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Immune-Related lncRNAs with WGCNA Identified the Function of SNHG10 in HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Hou Jie , Wang Zhan , Li Hong , Zhang Hongzhi , Luo Lan
Published: July 2022

Objective. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection led to hepatitis, which was one of common reasons for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The immune microenvironment alteration played a crucial role in this process. The study aimed to identify immune-related long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in HBV-related HCC and explore potential mechanisms. Methods. In total, 1,072 immune‐related genes (IRGs) were enriched in different co-expression modules with weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) combining the corresponding clinical features in HBV-related HCC. The immune-related lncRNAs were selected from the crucial co-expression model based on the correlation analysis with IRGs. The immune-related lncRNAs were furtherly used to construct prognostic signature by the Cox proportional hazards regression and Lasso regression. Furthermore, the proliferation and migration ability of lncRNA SNHG10 were verified in vitro. Results. A total of nine co-expression modules were identified by WGCNA of which the “red” co-expression module was most correlated with various clinical characteristics. Additionally, the IRGs in this module were significantly enriched in multiple immune-related pathways. The twelve immune-related lncRNAs prognostic signature (HAND2-AS1, LINC00844, SNHG10, MALAT1, LINC00460, LBX2-AS1, MIR31HG, SEMA6A-AS1, LINC1278, LINC00514, CTBP-AS2, and LINC00205) was constructed. The risk score was an independent risk factor in HBV-related HCC and verified by principal components analysis (PCA), nomogram, and PCR between different cell lines. Moreover, the proportion of immune cells were significantly different between high-risk score group and low-risk score group. The malignant behavior of Hep3B was significantly different between si-lncRNA SNHG10 and control group. Conclusions. The immune-related lncRNAs prognostic signature provided some potential biomarkers and molecular mechanisms in HBV-related HCC.
Research and Application of Deformation Prediction Model for Deep Foundation Pit Based on LSTM
Authors: Li Hailin , Zhao Zhizhou , Du Xue
Published: July 2022

Deep foundation pit is a door with a long history, but it has new disciplines; in this paper, firstly, the modeling method and process of LSTM (long short-term memory) network are discussed in detail, then the optimization algorithm used in the model is described in detail, and the parameter selection methods such as initial learning rate, activation function, and iteration number related to LSTM network training are introduced in detail. LSTM network is used to process the deformation data of deep foundation pit, and random gradient descent, momentum, Nesterov, RMSProp, AdaGmd, and Adam algorithms are selected in the same example for modeling prediction and comparison. Two examples of horizontal displacement prediction of pile and vertical displacement prediction of column in deep foundation pit show that the LSTM network model established by different optimization algorithms has different prediction accuracy, and the LSTM network model established by Adam optimization algorithm has the highest accuracy, which proves that the selection of optimization algorithm plays an important role in LSTM and also verifies the feasibility of LSTM network in the data processing and prediction of deep foundation pit deformation.
Effect of Meloxicam on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of the Raji Cell Line: an In Vitro Study
Authors: Asmarani Yolanda Kartika , Supriatno  , Haniastuti Tetiana
Published: July 2022

Meloxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, inhibits the production of PGE2 by blocking Cox-2 activity. Specific inhibition of Cox-2 can be useful in cancer therapy by apoptosis stimulation. The objective of the research was to study the effect of meloxicam on the proliferation and apoptosis of Raji cell lines. Burkitt lymphoma (BL) cells (Raji ATCC CCL-86) were treated with various concentrations of meloxicam for 24 hours. The proliferation of the cells was evaluated by using an MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was assessed using flow cytometry, and SEM was performed to observe the morphological changes of the cells. Results showed that meloxicam affected Raji cell proliferation as well as cell apoptosis. The percentage of viable cells was decreased significantly after being treated with meloxicam (

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Autocuidado en estudiantes de medicina: implementación y evaluación de un programa online
Authors: Nitsche Royo Pia , Echeverria Guadalupe , Pedrals Nuria , Zúñiga Denise , Rigotti Attilio , Cisternas Marcela , Grassi Bruno , Bitrán Marcela
Published: July 2022

Introducción: la pandemia de coronavirus que comenzó en 2019 puso de relieve la necesidad de enseñar habilidades de autocuidado a los médicos y profesionales de la salud. Objetivo: describir el diseño e implementación de un programa para potenciar el autocuidado de estudiantes de Medicina y reportar la evaluación de éste por parte de los estudiantes. Métodos: diseño de un programa de autocuidado según el modelo de Kern. Este programa se incluyó en el currículo obligatorio de 4º año de la Escuela de Medicina de la Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile y se dictó entre abril y mayo de 2020. Al final del programa, los estudiantes completaron la encuesta de evaluación de cursos. Resultados: el programa ‘Autocuidado, competencia esencial del médico actual’ constó de 8 módulos (5 online y 3 presenciales) orientados a promover el cultivo de la atención plena (mindfulness), la regulación emocional, las relaciones positivas y el sentido de vida. Debido al confinamiento, los talleres presenciales se convirtieron en sesiones sincrónicas a distancia y el programa se dictó íntegramente en modalidad online. Los estudiantes evaluaron favorablemente el programa, asignándole un puntaje global de 6,7 en una escala de 7 puntos. Conclusión: el programa “Autocuidado, competencia esencial del médico actual” es factible de impartir completamente online y fue bien valorado por los estudiantes de cuarto año de la carrera de Medicina, aunque queda por definir su impacto y efectividad sobre el bienestar estudiantil.
Implementation and evaluation of a B-Learning modality in an undergraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology course for medical students
Authors: Feuerhake Teo , Sirhan Marisol , Barriga María , Carvajal Cabrera Jorge Andrés
Published: July 2022

