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Determination of the lower boundaries of the natural gas hydrates stability zone in the subpermafrost horizons of the Yakut arch of the Vilyui syneclise, saturated with bicarbonate-sodium type waters
Authors:   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia, Kalacheva L. P. , Ivanova I. K. ,   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia, Portnyagin A. S. ,   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia, Rozhin I. I. ,   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia, Argunova K. K. ,   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia, Nikolaev A. I. ,   Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia
Published: January 2022

This paper considers the possibility of the underground gas storage facilities creating in a hydrate state on the north-western slope of the Yakut arch of the Vilyui syneclise. For this, the boundaries of the hydrate stability zone were determined for 6 promising areas of the considered geological structure. Equilibrium conditions of the natural gas hydrates formation in the model porous media containing bicarbonate-sodium type water (mineralization 20 g/l), characteristic for the subpermafrost horizons of the Yakut arch, have been studied by the method of differential thermal analysis. On the basis of the obtained results, the boundaries of the natural gas hydrates stability zone were determined. It was shown that the upper boundaries of the hydrate stability zone are located in the thickness of permafrost rocks. It was found that the lower boundaries of the natural gas hydrates stability zone in moist unsalted porous medium lie in the range from 930 to 1120 m. When the samples are saturated with mineralized water, the boundaries are located 80-360 m higher. The obtained experimental results allow us to conclude that in subpermafrost aquifers of the Yakut arch has favorable conditions for the formation of natural gas hydrates. Keywords: natural gas hydrates; aquifers; underground gas storage; hydrate stability zone; geothermal gradient; equilibrium conditions of the hydrate formation; bicarbonate-sodium type water.
Tectonic aspects of super-viscous oil deposits formation and placement within the Volga-Ural anteclise
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia, Uspensky B. V. , Nurgalieva N. G. ,   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia, Valeeva S. E. , Andreeva E. E.
Published: January 2022

The article discusses the tectonics and developmental features of the Volga-Ural anteclise during the Baikalian, Caledonian, Hercynian and Alpine tectogenesis cycles. In this paper, particular attention is paid to stages and directional development during the evolution of geological structures. The main factors of the formation and destruction of Permian viscous oil and natural bitumen reservoirs are presented in the provisions of oil ontogenesis. It was noted the cyclical nature of these phenomena. Keywords: Volga-Ural anteclise; super-viscous oil; tectonic; reservoir; oil.
Geomechanical properties of carbonate reservoir rocks and middle carbon cap rocks of the Ivinskoe oilfield
Authors:   Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia, Kosarev V. Е. , Ziganshin E. R. , Novikov I. P. , Dautov A. N. , Yachmeneva E. A. , Bystrov E. S.
Published: January 2022

Laboratory studies of the geomechanical properties of rocks are an important and integral part in building a geomechanical model. This study resulted in a set of data on geomechanical and elastic properties of the rocks that compose the lower part of the Middle Carboniferous section of the Ivinskoye oilfield (Russia). Relationships between various elastic parameters were also established. The distribution of geomechanical properties correlates with structural/textural features of the rocks under study and their lithological type. This information can be used as a basis for geomechanical modeling and in preparation for hydraulic fracturing. Keywords: geomechanics; elastic properties; carbonate rock; laboratory core studies.
Pharmacophore Modeling, Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Flavonoids as Inhibitors of Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator
Authors: Tjahjono Daryono Hadi , Sari Bina Lohita , Ibrahim Slamet
Published: January 2022

The urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) system plays a significant role in the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. The present study was conducted to investigate natural product compounds as inhibitors and hit molecules of uPA using in-silico analysis. A pharmacophore model was built to screen the Indonesian Herbal Database (HerbalDB) to obtain inhibitors of different scaffolds. Based on the molecular docking score, four ligands were selected as potential uPA inhibitors. Subsequently, the stability of the ligand-uPA complex was analyzed using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. An RMSD graph of the backbone protein and the RMSF values of the amino acid residues were also determined. In addition, the MM-PBSA method was applied to calculate the free binding energy. According to the results, Model_3, characterized by aromatic rings 23 (F1 and F2), cationic H-bond donor (F3), and metal ligator (F4) features, had an adequate goodness-of-hit score (GH). The four top-ranked ligands, isorhamnetin, rhamnetin, quercetin, and kaempferol, showed higher docking scores compared to the others. This study confirmed that isorhamnetin, rhamnetin, and kaempferol build stable complexes with uPA with lower binding energy than quercetin.
Ethik der Mensch-Tier-Beziehung
Authors: Wolf Ursula
Published: January 2022

Even though there is now a broad consensus that animal welfare must be taken into account, in practice animals continue to be used on a large scale for human interests, exposing millions of them to severe suffering. This book elaborates the inconsistency between moral claim and practice as well as the controversy between different moral standpoints and shows how moral theories relate to concrete beliefs. It undertakes a critical survey of the most important philosophical moral theories and develops the proposal of a fundamental conception of respect for the well-being of all sentient beings.
Konflikte um Erneuerbare-Energien-Anlagen im kommunalen Bereich
Authors: Fettke Ulrike
Published: January 2022

