bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The legacy of Southern American extinct megafauna on plants and biomes biomes
Authors: Dantas Vinícius , Pausas Juli
Published: December 2020

Large mammal herbivores are important drivers of plant evolution and
vegetation patterns, but whether current plant traits and ecosystem
geography reflect the historical distribution of extinct megafauna is
unknown. We address this question for Southern America (Neotropical
biogeographic realm) by relating plant defense trait information at the
ecoregion scale to climate, soil, fire, and the historical distribution
of megafauna. Here we show that megafauna history explains substantial
trait variability and detected three distinct regions (called
“Antiherbiomes”) characterized by convergent plant defense strategies,
environmental and megafauna patterns. We also identified ecoregions that
experienced biome shift, from grassy- to forest- dominated, following
the Pleistocene megafauna extinction. These results suggest that extinct
megafauna left a significant imprint in the current plant trait and
ecosystems biogeography of Southern America.
NGSpeciesID: DNA barcode and amplicon consensus generation from long-read sequencing data
Authors: Sahlin Kristoffer , Lim Marisa , Prost Stefan
Published: December 2020

Third generation sequencing technologies, such as Oxford Nanopore
Technologies (ONT) and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio), have gained
popularity over the last years. These platforms can generate millions of
long read sequences. This is not only advantageous for genome sequencing
projects, but also for amplicon-based high-throughput sequencing
experiments, such as DNA barcoding. However, the relatively high error
rates associated with these technologies still pose challenges for
generating high quality consensus sequences. Here we present
NGSpeciesID, a program which can generate highly accurate consensus
sequences from long-read amplicon sequencing technologies, including ONT
and PacBio. The tool includes clustering of the reads to help filter out
contaminants or reads with high error rates and employs polishing
strategies specific to the appropriate sequencing platform. We show that
NGSpeciesID produces consensus sequences with improved usability by
minimizing preprocessing and software installation and scalability by
enabling rapid processing of hundreds to thousands of samples, while
maintaining similar consensus accuracy as current pipelines
Vemurafenib provides a rapid and robust clinical response in paediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis with the BRAF V600E mutation but does not eliminate low-level minimal residual disease based on ddPCR using cell-free circulating DNA
Authors: Evseev Dmitry , Kalinina Irina , Raykina Elena , Osipova Daria , Abashidze Zalina , Ignatova Anna , Mitrofanova Anna , Maschan Alexei , Novichkova Galina , Maschan Michael
Published: December 2020

Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) involves abnormal
proliferation of Langerhans cells (LC), which is typically driven by the
BRAF V600E mutation. High-risk LCH has a poor prognosis. Procedure
Fifteen children (5 girls, 10 boys) with BRAF V600E+ LCH received
vemurafenib (initial dose median 40 mg/kg/day, range: 11–51.6
mg/kg/day) between March 2016 and February 2020. All patients had
previous received LCH-directed chemotherapy. The median age at LCH onset
was 2 months (range: 1–28 months) and the median age at the start of
vemurafenib treatment was 22 months (range: 13–62 months). The median
disease activity score (DAS) at the start of vemurafenib treatment was
12 points (range: 2–22 points). Results The median duration of
vemurafenib therapy was 29 months (range: 2.4–45 months). All patients
responded to treatment, with median DAS values of 4 points (range: 0–14
points) at week 4 and 1 point (range: 0–3 points) at week 26.
Toxicities included skin/hair changes (93%) and non-significant QT
prolongation (73%). Two patients died, including 1 patient who
experienced hepatic failure after NSAID overdose and 1 patient who
developed neutropenic sepsis. Electively stopping vemurafenib treatment
resulted in relapse in 5 patients, and complete cessation was only
possible for 1 patient. Digital droplet PCR for BRAF V600E using
cell-free circulating DNA revealed that 7 patients had mutation statuses
that fluctuated over time. Conclusion Our study confirms that
vemurafenib treatment is safe and effective for young children with BRAF
V600E+ multisystem LCH. However, treatment using vemurafenib does not
completely eliminate the disease.
Saberes trans* em universidades nordestinas
Authors: Cardoso Helma de Melo , Dias Alfrancio Ferreira
Published: December 2020

O objetivo desse artigo é analisar como a presença de professoras trans* nas universidades gera questionamentos e desestabilizações às normas de gênero, desencadeando negociações no que se refere às discussões e vivências de gênero e sexualidades no currículo do ensino superior. Nesse texto, foram produzidas análises iniciais a partir das entrevistas realizadas com duas professoras trans* em 2018. Essas professoras enfrentam diariamente questões sobre a abjeção de seus corpos e a produção dos discursos de anormalidade por serem pessoas que historicamente ocuparam as margens da sociedade e suas presenças enquanto professoras no Ensino Superior são causadoras de questionamentos, estranhamentos, com potencial para mudanças. Mesmo com todos os obstáculos, essas professoras desencadeiam novos padrões de aprendizagem, valorizam a afetividade e celebram a diferença, trabalhando num currículo produzido nas resistências diárias, na micropolítica, se desviando das diretrizes da macropolítica da educação que busca produzir subjetividades controladas.
Assédio moral e gênero na universidade pública: ressonâncias do produtivismo no trabalho docente
Authors: Figueiredo Vanessa Catherina Neumann , Silva Quezia Eloise França da , Santana Franciele Ariene Lopes
Published: December 2020

