with which the waking world is portrayed. The conclusion reflects on the particular suitability of textless picturebooks for presenting dreams.
Explosive Kontaktzonen
Authors: Lötscher Christine
Published: September 2021

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Tankstellen im Alltag sind grundsätzlich unauffällig. Überlandstraßen und Autobahnen saumend, eingefaltet in urbane Raume oder als Element suburbaner, industrieller Zonen nimmt man sie kaum wahr. Werden sie jedoch gebraucht, sei es zum Tanken, sei es zum Einkaufen abseits der üblichen Öffnungszeiten, rücken sie aus ihrer Latenz von einem Augenblick auf den anderen in den Vordergrund der Wahrnehmung und können für Reisende zu einer Obsession werden – rettende Oasen in der Wüste.
 
Explosion HazardGas Stations in the Coming-of-Age Genre
Gas stations are in-between-places; non-lieux (Marc Augé), places with a special density. In terms of space and metaphor they are often situated at the margins of urban and suburban zones. Gas stations frequently appear throughout popular culture, in novels, films and T V series, often as a threshold to supernatural, uncanny spaces. At a gas station, anything can happen, any time. People meet by chance, continue their trip together, get into fights, fall in love, get killed. And of course, gas stations can explode as soon as safe-ty measures are ignored. In the coming-of-age genre, in particular, there is a huge variety of gas stations: Gas stations as everyday places as well as adventurous zones reflect the fragile emotional state of adolescent characters on the run. When they turn in at a gas station, dramatic things happen – an old order might be destroyed and a new one seems possible. Even though gas stations seem easy to grasp as icons of modernity, they are the result of complex media processes. This article analyses the poetics of the gas station in German coming-of-age-novels, putting them into the context of international media culture for young adults.
Compulsion to Repeat
Authors: Reimer Mavis , England Deanna , Dennis Unrau Melanie , Ali Nyala
Published: September 2021

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There is a curious gap in the scholarship on texts for young people: while series fiction has been an important stream of publishing for children and adolescents at least since the last decades of the nineteenth century, the scholarship on these texts has not been central to the development of theories on and criticism of texts for young people. The focus of scholarship is much more likely to be on stand-alone, high-quality texts of literary fiction.
Dynamisierung des Bildes und die Anfänge der Sachliteratur für Kinder und Jugendliche
Authors: Schmideler Sebastian
Published: September 2021

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Wer sich auf Spurensuche nach den Anfängen der modernen Sachliteratur für Kinder und Jugendliche begeben will, muss den Blick auf Strategien und Konzepte der Wissensvermittlung in der Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit richten. In der Zeit des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts entstand ausgehend von Innovationen der Pädagogik und Didaktik eine Wissen vermittelnde Kinder- und Jugendliteratur eigener Art. Die Methodik der Darstellung und adressatenspezifischen Zurichtung des Wissens in diesen Kinder- und Jugendbüchern akzentuiert zwar primär den omnipräsenten pädagogisch-didaktischen Anteil der Wissensvermittlung, lässt jedoch auch eine vornehmlich emblematisch-bildliche sowie eine wortbasierte, verbale Anschaulichkeit der Gestaltungsweise zu. Innovative Formen der Anschaulichkeit rücken den Zweck der Belehrung der Zöglinge in den Kontext einer kinder- und jugendorientierten Ästhetik der Wissensvermittlung.
Digital Communication: a technology of trust marketing
Authors: Gostenina V. I. , Karandin K. S. , Melnikov S. L.
Published: September 2021

The paper represents the review of marketing management tools and technologies online: the concept of trust funnel, web-traffic temperature, digital marketing tools. The relevance of the work is determined by the following factors: first, globalization and digital revolution have irreversibly changed the trajectory of the marketing technology development path. Mass advertising has smoothly lost its influence, and companies began to focus more on the customer. The emergence of new digital media has led to new concept – digital marketing. Second, many organizations are using a combination of traditional and digital marketing channels; however, digital marketing is becoming more prominent as it allows for more precise tracking of resources and funds in relation to other traditional marketing channels. In conclusion, the authors highlight common elements in defining the concept of digital marketing: its connection with technological progress and the use of the Internet, leading us to social media. In the new digital age, the main function of marketing is to be in constant contact with users, customers, the community and other companies, provides relevant news and content that convey unique experiences, communicate with people, giving them the opportunity to interact with the company or brand.
Communicative Features of Undergraduate Training in Advertising and Public Relations in Technical Higher Educational Institutions
Authors: Ukolova L. E. , Alekhina О. А.
Published: September 2021