Given the key role of municipalities in the transformation of the energy system and observing the increased occurrence of conflicts about the construction of renewable energy plants, the author analyses conflicts relating to renewable energy plants from a sociological perspective. For this purpose, she undertakes three case studies on the construction of biogas and wind power plants, focusing in particular on the parties involved in the conflicts and their positions, perceptions, actions and potency. She shows that the conflicting parties were either in favour of the construction of the plants or advocated the preservation of the sites on which the plants were proposed to be built.
Plasmapheresis with Convalescent Plasma as a Rescue Therapy for COVID-19 Patients: A Case Series
Authors: Vafaeemanesh Jamshid , Adeli Seyed Hassan , Asghari Akram , Razavinia Fateme Sadat
Published: January 2022

: On December 29, 2019, an epidemic of an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared in Wuhan, China. The first case of COVID-19 in Iran (Qom Province) was reported in February 2020, and within a short period, the number of infected cases increased rapidly around the country. Evidence suggests that the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines are high in critically ill patients, and there is a correlation between the high level of cytokines and the pathogenesis of COVID-19; consequently, COVID-19 may have complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and even death. These inflammatory factors can lead to a cytokine storm, while counteracting this storm seems to be an effective therapeutic approach. In this case series, we reported two critically ill patients with COVID-19, undergoing plasmapheresis with convalescent plasma, corticosteroid therapy, and interferon administration.
The Frequency and Factors Related to Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients Controlled by a Variety of Restraint Methods
Authors: Kheradmand Ali , Hosseini Anita , Farhadinasab Abdollah
Published: January 2022

Background: Aggressive behavior of patients in psychiatric wards is one of the main challenges faced by healthcare workers. Despite the abundance of research on the frequency of aggressive behavior, not enough attention has been paid to its severity. Furthermore, limited studies have evaluated the restraint methods used to manage aggressive behaviors. Objectives: The current descriptive study aimed to compare the relationship between demographic characteristics, diagnosis of psychiatric illness, medical illness, and hospitalization characteristics with features of aggressive behavior in patients experiencing different types of restraint during hospitalization. Methods: We evaluated subjects admitted to the adult psychiatric wards of Imam Hossein and Taleghani hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2018. The patients were controlled by various restraint methods during hospitalization. All the patients were evaluated for the severity of aggression, which was determined utilizing the Persian version of the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). All the data along with demographic and clinical characteristics obtained from medical records were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test (P-value = 0.05) and Spearman correlation coefficient to describe the factors affecting the aggressive behavior of patients. Results: In this study, the prevalence of aggressive behavior was 11.7%. Among the demographic variables, gender (P-value = 0.003), education level (P-value = 0.05), and the history of aggressive behavior (P-value = 0.001) were significantly associated with the MOAS. Furthermore, as the hospitalization duration increased, the frequency of aggressive behavior decreased, and its severity intensified. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between aggression severity with admission type (P-value = 0.00), concurrent medical illness (P-value = 0.026), and substance abuse (P-value = 0.025). Conclusions: Variables affecting aggressive behavior, such as male gender, involuntary admission, and a history of aggression, might aid in the early detection of patients who may exhibit more severe aggressive behavior.
Comparison of Routine Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in Arab and Lor Patients
Authors: Assareh Ahmadreza , Helli Bijan , Mombeini Hoda , Zilaiee Marzie , Shokuhi Nasab Mahshad , Khosravi Asad
Published: January 2022

Background: The awareness of the risk factors of atherosclerosis and attempts to correct and control them can effectively reduce the risk of complications. Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the risk factors for routine atherosclerosis in patients with symptoms of heart disease in the Arab race, compared to those of Lor patients. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 200 patients with symptoms of heart disease. A food frequency questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Out of 200 patients, 101 (51.5%) and 99 (48.5%) participants were Lor and Arab, respectively. Significant differences were observed between the two races for cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels (P < 0.05). Additionally, no significant difference was observed between different quarters of following dietary patterns and lipid-glucose factors (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, are multifactorial. Various factors can effectively affect the prevalence of this disease in each region, which necessitates the identification of risk factors to take steps to correct risk factors and improve the quality of patients’ life.
Prevalence of Human Bocavirus in Children Under 5 Years with Upper and Lower Respiratory Infections in Southeastern Iran
Authors: Hosseininasab Ali , Mollaei Hamid Reza , Karimi Zainab
Published: January 2022

Background: Human Bocavirus (HBoV) is a parvovirus associated with mild to severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections in children. Objectives: This study aimed to detect the virus in the nasopharynx of children under 5-year-old with respiratory infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods: Two hundred samples were taken from children referred to pediatric clinics in Kerman, southeastern Iran, with respiratory infections and were positive for virus by PCR. Next, the positive samples were genotyped by real-time PCR. Results: Out of 200 samples, 13 (6.5%) were positive for the Bocavirus gene, and all positive samples were infected by HBoV-1. We observed that 116 patients were male, and there was no difference in the prevalence of the virus based on gender (P = 0.345). The prevalence was significantly higher in infants under 10 months old (P = 0.049). Infection by Bucavirus virus was significantly correlated with symptoms, such as fever (P = 0.035, r = 0.7), otitis media (P = 0.013, r = 0.8), diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting (P = 0.001, r = 0.4). Conclusions: According to our findings, HBoV could be one of the causes of infections in the respiratory system of children, and the only type in the studied region is HBoV-1.
Ignatius of Loyola’s literary work as an expression of his experience in life and spirituality
Authors: Príhodová Edita
Published: January 2022