Este estudo rastreou indícios de assédio moral em uma universidade federal brasileira, buscando identificar situações ofensivas sofridas por homens e mulheres. Foi aplicado o Questionário de Atos Negativos-Revisado e um formulário sociodemográfico e ocupacional em 35 professoras e 41 professores. A análise dos eventos e frequências assinaladas permitiu verificar que entre os 76 participantes 38,2% sofreram assédio moral (15,7% mulheres e 22,5% homens) e 15,8% foram alvo de agressões pontuais/violência psicológica (11,9% mulheres e 3,9% homens). Não foi encontrada preponderância de gênero entre os agressores, indicando uma cultura organizacional marcada pela ideologia da virilidade. Colegas na mesma condição hierárquica foram os principais perpetradores. A discrepância entre a percepção subjetiva de ter sido alvo de assédio (60% mulheres e 47,8% homens) e a análise dos atos negativos demonstra a necessidade de acolhimento e de políticas organizacionais de enfrentamento da violência no trabalho.
Influence of calcined snail shell particulates on mechanical properties of recycled aluminium alloy for automotive application
Authors: Kolawole M.Y. , Aweda J.O. , Abdulkareem S. , Bello S.A. , Ali A. , Iqbal F.
Published: December 2020

Nowadays, low-cost particulate reinforced metal matrix composites with
improve mechanical properties are highly sought in various industrial and
critical engineering applications including automotive and aerospace
sectors. Meanwhile, increasing consumption rate of African giant land snail
(Archachatina marginata) had been posing disposal challenges of its shells.
Therefore, this paper tends to investigates the influence of waste snail
shells particulates on the physical and mechanical properties of recycled
aluminum- silicon alloy matrix. Different weight proportions i.e. (0 - 7.5)
wt% of calcined snail shell particles at an interval of 1.5 wt% were
successfully incorporated into Al-Si alloy matrix melted at 750 ?C using
stir-casting route. The microstructure, physical and mechanical properties
of the resulting composites were examined and presented. Microstructural
examination shows fairly uniform dispersion of snail shell particles in the
aluminium alloy matrix intermingled with aluminium-silicon dendrites.
Mechanical properties such as hardness, impact, compressive and tensile
strengths increased with increasing addition of calcined snail shell
particulate up to 6 wt% while density and elongation decreases. The total
equivalent density reduction of 5.4% in composites compared to unreinforced
alloy was obtained at 7.5 wt% snail shell addition. The maximum hardness,
impact, compressive and tensile strengths obtained are 118?4 HV, 88 J,
552?20 MPa and 211 ? 4.8 MPa equivalent to 21, 25, 19 and 36 percent
increase respectively relative to un-reinforced aluminium-silicon alloy.
Hence, mechanical and physical properties of Al-Si alloy can be enhanced
using calcined snail shell particulates which can widen its application in
automotive industries.
“Infant” economies in South-Eastern Europe
Authors: Zarotiadis Grigoris
Published: December 2020

Transition economies have responded quite differently to similar procedures
and foreign economic and sociopolitical interventions. This is partly
because of the exogenous (from the economic perspective) features of each
country. In the present paper we focus on the economic explanation.
Following an introductory discussion of the stylized facts of the deepening
segregation within the Central and Eastern European transition economies, we
proceed with a general equilibrium model of imperfect competition (a la
Dixit-Stiglitz). We introduce (1) more than one imperfectly competitive
manufacturing sectors and (2) capital as the ?pseudo? production factor that
provokes economies of scale. Based on the abstract theoretical model, we
argue that the supposed automatic, selfbalancing process for closing
cross-country disparities may not appear, even if the noneconomic factors
are neutralized. This is because there is a possibility of experiencing a
virtuous cycle of endogenously reinforced attraction of foreign accumulated
capital. Economies that do not have the necessary features for this to
happen because they start from a comparatively inferior level of development
and/or due to a lack of preexisting strong manufacturing - ?infant
economies? according to our proposed terminology - will experience an
endogenously justified, flatter path of development and may not find it easy
to catch up with others.
Attitudes of professionals in Serbia on gender equality and gender-based violence: The research results
Authors: Copic Sanja , Saciri Bejan
Published: December 2020