Introduction: The Medicine career at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has undergone subsequent adjustments in its study plan. In this context, the theoretical-practical course of Obstetrics and Gynecology changed according to current paradigms in Medical Education. This research aims to describe the implementation and evaluation (student satisfaction and learning) of a blended learning (B-Learning modality) course in Obstetrics and Gynecology for medical students. Methods: A retrospective and descriptive design was used. Student satisfaction and learning was analized comparing the B-Learning to the face-to-face teaching previously used. Results: Students with the B-Learning modality reported dedicating more time to the course, better achievement of learning outcomes, and better perception of assessment and feedback. The average achievement of students with the B-Learning modality was slightly lower than that of other students; however, they demonstrated better performance on more complex assessment questions. Student satisfaction with the learning process was higher for B-Learning than face-to-face classes. Conclusions: B-Learning students had a similar level of learning attainment compared with the face-to-face modality but showed better performance on assessment questions that required a higher level of integration. This information is vitally important in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, as much medical education has had to be carried out remotely during this time.
Social Economic Disadvantage and Untreated Dental Caries: Findings from a Cohort Study in Adolescents
Authors: Ortiz Fernanda Ruffo , Reyes Lilian Toledo , Ardenghi Thiago Machado
Published: July 2022

This study aimed to assess the impact of determinants of the individual and contextual level on the untreated dental caries during adolescence. A cohort study was started in 2012 with a random sample of 1,134 12-year-old adolescents in the city of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. The adolescents were clinically evaluated by calibrated dentists and investigated variables: contextual, demographic, socioeconomic factors, dental service use, toothache, and subjective variables. After 2 years (T2) and 6 years (T3), the same adolescents were reevaluated (retention rate of 67.9% and 67.8%, respectively). Untreated dental caries (component “D” of the DMFT index) was the outcome and was collected at all three times. Multilevel Poisson regression analyses considered repeated measures (level 1 – times), nested to adolescents (level 2), were used to assess the association between predictors (baseline) and untreated dental caries. High neighborhood’s mean income was associated with the lowest risk of dental caries. Low household income (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.57; confidence interval 95% [CI]: 1.35–1.82), low mother education (IRR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.03–1.38), toothache (IRR 1.73; 95% CI: 1.47–2.03), and poor self-perception of oral health (IRR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.07–1.32) were risk factors for untreated dental caries. In conclusion, our results showed that socioeconomic disadvantages and oral conditions in early adolescence are risk factors for untreated caries among adolescents.
Profil Klinikopatologi Pasien Osteosarcoma di Instalasi Patologi Anatomi RSUD Dr. Saiful Anwar Malang Periode 2018–2020
Authors: Prihantoro Teguh , Dewi Rose , Norahmawati Eviana
Published: July 2022

Pendahuluan: Osteosarcoma merupakan keganasan tulang primer tersering dan memiliki prognosis yang kurang baik. Meskipun tumor primer telah dilakukan pembedahan, pasien tetap berisiko tinggi mengalami metastasis. Sehingga angka kejadian dan karakteristik klinikopatologis osteosarcoma perlu diteliti.

Tujuan: Mendapatkan data epidemiologi untuk membantu manajemen diagnosis dan tatalaksana pasien osteosarcoma.

Metode: Penelitian ini dilakukan secara deskriptif retrospektif. Data didapat  dari  rekam  medik laboratorium patologi anatomi RSU Dr. Saiful Anwar Malang tahun 2018-2020 yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan kriteria eksklusi. Variabel yang diteliti meliputi jenis kelamin, usia, lokasi, subtipe, grade, penilaian Huvos grading.

Hasil: Didapatkan 68 kasus osteosarcoma yang memenuhi kriteria. Sebanyak 23 kasus di tahun 2018, 23 kasus di tahun 2019, dan 22 kasus di tahun 2020. Didapatkan dari pemeriksaan FNA sebanyak 43, HPA sebanyak 23, dan dari IHK 2 kasus. Penderita terbanyak laki-laki (52.94%). Usia penderita mulai 8 tahun hingga 79 tahun. Dengan rata-rata usia 24,56 tahun, median usia 16 tahun, dan terbanyak pada rentang usia 11-20 tahun. Lokasi tersering pada ekstremitas inferior (82.35%). Subtipe terbanyak adalah osteosarcoma NOS (94.12%). Grade terbanyak merupakan High grade (94.12%). Dari keseluruhan kasus osteosarcoma, didapatkan 3 kasus yang dilakukan huvos grading, didapatkan 1 kasus merupakan grade 1, dan sebanyak 2 kasus merupakan grade 2.