The paper compares key life and spiritual experiences of St. Ignatius of Loyola with his literary works (the Spiritual Exercises, Constitutions and Spiritual Diary). It primarily focuses on events that influenced the “birth of a mystic” especially his stays in Loyola, Manresa and by the river of Cardoner. The paper also discusses a phenomenological description and interpretation of Ignatius’ spiritual metaphors and parables (God’s soldier – knight, life as a spiritual struggle, vocation as the call of the King, Christian life as a choice of Christ’s robe and its adornments). What is typical for Ignatius is that he radically shifted and spiritualized the semantics of this “secular” images. There is a spiritual theme that runs through Constitutions and which is based on a motif of spiritual love and not fear or discomfort. In Spiritual Diary Ignatius moves from spiritual metaphors and seeks new words to describe his mystical experience.
Tasting the milk of celestial knowledge. Note about the rhetoric of the portrayal of the sacred in Alonso Cano’s painting The Lactation of St. Bernard (1653–1657) from the National Gallery in Prague
Authors: Štěpánek Pavel
Published: January 2022

This is an attempt of interpretation of a picture that draws from mystical tradition. It is about the comprehension of a topic in a painting by the Spanish artist Alonso Cano (1601–1667, Granada), from the National Gallery in Prague (O 14 690) Lactatio S. Bernardi – presenting the miracle of lactation, in which the Virgin Mary is squirting milk from her breast into the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (a historically very famous saint and major representative of the Cistercian Order). Traces of iconography lead up to the Coptic Church, where the typology of the milking Virgin was probably first originated (Galacto Trofusa in Greek or Maria lactans in Latin). The starting point is perhaps the portrayal of the virgin goddess Isis milking her son Horus. In many cultures, milk symbolises physical and spiritual food (e.g. the Milky Way evoking the ancient myth about spurted divine milk). On the other hand, milking is also present in the Old Testament as the image of special blessing; it is a symbol of eternal beatitude and wisdom. The dream/vision of her milk is then – apart from the rest – a sign of abundance, fertility, love, and fullness. The lactation of St. Bernard is an allegory of the penetration of the divine science in the soul. Thanks to this act the saint receives God’s guide, which he can then discharge into his writings.
[Re]readings of the perfect. Mysticism of James Lee Byars
Authors: Mancebo Juan
Published: January 2022

The complex contextualization of the work of James Lee Byars (1932–1997) in contemporary artistic practices was determined by its timelessness in both form and concept. Considered by Kevin Power as one of the key artists of the second half of the twentieth century alongside figures such as Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol, his legacy seems to have declined probably because of the discomfort caused by the approach to his work, since any previous consideration and attempt at cataloging, escapes through the loopholes on which they are based. Byars’ performances and pieces were mostly structured around the cryptic concept of perfection. The artist’s mission, in this case, takes on the roles of a shaman and a magician who questions the illegibility of a world whose materialism seems to have expelled any consideration of the sacred, thus articulating a work that, far from providing answers, raises questions about the ultimate meaning of life. Gold, geometry, time (and its transience), space (re-signified by his cultural heritage), language and the body expressed a proposal in which installations and actions are the instruments he uses primarily to question us about the big questions. Byars in this sense has been considered a mystic, since he places us at the doors of a new perception to make us uncomfortable and provoke us, to transmit us the questions about being in the world. This article is modulated on the poetics of the work, thought and actions of James Lee Byars, one of the few contemporary artists who can be defined as mystic in the broad sense of the word and for whom the sacred, contrary to the current of unidirectional thought, is inherent to the contemporary subject.
The mystical meaning of the table in contemporary art. Reinterpretation of the language of giving and receiving
Authors: Pariláková Eva
Published: January 2022

The author interprets two forms of figurativeness of the mystical experience – the touch of man with the spiritual world, God, and the experience of amazement at being – by analysing the symbol of the table in contemporary art. The author first identifies the figurativeness of the fragmentary experience contrary to the mystical experience. Subsequently, she examines the mystical table in the icon of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev as a symbol of sacred hospitality and the eucharistic sacrifice. She also examines the icon’s philosophy as a meeting of the human and the transcendent world (Florensky, Trubeckoi, Evdokimov etc.). Finally, she explains the signs of the figurativeness of the mystical semantics of the table in three contemporary paintings (Jakabčic, Podhorský). These include, for example, Christian allusions, visual minimalism, white colour, contemplative immobility, mysterious to paradoxical imaginations, or the expressive-symbolic use of red and blue.
Espiritualidade no ensino: a perspectiva dos discentes de uma universidade pública da área da saúde
Authors: Ribeiro Lahanna da Silva , Bragé Émilly Giacomelli , Almeida Bruna Luísa Ribeiro de , Rabin Eliane Goldberg
Published: January 2022

