bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of platelet-rich plasma on the improvement of pregnancy results in repeated implantation failure: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Baybordi Elaheh , Mohseni Jafar , Mosapour Parisa
Published: October 2022

Background: The success rate of infertility treatment depends on many different factors.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on the improvement of pregnancy outcomes in participants with repeated implantation failure.
Materials and Methods: The study is a randomized triple-blind clinical trial. The study population was 118 women with repeated implantation failure during assisted reproductive technology treatment at Tabriz Jihad-e Daneshgahi ART Center from May 2017 to December 2019. Intervention: Intrauterine injection of autologous PRP. Standard treatment of fetal transfer to the uterine cavity was performed without intrauterine PRP injection in the control group: After 4 wk, the level of β-human chorionic gonadotropin hormone in participants’ blood was measured.
Results: Comparing the effect of intrauterine injection of PRP in 2 groups showed the level of β-human chorionic gonadotropin positive in the intervention group was 21 (43.8%), in the control group was 12 (26.1%), odds ratio = 2.20 (0.92-5.26) and p = 0.073.
Conclusion: The therapeutic effect in the intervention group compared to the control regarding the outcome of a successful pregnancy showed that intrauterine injection of PRP can be effective in improving pregnancy outcomes, although this improvement is not significant.
Key words: Platelet-rich plasma, Pregnancy results, Embryo implantation.
Blockchain Technology and the Health System Decentralization
Authors: Emamgholipour Sara , Yaghoubi Rouhollah
Published: October 2022

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Investigation of Complaints Received from Affiliated Centres in the Treatment Supervision Department of the Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2020
Authors: Najafipour Moghadam Fatemeh , Farzaneh Hossein , Tabaeeian Javad , Noee Dehshal Roghaieh , Bagheri Saeed
Published: October 2022

Background: Complaints are expressions of dissatisfaction that need to be addressed and are a very effective tool for improving the quality of care and treatment services. This study was conducted to investigate the complaints received in 2020 in the treatment supervision department of the Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The present study is a retrospective descriptive study. All registered complaints, including written, oral and telephone, were reviewed by the complaints officer of the treatment supervision office in 2020. The data obtained from the review of complaints provided by clients of affiliated centres, including personal information of the complainant, the complainant was classified in an Excel file and analyzed by using descriptive statisticsSuch as number and percentage.
Results: Of the total number of complaints received in 2020 with 2121, the cases included complaints about the provision of care and medical services 809cases, tariff 301 cases, health and infection control 222 cases, the activity of unauthorized persons 194 cases, visit services 125 cases, defects, respectively, Technical equipment 76 cases, lack of licenses 76 cases, admission and clearance services 69 cases, induced demand 66 cases, drugs 64 cases,  how to deal 63 cases, center closure and non-service 20 cases, forgery and misuse 18 cases, illegal advertising 10 cases, manpower shortage 8 cases.
Conclusion: It seems that by identifying the effective factors in the occurrence of complaints and dissatisfaction and adopting solutions regarding Training in improving behavioural, communication and professional skills, periodic monitoring visits, reporting functional deficiencies to affiliated centres to correct and eliminate deficiencies, can be done to satisfy and prevent dissatisfaction so that the patient and with a pleasant memory of the process if necessary, refer others to the mentioned centre if necessary.
The Relationship Between Spiritual Health and Job Stress of Nurses in Selected Teaching Hospitals in Yazd in 2020
Authors: Shamsi Farimah , Pakdaman Mohsen , Malekpour Narges
Published: October 2022

Background: Job stress greatly affects the physical and mental health of nurses. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and job stress among nurses working in selected hospitals of Yazd University of Medical Sciences and Health Services in 2020.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted in 2020 in Rahnemoun and Shahid Sadoughi hospitals in Yazd. The sample size was 203 nurses selected through random cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Pulotzin Wallison Spiritual Health questionnaire and the Tuft and Anderson Job Stress Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Spearman, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis correlation coefficient by SPSS24.
Results: The mean of nurses' job stress was (109.17 ± 28.66) and the mean of spiritual health was (92.58 ± 14.80). The relationship between job stress and spiritual health was statistically significant and negative (P-value < 0.001). There was a statistically significant relationship between spiritual health and marital status(P-value = 0.0002), age groups(P-value = 0.013), work group(P-value = 0.003)s and employment status (P-value < 0.001); and between job stress and gender (P-value < 0.001), marital status (P-value < 0.001), age groups (P-value < 0.001), work experience(P-value < 0.001) and employment status (P-value < 0.001).
Conclusion: In order to improve spiritual health, experts advise managers and supervisors to hold classes and seminars related to the positive effects of spiritual health regarding physical and mental health. Consequently, their job performance will improve.
Práctica, teoría y experimentación desde la Imagoteca. La danza y Henri Matisse
Authors: SAINZ GIL ANA MARÍA
Published: October 2022

Vamos a iniciar esta Imagoteca, o proyecto de orden y clasificación para su consulta de obras analizadas según los presupuestos de la semiótica generativa, con el análisis de dos obras del genio Henri Matisse pertenecientes a su investigación sobre la danza: “La Danza de Stschoukine” (1909-1910) y “La danza Barnes” (1932-1933).