Kesimpulan: Penderita osteosarcoma terbanyak laki-laki, tersering pada rentang usia 11-20 tahun. Lokasi tersering pada ekstremitas inferior, subtipe terbanyak osteosarcoma NOS, grade terbanyak high grade. Sebagian besar kasus tidak dilakukan dilakukan huvos grading.
Sebuah Kasus Lucio Phenomenon yang Fatal pada Pasien Lucio’s Leprosy
Authors: Puspitasari Galuh , Yuniaswan Anggun , Ekasari Dhany
Published: July 2022

Penegakan diagnosis Lucio’s leprosy sulit karena manifestasi pada kulit yang tidak khas, sehingga pasien sering datang ketika kondisi sudah berat disertai Lucio phenomenon. Seorang laki-laki berusia 33 tahun, mengeluhkan bercak biru keunguan dan luka disertai lepuhan yang tersebar di seluruh tubuh sejak 4 hari terakhir. Terdapat kerontokan alis dan bulu mata sejak 1 tahun terakhir, namun tidak didapatkan riwayat keluh(1)(1)an bercak kulit mati rasa maupun gangguan saraf. Pemeriksaan dermatologis didapatkan patch plak purpura stelata, multipel, bentuk dan ukuran bervariasi, tersebar hampir di seluruh tubuh. Pada semua regio ekstremitas ditemukan bula disertai erosi, sebagian tertutup jaringan nekrotik berwarna kehitaman dengan BSA mencapai 40%. Pemeriksaan slit skin smear ditemukan bakteri tahan asam dengan index bakteri  +6 dan index morfologi 1 %. Pemeriksaan histopatologi menunjukkan reaksi radang granulomatosa terdiri dari sel epitheloid, histiosit, sel foam, disertai gambaran vaskulitis. Sedangkan pada pewarnaan Ziehl Neelsen ditemukan bakteri tahan asam dalam jumlah yang banyak, tersebar di area dermis, dan sebagian mencapai endotel pembuluh darah mendukung gambaran Lucio phenomenon. Pasien juga mengalami anemia berat, neutrofilia, hiperkalemia, hipoalbuminemia berat. Luasnya lesi serta kondisi sepsis mempersulit penatalaksanaan penyakit ini dan memperburuk kondisi pasien sehingga meningkatkan morbiditas dan mortalitas. Lucio phenomenon merupakan reaksi kusta berat yang sulit dikenali dengan manifestasi klinis berupa lesi kutaneus necrotizing erythema, terutama pada ekstremitas. Keterlibatan lesi yang luas serta sepsis merupakan kendala utama yang sering ditemui selama tatalaksana kasus, seperti juga pada kasus ini. Pemberian Multidrug therapy untuk kusta multibasiler (MDT-MB) sesuai regimen WHO merupakan terapi utama yang  dapat dikombinasikan dengan kortikostreoid sistemik.
As dinâmicas da inovação tecnológica no setor hoteleiro em tempos de pandemia da Covid-19 na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: López Mariana Pires Vidal , Silva Marina Hastenreiter , Silva Thamata Marini Grossi da
Published: July 2022

O turismo e a hotelaria têm enfrentado consequências adversas diante dos surtos de doenças infecciosas de grande escala. Embora parte do setor hoteleiro mundial já tenha se deparado com diversas crises, a Covid-19 acarretou a suspensão e falência de muitos desses empreendimentos. Contudo, também fomentou o surgimento de novos paradigmas na prestação de serviços na hotelaria. Nesse contexto, a inovação tecnológica ganha espaço, com o propósito de fornecer soluções à imposição do distanciamento físico, mantendo a segurança dos hóspedes. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo é identificar as inovações tecnológicas adotadas pelas redes hoteleiras nacionais e internacionais localizadas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro em razão da pandemia da Covid-19. Para tal, esta pesquisa de caráter exploratório-descritivo adotou a abordagem qualitativa, com a utilização de revisão bibliográfica e pesquisa documental realizada por meio da coleta de dados primários de fonte documental nos sites das redes hoteleiras. Como resultados, identificou-se que as implementações referentes à inovação tecnológica nas redes hoteleiras são recorrentes e se restringiram a: uso de sistemas de check-in móvel; máquinas de check-in e check-out sem contato físico; sistemas de robô de limpeza; utilização de aplicativos e de QR Code. Ademais, observou-se que ainda não há implementação de automação robótica ou Inteligência Artificial nas redes hoteleiras pesquisadas. Por fim, espera-se que este estudo contribua com discussões sobre o referido tema no contexto nacional, ponderando as vantagens e desvantagens do uso da tecnologia na hotelaria.
Characterization of the health-care-associated urinary tract infections at the Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Natel Mariana Sciannelli , Bollela Valdes Roberto , Gaspar Gilberto Gambero
Published: July 2022