A espiritualidade é uma parte complexa e multidimensional da experiência humana, com base inerente de cada pessoa do significado e do propósito de vida, encontrada em todas as culturas. A consideração do ser humano de forma integral, representa um aspecto importante da formação dos profissionais da saúde. Tem crescido o reconhecimento da importância da espiritualidade na saúde, mas pouco se ensina ou se aplica na prática aos profissionais desta área. Os cursos de graduação e de pós-graduação, na sua grande maioria, não desenvolvem conteúdos relacionados à espiritualidade nos seus currículos. Assim, o objetivo do estudo foi investigar a compreensão dos discentes da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre a respeito do tema espiritualidade na educação e na saúde, por meio da análise de presença ou ausência da abordagem do tema espiritualidade no currículo acadêmico, e de como estes avaliam a pertinência do tema. Trata-se de um estudo transversal que tem como população os discentes dos Cursos de Graduação e Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Realizou-se a coleta de outubro de 2016 a novembro de 2019, utilizando-se questionários em formato impresso. Um total de 632 alunos responderam ao questionário, e 65,7% destes entendem que é pertinente abordar aspectos relacionados à “espiritualidade” na formação acadêmica. Conclui-se que os discentes dos diferentes cursos e séries reconhecem a relevância do estudo da espiritualidade na saúde, entretanto, a carência deste conteúdo durante a formação acadêmica resulta em desconhecimento e insegurança para abordar o tema com os pacientes.
Literatura infantil: expressão artística que coloca os discursos sobre idosos em movimento
Authors: Todaro Monica de Avila , Cachioni Meire
Published: January 2022

O cenário de envelhecimento populacional e a complexidade das mudanças socioeconômicas, tecnológicas e culturais desafiam a educação brasileira à leitura de um mundo “grávido” de um novo fenômeno: a diversidade dos modos de viver a velhice. As crianças precisam ler o mundo que envelhece, ao mesmo tempo em que passam por experiências intergeracionais nas suas comunidades, para evitar a discriminação etária (ageism). O foco temático é a literatura infantil. Os objetivos desse estudo são: levantar obras de literatura infantil, disponíveis em língua portuguesa, que tragam personagens idosos; analisar o que seus discursos expressam; e pensar uma geroalfabetização. As questões de pesquisa foram: Quais discursos aparecem na literatura infantil que traz personagens idosos? A literatura infantil guarda em si as potencialidades para a construção de outros discursos sobre a velhice? Como a linguagem literária pode ser um instrumento educativo para uma geroalfabetização? O método previu uma pesquisa bibliográfica. Os resultados revelaram que a expressão artística literária cria palavras, frases e orações, se organizando em textos veiculadores de discursos que, nem sempre, revelam a diversidade da identidade etária numa única obra. Conclui-se que partilhar diferentes obras que trazem personagens idosos na literatura infantil, como instrumento educativo, pode potencializar, nas crianças, a construção de novas concepções de velhice, visto que é pelas linguagens que expressamos pensamentos e sentimentos.
Neuroeducação e a construção de indicadores de habilidades cognitivas
Authors: Coelho Antonia Ediele de Freitas , Malheiro João Manoel da Silva
Published: January 2022

Este estudo apresenta proposições de um instrumento de análise por meio dos pressupostos da Neuroeducação, evidenciando como Indicadores de Habilidades Cognitivas podem ser percebidos em falas e atitudes de alunos durante as aulas. Assumimos uma abordagem metodológica qualitativa, na qual desenvolvemos uma revisão bibliográfica em artigos científicos, teses e livros publicados em periódicos da área da educação em ciências. Elaboramos categorias denominadas de Bases Organizacionais das Habilidades Cognitivas, que resultam em alguns Indicadores de que essas Habilidades ocorrem em contextos reais e podem ser identificadas. Os resultados apontam que a Neuroeducação compreende um novo ramo de estudos que propõe aproximar a educação em ciências de estudos relacionados a neurociência e a psicologia. Deste modo, este instrumento possibilita análise de categorias que identifiquem Habilidades Cognitivas, compreendendo que o trabalho pedagógico promovido de maneira colaborativa e interativa auxilia na forma como o aluno adquire a manifesta aprendizagem.
Concepções do ensino da Educação Física na Educação Infantil a partir do olhar de estagiários
Authors: Milagres Pedro de Oliveira , Lessa Natália Franciele , Santos Soraya Dayanna Guimarães
Published: January 2022