Nos aproximaremos al análisis de ambas obras según los presupuestos teóricos del semiólogo francés A.J. Greimas, explicaremos las configuraciones de sentido que se van produciendo a través de la lectura global y orientada de cada texto plástico, determinada por las propias asociaciones y sus saltos anafóricos, para mostrar la organización sintagmática. 

Este segundo discurso respecto a lo figurativo, acabará por desvelar la estructura profunda del significado de cada obra y su diferente estructura mítica. Compararemos los sistemas semi-simbólicos redundantes de ambas obras, para identificar en la Imagoteca posibilidades distintas de expresión sobre la danza.

Palabras clave: Imagoteca, danza, lenguaje plástico, semiótica greimasiana, estructura mítica.
Arte, alteridad y educación artística
Authors: CALERO C. HEINER
Published: October 2022

Esta ponencia revisa los términos alteridad, mediadores y mediación artística en estrecha relación con la historia del arte moderno y contemporáneo. Igualmente realiza un acercamiento al arte comunitario de los 60s y su influencia en la aparición del arte colaborativo y participativo de nuestra contemporaneidad artística.

Estos elementos confluyen en nuestra región caucana en el surgimiento de varios colectivos artísticos en la década de los 70s hasta la actualidad. Así mismo en el desarrollo, desde la educación artística universitaria, de proyectos artístico-culturales por parte de colectivos como 16 de Marzo (1980), Trazo Libre (1980), Artes 2000 (1999), Precolectivo 5 (2007), Cubo Rojo (2012), Quinta Sala (2012), Colectivo 83 (2013) y Monareta (2015), entre otros.

Palabras clave: alteridad, comunidad, contexto social, participación, mediadores, arte colaborativo, proyecto artístico, colectivos artísticos, educación artística.
Experience in research and injection of flue gases into oil fields to increase oil recovery
Authors: Garifullina Chulpan A. , Khaliullin Timur F. , Indrupskiy Ilya M. , Valiullin Ilsur V. , Zalyatdinov Albert A. , Burlutskiy Efim A. , Sadreeva Rauza Kh. , Aflyatunov Rinat R. , Kashapov Ildar Kh.
Published: October 2022

Decreasing negative impact of industrial emissions to the atmosphere and prolonging fossil fuel usage period are urgent issues of fuel and energy sector. In view of this problem, injection of flue gases into oil fields to increase oil recovery may be considered as environmentally safe and economically rational way for beneficial use of greenhouse gas emissions. To effectively displace oil with flue gases it is important to consider many factors: influence of composition of the flue gases and oil, miscibility conditions, injection regimes, etc.

Flue gases, a product of fuel combustion in air, can be produced as a result of oil self-ignition when air is injected into a reservoir with light oil (thermal gas method). Flue gases from natural gas, fuel oil or coal combustion in power plants or other processes that burn fossil fuels can also be used for injection into the reservoir.

This paper presents an analysis of the world laboratory and industrial experience in studying efficiency of oil displacement using flue gases. Conclusions are presented about optimal criteria for implementation of this process and directions for further research.
Thermal evolution of the southern part of the Barents Sea (the Fedynsky Arch)
Authors: Khutorskoi Mikhail D. , Sokolov Sergey Yu.
Published: October 2022

The distribution of thermal conductivity, radiogenic heat generation and heat flow in the Barents Sea southern part, including the Fedynsky Arch, is analyzed. Models of deep temperatures controlling the catagenesis of organic matter thermal conditions are calculated. A 3D temperature model was built up to a 30 km depth, which allowed us to demonstrate cross-sectional temperature maps at various depths in the Earth’s crust. A comparison of the Barents Sea thermal field and seismotomographic model was carried out, which showed that the seismotomographic anomalies are caused by thermal inhomogeneities.
Przygotowania GAZ-SYSTEM do raportowania emisji metanu zgodnie z wytycznymi OGMP
Authors:   Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., Korda-Burza Aneta , Figiel Michał ,   Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., Holewa-Rataj Jadwiga ,   Instytut Nafty i Gazu - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Published: October 2022

