bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Problems and achievements in the study of metabolic bone disease in young children (literature review)
Authors: Boiarska L. M. , Ovcharenko L. S. , Redko I. I. , Herasimchuk T. S. , Levchuk-Vorontsova T. O.
Published: October 2024

In recent years, intensive research on bone metabolism in early childhood has led to significant progress in understanding and characterizing disorders affecting skeletal formation. The role of vitamin D3 in improving maternal health and reducing the risk of developmental disorders in the fetus, newborn, and especially premature born infants, is an important area of research today. Therefore, understanding new pathophysiological aspects of bone formation can help optimize the diagnosis and prevention of bone metabolism disorders.
Aim. The aim of this work is to systematize and analyze scientific research data, to reveal pathophysiological mechanisms contributing to the development of metabolic bone diseases in premature infants, and to search innovative approaches to diagnosis and prevention of these disorders.
Materials and methods. The study involved reviewing and analyzing domestic and foreign literature sources using the PubMed and Scopus databases for the period 2019–2024. The literature was searched and selected using the keywords: newborns, preterm infants, neonatal osteopenia, metabolic bone disease, and ultrasound densitometry. Full-text articles from studies with evidence levels I–II were included to this review in order to systematize and summarize the findings.
Metabolic bone disease (neonatal osteopenia) presents a significant medical challenge in the care of preterm infants, especially those born with very low birth weight and sick neonates. The current requirements of the medical community are aimed to maximize bone density during growth periods, starting from the intrauterine and neonatal stages, to promote the formation and preservation of bone tissue in later life.
Conclusions. The safest and most universal screening method for assessing bone mineral density in preterm infants is quantitative ultrasound. It is expected that over the next decade, many fundamental studies will form the basis for the development of unified guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of metabolic bone disease to improve the quality of life of children with bone metabolism disorders.
The influence of occlusive-stenotic lesions of the arteries of the head and neck on the methods and results of surgical treatment of ruptured arterial aneurysms
Authors: Komarnytskyi V. P. , Orlov M. Yu. , Polkovnikov O. Yu. , Skobska O. Ye. , Yelieinyk M. V.
Published: October 2024

Aim: to analyze the results of surgical treatment of patients with ruptured arterial aneurysms in the presence of occlusive-stenotic lesions of cerebral arteries and to evaluate the impact of combined lesions on the choice of surgical treatment method.
Materials and methods. A retrospective study was conducted on the medical histories of patients with aneurysmal disease of cerebral arteries from 2006 to 2022. The main group consisted of 63 patients with occlusive-stenotic lesions of cerebral arteries who underwent surgery for ruptured arterial aneurysm. The comparison group included 63 patients without occlusive-stenotic lesions. The analysis included an assessment of neurological status, examination results, and statistical data processing.
Results. Occlusive-stenotic lesions of the head and neck arteries were more frequently observed in men, the maximum difference in age was found at a stenosis of 50–75 % (men – 48.30 ± 2.51 years; women – 62.00 ± 5.06 years, p < 0.01). Cerebral artery stenosis was more commonly observed in cases of ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms. The main group had more fatal cases (n = 5) compared to the comparison group (n = 2), p = 0.25.
Conclusions. Ruptured arterial aneurysms are more frequently diagnosed in the presence of middle cerebral artery stenosis (p < 0.05). Ruptured aneurysms in patients with occlusive-stenotic lesions of cerebral arteries are more often diagnosed in middle age (p = 0.0001). The combination of stenosis and aneurysm complicates the disease course and affects the choice of surgical method. Patients with combined lesions have a higher risk of ischemic complications (p = 0.03). The greatest life risks arise from ruptured arterial aneurysms in men with concomitant arterial stenosis. The main risk factors are occlusive-stenotic lesions of the arteries, recurrent hemorrhages, and large intracranial hemorrhages.
Electrical stimulation of biofidelic engineered muscle enhances myotube size, force, fatigue resistance, and induces a fast‐to‐slow‐phenotype shift
Authors: Pallotta Isabella , Stec Michael J. , Schriver Brian , Golann David R. , Considine Kevin , Su Qi , Barahona Victor , Napolitano Julia E. , Stanley Sarah , Garcia Meghan , Feric Nicole T. , Durney Krista M. , Aschar‐Sobbi Roozbeh , Bays Nathan , Shavlakadze Tea , Graziano Michael P.
Published: October 2024

Therapeutic development for skeletal muscle diseases is challenged by a lack of ex vivo models that recapitulate human muscle physiology. Here, we engineered 3D human skeletal muscle tissue in the Biowire II platform that could be maintained and electrically stimulated long‐term. Increasing differentiation time enhanced myotube formation, modulated myogenic gene expression, and increased twitch and tetanic forces. When we mimicked exercise training by applying chronic electrical stimulation, the “exercised” skeletal muscle tissues showed increased myotube size and a contractility profile, fatigue resistance, and gene expression changes comparable to in vivo models of exercise training. Additionally, tissues also responded with expected physiological changes to known pharmacological treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of a human engineered 3D skeletal muscle tissue that recapitulates in vivo models of exercise. By recapitulating key features of human skeletal muscle, we demonstrated that the Biowire II platform may be used by the pharmaceutical industry as a model for identifying and optimizing therapeutic drug candidates that modulate skeletal muscle function.
Initial boundary value problem and exponential stability for the planar magnetohydrodynamics equations with temperature-dependent viscosity
Authors: Shang Zhaoyang , Yang Erjia
Published: October 2024