O artigo teve como objetivo discutir a concepção de ensino da Educação Física na Educação Infantil a partir do olhar de estagiários da Licenciatura. Participaram dessa pesquisa quatro estagiários matriculados na disciplina de Estágio Supervisionado do curso de Licenciatura Educação Física de uma Universidade da zona da mata mineira. O instrumento metodológico para a produção dos dados foi a entrevista semiestruturada, e a técnica para o trato dos dados foi a Análise de Conteúdo. Identificou-se que, dentre os entrevistados, dois conceberam o papel do ensino do componente curricular sob a perspectiva biologizante, um se ancorou na Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica e um último acreditava na combinação das duas anteriores. Concluiu-se que apenas a fala de um estagiário corroborava com os estudos contemporâneos do ensino na Educação Infantil e da Educação Física Escolar e que, para alterar este quadro, é fundamental que os cursos de Licenciatura da área invistam em projetos de ensino e extensão que voltem os olhares aos aspectos da cultura e da sociologia, bem como, considerem as crianças como seres históricos e sociais.
Educação e Agroecologia: apontamentos sobre a experiência de formação humana no curso do SERTA.
Authors: Queiroz Rodrigo José de Góis
Published: January 2022

Este artigo apresenta os elementos sobre a teoria e a prática da proposta educacional do curso de técnico em agroecologia do Serviço de Tecnologia Alternativa – SERTA. No primeiro momento, destacam-se alguns elementos da metodologia de ensino do SERTA, no qual se procura um aprofundamento no que diz respeito a influência das propostas de educação popular, especialmente a pedagogia de Paulo Freire. No segundo momento, é apresentada nossa prática do estágio supervisionado, reconhecida como um momento de troca de saberes e aprendizado no tocante as técnicas de agroecologia, bem como de aproximação da luta social no campo. O objetivo do artigo é trazer à tona a filosofia e a metodologia educacional do SERTA e sua proposta de articulação com os movimentos sociais do campo no Nordeste do Brasil. Para tanto, destacamos a importância que o curso dá aos saberes dos camponeses na constituição da agroecologia, culminando numa educação voltada para a formação humana. Em termos metodológicos, tratamos nossa experiência de formação no curso como um momento rico para reflexões em torno da educação popular.
Relações entre currículo e gestão escolar na perspectiva da democracia e da interculturalidade
Authors: Lima Emília Freitas de , Conti Celso Luiz Aparecido , Nascente Renata Maria Moschen
Published: January 2022

O objetivo deste ensaio é tecer relações entre currículo e gestão no âmbito da escola, sem desconsiderar o plano maior da política educacional em que se insere. Defende-se a escola pública como protagonista da recontextualização de políticas públicas e capaz, portanto, de construir relações genuinamente democráticas entre currículo e gestão. Considera-se que o currículo em ação com vistas à emancipação humana vincula-se diretamente aos conceitos de democracia e de cultura, na perspectiva da interculturalidade. Entende-se a função administrativa / gestora tanto na dimensão concernente à administração escolar propriamente dita quanto na dimensão pedagógica, visto que a razão de ser, ou o fim por excelência da escola é a educação dos estudantes, o que a dota de finalidade e natureza peculiares e supõe critérios especiais de organização. Tais critérios precisam ser estabelecidos em conformidade com as caraterísticas do trabalho nela desenvolvido, ou seja, o trabalho pedagógico. Considerando-se ser este último da alçada do currículo, fica evidenciada a inevitável existência de relações entre ele e a administração/gestão, ideia que o texto defende e referencia teoricamente. What do you want to do ?New mailCopy What do you want to do ?New mailCopy
Why Kant’s “Ethical State” Might Prove Instrumental in Challenging Current Social Pathologies
Authors: Nagl-Docekal Herta
Published: January 2022

As recent social research demonstrates, the life world is increasingly impacted by a corrosion of social bonds and aggressive habits expressed, for instance, in hate speech in the social media. Significantly, such phenomena have not been prevented from evolving within the framework of constitutional liberal states. In search of an appropriate mode of challenging the current social pathologies, we should examine Kant’s claim that, alongside the “juridico-civil (political) state”, an “ethico-civil state”, uniting human beings “under laws of virtue alone”, needs to be established and cultivated. Kant’s claim is discussed in comparison with “postmetaphysical” conceptions of morality, as maintained by Rawls and Habermas. These prove deficient owing to their contract-based approach. Important in the examination of the key idea of the “state of virtue” is Kant’s thesis that such a state “cannot be realized (by human organization) except in the form of a church”. In view of the fact that, today, in many parts of the world significant segments of the population adhere to agnostic or atheistic convictions, the focus is placed on Kant’s specific conception of “church” that is clearly distinct from “historical” creeds and religious practices, and on the way in which he addresses non-believers, since he insists on the intrinsic relation between morality and the “purely moral religion”. Based on these reflections, the relevance of Kant’s argument that it is “a duty of the entire human race” to establish a community in which people mutually support one another in the cultivation of moral sensitivity is scrutinised.
Ideologías del management y perspectiva de género: la contribución de “Mujeres y discursos gerenciales” a unos estudios críticos de la gestión
Authors: Fernández Rodríguez Carlos Jesús
Published: January 2022