Wejście w życie strategii metanowej, której podstawowym celem jest ograniczenie emisji metanu do atmosfery, oznacza dla sektora gazowego duże wyzwanie. Obecnie Komisja Europejska aktywnie promuje wdrażanie ram pomiaru i raportowania opracowanych przez Partnerstwo w zakresie metanu w sektorze ropy naftowej i gazu (OGMP). W podejściu tym współczynniki emisji metanu dla poszczególnych źródeł emisji powinny być wyznaczane na podstawie pomiarów bezpośrednich. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki pracy badawczej, której celem było wyznaczenie aktualnych współczynników emisji metanu dla stacji pomiarowych znajdujących się w polskim systemie przesyłowym gazu ziemnego. Pierwszym etapem pracy był wybór kryteriów stacji pomiarowych wchodzących w skład systemu przesyłowego pod kątem parametrów, które mogą mieć wpływ na wielkość emisji metanu. W kolejnym etapie pracy na wybranych obiektach przeprowadzono kontrolę szczelności oraz pomiary wielkości emisji metanu. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników badań wyznaczono również współczynniki emisji metanu w trzech wariantach. W wariancie 1 cała stacja pomiarowa została potraktowana jako pojedynczy obiekt. W pozostałych dwóch wariantach wyznaczono dwa komplety współczynników emisji metanu dla stacji pomiarowych z rozbiciem na poszczególne elementy stacji – na podstawie podziału zaproponowanego w OGMP 2.0 (wariant 2) oraz na podstawie podziału zaproponowanego przez INiG – PIB i GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. (wariant 3). Ostatnim etapem realizacji pracy było przeprowadzenie inwentaryzacji wielkości emisji metanu z łącznie 36 stacji pomiarowych (30 stacji badanych oraz 6 stacji, dla których dokonano analizy na podstawie dostępnych danych z użyciem współczynników emisji wyznaczonych dla każdego z rozpatrywanych trzech wariantów). Niezależnie od przyjętego sposobu wyliczania wielkości emisji metanu otrzymane wyniki inwentaryzacji różniły się między sobą o nie więcej niż 2%.
Is digit ratio (2D:4D) associated with a religious profession? An exploratory study on male Polish seminary students
Authors: Kociuba Marek , Kulik Tomasz , Chakraborty Raja , Ignasiak Zofia , Rokita Andrzej , Koziel Slawomir
Published: October 2022

Human females demonstrate higher religiosity than men in populations. Digit ratio (2D:4D), being a putative indicator of prenatal testosterone, is associated in varying degrees with characters that show sexual dimorphism. A small number of studies have indicated that religiosity may be associated with the biological basis of sex differences in humans. The objective of the present study was to ascertain whether 2D:4D in religiously oriented seminary students is different from individuals in other occupations. The study followed a cross-sectional design. Male participants of the study included 13 seminary students, 18 military chaplains and 91 control students from study courses relating to civil occupations. Lengths of second (2D) and fourth (4D) digits and their ratio (2D:4D) for each hand, height and weight were the variables and 2D:4D was the outcome measure. The results demonstrated that the seminary students had significantly higher 2D:4D than both the military chaplains and civil students. The military chaplains had the lowest 2D:4D. The study also revealed that the choice of religious occupation, and for that matter, religiosity, could be linked with the prenatal hormonal environment, particularly lower intrauterine testosterone compared to oestrogen.
Biochemical, coronary angiographic and echocardiographic parameters in inferior acute myocardial infarction with right ventricle injury
Authors: Vlasova Evgeniia V. , Akramova Endge G. , Sharafutdinov Bulat M. , Mirvaliev Rinat S.
Published: October 2022

Background: The involvement of the right ventricular (RV) myocardium in inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increases the risk of complication and death rates, which makes it important to timely identify this type of myocardial infarction.
Aim: To assess the value of functional, biochemical, coronary angiographic and ultrasound parameters in the patients in their productive age with inferior AMI, in order to identify the RV injury before and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Materials and methods: This cohort prospective study included 141 patients with inferior AMI and ST elevation (26 women aged up to 60 years and 115 men aged up to 65 years), admitted to the emergency of the Medical Unit of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University from 2019 to 2021. The patients past history, clinical, biochemical and ultrasound data were obtained on admission and at discharge from the hospital. The two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography was performed at days 5 to 7 after PCI. The results are given as median values and 25% and 75% quartiles (Ме [Q1; Q3]).
Results: According to electrocardiographic signs, 41.8% (n = 59) patients with inferior AMI comprised the group with the RV injury. There were no differences in the myocardial injury biomarker levels between the groups on admission (р = 0.31 and p = 0.786, respectively). The coronary angiography showed that the index artery was the right coronary artery in 100% (n = 59) cases with the RV injury and in 67.1% (n = 55, р 0.001) of the cases without the RV injury. Proximal involvement was 2.7 more common in biventricular infarction, than in the isolated inferior one (р = 0.013). During PCI, the RV involvement significantly increased the risk of complications (in 28 (47.5%) and 18 (22.0%) of the cases, respectively, р 0.001), among them being the need in a temporary pacemaker placement (8 (13.6%) and 2 (2.4%) patients, р = 0.027). Echocardiography showed worse parameters of global and local contractility of both ventricles in the group with the RV involvement in the inferior AMI. The left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction decreased from 55% [51; 57] to 52% [47; 56] (р = 0.005); global RV deformity from -15.2% [-18.5; -13.4] to -12.3% [-15.6; -10.6] (р 0.001); total number of segments with local contractility abnormalities increased from 2 [1; 3] to 5 [3; 6] (р 0.001).
Conclusion: The study has confirmed that the involvement of RV into inferior LV AMI in the patients of productive age should be verified by abnormalities of electrocardiographic, biochemical, coronary angiographic and ultrasound parameters. To document the RV injury before PCI, ST elevation in additional right chest leads (V3RV4R) was most informative, whereas after PCI, it was the finding of abnormal local contractility of basal and medial inferior RV segments by two-dimensional echocardiography and decreased longitudinal RV deformation by speckle tracking.
JANELAS DE UMA REVISTA EM 3 BLOCOS
Authors: Hummes Julia Maria
Published: October 2022