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common health-care-associated infections (HCAIs) and one of the top-ranking microbial infections. In the community, about 80% of UTIs are caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), but there is a high variability of etiological agents involved in hospital-acquired UTIs. With this context in mind, the current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the main etiological agents responsible for UTIs and their susceptibility profile at the Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, a high complexity reference hospital in the Southeast region of Brazil. This retrospective and descriptive study analyzed all positive inpatient cultures [100,000 colony-forming unit (CFU)/mL] from November 2016 to April 2017. The most prevalent microorganism was Klebsiella pneumoniae (23 isolates), equivalent to 37.7% of positive urocultures. The second most prevalent agent was UPEC, with 19 isolates (31.1%). The risk factors evaluated in these inpatients showed that 17.5% underwent a urologicalprocedure on admission, 31.6% were using a urinary catheter; 26.2% were using immunosuppressive drugs during the period in which the clinical diagnosis was made. Our results demonstrate the prevalence of UTI causes in the hospital context and the main risk factors for them and will be pretty helpful in guiding empirical treatment in severe UTIs inside the hospital as well as reflect on the actual need and time duration of invasive procedures inthe hospital environment.
Anxiety and insecurity in medical interns: the impact of the pandemic COVID-19
Authors: Dziedzic Daphne Moreira , Dell’Agnelo Gabriela Silvestre , Schindler Junior Emerson , Lindstron Olavo Andreucci , Andrade Fabiana Antunes , Nisihara Renato
Published: July 2022

Purpose: We aimed to assess anxiety among medical interns and to identify changes regarding their perspective about the profession during the pandemic period in Brazil, between November 2020 and February 2021. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study which medical interns answered an online survey questionnaire. The assessment was performed using the validated questionnaire General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7).Results: 162 responses were collected, mean age of 24.9 years, majority female (66.7%); 83.3% had the option of returning to practical assistance. Among these, 35% claimed to have had contact with suspects COVID-19 patients and 13% had a positive test for COVID-19. GAD-7 scores showed that 33.4% were qualified as “Normal”, while mild (37%), moderate (22.8%) or severe symptoms of anxiety (6.8%). A GAD-7 score positive for TAG was found in 29.6% of them. Anxiety was significantly associated (p=0.013) with questioning the choice of Medicine as a profession. Conclusions: We found a high frequency of interns with symptoms of anxiety, higher compared to similar studies prior to the pandemic. In addition, medical interns with anxiety were the ones who most questioned the choice of profession.
Giant luteinized follicular cyst of pregnancy
Authors: Lemes Taíssa Fernandes , Adad Sheila Jorge , Murta Eddie Fernando Candido , Nomelini Rosekeila Simões
Published: July 2022

Functional cysts usually do not cause symptoms or require surgical intervention. We reported a 17-year-old primigravida, gestational age of 10 weeks and 2 days, and ultrasound showing anechoic cyst in the right parauterine region without septa, with a larger diameter of 13.5cm, 632ml, and Doppler color without peripheral vascularization. The patient was oligosymptomatic during gestation. At 37 weeks and 6 days, gestation was interrupted, when the cyst had 2600 ml by ultrasonography. Fetal extraction was performed by cesarean delivery, and a large adnexal cyst visualized on the right was removed. The histopathological analysis of the surgical specimen revealed a cystic lesion coated by luteinized cells with discrete hyperchromatic and slightly pleomorphic nuclei, with underlying fibrous stroma with sparse luteinized cells, characterizing a giant luteinized follicular cyst of pregnancy. The prevalence of ovarian masses in pregnancy is rare, usually not exceeding 5 cm in diameter, and disappearing spontaneously in the second trimester. The patient in the case report had a cyst of 632 ml, increasing in volume to 2600 ml at the time of delivery. Definitive preoperative diagnosis of ovarian masses is still difficult, and predictive criteria for malignancy include the use of tumor markers, ultrasound, and Doppler. The association of these tests should guide the clinician to define the best time for surgical intervention. The association of these tests should guide the clinician to define the best time for surgical intervention.
The importance of the Brazilian Society of Neurological Investigation (SBIN)
Authors: Camargo Carlos Henrique Ferreira , Bazan Rodrigo , Lange Marcos Christiano , Zétola Viviane Flumignan , Teive Hélio Afonso Ghizoni
Published: July 2022

The Brazilian Society of Neurological Research (SBIN) was founded on December 19, 2000, by a group of neurologists headed by Professor Lineu César Werneck, MD, Ph.D., to promote scientific development and cultural diversity in neurology and neurosciences. The criteria for members’ admission have always been strict, and the group reached 80% of physicians with a Ph.D. degree. However, the conditions to become a member were modified to attract more researchers, especially the younger ones, and neuroscientists from other areas of health and biology. The scientific events were the primary goal of SBIN. Eighteen editions were performed. The board and members of the SBIN recognized that the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, and the other societies that encouraged the neurosciences, were working to continue the exponential increase of scientific production in the neurosciences in Brazil,realizing that their purposes were fulfilled. The society was dissolved in December 2020.
Síndrome respiratória aguda grave por covid-19: perfil epidemiológico em gestantes e puérperas no Amazonas
Authors: Barbosa Filho Manasseh Castro , Lopes Fernanda Nogueira Barbosa , Viana José Fernandes de Souza , Ferreira Breno de Oliveira
Published: July 2022