Resumen: El objetivo de esta contribución es el de realizar una valoración del trabajo de Maria Medina-Vicent Mujeres y discursos gerenciales: hacia la autogestión feminista. En el texto se describirá la importancia que tienen las ideologías gerenciales como articuladoras del discurso pro-empresarial contemporáneo para, a continuación, señalar las principales contribuciones del libro de Medina-Vicent, que son la de no solo criticar el peculiar tipo de feminismo presente en los libros de literatura empresarial dirigidos a mujeres, sino proponer una reversión de los discursos neoliberales sostenida en las aportaciones de la teoría feminista.
Abstract: This contribution aims at making an assessment of the work of Maria Medina-Vicent Mujeres y discursos gerenciales: hacia la autogestión feminista. The text will describe the importance of managerial ideologies as articulators of contemporary pro-business discourses. Besides, the main contributions of Medina-Vicent’s book will be highlighted. Those are not only the critique of the peculiar type of feminism underpinning in management books addressed to women, but also the proposal of a feminist theory-based rejection of neoliberal discourses.
Palabras clave: ideologías gerenciales, feminismo, estudios críticos de gestión, mujeres líderes.
Keywords: managerial ideologies, feminism, critical management studies, female leaders.
Josep Martínez Bisbal, In memoriam
Authors: Feliu Salvador
Published: January 2022

Obituari / Obituario / Obituary
Obvietats (o quasi). Filosofia necessària, per Tobies Grimaltos
Authors: Artiga Marc
Published: January 2022

Ressenya del llibre Obvietats (o quasi). Filosofia necessària, València: PUV, 2021.
Structural and functional properties of a magnesium transporter of the SLC11/NRAMP family
Authors: Ramanadane Karthik , Straub Monique S , Dutzler Raimund , Manatschal Cristina
Published: January 2022

Members of the ubiquitous SLC11/NRAMP family catalyze the uptake of divalent transition metal ions into cells. They have evolved to efficiently select these trace elements from a large pool of Ca2+ and Mg2+, which are both orders of magnitude more abundant, and to concentrate them in the cytoplasm aided by the cotransport of H+ serving as energy source. In the present study, we have characterized a member of a distant clade of the family found in prokaryotes, termed NRMTs, that were proposed to function as transporters of Mg2+. The protein transports Mg2+ and Mn2+ but not Ca2+ by a mechanism that is not coupled to H+. Structures determined by cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography revealed a generally similar protein architecture compared to classical NRAMPs, with a restructured ion binding site whose increased volume provides suitable interactions with ions that likely have retained much of their hydration shell.
Postural stability disorders—early signs of aging—in physically non-active prisoners
Authors: Łapiński Piotr , Truszczyńska-Baszak Aleksandra , Drzał-Grabiec Justyna , Tarnowski Adam
Published: January 2022

Background

There is a need for a study of possible relationship between serving a prison sentence and developing postural stability dysfunction. The aim of the study was to analyze postural stability of physically inactive prisoners. The study group consisted of 24 male prisoners aged 34.6 ± 7.02 years, imprisoned in closed prison and 30 healthy, non-active physically, aged 36.9 ± 7.5 years, who consisted control group. The subjects were imprisoned for a mean of 105.43 ± 58.48 months.

Methods

The static balance test was conducted on bi-modular stabilometric platform CQStab2P.

Results

We found statistically significant differences in several stability parameters. Prisoners results were significantly worse in parameters measured with eyes open: MA (mean amplitudep< 0.01), MAAP (mean amplitude in anterio–posterior planep< 0.03), MAML (mean amplitude in medio—lateral planep< 0.04), MaxAP (maximal sway in APp< 0.01), MaxML (p< 0.01). With eyes closed the prisoner’s results were significantly worse in SPML (sway path in medio-lateral planep= 0.01), better in MAML (p< 0.01) and MaxML (p< 0.01), and faster in MVML (mean velocity in medio-lateral planep< 0.01).

Conclusions

(1) Diagnostics aimed at early diagnoses of ageing symptoms should be performed in prisons. It would allow for better prisoner management in terms of assessment of ability to work, free time activity offer and falls prevention. (2) In prisons, in addition to counteracting the typical causes of balance disorders, action should be taken to counteract the causes for balance disorders typical for prison environment,inter alia: sensory deprivation—by implementing programmes comprehensively activating prisoners, and hypokinesis—by implementing physical activity programmes that cater for the needs of older prisoners.
El discernimiento moral conyugal. Una propuesta eclesial contracultural en tiempos de crisis
Authors:   Facultad de Teología, Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid. España, Massé M. Carmen
Published: January 2022

El discernimiento conyugal es un concepto relativamente reciente en el Magisterio. Sin embargo, sus presupuestos y elementos constituyentes han estado presentes en la tradición judeocristiana desde sus inicios: la complementariedad de la pareja en el amor, el diálogo y las decisiones compartidas. Un análisis de estos elementos en las fuentes de la Teología Moral llevará a comprender mejor la irrupción del texto nuclear de este estudio, Gaudium et spes n. 50 y su desarrollo en el Magisterio pontificio posterior. Con Francisco, el discernimiento conyugal será decisivo para construir esta comunidad en continuo crecimiento hacia la vida y el amor.
Social Impact of Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) in Nadia District of West Bengal
Authors: Ghosh Pijush Kanti , Dutta Jayanta , Mitra Arabinda
Published: January 2022

Aims: The researcher has endeavored to analyze impacts of PACS in-terms of selected social parameters using perception of the sample respondents. The study is significant to evaluate the perception of members PACS.