O presente texto busca apresentar elementos significativos na produção acadêmica da Revista da FUNDARTE. Traz palavras-chave importantes e recorrentes nos conteúdos do periódico e também fragmentos de textos selecionados aleatoriamente nos artigos publicados até a Revista nº 48. A intenção é expor a poética e a pesquisa do periódico bem como performatizar estas falas num processo criativo que traga algum significado para o leitor. Os destaque na cor roxo são palavras-chave encontradas ao longo dos exemplares e os destaques em vermelho estão relacionados com conceitos apresentados pelos autores dos textos fragmentos nesta obra performativa. O formato deste texto foi motivado por leituras realizadas de obras de Lydia Davis como “Nem vem” e “Tipos de Perturbação.
HISTÓRIAS CURTAS DE ZUMBI
Authors: Klann Marcos Roberto
Published: October 2022

Pegue um conceito importante da sua pesquisa, no meu caso a massa Canetti (1995). Adicione o tema da sua pesquisa, para mim, mortos-vivos com um tiquinho de revolução cai bem, mas para você pode ser outra coisa. Se sentir-se encorajado, coloque um pouquinho de você no texto, eu coloquei sangue. (Acho que deu uma cor boa!) (Mas lembre-se todo tempero deve ser usado com moderação). Depois de fazer um texto bem quadradão e acadêmico, sobre as massas humanas e referências cinematográficas de zumbi, aproximando o comportamento coletivo dos mortos-vivos e dos humanos, termine com um texto ficcional, mas nem tanto, porque nele eu coloquei zumbi, mas também tem covid-19 junto para dar aquele contraste no paladar (se você estiver sentindo gosto, né!). Por fim deguste, mas saiba que toda receita sempre pode melhorar e este texto ainda pode virar um novo prato.

 

* Todos os ingredientes podem ser substituídos ao seu gosto.
Staff Experiences of Implementing a Positive Behavioural Support (pbs) Model Within a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): a Qualitative Service Evaluation
Authors: Mulligan Lee D. , Pitts Rosa
Published: October 2022

Aim: Positive behaviour support (PBS) is a proactive, person-centred, approach for working with behaviours that are challenging to support. The use of PBS in educational and intellectual disability settings is widely recognised. However, surprisingly few papers have explored
the use of PBS in inpatient mental health settings, and, even fewer, the perspective of staff members. This service evaluation aimed to explore staff perceptions and experiences of implementing a PBS model within one psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). Method: Six members of PICU
staff participated in qualitative, semi- structured, interviews to explore their experiences of implementing PBS in their clinical practice. All data was analysed using empirical thematic analysis. Results: Four themes were identified: The practice and principles of PBS,
Changes for the better, for all, Emotional and practical challenges and Staff wellbeing and confidence. Conclusion: Staff had positive experiences implementing a PBS model in PICU settings, which appears to translate well to inpatient mental health care. Benefits of
PBS were perceived in the ward environment, to patient care and in staff communication, confidence and wellbeing. However, these were dependent upon the availability of resources and support. To ensure sustainable success, the implementation of PBS in PICU settings requires ongoing organisational
and leadership support to help staff feel able and confident to deliver model driven care.
FİRDEVSÎ’NİN SÜLEYMÂN-NÂME-İ KEBÎR’İ 1. ve 2. CİLT ÜZERİNE
Authors: DEMİRÖZ Filiz , ER Esranur
Published: October 2022

Firdevsî-i Rûmî; Fatih Sultan Mehmet, II. Bayezid ve Yavuz Sultan Selim olmak üzere üç padişah dönemine tanıklık etmiştir. Farklı türlerde pek çok eser kaleme almış olan önemli bir müelliftir. Süleymân-nâme, Hz. Süleyman’ın hayatını ve onun etrafında gerçekleşen olayları konu almasının yanı sıra mitoloji, felsefe, geometri, dil ve tarih gibi içerisinde pek çok önemli bilime de yer vermektedir. Eski Anadolu Türkçesinden Osmanlı Türkçesine geçiş dönemini kapsaması ile dönemin ses ve şekil özelliklerini yansıtması bakımından Türkoloji’ye kaynaklık edebilecek eserler arasında yer almaktadır.

Bu çalışmada, Firdevsî-i Rûmî’nin XV. asrın sonu ile XVI. asrın başında yazmış olduğu 81 ciltlik Süleymân-nâme-i Kebîr adlı eserinin daha önce üzerinde çalışma yapılmamış olan 1. ve 2. cildi incelenmektedir. Müellifin hayatı ve eserlerine kısaca değinildikten sonra eser üzerine yapılmış çalışmalar, Süleymân-nâme’nin yazılma süreci, nüshaya kaynaklık eden eserler, 1. ve 2. ciltteki ana hikâyelerin özeti, eserin Türk dili ve tarihi açısından önemi, Eski Anadolu Türkçesindeki yuvarlak ve düz ünlülü eklerin durumu üzerinde durulacaktır.
Massovization and Professionalization of Universities in the Middle of the 20th Century: Sociocultural Effects
Authors:   National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Belarus, Kostyukevich Svetlana V.
Published: October 2022