Currently, the issue of the quality of professional education and compliance of the competencies of university graduates with the requirements of professional community is acute. New technologies require new approaches to the educational process and teaching methods . The development of humanitarian training in technical universities was initiated by economic considerations related to transformations in the economy and the restructuring of higher education. However, the high efficiency of such educational programs is now confirmed if they combine special competencies and knowledge of the characteristics of a specific industry, which becomes a competitive advantage of graduates in the labor market. A good example confirming this approach is the training of bachelors in the field of Advertising and Public Relations in technical universities. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of communication features of bachelors training of a humanitarian profile in technical universities on the basis of such criteria as (1) the use of the scientific and educational potential of the university and its resources; (2) the interest caused by this direction among prospective students; (3) the specifics of the educational process; (4) the uniqueness of the competencies that graduates of a technical university have, (5) their demand in the labor market and socio-professional assessment. This study finalized in a poll of fourth (final) year undergraduate students studying in training profile “Advertising and Public Relations in the Aerospace Industry”. As the poll showed, graduates of humanitarian fields of training in technical universities can be characterized by lateral thinking, erudity, knowledge of industry specifics, and motivation to work in the chosen field. An important advantage of such training it the perception of students consists in application of knowledge gained in other industries. It is important to note that the high level of training is confirmed by the social and professional accreditation of the faculty.
MANAGING DIVERSITY IN ORGANISATIONS TO GAIN COMPETITIVENESS
Authors: Ranjan Rakesh
Published: September 2021

Organizations the world over is increasingly finding themselves coping with the changes taking place in their environment. There are two sets of forces that are changing the once familiar organizational landscape increasing reliance on teams and the changing workforce. This is bringing more and more people from diverse backgrounds into contact with one another. In general, diversity refers to the ways that people in organizations differ. That sounds simple, but defining it more specifically is a challenge because people in organizations differ in many ways-races, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, and more. Managing diversity means establishing a heterogeneous workforce to perform to its potential in an equitable work environment where no member or group of members has an advantage or a disadvantage. Effectively managing diversity helps organizations to identify and capitalize on opportunities to improve products and services, attract, retain, motivate and utilize talented people effectively improve the quality of decision-making at all organizational levels and reap the many benefits from being perceived as a socially conscious and progressive organization. The paper attempts to analyze the mechanism of leveraging and unleash the powerful benefit of a diverse workforce in work organization.
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEAD INJURY - A LEVEL 1 TAEI CENTRE STUDY
Authors:   Department Of Neurosurgery Coimbatore Medical College & Hospital, Coimbatore., Chandramohan D. , Venkatesh R. ,   Department Of Neurosurgery Coimbatore Medical College & Hospital, Coimbatore., Indunesh K. ,   Department Of Neurosurgery Coimbatore Medical College & Hospital, Coimbatore.
Published: September 2021

Head injury affects over 60 million people every year which causes mortality and morbidity. Of all the injuries, head injury accounts for most cases of death and disability. Sixty-nine million individuals worldwide suffered from head injury in 2018. As the time progresses there is observable increase in rates of Head injuries. Hence this study focuses on this aspect of injuries in a level 1 TAEI centre. Research studies from TAEI centre are sparse as of now and this study will be a helpful tool for illumination of further research and development which will be useful in reducing public health burden. TAEI ( Tamilnadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative ) : Tamilnadu Government have initiated TAEI centres along the National and major State highways. This is in co-ordination with 108 free ambulance service, Government hospitals and CMCHIS schemed private hospitals. It provides immediate and free treatment to the trauma patients. Aim : To study the Epidemiology of Head Injury in level 1 TAEI centre, Coimbatore medical college and hospital, Coimbatore. Materials and Methods : This study is a prospective study covering all head injury cases admitted from November 2020 - January 2021 in level 1 TAEI centre, Coimbatore medical college and hospital, Coimbatore. The treatment is initiated upon arrival in Zero delay ward and they are triaged by TAEI team. These patients are treated according to the protocol of Department of Neurosurgery. This study covers the management, discharge and follow up of these patients. Results : The admitted head injury patients in TAEI ward are 1319 cases out of 1750 trauma cases. Among them RTA tops head injury mortality and morbidity. Among RTA, Two wheeler associated injuries weremost common. Drunken drive, not wearing helmets and protective gears played a vital role in head injuries. CONCLUSION : The primary prevention can be the key to reduce the national burden of head injuries.
Histórias da saúde global: a Organização Mundial da Saúde e a cooperação com atores não estatais
Authors: Martins Mariana Da Rosa , Rocha Cristianne Maria Famer , De Faria Mateus Aparecido
Published: September 2021