In 2019 the Victimology Society of Serbia conducted the survey aimed at
assessing the attitudes of professionals who work in state institutions,
independent state agencies and civil society organizations in Serbia about
gender equality and genderbased violence, and collecting data on their
experiences and challenges in dealing with gender-based violence victims,
especially Roma women and women in rural areas. The survey was a part of the
broader project aimed to contribute to policy and practice changes to ensure
the recognition of harmful gender stereotypes and gender discrimination and
to ensure suppression and timely response in cases of gender- based
violence. It was a part of the program ?Ending Violence against Women in the
Western Balkan countries and Turkey: Implementing Norms, Changing Minds?,
implemented by the UN Women and funded by the European Commission. The
survey was conducted on a sample of 199 respondents from the police, courts,
prosecutors? offices, social welfare centres, independent institutions and
civil society organizations, in 21 local communities in Serbia. The survey
findings suggested that in general practitioners involved in the survey do
not have negative attitudes towards gender equality and gender-based
violence. However, when looking at some individual statements on the scales
of attitudes on gender equality and gender-based violence, as well as
answers to additional questions regarding the role of women and men at home,
one can still conclude that traditional (gender) stereotypes are present in
respondents of both sexes. The survey results also revealed a lack of
knowledge about gender-based violence, which can result in the victim not
being recognized, blaming the victim, failing to provide necessary
assistance, support and protection, leading to re-victimization and
secondary victimization. On average, male respondents have more conservative
attitudes towards gender equality and gender-based violence than women.
Older respondents, and consequently respondents with longer working
experience, have more negative attitudes towards gender equality and
gender-based violence than younger respondents. Respondents working in the
judiciary, police and prosecution have more negative attitudes towards
gender equality and gender-based violence than respondents from independent
state bodies, centres for social work and civil society organizations.
Attitudes on gender equality proved to be a strong predictor of attitudes
about different forms of gender-based violence. Therefore, it is necessary
to work further on raising awareness and strengthening capacities of
practitioners in state institutions and civil society organizations on
issues related to gender equality and gender-based violence, as well as on
raising public awareness, including (potential) victims of gender inequality
and gender-based violence, so that citizens can recognize their own or
victimization of others and seek help and protect their rights.
Media reporting on violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Bokan Jovana
Published: December 2020

This paper aims to present research findings on the reporting of two print
media in Bosnia and Herzegovina on violence against women.
Qualitative-quantitative analysis of the content of the two daily papers
Nezavisne novine and Dnevni avaz during February 2019 was used to analyze
the responsibility of the media in reporting on violence against women. The
aim of the research was twofold: to examine the compliance of journalistic
practice with the codes and laws of ethical conduct of media professionals
and to examine whether the media emphasize violence against women in the
family and community as a personal or as a social problem. The results of
the quantitative analysis show a larger number of articles on violence
against women in the community, while family violence against women remains
in the personal domain, although it is most prevalent in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The results of the qualitative analysis indicate that the media
do not deal with violence from an analytical point of view. Instead, the
media deal with the reckless and unethical stereotyping of the female
victim, as well as the situational portrayal of violence against women, i.e.
only after the violent act. The research findings confirm the findings of
much more extensive and comprehensive studies conducted so far in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, which indicate that the expansion of sensationalist reporting
on violence against women is becoming a skillfully used tool to justify male
aggression, filling the black chronicle and attracting attention, which
produces a kind of effect of audience resilience on violence.
The media victimisation of the defendant through the violation of the presumption of innocence
Authors: Djokovic Lazar
Published: December 2020

The paper analyses the theoretical concept and legal framework of the
presumption of innocence and the significance of the consequences of its
violation by the media in Serbia, which leads to the victimization of the
accused. An analysis of examples of reporting of selected electronic media
is presented, in which the way the media violates the presumption of
innocence is indicated. In order to draw the attention of the professional
and general public to the consequences of unethical media reporting on
crime, it is pointed out that they are reflected in the impossibility of
proper development of the defendant?s personality, stigmatization as a
direct consequence of media treatment to which he was exposed, and
degradation of the right to privacy. The author concludes that it is
necessary to work on raising public awareness of the unforeseeable harmful
consequences for the personality of all those who are associated with a
criminal event in the media and to more legally regulate the ban on
violating the presumption of innocence by the media, and achieve a balance
between the presumption of innocence, as a part of the corpus of the
defendant?s rights, and the right of the public to be informed on time of
the state of crime.
Patient Health Utility Equations for a Type 2 Diabetes Model
Authors: Neuwahl Simon J. , Zhang Ping , Chen Haiying , Shao Hui , Laxy Michael , Anderson Andrea M. , Craven Timothy E. , Hoerger Thomas J. , Group the Look AHEAD Research
Published: December 2020

Objective: To estimate the
health utility impact of diabetes-related complications in a large,
longitudinal U.S. sample of people with type 2 diabetes.

Research Design and Methods: We
combined Health Utility Index-3 data on patients with type 2 diabetes from the
Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) and Action for
Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) trials and their follow-on studies.
Complications were classified as events if they occurred in the year preceding
the utility measurement; otherwise, they were classified as a history of the complication. We estimated utility decrements
associated with complications using a fixed-effects regression model.

Results: Our sample included
15,252 persons with an average follow-up of 8.2 years and a total of 128,873
person-visit observations. The largest, statistically significant (p < 0.05)
health utility decrements were for stroke (event: −0.109; history: −0.051),
amputation (event: −0.092; history: −0.150), congestive heart failure (CHF;
event: −0.051; history: −0.041), dialysis (event: −0.039), estimated glomerular
filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (event: −0.043;
history: −0.025), angina (history: −0.028), and myocardial infarction (MI)
(event: −0.028). There were smaller effects for laser photocoagulation, and
eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Decrements for dialysis history,
angina event, MI history, revascularization event, revascularization history,
laser photocoagulation event, and hypoglycemia were not significant (p >=
0.05)