The article analyzes the socio-cultural consequences of massovization and professionalization universities processes launched in the middle of the 20th century under the influence of the idea of profitability of education. It is giving some rationales for understanding why these processes disadvantages have become the decline in the value and prestige of intellectual labour (including a scientific one), which was shifted to the shoulders of ordinary people, whereas previously, intellectual labour and creativity were mainly the duties of wealthy people and, in general, social elites. It is concluded that as a result of the massification and professionalization of universities, a trend has been formed for the commercialization of higher education, which destroys the traditional models of university education.
Education as the Supporting Structure of the Knowledge Society
Authors:   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Gubanov Nikolay N. ,   Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Gubanov Nikolay I. ,   Tyumen State Medical University
Published: October 2022

The article analyzes the role of educational system in reproduction of the intellectual life of a modern society, which, according to certain scientists, is striving for a state referred to by them as the Knowledge Society. It is pointed out that among various interpretations of this concept the authors are closest to understanding it as the social ideal, since it is too early to talk about any noticeable and even more so final transition to a fundamentally new type of the social reality. Another interpretation is also proposed, which means that any knowledge society as a social attractor appears to be a possible and desirable new quasi-stable state of the society based on systematic production of the rational knowledge in the course of widely held theoretical (aimed at finding propositional truth), moral and practical (aimed at finding normative correctness) discussions. The simulated attractor will make it possible to avoid catastrophic scenarios for the development of Civilization associated with unpreparedness of the human mind to cope with the growing instrumental power and other challenges of the history. Relevance of the problem under discussion is due to unprecedented acceleration of the evolutionary processes in the 21st century noted by many researchers of the Universal History (Big History). An original procedural concept of rational knowledge is presented, which basic component is the widely understood principle of sufficient reason serving as the universal mechanism for accumulating the cultural capital. It is noted that the introduced principle is not any law of logic, but is represented by a five-step scheme for formation and selection of knowledge and could be substantiated by the transcendental-pragmatic method proposed by Karl-Otto Apel and Jürgen Habermas. To analyze the functions of education, fundamental theory of the intellectual networks by R. Collins is introduced, which includes theory of interactive rituals, social concept of creativity and model of the intellectual attention space dynamics.
Problems of Involving Students in Scientific Research Activities (On the Example of Kurgan State University)
Authors:   Kurgan State University, Luneva Elena V. , Bryzgalova Olga N. , Fomichev Konstantin A. , Hripunova Olga G.
Published: October 2022

In the work, a study was conducted aimed at studying the problems of involving students in research activities using the example of Kurgan State University. The results of the study allowed the authors to identify a number of significant problems that are present in the student scientific field of the university and are an inhibitory factor in the involvement of students in research activities. Based on these problems, recommendations were developed aimed at creating more effective and positive conditions for the research activities of university students.
Formation of the Value and Motivational Sphere of the Personality of A Public Servant
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Gambeeva Yulia N. , Kozhuhova Nadezhda N. , Pynik Elena Yu. ,   Department of Economic Development of Sevastopol
Published: October 2022

Values are one of the most important elements of the personality structure and underlie motives, priorities are chosen in accordance with them, significance is attached to certain events. Values are intertwined with the moral sphere, determine human behavior. The idea of public service is based on a certain system of values that should be shared by employees. This is the basis of both the moral image of a civil servant and the system of motivation, the creation of which is very complicated by the specifics of this activity. The purpose of this work is to identify the main factors that form the value-motivational sphere of the personality of a civil servant, to study its features. The empirical basis of the study was the survey of students in the direction of training “State and municipal management” and civil servants themselves. As part of the study, a classification of terminal and instrumental values of civil servants was developed, and a comparison was made of the value-motivational sphere of the personality of students studying in the direction of training “State and municipal management” and civil servants. The data obtained are of interest to personnel services in the selection and assessment of the personnel potential of civil servants.
Narrative of Founding Fathers in the US National Memory
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Smagar Anton V.
Published: October 2022

The article is devoted to the narrative-constructivist analysis of the historical memory of the Founding Fathers in the USA. To achieve this goal, specific research tasks were performed in the article. First, the nation was conceptualized as a ‘narrative community’ constructed by certain narratives about the people, their culture, past, present and future. Secondly, the differences between historical knowledge (knowledge obtained using the methods of historical research) and historical memory (a collective representation of the past that reflects the value-normative conventions in society) were identified. Thirdly, the place, content, and functions of the historical narrative of the Founding Fathers in the US national memory were determined. Specifically, this narrative reflects the universal, archetypal mythologem of the “golden generation”, which is present in a variety of national cultures. It performs the functions of legitimizing and relativizing the social order (by creating a connection with the glorified past and, at the same time, breaking with it), as well as the function of regulating the behavior of individuals (by creating a model of civic virtue). Fourth, a connection was found between the national style of social narration and the Protestant tradition, which is the basis of the US civil religion. The author defends the idea that this connection predetermined the “religious style” of the national narration in the United States. Fifthly, the national narrative of the Founding Fathers was considered in the context of historical revisionism, which today is called upon to restore historical justice through demythologization of the national past. The premises of this historical revisionism were also identified: the academic institutionalization of new disciplines in the 1960s (e.g. women’s history, black history, etc.). This helped determine the current dynamics and ideological orientation of narrative practices in American society.
Rhodos mit Ross und Reiter : Griechische Inselarchäologie im 19. Jahrhundert mit Ludwig Ross
Authors: Kempgen Sebastian
Published: October 2022