Objetivos: descrever o perfil epidemiológico de gestantes e puérperas com Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave (SRAG) por COVID-19 no Amazonas. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, transversal que extraiu dados de gestantes e puérperas residentes no estado do Amazonas que foram notificadas no Sistema de Informação da Vigilância Epidemiológica da Gripe (SIVEP-Gripe) e tiveram diagnóstico confirmado de SRAG por COVID-19 de 16 de fevereiro de 2020 a 31 de dezembro de 2021. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos e características clínicas como internação em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, uso de suporte ventilatório, uso de terapia antiviral e desfechos. Os dados foram analisados e apresentados em frequências absolutas e relativas. Resultados e Discussão: durante o período pesquisado, o Amazonas registrou 828 casos de SRAG por COVID-19 em gestantes e puérperas. Destes, 58 casos permaneciam em andamento, sem desfecho. A maioria das mulheres tinha idade entre 20 e 34 anos, cor parda, ensino médio, residiam em zona urbana e estavam no terceiro trimestre da gestação no momento do diagnóstico. Em relação às manifestações clínicas, houve predominância de tosse, desconforto respiratório, febre e dispneia. As comorbidades mais frequentes foram asma, doença cardiovascular crônica, diabetes mellitus e obesidade. Em relação aos dados clínicos, 19,7% das gestantes e puérperas foram internadas em UTI. Destas, 70,6% utilizaram ventilação mecânica invasiva, 80,2% fizeram uso de terapia antiviral e 79 (10,3%) evoluíram para óbito. Conclusão: o estudo permitiu a caracterização do perfil epidemiológico de gestantes e puérperas com SRAG por COVID-19 no Amazonas e demonstrou taxa elevada de óbito no período estudado, sobretudo na capital. Esse perfil pode ter relação com os determinantes sociais da saúde e as dificuldades de acesso aos serviços de saúde podem ter papel fundamental na assistência. Com isso, o atendimento às gestantes e puérperas com SRAG por COVID-19 deve ser prioridade nos serviços de saúde, principalmente nos casos em que as pacientes possuem comorbidades.
Vida, obra e conjuntura: entrevista com a professora Maura Pardini Bicudo Véras
Authors: Silva Gustavo Ruiz da , Oliveira Matheus Lima Gonçalves de
Published: July 2022

Esta entrevista visa circundar a vida e obra da professora Maura Pardini Bicudo Veras, ex-reitora e chefe do Departamento de Sociologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo e atualmente coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais na mesma instituição. Passar-se-á, então, pela temática da América Latina, da Sociologia Urbana e conjunturas da situação político-social no Brasil contemporâneo.
identidade coletiva do slam poetry
Authors: Silva Caio Ruano da
Published: July 2022

Slam poetry é uma forma de poesia performática criada por Marc Kelly Smith em Chicago na década de 1980, que a partir de então ganhou adeptos em diversos locais do mundo. Essa modalidade se baseia em cinco pilares principais: poesia, performance, interatividade, competição e comunidade. Relatos desses eventos têm demonstrado a especial afeição dos poetas pela abordagem de temas sociais e políticos em seus discursos. Contudo, a literatura acadêmica produzida sobre o tema pouco tem se aprofundado na discussão do slam poetry como uma manifestação de cunho político. Desse modo, o presente trabalho posiciona o slam poetry enquanto objeto de análise da teoria política. Para isso foram visitados 14 eventos de slam, analisadas 40 poesias apresentadas em tais eventos e entrevistados 25 sujeitos diretamente ligados ao movimento. Como principal resultado, conclui-se que o slam poetry é capaz de formar comunidades emocionais nas quais seus membros lutam por uma democracia radical e plural.
As relações entre o público e o privado em instituições de ciência e tecnologia: uma análise do projeto IPT Open Experience
Authors: Gariani Lucas Pinheiro
Published: July 2022

O processo de expansão e diversificação das instituições dedicadas ao ensino e à produção científica e tecnológica tem sido caracterizado pela intensificação das disputas pelo sentido da formação superior e do conhecimento científico. Nesse contexto, o discurso da inovação e do desenvolvimento social e econômico acaba por assumir um papel importante na redefinição das relações entre o setor público e privado no ordenamento das políticas de ciência, tecnologia e inovação. Este artigo procura compreender o modo como as recentes transformações no regime jurídico institucional do sistema de ciência e tecnologia do país têm dado novos contornos a essas relações. A partir de pesquisa histórica sobre a trajetória de atuação do Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (IPT) e de pesquisa documental em relatórios e documentos, analisamos o processo de elaboração e implementação do projeto IPT Open Experience. Concluímos que as reformas jurídicas e a atuação de um novo grupo de agentes no âmbito do IPT contribuíram para o estabelecimento de um novo arranjo institucional direcionado ao arrendamento do Instituto para o setor privado.
Relações étnico-raciais no ensino superior em São Paulo: (anti) racismo em pauta
Authors: Silva Mariana Martha de Cerqueira
Published: July 2022

Este artigo é parte da tese de doutorado “Pedagogia a lápis cor de pele: educação das relações étnico-raciais em cursos de pedagogia de universidades públicas localizadas no estado de São Paulo” e recupera o histórico de inserção das políticas de ações afirmativas no ensino superior brasileiro, evidenciando alguns tensionamentos existentes entre demandas dos movimentos negros e resistências institucionais de universidades públicas localizadas em São Paulo. Metodologicamente, foram acessadas pesquisas científicas sobre educação das relações étnico-raciais e ensino superior e, por meio de análise documental, legislações sobre políticas de ações afirmativas e atas de reuniões institucionais. A análise revelou a presença de resistências institucionais para a consolidação do acesso ao ensino superior das populações negras e indígenas. As considerações finais apontam a produção de políticas de permanência para estudantes negros e indígenas como um dos grandes desafios para a democratização do ensino superior público.
The Philosophy of History and New Testament History: A Survey of the Former with Some Implications for the Latter
Authors: Nadeau Nathan J.
Published: July 2022