Conclusions: Using a large study sample and a longitudinal design, our estimated health
utility scores are expected to be largely unbiased. Estimates can be used to
describe the health utility impact of diabetes complications, improve cost-effectiveness
models, and inform diabetes policies.
The Role of Digital Economy to Enhancing Sustainable Economic Development
Authors: Aniqoh Nur Aini Fitriya Ardiani
Published: December 2020

This study analyzes The Role of Digital Economy  to Enhancing Sustainable  Economic Development. The general objective of this research is to assist the government in determining the right policy on the implement of digital economy and its impact on the the sustainable economic development, especially in Indonesia. In Indonesia the digital economy has increasingly developed in the field of ecommerce. The ecommerce industry is not merely talking about buying and selling goods and services via the internet. But there are also other things in it such as inter-service providers, telecommunications providers and others. This is the reason why the ecommerce industry must be adapted to be able to push the economic pace forward. The government is currently declaring Indonesia as the largest digital economy in 2020 and is targeted to be the largest in Southeast Asia. One of the foundations of national development in this declaration is the digital sector. The government targets ecommerce transactions to reach US $ 130 billion and creates 1,000 technopreneur with a business value of US $ 10 billion in 2020.  Therefore this research will provide policy benefits in strengthening government institutions in order to control the implementation of digital economy in Indonesia so that it give the positive impact on the sustainable economic development to be able to prosper the community and have a positive impact on the environment and increasing the economic value.
RAID Level 6 and Level 6+ Reliability
Authors:   Marquette University, Schwarz Thomas
Published: December 2020

Storage systems are built of fallible components but have to provide high degrees of reliability. Besides mirroring and triplicating data, redundant storage of information using erasure-correcting codes is the only possibility to have data survive device failure. We provide here exact formula for the data-loss probability of a disk array composed of several RAID Level 6 stripes. This two-failure tolerant is not only used in practice but can also provide a reference point for the assessment of other data organizations
Solution of the Interference Models Identification Problem
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Skribitsky Nikita V.
Published: December 2020

An approach to constructing the static characteristics of a system from experimental data is considered. It is noted that in many cases the problem is solved by applying the "black box" concept, according to which the data of an experiment containing the values of the measured input and output quantities are used. In practice, the input and output variables in the experiment are determined with certain errors. It is shown that in solving the problem within the framework of the conventional approach, the availability of various sources and generating factors of interference models is often ignored, which leads to a significant distortion of error estimates and to formation of an inadequate conversion characteristic. In view of this circumstance, the types and sources of errors appearing in constructing the static characteristic are determined, and the models of noises emerging during measurements under real field conditions and during a calibration experiment are studied, and it is shown that they have fundamentally different effects on the measurement result.
Crosstalk in Electrical Wire Bundles with Shield Heterogeneities Nguyen Van Tai, V.Yu. Kirillov
Authors:   Moscow Аviation Institute, Nguyen Van Tai , Kirillov Vladimir Yu. ,   Moscow Аviation Institute
Published: December 2020

The results from an experimental study of crosstalk interference between twisted pairs of conductors of an electrical wire bundle model are presented. The aim of the study is to determine the crosstalk interference levels in a shielded twisted pair of conductors when there is heterogeneity in the form of a gap between the shield of bundle conductors and the electrical connector body. The studies were carried out on the electrical wire bundle mockup consisting of shielded and unshielded twisted pairs of conductors. The unshielded twisted pair of conductors was used as a source of crosstalk interference. The shielded twisted pair of conductors had a gap between the shield of conductors and the electrical connector body and was a receptor for the crosstalk interference. To study the crosstalk interference levels, the gap length of the shielded twisted pair of conductors was varied. As a result of the study, the crosstalk interference levels for gaps of different lengths were determined. The effect of an electrically conducting connection made using a jumper in the gap between the shield of a twisted pair of conductors and the electrical connector body of the electrical wire bundle mockup on the crosstalk interference levels was studied. A comparative analysis of the results obtained from measurements of the crosstalk interference levels in a shielded twisted pair of conductors with heterogeneities in the form of gaps of different lengths with the crosstalk interference levels in a shielded twisted pair of conductors with a homogeneous shield is carried out. A conclusion about the need to ensure connection of the shields of electrical bundle conductors with the bodies od electrical connectors without gaps has been formulated.
L’empreinte du Rhinocéros
Authors: Rotiroti Giovanni
Published: December 2020

"This article is based on a Ionesco’s
testimony during a conference he delivered
near Florence in 1986. Rhinocéros is a fable,
an allegory which historically refers to the
subversive power of the Iron Guard, whose
ultranationalist and xenophobic language
converted most of Eugen Ionescu’s friends to
Nazism, gradually turning them into rhinos. The
rhinos speak a foreign and incomprehensible
language, full of violent slogans where human
values are completely degraded. Everything
becomes threatening. Totalitarian ideology and
collectivism propagate barbarism. The risk is the
definitive destruction of thought."
Methods of forming vocal and performing skills of the students majoring in art specialties by means of pop songs
Authors: Bondarchuk Alla
Published: December 2020