In this study, we consider the initial boundary value problem of the planar magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system when the viscous coefficients and heat conductivity depend on the temperature, which are assumed to be proportional to

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. Moreover, the nonlinearly exponential stability of the solution is obtained. As a result, we extend the works given by Sun et al. for the full compressible Navier-Stokes equations and by Li and Shang for the full compressible MHD equations.
Behavior of trace metals in sedimentary cores from marine and lacustrine environments in Algeria
Authors: Athmani Houria
Published: October 2024

This study highlights the potential risks of pollution due to the presence of trace metals in sediment samples from six sediment cores from four wetlands (Chott Melghir, Fontaine des Gazelles dam, Lake Mellah, and Algiers Bay) in Algeria, assessing the level of contamination of these trace metals, and understanding the behavior of metals as a function of the depth of the sediment cores and the nature of the different sampling media. A total of 130 sediment samples were collected and subjected to chemical analysis (loss on ignition, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and atomic absorption spectroscopy to determine M.O. and trace metal contents) and physical analysis (X-ray fluorescence and DRX to identify the chemical composition and mineralogy of the sediments). Calculation of the enrichment factor enabled us to differentiate between anthropogenic and natural sources of trace metals such as Zn, Pb, Cr, Ag, and Cd, showing contamination at various sites due to urban or agricultural inputs. The dominant mineralogical composition of the sediments at the four sites was quartz, carbonate, and sandstone. Principal component analysis revealed strong positive correlations in the chemical composition of sediment samples between chlorine and Na2O, K2O, TiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O, the main components of clays. The presence of organic matter in the four study areas is directly linked to the introduction of organic matter from the wadis into the watershed. Sediments have a high redox activity, which facilitates the movement of trace metals.
Bimagrumab: an investigational human monoclonal antibody against activin type II receptors for treating obesity
Authors: Kaur Manmeet , Misra Saurav
Published: October 2024

Bimagrumab is a human monoclonal antibody that prevents activin type II receptors (ActRII) from functioning. This antibody has a higher affinity for muscle activin-2 receptors than natural ligands such as activin and myostatin, which act as negative muscle growth regulators. Blocking the activin receptor with bimagrumab could be a new pharmaceutical approach for managing patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Bimagrumab has anabolic effects on skeletal muscle mass by preventing myostatin binding and other negative muscle growth regulators. Preclinical animal models have also shown that ActRII blockade promotes actions beyond skeletal muscle, including effects on brown adipose tissue (BAT) differentiation and activity. In a phase 2 randomized clinical trial, ActRII blockade with bimagrumab led to significant loss of total body fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM) gain, and metabolic improvements over 48 weeks in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes. The trial involved [number of participants], and the results showed [specific findings]. Currently, Bimagrumab is being evaluated for its potential to treat muscle wasting, functional loss in hip fractures and sarcopenia, as well as obesity. However, it is essential to note that Bimagrumab also blocks the effects of other ActRII ligands, which play a role in the neurohormonal axes, pituitary, gonads, and adrenal glands. These observations suggest that bimagrumab might represent a new approach for treating patients with obesity and related metabolic disturbances.
Atmosphere turbulence effects on a multiple apertures free space optical communication systems
Authors: Shaker Farouk Kh. , Mohammed Firas S. , Khudhair Muntadher J.
Published: October 2024

Wireless communication signals experienced fluctuations in intensity due to atmospheric turbulence. The presented work uses a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) system to study the performance free-space optical (FSO) communication over a diverse atmospheric turbulence condition channel. The findings produced demonstrate how various channel models perform in FSO system at varying levels of channel turbulence. From 7.9 for the Weak turbulence to 45.3 for the strong turbulence, the turbulence attenuation rises linearly. The data could be transmitted via a link length of up to 1 km with strong turbulence. Strong turbulence could have higher Q-factor, yet is constrained by short distance (1 km) in comparison with weak turbulence, which has greater distance (3.8 km), therefore communication quality is lower. For moderate and weak turbulence, the maximum link is around 1.5 km and 3.8 km, respectively. This study is useful for designing a stable FSO system for regional environments suffer from frequent fluctuated weather turbulence such as the Middle East and South Asia.
‘Aquí toman mucho sopa’: Linguistic variables as predictors of non-standard gender agreement production in Basque Spanish
Authors: Basterretxea Santiso Gorka
Published: October 2024

The language contact between Basque and Spanish in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) gives rise to the production of specific linguistic features such as non-standard gender agreement (N-SGA). N-SGA in BAC Spanish has been traditionally attributed to elder Basque native speakers without much access to education, but this affirmation is not based on any empirical study. In addition, although several scholars have explored N-SGA in other language contact situations, there is no agreement on the linguistic factors that favor this production. Taking this knowledge gap as the point of departure, the present study explores 73 individual sociolinguistic interviews by a diverse population from the BAC in order to delimit (i) the community that produces N-SGA and (ii) the linguistic factors that condition it. Results follow Basterretxea Santiso’s (2022, “A triangulation study on gender agreement in Spanish by native Basque speakers.” Revista Española de Lingüística (RSEL) 52(1): 7–37) suggestion that N-SGA in BAC Spanish is present across generations: it is a well-established feature present in BAC Spanish as a result of language contact. Results also support the existence of a local gender agreement system that depends on the gender of the controller, inflectional form, number, distance, and whether the target is a clitic or adjective.
Zaniness, Idleness and the Fall of Late Neoliberalism’s Art
Authors: Ronel Yoav
Published: October 2024