This article surveys a selection of figures in the recent history of historiography with particular focus on their discussion of the nature of historical epistemology (including facts, evidence, and knowledge) and concludes with implications for New Testament history. Figures and works are selected for their representativeness of new thinking in the field at their time, their critique of prior thinking, and in some cases their reception/critique by representatives of that prior thinking. Specifically, I consider in varying depth the historical epistemology of E. H. Carr, G. R. Elton, Hayden White, Richard Evans, Frank Ankersmit, John Zammito, and Aviezer Tucker. These exemplars are considered in order to construct a landscape of traditional, postmodern, and post-postmodern philosophy of historical epistemology. The survey is selective, but the effect is dialectic; ending with recent post-positivist historical epistemology, I raise a number of considerations for thinking about New Testament history.
Technology Transfer and Everyday Life among Smallholder Farmers: Notes on the Small Inconveniences that Slow the Transition to Industrial Agriculture in Ethiopia
Authors: Negatu Selam Esayas , Holzer Elizabeth , Atsbeha Ezana Amdework , Kirksey Kristen
Published: July 2022

Global technology transfers reshape agriculture with profound influences on everyday life. Substantial research has documented broader constraints that influence technology transfer among farmers, yet existing theories give us a narrow view into how wider dynamics manifest in everyday life. Using tractor farming in Ethiopia as a case study with ethnographic and historical data, we contribute an account of the everyday social and ecological interactions that shape agricultural technology transfer as well as the wider historical context in which these practices play out. Historically, we find an uneven transition that faltered repeatedly over 50 years. Ethnographically, we identify three types of interplays between actors and the local ecology that shaped the ways that faltering technology transfer actually plays out on the ground: (1) socio-ecological frictions; (2) communicative frictions; and (3) status-based frictions. This study contributes a humanistic account of how farmers and local technology providers experience technology transfers.
Legal Origins, Governance and Bank Lending
Authors: Gani Azmat , Al-Abri Almukhtar , Al Kharusi Sami Salim , Al Foori Alya
Published: July 2022

This article investigates if legal origins and governance impact lending by banks in a large sample of low- and middle-income countries for 2004 to 2017. The results revealed that countries with British legal origin, the strength of the legal systems, the rule of law, and regulatory quality are positively and statistically significantly correlated with the credit provided by the banks, among other factors. The estimations based on data for the post-global financial crisis revealed that in countries with British legal origin, the rule of law and regulatory quality mattered intensely in the banking sector’s credit. The results imply that the developing countries should continue to sustain and improve their good governance practices and improve on contract enforcements to allow maximum leverage practices of good governance that can positively influence credit diffusion by the banks.
Antoine Faivre (1934–2021)
Authors: Hanegraaff Wouter J. , Brach Jean-Pierre , Pasi Marco
Published: July 2022

This article provides a biographical overview and analysis of the life and career of Antoine Faivre (1934–2021), the French scholar who first conceptualized esotericism as an academic field of study and also stood at the cradle of the journal Aries. After his early years as a scholar of literature, Faivre’s mature career can be divided into four main periods: (1) from 1961 to 1969, he established his reputation as a leading historian of eighteenth-century Christian Theosophy and Illuminism; (2) then from 1969 to 1979, the year in which he was appointed to the first academic chair for ‘Western esotericism’ at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, he embarked on a parallel career of religionist activism marked by a strong Christian-spiritual engagement; (3) from 1979 to 1992, his experiences as a visiting professor at the University of Berkeley and in various other international contexts led to a broadening of his scholarly vision and a gradual retreat from religionism back to more standard historical perspectives; (4) from 1992 to his retirement in 2002, his prodigious scholarly output in several languages established his lasting international reputation as the foundational scholar of ‘Western esotericism’. Faivre remained active as a scholar until just a few years before his death. This article explores the complex interaction, in his personal development, between a strictly academic ‘outsider’ perspective and a simultaneous ‘insider’ involvement in several contemporary esoteric traditions, from Sophianic Theosophy and (neo)Martinism to the Christian-Masonic Rite Écossais Rectifié.
Comparative genetic research on Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865) distributed in Asia and Europe inferred from mitochondrial (CYTB and COXI) and nuclear (IRBP) gene regions
Authors: Çetintürk Derya , Yiğit Nuri , Castiglia Riccardo , Senczuk Gabriele , Çolak Ercüment
Published: July 2022