Este artículo tiene como objetivo rastrear la historia de las relaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) con actores no estatales desde su creación hasta la aprobación del Marco de Cooperación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud con Agentes No Estatales. Se llevó a cabo una investigación documental exploratoria con enfoque cualitativo, con revisión de la literatura y documentos institucionales encontrados en la Biblioteca de la OMS. Los resultados muestran un aumento en el número de actores en el Sistema Internacional y una reducción en el poder de la OMS y en la provisión de recursos financieros por parte de los Estados a lo largo de la historia de la Organización. También se encontró una relación entre la diversificación de los tipos de actores enel sistema internacional y una reducción de la influencia de la Organización Mundial de la Salud en los procesos de gobernanza sanitaria mundial.
Planificación y evaluación de proyectos desde la perspectiva de género: una revisión bibliográfica
Authors: Pineda García Rosana De Jesús , Reina Gutiérrez Walther
Published: September 2021

Ante el requerimiento realizado por Kofi Annan en 1998 de examinar las implicaciones para mujeres y hombres en las intervenciones públicas, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (cepal) realiza la primera investigación sobre la incorporación de la perspectiva de género en proyectos; veintiún años después, la investigación en esta área no ha crecido de forma significativa. En este trabajo se hace una revisión bibliográfica sobre la perspectiva de género en la evaluación socioeconómica de proyectos públicos y privados (setenta y dos trabajos entre 1998 a 2018). Los principales hallazgos demuestran: (a) existe la necesidad de crear nuevos métodos de medición, ya que los indicadores existentes no son suficientes para evaluar el enfoque de género en los proyectos; (b) para lograr una integración adecuada del enfoque de género se hace necesaria la reconfiguración de las iniciativas actuales de género, en medio del surgimiento de los nuevos conceptos de desarrollo; y (c) se evidencia una clara falla al momento de analizar la pobreza con relación al género en los proyectos, ya que esta se aborda desde un enfoque exclusivamente económico, sin tener en cuenta aspectos multidimensionales.
La paz en la diversidad: análisis sobre la inclusión a la inversa en contextos educativos
Authors: Jaramillo Valencia Bairon , Pérez Castro Laura Vanesa , Gómez Múnera María Natalia
Published: September 2021

En el presente artículo se demuestra la importancia de la construcción de cultura de paz, de niños y niñas de quinto de primaria en la Institución Educativa Francisco Luis Hernández Betancur en el año 2018. Para la escritura del marco teórico se tuvo en cuenta el concepto cultura de paz y algunas fuentes de expertos sobre el tema, las cuales definen y mencionan la responsabilidad del Estado y la escuela en lo correspondiente a la formación moral para lograr desarrollar una cultura de paz. Asimismo, el estudio se acoge a un paradigma cualitativo de corte descriptivo y se orienta bajo el tipo de investigación etnográfica. Las técnicas de recolección de información aplicadas para dar cumplimiento a los objetivos propuestos son: la observación participante, entrevistas semiestructuradas y el grupo focal. Entre los resultados relevantes, se destaca que las unidades de análisis mismas concluyen que las acciones violentas no dan solución a los problemas que se presentan en el escenario educativo.
Investigación en salud basada en las artes. Reflexiones desde la experiencia Madrid Salud
Authors: Ávila Valdés Noemí
Published: September 2021

Este artículo reflexiona sobre los supuestos de la investigación en salud basada en las artes (Art-Based Health Research) a partir de la experiencia del Proyecto Arte y Salud en el organismo público Madrid Salud del Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Las investigaciones en el ámbito del arte y la salud tienen una amplia trayectoria que permite un análisis crítico de los aportes y también una reflexión sobre su trascendencia e impacto. El artículo recoge aspectos de la investigación en salud basada en las artes, que se sustenta en la investigación basada en las artes y que plantean cuestiones y conflictos teóricos, metodológicos y éticos. El trabajo desarrollado en Madrid Salud desde en 2011 permite una revisión desde la práctica de estas cuestiones y un amplio campo de experimentación para reflexionar sobre los retos de este enfoque de investigación.
Trascendiendo el todo y las partes: universalismo, escritura y ética en la antropología
Authors: Perdomo Marín Juan Camilo
Published: September 2021