Der vorliegende Band ist ein Reisebuch der besonderen Art: angelegt als Rundreise durch das heutige Rhodos, aber auf der Basis der Forschungen und Berichte von Ludwig Ross, dem ehemaligen ‚Oberconservator‘ der griechischen Altertümer unter Bayern-König Otto. Er bereiste und beschrieb systematisch die griechischen Inseln, bei zwei Reisen 1843 und 1844 auch Rhodos. Umfangreich illustriert, zeigt der Band die Leistungen und Irrtümer von Ross, einem der wichtigsten Wegbereiter der modernen Archäologie, auf Rhodos auf.
Imunodeficiência de imunoglobulinas IgG subclasse 3
Authors: Chiaradia Flávia Dufloth , Richter Lara , Tavares Letícia , Costa Daiane Cobianchi da , Bueno Edneia Casagranda , Geraldo Alexandre
Published: October 2022

As imunodeficiências primárias ou congênitas (IDPs) são um grupo de patologias com etiopatogenia muito diversa, em que há défice quantitativo e/ou qualitativo do sistema imunitário, afetando a qualidade de vida dos portadores. Este estudo tem por objetivo relatar um caso de imunodeficiência de IgG subclasse 3. Durante a infância, a paciente apresentava alergias respiratórias graves com internações frequêntes por quadros de pneumonias. Na adolescência manifestava infecções que evoluíam com rapidez para quadros mais graves, principalmente no trato respiratório e sistema urinário. Na vida adulta apresentou pneumonia bacteriana após sintomas gripais. A suspeita de que as infecções recorrentes poderiam ser indícios de outra patologia iniciou quando a paciente percebeu que, além de suas infecções se desenvolverem de forma grave, também não apresentava resposta imunológica aparente a elas. A paciente relatou ter vida social e pessoal prejudicada até receber o diagnóstico correto e o tratamento adequado. O tratamento inicial consistiu em corticoterapia associada ao uso contínuo de sulfametoxazol com trimetoprima, sem resolutividade, somado à administração de vacinas, para as quais houve pouca soroconversão. Devido a esta ineficiência, foi iniciado o tratamento por infusão de imunoglobulinas, o qual apresentou resultados positivos na paciente, cujo tratamento continua atualmente. Este relato de caso evidencia o impacto social causado pelas complicações clínicas anteriores ao diagnóstico, a significativa melhora na qualidade de vida da paciente após o tratamento adequado, assim como a dificuldade diagnóstica da doença e a falta de profissionais qualificados para isso.
Si las mujeres mandasen. Zarzuela, prensa y feminismo en España en la primera mitad del siglo XX
Authors: Martín Sáez Daniel
Published: October 2022

El 9 de diciembre de 1931 se aprobó por primera vez en España el sufragio universal. Ese día, un periodista aseguraba que Clara Campoamor no había descubierto “ningún Mediterráneo”, pues la idea había sido “preconizada en zarzuelas tan viejas como Si las mujeres mandasen”. Como veremos, desde el estreno de Gigantes y Cabezudos en 1898, la jota “Si las mujeres mandasen” se convirtió en la metáfora más popular del feminismo en España, desde el reinado de Alfonso XII hasta la Segunda República, pasando por la dictadura de Primo de Rivera. Así lo demuestran más de un centenar de notas de prensa publicadas durante cuatro décadas, que incluyen toda suerte de crónicas, reportajes, artículos, noticias, chistes, viñetas, anécdotas, publicaciones satíricas y hasta antropológicas. En este artículo presentamos este episodio como un ejemplo único de las involucraciones entre música, prensa y feminismo en el siglo XX.
Rat models of major neurodegenerative disorders
Authors: Novati Arianna , Singer-Mikosch Elisabeth , Yu-Taeger Libo , Clemensson Erik , Nguyen Huu Phuc
Published: October 2022

No single animal model can recapitulate all the features of a particular human disease on its own. Historically, rats have been used to study neurobiology and underlying functional networks. Likewise, rat models have been created to study neurodegenerative mechanisms and therapeutic interventions. In the last decades, a shift towards the use of mice has been observed in many research fields, not least because of the comparatively easier genetic manipulation of mice. However, with the full sequence of the rat genome being available, advances in genetic manipulation of the rat, and advanced test regimens and biomarkers at hand, the rat presents itself once more as a valuable model organism for studying neurodegenerative disorders. This review provides an overview of currently available, well-characterized rat models of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease, as well as their advantages for studying neurodegenerative disorders and evaluating therapeutic interventions.
Rotation of a Planet in a Three-Body System: a Non-Resonant Case
Authors:   Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, RAS, Podvigina O. M.
Published: October 2022