The article conceptualizes Agamben’s inoperativity from a historicized perspective, discussing how inoperative or “falling” works of art can reveal the limits of neoliberal capitalism. It discusses contemporary works by Guy Ben-Ner and Ragnar Kjartansson as paradigmatic examples of the ways art reveals the limits and exhaustion or falling of late neoliberalism, particularly in relation to its fusion of work, affective labour, and performance. Relying on Sianne Ngai’s aesthetic categories of the zany and the interesting and Alenka Zupančič’s notions of the comic, the article examines how said categories, as they function in a comic manner in the artists’ works, suspend (rather than negate) the neoliberal order. The essay has two purposes: first, they illustrate the waning ideological influence of neoliberalism, signalling its “passing away,” and discuss how art can “tell time” and engage with historicity. Second, this essay demonstrates how art can encapsulate a frozen-dialectical process of “falling down” or Giorgio Agamben’s Inoperativity – representing its own arrival at its formal limit, its exhaustion albeit without its negation. However, unlike Agamben’s accepted use of the concept, here Inoperativity and the potential it opens is historicized – and appears as a response to late neoliberalism, suspending its forms without negating them.
New optical stochastic solutions for the Schrödinger equation with multiplicative Wiener process/random variable coefficients using two different methods
Authors: Mohammed Wael W. , Al-Askar Farah M.
Published: October 2024

In this article, we take into consideration the stochastic Schrödinger equation (SSE) perturbed in the Itô sense by the multiplicative Wiener process. We employ an appropriate transformation to turn the SSE into another Schrödinger equation with random variable coefficients (SE-RVCs). We used the generalizing Riccati equation mapping method and the Jacobi elliptic function method to find novel hyperbolic, trigonometric, rational, and elliptic functions solutions for SE-RVCs. After that, we can acquire the SSE solutions. For the first time, in this work, we assume that the solution to the wave equation for the Schrödinger equation is stochastic, whereas all earlier studies assumed it to be deterministic. Furthermore, we give various graphs to display the effect of multiplicative Wiener process on the exact solutions to the SSE. We deduce that the multiplicative Wiener process stabilizes the solutions of the SSE.
The Mechanical Loading Continuum and its Application in Strength and Conditioning and Rehabilitation
Authors: Ottinger Charlie R. , Hall Kevin M. , Shepherd Shelby A. , Campbell Anthony J. , Biscardi Lauren M.
Published: October 2024

Developing safe and effective exercise training programs requires the application of abundant training variables and the implementation of appropriate progression for each variable. Importantly, the outcomes of each training program are the product of these variables and their progression, so practitioners are keen to select methodologies and overload strategies that effectively support their target training outcomes. One such training variable is mechanical loading, which describes the forces of gravity, resistance, and muscle contraction and how these forces affect musculoskeletal adaptations. Numerous research articles and texts have been published regarding mechanical loading and its effects on exercise adaptations; however, these findings can be arduous to organize, which requires additional time investment by professionals. Developing a succinct system is critical because practitioners face clients and patients with a wide range of physical skills and challenges, and having an easily referenced loading guide may assist them in designing appropriate strength and conditioning or rehabilitation programs. Thus, the purpose of this review is to define and describe the mechanical loading continuum and its individual components to better assist the practitioner in identifying appropriate exercise modes and progression strategies.
Análogos da falácia do advogado e do promotor no teste de paternidade
Authors: Marcelino dos Santos Silva Abigail , De Queiroz Balbino Valdir , Cartaxo Muniz Maria Tereza , Soares de Moura Neto Rodrigo
Published: October 2024

A falácia é um assunto que qualquer geneticista forense deve estar a par, já que a sua ocorrência implica deturpação das evidências forenses apresentadas no tribunal. Ela geralmente é cometida pelos advogados, promotores, júri e juiz, e pode confundir o geneticista forense em seu testemunho no tribunal, caso não estejam atentos aos princípios de interpretação das evidências. As falácias mais comuns são a do advogado e a do promotor, as quais são bem abordadas na literatura em relação a um tribunal criminal de um caso forense de violências como assassinato, por exemplo. Porém, há uma deficiência de análogos destas falácias nos casos forenses de paternidade. Este trabalho é uma iniciativa de abordar este assunto nos casos envolvendo testes de paternidade, os quais estão no âmbito cível e em menor frequência, no criminal. Primeiro serão abordados aspectos gerais das estatísticas Bayesiana e frequencista na paternidade. E depois baseados nestes conceitos, as falácias mais comuns: promotor e do advogado em tribunais de casos de paternidade fazendo analogia com termos já comuns nas falácias de tribunais de casos de âmbito criminal. Deste modo, foi esclarecido que raciocínios errados na interpretação de evidências forenses na investigação de paternidade podem trazer consequências de favorecimentos de acusação ou defesa assim como no âmbito criminal forense. Também foi visto que há conceitos que facilitam a detecção das falácias, ao esclarecer aspectos estatísticos da técnica padrão ouro baseada em DNA autossômico. Concluiu-se que há a falácia do advogado e do promotor não somente no âmbito criminal, já bem explorado na literatura, mas também na investigação de paternidade.
Análise de características locais e globais de assinaturas dinâmicas
Authors: Okado Jessica Baleiro , Dias Sily Priscila , Simões da Câmara e Silva Erick
Published: October 2024