The East European vole Microtus mystacinus is the most widespread vole species in Anatolia. It is also frequently seen in watery habitats in a large area of Eurasia. In this paper, an attempt was made to ascertain the level of genetic differentiation between Anatolian (Asian part of Turkey) and Turkish Thracian (European part of Turkey) populations together with additional data from other parts of Asia and Europe by analysing two mitochondrial (cytochrome-b and cytochrome oxidase subunit I) and one nuclear (interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein) gene regions. Acquired Bayesian Inference trees mostly separated the Asian and European populations of M. mystacinus and the fixation index values implied a significant differentiation between these populations for mitochondrial DNA. On the other hand, the median-joining networks did not show diverging populations, significantly, and the mean genetic distance values among populations were found to be low for both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Evolutionary divergence times of Asian and European populations were also calculated and dated back to approximately 0.316–0.111 million years ago, coinciding with the ice ages of the Pleistocene epoch. According to the obtained results, M. mystacinus populations have not diverged enough to form different species; however, there is a separation between Asian and European populations which might result in speciation.
A Lawyer in Exile: Johannes M. de Moor and the Circulation of Legal Knowledge in Wartime London
Authors: Weydner Sara
Published: July 2022

De Moor’s biography illustrates how people and ideas travelled between and within national and transnational spaces. He played a role in the circulation of legal knowledge in the transnational epistemic community, more precisely between the Cambridge Commission and the London International Assembly. In thinking about the future of the international order and the place of nation states within it, De Moor came to embrace the idea that state sovereignty and the rule of law had to be recalibrated and that, as a logical conclusion, war crimes could be prosecuted internationally. In London, he became an advocate for a universal organization backed by an international court and an international armed force. He envisioned an international rule of law as the underlying system governing the international order.
Thickening Autocracy in a Non-Democratic State: Changing Demographics in Syria to Maintain Authority
Authors: Bdiwi Ghuna
Published: July 2022

This article analyses several authoritarian practices in Syria since 1971 and demonstrates that, since the 2011 uprising, its authoritarian regime has successfully remained resilient instead of collapsing. The post-2011 Syrian Government under Al-Assad is no longer the Ba`thist government of old, albeit still autocratic but adept at adapting to hostile changing political environments. Al-Assad’s regime no longer relies on Ba’ath Party loyalty and appearances of legitimacy but both during and post-war has depended more on social re-engineering to sustain its political, economic power. The Syria example demonstrates that, when threatened, authoritarian regimes may thicken the layers of their autocratic rule to sustain their grip on power, even changing the composition of its citizenry to create a new population to rule. We demonstrate how the Syrian Government has used urban planning, housing, and property laws to re-engineer its demographics so that friendly foreign nationals will receive permanent citizenship and displace indigenous citizens.
The Concept of Changing Laws of Nature in the Baconian Corpus from 1597 to 1623
Authors: Artis Aderemi
Published: July 2022

In his Confession of Faith, Francis Bacon makes the striking claim that the laws of nature have changed over time. While the connections between this claim and theology are outlined in the Confession itself, it is not clear what role the proposal of mutable laws of nature might play in Bacon’s program of reform for natural philosophy. I argue that the notion that the laws of nature have changed over time plays a significant role in shaping the character and content of much of Baconian natural philosophy. I explore this role as it evolves in published works from the 1597 Meditationes Sacrae to the 1623 Historia Vitae et Mortis, while also showing how unpublished material can provide important clarification and illumination of the published works.
Sacrifice, Violence, and Eucharistic Theology
Authors: Meyer John R.
Published: July 2022

This article examines the moral implications of the Eucharist and its relationship to the love of God and one’s neighbour in the context of the violent treatment of suspected malefactors. It defends the sacrificial character of the Mass by arguing that the death of Jesus ushered in a new notion of participation in the love of God. It asserts that attempts to expunge the idea of sacrifice from the eucharistic rite overlook the vital link that joins Christians to Christ and unites them to each other. In imitation of Christ’s self-abnegation, the Christian must lay down her life for the other, never giving in to violent reprisals or hasty judgments about their motives. This benevolent attitude toward the other requires showing respect to the dignity and needs of each person. The principal purpose of eucharistic communion is to be reconciled with one’s neighbour and to become one body in Christ.
Between the Universal Church and the Local Church
Authors: Okpaleke Ikenna Paschal
Published: July 2022

This article examines the ecclesiological tension caused by the nature of the Church as a singular and plural entity. As a singular entity, the Church is universal or catholic; in a plural designation, we speak of local or particular churches. The relationship between the universal and the local has generated many debates that have caused paradigm shifts within ecclesiology, from the hierarchical to the communio frameworks, and even synodality. In exploring these debates and their implications for some aspects of the legislative norms, as well as in the light of the contemporary conversations on synodality, the article address the theological question of the representative function of bishops. The evolution of the Synod of Bishops suggests that this long-running debate may be entering a new phase with the synodal processes that Pope Francis is promoting in the Church today.
International Law-making on the Prevention and Control of Epidemics
Authors: Murase Shinya
Published: July 2022

International law-making takes various forms. The UN General Assembly has a general mandate for new law-making, but it has not engaged in major treaty making for some time. The International Law Commission (ILC), charged with codification and progressive development of international law, has not in recent years dealt with topics that are relevant to the pressing need of the international community as a whole. In such an environment, it is remarkable that the Institut de Droit International (IDI), the 19th century type of an old institute, has embarked on the law-making activity on the critical issue of prevention and control of epidemics with the unusual sense of urgency, adopting in August 2021 a Resolution composed of 17 Draft Articles and Preamble. It is hoped that a comprehensive framework convention on epidemics will be elaborated on the basis of this Resolution in the near future.
Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Response and Intellectual Property Rights
Authors: Villarreal Pedro A. , Renne Giorgia
Published: July 2022