Place and Duration of Study: The researchers have employed 290 members in 29 PACS out of the 365 operating PACS found in the Nadia district of West Bengal. Primary data for the study have been collected during 2017-2019.

Methodology: The researchers have employed a multi-stage random sampling technique for selecting 290 members in 29 PACS in the Nadia district of West Bengal. The Likert-scale used with 5 points in the questionnaire in which, the respondents were required to grade the scale of their satisfaction for particular thing. Data have been standardized for in the study with Zero mean and Unit Standard Deviation.  Qualitative as well as quantitative techniques of data analysis were used to describe and analyze the research questions. The data collected from household survey were organized, coded and entered into statistical package, TANAGRA and Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics such as, frequency distribution, percentages etc. multivariate analyses for data reduction, Principal Component Analysis, K-means Cluster Analysis, analyses related to Group Characterization have been done to arrive meaningful interpretations for conclusions of the study.

Results: The score obtained from the PCA are then grouped through cluster analysis. Social perception is to arrange the score according to deviations from Standard Deviation (SD). More than 76 percent of the total members fall in the group implying the perception of the members on social development by PACS is mostly homogeneous in nature. The researcher has find two variables namely, PACS role on empowering women in decision making and PACS Social business with other rural institutions comprise the first factor. Similarly second factor consist of the two (2) variables namely, PACS role in sensitizing women leadership in PACS management and role in skill development of women though training/ handholding etc. The second factor may be viewed as the factor of woman empowerment.

Conclusion: The study concludes that PACS play important role in social development of the family. Most of the members agreed upon the positive role of the PACS Empowering women in decision making, Generating awareness of ongoing social development schemes of Government, Mobilizing of weaker sections, Educating Co-operative principles and Social business with other rural institutions. Moreover, PACS help to improve education level and improve habit of agricultural loan at the time of cash requirement particularly during peak season of agricultural operations.
Assessment of the Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Low Back Pain among Bankers in Port Harcourt Metropolis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Hanson Asikiya Huldah , Briggs Bieye Renner
Published: January 2022

Background: Working condition is a factor that does not only affect productivity but also the health of the workers.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate some of the associated risk factors of chronic low back pain among bank workers in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Rivers State in Nigeria.

Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on chronic back pain among the bank 313 workers.

Results: 165(52.7%) of the respondents have previously been treated for low back pain. They resorted to using different means of treatment for the pain; 24.8% (massage), 15% (exercise), 47.3% (drugs) 4.2% (surgery) and 8.5% (bed rest). 119 (38.1%) had a history of high blood pressure whereas 193 (61.9%) have not, 66 (21.2%) had a history of diabetes mellitus whereas 246 (78.8%) had not, 26 (8.3%) had sickle cell anemia whereas 286 (91.7%) do not, 55 (17.6%) had a history of convulsion whereas 257 (82.4%) do not, 93(29.8%) have had blood transfusion whereas 219 (70.2%) have not. The frequencies of chronic back pain bank workers and the associated risk factors were; road traffic accident 42 (22.7%), work-related stress (70.7%), use of computer 155 (84.7%), heavy lifting of equipment 83 (45.8%), and lack of exercise 55 (30.1%).

Conclusion: These findings show that some individuals having chronic back pain had some underlying conditions which could predispose them to have the pain.
Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture Reconstructed with Hamstring Graft – A Case Report
Authors: Kumar M. Dharun , Madhukar . , Shiva .
Published: January 2022

Neglected patella tendon rupture which are presented 6 weeks after injury are rare but it can be disabling. Aim of study is to determine the outcomes of chronic patellar tendon rupture reconstructed using hamstring graft.

This case report concerns a 26 year-old man who came with complaints  of weakness of legs, difficulty in climbing stairs up and down, difficulty in getting up from squatting position. X-ray of Right knee showed high riding patella. MRI showed full thickness rupture of ACL. The patient was operated with a combination of Chen et al  and ganga hospital SR Sundararajan7. Our outcome was also excellent with no extensor lag, Kujala score was 94.1, Lysholm score was 92.3. From our study it is found that even in chronic neglected cases of patellar tendon rupture, good functional results can be obtained by repair using hamstring graft.
Prevalence and Determinants of Anaemia among Reproductive-aged Women in Ethiopia: A Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Argawu Alemayehu Siffir , Mekebo Gizachew Gobebo , Bedane Ketema , Makarla Ravi Kanth , Kefale Bizunesh , Senbeto Temesgen , Lemesa Reta , Bechera Terefa , Lulu Kebede , Galdassa Agassa , Tadesse Getachew , Degaga Gosa Tesfaye , Olani Jiregna , Hailu Belema , Hemba Geribe , Teferi Girma
Published: January 2022