O presente estudo realizou uma análise exploratória de assinaturas dinâmicas e propôs uma abordagem em dois passos objetivando avaliar o potencial dos dados biométricos na classificação em simulações e disfarces, comparadas com padrões naturais. Inicialmente foram analisados os dados globais (dados médios) e em seguida foram avaliados os dados locais (dados ponto a ponto de posições x e y, velocidade, aceleração, jerk e gradiente de pressão). Trinta participantes contribuíram voluntariamente com um conjunto de 1800 amostras naturais de sua assinatura usual (incluindo assinaturas legíveis, mistas e estilizadas), 60 disfarces e 870 simulações. Foram utilizadas ferramentas de análise de dados, como Análise de Componentes Principais (PCA), boxplots, teste de distância e teste de hipótese Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) para analisar 62 características globais (dados médios). A análise da PCA foi capaz de agrupar corretamente 97,8% das assinaturas simuladas. O estudo das características locais utilizou análise visual, Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) e teste de hipótese KS. O desempenho na classificação utilizando características locais foi avaliado para determinar quais delas são mais relevantes para o exame. A abordagem proposta produziu resultados promissores na classificação de simulações. Os disfarces não puderam ser satisfatoriamente diferenciados das simulações utilizando o método proposto, conforme observa-se na grafoscopia tradicional. Os disfarces formais (auto simulação) apresentaram taxa de erro menor em comparação com os disfarces realizados de forma livre. As características locais que demonstraram maior robustez na classificação das amostras foram pressão e velocidade, justificando, futuramente, uma investigação mais aprofundada para possível correlação entre elas.
Diagnóstico post mortem de anafilaxia alimentar: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Neves Gleisse Licene , Neves Glenda Liege , Costa Ariadne de Andrade
Published: October 2024

A anafilaxia alimentar é um tipo de reação alérgica grave e potencialmente fatal. Seu mecanismo imunológico clássico é dependente de IgE, com participação de mastócitos e basófilos. A ocorrência da reação anafilática requer sensibilização prévia e contato subsequente com o alérgeno, ativando a desgranulação das células envolvidas. O conteúdo granular secretado é responsável pelas manifestações clínicas apresentadas pelas vítimas acometidas por esse evento patológico. As mortes causadas por anafilaxia alimentar são difíceis de serem diagnosticadas pelos patologistas forenses devido a muitos fatores, como a falta de manifestações patológicas específicas que permitam sua identificação. Nesta revisão sistemática, tem-se como objetivo destacar os principais métodos usados nas Ciências Forenses para o diagnóstico post mortem de anafilaxia alimentar. Para tanto, realizou-se buscas no Google Acadêmico entre novembro de 2023 e janeiro de 2024. Foram aplicados filtros de tempo, delimitando-se o período de publicação entre 2018 e 2023. Os critérios de inclusão usados foram: ser publicado em inglês e abordar o diagnóstico post mortem  de anafilaxia e/ou anafilaxia alimentar. Já os de exclusão foram: não mencionar o tipo de alérgeno causador da reação anafilática ou detalhar apenas um teste para diagnóstico. Todos os artigos foram lidos separadamente, analisando-se o risco de viés. Ao todo, foram selecionados 9 artigos para compor a revisão. As principais técnicas realizadas nos estudos compreendiam uma abordagem integrada de dados anamnésicos e circunstanciais associados à necropsia e a exames laboratoriais. Mais estudos são necessários acerca do fluxo de diagnóstico em casos de mortes anafiláticas provocadas pela ingestão de alimentos.
Análise palinológica de um filtro de ar-condicionado veicular
Authors: Milanello do Amaral Marina , Fernandes Rodrigues Raphaella , Eduardo de Oliveira Paulo
Published: October 2024

A Palinologia é uma área de grande potencial de aplicação forense, mas ainda pouco adotada. Através da interpretação ambiental de assembleias polínicas presentes nas peças examinadas, é possível orientar investigações sobre a procedência delas. Nesse escopo, o presente estudo teve por objetivo realizar a análise palinológica em um filtro de ar-condicionado de automóvel, com percurso conhecido na região metropolitana da cidade de São Paulo e imediações, para avaliar a metodologia e o potencial resolutivo no contexto forense brasileiro. Os grãos encontrados foram analisados morfologicamente e identificados nos níveis de família e gênero. A assembleia de grãos de pólen e esporos é compatível com os locais por onde o automóvel trafegou, principalmente áreas de florestais com perturbação urbana, cerrado e áreas de silvicultura.
Abordagens radiológicas na medicina legal: estratégias para identificação humana em casos forenses
Authors: Dornelas Silva Aline , Pereira Gonçalves Vitória , Pereira Gonçalves Vitória , Rosa Viana Letícia , De Paula Castro Silva Vinicius
Published: October 2024

A Medicina Legal aplica princípios médicos no campo jurídico e a Antropologia Forense é fundamental para a identificação de indivíduos desconhecidos. Nesse campo, técnicas de imagem têm ganhado destaque devido aos avanços tecnológicos, emergindo como ferramentas cruciais na identificação humana, especialmente em desastres em massa. O objetivo deste estudo foi revisar o uso de técnicas radiológicas na identificação forense de cadáveres. A metodologia incluiu a análise de 22 artigos completos, publicados entre 2007 e 2023, em português, inglês, alemão e espanhol, encontrados nas bases de dados PubMed e Google Scholar. Os resultados mostraram que as técnicas utilizadas incluem radiografias tradicionais e dentárias, tomografias computadorizadas (TC), angiotomografias e ressonâncias magnéticas (RM) post-mortem. Além de sua aplicabilidade na identificação humana, essas técnicas são úteis para realizar reconstruções craniofaciais em 2D e 3D e para a identificação de lesões. Em conclusão, as técnicas de imagem são promissoras na identificação forense por oferecerem um método minimamente invasivo e por complementar, mas não substituir, as autópsias convencionais. No entanto, enfrentam desafios como a falta de padronização e custos elevados.
Inteligencia Artificial en educación matemática: Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Panqueban Darlis , Huincahue Jaime
Published: October 2024