The current article addresses the question of whether and under which circumstances access to medical countermeasures against pandemics, such as COVID-19, may constitute a community interest under international law. First, the intertwined concepts of global public goods and community interests are fleshed out. Second, the analysis expounds whether the protection against pandemics, including immunization, can be framed as a community interest, and which obligations would result. Third, the relationship between community interests and intellectual property rights as enshrined in international law is explored. Fourth, the conclusions try to reconcile the goals of international intellectual property rights and the protection against pandemics. Positive obligations to furnish medical countermeasures may not attain the consent of a sufficiently large number of states. Nevertheless, articulating the protection against pandemics as a community interest should entail obligations to refrain from resorting to international intellectual property law to impede developing patent-protected medical countermeasures in other countries.
Epidemics and the Future of International Disaster Law
Authors: Bartolini Giulio
Published: July 2022

This paper explores the relationship between epidemics and International Disaster Law. In particular the paper addresses some selective examples of legal and operational issues pertaining to International Disaster Law where the increasing concern on health emergencies, dated back to the Ebola crisis, have progressively facilitated the management of tailored initiatives. In particular, in relation to prevention and preparedness, challenges experienced to include biological hazards in universal disaster risk reduction frameworks will be introduced, as well as the dedicated attention to preparedness for epidemics progressively experienced in international coordination disaster management systems. In relation to post-hazard phases, some initiatives aimed at facilitating international relief operations in front of epidemics will be explored, as complemented by international financial instruments factoring epidemics in assistance programs. This overview might thus permit to assess some trends in this area, paving the way for potential further reforms eventually based on developments already introduced in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduction: Exploring Architecture and Emotions through Space and Place
Authors: Honarmand Ebrahimi Sara
Published: July 2022

This special forum section of Emotions: History, Culture, Society moves forward scholarship on the history of the relationship between architecture and emotions. It specifically shows that while, on the face of it, talking about architecture and emotions appears anything but new, we still have a long way to go. In this introduction, I shall first provide a brief overview and critique of works such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception, Juhani Pallasmaa’s Eyes of the Skin, and Henri Lefebvre’s Production of Space, as well as literature on sites of massacres and commemoration, architecture and fear, and women and the city, to argue for an adequate and systematic engagement with the history of emotions and thus orient the reader and set the scene for what follows. I shall then outline this special forum’s contribution.
Sight Unseen: Mediating Vision and Emotion in Gothic Revival Churches c.1830–50
Authors: Hammond Erin A.
Published: July 2022

With the revival of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture in nineteenth-century Britain, a cultural interest in church furnishings reignited alongside intellectual attention to their symbolic and emotive power. Rood screens, in particular, became both a symbolic and literal locus for the production of awe, mystery and revelation. The primitive interpretation of rood screens both exalted the object symbolically and allowed it to activate the spiritual senses by limiting physical sight to the altar, thus preserving the mysteries of the Eucharist. This essay considers how rood screen controversies during the mid-Victorian period unveil complex relationships between emotion, revelation and sight within Gothic Revival church interiors.
How Is Technology Useful in the Study of Ancient Music?
Authors: Hagel Stefan
Published: July 2022

A variety of possible applications of modern technology for music-archaeological purposes are discussed: from studying and evaluating musical finds and acoustical environments through the presentation of pitch structures down to databases, their statistical evaluation and the necessity and promises of dedicated coding.
The Kalaṅkyaṅ in Old Javanese Literature
Authors: Jákl Jiří
Published: July 2022

The article discusses an enigmatic Old Javanese bird named kalaṅkyaṅ. The avian species known by this name is identified as the white-bellied sea eagle, a bird common in the past in the coastal parts of Java. In the second section it is argued that the kalaṅkyaṅ bird is represented in Old Javanese poetry as the mirror image of the Javanese kawi (poet).
Event Time Perspective in Adaptation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Insights from Two Chinese Samples
Authors: Nourkova Veronika V. , Gofman Alena A.
Published: July 2022

Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the way people construct their time perspective (TP). This study investigated past and future TP in Hubei, China, comparing a ‘pre-pandemic’ sample collected before the pandemic (late 2019, n = 138) to a ‘habitual-pandemic’ sample collected when the pandemic was largely under control (beginning 2021, n = 109). Using the time line paradigm, participants generated significant past and future personal events indicating dates, emotional valence, and intensity for each. We used these data to test the predictions that the COVID-19 pandemic would shorten TP and evoke pessimism for the future and disappointment for the past. Counter to these predictions, we found: (a) typical levels of positivity in both samples for both past and future events; (b) a higher proportion of positive memories in the habitual-pandemic sample than pre-pandemic one; (c) past and future time extension in the habitual-pandemic sample; and (d) the future was more often completed with one’s own ‘peaceful death’ in the habitual-pandemic sample. To determine whether the ‘peaceful death’ phenomenon is adaptive or maladaptive we examined its coincidence with other timeline characteristics. The analyses indicated that the ‘peaceful death’ phenomenon in both samples was associated with a moderately positive TP and a plurality of prospects with frequent references to travel. These results allow to propose that an elongated TP and a distant ‘peaceful death’ may buffer pandemic-related uncertainty and that an accelerated TP functions in the service of self-continuity and well-being.