We investigate the temporal evolution of the rotation axis of a planet in a system comprised of the planet (which we call an exo-Earth), a star (an exo-Sun) and a satellite (an exo-Moon). The planet is assumed to be rigid and almost spherical, the difference between the largest and the smallest principal moments of inertia being a small parameter of the problem. The orbit of the planet around the star is a Keplerian ellipse. The orbit of the satellite is a Keplerian ellipse with a constant inclination to the ecliptic, involved in two types of slow precessional motion, nodal and apsidal. Applying time averaging over the fast variables associated with the frequencies of the motion of exo-Earth and exo-Moon, we obtain Hamilton’s equations for the evolution of the angular momentum axis of the exo-Earth. Using a canonical change of variables, we show that the equations are integrable. Assuming that the exo-Earth is axially symmetric and its symmetry and rotation axes coincide, we identify possible types of motions of the vector of angular momentum on the celestial sphere. Also, we calculate the range of the nutation angle as a function of the initial conditions. (By the range of the nutation angle we mean the difference between its maximal and minimal values.)
Free, fair and credible? An assessment of Kenya 2017 Election
Authors: Kaburu Mercy Kathambi
Published: October 2022

Periodic, free, fair, and credible elections are one of the undisputed principles of liberal democracy. Kenya embraced multiparty democracy at independence in 1963 and has since used periodic elections as a means of selecting leaders to office. Focusing on Kenya’s national election held on 8 August 2017, this paper evaluates the fundamental requirements for a free, fair, and credible election. To this end, the paper assesses Kenya’s electoral legal framework and its application during the 2017 national elections. In addition, the paper uses primary data by Afrobarometer to explore public opinion on the performance of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), political parties, and the media towards free, fair, and credible elections. This study finds that despite some institutional challenges, Kenya’s 2017 national elections were conducted under a comprehensive electoral legal framework and met the threshold of free, fair, and credible as affirmed by the citizenry through Afrobarometer’s public opinion survey. The positive assessment of universally accepted electoral practice indicators by most of the people affirms that, notable challenges notwithstanding, Kenya’s 2017 national elections were free, fair, and credible, thus endorsing the legitimacy and authority of elected leaders. This argument is cognisant of the election outcome as a fundamental factor in shaping public perception of freeness and fairness in the electoral process.
Election petition and the future of electoral reforms in Ghana
Authors: Van Gyampo Ransford Edward , Agbevade Akpeko , Graham Emmanuel
Published: October 2022

The results of Ghana’s 2012 and 2020 elections were challenged in the nation’s Supreme Court. Even though the court processes in both cases did not alter the election results, they nevertheless exposed monumental flaws in the electoral processes. The flaws in the 2012 electoral processes were exposed at the Supreme Court and featured in the final judgment of the court in a manner that allowed the Electoral Commission to initiate moves towards electoral reforms. However, the challenges of the 2020 elections, though exposed at the courts, were never featured in the final judgment of the Supreme Court. This paper discusses the implications of the 2020 election petition for the future of electoral reforms in Ghana. It argues that the rigid application of the letter of the law by the Supreme Court and the relegation to the background of the thorny issues of electoral challenges in the 2020 elections, would render the quest for further electoral reforms difficult. This would then make the future of any attempt to fine-tune the electoral processes quite bleak.
Neural Assemblies as Precursors for Brain Function
Authors: Greer Kieran
Published: October 2022

This paper describes some neural representations that may be helpful for realising intelligence in the human brain. The ideas come from the author's own cognitive model, where a number of algorithms have been developed over time. Through developing and trying to implement the architecture, ideas like separating the data from the function have become architecturally appropriate and there have been several opportunities to make the system more orthogonal. Similarly for the human brain, neural structures may work in-sync with the neural functions, or may be slightly separate from them. Each section discusses one of the neural assemblies with a potential functional result, that cover ideas such as timing or scheduling, inherent intelligence and neural binding. Another aspect of self-representation or expression is interesting and may help the brain to realise higher-level functionality based on these lower-level processes.
Discovery of Boar Pheromones and their Functional Role in Reproduction of Mouse Deer (Moschiola Indica)
Authors: Kumar Vinod , Manu Shivakumara , Caroline Karunakaran , Sekhar Anupama , Mamta Sajwan-Khatri , Sandeep Mushkam , Wasimuddin Wasimuddin , Senthilkumaran Balasubramanian , Umapathy Govindhaswamy
Published: October 2022