[Objective] This study aims to analyze the current state of research on artificial intelligence (AI) in mathematics education, its applications, and its role in teaching and learning processes. [Methodology] A systematic review of the literature was conducted in three stages: identification, selection, and inclusion of articles from three recognized databases, resulting in 29 articles. These articles were thoroughly analyzed to identify participants, instruments used, the country of the authors' affiliation, year of publication, type of research, methodological approach, and the role of AI in these studies. [Results] There is a noticeable increase in research related to AI in mathematics education, with most studies being empirical and quantitative. The most frequently used instruments are questionnaires and interviews, with half of the studies employing at least two data collection instruments. Additionally, most studies focused on intelligent learning systems to enhance learning and support teaching, particularly for online assessment. [Conclusions] The reviewed articles show no evidence of research at the early childhood education level and very little related to teacher training. Few studies demonstrate the use of theoretical frameworks or approaches from the Didactics of Mathematics.
Vínculos culturales entre España y Paraguay desde la historia y la literatura
Authors: Tamayo Belda Eduardo
Published: October 2024

La profunda vinculación cultural hispano-paraguaya no se interrumpió con la emancipación y constitución del Paraguay como estado independiente. Además de la lengua castellana, siguieron vigentes instituciones jurídicas, prácticas, saberes y valores transmitidos por los colonizadores españoles, que, naturalmente, se fusionaron o complementaron con influencias y aportes autóctonos. Y más, pues ya desde antes incluso del reconocimiento del Estado Paraguayo por España (en 1880), la llegada de inmigrantes y la actuación de españoles destacados en la prensa, en establecimientos educativos y en diversas manifestaciones culturales renovaron y actualizaron aquellos vínculos históricos; y después, una vez establecidas las relaciones diplomáticas regulares, las iniciativas de diplomacia cultural y el creciente interés registrado en España por las repúblicas hispanoamericanas les aportaron continuidad y volumen, hasta nuestros días. Esta obra recorre los dos siglos de relación hispanoparaguaya con enfoques, temas y cronologías diversas, principalmente en torno a los vínculos históricos culturales, literarios, migratorios, diplomáticos y políticos; un mosaico de lo que ha sido la relación entre España y Paraguay durante los últimos doscientos años, y un punto de apoyo para continuar el apasionante proyecto de reconstruir e historiar esa relación, en el que siempre hacen falta manos dispuestas a empeñar la pluma, investigar y escribir.
Insignia of the Lithuania's rulers depicted on majesty seals during the end of the 13th and the middle of the 15th centuries: iconographical aspect of political programme
Authors: Skurvydaitė Loreta
Published: October 2024

Development of the Lithuanian ruler's status and political context has a direct influence on the formation of seals' portrayal as well as on the seal, as insignia itself. Royal insignia expressed the ideology and symbolism of the ruler's power. They played a significant symbolic and sacral role during the coronation ceremony.  The oldest royal insignia are the crown, sword, and lance, while the latter lost its significance. Because of the lack of written sources on the coronation and enthronization of Lithuanian kings and grand dukes, seals have enormous advantages over other historical witnesses. The portrayal of figures enriched by additional symbolism gives us a clear impression of what insignia were used. The majesty seals of Mindaugas, Gediminas, Vytautas, Švitrigaila, and Žygimantas Kęstutaitis not only depicted the rulers' insignia but also help us to reconstruct the political conception of these rulers. Different insignia were attributed to different ranks of rulers. According to the sphragistics materials, Mindaugas, being a king, used insignia of royal rank (an orb surmounted by a cross and a flowered sceptre). Gediminas, being a grand duke, also used insignia of royal rank (an orb and a crown) but with a slight difference: the crown is in his hand but not on his head. The sword, together with the mitra (dukes' cap), is a very important insignia of grand dukes. The portrayal figures of Vytautas, Švitrigaila, and Žygimantas Kęstutaitis seals have these insignia. The sword, being one of the oldest insignia, was already depicted on the Lithuanian rulers' seals with mounted and unmounted warriors. The sphragistic data also shows that the sword was a prerogative of rulers and was not used by those who only belonged to the ruling dynasty.  Examining the Lithuanian seals' data, one could prove that the iconographical programme was influenced not only by the medieval sphragistic tradition but also by political aspirations. The seals were not only a sign of authority but also expressed the status of the Lithuanian ruler and political realities during the 13th and 15th centuries. The portrayal figure of the seal conveys, even if sometimes only symbolically, the ideal of the sovereignty of the person using it.
The issue of the future of the Lithuanian politics in the memorials of the Polish Committee in Vilnius during the period from 1916 to 1917
Authors: Gaidis Ryšard
Published: October 2024

Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die Bedeutung des Persönlichkeitsfaktors für die Tätigkeit einer politischen Organisation untersucht. Im Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit steht der Polnische Ausschuss in Vilnius, der Anfang des Jahres 1916 aus verschiedenen lokalen polnischen politischen Parteien und Organisationen gebildet wurde. Das Grundproblem sind die von dem berühmten polnischen Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Politiker Professor Władysław Zawadzki während des 1. Weltkrieges verfassten politischen Denkschriften, die die Position des Polnischen Ausschusses hinsichtlich der Frage der Zukunft Litauens widerspiegeln sowie der deutschen Besatzungsmacht das Potential der politischen und sozialen Schichten der litauischen Polen sowie deren Rolle bei der Lösung der die Zukunft dieses Landes betreffenden Probleme zeigen sollten.  Dieses Problem ist deshalb aktuell, weil bisher weder die polnische Historiographie noch die litauische die Persönlichkeit von Władysław Zawadzki im ausreichenden Maße beachtet hat. Seine politische Tätigkeit in Vilnius während des 1. Weltkrieges bleibt bisher in vielen Aspekten unbekannt. Einige Informationen dazu liefern in ihren Schriften die polnischen Historiker W. Sukiennicki, J. Jurkiewicz und P. Wandycz.  Als Hauptquelle dienten die in der Abteilung für Handschriften der Bibliothek der Litauischen Akademie der Wissenschaften aufbewahrten Archivalien. Einige von Władysław Zawadzki verfasste Denkschriften liegen in maschinenschriftlicher Form, redigiert und nicht völlig ausgearbeitet vor. Władysław Zawadzki verfasste sie im Auftrag des Polnischen Ausschusses. Obwohl sie die allgemeine Position aller Mitglieder des Ausschusses zum Ausdruck bringen, kann man voraussetzen, dass sich darin auch die Denkweise von Władysław Zawadzki widerspiegelt. Aus diesem Grunde ist es wichtig, die Forschungen in dieser Richtung und zwar unter Einbezug weiterer Materialien fortzusetzen. Dies würde bei der Klärung nicht nur der Ansichten von Władysław Zawadzki, sondern auch der Position und des Einflusses anderer polnischer Politiker aus Vilnius im Polnischen Ausschuss zu der Zeit, wo sich der Antagonismus zwischen den Litauern und den Polen verschärfte, von Hilfe sein.
St. Catherine Orthodox parish in Vilnius in 1925-1936: the opposition flashpoint to the orthodox authority of Warszaw
Authors: Marcinkevičius Andrius
Published: October 2024

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"Stalinism" as predestination in everyday life of soviet man
Authors: Kačiuška Žilvinas
Published: October 2024

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In Search of Lost Estate
Authors: Abromaitis Audrius
Published: October 2024

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Plan Maestro participativo para el mejoramiento barrial de La Peregrina y Las Magnolias
Authors: Morales Alpízar Manuel
Published: October 2024

En el 2020, se formuló un plan de regeneración urbana para el mejoramiento barrial de La Peregrina y Las Magnolias, en el cantón de San José, mediante un proceso de diagnóstico y planeamiento participativo. El trabajo contempló una aproximación sistémica en la que el sistema barrial local y su entorno fueron examinados a partir de componentes estructurados desde los subsistemas físico-espacial, físico-ambiental, sociocultural, económico-productivo y político-administrativo. Se involucró, a lo largo del proceso, a representaciones multisectoriales de una red estratégica de entidades, agentes y personas involucradas a nivel local, municipal e institucional, que se vincularon permanentemente desde un núcleo de coordinación conformado por cuatro partes (organismo internacional impulsor, municipalidades involucradas, comunidades y equipo técnico consultor). Las vicisitudes del contexto provocado por la emergencia sanitaria de la COVID-19 y las restricciones derivadas obligaron a incorporar estrategias y mecanismos innovadores de consulta y participación. Como resultado, se articuló una importante cantidad de proyectos con el fin de atender y cubrir en forma integral las necesidades y oportunidades del barrio y su entorno natural, social y urbano. Estos se vinculan a lineamientos estratégicos, que a su vez derivan de tres ejes conceptuales. Las intervenciones planteadas incorporan y priorizan soluciones basadas en la naturaleza (SbN), el aprovechamiento y refuerzo de las capacidades locales, y procesos de gestión desde el diálogo y la planificación interbarrial e intercantonal.
Construyendo nuevas miradas, buscando un cambio en nuestras ciudades. La experiencia de Río Urbano
Authors: Guevara Viquez Sofia , Briceño Rodriguez Alonso
Published: October 2024

Este ensayo busca compartir la experiencia de la organización Río Urbano en San José (Costa Rica), la cual empezó como iniciativa individual y hoy es una referencia en materia de gestión ambiental de los ríos del país. El objetivo de Río Urbano es transformar el relacionamiento de las personas que habitan las urbes con los ríos que las atraviesan. La presente reflexión propone una lectura transversal, a largo plazo, de las acciones realizadas en los inicios del colectivo, los postulados que las fundamentaron y las actividades efectuadas hoy. De esta manera se pretende compartir su extensa trayectoria y aportar a una reflexión más global sobre el alcance de este tipo de iniciativas para construir ciudades más sostenibles.
Tesis sobre la transformación territorial de San José en el neoliberalismo durante el siglo XXI: Orígenes, procesos y resultados
Authors: Jiménez Corrales Andrés
Published: October 2024