The article provides a theoretical analysis of scientific sources to highlight the essence and content of the formation of vocal and performing skills of the students majoring in art specialties; the existing scientific definitions of the concept "vocal-performing skills" have been investigated; the influence of pop songs on the formation of vocal and performing skills of the student has been determined; the efficiency of the offered techniques has been developed and experimentally checked. The purpose of the article is to determine the dynamics of growth of vocal and performing skills of the students majoring in art specialties under conditions of using pop songs at the lessons of voice training. General scientific methods of theoretical and empirical levels are applied: the analysis and generalisation of the theory and practice of pop singing; the study of advanced vocal and pedagogical experience in the field of vocal music education; the analysis of the author’s pedagogical activity and its results; pedagogical observations; the survey of vocal teachers; the conversations with students and teachers; questionnaires; testing; interviews, etc. The basis of this technique is the pedagogical principles as follows: the principle of activating the interest and positive attitude of students to vocal lessons; the principle of protection and care for the singing voice; the principle of gradualness and consistency; the principle of availability and efficiency of the vocal repertoire; the principle of creativity; the principle of introducing elements of theatrical arts into the process of vocal education of students – future vocalists. The designated method involved the use of certain forms of learning (individual lessons, independent work, verbal form of learning, work on stage) and methods (methods of direct influence on muscular settings (vocal exercises, vocalisations, practice of technical elements of vocal work, explanatory-illustrative, reproductive, method of free associations, method of empathy, video method, method of master classes). The results of the formative experiment and comparative analysis of the obtained data have proved the effectiveness and efficiency of our proposed method aimed at forming vocal and performing skills of the students majoring in art specialties by means of pop songs.
La ciudad simbólica (fiesta efímera y literatura)
Authors: Mallorquí Ruscalleda Enric
Published: December 2020

En este artículo se presenta un esbozo de un trabajo en curso con el que se pretende trazar las líneas maestras para redactar una historia cultural de la ciudad de Toledo durante el Siglo de Oro, algo absolutamente necesario, a partir de las representaciones simbólicas que se llevaban a cabo durante las fiestas efímeras celebradas en esa época tan importante en la ciudad castellana.
Introducción a Nikos Kazantzakis: trasvases del papel a la gran pantalla
Authors: Dávila Vargas-Machuca Miguel
Published: December 2020

Introducción al monográfico "Nikos Kazantzakis: trasvases del papel a la gran pantalla" (coord. por M. Dávila Vargas-Machuca).
Philip K. Dick bajo la mirada de Spielberg: Minority Report, una idea, dos narraciones
Authors: Padilla Aguilera Tania
Published: December 2020

Minority Report (Philip K. Dick, 1956/ Steven Spielberg, 2002) es un trasvase filmoliterario con algunas particularidades. Las divergencias entre el relato y su adaptación dan lugar a dos obras contrapuestas: mientras que P. K. Dick enfrenta el individuo al sistema, Spielberg sitúa al individuo frente al individuo con el clásico esquema héroe vs. villano. Las causas de las diferencias deben buscarse en los propios textos literario y fílmico, pero no podemos perder de vista otros factores extratextuales como el contexto, el perfil autorial de ambos creadores y algunas nociones vinculadas tanto al propio género de la ciencia ficción como a cada uno de los subgéneros cultivados: la novela corta y la superproducción cinematográfica.
Una macabra fábula fantástica. Macario (Roberto Gavaldón, 1960) a partir de “El tercer invitado” (1950) de Bruno Traven
Authors: Mancebo Roca Juan Agustín
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo hace un análisis comparativo entre el cuento “El tercer invitado” (1950) de B. Traven y su adaptación cinematográfica Macario (1959) dirigida por Roberto Gavaldón. El artículo contextualiza la novela corta del autor alemán respecto al relato de los Grimm, la enigmática figura del escritor, su particular relación con el mundo del cine y las diferentes adaptaciones cinematográficas de su obra literaria. Se hace un estudio de la producción de la película y el trasvase del relato a la pantalla en el que se analiza la adaptación del texto a partir de los planteamientos coincidentes y divergentes. Finalmente, se relaciona la adaptación con los referentes temáticos e iconográficos y los nexos e influencias sobre los que se elabora la película.
Kazantzakis y Scorsese, dos autores frente a la controversia: La última tentación (de Cristo)
Authors: Dávila Vargas-Machuca Miguel
Published: December 2020

El escritor cretense Nikos Kazantzakis mantuvo a lo largo de su vida un continuo interés en la figura de Cristo, lo que también tuvo su plasmación en su carrera literaria. Una de sus obras principales, la novela La última tentación, abordaba de una manera moderna y heterodoxa los hechos de la vida de Jesús de Nazaret, generando gran polémica en múltiples sectores de diversas religiones. Tiempo después el director de cine estadounidense Martin Scorsese debió afrontar numerosos problemas y retrasos para adaptar la novela a la gran pantalla. Y, cuando finalmente consiguió estrenar La última tentación de Cristo, la polémica también lo alcanzó a él y a su película, aunque el paso del tiempo ha ido relajando unas reacciones más fanáticas que reflexionadas.
De la Pasión a la revolución. Kazantzakis reinterpretado por Dassin
Authors: López Jimeno Amor
Published: December 2020