Two putative boar pheromones (Androstenone and Androstenol) were discovered in endangered mouse deer during captive breeding program. This study further examined the molecular characteristics, pheromone synthesis pathway, and the functional role of these pheromones in reproduction of mouse deer. CYP17A1 and CYB5 genes were cloned and expressed in HEK-293, COS-7 cell lines and gonads of mouse deer to investigate CYP17A1 gene’s andien-β-synthase activity towards synthesis of sex pheromones in mouse deer. An enzyme immunoassay was also developed and standardized to measure the fecal androstenone during reproductive cycles of mouse deer. Results showed that mouse deer’s CYP17A1 gene possesses andien-β-synthase activity and could transform pregnenolone into 5,16-androstadien-3β-ol. The expression of CYP17A1 gene upregulated in the testis and ovary, compared to other tissues in mouse deer. Significantly elevated pheromones and estrogens were recorded prior to delivery and postpartum estrus / mating in mouse deer. Further, there were weak correlations between fecal pheromones and estrogens/ androgens in mouse deer during breeding season. The findings suggest that the boar pheromones might play a direct role in the reproductive activities of mouse deer which might be used for breeding of mouse deer elsewhere.
Nanocrystallized Surface Effect on the Tribocorrosion Behavior of AISI 420
Authors: Ben saada Fatma , Ben saada Mariem , Elleuch Khaled , Ponthiaux Pierre
Published: October 2022

Nanopeening treatment was applied to the AISI 420 steel to decrease its sensitivity to the tribocorrosion damage. Microstructural investigation highlighted that the Nanopeening treatment led to a high plastic deformation and nanostructured surface layer with 110 µm depth. . In order to study the combined effect of corrosion and mechanical wear, tribocorrosion tests were performed on non–treated and nanopeened samples in boric acid and lithium hydroxide solution, considering both continuous and intermittent sliding. It was found that the AISI 420 steel is sensitive the synergism between mechanical friction and electrochemical corrosion with a domination of abrasive wear. Adhesive wear was also detected in the wear track. Indeed, the mechanical wear was pronounced under intermittent sliding because of hard wear debris generation from the repassivated layer during rotating time. The Nanopeening treatment led to enhance mechanical performance and corrosion properties. Such improvement could be explained by the high plastic deformation resulting in the nano-structuration of grains and increasing hardness of AISI 420 steel.
Biological Relevance of Intestinal Gases in Healthy Humans
Authors: Tozzi Arturo , Minella Raffaele
Published: October 2022

Intestinal gases are usually discarded as physiologically inert, useless sub-products of colonic fermentation that must be expelled to prevent discomfort and meteorism. Starting from the observation that many living beings use exogenous and/or endogenous gases to attain evolutionary benefits, we question whether intestinal gases in healthy humans could have underestimated physiological effects, either intestinal or extra-intestinal. We examine gaseous volume, composition, source and local distribution in proximal as well as distal gut, providing extensive data that may serve as reference for future studies. We analyze each one of the most abundant intestinal gases and describe their diffusive patterns, active trans-barrier transport dynamics, chemical properties, intra-/extra-intestinal metabolic effects mediated by intracellular, extracellular, paracrine and distant actions. Discussing the physical properties of the whole intestinal gaseous mixture, we illustrate how changes in volume/pressure can be generated by two different mechanisms, namely, physical muscular gut contraction and biological colonic fermentation, with quite different metabolic outcomes. The experimental gas laws suggest that the gaseous exchanges between lumen and bloodstream are impaired by muscular contraction and improved by muscular relaxation. In turn, the surface-area-to-volume ratio suggests that the gaseous exchanges are impaired by microorganismal overproduction and improved by microorganismal reduction. Further, theoretical stochastic approaches from probability theory indicate that the non-turbulent, random paths of gas molecules inside colonic haustra do not homogenously spread over the whole mucosal surface. This means that the intestinal area available for lumen/blood metabolic exchanges is much less than expected not just in disease states, but also in healthy individuals.
Passive Microwave Radiometry (MWR) and Mirna for Breast Cancer Diagnostics
Authors: Vesnin Sergey , Chebanov Dmitrii K. , Fisher Leonid , Fisher Olga , Dixon Mike , Turnbull Arran , Goltsov Alexey , Kudaibergenova Indira , Goryanin Igor
Published: October 2022

Breast cancer prevention is very important for a woman's health worldwide. We have demonstrated a correlation between mammography and ultrasound with diagnoses using passive microwave radiometry (MWR) and a miRNA oncopanel. While mammography screening dynamics could be completed in 3-6 months, MWR will provide us with a prediction in a matter of weeks or even days with the potential for complementary miRNA diagnostics. An early breast cancer diagnosis may be accomplished using either one of these novel techniques alone or in conjunction with more established techniques
A Wavelet Quality of Life Multi-index and the Impact of Social Media during the Pandemic and the Crisis
Authors: Balalaa Majed S. , Ben Mabrouk Anouar
Published: October 2022

In the present paper, we investigate the impact of the timescale factor on the quality of life index behavior on specific time intervals characterized by the presence of socio-economic, political, and/or health severe movements such as pandemics and crises. We essentially aim to show that effectively the quality of life measuring based on a single index in the existing studies may be described more adequately by a variable index due to the social, political, economic, and also healthy environment. The variability discovered is expressed by the existence and the estimation of a multi-index instead of a single one relatively to many factors. Our focus is mainly on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life. Our model is applied empirically to a sample corresponding to Saudi Arabia as a case of study during the period from January 1990 to December 2021 as the main period affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample is based on social media conversations and texts discussing and describing the satisfaction with the quality of life. The study confirms effectively that the role of the timescale factor is more described when considering a multi-index rather than measurement on the whole time interval.