Las ciudades se encuentran en constante transformación territorial, lo cual está sustentado en proyectos políticos-territoriales que caracterizan su ejecución y sus resultados sociales. En este artículo se desarrolla un análisis del Programa de Regeneración y Repoblamiento de San José, como una herramienta política y territorial que, por medio de su creación, sus contenidos y su materialización, permitió crear las condiciones estructurales para impulsar un giro neoliberal en esta ciudad. Para esto se presentan siete tesis, las cuales constituyen un enunciado sintético que es seguido por una descripción analítica que explica su dimensionalidad. La investigación se sustenta en un análisis documental de expedientes administrativos, instrumentos de planificación urbana y estudios especializados sobre la urbanización de San José. Se concluye que la territorialización de este programa encierra un problema político que se constituye por la producción de una ciudad exclusiva y excluyente que tiende a una reproducción de la desigualdad y la exclusión social, por lo que discutir su territorialización es una tarea de interés colectivo.
Arquitectura, violencia y memoria: El caso del ataque paraestatal a la UNAN-Managua en Julio del 2018
Authors: Espinoza Federico
Published: October 2024

Durante el 2018, la sociedad nicaragüense vivió una de las convulsiones y crisis socio-políticas más severas de su historia. Estos acontecimientos se caracterizaron por la sistemática y generalizada represión estatal a distintas manifestaciones disidentes de la sociedad civil. El interés de este artículo es proponer la adopción de metodologías contra forenses para explorar intersecciones entre arquitectura, violencia y memoria utilizando como caso de estudio el ataque paraestatal ocurrido el 13 y 14 de julio del 2018 contra miembros de la comunidad universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua. Este escrito sugiere que el Estado, al planificar espacialmente sus acciones, también utiliza entidades no-humanas para infligir terror, según las narrativas de algunos sobrevivientes, el análisis espacial y archivos digitales. De este modo, se supera la relación lineal entre perpetrador y víctima.
'From Samarqand to Toledo: Greek, Sogdian and Arabic Documents and Manuscripts from the Islamicate World and Beyond', by Andreas Kaplony and Matt Malczycki
Authors: Ouellet Jonathan
Published: October 2024

From Samarqand to Toledo: Greek, Sogdian and Arabic Documents and Manuscripts from the Islamicate World and BeyondAndreas Kaplony and Matt MalczyckiBrill Islamic History and Civilization 201. 2023, 233pp. Hb. USD $126.00/€114.45. ISBN-13: 9789004527867.
The Reception and Performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Instrumental Music in “Ville Lumière” from the late 1820s through the mid–1840s
Authors: Cadi Sulumuna Temina
Published: October 2024

Ludwig van Beethoven emerged as a towering figure in the French press during the first half of the nineteenth century. His “bizarre” music served as an excellent tool for contemporary progressive critics, helping them to form an elite audience and elevate “the musical intelligence of the masses”, to show professional musicians the direction which “modern music” should take and to encourage skillful amateurs to dare to perform compositions that may not have been captivating upon first being heard. Readers of the time were thus gradually compelled to accept the “new German school of composition”. It was mainly in promoting Beethoven’s instrumental music in Ville Lumière that the French press saw a strong argument for portraying the city as the hub of the most sublime and finest European music. The purpose of the present article is to contribute towards musicological studies by depicting a complex picture of assimilating, interpreting, and evaluating Beethoven’s music as well as adapting it to French performance conventions. All these points are considered through the lens of the music and non-music press targeting a highly diverse readership during the first half of the nineteenth century. The article is divided into two sections. The first section focuses on the reception of Beethoven’s instrumental music by the elite Parisian audience, while the second one discusses the French peculiarities in the performance of Beethoven’s music from the late 1820s to the mid-1840s.
Przestrzenie sacrum i wartości w życiu oraz twórczości Witolda Cęckiewicza
Authors: Turbasa Jakub
Published: October 2024

Śp. profesor Witold Cęckiewicz (1924–2023) był jedną z czołowych postaci polskiej architektury i urbanistyki po II wojnie światowej. Jego zasługi w tych dziedzinach są nie do przecenienia. Szczególną rolę w jego twórczości odegrały obiekty o przeznaczeniu sakralnym. Na przestrzeni niemal 50 lat zrealizował kilkanaście kościołów, katedrę, kaplice, sanktuarium, rozbudowę cmentarza, a także odpowiadał za przebudowy istniejących świątyń. Artykuł porusza tematy dotyczące okoliczności ich powstawania, motywacje autora, wartości, przyświecające idee oraz istotne wydarzenia z życia. Stanowi także próbę analizy ewolucji tendencji projektowych na przykładach realizowanych obiektów o wspomnianym przeznaczeniu. Na tle innych budowli ukazują największe przeobrażenia alfabetu architektury, którym się posługiwał – od koncepcji w duchu międzywojennej klasycystycznej stylistyki i socrealizmu, poprzez tendencje modernistyczne, odwołania do cech regionu, a skończywszy na postmodernistycznych inklinacjach.
Nowo powstałe kościoły i kaplice w Republice Czeskiej w latach 1948–1989
Authors: Belšíková Šárka
Published: October 2024