Jules Dassin fue el primero en llevar al cine una novela de Kazantzakis, Cristo de nuevo crucificado. La autora realiza un análisis contrastivo de ambas obras y la trayectoria artística de sus respectivos creadores.
El Mito de Frankenstein en el cine: transmediación y ciencia ficción (Blade Runner y 2049)
Authors: Pardo García Pedro Javier
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo explora la presencia de Frankenstein en el cine a partir de un marco teórico basado en los conceptos de transtextualidad y transescritura. En su primera parte hace un recorrido por las transmediaciones que han convertido la novela en un mito, con un doble objetivo: en primer lugar, ilustrar el rendimiento del marco teórico y, en segundo lugar, alcanzar una definición del mito frankensteiniano, que se cifra en la dialéctica creador-criatura articulada en tres motivos narrativos y desarrollada en tres mitemas. En la segunda parte el artículo se interroga sobre la presencia de este paradigma en el cine de ciencia ficción y, primero, separa género de mito (lo que permite establecer grados de presencialidad), para luego ocuparse del grado máximo (donde el mito se hace sentir con su dialéctica característica), que se ilustra con el análisis detallado de Blade Runner y 2049.
Partial urethral duplication in a cat
Authors: Power Ashley M. , Frem Daniel L. , Thomas Danielle
Published: December 2020

CASE DESCRIPTION

A 3-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat with a history of urethral obstruction was evaluated at a veterinary referral center for acute onset of hunched posture and signs of discomfort on being handled. No evidence of urethral obstruction was found; signs initially responded to medical management, but the cat was presented to the primary care veterinarian < 48 hours after the initial examination with signs suggesting urethral obstruction.

CLINICAL FINDINGS

No urinary calculi were detected radiographically. Attempted urinary catheter placement was unsuccessful, and the cat was returned to the referral center for evaluation and treatment of suspected urethral obstruction. Hematologic evaluation revealed hyperglobulinemia and leukocytosis; the cat was febrile, its prepuce was swollen, and its urinary bladder was soft but could not be manually expressed.

TREATMENT AND OUTCOME

A urinary catheter was placed; urinalysis revealed hematuria, leukocyturia, and bacteriuria. Medical management included analgesic, antimicrobial, urethral antispasmodic, and IV fluid treatment. Positive-contrast cystourethrography results were equivocal for a congenital anomaly versus urethral rupture. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a sinus communicating with the dorsal aspect of the urethra, and urethral rupture was ruled out. Partial urethral duplication was confirmed surgically; perineal urethrostomy was performed, creating an opening to the accessory urethra, and the strictured orthotopic urethra was ligated. Four weeks after surgery, the cat was doing well.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

This case highlighted the importance of advanced imaging to distinguish between urethral rupture and a congenital malformation in a cat with signs of lower urinary tract disease. This approach was pivotal to appropriate diagnosis and management and a favorable outcome for the patient.
What is the efficacy of herbal medicine in the treatment of COVID-19 infection?
Authors: Cetinkaya Erdem Atalay
Published: December 2020

Currently, the cases continue to develop due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 via human-to-human transmission. Because there are no definitive anti COVID-19 drugs or vaccines available to treat this fatal infection, supporting medication to relieve the patient’s manifestations is generally the only choice. Because of the homology of COVID-19 pandemic and the previous SARS coronavirus outbreak in epidemiology, genomics, pathogenesis, and the widespread use of herbal medicine for the previous SARS outbreak, clinical data suggesting the beneficial impact of herbal medicine in the treatment of COVID-19 infections is discussed. 3-Chymotrypsin-protease inhibition, blocking RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity, inhibition of helicase protein, inhibition of replication, inhibition of viral cell entry and immunomodulatory effect are the scientific reported anti-coronavirus effects of herb-derived compounds. The findings of a number of clinical experiences have shown that herbal medicine plays an important role in the treatment of COVID-19, giving new hope for COVID-19 prevention and control.
The Dark Side of Humor in the Workplace: Aggressive Humor, Exhaustion and Intention to Leave the Organization
Authors: Trif Sabina , Fodor Oana C
Published: December 2020

Humor is inherent to social interaction and research has mainly focused on the potential benefits of using humor at work. However, different types of humor exist and this study builds on the Job Demands-Resources Model (JD-R) to argue that aggressive humor in the workplace is a demand rather than a resource. Specifically, the study explores the association of aggressive humor and the intention to leave the organization manifested by the employees and the role of exhaustion as a potential explanatory mechanism. Moreover, the study explored the potential buffering role of the quality of leader-employee exchange (LMX) for the negative effects of aggressive humor. The study employed a cross-sectional design in order to test a moderated mediation model. Data were collected from 101 call-center operators and team leaders working in a multinational company. Our findings show indeed that aggressive humor in the workplace is predictive for exhaustion, which, in turn, predicts the employees’ intentions to leave the organization. Contrary to our expectation, the moderating role of LMX did not receive empirical support. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
STANDARDE GENERALE DE CALITATE PRIVIND ACTIVITATEA PSIHOLOGILOR CARE ACTIVEAZĂ ÎN DOMENIUL PSIHOLOGIEI MUNCII, SERVICIILOR SI TRANSPORTURILOR
Authors: Redacția
Published: December 2020