Anaemia in reproductive-aged women is a worldwide health problem. This study was aimed to assess prevalence and determinants of anaemia among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia. Data for the study were obtained from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data, which is a national representative cross-sectional data. A Multivariable logistic regression model was applied to identify determinants of anaemia among reproductive-aged women. A total of 14460 women who aged 15 to 49 years were included in the study. Prevalence of anaemia of among reproductive-aged women was 27.08% (95% CI: 22.88, 31.08%). Women living in Afar (AOR=2.439; 95% CI: 2.006, 2.968), Amhara (AOR=1.269; 95% CI: 1.035, 1.556), Somalia (AOR=2.592; 95% CI: 2.142, 3.133), Benshangul-Gumuz (AOR=2.019; 95% CI: 1.666, 2.447), Gambela (AOR=2.465; 95% CI: 2.026, 2.998) were associated with high risk of anaemia. Women with 1 or 2 children (AOR=1.272; 95% CI: 1.103, 1.466), 3 or 4 children (AOR=1.277; 95% CI: 1.059, 1.539) and 5 or more (AOR=1.420; 95% CI: 1.213, 1.662) were associated with high risk of anaemia. Further, pregnant women (AOR=1.408; 95% CI: 1.263, 1.570) were associated with high risk of anaemia. Hence, concerned bodies need to pay special attention to women regarding anaemia based on place of residence and the region.
Phytochemical Analysis and Hepatoprotective Activity of Elytraria acaulis
Authors: Sankar K. Gouri , Venkateswarlu B. Sri , Ramana M. Venkata
Published: January 2022

Introduction: The emerging of new diseases, resistance to contemporary using drugs and inadequate usage of commonly available drugs leading to different side effects and sometimes to mortality. So, there is need to identify efficient drugs from easily available sources. Traditional medicines from medicinal plants have been using since ancient times to treat different diseases, are easily available herbal formulations and there were still many medicinal plants were unexplored about their therapeutic potentiality. So, the current research is aimed to explore phytochemical constituent and hepatoprotective potentiality of Elytraria acaulis on paracetamol-induced liver toxicity.

Methodology: The root parts Elytraria acaulis were used for extraction through maceration procedure using hexane, ethyl acetate and hydro-alcoholic (70% ethanol). The dried extracts used for further for phytochemical analysis using standard procedures and evaluated liver protection on paracetamol-induced liver toxicity by estimating liver bio markable enzymes such as AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), ALP and total bilirubin levels.

Results: Qualitative phytochemical screening of E. acaulis extracts revealed the presence of different phytochemical constituents like steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, phenols, tannins, saponins and carbohydrates in them. The hydroalcoholic extract has more flavonoid content i.e., 23.84±0.28 (mg/gm) than other two extracts. The tested three extracts of E. acaulis had showed concentration dependent hepatoprotective activity. Among three extracts hydro-alcoholic extract had more potentially compared to other two extracts. The percentage protection produced by the hydro-alcoholic extract on the enhancement of AST(SGOT), ALT (SGPT), ALP and total bilirubin levels were 21.54%, 21.94%, 21.20%, and 20.52%, 36.27%, 38.26%, 37.55% and 36.14%, 67.76%, 70.04%, 69.83% and 68.61% respectively.

Conclusion: The Elytraria acaulis root extracts had showed significant biological activities and own different phytochemical constituents. The hydroalcoholic extract possess more phenolic, flavonoid contents and the same had showed more potentiality against liver toxicity. The current results offer vital information about the traditional medicinal value of it. The further research is valuable and is under progress in evaluation of different biological activities and isolation of individual bioactive molecules from E. acaulis.
Changing Patterns in Treatment, Remission Status, and Categories in a Long‐Term Nordic Cohort Study of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Authors: Glerup Mia , Arnstad Ellen D. , Rypdal Veronika , Peltoniemi Suvi , Aalto Kristiina , Rygg Marite , Nielsen Susan , Fasth Anders , Berntson Lillemor , Nordal Ellen , Herlin Troels ,   Nordic Study Group of Pediatric Rheumatology (NoSPeR)
Published: January 2022

Objective

To explore sustainability of achieved remission off medication and defined International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) categories in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and describe the trajectory of disease course over time by comparing treatment, disease activity, and ILAR categories from baseline, 8 years, and 18 years after disease onset.

Methods

A total of 373 of the 510 included patients were initially recruited consecutive cases of JIA from the prospective, longitudinal, population‐based Nordic JIA cohort with disease onset during 1997–2000 from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland in an 18‐year follow‐up study. Clinical data were collected consecutively at baseline, 8 years, and 18 years after disease onset and were evaluated regarding treatment, disease activity, and ILAR category.

Results

Significantly more patients (70%) were off medication after 18 years of follow‐up compared to after 8 years (59.7%); nevertheless, the number of patients in remission had not increased (52% off medication versus 51% on medication). Twelve percent of patients changed ILAR category between 8 years and 18 years after disease onset. Almost half of the changes were due to updated information about heredity in a first‐degree relative. In the same period, the psoriatic arthritis group increased significantly in number (P < 0.001), in contrast to the oligoarticular category, which decreased (P = 0.02). The undifferentiated group increased 24% from 8 to 18 years of follow‐up; however, this increase was not significant (P = 0.06).

Conclusion

In this Nordic JIA cohort study, the remission rate did not increase even though significantly more patients were off medication at the 18‐year follow‐up compared to at the 8‐year follow‐up after disease onset. The distribution of patients in the ILAR categories continued to change significantly throughout the 18‐year study period.