Podczas reżimu komunistycznego, który był u władzy w byłej Czechosłowacji w latach 1948–1989, życie religijne było ograniczone. Funkcjonowanie kościołów było ściśle kontrolowane przez władze państwowe, a kościoły były generalnie tłumione i prześladowane. Wiązało się to z nacjonalizacją, zniszczeniem lub dewastacją budynków kościelnych. W tym wrogim kościołom środowisku społeczno-politycznym budowa nowych obiektów sakralnych stała się niemal niemożliwa. Jednak pomimo upływu czasu, kilka z nich zostało zrealizowanych, i to w postępowej formie architektonicznej i artystycznej. Tekst koncentruje się na opisie genezy i charakterystyce architektury kilku nowych obiektów sakralnych. Przedstawiono niezwykłą kaplicę Boskiego Serca Pana w Ołomuńcu z przełomu lat 40. i 50. XX wieku, zbudowaną dla Zgromadzenia Sióstr Miłosierdzia Trzeciego Zakonu św. Franciszka. Wyjątkowe i cenne pod względem architektonicznym są także budowle wzniesione na morawskiej wsi na przełomie lat 60. i 70. ubiegłego wieku - kościół św. Józefa w Senetářovie i kościół św. Mikołaja w Tichá. Czeskich Braci Ewangelików w Pradze-Kobylisach, który dziś nosi nazwę kościoła Drabiny Jakubowej i został dość rzadko projektowany przez szwajcarskiego architekta pod koniec lat 60. w ówczesnej Czechosłowacji. I wreszcie jedyny nowy budynek kościelny z lat 80. zrealizowany w duchu architektonicznego postmodernizmu - kościół św. Wacława w Moście.
Święty obraz w liturgii w ujęciu kardynała Josepha Ratzingera
Authors: Królikowski Janusz
Published: October 2024

Kardynał Joseph Ratzinger, głównie w ramach podjętej refleksji teologicznej nad zagadnieniem liturgii w Kościele, zajął się także problematyką sztuki i świętego obrazu. Nie wypracował on jakiejś własnej estetyki teologicznej, ale jego uwagi teologiczne na temat obrazu posiadają duże znaczenie. Ratzinger pokazał, że obraz stanowi integralną i integrującą część liturgii, a zatem domaga się odpowiedniego uwzględnienia w Kościele. Na uwagę zasługują w świetle aktualnych wyzwań, zwłaszcza tak zwanego nowego ikonoklazmu, dwie kwestie. Najpierw jest to sprawa spójnej obecności obrazu w dokonującym się rozwoju objawienia Bożego, które przechodzi od Starego do Nowego Testamentu, wyrażając jasno zapotrzebowanie na obraz. Następnie liturgia, zakorzeniona w dziejach objawienia i będąca jego przeżywaniem w Kościele, po prostu domaga się obrazu, aby mogła ukazać swój pełny sens zbawczy. Właściwym celem obrazu w liturgii, a w sensie szerszym – w Kościele, jest dążenie do obudzenia w człowieku spojrzenia zwróconego do kontemplacji i adoracji miłości Bożej objawionej w Jezusie Chrystusie.
Laska spacerowa zdobiona motywami biblijnymi w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie
Authors: Paś Monika
Published: October 2024

W Muzeum Narodowym w Krakowie przechowywana jest drewniana laska spacerowa, na całej swej powierzchni zdobiona płaskorzeźbionymi scenami ilustrującymi wydarzenia opisane w Starym Testamencie. Ten interesujący zabytek rzemiosła ofiarowany został do zbiorów w 1888 roku przez księdza Franciszka Szajnoka. Poza wystawą w 1894 roku w Lwowie nie był później eksponowany i jak dotąd nie doczekał się odrębnego opracowania, na które niewątpliwie zasługuje. Laskę w momencie przyjęcia do muzeum opisano jako „podróżną” i datowano na koniec XVI wieku, później zaś uznano za falsyfikat. Niniejsze opracowanie, poza weryfikacją zapisów inwentarzowych dotyczących czasu i miejsca powstania zabytku, przede wszystkim ma na celu wprowadzenie tego artefaktu do szerszego obiegu naukowego. Publikacja pozwoli być może w przyszłości ujawnić jego bliższe analogie i tym samym zweryfikować dotychczasowe hipotezy oraz ustalenia.
The role of mindsets in decision-making
Authors: Zsigri Ferenc
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this paper is to aid decision-makers’ work by highlighting the impacts of mindsets and their shifts across decision phases. This is achieved by a literature review and the integration of relevant scientific publications into the present article. Mindset theory of action phases (MAP) identifies four phases of decision-making: predecisional, pre-actional, actional and post-actional. Each phase targets efficient goal pursuit, therefore each has its dominant mindset that best fits the needs of the given phase. When in the pre-decisional phase, we are moved by our motivation to set a meaningful goal. Volition supersedes this motivation as we enter the action planning phase. The consequences are profound for decision-makers. Every phase must be implemented appropriately in the interest of optimal goal attainment. Likewise, misfits between mindsets and decision phases, too little or too much of any mindset may undermine decisions in distinct ways. Mindsets can be induced in order to temporarilyadjust personal dispositions. Training people on mindsets and decision phases canimprove organizational decision-making.
A lakosság védelmének időszerű kérdései, az önkéntesség jelentősége a katasztrófák elleni védekezésben
Authors: Teknős László
Published: October 2024

A katasztrófavédelem nemzeti ügy. Minden magyar állampolgárnak joga és kötelessége, hogy közreműködjön a katasztrófavédelemben, a katasztrófák elleni védekezés rendszerében. Ez a társadalmi szintű szerepvállalás történhet kötelezettség útján, illetve önkéntesség által. A tanulmány szerzője kísérletet tesz arra, hogy értékelje az önkéntesség jelentőségét elsősorban a mentőszervezeteken, mentőcsoportokon keresztül, elemezze azt, hogy azok hogyan tudják támogatni a hivatásos katasztrófavédelmi erőket, vizsgálja a lakosságvédelem aktuális tartalmait, összefüggéseit az önkéntességre vonatkoztatva.