Standardele de calitate de față prezintă metodologia pe care Comisia de Muncă, Servicii si Transporturi (CMST) le-a formulat în vederea optimizării activității psihologilor practicieni din domeniul psihologiei muncii, industriale si organizaționale. Ele desemnează nivelul la care trebuie să se ridice orice prestație cu caracter psihologic pentru a putea fi considerată stiințifică. Comisia este constientă de faptul că aceste standarde se vor atinge în timp. Din acest motiv ele vizează, într-o primă fază, achiziționarea unor cunostințe adecvate, prin studiu individual si cursuri de formare profesională, urmând ca orice avansare a unui psiholog de la un stadiu de competență la altul să se facă prin demonstrarea capacității acestuia de a-și construi propria metodologie de lucru. Totodată, verificările pe care CMST le face cabinetelor de psihologie vor avea în vedere respectarea de către acestea a standardelor de calitate aflate în vigoare. Aceste standarde au ca obiective principale cresterea nivelului de competență a psihologilor practicieni din domeniul amintit, a responsabilizării acțiunilor pe care acestia le întreprind si înlăturarea practicilor diletante, nestiințifice, din conținutul activității lor.
Comparative Optimism, Perceived Control, Knowledge of Security Devices and the Behavior in Case of Road Tunnel Fire
Authors: Gandit Marc , Kouabenan Dungo Rémi , Caroly Sandrine
Published: December 2020

This article presents a study aiming at investigating the effect of comparative optimism, anxiety, safety devices awareness on behavioural intention in case of a fire in a road tunnel. One hundred and fifty-one road users (firemen, truck drivers, regular drivers, and driving-school students) filled out a questionnaire measuring their perceptions of risks, their awareness of safety devices, and their behavioural intentions in case of a fire. Results show differences in perceptions between each category of participants and an interaction between anxiety and perceived control on comparative optimism. High professional practice with risk management lead to a better perception. For people with a low level of anxiety, comparative optimism is as high as perceived control is high. While for people with high level of anxiety, no variation was observed in comparative optimism according to the perceived control. We also found an effect of safety devices awareness on behavioural intentions. People with more rescue devices awareness tended to take less risk. Bearing on such results, suggestions are made for the improvement of communication in case of a fire and to develop users training in accordance with tunnel security specificities.
Assessment of heavy metals in Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces and Moringa oleifera leaves collected from different areas in Tanzania
Authors: Clovis Michael , Machumi Francis , Innocent Ester
Published: December 2020

Medicinal plants are known in prevention and curing of diseases. Contamination of medicinal plants by heavy metals is one of the factors affecting quality of medicinal products from medicinal plants. Heavy metals may enter the edible and medicinal plants through contaminated environment such as water bodies, air or soil.  Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces and Moringa oleifera leaves are used in Tanzania as nutritional and disease-remedial herbal drinks. This study assessed heavy metal contamination of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces and Moringa oleifera leaves collected from Dodoma region (Vikonje, Msanga, Nzuguni A and Nzuguni B village), Pwani region (Kongowe and Chalinze village) and Shinyanga region (Mwime village). Lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium and mercury were analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Microsoft excel 2010 software were used to analyze the means of heavy metal concentrations. Levels of chromium in the calyces and leaves of H. sabdariffa and M. oleifera ranged between 0.029-0.221 ppm and 0.019-0.088 ppm respectively while Arsenic was 0.096-0.204 ppm and 0.096-0.219 ppm, respectively. Mercury and Lead were found only in leaves of M. oleifera, mercury was between 0.017 ppm and 0.042 ppm and lead was 0.056 ppm. Cadmium was not detected in all plant materials. The concentrations of heavy metals in the selected samples were statistically significant at (P˂0.05). M. oleifera leaves and H. sabdariffa calyces, collected from different regions, had the low levels of heavy metals than recommended limits provided by the Tanzania Medicine and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) and WHO.
Larvicidal activity of some selected medicinal plant extracts against the vector of filariasis
Authors: Umar A. B. , Dankaka A. H. , Shah M. Manjur
Published: December 2020

The present study assessed the role of larvicidal activities of hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol dried leaf and bark extracts of Ocimum gratissimum, Gleditsia triacanthos, Eucalyptus sglobulus and Azadirachta aindica against the fourth instar larvae of filariasis vector, Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae). Larvicidal activities of four medicinal plant extracts were studied in the range of 4.69 to 1000 mg/l in the laboratory bioassays against early 4th instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. The mortality data were subjected to probit analysis to determine the lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC90) to kill 50 and 90 per cent of the treated larvae of the respective species. All plant extracts showed moderate effects after 24 h of exposure; however, the highest toxic effect of leaf methanol extract of Ocimum gratissimum, bark ethyl acetate extract of Eucalyptus globulus, methanol extract of Azadirachta indicia and methanol bark extract of Gleditsia triacanthos against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus with LC50=43.00, 41.02, 40.12 and 20.36 mg/l; LC90=278.32, 218.72, 215.01 and 86.29 mg/l respectively. The result of ﬁndings shows that leaf and bark extract of G. tricantha, A .indica, O. gratissimum and E .globulus can be developed as ecofriendly larvicides.
Evaluation of the wound healing activity of twelve herbal and non-herbal remedies used in Sana'a-Yemen for the treatment of wounds and burns
Authors: Alasbahi Rawiya H. , Groot Maria J.
Published: December 2020