Este escrito analiza la configuración lógica a partir de la cual la antropología conceptualiza sus objetos de estudio. Para esta tarea se expondrá que sus teorías han identificado relaciones, entidades y contextos planteando cuatro tipos de lecturas sobre lo que se considera como el todo y sus partes (holismo, individualismo, integracionismo y relacionismo). Ampliando el caso del relacionismo, se resaltará que estos modelos no solo abarcan la comprensión del universalismo, sino también las estrategias escriturales y la ética intelectual del investigador.
Comunidades étnicas y conflicto armado: algunas dificultades para la gobernabilidad en territorios de comunidades negras e indígenas en Riosucio-Chocó, Colombia
Authors: Cano López Wilmar Alexánder , Lozano Mayo Luz América
Published: September 2021

Para las comunidades negras e indígenas de Riosucio (Chocó, Colombia) la legislación étnica en Colombia, desde la década de 1990, ha sido clave para la conformación y legalización de sus territorios ancestrales como propiedad colectiva. No obstante, debido a las acciones de grupos armados al margen de la ley y a los impactos del conflicto armado, se plantean las dificultades de las comunidades étnicas para las prácticas de gobernabilidad en sus territorios. En este texto se argumenta que el conflicto armado se ha configurado de manera particular en Riosucio pues la violencia, el desplazamiento forzado, la intimidación y el asesinato han sido estrategias militares para el control y acaparamiento de zonas ricas en recursos naturales bajo intereses desarrollistas y de capitales foráneos, pero que se encuentran dentro de territorios colectivos y en medio de procesos organizativos étnicos. A pesar de los procesos de paz y la firma de los acuerdos, este artículo denuncia una continuidad y persistencia del conflicto armado en la región. El texto finaliza con unas reflexiones donde se llama la atención sobre la necesidad de favorecer la gobernabilidad y la autonomía de las comunidades étnicas en sus propios territorios.
Revisión crítica de las perspectivas sociológicas sobre las psicoterapias: aportes para comprender una de las prácticas más influyentes en los modelos del yo contemporáneos
Authors: Astaíza Martinez Andrés Felipe , Parra Giraldo Mateo
Published: September 2021

Desde la década de 1980, los estudios sociológicos sobre las psicoterapias han aumentado y se han diversificado. Aunque difieren teórica y metodológicamente, estas miradas confluyen en destacar que la psicoterapia es moderna por excelencia, en todo aquello que inquieta más sobre la modernidad: el vacío del sujeto moderno separado de las relaciones comunitarias, el control y la privatización de la vida por parte de la organización social capitalista y el derrumbamiento de las jerarquías culturales y morales. Este trabajo examina el estado actual de las perspectivas sociológicas críticas acerca de las psicoterapias, y contrasta estos desarrollos con distintos abordajes psicoterapéuticos que escapan a las lógicas de la modernidad, de acuerdo a la categorización de psicoterapias ascéticas y sintomales. En particular, aquellas que reivindican lo narrativo, las posturas actuales de orientación analítica, los enfoques psicodinámicos con influencia de las ciencias de la complejidad, y aportes antagónicos a la psicología académica, como la psicología transpersonal, la improvisación en psicoterapia y el etnopsicoanálisis.
Educación Ciudadana y proceso de construcción del posacuerdo en Colombia: una propuesta desde la universidad
Authors: Contreras Camilo Arturo , Ardila Valderrama Diego Andrés , Rosso Jaimes Miguel Antonio
Published: September 2021

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo fortalecer los procesos de formación ciudadana que se desarrollan en la educación superior (universidad), teniendo en cuenta el proceso del posacuerdo establecido a partir de los Acuerdos de Paz (La Habana, 2016) entre el Gobierno de Juan Manuel Santos (2014-2018) y el grupo de las FARC-EP. Así, en una primera fase se propone una descripción de los imaginarios sociales que poseen los estudiantes de algunas carreras profesionales de la Universitaria Agustiniana (Bogotá, Colombia) en relación con las dinámicas que afronta actualmente Colombia; en una segunda fase, se hace una propuesta de formación ciudadana (módulo) a partir de las exigencias de la implementación de los acuerdos de paz y los imaginarios de los estudiantes. El diseño metodológico que se trabajó fue la investigación acción; para la fase de análisis se elaboró una encuesta y a partir de sus resultados se desarrollaron los grupos de discusión. Finalmente, se hace la presentación del módulo de educación ciudadana.