Wound healing is a complex process of integrated and overlapping phases resulting in the restoration of structural and functional integrity of injured tissues. Wounds and burn wounds represent a significant burden on the patients and health care professionals worldwide. There is still an obvious lack of suitable wound healing drugs since most of the available products can have some side effects and limitations. Traditional medicine has been practiced by the indigenous people of Yemen from antiquity until today. However, many of herbal and non-herbal products, used for wounds treatment, have not been the subject of any scientific investigation. Hence, the aim of this study was to document and scientifically evaluate the claimed wound healing efficiency of twelve herbal and non-herbal remedies (nine plants, one mineral (potassium alum), one marine product (cuttlefish bone) and one animal product (honey) used in Sana’a by indigenous people to treat wounds and burns. Searching electronic databases has indicated various experimental studies demonstrating four distinct pharmacological activities (anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial activities and promoting various phases of wound healing) displayed by the raw materials, extracts, chemical groups and some isolated compounds of the studied herbal and non-herbal remedies. Moreover, it has been found that the studied remedies do not produce serious side effects and can be considered generally safe upon appropriate topical usage. This study provides scientific data that support the wound healing efficiency of the studied remedies and thus lend some scientific justification for their traditional use in Sana’a for the treatment of wounds and burns. These herbal and non-herbal remedies can be considered as leads for future materials for wound healing and therefore further experimental and clinical studies are required to validate their effectiveness and safety.
PROJETO LIXO QUE VALE: RECICLAR COM SUSTENTABILIDADE
Authors: Oliveira Willer Carlos
Published: December 2020

O presente artigo visa analisar o Projeto Lixo que Vale: reciclar com sustentabilidade, praticado pela prefeitura de Umuarama-PR. Como o projeto aborda o tripé da sustentabilidade, ambiental, econômica e social, procurou-se analisar como eles implicam na sustentabilidade dos participantes e do projeto em si. A constante preocupação com o meio ambiente e com a sustentabilidade tem levado a humanidade a questionar sobre o futuro dessa e das próximas gerações. A preocupação com a destinação dos resíduos sólidos e dos rejeitos das atividades humanas já existe há algum tempo, a coleta seletiva é caracterizada pelo recolhimento de materiais presentes no lixo, passível de serem reciclados, separados dos rejeitos e resíduos orgânicos.  Podemos destacar uma importante vantagem na coleta seletiva é a inclusão social e econômica de integrantes de cooperativas de catadores de lixo, e demais seguimentos, a exemplo dos existentes em Umuarama-PR., sendo que eles utilizam o lixo como meio de sobrevivência, organizando-se em cooperativas, buscando a ampliação da oportunidade de obter uma melhor qualidade de vida, tanto no quesito financeiro, quanto como cidadão incluso na sociedade.  Desta forma, diante da situação ambiental e da qualidade de vida presente numa área significativamente importante para toda a população da cidade de Umuarama-PR., exigindo políticas públicas com o objetivo de garantir a qualidade de vida para toda população, buscou-se analisar as ações do Projeto Lixo que Vale observando se o slogan do projeto é praticidade: Reciclar com Sustentabilidade.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Silva Ana Paula De Lima da
Published: December 2020

Editorial
Evaluación microbiológica de quesos frescos artesanales comercializados en la ciudad de Chachapoyas-Amazonas, 2016
Authors: Vásquez Castro Ernestina R , Guevara-Muñoz Zoila R
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo evaluó la calidad microbiológica del queso fresco artesanal comercializado en la ciudad de Chachapoyas durante el año 2016. Se analizó 40 muestras de quesos comercializados en mercados y panaderías de la ciudad de Chachapoyas, evaluando la presencia de coliformes totales, coliformes fecales y estafilococos coagulasa positiva. El 100% de las muestras de quesos frescos artesanales analizados mostraron recuentos de coliformes totales, coliformes fecales y estafilococos coagulasa positiva superiores a los límites establecidos en la NTP 202.195, 2004, verificándose que la totalidad de quesos analizados no estaban aptos para el consumo humano.
Crecimiento y desarrollo foliar de plantas de alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), inoculadas con cepas de Rhizobium, aisladas de pajuro (Erythrina edulis)
Authors: Vásquez Castro Ernestina , Millones Chanamé Carlos
Published: December 2020

La presente investigación se realizó con el objetivo de evaluar el crecimiento, desarrollo foliar, nodular y radicular de plantas de alfalfa (M. sativa L.), inoculadas con cepas de Rhizobium aisladas de pajuro (E. edulis). Se recolectaron nódulos radiculares de E. edulis, las cuales se desinfectaron con hipoclorito de sodio al 2% por 15 minutos, posteriormente se aislaron 5 cepas de rizobios de E. edulis las cuales fueron inoculadas en alfalfa y soya. Los resultados mostraron que el empleo de hipoclorito de sodio al 2% por 15 minutos, fueron los adecuados para la asepsia de los nódulos radiculares de E. edulis. Las cinco cepas de E. edulis inoculadas en plantas de alfalfa cv. CUF, no mostraron capacidad para inducir nódulos radiculares, en tanto, la cepa ch-04-18 de E. edulis alcanzó a formar nódulo radicular a los 7 días de inoculados, pudiendo ser considerada la soya una NOD+ frente a la cepa ch04-18.